| 2009 season | |||
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| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC | ||
| Coach | Frank Yallop | ||
| Stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 14th  | ||
| MLS Cup | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | ||
| California Clásico | 2nd | ||
| Heritage Cup | 1st | ||
| Top goalscorer | |||
| Average home league attendance | 14,114[1] | ||
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The 2009 San Jose Earthquakes season was the twelfth season of the team's existence, and the second since its revival. The season began with a 1-0 home loss to the New England Revolution on March 21, and ended with a 2-0 loss at the Los Angeles Galaxy on October 24.
Squad
Current squad
As of August 18, 2009.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff | 
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| General Manager | |
| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Head trainer | |
| Equipment manager | |
| Team Manager | 
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Other information
| Owner | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 71x110 yards) | 
Source: San Jose Earthquakes
Kits
Home 
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Home Alternate 
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Away 
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Black | Black | Black | |
| Home Alt. | Black | Black | White | MLS, October 10 against Toronto, second half | 
| Away | White | Blue | White | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round  | 
Final position / round  | 
First match | Last match | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 | 
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
MLS
| March 21, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Santa Clara, California | 
| Amarikwa  Denton  | 
Report | Dube  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,335 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| March 28, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Houston Dynamo | Santa Clara, California, United States | 
| Johnson  Alvarez Weaver Corrales  | 
Report | Cameron  Wondolowski Davis Boswell Clark  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| April 5, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas | 
| Hohlbein  López Gomez  | 
Report | Huckerby  Alvarez  | 
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 6,922 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic  | 
| April 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California | 
| Leitch  Johnson Convey Alvarez Corrales Salinas  | 
Report | Pappa  Segares McBride Robinson Rolfe  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez  | 
| April 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Oakland, California | 
| Campos  Corrales Garcia Amarikwa  | 
Report | Kovalenko  Miglioranzi Jordan  | 
Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alex Prus  | 
| April 25, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington | 
| Alonso  Zakuani Evans  | 
Report | Convey  Garcia  | 
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,838 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| May 2, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Santa Clara, California | 
| Report | Stepanovic  Braun Marsch Kljestan  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Alex Prus  | 
| May 8, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 4–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 
| Rojas  Angel Kandji  | 
Report | Weaver  Johnson Pitchkolan Denton Amarikwa  | 
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 8,042 Referee: Jeff Gontarek  | 
| May 23, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas, United States | 
| Ching  Kamara Waibel Waibel Cameron  | 
Report | Johnson  Johnson  | 
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,619 Referee: Alex Prus  | 
| May 27, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus, Ohio | 
| Gaven  Schelotto  | 
Report | Amarikwa  Johnson Convey Corrales  | 
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 8,793 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja  | 
| May 30, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Santa Clara, California | 
| Glen  Johnson Alvarez Alvarez Corrales  | 
Report | Beckerman  Johnson Morales Findley  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,153 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| June 7, 2009 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas | 
| Saragosa  Ferreira Moor Cooper  | 
Report | Campos  Ricchetti Alvarez  | 
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Tim Weyland  | 
| June 13, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington | 
| 19:30 PST | Ljungberg  Evans Montero Montero Ljungberg  | 
Report | Pitchkolan  Corrales Ribeiro Huckerby Wondolowski  | 
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,999 Referee: Silviu Petrescu  | 
| June 20, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Oakland, California | 
| Campos  Pitchkolan Johnson Johnson Huckerby  | 
Report | Kirovski  Kirovski  | 
Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 17,128 Referee: Yader Reyes  | 
| July 4, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah | 
| Williams  Espindola Leitch  | 
Report | Campos  Salinas Alvarez McDonald Hernandez Leitch Cannon  | 
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,478 Referee: Michael Kennedy  | 
| July 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Santa Clara, California, United States | 
| Huckerby  Alvarez  | 
(report) | Barrett  Vitti Barrett De Rosario  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,679 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja  | 
| July 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois | 
| Soumaré  Nyarko Blanco  | 
Report | Hernandez  Wondolowski Zaher  | 
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Jasen Anno  | 
| July 25, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | D.C. United | Santa Clara, California | 
| Hernandez  Johnson Glen  | 
Report | Gomez  Gomez Olsen Wallace  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Kevin Stott  | 
| August 2, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Santa Clara, California | 
| 12:00 PST | Alonso  Hernandez Huckerby Glen Huckerby Wondolowski Wondolowski  | 
Report | Ianni  Riley Montero  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,919 Referee: Paul Ward  | 
| August 8, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Columbus Crew | San Francisco, California | 
| Salinas  | 
Report | Lenhart  Carroll Moreno Rogers Moffat  | 
Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61,572 Referee: Jeff Gontarek  | 
| August 22, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Santa Clara, California | 
| Hernandez  Alvarez Wondolowski Luiz  | 
Report | Arnaud  Lopez Besler  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| August 29, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 
| Ralston  Thompson Thompson  | 
Report | Corrales  Sanchez Sanchez  | 
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,286 Referee: Alex Prus  | 
| September 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Santa Clara, California | 
| Johnson  Leitch McDonald  | 
Report | Baudet  Casey  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic  | 
| September 23, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado | 
| Casey  | 
Report | Wondolowski  Cannon  | 
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| September 27, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington, D.C. United States | 
| Moreno  Wallace Pontius  | 
Report | McDonald  Sanchez Johnson  | 
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,375 Referee: Baldomero Toledo  | 
| October 3, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California | 
| Johnson  | 
Report | Richards  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Steven DePiero  | 
| October 7, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Santa Clara, California | 
| Convey  Ribeiro Amarikwa  | 
Report | Ferreira  Cunningham Ihemelu  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hilario Grajeda  | 
| October 10, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario Canada | 
| Attakora  Serioux Brennan De Rosario  | 
Report | Amarikwa  Glen  | 
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,571 Referee: Mark Geiger  | 
| October 17, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California | 
| Galindo  Cuesta Braun Santos  | 
Report | McDonald  Johnson  | 
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ricardo Salazar  | 
| October 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California | 
| Burling  Donovan Gonzalez  | 
Report | Convey  Alvarez  | 
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu  | 
U.S. Open Cup qualification
| April 29, 2009 Qualification semifinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Santa Clara, California | 
| Salinas  Campos Denton Campos  | 
Report | Petke  Sassano Wolyniec Pietravallo  | 
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal  | 
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs | 
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga | 
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga | 
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Notes:
- ↑ As winners of the 2010 Canadian Championship
 
References
- ↑ Kennedy, Paul (October 28, 2009). "MLS attendance down despite Seattle bump". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
 - ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110%5B%5D
 
