| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle[1] | ||
| Head coach | Simon Elliott | ||
| Stadium | Papa Murphy's Park | ||
The2018 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's fifth season of existence. The club played in theUnited Soccer League, the second tier of theAmerican soccer pyramid, and competed in the Western Conference.[2]
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As of April 9, 2018.[3]
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 |
| February 10, 2018 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Gold | Sacramento, California |
| 19:00PST | 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 |
| 19:30PST | 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 |
| 13:00PST | Stadium:Avaya Stadium Attendance: Closed-door | |||
| Note: Match result not publicized. | ||||
| February 25, 2018 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | Sacramento, California |
| 14:00PST | 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 |
| 19:00PST | 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 |
| 12:00PST | Lasso 20' Ledesma 61'Keinan 84' | Report | Seiler 25' Iwasa 34'Bijev 72' | Stadium:Nippert Stadium |
| 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 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Kickoff times are inPDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise
| March 171 | 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 242 | 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 313 | 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' (o.g.) | Stadium:H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Marco Vega |
| April 74 | 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 145 | 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 186 | 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 287 | 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 28 | 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 69 | 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 1210 | 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 1911 | 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 2912 | 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 213 | 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 914 | 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 1315 | 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 1616 | 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 2317 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–2 | Saint Louis FC | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PMCDT | 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 3018 | 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 719 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | Real Monarchs | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PMCDT | Moffat 50' | Report | Velásquez 66' Moberg 73'Gallagher 78' | Stadium:Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 1020 | 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 1421 | 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 2122 | 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 423 | 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 1124 | 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 1525 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:30 PMCDT | 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 1826 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–4 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Requejo 56' (o.g.) 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 2527 | 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 828 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Sacramento, California |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Iwasa 20' Eissele 58', 64' (pen.)Klimenta 76' | https://www.uslchampionship.com/sacramentorepublicfc-seattlesoundersfc2-971679 Preview | Alfaro 30', 63' Olsen 90+2' | Stadium:Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| September 1929 | 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 2330 | 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 2931 | 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 332 | 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 633 | 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 1334 | 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 |
| October 20Quarterfinal | 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 |
| May 162nd Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–1 | San Francisco City FC | Sacramento, California |
| 5:00 P.M. | Alemán 24' Bijev 61'Moffat 68' | SAC Report | Lombardi 31' | Stadium:Hornet Field Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| May 233rd 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 64th 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 20Round 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 |
