2016 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers

2016 season
Owner	RKYSC
Head Coach	Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium	City Stadium
USL	TBD
USL Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	Three players tied (1)
Highest home attendance	5,355 (Mar. 26 vs. Harrisburg)
Lowest home attendance	5,355 (Mar. 26 vs. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance	5,355
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2016 Richmond Kickers season is 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.

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

Richmond Kickers v Longwood Lancers

February 28	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Longwood Lancers	Bensley
13:00 EDT	Yeisley  44' Sekyere  63' (pen.) dos Santos  89'		Keilty  34'	Stadium: Ukrop Park

Richmond Kickers v Virginia Cavaliers

March 5	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Virginia Cavaliers	Bensley
18:00 EDT	Yeisley  35'	Summary		Stadium: Ukrop Park

Richmond Kickers v Navy Midshipmen

March 6	Richmond Kickers	0–0	Navy Midshipmen	Bensley
17:00 EDT		Summary		Stadium: Ukrop Park

Carolina RailHawks v Richmond Kickers

March 9	Carolina RailHawks	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Cary
11:00 EDT	Pérez	Summary		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Richmond Kickers v Carolina RailHawks

March 16	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Carolina RailHawks	Richmond
19:00 EDT	Yeisley  7'	Report	Moses  15' Black  80'	Stadium: City Stadium

Richmond Kickers v VCU Rams

March 20	Richmond Kickers	0–2	VCU Rams	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Roberts  20' Ownby  62'	Summary	Herranz  34'  52' Santos  83'	Stadium: City Stadium

Competitive

USL

Richmond Kickers v Harrisburg City Islanders

March 26 1	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Callahan  16' Yeisley  23' Imura  48'	Report	Barril  51'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Mark Gorak

Wilmington Hammerheads v Richmond Kickers

April 1 2	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington
19:00 EDT	Perone  27' Parratt  69'	Report	Yeisley  44' Callahan  80' Yomby  85'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Neil Barbulescu

Richmond Kickers v Rochester Rhinos

April 9 3	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Rochester Rhinos	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Imura  61'	Report	Garzi  73'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz

Bethlehem Steel v Richmond Kickers

April 17 4	Bethlehem Steel	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Bethlehem
TBD EDT	Ayuk  21' Jones  46'  79'	Report	Imura  50' Pittman  53'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Guido Gonzales

Charlotte Independence v Richmond Kickers

April 22 5	Charlotte Independence	3–2	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte
19:00 EDT	Calvert  43' Alajarín  54' Brown  61' Mizell  90' Herrera  90+2' (pen.)	Report	Jane  20' Sekyere  26' Yeisley  86' Delicâte  89'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,239 Referee: David Erbacher

Richmond Kickers v Toronto FC II

April 30 6	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Toronto FC II	Richmond
17:00 EDT	Ownby  9'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,655

Richmond Kickers v Wilmington Hammerheads

May 7 7	Richmond Kickers	v	Wilmington Hammerheads	Richmond
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

Toronto FC II v Richmond Kickers

May 11 8	Toronto FC II	v	Richmond Kickers	Vaughan
TBD EDT				Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

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U.S. Open Cup

The Kickers will enter the Open Cup in the second round. The draw will be announced April 6 and the match will be held May 18, 2016.

Richmond Kickers v Chesterfield United or
Aromas Café FC

May 18 Second Round	Richmond Kickers	v	Chesterfield United or Aromas Café FC	Richmond
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Club	Fee	Ref
6 Jan 2016	Sunny Jane	Wilmington Hammerheads	Free	[1]
23 Feb 2016	Luiz Fernando Nascimento	Corinthians	Undisclosed	[2]
23 Feb 2016	Romulo Peretta	Corinthians	Undisclosed	[2]
8 Mar 2016	Sawyer Gaffney	Richmond Kickers Academy	Academy signing	[3]
14 Mar 2016	Lucas Paulini	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free	[4]
24 Mar 2016	Jackson Eskay	William & Mary Tribe	Free	[5]
5 Apr 2016	Travis Pittman	Missouri Comets	Free	[6]

Out

Date	Player	Club	Fee	Ref
6 Jan 2016	George Davis IV	Louisville City	Free	[7]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of final match played January 26, 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL		USL Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK		Sawyer Gaffney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
1	GK		Ryan Taylor	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Yomby William	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Fred Sekyere	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF		Michael Callahan	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Matthew Delicâte	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	DF		Hugh Roberts	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Anthony Grant	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Sunny Jane	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Luiz Nascimento	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW		Romulo Peretta	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Yudai Imura	3	2	3+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Lucas Paulini	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Paul Clowes (on loan from D.C. United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Jason Yeisley	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Alex Lee	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF		Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Nate Shiffman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW		Brian Ownby	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF		Sascha Görres	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF		Jackson Eskay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Samuel Asante	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Braeden Troyer	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Travis Pittman	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals and assists

As of final match played April 10, 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Playoffs		US Open Cup		Total
			Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
14	MF	Yudai Imura	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5	MF	Michael Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Jason Yeisley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Brian Ownby	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Disciplinary record

As of final match played April 10, 2016

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		USL Playoffs		US Open Cup		Total
2	DF	William Yomby	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	Michael Callahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Jason Yeisley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. "Kickers sign Sunny Jane". RichmondKickers.com.
2. "Kickers sign Brazilian strikers". RichmondKickers.com.
3. "Kickers add Academy goalkeeper". RichmondKickers.com.
4. "Kickers sign Lucas Paulini". RichmondKickers.com.
5. "Jackson Eskay Signs Deal With Richmond Kickers". TribeAthletics.com.
6. http://richmondkickers.com/home/912232.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. Litner, Jonathan (15 January 2016). "Louisville City FC signs former UK player". Louisville Courier-Journal (Courier-Journal.com). USA Today Network. Retrieved 27 March 2016.