2016 Richmond Kickers season

March 2026 April 2019 Richmond Kickers 2016 Owner RKYSC Head coach Leigh Cowlishaw City Stadium USL 7th place, Eastern Conference USL Playoffs First round U.S. Open Cup Third round Yudai Imura (10) Yudai Imura (11) League: 6,123(Sep 17 vs. Charleston Battery)All: 7,128(July 16 vs. Swansea City AFC) League: 2,647(Aug 31 vs. Charleston Battery)All: 1,428(May 18 vs. Aromas Café) League: 3,996All: 1,428 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt F52313 F52313 F52313 F52313 F52313 _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt _adidas_white_piping _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt 378D70 378D70 378D70 0000FF 378D70 true 2015 2017 The 2016 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence. It is also the Kickers' ninth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fifth season. The Kickers finished the 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. Non-competitive Preseason friendlies February 28 13:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 3–1 Longwood Lancers Yeisley 44Sekyere 63 pen.dos Santos 89 Keilty 34 Ukrop Park Bensley w yes March 5 18:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–0 Summary Virginia Cavaliers Yeisley 35 Ukrop Park Bensley w yes March 6 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 0–0 Summary Navy Midshipmen Ukrop Park Bensley d yes March 9 11:00 EDT Carolina RailHawks 0–1 Summary Richmond Kickers Pérez WakeMed Soccer Park Cary w yes March 16 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–2 Report Carolina RailHawks Yeisley 7 Moses 15Black 80 City Stadium Richmond l yes March 20 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 0–2 Summary VCU Rams Roberts 20 Ownby 62 Herranz 3452Santos 83 City Stadium Richmond l Midseason friendlies July 16 19:00 EDT Friendly Richmond Kickers USA 2–0 WAL Swansea City Amat 11 (o. g.)Grant 74 City Stadium Richmond 7,128 Patrick Rosas w y Competitive USL Regular season Standings RIC 5 Matches 1 March 26 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 3–1 Report Harrisburg City Islanders Callahan 16Yeisley 23Imura 48 Barril 51 City Stadium Richmond 5,355 Mark Gorak W yes 2 April 1 19:00 EDT Wilmington Hammerheads 0–0 Report Richmond Kickers Perone 27Parratt 69 Yeisley 44Callahan 80Yomby 85 Legion Stadium Wilmington Neil Barbulescu D yes 3 April 9 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–0 Report Rochester Rhinos Imura 61 Garzi 73 City Stadium Richmond 4,990 Matthew Franz W yes 4 April 17 19:00 EDT Bethlehem Steel 2–1 Report Richmond Kickers Ayuk 21Jones 46 79 Imura 50Pittman 53 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem 2,417 Guido Gonzales L yes 5 April 22 19:00 EDT Charlotte Independence 3–2 Report Richmond Kickers Calvert 43Alajarín 54Brown 61Mizell 90Herrera 90+2 pen. Jane 20Sekyere 26Yeisley 86Delicâte 89 Ramblewood Soccer Complex Charlotte 1,239 David Erbacher L yes 6 April 30 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–0 Report Toronto FC II Ownby 9 City Stadium Richmond 3,655 W yes 7 May 7 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–0 Report Box Score Wilmington Hammerheads Perone 52 o.g.Ownby 54Asante 90+1 Fairclough 33Barnes-Homer 40Doue 89 City Stadium Richmond 4,209 Danielle Cheskey W yes 8 May 11 12:00 EDT Toronto FC II 1–0 Report Box Score Richmond Kickers Hamilton 39Bernal 75Bouchard 82 Ontario Soccer Centre Vaughan 1,222 Yusri Rudolf L yes 9 May 14 16:00 EDT New York Red Bulls II 1–1 ReportBox Score Richmond Kickers Abang 67 Asante 40Ownby 90 Red Bull Arena Harrison 168 Jaroslaw Werel D yes 10 May 21 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 0–0 Report Box Score Louisville City City Stadium Richmond 3,411 Danielle Chesky D yes 11 May 28 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–2 ReportBox Score FC Montreal Ownby 60, 88Yomby 72Asante 0 81 Riggi 53Béland-Goyette 58Tabla 77Mkungilwa 90Yoseke 90 City Stadium Richmond 4,147 Matthew Kreitzer L yes 12 June 4 19:00 EDT FC Cincinnati 1–1 ReportBox Score Richmond Kickers Okoli 7, 12Stevenson 25 Pittman 61Lee 68 Roberts 90Ownby 90 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 11,278 Luis Guardia D yes 13 June 11 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 3–1 Report Pittsburgh Riverhounds Murrell 17 o.g.Gilstrap 20 o.g.Grant 67 Hertzog 90 City Stadium Richmond 4,017 Jaime Herrera W yes 14 June 18 19:00 EDT Charlotte Independence 1–0 Report Richmond Kickers Calvert 30Martinez 35 Callahan 40Paulini 73 Ramblewood Soccer Complex Charlotte 1,564 Marco Vega L yes 15 June 25 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 0–0 Report Bethlehem Steel Troyer 51Sekyere 60 Jones 61 City Stadium Richmond 3,982 Matthew Franz D yes 16 July 2 19:30 EDT Charleston Battery 2–0 Report Richmond Kickers Mueller 29Cordoves 36Marini 0 77 Ownby 86 MUSC Health Stadium Charleston Vincent Apple-Chiarella L yes 17 July 8 19:00 EDT Harrisburg City Islanders 0–3 Richmond Kickers Paulini 11Jane 27Callahan 75 Clipper Magazine Stadium Lancaster 1,381 Christopher Spivey W yes 18 July 14 19:00 EDT Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Richmond Kickers Earls 16Campbell 44 Imura 44 pen.Jane 67Jane Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh 1,844 W yes 19 July 23 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 3–0 Report Toronto FC II Aguilar 11Imura 49 70Sekyere 59 City Stadium Richmond 4,179 Guido Gonzalez Jr. W yes 20 July 30 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 2–1 Report New York Red Bulls II Dykstra 6Imura 12 pen.Eskay 90+3 Allen 10Carroll 13Abang 65Metzger 90+1 City Stadium Richmond 3,113 Artur Sibiga W yes 21 August 3 19:05 EDT Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Report Richmond Kickers Kamdem 74 Roberts 54Sekyere 60Asante 70Imura 74Ownby 77 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester 4,217 Charles Murphy W yes 22 August 6 15:00 EDT FC Montreal 1–2 Report Richmond Kickers Beland-Goyette 45Riggi 87 Eskay 23Mishu 45Durkin 60Luiz Fernando 63Imura 88 Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Montréal 120 Chris Grabas W yes 23 August 13 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–1 Report FC Cincinnati Jane 63Callahan 81Troyer 86 Okoli 79Wiedeman 81 City Stadium Richmond 3,093 Jorge Ramierz D yes 24 August 17 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers Postponed Charleston Battery City Stadium Richmond P Match postponed after 20 minutes of play and a 100-minute delay, due to severe weather. yes 25 August 21 19:30 EDT Orlando City B 1–1 http://richmondkickers.com/home/922880.html Richmond Kickers Cox 44 pen.Laryea 52 Jane 53Callahan 53 85 Titan Soccer Complex Melbourne 642 Christina Unkel D yes 26 August 27 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–0 http://richmondkickers.com/home/923300.html Orlando City B Thomsen 76 City Stadium Richmond 3914 Mark Gorak W yes 24 August 31 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–1 http://richmondkickers.com/home/923636.html Charleston Battery Grant 50Jane 88 Portillo 28 69Williams 45Griffith 90 City Stadium Richmond 2647 JT Alukonis D Rescheduled from August 17. Game was replayed in full. yes 27 September 10 19:30 EDT Louisville City FC 2–0 http://richmondkickers.com/home/924266.html Richmond Kickers Lancaster 18 pen. 89 Craig 45Rasmussen 55Smith 90 Asante 67 Louisville Slugger Field Louisville 7362 Brandon Artis L yes 28 September 14 19:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 0–0 http://richmondkickers.com/home/924713.html Charlotte Independence Martinez 42 City Stadium Richmond 3106 Matthew Franz D yes 29 September 17 17:00 EDT Richmond Kickers 1–2 http://richmondkickers.com/home/924992.html Charleston Battery Imura 34 pen. Ferguson 38Guerra 50Prince 62Williams 71Chang 86 City Stadium Richmond 6123 Gary Gutierrez L yes 30 September 24 19:00 EDT Wilmington Hammerheads 2–0 http://richmondkickers.com/home/925395.html Richmond Kickers Barnes-Homer 16Mecham 64Moose 71 Legion Stadium Wilmington 3395 Patrick Schmidt L yes USL Cup 1 October 2 19:00 EDT Louisville City FC 2–0 yes http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/925806.html Richmond Kickers Davis IV 92Hoffman 102 Asante 0 5Lee 18Yeisley 34Yomby 40Troyer 42 Louisville Slugger Field Louisville Andrew Musashe 5467 L yes U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup The Kickers entered the U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the USL, in the second round. Second round May 18 7:00 PM EDT Richmond Kickers Virginia 4–0 ReportBox Score Virginia Charlottesville Alliance FC Jane 2 86 Roberts 25 Grant 48 Luiz Fernando 83 Harrison 53Clare 61Davis 88McCartney 89 City Stadium Richmond 1,428 J. T. Alukonis W yes Third round June 1 11:00 AM EDT Fort Lauderdale Strikers Florida 1–1 yes 2–0 Report Virginia Richmond Kickers Gonzalez 2Fernandes 43Vértiz 97Giro 109 Imura 32Grant 71Pittman 106 Victor Núñez Santos Moura Imura Paulini Yeisley Luiz Fernando Broward College South Campus Soccer Field Pembroke Pines Caleb Mendez D Transfers In DatePlayerClubFeeRef ReferenceJanuary 6, 2016LES Sunny JaneUSA Wilmington HammerheadsFreeKickers sign Sunny Jane http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/903784.html RichmondKickers.com March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160120000719/http://richmondkickers.com/home/903784.html January 20, 2016 deadFebruary 23, 2016BRA Luiz Fernando NascimentoBRA CorinthiansUndisclosedKickers sign Brazilian strikers http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/907618.html RichmondKickers.com March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326002517/http://richmondkickers.com/home/907618.html March 26, 2016 deadFebruary 23, 2016BRA Romulo PerettaBRA CorinthiansUndisclosedMarch 8, 2016USA Sawyer GaffneyUSA Richmond Kickers AcademyAcademy signingKickers add Academy goalkeeper http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/908886.html RichmondKickers.com March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222115/http://richmondkickers.com/home/908886.html April 1, 2016 deadMarch 14, 2016ARG Lucas PauliniUSA Atlanta SilverbacksFreeKickers sign Lucas Paulini http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/909524.html RichmondKickers.com March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160319091218/http://richmondkickers.com/home/909524.html March 19, 2016 deadMarch 24, 2016USA Jackson EskayUSA William & Mary TribeFreeJackson Eskay Signs Deal With Richmond Kickers http://www.tribeathletics.com/news/2016/3/25/mens-soccer-jackson-eskay-signs-deal-with-richmond-kickers.aspx TribeAthletics.comApril 5, 2016USA Travis PittmanUSA Missouri CometsFreehttp://richmondkickers.com/home/912232.html RICHMOND 1, ROCHESTER 0 RichmondKickers.com April 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411051255/http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/912232.html April 11, 2016 dead mdy-all Out DatePlayerClubFeeRef ReferenceJanuary 6, 2016USA George Davis IVUSA Louisville CityFreeLitner Jonathan Louisville City FC signs former UK player http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2016/01/15/louisville-city-fc-signs-kentucky-soccer-product-george-davis-iv/78849750/ March 27, 2016 Louisville Courier-Journal USA Today Network Courier-Journal.com January 15, 2016 Statistics First team roster No.PositionNationPlayer0 USA GK Sawyer Gaffney 1 USA GK Ryan Taylor Ryan Taylor (American soccer) 2 CMR DF Yomby William 4 GHA DF Fred Sekyere 5 USA MF Michael Callahan Michael Callahan (soccer) 7 ENG FW Matthew Delicâte 8 USA DF Hugh Roberts Hugh Roberts (soccer) 9 JAM DF Anthony Grant Anthony Grant (footballer, born 1989) 10 LES FW Sunny Jane 11 BRA FW Luiz Fernando Luiz Fernando Nascimento 12 BRA FW Rômulo Peretta Rômulo Henrique Peretta 14 JPN MF Yudai Imura 15 ARG MF Lucas Paulini 16 ENG MF Paul Clowes on loan from D.C. United 17 USA FW Jason Yeisley 18 GUM DF Alex Lee Alex Lee (soccer) 20 USA DF Jalen Robinson HGP; on loan from D.C. United 21 USA MF Nate Shiffman 22 USA FW Brian Ownby 23 GER DF Sascha Görres 24 USA MF Jackson Eskay 25 USA MF Travis Pittman 26 MEX MF Miguel Aguilar Miguel Aguilar (Mexican footballer) on loan from D.C. United 27 USA MF Collin Martin HGP; on loan from D.C. United 28 GHA MF Samuel Asante 29 USA MF Conor Shanosky 30 USA GK Charlie Horton Charlie Horton (soccer) on loan from D.C. United 31 USA DF Braeden Troyer 32 USA MF Scott Thomsen 34 USA DF Luke Mishu on loan from D.C. United 36 USA GK Ronnie Pascale 37 USA MF Chris Durkin HGP; on loan from D.C. United 40 USA GK Matt Turner Matt Turner (soccer) on loan from New England Revolution 45 USA MF Simon Finch 46 USA GK Mark Nankervis 48 USA GK Travis Worra on loan from D.C. United 50 USA GK Andrew Dykstra on loan from D.C. United Goals and assists No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup TotalGoals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists 14 MF JPN Yudai Imura 10 2 0 0 1 0 11 2 10 FW LES Sunny Jane 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 9 DF JAM Anthony Grant 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 22 FW USA Brian Ownby 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 FW BRA Luiz Fernando Nascimento 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 DF USA Hugh Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 MF USA Michael Callahan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 FW USA Jason Yeisley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 MF ARG Lucas Paulini 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 32 MF USA Scott Thomsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 FW ENG Matthew Delicâte 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 MF USA Jackson Eskay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 MF MEX Miguel Aguilar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 DF GHA Fred Owusu Sekyere 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 DF GUM Alex Lee 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 MF USA Travis Pittman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 28 MF GHA Samuel Asante 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total 5 MF Michael Callahan 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 28 MF Samuel Asante 5 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 22 FW Brian Ownby 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 DF Alex Lee 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 DF Fred Owusu Sekyere 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 MF Travis Pittman 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17 FW Jason Yeisley 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 DF Braeden Troyer 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 DF William Yomby 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 FW Sunny Jane 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 DF Hugh Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 DF Anthony Grant 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 MF Lucas Paulini 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 MF Jackson Eskay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 DF Luke Mishu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 MF Chris Durkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50 GK Andrew Dykstra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 References 30em Category:Richmond Kickers seasons Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers Kickers