2018 Sacramento Republic FC season

Sacramento Republic FC
2018 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head coachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park
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The 2018 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's fifth season of existence. The club played in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, and competed in the Western Conference.[2]

Background

Club

Roster

As of April 9, 2018.[3]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Josh Cohen  United States
2 DF Shannon Gomez  Trinidad and Tobago
3 DF Josh Turnley  United States
4 DF Mitchell Taintor  United States
5 DF Justin Schmidt  United States
7 MF Hayden Partain  United States
8 FW Wilson Kneeshaw  England
9 FW Christian Eissele  United States
10 MF Keven Alemán  Canada
11 MF Luis Espino  Mexico
12 DF Carlos Rodriguez  Mexico
14 DF Cole Seiler  United States
16 MF Adam Moffat  Scotland
18 GK Rafael Díaz  Dominican Republic
20 MF Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
21 DF Emrah Klimenta  Montenegro
22 DF Jeremy Hall  Puerto Rico
23 MF Jure Matjašič  Slovenia
24 MF Jaime Villarreal  United States
26 DF Elliott Hord  United States
30 GK Thomas Olsen  United States
31 FW Cameron Iwasa  United States
32 MF Roberto Hategan  United States
40 FW Quincy Butler  United States

Staff

As of February 1, 2018.

Position Name
General Manager United States Todd Dunivant
Director of Football England Graham Smith
Head coach New Zealand Simon Elliott
Head Assistant Coach United States Benjamin Ziemer
Assistant coach United States Antonio Sutton
Assistant coach/Goalkeepers England Simon Sheppard
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer United States John Duncan
Team Chiropractor United States Jesse Saenz

Competitions

Preseason

February 10, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Sacramento Gold Sacramento, California
19:00 PST Villarreal Yellow card 10'
Bijev 15'
Alemán 86'		 Report Alkebulan Yellow card 26', 57'
Padilla Yellow card 37'
Wright Red card 63'		 Stadium: American River College Soccer Stadium
February 15, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
19:30 PST Eissele 47'
Nana-Sinkam Yellow card 84'		 Report Morris 2', 79'
Wingo 27'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
February 22, 2018 San Jose Earthquakes – Sacramento Republic FC San Jose, California
13:00 PST Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match result not publicized.
February 25, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Sacramento, California
14:00 PST Partain Yellow card 47' Report Moutinho 60'
Czornomaz Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,035
March 4, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Fresno FC Turlock, California
19:00 PST Taintor Yellow card 19'
Iwasa 36'		 Report Barrera Yellow card 19'
Kamdem Yellow card 59'
Caffa 65'		 Stadium: Warrior Stadium
March 10, 2018 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 PST Lasso Yellow card 20'
Ledesma Yellow card 61'
Keinan 84'		 Report Seiler Yellow card 25'
Iwasa 34'
Bijev 72'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

Results summary

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
Source: 2018 USL 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Kickoff times are in PDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise

March 17 1 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 San Antonio FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.N. Alemán 45+2', Yellow card 77'
Eissele 48'
Hall Yellow card 76'		 Report Restrepo Yellow card 5'
Guzmán Yellow card 38'
Lopez 68', Yellow card 82'
Pecka Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 24 2 Orange County SC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 P.M. Hashimoto Yellow card 18'
Segbers Yellow card 50'
Sorto Yellow card 58'
Seaton Red card 76'
Crognale Yellow card 81'		 Report Iwasa 66'
Bijev Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
March 31 3 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 Sacramento Republic FC Edinburg, Texas
5:30 P.M. Ontiveros Yellow card 43'
Wharton 51' (pen.)
James Yellow card 74', 79'		 Report Bijev 30'
Iwasa Yellow card 35', 80'
Donovan 90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Marco Vega
April 7 4 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 P.M. Taintor Red card 20'
Partain Yellow card 70'
Moffat 71' (pen.)		 Report Ele Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 44'
Ulysse Red card 63'
Narbón Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Note: Ele's second yellow was rescinded by the USL Disciplinary Committee.
April 14 5 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00 pm PDT Huiqui 2' Report Eissele 57' Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,167
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 18 6 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Iwasa 64'
Bijev 73'
Moffat Yellow card 79'
Hall Yellow card 79'		 Report Malcolm 28'
Burt Yellow card 55'
Poaty Yellow card 69'
Schweitzer Yellow card 76'
Suggs Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
April 28 7 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Seiler Yellow card 45+2'
Gomez Yellow card 45+6'
Vazquez 89'		 Report Rivas 2'
Jusino Yellow card 31'
Mirković Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 2 8 Portland Timbers 2 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PST) Asprilla 16'
Zambrano Yellow card 21'
Jadama 38'
Williams Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 6 9 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
13:30 (PDT) Ulysse Yellow card 31'
Chenkam 61'
Meredith 82' (o.g.)		 Boxscore Taintor 41' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2.652
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 12 10 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
Matjašič 2'
Iwasa 12'		 Report Marie 57'
Brown 59'
Thiaw 62'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elton García
May 19 11 Phoenix Rising FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 P.M. Wakasa Yellow card 45+2'
da Fonte Yellow card 59'
Cortez 62'
Drogba Yellow card 90+2'		 Report
Report		 Iwasa 8'
Bijev 21' Yellow card 39'
Rodriguez Yellow card 32'
Gomez Yellow card 41'
Matjašič Yellow card 64'
Kneeshaw 88'
Taintor Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,503
Referee: J.J. Bilinski
May 29 12 Real Monarchs 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Portillo Yellow card 33'
Hoffman 68'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 2 13 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Hall 58' (pen.)
Turnley Yellow card 80'
Moffat Yellow card 81'		 Report Hashimoto Yellow card 10'
Amico Yellow card 26', Yellow card 90+3' Red card
Kontor Yellow card 32'
Juel-Nielsen Yellow card 90+1'
Ramos-Godoy Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 9 14 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villarreal Yellow card 53'
Taintor Yellow card 85'		 Report Dia Yellow card 13'
Awako Yellow card 54'
Lambert Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 13 15 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Johnson Yellow card 85' Report Vazquez 37' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 16 16 San Antonio FC 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 P.M. Elizondo 43' Report Gomez Yellow card 28'
Bijev Yellow card 43'
Hall Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 75th USL league match
June 23 17 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 Saint Louis FC Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Iwasa 28', 47'
Vazquez Yellow card 41'
Hall Yellow card 84'		 Report Greig Yellow card 50'
Dikwa 74'
Fall 90'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,570
Referee: Elton García
June 30 18 Fresno FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Caffa 38'
Caffa Yellow card 44'
Daly Yellow card 45+2'
Ribeiro Yellow card 87'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 90'
Argueta Yellow card 90+1'
Tayou 90+2', Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Gomez Yellow card 31'
Hall Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 7 19 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Real Monarchs Sacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Moffat Yellow card 50' Report Velásquez Yellow card 66'
Moberg Yellow card 73'
Gallagher Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 10 20 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 P.M. Barry 70' Report Iwasa 45', 54'
Eissele Yellow card 67' 88'
Klimenta Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 14 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 P.M. Colvey Yellow card 58'
Uzo Yellow card 88'		 Report Bijev Yellow card 35' 37'
Seiler Yellow card 85'
Klimenta Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 21 22 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa 23'
Turnley Yellow card 43'		 Report Harris Yellow card 30'
A. Dixon Yellow card 55'
Ibeagha Yellow card 65'
Volesky 78'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 4 23 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Fresno FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Villareal Yellow card 44'
Bijev 76'		 Report Baldisimo Yellow card 32'
Cooper Yellow card 38'
Ribeiro Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 11 24 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa 61'
Alemán Yellow card 64'
Hall 68'
Matjašič Yellow card 78'
Bijev Yellow card 80'		 Report Small 1'
Wharton Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,937
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 15 25 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Sacramento Republic Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Hertzog 5'
Greig 7'
Kavita Yellow card 62'
Reynolds Yellow card 69'
Culbertson Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Villarreal 67'
Taintor Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 18 26 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Requejo 56' (o.g.)
Iwasa Yellow card 75'
Alemán Yellow card 75'		 Report Aguilar 7'
Zubak 20' (pen.)
Engola 25'
López 41', Yellow card 80'
Requejo Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 25 27 Reno 1868 FC 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM Carroll Yellow card 30'
Casiple 75' (pen.)		 Report Taintor Yellow card 5'
Iwasa 47'
Kneeshaw 60'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 8 28 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 (PDT) Iwasa 20'
Eissele 58', 64' (pen.)
Klimenta Yellow card 76'		 https://www.uslchampionship.com/sacramentorepublicfc-seattlesoundersfc2-971679 Preview Alfaro Yellow card 30', Yellow card 63' Red card
Olsen Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 19 29 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–4 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vukovic 62' (pen.) Report Hord 20'
Partain 54', 80'
Iwasa 68'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 23 30 OKC Energy 0–0 Sacramento Republic Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4:00 P.M. Harris Yellow card 9'
Ross Yellow card 84'		 Report Gomez Yellow card 39'
Matjašič Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 29 31 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
19:30 (PST) Iwasa 6' (Hord)
Seiler Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Smith Yellow card 58' Yellow card 74' Red card
Zambrano Yellow card 83'
Diz Pe Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 3 32 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Bijev 17'
Iwasa 57'
Hall Yellow card 60'
Matjašič 76'		 Report Blackwood 31' Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Daniel Radford
October 6 33 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:30 F. López 24', Yellow card 71'
Vera Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Alemán 13', 21'
Turnley Yellow card 51'
Seiler Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 74'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 13 34 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Matjašič Yellow card 30'
Taintor Yellow card 45+1'
Iwasa 55'
Gomez Yellow card 65'
Hord Yellow card 69'		 Report Torres Yellow card 45+2'
Mendoza Yellow card 54'
Ochoa Yellow card 70'
Garcia Yellow card 87'
Herrera-Perla Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Postseason

October 20 Quarterfinal Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
7:30 P.M. Bijev 16'
Matjašič Yellow card 38'
Hord Yellow card 68'		 Report Kuzain 27'
Barry 31'
Akhmatov Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerso

U.S. Open Cup

May 16 2nd Round Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 San Francisco City FC Sacramento, California
5:00 P.M. Alemán 24'
Bijev 61'
Moffat 68'		 SAC Report Lombardi 31' Stadium: Hornet Field
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 23 3rd Round Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:30 P.M. RNO Report Alemán 69' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella
June 6 4th Round Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento, California
8:00 P.M. Iwasa 60'
Bijev Yellow card 84'
Hall Yellow card 85'
Matjašič 115'		 Report Chenkam Yellow card 11'
Roldan Yellow card 62'
Ele Yellow card 81'
Shipp 90+1'
Olsen Yellow card 110'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 5,619
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (California)
June 20 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Sacramento Republic FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 P.M. Feilhaber 58' (Atuesta)
Rossi 67' (Nguyen)
Blessing 89' (Rossi, Atuesta)		 Report Rodriguez Yellow card 18'
Hord 35'
Gomez Yellow card 45+2'
Bijev 60' (Villarreal)
Matjasic Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Friendlies

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

References

  1. ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved January 16, 2018.