List of Richmond Kickers seasons
The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia that compete in the USL Professional Division, the [American Association football|soccer pyramid|third division] in the United States. Founded in 1993, the club has had several spells in the second, third and fourth tiers of American soccer. Since 2006, the club has played in whichever league has represented the third division in American soccer.
The Kickers have reached eight league championships in their existence, winning three total; two in the third division and one in the fourth division. In 2005, the Kickers lost to the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division championship, to determine the second division champion that season, making it the strongest season performance in club history. The Kickers have won the U.S. Open Cup once in their history, winning the 1995 edition of the tournament. Their next best Open Cup performance was in 2011, when the Kickers reached the semifinals of the tournament, defeating two MLS sides in the process.
The following is a list of each season completed by the Kickers, inclusive of all competitive competitions.
Key
;Key to competitions- USL League One – The third division of soccer in the United States, established in 2019.
- USL Championship – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
- USL First Division – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
- USL Second Division – The third division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
- A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct.
- American Professional Soccer League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct.
- USL Select League – The third division of soccer in the United States from 1989 through 1997, now defunct.
- U.S. Open Cup – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
- CONCACAF Champions League – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
| 1st or W | Winners |
| 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
| Last | Wooden Spoon |
| ♦ | Golden Boot |
| Highest average attendance |
;Key to league record
- Season = The year and article of the season
- Div = Level on pyramid
- League = League name
- Pld = Played
- W = Games won
- L = Games lost
- D = Games drawn
- GF = Goals scored
- GA = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- PPG = Points per game
- Conf = Conference position
- Overall = League position
- DNE = Did not enter
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- NH = Competition not held or canceled
- QR = Qualifying round
- PR = Preliminary round
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = First round
- R2 = Second round
- R3 = Third round
- R4 = Fourth round
- R5 = Fifth round
- QF = Quarterfinals
- SF = Semifinals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
Seasons
1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.2. Top goalscorer includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.