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| fullname = Richmond Kickers Soccer Club
| nickname = ''Roos''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1993}}
| stadium = [[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]]<br />[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]]
| capacity = 6,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/city-stadium/ |title=City Stadium |website=www.richmondkickers.com | access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref>
| owner = 22 Holdings, LLC (majority)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/978487-richmond-kickers-announce-new-ownership |title=Richmond Kickers Announce New Ownership |first=Patrick |last=Wood |date=December 18, 2018 |website=Richmondkickers.com |access-date=May 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124124450/https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/978487-richmond-kickers-announce-new-ownership |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />RKYSC (minority)
| chrtitle = Chairman
| chairman = [[Robert Ukrop]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Darren Sawatzky]]
| league = [[USL League One]]
| season = [[2025 USL League One season|2025]]
| position = USL League One, 13th of 14
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'''Richmond Kickers''' is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] club based in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. The Kickers compete as a member of [[USL League One]] (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a [[USL League Two|United States Interregional Soccer League]] (now USL League Two) [[expansion team]], which at the time, was the fourth tier of soccer in the United States.

The club's majority owner is 22 Holdings, LLC. [[Darren Sawatzky]] has been the club's manager since 2019, taking over for [[David Bulow]]. 

The Kickers play their home league matches at [[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]], with a reduced capacity of 6,000 seats for most matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/city-stadium/ |title=City Stadium |website=www.richmondkickers.com | access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> City Stadium has been the club's primary home since 1995. The club has one primary supporters group: the Red Army, who sit in Section O of the stadium. Richmond has rivalries with fellow Mid-Atlantic and Deep South soccer clubs including the [[Charleston Battery]] and [[Greenville Triumph SC|Greenville Triumph]]. The Kickers had an intrastate rivalry with the [[Virginia Beach Mariners]], where the two sides competed for the [[James River Cup]] until the Mariners folded in 2009.

The Kickers played their inaugural match on May 8, 1993, winning 1–0 over the now defunct [[Columbia Spirit]]. Richmond has won eight trophies over the course of their history including four regular season titles across the second, third, and fourth divisions, and three playoffs championships across the third and fourth divisions. The club has won the [[U.S. Open Cup]] once, [[1995 U.S. Open Cup|winning the domestic cup in 1995]]. The club earned a berth into the 1996 [[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]], but ultimately did not play in the tournament.

Today the club is one of the most well-attended USL League One teams, with an average of 3,000 to 4,000 fans per match.<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 USL League One Attendance|url=https://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2022-usl-league-one-attendance/|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref>

The team has been known to develop several players who have notable soccer careers. Some notable players who played for the Richmond Kickers include, [[Derrick Etienne (footballer, born 1974)|Derrick Etienne]], [[Dwayne De Rosario]], and [[Matt Turner (soccer)|Matt Turner]]. Some players who played a majority of their career with Richmond include [[Matthew Delicâte]], [[Yomby William]], [[Robert Ukrop]], and [[Kevin Jeffrey]].

==History==

===1993–2019===
The Richmond Kickers were founded in 1993 and played their inaugural season in the [[United Soccer Leagues|United States Interregional Soccer League]] (USISL), which, at the time, represented the third division of the [[American soccer pyramid]]. The team originally played their home matches on the campus of the [[University of Richmond]] and targeted players specifically from Virginia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Professional soccer comes to campus|url=http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver/imageserver.pl?oid=COL19930304&key=&getpdf=true|access-date=June 1, 2012|newspaper=The Collegian|date=March 4, 1993}}</ref> After a poor season in 1994, the club self-relegated to the newly formed fourth-tier [[USL Premier Development League|USISL Premier League]], now known as the [[USL League Two]]. During the [[1995 USISL Premier League season|1995 season]], the Kickers battled to a 15–3 winning season and went on to win the first ever USISL Premier League championship, defeating the now-defunct [[Cocoa Expos]] in the championship. That same season, Richmond won their only, [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]] championship. The following year, Richmond chose to rejoin the third division, where they reached the [[USISL Select League]] championship, only to lose to the [[California Jaguars]] in the finals.

For the next nine seasons, Richmond played in the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, earning the Commissioner's Cup twice, in 1998 and 2001, as well as earning two conference championships. However, the club was never able to secure a division two league championship, their closest coming in 2005, when the Kickers fell to the [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]] in the 2005 USL First Division Championship. After the 2005 season, the Kickers ownership self-relegated the team back into the third division, citing possible financial problems for the club if they remained in the second tier.<ref name="Kickers realign into USL2">{{cite news
| title = Kickers realign into USL2
| url = http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/111980.html
| publisher = RichmondKickers.com
| date = October 25, 2005
| access-date = June 10, 2008}}</ref> Since joining the third division, the Kickers have had tremendous success, making it to at least the playoff semifinals each season they have played in the third division. Additionally, the Kickers have won two third division premierships and two third division championships during their spell.

In September 2005, the club retired [[Rob Ukrop]]'s #6 jersey. Ukrop played for the inaugural 1993 Kickers and the 1995 [[U.S. Open Cup]] team, joined the [[New England Revolution]] at the launch of [[Major League Soccer]] before returning midway through the 1996 season to play out his career in his hometown.

Richmond Kickers have not only experienced league success, but have been perennial contenders in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. In the [[2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2007 U.S. Open Cup]], the Kickers defeated the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of the first division, [[Major League Soccer]], 1–0 in the third round of competition.<ref name="Kickers oust LA Galaxy in Open Cup">{{cite news
| title = Kickers oust LA Galaxy
| url = http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/192553.html
| publisher = RichmondKickers.com
| date = July 11, 2007
| access-date = July 11, 2007}}</ref> The Kickers won their First Round match of the [[2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2008 U.S. Open Cup]], beating the [[Fredericksburg Gunners]] of the [[USL Premier Development League|PDL]] with a final scoreline of 3–0.<ref name="Kickers disarm Gunners in 3-0 win">{{cite news
| title = Kickers disarm Gunners in 3–0 win
| url = http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/255652.html
| publisher = RichmondKickers.com
| date = June 11, 2008
| access-date = June 11, 2008}}</ref> The Kickers won their second-round game over the [[Western Mass Pioneers]] 2–1 before being eliminated from the Cup in the third round by MLS side, and defending USOC champion, [[New England Revolution]], 3–0.  In the 2011 US Open Cup the Kickers made a Cinderella run, defeating MLS clubs [[Columbus Crew]] and [[Sporting Kansas City]] to reach the semi-finals, before falling to the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]].

The Kickers briefly sponsored two developmental teams of their own: [[Richmond Kickers Future]] and [[Richmond Kickers Destiny]]. Future played in the men's [[USL Premier Development League]] from 2002 to 2008, while the Destiny played in the women's [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|USL W-League]] from 2004 to 2009. The Kickers entered a multi-year deal to become the USL Pro affiliate of [[D.C. United]] in 2013, and continued that affiliation through 2018.<ref name="kickersdcunited">{{cite web | url=http://www.dcunited.com/news/2013/01/dc-united-richmond-kickers-announce-landmark-affiliation | title=D.C. United, Richmond Kickers announce landmark affiliation | publisher=D.C. United | date=January 24, 2013 | access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> [[Loudoun United FC]] was launched as a fully owned-and-operated affiliate of D.C. United for the 2019 [[USL Championship]] season, presumably ending the Kickers' affiliation tenure.<ref>{{cite news  |url= https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 |title= Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019 |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>

===USL League One era and new ownership (2019–present)===
After two losing seasons in the second-division [[USL Championship]], the Kickers announced that they were self-relegating and becoming inaugural members of the new third division league, [[USL League One]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/948990-richmond-kickers-named-a-usl-division-iii-founding-member|title=RICHMOND KICKERS NAMED A USL DIVISION III FOUNDING MEMBER|last=Wood|first=Patrick|date=September 11, 2018|website=Richmond Kickers|language=en-us|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.com/sports/richmond-kickers/richmond-kickers-will-join-a-new-league-transitioning-to-third/article_e1d6e41c-4ca3-5cae-ace1-a3c77561331b.html|title=Richmond Kickers will join a new league, transitioning to third division of U.S. Soccer|last=Times-Dispatch|first=ADAM CULLER Richmond|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=September 11, 2018 |language=en|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> In addition to joining a new league, the Kickers announced that 22 Holdings, LLC, an organization consisting of former Davidson College soccer players and led by former Kickers player [[Rob Ukrop]], had acquired a controlling interest in the team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/978487-richmond-kickers-announce-new-ownership|title=Richmond Kickers Announce New Ownership|last=Wood|first=Patrick|date=December 18, 2018|website=Richmond Kickers|language=en-us|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> The former majority owners, the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club, would continue holding a minority interest in the team and operating as the team's youth organization.<ref name=":0" />

==Colors and badge==
[[Image:Richmondkickers.png|thumb|Crest of Richmond Kickers used from 1993 to 2011|alt=Richmond Kickers spelled out in blue and red lettering respectively, with a soccer ball underneath.]]
[[File:Richmond Kickers Logo 2012 to 2024.svg|thumb|200px|Crest of the Richmond Kickers used from 2012 to 2024.]]
The Kickers' primary colors are red and white, having been so since the beginning of the 2001 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kickers Logo Narrative|url=http://www.richmondkickers.com/About/logonarrative/index_E.html|website=Richmondkickers.com|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref> Their kits are manufactured by [[Adidas]], as they have been since at least 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Front of Jersey Sponsor Unveiled|url=http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/615047.html|website=Richmondkickers.com|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kickers Unveil 2009 Jersey Saturday|url=http://www.richmondkickers.com/youth/318353.html|website=Richmondkickers.com|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref> In March 2012, the Kickers revealed a new logo designed by branding firm yogg llc to celebrate 20 years since their inception. Along with the new crest, the club also announced they would be using a third uniform with the colors from their first season in 1993, green and blue.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/458/20895 | title=Richmond Kickers unveil new logo | publisher = Potomac Soccer Wire | date=March 6, 2012 | access-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref>  They also have a black kit they have used during the 2013 season.

For the 2022 season, the club released "legacy kits" for the season which included the club's original green color in the home kits. The club used the original 1993 logo in the kits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richmond Kickers 30th Anniversary Legacy Kits Launched |url=https://www.footyheadlines.com/2022/03/richmond-kickers-30th-anniversary.html |website=Footy Headlines |access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2025, the club released their third logo, featuring an interlocking R and K, as well as alternative logos featuring a [[kangaroo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hylton |first1=David |title=A new look for the Kickers: ‘The club wouldn’t exist without Richmond' |url=https://www.12onyourside.com/2025/01/29/new-look-kickers-club-wouldnt-exist-without-richmond/ |website=WWBT |publisher=12onyourside.com |access-date=January 31, 2025 |date=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

==Stadium==
* [[E. Claiborne Robins Stadium]], [[University of Richmond]], [[Richmond, Virginia]] (1993–1994)
* [[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]], [[Richmond, Virginia]] (1995–present)

==Club culture==

===Supporters===
The Kickers' supporters groups sit in section O of City Stadium. The two supporters groups are the ''River City Red Army'', which formed in 2010, and the ''Scuffletown Social Club'', which formed in 2020.

===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) which the team with the most points at the conclusion of all scheduled matches between the two teams would win. 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 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=James River Cup |url=http://richmondkickers.com/aleague/news/88600.html |website=Richmond Kickers |access-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029021024/http://richmondkickers.com/aleague/news/88600.html |archive-date=October 29, 2006}}</ref>

====Winners====
* 2008: [[Virginia Beach Piranhas|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]]

==Players and staff==

===Current roster===
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{{updated|July 11, 2025|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/roster/|title=Richmond Kickers roster archive|website=Richmond Kickers|publisher=[[United Soccer League]]|access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref>}}
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{{Fs player|no=4|nat=USA|name=[[Simon Fitch]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=CHI|name=[[Maxi Schenfeld]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=USA|name=Ryan Baer|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Tacoma Defiance]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=USA|name=Landon Johnson|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=USA|name=Josh Kirkland|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GER|name=[[Nils Seufert]]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|name=James Vaughan|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=UGA|name=Jonathan Kanagwa|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=19|nat=HON|name=[[Darwin Espinal]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GER|name=Adrian Billhardt|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=USA|name=[[Marcelo Lage]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|name=[[Chandler O'Dwyer]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|name=[[Emiliano Terzaghi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=USA|name=Matt Bolduc|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=USA|name=[[Beckett Howell]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=USA|name=James Sneddon|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=USA|name=Griffin Garnett|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=41|nat=USA|name=Brendan Dobzyniak|pos=DF|other={{Cref2|A|name=1|1}}}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=USA|name=Grafton Kahl|pos=DF|other={{Cref2|A|name=1|1}}}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=USA|name=Andrew Richman|pos=MF|other={{Cref2|A|name=1|1}}}}
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<small>{{Cnote2|A|group=1|n=1|USL Academy Contract}}</small>
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===Reserves and academy roster===
{{further|Richmond Kickers Academy}}

===Club management===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:#E31735; color:white;" scope="col" colspan=2|Front office
|-
{{Fb cs staff |p=Chairman and CEO|s=[[Robert Ukrop]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |p=President and COO|s=Camp Peery}}
|-
!style="background:#E31735; color:white;" scope="col" colspan=2|Coaching staff
|-
{{Fb cs staff |p=Chief Sporting Officer and Head Coach|s=[[Darren Sawatzky]]}}
{{Fb cs staff|p=Head Assistant Coach|s=Mika Elovaara}}
|- 
{{Fb cs staff |p=Assistant coach|s=[[Conner Cappelletti]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |p=Goalkeeping coach|s=Evan Munn}}

{{Fb cs footer
 | u = February 1, 2023
 | s = [https://www.richmondkickers.com/front-office/ Richmond Kickers Front Office]
 | date = February 1, 2023
}}

===Head coaching history===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Name
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Lennon
|
|-
| 1994
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Kerr, Sr.]]
|
|-
| 1995–1996
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Viollet]]
| Led team to only [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] title and USISL championship
|-
| 1997
| {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Kohlenstein
|
|-
| 1998–1999
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Colin Clarke (footballer born 1962)|Colin Clarke]]
|
|-
| 2000–2018
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leigh Cowlishaw]]
| Longest tenured coach in club history
|-
| 2018–2019
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Bulow]]
|
|-
| 2019–present
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darren Sawatzky]]
|
|}

==Honors==

===League===
* '''[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]] (Second Tier)'''
** '''Regular Season''' (1): 2001
* '''[[USL Second Division]]/[[USL Championship|USL Pro]]/[[USL League One]] (Third Tier)'''
** '''Regular Season''' (4): 2006, 2007, 2013, 2022
** '''Playoffs''' (2): 2006, 2009
* '''[[USL Premier Development League|USISL Premier League]] (Fourth Tier)'''
** '''Playoffs''' (1): 1995

===Cup===
* '''[[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]'''
** '''Winners''' (1): 1995

===International===
* Participations in '''[[CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]''': [[1996 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|1996]]

=== Other ===
* '''Bon Secours Cup'''
** '''Winners''' (2): 2019, 2020
* '''James River Cup'''
** '''Winners''' (7): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

==Record==

===Year-by-year===
{{Main|List of Richmond Kickers seasons}}
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Kickers. For the full season-by-season history, see: ''[[List of Richmond Kickers seasons]]''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=11|League
!colspan=2|Position
!rowspan=2|Playoffs
!rowspan=2|[[U.S. Open Cup|USOC]]
!rowspan=2|[[CONCACAF|Continental]]
!rowspan=2|Average attendance
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Top goalscorer(s)
|-
!Div
!League
!Pld
!W
!L
!D
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Pts
!PPG
!Conf.
!Div.
|-
| '''[[2020 Richmond Kickers season|2020]]'''
| rowspan=5 | 3
| [[2020 USL League One season|USL L1]]
| 16 || 8 || 6 || 2 || 22 || 22 || 0 || 26
| 1.63
| N/A
| 4th
| DNQ
| [[2020 U.S. Open Cup|NH]]
| rowspan=5 | DNQ
| 875
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Emiliano Terzaghi]]
| 10
|-
| '''[[2021 Richmond Kickers season|2021]]'''
| [[2021 USL League One season|USL L1]]
| 28 || 11 || 10 || 7 || 35 || 36 || –1 || 40
| 1.43
| N/A
| 5th
| [[2021 USL League One season#Playoffs|R1]]
| [[2021 U.S. Open Cup|NH]]
| 2,075
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Emiliano Terzaghi]]
| style=background:#FAECC8;"|18 ♦
|-
| '''[[2022 Richmond Kickers season|2022]]'''
| [[2022 USL League One season|USL L1]]
| 30 || 14 || 7 || 9 || 54 || 35 || +19 || 51
| 1.70
| N/A
| bgcolor=gold|1st
| [[2022 USL League One season#Playoffs|R1]]
| [[2022 U.S. Open Cup#Round of 32|R4]]
| 3,551
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Emiliano Terzaghi]]
| style=background:#FAECC8;"|17 ♦
|-
| '''[[2023 Richmond Kickers season|2023]]'''
| [[2022 USL League One season|USL L1]]
| 32 || 6 || 15 || 11 || 42 || 55 || –13 || 29
| 0.91
| N/A
| 11th
| DNQ
| [[2023 U.S. Open Cup#Third round|R3]]
| 4,786
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Emiliano Terzaghi]]
| 12
|-
| '''[[2024 Richmond Kickers season|2024]]'''
| [[2024 USL League One season|USL L1]]
| 22 || 6 || 10 || 6 || 25 || 34 || –9 || 24
| 1.09
| N/A
| 8th
| [[2024 USL League One season#Playoffs|QF]]
| [[2024 U.S. Open Cup#Third round|R3]]
| 4,515
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chandler O'Dwyer]]
| 7
|}
<small>{{note|1}}1. '''Avg. attendance''' include statistics from league matches only.</small><br />
<small>{{note|2}}2. '''Top goalscorer(s)''' includes all goals scored in league, league playoffs, [[U.S. Open Cup]], [[CONCACAF Champions League]], and other competitive continental matches.</small>

===History vs. Major League Soccer===
* 3/15/97&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 3 vs. [[Columbus Crew]] 1 (UR Stadium)
* 6/17/97&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– [[D.C. United]] 4 vs. Richmond Kickers 2 (UR Stadium)
* 7/23/97&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– [[MetroStars]] 3 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 (UR Stadium)
* 6/14/00&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (2nd Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 3 vs. [[Colorado Rapids]] 0 (UR Stadium)
* 7/25/00&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– [[San Jose Earthquakes]] 2 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 ([[Spartan Stadium (San Jose)|Spartan Stadium]])
* 4/1/01&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 0 vs. [[Dallas Burn]] 0 (UR Stadium)
* 7/24/01&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (4th Rd)&nbsp;– [[D.C. United]] 2 vs. Richmond Kickers 1 ([[RFK Stadium]])
* 4/13/02&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 0 vs. [[D.C. United]] 1 (UR Stadium)
* 7/17/02&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– [[Columbus Crew]] 3 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 ([[Crew Stadium]])
* 4/5/03&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[D.C. United]] 1 (UR Stadium)
* 7/21/04&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (4th Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 2 vs. [[D.C. United]] 1 (UR Stadium)
* 8/4/04&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)&nbsp;– [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] 1 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 (UR Stadium)
* 8/3/05&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (4th Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[D.C. United]] 3 (UR Stadium)
* 7/10/07&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] 0 (UR Stadium)
* 3/22/08&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 3 vs. [[D.C. United]] 0 (UR Stadium)
* 7/1/08&nbsp;- U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;- [[New England Revolution]] 3 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 (Veteran's Stadium)
* 6/30/10&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (4th Rd)&nbsp;– [[D.C. United]] 2 vs. Richmond Kickers 0 ([[George Mason Stadium]])
* 6/28/11&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 2 vs. [[Columbus Crew]] 1 ([[Crew Stadium]])
* 7/12/11&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 2 vs. [[Sporting Kansas City]] 0 ([[Livestrong Sporting Park]])
* 8/30/11&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)&nbsp;– [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] 2 vs. Richmond Kickers 1  ([[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]])
* 5/29/12&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (3rd Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[D.C. United]] 2 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])
* 7/17/15&nbsp;– U.S. Open Cup (4th Rd)&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[Columbus Crew SC]] 3 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/open-cup-tournaments/2015-usoc/fourth-round/150617-usoc-r4-richmond-kickers-v-columbus-crew-sc|title=Richmond Kickers vs. Columbus Crew SC - 2015 U.S. Open Cup - Fourth Round|website=Ussoccer.com|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

===International competition===
* 7/16/04&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[Nottingham Forest]] 1 (UR Stadium)
* 7/25/09&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones]] 0 (UR Stadium)
* 7/1/14&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[Mexico national under-21 football team|Mexico U21]] 1 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])
* 7/31/14&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 0 vs. [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] 3 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])
* 7/19/15&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 1 vs. [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] 2 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])
* 7/16/16&nbsp;– Exhibition&nbsp;– Richmond Kickers 2 vs. [[Swansea City A.F.C.]] 0 ([[City Stadium (Richmond)|City Stadium]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/920711.html |title=RICHMOND 2, SWANSEA CITY 0 - Richmond Kickers |website=www.richmondkickers.com |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720093116/http://www.richmondkickers.com/home/920711.html |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 7/16/25 – Exhibition – Richmond Kickers 1 vs. C.D. Leganés 1 (City Stadium)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}
* [http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/professional/soccer/kickers/ Richmond Times Dispatch: Richmond Kickers]

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