San Jose Earthquakes
The
San Jose Earthquakes is a professional
soccer team located in
San Jose, California. They participated in
Major League Soccer (MLS) from 1995 to 2005 and will resume play in 2008. They were one of the original ten teams in the league, known as the
San Jose Clash from 1995 to 1999. The Earthquakes defeated
D.C. United 1-0 in the first game in MLS history. They are one of three teams from the
State of California to play in the league.
The team won the
MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003, as well as the
MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005. Following the 2005 MLS season in December of that year, the franchise was put on hiatus. The players and coaching staff moved to
Houston, Texas where they play as the
Houston Dynamo. On
July 18,
2007 the team was brought back from hiatus and will begin play again with the 2008 season.