List of Sporting Kansas City seasons

Since its foundation in 1996, the American soccer club Sporting Kansas City has played in Major League Soccer. The team has won the MLS Cup twice, and the U.S. Open Cup four times. The following list is inclusive of all competitive competitions that the club has participated in. ^[1]

Peter Vermes was the team's coach from 2009 to 2025, a 15-year tenure that was the longest in MLS history and included an MLS Cup title in 2013. ^[2]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League [3]									Position		Playoffs [3]	USOC [4]	Continental [5]			Average attendance [a]	Top goalscorer(s) [b]
	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCL	LC	Other(s)		Name(s)	Goals
1996	32	17	15	0	61	63	–2	41	1.28	3rd	5th	SF	QF	DNE	NH	—	12,878	Preki	22
1997	32	21	11	0	57	51	+6	49	1.53	1st	2nd	QF	Ro16	DNQ			9,058	Preki	13♦ [c]
1998	32	12	20	0	45	50	–5	32	1.00	6th	11th	DNQ	Ro16				8,072	Mo Johnston	11
1999	32	8	24	0	33	53	–20	20	0.63	6th	11th		DNQ				8,183	Preki	7
2000	32	16	7	9	47	29	+18	57	1.78	1st	1st	W	R2				9,112	Miklos Molnar	17
2001	27	11	13	3	33	53	–20	36	1.33	3rd	7th	QF	Ro16	NH		Copa Merconorte (GS)	10,954	Roy Lassiter	10
2002	28	9	10	9	37	45	–8	36	1.29	5th	8th	QF	SF	SF		—	12,255	Preki	12
2003	30	11	10	9	48	44	+4	42	1.40	2nd	4th	SF	Ro16	DNQ			15,573	Preki	12♦ [d]
2004	30	14	9	7	38	30	+8	49	1.63	1st	2nd	RU	W				14,816	Davy Arnaud	14
2005	32	11	9	12	52	44	+8	45	1.41	5th	9th	DNQ	QF	QF			9,691	Josh Wolff	12
2006	32	10	14	8	43	45	–2	38	1.19	5th	11th		Ro16	DNQ			11,083	Scott Sealy	11
2007	30	11	12	7	45	45	0	40	1.33	5th	8th	SF	QR1				11,586	Eddie Johnson	15
2008	30	11	10	9	37	39	–2	42	1.40	4th	6th	QF	QF				10,686	Davy Arnaud	8
2009	30	8	13	9	33	42	–9	33	1.10	6th	13th	DNQ	QF			SuperLiga (GS)	10,053	Josh Wolff	11
2010	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39	1.30	3rd	9th		QR2			—	10,287	Kei Kamara	10
2011	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51	1.50	1st	5th	SF	QF				17,810	Teal Bunbury	12
2012	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63	1.85	1st	2nd	QF	W				19,405	Kei Kamara	12
2013	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17	58	1.71	2nd	2nd	W	Ro16	QF			19,405	Claudio Bieler	12
2014	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49	1.44	5th	10th	R1	Ro16	GS			19,950	Dom Dwyer	24
2015	34	14	11	9	48	45	+3	51	1.50	6th	10th	R1	W	DNQ			19,371	Dom Dwyer	17
2016	34	13	13	8	42	41	+1	47	1.38	5th	8th	R1	Ro16	GS			19,512	Dom Dwyer	12
2017	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49	1.44	5th	11th	R1	W	DNQ			19,565	Gerso Fernandes	8
2018	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62	1.82	1st	3rd	SF	QF				19,774	Dániel Sallói	13
2019	34	10	16	8	49	67	–18	38	1.12	11th	21st	DNQ	R4	SF	DNE		18,601	Felipe Gutiérrez	12
2020	21	12	6	3	38	25	+13	39	1.86	1st	3rd	QF	NH	DNQ	DNQ/NH	MLS is Back (QF)	21,188	Alan Pulido	7
2021	34	17	7	10	58	40	+18	58	1.7	3rd	4th	QF	NH		QF	—	18,757	Dániel Sallói	16
2022	34	11	16	7	42	54	-12	40	1.18	12th	23rd	DNQ	SF		NH		18,365	Johnny Russell	8
2023	34	12	14	8	48	51	-3	44	1.29	8th	15th	QF	R32		R32		18,616 [6]	Alan Pulido	14
2024	34	8	19	7	51	66	–15	31	0.91	13th	27th	DNQ	RU		R32		21,193 [6]	William Agada	10
2025	34	7	20	7	46	70	-20	28	0.82	15th	27		DNQ	R1	DNQ		16,604	Dejan Joveljić	18
Total [3]	956	377	368	211	1,359	1,334	+49	1,307	1.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Preki	81

Notes

1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
3. Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)
4. Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)

References

1. "Sporting KC Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.
2. Carlisle, Jeff (April 1, 2025). "Vermes' Sporting exit marks end of a managerial era in MLS". ESPN . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
3. MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 12. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
4. Major League Soccer (2025), p. 181.
5. Major League Soccer (2025), pp. 183–192.
6. Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal . Retrieved February 20, 2025.