# 2024 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2024 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 42nd year of existence, their 27th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. It was the 50th anniversary of the original San Jose Earthquakes' first season in the NASL. The club's jerseys unveiled for their season campaign, had commemorated the Earthquakes legacy, and donned the NASL Earthquakes' logo.

## Roster

    As of December 7, 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | JT Marcinkowski (HG) | United States |
| 3 | DF | Paul Marie | France |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo (DP) | Ecuador |
| 10 | FW | Cristian Espinoza (DP) | Argentina |
| 11 | FW | Jeremy Ebobisse | United States |
| 14 | MF | Jackson Yueill | United States |
| 15 | DF | Tanner Beason | United States |
| 20 | MF | Will Richmond (HG) | United States |
| 24 | DF | Daniel Munie | United States |
| 25 | FW | Ousseni Bouda (GA) | Burkina Faso |
| 26 | DF | Rodrigues | Brazil |
| 28 | FW | Benjamin Kikanović | United States |
| 29 | DF | Carlos Akapo | Equatorial Guinea |
| 30 | MF | Niko Tsakiris (HG) | United States |
| 41 | GK | Emi Ochoa (HG) | United States |
| 42 | GK | Daniel | Brazil |
| 55 | MF | Michael Baldisimo | Philippines |
| 77 | DF | Casey Walls (HG) | United States |
| 99 | MF | Cruz Medina (HG) | United States |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date |
| 26 | MF | Rodrigues | Grêmio | Loan purchase option | December 1, 2023 |
| 19 | FW | Preston Judd | LA Galaxy | Trade | December 14, 2023 |
| | MF | Alfredo Morales | New York City FC | Free transfer | January 4, 2024 |
| 25 | GK | William Yarbrough | Colorado Rapids | Free transfer | January 16, 2024 |
| | DF | Vítor Costa | Marítimo | Undisclosed fee | February 7, 2024 |
| | GK | Mikołaj Biegański | Wisła Kraków | Loan | February 8, 2024 |
| | DF | Bruno Wilson | Vizela | Undisclosed fee | February 8, 2024 |
| | FW | Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | Undisclosed fee | February 9, 2024 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 23 | DF | Oskar Ågren | IK Brage | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Loan ended | December 1, 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Cam Cilley | St. Louis City SC 2 | Optioned Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Matthew Hoppe | Middlesbrough | Loan ended | December 1, 2023 |
| 93 | MF | Judson | Avaí FC | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 13 | DF | Nathan | Seattle Sounders FC | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan Mensah | New England Revolution | Out of contract | December 1, 2023 |
| 35 | MF | Jamiro Monteiro | Gaziantep | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 17 | DF | Keegan Tingey | Loudoun United | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Miguel Trauco | Criciúma | Option Declined | December 1, 2023 |
| 44 | FW | Cade Cowell | C.D. Guadalajara | Club record transfer, 3.65m | January 15, 2024 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 |
| 12 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 |

### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 25 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 26 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 27 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 28 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* 1 2 As one of the U.S. teams who did not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or the 2025 Leagues Cup
* ↑ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup

#### Match results
### Leagues Cup
#### West 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | SJE | GUA |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | — |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |