The San Jose Earthquakes announced their 2009 Major League Soccer schedule Wednesday. The Quakes open the season at home on March 21 against the New England Revolution at Buck Shaw Stadium. The team will play 13 home matches at Buck Shaw Stadium and two matches at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2009.
The Quakes play five of their first seven matches at home to start the season with four of those matches being played at Buck Shaw Stadium. The early portion of the schedule features a number of marquee match-ups at home. After hosting the Revolution in the opener, San Jose plays the Houston Dynamo on March 28 at Buck Shaw, followed by a visit from Cuauthémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire on April 11. The Quakes then play their in-state rival, the Los Angeles Galaxy, on April 18 in their first match in Oakland. The game on April 18 will be followed by a fireworks show at Oakland Coliseum.
The Earthquakes will appear on national television 10 times in 2009 with three matches on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes, three matches on Fox Soccer Channel and four matches in Spanish on Telefutura. The Quakes first appear on national television on Telefutura on April 11 against the Chicago Fire. Other highlights of the national television schedule include the Quakes home match against the Galaxy on June 20 at 1:00 p.m. PT at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and a July 25 home match versus D.C. United.
After a four-game home stretch from July 25-Aug. 22, San Jose closes out the campaign with six out of nine games on the road. That stretch includes a season-ending three-game road stretch that will see the Quakes play Toronto FC on Oct. 10, Chivas USA on Oct. 17 and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Oct. 24.
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Earthquakes season. The season-ticket package consists of 17 games, 15 regular season matches and two bonus matches. Prices begin at $306 and all packages offer significant savings off the regular price. Season ticket holders will also receive the following benefits: invitations to private Season Ticket Holder events, ability to purchase a season parking pass; Darren Huckerby Bobblehead and first priority for playoff tickets and all international games, along with a number of other benefits. To purchase season tickets, call 408-556-7700 or log on to sjearthquakes.com.
