Oakland Roots

The Oakland Roots’ first victory at the Oakland Coliseum might have taken longer than most fans would’ve hoped for, but Saturday afternoon’s 2-0 victory over Orange County SC showed how much the club has improved […]

In the sixth match of the season, the Oakland Roots finally showed signs of the fluidity and passion they need to become a contender in the Western Conference of the USL Championship. Wolfgang Prentice and […]

The Roots came into Saturday’s game hoping to win their first game of the season aginst Rhode Island. Instead, three defensive mistakes within ten minutes doomed Oakland to a 3-0 loss on Saturday afternoon at […]

The Oakland Roots earned their first point of the season in a scoreless draw with Las Vegas Lights FC at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday night, but it could’ve been a lot more. In a […]

The fans were never the problem.  Despite the cynicism that was lobbed by John Fisher on his baseball team’s way out of the crumbling Oakland Coliseum, there was never a shortage of people who wanted […]

The Oakland Roots’ debut at the historic Oakland Coliseum was a huge success, an all-day party with a sellout crowd of more than 26,000 fans making a defiant statement of the value of their community, […]

Despite the Oakland Roots controlling the first fifty-five minutes against their NorCal rivals Monterey Bay, a trio of defensive mistakes was too much to overcome, allowing Monterey to win 3-2 at Cardinale Stadium on Saturday […]

Missing several of their new signings, the Oakland Roots fell 4-2 to Orange County SC in both of the team’s season opener. Heading into the game, new signings Jürgen Damm, Peter Wilson, Bobosi Byaruhanga, and […]

Entering their first season at the Oakland Coliseum, the Oakland Roots have completely retooled their roster. Gone are long-tenured players like Johnny Rodriguez and Paul Blanchette. There are exciting new talents, such as attacking players […]

Unlike its name, the Oakland professional soccer team has had trouble growing Roots in its hometown. In fact, the club has spent most of its first five seasons as local vagabonds looking for a stadium […]