2017 San Jose Earthquakes season
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ChairmanEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachDominic Kinnear (until June 25)
Chris Leitch (from June 25)
Chris Leitch (from June 25)
StadiumAvaya Stadium (Primary)
Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 12th
Overall: 12th
| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
| Coach | Dominic Kinnear (until June 25) Chris Leitch (from June 25) | ||
| Stadium | Avaya Stadium (Primary) Stanford Stadium (1 League game) | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 6th Overall: 12th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Knockout Round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
| California Clásico | 1st (2-1-0) | ||
| Heritage Cup | 2nd (0-1-1) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Wondolowski (13) All: Chris Wondolowski (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 50,617 (Jul. 1 vs. Los Angeles at Stanford Stadium) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 17,256 (Sep. 27 vs. Chicago Fire) All: 12,524 (Jun. 14 vs. San Francisco Deltas) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 19,875 All: 18,769 | ||
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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.
Roster
As of October 23, 2017.[1]








Non-competitive
California
| January 28 Scrimmage | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Quakes Academy | San Jose, California |
| AM PST | Thompson García Cerén |
Report | Stadium: Earthquakes Training Facility |
Arizona
| January 31 Desert Friendlies | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PST | Thompson |
Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 3 Desert Friendlies | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PST | Wondolowski |
Report | Bernárdez |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 7 Desert Friendlies | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 9:30 PST | Cato |
Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
Nevada
| February 11 Friendly | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19:00 PST | Report | Alashe García |
Stadium: Cashman Field |
| February 18 Friendly | Reno 1868 FC | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Reno, Nevada |
| 12:30 PST | Brown |
Thompson Colvey |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,289 |
California
| February 25 Friendly | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Jose, California |
| 14:00 PST | Salinas Bernárdez Godoy Dawkins Hyka Hoesen |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium |
| March 22 Friendly | Sacramento Republic FC | Canceled[2] | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Stadium: Bonney Field |
| July 14 Friendly | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | San Jose, California |
| 19:15 PST | Bernárdez Wondolowski da Costa Amarikwa |
Report | Blum |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 14,355 |
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
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 Alashe Salinas |
Report | Duvall Camara Mancosu |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 11 Round 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:00 PST | Alashe Wondolowski Lima Godoy |
Report | Hurtado Teibert Mezquida Ousted Dean |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| March 18 Round 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:30 PDT | Dwyer Feilhaber Zusi Bingham |
Report | Ureña Jungwirth |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,282 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 1 Round 4 | New York City FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | New York, New York |
| 11:00 PDT | Harrison Ring Wallace McNamara |
Report | Ureña Bernárdez |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,066 Referee: Jorge González |
| April 8 Round 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Godoy Alashe Wondolowski |
Report | Lodeiro |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 14 Round 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Alashe Hyka |
Report | Acosta Harris González |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villareal |
| April 19 Round 7 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 16:30 PDT | Report | Godoy Bingham |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,487 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 22 Round 8 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 13:00 PDT | Torres Willis Elis Quioto |
Report | Jungwirth Francis |
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 |
Report | Jungwirth Bingham |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,605 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 6 Round 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Hyka Wondolowski |
Report | Mattocks Blanco Andriuskevicius |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| May 13 Round 11 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 13:00 PDT | Gashi Badji Powers Miller |
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 Ureña Lima Cerén Wondolowski |
Report | Pereira Rivas |
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 |
Report | Hyka |
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 Hoesen |
Report | João Pedro dos Santos Bernárdez Diallo McInerney |
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 Chará Guzmán Miller |
Report | Cerén |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| June 17 Round 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 18:00 PDT | Godoy Wondolowski |
Report | Besler Espinoza |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| June 24 Round 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Hoesen Imperiale Ureña Lima |
Report | Saucedo Hernández |
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 Salinas |
Report | Van Damme João Pedro |
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 Carmona González Pírez Martínez Larentowicz |
Report | Thompson Bingham Sarkodie Wondolowski Bernárdez |
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 Davis Kljestan Felipe |
Report | Imperiale Qazaishvili |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,392 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 23 Round 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Roldan Leerdam |
Report | Yueill Godoy Imperiale |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 43,528 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| July 29 Round 22 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Lima Imperiale |
Report | da Fonte |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 5 Round 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Columbus Crew SC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Ureña Wondolowski Salinas |
Report | Mensah Jahn |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 12 Round 24 | Houston Dynamo | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 18:00 PDT | Elis García Sánchez Manotas |
Report | Imperiale Alashe |
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 Jungwirth Godoy Thompson Wondolowski |
Report | Elliott Alberg Bedoya Gaddis |
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 Silva Beckerman Savarino Rusnák Movsisyan |
Report | Affolter Godoy |
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 Smith |
Report | Alashe Qazaishvili Ureña Hoesen Wondolowski |
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 Altidore Osorio |
Report | Godoy Ureña Cerén |
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 Sarkodie Imperiale |
Report | Martínez Elis DeLaGarza |
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 |
Report | Jungwirth Imperiale |
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 Godoy Yueill Wondolowski |
Report | Mihailovic Álvarez Solignac Nikolić |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,256 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| September 30 Round 32 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Qazaishvili Hoesen Bernárdez |
Report | Andriuskevicius Blanco |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 15 Round 33 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 14:00 PDT | Reyna |
Report | Qazaishvili |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| October 22 Round 34 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
| 13:00 PDT | Hoesen Wondolowski Godoy Ureña |
Report | Ibson Thiesson Warner Danladi Calvo |
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 Techera Waston Mezquida |
Report | Cerén Godoy |
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 Cato Dawkins Imperiale Bernárdez Wondolowski |
Report | Teijsse Bekker Attakora |
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 Hoesen Godoy |
Report | Narbón Kovar Bruin |
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 Hoesen Sarkodie |
Report | Van Damme Villarreal McBean Garcia Tarbell |
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 |
Report | Hoesen Cerén Affolter Imperiale |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,193 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| Penalties | ||||