2016 season | ||||
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Owner | Sporting Club | |||
Head coach | Peter Vermes | |||
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | |||
MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 8th | |||
Playoffs | Knockout Round | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | |||
CONCACAF | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | Dom Dwyer (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 20,618 (May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 18,927 (June 19 vs. Dallas) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 19,512 All: 19,174 | |||
The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.
As of October 13, 2015. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of October 13, 2015. [1]
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Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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December 9, 2015 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Free Transfer | [2] [3] |
December 11, 2015 | ![]() | GK | ![]() | Selected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [4] |
December 14, 2015 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Free Agent | [5] |
January 6, 2016 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Trade | [6] |
January 13, 2016 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Homegrown Player | [7] |
January 26, 2016 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Free Agent | [8] |
June 24, 2016 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Undisclosed | [9] |
July 12, 2016 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Free Transfer | [10] |
July 12, 2016 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Acquired in exchange for Amadou Dia | [11] |
Date | Player | Position | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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November 25, 2015 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Option Declined | [3] |
January 26, 2016 | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Free Agent | [3] |
January 29, 2016 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Undisclosed Fee | [12] |
February 23, 2016 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Waived | [13] |
March 1, 2016 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Mutual Termination | [14] |
June 24, 2016 | ![]() | MF | Waived | [15] | |
July 12, 2016 | ![]() | DF | ![]() | Traded for Cameron Porter | [16] |
September 1, 2016 | ![]() | FW | ![]() | Permanent transfer of loan | [17] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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9 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | March 8, 2016 | September 1, 2016 | [18] [17] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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2 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | February 1, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [19] |
23 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | February 17, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [20] |
30 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | June 15, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [21] |
Win Tie Loss
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
February 17, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
19:00 CST | Quintillà ![]() Mustivar ![]() Hajderovic ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 20, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
20:30 CST | Zusi ![]() | Recap | Bunbury ![]() Herivaux ![]() | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 24, 2016 | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
21:00 CST | Pfeffer ![]() | Report | Nagamura ![]() Dwyer ![]() Sinovic ![]() | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 27, 2016 | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
17:30 CST | Barnes ![]() Torres ![]() | Recap | Coelho ![]() Salloi ![]() | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
10 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | |
5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
7 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
March 6, 20161 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
18:00 CST | Fisher ![]() | Report | Coelho ![]() Zusi ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,525 Referee: Alan Kelly |
March 12, 20162 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 CST | Dwyer ![]() Quintillà ![]() | Report | Rivero ![]() Waston ![]() Smith ![]() Morales ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,178 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
March 20, 20163 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Davis ![]() Espinoza ![]() Melia ![]() | Report | Cheyrou ![]() Morrow ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,867 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April 2, 20164 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Feilhaber ![]() ![]() | Report | Glad ![]() Movsisyan ![]() Plata ![]() Mulholland ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 9, 20165 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
18:00 | Zizzo ![]() | Report | Feilhaber ![]() Dwyer ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,406 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 13, 20166 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Rubio ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Report | Pappa ![]() Solignac ![]() Serna ![]() Burch ![]() Gashi ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,168 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
April 17, 20167 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
18:00 | Barrios ![]() Rosales ![]() Harris ![]() | Report | Olum ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April 24, 20168 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
14:30 | Godoy ![]() Wondolowski ![]() | Report | Besler ![]() Feilhaber ![]() Dia ![]() | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 27, 20169 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
21:30 | Bolaños ![]() Waston ![]() ![]() | Report | Besler ![]() Rubio ![]() ![]() Nuno Coelho ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,836 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
May 1, 201610 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Davis ![]() Opara ![]() | Report | dos Santos ![]() Cole ![]() ![]() Villarreal ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,431 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 7, 201611 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
19:30 | Alex ![]() Barnes ![]() Wenger ![]() Anibaba ![]() Clark ![]() | Report | Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,071 Referee: Drew Fischer |
May 11, 201612 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 | Badji ![]() Sjöberg ![]() Serna ![]() | Report | Opara ![]() ![]() Olum ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,857 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 15, 201613 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Orlando City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:30 | Medrana ![]() ![]() Dwyer ![]() Peterson ![]() Nuno Coelho ![]() | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 21, 201614 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Davis ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Report | Martínez ![]() Movsisyan ![]() Sunny ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 27, 201615 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Dwyer ![]() Nagamura ![]() | Report | Sarvas ![]() Jeffrey ![]() Neagle ![]() Kamara ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,118 Referee: Alan Kelly |
June 2, 201616 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
21:30 | Larentowicz ![]() Steres ![]() | Recap | Dwyer ![]() | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,651 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 19, 201617 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 | Olum ![]() Olum ![]() Feilhaber ![]() Dwyer ![]() Melia ![]() | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,927 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
June 25, 201618 | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec |
19:30 | Ontivero ![]() ![]() Piatti ![]() Oyongo ![]() Drogba ![]() | Report | Dwyer ![]() Medranda ![]() | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
July 3, 201619 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Feilhaber ![]() ![]() Dwyer ![]() Zusi ![]() Besler ![]() ![]() Medranda ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() Wahl ![]() Afful ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Ted Unkel |
July 10, 201620 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | New York City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Feilhaber ![]() Medranda ![]() Opara ![]() | Recap | Lampard ![]() Villa ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,881 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
July 13, 201621 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | de Leeuw ![]() Thiam ![]() Alvarez ![]() Meira ![]() | Recap | Mustivar ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,879 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 16, 201622 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 | Cronin ![]() Hairston ![]() | Recap | Olum ![]() Opara ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 24, 201623 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:00 | Dwyer ![]() Espinoza ![]() Peterson ![]() Mustivar ![]() | Recap | Gómez ![]() Jones ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
July 31, 201624 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
13:00 | Peterson ![]() Medranda ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Recap | Adi ![]() Taylor ![]() Chara ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,098 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 7, 201625 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
15:00 | Chara ![]() Valeri ![]() Jewsbury ![]() Adi ![]() | Report | Sinovic ![]() Mustivar ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August 13, 201626 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
20:00 | Hedges ![]() Akindele ![]() Urruti ![]() Harris ![]() | Report | Dwyer ![]() Abdul-Salaam ![]() Medranda ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,408 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 20, 201627 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
21:00 | Ellis ![]() Besler ![]() Peterson ![]() Feilhaber ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,159 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 27, 201628 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
17:00 | Creavalle ![]() Alberg ![]() Barnetta ![]() Bedoya ![]() | Report | Espinoza ![]() ![]() Medranda ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Juan Guzman |
September 9, 201629 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Peterson ![]() Espinoza ![]() ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Report | Manotas ![]() Alex ![]() Warner ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,331 Referee: Wade Barrett |
September 18, 201630 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
12:00 | Peterson ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Report | Gordon ![]() Larentowicz ![]() Donovan ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,480 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 24, 201631 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
21:30 | Dawkins ![]() Cerén ![]() Goitom ![]() | Report | Dwyer ![]() Nagamura ![]() Espinoza ![]() Melia ![]() Ellis ![]() | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
October 1, 201632 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
18:30 | Kamara ![]() Ellis ![]() Agudelo ![]() | Report | Opara ![]() Dwyer ![]() Medranda ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,280 |
October 16, 201633 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
18:00 | Mulholland ![]() Glad ![]() Kyle Beckerman ![]() | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,705 |
October 23, 201634 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
15:00 | Feilhaber ![]() Sinovic ![]() Dwyer ![]() Mustivar ![]() Zusi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,371 |
October 27, 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 (PDT) | Alonso ![]() Valdez ![]() | Report Boxscore | Sinovic ![]() Feilhaber ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,151 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
June 15, 2016Fourth round | Minnesota United FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City | Blaine, Minnesota |
19:00 | Ndjock ![]() Lowe ![]() Juliano ![]() Cruz ![]() Speas ![]() Ramirez ![]() Kallman ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Opara ![]() Espinoza ![]() Feilhaber ![]() Abdul-Salaam ![]() Olum ![]() Rubio ![]() | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,689 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
June 29, 2016Fifth round | Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
18:00 | Manotas ![]() Anibaba ![]() Alex ![]() | Recap | Davis ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,371 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAN | SKC | CEN | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
August 16, 2016Group stage | Central F.C. ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:00 | Ettienne ![]() Joseph ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Sinovic ![]() Ellis ![]() | Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: ![]() |
August 23, 2016Group stage | Vancouver Whitecaps FC ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | ![]() |
21:00 | Techera ![]() Hurtado ![]() Teibert ![]() Waston ![]() Aird ![]() | Report | Stadium: BC Place Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) |
September 13, 2016Group stage | Sporting Kansas City ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:00 | Rubio ![]() | Report | Hurtado ![]() Jacobson ![]() Davies ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 13,422 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
October 19, 2016Group stage | Sporting Kansas City ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:00 | Porter ![]() Selbol ![]() Hallisey ![]() | Report | Gordon ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 11,367 |