2003 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2003 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth season of the team's existence, and saw the franchise win its second MLS Cup.

San Jose Earthquakes
2003 season
OwnerAEG
CoachFrank Yallop
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS CupChampions
U.S. Open CupFourth round
CONCACAFFirst round
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerUnited States Landon Donovan (12)
Average home league attendance12,796[1]

Squad

Current squad

As of December 26, 2012.[2] 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 MF United States USA Chris Roner
5 MF United States USA Ramiro Corrales
6 FW 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 MF United States USA Manny Lagos
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 MF 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
22 FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Faria
25 FW United States USA Brian Ching
26 FW United States USA Arturo Alvarez
29 MF United States USA Johanes Maliza
30 GK United States USA Josh Saunders

Club

Management
Position Staff
General Manager United States Johnny Moore
Head Coach Canada Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach United States Dominic Kinnear
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
Owner United States Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 2003 Major League Soccer season

Matches
April 12, 2003 Colorado Rapids 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Denver
Roberts 46' Report Ching 1'
Dunivant 22'		 Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 20,816
April 19, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Mullan 81' Report own goal 74' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,032
April 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Donovan 54' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,187
May 3, 2003 New England Revolution 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report own goal 42'
Ching 56'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,722
May 10, 2003 Chicago Fire 0–0 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Chicago
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,825
May 17, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Mullan 30'
Ching 49'
Agoos 67'
Donovan 87'		 Report McBride 38'
Cunningham 61'
Paule 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,180
May 31, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Roner 59' Report Beasley 28'
Ralph 47'
Razov 81'
Beasley 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,401
June 7, 2003 Columbus Crew 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
McBride 85' Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,481
June 14, 2003 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Southlake, Texas
Kreis 25' Report Mullan 49'
Alvarez 87'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 7,601
June 18, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Victorine 21' Report Walker 63' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,867
June 21, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Mullan 43'
Walker 77'		 Report McBride 55' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,058
June 28, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,817
July 2, 2003 MetroStars 4–4 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Guevara 7'
Magee 36'
Mathis 43'
Mathis 90'		 Report Ching 15'
Ching 34'
Lagos 78'
Donovan 90'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,875
July 5, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 (OT) Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,705
July 12, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Report Kotschau 34'
Chung 49'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,107
July 19, 2003 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Curtis 13' Report Roner 38'
Lagos 54'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,892
July 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Mullan 25'
Lagos 37'
Agoos 90'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,034
August 8, 2003 Kansas City Wizards 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Report Donovan 23' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 13,819
August 13, 2003 Dallas Burn 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes Southlake, Texas
Report Ching 11'
Donovan 23'
Donovan 44'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 5,515
August 16, 2003 New England Revolution 1–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Twellman 52' Report Ekelund 23' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,877
August 24, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 D.C. United San Jose, California
Corrales 80' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,107
August 30, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Mullan 59' Report Chung 21'
Spencer 67'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
September 7, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 New England Revolution San Jose, California
De Rosario 42'
Donovan 52'		 Report Noonan 41' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,510
September 13, 2003 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Stewart 9'
Olsen 81'		 Report Walker 80' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,502
September 20, 2003 Kansas City Wizards 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Arnaud 59' Report Donovan 26'
Robinson 54'
Donovan 70'
Donovan 90'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 30,308
September 27, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
De Rosario 1'
De Rosario 11'
Donovan 24'
Donovan 35'
De Rosario 48'		 Report Hendrickson 8'
Curtis 14'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,219
October 5, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 MetroStars San Jose, California
Report Guevara 30'
Jolley 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,225
October 10, 2003 Colorado Rapids 0–0 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Denver
Report Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 12,478
October 18, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Moreno 6'
Moreno 35'
Elliott 61'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
October 25, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 (OT) Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Walker 80' Report Moreno 56' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,282

(OT) = Overtime [3][4]

MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2003 Conference Semifinal Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Victorine 59'
Ruiz 62'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,201
November 9, 2003 Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 (OT)
(5–4 agg.)		 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Agoos 21'
Donovan 35'
Walker 50'
Roner 90'
Faria gold-colored soccer ball 96' 		Report Ruiz 7'
Vagenas 13'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,145
November 15, 2003 Conference Final San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Lagos 61'
Mullan 83'
Donovan gold-colored soccer ball 117' 		Report Simutenkov 57'
Klein 72'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,108

MLS Cup
See also: MLS Cup 2003
November 23, 2003 MLS Cup Chicago Fire 2–4 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Beasley 49'
own goal 54'		 Report Ekelund 5'
Donovan 38'
Mulrooney 50'
Donovan 71'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2003 U.S. Open Cup
August 5, 2003 Fourth round Seattle Sounders 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
Smith 41' Report Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,510

CONCACAF Champions Cup
See also: 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
March 16, 2003 First round Municipal Guatemala 4–2 United States San Jose Earthquakes Guatemala City, Guatemala
Romero 28'
Romero 37'
Figueroa 39'
Ponciano 55'		 Report Lagos 64'
Lagos 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 12,000 (est.)
March 26, 2003 First round San Jose Earthquakes United States 2–1
(4–5 agg.)		 Guatemala Municipal San Jose, California
Donovan 19'
Ching 35'		 Report Plata 76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 4,594

Source:[5]

Standings
Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – San Jose Earthquakes 30147945351051
x – Kansas City Wizards 30111094844442
x – Colorado Rapids 30111274045-540
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 3091293535036
Dallas Burn 3061953564-2923
  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

x = Playoff Berth

References
  1. "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. "2003 San Jose Earthquakes Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. "Shootout banned; TV lineup changed". cnnsi.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. "The Year in American Soccer, 2000". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  5. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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