2018 Richmond Kickers season
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The 2018 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 26th season of existence. It was also the club's 11th season playing in the second tier of American soccer, and their seventh straight season in the United Soccer League, since renamed the USL Championship.
2018 season | |||
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Owner | RKYSC | ||
Head coach | Leigh Cowlishaw (until June 26)[1] David Bulow (since June 27)[2] | ||
Stadium | City Stadium | ||
USL | East: 11th Overall: 22nd | ||
USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Shriver Cordovés (7) All: Shriver Cordovés (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,356 (Jul 26 vs ESP — Friendly) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,957 (May 24 vs PNFC — USOC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,894 | ||
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The Kickers failed to improve on their 2017 campaign, and saw the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time in club history. It was the fourth season in the club's history where they failed to qualify for the postseason. The Kickers finished with six wins, their fewest since 1994, and 24 losses, their most ever. During the season, the Kickers saw their long-time head coach, Leigh Cowlishaw step down from the post, and David Bulow take up coaching duties for the second half of the 2018 season.
On September 11, 2018, the Kickers announced that due to financial issues associated with competing in the main USL, they would self-relegate themselves and become a founding member of USL League One, a new third-tier professional league operated by USL's parent company, United Soccer League (not to be confused with the former name of its top league).[3]