San Jose Earthquakes
2020 season
Head coachMatías Almeyda
StadiumEarthquakes 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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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 JT Marcinkowski (HG)  United States
19 MF Siad Haji (GA)  Somalia
21 MF Carlos Fierro  Mexico
22 DF Tommy Thompson (HG)  United States
23 DF Florian Jungwirth  Germany
24 DF Nick Lima (HG)  United States
25 FW Andrés Ríos  Argentina
26 MF Eric Calvillo  United States
27 DF Marcos López  Peru
29 DF Jacob Akanyirige (HG)  United States
33 DF Paul Marie  France
35 MF Gilbert Fuentes (HG)  United States
37 DF Guram Kashia  Georgia
41 GK Emi Ochoa (HG)  United States
44 FW Cade Cowell (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

February 3 Preseason 1 Columbus Crew SC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Cancún, Mexico
TBD (PST) Adi 30'
Santos 36' (pen.)
Hamilton 63'
Etienne 117'		 Report Skahan 7'
Calvillo Yellow card 25'
Haji Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: Universidad La Salle
Attendance: 0
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

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

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
July 10 3 MLSiBT Group stage Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Bay Lake, Florida
18:00 (PDT) Arreaga Yellow card 24' Report Thompson Yellow card 19' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 15 4 MLSiBT Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes Bay Lake, Florida
19:30 PDT Adnan 7'
Judson 22' (o.g.)
Dájome 59'
Khmiri Yellow card 76'		 Report Ríos 45+2'
Espinoza Yellow card 56'
Wondolowski 72'
Alanís 81'
Yueill Yellow card 90+3'
Salinas 90+8'
Fierro Yellow card 90+10'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Chris Ruska
July 19 5 MLSiBT Group stage Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Bay Lake, Florida
17:00 PDT Sekulic Yellow card 29'
Medrán Yellow card 53'
Giménez Yellow card 58'
Herbers Yellow card 61'
Pineda Yellow card 62'		 Report Jungwirth Yellow card 37'
Judson Yellow card 50'
Espinoza 56'
Wondolowski 83'
Eriksson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 27    MLSiBT Round of 16 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake Bay Lake, Florida
17:30 PDT Espinoza 21', Yellow card 31'
Eriksson 49' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.)
Qazaishvili 61'
Wondolowski 86'		 Report Martínez 22'
Herrera Yellow card 29'
Baird Yellow card 37'
Glad Yellow card 66'
Kreilach 75'
Silva Red card 84'
Beckerman Red card 90+7'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Drew Fischer
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 Steres 33'
Feltscher Yellow card 52'
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 Morris 4'
Ruidíaz 12', 33'
Leerdam 15'
Jones 20', 59'
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 Steres Yellow card 17'
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 23 13 Colorado Rapids 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Bassett 35'
Acosta Yellow card 38'
Shinyashiki Yellow card 44', 84'
Lewis 50'
Thompson 70' (o.g.)
Mezquida 79'		 Report Judson Yellow card 43'
Hoesen Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Drew Fischer
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 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 LA Galaxy San Jose, California
19:30 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 Insúa Yellow card 47'
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 Wondolowski 16', 74'
Judson Yellow card 53'
Ríos Yellow card 64'		 Report Silva Yellow card 10'
Besler Yellow card 22'
Toia Yellow card 39'
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 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
15:30 PST Lodeiro 52'
Ruidíaz 54'
Morris 74'
López 80' (o.g.)		 Report López 57' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 22 First round Sporting Kansas City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
1:00 pm PST R. Espinoza 4'
Reid Yellow card 39'
Ilie 47'
Dia Yellow card 78'
R. Espinoza Yellow card 79'
Russell Yellow card 86'
Busio 90+1'		 Report Fierro 22'
Lima Yellow card 28'
Salinas 34'
López Yellow card 56'
C. Espinoza Yellow card 85'
Wondolowski 90+7'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Penalties
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Ilie soccer ball with check mark
Shelton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Alanís
soccer ball with red X Yueill
soccer ball with red X C. Espinoza


U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 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.
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