2014 Sacramento Republic FC season


The 2014 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began March 29 and concluded on September 6. The Republic won the USL Pro Championship, defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0.

Background

On December 3, 2012, USL Pro announced that a Sacramento expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season. On July 15, 2013, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević was announced as head coach of the new franchise. 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.
While the club always had plans to build a permanent stadium for home matches, an agreement was made between the Republic and Sacramento City College which would allow the Republic to use Hughes Stadium as their home pitch until a permanent home could be established. On November 14, 2013, the club announced that they'd reached an agreement with Ovation Food Service and Cal Expo to build an 8,000 seat, soccer-specific stadium on the site of the California State Fair. Later, the club announced a naming deal with local Sacramento company Bonney Plumbing Heating and Air which would formally change the stadium's name to Bonney Field.
The 2014 USL Pro season started March 22, with the Republic playing its first match on March 29 away to LA Galaxy II, ending in a 1–1 draw. Their first home game wasn't until nearly a month later, when they took on Harrisburg City Islanders in a 2–1 loss at Hughes Stadium.
Throughout the course of the 2014 season, the Republic regularly hosted sold-out crowds. At their first home game, the Republic smashed the existing regular season single game attendance record during their first home match with a total of 20,231 in attendance. The Republic would meet this figure, selling out the stadium, in all but one of their games at Hughes.

Club

Roster

As of August 20, 2014.

Technical staff

As of July 6, 2014.
PositionName
Technical Director Graham Smith
Head Coach Preki
Assistant Coach Rod Underwood
Assistant Coach Chris Malenab
Assistant Coach Antonio Sutton
Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Simon Sheppard
Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Gene DuChateau
Team Administrator Jason Corbally

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro

All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time

Results summary

Standings

USL Pro Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

Statistics

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred FromFee/NotesDateSource
8 Los Angeles Blues
11 FC Tucson
12 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
5 BSC Old Boys
26 New England Revolution
17 Toronto FC
23 Bay Area Ambassadors
21 Wilmington Hammerheads
18 Ventura County Fusion
9 FC Tucson
3 Ventura County Fusion
25 Los Angeles Blues
4 Port Talbot Town F.C.
10 Shamrock Rovers
7 Philadelphia Union
6 Ventura County Fusion
22 Ventura County Fusion
20 FC Energie Cottbus
19 Chico State Wildcats
13 Houston Dynamo
28 Ventura County Fusion
40 Ventura County Fusion
43 FC Sochaux

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred ToFee/NotesDateSource
6DF Jack Lane IlkestonReleased from contractJune 26, 2014
4DF Chad BondFree agentReleased from contractAugust 16, 2014
3DF Jack AvesyanFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 2014
6FW Chad BartloméFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 2014
13MF Christian GonzalezFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 2014
20MF Carlos MartinezFree agentReleased from contractDecember 31, 2014

Loan in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource
1GK Jake Gleeson Portland Timbers
2FW Mike Fucito San Jose Earthquakes
14FW Adam Jahn San Jose Earthquakes
16FW Tommy Thompson San Jose Earthquakes
24MF George Fochive Portland Timbers
27DF Alvas Powell Portland Timbers
29MF Jeffrey "J.J." Koval San Jose Earthquakes
32MF Steven Evans Portland Timbers