Kickers Travel To Spokane For Saturday Night Clash

Last Time Out

• Richmond (0-2-1) claimed a 1–0 victory over in-state foe Loudoun United FC on April 1 at City Stadium, advancing to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32.
• The Kickers discovered a 96th-minute winner, as Lucca Dourado fired dwelling a Tarik Pannholzer help to safe the victory and ship the Kickers via within the U.S. Open Cup.
• Goalkeeper Yann Fillion led a Kickers backline that held sturdy, developing with key stops to maintain the sport degree via stoppage time.
• Richmond solely allowed two photographs on objective throughout 96 minutes of motion. 
• With the end result, the Kickers at the moment are 31-9-2 all-time at City Stadium in U.S. Open Cup competitors.

thirty fourth Season Synopsis

• The Kickers start the 2026 season with a brand new look roster that includes 9 returners and 13 newcomers.
• Richmond returns it’s high objective scorer from a season in the past as Darwin Espinal enters 2026 off a marketing campaign which noticed the El Progreso, Honduras native rating 9 targets together with eight from exterior the field.
• The Kickers additionally return striker Josh Kirkland who added eight targets a season in the past and captain Dakota Barnathan who will look to anchor the midfield in his fifth season with the crew.
• Richmond includes a new look backline with the addition of goalkeeper Yann Fillion and backs Ethan Kos, Sam Layton, Daniel Moore, Mujeeb Murana and Sean Vinber
• Founded in 1993 and coming into their thirty fourth season total, the Kickers stand because the longest constantly working skilled soccer crew within the United States.

Kickers Unveil Give Me Liberty Kit

• The Richmond Kickers unveiled their Give Me Liberty Kit on February 11, 2026 — a design impressed by probably the most historic moments within the City of Richmond and one which sparked the American Revolution.
• At the center of the 2026 secondary equipment’s narrative is Patrick Henry’s legendary speech, delivered on the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond’s historic Church Hill neighborhood. Widely thought to be a catalyst for the American Revolution, the speech’s most notorious line — “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” — is featured in a customized jocktag, anchoring the equipment in probably the most pivotal moments in American historical past.
• The equipment options darkish blue-on-blue vertical stripes, contrasted by the Kickers’ major purple on the collar and cuffs. The full textual content of Henry’s enduring phrases are built-in subtly into the vertical stripes throughout the total physique of the equipment. 
• The equipment was designed by Alex Kocher of Easy Friday Co., marking the third 12 months of partnership between the membership and the company. Easy Friday Co. led the Kickers’ rebrand that launched in 2025 and the 2026 major equipment.