2023 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 2023 season is the San Jose Earthquakes' 41st year of existence, their 25th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[1]
2023 season | |||
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Head coach | Luchi Gonzalez | ||
Stadium | PayPal Park San Jose, California | ||
MLS | Conference: 12th Overall: 22nd | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
Leagues Cup | Group Stage | ||
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Roster
- As of February 25, 2023[2]
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Date |
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19 | MF | ![]() |
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Homegrown Signing | January 6, 2023[3] |
17 | DF | ![]() |
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Homegrown Signing | January 6, 2023[3] |
55 | MF | ![]() |
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Supplemental Draft Pick | January 9, 2023[4] |
42 | GK | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee | January 21, 2023[5] |
7 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee | January 31, 2023[6] |
4 | DF | ![]() |
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Trade | February 11, 2023[7] |
24 | DF | ![]() |
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2023 MLS SuperDraft pick | February 24, 2023[8] |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date |
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6 | MF | ![]() |
Retirement | November 14, 2022[9] | |
5 | MF | ![]() |
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Out of Contract | November 14, 2022[9] |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Free Agency | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[9] |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Free Agency | Option Declined | November 14, 2022[9] |
17 | MF | ![]() |
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Option Declined | November 14, 2022[9] |
12 | GK | ![]() |
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Option Declined | November 14, 2022[9] |
19 | MF | ![]() |
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Option Declined | November 14, 2022[9] |
Competitions
Friendlies
February 4 Preseason | Monterey Bay FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seaside, California |
7:00 PM PST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,648 |
February 9 Coachella Valley Invitational | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | D.C. United | Indio, California |
11:00 AM PST | Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 15 Coachella Valley Invitational | Minnesota United F.C. | 1–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Indio, California |
12:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 18 Coachella Valley Invitational | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Indio, California |
10:00 AM PST | Report |
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Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Major League Soccer
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | FC Dallas | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | Qualification for Round One |
4 | St. Louis City SC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 19 | |
5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
6 | Portland Timbers | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 16 | |
7 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Match results
February 25 1 | Atlanta United FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:30 PM PST | Ibarra ![]() Almada ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ebobisse ![]() Gruezo ![]() Kikanovic ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,538 Referee: Jon Freemon |
March 4 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
7:30pm PST | Yueill ![]() Ebobisse ![]() Akapo ![]() Espinoza ![]() |
Report | Schöpf ![]() ![]() Veselinović ![]() Cubas ![]() Martins ![]() |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mark Allatin |
March 11 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PST | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,383 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
March 18 4 | St. Louis City SC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Louis, Missouri |
5:30 PM PDT | Gioacchini ![]() Klauss ![]() Ostrák ![]() Löwen ![]() |
Report | Rodrigues ![]() Trauco ![]() Kikanovic ![]() Cowell ![]() Baldisimo ![]() |
Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
March 25 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Toronto FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,434 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 1 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Espinoza ![]() Mensah ![]() Akapo ![]() Monteiro ![]() |
Report | Bassi ![]() Artur ![]() Escobar ![]() |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,786 Referee: Tori Penso |
April 8 7 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,939 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
April 15 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,212 Referee: Timothy Ford |
April 22 9 | Real Salt Lake | 3-1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
6:30PM PDT | Löffelsend ![]() Ruiz ![]() Savarino ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Report | Espinoza ![]() |
Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 16,666 Referee: Filip Dujic |
April 29 10 | Austin FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
5:30PM PDT | Rigoni ![]() Driussi ![]() Pereira ![]() |
Report | Yueill ![]() ![]() Monteiro ![]() Ebobisse ![]() |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
May 6 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Santa Clara, California |
4:30 PM (PDT) | Espinoza ![]() |
Report | Bogusz ![]() Bouanga ![]() Maldonado ![]() |
Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 45,112 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
May 14 12 – California Clasico | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
6:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
May 20 13 | Los Angeles FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
May 27 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
May 31 15 – Heritage Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
June 3 16 | Colorado Rapids | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
June 10 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Philadelphia Union | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
June 17 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
June 21 19 | Houston Dynamo FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
5:30PM PDT | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
June 24 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | St. Louis City SC | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
July 1 21 – California Clasico | San Jose Earthquakes | v | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Stanford Stadium |
July 8 22 | Los Angeles FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
July 12 23 – Heritage Cup | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
7:30PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
August 20 24 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: BC Place |
August 25 26 | Sporting Kansas City | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
August 30 26 – California Clasico | San Jose Earthquakes | v | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
September 2 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
September 9 28 | D.C. United | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Washington D.C. |
4:30 PM (PDT) | Stadium: Audi Field |
September 16 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
7:30PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
September 20 30 | Portland Timbers | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
September 23 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Nashville SC | San Jose, California |
7:30PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
September 30 32 | Minnesota United FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
5:30PM PDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
October 7 33 | FC Dallas | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
5:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
October 21 34 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
6:00 PM PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
U.S. Open Cup
The Earthquakes will enter the 2023 U.S. Open Cup in the third round as part of the lower tranche of MLS teams, as determined by their final position in the 2022 regular season. The third round is scheduled for April 18 and 19.[14]
April 25 | Monterey Bay (USLC) ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seaside, CA |
7:00 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
Leagues Cup
The 2023 Leagues Cup, an expanded version of the inter-league competition between MLS and Liga MX, is scheduled to begin on July 21. All MLS matches will be paused until the end of the tournament on August 19. The Earthquakes were drawn into the West 1 group alongside Portland Timbers and Liga MX's Tigres UANL.[15] MLS teams will play a minimum of two matches in the tournament, of which they will host at least one.[16]
West 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | UAN | SJE | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | Jul 22 | |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jul 26 | — | Jul 30 | ||
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
July 22 GS | Portland Timbers ![]() | v | ![]() | Portland |
7 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park |
July 30 GS | San Jose Earthquakes ![]() | v | ![]() | San Jose, California |
8 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park |
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- mlssoccer. "San Jose Earthquakes 2023 Season Preview | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- austinfc. "Austin FC Signs Goalkeeper Matt Bersano | Austin FC". austinfc. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- "FC Tulsa Inks No. 2 Overall Pick from 2019 MLS SuperDraft Siad Haji". FC Tulsa. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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- "Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2023 Schedule". United States Soccer Federation. November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- "Leagues Cup 2023: Groups for MLS and LIGA MX teams". MLSsoccer.com. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- "Leagues Cup 2023 details unveiled as MLS and LIGA MX clubs face-off in World Cup-style club tournament" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.