2017 Richmond Kickers season

The 2017 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence. It was also the Kickers' 10th season playing in the second-tier of American soccer, and their first season in the second division since 2005. The Kickers played in the United Soccer League for their sixth straight season.

Richmond Kickers
2017 season
OwnerRKYSC
Head coachLeigh Cowlishaw
StadiumCity Stadium
USLEast: 14th
Overall: 26th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alhaji Kamara (4)
All: Alhaji Kamara (4)
Highest home attendance8,021 vs. Harrisburg
(Mar 25 – USL)
Lowest home attendance850 vs. Christos
(May 17 – USOC)
Average home league attendance4,665

For only the third time in the club's history, the Kickers failed to qualify for the playoffs. It was Richmond's first season since 2003 where they failed to qualify. The Kickers amassed a club low, 25 goals in the 32-match season. The club finished 14th out of 15 teams in the USL's Eastern Conference, and finished 26th in the 30-team league. The Kickers also suffered a second round exit in the U.S. Open Cup, losing to amateur outfit, Christos FC. It was the Kickers' shortest spell in the Open Cup since 2009. Off the field, the Kickers enjoyed their highest ever league attendance, averaging 4,665 fans per match.

Background

The Kickers finished the 2016 season ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, and earned a berth into the 2016 USL Playoffs. Richmond lost in their first round match-up to Louisville City. Midfielder Yudai Imura lead the Kickers with 10 goals in league play and 11 goals across all competitions.

Transfers

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
9 MF Oliver 24 Puerto Rico FC Free Pre-season 2018 Free [1]
1 GK Marcel DeBellis 25 Ottawa Fury Free Pre-season 2018 Free [2]
8 DF Evan Lee 23 FC Cincinnati Free Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
16 MF Patrick McCann 26 Sligo Rovers Free Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
22 GK Alex Wimmer 26 Karlslunds IF Free Pre-season 2018 Undisclosed [3]
15 DF Mallan Roberts 26 Ottawa Fury Free Pre-season 2018 Undisclosed [4]
12 MF Finnlay Wyatt 22 Longwood University Free Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
21 MF Chris Durkin 17 D.C. United Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [5]
45 FW Alhaji Kamara 23 D.C. United Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [5]
24 GK Eric Klenofsky 22 D.C. United Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [5]
3 DF Chris Odoi-Atsem 21 D.C. United Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [5]
23 MF Maxim Tissot 25 D.C. United Loan Pre-season 2017 Undisclosed [5]
20 FW Mikey Minutillo 25 07 Vestur Free Mid-season 2018 Free [6]
29 DF Chris Korb 29 D.C. United Loan Mid-season 2017 Undisclosed [7]
70 FW Franck Tayou 27 San Antonio FC Free Mid-season 2018 Undisclosed [8]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 DF Hugh Roberts 24 Bethlehem Steel Free Pre-season Free [9]
22 MF Brian Ownby 26 Louisville City FC Free Pre-season Free
26 MF Miguel Aguilar 23 D.C. United End of loan Pre-season
27 MF Collin Martin 22 D.C. United End of loan Pre-season
32 MF Scott Thomsen 23 Orlando City B Free Pre-season Free
36 GK Ronnie Pascale 40 Retired Pre-season Retired

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

March 2 Richmond Kickers 2–1 William & Mary Tribe Bensley
19:15 EST Imura  26'
Eskay  69' (pen.)
Bustamante  43' Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Postponed from March 1 due to adverse weather
March 4 Pro-Am Challenge Richmond Kickers 1–1 Virginia Cavaliers Bensley
17:00 EST Oliver  24' Nus  45' Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 19 Richmond Kickers 1–2 VCU Rams Richmond
17:00 EST Grant  49' Report Shimazaki  17'
Fatton  60'
Stadium: City Stadium

Midseason exhibitions

July 19 Richmond Kickers 1–2 Swansea City Richmond
19:30 EST Tayou  69' Report McBurnie  42' (pen.)
Abraham  80'
Carroll  81'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 8,119
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Competitive

USL

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 19 37
12 Saint Louis FC 32 9 9 14 35 48 13 36
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 8 12 12 33 42 9 36
14 Richmond Kickers 32 8 8 16 24 36 12 32
15 Toronto FC II 32 6 7 19 27 54 27 25
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

March 25 1 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT Shanosky  51' (Sekyere)
Troyer  66'
Kamara  79'
Report Wheeler 14'
Benbow  85'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 1 2 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Richmond Kickers Montclair, New Jersey
16:00 EDT Valot  41'
Lewis  69'
Report Durkin  48'
Lee  77'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 806
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
April 8 3 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Louisville City Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT E. Lee  25'
A. Lee  44'
Report Davis IV  10'  81' (pen.) Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 15 4 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Ottawa Fury Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT Report McEleney  34'
Barden  59'
Campbell  68'
Dos Santos  79'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 22 5 Richmond Kickers 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT Sekyere  15'
Kamara  47'
Report Hollingsworth  60' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 29 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Richmond Kickers St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Lowe  40'
Brown  45'
Report Sekyere  86' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 6 7 Richmond Kickers 1–1 FC Cincinnati Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Sekyere  7' Report McLaughlin  70'
Delbridge  86'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 13 8 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Lee  26'
Sekyere  35'
Report Mensah  88' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 21 9 Rochester Rhinos 1–1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, New York
16:05 EDT Beresford  16'
Forbes  32'
Farrell  73'
Felix  85'
Report Gonzalez  45'
Asante  81'
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
May 27 11 Ottawa Fury 5–3 Richmond Kickers Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 EDT Seoane  10', 38'
Rozeboom  70'
Hume  74'
Sanon  90'
Report Gonzalez  9'
Kamara  34', 49', 58'
Durkin  46'
Jane  84'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Carol Chenard
June 3 12 Richmond Kickers 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Durkin  67' Report Abidor  32'
Allen  38'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 10 13 Charleston Battery 1–0 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
19:00 EDT Portillo  26' (pen.)
Woodbine  61'
Mueller  82'
Report Shanosky  12' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
June 17 14 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Tayou  90+3'  90+4' Report Boden  42'
Savage  44'
Lowe  60'
Schäfer  64'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: J. T. Alukonis
June 24 15 Richmond Kickers 0–2 Charlotte Independence Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Luiz Fernando  47'
Durkin  86'
Report Martínez  45' (pen.), 57' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 1 16 Bethlehem Steel 1–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
16:00 EDT Jones  51'
Burke  65'  90'
Roberts  66'
Trusty  90'
Report Luiz Fernando  40'
Troyer  45'
Jane  54'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Andrew Musashe
July 9 17 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Richmond Kickers Cincinnati, Ohio
18:00 EDT Djiby  3'
Quinn  90' (pen.)
Nicholson  72'
Bahner  78'
Report Sekyere  87' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 21,769
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 15 18 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Mensah  76'
Mohamed  16'
Wilson  63'
Calvano  71'
Report Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Brandon Smith
July 22 19 Richmond Kickers 3–2 Bethlehem Steel Richmond, Virginia
19:45 EDT Oliver  46'  58'
Luiz Fernando  47'
Asante  87'
Wyatt  90'
Report Jones  39'
Tribbett  69'
Marquez  76'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,921
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Game delayed by 45 minutes due to oppressive heat
July 26 20 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Richmond Kickers Matthews, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Martinez  5'
Johnson  90'
Report Asante  24'
Troyer  44'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 29 21 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Saint Louis FC Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Robinson  17'
Asante  35'
Tayou  73'
Report Appiah  46'
Stojkov  6'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 5 22 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Richmond Kickers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Okai  82'
Earls  40'
Report Gonzalez  65' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
August 12 23 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Asante  41'
Tayou  71'
Luiz Fernando  74'
Yomby  81'
Sekyere  86'
Report Barry  24'
Carroll  28'  90'
Rocha  54'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 19 24 Richmond Kickers 2–1 Toronto FC II Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Jane  6'
Bolduc  68'
Imura  27'
Report Hamilton  4'
Srbely  67'
McCrary  84'
Campbell  90'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 26 25 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Jane  17'
Oliver  36' 32'
Imura  90+2'
Eskay  89'
Report Cordovés  2'
Thomas  38'
van Schaik  53'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: Nickrod Fateh
Referee: 3,527
September 2 26 Charlotte Independence 3–0 Richmond Kickers Matthews, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Siaj  3'
Martinez  60' (pen.), 90'
Report Oscar  15'
Lee  39'
Roberts  70'
Durkin  76'
Worra  90'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
September 7 27 Orlando City B 0–2 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
16:30 EDT Schweitzer  22' Report Minutillo  40'
Jane  45'
Bolduc  54'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Note: Kickoff moved from 19:30 to 16:30 due to Hurricane Irma.
September 16 28 Charleston Battery 1–0 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
19:00 EDT Cordovés  84'
Lasso  34'
Williams  37'
Thomas  77'
Report Eskay  65' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,228
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 23 29 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Rochester Rhinos Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Minutillo  80' Report Kamdem  79' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,969
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
October 1 30 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT Jane  24'
Yomby  45'
Luiz Fernando  45'
Umar  90'
Report Barry  80'
Rocha  45'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,582
Referee: Jose Lara
October 7 31 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Richmond Kickers Fenton, Missouri
20:30 EDT (19:30 CDT) Charpie  60'
Cabalceta  78'
Report Bolduc  46' 90' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,725
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 14 32 Louisville City 3–1 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT Morad  33'
Lancaster  84'
Kaye  86'
Davis IV  38'
Report Roberts  45+1'
Minutillo  34'
Umar  40'
Luiz Fernando  68'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,104
Referee: Joshua Brooks

U.S. Open Cup

May 17 Second round Richmond Kickers 0–1 Christos FC Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Eskay  29'
Troyer  39'
Report Caltabiano  79'
Kansaye  21'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: JC Griggs

Statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

As of October 19, 2017[10]

Italics indicate player no longer on team roster.

No.NatPositionsTotalUSLUSL CupU.S. Open Cup
PlayersAppsGoalsMinsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GKMarcel DeBellis 30270200010
22GKAlex Wimmer 000000000
26GKEric Klenofsky 1090100000
30GKMatt Turner 20018002000000
48GKTravis Worra 90810900000
Defenders
2RB, CBWilliam Yomby 18014781700010
3CBChris Odoi-Atsem 1090100000
5LB, CBConor Shanosky 19114551810010
8RB, CBEvan Lee 1507751400010
15CBMallan Roberts 30126673000000
18RBAlex Lee 25022342400010
22LB, CBMaxim Tissot 40340400000
29LB, CBChris Korb 1071100000
31LBBraeden Troyer 29026102800010
38CBJalen Robinson 40339400000
Midfielders
4MFFred Sekyere 24213662320010
12MFFinnlay Wyatt 1203561100010
14MFYudai Imura 23016412300000
16MFPatrick McCann 1007031000000
17MFOscar Umar 14012591400000
21MFChris Durkin 1109901100000
24MFJackson Eskay 90415800010
27MFRaul Gonzalez 24218422420000
28MFSamuel Asante 17012251700000
32MFMatt Bolduc 15210031420010
35MFBrandon Eaton 1090100000
42MFSimon Fitch 000000000
Forwards
9FWOliver 1628771520010
10FWSunny Jane 25315322430010
11FWAnthony Grant 1605171500010
20FWMikey Minutillo 1528131420010
45FWAlhaji Kamara 94717940000
70FWFranck Tayou 1314381310000
71FWLuiz Fernando 28217512820000

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name USL USL Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 45 Alhaji Kamara 4 0 0 4
2 FW 10 Sunny Jane 3 0 0 3
3 MF 4 Fred Sekyere 2 0 0 2
FW 9 Oliver 2 0 0 2
FW 20 Mikey Minutillo 2 0 0 2
MF 27 Raul Gonzalez 2 0 0 2
MF 32 Matt Bolduc 2 0 0 2
MF 71 Luiz Fernando 2 0 0 2
9 DF 5 Conor Shanosky 1 0 0 1
DF 15 Mallan Roberts 1 0 0 1
FW 70 Franck Tayou 1 0 0 1

As of October 17, 2017.

See also

References

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  6. "News: Kickers have signed Mikey Minutillo for the 2017 season #RVAisRED". Twitter. Richmond Kickers. March 31, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  7. "Korb starts comeback with Richmond Kickers". D.C. United. dcunited.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  8. "Kickers Sign Franck Tayou: US Futsal National Team Forward Eligible for Selection Saturday". Richmond Kickers. richmondkickers.com. June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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