Travian Sousa (SPR) - Tacoma - No game until 3/26. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All-time_Sporting_Kansas_City_roster&oldid=1138837158, Lists of soccer players by club in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Association football player non-biographical articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 22:32. Osuman Kassim (SPR) - Accra Lions - Started and played 62 minutes in Accras 3-0 loss to Nsoatreman FC. The 1998 and 1999 seasons were rough for Wizards fans, as the team missed the playoffs both years. Botond Barath (SKC) - Vasas - Hungary - Dressed but did not play in Vasas 3-2 loss to Paksi FC. Jamil Roberts (SKC) - Peninsula - Australia - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Peninsulas 2-0 loss to Gold Coast. Christian Herrera (SPR) - Colorado Springs - Started and played 90 minutes in Colorado Springs 2-1 win over El Paso. Former midfielder, Gedion Zelalem, has returned to Europe, signing with FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands. Every Screen. Sporting Kansas City is an American men's professional soccer club that plays in Major League Soccer and is based 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, near Children's Mercy Park. [57] Sporting has 14,000 season-ticket holders, with a wait list for season tickets of 3,000 people. Mariana Larroquette (KCC) - Leon - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Leons 2-2 draw with Cruz Azul. Led by star midfielder Preki, who earned his first of four career MLS Best XI selections, the inaugural season ended with a elimination in the Western Conference finals. Note: Players under contract to Sporting Kansas City at this time are not included on this list, the exception . Jimmy Medranda (SKC) - Columbus - Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in Columbuss 2-1 loss to New York. Why Kansas City was named one of 2026 World Cup host cities | The Cain recalled that deal Sunday when he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Coming back to see all this makes me want to go back a few years so I can be a part of this. In the 2009 season, the Wizards remained at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, but struggled to score. By 2020, Vermes had become the longest-tenured manager in MLS and built the longest tenure at a single club in league history. Sunil Chhetri (SKC) - Bengaluru - India - Came off the bench and played 116 minutes, scoring a goal in Bengalurus 2-2 (4-3) shootout loss to ATK Mohun Bagan. Kristen Edmonds (KCC) - Gotham - No game until 3/26. Rauf Salifu (SPR) - Selangor - Malaysia - Did not dress in Selangors 4-0 loss to Johor Darul Tazim. Seo-In Kim (ACA) - Lexington - Dressed but did not play in Lexingtons 2-1 loss to Knoxville. ABOUT THE NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME He was joined on the MLS Best XI squad by Mark Chung and Richard Gough. The Wizards also returned to the MLS Cup final, where they fell 3-2 in dramatic fashion to D.C. United. Victoria Pickett (KCC) - Gotham - No game until 3/26. Sagir Arce (KC) - Alacranes de Durango (Loan) - Mexico - Dressed but did not play in Durangos 2-1 loss to Celaya. Jordyn Listro (KCC) - Orlando - No game until 3/26. The Major League Soccer and MLS name and shield are registered trademarks of Major League Soccer, L.L.C. Michele Vasconcelos (KCNWSL) - Portland - No game until 3/26. COL - local college players. Sporting Kansas City punctuated its 20th season by winning the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the club's third Open Cup title and its sixth major trophy overall, with a 7-6 penalty shootout victory over the Philadelphia Union after a 1-1 draw in regulation. The club competes as a part of the league's Western Conference. Spending $200million on the complex,[52] it was the first "European style" soccer complex in the United States. 2007 marked a return to the playoffs. Latif Blessing (SKC) - New England - Started and played 90 minutes in New Englands 1-0 win over Nashville. Now available on the Apple TV app. Tickets for the . The two teams faced each other in MLS Cup 2013, in what was the coldest MLS Cup final at that time. The play-by-play announcer was WHB 810AM 'Border Patrol' host Nate Bukaty, who began broadcasting for the team in the 2015 season. KC was given a lifeline in the 58th minute as Josh Wolff scored the first penalty kick in MLS Cup history,[13] but KC lost the 2004 MLS Cup final 32. Missing the playoffs on the last day of the season for a second consecutive year was a disappointment, but 2006 will not be remembered for events on the field. Thad Bell. Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (SPR) - SK Beveren - Belgium - Came off the bench and played 73 minutes, recording an assist in Beverens 2-0 win over Lierse K. Tiffany McCarty (FCKC) - Thor/KA - Iceland - Did not dress in Thor/KAs 7-2 win over Selfoss. The club also has a reserve team, Sporting Kansas City II, that began play in the second-tier USL Championship in 2016 and switched to MLS Next Pro in 2022. Once the road trip was over, the team found more success and ended the regular season with the most points of any Eastern Conference team. By. In a shortened 21-game season prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sporting finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 12-6-3 record and 1.86 points per game, the best clip in team history. Sporting KC's woes, transfer window lookahead, and what hot starts mean Had 2 goals in Harrisburgs 5-4 win over Utica. [citation needed] Name rights were held by the Livestrong Foundation until the downfall of Lance Armstrong from his doping scandal; Sporting Kansas City subsequently changed the name of their stadium to Sporting Park. Had an assist in San Diegos 7-3 win over Empire. Blue KC Sporting Samaritans | Sporting Kansas City In 2008, the club played a regular season home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the stadium to accommodate the large crowd expected for David Beckham's Galaxy debut. He went on to play six more years of professional soccer following the 2012 MLS season with stops in Portland, Colorado and Chicago. Every Screen. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches. Played in St. Louiss 3-2 win over Florida. The eleven alternating horizontal stripes of "sporting blue" and "dark indigo" forming the state line are a nod to the number of players a team fields. Sporting Kansas City also represented Major League Soccer in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League, finishing atop Group 2 with an unbeaten record in the group stage before falling to Mexico's Cruz Azul in the quarterfinal round. This weeks update on former Kansas City players is here. Sporting Kansas City's official colors are "sporting blue" and "dark indigo"[40] with "lead" as a tertiary color. Facing the Columbus Crew, the Wizards earned a 11 tie in Game 1 of the first round series, but with a 20 loss in Game 2 the Wizards lost the aggregate series 31. Gianluca Busio (SKC) - Venezia - Italy - Did not dress in Venezias 1-0 win over Ascoli. In the draft, the Wizards went local, selecting Blue Valley West and Notre Dame defender Matt Besler in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft. Leroy Enzugusi (ACA) - Utica (MASL) - Did not dress in either of Uticas games. Petar Cuic (SPR) - Septemvri Sofia - Bulgaria - Started and played 73 minutes in Septemvris 3-0 loss to Cherno More. Had 2 goals in KCs 7-4 loss to Baltimore. Soony Saad (SKC) - Penang - Malaysia - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Penangs 5-2 loss to Sabah FC. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 2012 saw Sporting Kansas City start the season with seven straight victories, setting the club's all-time record for longest regular season winning streak in regulation at nine games, dating back to 2011. Gunnhildur Jonsdottir (KCNWSL) - Stjarnan - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Stjarnans 3-1 cup win over IBV. A "" denotes players who only appeared in a single match. With the rebranding (of Wizards to Sporting) the team followed a recent trend in MLS of adopting European-style names, such as Toronto FC, D.C. United, and Real Salt Lake. Prior to the season, Lamar Hunt announced his intent to sell the team. I knew I wanted to stay around soccer.. (KCTV) - A former Overland Park, Kansas, man was indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving more than $800,000 in fraudulent business loans under the CARES Act. Dom Francis (Comets) - Harrisburg (MASL) - Had a goal in Harrisburgs 10-4 loss to St. Louis. Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) - Troyes - France - Started and played 90 minutes in Troyes 2-2 draw with Brest. In the second game, however, the Wizards scored 2 goals before Jack Jewsbury scored in stoppage time to move KC onto the conference final. Coby Jones (ACA) - Kansas City - No game until 3/26. CJ Sapong (SKC) - Nashville - Came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Nashvilles 1-0 loss to New England. The club enjoyed one of its best seasons ever, amassing 62 points and a club-record 65 goals en route to an 18-8-8 record and a first-place finish in the Western Conference. As the 2023 NFL Draft winds down in Kansas City, former NFL player and now author Andy Phillips is giving fans a glimpse at what fans don't see from teams and prospective players. Isaiah LeFlore (ACA) - Houston - No game until 3/24. List of 2023 NSHOF Selection Committee Members. D.C. United had been sharing RFK Stadium with Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C., before the latter's move into Nationals Park. Duval Wapiwo (SPR) - ES Setif - Algeria - Did not dress in Setifs 1-0 win over ASO Chlef. The Wizards took the lead, but the Earthquakes battled back and forced golden goal in overtime by Landon Donovan in the 117th minute, which sent his team to the 2003 MLS Cup and the Wizards home. Emiliano Amor (SKC) - Colo-Colo - Chile - Did not dress in Colo-Colos 3-1 loss to Cobresal. [8] For the 1997 MLS season, their record was 2111, sufficient for the Western Conference regular season championship. Katie Bowen (FCKC) - Melbourne City - Australia - Started and played 90 minutes in Melbournes 1-1 draw with Sydney. Voting in all three ballots for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will commence next Wednesday, March 18. [8] Kansas City's use of the term has been criticized for inaccuracy and cultural appropriation. In September 2009, the developer asked Wyandotte County (in Kansas) and Kansas state officials for permission to use revenues from existing tax increment financing in the Village West area to help finance the soccer complex. The victory extended head coach Peter Vermes's record to 40 in cup finals and championship games with the club. Observations from a 4-1 Sporting Kansas City loss. The National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium announced today the names of all candidates eligible for election in 2021, including 13 former members of Sporting Kansas City.. The Hall of Fame's new Selection Committee will begin deliberations this week to select a three- or four-member Class of 2021 from the 245 candidates who appear on the Player, Veteran and Builder ballots. 2008 brought not only a change in the teams uniforms, adding navy and yellow accents to a new primary shade of blue (Cobalt), but a much bigger change - a new stadium. William Opoku Mensah (SPR) - Motown - Offseason. Milos Stojcev (SKC) - Graficar Belgrad - Serbia - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Graficars 1-1 draw with Zlatibor Cajetina. 2003 will be most remembered for Prekis remarkable season at age 40 that garnered him his second league MVP award. Morning reporter Kacie McDonnell of KSHB-TV, an NBC affiliate and KMCI-TV's sister station, served as the network host of the pregame and postgame shows.[68]. 2023 MLS. Former Chiefs player Anthony Sherman returning to Arrowhead - WDAF-TV The names and logos of MLS teams are registered and/or common law trademarks of MLS or are used with the permission of their owners. The National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium announced today the names of all candidates eligible for election in 2021, including 13 former members of Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sanchez (SKC) - LAFC - Started and played 90 minutes in LAFCs 2-1 loss to Alajuelense. U.S. Soccer set to hire Matt Crocker as sporting director U.S. Soccer announced today the Veteran Player and Builder category ballots for election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2020, which includes two former members of Sporting Kansas City on the Veteran Player ballot.. Chris Henderson and Frank Klopas are among the 12 nominees on the Veteran Player ballot. Played in KCs 7-4 loss to Baltimore. The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Rassambek Akhmatov (SPR) - Chindia Targoviste - Romania - Started and played 45 minutes in Chindias 1-0 loss to Botosani. Jordi Quintilla (SKC) - St. Gallen - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes in St. Gallens 1-0 loss to Winterthur. Davis spent most of his heralded MLS career with the Houston Dynamo, winning two MLS Cup titles, before ending his professional journey with Sporting in 2016. Since moving across the state line, they have been the only major professional sports league franchise to play their home games in Kansas. (MLS). Worst overreactions from 2023 NFL Draft - Sporting News Former NFL player takes fans inside the NFL Draft with new book The announced attendance of 52,342 is a record for a professional soccer match in the Kansas City area[18][19] It would be the franchise's final overall game played at Arrowhead Stadium. Ualefi (SKC) - Chattanooga - No game until 3/25. Desiree Scott (FCKC) - Kansas City - No game until 3/25. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). KC won the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, defeating Seattle Sounders FC in the finals, to qualify for the 201314 CONCACAF Champions League. That set up a one-game showdown with the San Jose Earthquakes the winner would advance to the 2003 MLS Cup. Ethan Vanacore-Decker (SPR) - Richmond - Did not dress in Richmonds 0-0 draw with Charlotte. Homegrown Players - Sporting Kansas City Academy Leonel Palma (ACA) - Gold Star - No game until 4/1. In the first round, the team would fall, 6 points to 3 to eventual champions, Los Angeles Galaxy. The team officially extended its name to Wizards following the 1996 season, ending the short, but memorable, life of the Wiz moniker. From 2023, every Sporting Kansas City match is available via MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Boris Pardo (SKC) - San Diego (MASL) - Played in San Diegos 6-4 win over Monterrey. FCKC - former FC Kansas City players. In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Wizards lost the first game to San Jose Earthquakes, 20. Toni Payne (FCKC) - Sevilla - Spain - Started and played 90 minutes in Sevillas 3-0 win over Real Betis. Another former Sporting Kansas City player has a new club. In 2013, Kansas City took advantage of MLS's newly created retention funds to renew contracts with U.S. national team players Graham Zusi and Matt Besler. Wolff, who was inducted into the Sporting Legends hall of honor in 2019, amassed 46 goals across two separate stints in Kansas City from 2003-2006 and 2008-2010. First year of eligibility Diego Rubio (SKC) - Colorado - Came off the bench and played 29 minutes in Colorados 2-1 loss to Minnesota. CeCe Kizer (KC) - Kansas City - No game until 3/25. Sporting News, per usual, got bold while analyzing every pick in Rounds 1 through 3 and ranking . Mike Jones (SKC) - Florida (MASL) - Scored a goal in Floridas 6-5 win over KC. 2011 marked the most significant change in the clubs history as Children's Mercy Park was completed, giving Sporting Kansas City their first true home for players and fans alike. 2023 MLS. Gedion Zelalem (SKC) - Den Bosch - Netherlands - Started and played 90 minutes in Den Boschs 3-1 win over Dordrecht. KC began the 2012 season with seven consecutive wins, in the process setting an MLS record for 335 minutes without allowing a shot on goal. The 2009 season was something of a disappointment for the club, punctuated by the dismissal of Curt Onalfo as Head Coach in August. Former Sporting KC forward, Kei Kamara is not longer a free agent, signing with HIFK in Finland. Played in Empires 7-3 loss to San Diego. [38] In Open Cup history, Kansas City became just the second franchise in the single elimination tournament to have won four Open Cup finals in the same number of appearances.[39]. Becky Sauerbrunn (FCKC) - Portland - No game until 3/15. U.S. Soccerannounced today the Veteran Player and Builder category ballotsfor election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2020, which includes two former members of Sporting Kansas City on the Veteran Player ballot. Preston Judd (SPR) - LA - Came off the bench and played 4 minutes in LAs 1-1 draw with Vancouver. Vermes, in his first full season in charge, re-shaped the roster with several new international additions, including creative playmaker Ryan Smith, midfield engines Stephane Auvray and Craig Rocastle, and Danish goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. Wizards management kept the west end of Arrowhead tarped off for the first 10 years of play, limiting seating near the field. Two defenders from Sporting Kansas City's 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship team, Michael Harrington and Lawrence Olum returned to Kansas City to attend courses at Compass Minerals National Performance Center in order to receive their B-License in coaching. [9] In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards lost to the last-seeded Colorado Rapids. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). The Wizards finished the 2000 regular season 1679, the best record in the league, winning the MLS Supporters' Shield. As the transfer window for much of Europe closed yesterday, a former Sporting KC player returned to Europe, joining a new club. Led by standout performances from Melia and center back Ike Opara, Sporting KC conceded just 29 goals during the 2017 regular season campaign, eight fewer than any other team. Johnson bagged 17 goals in 43 regular season appearances for Kansas City from 2006-2007 before transferring to English Premier League side Fulham. More information about theelection and eligibility proceduresis also available atNationalSoccerHoF.com. The title "Sporting" has its origins in Iberia where it is used only by multi-sports clubs with a history of having multiple departments fielding teams across different sports, the most notable being Sporting Lisbon. Fredinho Mompremier (SPR) - Safa Beirut - Lebanon - Offseason. Kiki Pickett (KCC) - North Carolina - No game until 3/25. In addition, the Sporting Kansas City Television Network provided coverage across markets in six states: Matches that are not broadcast nationally were broadcast on Fox Sports Kansas City (it was also carried on Fox Sports Midwest in the St. Louis market until 2023, where it will be removed due to the new St Louis City FC MLS team). The Wizards finished the season on a six-game unbeaten streak to finish 1499 for the Western Conference regular season championship. Tate Lancaster (KC) - Florida (MASL) - Did not dress in either of Floridas games. The election process is administered by National Soccer Hall of Fame staff under election and eligibility guidelines established by the Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Nate Bukaty continues to provide the play-by-play commentary, while Jacob Peterson joined as the color commentator ahead of the 2020 season with Carter Augustine returning as the sideline reporter. In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Colorado Rapids in the aggregate goal series, 31. Goalkeeper Tony Meola recorded an MLS record shutout streak at 681 minutes and 16 shutouts, and won MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and MLS MVP. This marked only the second time in MLS history that a club had won seven consecutive matches in regulation to start a season.
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