The 2016 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's third season of existence. The club plays in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. After off season expansion of the USL from 24 to 31 teams, Sacramento Republic FC moved to the new Western Conference. The season began in March 2016 and concluded in September 2016.
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Warren Smith |
| Head coach | Paul Buckle |
| Stadium | Bonney Field |
| U.S. Open Cup | 3rd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Iwasa (11) All: Cameron Iwasa (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,569 (Multiple games) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 10,745 (Jun. 8 vs. Real Monarchs) All: 10,240 (Feb. 13 vs. Colorado) |
| Average home league attendance | League: 11,451 All: 11,322 |
Background
edit2015 saw much growth in attendance with the expansion of Bonney Field, but this was not a sign of things to come for the club. In 2015, the Republic failed to produce on the field as they did the year before, dropping out of the playoffs in the first round. Their performance in the 2014 U.S. Open Cup was mirrored in 2015, once again losing to San Jose earthquakes in the 4th round. The 2015 season was riddled with emotional setbacks, MLS decided on Minnesota as its newest expansion over Sacramento. The Republic lost the head coach, Coach Preki, who they felt would be the one to propel the team to the MLS. At the end of the season, the player with the most MLS experience, whom some considered the star player, Rodrigo López announced he would return to Mexico and play for Celaya FC in the Ascenso MX.
The 2016 preseason, the club looked to turn things around. The club picked up Nike as their kit manufacturers, redesigned the team jersey and, on December 2, Sacramento city council approved the Republic's MLS stadium plan with a unanimous vote. Their hopes were once again revitalized three days later, when the MLS board announced its decision to once again expand the league from 24 to 28 teams.
Sacramento Republic F.C. continued their off season productivity by extending several players contracts, including fan-favorite, Octavio Guzmán and hometown hero, Cameron Iwasa. The club's Academy contributed to the off season's ambition with its U-16 and U-18 team both going undefeated in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
Club
editAs of September 17, 2016.[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dominik Jakubek |  United States
|
| 2 | DF | Derek Foran |  Ireland
|
| 3 | DF | Mike da Fonte | United States
|
| 4 | MF | Alfonso Motagalvan | United States
|
| 5 | DF | Danny Barrera |  Colombia
|
| 6 | MF | Agustin Cazarez | United States
|
| 7 | FW | Joaquin Rivas |  El Salvador
|
| 8 | DF | Chris Christian | United States
|
| 9 | FW | Harry Williams |  England
|
| 10 | FW | Carlton Cole | England
|
| 11 | FW | Max Alvarez | United States
|
| 12 | GK | Evan Newton | United States
|
| 13 | DF | Christian Chaney | United States
|
| 14 | FW | Cameron Iwasa |  Indonesia
|
| 15 | DF | Carlos Rodriguez |  Mexico
|
| 16 | MF | Matt LaGrassa | United States
|
| 17 | MF | Octavio Guzmán | Mexico
|
| 18 | MF | Daniel Trickett-Smith | England
|
| 19 | FW | Mackenzie Pridham |  Canada
|
| 20 | DF | James Kiffe | United States
|
| 22 | MF | Chase Minter | United States
|
| 23 | DF | Emrah Klimenta |  Montenegro
|
| 24 | MF | J.J. Koval | United States
|
| 26 | DF | Elliott Hord | United States
|
| 28 | MF | Jeremy Hall |  Puerto Rico
|
| 29 | FW | Wilson Kneeshaw | England
|
Technical Staff
editAs of June 25, 2015.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical director | Graham Smith
|
| Head coach | Paul Buckle
|
| Assistant head coach | Adam Charles Smith
|
| Assistant coach | Chris Malenab
|
| Assistant coach | Antonio Sutton
|
| Goalkeeping coach | Simon Sheppard
|
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Luke Rayfield
|
Competitions
editPreseason
edit| February 13, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Sacramento, California |
| 17:00 PST | Report | Cochran  86' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 10,240 |
| February 17, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | Postponed | Burlingame Dragons FC | Sacramento, California |
| Stadium: Consumnes River College Stadium |
| February 20, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sacramento, California |
| 17:00 PST | Pridham 8' |
Report | Amarikwa 51', 86' Godoy  81'Thompson 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,499 |
| February 24, 2016 | Sacramento State Hornets | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Sacramento, California |
| 15:00 PST | Report | Williams 13' Barrera 77' |
Stadium: Hornet Stadium Attendance: 907 |
| February 27, 2016 | Sonoma County Sol | 0–4 | Sacramento Republic FC | Santa Rosa, California |
| 19:00 PST | Report | Stewart 5' (pen.), 62' Klimenta 51'Kiffe 86' |
Stadium: Nevers Field Attendance: 1,200 |
| March 3, 2016 Highway 99 Derby | Fresno Fuego | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Sacramento Republic FC | Fresno, California |
| 18:30 PST | Blanco 27' |
Report | Pridham 86' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park |
| March 5, 2016 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 1–6 | Sacramento Republic FC | Santa Barbara, California |
| Summary | Stadium: Harder Stadium |
| March 6, 2016 | Ventura County Fusion | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Ventura, California |
| 15:10 PST | Mackenna 43' Gonzalez 71' |
Summary | Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex |
| March 13, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | Postponed | UC Davis Aggies | Sacramento, California |
| 15:30 PST | Postponement | Stadium: Consumnes River College Stadium | ||
| Note: Postponed due to weather. Match will be rescheduled | ||||
USL
edit| March 25, 2016 1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 19:30 PST | Report | Cazarez 60' Stewart 63' (pen.)Thompson 67' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| April 2, 2016 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Arizona United SC | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Christian 45' Iwasa 84' Guzmán 85' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| April 10, 2016 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | University Endowment Lands, British Columbia, Canada |
| 15:00 PST | Seymore 57' Flores 86' |
Report | Alvarez 89' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 3,057 |
| April 17, 2016 4 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 14:00 PST | Belmar 45' Belmar 58'Brett 90' |
[1] | Christian 12' Jahn  76' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| April 23, 2016 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Foran 90' |
Report | Musa 24' Ambersley 59'Dixon 74'Mclain 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| April 30, 2016 6 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Foran 44' Iwasa 56'Barrera 69'Guzmán 72' |
Report | Popara 16' Mirković 34'Popara 88' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 7, 2016 7 | LA Galaxy II | 0–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PST | McBean 81' Nathan Smith 90' |
Report | Klimenta 16' Williams 34'Iwasa 56'Williams 62'Stewart 90' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1, 604 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 14, 2016 8 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Thompson 32', 47' Guzmán 33'Christian 36' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 28, 2016 9 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Foran 33' Cazarez 67'Iwasa 76' |
Report | Pasher 57' Oliveira 73'Ualefi 86' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| June 4, 2016 10 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | Kiffe 12' Foran 45'Barrera 51'Trickett-Smith 81'Trickett-Smith 88' 90' |
Report | Zubak 21' Villarreal 45'Villarreal 57', 58'Sorto 75'Smith 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| June 8, 2016 11 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs SLC | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | Jahn 47' Klimenta 48'Kiffe 74'H. Williams 85'Motagalvan 88' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 10,745 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| June 11, 2016 12 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Reno, Nevada |
| TBD PST | Velazco 41' |
Report | Iwasa 47' Jahn 55'Stewart 78' |
Stadium: Aces Ballpark Attendance: 5,182 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| June 18, 2016 13 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | Iwasa 1', 54' da Fonte 36'Jahn 50'Christian 77' Klimenta 87' |
Report | Me. Rodriguez 14' Bird 71' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
| June 25, 2016 14 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 19:30 PST | Blackwood 54' Rooney 76'Kelly 90' |
Report | Alvarez 66' Pridham 90' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Alexandro Mariscal |
| July 2, 2016 15 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | H. Williams 5' da Fonte 78'Christian 83'da Fonte 83'Motagalvan 90' |
Report | Nelson 49' Mathers 70' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| July 6, 2016 16 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–3 | Real Monarchs SLC | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | da Fonte 53' Barrera 58' |
Report | Lachowecki 38' Kavita 66'Velazco 72'Torres 79'Frater 82'Foran 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| July 10, 2016 17 | Orange County Blues FC | 3–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 16:00 PST | Crettenand 51', 81' Mirković 56'Caesar 72'Pluntke 88' |
Report | da Fonte 21' Motagalvan 27'Guzmán 38'Iwasa 79'da Fonte 80' 87' Pridham 83'Barrera 83' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 980 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 16, 2016 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 18:00 PST | Argueta 53' J. J. Greer 71'J. J. Greer 83' |
Report | Guzmán 86' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 3,401 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| July 24, 2016 19 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | University Endowment Lands, British Columbia, Canada |
| 14:00 PST | Bustos 22' Edgar 45'Sanner 90' |
Report | J.J. Koval 6' Iwasa 14'Barrera 45'Kiffe 50'LaGrassa 69' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,948 |
| July 30, 2016 20 | Rio Grande Valley TC Toros | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 17:30 PST | Malki 79' |
Report | Foran 25' da Fonte 41'Alvarez 55' |
Stadium: RGVFC Stadium Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Tyler Mitcham |
| August 2, 2016 21 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 17:30 PST | Hyland 54' 90' C. Andrews 71'König 90' |
Report | Kiffe 84' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| August 6, 2016 22 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | Kiffe 81' Guzmán 90' p.k. |
Report | Elizondo 15' McCarthy 66'Alvarez 84'Salazar 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 13, 2016 23 | Saint Louis FC | 3–4 | Sacramento Republic FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 17:30 PST | Ambersley 26' J. Roberts 74'Dixon 87'Bond 90' |
Report | J.J. Koval 5' Iwasa 11', 57'Guzmán 17'T. Thompson 83'Newton 90' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,453 Referee: John Freemon |
| August 20, 2016 24 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | da Fonte 4' LaGrassa 22'Iwasa 45'Thompson 48'Thompson 67'Kneeshaw 82' |
Report | Farfan 25' Besler 37' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| August 24, 2016 25 | Orange County Blues FC | 0 - 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 19:30 PST | Ivan Mirković 27' Campbell 39'Valimaa 80' |
[2] | Koval 11' Iwasa 76' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 463 |
| August 27, 2016 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0 - 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 20:00 PST | Christian 58' |
[3] | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 |
| September 3, 2016 27 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2 - 1 | Orange County Blues | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Hall 36' LaGrassa 48' Williams 85' |
[4] | Crettenand 45' Cortes 66'Ajeakwa 87'Watson-Siriboe 88' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 |
| September 10, 2016 28 | LA Galaxy II | 1 - 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PST | Amaya 29' Lassiter 38'Villarreal 65'Villarreal 85' |
[5] | LaGrassa 33' Kneeshaw 83' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,417 |
| September 17, 2016 29 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 - 1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 PST | Barrera 69' Iwasa 74'Kneeshaw 80'Kiffe 90' |
[6] | Zubak 44' Rebellón 62' 75'Smith 65' |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
| September 24, 2016 30 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 0 - 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 17:30 PST | Kaleemullah 34' Lee 50' |
[7] | Pridham 10' Iwasa 19'Barrera 35'Guzman 83'Williams 90' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field |
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Updated to match(es) played on June 5, 2016. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 51 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 49 | |
| 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 47 |
Source: 2016 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
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
U.S. Open Cup
edit| May 18 Second round | Sacramento Republic FC  | 5–0 | CD Aguiluchos USA | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Motagalvan 24' Pridham 36'Rodriguez 44'Stewart 45'Alvarez 92' |
Report | Bengy Ruiz 20' Morales 48'Ricardo Guerra 67'Ross Middlemiss 81' |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
| June 1 Third round | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–3 |  Kitsap Pumas | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Iwasa 61' Klimenta 71' |
Report | Joel Waterman 31' Castro 60', 65'Mike Ramos 63' Darius Madison 90' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Referee: Victor Rivas |
Friendlies
edit| May 21, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Liverpool FC U-21 | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 pm | Cazarez 30' Kiffe 86' |
Report | Kent 75' Stewart 76' |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
| May 25, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–2 | Liverpool FC U-21 | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 pm | Trickett-Smith 40' Williams 90' |
[8] | Kent 5' Jones 38' Brannagan 77' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,287 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| October 5, 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | CD Guadalajara | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 pm | Barrera 36' Jakubek 90' |
[9] | Bueno 18' |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Evan Newton
|
Oklahoma City Energy FC
|
December 9, 2015 | [10] | |
| 3 | DF | Mike da Fonte
|
New York Red Bulls II
|
December 21, 2015 | [11] | |
| 8 | DF | Chris Christian
|
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
|
January 25, 2016 | [12] | |
| 16 | MF | Matt LaGrassa
|
Cal Poly
|
February 2, 2016 | [13] | |
| 15 | DF | Carlos Rodriguez
|
Cesifut
|
February 2, 2016 | [14] | |
| 19 | FW | Mackenzie Pridham
|
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
|
February 23, 2016 | [15] | |
| 9 | FW | Harry Williams
|
Cheltenham Town FC
|
February 24, 2016 | [16] | |
| 22 | MF | Chase Minter
|
Ventura County Fusion
|
March 16, 2016 | [17] | |
| 24 | MF | J.J. Koval
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
March 23, 2016 | [18] | |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Trickett-Smith
|
Liverpool FC U-21s
|
May 19, 2016 | [19] | |
| 11 | FW | Wilson Kneeshaw
|
Blyth Spartans
|
August 11, 2016 | [20] | |
| 13 | FW | Christian Chaney
|
Fresno Fuego
|
August 12, 2016 | [21] | |
| 26 | DF | Elliott Hord
|
Fresno Fuego
|
August 19, 2016 | [22] |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW | Justin Braun
|
Indy Eleven
|
January 19, 2016 | [23] | |
| 12 | DF | Nemanja Vuković
|
Indy Eleven
|
January 19, 2016 | [24] | |
| 24 | GK | Patrick McLain
|
Chicago Fire
|
January 19, 2016 | [25] | |
| 18 | MF | Ivan Mirković
|
Orange County Blues FC
|
Loan | April 1, 2016 | [26] |
| 42 | FW |  Adnan Gabeljic
|
San Francisco City FC
|
April 18, 2016 | [27] | |
| 10 | FW |  Thomas Stewart
|
Ottawa Fury FC
|
July 12, 2016 | [28] | |
| 10 | FW | Carlton Cole
|
Persib Bandung
|
October 19, 2016 | [29] | |
| 18 | MF | Ivan Mirković
|
St. Louis FC
|
November 10, 2016 | ||
| 22 | MF | Chase Minter
|
Real Monarchs
|
November 17, 2016 | [30] | |
| 17 | MF | Octavio Guzman
|
St. Louis FC
|
November 22, 2016 | [31] | |
| 16 | DF | Matt LaGrassa
|
Reno 1868 FC
|
December 20, 2016 | [32] | |
| 19 | FW | Mackenzie Pridham
|
Reno 1868 FC
|
December 21, 2016 | [33] | |
| 24 | MF | JJ Koval
|
Retirement | December 21, 2016 | [34] | |
| 11 | MF | Max Alvarez
|
St. Louis FC
|
Option Waived | December 31, 2016 | [35] |
| 7 | FW | Joaquin Rivas
|
Tulsa Roughnecks
|
December 31, 2016 | ||
| 2 | DF |  Derek Foran
|
Bray Wanderers FC
|
December 31, 2016 | [36] | |
| 14 | FW | Cameron Iwasa
|
Sporting Kansas City
|
December 31, 2016 | [37] |
Loan in
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MW | Tommy Thompson
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
March 24, 2016 | [38] | |
| 13 | FW | Adam Jahn
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
March 24, 2016 | [39] | |
| 26 | FW | Mark Sherrod
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
April 1, 2016 | [40] | |
| 27 | FW |  Kip Colvey
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
April 29, 2016 | [41] | |
| 28 | MW | Jeremy Hall
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
July 24, 2016 | [42] |
References
edit- ^ "2016 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.