2014 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2014 season
Owner	Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
Head coach	Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium	City Stadium
USL Pro	4th
USL Pro Playoffs	Semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Matthew Delicâte (14)
Highest home attendance	League: 3,562; (August 23 v. Orlando City); All: 7,851; (July 28 v. Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance	League: 2,135; (July 12 v. Sacramento); All: 511; (March 1 v. U. of Maryland)
Average home league attendance	League: 2,572; All: 1,848
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The 2014 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, seventh-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, and their third-consecutive season playing in USL Pro. For the second season, the Kickers reached the semifinals of the USL Pro playoffs, before losing to the Harrisburg City Islanders. The Kickers finished shy of defending their regular season title, finishing in fourth place in the league table. In the Open Cup, the Kickers were eliminated in the fourth round proper by Major League Soccer outfit, New England Revolution.

First team squad

As of 30 March 2014

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	Shane Johnson	United States
4	MF	Luke Vercollone	United States
5	MF	Michael Callahan	United States
7	MF	Matthew Delicâte	England
8	DF	Hugh Roberts	United States
9	FW	Tishan Hanley	United States
11	FW	George Davis IV	United States
12	MF	Alex Caskey (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
14	MF	Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
15	FW	Kyle Porter (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
16	FW	Juan Arbelaez	Colombia
17	FW	Jason Yeisley	United States
18	DF	Alex Lee	United States
20	DF	Matheau Hall	United States
21	DF	Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
23	DF	Sascha Görres	Germany
25	DF	Henry Kalungi	Uganda
27	MF	Shay Spitz	New Zealand
28	MF	Samuel Asante	Ghana
29	FW	Michael Seaton (on loan from D.C. United)	Jamaica
31	GK	Joe Willis (on loan from D.C. United)	United States
32	MF	Lyndsey Moreland	United States
36	DF	Stephen Basso	United States
—	FW	Christiano François (on loan from D.C. United)	Haiti

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
27	FW	Shay Spitz	Orange County Blues	Free transfer	November 21, 2013	^[1]
28	MF	Samuel Asante	Charlotte Eagles	Free transfer	November 22, 2013	^[2]
11	FW	George Davis IV	Orange County Blues	Free transfer	February 28, 2014	^[3]
8	DF	Hugh Roberts	George Mason Patriots	Free transfer	March 7, 2014	^[4]
9	MF	Tishan Hanley	RVA FC	Free transfer	April 25, 2014	^[5]

Out

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	Source
31	GK	Joe Willis	D.C. United	February 26, 2014	^[6]
21	FW	Christiano François	D.C. United	February 26, 2014	^[6]
24	MF	Collin Martin	D.C. United	February 26, 2014	^[6]
15	DF	Steve Birnbaum	D.C. United	March 22, 2014
29	FW	Michael Seaton	D.C. United	March 22, 2014
19	MF	Kyle Porter	D.C. United	April 4, 2014	^[7]

Loan out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	USA	Ryan Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions and results

Preseason

February 22	Richmond Kickers	1–0	George Mason Patriots	Ampthill, Virginia
19:00 EST	Fowler 83' (pen.)			Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 527

February 26	Richmond Kickers	1–0	James Madison Dukes	Ampthill, Virginia
19:30 EST	Vercollone 66'			Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 531

March 1	Richmond Kickers	0–1	Maryland Terrapins	Ampthill, Virginia
12:00 EST			Eticha 52'	Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 511

March 8	Richmond Kickers	2–1	VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia
18:00 EST	Davis IV 76' Hanley 89'		Belmar 67'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 856

March 16	Red-White	3–2	Red-Black	Ampthill, Virginia
14:00 EST				Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Intersquad scrimmage

March 19	Richmond Kickers	6–0	William & Mary Tribe	Ampthill, Virginia
18:00 EST	Delicâte 9', 18', 19' Hanley o.g.'			Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 22	Richmond Kickers	3–0	Virginia Cavaliers	Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EST	Seaton 53' Birnbaum 68' Hanley 90+2'			Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,021

USL Pro

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Sacramento Republic FC (A)	28	17	4	7	49	28	+21	55	Playoffs
3	LA Galaxy II (A)	28	15	6	7	54	38	+16	51
4	Richmond Kickers (A)	28	13	12	3	53	28	+25	51
5	Charleston Battery (A)	28	11	8	9	36	31	+5	41
6	Rochester Rhinos (A)	28	10	8	10	29	25	+4	38

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs

Match reports

March 29 1	Charleston Battery	2–2	Richmond Kickers	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST	vanSchaik 22' Sanyang 59' 71'	Report	Davis 14', 67' Yomby 58' Johnson 89'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Agostino Minasola

April 5 2	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EST	Seaton 19' Porter 57', 90'	Report	John 82'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Mark Gorak

April 12 3	Charlotte Eagles	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EST	Guzman 54' Herrera 89' Gentile 90'	Report	Seaton 32' Asante 48'	Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 712 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

April 19 4	Richmond Kickers	2–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EST	Davis IV 26' Yomby 33' Porter 68' Delicâte 77'	Report	Ownby 11' Earls 20' Obodai 22' Arteaga 61' (pen.) Dallman 63'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: Not reported Referee: Ted Unkel

April 26 5	Dayton Dutch Lions	1–5	Richmond Kickers	West Carrollton, Ohio
19:00 EST		Report		Stadium: Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium Attendance: 523 Referee: Sorin Stoica

May 2 6	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Rochester Rhinos	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Shanosky 34' Asante 45' Vercollone 69' Davis 90'	Report	Sossou 84' Dixon 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,193 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

May 9 7	Richmond Kickers	4–0	Arizona United SC	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Spitz 26' Davis 50' Delicâte 62' François 84' Ruthven 88' (o.g.)	Report	Baladez 26' Dillon 52'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Mark Gorak

May 16 8	Oklahoma City Energy	1–4	Richmond Kickers	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20:00 EST	Duke 35' Greig 81' Howard 88'	Report	Delicâte 1' Asante 30' Yomby 30' Lee 45' Seaton 61' 87' Davis IV 85'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 18 9	Chicago Fire Reserves	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Bridgeview, Illinois
17:30 EST	Kinney 84'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Nikola Aleksic

May 24 10	Richmond Kickers	2 - 0	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Davis 39', 63' Lee 59'	Summary	Newnam 31'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,677 Referee: Mark Gorak

May 30 11	Rochester Rhinos	0 - 0	Richmond Kickers	Rochester, New York
19:35 EST	Sundly 82'	Summary	Davis 55' Lee 90+3'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: David Mon

May 31 12	Harrisburg City Islanders	2 - 3	Richmond Kickers	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EST	Cox 32' McLaughlin 52' Langley 54' Luan Silva 56' Roberts 90' (o.g.)	Summary	Jeffrey 6' Delicâte 62' Porter 90+2'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 7 13	Richmond Kickers	1 - 0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Delicâte 9'	Summary	José Barril 31' Hernández 90'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Mark Gorak

June 14 14	Richmond Kickers	2 - 2	Wilmington Hammerheads	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Delicâte 13', 45+1' Vercollone 47'	Summary	Hamilton 80' Oliveira 84' 90'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky

June 22 15	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1 - 3	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15:00 EST	Earls 16' Angulo 54'	Summary	Spitz 5' OG 11' Vercollone 52' Delicâte 68'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,644 Referee: David Mon

June 28 17	Wilmington Hammerheads	1 - 1	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington, North Carolina
19:30 EST	Ochoa 43' Parratt 60'	Summary	Conor Shanosky 76' Roberts 79' Vercollone 87'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Michael Rhinehart

July 6 18	Richmond Kickers	0 - 0	Real Salt Lake Reserves	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST		Report	Damien German 31' Benji Lopez 53' Kwame Watson-Siriboe 54' Eric Holt 78' Olmes Garcia 90'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

July 12 19	Richmond Kickers	2 - 1	Sacramento Republic	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Seaton 34' Delicâte 67' 79'	Report	Fochive 34' Gilberto 35' Mirković 45' Jahn 64' Guzman 70'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Esteban Rosano

July 19 20	Richmond Kickers	4 - 0	Charleston Battery	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Shanosky 45' Davis IV 45' Yeisley 50' Delicâte 68' Lee 90'	Report	Prince 24' Kelly 90'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Matthew Franz

July 22 16	Charleston Battery	1 - 1	Richmond Kickers	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST	Cuevas 7' Ferguson 17' vanSchaik 72'	Report	Yeisley 14'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Mark Suaro

July 26 21	Richmond Kickers	2 - 1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Vercollone 5' (pen.) Kalungi 13' Görres 23' Arbelaez 81'	Report	Bahner 62' 88'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Patrick Rosas

August 1 22	Wilmington Hammerheads	1 - 3	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington, North Carolina
19:30 EST	Hall 44' Ruggles 66'	Report	Delicâte 19', 76' Spitz 44', 45' Asante 60'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,382 Referee: Jeremy Smith

August 9 23	Richmond Kickers	2 - 1	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Davis IV 18' Vercollone 27' 61'	Report	Herrera 52' 53' Leathers 59' Greer 86' Dixon 87'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Robert Chamberlain

August 16 24	Richmond Kickers	1 - 1	Dayton Dutch Lions	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Davis IV 51'	Report	Harada 80'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,504 Referee: Charles Carson

August 23 25	Richmond Kickers	2 - 3	Orlando City	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST	Davis IV 32' 53' Asante 63' Lee 66' Robinson 78' Shanosky 83' Hall 90'	Report	Lameira 8' Cerén 37' Molino 52' Ramos 70' Rusin 83'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Matthew Franz

August 30 26	Orange County Blues	1 - 1	Richmond Kickers	Irvine, California
22:00 EST	Hoxie 24'	Report	Yeisley 18' Spitz 50' Asante 70' Conor Shanosky 87'	Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 585 Referee: Bernhard Huso

September 1 27	LA Galaxy II	1 - 1	Richmond Kickers	Carson, California
22:30 EST	Jason Bli 27' Hoffman 43' Villarreal 45'	Report	Basso 8' William 68' 87'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 408 Referee: Denis Vargas

September 6 28	Orlando City	1 - 0	Richmond Kickers	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
19:30 EST	Molino 23' Hertzog 83'			Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

U.S. Open Cup

May 14 Second round	RVA FC	1–6	Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST	Gandy 33' Carroll 57' Orlando 65' Harvey 68'	Report	Asante 26' Spitz 35' Yeisley 45+2' Hanley 62', 64' Davis IV 88'	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: Charles Carson

May 28 Third round	Richmond Kickers	2–1	New York Greek American	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST	Davis IV 48' Yomby 81'	Report	Megaloudis 21'	Stadium: City Stadium

June 18 Fourth round	Richmond Kickers	2–3	New England Revolution	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST	Davis IV 24' Delicâte 74'	Report	McCarthy 8' Neumann 35' Mullins 39'	Stadium: City Stadium

Exhibitions

July 1	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Mexico U-23	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST	Roberts	Report	Tamay	Stadium: City Stadium

July 28	Richmond Kickers	0–3	Crystal Palace	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST		Report	Ramage 35' Murray 52' Chamakh 70'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Matt Gorak

References

^ "Spitz signs on". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "Asante Arrival: Charlotte Eagles Standout Inks Deal with Richmond". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "Davis IV Signs With Kickers". Richmond Kickers. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "Kickers sign Hugh Roberts". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ "Kickers sign Tishan Hanley". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Payne, Rebecca (February 26, 2014). "Willis, Martin, Francois are first to report to Richmond". D.C. Unite. DCUnited.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
^ Bromley, Ben. "Steve Birnbaum and Kyle Porter to be loaned to the Richmond Kickers". Black and Red United. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[spitz_in-1] "Spitz signs on". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[asante_in-2] "Asante Arrival: Charlotte Eagles Standout Inks Deal with Richmond". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[3] "Davis IV Signs With Kickers". Richmond Kickers. USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[roberts_in-4] "Kickers sign Hugh Roberts". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[5] "Kickers sign Tishan Hanley". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[willis,_francois,_martin_loan-6] Payne, Rebecca (February 26, 2014). "Willis, Martin, Francois are first to report to Richmond". D.C. Unite. DCUnited.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.

[birnbaum_porter_loan-7] Bromley, Ben. "Steve Birnbaum and Kyle Porter to be loaned to the Richmond Kickers". Black and Red United. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

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