Richmond Kickers Destiny was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a member of the

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W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Richmond Kickers folded the Destiny after the 2009 season in a cost-cutting move. The team played its home games at

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in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and also occasionally at

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, and the former First Market Stadium (now known as Robins Stadium). The team's colors were red, white and black. The team was a sister organization of the men's Richmond Kickers of the

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league, and

Richmond Kickers Future Richmond Kickers Future was an American soccer team based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2002 as part of the development system of the Richmond Kickers USL Second Division franchise, the team played in the USL Premier Develop ...

, which played in the

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until 2008.

Players

Notable former players

* Chantel Jones * Nikki Krzysik *

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Year-by-year

References

Women's soccer clubs in the United States Richmond Kickers USL W-League (1995–2015) teams 2004 establishments in Virginia 2009 disestablishments in Virginia Defunct soccer clubs in Virginia Association football clubs established in 2004 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009 Women's sports in Virginia {{Virginia-footyclub-stub