Oakland Roots

After playing in five different stadiums in five years, including the past two seasons in Hayward, the Oakland Roots announced they are returning to their namesake city to play their home games at the Oakland […]

A pair of quick strikes in the second half by Johnny Rodriguez and Trayvone Reid powered the Oakland Roots past Loudon United FC by a score of 3-1 at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward on Saturday […]

Before the start of this season, Johnny Rodriguez noted that he wanted to take on more of a leadership role with the Oakland Roots. On Saturday night, Rodriguez shouldered that responsibility, contributing a goal and […]

Sunday seemed like the perfect day for the Oakland Roots to make their debut on the CBS television network. It was a sunny day in Hayward, 65 degrees at kickoff, and a capacity crowd of […]

When facing off against a team that has not scored in six consecutive games, there are two likely outcomes. Either you keep the streak going, or the other team awakes from the drought and scores […]

The Oakland Roots continued their most successful sequence of matches in club history with a 1-0 win over Louisville City FC on Saturday night. All of the Roots’ nine wins this season have come by […]

The Oakland Roots continued to establish themselves as Western Conference contenders with a 2-0 win over Orange County SC on Saturday night. It was also Oakland’s first win in six matches in Orange County, dating […]

Monterey Bay FC made the most of a handful of chances to end the Oakland Roots’ three-game winning streak with a 2-1 win at Cardinale Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The highlight of the match for […]

Second half substitute Ilya Alekseev scored the game winner as the Oakland Roots extended their latest winning streak to three games with a 2-1 win over El Paso Locomotive FC at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward […]

A pair of goals from Lindo Mfeka enabled the Oakland Roots to deliver their second consecutive signature win, a 3-2 triumph over the host Sacramento Republic on Saturday night. Last week, they earned a 1-0 […]