| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 1980 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Division: 4th Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Bill Foulkes |
| Average Attendance: | 13,169[1] |
| League Topscorer: | Steve David (14)[2] |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | National Challenge Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not enter |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
The 1980 San Jose Earthquakes season was the franchise's seventh in the North American Soccer League. They finished fourth inthe Western Division of the American Conference.[3]
The 1980 squad[2]
See main article: 1980 North American Soccer League season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0 - 1 | |
| April 19, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | H | 0 - 1 | |
| April 27, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 2 - 4 | Maseko (2) |
| April 30, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2 - 3 | Sautter, Gersdorff |
| May 3, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | A | 0 - 4 | |
| May 10, 1980 | New England Tea Men | H | 0 - 0* | |
| May 15, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 1 - 0 | David |
| May 17, 1980 | Houston Hurricane | H | 3 - 0 | David (3) |
| May 24, 1980 | Portland Timbers | A | 1 - 2 | Silva |
| June 1, 1980 | California Surf | A | 2 - 3 | David, Kraay |
| June 4, 1980 | Rochester Lancers | H | 1 - 2 | David |
| June 7, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2 - 0 | Pavlovic, Lechermann |
| June 11, 1980 | Detroit Express | A | 0 - 0* | |
| June 14, 1980 | Philadelphia Fury | H | 2 - 1 | Best, David |
| June 17, 1980 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 0 - 4 | |
| June 22, 1980 | Washington Diplomats | A | 4 - 5 | Licinar, David, Lechermann, Best |
| June 26, 1980 | A | 2 - 2* | Licinar, David | |
| June 29, 1980 | California Surf | H | 5 - 1 | Licinar, Best, David, Lechermann (2) |
| July 2, 1980 | Dallas Tornado | H | 1 - 2 | Pavlovic |
| July 5, 1980 | New England Tea Men | A | 1 - 3 | David |
| July 9, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1 - 4 | Licinar |
| July 12, 1980 | A | 2 - 1 | Mihailovich, David | |
| July 16, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 0 - 3 | |
| July 19, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1 - 4 | David |
| July 26, 1980 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 1 - 2 | |
| July 30, 1980 | Memphis Rogues | H | 0 - 1 | |
| August 2, 1980 | Detroit Express | H | 3 - 1 | Pavlovic, David |
| August 9, 1980 | Chicago Sting | A | 1 - 4 | Best |
| August 12, 1980 | Memphis Rogues | A | 0 - 0* | |
| August 16, 1980 | Portland Timbers | H | 2 - 3 | Best (2) |
| August 20, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | A | 3 - 2 | Maseko, Best |
| August 23, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 1 - 2 | Best |
| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Edmonton Drillers | 17 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 149 | |
| align=left | California Surf | 15 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 144 | |
| align=left | San Diego Sockers | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 140 | |
| align=left | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 95 |