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.
Position | Name |
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Technical director | Graham Smith |
Head coach | Preki |
Assistant coach | Rod Underwood |
Assistant coach | Chris Malenab |
Assistant coach | Antonio Sutton |
Assistant coach/Goalkeepers | Simon Sheppard |
Assistant coach/Goalkeepers | Gene DuChateau |
Team Administrator | Jason Corbally |
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 17' | Report | Pierazzi 39' Goodson 65' Sofia 83' Koval 86' Schuler 90+1' |
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 41' Quezada 45' Hoeck 65' |
Report | Mirković Delbridge 86' |
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 40' Hoffman 81' |
Report | López 12' Braun 33' Alvarez 52' Daly 82' |
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 24' | Fucito 12' Braun 25' Stewart 90+' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium |
April 12, 2014 3 | Orange County Blues FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Irvine, California |
19:00 PDT | Russell 19' (pen.) 90' J. Santana 25' Okai 32' 70' |
Report | Daly 8' Vuković 18' Mirković 28' Delbridge 69' |
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 19' Courtois 38' |
Report | Mirković 14' Daly 33' Alvarez 41' 45' Collins 75' |
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 16' 85' Ruthven 27' Swartzendruber 37' |
Report | López 27' Daly 45' 45' Mirković 90' |
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 32' Alvarez 58' |
Report | Derschang 5' Langley 25' 52' Bahner 42' |
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 42' Fochive 65' Jahn 70' |
Report | Russell 48' Turner 54' McLain 71' |
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 7' Lopez 67' Daly 87' |
Report | Venter 16' Travis Bowen 25' Garcia 51' Diallo 67' |
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 74' Mirković 40' López 67' |
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 44' (pen) Harada 50' Baiden 63' Cruyff 90' |
Report | Collins 13' Delbridge 39' Guzman 51' Mirković 84' López 90' |
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 43' Delbridge 56' Bartlomé 90+' 90+' |
Report | Saint Cyr 45' Woodberry 67' Wallace 76' |
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 36' Lopez 48' Thomas 81' Howard 86' |
Report | Fochive 41' López 56' Daly 73' Evans 85' |
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 20' López 39',42' Avesyan 79' Fucito 84' |
Report | Mwanga 14' Eloundou 34' Torres 50' Eloundou 54' |
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 13' Powell 35' Bartlomé 74' Alvarez 79' |
Report | Saint Cyr 22' 58' | 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 35' 53' Evans 56' Lopez 67' |
Report | Fochive 64' | 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 21' López 32' Jahn 50' López 86' Stewart 86' Guzman 90+' |
Report | Gonzalez 32' McLain 86' Russell 90' |
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 34' Delicâte 67' Delicâte 79' |
Report | Fochive 34' Gilberto 35' Mirković 45' Jahn 64' Guzmán 70' |
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 45' Sekyere 84' |
Report | Stewart 10' | 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 23' Jahn 38' Mirković 54' Alvarez 79' López 83' Klimenta 90' |
Report | Cerén 50' Luke Boden 80' |
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 7' 33' López 69' 85' Jahn 84' |
Report | Motagalvan 89' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
August 2, 2014 21 | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic | Peoria, Arizona |
19:00 PDT | Tan 32' DelPiccolo 42' Top 64' 90' Morrison 65' Robinson 85' |
Report | Koval 53' Braun 78' Guzman 82' |
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 16' Hedrick 18' (o.g.) Mirković 36' Daly 72' Gleeson 80' |
Report | Perry 51' | 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 42' Russell 48' |
Report | Vuković 38' 38' Daly 54' Jahn 56' Stewart 68' 73' 90' Alvarez 70' Matinez 82' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
August 20, 2014 24 | Sacramento Republic | 2–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PDT | Braun 15' López 37' Klimenta 76' |
Report | Nicholson 35' Ruggles 77' Godelman 90' |
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 12' 25' Evans 82' |
Report | Falvey 17' | 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 39' Nicholson 81' Tomaselli 83' |
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 49' Vukovic 70' Evans 70' |
Report | Evans 17' | 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 50' Guzman 51' Alvarez 69' Collins 89' |
Report | McBean 18' 59' Villarreal 27' Rugg 70' Bli 82' Covarrubias 90' |
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
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 10' 40' 67' Daly 64' Jahn 88' |
Report | Nicholson 42' Ruggles 54' Ochoa 58' (pen) |
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 70' (pen) 84' (pen) 90+' | Report | Rugg 26' 44' | 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 36' Evans 90' Stewart 90+' |
Report Report Report Report |
Langley 46' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
U.S. Open Cup
May 14 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Ventura County Fusion | Sacramento, California |
19:00 PT | Delbridge 59' Daly 76' Collins 78' Mirković 83' |
Report | Rideout 36' Vale 77' Torre 88' |
Stadium: Cosumnes River College Attendance: 1,347 |
May 28 3 | Sacramento Republic | 6–0 | Fresno Fuego | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PT | Mirković 16' 90' Vuković 45' Braun 53' Stewart 61' López 76' Klimenta 81' Evans 89' |
Report | Edmonds 33' 41' Garcia 70' |
Stadium: Cosumnes River College Attendance: 1,523 |
June 11 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | San Francisco, California |
19:00 PT | Harris 32' Lenhart 45' Stephenson 45+' (pen) Cato 73' Harden 83' Pierazzi 90' |
Report | Delbridge 3' Braun 42' Bartlomé 45' 78' |
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 3788 |
Friendlies
July 6 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | Club Atlas | Sacramento, California |
18:30 PST | Alvarez 40' Avesyan 84' |
Report | Hernández 78' Ponce 80' Brambila 82' Caballero 84' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
July 19 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–2 | Rangers F.C. | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PST | Bond 13' Martinez 45' Evans 60' |
Report | Black 47' McGregor 48' Faure 62' Black 90+' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
July 21 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PST | Vuković 12' Mirković 72' |
Report | Dorrans 13' (pen) Mulumbu 37' Gardner 42' 82' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 7,461 |
July 25 Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Sacramento, California |
19:30 PST | Gabe Padilla 68' J.J. Koval 73' 76' |
Report | Berahino 13' Mulumbu 30' Anichebe 62' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 |
September 30 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 PST | Findley 57' (pen.) Velásquez 90' |
Report Report |
López 27' Max Alvarez 45' Mirković 54' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Attendance: 20,555 |
Statistics
Transfers
In
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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6 | DF | Jack Lane | Ilkeston | Released from contract | June 26, 2014 | [9] |
4 | DF | Chad Bond | Free agent | Released from contract | August 16, 2014 | [10] |
3 | DF | Jack Avesyan | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | |
6 | FW | Chad Bartlomé | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | |
13 | MF | Christian Gonzalez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | |
20 | MF | Carlos Martinez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
Loan in
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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1 | GK | Jake Gleeson | Portland Timbers | |||
2 | FW | Mike Fucito | San Jose Earthquakes | August 1, 2014 | [11] | |
14 | FW | Adam Jahn | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
16 | FW | Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
24 | MF | George Fochive | Portland Timbers | August 19, 2014 | [12] | |
27 | DF | Alvas Powell | Portland Timbers | August 19, 2014 | [12] | |
29 | MF | Jeffrey "J.J." Koval | San Jose Earthquakes | [11] | ||
32 | MF | Steven Evans | Portland Timbers | |||
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