2021 Oakland Roots SC season

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ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coachJordan Ferrell (interim)
StadiumLaney College Football Stadium
Highest home attendance5,044 (10/2 vs. LV)
Oakland Roots SC
2021 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coachJordan Ferrell (interim)
StadiumLaney College Football Stadium
Highest home attendance5,044 (10/2 vs. LV)
Lowest home attendance813 (7/10 vs. LV)
Average home league attendance2,016
Biggest winLV 1–3 OAK (8/21)
OAK 3–1 PHX (8/25)
Biggest defeatPHX 3–0 OAK (5/8)
LA 3–0 OAK (7/25)
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The 2021 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's third season of existence and first in the USL Championship. Prior to this, the team played two seasons in the third division National Independent Soccer Association.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF United States Saalih Muhammad United States New Mexico United Undisclosed November 24, 2020 [2]
4 DF United States Max Ornstil United States Portland Timbers 2 Free transfer December 1, 2020 [3]
91 MF Eritrea Yohannes Harish United States Oakland Roots Re-signed December 8, 2020 [4]
55 DF United States Tarn Weir United States Oakland Roots Re-signed December 10, 2020 [5]
10 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Ariel Mbumba United States Oakland Roots Re-signed December 11, 2020 [6]
20 FW United States Johnny Rodriguez United States Oakland Roots Re-signed December 14, 2020 [7]
14 DF United States Tarek Morad United States San Diego Loyal Free transfer December 21, 2020 [8]
25 FW United States Jesús "Chuy" Enríquez United States Reno 1868 Free transfer December 29, 2020 [9]
22 MF Mexico José Hernández United States OKC Energy Free transfer January 8, 2021 [10]
3 MF United States Memo Diaz United States El Paso Locomotive Free transfer January 11, 2021 [11]
24 DF United States Akeem Ward United States North Carolina FC Free transfer January 13, 2021 [12]
21 DF South Africa Lindo Mfeka Unattached Free transfer January 19, 2021 [13]
23 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Jeremy Bokila Turkey Ankara Keçiörengücü Free transfer January 21, 2021 [14]
26 GK United States Ben Beaury United States New Mexico United Free transfer February 1, 2021 [15]
5 MF Germany Wal Fall United States Saint Louis FC Free transfer February 4, 2021 [16]
1 GK Curaçao Zeus de la Paz England Oldham Athletic Free transfer February 17, 2021 [17]
15 MF Argentina Matías Fissore Argentina San Martín de Tucumán Free transfer March 4, 2021 [18]
11 FW England Tyler Blackwood United States Saint Louis FC Free transfer March 11, 2021 [19]
DF Japan Soya Takahashi Sweden Umeå FC Free transfer March 29, 2021 [20]
MF United States Danny Flores United States Philadelphia Union II Free transfer April 19, 2021 [21]
GK United States Taylor Bailey United States Oakland Roots Re-signed April 20, 2021 [22]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
06 FW United States Matthew Fondy Unattached Not re-signed
8 MF United States Angel Heredia Unattached Not re-signed
9 FW United States Jack McInerney Unattached Not re-signed
11 FW United States Tristan Bowen Unattached Not re-signed
16 MF Republic of Ireland Niall Irwin Unattached Not re-signed
27 FW Mexico Julio Cervantes Unattached Not re-signed
32 MF Colombia Manny González Unattached Not re-signed
33 DF United States Robert Hines II Unattached Not re-signed
88 DF South Korea Seo-In Kim Chicago House AC Not re-signed
90 GK United States Kevin Gonzalez Unattached Not re-signed
22 MF Mexico Diego Casillas United States Reno 1868 Loan completed October 1, 2020
5 DF Canada Nana Attakora Unattached Retired, joined coaching staff November 17, 2020 [23]
98 MF United States Jonathan Orozco United States Project 51O Joined coaching staff and reserve team December 10, 2020 [5]
1 GK Mexico Christian Herrera United States Tacoma Defiance Free transfer December 15, 2020 [24]
2 DF United States Daniel Navarro United States Chattanooga Red Wolves Not re-signed February 5, 2021 [25]
12 MF United States Peter Pearson United States North Carolina FC Not re-signed February 17, 2021 [26]
19 FW United States Josiah Romero United States Los Angeles Force Not re-signed March 23, 2021 [27]
10 MF El Salvador Nelson Blanco United States North Carolina FC Not re-signed March 26, 2021 [28]
50 DF United States David Abidor United States Chicago House AC Not re-signed June 4, 2021 [29]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source

Competitions

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in PDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise

April 2 Preseason Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Oakland Roots Tacoma, Washington
11:00 a.m. PDT Report Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
April 9 Preseason San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Oakland Roots San Jose, California
10:05 PDT Report Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Attendance: 0
April 24 Preseason Las Vegas Lights FC 2–1 Oakland Roots Fresno, California
2:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 0
May 1 Preseason Santa Clara University 1–1 Oakland Roots Santa Clara, California
11:00 1.m. PDT Attendance: 0

USL Championship

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 11 8 13 36 43  −7 41 7 4 5 19 16  +3 4 4 8 17 27  −10

Source: [30]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAAAHHAAHHHAHHAHAAHAAHHHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWDLDDLDLLLLLWDWWWLWDWLWLDWLLDWW
Position6657
Updated to match(es) played on June 12, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 8 1 Phoenix Rising FC 3–0 Oakland Roots SC Chandler, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Asante 10', 68'
King Yellow card 29'
Moar 48'
Lambert Yellow card 50'
Billingsley Yellow card 83'
Quinn Yellow card 86'
Musa Yellow card 87'		 Report Weir Yellow card 85'
Ward Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 23 2 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Oakland Roots SC Carson, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Picazo 31'
Mbumba 61' (o.g.)
Judd Yellow card 81'		 Report Flores Yellow card 20', 47'
Diaz 76'
Bokila 90+1'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 2 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Formella 19'
Iwasa 60'
McCrary 68', Yellow card 73'
Luis Felipe Yellow card 77'		 Report Enríquez 26'
Mbumba 40'
Ward Yellow card 52'
Bokila 66', Yellow card 85'
Fall Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Nicholas Marin
June 12 4 Orange County SC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Kuningas Yellow card 39'
Damus 45'		 Report Takahashi Yellow card 38'
Klimenta Yellow card 46'
Ornstil Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 26 6 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 Austin Bold FC Livermore, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Klimenta Yellow card 25'
Ward Yellow card 29'
Mbumba Yellow card 41'
Enríquez Yellow card 63'		 Report Ycaza Yellow card 8'
Okoli Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
June 29 7 San Diego Loyal SC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Martin Yellow card 60'
Ibarra 72'
Guerrero Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Diaz Yellow card 32'
Ornstil Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 7 8 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Oakland Roots SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Chavez Yellow card 88'
Formella Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Fall Yellow card 75' Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 8,118
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 10 9 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Weir 24'
Ward Yellow card 79'
Diaz Yellow card 88'		 Report Crisostomo Yellow card 47', 55'
Leone 74'
Molina Yellow card 90'
Traore Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Attendance: 813
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 25 10 LA Galaxy II 3–0 Oakland Roots SC Carson, California
5:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Hernandez Yellow card 22', 85'
Drack 33'
Harvey Yellow card 35', 78'
Essengue Yellow card 46'		 Report Ward Yellow card 62'
Hernández Yellow card 71'
Harish Yellow card 68'
Blackwood Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 31 11 Oakland Roots SC 0–3 Orange County SC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Greene Yellow card 15'
Diaz Yellow card 51'
Ornstil Red card 55'
Morad Yellow card 65'
Bokila Yellow card 81'
Klimenta Yellow card 82'		 Report McCabe Yellow card 21'
Henry 31'
Damus 36'
Richards Yellow card 43'
Iloski Yellow card 55'
Wehan Yellow card 57'
Apodaca 76'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 4 12 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report King Yellow card 10'
Quinn 64'
Schmitt Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 8 13 Tacoma Defiance 3–1 Oakland Roots SC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Adeniran 25', 45+1' (pen.)
Alvarez 45+4'
Mendoza Yellow card 77'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 45'
Enríquez Yellow card 50'
Fall 55'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 14 14 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Ornstil Yellow card 11', 25'
Harish 26', Yellow card 66'
Hernández Yellow card 40'
Ward Yellow card 56'		 Report Hernandez 12'
Lambe Red card 22'
Harvey Yellow card 68'
Vázquez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 18 15 New Mexico United 1–1 Oakland Roots SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Sandoval 6'
Moreno Yellow card 83'		 Report Fall 34' Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 6,047
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 21 16 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–3 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Musovski 48'
Uche Yellow card 85'		 Report Ornstil Yellow card 30'
Hernández 52'
Enríquez 60'
Bokila 82'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 25 17 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Phoenix Rising FC Livermore, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Fall 43'
Hernández 51', Yellow card 71'
Mbumba 61'		 Report Bakero Yellow card 45'
King 53', Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Las Positas College
Referee: William Hoffman
August 28 18 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Livermore, California
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Greene Yellow card 5', 13'
Fall soccer ball with red X 54'
Mbumba 57'
Bokila 82', Yellow card 90'		 Report Ragen Yellow card 18'
Brewitt 45+3'
Mueller Yellow card 72'
Anguiano Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Las Positas College
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 3 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Oakland Roots SC St. Petersburg, Florida
4:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Guillén Yellow card 19'
Guenzatti 30'
Dalgaard 41'
Mkosana 82'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 8 20 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–1 Oakland Roots SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report Fall Yellow card 41'
Rodriguez 63'
Hernández Yellow card 90'
Diaz Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 11 21 Oakland Roots SC 0–0 San Diego Loyal SC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Ornstil Yellow card 9'
Hernández Yellow card 51'
Mbumba Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Moshobane Yellow card 44'
Martínez Yellow card 62'
Facchineri Yellow card 81'
Adams Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Las Positas College
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
September 15 22 Oakland Roots SC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Livermore, California
8:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Mfeka 10', 53'
Fall 40', Yellow card 51'
Takahashi Yellow card 77'
Hernández Yellow card 87'		 Report Serrano 32'
Brewitt Yellow card 49'
Villanueva Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Las Positas College
Referee: Corbyn May
September 18 23 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 LA Galaxy II Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Report Davila 75' (pen.)
Hernandez Yellow card 85'
Drack Yellow card 90'
Zubak Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 22 24 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 San Diego Loyal SC Oakland, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Rodriguez 6', Yellow card 31'
Greene Yellow card 55'
Hernández 63' (pen.)
Bokila Yellow card 69'
Amarikwa Yellow card 85'
Mfeka Yellow card 87'		 Report Hertzog Yellow card 23'
C. Martin Yellow card 27', 45+1'
Ibarra Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 25 25 Orange County SC 2–1 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Orozco 45+1', Yellow card 54'
Iloski Yellow card 66'
Alston Yellow card 82'
Kuningas Yellow card 84', 90+1'
Damus Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mbumba 19'
Hernández Yellow card 56'
Bokila Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: William Hoffman
October 2 26 Oakland Roots SC 2–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Livermore, California
7:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Amarikwa soccer ball with red X 18', 24', Yellow card 59'
Leone 29' (o.g.)
Fissore Yellow card 80'		 Report Trejo 5'
Traore Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 73'
Sepulveda Yellow card 27'
Uche 89'
El-mesmari Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Las Positas College Turf Field
Attendance: 5,044
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 6 27 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Amarikwa 10'
Diaz Yellow card 28'
Fall Yellow card 49'
Klimenta 63'		 Report Formella Yellow card 28', 31'
Cuello Yellow card 56'
McCrary Yellow card 60'
Pennanen Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,548
Referee: Joseph Salinas
October 9 28 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Oakland Roots SC Chandler, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Mattocks 11'
Saydee Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 87'
Morad Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass
Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 16 29 Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Orange County SC Oakland, California
5:30 PM PDT (UTC-07) Diaz Yellow card 30'
Hernández Yellow card 54'
Fall Yellow card 59'
Rodriguez Yellow card 59'
Greene Yellow card 86'		 Report Powers soccer ball with red X 23'
Mines 25'
Smith Yellow card 38'
Orozco Yellow card 54'
Calvillo Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 20 30 Tacoma Defiance 0–0 Oakland Roots SC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Report Amarikwa Yellow card 41'
Ornstil Yellow card 90'
Mbumba Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 833
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 24 31 San Diego Loyal SC 3–4 Oakland Roots SC San Diego, California
3:00 PM PDT (UTC-07) Williams 17', 76'
Adams Yellow card 45'
Hertzog 85'
Guerrero Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Enríquez Yellow card 2', 52'
Montgomery 35' (o.g.)
Amarikwa Yellow card 37'
Ward 58', Yellow card 70'
Morad Red card 86'
Bokila 90+3' (pen.), Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 30 32 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oakland, California
9:00 PM CDT Enríquez 2'
Bokila Yellow card 82'
Diaz Yellow card 90+1'
Mbumba Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: William Hoffman

Playoffs

November 5 Conf. QF El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM PDT Fox Yellow card 20'
Luna Yellow card 78'		 Report Nane Yellow card 26'
Bokila 76'
Morad Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

League table

Pos Div Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 MT New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 MT Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 PC Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41 Playoffs
11 PC LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 PC Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

U.S. Open Cup

Squad statistics

References

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