1997 San Jose Clash season

San Jose Clash

1997 season
Owner	Major League Soccer
Coach	Brian Quinn
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 5th Overall: 10th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
California Clásico	1st
Top goalscorer	Ronald Cerritos (12)
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 San Jose Clash season was the second season of the team's existence. The team finished last in the league.

Squad

Current Squad

^[1] 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 Tom Liner 1 GK Dave Salzwedel 3 DF John Doyle 4 DF Curt Onalfo 5 DF Oscar Draguicevich 5 DF Michael Emenalo 6 MF Ben Iroha 7 DF Dominic Kinnear 8 FW Jeff Baicher 9 FW Lawrence Lozzano 10 MF Christopher Sullivan

No. Position Player 11 FW Eric Wynalda 12 DF Troy Dayak 13 FW Shawn Medved 15 DF Istvan Urbanyi 17 DF Tim Martin 19 DF Tayt Ianni 20 FW Ronald Cerritos 21 MF Eddie Lewis 22 MF Ramiro Corrales 24 GK David Kramer FW Daniel Guzman

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

San Jose Clash v New York/New Jersey MetroStars

March 22, 1997	San Jose Clash	0 – 0 (SO)	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	San Jose, California
		Report		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 23,501

Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Clash

March 29, 1997	Kansas City Wizards	2 – 2 (SO)	San Jose Clash	Kansas City, Missouri
	Johnston  13' Preki  53'	Report	Wynalda  50' Wynalda  65'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,198

Dallas Burn v San Jose Clash

April 5, 1997	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	San Jose Clash	Dallas, Texas
	Santel  37' Elliott  66'	Report	Dayak  57'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 6,195

San Jose Clash v Los Angeles Galaxy

April 12, 1997	San Jose Clash	4 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	San Jose, California
	Kinnear  9' Doyle  61' Cerritos  70' Urbányi  89'	Report	Cienfuegos  38'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 17,628

Columbus Crew v San Jose Clash

April 19, 1997	Columbus Crew	1 – 1 (SO)	San Jose Clash	Columbus, Ohio
	Marino  2'	Report	Baicher  50'	Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 18,358

D.C. United v San Jose Clash

April 26, 1997	D.C. United	2 – 2 (SO)	San Jose Clash	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno  9' Díaz Arce  23'	Report	Baicher  67' Baicher  78'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,775

San Jose Clash v Columbus Crew

May 3, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 3	Columbus Crew	San Jose, California
	Medved  73'	Report	Bliss  35' Khumalo  56' McBride  71'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,295

New York/New Jersey MetroStars v San Jose Clash

May 9, 1997	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	0 – 1	San Jose Clash	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Report	Lozzano  47'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,724

San Jose Clash v New England Revolution

May 16, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 1 (SO)	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
	Dayak  7'	Report	Baba  52'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,532

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Clash

May 18, 1997	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1 (SO)	San Jose Clash	Pasadena, California
	Wélton  32'	Report	Lozzano  47'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 10,338

D.C. United v San Jose Clash

May 22, 1997	D.C. United	3 – 1	San Jose Clash	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno  8' Díaz Arce  31' Moreno  87'	Report	Wynalda  77'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,214

San Jose Clash v D.C. United

June 1, 1997	San Jose Clash	2 – 3	D.C. United	San Jose, California
	Lozzano  21' Doyle  86'	Report	Rammel  2' Kelderman  39' Sanneh  86'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,071

San Jose Clash v Kansas City Wizards

June 8, 1997	San Jose Clash	2 – 3	Kansas City Wizards	San Jose, California
	Wynalda  18' Lozzano  61'	Report	Chung  44' Preki  58' Preki  87'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,629

Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Clash

June 15, 1997	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 3	San Jose Clash	Kansas City, Missouri
	Bowers  43'	Report	Cerritos  33' Sullivan  74' Cerritos  80'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,431

Tampa Bay Mutiny v San Jose Clash

June 21, 1997	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3 – 1	San Jose Clash	Tampa, Florida
	Valderrama  8' Lassiter  39' Wise  90'	Report	Cerritos  35'	Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 9,462

San Jose Clash v Dallas Burn

June 28, 1997	San Jose Clash	3 – 1	Dallas Burn	San Jose, California
	Medved  48' Lozzano  71' Kinnear  89'	Report	Damián  18'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,941

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Clash

July 4, 1997	Colorado Rapids	3 – 1	San Jose Clash	Denver, Colorado
	Vermes  19' Bravo  58' Bravo  68'	Report	Cerritos  5'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 36,252

San Jose Clash v New England Revolution

July 6, 1997	San Jose Clash	3 – 2	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
	Baicher  37' Dayak  45' Cerritos  72'	Report	Naveda  38' Lalas  59'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,753

San Jose Clash v Tampa Bay Mutiny

July 13, 1997	San Jose Clash	2 – 2 (SO)	Tampa Bay Mutiny	San Jose, California
	Lewis  56' Cerritos  70'	Report	Galderisi  31' Vargas  90'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,771

Dallas Burn v San Jose Clash

July 18, 1997	Dallas Burn	3 – 1	San Jose Clash	Dallas, Texas
	Washington  42' Washington  46' Washington  68'	Report	Baicher  25'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,371

Tampa Bay Mutiny v San Jose Clash

July 20, 1997	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3 – 1	San Jose Clash	Tampa, Florida
	Vásquez  37' Gilmar  65' Lassiter  72'	Report	Cerritos  65'	Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 8,781

San Jose Clash v Colorado Rapids

July 25, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 2	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
	Sullivan  8'	Report	Trittschuh  2' Patiño  41'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,003

New England Revolution v San Jose Clash

August 3, 1997	New England Revolution	1 – 5	San Jose Clash	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Baba  22'	Report	Lozzano  36' Lozzano  68' Baicher  71' Emenalo  84' Baicher  90'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 22,673

San Jose Clash v Columbus Crew

August 9, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 1 (SO)	Columbus Crew	San Jose, California
	Lozzano  70'	Report	Dooley  45'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 11,799

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Clash

August 17, 1997	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 3	San Jose Clash	Pasadena, California
	Machón  48' Cienfuegos  80'	Report	Lozzano  15' Baicher  27' Baicher  36'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 22,621

San Jose Clash v Kansas City Wizards

August 24, 1997	San Jose Clash	2 – 2 (SO)	Kansas City Wizards	San Jose, California
	Cerritos  6' Baicher  88'	Report	Preki  51' McKeon  90'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,605

New York/New Jersey MetroStars v San Jose Clash

August 29, 1997	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	3 – 0	San Jose Clash	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Donadoni  41' Savarese  48' Savarese  54'	Report		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,511

San Jose Clash v New York/New Jersey MetroStars

September 6, 1997	San Jose Clash	4 – 0	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	San Jose, California
	Cerritos  23' Zico [2]  57' Medved  68' Lozzano  89'	Report		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,020

San Jose Clash v Dallas Burn

September 11, 1997	San Jose Clash	0 – 1	Dallas Burn	San Jose, California
		Report	Damián  70'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,955

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Clash

September 17, 1997	Colorado Rapids	1 – 2	San Jose Clash	Denver, Colorado
	Paz  74'	Report	Cerritos  41' Wynalda  61'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 6,955

San Jose Clash v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 21, 1997	San Jose Clash	2 – 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	San Jose, California
	Cerritos  22' Lewis  68'	Report	Vasquez  71' Vasquez  76' Vasquez  80'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 20,117

San Jose Clash v Colorado Rapids

September 28, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 3	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
	Medved  87'	Report	Bravo  35' Vermes  53' Balboa  67'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,926

(SO) = Shootout ^[3]

U.S. Open Cup

Central Coast Roadrunners v San Jose Clash

July 27, 1997 Third Round	Central Coast Roadrunners	2 – 5	San Jose Clash
		Report	Lozzano  26' Zico [4]  44' Baicher  75' Lozzano  81' Cerritos  83'	Attendance: 7,112

San Jose Clash v S.F. Bay Seals

August 20, 1997 Quarterfinal	San Jose Clash	1 – 2	S.F. Bay Seals
	Cerritos  20'	Report		Attendance: 4,327

Source:^[5]

Friendlies

California Jaguars v San Jose Clash

September 24, 1997	California Jaguars	1 – 3	San Jose Clash	Salinas, California

Standings

Western Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
1	Kansas City Wizards	49	32	14	11	7	57	51	+6
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	44	32	14	16	2	55	44	+11
3	Dallas Burn	42	32	13	16	3	55	49	+6
4	Colorado Rapids	38	32	12	18	2	50	59	−9
5	San Jose Clash	30	32	9	20	3	55	59	−4

	1997 MLS Cup Playoffs

Major League Soccer
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
1	D.C. United^1 (E1)	55	32	17	11	4	70	53	+17
2	Kansas City Wizards (W1)	49	32	14	11	7	57	51	+6
3	Tampa Bay Mutiny (E2)	45	32	14	15	3	55	60	−5
4	Los Angeles Galaxy (W2)	44	32	14	16	2	55	44	+11
5	Dallas Burn	42	32	13	16	3	55	49	+6
6	Columbus Crew	39	32	12	17	3	42	41	+1
7	Colorado Rapids^1	38	32	12	18	2	50	59	−9
8	New England Revolution	37	32	11	17	4	40	53	−13
9	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	35	32	11	19	2	43	53	−10
10	San Jose Clash	30	32	9	20	3	55	59	−4

	MLS Supporters' Shield
	1997 MLS Cup Playoffs

• ^Note 1 - CONCACAF Champions League berths will be awarded to the participants of MLS Cup 1997 (D.C. and Colorado)

References

1. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110
2. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
3. "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
4. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17484/san-jose-receives-brazilian-midfielder-zico.html
5. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 7, 2014.

External links

• San Jose Earthquakes season stats | sjearthquakes.com
• San Jose Earthquakes Game Results | Soccerstats.us
• San Jose Earthquakes 100 Greatest Goals 1997 | Youtube