2011 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2011 season
Owner	Rob Ukrop
Head coach	Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium	City Stadium
Regular Season	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 3rd
Playoffs	Divisional Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
Highest home attendance	4,742 vs Dayton Dutch Lions 6 August 2011
Lowest home attendance	743 vs Charlotte Eagles 8 July 2011
Average home league attendance	1,735
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2011 Richmond Kickers season was the Kickers' nineteenth season in existence and their inaugural campaign in the third-tier USL Pro League. Beforehand, the Kickers played in the USL Second Division. Overall, it was the Kickers' sixth-consecutive season playing in the third division of American soccer.

The Kickers had a successful campaign in USL Pro, having the third best overall record in the league. In the playoffs, the Kickers were eliminated by eventual USL Pro Champions, Orlando City S.C. in the division finals. Outside of USL, the Kickers reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup, their deepest run in the domestic tournament since 1995. During their campaign, the Kickers knocked off two MLS sides, the Columbus Crew in the third round, and Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals.

Background

Review

Roster

First team

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season^[1]^[2]		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup^[3]^{[full citation needed]}
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ryan Jones	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	CMR	William Yomby	31	3	24	2	2	0	5	1
3	DF	USA	Jamel Wallace	22	0	16	0	2	0	4	0
4	MF	USA	Luke Vercollone	31	1	24	1	2	0	5	0
5	MF	USA	Ryan Heins	28	4	23	4	2	0	3	0
7	FW	ENG	Matthew Delicâte	29	13	24	10	2	0	3	3
8	MF	BRA	Gerson dos Santos	19	2	16	2	2	0	1	0
9	MF	JPN	Nozomi Hiroyama	25	1	20	0	2	0	3	1
10	FW	USA	David Bulow	30	10	24	4	2	0	4	6
11	FW	USA	Edson Elcock	29	4	22	4	2	0	5	0

Standings

Final standings for the 2011 USL Pro season.

American Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City SC (C)	24	15	6	3	36	16	+20	51	2011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs
2	Wilmington Hammerheads (A)	24	14	3	7	42	30	+12	45	2011 USL Pro Playoffs^[a]
3	Richmond Kickers (A)	24	12	5	7	35	21	+14	41
4	Charleston Battery (A)	24	10	5	9	24	25	−1	35
5	Charlotte Eagles	24	9	6	9	32	29	+3	33
6	Antigua Barracuda	24	9	2	13	32	32	0	29

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.^[4]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:

^ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

Match results

USL Pro

Home team is listed on the left.

Regular Season

April 2, 2011 1	Richmond Kickers	2–0	Orlando City	Richmond, VA
16:00 EDT	Nyzazamba 39' (pen.) Kalungi 45' Delicâte 83'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Mark Gorak

April 9, 2011 2	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, VA
18:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,385

April 15, 2011 3	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Rochester Rhinos	Richmond, VA
20:05 EDT	Callahan 20' Delicâte 24'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Shawn Fitch

April 23, 2011 4	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Charleston Battery	Richmond, VA
17:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,833 Referee: Shaun Papperman

April 30, 2011 5	Dayton Dutch Lions	0–6	Richmond Kickers	Bellbrook, OH
19:30 EDT	Copier 12' Magill 17' Leerdam 68'	Report	5' Delicâte 32' Elcock 60' Heins 66', 70' Bulow 83' 85' Bangura	Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Josh Brocks

May 7, 2011 6	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Wilmington Hammerheads	Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT	dos Santos 65' Delicâte 80'	Report	3' Becerra 44' Mulholland 90' Parratt	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Mark Gorak

May 14, 2011 7	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Harrisburg, PA
19:00 EDT	Pelletier 11' Becerra 56' (pen.) 65' Schofield 69'	Report	53' Vercollone 56' Kalungi 69' Elcock 82' Bangura	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Ian Bongaardt

May 24, 2011 8	Charleston Battery	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Charleston, SC
19:30 EDT	Kelly 26' Paterson 68' Marples 81' Gruenewald 86'	Report	1' Delicâte	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Dan Burak

May 25, 2011 9	Orlando City	2–0	Richmond Kickers	Orlando, FL
19:30 EDT				Stadium: Citrus Bowl

May 28, 2011 10	Richmond Kickers	2–2	F.C. New York	Richmond, VA
19:00 EDT	Heins 37' Nyazamba 53'	Report	52', 79' Brito	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Jim Sadowski

June 12, 2011 11	F.C. New York	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Queens, NY
19:30 EDT				Stadium: Belson Stadium

June 17, 2011 12	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Harrisburg, PA
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex

June 24, 2011 13	F.C. New York	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Garden City, NY
19:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: Motamed Field

July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01) 14	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Rochester Rhinos
		Report

July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04) 15	Dayton Dutch Lions	1–3	Richmond Kickers
		Report
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08) 16	Charlotte Eagles	2–1	Richmond Kickers
		Report

July 9, 2011 (2011-07-09) 17	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Charlotte Eagles
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

July 16, 2011 (2011-07-16) 18	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Antigua Barracuda
		Report
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22) 19	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Los Angeles Blues
		Report
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

July 30, 2011 (2011-07-30) 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–0	Richmond Kickers
		Report		Attendance: 2,005
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

August 6, 2011 (2011-08-06) 21	Richmond Kickers	3–0	Dayton Dutch Lions
		Report

August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10) 22	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–2	Richmond Kickers
		Report		Attendance: 3,461

August 12, 2011 (2011-08-12) 23	Los Angeles Blues	0–0	Richmond Kickers
		Report		Attendance: 255

August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14) 24	Los Angeles Blues	0–0	Richmond Kickers
		Report		Attendance: 0
Note: Rescheduled match following the expunging of Puerto Rican clubs

Playoffs

August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19) Div. Semifinals	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington, NC
19:30 EDT	Nicholson 49' Parratt 99'	Report	47' Heins 100' Goerres	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Moo Hackett
	Penalties
	Budnyy Jata Barrera Cuero Bagley ^[5]		Goerres Bulow Hiroyama Delicate Bangura

August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27) Div. Finals	Orlando City	3–0	Richmond Kickers	Orlando, FL
19:30 EDT	Boden 19' Jerome 45+2' Chin 70'	Report	3' Wallace 89' Kalungi	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

U.S. Open Cup

June 14, 2011 First round	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Dayton Dutch Lions	Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT	Bulow 7' 17' 65' (pen) Bangura 90'	Report	van der Pluijm 59'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Andrew Chapin

June 21, 2011 Second round	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Bulow 17' 41' Delicâte 52' 81'	Report	Severs 30'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Jim Sadowski

June 28, 2011 Third round	Columbus Crew	1–2	Richmond Kickers	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT	Grossman 35'	Report	22' Hiroyama 85' Delicâte	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,846

July 12, 2011 Quarterfinals	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 EDT			66' Bangura 83' (pen.) Bulow	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park

August 30, 2011 Semifinals	Chicago Fire	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EDT	Grazzini 32' (pen.) Oduro 61'	Report	14' Nyazamba 68' 77' Yomy	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 8,909 Referee: Jasen Anno

Notes

^ "Richmond Kickers 2011 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
^ 2014 Richmond Kickers Media Guide (PDF). Richmond Kickers. 2014. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
^ "TheCup.us". Retrieved December 8, 2014.
^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Kickers Beat Hammerheads In Shootout". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

External links

Richmond Kickers Official Website

[table_note_res_PO0.17157100009339-4] The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

[1] "Richmond Kickers 2011 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

[2] 2014 Richmond Kickers Media Guide (PDF). Richmond Kickers. 2014. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[3] "TheCup.us". Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[5] See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Kickers Beat Hammerheads In Shootout". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

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