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.

Roster

First team

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

Standings

Final standings for the 2011 USL Pro season.

Division standings

Pos	Team	GP	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
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]
(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.

• ^Note 1 - The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

Overall Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City (C)	24	15	6	3	36	16	+20	51	Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL PRO Playoffs
2	Wilmington Hammerheads (A)	24	14	3	7	42	30	+12	45	2011 USL PRO Playoffs
3	Richmond Kickers (A)	24	12	5	7	35	21	+14	41
4	Rochester Rhinos (A)	24	12	4	8	31	23	+8	40
5	Harrisburg City Islanders (A)	24	10	7	7	37	30	+7	37
6	Charleston Battery (A)	24	10	5	9	24	25	−1	35
7	Charlotte Eagles	24	9	6	9	32	29	+3	33
8	Los Angeles Blues (A)	24	8	9	7	34	29	+5	33	2011 USL PRO Playoffs
9	Antigua Barracuda	24	9	2	13	32	32	0	29
10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A)	24	7	6	11	23	32	−9	27	2011 USL PRO Playoffs
11	F.C. New York	24	6	7	11	27	37	−10	25
12	Dayton Dutch Lions	24	2	6	16	21	54	−33	12

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.^[5]
(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.

Match Results

USL Pro

Home team is listed on the left.

Regular Season

Richmond Kickers v Orlando City

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

Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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

Richmond Kickers v Rochester Rhinos

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

Richmond Kickers v Charleston Battery

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

Dayton Dutch Lions v Richmond Kickers

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

Richmond Kickers v Wilmington Hammerheads

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

Harrisburg City Islanders v Richmond Kickers

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

Charleston Battery v Richmond Kickers

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

Orlando City v Richmond Kickers

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

Richmond Kickers v F.C. New York

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

F.C. New York v Richmond Kickers

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

Harrisburg City Islanders v Richmond Kickers

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

F.C. New York v Richmond Kickers

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

Richmond Kickers v Rochester Rhinos

July 1, 2011 14	Richmond Kickers	1 – 2	Rochester Rhinos
		Report

Dayton Dutch Lions v Richmond Kickers

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

Charlotte Eagles v Richmond Kickers

July 8, 2011 16	Charlotte Eagles	2 – 1	Richmond Kickers
		Report

Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Eagles

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

Richmond Kickers v Antigua Barracuda

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

Richmond Kickers v Los Angeles Blues

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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Richmond Kickers

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

Richmond Kickers v Dayton Dutch Lions

August 6, 2011 21	Richmond Kickers	3 – 0	Dayton Dutch Lions
		Report

Wilmington Hammerheads v Richmond Kickers

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

Los Angeles Blues v Richmond Kickers

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

Los Angeles Blues v Richmond Kickers

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

Playoffs

Wilmington Hammerheads v Richmond Kickers

August 19, 2011 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 [6]		Goerres Bulow Hiroyama Delicate Bangura

Orlando City v Richmond Kickers

August 27, 2011 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

Richmond Kickers v Dayton Dutch Lions

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

Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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

Columbus Crew v Richmond Kickers

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

Sporting Kansas City v Richmond Kickers

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

Chicago Fire v Richmond Kickers

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

See also

• Richmond Kickers
• 2011 in American soccer
• 2011 USL Professional Division
• 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Notes

1. "Richmond Kickers 2011 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
2. 2014 Richmond Kickers Media Guide (PDF). Richmond Kickers. 2014. p. 29. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
3. "TheCup.us". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
4. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
5. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
6. "Kickers Beat Hammerheads In Shootout". Retrieved August 20, 2011.

External links

• Richmond Kickers Official Website