# 2009 San Jose Earthquakes season

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.
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 | Joe Cannon |
| 4 | DF | USA | Chris Leitch |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Fábio da Silva |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Darren Huckerby |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Simon Elliott |
| 8 | MF | CAN | António Ribeiro |
| 10 | MF | SLV | Arturo Alvarez |
| 11 | MF | USA | Bobby Convey |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ramiro Corrales (captain) |
| 13 | FW | TRI | Cornell Glen |
| 14 | MF | USA | Brandon McDonald |
| 15 | MF | USA | Shea Salinas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Chris Wondolowski |
| 18 | DF | USA | Jamil Roberts |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Ryan Johnson |
| 20 | MF | SLV | Ramón Sánchez |
| 21 | DF | USA | Jason Hernandez (vice-captain) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Mike Zaher |
| 24 | GK | USA | Andrew Weber |
| 25 | FW | USA | Quincy Amarikwa |
| 27 | DF | USA | Aaron Pitchkolan |
| 28 | MF | BRA | André Luiz Moreira |
| 31 | GK | USA | Mike Graczyk |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | John Doyle |
| Head Coach | Frank Yallop |
| Assistant Coach | Ian Russell |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jason Batty |
| Head trainer | Bruce Morgan |
| Equipment manager | Jose Vega |
| Team Manager | Daniele Cosmi |
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: San Jose Earthquakes

### Other information

| Owner | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 71x110 yards) |
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

### Kits

| Home | Home Alternate | Away |
| 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 | 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 | 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
| 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 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | L | W | L | T | T | L | L | L | L | L | W | T | L | W | T | L | L | T | W | L | W | L | T | T | W | W | L | T | T | L |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 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 | Teamvte | 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 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 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 |
| 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 | |