Richmond Kickers Academy

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Richmond Kickers
Full nameRichmond Kickers Academy
Nickname(s)Kickers
Founded2008
Ground Ukrop Park
Richmond, Virginia
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ukrop
Head Coach Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Dotsenko
League U.S. Soccer Development Academy
2010–11Regular Season: 3rd,
South Conference: 8th,
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website

The Richmond Kickers Academy is the official youth system of the Richmond Kickers, a professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia that compete in USL Pro. The Kickers Academy features two youth teams, a U-18 and U-16 side, who both compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Academy also features a Pre-Academy, U-14 side, who also compete in the Academy leagues.

Contents

The Academy was formally founded in 2008.

The Academy

The Kickers Academy is a three-tiered academy featuring the main academy, which includes a U-18 and U-16 team, along with the pre-academy, which includes a U-14 team. The Academy was created in 2008, and succeed the original development team, which was the Richmond Kickers Future, a reserve side that played in the USL Premier Development League. [1]

Rosters

Kickers U-18

Kickers U-16

Pre-Kickers U-14

Oliver

Honors

See also

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References

  1. "RichmondKickers.com". 2007-10-12. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2020-09-11.