The 2020–21 Oakland Roots SC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.
[1] 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.
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.
[16] The team is set to play two regular season games, both on the road, against the rest of the Western Conference.
Source: Match reports 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.