The California Clasico rivalry runs deep. From Academy to the first team, it's always a match-up that brings out the big guns. However, there are some players who have bounced between the two teams, becoming heroes or villains in an instant. This is the complete list.
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- Curt Onalfo – with Galaxy: 1996; with San Jose: 1997
- David Kramer – with Galaxy: 1996–1997; with San Jose: 1997–1999
- Harut Karapetyan – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with San Jose: 1998, 2000
- Dan Calichman – with Galaxy: 1996–1998; with San Jose: 2000
- Eddie Lewis – with San Jose: 1996–1999; with Galaxy: 2008–2010
- Lawrence Lozzano – with San Jose: 1997–1998; with Galaxy: 1998–1999
- Gabe Eastman – with Galaxy: 1999; with San Jose: 2000
- Adam Frye – with San Jose: 1999; with Galaxy: 2000–2002
- Zak Ibsen – with Galaxy: 1999–2000; with San Jose: 2001–2002
- Joe Cannon – with San Jose: 1999–2002; with Galaxy: 2007; with San Jose: 2008–2010
- Simon Elliott – with Galaxy: 1999–2003; with San Jose: 2009
- Danny Califf – with Galaxy: 2000–2004; with San Jose: 2005
- Ian Russell – with San Jose: 2000–2005; with Galaxy: 2007
- Brian Ching – with Galaxy: 2001; with San Jose: 2003–2005
- Brian Mullan – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with San Jose: 2003–2005
- Craig Waibel – with Galaxy: 2001–2002; with San Jose: 2003–2005
- Landon Donovan – with San Jose: 2001–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2014, 2016
- Gavin Glinton – with Galaxy: 2002–2003, 2006–2007; with San Jose: 2008
- Alejandro Moreno – with Galaxy: 2002–2004; with San Jose: 2005
- Todd Dunivant – with San Jose: 2003–2004; with Galaxy: 2005–2006, 2009–2015
- Chris Aloisi – with Galaxy: 2004; with San Jose: 2005
- Jovan Kirovski – with Galaxy: 2004–2005, 2009–2011; with San Jose: 2008
- Ned Grabavoy – with Galaxy: 2004–2006; with San Jose: 2008
- Alan Gordon – with Galaxy: 2004–2010; with San Jose: 2011–2014; with Galaxy: 2014-16
- Kelly Gray – with San Jose: 2005, 2008–2009; with Galaxy: 2007
- Cornell Glen – with Galaxy: 2006; with San Jose: 2009–2010
- Matthew Hatzke – with Galaxy 2007-2008; with San Jose: 2008-2009
- Ty Harden – with Galaxy: 2007; with San Jose: 2013–2015
- Brandon McDonald – with Galaxy: 2008; with San Jose: 2009–2011
- Dan Gargan – with San Jose: 2013; with Galaxy: 2014–2015
- David Bingham – with San Jose: 2011–2017; with Galaxy: 2018–2020
- *Matthew Hoppe – with Galaxy (Youth Academy): 2014–2015; with San Jose: 2023
- Preston Judd – with Galaxy 2022-2023; with San Jose: 2024–Present
