1977 San Jose Earthquakes season
| 1977 season | |||
| Coach |  Momcilo Gavrić |
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| Stadium | Spartan Stadium | ||
| NASL | Division: 3rd Conference: 6th Overall: 9th |
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| NASL Playoffs | First round | ||
| National Challenge Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer | Paul Child (13)[1] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,739[2] | ||
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The 1977 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's fourth season of existence as a franchise in the North American Soccer League, then the top-tier of American soccer. The Earthquakes finished in third place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference, strong enough to qualify for the playoffs.
Contents
Background
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Review
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Squad
The 1977 squad [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
NASL
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Results summary
Results by round
Match results
Season
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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| April 9, 1977 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 0–3 | |
| April 17, 1977 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 0–2 | |
| April 23, 1977 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2–0 | Calloway, Davies |
| April 30, 1977 | Dallas Tornado | A | 2–2* | DeLeon, Child |
| May 7, 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | A | 0–2 | |
| May 9, 1977 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2–1 | Child |
| May 14, 1977 | Portland Timbers | H | 3–2 | DeLeon, Child, Davies |
| May 21, 1977 | Seattle Sounders | A | 1–0 | Child |
| May 23, 1977 | Washington Diplomats | H | 0–0* | |
| May 27, 1977 | St. Louis Stars | A | 4–3 | Davies, Child (3) |
| May 29, 1977 | Connecticut Bicentennials | A | 2–3 | Calloway, Davies |
| June 4, 1977 | Minnesota Kicks | A | 0–1 | |
| June 11, 1977 | Rochester Lancers | H | 1–3 | Davies |
| June 18, 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | H | 2–1 | Child, DeLeon |
| June 22, 1977 | Portland Timbers | A | 2–1 | Birchenall (2) |
| June 25, 1977 | Team Hawaii | A | 1–3 | Child |
| June 27, 1977 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 1–4 | Pavlovic |
| July 2, 1977 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | H | 3–0 | Birchenall, Child, DeLeon |
| July 6, 1977 | Cosmos | A | 0–3 | |
| July 9, 1977 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 0–0* | |
| July 12, 1977 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 0–0* | |
| July 16, 1977 | Washington Diplomats | A | 0–3 | |
| July 24, 1977 | Chicago Sting | H | 1–0 | Mitic |
| July 30, 1977 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 3–2 | Child, DeLeon |
| August 1, 1977 | Team Hawaii | H | 1–0 | Child |
| August 6, 1977 | Dallas Tornado | H | 4–3 | Child, DeLeon, Mitic (2) |
* = Shootout
Source:[4]
NASL Playoffs
| August 10, 1977 First round | Los Angeles Aztecs | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
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| 16:00 UTC-8 | Stadium: Memorial Coliseum |
Standings
Pacific Conference
| Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Home | Road |
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| Dallas Tornado | 18 | 8 | 56 | 37 | 53 | 161 | 11-2 | 7-6 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 15 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 57 | 147 | 8-5 | 7-6 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 119 | 9-4 | 5-8 |
| Team Hawaii | 11 | 15 | 45 | 59 | 40 | 106 | 7-6 | 4-9 |
| Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 11 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 103 | 8-5 | 3-10 |
Statistics
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Transfers
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Awards and recognition
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See also
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