# 1980 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1980 San Jose Earthquakes season was the franchise's seventh in the North American Soccer League. They finished fourth in the Western Division of the American Conference.

## Squad

The 1980 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Chris Turner |
| 2 | DF | USA | Ane Mihailovich |
| 3 | DF | USA | Mark Demling |
| 3 | DF | USA | Mike Hunter |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Colin Bell |
| 4 | MF | NED | Guus Hiddink |
| 5 | DF | GER | Willi Cryns |
| 5 | DF | YUG | Vasa Rutonjski |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mike Czuczman |
| 7 | FW | TRI | Steve David |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Billy Hughes |
| 8 | DF | YUG | Miro Pavlovic |
| 8 | FW | SCO | Alfie Conn |
| 9 | MF | GER | Bernie Gersdorff |
| 11 | FW | NIR | George Best |
| 12 | FW | YUG | Slavko Licinar |
| 12 | MF | POR | Ibraim Silva |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Sandje Ivanchukov |
| 13 | DF | USA | Paul Toomey |
| 14 | MF | USA | Steve Ryan |
| 15 | FW | USA | Easy Perez |
| 16 | DF | YUG | Niki Nikolic |
| 17 | DF | USA | Sam Bick |
| 19 | FW | USA | Bill Sautter |
| 20 | DF | USA | Charlie Kadupski |
| 20 | MF | NED | Hans Kraay, Jr. |
| 21 | MF | USA | Joe Silveira |
| 22 | DF | GER | Peter Lechermann |
| 23 | FW | RSA | Andries Maseko |
| 24 | GK | SCO | Mike Hewitt |
| 25 | DF | USA | Derek Evans |
| — | FW | NIR | Tom Armstrong |
| — | FW | POR | Victor Baptista |
| — | DF | ENG | John Rowlands |

## Competitions
### NASL
#### Season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| April 5, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0–1 | |
| April 19, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | H | 0–1 | |
| April 27, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 2–4 | Maseko (2) |
| April 30, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2–3 | Sautter, Gersdorff |
| May 3, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | A | 0–4 | |
| May 10, 1980 | New England Tea Men | H | 0–0* | |
| May 15, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 1–0 | David |
| May 17, 1980 | Houston Hurricane | H | 3–0 | David (3) |
| May 24, 1980 | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | Silva |
| June 1, 1980 | California Surf | A | 2–3 | David, Kraay |
| June 4, 1980 | Rochester Lancers | H | 1–2 | David |
| June 7, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2–0 | Pavlovic, Lechermann |
| June 11, 1980 | Detroit Express | A | 0–0* | |
| June 14, 1980 | Philadelphia Fury | H | 2–1 | Best, David |
| June 17, 1980 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 0–4 | |
| June 22, 1980 | Washington Diplomats | A | 4–5 | Licinar, David, Lechermann, Best |
| June 26, 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | A | 2–2* | Licinar, David |
| June 29, 1980 | California Surf | H | 5–1 | Licinar, Best, David, Lechermann (2) |
| July 2, 1980 | Dallas Tornado | H | 1–2 | Pavlovic |
| July 5, 1980 | New England Tea Men | A | 1–3 | David |
| July 9, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–4 | Licinar |
| July 12, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 2–1 | Mihailovich, David |
| July 16, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 0–3 | |
| July 19, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1–4 | David |
| July 26, 1980 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 1–2 | |
| July 30, 1980 | Memphis Rogues | H | 0–1 | |
| August 2, 1980 | Detroit Express | H | 3–1 | Pavlovic, David |
| August 9, 1980 | Chicago Sting | A | 1–4 | Best |
| August 12, 1980 | Memphis Rogues | A | 0–0* | |
| August 16, 1980 | Portland Timbers | H | 2–3 | Best (2) |
| August 20, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | A | 3–2 | Maseko, Best |
| August 23, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 1–2 | Best |
* = Shootout Source:

#### American Conference

| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
| Edmonton Drillers | 17 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 149 |
| California Surf | 15 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 144 |
| San Diego Sockers | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 140 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 95 |