2005 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2005 San Jose Earthquakes season was the tenth season of the team's existence and last before their move to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo. The season also marked the franchise's first Supporters' Shield.

San Jose Earthquakes
2005 season
OwnerAEG
CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
California Clásico1st
Top goalscorerDwayne De Rosario (9)
Average home league attendance15,431[1]

About

2004 was a disappointment after a strong finish to the 2003 season ending with a championship. Second year head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Doyle hoped to return the Quakes back to the winning tradition in 2005. It was marked as the first year of the new generation for the Quakes after losing 9 key players in the off season from 2004-2005, and with the new roster expansion bringing in 18 players for the new season. The Earthquakes set a league record with an 18-4-10 record with 64 points on the year. They became the first MLS team to go undefeated at home during the regular season.

Change over from the 2004 team, key players lost in the off season, Ramiro Corrales and Landon Donovan left the squad in the off season to play abroad. Donovan would pull a swerve and return to MLS a short time later with rival Los Angeles Galaxy. A trade was set up to be in place with the Galaxy to obtain Carlos Ruiz but a deal was never reached. Ronnie Ekelund failed to resign, after both sides couldn't come to terms. Jamil Walkre was picked up in the expansion draft by Chivas USA. Arturo Alvarez was traded to Dallas Burn for Brad Davis. Captain Jeff Agoos was traded to the Metrostars for Ricardo Clark and a draft pick. Chris Roner was lost due to injury and never returned, his rights were retained. Chris Brown was lost to Real Salt Lake in the expansion draft. Leighton O'Brien's rights were traded to Salt Lake. Steve Cronin and Todd Dunivant were traded to the Galaxy for Aloisi and Claiff.

The first move Kinnear and Doyle made were bringing back veterans Wade Barrett and all time leader goal-scorer Ronald Cerritos were brought back into the team to add veteran leadership. They drafted key players Danny O'Rourke, Kevin Goldthwaite, future MLS Scoring Champion Chris Wondolowski, Robbie Fulton, Orlando Ramirez, Aaron Lanes, James Twellman and Brett Rodriguez. Wondolowski was the reserve league scoring champion during that season. Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Chris Aloisi, Kelly Gray, Mark Chung, Julian Nash, Alejandro Moreno, and Danny Califf were obtained through trades.

May 18th, 2005 the Quakes would lose veteran and leader Troy Dayak to an injury that would force Dayak to announce his retirement at the end of the regular season. It made way for Danny Califf to step in and become one of the centerback pairings in MLS history with Eddie Robinson. Veteran right back Craig Waibel was also lost to an injury in early June who was playing some of the best soccer of his career to a torn MCL and ACL. A trade was made with the Chicago Fire to bring in San Jose native Kelly Gray to challenge Chris Aloisi for the starting job. He eventually won and took it. Mark Chung was acquired when a rash of injures of happened when Ian Russell, Brad Davis, Brian Mullan spent time on the injury list in June and July.

Robinson and Califf both found January National Team call ups after a successful season, along with Brad Davis, Brian Mullan, Brian Ching, Wade Barret and Ricardo Clark. Doyle lead the Reserve Team to a Championship its first year.

Chung announced his retirement from the Earthquake after coming to the mid-season via trade with the Colorado Rapids and contributing heavily to the ultimate success with the team. He opted out of moving along with the team to Houston Dyanmo after the 2005 season.

Ian Russell, Mark Chung, Jon Conway, Troy Dayak didn't move with the team to Houston. Russell was traded to Los Angeles, Conway to New York, Chung and Dayak retired.

Squad

Current Squad

As of August 18, 2009.[2] 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 Jon Conway
2 DF Eddie Robinson
3 DF Kevin Goldthwaite
4 DF Danny Califf
5 MF Ryan Cochrane
6 MF Orlando Ramirez
7 MF Ian Russell
8 DF Brett Rodriguez
9 MF Brian Mullan
11 FW Brad Davis
12 MF Mark Chung
13 MF Ricardo Clark
14 MF Dwayne De Rosario
15 FW Alejandro Moreno
16 DF Craig Waibel
No. Position Player
17 DF Chris Aloisi
18 GK Pat Onstad
19 DF Troy Dayak
20 FW Ronald Cerritos
21 DF Tighe Dombrowski
23 MF Roger Levesque
24 DF Wade Barrett
25 FW Brian Ching
26 MF Kelly Gray
27 DF Danny O'Rourke
29 FW Chris Wondolowski
30 GK Robby Fulton
32 MF Aaron Lanes
33 FW Julian Nash
34 DF James Twellman

Club

Management
Position Staff
General Manager Kate McAllister
Head Coach Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach John Doyle
Goalkeeper Coach Tim Hanely
Head trainer Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information
Owner AEG
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Spartan Stadium (26,525 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 2005 Major League Soccer season

Matches
April 2, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–2New England RevolutionSan Jose, California
Ching  13'
Cerritos  21'		 Report Noonan  52'
Twellman  73'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,730
April 9, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes3–3Chivas USASan Jose, California
Davis  45'
Dayak  75'
Ching  79'		 Report Martins  3'
Cuadros  73'
Sequeira  90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,519
April 16, 2005 Chicago Fire2–1San Jose EarthquakesChicago
own goal  58'
Thiago  91'		 Report Moreno  82' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,907
April 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes3–2Kansas City WizardsSan Jose, California
Cerritos  14'
Ching  40'
De Rosario  57'		 Report Sealy  5'
Klein  34'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 8,028
April 30, 2005 Real Salt Lake2–2San Jose EarthquakesSalt Lake City, Utah
Kreis  21'
Kreis  34'		 Report Ching  11'
Moreno  82'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 16,254
May 7, 2005 MetroStars0–1San Jose EarthquakesEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Report Cerritos  60' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,274
May 14, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes0–0FC DallasSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,067
May 21, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy2–1San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Kirovski  39'
Vagenas  77'		 Report Cerritos  69' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,207
May 25, 2005 Colorado Rapids0–1San Jose EarthquakesDenver
Report Moreno  76' Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 6,579
May 28, 2005 Kansas City Wizards1–0San Jose EarthquakesKansas City, Missouri
Jewsbury  59' Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 8,526
June 4, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes0–0D.C. UnitedSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,989
June 12, 2005 Chivas USA1–1San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Hendrickson  66' Report Moreno  45' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,654
June 18, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes3–0Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
Chung  2'
Gray  13'
Barrett  35'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,630
June 25, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes3–0Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Moreno  37'
own goal  65'
own goal  68'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,917
June 29, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes1–0Colorado RapidsSan Jose, California
De Rosario  88' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,811
July 2, 2005 FC Dallas2–2San Jose EarthquakesDallas, Texas
Alvarez  4'
Gbandi  57'		 Report Mullan  6'
Clark  59'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,719
July 9, 2005 Columbus Crew1–2San Jose EarthquakesColumbus, Ohio
Marshall  18' Report Robinson  30'
Cerritos  63'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,539
July 15, 2005 D.C. United3–0San Jose EarthquakesWashington, D.C.
Gómez  25'
Moreno  50'
Gómez  70'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,978
July 20, 2005 Colorado Rapids1–2San Jose EarthquakesDenver
Harris  81' Report Mullan  20'
Chung  73'		 Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 6,974
July 23, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–1MetroStarsSan Jose, California
Chung  33'
De Rosario  53'		 Report own goal  32' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,302
August 6, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–1Columbus CrewSan Jose, California
De Rosario  13'
Davis  54'		 Report Henderson  78' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,465
August 13, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes1–1Colorado RapidsSan Jose, California
Clark  48' Report Peguero  57' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
August 20, 2005 Real Salt Lake0–1San Jose EarthquakesSalt Lake City, Utah
Report Chung  41' Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
August 27, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–1Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Moreno  23'
Califf  75'		 Report Donovan  37' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
September 3, 2005 FC Dallas0–2San Jose EarthquakesDallas, Texas
Report Cerritos  50'
Moreno  53'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,023
September 10, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes3–0Chivas USASan Jose, California
Chung  47'
Clark  74'
Ching  87'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 22,311
September 17, 2005 Chivas USA1–2San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Ramírez  52' Report Califf  82'
Moreno  93'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,342
September 21, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–0Chicago FireSan Jose, California
De Rosario  14'
De Rosario  50'		 Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
September 24, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes1–1FC DallasSan Jose, California
Ching  68' Report Núñez  58' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,414
October 1, 2005 New England Revolution0–2San Jose EarthquakesFoxborough, Massachusetts
Report Ching  60'
De Rosario  80'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,316
October 8, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes2–2Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
De Rosario  38'
Nash  44'		 Report Novak  64'
Williams  73'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 19,407
October 15, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy1–3San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Donovan  68' Report Chung  42'
De Rosario  45'
Mullan  77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000

MLS Cup Playoffs
October 23, 2005 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles Galaxy3–1San Jose EarthquakesCarson, California
Gómez  13'
Donovan  39'
Donovan  87'		 Report Clark  68' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,466
October 29, 2005 Conference SemifinalSan Jose Earthquakes1–1
(2–4 agg.)		Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Ching  42' Report Grabavoy  1' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,824

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2005 U.S. Open Cup
August 3, 2005 Fourth roundPortland Timbers0–2San Jose EarthquakesPortland, Oregon
Report Barrett  27'
Mullan  83'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,607
August 24, 2005 QuarterfinalSan Jose Earthquakes1–2Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Cerritos  76' Report Gómez  5'
Gómez  31'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,134

Source:[3]

Standings
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 San Jose Earthquakes 64 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22
2 FC Dallas 48 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8
3 Colorado Rapids 45 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 45 32 13 13 6 44 45 –1
5 Real Salt Lake 20 32 5 22 5 30 65 –35
6 Chivas USA 18 32 4 22 6 31 67 –36
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 San Jose Earthquakes (W1) 64 32 18 4 10 53 31 +22
2 New England Revolution (E1) 59 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18
3 D.C. United (E2) 54 32 16 10 6 58 37 +21
4 Chicago Fire (E3) 49 32 15 13 4 49 50 –1
5 FC Dallas (W2) 48 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8
6 MetroStars 47 32 12 9 11 53 49 +4
7 Colorado Rapids (W3) 45 32 13 13 6 40 37 +3
8 Los Angeles Galaxy 45 32 13 13 6 44 45 –1
9 Kansas City Wizards 45 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8
10 Columbus Crew 38 32 11 16 5 34 45 –11
11 Real Salt Lake 20 32 5 22 5 30 65 –35
12 Chivas USA 18 32 4 22 6 31 67 –36
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
2005 MLS Cup Playoffs
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References
  1. "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110%5B%5D
  3. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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