# 1988 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1988 San Jose Earthquakes season was their fifteenth overall, and the club's fourth in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place and reached the final in the playoffs, losing 5–0 to the Seattle Storm.

## Squad

The 1988 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | USA | Alex Basso |
| — | MF | USA | Ralph Black |
| — | MF | MEX | Tomas Boy |
| — | DF | USA | Barney Boyce |
| — | FW | | Abuelo Cruz |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Dangerfield |
| — | GK | USA | Vince Da Silva |
| — | MF | USA | Mike Getchell |
| — | FW | USA | Tim Graefe |
| — | GK | | Nicholas Hatzopoulos |
| — | MF | USA | John Houston |
| — | FW | USA | Jim Hutchinson |
| — | FW | | Jorge Ilbanez |
| — | GK | USA | Aram Kardzair |
| — | FW | USA | Jacques LaDouceur |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | | Alberto Luna |
| — | DF | USA | Steve McCargo |
| — | DF | | John Nicholson |
| — | MF | | Oscar Padilla |
| — | FW | USA | George Pastor |
| — | FW | USA | Tony Salciccia |
| — | MF | USA | Tom Silvas |
| — | DF | USA | Joe Siveria |
| — | GK | USA | Hunter Stern |
| — | FW | VIE | Dzung Tran |
| — | FW | | Frank Van den Brand Horninge |
| — | GK | USA | David Vanole |
| — | DF | USA | Chris Wentzien |
| — | DF | USA | Mike Whitlatch Retired professional soccer player. Was captain of Chico State Soccer team then Played right back for San Jose Earthquakes, represented US in Marlboro cup |
| — | DF | USA | Robbie Zipp |

## Competitions
### Western Soccer Alliance
#### Season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| May 1, 1988 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 0–4 | |
| May 11, 1988 | Calgary Kickers | H | 3–3* | Basso (3) |
| May 21, 1988 | California Kickers | H | 3–0 (aet) | Vilmar (2), Getchell |
| June 5, 1988 | San Diego Nomads | H | 1–1* | Tran |
| June 10, 1988 | Los Angeles Heat | A | 2–0 (aet) | Van den Brand Horninge, Dangerfield |
| June 12, 1988 | California Kickers | A | 4–2 (aet) | Silvas, Tran, Ilbanez, Van den Brand Horninge |
| June 17, 1988 | F.C. Portland | H | 1–0 | Van den Brand Horninge |
| June 25, 1988 | Los Angeles Heat | H | 1–0 (aet) | Zipp |
| July 1, 1988 | Seattle Storm | A | 0–3 | |
| July 2, 1988 | F.C. Portland | A | 3–1 | Whitlatch, Salccicia, Van den Brand Horninge |
| July 8, 1988 | San Diego Nomads | A | 1–2 (aet) | Van den Brand Horninge |
| July 17, 1988 | Seattle Storm | H | 1–3 | Dangerfield |

#### Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| July 23, 1988 | San Diego Nomads | A | 1–1* | Boy |
| July 30, 1988 | Seattle Storm | A | 0–5 | |
* = Penalty kicks Source:

#### Standings

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Points |
| 1 | Seattle Storm | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 83 |
| 2 | San Diego Nomads | 12 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 76 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 61 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Heat | 12 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 61 |
| 5 | California Kickers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 35 |
| 6 | F.C. Portland | 12 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 22 |
Points system: Six points per win. One point per goal up to three points per game.