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2021 Richmond Kickers season

The 2021 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 29th season of existence, their third season in USL League One, and their 17th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers were led by second-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky, and looked to improve on their 4th-place finish in 2020.

Richmond Kickers
2021 season
Owner22 Holdings, LLC
Head coachDarren Sawatzky
StadiumCity Stadium
USL League One5th
USL1 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Bon Secours CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Terzaghi (18)
All: Terzaghi (18)
Highest home attendance3,212 (10/26 v. MAD)
Lowest home attendance1,445 (8/14 v. NE)
Average home league attendance2,051
Biggest winNE 0–3 RIC (4/17)
Biggest defeatNC 4–0 RIC (7/21)
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated vaccination rollout, the season began on April 17, 2021. The season concluded on October 30, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the U.S. Open Cup was truncated and subsequently canceled due to the pandemic. The Kickers finished the USL League One regular season in 5th place, qualifying them for the USL League One Playoffs, making it their first appearance in the playoffs since 2016. There, the Kickers were eliminated in the first round against FC Tucson.

Background edit

Further information: 2020 Richmond Kickers season

The 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The season, originally slated to begin on March 28, 2020, did not begin until July 25, 2020. The season originally was slated to end on September 30, 2020, but concluded on October 24, 2020. The 28-match season was abbreviated to 16 matches, and the playoffs were reduced from a four-team playoff, to a single game championship. During the truncated season, the Kickers had a good turn of fortune, finishing fourth in the league table, and having a winning a record. It was the Kickers' best regular season performance since 2014. Despite the record, the club on the final day of the season failed to reach the USL Championship Game after losing at home to Chattanooga. Striker, Emiliano Terzaghi, scored 10 goals during the season, which was the best performance by a striker for the Kickers since Yudai Imura in 2016. Terzaghi had a 0.63 goals per game average, which was the best performance by a striker for Richmond since Robert Ssejjemba in 2006.

On October 30, 2020, Matt Spear stepped down as the club's president to focus on family reasons.[1] Spear had been the club's president since 2019.[2][3]

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
February 9, 2021 DF 20   Esteban Calvo   FC Tucson Free [4]
February 11, 2021 MF 10   Nil Vinyals   Tormenta Free [5]
February 15, 2021 GK 44   Austin Aviza   Orlando City B Free [6]
February 18, 2021 DF 15   Jalen Crisler   Forward Madison Free [7]
February 18, 2021 DF 24   Nathan Aune   Union Omaha Free [7]
February 22, 2021 FW 19   Hernán González   Juventud Unida Free [8]
February 24, 2021 MF 6   Zacarías Morán   River Plate Free [9]
March 4, 2021 DF 2   Juan Pablo Monticelli   Orlando City B Free [10]
March 8, 2021 MF 88   Cameron Vickers   FC Motown Free [11]
April 6, 2021 GK 13   Austin Causey   New England Revolution II Free [12]

Transfers out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
August 6, 2020 DF 5   Conor Shanosky Retired Retired
December 31, 2020 DF 12   Kyle Venter Retired Retired
December 31, 2020 GK 20   Lee Johnston Released
December 31, 2020 MF 21   Greg Boehme Released
December 31, 2020 DF 22   Hassan Pinto   Loudoun United Released
December 31, 2020 MF 80   Mutaya Mwape Released
December 31, 2020 MF 93   Gianluca Cuomo Released
December 31, 2020 GK 94   Matt Broomall   Ballymacash Rangers Released
December 31, 2020 MF 98   Ryley Kraft Released
December 31, 2020 MF 77   Charles Boateng   WAFA End of loan
February 11, 2021 DF 18   Wahab Ackwei   Loudoun United Free
March 27, 2021 MF 8   Amass Amankona   South Bend Lions Released
April 6, 2021 MF 11   David Diosa   New Amsterdam Free

Competitive edit

Exhibitions edit

March 24, 2021 Preseason Richmond Kickers 5–0 Virginia United FC Richmond, Virginia
Magalhães   10' (Morán)
Bolanos   16' (Pavone)
Terzaghi   19' (pen.)
González   26' (Bolanos)
Falck   38'		 Report Stadium: City Stadium
March 27, 2021 Preseason Philadelphia Union II 0–4 Richmond Kickers Chester, Pennsylvania
Report Bolanos   10'
Monticelli   44' (Morán)
Terzaghi   45+' (Bolanos),   51'
Alves   74' (Terzaghi)		 Stadium: Power Training Complex
April 5, 2021 Preseason Richmond Kickers 4–0 North Carolina FC Richmond, Virginia
González   12', 13' (Bolanos)
Monticelli   24'
Magalhães   62' (Vickers)		 Report Stadium: City Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
April 10, 2021 Preseason Richmond Kickers — Loudoun United
Report
Note: Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test within Loudoun United organization.

USL League One edit

Main article: 2021 USL League One season

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 11 11 6 37 29 +8 44 Qualification for the play-offs
4 FC Tucson 28 11 7 10 44 42 +2 40
5 Richmond Kickers 28 11 7 10 35 36 −1 40
6 North Texas SC 28 10 10 8 40 32 +8 40
7 Toronto FC II 28 10 8 10 34 32 +2 38
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results by matchday edit

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StadiumAHAHHAH
ResultWLLWDLWDDLWDLDWLDWDLLWWWWWLL
Position
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2020. Source: USL League One
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results edit

April 17, 2021 1 New England Revolution II 0–3 Richmond Kickers Foxborough, MA
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 24, 2021 2 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Greenville Triumph Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Monticelli   28'
González   35'
Morán   44'
Terzaghi   67'		 Report Murillo   33'   40'
Mohamed   61'
Pavone   74' (o.g.)
Ibarra   88'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: John Griggs
May 2, 2021 3 Fort Lauderdale CF 2–1 Richmond Kickers Fort Lauderdale, FL
19:30 EDT Hundal   20',   83'
Acosta   90+2'
Rosales   90+7'		 Report Pavone   70'
Vinyals   75'		 Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Referee: Adam Brzozowiec
May 8, 2021 4 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Tormenta Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Crisler   33'
Morán   78'
Terzaghi   80',   89' (pen.)
Vickers   90+8'
Vinyals   90+8'		 Report Phelps   18'
Eckenrode   89'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 22, 2021 5 Richmond Kickers 0–0 North Carolina FC Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Calvo   80' Report Simpson   44'
Blanco Flores   65'
Kamara   90+3'
Coan   90+3'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,377
Referee: John Matto
May 29, 2021 6 Chattanooga Red Wolves 2–1 Richmond Kickers Chattanooga, TN
18:30 EST Navarro   30'
Capozucchi   45'
Ruiz   53',   74'
Galindrez   84'		 Report Terzaghi   21'
Anderson   45+3',   47'
Vinyals   59'
Bolduc   89'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: Ben Meyer
June 5, 2021 7 Richmond Kickers 3–2 New England Revolution II Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Bolduc   1'
Crisler   36'
Monticelli   40'
Terzaghi   51'
Vinyals   83'		 Report N. Buck   30'
Cayet   76'
Michel   90+1'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: JC Griggs
June 12, 2021 8 Forward Madison 0–0 Richmond Kickers Madison, WI
20:00 EDT Barriga Toyama   53'
Tobin   55'
Díaz   59'
Gebhard   71'		 Report Morán   16'
Terzaghi   32'
Crisler   55'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 2,929
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
June 19, 2021 9 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Union Omaha Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Terzaghi   57'
Otieno   76' (o.g.)
Anderson   80'		 Report Sousa   31'   75'
Vanacore-Decker   64'
Otieno   73'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: John Matto
June 25, 2021 10 North Carolina FC 2–1 Richmond Kickers Cary, NC
19:00 EDT Flick   33'   47'
Kamara   56'
Coan   90+3'		 Report Terzaghi   6'
Calvo   11'   59'
Malgahes   46'
Crisler   65'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Luis Arroyo
July 3, 2021 11 Richmond Kickers 3–2 North Texas SC Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
July 17, 2021 12 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Fort Lauderdale CF Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Falck   86'
Terzaghi   86'		 Report Curry   6'
Taghvai-Najib   37'
Penn   53'
Poplawski   82'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: William Steffen
July 21, 2021 13 North Carolina FC 4–0 Richmond Kickers Cary, NC
19:00 EDT Kristo   19',   41'
Coan   48',   90+2'		 Report Morán   70'
Magalhães   85'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Emma Richards
July 24, 2021 14 Tormenta 2–2 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, GA
20:00 EDT Micaletto   2' (pen.)
Perez   62'
Liadi   75'		 Report Crisler   2'
Terzaghi   63'
Calvo   66'
Cole   79'
Anderson   88'
Morán   90+1'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: DeShun Beard
July 31, 2021 15 Richmond Kickers 1–0 FC Tucson Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Terzaghi   19' (pen.)
Alves   52'
Magalhães   53'
Fitzgerald   86'
Pavone   90+5'		 Report Bedoya   32'
Schenfeld   44'
Uzo   57'
Ferriol   77'
Dennis   84'
Corfe   90+1'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Sara Griggs
August 6, 2021 16 Toronto FC II 2–1 Richmond Kickers Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT Monticelli   16' (o.g.)
Carlini   18',   69'
Campbell   53'
Goulbourne   88'		 Report Vinyals   25' (pen.)
Falck   52'
Aune   59'
Monticelli   90'		 Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Referee: Scott Bowman
August 14, 2021 17 Richmond Kickers 2–2 New England Revolution II Richmond, VA
6:30 PM EDT Terzaghi   26',   35',   53'
Morán   38'
Fitzgerald   79'
González   84'		 Report Presley   42'
Michel   55'
Verfurth   59'
N. Buck   86'
Kizza   87'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: John Matto
August 22, 2021 18 Greenville Triumph 0–2 Richmond Kickers Greenville, SC
7:00 PM EDT Lee   68'
Mejia   90+1'		 Report Bolanos   46'
Terzaghi   55',   81'
Monticelli   71'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 28, 2021 19 Richmond Kickers 0–0 North Carolina FC Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Calvo   43'
Crisler   90+3'		 Report Flick   27'
Kamara   76'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Austin Saini
September 11, 2021 20 Forward Madison 1–0 Richmond Kickers Madison, WI
8:00 PM EDT Sierakowski   50'
Leonard   66'
Gebhard   72'		 Report Calvo   26'
Vinyals   57'
Bolanos   80'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Samantha Martinez
September 17, 2021 21 New England Revolution II 3–1 Richmond Kickers Foxborough, MA
7:00 PM EDT Rennicks   33'
Rivera   47'
Rozhansky   70'
Rice   74'
Bajraktarevic   75'
N. Buck   90+2'		 Report Bolanos   3'
Terzaghi   36'
Anderson   76'
González   90'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Kenneth Rojas
September 25, 2021 22 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Toronto FC II Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Vinyals   28'
Morán   35'
Crisler   79'
Terzaghi   90+3'
Anderson   90+5'		 Report Antonoglou   30'
Petrasso   73'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 2, 2021 23 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Bolanos   33'
Magalhães   38'
Terzaghi   52'
Vinyals   82'
Dubose   84'
Pavone   90'
Bolduc   90+8'		 Report Ramos   29'   85'
Ortiz   43'
Pineda   45+1'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,868
Referee: Matt Franz
October 6, 2021 24 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Forward Madison Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Terzaghi   8'   84'
Bolanos   74'		 Report Rad   80'
Craig   90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: William Steffen
October 10, 2021 25 North Texas SC 1–2 Richmond Kickers Arlington, TX
19:30 EDT Rayo   33'
Lucão   64'
Munjoma   80'		 Report Calvo   47'
Magalhães   47',   90+5'
Morán   81'		 Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Attendance: 622
Referee: Esad Omanovic
October 16, 2021 26 Richmond Kickers 3–2 Forward Madison Richmond, VA
18:30 EDT Cole   5',   32'
Terzaghi   45',   88'
Morán   45+4'
Monticelli   74'		 Report Trimmingham   8'
Sukow   14'
Leonard   25'
Rad   42'
Tobin   44'
Calvo   47' (o.g.)
Jepson   80'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: John Matto
October 23, 2021 27 Union Omaha 2–0 Richmond Kickers Papillion, NE
19:00 EDT Hurst   34'   88'
Otieno   85'   90+4'
Sousa   90'		 Report Bolduc   30'
Bolanos   77'
Morán   84'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Luis Arroyo
October 30, 2021 28 FC Tucson 4–2 Richmond Kickers Tucson, AZ
22:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Joseph Salinas

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only one team from USL League One (league champions), qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup. However in July 2021, the Open Cup was canceled.

USL-1 Playoffs edit

November 6, 2021 FC Tucson 1–0 Richmond Kickers Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM MST Corfe   87' Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL-1 USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   JPN Akira Fitzgerald 22 0 22+0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Ian Antley 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Scott Thomsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   BRA Ivan Magalhães 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   USA Conor Shanosky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   USA Matt Bolduc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   GHA Amass Amankona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   BRA Stanley Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   ZAM Mutaya Mwape 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   COL David Diosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   USA Kyle Venter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   USA Luke Pavone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW   VIN Oalex Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   USA Zev Taublieb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   USA Jonathan Bolanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   GHA Wahab Ackwei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   USA Lee Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   USA Greg Boehme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   USA Hassan Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   SWE Victor Falck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ARG Emiliano Terzaghi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 DF   USA Devante Dubose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF   GHA Charles Boateng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 MF   ITA Gianluca Cuomo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 GK   USA Matt Broomall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 MF   USA Ryley Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: October 24, 2020
  • Source: Soccerway

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Name USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 15   Oalex Anderson 1 0 0 1
MF 17   Jonathan Bolanos 1 0 0 1
DF 2   Juan Pablo Monticelli 1 0 0 1

Top assists edit

Rank Position Number Name USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 6   Hernán González 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
                               
6 MF   Zacarías Morán 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF   Jonathan Bolanos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ Wood, Patrick (October 30, 2020). "Spear Steps Down as Kickers Pro President". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Hayes, Ricard (October 30, 2020). "Offseason Changes Begin Early for Richmond as President Matt Spears Steps Down". RVAHub.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Richmond Kickers Pro Soccer President Matt Spear steps down". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Wood, Patrick (February 9, 2021). "Calvo Joins the Kickers for 2021". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Patrick (February 11, 2021). "Kickers Add Vinyals for 2021". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Wood, Patrick (February 15, 2021). "Richmond Reinforces Goalkeeping with Aviza". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Wood, Patrick (February 18, 2021). "Aune, Crisler Strengthen the Kickers Backline for 2021". Richmond Kickers. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Wood, Patrick (February 22, 2021). "Kickers Add Firepower with Hernan Gonzalez". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Zaca Morán Bolsters Kickers' Midfield Options". uslleagueone.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kickers add bite at the back with Monticelli". Richmond Kickers. March 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Wood, Patrick (March 8, 2021). "Vickers Brings Veteran Leadership to Richmond". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Richmond Adds Goalkeeper Austin Causey". USL League One. April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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