| 2003 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Owner | AEG | ||
| Coach | Frank Yallop | ||
| Stadium | Spartan Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd | ||
| MLS Cup | Champions | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| CONCACAF | First round | ||
| California Clásico | 2nd | ||
| Top goalscorer | Landon Donovan (12) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,796[1] | ||
The2003San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth season of the team's existence, and saw the franchise win its secondMLS Cup. To date, this is the most recent MLS Cup final appearance or victory for the team, the longest such drought in the league (taking into account the franchise being inactive for two seasons in 2006-07).
As of December 26, 2012.[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager |  Johnny Moore |
| Head Coach |  Frank Yallop |
| Assistant Coach | Dominic Kinnear |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Tim Hanely |
| Head trainer | Bruce Morgan |
| Equipment manager |  Jose Vega |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source:San Jose Earthquakes
| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Ground(capacity and dimensions) | Spartan Stadium(26,525 / 71x110 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
| April 12, 2003 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Denver |
Roberts 46' | Report | Ching 1' Dunivant 22' | Stadium:Invesco Field Attendance: 20,816 |
| April 19, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1(OT) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Mullan 81' | Report | own goal 74' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 17,032 |
| April 26, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Donovan 54' | Report | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,187 |
| May 3, 2003 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Report | own goal 42' Ching 56' | Stadium:Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,722 |
| May 10, 2003 | Chicago Fire | 0–0(OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Chicago |
| Report | Stadium:Soldier Field Attendance: 7,825 |
| May 17, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–3 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| Mullan 30' Ching 49'Agoos 67'Donovan 87' | Report | McBride 38' Cunningham 61'Paule 90' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,180 |
| May 31, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–4 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| Roner 59' | Report | Beasley 28' Ralph 47'Razov 81'Beasley 90' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,401 |
| June 7, 2003 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| McBride 85' | Report | Stadium:Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,481 |
| June 14, 2003 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Southlake, Texas |
| Kreis 25' | Report | Mullan 49' Alvarez 87' | Stadium:Dragon Stadium Attendance: 7,601 |
| June 18, 2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1(OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| Victorine 21' | Report | Walker 63' | Stadium:Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,867 |
| June 21, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| Mullan 43' Walker 77' | Report | McBride 55' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,058 |
| June 28, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0(OT) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Report | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,817 |
| July 2, 2003 | MetroStars | 4–4(OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Guevara 7' Magee 36'Mathis 43'Mathis 90' | Report | Ching 15' Ching 34'Lagos 78'Donovan 90' | Stadium:Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,875 |
| July 5, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0(OT) | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| Report | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,705 |
| July 12, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| Report | Kotschau 34' Chung 49' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 8,107 |
| July 19, 2003 | D.C. United | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
| Curtis 13' | Report | Roner 38' Lagos 54' | Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,892 |
| July 26, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
| Mullan 25' Lagos 37'Agoos 90' | Report | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,034 |
| August 8, 2003 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Report | Donovan 23' | Stadium:Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 13,819 |
| August 13, 2003 | Dallas Burn | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Southlake, Texas |
| Report | Ching 11' Donovan 23'Donovan 44' | Stadium:Dragon Stadium Attendance: 5,515 |
| August 16, 2003 | New England Revolution | 1–1(OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Twellman 52' | Report | Ekelund 23' | Stadium:Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,877 |
| August 24, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| Corrales 80' | Report | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,107 |
| August 30, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| Mullan 59' | Report | Chung 21' Spencer 67' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,116 |
| September 7, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| De Rosario 42' Donovan 52' | Report | Noonan 41' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,510 |
| September 13, 2003 | D.C. United | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
| Stewart 9' Olsen 81' | Report | Walker 80' | Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,502 |
| September 20, 2003 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Arnaud 59' | Report | Donovan 26' Robinson 54'Donovan 70'Donovan 90' | Stadium:Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 30,308 |
| September 27, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2 | Dallas Burn | San Jose, California |
| De Rosario 1' De Rosario 11'Donovan 24'Donovan 35'De Rosario 48' | Report | Hendrickson 8' Curtis 14' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 12,219 |
| October 5, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | MetroStars | San Jose, California |
| Report | Guevara 30' Jolley 90' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,225 |
| October 10, 2003 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0(OT) | San Jose Earthquakes | Denver |
| Report | Stadium:Invesco Field Attendance: 12,478 |
| October 18, 2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| Moreno 6' Moreno 35'Elliott 61' | Report | Stadium:Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 |
| October 25, 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1(OT) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Walker 80' | Report | Moreno 56' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 16,282 |
| November 1, 2003Conference Semifinal | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| Victorine 59' Ruiz 62' | Report | Stadium:Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,201 |
| November 9, 2003Conference Semifinal | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2(OT) (5–4agg.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| Agoos 21' Donovan 35'Walker 50'Roner 90'Faria  96' | Report | Ruiz 7' Vagenas 13' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 14,145 |
| November 15, 2003Conference Final | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2(OT) | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose, California |
| Lagos 61' Mullan 83'Donovan 117' | Report | Simutenkov 57' Klein 72' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 16,108 |
| November 23, 2003MLS Cup | Chicago Fire | 2–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| Beasley 49' own goal 54' | Report | Ekelund 5' Donovan 38'Mulrooney 50'Donovan 71' | Stadium:Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 |
| August 5, 2003Fourth round | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| Smith 41' | Report | Stadium:Husky Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,510 |
vSan Jose Earthquakes| March 16, 2003First round | Municipal | 4–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Guatemala City,Guatemala |
| Romero 28' Romero 37'Figueroa 39'Ponciano 55' | Report | Lagos 64' Lagos 71' | Stadium:Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 12,000 (est.) |
vMunicipal| March 26, 2003First round | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 (4–5agg.) | Municipal | San Jose, California |
| Donovan 19' Ching 35' | Report | Plata 76' | Stadium:Spartan Stadium Attendance: 4,594 |
Source:[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 42 | |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 40 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 23 |
