The 2020 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 28th season of existence, their 16th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their second season in the newly created USL League One. It is the Kickers' second season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. Initially, the preseason began on February 8, 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on March 24, 2020. The regular season was originally scheduled to begin on March 28, 2020, and conclude on September 24, 2020.
On March 13, 2020, it was announced that the regular season would be delayed for at least two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season was slated to begin on March 28, 2020, but was delayed to April 11, 2020, before being indefinitely postponed. The season began with a truncated 16-match season (instead of 28) beginning on July 25, 2020, and concluded on October 24, 2020 (a month later than originally planned).
The 2020 season saw the club return to a winning record for the first time since 2016. Additionally, the club's 4th-place finish was the Kickers' best regular season performance since 2014. Despite the record, the club on the final day of the season failed to reach the USL Championship Game after losing at home to Chattanooga. Striker, Emiliano Terzaghi, scored 10 goals during the season, which was the best performance by a striker for the Kickers since Yudai Imura in 2016. Terzaghi had a 0.63 goals per game average, which was the best performance by a striker for Richmond since Robert Ssejjemba in 2006.
Roster
. No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Akira Fitzgerald GK 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 Defenders 3 Scott Thomsen DF 2018 Orlando City B 0 0 4 Ivan Magalhães DF 2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 5 Conor Shanosky DF 2016 Louisville City 0 0 18 Wahab Ackwei DF 2019 New York Red Bulls II 0 0 20 Luke Pavone DF 2019 Hapoel Petah Tikva 0 0 Midfielders 8 Amass Amankona MF 2019 Indy Eleven 0 0 11 Matt Bolduc MF 2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 0 0 28 Greg Boehme MF 2018 VCU Rams 0 0 77 Charles Boateng MF 2019 WAFA SC (loan) 0 0 80 Mutaya Mwape MF 2019 Charlotte Independence 0 0 98 Ryley Kraft MF 2020 OKC Energy 0 0 Forwards
Non-competitive
Preseason exhibitions
Midseason exhibitions
Competitive
USL League One
Standings
Results by matchday
Match results USL League One released their full schedule for the 2020 season on December 20, 2019, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Richmond's 2020 season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a modified 16-game schedule was released on July 10 with the first three games. The full schedule was released on July 17.
Notes
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL League One club, Richmond was to enter the competition in the second round. Their fixture was initially scheduled to begin on April 7, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 17, 2020, the competition was cancelled.
Bon Secours Cup The Bon Secours Cup is a two-legged regular season series between USL League One's two southeastern clubs: the Richmond Kickers and the Greenville Triumph. The team with the best aggregate record wins the series. The aggregate score was 4–4 after two matches, but the Kickers won 2–1 on away goals.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |rowspan="1"|1 | FW | 32 |align="left"| Emiliano Terzaghi | 10 | 0 |10 |- |rowspan="4"|2 | FW | 15 |align="left"| Oalex Anderson | 2 | 0 |2 |- | MF | 17 |align="left"| Jonathan Bolanos | 2 | 0 |2 |- | MF | 98 |align="left"| Ryley Kraft | 2 | 0 |2 |- | DF | 4 |align="left"| Ivan Magalhães | 2 | 0 |2 |- |rowspan="4"|3 | MF | 7 |align="left"| Matt Bolduc | 1 | 0 |1 |- | FW | 9 |align="left"| Stanley Alves | 1 | 0 |1 |- | FW | 10 |align="left"| Mutaya Mwape | 1 | 0 |1 |- | MF | 23 |align="left"| Victor Falck | 1 | 0 |1
Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- | 1 | MF | 98 |align="left"| Ryley Kraft | 4 | 0 |4
|rowspan="2"|2 | DF | 3 |align="left"| Ian Antley | 3 | 0 |3 |- | MF | 7 |align="left"| Matt Bolduc | 3 | 0 |3 |- |rowspan="6"|4 | DF | 3 |align="left"| Scott Thomsen | 1 | 0 | 1 |- | FW | 10 |align="left"| Mutaya Mwape | 1 | 0 |1 |- | MF | 17 |align="left"| Jonathan Bolanos | 1 | 0 |1 |- | DF | 18 |align="left"| Wahab Ackwei | 1 | 0 |1 |- | MF | 21 |align=left| Greg Boehme | 1 | 0 |1 |- | MF | 31 |align=left| Mumbi Kwesele | 1 | 0 |1
Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=120|Player | colspan="3"|USL1 | colspan="3"|U.S. Open Cup | colspan="3"|Total |- !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- || 2 || DF ||align=left| Ian Antley || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- || 3 || DF ||align=left| Scott Thomsen || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 4 || DF ||align=left| Ivan Magalhães || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 7 || MF ||align=left| Matt Bolduc || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 10 || FW ||align=left| Mutaya Mwape || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 11 || MF ||align=left| David Diosa || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 12 || DF ||align=left| Kyle Venter || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 14 || MF ||align=left| Luke Pavone || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 17 || MF ||align=left| Jonathan Bolanos || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 18 || DF ||align=left| Wahab Ackwei || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 21 || MF ||align=left| Greg Boehme || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 23 || DF ||align=left| Victor Falck || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 31 || MF ||align=left| Mumbi Kwesele || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 32 || FW ||align=left| Emiliano Terzaghi || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 77 || MF ||align=left| Charles Boateng || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 93 || MF ||align=left| Gianluca Cuomo || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 98 || MF ||align=left| Ryley Kraft || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan="3"|Total !! 24 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 24 !! 1 !! 0
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource GK San Antonio FC Free FW Huracán Las Heras Free MF Real Unión Free MF Åtvidabergs FF Free FW Tacoma Defiance Free
Out
Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource FW Real Monarchs Free transfer MF Gottne IF End of contract FW End of contract MF End of contract MF End of contract DF Columbus Crew End of loan MF End of contract MF Detroit City End of contract DF End of contract FW Tormenta Free transfer DF Forward Madison Free transfer FW Michigan Stars Free transfer GK New England Revolution II Free transfer
Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource FW WAFA 2-year loan
Loan out Pos.PlayerLoaned toBeginningEndSource DF North Carolina Tar Heels FW North Carolina Tar Heels
Awards
USL League One Player of the Month
MonthPlayerRef September Emiliano Terzaghi
USL League One Goal of the Month
MonthPlayerRef July Emiliano Terzaghi
USL League One Player of the Week
WeekPlayerOpponentRef 11 Ivan Magalhães Union Omaha
USL League One Goal of the Week
WeekPlayerOpponentRef 2 Emiliano Terzaghi Greenville Triumph 5 Ivan Magalhães FC Tucson
USL League One Team of the Week
WeekPlayerPositionOpponentRef 3 Akira Fitzgerald GK Forward Madison 4 Ian Antley DF FC Tucson Emiliano Terzaghi FW FC Tucson 5 Ivan Magalhães DF Forward Madison 6 Ian Antley DF New England Revolution II 7 Ryley KraftMFGreenville Triumph Emiliano TerzaghiFWGreenville Triumph 8 Ryley KraftMFFC Tucson Emiliano TerzaghiFWFC Tucson 11 Ivan MagalhãesDFUnion Omaha Ryley KraftMFUnion Omaha Emiliano TerzaghiFWUnion Omaha 13 Emiliano TerzaghiMFNorth Texas SC Jonathan BolanosMFNorth Texas SC
References