# 2020 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2020 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 38th year of existence, their 23rd season in Major League Soccer and their 13th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

## Club
### Roster

    As of February 27, 2020
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 4 | DF | Oswaldo Alanís (on loan from Guadalajara) | Mexico |
| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | United States |
| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski | United States |
| 9 | FW | Danny Hoesen | Netherlands |
| 10 | FW | Cristian Espinoza (DP) | Argentina |
| 11 | MF | Vako Qazaishvili (DP) | Georgia |
| 12 | GK | Matt Bersano | United States |
| 14 | MF | Jackson Yueill | United States |
| 15 | DF | Tanner Beason | United States |
| 16 | MF | Jack Skahan | United States |
| 17 | GK | Daniel Vega | Argentina |
| 18 | GK | JT Marcinkowski (HG) | United States |
| 19 | MF | Siad Haji (GA) | Somalia |
| 21 | MF | Carlos Fierro | Mexico |
| 22 | DF | Tommy Thompson (HG) | United States |
| 23 | DF | Florian Jungwirth | Germany |
| 24 | DF | Nick Lima (HG) | United States |
| 25 | FW | Andrés Ríos | Argentina |
| 26 | MF | Eric Calvillo | United States |
| 27 | DF | Marcos López | Peru |
| 29 | DF | Jacob Akanyirige (HG) | United States |
| 33 | DF | Paul Marie | France |
| 35 | MF | Gilbert Fuentes (HG) | United States |
| 37 | DF | Guram Kashia | Georgia |
| 41 | GK | Emi Ochoa (HG) | United States |
| 44 | FW | Cade Cowell (HG) | United States |
| 77 | DF | Casey Walls (HG) | United States |
| 93 | MF | Judson | Brazil |
| 96 | MF | Luis Felipe | United States |

## Transfers
### Transfers out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | MF | Magnus Eriksson | Djurgårdens IF | Undisclosed fee | August 21, 2020 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 7 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

#### MLS is Back – Group stage

Group B results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |

##### Overall

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |

#### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their final standings for the 2019 season, the Earthquakes were scheduled enter the competition in the Third Round, to be played April 21–23. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.