| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| Head coach | Matías Almeyda | ||
| Stadium | PayPal Park San Jose, California | ||
| MLS | Conference: 10th Overall: 21st | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| Heritage Cup | TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 (6/26 v. LAG) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 (5/12 v. SEA) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,101 | ||
| Biggest win | SJ 4–0 ATX (10/20) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ORL 5–0 SJ (6/22) | ||
The 2021 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 39th year of existence, their 24th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. [1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | MF | | | Loan | January 20, 2021 [2] |
| 5 | MF | | | Trade | February 15, 2021 [3] |
| 28 | FW | | | Free Transfer | February 16, 2021 [4] |
| 2 | DF | | | Free transfer | February 17, 2021 [5] |
| — | FW | | | 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick | April 23, 2021 [6] |
| — | MF | | | 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick | June 4, 2021 [7] |
| 13 | DF | | | Undisclosed fee | June 25, 2021 [8] |
| 11 | FW | | | Trade | August 5, 2021 [9] |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2021 | | FW | UC Berkeley | 12 | [10] |
| January 21, 2021 | | MF | NC State | 39 | [11] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | | | Out of contract; 2020 MLS Expansion Draft | December 4, 2020 [12] [13] |
| 37 | DF | | | Option declined | December 4, 2020 [12] |
| 11 | MF | | | Option declined | December 4, 2020 [12] |
| 96 | MF | | | Option declined | December 4, 2020 [12] |
| 24 | DF | | | Trade | December 13, 2020 [14] |
| 23 | DF | | | Trade | August 6, 2021 [15] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | | | End of season | April 23, 2021 [16] |
| 35 | DF | | | End of season | May 3, 2021 [17] |
| 77 | DF | | | End of season | May 3, 2021 [17] |
| 26 | MF | | | End of season | June 18, 2021 [18] |
| April 2Preseason | San Jose Earthquakes | 6–1 | Sacramento Republic | San Jose, California |
| PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: Closed door |
| October 7Midseason | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Cruz Azul | San Jose, California |
| PDT | Nathan Wondolowski Thompson Marie Espinoza | Report | Martinez Montoya Rodríguez | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,029 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
| 20 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 |
| 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 |
| 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 |
| 23 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 |
| 9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
| 12 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| April 161 | Houston Dynamo FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Picault Rodríguez Vera Urruti Jones | Report | M. López Remedi Marie Ríos | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 6,376 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 242 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Alanís J. López Espinoza Fierro Cowell Salinas Wondolowski Remedi | Report | Hollingshead Acosta Tessmann Pepi | Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT | J. López Cowell Marie Yueill Remedi | Report | Alfaro Nyeman | Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 74 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30 PM PDT | Kreilach Rubin Rusnák Meram Besler | Report | Remedi Wondolowski | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,448 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 12 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 15 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 227 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 29 8 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Santos Araujo Grandsir Kljestan | Report | Tavares | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: unknown Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| Note: The goal scored by the Galaxy in the 70th minute was an own goal from a deflection off of Tanner Beason. Samuel Grandsir was the last Galaxy player who touched the ball | ||||
| June 199 | Austin FC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 2210 | Orlando City SC | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Nani Michel Dike | Report | Judson Alanís | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 15,476 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 26 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Judson Remedi Cowell J. López | Report | Hernández Bond Jungwirth | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 312 | Minnesota United FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Kallman Ábila Dibassy Alonso | Report | Cowell Remedi Espinoza Kikanovic Marie | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,687 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 1713 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Shinyashiki Bassett Toure Trusty Price | Report | J. López Espinoza | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,664 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 2114 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| July 2415 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Valentin Cardoso Fierro | Report | Vera Picault Parker Urruti | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,793 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 3116 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 2:00 PM PDT | Medranda Paulo Atencio | Report | Espinoza Abecasis Cowell Cardoso | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| August 417 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Van Rankin Mora Williamson Chará Blanco Mabiala | Report | J. López Salinas Cardoso M. López | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,233 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 818 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Nathan J. López Cowell Ebobisse | Report | Murillo Yueill Rossi | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| August 1319 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | J. López M. López Cowell | Report | Dájome | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,967 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| August 1720 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Dibassy Nathan M. López | Report | Trapp Taylor Dibassy | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,353 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 20 21 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Cabral Vázquez dos Santos | Report | Abecasis Remedi Ebobisse Hämäläinen Marchinkowski | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 17,568 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 422 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Remedi Alanís | Report | Abubakar Mezquida Price Badji | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,142 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 1123 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Hedges Servania Pepi | Report | Alanís Cardoso Judson | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,237 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| September 1524 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–4 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | López Judson Remedi | Report | Besler Rubin Rusnák Ruíz Meram Kreilach Toia | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 9,636 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| September 1825 | Austin FC | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Pereira Driussi Gallagher Ring Stuver Cascante | Report | M. López Espinoza J. López Marie Remedi Ríos | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 2526 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Kikanovic Nathan Espinoza E. López Abecasis M. López | Report | Crisostomo Cifuentes | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,927 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 29 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Tavares O'Neill | Report | Ruidíaz Roldan Roldan | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,361 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| October 228 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Owusu White Jungwirth Brown | Report | Remedi Cardoso Salinas | Stadium: BC Place Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| October 1629 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Musovski Arango Murillo Farfan | Report | Marcinkowski López Fierro Judson | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,003 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| October 2030 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Cardoso López Kikanovic Wondolowski M. López Fierro | Report | Romaña Ring | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,035 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 2331 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Thompson Kikanovic | Report | Gaspar | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,025 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 2732 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Paredes D. Chará Asprilla | Report | J. López Remedi | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,086 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| October 3033 | Real Salt Lake | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Rusnák Glad Chang | Report | Alanís Fierro Yueill Wondolowski Judson Cowell Espinoza | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| November 734 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 3:00 PM PST | Beason Wondolowski Vega | Report | Obrian Cerrillo Pomykal Schön | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Victor Rivas |