2024 Oakland Roots SC season

Oakland Roots SC
2024 season
Chairman	Steven Aldrich
Head coach	Noah Delgado (until April 28) ; Gavin Glinton (Interim, since April 28)
Stadium	Pioneer Stadium
USLC	Western Conference: 7th
USL Cup	Round of 16
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32

The 2024 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's sixth season of existence and fourth in the USL Championship.

The Roots experienced a coaching change in the middle of the season, with former head coach Noah Delgado parting ways with the club on April 28 after a 2-5-1 start to the season,^[1] being replaced by current and interim head coach Gavin Glinton, who was the head assistant coach.^[2]^[3]

Squad Information

Roster

As of July 28, 2024^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	GAM	Baboucarr Njie
3	DF	NIR	Niall Logue
4	DF	GEO	Gagi Margvelashvili
5	DF	USA	Camden Riley
6	MF	USA	Daniel Gómez
7	MF	LES	Napo Matsoso
8	MF	BDI	Irakoze Donasiyano
9	FW	USA	Dom Dwyer
10	FW	RSA	Lindo Mfeka
11	FW	JAM	Trayvone Reid
14	DF	USA	Justin Rasmussen
15	DF	TRI	Neveal Hackshaw
17	FW	USA	Johnny Rodriguez
20	GK	USA	Paul Blanchette
21	DF	SLV	Bryan Tamacas
22	MF	ECU	Jeciel Cedeno


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	USA	Memo Diaz
27	FW	HAI	Miche-Naider Chéry
38	MF	USA	Etsgar Cruz
39	MF	USA	Javier Bedolla-Vera
40	DF	USA	Ilya Alekseev
41	MF	USA	Eli Wachs
45	MF	USA	Ali Elmasnaouy
46	MF	USA	Kieran Bracken
47	DF	USA	Julio Martinez
48	FW	USA	Luis Saldana
49	DF	USA	Tomas Caminos
50	DF	FRA	Thomas Camier
52	MF	USA	Juan Sanchez
60	GK	USA	Timothy Syrel
61	GK	USA	Edwin Rodriguez
65	DF	USA	Matteo Carbone

Competitions

USL Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Sacramento Republic FC	34	13	11	10	46	34	+12	49	Playoffs
6	Orange County SC	34	13	14	7	38	45	−7	46
7	Oakland Roots SC	34	13	16	5	37	57	−20	44
8	Phoenix Rising FC	34	11	14	9	33	39	−6	42
9	San Antonio FC	34	10	15	9	36	49	−13	39

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

On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.^[5]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March

March 9 1	Oakland Roots	2–1	Indy Eleven	Hayward, CA
7:00 PM	Cedeno 3' Tamacas 50' Njiel 89' Donasiyano 98'	Report	Blake 24', 43' Guenzatti 24' Henderlong 25' Chapman-Page 41' Collier 70' Lindley 98'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,146 Referee: Elton Garcia

March 16 2	Oakland Roots SC	1–1	Charleston Battery	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Tamacas 6' Rodriguez 43' Alekseev 49' Chéry 66'	Report	Palma 15' Markanich 35' 77' Torres 63' Molloy 90'+5' Grinwis 90'+5'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

March 23 3	Phoenix Rising FC	1–0	Oakland Roots SC	Phoenix, Arizona
6:00 PM	Armenakas 49' Zambrano 51' Traore 61' Hernández 67' Stone 90'	PHX Report OAK Report	Blanchette 38' Margvelashvili 45' Riley 54' Diaz 73' Cruz 90+8'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Matt Thompson

March 30 4	Oakland Roots SC	0–3	Las Vegas Lights FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Nije 20'	Report	Klimenta 30' Gannon 46' Samake 50' Azcona 63' Noël 66' 69' Smart 76' Nigro 90'+2'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

April

April 6 5	Oakland Roots	0–1	Monterey Bay FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM		Report	Boone 86'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Gerald Flores

April 13 6	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–3	Oakland Roots SC	El Paso, Texas
6:00 PM	Moreno 13' Dhillon 43' (pen.) Rose 49' Stauffer 64'	Report	Logue 31' Rodriguez 47' 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,667 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

April 20 7	Detroit City FC	3–1	Oakland Roots SC	Hamtramack, Michigan
4:00 PM	Morris 8' Bryant 19' Diop 20' Rodriguez 27' (pen.) Bezerra 51'	Report	Diaz 25' Margvelashvili 39' 60' Rasmussen 57'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Olvin Oliva

April 27 8	Oakland Roots SC	0–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Rasmussen 52' Riley 83'	Report	Zandi 22' Tejada 71' Lacroix 73' Rocha 84' Henríquez 90'+1'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

May

May 4 9	San Antonio FC	2–2	Oakland Roots SC	San Antonio, Texas
5:30 p.m.	Chol 30' Omar 55' Agudelo 73' Lambert 79', 82' Sisniega 83'	Report	Cruz 42' Chéry 65' Reid 68' Njie 76' Rodriguez 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,437 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

May 11 10	New Mexico United	2–1	Oakland Roots SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM	Hurst 2' Mohamed 28' Maples 45'+2' Akale 74'	Report	Hackshaw 47' 73'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,568 Referee: Brandon Stevis

May 18 11	Oakland Roots SC	2–1	Orange County SC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Reid 31' (pen.), 43' Margvelashvili 90'+4'	Report	Amang 21' Scott 55' Zubak 67' Lee 88'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

May 24 12	FC Tulsa	0–1	Oakland Roots SC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT	Goodrum 45'+3' Dalou 83'	Report	Chéry 20' Matsoso 38' Riley 69' Diaz 90'+5' Blanchette 90'+5'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

June

June 1 13	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–0	Oakland Roots SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.	Pierre 2' Damus 27'	Report	Margvelashvili 42' Diaz 57'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Joe Surgan

June 8 14	Oakland Roots SC	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Cedeno 72' Dwyer 83' Nije 90'+6	Report		Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 6,408 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

June 15 15	Sacramento Republic FC	2–3	Oakland Roots SC	Sacramento, California
8:00 PM	Mazzola 75' Portillo 75' Amann 79' 90'+2' Donovan 90'+5'	Report	Mfeka 19' 48' Margvelashvili 31' Syrel 33' Diaz 36' Reid 62' Cedeno 65' Rasmussen 70' Dwyer 90'+8'	Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,843 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

June 19 16	Oakland Roots SC	2–1	El Paso Locomotive FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Riley 19' Njie 38' Matsoso 45' Alekseev 72'	Report	Dhillon 5' 42' Borelli 34' Lyons 45'+1' Nevárez 90'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

June 22 17	Monterey Bay FC	2–1	Oakland Roots	Seaside, California
7:00 PM	Trager 30' Dixon 34' 48' Baca 90'+2' 90'+5'	Report	Diaz 12' Donasiyano 41' 84' Hackshaw 52' Rodriguez 64'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Ricardo Montero

June 29 18	Orange County SC	0–2	Oakland Roots SC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM	Chattha 32' Shutler 34' Scott 74' Amang 87'	Report	Riley 15' Njie 23' Rodriguez 79' Dwyer 90'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Elton García

July

July 6 19	Oakland Roots SC	1–0	Louisville City FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Matsoso 23' Rodriguez 62' Chéry 70' Cedeño 88' Dwyer 90+3'	Report	Totsch 60' Davila 68' Moguel 90+1'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: CJ Koll Assistant referees: Andrew Hanks Fourth official: Robert Vincze

July 13 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	5–0	Oakland Roots SC	Pittsburgh, PA
4:00 PM	Etou 12' 69' Mertz 30' (pen.) Suber 45' Osumanu 49' Forbes 51' Biasi 85'	Report	Tamacas 26' Blanchette 28' Nijie 47'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

July 21 21	Oakland Roots SC	2–5	Sacramento Republic FC	Hayward, California
1:00 PM	Rodriguez 31' 55', 71' Riley 53' Gómez 73'	Report	Phillips 5', 46' Wiedt 27' 32' Fernandes 39' Ross 45' Sanchez 73' Amann 85' Ricketts 90'+1'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

July 27 22	Miami FC	1–2	Oakland Roots	Miami, Florida
4:00 PM	Palacios 52' López 75'	Report	Margvelashvili 19' Diaz 38' Dwyer 56' Rodriguez 68' Reid 82' Matsoso 88'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Thomas Snyder

August

August 10 23	Oakland Roots SC	3–1	Loudoun United FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Nije 24' Rodriguez 62' Reid 81'	Report	ElMedkhar 54' Dambrot 77' Ryan 81'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Greg Dopka

August 17 24	Rhode Island FC	1–1	Oakland Roots SC	Smithfield, Rhode Island
4:30PM	Dikwa 57' 87' Nodarse 57' Kwizera 89'	Report	Riley 22' Hackshaw 33' 72' Diaz 90+6'	Stadium: Beirne Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis

August 24 25	Oakland Roots SC	1–1	Memphis 901 FC	Hayward, California
	Nije 20' 61' Diaz 43' Chéry 45'+1' Margvelashvili 51' Rodriguez 90'+3' Riley 90'+5'	Report	Turci 8' Armenakas 32' Meza 62' Cissoko 65' Deric 90'+1'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

August 31 26	Oakland Roots SC	1–0	New Mexico United	Hayward, California
3:00 PM	Gomez 51' Rodriguez 57' Hackshaw 63' Reid 73' Dwyer 76'	Report	Reyes 3' Flanagan 44' Quill 45' Gloster 56' Swartz 86'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,431 Referee: 3,431

September

September 7 27	North Carolina FC	5–0	Oakland Roots SC	Cary, North Carolina
	da Costa 6' Mentzingen 8' Craig 32' 88' Conway 44' Washington 54' Martin 59' Armstrong 63'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

September 14 28	Oakland Roots SC	0–1	San Antonio FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM	Riley 45'+2' 45'+5' Logue 48' Njie 62' Reid 79' Baca 89'	Report	Solignac 4' 44' Haakenson 45'+5' Sánchez 59' Agudelo 63' Grey 65'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Ricardo Montero

September 21 29	Hartford Athletic	2–0	Oakland Roots SC	Hartford, Connecticut
4:00 PM	Hairston 20' Scarlett 51' Edwards 77'	Report	Donasiyano 11' Margvelashvili 40' Sinisterra 46'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

September 29 30	Oakland Roots SC	0–1	FC Tulsa	Hayward, California
3:00 PM	Dwyer 74' Margvelashvili 75'	Report	Bibout 7' 45'+3' Pacheco 76' Damm 78' Souahy 87'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Thomas Snyder

October

October 5 31	Memphis 901 FC	1–1	Oakland Roots SC	Memphis, Tennessee
	Lapa 4' Hyndman 42' Quezada 63' Turci 67'	Report	Baca 32' Riley 36' Njie 45+4' Dwyer 90+5'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

October 12 32	Oakland Roots SC	0–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM				Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,252

October 19 33	Las Vegas Lights FC	2-3	Oakland Roots SC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM	Hackshaw 12' (o.g.) Noël 90'+4'	Report	Rodriguez 3', 72' Njie 36' Diaz 89' Donasiyano 90'+3'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Brandon Stevis

October 26 34	Oakland Roots SC	0–5	Birmingham Legion FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM		Report		Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,995

USL Cup playoffs

November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–0	Oakland Roots SC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Henriquez 41' Magee 49' Damus 56' (pen.) Hanya 70' Huerman 79' Rocha 80'	Report	Margvelashvili 55' Riley 64' Diaz 90+5' Njie 90+6'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Oakland Roots entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round at home against amateur soccer club El Farolito SC.^[6] After winning in added extra time 2-1,^[7] the Roots eventually lost to first tier Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 32.^[8]

April 16 Third Round	Oakland Roots SC (USLC)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	El Farolito SC (NPSL)	Hayward, California
7:30 PM	Diaz 45+1' 56' Rasmussen 90'+1' Reid 95' 106' Elmasnaouy 98'	Report	Benson 12' Kreye 33' 51' Yabur 56' Sidibe 90'+5' Buitrago 102' Martinez 102' Higuera 116'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Robert Vincze

May 7 Round of 32	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	1–0	Oakland Roots SC (USLC)	San Jose, California
7:00 PM	Bouda 51' 76' Judd 84'	Report	Rasmussen 19' Hackshaw 24' Rodriguez 82'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jeffrey Greeson

References

^ "Oakland Roots parts ways with head coach after 2 years". KTVU FOX 2. April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Sporting Green Staff (April 28, 2024). "Offense-challenged Oakland Roots replace head coach Noah Delgado". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (April 28, 2024). "Oakland Roots SC parts ways with Head Coach Noah Delgado". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Michelena, Liliana (April 17, 2024). "Close, but no burrito: El Farolito's miracle soccer run ends". Mission Local. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "2024 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose debutants lead Earthquakes to narrow win over Oakland Roots". thecup.us. May 8, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[1] "Oakland Roots parts ways with head coach after 2 years". KTVU FOX 2. April 28, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[2] Sporting Green Staff (April 28, 2024). "Offense-challenged Oakland Roots replace head coach Noah Delgado". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[3] USLChampionship com Staff (April 28, 2024). "Oakland Roots SC parts ways with Head Coach Noah Delgado". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[4] "Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[5] USLChampionship com Staff (December 18, 2023). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[6] "U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[7] Michelena, Liliana (April 17, 2024). "Close, but no burrito: El Farolito's miracle soccer run ends". Mission Local. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[8] "2024 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose debutants lead Earthquakes to narrow win over Oakland Roots". thecup.us. May 8, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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