Tag: Spartan Stadium

1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Program from the American Professional Soccer League

San Francisco Bay Blackhawks

The Blackhawks were a top-flight Bay Area pro soccer club during the early 1990s, appearing in three straight league title games between 1989 and 1991 and winning the championship of the American Professional Soccer League in 1991. The ‘Hawks featured a number of top American players of the era, including Eric Wynalda, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Dominic Kinnear and Troy Dayak.

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Eric Wynalda of the San Jose Clash on the cover of a 1997 Major League Soccer Freekick souvenir program

San Jose Clash

Major League Soccer (1996-1999) Born: June 15, 1994 – MLS founding franchise Re-Branded: October 27, 1999 (San Jose Earthquakes) First Game: April 6, 1996 (W 1-0

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California Redwoods Football

California Redwoods

United Football League (2009) Born: UFL founding franchise Moved: 2010 (Sacramento Mountain Lions) First Game: October 8, 2009 (L 30-17 @ Las Vegas Locomotives) Last Game: November

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George Best of the San Jose Earthquakes on the cover of a 1981 New York Cosmos program from the North American Soccer League

San Jose Earthquakes (1974-1988)

The original ‘Quakes were part of a major expansion of the NASL in 1974 that also saw the formation of the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps clubs. The ‘Quakes were the toast of the league that summer. English forward Paul Child won the golden boot with 15 goals and 6 assists. At the box office, San Jose set a new league attendance record.

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Katia and Tisha Venturini-Hoch on the cover of the 2003 San Jose CyberRays media guide from the Women's United Soccer Association

San Jose CyberRays

Women’s United Soccer Association (2001-2003) Born: 2000 – WUSA founding franchise Folded: September 15, 2003 First Match: April 14, 2001 (L 1-0 @ Washington Freedom)

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