Richmond Kickers Future was an American soccer team based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2002 as part of the development system of the Richmond Kickers USL Second Division franchise, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.
The team played its home games at Sports Backers Stadium. The team's colors were red, white and black.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup20024USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20034USL PDL1st, Mid AtlanticConference SemifinalsDid not qualify20044USL PDL3rd, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20054USL PDL1st, Mid AtlanticNational Semifinals2nd Round20064USL PDL5th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20074USL PDL6th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify20084USL PDL6th, Mid AtlanticDid not qualifyDid not qualify
Honors USL PDL Eastern Conference Champions 2005 USL PDL Mid Atlantic Division Champions 2005 USL PDL Mid Atlantic Division Champions 2003
James River Cup The James River Cup was an annual competition held between the Richmond Kickers and the Virginia Beach Mariners (formerly Hampton Roads Mariners) in which the team with the most points at the conclusion of all scheduled matches between the two teams. The Cup was held every year since 1996 with the exception of 1997 and 2001 when Virginia Beach did not field a team. In 2007, the Virginia Beach team was disbanded.
For the 2008 season, the James River Cup was contested between the Richmond Kickers organization and the Hampton Roads Piranhas organization. The cup went to the organization that had the most points in games between their PDL and W-League teams. The series ended up tied 2-2-1, with the Piranhas winning the Cup on goal difference.
Winners 2008: Hampton Roads Piranhas 2007: Not Held 2006: Virginia Beach Mariners 2005: Richmond Kickers 2004: Richmond Kickers 2003: Richmond Kickers 2002: Richmond Kickers 2001: Not Held 2000: Richmond Kickers 1999: Richmond Kickers 1998: Richmond Kickers 1997: Not Held 1996: Hampton Roads Mariners
Head coaches Martin Dell (2005–2006) Ihor Dotsenko (2007) Kyle Lessig (2008)
Stadia University of Richmond Stadium; Richmond, Virginia (2003–2008) Cary Street Field; Richmond, Virginia (2004) Sports Backers Stadium; Richmond, Virginia (2005–2008) Average attendance Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html and from Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/. 2002: 136 (35th in PDL) 2003: 88 (47th in PDL) 2004: 129 (48th in PDL) 2005: 124 (45th in PDL) 2006: 151 (50th in PDL) 2007: 154 (56th in PDL) 2008: 720 (14th in PDL)
References
External links Richmond Kickers