| Club: | Richmond Kickers |
| Season: | 2019 |
| League: | USL League One |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | 22 Holdings, LLC |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | David Bulow |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
| Cup1: | USL1 Playoffs |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round (knocked out by North Carolina FC) |
| League Topscorer: | Joe Gallardo (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Joe Gallardo (6) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,936 (March 30 vs. Lansing) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 727 (May 7 vs. Virginia United, USOC) |
| Largest Win: | 6–2 (May 7 vs. Virginia United, USOC) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 (September 10 at North Texas SC) |
| Pattern B1: | _adidas regista 18 white |
| Pattern Sh1: | _adidaswhite |
| Pattern So1: | _3_stripes_on_white_top |
| Leftarm1: | E31735 |
| Body1: | E31735 |
| Rightarm1: | E31735 |
| Shorts1: | E31735 |
| Socks1: | E31735 |
| Pattern B2: | _red_halfshoulders |
| Pattern Sh2: | _red_stripes_adidas |
| Leftarm2: | white |
| Body2: | white |
| Rightarm2: | white |
| Shorts2: | white |
| Socks2: | white |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
The 2019 Richmond Kickers season is a soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. It was the club's 27th season of existence, their 15th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their first season in the newly created USL League One. It was the Kickers' first season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018 to the beginning of the 2020 USL League One season.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 |  | 17 July 1987 | 2019 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | 6 March 1996 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | | 20 April 1994 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | | 31 December 1993 | 2018 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | 23 December 1993 | 2019 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | 13 December 1991 | 2016 | 95 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | | 18 December 1995 | 2019 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 18 |  | 19 October 1996 | 2019 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | | 29 March 1995 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | 16 March 2001 | 2019 | Richmond United | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | | 19 March 1993 | 2015 | 124 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 7 | | 3 November 1991 | 2019 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | | 2 August 1995 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | 12 October 1994 | 2017 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | Alex Ainscough | | 12 April 1995 | 2019 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | 3 September 1996 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | 7 November 1988 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | 9 August 1995 | 2019 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | | 13 December 1995 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | Greg Boehme | | 7 July 1995 | 2018 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 77 | | 28 July 1997 | 2019 | WAFA SC (loan) | 9 | 4 | |||
| 80 | 19 June 1996 | 2019 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 97 | | 29 December 1997 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | | 10 July 1989 | 2019 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | | 1 January 1998 | 2019 | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 15 |  | 4 June 1987 | 2019 | 11 | 2 |
On January 19, 2019, the Kickers revealed their preseason schedule. Richmond played seven matches in the span of just over a month, including five games against collegiate programs and two games against clubs from the USL Championship. All six games took place in the state of Virginia, with the Kickers playing host to five of those games; just one, however, was played at City Stadium.[1]
See main article: 2019 USL League One season.
On December 7, 2018, the league announced the home openers for its inaugural season. Richmond's first-ever match in the league will take place on March 30, 2019, with the Kickers playing host to Lansing Ignite. Richmond will also take part in the home-opening match for Lansing, visiting Cooley Law School Stadium on April 13.[2]
The remainder of the league schedule was released on December 10, 2018. The inaugural USL League One season will consist of 28 matches for the Kickers, with Richmond playing four times against Chattanooga Red Wolves and three times against every other opponent.[3] Richmond will renew their series with Orlando City B and Toronto FC II, both of whom they previously faced in the United Soccer League; they will face all seven other teams for the first time.
See main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup. As a member of USL League One, the Kickers entered the tournament in the First Round, playing on May 7, 2019.[4]
|-|colspan=10 align=center|Players who left Richmond during the season:|}
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Akira Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Scott Thomsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Ivan Magalhães | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Josh Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Daniel Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Joe Gallardo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Matt Bolduc | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Alex Ainscough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Justin Grove | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Eli Lockaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | Jannik Eckenrode | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 31 | DF | Braeden Troyer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 77 | MF | Charles Boateng | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 80 | MF | Mutaya Mwape | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Players who left Richmond during the season: | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Aboubacar Keita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| No. | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akira Fitzgerald | 9 | 0 | 9 | 26 | |
| 23 | Joe Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 94 | Matt Broomall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Josh Hughes | Nashville SC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 2, 2019 | [5] | |
| MF | Amass Amankona | Indy Eleven | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 4, 2019 | [6] | |
| FW | Dennis Chin | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 7, 2019 | [7] | |
| DF | Eli Lockaby | VCU Rams | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 18, 2019 | [8] | |
| MF | Mutaya Mwape | Charlotte Independence | Signed to a one-year contract. | Jan 21, 2019 | [9] | |
| GK | Akira Fitzgerald | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 6, 2019 | [10] | |
| FW | Daniel Jackson |  Bollklubben-46 | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 11, 2019 | [11] | |
| MF | Maxi Rodriguez | San Antonio FC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 22, 2019 | [12] | |
| MF | Jannik Eckenrode | Jammerbugt | Signed to a one-year contract. | Feb 27, 2019 | [13] | |
| DF | Ivan Magalhães | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 19, 2019 | [14] | |
| GK | Matt Broomall | Atlantic City FC | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 20, 2019 | [15] | |
| DF | Sam Moore | Richmond United | Signed to a USL Academy contract. | Mar 20, 2019 | [16] | |
| GK | Joe Rice | VCU Rams | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 20, 2019 | ||
| DF | Wahab Ackwei | New York Red Bulls II | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 21, 2019 | [17] | |
| MF | Alex Ainscough | SpVgg Bayreuth | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 21, 2019 | ||
| FW | Joe Gallardo | SIMA Águilas | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 21, 2019 | [18] | |
| MF | Nick Retzlaff | NC State Wolfpack | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 21, 2019 | ||
| MF | Justin Grove | Charlottesville Alliance | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 22, 2019 | [19] | |
| MF | Lucas Mendes | FC Baltimore | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 22, 2019 | ||
| DF | Luke Pavone |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | Signed to a one-year contract. | Mar 22, 2019 | ||
| FW | Key White | Richmond United | Signed to a USL Academy contract. | Jul 12, 2019 | [20] | |
| MF | Ryley Kraft | OKC Energy FC | Signed to a contract until the end of the season. | Aug 23, 2019 | [21] | |
| DF | Zach Perez | William Paterson University | Signed to a contract until the end of the season. | Sep 5, 2019 | [22] |
| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Aboubacar Keita | Columbus Crew SC | Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. | Mar 6, 2019 | Jun 23, 2019 | [23] [24] | |
| MF | Charles Boateng | WAFA SC | Duration of the 2019 USL League One season. | Mar 18, 2019 | [25] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Prince Agyemang | FK Liepāja | Contract expired. Signed for Liepāja on Jan 9, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [26] | |
| MF | Sam Bacon | Elon Phoenix | Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Elon. | Oct 14, 2018 | [27] [28] | |
| GK | Brandon Barnes | Forward Madison | Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Apr 2, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [29] | |
| FW |  Heviel Cordovés | Memphis 901 | Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Nov 12, 2018. | Oct 14, 2018 | [30] | |
| GK | Kent Dickey | Villanova Wildcats | Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Villanova. | Oct 14, 2018 | [31] | |
| MF | Brandon Eaton | Forward Madison | Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Jan 30, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [32] | |
| FW | Luiz Fernando | Atlanta United 2 | Contract expired. Signed for Atlanta on Nov 19, 2018. | Oct 14, 2018 | [33] | |
| FW | Giuseppe Gentile | Hartford Athletic | Contract expired. Signed for Hartford on Jan 23, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [34] | |
| MF | Raul Gonzalez | Memphis 901 | Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Oct 24, 2018. | Oct 14, 2018 | [35] | |
| MF | Neil Hlavaty | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 14, 2018 | [36] | ||
| MF | Yudai Imura | Contract expired. | Oct 14, 2018 | |||
| MF | Evan Lee | Greenville Triumph | Contract expired. Signed for Greenville on Jan 15, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [37] | |
| MF | Koby Osei-Wusu | Orlando City B | Contract expired. Signed for Orlando on Feb 20, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [38] | |
| GK | Ronnie Pascale | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 14, 2018 | |||
| DF |  Mallan Roberts | Tulsa Roughnecks | Contract expired. Signed for Tulsa on Jan 4, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [39] | |
| DF | Shaun Russell | Forward Madison | Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Mar 25, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [40] | |
| MF | Fred Sekyere | Contract expired. | Oct 14, 2018 | |||
| FW | Brian Shriver | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 14, 2018 | [41] | ||
| GK | Trevor Spangenberg | Birmingham Legion | Contract expired. Signed for Birmingham on Feb 21, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [42] | |
| GK | Zachery Tashjy | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 14, 2018 | [43] | ||
| MF | Oscar Umar | Saint Louis FC | Contract expired. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 5, 2018. | Oct 14, 2018 | [44] | |
| DF | Mekeil Williams | OKC Energy | Contract expired. Signed for OKC on Jan 8, 2019. | Oct 14, 2018 | [45] | |
| DF | Austin Yearwood | New Mexico United | Contract expired. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 6, 2018. | Oct 14, 2018 | [46] |
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Gallardo | First Team | |
| Wahab Ackwei | Second Team |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Joe Gallardo | Greenville Triumph | https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1015759 | |
| 21 | Daniel Jackson | Toronto FC II | https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1042901 |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Akira Fitzgerald | Greenville Triumph | https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1048154 | |
| 28 | Joe Rice | Toronto FC II | https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1055346 |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Red | Red | Red | Match 1 vs. Lansing / 3–2–3 | |
| Away | White | White | White | Match 3 vs. Lansing / 1–1–5 |