1985 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1985 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth overall for the Earthquakes franchise. They played in the four-team Western Alliance Challenge Series, which would become the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. The Earthquakes finished in first place and were league champions.[2]

San Jose Earthquakes
1985 season
CoachEngland Laurie Calloway
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Alliance Challenge Series1st
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerChris Dangerfield (2) [1]

Squad

The 1985 squad [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
MF United States USA Mark Arya
DF United States USA Billy Crook
MF England ENG Chris Dangerfield
MF United States USA Fred Hamel
MF United States USA Germain Iglesias
FW   Jorge Ilbanez
DF United States USA Chris McCargo
DF England ENG Mark Nickeas
FW   Jesus Perez
FW   Jose Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK United States USA Bob Rigby
DF United States USA Dev Rendler
MF United States USA Dan Salvemimi
FW United States USA Derek Sanderson
MF United States USA Tim Schulz
MF United States USA Mike Simon
DF United States USA Joe Siveria
GK United States USA Hunter Stern
FW Vietnam VIE Dzung Tran
FW   Frank Van den Brand Horninge

Competitions

Western Alliance Challenge Series

Match results

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
July 6, 1985 Victoria Riptide A 10 own goal
July 7, 1985 F.C. Seattle A 13 Dangerfield
July 13, 1985 F.C. Portland H 32 Dangerfield (2), Tran
July 17, 1985 F.C. Portland A 12 Tran
July 20, 1985 Canada H 11 Sanderson
August 2, 1985 F.C. Seattle H 10 Morales
August 17, 1985 Victoria Riptide H 21 Hamel, Dangerfield

Source:[4]

Standings

Place Team GP W L T GF GA Points
1 San Jose Earthquakes 7 4 2 1 10 9 13
2 Victoria Riptide 7 3 3 1 16 11 10
3 F.C. Seattle 7 3 3 1 13 13 10
4 F.C. Portland 7 1 4 2 8 16 5

References

  1. "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer 1985". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. "WACS 1985 Season Stats". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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