What is the name of the Major League Soccer club that is based in San Jose?

The Major League Soccer club based in San Jose is the Earthquakes, officially known as the San Jose Earthquakes. The club represents San Jose, California, in MLS's Western Conference and plays its home matches at PayPal Park.

The franchise began as one of MLS's original teams and played the league's first-ever match in 1996, defeating D.C. United. It was initially called the San Jose Clash before reclaiming the Earthquakes name in 2000. That name connects the MLS club with San Jose's earlier professional soccer tradition, which dates to the North American Soccer League team founded in 1974.

The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cups, in 2001 and 2003, along with Supporters' Shields in 2005 and 2012. Their best-known rivalry is the California Clásico against the Los Angeles Galaxy. A common mix-up is confusing the modern Earthquakes with the Houston Dynamo: the original franchise relocated to Houston after the 2005 season, while San Jose received a revived Earthquakes team in 2007.