2018 Sacramento Republic FC season

The 2018 Sacramento Republic FC season is the club's fifth season of existence. The club is playing in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC is competing in the Western Conference of the USL.[2]

Sacramento Republic FC
2018 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head coachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park

Club

Roster

As of April 9, 2018.[3]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Josh Cohen  United States
2 Defender Shannon Gomez  Trinidad and Tobago
3 Defender Josh Turnley  United States
4 Defender Mitchell Taintor  United States
5 Defender Justin Schmidt  United States
7 Midfielder Hayden Partain  United States
8 Forward Wilson Kneeshaw  England
9 Forward Christian Eissele  United States
10 Midfielder Keven Alemán  Canada
11 Midfielder Luis Espino  Mexico
12 Defender Carlos Rodriguez  Mexico
14 Defender Cole Seiler  United States
16 Midfielder Adam Moffat  Scotland
18 Goalkeeper Rafael Díaz  Dominican Republic
20 Midfielder Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
21 Defender Emrah Klimenta  Montenegro
22 Defender Jeremy Hall  Puerto Rico
23 Midfielder Jure Matjašič  Slovenia
24 Midfielder Jaime Villarreal  United States
26 Defender Elliott Hord  United States
30 Goalkeeper Thomas Olsen  United States
31 Forward Cameron Iwasa  United States
32 Midfielder Roberto Hategan  United States
40 Forward Quincy Butler  United States

Staff

As of February 1, 2018.

Position Name
General Manager Todd Dunivant
Director of Football Graham Smith
Head Coach Simon Elliott
Head Assistant Coach Benjamin Ziemer
Assistant Coach Antonio Sutton
Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Simon Sheppard
Strength & Conditioning Coach Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer John Duncan
Team Chiropractor Jesse Saenz

Competitions

Preseason

February 10, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Sacramento Gold Sacramento, California
19:00 PST Villarreal  10'
Bijev  15'
Alemán  86'
Report Alkebulan  26',  57'
Padilla  37'
Wright  63'
Stadium: American River College Soccer Stadium
February 15, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
19:30 PST Eissele  47'
Nana-Sinkam  84'
Report Morris  2',  79'
Wingo  27'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
February 22, 2018 San Jose Earthquakes Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
13:00 PST Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match result not publicized.
February 25, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Sacramento, California
14:00 PST Partain  47' Report Moutinho  60'
Czornomaz  70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,035
March 4, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Fresno FC Turlock, California
19:00 PST Taintor  19'
Iwasa  36'
Report Barrera  19'
Kamdem  59'
Caffa  65'
Stadium: Warrior Stadium
March 10, 2018 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 PST Lasso  20'
Ledesma  61'
Keinan  84'
Report Seiler  25'
Iwasa  34'
Bijev  72'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium

USL

Results summary


Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Kickoff times are in PDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise

March 17 1 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.N. Alemán  45+2',  77'
Eissele  48'
Hall  76'
Report Restrepo  5'
Guzmán  38'
Lopez  68',  82'
Pecka  72'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 24 2 Orange County SC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 P.M. Hashimoto  18'
Segbers  50'
Sorto  58'
Seaton  76'
Crognale  81'
Report Iwasa  66'
Bijev  90+3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 31 3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
5:30 P.M. Ontiveros  43'
Wharton  51' (pen)
James  74',  79'
Report Bijev  30'
Iwasa  35',  80'
Donovan  90+2' (og)
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Marco Vega
April 7 4 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 P.M. Taintor  20'
Partain  70'
Moffat  71' (pen.)
Report Ele  32'  44'
Ulysse  63'
Narbón  70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Note: Ele's second yellow was rescinded by the USL Disciplinary Committee.
April 14 5 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00 pm PDT Huiqui  2' Report Eissele  57' Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,167
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 18 6 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Iwasa  64'
Bijev  73'
Moffat  79'
Hall  79'
Report Malcolm  28'
Burt  55'
Poaty  69'
Schweitzer  76'
Suggs  79'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
April 28 7 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Seiler  45+2'
Gomez  45+6'
Vazquez  89'
Report Rivas  2'
Jusino  31'
Mirković  58'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 2 8 Portland Timbers 2 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Asprilla  16'
Zambrano  21'
Jadama  38'
Williams  90'
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 6 9 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
13:30 (PDT) Ulysse  31'
Chenkam  61'
Meredith  82' (o.g.)
Boxscore Taintor  41' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2.652
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 12 10 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
Matjašič  2'
Iwasa  12'
Report Marie  57'
Brown  59'
Thiaw  62'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elton García
May 19 11 Phoenix Rising FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 P.M. Wakasa  45+2'
da Fonte  59'
Cortez  62'
Drogba  90+2'
Report
Report
Iwasa  8'
Bijev  21'  39'
Rodriguez  32'
Gomez  41'
Matjašič  64'
Kneeshaw  88'
Taintor  90+2'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,503
Referee: J.J. Bilinski
May 29 12 Real Monarchs 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Portillo  33'
Hoffman  68'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 2 13 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Hall  58' (pen.)
Turnley  80'
Moffat  81'
Report Hashimoto  10'
Amico  26',  90+3' 
Kontor  32'
Juel-Nielsen  90+1'
Ramos-Godoy  90+2'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 9 14 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villarreal  53'
Taintor  85'
Report Dia  13'
Awako  54'
Lambert  83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 13 15 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Johnson  85' Report Vazquez  37' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 16 16 San Antonio FC 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 P.M. Elizondo  43' Report Gomez  28'
Bijev  43'
Hall  60'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 75th USL league match
June 23 17 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 Saint Louis FC Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Iwasa  28',  47'
Vazquez  41'
Hall  84'
Report Greig  50'
Dikwa  74'
Fall  90'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Elton García
June 30 18 Fresno FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Caffa  38'
Caffa  44'
Daly  45+2'
Ribeiro  87'
Ellis-Hayden  90'
Argueta  90+1'
Tayou  90+2',  90+3'
Report Gomez  31'
Hall  87'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 7 19 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Moffat  50' Report Velásquez  66'
Moberg  73'
Gallagher  78'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 10 20 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 P.M. Barry  70' Report Iwasa  45', 54'
Eissele  67'  88'
Klimenta  73'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 14 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 P.M. Colvey  58'
Uzo  88'
Report Bijev  35'  37'
Seiler  85'
Klimenta  90+7'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 21 22 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa  23'
Turnley  43'
Report Harris  30'
A. Dixon  55'
Ibeagha  65'
Volesky  78'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 4 23 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Fresno FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villareal  44'
Bijev  76'
Report Baldisimo  32'
Cooper  38'
Ribeiro  82'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 11 24 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa  61'
Alemán  64'
Hall  68'
Matjašič  78'
Bijev  80'
Report Small  1'
Wharton  83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,937
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 15 25 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Sacramento Republic Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Hertzog  5'
Greig  7'
Kavita  62'
Reynolds  69'
Culbertson  90+2'
Report Villarreal  67'
Taintor  90+1'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 18 26 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Requejo  56' (og)
Iwasa  75'
Alemán  75'
Report Aguilar  7'
Zubak  20' (pen)
Engola  25'
López  41',  80'
Requejo  77'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 25 27 Reno 1868 FC 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM Carroll  30'
Casiple  75' (pen)
Report Taintor  5'
Iwasa  47'
Kneeshaw  60'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 8 28 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 (PDT) Iwasa  20'
Eissele  58',  64' (pen)
Klimenta  76'
Preview Report Alfaro  30',  63' 
Olsen  90+2'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 19 29 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–4 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vukovic  62' (pen) Report Hord  20'
Partain  54',  80'
Iwasa  68'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 23 30 OKC Energy 0–0 Sacramento Republic Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4:00 P.M. Harris  9'
Ross  84'
Report Gomez  39'
Matjašič  78'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 29 31 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 (PST) Iwasa  6' (Hord)
Seiler  90+5'
Report Smith  58'  74' 
Zambrano  83'
Diz Pe  90+7'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 6 33 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:30 F. López  24',  71'
Vera  45+1'
Report Alemán  13', 21'
Turnley  51'
Seiler  62'  74'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 13 34 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Matjašič  30'
Taintor  45+1'
Iwasa  55'
Gomez  65'
Hord  69'
Report Torres  45+2'
Mendoza  54'
Ochoa  70'
Garcia  87'
Herrera-Perla  90+3'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Postseason

October 20 Quarterfinal Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Bijev  16'
Matjašič  38'
Hord  68'
Report Kuzain  27'
Barry  31'
Akhmatov  58'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerso

U.S. Open Cup

May 16 2nd Round Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 San Francisco City FC Sacramento, California
5:00 P.M. Alemán  24'
Bijev  61'
Moffat  68'
SAC Report Lombardi  31' Stadium: Hornet Field
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 23 3rd Round Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 P.M. RNO Report Alemán  69' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
June 6 4th Round Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa  60'
Bijev  84'
Hall  85'
Matjašič  115'
Report Chenkam  11'
Roldan  62'
Ele  81'
Shipp  90+1'
Olsen  110'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 5,619
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (California)
June 20 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Sacramento Republic FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 P.M. Feilhaber  58' (Atuesta)
Rossi  67' (Nguyen)
Blessing  89' (Rossi, Atuesta)
Report Rodriguez  18'
Hord  35'
Gomez  45+2'
Bijev  60' (Villarreal)
Matjasic  66'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Transfers

References

  1. "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "2018 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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