MLS Cup 2013

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MLS Cup 2013
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Event MLS Cup
Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake
11
After extra time
Sporting Kansas City won 7–6 on penalties
DateDecember 7, 2013
Venue Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, US
Most Valuable Player Aurélien Collin
(Sporting Kansas City) [1]
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Attendance21,650 [2]
WeatherSunny, 20 °F (−7 °C) [3]
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MLS Cup 2013, the 18th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was a soccer match which took place on Saturday, December 7, 2013 between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The soccer match was to decide the winner of the 2013 season. Sporting KC were making their third appearance in the competition's final, having won in 2000 and losing in 2004. RSL were appearing in their second final, having won their only other in 2009.

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It was the first MLS Cup final to be held at Sporting Park and the second time the championship match was not held at a predetermined neutral site. Sporting Kansas City won the right to host the match by besting Real Salt Lake in the regular season standings. This was the first time Kansas City hosted an MLS Cup final and the second final hosted at Sporting Park, the other being the 2012 U.S. Open Cup final.

The game was the coldest MLS match ever and was tied 1–1 after regulation time and extra time. [4] The penalty shootout was won 7–6 by Sporting Kansas City, ending with the longest shootout in MLS Cup history at ten rounds. [3]

Road to the final

Both teams qualified for the playoffs by finishing in the top five of their respective conferences at the end of the regular season. Sporting Kansas City then beat New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo to reach the final, while Real Salt Lake knocked out defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers.

Sporting Kansas CityRoundReal Salt Lake
Eastern Conference
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
New York Red Bulls 3417985841+1759
Sporting Kansas City 34171074730+1758
New England Revolution 34141194938+1151
Houston Dynamo 34141194141051
Montreal Impact 34141375049+149
Regular season
Western Conference
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
Portland Timbers 34145155433+2157
Real Salt Lake 34161085741+1656
Los Angeles Galaxy 34151185338+1553
Seattle Sounders FC 34151274242052
Colorado Rapids 34141194538+751
OpponentResultLegs Playoffs OpponentResultLegs
New England Revolution 4–31–2 away; 3–1 homeConf. Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy 2–10–1 away; 2–0 home
Houston Dynamo 2–10–0 away; 2–1 homeConference Finals Portland Timbers 5–24–2 home; 1–0 away

Preparations

The 2013 Cup was the first-ever small media market cup, with both Kansas City and Salt Lake City outside of the Top 10 media markets in the US (Kansas City is #28 and Salt Lake City is #32). [5] The tickets for the match were the highest price for the MLS Cup in the past five years, coming in at an average of $302 on the secondary market. This made it the highest priced sports event in the Kansas City area in four years, with the exception of the 2012 MLB All-Star Game. [6]

Match

Details

Sporting Kansas City 1–1 (a.e.t.) Real Salt Lake
  • Collin Soccerball shade.svg76'
 Report
Penalties
7–6
Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 21,650
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
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Sporting Kansas City
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Real Salt Lake
GK1 Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmy Nielsen (c)
RB7 Flag of the United States.svg Chance Myers
CB78 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Collin Yellow card.svg 35'
CB5 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Besler
LB15 Flag of the United States.svg Seth Sinovic
RM6 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nagamura
CM20 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Rosell Sub off.svg 8'
LM10 Flag of the United States.svg Benny Feilhaber Yellow card.svg 103'
RW8 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Zusi
CF14 Flag of England.svg Dom Dwyer Sub off.svg 72'
LW17 Flag of the United States.svg C. J. Sapong
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Kronberg
MF37 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Peterson
DF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Bessone
FW16 Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Bieler Sub on.svg 72'
DF3 Flag of the United States.svg Ike Opara
FW9 Flag of the United States.svg Teal Bunbury
DF13 Flag of Kenya.svg Lawrence Olum Sub on.svg 8'
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Vermes
GK18 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rimando
RB2 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Beltran
CB6 Flag of the United States.svg Nat Borchers
CB28 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Schuler
LB17 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wingert Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 72'
DM5 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Beckerman (c)Yellow card.svg 100'
RM21 Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil Sub off.svg 87'
LM20 Flag of the United States.svg Ned Grabavoy
AM11 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Morales
ST15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Álvaro Saborío Yellow card.svg 44'
ST10 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Findley Sub off.svg 112'
Substitutes:
DF7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Lovel Palmer Sub on.svg 72'
DF44 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon McDonald
GK24 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella
MF12 Flag of the United States.svg Cole Grossman
FW8 Flag of Ecuador.svg Joao Plata Sub on.svg 112'
MF26 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Velásquez Sub on.svg 87'
FW13 Flag of Colombia.svg Olmes García
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kreis

MLS Cup MVP:
Flag of France.svg Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City) [1]

Assistant referees:
Paul Scott (United States)
Bill Dittmar (United States)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall [4]
Sporting Kansas CityReal Salt Lake
Goals scored11
Total shots2412
Shots on target52
Saves14
Corner kicks91
Fouls committed1921
Offsides43
Yellow cards23
Red cards00

Post-match

As MLS Cup finalists, both teams were supposed to be qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. Sporting Kansas City (the champion) was to be placed in pot A, and Real Salt Lake (the runner-up) was to be placed in pot B. However, on December 13, 2013, CONCACAF accepted the US Soccer/MLS proposal to change the qualification rules, so that the spot reserved for the MLS Cup runner-up is instead awarded to the regular season conference winner that is not the Supporters' Shield champion, the Portland Timbers. Sporting Kansas City was not affected by this change. [7]

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