The MLS Belt · rivalry
FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes
15Belt meetings
5Dallas wins
5San Jose wins
5Title changes
FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes have met 15 times with the MLS belt on the line, from April 14, 1996 to October 25, 2015. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. The belt series is level at 5–5, with 5 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Apr 14, 1996 | Dallas Burn beat San Jose Clash 1–0 | Title change |
| 62 | Jul 18, 1997 | Dallas Burn beat San Jose Clash 3–1 | Defense |
| 105 | Sep 12, 1998 | San Jose Clash beat Dallas Burn 3–1 | Title change |
| 195 | May 22, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes beat Dallas Burn 2–0 | Defense |
| 222 | Mar 23, 2002 | San Jose Earthquakes beat Dallas Burn 2–0 | Defense |
| 239 | Jul 13, 2002 | Dallas Burn beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 | Defense |
| 240 | Jul 20, 2002 | San Jose Earthquakes beat Dallas Burn 4–0 | Title change |
| 313 | Aug 21, 2004 | San Jose Earthquakes beat Dallas Burn 3–0 | Title change |
| 333 | May 15, 2005 | San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 342 | Jul 2, 2005 | FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 353 | Sep 25, 2005 | FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 472 | Jun 7, 2009 | FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 491 | Oct 8, 2009 | FC Dallas beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 | Defense |
| 522 | Sep 12, 2010 | FC Dallas and San Jose Earthquakes tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 719 | Oct 25, 2015 | FC Dallas beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 | Title change |