| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 2000 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Division: 4th Overall: 12th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Kraft Sports Group |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Lothar Osiander |
| Average Attendance: | 12,460 |
| League Topscorer: | Abdul Thompson Conteh (8) |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Cup3: | California Clásico |
| Cup3 Result: | 2nd |
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| Prevseason: | 1999 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
The 2000 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth season of the team's existence, and the first year that the MLS team used the "Earthquakes" name. The team finished with the worst record Western conference as well as the league.
As of August 18, 2009.[1]
See also: 2000 Major League Soccer season.
See also: 2000 U.S. Open Cup.
Source:[4]
| Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 57 | ||
| 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 50 | ||
| 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 43 | ||
| 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 29 |
| width=30 | Pos | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | T | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts | width=250 | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1) | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 57 | 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | ||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago Fire (C1) | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 3 | MetroStars (E1) | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 54 | 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs | ||||||||||
| 4 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 50 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 7 | New England Revolution | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 49 | –2 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 59 | –16 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 56 | –2 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 48 | 58 | –10 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 11 | D.C. United | 32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 44 | 63 | –19 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 50 | –15 | 29 |
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.