1974 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1974 season
CoachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 2nd
Overall: 4th
NASL PlayoffsQuarterfinals
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerPaul Child (15) [1]
Average home league attendance16,584 [2]
1975 →

The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes season marked their debut as a franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs.[3]

Squad

The 1974 squad [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions

NASL

Main article: 1974 North American Soccer League season

Match results

Season

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
May 5, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–1* Hernandez
May 11, 1974 Dallas Tornado H 4–3 Roboostoff, Child (2), Hernandez
May 18, 1974 St. Louis Stars H 2–2* Hernandez, Perez
May 19, 1974 Seattle Sounders A 1–3 Child
May 24, 1974 Baltimore Comets A 2–6 Meszaros, Bandov
May 26, 1974 Rochester Lancers A 2–1 Bandov, Child
June 1, 1974 Miami Toros H 0–0*
June 8, 1974 Dallas Tornado A 0–0*
June 16, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A 2–1 Welch, Child
June 17, 1974 Denver Dynamos A 3–5 Child (2), Roboostoff
June 22, 1974 New York Cosmos H 2–2* Zajdel, Moore
June 30, 1974 Seattle Sounders H 2–2* Child, Perez
July 3, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A 1–2 Coskunian
July 6, 1974 Boston Minutemen A 2–1 Child, Bandov
July 13, 1974 Denver Dynamos H 2–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 20, 1974 Toronto Metros H 2–1 Welch, Roboostoff
July 26, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H 3–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 28, 1974 St. Louis Stars A 2–0 Child, Roboostoff
August 3, 1974 Washington Diplomats H 2–3 Child, M. Demling
August 10, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs H 5–0 Child (2), Welch, Hernandez, Moore

Playoffs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
August 14, 1974 Dallas Tornado              A 0–3                                                     

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Western Division W L T GF GA PT
Los Angeles Aztecs 11 7 2 41 36 110
San Jose Earthquakes 9 8 3 43 38 103
Seattle Sounders 10 7 3 37 17 101
Vancouver Whitecaps 5 11 4 29 31 70

References

  1. ^ a b "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1974". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 27, 2014.