San Jose Earthquakes
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| First Season |
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| 1996 |
| Team History |
| San Jose Earthquakes (2000-present) San Jose Clash (1996-99) |
| League/Conference |
Major League Soccer (1996-present)
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| Venue |
| PayPal Park (2015-present) Buck Shaw Stadium (2008-14) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (2008-09) Spartan Stadium (1996-2005) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 (originally as the San Jose Clash) as one of the charter clubs of the league. The Earthquakes took part in the first game in MLS history.
Publications
Home programs by season
| Season/Date | Type | Opponent | Venue |
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| 2010s | |||
| 2015 | Regular Season | various | Avaya Stadium |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 2010s | 2011 • 2012 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
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| San Jose Earthquakes head coaches |
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| Laurie Calloway (1996-97) • Brian Quinn (1997-99) • Jorge Espinoza* 1999) • Lothar Osiander (1999-2000) • Frank Yallop (2001-03) • Dominic Kinnear (2004-05) • Frank Yallop (2008-13) • Mark Watson (2013-14) • Ian Russell* (2014) • Dominic Kinnear (2015-17) • Chris Leitch (2017) • Mikael Stahre (2017-18) • Steve Ralston* (2018) • Matías Almeyda (2018-2022) • Alex Covelo* (2022) • Luchi Gonzalez (2023-present)
*caretaker/interim manager |
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