2015 FC Kansas City season

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FC Kansas City
2015 season
OwnerBrian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens
Head coach Vlatko Andonovski
Stadium Swope Soccer Village
NWSL 3rd
2015 NWSL Playoffs Winners
Top goalscorerLeague: Liz Bogus (3)
Shea Groom (3)
All: Erika Tymrak (7)
Highest home attendance8,489
(Apr. 12 vs. Sky Blue, at Sporting Park)
Lowest home attendance1,592
(May 23 vs. Chicago)
Average home league attendance3,091 [1]
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The 2015 season was FC Kansas City's third season of existence. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katelyn Rowland
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shea Groom
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rebecca Moros
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Becky Sauerbrunn
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liz Bogus
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jen Buczkowski
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghan Lisenby
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy Rodriguez
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Heather O'Reilly
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaysie Clark
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frances Silva
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Holiday
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leigh Ann Robinson
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yael Averbuch
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erika Tymrak
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy LePeilbet
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Barnhart
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Domi Richardson
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Hagen
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Kastor
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mandy Laddish

Match results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Preseason

March 15, Sun1 Nebraska Cornhuskers 1–8 FC Kansas City Lincoln, Nebraska
CDT UTC-5 Johnson Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg13', 45'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg18'
Hagen Soccerball shade.svg23', 35'
Moros Soccerball shade.svg31'
DeCesare Soccerball shade.svg71'
King Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)		Stadium: Hawks Championship Center
April 4, Sat3 FC Kansas City 1–0 Iowa State Cyclones Maryland Heights, Missouri
CDT UTC-5 Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex
Note: 45-minute match.
April 4, Sat4 Missouri Tigers 0–4 FC Kansas City Maryland Heights, Missouri
CDT UTC-5 Report Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg10'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg18'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg23'
DeCesare Soccerball shade.svg34'		Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex
Note: 45-minute match.

National Women's Soccer League

Regular season

April 12, Sun1 FC Kansas City 0–1 Sky Blue FC Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 CDT UTC-5 Report Nadim Soccerball shade.svg29'
O'Hara Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 8,849
May 2, Sat4 Houston Dash 0–2 FC Kansas City Houston
19:30 CDT UTC-5 Report Bogus Soccerball shade.svg42' (unassisted)
Groom Soccerball shade.svg51' (Hagen)
Moros Yellow card.svg 63'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 14, Thu6 FC Kansas City 0–0 Western New York Flash Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT UTC-5 Bogus Yellow card.svg 15'
Hagen Yellow card.svg 48+'
Groom Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Taylor Yellow card.svg 36'
Edwards Yellow card.svg 69'
Jones Yellow card.svg 84'
Williams Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,847
May 30, Sat8 Boston Breakers 1–0 FC Kansas City Boston
18:00 CDT UTC-5 K Mewis Soccerball shade.svg51' (Schoepfer) Report Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Cedric Adams
June 19, Fri9 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
21:00 CDT UTC-5 Long Yellow card.svg 44'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 60'
Zerboni Red card.svg 70'
Betos Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Hagen Soccerball shade.svg51'Yellow card.svg 61'
Groom Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,214
Referee: Brandon Artis
June 27, Sat10 Seattle Reign FC 2–1 FC Kansas City Seattle
21:30 CDT UTC-5 Yanez Soccerball shade.svg62'
Little Soccerball shade.svg64'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Groom Soccerball shade.svg90+1'Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
July 3, Fri11 FC Kansas City 3–0 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT UTC-5 Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg27'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg53'
Bogus Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 26'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,079
Referee: Tori Penso
July 9, Thu12 Boston Breakers 2–3 FC Kansas City Boston
17:00 CDT UTC-5 Marlborough Soccerball shade.svg3'
Mewis Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg1', 45'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg79'
Silva Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 20, Mon13 FC Kansas City 1–1 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT UTC-5 Pressley Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.) NWSL report Masar Yellow card.svg 40'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg45'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Randall Kelley
July 29, Wed14 Houston Dash 3–2 FC Kansas City Houston
19:30 CDT UTC-5 Brush Soccerball shade.svg12' (Ohai)
McDonald Soccerball shade.svg17' (Klingenberg)
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg86' (Cross)		 Report [ permanent dead link ] Holiday Soccerball shade.svg3' (Rodriguez)
Hagen Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,425
Referee: Matthew Mercier
August 12, Wed17 FC Kansas City 3–0 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT UTC-5 Laddish Soccerball shade.svg60' (Robinson)
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg63' (O'Reilly)
Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg76' (Laddish)		 Report Menges Yellow card.svg 70'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
August 22, Sat18 FC Kansas City 3–0 Boston Breakers Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT UTC-5 Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg29' (Robinson), Soccerball shade.svg52' (Holiday)
Holiday Soccerball shade.svg50' (Rodriguez)		 FCKC report
NWSL report 		Marlborough Yellow card.svg 81'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Brandon Artis
September 2, Wed20 Sky Blue FC 2–3 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 CDT UTC-5 Kerr Soccerball shade.svg39' (O'Hara), Soccerball shade.svg72' (Killion) Report Hagen Soccerball shade.svg5' (Rodriguez)
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg42' (O'Reilly), Soccerball shade.svg52' (Moros)
Becky Sauerbrunn Yellow card.svg 92'		Stadium: Yurcak Field
Referee: Levi Rippy

Postseason playoff

September 13, SunSemifinal Chicago Red Stars 0–3 FC Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 CDT (UTC-05) Samantha Johnson Yellow card.svg 68'Report [4] Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg16' (unassisted)
Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg21' (O'Reilly)
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg35' (O'Reilly)		Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Karen Abt
October 1, ThuFinal Seattle Reign FC 0–1 FC Kansas City (Champion) Portland, Oregon
8:30 CDT (UTC-05)Report [5] Sauerbrunn Yellow card.svg 76'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg78' (O'Reilly)		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,264
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Regular-season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2013434121+2043 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 208933122+933 NWSL Playoffs
3 FC Kansas City (C)209563220+1232
4 Washington Spirit 208663128+330
5 Houston Dash 206682126−524
6 Portland Thorns FC 206592729−223
7 Western New York Flash 206592434−1023
8 Sky Blue FC 205782228−622
9 Boston Breakers 2043132243−2115
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
209563220 +1232532164 +124241616 0

Last updated: September 5, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAHAAHHAAAHAHAAHHHHA
ResultLLWWWDLLDLWWDLDWWWDW
Position [n 1] 38852234464345544433
Updated to match(es) played on September 5, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
14MF Yael Averbuch 181312502011890208400
5FW Liz Bogus 1810882302853027910
6MF Jen Buczkowski 202017811208310018710
10MF Kaysie Clark 106000000000000
2FW Shea Groom 13978842119132012101240
22FW Sarah Hagen 171199442028122014111420
12FW Lauren Holiday 99757220291806525600
23FW Caroline Kastor 81161000222041100
25MF Mandy Laddish 16131180131115010101100
17DF Amy LePeilbet 202018002004301061310
7DF Meghan Lisenby 5014000100000200
3DF Becca Moros 202017300104210151310
9MF Heather O'Reilly 111192823017120176200
13DF Leigh Ann Robinson 202018001315341914600
8FW Amy Rodriguez 1111956643461600243800
4DF Becky Sauerbrunn 1111990000300013610
11FW Frances Silva 153437030601043810
15MF Erika Tymrak 1918154631029163194153400
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
18GK Nicole Barnhart 17171530863179705416.941008
0GK Katelyn Rowland 3327010229171341.333001

Notes

  1. ↑ FC Kansas City's standing in the league at the end of match day

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References

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  4. ↑ "KANSAS CITY ADVANCES TO FINAL AFTER DEFEATING CHICAGO, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "FCKC CROWNED 2015 NWSL CHAMPIONS IN 1–0 WIN OVER SEATTLE; Rodriguez's goal came in the 78th minute and was the sixth of her postseason career". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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