2004 San Jose Earthquakes season

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]
← 2003
2005 →

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.

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

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
General Manager United States Alexi Lalas
Head Coach United States Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach United States John Doyle
Goalkeeper Coach New Zealand Tim Hanely
Head trainer United States Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager El Salvador Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information

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

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


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
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

MLS Cup Playoffs

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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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CONCACAF Champions Cup

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March 24, 2004 Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes United States 1–0
(1–3 agg.)
Costa Rica 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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