# 2017 Richmond Kickers season

The 2017 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence. It was also the Kickers' 10th season playing in the second-tier of American soccer, and their first season in the second division since 2005. The Kickers played in the United Soccer League for their sixth straight season.
For only the third time in the club's history, the Kickers failed to qualify for the playoffs. It was Richmond's first season since 2003 where they failed to qualify. The Kickers amassed a club low, 25 goals in the 32-match season. The club finished 14th out of 15 teams in the USL's Eastern Conference, and finished 26th in the 30-team league. The Kickers also suffered a second round exit in the U.S. Open Cup, losing to amateur outfit, Christos FC. It was the Kickers' shortest spell in the Open Cup since 2009. Off the field, the Kickers enjoyed their highest ever league attendance, averaging 4,665 fans per match.

## Background

The Kickers finished the 2016 season ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, and earned a berth into the 2016 USL Playoffs. Richmond lost in their first round match-up to Louisville City. Midfielder Yudai Imura lead the Kickers with 10 goals in league play and 11 goals across all competitions.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 9 | MF | Oliver | 24 | Puerto Rico FC | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 1 | GK | Marcel DeBellis | 25 | Ottawa Fury | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 8 | DF | Evan Lee | 23 | FC Cincinnati | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 16 | MF | Patrick McCann | 26 | Sligo Rovers | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 22 | GK | Alex Wimmer | 26 | Karlslunds IF | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 15 | DF | Mallan Roberts | 26 | Ottawa Fury | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 12 | MF | Finnlay Wyatt | 22 | Longwood University | Free | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 21 | MF | Chris Durkin | 17 | D.C. United | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 45 | FW | Alhaji Kamara | 23 | D.C. United | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 24 | GK | Eric Klenofsky | 22 | D.C. United | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 3 | DF | Chris Odoi-Atsem | 21 | D.C. United | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 23 | MF | Maxim Tissot | 25 | D.C. United | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | FW | Mikey Minutillo | 25 | 07 Vestur | Free | Mid-season | 2018 | Free |
| 29 | DF | Chris Korb | 29 | D.C. United | Loan | Mid-season | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 70 | FW | Franck Tayou | 27 | San Antonio FC | Free | Mid-season | 2018 | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 8 | DF | Hugh Roberts | 24 | Bethlehem Steel | Free | Pre-season | Free |
| 22 | MF | Brian Ownby | 26 | Louisville City FC | Free | Pre-season | Free |
| 26 | MF | Miguel Aguilar | 23 | D.C. United | End of loan | Pre-season | |
| 27 | MF | Collin Martin | 22 | D.C. United | End of loan | Pre-season | |
| 32 | MF | Scott Thomsen | 23 | Orlando City B | Free | Pre-season | Free |
| 36 | GK | Ronnie Pascale | 40 | | Retired | Pre-season | Retired |

## Competitive
### USL
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 37 |
| 12 | Saint Louis FC | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 36 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 36 |
| 14 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 32 |
| 15 | Toronto FC II | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 25 |

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Squad, appearances and goals

    As of October 19, 2017
Italics indicate player no longer on team roster.
| No. | Nat | Positions | Total | Total | Total | Total | USL | USL | USL Cup | USL Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Nat | Positions | Players | Apps | Goals | Mins | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | | GK | Marcel DeBellis | 3 | 0 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | GK | Alex Wimmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | | GK | Eric Klenofsky | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | GK | Matt Turner | 20 | 0 | 1800 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | | GK | Travis Worra | 9 | 0 | 810 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | | RB, CB | William Yomby | 18 | 0 | 1478 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | CB | Chris Odoi-Atsem | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | LB, CB | Conor Shanosky | 19 | 1 | 1455 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | RB, CB | Evan Lee | 15 | 0 | 775 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | CB | Mallan Roberts | 30 | 1 | 2667 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | RB | Alex Lee | 25 | 0 | 2234 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | LB, CB | Maxim Tissot | 4 | 0 | 340 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | LB, CB | Chris Korb | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | LB | Braeden Troyer | 29 | 0 | 2610 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | | CB | Jalen Robinson | 4 | 0 | 339 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 4 | | MF | Fred Sekyere | 24 | 2 | 1366 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | MF | Finnlay Wyatt | 12 | 0 | 356 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Yudai Imura | 23 | 0 | 1641 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Patrick McCann | 10 | 0 | 703 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Oscar Umar | 14 | 0 | 1259 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Chris Durkin | 11 | 0 | 990 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Jackson Eskay | 9 | 0 | 415 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Raul Gonzalez | 24 | 2 | 1842 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Samuel Asante | 17 | 0 | 1225 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Matt Bolduc | 15 | 2 | 1003 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | | MF | Brandon Eaton | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | | MF | Simon Fitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | | FW | Oliver | 16 | 2 | 877 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Sunny Jane | 25 | 3 | 1532 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Anthony Grant | 16 | 0 | 517 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Mikey Minutillo | 15 | 2 | 813 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | | FW | Alhaji Kamara | 9 | 4 | 717 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | | FW | Franck Tayou | 13 | 1 | 438 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | | FW | Luiz Fernando | 28 | 2 | 1751 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 45 | Alhaji Kamara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Sunny Jane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 4 | Fred Sekyere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Mikey Minutillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Raul Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 32 | Matt Bolduc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 71 | Luiz Fernando | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Conor Shanosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 15 | Mallan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 70 | Franck Tayou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
As of October 17, 2017.