2015 Sacramento Republic FC season

Sacramento Republic FC
2015 season
Owner Warren Smith
Head Coach

Preki (Through July 11)

Paul Buckle (From July 12)
Stadium Bonney Field;
Hughes Stadium (February 28th)
USL Pro Playoffs 1st round
U.S. Open Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League: Rodrigo López (9)
All: Rodrigo López (11)
Highest home attendance League: 11,442
(Multiple matches)
All: 20,231
(Feb. 28 vs. NY Cosmos)
Lowest home attendance League: 10,906 (Twice)
All: 9,794
(Feb. 21 vs. San Jose)
Average home league attendance League: 11,303
All: 11,556
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2015 Sacramento Republic FC season is the club's second season of existence. The club is playing in the newly rebranded United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. After offseason expansion of the USL from 14 to 24 teams and division into an Eastern and Western Conference, Sacramento Republic FC is competing in the new Western Conference of the USL.[1] The Republic will be playing as defending champions, having defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders 2-0 on September 27, 2014.[2] The season began on March 21 and concluded on September 20.[3]

Background

Winter 2014-15, USL Pro's off season, saw numerous headlines for Sacramento Republic FC. Owner Warren Smith, Technical Director Graham Smith, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and other delegates met with MLS officials, including Commissioner Don Garber, several times to continue their push for a MLS franchise. MLS announced February 2015 that Las Vegas was no longer in contention for an MLS franchise, narrowing the list of potentials to Sacramento and Minneapolis.

Republic's efforts with MLS as well as their successes on and off the pitch rallied many to help invest in the club to push further Republic FC's efforts for an MLS franchise. These investors include co-founder and ex-CEO of Envision Pharmaceutical Kevin Negal, UFC fighter Urijah Faber, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, San Francisco 49ers owners the York Family.

As success and popularity grew, demand for more seating at Bonny Field grew. The Board of Directors of Cal Expo approved expanded seating at Bonney Field and the endline stands were removed and replaced with 30-row bleachers, increasing the capacity to around 11,000.[4]

For the 2015 season, USL Pro expanded to 24 teams, including Portland Timbers 2, concluding Portland's USL affiliation with the Republic.

Club

As of June 19, 2015.[5]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Jakubek, DominikDominik Jakubek      United States
2 Defender Foran, DerekDerek Foran      Ireland
3 Forward Iwasa, CameronCameron Iwasa      United States
4 Midfielder Bonvehi, MatthiasMatthias Bonvehi      United States
5 Defender Barrera, DannyDanny Barrera      United States
6 Midfielder Cazarez, AgustinAgustin Cazarez      United States
7 Midfielder Gilberto, Gilberto      Brazil
8 Midfielder López, RodrigoRodrigo López (vice-captain)     United States
9 Forward Gissie, GabeGabe Gissie      Liberia
10 Forward Stewart, ThomasThomas Stewart      Northern Ireland
11 Forward Alvarez, MaxMax Alvarez      United States
12 Defender Vuković, NemanjaNemanja Vuković      Montenegro
13 Forward Gabeljic, AdnanAdnan Gabeljic      Croatia
14 Forward Estrada, DavidDavid Estrada      Mexico
15 Forward Kaleemullah, Kaleemullah      Pakistan
16 Midfielder Taublieb, ZevZev Taublieb      United States
17 Forward Braun, JustinJustin Braun (captain)     United States
18 Midfielder Mirković, IvanIvan Mirković      Serbia
19 Midfielder Guzmán, OctavioOctavio Guzmán      Mexico
20 Defender Kiffe, JamesJames Kiffe      United States
21 Defender Daly, MichaelMichael Daly      United States
22 Midfielder Gonzalez, GabeGabe Gonzalez      Mexico
23 Defender Klimenta, EmrahEmrah Klimenta      Montenegro
24 Goalkeeper McLain, PatrickPatrick McLain      United States
25 Forward Rivas, JoaquinJoaquin Rivas      El Salvador
26 Midfielder Motagalvan, AlfonsoAlfonso Motagalvan      United States

Technical Staff

As of June 25, 2015.

Position Name
Technical Director England Graham Smith
Head Coach England Paul Buckle
Assistant Head Coach United States Adam Smith
Assistant Coach United States Chris Malenab
Assistant Coach United States Antonio Sutton
Goalkeeping Coach England Simon Sheppard
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Luke Rayfield

Competitions

Preseason

USL

Further information: 2015 USL Pro season

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 10 5 8 35 29  +6 35 6 2 4 18 12  +6 4 3 4 17 17  0

Source:

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAAAHHHAHAAHHAHAAAHHHAHHAAAH
Result L W L W W W L L W W L D L W W W D D L W L D D W W W D D

Last updated: February 24, 2015.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County Blues 28 14 5 9 38 34 +4 47 Conference Semi-finals
2 Oklahoma City Energy 28 13 8 7 44 36 +8 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 14 4 10 53 35 +18 46 First round
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46
5 LA Galaxy II 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 −9 33
10 Arizona United 28 10 2 16 31 55 −24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 −14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 −10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

USL Pro Playoffs

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (pen.)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Playoff Results

U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
24 GK United States Patrick McLain United States Orange County Blues FC Free February 17, 2015
99 DF United States Bilal Duckett United States Charlotte Eagles Free March 6, 2015
16 MF United States Zev Taublieb United States Valparaiso University Free March 6, 2015
22 MF Mexico Gabe Gonzalez United States Orange County Blues FC Free March 6, 2015
26 MF United States Alfonso Motagalvan United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free March 6, 2015
2 DF Republic of Ireland Derek Foran Republic of Ireland St. Patrick’s Athletic Free March 10, 2015
4 DF United States Matthias Bonvehi Philippines Stallion FC Free March 10, 2015
13 FW United States Adnan Gabeljic Croatia NK Rudeš Free March 10, 2015
25 FW El Salvador Joaquin Rivas United States Kitsap Pumas Free March 10, 2015
3 FW Mexico David Estrada United States D.C. United March 20, 2015
14 FW United States Cameron Iwasa United States UC Irvine March 20, 2015
5 MF Colombia Danny Barrera United States Carolina RailHawks June 6, 2015
15 FW Pakistan Kaleemullah Kyrgyzstan FC Dordoi Bishkek June 18, 2015

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
22 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge United States Portland Timbers 2 February 19, 2015
99 DF United States Bilal Duckett United States Charlotte Independence April 9, 2015
14 FW Mexico David Estrada United States Orange County Blues August 10, 2015
16 MF United States Zev Taublieb United States Wilmington Hammerheads FC August 20, 2015
22 MF Mexico Gabe González August 20, 2015
28 MF Mexico Rodrigo Lopez Mexico Celaya FC October 8, 2015
9 FW Liberia Gabe Gissie United States Bethlehem Steel FC December 11, 2015
21 DF United States Mikey Daly United States Bethlehem Steel FC December 11, 2015
21 FW Pakistan Kaleemullah Khan United States Tulsa Roughnecks FC December 17, 2015

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF United States Tommy Thompson United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015
3 MF United States J.J. Koval United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015
22 FW United States Mark Sherrod United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Expanded USL PRO announces new league alignment, competition format for 2015 season". www.mlssoccer.com. January 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sacramento Republic capture USL PRO title in first season with 2-0 win over Harrisburg City Islanders". www.mlssoccer.com. September 28, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "League - 2015 schedules". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cal Expo Board of Directors Approves Expanded Seating at Bonney Field". www.sacrepublicfc.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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