2022 San Jose Earthquakes season
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Alex Covelo (interim) | ||
| Stadium | PayPal Park San Jose, California | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 14th Overall: 26th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Heritage Cup | Winner | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,146 (2/26 v. NSH) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,394 (4/16 v. NSH) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,260 | ||
| Biggest win | SJ 5–0 BCFC (Apr 19, USOC) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CIN 6–0 SJ (Sep 10, MLS) | ||
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The 2022 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 40th year of existence, their 25th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[1]
Roster
- As of July 5, 2022[2]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | JT Marcinkowski (HG) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Paul Marie |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Eric Remedi |
| 6 | MF | USA | Shea Salinas |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Cristian Espinoza (DP) |
| 11 | FW | USA | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 12 | GK | USA | Matt Bersano |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Nathan |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jackson Yueill |
| 15 | DF | USA | Tanner Beason |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jack Skahan |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Ján Greguš |
| 18 | MF | GHA | George Asomani |
| 19 | MF | SOM | Siad Haji (GA) |
| 20 | MF | USA | Will Richmond (HG) |
| 21 | MF | GUA | Gilbert Fuentes (HG) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Tommy Thompson (HG) |
| 23 | DF | SWE | Oskar Ågren |
| 25 | FW | BFA | Ousseni Bouda (GA) |
| 27 | DF | PER | Marcos López |
| 28 | FW | USA | Benji Kikanovic |
| 30 | MF | USA | Niko Tsakiris (HG) |
| 35 | MF | CPV | Jamiro Monteiro (DP) |
| 41 | GK | MEX | Emi Ochoa (HG) |
| 44 | FW | MEX | Cade Cowell (HG) |
| 77 | DF | USA | Casey Walls (HG) |
| 93 | MF | BRA | Judson |
| 99 | MF | USA | Cruz Medina (HG) |
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | Ján Greguš | Minnesota United FC | Supplemental Draft pick | January 6, 2022[3] |
| 20 | DF | Will Richmond | Stanford Cardinal | Homegrown Signing | January 10, 2022[4] |
| 25 | MF | Ousseni Bouda | Stanford Cardinal | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | January 11, 2022[5] |
| 30 | DF | Niko Tsakiris | San Jose Earthquakes academy | Homegrown Signing | January 13, 2022[6] |
| 80 | DF | Francisco Calvo | Chicago Fire FC | Free transfer | January 26, 2022[7] |
| 35 | MF | Jamiro Monteiro | Philadelphia Union | Trade | February 14, 2022[8] |
| 23 | DF | Oskar Ågren | Clemson Tigers | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | February 18, 2022[9] |
| 99 | MF | Cruz Medina | San Jose Earthquakes academy | Homegrown Signing | June 3, 2022[10] |
| 26 | DF | Rodrigues | Grêmio | Loan | August 6, 2022[11] |
| 29 | MF | Carlos Akapo | Cádiz CF | Free transfer | August 5, 2022[12] |
| 21 | DF | Miguel Trauco | AS Saint-Étienne | Free transfer | September 2, 2022[13] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Luciano Abecasis | Banfield[14] | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 29 | DF | Jacob Akanyirige | Rochester New York FC | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 4 | DF | Oswaldo Alanís | C.D. Guadalajara | End of Loan | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 8 | MF | Eric Calvillo | El Paso Locomotive FC | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Fierro | FC Juárez | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 25 | FW | Andrés Ríos | Club Atlético Aldosivi | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 5 | MF | Daniel Vega | Retirement | December 1, 2021[15][16] | |
| — | FW | Thomas Williamson | Minnesota United FC 2 | Option declined | December 1, 2021[15] |
| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski | Retirement | December 1, 2021[17] | |
| 9 | MF | Javier López | C.D. Guadalajara | End of Loan | July 4, 2022[18] |
| 17 | MF | Francisco Calvo | Konyaspor | Undisclosed Fee | July 7, 2022[19] |
| 27 | MF | Marcos López | Feyenoord | Undisclosed Fee | August 8, 2022[20] |
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 41 |
| 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 40 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 36 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 35 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Match results
| February 26 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls | San Jose, California |
| 6:00PM EST | J. López 69' | Report | Klimala 45+1' Fernandez 72' Barlow 90+2' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| March 5 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| 2:30 PM PST | Espinoza 9' (pen.) Remedi 16' Monteiro 33' Judson 75' Kikanovic 79' Calvo 84' 90+6' |
Report | Zelarayán 40' 73' 90' Santos 45+6' Zardes 68' Igbekeme 83' Anibaba 90+5' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| March 12 3 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Burke 23' Santos 27' Gazdag 43' 58' (pen.) Harriel 62' |
Report | Espinoza 11' Remedi 26' Bouda 90+2' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Victor Rivas |
| March 19 4 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Trapp 39' Amarilla 32' 70' |
Report | M. Lopez 10' Calvo 43' Cowell 83' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,685 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| April 2 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Marie 31' Ebobisse 70' (pen.) Cowell 72' Calvo 79' Bouda 85' |
Report | Urruti 11' Fagúndez 42' Driussi 52' (pen.) Pereira 71' Redes 77' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,062 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| April 9 6 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Ferreira 8' 27' 68' Quintero 18' 43' Hadebe 57' 58' Picault 63' Cerén 89' Bartlow 90+2' |
Report | Marie 20' M. López 22' Ebobisse 25' 28' Thompson 77' Yueill 90+1' |
Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| April 16 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Nashville SC | San Jose, California |
| 10:30 PM PDT | Cowell 21' Ebobisse 52', 72' |
Report | Mukhtar 38', 63' Lovitz 51' Haakenson 90+5' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,394 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| April 23 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Nathan 11' Espinoza 45+2' 64' 90+4' Yueill 65' Remedi 67' Calvo 67' |
Report | Lodeiro 14' Roldan 20' Morris 57' Vargas 83' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,467 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 1 9 | New York City FC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | New York, New York |
| 10:00AM PDT | Parks 74' Callens 77' Pereira 78' Castellanos 80' Rodríguez 82' Gloster 88' |
Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| May 7 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 7:00PM PDT | Nathan 64' Calvo 73' |
Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,077 Referee: Tori Penso |
| May 14 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 4:00 PM (PDT) | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 15,087 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 18 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Yueill 31' Monteiro 44', 80' Remedi 59' M. Lopez 66' |
Report | Paredes 18' Župarić 35' Tuiloma 56' Rasmussen 70' Williamson 90+5' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,788 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 22 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Yueill 46' Marie 88' |
Report | Russell 44' Espinoza 58' Rosell 74' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,233 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| May 28 14 | Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
| 3:00 PM PT | Arango 7' (pen.) Hollingshead 13' Rodríguez 19', 47' Musovski 73' Acosta 77' Crisostomo 90+4' |
Report | Ebobisse 16', 31' Espinoza 17' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,007 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 11 15 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Anunga 74' | Report | Remedi 67' Judson 83' Marie 89' |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,672 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| June 18 16 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Silva 22' Schmitt 31' Savarino 81' Luiz 84' |
Report | Espinoza 68' Nathan 79' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,517 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 3 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Chicago Fire FC | San Jose, California |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Kikanovic 47', 73', 87' Marie 63' López 75' |
Report | Mueller 27' Giménez 43' Gutiérrez 90+5' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,224 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 9 19 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:30 PM EDT | Kerr 71', 86' Osorio 75' |
Report | Ebobisse 26' Skahan 90+2' Yueill 90+5' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,149 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 13 20 | LA Galaxy | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 7:00PM PST, FS1 | Grandsir 33' Joveljić 48', 88' |
Report | Espinoza 13' (pen.) Ebobisse 14' López 40', 41' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 17 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 8:30 PM CDT | Monteiro 45' Yueill 53' |
Report | Parker 28' Vera 43' Ferreira 71' Úlfarsson 76' Picault 90' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,445 Referee: Tim Ford |
| July 23 22 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Van Rankin 39' Y. Chará 40' Bravo 41' Niezgoda 53' Asprilla 67', 71' |
Report | Kikanovic 42' Nathan 49' Remedi 53' Yueill 78' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,795 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 30 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Espinoza 12' (pen.), 45+2' Ebobisse 62' Yueill 85' Greguš 90+4' M. López 90+7' 90+7' |
Report | Glad 12' MacMath 14' Löffelsend 21' Chang 37' Savarino 90+5', 90+6' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,411 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 3 24 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Inter Miami CF | San Jose, California |
| 7:30PM PDT | Report | Mota 12' Yedlin 73' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| August 6 25 | Austin FC | 3–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Cascante 6' Driussi 23', 26', 44' Stuver 60' |
Report | Kikanovic 8' Marie 20' Beason 39' Yueill 84' Ebobisse 88' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 13 26 | FC Dallas | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Ferreira 3', 41' Farfan 20' Cerrillo 45' Velasco 57' Pomykal 67' |
Report | Ebobisse 60' Nathan 90+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,106 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 20 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Kikanovic 14', 60' Thompson 30' Nathan 31' Remedi 74' Cowell 77' |
Report | Ibeagha 42' Opoku 54' Acosta 67' Sánchez 67' 79' Cifuentes 86' Arango 90+6' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 27 28 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 6:55 PM CDT | Sallói 10' Sweat 42' Agada 45' Fontàs 88' |
Report | Beason 57' Ågren 90+1' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,241 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| September 4 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 6:30 PM (PDT) | Ebobisse 4' Monteiro 34' Kikanović 90+1' |
Report | Cubas 31' Gauld 43' Blackmon 62' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,211 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| September 10 30 | FC Cincinnati | 6–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:30PM PDT | Barreal 45' Brenner 47', 90', 90+5' (pen.), 90' Cameron 57' Acosta 71' (pen.) Kubo 77' |
Report | Monteiro 8' Nathan 46' |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,557 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 14 31 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Rubio 21' Rosenberry 77' Warner 90+4' |
Report | Nathan 37' Remedi 48' Judson 90' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,938 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| September 17 32 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 7:30PM PDT | Ebobisse 24' (pen.) Nathan 58' |
Report | Obrian 12' 16' Farfan 34' Martínez 60' Cerrillo 68' Arriola 83' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,355 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| September 24 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–3 | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 7:00PM PDT | Judson 29' Tsakiris 47' Espinoza 74' (pen.) Remedi 83' Nathan 90+5' |
Report | Hernández 12', 69', 31' Brugman 42' Grandsir 56' Bond 73' |
Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 44,200 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| Note: This match originally scheduled for June 25, was postponed to September 24, due to issues involving a power outage in the area.[21] | ||||
| October 1 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
| 9:00 PM CT | Yueill 9' Salinas 52', 53' Kikanovic 71', 86' |
Report | Arriaga 10' Amarilla 23' Boxall 50' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,709 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| October 9 34 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 2:00 PM PDT | Lodeiro 1', 49' Rusnák 42' |
Report | Ebobisse 4' Rodrigues 52' Cowell 75' |
Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,910 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 19 Third Round | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 5–0 | Bay Cities FC (NISA) | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Skahan 25' Marie 36' Cowell 59' (pen.) Taskiris 83' Bouda 88' |
Report | Turgeon 16' | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 6,598 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| May 11 Round of 32 | Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | Tukwila, Washington |
| 7:00 PM (PDT) | Medranda 26' 54' Ragen 63' Montero 68' 77' Adeniran 95' Cissoko 120+2' |
Report | Skahan 10' (pen.) 30' Kikanovic 48' Calvo 49' Cowell 50' Ågren 62' Beason 72' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| Penalties | ||||
| May 25 Round of 16 | Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Luis Felipe 28' López 83' |
Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
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