| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 2011 |
| Stadium: | Buck Shaw Stadium |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Conference: 7th Overall: 14th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Frank Yallop |
| League Topscorer: | Chris Wondolowski (16) |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup3: | California Clásico |
| Cup3 Result: | 2nd |
| Cup4: | Heritage Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | 2nd |
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| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as its 14th season in Major League Soccer and its fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. This is the 29th season of a club bearing the "Earthquakes" name.
As of September 15, 2011.[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 2011.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2011 | FW |  | Steven Lenhart | Columbus Crew | Trade for 1st round 2011 SuperDraft pick | [3] | |
| January 26, 2011 | GK | | David Bingham | California Golden Bears | Weighted lottery | [4] | |
| January 28, 2011 | MF | | Tony Donatelli | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed | [5] | |
| March 1, 2011 | MF | | Anthony Ampaipitakwong | Akron Zips | 2011 SuperDraft, 2nd round | [6] | |
| March 7, 2011 | GK | | Andrew Weber | Free | [7] | ||
| March 17, 2011 | FW | | Ellis McLoughlin | Hertha BSC | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| March 25, 2011 | FW | | Matt Luzunaris | Rapid Wien | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| July 8, 2011 | MF |  | Rafael Baca | Loyola Marymount Lions | Free | [10] | |
| July 14, 2011 | DF |  | Nana Attakora | Toronto | Trade | [11] | |
| MF | | Jacob Peterson | |||||
| FW | | Alan Gordon | |||||
| November 30, 2011 | MF | | Acquired in exchange for allocation money | [12] | |||
| December 1, 2011 | MF | [13] | |||||
| December 16, 2011 | MF | Acquired in exchange for allocation money | [14] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2011 | MF | | Brandon McDonald | D.C. United | Trade | [15] | |
| July 14, 2011 | FW |  | Ryan Johnson | Toronto | Trade | ||
| November 23, 2011 | DF | | Bobby Burling | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft | [16] | |
| December 2, 2011 | MF | | Bobby Convey | Sporting Kansas City | Trade | [17] | |
| December 5, 2011 | FW | | Matt Luzunaris | Orlando City | Free | [18] | |
| December 12, 2011 | DF | | Chris Leitch | LA Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft | [19] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2011 | MF | Simon Dawkins | Tottenham Hotspur | [20] | |||
| August 15, 2011 | FW |  | Edmundo Zura | El Nacional | August 31, 2011 | [21] [22] | |
| September 15, 2011 | FW | | Maxwell Griffin | Orlando City | End of season | [23] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2011 | DF | | Justin Morrow | Tampa Bay | July 25, 2011 | [24] | |
| July 15, 2011 | FW | | Matt Luzunaris | Orlando City | End of season | [25] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2011[26] | MF | | Tony Donatelli | Rochester Rhinos | March 18, 2011[27] | |
| March 1, 2011[28] | GK | | Brian Edwards | Degerfors | [29] | |
| July 19, 2011[30] | MF | Omar Jasseh |
See main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season.
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|-|colspan="14"|Players away from San Jose Earthquakes on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left San Jose Earthquakes during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | MLS | width=100 | U.S. Open Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 8 | Chris Wondolowski | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | 10 | Simon Dawkins | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 24 | Steven Lenhart | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Khari Stephenson | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | | 12 | Ramiro Corrales | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| FW | | 25 | Ellis McLoughlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 14 | Brandon McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 11 | Bobby Convey | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 16 | Alan Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 17 | Joey Gjertsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 30 | Rafael Baca | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 6 | Ike Opara | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 15 | Justin Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | DF | Bobby Burling | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 3 | | DF | Chris Leitch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | | MF | Sam Cronin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 5 | | MF | Brad Ring | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 6 | | DF | Ike Opara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Khari Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | | FW | Chris Wondolowski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Simon Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Bobby Convey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | DF | Ramiro Corrales | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | | MF | Brandon McDonald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | | DF | Justin Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | FW | Alan Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | GK | Jon Busch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | FW | Ryan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | | FW | Jacob Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | DF | Jason Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | | FW | Steven Lenhart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 27 | | DF | Nana Attakora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | | MF | Rafael Baca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | | DF | Steven Beitashour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||||
San Jose is in the #9 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.[31]
San Jose has six international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. On 14 July 2011, San Jose traded a slot to Toronto FC for use through the 2012 season, at which time the slot reverts to San Jose.[11]
Previously, the club dealt one spot to Toronto FC on 14 July 2008 which was to remain with Toronto through the 2013 season then revert to San Jose.[32] The club also dealt one spot to New York on 2 March 2009 but press reports did not indicate if or when this roster spots would revert to San Jose.[33] One of these two traded slots did revert to San Jose prior to the 2011 season.
The club also acquired one spot from Houston on 14 August 2009[34] but that spot reverted to the Dynamo after the 2010 season.[35]
There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).
Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids.
Future picks traded: None.
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.