2015 Sacramento Republic FC season

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Sacramento Republic FC
2015 season
Owner Warren Smith
Head Coach Preki (Through July 11)
Paul Buckle (From July 12)
Stadium Bonney Field;
Hughes Stadium (February 28th)
USL Pro Playoffs 1st round
U.S. Open Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League: Rodrigo López (9)
All: Rodrigo López (11)
Highest home attendance League: 11,442
(Multiple matches)
All: 20,231
(Feb. 28 vs. NY Cosmos)
Lowest home attendance League: 10,906 (Twice)
All: 9,794
(Feb. 21 vs. San Jose)
Average home league attendance League: 11,303
All: 11,556
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Sacramento Republic FC season is the club's second season of existence. The club is playing 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 is competing in the new Western Conference of the USL.[1] The Republic will be playing as defending champions, having defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders 2-0 on September 27, 2014.[2] The season began on March 21 and concluded on September 20.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Dominik Jakubek      United States
2 Defender Derek Foran      Ireland
3 Forward Cameron Iwasa      United States
4 Midfielder Matthias Bonvehi      United States
5 Defender Danny Barrera      United States
6 Midfielder Agustin Cazarez      United States
7 Midfielder Gilberto      Brazil
8 Midfielder Rodrigo López (vice-captain)     United States
9 Forward Gabe Gissie      Liberia
10 Forward Thomas Stewart      Northern Ireland
11 Forward Max Alvarez      United States
12 Defender Nemanja Vuković      Montenegro
13 Forward Adnan Gabeljic      Croatia
14 Forward David Estrada      Mexico
15 Forward Kaleemullah      Pakistan
16 Midfielder Zev Taublieb      United States
17 Forward Justin Braun (captain)     United States
18 Midfielder Ivan Mirković      Serbia
19 Midfielder Octavio Guzmán      Mexico
20 Defender James Kiffe      United States
21 Defender Michael Daly      United States
22 Midfielder Gabe Gonzalez      Mexico
23 Defender Emrah Klimenta      Montenegro
24 Goalkeeper Patrick McLain      United States
25 Forward Joaquin Rivas      El Salvador
26 Midfielder Alfonso Motagalvan      United States

Technical Staff

As of June 25, 2015.

Position Name
Technical Director England Graham Smith
Head Coach England Paul Buckle
Assistant Head Coach United States Adam Smith
Assistant Coach United States Chris Malenab
Assistant Coach United States Antonio Sutton
Goalkeeping Coach England Simon Sheppard
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Luke Rayfield

Competitions

Preseason

USL

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Further information: 2015 USL Pro season

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 10 5 8 35 29  +6 35 6 2 4 18 12  +6 4 3 4 17 17  0

Source:[citation needed]

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ground 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

Last updated: February 24, 2015.
Source:[citation needed]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Standings

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USL Pro Playoffs

 
First Round
Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals USL Championship
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 October 3
 
 
 #1 Rochester Rhinos 2
 
 September 26
 
 #4 New York Red Bulls II 0
 
 #4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) 4
 
 October 10
 
 #5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2
 
 #1 Rochester Rhinos 1
 
 September 26
 
 #2 Louisville City FC 0
 
 #3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) 2
 
 October 3
 
 #6 Richmond Kickers 1
 
 #2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) 2
 
 
 #3 Charleston Battery 0
 
 
 October 16
 
 
 #1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) 2
 
 
 #5 LA Galaxy II 1
 
 
 October 3
 
 
 #1 Orange County Blues FC 0
 
 September 26
 
 #5 LA Galaxy II 2
 
 #4 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
 October 11
 
 #5 LA Galaxy II 1
 
 #5 LA Galaxy II 2
 
 September 25
 
 #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1
 
 #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2
 
 October 4
 
 #6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0
 
 #2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (pen.) 2 (4)
 
 
 #3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 (3)
 
 
 
 


Playoff Results

U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
24 GK United States Patrick McLain United States Orange County Blues FC Free February 17, 2015 [3]
99 DF United States Bilal Duckett United States Charlotte Eagles Free March 6, 2015 [4]
16 MF United States Zev Taublieb United States Valparaiso University Free March 6, 2015 [5]
22 MF Mexico Gabe Gonzalez United States Orange County Blues FC Free March 6, 2015 [6]
26 MF United States Alfonso Motagalvan United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free March 6, 2015 [7]
2 DF Republic of Ireland Derek Foran Republic of Ireland St. Patrick’s Athletic Free March 10, 2015 [8]
4 DF United States Matthias Bonvehi Philippines Stallion FC Free March 10, 2015 [9]
13 FW United States Adnan Gabeljic Croatia NK Rudeš Free March 10, 2015 [10]
25 FW El Salvador Joaquin Rivas United States Kitsap Pumas Free March 10, 2015 [11]
3 FW Mexico David Estrada United States D.C. United March 20, 2015 [12]
14 FW United States Cameron Iwasa United States UC Irvine March 20, 2015 [13]
5 MF Colombia Danny Barrera United States Carolina RailHawks June 6, 2015 [14]
15 FW Pakistan Kaleemullah Kyrgyzstan FC Dordoi Bishkek June 18, 2015 [15]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
22 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge United States Portland Timbers 2 February 19, 2015 [16]
99 DF United States Bilal Duckett United States Charlotte Independence April 9, 2015 [17]
14 FW Mexico David Estrada United States Orange County Blues August 10, 2015 [18]
16 MF United States Zev Taublieb United States Wilmington Hammerheads FC August 20, 2015 [19]
22 MF Mexico Gabe González August 20, 2015 [20]
28 MF Mexico Rodrigo Lopez Mexico Celaya FC October 8, 2015 [21]
9 FW Liberia Gabe Gissie United States Bethlehem Steel FC December 11, 2015 [22]
21 DF United States Mikey Daly United States Bethlehem Steel FC December 11, 2015 [23]
21 FW Pakistan Kaleemullah Khan United States Tulsa Roughnecks FC December 17, 2015 [24]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF United States Tommy Thompson United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015 [25]
3 MF United States J.J. Koval United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015 [26]
22 FW United States Mark Sherrod United States San Jose Earthquakes August 29, 2015 [27]

References

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