2009 San Jose Earthquakes season

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| club = San Jose Earthquakes

| image = San Jose Earthquakes wordmark 2008.png

| season = 2009

| stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

| league = Major League Soccer

| league result = Conference: 8th
Overall: 14th

| chrtitle = Owner

| chairman = Earthquakes Soccer, LLC

| ceo =

| mgrtitle = Coach

| manager = Frank Yallop

| average attendance = 14,114{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/10/28/mls.attendances/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031051625/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/10/28/mls.attendances/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2009 |title=MLS attendance down despite Seattle bump |first=Paul |last=Kennedy |date=October 28, 2009 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=April 1, 2010}}

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|JAM}} Ryan Johnson (11)

| season topscorer =

| cup1 = MLS Cup

| cup1 result = Did not qualify

| cup2 = U.S. Open Cup

| cup2 result = Did not qualify

| cup3 = California Clásico

| cup3 result = 2nd

| cup4 = Heritage Cup

| cup4 result = 1st

| cup5 =

| cup6 =

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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.http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Joe Cannon}}

{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Chris Leitch}}

{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=BRA | pos=DF | name= Fábio da Silva}}

{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name= Darren Huckerby}}

{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=NZL | pos=MF | name= Simon Elliott}}

{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name= António Ribeiro}}

{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=SLV| pos=MF | name= Arturo Alvarez}}

{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Bobby Convey}}

{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Ramiro Corrales | other=captain}}

{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=TRI | pos=FW | name= Cornell Glen}}

{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Brandon McDonald}}

{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Shea Salinas}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Chris Wondolowski}}

{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Jamil Roberts}}

{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=JAM | pos=FW | name= Ryan Johnson}}

{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=El Salvador | pos=MF| name= Ramón Sánchez}}

{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Jason Hernandez | other=vice-captain}}

{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Mike Zaher}}

{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Andrew Weber}}

{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Quincy Amarikwa}}

{{Fs player | no=27 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Aaron Pitchkolan}}

{{Fs player | no=28 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name= André Luiz Moreira}}

{{Fs player | no=31 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Mike Graczyk}}

{{Fs end}}

Club

=Management=

{{Fb cs header}}

{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=General Manager |s={{flagicon|USA}} John Doyle }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Head Coach|s={{flagicon|CAN}} Frank Yallop }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Coach |s={{flagicon|USA}} Ian Russell }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Goalkeeper Coach |s={{flagicon|NZL}} Jason Batty }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head trainer |s={{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Morgan }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Equipment manager |s={{flagicon|ESA}} Jose Vega }}

{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Team Manager |s={{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Cosmi}}

{{Fb cs footer |u=April 18, 2009 |s=[http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t110&sort=un&order=asc San Jose Earthquakes] |date=April 2016}}

=Other information=

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Competitions

=Overall=

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== Results summary ==

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{{Fb_rs_mls_footer |u=October 25, 2009 |s=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081226075042/http://web.mlsnet.com:80/standings/ Major League Soccer] |date=April 2016}}

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|updated=October 25, 2009

|source=[http://web.mlsnet.com/schedule/scoreboard/season.jsp?team=t110 San Jose Earthquakes]

|date=April 2016

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Matches

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=MLS=

{{See also|2009 Major League Soccer season}}

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|date = March 21, 2009

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|score = 0–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090322&content_id=229030&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]

|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 = Amarikwa {{yel|74}}
Denton {{yel|79}}

|goals2 = Dube {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance = 10,335

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result=L

}}

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|date = March 28, 2009

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 3–2

|report= [http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090329&content_id=232229&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200 Report]

|team2 =Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Johnson {{goal|30}}
Alvarez {{goal|33}}
Weaver {{goal|44}}
Corrales {{yel|66}}

|goals2 = Cameron {{yel|23}}
Wondolowski {{goal|34}}
Davis {{goal|36}}
Boswell {{yel|70}}
Clark {{yel|93+}}

|stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California, United States

|attendance = 9,177

|referee = Kevin Stott

|result=W

}}

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|date = April 5, 2009

|team1 = Kansas City Wizards

|score = 2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090409071630/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090404&content_id=235567&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Hohlbein {{goal|28}}
López {{goal|78}}
Gomez {{yel|92+}}

|goals2 = Huckerby {{yel|30}}
Alvarez {{yel|34}}

|stadium=CommunityAmerica Ballpark

|location = Kansas City, Kansas

|attendance = 6,922

|referee = Edvin Jurisevic

|result=L

}}

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|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 3–3

|report= [http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090411&content_id=238583&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200 Report]{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 = Chicago Fire

|goals1 = Leitch {{yel|7}}
Johnson {{goal|14}}
Convey {{goal|43}}
Alvarez {{goal|75}}
Corrales {{yel|78}}
Salinas {{sent off|2|73|81}}

|goals2 = Pappa {{goal|41}}
Segares {{yel|55}}
McBride {{goal|57}}
Robinson {{yel|73}}
Rolfe {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance = 9,717

|referee = Jorge Gonzalez

|result=T

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|date=April 18, 2009

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–1

|report=[http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090419&content_id=241450&vkey=news_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 Report]

|team2=Los Angeles Galaxy

|goals1=Campos {{goal|5}}
Corrales {{yel|67}}
Garcia {{yel|90}}
Amarikwa {{yel|92+}}

|goals2= Kovalenko {{yel|25}}
Miglioranzi {{yel|73}}
Jordan {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

|location = Oakland, California

|attendance=15,463

|referee=Alex Prus

|result=T

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date=April 25, 2009

|team1=Seattle Sounders FC

|score= 2–0

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04252009_SJSEA Report]

|team2=San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1= Alonso {{yel|30}}
Zakuani {{goal|42}}
Evans {{goal|50}}

|goals2= Convey {{yel|4}}
Garcia {{yel|41}}

|stadium=Qwest Field

|location = Seattle, Washington

|attendance=28,838

|referee=Kevin Stott

|result=L

}}

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|date = May 2, 2009

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 0–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090503&content_id=247710&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]

|team2 = Chivas USA

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Stepanovic {{yel|37}}
Braun {{goal|53}}
Marsch {{yel|86}}
Kljestan {{yel|92+}}

|stadium=Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance = 10,049

|referee = Alex Prus

| result=L

}}

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|date = May 8, 2009

|team1=New York Red Bulls

|score = 4–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05082009_SJNY Report]

|team2 =San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Rojas {{goal|7}} {{goal|13}}
Angel {{goal|22}}
Kandji {{goal|40}}

|goals2 = Weaver {{yel|37}}
Johnson {{goal|45}}
Pitchkolan {{yel|59}}
Denton {{yel|63}}
Amarikwa {{yel|88}}

|stadium= Giants Stadium

|location=East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance = 8,042

|referee =Jeff Gontarek

|result=L}}

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|date = May 23, 2009

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 3–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05232009_SJHOU Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Ching {{goal|4}}
Kamara {{goal|12}}
Waibel {{yel|46}}
Waibel {{goal|50}}
Cameron {{yel|59}}

|goals2 = Johnson {{yel|14}}
Johnson {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas, United States

|attendance = 12,619

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = L

}}

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|date = May 27, 2009

|team1 =Columbus Crew

|score = 2–1

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090531065843/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05272009_SJCLB Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Gaven {{goal|29}}
Schelotto {{goal|46}}

|goals2 = Amarikwa {{yel|13}}
Johnson {{goal|23}}
Convey {{yel|36}}
Corrales {{yel|63}}

|stadium=Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, Ohio

|attendance = 8,793

|referee = Abiodun Okulaja

|result=L

}}

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|date=May 30, 2009

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 2–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05302009_RSLSJ Report]

|team2 = Real Salt Lake

|goals1= Glen {{goal|52}}
Johnson {{yel|57}}
Alvarez {{goal|63}}
Alvarez {{yel|63}}
Corrales {{yel|69}}

|goals2= Beckerman {{yel|28}}
Johnson {{yel|48}}
Morales {{yel|70}}
Findley {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Buck Shaw Stadium

|location=Santa Clara, California

|attendance=10,153

|referee= Kevin Stott

|result = W

}}

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|date=June 7, 2009

|team1=FC Dallas

|score= 2–2

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06072009_SJDAL Report]

|team2=San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1= Saragosa {{yel|16}}
Ferreira {{goal|29}}
Moor {{yel|70}}
Cooper {{goal|87}}

|goals2= Campos {{yel|25}}
Ricchetti {{goal|60|o.g.}}
Alvarez {{goal|82}}

|stadium= Pizza Hut Park

|location = Frisco, Texas

|attendance= 5,724

|referee= Tim Weyland

|result = T

}}

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|date=June 13, 2009

|time=19:30 PST

|team1=Seattle Sounders FC

|score= 2–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06132009_SJSEA Report]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2=San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1= Ljungberg {{goal|42}}
Evans {{yel|43}}
Montero {{goal|59}}
Montero {{yel|74}}
Ljungberg {{yel|94+}}

|goals2= Pitchkolan {{yel|16}}
Corrales {{yel|34}}
Ribeiro {{yel|50}}
Huckerby {{goal|68}}
Wondolowski {{yel|92+}}

|stadium=Qwest Field

|location=Seattle, Washington

|attendance= 28,999

|referee= Silviu Petrescu

|result= L

}}

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|date=June 20, 2009

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090629190515/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=06202009_LASJ Report]

|team2=Los Angeles Galaxy

|goals1=Campos {{goal|6|pen.}}
Pitchkolan {{yel|24}}
Johnson {{yel|48}}
Johnson {{goal|54}}
Huckerby {{yel|90}}

|goals2=Kirovski {{yel|28}}
Kirovski {{goal|65}}

|stadium=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

|location = Oakland, California

|attendance=17,128

|referee=Yader Reyes

|result= W

}}

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|date = July 4, 2009

|team1 =Real Salt Lake

|score = 1–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07032009_SJRSL Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Williams {{yel|43}}
Espindola {{sent off|0|77}}
Leitch {{goal|91+|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Campos {{yel|13}}
Salinas {{yel|47}}
Alvarez {{goal|63}}
McDonald {{yel|75}}
Hernandez {{yel|76}}
Leitch {{yel|86}}
Cannon {{yel|95+}}

|stadium=Rio Tinto Stadium

|location=Sandy, Utah

|attendance = 17,478

|referee = Michael Kennedy

|result = T

}}

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|date = July 11, 2009

|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 1–3

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715020235/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090712&content_id=5835200&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (report)]

|team2 = Toronto FC

|goals1 = Huckerby {{goal|32}}
Alvarez {{yel|53}}

|goals2 = Barrett {{goal|5}}
Vitti {{goal|54}}
Barrett {{goal|69}}
De Rosario {{yel|84}}

|stadium= Buck Shaw Stadium

|location=Santa Clara, California, United States

|attendance = 9,679

|referee = Abiodun Okulaja

|result=L}}

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|date = July 18, 2009

|team1=Chicago Fire

|score = 2–0

|report= [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5933006&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2 =San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Soumaré {{yel|17}}
Nyarko {{goal|82}}
Blanco {{goal|92+}}

|goals2 = Hernandez {{yel|2}}
Wondolowski {{yel|5}}
Zaher {{yel|90}}

|stadium=Toyota Park

|location=Bridgeview, Illinois

|attendance = 14,228

|referee = Jasen Anno

|result= L

}}

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|date=July 25, 2009

|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 2–2

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090726&content_id=6065324&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]

|team2 = D.C. United

|goals1= Hernandez {{yel|22}}
Johnson {{goal|36}}
Glen {{goal|62|pen.}}

|goals2= Gomez {{goal|3|pen.}}
Gomez {{goal|21}}
Olsen {{yel|60}}
Wallace {{yel|62}}

|stadium=Buck Shaw Stadium

|location=Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 9,022

|referee= Kevin Stott

|result=T}}

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|date=August 2, 2009

|time=12:00 PST

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 4–0

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090810210117/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08022009_SEASJ Report]

|team2=Seattle Sounders FC

|goals1= Alonso {{goal|2|o.g.}}
Hernandez {{yel|27}}
Huckerby {{yel|37}}
Glen {{goal|54}}
Huckerby {{goal|78}}
Wondolowski {{goal|84}}
Wondolowski {{yel|85}}

|goals2= Ianni {{yel|22}}
Riley {{sent off|0|33}}
Montero {{yel|35}}

|stadium=Buck Shaw Stadium

|location=Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 9,919

|referee= Paul Ward

|result = W

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|date = August 8, 2009

|team1 = San Jose Earthquakes

|score = 0–3

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08082009_CLBSJ Report]

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 = Salinas {{yel|55}}

|goals2 = Lenhart {{yel|53}}
Carroll {{yel|67}}
Moreno {{goal|69}}
Rogers {{goal|73}}
Moffat {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Candlestick Park

|location = San Francisco, California

|attendance = 61,572

|referee = Jeff Gontarek

|result=L}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=August 22, 2009

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–0

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08222009_KCSJ Report]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|team2=Kansas City Wizards

|goals1= Hernandez {{yel|52}}
Alvarez {{yel|81}}
Wondolowski {{goal|93+}}
Luiz {{yel|94+}}

|goals2= Arnaud {{yel|87}}
Lopez {{yel|90}}
Besler {{yel|91+}}

|stadium= Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 9,031

|referee= Ricardo Salazar

|result=W}}

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|date = August 29, 2009

|team1= New England Revolution

|score = 2–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090829&content_id=6687130&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Ralston {{goal|68}}
Thompson {{goal|74}}
Thompson {{yel|75}}

|goals2 = Corrales {{yel|4}}
Sanchez {{yel|48}}
Sanchez {{goal|92+}}

|stadium=Gillette Stadium

|location = Foxborough, Massachusetts

|attendance = 7,286

|referee = Alex Prus

|result=L}}

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|date=September 18, 2009

|team1=San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=09182009_COLSJ Report]

|team2=Colorado Rapids

|goals1= Johnson {{goal|8}}
Leitch {{yel|94+}}
McDonald {{yel|95+}}

|goals2= Baudet {{yel|33}}
Casey {{goal|95+|pen.}}

|stadium=Buck Shaw Stadium

|location=Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 10,525

|referee=Edvin Jurisevic

|result=T

}}

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|date=September 23, 2009

|team1=Colorado Rapids

|score= 1–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=09232009_SJCOL Report]

|team2=San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1= Casey {{goal|93+|pen.}}

|goals2= Wondolowski {{goal|67|pen.}}
Cannon {{yel|91+}}

|stadium= Dick's Sporting Goods Park

|location=Commerce City, Colorado

|attendance=6,234

|referee=Ricardo Salazar

|result=T

}}

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|date = September 27, 2009

|team1 =D.C. United

|score = 1–2

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=09272009_SJDC Report]

|team2 =San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Moreno {{goal|26}}
Wallace {{yel|54}}
Pontius {{yel|68}}

|goals2 = McDonald {{yel|28}}
Sanchez {{goal|58}}
Johnson {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

|location=Washington, D.C. United States

|attendance = 14,375

|referee = Baldomero Toledo

|result=W}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date=October 3, 2009

|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–0

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=10032009_NYSJ Report]

|team2=New York Red Bulls

|goals1= Johnson {{goal|24|pen.}}

|goals2= Richards {{yel|46+}}

|stadium= Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 10,525

|referee=Steven DePiero

|result=W

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date=October 7, 2009

|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–2

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=10072009_DALSJ Report]

|team2=FC Dallas

|goals1= Convey {{yel|18}}
Ribeiro {{yel|32}}
Amarikwa {{goal|73}}

|goals2= Ferreira {{goal|49}}
Cunningham {{goal|81}}
Ihemelu {{yel|90}}

|stadium= Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance= 9,023

|referee= Hilario Grajeda

|result= L

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = October 10, 2009

|team1 = Toronto FC

|score = 1–1

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=10102009_SJTOR Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Attakora {{goal|47}}
Serioux {{yel|69}}
Brennan {{yel|90}}
De Rosario {{yel|95+}}

|goals2 = Amarikwa {{yel|74}}
Glen {{goal|93+}}

|stadium= BMO Field

|location = Toronto, Ontario Canada

|attendance = 20,571

|referee = Mark Geiger

|result = T

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = October 17, 2009

|team1 = Chivas USA

|score = 2–2

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=10172009_SJCHV Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Galindo {{goal|7}}
Cuesta {{yel|36}}
Braun {{goal|66}}
Santos {{yel|74}}

|goals2 = McDonald {{goal|21}}
Johnson {{goal|58}}

|stadium= The Home Depot Center

|location=Carson, California

|attendance = 12,316

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = T

}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date = October 24, 2009

|team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy

|score = 2–0

|report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=10242009_SJLA Report]

|team2 = San Jose Earthquakes

|goals1 = Burling {{goal|24|o.g.}}
Donovan {{goal|77}}
Gonzalez {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Convey {{yel|17}}
Alvarez {{yel|69}}

|stadium= The Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 27,000

|referee = Silviu Petrescu

|result = L

}}

=U.S. Open Cup qualification=

{{See also|2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification}}

{{footballbox_collapsible

|date=April 29, 2009

|round=Qualification semifinals

|team1 =San Jose Earthquakes

|score= 1–2

|report= [http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=246381&vkey=news_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110 Report]

|team2=New York Red Bulls

|goals1=Salinas {{yel|39}}
Campos {{yel|47}}
Denton {{yel|67}}
Campos {{goal|71}}

|goals2=Petke {{goal|2}}
Sassano {{yel|76}}
Wolyniec {{goal|80}}
Pietravallo {{yel|82}}

|stadium= Buck Shaw Stadium

|location = Santa Clara, California

|attendance=4,011

|referee=Alejandro Mariscal

|result=L

}}

=Major League Soccer=

== Standings ==

{{2009 Major League Soccer Western Conference table|team=SJ}}

{{2009 Major League Soccer season table|team=SJ}}

References

{{reflist}}