California Clásico

The California Clasico[2] is the name given to the soccer rivalry between the LA Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes. This Major League Soccer rivalry reached its zenith from 2001 to 2005, during which time the Earthquakes and the Galaxy combined to win four MLS Cup titles. The term "Clasico" is commonly used to refer to other rivalries in Spanish-speaking countries, most prominently, the Spanish Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, or the Argentine Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate.

California Clásico
LocaleCalifornia, United States
Teams
First meetingApril 28, 1996
Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose
Latest meetingJuly 12, 2019
Los Angeles 1–3 San Jose
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total87
Most winsLos Angeles (41)[1]
Top scorerLandon Donovan[1]
All-time seriesLos Angeles: 41
Drawn: 16
San Jose: 29
Largest victorySan Jose 5–2 Los Angeles (November 9, 2003)
Los Angeles 5–2 San Jose (July 17, 2015)
Los Angeles 0–3 San Jose (August 27, 2017)
San Jose 3–0 Los Angeles (June 29, 2019)

Los Angeles and San Jose is considered to be one of the most historical rivalries in American soccer.[3][4] The British daily newspaper The Guardian rates "the California Clasico is perhaps the most historic and intense rivalry the league has."[5] Todd Dunivant, the retired U.S. national team and MLS player, when asked about the rivalry stated "I think it's the best rivalry in MLS, I think it's got the most history, it's got the most meaningful big games".[6]

The rivalry originated from the historical Northern California vs. Southern California sporting and cultural rivalries, as well as from the relative proximity of the cities, which are about 360 miles (580 km) apart, which allows rival fans to attend each other's games.

History

1996–2005
Donovan with the San Jose Earthquakes at the 2003 MLS Cup
The Earthquakes on the field at the O.co Coliseum in 2008 Clasico

Unified as one single state, Northern California and Southern California share a notorious rivalry. Historically, rivalries have manifested prominently in the state's professional sports including MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL. For some fans, it is traditional to hate teams from Northern or Southern California. In 2001, both teams reached the MLS Cup 2001, with San Jose posting a 2–1 overtime victory on goals by Landon Donovan and Dwayne DeRosario. While next season, Carlos Ruiz led Los Angeles to its first MLS Cup title over the New England Revolution after San Jose was previously upset in the playoffs by the Columbus Crew. While there have been several players to play for both teams beforehand, the rivalry intensified after the Anschutz Entertainment Group (owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy) took sole ownership of the San Jose Earthquakes in December 2002.

The two teams squared off again in the first round of the 2003 MLS Cup playoffs in what would become an epic series. Los Angeles won the first game at home 2–0 in the two-game aggregate-goal series. In the second game in San Jose, the Galaxy scored two early goals to widen its aggregate lead to four goals, only to have San Jose score five unanswered goals to win the series 5–4. Many neutral MLS pundits at the time viewed that game as the best in league history. After eliminating the Galaxy, San Jose went on to defeat the Kansas City Wizards en route to winning its second MLS Cup title (over the Chicago Fire) in three years.

After a rumored buyout of the Quakes by Mexican soccer side Club América in January 2004, Earthquakes general manager Johnny Moore resigned prior to the 2004 season and was replaced by former U.S. and Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas. Under Lalas, 2004 ended up being a down year for the Quakes as it barely made the playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Both San Jose and Los Angeles were eliminated from the playoffs by Kansas City. Afterward, when Earthquakes star player Landon Donovan briefly returned to German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen after his loan agreement with San Jose expired, Lalas traded away his return rights, after which Donovan returned to play for the Galaxy. Many Earthquake fans felt betrayed and welcomed Donovan with a hostile reception when Galaxy would play at Spartan Stadium, he would be often referred to as the "American Luís Figo" as to when Figo made a hugely controversial move from Barcelona to bitter rivals Real Madrid. Several San Jose fans altered their Donovan jerseys name on the back to read "Donowho". They also brought signs with explicit messages like "Landon Judas Donovan", "PrimaDonovan Traitor" and "Donovan Is Traitor Scum."[7]

Following the departure of Lalas to become the general manager of the MetroStars early in 2005, San Jose returned to form and captured the MLS Supporters' Shield, awarded to the league's best team during the regular season. The two clubs met again in the playoffs, with Los Angeles finally winning a playoff series against San Jose thanks largely to the play of Donovan on its way to defeating New England in MLS Cup 2005.

On hiatus

The Earthquakes took a two-year hiatus from the league in 2006 and 2007 due to stadium and ownership issues. During that period, the Quakes' players and head coach were relocated to Houston, where they won two additional MLS Cup titles as the Houston Dynamo. Meanwhile, shortly after Lalas' brief stint with the MetroStars, he moved on to become the general manager of the Galaxy, who failed to make the playoffs during both years of San Jose's hiatus from the league.

2008–present
Scuffles between the two teams

The San Jose Earthquakes franchise was revived by Lewis Wolff and Earthquakes Soccer, LLC, restarting the rivalry in 2008.[8] Ignominiously, both the Quakes and Galaxy tied for the worst record that season. The Quakes lost the series and thus received the dubious distinction.

On June 25, 2011, Josh Saunders came in for injured goalie Donovan Ricketts. Saunders received a red card for what appeared to be an intentional elbow to the face of Steven Lenhart. Galaxy had no more substitute goalies and were forced to use forward Mike Magee as a last resort. Magee kept a shutout as the game ended 0-0.[9]

The rivalry further intensified in 2012 when the Galaxy hosted the Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center with Galaxy taking the lead 2–0 but with 15 minutes left the Earthquakes came back and won the game 3–2. In late June, the Earthquakes played the Galaxy in front of 50,391 spectators at Stanford Stadium marking an attendance record for the Earthquakes franchise.[10] Once again the Galaxy took the lead 3–2 at half time but the Earthquakes managed to score two goals to defeat the Galaxy 4–3, David Beckham was involved in scuffles during and after the match, he was awarded a one-match ban by the MLS Disciplinary Committee.[11] The match itself was credited as one of the best MLS games in history.[12] Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez expressed that the Earthquakes were "embarrassing", "obnoxious" and "a bunch of jokes" after a 2-2 draw.[3]

The two teams met again in the Western Conference Semi-finals. San Jose defeated Los Angeles 1–0 in the first leg but the Galaxy came back and defeated the Earthquakes 3–1 at Buck Shaw Stadium, (3–2 on aggregate). It was the Earthquakes only loss at Buck Shaw all season.

In June 2013, the Clasico returned to Stanford Stadium and in stunning comeback fashion, the Earthquakes defeated the Galaxy with two goals by Shea Salinas and Alan Gordon in stoppage time (92',93') to win the game 3–2. San Jose became the first MLS team ever to win a game in extra time with 10 men after Victor Bernardez was red carded in the 77' minute.

For the first time, the California Clasico was hosted in Fresno, California, as part of the inaugural Central California Cup on February 15, 2014. The preseason exhibition match marked the first time two MLS franchises played each other in the city of Fresno.[13]

In June 2015, the Earthquakes hosted the Galaxy at Stanford in front of 50,422 spectators. The June 2016 match set a new attendance record of 50,816.

The first Clasico of 2017 took place during preseason, at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on February 11, and San Jose won after Olmes García, acquired by San Jose in the Waiver Draft but released later on during preseason, scored in the 89th minute.[14] The Earthquakes lost the first regular season Clasico of 2017 at home by a score of 4-2. During this match, new Earthquake Danny Hoesen scored his first goal for the club, Giovani dos Santos scored a penalty after a foul in the box by Kofi Sarkodie, and Víctor Bernárdez scored an own goal to give Los Angeles the 3-2 lead just before halftime.[15] The two teams met again a month later at Stanford on July 1 in front of a crowd of 50,617. Jelle van Damme opened the scoring for LA in the 11th minute off of a corner kick set piece, and LA remained in the lead until the 75th minute, when San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham earned an assist on Chris Wondolowski's equalizer. Shea Salinas scored the winner in the third minute of stoppage time, bringing his total of stoppage time Clasico winners up to two, and he received a yellow card for taking off his shirt in celebration as a tribute to former teammate and fellow stoppage time hero Alan Gordon.[16] The third official Clasico was fought just a week later on July 10, when San Jose and Los Angeles met again at Avaya Stadium, this time in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. LA captain van Damme once again opened the scoring off of a corner kick, and once again San Jose came back to win, this time 3-2, on a Chris Wondolowski brace assisted entirely by Tommy Thompson and Hoesen's winner scored on a counter launched by Jahmir Hyka, with LA's second tally coming after an own goal that deflected off the back of San Jose keeper Andrew Tarbell. San Jose advanced to the semifinals of the tournament for the first time since 2004 and only the second time in franchise history. This match also saw Wondolowski tie Ronald Cerritos for the team's top goalscorer in the Open Cup.[17]

Supporter groups

Although historically there have been rivalries between Northern California and Southern California supporters, a bitter rivalry exists between the San Jose Ultras and the Angel City Brigade, who support Los Angeles. Supporters from both teams taunt each other with elaborate tifo displays and chants due to the passion and hate there is. Heightened security is used to ensure no violence between the opposing groups.[18] Social networking sites such as Facebook have also been used to jeer rival fans ensuring the rivalry continues outside of soccer.

Due to the relative proximity of the cities, which are about 360 miles (580 km) apart, charter buses and shuttle vans are used to allow rival fans to attend each other's games.

Incidents

On October 21, 2012 during a regular season game at Buck Shaw Stadium, several LA Galaxy fans were arrested after violent altercations erupted in the stands and smoke bombs were set off during half time. In fear of causing a riot, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale police officers, some dressed in riot uniforms, arrived and cleared the Galaxy supporters section during the game.[19]

Player transfers

While the transfer of Landon Donovan from San Jose to Los Angeles caused an uproar amongst the fans, the rivalry between the two teams has not prevented players from switching teams.

Landon Donovan playing for Los Angeles
  • Curt Onalfo – with Galaxy: 1996; with Earthquakes: 1997
  • David Kramer – with Galaxy: 1996–1997; with Earthquakes: 1997–1999
  • Harut Karapetyan – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with Earthquakes: 1998, 2000
  • Dan Calichman – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with Earthquakes: 2000
  • Eddie Lewis – with Earthquakes: 1996–1999; with Galaxy: 2008–2010
  • Lawrence Lozzano – with Earthquakes: 1997–1998; with Galaxy: 1998–1999
  • Gabe Eastman – with Galaxy: 1999; with Earthquakes: 2000
  • Adam Frye – with Earthquakes: 1999; with Galaxy: 2000–2002
  • Zak Ibsen – with Galaxy: 1999–2000; with Earthquakes: 2001–2002
  • Joe Cannon – with Earthquakes: 1999–2002, 2008–2010; with Galaxy: 2007
  • Simon Elliott – with Galaxy: 1999–2003; with Earthquakes: 2009
  • Danny Califf – with Galaxy: 2000–2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • Ian Russell – with Earthquakes: 2000–2005; with Galaxy: 2007
  • Brian Ching – with Galaxy: 2001; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • Brian Mullan – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • Craig Waibel – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with Earthquakes: 2003–2005
  • Landon Donovan – with Earthquakes: 2001–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2014, 2016
  • Gavin Glinton – with Galaxy: 2002–2003, 2006–2007; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • Alejandro Moreno – with Galaxy: 2002–2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • Todd Dunivant – with Earthquakes: 2003–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2006, 2009–2015
  • Chris Aloisi – with Galaxy: 2004; with Earthquakes: 2005
  • Jovan Kirovski – with Galaxy: 2004–2005, 2009–2011; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • Ned Grabavoy – with Galaxy: 2004–2006; with Earthquakes: 2008
  • Alan Gordon – with Galaxy: 2004–2010, 2014–2016; with Earthquakes: 2011–2014
  • Kelly Gray – with Earthquakes: 2005, 2008–2009; with Galaxy: 2007
  • Cornell Glen – with Galaxy: 2006; with Earthquakes: 2009–2010
  • Ty Harden – with Galaxy: 2007; with Earthquakes: 2013–2015
  • Brandon McDonald – with Galaxy: 2008; with Earthquakes: 2009–2011
  • Dan Gargan – with Earthquakes: 2013; with Galaxy: 2014–2015
  • David Bingham – with Earthquakes: 2011–2017; with Galaxy: 2018–

Record
Frank Yallop is the second coach to have managed both teams

Games
LA wins Draws San Jose wins LA goals San Jose goals
MLS Regular season 31 15 24 110 98
MLS Playoffs 5 1 3 12 12
MLS Cup 0 0 1 1 2
U.S. Open Cup 5 0 1 9 5
Total 41 16 29 132 117

Trophies
Team MLS Cup Supporters' Shield U.S. Open Cup Champions' Cup Total
LA Galaxy 5 4 2 1 12
San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 0 0 4

Results
  Los Angeles victory
  San Jose victory
  Draw

MLS Regular season
April 28, 1996 Los Angeles2–1San JosePasadena, California
Vasquez  26'
Cienfuegos  44'		 Report Bravo  77' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 40,347
May 12, 1996 San Jose1–2Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Bravo  75' Report Hurtado  9'
Vanney  82'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 31,728
September 1, 1996 San Jose1–1
(1–3 p)		Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Espinoza  26' Report Jones  53' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 26,184
September 15, 1996 Los Angeles4–2San JosePasadena, California
Karapetyan  12'
Armas  32'
Hurtado  78', 83'		 Report Bravo  69'
Wynalda  86'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,179
April 12, 1997 San Jose4–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Kinnear  9'
Doyle  61'
Cerritos  70'
Urbanyi  89'		 Report Cienfuegos  38' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,628
May 18, 1997 Los Angeles1–1
(3–2 p)		San JosePasadena, California
Melo  32' Report Lozzano  47' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,338
August 17, 1997 Los Angeles2–3San JosePasadena, California
Lozzano  15'
Baicher  27', 36'		 Report Machón  48'
Cienfuegos  80'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 22,621
September 21, 1997 San Jose2–3Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Cerritos  22'
Lewis  68'		 Report Vasquez  71', 76', 80' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 20,117
March 21, 1998 Los Angeles3–3
(3–1 p)		San JosePasadena, California
Machón  17'
Hurtado  27'
Melo  48'		 Report Lozzano  43'
Mella  61'
Wynalda  78'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 36,281
June 27, 1998 San Jose1–2Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Gough  15' Report Caligiuri  64'
Karapetyan  85'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 22,694
September 16, 1998 San Jose0–0
(3–4 p)		Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,893
September 20, 1998 San Jose1–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Cerritos  41' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,123
April 3, 1999 San Jose1–1
(4–2 p)		Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Arce  9' Report Mathis  86' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,017
April 24, 1999 Los Angeles1–0San JosePasadena, California
Caligiuri  58' Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 16,700
August 7, 1999 San Jose1–4Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Cloutier  84' Report Ibsen  14'
Jones  74'
Cienfuegos  79'
George  82'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,648
September 1, 1999 Los Angeles3–1San JosePasadena, California
Myers  2', 58'
Vanney  71'		 Report Sequeira  59' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 8,662
May 17, 2000 San Jose0–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,692
May 27, 2000 Los Angeles1–1San JosePasadena, California
Elliott  22' Report Solís  32' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,831
August 26, 2000 San Jose0–3Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Report Elliott  29', 61'
Hernández  75'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,683
August 30, 2000 Los Angeles2–1San JosePasadena, California
George  40'
Vorbe  93'		 Report Brose  89' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 11,974
April 7, 2001 Los Angeles2–3San JosePasadena, California
Victorine  80'
Frye  83'		 Report Dayak  9'
Cerritos  24'
De Rosario  27'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,386
June 9, 2001 San Jose3–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Donovan  31', 91'
Russell  55'		 Report Victorine  68' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,361
July 4, 2002 Los Angeles2–1San JosePasadena, California
Ruiz  34', 87' Report Lagos  30' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 55,234
July 7, 2002 San Jose1–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Donovan  35' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,528
September 14, 2002 Los Angeles1–0San JosePasadena, California
Ruiz  94' Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 32,874
September 21, 2002 San Jose0–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Report Ruiz  94' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 26,229
April 26, 2003 San Jose1–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Donovan  54' Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,187
June 18, 2003 Los Angeles1–1San JoseCarson, California
Victorine  21' Report Walker  63' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,867
October 18, 2003 Los Angeles3–0San JoseCarson, California
Moreno  6', 35'
Elliott  61'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
October 25, 2003 San Jose1–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Walker  80' Report Moreno  56' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,282
May 22, 2004 San Jose4–2Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Ching  45', 48'
Mullan  54'
De Rosario  79'		 Report Herzog  61'
Ngwenya  74'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,207
July 4, 2004 Los Angeles2–1San JoseCarson, California
Ruiz  45', 55' Report De Rosario  41' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
September 11, 2004 Los Angeles2–1San JoseCarson, California
Victorine  36'
Torres  75'		 Report Ekelund  77' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
September 25, 2004 San Jose0–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 27,030
May 21, 2005 Los Angeles2–1San JoseCarson, California
Kirovski  39'
Vagenas  77'		 Report Cerritos  69' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,207
June 25, 2005 San Jose3–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Davis  18'
Moreno  37'
Umana  65' (o.g.)
Marshall  68' (o.g.)
Califf  69'
Clark  76'		 Report Jones  25'
Ramirez  76'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,917
August 27, 2005 San Jose2–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
17:00 PDT Moreno  23'
Gray  45'
Califf  75'		 Report Donovan  37'
Albright  45'
Marshall  51'
da Conceicao  68'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
October 15, 2005 Los Angeles1–3San JoseCarson, California
16:00 PDT Jones  13'
Marshall  17'
Donovan  68'
Albright  80'		 Report Goldthwaite  22'
Chung  42',  67'
De Rosario  45'
Ching  51'
Mullan  77'
Califf  85'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
April 3, 2008 Los Angeles2–0San JoseCarson, California
19:30 PDT Randolph  7'
Beckham  9'
Donovan  37'		 Report Kamara  78' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
June 14, 2008 San Jose0–3Los AngelesOakland, California
19:00 PDT Buddle  6', 63', 68'
Allen  60'
Álvaro  62'		 Report Cunliffe  40'
Smarte  45'
Johnson  63'		 Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 39,872
August 3, 2008 San Jose3–2Los AngelesOakland, California
12:00 PDT Álvarez  8'
Huckerby  40'
Cochrane  90',  90'		 Report Donovan  42',  73'
Buddle  76'		 Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 26,701
April 18, 2009 San Jose1–1Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
19:30 PDT Campos  5'
Corrales  67'
Garcia  90'
Amarikwa  90+2'		 Report Kovalenko  25'
Miglioranzi  73'
Jordan  76'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 15,862
June 20, 2009 San Jose2–1Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
13:30 PDT Campos  6'
Pitchkolan  24'
Johnson  48',  54'
Huckerby  90+3'		 Report Kirovski  28',  65' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 17,128
October 24, 2009 Los Angeles2–0San JoseCarson, California
19:30 PDT Burling  24' (o.g.)
Donovan  77'
Gonzalez  79'		 Report Convey  17'
Álvarez  69'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
July 22, 2010 Los Angeles2–2San JoseCarson, California
19:30 PDT Buddle  58'
Donovan  70',  90'
Juninho  90'		 Report Convey  1'
Burling  53'
McDonald  71'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,712
August 21, 2010 San Jose1–0Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
13:00 PDT Wondolowski  4'
Álvarez  54'		 Report Gonzalez  48' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,799
June 25, 2011 San Jose0–0Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
15:30 PDT Lenhart  44'
Corrales  48'		 Report Dunivant  36'
Saunders  43'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzmán
August 20, 2011 Los Angeles2–0San JoseCarson, California
Keane  21'
Magee  90'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 23, 2012 Los Angeles2–3San JoseCarson, California
Jiménez  3'
Magee  73'		 Report Lenhart  76'
Stephenson  82'
Gordon  90'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,512
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 30, 2012 San Jose4–3Los AngelesStanford, California
Lenhart  7'
Corrales  27'
Bernárdez  44',  51'
Cronin  47'
Lenhart  47'
Wondolowski  61'		 Report Juninho  24'
Beckham  31'
Hernandez  36' (o.g.)
Donovan  41'
Lopes  86'
Beckham  93'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,391
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 21, 2012 San Jose2–2Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
Chávez  61'
Wondolowski  73'		 Report Keane  59'
Buddle  69'
Juninho  70'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 29, 2013 San Jose3–2Los AngelesStanford, California
Gordon  68', 93',  94'
Bernárdez  69'  77'
Salinas  92'		 Report Sarvas  20',  79'
Jiménez  65'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,028
Referee: Armando Villareal
August 31, 2013 Los Angeles3–0San JoseCarson, California
Donovan  26'
Keane  43', 67'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 20, 2013 Los Angeles0–0San JoseCarson, California
Juninho  70' Report Cronin  20'
Bernárdez  53'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,418
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 28, 2014 San Jose0–1Los AngelesStanford, California
Report Zardes  61'
Gargan  67'
Donovan  90'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,006
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 8, 2014 Los Angeles2–2San JoseCarson, California
19:30 PDT Zardes  29'
Gonzalez  49'		 Report Wondolowski  18'
Pérez García  31'
Francis  51'
Cronin  79'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,719
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 14, 2014 San Jose1–1Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
12:00 PDT Hernandez  37'
Harris  63'
Lenhart  64'
Wondolowski  65'
Pierazzi  69'
Cronin  74'		 Report Gonzalez  26',  28'
Rogers  60'
Sarvas  75'
Keane  79'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 27, 2015 San Jose3–1Los AngelesStanford, California
19:30 PDT Nyassi  13'
Bernárdez  23'
Wondolowski  28'
Goodson  53'
Cato  72'		 Report Juninho  17'
Ishizaki  19'
Gordon  88'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,422
July 17, 2015 Los Angeles5–2San JoseCarson, California
20:00 PDT Keane  30', 64', 80'
Robbie Rogers  36'
Gerrard  37'
Lletget  90+2'		 Report Amarikwa  22', 25'
Thompson  30'
Salinas  55'
Bingham  69'
Stewart  70'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 28, 2015 San Jose1–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
20:00 PDT Salinas  18'
Bernárdez  90'		 Report Leonardo  47'
Rogers  74'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 19, 2016 Los Angeles3–1San JoseCarson, California
19:30 PDT Magee  11'
Van Damme  21'
de Jong  22'
Zardes  56', 62'
Keane  90+1'
Gordon  90+3'		 Report Imperiale  41'
Dawkins  45+3'
Alashe  52'
Wynne  56'
Wondolowski  89'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 22, 2016 Los Angeles1–1San JoseCarson, California
16:00 PDT Wynne  83' (o.g.) Report Quintero  23'
Alashe  87'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,162
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 25, 2016 San Jose1–1Los AngelesStanford, California
19:00 PDT Barrett  90' Report Van Damme  45+1'
dos Santos  69',  89'
Cole  90+6'  90+7'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,816
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 27, 2017 San Jose2–4Los AngelesSan Jose, California
19:00 PDT Wondolowski  10',  69'
Hoesen  37'		 Report João Pedro  19'
dos Santos  35', 64'
Bernárdez  44' (o.g.)
Diallo  66'
McInerney  90+4'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 1, 2017 San Jose2–1Los AngelesStanford, California
19:30 PDT Wondolowski  75'
Salinas  90+3',  90+4'		 Report Van Damme  11',  84'  90+5'
João Pedro  90'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,617
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 27, 2017 Los Angeles0–3San JoseCarson, California
16:00 PDT Diallo  45'
Smith  57'		 Report Alashe  20'
Vako  45+3'
Ureña  80'
Hoesen  87'
Wondolowski  90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Chris Penso
May 26, 2018 Los Angeles1–0San JoseCarson, California
20:00 PDT Alessandrini  82'
Kamara  85'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 1, 2018 San Jose3–3Los AngelesStanford, California
19:00 PDT Wondolowski  15', 69'
Vako  39'
Jimmy Ockford  48'		 Report Ibrahimovic  1', 25',  90'
Alessandrini  20',  82'
Bradford Jamieson IV  78'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,743
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 29, 2019 San Jose3–0Los AngelesStanford, California
19:00 PDT Vako  11'
Salinas  82'  83'
Thompson  85'		 Report Polenta  51'
Álvarez  67'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,850
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 12, 2019 Los Angeles1–3San JoseCarson, California
20:00 PDT Feltscher  2'
Corona  31'
Skjelvik  32'
Ibrahimovic  89'		 Report Thompson  7'
Judson  56'
Vako  61'
Hoesen  63'
López  68'
Yueill  85'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,508
Referee: Nima Saghafi

MLS Cup Playoffs
September 26, 1996 Conference SemifinalSan Jose1–0Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Ianni  36'
Wynalda  90'		 Report Onalfo  30'
Calichman  38'
Salcedo  89'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 29, 1996 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles2–0San JosePasadena, California
Hurtado  29',  90'
Fraser  84'		 Report Emenalo  1'
Rodas  28'
Wynalda  67'
Draguicevich  90'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Joshua Patlak
October 2, 1996 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles2–0San JosePasadena, California
Hurtado  31'
Cienfuegos  36'		 Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 30,231
Referee: Esse Baharmast
October 21, 2001 MLS CupSan Jose2–1Los AngelesColumbus, Ohio
Conrad  28'
Donovan  43'
Ekelund  78'
Ibsen  83'
De Rosario  96' 		Report Hernandez  21'
Caligiuri  48'
Califf  76'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,626
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 1, 2003 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles2–0San JoseCarson, California
Califf  32'
Hong  55'
Victorine  59'
Ruiz  62'		 Report Mullan  22'
Waibel  77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,201
November 9, 2003 Conference SemifinalSan Jose5–2Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Agoos  21'
Mulrooney  27'
Donovan  35'
Walker  50'
Mullan  51'
Roner  90'
Faria  96' 		Report Ruiz  7'
Vagenas  13'
Marshall  14'
Hartman  36'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 14,145
Referee: Alex Prus
October 23, 2005 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles3–1San JoseCarson, California
Gomez  13',  79'
Nagamura  33'
Donovan  39', 87'
Dunivant  68'
Albright  71'		 Report Barrett  12'
Clark  26',  68'
Robinson  63'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,466
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 29, 2005 Conference SemifinalSan Jose1–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Ching  42'
Gray  44'
Clark  89'		 Report Grabavoy  67' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 17,824
Referee: Alex Prus
November 4, 2012 Conference SemifinalLos Angeles0–1San JoseCarson, California
18:00 PST Report Chavez  17'
Bernardez  90'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 7, 2012 Conference SemifinalSan Jose1–3Los AngelesSanta Clara, California
20:00 PST Bernardez  4'
Lenhart  42'
Gordon  82'		 Report Beckham  17'
Keane  21', 34'
Magee  39'
Gonzalez  41'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Kevin Stott

U.S. Open Cup
August 9, 2000 QuarterfinalLos Angeles2–0San JoseFullerton, California
Cienfuegos  77',  83'
George  81'		 Report Conrad  66'
Brose  84'
Mulraine  90'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Gus St. Silva
July 24, 2001 QuarterfinalSan Jose1–1
(9–10 p)		Los AngelesSan Francisco, California
Bower  10'
Robinson  17'
Corrales  42'
Agoos  78'
Agogo  81'
Russell  88'		 Report Waibel  21'
Elliott  41',  73'
Califf  60'		 Stadium: Negoesco Stadium
Attendance: 1,881
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Penalties
Agoos
Lagos
Corrales
Cerritos
De Rosario
Agogo
Ibsen
Russell
Conrad
Barrett 		Vanney
Vagenas
Elliott
Cienfuegos
Hendrickson
Waibel
Caligiuri
Jones
Bardales
Califf
August 7, 2002 QuarterfinalSan Jose0–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
Conrad  62'
Mulrooney  64'		 Report Jones  45'
Victorine  84'
Lalas  97'
Ruiz  101' 		Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,481
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 24, 2005 QuarterfinalSan Jose1–2Los Angeles GalaxySan Jose, California
Cerritos  76' Report Gómez  5', 31' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 1, 2015 Fifth RoundSan Jose0–1Los AngelesSan Jose, California
19:30 PT Pierazzi  84'
Fucito  87'		 Report Villarreal  6'
Mendiola  82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,329
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 10, 2017 QuarterfinalSan Jose3–2Los AngelesSan Jose, California
19:30 PT Wondolowski  16', 51'
Hoesen  62'
Sarkodie  90+2'		 Report Van Damme  3'
Villarreal  28'
McBean  64'
Garcia  70'
Tarbell  84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Allen Chapman

Winners

Each season, a cup is awarded to the team that won the most points in the California Clasico during the regular season. Between 1996 and 1999, matches ending in draws were culminated in a penalty shootout with the winner of the shootout gaining one point while the losing team left with no points. This system was abolished starting with the 2000 season; a draw awarded each team 1 point.

Key
Tie broken on goal difference
Season Winner Aggregate
1996Los Angeles10:0
1997San Jose6:4
1998Los Angeles5:3
1999Los Angeles9:1
2000Los Angeles8:2
2001San Jose6:0
2002Los Angeles9:3
2003Los Angeles5:5 (5–3)
2004Los Angeles7:4
2005San Jose9:3
2008Los Angeles7:3
2009Los Angeles5:5 (4–3)
2010San Jose4:1
2011Los Angeles4:1
2012San Jose7:1
2013Los Angeles4:4 (5–3)
2014Los Angeles5:2
2015San Jose6:3
2016Los Angeles5:2
2017San Jose6:3
2018Los Angeles4:1
2019San Jose6:0

On October 13, 2013, the California Clasico was highlighted on the TV series, MLS Insider, explaining the history of the rivalry from the different perspectives of players such as Chris Wondolowski and Landon Donovan.[20]

gollark: Okay, through rapid invocation of dark bee gods (as ever) and accursed patches to internals of the QAPipeline thing, it should now be moderately faster.
gollark: Well, there's your answer.
gollark: ++help experimental_qa
gollark: I mean, at the very least it's documented in the code, with no comments.
gollark: Yes. This is documented somewhere maybe.

See also

References
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