Richmond Kickers 2018 football season
Richmond Kickers 2018 seasonOwner RKYSC Head coach Leigh Cowlishaw (until June 26) [1] David Bulow (since June 27) [2] Stadium City Stadium USL East: 11th Overall: 22nd USL Playoffs TBD U.S. Open Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Shriver Cordovés (7) All: Shriver Cordovés (7) Highest home attendance 7,356(Jul 26 vs ESP — Friendly) Lowest home attendance 1,957(May 24 vs PNFC — USOC) Average home league attendance 4,894
The 2018 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 26th season of existence. It was also the club's 11th season playing in the second tier of American soccer, and their seventh straight season in the United Soccer League, since renamed the USL Championship .
The Kickers failed to improve on their 2017 campaign, and saw the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time in club history. It was the fourth season in the club's history where they failed to qualify for the postseason. The Kickers finished with six wins, their fewest since 1994, and 24 losses, their most ever. During the season, the Kickers saw their long-time head coach, Leigh Cowlishaw step down from the post, and David Bulow take up coaching duties for the second half of the 2018 season.
On September 11, 2018, the Kickers announced that due to financial issues associated with competing in the main USL, they would leave that league to become a founding member of USL League One , a new third-tier professional league operated by USL's parent company, United Soccer League (not to be confused with the former name of its top league).[3]
Background [ ]
The club is looking to improve off of a historically poor season. During the 2017 campaign, the Kickers finished with an 8–16–8 record, causing them to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2003. 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.
Roster [ ]
As of March 16, 2018. [4]
No.
Name
Nat
Position
Since
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Games
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Trevor Spangenberg
GK
2018
(1991-04-21 ) April 21, 1991 (age 30)
Puerto Rico FC
0
0
45
GK
2018
(2000-03-07 ) March 7, 2000 (age 21)
Richmond Strikers
0
0
48
Travis Worra
GK
2018
(1993-04-09 ) April 9, 1993 (age 28)
D.C. United (loan)
23
0
50
GK
2018
(1995-03-21 ) March 21, 1995 (age 26)
Catholic University Cardinals
0
0
Defenders
2
William Yomby
CB
2009
(1981-06-18 ) June 18, 1981 (age 40)
Puerto Rico Islanders
216
9
3
Austin Yearwood
LB
2018
(1994-08-12 ) August 12, 1994 (age 27)
Charlotte Independence
0
0
5
Conor Shanosky
CB
2016
(1991-12-13 ) December 13, 1991 (age 29)
Louisville City
52
4
10
Scott Thomsen
LB
2018
(1993-12-31 ) December 31, 1993 (age 27)
Orlando City B
0
0
15
Mallan Roberts
CB
2017
(1992-06-06 ) June 6, 1992 (age 29)
FC Edmonton
30
1
18
Alex Lee
RB
2013
(1990-01-15 ) January 15, 1990 (age 31)
FC Dallas
103
2
31
Braeden Troyer
LB
2015
(1993-03-19 ) March 19, 1993 (age 28)
South Carolina Gamecocks
83
0
55
Mekeil Williams
RB
2018
(1990-07-24 ) July 24, 1990 (age 31)
Colorado Rapids
0
0
Midfielders
4
Fred Sekyere
LM
2015
(1986-03-31 ) March 31, 1986 (age 35)
Charlotte Eagles
79
3
7
Neil Hlavaty
AM
2018
(1986-12-27 ) December 27, 1986 (age 34)
Myrtle Beach Mutiny
0
0
8
Finnlay Wyatt
LM
2017
(1995-01-18 ) January 18, 1995 (age 26)
Longwood Lancers
11
0
11
Matt Bolduc
RM
2017
(1994-10-12 ) October 12, 1994 (age 26)
Harrisburg City Islanders
14
2
12
Evan Lee
DM
2017
(1993-11-23 ) November 23, 1993 (age 27)
Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
14
0
14
Yudai Imura
AM
2015
(1991-06-25 ) June 25, 1991 (age 30)
Tokyo Musashino City
67
13
17
Oscar Umar
CM
2017
(1993-02-20 ) February 20, 1993 (age 28)
West Chester United
14
0
24
Koby Osei-Wusu
CM
2018
(1995-12-26 ) December 26, 1995 (age 25)
George Washington Colonials
0
0
25
Brandon Eaton
CM
2017
(1994-10-31 ) October 31, 1994 (age 26)
VCU Rams
1
0
27
Raul Gonzalez
RM
2017
(1994-09-23 ) September 23, 1994 (age 26)
Memphis Tigers
24
2
42
Sam Bacon
CM
2018
(1999-07-03 ) July 3, 1999 (age 22)
Richmond Strikers
0
0
Forwards
16
Heviel Cordovés
ST
2018
(1989-11-10 ) November 10, 1989 (age 31)
Charleston Battery
0
0
21
Brian Shriver
ST
2018
(1987-08-05 ) August 5, 1987 (age 34)
Jacksonville Armada
0
0
29
Dane Kelly
ST
2018
(1991-02-09 ) February 9, 1991 (age 30)
D.C. United (loan)
0
0
32
Bruno Miranda
ST
2018
(1998-02-10 ) February 10, 1998 (age 23)
D.C. United (loan)
0
0
71
Luiz Fernando
RW
2016
(1997-06-23 ) June 23, 1997 (age 24)
Flamengo
50
3
92
Giuseppe Gentile
ST
2018
(1992-10-18 ) October 18, 1992 (age 28)
Puerto Rico FC
0
0
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
16
FW
Heviel Cordovés
Charleston Battery
Free
December 4, 2017
[5]
3
DF
Austin Yearwood
Charlotte Independence
Free
December 15, 2017
[6]
21
FW
Brian Shriver
Jacksonville Armada
Free
January 11, 2018
[7]
92
FW
Giuseppe Gentile
Puerto Rico FC
Feee
January 23, 2018
[8]
42
MF
Sam Bacon
Richmond Strikers
Academy signee
February 7, 2018
[9]
45
GK
Richmond Strikers
Academy signee
February 7, 2018
[9]
55
DF
Mekeil Williams
Colorado Rapids
Free
February 16, 2018
[10]
1
GK
Trevor Spangenberg
Puerto Rico FC
Free
February 28, 2018
[11]
7
MF
Neil Hlavaty
Myrtle Beach Mutiny
Free
March 12, 2018
[12]
10
DF
Scott Thomsen
Orlando City B
Free
March 12, 2018
[12]
24
MF
Koby Osei-Wusu
George Washington Colonials
Free
March 12, 2018
[12]
28
MF
Greg Boehme
VCU Rams
Free
April 13, 2018
[13]
GK
Eric Klenofsky
D.C. United
Free
June 1, 2018
[14]
Out [ ]
42
MF
George Washington Colonials
Free
August 1, 2017
1
GK
Marcel DeBellis
Free
October 31, 2017
7
MF
Oliver
South Melbourne
Free
October 31, 2017
10
FW
Sunny Jane
Phnom Penh Crown
Free
October 31, 2017
16
MF
Patrick McCann
Free
October 31, 2017
20
FW
Mikey Minutillo
Free
October 31, 2017
22
GK
Free
October 31, 2017
24
MF
Jackson Eskay
Free
October 31, 2017
28
MF
Samuel Asante
Free
October 31, 2017
35
MF
Brandon Eaton
Free
October 31, 2017
70
FW
Franck Tayou
FC Wichita
Free
October 31, 2017
Loan in [ ]
29
FW
Dane Kelly
D.C. United
March 15, 2018
October 31, 2018
32
FW
Bruno Miranda
Universidad de Chile
March 15, 2018
October 31, 2018
48
GK
Travis Worra
D.C. United
March 15, 2018
October 31, 2018
Non-competitive [ ]
Preseason friendlies [ ]
Midseason friendlies [ ]
D.C. United v Richmond Kickers
April 20, 2018 D.C. United Not reported Richmond Kickers show College Park, Maryland 14:00 EST
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Richmond Kickers v Espanyol
July 25, 2018 Richmond Kickers 2–4 Espanyol show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EST
Shanosky 11'
Troyer 43'
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: J. C. Griggs
Competitive [ ]
USL [ ]
Table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
12
Tampa Bay Rowdies
34
11
8
15
44
44
0
41
13
Penn FC
34
9
10
15
38
47
−9
37
14
Atlanta United 2
34
7
10
17
37
72
−35
31
15
Richmond Kickers
34
6
4
24
30
80
−50
22
16
Toronto FC II
34
4
6
24
42
77
−35
18
Source:
2018 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 [ ]
Bethlehem Steel v Richmond Kickers
March 18, 2018 1 Bethlehem Steel 4–1 Richmond Kickers show Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 14:00 EDT
Ayuk 24' Jones 40' Allen 64' , 90'
Report
Umar 57'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Richmond Kickers v Indy Eleven
March 24, 2018 2 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Indy Eleven show Richmond, Virginia 17:00 EDT
Sekyere 88' 90'
Report
McInerney 41' Matern 60' Steinberger 68' Ferreira 90'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Matthew Franz
Richmond Kickers v North Carolina FC
March 31, 2018 3 Richmond Kickers 2–1 North Carolina FC show Richmond, Virginia 17:00 EDT
Umar 41' Imura 77' (pen. ) Gonzalez 83'
Report
Rios 43' Guillen 76'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Richmond Kickers v New York Red Bulls II
April 7, 2018 4 Richmond Kickers 1–1 New York Red Bulls II show Richmond, Virginia 17:00 EDT
Shriver 17' Thomsen 42' Lee 67'
Report
Moreno 34' Scarlett 57' Aguinaga 69'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Louisville City FC v Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers v Toronto FC II
April 25, 2018 6 Richmond Kickers 2–1 Toronto FC II show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Imura 11' Onkony 55' (o.g. ) Osei-Wusu 78' Gentile 81'
Report
Daniels 9'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Bethlehem Steel v Richmond Kickers
May 6, 2018 7 Bethlehem Steel 3–1 Richmond Kickers show Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 17:00 EDT
Real 29' Moar 68' Skundrich 72' Nanco 83' (pen. )
Report
Cordovés 15' 36' Yearwood 72' Umar 79' Lee 85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Thomas Snyder
Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Independence
May 26, 2018 9 Richmond Kickers 1–3 Charlotte Independence show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Ekra 14'
Cato 45' , 76'
Johnson 90'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
June 2, 2018 10 Richmond Kickers 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,451 Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Penn FC v Richmond Kickers
June 12, 2018 12 Penn FC 2–1 Richmond Kickers show Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Kevin Broadley
FC Cincinnati v Richmond Kickers
June 16, 2018 13 FC Cincinnati 4–0 Richmond Kickers show Cincinnati, Ohio 19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 28,026 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Independence
June 23, 2018 14 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Charlotte Independence show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,365 Referee: Javier Santos Escobar Note: Leigh Cowlishaw 's final match as manager.
Richmond Kickers v North Carolina FC
June 30, 2018 15 Richmond Kickers 1–3 North Carolina FC show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Umar 59' (o.g. )
da Luz 62'
Ewolo 90' (pen. )
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Eric Tattersall Note: David Bulow 's first match as manager.
Penn FC v Richmond Kickers
July 9, 2018 16 Penn FC 1–2 Richmond Kickers show Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Nicked Fateh
New York Red Bulls II v Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers v Atlanta United 2
July 21, 2018 18 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Atlanta United 2 show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
Charleston Battery v Richmond Kickers
July 28, 2018 19 Charleston Battery 3–0 Richmond Kickers show Charleston, South Carolina 19:00 EDT
Rittmeyer 15' , 45'
Guerra 51'
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Richmond Kickers
August 1, 2018 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–0 Richmond Kickers show Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 19:00 EDT
Brett 5' , 69' Zemanski 42' Lubahn 49' Pratzner 58' Fitzpatrick 81'
Report
Bolduc 62' Williams 84'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Charles Murphy
Richmond Kickers v Bethlehem Steel
August 4, 2018 21 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Bethlehem Steel show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Troyer 48'
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Jose Lara
Toronto FC II v Richmond Kickers
August 12, 2018 22 Toronto FC II 1–0 Richmond Kickers show Toronto, Ontario 19:30 EDT
Bjornethun 2' Hamilton 48' Srbely 85'
Report
Gonzalez 39' Roberts 60'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 696 Referee: David Barrie
Ottawa Fury FC v Richmond Kickers
August 15, 2018 23 Ottawa Fury FC 2–0 Richmond Kickers show Ottawa, Ontario 19:00 EDT
Haworth 8' Portilla 41' Taylor 84'
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,535 Referee:
Richmond Kickers v Penn FC
Richmond Kickers v Louisville City FC
Nashville SC v Richmond Kickers
August 28, 2018 26 Nashville SC 4–0 Richmond Kickers show Nashville, Tennessee 19:30 CDT /20:30 EDT
Hume 42' , 60' Bourgeois 48' Davis 55' LaGrassa 57'
Report
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,651 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Indy Eleven v Richmond Kickers
Charlotte Independence v Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers v Ottawa Fury
September 15, 2018 29 Richmond Kickers 0–2 Ottawa Fury show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Roberts 83'
Report
Roberts 10' (og) Haworth 38'
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Thomas Snyder
North Carolina FC v Richmond Kickers
September 29, 2018 32 North Carolina FC 3–2 Richmond Kickers show Cary, North Carolina 19:00 EDT
Bekker 39' , 73' da Luz 61' Ríos 90+1'
Report
Cordovés 11' , 44' , 79' Agyemang 30' Boehme 45+1' Eaton 50'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Kevin Broadley
Richmond Kickers v Nashville SC
October 6, 2018 33 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Nashville SC show Richmond, Virginia 19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,659 Referee: Matt Franz
Atlanta United 2 v Richmond Kickers
October 13, 2018 34 Atlanta United 2 3–2 Richmond Kickers show Lawrenceville, Georgia 19:00 EDT
Kunga 61' , 69' Shannon 65' Sandoval 76'
Report
Gentile 80' , 90+1'
Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Natalie Simon
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
Reading United v Richmond Kickers
May 16, 2018 Second round Reading United 1–1 (a.e.t. ) (3–4 p ) Richmond Kickers show Reading, Pennsylvania 19:00 EDT
70'
81'
Report
Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium Referee: Brandon Smith Penalties
Richmond Kickers v Penn FC
May 23, 2018 Third round Richmond Kickers 3–2 Penn FC show Richmond, Virginia 7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,957 Referee: JC Griggs
Philadelphia Union v Richmond Kickers
June 6, 2018 Fourth round Philadelphia Union 5–0 Richmond Kickers show Chester, Pennsylvania TBD EDT
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,565
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of July 30, 2018[15]
Total
USL
U.S. Open Cup
1
GK
Trevor Spangenberg
6
0
4+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
2
DF
William Yomby
7
0
2+5
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
3
DF
Austin Yearwood
14
0
11+0
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
4
MF
Fred Sekyere
9
0
2+6
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
5
DF
Conor Shanosky
20
0
17+0
0
0+0
0
2+1
0
7
MF
Neil Hlavaty
10
0
6+1
0
0+0
0
2+1
0
8
MF
Finnlay Wyatt
2
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
10
DF
Scott Thomsen
12
1
10+1
1
0+0
0
1+0
0
11
MF
Matt Bolduc
8
0
2+4
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
12
DF
Evan Lee
1
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
14
MF
Yudai Imura
21
2
13+6
2
0+0
0
1+1
0
15
MF
Mallan Roberts
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
16
FW
Heviel Cordovés
17
5
10+5
4
0+0
0
1+1
1
17
MF
Oscar Umar
15
1
12+1
1
0+0
0
2+0
0
18
DF
Alex Lee
17
0
14+0
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
21
FW
Brian Shriver
21
6
18+1
6
0+0
0
1+1
0
24
MF
Koby Osei-Wusu
17
1
10+4
0
0+0
0
2+1
1
26
MF
Brandon Eaton
4
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
1+1
0
27
MF
Raul Gonzalez
20
1
14+3
1
0+0
0
2+1
0
28
MF
Greg Boehme
3
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
29
FW
Dane Kelly
4
1
3+1
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
31
DF
Braeden Troyer
20
0
18+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
32
FW
Bruno Miranda
1
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
42
DF
Sam Bacon
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
45
GK
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
48
GK
Travis Worra
15
0
15+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
50
GK
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
55
DF
Mekeil Williams
19
0
14+2
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
71
FW
Luiz Fernando Nascimento
17
5
8+7
3
0+0
0
2+0
2
92
FW
Giuseppe Gentile
6
0
2+4
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Top scorers [ ]
As of June 10, 2018
Awards [ ]
USL Team of the Week [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Culler, Adam (June 26, 2018). "Longtime Richmond Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw is stepping down to focus on director of soccer duties" . Richmond.com . Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Appoint David Bulow As Head Coach" . RichmondKickers.com . June 27, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Named a USL Division III Founding Member" (Press release). United Soccer League. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Richmond Kickers: Official Roster" . Richmond Kickers . richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015 .
^ Wood, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Kickers Sign Heviel Cordovés" . Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Austin Yearwood" . richmondkickers.com . December 15, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Brian Shriver" . richmondkickers.com . March 18, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Giuseppe Gentile" . richmondkickers.com . January 23, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Pro Team Call-Up" . richmondkickers.com . February 7, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Mekeil Williams, Trinidad & Tobago International Joins Richmond in 2018" . richmondkickers.com . February 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Trevor Spagenberg" . richmondkickers.com . February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b c "Kickers Announced Trio of Player Signings" . richmondkickers.com . March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
^ Wood, Patrick (April 13, 2018). "Kickers sign Greg Boehme and Brandon Eaton" . Richmond Kickers . Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
^ "Kickers Sign Eric Klenofsky" . richmondkickers.com . June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
^ "Richmond Kickers Player Stats" . United Soccer League . Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Enevoldsen Named USL Player of the Week" . United Soccer League . April 3, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
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