| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 1987 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| League: | Western Soccer Alliance |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: |  Barney Boyce |
| League Topscorer: | Joe Mihaljevic (7) [1] |
| Cup1: | WSA Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Final |
| Cup2: | National Challenge Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not enter |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fourteenth overall for the Earthquakes franchise, and the club's third in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished theseason in third place, then shut out the second place Seattle Storm in the Wild Card playoff game. In the Final, they were defeated by the San Diego Nomads, 3-1.[2]
The 1987 squad [3]
See main article: 1987 Western Soccer Alliance.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 1987 | California Kickers | A | 3 - 2 | Mihaljevic, Henrique, Wiskel |
| March 21, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | H | 3 - 1 | Wiskel, Palic, Henrique |
| March 29, 1987 | California Kickers | H | 1 - 2 | Blakeman |
| April 4, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | H | 1 - 2 (aet) | Mihaljevic |
| April 11, 1987 | Los Angeles Heat | A | 2 - 0 | Pastor, Mihaljevic |
| April 12, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | A | 0 - 0* | |
| April 26, 1987 | F.C. Portland | H | 5 - 1 | Mihaljevic (3), Martin, Zipp |
| May 3, 1987 | Los Angeles Heat | H | 6 - 0 | Pastor (3), Mihaljevic, Blakeman, Murphy |
| May 16, 1987 | F.C. Portland | A | 0 - 1 | |
| May 17, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | A | 0 - 3 | |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 1987 | F.C. Seattle | A | 3 - 0 | Palic, Henrique, Pastor |
| June 14, 1987 | San Diego Nomads | A | 1 - 2 | Henrique |
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | OW | OL | PW | PL | GF | GA | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Nomads | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 31 | |
| 2 | F.C. Seattle | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 31 | |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 31 | |
| 4 | F.C. Portland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 6 | California Kickers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 23 |