2016 San Jose Earthquakes season
| 2016 season | |||
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| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
| Coach | Dominic Kinnear | ||
| Stadium | Avaya Stadium (Primary) Stanford Stadium (1 League game) | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 9th Overall: 17th | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| California Clásico | 2nd (0–1–2) | ||
| Heritage Cup | 2nd (0–1–1) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Wondolowski (12) All: Chris Wondolowski (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 50,816 (Jun. 25 vs. Los Angeles at Stanford Stadium) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 18,000 (Multiple games, Avaya Stadium capacity) All: 15,697 (May 18 vs. Real Sociedad) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 22,102 All: 21,390 | ||
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The 2016 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 34th year of existence, their 19th season in Major League Soccer and their 9th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
Background
[edit]Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]As of March 7, 2016.[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David Bingham |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Jordan Stewart |  England
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| 4 | MF | Marvell Wynne | United States
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| 5 | DF | Víctor Bernárdez (Vice-Captain) |  Honduras
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| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | United States
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| 7 | MF | Cordell Cato |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski (DP & Captain) | United States
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| 11 | FW | Innocent Emeghara (DP) |  Switzerland
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| 12 | FW | Mark Sherrod | United States
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| 17 | MF | Darwin Cerén |  El Salvador
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| 19 | FW | Chad Barrett | United States
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| 20 | DF | Shaun Francis |  Jamaica
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| 21 | DF | Clarence Goodson | United States
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| 22 | FW | Tommy Thompson (HGP) | United States
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| 24 | FW | Steven Lenhart | United States
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| 25 | FW | Quincy Amarikwa | United States
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| 27 | MF | Fatai Alashe | United States
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| 28 | GK | Andrew Tarbell | United States
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| 30 | MF | Anibal Godoy |  Panama
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| 32 | DF | Andres Imperiale |  Argentina
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| 33 | MF | Marc Pelosi | United States
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| 35 | GK | Bryan Meredith | United States
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| 38 | MF | Matheus Silva |  Brazil
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| 49 | MF | Simon Dawkins | Jamaica
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| 91 | MF | Alberto Quintero | Panama
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Non-competitive
[edit]Arizona friendlies
[edit]| February 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:30 PST | Report | Rowe  28'Davies 45+2' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:00 PST | Report | Torres 46' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 |  Seongnam FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:30 PST | Sherrod 87' |
Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
Las Vegas friendly
[edit]| February 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19:00 PST | Report | Zardes 27' |
Stadium: Cashman Field |
California friendlies
[edit]| February 20 | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento, California |
| Pridham 8' |
Report | Amarikwa 51 ', 86' Godoy  81'Thompson 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,499 |
| February 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | New York Cosmos | San Jose, California |
| 19:00 PST | Wondolowski 31' Amarikwa 42'Goodson 51'Godoy 67' |
Report | Ayoze 54' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium |
| May 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 |  Real Sociedad | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PST | Wondolowski 42', 79' Sarkodie 82'Thompson 85' |
Report | de la Bella 10' Zubeldia 77' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,697 |
Competitive
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Standings
[edit]Western Conference Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 |
Source: MLS
Overall Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 41 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 |
| 18 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
Results
[edit]| March 6 Round 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 12:00 PDT | Wondolowski 46' Godoy 72'Quintero 75' |
Report | Azira 43' Powers 86' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 13 Round 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Wondolowski 30' Amarikwa 45+1'Bernárdez 64'Bingham 90+2' |
Report | McInerney 89' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 19 Round 3 | LA Galaxy | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Magee 11' Van Damme 21' de Jong 22' Zardes 56', 62' Keane 90+1' (pen.) Gordon 90+3' |
Report | Imperiale 41' Dawkins  45+3' Alashe 52' Wynne 56' Wondolowski 89' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| April 2 Round 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Francis 31' Imperiale 55'Jahn 88' |
Report | Nyarko 34', 64' Kemp 59'Acosta 86' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 9 Round 5 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 PDT | Acosta 14' Gruezo 31' Akindele 36' (pen.) Bernárdez 62' (o.g.) Rosales 84' Figueroa 87' |
Report | Quintero 4' Alashe 41' Wondolowski 55' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,386 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 13 Round 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Alashe 40' García 45' Wondowlowski 55' |
Report | Kljestan 62' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Gantar |
| April 16 Round 7 | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 PDT | Mclnerney 52' Adi 65', 90+9' Valeri 90'  90+5' |
Report | Godoy 55' Wondolowski 90+1' Bingham 90+5' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Corey Parker |
| April 24 Round 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Sporting KC | San Jose, California |
| 12:30 PDT | Godoy 1' Wondolowski 59' (pen.) |
Report | Besler 33' Feilhaber 59' Dia 81' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 30 Round 9 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 13:00 PDT | Pontius 30' |
Report | Alashe 31' Godoy 35' 59' Dawkins 83' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,079 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 7 Round 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Dempsey 26' Alonso 43'Morris 89' |
Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 11 Round 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Quintero 3', 70' Godoy 50' Wynne 73' |
Report | Alex 21' Clark 43' Deric 79' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
| May 22 Round 12 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Wynne 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Quintero 23' Alashe 87' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,162 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 28 Round 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Thompson 67' |
Report | Hollingshead 53' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 1 Round 14 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 PDT | Ridgewell 11' Asprilla 45+2' |
Report | Silva 17' Stewart 61' Barrett 77' García 90+3' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 18 Round 15 | Orlando City SC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando, Florida |
| 16:30 PDT | Hines 49', 66' Higuita 69' Baptista 90+1', 90+1' |
Report | Alashe 37' Francis 39' Bernárdez 46' Barrett 85'Salinas 90+4' |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 37,194 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 25 Round 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 19:00 PDT | Barrett 90' |
Report | Van Damme 45+1' do Santos 69' do Santos 89' Cole 90+6' 90+7' |
Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,816 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 1 Round 17 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 17:00 PDT | Stephens 53' Goossens 58' LaBrocca 90+3' |
Report | Dawkins 10' Francis 49' Alashe 66' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,487 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| July 8 Round 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Quintero 29' Godoy 59' |
Report | Hedges 31' Urruti 51' Díaz 61' Harris 72' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| July 16 Round 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Toronto FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Amarikwa 30' Alashe 33' Godoy 42' Quintero 53' Dawkins 70' |
Report | Morrow 44' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| July 22 Round 20 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 20:00 PDT | Beltran 30' Mulholland 64' |
Report | Wondolowski 9' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,842 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 31 Round 21 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 18:00 PDT | Mansally 17' Alex 40', 45+2' |
Report | Wondolowski 59' Stewart 90' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,045 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 5 Round 22 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | New York City FC | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| August 12 Round 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 20:00 PDT | Mezquida 90+4' |
Report | Amarikwa 14' Alashe 54' Dawkins 60' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 19 Round 24 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Stewart 48' Bernardez 54', 55' |
Report | Clark 6' Anibaba 18' Horst 50' Willis 54' García 86' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| August 24 Round 25 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | New England Revolution | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Godoy 25' Ceren 54' Dawkins 75' |
Report | Koffie 82' Bunbury 87' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 27 Round 26 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
| 16:30 PDT | Finlay 32' Meram 84' (pen.) |
Report | Ceren 65' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| September 10 Round 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Wondolowski 20' Stewart 44' Dawkins 58' Wynne 69' Quintero 84' |
[1] | Alonso 54' Lodeiro 80' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 17 Round 28 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 PDT | Cronin 35' Powers 38' Sjoberg 38' |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17645 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 24 Round 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Dawkins 42' Ceren 57' Goitom 80' |
Report | Dwyer 7' Nagamura 52' Espinoza 64' Ellis 81' Melia 84' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| September 28 Round 30 | Montreal Impact | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Montreal, Quebec |
| 16:30 PDT | Francis 12' Wondolowski 62' |
Report | Oduro 22' Piatti 32' Camara 50' Cabrera 56' Piatti 86' Venegas 86' Drogba 90' Venegas 90' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,318 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| October 1 Round 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Stadium: Avaya Stadium |
| October 13 Round 32 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 PDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| October 16 Round 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Stadium: Avaya Stadium |
| October 23 Round 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 13:00 PDT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| June 15, 2016 4 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PST) | Asprilla 34' McInerney 40' Peay 71' |
Report | Jahn 83' Stewart 88' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,834 Referee: Allen Chapman |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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