2024 Oakland Roots SC season

Oakland Roots SC
2024 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coachNoah Delgado (until April 28)
Gavin Glinton (Interim, since April 28)
StadiumPioneer Stadium
USLCWestern Conference: 7th
USL CupRound of 16
U.S. Open CupRound of 32

The 2024 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's sixth season of existence and fourth in the USL Championship.

The Roots experienced a coaching change in the middle of the season, with former head coach Noah Delgado parting ways with the club on April 28 after a 2-5-1 start to the season,[1] being replaced by current and interim head coach Gavin Glinton, who was the head assistant coach.[2][3]

Squad Information

Roster

As of July 28, 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  GAM Baboucarr Njie
3 DF  NIR Niall Logue
4 DF  GEO Gagi Margvelashvili
5 DF  USA Camden Riley
6 MF  USA Daniel Gómez
7 MF  LES Napo Matsoso
8 MF  BDI Irakoze Donasiyano
9 FW  USA Dom Dwyer
10 FW  RSA Lindo Mfeka
11 FW  JAM Trayvone Reid
14 DF  USA Justin Rasmussen
15 DF  TRI Neveal Hackshaw
17 FW  USA Johnny Rodriguez
20 GK  USA Paul Blanchette
21 DF  SLV Bryan Tamacas
22 MF  ECU Jeciel Cedeno
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  USA Memo Diaz
27 FW  HAI Miche-Naider Chéry
38 MF  USA Etsgar Cruz
39 MF  USA Javier Bedolla-Vera
40 DF  USA Ilya Alekseev
41 MF  USA Eli Wachs
45 MF  USA Ali Elmasnaouy
46 MF  USA Kieran Bracken
47 DF  USA Julio Martinez
48 FW  USA Luis Saldana
49 DF  USA Tomas Caminos
50 DF  FRA Thomas Camier
52 MF  USA Juan Sanchez
60 GK  USA Timothy Syrel
61 GK  USA Edwin Rodriguez
65 DF  USA Matteo Carbone

Competitions

USL Championship

Main article: 2024 USL Championship season


Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Sacramento Republic FC 34 13 11 10 46 34 +12 49 Playoffs
6 Orange County SC 34 13 14 7 38 45 −7 46
7 Oakland Roots SC 34 13 16 5 37 57 −20 44
8 Phoenix Rising FC 34 11 14 9 33 39 −6 42
9 San Antonio FC 34 10 15 9 36 49 −13 39
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.[5]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March
March 9 1 Oakland Roots 2–1 Indy Eleven Hayward, CA
7:00 PM
  • Cedeno 3'
  • Tamacas 50'
  • Njiel  89'
  • Donasiyano  98'
 Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Elton Garcia
March 16 2 Oakland Roots SC 1–1 Charleston Battery Hayward, California
7:00 PM Tamacas  6'
Rodriguez  43'
Alekseev 49'
Chéry  66'		 Report Palma  15'
Markanich 35'  77'
Torres  63'
Molloy  90'+5'
Grinwis  90'+5'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
March 23 3 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Phoenix, Arizona
6:00 PM
PHX Report
OAK Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Matt Thompson
March 30 4 Oakland Roots SC 0–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Nije  20' Report Klimenta  30'
Gannon 46'
Samake 50'
Azcona  63'
Noël 66'  69'
Smart  76'
Nigro  90'+2'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
April
April 6 5 Oakland Roots 0–1 Monterey Bay FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Report Boone 86' Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,001
Referee: Gerald Flores
April 13 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–3 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
6:00 PM Moreno 13'
Dhillon 43' (pen.)
Rose  49'
Stauffer  64'		 Report Logue 31'
Rodriguez 47' 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,667
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 20 7 Detroit City FC 3–1 Oakland Roots SC Hamtramack, Michigan
4:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Olvin Oliva
April 27 8 Oakland Roots SC 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Rasmussen  52'
Riley  83'		 Report Zandi  22'
Tejada 71'
Lacroix  73'
Rocha 84'
Henríquez  90'+1'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
May
May 4 9 San Antonio FC 2–2 Oakland Roots SC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 p.m. Chol  30'
Omar  55'
Agudelo 73'
Lambert 79',  82'
Sisniega  83'		 Report Cruz  42'
Chéry 65'
Reid  68'
Njie  76'
Rodriguez 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
May 11 10 New Mexico United 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM Hurst 2'
Mohamed  28'
Maples  45'+2'
Akale 74'		 Report Hackshaw 47'  73' Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 11,568
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 18 11 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 Orange County SC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Reid 31' (pen.),  43'
Margvelashvili 90'+4'		 Report Amang 21'
Scott  55'
Zubak  67'
Lee  88'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
May 24 12 FC Tulsa 0–1 Oakland Roots SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Goodrum  45'+3'
Dalou  83'		 Report Chéry 20'
Matsoso  38'
Riley  69'
Diaz  90'+5'
Blanchette  90'+5'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
June
June 1 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. Pierre 2'
Damus  27'		 Report Margvelashvili  42'
Diaz  57'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Joe Surgan
June 8 14 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hayward, California
7:00 PM Cedeno 72'
Dwyer  83'
Nije 90'+6		 Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 6,408
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 15 15 Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM Mazzola  75'
Portillo  75'
Amann 79' 90'+2'
Donovan  90'+5'		 Report Mfeka 19' 48'
Margvelashvili  31'
Syrel  33'
Diaz  36'
Reid  62'
Cedeno 65'
Rasmussen  70'
Dwyer  90'+8'		 Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 10,843
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 19 16 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Riley  19'
Njie  38'
Matsoso 45'
Alekseev 72'		 Report Dhillon 5'  42'
Borelli  34'
Lyons  45'+1'
Nevárez  90'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
June 22 17 Monterey Bay FC 2–1 Oakland Roots Seaside, California
7:00 PM Trager 30'
Dixon  34' 48'
Baca  90'+2'  90'+5'		 Report Diaz  12'
Donasiyano  41'  84'
Hackshaw  52'
Rodriguez 64'		 Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 4,330
Referee: Ricardo Montero
June 29 18 Orange County SC 0–2 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Chattha  32'
Shutler  34'
Scott  74'
Amang  87'		 Report Riley 15'
Njie  23'
Rodriguez 79'
Dwyer  90'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Elton García
July
July 6 19 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Louisville City FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: CJ Koll
Assistant referees: Andrew Hanks
Fourth official: Robert Vincze
July 13 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 5–0 Oakland Roots SC Pittsburgh, PA
4:00 PM Etou 12' 69'
Mertz 30' (pen.)
Suber  45'
Osumanu  49'
Forbes 51'
Biasi  85'		 Report Tamacas  26'
Blanchette  28'
Nijie  47'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 21 21 Oakland Roots SC 2–5 Sacramento Republic FC Hayward, California
1:00 PM Rodriguez  31' 55', 71'
Riley  53'
Gómez  73'		 Report Phillips 5', 46'
Wiedt 27'  32'
Fernandes  39'
Ross 45'
Sanchez  73'
Amann 85'
Ricketts  90'+1'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,446
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 27 22 Miami FC 1–2 Oakland Roots Miami, Florida
4:00 PM Palacios  52'
López 75'		 Report Margvelashvili  19'
Diaz 38'
Dwyer  56'
Rodriguez 68'
Reid  82'
Matsoso  88'		 Stadium: FIU Stadium
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August
August 10 23 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Loudoun United FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Nije 24'
Rodriguez 62'
Reid 81'		 Report ElMedkhar 54'
Dambrot  77'
Ryan  81'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,516
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 17 24 Rhode Island FC 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Smithfield, Rhode Island
4:30PM
Kwizera  89'
 Report
Stadium: Beirne Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
August 24 25 Oakland Roots SC 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Hayward, California
Nije  20' 61'
Diaz  43'
Chéry  45'+1'
Margvelashvili  51'
Rodriguez  90'+3'
Riley  90'+5'		 Report Turci  8'
Armenakas 32'
Meza  62'
Cissoko  65'
Deric  90'+1'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 31 26 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 New Mexico United Hayward, California
3:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,431
Referee: 3,431
September
September 7 27 North Carolina FC 5–0 Oakland Roots SC Cary, North Carolina
da Costa 6'
Mentzingen 8'
Craig 32'  88'
Conway 44'
Washington  54'
Martin  59'
Armstrong 63'		 Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 14 28 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 San Antonio FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Riley  45'+2'  45'+5'
Logue  48'
Njie  62'
Reid  79'
Baca  89'		 Report Solignac 4'  44'
Haakenson  45'+5'
Sánchez  59'
Agudelo  63'
Grey  65'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,841
Referee: Ricardo Montero
September 21 29 Hartford Athletic 2–0 Oakland Roots SC Hartford, Connecticut
4:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 29 30 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 FC Tulsa Hayward, California
3:00 PM Dwyer  74'
Margvelashvili  75'		 Report Bibout 7'  45'+3'
Pacheco  76'
Damm  78'
Souahy  87'		 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,190
Referee: Thomas Snyder
October
October 5 31 Memphis 901 FC 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Memphis, Tennessee
Lapa 4'
Hyndman  42'
Quezada  63'
Turci  67'		 Report Baca  32'
Riley 36'
Njie  45+4'
Dwyer  90+5'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
October 12 32 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,252
October 19 33 Las Vegas Lights FC 2-3 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Hackshaw 12' (o.g.)
Noël 90'+4'		 Report Rodriguez 3', 72'
Njie  36'
Diaz  89'
Donasiyano  90'+3'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 26 34 Oakland Roots SC 0–5 Birmingham Legion FC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 4,995

USL Cup playoffs

Main article: 2024 USL Championship playoffs
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–0Oakland Roots SCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,463
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Oakland Roots entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round at home against amateur soccer club El Farolito SC.[6] After winning in added extra time 2-1,[7] the Roots eventually lost to first tier Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 32.[8]

April 16 Third Round Oakland Roots SC (USLC) 2–1 (a.e.t.) El Farolito SC (NPSL)Hayward, California
7:30 PM
  • Diaz 45+1'  56'
  • Rasmussen  90'+1'
  • Reid  95'  106'
  • Elmasnaouy 98'
 Report
  • Benson 12'
  • Kreye  33'  51'
  • Yabur  56'
  • Sidibe  90'+5'
  • Buitrago  102'
  • Martinez  102'
  • Higuera  116'
 Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robert Vincze
May 7 Round of 32 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 1–0 Oakland Roots SC (USLC)San Jose, California
7:00 PM
Report Rasmussen  19'
Hackshaw  24'
Rodriguez  82'		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jeffrey Greeson

References

  1. ^ "Oakland Roots parts ways with head coach after 2 years". KTVU FOX 2. April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Sporting Green Staff (April 28, 2024). "Offense-challenged Oakland Roots replace head coach Noah Delgado". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (April 28, 2024). "Oakland Roots SC parts ways with Head Coach Noah Delgado". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Michelena, Liliana (April 17, 2024). "Close, but no burrito: El Farolito's miracle soccer run ends". Mission Local. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose debutants lead Earthquakes to narrow win over Oakland Roots". thecup.us. May 8, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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