Sacramento Republic FC

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Sacramento Republic FC
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Full nameSacramento Republic FC
Nickname(s)Republic, The Quails [1]
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
Stadium Heart Health Park
Capacity11,569
OwnerSac Soccer & Entertainment Holdings, LLC
Chairman and CEO Kevin M. Nagle
Head coach Mark Briggs
League USL Championship
2023 1st, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Final
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, the team started play in 2014 at the 20,231-seat Hughes Stadium, before moving midseason to their current home at Heart Health Park. Republic FC won the 2014 USL championship and have made the playoffs eight times.

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The team submitted an expansion bid for the top level Major League Soccer in January 2017. On May 15, 2017, MLS bid proponent Sac Soccer & Entertainment Holdings, led by Kevin Nagle, officially acquired Sacramento Republic FC from president and co-founder Warren Smith. On October 21, 2019, MLS announced that Sacramento Republic would be the 29th team in MLS, originally slated to start in 2022, and later pushed to 2023. [2] However, on February 26, 2021, the expansion to the MLS was placed on indefinite hiatus. [3] The team is working with the city of Sacramento to build a $226 million stadium in the large Railyards urban infill project. [4] In the interim, St. Louis FC began play in 2023 and that year, San Diego FC was awarded a franchise to begin play in 2025.

History

On December 3, 2012, USL Pro announced that a Sacramento expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season. [5] On July 15, 2013, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević was announced as head coach of the new franchise. [6] The official name of the team and team shield were decided by fan vote. On July 18, 2013, the franchise officially announced the team name Sacramento Republic FC during the first annual Sacramento Soccer Day. [7] As of April 2015, the team had sold more than 9,500 season-tickets. [8]

2014: First-year championship

Republic huddle before second half of a friendly against Atlas FC Team Huddle.jpeg
Republic huddle before second half of a friendly against Atlas FC

Republic FC made their home debut on April 26, 2014, at Hughes Stadium, losing 2–1 to the Harrisburg City Islanders, before a sellout crowd of 20,231. [9] This figure nearly doubled the previous USL regular season single game attendance record of 10,697. [10] The following match, a 2–1 win over Orange County Blues FC, drew a slightly smaller crowd of 17,414. Eventually, all their home games were sellouts except this one. [11]

Republic FC inaugurated their new 8,000 seat, soccer-specific stadium, Bonney Field at Cal Expo, on June 20, 2014. They defeated the Colorado Rapids Reserve team 4–3. Mike Fucito scored the winning goal in the 84th minute. [12]

On July 27, 2014, the team broke the USL regular season attendance record of 112,748, previously set by Orlando City SC. Their total attendance was 182,107 (158,107 regular season; 24,000 in the playoffs). [13]

Republic FC finished the regular season in 2nd place behind Orlando City SC with a 17-win, 4-tie and 7-loss record. They defeated the Wilmington Hammerheads 4–1 in the Quarterfinals. Rodrigo López scored a hat trick, including the game-winner in stoppage time, to defeat LA Galaxy II 3–2 in the Semifinals—a comeback victory dubbed "The Miracle at Bonney" by Republic fans. Sacramento won the USL Championship by defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 on goals from Octavio Guzman and Thomas Stewart. López was named the Championship MVP. [14] [15] Preki was named Coach of the Year. Nemanja Vuković was named Defender of the Year. Both López and Vuković were named to the All-League First Team. [16]

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Historical chart of Sacramento Republic's regular season performance within the American soccer pyramid

2015–2021

Republic FC's second season saw them play in an expanded Bonney Field. 2015 also saw the business arm of the NFL side San Francisco 49ers and also NBA side Sacramento Kings venture into soccer, investing in Sacramento Republic in January 2015 with future plans should the club venture into the MLS as a franchise. [17]

Sacramento lost their first game of the season 4–2 away to Seattle Sounders FC 2. [18] They soon picked up form and saw them beat Sonoma County Sol and Chula Vista FC 4–2 and 7–3 respectively in the US Open Cup to reach the Fourth Round two years running. [19] [20] [21] On July 7, the Republic announced that Head-Coach Preki would be leaving and was being replaced by Paul Buckle. [22] Buckle's first game with the Republic was a friendly with Premier League side Sunderland on July 14, which Sacramento won 1–0. [23]

Sacramento placed fourth in the USL Western Conference standings after a season-concluding draw with conference champions Orange County Blues. [24] [25] The Republic qualified for playoffs for the second consecutive year, losing to LA Galaxy II 1–0 in the first round. [26]

On January 22, 2019, billionaire Ron Burkle, the lead investor in the Pittsburgh Penguins ice hockey team since 1999, was announced as the Sacramento Republic's lead investor to satisfy MLS requirements. [27]

On September 19, 2019, Sacramento Republic FC was reported to be entering MLS as its 29th team, sources told CBS Sports. MLS called the report "erroneous" stating that they were still in "advanced discussions". [28] A press conference was held on October 21, 2019, to award an expansion team to Sacramento with Sacramento Republic FC slated to begin play in 2022. [29] [30] [31] Due to delays relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in California. Sacramento Republic and MLS announced that the team would instead play in 2023. [32] On February 26, 2021, MLS then announced that lead investor Ron Burkle "had decided not to acquire an expansion team in Sacramento", and the Republic's bid to join MLS as an expansion team was placed on indefinite hold. [33] Republic's 2021 troubles were not limited to off the pitch; the club missed the playoffs for the first time in its history, finishing 13th in the Western Conference with an 8W-12D-12L record.

2022: Open Cup runners-up

With the return of the U.S. Open Cup after a two-year hiatus forced by the pandemic, the Republic made a historic run through the 2022 edition, becoming the first team from outside Major League Soccer to play for the trophy since Charleston Battery in 2008, and only the fourth since MLS began play in 1996. [34] Sacramento defeated teams from four divisions of the United States soccer pyramid—Portland Timbers U23s of Open Division USL League Two, Central Valley Fuego FC of Division III USL League One, fellow Division II USLC side Phoenix Rising FC, and MLS clubs San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, and Sporting Kansas City—before falling to MLS side Orlando City, 3–0, in the final. [35] The Open Cup run has also inspired hopes of reviving the Republic's MLS expansion bid through a new group of investors. [36]

Colors and crest

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Sacramento Republic's crest (2012–2023)

Republic FC's colors are old glory red, maple, and egg shell. The club crest is a classic shield that honors the Bear Flag, taking several colors from the flag itself. The crest also carries an image of a California grizzly bear, which is found on the state's flag and is California's official state animal, along with a nautical star, which is representative of, and in the same color as, the star on the Bear Flag. Below the bear is the motto of the city of Sacramento, "Urbs Indomita", in Latin meaning "Indomitable City". [37]

Kit

The club released the design of their inaugural home and away shirts on December 5, 2013. The kit manufacturer was Italian sportswear company Lotto, with UC Davis Children's Hospital as the shirt sponsor through the 2016 season. The home kit's dominant color is the club's signature color "Old Glory Red", and the away shirt is primarily white. Both Lotto kits featured a diagonal stripe of dark maroon, with the club crest positioned on the left side of the wearer's chest. The club's motto, "Urbs Indomita", was printed on the right sleeve. [38] The third kit, unveiled before the 2015 season and US Open Cup, featured horizontal eggshell and white stripes and a star over the crest to commemorate the previous season's USL Championship. [39]

On November 21, 2015, Republic FC announced a new partnership with Nike and unveiled new home and away kits for the 2016 USL season. The home kit is once again "Old Glory Red," while the away kit is now white and gray. Both designs omit the diagonal stripe in favor of vertical patterns. The new designs feature "Urbs Indomita" written on the back neckline. [40]

UC Davis Children's Hospital, the kit sponsor since the club's inception and one of Republic FC's first corporate partners, renewed their sponsorship on July 22, 2016, for USL play beyond the year 2016. Moreover, UC Davis Health Systems announced it would become the shirt sponsor in MLS should Republic receive an expansion bid. [41]

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2014–2015 Lotto UC Davis Health
2016–2022 Nike
2023–present Hummel [42]

Supporters

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Tower Bridge Battalion

Republic FC draws fans from a large region of Northern California, with many fans traveling from the eastern areas of the bay and as far north as Redding to watch matches.[ citation needed ]

The club's independent supporters' group is called the Tower Bridge Battalion. [43] The group gets their name from the Tower Bridge, a central structure in downtown Sacramento that connects Sacramento proper to West Sacramento. The Tower Bridge Battalion occupies one area of the team's home stadium. Several chants have been coordinated for the Tower Bridge Battalion, which they yell throughout the match. Common instruments used by the Battalion are large drums, megaphones, and other noise-making items. The group has several coordinators that help to keep the crowd in unison during the match. [44] [45]

The Tower Bridge Battalion have been central in organizing fan support of a Major League Soccer expansion team in Sacramento. On September 19, 2014, the Battalion led a crowd of thousands through the streets in downtown Sacramento designed to showcase the area's fanbase for MLS officials. [46]

Stadiums

Heart Health Park

When the club was originally proposed, officials had planned on using Hughes Stadium, a 20,311 seater, open, multi-purpose stadium at Sacramento City College. [47] On November 14, 2013, however, it was announced that Republic FC planned to play in a new 8,000 seat soccer-specific stadium being built on the grounds of Cal Expo. [48] The proposed stadium would be funded and owned by Ovations Food Service and, if approved, was expected to be completed in time for the first match of the 2014 USL season. [49] Because the new stadium at Cal Expo was not completed in time for the start of 2014 season matches, the club played its initial 2014 matches at Hughes Stadium. [47] The new stadium was named Bonney Field, following a sponsorship deal for naming rights with Bonney Plumbing, Heating, Air and Rooter Service.

On June 20, 2014, the club played its inaugural match at the completed Bonney Field against the Colorado Rapids Reserves, winning the match 4–3. The game drew a sellout crowd of 8,000, significantly lower than the regular crowds at Hughes Stadium due to the smaller size of Bonney, but this number still remains very high for regular-season USL Pro matches.

In January 2015, expansion efforts at Bonney Field began to increase the seating at the stadium. [50] Capacity for 2015 was expanded to 11,442, [51] with added seats in the north endline and east sideline. In March 2017, Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. acquired the naming rights to the stadium, and Bonney Field was renamed Papa Murphy's Park.[ citation needed ] On May 5, 2021, the Sacramento Republic FC and Western Health Advantage agreed to a new naming rights deal that would change the name of the stadium to Heart Health Park.[ citation needed ]

Proposed Railyards stadium

As part of team owners' efforts for the club to join MLS as an expansion team, Republic FC has announced intentions to build a 20,000 seat soccer-specific stadium in Downtown Sacramento. [52] In August 2015, Republic FC announced the hiring of HNTB Corp as lead architects of the stadium project, which will be on the former site of the Sacramento Railyards. (HNTB previously designed two Northern California venues, Sutter Health Park in Sacramento and Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.) [53]

The concept design of the new stadium, based in part on fan input from a web survey and a series of workshops, was unveiled on December 1, 2015. [54] [55] Though designed with a closed bowl, the stadium will have separate stands on different sides to create a unique character for each one, an homage to classic English stadia like St James' Park. To meet the designer's stated goal of creating MLS's best home field advantage, the seating will feature the steepest grade in the MLS in and an untiered east side reminiscent of Westfalenstadion's Yellow Wall. [56] On December 1, the evening of the design unveil, the Sacramento City Council voted 8–0 to approve a term sheet promoting construction of the 25,000-seat venue, with a target 2018 completion date if the club is accepted into MLS. The stadium is estimated to cost $226 million, and will be privately financed. [57]

On April 2, 2019, Sacramento Republic FC released updated renderings of the proposed stadium. Additions to the previous design included a 360-degree concourse/pedestrian walkway, new seating at the canopy level on the west side of the stadium, and additional field-level seating areas, raising the cost to about $252 million. The team stated that if their MLS bid is accepted, they would likely begin construction on the stadium immediately, hoping to complete it by late 2021 or early 2022, in time for the 2022 MLS season. With the team being accepted into MLS on October 21, 2019, they were expected to complete construction for the 2023 season. [58] [59] The plans to build the stadium and join the league are on indefinite hiatus as of February 2021. [60]

Players and technical staff

First-team roster

As of April 12, 2024 [61]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Vitiello
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Gurr
3 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Damià Viader
4 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Lee Desmond
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Timmer
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shane Wiedt
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trevor Amann
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rodrigo López (captain)
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Sebastián Herrera
10 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Cristian Parano
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Russell Cicerone
14 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Da'vian Kimbrough
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rafael Jauregui
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Ricketts
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nick Ross
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blake Willey
23 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kieran Phillips (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Donovan
29 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Arnold López
40 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aldair Sanchez
41 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Gomez( [A] )
42 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Felix Contreras( [A] )
55 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chibuike Ukaegbu
96 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Felipe
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Mazzola
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Technical staff

As of January 28, 2022 [62]
PositionName
General manager Flag of the United States.svg Todd Dunivant
Head coach Flag of England.svg Mark Briggs
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Martín Vásquez
Goalkeeping coach Flag of the United States.svg Bradley Johnson

Team records

Year-by-year

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Republic. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sacramento Republic FC seasons.

Season League Position Playoffs USOC Continental Average attendance 1 Top goalscorer(s) 2
DivLeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallNameGoals
2019 2 USLC 34141465043+7481.417th15th QF R4 DNQ10,436 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Iwasa 17
2020 USLC 168262717+10301.885th10th R1 NH 11,569 Flag of Poland.svg Dariusz Formella 8
2021 USLC 32812123642−6361.1313th24thDNQ NH 6,926 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Iwasa 8
2022 USLC 34151184834+14531.564th10th QF RU 9,876 Flag of Jamaica.svg Maalique Foster
Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo López 		8
2023 USLC 34186105126+25641.881st2nd SF R5 10,627 Flag of the United States.svg Russell Cicerone 17

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.

^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league, league playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

Head coaches

As of September 15, 2023
Sacramento Republic FC Coaching Stats
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Preki [63] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States July 15, 2013July 11, 20155432157059.26
Paul Buckle Flag of England.svg  England July 12, 2015February 1, 201878342321043.59
Simon Elliott Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand February 1, 2018November 5, 201979402514050.63
Mark Briggs Flag of England.svg  England December 16, 2019present121533335043.80

Club captains

Club Captains
DatesPlayerNationality
2014–2015 Dima Cuzeac Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2016–2017 Danny Barrera Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2018 Jeremy Hall Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2019 Cameron Iwasa Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2020 Drew Skundrich Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rodrigo López Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2021 Petteri Pennanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Honors

League

Domestic Cup

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