1985 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1985 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth overall for the Earthquakes franchise. They played in the four-team Western Alliance Challenge Series, which would become the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. The Earthquakes finished in first place and were league champions.^[2]

San Jose Earthquakes

1985 season
Coach	Laurie Calloway
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Western Alliance Challenge Series	1st
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Chris Dangerfield (2) [1]
← 1984 1986 →

Squad

The 1985 squad ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  USA Mark Arya — DF  USA Billy Crook — MF  ENG Chris Dangerfield — MF  USA Fred Hamel — MF  USA Germain Iglesias — FW   Jorge Ilbanez — DF  USA Chris McCargo — DF  ENG Mark Nickeas — FW   Jesus Perez — FW   Jose Ramos

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA Bob Rigby — DF  USA Dev Rendler — MF  USA Dan Salvemimi — FW  USA Derek Sanderson — MF  USA Tim Schulz — MF  USA Mike Simon — DF  USA Joe Siveria — GK  USA Hunter Stern — FW  VIE Dzung Tran — FW   Frank Van den Brand Horninge

Competitions

Western Alliance Challenge Series

Main article: 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series

Match results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
July 6, 1985	Victoria Riptide	A	1–0	own goal
July 7, 1985	F.C. Seattle	A	1–3	Dangerfield
July 13, 1985	F.C. Portland	H	3–2	Dangerfield (2), Tran
July 17, 1985	F.C. Portland	A	1–2	Tran
July 20, 1985	Canada	H	1–1	Sanderson
August 2, 1985	F.C. Seattle	H	1–0	Morales
August 17, 1985	Victoria Riptide	H	2–1	Hamel, Dangerfield

Source:^[4]

Standings

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	San Jose Earthquakes	7	4	2	1	10	9	13
2	Victoria Riptide	7	3	3	1	16	11	10
3	F.C. Seattle	7	3	3	1	13	13	10
4	F.C. Portland	7	1	4	2	8	16	5