The San Jose Earthquakes will host two games this week at Avaya Stadium. The Quakes will play a Fourth Round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against the NASL’s San Francisco Deltas on Wednesday, June 14 (7:15 p.m. PT kickoff), and a regular season matchup against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, June 17 (5:45 p.m. PT kickoff).
Wednesday will be the Quakes’ first official match against the newly minted SF Deltas, as well as their first game in the 2017 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The 103-year-old tournament is the oldest soccer cup competition in the United States.
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 24-24-7
Home: 16-5-6 (38 GF, 21 GA)
Away: 8-19-1 (29 GF, 44 GA)
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 67, Sporting KC – 65
Last Game vs. Kansas City
Earthquakes 1 – 2 Sporting KC; Saturday, March 18, 2017; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at Children’s Mercy Park during their first road game of the 2017 season. Florian Jungwirth scored his first goal for the Quakes in the 91st minute, while Danny Hoesen earned his first assist and Jahmir Hyka made his first start.
History of the Quakes – Kansas City Rivalry
The San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City, then known as the Kansas City Wiz (later Kansas City Wizards), were two of the 10 original clubs during the inaugural 1996 MLS season … The first meeting between the sides was a thriller on April 21, 1996, at Spartan Stadium … With the game tied 2-2 at the end of regulation, the Clash fell in a lengthy shootout by a score of 8-7 … San Jose’s first win against Kansas City came later that season on May 29, 2-1 at Spartan Stadium, thanks to an Eric Wynalda brace … The teams have faced off twice in the postseason … The Quakes won 3-2 at Spartan Stadium on Nov. 15, 2003, on a 117th-minute Landon Donovan goal in sudden-death overtime during the Western Conference Finals en route to their second MLS Cup title … The two teams met again in the 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs for a two-game Western Conference Semifinals series … The Quakes took a 2-0 win in their home leg on Oct. 24, but were then eliminated on aggregate following a 3-0 Wizards victory six days later at Arrowhead Stadium … Chris Wondolowski tallied the goal that sealed his first Golden Boot award during the 2010 regular-season finale on Oct. 23 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, his 18th of the year … The Earthquakes played in the second-ever MLS match at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on June 17, 2011, falling 1-0 with C.J. Sapong re-directing a free kick from Graham Zusi for the only goal of the match in the 31st minute … San Jose fell 2-1 on the road against Sporting KC in their lone meeting in 2012 on May 27 … The Earthquakes took the 2013 edition of this matchup 1-0 on Aug. 18 at Buck Shaw Stadium with Chris Wondolowski scoring his fifth career goal against Sporting KC … In their only meeting of 2014, the Earthquakes fell to Sporting KC 1-0 after Dom Dwyer converted a penalty kick early in the second half … The San Jose Earthquakes routed Sporting Kansas City 5-0 in their first meeting of the 2015 season at Sporting Park in Kansas City on Aug. 19 with a pair of braces by Chris Wondolowksi and Cordell Cato, and Anibal Godoy’s first MLS goal … The Quakes shut out Sporting KC again in their last matchup up of 2015 on Oct. 16, with Godoy tallying his second goal of the season against them to lead San Jose to a 1-0 win at Avaya Stadium … San Jose defeated Sporting KC 1-0 at Avaya Stadium in their first matchup of 2016 behind Chris Wondolowski’s penalty on April 24 … Sporting KC leveled the season series with a 2-1 victory over the Quakes in San Jose on Sept. 24. … Kansas City won the final encounter of 2016 with a 2-0 victory at home … Sporting KC kicked off the 2017 series with a 2-1 win over the Quakes at Children’s Mercy Park on March 18.
Earthquakes – Kansas City Connections
SKC defender Ike Opara played for the Earthquakes from 2010-12, making 35 appearances and recording three goals … Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski has played alongside Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi on the USMNT … SKC midfielder Roger Espinoza and Quakes defender Victor Bernardez were both born in Honduras and have played for the Honduras National Team … SKC forward Dom Dywer and San Jose midfielder Simon Dawkins were both born in England.
EARTHQUAKES IN THE COMMUNITY
Story Time with the Quakes
Who: Earthquakes goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell
What: The Quakes have partnered with the San Jose Public Library branches to encourage kids to read during the summer months. Meet and Greet and story time with an Earthquakes player
When: Thursday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. PT
Where: East Carnegie Branch; 1102 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, 95116
Earthquakes Night at the Ballpark
Who: Earthquakes Mascot ‘Q’
What: Q will be joining the A’s mascot, Stomper, for in-game promotions and activities, including the Seventh-Inning Stretch, presented by Sutter Health
When: Thursday, June 15; Oakland A’
Where: Oakland Coliseum
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
First Time for Everything
Wednesday marks the first competitive match between the Quakes and Deltas since the NASL club began play earlier this year. The Quakes and Deltas previously faced each other in a preseason match in February.
All-Time in U.S. Open Cup
The Quakes hold a 14-13 all-time record in U.S. Open Cup play.
Open Cup at Avaya
The match will be the Quakes’ third Open Cup match at Avaya Stadium, having previously faced Sacramento Republic FC and the LA Galaxy in 2015.
San Jose-San Francisco
The Earthquakes haven’t faced a team from San Francisco in the U.S. Open Cup since taking on the SF Bay Seals at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 20, 1997.
Even Stevens
San Jose is 24-24-7 all-time against Sporting KC, slightly outscoring the Midwestern club 67-65 in 55 matchups between the two sides.
Two Short
Chris Wondolowski is two goals away from equaling the Quakes-Kansas City series goal record set by Ronald Cerritos and Preki (10).
The Early Goal Gets the Win
The last time the Quakes lost against SKC after scoring first was in July 27, 2002 when they fell 2-1 at Arrowhead Stadium.
In Search of Three
Tommy Thompson has recorded an assist in each of the Quakes’ last two home games and looks to keep his home streak going.
THIS WEEK IN EARTHQUAKES HISTORY
A look back on important moments in Earthquakes history that took place during the week of June 12 - 18
June 12, 1996 – San Jose Clash defeat UNAM Pumas 2-1 at Spartan Stadium
The Clash became the first MLS team to defeat an international opponent, downing Liga MX’s Pumas UNAM 2-1 at Spartan Stadium.
RENO 1868 FC UPDATE
Reno 1868 FC continued their fine form with a 2-0 win over Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night. The win brings Reno’s undefeated streak in USL play to seven games (5-0-2).
Next up for the Nevada club is a Monday night matchup in Salt Lake City against Real Monarchs SLC with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m.
BURLINGAME DRAGONS FC UPDATE
Burlingame Dragons FC fell 3-2 to the Southern California Seahorses on Friday night. The team, led by Earthquakes legend Joe Cannon, will seek to bounce back when they take on Ventura County Fusion at Dragons Stadium on Saturday, June 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Following their Saturday matchup, the Dragons will be back on the field the next day to take on Fresno Fuego, also at Dragons Stadium, with kickoff slated for 4 p.m.
Tickets to both matches can be purchased online at http://www.burlingamedragons.com/tickets/.
ACADEMY UPDATE
The Quakes U-13s and U-14s wrapped up their season with 10-0 and 6-0 wins, respectively, over San Joaquin Valley Soccer Academy. The two matches concluded the Quakes Academy season, as the U-15/16s and U-17/18s did not enter the playoffs.
NEWS ARTICLES
New Earthquakes president plans to ‘shut up’ and listen
By Elliott Almond, The Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/06/new-earthquakes-president-plans-to-shut-up-and-listen/
Q&A with new Earthquakes president: What did you learn in England?
By Jody Meacham, Silicon Valley Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/06/08/san-jose-earthquakes-soccer-president-jim-fox.html
New attacking midfielder on the way to Earthquakes
By Elliott Almond, The Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/07/new-attacking-midfielder-on-the-way-to-earthquakes/
San Jose Earthquakes to announce significant player acquisition by the end of June
By Robert Jonas, Center Line Soccer
http://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2017/6/6/15749836/san-jose-earthquakes-summer-transfer-window-designated-player-signing-jesse-fioranelli-end-of-june
Bay Area Soccer Roundup: SF City on a run, Quakes-Deltas 101 Derby
By Staff, SF Gate
