2014 FC Kansas City season

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FC Kansas City
2014 season
OwnerBrian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens
Head coach Vlatko Andonovski
Stadium Durwood Soccer Stadium
NWSL 2nd
NWSL Playoffs Champions
Top goalscorerLeague: Amy Rodriguez (13)
All: Amy Rodriguez (16)
Highest home attendance3,107
(Apr 12 vs. SBFC)
Lowest home attendance1,212
(Aug 6 vs. BOS)
Average home league attendance2,018
  2013
2015  

The 2014 season was FC Kansas City's second season of existence. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. FC Kansas City won its first NWSL championship in 2014, defeating Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL Playoffs final. [1]

Contents

Club

Roster

As of July 1,2014 [2]

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sara Keane
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Melissa Henderson
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 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Richmond
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy Rodriguez
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Merritt Mathias
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frances Silva
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Marlborough
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Holiday
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leigh Ann Robinson
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kassey Kallman
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erika Tymrak
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nia Williams
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy LePeilbet
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Barnhart
19 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Katrina Gorry
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly Dreska
22 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Cecilia Santiago
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikki Phillips
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Hagen
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mandy Laddish
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Missy Geha

Team management

FC Kansas City's ownership group is composed of Chris, Brad and Greg Likens, and Brian Budzinski. The group also owns the Missouri Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. [3] Budzinski is also owner of the Kansas City Soccerdome. [4] Vlatko Andonovski, a former professional player and head coach of the Kansas City Kings of the PASL and Missouri Olympic Development Program (ODP), was head coach for the 2013 season. [5]

Match results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Preseason

March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22)1 FC Kansas City 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Fenton, Missouri
19:00 CDT
  • Henderson Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,300
March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)2 Kansas Jayhawks 1–3 FC Kansas City Lawrence, Kansas
Ashley Williams Soccerball shade.svg31' Report
Stadium: Jayhawk Soccer Complex

NWSL

Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12)1 FC Kansas City 1–1 Sky Blue FC Kansas City, Missouri
Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)2 Washington Spirit 3–1 FC Kansas City Boyds, Maryland
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)3 Portland Thorns FC 3–1 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,124
Referee: Katja Koroleva
April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)4 FC Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
21:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Josh Wilkens
May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)5 Houston Dash 0–4 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:00
Box
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,198
Referee: Juliana Duncan
May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)6 Western New York Flash 2–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
18:00
Box
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,463
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)7 FC Kansas City 2–1 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
18:00
Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,797
Referee: Matt Mercier
May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)8 Seattle Reign FC 3–2 FC Kansas City Seattle, Washington
21:00
Box
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Timon Berry
May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)9 FC Kansas City 2–2 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
17:00
Box
Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,483
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)10 FC Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
20:00
Box
KC report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)11 Boston Breakers 0–2 FC Kansas City Boston, Massachusetts
19:00 Box
Report
Report
Stadium: Harvard Stadium
Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04)12 FC Kansas City 1–0 Western New York Flash Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Chris Spivey
June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)13 FC Kansas City 2–0 Boston Breakers Kansas City, Missouri
19:00
Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)14 Houston Dash 1–2 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas
20:00
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 3,852
Referee: Bernard Hosu
June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)15 FC Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 CDT (UTC-05) Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: Christina Unkel
June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28)16 FC Kansas City 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:00
Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,421
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06)17 Sky Blue FC 0–5 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,349
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)18 Portland Thorns FC 7–1 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)19 Western New York Flash 1–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
19:30
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)20 FC Kansas City 2–1 Sky Blue FC Kansas City, Missouri
17:00
Box
KC report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,852
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)21 Washington Spirit 2–1 FC Kansas City Boyds, Maryland
17:00
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Kristen Salazar
August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02)22 FC Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Bernard Hosu
August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)23 FC Kansas City 2–1 Boston Breakers Kansas City, Missouri
19:00
Report
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: David Mon
August 9, 2014 (2014-08-09)24 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 FC Kansas City Lisle, Illinois
19:00 Report Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Regular-season standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Seattle Reign FC 2416625020+3054 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City (C)2412573932+741 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 2410683935+436
4 Washington Spirit 2410593643735
5 Chicago Red Stars 249873226+635
6 Sky Blue FC 249783037734
7 Western New York Flash 2484124238+428
8 Boston Breakers 24621637531620
9 Houston Dash 24531623442118
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2412573932 +741840178 +94172224 −2

Last updated: July 19, 2014.
Source: Match reports

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StadiumHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAAHAHHA
ResultDLLWWLWLDDWWWWWWWLDWLDWL
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Championship Playoffs

Semi-final

Semi-final
FC Kansas City2–0 Portland Thorns FC
Report
Durwood Soccer Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Chris Spivey

Championship

Final
Seattle Reign FC 1–2FC Kansas City
Report
Report
Report

Squad statistics

Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.

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

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAWGShotSOGCroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
5FW Liz Bogus 1385981211270022500
6MF Jen Buczkowski 24242087131115101221520
20MF Molly Dreska 1052000000000100
28MF Missy Geha 1021000000000000
19FW Katrina Gorry 933761001780315200
22FW Sarah Hagen 9752941116100053810
2FW Melissa Henderson 53185000210030100
12MF Lauren Holiday 21211766873563559611143600
14DF Kassey Kallman 181814790104210112910
25MF Mandy Laddish 2015000000000000
17DF Amy LePeilbet 114512000100005120
11FW Morgan Marlborough 92247200650052200
9MF Merritt Mathias 201614360202110124171510
23DF Nikki Phillips 232319701012200014210
7MF Jenna Richmond 22201754140147100171220
13MF Leigh Ann Robinson 23232012020852025400
8FW Amy Rodriguez 22211808133371381019151600
4DF Becky Sauerbrunn 22221935100431205310
10FW Frances Silva 18556821110502351400
15FW Erika Tymrak 21181540441432015273300
16DF Nia Williams 52260000200004300
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinWLTShotSOGSavGAGA/GPenPKFSO
18GK Nicole Barnhart 22221935116521010071291.318558
1GK Sarah Keane 221801101911931.500000

References

  1. "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated . August 31, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. "FC Kansas City Roster". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
  3. "New Kansas City women's soccer team releases logo". Kansas City Business Journal. January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. McDowell, Sam (July 30, 2013). "Joco's pro women's soccer team, FC Kansas City, seeks longevity where others have failed". Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. "FC Kansas City Coaching Staff Announced". FC Kansas City. Retrieved January 26, 2013.