2020 Sacramento Republic FC season

The 2020 Sacramento Republic FC season is the club's seventh season of existence. The club is playing in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC is competing in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

Sacramento Republic FC
2020 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle[1]
Head CoachSimon Elliott
StadiumPapa Murphy's Park
USL ChampionshipTBD (Western Conference)
USL PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Average home league attendance11,569

Club

Roster
As of February 11, 2020[4]
No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Shannon Gomez  Trinidad and Tobago
3 Defender Hayden Sargis  United States
4 Defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce  United States
5 Defender Matt Mahoney  United States
8 Midfielder Rodrigo López  United States
9 Forward Kharlton Belmar  United States
10 Forward Dariusz Formella  Poland
11 Midfielder Sam Werner  United States
12 Midfielder Drew Skundrich  United States
14 Defender Ashkanov Apollon  United States
15 Defender Juan Barahona  El Salvador
18 Goalkeeper Rafael Díaz  Dominican Republic
20 Midfielder Villyan Bijev  Bulgaria
21 Defender Dekel Keinan  Israel
22 Midfielder Julian Chavez ([A])  United States
23 Midfielder Mario Penagos  United States
24 Midfielder Jaime Villarreal  United States
28 Midfielder Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu  United States
30 Defender Jordan McCrary  United States
31 Forward Cameron Iwasa  United States
32 Defender Aris Yang ([A])  United States
48 Defender Eddy Berumen ([A])  United States
49 Goalkeeper Diego Ramos ([A])  United States
99 Goalkeeper Adam Grinwis  United States
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Staff
As of January 23, 2020[5]
Position Name
General Manager Todd Dunivant
Head Coach Mark Briggs
Goalkeeper Coach Romuald Peiser
Strength and Conditioning Coach Luke Rayfield
Head Athletic Trainer Aung Aye

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 5 Preseason 1Seattle Sounders FC6–2Sacramento Republic FCSeattle, Washington
PST Ruidíaz  2'
Shipp  9'
Morris  35'
Dhillon  78', 97'
A. Roldan  117'		 Report Werner  72'
Iwasa  96'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.
February 21 Preseason 2San Jose Earthquakes1–3Sacramento Republic FCSan Jose, California
PST Ríos  13' Report Iwasa  7'
Skundrich  11', 29'		 Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
February 29 Preseason 3Sacramento Republic FCvReal MonarchsSacramento, California
PST Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 7 5 0 2 15 7 +8 15 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
3 Tacoma Defiance 7 2 1 4 14 13 +1 7
4 Portland Timbers 2 6 0 0 6 4 23 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Match Results
March 7 1Sacramento Republic FC1–1FC TulsaSacramento, California
7:30 PM PST Skundrich  23',  42'
Sargis  28'
Barahona  32'		 Report Moloto  24'
Sheldon  60'
Garcia  68'
da Costa  79'
Martínez  90+3'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of Republic FC's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]

July 13 2Sacramento Republic FC3–3Tacoma DefianceSacramento, California
7:00 PM PDT Formella  8' (pen.),  37'
Hillard-Arce  23'
Villareal  84'
Skundrich  90+1'		 Report Diaz  1'
Daley  57'
Serrano  81'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 19 3Sacramento Republic FC1–0Reno 1868 FCSacramento, California
6:00 PM PDT McCrary  74'
Iwasa  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Langsdorf  19'
Dabo  88'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
July 25 4LA Galaxy II1–0Sacramento Republic FCCarson, California
7:00 PM PDT Vázquez  36'
Williams  72'
Hernandez  90+8'		 Report McCrary  16'
Villarreal  27'
Iwasa  67'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 29 5Sacramento Republic FCvOrange County SCSacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
August 1 6San Diego Loyal SC0–0Sacramento Republic FCSan Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT Spencer  41'
Klimenta  66'
Avila  85'		 Report Wheeler-Omiunu  55'
Hilliard-Arce  71'
Skundrich  88'
Iwasa  90+3'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 8 7Portland Timbers 20–1Sacramento Republic FCPortland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Molloy  52'
Krolicki  54'
Hanson  84'		 Report Leeker  12' (o.g.)
Mahoney  82'  90+2'
Sargis  90+6'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 12 8Reno 1868 FC0–1Sacramento Republic FCReno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Partida  80'
Dabo  82'		 Report McCrary  21'
Sargis  38'
Bijev  45+2' (pen.),  71'
Keinan  56'
Lopez  75'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 15 9Sacramento Republic FCvTacoma DefianceSacramento, California
8:00 PM (PDT) Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
August 22 10Sacramento Republic FCvPortland Timbers 2Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
September 2 11Portland Timbers 2vSacramento Republic FCPortland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 12 12Sacramento Republic FCvReno 1868 FCSacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
September 19 13Sacramento Republic FCvTacoma DefianceSacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
September 26 14Reno 1868 FCvSacramento Republic FCReno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 30 15Tacoma DefiancevSacramento Republic FCTacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Cheney Stadium
October 3 16Sacramento Republic FCvPortland Timbers 2Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park


U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Sacramento will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[7]

April 8 Second RoundSacramento Republic FC (USLC) v Oakland Roots SC (NISA)Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[8]
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References
  1. "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Teams". USL Soccer. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Team Roster". Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. "Front Office & Coaching Staff". Sacramento Republic FC. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. "Republic FC To Resume USL Season At Home On Monday, July 13". sacrepublicfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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