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Winningest Franchises in MLS History

By Daniel Garza

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) Juninho #19, Head Coach Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan #10, Marcelo Sarvas #8 and Robbie Keane #7 of the Los Angeles Galaxy celebrate on the podium with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after the Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in the 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: (L-R) Juninho #19, Head Coach Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan #10, Marcelo Sarvas #8 and Robbie Keane #7 of the Los Angeles Galaxy celebrate on the podium with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after the Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in the 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /
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The San Jose Earthquakes celebrate their victory(Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
The San Jose Earthquakes celebrate their victory(Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

Winningest Franchises in MLS History: Number 10 – San Jose Earthquakes

Club Info

Year Founded: June 15th, 1994

Stadiums: Spartan Stadium (1996-2005), Buck Shaw Stadium (2008-2014), Avaya Stadium (2015-Current)

Overall Record: 163-151-193

Championships: 2x MLS Cup Champions (2001,2003), Supporter Shield Winners (2005,2012)

The San Jose Earthquakes originally started out as the San Jose Clash, with the name of the club changing at the end of the 1999 season. In 2001 they claimed their first MLS Cup win, as they pulled off the biggest regular season turnaround in league history coming from 29 points in 2000 to 45 in 2001. Two years later they were kings of the league once again. A 4-2 win over the Chicago Fire in the final allowed them to win the second title in club history.

In addition to the two MLS Cup victories, the Earthquakes have won two Supporter Shields in 2005 and 2012. Both of those years were the best regular seasons on paper for the club. In 2012 they had finished with 66 points and scored a total of 72 goals, which were both club records.

Player Info

All-Time Goal Scorers: Chris Wondolowski (2005;2009-Present), Ronald Cerritos (1997-2001;2005)

Most Appearances Made: Ramiro Corrales (1996-1997;2001-2004);2008-2013) 250 Appearances

Chris Wondolowski has been the face of the  Earthquakes for some time now as the American forward is one of the more prolific goal scorers in the league. His single season goal record of 27 goals in 2012 highlights one of his many double digit goal seasons for the Earthquakes.

The club has seen a number of quality goalkeepers over the years. Joe Cannon, Jon Busch, and Pat Onstad are three keepers that have all had over 25 clean sheets in their time in San Jose. Landon Donovan is another player worth mentioning as he was an instrumental part in the clubs 2001 MLS Cup success. He played on loan from Bayer Leverkusen at the time.

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