2015 Sacramento Republic FC season

February 2015 March 2026 August 2023 Sacramento Republic FC 2015 Owner Warren Smith Head coach Preki (Through July 11) Paul Buckle (From July 12) Bonney Field;Hughes Stadium (February 28th) USL Pro USL Pro Playoffs 1st round U.S. Open Cup 4th round Rodrigo López (9) Rodrigo López (11) League: 11,442(Multiple matches)All: 20,231(Feb. 28 vs. NY Cosmos) League: 10,906 (Twice)All: 9,794(Feb. 21 vs. San Jose) League: All: _SacRepublic2015_home 8B0000 8B0000 8B0000 8B0000 FEFEFA _SacRepublic2015_away FEFEFA FEFEFA FEFEFA FEFEFA 8B0000 _SacRepublic2015_third _SacRepublic2015_third DEB887 DEB887 DEB887 true 2014 2016 The 2015 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's second season of existence. The club played in the newly rebranded United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. After offseason expansion of the USL from 14 to 24 teams and division into an Eastern and Western Conference, Sacramento Republic FC competed in the new Western Conference.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/21/expanded-usl-pro-announces-new-league-alignment-competition-format-2015-seas Expanded USL PRO announces new league alignment, competition format for 2015 season www.mlssoccer.com January 21, 2015 August 8, 2015 January 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122171041/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/01/21/expanded-usl-pro-announces-new-league-alignment-competition-format-2015-seas dead The Republic entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 in the USL final on September 27, 2014.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/28/sacramento-republic-fc-capture-usl-pro-title-first-season-2-0-win-over-harri Sacramento Republic capture USL PRO title in first season with 2-0 win over Harrisburg City Islanders www.mlssoccer.com September 28, 2014 August 8, 2015 The season began on March 21 and concluded on September 20.http://www.uslsoccer.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=157014&SPSID=917141&DB_OEM_ID=32800&DB_OEM_ID=32800 League - 2015 schedules www.uslsoccer.com August 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150820072351/http://www.uslsoccer.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=157014&SPSID=917141&DB_OEM_ID=32800&DB_OEM_ID=32800 2015-08-20 dead Background Winter 2014–15, USL Pro's off season, saw numerous headlines for Sacramento Republic FC. Owner Warren Smith, Technical Director Graham Smith, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and other delegates met with MLS officials, including Commissioner Don Garber, several times to continue their push for a MLS franchise. MLS announced February 2015 that Las Vegas was no longer in contention for an MLS franchise, narrowing the list of potentials to Sacramento and Minneapolis. Republic's efforts with MLS as well as their successes on and off the pitch rallied many to help invest in the club to push further Republic FC's efforts for an MLS franchise. These investors include co-founder and ex-CEO of Envision Pharmaceutical Kevin Negal, UFC fighter Urijah Faber, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, San Francisco 49ers owners the York Family. As success and popularity grew, demand for more seating at Bonny Field grew. The Board of Directors of Cal Expo approved expanded seating at Bonney Field and the endline stands were removed and replaced with 30-row bleachers, increasing the capacity to around 11,000.http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/cal-expo-board-directors-approves-expanded-seating-bonney-field/ Cal Expo Board of Directors Approves Expanded Seating at Bonney Field www.sacrepublicfc.com December 12, 2014 August 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230171821/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/cal-expo-board-directors-approves-expanded-seating-bonney-field/ December 30, 2014 dead mdy-all For the 2015 season, USL Pro expanded to 24 teams, including Portland Timbers 2, concluding Portland's USL affiliation with the Republic. Club As of June 19, 2015.2015 Roster http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/football-club/roster/ Sacramento Republic FC March 10, 2015 https://archive.today/20150218184340/http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/football-club/roster/ February 18, 2015 dead mdy-all No.PositionNationPlayer1 USA GK Dominik Jakubek 2 IRE DF Derek Foran 3 USA FW Cameron Iwasa 4 USA MF Matthias Bonvehi 5 USA DF Danny Barrera 6 USA MF Agustin Cazarez 7 BRA MF Gilberto Gilberto dos Santos Souza Júnior 8 USA MF Rodrigo López Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987) vice-captain 9 LBR FW Gabe Gissie 10 NIR FW Thomas Stewart Thomas Stewart (Irish footballer) 11 USA FW Max Alvarez 12 MNE DF Nemanja Vuković 13 CRO FW Adnan Gabeljic 14 MEX FW David Estrada David Estrada (soccer) 15 PAK FW Kaleemullah Khan Kaleemullah Khan (footballer) 16 USA MF Zev Taublieb 17 USA FW Justin Braun Justin Braun (soccer) captain 18 SRB MF Ivan Mirković 19 MEX MF Octavio Guzmán Octavio Guzman 20 USA DF James Kiffe 21 USA DF Michael Daly Michael Daly (soccer) 22 MEX MF Gabe Gonzalez Gabriel Gonzalez (Mexican footballer) 23 MNE DF Emrah Klimenta 24 USA GK Patrick McLain 25 SLV FW Joaquin Rivas 26 USA MF Alfonso Motagalvan Technical Staff As of June 25, 2015. PositionName Technical director England Graham Smith Head coach England Paul Buckle Assistant head coach USA Adam Charles Smith Assistant coach USA Chris Malenab Assistant coach USA Antonio Sutton Goalkeeping coach ENG Simon Sheppard Strength & Conditioning Coach USA Luke Rayfield Competitions Preseason February 7, 2015 19:00 PST Fresno Fuego 2–2 Report Sacramento Republic Ellison 18Chaney 66Kazinsky 75 83Grande 80 Gissie 38 Cardozo 70 74 Gonzalez 87 Chukchansi Park Fresno, California D 4,000 February 9, 2015 19:00 PST Ventura County Fusion 0–4 Report Sacramento Republic 71 Gonzalez 11Cardozo 12 Gabeljic23Ogbanje62 Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, California W February 11, 2015 19:00 PST UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 1–4 Sacramento Republic Stewart , Abolaji Rivas Rob Field Santa Barbara, California W February 21, 2015 17:00 PST Sacramento Republic 0–1 Report San Jose Earthquakes Duckett 28López 48Mirković 59Klimenta 76 Salinas 25García 51 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 9,794 L February 28, 2015 19:00 PST Sacramento Republic 1–3 Report New York Cosmos Rivas89 Raúl 68 Fernandes 76Flores81 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California 20,231 l March 14, 2015 15:00 PST UC Davis Aggies 0 - 1 Sacramento Republic 5165 Gonzalez 7AHC Adam Smith 0 45Kiffe 0 65 Aggie Soccer Field Davis, California 1,344 l Preki forfeited the match in the 66', citing concerns with the physicality of the match. USL 2015 USL Pro season March 21, 2015 19:30 1 Seattle Sounders 2 4 - 2 Report L Sacramento Republic FC Craven49Garza70Rossi75Roldan88 Braun 64Guzman90 Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila 2,951 Gambia Baboucarr Jallow March 28, 2015 19:30 2 LA Galaxy II 2 - 3 Report W Sacramento Republic FC Steres 8Covarrubias 22Auras 35Bli 37Bowen 66 Guzman 13 pen. 25 pen., 77Rivas 54Mirković 84López 90+ StubHub Center, Carson 1,292 April 2, 2015 19:00 3 Portland Timbers 2 2 - 1 Report L Sacramento Republic FC Belmar 62Peay 69Evans 87 Foran 35Daly 59Iwasa 61 Merlo Field, Portland 2,501 April 11, 2015 19:30 4 Sacramento Republic FC 3 - 1 Report w LA Galaxy II López 22Klimenta 27Estrada 45Daly 77 McBean 19Villarreal 32Lassiter 58 Bonney Field, Sacramento 10,906 April 15, 2015 19:30 5 Sacramento Republic FC 2 - 0 Report W Whitecaps FC 2 Kiffe 20López 32', 71Daly 47 Parker 19 Bonney Field, Sacramento 10,906 April 18, 2015 19:30 6 Sacramento Republic FC 3 - 0 Report W Portland Timbers 2 López 13Daly 37Mirković 44Braun 56Alvarez 66Taublieb 82 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,242 April 24, 2015 19:30 7 Sacramento Republic FC 1 - 2 Report L Orange County Blues Braun 7 88 Slager 38Filipović 41Crettenand 45Ramírez 53Petričević 0 60Barron 83 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,242 April 29, 2015 18:00 8 Real Monarchs 1 - 0 Report L Sacramento Republic FC Rauhofer 51 67 Braun 56Alvarez 65 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy 2,477 May 9, 2015 19:30 9 Sacramento Republic FC 3 - 0 Report W Seattle Sounders 2 Vuković 19Daly 28López 62Gabeljic 73 Frano 2 27 65Lowe 34McCormick 58 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,242 Victor Rivas May 17, 2015 17:00 10 LA Galaxy II 0 - 1 Report W Sacramento Republic FC López 65 StubHub Center, Carson May 23, 2015 17:00 11 OKC Energy 2 - 1 Report L Sacramento Republic FC Dalgaard 20 60König 35Doue 2 66 80 López 0 9Iwasa 44Foran 45Vuković 45Gabeljic 62 Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City N/A May 30, 2015 19:30 12 Sacramento Republic FC 1 - 1 Report D Real Monarchs Rauhofer 7 70Orozco 2 15 89Ovalle 76 Estrada 19Vuković 65Mirković 87 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 June 6, 2015 20:00 13 Sacramento Republic FC 0 - 1 Report L Austin Aztex Foran 24Braun 57 Golden 52Typrak 58 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 June 13, 2015 19:30 14 Arizona United 1 - 2 Report W Sacramento Republic FC Tan 9Garcia 44 Cazarez 76Barrera 83 Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale 3,318 June 20, 2015 20:00 15 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Report w OKC Energy Andrews 39 o.g.Mirković 45Vuković 72Gissie 80 König 19Greig 22 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 June 25, 2015 17:30 16 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 - 3 Report W Sacramento Republic FC Mata 72 Estrada 20López 37', 76 80Kaleemullah 66 ONEOK Field, Tulsa 3,708 June 27, 2015 18:00 17 Austin Aztex 0 - 0 Report D Sacramento Republic FC Daly 18 House Park, Austin 2,860 July 1, 2015 18:00 18 Real Monarchs 1 - 1 Report D Sacramento Republic FC Tavares 61Rauhofer 74Arnone 77 Braun 19Mirković 76 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy n/a July 11, 2015 20:00 19 Sacramento Republic FC 0 - 4 Report L LA Galaxy II Guzman 49 Villarreal 17Lassiter 47Auras 50Covarrubias 55McBean 76 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 August 1, 2015 20:00 20 Sacramento Republic FC 2 - 0 Report W Seattle Sounders 2 Stewart 36', 83 Sanyang 0 76Rossi 88 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 August 8, 2015 20:00 21 Sacramento Republic FC 0 - 1 Report L Colorado Springs Switchbacks López 37 Argueta 380Gonzalez 88 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 August 14, 2015 18:00 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3 - 3 Report D Sacramento Republic FC Argueta 10Vercollone 21' (pen),38Hoffman 78Armstrong 0 90 Stewart 2Vuković 19Daly 82Mirković 90 Sand Creek Stadium, Colorado Springs 3,152 August 22, 2015 20:00 23 Sacramento Republic FC 1 - 1 Report D Real Monarchs Braun 56 67Mirković 61Klimenta 90 Kavita 14Orozco 60Welshman 84Baldin 86 Bonney Field, Sacramento 11,442 August 29, 2015 20:00 24 Sacramento Republic FC 3 - 1 W Tulsa Roughnecks Bonney Field, Sacramento September 6, 2015 15:00 25 Whitecaps FC 2 1 - 2 W Sacramento Republic FC Sand Creek Stadium, Colorado Springs September 12, 2015 19:00 26 Portland Timbers 2 0 - 3 W Sacramento Republic FC Providence Park, Portland September 16, 2015 19:30 27 Orange County Blues 0 - 0 D Sacramento Republic FC Anteater Stadium, Irvine September 19, 2015 19:30 28 Sacramento Republic FC 0 - 0 D Arizona United Bonney Field, Sacramento Results summary 6 2 4 18 12 4 3 4 17 17 February 2015 table b Round Stadium A/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H Result L/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss February 24, 2015 February 2015 Standings SAC USL Pro Playoffs 2015 USL Playoffs#Bracket Playoff Results 1st Round September 26, 2015 7:30pm Sacramento Republic 0 - 1 Report LA Galaxy II López 42Kiffe 69Jakubek 90Vuković 90 Olivera 42 penBowen 36Covarrubias 42Walker 89 Bonney Field Sacramento, California 11,442 L U.S. Open Cup May 20, 2015 19:30 PT Round 2 Sacramento Republic CA 4–2 Report CA Sonoma County Sol Stewart 9',43',61Gonzalez 12 Acevedo 14 Nuno 26 73Arroyo 86Boone 90 Bonney Field Sacramento, California W 10,386 May 27, 2015 19:30 PT Round 3 Sacramento Republic CA 7 - 3 Report CA Chula Vista FC Guzman 9Jakubek 39Gabeljic 43', 59', 89Taublieb 59 74Stewart 52López 85 Pinal 25Ramirez 40 pen.Estrada 74Rubio 81 Bonney Field Sacramento, California W 10,018 June 18, 2015 19:30 PT Round 4 San Jose Earthquakes CA 2 - 2 Report CA Sacramento Republic Wondolowski 74', 79Bernardez 105 López 6 pen.Klimenta 54 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California L 13,196 Wondolowski Bernardez Stephenson Pierazzi Thompson Koval Barrera Francis 6-5 López Vuković Daly Gilberto Klimenta Estrada Gabeljic Kiffe Friendlies July 8, 2015 20:00 PT Friendly Sacramento Republic USA 1 - 4 Report MEX Club Atlas Stewart 13Motagalvan 63Barrera 71 Vigón 25Caballero 58Medina 64 pen.Ramírez 69Zárate 84 Bonney Field Sacramento, California L 10,419 July 14, 2015 20:00 PT Friendly Sacramento Republic USA 1 - 0 Report ENG Sunderland AFC Mirković 41Iwasa 58Kiffe 72 Cattermole 74Mannone 80 Bonney Field Sacramento, California W July 18, 2015 20:00 PT Friendly Sacramento Republic USA 0 - 1 Report ENG Newcastle United FC López 87 Kiffe 47 o.g.Haidara 65 Bonney Field Sacramento, California L 11,442 November 14, 2015 16:45 PT Champions Soccer LLC International Soccer Challenge Sacramento Republic USA 1–5 Report USA LA Galaxy II Trialist Villareal Trialist Jamieson IV Lassiter Memorial Stadium Bakersfield, California L Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 242 GKMcLain, Patric USA Patrick McLainUSA Orange County Blues FCFreeFebruary 17, 2015 992 DFDuckett, Bilal USA Bilal DuckettUSA Charlotte EaglesFreeMarch 6, 2015 162 MFTaublieb, Zev USA Zev TaubliebUSA Valparaiso UniversityFreeMarch 6, 2015 222 MFGonzalez, Gabe MEX Gabe GonzalezUSA Orange County Blues FCFreeMarch 6, 2015 262 MFMotagalvan, Alfonso USA Alfonso MotagalvanUSA Pittsburgh RiverhoundsFreeMarch 6, 2015 22 DFForan, Derek IRE Derek ForanIRE St. Patrick’s AthleticFreeMarch 10, 2015 42 DFBonvehi, Matthias USA Matthias BonvehiPHI Stallion FCFreeMarch 10, 2015 132 FWGabeljic, Adnan USA Adnan GabeljicCRO NK RudešFreeMarch 10, 2015 252 FWRivas, Joaquin SLV Joaquin RivasUSA Kitsap PumasFreeMarch 10, 2015 32 FWEstrada, David MEX David EstradaUSA D.C. UnitedMarch 20, 2015 142 FWIwasa, Cameron USA Cameron IwasaUSA UC IrvineMarch 20, 2015 72 MFdos Santos Souza Júnior, Gilberto BRA GilbertoUSA MaríliaReturn from LoanApril 30, 2015 52 MFBarrera, Danny COL Danny BarreraUSA Carolina RailHawksJune 6, 2015 152 FWKaleemullah PAK KaleemullahKGZ FC Dordoi BishkekJune 18, 2015 Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 72 MFdos Santos Souza Júnior, Gilberto BRA GilbertoUSA MaríliaLoanJanuary 15, 2015 222 DFDelbridge, Harrison AUS Harrison DelbridgeUSA Portland Timbers 2February 19, 2015 92 FWCollins, Dakota USA Dakota CollinsUSA NK HAŠKFebruary 20, 2015 432 FWTandir, Izzy BIH Izzy TandirISL BreiðablikMarch 12, 2015 992 DFDuckett, Bilal USA Bilal DuckettUSA Charlotte IndependenceApril 9, 2015 142 FWEstrada, David MEX David EstradaUSA Orange County BluesAugust 10, 2015 162 MFTaublieb, Zev USA Zev TaubliebUSA Wilmington Hammerheads FCAugust 20, 2015 222 MFGonzalez, Gabe MEX Gabe GonzálezUSA Ventura County FusionAugust 20, 2015 282 MFLopez, Rodrigo MEX Rodrigo LopezMEX Celaya FCOctober 8, 2015 72 MFdos Santos Souza Júnior, Gilberto BRA GilbertoUSA MaríliaNovember 30, 2015 42 DFBonvehi, Matthias USA Matthias BonvehiFree AgentNovember 30, 2015 92 FWGissie, Gabe LBR Gabe GissieUSA Bethlehem Steel FCDecember 11, 2015 212 DFDaly, Mikey USA Mikey DalyUSA Bethlehem Steel FCDecember 11, 2015 152 FWKhan, Kaleemullah PAK Kaleemullah KhanUSA Tulsa Roughnecks FCDecember 17, 2015 Loan in No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 162 MFThompson, Tommy USA Tommy ThompsonUSA San Jose EarthquakesAugust 29, 2015 32 MFKoval, J.J. USA J.J. KovalUSA San Jose EarthquakesAugust 29, 2015 222 FWSherrod, Mark USA Mark SherrodUSA San Jose EarthquakesAugust 29, 2015 References Category:American soccer clubs 2015 season Category:2015 in sports in California Category:2015 USL season 2015 Category:2010s in Sacramento, California