2020 San Jose Earthquakes season

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Earthquakes Stadium
San Jose, California
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsFirst round
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentQuarter-finals
Heritage CupWinners
Average home league attendance15,112
Biggest winLAG 0–4 SJ
(October 14)
Biggest defeatSEA 7–1 SJ
(September 10)
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2021 →

The 2020 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 38th year of existence, their 23rd season in Major League Soccer and their 13th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[1]

Club

Roster

As of February 27, 2020[2]
No. Position Player Nation
4 DF Oswaldo Alanís (on loan from Guadalajara)  Mexico
6 MF Shea Salinas  United States
8 FW Chris Wondolowski  United States
9 FW Danny Hoesen  Netherlands
10 FW Cristian Espinoza (DP)  Argentina
11 MF Vako Qazaishvili (DP)  Georgia
12 GK Matt Bersano  United States
14 MF Jackson Yueill  United States
15 DF Tanner Beason  United States
16 MF Jack Skahan  United States
17 GK
Daniel Vega
 Argentina
18 GK
HG
)
 United States
19 MF Siad Haji (GA)  Somalia
21 MF Carlos Fierro  Mexico
22 DF
HG
)
 United States
23 DF Florian Jungwirth  Germany
24 DF
HG
)
 United States
25 FW Andrés Ríos  Argentina
26 MF Eric Calvillo  United States
27 DF Marcos López  Peru
29 DF
HG
)
 United States
33 DF Paul Marie  France
35 MF
HG
)
 United States
37 DF Guram Kashia  Georgia
41 GK
HG
)
 United States
44 FW
HG
)
 United States
77 DF Casey Walls (
HG
)
 United States
93 MF
Judson
 Brazil
96 MF Luis Felipe  United States

Transfers

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date
7 MF Sweden Magnus Eriksson Sweden Djurgårdens IF Undisclosed fee August 21, 2020[3]

Competitions

Exhibitions

Inter Playa del Carmen Mexico v United States San Jose Earthquakes
February 9 Preseason 2 Inter Playa del Carmen Mexico 0–3 United States San Jose Earthquakes Cancún, Mexico
TBD (PST) Report Vako 47' (Ríos)
Hoesen 55' (Ríos)
Alanís 59' (pen.)
Stadium: Moon Palace Resort
Attendance: 0
Note: 70-minute match.
February 9 Preseason 3 Cracks del Futuro Mexico 3–3 United States San Jose Earthquakes Cancún, Mexico
TBD (PST) 47'
53' (pen.)
70'
Report Fierro 22' (Cowell)
Fuentes 63' (Skahan)
Wondolowski 65' (Salinas)
Stadium: Moon Palace Resort
Attendance: 0
Note: 70-minute match.
February 18 Preseason 4 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Reno 1868 FC San Jose, California
TBD (PST) Eriksson 34'
Ríos
Salinas ,
Wondolowski (pen.)
Report Partida Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Attendance: 0
February 21 Preseason 5 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
TBD (PST) Ríos 13' Report Iwasa 7'
Skundrich 11', 29'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Attendance: 0

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
6 FC Dallas 22 9 6 7 28 24 +4 34 1.55 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
7 Los Angeles FC 22 9 8 5 47 39 +8 32 1.45
8 San Jose Earthquakes 23 8 9 6 35 51 −16 30 1.30
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] 23 9 14 0 27 44 −17 27 1.17
10 LA Galaxy 22 6 12 4 27 46 −19 22 1.00
Source: MLS[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

MLS is Back – Group stage

Group B results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: MLS[5]
Overall
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG
14 Nashville SC 23 8 7 8 24 22 +2 32 1.39
15 New England Revolution 23 8 7 8 26 25 +1 32 1.39
16 San Jose Earthquakes 23 8 9 6 35 51 −16 30 1.30
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 9 14 0 27 44 −17 27 1.17
18 Montreal Impact 23 8 13 2 33 43 −10 26 1.13
Source: MLS[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 29 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Toronto FC San Jose, CA
14:15 (PST) Thompson Yellow card 33'
Ríos 53'
Yueill Yellow card 70'
Kashia Yellow card 81'
Alanís 90+5'
Wondolowski Yellow card 90+6'
Report Pozuelo 40' (pen.)
Laryea 51'
Altidore Yellow card 71'
Endoh Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 7 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC San Jose, CA
16:45 (PST) Eriksson 19' (pen.)
Qazaishvili 53'
Report Opara 13', 71'
Greguš 26'
Amarilla 32', Yellow card 67'
Lod 45+3'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 1    MLSiBT Quarterfinals San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Minnesota United FC Bay Lake, Florida
17:00 PDT
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 26 6 San Jose Earthquakes P–P Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Stadium:
Avaya Stadium
Note: Match postponed.[7]
August 29 7 LA Galaxy 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
19:30 PDT
Araujo Yellow card 56'
Pavón 72' (pen.)
Lletget
82'
Report
Qazaishvili 11'
Cowell
59'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 2 8 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT Rossi 21', 69'
Palacios Yellow card 33'
Wright-Phillips 49'
Cifuentes 64'
Musovski 83'
Report Hoesen 90+2' Stadium:
Banc of California Stadium

Attendance: 0
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 5 9 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Marie Yellow card 1'
Alanís Yellow card 38'
Jungwirth Yellow card 50'
Espinoza Yellow card 57'
Wondolowski 59' (pen.)
Report Acosta Yellow card 45'
Kamara 81'
Bassett Yellow card 83'
Abubakar Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 10 10 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT
João Paulo
48'
Boxscore Ríos Yellow card 30'
Wondolowski 71' (pen.)
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 13 11 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 LA Galaxy San Jose, California
20:00 PDT Lima Yellow card 3' Report
Araujo
Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Attendance: 0
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 16 6 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
18:30 PDT Stadium:
Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 26 match.[8]
September 19 12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Lima Yellow card 14'
Fierro 44'
Jungwirth Yellow card 49'
Report Valeri 25' (pen.), 57'
Conechny Yellow card 29'
Ebobisse 27'
Y. Chará 70'
Cascante 85'
Niezgoda 87'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 27 14 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
18:00 PDT Kaye 45'
Ginella Yellow card 90+30'
Report Ríos Yellow card 34'
Salinas Yellow card 75', 80'
Espinoza Yellow card 83'
Yueill 90+3'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 3 15
PDT
López 42'
Fierro Yellow card 45'
Yueill Yellow card 63'
Ríos 82' (pen.)
Marcinkowski Yellow card 90+4'
Report Lletget 4'
DePuy Yellow card 12'
Kitchen Yellow card 31'
dos Santos Yellow card 45+1'
Corona Yellow card 60'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 7 16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Jungwirth Yellow card 45+3'
Espinoza 59'
Ríos 66'
Marie 90+3'
Report Rose Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 52'
Baldisimo Yellow card 60'
Godoy Red card 75'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Allen Chapman
October 11 17 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT Williamson Yellow card 18'
Farfan Yellow card 29'
Niezgoda 46', 52'
Mora 86'
Report Beason Yellow card 69'
Ríos Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
October 14 18 LA Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
19:30 PDT
Araujo
Yellow card 61'
Report Lima 44', 90+3'
Ríos 52'
Thompson 76'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 18 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
19:30  (PDT)
Judson
Yellow card 53'
Report
Gómez Andrade
Yellow card 76'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Kevin Stott
October 24 20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:00  (PDT) Adnan 51'
Ricketts 57'
Teibert Yellow card 90+1'
Owusu Yellow card 90+3'
Report Fierro 24'
López Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 28 21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
19:30 PDT
Judson Yellow card 53'
Ríos
Yellow card 64'
Report
Herrera Yellow card 59'
Kreilach
Yellow card 63'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Elton García
November 4 22 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC San Jose, California
20:00 PST Ríos Yellow card 21'
Atuesta 28' (o.g.)
Wondolowski 37'
Yueill Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 61'
Espinoza 72'
Report Blessing 23'
Ginella Yellow card 33'
Murillo Yellow card 66'
Rossi 90+5'
Stadium:
Earthquakes Stadium

Referee: Timothy Ford
November 8 23
PST
Lodeiro 52'
Ruidíaz 54'
Morris 74'
López 80' (o.g.)
Report López 57' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs


U.S. Open Cup

Due to their final standings for the 2019 season, the Earthquakes were scheduled enter the competition in the Third Round, to be played April 21–23.[9] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.[10]

References

  1. ^ "History". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Roster | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ mlssoccer. "Official: Magnus Eriksson leaving San Jose Earthquakes for move back to Djurgarden | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Timbers statement on postponement of tonight's match against San Jose Earthquakes". Timbers.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers match rescheduled to Sept. 16". SJEarthquakes.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.