# 2012 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2012 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 15th year of existence, as well as its 15th season in Major League Soccer and its fifth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, this is the 30th year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".
The Quakes finished first in the league table with 66 points (19W-6L-10D), the highest total in club history. The Supporters' Shield won as a result is the only trophy won by the reactivated Earthquakes franchise to date.
Chris Wondolowski cemented his reputation as a major scorer in the league during this season, matching Roy Lassiter's 27 goals originally set in 1996 during this season. Wondolowski won MLS MVP for his efforts. The club altogether amassed 72 goals, a team record.
The Quakes' MLS season ended with an upset loss to their heated rivals LA Galaxy in the playoffs, which they entered in the conference semifinals off a bye. They also fell in the quarterfinal of the U.S. Open Cup.

## Squad

As of September 14, 2012.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | David Bingham (GA) | United States |
| 2 | MF | Jacob Hustedt | United States |
| 4 | MF | Sam Cronin | United States |
| 5 | MF | Brad Ring | United States |
| 6 | MF | Shea Salinas | United States |
| 7 | MF | Khari Stephenson | Jamaica |
| 8 | FW | Chris Wondolowski (Vice-Captain) | United States |
| 9 | FW | Sercan Güvenışık | Turkey |
| 10 | FW | Simon Dawkins (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | England |
| 11 | MF | Mehdi Ballouchy | Morocco |
| 12 | MF | Ramiro Corrales (Captain) | United States |
| 13 | GK | Evan Newton | United States |
| 14 | MF | Jean Alexandre | Haiti |
| 15 | DF | Justin Morrow | United States |
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | United States |
| 17 | MF | Joey Gjertsen | United States |
| 18 | GK | Jon Busch | United States |
| 19 | FW | Sam Garza (GA) | United States |
| 20 | DF | Tim Ward | United States |
| 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez | United States |
| 24 | FW | Steven Lenhart | United States |
| 26 | DF | Víctor Bernárdez | Honduras |
| 27 | FW | Cesar Diaz Pizarro | Peru |
| 28 | DF | Jed Zayner | United States |
| 30 | MF | Rafael Baca | Mexico |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | United States |
| 55 | DF | Ike Opara (GA) | United States |
| 81 | MF | Marvin Chávez | Honduras |
| — | FW | Marcus Tracy | United States |

### Reserve

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| — | DF | Yousef Samy | United States |
| — | MF | David Frank | United States |
| — | MF | Nick Lima | United States |
| — | MF | Yuri Morales | Puerto Rico |
| — | MF | Travis Pillon | United States |
| — | FW | James Callinan | United States |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | USA John Doyle |
| Head Coach | CAN Frank Yallop |
| Assistant Coach | USA Ian Russell |
| Assistant Coach | CAN Mark Watson |
| Goalkeeper Coach | NZL Jason Batty |
| Athletic Trainer | USA Bruce Morgan |
| Equipment Manager | SLV Jose Vega |
| Team Administrators | USA Dustin Cleaver, Sean Mearns |
| Team Doctor | USA Dr. Michael Oberlander |
Last updated: November 21 Source: San Jose Earthquakes

### Other information

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |

###### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (S) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 35 | |
| 17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 23 | |

##### 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 |
| 34 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
Last updated: September 2, 2012 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | T | W | W | W | L | T | T | W | L | W | W | W | L | T | W | W | L | T | W | L | W | W | W | T | W | T | W | T | T |

##### Results
#### MLS Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup
## Miscellany
### Allocation ranking

San Jose is in the #6 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 slots

San Jose has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. San Jose traded one slot to Toronto in July 2011 and acquired one slot from Sporting Kansas City in December 2011. Each of these trades expire on January 1, 2013. Also, San Jose had previously traded a slot to Toronto in July 2008 that returns on January 1, 2014.

### Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: None. Future picks traded: 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to New York Red Bulls.

### 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.