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
Owner	Earthquakes Soccer, LLC
Coach	Frank Yallop
Stadium	Buck Shaw Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 7th Overall: 14th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
California Clásico	2nd
Top goalscorer	Darren Huckerby (6)
Average home league attendance	13,755[1]
Home colors Away colors
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Squad

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Joe Cannon 2 DF  USA Eric Denton 3 DF  USA Nick Garcia (captain) 5 DF  USA Ryan Cochrane 6 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby 7 MF  EIR Ronnie O'Brien 8 FW  LBR Adam Smarte 9 FW  TCA Gavin Glinton 10 MF  BRA Francisco Lima 12 MF  USA Ned Grabavoy 13 MF  USA Ramiro Corrales 14 MF  USA Matt Hatzke 15 MF  USA Shea Salinas

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  ESP Mikel Arce 17 FW  USA Arturo Alvarez 18 DF  USA Jamil Roberts 19 FW  JAM Ryan Johnson 20 FW  ENG John Cunliffe 21 DF  USA Jason Hernandez (vice-captain) 22 DF  USA Kelly Gray 23 FW  GER Michael Ghebru 24 GK  USA Michael Gustavson 27 DF  USA Jay Ayres 32 FW  RSA Davide Somma 33 FW  TRI Scott Sealy

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	John Doyle
Head Coach	Frank Yallop
Assistant Coach	Ian Russell
Goalkeeper Coach	Jason Batty
Head trainer	Bruce Morgan
Equipment manager	Jose Vega

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

Other information

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

Source: San Jose Earthquakes

Competitions

Overall

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

Updated to match played November 17, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

  Win   Tie   Loss

See also: 2008 Major League Soccer season

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire

April 12, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Chicago Fire	Oakland, California
		Report	Barrett 19'	Stadium: Oakland Alameda Coliseum Attendance: 20,038

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

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

New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

May 3, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	FC Dallas	Santa Clara, California
		Report		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,515

San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew

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

New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

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

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

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

Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes

June 7, 2008	Columbus Crew	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus, Ohio
		Report	Johnson 10' Corrales 60'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,704

San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

June 18, 2008	Real Salt Lake	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Salt Lake City
		Report		Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 10,333

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

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

Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes

June 28, 2008	Chicago Fire	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Bridgeview, Illinois
		Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,276

Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes

July 5, 2008	Chivas USA	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California USA
	Razov 88'	Report		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,561

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

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

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

July 19, 2008	Toronto FC	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Toronto, Canada
		Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,264

San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution

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

Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes

August 23, 2008	Chivas USA	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
		Report		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,209

San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards

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

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake

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

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

October 2, 2008	FC Dallas	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, Texas
	Cooper 89'	Report	Johnson 58'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,173

San Jose Earthquakes v Chivas USA

October 11, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Chivas USA	Santa Clara, California
		Report	Braun 7'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,502

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

October 15, 2008	Houston Dynamo	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston, Texas
	Holden 6' 93'	Report	Sealy 68'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,327

Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC

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

Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes

April 30, 2008 Qualification first round	Real Salt Lake	4–0	San Jose Earthquakes
		Report

Source:^[3]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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[a]
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