San Jose Earthquakes II

San Jose Earthquakes II
Full nameSan Jose Earthquakes II
FoundedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
StadiumPayPal Park
San Jose, California
Capacity5,500
OwnerSan Jose Earthquakes
Head coachDan DeGeer
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20252nd, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Websitesjearthquakes.com/earthquakesii

San Jose Earthquakes II is an American professional soccer team that is located in San Jose, California. It is the reserve team of San Jose Earthquakes and participates in MLS Next Pro.

History

On December 6, 2021, the San Jose Earthquakes were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[1][2]

On March 11, 2024, the Earthquakes announced that "commercial operations" of their MLS Next Pro team would be taken over by the East Bay-based The Town Group. Earthquakes II was subsequently renamed The Town FC, with the majority of home matches to be played at Saint Mary's Stadium on the campus of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, and three home matches in the 2024 season to be played at the team's previous home of PayPal Park in San Jose, California.[3]

On January 20, 2026, the Earthquakes subsequently announced that after careful consideration, San Jose has decided to revive the team's original branding and bring the team's commercial operations back in-house.[4]

Last season, San Jose’s MLS NEXT Pro team, formerly named The Town FC, enjoyed another banner year under Head Coach Dan DeGeer, who celebrated over 100 matches in charge while steering the team to the Western Conference Semifinals. In addition to securing a third consecutive berth in the MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs and back-to-back Pacific Division titles, the team amassed 14 wins and 52 points to break the 2024 team’s club records. DeGeer, who was named a finalist for Coach of the Year, will remain at the helm in 2026.[5]

Players and staff

Roster

As of 2025
No. Pos. Nation Player
52 MF  SCO Julian Donnery
55 FW  NGA Nonso Adimabua
58 MF  USA Gabriel Bracken
66 DF  USA Alejandro Cano
70 FW  USA Tomo Allen
71 DF  USA Niklas Dossman
72 DF  USA Ricardo Ibarra
73 DF  USA Jacob Heisner
74 DF  USA Martin Kwende Jr.
77 FW  USA Jermaine Spivey
88 FW  USA Diogo Baptista
89 GK  USA Connor Lambe
99 FW  USA Shane de Flores
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the San Jose Earthquakes.
    2.
  2. ^
    San Jose Earthquakes academy player.
    3.

Staff

Team record

Year-by-year

As of September 18, 2022
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA GD Pts Conf. Overall Player Goals
2022 24 12 4 8 48 37 +11 41 5th 6th Did not qualify Rudi Castro 12
2023 28 11 7 10 41 36 +5 45 6th 11th Western Conference Semifinals Eduardo Blancas 12
2024 28 13 8 7 41 28 +13 51 3rd 5th Western Conference Semifinals Eduardo Blancas 8
2025 28 14 6 8 59 36 +23 52 2nd 7th Western Conference Semifinals Nonso Adimabua 13

Head coaches record

As of September 18, 2022
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Alex Covelo  Spain February 9, 2022 April 18, 2022 3 1 0 2 2 2 033.33
Dan DeGeer  United States April 18, 2022 present 21 11 4 6 46 35 052.38

See also

References

  1. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Unveil Second Team Information". Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "THE TOWN FC PARTNERS WITH SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES TO BRING MLS NEXT PRO AFFILIATE TO EAST BAY". Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.mlsnextpro.com/news/earthquakes-mls-next-pro-team-returns-to-quakes-ii
  5. ^ "Earthquakes' MLS NEXT Pro Team Returns to Quakes II". Retrieved January 20, 2026.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.