# 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 (previously held by Orlando City FC and set on August 11, 2013, with a total of 10,697 in attendance) 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NZL | Jake Gleeson (on loan from Portland Timbers) |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jack Avesyan |
| 5 | FW | USA | Chad Bartlomé (vice-captain) |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Gilberto |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Rodrigo López (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | USA | Dakota Collins |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Thomas Stewart |
| 11 | FW | USA | Max Alvarez |
| 12 | DF | MNE | Nemanja Vuković |
| 13 | DF | MEX | Christian Gonzalez |
| 14 | FW | USA | Adam Jahn (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 16 | FW | USA | Tommy Thompson (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 17 | FW | USA | Justin Braun (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | SRB | Ivan Mirkovic |
| 19 | MF | USA | Octavio Guzmán |
| 20 | MF | USA | Carlos Martinez |
| 21 | DF | USA | Mickey Daly |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Harrison Delbridge |
| 23 | DF | MNE | Emrah Klimenta |
| 25 | GK | USA | Dominik Jakubek |
| 26 | FW | LBR | Gabe Gissie |
| 28 | DF | USA | James Kiffe |
| 29 | MF | USA | Jeffrey "J.J." Koval (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 32 | MF | USA | Steven Evans (on loan from Portland Timbers) |
| 40 | MF | USA | Agustin Cazarez |
| 43 | FW | BIH | Ismar "Izzy" Tandir |

### Technical staff

As of July 6, 2014.
| Position | Name |
| 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
### USL Pro

All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time (UTC−07:00)

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Stadium | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L |

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | Playoffs |

### USL Pro Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship |
| 1 | Orlando City | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | | | |

### Friendlies
## Statistics
## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 8 | MF | Rodrigo López | Los Angeles Blues | January 1, 2014 |
| 11 | FW | Max Alvarez | FC Tucson | January 1, 2014 |
| 12 | DF | Nemanja Vuković | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | January 24, 2014 |
| 5 | FW | Chad Bartlomé | BSC Old Boys | February 4, 2014 |
| 26 | FW | Gabe Gissie | New England Revolution | February 11, 2014 |
| 17 | FW | Justin Braun | Toronto FC | February 11, 2014 |
| 23 | MF | Emrah Klimenta | Bay Area Ambassadors | February 14, 2014 |
| 21 | DF | Mickey Daly | Wilmington Hammerheads | February 14, 2014 |
| 18 | MF | Ivan Mirković | Ventura County Fusion | February 14, 2014 |
| 9 | FW | Dakota Collins | FC Tucson | February 20, 2014 |
| 3 | DF | Jack Avesyan | Ventura County Fusion | March 1, 2014 |
| 25 | GK | Dominik Jakubek | Los Angeles Blues | March 4, 2014 |
| 4 | MF | Chad Bond | Port Talbot Town F.C. | March 4, 2014 |
| 10 | FW | Thomas Stewart | Shamrock Rovers | March 4, 2014 |
| 7 | MF | Gilberto | Philadelphia Union | March 13, 2014 |
| 6 | DF | Jack Lane | Ventura County Fusion | March 19, 2014 |
| 22 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Ventura County Fusion | March 20, 2014 |
| 20 | MF | Carlos Martinez | FC Energie Cottbus | March 20, 2014 |
| 19 | MF | Octavio Guzmán | Chico State Wildcats | March 24, 2014 |
| 13 | DF | Christian Gonzalez | Houston Dynamo | March 29, 2014 |
| 28 | DF | James Kiffe | Ventura County Fusion | August 16, 2014 |
| 40 | MF | Agustin Cazarez | Ventura County Fusion | August 19, 2014 |
| 43 | FW | Izzy Tandir | FC Sochaux | August 19, 2014 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 6 | DF | Jack Lane | Ilkeston | Released from contract | June 26, 2014 |
| 4 | DF | Chad Bond | Free agent | Released from contract | August 16, 2014 |
| 3 | DF | Jack Avesyan | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
| 6 | FW | Chad Bartlomé | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
| 13 | MF | Christian Gonzalez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
| 20 | MF | Carlos Martinez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |

### Loan in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | End |
| 1 | GK | Jake Gleeson | Portland Timbers | |
| 2 | FW | Mike Fucito | San Jose Earthquakes | August 1, 2014 |
| 14 | FW | Adam Jahn | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 16 | FW | Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 24 | MF | George Fochive | Portland Timbers | August 19, 2014 |
| 27 | DF | Alvas Powell | Portland Timbers | August 19, 2014 |
| 29 | MF | Jeffrey "J.J." Koval | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 32 | MF | Steven Evans | Portland Timbers | |