2019 Sacramento Republic FC season
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle[1] | ||
| Head coach | Simon Elliott | ||
| Stadium | Papa Murphy's Park | ||
| USL Championship | 7th (Western Conference) | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/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 attendance | League: 9,324 (October 2 vs. LA Galaxy II) All: 400 (May 15 vs. Reno 1868 FC (USOC)) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,088 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 (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) | ||
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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]
Background
Club
Roster
- As of July 18, 2019[3]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  USA | Bobby Shuttleworth (on loan from Minnesota United FC) | 
| 2 | DF |  TRI | Shannon Gomez | 
| 4 | DF |  USA | Mitchell Taintor | 
| 5 | DF |  USA | Matt Mahoney | 
| 6 | DF |  GER | Charalampos Chantzopoulos | 
| 7 | MF |  USA | Hayden Partain | 
| 9 | FW |  POL | Dariusz Formella | 
| 10 | MF | .svg.png) CAN | Keven Alemán | 
| 11 | MF |  USA | Sam Werner | 
| 12 | MF |  USA | Drew Skundrich | 
| 15 | DF |  SLV | Juan Barahona | 
| 18 | GK |  DOM | Rafael Díaz | 
| 20 | MF |  BUL | Villyan Bijev | 
| 21 | DF |  ISR | Dekel Keinan | 
| 23 | FW |  DEN | Thomas Enevoldsen | 
| 24 | MF |  USA | Jaime Villarreal | 
| 25 | MF |  USA | Ray Saari | 
| 26 | DF |  USA | Elliott Hord | 
| 29 | FW |  USA | Stefano Bonomo | 
| 30 | DF |  USA | Jordan McCrary | 
| 31 | FW |  USA | Cameron Iwasa | 
| 46 | MF |  USA | Mario Penagos ([A]) | 
| 47 | DF |  USA | Hayden Sargis ([A]) | 
| 48 | DF |  USA | Eddy Berumen ([A]) | 
- ^ Sacramento Republic FC Academy player
Staff
- As of December 12, 2018
| 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
Preseason
| 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
Results summary
Standings
| 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
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
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
| 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
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
- ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "2019 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios Released". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.






