San Jose Earthquakes (1996–2005)

Team information

Abbr

SJ

Sport

Soccer

League

MLS

Conference

Western

Founded

1996

Home market

San Jose

Championships

2

Status

Inactive

Original San Jose Earthquakes MLS franchise (MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003) whose operations relocated to Houston after the 2005 season. A separate expansion Earthquakes club returned in 2008.

Championship years

• 2001
• 2003

Home venue

CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA, USA

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Franchise stats

All-time record

10 W · 3 L · 2 T

Winning %

0.667

2026 season

10 W · 5 L · 3 T (0.556)