2014 Sacramento Republic FC season

March 2026 August 2023 Sacramento Republic FC 2014 Owner Warren Smith Head coach Preki Hughes Stadium (April 26 – June 20); Bonney Field (June 20 – Sep 6) USL Pro 2nd USL Pro Playoffs Champions U.S. Open Cup 4th round Thomas Stewart (11) 20,231(3 times; Hughes Stadium sellouts) League: 8,000(4 times; Bonney Field sellouts)All: 1,347(May 14 v. Fresno at Cosumnes River College) League: 13,763All: 10,495 _maroon_darkmaroonrightstripe 8B0000 8B0000 8B0000 FEFEFA FEFEFA _white_darkmaroonrightstripe FEFEFA FEFEFA FEFEFA 8B0000 8B0000 true 2015 The 2014 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began March 29 and concluded on September 6. The Republic won the USL Pro Championship, defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0.http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209856372 Sacramento Republic FC takes the league by storm USL December 31, 2014 August 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111249/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209856372 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Background On December 3, 2012, USL Pro announced that a Sacramento expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season.http://blogs.sacbee.com/city-beat/2012/12/sacramento-lands-minor-league-soccer-franchise.html Sacramento lands minor league soccer franchise Sacramento Bee December 3, 2012 December 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121204145924/http://blogs.sacbee.com/city-beat/2012/12/sacramento-lands-minor-league-soccer-franchise.html 2012-12-04 dead On July 15, 2013, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević was announced as head coach of the new franchise.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/15/preki-resurfaces-man-help-lead-sacramento-mls-sideline Preki resurfaces as the man to help lead Sacramento toward MLS Major League Soccer July 15, 2013 February 9, 2014 July 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130717212901/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/15/preki-resurfaces-man-help-lead-sacramento-mls-sideline dead The official name of the team and team shield were decided by fan vote. On July 18, 2013, the franchise officially announced the team name Sacramento Republic FC during the first annual Sacramento Soccer Day.http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/18/5577725/new-soccer-franchise-to-be-called.html New soccer franchise to be called Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Bee July 18, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140107081502/http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/18/5577725/new-soccer-franchise-to-be-called.html January 7, 2014 While the club always had plans to build a permanent stadium for home matches, an agreement was made between the Republic and Sacramento City College which would allow the Republic to use Hughes Stadium as their home pitch until a permanent home could be established. On November 14, 2013, the club announced that they'd reached an agreement with Ovation Food Service and Cal Expo to build an 8,000 seat, soccer-specific stadium on the site of the California State Fair.http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/14/5911811/new-8000-seat-soccer-stadium-at.html New 8,000-seat soccer stadium at Cal Expo planned to open by March Sacramento Bee November 14, 2013 December 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131206011528/http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/14/5911811/new-8000-seat-soccer-stadium-at.html December 6, 2013 dead Later, the club announced a naming deal with local Sacramento company Bonney Plumbing Heating and Air which would formally change the stadium's name to Bonney Field. The 2014 USL Pro season started March 22, with the Republic playing its first match on March 29 away to LA Galaxy II, ending in a 1–1 draw. Their first home game wasn't until nearly a month later, when they took on Harrisburg City Islanders in a 2–1 loss at Hughes Stadium. Throughout the course of the 2014 season, the Republic regularly hosted sold-out crowds. At their first home game, the Republic smashed the existing regular season single game attendance record (previously held by Orlando City FC and set on August 11, 2013, with a total of 10,697 in attendance) during their first home match with a total of 20,231 in attendance. The Republic would meet this figure, selling out the stadium, in all but one of their games at Hughes. Club Roster As of August 20, 2014.2014 Roster http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/football-club/roster/#.U_TccPldV6A Sacramento Republic FC 20 August 2014 https://archive.today/20150218184340/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/football-club/roster/#.U_TccPldV6A 18 February 2015 dead dmy-all 1 GK NZL Jake Gleeson on loan from Portland Timbers 3 DF USA Jack Avesyan 5 FW USA Chad Bartlomé vice-captain 7 MF BRA Gilberto 8 MF MEX Rodrigo López vice-captain 9 FW USA Dakota Collins 10 FW NIR Thomas Stewart 11 FW USA Max Alvarez 12 DF MNE Nemanja Vuković 13 DF MEX Christian Gonzalez 14 FW USA Adam Jahn on loan from San Jose Earthquakes 16 FW USA Tommy Thompson on loan from San Jose Earthquakes 17 FW USA Justin Braun captain 18 MF SER Ivan Mirkovic 19 MF USA Octavio Guzmán 20 MF USA Carlos Martinez 21 DF USA Mickey Daly 22 DF AUS Harrison Delbridge 23 DF MNE Emrah Klimenta 25 GK USA Dominik Jakubek 26 FW LBR Gabe Gissie 28 DF USA James Kiffe 29 MF USA Jeffrey "J.J." Koval on loan from San Jose Earthquakes 32 MF USA Steven Evans on loan from Portland Timbers 40 MF USA Agustin Cazarez 43 FW BIH Ismar "Izzy" Tandir Technical staff As of July 6, 2014. Position Name Technical director England Graham Smith Head coach USA Preki Assistant coach USA Rod Underwood Assistant coach USA Chris Malenab Assistant coach USA Antonio Sutton Assistant coach/Goalkeepers ENG Simon Sheppard Assistant coach/Goalkeepers USA Gene DuChateau Team Administrator IRE Jason Corbally Competitions Preseason Practice match California State University, Sacramento 0–6 Sacramento Republic Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California W Practice match February 28 19:00 PST UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 1–6 Sacramento Republic Rob Field Santa Barbara, California W Practice match Ventura County Fusion 3–2 Sacramento Republic Ventura College Ventura, California L Friendly March 5 19:00 PST Sacramento Republic 0–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Daly 17 Pierazzi 39Goodson 65Sofia 83Koval 86Schuler 90+1 Warrior Field Turlock, California 1,105 L Friendly March 15 13:00 PST Sacramento Republic 2–1 Chico State Wildcats Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California W Friendly March 16 16:00 PST UC Davis Aggies 1–0 Report Sacramento Republic Sheldon 41Quezada 45Hoeck 65 Mirković 70Delbridge 86 Aggie Soccer Field Davis, California 1,375 L Friendly March 19 16:00 PST Sacramento Republic 0–0 Saint Mary's Gaels Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California D USL Pro 2014 USL Pro season All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time (UTC−07:00) 1 March 29, 2014 19:30 PDT LA Galaxy II 1–1 Report Sacramento Republic Emory 40 Hoffman 81 López 12 Braun 33 Alvarez 52 Daly 82 StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Carson, California 1,085 Reed Christy D 2 April 7, 2014 11:30 PDT Chivas USA Reserves 1–3 Sacramento Republic Moore 24 Fucito 12Braun 25Stewart 90+ StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Carson, California W 3 April 12, 2014 19:00 PDT Orange County Blues FC 2–1 Report Sacramento Republic Russell 19 pen. 90J. Santana 25Okai 32 70 Daly 8Vuković 18Mirković 28Delbridge 0 69 Anteater Stadium Irvine, California 638 Tyler Ploeger L 4 April 13, 2014 15:00 PDT LA Galaxy II 0–3 Report Sacramento Republic Auras 19Courtois 38 Mirković 14Daly 33Alvarez 41 45Collins 75 StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Carson, California 588 Baboucarr Jallow W 5 April 19, 2014 19:10 PDT Arizona United SC 2–1 Report Sacramento Republic Top 16 85Ruthven 27Swartzendruber 37 López 27Daly 2 45 45Mirković 90 Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, Arizona 3,014 Lucian Radoslovescu L 6 April 26, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 1–2 Report Harrisburg City Islanders Jahn 32Alvarez 58 Derschang 5Langley 25 52Bahner 42 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California 20,231 Alex Del Angel L 7 May 3, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 2–1 Report Orange County Blues FC Stewart 42Fochive 65Jahn 70 Russell 48Turner 54McLain 71 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California 17,414 Michael Zapata W 8 May 17, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 2–1 Report LA Galaxy II Stewart 7Lopez 67Daly 87 Venter 16Travis Bowen 25Garcia 0 51Diallo 67 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California 20,231 Nestor Chavez W 9 May 23, 2014 16:35 PDT Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Report Sacramento Republic Stewart 74Mirković 40López 67 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York Chris Trottier W 10 May 25, 2014 16:00 PDT Dayton Dutch Lions 1–2 Report Sacramento Republic Schoenfeld 44 penHarada 50Baiden 63Cruyff 90 Collins 13Delbridge 39Guzman 51Mirković 84López 90 DOC Stadium West Carrollton, Ohio 527 Andreas Castel W 11 June 7, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 1–1 Report Arizona United SC Fochive 43Delbridge 56Bartlomé 90+ 90+ Saint Cyr 45Woodberry 67Wallace 76 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California 20,231 Matthew Buckman D 12 June 14, 2014 17:00 PDT OKC Energy FC 2–0 Report Sacramento Republic Djeziri 36Lopez 48Thomas 81Howard 86 Fochive 41López 56Daly 73Evans 85 Pribil Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 4,010 Elvis Mahmutovic L 13 June 20, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 4–3 Report Colorado Rapids Reserves Braun 20López 39',42Avesyan 79Fucito 84 Mwanga 14Eloundou 34Torres 50Eloundou 54 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Michael Zapata W 14 June 26, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 1–0 Report Arizona United SC Klimenta 13Powell 35Bartlomé 0 74Alvarez 79 Saint Cyr 2 22 58 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Katja Korovela W 15 June 28, 2014 17:00 PDT OKC Energy FC 2–0 Report Sacramento Republic Howard 35 53Evans 56Lopez 67 Fochive 64 Pribil Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3,643 Nima Saghafi L 16 July 7, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 2–1 Report Orange County Blues FC Mirković 21López 32Jahn 50López 86Stewart 86Guzman 90+ Gonzalez 32McLain 86Russell 90 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Nestor Chavez W 17 July 12, 2014 16:00 PDT Richmond Kickers 2–1 Report Sacramento Republic Seaton 34Delicâte 67Delicâte 79 Fochive 34Gilberto 35Mirković 45Jahn 64Guzmán 70 City Stadium Richmond, Virginia 2,135 Esteban Rosano L 18 July 14, 2014 16:00 PDT Charlotte Eagles 0–1 Report Sacramento Republic Guzman 45Sekyere 84 Stewart 10 Queens University Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina 647 Dustin Thorne W 19 July 17, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 0–0 Report Orlando City SC Guzmán 23Jahn 38Mirković 54Alvarez 0 79López 83Klimenta 90 Cerén 50Luke Boden 80 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Matthew Buckman D 20 July 27, 2014 17:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 5–0 Report Pittsburgh Riverhounds Stewart 7 33López 69 85Jahn 84 Motagalvan 89 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 USA Tyler Ploeger W 21 August 2, 2014 19:00 PDT Arizona United SC 1–2 Report Sacramento Republic Tan 32DelPiccolo 42Top 6490Morrison 65Robinson 85 Koval 53Braun 78Guzman 82 Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, Arizona 1,888 Daniel Radford W 22 August 9, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 2–1 Report OKC Energy FC Jahn 16Hedrick 18 o.g.Mirković 36Daly 72Gleeson 80 Perry 51 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Joe Dickerson W 23 August 17, 2014 19:30 PDT Orange County Blues FC 1–6 Report Sacramento Republic Martinez 42Russell 48 Vuković 38 38Daly 54Jahn 56Stewart 68 73 90Alvarez 70Matinez 82 Anteater Stadium Irvine, California 753 USA Adrian Gonzalez W 24 August 20, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 2–0 Report Wilmington Hammerheads FC Braun 15López 37Klimenta 76 Nicholson 35Ruggles 77Godelman 90 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Alex Marquand-Willse W 25 August 27, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 3–1 Report Charleston Battery López12 25Evans82 Falvey17 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Michael Zapata W 26 August 30, 2014 19:30 PDT Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–0 Report Sacramento Republic Ackley 39Nicholson 81Tomaselli 83 Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 2,405 Larry Stroud D 27 September 4, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 1–0 Report OKC Energy FC López 49Vukovic 70Evans 70 Evans 17 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Ricardo Salazar W 28 September 6, 2014 19:30 PDT Sacramento Republic 1–2 Report LA Galaxy II Klimenta 50Guzman 51Alvarez 69Collins 89 McBean 18 59Villarreal 27Rugg 70Bli 82Covarrubias 90 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Alex del Angel Jr. L Results summary 10 2 2 27 13 7 2 5 22 15 Match reports December 2012 table b Round Stadium A/A/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H Result D/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss August 17, 2014 Match reports July 2012 Standings SAC USL Pro Playoffs 2014 USL Pro season#Playoffs Bracket QF September 13, 2014 7:30pm Sacramento Republic 4–1 Report Wilmington Hammerheads FC Vuković 104067Daly 64Jahn 88 Nicholson 42Ruggles 54Ochoa 58 pen Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Michael Zapata W SF September 20, 2014 7:30pm Sacramento Republic 3–2 Report LA Galaxy II Lopez 70 pen 84 pen 90+ Rugg 26 44 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Baboucarr Jallow W Final September 27, 2014 7:30pm Sacramento Republic 2–0 ReportReportReportReport Harrisburg City Islanders Guzman 36Evans 90Stewart 90+ Langley 46 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 Ricardo Salazar W U.S. Open Cup 2 May 14 19:00 PT Sacramento Republic CA 2–1 Report CA Ventura County Fusion Delbridge 59Daly 76Collins 78Mirković 83 Rideout 36Vale 77Torre 0 88 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California 1,347 W 3 May 28 19:30 PT Sacramento Republic CA 6–0 Report CA Fresno Fuego Mirković 2 16 90Vuković 45Braun 53Stewart 61López 76Klimenta 81Evans 89 Edmonds 2 33 41Garcia 70 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California 1,523 W 4 June 11 19:00 PT San Jose Earthquakes CA 2–1 Report CA Sacramento Republic Harris 32Lenhart 45Stephenson 45+ penCato 73Harden 83Pierazzi 90 Delbridge 3Braun 42Bartlomé 2 45 78 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, California 3788 L Friendlies Friendly July 6 18:30 PST Sacramento Republic USA 1–2 Report MEX Club Atlas Alvarez 40Avesyan 84 Hernández 78Ponce 80Brambila 82Caballero 84 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 L Friendly July 19 19:30 PST Sacramento Republic USA 1–2 Report SCO Rangers F.C. Bond 13Martinez 45Evans 60 Black 47McGregor 48Faure 62Black 90+ Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 L Friendly July 21 19:30 PST Sacramento Republic USA 0–1 Report ENG West Bromwich Albion F.C. Vuković 12Mirković 72 Dorrans 13 penMulumbu 37Gardner 2 42 82 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 7,461 L Friendly July 25 19:30 PST Sacramento Republic USA 1–3 Report ENG West Bromwich Albion F.C. Gabe Padilla 68J.J. Koval 73 76 Berahino 13Mulumbu 30Anichebe 62 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 8,000 L Friendly September 30 18:30 PST Real Salt Lake USA 2–0 ReportReport USA Sacramento Republic Findley 57 pen.Velásquez 90 López 27Max Alvarez 45Mirković 54 Rio Tinto Sandy, Utah 20,555 L Statistics March 2014 Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 83 MFLópez, Rodrigo USA Rodrigo LópezUSA Los Angeles BluesJanuary 1, 2014 114 FWAlvarez, Max USA Max AlvarezUSA FC TucsonJanuary 1, 2014 122 DF Vuković, Nejamja MNE Nemanja VukovićUKR FC Hoverla UzhhorodJanuary 24, 2014 53 FWBartlomé, Chad USA Chad BartloméSWI BSC Old BoysFebruary 4, 2014 264 FWGissie, Gabe LBR Gabe GissieUSA New England RevolutionFebruary 11, 2014 174 FWBraun, Justin USA Justin BraunUSA Toronto FCFebruary 11, 2014 233 MFKlimenta, Emrah MNE Emrah KlimentaUSA Bay Area AmbassadorsFebruary 14, 2014 212 DFDaly, Mickey USA Mickey DalyUSA Wilmington HammerheadsFebruary 14, 2014 183 MFMirković, Ivan SER Ivan MirkovićUSA Ventura County FusionFebruary 14, 2014 94 FWCollins, Dakota USA Dakota CollinsUSA FC TucsonFebruary 20, 2014 32 DFAvesyan, Jack USA Jack AvesyanUSA Ventura County FusionMarch 1, 2014 251 GKJakubek, Dominik USA Dominik JakubekUSA Los Angeles BluesMarch 4, 2014 43 MFBond, Chad WAL Chad BondWAL Port Talbot Town F.C.March 4, 2014 104 FWStewart, Thomas NIR Thomas StewartIRE Shamrock RoversMarch 4, 2014 73 MFSouza Júnior, Gilberto do Santos BRA GilbertoUSA Philadelphia UnionMarch 13, 2014 62 DFLane, Jack ENG Jack LaneUSA Ventura County FusionMarch 19, 2014 222 DFDelbridge, Harrison AUS Harrison DelbridgeUSA Ventura County FusionMarch 20, 2014 203 MFMartinez, Carlos USA Carlos MartinezGER FC Energie CottbusMarch 20, 2014 193 MF Guzmán, Octavio USA Octavio GuzmánUSA Chico State WildcatsMarch 24, 2014 132 DFGonzalez, Christian USA Christian GonzalezUSA Houston DynamoMarch 29, 2014 282 DFKiffe, James USA James KiffeUSA Ventura County FusionAugust 16, 2014 403 MFCazarez, Augustin USA Agustin CazarezUSA Ventura County FusionAugust 19, 2014 434 FWTandir, Izzy BIH Izzy TandirFRA FC SochauxAugust 19, 2014 Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource6DFENG Jack LaneENG IlkestonReleased from contractJune 26, 2014http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-release-jack-lane/ Sacramento Republic FC Release Jack Lane June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140701102253/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-release-jack-lane/ July 1, 2014 dead mdy-all4DFWAL Chad BondFree agentReleased from contractAugust 16, 2014http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-sign-james-kiffe-release-chad-bond/#.U_TiMfldV6A/ Sacramento Republic FC Sign James Kiffe, Release Chad Bond August 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819184704/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-sign-james-kiffe-release-chad-bond/#.U_TiMfldV6A/ August 19, 2014 dead3DFUSA Jack AvesyanFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 20146FWUSA Chad BartloméFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 201413MFUSA Christian GonzalezFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 201420MFUSA Carlos MartinezFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 2014 Loan in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource 1GKNZL Jake GleesonUSA Portland Timbers 2FWUSA Mike FucitoUSA San Jose EarthquakesAugust 1, 2014Sacramento Rises to Third in USL PRO Table with Victory Over Arizona http://www.recklesschallenge.net/sacramento-rises-to-third-in-usl-pro-table-with-victory-over-arizona/ Reckless Challenge August 20, 2014 14FWUSA Adam JahnUSA San Jose Earthquakes 16FWUSA Tommy ThompsonUSA San Jose Earthquakes 24MFUSA George FochiveUSA Portland TimbersAugust 19, 2014Sacramento Republic FC Add Agustin Cazarez and Ismar Tandir Ahead of USL PRO Roster Freeze http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-add-agustin-cazarez-ismar-tendir-ahead-usl-pro-roster-freeze/#.U_Tm2_ldV6A Sacramento Republic FC August 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821041616/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/sacramento-republic-fc-add-agustin-cazarez-ismar-tendir-ahead-usl-pro-roster-freeze/#.U_Tm2_ldV6A 2014-08-21 dead 27DFJAM Alvas PowellUSA Portland TimbersAugust 19, 2014 29MFUSA Jeffrey "J.J." KovalUSA San Jose Earthquakes 32MFUSA Steven EvansUSA Portland Timbers See also 2014 in American soccer 2014 USL Pro season Sacramento Republic FC References Category:2014 USL Pro season Category:Sacramento Republic FC seasons Category:American soccer clubs 2014 season Category:2014 in sports in California Category:2010s in Sacramento, California