Republic FC releases its 2017 season schedule
Republic FC will begin the 2017 season with a preseason match against the New York Red Bulls at Bonney Field on Feb. 10, the team announced.
Sacramento will start the USL regular season on the road March 26 against the Seattle Sounders FC 2.
Republic FC’s USL home opener at Bonney Field is April 1 against Orange County SC. It will be a rematch of last season’s Western Conference quarterfinals match won by Orange County 5-4 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. Orange County was seeded eighth in the playoffs while Republic FC was the No. 1 seed.
The 32-match USL schedule has Republic FC playing each Western Conference opponent home and away at least once. Republic FC will play four consecutive home matches Sept. 16-30.
The regular season concludes Oct. 14 on the road against Reno 1868 FC, which will be playing its first USL season.
Sacramento is scheduled to play seven preseason matches – two at home – before the USL season begins. The second preseason match at Bonney Field is March 4 against FC Cincinnati, in its second season in the USL playing out of the Eastern Conference.
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PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent |
Feb. 10 | vs. New York Red Bulls |
Feb. 18 | at Fresno Fuego |
Feb. 25 | at San Jose Earthquakes |
March 1 | at Sacramento State |
March 4 | vs. FC Cincinnati |
March 11 | at Reno 1868 FC |
March 18 | at San Francisco Deltas |
USL SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent |
March 26 | at Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
April 1 | vs. Orange County SC |
April 8 | at Tulsa Roughnecks FC |
April 11 | at OKC Energy FC |
April 15 | at Swope Park Rangers KC |
April 22 | vs. Portland Timbers 2 |
April 29 | at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
May 6 | at San Antonio FC |
May 13 | at Real Monarchs SLC |
May 20 | vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC |
May 28 | at Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
June 3 | vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros |
June 10 | at Reno 1868 FC |
June 17 | vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
June 21 | vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros |
June 25 | at LA Galaxy II |
July 1 | vs. San Antonio FC |
July 23 | vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
Aug. 5 | vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
Aug. 12 | at Portland Timbers FC 2 |
Aug. 19 | vs. Reno 1868 FC |
Aug. 23 | vs. Swope Park Rangers KC |
Aug. 26 | at Phoenix Rising FC |
Sept. 2 | vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
Sept. 9 | at Rio Grande Valley FC Toros |
Sept. 16 | vs. LA Galaxy II |
Sept. 23 | vs. OKC Energy FC |
Sept. 27 | vs. Real Monarchs SLC |
Sept. 30 | vs. Phoenix Rising FC |
Oct. 4 | at Orange County SC |
Oct. 7 | at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
Oct. 14 All home games at Bonney Field | at Reno 1868 FC |
This story was originally published January 31, 2017 at 2:18 PM with the headline "Republic FC releases its 2017 season schedule."