2018 Sacramento Republic FC season

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]

Sacramento Republic FC
2018 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head coachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park
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Background

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Club

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Roster

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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

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As of February 1, 2018.

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

Competitions

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Preseason

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February 10, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Sacramento Gold Sacramento, California
19:00 PST Villarreal   10'
Bijev   15'
Alemán   86'
Report Alkebulan   26',   57'
Padilla   37'
Wright   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   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   47' Report Moutinho   60'
Czornomaz   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   19'
Iwasa   36'
Report Barrera   19'
Kamdem   59'
Caffa   65'
Stadium: Warrior Stadium
March 10, 2018 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 PST Lasso   20'
Ledesma   61'
Keinan   84'
Report Seiler   25'
Iwasa   34'
Bijev   72'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium

Results summary

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Standings

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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

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  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',   77'
Eissele   48'
Hall   76'
Report Restrepo   5'
Guzmán   38'
Lopez   68',   82'
Pecka   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   18'
Segbers   50'
Sorto   58'
Seaton   76'
Crognale   81'
Report Iwasa   66'
Bijev   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   43'
Wharton   51' (pen)
James   74',   79'
Report Bijev   30'
Iwasa   35',   80'
Donovan   90+2' (og)
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   20'
Partain   70'
Moffat   71' (pen.)
Report Ele   32'   44'
Ulysse   63'
Narbón   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   79'
Hall   79'
Report Malcolm   28'
Burt   55'
Poaty   69'
Schweitzer   76'
Suggs   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   45+2'
Gomez   45+6'
Vazquez   89'
Report Rivas   2'
Jusino   31'
Mirković   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   21'
Jadama   38'
Williams   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   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   45+2'
da Fonte   59'
Cortez   62'
Drogba   90+2'
Report
Report
Iwasa   8'
Bijev   21'   39'
Rodriguez   32'
Gomez   41'
Matjašič   64'
Kneeshaw   88'
Taintor   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   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   80'
Moffat   81'
Report Hashimoto   10'
Amico   26',   90+3'  
Kontor   32'
Juel-Nielsen   90+1'
Ramos-Godoy   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   53'
Taintor   85'
Report Dia   13'
Awako   54'
Lambert   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   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   28'
Bijev   43'
Hall   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   41'
Hall   84'
Report Greig   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   44'
Daly   45+2'
Ribeiro   87'
Ellis-Hayden   90'
Argueta   90+1'
Tayou   90+2',   90+3'
Report Gomez   31'
Hall   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   50' Report Velásquez   66'
Moberg   73'
Gallagher   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   67'   88'
Klimenta   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   58'
Uzo   88'
Report Bijev   35'   37'
Seiler   85'
Klimenta   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   43'
Report Harris   30'
A. Dixon   55'
Ibeagha   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   44'
Bijev   76'
Report Baldisimo   32'
Cooper   38'
Ribeiro   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   64'
Hall   68'
Matjašič   78'
Bijev   80'
Report Small   1'
Wharton   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   62'
Reynolds   69'
Culbertson   90+2'
Report Villarreal   67'
Taintor   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' (og)
Iwasa   75'
Alemán   75'
Report Aguilar   7'
Zubak   20' (pen)
Engola   25'
López   41',   80'
Requejo   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   30'
Casiple   75' (pen)
Report Taintor   5'
Iwasa   47'
Kneeshaw   60'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
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   9'
Ross   84'
Report Gomez   39'
Matjašič   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   90+5'
Report Smith   58'   74'  
Zambrano   83'
Diz Pe   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   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',   71'
Vera   45+1'
Report Alemán   13', 21'
Turnley   51'
Seiler   62'   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   30'
Taintor   45+1'
Iwasa   55'
Gomez   65'
Hord   69'
Report Torres   45+2'
Mendoza   54'
Ochoa   70'
Garcia   87'
Herrera-Perla   90+3'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Postseason

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

U.S. Open Cup

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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   84'
Hall   85'
Matjašič   115'
Report Chenkam   11'
Roldan   62'
Ele   81'
Shipp   90+1'
Olsen   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   18'
Hord   35'
Gomez   45+2'
Bijev   60' (Villarreal)
Matjasic   66'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Friendlies

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Transfers

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Loan in

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References

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  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.