2020 season | |||
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Head coach | Matías Almeyda | ||
Stadium |
Earthquakes Stadium San Jose, California | ||
MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | First round | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
MLS is Back Tournament | Quarter-finals | ||
Heritage Cup | Winners | ||
Average home league attendance | 15,112 | ||
Biggest win |
LAG 0–4 SJ (October 14) | ||
Biggest defeat |
SEA 7–1 SJ (September 10) | ||
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The 2020 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 38th year of existence, their 23rd season in Major League Soccer and their 13th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. [1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | MF | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF | Undisclosed fee | August 21, 2020 [3] |
February 3 Preseason 1 | Columbus Crew SC | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cancún, Mexico |
TBD ( PST) |
Adi 30' Santos 36' ( pen.) Hamilton 63' Etienne 117' |
Report |
Skahan 7' Calvillo 25' Haji 32' |
Stadium:
Universidad La Salle Attendance: 0 |
February 9 Preseason 2 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cancún, Mexico |
TBD ( PST) | Report |
Vako 47' (
Ríos) Hoesen 55' (Ríos) Alanís 59' ( pen.) |
Stadium: Moon Palace Resort Attendance: 0 | |
Note: 70-minute match. |
February 9 Preseason 3 | Cracks del Futuro | 3–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cancún, Mexico |
TBD ( PST) | 47' 53' ( pen.) 70' |
Report |
Fierro 22' (
Cowell) Fuentes 63' ( Skahan) Wondolowski 65' ( Salinas) |
Stadium: Moon Palace Resort Attendance: 0 |
Note: 70-minute match. |
February 18 Preseason 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–1 | Reno 1868 FC | San Jose, California |
TBD ( PST) |
Eriksson 34' Ríos Salinas , Wondolowski ( pen.) |
Report | Partida | Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 |
February 21 Preseason 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Jose, California |
TBD ( PST) | Ríos 13' | Report |
Iwasa 7' Skundrich 11', 29' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
7 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC [a] | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 |
17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 |
18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |
Win Draw Loss
February 29 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Toronto FC | San Jose, CA |
14:15 ( PST) |
Thompson 33' Ríos 53' Yueill 70' Kashia 81' Alanís 90+5' Wondolowski 90+6' |
Report |
Pozuelo 40' (
pen.) Laryea 51' Altidore 71' Endoh 90+4' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
March 7 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–5 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, CA |
16:45 ( PST) |
Eriksson 19' (
pen.) Qazaishvili 53' |
Report |
Opara 13', 71' Greguš 26' Amarilla 32', 67' Lod 45+3' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 12,223 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
July 10 3 MLSiBT Group stage | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bay Lake, Florida |
18:00 ( PDT) | Arreaga 24' | Report | Thompson 19' | Stadium:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 15 4 MLSiBT Group stage | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bay Lake, Florida |
19:30 PDT |
Adnan 7' Judson 22' ( o.g.) Dájome 59' Khmiri 76' |
Report |
Ríos 45+2' Espinoza 56' Wondolowski 72' Alanís 81' Yueill 90+3' Salinas 90+8' Fierro 90+10' |
Stadium:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Chris Ruska |
July 19 5 MLSiBT Group stage | Chicago Fire FC | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bay Lake, Florida |
17:00 PDT |
Sekulic 29' Medrán 53' Giménez 58' Herbers 61' Pineda 62' |
Report |
Jungwirth 37' Judson 50' Espinoza 56' Wondolowski 83' Eriksson 86' |
Stadium:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Ramy Touchan |
July 27 MLSiBT Round of 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–2 | Real Salt Lake | Bay Lake, Florida |
17:30 PDT |
Espinoza 21', 31' Eriksson 49' ( pen.), 90+6' ( pen.) Qazaishvili 61' Wondolowski 86' |
Report |
Martínez 22' Herrera 29' Baird 37' Glad 66' Kreilach 75' Silva 84' Beckerman 90+7' |
Stadium:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 1 MLSiBT Quarterfinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–4 | Minnesota United FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
17:00 PDT | Stadium:
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 26 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | P–P | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT | Stadium: Avaya Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed. [7] |
August 29 7 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
19:30 PDT |
Steres 33' Feltscher 52' Araujo 56' Pavón 72' ( pen.) Lletget 82' |
Report |
Qazaishvili 11' Cowell 59' |
Stadium:
Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Victor Rivas |
September 2 8 | Los Angeles FC | 5–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
19:30 PDT |
Rossi 21', 69' Palacios 33' Wright-Phillips 49' Cifuentes 64' Musovski 83' |
Report | Hoesen 90+2' | Stadium:
Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
September 5 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT |
Marie 1' Alanís 38' Jungwirth 50' Espinoza 57' Wondolowski 59' ( pen.) |
Report |
Acosta 45' Kamara 81' Bassett 83' Abubakar 90+1' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 10 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 PDT |
Morris 4' Ruidíaz 12', 33' Leerdam 15' Jones 20', 59' João Paulo 48' |
Boxscore |
Ríos 30' Wondolowski 71' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field Referee: Allen Chapman |
September 13 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
20:00 PDT | Lima 3' | Report |
Steres 17' Araujo 90+4' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 16 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
18:30 PDT | Stadium:
Avaya Stadium Attendance: 0 | |||
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 26 match. [8] |
September 19 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–6 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT |
Lima 14' Fierro 44' Jungwirth 49' |
Report |
Valeri 25' (
pen.), 57' Conechny 29' Ebobisse 27' Y. Chará 70' Cascante 85' Niezgoda 87' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
September 23 13 | Colorado Rapids | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
18:00 PDT |
Bassett 35' Acosta 38' Shinyashiki 44', 84' Lewis 50' Thompson 70' ( o.g.) Mezquida 79' |
Report |
Judson 43' Hoesen 86' |
Stadium:
Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Drew Fischer |
September 27 14 | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
18:00 PDT |
Kaye 45' Ginella 90+30' |
Report |
Ríos 34' Salinas 75', 80' Espinoza 83' Yueill 90+3' |
Stadium:
Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 3 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT |
López 42' Fierro 45' Yueill 63' Ríos 82' ( pen.) Marcinkowski 90+4' |
Report |
Lletget 4' DePuy 12' Kitchen 31' dos Santos 45+1' Corona 60' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga |
October 7 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT |
Jungwirth 45+3' Espinoza 59' Ríos 66' Marie 90+3' |
Report |
Rose 17' 52' Baldisimo 60' Godoy 75' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman |
October 11 17 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 PDT |
Williamson 18' Farfan 29' Niezgoda 46', 52' Mora 86' |
Report |
Beason 69' Ríos 79' |
Stadium:
Providence Park Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
October 14 18 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
19:30 PDT |
Insúa 47' Araujo 61' |
Report |
Lima 44', 90+3' Ríos 52' Thompson 76' |
Stadium:
Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 18 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
19:30 ( PDT) | Judson 53' | Report | Gómez Andrade 76' | Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 24 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 ( PDT) |
Adnan 51' Ricketts 57' Teibert 90+1' Owusu 90+3' |
Report |
Fierro 24' López 82' |
Stadium:
Providence Park Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
October 28 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT |
Wondolowski 16', 74' Judson 53' Ríos 64' |
Report |
Silva 10' Besler 22' Toia 39' Herrera 59' Kreilach 63' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Elton García |
November 4 22 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
20:00 PST |
Ríos 21' Atuesta 28' ( o.g.) Wondolowski 37' Yueill 51' 61' Espinoza 72' |
Report |
Blessing 23' Ginella 33' Murillo 66' Rossi 90+5' |
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Timothy Ford |
November 8 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
15:30 PST |
Lodeiro 52' Ruidíaz 54' Morris 74' López 80' ( o.g.) |
Report | López 57' | Stadium:
CenturyLink Field Referee: Jair Marrufo |
November 22 First round | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 (
a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
1:00 pm PST |
R. Espinoza 4' Reid 39' Ilie 47' Dia 78' R. Espinoza 79' Russell 86' Busio 90+1' |
Report |
Fierro 22' Lima 28' Salinas 34' López 56' C. Espinoza 85' Wondolowski 90+7' |
Stadium:
Children's Mercy Park Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Penalties | ||||
Russell Ilie Shelton |
Alanís Yueill C. Espinoza |
Due to their final standings for the 2019 season, the Earthquakes were scheduled enter the competition in the Third Round, to be played April 21–23. [9] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020. [10]