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. 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 |
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December 12, 2016 | Tyler Pasher | MF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [2] |
December 2, 2016 | Adrian Zendejas | GK | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [2] |
January 4, 2017 | Gerso Fernandes | FW/MF | C.F. Os Belenenses | Undisclosed | [2] |
January 9, 2017 | Latif Blessing | FW | Liberty Professionals F.C. | Undisclosed | [2] |
January 9, 2017 | Christian Volesky | FW | Portland Timbers | Rights acquired in exchange for 4th Round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [2] |
January 10, 2017 | Cameron Iwasa | FW | Sacramento Republic FC | Free Transfer | [2] |
January 10, 2017 | Andrew Dykstra | GK | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft | [2] |
January 13, 2017 | Ilie Sanchez | MF | TSV 1860 Munich | Free Transfer | [2] |
January 30, 2017 | Soony Saad | FW | BEC Tero Sasana | Free Transfer | [2] |
June 29, 2017 | Cristian Lobato | MF | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | Free Transfer | [3] |
August 11, 2017 | James Musa | DF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [4] |
August 25, 2017 | Gianluca Busio | FW | HGP | [5] | |
September 15, 2017 | Kharlton Belmar | FW | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [6] |
September 15, 2017 | Kevin Oliveira | MF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [6] |
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
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October 28, 2016 | Brad Davis | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Jacob Peterson | MF | Atlanta United FC | Out of Contract, Signed with Atlanta United FC on December 21, 2016 | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Nuno André Coelho | DF | G.D. Chaves | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Chance Myers | DF | Portland Timbers | Option Declined, later signed with Portland as a free agent | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Justin Mapp | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
November 23, 2016 | Éver Alvarado | DF | CD Olimpia | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Emmanuel Appiah | MF | Saint Louis FC | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Jon Kempin | GK | LA Galaxy | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Connor Hallisey | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
December 12, 2016 | Paulo Nagamura | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
December 13, 2016 | Alec Kann | GK | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft | [2] |
February 3, 2017 | Lawrence Olum | DF | Portland Timbers | Trade | [2] |
February 27, 2017 | Benji Joya | MF | Waived | [7] | |
February 27, 2017 | Christian Volesky | FW | Saint Louis FC | Waived | [7] |
July 25, 2017 | Dom Dwyer | FW | Orlando City SC | 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 |
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December 23, 2016 | Igor Juliao | DF | Fluminense FC | 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 90' | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 7, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 | Selbol 80' | Report | Smith 22' Kamara 44' | 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 64' Vincent 64' | Report | Sinovic 37' Espinoza 72' | 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 79' Dwyer 81' Gerso 95' | Report | Guillen 4' Figueroa 29' Harris 69' Gruezo 86' Cermeno 92' | 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 16' Feilhaber 37' Zusi 84' Bingham 89' (o.g.) | Report | Urena 52' Jungwirth 91' | 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 81' | Report | Sánchez 69' | 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 6' Sánchez 38' Gerso 58' Dwyer 85' | Report | Miller 84' Watts 86' Doyle 94+' (pen.) | 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 25' Sinovic 52' Dwyer 53' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 22, 20177 | FC Dallas | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
19:00 | Figueroa 77' | 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 17' 49' Dwyer 51' Espinoza 55' Zusi 69' Gerso 84'95+' | Report | Mulholland 39' Phillips 51' Movsisyan 55' Lennon 85' | 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 30' Dwyer 46', 68' 51' | Report | Davis 62' Lade 76' Wright-Phillips 92' | 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 22' Ramirez 39' 51' Calvo 72' | Report | Juliao 17' Dwyer 72' | 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 11' Larin 16' Kaká 26' Higuita 40' | Report | Blessing 9', 74' 79' Zusi 48' Sánchez 79' | 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 56', 58', 69' | Report | Delem 3' Alfaro 85' | 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 40' Parker 67' Laba 89' | Report | Espinoza 66' Sinovic 77' | 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 11' Burling 19' Miller 22' Howard 86' Doyle 89' | Report | Espinoza 41' 93+' | 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 12' Melia 44' Opara 45+2' Medranda 54' Abdul-Salaam 87' | Report | Jome 7' Warner 23' Shuttleworth 43' | 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 24' | Report | Piatti 45+1' Mancosu 82' 84' Duvall 86' | 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 73' Wondolowski 74' | Report | Besler 78' Espinoza 86' | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 24, 201718 | LA Galaxy | 1 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
21:30 | Villarreal 33' Smith 59' Van Damme 81' | Report | Espinoza 22' Opara 35' Gerso 73' | 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 44' Espinoza 45' Sallói 60' (Espinoza) Ellis 85' | Report | Valeri 26' (Blanco) Adi 38' | 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 49' (Sallói) Abdul-Salaam 64' Feilhaber 68' | Report | Medunjanin 68' Alberg 69' (pen.) | 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 43' (Plata, Acosta) Sunny 53' Acosta 56' Beltran 71' | Report | Espinoza 40' Ilie 47' Feilhaber 59' (pen.) Gerso 77' | 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 23' Feilhaber 45+1' Latif 51' (Rubio) | Report | Besler 28' (O.G.) Juninho 76' Accam 77' (Doody) João Meira 90' | 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 27' Feilhaber 59' (pen.) | Report | Larentowicz 21' Carmona 24' Asad 51' González Pírez 61' Ambrose 77' Peterson 90+1' | 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 36' (Morris, Roldan) Lodeiro 45+1' Torres 66' | Report | Musa 27' Medranda 93' | 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 42' (Zusi) Ilie 48' Gerso 90+2' (Zusi) | Report | Figueroa 80' | 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 28' Harrison 84' (Allen) Allen 89' | Report | Espinoza 24' Diego Rubio 90+2' | 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 13' Kamara 45+1' (Santos) Williams 59' Abu 85' | Report | Espinoza 15' Lobato 19' (Besler) Feilhaber 53' | 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 16' Diego Rubio 23'45' (Gerso, Zusi), 58' Medranda 26' | Report | Bunbury 4' Németh 11' Fagúndez 90+2' | 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 18' (Diego Rubio, Zusi) Diego Rubio 35' (Sinovic, Ilie) | Report | J. dos Santos 1' Ciani 55' Alessandrini 58' McBean 90+2' | 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 53' (Harvey) Davies 69' Bolanos 90+3' | Report | Zusi 90+1' | 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 41' Kallman 84' (Danladi) Greenspan 86' 90+1' | Report | Diego Rubio 45+2' (Latif) Sinovic 70' Dykstra 72' | 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 45' Martinez 63' Wenger 79' | Report | Medranda 33' (Abdul-Salaam) Palmer-Brown 77' (OG) Ilie 87' | 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 90+4' | Report | Torres 67' DeLaGarza 85' | 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 3' Lennon 41' | Report | Sallói 28' Besler 72' Opara 89' (Zusi) | 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 14' Clark 21' Machado 76' Quioto 109' Elis 94' (Sánchez) 120+1' | Report | Zusi 45+2' Ilie 53' Espinoza 65' Diego Rubio 89' Dykstra 120+3' | 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 43' (Zusi) Gerso 45+1' Dwyer 72' (Gerso) Sallói 83' (Espinoza) | Report | Davis 90' Warner 90+4' | 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 23' Wenger 48' Rodriguez 64' | Report | Espinoza 49' Opara 61' (Ellis, Sánchez) Gerso 91+' (Blessing) | 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 15' Espinoza 45+3' Medranda 65' Blessing 105+3' (Feilhaber), 105+8' (Medranda) Sallói 118' (Feilhaber) | Report | Ulloa 45+2' Díaz 62' Urruti 90' 101' Morales 105+5' Harris 120' | 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 32' (Medranda) | Report | Hosen 4' (Qazaishvili) Cerén 74' Affolter 92' Imperiale 111' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,193 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Penalties | ||||
Feilhaber Rubio Sánchez Medranda Sallói Besler | Wondolowski Imperiale Cerén Qazaishvili Jungwirth Bernárdez |
September 20, 2017 Final | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Sinovic 4' Blessing 25' (Zusi) Sallói 66' (Feilhaber) Opara 90+6' | Report | Long 27' Adams 57' Wright Phillips 90+1' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,523 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 7 | Gerso Fernandes | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
2 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
3 | FW | 9 | Latif Blessing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
FW | 14 | Dom Dwyer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
FW | 30 | Dániel Sallói | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
4 | DF | 3 | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
MF | 10 | Benny Feilhaber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | MF | 93 | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | DF | 15 | Seth Sinovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 17 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 19 | Cristian Lobato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 27 | Roger Espinoza | 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.
Sporting Kansas City is an American men's professional soccer club in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City, Kansas. Home games have been played at Children's Mercy Park since 2011. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a part of the league's Western Conference.
Dominic James Dwyer is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Oakland Roots in the USL Championship. Born in England, he played for the United States national team.
The 2013 Sporting Kansas City season was the eighteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the third year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2014 Sporting Kansas City season was the nineteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fourth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2014 FC Dallas season was the club's nineteenth season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer.
The 2015 Sporting Kansas City season was the twentieth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fifth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2015 FC Dallas season was the club's 20th season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Including the Dallas Tornado soccer franchise of the original NASL, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in Dallas. The season saw the team finish first in the Western Conference in the regular season for the second time.
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.
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 20, 2017, at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The match determined the winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 104th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Sporting Kansas City and the New York Red Bulls, both of Major League Soccer.
The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2018 FC Dallas season was the club's 23rd season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. FC Dallas also participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup.
The 2019 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fourth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the ninth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2019 FC Dallas season was the club's 24th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. FC Dallas also participated in the U.S. Open Cup.
The 2020 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fifth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the tenth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following that decision, on March 19 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until May 10. Following that decision, on April 17 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until June 8.
The 2021 FC Dallas season was the club's 26th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. On September 19, Luchi Gonzalez was relieved of duties as head coach. Marco Ferruzzi served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season.
The 2021 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-sixth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eleventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season began on April 17.
The 2022 FC Dallas season was the Major League Soccer club's 27th season and first under new head coach Nico Estévez. FC Dallas continues to use Toyota Stadium as their home stadium and participated in the U.S. Open Cup tournament after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season started on February 26, 2022 against Toronto FC.
The 2022 Sporting Kansas City season was the 27th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 12th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
The 2023 Sporting Kansas City season was the 28th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 13th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.