2023 Sacramento Republic FC season

The 2023 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's tenth season in existence. The club played in the USL Championship (USLC), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Sacramento Republic FC competed in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.

Sacramento Republic FC
2023 season
OwnerKevin M. Nagle
Head coachMark Briggs
StadiumHeart Health Park
USL ChampionshipConference:
Overall:
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
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Roster

As of April 4, 2023[1]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1GKCarlos Saldaña  Mexico
2DFJack Gurr  England
3DFDamià Viader  Spain
4DFLee Desmond  Republic of Ireland
5DFJared Timmer  United States
6DFShane Wiedt  United States
7MF Keko  Spain
8MFRodrigo López  United States
9FWSebastián Herrera  Colombia
10FWZeiko Lewis  Bermuda
11FWRussell Cicerone  United States
15MFRafael Jauregui  United States
17FWLuther Archimède  Guadeloupe
18DFJohnny Fenwick  England
19MFNick Ross  Scotland
20MFMatt LaGrassa  United States
23MFMario Penagos  United States
24DFConor Donovan  United States
25DFFerrety Sousa  DR Congo
29MFArnold López  Venezuela
31GKDanny Vitiello  United States
40DFAldair Sanchez  United States
43DFErmias Yohannes ([A])  United States
44MFBlake Willey ([A])  United States
45FWEthan Kelly ([A])  United States
96MFLuis Felipe  United States

Technical staff

As of January 28, 2022[2]
PositionName
General manager Todd Dunivant
Head coach Mark Briggs
Assistant coach Danny Dichio
Goalkeeping coach Ross Cain
Strength and conditioning coach Luke Rayfield
Head athletic trainer Betty Olmeda

Competitions

USL Championship

Table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sacramento Republic FC34186105126+2564Playoffs
2Orange County SC34171164639+757
3San Diego Loyal SC3416996143+1857
4San Antonio FC34146146338+2556
5Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC34161354942+753
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match Results

March

March 11th 1 - Season Opener El Paso Locomotive FC 0-1 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM PSTRussell Cicerone 42'ReportStadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Elton García
March 18th 2 - Home Opener Sacramento Republic FC 1-1 Charleston Battery Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PSTJack Gurr 55'ReportAJ Paterson 22'Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Brad Jensen
March 25th 3 Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 San Diego Loyal Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PSTLuis Felipe 41'ReportStadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Malik Badawi

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

U.S. Open Cup

Second round

April 5th Second Round Sacramento Republic FC 5-4 (a.e.t.) Crossfire Redmond Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PSTReport
  • Aman 7', 111'
  • Stewart 13'
  • Hussen 93'
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Turan Ozdemir

Third round

April 26th Third Round Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PSTReportStadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Round of 32

May 9th Round of 32 Sacramento Republic FC 2-4 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PSTReportStadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 8,897
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

References