Roots fans it is game day again! Roots look to continue their perfect season with a trip to Phoenix, Arizona to face long-time Western Conference rivals Phoenix Rising F.C. The match will be at 7:00 p.m. and available on KTVU Plus and ESPN+. You can usually catch matches at Line51 as well, if you want … More Phoenix Rising vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (March 21, 2026)
Saturday night fell apart for Oakland Roots, tying Phoenix Rising 3-3 after netting three first-half goals. The result moves Roots further from the playoff line, now four points behind 8th-place Colorado Springs Switchbacks. After going up 3-0 after 22 minutes, Oakland conceded to Charlie Dennis in the 45th and 86th before Gagi Margvelashvili was red … More Oakland Roots fumble lead in 3-3 tie with Phoenix Rising after three first half goals
Roots fans it’s game day! Roots host long-time rival (sometimes with more bad blood than others) Phoenix Rising at 7:00 p.m. at Saturday, July 12 at the historic Oakland Coliseum. Roots are celebrating Bastille Day with the guillotining of effigies of artistocrats and Girondins in the parking lot in the lead-up to the game, followed … More Oakland Roots vs. Phoenix Rising – Match Preview (July 12, 2025)
Roots fans, it is game day once again, and the 2024 Oakland Roots host the 2022 Oakland Roots (Phoenix Rising) at 7:00 p.m. at Pioneer Stadium on the campus of CSU East Bay with a chance to secure a playoff berth. The Roots enter off of their best performance in a month away at Memphis … More Oakland Roots vs. Phoenix Rising – Match Preview (October 12, 2024)
Oakland Roots took a frustrating 1-nil loss to Phoenix Rising on the road Saturday. Although Roots’ kept itself in striking distance down just one score, they never put a shot on target. It marked the first time Roots couldn’t put a shot on target since the 2022 season-opener against Rio Grande Valley. After a scoreless … More Oakland Roots falls to Phoenix Rising; identity, attacking woes, international duty, more
The regular season series of Oakland Roots vs. Phoenix Rising is officially complete with both teams tying each match, this time resulting in a 1-1 tie at Pioneer Stadium. Two weeks ago, Roots relinquished 1-0 and 2-1 leads, where Rising scored the equalizer in the 86th minute on a cross from a corner. On Saturday, … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots tie Phoenix Rising for second time
Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots hosting Phoenix Rising at CSUEB’s Pioneer Stadium. It marks Juan Guerra’s return to the Bay Area and first visit to The Function since spurning the fanbase for the desert. Oakland walks into the match at 6-4-4 and sixth place with 22 points, while Rising … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots host Phoenix Rising (June 24, 2023)