Oakland Roots

The Oakland Roots flipped their familiar script on Wednesday night, taking an early lead but faltering in the second half of their 2-1 loss to New Mexico United Wednesday night at Laney College. Oakland was […]

In what is becoming a familiar pattern, the Oakland Roots fell behind early but rallied in the final minutes to earn a 2-2 draw with visiting Rio Grande Valley FC in what Head Coach Juan […]

The Oakland Roots cruised to a 2-0 victory over their NorCal Rivals, exacting a measure of revenge after Monterey Bay beat Oakland in March. “We finished with three points on the road. I’m happy,” said […]

If the Oakland Roots were finally going to defeat the defending USL Championship Orange County SC, it had to be a dramatic victory. “Tonight wasn’t the prettiest, but tonight we won and got three points,” […]

The Sacramento Republic showed no signs of a U.S. Open Cup hangover in the first half, but the Oakland Roots fought back to earn a 1-1 draw in Oakland on Saturday night. Sacramento made five […]

No matter what happens in his future soccer career, 18-year-old Timothy Syrel will never forget his debut in the USL Championship, helping to preserve the Oakland Roots’ 1-0 win over LA Galaxy II at Laney […]

It was another game of the Oakland Roots controlling the possession but ending up with only a point after tying the Las Vegas Lights 1-1. Here are three things we learned from the game. The […]

The Oakland Roots earned a valuable point on the road with an extra-time equalizer from striker Óttar Magnús Karlsson to tie Orange County SC 2-2 in Southern California on Saturday night. The game started out […]

After squandering several chances to score in the first half, three defensive mistakes in the second half doomed the Oakland Roots to a 3-0 loss in front of a capacity crowd at Laney Stadium. Here […]

The Oakland Roots have to feel fortunate to earn a point on the road after being controlled for most of their game against El Paso Locomotive in Texas. Here are three things we learned from […]