List of Richmond Kickers seasons

The Kickers play at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia, and has played in the stadium its entire existence. The stadium is pictured in 2007.

The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia that compete in the USL Professional Division (USL Pro), the third division in the United States. Founded in 1993, the club has had several spells in the second, third and fourth tiers of American soccer. Since 2006, the club has played in whichever league has represented the third division in American soccer.

The Kickers have reached eight league championships in their existence, winning three total; two in the third division and one in the fourth division. In 2005, the Kickers lost to the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division championship, to determine the second division champion that season, making it the strongest season performance in club history. The Kickers have won the U.S. Open Cup once in their history, winning the 1995 edition of the tournament. Their next best Open Cup performance was in 2011, when the Kickers reached the semifinals of the tournament, defeating two MLS sides in the process.

The following is a list of each season completed by the Kickers, inclusive of all competitive competitions. ^[1]

Key

Key to competitions

USL League One (USL L1) – The third division of soccer in the United States, established in 2019. USL Championship (USLC) – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017. USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009. USL Second Division (USL-2) – The third division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009. A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct. American Professional Soccer League (APSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct. USL Select League (USISL) – The third division of soccer in the United States from 1989 through 1997, now defunct. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up Last Wooden Spoon ♦ Golden Boot   Highest average attendance

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals scored GA = Goals against Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name	Goals
1993	3	USISL	16	8	8	0	30	30	0	24	1.50	4th	22nd	R2	DNE	Ineligible		2,433	N/A	N/A
1994		USISL	18	4	14	0	21	43	–22	12	0.67	9th	60th	DNQ				985	N/A	N/A
1995	4	USISL PL	18	15	3	0	47	21	+26	45	2.50	2nd	3rd	W	W			1,109	Rob Ukrop	10
1996	2	USISL SL	18	10	8	0	34	24	+10	30	1.67	2nd	9th	RU	DNQ	CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup	NH	1,255	Ben McKnight	9
1997		A-League	28	15	13	0	41	35	+6	45	1.61	3rd	8th	R1	Ro16	Ineligible		1,925	Rob Ukrop	13
1998		A-League	28	21	7	0	48	22	+26	63	2.25	2nd	3rd	QF	DNQ			2,527	Ihor Dotsenko	11
1999		A-League	28	17	11	0	51	44	+7	51	1.82	6th	11th	R1				2,488	Onandi Lowe	15
2000		A-League	28	20	7	1	42	25	+17	61	2.18	2nd	5th	QF	Ro16			2,192	Dwayne De Rosario	15
2001		A-League	26	16	7	3	47	34	+13	51	1.96	1st	1st	QF	QF			2,436	Kevin Jeffrey	15
2002		A-League	28	13	9	6	44	37	+7	45	1.61	4th	7th	RU	Ro16			2,431	Josh Henderson	16
2003		A-League	28	12	9	7	41	32	+9	43	1.54	6th	11th	DNQ	DNQ			2,273	Kevin Jeffrey	10
2004		A-League	28	17	8	3	44	29	+15	54	1.93	2nd	3rd	QF	QF			2,333	McColm Cephas	12
2005		USL-1	28	10	9	9	28	30	–2	39	1.39	N/A	6th	RU	Ro16			2,754	Matthew Delicâte	8
2006	3	USL-2	20	13	3	4	50	20	+30	43	2.15		1st	W	R2			2,341	Robert Ssejjemba	17
2007		USL-2	20	12	3	5	37	15	+22	41	2.05		1st	RU	QF			2,594	Ricky Schramm	6
2008		USL-2	20	14	4	2	48	20	+28	44	2.20		2nd	SF	Ro16			2,519	David Bulow	11
2009		USL-2	20	11	3	6	39	18	+21	39	1.95		2nd	W	R1	DNQ		2,874	Matthew Delicâte	11
2010		USL-2	20	9	5	6	25	20	+5	33	1.65		2nd	RU	Ro16			2,044	Matthew Delicâte	11
2011		USL Pro	24	12	7	5	35	21	+14	41	1.71	3rd	3rd	SF	SF			2,545	Matthew Delicâte	13
2012		USL Pro	24	11	8	5	31	27	+4	38	1.58	N/A	4th	R1	R3			2,433	Chris Agorsor	8
2013		USL Pro	26	15	1	10	51	24	+27	55	2.12		1st	SF	R3			2,637	Joseph Ngwenya	11
2014		USL Pro	28	13	3	12	53	28	+25	51	1.82		4th	SF	R4			2,679	Matthew Delicâte	16
2015		USL	28	10	7	11	41	35	+6	41	1.46	6th	12th	R1	R4			3,747	Jason Yeisley	8
2016		USL	30	12	9	9	33	26	+7	45	1.50	7th	12th	R1	R3			3,996	Yudai Imura	11
2017	2	USL	32	8	16	8	24	36	–12	32	1.00	14th	25th	DNQ	R3			4,665	Alhaji Kamara	4
2018		USL	34	6	24	4	30	80	–50	22	0.65	15th	31st		R4			3,976	Brian Shriver Heviel Cordovés	7
2019	3	USL L1	28	9	14	5	26	35	–9	32	1.14	N/A	9th		R2			3,468	Joe Gallardo	6
2020		USL L1	16	8	6	2	22	22	0	26	1.63		4th		NH			875	Emiliano Terzaghi	10
2021		USL L1	28	11	10	7	35	35	–1	40	1.43		5th	QF	NH			2,051	Emiliano Terzaghi	18 ♦
2022		USL L1	30	14	7	9	54	35	+19	51	1.70		1st	SF	R4			3,551	Emiliano Terzaghi	17 ♦
2023		USL L1	32	6	15	11	42	55	–13	29	0.91		11th	DNQ	R3			4,786	Emiliano Terzaghi	12
2024		USL L1	22	6	10	6	25	34	–9	24	1.09		8th	QF	R3			4,672	Chandler O'Dwyer	7
Total	–	–	802	378	268	156	1219	993	+226	1290	1.61	–	–	–	–	–		–	Matthew Delicâte	113

^ 1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

References

1. "Richmond Kickers Stats and History".