2008 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2008 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eleventh season of the team's existence, and the first in their return to the league after a two-year hiatus.

San Jose Earthquakes
2008 season
OwnerEarthquakes Soccer, LLC
CoachFrank Yallop
StadiumBuck Shaw Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 7th
Overall: 14th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
California Clásico2nd
Top goalscorerEngland Darren Huckerby (6)
Average home league attendance13,755[1]

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Joe Cannon
2 DF United States USA Eric Denton
3 DF United States USA Nick Garcia (captain)
5 DF United States USA Ryan Cochrane
6 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF Ireland EIR Ronnie O'Brien
8 FW Liberia LBR Adam Smarte
9 FW Turks and Caicos Islands TCA Gavin Glinton
10 MF Brazil BRA Francisco Lima
12 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy
13 MF United States USA Ramiro Corrales
14 MF United States USA Matt Hatzke
15 MF United States USA Shea Salinas
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Spain ESP Mikel Arce
17 FW United States USA Arturo Alvarez
18 DF United States USA Jamil Roberts
19 FW Jamaica JAM Ryan Johnson
20 FW England ENG John Cunliffe
21 DF United States USA Jason Hernandez (vice-captain)
22 DF United States USA Kelly Gray
23 FW Germany GER Michael Ghebru
24 GK United States USA Michael Gustavson
27 DF United States USA Jay Ayres
32 FW South Africa RSA Davide Somma
33 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Scott Sealy

Club

Management
Position Staff
General Manager United States John Doyle
Head Coach Canada Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach United States Ian Russell
Goalkeeper Coach New Zealand Jason Batty
Head trainer United States Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager El Salvador Jose Vega

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Other information
Owner United States Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300 / 71x110 yards)

Source: San Jose Earthquakes


Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
2008 Major League Soccer season — — April 3, 2008October 25, 2008

Updated to match played November 17, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

  Win   Tie   Loss

See also: 2008 Major League Soccer season
April 3, 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Beckham 9'
Donovan 37'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
April 12, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Chicago Fire Oakland, California
Report Barrett 19' Stadium: Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Attendance: 20,038
April 19, 2008 Colorado Rapids 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
Report O'Brien 43'
Kamara 61'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,919
April 27, 2008 New York Red Bulls 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes East Rutherford, New Jersey
Magee 79'
Altidore 95'		 Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 9,053
May 3, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 FC Dallas Santa Clara, California
Report Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,515
May 10, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Columbus Crew Santa Clara, California
Corrales 42'
Johnson 89'		 Report Rogers 73'
Rogers 81'
Evans 83'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,318
May 17, 2008 New England Revolution 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Foxborough, Massachusetts
Dube 6'
own goal 23'		 Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,004
May 22, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California USA
Kamara 67'
Guerrero 81'		 Report Ching 88' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,046
May 31, 2008 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City, Utah
Findley 48'
Morales 60'
Kovalenko 73'		 Report Cunliffe 84' Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 15,977
June 7, 2008 Columbus Crew 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Columbus, Ohio
Report Johnson 10'
Corrales 60'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,704
June 14, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Oakland, California USA
Report Buddle 6' 63' 68' Stadium: Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Attendance: 39,872
June 18, 2008 Real Salt Lake 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Salt Lake City
Report Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 10,333
June 22, 2008 D.C. United 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C. USA
Simms 50'
Martínez 55'
Emílio 88'		 Report Cunliffe 51' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,922
June 28, 2008 Chicago Fire 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,276
July 5, 2008 Chivas USA 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California USA
Razov 88' Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,561
July 12, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids Santa Clara, California
Johnson 62' Report Casey 70' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,107
July 19, 2008 Toronto FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto, Canada
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,264
July 27, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 New York Red Bulls Santa Clara, California USA
Huckerby 13' Report own goal 4' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,046
August 3, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Oakland, California USA
Alvarez 8'
Huckerby 40'
Cochrane 90'		 Report Donovan 42'
Buddle 76'		 Stadium: Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Attendance: 26,071
August 16, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 New England Revolution Santa Clara, California
O'Brien 11' 87'
Johnson 71'
Sealy 76'		 Report Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,859
August 23, 2008 Chivas USA 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,209
August 30, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Santa Clara, California
Alvarez 43'
Huckerby 83'		 Report Arnaud 64' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,089
September 6, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 D.C. United Santa Clara, California USA
Alvarez 18'
Huckerby 62'		 Report Quaranta 76' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,121
September 13, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California USA
O'Brien 50' Report Ching 71' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,526
September 27, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Real Salt Lake Santa Clara, California USA
Huckerby 23' 47' Report Movsisyan 3' 49'
Morales 59'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,059
October 2, 2008 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Frisco, Texas
Cooper 89' Report Johnson 58' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 7,173
October 11, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Chivas USA Santa Clara, California
Report Braun 7' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,502
October 15, 2008 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
Holden 6' 93' Report Sealy 68' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,327
October 18, 2008 Kansas City Wizards 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas USA
López 18'
Arnaud 27'
Gomez 93'		 Report Sealy 20'
Salinas 71'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 9,841
October 25, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Toronto FC Santa Clara, California
Cochrane 49'
Salinas 91'		 Report Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,526

U.S. Open Cup qualification
See also: 2008 U.S. Open Cup qualification
April 30, 2008 Qualification first round Real Salt Lake 4–0 San Jose Earthquakes
Report

Source:[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
3 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
4 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
5 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
6 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
7 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (C, S) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 North American SuperLiga
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
8 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
10 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37 CONCACAF Champions League
11 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
12 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
13 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Notes:
  1. As winners of the 2009 Canadian Championship

References
  1. "Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance – 2008". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110%5B%5D
  3. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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