2010 Richmond Kickers season

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Richmond Kickers
2010 season
OwnerRichmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club [1]
Head coach Flag of England.svg Leigh Cowlishaw
USL Second Division Second
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
USL Second Division Playoffs Runners-up
  2009
2011  

The 2010 Richmond Kickers season was their eighteenth season overall and their last season in the USL Second Division.

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The 2010 Richmond Kickers season was their eighteenth season overall and their last season in the USL Second Division. The Kickers finished in second place in the USL Second Division regular season standings. In the playoffs, the Kickers beat the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to advance to the championship game, which they lost to the Charleston Battery.

In the U.S. Open Cup, the Richmond Kickers beat Crystal Palace Baltimore and the Real Maryland Monarchs to advance to the third round. In the third round, they lost to D.C. United 2-1.

Roster

First team

As of February 18, 2013. [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Murphy
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karry Harrison
2 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Yomby William
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roger Bothe
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Vercollone
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen Nsereko
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Delicâte
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gerson dos Santos
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Reiter
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Carrieri
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edson Elcock
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Neil Barlow
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bobby Foglesong
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Harding
16 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross MacKenzie
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Evans
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dave Hertel
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Burke
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeremy Barlow
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Villanueva
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ronnie Pascale
23 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sascha Görres
24 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Ty Shipalane
25 DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Henry Kalungi
27 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Joseph Kabwe

Overall standings

USL Second Division
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Charleston Battery 2011453525+1038Regular season champion
2 Richmond Kickers 209562520+533Playoff spot clinched
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 207582720+729
4 Charlotte Eagles 205872330722
5 Harrisburg City Islanders 204972130919
6 Real Maryland Monarchs 203891622618
Source: official USL-2 standings table

Match results

USL Second Division

Home team is listed on the left.

Regular season

April 17, 20101 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kalungi Yellow card.svg 14'
Burke Yellow card.svg 73'
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ombiji Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Kai Goodrich
April 24, 20102 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Charlotte Eagles Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT Report Bentos Soccerball shade.svg29'
Dalby Yellow card.svg 74'
Debola Ogunseye Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Mark Gorak
May 8, 20105 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Real Maryland Monarchs Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Soccerball shade.svg63' (o.g.)Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Shawn Fitch
May 21, 20107 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Charlotte Eagles Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT Jonathan Villanueva Soccerball shade.svg2'
Matthew Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg21'
Henry Kalungi Yellow card.svg 44'
Michael Burke Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Jorge Herrera Yellow card.svg 49'
Brady Bryant Yellow card.svg 50'
Jorge Herrera Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1810
Referee: Shaun Papperman
June 19, 201011 Harrisburg City Islanders 0–1 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Ryan Zabinski Yellow card.svg 86' Report Matthew Delicate Soccerball shade.svg23'Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1713
Referee: Stan Nagle
July 3, 201013 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
13:00 EDT Edson Elcock Soccerball shade.svg21'
Stephen Nsereko Yellow card.svg 51'
dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Nigel Marples Yellow card.svg 18'Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1761
Referee: Kai Goodrich
July 10, 201015 Charlotte Eagles 1–1 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Greg Dalby Soccerball shade.svg74'
Ramak Safi Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Edson Elcock Soccerball shade.svg31'
Sascha Görres Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Charlotte Christian Stadium
Attendance: 834
Referee: Justus Agbeke

Playoffs

August 28, 20102 Charleston Battery 2–1 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
18:00 EDT Edson Elcock Soccerball shade.svg73'
Michael Burke Yellow card.svg 83'
William Yomby Yellow card.svg 83'
Report Lamar Neagle Soccerball shade.svg26'Yellow card.svg 83'
Colin Falvey Red card.svg 30'
Ian Fuller Soccerball shade.svg52'
O'Brian Woodbine Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4523
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

U.S. Open Cup

See also

Notes

  1. "KICKERS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP". Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

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