2016 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2016 San Jose Earthquakes season is 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.

San Jose Earthquakes
2016 season
OwnerEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumAvaya Stadium (Primary)
Stanford Stadium (1 League game)
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 17th
U.S. Open CupFourth round
California Clásico2nd (0-1-2)
Heritage Cup2nd (0-1-1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Wondolowski (12)
All: Chris Wondolowski (14)
Highest home attendance50,816
(Jun. 25 vs. Los Angeles at Stanford Stadium)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 18,000
(Multiple games, Avaya Stadium capacity)
All: 15,697
(May 18 vs. Real Sociedad)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 22,102
All: 21,390

Background
Main article: 2015 San Jose Earthquakes season

Club

Current roster

As of March 7, 2016.[1]

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

Non-competitive

Arizona friendlies
February 3 San Jose Earthquakes0–2New England RevolutionTucson, Arizona
10:30 PST Report Rowe  28'
Davies  45+2'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 6 San Jose Earthquakes0–1Houston DynamoTucson, Arizona
16:00 PST Report Torres  46' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 9 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Seongnam FCTucson, Arizona
10:30 PST Sherrod  87' Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Las Vegas friendly
February 13 San Jose Earthquakes0–1LA GalaxyLas Vegas, Nevada
19:00 PST Report Zardes  27' Stadium: Cashman Field

California friendlies
February 20 Sacramento Republic0–1San Jose EarthquakesSacramento, California
Pridham  8' Report Amarikwa  51 ',  86'
Godoy  81'
Thompson  90'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,499
February 27 San Jose Earthquakes1–0New York CosmosSan Jose, California
19:00 PST Wondolowski  31'
Amarikwa  42'
Goodson  51'
Godoy  67'		 Report Ayoze  54' Stadium: Avaya Stadium
May 18 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real SociedadSan 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
Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos Team 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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
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:

Results
March 6 Round 1San Jose Earthquakes1–0Colorado RapidsSan Jose, California
12:00 PDT Wondolowski  46'
Godoy  72'
Quintero  75'		 Report Azira  43'
Powers  86'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 13 Round 2San Jose Earthquakes2–1Portland TimbersSan Jose, California
16:00 PDT Wondolowski  30'
Amarikwa  45+1'
Bernárdez  64'
Bingham  90+2'		 Report McInerney  89' Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 19 Round 3LA Galaxy3–1San Jose EarthquakesCarson, 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 4San Jose Earthquakes1–1D.C. UnitedSan 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 5FC Dallas2–2San Jose EarthquakesFrisco, Texas
18:00 PDT Acosta  14'
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 6San Jose Earthquakes2–0New York Red BullsSan 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 7Portland Timbers3–1San Jose EarthquakesPortland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Mclnerney  52'
Adi  65', 90+9'
Valeri  90'  90+5'		 Report Godoy  55'
Wondolowski  90+1'
Bingham  90+5'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Corey Parker
April 24 Round 8San Jose Earthquakes1–0Sporting KCSan 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 9Philadelphia Union1–1San Jose EarthquakesChester, Pennsylvania
13:00 PDT Pontius  30' Report Alashe  31'
Godoy  35'  59'
Dawkins  83'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,079
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 7 Round 10Seattle Sounders2–0San Jose EarthquakesSeattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Dempsey  26'
Alonso  43'
Morris  89'		 Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,570
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 11 Round 11San Jose Earthquakes3–1Houston DynamoSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Quintero  3', 70'
Godoy  50'
Wynne  73'		 Report Alex  21'
Clark  43'
Deric  79'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jaime Herrera
May 22 Round 12LA Galaxy1–1San Jose EarthquakesCarson, 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 13San Jose Earthquakes0–0FC DallasSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Thompson  67' Report Hollingshead  53' Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 1 Round 14Portland Timbers1–0San Jose EarthquakesPortland, 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 15Orlando City SC2–2San Jose EarthquakesOrlando, 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 16San Jose Earthquakes1–1LA GalaxyStanford, 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 17Chicago Fire1–0San Jose EarthquakesBridgeview, 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
July 8 Round 18San Jose Earthquakes0–1FC DallasSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Quintero  29'
Godoy  59'		 Report Hedges  31'
Urruti  51'
Díaz  61'
Harris  72'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 16 Round 19San Jose Earthquakes2–1Toronto FCSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Amarikwa  30'
Alashe  33'
Godoy  42'
Quintero  53'
Dawkins  70'		 Report Morrow  44' Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 22 Round 20Real Salt Lake1–1San Jose EarthquakesSalt 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 21Houston Dynamo1–1San Jose EarthquakesHouston, 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
August 5 Round 22San Jose Earthquakes0–0New York City FCSan Jose, California
20:00 PDT Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 12 Round 23Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–2San Jose EarthquakesVancouver, 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 24San Jose Earthquakes1–2Houston DynamoSan Jose, California
20:00 PDT Stewart  48'
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 25San Jose Earthquakes0–0New England RevolutionSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Godoy  25'
Ceren  54'
Dawkins  75'		 Report Koffie  82'
Bunbury  87'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 27 Round 26Columbus Crew SC2–0San Jose EarthquakesColumbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT Finlay  32'
Meram  84' (pen.)		 Report Ceren  65' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,031
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 10 Round 27San Jose Earthquakes1–1Seattle Sounders FCSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Wondolowski  20'
Stewart  44'
Dawkins  58'
Wynne  69'
Quintero  84'		 Alonso  54'
Lodeiro  80'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 17 Round 28Colorado Rapids0–0San Jose EarthquakesCommerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Cronin  35'
Powers  38'
Sjoberg  38'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17645
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 24 Round 29San Jose Earthquakes1-2Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Dawkins  42'
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 30Montreal Impact3-1San Jose EarthquakesMontreal, 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
October 1 Round 31San Jose Earthquakes2-1Real Salt LakeSan Jose, California
19:30 PDT Stadium: Avaya Stadium
October 13 Round 32Colorado Rapids2-1San Jose EarthquakesCommerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
October 16 Round 33San Jose Earthquakes0-0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSan Jose, California
16:00 PDT Stadium: Avaya Stadium
October 23 Round 34Sporting Kansas City2-0San Jose EarthquakesKansas City, Kansas
13:00 PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

June 15, 2016 4Portland Timbers2–0San Jose EarthquakesPortland, Oregon
19:30 (PST) Asprilla  34'
McInerney  40'
Peay  71'		 Report Jahn  83'
Stewart  88'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,834
Referee: Allen Chapman


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