2015 Richmond Kickers season

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Richmond Kickers
2015 season
OwnerRKYSC
Head coach Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium City Stadium
USL TBD
USL Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Matthew Delicâte (6)
All: Jason Yeisley (8)
Highest home attendance5,957
(Aug. 29 vs. Charleston Battery)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,632
(Apr. 10 vs. Wilmington)
All: 1,104
(May 20 vs. Virginia Beach)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,747
All: 2,880
  2014
2016  

The 2015 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-third season of existence. It is also the Kickers' eighth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro) for their fourth season.

Contents

First team squad

As of 31 May 2015 [1]

First team roster

No.PositionPlayerNation
0 GK Andrew Romig Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1 GK Ryan Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Yomby William Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
3 DF Stephen Basso Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 MF Fred Owusu Sekyere Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
5 MF Michael Callahan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Matthew Delicâte Flag of England.svg  England
8 DF Hugh Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 FW George Davis IV Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12 MF Chris Durkin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 MF Yudai Imura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
15 FW Thomas Eli Garner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Ricky Burke Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
17 FW Jason Yeisley Flag of the United States.svg  United States
18 DF Alex Lee Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
20 DF Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 MF Nathan Shiffman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Brian Ownby Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 DF Sascha Görres Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
24 MF Miguel Aguilar (on loan from D.C. United)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
27 MF Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 MF Samuel Asante Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
31 DF Braeden Troyer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
34 MF Luke Mishu (on loan from D.C. United)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
36 GK Jake Gelnovatch Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 MF Houston Oldham Flag of the United States.svg  United States
48 GK Travis Worra (on loan from D.C. United)Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of match played on 30 May 2015
No.Nat.PlayerPos.LeagueLamar Hunt Open CupTOTAL
7 Flag of England.svg Matthew Delicâte FW505
22 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ownby MF415
11 Flag of the United States.svg George Davis IV MF415
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Yeisley FW325
15 Flag of the United States.svg Eli Garner FW202
20 Flag of the United States.svg Jalen Robinson MF101
21 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Shiffman MF011
Own Goals000
Totals19524

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 28 Richmond Kickers Cancelled Virginia Cavaliers Bensley, Virginia
6:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 5 Richmond Kickers Cancelled James Madison Dukes Bensley, Virginia
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Postponed due to severe weather
March 8 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Navy Midshipmen Bensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Garner Soccerball shade.svg43'Stadium: Ukrop Park

Midseason exhibitions

Competitive

USL

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X)28171014015+2561 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 2814685534+2148
3 Charleston Battery 28121064328+1546 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28126104645+142
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2811895342+1141
6 Richmond Kickers 28101174135+641
7 Charlotte Independence 28101083835+340
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28116114953439
9 Saint Louis FC 28891130401033
10 FC Montreal 28841632461428
11 Toronto FC II 28651726522623
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 283101522422019
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

April 42 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Louisville City Richmond, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Callahan Yellow card.svg 20'
Yomby Yellow card.svg 33'
Robinson Yellow card.svg 34'
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg51'
Davis IV Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Shanosky Yellow card.svg 4'
King Soccerball shade.svg35'
Burke Yellow card.svg 70'
King Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 103 Richmond Kickers 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg4', 25'
Asante Yellow card.svg 52'
Garner Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Campbell Yellow card.svg 41'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 60'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Charles Carson
April 184 Richmond Kickers 3–0 Charlotte Independence Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Davis IV Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg54', Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.) Report
Box Score
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,533
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 225 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Richmond Kickers Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. ET Lade Yellow card.svg 84' Report Ownby Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Aguilar Yellow card.svg 70'
Callahan Yellow card.svg 76'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Jaime Herrera
April 256 FC Montreal 0–1 Richmond Kickers Montreal, Quebec
2:30 p.m. ET Alexander Yellow card.svg 71'
Temguia Yellow card.svg 74'
Report Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sekyere Yellow card.svg 49'
Ownby Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Turf Field
Attendance: 265
Referee: Francis Latulippe
May 27 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Ownby Soccerball shade.svg32'
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Prince Soccerball shade.svg48'
Garbanzo Soccerball shade.svg49'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,163
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 88 Charlotte Independence 3–0 Richmond Kickers Rock Hill, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Finley Soccerball shade.svg25'
Slogic Soccerball shade.svg47'
Hairston Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Lee Red card.svg 41'Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 2,177
Referee: Doug Hartemann
May 169 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Richmond Kickers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Arena Soccerball shade.svg55'
Okai Yellow card.svg 67'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 90+'
Report Ownby Soccerball shade.svg24', Yellow card.svg 85'
Jeffrey Yellow card.svg 90+'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Donovan Noocha
May 2310 Richmond Kickers 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere Yellow card.svg 24'
Asante Yellow card.svg 35'
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg56'
Worra Yellow card.svg 88'
Report Moloto Soccerball shade.svg12', Yellow card.svg 83'
Cabrilo Soccerball shade.svg18'
Kerr Yellow card.svg 26'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,868
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 3011 Richmond Kickers 4–2 New York Red Bulls II Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere Yellow card.svg 10'
Ownby Soccerball shade.svg14'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg37'
Garner Soccerball shade.svg39'
Davis IV Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Dafonte Yellow card.svg 26'
Etienne Soccerball shade.svg48'
Tsonis Yellow card.svg 71'Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Benjamin Hichak
June 712 Richmond Kickers 2–1 Charlotte Independence Richmond, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg3'
Asante Yellow card.svg 7'
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg21'
Report A. Martínez Yellow card.svg 7'
Eloundou Yellow card.svg 37'
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg62'
Cox Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Mark Gorak
June 1013 Charleston Battery 1–1 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Garbanzo Soccerball shade.svg28' Report Davis IV Yellow card.svg 33'
Asante Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sekyere Yellow card.svg 52'
Basso Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,035
Referee: Mark Sauro
June 1314 Richmond Kickers 0–0 FC Montreal Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Asante Yellow card.svg 40' USL Report
Kickers Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,819
Referee: Charles Carson
June 2015 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,908
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Matched abandoned at halftime due to severe thunderstorms.
June 2616 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ramblewood Stadium
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Dustin Thorne
July 417 Louisville City 3–0 Richmond Kickers Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. ET Fondy Soccerball shade.svg17'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg60'
Morad Soccerball shade.svg61'
Dacres Yellow card.svg 73'
Report Sekyere Yellow card.svg 80'Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,254
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
July 1118 St. Louis FC 1–3 Richmond Kickers Fenton, Missouri
8:30 p.m. ET Gaul Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.)
Bushue Yellow card.svg 65'
Report Taylor Yellow card.svg 11'
Imura Yellow card.svg 27'
Davis IV Soccerball shade.svg44'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg75'
Callahan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
August 120 Richmond Kickers 4–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere Soccerball shade.svg15'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg47'Soccerball shade.svg90'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg88'
Summary Foster Soccerball shade.svg25'Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 78'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Charles Carson
August 821 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–2 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Tribbett Yellow card.svg 11'
Ekra Soccerball shade.svg27'Yellow card.svg 75'
Jankouskas Soccerball shade.svg56'
Leverock Soccerball shade.svg60'
Eric Bird Yellow card.svg 90'
Summary Roberts Yellow card.svg 21'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Charles Murphy
August 922 Rochester Rhinos 1–1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, New York
5:05 p.m. ET Forbes Soccerball shade.svg50' Summary Jared Jeffrey Yellow card.svg 36'Soccerball shade.svg52'
Yomby Yellow card.svg 41'
Travis Worra Yellow card.svg 50'
Sekyere Yellow card.svg 66'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Vito Testa

USL Pro Playoffs

September 26First round Charleston Battery 2–1 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Kelly Soccerball shade.svg107'
Boyd Yellow card.svg 109' Red card.svg 120'
Lasso Soccerball shade.svg114'
Report
Report
Report
Callahan Yellow card.svg 27'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg92' (o.g.)
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

U.S. Open Cup

May 20 Second round Richmond Kickers Flag of Virginia.svg 2–0 Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Beach City FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Shiffman Soccerball shade.svg47'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 78'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report T. Cyrus Yellow card.svg 27'
J. Cyrus Yellow card.svg 45'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Randall Kelley
May 27 Third round Richmond Kickers Flag of Virginia.svg 3–0 Flag of Florida.svg Jacksonville Armada Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Ownby Soccerball shade.svg20'
Yeisley Soccerball shade.svg38'
Davis IV Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)
Report Ortiz Yellow card.svg 21'
Zaldana Yellow card.svg 45'
Gallardo Yellow card.svg 51'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 17 Fourth round Richmond Kickers Flag of Virginia.svg 1–3 Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus Crew Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere Soccerball shade.svg24' Kickers Report
MLS Report
Bedell Soccerball shade.svg18', 63'
Tchani Yellow card.svg 34'
Finlay Soccerball shade.svg42'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Kevin Terry

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References

  1. "Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.