2019 Sacramento Republic FC season

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]

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 →

Background

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Club

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Roster

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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

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

Competitions

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Preseason

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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'
  67'
Report Brown   41',   78'
Seymore   84'
Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex
February 23 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC Davis, California
Partain   85' Report Fuentes   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

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Results summary

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Standings

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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

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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   11'
Chantzopoulos   81'
Report Chang   25'
Blake   35' (pen.)
Ávila   80'
Kacher   90+4'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 16 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM Jack   56' Report Iwasa   57' (pen.)
Skundrich   78'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
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   47'
Skundrich   80'
Blackwood   90+2'
Report R. Garcia   29',   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   22'
Wingo   50'
Bruin   78'
Report Keinan   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   44'
Saari   64'
Taylor   85' (o.g.)
Report Kléber   12'
Troncoso   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   57'   63'
Chantzopoulos   78'   90+1'
Saari   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   53'
Alemán   81'
Report Fernandez   10' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 4 8 Las Vegas Lights FC 4–2 Sacramento Republic FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Parra   67'
Robinson   71'
Echavarria   75'
Sandoval   90'
Report Partain   51'
Blackwood   90+4'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 8 9 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:30 PM Chaney   41'
Jackson   74'
Report Keinan   26'
Werner   29'
McCrary   49'
Cohen   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   19'
Keinan   46'
Report Hertzog   24',   80',   88'
Brown   31'
Mfeka   52'
Mendiola   83'
Partida   85'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 18 11 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–1 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM Rezende   10'
Kiesewetter   63',   73'
Herrera   88'
Salgado   90'
Report Skundrich   35' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 1 12 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Keinan   11'
Yaro   78' (o.g.)
Werner   83'
McCrary   90+5'
Report Eboussi   39'
Lahoud   69',   90+1'
Ackon   79'
Restrepo   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   35'
Padilla   60'
Guzman   61'
Report Iwasa   32' (pen.),   90'
Mahoney   77'
Saari   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',   34'
Iwasa   44',   70'
Bonomo   48',   74'
Werner   80'
Alemán   90'
Report Roberts   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   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   73'
McCrary   90+4'
Report del Campo   60'
Lawal   63'
Chavez   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   47'
Report Tuiloma   36'
Langsdorf   47'
Leeker   66'
Smith   73'
Kobayashi   82'
Calixtro   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   87'
Adams   90'
Lemoine   90+2'
Report Martinez   84' (o.g.)
Chantzopoulos   87'
Mahoney   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   53'
Taintor   66'
Werner   75'
Report Wehan   10'
Moar   36'
Sandoval   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   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   14'
Barmby   51'
Pecka   87',   90+5'
Report Bonomo   21',   45'
Iwasa   33'
Alemán   45+3'
McCrary   75'
Werner   86'
Díaz   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   32'
Mahoney   46'
Barahona   87'
Report Torres   26'
Parra   31'
Tabortetaka   70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,431
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 17 23 Sacramento Republic FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Barahona   24'
Villareal   31'
Enevoldsen   57',   60'
Iwasa   72'
Partain   80'
Report Hundley   43'
Burt   48'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,350
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 23 24 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Barahona   7' (o.g.)
Farrell   44'
Vassell   66'
Mala   85'   90'
Report Iwasa   2'
Barahona   49'
McCrary   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   39'
Cuello   54'
Fiddes   56'
Lopez   90+1'
Report Enevoldsen   20'
Partain   64'
McCrary   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   11'
Enevoldsen   13',   75'
Taintor   18'
Iwasa   45+2'
Report Vargas   33'
Hegardt   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   21'
Kléber   33'
Okugo   65'
Report Enevoldsen   23',   90+6'
Skundrich   26'
Formella   31'
Shuttleworth   75'
Bijev   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',   83'
Shuttleworth   90+2'
Report Lemoine   5'
Castellanos   68'
Bird   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   43' Report Saari   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   84'
Chantzopoulos   87'
Report Fox   29'
Rebellón   48'
Monsalvez   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',   90+1'
Mahoney   89'
Taintor   90+5'
Report Fiddes   8'
Shultz   32'
Zubak   37'
Kamara   72'
Williams   77'   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   45'
Report Bijev   13'
Enevoldsen   19'
Werner   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   17'
Skundrich   90+1'
Taintor   90+5'
Report Jones   16'
Alston   20'
Vinicius   26',   56'
Forrester   43'
Orozco   78'
Due   90+5'
Quinn   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   48',   50'
Blake   56'
Martínez   61',   82'
Report Villarreal   24'
Taintor   43'
McCrary   85'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL Cup Playoffs

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October 23 Play-In Round Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 New Mexico United Sacramento, California
7:30 PM Enevoldsen   44',   82'
Alemán   45+3'
Villarreal   67'
Werner   90+3'
Report Sandoval   1'
Padilla   44'
Wehan   64'
Guzmán   69'
Schmidt   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   73'
Enevoldsen   75'
Skundrich   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   25'
Gómez   40'
Ryan   70'
Contreras   83' (pen.)
Yuma   86'
Velásquez   88'
Report Alemán   51'
Enevoldsen   70'
Barahona   87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

U.S. Open Cup

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

References

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  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.