2016 San Jose Earthquakes season

Avaya Stadium capacity)
All: 15,697
(May 18 vs. Real Sociedad
)
Average home league attendance	League: 22,102; All: 21,390
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2016 San Jose Earthquakes season was 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

Roster

As of March 7, 2016.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	David Bingham	United States
3	DF	Jordan Stewart	England
4	MF	Marvell Wynne	United States
5	DF	Víctor Bernárdez (Vice-Captain)	Honduras
6	MF	Shea Salinas	United States
7	MF	Cordell Cato	Trinidad and Tobago
8	FW	Chris Wondolowski (DP & Captain)	United States
11	FW	Innocent Emeghara (DP)	Switzerland
12	FW	Mark Sherrod	United States
17	MF	Darwin Cerén	El Salvador
19	FW	Chad Barrett	United States
20	DF	Shaun Francis	Jamaica
21	DF	Clarence Goodson	United States
22	FW	HGP )	United States
24	FW	Steven Lenhart	United States
25	FW	Quincy Amarikwa	United States
27	MF	Fatai Alashe	United States
28	GK	Andrew Tarbell	United States
30	MF	Anibal Godoy	Panama
32	DF	Andres Imperiale	Argentina
33	MF	Marc Pelosi	United States
35	GK	Bryan Meredith	United States
38	MF	Matheus Silva	Brazil
49	MF	Simon Dawkins	Jamaica
91	MF	Alberto Quintero	Panama

Non-competitive

Arizona friendlies

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

February 6	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST		Report	Torres 46'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

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

Las Vegas friendly

February 13	Las Vegas, Nevada
19:00 PST		Report	Zardes 27'	Stadium: Cashman Field

California friendlies

February 20	Sacramento Republic	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Sacramento, California
	Pridham 8'	Report	Godoy 81' Thompson 90'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,499

February 27	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	New York Cosmos	San Jose, California
19:00 PST	Godoy 67'	Report	Ayoze 54'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium

May 18	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Real Sociedad	San Jose, California
19:30 PST	Wondolowski 42', 79' Sarkodie 82' Thompson 85'	Report	de la Bella 10' Zubeldia 77'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,697

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Real Salt Lake	34	12	12	10	44	46	−2	46	Knockout round
7	Portland Timbers	34	12	14	8	48	53	−5	44
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
10	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	10	15	9	45	52	−7	39
17	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38
18	Columbus Crew SC	34	8	14	12	50	58	−8	36
19	Houston Dynamo	34	7	14	13	39	45	−6	34

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
Notes:

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CONCACAF Champions League

Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  4. The winner of the
    2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
    (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
  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 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results

March 6 Round 1	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
12:00 PDT	Godoy 72' Quintero 75'	Report	Azira 43' Powers 86'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ted Unkel

March 13 Round 2	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
16:00 PDT	Bingham 90+2'	Report	McInerney 89'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

March 19 Round 3	LA Galaxy	3–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
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

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

April 9 Round 5	FC Dallas	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, Texas
18:00 PDT	Gruezo 31' Akindele 36' (pen.) Bernárdez 62' (o.g.) Rosales 84' Figueroa 87'	Report	Quintero 4' Alashe 41' Wondolowski 55'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,386 Referee: Alan Kelly

April 13 Round 6	San Jose Earthquakes	2–0	New York Red Bulls	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Alashe 40' García 45' Wondowlowski 55'	Report	Kljestan 62'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Gantar

April 16 Round 7	Portland Timbers	3–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mclnerney 52' Adi 65', 90+9' Valeri 90' 90+5'	Report	Bingham 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Corey Parker

April 24 Round 8	Sporting KC	San Jose, California
12:30 PDT	Godoy 1' Wondolowski 59' (pen. )	Report	Besler 33' Feilhaber 59' Dia 81'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 30 Round 9	Philadelphia Union	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
13:00 PDT	Pontius 30'	Report	Godoy 35' 59' Dawkins 83'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,079 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 7 Round 10	Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT	Morris 89'	Report		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 11 Round 11	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Godoy 50' Wynne 73'	Report	Alex 21' Clark 43' Deric 79'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jaime Herrera

May 22 Round 12	LA Galaxy	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
16:00 PDT	Wynne 83' (o.g.)	Report	Quintero 23' Alashe 87'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,162 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 28 Round 13	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	FC Dallas	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Thompson 67'	Report	Hollingshead 53'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Guzman

June 1 Round 14	Portland Timbers	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Ridgewell 11' Asprilla 45+2'	Report	Silva 17' Stewart 61' Barrett 77' García 90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

June 18 Round 15	Orlando City SC	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Orlando, Florida
16:30 PDT	Hines 49', 66' Higuita 69' Baptista 90+1', 90+1'	Report	Alashe 37' Francis 39' Bernárdez 46' Barrett 85' Salinas 90+4'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 37,194 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 25 Round 16	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	LA Galaxy	Stanford, California
19:00 PDT	Barrett 90'	Report	Van Damme 45+1' do Santos 69' do Santos 89' Cole 90+6' 90+7'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,816 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 1 Round 17	Chicago Fire	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 PDT	Stephens 53' Goossens 58' LaBrocca 90+3'	Report	Dawkins 10' Francis 49' Alashe 66'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,487 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

July 8 Round 18	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	FC Dallas	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Godoy 59'	Report	Hedges 31' Urruti 51' Díaz 61' Harris 72'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Guzman

July 16 Round 19	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Toronto FC	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Godoy 42' Quintero 53' Dawkins 70'	Report	Morrow 44'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

July 22 Round 20	Real Salt Lake	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City, Utah
20:00 PDT	Beltran 30' Mulholland 64'	Report	Wondolowski 9'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,842 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 31 Round 21	Houston Dynamo	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston, Texas
18:00 PDT	Mansally 17' Alex 40', 45+2'	Report	Wondolowski 59' Stewart 90'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,045 Referee: Alan Kelly

San Jose Earthquakes v New York City FC

August 5 Round 22	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	New York City FC	San Jose, California
20:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 12 Round 23	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PDT	Mezquida 90+4'	Report	Amarikwa 14' Alashe 54' Dawkins 60'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 19 Round 24	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
20:00 PDT	Bernardez 54', 55'	Report	Clark 6' Anibaba 18' Horst 50' Willis 54' García 86'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 24 Round 25	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Ceren 54' Dawkins 75'	Report	Koffie 82' Bunbury 87'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 27 Round 26	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT	Finlay 32' Meram 84' (pen.)	Report	Ceren 65'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath

San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC

September 10 Round 27	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Wondolowski 20' Stewart 44' Dawkins 58' Wynne 69' Quintero 84'	[1]	Lodeiro 80'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 17 Round 28	Colorado Rapids	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT	Sjoberg 38'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17645 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 24 Round 29	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Ceren 57' Goitom 80'	Report	Dwyer 7' Nagamura 52' Espinoza 64' Ellis 81' Melia 84'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

September 28 Round 30	Montreal Impact	3–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Montreal, Quebec
16:30 PDT	Francis 12' Wondolowski 62'	Report	Oduro 22' Piatti 32' Camara 50' Cabrera 56' Piatti 86' Venegas 86' Drogba 90' Venegas 90'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,318 Referee: Sorin Stoica

San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake

October 1 Round 31	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Avaya Stadium

October 13 Round 32	Colorado Rapids	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

October 16 Round 33	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
16:00 PDT				Stadium: Avaya Stadium

October 23 Round 34	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
13:00 PDT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

U.S. Open Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

June 15, 2016 4

PST
)

Asprilla

34'
McInerney

40'
Peay

71'

Report

Jahn

83'
Stewart

88'

Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,834
Referee: Allen Chapman

References

^ "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[2] 

CONCACAF Champions League

Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the
2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
(FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
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):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The winner of the
2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
(FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
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):
The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[4] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[5] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[6] The winner of the
2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
(FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[7] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[8] The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);

[9] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);

[10] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[11] The winner of the
2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
(FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)

[12] The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[1] "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

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