# Project 51O

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**Project 51O** is a soccer club from [Oakland, California](/source/Oakland,_California) competing in [USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two) and [United Premier Soccer League](/source/United_Premier_Soccer_League). They are the reserve club of [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) club [Oakland Roots SC](/source/Oakland_Roots_SC). The name 51O is partly inspired by Oakland's [510 area code](/source/Area_codes_510_and_341), although features the letter **O** in place of the number **0** to stand for "Oakland".

## History

[Oakland Roots SC](/source/Oakland_Roots_SC) launched their reserve club on December 9, 2019.[1] The concept of Project 51O was based on [Nike](/source/Nike,_Inc.)'s Project 40, which ran from 1997 to 2005 and sought to develop the U.S. national team player pool.[2] Project 51O will mirror parts of that development program, but with a community-based twist.[3]

Originally set to compete in the [National Premier Soccer League](/source/National_Premier_Soccer_League) for the [2020 season](/source/2020_NPSL_season), the team only played one match, a win over [Napa Valley 1839 FC](/source/Napa_Valley_1839_FC),[4] before the season was halted and eventually cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[5]

On September 17, 2020, the team announced it would compete in [USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two) beginning with the 2021 season.[6] They later announced they would go on hiatus for that season along with the rest of the Southwest Division and begin League Two play in 2022.[7] For the Fall 2021 season, they added a team in the [United Premier Soccer League](/source/United_Premier_Soccer_League) to allow for year-round development, while still remaining part of USL League Two.[8]

## Players and staff

### Current roster

2024

## Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup 2020 4 NPSL N/A, 1-0-0, Season cancelled to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 4 USL2 Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Fall 5 UPSL 3rd, 7-1-2, Wild West Conference Round 1 N/A 2022 4 USL2 1st, 8-2-2, Southwest Division Round 1 N/A 2022 Fall 5 UPSL 1st, 8-0-2, NorCal Conference NorCal Finals N/A 2023 Spring 5 UPSL 2nd, 7-2-1, NorCal South Conference Round 1 N/A 2023 4 USL2 3rd, 5-0-7, NorCal Division Did Not Qualify Round 1 2023 Fall 5 UPSL 2nd, 7-2-1, NorCal South Conference National Round of 32 N/A 2024 Spring 5 UPSL 4th, 6-1-3, NorCal South Conference Round 2 N/A 2024 4 USL2 2nd, 9-1-4, NorCal Division Conference Finals N/A 2024 Fall 5 UPSL 1st, 9-1-0, NorCal South Conference National Round of 32 N/A 2025 Spring 5 UPSL 4th, 3-4-3 NorCal South Conference Round 1 N/A 2025 4 USL2 5th, 4-6-3 NorCal Division Did Not Qualify N/A 2025 Fall 5 UPSL 1st, 7-1-2 NorCal South Conference Round 1 N/A

## Honors

### League

- **[USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two)** - Southwest Division Champions: 2022
- **[UPSL](/source/UPSL)** - NorCal Regular Season Conference Champions: Fall 2022 - NorCal South Regular Season Conference Champions: Fall 2024, Fall 2025 - NorCal South Playoff Conference Champions: Fall 2023, Fall 2024

### Cups

- **[Street Soccer USA](/source/Street_Soccer_USA)** - SSUSA Oakland Cup: Dia de los Muertos 2023, Dia de los Muertos 2025

## References

1. ["Oakland Roots Launch NPSL Team Project 51O"](https://www.npsl.com/13606/). *[National Premier Soccer League](/source/National_Premier_Soccer_League)*. December 9, 2019.

1. ["Project 51O Joins USL League Two ahead of 2021 season"](https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/news_article/show/1123107). *[Oakland Roots SC](/source/Oakland_Roots_SC)*. September 17, 2020.

1. Chazaro, Alan (October 22, 2020). ["Are the Oakland Roots the most civic-minded team in pro sports?"](https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Are-the-Oakland-Roots-the-most-civic-minded-team-15661728.php). *[SF Gate](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*

1. ["Napa Valley 1839 FC Drops Home Opener 2-1 to Newcomer Project 51O"](https://www.npsl.com/13985/). *National Premier Soccer League*. March 11, 2020.

1. Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). ["2020 NPSL season cancelled"](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/2020-npsl-season-cancelled/). *ProSoccerTalk*

1. Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (September 17, 2020). ["USL League Two Welcomes Project 51O For 2021 Season"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1123062). *[USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two)*

1. ["USL League Two's Southwest Division to Forgo the 2021 Season"](https://www.breakersacademy.org/news_article/show/1110080). *Breakers FC*. April 6, 2021.

1. ["Oakland Roots and Project 51O Launch UPSL Side to Continue Year-Round Development"](https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/news_article/show/1178403). *[Oakland Roots SC](/source/Oakland_Roots_SC)*. August 12, 2021.

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