2016 FC Kansas City season

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FC Kansas City
2016 season
OwnerBrian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens
Head coach Vlatko Andonovski
Stadium Swope Soccer Village
National Women's Soccer League 6th
NWSL Playoffs Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Shea Groom (6)
Highest home attendance8,022
(Apr. 16 vs. Western New York)
Lowest home attendance2,013
(July 16 vs. Washington)
Average home league attendance3,162
←  2015
2017  →

The 2016 season was FC Kansas City's fourth season. 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; 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 Katelyn Rowland
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shea Groom
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
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittanny Taylor
No.Pos.NationPlayer
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 Amanda Frisbie
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Barnhart
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany McCarty
21 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Katie Bowen
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Leroux
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Kastor
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mandy Laddish
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Desiree Scott

Match results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Preseason

FC Kansas City announced their preseason schedule on February 24, 2016. [1]

Sun, March 201 UMKC Kangaroos 0–7 FC Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri
1:00pm CT Report Clark Soccerball shade.svg12'
Newfield Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Kastor Soccerball shade.svg34', 45'
McCarty Soccerball shade.svg37'
Menchel Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ayers Soccerball shade.svg72'		Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Mon, March 212 Missouri Tigers 1–3 FC Kansas City Columbia, Missouri
5:30pm CT Donaldson Soccerball shade.svg22' Report O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg16', 30', 64'
Laddish Yellow card.svg 38'		Stadium: Audrey J. Walton Stadium
Sat, March 263 Kansas Jayhawks 0–3 FC Kansas City Lawrence, Kansas
12:00pm CT Report Groom Soccerball shade.svg7', 63'
Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg16'		Stadium: Rock Chalk Park
Sun, April 34 Nebraska Cornhuskers 0–4 FC Kansas City Lincoln, Nebraska
3:00pm CT Report Silva Soccerball shade.svg14'
Groom Soccerball shade.svg32', 72'
Frisbie Soccerball shade.svg37'		Stadium: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium
Sat, April 95 UMKC Kangaroos 0–2 FC Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri
1:00pm CT Report Groom Soccerball shade.svg38'
Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg45'		Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Note: 45-minute game
Sat, April 96 FC Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota Golden Gophers Kansas City, Missouri
2:00pm CT Silva Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium
Note: 45-minute game

National Women's Soccer League

Regular season

On February 18, NWSL announced the 2016 season schedule. [2]

April 161 FC Kansas City 0–1 Western New York Flash Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Heather O'Reilly Yellow card.svg 74' Report Sam Mewis Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 232 FC Kansas City 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg30' (Heather O'Reilly), Yellow card.svg 41' Yellow-red card.svg 47' FCKC Report
POR Report 		Lindsey Horan Soccerball shade.svg78' (Tobin Heath)Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 13 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 FC Kansas City Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. CT Kim Little Soccerball shade.svg56'
Lindsay Elston Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Boxscore
Report 		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 74 FC Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dash Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Yael Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.) Report
Boxscore 		Rachel Daly Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Denise O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg56' (Chioma Ubogagu)
Chioma Ubogagu Soccerball shade.svg71' (Rachel Daly)
Ellie Brush Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,282
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 135 FC Kansas City 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Report
Report
Box score 		Samantha Johnson Yellow card.svg 39'Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Chipalo Street
May 226 Boston Breakers 1–0 FC Kansas City Boston, Massachusetts
5:30 p.m. CT Whitney Engen Soccerball shade.svg19' (Kristie Mewis)
Whitney Engen Yellow card.svg 91+'		 Report Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Chris Spivey
May 287 FC Kansas City 2–0 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT Yael Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg53'
Erika Tymrak Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 118 Sky Blue FC 1–1 FC Kansas City Piscataway, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. CT Sarah Killion Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.) Report Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg27' (Erika Tymrak)Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Karen Abt
June 199 Houston Dash 0–1 FC Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT Cari Roccaro Yellow card.svg 89' Report Becky Sauerbrunn Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Matthew Franz
June 2510 FC Kansas City 0–0 Seattle Reign FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:00 p.m. CT Desiree Scott Yellow card.svg 59'
Becky Sauerbrunn Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Report Rachel Corsie Yellow card.svg 18'
Carson Pickett Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 211 Washington Spirit 2–0 FC Kansas City Boyds, Maryland
6:00 p.m. CT Francisca Ordega Soccerball shade.svg79'
Tori Huster Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Karen Abt
July 912 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 FC Kansas City Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. CTKat Williamson Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg23Tiffany McCarty '
Brianne Reed Yellow card.svg 51'
Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg54' (Tiffany McCarty)
Yael Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg90+'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,942
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
July 1613 FC Kansas City 2–3 Washington Spirit Kansas City, Missouri
6:00 p.m. CT Lo'eau LaBonta Yellow card.svg 28'
Frances Silva Soccerball shade.svg69' (Erika Tymrak)
Shea Groom Yellow card.svg 78'Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Estefania Banini Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Joanna Lohman Soccerball shade.svg58'
Caprice Dydasco Yellow card.svg 62'
Shea Groom Yellow card.svg 78'
Estefania Banini Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
July 2314 Western New York Flash 0–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
6:00 p.m. CT Report Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg60' (Tiffany McCarty)Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,556
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 3015 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 FC Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CT Stephanie McCaffrey Soccerball shade.svg53' (unassisted) Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Andrew Musashe
August 2816 FC Kansas City 0–2 Boston Breakers Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CT Report Katie Schoepfer Soccerball shade.svg38' (Brooke Elby)
Kristie Mewis Soccerball shade.svg81' (unassisted)		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Christina Unkel
September 417 FC Kansas City 2–1 Sky Blue FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CT Tiffany McCarty Soccerball shade.svg46+' (unassisted)
Yael Averbuch Soccerball shade.svg85' (unassisted)		 Report Samantha Kerr Soccerball shade.svg40' (Leah Galton)Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,414
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 718 Chicago Red Stars 2–3 FC Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 p.m. CT Christen Press Soccerball shade.svg13' (Taylor Comeau)
Sofia Huerta Soccerball shade.svg87' (Arin Gilliland)
Julie Johnston Yellow card.svg 93+'		 Report Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg7' (Heather O'Reilly)
Frances Silva Soccerball shade.svg62' (Tiffany McCarty)
Shea Groom Soccerball shade.svg77' (Caroline Kastor)		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 1119 FC Kansas City 0–0 Chicago Red Stars Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CT Report Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 2420 Orlando Pride 1–2 FC Kansas City Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m. CT Jasmyne Spencer Soccerball shade.svg16' (unassisted) Report Tiffany McCarty Soccerball shade.svg47' (unassisted)
Alex Arlitt Yellow card.svg 80'
Heather O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg84' (penalty)
Frances Silva Yellow card.svg 91+'		Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Margaret Domka

Postseason playoff

FC Kansas City ended in 6th position on regular season and did not qualify for the 2016 NWSL playoffs.

Regular-season standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 2012533519+1641 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 2012353021+939 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 209652420+433
4 Western New York Flash (C)209564026+1432
5 Seattle Reign FC 208662921+830
6 FC Kansas City 207581820−226
7 Sky Blue FC 207582430−626
8 Houston Dash 2064102929022
9 Orlando Pride 2061132030−1019
10 Boston Breakers 2032151447−3311
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
207581820 −226244810 −25141010 0

Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHHAHHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHA
ResultLDLLDLWDWDLWLWLLWWDW
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
5DFAlex Arlitt118710000200%0004310
10MFYael Averbuch2020178830118844%14119910
18GKNicole Barnhart2020180000011100%0000200
21DFKatie Bowen13119590104250%10013500
6MFJen Buczkowski554270004375%0003300
17DFAmanda Frisbie33270000100%1201000
2FWShea Groom19191659800482552%4119311821
23FWCaroline Kastor532890204125%0025000
1FWLo'eau LaBonta1076900009111%0006410
7MFMandy Laddish1919167600022941%003151200
20FWTiffany McCarty161092324017424%2014181200
24MFMolly Menchel3218500000—1204110
88MFAlexa Newfield822380004250%0304400
9MFHeather O'Reilly14141209121291345%9509121420
22DF Brianne Reed 7544100000—1005410
4DFBecky Sauerbrunn141412601002150%0006510
3DFDesiree Scott141412600005240%100161020
11FWFrances Silva191099020015747%105151610
13DFBrittany Taylor2020180000014429%10010800
15MFErika Tymrak1714116612018739%2223102200
16MFTiffany Weimer401700000—0000000
Team Total20—19757181122179041%258456197152131
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
18GKNicole Barnhart20201800201.00222151038381%00
Team total20—1800201.00222151038381%00

References

  1. ↑ "FC KANSAS CITY ANNOUNCES 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". FCKansasCity.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE 2016 SCHEDULE; A sampling of some of the key matches fans can look forward to seeing this season". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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