2004 Kansas City Wizards season

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Kansas City Wizards
2004 season
Head coach Bob Gansler
Major League Soccer West: 1st
Overall: 2nd
U.S. Open Cup Champions
Playoffs Runners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Josh Wolff (10)
All: Davy Arnaud (14)
Average home league attendance14,819
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The 2004 Kansas City Wizards season was the ninth for the club in Major League Soccer. Kansas City completed what was their best-performing season at the time: the Wizards finished first in the Western Conference and second overall with 49 points. The club scored 38 goals and conceded 30 goals, the latter being the fewest in the 10-team season. The Wizards would eliminate defending MLS Cup champion San Jose Earthquakes over two legs in the conference semifinals, then defeat the 2002 MLS Cup winner LA Galaxy in the one-legged Western Conference final to advance to MLS Cup 2004.

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In MLS Cup, Kansas City faced D.C. United, the second-place team in the East who had navigated significant mainstream media attention throughout the season due to the signing of teenage sensation Freddy Adu. The Wizards opened scoring in MLS Cup through José Burciaga Jr. in minute 6, but were done in by three successive D.C. goals (including an Alex Zotincă own goal) as United took home the Cup in a 3–2 result.

Despite this ending to the season, the Wizards did attain silverware in the 2004 calendar year. In September, the club won their first U.S. Open Cup. Kansas City beat rivals Chicago Fire 1–0 in the final, which served as a bulwark somewhat from the tough MLS Cup loss. Their seasonal performance also qualified them for the ensuing CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Meola
2 DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  SCG Vuk Rasovic
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Garcia
4 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Shavar Thomas
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kerry Zavagnin
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jose Burciaga Jr.
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Gutierrez
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Diego Walsh
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Francisco Gomez
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Preki
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jimmy Conrad
13 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Wolde Harris
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Jewsbury
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Wolff
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Roberts
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Klein
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Taylor
20 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Igor Simutenkov
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Davy Arnaud
23 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alex Zotinca
24 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Khari Stephenson
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bo Oshoniyi
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Graham
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Detter
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Hesmer

Competitions

Major League Soccer

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3014793830 +8499332212 +105461618 −2

Last updated: 2004.
Source: Major League Soccer

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
April 3, 2004 Chicago Fire S.C. H0–0
April 17, 2004 Columbus Crew H1–0 Arnaud
April 24, 2004 Dallas Burn A0–1
May 1, 2004 Colorado Rapids H2–0 Klein
Wolff
May 8, 2004 Chicago Fire S.C. H2–2 Klein
Arnaud
May 15, 2004 D.C. United A0–1
May 22, 2004 Dallas Burn H2–0 Jewsbury
Wolff
May 30, 2004 MetroStars A0–1
June 2, 2004 New England Revolution H2–3 Wolff
Arnaud
June 5, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy A2–1 Gomez
Gutierrez
June 9, 2004 Colorado Rapids A1–0 Wolff
June 12, 2004 Columbus Crew A2–2 Conrad
Thomas
June 19, 2004 New England Revolution A3–1 Arnaud
Thomas 2
June 26, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes A1–1 Burciaga Jr.
July 3, 2004 Dallas Burn H5–1 Arnaud 3
Klein
Wolff
July 10, 2004 D.C. United H1–0 Thomas
July 17, 2004 Dallas Burn A1–0 Gutierrez
July 24, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H2–2 Arnaud
Jewsbury
July 28, 2004 MetroStars H1–2 Klein
August 14, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes H0–2
August 18, 2004 Columbus Crew A1–2 Graham
August 21, 2004 New England Revolution A2–1 Wolff
Arnaud
September 1, 2004 Chicago Fire S.C. A1–3 Wolff
September 4, 2004 MetroStars H1–0 Wolff
September 10, 2004 Colorado Rapids A1–3 Wolff
September 18, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes H1–0 Gutierrez
September 25, 2004 Colorado Rapids H1–0 Simutenkov
October 2, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy A1–1 Own Goal
October 9, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes A0–0
October 16, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H1–0 Josh Wolff

U.S. Open Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F – A		ScorersAttendance
July 20, 2004Fourth round Atlanta Silverbacks A4–1 Arnaud 2
Gomez
Gutierrez
August 4, 2004Quarterfinals Dallas Burn H4–0 Klein
Arnaud
Detter
Zotinca
August 24, 2004Semifinals San Jose Earthquakes H1–0 Simutenkov
September 22, 2004Finals Chicago Fire S.C. H1–0 (ASDET) Simutenkov

MLS Cup Playoffs

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F – A		ScorersAttendance
October 24, 2004Conference Semifinals San Jose Earthquakes A0–2
October 30, 2004Conference Semifinals San Jose Earthquakes H3–0 Stephenson
Own Goal
Jewsbury
November 5, 2004Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy H2–0 Arnaud 2
November 14, 2004MLS Cup 2004 D.C. United N2–3 Burciaga Jr.
Wolff

Squad statistics

No.Pos.Name MLS USOC Playoffs TotalMinutesDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
22FW Flag of the United States.svg Davy Arnaud 309434238142626334600
12DF Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Conrad 29140403712610333500
7MF Flag of the United States.svg Diego Gutierrez 28341403642520324500
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Garcia 26040403402295302000
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wolff 2610304133112252284400
23MF Flag of Romania.svg Alex Zotinca 25041403311779236500
5MF Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Zavagnin 24040403202160288100
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Jose Burciaga Jr. 24140413221876260100
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jewsbury 22230412931406186000
4DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Shavar Thomas 25110002611880197000
10MF Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Gomez 23131002621097126200
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Tony Meola 21030002401890214600
26DF Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Graham 171302022175094400
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Klein 19521002161694187400
19FW Flag of the United States.svg Matt Taylor 173101019352456200
8MF Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Walsh 150003018068871100
25GK Flag of the United States.svg Bo Oshoniyi 902040150810127900
20FW Flag of Russia.svg Igor Simutenkov 91223014345666900
24MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Khari Stephenson 303041914427000
27FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Detter 6031009116227500
11FW Flag of the United States.svg Preki 201000309012500
2DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Vuk Rasovic 10000010454500

Final Statistics

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