The San Jose Earthquake
soccer team was founded on June 15, 1994 as San Jose Clash. San Jose
Mercury News had a contest in which the fans were encouraged to send
in suggestions for the name of the franchise. That is how the name
Earthquakes name came about. The San Jose Earthquake’s play their
matches at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The capacity
of the stadium is 10,525 seats. Well the new stadium will have a
capacity of 18,000 seats. The stadium will be built on what is known
as Airport West. This is on the west side of San Jose International
Airport. The new stadium will have 12 luxury
suites, mixed use residential, retail, R&D and hotel development.
The groundbreaking of the new stadium was on October 21, 2012. There
were 6,256 participants on hand digging into the ground. This set a
Guinness World Record. Well the construction has begun and the new
home of the San Jose Earthquakes is underway. The target date of the
completion is the spring of 2014. I think this is going to be great
for the economy in the San Jose, Santa Clara area. This means more
jobs and it will allow San Jose to host international soccer matches.
LM
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