Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
Season: | 2012 |
Stadium: | Buck Shaw Stadium |
League: | Major League Soccer |
League Result: | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st |
Chrtitle: | Owner |
Chairman: | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
Mgrtitle: | Coach |
Manager: | Frank Yallop |
Season Topscorer: | Chris Wondolowski (32) |
League Topscorer: | Chris Wondolowski (27) |
Highest Attendance: | 50,391 v Los Angeles Galaxy (June 30, 2012) |
Lowest Attendance: | 8,734 v D.C. United (May 2, 2012) |
Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Conference Semifinals |
Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinals |
Cup3: | California Clásico |
Cup3 Result: | 1st (2–0–1) |
Cup4: | Heritage Cup |
Cup4 Result: | 1st (2–0–0) |
Cup5: | Timbers Tournament |
Cup5 Result: | 1st (1–0–2) |
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Prevseason: | 2011 |
Nextseason: | 2013 |
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".
As of September 14, 2012.[1]
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.[2]
See main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012.
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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January 26, 2012 | FW | Undisclosed | [3] | ||||
February 2, 2012 | MF | Undisclosed | [4] | ||||
June 20, 2012 | DF | Unnattached | Undisclosed | [5] | |||
July 30, 2012 | DF | New York Red Bulls | Acquired in exchange 2013 international roster slot and 2013 conditional draft pick | [6] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
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June 4, 2012 | MF | Undisclosed | |||||
July 9, 2012 | MF | Free Transfer | [7] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
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June 7, 2012 | FW | 10-day loan | [9] | ||||
July 6, 2012 | FW | 3 day loan | [10] | ||||
July 23, 2012 | FW | Jean-Marc Alexandre | Loan for remainder of season | [11] |
See main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season.
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See also: 2012 U.S. Open Cup and U.S. Open Cup.
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.[12]
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 picks acquired: None.
Future picks traded: 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to New York Red Bulls.
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.