2014 Richmond Kickers season

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.

Richmond Kickers
2014 season
OwnerRichmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
Head Coach Leigh Cowlishaw
StadiumCity Stadium
USL Pro4th
USL Pro PlayoffsSemi-Finals
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerMatthew Delicâte (14)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 3,562
(August 23 v. Orlando City)
All: 7,851
(July 28 v. Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,135
(July 12 v. Sacramento)
All: 511
(March 1 v. U. of Maryland)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,572
All: 1,848

First team squad

As of 30 March 2014

First team roster
No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Andrew Romig  United States
1 Goalkeeper Ryan Taylor  United States
2 Defender Yomby William  Cameroon
3 Defender Shane Johnson  United States
4 Midfielder Luke Vercollone  United States
5 Midfielder Michael Callahan  United States
7 Midfielder Matthew Delicâte  England
8 Defender Hugh Roberts  United States
9 Forward Tishan Hanley  United States
11 Forward George Davis IV  United States
12 Midfielder Alex Caskey (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
14 Midfielder Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
15 Forward Kyle Porter (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
16 Forward Juan Arbelaez  Colombia
17 Forward Jason Yeisley  United States
18 Defender Alex Lee  United States
20 Defender Matheau Hall  United States
21 Defender Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
23 Defender Sascha Görres  Germany
25 Defender Henry Kalungi  Uganda
27 Midfielder Shay Spitz  New Zealand
28 Midfielder Samuel Asante  Ghana
29 Forward Michael Seaton (on loan from D.C. United)  Jamaica
31 Goalkeeper Joe Willis (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
32 Midfielder Lyndsey Moreland  United States
36 Defender Stephen Basso  United States
— Forward 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 End 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 TotalRegular SeasonU.S. Open CupPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
0 GK Ryan Taylor 00000000

Competitions and results

Preseason
February 22 Richmond Kickers1–0George Mason PatriotsAmpthill, Virginia
19:00 EST Fowler  83' (pen.) Stadium: Ukrop Park
Attendance: 527
February 26 Richmond Kickers1–0James Madison DukesAmpthill, Virginia
19:30 EST Vercollone  66' Stadium: Ukrop Park
Attendance: 531
March 1 Richmond Kickers0–1Maryland TerrapinsAmpthill, Virginia
12:00 EST Eticha  52' Stadium: Ukrop Park
Attendance: 511
March 8 Richmond Kickers2–1VCU RamsRichmond, Virginia
18:00 EST Davis IV  76'
Hanley  89'		 Belmar  67' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 856
March 16 Red-White3–2Red-BlackAmpthill, Virginia
14:00 EST Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Intersquad scrimmage
March 19 Richmond Kickers6–0William & Mary TribeAmpthill, Virginia
18:00 EST Delicâte  9', 18', 19'
Hanley
 o.g.'
 Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 22 Richmond Kickers3–0Virginia CavaliersRichmond, Virginia
17:00 EST Seaton  53'
Birnbaum  68'
Hanley  90+2'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,021

USL Pro
Main article: 2014 USL Pro season

Overall Standings
Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
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
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[lower-alpha 1]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 −14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 −7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 −23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 −35 22
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
  1. Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[8][9]

Match reports
March 29 1Charleston Battery2–2Richmond KickersCharleston, 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 2Richmond Kickers3–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, Virginia
17:00 EST Seaton  19'
Porter  57', 90'		 Report John  82' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 12 3Charlotte Eagles2–1Richmond KickersCharlotte, 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 4Richmond Kickers2–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, 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 5Dayton Dutch Lions1–5Richmond KickersWest Carrollton, Ohio
19:00 EST Report Stadium: Dayton Outpatient Center Stadium
Attendance: 523
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 2 6Richmond Kickers1–1Rochester RhinosRichmond, 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 7Richmond Kickers4–0Arizona United SCRichmond, 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 8Oklahoma City Energy1–4Richmond KickersOklahoma 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 9Chicago Fire Reserves0–0Richmond KickersBridgeview, Illinois
17:30 EST Kinney  84' Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
May 24 10Richmond Kickers2 - 0Charlotte EaglesRichmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Davis  39', 63'
Lee  59'		 Summary Newnam  31' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,677
Referee: Mark Gorak
May 30 11Rochester Rhinos0 - 0Richmond KickersRochester, 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 12Harrisburg City Islanders2 - 3Richmond KickersHarrisburg, 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 13Richmond Kickers1 - 0Harrisburg City IslandersRichmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Delicâte  9' Summary José Barril  31'
Hernández  90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,333
Referee: Mark Gorak
June 14 14Richmond Kickers2 - 2Wilmington HammerheadsRichmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Delicâte  13', 45+1'
Vercollone  47'		 Summary Hamilton  80'
Oliveira  84'  90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 22 15Pittsburgh Riverhounds1 - 3Richmond KickersPittsburgh, 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 17Wilmington Hammerheads1 - 1Richmond KickersWilmington, 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 18Richmond Kickers0 - 0Real Salt Lake ReservesRichmond, 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 19Richmond Kickers2 - 1Sacramento RepublicRichmond, 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 20Richmond Kickers4 - 0Charleston BatteryRichmond, 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 16Charleston Battery1 - 1Richmond KickersCharleston, 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 21Richmond Kickers2 - 1Harrisburg City IslandersRichmond, 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 22Wilmington Hammerheads1 - 3Richmond KickersWilmington, 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 23Richmond Kickers2 - 1Charlotte EaglesRichmond, 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 24Richmond Kickers1 - 1Dayton Dutch LionsRichmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Davis IV  51' Report Harada  80' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,504
Referee: Charles Carson
August 23 25Richmond Kickers2 - 3Orlando CityRichmond, 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 26Orange County Blues1 - 1Richmond KickersIrvine, California
22:00 EST Hoxie  24' Report Yeisley  18'
Spitz  50'
Asante  70'
Conor Shanosky  87'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 585
Referee: Berhnard Huso
September 1 27LA Galaxy II1 - 1Richmond KickersCarson, 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 28Orlando City1 - 0Richmond KickersLake 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
Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
May 14 Second roundRVA FC 1–6 Richmond KickersRichmond, 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 roundRichmond Kickers 2–1 New York Greek AmericanRichmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Davis IV  48'
Yomby  81'		 Report Megaloudis  21' Stadium: City Stadium
June 18 Fourth roundRichmond Kickers 2–3 New England RevolutionRichmond, 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-23Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Roberts Report Tamay Stadium: City Stadium
July 28 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Crystal PalaceRichmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Report Ramage  35'
Murray  52'
Chamakh  70'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Matt Gorak

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