2019 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
2019 season
Owner	22 Holdings, LLC
Head coach	David Bulow
Stadium	City Stadium
USL League One	9th
U.S. Open Cup	Second round; (knocked out by North Carolina FC)
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Gallardo (6); All: Joe Gallardo (6)
Highest home attendance	5,936; (March 30 vs. Lansing)
Lowest home attendance	727; (May 7 vs. Virginia United, USOC)
Average home league attendance	3,468
Biggest win	6–2; (May 7 vs. Virginia United, USOC)
Biggest defeat	0–4; (September 10 at North Texas SC)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2019 Richmond Kickers season is a soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. It was the club's 27th season of existence, their 15th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their first season in the newly-created USL League One. It was the Kickers' first season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018 to the beginning of the 2020 USL League One season.

Roster

As of match played June 22, 2019^[1]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Akira Fitzgerald	GK	(1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 36)	2019	Tampa Bay Rowdies	15	0
23	Joe Rice	GK	(1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28)	2019	VCU Rams	0	0
94	Matt Broomall	GK	(1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30)	2019	Atlantic City FC	0	0
Defenders
3	Scott Thomsen	DF	(1993-12-31) December 31, 1993 (age 30)	2018	Orlando City B	40	2
4	Ivan Magalhães	DF	(1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30)	2019	Tampa Bay Rowdies	9	0
5	Conor Shanosky	DF	(1991-12-13) December 13, 1991 (age 32)	2016	Louisville City	95	5
17	Eli Lockaby	DF	(1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 28)	2019	VCU Rams	12	2
18	Wahab Ackwei	DF	(1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 (age 27)	2019	New York Red Bulls II	13	1
20	Luke Pavone	DF	(1995-03-29) March 29, 1995 (age 29)	2019	Hapoel Petah Tikva	3	0
24	Sam Moore	DF	(2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 23)	2019	Richmond United	0	0
31	Braeden Troyer	DF	(1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 31)	2015	South Carolina Gamecocks	124	0
Midfielders
7	Josh Hughes	MF	(1991-11-03) November 3, 1991 (age 32)	2019	Nashville SC	12	1
8	Amass Amankona	MF	(1995-08-02) August 2, 1995 (age 28)	2019	Indy Eleven	2	0
11	Matt Bolduc	MF	(1994-10-12) October 12, 1994 (age 29)	2017	Harrisburg City Islanders	39	2
12	Alex Ainscough	MF	(1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29)	2019	SpVgg Bayreuth	4	0
14	Nick Retzlaff	MF	(1996-09-03) September 3, 1996 (age 27)	2019	NC State Wolfpack	6	0
16	Justin Grove	MF	(1988-11-07) November 7, 1988 (age 35)	2019	Charlottesville Alliance	2	0
21	Maxi Rodriguez	MF	(1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 28)	2019	San Antonio FC	13	1
22	Jannik Eckenrode	MF	(1995-12-13) December 13, 1995 (age 28)	2019	Jammerbugt	6	0
28	Greg Boehme	MF	(1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 28)	2018	VCU Rams	17	0
77	Charles Boateng	MF	(1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 (age 26)	2019	WAFA SC (loan)	9	4
80	Mutaya Mwape	MF	(1996-06-19) June 19, 1996 (age 28)	2019	Charlotte Independence	12	1
97	Lucas Mendes	MF	(1997-12-29) December 29, 1997 (age 26)	2019	FC Baltimore	2	0
Forwards
9	Daniel Jackson	FW	(1989-07-10) July 10, 1989 (age 34)	2019	Bollklubben-46	13	2
10	Joe Gallardo	FW	(1998-01-01) January 1, 1998 (age 26)	2019	SIMA Águilas	15	4
15	Dennis Chin	FW	(1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37)	2019	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	11	2

Non-competitive

Preseason

On January 19, 2019, the Kickers revealed their preseason schedule. Richmond played seven matches in the span of just over a month, including five games against collegiate programs and two games against clubs from the USL Championship. All six games took place in the state of Virginia, with the Kickers playing host to five of those games; just one, however, was played at City Stadium.^[2]

February 16 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	0–0	VCU Rams	Richmond, VA
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Ukrop Park

February 22 Friendly	Bethlehem Steel FC	0–3	Richmond Kickers	Leesburg, VA
1:00 PM EST		Report	Jackson 31' Mwape 58' Bolduc 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Evergreen Sportsplex

February 27 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	2–3	Loudoun United	Richmond, VA
1:00 PM EST	Jackson 20' Trialist 81'	Report	Sinclair 22' Kadono 67' Lubahn 75'	Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 3 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	2–2	Old Dominion Monarchs	Richmond, VA
6:00 PM EST	Hughes 10' Trialist 37' (pen.)	Report	Mylonas 1' Bloyou 89'	Stadium: Ukrop Park Attendance: 50

March 9 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	2–4	Virginia Cavaliers	Richmond, VA
4:00 PM EST	Rodriguez 45' Mwape 66'	Report	Crofts 6', 32', 42' 80' (pen.)	Stadium: City Stadium

March 17 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	2–2	James Madison Dukes	Richmond, VA
6:00 PM EST	Jackson 16' Gallardo 27' (pen.)	Report	37' 57'	Stadium: Ukrop Park

March 23 Friendly	Richmond Kickers	0–0 (a.e.t.)	VCU Rams	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Ukrop Park

Midseason

July 9 Friendly	Lionsbridge FC	0–5	Richmond Kickers	Newport News, VA
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Boehme 2' Gallardo 18' Eckenrode 43' Boateng 74' Levengood 83'	Stadium: Pomoco Stadium Attendance: 1,326

Competitive

USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	South Georgia Tormenta FC	28	9	10	9	32	34	−2	37
7	Toronto FC II	28	9	9	10	43	46	−3	36
8	FC Tucson	28	8	9	11	35	41	−6	33
9	Richmond Kickers	28	9	5	14	26	35	−9	32
10	Orlando City B	28	4	4	20	23	52	−29	16

Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	W
Position	6	8	9	9	7	4	3	4	5	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9

Source: Richmond schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 7, 2018, the league announced the home openers for its inaugural season. Richmond's first-ever match in the league will take place on March 30, 2019, with the Kickers playing host to Lansing Ignite. Richmond will also take part in the home-opening match for Lansing, visiting Cooley Law School Stadium on April 13.^[3]

The remainder of the league schedule was released on December 10, 2018. The inaugural USL League One season will consist of 28 matches for the Kickers, with Richmond playing four times against Chattanooga Red Wolves and three times against every other opponent.^[4] Richmond will renew their series with Orlando City B and Toronto FC II, both of whom they previously faced in the United Soccer League; they will face all seven other teams for the first time.

March 30 1	Richmond Kickers	2–3	Lansing Ignite	Richmond, VA
5:00 PM EDT	Gallardo 25', 76' (pen.) Rodriguez 68' Eckenrode 72'	Report	Moshobane 19' Gomez 27' Coiffic 32', 49' Carr 63' Stoneman 75' Cerda 86'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,936 Referee: Danielle Chesky

April 6 2	Richmond Kickers	0–0	South Georgia Tormenta	Richmond, VA
5:00 PM EDT	Ackwei 80'	Report	Phelps 29' Pando 68'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,853 Referee: Kevin Broadley

April 13 3	Lansing Ignite	3–1	Richmond Kickers	Lansing, MI
7:00 PM EDT	Moon 47' Bruce 55' Stoneman 70'	Report	Rodriguez 27' 34' Chin 67' Bolduc 82'	Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 3,369 Referee: Donovan Noocha

April 20 4	Greenville Triumph	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Greenville, SC
7:00 PM EDT	Seiler 14' Clowes 81'	Report	Gallardo 49' Mwape 58' Bolduc 78' Hughes 90'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Stadium Attendance: 2,168 Referee: David Erbacher

April 27 5	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Gallardo 32', 52'	Report	Doyle 20' Moullin 28' Zayed 37'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

May 4 6	Richmond Kickers	2–2	Lansing Ignite	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Chin 32' Shanosky 75' Jackson 90'	Report	Cerda 24' Stoneman 27' Lopez-Espin 58' Fricke 70'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,947 Referee: Matt Franz

May 11 7	Richmond Kickers	2–0	FC Tucson	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Keita 32' Ackwei 68' Gallardo 83' Mwape 85', 90+6'	Report	Hauswirth 55' Sousa 82'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Danielle Chesky

May 18 8	Greenville Triumph	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Greenville, SC
7:00 PM EDT	Hemmings 13' Keegan 42'	Report	Shanosky 59' Lockaby 81' Boateng 90'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Tori Penso

May 22 9	Orlando City B	3–2	Richmond Kickers	Montverde, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Tablante 4' Sérginho 27' Rafael 35' Amer 37' Léo 76' Thiago 85' (pen.)	Report	Hughes 22', 81' Lockaby 35' Rodriguez 51' Bolduc 70' Fitzgerald 86'	Stadium: Montverde Academy Stadium Attendance: 148 Referee: Jamie Willis

June 1 10	Richmond Kickers	0–3	North Texas SC	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Gallardo 81' Boateng 88' Thomsen 90'	Report	Sealy 27', 50' Jatta 55' Pepi 63' D. Rodriguez 68'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,514 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

June 8 11	FC Tucson	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, AZ
5:30 PM EDT	Jones 33'	Report	Rodriguez 24' Eckenrode 90+1'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Attendance: 915 Referee: Samantha Martinez

June 15 12	Richmond Kickers	0–2	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Mwape 43' Gallardo 90+2'	Report	Mare 41' Pineda 63' Caparelli 73' Soto 90+1' Seoane 90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

June 22 13	South Georgia Tormenta	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Statesboro, GA
8:00 PM EDT	Morrell 79' Micaletto 84' (pen.)	Report	Eckenrode 45+1' Troyer 54' Hughes 73' Shanosky 85' 87'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Natalie Simon

June 29 14	Chattanooga Red Wolves	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Chattanooga, TN
7:00 PM EDT	Beattie 7' Walls 11' Cisse 45+1'	Report	Ainscough 18' Troyer 53' Ackwei 53' Boateng 57' Magalhães 86'	Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Nickrod Fateh

July 13 15	Richmond Kickers	0–2	North Texas SC	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Rodriguez 42' Ackwei 57' Eckenrode 65' 89'	Report	Roberts 11', 81' Montgomery 14'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

July 20 16	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Orlando City B	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Magalhães 31' Troyer 68' Chin 70' Fitzgerald 83'	Report	Tablante 44' Diouf 78' Bagrou 83' Mendoza 83'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,543 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

July 26 17	Toronto FC II	1–2	Richmond Kickers	Toronto, ON
4:00 PM EDT	Ovalle 17' Srbely 19' Mohammad 39' Petrasso 90+1'	Report	Klenofsky 35' (o.g.) Hughes 48' Bolduc 88'	Stadium: BMO Training Ground Referee: Nicolas Joubert

August 10 18	Forward Madison	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Madison, WI
6:00 PM EDT	Bement 81' Leonard 84'	Report	Ackwei 48' Jackson 69' Troyer 76'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Calin Radosav

August 17 19	Richmond Kickers	2–2	Toronto FC II	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Jackson 5', 23' Ackwei 55' Bolduc 81'	Report	Priso-Mbongue 38' Perruzza 53' Srbely 59' Mohammed 87' Ovalle 90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,041 Referee: John Griggs

August 24 20	Forward Madison	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Madison, WI
6:00 PM EDT	Díaz 74'	Report	Mwape 78'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

August 31 21	South Georgia Tormenta	1–4	Richmond Kickers	Statesboro, GA
8:00 PM EDT	Rowe 5' Wells 28' Antley 57'	Report	Chin 11', 36' Gallardo 15', 41', 80'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

September 7 22	Richmond Kickers	1–0	Greenville Triumph	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Troyer 45+1', 53'	Report	Polak 27' Walker 45+5' Robinson 72'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Nickrod Fateh

September 10 23	North Texas SC	4–0	Richmond Kickers	Frisco, TX
EDT	Damus 1', 30', 77' A. Rodriguez 70' Danso 75'	Report	Thomsen 61' Ackwei 90+1'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 725 Referee: Samantha Martinez

September 14 24	Richmond Kickers	0–1	Forward Madison	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Magalhães 65' Troyer 78'	Report	Tenorio 6' Omsberg 52'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,140 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

September 21 25	FC Tucson	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, AZ
5:30 PM EDT	Venter 55' 74' Howell 70'	Report	Gallardo 38' Ackwei 81' 87' Shanosky 84'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Attendance: 640 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

September 28 26	Chattanooga Red Wolves	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Chattanooga, TN
7:00 PM EDT	Ualefi 24' (pen.) Seoane 32' Kendall-Moullin 37' Zguro 44' Walls 73' Jaimes 88'	Report	Troyer 23' Eckenrode 28' Boateng 65' Rodriguez 90+6'	Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 235 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

October 2 27	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Toronto FC II	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Mwape 9' Boateng 45+2' Shanosky 49'	Report	Perruzza 13', 52' Okello 28' Bunk-Andersen 45+2' Mingo 55' 90+3' Akinola 59' Carlini 78'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Natalie Simon

October 5 28	Richmond Kickers	2–0	Orlando City B	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Shanosky 31' Boateng 36', 81' Fitzgerald 90+4'	Report	Hummel 38' Rafael 69' Léo 90+1' Bagrou 90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Adorae Whitesel

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of USL League One, the Kickers entered the tournament in the First Round, playing on May 7, 2019.^[5]

v

Virginia United

May 7 First round	Richmond Kickers	6–2	Virginia United	Richmond, VA
7:00 PM EDT	Boateng 17', 23', 55', 75' Jackson 37', 48' Lockaby 43' Grove 49'	Report	Gibbons 9' El. Martinez 28' Majano 90'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 727 Referee: Nicholas Barbera

v

Richmond Kickers

May 15 Second round	North Carolina FC	4–1	Richmond Kickers	Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT	Fortune 10', 53' McCabe 47' Kristo 52', 62' (pen.) Chester 70' Wapiwo 82'	Report	Ackwei 34', 61'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Joshua Escobar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL1		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	JPN	Akira Fitzgerald	28	0	26	0	2	0
3	DF	USA	Scott Thomsen	13	0	11	0	2	0
4	DF	BRA	Ivan Magalhães	9	0	4+3	0	2	0
5	DF	USA	Conor Shanosky	23	1	18+4	1	1	0
7	MF	USA	Josh Hughes	23	2	17+5	2	0+1	0
8	MF	GHA	Amass Amankona	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	USA	Daniel Jackson	23	5	15+7	4	1	1
10	FW	USA	Joe Gallardo	27	6	25	6	2	0
11	MF	USA	Matt Bolduc	21	0	17+3	0	1	0
12	MF	USA	Alex Ainscough	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0
14	MF	USA	Nick Retzlaff	8	0	5+1	0	2	0
15	FW	JAM	Dennis Chin	23	5	19+4	5	0	0
16	MF	USA	Justin Grove	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
17	DF	USA	Eli Lockaby	25	2	22+1	1	1+1	1
18	DF	GHA	Wahab Ackwei	26	1	25	0	1	1
20	DF	USA	Luke Pavone	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
21	MF	USA	Maxi Rodriguez	24	1	19+4	1	1	0
22	MF	USA	Jannik Eckenrode	13	0	5+8	0	0	0
23	GK	USA	Joe Rice	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
24	DF	USA	Sam Moore	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW	USA	Key White	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Zach Perez	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Greg Boehme	8	0	6+1	0	1	0
31	DF	USA	Braeden Troyer	20	1	13+5	1	2	0
77	MF	GHA	Charles Boateng	17	6	7+8	2	2	4
80	MF	ZAM	Mutaya Mwape	25	2	18+5	2	1+1	0
94	GK	USA	Matt Broomall	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	USA	Lucas Mendes	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
98	MF	USA	Ryley Kraft	8	0	4+4	0	0	0
Players who left Richmond during the season:
2	DF	USA	Aboubacar Keita	3	0	2+1	0	0	0

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	USL1		U.S. Open Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Akira Fitzgerald	2	1	0	0	2	1
3	DF	Scott Thomsen	2	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Ivan Magalhães	3	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	Conor Shanosky	3	2	0	0	3	2
7	MF	Josh Hughes	3	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Daniel Jackson	0	0	1	0	1	0
10	FW	Joe Gallardo	6	0	0	0	6	0
11	MF	Matt Bolduc	5	0	0	0	5	0
12	MF	Alex Ainscough	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Justin Grove	0	0	1	0	1	0
17	DF	Eli Lockaby	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF	Wahab Ackwei	7	1	1	0	8	1
21	MF	Maxi Rodriguez	4	1	0	0	4	1
22	MF	Jannik Eckenrode	4	1	0	0	4	1
31	DF	Braeden Troyer	6	1	0	0	6	1
77	MF	Charles Boateng	5	0	0	0	5	0
80	MF	Mutaya Mwape	4	0	0	0	4	0
Players who left Richmond during the season:
2	DF	Aboubacar Keita	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: [2]

Clean sheets

No.	Name	USL1	U.S. Open Cup	Total	Games Played
No.	Name	1	Akira Fitzgerald	9	0	9	26
23	Joe Rice	0	0	0	3
94	Matt Broomall	0	0	0	0

Source: [3]

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Josh Hughes	Nashville SC	Signed to a one-year contract.	Jan 2, 2019	^[6]
MF	Amass Amankona	Indy Eleven	Signed to a one-year contract.	Jan 4, 2019	^[7]
FW	Dennis Chin	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Signed to a one-year contract.	Jan 7, 2019	^[8]
DF	Eli Lockaby	VCU Rams	Signed to a one-year contract.	Jan 18, 2019	^[9]
MF	Mutaya Mwape	Charlotte Independence	Signed to a one-year contract.	Jan 21, 2019	^[10]
GK	Akira Fitzgerald	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 6, 2019	^[11]
FW	Daniel Jackson	Bollklubben-46	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 11, 2019	^[12]
MF	Maxi Rodriguez	San Antonio FC	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 22, 2019	^[13]
MF	Jannik Eckenrode	Jammerbugt	Signed to a one-year contract.	Feb 27, 2019	^[14]
DF	Ivan Magalhães	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 19, 2019	^[15]
GK	Matt Broomall	Atlantic City FC	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 20, 2019	^[16]
DF	Sam Moore	Richmond United	Signed to a USL Academy contract.	Mar 20, 2019	^[17]
GK	Joe Rice	VCU Rams	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 20, 2019	^[16]
DF	Wahab Ackwei	New York Red Bulls II	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 21, 2019	^[18]
MF	Alex Ainscough	SpVgg Bayreuth	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 21, 2019	^[18]
FW	Joe Gallardo	SIMA Águilas	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 21, 2019	^[19]
MF	Nick Retzlaff	NC State Wolfpack	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 21, 2019	^[18]
MF	Justin Grove	Charlottesville Alliance	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 22, 2019	^[20]
MF	Lucas Mendes	FC Baltimore	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 22, 2019	^[20]
DF	Luke Pavone	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Signed to a one-year contract.	Mar 22, 2019	^[20]
FW	Key White	Richmond United	Signed to a USL Academy contract.	Jul 12, 2019	^[21]
MF	Ryley Kraft	OKC Energy FC	Signed to a contract until the end of the season.	Aug 23, 2019	^[22]
DF	Zach Perez	William Paterson University	Signed to a contract until the end of the season.	Sep 5, 2019	^[23]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Aboubacar Keita	Columbus Crew SC	Duration of the 2019 USL League One season.	Mar 6, 2019	Jun 23, 2019	^[24]^[25]
MF	Charles Boateng	WAFA SC	Duration of the 2019 USL League One season.	Mar 18, 2019		^[26]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	Prince Agyemang	FK Liepāja	Contract expired. Signed for Liepāja on Jan 9, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[28]
MF	Sam Bacon	Elon Phoenix	Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Elon.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[29]
GK	Brandon Barnes	Forward Madison	Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Apr 2, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[30]
FW	Heviel Cordovés	Memphis 901	Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Nov 12, 2018.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[31]
GK	Kent Dickey	Villanova Wildcats	Academy contract expired. Committed to play college soccer at Villanova.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[32]
MF	Brandon Eaton	Forward Madison	Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Jan 30, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[33]
FW	Luiz Fernando	Atlanta United 2	Contract expired. Signed for Atlanta on Nov 19, 2018.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[34]
FW	Giuseppe Gentile	Hartford Athletic	Contract expired. Signed for Hartford on Jan 23, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[35]
MF	Raul Gonzalez	Memphis 901	Contract expired. Signed for Memphis on Oct 24, 2018.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[36]
MF	Neil Hlavaty		Contract expired. Retired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[37]
MF	Yudai Imura		Contract expired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]
MF	Evan Lee	Greenville Triumph	Contract expired. Signed for Greenville on Jan 15, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[38]
MF	Koby Osei-Wusu	Orlando City B	Contract expired. Signed for Orlando on Feb 20, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[39]
GK	Ronnie Pascale		Contract expired. Retired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]
DF	Mallan Roberts	Tulsa Roughnecks	Contract expired. Signed for Tulsa on Jan 4, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[40]
DF	Shaun Russell	Forward Madison	Contract expired. Signed for Madison on Mar 25, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[41]
MF	Fred Sekyere		Contract expired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]
FW	Brian Shriver		Contract expired. Retired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[42]
GK	Trevor Spangenberg	Birmingham Legion	Contract expired. Signed for Birmingham on Feb 21, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[43]
GK	Zachery Tashjy		Contract expired. Retired.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[44]
MF	Oscar Umar	Saint Louis FC	Contract expired. Signed for Saint Louis on Dec 5, 2018.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[45]
DF	Mekeil Williams	OKC Energy	Contract expired. Signed for OKC on Jan 8, 2019.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[46]
DF	Austin Yearwood	New Mexico United	Contract expired. Signed for New Mexico on Nov 6, 2018.	Oct 14, 2018	^[27]^[47]

Awards

USL1 All-League Teams

Player	Team
Joe Gallardo	First Team
Wahab Ackwei	Second Team

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USL1 Team of the Week

Week	Players	Opponent(s)	Link
2	Wahab Ackwei	South Georgia Tormenta	[4]
4	Wahab Ackwei Joe Gallardo Josh Hughes	Greenville Triumph	[5]
5	Wahab Ackwei Mutaya Mwape	Chattanooga Red Wolves	[6]
6	Dennis Chin Daniel Jackson Conor Shanosky	Lansing Ignite	[7]
7	Mutaya Mwape Maxi Rodriguez	FC Tucson	[8]
11	Wahab Ackwei Akira Fitzgerald	FC Tucson	[9]
13	Eli Lockaby	South Georgia Tormenta	[10]
17	Dennis Chin	Orlando City B	[11]
18	Josh Hughes	Toronto FC II	[12]
20	Josh Hughes Ivan Magalhães	Forward Madison	[13]
21	Daniel Jackson	Toronto FC II	[14]
23	Matt Bolduc Dennis Chin Joe Gallardo	South Georgia Tormenta	[15]
24	Akira Fitzgerald Ivan Magalhães Braeden Troyer	Greenville Triumph	[16]
25	Wahab Ackwei	North Texas SC Forward Madison	[17]
26	Akira Fitzgerald	FC Tucson	[18]
28	Mutaya Mwape Conor Shanosky	Toronto FC II Orlando City B	[19]

USL1 Player of the Week

Week	Players	Opponent(s)	Link
23	Joe Gallardo	South Georgia Tormenta	[20]

USL1 Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
4	Joe Gallardo	Greenville Triumph	[21]
21	Daniel Jackson	Toronto FC II	[22]

USL1 Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
24	Akira Fitzgerald	Greenville Triumph	[23]
28	Joe Rice	Toronto FC II	[24]

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Red	Red	Red	Match 1 vs. Lansing / 3–2–3
Away	White	White	White	Match 3 vs. Lansing / 1–1–5

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