The 2022 Richmond Kickers season will be the club's 31st season of existence, their fourth season in USL League One, and their 18th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers will be led by third-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky, and look to improve on their 5th-place finish in 2021.
The USL League One season will start on April 2 and conclude in October 15, 2022. The Kickers will participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, which they will enter in the second round on April 5–7, 2022. Depending on their performance during the USL-1 season, they may qualify for the USL League One Playoffs, which would begin on October 23, 2022 and conclude in November 2022.
The Kickers began the 2021 season in April due to the ongoing issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the regular season had the Kickers routinely along the playoff line, before a six-match winning streak in September saw the club finish in fifth place, and qualify for the USL Playoffs, marking the first time since 2016 the Kickers qualified for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Kickers were eliminated by FC Tucson in the opening round.
Striker Emiliano Terzaghi was the league's top scorer, scoring 18 goals.