The 2015 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-third season of existence. It is also the Kickers' eighth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro) for their fourth season.
| 2015 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | RKYSC | |||
| Head coach | Leigh Cowlishaw | |||
| Stadium | City Stadium | |||
| USL | TBD | |||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | TBD | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matthew Delicâte (6) All: Jason Yeisley (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 5,957 (Aug. 29 vs. Charleston Battery) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,632 (Apr. 10 vs. Wilmington) All: 1,104 (May 20 vs. Virginia Beach) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 3,747 All: 2,880 | |||
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First team squad edit
As of 31 May 2015[1]
First team roster edit
Goalscorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
- Correct as of match played on 30 May 2015
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League | Lamar Hunt Open Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  |
Matthew Delicâte | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 |  |
Brian Ownby | MF | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | |
George Davis IV | MF | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | |
Jason Yeisley | FW | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | |
Eli Garner | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | |
Jalen Robinson | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | |
Nate Shiffman | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 19 | 5 | 24 | |||
Non-competitive edit
Preseason edit
| February 28 | Richmond Kickers | Cancelled | Virginia Cavaliers | Bensley, Virginia |
| 6:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Ukrop Park | ||
| Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. | ||||
| March 1 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Georgetown Hoyas | Bensley, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: Ukrop Park |
| March 5 | Richmond Kickers | Cancelled | James Madison Dukes | Bensley, Virginia |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Ukrop Park | ||
| Note: Postponed due to severe weather | ||||
| March 8 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Navy Midshipmen | Bensley, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Garner  43' |
Stadium: Ukrop Park |
| March 15 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Longwood Lancers | Bensley, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Delicâte 16' Yeisley 29' (pen.)Sekyere 56' |
Stadium: Ukrop Park |
| March 18 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | William & Mary Tribe | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: City Stadium |
| March 22 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | VCU Rams | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Davis IV 19' (pen.) |
Stadium: City Stadium |
Midseason exhibitions edit
| July 19 | Richmond Kickers | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Richmond, Virginia |
| ET | Summary | Stadium: City Stadium |
Competitive edit
USL edit
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Rhinos (C, X) | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 61 | Conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Louisville City FC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 42 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | |
| 10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 28 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 23 | |
| 12 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 19 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Results edit
| March 28 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Cole 9' Heaney 18'Parratt  70'Godelman 83' |
Report | Sekyere 23' Robinson 41'Delicâte 55' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,789 |
| April 4 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Louisville City | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Callahan 20' Yomby 33'Robinson 34'Delicâte 51'Davis IV 82' |
Report | Shanosky 4' King 35'Burke 70'King 78' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| April 10 3 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Yeisley 4', 25' Asante 52'Garner 90' |
Report | Campbell 41' Ackley 60' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Charles Carson |
| April 18 4 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Charlotte Independence | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Davis IV 43' (pen.), 54', 74' (pen.) |
Report Box Score |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,533 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| April 22 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Lade 84' |
Report | Ownby 50' (pen.) Aguilar 70'Callahan 76' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Jaime Herrera |
| April 25 6 | FC Montreal | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Montreal, Quebec |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | Alexander 71' Temguia 74' |
Report | Delicâte 30' Sekyere 49'Ownby 90' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Turf Field Attendance: 265 Referee: Francis Latulippe |
| May 2 7 | Richmond Kickers | 2–2 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Ownby 32' Delicâte 79' |
Report | Prince 48' Garbanzo 49'Woodbine 90' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,163 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| May 8 8 | Charlotte Independence | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Finley 25' Slogic 47'Hairston 50' |
Report | Lee  41' |
Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 2,177 Referee: Doug Hartemann |
| May 16 9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Arena 55' Okai 67'Moloto 90+' |
Report | Ownby 24', 85' Jeffrey 90+' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
| May 23 10 | Richmond Kickers | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Sekyere 24' Asante 35'Delicâte 56' Worra 88' |
Report | Moloto 12', 83' Cabrilo 18'Kerr 26' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| May 30 11 | Richmond Kickers | 4–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Sekyere 10' Ownby 14' Yeisley 37' Garner 39' Davis IV 68' |
Report | Dafonte 26' Etienne 48' Tsonis 71' 80' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Benjamin Hichak |
| June 7 12 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 p.m. ET | Yeisley 3' Asante 7'Delicâte 21' |
Report | A. Martínez 7' Eloundou 37'Herrera 62'Cox 86' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| June 10 13 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Garbanzo 28' |
Report | Davis IV 33' Asante 44'Sekyere 52'Basso 78' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,035 Referee: Mark Sauro |
| June 13 14 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | FC Montreal | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Asante 40' |
USL Report Kickers Report |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,819 Referee: Charles Carson |
| June 20 15 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,908 Referee: Matthew Franz | ||
| Note: Matched abandoned at halftime due to severe thunderstorms. | ||||
| June 26 16 | Charlotte Independence | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Ramblewood Stadium Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Dustin Thorne |
| July 4 17 | Louisville City | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Fondy 17' Rasmussen 60'Morad 61'Dacres 73' |
Report | Sekyere 80' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,254 Referee: Vito Testa, Jr. |
| July 11 18 | St. Louis FC | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers | Fenton, Missouri |
| 8:30 p.m. ET | Gaul 12' (pen.) Bushue 65' |
Report | Taylor 11' Imura 27'Davis IV 44'Yeisley 75'Callahan 81' |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt |
| July 25 19 | New York Red Bulls II | 4–3 | Richmond Kickers | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Tsonis 11' 45' Sánchez 39'Fonte 56'Bedoya 80'Thomas 90' |
Summary | Yeisley 17' 23' Shiffman 89' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 638 |
| August 1 20 | Richmond Kickers | 4–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Sekyere 15' Yeisley 47' 90'Davis 88' |
Summary | Foster 25' 68' Ekra 78' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,580 Referee: Charles Carson |
| August 8 21 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–2 | Richmond Kickers | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Tribbett 11' Ekra 27' 75'Jankouskas 56'Leverock 60'Eric Bird 90' |
Summary | Roberts 21' Yeisley 66' (pen.) 86' (pen.) 90' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Charles Murphy |
| August 9 22 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Rochester, New York |
| 5:05 p.m. ET | Forbes 50' |
Summary | Jared Jeffrey 36' 52' Yomby 41'Travis Worra 50'Sekyere 66' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Vito Testa |
| August 15 23 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 3:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| August 22 24 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | St. Louis FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: City Stadium |
| August 29 25 | Richmond Kickers | 0–2 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 5 26 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 12 27 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
| September 16 28 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Stadium: City Stadium |
USL Pro Playoffs edit
| September 26 First round | Charleston Battery | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Kelly 107' Boyd 109' 120'Lasso 114' |
Report Report Report |
Callahan 27' Mueller 92' (o.g.) |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 20 Second round | Richmond Kickers  | 2–0 | Virginia Beach City FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Shiffman 47' Taylor 78'Yeisley 89' |
Report | T. Cyrus 27' J. Cyrus 45' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Randall Kelley |
| May 27 Third round | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 |  Jacksonville Armada | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Ownby 20' Yeisley 38'Davis IV 51' (pen.) |
Report | Ortiz 21' Zaldana 45'Gallardo 51' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| June 17 Fourth round | Richmond Kickers | 1–3 |  Columbus Crew | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Sekyere 24' |
Kickers Report MLS Report |
Bedell 18', 63' Tchani 34'Finlay 42' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Kevin Terry |
References edit
- ^ "Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.