| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 1974 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Division: 2nd Overall: 4th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Ivan Toplak |
| Average Attendance: | 16,584 [1] |
| League Topscorer: | Paul Child (15) [2] |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Cup2: | National Challenge Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not enter |
| American: | true |
| Nextseason: | 1975 |
The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes season marked their debut as a franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished secondin the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs.[3]
The 1974 squad [2]
See main article: 1974 North American Soccer League season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1974 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1 - 1* | Hernandez |
| May 11, 1974 | Dallas Tornado | H | 4 - 3 | Roboostoff, Child (2), Hernandez |
| May 18, 1974 | St. Louis Stars | H | 2 - 2* | Hernandez, Perez |
| May 19, 1974 | Seattle Sounders | A | 1 - 3 | Child |
| May 24, 1974 | Baltimore Comets | A | 2 - 6 | Meszaros, Bandov |
| May 26, 1974 | Rochester Lancers | A | 2 - 1 | Bandov, Child |
| June 1, 1974 | Miami Toros | H | 0 - 0* | |
| June 8, 1974 | Dallas Tornado | A | 0 - 0* | |
| June 16, 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 2 - 1 | Welch, Child |
| June 17, 1974 | Denver Dynamos | A | 3 - 5 | Child (2), Roboostoff |
| June 22, 1974 | New York Cosmos | H | 2 - 2* | Zajdel, Moore |
| June 30, 1974 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2 - 2* | Child, Perez |
| July 3, 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | A | 1 - 2 | Coskunian |
| July 6, 1974 | A | 2 - 1 | Child, Bandov | |
| July 13, 1974 | Denver Dynamos | H | 2 - 1 | Roboostoff, Child |
| July 20, 1974 | Toronto Metros | H | 2 - 1 | Welch, Roboostoff |
| July 26, 1974 | H | 3 - 1 | Roboostoff, Child | |
| July 28, 1974 | St. Louis Stars | A | 2 - 0 | Child, Roboostoff |
| August 3, 1974 | Washington Diplomats | H | 2 - 3 | Child, M. Demling |
| August 10, 1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 5 - 0 | Child (2), Welch, Hernandez, Moore |
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win,3 points for a tie,0 points for a loss,1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
| Western Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Los Angeles Aztecs | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 36 | 110 | |
| align=left | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 38 | 103 | |
| align=left | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 101 | |
| align=left | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 70 |