The 2024 Richmond Kickers season will be the club's 32nd season in existence, their sixth season in USL League One, and their 20th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers will be led by fifth-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky.
2024 season | ||||
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![]() Kickers vs Fuego in April 2024 | ||||
Owner | 22 Holdings, LLC | |||
Head coach | Darren Sawatzky | |||
Stadium | City Stadium | |||
USL League One | 10th | |||
USL1 Playoffs | To be determined | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | |||
Jägermeister Cup | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Adrian Billhardt (3) All: Adrian Billhardt (4) | |||
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editDate | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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December 13, 2023 | GK | 1 | Pablo Jara | Tormenta | Free | [1] |
January 4, 2024 | DF | 14 | Guilherme França | Dalton State Roadrunners | Free | [2] |
January 9, 2024 | MF | 17 | James Vaughan | Welling United | Free | [3] |
January 16, 2024 | FW | 9 | Arthur Bosua | Tormenta | Free | [4] |
January 18, 2024 | DF | 5 | Maxi Schenfeld | Harrisburg Heat | Free | [5] |
January 23, 2024 | DF | 15 | Toni Pineda | High Point Panthers | Free | [6] |
February 1, 2024 | GK | 13 | Ryan Shellow | Detroit City | Free | [7] |
February 20, 2024 | MF | 20 | Adrian Billhardt | Detroit City | Free | [8] |
March 13, 2024 | MF | 38 | Griffin Garnett | Richmond Strikers | Academy contract | [9] |
March 13, 2024 | DF | 39 | Noah Hiort-Wright | Richmond Strikers | Academy contract | [9] |
Transfers out
editDate | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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December 4, 2023 | FW | 7 | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | Jackson Lions | Free | [10] |
December 4, 2023 | FW | 9 | Matt Bentley | Maidstone United | Free | [10] |
December 4, 2023 | FW | 11 | David Olsen | None | Free | [10] |
December 4, 2023 | DF | 14 | Luke Pavone | None | Free | [10] |
December 4, 2023 | DF | 16 | Jake Mecham | None | Free | [10] |
December 20, 2023 | GK | 1 | Akira Fitzgerald | North Carolina FC | Free | [11] |
January 16, 2024 | FW | 91 | Owayne Gordon | Montego Bay United | Free | [10] |
March 4, 2024 | DF | 25 | Michael Hornsby | Christchurch United | Free | [12] |
March 13, 2024 | FW | 99 | Kharlton Belmar | Charlotte Independence | Free | [13] |
March 15, 2024 | DF | 31 | Otavio Zerbini | Charlotte Independence |
Non-competitive
editPreseason exhibitions
editFebruary 10 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | VCU Rams | Glen Allen, Virginia |
11:00 EST | Sierakowski 37' | Report | Stadium: VACU Field Attendance: 0 |
February 14 | Richmond Kickers | 5–1 | Alexandria Reds | Bensley, Virginia |
20:00 EST | Bosua 14' Billhardt 28', 51' Vaughan 34' Sukow 84' |
Report | Hayes III 64' | Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 0 |
February 17 | Loudoun United | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Leesburg, Virginia |
12:00 EST | Valot 56' Erlandson 72' |
Report | Gomiero 61' Cox 68' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 100 |
February 21 | Richmond Kickers | 4–1 | Chowan Hawks | Glen Allen, Virginia |
19:00 EST | Vinyals 23', 64' Sierakowski 36', 75' |
Report | Binns 14' | Stadium: VACU Field Attendance: 140 |
February 24 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | James Madison Dukes | Glen Allen, Virginia |
14:00 EST | O'Dwyer 37' | Krakowiak 56' | Stadium: VACU Field Attendance: 0 |
February 28 | Richmond Kickers | 2–3 | Loudoun United | Glen Allen, Virginia |
12:00 EST | Stadium: VACU Field Attendance: 200 |
March 2 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | George Mason Patriots | Richmond, Virginia |
14:00 EST | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,133 |
March 9 | Crown Legacy | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Matthews, North Carolina |
14:00 EST | Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex Attendance: 452 |
Midseason exhibitions
editJune 26 | Richmond Kickers | v | Lionsbridge | Richmond, Virginia |
14:00 EST | Stadium: City Stadium |
Competitions
editUSL League One
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 12 | Playoffs |
7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | |
8 | Richmond Kickers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 | |
9 | Spokane Velocity FC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 11 | |
10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 2024. 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.
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 summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Last updated: April 28, 2024.
Source: USL League One
Match results
editMarch 16 1 | Spokane Velocity | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Spokane, WA |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: One Spokane Stadium |
March 23 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1–3 | Tormenta | Richmond, VA |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
April 6 3 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | Central Valley Fuego | Richmond, VA |
6:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
April 13 4 | Forward Madison | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, WI |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field |
April 20 5 | Richmond Kickers | 0–2 | Spokane Velocity | Richmond, VA |
6:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
May 3 6 | Richmond Kickers | v | One Knoxville | Richmond, VA |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
May 18 7 | Richmond Kickers | v | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, VA |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
editMarch 20 First round | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | 1–0 | Christos (MSSL) | Richmond, VA |
6:30 p.m. EDT | Billhardt 45+1' | Report | St. Martin 90' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Brendan O'Neill |
April 2 Second round | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | 5–2 | Maryland Bobcats (NISA) | Richmond, VA |
6:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,219 Referee: David Elliott |
Jägermeister Cup
editGroup stage
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Charlotte Independence | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | Richmond Kickers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on June 29, 2024USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goals for in cup match play (only for determining wild card); 3) head-to-head points earned in small group play; 4) total wins in small group play; 5) total wins in all cup matches; 6) goals for in small group play; 7) goals for in cup match play; 8) goals assisted in cup match play; 9) goal differential in cup match play; 10) disciplinary points; 11) coin toss.
. Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goals for in cup match play (only for determining wild card); 3) head-to-head points earned in small group play; 4) total wins in small group play; 5) total wins in all cup matches; 6) goals for in small group play; 7) goals for in cup match play; 8) goals assisted in cup match play; 9) goal differential in cup match play; 10) disciplinary points; 11) coin toss.
Results
editApril 27 1 | Greenville Triumph | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, SC |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Polak 24' Herrera 32' Lee 89' |
Report | Vinyals 20', 55' Schenfeld 32' Sierakowski 70' França 77' Vaughan 78' O'Dwyer 90+3' |
Stadium: Paladin Stadium Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
Penalties | ||||
Smith MacKinnon Zakowski Polak |
Vinyals Fitch Gomiero Morán O'Dwyer |
May 11 2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | v | Richmond Kickers | East Ridge, TN |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium |
May 25 3 | Tormenta | v | Richmond Kickers | Statesboro, GA |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Tormenta Stadium |
June 8 4 | Richmond Kickers | v | Charlotte Independence | Richmond, VA |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
June 29 5 | Charlotte Independence | v | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, NC |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
June 8 6 | Richmond Kickers | v | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, VA |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: City Stadium |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of April 17, 2024. Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.[14]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL1 | USL1 Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Jägermeister Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | CHI | Pablo Jara | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | USA | Dakota Barnathan | 7 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Chris Cole | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Simon Fitch | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | CHI | Maxi Schenfeld | 8 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ARG | Zacarías Morán | 8 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | FW | BRA | João Gomiero | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | RSA | Arthur Bosua | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ESP | Nil Vinyals | 9 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | USA | Ryan Sierakowski | 9 | 3 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
13 | GK | USA | Ryan Shellow | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | BRA | Guilherme França | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | USA | Toni Pineda | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ENG | James Vaughan | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | USA | Justin Sukow | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | GER | Adrian Billhardt | 7 | 4 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | USA | Nathan Aune | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ENG | Chandler O'Dwyer | 9 | 3 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
29 | GK | USA | Will Palmquist | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | GK | USA | Eli Mumford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ARG | Emiliano Terzaghi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | MF | USA | Gabe Cox | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | DF | USA | Beckett Howell | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
36 | MF | USA | Landon Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
37 | MF | JAM | Nicholas Simmonds | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | USA | Griffin Garnett | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
39 | DF | USA | Noah Hiort-Wright | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (December 13, 2023). "Veteran Goalkeeper and 2022 USL League One Champion Pablo Jara Joins the Kickers". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (January 4, 2024). "Defender Guilherme Franca Signs First Pro Contract With The Kickers". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "English Midfielder James Vaughan Signs With The Kickers". Richmond Kickers. January 9, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan. "USL Veteran Striker Arthur Bosua Signs With The Kickers". RichmondKickers.com. Richmond Kickers. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan. "USL Veteran Maxi Schenfeld Signs With The Kickers". RichmondKickers.com. Richmond Kickers. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Heintschel, Nathan (January 23, 2024). "High Point Standout Forward Toni Pineda Signs First Professional Contract With The Kickers". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Former Detroit City FC Goalkeeper Ryan Shellow Signs With The Kickers".
- ^ "2022 USL League One Champion and Comeback Player of the Year Adrian Billhardt Joins the Kickers". Richmond Kickers. February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Richmond Kickers Announce 2024 Academy Class". Richmond Kickers. March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Heintschel, Nathan (December 4, 2023). "Kickers Announce Initial Outfield Roster Decisions for 2024". richmondkickers.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Akira Fitzgerald Makes the Move Up to USL Championship Club North Carolina FC". Richmond Kickers. December 20, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024 First Team Squad Announced". cufc.co.nz. March 4, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Cover, Amanda (March 13, 2024). "Veteran Forward Kharlton Belmar Signs with Independence". charlotteindependence.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Richmond Kickers Player Stats". USL League One. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.