San Jose Earthquakes U23 Explained

Clubname:San Jose Earthquakes
Fullname:San Jose Earthquakes U-23
Nickname:Quakes
Founded:2013
Dissolved:2014
Stadium:Warrior Stadium, Turlock, California
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Manager:Dana Taylor
League:USL Premier Development League
Position:3rd Southwest Division
Playoffs: DNQ
American:y
Season:2014
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The San Jose Earthquakes U23, were an American soccer team based in Turlock, California. They were the development team for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes. The team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. [1]

In their only season in 2014, the U23 Earthquakes finished with 7 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties. They were 6–0–1 in their last seven games, but just missed the playoffs. Defender Ramon Martin Del Campo was named to the All-League and All-Conference teams.

On December 9, 2014, the parent club announced that the new Burlingame Dragons FC would be the Earthquakes official PDL affiliate starting in 2015, replacing the U23 team. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes Acquire PDL Franchise . United Soccer Leagues (USL) . October 28, 2013 . December 14, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214132513/http://www.uslpdl.com/home/766155.html . December 14, 2014 .
  2. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes announce new USL PDL affiliate: The Burlingame Dragons . Robert Jonas . SB Nation . December 9, 2014 . December 9, 2014.