# 2011 San Jose Earthquakes season

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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | David Bingham |
| 2 | DF | USA | Bobby Burling |
| 3 | DF | USA | Chris Leitch |
| 4 | MF | USA | Sam Cronin |
| 5 | MF | USA | Brad Ring |
| 6 | DF | USA | Ike Opara |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Khari Stephenson |
| 8 | FW | USA | Chris Wondolowski (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | TRI | Scott Sealy |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Simon Dawkins (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 11 | MF | USA | Bobby Convey |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ramiro Corrales (captain) |
| 13 | GK | USA | Andrew Weber |
| 14 | FW | USA | Maxwell Griffin (on loan from Orlando City) |
| 15 | DF | USA | Justin Morrow |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon |
| 17 | MF | USA | Joey Gjertsen |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jon Busch |
| 19 | MF | USA | Jacob Peterson |
| 20 | DF | USA | Tim Ward |
| 21 | DF | USA | Jason Hernandez |
| 23 | MF | USA | Anthony Ampaipitakwong |
| 24 | FW | USA | Steven Lenhart |
| 25 | FW | USA | Ellis McLoughlin |
| 27 | DF | CAN | Nana Attakora |
| 28 | MF | BRA | André Luiz |
| 30 | MF | MEX | Rafael Baca |
| 32 | FW | USA | Matt Luzunaris |
| 33 | MF | USA | 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Ian Thomas |
| — | FW | USA | James Callinan |
| — | MF | USA | David Frank |
| — | MF | USA | Nick Lima |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | PUR | Yuri Morales |
| — | MF | USA | Travis Pillon |
| — | DF | USA | Yousef Samy |
| — | FW | USA | 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
### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| March 1, 2011 | MF | Tony Donatelli | Rochester Rhinos | March 18, 2011 |
| March 1, 2011 | GK | Brian Edwards | Degerfors | |
| July 19, 2011 | MF | Omar Jasseh | | |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Regular season
##### League table
###### Conference

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

###### Overall

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

##### Results summary

| 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 |
| 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
* Stadium
* Result
* Position

##### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
#### Qualification
## Squad statistics

    As of match played October 22, 2011

### Appearances and goals

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

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. 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 |
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Khari Stephenson | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | 12 | Ramiro Corrales | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | | 25 | Ellis McLoughlin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 14 | Brandon McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Bobby Convey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | 16 | Alan Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 30 | Rafael Baca | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | 6 | Ike Opara | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | 15 | Justin Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 3 | 43 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 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.

### 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.
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. 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. 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 but that spot reverted to the Dynamo after the 2010 season.
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).

### 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.