The Quakes will face off against Western Conference rivals for the first time in 2016 at the Stubhub Center in Los Angeles.
Earthquakes vs. Galaxy at Stubhub Center
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Television: CSNCA
Radio: 1590 KLIV, 1370 KZSF
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OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 20-28-12
Home: 15-10-7 (47 GF, 40 GA)
Away: 5-18-5 (34 GF, 55 GA)
Playoffs: 4-5-1
US Open Cup: 0-5-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 81, LA Galaxy – 95
Last Game vs. Galaxy
Earthquakes 1, LA Galaxy 0; August 28, 2015; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA
The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the LA Galaxy 1-0 in front of a sold-out, raucous crowd at Avaya Stadium. In the 12th minute, midfielder Anibal Godoy chipped a pass over the Galaxy's backline and in front of forward Quincy Amarikwa. Amarikwa attempted to slot a pass across the box, but LA goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was able to get down and secure the save. The Earthquakes got on the board first in the 18th minute. Defender Marvell Wynne lofted a pass to the back post, where Amarikwa was able to beat his defender and head the ball on frame. Ricketts lunged to his left and punched it away, but only as far as midfielder Shea Salinas, who headed it into the back of the net. In the 27th minute, Salinas was at it again, dribbling past several Galaxy defenders and into the penalty area. He took the ball to the end line and attempted a left-footed cross, but Ricketts was able to grab it. Eleven minutes later, Wynne sent another dangerous cross into the box and Wondolowski's header nearly doubled the home side's advantage, but his attempt hit the back post. In the 47th minute, Amarikwa's speed helped bring Los Angeles down to 10 men. A long ball over the top led to a foot race between Amarikwa and Galaxy defender Leonardo. Amarikwa was able to get behind Leonardo and force a tough challenge, drawing the red card.
History of Quakes – LA Galaxy Rivalry
As the two original MLS teams in California, the Earthquakes (then known as the Clash) and the Galaxy met for the first time on April 28, 1996, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. … In front of a crowd of 40,347, the Clash fell to the Galaxy, 2-1 … From 1996-2005, the in-state rivals matched up more than any other teams in the league … Along with playing each other 60 times in the regular season, the Quakes and the Galaxy have also faced off 10 times in the postseason and five times in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup … The teamssquared off in the playoffs in 1996, 2003 and 2005, as well as the 2001 MLS Cup … The Galaxy captured the 1996 conference semifinal series, two games to one, taking the final two contests at the Rose Bowl by identical scores of 2-0 … In 2001, the sides met in the MLS Cup, with the Quakes producing a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph at Columbus Crew Stadium as Dwayne De Rosario scored the winner in overtime … The 2003 Western Conference Semifinal series produced one of the most memorable games in league history … Afterdropping the road leg of a two-game set, 2-0, San Jose fell behind by that same score after just 13 minutes of the home return to trail the series, 4-0 on aggregate … The Quakes responded with a four-goal explosion in regulation to level the aggregate, 4-4, getting the fourth from Chris Ronér in the 90th minute just moments after he had come into the game … Fellow second-half substitute Rodrigo Faria then struck six minutes into sudden-death overtime to send San Jose to the Western Conference Finals, and ultimately its second MLS Cup … In 2005, having lost the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals, 3-1, at The Home Depot Center, the Quakes needed another two-goal comeback to win the series … After going up 1-0 on a Brian Ching goal in Game 2 on Oct. 29, 2005, Ned Grabavoy scored forthe Galaxy to end the Quakes’ hopes … That match marked the Quakes’ final game before the team was relocated to Houston on Dec. 15, 2005 … Since returning to MLS in 2008, the Quakes and Galaxy have had a number of memorable matches … The sides played toa scoreless draw in front of what was a Buck Shaw record crowd of 10,872 on June 25, 2011 with the Quakes unable to find a goaldespite out-shooting the Galaxy, 25-8, and playing with a man advantage for 47 minutes … The return fixture in Carson resulted in a 2-0 victory for LA as Robbie Keane scored the winner on his MLS debut … The Earthquakes were 2-0-1 against the Galaxy in 2012, rallying from two-goal deficits to knock off their Southern California rival on May 23, 3-2, at The Home Depot Center and June 30, 4-3, in front of 50,391 at Stanford Stadium … San Jose again came from behind in their final regular season meeting of 2012, equalizing a pair of one-goal deficits for a 2-2 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium … After defeating the Galaxy 1-0 in the first leg of Western Conference Semifinals, the Quakes dropped the second match at Buck Shaw Stadium 3-1 and were eliminated from the postseason … The 2013 California Clasico got off to a lively start as the Earthquakes rallied from a 2-1 deficit while playing a man down with goals from Shea Salinas and Alan Gordon in second-half stoppage time, making San Jose the first team in league history to accomplish that feat … The Galaxy won the two teams’ next meeting in 2013 with a 3-0 rout on Aug. 31 at the StubHub Center thanks to a goal from Landon Donovan and a brace by Robbie Keane … The Earthquakes dropped a 1-0 decision to the Galaxy in their first meeting of 2014, a match that drew a sold-out crowd of 50,006 … Newly signed designated player Matias Perez Garcia and U.S. National Team forward Chris Wondolowski both scored in the first half to help the Earthquakes earn a valuable road point with a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center at Aug. 8 … In their third meeting of 2014, the Earthquakes tied the LA Galaxy 1-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sept. 14, thanks to a second half goal from Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski … In their first regular season meeting of 2015, the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the LA Galaxy 3-1 in the California Clasico at Stanford Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 50,422 … The Quakes fell to the Galaxy 1-0 in the Round of 16 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Avaya Stadium on July 1, 2015 … Although the Earthquakes newly acquired forward Quincy Amarikwa scored the first two goals of the match, San Jose was defeated 5-2 at the StubHub Center on July 17, 2015 … The Earthquakes defeated LA for the second time in the 2015 season in the first MLS meeting between the rivals at Avaya Stadium on August 28.
Earthquakes-LA Galaxy Connections
Galaxy forward Alan Gordon played for the Quakes from 2011-14, scoring 18 goals in 64 games … Quakes assistant coach Ian Russell played in three games for the Galaxy in 2007 … Galaxy technical director Jovan Kirovski played in nine matches for the Quakes in 2008 … Galaxy midfielder Robbie Rogers was teammates with Quakes defender Shaun Francis on the Columbus Crew from 2010-2011 …Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza (2005-2008), midfielder Robbie Rogers (2005) and Quakes defender Clarence Goodson (2000-2003) played at the University of Maryland … Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget was born in the Bay Area (San Francisco) … Galaxy forward Bradford Jamieson IV played alongside Quakes midfielder Tommy Thompson for the U.S. at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand … Quakes striker Chad Barrett played for the Galaxy in 2011 and 2012, scoring eight goals.
