The 2010 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's thirteenth season of existence. The Earthquakes finished 8th overall in MLS and finished in the Eastern Conference finals of the MLS Cup playoffs before losing to the Colorado Rapids. It was the first season the club made the playoffs since 2005.

To date, this is the furthest the Earthquakes have advanced in the MLS Cup playoffs since the franchise's reactivation in 2008, as the original franchise was transferred to Houston Dynamo in 2006.

Squad As of October 14, 2010.

Management

Other information

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.February 9, 2010DFEduardoFC BaselUndisclosedFebruary 11, 2010MFJoey GjertsenMontreal ImpactUndisclosedMarch 28, 2010GKJon BuschChicago FireFreeApril 2, 2010FWScott SealyBnei SakhninFreeApril 14, 2010MFOmar Jasseh FreeJune 21, 2010MFSam CroninFC DordrechtTradeAugust 6, 2010DFTim WardChicago FireTradeAugust 11, 2010MFKhari StephensonAalesundsUndisclosedAugust 16, 2010MFGeovanniHull CityFree

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.November 27, 2009MFShea SalinasPhiladelphia UnionExpansion DraftApril 7, 2010FWQuincy AmarikwaColorado RapidsTradeNovember 24, 2010GKJoe CannonVancouver Whitecaps FCExpansion DraftMFArturo AlvarezPortland Timbers

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.March 1, 2010MFJavier RoblesClub OlimpoAugust 2, 2010

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date July 1, 2010 MF Ramón Sánchez ÁguilaDecember 3, 2010 FW Geovanni Vitória January 30, 2011 FW Eduardo Brasil de Farroupilha FW Cornell Glen Caledonia AIA April 18, 2011

Review

Preseason

For the second straight year, the Earthquakes played at PDL team Fresno Fuego. The Quakes trained in London for ten days and went 3–0 against fellow MLS side Colorado Rapids and the reserve teams of West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur. San Jose will also have a game against the Houston Dynamo in San Francisco on March 17 and a home game on March 20 against future MLS rival Portland Timbers.

March

San Jose will begin its thirteenth Major League Soccer regular season at home with a match against Real Salt Lake on March 27, 2010, followed by a road match against the Chicago Fire on April 10, 2010.

May The Quakes tallied four straight shutouts and a 393-minute scoreless streak, which ended with a 3–1 home loss to Toronto F.C. on May 29.

October With a win October 9 over D.C. United, the Earthquakes clinched their first trip to the postseason since 2005.

Friendlies

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Regular season

League table Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Qualification

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Players away from San Jose Earthquakes on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left San Jose Earthquakes during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSPlayoffU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW8 Chris Wondolowski1810192 MF10Arturo Álvarez30143 MF11Bobby Convey1203DF6 Ike Opara30035 DF33Steven Beitashour1001FW19Ryan Johnson1001MF17Joey Gjertsen1001DF2 Bobby Burling1001DF12Ramiro Corrales1001FW13Cornell Glen1001MF14Brandon McDonald1001MF7 Khari Stephenson1001MF77Geovanni1001DF3 Chris Leitch0011DF15Justin Morrow0011 Total343340

Disciplinary record Position Nation Number Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total2 DFBobby Burling500010603 DFChris Leitch110000114 MFSam Cronin210000216 DFIke Opara100000107 MFKhari Stephenson100000108 FWChris Wondolowski3010004010MFArturo Álvarez2000002011MFBobby Convey8000008012MFRamiro Corrales4010005013FWCornell Glen1000001014MFBrandon McDonald1100001118GKJon Busch3010004019FWRyan Johnson3000003021DFJason Hernandez1100001122MFOmar Jasseh1000001023FWEduardo1000001028MFAndré Luiz1000001033DFSteven Beitashour0000101077MFGeovanni10000010 Total4043020454

Notes

References