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 goalscorer 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. Position Player
1 GK Jon Conway
2 DF Eddie Robinson
4 MF Chris Roner
5 MF Ramiro Corrales
6 FW Ronnie Ekelund
7 MF Ian Russell
8 DF Richard Mulrooney
9 MF Brian Mullan
10 FW Landon Donovan
11 MF Manny Lagos
12 DF Jeff Agoos
13 FW Jamil Walker
No. Position Player
14 MF Dwayne De Rosario
15 MF Roger Levesque
16 DF Craig Waibel
17 DF Todd Dunivant
18 GK Pat Onstad
19 DF Troy Dayak
22 FW Rodrigo Faria
25 FW Brian Ching
26 FW Arturo Alvarez
29 MF Johanes Maliza
30 GK Josh Saunders

Club

Management
Position Staff
General Manager Johnny Moore
Head Coach Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach Dominic Kinnear
Goalkeeper Coach Tim Hanely
Head trainer Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Jose Vega

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

Other information
Owner 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 Rapids1–2San Jose EarthquakesDenver
Roberts  46' Report Ching  1'
Dunivant  22'		 Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 20,816
April 19, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes1–1 (OT)Kansas City WizardsSan Jose, California
Mullan  81' Report own goal  74' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,032
April 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes1–0Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Donovan  54' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,187
May 3, 2003 New England Revolution0–2San Jose EarthquakesFoxborough, Massachusetts
Report own goal  42'
Ching  56'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,722
May 10, 2003 Chicago Fire0–0 (OT)San Jose EarthquakesChicago
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,825
May 17, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes4–3Columbus CrewSan 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 Earthquakes1–4Chicago FireSan Jose, California
Roner  59' Report Beasley  28'
Ralph  47'
Razov  81'
Beasley  90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,401
June 7, 2003 Columbus Crew1–0San Jose EarthquakesColumbus, Ohio
McBride  85' Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,481
June 14, 2003 Dallas Burn1–2San Jose EarthquakesSouthlake, Texas
Kreis  25' Report Mullan  49'
Alvarez  87'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 7,601
June 18, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy1–1 (OT)San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Victorine  21' Report Walker  63' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,867
June 21, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes2–1Columbus CrewSan Jose, California
Mullan  43'
Walker  77'		 Report McBride  55' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,058
June 28, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes0–0 (OT)Kansas City WizardsSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,817
July 2, 2003 MetroStars4–4 (OT)San Jose EarthquakesEast 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 Earthquakes0–0 (OT)Chicago FireSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,705
July 12, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes0–2Colorado RapidsSan Jose, California
Report Kotschau  34'
Chung  49'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,107
July 19, 2003 D.C. United1–2San Jose EarthquakesWashington, D.C.
Curtis  13' Report Roner  38'
Lagos  54'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,892
July 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes3–0Dallas BurnSan Jose, California
Mullan  25'
Lagos  37'
Agoos  90'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,034
August 8, 2003 Kansas City Wizards0–1San Jose EarthquakesKansas City, Missouri
Report Donovan  23' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 13,819
August 13, 2003 Dallas Burn0–3San Jose EarthquakesSouthlake, Texas
Report Ching  11'
Donovan  23'
Donovan  44'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 5,515
August 16, 2003 New England Revolution1–1 (OT)San Jose EarthquakesFoxborough, Massachusetts
Twellman  52' Report Ekelund  23' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,877
August 24, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes1–0D.C. UnitedSan Jose, California
Corrales  80' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,107
August 30, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes1–2Colorado RapidsSan Jose, California
Mullan  59' Report Chung  21'
Spencer  67'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
September 7, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes2–1New England RevolutionSan Jose, California
De Rosario  42'
Donovan  52'		 Report Noonan  41' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,510
September 13, 2003 D.C. United2–1San Jose EarthquakesWashington, D.C.
Stewart  9'
Olsen  81'		 Report Walker  80' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,502
September 20, 2003 Kansas City Wizards1–4San Jose EarthquakesKansas City, Missouri
Arnaud  59' Report Donovan  26'
Robinson  54'
Donovan  70'
Donovan  90'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 30,308
September 27, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes5–2Dallas BurnSan 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 Earthquakes0–2MetroStarsSan Jose, California
Report Guevara  30'
Jolley  90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,225
October 10, 2003 Colorado Rapids0–0 (OT)San Jose EarthquakesDenver
Report Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 12,478
October 18, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy3–0San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Moreno  6'
Moreno  35'
Elliott  61'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
October 25, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes1–1 (OT)Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Walker  80' Report Moreno  56' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,282

(OT) = Overtime [3][4]

MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2003 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles Galaxy2–0San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Victorine  59'
Ruiz  62'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,201
November 9, 2003 Conference SemifinalSan Jose Earthquakes5–2 (OT)
(5–4 agg.)		Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Agoos  21'
Donovan  35'
Walker  50'
Roner  90'
Faria  96' 		Report Ruiz  7'
Vagenas  13'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,145
November 15, 2003 Conference FinalSan Jose Earthquakes3–2 (OT)Kansas City WizardsSan Jose, California
Lagos  61'
Mullan  83'
Donovan  117' 		Report Simutenkov  57'
Klein  72'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,108

MLS Cup
See also: MLS Cup 2003
November 23, 2003 MLS CupChicago Fire2–4San Jose EarthquakesCarson, 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 roundSeattle Sounders1–0San Jose EarthquakesSeattle, Washington
Smith  41' Report Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,510

CONCACAF Champions Cup
See also: 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
March 16, 2003 First roundMunicipal 4–2 San Jose EarthquakesGuatemala 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 roundSan Jose Earthquakes 2–1
(4–5 agg.)		 MunicipalSan 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. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. "2003 San Jose Earthquakes Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 December 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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