Richmond Kickers

Richmond Kickers
Basic data
Surname	Richmond Kickers
Seat	Richmond , Virginia , USA
founding	1993
owner	Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
president	Robert Ukrop
First soccer team
Head coach	David Bulow
Venue	City Stadium
Places	22,611
league	United Soccer League
2017	Regular Season: 14th place, East Play-offs: not qualified
home Away

The Richmond Kickers are an American football franchise of the United Soccer League based in Richmond , Virginia .

The Kickers were founded in 1993 and have been playing in the United Soccer League since 2011 , which is now the second highest league in the US league system . The home games are played in the City Stadium. The current coach is David Bulow, who has been the team's head coach since 2018.

history

The Kickers were founded in 1993 and played their first two seasons in the United States Interregional Soccer League, which at that time represented the third division of the USA. The home games were played on the grounds of the University of Richmond .

In 1995 the team achieved one of their greatest successes, winning the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup . The Kickers won the final against the El Paso Patriots 4-2 on penalties. In the same year the final of the play-offs in the USISL Premier League could be won. In 1997 the team moved to the USISL A-League, the second highest league in the country at the time.

In October 2005, the owners of the Richmond Kickers announced they would change from the USL First Division to the Second Division . This enabled the franchise to save costs and keep gaming operations going. In 2006 and 2009 the Kickers winners were play-offs in USL-2.

The team has played in the USL Professional Division since the 2011 season. In 2013 you could win the regular season here.

Since January 24, 2013, the Kickers are the official USL partner of DC United .

Stadion

• First Market Stadium, University of Richmond ; Richmond (1993-1994)
• City Stadium ; Richmond (since 1995)

Since 1995, all Kickers home games have been played at the City Stadium in Richmond. The 22,000-seat stadium is located in the Carytown neighborhood off Virginia State Route 195. Between 1983 and 2010, the stadium was called University of Richmond Stadium. The City Stadium was built in 1929 and served the University of Richmond as a venue for their American football events until 2009 . In addition to the Kickers, the Richmond Kickers Destiny also play their home games here.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of March 23, 2016

No. position Surname 0 TW Sawyer Gaffney 1 TW Ryan Taylor 2 FROM Yomby William 4th FROM Fred Sekyere 5 MF Michael Callahan 7th ST Matthew Delicâte 8th FROM Hugh Roberts 9 FROM Anthony Grant 10 ST Sunny Jane 11 ST Luiz Fernando Nascimento 12 ST Romulo Peretta 14th MF Yudai Imura 15th MF Lucas Paulini

No. position Surname 16 MF Paul Clowes (on loan from DC United ) 17th ST Jason Yeisley 18th FROM Alex Lee 20th FROM Jalen Robinson ( HGP ; on loan from DC United ) 21st MF Nate Shiffman 22nd ST Brian Ownby 23 FROM Sascha Gorres 24 MF Jackson Eskay 25th MF Travis Pittman 27 MF Collin Martin ( HGP ; on loan from DC United ) 28 MF Samuel Asante 31 FROM Braeden Troyer

Coaching staff

• Leigh Cowlishaw - trainer
• Michael Callahan - Assistant Coach
• Sascha Görres - assistant coach
• Adrian Clewlow - goalkeeping coach
• Cherish Nash - athletic coach

Well-known former players

• Sascha Görres (2005-2016)
• Collin Martin (2013-2015)

statistics

Season statistics

year	League level	league	Reg. Season	Playoffs	US Open Cup	Average audience
1993	3	USISL	4th place, Atlantic Division	Divisional semi-finals	not participated
1994	3	USISL	9th place, Atlantic Division	not qualified	not participated
1994		USISL Indoor	2nd place, Northern Division	not qualified	not participated
1995	4th	USISL Premier League	2nd place, Eastern Division	winner	winner
1996	2	USISL Select League	2nd place, North Atlantic Division	final	not qualified
1997	2	USISL A-League	3rd place, Atlantic Division	Division semi-finals	3rd round
1998	2	USISL A-League	1st place, Atlantic Division	Conference semifinals	not qualified
1999	2	USL A-League	2nd place, Atlantic Division	2nd round	not qualified
2000	2	USL A-League	2nd place, Atlantic Division	Conference semifinals	3rd round
2001	2	USL A-League	1st place, Central Conference	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
2002	2	USL A-League	2nd place, Southeast Division	final	3rd round
2003	2	USL A-League	3rd place, Southeast Division	not qualified	not qualified
2004	2	USL A-League	2nd place, Eastern Conference	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
2005	2	USL First Division	6th place	final	4th round
2006	3	USL Second Division	1st place	winner	2nd round
2007	3	USL Second Division	1st place	final	Quarter finals
2008	3	USL Second Division	2nd place	Semifinals	3rd round
2009	3	USL Second Division	2nd place	winner	1 round
2010	3	USL Second Division	2nd place	final	3rd round
2011	3	USL Pro	3rd place, American Division	Semifinals	Semifinals	2,545
2012	3	USL Pro	4th Place	1 round	3rd round	2,433
2013	3	USL Pro	1st place	Semifinals	3rd round	2,637
2014	3	USL Pro	4th Place	Semifinals	4th round	2,679
2015	3	USL	6th place	First round	4th round	3,747

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ 2014 Richmond Kickers Media Guide . Richmond Kickers,. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed April 13, 2016). 
3. ↑ KICKERS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP . Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 24, 2013. 
4. ^ DC United, Richmond Kickers announce landmark affiliation . DC United. January 24, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
5. ↑ Richmond Kickers: Official Roster . In: Richmond Kickers . richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 23, 2015. 

Web links

• Richmond Kickers Official Website