2018 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2018 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 36th year of existence, their 21st season in Major League Soccer and their 11th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

San Jose Earthquakes
2018 season
ChairmanEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachMikael Stahre (until September 17)
Steve Ralston (September 17 - end of 2018 season)
StadiumAvaya Stadium (Primary)
Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League SoccerConference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupFourth round (2-0 loss vs. Portland Timbers)
Heritage Cup2nd (1-3)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10)

All:
Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10)
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Background

The 2017 season was one of continued change under the leadership of general manager Jesse Fioranelli, with head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Spencer being replaced by San Jose's technical director Chris Leitch and Director of Methodology Alex Covelo on June 25, 2017.[1] The San Jose Earthquakes finished the 2017 season with a victory over Minnesota United FC that sent them to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2012.[2]

On November 24, 2017, the Earthquakes announced their second coaching change of the year with Mikael Stahre taking on the role of head coach. Leitch and Covelo would return to their former positions of technical director and director of methodology respectively.[3]

Current squad

Roster

As of June 13, 2018.[4]

NumberNat.PlayerPositionDate of birthPrevious ClubAppearances2018 MLS Goals2018 MLS AssistsNotes
Goalkeepers
12 Matt BersanoGK (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 31) Seattle Sounders FC 2
18 JT MarcinkowskiGK (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27) Georgetown HoyasHomegrown Player
28 Andrew TarbellGK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30) Clemson Tigers14Generation Adidas
Defenders
2 Joel QwibergDF (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 31) Brommapojkarna1
3 François AffolterDF (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33) FC Luzern4
24 Nick LimaDF (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29) California Golden Bears1411Homegrown Player
26 Jacob AkanyirigeDF (2001-12-31) December 31, 2001 (age 22) San Jose Earthquakes AcademyHomegrown Player
30 Yeferson QuintanaDF (1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 (age 28) Peñarol911On loan from Peñarol
31 Harold CummingsDF (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 32) Alajuelense10
55 Jimmy OckfordDF (1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 32) Reno 18687
Midfielders
6 Shea SalinasMF (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38) Vancouver Whitecaps FC10
7 Magnus ErikssonMF (1990-04-08) April 8, 1990 (age 34) Djurgårdens IF1433DP
10 Jahmir HykaMF (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36) FC Luzern41
11 Valeri QazaishviliMF (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31) Legia Warszawa (loan from Vitesse)1434DP
14 Jackson YueillMF (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 27) UCLA Bruins92Generation Adidas
16 Chris WehanMF (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30) Reno 18683
20 Aníbal GodoyMF (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34) Honvéd121
22 Tommy ThompsonMF (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 28) Indiana Hoosiers5Homegrown Player
23 Florian JungwirthDF (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35) Darmstadt 981423
27 Fatai AlasheMF (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 30) Michigan State Spartans8
29 Eric CalvilloMF (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26) NY Cosmos
35 Gilbert FuentesMF (2002-02-21) February 21, 2002 (age 22) San Jose Earthquakes AcademyHomegrown Player
89 Kevin PartidaMF (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29) Reno 18681On loan from Reno 1868
Forwards
8 Chris WondolowskiFW (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 41) Houston Dynamo1443Captain; DP
9 Danny HoesenFW (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33) Groningen1474
17 Mohamed ThiawFW (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29) Louisville CardinalsOn loan to Reno 1868
19 Danny MusovskiFW (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28) UNLV RebelsOn loan to Reno 1868
25 Quincy AmarikwaFW (1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 36) Chicago Fire101
96 Luis FelipeFW (1996-01-29) January 29, 1996 (age 28) Reno 1868

Non-competitive

January 31 Preseason San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
10:00 PSTMarie  7'ReportGuzmán  30'
Zambrano  57'
Flores  63'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: Played as three 30-minute periods.
February 7 Preseason Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
PSTAcosta  34'
Ortuño 55'
ReportSalinas  43'
Amarikwa 60'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 24 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Club León San Jose, California
19:30 PSTAffolter  35'ReportDonovan 19'
Montes  33'
Mosquera  42'
Burdisso  42'
Herrera  79'
Jose Hernández  90'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,532

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
8Vancouver Whitecaps FC34131385467−1347
9Houston Dynamo34101685858038
10Minnesota United FC34112034971−2236
11Colorado Rapids3481973663−2731
12San Jose Earthquakes3442194971−2221
Source: MLS

Overall table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
19Toronto FC34101865964−536CONCACAF Champions League
20Chicago Fire3481884861−1332
21Colorado Rapids3481973663−2731
22Orlando City SC3482244374−3128
23San Jose Earthquakes3442194971−2221
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 31 Round 3 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York City FC San Jose, California
16:45 PSTQuintana 3'
Godoy  29'
ReportOfori  41'
Tinnerholm 49',  89'
Moralez 60',  90+2'
Callens  67'
Herrera  74'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
April 14 Round 5 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
19:15 PSTEriksson 26'
Affolter  31'
Wondolowski  71'
Hyka 85'
ReportMartínez  36', 48'
Manotas 63'
Elis  65'
Machado  87'
Cerén  90+2'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,822
April 21 Round 6 Orlando City SC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Orlando, Florida
16:30 PSTMueller 2'
Kljestan 35'
Dwyer 69'
Yotún  65'
ReportJungwirth 78', 90'
Quintana  73'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 28 Round 7 Columbus Crew 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PSTHarrison 28'
Hansen  36'
Valenzuela  67'
Grella 84'
ReportGodoy  3'
Hoesen 45',  72'
Jungwirth  66'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,479
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 5 Round 8 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:15 PSTGodoy  69'
Amarikwa  90+7'
ReportParedes  45+1'
Chara  53'
Mabiala  77'
Valeri 88'
Ridgewell  90+3'
Polo  90+4'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,850
Referee: Chris Penso
May 16 Round 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PSTTechera 19'
Reyna 64'
ReportHoesen 19'
Lima 53'
Godoy  73'
Jungwirth  73'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 9 Round 14 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Los Angeles FC San Jose, California
19:15 PSTQazaishvili 11'
Partida  22'   90+6'
Wondolowski 52' (63)
ReportDiomande 15', 90'
Beitashour 19'
Zimmerman  26'
Moutinho 90+7',  90+8'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,650
Referee: Grajeda
June 23 Round 16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
19:00 PSTKreilach  12', 54'ReportHoesen 64'Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,472
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 30 Round 17 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 LA Galaxy Stanford, California
19:00 PSTWondolowski 15', 69' (pen.)
Qazaishvili 39'
Ockford  48'
ReportIbrahimović 1' (Pontius), 25',  90'
Alessandrini 20',  82'
Jamieson  78'
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,743
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
July 14 Round 19 Montreal Impact 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Montreal, Quebec
16:30 PSTTaïder 8'
Krolicki  37'
Piatti 74'
Silva  85'
ReportGodoy  26'
Lima  59'
Wondolowski  90'
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 15,485
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 28 Round 21 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
19:15 PSTSalinas  67'
Luis Felipe  72'
ReportM. Silva  43'
Glad  45+2'
Lennon  85'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 16,351
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 4 Round 22 FC Dallas 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes Frisco, Texas
17:00 PSTLamah 23'ReportQazaishvili 19', 88'
Hyka 47'
Kashia  74'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 17,282
Referee: David Gantar
August 11 Round 23 Colorado Rapids 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PSTSmith 24'
McBean  44'
Ford  69'
Serna  89'
Boateng 90+3'
ReportEriksson 58' (pen)
Luis Felipe  87'
Salinas  88'
Cummings  89'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 18 Round 24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Toronto FC San Jose, California
19:00 PSTWondolowski 77'
Kashia  52'
ReportJanson 59' (van der Wiel, Giovinco)Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,456
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 19 Round 29 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC San Jose, California
19:15 PSTLima 13'
Hoesen 43'
Salinas  53'
Qazaishvili 58'
ReportEscobar  7'
Larentowicz  18'
Villalba 45+3'
Martínez 70' (pen.), 90+5'
Almirón 73'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 15,948
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 22 Round 30 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles, California
12:30 PSTZimmerman 41', 68'ReportJungwirth  43'
Godoy  52'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 29 Round 31 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
17:30 PSTManotas 56'
Martínez  52', 68'
Quioto 87'
ReportKashia  11'
Wondolowski 37' (pen)
Fuenmayor 45' (og)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 17,136
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 6 Round 32 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 New York Red Bulls San Jose, California
19:15 PSTWondolowski 83'ReportMuyl 29'
Wright-Phillips 32'
Long 50'
Cásseres  80'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,241
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 21 Round 33 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
14:00 PDTBoateng  51'
Ford  77'
ReportStadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,474
Referee: Timothy Ford

U.S. Open Cup

The Earthquakes and all other MLS clubs join the U.S. Open Cup in round 4.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

June 6, 2018 Fourth Round Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PSTEbobisse 28'
Asprilla 66' (Chara)
ReportAlashe  41'
Ockford  54'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,769
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

PlacePositionNumberNameMLSMLS CupOpen CupTotal
1FW9 Danny Hoesen2002
MF11 Vako2002
MF7 Magnus Eriksson2002
3FW8 Chris Wondolowski1001
DF30 Yeferson Quintana1001
MF10 Jahmir Hyka1001

Assist leaders

PlacePositionNumberNameMLSMLS CupOpen CupTotal
1MF11 Vako2002
MF7 Magnus Eriksson2002
3FW8 Chris Wondolowski1001
FW9 Danny Hoesen1001
MF14 Jackson Yueill1001
FW25 Quincy Amarikwa1001

Player Awards

League

PlayerAwardDateRef
Danny HoesenAudi Player Index Performance of the Week03/05/18[5]
Danny HoesenMLS Team of the Week03/05/18[5]
VakoMLS Team of the Week (bench)03/05/18[5]
Danny HoesenAlcatel MLS Player of the Week03/06/18[6]

Player movement

In

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

DatePlayerPositionPrevious ClubNotesRef
12/01/17 Joel QwibergDefender IF BrommapojkarnaUndisclosed[7]
12/06/17 JT MarcinkowskiGoalkeeper Georgetown HoyasHomegrown Player[8]
12/14/17 Luis FelipeMidfielder Reno 1868Free[9]
12/14/17 Chris WehanMidfielder Reno 1868Free[10]
12/14/17 Jimmy OckfordDefender Reno 1868Free[11]
12/15/17 Jacob AkanyirigeDefender San Jose Earthquakes AcademyHomegrown Player[12]
12/20/17 Magnus ErikssonMidfielder Djurgårdens IFDesignated Player[13]
12/29/17 Danny HoesenForward FC GroningenTargeted Allocation Money[14]
01/20/18 Eric CalvilloMidfielder New York CosmosUndisclosed[15]
01/26/18 Gilbert FuentesMidfielder San Jose Earthquakes AcademyHomegrown Player[16]
03/01/18 Danny MusovskiForward UNLV RebelsMLS SuperDraft[17]
03/01/18 Mohamed ThiawForward Louisville CardinalsMLS SuperDraft[17]
03/16/18 Paul MarieDefender FIU PanthersMLS SuperDraft[18]

Out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef
11/27/17 Víctor BernárdezDefenderOption Declined[19]
11/27/17 Kip ColveyDefender Colorado RapidsOption Declined; Selected in 2017 Waiver Draft[20]
11/27/17 Cordell CatoDefender Charlotte IndependenceOption Declined; Signed by Charlotte Independence[21]
11/27/17 Lindo MfekaMidfielder Reno 1868Option Declined; Signed by Reno 1868[22]
11/27/17 Marc PelosiMidfielderOption Declined[23]
11/27/17 Matheus SilvaDefender Swope Park RangersOption Declined; Signed by Swope Park Rangers[24]
11/27/17 Danny HoesenForward FC GroningenOption Declined[25]
11/27/17 David BinghamGoalkeeper LA GalaxyOut of contract; MLS rights traded to LA Galaxy[26]
11/27/17 Andrés ImperialeDefender Club GuaraníOut of contract[27]
11/27/17 Kofi SarkodieDefenderOut of contract[28]
12/12/17 Marco UreñaForward Los Angeles FCSelected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft[29]
01/19/18 Darwin CerénMidfielder Houston DynamoTraded for allocation money[30]
02/16/18 Simon DawkinsMidfielderContract bought out[31]

Loans

In

DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef
01/17/18 Yeferson QuintanaDefender PeñarolSeason-long loan[32]

Out

DatePlayerPositionLoaned toNotesRef
03/01/18 Danny MusovskiForward Reno 1868[33]
03/01/18 Mohamed ThiawForward Reno 1868[33]
03/16/18 Paul MarieDefender Reno 1868[34]

Draft picks

DatePlayerPositionPrevious ClubNotesRef
01/19/18 Paul MarieDefender FIU PanthersMLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#12)[35]
01/19/18 Danny MusovskiForward UNLV RebelsMLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#7)[36]
01/19/18 Mohamed ThiawForward Louisville CardinalsMLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#12)[37]
01/21/18 Kevin PartidaMidfielder UNLV RebelsMLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#48 overall)[38]

References