1996 Kansas City Wiz season

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Kansas City Wiz
1996 season
Head coach Ron Newman
Major League Soccer West: 3rd
Overall: 5th
USOC Quarterfinals
Playoffs Conference Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Preki (18)
All: Preki (22)
Average home league attendance12,878
1997  

The 1996 Kansas City Wiz season was the first in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.The Wizards were at first named the Wiz and played under that name through 1996 before having it changed for the 1997 season. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1996 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 41 even though it is shown below as 51. Shootout win= 1 point, Shootout loss= 0 points.

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Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Ammann
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Pat Harrington
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy Reasoner
3 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Wright
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scott Uderitz
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Moxom
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Bowers
7 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Nyanforth Peters
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Eichmann
9 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Peter Isaacs
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Sorber
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Preki
12 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Vitalis Takawira
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Chung
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frank Klopas
15 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Samuel Ekeme
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Gutiérrez
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Koetters
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Billy Baumhoff
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yari Allnut
19 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Dionysius Sebwe
20 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Uche Okafor
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt McKeon
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Snitko
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alan Prampin
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen Martines
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garth Lagerwey
26 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mo Johnston

Competitions

Major League Soccer

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32170156163 −25111054028 +1260102135 −14

Last updated: 1996.
Source: Major League Soccer

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F A
ScorersAttendance
April 13, 1996 Colorado Rapids H30 Takawira 2
Klopas
21,141
April 18, 1996 Dallas Burn A039,405
April 21, 1996 San Jose Clash A22 (W) Okafor
Prampin
17,580
May 2, 1996 Columbus Crew H64 Chung
Johnston 2
Preki 2
Sorber
8,848
May 5, 1996 Colorado Rapids A0411,070
May 8, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny A027,025
May 11, 1996 Dallas Burn H23 Preki 217,706
May 19, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy A0225,231
May 22, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars H21 Prampin
Preki
8,916
May 29, 1996 San Jose Clash A12 Allnut 10,299
June 1, 1996 New England Revolution H21 Preki
Johnston
117,808
June 5, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny H13 Preki 9,551
June 8, 1996 Columbus Crew A33 (W) Takawira
Uderitz
Preki
16,526
June 15, 1996 New England Revolution A11 (L) Preki 21,407
June 20, 1996 D.C. United H51 Preki
Takawira 2
Chung
Sorber
9,458
June 26, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars A0216,103
June 29, 1996 Dallas Burn A10 Sorber 9,615
July 6, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy H31 Uderitz
Preki
Takawira
17,921
July 10, 1996 Colorado Rapids H20 Klopas
Okafor
8,062
July 18, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny A23 Johnston
Prampin
7,520
July 20, 1996 Dallas Burn H12 Preki 11,592
July 27, 1996 New England Revolution H42 Takawira 2
Chung
Preki
11,555
July 31, 1996 D.C. United A32 Own goal
Preki
Chung
9,457
August 4, 1996 D.C. United A42 Chung 2
Takawira 2
12,356
August 7, 1996 Colorado Rapids A24 Preki
Sorber
6,013
August 11, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy H22 (W) Preki
Chung
13,362
August 15, 1996 San Jose Clash H41 Johnston
Preki
Takawira 2
8,250
August 21, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy A11 (W) Chung 13,073
August 24, 1996 Columbus Crew A12 Johnston 20,246
September 1, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars H22 (W) Own goal
Takawira
11,139
September 7, 1996 Columbus Crew H15 Preki 12,141
September 21, 1996 San Jose Clash H00 (L)18,594

U.S. Open Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F A
ScorersAttendance
September 15, 1996Quarterfinals Colorado Rapids H23 Bowers
Takawira
5,009

MLS Cup Playoffs

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F A
ScorersAttendance
September 26, 1996Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn H32 Johnston
McKeon
Preki
4,466
September 29, 1996Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn A12 Preki 10,125
October 2, 1996Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn A22 (W) Chung
Takawira
9,802
October 10, 1996Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy A12 Preki 25,212
October 13, 1996Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy H11 (L) Preki 11,041

Squad statistics

No.Pos.Name MLS USOC Playoffs TotalMinutesDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Preki 3218105438222880342000
13MF Flag of the United States.svg Mark Chung 32810513892847338600
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Sean Bowers 31010513712769330900
26FW Flag of Scotland.svg Mo Johnston 29610513572573311300
20DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Okafor 30210403522593288000
12FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Vitalis Takawira 2813115134152233276200
16MF Flag of the United States.svg Diego Gutiérrez 28010503402069260900
4MF Flag of the United States.svg Scott Uderitz 28200503322115254600
10MF Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sorber 23410502941960242900
25GK Flag of the United States.svg Garth Lagerwey 23000502801959240900
14FW Flag of the United States.svg Frank Klopas 22210302621235131600
15DF Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Ekeme 23000202501693172300
4FW Flag of England.svg Paul Wright 1701050230690112500
21MF Flag of the United States.svg Matt McKeon 1201051181823118900
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Koetters 150100016074476800
23FW Flag of the United States.svg Alan Prampin 153100016333738600
8FW Flag of the United States.svg Eric Eichmann 150000015048048000
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Reasoner 130000013064564500
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Harrington 8000008063063000
0GK Flag of the United States.svg Mike Ammann 4010005029133600
22GK Flag of the United States.svg Chris Snitko 00100010454500
18MF Flag of the United States.svg Yari Allnut 11000011454500

Final Statistics


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