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

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance
Main article: 1987 Western Soccer Alliance

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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