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- For the currently-inactive MLS franchise, see San Jose Earthquakes.
The San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 to 1984 in the North American Soccer League. The team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes from 1983 to 1984, and resurfaced (once again as the San Jose Earthquakes) in the Western Soccer Alliance from 1985 to 1988. The franchise also played indoor soccer in the original MISL and in the NASL's indoor circuit. The name Earthquakes came from a newspaper contest in the San Jose Mercury News.
NASL
Outdoor:
| Year
| W
| L
| T
| GF
| GA
| Pts
| Conference
| Division
| Place
| Playoffs
|
| 1974
| 9
| 3
| 8
| 43
| 38
| 103
| n/a
| Western
| 2nd
| lost quarterfinal
|
| 1975
| 8
| 14
|
| 37
| 48
| 83
| n/a
| Western
| 5th
| did not qualify
|
| 1976
| 14
| 10
|
| 47
| 30
| 123
| Pacific
| Southern
| 1st
| lost conference finals
|
| 1977
| 14
| 12
|
| 37
| 44
| 119
| Pacific
| Southern
| 2nd
| lost in 1st round
|
| 1978
| 8
| 22
|
| 36
| 81
| 83
| American
| Western
| 4th
| did not qualify
|
| 1979
| 8
| 22
|
| 41
| 74
| 86
| American
| Western
| 4th
| did not qualify
|
| 1980
| 9
| 23
|
| 45
| 68
| 95
| American
| Western
| 4th
| did not qualify
|
| 1981
| 11
| 21
|
| 44
| 78
| 108
| n/a
| Western
| 4th
| did not qualify
|
| 1982
| 13
| 19
|
| 47
| 62
| 114
| n/a
| Western
| 5th
| did not qualify
|
| 1983
| 20
| 10
|
| 71
| 54
| 169
| n/a
| Western
| 2nd
| lost semifinal
|
| 1984
| 8
| 16
|
| 61
| 62
| 95
| n/a
| Western
| 5th
| did not qualify
|
Note: The team played as the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Indoor:
| Year
| W
| L
| Conference
| Division
| Place
| Playoffs
|
| 1980-81
| 10
| 18
| n/a
| Western
| t-2nd
| did not qualify
|
| 1981-82
| 5
| 12
| National
| West
| 3rd
| did not qualify
|
| 1983-84
| 19
| 13
| n/a
| n/a
| 4th
| lost semifinal
|
Note: The team played the 1983-84 season as the Golden Bay Earthquakes. There was no NASL Indoor season in 1982-83.
Notable players
Year-by-year
All-time results
Average attendance
| Year
| Average attendance
|
| 1974
| 16,584
|
| 1975
| 17,927
|
| 1976
| 19,826
|
| 1977
| 17,739
|
| 1978
| 14,281
|
| 1979
| 15,092
|
| 1980
| 13,169
|
| 1981
| 12,400
|
| 1982
| 11,012
|
| 1983
| 11,933
|
| 1984
| 10,676
|
MISL
Year-by-year
| Year
| W
| L
| GF
| GA
| Reg. Season
| Playoffs
|
| 1983/84
| 17
| 31
| 240
| 290
| 5th, Western Division
| Did not qualify
|
WSA
| Year
| W
| L
| T
| Pts
| GF
| GA
| Reg. Season
| Playoffs
|
| 1985
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 10
| 9
| 1st
| no playoffs
|
| 1986
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 13
| 23
| 32
| 6th
| no playoffs
|
| 1987
| 6
| 7
| n/a
| 31
| 21
| 13
| 3rd
| won wild card, lost championship
|
| 1988
| 7
| 5
| n/a
| 61
| 20
| 19
| 3rd
| won semifinal, lost championship
|
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