2014 Richmond Kickers season

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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
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The 2014

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 New Zealand Shay Spitz
Orange County Blues
Free transfer November 21, 2013 [1]
28 MF Ghana Samuel Asante United States Charlotte Eagles Free transfer November 22, 2013 [2]
11 FW United States George Davis IV
Orange County Blues
Free transfer February 28, 2014 [3]
8 DF United States Hugh Roberts United States George Mason Patriots Free transfer March 7, 2014 [4]
9 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley
RVA FC
Free transfer April 25, 2014 [5]

Out

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
31 GK United States Joe Willis United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
21 FW Haiti Christiano François United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
24 MF United States Collin Martin United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
15 DF United States Steve Birnbaum United States D.C. United March 22, 2014
29 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton United States D.C. United March 22, 2014
19 MF Canada Kyle Porter United States 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States USA
Ryan Taylor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions and results

Preseason

Richmond Kickers v George Mason Patriots
February 22 Richmond Kickers 1–0 George Mason Patriots Ampthill, Virginia
19:00 EST Fowler 83' (pen.) Stadium: Ukrop Park
Attendance: 527
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 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 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[a]
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
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 1 Charleston Battery 2–2 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST
vanSchaik 22'
Sanyang
59' Yellow card 71'
Report
Yomby Yellow card 58'
Johnson
Yellow card 89'
Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Agostino Minasola
April 5 2
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
Yellow card 90'
Report Seaton 32'
Asante Yellow card 48'
Stadium: Dickson Field
Attendance: 712
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 19 4
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EST
Yomby Yellow card 33'
Porter 68'
Delicâte
77'
Report
Dallman
Yellow card 63'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 2 6
Rochester Rhinos
Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Shanosky Yellow card 34'
Asante Yellow card 45'
Vercollone Yellow card 69'
Davis 90'
Report Sossou Yellow card 84'
Dixon 89'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 2,193
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 9 7
Arizona United SC
Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Spitz Yellow card 26'
Davis 50'
Delicâte 62'
François 84'
Ruthven 88' (o.g.)
Report Baladez Red card 26'
Dillon Yellow card 52'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 2,188
Referee: Mark Gorak
Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Eagles
May 24 10 Richmond Kickers 2 - 0 Charlotte Eagles Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST
Lee
Yellow card 59'
Summary Newnam Yellow card 31' Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 2,677
Referee: Mark Gorak
June 7 13 Richmond Kickers 1 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Delicâte 9' Summary José Barril Yellow card 31'
Hernández Yellow card 90'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 2,333
Referee: Mark Gorak
June 14 14
Wilmington Hammerheads
Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Delicâte 13', 45+1'
Vercollone Yellow card 47'
Summary
Oliveira
84' Yellow card 90'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Referee: Danielle Chesky
Richmond Kickers v Real Salt Lake Reserves
July 6 18 Richmond Kickers 0 - 0 Real Salt Lake Reserves Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Report Damien German Yellow card 31'
Benji Lopez Yellow card 53'
Kwame Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 54'
Eric Holt Yellow card 78'
Olmes Garcia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Delicâte 67' 79'
Report
Guzman
Yellow card 70'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Esteban Rosano
July 19 20 Richmond Kickers 4 - 0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST
Lee
Yellow card 90'
Report Prince Yellow card 24'
Kelly Yellow card 90'
Stadium:
City Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: United States
Matthew Franz
July 22 16 Charleston Battery 1 - 1 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST
vanSchaik
Yellow card 72'
Report Yeisley 14' Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: United States
Mark Suaro
July 26 21 Richmond Kickers 2 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Vercollone 5' (pen.)
Kalungi Yellow card 13'
Görres 23'
Arbelaez Yellow card 81'
Report Bahner Yellow card 62' 88' Stadium:
City Stadium
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: United States
Patrick Rosas
Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Eagles
August 9 23 Richmond Kickers 2 - 1 Charlotte Eagles Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST Davis IV 18'
Vercollone 27' Yellow card 61'
Report
Dixon
Yellow card 87'
Stadium:
City Stadium
Referee: United States
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: United States
Charles Carson
August 23 25
Orlando City
Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EST
Lee Yellow card 66'
Robinson 78'
Shanosky Yellow card 83'
Hall
Yellow card 90'
Report Lameira 8'
Cerén Yellow card 37'
Molino 52'
Ramos 70'
Rusin Yellow card 83'
Stadium:
City Stadium
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: United States
Matthew Franz

U.S. Open Cup

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

Exhibitions

July 28 Richmond Kickers United States 0–3 England Crystal Palace Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EST Report Ramage 35'
Murray 52'
Chamakh 70'
Stadium:
City Stadium

Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Matt Gorak

References

  1. ^ "Spitz signs on". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  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.
  5. ^ "Kickers sign Tishan Hanley". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bromley, Ben. "Steve Birnbaum and Kyle Porter to be loaned to the Richmond Kickers". Black and Red United. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.