Oakland Roots

On a night when it might have been easy to pack it in early, the Oakland Roots showed plenty of determination, but ultimately fell short in a 4-2 loss at North Carolina FC on Friday […]

After a gritty performance where they largely shut down the home side’s potent offense, the Oakland Roots took advantage of an opposing goalkeeper’s error to earn their first-ever win in nine matches vs. San Antonio […]

The Oakland Roots probably deserved at least a point from their 13th all-time meeting with arch-rival Sacramento Republic FC, but a strong defense and a penalty kick early in the second half was all the […]

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 […]