2015 Sacramento Republic FC season
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Paul Buckle (From July 12)
Hughes Stadium (February 28th)
| 2015 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Warren Smith | |||
| Head coach | Preki (Through July 11) Paul Buckle (From July 12) | |||
| Stadium | Bonney Field; Hughes Stadium (February 28th) | |||
| USL Pro Playoffs | 1st round | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | 4th round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rodrigo López (9) All: Rodrigo López (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | League: 11,442 (Multiple matches) All: 20,231 (Feb. 28 vs. NY Cosmos) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 10,906 (Twice) All: 9,794 (Feb. 21 vs. San Jose) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 11,303 All: 11,556 | |||
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The 2015 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's second season of existence. The club played in the newly rebranded United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. After offseason expansion of the USL from 14 to 24 teams and division into an Eastern and Western Conference, Sacramento Republic FC competed in the new Western Conference.[1] The Republic entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 in the USL final on September 27, 2014.[2] The season began on March 21 and concluded on September 20.[3]
Winter 2014–15, USL Pro's off season, saw numerous headlines for Sacramento Republic FC. Owner Warren Smith, Technical Director Graham Smith, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and other delegates met with MLS officials, including Commissioner Don Garber, several times to continue their push for a MLS franchise. MLS announced February 2015 that Las Vegas was no longer in contention for an MLS franchise, narrowing the list of potentials to Sacramento and Minneapolis.
Republic's efforts with MLS as well as their successes on and off the pitch rallied many to help invest in the club to push further Republic FC's efforts for an MLS franchise. These investors include co-founder and ex-CEO of Envision Pharmaceutical Kevin Negal, UFC fighter Urijah Faber, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, San Francisco 49ers owners the York Family.
As success and popularity grew, demand for more seating at Bonny Field grew. The Board of Directors of Cal Expo approved expanded seating at Bonney Field and the endline stands were removed and replaced with 30-row bleachers, increasing the capacity to around 11,000.[4]
For the 2015 season, USL Pro expanded to 24 teams, including Portland Timbers 2, concluding Portland's USL affiliation with the Republic.
Club
As of June 19, 2015.[5]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  USA |
Dominik Jakubek |
| 2 | DF |  IRL |
Derek Foran |
| 3 | FW | USA |
Cameron Iwasa |
| 4 | MF | USA |
Matthias Bonvehi |
| 5 | DF | USA |
Danny Barrera |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Agustin Cazarez |
| 7 | MF |  BRA |
Gilberto |
| 8 | MF | USA |
Rodrigo López (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW |  LBR |
Gabe Gissie |
| 10 | FW |  NIR |
Thomas Stewart |
| 11 | FW | USA |
Max Alvarez |
| 12 | DF |  MNE |
Nemanja Vuković |
| 13 | FW |  CRO |
Adnan Gabeljic |
| 14 | FW |  MEX |
David Estrada |
| 15 | FW |  PAK |
Kaleemullah Khan |
| 16 | MF | USA |
Zev Taublieb |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Justin Braun (captain) |
| 18 | MF |  SRB |
Ivan Mirković |
| 19 | MF | MEX |
Octavio Guzmán |
| 20 | DF | USA |
James Kiffe |
| 21 | DF | USA |
Michael Daly |
| 22 | MF | MEX |
Gabe Gonzalez |
| 23 | DF | MNE |
Emrah Klimenta |
| 24 | GK | USA |
Patrick McLain |
| 25 | FW |  SLV |
Joaquin Rivas |
| 26 | MF | USA |
Alfonso Motagalvan |
Technical Staff
As of June 25, 2015.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical director |  Graham Smith |
| Head coach | Paul Buckle |
| Assistant head coach | Adam Charles Smith |
| Assistant coach | Chris Malenab |
| Assistant coach | Antonio Sutton |
| Goalkeeping coach | Simon Sheppard |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Luke Rayfield |
