Oakland Soul SC

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| founded = {{Start date and age|2022|5|24}}

| stadium = Merritt College Soccer Stadiumhttps://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/game-day-f-a-q/

| capacity = 3,451

| clubname = Oakland Soul

| fullname = Oakland Soul Sports Club

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| owner = {{Collapsible 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{{Cite web |url=https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/news/2023/09/13/oakland-roots-and-soul-sports-club-community-investment-round-now-open/ |title=Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club Community Investment Round Now Open |language=en-US |publisher=Oakland Roots SC |date=2023-09-13 |accessdate=2023-11-29}}}}

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| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Jessica Clinton

| league = USL W League

| season = 2023

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

| website = http://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/

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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.{{cite web |title='Oakland Soul' to become city's women's soccer team |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-soul-pro-womens-soccer-team-announced-by-oakland-roots |website=ktvu.com |publisher=KTVU |access-date=5 May 2024 |date=24 May 2022}}

The team unveiled its crest and brand on June 23, 2023, the 50th anniversary of women's sports legislation Title IX. 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.{{cite web |title=FAQS |url=https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/usl-super-league/ |website=oaklandsoulsc.com |publisher=Oakland Soul SC |access-date=5 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=USL Super League Receives Division One Sanctioning from U.S. Soccer and Confirms Field of Teams for Inaugural Season |url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/news/2024/02/09/usl-super-league-receives-division-one-sanctioning-from-u-s-soccer-and-confirms-field-of-teams-for-inaugural-season/ |website=uslsuperleague.com |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=5 May 2024 |date=9 February 2024}}

= Retired Numbers =

24 – Rickey Henderson - Oakland Sports Legend

Stadium

The Soul plays their home matches at Merritt College in Oakland.

Along with the Roots, they plan to build a soccer-specific stadium in a parking lot on the Coliseum site.{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Andrew |title=Permits Filed For Oakland Roots And Soul Soccer Stadium |url=https://sfyimby.com/2024/03/permits-filed-for-oakland-roots-and-soul-soccer-stadium.html |website=sfyimby.com |publisher=SF YIMBY |access-date=5 May 2024 |date=25 March 2024}}