San Jose Earthquakes 2010 football season
The 2010 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's thirteenth season of existence. The Earthquakes finished 8th overall in MLS and finished in the Eastern Conference finals of the MLS Cup playoffs before losing to the Colorado Rapids . It was the first season the club made the playoffs since 2005.
Squad [ ]
As of October 14, 2010. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Management [ ]
Other information [ ]
Owner
Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 72x115 yards)
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Transfers [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
Released [ ]
Review [ ]
Preseason [ ]
For the second straight year, the Earthquakes played at PDL team Fresno Fuego . The Quakes trained in London for ten days and went 3-0 against fellow MLS side Colorado Rapids and the reserve teams of West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur . San Jose will also have a game against the Houston Dynamo in San Francisco on March 17 and a home game on March 20 against future MLS rival Portland Timbers .
March [ ]
San Jose will begin its thirteenth Major League Soccer regular season at home with a match against Real Salt Lake on March 27, 2010 followed by a road match against the Chicago Fire on April 10, 2010.[18]
May [ ]
The Quakes tallied four straight shutouts and a 393-minute scoreless streak, which ended with a 3-1 home loss to Toronto F.C. on May 29.
October [ ]
With a win October 9 over D.C. United, the Earthquakes clinched their first trip to the postseason since 2005.
Friendlies [ ]
Fresno Fuego v San Jose Earthquakes
February 27, 2010 Fresno Fuego 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes show Fresno, California , United States7:00pm PST
, 82' , 88'
Report
Convey , 31' Robles , 38' , 53'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 2,500
West Ham United XI v San Jose Earthquakes
Tottenham Hotspur XI v San Jose Earthquakes
March 10, 2010 Tottenham Hotspur XI 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes show Chigwell , London, England2 p.m. GMT
Report
Burling , 51'
Stadium: Spurs Lodge Attendance: NA
San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids
March 12, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Colorado Rapids show Chigwell , London, England2 p.m. GMT
Johnson , 10' Amarikwa , 84'
Report
Stadium: Spurs Lodge Attendance: NA
San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo
March 17, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Houston Dynamo show San Francisco, United States7:00pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 2,116
San Jose Earthquakes v Tottenham Hotspur
July 17, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur show Buck Shaw Stadium , Santa Clara , United States1:00pm PT
Report
Attendance: 10,721[19]
Competitions [ ]
See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season
Major League Soccer [ ]
Regular season [ ]
League table [ ]
Conference [ ]
Overall [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
30
46
13
10
7
34
33
+1
7
5
3
17
14
+3
6
5
4
17
19
−2
Last updated: October 24, 2010
Source: Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by matchday [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ground H A H A H H A A H H A A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A A H H A Result L W W L W W T W L T L T T W T L L W W L W T W W L T W L W L Position 15 11 5 9 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 8
Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2010. Source:
Results and
League table A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Results [ ]
San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake
March 27, 2010 1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Real Salt Lake show Santa Clara 18:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
McDonald 58' Leitch 53' Opara 90'
Report
Morales 14' , 54' Espindola 27' Grabavoy 39' Olave 65'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,589 Referee: Jorge González
Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes
April 10, 2010 2 Chicago Fire 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Bridgeview 17:30 PDT (UTC−7 )
Pappa 52'
Report
Luiz 28' Alvarez 49' Opara 82'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,276 Referee: Mark Geiger
San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls
Seattle Sounders v San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto
San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew
Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes
Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United
July 3, 2010 13 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 D.C. United show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Opara 16'
Report
Najar 54'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,304 Referee: David Gantar
Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
July 22, 2010 15 LA Galaxy 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Carson 19:30 PDT (UTC−7 )
Buddle 59' Donovan 70' 90' Franklin 89' Juninho 90+3'
Report
Convey 2' Burling 53' McDonald 72'
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,712 Referee: Jair Marrufo
San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders
July 31, 2010 16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Cronin 15' Corrales 80'
Report
Montero 26' Alonso 90+1'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,351 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards
August 14, 2010 18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Kansas City Wizards show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Convey 24' Wondolowski 35' Hernandez 88'
Report
Conrad 66'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,619 Referee: Jasen Anno
San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy
August 21, 2010 19 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 LA Galaxy show Santa Clara 13:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Wondolowski 4' Alvarez 54'
Report
Gonzalez 48'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,799 Referee: Terry Vaughn
New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas
September 11, 2010 22 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Dallas show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Eduardo 88'
Report
Alexander 42'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,342 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union
Toronto v San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
September 29, 2010 25 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Chicago Fire show Santa Clara 20:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Geovanni 75'
Report
Kinney 39' Król 50' Ljungberg 72' Nyarko 90+2'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes
October 2, 2010 26 Columbus Crew 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes show Columbus 16:30 PDT (UTC−7 )
Report
Johnson 38'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,867 Referee: Jorge González
D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes
October 9, 2010 27 D.C. United 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Washington, D.C.16:30 PDT (UTC−7 )
Moreno 8'
Report
Stephenson 3' McDonald 8' Wondolowski 45' , 55'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,822 Referee: Alex Prus
San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo
October 16, 2010 28 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Cronin 35' Busch 87'
Report
Hainault 23'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Michael Kennedy
Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Earthquakes
October 23, 2010 30 Kansas City Wizards 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes show Kansas 17:30 PDT (UTC−7 )
Diop 36' , 60' , 76' Eduardo 90+2' (o.g. )
Report
Wondolowski 70'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,518 Referee: Jorge González
Playoffs [ ]
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls
October 30, 2010 Conference Semifinal San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 New York Red Bulls show Santa Clara 19:00 PDT (UTC−7 )
Wondolowski 65'
Report
Ballouchy 45+2' Lindpere 56' Miller 71' Coundoul 83'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Paul Ward
New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes
Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Qualification [ ]
See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup qualification
San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake
Squad statistics [ ]
As of match played November 13, 2010
Appearances and goals [ ]
Goal scorers [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110 [permanent dead link ]
^ "Earthquakes add Brazilian attacker Eduardo" . Sports Illustrated . February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Earthquakes Sign Midfielder Joey Gjertsen" . Our Sports Central. February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010 .
^ "Earthquakes acquire goalkeeper Jon Busch" . Center Line Soccer. March 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010 .
^ "Earthquakes reach deal to bring back Scott Sealy" . Mercury News. April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010 .
^ "Quakes Sign 17-Year-Old Omar Jasseh" . sjearthquakes.com . San Jose Earthquakes. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC trades midfielder Cronin to San Jose" . National Post. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved June 22, 2010 .
^ "Fire trade defender Ward to San Jose" . Miami Herald. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010 .[dead link ]
^ "DC United acquire defender Jed Zayner from Columbus Crew in MLS trade" . San Jose Earthquakes. August 11, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010 .
^ "Geovanni signs with Earthquakes" . Yahoo! Sports. August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010 .
^ "Union select 10 players in expansion draft" . MLSnet. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2009 .
^ "MLS Transactions" . Yahoo! Sports. April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010 .
^ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick" . MLSsoccer.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-02-14 .
^ "San Jose Nets Former Valez Sarsfield Midfielder Javier Robles" . Goal.com. March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010 .
^ "San Jose Earthquakes release Ramon Sanchez" . mercurynews.com . Mercury News. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Earthquakes Media Relations (2010-12-03). "Quakes side of the MLS Re-Entry Draft | San Jose Earthquakes" . Sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14 .
^ "Glen to join Caledonia" . Ttproleague.com. 2011-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-14 .
^ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-170710.html
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