2021 season | ||||
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Owner | 22 Holdings, LLC | |||
Head coach | Darren Sawatzky | |||
Stadium | City Stadium | |||
USL League One | 5th | |||
USL1 Playoffs | Quarterfinals | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | |||
Bon Secours Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Terzaghi (18) All: Terzaghi (18) | |||
Highest home attendance | 3,212 (10/26 v. MAD) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,445 (8/14 v. NE) | |||
Average home league attendance | 2,051 | |||
Biggest win | NE 0–3 RIC (4/17) | |||
Biggest defeat | NC 4–0 RIC (7/21) | |||
The 2021 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 29th season of existence, their third season in USL League One, and their 17th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers were led by second-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky, and looked to improve on their 4th-place finish in 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated vaccination rollout, the season began on April 17, 2021. The season concluded on October 30, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the U.S. Open Cup was truncated and subsequently canceled due to the pandemic. The Kickers finished the USL League One regular season in 5th place, qualifying them for the USL League One Playoffs, making it their first appearance in the playoffs since 2016. There, the Kickers were eliminated in the first round against FC Tucson.
The 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The season, originally slated to begin on March 28, 2020, did not begin until July 25, 2020. The season originally was slated to end on September 30, 2020, but concluded on October 24, 2020. The 28-match season was abbreviated to 16 matches, and the playoffs were reduced from a four-team playoff, to a single game championship. During the truncated season, the Kickers had a good turn of fortune, finishing fourth in the league table, and having a winning a record. It was the Kickers' best regular season performance since 2014. Despite the record, the club on the final day of the season failed to reach the USL Championship Game after losing at home to Chattanooga. Striker, Emiliano Terzaghi, scored 10 goals during the season, which was the best performance by a striker for the Kickers since Yudai Imura in 2016. Terzaghi had a 0.63 goals per game average, which was the best performance by a striker for Richmond since Robert Ssejjemba in 2006.
On October 30, 2020, Matt Spear stepped down as the club's president to focus on family reasons. [1] Spear had been the club's president since 2019. [2] [3]
Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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February 9, 2021 | DF | 20 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [4] |
February 11, 2021 | MF | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [5] |
February 15, 2021 | GK | 44 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [6] |
February 18, 2021 | DF | 15 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [7] |
February 18, 2021 | DF | 24 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [7] |
February 22, 2021 | FW | 19 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [8] |
February 24, 2021 | MF | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [9] |
March 4, 2021 | DF | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [10] |
March 8, 2021 | MF | 88 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [11] |
April 6, 2021 | GK | 13 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [12] |
Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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August 6, 2020 | DF | 5 | ![]() | Retired | Retired | |
December 31, 2020 | DF | 12 | ![]() | Retired | Retired | |
December 31, 2020 | GK | 20 | ![]() | Released | ||
December 31, 2020 | MF | 21 | ![]() | Released | ||
December 31, 2020 | DF | 22 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | |
December 31, 2020 | MF | 80 | ![]() | Released | ||
December 31, 2020 | MF | 93 | ![]() | Released | ||
December 31, 2020 | GK | 94 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | |
December 31, 2020 | MF | 98 | ![]() | Released | ||
December 31, 2020 | MF | 77 | ![]() | ![]() | End of loan | |
February 11, 2021 | DF | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
March 27, 2021 | MF | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | |
April 6, 2021 | MF | 11 | ![]() | ![]() | Free |
March 24, 2021Preseason | Richmond Kickers | 5–0 | Virginia United FC | Richmond, Virginia |
Magalhães ![]() Bolanos ![]() Terzaghi ![]() González ![]() Falck ![]() | Report | Stadium: City Stadium |
March 27, 2021Preseason | Philadelphia Union II | 0–4 | Richmond Kickers | Chester, Pennsylvania |
Report | Bolanos ![]() Monticelli ![]() Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Alves ![]() | Stadium: Power Training Complex |
April 5, 2021Preseason | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, Virginia |
González ![]() Monticelli ![]() Magalhães ![]() | Report | Stadium: City Stadium | ||
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. |
April 10, 2021Preseason | Richmond Kickers | — | Loudoun United | |
Report | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 test within Loudoun United organization. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | FC Tucson | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 40 | |
5 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
6 | North Texas SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 40 | |
7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 38 |
April 17, 20211 | New England Revolution II | 0–3 | Richmond Kickers | Foxborough, MA |
19:00 EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
April 24, 20212 | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Monticelli ![]() González ![]() Morán ![]() Terzaghi ![]() | Report | Murillo ![]() ![]() Mohamed ![]() Pavone ![]() Ibarra ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,606 Referee: John Griggs |
May 2, 20213 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
19:30 EDT | Hundal ![]() ![]() Acosta ![]() Rosales ![]() | Report | Pavone ![]() Vinyals ![]() | Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Adam Brzozowiec |
May 8, 20214 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | Tormenta | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Crisler ![]() Morán ![]() Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Vickers ![]() Vinyals ![]() | Report | Phelps ![]() Eckenrode ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Matthew Franz |
May 22, 20215 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Calvo ![]() | Report | Simpson ![]() Blanco Flores ![]() Kamara ![]() Coan ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,377 Referee: John Matto |
May 29, 20216 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Chattanooga, TN |
18:30 EST | Navarro ![]() Capozucchi ![]() Ruiz ![]() ![]() Galindrez ![]() | Report | Terzaghi ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() Vinyals ![]() Bolduc ![]() | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Ben Meyer |
June 5, 20217 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | New England Revolution II | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Bolduc ![]() Crisler ![]() Monticelli ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Vinyals ![]() | Report | N. Buck ![]() Cayet ![]() Michel ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,360 Referee: JC Griggs |
June 12, 20218 | Forward Madison | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, WI |
20:00 EDT | Barriga Toyama ![]() Tobin ![]() Díaz ![]() Gebhard ![]() | Report | Morán ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Crisler ![]() | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,929 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
June 19, 20219 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Terzaghi ![]() Otieno ![]() Anderson ![]() | Report | Sousa ![]() ![]() Vanacore-Decker ![]() Otieno ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,009 Referee: John Matto |
June 25, 202110 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, NC |
19:00 EDT | Flick ![]() ![]() Kamara ![]() Coan ![]() | Report | Terzaghi ![]() Calvo ![]() ![]() Malgahes ![]() Crisler ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
July 3, 202111 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | North Texas SC | Richmond, VA |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
July 17, 202112 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Falck ![]() Terzaghi ![]() | Report | Curry ![]() Taghvai-Najib ![]() Penn ![]() Poplawski ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,723 Referee: William Steffen |
July 21, 202113 | North Carolina FC | 4–0 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, NC |
19:00 EDT | Kristo ![]() ![]() Coan ![]() ![]() | Report | Morán ![]() Magalhães ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Emma Richards |
July 24, 202114 | Tormenta | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Statesboro, GA |
20:00 EDT | Micaletto ![]() Perez ![]() Liadi ![]() | Report | Crisler ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Calvo ![]() Cole ![]() Anderson ![]() Morán ![]() | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,237 Referee: DeShun Beard |
July 31, 202115 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Terzaghi ![]() Alves ![]() Magalhães ![]() Fitzgerald ![]() Pavone ![]() | Report | Bedoya ![]() Schenfeld ![]() Uzo ![]() Ferriol ![]() Dennis ![]() Corfe ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Sara Griggs |
August 6, 202116 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Toronto, ON |
4:00 PM EDT | Monticelli ![]() Carlini ![]() ![]() Campbell ![]() Goulbourne ![]() | Report | Vinyals ![]() Falck ![]() Aune ![]() Monticelli ![]() | Stadium: BMO Training Ground Referee: Scott Bowman |
August 14, 202117 | Richmond Kickers | 2–2 | New England Revolution II | Richmond, VA |
6:30 PM EDT | Terzaghi ![]() ![]() ![]() Morán ![]() Fitzgerald ![]() González ![]() | Report | Presley ![]() Michel ![]() Verfurth ![]() N. Buck ![]() Kizza ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: John Matto |
August 22, 202118 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, SC |
7:00 PM EDT | Lee ![]() Mejia ![]() | Report | Bolanos ![]() Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Monticelli ![]() | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
August 28, 202119 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Calvo ![]() Crisler ![]() | Report | Flick ![]() Kamara ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Austin Saini |
September 11, 202120 | Forward Madison | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, WI |
8:00 PM EDT | Sierakowski ![]() Leonard ![]() Gebhard ![]() | Report | Calvo ![]() Vinyals ![]() Bolanos ![]() | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
September 17, 202121 | New England Revolution II | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers | Foxborough, MA |
7:00 PM EDT | Rennicks ![]() Rivera ![]() Rozhansky ![]() Rice ![]() Bajraktarevic ![]() N. Buck ![]() | Report | Bolanos ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Anderson ![]() González ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Kenneth Rojas |
September 25, 202122 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Vinyals ![]() Morán ![]() Crisler ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Anderson ![]() | Report | Antonoglou ![]() Petrasso ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,223 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
October 2, 202123 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Bolanos ![]() Magalhães ![]() Terzaghi ![]() Vinyals ![]() Dubose ![]() Pavone ![]() Bolduc ![]() | Report | Ramos ![]() ![]() Ortiz ![]() Pineda ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Matt Franz |
October 6, 202124 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Forward Madison | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Bolanos ![]() | Report | Rad ![]() Craig ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,126 Referee: William Steffen |
October 10, 202125 | North Texas SC | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers | Arlington, TX |
19:30 EDT | Rayo ![]() Lucão ![]() Munjoma ![]() | Report | Calvo ![]() Magalhães ![]() ![]() Morán ![]() | Stadium: Choctaw Stadium Attendance: 622 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
October 16, 202126 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | Forward Madison | Richmond, VA |
18:30 EDT | Cole ![]() ![]() Terzaghi ![]() ![]() Morán ![]() Monticelli ![]() | Report | Trimmingham ![]() Sukow ![]() Leonard ![]() Rad ![]() Tobin ![]() Calvo ![]() Jepson ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: John Matto |
October 23, 202127 | Union Omaha | 2–0 | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, NE |
19:00 EDT | Hurst ![]() ![]() Otieno ![]() ![]() Sousa ![]() | Report | Bolduc ![]() Bolanos ![]() Morán ![]() | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
October 30, 202128 | FC Tucson | 4–2 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, AZ |
22:00 EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only one team from USL League One (league champions), qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup. However in July 2021, the Open Cup was canceled.
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Akira Fitzgerald | 22 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Ian Antley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Scott Thomsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Ivan Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Conor Shanosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Matt Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Amass Amankona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Stanley Alves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Mutaya Mwape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | David Diosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Kyle Venter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Luke Pavone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() | Oalex Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Zev Taublieb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Jonathan Bolanos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Wahab Ackwei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Lee Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Greg Boehme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | Hassan Pinto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Victor Falck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() | Emiliano Terzaghi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
67 | DF | ![]() | Devante Dubose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
77 | MF | ![]() | Charles Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
93 | MF | ![]() | Gianluca Cuomo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | GK | ![]() | Matt Broomall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
98 | MF | ![]() | Ryley Kraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 | USL1 Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 | USL1 Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. | Pos. | Player | USL1 | USL1 Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
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6 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |