2016 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2016 season
Owner RKYSC
Head Coach Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium City Stadium
USL 7th place, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs First round
U.S. Open Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Yudai Imura (10)
All: Yudai Imura (11)
Highest home attendance League: 6,123
(Sept. 17 vs. Charleston Battery)
All: 7,128
(July 16 vs. Swansea City AFC)
Lowest home attendance League: 2,647
(Aug. 31 vs. Charleston Battery)
All: 1,428
(May 18 vs. Aromas Café)
Average home league attendance League: 3,996
All: 1,428
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

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

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

USL Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50 Conference Playoffs
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 14 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 8 10 12 37 47 10 34
Source: 2016 USL Standings
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

Matches

USL Cup

U.S. Open Cup

The Kickers entered the U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the USL, in the second round.

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Statistics

First team roster

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Sawyer Gaffney  United States
1 Goalkeeper Ryan Taylor  United States
2 Defender Yomby William  Cameroon
4 Defender Fred Sekyere  Ghana
5 Midfielder Michael Callahan  United States
7 Forward Matthew Delicâte  England
8 Defender Hugh Roberts  United States
9 Defender Anthony Grant  Jamaica
10 Forward Sunny Jane  Lesotho
11 Forward Luiz Fernando  Brazil
12 Forward Rômulo Peretta  Brazil
14 Midfielder Yudai Imura  Japan
15 Midfielder Lucas Paulini  Argentina
16 Midfielder Paul Clowes (on loan from D.C. United)  England
17 Forward Jason Yeisley  United States
18 Defender Alex Lee  Guam
20 Defender Jalen Robinson (HGP; on loan from D.C. United)  United States
21 Midfielder Nate Shiffman  United States
22 Forward Brian Ownby  United States
23 Defender Sascha Görres  Germany
24 Midfielder Jackson Eskay  United States
25 Midfielder Travis Pittman  United States
26 Midfielder Miguel Aguilar (on loan from D.C. United)  Mexico
27 Midfielder Collin Martin (HGP; on loan from D.C. United)  United States
28 Midfielder Samuel Asante  Ghana
29 Midfielder Conor Shanosky  United States
30 Goalkeeper Charlie Horton (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
31 Defender Braeden Troyer  United States
32 Midfielder Scott Thomsen  United States
34 Defender Luke Mishu (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
36 Goalkeeper Ronnie Pascale  United States
37 Midfielder Chris Durkin (HGP; on loan from D.C. United)  United States
40 Goalkeeper Matt Turner (on loan from New England Revolution)  United States
45 Midfielder Simon Finch  United States
46 Goalkeeper Mark Nankervis  United States
48 Goalkeeper Travis Worra (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
50 Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra (on loan from D.C. United)  United States

Goals and assists

No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
GoalsAssistsGoalsAssistsGoalsAssistsGoalsAssists
14MFJapan Yudai Imura1020010112
10FWLesotho Sunny Jane41001051
9DFJamaica Anthony Grant31001142
22FWUnited States Brian Ownby33000033
11FWBrazil Luiz Fernando Nascimento11001021
8DFUnited States Hugh Roberts10001020
5MFUnited States Michael Callahan20000020
17FWUnited States Jason Yeisley11000011
15MFArgentina Lucas Paulini11000011
32MFUnited States Scott Thomsen11000011
7FWEngland Matthew Delicâte10000010
24MFUnited States Jackson Eskay10000010
26MFMexico Miguel Aguilar10000010
4DFGhana Fred Owusu Sekyere02000002
18DFGuam Alex Lee02000002
25MFUnited States Travis Pittman00000101
28MFGhana Samuel Asante01000001

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
5MFMichael Callahan61000061
28MFSamuel Asante51010052
22FWBrian Ownby50000050
18DFAlex Lee31100041
4DFFred Owusu Sekyere40000040
25MFTravis Pittman20001030
17FWJason Yeisley20100030
31DFBraeden Troyer20100030
2DFWilliam Yomby20100030
10FWSunny Jane20001020
8DFHugh Roberts10000010
9DFAnthony Grant00001010
15MFLucas Paulini10000010
24MFJackson Eskay10000010
34DFLuke Mishu10000010
37MFChris Durkin10000010
50GKAndrew Dykstra10000010

References

  1. "Kickers sign Sunny Jane". RichmondKickers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Kickers sign Brazilian strikers". RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  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. "RICHMOND 1, ROCHESTER 0". RichmondKickers.com.
  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.
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