| Club: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Alex Covelo (interim) |
| Stadium: | PayPal Park San Jose, California |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| League Result: | Conference: 14th Overall: 26th |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup3: | Heritage Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Winner |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,146 (2/26 v. NSH) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,394 (4/16 v. NSH) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,260 |
| Largest Win: | SJ 5–0 BCFC (Apr 19, USOC) |
| Largest Loss: | CIN 6–0 SJ (Sep 10, MLS) |
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| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 40th year of existence, their 25th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF |  Minnesota United FC | Supplemental Draft pick | [2] | ||
| 20 | DF | Stanford Cardinal | Homegrown Signing | [3] | ||
| 25 | MF | Stanford Cardinal | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | [4] | ||
| 30 | DF | San Jose Earthquakes academy | Homegrown Signing | [5] | ||
| 80 | DF | Chicago Fire FC | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| 35 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Trade | [7] | ||
| 23 | DF | Clemson Tigers | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | [8] | ||
| 99 | MF | San Jose Earthquakes academy | Homegrown Signing | [9] | ||
| 26 | DF |  Grêmio | Loan | [10] | ||
| 29 | MF |  Cádiz CF | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 21 | DF |  AS Saint-Étienne | Free transfer | [12] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF |  Banfield[13] | Option declined | |||
| 29 | DF | Rochester New York FC | Option declined | |||
| 4 | DF |  C.D. Guadalajara | End of Loan | |||
| 8 | MF | El Paso Locomotive FC | Option declined | |||
| 7 | MF | FC Juárez | Option declined | |||
| 25 | FW | Club Atlético Aldosivi | Option declined | |||
| 5 | MF | Retirement | [14] [15] | |||
| — | FW | Minnesota United FC 2 | Option declined | |||
| 8 | FW | Retirement | [16] | |||
| 9 | MF | C.D. Guadalajara | End of Loan | [17] | ||
| 17 | MF |  Konyaspor | Undisclosed Fee | [18] | ||
| 27 | MF | Feyenoord | Undisclosed Fee | [19] | ||
See main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season.