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Oakland Soul SC

American professional soccer team

Soccer club

Oakland Soul

Full name

Oakland Soul Sports Club

Founded

May 24, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-05-24)

Stadium

Merritt College

Capacity

1400

Owner

List

Marshawn Lynch
Billie Joe Armstrong
G-Eazy
Jason Kidd
Sway Calloway
Jwalt
Ruthie Bolton
Alexis Gray-Lawson
Antonio Davis
Tyson Ross
Calen Carr
Josh Johnson
Gary Payton II
Keak da Sneak
Community ownership^[1]

Head coach

Jessica Clinton

League

USL W League

2023

2nd, Nor Cal Division
Playoffs: eliminated in Conference Semifinals

Website

Club website

Home colors

Away colors

Oakland Soul Sports Club is an American professional soccer team based in Oakland, California. The club was formed in 2024 as the women's team of Oakland Roots SC, and began play in the USL W League in the summer of 2023.

History

On May 24, 2022, the Oakland Roots announced the formation of a women's team to play in the USL W League.^[2]

The team made its debut on June 23, 2023, the 50th anniversary of women's sports legislation Title IX.^[2] They finished the season 10-0-2, good for second place in the Nor Cal Division before being eliminated in the Conference Semifinals by San Francisco Glens SC.

The club plans to join the first-division USL Super League, pending construction of its new home stadium.^[3]^[4]

Stadium

The Soul plays their home matches at Merritt College in Oakland. Starting with the 2025 season, they will move to the Oakland Coliseum.^[5]

Along with the Roots, they plan to build a soccer-specific stadium in a parking lot on the Coliseum site.^[6]

References

^ "Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club Community Investment Round Now Open". Oakland Roots SC. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ ^a ^b "'Oakland Soul' to become city's women's soccer team". ktvu.com. KTVU. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ "FAQS". oaklandsoulsc.com. Oakland Soul SC. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ "USL Super League Receives Division One Sanctioning from U.S. Soccer and Confirms Field of Teams for Inaugural Season". uslsuperleague.com. United Soccer League. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ Fang, Tim (15 March 2024). "Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams to play home matches at Coliseum in 2025". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ Nelson, Andrew (25 March 2024). "Permits Filed For Oakland Roots And Soul Soccer Stadium". sfyimby.com. SF YIMBY. Retrieved 5 May 2024.