2023 San Jose Earthquakes season
| 2023 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Luchi Gonzalez | ||
| Stadium | PayPal Park San Jose, California | ||
| MLS | Conference: 9th (of 14) Overall: 16th (of 29) | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Wild Card | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Leagues Cup | Group stage | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,412[1] | ||
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The 2023 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 41st year of existence, their 26th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[2]
Roster
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | JT Marcinkowski (HG) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Paul Marie |
| 4 | DF | GHA | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo (DP) |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Cristian Espinoza (DP) |
| 11 | FW | USA | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 12 | FW | USA | Matthew Hoppe (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Nathan |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jackson Yueill |
| 15 | DF | USA | Tanner Beason |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jack Skahan |
| 17 | DF | USA | Keegan Tingey (HG) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Cam Cilley (HG) |
| 20 | MF | USA | Will Richmond (HG) |
| 21 | DF | PER | Miguel Trauco |
| 22 | DF | USA | Tommy Thompson (HG) |
| 23 | DF | SWE | Oskar Ågren |
| 24 | DF | USA | Daniel Munie |
| 25 | FW | BFA | Ousseni Bouda (GA) |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Rodrigues (on loan from Grêmio) |
| 28 | FW | USA | Benjamin Kikanović |
| 29 | DF | EQG | Carlos Akapo |
| 30 | MF | USA | Niko Tsakiris (HG) |
| 35 | MF | CPV | Jamiro Monteiro (DP) |
| 41 | GK | USA | Emi Ochoa (HG) |
| 42 | GK | BRA | Daniel |
| 44 | FW | USA | Cade Cowell (HG) |
| 55 | MF | CAN | Michael Baldisimo |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | Cam Cilley | Stanford Cardinal | Homegrown Signing | January 6, 2023[5] |
| 17 | DF | Keegan Tingey | Stanford Cardinal | Homegrown Signing | January 6, 2023[5] |
| 55 | MF | Michael Baldisimo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Supplemental Draft Pick | January 9, 2023[6] |
| 42 | GK | Daniel | Internacional | Undisclosed fee | January 21, 2023[7] |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | FC Augsburg | Undisclosed fee | January 31, 2023[8] |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan Mensah | Columbus Crew | Trade | February 11, 2023[9] |
| 24 | DF | Daniel Munie | Indiana Hoosiers | 2023 MLS SuperDraft pick | February 24, 2023[10] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | Retirement | November 14, 2022[11] | |
| 5 | MF | Eric Remedi | Banfield[12] | Out of Contract | November 14, 2022[11] |
| 18 | MF | George Asomani | Free Agency | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[11] |
| 21 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes | Free Agency | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[11] |
| 17 | MF | Ján Greguš | Nashville SC | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[11] |
| 12 | GK | Matt Bersano | Austin FC[13] | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[11] |
| 19 | MF | Siad Haji | FC Tulsa[14] | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[11] |
Competitions
Friendlies
| February 4 Preseason | Monterey Bay FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,648 |
| February 9 Coachella Valley Invitational | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | D.C. United | Indio, California |
| 11:00 AM PST | Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
| February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational | Minnesota United F.C. | 1–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Indio, California |
| 12:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
| February 18 Coachella Valley Invitational | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Indio, California |
| 10:00 AM PST | Report |
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Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 | |
| 11 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 |
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 25 1 | Atlanta United FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 4:30 PM PST | Ibarra 90+1' Almada 90+3', 90+8', 90+9' |
Report | Ebobisse 12' Gruezo 13' Kikanovic 90+1' |
Stadium: Mercedes Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,538 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| March 4 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30pm PST | Yueill 58' Ebobisse 68' Akapo 77' Espinoza 83' |
Report | Schöpf 17', 69' Veselinović 36' Cubas 41' Martins 68' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| March 11 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PST | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,383 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| March 18 4 | St. Louis City SC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Gioacchini 34' Klauss 45+3' Ostrák 68' Löwen 90+4' |
Report | Rodrigues 14' Trauco 40' Kikanovic 46' Cowell 64' Baldisimo 66' |
Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| March 25 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Toronto FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,434 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 1 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Espinoza 7' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Mensah 17' Akapo 33' Monteiro 59' |
Report | Bassi 42' (pen.) Artur 44' Escobar 64' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,786 Referee: Tori Penso |
| April 8 7 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,939 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| April 15 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,212 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| April 22 9 | Real Salt Lake | 3-1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30PM PDT | Löffelsend 39' Ruiz 45' Savarino 54' Gómez 80' |
Report | Espinoza 49' | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| April 29 10 | Austin FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 5:30PM PDT | Rigoni 40' Driussi 78' Pereira 90+5' |
Report | Yueill 21', 90+5' Monteiro 68' Ebobisse 75' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| May 6 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Santa Clara, California |
| 4:30 PM (PDT) | Espinoza 8', 83' (pen.) | Report | Bogusz 29' Bouanga 30' Maldonado 83' |
Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 45,112 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| May 14 12 – California Clasico | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 6:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| May 20 13 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Biuk 3' Maldonado 29' Vela 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Trauco 52' Judson 89' |
Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,030 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| May 27 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PT | Yueill 25' Marie 49' Kikanović 70' Judson 90' 90+10' Gruezo 90+9' |
Report | Farfan 69' Velasco 90' Tafari 90+4' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,409 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| May 31 15 – Heritage Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,013 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| June 3 16 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:30 PM PDT | Bombito 44' 51' Cabral 59' |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,038 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| June 10 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Ebobisse 8' Trauco 57' |
Report | Lowe 17' | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| June 17 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,188 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| June 21 19 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 5:30PM PDT | Bassi 3' Baird 5' Sviatchenko 37' Úlfarsson 77', 89' Herrera 86' |
Report | Ebobisse 38' Akapo Bouda 50' Judson 67' Yueill 81' Skahan 85' |
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,249 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 24 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | St. Louis City SC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,074 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 1 21 – California Clasico | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 42,823 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 8 22 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,033 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| July 12 23 – Heritage Cup | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,577 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 20 24 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,765 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 25 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,892 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| August 30 26 – California Clasico | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–3 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,224 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 2 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| September 9 28 | D.C. United | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington D.C. |
| 4:30 PM (PDT) |
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Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,255 Referee: Tori Penso |
| September 16 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 7:30PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,390 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 20 30 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,518 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| September 23 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Nashville SC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 30 32 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:30PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,645 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| October 7 33 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,474 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| October 21 34 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
MLS Cup Playoffs
| October 25 Wild Card | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 (4–2 p) | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 6:30 pm PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,437 Referee: Allen Chapman | |
| Penalties | ||||
U.S. Open Cup
The Earthquakes will enter the 2023 U.S. Open Cup in the third round as part of the lower tranche of MLS teams, as determined by their final position in the 2022 regular season. The third round is scheduled for April 18 and 19.[16]
| April 25 | Monterey Bay (USLC) | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | Seaside, CA |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
Leagues Cup
The 2023 Leagues Cup, an expanded version of the inter-league competition between MLS and Liga MX, is scheduled to begin on July 21. All MLS matches will be paused until the end of the tournament on August 19. The Earthquakes were drawn into the West 1 group alongside Portland Timbers and Liga MX's Tigres UANL.[17] MLS teams will play a minimum of two matches in the tournament, of which they will host at least one.[18]
West 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UAN | POR | SJE | |
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| 1 | UANL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| July 22 GS | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland |
| 7 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,137 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
| July 30 GS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | UANL | San Jose, California |
| 8 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 17,449 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
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