2020 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
2020 season
Head coach	Matías Almeyda
Stadium	Earthquakes Stadium; San Jose, California
MLS	Conference: 8th; Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament	Quarter-finals
Heritage Cup	Winners
Average home league attendance	15,112
Biggest win	LAG 0–4 SJ; (October 14)
Biggest defeat	SEA 7–1 SJ; (September 10)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2019 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	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	Magnus Eriksson	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 25' Haji 32'	Stadium: Universidad La Salle Attendance: 0

February 9 Preseason 2	Inter Playa del Carmen	0–3	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	3–3	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 v t e	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:

^ 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 v t e	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 v t e	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 33' Ríos 53' Yueill 70' Kashia 81' Alanís 90+5' Wondolowski 90+6'	Report	Pozuelo 40' (pen.) Laryea 51' Altidore 71' Endoh 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', 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 24'	Report	Thompson 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 76'	Report	Ríos 45+2' Espinoza 56' Wondolowski 72' Alanís 81' Yueill 90+3' Salinas 90+8' Fierro 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 29' Medrán 53' Giménez 58' Herbers 61' Pineda 62'	Report	Jungwirth 37' Judson 50' Espinoza 56' Wondolowski 83' Eriksson 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', 31' Eriksson 49' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) Qazaishvili 61' Wondolowski 86'	Report	Martínez 22' Herrera 29' Baird 37' Glad 66' Kreilach 75' Silva 84' Beckerman 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	Eriksson 50' (pen.)		Lod 20' Hayes 21' Amarilla 56' Hairston 86'	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 52' Araujo 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 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 1' Alanís 38' Jungwirth 50' Espinoza 57' Wondolowski 59' (pen.)	Report	Acosta 45' Kamara 81' Bassett 83' Abubakar 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 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 3'	Report	Steres 17' Araujo 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 14' Fierro 44' Jungwirth 49'	Report	Valeri 25' (pen.), 57' Conechny 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 38' Shinyashiki 44', 84' Lewis 50' Thompson 70' (o.g.) Mezquida 79'	Report	Judson 43' Hoesen 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 90+30'	Report	Ríos 34' Salinas 75', 80' Espinoza 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 45' Yueill 63' Ríos 82' (pen.) Marcinkowski 90+4'	Report	Lletget 4' DePuy 12' Kitchen 31' dos Santos 45+1' Corona 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 45+3' Espinoza 59' Ríos 66' Marie 90+3'	Report	Rose 17' 52' Baldisimo 60' Godoy 75'	Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman

October 11 17	Portland Timbers	3–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Williamson 18' Farfan 29' Niezgoda 46', 52' Mora 86'	Report	Beason 69' Ríos 79'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

October 14 18	LA Galaxy	0–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Insúa 47' Araujo 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 53'	Report	Gómez Andrade 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 90+1' Owusu 90+3'	Report	Fierro 24' López 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 53' Ríos 64'	Report	Silva 10' Besler 22' Toia 39' Herrera 59' Kreilach 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 21' Atuesta 28' (o.g.) Wondolowski 37' Yueill 51' 61' Espinoza 72'	Report	Blessing 23' Ginella 33' Murillo 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

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 39' Ilie 47' Dia 78' R. Espinoza 79' Russell 86' Busio 90+1'	Report	Fierro 22' Lima 28' Salinas 34' López 56' C. Espinoza 85' Wondolowski 90+7'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Nima Saghafi
	Penalties
	Russell Ilie Shelton		Alanís Yueill C. Espinoza

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

^ "History". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "Roster | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^ mlssoccer. "Official: Magnus Eriksson leaving San Jose Earthquakes for move back to Djurgarden | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
^ "Timbers statement on postponement of tonight's match against San Jose Earthquakes". Timbers.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ "NEWS: Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers match rescheduled to Sept. 16". SJEarthquakes.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[table_note_VAN0.9462364366959-4] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[1] "History". Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[Roster-2] "Roster | San Jose Earthquakes". SJEarthquakes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[3] ssoccer. "Official: Magnus Eriksson leaving San Jose Earthquakes for move back to Djurgarden | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[ConferenceStandings-5] "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[MLS-Standings-6] "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[Standings-Shield-7] "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[8] "Timbers statement on postponement of tonight's match against San Jose Earthquakes". Timbers.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[9] "NEWS: Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers match rescheduled to Sept. 16". SJEarthquakes.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

[10] "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.

[11] "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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