2020 Richmond Kickers season
The 2020 Richmond Kickers season is the club's 29th season of existence, their 16th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their second season in the newly-created USL League One. It is the Kickers' second season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. Initially, the preseason began on February 8, 2020 and was scheduled to conclude on March 24, 2020. The regular season was scheduled to begin on March 28, 2020 and conclude on September 24, 2020.
2020 season | |||
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Owner | 22 Holdings, LLC | ||
Head coach | Darren Sawatzky | ||
Stadium | City Stadium | ||
USL League One | 9th | ||
USL1 Playoffs | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
Bon Secours Cup | 3rd | ||
Top goalscorer | League: 2 Tied (1) All: 2 Tied (1) | ||
Average home league attendance | 822 | ||
Biggest defeat | GVL 3–2 RIC (July 25) | ||
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On March 13, 2020, it was announced that the regular season would be delayed for at least two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season was slated to begin on March 28, 2020 but was delayed to April 11, 2020, before being indefinitely postponed. The season began with a truncated 16-match season (instead of 28) beginning on July 25, 2020 and concluding on October 24, 2020 (a month later than originally planned).
Roster
As of January 2, 2020.[1]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Akira Fitzgerald | GK | July 17, 1987 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Scott Thomsen | DF | December 31, 1993 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | Ivan Magalhães | DF | December 23, 1993 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Conor Shanosky | DF | December 13, 1991 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | Wahab Ackwei | DF | October 19, 1996 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | Luke Pavone | DF | March 29, 1995 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
8 | Amass Amankona | MF | August 2, 1995 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | Matt Bolduc | MF | October 12, 1994 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | Greg Boehme | MF | July 7, 1995 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
77 | Charles Boateng | MF | July 28, 1997 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
80 | Mutaya Mwape | MF | June 19, 1996 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
98 | Ryley Kraft | MF | January 13, 1998 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards |
Non-competitive
Preseason exhibitions
February 8 | North Carolina FC | Not reported | Richmond Kickers | Cary, North Carolina |
TBD EST | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: Closed door | |||
Note: Result not reported, closed door scrimmage. |
February 15 | Loudoun United | Not reported | Richmond Kickers | Leesburg, Virginia |
12:00 PM EST | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: Closed door | |||
Note: Result not reported, closed door scrimmage. |
February 22 | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Richmond, Virginia |
12:00 PM EST | Report | Corfe |
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium |
February 26 | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | High Point Panthers | Glen Allen, Virginia |
7:00 PM EST | Alves Bolanos |
Report | Abril |
Stadium: Glover Park |
March 1 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Old Dominion Monarchs | Chesterfield, Virginia |
4:00 PM EST | Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 200 |
March 7 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Virginia United | Chesterfield, Virginia |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 350 |
March 14 | Red | Cancelled | White | Richmond, Virginia |
12:00 PM EST | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
March 21 | Richmond Kickers | Cancelled | VCU Rams | Richmond, Virginia |
TBD EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Midseason exhibitions
May 20 | Lionsbridge FC | Cancelled | Richmond Kickers | Newport News, Virginia |
PM EST | Stadium: TowneBank Stadium | |||
Note: Cancelled due to the cancellation of the 2020 USL League Two season due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Competitive
USL League One
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | Forward Madison FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
6 | North Texas SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Richmond Kickers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Orlando City B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
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
Match Results
USL League One released their full schedule for the 2020 season on December 20, 2019, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Richmond's 2020 season.[2] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a modified 16-game schedule was released on July 10 with the first three games. The full schedule was released on July 17.[3]
July 25 1 / Bon Secours Cup | Greenville Triumph | 3–2 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, South Carolina |
19:00 EDT | Thomsen Antley Morrell Pilato Keegan Fricke |
Report | Bolduc Terzahgi Boateng |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Note: Rescheduled from July 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
July 28 2 | Tormenta | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Statesboro, Georgia |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 400[lower-alpha 2] Referee: Kyle Johnston | ||
Note: Rescheduled from September 23 to July 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] and rescheduled from July 18 to July 28 due to a staff member testing positive for Coronavirus disease 2019.[5] |
TBD 3 | Richmond Kickers | v | Fort Lauderdale CF | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from August 1 after a staff member in the Fort Lauderdale CF organization tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019.[6] |
August 8 4 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Forward Madison | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Terzahgi |
Report | Trimmingham Wojcik |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 822 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Note: Rescheduled from March 28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] |
August 15 5 | Richmond Kickers | v | FC Tucson | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from July 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
August 21 6 | New England Revolution II | v | Richmond Kickers | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] |
August 29 7 | Richmond Kickers | v | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from April 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
September 5 8 | FC Tucson | v | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
22:30 EDT | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from September 4.[3] |
September 12 9 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | v | Richmond Kickers | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
19:00 EDT | Stadium: David Stanton Field | |||
Note: Rescheduled from April 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
September 19 10 | Richmond Kickers | v | Orlando City B | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from June 27 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
September 26 11 | Union Omaha | v | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, Nebraska |
20:00 EDT | Stadium: Werner Park | |||
Note: Rescheduled from June 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
October 3 12 | Richmond Kickers | v | New England Revolution II | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from June 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] |
October 10 13 | North Texas SC | v | Richmond Kickers | Arlington, Texas |
20:30 EDT | Stadium: Globe Life Park | |||
Note: Rescheduled from September 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] |
October 17 14 | Richmond Kickers | v | Tormenta | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from May 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
October 21 15 | Orlando City B | v | Richmond Kickers | Kissimmee, Florida |
TBA EDT | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from May 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] |
October 24 16 | Richmond Kickers | v | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Richmond, Virginia |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled from August 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] |
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL League One club, Richmond will enter the competition in the Second Round. Their fixture was initially scheduled to begin on April 7, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
TBD Second round | Richmond Kickers | P–P | Richmond, Virginia | |
18:30 EDT | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Originally scheduled for April 8, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Akira Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Ian Antley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Scott Thomsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Ivan Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Matt Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Amass Amankona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Stanley Alves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | David Diosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Kyle Venter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Luke Pavone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Jonathan Bolanos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | GK | Lee Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Greg Boehme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Sebastian Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Victor Falck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | FW | Emiliano Terzaghi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
67 | DF | Devante Dubose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
77 | MF | Charles Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
80 | MF | Mutaya Mwape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
93 | MF | Gianluca Cuomo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
94 | GK | Matt Broomall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
98 | MF | Ryley Kraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: January 31, 2020
- Source: Richmond Kickers Player stats
Top scorers
Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 0 |
- Last updated: January 31, 2020
- Source: Team Goals
Top assists
Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 |
- Last updated: January 31, 2020
- Source: Team Assists
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Player | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: January 31, 2020
- Source: Team Discipline
Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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GK | Lee Johnston | San Antonio FC | Free | January 22, 2020 | [11] |
FW | Emiliano Terzaghi | Huracán Las Heras | Free | January 24, 2020 | [12] |
MF | Mumbi Kwesele | Real Unión | Free | February 26, 2020 | [13] |
MF | Zev Taublieb | Åtvidabergs FF | Free | May 11, 2020 | [14] |
Loan in
Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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Awards
To be announced.
Notes
- Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Capped capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- "Richmond Kickers roster". RichmondKickers.com. Richmond Kickers. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "2020 USL League One Schedule Revealed". USL League One. December 20, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (July 17, 2020). "USL League One Releases Full 2020 Schedule". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (July 10, 2020). "Kickers to Open 2020 Season July 18 at Tormenta FC". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (July 18, 2020). "Kickers at Tormenta Rescheduled for July 28". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (July 31, 2020). "Kickers Home Opener Against Fort Lauderdale Postponed". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "United Soccer League Announces Two-Week Delay to Start of League One Season". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "League One Extends Delay to 2020 Season Kickoff". uslleagueone.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1079326
- Wood, Patrick (February 26, 2020). "Kickers Sign Argentinian Foward Emiliano Terzaghi". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (February 26, 2020). "Kickers Sign Mumbi Kwesele for 2020". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Wood, Patrick (May 11, 2020). "Kickers Sign Zev Taublieb for 2020". Richmond Kickers. Retrieved May 14, 2020.