2013 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2013 season
Owner	Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club
Head coach	Leigh Cowlishaw
Stadium	City Stadium
USL Pro	1st
USL Pro Playoffs	Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Highest home attendance	4,921; vs. Orlando City SC (August 14; USL Pro Regular Season)
Lowest home attendance	787; vs. Icon FC (May 21; U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	League: 2,637; Playoffs: 3,402; Cup: 2,770
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The 2013 Richmond Kickers season was the soccer club's twenty-first season of existence. It was the Kickers' seventh-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their third season. The Kickers finished the season atop the USL Pro table, but lost in the playoff semifinals.

Competitions

Preseason

February 22, 2013	Richmond Kickers	3–0	George Mason Patriots	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Bulow 58' Sekyere 60' Oldham 88'	Report		Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 2, 2013	Richmond Kickers	1–4	Carolina RailHawks	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Thomas 72'	Report	Ackley 30' Shriver 33', 76', 81'	Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 500

March 12, 2013	Richmond Kickers	1–1	William & Mary Tribe	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT				Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 16, 2013	Richmond Kickers	0–1	Georgetown Hoyas	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT			Neumann	Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 19, 2013	Richmond Kickers	6–1	Longwood Lancers	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Townsend x 3 Nyazamba x 2 Johnson			Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 23, 2013	Richmond Kickers	3–2	VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

March 26, 2013	Richmond Kickers	3–0	James Madison Dukes	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT				Stadium: City Stadium

USL Pro

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Richmond Kickers (C)	26	15	10	1	51	24	+27	55	Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2	Orlando City (A)	26	16	6	4	54	26	+28	54	Playoffs
3	Charleston Battery (A)	26	13	6	7	48	29	+19	45
4	Harrisburg City Islanders (A)	26	14	2	10	55	39	+16	44
5	Charlotte Eagles (A)	26	10	11	5	44	39	+5	41

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)

Match results

April 6, 2013 1	Richmond Kickers	0–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Kalungi 31'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 13, 2013 2	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Charleston Battery	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ngwenya 23' Townsend 32', 68' own goal 87' (o.g.)	Report	Wilson 45'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Mark Gorak

April 20, 2013 3	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Rochester Rhinos	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Callahan 45+' Ngwenya 51' (pen.) Yeisley 66' Nyazamba 84'		Luzunaris 3' Earls 28' Kyrikasis 50' Brettschneider 55' Rosenlund 76' Fernández 87'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Mark Kocilek

May 3, 2013 4	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 EDT	Parratt 40' Davidson 57'	Report	Vercollone 73' Seaton 90'	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Chris Spivey

May 4, 2013 5	Richmond Kickers	3–3	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ownby 14' Nyazamba 34' Shanosky 90+2'	Report	Yates 48' Asante 59' Thornton 62' Smith 79' Francis 90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Matthew Franz

May 11, 2013 6	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Antigua Barracuda FC	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ngwenya 18', 22', 44' Vercollone 48'	Report	Thomas 35'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: J.T. Alukonis

May 17, 2013 7	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Los Angeles Blues	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ngwenya 37'	Report	Perez 88'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,836 Referee: Charles Carson

May 24, 2013 8	Richmond Kickers	2–0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Robinson 60' Seaton 66' Callahan 85'	Report	Langley 76'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,813 Referee: Brandon Marion

May 31, 2013 9	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Phoenix FC	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Robinson 30' Arbelaez 58' Seaton 83'	Report	Morrison 87'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,694 Referee: Ben Hichak

June 8, 2013 10	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Wilmington Hammerheads	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Davies 78'	Report	Perry 79'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Jeff Davis

June 14, 2013 11	Richmond Kickers	4–0	Antigua Barracuda FC	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Robinson 24' Ownby 56', 77' Haboush 85'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Charles Carson

June 22, 2013 12	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Whitecaps FC 2	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ngwenya 54'	Report	Manneh 22'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Matthew Franz

June 29, 2013 13	Orlando City SC	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT	Burke 58'	Report	Seaton 57' Ownby 77' 78'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,842 Referee: Patrick O'Brian

June 30, 2013 14	VSI Tampa Bay FC	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Plant City, Florida
19:35 EDT	Donatelli 57' Toby 71' Chin 83'	Report	Davies 42' Ownby 80'	Stadium: Plant City Stadium Attendance: 249 Referee: Don Dellavia

July 6, 2013 15	Dayton Dutch Lions	2–3	Richmond Kickers	Beavercreek, Ohio
19:30 EDT	Swartzendruber 4' Garner 40' Westdijk 80' Preciado 87'	Report	Lee 47' Vercollone 57', 59' Seaton 71'	Stadium: Beavercreek High School Attendance: 405 Referee: Mike Farmer

July 12, 2013 16	Rochester Rhinos	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Rochester, New York
19:35 EDT	Hoxie 90' Kyriazis 90+1'	Report	Vercollone 65' Nyazamba 75' Ownby 90+3'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Steve Montanino

July 13, 2013 17	Harrisburg City Islanders	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT	Basso 26' Touray 90'	Report	Davies 75' Seaton 77'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,568 Referee: Darth Newman

July 19, 2013 18	Phoenix FC	2–2	Richmond Kickers	Phoenix, Arizona
22:30 EDT	Schafer 22' Ramos 23', 45' Vickers 66'	Report	Yomby 67' Davies 75' Johnson 90'	Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Jesus Cisneros

July 21, 2013 19	Los Angeles Blues	1–2	Richmond Kickers	Fullerton, California
16:00 EDT	Fondy 5'	[1]	Ownby 76' Bulow 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Cal State Fullerton Titan Stadium Attendance: 756 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

July 23, 2013 20	Whitecaps FC 2	1–2	Richmond Kickers	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 EDT	Manneh 90+'	Report	Delicâte 15' Shanosky 63'	Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Referee: Alain Ruch

July 28, 2013 21	Richmond Kickers	0–0	VSI Tampa Bay FC	Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Michael Samaan

August 2, 2013 22	Charlotte Eagles	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 EDT		Report	Ngwenya 72'	Stadium: Queens University Stadium Attendance: 652 Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning

August 3, 2013 23	Charleston Battery	5–2	Richmond Kickers	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EDT	Falvey 23' Azira 25', 84' Kelly 48' Cordoves 90+'	Report	Lee 45' Delicâte 72'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Patrick Baker

August 10, 2013 24	Richmond Kickers	5–2	Dayton Dutch Lions	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Delicâte 6', 39' Ownby 37', 67' Robinson 47'	Report	Garner 38' Kalungi 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Mark Gorak

August 14, 2013 25	Richmond Kickers	2–0	Orlando City SC	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Delicâte 24', 29'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,921 Referee: Charles Carson

August 17, 2013 26	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT	Angulo 65'	Report	Ngwenya 68'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Ron Dambrosia

USL Pro Playoffs

August 24, 2013 Quarterfinals	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Dayton Dutch Lions	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Ownby 34' Ngwenya 66'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Charles Carson

August 30, 2013 Semifinals	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT	Callahan 11'	Report	Ramirez 31' Thornton 38'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup

May 21, 2013 Second round	Richmond Kickers	4–1	Icon FC	Richmond, Virginia
20:00 EDT	Nyazamba 11', 85' Ngwenya 25' (pen.) own goal 62' (o.g.)	Report	Duka 9'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 787 Referee: Mark Gorak

May 28, 2013 Third round	Richmond Kickers	0–0 (2–4 p)	D.C. United	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 EDT	Yeisley 57' Delicâte 73' Dykstra 120'	Report	Pontius 82' Korb 90' 113' Ruiz 117'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,752
	Penalties
	Görres Ngwenya Vercollone Robinson		De Rosario Kitchen DeLeon Riley

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	USA	Ryan Taylor	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	ENG	Ryan Jones	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	CMR	Yomby William	28	1	24	1	2	0	2	0
3	DF	USA	Shane Johnson	19	1	17	1	2	0	0	0
4	MF	USA	Luke Vercollone	26	5	22	5	2	0	2	0
5	MF	USA	Michael Callahan	27	2	23	1	2	0	2	1
7	FW	ENG	Matthew Delicâte	17	6	15	6	0	0	2	0
8	MF	USA	Joseph Haboush	12	1	11	1	1	0	0	0
9	MF	COL	Juan Arbelaez	15	0	13	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF	USA	David Bulow	8	1	6	1	1	0	1	0
11	FW	USA	Evan Fowler	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	USA	Brian Ownby (on loan from Houston Dynamo)	19	7	17	7	0	0	2	0
14	MF	USA	Nate Robinson	27	4	23	4	2	0	2	0
15	MF	USA	Vaughn Fowler	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	USA	Casey Townsend (on loan from D.C. United)	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0
17	FW	USA	Jason Yeisley	14	1	13	1	1	0	0	0
18	DF	USA	Alex Lee	20	1	18	1	0	0	2	0
20	MF	CAN	Philippe Davies	20	1	18	1	1	0	1	0
21	MF	USA	Conor Shanosky (on loan from D.C. United)	14	2	12	2	0	0	2	0
23	DF	GER	Sascha Görres	22	0	19	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF	USA	Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	UGA	Henry Kalungi	24	0	20	0	2	0	2	0
27	FW	ZIM	Joseph Ngwenya	22	11	18	9	2	1	2	1
29	FW	JAM	Michael Seaton (on loan from D.C. United)	16	5	13	5	1	0	2	0
33	DF	USA	Taylor Kemp (on loan from D.C. United)	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	USA	Andrew Dykstra (on loan from D.C. United)	24	0	20	0	2	0	2	0
99	MF	ZIM	Stanley Nyazamba	22	4	18	2	2	2	2	0

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
8	MF	Joseph Haboush	VCU Rams	Free	February 12, 2013	^[2]
18	DF	Alex Lee	FC Dallas	Free	March 5, 2013	^[3]
9	DF	Juan Arbelaez	VCU Rams	Free	March 15, 2013	^[4]
27	MF	Joseph Ngwenya	D.C. United	Free	April 11, 2013	^[5]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	MF	Nozomi Hiroyama	Unattached	Retirement	August 30, 2012	^[6]
22	GK	Ronnie Pascale	Unattached	Retirement	November 14, 2012	^[7]
	MF	Ryan Heins	Unattached	Not signed
	MF	Bobby Foglesong	Unattached	Not signed
	MF	Gerson Dos Santos	Unattached	Not signed

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
50	GK	Andrew Dykstra	D.C. United	April 3, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[8]
33	DF	Taylor Kemp	D.C. United	March 19, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[9]
24	MF	Collin Martin	D.C. United	July 17, 2013	July 24, 2013	^[10]
12	MF	Brian Ownby	Houston Dynamo	March 22, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[11]
29	FW	Michael Seaton	D.C. United	March 19, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[9]
21	DF	Conor Shanosky	D.C. United	March 19, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[9]
16	FW	Casey Townsend	D.C. United	March 19, 2013	August 30, 2013	^[9]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source

References

^ "KICKERS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP". Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ "KICKERS SIGN HOMEGROWN TALENT". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
^ "KICKERS SIGN ALEX LEE". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ "KICKERS SIGN ARBELAEZ". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "KICKERS SIGN NGWENYA". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^ "Kickers' Hiroyama announces retirement". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
^ "PASCALE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
^ "D.C. United loans goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra to the Richmond Kickers". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Four to the Richmond Kickers". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^ "Collin Martin loaned to Richmond". dcunited.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^ "KICKERS ACQUIRE OWNBY ON LOAN". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

[1] "KICKERS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP". Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[2] "KICKERS SIGN HOMEGROWN TALENT". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

[3] "KICKERS SIGN ALEX LEE". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.

[4] "KICKERS SIGN ARBELAEZ". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[5] "KICKERS SIGN NGWENYA". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

[6] "Kickers' Hiroyama announces retirement". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

[7] "PASCALE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

[8] "D.C. United loans goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra to the Richmond Kickers". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

[dcu4-9] "Four to the Richmond Kickers". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

[10] "Collin Martin loaned to Richmond". dcunited.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

[11] "KICKERS ACQUIRE OWNBY ON LOAN". richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

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