About the Teams

Update (1-2010)
The men's team does not have any new updates other than finishing the fall 2009 season with a record of 11 wins, two ties and one loss.  We finished in second place in the First Division of the Maryland Majors, and won promotion to the top division for the Fall of 2010.  After two back-to-back winning seasons the Kickers are back in the upper division of the Maryland Majors.

Baltimore Kickers advance to quarter finals of Mayor’s Cup-2009

The Kickers competed as “Germany” in the 2009 Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament at the Baltimore International Festival on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 on the campus of Poly/Western High School. Games were 40 minutes long with 20 minute halves.  

In the first game, Baltimore/Germany, took on Trinidad and scored an early first goal only to see the opposition tie the game before halftime. The Kickers eventually tallied two more goals to take open the tournament with a 3-1 win. The second match of the day pitted Greece against the Kickers, and once again Baltimore netted an early goal. Greece fought back and grabbed a goal for the tie. With a record of 1-0-1, the Kickers played against Guinea in the third game of the first round. Guinea was the toughest team in the bracket and showed it as they beat the Kickers 2-1. They scored early only to have Baltimore tie the game at 1-1. It looked as if the match would end with both teams deadlocked at one each, Guinea blast home a rebound in the waning seconds for the victory. Needing a win to advance to the second round, Baltimore handily defeated Indonesia, 3-0.

The quarter finals were held on Sunday, August 2, with the Kickers facing three-time defending Mayor’s Cup Champion, Cameroon. The Kickers made a few defensive mistakes in the first half that put them in a 2-0 hole at the break. Cameroon proved to be a well organized squad  and put away three more chances in the second half en route to a 5-0 win. They would go on to win the Mayor’s Cup for a fourth straight time.

2009 Spring Wrap up

The Baltimore Kickers completed their spring soccer season in the Howard County Men’s Division I Friday night league with a 1-0 win over the league’s top team, FC Columbia, on Friday, June 19. FC Columbia entered the game undefeated.

Since losing to WHC Thunder on Friday, May 1, the Kickers rattled off five wins and one tie in their last six games. The Kickers finished in third place with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7-2-1). A 0-0 draw in the last leg of the spring season versus WGAS team kept the Kickers from claiming first place. The team notched 26 goals while only allowing a league best 10. The squad also was tops in the league with five shutouts.

Special thanks to the Baltimore Kickers Club members that were able to attend some of our games. It was a treat to have you watch us play.

The Men's Adult Team accepts new players on tryout basis.

Currently the roster is full but if you would like more information please contact Ricky Sanchez by e-mail at: rique3@comcast.net

 
Directions to Steffen Field (Home)

From Baltimore:Take Route 40 West (exit 15B from the Baltimore beltway 695). Make a left at the first light (Winters Ln). Make another left at the first street (Old Frederick Rd). This will be a NO THRU street. Go until the street ends. The field and parking lot will be on your right.

From Howard County:Going on Rt 29 North take Route 40 East. Make a right onto Winters Ln (last light before the Baltimore Beltway (695) across Home Depot. Make a left at the first street (Old Frederick Rd). This will be a NO THRU street. Go until the street ends. The field and parking lot will be on your right.

Contacts

Ricky Sanchez

Head Coach Ricky Sanchez enters into his fourth year at the helm of the Baltimore Kickers soccer club.  Ricky is a native of Baltimore, growing up in the Catonsville / Arbutus area of Baltimore County.  He graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1992 where he played soccer for legendary coach, Bill Karpovich. Sanchez's teams won back-to-back varsity Maryland Scholastic Association (now the MIAA) championships.  He went on to play for CCBC-Catonsville in the fall of 1994 and was named to the All-JuCo Region XX Team. Sanchez also earned accolades on the lacrosse field for the Cardinals. He then transferred to Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College) in the fall of 1995.  He lettered in both soccer and lacrosse and was named MVP of the men's soccer team at the end o the 1996 season. Sanchez graduated from Stevenson U. with a degree in Business Communications and has played for the Baltimore Kickers since the summer of 1992.