The Oakland Roots and Soul are scrapping plans to build a temporary facility on a Coliseum parking lot, hoping instead to play in the historic stadium for years to come, the soccer teams announced on Wednesday.
The Roots, a USL Championship division club, plan to host at least 17 home games at the A’s former stadium for the 2025 season, but they will no longer pursue moving to the adjacent Malibu lot — where they were in negotiations to build a 10,000 seat modular stadium — after that. The site would have been a short-term home for the Roots and Oakland Soul, a women’s pro team in the USL Super League.
Instead, they’re hoping both teams will be able to stay in the Coliseum under the African American Sports and Entertainment Group’s ownership while they search for a permanent home in Oakland.