2004 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2004 San Jose Earthquakes season was the ninth season of the team's existence. It was the first under the guidance of Dominic Kinnear as head coach, following Frank Yallop's departure the previous December to coach the Canadian national team.[2] San Jose Earthquakes selected Ryan Cochrane with the 5th pick in the Major League Soccer Super Draft after acquiring the pick in the Joe Cannon Trade. They also selected Steve Cronin, Mike Wilson, Marin Pusek, and Tighe Dombrowski. Midway through the season, they traded for Wes Hart from the Colorado Rapids and Chris Brown from the New England Revolution to help solidify their playoff run. Troy Dayak and Eddie Robinson missed most of the season due to injuries. They called in Tim Weaver from the San Francisco Bay Seals and Leighton o'Brien for a number of games to fill out their bench. They didn't appear in any games. San Jose finished the last 7 weeks of the season without a win, coming down to the last game of the season against the Dallas Burn needing a tie or a win to advance into the playoffs. They pulled out a 2-2 tie qualifying for the playoffs.

San Jose Earthquakes
2004 season
OwnerAEG
CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 7th
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
CONCACAFQuarterfinals
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerUnited States Brian Ching (12)
Average home league attendance10,830[1]
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Squad

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Current squad

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As of August 18, 2009.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Jon Conway
2 DF   USA Eddie Robinson
4 DF   USA Chris Roner
5 MF   USA Ramiro Corrales
6 MF   DEN Ronnie Ekelund
7 MF   USA Ian Russell
8 DF   USA Richard Mulrooney
9 MF   USA Brian Mullan
10 FW   USA Landon Donovan
11 FW   SLV Arturo Alvarez
12 DF   USA Jeff Agoos
13 FW   USA Jamil Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   CAN Dwayne De Rosario
15 FW   USA Roger Levesque
16 DF   USA Craig Waibel
17 DF   USA Todd Dunivant
18 GK   CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF   USA Troy Dayak
20 DF   USA Ryan Cochrane
21 MF   USA Tighe Dombrowski
22 DF   USA Wes Hart
23 FW   USA Chris Brown
24 GK   USA Steve Cronin
25 FW   USA Brian Ching

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
General Manager   Alexi Lalas
Head Coach   Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach   John Doyle
Goalkeeper Coach   Tim Hanely
Head trainer   Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager   Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
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Other information

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Owner   AEG
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

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Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Matches

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April 3, 2004 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Moreno   12'
Eskandarian   39'
Report Ekelund   19' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,603
May 8, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 5–5 MetroStars San Jose, California
Ching   13'
Brown   24'
Donovan   43'
Ekelund   58'
Waibel   60'
Report Glen   6'
Vaca   25'
Taylor   45'
Guevara   64'
Glen   90'
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,522
May 15, 2004 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Johnson   66' Report Donovan   13'
Ching   45'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,498
June 12, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 MetroStars San Jose, California
Agoos   27'
Ching   79'
Mullan   89'
Report Parke   59' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,999
June 19, 2004 Chicago Fire 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Jaqua   7' Report Ching   66' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,472
August 11, 2004 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Williams   41'
Ralph   81'
Report Ekelund   76' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,307
August 21, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Corrales   5'
own goal   24'
Ching   52'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,020
October 16, 2004 Dallas Burn 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Dallas, Texas
Johnson   12'
Pareja   62'
Report Ching   34'
Corrales   36'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,268

MLS Cup Playoffs

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October 24, 2004 Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
De Rosario   40'
Waibel   52'
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,659
October 30, 2004 Conference Semifinal Kansas City Wizards 3–0
(3–2 agg.)
San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Stephenson   26'
own goal   48'
Jewsbury   92'
Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,022

U.S. Open Cup

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July 14, 2004 Fourth round Portland Timbers 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Report Ekelund   18'
Corrales   55'
De Rosario   80'
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,622
August 4, 2004 Quarterfinal Minnesota Thunder 2–2 (asdet)
(4–5 p)
San Jose Earthquakes Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tarley   4'
Branan   77'
Report Ching   24'
Donovan   63'
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 5,688
Penalties
Menyongar  
Albert  
Matteo  
Branan  
Ferruzzi  
  Donovan
  Ching
  Mulrooney
  De Rosario
  Dunivant

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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March 24, 2004 Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes   1–0
(1–3 agg.)
  Alajuelense San Jose, California, United States
Mullan   89' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,130

Source:[4]

Standings

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Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 8 49
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 2 43
x – Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 -3 41
x – San Jose Earthquakes 30 9 10 11 41 35 6 38
Dallas Burn 30 10 14 6 34 45 -11 36
  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

x = playoff berth

References

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  1. ^ "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Yallop Named Men's World Cup Team Head Coach - Canada Soccer". Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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