2014 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2014 season
Owner Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
Head Coach England Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium City Stadium
USL Pro 4th
USL Pro Playoffs Semi-Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer Matthew Delicâte (14)
Highest home attendance League: 3,562
(August 23 v. Orlando City)
All: 7,851
(July 28 v. Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance League: 2,135
(July 12 v. Sacramento)
All: 511
(March 1 v. U. of Maryland)
Average home league attendance League: 2,572
All: 1,848
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2014 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, seventh-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, and their third-consecutive season playing in USL Pro. For the second season, the Kickers reached the semifinals of the USL Pro playoffs, before losing to the Harrisburg City Islanders. The Kickers finished shy of defending their regular season title, finishing in fourth place in the league table. In the Open Cup, the Kickers were eliminated in the fourth round proper by Major League Soccer outfit, New England Revolution.

First team squad

As of 30 March 2014

First team roster

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Romig, AndrewAndrew Romig      United States
1 Goalkeeper Taylor, RyanRyan Taylor      United States
2 Defender William, YombyYomby William      Cameroon
3 Defender Johnson, ShaneShane Johnson      United States
4 Midfielder Vercollone, LukeLuke Vercollone      United States
5 Midfielder Callahan, MichaelMichael Callahan      United States
7 Midfielder Delicâte, MatthewMatthew Delicâte      England
8 Defender Roberts, HughHugh Roberts      United States
9 Forward Hanley, TishanTishan Hanley      United States
11 Forward Davis IV, GeorgeGeorge Davis IV      United States
12 Midfielder Caskey, AlexAlex Caskey (on loan from D.C. United)     United States
14 Midfielder Martin, CollinCollin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)     United States
15 Forward Porter, KyleKyle Porter (on loan from D.C. United)     United States
16 Forward Arbelaez, JuanJuan Arbelaez      Colombia
17 Forward Yeisley, JasonJason Yeisley      United States
18 Defender Lee, AlexAlex Lee      United States
20 Defender Hall, MatheauMatheau Hall      United States
21 Defender Robinson, JalenJalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)     United States
23 Defender Görres, SaschaSascha Görres      Germany
25 Defender Kalungi, HenryHenry Kalungi      Uganda
27 Midfielder Spitz, ShayShay Spitz      New Zealand
28 Midfielder Asante, SamuelSamuel Asante      Ghana
29 Forward Seaton, MichaelMichael Seaton (on loan from D.C. United)     Jamaica
31 Goalkeeper Willis, JoeJoe Willis (on loan from D.C. United)     United States
32 Midfielder Moreland, LyndseyLyndsey Moreland      United States
36 Defender Basso, StephenStephen Basso      United States
Forward François, ChristianoChristiano François (on loan from D.C. United)     Haiti

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
27 FW New Zealand Shay Spitz United States Orange County Blues Free transfer November 21, 2013 [1]
28 MF Ghana Samuel Asante United States Charlotte Eagles Free transfer November 22, 2013 [2]
11 FW United States George Davis IV United States Orange County Blues Free transfer February 28, 2014 [3]
8 DF United States Hugh Roberts United States George Mason Patriots Free transfer March 7, 2014 [4]
9 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Tishan Hanley United States RVA FC Free transfer April 25, 2014 [5]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
31 GK United States Joe Willis United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
21 FW Haiti Christiano François United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
24 MF United States Collin Martin United States D.C. United February 26, 2014 [6]
15 DF United States Steve Birnbaum United States D.C. United March 22, 2014
29 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton United States D.C. United March 22, 2014
19 MF Canada Kyle Porter United States D.C. United April 4, 2014 [7]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular Season U.S. Open Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States Ryan Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions and results

Preseason

USL Pro

Main article: 2014 USL Pro season

Overall Standings

Pos
Team
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 28 19 5 4 56 24+32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28+21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38+16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28+25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31+5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25+4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33+2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 461 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 4715 033
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 375 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 4914 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 407 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 5423 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 6335 22

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification:1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.
Standings updated as of September 7, 2014
Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[8][9]

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

Exhibitions

References

  1. "Spitz signs on". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 21, 2013.
  2. "Asante Arrival: Charlotte Eagles Standout Inks Deal with Richmond". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. November 22, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. "Davis IV Signs With Kickers". Richmond Kickers. USLSoccer.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. "Kickers sign Hugh Roberts". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. "Kickers sign Tishan Hanley". Richmond Kickers. RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Payne, Rebecca (February 26, 2014). "Willis, Martin, Francois are first to report to Richmond". D.C. Unite. DCUnited.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  7. Bromley, Ben. "Steve Birnbaum and Kyle Porter to be loaned to the Richmond Kickers". Black and Red United. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  8. "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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