2010 San Jose Earthquakes season
| 2010 season | ||||
| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | |||
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| Coach | Frank Yallop | |||
| Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium | |||
| Major League Soccer |
Conference: 6th Overall: 8th | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Finals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | |||
| California Clásico | 1st | |||
| Heritage Cup | 2nd | |||
| Top goalscorer |
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| Average home league attendance | 9,659 | |||
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The 2010 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's thirteenth season of existence. The Earthquakes finished 8th overall in MLS and finished in the Eastern Conference finals of the MLS Cup playoffs before losing to the Colorado Rapids. It was the first season the club made the playoffs since 2005.
Squad
Current Squad
As of October 14, 2010.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Formation
Starting XI vs. Colorado on Nov. 13:
Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| General Manager | |
| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
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| Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Head trainer | |
| Equipment manager |
Last updated: May 2, 2010
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Other information
| Owner | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 72x115 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Review
Preseason
For the second straight year, the Earthquakes played at PDL team Fresno Fuego. The Quakes trained in London for ten days and went 3-0 against fellow MLS side Colorado Rapids and the reserve teams of West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur. San Jose will also have a game against the Houston Dynamo in San Francisco on March 17 and a home game on March 20 against future MLS rival Portland Timbers.
March
San Jose will begin its thirteenth Major League Soccer regular season at home with a match against Real Salt Lake on March 27, 2010 followed by a road match against the Chicago Fire on April 10, 2010.[2]
May
The Quakes tallied four straight shutouts and a 393-minute scoreless streak, which ended with a 3-1 home loss to Toronto F.C. on May 29.
October
With a win October 9 over DC United, the Earthquakes clinched their first trip to the postseason since 2005.
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
| February 27, 2010 | Fresno Fuego | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Fresno, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PST | Ferreira, Jovanovic, |
Report | Convey, Robles, Jessey, |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 2,500 |
| March 8, 2010 | West Ham United XI | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | East Ham, London, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Jordan Spence, Johnson, |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: NA |
| March 10, 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur XI | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chigwell, London, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 p.m. GMT | Report | Burling, |
Stadium: Spurs Lodge Attendance: NA |
| March 12, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Chigwell, London, England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 p.m. GMT | Johnson, Amarikwa, |
Report | Stadium: Spurs Lodge Attendance: NA |
| March 17, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | San Francisco, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 2,116 |
| March 20, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Glen, |
Report | Thompson, |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 3,152 |
MLS regular season
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 |
Last updated: October 24, 2010
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | W | T | W | L | T | L | T | T | W | T | L | L | W | W | L | W | T | W | W | L | T | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Last updated: October 24, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
| March 27, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 3 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm PDT | McDonald Leitch Opara |
Report | Morales Espindola Grabavoy Morales Olave |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,589 Referee: Jorge González |
| April 10, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 1 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm PDT | Pappa |
Report | André Luiz Alvarez Opara |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,276 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 17, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 - 0 | New England Revolution | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Wondolowski Opara |
Report | Niouky |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,082 Referee: Elias Bazakos |
| April 24, 2010 | C.D. Chivas USA | 3 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30pm PDT | Kljestan Trujillo Braun Borja Chijindu |
Report | Wondolowski Jasseh Wondolowski Beitashour |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,389 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 1, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 0 | Colorado Rapids | Santa Clara, California USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Wondolowski Convey Leitch |
Report | Thompson |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,674 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 8, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 - 0 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Convey Johnson Gjertsen Wondolowski Burling |
Report | Tchani Sassano |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,711 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| May 15, 2010 | New England Revolution | 0 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM PDT | Niouky |
Report | Corrales |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,611 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 22, 2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 - 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm PDT | Report | Wondolowski Johnson Convey |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 35,953 Referee: Alex Prus |
| May 29, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 3 | Toronto FC | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Burling Corrales Convey |
Report | Šarić Barrett DeRosario de Guzman DeRosario |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Jorge González |
| June 2, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 - 2 | Columbus Crew | Santa Clara, California USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Alvarez Wondolowski Burling Wondolowski |
Report | Gaven Zayner Brunner Marshall |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| June 5, 2010 | FC Dallas | 2 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm PDT | Shea Shea John |
Report | Hernandez |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,331 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| June 25, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 0 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm PDT | Campos |
Report | Corrales Busch |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,216 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 3, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 1 | D.C. United | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Opara |
Report | Najar |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,304 Referee: David Gantar |
| July 10, 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00pm PDT | Fred Fred |
Report | Glen Wondolowski Alvarez Corrales |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,158 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| July 22, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30pm PDT | Edson Buddle Landon Donovan Sean Franklin Landon Donovan Juninho |
Report | Bobby Convey Bobby Burling Brandon McDonald |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,712 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 31, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Sam Cronin Ramiro Corrales |
Report | Montero Osvaldo Alonso |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,351 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| August 7, 2010 | Colorado Rapids | 1 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm PDT | Busch |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,701 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 14, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 0 | Kansas City Wizards | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Convey Wondolowski Hernandez |
Report | Conrad |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,619 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| August 21, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm PDT | Wondolowski Alvarez |
Report | Gonzalez |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,799 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 28, 2010 | New York Red Bulls | 2 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm PDT | Richards Richards Henry Lindpere Tchani |
Report | Burling Convey |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,859 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 5, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm PDT | Davis Robinson |
Report | Stephenson Hernandez Glen Geovanni Cronin |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,073 Referee: Jorge González |
| September 11, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 0 | FC Dallas | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Eduardo |
Report | Alexander |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,342 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 15, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Wondolowski Convey Alvarez |
Report | Jacobson |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,109 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 25, 2010 | Toronto FC | 2 - 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm PDT | De Rosario Maicon De Rosario |
Report | Wondolowski Wondolowski Wondolowski Busch |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,064 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 29, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00pm PDT | Geovanni |
Report | Kinney Król Ljungberg Nyarko |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| October 2, 2010 | Columbus Crew | 0 - 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm PDT | Report | Johnson |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,867 Referee: Jorge González |
| October 9, 2010 | D.C. United | 0 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C., USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm PDT | Moreno |
Report | Stephenson McDonald Wondolowski Wondolowski |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,822 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 16, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Cronin Busch |
Report | Hainault |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| October 20, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 - 0 | C.D. Chivas USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Burling Wondolowski Wondolowski Wondolowski |
Report | Umaña |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,633 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 23, 2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 4 - 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30pm PDT | Diop Diop Diop Eduardo |
Report | Wondolowski |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,518 Referee: Jorge González |
MLS playoffs
| October 30, 2010 Conference Semifinal | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm PDT | Wondolowski |
Report | Ballouchy Lindpere Miller Coundoul |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Paul Ward |
| November 4, 2010 Conference Semifinal | New York Red Bulls | 1 – 3 (2 – 3 agg.) |
San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00pm PDT | Ángel |
Report | Convey Corrales Convey Busch Wondolowski |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,839 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| November 13, 2010 Conference Final | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado, USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30pm PST | Kimura |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,779 Referee: Jorge González |
US Open Cup Qualification
| April 14, 2010 Qualification semifinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 – 3 (aet) (3 – 5 p) |
Real Salt Lake | Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, USA |
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| 7:00pm PT | Beitashour Leitch Álvarez Morrow Burling |
Report | Findley Johnson González Beckerman Borchers |
Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| Penalties | ||||
| Johnson Beckerman Findley Russell Williams |
International Friendlies
| July 17, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, USA |
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| 1:00pm PT | Report | Attendance: 10,721[3] |
League table
Conference
Western Conference | ||||||||||
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 59 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 56 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 50 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 48 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 46 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 46 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 33 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | |
| 8 | Chivas USA | 28 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | |
| 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs |
Overall
- ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
- ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Notes
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010 San Jose Earthquakes season. |
- ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110
- ↑ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-170710.html
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