The 2020–21 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.
On September 15, 2020, Oakland announced that it would be joining the second division USL Championship in 2021. The Roots became the fourth NISA team to cease league play during an on-going season and second to-do so in order to join the USLC after Miami FC made the same jump one year prior.
Roster
Players
No.PositionNationPlayer
Staff Jordan Ferrell – Head coach Dario Pot – Assistant coach Kristopher Hall – Assistant coach Yuta Tanaka – Strength and conditioning coach
Transfers
In No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source88 SK ZápyFree transferJuly 31, 202010 San Diego 1904 FCFree transferAugust 6, 202022 Reno 1868 FCLoan for Fall seasonSeptember 3, 202061 Cal State Northridge MatadorsFree transfer1 Tacoma DefianceEnd of loan
Out No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source24UnattachedRetiredJuly 14, 20203 Chattanooga FCFree transferAugust 31, 20204UnattachedNot re-signed13 AdrieseFree transferSeptember 4, 202015UnattachedNot re-signed17UnattachedNot re-signed22UnattachedNot re-signed5UnattachedRetiredNovember 17, 202022 Reno 1868 FCEnd of loanNovember 30, 2020
Justice Match On July 30, 2020, Oakland announced it would be hosting and broadcasting a special event prior to the regular season start called the "Justice Match" on August 29. The scrimmage featured Roots players mixed into two teams with retired local women's professional players and local women's soccer ambassadors that both played and coached, including former USWNT player Aly Wagner, Miranda Nild of the Thailand women's national football team, and former Afghanistan captain Hailai Arghandiwal.
The event was postponed on August 26 due to unhealthy air quality from the 2020 California wildfires. It was later rescheduled for October 10.
Competitions
NISA Fall Season
On June 4, NISA announced details for the 2020 Fall Season. The eight member teams would be split into conferences, Eastern and Western, with the Roots playing in the later.
The Fall regular season schedule was announced on July 31, 2020. The team is set to play two regular season games, both on the road, against the rest of the Western Conference.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
Fall Playoffs
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
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! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffsTotal1 FW06Matthew Fondy2352 FW9Jack McInerney112FW61Johnny Rodriguez0223 MF8Angel Heredia011MF10Nelson Blanco011MF88Seo-In Kim011
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffTotal2 DFDaniel Navarro0010109 FWJack McInerney10102010 MFNelson Blanco00101012 MFPeter Pearson00101016 MFNiall Irwin00202022 MFDiego Casillas00101044 MFAriel Mbumba00101049 DFTarn Weir00101050 DFDavid Abidor10102091 MFYohannes Harish001010
Notes
References
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