| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Stadium: | Buck Shaw Stadium |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Conference: 9th (last) Overall: 18th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Mark Watson |
| Season Topscorer: | Chris Wondolowski (14) |
| League Topscorer: | Chris Wondolowski (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 50,006 v Los Angeles Galaxy (June 27, 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,114 v Chivas USA (July 2, 2014) |
| Average Attendance: | 14,947 |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fifth Round |
| Cup3: | California Clásico |
| Cup3 Result: | 2nd (0-1-2) |
| Cup4: | Heritage Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | 1st (1-0-1) |
| Cup5: | Central California Cup |
| Cup5 Result: | 2nd (0–1–0) |
| Cup6: | Rose City Invitational |
| Cup6 Result: | 2nd (2–1–0) |
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| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as its 17th season in Major League Soccer and its 7th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. Including all previous franchises, it was the 32nd year with a soccer club in the San Jose area sporting the name "Earthquakes".
It was the final season of the Earthquakes playing in Buck Shaw Stadium as the club would move into its new stadium for the 2015 season.
See main article: 2013 San Jose Earthquakes season.
As of May 25, 2014.[1]
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| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Portmore United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
See main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season.
See main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup.
See main article: 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
See main article: 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage.
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2014.
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted lottery | [2] | ||||
| Stanford Cardinal | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 Pick 9 | [3] [4] | |||
| UCLA Bruins | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 Pick 28 | [5] [6] | |||
| Indiana Hoosiers | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 Pick 47 (Unsigned) | [7] | |||
| Virginia Tech Hokies | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 66 (Unsigned) | [8] | |||
| American Eagles | 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 Pick 74 | [9] [10] | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 1 Pick 9 | [11] | |||
| Chicago Fire | 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 Round 2 Pick 4 | [12] | |||
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AC Ajaccio | [13] | ||||
| Colorado Rapids | Trade for Marvin Chávez | [14] | |||
| Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown Player | [15] | |||
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| S.L. Benfica | On loan | [19] | |||
| Real Salt Lake | [20] | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Toronto FC | Traded for allocation money | [21] | ||||
| 30 | Cruz Azul | Sold for undisclosed fee | [22] | ||||
| 81 | Colorado Rapids | Trade for Atiba Harris | [23] | ||||
| 19 | End of loan | [24] | |||||
| 33 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded for allocation money | [25] | ||||
| 10 | Waived | [26] |