2025 Oakland Roots SC season

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Oakland Roots SC
2025 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coach Gavin Glinton (Until June 2)
Benny Feilhaber (From June 3)
Stadium Oakland Coliseum
USLC Western Conference: TBD
USL Championship Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup Third round
USL Cup Group stage
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The 2025 Oakland Roots SC season is the club's seventh season of existence and fifth in the USL Championship.

Contents

The Roots, after spending their first seasons playing at various college campuses, moved into the Oakland Coliseum during the offseason. [1] This followed the move of the Athletics to Sacramento's Sutter Health Park in preparation of a move to Las Vegas. [2] [3]

Squad Information

Roster

As of March 10, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall McIntosh
2 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Baboucarr Njie
4 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Gagi Margvelashvili
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camden Riley
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Gomez
9 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Peter Wilson
10 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Panos Armenakas
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Gibson
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Rasmussen
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Neveal Hackshaw
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Johnny Rodriguez
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wolfgang Prentice
25 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jürgen Damm
26 DF Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Abdi Mohamed
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kai Greene
40 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ilya Alekseev
60 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Timothy Syrel
98 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL José Luis Sinisterra
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

USL Championship

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2791173439−534 Playoffs
9 Orange County SC 2781184144−332
10 Oakland Roots SC 2871473649−1328
11 Monterey Bay FC 2871472641−1528
12 Las Vegas Lights FC (E)2861482148−2726
Updated to match(es) played on October 11, 2025. 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
(E) Eliminated

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [4]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March
March 81 Orange County SC 4–2 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Doghman Soccerball shade.svg28'
Zubak Soccerball shade.svg47'
Benalcazar Soccerball shade.svg52'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg90'+1'		 Report Gibson Yellow card.svg 3'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 59'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 62'
Prentice Soccerball shade.svg71'
Njie Soccerball shade.svg90'+4'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
March 152 Monterey Bay FC 3-2 Oakland Roots SC Seaside, California
7:00 PM Malango, Soccerball shade.svg56'
Gindiri, Soccerball shade.svg65' (Pen)
Søjberg, Soccerball shade.svg69'
Garcia Red card.svg 84'		 Report Riley, Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sinisterra, Soccerball shade.svg71'		Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,160
March 223 Oakland Roots SC 1-2 San Antonio FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Rasmussen, Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Greive,Soccerball shade.svg5'
Haakenson, Soccerball shade.svg69'		Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 26,575
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
March 294 Oakland Roots SC 0-0 Las Vegas Lights FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 7,077
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April
May
May 48 Oakland Roots SC 0-1 Sacramento Republic FC Oakland, California
4:00 PM Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Note: Originally set for May 3, but changed to May 4 to accommodate broadcasting on CBS. [5]
May 109 San Antonio FC 1-2 Oakland Roots SC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 1610 North Carolina FC 4–2 Oakland Roots SC Cary, North Carolina
4:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Gerald Flores
May 2411 Oakland Roots SC 0–3 New Mexico United Oakland, California
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 8,757
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
June
June 712 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 7,586
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 2115 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Oakland Roots SC Birmingham, Alabama
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July
July 515 Oakland Roots SC 2–0 Detroit City FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM
 Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 5,191
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 1216 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Doner Soccerball shade.svg27' Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 1917 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Oakland Roots SC Leesburg, Virginia
4:00 PM Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,069
Referee: Gerald Flores
August
August 1619 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 2320 Lexington SC 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Lexington, Kentucky
4:00 PM
 Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svg6'Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
August 3021 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Monterey Bay FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Doner Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 9,871
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September
September 622 Oakland Roots SC 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg4', Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 1323 Charleston Battery 3–3 Oakland Roots SC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Mark Verso
September 2024 Oakland Roots SC 1–1 FC Tulsa Oakland, California
7:00 PM Calheira Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svg23'Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 4,938
Referee: Elton García
September 2725 Phoenix Rising FC 3–3 Oakland Roots SC Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October
October 126 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–1 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
11:00 AM
 Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svg90'+2'Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 4,049
Referee: Amin Hadzic
October 427 Oakland Roots SC 1–3 Hartford Athletic Oakland, California
7:00 PM Wilson Soccerball shade.svg31' Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Alex Billeter
October 1128 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–2 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Joe Surgan

USL Cup

The Roots participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. [6] [7]

Group stage standings

PosLgTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPts
3 USLC Monterey Bay FC 420026606
4 USLC Orange County SC 4200256−16
5 USL1 AV Alta FC 4110256−15
6 USLC Oakland Roots SC 4101256−14
7 USL1 Spokane Velocity FC 4100325−33
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL
April 27, 2025 (2025-04-27) Spokane Velocity FC 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Spokane, Washington
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31) AV Alta FC 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Oakland Roots SC Lancaster, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,951
Referee: Mark Verso
Penalties
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) Oakland Roots SC 2–1 Monterey Bay FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 4,957
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26) Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Orange County SC Oakland, California
1:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 5,418
Referee: Cristian Campo

U.S. Open Cup

The Oakland Roots, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on its performance in the 2024 USL Championship season. [8]

April 15Third Round Flag of Washington.svg Tacoma Defiance 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of California.svg Oakland Roots SC Tukwila, Washington
7:30 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium
Attendance: 281
Referee: Dion Cox

References

  1. ↑ "Oakland Roots to play 2025 home matches at Oakland Coliseum". NBC Bay Area. August 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Cole (August 12, 2024). "Oakland Roots to play 2025 season at Coliseum, club announces". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Servantez, Jared; Lim, Samantha (August 12, 2024). "Oakland Roots Home Games Will Keep Pro Sports in the Coliseum Next Year | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ogata-Beutler, Grace (March 11, 2025). "Sac Republic Games to be Televised this Season". Carmichael Times. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pits 32 Amateur Teams Against 32 Pros in First Round; Format and 96-Team Field Finalized". www.ussoccer.com. January 28, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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