Oakland Roots

The Oakland Roots delivered one of their finest performances to date, defeating their NorCal rivals, the Sacramento Republic, 2-1, at Laney College on Wednesday night. After a back and forth first half, the Roots got […]

At the start of the postgame press conference, Oakland Roots head coach Jordan Ferrell warned he might be short tonight. He had a good reason to be upset. Despite being up a man for the […]

Stoppage time was not kind to the Oakland Roots Saturday evening versus Orange County SC. The Roots gave up a goal each in extra time of the first and second half off of set pieces […]

Through their first twelve games of the season, the Oakland Roots collected only six points and were stuck in the basement of the USL Championship Pacific Division. But after collecting twenty-four points in their next […]

An untimely penalty put a severe dent in the Oakland Roots’ postseason hopes Saturday evening at Laney College. In the 73rd minute Roots center back Emrah Klimenta fouled LA Galaxy II forward Jonathan Perez in […]

Facing a must-win game to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Oakland Roots left nothing to chance on Wednesday night against the Tacoma Defiance. The Roots put the visitors under sustained pressure from the opening […]

The Oakland Roots and San Diego Loyal took turns throwing punches, but both teams could not land the knockout punch. Instead, they settled for a scoreless draw at Laney College on Saturday evening. “It’s good […]

An opportunistic goal by Johnny Rodriguez pushed the Roots past Las Vegas and kept their post-season dreams alive. After losing 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the Roots faced a familiar foe in the Lights […]

After a dramatic six-game unbeaten steak turned the Oakland Roots season around, the club learned how large a gap remains between them and the league’s elite teams. Tampa Bay delivered that message crystal clear handing […]