SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Republic FC will play host to FC Cincinnati in one of the USL’s marquee preseason matchups at Bonney Field on March 4, marking the first meeting between two clubs that finished in the top three of their respective conferences a season ago.

“Cincinnati is a big club at our level that has a passionate following of fans and supporters similar to Sacramento,” said Republic FC Head Coach and Technical Director Paul Buckle. “It will be great to welcome them to Bonney Field. The match will be a good gauge of where we are at just prior to the regular season and a good test for our players. We are really looking forward to hosting them.”

“This match will be a good test for us,” said FC Cincinnati Head Coach John Harkes. “We will both be entering the season with high expectations and our fans will be treated to a very high-level, competitive game.”