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Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
Coach | Frank Yallop | ||
Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 14th | ||
MLS Cup | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | ||
California Clásico | 2nd | ||
Heritage Cup | 1st | ||
Top goalscorer | ![]() | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,114 [1] | ||
The 2009 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the second since its revival. The season began with a 1-0 home loss to the New England Revolution on March 21, and ended with a 2-0 loss at the Los Angeles Galaxy on October 24.
As of August 18, 2009. [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head Coach | ![]() |
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Equipment manager | ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Owner | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 71x110 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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Home | Black | Black | Black | |
Home Alt. | Black | Black | White | MLS, October 10 against Toronto, second half |
Away | White | Blue | White |
Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
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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 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | −15 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Win Tie Loss
March 21, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Santa Clara, California |
Amarikwa ![]() Denton ![]() | Report | Dube ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,335 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
March 28, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Houston Dynamo | Santa Clara, California, United States |
Johnson ![]() Alvarez ![]() Weaver ![]() Corrales ![]() | Report | Cameron ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Davis ![]() Boswell ![]() Clark ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 5, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
Hohlbein ![]() López ![]() Gomez ![]() | Report | Huckerby ![]() Alvarez ![]() | Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 6,922 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
April 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California |
Leitch ![]() Johnson ![]() Convey ![]() Alvarez ![]() Corrales ![]() Salinas ![]() ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Pappa ![]() Segares ![]() McBride ![]() Robinson ![]() Rolfe ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
April 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Oakland, California |
Campos ![]() Corrales ![]() Garcia ![]() Amarikwa ![]() | Report | Kovalenko ![]() Miglioranzi ![]() Jordan ![]() | Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alex Prus |
April 25, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
Alonso ![]() Zakuani ![]() Evans ![]() | Report | Convey ![]() Garcia ![]() | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,838 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 2, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Santa Clara, California |
Report | Stepanovic ![]() Braun ![]() Marsch ![]() Kljestan ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Alex Prus |
May 8, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Rojas ![]() ![]() Angel ![]() Kandji ![]() | Report | Weaver ![]() Johnson ![]() Pitchkolan ![]() Denton ![]() Amarikwa ![]() | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
May 23, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas, United States |
Ching ![]() Kamara ![]() Waibel ![]() Waibel ![]() Cameron ![]() | Report | Johnson ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,619 Referee: Alex Prus |
May 27, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio |
Gaven ![]() Schelotto ![]() | Report | Amarikwa ![]() Johnson ![]() Convey ![]() Corrales ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
May 30, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California |
Glen ![]() Johnson ![]() Alvarez ![]() Alvarez ![]() Corrales ![]() | Report | Beckerman ![]() Johnson ![]() Morales ![]() Findley ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,153 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 7, 2009 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
Saragosa ![]() Ferreira ![]() Moor ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Campos ![]() Ricchetti ![]() Alvarez ![]() | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Tim Weyland |
June 13, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
19:30 PST | Ljungberg ![]() Evans ![]() Montero ![]() Montero ![]() Ljungberg ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Pitchkolan ![]() Corrales ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Huckerby ![]() Wondolowski ![]() | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,999 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 20, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Oakland, California |
Campos ![]() Pitchkolan ![]() Johnson ![]() Johnson ![]() Huckerby ![]() | Report | Kirovski ![]() Kirovski ![]() | Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 17,128 Referee: Yader Reyes |
July 4, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
Williams ![]() Espindola ![]() Leitch ![]() | Report | Campos ![]() Salinas ![]() Alvarez ![]() McDonald ![]() Hernandez ![]() Leitch ![]() Cannon ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
July 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Santa Clara, California, United States |
Huckerby ![]() Alvarez ![]() | (report) | Barrett ![]() Vitti ![]() Barrett ![]() De Rosario ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,679 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
July 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Soumaré ![]() Nyarko ![]() Blanco ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Hernandez ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Zaher ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Jasen Anno |
July 25, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | D.C. United | Santa Clara, California |
Hernandez ![]() Johnson ![]() Glen ![]() | Report | Gomez ![]() Gomez ![]() Olsen ![]() Wallace ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 2, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Santa Clara, California |
12:00 PST | Alonso ![]() Hernandez ![]() Huckerby ![]() Glen ![]() Huckerby ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Wondolowski ![]() | Report | Ianni ![]() Riley ![]() Montero ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,919 Referee: Paul Ward |
August 8, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | San Francisco, California |
Salinas ![]() | Report | Lenhart ![]() Carroll ![]() Moreno ![]() Rogers ![]() Moffat ![]() | Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61,572 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
August 22, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Santa Clara, California |
Hernandez ![]() Alvarez ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Luiz ![]() | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Arnaud ![]() Lopez ![]() Besler ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 29, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Ralston ![]() Thompson ![]() Thompson ![]() | Report | Corrales ![]() Sanchez ![]() Sanchez ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,286 Referee: Alex Prus |
September 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Santa Clara, California |
Johnson ![]() Leitch ![]() McDonald ![]() | Report | Baudet ![]() Casey ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
September 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
Casey ![]() | Report | Wondolowski ![]() Cannon ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 27, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. United States |
Moreno ![]() Wallace ![]() Pontius ![]() | Report | McDonald ![]() Sanchez ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,375 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
October 3, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California |
Johnson ![]() | Report | Richards ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Steven DePiero |
October 7, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Santa Clara, California |
Convey ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Amarikwa ![]() | Report | Ferreira ![]() Cunningham ![]() Ihemelu ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
October 10, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Attakora ![]() Serioux ![]() Brennan ![]() De Rosario ![]() | Report | Amarikwa ![]() Glen ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,571 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 17, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
Galindo ![]() Cuesta ![]() Braun ![]() Santos ![]() | Report | McDonald ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
October 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
Burling ![]() Donovan ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Report | Convey ![]() Alvarez ![]() | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
April 29, 2009 Qualification semifinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California |
Salinas ![]() Campos ![]() Denton ![]() Campos ![]() | Report | Petke ![]() Sassano ![]() Wolyniec ![]() Pietravallo ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | |
4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | |
6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
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