2024 Sacramento Republic FC season
| 2024 season | ||||
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| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle | |||
| Head coach | Mark Briggs | |||
| Stadium | Heart Health Park | |||
| USL Championship | Conference: 3rd Overall: 7th | |||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kieran Phillips (12 goals) All: Kieran Phillips (15 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 11,569 (4 times) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,688 (August 14, against El Paso Locomotive FC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,101 | |||
| Biggest win | 4-0 (September 29, against New Mexico United) | |||
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The 2024 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's eleventh season in existence. The club played in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.
Roster
- As of July 9, 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| General manager | Todd Dunivant |
| Head coach | Mark Briggs |
| Assistant coach | Danny Dichio |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ross Cain |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Luke Rayfield |
| Head athletic trainer | Betty Olmeda |
Competitions
USL Championship
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Orange County SC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 | |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 44 |
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
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.[2]
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
March
| March 9 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–2 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Amann 28', 77', 79' Jauregui 40' Mazzola 51' Ricketts 90'+3' |
Report | Partida 35' Casiple 42' Djeffal 45'+2' Shutler 90'+3', 90'+6' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| Note: Colin Shutler's header was the first goal by a goalkeeper in Orange County SC's history. | ||||
| March 16 2 | Miami FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Miami, Florida |
| 4:00 PM | Biek 71' Mines 82' Booth 88' |
Report | Desmond 44' Gurr 53' Amann 59' Parano 66' |
Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Elton García |
| March 23 3 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 4:00 PM | Williams 34' Diz 71' Schneider 79' |
Report | Chapman-Page 31' (o.g.) Timmer 83' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| March 30 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Fernandes 45'+2' López 52' Donovan 64' Ricketts 87' |
Report | Duncan 13' Turci 16' Pickering 54' Vom Steeg 65' Yellow 72' Careaga 73' Meza 90' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,488 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
April
| April 6 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Tejada 43' Herrera 43' Ackwei 63' |
Report | Amann 5' Cicerone 26' 43' Ross 54' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,965 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| April 13 6 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Amann 3' Fernandes 5' López 33' |
Report | Diallo 15' Laszo 16' 16' Ferri 45'+1' St Clair 56' Seagrist 64' Roggeveen 90'+4' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,891 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| April 20 7 | Orange County SC | 0–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Dunbar 29' Amang 34' Scott 70' |
Report | Amann 1' Fernandes 22' Sanchez 25' Desmond 30' Cicerone 52' Timmer 58' Ross 90'+4' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| April 27 8 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–1 | Loudoun United FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | López 5' Cicerone 10' Donovan 21' Amann 49' Sanchez 69' Gurr 77' Timmer 78' Phillips 86' 90'+2' |
Report | Leggett 28' Awuah 45'+4' McCabe 60' Skundrich 75' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,246 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
May
| May 4 9 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM | Cabral 29' 66' Formella 51' Cuello 53' Stenberg 62' |
Report | López 33' Fernandes 62' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,596 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| May 11 10 | Rhode Island FC | 2–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| 4:30 PM | Turnbull 31' Yao 42' 76' Alves 61' Turnbull 67' |
Report | Amann 38' Ricketts 90'+3' Herrera 90'+5' |
Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 3,974 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| May 25 11 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Timmer 13' Nick Ross 22' Gurr 89' Herrera 89' |
Report | Rufe 88' Kavita 90' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,188 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
June
| June 1 12 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Sanchez 86' | Report | Dennis 53' Guillen 90'+7' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,547 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| June 8 13 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM | Martínez 82' | Report | Herrera 45'+1' Phillips 54' Parano 62' Gurr 90'+2' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,309 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 15 14 | 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 22 15 | FC Tulsa | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:30 PM | St Clair 40' Bourgeois 45'+6' Goodrum 49' Ferri 62' Kacinari 90'+10' |
Report | Herrera 75' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,433 Referee: John Matto |
| June 29 16 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Hartford Athletic | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Portillo 22' Amann 70' Herrera 87' |
Report | Barrera 36' Asiedu 65' Ribeiro 79' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,249 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
July
| July 3 17 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Phillips 80' Portillo 90'+4' |
Report | Pinzon 10' Ngando 70' Arozarena 71' Nigro 75' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,988 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| July 13 18 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Portillo 62' Fernandes 90'+1' |
Report | Mentzingen 66' Maldonado 74' Craig 87' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Corbyn May |
| July 21 19 | Oakland Roots SC | 2–5 | Sacramento Republic FC | Hayward, California |
| 1:00 PM | Rodriguez 31' 55', 71' Riley 53' Gomez 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 20 | Detroit City FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| Sheldon 26' | Report | Cicerone 84' | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,039 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
August
| August 3 21 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Timmer 68' | Report | Kizza 43' Biasi 79' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,459 Referee: Elton García |
| August 10 22 | Louisville City FC | 4–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 6:00 PM | Harros 8', 90'+4' Serrano 39' Davila 46' Wilson 66' Dia 69' Mcfadden 88' Adams 90'+2' |
Report | Fernandes 19' Portillo 45'+2' Ross 52', 59' Phillips 55' 67' Ukaegbu 80' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,768 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 14 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Sanchez 26' Phillips 31' Ukaegbu 42' Gurr 45'+2' Donovan 76' Timmer 85' |
Report | Dollenmayer 17' Coronado 38' Akinyode 43' Moreno 44' Calvillo 73' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,688 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| August 24 24 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Portillo 45+1' Timmer 69' Cicerone 86' (pen.), 90+2' Ross 90' |
Report | Haakenson 83' Manley 85' Hernández 90+2' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
September
| September 7 25 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Torres 45'+1' Markanich 50' Chapman 79' Ycaza 87' Smith 90'+2' Molloy 90'+7' |
Report | Sanchez 18' Desmond 63' Portillo 66' Ross 73' Gurr 88' |
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| September 14 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2-0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Sacramento, California |
| Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 18 27 | New Mexico United | 3-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 6:00 PM | Micaletto 36' Mohamed 61' Hurst 66', 74' Houssou 71' |
Report | Fernandes 42' Herrera 89' 90'+1' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 21 28 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM | Bennett 29' Noël 59' Pinzon 71' Jabang 73' |
Report | Phillips 9' Ukaegbu 76' Portillo 81' Viader 90'+1' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 29 29 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4-0 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, California |
| 5:30 PM | Cicerone 3' 6' Fernandes 25' Portillo 34' Timmer 38' Aldair Sanchez 54' Phillips 69' |
Report | Ryden 45'+2' | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October
| October 5 30 | San Antonio FC | 2-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:30 PM | Manley 49' Blanco 78' Timmer 84' (o.g.) |
Report | Phillips 4' Parano 12' Timmer 22' Amann 68' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 9 31 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2-2 | Monterey Bay FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Parano 15' Ross 68' 78' Cicerone 89' Neville 90'+1' |
Report | Gnaulati 21' Doner 90'+3' Martinez 90'+4' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,988 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| October 12 32 | Memphis 901 FC | 0-0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM | Cissoko 6' Duncan 11' Jimenez 24' Lapa 26' Marlon 68' Yacoubou 72' |
Report | Neville 30' Viader 39' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| October 19 33 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, Texas |
| Ortiz 20' Stauffer 26' 90'+3' Dollenmayer 27' Alfaro 32' |
Report | Portillo 11' Donovan 14' Phillips 28' Timmer 45'+3' Fernandes 80' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,376 Referee: Joe Surgan |
| October 26 34 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0-1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Viader 57' Cicerone 68' |
Report | Williams 23' Hanya 36' Magee 44' Zandi 51' Tejada 85' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
USL Cup playoffs
| November 1, 2024 West | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Sacramento Republic FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Elton Garcia |
| Penalties | ||||
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.[3] It was announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation on April 18, 2024, that Orange County would face off against fellow USL Championship team Monterey Bay FC at home.[4]
| May 7 Round of 32 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Greene 27' (o.g.) Phillips 31' López 36' |
Report | Guerrero 22' Robinson 60' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Thomas Supple |
| May 21 Round of 16 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento, California |
| 19:00 PDT | Phillips 17', 38' López 56' Amann 70' Luis Felipe 79' 106' Herrera 107' |
Report | Judd 11' 56' Espinoza 80' 104' López 100' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 9 Quarterfinals | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Ross 5' Herrera 49' Parano 50' Gurr 56' |
Report | Atencio 16' Morris 31' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park |
References
- ^ "Roster". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Rueter, Jeff. "U.S. Open Cup draw: NYCFC II is only MLS Next Pro team in last 32". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Republic FC to Host Monterey Bay F.C. in 2024 U.S. Open Cup Round of 32". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved July 10, 2024.