2020 Sacramento Republic FC season

The 2020 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's seventh season of existence. The club played in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Sacramento Republic FC
2020 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head coachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park
USL ChampionshipConference: 5th
Group A: 2nd
USL PlayoffsConf. Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Average home league attendance11,569
Biggest winSAC 4–0 POR (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeatLA 1–0 SAC (July 25)
TAC 1–0 SAC (Sept. 30)
PHX 1–0 SAC (Oct. 10)

Club

Roster
As of February 11, 2020[4]
No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Shannon Gomez  Trinidad and Tobago
3 Defender Hayden Sargis  United States
4 Defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce  United States
5 Defender Matt Mahoney  United States
8 Midfielder Rodrigo López  United States
9 Forward Kharlton Belmar  United States
10 Forward Dariusz Formella  Poland
11 Midfielder Sam Werner  United States
12 Midfielder Drew Skundrich  United States
14 Defender Ashkanov Apollon  United States
15 Defender Juan Barahona  El Salvador
18 Goalkeeper Rafael Díaz  Dominican Republic
20 Midfielder Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
21 Defender Dekel Keinan  Israel
22 Midfielder Julian Chavez ([A])  United States
23 Midfielder Mario Penagos  United States
24 Midfielder Jaime Villarreal  United States
28 Midfielder Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu  United States
30 Defender Jordan McCrary  United States
31 Forward Cameron Iwasa  United States
32 Defender Aris Yang ([A])  United States
48 Defender Eddy Berumen ([A])  United States
49 Goalkeeper Diego Ramos ([A])  United States
99 Goalkeeper Adam Grinwis  United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy contract
    2.

Staff
As of January 23, 2020[5]
Position Name
General Manager Todd Dunivant
Head Coach Mark Briggs
Goalkeeper Coach Romuald Peiser
Strength and Conditioning Coach Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer Aung Aye

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 5 Preseason 1 Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Sacramento Republic FC Seattle, Washington
PST Ruidíaz  2'
Shipp  9'
Morris  35'
Dhillon  78', 97'
A. Roldan  117'		 Report Werner  72'
Iwasa  96'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.
February 21 Preseason 2 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
PST Ríos  13' Report Iwasa  7'
Skundrich  11', 29'		 Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
February 29 Preseason 3 Sacramento Republic FC v Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
PST Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 16 11 3 2 43 21 +22 36 2.25 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 16 8 6 2 27 17 +10 30 1.88
3 Tacoma Defiance 16 4 2 10 25 32 −7 14 0.88
4 Portland Timbers 2 16 3 0 13 20 50 −30 9 0.56
Source: USL

Match results
March 7 1 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PST Skundrich  23',  42'
Sargis  28'
Barahona  32'		 Report Moloto  24'
Sheldon  60'
Garcia  68'
da Costa  79'
Martínez  90+3'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of Republic FC's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]

July 13 2 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PDT Formella  8' (pen.),  37'
Hillard-Arce  23'
Villareal  84'
Skundrich  90+1'		 Report Diaz  1'
Daley  57'
Serrano  81'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 19 3 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
6:00 PM PDT McCrary  74'
Iwasa  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Langsdorf  19'
Dabo  88'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
July 25 4 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
7:00 PM PDT Vázquez  36'
Williams  72'
Hernandez  90+8'		 Report McCrary  16'
Villarreal  27'
Iwasa  67'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 29 5 Sacramento Republic FC v Orange County SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
August 1 6 San Diego Loyal SC 0–0 Sacramento Republic FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT Spencer  41'
Klimenta  66'
Avila  85'		 Report Wheeler-Omiunu  55'
Hilliard-Arce  71'
Skundrich  88'
Iwasa  90+3'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 8 7 Portland Timbers 2 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Molloy  52'
Krolicki  54'
Hanson  84'		 Report Leeker  12' (o.g.)
Mahoney  82'  90+2'
Sargis  90+6'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 12 8 Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Partida  80'
Dabo  82'		 Report McCrary  21'
Sargis  38'
Bijev  45+2' (pen.),  71'
Keinan  56'
R. Lopez  75'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 15 9 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
8:00 PM (PDT) Formella  14',  41'
Iwasa  33'
Belmar  54'
McCrary  84'		 Report Hinds  42'
Rogers  50'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 22 10 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT R. Lopez  45+2'
Skundrich  60'
Iwasa  69'
Apollon  82'		 Report González Asensi  23'
Molloy  75'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
September 2 11 Portland Timbers 2 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT Epps  80'
Clapier  90+2'		 Report Skundrich  49'
R. Lopez  72'
Gomez  81'
Penagos  87'
Chavez  90+6'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 9 5 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Formella  48',  79'
R. Lopez  58'
Bijev  87'		 Report Okoli  5'
Quinn  34'
Palmer  72'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Re-schedule of postponed July 29, 2020 match.
September 12 12 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Werner  5'
Formella  32'
Villarreal  73'
Belmar  80'		 Report Langsdorf  2'
Partida  67',  84'
Alfaro  79'
Apodaca  90+3',  90+4'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Chris Ruska
September 20 13 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Keinan  45+4'
Bijev  48'
Skundrich  56'
Belmar  60' (pen.)
R. Lopez  90'
Sargis  90+4'		 Report Pérez  3'
Kitahara  15'
Díaz  66',  80'
Serrano  86'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
September 26 14 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Rivas  5'
Richards  44'
Langsdorf  45+1'
Alfaro  50'
Hertzog  58'		 Report R. Lopez  21'
Keinan  51'
Hilliard-Arce  52'
Villarreal  83'
Formella  90+3'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 30 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Mueller  66'
Díaz  71',  90+4'		 Report Chavez  42'
Penagos  90'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 3 16 Sacramento Republic FC 4–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Formella  2',  4'
Villarreal  9',  42'
Belmar  16'
McCrary  22'
Bijev  25'
Keinan  67'
Barahona  85'
F. López  90'		 Report Hanson  45+4'
Krolicki  45+6'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin

USL Cup Playoffs
October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
6:00 PM PDT Dadashov  44'
Lambert  109'
Asante  114'		 Report Formella  12'
López  45'
Hilliard-Arce  74'
McCrary  87'
Keinan  90+1'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic


U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Sacramento will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[7]

April 8 Second Round Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) v Oakland Roots SC (NISA) Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[8]

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. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Team Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. "Republic FC To Resume USL Season At Home On Monday, July 13". sacrepublicfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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