San Jose Earthquakes 1981 soccer season
1981 season | |
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Coach | Jim Gabriel |
Stadium | Spartan Stadium |
NASL | Division: 4th Overall: 19th |
NASL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
National Challenge Cup | Did not enter |
Top goalscorer | George Best (13) |
Average home league attendance | 12,400 |
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The 1981 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division.
Squad
The 1981 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
NASL
Main article: 1981 North American Soccer League seasonMatch results
Season
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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March 29, 1981 | New York Cosmos | H | 0–3 | |
April 5, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0–1 | |
April 12, 1981 | Jacksonville Tea Men | H | 3–0 | Etherington, David (2) |
April 19, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2–1 | Licinar, Best |
April 26, 1981 | California Surf | H | 0–1 | |
May 2, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | A | 2–4 | Best, Crescitelli |
May 6, 1981 | Portland Timbers | A | 0–3 | |
May 10, 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 1–0 | David |
May 15, 1981 | California Surf | A | 2–1 | Best, Horvath |
May 19, 1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 0–2 | |
May 24, 1981 | Calgary Boomers | A | 0–1 | |
May 27, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 3–2 | Liveric, Crescitelli, Hunter |
May 31, 1981 | Calgary Boomers | H | 4–3 | Best (2), Lindsay, Crescitelli |
June 7, 1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 2–1 | Crescitelli, Horvath |
June 14, 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 2–6 | Liveric, Irving |
June 17, 1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | H | 3–1 | Etherington, Best, Crescitelli |
June 20, 1981 | Seattle Sounders | A | 0–1 | |
June 24, 1981 | California Surf | A | 0–7 | |
June 27, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 1–2 | Best |
July 1, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 1–5 | Licinar |
July 4, 1981 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1–4 | |
July 8, 1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 2–4 | Best, Perez |
July 11, 1981 | Jacksonville Tea Men | A | 3–4 | Crescitelli, Best, Irving |
July 15, 1981 | Montreal Manic | A | 0–4 | |
July 22, 1981 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 3–2 | Best (2), Hukic |
July 25, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0–3 | |
August 1, 1981 | Portland Timbers | H | 1–1* | Best |
August 5, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | A | 0–3 | |
August 8, 1981 | Seattle Sounders | H | 3–0 | Crescitelli, Licinar (2) |
August 12, 1981 | California Surf | H | 2–1 | Horvath, Licinar |
August 15, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2–3 | Lindsay, Best |
August 19, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1–3 | Lindsay |
* = Shootout
Source:
Standings
Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
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San Diego Sockers | 21 | 11 | 67 | 49 | 173 |
Los Angeles Aztecs | 19 | 13 | 53 | 55 | 160 |
California Surf | 11 | 21 | 60 | 77 | 117 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | 21 | 44 | 78 | 108 |
References
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- "North American Soccer Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- "The Year in American Soccer 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
External links
- The Year in American Soccer – 1981 | NASL
- San Jose Earthquakes Game Results | Soccerstats.us
- San Jose Earthquakes Rosters | nasljerseys.com
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