The 2019 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's sixth season of existence. The club is playing in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.[2]
| 2019 season | |||
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| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle[1] | ||
| Head coach | Simon Elliott | ||
| Stadium | Papa Murphy's Park | ||
| USL Championship | 7th (Western Conference) | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 11,569 (April 6 vs. Austin Bold FC) (April 27 vs. Phoenix Rising FC) (July 13 vs. Portland Timbers 2) (October 12 vs. Orange County SC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 9,324 (October 2 vs. LA Galaxy II) All: 400 (May 15 vs. Reno 1868 FC (USOC)) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,088 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 (June 22 vs. Tulsa) | ||
| Biggest defeat | –3 goals (3 times) 1–4 (May 11 vs. Reno 1868 FC) 0–3 (October 19 at Real Monarchs) 0–3 (November 2 at El Paso) | ||
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Background edit
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Club edit
Roster edit
- As of July 18, 2019[3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth (on loan from Minnesota United FC) |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Shannon Gomez |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 4 | DF | Mitchell Taintor | United States
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| 5 | DF | Matt Mahoney | United States
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| 6 | DF | Charalampos Chantzopoulos |  Germany
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| 7 | MF | Hayden Partain | United States
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| 9 | FW | Dariusz Formella |  Poland
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| 10 | MF | Keven Alemán |  Canada
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| 11 | MF | Sam Werner | United States
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| 12 | MF | Drew Skundrich | United States
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| 15 | DF | Juan Barahona |  El Salvador
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| 18 | GK | Rafael Díaz |  Dominican Republic
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| 20 | MF | Villyan Bijev |  Bulgaria
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| 21 | DF | Dekel Keinan |  Israel
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| 23 | FW | Thomas Enevoldsen |  Denmark
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| 24 | MF | Jaime Villarreal | United States
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| 25 | MF | Ray Saari | United States
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| 26 | DF | Elliott Hord | United States
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| 29 | FW | Stefano Bonomo | United States
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| 30 | DF | Jordan McCrary | United States
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| 31 | FW | Cameron Iwasa | United States
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| 46 | MF | Mario Penagos ([A]) | United States
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| 47 | DF | Hayden Sargis ([A]) | United States
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| 48 | DF | Eddy Berumen ([A]) | United States
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- ^ Sacramento Republic FC Academy player
Staff edit
- As of December 12, 2018[citation needed]
| Position | Name |
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| General Manager | Todd Dunivant
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| Head Coach |  Simon Elliott
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| Head Assistant Coach | Benjamin Ziemer
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| Goalkeeper Coach |  Romuald Peiser
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| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Luke Rayfield
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| Head Athletic Trainer | Aung Aye
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Competitions edit
Preseason edit
| February 9 | Sacramento Republic FC | 5–0 | Sacramento Gold | Sacramento, California |
| 19:00 PST | Iwasa  11'Bonomo 68'Butler 80'Partain 82'Blackwood 88' |
Report | Stadium: American River College Soccer Stadium |
| February 13 | Ventura County Fusion | 1–9 | Sacramento Republic FC | Ventura, California |
| 19:30 PST | |
Report | Blackwood Butler Bonomo Iwasa , , Bijev , Skundrich |
Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex |
| February 16 | LA Galaxy II | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 12:30 PST | Report | Bijev |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| February 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Davis, California |
| Bonomo 16', 79' Skundrich 30'Blackwood 42' 67' |
Report | Brown 41', 78' Seymore 84' |
Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex |
| February 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Davis, California |
| Partain 85' |
Report | Fuentes 11' |
Stadium: Davis Legacy Soccer Complex |
| March 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | v | UC Davis Aggies | Sacramento, California |
| Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: Closed-door |
USL Championship edit
Results summary edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Orange County SC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 54 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 48 | Play-In Round |
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 48 |
Source: USL Championship 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
Match results edit
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced that their 2019 season schedule.[4]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in PDT (UTC-06)
| March 9 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Iwasa 11' Chantzopoulos 81' |
Report | Chang 25' Blake 35' (pen.) Ávila 80' Kacher 90+4' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| March 16 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Jack 56' |
Report | Iwasa 57' (pen.) Skundrich 78' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| March 24 3 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–1 | OKC Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
| 2:00 PM | Iwasa 16', 21' (pen.), 27' Werner 45+4' Saari 47' Skundrich 80' Blackwood 90+2' |
Report | R. Garcia 29', 69' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 1 4 | Tacoma Defiance | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 7:00 PM | Leyva 22' Wingo 50' Bruin 78' |
Report | Keinan 55' Iwasa 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 1,396 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
| April 6 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Austin Bold FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Keinan 44' Saari 64' Taylor 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Kléber 12' Troncoso 30' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| April 13 6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 PM | Jadama 29' (pen.) |
Report | Bijev 57'  63' Chantzopoulos 78' 90+1' Saari 84' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Mike Hohnholz |
| April 27 7 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Gomez 53' Alemán 81' |
Report | Fernandez 10' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| May 4 8 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 4–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM | Parra 67' Robinson 71' Echavarria 75' Sandoval 90' |
Report | Partain 51' Blackwood 90+4' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| May 8 9 | Fresno FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Fresno, California |
| 7:30 PM | Chaney 41' Jackson 74' |
Report | Keinan 26' Werner 29' McCrary 49' Cohen 89' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 2,968 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 11 10 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–4 | Reno 1868 FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Taintor 12' McCrary 19' Keinan 46' |
Report | Hertzog 24', 80', 88' Brown 31' Mfeka 52' Mendiola 83' Partida 85' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,630 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 18 11 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Rezende 10' Kiesewetter 63', 73' Herrera 88' Salgado 90' |
Report | Skundrich 35' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| June 1 12 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Keinan 11' Yaro 78' (o.g.) Werner 83' McCrary 90+5' |
Report | Eboussi 39' Lahoud 69', 90+1' Ackon 79' Restrepo 90+5' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,020 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| June 8 13 | New Mexico United | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 6:30 PM | Frater 35' Padilla 60' Guzman 61' |
Report | Iwasa 32' (pen.), 90' Mahoney 77' Saari 85' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,780 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 22 14 | Sacramento Republic FC | 6–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Taintor 8', 34' Iwasa 44', 70' Bonomo 48', 74' Werner 80' Alemán 90' |
Report | Roberts 50' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,522 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr. |
| June 29 15 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM | Mendiola 35' Rivas 60' |
Report | Saari 44' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,498 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 3 16 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Fresno FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Keinan  73' McCrary 90+4' |
Report | del Campo 60' Lawal 63' Chavez 73' Casillas 77' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,677 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| July 13 17 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Partain 41' Taintor 47' |
Report | Tuiloma 36' Langsdorf 47' Leeker 66' Smith 73' Kobayashi 82' Calixtro 86' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| July 20 18 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Cabrera 32' Small 87' Adams 90' Lemoine 90+2' |
Report | Martinez 84' (o.g.) Chantzopoulos 87' Mahoney 90+1' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 24 19 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Iwasa 53' Taintor 66' Werner 75' |
Report | Wehan 10' Moar 36' Sandoval 44' Bruce 89' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,523 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 27 20 | Orange County SC | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Keinan 87' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 3 21 | San Antonio FC | 2–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | López 14' Barmby 51' Pecka 87', 90+5' |
Report | Bonomo 21', 45' Iwasa 33' Alemán 45+3' McCrary 75' Werner 86' Díaz 87' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| August 7 22 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | Las Vegas Lights | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Alemán 32' Mahoney 46' Barahona 87' |
Report | Torres 26' Parra 31' Tabortetaka 70' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,431 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| August 17 23 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Barahona 24' Villareal 31' Enevoldsen 57', 60' Iwasa 72' Partain 80' |
Report | Hundley 43' Burt 48' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,350 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 23 24 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Barahona 7' (o.g.) Farrell 44' Vassell 66' Mala 85' 90' |
Report | Iwasa 2' Barahona 49' McCrary 70' |
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 31 25 | LA Galaxy II | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Koreniuk 21' Kamara 39' Cuello 54' Fiddes 56' Lopez 90+1' |
Report | Enevoldsen 20' Partain 64' McCrary 82' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 783 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| September 7 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 pm (PDT) | Skundrich 11' Enevoldsen 13', 75' Taintor 18' Iwasa 45+2' |
Report | Vargas 33' Hegardt 90+4' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,218 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 11 27 | Austin Bold FC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Austin, Texas |
| 5:30 PM | Guadarrama 21' Kléber 33' Okugo 65' |
Report | Enevoldsen 23', 90+6' Skundrich 26' Formella 31' Shuttleworth 75' Bijev 87' |
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 15 28 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM | Werner 18' Formella 81', 83' Shuttleworth 90+2' |
Report | Lemoine 5' Castellanos 68' Bird 83' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,688 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| September 22 29 | OKC Energy FC | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 4:00 PM | Williams 43' |
Report | Saari 89' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,169 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 28 30 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Enevoldsen 14' Skundrich 84' Chantzopoulos 87' |
Report | Fox 29' Rebellón 48' Monsalvez 57' Gómez 90+1' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| October 2 31 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 | Enevoldsen 20', 90+1' Mahoney 89' Taintor 90+5' |
Report | Fiddes 8' Shultz 32' Zubak 37' Kamara 72' Williams 77' 90+5' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,324 Referee: Elton García |
| October 5 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Marlon 31' Silva 40' Roberts 45' |
Report | Bijev 13' Enevoldsen 19' Werner 42' Iwasa 59' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| October 12 33 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–3 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 | Iwasa 6', 64' McCrary 17' Skundrich 90+1' Taintor 90+5' |
Report | Jones 16' Alston 20' Vinicius 26', 56' Forrester 43' Orozco 78' Due 90+5' Quinn 90+5' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| October 19 34 | Real Monarchs | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Ryden 45' Mulholland 48', 50' Blake 56' Martínez 61', 82' |
Report | Villarreal 24' Taintor 43' McCrary 85' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
USL Cup Playoffs edit
| October 23 Play-In Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Enevoldsen 44', 82' Alemán 45+3'Villarreal 67'Werner 90+3' |
Report | Sandoval 1' Padilla 44'Wehan 64'Guzmán 69'Schmidt 90' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,907 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| October 26 Conference Quarterfinals | Reno 1868 FC | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM | Hertzog 5' |
Report | Werner 8' Iwasa 70'Taintor 73'Enevoldsen 75'Skundrich 84' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| November 2 Conference Semifinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 6:30 PM | Beckie 25' Gómez 40'Ryan 70'Contreras 83' (pen.)Yuma 86'Velásquez 88' |
Report | Alemán 51' Enevoldsen 70'Barahona 87' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
U.S. Open Cup edit
As a member of the USL Championship, Sacramento entered the tournament in the Second Round,[5] with the pairing announced on April 17.[6]
| May 15 Second Round | Sacramento Republic FC  | 1–0 |  Reno 1868 FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM | Taintor 29' Werner 51', 82' Villarreal 74' Bonomo 90+2' |
Report | Aune 86' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Turan Özdemir |
| May 29 Third Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Fresno FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Chantzopoulos 18' Saari 31' Bonomo 120+3' |
Report | Strong 85' Basuljevic 102' Martin 107' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 11 Fourth Round | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 PST | Eriksson 10' Calvillo 18' Espinoza 38' (pen.) Qazaishvili 78', 90+1' |
Report | Werner 2' Bijev 14' Mahoney 45' Chantzopoulos 52' Skundrich 90+3' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Mark Allatin |
References edit
- ^ "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "2019 Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Open Cup Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios Released". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.