# 2014 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2014 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as its 17th season in Major League Soccer and its 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, it was the 32nd year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".
It was the final season of the Earthquakes playing in Buck Shaw Stadium as the club would move into its new stadium for the 2015 season.

## Club
### Roster

As of May 25, 2014.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Ty Harden | United States |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Stewart | England |
| 4 | MF | Sam Cronin | United States |
| 5 | DF | Víctor Bernárdez (Vice-Captain) | Honduras |
| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | United States |
| 7 | MF | Cordell Cato | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski (DP & Captain) | United States |
| 9 | MF | Khari Stephenson | Jamaica |
| 10 | MF | Yannick Djaló (on loan from S.L. Benfica) | Portugal |
| 11 | FW | Mike Fucito | United States |
| 13 | GK | Bryan Meredith | United States |
| 14 | FW | Adam Jahn | United States |
| 15 | MF | J. J. Koval | United States |
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | United States |
| 18 | GK | Jon Busch | United States |
| 19 | DF | Ryan Neil | United States |
| 20 | DF | Shaun Francis | Jamaica |
| 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez | United States |
| 22 | FW | Tommy Thompson (HGP) | United States |
| 23 | MF | Atiba Harris | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 24 | FW | Steven Lenhart | United States |
| 25 | DF | Tommy Muller | United States |
| 26 | DF | Brandon Barklage | United States |
| 27 | DF | Joe Sofia | United States |
| 32 | FW | Billy Schuler | United States |
| 44 | DF | Clarence Goodson | United States |
| 77 | DF | Andreas Görlitz | Germany |
| 80 | MF | Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi | France |

### Out on loan

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | David Bingham (GA; on loan to San Antonio Scorpions) | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sam Garza (GA; on loan to San Antonio Scorpions) | United States |
| 31 | GK | Billy Knutsen (on loan to Sacramento Republic FC) | United States |

## Club staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | John Doyle |
| Head Coach | Mark Watson |
| Assistant Coach | Nick Dasovic |
| Assistant Coach | Ian Russell |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jason Batty |
| Athletic Trainer | Brian Lee |
| Equipment Manager | Jose Vega |
    As of January 25, 2014

## Other information

| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Buck Shaw Stadium (10,525 / 74x115 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

## Competitions

Win  Loss  Tie

### Rose City Invitational (preseason)

| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Portmore United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |

### 2014 season
#### Results by round

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 |
Last updated: October 4, 2014 Source: MLSsoccer.com Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | T | L | L | T | T | W | L | T | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | T | W | W | T | L | T | L | T | T | L | T | L | T | L | L | L | T | L |

#### Match results
### International Friendlies
## Standings
### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |

### Major League Soccer

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |

## Statistics
### In
#### MLS Drafts

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Notes | Date |
| FW | Billy Schuler | | Weighted lottery | January 14, 2014 |
| MF | J. J. Koval | Stanford Cardinal | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 Pick 9 | January 16, 2014 |
| DF | Joe Sofia | UCLA Bruins | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 Pick 28 | January 16, 2014 |
| MF | A. J. Corrado | Indiana Hoosiers | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 Pick 47 (Unsigned) | January 21, 2014 |
| DF | Devonte Dubose | Virginia Tech Hokies | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 66 (Unsigned) | January 21, 2014 |
| GK | Billy Knutsen | American Eagles | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 74 | January 21, 2014 |
| DF | Brandon Barklage | New York Red Bulls | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 1 Pick 9 | January 22, 2014 |
| DF | Shaun Francis | Chicago Fire | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 2 Pick 4 | January 22, 2014 |

#### Winter Transfer Window

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi | AC Ajaccio | | January 7, 2014 |
| MF | Atiba Harris | Colorado Rapids | Trade for Marvin Chávez | January 7, 2014 |
| | Tommy Thompson | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown Player | January 22, 2014 |
| GK | Bryan Meredith | | | January 24, 2014 |
| DF | Andreas Görlitz | | | March 4, 2014 |
| DF | Ryan Neil | | | March 7, 2014 |
| FW | Yannick Djaló | S.L. Benfica | On loan | March 10, 2014 |
| MF | Khari Stephenson | Real Salt Lake | | March 11, 2014 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 15 | DF | Justin Morrow | Toronto FC | Traded for allocation money | December 17, 2013 |
| 30 | MF | Rafael Baca | Cruz Azul | Sold for undisclosed fee | December 23, 2013 |
| 81 | MF | Marvin Chávez | Colorado Rapids | Trade for Atiba Harris | January 7, 2014 |
| 19 | MF | Jaime Alas | | End of loan | January 15, 2014 |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded for allocation money | January 27, 2014 |
| 10 | MF | Walter Martínez | | Waived | March 11, 2014 |