2016 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes

2016 season
Owner	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Coach	Dominic Kinnear
Stadium	Avaya Stadium (Primary) Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 5th Overall: 8th
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth round
California Clásico	2nd (0-1-0)
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Wondolowski (4) All: Chris Wondolowski (4)
Highest home attendance	18,000 (Multiple games, Avaya Stadium capacity)
Lowest home attendance	League: 18,000 (Multiple games, Avaya Stadium capacity)
Average home league attendance	League: 18,000 All: 18,000
Home colors Away colors
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The 2016 San Jose Earthquakes season is 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

Club

Current roster

As of March 7, 2016.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Bingham, DavidDavid Bingham	United States
3	Defender	Stewart, JordanJordan Stewart	England
4	Midfielder	Wynne, MarvellMarvell Wynne	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
10	Midfielder	Pérez García, MatíasMatías Pérez García (DP)	Argentina
11	Forward	Emeghara, InnocentInnocent Emeghara (DP)	Switzerland
12	Forward	Sherrod, MarkMark Sherrod	United States
14	Forward	Jahn, AdamAdam Jahn	United States
17	Midfielder	Nyassi, SannaSanna Nyassi	Gambia
19	Forward	Barrett, ChadChad Barrett	United States
20	Defender	Francis, ShaunShaun Francis	Jamaica
21	Defender	Goodson, ClarenceClarence Goodson	United States
22	Forward	Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson (HGP)	United States
24	Forward	Lenhart, StevenSteven Lenhart	United States
25	Forward	Amarikwa, QuincyQuincy Amarikwa	United States
27	Midfielder	Alashe, FataiFatai Alashe	United States
28	Goalkeeper	Tarbell, AndrewAndrew Tarbell	United States
30	Midfielder	Godoy, AnibalAnibal Godoy	Panama
32	Defender	Imperiale, AndresAndres Imperiale	Argentina
33	Midfielder	Pelosi, MarcMarc Pelosi	United States
35	Goalkeeper	Meredith, BryanBryan Meredith	United States
38	Midfielder	Silva, MatheusMatheus Silva	Brazil
49	Midfielder	Dawkins, SimonSimon Dawkins	England
91	Midfielder	Quintero, AlbertoAlberto Quintero	Panama

Non-competitive

Arizona friendlies

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

February 6	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST		Report	Torres  46'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

San Jose Earthquakes v Seongnam FC

February 9	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Seongnam FC	Tucson, Arizona
10:30 PST	Sherrod  87'	Report		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Las Vegas friendly

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

February 13	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	LA Galaxy	Las Vegas, Nevada
19:00 PST		Report	Zardes  27'	Stadium: Cashman Field

California friendlies

Sacramento Republic v San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes v New York Cosmos

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Real Sociedad

May 18	San Jose Earthquakes	v	Real Sociedad	San Jose, California
19:30 PST				Stadium: Avaya Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	FC Dallas	11	5	4	2	15	18	−3	17	Knockout round
4	LA Galaxy	8	4	1	3	18	8	+10	15
5	San Jose Earthquakes	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	15
6	Sporting Kansas City	11	4	5	2	11	12	−1	14
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	11	4	5	2	14	16	−2	14

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. 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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
4	LA Galaxy	8	4	1	3	18	8	+10	15
5	Montreal Impact	10	4	3	3	17	15	+2	15
6	San Jose Earthquakes	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	15
7	Toronto FC	9	4	3	2	10	7	+3	14
8	Sporting Kansas City	11	4	5	2	11	12	−1	14

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016;
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield;
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield ;
        
     4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship
        
     They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

Results

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

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

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

March 19 Round 3	LA Galaxy	3-1	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, CA
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

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

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

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

April 9 Round 5	FC Dallas	2-2	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, TX
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: 13386 Referee: Alan Kelly

U.S. Open Cup

San Jose will enter the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.^[2]

References

1. "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
2. "102nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.