2018 Sacramento Republic FC season

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Sacramento Republic FC
2018 season
Owner Kevin M. Nagle [1]
Head coach Simon Elliott
Stadium Papa Murphy's Park
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's fifth season of existence. The club played in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, and competed in the Western Conference. [2]

Contents

Background

Club

Roster

As of April 9, 2018. [3]

No.PositionNationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Cohen
2 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Shannon Gomez
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Turnley
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mitchell Taintor
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Schmidt
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayden Partain
8 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Wilson Kneeshaw
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Eissele
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Keven Alemán
11 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Luis Espino
12 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Carlos Rodriguez
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Seiler
16 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Adam Moffat
18 GK Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Rafael Díaz
20 MF Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Villyan Bijev
21 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Emrah Klimenta
22 DF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Jeremy Hall
23 MF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Jure Matjašič
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaime Villarreal
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elliott Hord
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Olsen
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Iwasa
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roberto Hategan
40 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Quincy Butler

Staff

As of February 1, 2018.

PositionName
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Todd Dunivant
Director of Football Flag of England.svg Graham Smith
Head coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Elliott
Head Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Ziemer
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Sutton
Assistant coach/Goalkeepers Flag of England.svg Simon Sheppard
Strength & Conditioning Coach Flag of the United States.svg Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg John Duncan
Team Chiropractor Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Saenz

Competitions

Preseason

February 10, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Sacramento Gold Sacramento, California
19:00 PST Villarreal Yellow card.svg 10'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg15'
Alemán Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Alkebulan Yellow card.svg 26', Soccerball shade.svg57'
Padilla Yellow card.svg 37'
Wright Red card.svg 63'
Stadium: American River College Soccer Stadium
February 15, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
19:30 PST Eissele Soccerball shade.svg47'
Nana-Sinkam Yellow card.svg 84'
Report Morris Soccerball shade.svg2', Soccerball shade.svg79'
Wingo Soccerball shade.svg27'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
February 22, 2018 San Jose Earthquakes Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
13:00 PST Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match result not publicized.
February 25, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Sacramento, California
14:00 PST Partain Yellow card.svg 47' Report Moutinho Soccerball shade.svg60'
Czornomaz Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,035
March 4, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Fresno FC Turlock, California
19:00 PST Taintor Yellow card.svg 19'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg36'
Report Barrera Yellow card.svg 19'
Kamdem Yellow card.svg 59'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Warrior Stadium
March 10, 2018 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 PST Lasso Yellow card.svg 20'
Ledesma Yellow card.svg 61'
Keinan Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Seiler Yellow card.svg 25'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium

USL

Results summary


Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Orange County SC 3420687040+3066 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 3419874732+1565
3 Phoenix Rising FC 3419696338+2563
4 Real Monarchs 34193125547+860
5 Reno 1868 FC 34161175638+1859
Source: 2018 USL 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

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Kickoff times are in PDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise

March 171 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.N. Alemán Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 77'
Eissele Soccerball shade.svg48'
Hall Yellow card.svg 76'
Report Restrepo Yellow card.svg 5'
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 38'
Lopez Soccerball shade.svg68', Yellow card.svg 82'
Pecka Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 242 Orange County SC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 P.M. Hashimoto Yellow card.svg 18'
Segbers Yellow card.svg 50'
Sorto Yellow card.svg 58'
Seaton Red card.svg 76'
Crognale Yellow card.svg 81'
Report Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg66'
Bijev Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 313 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
5:30 P.M. Ontiveros Yellow card.svg 43'
Wharton Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
James Yellow card.svg 74', Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Bijev Soccerball shade.svg30'
Iwasa Yellow card.svg 35', Soccerball shade.svg80'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Marco Vega
April 74 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 P.M. Taintor Red card.svg 20'
Partain Yellow card.svg 70'
Moffat Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Report Ele Yellow card.svg 32' Yellow-red card.svg 44'
Ulysse Red card.svg 63'
Narbón Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Note: Ele's second yellow was rescinded by the USL Disciplinary Committee.
April 145 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00 pm PDT Huiqui Soccerball shade.svg2' Report Eissele Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,167
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 186 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg64'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg73'
Moffat Yellow card.svg 79'
Hall Yellow card.svg 79'
Report Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg28'
Burt Yellow card.svg 55'
Poaty Yellow card.svg 69'
Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 76'
Suggs Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
April 287 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Seiler Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 45+6'
Vazquez Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Rivas Soccerball shade.svg2'
Jusino Yellow card.svg 31'
Mirković Yellow card.svg 58'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 28 Portland Timbers 2 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg16'
Zambrano Yellow card.svg 21'
Jadama Soccerball shade.svg38'
Williams Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 1210 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
Matjašič Soccerball shade.svg2'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg12'
Report Marie Soccerball shade.svg57'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg59'
Thiaw Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elton García
May 1911 Phoenix Rising FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 P.M. Wakasa Yellow card.svg 45+2'
da Fonte Yellow card.svg 59'
Cortez Soccerball shade.svg62'
Drogba Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Report
Report
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg8'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg21'Yellow card.svg 39'
Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 32'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 41'
Matjašič Yellow card.svg 64'
Kneeshaw Soccerball shade.svg88'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,503
Referee: J.J. Bilinski
May 2912 Real Monarchs 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Portillo Yellow card.svg 33'
Hoffman Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 213 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Hall Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Turnley Yellow card.svg 80'
Moffat Yellow card.svg 81'
Report Hashimoto Yellow card.svg 10'
Amico Yellow card.svg 26', Yellow card.svg 90+3' Red card.svg
Kontor Yellow card.svg 32'
Juel-Nielsen Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Ramos-Godoy Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 914 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villarreal Yellow card.svg 53'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Dia Yellow card.svg 13'
Awako Yellow card.svg 54'
Lambert Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 1315 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Johnson Yellow card.svg 85' Report Vazquez Soccerball shade.svg37'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 1616 San Antonio FC 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 P.M. Elizondo Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Gomez Yellow card.svg 28'
Bijev Yellow card.svg 43'
Hall Yellow card.svg 60'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 75th USL league match
June 2317 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 Saint Louis FC Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg28', Soccerball shade.svg47'
Vazquez Yellow card.svg 41'
Hall Yellow card.svg 84'
Report Greig Yellow card.svg 50'
Dikwa Soccerball shade.svg74'
Fall Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Elton García
June 3018 Fresno FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Caffa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Caffa Yellow card.svg 44'
Daly Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 87'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 90'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Tayou Soccerball shade.svg90+2', Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Gomez Yellow card.svg 31'
Hall Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 719 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Moffat Yellow card.svg 50' Report Velásquez Yellow card.svg 66'
Moberg Yellow card.svg 73'
Gallagher Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 1020 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 P.M. Barry Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg45', 54'
Eissele Yellow card.svg 67'Soccerball shade.svg88'
Klimenta Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 1421 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 P.M. Colvey Yellow card.svg 58'
Uzo Yellow card.svg 88'
Report Bijev Yellow card.svg 35'Soccerball shade.svg37'
Seiler Yellow card.svg 85'
Klimenta Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 2122 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg23'
Turnley Yellow card.svg 43'
Report Harris Yellow card.svg 30'
A. Dixon Yellow card.svg 55'
Ibeagha Yellow card.svg 65'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 423 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Fresno FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villareal Yellow card.svg 44'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Baldisimo Yellow card.svg 32'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 38'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 82'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 1124 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg61'
Alemán Yellow card.svg 64'
Hall Soccerball shade.svg68'
Matjašič Yellow card.svg 78'
Bijev Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Small Soccerball shade.svg1'
Wharton Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,937
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 1525 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Sacramento Republic Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg5'
Greig Soccerball shade.svg7'
Kavita Yellow card.svg 62'
Reynolds Yellow card.svg 69'
Culbertson Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Report Villarreal Soccerball shade.svg67'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 1826 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Requejo Soccerball shade.svg56' (o.g.)
Iwasa Yellow card.svg 75'
Alemán Yellow card.svg 75'
Report Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg7'
Zubak Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Engola Soccerball shade.svg25'
López Soccerball shade.svg41', Yellow card.svg 80'
Requejo Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 2527 Reno 1868 FC 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM Carroll Yellow card.svg 30'
Casiple Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Report Taintor Yellow card.svg 5'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg47'
Kneeshaw Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 1929 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–4 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vukovic Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.) Report Hord Soccerball shade.svg20'
Partain Soccerball shade.svg54', Soccerball shade.svg80'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 2330 OKC Energy 0–0 Sacramento Republic Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4:00 P.M. Harris Yellow card.svg 9'
Ross Yellow card.svg 84'
Report Gomez Yellow card.svg 39'
Matjašič Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 2931 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 (PST) Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg6' (Hord)
Seiler Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Report Smith Yellow card.svg 58'Yellow card.svg 74' Red card.svg
Zambrano Yellow card.svg 83'
Diz Pe Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 633 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:30 F. López Soccerball shade.svg24', Yellow card.svg 71'
Vera Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Report Alemán Soccerball shade.svg13', 21'
Turnley Yellow card.svg 51'
Seiler Yellow card.svg 62' Yellow-red card.svg 74'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 1334 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Matjašič Yellow card.svg 30'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 65'
Hord Yellow card.svg 69'
Report Torres Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Mendoza Yellow card.svg 54'
Ochoa Yellow card.svg 70'
Garcia Yellow card.svg 87'
Herrera-Perla Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Postseason

October 20Quarterfinal Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Bijev Soccerball shade.svg16'
Matjašič Yellow card.svg 38'
Hord Yellow card.svg 68'
Report Kuzain Soccerball shade.svg27'
Barry Soccerball shade.svg31'
Akhmatov Yellow card.svg 58'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerso

U.S. Open Cup

May 233rd Round Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 P.M. RNO Report Alemán Soccerball shade.svg69'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
June 64th Round Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg60'
Bijev Yellow card.svg 84'
Hall Yellow card.svg 85'
Matjašič Soccerball shade.svg115'
Report Chenkam Yellow card.svg 11'
Roldan Yellow card.svg 62'
Ele Yellow card.svg 81'
Shipp Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Olsen Yellow card.svg 110'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 5,619
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (California)
June 20Round of 16 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Sacramento Republic FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 P.M. Feilhaber Soccerball shade.svg58' (Atuesta)
Rossi Soccerball shade.svg67' (Nguyen)
Blessing Soccerball shade.svg89' (Rossi, Atuesta)
Report Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 18'
Hord Soccerball shade.svg35'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg60' (Villarreal)
Matjasic Yellow card.svg 66'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Friendlies

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

References

  1. "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. "2018 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved January 16, 2018.