2003 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
2003 season
San Jose Earthquakes wordmark 2000.png
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]
← 2002
2004 →

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

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
Head trainer United States
Equipment manager El Salvador

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 Goal 46' Report Ching Goal 1'
Dunivant Goal 22'		 Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 20,816
April 19, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 (OT) Kansas City Wizards San Jose, California
Mullan Goal 81' Report own goal Goal 74' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,032
April 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, California
Donovan Goal 54' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,187
May 3, 2003 New England Revolution 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report own goal Goal 42'
Ching Goal 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 Goal 30'
Ching Goal 49'
Agoos Goal 67'
Donovan Goal 87'		 Report McBride Goal 38'
Cunningham Goal 61'
Paule Goal 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,180
May 31, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
Roner Goal 59' Report Beasley Goal 28'
Ralph Goal 47'
Razov Goal 81'
Beasley Goal 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,401
June 7, 2003 Columbus Crew 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
McBride Goal 85' Report Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,481
June 14, 2003 Dallas Burn 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Southlake, Texas
Kreis Goal 25' Report Mullan Goal 49'
Alvarez Goal 87'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 7,601
June 18, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Victorine Goal 21' Report Walker Goal 63' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,867
June 21, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Columbus Crew San Jose, California
Mullan Goal 43'
Walker Goal 77'		 Report McBride Goal 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 Goal 7'
Magee Goal 36'
Mathis Goal 43'
Mathis Goal 90'		 Report Ching Goal 15'
Ching Goal 34'
Lagos Goal 78'
Donovan Goal 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 Goal 34'
Chung Goal 49'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,107
July 19, 2003 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Curtis Goal 13' Report Roner Goal 38'
Lagos Goal 54'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,892
July 26, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
Mullan Goal 25'
Lagos Goal 37'
Agoos Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,034
August 8, 2003 Kansas City Wizards 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Report Donovan Goal 23' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 13,819
August 13, 2003 Dallas Burn 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes Southlake, Texas
Report Ching Goal 11'
Donovan Goal 23'
Donovan Goal 44'		 Stadium: Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 5,515
August 16, 2003 New England Revolution 1–1 (OT) San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Twellman Goal 52' Report Ekelund Goal 23' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,877
August 24, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 D.C. United San Jose, California
Corrales Goal 80' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,107
August 30, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
Mullan Goal 59' Report Chung Goal 21'
Spencer Goal 67'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
September 7, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 New England Revolution San Jose, California
De Rosario Goal 42'
Donovan Goal 52'		 Report Noonan Goal 41' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,510
September 13, 2003 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
Stewart Goal 9'
Olsen Goal 81'		 Report Walker Goal 80' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,502
September 20, 2003 Kansas City Wizards 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Missouri
Arnaud Goal 59' Report Donovan Goal 26'
Robinson Goal 54'
Donovan Goal 70'
Donovan Goal 90'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 30,308
September 27, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Dallas Burn San Jose, California
De Rosario Goal 1'
De Rosario Goal 11'
Donovan Goal 24'
Donovan Goal 35'
De Rosario Goal 48'		 Report Hendrickson Goal 8'
Curtis Goal 14'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,219
October 5, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 MetroStars San Jose, California
Report Guevara Goal 30'
Jolley Goal 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 Goal 6'
Moreno Goal 35'
Elliott Goal 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 Goal 80' Report Moreno Goal 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 Goal 59'
Ruiz Goal 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 Goal 21'
Donovan Goal 35'
Walker Goal 50'
Roner Goal 90'
Faria Golden goal 96' 		Report Ruiz Goal 7'
Vagenas Goal 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 Goal 61'
Mullan Goal 83'
Donovan Golden goal 117' 		Report Simutenkov Goal 57'
Klein Goal 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 Goal 49'
own goal Goal 54'		 Report Ekelund Goal 5'
Donovan Goal 38'
Mulrooney Goal 50'
Donovan Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 28'
Romero Goal 37'
Figueroa Goal 39'
Ponciano Goal 55'		 Report Lagos Goal 64'
Lagos Goal 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 Goal 19'
Ching Goal 35'		 Report Plata Goal 76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 4,594

Source:[5]

Standings[]

Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – San Jose Earthquakes 30 14 7 9 45 35 10 51
x – Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 48 44 4 42
x – Colorado Rapids 30 11 12 7 40 45 -5 40
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 36
Dallas Burn 30 6 19 5 35 64 -29 23
  • 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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