2021 Richmond Kickers season

The 2021 Richmond Kickers season will be the club's 30th season of existence, their third season in USL League One, and their 17th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers will be led by second-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky, and look to improve on their 4th-place finish in 2020.

Richmond Kickers
2021 season
Owner22 Holdings, LLC
Head coachDarren Sawatzky
StadiumCity Stadium
USL League OneTBD
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Bon Secours CupWinners

Baring developments with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season is expected to start in March 2021 and conclude in October 2021. The Kickers are also expected to participate in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.

Background
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]

Competitive

USL League One
Main article: 2021 USL League One season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
7 North Texas SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Union Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Tormenta FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Toronto FC II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: 2021 USL League One standings
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) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results by matchday
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Stadium
Result
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

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup
April 2021 Second round Richmond Kickers v TBD
TBD EDT Stadium: TBD

Bon Secours Cup

The Bon Secours Cup is a two-legged regular season series between USL League One's two southeastern clubs: the Richmond Kickers and the Greenville Triumph. The team with the best aggregate record wins the series.

2021 Greenville Triumph v Richmond Kickers Greenville, South Carolina
EDT Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
2021 Richmond Kickers v Greenville Triumph Richmond, Virginia
EDT Stadium: City Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1USL-1 PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Akira Fitzgerald 00000000
2 DF Ian Antley 00000000
3 DF Scott Thomsen 00000000
4 DF Ivan Magalhães 00000000
5 DF Conor Shanosky 00000000
7 MF Matt Bolduc 00000000
8 MF Amass Amankona 00000000
9 FW Stanley Alves 00000000
10 FW Mutaya Mwape 00000000
11 MF David Diosa 00000000
12 DF Kyle Venter 00000000
14 DF Luke Pavone 00000000
15 FW Oalex Anderson 00000000
16 MF Zev Taublieb 00000000
17 MF Jonathan Bolanos 00000000
18 DF Wahab Ackwei 00000000
20 GK Lee Johnston 00000000
21 MF Greg Boehme 00000000
22 DF Hassan Pinto 00000000
23 DF Victor Falck 00000000
32 FW Emiliano Terzaghi 00000000
67 DF Devante Dubose 00000000
77 MF Charles Boateng 00000000
93 MF Gianluca Cuomo 00000000
94 GK Matt Broomall 00000000
98 MF Ryley Kraft 00000000
  • Last updated: October 24, 2020
  • Source: Soccerway

Top scorers
Rank Position Number Name USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
  • Last updated: October 24, 2020
  • Source: Team Goals

Top assists
Rank Position Number Name USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player USL1 USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
       
Total000000000000

References
  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.
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