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
Coach 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. Position Player
MF Mark Arya
DF Billy Crook
MF Chris Dangerfield
MF Fred Hamel
MF Germain Iglesias
Template:Country data FW Jorge Ilbanez
DF Chris McCargo
DF Mark Nickeas
Template:Country data FW Jesus Perez
Template:Country data FW Jose Ramos
No. Position Player
GK Bob Rigby
DF Dev Rendler
MF Dan Salvemimi
FW Derek Sanderson
MF Tim Schulz
MF Mike Simon
DF Joe Siveria
GK Hunter Stern
FW Dzung Tran
Template:Country data FW Frank Van den Brand Horninge

Competitions

Western Alliance Challenge Series
Main article: 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series

Match results
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
July 6, 1985 Victoria Riptide A 1–0
July 7, 1985 F.C. Seattle A 1–3 Dangerfield
July 13, 1985 F.C. Portland H 3–2
July 17, 1985 F.C. Portland A 1–2 Tran
July 20, 1985 Canada H 1–1 Sanderson
August 2, 1985 F.C. Seattle H 1–0 Morales
August 17, 1985 Victoria Riptide H 2–1 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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