| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| Head coach | Matías Almeyda | ||
| Stadium | Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | ||
| MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 15th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Wondolowski (15) All: Chris Wondolowski (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 50,850 vs LA Galaxy (June 29, Stanford Stadium) 18,000 vs Montreal Impact (March 2, Avaya Stadium) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 15,232 vs Chicago Fire (April 20) All: 7,553 vs. Sacramento Republic (June 11, USOC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | Overall: 18,781 Avaya Stadium: 16,776 Stanford Stadium: 50,850 | ||
| Biggest win | +3 goals (5 times) SJ 3–0 POR (April 6) SJ 4–1 SKC (April 20) SJ 4–1 CHI (May 18) SJ 3–0 LA (June 29) SJ 3–0 ORL (August 31) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SJ 0–5 LFC (March 30) | ||
The 2019 season is the San Jose Earthquakes' 37th year of existence, their 22nd season in Major League Soccer and their 12th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | François Affolter | |
| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | |
| 7 | FW | Magnus Eriksson | |
| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski (DP) | |
| 9 | FW | Danny Hoesen | |
| 10 | FW | Cristian Espinoza (on loan from Villarreal) | |
| 11 | MF | Vako Qazaishvili (DP) | |
| 12 | GK | Matt Bersano | |
| 14 | MF | Jackson Yueill (GA) | |
| 15 | DF | Jimmy Ockford | |
| 17 | GK | Daniel Vega | |
| 18 | GK | JT Marcinkowski (HG) | |
| 19 | MF | Siad Haji (GA) | |
| 20 | MF | Aníbal Godoy | |
| 21 | MF | Carlos Fierro | |
| 22 | MF | Tommy Thompson (HG) | |
| 23 | DF | Florian Jungwirth | |
| 24 | DF | Nick Lima (HG) | |
| 26 | MF | Eric Calvillo | |
| 27 | DF | Marcos López | |
| 28 | GK | Andrew Tarbell (GA) | |
| 29 | DF | Jacob Akanyirige (HG) | |
| 31 | DF | Harold Cummings | |
| 33 | DF | Paul Marie | |
| 35 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes (HG) | |
| 37 | DF | Guram Kashia | |
| 44 | FW | Cade Cowell (HG) | |
| 89 | MF | Kevin Partida | |
| 93 | MF | Judson (on loan from Tombense) | |
| 96 | MF | Luis Felipe |
Unless otherwise noted, all times in PST
| February 1Preseason 1 | Pioneros de Cancún | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cancún, MX |
| 15:00 (PST) | Report | Vako | Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo |
| February 9Preseason 2 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Reno, NV |
| 12:15 (PST) | Mendiola Casiple Musovski | Report | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,143 |
| February 16Preseason 3 | Los Angeles FC | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, CA |
| 12:00 (PST) | Segura Beitashour | Report | Eriksson Wondolowski Godoy Lima Kashia Luis Felipe Vako | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: Closed |
| February 23Preseason 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, CA |
| 12:45 (PST) | Wondolowski Judson | Report | Leerdam Rodríguez | Stadium: Avaya Stadium |
| March 23Friendly 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | C.F. Monterrey | San Jose, CA |
| 16:45 (PDT) | Marie Cowell | Report | Funes Mori Vangioni Meza Medina | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 11,022 |
| July 16Friendly 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Real Valladolid C.F. | San Jose, CA |
| 19:15 (PDT) | Affolter Cummings Wondolowski | Report | De Frutos Ramírez | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 10,729 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Portland Timbers (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | FC Dallas (P) | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 40 |
The Earthquakes announced their 2019 season schedule on January 7, 2019. [3]
Va Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in PDT
| March 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Montreal Impact | San Jose, CA |
| 18:45 (PST) | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| March 92 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, CA |
| 16:45 (PST) | Eriksson Godoy | Report | Quintero Miguel Ibarra Schüller Cummings | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| March 163 | New York Red Bulls | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, NJ |
| 12:30 (PDT) | Muyl Wright-Phillips Royer | Report | Espinoza | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,621 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| March 304 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–5 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, CA |
| 12:30 (PDT) | Espinoza Godoy Cummings | Report | Vela Beitashour Kaye Vela Atuesta Vela Rossi | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Gantar |
| April 65 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, CA |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Salinas López Hoesen Espinoza Eriksson Cummings | Report | Mabiala | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,233 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 136 | Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, TX |
| 12:00 (PDT) | Figueroa Elis Martínez Lundqvist | Report | Thompson Godoy Yueill López | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 207 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, CA |
| 21:00 (PDT) | Hoesen Espinoza Godoy Salinas Thompson Eriksson | Report | Sánchez Croizet Gutierrez | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,777 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 248 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, WA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Bwana Leerdam Shipp Lodeiro | Boxscore | Salinas Hoesen Felipe Wondolowski | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 279 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, TX |
| 12:30 (PDT) | Barrios | Report | Godoy Thompson | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,087 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 410 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | San Jose, CA |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Salinas Espinoza Lima | Report | Stanko Lasso Alashe | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,743 Referee: David Gantar |
| May 1111 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, MA |
| 16:30 (PDT) | Agudelo Penilla Gil Turner | Report | Cummings Qazaishvili | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,610 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| May 1812 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, CA |
| 12:30 (PDT) | Wondolowski Espinoza | Report | Kappelhof Corrales Aleksandar Katai Calvo | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,232 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 2613 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, ON |
| 16:30 (PDT) | Laryea Fraser | Report | Thompson Wondolowski Espinoza Eriksson | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,524 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| June 114 | D.C. United | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Acosta Brillant Rooney Arriola | Report | Wondolowski Qazaishvili Cummings Lima | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| June 815 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | FC Dallas | San Jose, CA |
| 12:30 (PDT) | López Wondolowski Eriksson | Report | Badji Vega Atuahene Ferreira | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,841 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| June 2616 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, CA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Qazaishvili Kashia | Report | Peña DeLaGarza McNamara | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,563 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 2917 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | LA Galaxy | Stanford, CA |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Qazaishvili Salinas Thompson | Report | Polenta F. Álvarez | Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,850 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 318 | Minnesota United FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, MN |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Quintero Finlay Boxall Greguš Alonso Molino | Report | López Thompson Wondolowski | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,653 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 619 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, CA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Hoesen | Report | Saucedo Baird | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,339 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 1220 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, CA |
| 20:00 (PDT) | Feltscher Corona Skjelvik Ibrahimovic | Report | Thompson Judson Vako Hoesen López Yueill | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,508 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| July 2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, BC |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Report |
| Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,558 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 2722 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, CA |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,762 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 323 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | San Jose, CA |
| 18:45 (PDT) | Eriksson | Report | Zardes Accam | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,088 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 1024 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, CO |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Acosta Rubio Price | Report | Judson Qazaishvili Yueill | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| August 1725 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, KS |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Feilhaber Espinoza Smith Russell | Report | Wondolowski Judson Yueill | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,941 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 2126 | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, CA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Rossi Vela Blessing Blackmon Jo. Pérez | Report | Jungwirth Godoy | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,110 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 2427 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, CA |
| 18:45 (PDT) | Judson Jungwirth Wondolowski López Ríos | Report | Nerwinski | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,458 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 3128 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Orlando City SC | San Jose, CA |
| 19:15 (PDT) | Eriksson Wondolowski López | Report | Higuita Dwyer Rosell | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,323 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 1129 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, UT |
| 18:30 (PDT) | Beckerman Lennon Kreilach | Report | Judson Jungwirth Godoy | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,196 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 1430 | New York City FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | New York, NY |
| 9:30 (PDT) | Parks Mitriță Callens Johnson | Report | Wondolowski Salinas Eriksson | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,679 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| September 2131 | Atlanta United FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Atlanta, GA |
| 12:30 (PDT) | Meram Hyndman G. Martínez | Report | Espinoza Guzan Vega Judson Wondolowski | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,451 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 2532 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | San Jose, CA |
| 19:45 (PDT) | Judson Yueill | Report | Wagner Medunjanin Przybyłko Bedoya | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,652 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 2933 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, CA |
| 16:30 (PDT) | Thompson | Boxscore | Arreaga Tolo Morris | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| October 634 | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, OR |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Mabiala Asprilla Chará Blanco Moreira Loría | Report | Wondolowski Jungwirth Judson Kashia Ríos | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 11Fourth round | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–3 | | San Jose, CA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Eriksson Calvillo Espinoza Qazaishvili | Report | Werner Bijev Mahoney Chantzopoulos Skundrich | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 20 Round of 16 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | | Los Angeles, CA |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Rossi Diomande Atuesta Vela | Report | Qazaishvili López Judson Thompson | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 14,028 Referee: Joe Dickerson |