The 2020 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's seventh season of existence. The club played in the USL Championship (USLC), 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 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]
| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle[1] | ||
| Head coach | Simon Elliott | ||
| Stadium | Papa Murphy's Park | ||
| USL Championship | Conference: 5th Group A: 2nd | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conf. Quarterfinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,569 | ||
| Biggest win | SAC 4–0 POR (Oct. 3) | ||
| Biggest defeat | LA 1–0 SAC (July 25) TAC 1–0 SAC (Sept. 30) PHX 1–0 SAC (Oct. 10) | ||
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Club edit
Roster edit
- As of February 11, 2020[4]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 2 | DF | Shannon Gomez |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 3 | DF | Hayden Sargis |  United States
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| 4 | DF | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | United States
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| 5 | DF | Matt Mahoney | United States
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| 8 | MF | Rodrigo López | United States
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| 9 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | United States
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| 10 | FW | Dariusz Formella |  Poland
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| 11 | MF | Sam Werner | United States
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| 12 | MF | Drew Skundrich | United States
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| 14 | DF | Ashkanov Apollon | United States
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| 15 | DF | Juan Barahona |  El Salvador
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| 18 | GK | Rafael Díaz |  Dominican Republic
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| 20 | MF | Villyan Bijev |  Bulgaria
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| 21 | DF | Dekel Keinan |  Israel
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| 22 | MF | Julian Chavez ([A]) | United States
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| 23 | MF | Mario Penagos | United States
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| 24 | MF | Jaime Villarreal | United States
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| 28 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | United States
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| 30 | DF | Jordan McCrary | United States
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| 31 | FW | Cameron Iwasa | United States
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| 32 | DF | Aris Yang ([A]) | United States
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| 48 | DF | Eddy Berumen ([A]) | United States
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| 49 | GK | Diego Ramos ([A]) | United States
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| 99 | GK | Adam Grinwis | United States
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- ^ USL Academy contract
Staff edit
- As of January 23, 2020[5]
| Position | Name |
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| General Manager | Todd Dunivant
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| Head Coach |  Mark Briggs
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| Goalkeeper Coach |  Romuald Peiser
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| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Luke Rayfield
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| Head Athletic Trainer | Aung Aye
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Competitions edit
Exhibitions edit
| 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 edit
Standings — Group A edit
| 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 edit
| 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 COVID-19 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 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 Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicholas Marin |
USL Cup Playoffs edit
| 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 Attendance: 0 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
U.S. Open Cup edit
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 the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Team Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Republic FC To Resume USL Season At Home On Monday, July 13". sacrepublicfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.