Oakland Roots got the job done in San Antonio, reeling in their first win against the Texas team since joining the USL Championship in 2021 with its 2-1 victory. Now with 10 points and a 3-1-5 league record, Roots finish the weekend in ninth place but just three points back of FC Tulsa in fourth. … More Oakland Roots top-10 player ratings vs. San Antonio FC
Oakland Roots captured its first win at the Coliseum with a big 2-nil clean sheet over Orange County. They finish the weekend holding the final playoff position in the USL Championship Western Conference with a 2-1-4 record and seven points, two points back of fifth-place El Paso Locomotive. Wolfgang Prentice scored Roots’ first goal in … More Oakland Roots top-10 player ratings vs. Orange County
Oakland Roots captured its first win of the season on the back of a strong first-half performance, which saw them take a 2-1 lead into halftime. Although Roots didn’t show the same firepower in the second half, they held on with stout defense to limit clear looks. Wolfgang Prentice broke the initial deadlock in the … More Oakland Roots top-10 player ratings vs. FC Tulsa
Oakland Roots’ leaky defense struck again, this time in a disastrous 3-nil loss to Rhode Island under a sunny Saturday sky. The result brings Roots’ record to 0-1-4 while allowing RIFC’s first win of the season and to out-do its goal total by one before the match. After a somewhat productive opening 25 minutes, the … More Disaster strikes again for Oakland Roots in 3-nil loss to Rhode Island
Here’s an updated list of all Oakland Roots’ offseason news and transactions. Bookmark this page to track every move going into 2025. Current Roster: Goal Keepers (3): Kendall McIntosh, Raphael Spiegel, Tim Syrel. Center Backs (5): Julian Bravo, Thomas Camier, Kai Greene, Neveal Hackshaw, Gagi Margvelashvili. Outside Backs (5): Ilya Alekseev, Tomas Caminos, Abdi Mohamed, Baboucarr Njie, … More Oakland Roots 2025 Offseason Tracker
Oakland Roots fall 1-0 at home to Monterey Bay FC, marking the third consecutive game Roots have failed to score and 17th consecutive game without keeping a clean sheet, bringing their record to 1-3-3. Then things went bad. After the full time whistle in Hayward, nearly the entire rosters of Oakland and Monterey Bay FC … More Oakland Roots suffer third consecutive loss, culminating in postgame brawl with Monterey Bay FC
Oakland Roots and Charleston Battery played to a 1-1 tie on Saturday, March 16 at Pioneer Stadium thanks to a second-half goal by 18-year-old Project 51O callup Ilya Alekseev–becoming the youngest player to score in the organization’s five-year history. Roots had to play shorthanded with much of its starting lineup out due to an apparent … More Oakland Roots tie 1-1 with Charleston Battery; Ilya Alekseev & Project 51O, Memo Diaz, the striker role, more
It was disaster again for Oakland Roots with its 4-2 defeat at San Diego coming on the heels of its 3-1 loss in Orange County. The loss stretches Oakland’s winless streak to eight matches while it was the third straight game where Roots gave away an early lead. Now in ninth place following the weekend’s … More Oakland Roots down to the wire against El Paso; the Western Conference standings, roster decisions, more
In the heart of Hatch chile season, Oakland Roots travelled to Albuquerque to pull off a mildly spicy 2-1 road win against New Mexico United. The win once again leaves Oakland at third place in Western Conference—level on points with a Scotch bonnet-hot Orange County SC but ahead on head-to-head results. Anuar Paláez roasted the … More Match Analysis & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots win 2-1 over New Mexico on solid defensive work
Oakland Roots announced on Thursday that they’ve signed Trinidad and Tobago defender Neveal Hackshaw to a contract. The blog has been told Hackshaw is expected to fit in as a left center back in Roots’ system. He should be considered starter given his international status, which would push Danny Barbir to the bench. He marks … More Oakland Roots sign center back Neveal Hackshaw