San Jose Earthquakes

The San Jose Earthquakes are a professional soccer team located in San Jose, California, United States, and participates in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team is one of the ten charter members of MLS which competed in the league's first season in 1996 (originally as the San Jose Clash), and took part in the first game in MLS history, defeating D.C. United 1–0. Following the conclusion of the 2005 MLS season the franchise was officially put on hiatus and the players, head coach Dominic Kinnear and some of his coaching staff were moved to Houston, Texas, where they became the Houston Dynamo. After a two-year absence, the Earthquakes resumed play for the 2008 season. The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cup titles, in 2001 and 2003, and one MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005. In 2002, the team played in its first CONCACAF Champions Cup (now called the CONCACAF Champions League), making it to the quarterfinals. The team holds a fierce rivalry with the Los Angeles Galaxy in the California Clásico, which is regarded by many as the longest-running rivalry in American soccer. They currently play home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and are coached by former Canadian international and Ipswich Town player Frank Yallop.