| 2022 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | 22 Holdings, LLC | |||
| Head coach | Darren Sawatzky | |||
| Stadium | City Stadium | |||
| USL League One | 1st | |||
| USL1 Playoffs | Semifinalist | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Terzaghi (18) All: Terzaghi (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,000 vs. GVL (October 15) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,011 vs. CHA (April 9) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,173 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. TUC (April 2) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs. CLT (May 11, USOC) | |||
The 2022 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 30th season of existence, their fourth season in USL League One, and their 18th season in the third tier of American soccer. The Kickers were led by third-year head coach, Darren Sawatzky. The USL League One season started on April 2 and concluded on October 15, 2022.
The Kickers had their strongest regular season showing since 2013, winning the USL League One regular season title. The Kickers finished the season with 51 total points, five clear of second place, with 14 wins, seven losses, and nine draws. Striker, Emiliano Terzaghi, for the third season, led the Kickers and USL League One in goals with 18 goals.
Outside of USL League One, the Kickers participated in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, and the 2022 USL League One Playoffs, for their first-place finish during the regular season. The Kickers reached the fourth round of the Open Cup, before losing to Major League Soccer expansion side, Charlotte FC. The Kickers will begin the Playoffs in the semifinal round on October 29.
The Kickers began the 2021 season in April due to the ongoing issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the regular season had the Kickers routinely along the playoff line, before a six-match winning streak in September saw the club finish in fifth place, and qualify for the USL Playoffs, marking the first time since 2016 the Kickers qualified for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Kickers were eliminated by FC Tucson in the opening round.
Striker Emiliano Terzaghi was the league's top scorer, scoring 18 goals.
| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2021 | MF | 8 | | | Loan option exercised | [1] |
| December 16, 2021 | FW | 9 | | | Free | [2] |
| January 20, 2022 | DF | 22 | | | Free | [3] |
| January 25, 2022 | DF | 5 | | | Free | [4] |
| February 3, 2022 | MF | 11 | | | Free | [5] |
| February 8, 2022 | MF | 27 | | | Free | [6] |
| February 9, 2022 | MF | 99 | | | Free | [7] |
| February 10, 2022 | DF | 2 | | | Free | [8] |
| February 15, 2022 | MF | 20 | | | Free | [9] |
| February 17, 2022 | GK | 29 | | | Academy contract | [10] |
| February 22, 2022 | MF | 4 | | | Free | [11] |
| March 31, 2022 | FW | 23 | | | Free | [12] |
| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Position | No. | Name | Loan to | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2022 | GK | 31 | | | End of season | [13] |
| February 12 | Loudoun United | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers | Leesburg, VA |
| 14:00 EDT | Liadi | Report | Terzaghi Bentley | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 0 |
| February 19 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Chowan Hawks | Wyndham, VA |
| 14:00 EST | Stadium: Striker Soccer Complex |
| February 24 | High Point Panthers | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | High Point, NC |
| 12:00 EST | Stadium: Vert Stadium Attendance: 192 |
| February 26 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Loudoun United | Wyndham, VA |
| 14:00 EST | Stadium: Striker Soccer Complex Attendance: 0 |
| March 2 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Buies Creek, NC |
| 12:00 EST | Williams | Report | Terzaghi | Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex Attendance: 135 |
| March 5 | UNCG Spartans | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Greensboro, NC |
| 13:00 EST | Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium |
| March 9 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | William & Mary Tribe | Richmond, VA |
| 13:00 EST | Bolduc | Report | Nwegbo | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 352 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Kickers (X) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 46 | |
| 3 | Tormenta FC (C) | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 43 | |
| 5 | Union Omaha | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: April 10, 2022.
Source: USL League One
| April 21 | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | FC Tucson | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Terzaghi Aune Vinyals Payne Barnathan Bentley Olsen | Report | Sunday Allen Moss | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| April 92 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Richmond, VA |
| 18:30 EDT | Morán Aune Terzaghi Bolduc | Report | Damm Folla Vanacore-Decker Zayed Ulysse Desdunes | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,771 Referee: Matt Franz |
| April 163 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Chattanooga, TN |
| 19:00 EDT | Capozucchi Espinoza Avilez Hernández | Report | Morán Aune Terzaghi | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| April 244 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, NC |
| 16:00 EDT | Dutey Talboys Mbuyu | Report | Terzaghi Baima Bentley Cole | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Alex Billeter |
| May 75 | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | Forward Madison | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Terzaghi Crisler Vinyals Aune | Report | Cassini Jones Murillo Osmond Crisler Breno | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| May 146 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Terzaghi Gordon Ritchie Barnathan Morán Payne | Report | Meza Touche Bawa | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Ben Meyer |
| May 288 | North Carolina FC | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, NC |
| 19:00 EDT | McLaughlin Skelton Fernandes | Report | Terzaghi Bentley Aune Ritchie | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| June 19 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Candela Aune Crisler Baima Morán | Report | Bement Benton Cardona | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: John Matto |
| June 410 | Richmond Kickers | 2–2 | Tormenta | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Ritchie Crisler Payne | Report | Sharifi Thorn Billhardt | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Anya Voigt |
| June 1111 | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | Charlotte Independence | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Bryant Bentley Fitch | Report | Vint Dutey Ciss Rocha | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Nicholas Karnovsky |
| June 1812 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Vinyals Bentley Terzaghi Bolanos Fitzgerald | Report | Vanacore-Decker Norman Cornwall Folla | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Amiel Aleman |
| June 2313 | Forward Madison | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, WI |
| 20:00 EDT | Thiam Streng Cassini Dean | Report | Crisler Vinyals Gordon Ritchie Bentley Morán | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Brian Wood |
| June 297 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, AZ |
| 22:00 EDT | Weir | Report | Terzaghi Bolanos | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,688 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández |
| Note: Match rescheduled from May 20 due to multiple COVID positives in the Kickers' organization. [14] | ||||
| July 214 | Richmond Kickers | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Bentley Payne Terzaghi Bolanos Gordon | Report | Young Anderson Sommersall | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 815 | Charlotte Independence | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, NC |
| 19:00 EDT | Mbuyu Amaya Ibarra Rocha | Report | Candela Bolanos Gordon | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,544 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 1616 | Richmond Kickers | 1–3 | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Gordon Bryant Ritchie Bentley Barnathan Pavone | Report | Labovitz Smart Gavilanes Pilato Fenton | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| July 2317 | Central Valley Fuego | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers | Fresno, CA |
| 22:00 EDT | Falck Hornsby Partida Cerritos Strong | Report | Payne Barnathan Aune Fitzgerald Candela | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
| July 2718 | North Carolina FC | 2–3 | Richmond Kickers | Cary, NC |
| 19:00 EDT | Adams Flick | Report | Molina Terzaghi Barnathan | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Josiah Parke |
| August 219 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Windsor, CO |
| 21:00 EDT | Damm Rogers Nortey | Report | Terzaghi Vinyals Fitzgerald | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Attendance: 4,759 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| August 620 | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Morán Vanacore-Decker Terzaghi | Report | Machell Calixtro Garcia | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,170 Referee: John Matto |
| August 1321 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, SC |
| 19:00 EDT | Brown Polak | Report | Terzaghi | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,924 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| August 2022 | Central Valley Fuego | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Fresno, CA |
| 19:00 EDT | Falck Smith Villarreal North Schenfeld | Report | Bolanos Aune Terzaghi Bentley | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,193 Referee: Robert Vincze |
| August 2723 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Union Omaha | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Bolanos Payne Vanacore-Decker Terzaghi | Report | Jiba Meza Doyle | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,886 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 724 | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | Tormenta | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Terzaghi Morán Bolanos Aune Candela | RIC Report Soccerway Rpt | Billhardt Dengler Nembhard Phelps Adeniyi Bush | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| September 1425 | Union Omaha | 2–3 | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, NE |
| 19:00 EDT | Scearce Gil Touche Doyle | Report | Vanacore-Decker Gordon Payne Vinyals | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,610 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 1726 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | Chattanooga, TN |
| 19:00 EDT | Tejera Lombardi Navarro Espinoza Mehl Galindrez | Report | Bolanos Ritchie Terzaghi Gordon | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| September 2427 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Central Valley Fuego | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Bryant Bolanos Crisler | Report | Ramos Schenfeld Bijev Crisler S. Chavez | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| October 228 | Tormenta | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Statesboro, GA |
| 19:00 EDT | Adeniyi Otieno | Report | Terzaghi Aune Barnathan | Stadium: Optim Health System Field Referee: Alefo Calume |
| October 829 | Forward Madison | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, WI |
| 19:00 EDT | Report | Gordon Fitch | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| October 1530 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, VA |
| 19:00 EDT | Terzaghi Pavone | Report | Coutinho Cox-Ashwood | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
| October 29Semi Finals | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Richmond, VA |
| 18:00 EDT | Fitch Crisler Morán | Report | Villalobos Mehl Texeira Mentzingen | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| April 6Second round | Northern Virginia FC (USL2) | 0–1 | | Leesburg, VA |
| 20:00 EDT | Laghjibi Campbell | Report | Olsen Terzaghi | Stadium: Virginia Revolution Sportsplex Attendance: 575 Referee: Nicholas Karnovsky |
| April 20Third round | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | | Richmond, VA |
| 18:30 EDT | Aune Olsen Candela Morán Bryant Terzaghi | Report | Marriott Almubaslat DiLuzio João Silva Campo Tonon | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| May 11Fourth round | Richmond Kickers (USL1) | 1–5 | | Richmond, VA |
| 18:30 EDT | Morán | Report | Sobociński Ríos Reyna Gaines Shinyashiki | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
Mumford joins for a second season with the Kickers after spending the entire 2022 season working with the team and goalkeeping coach Akira Fitzgerald. While not appearing in a USL League One match last season, Mumford played between the pipes on loan at NPSL side Grove Soccer United which also played its home matches at City Stadium.