2026 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
2026 season
San Jose Earthquakes wordmark black-red.svg
Head coach Bruce Arena
Stadium PayPal Park
San Jose, California
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffs TBD
Leagues Cup Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
←  2025
2027 →

The 2026 season is going to be the San Jose Earthquakes' 44th year of existence, their 29th season in Major League Soccer and their 19th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. [1]

Contents

Roster

As of January 1, 2026 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamar Ricketts
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Paul Marie
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Munie
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Harkes
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Chicho Arango (DP)
11 FW Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Ousseni Bouda
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dave Romney
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cruz Medina
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Skahan
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reid Roberts
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Preston Judd
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Fernandez
21 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Noel Buck
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA DeJuan Jones
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Lima
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Floriani
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Benji Kikanović
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaedren Spivey
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Niko Tsakiris
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Francesco Montali
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beau Leroux
36 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Earl Edwards Jr.
37 MF Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  GNB Ronaldo Vieira
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edwyn Mendoza
42 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Daniel
44 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chance Cowell
94 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vítor Costa

Transfers

In

DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSource
December 18, 2025DF Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jasinski Flag of the United States.svg Princeton University Selected 41st overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft [3]

Out

DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesSource
November 19, 202533DF Flag of the United States.svg Oscar Verhoeven Flag of the United States.svg San Diego F.C. $350,000 2026 GAM
Undiscolsed sell-on fee		 [4]
November 26, 20254DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg Bruno Wilson Declined Contract Option [5]
14MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark-Anthony Kaye Declined Contract Option [5]
17FW Flag of Venezuela.svg Josef Martínez Declined Contract Option [5]
26FW Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigues Declined Contract Option [5]
December 19, 202527DF Flag of the United States.svg Wilson Eisner Flag of the United States.svg San Diego F.C. Free; Claimed off Waivers [6]
December 31, 202510FW Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Espinoza End of Contract [5] [7]

MLS SuperDraft picks

2026 San Jose Earthquakes SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotesRef.
111Traded to Houston Dynamo FC for $75,000 2026 GAM and $75,000 2027 GAM. [3]
211 (41) Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jasinski DF Princeton University [3]
311 (71)Traded to New York City FC for Alfredo Morales [8]

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

2025 San Jose Earthquakes Re-Entry Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeamNotesRef.
111PASS
211 (41)PASS

Competitions

Friendlies

February 7 Coachella Valley Invitational San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC Indio, California
12:00 p.m. PDTStadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 Coachella Valley Invitational San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Indio, California
3:00 p.m. PDTStadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 Coachella Valley Invitational New York City FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes Indio, California
1:00 p.m. PDTStadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer

Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2026)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
9 Real Salt Lake 00000000Qualification for the wild-card round
10 San Diego FC 00000000
11 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
12 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
13 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
23 Real Salt Lake 00000000
24 San Diego FC 00000000
25 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
26 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
27 St. Louis City SC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)


Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on November 20, 2025. The Earthquakes will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Western Conference; the team is scheduled to play six opponents from the Eastern Conference. The regular season will include a six-week break for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in May and June. [9] 15 of the Earthquakes' home matches will be played at PayPal Park, with their annual California Clásico game against Los Angeles Galaxy on July 25 being played at Stanford Stadium and the September 19 game against Los Angeles FC being played at Levi's Stadium.

U.S. Open Cup

On December 4, 2025, U.S. Soccer announced the Earthquakes would take part in the 2026 U.S. Open Cup, entering in the Round of 32 along with all MLS teams participating in this iteration of the tournament. [10]

Leagues Cup

The Earthquakes did not qualify for the 2026 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Western Conference for the 2025 season.

References

  1. ↑ "History" . Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes.
  3. 1 2 3 "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Princeton All-American Defender Jack Jasinski in Second Round of 2026 MLS SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. December 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "San Diego FC fully acquire Oscar Verhoeven from San Jose Earthquakes". Major League Soccer . November 19, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2026 MLS Season". sjearthquakes.com. November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "San Diego FC Selects Defender Wilson Eisner Via Waivers". sandiegofc.com. December 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes roster update: Cristian Espinoza out of contract". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Midfielder Alfredo Morales from NYCFC". San Jose Earthquakes. January 4, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ Becherano, Lizzy (November 20, 2025). "MLS reveals 2026 schedule with 7-week break for World Cup". ESPN . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". United States Soccer Federation. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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