Oakland Soul beats California Storm in 3-2 comeback

Oakland Soul continued its undefeated season on Sunday at Merritt College with a 3-2 win over California Storm, separating themselves from Storm in the USL W League’s Nor Cal Division by improving their record to 5-0-0. It marked the most important match of the first five games, firmly putting Oakland in second-place behind SF Glens, … More Oakland Soul beats California Storm in 3-2 comeback

Live Blog: Oakland Soul hosts Cal Storm (June 4, 2023)

Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Soul hosting Cal Storm at Merritt College in front of another sellout crowd in the Oakland Hills. Soul walks into the match at 4-0-0 and second-place in the Nor Cal Division while Cal Storm is coming off of its first loss at 3-0-1 after losing … More Live Blog: Oakland Soul hosts Cal Storm (June 4, 2023)

Oakland Soul wins 5-2 over Stockton Cargo, improves to 4-0-0

Oakland Soul is on a roll, getting the job done on Thursday at Merritt College by defeating Stockton Cargo 5-2 to improve its record to 4-0-0 through its 12-game season, officially 1/3 through the regular season. Although the match went into halftime in a 2-2 draw, Soul never trailed in the match after going ahead … More Oakland Soul wins 5-2 over Stockton Cargo, improves to 4-0-0

Oakland Soul wins 1-nil over Olympic Club in historic home opener

It was a historic Saturday, May 13 at Cal State East Bay’s Pioneer Stadium for Oakland Soul’s home opener with 5,855 people turning up to attend the combined double-header, creating a club record. Although the 1-nil victory for Soul was closer than anticipated, it was a mission accomplished for the club–now 2-0-0. As coach Jessica … More Oakland Soul wins 1-nil over Olympic Club in historic home opener

Live Blog: Oakland Soul host Olympic Club (May 13, 2023)

Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Soul hosting Olympic Club at Cal State University East Bay’s Pioneer Stadium to the first of today’s double-header. Oakland Roots and Soul front office expects a big attendance for Soul’s home debut and a big holdover to Roots’ match against Orange County later on. In … More Live Blog: Oakland Soul host Olympic Club (May 13, 2023)

Oakland Soul win inaugural match over Stockton Cargo

Oakland Soul got the job done on Saturday, winning its inaugural match 3-2 over Stockton Cargo at San Joaquin Delta College with a goal by midfielder Nayeli Diaz in the eighth minute and goals by striker Cecilia “Ceci” Gee at 24′ and 43′. Things went just about smoothly as possible in the first 45 minutes … More Oakland Soul win inaugural match over Stockton Cargo

Exclusive interview with new Oakland Soul head coach Jessica Clinton

On Thursday, March 9, Oakland Soul announced its first head coach in organization history in Jessica Clinton ahead of their inaugural season in the USL W League. The blog sat down with Clinton for an exclusive interview. “There’s a lot of reasons why I came to Oakland Soul. I was a fan of Roots, I … More Exclusive interview with new Oakland Soul head coach Jessica Clinton