2009 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
2009 season
OwnerEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachFrank Yallop
StadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
California Clásico2nd
Heritage Cup1st
Top goalscorer Ryan Johnson (11)
Average home league attendance14,114[1]

The 2009 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the second since its revival. The season began with a 1-0 home loss to the New England Revolution on March 21, and ended with a 2-0 loss at the Los Angeles Galaxy on October 24.

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Joe Cannon
4 DF  USA Chris Leitch
5 DF  BRA Fábio da Silva
6 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF  NZL Simon Elliott
8 MF  CAN António Ribeiro
10 MF  SLV Arturo Alvarez
11 MF  USA Bobby Convey
12 MF  USA Ramiro Corrales (captain)
13 FW  TRI Cornell Glen
14 MF  USA Brandon McDonald
15 MF  USA Shea Salinas
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  USA Chris Wondolowski
18 DF  USA Jamil Roberts
19 FW  JAM Ryan Johnson
20 MF  SLV Ramón Sánchez
21 DF  USA Jason Hernandez (vice-captain)
23 DF  USA Mike Zaher
24 GK  USA Andrew Weber
25 FW  USA Quincy Amarikwa
27 DF  USA Aaron Pitchkolan
28 MF  BRA André Luiz Moreira
31 GK  USA Mike Graczyk

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager John Doyle
Head Coach Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach Ian Russell
Goalkeeper Coach Jason Batty
Head trainer Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager Jose Vega
Team Manager Daniele Cosmi

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information

Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Kits

Home
Home Alternate
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Black Black Black
Home Alt. Black Black White MLS, October 10 against Toronto, second half
Away White Blue White

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 30 7 14 9 36 50  −14 6 5 4 22 21  +1 1 9 5 14 29  −15

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHHAHHAHAAAHAAHAHAHHHHAHAAHHAAA
ResultLWLTTLLLLLWTLWTLLTWLWLTTWWLTTL
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: San Jose Earthquakes
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS

March 21, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 New England Revolution Santa Clara, California
Amarikwa  74'
Denton  79'
Report Dube 55' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,335
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 28, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California, United States
Johnson 30'
Alvarez 33'
Weaver 44'
Corrales  66'
Report Cameron  23'
Wondolowski 34'
Davis 36'
Boswell  70'
Clark  93+'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,177
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Chicago Fire Santa Clara, California
Leitch  7'
Johnson 14'
Convey 43'
Alvarez 75'
Corrales  78'
Salinas  73'  81'
Report Pappa 41'
Segares  55'
McBride 57'
Robinson  73'
Rolfe 85'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,717
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 2, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Chivas USA Santa Clara, California
Report Stepanovic  37'
Braun 53'
Marsch  86'
Kljestan  92+'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Alex Prus
May 8, 2009 New York Red Bulls 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Rojas 7' 13'
Angel 22'
Kandji 40'
Report Weaver  37'
Johnson 45'
Pitchkolan  59'
Denton  63'
Amarikwa  88'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
May 23, 2009 Houston Dynamo 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas, United States
Ching 4'
Kamara 12'
Waibel  46'
Waibel 50'
Cameron  59'
Report Johnson  14'
Johnson 53'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Alex Prus
May 27, 2009 Columbus Crew 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
Gaven 29'
Schelotto 46'
Report Amarikwa  13'
Johnson 23'
Convey  36'
Corrales  63'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 8,793
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 7, 2009 FC Dallas 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Frisco, Texas
Saragosa  16'
Ferreira 29'
Moor  70'
Cooper 87'
Report Campos  25'
Ricchetti 60' (o.g.)
Alvarez 82'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Tim Weyland
June 13, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:30 PST Ljungberg 42'
Evans  43'
Montero 59'
Montero  74'
Ljungberg  94+'
Report Pitchkolan  16'
Corrales  34'
Ribeiro  50'
Huckerby 68'
Wondolowski  92+'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 28,999
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 4, 2009 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
Williams  43'
Espindola  77'
Leitch 91+' (o.g.)
Report Campos  13'
Salinas  47'
Alvarez 63'
McDonald  75'
Hernandez  76'
Leitch  86'
Cannon  95+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Toronto FC Santa Clara, California, United States
Huckerby 32'
Alvarez  53'
(report) Barrett 5'
Vitti 54'
Barrett 69'
De Rosario  84'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
July 18, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
Soumaré  17'
Nyarko 82'
Blanco 92+'
Report Hernandez  2'
Wondolowski  5'
Zaher  90'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: Jasen Anno
August 8, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Columbus Crew San Francisco, California
Salinas  55' Report Lenhart  53'
Carroll  67'
Moreno 69'
Rogers 73'
Moffat 86'
Stadium: Candlestick Park
Attendance: 61,572
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
August 22, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Kansas City Wizards Santa Clara, California
Hernandez  52'
Alvarez  81'
Wondolowski 93+'
Luiz  94+'
Report Arnaud  87'
Lopez  90'
Besler  91+'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,031
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 18, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids Santa Clara, California
Johnson 8'
Leitch  94+'
McDonald  95+'
Report Baudet  33'
Casey 95+' (pen.)
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 23, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
Casey 93+' (pen.) Report Wondolowski 67' (pen.)
Cannon  91+'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 27, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C. United States
Moreno 26'
Wallace  54'
Pontius  68'
Report McDonald  28'
Sanchez 58'
Johnson 73'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,375
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 3, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California
Johnson 24' (pen.) Report Richards  46+' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Steven DePiero
October 7, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 FC Dallas Santa Clara, California
Convey  18'
Ribeiro  32'
Amarikwa 73'
Report Ferreira 49'
Cunningham 81'
Ihemelu  90'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,023
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 10, 2009 Toronto FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto, Ontario Canada
Attakora 47'
Serioux  69'
Brennan  90'
De Rosario  95+'
Report Amarikwa  74'
Glen 93+'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,571
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 17, 2009 Chivas USA 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Galindo 7'
Cuesta  36'
Braun 66'
Santos  74'
Report McDonald 21'
Johnson 58'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,316
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 24, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Burling 24' (o.g.)
Donovan 77'
Gonzalez  78'
Report Convey  17'
Alvarez  69'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

U.S. Open Cup qualification

Major League Soccer

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48
3 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47
4 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
5 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40
6 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
7 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Paul (October 28, 2009). "MLS attendance down despite Seattle bump". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  2. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110