List of San Jose Earthquakes seasons

San Jose Earthquakes is a soccer team based in San Jose, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the most senior soccer league in the United States. San Jose Earthquakes was established as the San Jose Clash in 1994 becoming a founding member of MLS where they competed starting in 1996. The team rebranded and changed their name in 2000 to San Jose Earthquakes, connecting them with the former professional team that played in San Jose from 1974 to 1988. The franchise was moved at the conclusion of the 2005 MLS season to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo, thus putting the team and its records on hiatus. The team was revived two years later as an MLS expansion franchise, beginning play in 2008.

In addition to the MLS season, San Jose also competes in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament. Depending on the team's performance in these two competitions, they may also qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in the same year and the CONCACAF Champions League the following year. The CONCACAF Champions League winner qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup. The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cups and Supporters Shields apiece, but they have yet to win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.^[1] Having won 4 trophies, San Jose is the eighth most successful MLS club and one of only three clubs to win the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield multiple times. The following list summarizes the Earthquakes' yearly performance in all competitive competitions.^[2]

Key[]

Key to competitions

Seasons[]

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
1996	1	MLS	32	15	17	0	50	50	0	39	1.22	4th	6th	QF	DNE	DNE		17,232	Paul Bravo	13
1997		MLS	32	12	20	0	50	59	−9	30	1.07	5th	10th	DNQ	QF	DNQ		13,597	Ronald Cerritos	12
1998		MLS	32	13	19	0	48	60	−12	33	1.03	5th	10th		QF			13,653	Ronald Cerritos	13
1999		MLS	32	19	13	0	48	49	−1	37	1.16	5th	7th		DNQ			14,959	Ronald Cerritos	15
2000		MLS	32	7	17	8	35	50	−15	29	0.91	4th	12th		QF			12,460	Abdul Conteh	8
2001		MLS	26	13	7	6	47	29	18	45	1.73	2nd	5th	W	QF			9,635	Ronald Cerritos	11
2002		MLS	28	14	11	3	45	35	10	45	1.61	2nd	2nd	QF	QF	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	QF	11,150	Ariel Graziani	14
2003		MLS	30	14	7	9	45	35	10	51	1.70	1st	2nd	W	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Ro16	10,465	Landon Donovan	12
2004		MLS	30	9	10	11	41	35	6	38	1.27	4th	7th	QF	SF	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	QF	13,001	Brian Ching	12
2005		MLS	32	18	4	10	53	31	22	64	2.00	1st	1st	QF	QF	DNQ		13,037	Dwayne De Rosario	9
2006	On Hiatus
2007
2008	1	MLS	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6	33	1.10	7th	14th	DNQ	QR1	DNE		13,713	Darren Huckerby	6
2009		MLS	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30	1.00	8th	14th		QR1	DNQ		14,114	Ryan Johnson	11
2010		MLS	30	13	10	7	34	33	1	46	1.53	6th	8th	SF	QR2			9,659	Chris Wondolowski	19♦[3]
2011		MLS	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38	1.12	7th	14th	DNQ	QR3			11,857	Chris Wondolowski	16
2012		MLS	34	19	6	9	72	43	29	66	1.94	1st	1st	QF	QF			13,293	Chris Wondolowski	27♦[4]
2013		MLS	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7	51	1.50	6th	10th	DNQ	R3	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	12,765	Chris Wondolowski	13
2014		MLS	34	6	16	12	35	50	−15	30	0.88	9th	18th		Ro16	DNQ		14,947	Chris Wondolowski	14
2015		MLS	34	13	13	8	41	39	2	47	1.38	7th	13th		Ro16			20,979	Chris Wondolowski	18
2016		MLS	34	8	12	14	32	40	−8	38	1.12	9th	17th		R4			19,930	Chris Wondolowski	12
2017		MLS	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46	1.35	6th	12th	R1	SF			19,875	Chris Wondolowski	15
2018		MLS	34	4	21	9	49	71	−22	21	0.62	12th	23rd	DNQ	R4			19,032	Danny Hoesen	12
2019		MLS	34	13	16	5	52	55	−3	44	1.29	8th	15th		Ro16			19,032	Chris Wondolowski	15
2020		MLS	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30	8th	16th	R1	NH	MLS is Back Tournament	QF	15,112	Chris Wondolowski	9
Total	—	—	725	268	281	176	994	1050	−56	931	1.28	—	—	—	—	—		—	Chris Wondolowski	171

^ 1. Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top Goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

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