USL Richmond Kickers

Kickers 2011 Season Kicks off April 2

Published on January 14, 2011 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Richmond Kickers News Release


RICHMOND, VA - (Friday, January 14, 2011) - The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce the 2011 professional schedule, opening the USL PRO season against Orlando City on Saturday, April 2 at 5:00 p.m. The Kickers will call Richmond City Stadium home during the entire 2011 season.

USL PRO will feature three highly competitive five-team divisions in 2011 including the American, National and International divisions. The Richmond Kickers will compete in the American Division alongside longtime rivals Charleston Battery, Charlotte Eagles and Wilmington Hammerheads, and newcomer Orlando City. The National Division will feature Dayton Dutch Lions, Harrisburg City Islanders, FC New York, Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Rochester Rhinos while Barracuda FC of Antigua and Barbuda, Los Angeles Blues, Puerto Rico United, River Plate Puerto Rico and Sevilla FC Puerto Rico will comprise the International Division.

The Richmond Kickers will play 24 games in the 2011 regular season, facing each team in the American and National Divisions home and away. Rounding out the home schedule, the Kickers will play host to Barracuda FC of Antigua and Barbuda and Los Angeles Blues in July and will venture a three-game road swing in Puerto Rico in June when they take on Sevilla FC Puerto Rico twice and Puerto Rico United once. The Kickers home schedule will conclude on Saturday, August 6 against the Dayton Dutch Lions before wrapping up the 2011 season four days later on the road to Wilmington.

Richmond City Stadium, just off the Downtown Expressway, will once again serve as home base for the Kickers for the 2011 home season. Seven of the Kickers 12 regular season home games will be played on Saturdays while four matches will take place under the lights on Fridays. The only exception will be when the Kickers host the third annual Independence Day Bash on Monday, July 4 against Puerto Rico United at 1:00 p.m. New in 2011, Saturday home games in April will kick off at 5:00 p.m.

Established in 1993, the Richmond Kickers have consistently been one of the most successful professional soccer clubs in America. Over the past 18 seasons, Richmond has qualified for postseason play 16 times, and reached the title match in 2010 for the sixth time in the past nine campaigns, falling just short of the Championship title following a 2-1 loss to the Charleston Battery. Richmond's seven previous league Championship appearances (1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) include winning the Premier League title in 1995, a shoot-out loss to Seattle in the USL First Division final in 2005 and taking the USL Second Division crown twice against Charlotte in 2006 and 2009.

Tickets

Reserve your 2011 Season Passes and join the Kickers in USL PRO. Enjoy all of the Kickers highly competitive regular season home games for the best possible pricing with a 2011 Family Pass ($119), All-Access Pass ($90) Adult Pro Pass ($55) or Youth Pro Pass ($20, ages 3-17). Individual tickets for regular season home games will remain $12/adults and $7/youth ages 3-17 for the fourth consecutive season. Order tickets in advance via RichmondKickers.com and receive a $2.00 off discount per ticket.

Richmond Kickers 2011 Pro Schedule

Day Date Opponent Time Venue

Saturday April 2 ORLANDO CITY SC 5:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday April 9 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS 5:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Friday April 15 ROCHESTER RHINOS 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday April 23 CHARLESTON BATTERY 5:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday April 30 @ Dayton Dutch Lions 7:30 PM Miami Valley South Stadium

Saturday May 7 WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday May 14 @ Harrisburg City Islanders 7:00 PM Skyline Sports Complex

Tuesday May 24 @ Charleston Battery 7:30 PM Blackbaud Stadium

Wednesday May 25 @ Orlando City SC 7:05 PM TBD

Saturday May 28 FC NEW YORK 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Thursday June 2 @ Sevilla FC Puerto Rico TBD Sevilla FC Stadium

Saturday June 4 @ Puerto Rico United 8:00 PM Aguada Stadium

Sunday June 5 @ Sevilla FC Puerto Rico TBD Sevilla FC Stadium

Sunday June 12 @ FC New York 7:30 PM TBD

Friday June 17 HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Friday July 1 @ Rochester Rhinos 7:30 PM TBD

Monday July 4 PUERTO RICO UNITED 1:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Friday July 8 CHARLOTTE EAGLES 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday July 9 @ Charlotte Eagles 8:00 PM Charlotte Christian Stadium

Saturday July 16 BARRACUDA FC 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Friday July 22 LOS ANGELES BLUES 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Saturday July 30 @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7:00 PM Chartiers Valley High School

Saturday August 6 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS 7:00 PM Richmond City Stadium

Wednesday August 10 @ Wilmington Hammerheads 7:30 PM Legion Stadium

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