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2012 San Jose Earthquakes season


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clubSan Jose Earthquakes
imageSan Jose Earthquakes wordmark 2008.png
season2012
stadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
leagueMajor League Soccer
league resultConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
chrtitleOwner
chairmanEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
mgrtitleCoach
managerFrank Yallop
season topscorer
Chris Wondolowski (32)
league topscorer
Chris Wondolowski (27)
highest attendance50,391 v Los Angeles Galaxy (June 30, 2012)
lowest attendance8,734 v D.C. United (May 2, 2012)
average attendance
cup1MLS Cup Playoffs
cup1 resultConference Semifinals
cup2U.S. Open Cup
cup2 resultQuarterfinals
cup3California Clásico
cup3 result1st (2–0–1)
cup4Heritage Cup
cup4 result1st (2–0–0)
cup5Timbers Tournament
cup5 result1st (1–0–2)
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Overall: 1st Chris Wondolowski (32) Chris Wondolowski (27)

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. -- Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club -- and do NOT assign unreferenced jersey numbers as well. -- Do NOT create articles for new draft picks until they make either their MLS or U.S. Open Cup debut, and do not add red wikilinks to these players as it prevents the creation of articles by people who don't understand the WP:FOOTY notability guidelines – Players with international caps should NOT be bolded – as per Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Clubs – This is Wikipedia, not a football gazette. – Any unconfirmed and unsourced signing/transfer will be reverted at sight. – Thanks in advance.


No.PositionNationPlayer

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.

Management

Other information

Transfers

Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
January 26, 2012FWTURSercan GüvenışıkGER SC Preußen MünsterUndisclosed
February 2, 2012MFCOLTressor MorenoCHI Santiago WanderersUndisclosed
June 20, 2012DFUSAJed ZaynerUnnattachedUndisclosed
July 30, 2012DFMARMehdi BallouchyNew York Red BullsAcquired in exchange 2013 international roster slot and 2013 conditional draft pick

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
June 4, 2012MFUSAAnthony AmpaipitakwongThailand Buriram UnitedUndisclosed
July 9, 2012MFCOLTressor MorenoCHI Santiago WanderersFree Transfer

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate toRef.
February 14, 2012FWENGSimon DawkinsTottenham HotspurUndisclosed

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
June 7, 2012FWHaitiJean-Marc AlexandreUSA Orlando City10-day loan
July 6, 2012FWHaitiJean-Marc AlexandreUSA Orlando City3 day loan
July 23, 2012FWHaitiJean-Marc AlexandreUSA Orlando CityLoan for remainder of season

Friendlies

Warzycha Cronin Wondolowski Zapata Ampaipitakwong Bruin Ring Lenhart Lenhart Chico Flores Chico Orlandi Stephenson Stewart Cronin Wondolowski Villaluz

Timbers Tournament

Mosquera Mosquera Beitashour Jobarteh Beitashour Morrow Chávez Moreno Güvenisik Garza

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Regular season

League table
Conference
Overall
Results by round
Results

Baca Lenhart Taylor Cameron Hainault Corrales Beitashour Salinas Wondolowski Sivebæk Scott Baca Lenhart Gordon Gordon Wondolowski Corrales Bonjour Lee Le Toux McCarty Richards Márquez Salinas Wondolowski Chávez Dawkins Stephenson Lenhart Dawkins Wondolowski Beckerman Morales Beckerman Saborío Olave Lenhart Wondolowski Morrow Dawkins Wondolowski Lenhart Cruz Woolard Najar Salihi Davidson Hassli Cronin Chávez Beitashour Corrales Gordon Garza LaBrocca Riley Gordon Gordon Corrales Tchani Gaul Jiménez Magee Beckham Lenhart Stephenson Gordon Gordon Espinoza Kamara Olum Nielson Hernandez Dawkins Zapata Moor Beitashour Bernárdez Freeman Wondolowski Morales Espíndola Gordon Wondolowski Corrales Bernárdez Cronin Lenhart Bernárdez Wondolowski Beckham Hernandez Donovan Lopes Beckham Jewsbury Zizzo Wondolowski Corrales Corrales Chávez Morrow Gordon Wondolowski Dawkins Wondolowski Olave Beckerman Espíndola Mansally Steele Gordon Gordon Bernárdez Beitashour Castillo Pertúz Robson Richards Robson Gordon Wondolowski Gordon Lenhart Gargan Morrow Dawkins Lenhart Montero Di Vaio Neagle Bernier Wondolowski Beitashour Hernandez Gordon Dawkins Gordon Casey Baca Dawkins Gordon Wondolowski Corrales Corrales Joseph Villafaña Gordon Cronin Wondolowski Wondolowski Smith Mwanga Songo'o Tiffert Alonso Wondolowski Bernárdez Gordon Lenhart Cronin Lenhart Jacobson Jackson Pérez Ferreira Hedges Hill Akpan Wondolowski Chávez Wondolowski Wondolowski Hernandez Wondolowski Buddle Juninho

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bernárdez Lenhart Gordon Keane Keane Magee Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup

Garza Garza Garza Lorenz Restrepo

Corrales Lenhart Davis Kallman

Beitashour Morrow Gordon Scott Rose

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.

References

References

  1. "Players | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
  2. "2011 MLS Reserve League schedule".
  3. Earthquakes Media Relations. (January 26, 2012). "Quakes sign Turkish F Sercan Guvenisik | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
  4. Earthquakes Media Relations. (February 2, 2012). "Quakes sign Colombian M Tressor Moreno | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
  5. Earthquakes Media Relations. (June 20, 2012). "Earthquakes sign D Jed Zayner | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
  6. Earthquakes Media Relations. (July 30, 2012). "Earthquakes acquire M Mehdi Ballouchy; San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com.
  7. Matt Schwab. (September 9, 2012). "Quakes part ways with midfielder Tressor Moreno". San Jose Mercury News.
  8. "Earthquakes re-acquire Spurs midfielder Dawkins".
  9. (June 8, 2012). "San Jose Earthquakes loan Jean-Marc Alexandre to United Soccer Leagues Pro team".
  10. "Jean Alexandre Re-Joins Orlando".
  11. "Jean Alexandre returns on loan for rest of the season".
  12. "2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com.
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