| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Stadium: | Avaya Stadium (Primary) Stanford Stadium (1 League game) |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Conference 12th |
| Chairman: | Earthquakes Soccer, LLC |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
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| Season Topscorer: | Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10) |
| League Topscorer: | Valeri Qazaishvili & Chris Wondolowski (10) |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | DNQ |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round (2-0 loss vs. Portland Timbers) |
| Cup3: | California Clásico |
| Cup4: | Heritage Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | 2nd (1-3) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 36th year of existence, their 21st season in Major League Soccer and their 11th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.
See main article: 2017 San Jose Earthquakes season. The 2017 season was one of continued change under the leadership of general manager Jesse Fioranelli, with head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Spencer being replaced by San Jose's technical director Chris Leitch and Director of Methodology Alex Covelo on June 25, 2017.[1] The San Jose Earthquakes finished the 2017 season with a victory over Minnesota United FC that sent them to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2012.[2]
On November 24, 2017, the Earthquakes announced their second coaching change of the year with Mikael Stahre taking on the role of head coach. Leitch and Covelo would return to their former positions of technical director and director of methodology respectively.[3]
As of June 13, 2018.[4]
See main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season.
Western Conference Table
Overall table
See also: 2018 U.S. Open Cup. The Earthquakes and all other MLS clubs join the U.S. Open Cup in round 4.
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 11 |  Vako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 7 |  Magnus Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | FW | 8 |  Chris Wondolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 30 |  Yeferson Quintana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 10 |  Jahmir Hyka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 11 | Vako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 7 | Magnus Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Chris Wondolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 | Jackson Yueill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 25 | Quincy Amarikwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Award | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Hoesen | Audi Player Index Performance of the Week | 03/05/18 | [5] |
| Danny Hoesen | MLS Team of the Week | 03/05/18 | |
| Vako | MLS Team of the Week (bench) | 03/05/18 | |
| Danny Hoesen | Alcatel MLS Player of the Week | 03/06/18 | [6] |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/17 |  Joel Qwiberg | Defender | IF Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 12/06/17 | JT Marcinkowski | Goalkeeper | Georgetown Hoyas | Homegrown Player | [8] |
| 12/14/17 | Luis Felipe | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Free | [9] |
| 12/14/17 | Chris Wehan | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Free | [10] |
| 12/14/17 | Jimmy Ockford | Defender | Reno 1868 | Free | [11] |
| 12/15/17 | Defender | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | Homegrown Player | [12] | |
| 12/20/17 | Magnus Eriksson | Midfielder | Djurgårdens IF | Designated Player | [13] |
| 12/29/17 | Danny Hoesen | Forward | FC Groningen | Targeted Allocation Money | [14] |
| 01/20/18 | Eric Calvillo | Midfielder | New York Cosmos | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 01/26/18 | Gilbert Fuentes | Midfielder | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | Homegrown Player | [16] |
| 03/01/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft | [17] |
| 03/01/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Louisville Cardinals | MLS SuperDraft | |
| 03/16/18 |  Paul Marie | Defender | FIU Panthers | MLS SuperDraft | [18] |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/17 | Víctor Bernárdez | Defender | Option Declined | [19] | |
| 11/27/17 |  Kip Colvey | Defender | Colorado Rapids | Option Declined; Selected in 2017 Waiver Draft | [20] |
| 11/27/17 |  Cordell Cato | Defender | Charlotte Independence | Option Declined; Signed by Charlotte Independence | [21] |
| 11/27/17 |  Lindo Mfeka | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Option Declined; Signed by Reno 1868 | [22] |
| 11/27/17 | Marc Pelosi | Midfielder | Option Declined | [23] | |
| 11/27/17 |  Matheus Silva | Defender | Swope Park Rangers | Option Declined; Signed by Swope Park Rangers | [24] |
| 11/27/17 | Danny Hoesen | Forward | FC Groningen | Option Declined | [25] |
| 11/27/17 | David Bingham | Goalkeeper | LA Galaxy | Out of contract; MLS rights traded to LA Galaxy | [26] |
| 11/27/17 |  Andrés Imperiale | Defender | Club Guaraní | Out of contract | [27] |
| 11/27/17 | Kofi Sarkodie | Defender | Out of contract | [28] | |
| 12/12/17 | Marco Ureña | Forward | Los Angeles FC | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | [29] |
| 01/19/18 |  Darwin Cerén | Midfielder | Houston Dynamo | Traded for allocation money | [30] |
| 02/16/18 |  Simon Dawkins | Midfielder | Contract bought out | [31] | |
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | Reno 1868 | [33] | ||
| 03/01/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Reno 1868 | |||
| 03/16/18 | Paul Marie | Defender | Reno 1868 | [34] |
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19/18 | Paul Marie | Defender | FIU Panthers | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#12) | [35] |
| 01/19/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#7) | [36] |
| 01/19/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Louisville Cardinals | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#12) | [37] |
| 01/21/18 | Kevin Partida | Midfielder | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#48 overall) | [38] |
