2017 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
2017 season
ChairmanEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachDominic Kinnear (until June 25)
Chris Leitch (from June 25)
StadiumAvaya Stadium (Primary)
Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 12th
MLS Cup PlayoffsKnockout Round
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
California Clásico1st (2-1-0)
Heritage Cup2nd (0-1-1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Wondolowski (13)
All: Chris Wondolowski (17)
Highest home attendance50,617
(Jul. 1 vs. Los Angeles at Stanford Stadium)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 17,256
(Sep. 27 vs. Chicago Fire)
All: 12,524
(Jun. 14 vs. San Francisco Deltas)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,875
All: 18,769

The 2017 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 35th year of existence, their 20th season in Major League Soccer and their 10th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Current squad

Roster

As of October 23, 2017.[1]


Number Nat. Player Position Date of birth Previous Club Appearances 2017 MLS Goals 2017 MLS Assists Notes
Goalkeepers
1 David Bingham GK (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 Strømmen IF 23 7 CS 1 -
12 Matt Bersano GK (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 - - On loan to Reno 1868 FC
28 Andrew Tarbell GK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 Clemson Tigers 11 2 CS - Generation Adidas
Defenders
2 Kofi Sarkodie DF (1991-03-22) March 22, 1991 Houston Dynamo 18 - 1 -
3 François Affolter DF (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 FC Luzern 6 - - -
4 Marvell Wynne DF (1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 Colorado Rapids 0 - - -
5 Víctor Bernárdez DF (1982-05-24) May 24, 1982 Indios (loan from Anderlecht) 25 - 1 Vice-Captain
15 Andrés Imperiale DF (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 Deportivo Saprissa 13 - - -
18 Kip Colvey DF (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs 0 - - On loan to Reno 1868 FC
23 Florian Jungwirth DF (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 Darmstadt 98 30 2 3 -
24 Nick Lima DF (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 California Golden Bears 22 2 1 Homegrown Player
31 Harold Cummings DF (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 Alajuelense 0 - - -
Midfielders
6 Shea Salinas MF (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 25 1 3 -
7 Cordell Cato MF (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 Seattle Sounders FC 15 - - -
10 Jahmir Hyka MF (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 FC Luzern 30 3 5 -
11 Valeri Qazaishvili MF (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 Legia Warszawa (loan from Vitesse) 13 5 2 DP
13 Lindo Mfeka MF (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 South Florida Bulls 1 - - -
14 Jackson Yueill MF (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 UCLA Bruins 24 - 1 Generation Adidas
17 Darwin Cerén MF (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 Orlando City SC 21 - 2 -
22 Tommy Thompson MF (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 Indiana Hoosiers 32 1 4 Homegrown Player
27 Fatai Alashe MF (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 Michigan State Spartans 17 - - -
30 Aníbal Godoy MF (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 Honvéd 26 2 - -
33 Marc Pelosi MF (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 Liverpool 0 - - -
38 Matheus Silva MF (1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 Montverde Academy 0 - - On loan to Reno 1868 FC
49 Simon Dawkins MF (1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 Derby County 7 - - DP
Forwards
8 Chris Wondolowski FW (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 Houston Dynamo 34 13 8 Captain; DP
9 Danny Hoesen FW (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 FC Groningen 32 5 5 On loan from FC Groningen
21 Marco Ureña FW (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 Brøndby IF 25 5 1 -
25 Quincy Amarikwa FW (1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 Chicago Fire 9 - - -

Non-competitive

California

January 28 Scrimmage San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Quakes Academy San Jose, California
AM PST Thompson 32'
García 50'
Cerén 71'
Report Stadium: Earthquakes Training Facility

Arizona

Nevada

February 18 Friendly Reno 1868 FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Reno, Nevada
12:30 PST Brown  90' Thompson 40'
Colvey  90'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,289

California

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

March 4 Round 1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Montreal Impact San Jose, California
19:00 PST Godoy 17'
Alashe  35'
Salinas  90+2'
Report Duvall  14'
Camara  45+1'  66'
Mancosu  83'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 1 Round 4 New York City FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes New York, New York
11:00 PDT Harrison 10'
Ring  54'
Wallace  59'
McNamara 67'
Report Ureña 6'
Bernárdez  80'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,066
Referee: Jorge González
April 14 Round 6 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas San Jose, California
20:00 PDT Alashe  83'
Hyka 90+4'
Report Acosta 78'
Harris  90+2'
González  90+3'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villareal
April 22 Round 8 Houston Dynamo 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
13:00 PDT Torres 9'
Willis  32'
Elis  34', 72'
Quioto  90+4'
Report Jungwirth  35'
Francis  46'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 29 Round 9 Minnesota United FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 PDT Thiesson  90+3' Report Jungwirth 54'
Bingham  87'
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,605
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 13 Round 11 Colorado Rapids 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
13:00 PDT Gashi 29', 56'
Badji 35'
Powers  42'
Miller  55'
Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 17 Round 12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Orlando City SC San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Godoy  44'
Ureña  62'
Lima  68'
Cerén  70'
Wondolowski 83'
Report Pereira  25'
Rivas 80'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 20 Round 13 FC Dallas 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Frisco, Texas
17:00 PDT Gruezo  70' Report Hyka 81' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 27 Round 14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 LA Galaxy San Jose, California
19:00 PDT Wondolowski 10',  69'
Hoesen 37'
Report João Pedro 19'
dos Santos 35', 64'
Bernárdez 44' (o.g.)
Diallo  66'
McInerney  90+4'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 2 Round 15 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT Valeri 50', 90+4'
Chará  57'
Guzmán  61'
Miller  70'
Report Cerén  36'  37' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 24 Round 17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Hoesen 13'
Imperiale  50'
Ureña 68'
Lima  67'  71'
Report Saucedo  89'
Hernández 90+4'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 1 Round 18 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 LA Galaxy Stanford, California
19:30 PDT Wondolowski 75'
Salinas 90+3',  90+4'
Report Van Damme 11',  84'  90+5'
João Pedro  90'
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,617
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 4 Round 19 Atlanta United FC 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Atlanta, Georgia
16:00 PDT Walkes  15', 81'
Carmona  42', 55'
González Pírez  45'
Martínez 65', 89',  90'
Larentowicz  74'
Report Thompson 2'
Bingham  18'
Sarkodie  10'  32'
Wondolowski 66'
Bernárdez  90+3'
Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 44,974
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
July 19 Round 20 New York Red Bulls 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes Harrison, New Jersey
16:30 PDT Royer  24', 90', 90+1'
Davis 38'
Kljestan 73'
Felipe 75'
Report Imperiale  63'
Qazaishvili 88'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,392
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 12 Round 24 Houston Dynamo 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
18:00 PDT Elis 21',  39'
García  50'
Sánchez 86'
Manotas 90+4'
Report Imperiale  48'
Alashe  59'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,344
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 19 Round 25 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Philadelphia Union San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Qazaishvili 3'
Jungwirth  13'
Godoy  34'
Thompson  73'
Wondolowski  83', 90+5' (pen.)
Report Elliott 35'
Alberg 55'
Bedoya  74'
Gaddis  90+1'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 23 Round 26 Real Salt Lake 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
19:00 PDT Mulholland  24'
Silva 29'
Beckerman  60'
Savarino 68'
Rusnák 80'
Movsisyan 90+3'
Report Affolter  31'
Godoy  33'  61'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 27 Round 27 LA Galaxy 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
16:00 PDT Diallo  45'
Smith  57'
Report Alashe  20'
Qazaishvili 45+3'
Ureña 80'
Hoesen  87'
Wondolowski 90+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Chris Penso
September 9 Round 28 Toronto FC 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto, Ontario
14:00 PDT Vázquez 26'
Altidore 48', 64'
Osorio 66'
Report Godoy  43'
Ureña  57'
Cerén  72'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,050
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
September 16 Round 29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Hoesen 33'
Sarkodie  36'
Imperiale  86'
Report Martínez  53'
Elis  81'
DeLaGarza  90+1'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 23 Round 30 D.C. United 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
16:00 PDT Mullins 57', 60', 68', 88' Report Jungwirth  50'
Imperiale  67'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 25,229
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 27 Round 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Jungwirth  35'
Godoy  39'
Yueill  67'
Wondolowski 87'
Report Mihailovic 14'
Álvarez  26'
Solignac 40'
Nikolić 48', 65'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 22 Round 34 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Minnesota United FC San Jose, California
13:00 PDT Hoesen 15'
Wondolowski 55'
Godoy  68'
Ureña 90+3'
Report Ibson  23'
Thiesson 36'
Warner  40'
Danladi  76'
Calvo 81'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 25, 2017 Knockout Round Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM PDT Montero 33'
Techera 57'
Waston 64'
Mezquida 78', 80'
Report Cerén  76'
Godoy  85'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,083
Referee: José Carlos Rivero

U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

June 14, 2017 4 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 San Francisco Deltas San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Yueill 4'
Cato 6'
Dawkins  23'
Imperiale  48'
Bernárdez  57'
Wondolowski  84'
Report Teijsse  63'
Bekker  69'
Attakora  86'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 12,524
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 28, 2017 Round of 16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Salinas 6'
Hoesen 84'
Godoy  90+2'
Report Narbón  35'
Kovar 48'
Bruin  82'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,442
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 10, 2017 Quarterfinals San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 LA Galaxy San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Wondolowski 16', 51'
Hoesen 62'
Sarkodie  90+2'
Report Van Damme 3'
Villarreal  28'
McBean  64'
Garcia  70'
Tarbell 84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 9, 2017 Semifinals Sporting Kansas City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 PDT Rubio 32' Report Hoesen 4'
Cerén  74'
Affolter  92'
Imperiale  111'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 16,193
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Penalties

Player statistics

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 8 Chris Wondolowski 13 0 2 15
2 FW 9 Danny Hoesen 5 0 3 8
3 MF 11 Valeri Qazaishvili 5 0 0 5
FW 21 Marco Ureña 5 0 0 5
5 MF 10 Jahmir Hyka 3 0 0 3
6 MF 30 Aníbal Godoy 2 0 0 2
DF 23 Florian Jungwirth 2 0 0 2
DF 24 Nick Lima 2 0 0 2
MF 6 Shea Salinas 1 0 1 2
10 MF 7 Cordell Cato 0 0 1 1
MF 22 Tommy Thompson 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Jackson Yueill 0 0 1 1
Total 39 0 8 47

As of 22 October 2017.

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
12/22/16 Olmes García Forward Real Salt Lake Waiver Draft; Acquired rights (not signed) [3]
12/21/16 Nick Lima Defender California Golden Bears Homegrown Player [4]
1/7/16 Harold Cummings Defender LD Alajuelense Undisclosed [5]
1/27/17 Marco Ureña Forward Brøndby IF Targeted Allocation Money [6]
2/2/17 Florian Jungwirth Defender SV Darmstadt 98 Targeted Allocation Money [7]
2/3/17 Jahmir Hyka Midfielder FC Luzern Targeted Allocation Money
6/22/17 Valeri Qazaishvili Midfielder SBV Vitesse Designated Player [8]
7/21/2017 François Affolter Defender FC Luzern Free transfer [9]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
10/27/16 Chad Barrett Forward Real Salt Lake Option Declined, Free Agent [10]
12/02/16 Bryan Meredith Goalkeeper Seattle Sounders FC Option Declined, Free Agent [11]
12/02/16 Henok Goitom Forward AIK Fotboll Option Declined [11]
12/02/16 Innocent Emeghara Forward Ermis Aradippou FC Option Declined [11][12]
12/02/16 Steven Lenhart Forward FC Imabari Option Declined [11]
12/02/16 Mark Sherrod Forward Option Declined [11]
12/15/16 Jordan Stewart Defender Phoenix Rising FC Out of Contract [13]
Alberto Quintero Midfielder Universitario Loan ended
7/13/17 Shaun Francis Defender Montreal Impact Trade [14]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
2/2/17 Danny Hoesen Forward FC Groningen Season long loan; Targeted Allocation Money [7]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Date Player Number Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 13, 2017 Jackson Yueill MF UCLA MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#6) [15]
January 13, 2017 Lindo Mfeka MF University of South Florida MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#28) [15]
January 17, 2017 Christian Thierjung FW University of California, Berkeley MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#50) [16]
January 17, 2017 Auden Schilder GK University of Washington MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#72) [16]

References

  1. ^ "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Billingsley, Mark (March 21, 2017). "A major-league pain: Republic FC friendly against Earthquakes canceled due to weather". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Media Relations, Earthquakes (December 21, 2016). "Earthquakes sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract". sjearthquakes.com/. San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Nick Lima to Homegrown Player Contract". sjearthquakes.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Panamanian Defender Harold Cummings". sjearthquakes.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Costa Rica National Team Forward Marcos Ureña". January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Danny Hoesen and Florian Jungwirth". Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Valeri 'Vako' Qazaishvili as Designated Player". Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Swiss Defender Francois Affolter". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes forward Chad Barrett won't return in 2017". October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2017 Season". December 2, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  12. ^ Rédaction. "Innocent Emeghara et Emmanuel Frimpong à l'Emeris Aradippou (Chypre)". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "Jordan Stewart announces he will not return to the Quakes in 2017". December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  14. ^ Panizo, Franco (July 13, 2017). "Montreal Impact land Shaun Francis via trade with San Jose Earthquakes". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Earthquakes Select Midfielder Jackson Yueill in the First Round and Midfielder Lindo Mfeka in the Second Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". January 13, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Forward Christian Thierjung in the Third Round and Goalkeeper Auden Schilder in the Fourth Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.