1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1978 season
Coach	Terry Fisher
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
NASL	Division: 4th; Conference: 12th; Overall: 23rd
NASL Playoffs	Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	Paul Child,; Peter Ressel (8)
Average home league attendance	14,281
	← 1977 1979 →

CoachTerry Fisher

StadiumSpartan Stadium

NASLDivision: 4th
Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd

NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1978 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division of the American Conference.^[3]

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
April 2, 1978	Oakland Stompers	A	0–0*
April 9, 1978	California Surf	H	0–0*
April 12, 1978	San Diego Sockers	A	1–1*	Mitic
April 16, 1978	Colorado Caribous	H	2–3	Ressel, Rowlands
April 19, 1978	Houston Hurricane	A	1–1*	Child
April 22, 1978	Tampa Bay Rowdies	A	3–3*	Child, Ressel, Mitic
April 30, 1978	Seattle Sounders	H	1–0	Lukic
May 7, 1978	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	1–0	Ressel
May 13, 1978	Seattle Sounders	A	1–3	Ressel
May 20, 1978	Portland Timbers	H	2–3	Ressel, Child
May 23, 1978	New England Tea Men	A	1–3	Child
May 27, 1978	Philadelphia Fury	A	3–1	Mitic, Lukic, Child
May 31, 1978	Rochester Lancers	A	1–2	Child
June 7, 1978	Memphis Rogues	H	0–1
June 10, 1978	Chicago Sting	H	1–1*	Spann
June 14, 1978	Memphis Rogues	A	1–4	Mitic
June 17, 1978	Dallas Tornado	A	1–3	Ressel
June 21, 1978	New England Tea Men	H	2–5	Mitic, Kodelja
June 28, 1978	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	0–0*
July 1, 1978	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	H	0–1
July 7, 1978	Portland Timbers	A	0–5
July 9, 1978	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	2–4	Ressel, Lukic
July 12, 1978	Detroit Express	A	0–10
July 15, 1978	Washington Diplomats	H	1–5	Fass
July 19, 1978	Detroit Express	H	3–4	Child, Kodelja, Ressel
July 22, 1978	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	2–0	Chapman, Kodelja
July 26, 1978	San Diego Sockers	H	2–1	Child, Davidovic
July 30, 1978	California Surf	A	0–5
August 3, 1978	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	0–6
August 5, 1978	Oakland Stompers	H	2–1	Wood, Chapman

Western Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
San Diego Sockers	18	12	63	56	56	164	12-3	6-9
California Surf	13	17	43	49	37	115	9-6	4-11
Oakland Stompers	12	18	34	59	31	103	7-8	5-10
San Jose Earthquakes	8	22	36	81	35	83	4-11	4-11

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1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

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American Conference

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