2021 Oakland Roots SC season

Oakland Roots SC
2021 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coachJordan Ferrell (interim)
StadiumLaney College Football Stadium
Highest home attendance5,044 (10/2 vs. LV)
Lowest home attendance813 (7/10 vs. LV)
Average home league attendance2,016
Biggest winLV 1–3 OAK (8/21)
OAK 3–1 PHX (8/25)
Biggest defeatPHX 3–0 OAK (5/8)
LA 3–0 OAK (7/25)

The 2021 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's third season of existence and first in the USL Championship. Prior to this, the team played two seasons in the third division National Independent Soccer Association.

Squad information

First team squad

As of September 28, 2021[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CUW Zeus de la Paz
2 MF  COD Ariel Mbumba
3 DF  JPN Soya Takahashi
4 DF  USA Max Ornstil
5 MF  GER Wal Fall
6 DF  USA Tarek Morad
7 MF  ARG Matías Fissore
9 FW  COD Jeremy Bokila
10 MF  RSA Lindo Mfeka
11 MF  USA Chuy Enríquez
12 MF  CMR Joseph Nane
14 FW  ENG Tyler Blackwood
15 DF  USA Akeem Ward
16 DF  USA Travian Sousa
17 DF  USA Tarn Weir
18 MF  MEX José Hernández
19 FW  USA Joseph Restani
20 GK  USA Paul Blanchette
21 DF  MNE Emrah Klimenta
23 MF  USA Memo Diaz
25 FW  USA Quincy Amarikwa
28 FW  JAM Brian Brown (on loan from New Mexico United)
29 FW  USA Brandon Allen
30 FW  USA Javier Mariona ([A][D])
33 DF  USA Kai Greene
47 GK  USA Taylor Bailey
61 FW  USA Johnny Rodriguez
91 MF  ERI Yohannes Harish
99 GK  USA Marco Brougher ([A][C])
  1. ^
    USL Academy player
  2. ^
    On a USL Academy arrangement with Virginia Tech Hokies
  3. ^
    On a USL Academy arrangement with De Anza Force and California Golden Bears
  4. ^
    On an unknown USL Academy arrangement

Coaching staff

As of February 1, 2021
Position Staff
Interim Head Coach & Technical Director Jordan Ferrell
Assistant Coach Christopher Malenab
Assistant Coach Nana Attakora
Assistant Coach Noah Delgado
Goalkeeeping Coach Jeremey Clark
VP of Soccer Eric Yamamoto
Director of Performance Ben Stadler
Director of Team Operations Valentin Saldaña Jr.
Team Operations Manager Berdi Merdanov
Team Scout Jonathan Orozco
Athletic Trainer Crystal Lee
Head Team Physician Kevin M. Roth, MD
Team Chiropractor Rafael Zamora
Message Theropist Betsy Abel
Mental Health & Sport Performance Specialist Lisa Bonta Sumii

Source: Oakland Roots SC

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Saalih Muhammad New Mexico United Undisclosed November 24, 2020 [2]
4 DF Max Ornstil Portland Timbers 2 Free transfer December 1, 2020 [3]
91 MF Yohannes Harish Oakland Roots Re-signed December 8, 2020 [4]
55 DF Tarn Weir Oakland Roots Re-signed December 10, 2020 [5]
10 MF Ariel Mbumba Oakland Roots Re-signed December 11, 2020 [6]
20 FW Johnny Rodriguez Oakland Roots Re-signed December 14, 2020 [7]
14 DF Tarek Morad San Diego Loyal Free transfer December 21, 2020 [8]
25 FW Jesús "Chuy" Enríquez Reno 1868 Free transfer December 29, 2020 [9]
22 MF José Hernández OKC Energy Free transfer January 8, 2021 [10]
3 MF Memo Diaz El Paso Locomotive Free transfer January 11, 2021 [11]
24 DF Akeem Ward North Carolina FC Free transfer January 13, 2021 [12]
21 DF Lindo Mfeka Unattached Free transfer January 19, 2021 [13]
23 FW Jeremy Bokila Ankara Keçiörengücü Free transfer January 21, 2021 [14]
26 GK Ben Beaury New Mexico United Free transfer February 1, 2021 [15]
5 MF Wal Fall Saint Louis FC Free transfer February 4, 2021 [16]
1 GK Zeus de la Paz Oldham Athletic Free transfer February 17, 2021 [17]
15 MF Matías Fissore San Martín de Tucumán Free transfer March 4, 2021 [18]
11 FW Tyler Blackwood Saint Louis FC Free transfer March 11, 2021 [19]
DF Soya Takahashi Umeå FC Free transfer March 29, 2021 [20]
MF Danny Flores Philadelphia Union II Free transfer April 19, 2021 [21]
GK Taylor Bailey Oakland Roots Re-signed April 20, 2021 [22]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
06 FW Matthew Fondy Unattached Not re-signed
8 MF Angel Heredia Unattached Not re-signed
9 FW Jack McInerney Unattached Not re-signed
11 FW Tristan Bowen Unattached Not re-signed
16 MF Niall Irwin Unattached Not re-signed
27 FW Julio Cervantes Unattached Not re-signed
32 MF Manny González Unattached Not re-signed
33 DF Robert Hines II Unattached Not re-signed
88 DF Seo-In Kim Chicago House AC Not re-signed
90 GK Kevin Gonzalez Unattached Not re-signed
22 MF Diego Casillas Reno 1868 Loan completed October 1, 2020
5 DF Nana Attakora Unattached Retired, joined coaching staff November 17, 2020 [23]
98 MF Jonathan Orozco Project 51O Joined coaching staff and reserve team December 10, 2020 [5]
1 GK Christian Herrera Tacoma Defiance Free transfer December 15, 2020 [24]
2 DF Daniel Navarro Chattanooga Red Wolves Not re-signed February 5, 2021 [25]
12 MF Peter Pearson North Carolina FC Not re-signed February 17, 2021 [26]
19 FW Josiah Romero Los Angeles Force Not re-signed March 23, 2021 [27]
10 MF Nelson Blanco North Carolina FC Not re-signed March 26, 2021 [28]
50 DF David Abidor Chicago House AC Not re-signed June 4, 2021 [29]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source

Competitions

Friendlies

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

April 2 Preseason Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Oakland Roots Tacoma, Washington
11:00 a.m. PDT Report Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
April 9 Preseason San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Oakland Roots San Jose, California
10:05 PDT Report Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Attendance: 0
April 24 Preseason Las Vegas Lights FC 2–1 Oakland Roots Fresno, California
2:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 0
May 1 Preseason Santa Clara University 1–1 Oakland Roots Santa Clara, California
11:00 1.m. PDT Attendance: 0

USL Championship

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 11 8 13 36 43  −7 41 7 4 5 19 16  +3 4 4 8 17 27  −10

Source: [30]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAAAHHAAHHHAHHAHAAHAAHHHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWDLDDLDLLLLLWDWWWLWDWLWLDWLLDWW
Position6657
Updated to match(es) played on June 12, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 8 1 Phoenix Rising FC 3–0 Oakland Roots SC Chandler, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Asante 10', 68'
King  29'
Moar 48'
Lambert  50'
Billingsley  83'
Quinn  86'
Musa  87'
Report Weir  85'
Ward  87'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 23 2 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Oakland Roots SC Carson, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Picazo 31'
Mbumba 61' (o.g.)
Judd  81'
Report Flores  20', 47'
Diaz 76'
Bokila 90+1'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 2 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Formella 19'
Iwasa 60'
McCrary 68',  73'
Luis Felipe  77'
Report Enríquez 26'
Mbumba 40'
Ward  52'
Bokila 66',  85'
Fall  78'
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Nicholas Marin
June 12 4 Orange County SC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Kuningas  39'
Damus 45'
Report Takahashi  38'
Klimenta  46'
Ornstil  90+2'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 26 6 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 Austin Bold FC Livermore, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Klimenta  25'
Ward  29'
Mbumba  41'
Enríquez  63'
Report Ycaza  8'
Okoli  64'
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
June 29 7 San Diego Loyal SC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Martin  60'
Ibarra 72'
Guerrero  90+6'
Report Diaz  32'
Ornstil  90+1'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 7 8 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Chavez  88'
Formella  90+4'
Report Fall  75' Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 8,118
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 10 9 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Weir 24'
Ward  79'
Diaz  88'
Report Crisostomo  47', 55'
Leone 74'
Molina  90'
Traore  90+6'
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Attendance: 813
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 25 10 LA Galaxy II 3–0 Oakland Roots SC Carson, California
5:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Hernandez  22', 85'
Drack 33'
Harvey  35', 78'
Essengue  46'
Report Ward  62'
Hernández  71'
Harish  68'
Blackwood  90+2'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 31 11 Oakland Roots SC 0–3 Orange County SC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Greene  15'
Diaz  51'
Ornstil  55'
Morad  65'
Bokila  81'
Klimenta  82'
Report McCabe  21'
Henry 31'
Damus 36'
Richards  43'
Iloski  55'
Wehan  57'
Apodaca 76'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 4 12 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report King  10'
Quinn 64'
Schmitt  68'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 8 13 Tacoma Defiance 3–1 Oakland Roots SC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Adeniran 25', 45+1' (pen.)
Alvarez 45+4'
Mendoza  77'
Report Hernández  45'
Enríquez  50'
Fall 55'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 14 14 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Ornstil  11', 25'
Harish 26',  66'
Hernández  40'
Ward  56'
Report Hernandez 12'
Lambe  22'
Harvey  68'
Vázquez  90+2'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 18 15 New Mexico United 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Sandoval 6'
Moreno  83'
Report Fall 34' Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 6,047
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 21 16 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–3 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Musovski 48'
Uche  85'
Report Ornstil  30'
Hernández 52'
Enríquez 60'
Bokila 82'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 25 17 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Phoenix Rising FC Livermore, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Fall 43'
Hernández 51',  71'
Mbumba 61'
Report Bakero  45'
King 53',  70'
Stadium: Las Positas College
Referee: William Hoffman
August 28 18 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Livermore, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Greene  5', 13'
Fall 54'
Mbumba 57'
Bokila 82',  90'
Report Ragen  18'
Brewitt 45+3'
Mueller  72'
Anguiano  84'
Stadium: Las Positas College
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 3 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Oakland Roots SC St. Petersburg, Florida
4:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Guillén  19'
Guenzatti 30'
Dalgaard 41'
Mkosana 82'
Report Hernández  85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 8 20 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–1 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report Fall  41'
Rodriguez 63'
Hernández  90'
Diaz  90+1'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 11 21 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 San Diego Loyal SC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Ornstil  9'
Hernández  51'
Mbumba  90+3'
Report Moshobane  44'
Martínez  62'
Facchineri  81'
Adams  90+5'
Stadium: Las Positas College
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
September 15 22 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Livermore, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Mfeka 10', 53'
Fall 40',  51'
Takahashi  77'
Hernández  87'
Report Serrano 32'
Brewitt  49'
Villanueva  70'
Stadium: Las Positas College
Referee: Corbyn May
September 18 23 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 LA Galaxy II Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report Davila 75' (pen.)
Hernandez  85'
Drack  90'
Zubak  90+2'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 22 24 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 San Diego Loyal SC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Rodriguez 6',  31'
Greene  55'
Hernández 63' (pen.)
Bokila  69'
Amarikwa  85'
Mfeka  87'
Report Hertzog  23'
C. Martin  27', 45+1'
Ibarra  58'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 25 25 Orange County SC 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Orozco 45+1',  54'
Iloski  66'
Alston  82'
Kuningas  84', 90+1'
Damus  90+3'
Report Mbumba 19'
Hernández  56'
Bokila  88'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: William Hoffman
October 2 26 Oakland Roots SC 2–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Amarikwa 18', 24',  59'
Leone 29' (o.g.)
Fissore  80'
Report Trejo 5'
Traore  16'  73'
Sepulveda  27'
Uche 89'
El-mesmari  90+4'
Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Attendance: 5,044
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 6 27 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Amarikwa 10'
Diaz  28'
Fall  49'
Klimenta 63'
Report Formella  28', 31'
Cuello  56'
McCrary  60'
Pennanen  90+2'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,548
Referee: Joseph Salinas
October 9 28 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Chandler, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Mattocks 11'
Saydee  90+6'
Report Hernández  87'
Morad  90+1'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass
Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 16 29 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Orange County SC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Diaz  30'
Hernández  54'
Fall  59'
Rodriguez  59'
Greene  86'
Report Powers 23'
Mines 25'
Smith  38'
Orozco  54'
Calvillo  86'
Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 20 30 Tacoma Defiance 0–0 Oakland Roots SC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Report Amarikwa  41'
Ornstil  90'
Mbumba  90+2'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 833
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 24 31 San Diego Loyal SC 3–4 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
3:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Williams 17', 76'
Adams  45'
Hertzog 85'
Guerrero  90+3'
Report Enríquez  2', 52'
Montgomery 35' (o.g.)
Amarikwa  37'
Ward 58',  70'
Morad  86'
Bokila 90+3' (pen.),  90+5'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 30 32 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oakland, California
9:00 PM CDT Enríquez 2'
Bokila  82'
Diaz  90+1'
Mbumba  90+4'
Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: William Hoffman

Playoffs

November 5 Conf. QF El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM PDT Fox  20'
Luna  78'
Report Nane  26'
Bokila 76'
Morad  90+3'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

League table

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 MT New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 MT Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 PC Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41 Playoffs
11 PC LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 PC Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

U.S. Open Cup

Squad statistics

As of Match played October 2, 2020

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  CUW Zeus de la Paz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK  USA Ben Beaury 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 GK  USA Taylor Bailey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
4 DF  USA Max Ornstil 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  USA Tarek Morad 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  USA Akeem Ward 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF  USA Tarn Weir 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  JPN Soya Takahashi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
23 MF  USA Memo Diaz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF  GER Wal Fall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  USA Saalih Muhammad 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF  COD Ariel Mbumba 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  ARG Matías Fissore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 DF  RSA Lindo Mfeka 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF  MEX José Hernández 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
91 MF  ERI Yohannes Harish 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  USA Danny Flores 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW  USA Chuy Enríquez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
14 FW  ENG Tyler Blackwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
61 FW  USA Johnny Rodriguez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  COD Jeremy Bokila 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total

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