RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Kickers return to the road this week as they travel north for a matchup with Portland Hearts of Pine at Fitzpatrick Stadium on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on CBS 6.3 and ESPN+ with live updates and links available at richmondkickers.com or @RichmondKickers on X (Twitter).
Last Time Out
- The Richmond Kickers fell 2-0 to Fort Wayne FC on Saturday, June 20 at City Stadium
- The match marked Richmond’s 18th of the season and 12th in USL League One regular season competition.
- Goalkeeper Yann Fillion tallied two saves in the contest, bringing his USL1-leading total to 46 in league competition.
Series History
- Richmond currently holds a 0-1-1 record against Portland Hearts of Pine all-time.
- The two clubs last faced each other on Sept. 17, 2025, with Portland taking a 5-2 win at City Stadium.
- The Kickers will face the Maine-based side twice in the 2026 season, the second being on Aug. 22, 2026 at City Stadium.
Numbers to Know
- 1: Saturday’s contest against Fort Wayne FC served as Brian Ownby’s first game at the helm as interim head coach.
- 1: Wednesday will mark Sean Vinberg’s first match against his former club after joining the Kickers from Portland this summer.
- 9: The Kickers have had nine different goals scorers across their last ten matches with Tarik Pannholzer the lone player scoring more than one, recording two over the last 63 days.
- 10: Captain Dakota Barnathan is playing in his 10th professional season and fifth as a Richmond Kicker.
- 13: Saturday will mark Richmond’s 13th USL1 regular season game of the season and sixth on the road.
- 19: Saturday will mark Richmond’s 19th match of the season across all competitions.
- 34: 2026 marks the Kickers 34th continuously operating season.
- 46: Yann Fillion currently leads USL1 with 46 saves on the season.
- 10,000: Barnathan eclipsed his 10,000th USL1 regular season minute against Chattanooga on Wednesday, May 27.
Kickers Release RVA Wildlife Kit
- As their 34th consecutive season continues, the Richmond Kickers reveal the RVA Wildlife Kit — an homage to Richmond’s favorite marsupial, the Virginia Opossum. The Kickers will debut the RVA Wildlife Kit against Fort Wayne FC at City Stadium on Saturday, June 20.
- The Kickers continue to bring Richmond’s uniqueness to the forefront of the kit design process, further integrating the club and the city through narrative-driven design.
- “Pick Your Opossum” – a design feature that allows fans to purchase one of four uniquely designed opossum jocktags – provides an added layer of personalization for a bold new look.
- The design’s color palette draws from the animal’s distinctive look, while printed heathered patterns reference the opossum’s textured fur coat. Pink piping down the seams of the torso and references to the pink nose of the lovable animal can be found on the kit.
Kickers Release Crossing Kit
- As their 34th consecutive season begins, the Richmond Kickers reveal the Crossing Kit — a classic silhouette crafted to honor a uniquely Richmond landmark.The Kickers will debut their 2026 primary kit at AV Alta in the 2026 USL League One season opener.
- The Kickers will debut the club’s 2026 primary kit on March 7 at AV Alta, in the 2026 USL League One season opener.
- The kit is inspired by Richmond’s Triple Crossing — one of only two places in the United States where three railroads intersect — is a significant piece of industrial architecture that stands as a powerful symbol of the city’s enduring connection to the railways that helped shape its growth.
- The design incorporates a tonal triangular pattern subtly layering depth into the fabric, while referencing the intersecting geometry of the railway.
- The Crossing Kit is available in long-sleeve and offers supporters additional ways to style the kit on and off the pitch.
Kickers Unveil Give Me Liberty Kit
- The Richmond Kickers unveiled their Give Me Liberty Kit on February 11, 2026 — a design inspired by one of the most historic moments in the City of Richmond and one that sparked the American Revolution.
- At the heart of the 2026 secondary kit’s narrative is Patrick Henry’s legendary speech, delivered at the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond’s historic Church Hill neighborhood. Widely regarded as a catalyst for the American Revolution, the speech’s most infamous line — “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” — is featured in a custom jocktag, anchoring the kit in one of the most pivotal moments in American history.
- The kit features dark blue-on-blue vertical stripes, contrasted by the Kickers’ primary red at the collar and cuffs. The complete text of Henry’s enduring words are integrated subtly into the vertical stripes across the full body of the kit.
- The kit was designed by Alex Kocher of Easy Friday Co., marking the third year of partnership between the club and the agency. Easy Friday Co. led the Kickers’ rebrand that launched in 2025 and the 2026 primary kit.
Richmond makes there way back to City Stadium hosting Sarasota Paradise for a holiday weekend clash on Friday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. EST. Get your tickets for Red, White and Roo today at richmondkickers.com/tickets and follow all of the action live at @richmondkickers on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter).
