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2016 Sporting Kansas City season

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.

Sporting Kansas City
2016 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 8th
PlayoffsKnockout Round
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
CONCACAFGroup stage
Top goalscorerDom Dwyer (12)
Highest home attendance20,618
(May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Lowest home attendance18,927
(June 19 vs. Dallas)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,512
All: 19,174
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Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.

Squad

First team roster

As of October 13, 2015.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 13, 2015.[1]

No.Pos.Player Nation
1GKJon Kempin (HGP)  United States
3DFIke Opara  United States
4DFKevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5DFMatt Besler (Captain; DP)  United States
6MFPaulo Nagamura  Brazil
7DFChance Myers  United States
8MFGraham Zusi (DP)  United States
9FWDiego Rubio (DP; on loan from Valladolid)  Chile
10MFBenny Feilhaber  United States
11MFBrad Davis  United States
12DFNuno André Coelho  Portugal
14FWDom Dwyer  England
15DFSeth Sinovic  United States
16MFLawrence Olum  Kenya
17DFSaad Abdul-Salaam  United States
21MFJustin Mapp  United States
22MFConnor Hallisey  United States
23MFEmmanuel Appiah  Ghana
25GKAlec Kann  United States
27MFRoger Espinoza  Honduras
29GKTim Melia  United States
30FWDániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
37FWJacob Peterson  United States
39FWCameron Porter  United States
93MFSoni Mustivar  Haiti
94MFJimmy Medranda  Colombia

Player movement

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef
December 9, 2015 Lawrence OlumMF Kedah FAFree Transfer[2][3]
December 11, 2015 Alec KannGK Chicago FireSelected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft[4]
December 14, 2015 Justin MappMF Montreal ImpactFree Agent[5]
January 6, 2016 Brad DavisMF Houston DynamoTrade[6]
January 13, 2016 Dániel SallóiFW SKC AcademyHomegrown Player[7]
January 26, 2016 Nuno André CoelhoDF BalıkesirsporFree Agent[8]
June 24, 2016 Éver AlvaradoDF OlimpiaUndisclosed[9]
July 12, 2016 Emmanuel AppiahMF Colorado RapidsFree Transfer[10]
July 12, 2016 Cameron PorterFW Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for Amadou Dia[11]

Out

DatePlayerPositionNew clubFee/notesRef
November 25, 2015 Jalil AnibabaDF Houston DynamoOption Declined[3]
January 26, 2016 Mikey LopezMF New York City FCFree Agent[3]
January 29, 2016 Krisztián NémethFW Al-GharafaUndisclosed Fee[12]
February 23, 2016 Amobi OkugoDF Portland TimbersWaived[13]
March 1, 2016 Marcel De JongDF Ottawa Fury FCMutual Termination[14]
June 24, 2016 Jordi QuintillàMFWaived[15]
July 12, 2016 Amadou DiaDF Montreal ImpactTraded for Cameron Porter[16]
September 1, 2016 Diego RubioFW Real ValladolidPermanent transfer of loan[17]

Loans

In

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource
9FW Diego Rubio Real ValladolidMarch 8, 2016September 1, 2016[18][17]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource
2DF Erik Palmer-Brown FC PortoFebruary 1, 2016End of 2016 season[19]
23MF Bernardo Añor Minnesota UnitedFebruary 17, 2016End of 2016 season[20]
30FW Dániel Sallói Vasas SCJune 15, 2016End of 2016 season[21]

Competitions

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

Desert Diamond Cup

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

February 17, 2016 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Tucson, Arizona
19:00 CSTQuintillà  40'
Mustivar 52'
Hajderovic 88'		ReportKamara 46', 74'Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
February 20, 2016 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
20:30 CSTZusi 11'RecapBunbury 58'
Herivaux  75'		Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
February 24, 2016 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
21:00 CSTPfeffer 82'ReportNagamura 16' (pen.), 19' (pen.)
Dwyer 68' (pen.)
Sinovic 72'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 27, 2016 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
17:30 CSTBarnes 31'
Torres 77'		RecapCoelho 16'
Salloi 55'		Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

Major League Soccer

League table

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
6LA Galaxy34126165439+1552
7Seattle Sounders FC (C)34141464443+148CONCACAF Champions League
8Sporting Kansas City34131384241+147
9Real Salt Lake341212104446−246
10D.C. United341110135347+646
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion

Western Conference standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
3LA Galaxy34126165439+1552MLS Cup Knockout Round
4Seattle Sounders FC34141464443+148
5Sporting Kansas City34131384241+147
6Real Salt Lake341212104446−246
7Portland Timbers34121484853−544
Source: MLS

Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

March 6, 2016 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
18:00 CSTFisher  41'ReportCoelho 73'
Zusi  76'
Espinoza  77'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,525
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 12, 2016 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CSTDwyer 5', 41'
Quintillà  51'		ReportRivero  36'
Waston  38'
Smith  45+1'
Morales 70' (pen.)		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,178
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
March 20, 2016 3 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00Davis 70'
Espinoza  84'
Melia  87'		ReportCheyrou  60'
Morrow  71'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,867
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 2, 2016 4 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30Feilhaber  90', 94' (pen.)ReportGlad 29'
Movsisyan  67'
Plata  77'
Mulholland 79',  90'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9, 2016 5 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00Zizzo  44'ReportFeilhaber 17'
Dwyer 60'
Espinoza  74'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13, 2016 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30Rubio  52'
Dwyer 77'		ReportPappa  33'
Solignac 41'
Serna  57'
Burch  62'
Gashi 82'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,168
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 17, 2016 7 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
18:00Barrios 35'
Rosales 68'
Harris  90'		ReportOlum 22'Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,215
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 24, 2016 8 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
14:30Godoy  1'
Wondolowski 59' (pen.)		ReportBesler  33'
Feilhaber  59'
Dia  81'		Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 27, 2016 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30Bolaños 14'
Waston  40'   51'		ReportBesler  22'
Rubio 27'  41'
Nuno Coelho  60'		Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,836
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 1, 2016 10 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
19:00Davis 30'
Opara  82'		Reportdos Santos 42'
Cole  69'   70'
Villarreal  944'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,431
Referee: Chris Penso
May 7, 2016 11 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30Alex  29'
Barnes 30'
Wenger 46+'
Anibaba  53'
Clark  95'		ReportEspinoza  62'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,071
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 11, 2016 12 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00Badji  33'
Sjöberg  75'
Serna 78'		ReportOpara  56'   76'
Olum  59'
Dwyer  61'		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 15, 2016 13 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
14:30Medrana  49' 67' (o.g.)
Dwyer 74'
Peterson 79'
Nuno Coelho  84'		ReportStadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 21, 2016 14 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30Davis 45+2' (o.g.)
Espinoza  95'		ReportMartínez 32'
Movsisyan 53'
Sunny  79'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 27, 2016 15 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
18:00Dwyer  71'
Nagamura  78'		ReportSarvas  7'
Jeffrey  42'
Neagle  68'
Kamara 86'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,118
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 2, 2016 16 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
21:30Larentowicz  39'
Steres  49'		RecapDwyer  51'Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,651
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 19, 2016 17 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
16:00Olum  28'
Olum 43'
Feilhaber 45+2'
Dwyer  76'
Melia  80'		ReportStadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,927
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 25, 2016 18 Montreal Impact 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
19:30Ontivero 16'  24'
Piatti 39' (pen.)
Oyongo  43'
Drogba  55'		ReportDwyer 21', 59'
Medranda  38'		Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
July 3, 2016 19 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00Feilhaber  13' 49' (pen.)
Dwyer  51'
Zusi 56'
Besler  66' 91'
Medranda  84'		ReportKamara 22', 75'
Wahl  48'
Afful  82'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 10, 2016 20 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 New York City FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00Feilhaber 8'
Medranda 16'
Opara 51'		RecapLampard 14'
Villa  83'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,881
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 13, 2016 21 Chicago Fire 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30de Leeuw 19'
Thiam  26'
Alvarez  68'
Meira  79'		RecapMustivar  29'
Dwyer  71'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,879
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 16, 2016 22 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00Cronin  44'
Hairston 78'		RecapOlum  43'
Opara  63'		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,461
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 24, 2016 23 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
14:00Dwyer 21', 79'
Espinoza  23'
Peterson 45+3'
Mustivar  65'		RecapGómez  43'
Jones  57'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 31, 2016 24 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
13:00Peterson 50'
Medranda  72'
Espinoza  87'		RecapAdi  10'
Taylor  74'
Chara  86'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,098
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 7, 2016 25 Portland Timbers 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
15:00Chara  12'
Valeri 65'
Jewsbury 87'
Adi 92+'		ReportSinovic  19'
Mustivar  39'
Espinoza  47'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 13, 2016 26 FC Dallas 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
20:00Hedges  22'
Akindele 66'
Urruti 76'
Harris  83'		ReportDwyer 68', 73'
Abdul-Salaam  86'
Medranda  88'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 20, 2016 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
21:00Ellis  10'
Besler  16'
Peterson 39'
Feilhaber 64' (p.k.)
Dwyer  77'		ReportStadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,159
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 27, 2016 28 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
17:00Creavalle  51'
Alberg 67'
Barnetta 92+'
Bedoya  93+'		ReportEspinoza  20'   87'
Medranda  20'   59'		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 9, 2016 29 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:00Peterson 14'
Espinoza  18' 26'
Dwyer 81'		ReportManotas 30'
Alex 59'
Warner  65'
Rodríguez 90+4'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,331
Referee: Wade Barrett
September 18, 2016 30 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
12:00Peterson 50'
Dwyer 69'		ReportGordon 7'
Larentowicz  44'
Donovan 76'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,480
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 24, 2016 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
21:30Dawkins 42'
Cerén  57'
Goitom  80'		ReportDwyer 7'
Nagamura  52'
Espinoza  64'
Melia  84'
Ellis 81'		Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 1, 2016 32 New England Revolution 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30Kamara 4'
Ellis 75'
Agudelo 83'		ReportOpara  17'
Dwyer 49'
Medranda  85'		Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,280
October 16, 2016 33 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
18:00Mulholland  32'
Glad  58'
Kyle Beckerman  84'		ReportStadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,705
October 23, 2016 34 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
15:00Feilhaber 27'
Sinovic  33'
Dwyer  50'
Mustivar  70'
Zusi 88'		ReportStadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,371

MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

October 27, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT)Alonso  32'
Valdez 88'		Report
Boxscore		Sinovic  63'
Feilhaber  71'
Espinoza  90'+3'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,151
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket
Fourth round
June 14–15		Round of 16
June 28–29		Quarterfinals
July 20		Semifinals
August 9–10		Final
September 13
               
MLSPortland Timbers2
MLSSan Jose Earthquakes0
MLSPortland Timbers0
MLSLA Galaxy1
MLSLA Galaxy4*
USASALa Máquina FC1
MLSLA Galaxy4
MLSSeattle Sounders FC2
MLSReal Salt Lake2(3)
USLWilmington Hammerheads FC2(1)
MLSReal Salt Lake1(1)
MLSSeattle Sounders FC1(4)
MLSSeattle Sounders FC2
PDLKitsap Pumas0
MLSLA Galaxy1
MLSFC Dallas2*
MLSHouston Dynamo4
USLSan Antonio FC0
MLSHouston Dynamo3
MLSSporting Kansas City1
NASLMinnesota United FC1
MLSSporting Kansas City2*
MLSHouston Dynamo0
MLSFC Dallas1
MLSFC Dallas2(6)
USLOklahoma City Energy FC2(5)
MLSFC Dallas2*
MLSColorado Rapids1
MLSColorado Rapids1
USLColorado Springs Switchbacks FC0
MLSFC Dallas4
MLSNew England Revolution2
MLSNew York City FC0
NASLNew York Cosmos1
NASLNew York Cosmos2
MLSNew England Revolution3
NASLCarolina RailHawks0
MLSNew England Revolution1*
MLSNew England Revolution1(4)
MLSPhiladelphia Union1(2)
MLSPhiladelphia Union3
USLHarrisburg City Islanders2
MLSPhiladelphia Union2
MLSNew York Red Bulls1
USLRochester Rhinos0
MLSNew York Red Bulls1
MLSNew England Revolution3
MLSChicago Fire1
MLSChicago Fire1(4)
NASLIndy Eleven1(3)
MLSChicago Fire2
MLSColumbus Crew SC1
MLSColumbus Crew SC4
NASLTampa Bay Rowdies0
MLSChicago Fire3
NASLFort Lauderdale Strikers0
NASLJacksonville Armada FC0
MLSOrlando City SC1
MLSOrlando City SC1
NASLFort Lauderdale Strikers2*
MLSD.C. United0(3)
NASLFort Lauderdale Strikers0(4)

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

June 15, 2016 Fourth round Minnesota United FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sporting Kansas City Blaine, Minnesota
19:00Ndjock  55'
Lowe  56'
Juliano  57'
Cruz  68'
Speas  72'
Ramirez 82' (pen.)
Kallman  117'
Davis  122'		ReportOpara  51'
Espinoza  55'
Feilhaber 65' (pen.)
Abdul-Salaam  69'
Olum  75'
Rubio 109'		Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 29, 2016 Fifth round Houston Dynamo 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
18:00Manotas 7', 84'
Anibaba  52'
Alex 55'		RecapDavis 61'
Espinoza  88'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17)

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationVANSKCCEN
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC4400102+812Quarter-finals—3–04–1
2 Sporting Kansas City411268−241–2—3–1
3 Central4013410−610–12–2—
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

v Sporting Kansas City
August 16, 2016 Group stage Central F.C. 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Couva
19:00Ettienne  50'
Joseph 54'
Jones 56'		ReportSinovic 51'
Ellis 70'		Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee: Henry Bejarano
v Sporting Kansas City
August 23, 2016 Group stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00Techera 8', 64'
Hurtado 12'
Teibert  32'
Waston  40'
Aird  88'		ReportStadium: BC Place
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
September 13, 2016 Group stage Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00Rubio 55'ReportHurtado 41'
Jacobson  73'
Davies 90+3'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 13,422
Referee: Ricardo Montero
v Central F.C.
October 19, 2016 Group stage Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Central F.C. Kansas City, Kansas
19:00Porter 49'
Selbol 55'
Hallisey 90+1'		ReportGordon 43'Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 11,367

References

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