Project 51O

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Project 51O
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Full nameProject 51O
Founded2019
StadiumUCSF Benioff Training Facility
Head CoachZak Gordon
League USL League Two and UPSL
Website http://www.project51o.com/

Project 51O is a soccer club from Oakland, California competing in USL League Two and United Premier Soccer League. They are the reserve club of USL Championship club Oakland Roots SC. The name 51O is partly inspired by Oakland's 510 area code, although features the letter O in place of the number 0 to stand for "Oakland".

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History

Oakland Roots SC launched their reserve club on December 9, 2019. [1] The concept of Project 51O was based on Nike's Project 40, which ran from 1997 to 2005 and sought to develop the U.S. national team player pool. [2] Project 51O will mirror parts of that development program, but with a community-based twist. [3]

Originally set to compete in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2020 season, the team only played one match, a win over Napa Valley 1839 FC, [4] before the season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

On September 17, 2020, the team announced it would compete in USL League Two beginning with the 2021 season. [6] They later announced they would go on hiatus for that season along with the rest of the Southwest Division and begin League Two play in 2022. [7] For the Fall 2021 season, they added a team in the United Premier Soccer League to allow for year-round development, while still remaining part of USL League Two. [8]

Players and staff

Current roster

2024

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
— GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edwin Rodriguez
— DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Thomas Camier
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kieran Bracken
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Bedolla-Vera
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Saldaña
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ilya Alekseev

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20204 NPSL N/A, 1-0-0, Season cancelled to COVID-19 pandemic
20214 USL2 Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Fall5 UPSL 3rd, 7-1-2, Wild West ConferenceRound 1N/A
20224 USL2 1st, 8-2-2, Southwest DivisionRound 1N/A
2022 Fall5 UPSL 1st, 8-0-2, NorCal ConferenceNorCal FinalsN/A
2023 Spring5 UPSL 2nd, 7-2-1, NorCal South ConferenceRound 1N/A
20234 USL2 3rd, 5-0-7, NorCal DivisionDid Not QualifyRound 1
2023 Fall5 UPSL 2nd, 7-2-1, NorCal South ConferenceNational Round of 32N/A
2024 Spring5 UPSL 4th, 6-1-3, NorCal South ConferenceRound 2N/A
20244 USL2 2nd, 9-1-4, NorCal DivisionConference FinalsN/A
2024 Fall5 UPSL 1st, 9-1-0, NorCal South ConferenceNational Round of 32N/A
2025 Spring5 UPSL 4th, 3-4-3 NorCal South ConferenceRound 1N/A
20254 USL2 NorCal DivisionDid Not QualifyN/A

Honors

League

Cups

References

  1. ↑ "Oakland Roots Launch NPSL Team Project 51O". National Premier Soccer League . December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Project 51O Joins USL League Two ahead of 2021 season". Oakland Roots SC . September 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Chazaro, Alan (October 22, 2020). "Are the Oakland Roots the most civic-minded team in pro sports?". SF Gate .
  4. ↑ "Napa Valley 1839 FC Drops Home Opener 2-1 to Newcomer Project 51O". National Premier Soccer League. March 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk.
  6. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (September 17, 2020). "USL League Two Welcomes Project 51O For 2021 Season". USL League Two .
  7. ↑ "USL League Two's Southwest Division to Forgo the 2021 Season". Breakers FC. April 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Oakland Roots and Project 51O Launch UPSL Side to Continue Year-Round Development". Oakland Roots SC . August 12, 2021.
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