1987 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1987 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fourteenth overall for the Earthquakes franchise, and the club's third in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place, then shut out the second place Seattle Storm in the Wild Card playoff game. In the Final, they were defeated by the San Diego Nomads, 3-1.[2]

San Jose Earthquakes
1987 season
Coach Barney Boyce
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance3rd
WSA PlayoffsFinal
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerJoe Mihaljevic (7) [1]

Squad

The 1987 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
FW Sean Blakeman
DF Barney Boyce
MF Mike Brewin
FW Rino Chimienti
Template:Country data FW James Cole
GK Kurt Devlin
DF John Doyle
MF David Gold
MF Robert Grouchau
DF Stefan Hansson
Template:Country data GK Nicholas Hatzopoulos
Template:Country data MF Jadir Henrique
Template:Country data FW Jorge Ilbanez
MF Steve Lammie
No. Position Player
Template:Country data FW Alberto Luna
DF Tim Martin
GK Danny Mendoza
FW Joe Mihaljevic
FW Ronnie Morriss
FW Don Murphy
DF John Nicholson
FW Dave Palic
FW George Pastor
Steve Sellers
DF Joe Siveria
Template:Country data FW Frank Van den Brand Horninge
DF Chris Wentzien
DF Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance
Main article: 1987 Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

Season
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
March 16, 1987 California Kickers A 3–2 Mihaljevic, Henrique, Wiskel
March 21, 1987 F.C. Seattle H 3–1 Wiskel, Palic, Henrique
March 29, 1987 California Kickers H 1–2 Blakeman
April 4, 1987 San Diego Nomads H 1–2 (aet) Mihaljevic
April 11, 1987 Los Angeles Heat A 2–0 Pastor, Mihaljevic
April 12, 1987 San Diego Nomads A 0–0*
April 26, 1987 F.C. Portland H 5–1 Mihaljevic (3), Martin, Zipp
May 3, 1987 Los Angeles Heat H 6–0 Pastor (3), Mihaljevic, Blakeman, Murphy
May 16, 1987 F.C. Portland A 0–1
May 17, 1987 F.C. Seattle A 0–3

Playoffs
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
June 7, 1987 F.C. Seattle  A    3–0               Palic, Henrique, Pastor           
June 14, 1987 San Diego Nomads   A 1–2 Henrique

* = Penalty kicks
Source:[4]

Standings
Place Team GP W L OW OL PW PL GF GA Points
1 San Diego Nomads 10 6 4 1 0 1 1 17 9 31
2 F.C. Seattle 10 5 5 1 1 1 1 16 14 31
3 San Jose Earthquakes 10 5 5 1 1 1 1 21 13 31
4 F.C. Portland 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 9 16 24
5 Los Angeles Heat 10 5 5 0 1 0 0 9 15 24
6 California Kickers 10 4 6 0 2 2 0 11 16 23

References
  1. "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer 1987". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. "WSA 1987 Season Stats". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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