| 2017 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Owner | Sporting Club | |||
| Head Coach | Peter Vermes | |||
| Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | |||
| MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 11th | |||
| Playoffs | Knockout Round | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Champions | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gerso (8 goals) All: Gerso (10 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,523 (Open Cup Final vs New York Red Bulls) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,016 (Open Cup Quarterfinals vs FC Dallas) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 19,565 All: 19,051 | |||
The 2017 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-second season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the seventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of September 12, 2017. [1]
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Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | | Signed from USL team | [2] |
| December 2, 2016 | | GK | | Signed from USL team | [2] |
| January 4, 2017 | | FW/MF | | Undisclosed | [2] |
| January 9, 2017 | | FW | | Undisclosed | [2] |
| January 9, 2017 | | FW | | Rights acquired in exchange for 4th Round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [2] |
| January 10, 2017 | | FW | | Free Transfer | [2] |
| January 10, 2017 | | GK | | Re-Entry Draft | [2] |
| January 13, 2017 | | MF | | Free Transfer | [2] |
| January 30, 2017 | | FW | | Free Transfer | [2] |
| June 29, 2017 | | MF | | Free Transfer | [3] |
| August 11, 2017 | | DF | | Signed from USL team | [4] |
| August 25, 2017 | | FW | HGP | [5] | |
| September 15, 2017 | | FW | | Signed from USL team | [6] |
| September 15, 2017 | | MF | | Signed from USL team | [6] |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2016 | | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | MF | | Out of Contract, Signed with Atlanta United FC on December 21, 2016 | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | DF | | Option Declined | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | DF | | Option Declined, later signed with Portland as a free agent | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
| November 23, 2016 | | DF | | Option Declined | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | MF | | Option Declined | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | GK | | Option Declined | [2] |
| November 23, 2016 | | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
| December 12, 2016 | | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
| December 13, 2016 | | GK | | Expansion Draft | [2] |
| February 3, 2017 | | DF | | Trade | [2] |
| February 27, 2017 | | MF | Waived | [7] | |
| February 27, 2017 | | FW | | Waived | [7] |
| July 25, 2017 | | FW | | Traded | [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2016 | | DF | | Waived on June 29 | [2] [3] |
Win Tie Loss
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
| January 31, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tucson, Arizona |
| Report | Thompson | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 7, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Selbol | Report | Smith Kamara | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 15, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 18, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:30 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 22, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–6 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 25, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | New York City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| March 4, 2017 CST 1 | D.C. United | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington, D.C. |
| 18:00 | Franklin Vincent | Report | Sinovic Espinoza | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,268 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| March 11, 2017 CST 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Sinovic Dwyer Gerso | Report | Guillen Figueroa Harris Gruezo Cermeno | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,117 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| March 18, 20173 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer Feilhaber Zusi Bingham | Report | Urena Jungwirth | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,282 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 31, 20174 | Toronto FC | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 18:30 | Altidore | Report | Sánchez | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 9, 20175 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Sinovic Sánchez Gerso Dwyer | Report | Miller Watts Doyle | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 15, 20176 | Portland Timbers | 0 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:30 | Report | Opara Sinovic Dwyer | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 22, 20177 | FC Dallas | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
| 19:00 | Figueroa | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,411 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 29, 20178 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Feilhaber Dwyer Espinoza Zusi Gerso | Report | Mulholland Phillips Movsisyan Lennon | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| May 3, 20179 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Opara Dwyer | Report | Davis Lade Wright-Phillips | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,965 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 7, 201710 | Minnesota United FC | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 12:30 | Danladi Ramirez Calvo | Report | Juliao Dwyer | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,709 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 13, 201711 | Orlando City SC | 2 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
| 18:00 | Aja Larin Kaká Higuita | Report | Blessing Zusi Sánchez | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 17, 201712 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Gerso | Report | Delem Alfaro | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 20, 201713 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 18:00 | Techera Parker Laba | Report | Espinoza Sinovic | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 27, 201714 | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 | Ford Burling Miller Howard Doyle | Report | Espinoza | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,648 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 3, 201715 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 | Feilhaber Melia Opara Medranda Abdul-Salaam | Report | Jome Warner Shuttleworth | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,361 Referee: Jorge González |
| June 10, 201716 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Montreal Impact | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Gerso | Report | Piatti Mancosu Duvall | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 17, 201717 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 | Godoy Wondolowski | Report | Besler Espinoza | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| June 24, 201718 | LA Galaxy | 1 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 21:30 | Villarreal Smith Van Damme | Report | Espinoza Opara Gerso | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 1, 201719 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Latif Espinoza Sallói Ellis | Report | Valeri Adi | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,933 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| July 6, 201720 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Diego Rubio Abdul-Salaam Feilhaber | Report | Medunjanin Alberg | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,240 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 22, 201721 | Real Salt Lake | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 | Silva Sunny Acosta Beltran | Report | Espinoza Ilie Feilhaber Gerso | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,316 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| July 29, 201722 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sallói Feilhaber Latif | Report | Besler Juninho Accam João Meira | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,313 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 6, 201723 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Atlanta United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Opara Feilhaber | Report | Larentowicz Carmona Asad González Pírez Ambrose Peterson | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,481 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 12, 201724 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 15:00 | Dempsey Lodeiro Torres | Report | Musa Medranda | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 43,530 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 19, 201725 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Diego Rubio Ilie Gerso | Report | Figueroa | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,869 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| Note: 100th straight sellout | ||||
| September 6, 201726 | New York City FC | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | New York, New York |
| 00:00 | Moralez Harrison Allen | Report | Espinoza Diego Rubio | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,353 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 10, 201727 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
| 12:00 | Mensah Kamara Williams Abu | Report | Espinoza Lobato Feilhaber | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,089 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 16, 201728 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Gerso Diego Rubio Medranda | Report | Bunbury Németh Fagúndez | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,089 Referee: Jorge González |
| September 24, 201729 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 12:00 | Sallói Diego Rubio | Report | J. dos Santos Ciani Alessandrini McBean | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 30, 201730 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Hurtado Davies Bolanos | Report | Zusi | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,990 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 7, 201731 | Minnesota United FC | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 19:00 | Thiesson Kallman Greenspan | Report | Diego Rubio Sinovic Dykstra | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 23,060 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| October 11, 201732 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:00 | Clark Martinez Wenger | Report | Medranda Palmer-Brown Ilie | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,724 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| Note: Postponed from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey [12] | ||||
| October 15, 201733 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 | Latif | Report | Torres DeLaGarza | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,083 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 22, 201734 | Real Salt Lake | 2 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 15:00 | Silva Lennon | Report | Sallói Besler Opara | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,102 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| October 26, 2017Knockout Round | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 20:30 | Senderos Clark Machado Quioto Elis | Report | Zusi Ilie Espinoza Diego Rubio Dykstra | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,126 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| June 14, 2017Fourth Round | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Opara Gerso Dwyer Sallói | Report | Davis Warner | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 28, 2017Fifth Round | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 17:30 | Bird Wenger Rodriguez | Report | Espinoza Opara Gerso | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 11, 2017Quarterfinal | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sinovic Espinoza Medranda Blessing Sallói | Report | Ulloa Díaz Urruti Morales Harris | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| August 9, 2017Semifinal | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Rubio | Report | Hosen Cerén Affolter Imperiale | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,193 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Feilhaber Rubio Sánchez Medranda Sallói Besler | ||||
| September 20, 2017 Final | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sinovic Blessing Sallói Opara | Report | Long Adams Wright Phillips | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,523 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 7 | | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| FW | 14 | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| FW | 30 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | DF | 3 | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| MF | 10 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | 93 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 15 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 17 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 19 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 27 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 13 | 50 | |||
As of October 26, 2017
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
| 3 | | DF | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Kevin Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Ilie Sánchez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Gerso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Graham Zusi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | | FW | Latif Blessing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Benny Feilhaber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | | FW | Dom Dwyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Seth Sinovic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | GK | Andrew Dykstra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Roger Espinoza | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | | GK | Tim Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | | FW | Dániel Sallói | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Igor Julião | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | | DF | James Musa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | | MF | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 3 | |||
As of October 26, 2017.