2014 Sacramento Republic FC season
The 2014 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began March 29 and concluded on September 6. The Republic won the USL Pro Championship, defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0.[1]
2014 season | |||
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Owner | Warren Smith | ||
Head Coach | Preki | ||
Stadium | Hughes Stadium (April 26 – June 20); Bonney Field (June 20 – Sep 6) | ||
USL Pro | 2nd | ||
USL Pro Playoffs | Champions | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 4th round | ||
Top goalscorer | Thomas Stewart (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,231 (3 times; Hughes Stadium sellouts) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 8,000 (4 times; Bonney Field sellouts) All: 1,347 (May 14 v. Fresno at Cosumnes River College) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 13,763 All: 10,495 | ||
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Background
On December 3, 2012, USL Pro announced that a Sacramento expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season.[2] On July 15, 2013, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević was announced as head coach of the new franchise.[3] The official name of the team and team shield were decided by fan vote. On July 18, 2013, the franchise officially announced the team name Sacramento Republic FC during the first annual Sacramento Soccer Day.[4]
While the club always had plans to build a permanent stadium for home matches, an agreement was made between the Republic and Sacramento City College which would allow the Republic to use Hughes Stadium as their home pitch until a permanent home could be established. On November 14, 2013, the club announced that they'd reached an agreement with Ovation Food Service and Cal Expo to build an 8,000 seat, soccer-specific stadium on the site of the California State Fair.[5] Later, the club announced a naming deal with local Sacramento company Bonney Plumbing Heating and Air which would formally change the stadium's name to Bonney Field.
The 2014 USL Pro season started March 22, with the Republic playing its first match on March 29 away to LA Galaxy II, ending in a 1–1 draw. Their first home game wasn't until nearly a month later, when they took on Harrisburg City Islanders in a 2–1 loss at Hughes Stadium.
Throughout the course of the 2014 season, the Republic regularly hosted sold-out crowds. At their first home game, the Republic smashed the existing regular season single game attendance record (previously held by Orlando City FC and set on August 11, 2013 with a total of 10,697 in attendance) during their first home match with a total of 20,231 in attendance. The Republic would meet this figure, selling out the stadium, in all but one of their games at Hughes.
Club
Roster
As of August 20, 2014.[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
As of July 6, 2014.
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Competitions
Preseason
Practice match | California State University, Sacramento | 0–6 | Sacramento Republic | Sacramento, California |
Stadium: Hornet Stadium |
February 28 Practice match | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 1–6 | Sacramento Republic | Santa Barbara, California |
19:00 PST | Stadium: Rob Field |
Practice match | Ventura County Fusion | 3–2 | Sacramento Republic | Ventura, California |
Stadium: Ventura College |
March 5 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Turlock, California |
19:00 PST | Daly |
Report | Pierazzi Goodson Sofia Koval Schuler |
Stadium: Warrior Field Attendance: 1,105 |
March 15 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Chico State Wildcats | Sacramento, California |
13:00 PST | Stadium: Cosumnes River College |
March 16 Friendly | UC Davis Aggies | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic | Davis, California |
16:00 PST | Sheldon Quezada Hoeck |
Report | Mirković Delbridge |
Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field Attendance: 1,375 |
March 19 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 0–0 | Saint Mary's Gaels | Sacramento, California |
16:00 PST | Stadium: Cosumnes River College |
USL Pro
All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time (UTC−07:00)
March 29, 2014 1 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic | Carson, California |
19:30 PDT | Emory Hoffman |
Report | López Braun Alvarez Daly |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Reed Christy |
April 7, 2014 2 | Chivas USA Reserves | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic | Carson, California |
11:30 PDT | Moore |
Fucito Braun Stewart |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium |
April 12, 2014 3 | Orange County Blues FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Irvine, California |
19:00 PDT | Russell J. Santana Okai |
Report | Daly Vuković Mirković Delbridge |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
April 13, 2014 4 | LA Galaxy II | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic | Carson, California |
15:00 PDT | Auras Courtois |
Report | Mirković Daly Alvarez Collins |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 588 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
April 19, 2014 5 | Arizona United SC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Peoria, Arizona |
19:10 PDT | Top Ruthven Swartzendruber |
Report | López Daly Mirković |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Lucian Radoslovescu |
April 26, 2014 6 | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Jahn Alvarez |
Report | Derschang Langley Bahner |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Alex Del Angel |
May 3, 2014 7 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Stewart Fochive Jahn |
Report | Russell Turner McLain |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Michael Zapata |
May 17, 2014 8 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Stewart Lopez Daly |
Report | Venter Travis Bowen Garcia Diallo |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Nestor Chavez |
May 23, 2014 9 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic | Rochester, New York |
16:35 PDT | Report | Stewart Mirković López |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Referee: Chris Trottier |
May 25, 2014 10 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic | West Carrollton, Ohio |
16:00 PDT | Schoenfeld Harada Baiden Cruyff |
Report | Collins Delbridge Guzman Mirković López |
Stadium: DOC Stadium Attendance: 527 Referee: Andreas Castel |
June 7, 2014 11 | Sacramento Republic | 1–1 | Arizona United SC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Fochive Delbridge Bartlomé |
Report | Saint Cyr Woodberry Wallace |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
June 14, 2014 12 | OKC Energy FC | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
17:00 PDT | Djeziri Lopez Thomas Howard |
Report | Fochive López Daly Evans |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
June 20, 2014 13 | Sacramento Republic | 4–3 | Colorado Rapids Reserves | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Braun López Avesyan Fucito |
Report | Mwanga Eloundou Torres Eloundou |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
June 26, 2014 14 | Sacramento Republic | 1–0 | Arizona United SC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Klimenta Powell Bartlomé Alvarez |
Report | Saint Cyr |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Katja Korovela |
June 28, 2014 15 | OKC Energy FC | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
17:00 PDT | Howard Evans Lopez |
Report | Fochive |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,643 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 7, 2014 16 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Mirković López Jahn López Stewart Guzman |
Report | Gonzalez McLain Russell |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nestor Chavez |
July 12, 2014 17 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Richmond, Virginia |
16:00 PDT | Seaton Delicâte Delicâte |
Report | Fochive Gilberto Mirković Jahn Guzmán |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
July 14, 2014 18 | Charlotte Eagles | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic | Charlotte, North Carolina |
16:00 PDT | Guzman Sekyere |
Report | Stewart |
Stadium: Queens University Stadium Attendance: 647 Referee: Dustin Thorne |
July 17, 2014 19 | Sacramento Republic | 0–0 | Orlando City SC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Guzmán Jahn Mirković Alvarez López Klimenta |
Report | Cerén Luke Boden |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
July 27, 2014 20 | Sacramento Republic | 5–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Sacramento, California |
17:30 PDT | Stewart López Jahn |
Report | Motagalvan |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
August 2, 2014 21 | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic | Peoria, Arizona |
19:00 PDT | Tan DelPiccolo Top Morrison Robinson |
Report | Koval Braun Guzman |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Daniel Radford |
August 9, 2014 22 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | OKC Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Jahn Hedrick Mirković Daly Gleeson |
Report | Perry |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
August 17, 2014 23 | Orange County Blues FC | 1–6 | Sacramento Republic | Irvine, California |
19:30 PDT | Martinez Russell |
Report | Vuković Daly Jahn Stewart Alvarez Matinez |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: |
August 20, 2014 24 | Sacramento Republic | 2–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Braun López Klimenta |
Report | Nicholson Ruggles Godelman |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alex Marquand-Willse |
August 27, 2014 25 | Sacramento Republic | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | López Evans |
Report | Falvey |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
August 30, 2014 26 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic | Wilmington, North Carolina |
19:30 PDT | Ackley Nicholson Tomaselli |
Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Larry Stroud |
September 4, 2014 27 | Sacramento Republic | 1–0 | OKC Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | López Vukovic Evans |
Report | Evans |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 6, 2014 28 | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Klimenta Guzman Alvarez Collins |
Report | McBean Villarreal Rugg Bli Covarrubias |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alex del Angel Jr. |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | |
9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33[lower-alpha 1] | |
10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
USL Pro Playoffs
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | USL PRO Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Orlando City | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
September 13, 2014 QF | Sacramento Republic | 4–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Sacramento, California |
7:30pm | Vuković Daly Jahn |
Report | Nicholson Ruggles Ochoa |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
September 20, 2014 SF | Sacramento Republic | 3–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
7:30pm | Lopez |
Report | Rugg |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
September 27, 2014 Final | Sacramento Republic | 2–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Sacramento, California |
7:30pm | Guzman Evans Stewart |
Report Report Report Report |
Langley |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
U.S. Open Cup
May 14 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Sacramento, California | |
19:00 PT | Delbridge Daly Collins Mirković |
Report | Rideout Vale Torre |
Stadium: Cosumnes River College Attendance: 1,347 |
May 28 3 | Sacramento Republic | 6–0 | Sacramento, California | |
19:30 PT | Mirković Vuković Braun Stewart López Klimenta Evans |
Report | Edmonds Garcia |
Stadium: Cosumnes River College Attendance: 1,523 |
June 11 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | San Francisco, California | |
19:00 PT | Harris Lenhart Stephenson Cato Harden Pierazzi |
Report | Delbridge Braun Bartlomé |
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 3788 |
Friendlies
July 6 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | Sacramento, California | |
18:30 PST | Alvarez Avesyan |
Report | Hernández Ponce Brambila Caballero |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
July 19 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | Sacramento, California | |
19:30 PST | Bond Martinez Evans |
Report | Black McGregor Faure Black |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
July 21 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | Sacramento, California | |
19:30 PST | Vuković Mirković |
Report | Dorrans Mulumbu Gardner |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 7,461 |
July 25 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–3 | Sacramento, California | |
19:30 PST | Gabe Padilla J.J. Koval |
Report | Berahino Mulumbu Anichebe |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
September 30 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Sandy, Utah | |
18:30 PST | Findley Velásquez |
Report Report |
López Max Alvarez Mirković |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Attendance: 20,555 |
Statistics
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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8 | MF | January 1, 2014 | ||||
11 | FW | January 1, 2014 | ||||
12 | DF | January 24, 2014 | ||||
5 | FW | February 4, 2014 | ||||
26 | FW | February 11, 2014 | ||||
17 | FW | February 11, 2014 | ||||
23 | MF | February 14, 2014 | ||||
21 | DF | February 14, 2014 | ||||
18 | MF | February 14, 2014 | ||||
9 | FW | February 20, 2014 | ||||
3 | DF | March 1, 2014 | ||||
25 | GK | March 4, 2014 | ||||
4 | MF | March 4, 2014 | ||||
10 | FW | March 4, 2014 | ||||
7 | MF | March 13, 2014 | ||||
6 | DF | March 19, 2014 | ||||
22 | DF | March 20, 2014 | ||||
20 | MF | March 20, 2014 | ||||
19 | MF | March 24, 2014 | ||||
13 | DF | March 29, 2014 | ||||
28 | DF | August 16, 2014 | ||||
40 | MF | August 19, 2014 | ||||
43 | FW | August 19, 2014 | ||||
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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6 | DF | Released from contract | June 26, 2014 | [9] | ||
4 | DF | Free agent | Released from contract | August 16, 2014 | [10] | |
3 | DF | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
6 | FW | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
13 | MF | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
20 | MF | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
Loan in
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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1 | GK | |||||
2 | FW | August 1, 2014 | [11] | |||
14 | FW | |||||
16 | FW | |||||
24 | MF | August 19, 2014 | [12] | |||
27 | DF | August 19, 2014 | [12] | |||
29 | MF | [11] | ||||
32 | MF | |||||
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