2019 Sacramento Republic FC season

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Sacramento Republic FC
2019 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head coachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park
USL Championship7th (Western Conference)
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 11,569
(April 6 vs. Austin Bold FC)
(April 27 vs. Phoenix Rising FC)
(July 13 vs. Portland Timbers 2)
(October 12 vs. Orange County SC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 9,324
(October 2 vs. LA Galaxy II)
All: 400
(May 15 vs. Reno 1868 FC (USOC))
Average home league attendance11,088
Biggest win6–0 (June 22 vs. Tulsa)
Biggest defeat–3 goals (3 times)
1–4 (May 11 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
0–3 (October 19 at Real Monarchs)
0–3 (November 2 at El Paso)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's sixth season of existence. The club is playing in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.[2]

Background[edit]

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of July 18, 2019[3]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Bobby Shuttleworth (on loan from Minnesota United FC)  United States
2 DF Shannon Gomez  Trinidad and Tobago
4 DF Mitchell Taintor  United States
5 DF Matt Mahoney  United States
6 DF Charalampos Chantzopoulos  Germany
7 MF Hayden Partain  United States
9 FW Dariusz Formella  Poland
10 MF Keven Alemán  Canada
11 MF Sam Werner  United States
12 MF Drew Skundrich  United States
15 DF Juan Barahona  El Salvador
18 GK Rafael Díaz  Dominican Republic
20 MF Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
21 DF Dekel Keinan  Israel
23 FW Thomas Enevoldsen  Denmark
24 MF Jaime Villarreal  United States
25 MF Ray Saari  United States
26 DF Elliott Hord  United States
29 FW Stefano Bonomo  United States
30 DF Jordan McCrary  United States
31 FW Cameron Iwasa  United States
46 MF Mario Penagos ([A])  United States
47 DF Hayden Sargis ([A])  United States
48 DF Eddy Berumen ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    Sacramento Republic FC Academy player

Staff[edit]

As of December 12, 2018[citation needed]
Position Name
General Manager United States Todd Dunivant
Head Coach New Zealand Simon Elliott
Head Assistant Coach United States Benjamin Ziemer
Goalkeeper Coach France Romuald Peiser
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer United States Aung Aye

Competitions[edit]

Preseason[edit]

February 9 Sacramento Republic FC 5–0 Sacramento Gold Sacramento, California
19:00 PST Iwasa 11'
Bonomo 68'
Butler 80'
Partain 82'
Blackwood 88'
Report Stadium: American River College Soccer Stadium
February 13 Ventura County Fusion 1–9 Sacramento Republic FC Ventura, California
19:30 PST Report Blackwood
Butler
Bonomo
Iwasa , ,
Bijev ,
Skundrich
Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex
February 16 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
12:30 PST Report Bijev Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 23 Sacramento Republic FC 4–1 Reno 1868 FC Davis, California
Bonomo 16', 79'
Skundrich 30'
Blackwood 42'
Yellow card 67'
Report Brown Yellow card 41', 78'
Seymore Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex
February 23 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC Davis, California
Partain 85' Report Fuentes Yellow card 11' Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex
March 2 Sacramento Republic FC v UC Davis Aggies Sacramento, California
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: Closed-door

USL Championship[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54 Conference Quarterfinals
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
7 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 +7 48 Play-In Round
8 Austin Bold FC 34 13 9 12 53 52 +1 48
9 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 −3 48
Source: USL Championship 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

Match results[edit]

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced that their 2019 season schedule.[4]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in PDT (UTC-06)

March 9 1 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Iwasa Yellow card 11'
Chantzopoulos 81'
Report Chang Yellow card 25'
Blake 35' (pen.)
Ávila Yellow card 80'
Kacher Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 24 3 Sacramento Republic FC 4–1 OKC Energy FC Sacramento, California
2:00 PM Iwasa 16', 21' (pen.), 27'
Werner 45+4'
Saari Yellow card 47'
Skundrich Yellow card 80'
Blackwood Yellow card 90+2'
Report R. Garcia 29', Yellow card 69' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,857
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 1 4 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM Leyva Yellow card 22'
Wingo 50'
Bruin 78'
Report Keinan Yellow card 55'
Iwasa 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
April 6 5 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Austin Bold FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Keinan Yellow card 44'
Saari Yellow card 64'
Taylor 85' (o.g.)
Report Kléber Yellow card 12'
Troncoso Yellow card 30'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Calin Radosav
April 13 6 Portland Timbers 2 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM Jadama 29' (pen.) Report Bijev Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 63'
Chantzopoulos Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Saari Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Mike Hohnholz
April 27 7 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Gomez Yellow card 53'
Alemán Yellow card 81'
Report Fernandez Yellow card 10' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 8 9 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:30 PM Chaney Yellow card 41'
Jackson Yellow card 74'
Report Keinan Yellow card 26'
Werner 29'
McCrary Yellow card 49'
Cohen Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 11 10 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Taintor 12'
McCrary Yellow card 19'
Keinan Yellow card 46'
Report Hertzog 24', Yellow card 80', 88'
Brown 31'
Mfeka Yellow card 52'
Mendiola 83'
Partida Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 1 12 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Keinan Yellow card 11'
Yaro 78' (o.g.)
Werner 83'
McCrary 90+5'
Report Eboussi Yellow card 39'
Lahoud Yellow card 69', 90+1'
Ackon Yellow card 79'
Restrepo Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,020
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 8 13 New Mexico United 0–3 Sacramento Republic FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:30 PM Frater Yellow card 35'
Padilla Yellow card 60'
Guzman Yellow card 61'
Report Iwasa 32' (pen.), 90'
Mahoney 77'
Saari Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 14,780
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 22 14 Sacramento Republic FC 6–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Taintor 8', Yellow card 34'
Iwasa 44', 70'
Bonomo 48', 74'
Werner 80'
Alemán Yellow card 90'
Report Roberts Yellow card 50' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,522
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr.
June 29 15 Reno 1868 FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM Mendiola 35'
Rivas 60'
Report Saari Yellow card 44' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,498
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 3 16 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Fresno FC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Keinan Red card 73'
McCrary Yellow card 90+4'
Report del Campo Yellow card 60'
Lawal Yellow card 63'
Chavez Red card 73'
Casillas 77'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Dejan Susak
July 13 17 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Partain 41'
Taintor Yellow card 47'
Report Tuiloma Yellow card 36'
Langsdorf Yellow card 47'
Leeker Yellow card 66'
Smith Yellow card 73'
Kobayashi Yellow card 82'
Calixtro Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 20 18 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Cabrera 32'
Small Yellow card 87'
Adams 90'
Lemoine Yellow card 90+2'
Report Martinez 84' (o.g.)
Chantzopoulos Yellow card 87'
Mahoney Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 24 19 Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 New Mexico United Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Iwasa Yellow card 53'
Taintor Yellow card 66'
Werner 75'
Report Wehan 10'
Moar Yellow card 36'
Sandoval Yellow card 44'
Bruce 89'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 27 20 Orange County SC 0–0 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Report Keinan Yellow card 87' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,860
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 3 21 San Antonio FC 2–3 Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT López Yellow card 14'
Barmby 51'
Pecka Yellow card 87', 90+5'
Report Bonomo 21', 45'
Iwasa 33'
Alemán Yellow card 45+3'
McCrary Yellow card 75'
Werner Yellow card 86'
Díaz Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
August 7 22 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Las Vegas Lights Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Alemán Yellow card 32'
Mahoney Yellow card 46'
Barahona Yellow card 87'
Report Torres Yellow card 26'
Parra Yellow card 31'
Tabortetaka Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,431
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 23 24 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Barahona 7' (o.g.)
Farrell 44'
Vassell Yellow card 66'
Mala Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90'
Report Iwasa 2'
Barahona Yellow card 49'
McCrary Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 7,403
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 31 25 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:00 Koreniuk 21'
Kamara Yellow card 39'
Cuello Yellow card 54'
Fiddes Yellow card 56'
Lopez Yellow card 90+1'
Report Enevoldsen Yellow card 20'
Partain Yellow card 64'
McCrary Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 783
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 7 26 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Skundrich Yellow card 11'
Enevoldsen 13', 75'
Taintor Yellow card 18'
Iwasa 45+2'
Report Vargas Yellow card 33'
Hegardt Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,218
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 11 27 Austin Bold FC 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Austin, Texas
5:30 PM Guadarrama Yellow card 21'
Kléber 33'
Okugo Yellow card 65'
Report Enevoldsen 23', Yellow card 90+6'
Skundrich Yellow card 26'
Formella 31'
Shuttleworth Yellow card 75'
Bijev Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 15 28 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
7:00 PM Werner 18'
Formella 81', Yellow card 83'
Shuttleworth Yellow card 90+2'
Report Lemoine 5'
Castellanos Yellow card 68'
Bird Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Joseph Salinas
September 22 29 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Sacramento Republic FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4:00 PM Williams Yellow card 43' Report Saari Yellow card 89' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,169
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 28 30 Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Enevoldsen 14'
Skundrich Yellow card 84'
Chantzopoulos Yellow card 87'
Report Fox Yellow card 29'
Rebellón 48'
Monsalvez Yellow card 57'
Gómez 90+1'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,807
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 2 31 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
19:30 Enevoldsen 20', Yellow card 90+1'
Mahoney 89'
Taintor Red card 90+5'
Report Fiddes Yellow card 8'
Shultz Yellow card 32'
Zubak 37'
Kamara 72'
Williams Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,324
Referee: Elton García
October 5 32 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–3 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT Marlon 31'
Silva 40'
Roberts Yellow card 45'
Report Bijev 13'
Enevoldsen 19'
Werner Yellow card 42'
Iwasa 59'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 12 33 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
19:30 Iwasa 6', 64'
McCrary Yellow card 17'
Skundrich Yellow card 90+1'
Taintor Yellow card 90+5'
Report Jones 16'
Alston Yellow card 20'
Vinicius 26', Yellow card 56'
Forrester Yellow card 43'
Orozco 78'
Due Yellow card 90+5'
Quinn Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 19 34 Real Monarchs 3–0 Sacramento Republic FC Herriman, Utah
8:00 PM Ryden 45'
Mulholland Yellow card 48', 50'
Blake Yellow card 56'
Martínez 61', Yellow card 82'
Report Villarreal Yellow card 24'
Taintor Yellow card 43'
McCrary Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL Cup Playoffs[edit]

October 23 Play-In Round Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 New Mexico United Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Enevoldsen Yellow card 44', 82'
Alemán 45+3'
Villarreal Yellow card 67'
Werner Yellow card 90+3'
Report Sandoval 1'
Padilla Yellow card 44'
Wehan Yellow card 64'
Guzmán Yellow card 69'
Schmidt Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,907
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Reno 1868 FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM Hertzog 5' Report Werner 8'
Iwasa 70'
Taintor Yellow card 73'
Enevoldsen 75'
Skundrich Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
November 2 Conference Semifinals El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM Beckie Yellow card 25'
Gómez 40'
Ryan Yellow card 70'
Contreras 83' (pen.)
Yuma Yellow card 86'
Velásquez 88'
Report Alemán Yellow card 51'
Enevoldsen Yellow card 70'
Barahona Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

As a member of the USL Championship, Sacramento entered the tournament in the Second Round,[5] with the pairing announced on April 17.[6]

May 15 Second Round Sacramento Republic FC California 1–0 Nevada Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Taintor Yellow card 29'
Werner Yellow card 51', 82'
Villarreal Yellow card 74'
Bonomo Yellow card 90+2'
Report Aune Yellow card 86' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Turan Özdemir
May 29 Third Round Sacramento Republic FC California 1–0 (a.e.t.) California Fresno FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Chantzopoulos Yellow card 18'
Saari Yellow card 31'
Bonomo 120+3'
Report Strong Yellow card 85'
Basuljevic Yellow card 102'
Martin Yellow card 107'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 11 Fourth Round San Jose Earthquakes California 4–3 California Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
19:30 PST Eriksson 10'
Calvillo Yellow card 18'
Espinoza 38' (pen.)
Qazaishvili 78', 90+1'
Report Werner 2'
Bijev 14'
Mahoney Yellow card 45'
Chantzopoulos Yellow card 52'
Skundrich 90+3'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Mark Allatin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "2019 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios Released". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.