Game Guide: Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids

2016 GAME GUIDE

COLORADO RAPIDS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (July 16, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 7 p.m. MT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS

Rapids at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 18 9-2-7 34 21 13 9 7-0-2 23 12 4

ROSTERS

1

Sporting 21 8-9-4 28 24 24 on road 10 2-5-3 9 7 10

Howard

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

5

ALL-TIME (57 meetings): Rapids 21 wins (3 shootout), 77 goals …

Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 94 goals … Ties 13

33

44

Watts

Sjoberg

4

Williams

AT COLORADO (29 meetings): Rapids 16 wins (2 shootout), 48 goals …

Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals …Ties 8

Burch

22

6

Azira

Cronin

13

10

11

Jones

Pappa

2016 [MLS]: 4/13: KC 1, COL 2 (Solignac 41; Gashi 82 – Dwyer 77) 5/11: COL 1, KC 0 (Serna 78)

Gashi

9 K Doyle

14

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Sat. July 16 at Colorado Sat. July 23 FC Dallas Sun. July 24 Seattle Sat. July 30 at NYCFC Sun. July 31 Portland Sat. Aug. 6 Vancouver Sun. Aug. 7 at Portland Sat. Aug. 13 at Los Angeles

Dwyer

22 Hallisey

37 Peterson

93

27

Mustivar

Espinoza

10 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

RAPIDS

F A 21 13 77 125

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 24 79

A 24 79

7 10 7 0

11 10 2 1

11 5 3 1 3 0 1 0

13 1 1 1 3 1 2 2

5 15 4

4 15 5

Feilhaber

94 Medranda

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

5 4 4 0

TYPE OF PLAY

10 5 3 1 0 0 2 0

7 3 0 1 1 1 0 0

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

5 14 2

0 11 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

3

Besler

Opara

17 Abdul-Salaam

29 Melia

HOW SCORED

8 7 6 0

5

REFEREE: Drew Fischer.

AR1 (bench): Daniel Belleau; AR2 (opposite): Jonathan Johnson; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: COL: Eric Miller (through July 17) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): COL: Axel Sjoberg, Shkelzen Gashi … KC: Jimmy Medranda

COLORADO RAPIDS 1 Tim Howard (GK) 3 Eric Miller (DF) 4 Marc Burch (DF) 5 Mekeil Williams (DF) 6 Sam Cronin (MF) 8 Dillon Powers (MF) 9 Kevin Doyle (FW) 10 Marco Pappa (MF) 11 Shkelzen Gashi (FW) 12 John Berner (GK) 13 Jermaine Jones (MF) 14 Dominique Badji (FW) 16 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 17 Dillon Serna (MF) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 19 Conor Doyle (FW) 20 Joseph Greenspan (DF) 21 Luis Solignac (FW) 22 Micheal Azira (MF) 23 Bobby Burling (DF) 24 Sean St. Ledger (DF) 26 Dennis Castillo (DF) 29 Caleb Calvert (FW) 33 Jared Watts (DF) 44 Axel Sjoberg (DF) 94 Marlon Hairston (DF) SPORTING KC 1 Jon Kempin (GK) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Diego Rubio (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Nuno Andre Coelho (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Lawrence Olum (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 21 Justin Mapp (MF) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Emmanuel Appiah (MF) 24 Ever Alvarado (DF) 25 Alec Kann (GK) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) Cameron Porter (FW)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) COL KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 5-0-0 4-2-4 0-0-3 4-0-0 3-4-3 1-5-1

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 9-0-2 0-2-3 6-1-1 2-8-2

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 6/18/2016 COL 2, CHI 1 (1) 5/21/2016 COL 1, SEA 0 (2) 10/10/2015 COL 0, MTL 1 (9) 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1 (6) 7/09/2016 COL 2, VAN 2 (0) 7/04/2016 COL 0, POR 0 (1) 7/04/2016 COL 0, POR 0 (1)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Rapids LWTWLWWWTWWTWTWTTT WWWLWLLLTTLLWLLTWTWWL Sporting KC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 7/10/2016 KC 3, NYC 1 (0) 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 (8) 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 (3) 7/13/2016 KC 0, CHI 1 (0) 6/25/2016 KC 2, MTL 2 (3) 6/19/2016 KC 2, DAL 0 (4) 7/13/2016 KC 0, CHI 1 (0)

TEAM LEADERS RAPIDS G: 4 K Doyle A: 4 3 players tied SHT: 44 Gashi SOG: 23 Gashi FC: 34 Azira FS: 30 K Doyle OF: 11 Solignac C: 5 Burch E: 1 Miller SPORTING G: 8 Dwyer A: 4 Abdul-Salaam/Feilhaber SHT: 67 Dwyer SOG: 22 Dwyer FC: 42 Espinoza FS: 47 Dwyer OF: 23 Dwyer C: 6 Dwyer E: 1 Espinoza/Opara

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 18 4 8 5 1 0 21 1.17 KC 21 6 8 5 2 0 24 1.14 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 18 7 9 2 0 0 13 0.72 KC 21 5 9 6 1 0 24 1.14 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 21 0 3 2 6 2 8 KC 24 2 6 3 6 3 4 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 13 2 1 0 3 2 5 KC 24 2 5 7 2 4 4

COLORADO RAPIDS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (July 16, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 7 p.m. MT -- MLS Game 192)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 CAREER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A No. Player 1 Tim Howard GK 6-3 210 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ 2 2 0 0 87 85 0 2 DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 11 10 0 0 41 34 0 1 3 Eric Miller 4 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 13 12 0 1 195 154 4 21 Mekeil Williams DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 14 13 0 4 14 13 0 4 5 6 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 18 18 1 2 217 204 8 19 MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 14 9 1 1 106 90 14 22 8 Dillon Powers 9 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 14 13 4 2 34 29 9 4 MF 5-10 155 11/15/1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala 11 7 2 4 172 149 37 31 10 Marco Pappa 11 Shkelzen Gashi MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 12 12 2 4 12 12 2 4 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 12 13 Jermaine Jones MF 6-0 170 11/03/1981 Frankfurt, West Germany 8 8 3 2 36 32 5 6 Dominique Badji MF 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 13 6 1 1 28 15 3 1 14 16 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 30 14 3 1 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Denver, CO 9 3 1 0 52 29 7 5 17 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 16 16 0 0 122 121 0 0 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 Mckinney, TX 3 0 0 0 59 19 4 1 19 20 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 FW 6-0 171 02/16/1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina 16 12 3 2 31 26 3 4 21 Luis Solignac 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 18 18 0 0 43 32 0 0 23 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 10 10 1 0 151 137 5 2 Sean St. Ledger DF 6-0 168 12/28/1984 Solihull, England 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 2 24 26 Dennis Castillo DF 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 9 7 0 0 39 32 1 2 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 16 16 2 1 30 30 2 1 94 Marlon Hairston DF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 9 5 0 1 34 17 1 2 ON LOAN Juan Ramirez MF 5-8 150 05/25/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 27 15 1 3 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W26 L35 T25

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 Jon Kempin 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 14 9 1 1 76 54 9 1 DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 5 3 0 0 54 46 4 4 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 12 11 1 1 194 188 3 11 MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 3 2 0 0 246 220 15 20 6 Paulo Nagamura 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 9 6 0 1 145 114 2 16 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 13 12 1 3 186 149 25 47 8 9 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 10 3 1 0 10 3 1 0 MF 5-10 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 15 5 4 159 143 27 38 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Brad Davis MF 5-11 165 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 17 10 2 0 385 335 57 122 DF 6-4 181 01/07/1986 Penafiel, Portugal 16 15 1 0 16 15 1 0 12 Nuno Andre Coelho 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 20 18 8 2 100 84 44 7 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 148 143 0 7 15 16 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 14 12 2 1 81 52 5 3 DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 17 14 0 4 39 24 0 5 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 21 Justin Mapp MF 6-1 160 10/18/1984 Brandon, MS 5 0 0 0 308 243 22 65 FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 12 10 0 1 25 16 0 2 22 Connor Hallisey 23 Emmanuel Appiah MF 5-9 160 09/26/1993 Sampa, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ever Alvarado DF 5-11 154 01/30/1992 El Negrito, Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 25 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 19 19 0 3 149 129 3 18 27 Roger Espinoza 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 20 20 0 0 49 48 0 0 FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 10 7 1 1 235 136 17 17 37 Jacob Peterson 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 13 13 0 0 38 33 0 2 MF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 18 13 1 2 31 21 1 2 94 Jimmy Medranda Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 ON LOAN Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 7 4 0 0 10 6 0 0 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 13 4 0 0 84 52 12 3 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W98 L78 T57

COLORADO RAPIDS vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.

July 16, 2016 (WEEK 19, MLS Game #192) 7 p.m. MT (Altitude; KMCI-38 / SKCTVN) It’s a meeting of teams firmly in playoff positions in the Western Conference when the Colorado Rapids put their record undefeated run on the line when they meet Sporting Kansas City for a third time this season, Saturday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids have not lost in their last 13 league contests, following their last-gasp 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC last weekend, leaving them a point out of the top spot in the conference. Sporting saw their five-game unbeaten run come to an end at midweek in a 1-0 loss at the Chicago Fire, now tied for fifth place and right on the red line in the West.

REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Daniel Belleau; AR2 (opposite): Jonathan Johnson; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira MLS Career: 55 games; FC/gm: 26.6; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 6; pens: 15 SUSPENDED: COL: Eric Miller (through July 17) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Axel Sjoberg, Shkelzen Gashi … KC: Jimmy Medranda SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Mekeil Williams, Jermaine Jones, Eric Miller … KC: Roger Espinoza, Matt Besler, Dom Dwyer DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (57 meetings): Rapids 21 wins (3 shootout), 77 goals … Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 94 goals … Ties 13 AT COLORADO (29 meetings): Rapids 16 wins (2 shootout), 48 goals …Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals …Ties 8 2016 [MLS]: 4/13: KC 1, COL 2 (Solignac 41; Gashi 82 – Dwyer 77) 5/11: COL 1, KC 0 (Serna 78)  The teams are meeting for a third time this season, the Rapids winning both. Shkelzen Gashi netted in the 82nd minute to give the Rapids a 2-1 victory April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park; Dillon Serna scored the game’s lone goal in the 78th minute to lead the Rapids to victory May 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.  The Rapids have won the last four meetings between the teams, winning twice at each ground – ending long winless streaks in the process. The Rapids ended a nine-game winless streak against Sporting with their 2-1 win last Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After the previous Colorado victory, March 28, 2009 in Commerce City, KC was 4-0-5 vs. Colorado.  Colorado’s 2-0 victory last Oct. 21 in the final meeting at Sporting Park was their first win in Kansas City since 2002, a 2-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium. After that, Kansas City went 9-0-4 at home vs. Colorado before the win in the last meeting.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. COL: P14 W4 L4 D6 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. KC: P7 W4 L2 D1 LAST MEETING [MLS]:  Sporting went a man down in the 76th minute when Ike Opara was sent off after receiving a second yellow card from referee Jose Carlos Rivero.  Just two minutes later, the Rapids hit for the eventual game-winner. Dillon Serna collected a headed clearance well out from goal, moved to his left and fired low through traffic to beat SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia just inside the right post.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjoberg, Marc Burch Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Dominique Badji, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 87), Luis Solignac (Dillon Serna 76) - Kevin Doyle.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Ike Opara (ejected 76), Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 59) - Lawrence Olum - Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza - Jimmy Medranda (Connor Hallisey 68), Dom Dwyer, Brad Davis (Jacob Peterson 76).

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COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids extended their undefeated streak to 13 games in dramatic fashion, getting a late, late equalizer for a 2-2 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening at BC Place. The Rapids are in second place in the Western Conference with 36 points from 18 games.

LAST MATCH  Whitecaps FC took the lead after just 10 minutes via Kendall Waston's glancing header from close range from a Christian Bolanos cross from the right. But the Rapids leveled just before the hour mark on a well-constructed team goal, finished by Kevin Doyle with an angled drive.  The Rapids went a man down in the 71st minute when fullback Eric Miller was sent off with a straight red card after a rash challenge. They then went a goal down in the 87th minute when center back Jared Watts was adjudged to have fouled Cristian Techera in the box, and Techera converted his own penalty.  But the Rapids answered back yet one more time, Kevin Doyle flighting a short cross to the back post where center back Axel Sjoberg popped up with a last-gasp header from close range for the equalizer.  Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni made four changes to the team that reached a scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Marco Pappa and Dillon Powers came into the midfield in place of Marlon Hairston and Jermaine Jones.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Tim Howard - Eric Miller (ejected 71), Jared Watts, Axel Sjoberg, Mekeil Williams - Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Marco Pappa (Marc Burch 74), Dillon Powers (Luis Solignac 84), Shkelzen Gashi (Marlon Hairston 79) - Kevin Doyle.

TEAM NEWS  The Rapids extended their club-record undefeated streak to 13 games, now 7-0-6 over the run dating back to April 13, following the draw with Whitecaps FC. It was a third consecutive draw, following back-to-back scoreless results. The club’s official previous longest run without defeat was nine games, set on two occasions.  “The game of soccer is riddled with different moments that have you riding the emotional roller coaster,” said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni. “I think for a good part of the 70 minutes, I thought we played some of our best stuff all year. I thought we were moving the ball well, defending well, didn’t let them get into a rhythm, created some great opportunities on goal. … I think that from that perspective, what you want is to set up the group in a way that creates opportunities to score goals and obviously set up a group that defends and does a good job of not conceding any.”  Kevin Doyle netted his fourth goal of the season, his second over the last four matches, all four goals having come since April 23. Doyle also added an assist, his first in MLS play this season; it was the first time in his 34 career MLS appearances he had a goal and an assist in the same game.  “We’re adding players and people are coming back from international games. You look at our squad now and we’re missing Jermaine [Jones] tonight, and we still continued on and played well,” said Doyle. “We’re looking to continue on and keep in the top three or four. We have a few games in hand on a couple of teams as well.

We’re 13 unbeaten, why can’t we keep it going?”  Defender Axel Sjöberg scored his second career league goal, both having come in the last six matches.

Sjöberg was making his 11th consecutive league start, all in central defense.  “Axel Sjoberg is one of the most underrated center backs in the league. I think with every game he gains more and more confidence,” said Mastroeni. “I think on the ball, he’s been fantastic for us. Obviously, defending, he really spearheads one of the better defenses in the league. And so, a lot of his work goes unnoticed, but I think he’s going to be a real player and hopefully gets some looks with his national team.”  Shkelzen Gashi made his second consecutive start after returning from Euro 2016 where he played with Albania, and recorded his fourth assist, his first since May 14.  Marco Pappa returned to the starting lineup after coming off the substitutes’ bench for the Portland contest, recording his fourth assist, his first since April 13.  Sjöberg’s goal was the second time this season the Rapids scored in second-half stoppage time to secure a result, after Marco Pappa netted five minutes into added time for the Rapids’ first win of the season, vs. LA Galaxy on March 12.  “Tonight's performance is unlike any other we've had on the road this year. We've been down quite a bit on the road this year, but there's something special about this group that believe that we're going to get a result. …

Credit to those guys to really fight hard for each other,” Mastroeni said.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City had their undefeated streak put to an end after five matches, falling by the game’s only goal to Chicago Fire on Wednesday evening at Toyota Park. Sporting are in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with 28 points from 21 games.

LAST MATCH  After thunderstorms caused kickoff to be delayed by nearly two hours, the Fire hit for the opener in the 19th minute. After a quick restart from Brandon Vincent following a foul on the left flank, Razvan Cocis sent in a low cross that Michael de Leeuw tapped in from four yards out.  Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson was credited with three saves in keeping the clean sheet, though SKC's Dom Dwyer had an apparent goal ruled out for offside in just the second minute.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made four changes to the team that took a 3-1 win against New York City FC at Children’s Mercy Park. Nuno Andre Coelho and Matt Besler came into central defense in place of Ike Opara and Lawrence Olum, and Dom Dwyer and Connor Hallisey started on the front line for Diego Rubio and Brad Davis.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho (Ike Opara 21), Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda - Soni Mustivar (Justin Mapp 81) - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza - Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 58).

TEAM NEWS  Sporting saw their five-game undefeated streak come to an end, their first loss since May 27, with the defeat at the Fire. Sporting were 3-0-2 over the streak.  “It’s disappointing when you play so well, you play away from home, you expect when you come to someone else’s place they’re going to drive the game. We came in here and drove the game today,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “It’s not just possession. We were in and around their box for I don’t know how much of the game. They had three shots on goal. I mean, we were all over them, being away from home. From an effort perspective and everything, I’m disappointed for the players.”  Sporting were shut out at the attacking end for a sixth time this season. Four of those occasions have ended in 1-0 defeats.  “I don’t think we played bad. Really, really disappointing result for us right as we were starting to get some momentum, starting to put a couple of strings of good games together and quality play,” said goalkeeper Tim Melia. We got caught out on a set piece pretty early in the game and it’s tough when a team bunkers in like that and it’s tough to break them down for 80 minutes. This is disappointing for us but it’s behind us, it doesn’t make a difference at this point and we have a really important in-conference game on Saturday.”  Said Vermes: “The unfortunate thing is we’ve been here before. Where decisions have hurt us in matches. And unfortunately that’s the way it goes and there’s nothing much you can say about it today because, when it happens to you, quite frankly, so often throughout the season, you don’t even talk about it anymore, you just get on with it and keep trying to go on to the next game. We have another game this Saturday so we’ll try to do something different there, hopefully things will go well.”  Nuno Andre Coelho made his first start since May 21, his second appearance in that time after coming off the substitutes’ bench at the weekend vs. NYCFC. But Coelho lasted just 21 minutes but suffering a hamstring injury that forced him from the field.  Matt Besler made his first league start since May 21, his final appearance in the first team before joining the U.S. national team for Copa América. Besler had appeared in one MLS match since, coming on as a substitute and scoring the game-winning goal July 3 vs. Columbus.  Dom Dwyer returned to the lineup after a one-game suspension for caution accumulation, coming in as the spearhead in attack and playing 90 minutes. Connor Hallisey also made a return to the first XI after a twomatch absence, playing 58 minutes in a wide attacking role.  “From my initial thoughts I don’t think we played that poor or anything like that. We had decent enough chances, and enough chances to maybe grab one and we came off on the right foot and we may have had a goal there that was called off and then they kind of got one,” said Ike Opara. “But for the most part I felt that we were at least trying to be aggressive and there were some things that didn’t come off right, but I thought we put the effort in.”

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (9-2-7, 34 pts.)

UNF 9 13 21 10 11 44 6 8 14 23 17 5 26 4 94 19 3 33 22 1 18

POS F M F M M D M M M D M D D D D F D D M G G

PLAYER Kevin Doyle Jermaine Jones Luis Solignac Marco Pappa Shkelzen Gashi Axel Sjoberg Sam Cronin Dillon Powers Dominique Badji Bobby Burling Dillon Serna Mekeil Williams Dennis Castillo Marc Burch Marlon Hairston Conor Doyle Eric Miller Jared Watts Micheal Azira Tim Howard Zac MacMath Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 8 16 11 12 16 18 14 13 10 9 14 2 13 9 3 11 9 18 2 16

GS 13 8 12 7 12 16 18 9 6 10 3 13 1 12 5 0 10 7 18 2 16

MIN 1181 703 1091 576 971 1440 1612 812 630 875 280 1191 120 1093 457 23 858 656 1612 180 1440

18 18

18 18

1620 1620

G 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 13

A 2 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 37 20 26 22 44 9 17 14 18 6 5 2 1 1 5 1 4 3 10 0 0

SOG 10 8 11 10 23 5 6 3 8 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0

26 14

245 207

95 62

FC 13 20 10 6 22 15 29 20 21 14 4 10 3 10 4 3 14 7 34 0 0

FS 30 24 9 10 9 7 14 18 6 8 1 8 2 4 3 0 4 3 14 0 4

OFF 8 4 11 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0

CK 0 0 0 22 25 0 0 9 2 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 2 3 0 2 4 4 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 2 3 3 3 0 1

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

259 187 187 259

41 10

69 92

44 26

1 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Marco Pappa 2, Luis Solignac 2, Shkelzen Gashi 1, Jermaine Jones 1, Dillon Serna 1, Axel Sjoberg 1, Dominique Badji 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Luis Solignac 2, Marc Burch 1, Marco Pappa 1, Sam Cronin 1, Jermaine Jones 1, Kevin Doyle 1, Mekeil Williams 1, Dominique Badji 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Shkelzen Gashi 0-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 16 18 18

GS 2 16 18 18

MIN SHTS 180 8 1440 54 1620 62 1620 95

SV 6 38 44 70

GA 2 11 13 21

GAA 1 0.69 0.72 1.17

PG 1 0 1 0

PA 1 0 1 1

W 0 9 9 2

L 0 2 2 9

T 2 5 7 7

SO 1 6 7 4

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-9-4, 28 pts.)

UNF 14 10 16 11 8 94 3 37 5 9 12 17 27 7 22 96 25 13 21 4 6 15 93 29

POS F M M M F M D F D F D D M D F M G D M D M D M G

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Lawrence Olum Brad Davis Graham Zusi Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Matt Besler Diego Rubio Nuno Andre Coelho Saad Abdul-Salaam Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Connor Hallisey Jordi Quintilla Alec Kann Amadou Dia Justin Mapp Kevin Ellis Paulo Nagamura Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 20 17 14 17 13 18 14 10 12 10 16 17 19 9 12 6 1 10 5 5 3 4 13 20

GS 18 15 12 10 12 13 9 7 11 3 15 14 19 6 10 6 1 9 0 3 2 3 13 20

MIN 1665 1415 1019 963 1082 1182 948 611 1006 272 1287 1294 1702 529 816 410 90 817 39 267 181 259 1116 1800

21 21

21 21

1890 1890

G 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24

A 2 4 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 67 32 7 26 20 33 8 14 2 11 13 8 34 1 12 4 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 0

SOG 22 11 3 10 8 7 3 4 1 1 2 1 10 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0

25 22

307 189

93 75

FC 41 15 11 8 10 19 16 2 13 11 3 20 42 6 5 4 0 16 0 2 5 2 14 2

FS 47 33 4 18 13 11 11 6 5 12 11 11 30 4 8 9 0 5 0 1 0 3 12 0

OFF 23 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 42 0 44 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

C 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 3 2 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

267 264 264 267

47 61

124 61

36 35

2 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Jacob Peterson 1, Matt Besler 1, Lawrence Olum 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jimmy Medranda 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Jordi Quintilla 1, Ike Opara 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 3-3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 25

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Alec Kann Team totals Opponent totals

GP 20 1 21 21

GS 20 1 21 21

MIN SHTS 1800 73 90 2 1890 75 1890 93

SV 51 1 52 65

GA 23 1 24 24

GAA 1.15 1 1.14 1.14

PG 3 0 3 3

PA 4 0 4 3

W 8 0 8 9

L 9 0 9 8

T 3 1 4 4

SO 5 0 5 6

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr.

Wed. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

OPPONENT 6 at San Jose 12 Los Angeles 20 at D.C. United 2 Toronto FC 9 at Real Salt Lake 13 at Sporting KC 16 New York 23 Seattle

Sat. Apr.

30 at Montreal

T 2-2

20801

5-2-2

1

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Mon. Sat.

7 Real Salt Lake 11 Sporting KC 14 at Columbus 21 at Seattle 28 Philadelphia 18 Chicago 22 at Los Angeles 4 Portland 9 at Vancouver

W W T W T W T T T

14638 12857 15023 41028 18015 18103 21884 18759 22120

6-2-2 7-2-2 7-2-3 8-2-3 8-2-4 9-2-4 9-2-5 9-2-6 9-2-7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

May May May May May June June July July

Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

RESULT L 0-1 W 1-0 T 1-1 W 1-0 L 0-1

ATT 18000 17474 15334 10772 19224

W-L-T 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-2-1

W 2-1 W 2-1 W 3-1

19168 10670 17294

3-2-1 4-2-1 5-2-1

5 3 2

1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-2

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 SJ: Wondolowski (46) 7 3 COL: Pappa (95+); 8 4 COL: Powers (69); DC: Espindola (80) 5 7 COL: Solignac (18); 6 7 RSL: Plata (72) 10 COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82); KC: Dwyer (77) 13 COL: Jones (21) Badji (82); NYR: Zubar (60) 16 COL: Jones (20) Solignac (52) Doyle (86); SEA: Morris (63) 17 COL: Gashi (47) Burling (73); MTL: Drogba (9) Tissot (50) 20 COL: Jones (47); 23 COL: Serna (78); 24 COL: Doyle (55); CLB: Mabwati (23) 27 COL: Sjoberg (43); 28 COL: Cronin (87); PHI: Carroll (92+) 31 COL: Doyle (57) Pappa (89); CHI: Calistri (81) 32 33 34 COL: Doyle (59) Sjoberg (95+); VAN: Waston (10) Techera (87)

16 Sporting KC 23 FC Dallas 30 at New York City FC 6 Vancouver 13 at Los Angeles 20 Orlando City SC 26 at Real Salt Lake 3 at New England 10 at FC Dallas 17 San Jose 24 at Vancouver 1 Portland 8 at Houston 13 San Jose 16 at Portland 23 Houston

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at Seattle W 1-0 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20 Toronto FC W 1-0 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 9 at New York W 2-0 13 Colorado L 1-2 17 at FC Dallas L 1-2 24 at San Jose L 0-1 27 at Vancouver T 1-1 1 Los Angeles T 1-1 7 at Houston L 0-2 11 at Colorado L 0-1 15 Orlando City SC W 2-1 21 Real Salt Lake L 1-3

ATT 39525 20178 19867 20553 21406 19168 16215 18000 18836 19431 20071 12857 19080 20618

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-1 4-4-2 4-5-2 4-6-2 5-6-2 5-7-2

Fri. Thu. Sun. Sat. Sun.

May June June June July

27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus

L T W T W

0-1 0-0 2-0 2-2 3-2

19118 19651 18927 20032 19332

5-8-2 5-8-3 6-8-3 6-8-4 7-8-4

10 New York City FC 13 at Chicago 16 at Colorado 24 Seattle 31 Portland 7 at Portland 13 at FC Dallas 20 Vancouver 27 at Philadelphia 9 Houston 18 Los Angeles 24 at San Jose 1 at New England 16 at Real Salt Lake 23 San Jose

W 3-1

19881

8-8-4

L 0-1

13879

8-9-4

Sun. July Wed. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun.

July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct.

Sun. Oct.

POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) 1 9 KC: Davis (70); 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60); 2 12 KC: Dwyer (77); COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82) 4 12 KC: Olum (22); DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68) 6 12 SJ: Wondolowski (59) 6 13 KC: Rubio (27); VAN: Bolanos (14) 6 14 KC: Davis (30); LA: dos Santos (42) 6 14 HOU: Barnes (30) Wenger (46+) 7 14 COL: Serna (78) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (74) Peterson (79); ORL: own goal (67) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (50); RSL: Martinez (32) own goal (47+) Movsisyan (53) 7 17 DC: Kamara (86) 8 18 4 21 KC: Olum (43) Feilhaber (47+); 6 22 KC: Dwyer (21,59); MTL: Ontivero (16) Piatti (39) 4 25 KC: Feilhaber (49) Zusi (56) Besler (91+); CLB: Kamara (22,75) 5 28 KC: Feilhaber (8) Medranda (16) Opara (51); NYC: Lampard (14) 5 28 CHI: de Leeuw (19)

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RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 21 times Assists 1 26 times Shots 6 Shkelzen Gashi 6 Kevin Doyle 6 Shkelzen Gashi Shots on Goal 5 Shkelzen Gashi Fouls Committed 5 Micheal Azira 5 Dominique Badji Fouls Suffered 7 Kevin Doyle Offside 3 Luis Solignac 3 Marlon Hairston Saves 5 Zac MacMath Shots Faced 6 Zac MacMath 6 Zac MacMath 6 Tim Howard Goals Allowed 2 Zac MacMath 2 Tim Howard

Goals 3 04/23/2016 vs Assists 5 04/23/2016 vs Shots 23 04/02/2016 vs Shots on Goal 9 04/23/2016 vs 9 07/09/2016 vs Fouls Committed 22 04/02/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 19 05/11/2016 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/02/2016 vs Offside 6 04/09/2016 vs Saves 5 05/07/2016 vs Shots Faced 6 03/20/2016 vs 6 05/07/2016 vs 6 07/09/2016 vs Goals Allowed 2 04/30/2016 vs 2 07/09/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs LA

W 1-0

03/20/2016 vs DC

T 1-1

05/14/2016 vs CLB 06/18/2016 vs CHI 07/09/2016 vs VAN

T 1-1 W 2-1 T 2-2

05/14/2016 vs CLB

T 1-1

03/06/2016 vs SJ 05/11/2016 vs KC

L 0-1 W 1-0

05/11/2016 vs KC

W 1-0

04/09/2016 vs RSL 06/22/2016 vs LA

L 0-1 T 0-0

05/07/2016 vs RSL

W 1-0

03/20/2016 vs DC 05/07/2016 vs RSL 07/09/2016 vs VAN

T 1-1 W 1-0 T 2-2

04/30/2016 vs MTL 07/09/2016 vs VAN

T 2-2 T 2-2

SEA

W 3-1

SEA

W 3-1

TOR

W 1-0

SEA VAN

W 3-1 T 2-2

TOR

W 1-0

KC

W 1-0

TOR

W 1-0

RSL

L 0-1

RSL

W 1-0

DC RSL VAN

T 1-1 W 1-0 T 2-2

MTL VAN

T 2-2 T 2-2

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 25 times Shots 8 Dom Dwyer 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 4 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 3 07/03/2016 at 3 07/10/2016 at Assists 4 05/15/2016 at Shots 34 05/15/2016 at Shots on Goal 13 05/15/2016 at Fouls Committed 20 04/24/2016 at Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 at Corner Kicks 10 05/21/2016 at Offside 8 04/02/2016 at Saves 6 04/02/2016 at 6 04/09/2016 at Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 at Goals Allowed 3 05/21/2016 at

03/12/2016 at VAN 06/25/2016 at MTL

W 2-1 T 2-2

03/06/2016 at SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 at VAN 05/15/2016 at ORL

W 2-1 W 2-1

03/12/2016 at VAN

W 2-1

05/27/2016 at DC

L 0-1

05/07/2016 at HOU

L 0-2

04/09/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

04/02/2016 at RSL 04/09/2016 at NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

04/02/2016 at RSL

L 1-2

05/21/2016 at RSL

L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 8 03/20/2016 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/20/2016 vs 1 05/21/2016 vs Fouls Committed 8 05/28/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 4 04/13/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 04/13/2016 vs Offside 0 05/14/2016 vs 0 06/18/2016 vs Saves 0 05/28/2016 vs Shots Faced 1 03/12/2016 vs 1 05/11/2016 vs 1 05/28/2016 vs

DC

T 1-1

DC SEA

T 1-1 W 1-0

PHI

T 1-1

KC

W 2-1

KC

W 2-1

CLB CHI

T 1-1 W 2-1

PHI

T 1-1

LA KC PHI

W 1-0 W 1-0 T 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

CLB NYC

W 3-2 W 3-1

ORL

W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

SJ

L 0-1

VAN

W 2-1

RSL

L 1-3

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-3

Shots 7 03/20/2016 at 7 04/09/2016 at 7 05/11/2016 at Shots on Goal 1 05/01/2016 at 1 05/11/2016 at Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 at 4 04/13/2016 at Fouls Suffered 6 05/15/2016 at Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 at 0 06/19/2016 at Offside 0 03/20/2016 at Saves 0 05/01/2016 at 0 05/15/2016 at 0 06/02/2016 at Shots Faced 0 05/15/2016 at 0 06/02/2016 at

TOR NYR COL

W 1-0 W 2-0 L 0-1

LA COL

T 1-1 L 0-1

NYR COL

W 2-0 L 1-2

ORL

W 2-1

NYR DAL

W 2-0 W 2-0

TOR

W 1-0

LA ORL LA

T 1-1 W 2-1 T 0-0

ORL LA

W 2-1 T 0-0

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) UNF 17 21 11 10 4 23 6 18 13 9 5 8 19 3 22 44 14

POS M F M M D D M G M F D M F D M D M

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2

1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2

104 166 89 69 180 180 180 180 87 90 111 3 1 90 180 90 180 180 180

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

2 6 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 23 24

2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4

1 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 35 23

0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 23 35

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dillon Serna Luis Solignac Shkelzen Gashi Marco Pappa Marc Burch Bobby Burling Sam Cronin Zac MacMath Jermaine Jones Kevin Doyle Mekeil Williams Dillon Powers Conor Doyle Eric Miller Micheal Azira Axel Sjoberg Dominique Badji Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dillon Serna 1, Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

2 2 2

2 2 2

MIN SHT 180 180 180

4 4 10

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

2 2 6

1 1 3

0.50 0.50 1.50

0 0 0

0 0 0

2 2 0

0 0 2

0 0 0

1 1 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (0-2-0) UNF 14 17 22 11 27 10 37 8 3 29 15 16 94 93 13 96 12 9

POS F D F M M M F F D G D M M M D M D F

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2

1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2

123 180 112 94 180 45 14 90 166 180 59 162 68 90 121 45 180 57 180 180

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

5 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 24 23

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10

3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 23 35

5 2 1 0 9 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 35 23

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3

0 0 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dom Dwyer Saad Abdul-Salaam Connor Hallisey Brad Davis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Ike Opara Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum Jimmy Medranda Soni Mustivar Amadou Dia Jordi Quintilla Nuno Andre Coelho Diego Rubio Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dillon Serna 1, Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

2 2 2

2 2 2

MIN SHT 180 180 180

10 10 4

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

6 6 2

3 3 1

1.50 1.50 0.50

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 2

2 2 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC

Rapids 21 wins, 80 goals Sporting KC 23 wins, 95 goals 14 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC

0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 29 313 123 405 85 144

2 48 383 147 447 71 146

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 77 701 272 854 157 290

1 34 337 140 362 83 131

2 60 439 192 373 85 143

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 94 780 333 744 168 275

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

8 7

10 12

10 14

15 23

10 10

24 28

0 0

77 94

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

4-4-6 4-2-1

(1.29 pts./game) (1.86 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 2 8 5

Fouls Committed

7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 5

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 10 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 3 9 5

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15)

7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 13 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

5-0-0 4-2-4 0-0-3

5 Ws 2 Ts 3 Ts

(04/02/2016) (06/22/2016) (04/30/2016)

4-0-0 3-4-3 1-5-1

5 Ws (08/08/2015) 1 Ts (06/02/2016) 1 Ls (07/13/2016)

0-2-3 9-0-2

3 Ts 1 Ws

(04/30/2016) (06/18/2016)

2-8-2 6-1-1

1 Ls (07/13/2016) 2 Ws (06/19/2016)

0-2-2 5-0-3 3-0-2 1-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ts 2 Ws 1 Ws

(06/22/2016) (05/28/2016) (07/09/2016) (07/11/2015) (04/10/2015)

0-5-1 2-4-2 4-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-0

1 1 1 5 3

Ls Ls Ts Ws Ws

(07/13/2016) (05/21/2016) (06/25/2016) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

5-0-2 4-2-3 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ts 1 Ws 2 Ts 4 Ls 1 Ls

(06/22/2016) (06/18/2016) (04/30/2016) (04/18/2015) (10/25/2015)

4-0-1 3-4-2 1-4-1 0-1-0 0-0-0

1 1 1 3 1

Ws Ls Ws Ls Ls

(06/19/2016) (07/13/2016) (07/03/2016) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (21-23-14) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Kevin Doyle Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Shkelzen Gashi Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Dillon Powers Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 4 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 8 2 4 6 3 3 3 2 4 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 1 5 2 2 5 57 57

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 3 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 8 1 4 4 2 2 2 0 4 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 1 3 1 0 3 57 57

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 291 291 270 159 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 89 324 712 96 338 363 212 187 173 15 343 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 69 218 123 73 213 5130 5130

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 95

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 74 97

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 7 4 1 4 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 3 9 3 2 9 3 9 3 2 2 9 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4 705 783

3 3 2 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 57 57

270 270 180 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5130 5130

Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

PG

12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 335 230 1.63 272 187 1.34

SV

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 11

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GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Tony Meola Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle C.J. Sapong Seth Sinovic Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 11 7 18 8 7 19 6 6 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 5 1 1 2 15 2 17 5 8 5 3 3 6 6 57 57

24 21 10 17 15 11 10 5 18 5 5 17 3 5 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 3 1 1 1 14 1 17 5 8 2 2 1 6 4 57 57

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 865 474 1579 492 486 1563 307 489 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 348 45 59 102 1257 112 1580 437 730 112 161 94 464 352 5130 5130

9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 80

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 97 74

83 43 32 38 37 20 12 21 12 15 11 26 9 12 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 10 2 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 783 705

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 6 17 8 5 6 9 2 1 1 57 57

MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 730 450 540 800 135 90 90 5130 5130

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 44 31 1.36 21 13 1.40 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 272 187 1.34 335 230 1.63

SV

0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 11 6

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CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (21-23-14)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (23-21-14)

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GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

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GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Marco Pappa Kevin Doyle Jermaine Jones Shkelzen Gashi Dillon Powers Dillon Serna Luis Solignac Marc Burch Juan Ramirez Sam Cronin Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Joseph Greenspan Marlon Hairston Tim Howard Zac MacMath Eric Miller Zach Pfeffer Axel Sjoberg Sean St. Ledger Jared Watts Mekeil Williams Team totals Opponent totals

12 4 4 1 6 3 4 11 2 13 3 4 1 10 2 1 2 7 12 2 1 3 2 2 2 57 57

10 3 4 1 4 2 4 8 1 13 3 3 1 8 1 1 1 7 12 2 0 3 2 2 1 57 57

811 291 312 89 363 173 343 736 78 1067 266 282 90 744 81 90 92 650 1080 180 28 270 180 180 111 5130 5130

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 95

5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 97

32 7 4 3 3 2 9 3 2 7 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 705 783

Brad Davis Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Paulo Nagamura Justin Mapp Chance Myers Saad Abdul-Salaam Connor Hallisey Seth Sinovic Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Nuno Andre Coelho Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Diego Rubio Team totals Opponent totals

30 11 7 9 18 19 8 5 2 8 3 11 2 4 7 1 6 3 4 4 7 1 57 57

24 10 5 8 18 15 7 3 1 8 2 10 2 4 6 1 6 3 2 4 1 1 57 57

2180 865 474 759 1536 1156 582 348 112 618 246 903 180 360 561 68 540 262 194 317 167 57 5130 5130

5 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 80

5 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 74

51 12 21 17 22 16 7 2 2 0 4 3 1 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 2 4 783 705

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SV

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

GAA

PG

Tim Howard Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

7 12 1 57 57

650 1080 90 5130 5130

41 32 0.83 50 35 1.00 4 1 3.00 335 230 1.63 272 187 1.34

0 1 0 6 11

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

6 57 57

27 17 1.50 272 187 1.34 335 230 1.63

0 11 6

SHT

MIN SHTS 540 5130 5130

SV

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

2016 MLS Regular Season Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016, 7:00 p.m. MT Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, CO. Television: Altitude Radio: Altitude Sports Radio - AM 950; La Invasora 87.7 FM

MATCH PREVIEW The Colorado Rapids and Sporting KC will meet for the third and final time this season on Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MT (Altitude).

Last Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC set a new franchise record of 13 games without a loss for Mastroeni’s men. The Rapids went down twice in the game but behind goals from Kevin Doyle and Axel Sjoberg, the streak stayed alive.

COLORADO RAPIDS Overall: 9-2-7 (34 pts.)

Home: 7-0-2 Away: 2-2-5 GF: 21 GA: 13 GD: 8

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Overall: 8-9-4 (28 pts.)

Home: 6-4-1 Away: 2-5-3 GF: 24 GA: 24 GD: 0

Sporting Kansas City’s head coach, Peter Vermes, joined the Rapids from the Metrostars after the inaugural MLS season. He was a part of the 1997 MLS Cup finalists, and would spend three years in Colorado, making 98 appearances (8 goals). The defender then left for Kansas City, where he played 78 times in three seasons, before retiring.

Former players for both teams - Mark Chung, Herculez Gomez, Michael Harrington, Wolde Harris, Chris Henderson, Tahj Jakins, Matt McKeon, Brandon Prideaux, Scott Vermillion, Meanwhile, Sporting KC comes into the game following a 1-0 mid Tyson Wahl.

-week defeat at the Chicago Fire. Despite outshooting the Fire 19 -3, SKC suffered their ninth defeat of the season. Last weekend, HISTORY WITH SPORTING KC Sporting defeated the Eastern Conference leaders, New York All-time, this will be the 57th meeting between the Rapids and City FC 3-1 at Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting KC. Colorado’s home record against SKC stands at 165-8 and 21-23-13 (77 GF, 91 GA) overall.

Colorado will look to close out the season series with a perfect record after downing Sporting KC in the first two matches of At Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the Rapids have a 4-1-4 (14 GF, 2016. The Rapids earned a 2-1 road victory on 4/13 and a 1-0 11 GA) record. Sporting KC’s only win in Commerce City came home win on 5/11. on 03/29/14 (3-2), with an injury-strike goal from Dom Dwyer.

INJURY REPORT Out: Dillon Serna (knee).

WHERE TO CATCH THE MATCH Altitude TV will broadcast Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City this Saturday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. MT from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with Richard Fleming and Marcelo Balboa on the call. There will also be radio coverage on Altitude Sports Radio AM 950 and La Invasora 87.7 FM.

The Rapids will look to win their fifth straight against SKC for just the second time. Colorado won five in a row back during the shootout era from 09/02/98-09/25/99.

In U.S. Open Cup play, the Rapids have won four of five, including the first four matchups before dropping a 2-0 contest in 2012.

Colorado and Sporting KC have met nine times in the postseason, with a 2-5-2 record in favor of Sporting KC. The only two Rapids’ wins came during the 1997 season.

SPORTING KC CONNECTIONS LAST MEETING Emmanuel Appiah (SKC) - Drafted in first round (15th overall) of Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KC the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by the Rapids. Signed by Sporting KC Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, CO on July 12, 2016 after being waived by Colorado on June 30.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Jacob Peterson (SKC) - Has appeared in 96 regular season Two months ago, the Colorado Rapids snatched their sixth sucmatches during his five seasons with SKC (8 goals). Began his cessive home win with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City. pro career with the Rapids, having been selected 21st overall in A tight game was decided by substitute Dillon Serna, who found the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. In three seasons in Colorado, he the net with a low shot in the 78th minute. made 92 appearances (8 goals).

Director of Soccer at the Rapids, the former Argentine international striker Claudio López was with Colorado during their successful 2010 season, though managing just 11 appearances for a total of 200 minutes. He arrived in MLS from Argentina, signing for the Wizards ahead of the 2008 season. He spent two years in Kansas City, scoring 13 goals in 57 appearances.

The midfielder had been brought off the bench just two minutes earlier. Seconds after his introduction, visiting defender Ike Opara received a second yellow card for bundling over Jermaine Jones.

It was a frantic finale to a game that took time to catch fire. Sporting KC had chances in the first half but gradually, the Rapids took

control.

Zac MacMath - 16 GP, 16 GS - 1,440 minutes Axel Sjoberg - 16 GP, 16 GS - 1,440 minutes Mekeil Williams - 14 GP, 13 GS - 1,191 minutes Kevin Doyle - 14 GP, 13 GS - 1,181 minutes Marc Burch - 13 GP, 12 GS - 1,093 minutes Luis Solignac - 16 GP, 12 GS - 1,091 minutes

TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SPORTING KC 1. Last weekend’s 2-2 tie at Vancouver Whitecaps FC set a new franchise record of 13 games without defeat for the Rapids. It passes the previous record (12), which spanned two seasons, from September 16, 1998-May 27, 1999. The previous high for an unbeaten run in a single season was nine games, set in 2013.

TIM HOWARD RETURNS Following a 4,741-day hiatus since he last played a game in MLS 2. The Rapids are 7-0-6 during their record-breaking run, collect(July 12, 2003), Tim Howard returned to league play in the 0-0 ing 27 of their 34 points during that time. draw on July 4, 2016 against Portland Timbers. The USMNT 3. Having gone nine games without success against Sporting goalkeeper made two crucial saves in the second half, one of Kansas City (11 if postseason included), the Colorado Rapids which has been nominated for MLS Save of the Week. have since won the last four encounters.

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK 4. Shkëlzen Gashi struck after 82 minutes to give the Rapids a 2- Forward Kevin Doyle and defender Axel Sjöberg (bench) were 1 win at Children’s Mercy Park back on April 13. This was the selected to the MLS Team of the Week 18 after their performancstart of the Rapids’ 13-game unbeaten streak. es in the Rapids’ 2-2 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Doyle scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season, while 5. The two sides then met at DSG Park on May 11, and again the Sjoberg tallied his second professional goal, off a Doyle cross, in Rapids left it late to secure all three points. Substitute Dillon the 95th minute.

Serna thumped home a left-foot drive 12 minutes from time for a 1-0 victory. The Rapids are 16-5-8 all-time at home against Kan- GREENSPAN ON LOAN sas City.

On Thursday, July 7, the club announced that defender Joe Greenspan has been loaned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 6. Post-shootout era (2000 onwards), where the teams have met FC of the United Soccer League (USL). more than once in the season, no side has ever enjoyed a clean sweep of victories, but this is something the Rapids could achieve Greenspan, 23, an ensign in the U.S. Navy, was recalled by the on Saturday.

Rapids on July 1 after receiving an assignment in the Denver area and granted permission by the Navy to rejoin the club.

7. Sporting KC, then-named Kansas City Wizards, did win all four matches against the Rapids in the 1997 season, though the first OFFSEASON ARRIVALS of those victories was following a shootout.

GK - Tim Howard (Everton / ENG) DEF - Dennis Castillo (2016 MLS SuperDraft) 8. Colorado claimed all four games during the 1999 season.

DEF - Eric Miller (Montreal Impact) Three were shootout wins.

DEF - Mekeil Williams (Antigua GFC / GUA) 9. The Rapids have scored 21 goals this season, but only five MID - Micheal Azira (Seattle Sounders FC) have come in the first half, and none in the opening 15 minutes.

MID - Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution) They remain the only side in MLS without a goal in the opening MID - Marco Pappa (Seattle Sounders FC) quarter of an hour.

MID - Zach Pfeffer (Philadelphia Union) FWD - Conor Doyle (D.C. United) 10. If named in the lineup, then this weekend’s game would FWD - Shkëlzen Gashi (FC Basel / SWI) be Marco Pappa’s 150th start in MLS. His first start, in the colors of Chicago Fire, came on August 2, 2008 when he played 73 RAPIDS BROADCAST minutes of a 1-0 win over Chivas USA. The Chivas USA team Altitude TV will broadcast 32 of the Rapids’ 34 regular season that day included Bobby Burling. matches throughout 2016, 17 home and 15 away, with the other two picked up on national stations including ESPN2 and Univision 7-0-2 AT HOME Deportes. Richard Fleming will call play-by-play, while former After starting a perfect 6-0-0 at home, the Rapids have dropped Rapids and U.S. international Marcelo Balboa provides color points in two of their last three games at Dick’s Sporting Goods analysis.

Park. In the first nine games in Colorado, the Rapids have outscored their opponents 12-4 and have never trailed at home.

Over the airwaves, Rapids announced that Altitude Sports Radio (AM 950) and La Invasora (87.7 FM) will broadcast live commenDILLON SERNA INJURY tary on all their MLS regular season games this season.

On July 6, Rapids midfielder Dillon Serna underwent seasonending surgery after tearing the ACL and lateral meniscus in his BURGUNDY BOULEVARD SERIES IS BACK right knee during the Round of 16 of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup Bud Burgundy Concert Series is back! This unique experience match at FC Dallas last month. It is expected that Serna will be brings live music to Rapids’ matches throughout the season. Buy sidelined six to eight months. a match ticket and enjoy these pre-game concerts totally free.

Head to Burgundy Boulevard one hour prior to kickoff and enjoy 1,000-MINUTE MARK performances from local bands as well as pre-game drink speMicheal Azira - 18 GP, 18 GS - 1,612 minutes cials at Eighteen76..

Sam Cronin - 18 GP, 18 GS - 1,612 minutes

TALE OF THE TAPE RAPIDS

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SPORTING

18

Games Played

21

9

Games Won

8

2

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9

7

Games Tied

4

21

Goals For

24

13

Goals Against

24

8

Goal Differential

0

34

Points

28

Doyle (4 goals)

Top Scorer(s)

Dwyer (8 goals)

245

Shots

307

95

Shots On Goal

93

7

Shutouts

5

FOLLOW THE RAPIDS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK The latest news and information on the Rapids can be found online via social media.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter in Spanish, www.Twitter.com/LosRapids.

Rapids players active on Twitter: Dominique Badji @DBadji14 John Berner @JohnnyB_12_ Marc Burch @Marc_Burch Bobby Burling @BobbyBurling Conor Doyle @ConorDoyle34 Kevin Doyle @KevinDoyle1983 Shkëlzen Gashi @s_gashi11 Marlon Hairston @MARLYG94 Tim Howard @TimHowardGK Jermaine Jones @Jermainejunior Zac MacMath @ZacMacMath Eric Miller @emillller Zach Pfeffer @ZachPfeffer_27 Dillon Powers @powerhour5 Dillon Serna @SernaDillon Luis Solignac @LuchoSoli Axel Sjöberg @SjöbergAxel Jared Watts @JaredWatts02 Mekeil Williams @MekeilWilliams Club President, Tim Hinchey - @tkhinchey3 Play-by-play commentator, Richard Fleming - @FlemingSport Color analyst, Marcelo Balboa - @MarceloBalboa17

MARCH FIXTURES 3/6: @ San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) 3/12: vs. LA Galaxy (W 1-0) 3/20: @ D.C. United (T 1-1) APRIL FIXTURES 4/2: vs. Toronto FC (W 1-0) 4/9: @ Real Salt Lake (L 1-0) 4/13: @ Sporting Kansas City (W 2-1) 4/16: vs. New York Red Bulls (W 2-1) 4/23: vs. Seattle Sounders FC (W 3-1) 4/30: @ Montreal Impact (T 2-2) MAY FIXTURES 5/7: vs. Real Salt Lake (W 1-0) 5/11: vs. Sporting Kansas City (W 1-0) 5/14: @ Columbus Crew SC (T 1-1) 5/21: @ Seattle Sounders FC (W 1-0) 5/28: vs. Philadelphia Union (T 1-1) JUNE FIXTURES *6/14: vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (W 1-0) 6/18: vs. Chicago Fire (W 2-1) 6/22: @ LA Galaxy (T 0-0) *6/29: @ FC Dallas (L 2-1) *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup JULY FIXTURES 7/4: vs. Portland Timbers (T 0-0) 7/9: @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (T 2-2) 7/16: vs. Sporting Kansas City 7/23: vs. FC Dallas 7/30: @ New York City FC LOAN WATCH - CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE March 18, 2016 - M Emmanuel Appiah; F Caleb Calvert.

April 11, 2016 - GK John Berner.

April 28, 2016 - D Dennis Castillo; M Zach Pfeffer.

May 2, 2016 - D Dennis Castillo returned to Colorado June 1, 2016 - D Dennis Castillo June 14, 2016 - D Dennis Castillo returned to Colorado INDEPENDENCE TIE ORLANDO CITY B The Colorado Rapids’ USL affiliate Charlotte Independence were defeated Saturday by Wilmington Hammerheads 2-1 at Ramblewood Stadium.

Despite outshooting Wilmington 22-8 and having plenty of opportunities, the Independence were unable to capitalize.

Charlotte returns to league play on Saturday, July 16, as they take on New York Red Bulls II (9-1-5). That game, also at home, kicks off at 5:00 p.m. MT.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS, 2016 REGULAR SEASON @ San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) - March 6, 2016 Zac MacMath, Marlon Hairston (Marco Pappa 79’), Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Eric Miller, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dominique Badji, Dillon Powers, Shkëlzen Gashi (Luis Solignac 67’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Mekeil Williams, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. LA Galaxy (W 1-0) - March 12, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Axel Sjöberg, Jared Watts, March Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers, Dominique Badji (Marco Pappa 67’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 83’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Zach Pfeffer, Conor Doyle, Luis Solignac. @ D.C. United (T 1-1) - March 20, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dominique Badji, Dillon Powers, Marco Pappa (Luis Solignac, 72'), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marlon Hairston, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. Toronto FC (W 1-0) - April 2, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller, Axel Sjöberg, Bobby Burling, March Burch, Micheal Azira (Dillon Serna 82’), Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers, Marco Pappa (Dominique Badji 61’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 73’), Luis Solignac.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer. @ Real Salt Lake (L 1-0) - April 9, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Marco Pappa, Dillon Powers (Dominique Badji 79’), Shkëlzen Gashi; Luis Solignac.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. @ Sporting Kansas City (W 2-1) - April 13, 2016 Zac MacMath, Dillon Serna, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch, Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira, Dominique Badji, Marco Pappa (Mekeil Williams 69), Shkëlzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 89), Luis Solignac.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer. vs. New York Red Bulls (W 2-1) - April 16, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Marco Pappa (Dillon Serna 73’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Dominique Badji 65’), Luis Solignac (Conor Doyle 85’).

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer, Dillon Powers. vs. Seattle Sounders FC (W 3-1) - April 23, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller (Dennis Castillo 60’), Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 87’), Dominique Badji (Kevin Doyle 78’), Shkëlzen Gashi, Luis Solignac.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. @ Montreal Impact (T 2-2) - April 30, 2016 Zac MacMath, Marlon Hairston, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Luis Solignac, Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Powers 89’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Marc Burch, Jared Watts, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. Real Salt Lake (W 1-0) - May 7, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 89’), Luis Solignac (Dominique Badji 77’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Marlon Hairston, Jared Watts, Dillon Powers, Conor Doyle. vs. Sporting Kansas City (W 1-0) - May 11, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 87’), Dominique Badji, Luis Solignac (Dillon Serna 76’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dennis Castillo, Marlon Hairston, Jared Watts, Conor Doyle. @ Columbus Crew SC (T 1-1) - May 14, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch (Marlon Hairston 87’), Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 79’), Shkëlzen Gashi, Luis Solignac, Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dennis Castillo, Bobby Burling, Dillon Serna, Dominique Badji.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS, 2016 REGULAR SEASON @ Seattle Sounders FC (W 1-0) - May 21, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Dillon Serna (Marlon Hairston 77’), Luis Solignac (Eric Miller 83’); Kevin Doyle (Jared Watts 90’+1’).

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dennis Castillo, Dillon Powers, Conor Doyle. vs. Philadelphia Union (T 1-1) - May 28, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling (Jared Watts 65’), Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers, Dillon Serna (Marlon Hairston 61’), Luis Solignac, Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dennis Castillo, Eric Miller, Caleb Calvert, Conor Doyle. vs. Chicago Fire (W 2-1) - June 18, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Eric Miller, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers (Marco Pappa 83’), Marlon Hairston (Dillon Serna 85’), Luis Solignac (Dominique Badji 81’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dennis Castillo, Jared Watts, Conor Doyle. @ LA Galaxy (T 0-0) - June 22, 2016 Zac MacMath, Dennis Castillo, Jared Watts, Axel Sjoberg, Eric Miller, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Marco Pappa (Dominique Badji 73’), Dillon Powers, Marlon Hairston (Luis Solignac 78’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Emmanuel Appiah, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. Portland Timbers (T 0-0) - July 4, 2016 Tim Howard, Eric Miller, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin (Dillon Powers 82’), Jermaine Jones, Marlon Hairston (Dominique Badji 69’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Marco Pappa 23’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Dennis Castillo, Marc Burch, Luis Solignac. @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (T 2-2) - July 9, 2016 Tim Howard, Eric Miller, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers (Luis Solignac 84’), Marco Pappa (Marc Burch 74’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Marlon Hairston 79’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Dominique Badji, Conor Doyle.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

2016 Goal Scorers #6 Sam Cronin - H #8 Dillon Powers - H #9 Kevin Doyle - L, H, R, R #10 Marco Pappa - L, L #11 Shkelzen Gashi - L, L #13 Jermaine Jones - R, H, R #14 Dominique Badji - L #17 Dillon Serna - L #21 Luis Solignac - R, R, R #23 Bobby Burling - R #44 Axel Sjoberg - H, H

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Key L - Left Footed: 7 R - Right Footed: 8 H - Header: 6 P - Penalty Kick: 0 O - Own Goal: 0

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7-0-2

2-2-5

Against Western Conference Against Eastern Conference Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals Scoring first Conceding first Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime On Altitude On Univision On ESPN On Fox In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October

6-2-3 3-0-4 0-2-2 5-0-3 3-0-2 1-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-2 4-2-3 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 9-0-2 0-2-3 5-0-0 4-2-4 0-0-3 9-2-6 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 4-1-1 3-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

4-0-1 3-0-1 0-0-1 4-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-1 3-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-2 0-0-0 7-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2-2-2 0-0-3 0-2-1 1-0-2 1-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-2-2 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 0-2-3 2-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-3 2-2-4 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

NAME Azira Cronin Doyle Gashi Howard Jones Pappa St. Ledger Williams

COUNTRY Uganda USA Rep. of Ireland Albania USA USA Guatemala Rep. of Ireland Trinidad & Tobago

CAPS 3 2 62 13 108 61 55 37 12

GOALS 0 0 14 3 N/A 4 11 3 1

2016 MLS SEASON MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal: 18’ Solignac - 4/2 vs. TOR Quickest Goal Against: 9’ Drogba - 4/30 @ MTL Game Winning Goals after 75’: 90’+5’ Pappa - 3/12 vs. LA; 82’ Gashi 4/13 @ SKC; 82’ Badji - 4/16 vs. NY; 78’ Serna - 5/11 vs. SKC; 89’ Pappa - 6/18 vs. CHI Game Tying Goals after 75’: 90’+5’ Sjoberg - 7/9 @ VAN Multi-Goal Games: Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: Miller - 7/9 @ VAN Opp. Red Cards: Cheyrou - 4/2 vs. TOR; Evans - 4/23 vs. SEA; Opara 5/11 vs. SKC Penalties for: Gashi - 4/23 vs. SEA (miss) Penalties against:

2016 RAPIDS AWARD WINNERS MLS Team of the Week: Burch (Week 15), Doyle (Week 18), Gashi (Weeks 5, 9), Jones (Week 7), Sjoberg (Week 12). Williams (Week 2, 11).

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT

SCORERS/TV

Sunday, March 6

at San Jose Earthquakes

L 1-0

SJ: Wondolowski

Saturday, March 12

vs. LA Galaxy

W 1-0

COL: Pappa

Saturday, March 20

at D.C. United

T 1-1

COL: Powers DC: Espíndola

Saturday, April 2

vs. Toronto FC

W 1-0

COL: Solignac

Saturday, April 9

at Real Salt Lake

L 1-0

RSL: Plata

Wednesday, April 13

at Sporting Kansas City

W 2-1

COL: Solignac, Gashi SKC: Dwyer

Saturday, April 16

vs. New York Red Bulls

W 2-1

COL: Jones, Badji NY: Zubar

Saturday, April 23

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

W 3-1

COL: Jones, Solignac, Doyle SEA: Morris

Saturday, April 30

at Montreal Impact

T 2-2

COL: Gashi, Burling MTL: Drogba, Tissot

Saturday, May 7

vs. Real Salt Lake

W 1-0

COL: Jones

Wednesday, May 11

vs. Sporting Kansas City

W 1-0

COL: Serna

Saturday, May 14

at Columbus Crew SC

T 1-1

COL: Doyle CLB: Cedrick

Saturday, May 21

at Seattle Sounders FC

W 1-0

COL: Sjoberg

Saturday, May 28

vs. Philadelphia Union

T 1-1

COL: Cronin PHI: Carroll

Saturday, June 18

vs. Chicago Fire

W 2-1

COL: Doyle, Pappa CHI: Calistri

Wednesday, June 22

at LA Galaxy

T 0-0

Monday, July 4

vs. Portland Timbers

T 0-0

Saturday, July 9

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

T 2-2

COL: Doyle, Sjoberg VAN: Waston, Techera

Saturday, July 16

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 23

vs. FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 30

at New York City FC

1:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 6

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 13

at LA Galaxy

8:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 20

vs. Orlando City SC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 26

at Real Salt Lake

6:00pm

UniMas, Univision Dep.

Saturday, September 3

at New England Revolution

5:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 10

at FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 17

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

5:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 1

vs. Portland Timbers

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 8

at Houston Dynamo

6:30pm

Altitude

Thursday, October 13

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 16

at Portland Timbers

5:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 23

vs. Houston Dynamo

2:00pm

Altitude

All kickoff times are Mountain Time (MT)

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

1

Tim HOWARD

3

Ht.

Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

GK

6-3

194

03/06/1979

North Brunswick, NJ

Eric MILLER

DEF

6-0

175

01/15/1993

Woodbury, MN

4

Marc BURCH

DEF

6-1

180

05/07/1984

Cincinnati, OH

5

Mekeil WILLIAMS

DEF

me-KELL

6-1

180

07/24/1990

Gonzales, T&T

6

Sam CRONIN

MID

Crow-nin

5-10

165

12/12/1986

Atlanta, GA

Wake

San Jose Earthquakes

8

Dillon POWERS

MID

5-11

170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

Notre

Univ. of Notre Dame

9

Kevin DOYLE

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

10

Marco PAPPA

MID

5-10

155

11/15/1987

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

11

Shkëlzen GASHI

MID

6-0

165

07/18/1988

Zurich, Switzerland

FC Basel (SWI)

INT/DP

12

John BERNER

GK

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

13

Jermaine JONES

MID

6-0

170

11/03/1981

Los Angeles, CA

14

Dominique BADJI

FWD

Baa-zhee

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

16

Zach PFEFFER

MID

Feffer

5-8

145

01/06/1995

Dresher, PA

17

Dillon SERNA

MID

Ser-ner

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

18

Zac MACMATH

GK

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FLA

Maryland

Philadelphia Union

19

Conor DOYLE

FWD

6-2

172

10/13/1991

McKinney, TX

Creighton

D.C. United

21

Luis SOLIGNAC

FWD

Sol-In -Yak

6-0

160

02/16/1991

Buenos Aires, Argentina

22

Micheal AZIRA

MID

Ah-ZEER-ah

5-10

160

08/22/1987

Kampala, Uganda

23

Bobby BURLING

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

24

Sean ST. LEDGER

DEF

6-0

188

12/28/1984

Solihull, England

26

Dennis CASTILLO

DEF

5-10

160

04/30/1993

San Jose, Costa Rica

29

Caleb CALVERT

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

33

Jared WATTS

DEF

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake

Wake Forest Univ.

44

Axel SJOBERG

DEF

Hoo-berg

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

INT

94

Marlon HAIRSTON

DEF

Hair-ston

6-0

157

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

U of L

Univ. of Louisville

Ga

INT - International player DEV - Developmental player

Pronunciation

SH-KELT-zun Gushi

CASS-TEE-Yoh

College

Previous club

Status

Everton FC

DP

Creighton

Montreal Impact

Ga

Maryland

Seattle Sounders FC Antigua GFC (GUA)

INT

INT/DP

GC - Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status Ga - Generation adidas signing

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville New England Revolution

Boston

Boston University

INT

Philadelphia Union HP

Nueva Chicago (ARG)

INT

Mobile

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

LMU

Chivas USA

VCU

Orlando City SC

INT

Virginia Commonwealth

INT

Chivas USA

DP - Designated Player

Technical Director: Paul Bravo Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: John Spencer, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers) Head Athletic Trainer: Michael Heitkamp COLORADO RAPIDS TRANSACTIONS December 9, 2015 - selected former Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Micheal Azira 2nd via the Waiver Draft.

December 9, 2015 - defender Sean St. Ledger agrees to new contract.

December 10, 2015 - traded natural 2017 second-round pick to Philadelphia Union in exchange for goalkeeper Zac MacMath.

December 15, 2015 - acquired midfielder Marco Pappa from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for general allocation money.

January 15, 2016 - traded second overall pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick to Philadelphia Union for midfielder Zach Pfeffer and general allocation money.

January 18, 2016 - traded goalkeeper Clint Irwin to Toronto FC in exchange for targeted allocation money, a 2016 third-round pick and a conditional 2017 first-round pick.

January 20, 2016 - defender Bobby Burling agrees to new contract.

January 21, 2016 - John Spencer joins Coaching Staff as First Team Assistant Coach.

January 22, 2016 - traded defender Maynor Figueroa to FC Dallas in exchange for general allocation money.

January 26, 2016 - loaned midfielder Juan Ramirez to U.D. Almeria (Spain) for period of six months.

February 1, 2016 - signed attacker Shkëlzen Gashi as a Designated Player, formerly with FC Basel (Switzerland).

February 1, 2016 - traded midfielder Marcelo Sarvas to D.C. United for targeted allocation money and a conditional 2018 pick.

February 4, 2016 - signed defender Mekeil Williams from Antigua GFC (Guatemala).

February 9, 2016 - acquired forward Conor Doyle from D.C. United in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick.

February 14, 2016 - acquired defender Eric Miller from Montreal Impact in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2018 first-round pick.

February 25, 2016 - traded general allocation money to San Jose Earthquakes for an international roster slot and targeted allocation money.

March 4, 2016 - signed 2016 MLS SuperDraft selections Emmanuel Appiah (15th overall) and Chris Froschauer (43rd overall).

March 4, 2016 - acquired midfielder Jermaine Jones from New England Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2017 first-round pick.

March 20, 2016 - acquired goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton as a Designated Player via the Allocation Process after securing the #1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order.

April 22, 2016 - signed 2016 MLS SuperDraft selection Dennis Castillo (37th overall).

June 30, 2016 - waived goalkeeper Chris Froschauer and midfielder Emmanuel Appiah

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

DIRECTOR OF SOCCER Birth date: August 29, 1976 Coaching career: Colorado Rapids (2014-present).

Playing career: Miami Fusion (1998-01); Colorado Rapids (2002-13); LA Galaxy (2013).

Club honors: MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 65 appearances for USA International honors: CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, ‘07).

Named the seventh Head Coach in Rapids history on March 8, 2014. Holds club records for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes played (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy during the 2013 season. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH

Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015, working closely with Head Coach, Pablo Mastroeni and VP of Soccer Operations and Technical Director, Paul Bravo.

Playing career: Racing Club (1992-96); Valencia (96-00); Lazio (00–04); América (04-06); Racing Club (07-08); Kansas City Wizards (08-09); Colorado Rapids (2010).

Club honors: Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup (1999); Italian Super Cup (2000); Coppa Italia: (2004); Primera División de México (Clausura 2005); Campeón de Campeones (2005); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2006); MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 55 appearances for Argentina. Featured at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

JOHN SPENCER

SPORTING DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, Irishman Smith had spent the last three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). He works in direct support of Paul Bravo, vice president of soccer operations and technical director, and head coach, Pablo Mastroeni.

His primary focus is to introduce a more data analytical approach to player recruitment, player identification, performance analysis and scouting processes.

Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in February 2016.

Appeared in 88 games for the Rapids between 2001-04, registering 37 goals.

Spencer earned MLS Best XI honors in 2001 and 2003.

Internationally, Spencer earned 14 caps for the Scotland National Team and was on the 22-man roster at the UEFA EURO 1996.

Smith had been a key player in UEFA’s Financial Analysis Group, which assesses the top professional European clubs in the areas of finance, corporate and sporting structures.

Upon retiring, Spencer joined Houston Dynamo as an assistant coach. During his time with the Dynamo, Spencer won consecutive MLS Cups in 2006-07. Following the 2010 season, he was selected as Portland Timbers’ first ever Head Coach. Spencer finished with a record of 14-19-12 at the Timbers.

STEVE COOKE

CHRIS SHARPE

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH/GOALKEEPERS Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy. Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014.

Named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, joining Pablo Mastroeni’s technical staff, having served as a player and coach with the team since 2008.

Prior to joining the Rapids, Cooke had enjoyed a 20 year full-time coaching career in England and in the United States.

Sharpe originally arrived in Colorado in 2008 as a player, forming a part of the Rapids squad while serving as an MLS League Pool Goalkeeper, meaning that all MLS clubs could call upon him if their goalkeepers were unavailable.

Arrived in the United States following a six year career with Sheffield Wednesday, then of the English Premier League, where he performed duties as Youth Team Coach and Center of Excellence Coach.

He holds both the UEFA “A” Coaching License and the USSF “A” Coaching License.

In his five years in that MLS role, Sharpe spent nearly all his time in Colorado, but suited up as a reserve for eight other clubs across the league.

Spent time in Australia, Denmark and England. Represented Australia at U-20 level in qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Youth World Cup.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#22 MICHEAL AZIRA

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: August 22, 1987 Citizenship: Uganda Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on 12/9.15.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at center midfield.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: has played all but eight minutes this season; came out in the 82’ on 4/2 vs. TOR

Position: Forward Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Height: 6 foot Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1992 Citizenship: Senegal Acquired: Selected 67th overall (fourth round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a contract on March 4, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 04/16/16 vs. NY Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA 2016:

Quick Facts:  Joined the Rapids after spending the last two seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, helping the club to a Supporters’ Shield title and the 2014 U.S. Open Cup trophy in his first season in MLS.  Azira has represented the Uganda national team at the senior and youth levels. Member of the U-23 squad for the Olympics.  During his collegiate career, Azira played for Lindsey Wilson College and University of Mobile (Senior). Named NAIA All-America Honorable Mention in 2009.  He served as Head Coach for Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 teams in Charleston. In addition, he was an assistant coach at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, winning the Alabama state title in 2011 .

Quick Facts: Played in 15 MLS games (9 starts), registering two goals in his rookie season with the Rapids.  Badji added a goal in the Fourth Round of U.S. Open Cup and two goals in six games during his loan stint with Charlotte Independence.  In 2014, Badji helped Boston to its first conference championship final since 2009 with a personal-best eight goals and four assists.  Moved with his guardian from Zimbabwe, leaving his father and brother behind, to further his education, enrolling at Episcopal High School, a boarding school in Alexandria, Va.  Despite his young age, Badji has had quite a journey from Senegal, to Tanzania, to Zimbabwe, to the USA.

#12 JOHN BERNER

#4 MARC BURCH

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 205 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 35th overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Signed contract on Feb. 12.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts:  Last season, Berner appeared in 16 matches during his loan spell with USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.  Started the first three games of the 2014 campaign after a preseason injury to regular keeper Clint Irwin. During that spell, he experienced a tie, a win and a loss. Finished rookie season with a 1-1-3 record.  Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons,  In high school, he was selected to the all-state first team following his senior season at St. Mary’s High School.

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Position: Defender Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: May 7, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 11th pick in Stage 1 of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC. Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): came on for Pappa in the 76’.

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs LA Last MLS Assist: 05/21/16 @ SEA 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Week 15)

Quick Facts:  Played 90 minutes in all eight games he saw action for the club in 2015.  A veteran of ten years in Major League Soccer, Burch is now in his third season with the Rapids.  He split his first year with LA and Columbus before moving to D.C. United in 2007, where he spent the next five years. Then came two years in Seattle before arriving in Colorado prior to the 2014 season.  Burch played for the University of Maryland and his 25-yard free kick in the championship game against New Mexico gave the Terrapins

the national championship.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#23 BOBBY BURLING Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, Colorado Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 3rd by the Rapids via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (knee).

Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 08/27/11 @ TOR (for SJ) 2016:

#29 CALEB CALVERT Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, California Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: October 22, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined the Rapids from the Chivas USA dispersal draft in November.

2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence

Quick Facts:  Part of tallest central defensive pairing in MLS history alongside Sjoberg for 2015 season opener; registered two goals in 22 games.  Bobby Burling joined the Rapids in time for 2015 after nine seasons in MLS, primarily spent with Chivas USA and San Jose.  Burling played in 48 games, starting 41 with Chivas USA. (2012-14) and was named to the starting eleven 41 times with San Jose Earthquakes (2009-11).  Burling was drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft out of Loyola Marymount University.  A native of Colorado, he attended Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, where he played both soccer and basketball.

Quick Facts:  Spent season 2015 on loan with USL affiliate, Charlotte Independence; scored two goals in 19 appearances.  Was the youngest player ever signed by Chivas USA when he signed as a homegrown in July, 2013 at 16 years, eight months.  A tall, rangy forward with unlimited potential, he has still to make his official first team Major League Soccer debut.  Did make his professional debut (non-MLS game) in Chivas’ 2013 season-ending exhibition match against FC Tucson.  He was the leading scorer with 22 goals in the 2012-2013 U.S. Soccer Development academy regular season, earning him honors as U -15-16 national player of the year.

#26 DENNIS CASTILLO

#6 SAM CRONIN

Position: Defender Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: April 30, 1993 Citizenship: Costa Rica Acquired: Selected 37th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA 2016: assisted in first professional appearance - 4/23 vs. SEA

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: December 12, 1986 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with San Jose Earthquakes, signing on January 19, 2015 for allocation money.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at center midfield’ registered two shots.

Last MLS Goal: 05/28/16 vs. PHI Last MLS Assist: 10/21/15 @ SKC 2016: has played all but eight minutes this season; came out in the 82’ on 7/4 vs. POR

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Signed to a MLS contract on April 22, appeared in first professional  One of five players to wear captain’s armband in 2015. Appeared in game and registered assist against Seattle Sounders FC on April 23.

26 games (24 starts), earning first-ever MLS All-Star appearance.  In his senior season at VCU, he was named Atlantic 10 Defensive  In six of his seven seasons, he has started 20 or more games, inPlayer of the Year. NSCAA Second Team All-Midwest Region. Atlancluding 30 of 31 appearances with San Jose Earthquakes in 2014. tic 10 Championship Player. Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference.  Cronin started his MLS career in Toronto after being the third overall  All time leading VCU starter with 80. First ever four year Captain in pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland.

VCU Coach Giffard’s Tenure.  Cronin has seven goals and 17 assists in his seven seasons, with six  PDL Defender of the Year (Portland U-23s) in 2015. of them coming the last four years. The only game-winning goal of his career came in 2013 against the Colorado Rapids.  Captained Deportivo Saprissa before VCU. A member of the Costa Rican U-18, U-20 and U-23 National Teams.  Sam has two caps with the U.S. National team, both coming in games against Haiti and Mexico during the 2009 Gold Cup.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#19 CONOR DOYLE Position: Forward Hometown: McKinney, Texas Height: 6 foot 2 Weight: 172 pounds Birth date: October 13, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Ireland Acquired: Joined on February 9, 2016 from D.C. United for a 2017 third-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 06/24/15 @ CHI (for DC) Last MLS Assist: 08/03/13 vs. MTL (for DC) 2016:

#9 KEVIN DOYLE Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Rep. of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at center forward; registered goal and assist.

Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN 2016: missed four games due to injury while with Rep. of Ireland. MLS Team of the Week (Week 18)

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Joined the Rapids after spending last three seasons in the Eastern  Led the team in goals (5) despite arriving in MLS at end of May. First Conference with D.C. United. four goals ended up being game-winners.  Appeared in 56 matches for DC, scoring four goals and notching one  Joined Rapids from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the BPL. assist. Won the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season  Enjoyed a high-caliber career in English football, scoring 92 goals in with the club.

357 appearances overall.  After one semester at Creighton University, Doyle signed his first  Previous clubs include: St. Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Reading, professional contract with Derby County on August 6, 2010.

Wolverhampton, Queens Park Rangers (loan), Crystal Palace (loan)  Spent three seasons with ‘The Rams’ featuring in 22 Championship  Scored 19 goals in his first season with Reading (2005) as they won games in addition to appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup. promotion to the Premier League .  Also represented the USMNT at the U-20 and U-23 levels, as well  Has amassed 63 caps and 14 goals for the Republic of Ireland since as the Irish national team at the U-21 level. his debut in 2006.

#11 SHKELZEN GASHI Position: Forward Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: July 18, 1988 Citizenship: Albania & Switzerland Acquired: Signed on February 1, 2016, as the club’s fourth Designated Player.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 79’ at left wing; registered team-high six shots and one assist..

Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Weeks 5, 9)

#20 JOSEPH GREENSPAN Position: Defender Hometown: Westfield, New Jersey Height: 6 foot 6 Weight: 209 pounds Birth date: September 12, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Drafted in the second round (#26 pick overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Recalled by the Rapids on July 1 after receiving an assignment in the Denver area.

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Joined the Rapids from FC Basel of the Swiss Super League, where  An ensign in the U.S. Navy, he officially signed with the Rapids on he scored 25 goals since his arrival to the club prior to 2014 season.

June 5, 2015, having been granted permission to play for the club around the fulfilment of his Naval duties. Rejoined Rapids on July 4,  Gashi earned Swiss Super League Golden Boot honors in his last 2016 after receiving an assignment in the Denver area. two full seasons in Europe. In 2014, was named Axpo Player of the  Made his competitive debut in the 4-1 U.S. Open Cup win over ColoYear, awarded to the best player in the Swiss Super League. rado Springs Switchbacks (6/16/15), scoring the team’s second goal.  Gashi made a combined total of 21 appearances for the Switzerland  In 2014, he became Navy's all-time leader in career games played U-17, U-19 and U-21 squads, notching eight goals. with 78. Finished his four-year career with 78 games played, 75  In 2013, Gashi earned his senior team debut for the Albanian nationgames started, 42 points, 18 goals, six assists and 6,627 minutes al team after receiving his citizenship on August 18 of that year. played. He played over 1,900 minute in each of his last two seasons.  At the senior level, Gashi has scored three goals in 11 appearances for Albania. Expected to represent national side at UEFA Euro 2016.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON

#1 TIM HOWARD

Position: Midfielder/Defender Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Height: 6 feet Weight: 157 pounds Birth date: March 23, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 12th pick (first round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Member of Generation adidas.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): came on for Gashi in the 79’.

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 05/28/16 vs. PHI 2016:

Quick Facts:  Made the move to right back after playing his rookie season at midfield. Appeared in final three games of the season for the Rapids and seven matches (one goal) for Charlotte Independence (USL).  First and only (so far) goal came 8/20 at home against LA Galaxy.

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Played collegiate soccer at the University of Louisville where he was named to the all-Big East rookie team in his freshman year.

Hairston’s cousin, LaMarcus Aldridge, is a professional basketball player in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers.

One of Marlon’s youth soccer teammates was Kellen Gulley of the Chicago Fire. Both players wear No. 94 (their birth year).

#13 JERMAINE JONES Position: Midfielder Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: November 3, 1981 Citizenship: USA & Germany Acquired: Signed on March 4, 2016 from NE Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and a 2017 first-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 04/23/16 vs. SEA Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Week 7); tied for first on the team with three goals.

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: North Brunswick, New Jersey Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 193 pounds Birth date: March 6, 1979 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed as DP on March 20 from Everton FC. Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’; registered four saves.

Last MLS Win: 07/05/03 @ DC (for MetroStars) Last MLS Shutout: 07/04/16 vs. POR 2016:

Quick Facts: Joined the Rapids via Allocation Process after the club secured the #1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order in a trade with Chicago Fire.  Played in 77 games for Manchester United from 2003-06, winning the FA Cup, Football League Cup and FA Community Shield.  Played for Everton from 2006-16, featuring in 415 games. In 2009, he set a club record for most clean sheets in a season.  Has represented the USMNT in every year since 2002 and, during that time, has amassed 108 caps.  One of the youngest goalkeepers to register a win in MLS. He was 19 years, 165 days.

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#18 ZAC MACMATH Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with Philadelphia Union on December 10, 2015 in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Win: 06/18/16 vs. CHI Last MLS Shutout: 06/22/16 @ LA 2016: Has registered six shutouts in 16 games.

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Appearances were limited to just 18 (17 starts) in his first full season  Registered 29th career shutout on 10/21 at Sporting KC; appeared in in MLS, as he underwent surgery to repair two sports hernias. three regular season matches and both USOC matches during first season with Rapids (loan).  In 2014, he played the first-half of the 2013-14 European season Started 102 games over the four seasons (2011-14) for the Union.. with Schalke but left the club in January for Besiktas and finished 3rd  in the Turkish Super Lig. before joining New England in August.  Joining Philadelphia right after being drafted out of the University of  Became the second U.S. men’s national team player to score in the Maryland, In 2014, became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history UEFA Champions League knockout stage (joining DaMarcus to reach 100 career starts.

Beasley) on February 20, 2013.  A product of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program in Bradenton,  Has made 58 appearances for the USMNT, scoring three goals and Fla., he competed for the USA in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2007, notching four assists starting two games in goal.  Born to a German mother and American father, growing up he lived in Chicago and Greenwood, Miss., before moving back to Germany.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#3 ERIC MILLER Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1993 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined from Montreal Impact on February 14, 2016 in exchange for general allocation money and 2018 first-round pick..

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 71’ at right back; received first red card of the season.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for MTL) 2016:

#10 MARCO PAPPA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 155 pounds Birth date: November 15, 1987 Citizenship: Guatemala Acquired: Joined via a trade with Seattle Sounders FC on December 15, 2015 in exchange for general allocation money.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 74’ at right wing; registered two shots..

Last MLS Goal: 03/12/16 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 04/13/16 @ SKC 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Appeared in 30 games (24 starts) during his two seasons with Mon-  Scored nine goals and added 11 assists in 49 games (41 starts) in treal Impact after signing Generation adidas contract on January 2. his two seasons (2014-15) for Seattle.  Drafted in the first round by the Impact, fifth overall, in the 2014 MLS  After his 2014 campaign, Pappa earned the Premios Univision DeSuperDraft, on January 16. portes’ MLS Player of the Year Award and FutbolMLS.com’s 2014 Latino del Año award..  At international stage, Miller was called into the January camp for  Appeared in 112 matches during his first stint in MLS with Chicago the senior USMNT side in 2016.

Fire (2008-12), with 26 goals and 16 assists.  In 2015, selected to play for the U-23 MNT in the Toulon TournaTwo-time MLS All-Star (2010, 2012) and AT&T MLS Goal of the ment in France and the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.  Also appeared at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Year in 2010.  Played three college seasons for Creighton University, recording  Has 55 caps, 11 goals and three assists for Guatemala since his four goals and four assists in 63 games (62 starts), while leading his national team debut in 2008. In 2014, he earned Golden Boot and team to the College Cup playoffs in 2011 and 2012.

Golden Ball accolades during the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.

#16 ZACH PFEFFER Position: Midfielder Hometown: Dresher, Pennsylvania Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 145 pounds Birth date: January 6, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Via a trade on Draft Day (January 15, 2016) from Philadelphia Union in exchange for Rapids’ second-overall pick.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP, but in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Goal: 05/17/15 vs. DC (for PHI) Last MLS Assist: 07/26/15 @ DC (for PHI) 2016:

#8 DILLON POWERS Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, Texas Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Italy Acquired: Selected with the 11th overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 84’ at center midfield; registered one shot.

Last MLS Goal: 10/21/15 @ SKC Last MLS Assist: 09/26/15 @ HOU 2016: appeared in his 100th MLS appearance on 5/11 vs SKC.

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  In 2015, Pfeffer featured in 21 of the Union's 34 regular season  Led team in assists (6), clocking-up at least 30 appearances (32) for games, starting 11, for 988 minutes - all career-high numbers. third straight season and logging 2,235 minutes.  Scored two goals last season, and played 1,994 minutes. The only  AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year in 2013. Debut season was curtailed other time he has fallen short of 2,000 minutes in a single season by concussion, sustained in the 5-1 home win over SEA on 10/05. was in his rookie season, in 2005 (934mins).  In 2014, Powers appeared in 30 games, starting 27. He scored five  Did not appear in any matches, but spent a year long loan in Germagoals and contributed nine assists. ny under the TSG Hoffenheim 1899 youth system..  Powers made his MLS debut on the opening day of 2013 at FC Dal Reunited with goalkeeper Zac MacMath after the two spent their first las (March 2), playing 75 minutes. He scored his first professional four seasons as members of Philadelphia Union. goal March 30 against the Portland Timbers.  Pfeffer was the fourth youngest player ever to sign a MLS contract,  Son of a former Major Indoor Soccer League professional (Michael behind Freddy Adu, Fued Ibrahim, and Diego Fagundez.

Powers played 16 years with the Dallas Sidekicks).

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#17 DILLON SERNA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, Colorado Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Pronunciation: SARE-nah Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (knee).

Last MLS Goal: 05/11/16 vs. SKC Last MLS Assist: 08/26/15 vs. HOU 2016: Suffered season-ending knee injury in Fourth Round of USOC @ DAL (6/29)

#44 AXEL SJOBERG Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Language fluency: English, Swedish, German Acquired: Selected 14th overall in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at center back; scored gametying goal in the 95’.

Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: registered first professional assist (04/30 @ MTL) and first goal (05/21 SEA).

Quick Facts:  Appeared in 15 games (eight starts) with three goals and one assist.

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Quick Facts:  Played and started 14 games in his first season. Only rookie to play more than 1,000 MLS minutes in 2015.

Split time between MLS and national team duties as he featured at  Was drafted out of Marquette University where he was an all-Big the Toulon Tournament and Olympic qualifiers for the U-23s.

East first team selection and winner of Marquette’s most valuable Earned MLS Goal of the Week in Week 6 (@ DAL). player award in 2014.

Scored one of top goals in 2014 when volleying beyond Bill Hamid at  He was selected by the Rapids Selected January 15, 2015 as the DCU on August 17. Goal was listed in SportsCenter’s daily Top 10.

14th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Scored his first professional goal, and the first scored by a Rapids  In 2013, Sjöberg was also named Marquette’s most valuable player Homegrown Player, in the loss at Seattle on April 26, 2014. and a first team all-Big East pick. He was also named to the second Made MLS debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 team All-America squad and first team all-Big East by College regular season finale on Oct. 27 as a 77th minute substitute.

Sports Madness.

#21 LUIS SOLIGNAC Position: Forward Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: February 16, 1991 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: Signed by the Rapids on May 1, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): came on for Powers in the 84’.

Last MLS Goal: 04/23/16 vs. SEA Last MLS Assist: 05/07/16 vs. RSL 2016: tied for team-lead with three goals.

Quick Facts:  Joined Rapids on May 1, 2015 from Argentine First Division, notching two assists in 15 matches played. Dealt with hamstring injury for large portion of season.  Prior to arriving MLS, Solignac scored two goals in 10 appearances for Nueva Chicago in 2015.  Made his professional debut for Club Atlético Platense in 2008.

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Has also played in Portugal, Sweden and Finland during a globetrotting career.

During his time with IFK Mariehamn in Finland, Solignac amassed for 23 goals in 47 matches.

#24 SEAN ST. LEDGER Position: Defender Hometown: Solihull, England Height: 6 foot 0 Weight: 188 pounds Birth date: December 28, 1984 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: signed off waivers on August 7, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): DNP; not in the 18 (knee).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/04/15 vs. RSL 2016:

Quick Facts:  Contributed his first assist in MLS on his Rapids’ home debut, 8/26/15 vs. Houston Dynamo, for Kevin Doyle’s winning goal  Before arriving and playing in 12 matches for Colorado, St. Ledger featured in 15 MLS games for Orlando City SC in 2015.  The 31-year-old played in over 300 matches in England for clubs such as Preston North End, Middlesbrough and Leicester City.  St. Ledger has made 37 appearances for the Irish national team, scoring key goals in international competitions, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2012 UEFA Euro qualification and the 2012 UEFA Euro.

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#33 JARED WATTS

#5 MEKEIL WILLIAMS

Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, North Carolina Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: selected with the 33rd overall pick (2nd round) of 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at center back; registered one shot..

Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 07/18/15 @ SEA 2016:

Quick Facts:  Played in 13 matches (12 starts) in his second season in Colorado.

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Scored first professional goal, the game-winner vs. RSL on July 11.

His solitary assist was also key, coming as it did in the historic 1-0 win at Seattle Sounders FC (8/18) - the first win for the Rapids in Seattle.

Can play as a defensive midfielder or central defender.

Watts was selected to the All-ACC first team for three consecutive seasons during his time with Demon Deacons.

Captain of the U.S. U-17 squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

Position: Defender Hometown: Gonzales, Trinidad & Tobago Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: July 24, 1990 Citizenship: Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Discovery Signing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on February 4, 2016 Rapids’ Last Match (07/09/16 @ VAN): played 90’ at left back.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Weeks 2, 11)

Quick Facts:  Williams began his professional career with Ma Pau SC of the TT Pro League in 2009 prior to signing with W Connection FC in 2011..  Prior clubs include Pogoń Szczecin (POL) and FC Fyn (DEN).

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Williams has represented Trinidad and Tobago 11 times and scored his only goal on his senior debut in a 3-2 loss against Finland on January 22, 2012.

Also referred to as Mekeil 'Splash' Williams. 'Splash' is a nickname taken from his father, but Mekeil does not know how the moniker came to be.

He is a close friend of Trinidad & Tobago international teammate Joevin Jones, who plays for Seattle Sounders FC.

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2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, July 16, 2016 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) MLS Regular Season Game 22 Sporting Kansas City 8-9-4, 28 points (6-4-1 home; 2-5-3 away) 5th place in Western Conference

English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: 1340 AM

Colorado Rapids 9-2-7, 34 points (7-0-2 home; 2-2-5 away) 2nd place in Western Conference

Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

8-9-4 (28 pts.)

RECORD 21 GAMES PLAYED 5th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 24 GOALS 1.14 GOALS/GAME 25 ASSISTS 24 GOALS ALLOWED 1.14 ALLOWED/GAME 0 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 307 (93) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 30.3% ON GOAL % 267 FOULS COMMITTED 264 FOULS SUFFERED 36 CAUTIONS 2 EJECTIONS

Drew Fischer Daniel Belleau Jonathan Johnson Marcos DeOliveira

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. Pos. 1 GK 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID 7 DEF 8 MID 9 FWD MID 10 11 MID 12 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF MID 16 17 DEF 21 MID MID 22 23 MID DEF 24 25 GK 27 MID 29 GK 37 FWD 93 MID 94 MID

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Name Pronunciation Jon Kempin Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis BEEZ-ler Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho KWAY-yoh Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Lawrence Olum OH-lum Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Emmanuel Appiah AH-pee-ah Ever Alvarado Alec Kann CAN Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah Cameron Porter

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Dom Dwyer

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GD GP –3 20 +6 19 +5 20 +3 18 0 18 –7 19 –3 18 –3 18 –5 17 –6 18

Western Conference 1. FC Dallas 2. Colorado Rapids 3. Real Salt Lake 4. LA Galaxy 5. Sporting Kansas City

6. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7. Portland Timbers 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Seattle Sounders

10. Houston Dynamo

Pts 37 34 29 29 28 28 26 22 20 18

W L T 11 6 4 9 2 7 8 6 5 7 3 8 8 9 4 8 8 4 6 6 8 5 6 7 6 10 2 4 8 6

GD GP +2 21 +8 18 –1 19 +13 18 0 21 –2 20 –1 20 –2 18 –2 18 –2 18

Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer eight players tied Dwyer/Zusi Roger Espinoza Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Espinoza/Opara

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8 GOALS 4 Kevin Doyle 4 ASSISTS 4 Gashi/Pappa 67 SHOTS 44 Shkelzen Gashi 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 23 Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 Pappa/Solignac 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Luis Solignac 42 FOULS COMMITTED 34 Michael Azira 47 FOULS SUFFERED 30 Kevin Doyle 6 CAUTIONS 5 Marc Burch 1 EJECTIONS 1 Eric Miller

Tim Melia 1800 Alec Kann 1.00 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 51

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1440 Zac MacMath 0.69 Zac MacMath 9 Zac MacMath 6 Zac MacMath 54 Zac MacMath

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 8th season 98-78-57 8th season (.543) 98-78-57

Through Thursday, July 14

Pts 30 29 27 26 24 22 21 21 17 17

9-2-7 (34 pts.)

18 2nd in West 21 1.17 26 13 0.72 +8 245 (95) 88.8% 259 187 44 1

2016 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Philadelphia Union 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Montreal Impact 5. Toronto FC 6. New England Revolution

7. D.C. United 8. Orlando City SC 9. Chicago Fire 10. Columbus Crew SC

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MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 26-35-25 (.448) 3rd season 26-35-25 (.448)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, July 14 OUT: • Nuno Coelho (hamstring strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Chance Myers (hamstring strain) • Paulo Nagamura (thigh strain) • Graham Zusi (hamstring strain)

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#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Two original members of Major League Soccer square off Saturday as fifthplace Sporting Kansas City (8-9-4, 28 points) visits the second-place Colorado Rapids (9-2-7) in a Western Conference clash at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Sporting KC is coming off a 1-0 loss at the Chicago Fire on Wednesday, which snapped the club’s five-game unbeaten run. Meanwhile, the Rapids have gone a club-record 13 league games without defeat dating back to April 13.

Colorado owns four straight wins over Sporting KC, including a 2-1 result on April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park that began the Rapids’ current unbeaten run. Luis Solignac opened the scoring in the 41st minute, receiving a through ball from Marco Pappa and firing inside the near post from the right side of the box. Dom Dwyer, a second-half substitute, responded with a header in the 77th minute following a cross from Connor Hallisey. Shkelzen Gashi bagged the game-winner in the 82nd minute, slotting home the rebound after Dillon Serna’s long-range blast rattle the woodwork. The clubs met again on May 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with Dillon Serna coming off the bench to bag the game-winner in the 78th minute.

Saturday will be the third and final head-to-head tilt of 2016. Sporting KC’s 72nd meeting with Colorado on Saturday makes the Rapids the most frequent opponent in Kansas City history.

Sporting KC leads the all-time series 29-26-16, including a 23-21-13 mark in the regular season. Peter Vermes’ men strung together an 11-game unbeaten streak against Colorado in all competitions between 2009 and 2015, but the Rapids have won each of the last four fixtures.

Colorado holds a 16-5-8 record at home in the regular season series, including victories in the last two fixtures at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Sporting KC last won in Commerce City in March 2014, when Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer scored in a 3-2 thriller. #COLvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 23-21-13 in regular season)

Sporting KC Stats • SKC has a 3-1-1 record since the end of the Copa America break (June 18 - present) after winning just one of 11 games from April 13 to June 2.

• SKC has scored 10 goals in its last five MLS matches (June 19 - July 13) after scoring seven in its previous 11 (April 13 - June 2).

• SKC failed to reach three goals in each of its first 20 games this year in all competitions before doing so twice consecutively on July 3 and 10.

• SKC leads MLS with 124 corner kicks but has scored just one goal directly off a corner kick this year.

• SKC leads MLS with 307 shot attempts while also facing the fewest shots in the league (188).

• Sporting KC leads MLS with 10.4 chances created per game.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has four goals and three assists for Sporting KC in his last six games across all competitions (three goals and two assists in his last five MLS matches).

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza is second in MLS with 137 duels while ranking sixth with 45 tackles and eighth with 732 successful passes.

• Since May 20, defender Jimmy Medranda leads MLS in tackles tackles (33) and interceptions (36) while ranking fifth in duels won (44). He also has a goal (July 10) and an assist (July 3) in his last three games.

• Defender Ike Opara has a goal (July 10) and an assist (July 3) in his last three games.

• Sporting KC’s last three game-winning goals have been scored by defenders: Lawrence Olum (June 19), Matt Besler (July 3) and Jimmy Medranda (July 10).

Date

Score

03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016

KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1

Colorado Rapids Stats • Colorado is 7-0-2 at home this season, the best home mark in MLS. • Colorado has conceded 13 goals this season, five fewer than any other team, and leads MLS with a 0.72 goals against average.

• Last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Vancouver extended a new club record of 13 league games without defeat for the Rapids. The previous high for a single season was nine in 2013.

• Colorado is 7-0-6 during its record-breaking run, a streak that began with a 2-1 win over Sporting KC on April 13.

• Colorado has scored 21 goals this season, but only five have come in the first half, and none in the first 15 minutes. They are the only MLS team without a goal in the opening quarter of an hour.

• Colorado has allowed multiple goals on just two occasions this season, a 2-2 draw at Montreal on April 30 and a 2-2 draw at Vancouver on July 9.

• Midfielder Micheal Azira is second in MLS with 69 interceptions.

• Defender Axel Sjoberg is fifth in MLS with 90 clearances and tied for sixth with 40 aerial duels won • Forward Shkelzen Gashi leads the Rapids with 44 shots, 23 shots on goal and 31 chances created (14th most in MLS).

Result Details W W L L L L

Zusi tallies goal & 2 assists; Feilhaber and Dwyer score Myers assists Nemeth; Feilhaber cross leads to own goal Dwyer opens scoring; Kevin Doyle wins it in 76th minute Dillon Powers (78’) and Marcelo Sarvas (86’) on target Solignac (41’) and Gashi (82’) cancel out Dwyer (77’) Dillon Serna scores winner in 78th minute

#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in 13 MLS appearances against Colorado (including postseason).

• Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has scored three goals in nine MLS appearances against Colorado.

• Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer has three goals in seven MLS appearances against the Rapids. He scored a 92nd-minute winner in a 3-2 win over Colorado in March 2014 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He also scored in Sporting KC’s 2-1 losses to Colorado on Aug. 21, 2015, and April 13, 2016.

• Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis has five goals and five assists in 30 career regular season appearances against the Rapids, including two goals in 2015 as a member of the Houston Dynamo. Davis scored a penalty kick in Houston’s 2-1 loss at Colorado on Aug. 26 before notching the game-winner in a 3-2 home triumph on Sept. 26.

• Rapids forward Shkelzen Gashi scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-1 road win over Sporting KC on April 13.

• Rapids forward Luis Solignac scored a goal in Colorado’s 2-1 win over Sporting KC on April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park.

• Colorado midfielder Marco Pappa has two goals and five assists in 12 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC, including an assist in Colorado’s 2-1 win on April 13.

• Colorado midfielder Dillon Serna scored the game-winner in a 1-0 result against Sporting KC on May 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Roger Espinoza is one shy of his 150th regular season appearance for Sporting KC, which would move him into sole possession of 10th place in club history.

• Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 150th career MLS start (including playoffs).

• Graham Zusi is one shy of his 150th start in the MLS regular season.

• Lawrence Olum is one shy of his 100th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.

• Tim Melia is one shy of his 50th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.

• Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 100th substitute appearance in the MLS regular season. He would be the fifth player in league history to reach that milestone.

• Brad Davis has 40 game-winning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead.

#COLvSKC: PLAYER CONNECTIONS

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

• Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson played for Colorado from 20062009, scoring eight goals in 95 MLS appearances (including playoffs).

• Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi and Colorado defender Matt Burch were college teammates at Maryland in 2005, winning the NCAA national championship in their one season together.

• Zusi and Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath were teammates at Maryland in 2008, winning another NCAA national championship.

• Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Colorado midfielder Sam Cronin were college teammates at Wake Forest (2007-2008) and professional teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes (2010-2012).

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES LAST TIME OUT: UNBEATEN RUN SNAPPED AT FIVE SKC LOANS TWO DEFENDERS TO SWOPE PARK RANGERS Sporting KC’s five-game unbeaten run came to an end Wednesday with a 1-0 defeat to the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Michael de Leeuw scored the lone goal in the 19th minute of a game delayed nearly two hours due to inclement weather, lifting Chicago (4-8-5, 17 points) out of the Eastern Conference basement and handing Sporting KC (8-9-4, 28 points) its first league defeat since May 27. Despite outshooting their interconference rivals 19-3 and holding a 68 percent edge in possession, Sporting KC stumbled to a frustrating loss that kept the club in fifth place in the Western Conference table.

The Swope Park Rangers added defenders Ever Alvarado and Kevin Ellis on loan from Sporting KC on Tuesday.

NEXT UP: SECOND-PLACE COLORADO RAPIDS

Ellis, 25, became the second Homegrown Player in Sporting KC history when he signed in February 2011. He has since gone on to make 54 MLS appearances, including five this season, while his four goals in 2015 led all defenders in the league. Ellis enjoyed a breakout year in 2014, making 27 appearances in all competitions and scoring his first career goal in a CONCACAF Champions League victory over Cruz Azul.

Alvarado joined Sporting KC on June 24 from C.D. Olimpia, having claimed his third career Liga Nacional title in May. The 24-year-old made 73 appearances in all competitions for Olimpia over the last three seasons, scoring six goals.

Alvarado has also earned six caps with the Honduras National Team, scoring his first international goal against Nicaragua on Jan. 28, 2016.

Next up for Sporting KC in a daunting road test against the Colorado Rapids (92-7, 34 points) on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids have been the surprise package in MLS this season — sitting second in the Supporters’ Shield table and currently on a club-record 13-game unbeaten run — after finishing last year in the basement of the West. Colorado has won both previous meetings this season, and Sporting Kansas City will look to avoid the sweep before an expected sellout crowd in Commerce City, Colorado.

PETERSON POISED FOR 100TH SUB APPEARANCE

Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson has started 136 of his 235 career regular season appearances. He is one shy of his 100th substitute appearance, the fifth most in MLS history. Should he hit the century mark, Peterson would join elite company among other heralded players, including MLS’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer Jeff Cunningham (134 regular season goals).

Sub appearances (GP-GS) Player (MLS career) 1. Jeff Cunningham (1998-2011) 132 (365-233) 2. Alan Gordon (2004 - ) 110 (234-124) 3. Dominic Oduro (2006 - ) 107 (298-191) 4. Andy Williams (1998-2011) 101 (332-231) 5. Jacob Peterson (2006 - ) 99 (235-136)

SPORTING KC ACQUIRES CAMERON PORTER IN TRADE

Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on Tuesday in exchange for defender Amadou Dia. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including two MLS appearances and three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.

Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season.

VERMES TWO SHY OF 100 REGULAR SEASON WINS

Peter Vermes has now coached 276 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 122-89-65 record. He passed Bob Gansler as the longest-tenured manager in club history on June 19 when Sporting KC beat FC Dallas 2-0. Last August, Vermes passed Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history.

His 98 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (228), Bruce Arena (197) and Dominic Kinnear (157).

Coach Wins Season Active in MLS

Sigi Schmid 228 17 Yes (SEA) Bruce Arena 197 14 Yes (LA) Dominic Kinnear 157 13 Yes (SJ) Frank Yallop 130 13 No Bob Bradley 124 9 No Steve Nicol 112 11 No Jason Kreis 100 8 No Peter Vermes 98 8 Yes (SKC)

A native of Centerville, Ohio, Porter made his 2016 debut on June 4 and started four matches this past month for USL club FC Montreal.

Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. While at Princeton, Porter was a FirstTeam All-Ivy League selection on two occasions and earned NSCAA first-team all-region honors as a senior. He led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season, landing 2014 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year accolades.

SKC ADDS FORMER RAPIDS MIDFIELDER EMMANUEL APPIAH

Sporting KC has signed 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Appiah, the club announced Tuesday.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: FEILHABER AND MEDRANDA SHINE

Appiah joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30.

So goes Benny Feilhaber, so goes Sporting KC. A convincing 3-1 victory over star-studded New York City FC on Sunday extended Sporting KC’s unbeaten run to five MLS matches, continuing an impressive turnaround for a club that fell as low as eighth in the West before the Copa America break.

Born in Ghana and raised in Westerville, Ohio, Appiah spent five years at the University of Cincinnati, where he recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 65 college appearances. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades as a senior in 2015, finishing with six goals and five assists. While at Cincinnati, Appiah made 10 appearances for GPS Portland Phoenix of the USL Premier Development League in 2013.

An integral contributor during the upswing has been playmaker Benny Feilhaber, who paced Sunday’s dominant win with the game’s opening goal and a comprehensive midfield performance. Feilhaber earned MLSsoccer.com and Bleacher Report Team of the Week honors on Monday after tallying his fourth goal in five games across all competitions. Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player tied an MLS career high with three shots on target while also adding a game-high seven recoveries among field players.

MATT BESLER NAMED AN MLS ALL-STAR

Sporting KC defender Matt Besler has been named to the MLS All Star Fan XI on ahead of the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 28. Besler, 29, earns MLS AllStar accolades for the fifth time in his career, third most in club history behind Preki (seven) and Jimmy Conrad (six). The center back has played 11 MLS matches this season, anchoring a defense that has faced a league-low 9.5 shots per game and ranks fourth with a 1.16 goals against average.

Another standout over the last month has been left back Jimmy Medranda, who landed a spot on Bleacher Report’s Team of the Week after scoring his first MLS goal from distance in the 16th minute of Sunday’s triumph. The Colombian also made five tackles to help Sporting KC’s backline limit a high-powered NYCFC attack to just four shot attempts.

A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Besler scored the third goal of his professional career in the 91st minute of a 3-2 victory over Columbus Crew SC on July 3. It was his first appearance for Sporting KC since spending the month of June with the United States Men’s National Team, where he started two matches at Copa America Centenario.

Feilhaber’s five combined goals and assists since June 18 -- during which time Sporting KC is 3-1-2 -- are tied for second-most in MLS. Medranda, meanwhile, leads MLS since May 20 with 33 tackles and 36 interceptions while ranking fifth with 44 duels won.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Colorado Rapids: 23-21-13 Home games: 18-5-5 (58 GF, 29 GA) Road games: 5-16-8 (36 GF, 48 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016

Score

KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1

Result W L W L SOW W W W L W W L SOL L SOL SOL W W W T T T W T

L L T L T

L W W W L W W L L W T

T W L L T W T T T T W W W L L L L

81

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein/Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon/Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Location Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 35 Chris Henderson 36

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

five players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

colorado rapids

2 nine players tied Goals 3 Preki (10/4/03) Assists 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) Shots 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) Shots on Goal 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) Fouls Committed 7 three players tied Fouls Suffered 9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

eight players tied 2 six players tied 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle 7 four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Arrowhead Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Children’s Mercy Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Children’s Mercy Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Children’s Mercy Park Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park

1 2 OT 34 60 0 337 439 7 140 192 3 362 373 12 83 85 0 131 143 3

Total 94 783 335 747 168 277

colorado rapids Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 29 48 0 313 383 9 123 147 2 405 447 8 85 71 2 144 146 8

Total 77 705 272 860 158 298

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

KC 6 COL 8

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

16-30

19,424

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 102 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 96 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 102 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

105.2 4

31-45

12 16 10 11

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

126

colorado rapids

46-60

22 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

OT

Total

27 0 94 23 0 77

67

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

202

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 126 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Lawrence Olum (signing - 12/9/15)

Jalil Anibaba (option declined - 11/25/15)

Alec Kann (Re-Entry Draft - 12/11/15)

Mikey Lopez (out of contract - 12/31/15)

Justin Mapp (signing - 12/14/15)

Krisztian Nemeth (transfer - 1/29/16)

Brad Davis (trade - 1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (loan - 2/1/16)

Daniel Salloi (Homegrown - 1/13/16)

Bernardo Anor (loan - 2/17/16)

Nuno Andre Coelho (signing - 1/26/16)

Amobi Okugo (waived - 2/23/16)

Diego Rubio (loan - 3/8/16)

Marcel de Jong (contract terminated - 3/1/16)

Ever Alvarado (signing - 6/24/16)

Jordi Quintilla (waived - 6/23/16)

Emmanuel Appiah (signing - 7/12/16)

Amadou Dia (trade - 7/12/16)

Cameron Porter (trade - 7/12/16)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Dec. 11: IN Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Dec. 31 OUT Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations

Jan. 11: Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Jan. 26: IN Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Jan. 29: OUT Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Feb. 1: OUT Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Feb. 17: OUT Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Feb. 23: OUT Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo March 1: OUT Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract March 8: IN Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player March 25: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) April 1: IN M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers April 27: OUT Sporting KC loans M Jordi Quintilla to Swope Park Rangers (USL) May 26: IN Sporting KC recalls M Jordi Quintilla from Swope Park Rangers (USL) June 7: OUT Sporting KC laons GK Alec Kann to Swope Park Rangers (USL) June 14: IN Sporting KC recalls GK Alec Kann from Swope Park Rangers (USL) June 15: OUT Sporting KC loans F Daniel Salloi to Vasas SC (Hungary) June 23: OUT Sporting KC waives M Jordi Quintilla June 24: IN Sporting KC signs D Ever Alvarado June 25: OUT Sporting KC loans D Amadou Dia to Swope Park Rangers (USL) July 12: OUT Sporting KC loans D Ever Alvarado and D Kevin Ellis to Swope Park Rangers (USL) July 12: IN Sporting KC signs M Emmanuel Appiah July 12: IN / OUT Sporting KC acquires F Cameron Porter from Montreal Impact in exchange for D Amadou Dia

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

2016

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) (ON LOAN)

Lawrence Olum (12/9/15) Justin Mapp (12/14/15) Nuno Andre Coelho (1/26/16) Diego Rubio (3/8/16) Ever Alvarado (6/24/16) Emmanuel Appiah (7/12/16)

Brad Davis (1/7/16) Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

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Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) (ON LOAN)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) (ON LOAN)

Alec Kann (12/11/15)

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 6

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

W 1-0

Coelho 73

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 5, 41

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

TORONTO FC

MLS

W 1-0

Davis 70

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 94+

Saturday, April 9

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

W 2-0

Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 60

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

L 1-2

Dwyer 77

Sunday, April 17

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-2

Olum 22

Sunday, April 24

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

L 0-1

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Wednesday, April 27

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

T 1-1

Rubio 27

SUNDAY, MAY 1

LA GALAXY

MLS

T 1-1

Davis 30

Saturday, May 7

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

L 0-2

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Wednesday, May 11

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

L 0-1

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SUNDAY, MAY 15

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 74; Peterson 79

SATURDAY, MAY 21

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-3

Dwyer 50

FRIDAY, May 27

D.C. UNITED

MLS

L 0-1

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Thursday, June 2

at LA Galaxy

MLS

T 0-0

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Wednesday, June 15

at Minnesota United FC (NASL)

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32) W 2-1 (AET)

Feilhaber 65; Rubio 109

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 2-0

Olum 43; Feilhaber 47+

Saturday, June 25

at Montreal Impact

MLS

T 2-2

Dwyer 21, 59

Wednesday, June 29

at Houston Dynamo

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 16) L 1-3

Davis 61

SUNDAY, JULY 3

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

W 3-2

Feilhaber 49; Zusi 56; Besler 91+

SUNDAY, JULY 10

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

W 3-1

Feilhaber 8; Medranda 16; Opara 51

Wednesday, July 13

at Chicago Fire

MLS

L 0-1

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Saturday, July 16

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

SUNDAY, JULY 24

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

2:00

ESPN

SUNDAY, JULY 31

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

1:00

FOX

Sunday, Aug. 7

at Portland Timbers

MLS

3:00

ESPN

Saturday, Aug. 13

at FC Dallas

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Tuesday, Aug. 16

at Central FC

CCL Group Stage

7:00

TBD

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

9:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Tuesday, Aug. 13

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

CCL Group Stage

9:00

TBD

Saturday, Aug. 27

at Philadelphia Union

MLS

6:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:00

UniMas, KMCI-TV

TUESDAY. SEPT. 13

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

CCL Group Stage

7:00

TBD

SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

LA GALAXY

MLS

12:00

ESPN

Saturday, Sept. 24

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

9:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, Oct. 1

at New England Revolution

MLS

6:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Sunday, Oct. 16

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

6:00

TBD (subject to flex)

WEDNESDAY. OCT. 19

CENTRAL FC

CCL Group Stage

7:00

TBD

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

3:00

TBD (subject to flex)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2016 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

2016 Record When...

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing white Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

3-0-0 16-9-6 1-4-1 40-35-15 1-4-1 34-43-24 1-0-2 39-29-23 2-1-0 48-34-24 0-0-0 39-48-15 0-0-0 29-37-15 0-0-0 20-14-14

March 2016 March all-time April 2016 April all-time May 2016 May all-time June 2016 June all-time July 2016 July all-time Aug. 2016 Aug. all-time Sept. 2016 Sept. all-time Oct. 2016 Oct. all-time

6-1-1 2-8-2 4-0-0 3-4-3 1-5-1 0-5-1 2-4-2 4-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-1 3-4-2 1-4-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 3-5-0 4-1-2 1-3-2 6-0-0 2-2-4 0-7-0 5-7-3 3-2-0 0-0-1 5-7-0 2-1-0 4-1-1 2-7-3 2-1-0 6-8-4 1-1-0 3-0-2 2-1-1 6-8-3 1-1-2 0-1-0 6-7-1 1-0-1 5-2-1 3-7-3 7-9-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-3-1 6-6-2

Quickest Goals...

5th min, Dom Dwyer, 3/12 vs VAN

8th min, Benny Feilhaber, 7/10 vs NYC

16th min, Jimmy Medranda, 7/10 vs NYC

Quickest Goals Against...

14th min, Christian Bolanos, 4/27 at VAN

14th min, Frank Lampard, 7/10 vs NYC

19th min, Michael de Leeuw, 7/13 at CHI

Game-winning goals after 75’...

79th min, Jacob Peterson, 5/15 vs ORL

91st min, Matt Besler, 7/3 vs CLB Game-tying goals after 75’...

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

14-26-11 (0-1-0) vs. Chicago Fire 23-21-13 (0-2-0) vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC 25-22-6 (1-0-0) vs. D.C. United

20-21-12 (0-1-0) vs. FC Dallas

23-21-10 (1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-9-10 (0-1-0) 20-24-13 (0-0-2) vs. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact 6-3-2 (0-0-1) vs. NE Revolution 24-16-11 (0-0-0) vs. New York City FC 2-0-0 (1-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 20-20-13 (1-0-0) vs. Orlando City SC 1-1-0 (1-0-0) vs. Philadelphia Union 5-4-4 (0-0-0) 4-2-2 (0-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake 8-9-5 (0-2-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-24-7 (0-1-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 3-7-3 (1-0-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-5 (1-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1-3 (1-0-1)

84th min, Roger Espinoza, 3/20 vs TOR 76th min, Ike Opara, 5/11 at COL

Red Cards Against...

41st min, Oniel Fisher, 3/6 at SEA 46th min +, Jordan Smith, 3/12 vs VAN 51st min, Kendall Waston, 4/27 at VAN 70th min, Ashley Cole, 5/1 vs LA 48th min, Tyson Wahl, 7/3 vs CLB

Penalty Kicks...

84th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/2 vs RSL (goal) 45th min, Benny Feilhaber, 6/19 vs DAL (goal) 49th min, Benny Feilhaber, 7/3 vs CLB (goal)

Penalty Kicks Against...

70th min, Pedro Morales, 3/12 vs VAN (goal) 64th min, Bradley Wright-Phillips, 4/9 at NY (saved) 59th min, Chris Wondolowski, 4/24 at SJ (goal) 39th min, Ignacio Piatti, 6/25 at MTL (goal) 22 yrs., 154 days, Jimmy Medranda, 7/10 vs NYC 34 yrs., 175 days, Brad Davis, 5/1 vs LA

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

265-249-136 6-4-1 172-91-62 2-5-3 93-158-74

67th min, Jimmy Medranda, 5/15 vs ORL 47th min +, Brad Davis, 5/21 vs RSL

Red Cards...

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2016 at home All-time at home 2016 on road All-time on road

Own Goals...

Own Goals Against...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2016)

79th min, Luke Mulholland, 4/2 vs RSL 82nd min, Shkelzen Gashi, 4/17 at DAL 78th min, Dillon Serna, 5/11 at COL 86th min, Alhaji Kamara, 5/27 vs DC

22 yrs., 70 days, Jimmy Medranda, 4/17 at DAL 22 yrs., 28 days, Jimmy Medranda, 3/6 at SEA

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

34 yrs., 245 days, Brad Davis, 7/10 vs NYC 34 yrs., 248 days, Brad Davis, 7/13 at CHI

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 11 13 24 OppONENT 14 10 24

SHOTS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 143 164 307 OppONENT 95 95 190

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 49 44 93 OppONENT 40 33 73

FOULS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 110 157 267 OppONENT 139 125 264

OFFSIDES 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 27 20 47 OppONENT 29 29 58

CORNER KICKS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 51 73 124 OppONENT 34 22 56

CAUTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 7 29 36 OppONENT 16 19 35

EJECTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OppONENT 2 3 5

PK’S (Made/attempted) SPORTING KC OppONENT

1 1/1 1/1

2 2/2 2/3

Total 3/3 3/4

Sporting kc all-time win/loss records IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES overall Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 265 249 136 17 19 8 24 15 6 9 10 8 315 293 158

home GF GA 904 875 59 59 89 55 33 37 1085 1026

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 172 91 62 14 3 3 17 7 2 5 3 5 208 104 72

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away GF GA 539 392 35 15 59 26 16 10 649 443

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 93 158 74 2 15 5 7 8 4 4 7 2 106 188 85

GF GA 365 483 21 41 30 29 17 27 433 580

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2016 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match.

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Dom Dwyer 18 Diego Rubio 3

Left forward

Right forward

Connor Hallisey 8 Graham Zusi 7 Brad Davis 6

Jacob Peterson 7 Brad Davis 4 Jimmy Medranda 4 Graham Zusi 4 Connor Hallisey 2

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Roger Espinoza 18 Jordi Quintilla 2 Benny Feilhaber 1

Benny Feilhaber 12 Jordi Quintilla 4 Soni Mustivar 2 Paulo Nagamura 2 Roger Espinoza 1

Defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar 11 Lawrence Olum 7 Benny Feilhaber 2 Nuno Andre Coelho 1

Left back

Amadou Dia 9 Jimmy Medranda 9 Seth Sinovic 3

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 11 Lawrence Olum 5 Kevin Ellis 3 Ike Opara 2

Nuno Andre Coelho 14 Ike Opara 7

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 20 Alec Kann 1

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Right back

Saad Abdul-Salaam 14 Chance Myers 6 Graham Zusi 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES March 6, 2016: Seattle Sounders FC FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 39,525 Weather: 50 degrees and rainy

Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 pts)

Seattle Sounders FC (0-1-0, 0 pts)

1 0 0

2 1 0

F 1 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jimmy Medranda 82), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Jacob Peterson, Daniel Salloi Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Oniel Fisher, Brad Evans (Dylan Remick 90), Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones; Cristian Roldan, Osvaldo Alonso, Andreas Ivanschitz; Jordan Morris (Oalex Anderson 83), Nelson Valdez (Zach Scott 70), Clint Dempsey Subs not used: Tyler Miller, Nathan Sturgis, Aaron Kovar, Darwin Jones Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 14 (4) 8 (2) Saves 2 3 Fouls 19 9 Offside

1 3 Corner Kicks 6 7

Misconduct Summary: SEA -- Oniel Fisher (ejection; serious foul) 41 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; unsporting behavior) 76 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 77 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Nuno Andre Coelho 1 (Jordi Quintilla 1) 73

1 0 1

2 1 1

F 1 2

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Jordi Quintilla (Jimmy Medranda 73); Brad Davis (Diego Rubio 80), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Jacob Peterson Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Chris Wingert (Demar Phillips 59); John Stertzer, Sunday Stephen, Luke Mulholland; Jordan Allen, Yura Movsisyan (Devon Sandoval 70), Joao Plata Subs Not Used: Lalo Fernandez, Emilio Orozco, Andrew Brody, Olmes Garcia, Danilo Acosta SKC RSL Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 15 (8) Saves 6 2 Fouls 13 18 Offside

8 2 Corner Kicks 7 3

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Yura Movsisyan (caution; unsporting behavior) 67 RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; time wasting) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 RSL -- Luke Mulholland (caution; argument) 90 Scoring Summary: RSL -- Justen Glad 1 (Joao Plata 3) 29 RSL -- Luke Mulholland 1 (unassisted) 79 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 94+

Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 pts)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-2-0, 0 pts)

1 2 0

2 0 1

F 2 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla (Jimmy Medranda 76), Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 77), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Daniel Salloi Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted; Jordan Smith, Kendall Waston, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Deybi Flores (Kianz Froese 46), Matias Laba (Blas Perez 67), Cristian Techera (Fraser Aird 46), Pedro Morales, Kekuta Manneh; Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Pa-Modou Kah, Sam Adekugbe, Masato Kudo Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 9 (4) Saves 3 3 Fouls 14 19 Offside

5 3 Corner Kicks 6 0

Misconduct Summary: VAN -- Octavio Rivero (caution; unsporting behavior) 36 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; unsporting behavior) 38 VAN -- Jordan Smith (ejeection; serious foul) 45+1 SKC -- Jordi Quintilla (caution; unsporting behavior) 51 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (unassisted) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Chance Myers 1, Graham Zusi 1) 41 VAN -- Pedro Morales 1 (penalty kick)

April 2, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,553 (73rd straight sellout) Weather: 63 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 pts) Real Salt Lake (2-0-2, 8 pts)

March 12, 2016: Sporting KC 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,178 (71st straight sellout) Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy

April 9, 2016: New York Red Bulls 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Attendance: 21,406 Weather: 40 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 pts) New York Red Bulls (1-4-0, 3 pts)

1 1 0

2 1 0

F 2 0

March 20, 2016: Sporting KC 1-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,867 (72nd straight sellout) Weather: 48 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (3-0-0, 9 pts) Toronto FC (1-1-1, 4 pts)

1 0 0

2 1 0

F 1 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla (Lawrence Olum 81), Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 46), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi Toronto FC: Clint Irwin; Steven Beitashour, Damien Perquis, Josh Williams (Jay Chapman 86), Justin Morrow; Marco Delgado, Michael Bradley, Tsubasa Endoh (Mo Babouli 77), Will Johnson, Benoit Cheyrou (Jozy Altidore 77); Sebastian Giovinco Subs not used: Quillan Roberts, Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund, Eriq Zavaleta Stats Summary SKC TOR Shots (on goal) 7 (3) 12 (4) Saves 4 2 Fouls 13 12 Offside

0 3 Corner Kicks 3 2

Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Benoit Cheyrou (caution; unsporting behavior) 60 TOR -- Justin Morrow (caution; dissent) 71 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (ejection; serious foul) 84 SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; time wasting) 87 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Brad Davis 1 (Dom Dwyer 1) 70

April 13, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,168 (74th straight sellout) Weather: 47 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (4-2-0, 12 pts) Colorado Rapids (3-2-1, 10 pts)

1 0 1

2 1 1

F 1 2

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 52), Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis (Ike Opara 42), Amadou Dia; Benny Feilhaber, Lawrence Olum, Roger Espinoza (Jimmy Medranda 94+); Connor Hallisey, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Jordi Quintilla, Jacob Peterson, Diego Rubio

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Jordi Quintilla (Benny Feilhaber 46), Lawrence Olum (Brad Davis 72), Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey, Diego Rubio (Dom Dwyer 57), Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda

New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Sal Zizzo, Chris Duvall, Karl Ouimette, Connor Lade; Sean Davis, Dax McCarty (C) (Alex Muyl 85), Lloyd Sam (Anatole Abang 65), Sacha Kljestan (Shaun Wright-Phillips 75), Mike Grella; Bradley WrightPhillips Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Zach Carroll, Brandon Allen, Tyler Adams

Colorado Rapids: Zac MacMath; Dillon Serna, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch; Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira, Dominique Badji, Marco Pappa (Mekeil Williams 69), Shkelzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 89); Luis Solignac Subs Not Used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer

SKC NY Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 7 (3) 22 (6) Saves 6 1 Fouls 4 11 Offside

4 4 Corner Kicks 0 7

Misconduct Summary: NY -- Sal Zizzo (caution; dissent) 44 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 74 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2) 17 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 60

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SKC COL Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 17 (3) 12 (6) Saves 4 1 Fouls 4 17 Offside

2 1 Corner Kicks 8 0

Misconduct Summary: COL -- Marco Pappa (caution; unsporting behavior) 33 SKC -- Diego Rubio (caution; unsporting behavior) 52 COL -- Dillon Serna (caution; unsporting behavior) 57 COL -- Marc Burch (caution; unsporting behavior) 62 Scoring Summary: COL -- Luis Solignac 2 (Marco Pappa 3) 41 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Connor Hallisey 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 77 COL -- Shkelzen Gashi 1 (unassisted) 82

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) April 17, 2016: FC Dallas 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 16,215 Weather: 65 degrees and rainy

Sporting KC (4-3-0, 12 pts) FC Dallas (5-1-2, 17 pts)

1 1 1

2 0 1

F 1 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler (C), Amadou Dia (Seth Sinovic 70); Benny Feilhaber, Lawrence Olum (Ike Opara 70), Roger Espinoza; Jimmy Medranda (Diego Rubio 79), Dom Dwyer, Brad Davis Subs not used: Alec Kann, Jordi Quintilla, Connor Hallisey, Jacob Peterson FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Ryan Hollingshead (Atiba Harris 46), Zach Loyd (C), Walker Zimmerman, Maynor Figueroa; Michael Barrios, Kellyn Acosta, Victor Ulloa, Fabian Castillo (Juan Esteban Ortiz 82); Maximiliano Urruti, Tesho Akindele (Mauro Rosales 63) Subs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Moises Hernandez, Colin Bonner, Carlos Lizarazo Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 9 (5) Saves 3 5 Fouls 5 12 Offside

1 3 Corner Kicks 4 5

Misconduct Summary: FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 22 FCD -- Michael Barrios 4 (Maximiliano Urruti 2, Kellyn Acosta 1) 35 FCD -- Mauro Rosales 1 (unassisted) 68

April 24, 2016: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,000 Weather: 64 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (4-4-0, 12 pts) San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-2, 14 pts)

1 0 0

2 0 1

F 0 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler (C) (Ike Opara 75), Amadou Dia (Diego Rubio 86); Benny Feilhaber, Lawrence Olum, Roger Espinoza; Brad Davis, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Connor Hallisey, Jimmy Medranda, Jacob Peterson San Jose Earthquakes: David Bingham; Marvell Wynne, Victor Bernardez, Andres Imperiale, Shaun Francis; Alberto Quintero (Tommy Thompson 90), Fatai Alashe, Anibal Godoy, Simon Dawkins (Shea Salinas 77); Chris Wondolowski, Quincy Amarikwa (Adam Jahn 71) Subs not used: Bryan Meredith, Kofi Sarkodie, Matias Perez Garcia, Innocent Stats Summary SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 13 (5) 9 (2) Saves 1 5 Fouls 20 12 Offside

1 1 Corner Kicks 4 5

Misconduct Summary: SJ -- Anibal Godoy (caution; unsporting behavior) 1 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; unsporting behavior) 33 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; dissent) 59 SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; unsporting behavior) 81 Scoring Summary: SJ -- Chris Wondolowski 7 (unassisted) 59

April 27, 2016: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 18,836 Weather: 57 degrees and clear

Sporting KC (4-4-1, 13 pts) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3-4-2, 11 pts)

1 1 1

2 0 0

F 1 1

Sporting KC: Alec Kann; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler (C), Amadou Dia; Benny Feilhaber, Lawrence Olum, Roger Espinoza; Jimmy Medranda (Graham Zusi 75), Diego Rubio (Dom Dwyer 57), Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 64) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson San Jose Earthquakes: David Ousted; Fraser Aird, Kendall Waston, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Matias Laba, Russell Teibert, Christian Bolanos (Kekuta Manneh 78), Pedro Morales (C) (Pa Modou Kah 54), Cristian Techera; Masato Kudo (Octavio Rivero 65) Subs not used: Paulo Tornaghi, Andrew Jacobson, Blas Perez, Nicolas Mezquida Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 5 (2) Saves 1 1 Fouls 11 11 Offside

2 1 Corner Kicks 9 5

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; unsporting behavior) 22 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; unsporting behavior) 40 SKC -- Diego Rubio (caution; unsporting behavior) 41 VAN -- Kendall Waston (ejection; unsporting behavior) 51 SKC -- Nuno Andre Coelho (caution; dangerous play) 60 Scoring Summary: VAN -- Christian Bolanos 1 (Cristian Techera 2) 14 SKC -- Diego Rubio 1 (Lawrence Olum 1, Saad Abul-Salaam 3) 27

May 1, 2016: Sporting KC 1-1 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,431 (75th straight sellout) Weather: 55 degrees and cloudy

1 2 F Sporting KC (4-4-2, 14 pts) 1 0 1 LA Galaxy (4-1-3, 15 pts) 1 0 1

May 7, 2016: Houston Dynamo 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 20,071 Weather: 77 degrees and sunny

1 2 F Sporting KC (4-5-2, 14 pts) 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo (2-5-2, 8 pts) 2 0 2

May 11, 2016: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 12,857 Weather: 56 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 F Sporting KC (4-6-2, 14 pts) 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids (7-2-2, 23 pts) 0 1 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Ike Opara, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jimmy Medranda (Justin Mapp 82), Dom Dwyer, Brad Davis Subs not used: Alec Kann, Chance Myers, Saad AbdulSalaam, Paulo Nagamura, Lawrence Olum, Diego Rubio

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Jimmy Medranda 62), Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza; Brad Davis (Diego Rubio 67), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Saad Abdul-Salaam 77) Subs not used: Alec Kann, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura

LA Galaxy: Brian Rowe; A.J. DeLaGarza, Daniel Steres, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole; Sebastian Lletget (Jeff Larentowicz 62), Mike Magee (Robbie Rogers 72), Giovani dos Santos (Jose Villarreal 90), Baggio Husidic, Emmanuel Boateng; Gyasi Zardes Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Leonardo, Rafael Garcia, Jose Villarreal, Bradford Jamieson

Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Jalil Anibaba, David Horst, Agus, DaMarcus Beasley (Abdoulie Mansally 67); Ricardo Clark, Alex, Andrew Wenger, Cristian Maidana (Leonel Miranda 75), Giles Barnes; Erick Torres (Will Bruin 57) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Raul Rodriguez, Boniek Garcia, Collen Warner

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Coelho, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 59); Soni Mustivar, Lawrence Olum, Roger Espinoza (C); Brad Davis (Jacob Peterson 76), Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Connor Hallisey 68) Subs not used: Alec Kann, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Diego Rubio

Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 17 (1) 4 (1) Saves 0 0 15 12 Fouls Offside

4 3 Corner Kicks 7 1

Misconduct Summary: LA -- Ashley Cole (caution; time wasting) 69 LA -- Ashley Cole (ejection, second caution; unsporting behavior) 70 SKC -- Ike Opara (caution; unsporting behavior) 82 LA -- Jose Villarreal (caution; time wasting) 90+4 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Brad Davis 2 (Graham Zusi 3, Matt Besler 1) 30 LA -- Giovani dos Santos 4 (Gyasi Zardes 2) 42

Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 17 (3) 14 (7) Saves 5 3 Fouls 14 8

3 1 Offside Corner Kicks 8 3

Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Alex (caution; unsporting behavior) 29 HOU -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; unsporting behavior) 53 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 62 HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; unsporting behavior) 95+ Scoring Summary: HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (Erick Torres 1) 30 HOU -- Andrew Wenger 3 (C. Maidana 2, G. Barnes 2) 46+

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Colorado Rapids: Zac MacMath; Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjoberg, Marc Burch; Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira, Dominique Badji, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 87), Luis Solignac (Dillon Serna 76); Kevin Doyle Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Jared Watts, Dennis Castillo, Marlon Hairston, Conor Doyle Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 7 (1) 11 (3) Saves 1 1 19 18 Fouls Offside

2 2 Corner Kicks 4 1

Misconduct Summary: COL -- Dominique Badji (caution; unsporting behavior) 33 SKC -- Ike Opara (caution; unsporting behavior) 56 SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; unsporting behavior) 59 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 COL -- Axel Sjoberg (caution; unsporting behavior) 75 SKC -- Ike Opara (ejection, second caution; unsporting behavior) 76 Scoring Summary: COL -- Dillon Serna 1 (unassisted) 78

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) May 15, 2016: Sporting KC 2-1 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,080 (76th straight sellout) Weather: 64 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (5-6-2, 17 pts) Orlando City SC (2-3-5, 11 pts)

1 0 1

2 2 1

F 2 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Coelho, Matt Besler (C), Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber (Lawrence Olum 86), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 93+); Brad Davis (Jacob Peterson 69), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Chance Myers, Connor Hallisey, Diego Rubio

May 21, 2016: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,618 (77th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and rainy 1 0 2

Sporting KC (5-7-2, 17 pts) Real Salt Lake (6-3-2, 20 pts)

2 1 1

F 1 3

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Coelho, Matt Besler (Ike Opara 85), Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber (Jacob Peterson 77), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza; Brad Davis, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Diego Rubio

Orlando City SC: Joe Bendik; Rafael Ramos, Tommy Redding, David Mateos, Brek Shea (Luke Boden 65); Darwin Ceren (Carlos Rivas 86), Servando Carrasco, Kevin Molino, Kaka (C), Antonio Nocerino; Cyle Larin (Julio Baptista 71) Subs not used: Earl Edwards, Kevin Alston, Harrison Heath, Adrian Winter

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Chris Wingert (Demar Phillips 68); Sunday Stephen, Javier Morales, Kyle Beckerman; Juan Manuel Martinez, Yura Movsisyan (Luke Mulholland 90), Joao Plata (Devon Sandoval 78) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Jamison Olave, John Stertzer, Jordan Allen

Stats Summary SKC ORL Shots (on goal) 34 (13) 7 (0) Saves 0 10 Fouls 10 6 Offside

2 4 Corner Kicks 6 4

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; unsporting behavior) 49 SKC -- Nuno Coelho (caution; unsporting behavior) 84

Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 6 (3) Saves 1 3 Fouls 12 7 Offside

3 4 Corner Kicks 10 3

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Sunday Stephen (caution; unsporting behavior) 79 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 95+

Scoring Summary: ORL -- Own goal (Jimmy Medranda) 67 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 2) 74 SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (Roger Espinoza 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 4) 79

Scoring Summary: RSL -- Juan Manuel Martinez 3 (Joao Plata 5, Javier Morales 1) 32 RSL -- Own goal (Brad Davis) 47+ SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Jimmy Medranda 1) 50 RSL -- Yura Movsisyan 3 (Kyle Beckerman 1) 53

June 2, 2016: LA Galaxy 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 19,651 Weather: 70 degrees and sunny

June 15, 2016: Minnesota United FC 1-2 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | NSC Stadium | Blaine, MN Attendance: 7,689 Weather: 73 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (5-8-3, 18 pts) LA Galaxy (5-2-6, 21 pts)

1 0 0

2 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (C); Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 58), Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 92+), Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Amadou Dia, Justin Mapp, Jordi Quintilla LA Galaxy: Brian Rowe; Robbie Rogers, A.J. DeLaGarza, Daniel Steres, Ashley Cole; Baggio Husidic, Nigel de Jong, Jeff Larentowicz (Emmanuel Boateng 62), Sebastian Lletget (Jose Villarreal 87); Mike Magee (Alan Gordon 81), Giovani dos Santos Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Jelle Van Damme, Leonardo, Rafael Garcia Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 15 (4) 1 (0) Saves 0 4 Fouls 12 9 Offside

1 3 Corner Kicks 8 0

Misconduct Summary: LA -- Jeff Larentowicz (caution; unsporting behavior) 39 LA -- Daniel Steres (caution; unsporting behavior) 49 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 51 Scoring Summary: None

1 Sporting KC (MLS)

0 LA Galaxy (5-2-6, 21 pts) 0

2 ET1 ET2 F 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1

May 27, 2016: Sporting KC 0-1 D.C. United MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,118 (78th straight sellout) Weather: 68 degrees and rainy

Sporting KC (5-8-2, 17 pts) D.C. United (4-5-4, 16 pts)

1 0 0

2 0 1

F 0 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam (Chance Myers 66), Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Jimmy Medranda; Paulo Nagamura (C), Lawrence Olum, Jordi Quintilla (Benny Feilhaber 46); Brad Davis (Justin Mapp 76), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Connor Hallisey, Diego Rubio D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Sean Franklin, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell (C), Taylor Kemp; Nick DeLeon, Jared Jeffrey, Marcelo Sarvas, Lamar Neagle (Alhaji Kamara 86); Fabian Espindola (Rob Vincent 74), Luciano Acosta (Julian Buescher 77) Subs not used: Travis Worra, Jalen Robinson, Luke Mishu, Miguel Aguilar Stats Summary SKC DC Shots (on goal) 18 (3) 6 (2) Saves 1 3 Fouls 12 13 Offside

2 4 Corner Kicks 6 3

Misconduct Summary: DC -- Marcelo Sarvas (caution; unsporting behavior) 7 DC -- Jared Jeffrey (caution; unsporting behavior) 42 DC -- Lamar Neagle (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 71 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; unsporting behavior) 78 Scoring Summary: DC -- Alhaji Kamara 1 (Taylor Kemp 1) 86 June 19, 2016: Sporting KC 2-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,927 (79th straight sellout) Weather: 91 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (6-8-3, 21 pts) FC Dallas (8-5-4, 28 pts)

1 2 0

2 0 0

F 2 0

Sporting KC: Alec Kann; Saad Abdul-Salaam (Chance Myers 99), Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Jacob Peterson (Brad Davis 91), Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 106), Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Jordi Quintilla, Justin Mapp

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda; Soni Mustivar (Kevin Ellis 46), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 84), Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 76), Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Jordi Quintilla, Justin Mapp

Minnesota United FC: Sammy Ndjock; Kevin Venegas, Damion Lowe, Brent Kallman, Justin Davis; Juliano Vicentini (J.C. Banks 78), Jeb Brovsky, Ibson (Ben Speas 61); Daniel Cruz, Christian Ramirez, Stefano Pinho Subs not used: Kristian Nicht, Lance Laing, Aaron Pitchkolan, Jamie Watson

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris (Carlos Gruezo 63), Walker Zimmerman, Matt Hedges, Maynor Figueroa; Michael Barrios (Mauro Diaz 63), Kellyn Acosta, Victor Ulloa (Carlos Lizarazo 74), Fabian Castillo; Maximiliano Urruti, Tesho Akindele Subs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Agustin Jara, Juan Ortiz, Colin Bonner

Stats Summary SKC MNU Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 9 (2) Saves 1 2 Fouls 22 21 Offside

2 2 Corner Kicks 6 3

Misconduct Summary (Sporting KC only): SKC -- Ike Opara (caution; unsporting behavior) 51 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; argument) 55 SKC -- Saad Abdul-Salaam (caution; unsporting behavior) 69 SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; unsporting behavior) 75 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 65 MNU -- Christian Ramirez 1 (penalty kick) 81 SKC -- Diego Rubio 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 109 11

Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 8 (4) 13 (1) Saves 1 2 Fouls 11 11 Offside

1 4 Corner Kicks 0 5

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; unsporting behavior) 28 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; time wasting) 76 SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; time wasting) 80 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 43 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 45+2

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) June 25, 2016: Montreal Impact 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Stade Saputo | Montreal, Canada Attendance: 20,032 Weather: 82 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (6-8-4, 22 pts) Montreal Impact (5-4-6, 21 pts)

1 1 2

2 1 0

F 2 2

June 29, 2016: Houston Dynamo 3-1 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup 5th Rd. | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 6,371 Weather: 90 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (MLS)

0 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 1

2 1 2

F 1 3

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber (Brad Davis 95+), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (C); Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 84), Connor Hallisey (Kevin Ellis 91+) Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Justin Mapp

Sporting KC: Alec Kann; Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda; Soni Mustivar (Brad Davis 58), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (C); Graham Zusi, Diego Rubio (Dom Dwyer 71), Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Tim Melia, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson

Montreal Impact: Evan Bush; Hassoun Camara, Victor Cabrera, Wandrille Lefevre, Ambroise Oyongo; Lucas Ontivero (Johan Venegas 79), Kyle Bekker (Patrice Bernier 69), Eric Alexander, Ignacio Piatti; Didier Drogba, Dominic Oduro (Michael Salazar 89) Subs not used: Eric Kronberg, Kyle Fisher, Maxim Tissot, Harry Shipp

Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Sheanon Williams, David Horst (C), Agus, Abdoulie Mansally (Jalil Anibaba 46); David Rocha, Alex, Andrew Wenger (Boniek Garcia 77), Cristian Maidana (Collen Warner 67), Leonel Miranda; Mauro Manotas Subs not used: Tyler Deric, Raul Rodriguez, Giles Barnes, Will Bruin

Stats Summary SKC MTL Shots (on goal) 14 (4) 14 (7) Saves 5 2 Fouls 11 12 Offside

1 2 Corner Kicks 6 2

Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Lucas Ontivero (caution; unsporting behavior) 24 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; unsporting behavior) 38 MTL -- Ambroise Oyongo (caution; unsporting behavior) 43 MTL -- Didier Drogba (caution; unsporting behavior) 55 Scoring Summary: MTL -- Lucas Ontivero 2 (Hassoun Camara 1, Didier Drogba 5) 16 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 7 (Roger Espinoza 2) 21 MTL -- Ignacio Piatti 9 (penalty kick) 39 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Benny Feilhaber 4) 59

July 10, 2016: Sporting KC 3-1 New York City FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,881 (81st straight sellout) Weather: 88 degrees and sunny

1 2 F Sporting KC (8-8-4, 28 pts) 2 1 3 New York City FC (8-6-6, 30 pts) 1 0 1 Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara (Nuno Coelho 84), Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber, Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (C); Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 71), Diego Rubio (Justin Mapp 92+), Brad Davis Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler New York City FC: Josh Saunders; Jason Hernandez (Mikey Lopez 80), Frederic Brillant, Jefferson Mena, R.J. Allen; Frank Lampard (Patrick Mullins 63), Andoni Iraola, Andrea Pirlo; Jack Harrison, David Villa (C), Ronald Matarrita (Tommy McNamara 46) Subs not used: Eirik Johansen, Ethan White, Federico Bravo, Khiry Shelton Stats Summary SKC NYC Shots (on goal) 19 (9) 4 (3) Saves 2 6 Fouls 17 11 Offside

1 4 Corner Kicks 9 1

Misconduct Summary: NYC -- David Villa (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 5 (unassisted) 8 NYC -- Frank Lampard 4 (Ronald Matarrita 3, Andrea Pirlo 7) 14 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda 1 (unassisted) 16 SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (unassisted) 51

Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 13 (3) 17 (5) Saves 2 2 Fouls 10 7 Offside

6 1 Corner Kicks 6 1

Misconduct Summary (Sporting KC only): HOU -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; time wasting) 52 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 88 Scoring Summary: HOU -- Mauro Manotas 2 (Abdoulie Mansally 1) 7 HOU -- Alex 2 (Andrew Wenger 1) 55 SKC -- Brad Davis 1 (Diego Rubio 1) 61 HOU -- Mauro Manotas 3 (Boniek Garcia 1) 84

July 13, 2016: Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Park | Bridgeview, IL Attendance: 13,879 Weather: 74 degrees and cloudy

1 2 F Sporting KC (8-9-4, 28 pts) 0 0 0 Chicago Fire (4-8-5, 17 pts)

1 0 1 Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Coelho (Ike Opara 21), Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber, Soni Mustivar (Justin Mapp 81), Roger Espinoza (C); Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 58) Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Diego Rubio Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Michael Harrington (Rodrigo Ramos 83), Jonathan Campbell, Joao Meira, Brandon Vincent; Khaly Thiam, Matt Polster, Arturo Alvarez (John Goossens 68), Razvan Cocis (C), David Accam; Michael de Leeuw (Johan Kappelhof 89) Subs not used: Matt Lampson, Eric Gehrig, Nick LaBrocca, Kennedy Igboananike Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 19 (2) 3 (2) Saves 1 2 Fouls 15 16 Offside

1 8 Corner Kicks 8 2 Misconduct Summary: CHI -- Khaly Thiam (caution; unsporting behavior) 26 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; unsporting behavior) 29 CHI -- Arturo Alvarez (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 71 CHI -- Joao Meira (caution; unsporting behavior) 79 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; unsporting behavior) 85 Scoring Summary: CHI -- Michael de Leeuw 1 (Razvan Cocis 1, Brandon Vincent 1) 19

12

July 3, 2016: Sporting KC 3-2 Columbus Crew SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,332 (80th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (7-8-4, 25 pts) Columbus Crew SC (3-6-7, 16 pts)

1 0 1

2 3 1

F 3 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum (Matt Besler 54), Jimmy Medranda; Benny Feilhaber (Justin Mapp 83), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (C); Jacob Peterson (Brad Davis 78), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Seth Sinovic, Connor Hallisey, Diego Rubio Columbus Crew SC: Steve Clark; Harrison Afful, Michael Parkhurst (C), Tyson Wahl, Corey Ashe; Ethan Finlay, Tony Tchani, Hector Jimenez (Chad Barson 50), Wil Trapp (Dilly Duka 73), Justin Meram (Rodrigo Saravia 78); Ola Kamara Subs not used: Brad Stuver, Waylon Francis, Mohammed Saeid, Cristian Martinez Stats Summary SKC CLB Shots (on goal) 18 (9) 6 (5) Saves 3 6 Fouls 15 8 Offside

3 1 Corner Kicks 5 2

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 13 CLB -- Tyson Wahl (ejection; denying scoring opportunity) 48 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 51 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; unsporting behavior) 66 CLB -- Harrison Afful (caution; unsporting behavior) 82 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; unsporting behavior) 84 Scoring Summary: CLB -- Ola Kamara 6 (Harrison Afful 2, Ethan Finlay 6) 22 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 4 (penalty kick) 49 SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Roger Espinoza 3) 56 CLB -- Ola Kamara 7 (Tony Tchani 1) 75 SKC -- Matt Besler 1 (Ike Opara 1, Jimmy Medranda 2) 91+

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

39

24

2368

0

5

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

6

2

305

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

46

27

2793

0

6

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 5 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Shots 2, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal N/A Assist May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL 2016 Record when: he starts 4-7-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12) Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He has recorded four assists in 17 MLS appearances in 2016.

Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

39

24

2368

0

5

13

4

33

27

3

0

1

0

0

1

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

40

25

2488

0

5

13

4

35

29

3

0

2

0

0

1

#24 | D | EVER ALVARADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 154 Hometown: El Negrito, Honduras Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Acquired: Signed on 6/24/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 1/30/1992

Sporting KC signed 24-year-old Honduran international defender Ever Alvarado in June 2016. Alvarado has earned six caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in October 2015. He has played three matches for his country this year and opened his international scoring account in Honduras’ 3-1 victory over Nicaragua on Jan. 28.

he scores 0-0-0

started 65 of 67 league appearances for Olimpia from 2014-2016, scoring six goals and winning the 2015 Clausura title. He also made six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League, competing in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 group stage.

Alvarado began his professional career with his hometown club Atletico Junior in A native of El Negrito, Honduras, Alvarado joins Sporting KC from C.D. Olimpia, 2007. He moved to the C.D. Olimpia U-19s in 2009 before joining Honduran side the most successful club in his native country. The defender lifted his third career Real Espana a year later. During a four-year stint with Real Espana, Alvarado won Liga Nacional title in May as Olimpia were crowned 2016 Clausura champions. He the 2013 Apertura title for his first Liga Nacional championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | M | EMMANUEL APPIAH | @E_Swell SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Hometown: Westerville, OH College: Cincinnati Last Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 9/26/1993

Sporting KC signed 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Appiah on July 12, 2016. Appiah joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30.

he scores 0-0-0

college appearances. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades as a senior in 2015, finishing with six goals and five assists.

While at Cincinnati, Appiah made 10 appearances for GPS Portland Phoenix of the USL Premier Development League in 2013.

Born in Ghana and raised in Westerville, Ohio, Appiah spent five years at the University of Cincinnati, where he recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 65 MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

194

188

16952

3

11

MLS Postseason

12

12

1170

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

16

14

1294

0

1

International

10

10

885

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

232

224

20301

3

12

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assists 1, 11 times, last: May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs LA 2016 Record when: he starts 4-5-2 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his eighth season at his hometown club. He 2015). has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being Besler has earned 35 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame. debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. Besler, who signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014, ranks sixth in advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Sporting KC history with 232 appearances across all competitions. A regular Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. staple of the team’s backline, he has started 200 of 206 MLS matches (including squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches. playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

194

188

16952

3

11

36

9

177

94

6

1

26

2

2

5

KC - Postseason

12

12

1170

0

0

2

0

14

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

206

200

18,122

3

11

38

9

191

103

7

1

26

2

2

5

14

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | D | NUNO ANDRE COELHO | @nunoacoelho12 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

16

15

1287

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

15

1287

1

0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 181 Hometown: Penafiel, Portugal Last Club: Balikesirspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 1/26/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 21, 2016, KC vs RSL Shots 3, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 5-8-2 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 1/7/1986

Sporting KC signed Nuno André Coelho in January 2016. The center back has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. Coelho most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He scored a game-winning goal in his MLS debut as Sporting KC beat Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 on March 6.

spent 2006-07 on loan at Standard Liege of the Belgian first division.

A native of Portugal, Coelho made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Porto B. Between 2006 and 2009, FC Porto loaned Coelho to Portuguese clubs FC Maia (2006), Portimonense SC (2007-08) and CF Estrela da Amadora (2008-09). Coelho

During his final campaign at FC Porto in 2009-10, Coelho helped his club win the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout competition. After moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2010, he joined SC Braga in 2011 and helped the club finish third in the 2011-12 Primiera Liga. Coelho’s performances earned him a training stint with the Portuguese national team in September 2012. Coelho’s 2012-13 campaign was highlighted by six starts in the UEFA Champions League and a 2013 Taça da Liga title, Braga’s first domestic cup since 1966.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

16

15

1287

1

0

13

2

3

11

0

0

2

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

16

15

1287

1

0

13

2

3

11

0

0

2

0

1

0

#11 | M | BRAD DAVIS | @Brad_Davis11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

10

963

2

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

0

62

1

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

19

10

1025

3

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Assists 3, April 11, 2011, HOU vs VAN Shots on Goal 5, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 2, 2010, HOU at NY Fouls Committed 5 Sept. 23, 2006, HOU at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 4 times, last: May 16, 2009, HOU at NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Assist Oct. 18, 2015, HOU vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 2-7-1 he scores 1-0-1

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/8/1981 Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri College: Saint Louis Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/7/2016 U.S. international midfielder Brad Davis joined Sporting KC in January 2016. He has recorded 60 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 15-year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 385 appearances are second most in MLS history among field players, while his 122 assists rank third all-time.

On April 17, he became the fifth player in MLS history to reach 400 career MLS appearances (including playoffs).

A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Davis ends his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and

assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips between 2006-2015, including four MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012. Davis leads active MLS players with 122 regular season assists while reaching double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only by Landon Donovan.

Davis has earned 17 caps with four assists for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in 2005. He made his lone World Cup appearance with a start against eventual champion Germany on June 26, 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

17

10

963

2

0

26

10

8

18

4

44

0

0

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

385

335

29240

57

122

583

242

414

514

63

1257

37

4

14

40

MLS - Postseason

27

26

2376

3

9

36

14

37

44

6

92

2

0

1

3

MLS - TOTAL

412

361

31616

60

131

619

256

451

558

69

1349

39

4

15

43

15

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

100

84

7613

44

7

MLS Postseason

8

5

492

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

810

5

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

127

100

9229

53

8

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 7 times, last: June 25, 2016, KC at MTL Assists 1, 7 times, last: Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 8, 2 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 6, May 27, 2016, KC vs DC Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal June 25, 2016, KC at MTL Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 7-8-3 he scores 3-2-1

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Dom Dwyer has scored 53 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He Dallas in the Round of 16. set a single-season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and added a team-high 12 last year, earning Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 75 goals in all competitions since the start times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 of 2013, 53 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. Last games. season he shared Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

100

84

7613

44

7

304

117

179

209

89

2

20

1

10

3

KC - Postseason

8

5

492

2

0

23

9

18

14

7

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

108

89

8105

46

7

327

126

197

223

96

2

21

1

11

3

#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

54

46

4253

4

4

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

867

0

0

International

4

4

360

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

70

61

5690

6

4

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 25, 2016, KC at MTL Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2015 campaign in which he set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals, the most by any MLS defender last year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.

Now in his sixth MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

54

46

4253

4

4

20

9

59

36

2

0

8

0

1

3

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

1

0

1

1

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

48

4463

5

4

21

10

62

37

2

0

9

0

1

3

16

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

149

129

11436

3

18

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

1234

0

2

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

171

147

13267

3

20

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 18 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 8-7-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied a career-high four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but he has returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016.

U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 171 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying three goals and 20 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza has earned 49 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

149

129

11436

3

18

149

41

226

196

10

14

26

5

1

3

KC - Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

4

1

7

7

1

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

156

135

11891

3

18

153

42

233

203

11

14

28

5

1

3

#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

107

97

8527

22

29

MLS Postseason

6

6

604

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

810

3

6

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

131

120

10533

26

41

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist June 25, 2016, KC at MTL 2016 Record when: he starts 5-6-4 he scores 4-1-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A six-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions.

Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England

Revolution in 2011. He joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 131 appearances across all competitions for the club with 26 goals and 41 assists.

Feilhaber has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

107

97

8527

22

29

160

53

129

215

4

146

21

1

5

8

MLS - Regular Season

159

143

12720

27

38

238

80

196

356

6

217

29

3

5

9

KC - Postseason

6

6

604

0

3

15

1

9

17

2

0

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

165

149

13424

27

41

253

81

205

373

8

217

30

3

5

10

17

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | M | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

25

16

1332

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

6

4

373

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

31

20

1705

0

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times: June 2, 2016, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal N/A Assist Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL 2016 Record when: he starts 5-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 158 Birthday: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Sporting KC selected midfielder Connor Hallisey with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He logged 17 appearances with one assist in all competitions as a rookie last year and has started 12 of 13 appearances in 2016, tallying one assist.

A former member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-14), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career games. As a senior in 2014, he was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 matches with nine goals and 12 assists as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

25

16

1332

0

2

20

8

8

9

2

3

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

25

16

1332

0

2

20

8

8

9

2

3

0

0

0

0

#25 | GK | ALEC KANN | @akann90 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

3

300

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 2, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Saves 6, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Shutout N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-1

Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 8/8/1990 Hometown: Decatur, Georgia College: Furman Last Club: Chicago Fire Acquired: 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft (#11) Sporting KC selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He spent most of last season with Chicago’s USL affiliate Saint Louis FC, recording 74 saves in 19 matches during the team’s inaugural campaign. He made six saves in his MLS debut on Oct. 25, 2015, against the New York Red Bulls. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27.

A native of Decatur, Georgia, Kann joined Chicago ahead of the 2013 season from USL side Charleston Battery, where he began his professional career in 2012. The goalkeeper was loaned to the USL’s Charlotte Eagles in 2014 and made 57 saves across 17 appearances for the club. A four-year starter at Furman University, Kann posted a 37-16-10 record with 18 shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average in 65 starts during his college career.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

2

1

0

1

1.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MLS - Regular Season

2

2

180

10

7

0

3

1.50

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

2

2

180

10

7

0

3

1.50

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

18

T

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | JON KEMPIN | @JonKempin21 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

7

6

585

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

0

36

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

10

8

801

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Saves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shutout N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010 Currently on loan with the Swope Park Rangers (USL), goalkeeper Jon Kempin has made nine appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC since becoming the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010. The Overland Park, Kansas, native most recently made his MLS postseason debut in October 2015, making three saves in the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS history against the Portland Timbers.

to former USL affiliate OKC Energy FC before breaking into Sporting KC’s first team for his MLS and CONCACAF Champions League debuts.

At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He has also represented the U.S. at the U-14 Kempin played his first match for Sporting KC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open through U-23 levels, last featuring for the U-23s in a friendly against Brazil in Cup, then spent most of 2013 on loan to Orlando City SC. He began 2014 on loan November 2015.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

7

6

585

24

11

0

12

1.85

0

1

0

0

2

3

1

KC - Postseason

1

0

36

1

0

0

1

2.50

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

8

6

621

25

11

0

12

1.74

0

1

0

0

2

3

2

#21 | M | JUSTIN MAPP | @jmapp21 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

0

39

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

5

0

39

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Hometown: Brandon, Mississippi Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 12/14/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 24, 2013, MTL vs HOU Shots on Goal 4, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Shots 6, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Fouls Committed 4, Apr. 22, 2005, CHI at NY Fouls Suffered 8, Sept. 4, 2004, CHI vs DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assist July 27, 2014, MTL vs POR 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/18/1984

Sporting KC signed midfielder Justin Mapp in December 2015, completing the first Free Agent signing in MLS history. A 14-year veteran, Mapp has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 323 MLS appearances (including postseason) since beginning his professional career with D.C. United in 2002. He made his Sporting KC debut as a second-half substitute against LA Galaxy on May 1.

All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Following a stint with the Philadelphia Union from 2010-11, Mapp has played each of the previous four seasons with the Montreal Impact. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS careerhighs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times.

Mapp played for the Chicago Fire from 2003-10, where he won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS

Mapp earned eight caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team between 2005 and 2007, including three games played at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

0

39

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

308

243

20386

22

65

351

138

178

432

63

379

12

0

7

18

MLS - Postseason

15

8

809

1

5

13

6

13

11

3

23

0

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

323

251

21195

23

70

364

144

191

443

66

402

12

0

8

19

19

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | M | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

31

21

1740

1

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

1

0

6

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

34

23

1956

1

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 2 times, last: June 2, 2016, KC at LA Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: June 25, 2016, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 4-5-4 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Midfielder Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 34 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 20 appearances and 15 starts this season.

Medranda joined the Swope Park Rangers for a brief loan spell in March, where he started in the club’s inaugural match in the United Soccer League. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

31

21

1740

1

2

43

8

34

19

1

5

5

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

21

21

1740

1

2

43

8

34

19

1

5

5

0

1

1

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

43

43

3870

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

1

84

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

480

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

49

49

4434

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Shutout June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 8-9-3

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Major League Soccer’s reigning Comeback Player of the Year, Tim Melia was a breakout performer during his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14). He ended 2015 with nine clean sheets and a 15-8-5 record in all competitions as Sporting KC made its fifth straight playoff appearance. He also made two saves in a penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.

Among MLS goalkeepers, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against

average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

43

43

3870

186

133

13

51

1.17

5

6

4

0

19

17

7

MLS - Regular Season

49

48

4309

218

151

13

65

1.36

6

7

4

1

19

21

8

KC - Postseason

1

1

84

4

2

0

1

1.07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

50

49

4393

222

153

13

66

1.35

6

7

4

1

19

21

8

20

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

38

33

2954

0

2

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

7

604

1

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

46

41

3678

1

2

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 7-5-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 2/12/1990

Soni Mustivar’s first season at Sporting KC in 2015 culminated in Co-Defender of the Year honors. The defensive midfielder had a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.

games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final.

Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti.

He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.

Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

38

33

2954

0

2

8

1

45

35

0

0

6

0

0

1

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

39

34

3074

0

2

8

1

47

38

0

0

6

0

0

1

#7 | D | CHANCE MYERS | @CR_Myers SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

145

114

10489

2

16

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

16

13

1197

2

2

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

172

138

12736

4

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 4-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft (#1) Nine-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2016 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 172 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 19 assists from the right back position. He is one of four players in Sporting KC history, alongside Davy Arnaud, Kerry Zavagnin and Preki, to play nine seasons at the club.

Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside

back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 and half of 2015 with an Achilles injury.

Myers featured for the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams and joined the senior team for the first time as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

145

114

10489

2

16

93

23

152

101

11

5

13

1

0

8

KC - Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

7

1

9

10

0

1

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

155

124

11449

2

17

100

24

161

111

11

6

15

1

0

8

21

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | PAULO NAGAMURA | @paulinhonag SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

89

76

6635

6

6

MLS Postseason

6

6

607

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

7

713

1

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

109

94

8368

7

7

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 2, 2016, KC at LA Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011 A 12-year MLS veteran, Paulo Nagamura joined Sporting Kansas City in 2012 and has since tallied seven goals and seven assists in 109 matches across all competitions. The 33-year-old midfielder has played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s three major championships over the last four seasons, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 Western Conference Knockout Round. Nagamura played 120 minutes in each cup final victory.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nagamura began his career with Sao Paulo FC and English Premier League side Arsenal FC. He moved to the United States in 2005 to play for the LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-11), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. A two-time MLS Cup champion and three-time U.S. Open Cup winner, he has started 235 of 262 career MLS appearances (including postseason).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

89

76

6635

6

6

106

27

117

71

9

3

18

0

2

1

MLS - Regular Season

246

220

19403

15

20

246

78

363

280

13

20

58

2

6

6

KC - Postseason

6

6

607

0

0

11

2

10

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

16

15

1516

0

0

20

7

26

31

2

0

4

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

262

235

20919

15

20

266

85

389

311

15

20

62

2

6

6

#16 | M | LAWRENCE OLUM | @OmoshLaw13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

81

52

4795

5

3

MLS Postseason

2

1

202

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

8

829

0

1

International

6

5

451

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

99

66

6277

5

4

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Kedah FA (Malaysia) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, 9 times, last: June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 17, 2016, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Goal June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Assist Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 4-5-3 he scores 1-1-0

Birthday: 7/10/1984

Lawrence Olum returns to Sporting KC in 2016 after previously playing for the club from 2011-2014. He has made 99 appearances for the team in all competitions with five goals and four assists. The defensive midfielder played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup victory over Real Salt Lake and set MLS career-highs in 2014 with 25 appearances and 21 starts. He rejoins Sporting KC after helping Kedah FA win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League title.

Olum has earned four caps for the Kenya Men’s National Team since debuting for the Harambee Stars in May 2014. He most recently played for Kenya in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia last September.

After a four-year college career at Missouri Baptist University, Olum had lower-division spells at the Portland Timbers (2007-08), Minnesota Thunder (2009), Austin Aztex (2010) and Orlando City SC (2011) before joining Sporting KC in September 2011.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

81

52

4795

5

3

34

9

53

15

4

0

15

0

4

0

KC - Postseason

2

1

202

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

83

53

4997

5

3

37

9

53

16

4

0

15

0

4

0

22

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

41

32

3041

6

1

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

5

5

450

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

51

39

3717

7

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assists 1, July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 3-3-3 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Seventh-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.

Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-high 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

41

32

3041

6

1

32

13

51

21

2

0

5

1

3

1

MLS - Regular Season

76

54

5193

9

1

53

20

80

38

7

1

7

1

4

1

KC - Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

4

0

94

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

80

54

5287

9

1

54

20

81

40

7

1

7

1

4

1

#37 | F | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob__peterson SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

97

54

5033

8

7

MLS Postseason

6

3

263

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

14

9

842

1

3

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 17 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Assists 1, 17 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

123

69

6497

10

10

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 13, 2016, KC at CHI Goal May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Assist May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL 2016 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 1/27/1986

A 10-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 17 goals and 17 assists in 235 regular NCAA Division I National Championship (2003-04), Canadian Championship season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fifth (2010-11), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). season with Sporting KC, he has contributed 10 goals and 10 assists in 123 games across all competitions for the club.

As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played for MLS clubs Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City Colorado Rapids (2006-09), Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: (2011) before joining Sporting KC in 2012.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

97

54

5033

8

7

100

40

41

52

10

3

4

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

235

136

12319

17

17

214

82

86

132

26

63

9

1

6

6

KC - Postseason

6

3

263

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

9

5

424

0

0

1

0

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

244

141

12743

17

17

215

82

88

136

27

63

9

1

6

6

23

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes # TBD | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 5/23/1993

Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including two MLS appearances and three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.

he scores 0-0-0

before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season.

Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. While at Princeton, Porter was a 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the First-Team All-Ivy League selection earned NSCAA first-team all-region honors. He CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#9 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

10

3

272

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

86

1

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

4

358

2

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio on a loan as a Young Designated Player in March 2016. Rubio recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joins Sporting KC from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he made his Sporting KC debut on April 2 against Real Salt Lake and scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He then scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Goal Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-1

Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals.

Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

3

272

1

0

11

1

11

12

5

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

3

272

1

0

11

1

11

12

5

0

2

0

0

0

24

Sporting KC Player Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

128

125

11047

0

7

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

10

898

0

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

158

155

13800

2

10

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 11, 2016, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 0-2-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 1/28/1987

A seven-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 155 of 158 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011.

The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS.

Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014.

After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.

A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

128

125

11047

0

7

64

18

152

85

3

0

19

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

148

143

12627

0

7

71

19

165

95

3

0

22

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

4

2

15

11

0

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

159

154

13672

2

7

75

21

180

106

3

0

23

0

2

4

#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

186

149

13757

25

47

MLS Postseason

12

12

1169

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

12

10

968

3

3

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

218

179

16584

28

59

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs LA 2016 Record when: he starts 6-5-1 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) An eight-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in each of the last four MLS All-Star Games.

Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 28 goals and 59 assists in 218 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 59 total assists, while

his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. Zusi has earned 40 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

186

149

13757

25

47

280

92

162

236

26

631

15

0

8

21

KC - Postseason

12

12

1169

0

6

21

1

19

23

1

58

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

198

161

14826

25

53

301

93

181

259

27

689

16

0

8

24

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Sporting KC Coach Bios | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes enters his eighth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2016. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 122 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to five straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 98 regular season wins top the club’s alltime chart and rank eighth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions. He has coached 274 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively.

He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager.

Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total

2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 8-9-4 --- TOTAL 98-78-57 5-4-3

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 14-5-2

--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- --- 5-2-3

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 9-10-4 122-89-65

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.

Mateus Manoel is in his seventh season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

34

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Eddie Johnson

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

631

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Nick Garcia

5

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

34

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

3

Goals

1996

61

Assists

2000

67

2012

542

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Fouls Committed

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

2012

199

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

Points

2012

63

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Wins

1997

21

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

7

Losses

1999

24

Saves

Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

9

Ties

2005 & 2011

12

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Jimmy Conrad 204 6. Chris Klein 200 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8. Matt Besler* 194 9. Graham Zusi* 186 10. Roger Espinoza* 149 10. Michael Harrington 149 10. Mo Johnston 149 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Jimmy Conrad 203 5. Preki 199 6. Matt Besler* 188 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 149 9. Jack Jewsbury 142 9. Mo Johnston 142 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 18,194 4. Jimmy Conrad 5. Preki 17,817 16,952 6. Matt Besler* 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 13,757 13,275 9. Jack Jewsbury 10. Mo Johnston 12,599 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 128 1. Jimmy Nielsen 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Mike Ammann 60 43 6. Tim Melia* 7. Chris Snitko 26 25 8. Eric Kronberg 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES SV Player GP 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 90 332 3. Kevin Hartman 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Tim Melia* 43 133 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 11 34 10. Andy Gruenebaum SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 128 45 1. Jimmy Nielsen 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 5. Tim Melia* 43 13 5. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Tim Melia* 43 19 6. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer* 100 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff

144 43 200 39 5. Chris Klein 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy

88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 186 25 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 186 47 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Davy Arnaud 240 35 5. Benny Feilhaber* 107 29 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff

144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 20 10. Kei Kamara 113 20 SHOTS SH Player GP 1. Preki 218 693 240 452 2. Davy Arnaud 3. Kei Kamara 113 370 4. Chris Klein 200 312 5. Dom Dwyer* 100 304 6. Graham Zusi* 186 280 149 274 7. Mo Johnston 8. Josh Wolff

144 265 195 216 9. Jack Jewsbury 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL SOG Player GP 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Mo Johnston 149 138 3. Chris Klein 200 138 3. Josh Wolff

144 138 113 126 6. Kei Kamara 7. Dom Dwyer* 100 117 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Mark Chung 94 95 186 92 10. Graham Zusi* FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon

144 309 224 234 4. Nick Garcia 5. Mo Johnston 149 226 5. Roger Espinoza* 149 226 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 107 191 8. Aurelien Collin 9. Diego Gutierrez

119 190 10. Dom Dwyer* 100 179 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Nick Garcia 224 250 5. Graham Zusi* 186 236 6. Benny Feilhaber* 107 215 7. Dom Dwyer* 100 209 8. Mark Chung 94 204 9. Roger Espinoza* 149 196 9. Diego Gutierrez

119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) YC Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Aurelien Collin 107 31 5. Diego Gutierrez

119 30 5. Matt McKeon

144 30 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 10. Matt Besler* 194 26 10. Roger Espinoza* 149 26 28

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 186 631 2. Preki 218 452 3. Claudio Lopez 57 188 4. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 5. Francisco Gomez 114 157 6. Chris Henderson 61 154 7. Chris Klein 200 152 8. Benny Feilhaber* 107 146 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS GWG Player GP 1. Preki 218 13 2. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff

144 11 100 10 5. Dom Dwyer* 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 186 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy

88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 218 23 1. Preki 2. Graham Zusi* 186 21 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Davy Arnaud 240 10 4. Josh Wolff

144 10 145 8 6. Chance Myers* 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 6. Mo Johnston 149 8 6. Kei Kamara 113 8 6. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES MGG Player GP 103 8 1. Vitalis Takawira 2. Dom Dwyer* 100 7 2. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy

88 5 4. Josh Wolff

144 5 149 4 7. Mo Johnston 7. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Graham Zusi* 186 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 89 3 10. Teal Bunbury 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS PKG Player GP 1. Preki 218 21 107 8 2. Benny Feilhaber* 100 7 3. Dom Dwyer* 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 195 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 6. Josh Wolff

144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon

144 2 GOALS PER GAME GP Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 100 2. Kei Kamara 113 3. Preki 218 4. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 7. Mark Chung 94 8. Mo Johnston 149 9. Benny Feilhaber* 107 10. Chris Klein 200 *Minimum 20 goals

GLS AVG 44 0.44 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 22 0.21 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON / 1996-2015) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

8 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED MIN Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler

2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 32 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 34 18 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 2014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira 1997 Preki 2000 Miklos Molnar 2003 Preki 2015 Dom Dwyer

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 24 15 28 13 27 12 17 12 30 12 30 12

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber 1996 Preki 1998 Preki

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15 32 13 25 13

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2015 Dom Dwyer

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 113 30 97 30 96

SHOTS ON GOAL GP SOG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 61 33 49 2012 Kei Kamara 28 48 1996 Vitalis Takawira 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Year Player 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 31 66 2013 Oriol Rosell FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 30 81 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) GP YC Year Player 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

7 players tied with 2

29

CORNER KICKS GP CK Year Player 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 30 5 2003 Preki 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 27 5 2013 Graham Zusi PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 32 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 2003 Preki 30 5 1997 Preki 27 3 1998 Preki 25 3 2006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 3 28 3 2013 Claudio Bieler GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 17 12 2000 Miklos Molnar 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 32 18 1996 Preki 15 7 2013 Kei Kamara *Minimum 5 goals

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.47

BOLD * - denotes current season

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 16, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 6 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 631 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)

SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 in 1996 Game: 6 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Game: 6 06/21/1997 vs. DC Game: 6 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) ASSISTS Season: 67 in 2000 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st) SHOTS Season: 542 in 2012 Game: 34 05/15/2016 vs ORL 2-Tms: 44 08/14/1999 at MET 2-Tms: 44 08/05/2000 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 06/09/2001 at MIA Half: 19 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 9 10 times 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) Half: 7 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) Half: 7 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)

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