The 2016 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence. It is also the Kickers' ninth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fifth season.
The Kickers finished the 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.
Non-competitive
Preseason friendlies
Midseason friendlies
Competitive
USL Regular season Standings
Matches
USL Cup
U.S. Open Cup
The Kickers entered the U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the USL, in the second round.
Transfers In
DatePlayerClubFeeJanuary 6, 2016 Sunny Jane Wilmington HammerheadsFreeFebruary 23, 2016 Luiz Fernando Nascimento CorinthiansUndisclosedFebruary 23, 2016 Romulo Peretta CorinthiansUndisclosedMarch 8, 2016 Sawyer Gaffney Richmond Kickers AcademyAcademy signingMarch 14, 2016 Lucas Paulini Atlanta SilverbacksFreeMarch 24, 2016 Jackson Eskay William & Mary TribeFreeApril 5, 2016 Travis Pittman Missouri CometsFree
Out
DatePlayerClubFeeJanuary 6, 2016 George Davis IV Louisville CityFree
Statistics
First team roster No.PositionNationPlayer
Goals and assists No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup TotalGoals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists 14 MF Yudai Imura 10 2 0 0 1 0 11 2 10 FW Sunny Jane 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 9 DF Anthony Grant 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 22 FW Brian Ownby 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 FW Luiz Fernando Nascimento 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 DF Hugh Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 MF Michael Callahan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 FW Jason Yeisley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 MF Lucas Paulini 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 32 MF Scott Thomsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 FW Matthew Delicâte 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 MF Jackson Eskay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 MF Miguel Aguilar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 DF Fred Owusu Sekyere 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 DF Alex Lee 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 MF Travis Pittman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 28 MF Samuel Asante 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total 5 MF Michael Callahan 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 28 MF Samuel Asante 5 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 22 FW Brian Ownby 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 DF Alex Lee 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 DF Fred Owusu Sekyere 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 MF Travis Pittman 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17 FW Jason Yeisley 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 DF Braeden Troyer 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 DF William Yomby 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 FW Sunny Jane 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 DF Hugh Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 DF Anthony Grant 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 MF Lucas Paulini 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 MF Jackson Eskay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 DF Luke Mishu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 MF Chris Durkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50 GK Andrew Dykstra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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