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The Ivy, Richmond's pre-professional women’s soccer team here! What is W League, the league the team will participate in? Semi-professional and amateur women’s soccer actually preceded the fully professional game in the US. The first …

On Tuesday, April 2nd, the Kickers will host a second round US Open Cup match against the Maryland Bobcats of the National Independent Soccer Association. This will be the second match of the tournament for both clubs; the Kickers defeated Christos …

On March 4th, the Richmond Kickers announced who they had been drawn against for the 2024 edition of the US Open Cup. With all the chaos surrounding this year’s Cup, it is a minor miracle that they even got games on the field. But all the boar…

The offseason for the Richmond Kickers and USL has already started with major moves and shake-ups. Usually in the Off-season for Lower League clubs, the news can be slow and If you are not following some details can be left behind. We decided to bri…

We sit here a few days after North Carolina FC gained “promotion” to the USL Championship by winning the league title in penalty kicks vs Charlotte Independence.  We turn our attention to the offseason and the feeling of “we g…

With the season coming to an end and playoffs out of sight, we got a chance to sit down with Head Coach Darren Sawatzky about team focus on youth, roster building, and how he views this season.    EB- Of course, the season hasn’t l…

The 2022-2023 Richmond are starting to hit their groove and a large part of that is the role Justin Sukow is playing in the midfield. With the departure of Ethan Bryant to Sporting Kansas City, a lot of Richmond Kickers supporters were wondering &ld…

On April 6th, the latest round of the US Open Cup will take place. The Richmond Kickers will take on Cleveland SC. Cleveland SC plays in the Rust Belt Conference of the NPSL where they finished 1st in their division and made it to the Regional Final…

15- Tony Williams There’s something about one club players. As a fan, you can start to convince yourself that, no matter what, they’re really there for the town and it’s not just that’s where their first job happened to be. …

16- Peter Luzak We’ve been on a bit of a defense streak in the countdown, and that continues with our next entry.  A standout for six seasons at the start of the new millennium, Peter Luzak provided a physical presence on the backline fo…