2015 Richmond Kickers season

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Richmond Kickers
2015 season
OwnerRKYSC
Head coachLeigh Cowlishaw
StadiumCity Stadium
USLTBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Matthew Delicâte (6)
All: Jason Yeisley (8)
Highest home attendance5,957
(Aug. 29 vs. Charleston Battery)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,632
(Apr. 10 vs. Wilmington)
All: 1,104
(May 20 vs. Virginia Beach)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,747
All: 2,880
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2015 Richmond Kickers season is 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 for their fourth season.

First team squad[]

As of 31 May 2015[1]

First team roster[]

No. Position Player Nation
0 GK Andrew Romig  United States
1 GK Ryan Taylor  United States
2 DF Yomby William  Cameroon
3 DF Stephen Basso  United States
4 MF Fred Owusu Sekyere  Ghana
5 MF Michael Callahan  United States
7 MF Matthew Delicâte  England
8 DF Hugh Roberts  United States
11 FW George Davis IV  United States
12 MF Chris Durkin  United States
14 MF Yudai Imura  Japan
15 FW Thomas Eli Garner  United States
16 MF Ricky Burke  Scotland
17 FW Jason Yeisley  United States
18 DF Alex Lee  Guam
20 DF Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
21 MF Nathan Shiffman  United States
22 MF Brian Ownby  United States
23 DF Sascha Görres  Germany
24 MF Miguel Aguilar (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
27 MF Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
28 MF Samuel Asante  Ghana
31 DF Braeden Troyer  United States
34 MF Luke Mishu (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
36 GK  United States
40 MF Houston Oldham  United States
48 GK Travis Worra (on loan from D.C. United)  United States

Goalscorers[]

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 England Matthew Delicâte FW 5 0 5
22 United States Brian Ownby MF 4 1 5
11 United States George Davis IV MF 4 1 5
7 United States Jason Yeisley FW 3 2 5
15 United States Eli Garner FW 2 0 2
20 United States Jalen Robinson MF 1 0 1
21 United States Nate Shiffman MF 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 19 5 24

Non-competitive[]

Preseason[]

February 28 Richmond Kickers Cancelled Virginia Cavaliers Bensley, Virginia
6:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium:
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 1 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Georgetown Hoyas Bensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Stadium:
March 5 Richmond Kickers Cancelled James Madison Dukes Bensley, Virginia
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium:
Note: Postponed due to severe weather
March 8 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Navy Midshipmen Bensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Garner 43' Stadium:
March 15 Richmond Kickers 3–0 Longwood Lancers Bensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Delicâte 16'
Yeisley 29' (pen.)
Sekyere 56'		 Stadium:
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[]

July 19 Richmond Kickers United States 1–2 England West Bromwich Albion Richmond, Virginia
ET Summary Stadium: City Stadium

Competitive[]

USL[]

Main article: 2015 USL season

Table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results[]

March 28 1 Wilmington Hammerheads 2–2 Richmond Kickers Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. ET Cole 9'
Heaney 18'
Parratt Yellow card 70'
Godelman Yellow card 83'		 Report Sekyere Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Yomby Yellow card 33'
Robinson Yellow card 34'
Delicâte 51'
Davis IV Yellow card 82'		 Report Shanosky Yellow card 4'
King 35'
Burke Yellow card 70'
King Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Garner 90'		 Report Campbell Yellow card 41'
Ackley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84' Report Ownby 50' (pen.)
Aguilar Yellow card 70'
Callahan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 71'
Temguia Yellow card 74'		 Report Delicâte 30'
Sekyere Yellow card 49'
Ownby Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 67'
Moloto Yellow card 90+'		 Report Ownby 24', Yellow card 85'
Jeffrey Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Asante Yellow card 35'
Delicâte 56'
Worra Yellow card 88'		 Report Moloto 12', Yellow card 83'
Cabrilo 18'
Kerr Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Ownby 14'
Yeisley 37'
Garner 39'
Davis IV 68'		 Report Yellow card 26'
Etienne 48'
Tsonis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
Delicâte 21'		 Report A. Martínez Yellow card 7'
Eloundou Yellow card 37'
Herrera 62'
Cox Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Asante 44'
Sekyere Yellow card 52'
Basso Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'		 Report Sekyere Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 11'
Imura Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Bedoya 80'
Thomas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: United States Charles Carson
August 8 21 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–2 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Tribbett Yellow card 11'
Ekra 27' Yellow card 75'
Jankouskas 56'
Leverock 60'
Eric Bird Yellow card 90'		 Summary Roberts Yellow card 21'
Yeisley 66' (pen.) 86' (pen.) Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: United States Charles Murphy
August 9 22 Rochester Rhinos 1–1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, New York
5:05 p.m. ET Forbes 50' Summary Jared Jeffrey Yellow card 36' 52'
Yomby Yellow card 41'
Travis Worra Yellow card 50'
Sekyere Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: United States 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[]

September 26 First round Charleston Battery 2–1 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Kelly 107'
Boyd Yellow card 109' Red card 120'
Lasso 114'		 Report
Report
Report		 Callahan Yellow card 27'
Mueller 92' (o.g.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20 Second round Richmond Kickers Virginia 2–0 Virginia Virginia Beach City FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Shiffman 47'
Taylor Yellow card 78'
Yeisley 89'		 Report Yellow card 27'
Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Randall Kelley
May 27 Third round Richmond Kickers Virginia 3–0 Florida Jacksonville Armada Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Ownby 20'
Yeisley 38'
Davis IV 51' (pen.)		 Report Ortiz Yellow card 21'
Zaldana Yellow card 45'
Gallardo Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 17 Fourth round Richmond Kickers Virginia 1–3 Ohio Columbus Crew Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere 24' Kickers Report
MLS Report		 Bedell 18', 63'
Tchani Yellow card 34'
Finlay 42'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Kevin Terry

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.richmondkickers.com/team/roster/22375_73444062.html[permanent dead link]
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