| Club: | Sacramento Republic FC |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Warren Smith |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Preki |
| Stadium: | Hughes Stadium (April 26 – June 20); Bonney Field (June 20 – Sep 6) |
| League: | USL Pro |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | USL Pro Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Champions |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 4th round |
| League Topscorer: | Thomas Stewart (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,231 (3 times; Hughes Stadium sellouts) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 8,000 (4 times; Bonney Field sellouts) All: 1,347 (May 14 v. Fresno at Cosumnes River College) |
| Average Attendance: | League: 13,763 All: 10,495 |
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| Leftarm1: | 8B0000 |
| Body1: | 8B0000 |
| Rightarm1: | 8B0000 |
| Shorts1: | FEFEFA |
| Socks1: | FEFEFA |
| Pattern B2: | _white_darkmaroonrightstripe |
| Leftarm2: | FEFEFA |
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| Shorts2: | 8B0000 |
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| American: | true |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 Sacramento Republic FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The season began March 29 and concluded on September 6. The Republic won the USL Pro Championship, defeating the Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0.[1]
On December 3, 2012, USL Pro announced that a Sacramento expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season.[2] On July 15, 2013, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević was announced as head coach of the new franchise.[3] The official name of the team and team shield were decided by fan vote. On July 18, 2013, the franchise officially announced the team name Sacramento Republic FC during the first annual Sacramento Soccer Day.[4]
While the club always had plans to build a permanent stadium for home matches, an agreement was made between the Republic and Sacramento City College which would allow the Republic to use Hughes Stadium as their home pitch until a permanent home could be established. On November 14, 2013, the club announced that they'd reached an agreement with Ovation Food Service and Cal Expo to build an 8,000 seat, soccer-specific stadium on the site of the California State Fair.[5] Later, the club announced a naming deal with local Sacramento company Bonney Plumbing Heating and Air which would formally change the stadium's name to Bonney Field.
The 2014 USL Pro season started March 22, with the Republic playing its first match on March 29 away to LA Galaxy II, ending in a 1–1 draw. Their first home game wasn't until nearly a month later, when they took on Harrisburg City Islanders in a 2–1 loss at Hughes Stadium.
Throughout the course of the 2014 season, the Republic regularly hosted sold-out crowds. At their first home game, the Republic smashed the existing regular season single game attendance record (previously held by Orlando City FC and set on August 11, 2013, with a total of 10,697 in attendance) during their first home match with a total of 20,231 in attendance. The Republic would meet this figure, selling out the stadium, in all but one of their games at Hughes.
As of August 20, 2014.[6]
As of July 6, 2014.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical director | Graham Smith | |
| Head coach |  Preki | |
| Assistant coach | Rod Underwood | |
| Assistant coach | Chris Malenab | |
| Assistant coach | Antonio Sutton | |
| Assistant coach/Goalkeepers | Simon Sheppard | |
| Assistant coach/Goalkeepers | Gene DuChateau | |
| Team Administrator | Jason Corbally |
All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Los Angeles Blues | |||||
| 11 | FC Tucson | |||||
| 12 |  FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | |||||
| 5 | BSC Old Boys | |||||
| 26 | New England Revolution | |||||
| 17 | Toronto FC | |||||
| 23 | Bay Area Ambassadors | |||||
| 21 | Wilmington Hammerheads | |||||
| 18 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 9 | FC Tucson | |||||
| 3 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 25 | Los Angeles Blues | |||||
| 4 | Port Talbot Town F.C. | |||||
| 10 | Shamrock Rovers | |||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | |||||
| 6 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 22 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 20 | FC Energie Cottbus | |||||
| 19 | Chico State Wildcats | |||||
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | |||||
| 28 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 40 | Ventura County Fusion | |||||
| 43 |  FC Sochaux | |||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF | Jack Lane | Ilkeston | Released from contract | June 26, 2014 | [7] | |
| 4 | DF | Chad Bond | Free agent | Released from contract | August 16, 2014 | [8] | |
| 3 | DF | Jack Avesyan | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
| 6 | FW | Chad Bartlomé | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
| 13 | MF | Christian Gonzalez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 | ||
| 20 | MF | Carlos Martinez | Free agent | Released from contract | December 31, 2014 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Jake Gleeson | Portland Timbers | |||
| 2 | FW | Mike Fucito | San Jose Earthquakes | [9] | ||
| 14 | FW | Adam Jahn | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
| 16 | FW | Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
| 24 | MF | George Fochive | Portland Timbers | [10] | ||
| 27 | DF |  Alvas Powell | Portland Timbers | |||
| 29 | MF | Jeffrey "J.J." Koval | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
| 32 | MF | Steven Evans | Portland Timbers | |||