RICHMOND, Va. — The Kickers will look to claim consecutive home wins this week as they face the New York Cosmos at City Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. EST. Get your tickets for RVA Community Night today at richmondkickers.com/tickets and follow all of the action live at @richmondkickers on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter).
Last Time Out
- The Richmond Kickers triumphed in a 3-2 win against AV Alta FC on Saturday, Aug. 1 at City Stadium.
- The match marked Richmond’s 18th fixture in the USL1 regular season and 25th fixture of the season across all competitions.
- Tyler Freeman scored in the 22nd minute of the weekend matchup, while Josh Kirkland and Matt Bolduc would find the back of the net in the 75th and 79th minutes, respectively.
- Both Freeman and Bolduc registered their first goals with the Kickers on Saturday evening.
Series History
- The Richmond Kickers and the New York Cosmos will face off for the first time in history on Wednesday night.
- While both clubs have existed for quite some time – the Kickers for over 30 years, the New York Cosmos for over 50 – they have never faced off in competition.
Numbers to Know
- 1: Saturday night’s victory against AV Alta marked Brian Ownby’s first USL1 league win as head coach.
- 1: Both Matt Bolduc and Tyler Freeman scored their first goals of the season in Saturday’s game.
- 10: Captain Dakota Barnathan is playing in his 10th professional season and fifth as a Richmond Kicker.
- 13: The Kickers have had 13 different goal scorers across their last 18 matches. Josh Kirkland leads the team with four goals in the 2026 campaign.
- 20: The Richmond Kickers attempted 20 shots against AV Alta FC, tying their season high set against Charlotte Independence on July 25.
- 26: Wednesday will mark Richmond’s 26th match of the season across all competitions.
- 34: 2026 marks the Kickers 34th continuously operating 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 will take to the pitch at City Stadium against Portland Hearts of Pine on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. EST. Get your tickets for Alumni Night today at richmondkickers.com/tickets and follow all of the action live at @richmondkickers on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter).
