2014 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
2014 season
Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Coach Mark Watson
Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 9th (last)
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Fifth Round
California Clásico 2nd (0-1-2)
Heritage Cup 1st (1-0-1)
Central California Cup 2nd (0–1–0)
Rose City Invitational 2nd (2–1–0)
Top goalscorer League:
Chris Wondolowski (14)
All:
Chris Wondolowski (14)
Highest home attendance 50,006 v Los Angeles Galaxy (June 27, 2014)
Lowest home attendance 9,114 v Chivas USA (July 2, 2014)
Average home league attendance 14,947
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2014 San Jose Earthquakes season is the club's 17th year of existence, as well as its 17th season in Major League Soccer and its 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 32nd year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".

This is scheduled to be the final season of the Earthquakes playing in Buck Shaw Stadium as the club plans to move into its new stadium for the 2015 season.

Background

Club

Current roster

As of May 25, 2014.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Harden, TyTy Harden      United States
3 Defender Stewart, JordanJordan Stewart      England
4 Midfielder Cronin, SamSam Cronin      United States
5 Defender Bernárdez, VíctorVíctor Bernárdez (Vice-Captain)     Honduras
6 Midfielder Salinas, SheaShea Salinas      United States
7 Midfielder Cato, CordellCordell Cato      Trinidad and Tobago
8 Forward Wondolowski, ChrisChris Wondolowski (DP & Captain)     United States
9 Midfielder Stephenson, KhariKhari Stephenson      Jamaica
10 Midfielder Djaló, YannickYannick Djaló (on loan from S.L. Benfica)     Portugal
11 Forward Fucito, MikeMike Fucito      United States
13 Goalkeeper Meredith, BryanBryan Meredith      United States
14 Forward Jahn, AdamAdam Jahn      United States
15 Midfielder Koval, J. J.J. J. Koval      United States
16 Forward Gordon, AlanAlan Gordon      United States
18 Goalkeeper Busch, JonJon Busch      United States
19 Defender Neil, RyanRyan Neil      United States
20 Defender Francis, ShaunShaun Francis      Jamaica
21 Defender Hernandez, JasonJason Hernandez      United States
22 Forward Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson (HGP)     United States
23 Midfielder Harris, AtibaAtiba Harris      Saint Kitts and Nevis
24 Forward Lenhart, StevenSteven Lenhart      United States
25 Defender Muller, TommyTommy Muller      United States
26 Defender Barklage, BrandonBrandon Barklage      United States
27 Defender Sofia, JoeJoe Sofia      United States
32 Forward Schuler, BillyBilly Schuler      United States
44 Defender Goodson, ClarenceClarence Goodson      United States
77 Defender Görlitz, AndreasAndreas Görlitz      Germany
80 Midfielder Pierazzi, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Pierazzi      France

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Bingham, DavidDavid Bingham (GA; on loan to San Antonio Scorpions)     United States
17 Midfielder Garza, SamSam Garza (GA; on loan to San Antonio Scorpions)     United States
31 Goalkeeper Knutsen, BillyBilly Knutsen (on loan to Sacramento Republic FC)     United States

Club Staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States John Doyle
Head Coach Canada Mark Watson
Assistant Coach Canada Nick Dasovic
Assistant Coach United States Ian Russell
Goalkeeper Coach New Zealand Jason Batty
Athletic Trainer United States Brian Lee
Equipment Manager El Salvador Jose Vega
As of January 25, 2014 [2]

Other information

Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Buck Shaw Stadium (10,525 / 74x115 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Competitions

      Win       Loss       Tie

Preseason

Central California Cup (preseason)

Rose City Invitational (preseason)

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 320182+67
2 San Jose Earthquakes 32102206
3 Portland Timbers 301223−12
4 Portmore United 302127−51

Preseason

2014 Season

Results by Round

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
30 29 6 13 11 35 44 −9 5 6 5 21 21 0 1 7 6 14 23 −9

Last updated: October 4, 2014
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHHAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHA
Result T L L T T W L T W L W W L L L L D W W D L D L D D L D L D L L L D L

Last updated: October 4, 2014.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Championship Stage

International Friendlies

Standings

Western Conference

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32
3 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15
4 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2
6 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9  
7 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 61−32
8 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 62−19
9 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 50−15

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 7:42 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(W1) = Western Conference champion

Major League Soccer

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46+5  
6 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10
7 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42+10
8 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50+5
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41+7  
11 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9
12 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 510
13 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 54−10
14 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 58−19
15 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 51−10
16 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 61−32
17 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 62−19
18 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 50−15
19 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 58−20 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:

5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.

6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[3]

7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

Statistics

Transfers

In

MLS Drafts

Pos. Player Transferred From Notes Date Ref.
FW United States Billy Schuler Weighted lottery January 14, 2014 [4]
MF United States J. J. Koval United States Stanford Cardinal 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 Pick 9 January 16, 2014 [5][6]
DF United States Joe Sofia United States UCLA Bruins 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 Pick 28 January 16, 2014 [7][8]
MF United States A. J. Corrado United States Indiana Hoosiers 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 Pick 47 (Unsigned) January 21, 2014 [9]
DF United States Devonte Dubose United States Virginia Tech Hokies 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 66 (Unsigned) January 21, 2014 [10]
GK United States Billy Knutsen United States American Eagles 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 74 January 21, 2014 [11][12]
DF United States Brandon Barklage United States New York Red Bulls 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 1 Pick 9 January 22, 2014 [13]
DF Jamaica Shaun Francis United States Chicago Fire 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 2 Pick 4 January 22, 2014 [14]

Winter Transfer Window

Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Ref.
FW France Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi France AC Ajaccio January 7, 2014 [15]
MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Atiba Harris United States Colorado Rapids Trade for Marvin Chávez January 7, 2014 [16]
United States Tommy Thompson United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown Player January 22, 2014 [17]
GK United States Bryan Meredith January 24, 2014 [18]
DF Germany Andreas Görlitz March 4, 2014 [19]
DF United States Ryan Neil March 7, 2014 [20]
FW Portugal Yannick Djaló Portugal S.L. Benfica On loan March 10, 2014 [21]
MF Jamaica Khari Stephenson United States Real Salt Lake March 11, 2014 [22]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Ref.
15 DF United States Justin Morrow Canada Toronto FC Traded for allocation money December 17, 2013 [23]
30 MF Mexico Rafael Baca Mexico Cruz Azul Sold for undisclosed fee December 23, 2013 [24]
81 MF Honduras Marvin Chávez United States Colorado Rapids Trade for Atiba Harris January 7, 2014 [25]
19 MF El Salvador Jaime Alas End of loan January 15, 2014 [26]
33 DF Iran Steven Beitashour United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for allocation money January 27, 2014 [27]
10 MF Honduras Walter Martínez Waived March 11, 2014 [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Earthquakes Staff and Front Office | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships". CONCACAF.com. March 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Quakes acquire Schuler through weighted lottery". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Earthquakes select Koval, Sofia in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Earthquakes sign midfielder J. J. Koval". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Earthquakes select Koval, Sofia in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Earthquakes sign rookies Sofia, Neil". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Quakes select three in day two of 2014 SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Quakes select three in day two of 2014 SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Quakes select three in day two of 2014 SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rookie GK Knutsen joins the club". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Earthquakes sign Barklage, Francis and Meredith". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Earthquakes sign Barklage, Francis and Meredith". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Earthquakes sign Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Earthquakes acquire Atiba Harris in trade for Marvin Chavez". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Club officially signs Thompson as first Homegrown Player". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Earthquakes sign Barklage, Francis and Meredith". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Signing: Earthquakes ink German veteran Gorlitz". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Earthquakes sign rookies Sofia, Neil". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Quakes acquire Portuguese winger Djalo on loan". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Quakes sign Jamaican midfielder Stephenson – waive Martinez". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Earthquakes trade Morrow to Toronto FC | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "MLS clubs confirm permanent Cruz Azul moves for Michael Farfan, Rafael Baca; loan for Jose Villarreal". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Earthquakes acquire Atiba Harris in trade for Marvin Chavez". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  26. ↑ "2014 San Jose Earthquakes Roster: Jaime Alas signs with Ballenas Galeana of Mexico's second division | Quake, Rattle and Goal". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire right back Steven Beitashour from San Jose in exchange for allocation money". Vancouver Whitecaps. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Quakes sign Jamaican midfielder Stephenson – waive Martinez". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
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