2011 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes

2011 season
Owner	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Coach	Frank Yallop
Stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 7th Overall: 14th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
California Clásico	2nd
Heritage Cup	2nd
Top goalscorer	Chris Wondolowski (16)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2011 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as its 14th season in Major League Soccer and its fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. This is the 29th season of a club bearing the "Earthquakes" name.

Squad

As of September 15, 2011.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Bingham 2 DF Bobby Burling 3 DF Chris Leitch 4 MF Sam Cronin 5 MF Brad Ring 6 DF Ike Opara 7 MF Khari Stephenson 8 FW Chris Wondolowski (vice-captain) 9 FW Scott Sealy 10 MF Simon Dawkins (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 11 MF Bobby Convey 12 MF Ramiro Corrales (captain) 13 GK Andrew Weber 14 FW Maxwell Griffin (on loan from Orlando City) 15 DF Justin Morrow

No. Position Player 16 FW Alan Gordon 17 MF Joey Gjertsen 18 GK Jon Busch 19 MF Jacob Peterson 20 DF Tim Ward 21 DF Jason Hernandez 23 MF Anthony Ampaipitakwong 24 FW Steven Lenhart 25 FW Ellis McLoughlin 27 DF Nana Attakora 28 MF André Luiz 30 MF Rafael Baca 32 FW Matt Luzunaris 33 MF Steven Beitashour

Reserves

This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division games, but are not part of the senior roster.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Ian Anderson FW James Callinan MF David Frank MF Nick Lima

No. Position Player MF Yuri Morales MF Travis Pillon DF Yousef Samy FW Christopher Wright

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	John Doyle
Head Coach	Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach	Ian Russell
Assistant Coach	Mark Watson
Goalkeeper Coach	Jason Batty
Athletic Trainer	Bruce Morgan
Equipment Manager	Jose Vega
Team Administrator	Joe Dincecco
Team Doctor	Dr. Michael Oberlander

Last updated: November 21
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information

Owner	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 74x115 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. January 13, 2011 FW Steven Lenhart Columbus Crew Trade for 1st round 2011 SuperDraft pick [3] January 26, 2011 GK David Bingham California Golden Bears Weighted lottery [4] January 28, 2011 MF Tony Donatelli Montreal Impact Undisclosed [5] March 1, 2011 MF Anthony Ampaipitakwong Akron Zips 2011 SuperDraft, 2nd round [6] March 7, 2011 GK Andrew Weber Free [7] March 17, 2011 FW Ellis McLouglin Hertha BSC Undisclosed [8] March 25, 2011 FW Matt Luzunaris Rapid Wien Undisclosed [9] July 8, 2011 MF Rafael Baca Loyola Marymount Lions Free [10] July 14, 2011 DF Nana Attakora Toronto Trade [11] MF Jacob Peterson FW Alan Gordon November 30, 2011 MF Shea Salinas Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired in exchange for allocation money [12] December 1, 2011 MF Jean Alexandre Real Salt Lake Acquired in exchange for first round pick in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft [13] December 16, 2011 MF Marvin Chávez FC Dallas Acquired in exchange for allocation money [14]

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. June 27, 2011 MF Brandon McDonald D.C. United Trade [15] July 14, 2011 FW Ryan Johnson Toronto Trade [11] November 23, 2011 DF Bobby Burling Montreal Impact Expansion Draft [16] December 2, 2011 MF Bobby Convey Sporting Kansas City Trade [17] December 5, 2011 FW Matt Luzunaris Orlando City Free [18] December 12, 2011 DF Chris Leitch LA Galaxy Re-Entry Draft [19]

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. March 16, 2011 MF Simon Dawkins Tottenham Hotspur [20] August 15, 2011 FW Edmundo Zura El Nacional August 31, 2011 [21][22] September 15, 2011 FW Maxwell Griffin Orlando City End of season [23]

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. July 14, 2011 DF Justin Morrow Tampa Bay July 25, 2011 [24] July 15, 2011 FW Matt Luzunaris Orlando City End of season [25]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
March 1, 2011[26]	MF		Tony Donatelli	Rochester Rhinos	March 18, 2011[27]
March 1, 2011[28]	GK		Brian Edwards	Degerfors	[29]
July 19, 2011[30]	MF		Omar Jasseh

Friendlies

Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes

February 7, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson
	Gordon  55'	Report	Ring  13'	Stadium: Home Depot Center

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

February 10, 2011	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson
	Magee  83'	Report	Opara  4'	Stadium: Home Depot Center

Ventura County Fusion v San Jose Earthquakes

February 11, 2011	Ventura County Fusion	1 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Oxnard
	57'	Report	Donatelli  6', 28'

San Jose Earthquakes v California Golden Bears

February 15, 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	4 – 0	California Golden Bears	San Jose
	Wondolowski  40', 50', 67', 83'	Report		Stadium: Nutrilite Training Facility

Birmingham City F.C. Reserves v San Jose Earthquakes

February 21, 2011	Birmingham City F.C. Reserves	0 – 4	San Jose Earthquakes	Birmingham, England
		Report	Wondolowski  38' Lenhart  43', 85' Gjertsen  45+1'	Stadium: Birmingham City Training Grounds

Colchester United F.C. Reserves v San Jose Earthquakes

February 23, 2011	Colchester United F.C. Reserves	0 – 3	San Jose Earthquakes	Chigwell, England
		Report	McLoughlin  25', 55' Luzunaris  60'	Stadium: Spurs Lodge

Leicester City F.C. Reserves v San Jose Earthquakes

February 24, 2011	Leicester City F.C. Reserves	3 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Leicester, England
	Chamberlain  8' Hicks  18' Uchechi  60' (pen.)	Report	Wondolowski  53'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

March 4, 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 0	Colorado Rapids	San Luis Obispo
19:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  30' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium Attendance: 2,689

Cal Poly Mustangs v San Jose Earthquakes

March 5, 2011	Cal Poly Mustangs	0 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	San Luis Obispo
		Report	Luzunaris	Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

March 12, 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 1	Portland Timbers	Santa Clara
13:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  69' (pen.)	Report	Brunner  52'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes v West Bromwich Albion

July 12, 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Bingham  3' Cronin  13' Stephenson  45'	Report	Thomas  53' Brunt  60'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Regular Season

League table

Conference

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	46	42	+4
6	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
7	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
8	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
7	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^3
17	New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
• ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Result
Position

Last updated: October 24, 2010.
Source: Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake

March 19, 2011 1	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 1	Real Salt Lake	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Cronin  6' Leitch  37' Stephenson  46'	Report	Espíndola  60' Beckerman  63'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

March 26, 2011 2	Dallas	0 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco
18:00 PDT (UTC−7)		Report	Wondolowski  5', 23'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11,022 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders

April 2, 2011 3	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 2	Seattle Sounders	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Leitch  6' Dawkins  32' Stephenson  52'	Report	Evans  18' White  42' Jaqua  71' González  80'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,276 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto

April 9, 2011 4	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 1	Toronto	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Cronin  36' Dawkins  38' Opara  55' Corrales  84' Wondolowski  87'	Report	Gordon  27' Tchani  35' Attakora  41' de Guzman  79' Peterson  90+3'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,928 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes

April 16, 2011 5	New York Red Bulls	3 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Harrison
16:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Rodgers  2', 15' 55' De Rosario  32' Henry  87'	Report	McDonald  55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,308 Referee: Chris Penso

San Jose Earthquakes v Chivas USA

April 23, 2011 6	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 2	Chivas USA	Santa Clara
13:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  16' Cronin  20'	Report	Moreno  45+1' Trujillo  85'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

April 30, 2011 7	Philadelphia Union	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester
13:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Okugo  27' Mondragón  31' Harvey  41' Le Toux  76' (pen.)	Report	McDonald  32' Convey  60'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,279 Referee: Mark Geiger

Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes

May 11, 2011 8	Vancouver Whitecaps	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver
19:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Dunfield  34' Akloul  77' Brovsky  86' Nolly  86' Chiumiento  90'	Report	Wondolowski  39'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,608 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

May 14, 2011 9	San Jose Earthquakes	3 – 0	Columbus Crew	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Ring  24' Wondolowski  50' McDonald  59' 79' Stephenson  62' Hernandez  70' Johnson  74'	Report	Heinemann  79'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,142 Referee: Jorge González

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution

May 21, 2011 10	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 1	New England Revolution	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Convey  53' 83' Lenhart  57' McLoughlin  71'	Report	Tierney  86'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Yader Reyes

Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes

May 28, 2011 11	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Bridgeview
17:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Oduro  57' Gibbs  80' 81'	Report	Corrales  49' Wondolowski  74'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,926 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

June 4, 2011 12	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Lenhart  69' Dawkins  90+1'	Report	Chabala  59' Ashe  80'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,270 Referee: Alex Prus

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

June 11, 2011 13	D.C. United	2 – 4	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
16:37 PDT (UTC−7)	Najar  13' Brettschneider  34'	Report	Lenhart  15', 22', 60' Dawkins  49' Ring  87'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,105 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes

June 17, 2011 14	Sporting Kansas City	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City
17:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Sapong  31' Collin  52' Sassano  54'	Report	Corrales  42' Lenhart  50'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Paul Ward

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

June 25, 2011 15	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 0	LA Galaxy	Santa Clara
15:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Lenhart  43' Corrales  49'	Report	Dunivant  37' Saunders  43'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,872 Referee: Juan Guzman

San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls

July 2, 2011 16	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 2	New York Red Bulls	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Hernandez  32' Stephenson  37' Johnson  40' Busch  64' Lenhart  68' Burling  80', 90+1'	Report	Lindpere  7', 85' Miller  60'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 41,028 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes

July 6, 2011 17	Chivas USA	2 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Zemanski  64' LaBrocca  84'	Report	Lenhart  60'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

San Jose Earthquakes v Philadelphia Union

July 9, 2011 18	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 0	Philadelphia Union	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Johnson  64' Corrales  66' Hernandez  89'	Report		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,794 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

July 16, 2011 19	Columbus Crew	0 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus
16:30 PDT (UTC−7)		Report	Lenhart  16' Ring  69'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Jair Marrufo

San Jose Earthquakes v Vancouver Whitecaps

July 20, 2011 20	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 2	Vancouver Whitecaps	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  3', 54' Ring  45' Leitch  74' Corrales  93+'	Report	Brovsky  40' Hassli  42', 61'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Paul Ward

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

July 23, 2011 21	Real Salt Lake	4 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy City
19:08 PDT (UTC−7)	Beckerman  13' 78' Saborío  63' (pen.), 75' Olave  83'	Report	Peterson  15' Convey  32' Ring  56' Burling  60'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,429 Referee: David Gantar

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

July 30, 2011 22	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 2	D.C. United	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Gordon  37'	Report	De Rosario  57', 66' Najar  70' da Luz  79'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

August 6, 2011 23	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 1	Portland Timbers	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Burling  14' Gordon  67' Convey  75'	Report	Cooper  23' Palmer  51' Hall  69', 90+1'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

August 13, 2011 24	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Stephenson  15' Gjertsen  22' Wondolowski  36' Cronin  50'	Report	Thompson  25' Folan  39' (pen.) 81' Larentowicz  55' 72' Moor  79'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Paul Ward

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

August 20, 2011 25	LA Galaxy	2 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Keane  21' Hejduk  68' Magee  90'	Report	Baca  54' Beitashour  81'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Toronto v San Jose Earthquakes

August 27, 2011 26	Toronto	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Toronto
16:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Avila  33'	Report	Burling  31' Convey  37' Wondolowski  87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,117 Referee: Terry Vaughn

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire

September 10, 2011 27	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 0	Chicago Fire	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  10' Beitashour  19' Corrales  69' 90' Dawkins  85' Cronin  90+2'	Report	Husidić  35' Gargan  57'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

September 17, 2011 28	Houston Dynamo	2 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston
17:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Davis  18' 48' (pen.) Moffat  61' Bruin  80'	Report	Stephenson  40' Attakora  64'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,129 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

September 21, 2011 29	Portland Timbers	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Cooper  9' Jewsbury  80' Perlaza  86'	Report	Cronin  52' Stephenson  70' Baca  90+2'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

September 24, 2011 30	Colorado Rapids	1 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City
18:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Moor  53' 71' Folan  63'	Report	Wondolowski  19' Dawkins  43' Ring  52' Beitashour  76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,877 Referee: Jorge González

San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City

October 1, 2011 31	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 1	Sporting Kansas City	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Stephenson  28' Wondolowski  85'	Report	Bravo  24' Bunbury  86'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Alex Prus

New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes

October 8, 2011 32	New England Revolution	1 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Foxborough
16:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Wondolowski  8', 82' 58' Cronin  39' Corrales  54'	Report	Feilhaber  34' 55' Cochrane  55'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,111 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Seattle Sounders v San Jose Earthquakes

October 15, 2011 33	Seattle Sounders	2 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Ianni  48' Ochoa  82' Montero  87'	Report	Morrow  6' Wondolowski  24' Ring  40' Hernandez  57'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 64,140 Referee: Michael Kennedy

San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas

October 22, 2011 34	San Jose Earthquakes	4 – 2	Dallas	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Dawkins  26', 38' Baca  27' Wondolowski  34' (pen.) Burling  77'	Report	John  45+1' Luna  90'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Kevin Stott

US Open Cup

Qualification

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

May 3, 2011 Qualification Semifinal	Portland Timbers	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	Pore  50' Marcelin  117'	Report	Ring  7' Corrales  62' Cronin  80' Johnson  90' Lenhart  104' Opara  120'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire

May 24, 2011 Qualification Final	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Chicago Fire	Santa Clara
19:30 PDT (UTC−7)	McLoughlin  14' Wondolowski  37' Morrow  43' Ring  69' Stephenson  97'	Report	Cuesta  39' 76' Barouch  61' 69' Paladini  63' Ristić  74' Nazarit  89' Segares  98'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Daniel Radford
		Penalties
	Wondolowski Cronin Corrales Stephenson McDonald Sealy		Pappa Pause Nazarit Barouch Oduro Paladini

Squad statistics

As of match played October 22, 2011

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		US Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Bingham	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF		Bobby Burling	25	0	23	0	2	0
3	DF		Chris Leitch	14	0	12+2	0	0	0
4	MF		Sam Cronin	29	0	22+5	0	2	0
5	MF		Brad Ring	23	0	17+4	0	2	0
6	DF		Ike Opara	9	1	5+3	0	1	1
7	MF		Khari Stephenson	33	5	27+4	5	1+1	0
8	FW		Chris Wondolowski	32	16	30	16	2	0
9	FW		Scott Sealy	12	0	6+5	0	0+1	0
10	MF		Simon Dawkins	26	6	19+7	6	0	0
11	MF		Bobby Convey	22	1	19+2	1	1	0
12	DF		Ramiro Corrales	30	2	28	2	2	0
13	GK		Andrew Weber	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	FW		Maxwell Griffin	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
15	DF		Justin Morrow	11	1	9	0	1+1	1
16	FW		Alan Gordon	2	1	1+1	1	0	0
17	MF		Joey Gjertsen	18	1	13+5	1	0	0
18	GK		Jon Busch	33	0	33	0	0	0
19	FW		Jacob Peterson	9	0	5+4	0	0	0
20	DF		Tim Ward	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
21	DF		Jason Hernandez	29	0	29	0	0	0
23	MF		Anthony Ampaipitakwong	13	0	5+7	0	1	0
24	FW		Steven Lenhart	16	5	13+1	5	0+2	0
25	FW		Ellis McLoughlin	12	2	0+10	1	1+1	1
27	DF		Nana Attakora	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
30	MF		Rafael Baca	15	1	11+4	1	0	0
32	FW		Matt Luzunaris	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
33	DF		Steven Beitashour	21	0	19	0	2	0
Players away from San Jose Earthquakes on loan:
Players who left San Jose Earthquakes during the season:
14	MF		Brandon McDonald	12	1	8+3	1	1	0
14	FW		Edmundo Zura	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW		Ryan Johnson	15	0	12+2	0	1	0
22	MF		Omar Jasseh	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	Total
1	FW		8	Chris Wondolowski	16	0	16
2	MF		10	Simon Dawkins	6	0	6
3	FW		24	Steven Lenhart	5	0	5
	MF		7	Khari Stephenson	5	0	5
5	DF		12	Ramiro Corrales	2	0	2
	FW		25	Ellis McLoughlin	1	1	2
7	MF		14	Brandon McDonald	1	0	1
	MF		11	Bobby Convey	1	0	1
	FW		16	Alan Gordon	1	0	1
	MF		17	Joey Gjertsen	1	0	1
	MF		30	Rafael Baca	1	0	1
	DF		6	Ike Opara	0	1	1
	DF		15	Justin Morrow	0	1	1
Total					40	3	43

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	MLS		US Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Bobby Burling	5	2	0	0	5	2
3		DF	Chris Leitch	3	0	0	0	3	0
4		MF	Sam Cronin	6	1	1	0	7	1
5		MF	Brad Ring	7	0	2	0	9	0
6		DF	Ike Opara	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Khari Stephenson	3	0	1	0	4	0
8		FW	Chris Wondolowski	3	0	1	0	4	0
10		MF	Simon Dawkins	2	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Bobby Convey	5	0	0	0	5	0
12		DF	Ramiro Corrales	7	0	1	0	8	0
14		MF	Brandon McDonald	2	1	0	0	2	1
15		DF	Justin Morrow	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		FW	Alan Gordon	1	0	0	0	1	0
18		GK	Jon Busch	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Ryan Johnson	3	0	1	0	4	0
19		FW	Jacob Peterson	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		DF	Jason Hernandez	4	0	0	0	4	0
24		FW	Steven Lenhart	5	0	1	0	6	0
27		DF	Nana Attakora	1	0	0	0	1	0
30		MF	Rafael Baca	2	0	0	0	2	0
33		DF	Steven Beitashour	2	1	0	0	2	1
Total				65	5	8	0	73	5

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

San Jose is in the #9 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[31]

International roster spots

San Jose has six international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. On 14 July 2011, San Jose traded a slot to Toronto FC for use through the 2012 season, at which time the slot reverts to San Jose.^[11]

Previously, the club dealt one spot to Toronto FC on 14 July 2008 which was to remain with Toronto through the 2013 season then revert to San Jose.^[32] The club also dealt one spot to New York on 2 March 2009 but press reports did not indicate if or when this roster spots would revert to San Jose.^[33] One of these two traded slots did revert to San Jose prior to the 2011 season.

The club also acquired one spot from Houston on 14 August 2009^[34] but that spot reverted to the Dynamo after the 2010 season.^[35]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[31]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS rights to other players

San Jose maintains the MLS rights to Clarence Goodson after he declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas with no transfer fee received. San Jose acquired Goodson's rights by drafting him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.

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