2016 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
	2016 season
Owner	RKYSC
Head Coach	Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium	City Stadium
USL	TBD
USL Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	Three players tied (1)
Highest home attendance	5,355; (Mar. 26 vs. Harrisburg)
Lowest home attendance	5,355; (Mar. 26 vs. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance	5,355
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The 2016 Richmond Kickers season is the club's twenty-fourth season of existence. It is also the Kickers' ninth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fifth season.

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

February 28	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Longwood Lancers	Bensley
13:00 EDT	Yeisley 44' Sekyere 63' (pen.) dos Santos 89'		Keilty 34'	Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 5	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Virginia Cavaliers	Bensley
18:00 EDT	Yeisley 35'	Summary		Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 6	Richmond Kickers	0–0	Navy Midshipmen	Bensley
17:00 EDT		Summary		Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 9	Carolina RailHawks	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Cary
11:00 EDT	Pérez	Summary		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

March 16	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Carolina RailHawks	Richmond
19:00 EDT	Yeisley 7'	Report	Moses 15' Black 80'	Stadium: City Stadium

March 20	Richmond Kickers	0–2	VCU Rams	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Roberts 20' Ownby 62'	Summary	Herranz 34' 52' Santos 83'	Stadium: City Stadium

Competitive

USL

March 26 1	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Callahan 16' Yeisley 23' Imura 48'	Report	Barril 51'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Mark Gorak

April 1 2	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington
19:00 EDT	Perone 27' Parratt 69'	Report	Yeisley 44' Callahan 80' Yomby 85'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Neil Barbulescu

April 9 3	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Rochester Rhinos	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Imura 61'	Report	Garzi 73'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz

April 17 4	Bethlehem Steel	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Bethlehem
TBD EDT	Ayuk 21' Jones 46' 79'	Report	Imura 50' Pittman 53'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Guido Gonzales

April 22 5	Charlotte Independence	3–2	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte
19:00 EDT	Calvert 43' Alajarín 54' Brown 61' Mizell 90' Herrera 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Jane 20' Sekyere 26' Yeisley 86' Delicâte 89'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,239 Referee: David Erbacher

April 30 6	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Toronto FC II	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Ownby 9'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,655

May 7 7	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Wilmington Hammerheads	Richmond
19:00 EDT	Perone 52' (o.g.) Ownby 54' Asante 90+1'	Report	Fairclough 33' Barnes-Homer 40' Doue 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Danielle Cheskey

May 11 8	Toronto FC II	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Vaughan
TBD EDT	Hamilton 39' Bernal 75' Bouchard 82'	Report		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,222

May 14 9	New York Red Bulls II	v	Richmond Kickers	Harrison
16:00 EDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

May 21 10	Richmond Kickers	v	Louisville City	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

May 28 11	Richmond Kickers	v	FC Montreal	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

June 4 12	FC Cincinnati	v	Richmond Kickers	Cincinnati
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Nippert Stadium

June 11 13	Richmond Kickers	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond
17:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

June 18 14	Charlotte Independence	v	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

June 25 15	Richmond Kickers	v	Bethlehem Steel	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

July 2 16	Charleston Battery	v	Richmond Kickers	Charleston
19:30 EDT				Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

July 8 17	Harrisburg City Islanders	v	Richmond Kickers	Lancaster
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium

July 14 18	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	v	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

July 23 19	Richmond Kickers	v	Toronto FC II	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

July 30 20	Richmond Kickers	v	New York Red Bulls II	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

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U.S. Open Cup

The Kickers will enter the Open Cup in the second round. The draw will be announced April 6 and the match will be held May 18, 2016.

May 18 Second round	Richmond Kickers	4–0	Aromas Café FC	Richmond
7:00 PM EDT	Jane 2' 86' Roberts 25' Grant 48' Luiz Fernando 83'	Report	Harrison 53' Clare 61' Davis 88' McCartney 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: J. T. Alukonis

June 1 Third round	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	v	Richmond Kickers	Fort Lauderdale
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Club	Fee	Ref
6 Jan 2016	Sunny Jane	Wilmington Hammerheads	Free	^[1]
23 Feb 2016	Luiz Fernando Nascimento	Corinthians	Undisclosed	^[2]
23 Feb 2016	Romulo Peretta	Corinthians	Undisclosed	^[2]
8 Mar 2016	Sawyer Gaffney	Richmond Kickers Academy	Academy signing	^[3]
14 Mar 2016	Lucas Paulini	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free	^[4]
24 Mar 2016	Jackson Eskay	William & Mary Tribe	Free	^[5]
5 Apr 2016	Travis Pittman	Missouri Comets	Free	^[6]

Out

Date	Player	Club	Fee	Ref
6 Jan 2016	George Davis IV	Louisville City	Free	^[7]

Statistics

First team roster

No.	Position	Player	Nation
0	Goalkeeper	Sawyer Gaffney	United States
1	Goalkeeper	Ryan Taylor	United States
2	Defender	Yomby William	Cameroon
4	Defender	Fred Sekyere	Ghana
5	Midfielder	Michael Callahan	United States
7	Forward	Matthew Delicâte	England
8	Defender	Hugh Roberts	United States
9	Defender	Anthony Grant	Jamaica
10	Forward	Sunny Jane	Lesotho
11	Forward	Luiz Fernando Nascimento	Brazil
12	Forward	Romulo Peretta	Brazil
14	Midfielder	Yudai Imura	Japan
15	Midfielder	Lucas Paulini	Argentina
16	Midfielder	Paul Clowes (on loan from D.C. United)	England
17	Forward	Jason Yeisley	United States
18	Defender	Alex Lee	Guam
20	Defender	Jalen Robinson (HGP; on loan from D.C. United)	United States
21	Midfielder	Nate Shiffman	United States
22	Forward	Brian Ownby	United States
23	Defender	Sascha Görres	Germany
24	Midfielder	Jackson Eskay	United States
25	Midfielder	Travis Pittman	United States
27	Midfielder	Collin Martin (HGP; on loan from D.C. United)	United States
28	Midfielder	Samuel Asante	Ghana
30	Goalkeeper	Charlie Horton (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
31	Defender	Braeden Troyer	United States
36	Goalkeeper	Ronnie Pascale	United States
40	Goalkeeper	Matt Turner (on loan from New England Revolution)	United States

Goals and assists

As of final match played April 10, 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Playoffs		US Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
14	MF	Yudai Imura	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5	MF	Michael Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Jason Yeisley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Brian Ownby	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Disciplinary record

As of final match played April 10, 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Playoffs		US Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	William Yomby	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	Michael Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Jason Yeisley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

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The Club	Players
Stadium	University of Richmond Stadium City Stadium
Development System	Richmond Kickers Future The Academy
Rivalries	Charleston Battery Richmond Strikers RVA FC
Key Personnel	Owner: Rob Ukrop Head Coach: Leigh Cowlishaw Technical Director: Ihor Dotsenko

v t e 2016 USL season by team
Playoffs Transfers
East	Bethlehem Steel Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC Montréal New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads
West	Arizona United Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers KC Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

2016 Richmond Kickers season

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Non-competitive

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USL

U.S. Open Cup

Transfers

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