Update: Oakland Roots announced they signed Switzerland international goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel to a contract on Tuesday. The Blog predicted Oakland would sign a goalkeeper during the season, while dialogue between the two sides on a contract was first reported in December. Following the first game of the season, the paperwork is now fully completed. According … More Oakland Roots sign Swiss GK Raphael Spiegel
Oakland Roots announced they signed veteran midfielder Tyler Gibson to a contract on Thursday. Gibson, 33, marks the second incoming signing for Roots after adding Kai Greene in recent weeks. Similar to Greene, Gibson comes to Oakland with a leadership background on his previous team. Adding veteran experience seems to be trend for head coach … More Takeaways from Oakland Roots signing midfielder Tyler Gibson, what the club had to say
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 announced the addition of Kai Greene on Monday, bringing back a fan-favorite from the 2021 roster that reached the USL Championship Western Conference semifinals. Kai left the club as a fan-favorite, owning one of the club’s first chants for players. He still remembers falling to Orange County in penalty kicks at Champion Soccer … More Takeaways from Oakland Roots signing Kai Greene
Oakland Roots announced they officially hired Gavin Glinton as its full-time head coach on Tuesday. It’s a move that comes after the club’s largest supporters groups in La Union–Los Roots, Homegrown Hooligans, and Forever Oakland–expressed they demand changes going into the 2025 following two consecutive late-season collapses. This time, Roots fell from second place at … More Oakland Roots announce Gavin Glinton as head coach; the case for him, what it means, looming questions
Oakland Roots saw its season come to an end, losing 2-0 to Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the first round of the USL Championship Western Conference playoffs. Colorado Springs broke the deadlock in the 41st minute after a couple of deflections slipped through Oakland’s back line, allowing Jairo Henriquez to capitalize with an easy finish, giving … More Oakland Roots bounced out of first round in 2-0 loss to Colorado Springs
Roots fans we get at least one more game day and today is that at least one more! Roots travel to Colorado Springs to face two-seed Switchbacks at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2. Roots had a bumpy trip into the playoffs, with only one win in essentially as long as anyone can remember, including … More Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (November 2, 2024)
They did it again. Oakland Roots dropped its regular season finale 5-0 to Birmingham Legion, becoming its fourth game to concede five goals in a match. Four of those goals came in the first half. Tonight’s results drops Oakland to seventh place behind Orange County. Roots will now travel to second-seed Colorado Springs for the … More Oakland Roots end regular season with another 5-0 loss
In its recent Q&A webinar with new investors on Monday, Oakland Roots president Lindsay Barenz and co-owner Edreece Arghandiwal shed light on several topics in regards to the team’s future. During the online meeting, Barenz and Arghandiwal was asked about possible plans at the Oakland Coliseum, potentially making a bid for its permanent stadium at … More Oakland Roots open to extending lease at Coliseum, bids for Howard Terminal & MLS
Oakland Roots got back in the win column with a monumental 3-2 win over Las Vegas Lights in the desert. The victory marked Oakland’s first since August 31, clinching a playoff berth in the process and moving Roots up to 6th place. Roots took just three minutes to get on the board when Johnny Rodriguez … More Oakland Roots beat Las Vegas Lights 3-2, clinch playoff spot