2015 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2015 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 33rd year of existence, their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. It was the club's first season playing in Avaya Stadium, their new soccer-specific stadium in San Jose, California.
| 2015 season | |||
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| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
| Coach | Dominic Kinnear | ||
| Stadium | Avaya Stadium (Primary) Levi's Stadium (1 League game) Stanford Stadium (1 League game) | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 7th Overall: 13th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fifth round | ||
| California Clásico | 1st (2–0–1) | ||
| Heritage Cup | 1st (1–1–0) | ||
| Central California Cup | 2nd (0–1–0) | ||
| Rose City Invitational | 2nd (2–1–0) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Wondolowski (11) All: Chris Wondolowski (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 50,422 (June 27 vs. Los Angeles, at Stanford Stadium) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 18,000 (Multiple games, Avaya Stadium capacity) All: 13,196 (June 18 vs. Sacramento) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 21,037 All: 19,694 | ||
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Background
Club
Roster
As of July 6, 2015.[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 |
| 10 | MF | Matías Pérez García (DP) |  Argentina |
| 11 | FW | Innocent Emeghara (DP) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| 12 | FW | Mark Sherrod | United States |
| 14 | FW | Adam Jahn | United States |
| 15 | MF | J. J. Koval | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sanna Nyassi |  Gambia |
| 19 | FW | Mike Fucito | United States |
| 20 | DF | Shaun Francis |  Jamaica |
| 21 | DF | Clarence Goodson | United States |
| 22 | FW | Tommy Thompson (HGP) | United States |
| 23 | MF | Leandro Barrera | Argentina |
| 24 | FW | Steven Lenhart | United States |
| 27 | MF | Fatai Alashe | United States |
| 35 | GK | Bryan Meredith | United States |
| 38 | DF | Paulo Renato |  Portugal |
| 80 | MF | Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi |  France |
Non-competitive
Arizona friendlies
| February 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–3 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 09:00 PST | Jahn  28 ', 57' |
Report | Lovejoy 13' Barnes 40'Horst 53' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| February 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:30 PST | Trialist 29' Barklage  83' |
Report | Watson  34'Manneh 66' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 09:30 PST | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
Las Vegas Pro Soccer Challenge Cup
| February 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19:00 PST | Wondolowski 43' Harden 47'Koval 75' |
Report | Cronin 38' |
Stadium: Cashman Field |
California friendlies
| February 21 | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento, California |
| 17:00 PST | Duckett 28' Mirković 59'Klimenta 76' |
Report | Salinas 25' García 51' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 9,794 |
| February 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 09:30 PST | Gonzalez 42' (o.g.) Alashe 53'Koval 58'Jahn 67' |
Report | Villareal 65' Keane 82' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,134 |
International Champions Cup
| July 14 2015 International Champions Cup | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 |  América | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PST | Goodson 23' |
Report | Andrade 76' Rivera 83' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (United States) |
| July 21 2015 International Champions Cup | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Manchester United | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PST | Alashe 42' |
Report | Mata 32' Depay 37'Pereira 61' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan Guzman (United States) |
| Note: Game originally scheduled to be played at California Memorial Stadium. | ||||
Competitive
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | Knockout round |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 |
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
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 | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 |
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:
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:
- CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
- The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
- The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):- The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
Results
| March 7 Round 1 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 17:30 PDT | Harris 50' Pérez 90+2' |
Francis 67' Salinas 77'Nyassi 90+2'Jahn 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,236 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 14 Round 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 19:00 PDT | Dempsey 1' Azira 57'Martins 84'Roldan 90+4' |
Report | Wondolowski 13 ', 48' Bernárdez 52'Innocent 70', 85' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,175 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 22 Round 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Alashe 5' Harden 21' |
Report | Polster 26' Shipp 29' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
| March 28 Round 4 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 12:00 PDT | Rowe 21 ', 37' |
Report | Goodson 13' Francis 57'Wondolowski 62' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,668 |
| April 5 Round 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 14:00 PDT | Innocent 43' Wondolowski 60'Alashe 90+3' |
Report | Morales 44' García 73'Mansally 82' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
| April 11 Round 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Bingham 11' Nyassi 75'Jahn 88' |
Report | Mattocks 3' Manneh 26'Kah 32'Flores 61'Morales 88'Waston 90+3' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
| April 17 Round 7 | New York Red Bulls | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 16:00 PDT | Perrinelle 11' Kljestan 29'Grella 35' |
Report | Alashe 36' Nyassi 54' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,406 |
| May 1 Round 8 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 PDT | Beckerman 1' Allen 48'Bernárdez 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Wondolowski 19' Innocent 21' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,715 |
| May 5 Round 9 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 17:30 PDT | Clark 26' Sarkodie 79' |
Report | Jahn 54' Stewart 75' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,018 |
| May 8 Round 10 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 PDT | Moor 26' Cronin 52'Riley 90+3' |
Report | Wondolowski 19' Bingham 90+1' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,169 |
| May 16 Round 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Goodson 40' García 45+2'Wondolowski 55'Salinas 60' |
Report | Saeid 14'  33'George 90+1' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
| May 24 Round 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Santa Clara, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Alashe 44' Wondolowski 68' (pen.) |
Report | Shea 51' Kaká 64' (pen.)Paterson 85' |
Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 36,224 |
| May 30 Round 13 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario |
| 14:00 PDT | Morrow 22' Creavalle 33'Moore 71' |
Report | Wondolowski 24' (pen.) Nyassi 55' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,711 |
| June 7 Round 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Wynne 11' Sherrod 53'Koval 87' |
Report | Ulloa 16' Michel 40'Díaz 40'Watson 75' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
| June 20 Round 15 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 13:00 PDT | Thomás 59' Scott 87' |
Report | Nyassi 23', 28' García 73' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,971 |
| June 27 Round 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Nyassi 13' Bernárdez 23'Wondolowski 28'Goodson 53'Cato 72' |
Report | Juninho 17' Ishizaki 19'Gordon 88' |
Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,422 |
| July 5 Round 17 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 14:00 PDT | Jewsbury 91' |
Report | Goodson 51' Sherrod 75' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 |
| July 10 Round 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Report | Clark 10' Deric 31' Beasley 37' Rodríguez 45+2' Sturgis 45+3' Bruin 81' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| July 17 Round 19 | LA Galaxy | 5–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Keane 30' (pen.), 64 ', 80' (pen.) Rogers 36'Gerrard 37'Lletget 90+2' |
Report | Amarikwa 22 ', 25' Thompson 30'Salinas 55'Bingham 69'Stewart 70' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| July 26 Round 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 16:00 PDT | Rosales 5' Waston 32'Koffie 37'Rivero 56' (pen.)Mezquida 60'Teibert 90' |
Summary | Amarikwa 45' 90' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,298 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| August 2 Round 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Francis 14' Stewart 88' |
Recap | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 8 Round 22 | Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 18:00 PDT | Beasley 55' Raúl Rodríguez 71'Alex 76' |
Summary | Bernárdez 28' Pelosi 34'Alashe 43 ' Amarikwa 70'Nyassi 82' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,876 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 14 Round 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Bernárdez 49' Goodson 53' Pelosi 88' |
Report | Burling 65' Cronin 74' Goodson 51' Figueroa 84' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 19 Round 24 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–5 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:30 PDT | Feilhaber 71' Németh 74' |
Report | Cato 3 ', 58' Wondolowski 17' (pen.), 61'Godoy 23' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,866 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 22 Round 25 | D.C. United | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:00 PDT | Report | Wondolowski 4' Salinas 52' Godoy 89' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 28 Round 26 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Salinas 18' Bernárdez 90' |
Report | Leonardo 47' Rodgers 74' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| September 5 Round 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Goodson 52' Wondolowski 64' |
Report | Fabinho 63' Casey 74', 86', 79' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| September 12 Round 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Godoy 29' Alashe 37', 70' Wondolowski 90+6' |
Report | Pineda 55' Fisher 69' Martins 82' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 16 Round 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Montreal Impact | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Wondolowski 35' Pelosi 75' |
Report | Oyongo 49' Bekker 65' Kronberg 84' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| September 19 Round 30 | New York City FC | 3–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | The Bronx, New York |
| 16:00 PDT | Pirlo 32' Allen 44' Grabavoy 51', 63' Villa 65' Wingert 66' Jacobsen 86' |
Report | Gpodson 34' Pelosi 45+1' Amarikwa 72' Wondolowski 76' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 28,231 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| September 27 Round 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 16:00 PDT | Godoy 34' Pelosi 73' Wondolowski 74' García 77' 88', 87' |
Report | Beckerman 63' Beltran 84' Aaron Maund 90' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 3 Round 32 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Goodson 27' Godoy 37' Wondolowski 62' Bernárdez 66' |
Report | Techera 39' Beitashour 60' Laba 80' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| October 16 Round 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1-0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Godoy 47', 67' |
Report | Okugo 69' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 25 Round 34 | FC Dallas | 2-1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 16:00 PDT | Díaz 38', 67' Ulloa 79' |
Report | Amarikwa 13' Bernárdez 26' García 67' Pelosi 71' Goodson 74' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,937 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
U.S. Open Cup
San Jose will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[2]
| June 18, 2015 Round 4 | San Jose Earthquakes  | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Sacramento Republic | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PT | Wondolowski 74', 79' Bernardez 105' |
Report | López 6' (pen.) Klimenta 54' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 13,196 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| Penalties | ||||
Wondolowski  Bernardez Stephenson  Pierazzi Thompson Koval Barrera Francis |
López Vuković Daly Gilberto Klimenta Estrada Gabeljic Kiffe |
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| July 1, 2015 Round 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PT | Jose Villareal | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 13,329 |
transfers in
- F Kris Tyrpak (11/19/14 - Dispersal Draft)
- M Leandro Barrera (12/10/14 - Waiver Draft)
- F Mark Sherrod (12/11/14 - trade from Orlando City)
- GK Andy Gruenebaum (12/12/14 - Re-Entry Stage 1 Draft)
- D Marvell Wynne (12/18/14 - Re-Entry Stage 2 Draft)
- M Sanna Nyassi (12/18/14 - Re-Entry Stage 2 Draft)
- M Fatai Alashe (1/15/15 - SuperDraft)
- F Innocent Emeghara (1/31/15 - free)
- D Paulo Renato (2/26/15 - free)
- GK Tomas Gomez (3/26/15 - free)
- F Quincy Amarikwa (6/26/15 - trade from Chicago)
- M Matheus Silva (7/15/15 - waivers)
- M Marc Pelosi (7/17/15 - Allocation)
- M Anibal Godoy (8/6/15 - signed from Budapest Honved)
- M Khari Stephenson (9/11/15 - returned from loan
transfers out
- D Jason Hernandez (12/10/14 - Expansion Draft: to NYCFC)
- GK Jon Busch (12/11/14 - out of contract)
- D Andreas Gorlitz (12/11/14 - option declined)
- GK Billy Knutsen (12/11/14 - option declined)
- D Tommy Muller (12/11/14 - option declined)
- F Billy Schuler (12/11/14 - option declined: to Whitecaps FC 2)
- M Atiba Harris (12/18/14 - Re-Entry Stage 2 Draft: to FC Dallas)
- M Yannick Djalo (12/31/14 - loan expired: to Benfica)
- M Sam Cronin (1/19/15 - traded: to Colorado)
- GK Andy Gruenebaum (retired)
- F Kris Tyrpak (2/26/15 - waived: to Austin Aztex)
- D Brandon Barklage (3/18/15 - mutual contract termination:to Saint Louis FC )
- D Ty Harden (6/26/15 - traded: to Chicago)
- M Khari Stephenson (8/5/15 - loaned: to San Antonio)
References
- "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- "102nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
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