List of Richmond Kickers seasons

The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia that compete in the USL Professional Division (USL Pro), the third division in the United States. Founded in 1993, the club has had several spells in the second, third and fourth tiers of American soccer. Since 2006, the club has played in whichever league has represented the third division in American soccer.

A panorama of a medium sized former college football stadium.
The Kicker play at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia, and has played in the stadium its entire existence. The stadium is pictured in 2007.

The Kickers have reached eight league championships in their existence, winning three total; two in the third division and one in the fourth division. In 2005, the Kickers lost to the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division championship, to determine the second division champion that season, making it the strongest season performance in club history. The Kickers have won the U.S. Open Cup once in their history, winning the 1995 edition of the tournament. Their next best Open Cup performance was in 2011, when the Kickers reached the semifinals of the tournament, defeating two MLS sides in the process.

The following is a list of each season completed by the Kickers, inclusive of all competitive competitions.[1]

Key edit

Key to competitions

Seasons edit

Season League Position Playoffs USOC Continental / Other Average
attendance
Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name Goals
1993 3 USISL 16 8 8 0 30 30 0 24 1.50 4th 22nd R2 DNE Ineligible 2,433 N/A N/A
1994 USISL 18 4 14 0 21 43 –22 12 0.67 9th 60th DNQ 985 N/A N/A
1995 4 USISL PL 18 15 3 0 47 21 +26 45 2.50 2nd 3rd W W 1,109   Rob Ukrop 10
1996 2 USISL SL 18 10 8 0 34 24 +10 30 1.67 2nd 9th RU DNQ CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup NH 1,255   Ben McKnight 9
1997 A-League 28 15 13 0 41 35 +6 45 1.61 3rd 8th R1 Ro16 Ineligible 1,925   Rob Ukrop 13
1998 A-League 28 21 7 0 48 22 +26 63 2.25 2nd 3rd QF DNQ 2,527   Ihor Dotsenko 11
1999 A-League 28 17 11 0 51 44 +7 51 1.82 6th 11th R1 2,488   Onandi Lowe 15
2000 A-League 28 20 7 1 42 25 +17 61 2.18 2nd 5th QF Ro16 2,192   Dwayne De Rosario 15
2001 A-League 26 16 7 3 47 34 +13 51 1.96 1st 1st QF QF 2,436   Kevin Jeffrey 15
2002 A-League 28 13 9 6 44 37 +7 45 1.61 4th 7th RU Ro16 2,431   Josh Henderson 16
2003 A-League 28 12 9 7 41 32 +9 43 1.54 6th 11th DNQ DNQ 2,273   Kevin Jeffrey 10
2004 A-League 28 17 8 3 44 29 +15 54 1.93 2nd 3rd QF QF 2,333   McColm Cephas 12
2005 USL-1 28 10 9 9 28 30 –2 39 1.39 N/A 6th RU Ro16 2,754   Matthew Delicâte 8
2006 3 USL-2 20 13 3 4 50 20 +30 43 2.15 1st W R2 2,341   Robert Ssejjemba 17
2007 USL-2 20 12 3 5 37 15 +22 41 2.05 1st RU QF 2,594   Ricky Schramm 6
2008 USL-2 20 14 4 2 48 20 +28 44 2.20 2nd SF Ro16 2,519   David Bulow 11
2009 USL-2 20 11 3 6 39 18 +21 39 1.95 2nd W R1 DNQ 2,874   Matthew Delicâte 11
2010 USL-2 20 9 5 6 25 20 +5 33 1.65 2nd RU Ro16 2,044   Matthew Delicâte 11
2011 USL Pro 24 12 7 5 35 21 +14 41 1.71 3rd 3rd SF SF 2,545   Matthew Delicâte 13
2012 USL Pro 24 11 8 5 31 27 +4 38 1.58 N/A 4th R1 R3 2,433   Chris Agorsor 8
2013 USL Pro 26 15 1 10 51 24 +27 55 2.12 1st SF R3 2,637   Joseph Ngwenya 11
2014 USL Pro 28 13 3 12 53 28 +25 51 1.82 4th SF R4 2,679   Matthew Delicâte 16
2015 USL 28 10 7 11 41 35 +6 41 1.46 6th 12th R1 R4 3,747   Jason Yeisley 8
2016 USL 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45 1.50 7th 12th R1 R3 3,996   Yudai Imura 11
2017 2 USL 32 8 16 8 24 36 –12 32 1.00 14th 25th DNQ R3 4,665   Alhaji Kamara 4
2018 USL 34 6 24 4 30 80 –50 22 0.65 15th 31st R4 3,976   Brian Shriver
  Heviel Cordovés
7
2019 3 USL L1 28 9 14 5 26 35 –9 32 1.14 N/A 9th R2 3,468   Joe Gallardo 6
2020 USL L1 16 8 6 2 22 22 0 26 1.63 4th NH 875   Emiliano Terzaghi 10
2021 USL L1 28 11 10 7 35 35 –1 40 1.43 5th QF NH 2,051   Emiliano Terzaghi 18 ♦
2022 USL L1 30 14 7 9 54 35 +19 51 1.70 1st SF R4 3,551   Emiliano Terzaghi 17 ♦
Total 748 366 243 139 1152 904 +248 1237 1.65   Matthew Delicâte 113

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

References edit

  1. ^ "Richmond Kickers Stats and History".

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