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]
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Seasons
| Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Average attendance |
Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
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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
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9 |
| 1997 | A-League | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 45 | 1.61 | 3rd | 8th | R1 | Ro16 | Ineligible | 1,925 |
Rob Ukrop
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13 | ||
| 1998 | A-League | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 63 | 2.25 | 2nd | 3rd | QF | DNQ | 2,527 |
Ihor Dotsenko
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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
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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
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7 | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | USL L1 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 35 | –9 | 32 | 1.14 | N/A | 9th | R2 | 3,468 |
Joe Gallardo
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6 | |||
| 2020 | USL L1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | 4th | NH | 875 |
Emiliano Terzaghi
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10 | |||||
| 2021 | USL L1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 35 | –1 | 40 | 1.43 | 5th | QF | NH | 2,051 |
Emiliano Terzaghi
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18 ♦ | ||||
| 2022 | USL L1 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | 1.70 | 1st | SF | R4 | 3,551 |
Emiliano Terzaghi
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17 ♦ | ||||
| Total | – | – | 748 | 366 | 243 | 139 | 1152 | 904 | +248 | 1237 | 1.65 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Matthew Delicâte
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113 | |
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, 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.