2021 Sporting Kansas City II season

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Sporting Kansas City II
2021 season
General managerKurt Austin
Head coach Paulo Nagamura
Stadium Children's Mercy Park
USL Championship Central Div.: 8th
Eastern Conf.: 14th
USL Playoffs TBD
Biggest win SKC 4–1 TUL (6/2)
SKC 3–0 OKC (9/4)
Biggest defeat SKC 0–6 BIR (10/24)
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The 2021 Sporting Kansas City II season was the club's second year under the name of Sporting Kansas City II, [1] sixth year of play and their third season in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the top tier of United Soccer League and the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team will continue play at Children's Mercy Park.

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the 2021 season, the league split each of the conferences further into two divisions, Atlantic and Central in the Eastern Conference and Mountain and Pacific in the Western Conference. [2] During the regular season, each Central Division team will play its division opponents four times – twice home and twice away – for a total of 28 games. The remaining four games in SKC II's schedule will be played against regional or cross-conference opponents, namely Colorado, LA Galaxy II, El Paso, and Oakland. [3]

Roster

As of July 4, 2021 [4]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amadou Dia ( [A] )
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Graham Smith ( [A] )
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grayson Barber ( [A] )
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Felipe Hernández ( [A] )
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall McIntosh ( [A] )
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Freeman ( [A] )
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Pulskamp ( [A] )
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ozzie Cisneros ( [A] )
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaylin Lindsey ( [A] )
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Duke ( [A] )
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Duke
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Barbir
34 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dominik Rešetar (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)
37 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamil Roberts
39 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petar Čuić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)
42 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Remi Prieur
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bailey Sparks ( [B] )
44 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Rojay Smith
45 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Travian Sousa
46 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Davis
47 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayden Pierre ( [A] )
48 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaveh Rad ( [A] )
49 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coby Jones ( [B] )
50 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Aljaž Džankić
55 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Krenecki ( [B] )
56 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayvin Van Deventer ( [B] )
65 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Hooper ( [B] )
67 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Max Trejo ( [B] )
70 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ropapa Mensah
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Lenis ( [B] )
77 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Enoch Mushagalusa
84 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jahon Rad
88 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah LeFlore ( [B] )
96 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilson Harris ( [A] )
98 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Matt Constant
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
  2. ^
    Sporting Kansas City Academy player.

Competitions

USL Championship

Central Division Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Louisville City FC 3218776137+2461Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Birmingham Legion FC 3218865131+2060
3 Memphis 901 FC 32141084742+550
4 FC Tulsa 32141354948+147
5 OKC Energy FC 32811133038−837
6 Indy Eleven 3291583247−1535
7 Atlanta United 2 32814104756−934 [a]
8 Sporting Kansas City II 3242083364−3120 [a]
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II. [5]

Match results

1 May1 FC Tulsa 2–0 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7pm CDT da Costa Soccerball shade.svg14'
Suarez Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
7 May2 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 OKC Energy FC Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Ca. Duke Yellow card.svg 41'
J. Rad Yellow card.svg 55'
Freeman Soccerball shade.svg84'
Cisneros Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Sunday Yellow card.svg 14'
Basuljevic Yellow card.svg 58'
Lopez Soccerball shade.svg70', Red card.svg 90+4'
Iida Yellow card.svg 79'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
22 May5 Indy Eleven 2–0 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg53'
Arteaga Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Rešetar Yellow card.svg 48'Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 3,999
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
2 June7 Sporting Kansas City II 4–1 FC Tulsa Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT K. Rad Yellow card.svg 41', Soccerball shade.svg54'
Ca. Duke Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Barber Soccerball shade.svg49'
Harris Yellow card.svg 55'
R. Smith Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Coutinho Soccerball shade.svg14'
Marlon Yellow card.svg 23'
Bird Yellow card.svg 71'
Kiesewetter Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Matthew Thompson
16 June9 FC Tulsa 4–3 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00pm CDT Kibato Yellow card.svg 18'
da Costa Soccerball shade.svg42'
Marlon Soccerball shade.svg45', Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Suarez Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg72'
Ayagwa Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report R. Smith Soccerball shade.svg7'
Džankić Yellow card.svg 34'
Rešetar Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Freeman Soccerball shade.svg87', Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,690
Referee: Matthew Franz
20 June10 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Indy Eleven Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 PM Mushagalusa Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ch. Duke Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Law Yellow card.svg 12', Soccerball shade.svg19'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg50'
Cochran Yellow card.svg 83'
Gutjahr Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
23 June11 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Bijev Soccerball shade cross.svg45+1, Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Barbir Yellow card.svg 90'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Greg Dopka
26 June12 Memphis 901 FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City II Memphis,TN
7:30 PM CDT Dacres Yellow card.svg 32', Soccerball shade.svg64'
Kissiedou Yellow card.svg 48'
Carroll Yellow card.svg 53'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report R. Smith Soccerball shade.svg8'
G. Smith Yellow card.svg 39'
Mushagalusa Yellow card.svg 43', Soccerball shade.svg55'
Čuić Yellow card.svg 59'
Barbir Soccerball shade.svg72', Yellow card.svg 87'
Džankić Yellow card.svg 90+6'		Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
24 July15 OKC Energy FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Rogers Yellow card.svg 30' Report Ch. Duke Yellow card.svg 27'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Matthew Franz
1 August17 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM CDT Harris Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 45'
K. Rad Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Murphy Soccerball shade.svg12'
Salazar Soccerball shade.svg48'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Mathew Corrigan
7 August18 Louisville City FC 4–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM CDT González Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Ownby Soccerball shade.svg71'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg75'
Matsoso Yellow card.svg 84'
Hoppenot Yellow card.svg 87'
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Jones Yellow card.svg 9'
Mushagalusa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Davis Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Elton García
14 August20 Sporting Kansas City II 1–4 Atlanta United 2 Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM Davis Yellow card.svg 58'
Barbir Soccerball shade.svg86'
J. Rad Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Ab. Diop Yellow card.svg 36'
Matheus Soccerball shade.svg39'
Wolff Soccerball shade.svg47'
Goodrum Soccerball shade.svg54', Soccerball shade.svg74'
Macky Diop Yellow card.svg 76'
Allan Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
22 August21 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 Indy Eleven Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM Harris Soccerball shade.svg40'
Barber Yellow card.svg 64'
Dia Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg51', Yellow card.svg 58'
Seagrist Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Greg Dopka
29 August22 Sporting Kansas City II 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM CDT Čuić Yellow card.svg 25' Report Murphy Yellow card.svg 54'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 64'
Winn Yellow card.svg 75'
Segbers Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
11 September25 Indy Eleven 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Koffie Yellow card.svg 64'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg77', Yellow card.svg 89'
Hackshaw Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Čuić Yellow card.svg 90+3'Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
24 September26 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 FC Tulsa Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT Čuić Yellow card.svg 55'
Pierre Soccerball shade.svg65'
Cisneros Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Suárez Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Johnson Yellow card.svg 16'
Flanagan Yellow card.svg 88'
Da Costa Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Jadama Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Fikar
6 October28 Memphis 901 FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City II Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDT Murphy Soccerball shade.svg20', Yellow card.svg 60', Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
Paul Yellow card.svg 25'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 89'
Lamah Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Mushagalusa Soccerball shade.svg17'
K. Rad Yellow card.svg 39'
Davis Yellow card.svg 69'
McIntosh Yellow card.svg 73'
G. Smith Yellow card.svg 86'
Čuić Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Danielle Chesky
9 October29 Louisville City FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET DelPiccolo Soccerball shade.svg8'
Totsch Yellow card.svg 15'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
McLaughlin Yellow card.svg 82'
Jimenez Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Davis Yellow card.svg 24', Soccerball shade.svg45+1', Soccerball shade.svg84'
Roberts Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ch. Duke Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
13 October30 Sporting Kansas City II 0–3 Atlanta United 2 Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Davis Yellow card.svg 44'
Cisneros Soccerball shade.svg69'
Mushagalusa Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Bauer Yellow card.svg 79'
Matheus Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Note: Match forfeited by league to ATL due to Jake Davis' ineligibility (one match suspension for card accumulation). [6]
24 October31 Birmingham Legion FC 6–0 Sporting Kansas City II Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM Herivaux Soccerball shade.svg4', Yellow card.svg 63'
Lapa Soccerball shade.svg18', Soccerball shade.svg39'
Brett Soccerball shade.svg31'
Kavita Yellow card.svg 40'
Asiedu Yellow card.svg 45'
Flemmings Soccerball shade.svg70'
Kasim Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Lenis Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Greg Dopka
30 October32 Oakland Roots SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oakland, California
9:00 PM CDT Enríquez Soccerball shade.svg2'
Bokila Yellow card.svg 82'
Diaz Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Mbumba Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: William Hoffman

USL Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City), SKC II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (September 30, 2019). "Sporting Club's USL Championship team to become Sporting Kansas City II". Major League Soccer.
  2. ↑ "USL Championship Announces 2021 Season Format". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "SKCII Players". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. United Soccer Leagues. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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