2022 Oakland Roots SC season

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Oakland Roots SC
2022 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coach Noah Delgado (interim)
Stadium Laney College Football Stadium
USLC Conference: 7th
USLC Playoffs Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Second round
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's fourth season of existence and second in the USL Championship. Prior to this, the team played two seasons in the third division National Independent Soccer Association. [1]

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Squad information

As of May 22, 2022 [2]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Ornstil
5 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Joseph Nane
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tarek Morad
7 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Matías Fissore
8 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX José Hernández
9 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Dariusz Formella
10 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lindo Mfeka
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesús Enríquez
12 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Dennis
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Barbir
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Johnny Rodriguez
18 FW Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Juan Carlos Azócar
20 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Blanchette
21 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Emrah Klimenta
22 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Óttar Magnús Karlsson (on loan from Venezia)
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Memo Diaz
25 FW Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Javier Mariona ( [A] )
30 DF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Alejandro Fuenmayor
47 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Bailey
60 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Timothy Syrel ( [A] )
61 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Bedolla Vera ( [A] )
66 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Lorenzo Hernández ( [A] )
72 DF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Edgardo Rito
77 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mikael Tørset Johnsen (on loan from Venezia)
  1. ^
    USL Academy player

USL Championship

League table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
5 New Mexico United 34139124940+951 Playoffs
6 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34141375140+1149
7 Oakland Roots SC 341110135146+546
8 El Paso Locomotive FC 34131475652+446
9 Las Vegas Lights FC 341213940501045
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

Regular season
March 121 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Edinburg, Texas
5:30 PM PDT López Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,132
March 192 Memphis 901 FC 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Memphis, Tennessee
4:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,023
March 193 Oakland Roots SC 2–3 Monterey Bay FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: Deshun Beard
March 304 New Mexico United 2–2 Oakland Roots SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 7,731
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 136 Oakland Roots SC 2–2 San Diego Loyal SC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 167 Oakland Roots SC 4–1 Loudoun United FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,807
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
April 238 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,727
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 710 Orange County SC 2–2 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,084
Referee: Elton García
May 2112 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: John Griggs
June 114 Oakland Roots SC 3–2 Orange County SC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
June 415 Monterey Bay FC 0–2 Oakland Roots SC Seaside, California
7:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 1517 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 New Mexico United Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Gerald Flores
June 1818 San Antonio FC 1-1 Oakland Roots SC San Antonio, Texas
6:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 2519 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Corbyn May
July 120 LA Galaxy II 3-1 Oakland Roots SC Carson, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 921 Sacramento Republic FC 3-3 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,169
Referee: Elton García
July 1622 Oakland Roots SC 4–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
July 2323 Oakland Roots SC 0–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 2724 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 1325 Detroit City FC 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,283
Referee: John Griggs
August 2426 San Diego Loyal SC 1–3 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 2727 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,916
Referee: Matthew Conger
September 328 Oakland Roots SC 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 2431 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM PDT
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Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: John Griggs
October 833 Hartford Athletic 1–3 Oakland Roots SC Hartford, Connecticut
4:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 1534 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3–1 Oakland Roots SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Highmark Field
Attendance: 5,182
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Playoffs
October 23West San Diego Loyal SC 0–3 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
5:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 28West San Antonio FC 3–0 Oakland Roots SC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

U.S. Open Cup

April 7 Greenville Triumph SC (USL1) Flag of South Carolina.svg 2–0 Flag of California.svg Oakland Roots SC (USLC) Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT
Report Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: Wilmer Soriano

References

  1. "2022 USL Championship Season Starts This Saturday in South Texas". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  2. "Squad 2022". oaklandrootssc.com. Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved January 12, 2022.