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Table of Contents I. Sporting Kansas City 2023 Regular Season in Review
Editorial note: All contents updated as of 11/15/2023.
a. Sporting Kansas City 2023 Roster
pg. 3
b. Sporting Kansas City 2023 Schedule and Results
pg. 4
c. Sporting Kansas City 2023 MLS Award Contenders and Team Awards pg. 5 II. Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Overview a. Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket and Schedule
pg. 6
b. Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Format and Policies
pg. 7
III. Sporting Kansas City Postseason History and Statistics a. Sporting Kansas City All-Time Postseason Results
pg. 8
b. Sporting Kansas City Postseason History
pg. 9
c. Sporting Kansas City Postseason Leaders, Highs and Lows
pg. 10-11
d. Year-By-Year Postseason Stats for Sporting Kansas City Roster
pg. 12-14
e. All-Time Sporting Kansas City Postseason Player Statistics
pg. 15-16
f. All-Time Sporting Kansas City Postseason Box Scores
pg. 17-27
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 54 77 82
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Khiry Shelton KY-ree Kortne Ford COURT-knee Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Tim Leibold LIE-bold Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Erik Thommy tommy Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh Danny Flores Remi Walter vault-AIR Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Chris Rindov rin-DOVE
NO. 30 23 19 25 17 28 15 31 3 12 13 21 10 14 22 29 18 24 9 1 6 82 5 7 20 11 26 77 4 54 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Jake Davis Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Danny Flores Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Kortne Ford COURT-knee Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Tim Leibold LIE-bold Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya Chris Rindov rin-DOVE Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Khiry Shelton KY-ree Erik Thommy tommy Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Remi Walter vault-AIR Graham Zusi ZOO-see
POS. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF MID DEF MID MID DEF DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID MID GK FWD MID MID FWD DEF
HT. 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-7 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-5 5-8 5-6 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-7 6-2
WT. 205 200 175 190 175 170 160 180 155 180 180 155 165 190 160 180 190 165 140 180 180 150 145 160 130 210 150 145 160 150 185
BIRTHDATE (AGE) 04/19/2001 (22) 11/14/1989 (34) 05/09/2001 (22) 10/06/1993 (30) 02/06/1993 (30) 04/08/1990 (33) 08/18/1986 (37) 03/08/1991 (32) 03/23/1994 (29) 06/26/1993 (30) 01/26/1996 (27) 10/08/1990 (33) 11/30/1993 (29) 10/25/1986 (37) 01/03/2002 (21) 02/09/2000 (23) 05/11/1998 (25) 07/19/1996 (27) 06/08/1998 (25) 01/24/1994 (29) 09/17/1999 (24) 02/16/2003 (20) 03/13/2004 (19) 08/20/1994 (29) 02/13/2001 (22) 05/15/1986 (37) 02/19/2001 (22) 04/06/2002 (21) 04/26/1995 (28) 07/16/2001 (22) 10/08/2001 (22)
HOMETOWN Bakersfield, CA Banyoles, Spain Frankfurt, Germany Bogota, Colombia Novi Sad, Serbia Glasgow, Scotland Orlando, FL Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Ashdod, Israel Austin, TX Olathe, KS Quintero, Chile Friolzheim, Germany Denver, CO Rochester, MI La Louviere, Belgium Palmdale, CA Budapest, Hungary Nashville, TN Santa Rosa, CA Bauchi, Nigeria Bloomfield Hills, MI Omaha, NE Wettenhausen, Germany Overland Park, KS Great River, NY Toronto, Canada Half Moon Bay, CA Essey-les-Nancy, France Nicosia, Cyprus Rockville, MD
LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Celta Vigo (Spain) NK Maribor (Slovenia) Atletico Junior (Colombia) Levante (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Al Wasl FC (United Arab Emirates) Hamburger SV (Germany) Wigan Athletic (England) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) EA Guingamp (France) KuPS (Finland) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy VfB Stuttgart (Germany) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Oakland Roots (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER POS. FWD FWD DEF FWD MID MID MID MID DEF DEF MID MID MID DEF GK GK DEF DEF FWD GK MID DEF DEF FWD FWD FWD MID FWD DEF MID DEF
HT. 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-5 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-7 5-7 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-9 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-8 5-7 6-0 5-8 5-10
WT. 150 180 190 145 160 130 190 145 200 180 155 140 155 165 180 210 180 150 180 205 175 185 190 170 165 180 160 150 175 160 160
BIRTHDATE (AGE) 02/19/2001 (22) 09/17/1999 (24) 05/11/1998 (25) 03/13/2004 (19) 01/03/2002 (21) 02/13/2001 (22) 10/25/1986 (37) 04/06/2002 (21) 11/14/1989 (34) 01/26/1996 (27) 10/08/1990 (33) 06/08/1998 (25) 03/23/1994 (29) 11/30/1993 (29) 01/24/1994 (29) 05/15/1986 (37) 02/09/2000 (23) 02/16/2003 (20) 03/08/1991 (32) 04/19/2001 (22) 02/06/1993 (30) 10/08/2001 (22) 10/06/1993 (29) 04/08/1990 (33) 07/19/1996 (27) 06/26/1993 (30) 08/20/1994 (29) 07/16/2001 (22) 05/09/2001 (22) 04/26/1995 (28) 08/18/1986 (37)
BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE Toronto, Canada Florida International University Bauchi, Nigeria Palmdale, CA Omaha, NE Rochester, MI Overland Park, KS Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University Burlingame, CA Virginia Tech Banyoles, Spain Olathe, KS University of Denver Quintero, Chile Ibague, Colombia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Boblingen, Germany Oakland, CA Santa Clara University Great River, NY Lynn University La Louviere, Belgium Rochester Hills, MI Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Bakersfield, CA Novi Sad, Serbia Silver Spring, MD University of Maryland Bogota, Colombia Glasgow, Scotland Siofok, Hungary Colorado Springs, CO Oregon State University Ulm, Germany Nicosia, Cyprus Frankfurt, Germany Essey-les-Nancy, France Longwood, FL University of Maryland
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 TECHNICAL STAFF
Manager & Sporting Director: Peter Vermes Assistant Coach: Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach: Zoran Savic Assistant Coach: Ash Wallace Goalkeeper Coach: Alec Dufty Director, Sports Performance & Science: Joey Harty
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Alphonso Thompson Technical Director & VP Player Personnel: Brian Bliss Director, Team Administration: Jon Farrell Director, Equipment Operations: Mike Flaherty Assistant Equipment Manager: Sam Jaksen Sports Performance Dietitian: Kim Gaskill 3
Director, Sports Medicine: Kurt Andrews Assistant Athletic Trainer: Isaac Gomez Assistant Athletic Trainer: Eric Schwartz Team Massage Therapist: Khalid Jones Director of Rehabilitation: Dr. Chris Wolbert Director, Player Care: Betsy Maxfield
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
Monday, February 27
at Portland Timbers
MLS
L
0-1
--
Saturday, March 4
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
LA GALAXY
MLS
T
0-0
--
Saturday, March 18
at FC Dallas
MLS
L
1-2
Salloi
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
L
1-4
AGADA
Saturday, April 1
at Philadelphia Union
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
L
0-1
--
Saturday, April 15
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
L
0-3
--
Saturday, April 22
at New England Revolution
MLS
L
1-2
Russell
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
TULSA ATHLETIC
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
3-0
SALLOI, PULIDO, TZIONIS
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
CF MONTREAL
MLS
L
0-2
--
Sunday, May 7
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
W
2-1
Thommy, Pulido
Wednesday, May 10
at Houston Dynamo FC
U.S. Open Cup
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, MAY 13
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
3-0
ROSERO, SALLOI, KINDA
Wednesday, May 17
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
T
1-1
Russell
Saturday, May 20
at St. Louis
MLS
L
0-4
--
SUNDAY, MAY 28
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
W
4-1
THOMMY, SALLOI, OWN GOAL, HERNANDEZ
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
FC DALLAS
MLS
W
2-1
KINDA, SALLOI
Saturday, June 3
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
T
1-1
Pulido
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
AUSTIN FC
MLS
W
4-1
PULIDO (2), CASTELLANOS, SHELTON
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
L
1-2
PULIDO
Wednesday, June 21
at LA Galaxy
MLS
T
2-2
Pulido (2)
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
CHICAGO FIRE FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, JULY 1
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
W
3-0
WALTER, PULIDO, THOMMY
Saturday, July 8
at Houston Dynamo FC
MLS
T
2-2
Pulido (2)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
T
2-2
SALLOI, RUSSELL
Saturday, July 15
at Austin FC
MLS
L
1-2
Rosero
Sunday, July 23
at FC Cincinnati
Leagues Cup
T
3-3 (2-4 PK) Own Goal, Rosero, Kinda
MONDAY, JULY 31
CHIVAS GUADALAJARA
LEAGUES CUP
W
1-0
RUSSELL
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
TOLUCA FC
LEAGUES CUP
L
1-4
AGADA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
W
3-0
SALLOI, RUSSELL, THOMMY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
ST. LOUIS
MLS
W
2-1
PULIDO (2)
Saturday, September 9
at Inter Miami CF
MLS
L
2-3
Salloi, Pulido
Saturday, September 16
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
W
1-0
Kinda
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
NASHVILLE SC
MLS
L
0-3
--
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
W
2-1
RUSSELL, AGADA
Saturday, September 30
at St. Louis
MLS
L
1-4
Agada
Saturday, October 7
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
W
3-2
Thommy, Russell, Pulido
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
3-1
RUSSELL (2), WALTER
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
T
0-0 (4-2 PK) --
Sunday, October 29
at St. Louis
MLS Cup Playoffs
W
4-1
Ndenbe, Walter, Kinda, Salloi
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5
ST. LOUIS
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
W
2-1
NDENBE, SALLOI
Sunday, November 26
at Houston Dynamo FC
MLS Cup Playoffs
6:00 P.M.
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
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ALAN PULIDO - 2023 MLS COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido was named the 2023 MLS Comeback Player of the Year on Nov. 15 after enjoying a sensational 2023 campaign having missed the entire 2022 season following knee surgery. Pulido made his return following 16 months out on April 1, 2023 and claimed the club’s Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at season’s end. Pulido has recorded 15 goals and six assists in all competitions this season as the team’s top scorer in MLS play and across all competitions. Pulido was named MLS Player of the Month in June and was second in the league with 13 goals from the start of June through the end of the regular season. From June 3 to Sept. 9, he became the second player in Sporting history to score 12 goals in a span of 12 consecutive regular season matches (Johnny Russell in 2021). Pulido’s 14 goals in 2023 were the sixth most in a regular season in club history. He has a team-best 15 goals in all competitions and the World Cup veteran is the sixth player in club history with 14 goals in a single regular season and this year Pulido has become the club’s all-time leader in goals per game at a rate of 0.46. Pulido first joined Sporting in 2020 – winning the club’s Golden Boot and Offensive Player of the Year award in his first season – and he recently extended his contract with the club through 2026. Pulido has tallied 30 goals and 14 assists in just 69 appearances for the club, including 28 goals and all 11 assists in 61 appearances in the MLS regular season.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 TEAM AWARD WINNERS
Most Valuable Player Alan Pulido
Defensive Player of the Year Jake Davis
Offensive Player of the Year Erik Thommy
Newcomer of the Year Dany Rosero
Golden Boot Alan Pulido
Humanitarian of the Year Graham Zusi
Goal of the Year Erik Thommy
Save of the Year Tim Melia
Sporting KC announced the club’s 2023 end-of-year awards on Oct. 13. Online voting by supporters, players and media determined the annual award winners for MVP, Offensive/Defensive Players of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Goal of the Year and Save of the Year.
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2023 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Overall
Home
Away
Eastern Conference 1. FC Cincinnati 2. Orlando City SC 3. Columbus Crew 4. Philadelphia Union 5. New England 6. Atlanta United 7. Nashville SC 8. New York Red Bulls 9. Charlotte FC 10. CF Montreal 11. New York City FC 12. D.C. United 13. Chicago Fire 14. Inter Miami CF 15. Toronto FC
GP 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
W 20 18 16 15 15 13 13 11 10 12 9 10 10 9 4
L 5 7 9 9 9 9 11 13 11 17 11 14 14 18 20
T PTS 9 69 9 63 9 57 10 55 10 55 12 51 10 49 10 43 13 43 5 41 14 41 10 40 10 40 7 34 10 22
GF 57 55 67 57 58 66 39 36 45 36 35 45 39 41 26
GA GD 39 +18 39 +16 46 +21 41 +16 46 +12 53 +13 32 +7 39 -3 52 -7 52 -16 39 -4 49 -4 51 -12 54 -13 59 -33
W 13 9 12 10 12 10 9 7 6 10 8 6 6 6 4
L 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 6 7
T 2 5 4 6 4 4 4 5 8 3 6 6 7 5 6
GF 33 31 41 33 37 42 25 21 24 26 23 31 26 25 19
GA 13 19 14 13 16 21 13 17 21 12 16 23 22 21 22
W 7 9 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 4 4 3 0
L 3 4 8 8 8 6 7 8 8 13 8 9 10 12 13
T 7 4 5 4 6 8 6 5 5 2 8 4 3 2 4
GF 24 24 26 24 21 24 14 15 21 10 12 14 13 16 7
GA 26 20 32 28 30 32 19 22 31 40 23 26 29 33 37
Western Conference 1. St. Louis 2. Seattle Sounders FC 3. LAFC 4. Houston Dynamo FC 5. Real Salt Lake 6. Vancouver Whitecaps 7. FC Dallas 8. Sporting Kansas City 9. San Jose Earthquakes 10. Portland Timbers 11. Minnesota United FC 12. Austin FC 13. LA Galaxy 14. Colorado Rapids
GP 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
W 17 14 14 14 14 12 11 12 10 11 10 10 8 5
L 12 9 10 11 12 10 10 14 10 13 13 15 14 17
T PTS 5 56 11 53 10 52 9 51 8 50 12 48 13 46 8 44 14 44 10 43 11 41 9 39 12 36 12 27
GF 62 41 54 51 48 55 41 48 39 46 46 49 51 26
GA GD 45 17 32 9 39 15 38 13 50 -2 48 7 37 4 51 -3 43 -4 58 -12 51 -5 55 -6 67 -16 54 -28
W 11 7 10 11 6 8 7 9 8 9 4 7 6 3
L 4 4 4 2 7 3 3 6 2 5 4 6 5 6
T 2 6 3 4 4 6 7 2 7 3 9 4 6 8
GF 41 19 36 36 25 35 23 30 25 29 24 28 31 13
GA 17 11 17 11 27 19 16 21 16 22 20 22 29 16
W 6 7 4 3 8 4 4 3 2 2 6 3 2 2
L 8 5 6 9 5 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 11
T 3 5 7 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 2 5 6 4
GF 21 22 18 15 23 20 18 18 14 17 22 21 20 13
GA 28 21 22 27 23 29 21 30 27 36 31 33 38 38
2023 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE WESTERN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (schedule is subject to change)
EASTERN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (schedule is subject to change)
Wild Card Match
Wild Card Match
Wednesday, Oct. 25 #8 Sporting KC 0-0 (4-2) #9 San Jose Earthquakes
Wednesday, Oct. 25 #8 New York Red Bulls 5-2 #9 Charlotte FC
Round One (Best of Three) Games played Oct. 28-Nov. 12
Round One (Best of Three) Games to be played Oct. 28-Nov. 12
(1) St. Louis vs. (8) Sporting Kansas City • SKC advances 2-0 (2) Seattle Sounders FC vs. (7) FC Dallas • SEA advances 2-1 (3) Los Angeles FC vs. (6) Vancouver Whitecaps FC • LAFC advances 2-0 (4) Houston Dynamo FC vs. (5) Real Salt Lake • HOU advances 2-1
(1) FC Cincinnati vs. (8) New York Red Bulls • CIN advances 2-0 (2) Orlando City SC vs. (7) Nashville SC • ORL advances 2-0 (3) Columbus Crew vs. (6) Atlanta United FC • CLB advances 2-1 (4) Philadelphia Union vs. (5) New England Revolution • PHI advances 2-0
Conference Semifinals
Conference Semifinals
Sunday, Nov. 26 (4) Houston Dynamo FC vs. (8) Sporting Kansas City (2) Seattle Sounders FC vs. (3) Los Angeles FC
Saturday Nov. 25 (2) Orlando City SC vs. (3) Columbus Crew (1) FC Cincinnati vs. (4) Philadelphia Union
Conference Finals
Conference Finals
Date, Time and Match-Up TBD
Date, Time and Match-Up TBD 2023 MLS CUP (Hosted at the home venue of the finalist with the most points during the regular season) Saturday, Dec. 9 6
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS QUALIFICATION
At the end of the 2023 MLS Regular Season, the top nine teams from both the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (18 Clubs total) qualified for the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. The postseason consists of one Wild Card Match in each conference between the eighth and ninth seeds, following by a best-of-three series in Round One. The winners will advance to the single-elimination Conference Semifinals and Finals hosted by the higher-seeded team and follow a straight bracket format through MLS Cup on Dec. 9. Qualification for the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs was determined by points earned in each respective conference (three points for a win, one point for a tie, zero points for a loss).
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS FORMAT
Wild Card (2 games) • Two single-game elimination matches hosted by the higher seed (Eastern Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9; Western Conference No. 8 vs. No. 9) • If the score of a Wild Card game is tied at the end of regulation, no extra time will be played. There will immediately be a penalty kick shootout to determine the winner. • The winner of each Wild Card match will advance to the Round One Best-of-3 series to face the conference No. 1 seed. Round One Best-of-3 Series (16-24 games) • Every Round One game will have a winner; no ties, no aggregate score. • The matches will be hosted in a home-away-home format: • Match 1: higher seed hosts • Match 2: lower seed hosts • Match 3: higher seed hosts • If a match is tied at the end of regulation, no extra time will be played. Teams will participate in kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner. • The first team to win two matches will advance. • Four teams from each conference will advance to the Conference Semifinals. Eastern Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series • No. 1 vs. No. 8 or 9 • No. 2 vs. No. 7 • No. 3 vs. No. 6 • No. 4 vs. No. 5 Western Conference Round One Best-of-3 Series • No. 1 vs. No. 8 or 9 • No. 2 vs. No. 7 • No. 3 vs. No. 6 • No. 4 vs. No. 5 Conference Semifinals (4 games) • Single-elimination matches, hosted by the higher seed. • If the score of a Conference Semifinal game is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will determine the winner via a penalty kick shootout. Eastern Conference Semifinals • Winner of No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 series vs. winner of No. 4 vs. No. 5 series • Winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6 series vs. winner of No. 2 vs. No. 7 series Western Conference Semifinals • Winner of No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 series vs. winner of No. 4 vs. No. 5 series • Winner of No. 3 vs. No. 6 series vs. winner of No. 2 vs. No. 7 series Conference Finals (2 games) • Single-elimination match hosted by the higher seed. • If the score of a Conference Final game is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner. • The winner of each Conference Final match will advance to MLS Cup presented by Audi. Eastern Conference Final • Highest advancing seed vs. lowest advancing seed Western Conference Final • Highest advancing seed vs. lowest advancing seed MLS Cup presented by Audi (1 game) • A single match hosted by the higher seed. • If the score of the game is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety. If the score is still tied at the end of the two extra time periods, teams will participate in kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner. MLS Cup presented by Audi • Eastern Conference Champion vs. Western Conference Champion 7
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RESULTS DATE 09/26/1996 09/29/1996 10/02/1996 10/10/1996 10/13/1996
OPPONENT Dallas at Dallas at Dallas at Los Angeles Los Angeles
RESULT W 3-2 L 1-2 T 2-2 (SOW) L 1-2 T 1-1 (SOL)
ATT 4,466 10,125 9,802 25,212 11,041
W-L-T 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 1-2-1 1-2-2
RD. QTR QTR QTR SEM SEM
GOAL SCORERS KC: Johnston (16’) McKeon (79’) Preki (89’); DAL: Elliott (21’) Ashton (25’) KC: Preki (30’); DAL: Kreis (5’) Washington (32’) KC: Chung (41’) Takawira (62’); DAL: Sanchez (27’) Elliott (66’) KC: Preki (52’); LA: Armas (48’) Vanney (57’) KC: Preki (69’); LA: Vanney (76’)
10/04/1997 Colorado 10/08/1997 at Colorado
L 0-3 L 2-3
10,174 13,117
0-1-0 0-2-0
QTR QTR
COL: C. Henderson (25’) Bravo (67’) Paule (75’) KC: Takawira (9’) Preki (88’); COL: Bravo (16’, 68’) Harris (83’)
09/16/2000 09/20/2000 09/24/2000 09/29/2000 10/03/2000 10/06/2000 10/15/2000
W 1-0 T 0-0 (OT) W 3-2 T 0-0 (OT) L 1-2 (OT) W 2-0 (OT) W 1-0
8,682 8,789 4,156 11,815 20,849 8,320 39,159
1-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-1 2-0-2 2-1-2 3-1-2 4-1-2
QTR QTR QTR SEM SEM SEM FIN
KC: Molnar (18’)
09/22/2001 at Miami 09/26/2001 Miami 09/29/2001 at Miami
L 0-2 W 3-0 L 1-2
6,281 5,803 8,119
0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
QTR QTR QTR
MIA: Serna (28’) Pineda Chacon (53’) KC: Lowe (24’) McKeon (31’) Gomez (49+) KC: Lowe (13’); MIA: Preki (14’) Henderson (71’)
09/25/2002 at Los Angeles 09/28/2002 Los Angeles 10/02/2002 at Los Angeles
L 2-3 (OT) W 4-1 L 2-5
14,585 9,484 14,713
0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
QTR QTR QTR
KC: Preki (25’) Brown (70’); LA: Ruiz (62’, 99’) Jones (85’) KC: Simutenkov (19’) Quill (37’) Preki (70’) Fabbro (73’); LA: Albright (71’) KC: Klein (47’) Preki (72’); LA: Ruiz (34’, 66;) Jones (46+, 62’) Tennyson (93+)
11/04/2003 at Colorado 11/08/2003 Colorado 11/15/2003 at San Jose
T 1-1 W 2-0 L 2-3 (OT)
6,434 10,712 16,108
0-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-1
QTR QTR SEM
KC: Harris (3’); COL: Borchers (53’) KC: Simutenkov (47+) Klein (63’) KC: Simutenkov (57’) Klein (72’); SJ: Lagos (61’) Mullan (83’) Donovan (117’)
10/24/2004 10/30/2004 11/05/2004 11/14/2004
L 0-2 W 3-0 W 2-0 L 2-3
8,659 10,222 11,931 25,797
0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0
QTR QTR SEM FIN
SJ: De Rosario (40’) Waibel (52’) KC: Stephenson (26’) own goal (48’) Jewsbury (92+) KC: Arnaud (24’, 69’) KC: Burciaga (6’) Wolff (58’); DC: Eskandarian (19’, 23’) own goal (26’)
10/27/2007 Chivas USA 11/03/2007 at Chivas USA 11/10/2007 at Houston
W 1-0 T 0-0 L 0-2
12,442 19,711 30,972
1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1
QTR QTR SEM
KC: Arnaud (35’) -HOU: Jaqua (35’) De Rosario (81’)
11/01/2008 Columbus 11/08/2008 at Columbus
T 1-1 L 0-2
10,385 11,153
0-0-1 0-1-1
QTR QTR
KC: Arnaud (53’); CLB: Lenhart (92+) CLB: Evans (7’) Rogers (57’)
10/30/2011 at Colorado 11/02/2011 Colorado 11/06/2011 Houston
W 2-0 W 2-0 L 0-2
8,601 18,565 20,839
1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
QTR QTR SEM
KC: Bunbury (49’, 59’) KC: Collin (28’) Sapong (76’) HOU: Hainault (53’) Costly (87’)
11/04/2012 at Houston 11/07/2012 Houston
L 0-2 W 1-0
20,689 20,894
0-1-0 1-1-0
QTR QTR
HOU: Moffat (18’) Bruin (75’) KC: Sinovic (64’)
11/02/2013 11/06/2013 11/09/2013 11/23/2013 12/07/2013
L 1-2 W 3-1 (OT) T 0-0 W 2-1 T 1-1 (OT)(SO)
15,164 19,031 22,107 21,650 21,650
0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-2
QTR QTR SEM SEM FIN
KC: Collin (69’); NE: Dorman (55’) Rowe (67’) KC: Collin (41’) Sinovic (79’) Bieler (113’); NE: Imbongo (70’) -KC: Sapong (14’) Dwyer (63’); HOU: Garcia (3’) KC: Collin (76’); RSL: Saborio (52’)
10/30/2014 at New York
L 1-2
15,518
0-1-0
WC
KC: Dwyer (53’); NY: Wright-Phillips (77’,90’)
10/29/2015 at Portland
T 2-2 (OT)(SO)
21,144
0-0-1
WC
KC: Ellis (87’) Nemeth (96’); POR: Wallace (57’) Urruti (118’)
10/27/2016 at Seattle
L 0-1
36,151
0-1-0
WC
SEA: Valdez (88’)
10/26/2017 at Houston
L 0-1 (OT)
14,126
0-1-0
WC
HOU: Elis (94’)
11/04/2018 11/11/2018 11/25/2018 11/29/2018
T 1-1 W 4-2 T 0-0 L 3-2
14,045 19,918 21,144 20,091
0-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-2 1-1-2
QTR QTR SEM SEM
KC: Rubio (60’); RSL: Rusnak (51’) KC: Rubio (14’) Salloi (19’, 97+) Sanchez (67’); RSL: Saucedo (60’) Kreliach (72’) -KC: Salloi (20’) Gerso (81’); POR: Blanco (52’) Valeri (61’, 99+)
11/22/2020 San Jose 12/03/2020 Minnesota
T 3-3 (OT)(SO) L 0-3
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0-0-1 0-1-1
R16 QTR
KC: Espinoza (4’) Ilie (47’) Busio (91+); SJ: Fierro (22’) Salinas (34’) Wondolowski (97+) MIN: Molino (27’, 35’) Dibassy (39’)
11/20/2021 Vancouver 11/28/2021 Real Salt Lake
W 3-1 L 1-2
19,817 21,650
1-0-0 1-1-0
RD1 QTR
KC: Shelton (17’) Isimat-Mirin (48+) Zusi (58’); VAN: Dajome (39’) KC: Russell (24’); RSL: Julio (72’) Wood (91+)
10/25/2023 San Jose 10/29/2023 at St. Louis 11/5/2023 St. Louis
T 0-0 (SO) W 4-1 W 2-1
17,437 22,423 21,650
0-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-1
WC RD1 RD1
-KC: Ndenbe (27’), Walter (36’), Kinda (39’), Salloi (61’); STL: Parker (28’) KC: Ndenbe (46+), Salloi (73’); STL: Pompeu (86’)
Colorado at Colorado Colorado Los Angeles at Los Angeles Los Angeles Chicago
at San Jose San Jose Los Angeles D.C. United
at New England New England at Houston Houston Real Salt Lake
at Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake at Portland Portland
KC: Henderson (11’) Molnar (65’) Gomez (69’); COL: Bravo (70’, 94+) KC: McKeon (29’); LA: Jones (16’) Califf (93’) KC: Molnar (21’, 96’) KC: Molnar (11’)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYOFF HISTORY vs. Team Series Chicago 1 Chivas USA 1 Colorado 4 Columbus 1 D.C. United 1 Dallas 1 Houston 5 LA Galaxy 4 Miami 1 Minnesota 1 New England 1 Red Bulls 1 Portland 2 Real Salt Lake 3 San Jose 4 Seattle 1 St. Louis 1 Vancouver 1
W-L 1-0 1-0 3-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-4 2-2 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-2 2-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-0
GP 1 2 9 2 1 3 7 9 3 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 2 1
W-L-T (Aggregate) OT 1-0-0 (1-0) 0-0-0 1-0-1 (1-0) 0-0-0 5-2-2 (13-9) 0-0-1 0-1-1 (1-3) 0-0-0 0-1-0 (2-3) 0-0-0 2-1-0 (6-6) 0-0-0 2-4-1 (3-8) 0-1-0 3-5-1 (15-14) 1-2-1 1-2-0 (4-4) 0-0-0 0-1-0 (0-3) 0-0-0 1-1-0 (4-3) 1-0-0 0-1-0 (1-2) 0-0-0 0-1-2 (4-5) 0-0-1 1-1-2 (7-6) 0-0-1 1-2-2 (8-8) 0-1-1 0-1-0 (0-1) 0-0-0 2-0-0 (6-2) 0-0-0 1-0-0 (3-1) 0-0-0
SO 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
GF 1 1 13 1 2 6 3 15 4 0 4 1 4 7 8 0 6 3
GA 0 0 9 3 3 6 8 14 4 3 3 2 5 6 8 1 2 1
TOTALS 34
17-17
57
21-24-12 2-4-5
4-2
79
78
Last Mtg Rd. Result 2000 MLS Cup Won 2007 West Semis Won 2011 East Semis Won 2008 East Semis Lost 2004 MLS Cup Lost 1996 West Semis Won 2017 KO Round Lost 2004 West Semis Won 2001 Quarters Lost 2020 Quarters Lost 2013 East Semis Won 2014 KO Round Lost 2018 West Final Lost 2021 West Semis Lost 2023 Wild Card Won 2016 KO Round Lost 2023 Round One Won 2021 Round One Won
RECORD BREAKDOWN: HOME VS. ROAD IN PLAYOFFS Overall
Home
Road
Neutral
GP W L T GD GF GA 57 21 24 12 0 79 78
W 17
W L T 3 17 7
W L 1 1
L T GD GF GA 6 5 +20 50 30
GD GF GA -19 26 45
TEAM ALL-TIME POSTSEASON TOTALS Sporting KC
1-15 9 4
16-30 16 14
31-45 11 9
46-60 12 13
61-75 17 17
76-90 11 16
OT 3 5
Home Road Neutral
W-L-T (PCT) W-L-T (PCT) Scoring First Goal 19-8-4 (.677) Leading at Half 16-3-1 (.825) Allowing First Goal 1-15-4 (.150) Trailing at Half 1-10-1 (.125) In One-Goal Games 8-14-0 (.363)
W-L-T (PCT) 1-2-2 (.400) 0-2-0 (.000) 4-1-2 (.714) 1-2-0 (.333) 1-2-0 (.333) 1-1-1 (.500) 2-2-0 (.500) 1-1-1 (.500) 0-1-1 (.250) 2-1-0 (.667) 1-1-0 (.500) 2-1-2 (.600) 0-1-0 (.000) 0-0-1 (.500) 0-1-0 (.000) 0-1-0 (.000) 1-1-2 (.500) 0-1-1 (.250) 1-1-0 (.500) 2-0-1 (.833)
OT 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Opp. LA MIA D.C. COL RSL RSL
KC Shooter Miklos Molnar Matt McKeon Josh Wolff Teal Bunbury Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell
Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Matt Pickens Nick Rimando David Ochoa
TOTAL 372,825* 413,318 64,956
AVG 13,315* 16,139 32,478
SKC COACHING RECORDS IN POSTSEASON
Coach Ron Newman Bob Gansler Curt Onalfo Peter Vermes
SO 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0
W-L-T (PCT) 1-4-2 (.286) 9-8-3 (.525) 1-2-2 (.400) 9-9-7 (.500)
ACTIVE PLAYOFF STREAKS (3+ GAMES)
Streak Unbeaten
Games 3
Streak Started Oct. 25, 2023 vs. SJ
PLAYOFF STREAKS
ALL-TIME PENALTY KICKS: FOR AND AGAINST IN PLAYOFFS
Date 10/6/00 9/26/01 11/14/04 10/30/11 11/11/18 11/28/21
GP 28 27 2
*Attendance for two reduced-capacity matches in 2020 not included
SPORTING KC COACHES IN POSTSEASON
Coach Ron Newman Ron Newman Bob Gansler Bob Gansler Bob Gansler Bob Gansler Bob Gansler Curt Onalfo Curt Onalfo Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes Peter Vermes
1st (Avg) 2nd (Avg) OT Total Goals For 36 (0.63) 40 (0.70) 3 79 Goals Against 27 (0.48) 46 (0.81) 5 78 Shots For 350 (6.1) 395 (6.9) Shots Against 284 (5.0) 360 (6.3)
TEAM POSTSEASON ATTENDANCE
SPORTING KC’S POSTSEASON RECORD WHEN...
Year 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023
GF GA 3 3
SKC IN PLAYOFFS: 1ST VS 2ND HALF
GP G A SHT SOG PKG PKA FC FS OFF CK C E 57 79 77 745 300 6 6 890 889 120 272 116 2
SPORTING KC GOAL INTERVALS IN POSTSEASON Scored Allowed
T GD 0 0
Result Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Streak Winning Streak Undefeated Streak Losing Streak Winless Streak Home Winning Home Undefeated Home Winless Road Winless Road Losing
Date 9/24/00 9/25/02 10/26/17 11/20/21
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Opp. COL LA HOU VAN
Games 2 4 2 6 7 12 3 16 5
Shooter Paul Bravo Carlos Ruiz Vicente Sanchez Cristian Dajome
Streak Four times (2000, 2004, 2011, 2023) Two times (2000, 2013) Five times 9/29/96-10/8/97; 12/7/13-11/4/18 10/6/00-10/27/07 9/16/00-11/2/11 11/29/18-12/3/2020 9/29/96-11/8/08 10/3/00-10/2/02 KC Goalkeeper Tony Meola Tony Meola Andrew Dykstra Tim Melia
Result Goal Goal Save Goal
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL PLAYOFF LEADERS CAREER Games Played
ONE POSTSEASON
SINGLE GAME
Games Played
Nick Garcia, 23 Kerry Zavagnin, 23
Goals
Ten players (2000), 7
Minutes Played
Nick Garcia, 2135
Miklos Molnar (2000), 2 Davy Arnaud (2004), 2 Teal Bunbury (2011), 2 Daniel Salloi (2018), 2
Minutes Played
Seven players (2000), 659
Assists
Goals
Goals
Graham Zusi (2011), 2 Felipe Gutierrez (2018), 2 Daniel Salloi (2021), 2 Gadi Kinda (2023), 2 Alan Pulido (2023), 2
Miklos Molnar (2000), 5
Preki, 8
Assists
Assists
Eric Quill (2002), 3 Felipe Gutierrez (2018), 3 Gadi Kinda (2023), 3 Alan Pulido (2023), 3
Graham Zusi, 7
Shots
Points
Shots
Preki, 54
Shots on Goal
Miklos Molnar (2000), 28
Fouls Committed
Miklos Molnar (2000), 13
Fouls Suffered Offsides
Chris Henderson (2000), 18
Shots on Goal
Preki, 30
Matt McKeon, 42
Kerry Zavagnin, 37
Fouls Suffered
Fouls Committed
Four times, 6
Fouls Suffered
12 times, 2
Corner Kicks
Chris Henderson (2000), 6
Saves
Tony Meola (2000), 6
Vitalis Takawira (1996), 8
Cautions
Offsides
Ejections
Onandi Lowe (2001), 3 Eddie Johnson (2007), 3
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2013), 9
Shutouts
Saves
Tony Meola (2000), 5
Tony Meola (2000), 10
Saves
Tony Meola, 62
Shots
Vitalis Takawira (1996), 5 Preki (1997), 5 Miklos Molnar (2000), 5
Mo Johnston (2000), 1 Herculez Gomez (2008), 1
Saves
Matt McKeon (1997), 5 Matt McKeon (2000), 5 Graham Zusi (2012), 5
Fouls Suffered
Ejections
Tony Meola, 7
Fouls Committed
Miklos Molnar (2000), 4 Davy Arnaud (2004), 4 Teal Bunbury (2011), 4 Daniel Salloi (2018), 4 Gadi Kinda (2023), 4
Offsides
Three players, 3
Shutouts
Preki (1997), 4 Daniel Salloi (2023), 4
Shots on Goal
Graham Zusi (2013), 26
Herculez Gomez, 1 Mo Johnston, 1
Shots on Goal
Matt McKeon (2000), 22
Cautions
Roger Espinoza, 7
Shots
Onandi Lowe (2001), 5
Vitalis Takawira (1996), 8
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi, 69
Assists
Felipe Gutierrez (2018), 2
Onandi Lowe (2001), 10
Vitalis Takawira (1996), 7
Corner Kicks
Goals
Teal Bunbury (2011), 2
Fouls Committed
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira, 9
SINGLE HALF
Tony Meola (2000), 30
SPORTING KANSAS CITY POSTSEASON AGE-RELATED MILESTONES Youngest player to ... play in a game start a game play a full game score a goal record an assist score two goals play a game as GK start a game as GK play full game as GK record a shutout record a win Oldest player to ... play in a game start a game play a complete game score a goal record an assist score 2 goals in a game play a game as GK start a game as GK play full game as GK record a shutout record a win
Gianluca Busio Gianluca Busio Oriol Rosell Gianluca Busio Gianluca Busio Teal Bunbury Jon Kempin Garth Lagerwey Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Garth Lagerwey Preki Preki Preki Preki Preki Miklos Molnar Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia
18 yrs., 178 days 18 yrs., 178 days 20 yrs., 123 days 18 yrs., 178 days 18 yrs., 178 days 21 yrs., 245 days 22 yrs., 204 days 23 yrs., 289 days 23 yrs., 289 days 31 yrs., 208 days 23 yrs., 289 days 40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 39 yrs., 100 days 40 yrs., 144 days 30 yrs., 179 days 37 yrs., 174 days 37 yrs., 174 days 37 yrs., 174 days 37 yrs., 163 days 37 yrs., 174 days 10
11/22/2020 KC vs SJ 11/22/2020 KC vs SJ 11/07/2012 KC vs HOU 11/22/2020 KC vs SJ 11/22/2020 KC vs SJ 10/30/2011 KC at COL 10/29/2015 KC at POR 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 09/16/2000 KC vs COL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 10/02/2002 KC at LA 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 10/06/2000 KC vs LA 11/05/2023 KC vs. STL 11/05/2023 KC vs. STL 11/05/2023 KC vs. STL 10/25/2023 KC vs SJ 11/05/2023 KC vs. STL
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME TEAM PLAYOFF HIGHS ONE POSTSEASON Games Played
7 in 2000
Minutes Played
SINGLE GAME Goals
4 in 2002, 2018 and 2023
Assists
659 in 2000
6 in 2023
Goals
Points
8 in 1996, 2000 and 2002
Assists
9 in 2002
Shots
103 in 2000
Shots on Goal
43 in 1996
Fouls Committed
126 in 2000
Fouls Suffered
125 in 2000
Offsides
15 in 1996
Corner Kicks
36 in 2000
Cautions
15 in 2000
Ejections
1 in 2000 and 2008
Shutouts
5 in 2000
SINGLE HALF Goals
3 in 2001 and 2023
Assists
4 in 2023
Shots
14 in 2023
14 in 2001
Shots
Shots on Goal
32 in 2013
Shots on Goal 15 in 1996
Fouls Committed
27 in 2000
Fouls Suffered
27 in 2013
8 in 1996
Fouls Committed
17 in 2000
Fouls Suffered
14 in 2002
Offsides 4 in 2000 and 2002
Offsides 5 in 1997 and 2000
Corner Kicks
13 in 2018
Corner Kicks
7 in 2018
Cautions
3 on 11 occasions
Cautions
5 in 2015 and 2017
Ejections
1 in 2000 and 2008
Saves
Ejections
1 in 2000 and 2008
Saves
6 in 2000
Goals Allowed
10 in 2000
Goals Allowed
3 in 2002, 2004, 2018 and 2020
5 in 2002
Saves
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME TEAM PLAYOFF GAME LOWS
Goals Allowed
0 on 16 occasions
3 in 2023
0 on 4 occasions
Wins
0 on 21 occasions
Assists
Fouls Suffered
Shots Faced
30 in 2000 9 in 1996 and 2002 4 in 2000
Ties
2 in 2000, 2013 and 2018
Losses
3 in 1996
Goals
Shots
3 in 2007 and 2014
Shots on Goal
0 in 2007
Fouls Committed
7 in 2001
Corner Kicks
0 in 2007
Offsides 0 on 10 occasions
11
Saves
1 on 5 occasions
Goals Allowed
0 on 17 occasions
YEAR-BY-YEAR POSTSEASON STATS: CURRENT SPORTING KC ROSTER Year 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Totals 5
GS 2 3 5
Year 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 3 Totals 3
GS 3 3
Year 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 3 Totals 3
GS 3 3
Year 2018 2020 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 4 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Totals 10
GS 4 2 2 2 10
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 3 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 5 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 4 Sporting KC 2 Totals 20
GS 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 4 2 20
Year 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 3 Totals 4
GS 1 3 4
Year 2020 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Totals 7
GS 0 2 2 4
Year 2016 2018 2020 2021 2023 Career
#3 ANDREU FONTAS MIN 180 270 450
G 0 0 0
A 0 0 0
#5 DANY ROSERO MIN 265 265
G 0 0
A 0 0
#6 NEMANJA RADOJA MIN 268 268
G 0 0
A 0 0
#7 JOHNNY RUSSELL MIN 345 210 180 179 914
G 0 0 1 0 1
A 1 1 0 1 3
SHT 0 2 2
SOG 0 0 0
GWG 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0
SHT 3 3
SOG 1 1
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
SHT 0 0
SOG 0 0
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
SHT 8 5 3 5 21
SOG 2 2 2 1 7
GWG 0 0 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0 1 1
#8 GRAHAM ZUSI (CHAMPION IN 2013)
Team GP New York City FC 2 Sporting KC 3 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Totals 11
GS 0 2 2 1 1 6
MIN 270 180 509 90 120 90 120 360 180 1919
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
#9 ALAN PULIDO MIN 73 260 333
G 0 0 0
#10 GADI KINDA MIN 56 158 185 399
G 0 0 1 1
A 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
SHT 4 5 12 0 0 3 3 4 1 32
SOG 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
A 0 3 3
SHT 2 4 6
SOG 1 1 2
GWG 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0
A 0 0 3 3
SHT 0 2 6 8
SOG 0 0 3 3
GWG 0 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 1 1
SHT 0 2 2 2 1 7
SOG 0 1 0 1 1 3
GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0
#11 KHIRY SHELTON MIN 57 172 210 107 91 637
G 0 0 0 1 0 1
12
A 0 0 1 0 1 2
YEAR-BY-YEAR POSTSEASON STATS: CURRENT SPORTING KC ROSTER
Year 2018 Career
Year 2008 2011 2012 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023 Career
Year 2023 Career Year 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 4 Totals 4
Team GP Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 4 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Totals 20
Team GP Sporting KC 3 Totals 3 Team GP Sporting KC 3 Totals 3
#13 FELIPE GUTIERREZ
GS 4 4
GS 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 14
GS 3 3 GS 3 3
Year 2017 2018 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 4 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Totals 10
GS 0 4 2 3 9
Year 2020 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 2 Totals 2
GS 0 0
Year 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 3 Totals 3
GS 1 1
MIN 360 360
G 0 0
A 3 3
SHT 9 9
SOG 4 4
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 0 1 3 2 1 2 4 0 1 14
SOG 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6
GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0
SHT 0 0
SOG 0 0
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
SHT 4 4
SOG 2 2
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
SHT 4 11 3 11 29
SOG 1 4 1 8 14
GWG 0 0 0 1 1
GWA 0 0 0 1 1
SHT 0 0
SOG 0 0
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
A 0 0
SHT 2 2
SOG 1 1
GWG 0 0
GWA 0 0
SVS 2 0 13 10 6 6 37
GA 1 1 6 6 3 2 19
GAA 1.07 1 1.50 2.57 1.50 0.67 1.43
SO 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
SHT 2 2 4
SOG 0 1 1
GWG 0 1 1
#15 ROGER ESPINOZA MIN 78 210 167 90 114 360 167 22 8 1216
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
#17 JAKE DAVIS MIN 270 270
G 0 0
#18 LOGAN NDENBE MIN 270 270
G 2 2
A 0 0
#20 DANIEL SALLOI MIN 69 328 180 270 847
G 0 3 0 2 5
A 0 0 2 2 4
#21 FELIPE HERNANDEZ MIN 43 43
G 0 0
A 0 0
#26 ERIK THOMMY MIN 111 111
G 0 0
#29 TIM MELIA Year 2015 2016 2018 2020 2021 2023 Career
Team Sporting KC Sporting KC Sporting KC Sporting KC Sporting KC Sporting KC Totals
GP 1 1 4 2 2 3 13
GS 1 1 4 2 2 3 13
Year 2021 2023 Career
Team GP Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 3 Totals 5
GS 2 3 5
MIN 84 90 360 210 180 270 1194
SHT 4 1 19 16 9 8 57
#54 REMI WALTER MIN 180 248 428
G 0 1 1
13
A 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0
YEAR-BY-YEAR POSTSEASON STATS: CURRENT SPORTING KC ROSTER PETER VERMES (CHAMPION IN 2000, 2013; RUNNER-UP IN 1997) Playing Career Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career
Team GP Red Bulls 3 Rapids 5 Rapids 2 Rapids 2 Sporting KC 7 Sporting KC 3 Sporting KC 3 Totals 25
GS 3 5 2 2 7 3 3 25
MIN 270 450 180 150 659 270 255 2234
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
SHT 5 2 0 2 4 1 1 15
T 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Pct. .667 .500 .600 .000 .500 .000 .000 .500 .250 .500 .833 .500
Coaching Career Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023 Career
Team W Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 2 Sporting KC 0 Sporting KC 0 Sporting KC 0 Sporting KC 0 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 0 Sporting KC 1 Sporting KC 2 Totals 9
L 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 9
14
SOG 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
GWG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CAREER POSTSEASON STATS: FIELD PLAYERS ALL TIME WITH SPORTING KANSAS CITY UNF POS PLAYER 11 M Preki 20 F Daniel Salloi 7 F Miklos Molnar 22 M Davy Arnaud 78 D Aurelien Collin 17 M Chris Klein 20 F Igor Simutenkov 2 D Matt McKeon 21 M Francisco Gomez 11 F Diego Rubio 17 F CJ Sapong 12 F Vitalis Takawira 9 F Teal Bunbury 14 F Dom Dwyer 32 F Onandi Lowe 18 D Logan Ndenbe 6 M Ilie Sanchez 15 D Seth Sinovic 8 M Graham Zusi 10 M Gadi Kinda 19 F Eric Quill 7 F Johnny Russell 8 M Chris Brown 10 M Mo Johnston 11 F Khiry Shelton 20 D Jose Burciaga Jr. 10 F Gianluca Busio 13 M Mark Chung 12 F Gerso Fernandes 14 M Jack Jewsbury 16 F Josh Wolff 16 F Claudio Bieler 4 D Kevin Ellis 15 M Roger Espinoza 9 F Dario Fabbro 13 F Wolde Harris 19 M Chris Henderson 5 D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 7 M Khari Stephenson 54 M Remi Walter 30 M Benny Feilhaber 13 M Felipe Gutierrez 9 F Alan Pulido 5 M Kerry Zavagnin 10 M Mike Sorber 6 D Peter Vermes 4 M Mike Burns 13 M Amadou Dia 3 D Nick Garcia 55 D Julio Cesar 23 F Kei Kamara 15 F Roy Lassiter 7 F Claudio Lopez 7 D Chance Myers 20 D Uche Okafor 3 F Paul Wright 23 D Alex Zotinca 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 GK Mike Ammann 16 M Stephen Armstrong 5 D Matt Besler 9 F Latif Blessing 6 D Sean Bowers 99 F Omar Bravo 20 M Jorge Claros 16 M Eloy Colombano 12 D Jimmy Conrad 11 M Bobby Convey 10 M Yohan Croizet 14 D John DeBrito 43 F Birahim Diop 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 15 D Samuel Ekeme 3 D Andreu Fontas 12 F Gary Glasgow 21 F Herculez Gomez 4 D Richard Gough 26 D Taylor Graham 13 M Andrew Gregor 16 M Diego Gutierrez 2 D Michael Harrington 1 GK Kevin Hartman 21 M Felipe Hernandez 19 M Erik Hurtado 10 M Jeferson
GP 20 10 7 15 11 16 8 19 9 4 11 7 5 9 3 3 9 15 20 7 6 10 10 15 9 5 2 7 5 9 7 3 3 20 2 3 7 2 2 4 5 8 4 4 23 5 13 4 3 23 4 5 3 2 10 7 6 6 3 2 6 18 1 7 1 1 1 12 1 4 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 2 2 3 15 5 5 2 2 2
GS 19 9 7 9 11 16 6 14 3 3 10 7 5 6 3 3 9 15 20 4 5 10 7 11 6 4 2 7 3 9 4 0 3 14 0 3 7 2 1 3 5 8 4 4 23 5 13 3 3 23 4 5 2 2 10 5 5 5 2 2 1 18 1 7 0 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 15 5 5 0 0 0
MIN 1758 847 659 927 1050 1440 437 1335 272 288 957 586 399 582 270 270 870 1404 1919 399 448 914 680 1166 580 368 154 629 240 759 449 85 300 1216 76 261 659 180 130 211 428 795 360 333 2065 403 1184 296 296 2135 329 449 166 179 960 393 461 441 216 180 180 1740 100 630 5 90 24 1107 1 105 20 11 120 30 450 140 75 180 32 118 1369 450 450 43 53 20
G 8 5 5 4 4 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
A 4 4 0 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 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 0 0 0 0
SHT 54 29 28 12 12 10 11 17 7 6 25 13 11 24 22 4 7 7 32 8 5 21 11 27 7 3 7 12 10 8 8 4 2 14 5 6 16 2 4 6 4 21 9 6 13 3 6 3 0 1 2 15 3 2 7 1 10 4 0 0 2 4 2 8 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 3 1
SOG 30 14 13 8 4 5 4 7 4 3 11 12 6 9 7 2 4 4 4 3 3 7 5 14 3 1 3 6 5 3 4 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1
FC 15 5 20 23 21 15 5 42 6 6 20 10 7 20 13 4 10 23 26 10 3 11 11 34 9 8 2 8 4 8 9 2 4 25 2 3 18 4 3 3 5 16 9 3 31 7 12 7 5 32 1 5 2 2 9 8 10 7 5 0 4 20 4 5 0 2 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 3 2 7 1 4 36 3 0 1 2 0
FS 35 14 10 26 10 8 13 20 10 6 30 17 4 18 15 7 8 16 30 10 4 23 5 20 8 5 2 11 8 11 7 1 2 25 1 3 18 4 0 2 2 23 11 8 37 3 20 1 3 31 6 10 1 1 10 3 13 6 2 0 2 16 0 6 0 0 0 22 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 17 7 2 3 0 0
OFF 2 2 4 6 4 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 4 8 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK C 27 3 12 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 8 2 0 2 0 4 13 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 69 2 2 1 1 1 27 1 0 0 6 4 0 0 11 1 3 0 8 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 25 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 11 0 0 1 3 5 12 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
CAREER POSTSEASON STATS: FIELD PLAYERS ALL TIME WITH SPORTING KANSAS CITY UNF POS PLAYER 5 M Brian Johnson 7 F Eddie Johnson 19 M Peterson Joseph 1 GK Jon Kempin 14 F Frank Klopas 30 M Michael Kraus 1 GK Eric Kronberg 25 GK Garth Lagerwey 25 D Jonathan Leathers 2 D Jaylin Lindsey 19 M Cristian Lobato 10 M Carlos Marinelli 24 D Matt Marquess 36 D Luis Martins 94 M Jimmy Medranda 29 GK Tim Melia 1 GK Tony Meola 11 M Kurt Morsink 93 M Soni Mustivar 6 M Paulo Nagamura 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 88 M Kevin Oliveira 16 D Lawrence Olum 3 D Ike Opara 1 GK Bo Oshoniyi 37 F Jacob Peterson 3 D Steve Pittman 29 F Ryan Pore 4 D Brandon Prideaux 4 D Roberto Puncec 26 D Ryan Raybould 22 D Winston Reid 7 M Edmundo Rodriguez 6 M Oriol Rosell 22 F Soony Saad 19 F Scott Sealy 26 M Kevin Souter 4 D Carey Talley 19 F Matt Taylor 4 F Abe Thompson 9 D Ryan Tinsley 23 F Ivan Trujillo 4 D Scott Uderitz 9 M Sasha Victorine 20 D Tyson Wahl 8 M Diego Walsh 6 M Lance Watson 17 D Jake Davis 5 D Dany Rosero 6 M Nemanja Radoja 26 M Erik Thommy Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 3 3 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 13 16 3 2 7 10 1 2 8 4 7 2 3 7 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 2 6 1 2 2 1 5 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 3
GS 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 13 16 3 2 7 10 0 1 5 4 3 2 0 7 2 0 2 0 6 0 3 2 6 0 2 2 0 5 3 2 0 0 3 3 3 1
57 57
57 57
MIN 33 270 103 36 105 31 90 450 180 210 20 44 13 214 121 1194 1505 252 210 696 960 19 202 496 360 264 160 56 659 210 1 210 10 488 47 262 179 576 24 128 150 1 431 223 158 23 1 270 265 268 111 5365 5365
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79 78
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 13 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 7 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2
SOG 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
FC 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 7 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 4 1 9 3 1 0 14 0 5 4 0 11 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 1
FS 0 10 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 9 1 1 1 4 1 2 4 0 15 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 1 7 0 2 5 1 15 7 0 1 0 3 1 4 3
OFF 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 77
745 644
300 264
890 889 905 871
120 157
272 116 2 265 130 5
CAREER POSTSEASON STATS: GOALKEEPERS ALL TIME WITH SPORTING KANSAS CITY
UNF POS GOALKEEPER 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 1 GK Kevin Hartman 1 GK Bo Oshoniyi 1 GK Tony Meola 29 GK Tim Melia 25 GK Garth Lagerwey 1 GK Eric Kronberg 1 GK Jon Kempin 1 GK Mike Ammann Team totals Opponent totals
GP 1 10 5 4 16 13 5 1 1 2 57 57
GS 1 10 5 4 16 13 5 1 0 2 57 57
MIN 120 960 450 360 1505 1194 450 90 36 180 5365 5365
SHTS SV 5 4 24 15 24 18 18 14 84 62 57 37 31 18 5 3 1 0 15 9 264 184 300 210
GA 1 9 5 5 21 19 9 2 1 6 78 79
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GAA PG 0.75 0 0.84 0 1.00 0 1.25 0 1.26 2 1.43 1 1.80 0 2.00 0 2.50 0 3.00 0 1.31 3 1.33 6
PA 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 6
W 0 5 1 2 7 4 2 0 0 0 21 24
L T 1 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 6 3 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 12 21 12
SO 0 4 2 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 17 16
OT RECORD 0-1-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-2 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-4-5 4-1-5
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 1996 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Kansas City Wizards (17-15-0, 1-0-0) vs. Dallas Burn (17-15-0, 0-1-0) September 26, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Dallas
Dallas Burn (17-15-0, 1-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (17-15-0, 1-1-0) September 29, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
1 2 Tot 1 2 3 2 0 2
Kansas City Dallas
Scoring Summary: KC--Johnston 1 (Sorber 1) 16’ DAL--Elliott 1 (Unassisted) 21’ DAL--Ashton 1 (Elliott 1) 25’ KC-- McKeon 1 (Unassisted) 79’ KC--Preki 1 (Chung 1) 89’
Dallas Burn (17-15-0, 1-2-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (17-15-0, 2-1-0) October 2, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 2 0 2
Kansas City Dallas
Scoring Summary: DAL--Sanchez 1 (Santel 1) 27’ KC--Chung 1 (Sorber 2, Preki 1) 41’ KC--Takawira 1 (Wright 1) 62’ DAL--Elliott 2 (Sanchez 2) 66’
Scoring Summary: DAL--Kreis 1 (Sanchez 1) 5’ KC--Preki 2 (Johnston 1) 30’ DAL--Washington 1 (Lozzano 1) 32’
Kansas City Wizards--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz (Samuel Ekeme 71’), Uche Okafor, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Matt McKeon 71’), Paul Wright, Diego Gutierrez, Preki, Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira
Dallas Burn--Mark Dodd, Diego Sonora, Brandon Pollard, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Zak Ibsen, Lawrence Lozzano, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Brian Haynes 59’), Hugo Sanchez (Chad Ashton 82’), Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 68’) Cautions: Kreis 17’, Farrer 20’
Dallas Burn--Mark Dodd, Lawrence Lozzano, Diego Sonora, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Brandon Pollard, Chad Ashton (Zak Ibsen 79’), Leonel Alvarez, Brian Haynes, Gerell Elliott (Ted Eck 46’), Dante Washington
Kansas City Wizards--Garth Lagerwey, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 46’), Scott Uderitz, Preki, Paul Wright (Frank Klopas 68’), Mike Sorber, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira
Cautions: Sonora 57’, Alvarez 87’
Cautions: Sorber 50’, Gutierrez 70’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
DAL 14 7 17 6 3 12
KC 20 15 11 4 9 4
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Referee: Tim Weyland Referee’s Assistants: Ali Mohabbi, Mehrdad Bonvan 4th Official: Rob Chaplin Attendance: 4,466
KC 13 9 16 1 5 5
1 2 Tot PK 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2
Kansas City Wizards Win On Penalty Kicks 3-2: DAL--Farrer, Goal KC --Johnston, Saved DAL--Ashton, Saved KC --Takawira, Time Expired DAL--Sanchez, Goal KC --Wright, Goal DAL--Haynes, High KC --Klopas, Goal DAL--Lozzano, Saved KC --Preki, Goal Dallas Burn--Mark Dodd, Brandon Pollard, Diego Sonora (Brian Haynes 66’), Richard Farrer, Mark Santel, Lawrence Lozzano, Zak Ibsen, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Chad Ashton 89’), Hugo Sanchez, Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 46’) Cautions: Sanchez 41’, Farrer 73’, Haynes 81’
DAL 9 8 15 3 9 6
Kansas City Wizards--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Preki, Paul Wright, Mike Sorber (Samuel Ekeme 79’), Mark Chung (Frank Klopas 89’), Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira Cautions: Uderitz 22’, Preki 35’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Referee: Esse Baharmast Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Misail Tsapos Attendance: 10,125
KC 9 5 16 3 5 1
DAL 4 4 23 1 5 1
Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Michael Williams, Andrew Barnes 4th Official: Glenn Prechac Attendance: 9,802
1996 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL) Los Angeles Galaxy (19-13-0, 3-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (17-15-0, 2-2-0) October 10, 1996 -- Rose Bowl Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 2 2
Kansas City Los Angeles
Scoring Summary: LA--Armas 1 (Unassisted) 48’ KC--Preki 3 (Unassisted) 52’ LA--Vanney 1 (Unassisted) 57’
Cautions: Calichman 18’ Kansas City Wizards--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Frank Klopas 73’), Paul Wright, Preki, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Uche Okafor 79’) Cautions: Wright 15 KC 11 7 11 3 4 5
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 1 1
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 4 (Unassisted) 69’ LA--Vanney 2 (Cienfuegos 1) 76’
LA Galaxy--Jorge Campos, Robin Fraser, Dan Calichman, Greg Vanney, Mark Semioli (Brad Wilson 88’), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Jorge Salcedo, Chris Armas, Cobi Jones, Harut Karapetyan (Eduardo Hurtado 46’), Ante Razov (Guillermo Jara 78’)
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Kansas City Wizards (17-15-0, 2-3-0) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (19-13-0, 4-1-0) October 13, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium
LA 14 8 11 6 3 5
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Levon Baladjanian, Juan Hernandez 4th Official: Hugo Silva Attendance: 25,212
Los Angeles Galaxy Win On Penalty Kicks 3-1: LA --Noamouz, Saved KC --Sorber, Saved LA --Vanney, Goal KC --Wright, Goal LA --Cienfuegos, Goal KC --Chung, Wide Left LA --Jones, High KC --Preki, Saved LA --Fraser, Goal Kansas City Wizards--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 51’), Sean Bowers, Diego Gutierrez, Mike Sorber, Preki, Mark Chung, Paul Wright, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira Cautions: Johnston 70’, Preki 81’ LA Galaxy--Jorge Campos, Greg Vanney, Dan Calichman, Robin Fraser, Mark Semioli (Arash Noamouz 71’), Jorge Salcedo (David Kramer 73’), Chris Armas, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Cobi Jones, Ante Razov (Harut Karapetyan 54’), Eduardo Hurtado Cautions: Calichman 38’, Semioli 42’, Armas 60’, Cienfuegos 67’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
LA 9 4 18 3 8 6
KC 14 7 23 4 5 3
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos Referee’s Assistants: Ali Saheli, Alan Shepherd 4th Official: Mehrdad Bonvan Attendance: 11,041 17
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 1997 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Kansas City Wizards (21-11-0, 0-1-0) vs. Colorado Rapids (14-18-0, 1-0-0) October 4, 1997 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Colorado
Colorado Rapids (14-18-0, 2-0-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (21-11-0, 0-2-0) October 8, 1997 -- Mile High Stadium
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 2 3
Kansas City Colorado
Scoring Summary: COL--C. Henderson 1 (Unassisted) 25’ COL--Bravo 1 (C. Henderson 1) 67’ COL--Paule 1 (Bravo 1, C. Henderson 2) 75’ Kansas City Wizards--Mike Ammann, Matt McKeon, Uche Okafor, Richard Gough, Sean Bowers, Steve Pittman, Ryan Tinsley (Edmundo Rodriguez 80’), Frank Klopas (Preki 46’), Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Paul Wright 57’) Cautions: Pittman 35’, Tinsley 52’, Preki 84’, Rodriguez 84’ Colorado Rapids--Marcus Hahnemann, Chris Martinez (Marcelo Balboa 77’), Tahj Jakins, Peter Vermes, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, David Patino (Ross Paule 70’), Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 62’) Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
COL 9 5 13 3 7 3
KC 10 3 12 1 5 2
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 1 2 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Takawira 1 (Okafor 1) 9’ COL--Bravo 2 (C. Henderson 3, S. Henderson 1) 16’ COL--Bravo 3 (Kmosko 1, Harris 1) 68’ COL--Harris 1 (Bravo 2, Balboa 1) 83’ KC--Preki 1 (Takawira 1) 88’ Colorado Rapids--Marcus Hahnemann, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Chris Martinez, Peter Vermes, Marcelo Balboa, David Patino (Tahj Jakins 73’), Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 63’) Kansas City Wizards--Mike Ammann, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor, Steve Pittman (John Debrito 70’), Richard Gough, Matt McKeon, Ryan Tinsley (Frank Klopas 70’), Mark Chung, Preki, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira Cautions: Gough 23’, McKeon 27’, Okafor 51’, Klopas 85’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Laszlo Nagy, Tom Bobadilla Attendance: 10,174
KC 14 9 21 5 3 7
COL 14 10 17 7 5 7
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Steve Olson, Susan Cicchinelli Attendance: 13,117
2000 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (QUARTERFINALS) Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 1-0-0) vs. Colorado Rapids (13-15-4, 0-1-0) September 16, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Colorado
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kansas City Colorado
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 1 (Preki 1) 18’ Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein (Chris Brown 46’), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 67’), Chris Henderson, Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar, Preki (Brian Johnson 77’) Cautions: Garcia 24’, Johnston 27’, Henderson 84’ Ejections: Johnston 92+ Colorado Rapids--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, David Vaudreuil, Scott Vermillion, Jason Moore (Anders Limpar 75’), Ross Paule, Jason Bent, Wes Hart (Junior Agogo 62’), Paul Bravo, Matt Okoh (Jorge Dely Valdes 46’) Cautions: Hart 13’, Vaudreuil 15’, Bent 18’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Colorado Rapids (13-15-4, 0-1-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 1-0-1) September 20, 2000 -- Mile High Stadium
COL 19 6 19 5 4 7
KC 12 8 24 3 2 6
Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Rick Eddy 4th Official: Noel Kenny Attendance: 8,682
1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 2-0-1) vs. Colorado Rapids (13-15-4, 0-2-1) September 24, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Colorado
Colorado Rapids--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, Scott Vermillion, Ross Paule (Jason Moore 46’), Anders Limpar (Wes Hart 84’), Paul Bravo, David Vaudreuil, Jason Bent, Junior Agogo, Jorge Dely Valdes (Matt Okoh 96’)
1 2 Tot 1 2 3 0 2 2
Cautions: Vermillion 31’, Bravo 59’, Limpar 68’
Scoring Summary: KC--Henderson 1 (Unassisted) 11’ KC--Molnar 2 (Klein 1, Gomez 1) 65’ KC--Gomez 1 (Zavagnin 1) 69’ COL--Bravo 1 (Vermillion 1) 70’ COL--Bravo 2 (Penalty Kick) 94+
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Brian Johnson 91’), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 62’), Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar, Chris Brown
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein, Francisco Gomez, Matt McKeon (Brian Johnson 80’), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Preki (Chris Brown 74’), Miklos Molnar
Cautions: Vermes 27’
Cautions: Zavagnin 59’, McKeon 73’ Colorado Rapids--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez (Lance Key 50’), David Vaudreuil (Wes Hart 85’), Scott Vermillion, Jason Bent, Paul Bravo, Ross Paule, Anders Limpar, Jorge Dely Valdes, Junior Agogo
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 18 3 17 1 5 3
COL 12 3 20 4 7 3
Referee: Noel Kenny Referee’s Assistants: Tom Bobadilla, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy Attendance: 8,789
Cautions: Key 61’ Ejections: Agogo 75’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
COL 7 4 16 2 3 5
KC 20 8 14 1 4 2
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Francisco Sanchez 4th Official: Ali Saheli Attendance: 4,156
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2000 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (SEMIFINALS) Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 2-0-2) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (14-10-8, 2-0-1) September 29, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Galaxy (14-10-8, 3-0-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 2-1-2) October 3, 2000 -- Rose Bowl Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 OT1 Tot 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
Kansas City Los Angeles
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 83’), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Preki, Chris Brown (Mo Johnston 46’), Miklos Molnar
Scoring Summary: LA--Jones 2 (Hendrickson 1) 16’ KC-- McKeon 1 (Zavagnin 2) 29’ LA--Califf 1 (Jones 2) 93’
Cautions: Klein 2’, Henderson 15’
Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Greg Vanney, Robin Fraser, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Zak Ibsen (Danny Califf 46’), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Brian Kelly (Sasha Victorine 55’), Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez
Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Robin Fraser, Paul Caligiuri, Ezra Hendrickson, Greg Vanney, Brian Kelly (Sebastien Vorbe 77’), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Zak Ibsen, Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez Cautions: Fraser 58’, Cienfuegos 97’, Jones 98’, Hernandez 100’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
LA 6 1 22 4 6 8
KC 20 8 10 1 10 1
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Sill, Albert Echeverria 4th Official: Marcel Yonan Attendance: 11,815
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Brandon Prideaux, Peter Vermes, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Miklos Molnar, Mo Johnston, Preki (Francisco Gomez 91’) KC 11 6 8 0 8 4
LA 9 6 16 5 6 5
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Rick Eddy 4th Official: Kevin Terry Attendance: 20,849
2000 MLS CUP Chicago Fire (17-9-6, 4-3-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 4-1-2) October 15, 2000 -- RFK Stadium Kansas City Chicago
1 2 OT1 Tot 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 3 (Penalty Kick) 21’ KC--Molnar 4 (Johnston 1) 96’
Cautions: Hernandez 59’, Hendrickson 82’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Kansas City Wizards (16-7-9, 3-1-2) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (14-10-8, 3-1-1) October 6, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 5 (Klein 2) 11’ Chicago Fire--Zach Thornton, C.J. Brown, Carlos Bocanegra, Tenywa Bonseu, Peter Nowak (Lubos Kubik 83’), Dema Kovalenko, Diego Gutierrez (Damarcus Beasley 70’), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch (Josh Wolff 59’), Hristo Stoichkov, Ante Razov Cautions: Kovalenko 47, Bonseu 76 Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Chris Klein (Francisco Gomez 89’), Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Preki (Uche Okafor 74’), Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar Cautions: Johnston 48’, Garcia 58’, Meola 76’ CHI Shots 22 Shots on Goal 10 Fouls 17 Offside 1 Corner Kicks 8 Saves 2
KC 6 3 26 5 2 10
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, George Vergara 4th Official: Kevin Stott Attendance: 39,159 19
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Mo Johnston, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar Cautions: Garcia 40’, Molnar 50’, Johnston 58’, Zavagnin 76’ Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Robin Fraser, Danny Califf, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Sasha Victorine, Greg Vanney, Luis Hernandez, Cobi Jones Cautions: Vanney 36’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
LA 9 4 20 5 7 2
KC 16 4 27 2 5 4
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, George Gansner 4th Official: Gerry Corrie Attendance: 8,320
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2001 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (QUARTERFINALS) Miami Fusion (16-5-5, 1-0-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-13-3, 0-1-0) September 22, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium Kansas City Miami
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 1 2
Kansas City Wizards (11-13-3, 1-1-0) vs. Miami Fusion (16-5-5, 1-1-0) September 26, 2001 -- Arrowhead Stadium 1 2 Tot 3 0 3 0 0 0
Kansas City Miami
Scoring Summary: MIA--Serna 1 (Woan 1, Rooney 1) 28’ MIA--Pineda Chacon 1 (Preki 1, Serna 1) 53’ Miami Fusion--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 73’), Carlos Llamosa, Ivan Mckinley, Pablo Mastroeni, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Ian Bishop, Preki (Johnny Torres 82’), Diego Serna Cautions: Rooney 50 Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Mike Burns, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin (Mo Johnston 69’), Matt McKeon, Andrew Gregor (Francisco Gomez 79’), Gary Glasgow, Onandi Lowe, Chris Brown (Roy Lassiter 46’) Cautions: McKeon 33’, Gregor 56’ KC Shots 10 Shots on Goal 2 Fouls 19 Offside 4 Corner Kicks 2 Saves 3
MIA 13 5 17 1 4 2
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 1 1 2
Kansas City Miami
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 1 ( McKeon 1, Gomez 1) 24’ KC-- McKeon 1 (Penalty Kick) 31’ KC--Gomez 1 (Vermes 1) 49+
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 2 (Burns 1, Lassiter 1) 13’ MIA--Preki 1 (Unassisted) 14’ MIA--Henderson 1 (Torres 1, Mckinley 1) 71’
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 46’), Gary Glasgow (Chris Brown 21’), Roy Lassiter (Andrew Gregor 60’), Onandi Lowe
Miami Fusion--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Johnny Torres 62’), Brian Dunseth, Carlos Llamosa, Ivan Mckinley, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Ian Bishop, Lazo Alavanja (Tyrone Marshall 62’), Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Jeff Bilyk 90’)
Cautions: Lassiter 38’, Burns 60’, Gregor 79’, Vermes 80’
Cautions: Alavanja 42’
Miami Fusion--Nick Rimando (Jeff Cassar 46’), Ivan Mckinley, Carlos Llamosa (Brian Dunseth 46’), Pablo Mastroeni, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 43’), Jim Rooney, Ian Bishop, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Lazo Alavanja 46’), Diego Serna
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 45’), Chris Brown (Andrew Gregor 81’), Onandi Lowe, Roy Lassiter (Gary Glasgow 61’)
Cautions: Mastroeni 4’, Llamosa 29’, Woan 41’ Ejections: Mastroeni 30’, Serna 82’
Cautions: Lowe 16’, Burns 65’, Glasgow 91+
MIA Shots 8 Shots on Goal 5 Fouls 7 Offside 1 Corner Kicks 6 Saves 2
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Steve Taylor 4th Official: Robbie Mann Attendance: 6,281
Miami Fusion (16-5-5, 2-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-13-3, 1-2-0) September 29, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium
KC 19 7 25 2 8 5
Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Richard Huber, George Gansner 4th Official: Ali Saheli Attendance: 5,803
KC Shots 21 Shots on Goal 8 Fouls 19 Offside 2 Corner Kicks 8 Saves 1
MIA 12 4 15 2 6 7
Referee: Gerry Corrie Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Rick Eddy 4th Official: Reggie Rutty Attendance: 8,119
2002 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Los Angeles Galaxy (16-9-3, 1-0-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (9-10-9, 0-1-0 September 25, 2002 -- Rose Bowl Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 3
Kansas City Wizards (9-10-9, 1-1-0) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (16-9-3, 1-1-0) September 28, 2002 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 Tot 2 2 4 0 1 1
Kansas City Los Angeles
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 1 (Brown 1, Quill 1) 25’ LA--Ruiz 1 (Penalty Kick) 62’ KC--Brown 1 (Klein 1) 70’ LA--Jones 1 (Marshall 1) 85’ LA--Ruiz 2 (Elliott 1) 99’
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (Garcia 1) 19’ KC--Quill 1 (Vermes 1, Preki 1) 37’ KC--Preki 2 (Unassisted) 70’ LA--Albright 1 (Ruiz 1) 71’ KC--Fabbro 1 (Quill 2) 73’
Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 84’), Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Chris Albright (Alejandro Moreno 70’), Carlos Ruiz
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Carey Talley, Peter Vermes, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Stephen Armstrong 81’), Preki (Matt McKeon 76’), Kerry Zavagnin, Diego Gutierrez, Eric Quill, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 59’), Chris Brown
Cautions: Elliott 63’
Cautions: Vermes 43’, Fabbro 61’
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez, Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 82’), Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Mike Burns 73’)
Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 73’), Ezra Hendrickson, Tyrone Marshall, Danny Califf, Peter Vagenas (Adam Frye 76’), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos (Chris Albright 46’), Sasha Victorine, Cobi Jones, Carlos Ruiz
Cautions: Talley 27’, Garcia 67’
Cautions: Ruiz 40’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 13 4 20 0 5 7
LA 19 10 19 5 3 2
Referee: Richard Heron Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Craig Lowry 4th Official: Jesse Johnson Attendance: 14,585
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Los Angeles Galaxy (16-9-3, 2-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (9-10-9, 1-2-0) October 2, 2002 -- Rose Bowl
LA 14 4 9 2 5 4
KC 13 8 22 4 3 3
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steve Taylor 4th Official: Alex Prus Attendance: 9,484
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1 2 Tot 0 2 2 2 3 5
Scoring Summary: LA--Ruiz 3 (Victorine 1) 34’ LA--Jones 2 (Unassisted) 46+ KC--Klein 1 (Quill 3, Brown 2) 47’ LA--Jones 3 (Ruiz 2) 62’ LA--Ruiz 4 (Jones 1, Waibel 1) 66’ KC--Preki 3 (Unassisted) 72’ LA--Tennyson 1 (Unassisted) 93+ Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas, Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones, Simon Elliott, Chris Albright (Craig Waibel 62’), Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Alejandro Moreno (Brian Mullan 71’), Carlos Ruiz (Mckinley Tennyson 92+) Cautions: Ruiz 27’, Lalas 67’ Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes (Stephen Armstrong 66), Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez (Matt McKeon 73’), Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill, Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 46’) Cautions: Simutenkov 37’, Vermes 48’, McKeon 78’, Quill 84’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 15 7 13 3 4 3
LA 12 8 26 8 4 5
Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, David Bragg 4th Official: Jair Marrufo Attendance: 14,713
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2003 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Colorado Rapids (11-12-7, 0-0-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-10-9, 0-0-1) November 4, 2003 -- Invesco Field At Mile High Kansas City Colorado
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 1 1
Kansas City Wizards (11-10-9, 1-0-1) vs. Colorado Rapids (11-12-7, 0-1-1) November 8, 2003 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Colorado
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (Unassisted) 47+ KC--Klein 1 (Simutenkov 1) 63’
Colorado Rapids--Joe Cannon, Kyle Beckerman, Wes Hart (Matt Crawford 45’), Nat Borchers, Ritchie Kotschau, Robin Fraser, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Chris Carrieri (Zizi Roberts 66’), John Spencer
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 45’), Igor Simutenkov (Alex Zotinca 71’), Carey Talley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 85’), Preki
Cautions: Carrieri 12’, Fraser 48’
Cautions: Meola 47+, Zavagnin 70’, Armstrong 77’
Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Alex Zotinca (Stephen Armstrong 71’), Eric Quill, Carey Talley, Kerry Zavagnin, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 86’), Preki
Colorado Rapids--Joe Cannon, Nat Borchers, Robin Fraser, Wes Hart (Chris Carrieri 64’), Ritchie Kotschau, Kyle Beckerman, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Zizi Roberts, John Spencer
Cautions: Klein 16’, Arnaud 90’
Cautions: Roberts 58’, Beckerman 89’
KC 6 4 13 4 3 3
COL 12 4 20 1 4 3
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Itaya, Steven Davidson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy Attendance: 6,434
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
COL 9 4 10 3 5 3
KC 10 6 14 1 4 4
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Thomas Supple 4th Official: Terry Vaughn Attendance: 10,712
2004 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) San Jose Earthquakes (9-10-11, 1-0-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (14-9-7, 0-1-0) October 24, 2004 -- Spartan Stadium Kansas City San Jose
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: SJ--De Rosario 1 (Donovan 1) 40’ SJ--Waibel 1 (Agoos 1) 52’ San Jose Earthquakes--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales, Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Ian Russell (Chris Brown 94+), Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Jamil Walker 86’) Cautions: Agoos 24’, Mullan 38’ Kansas City Wizards--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Diego Walsh 79’), Igor Simutenkov (Khari Stephenson 52’), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff Cautions: Simutenkov 41’, Zotinca 59’ KC Shots 5 Shots on Goal 2 Fouls 14 Offside 3 Corner Kicks 5 Saves 5
Kansas City Wizards (14-9-7, 1-1-0) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (9-10-11, 1-1-0) October 30, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City San Jose
SJ 15 7 24 2 11 2
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Rick Eddy 4th Official: Alex Prus Attendance: 8,659
San Jose Earthquakes (14-7-9, 2-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-10-9, 1-1-1) November 15, 2003 -- Spartan Stadium Sporting KC San Jose
Scoring Summary: KC--Harris 1 (Zavagnin 1) 3’ COL--Borchers 1 (Beckerman 1, Kotschau 1) 53’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
2003 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL)
1 2 Tot 1 2 3 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Stephenson 1 (Jewsbury 1, Arnaud 1) 26’ KC--Own Goal (Ching) 48’ KC--Jewsbury 1 (Simutenkov 1, Burciaga 1) 92+
1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 2 (Klein 1) 57’ SJ--Lagos 1 (Dayak 2, Donovan 2) 61’ KC--Klein 2 (Preki 1) 72’ SJ--Mullan 1 (Russell 2) 83’ SJ--Donovan 2 (Ekelund 2) 117’ San Jose Earthquakes--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Troy Dayak, Eddie Robinson, Craig Waibel (Dwayne De Rosario 81’), Ronnie Ekelund, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 68’), Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Rodrigo Faria 77’) Cautions: Dayak 73’, Faria 112’ Kansas City Wizards--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Stephen Armstrong (Eric Quill 66’), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Preki, Carey Talley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 91+), Igor Simutenkov (Josh Wolff 71’) Cautions: Zavagnin 100’ KC Shots 13 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 16 Offside 2 Corner Kicks 2 Saves 3
SJ 21 6 10 2 6 2
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, Greg Barkey 4th Official: Ricardo Valenzuela Attendance: 16,108
2004 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL) Kansas City Wizards (14-9-7, 2-1-0) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (11-9-10, 1-2-0) November 5, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City Los Angeles
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Wolff 1) 24’ KC--Arnaud 2 (Zotinca 1) 69’
Kansas City Wizards--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Taylor Graham 94+), Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 69’), Kerry Zavagnin (Diego Walsh 86’), Davy Arnaud, Diego Gutierrez, Josh Wolff
Kansas City Wizards--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Taylor Graham 59’), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff
Cautions: Jewsbury 46+, Arnaud 56’, Gutierrez 78’
Cautions: Burciaga 41’, Zotinca 72’
San Jose Earthquakes--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales (Eddie Robinson 94+), Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Ian Russell 61’)
Los Angeles Galaxy--Kevin Hartman, Chris Albright, Paul Broome, Danny Califf (Alejandro Moreno 78’), Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones (Andreas Herzog 59’), Marcelo Saragosa (Arturo Torres 62’), Peter Vagenas, Sasha Victorine, Jovan Kirovski, Carlos Ruiz
Cautions: Donovan 43’
Cautions: Vagenas 26’, Broome 72’, Herzog 83’
SJ Shots 8 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 15 Offside 6 Corner Kicks 4 Saves 3
KC 14 6 21 2 5 4
Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, George Gansner 4th Official: Abbey Okulaja Attendance: 10,222
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Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
LA 9 3 17 1 5 4
KC 14 6 19 3 5 3
Referee: Abbey Okulaja Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steve Taylor 4th Official: Michael Kennedy Attendance: 11,931
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2004 MLS CUP
2007 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS)
D.C. United (11-10-9, 3-0-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (14-9-7, 2-2-0) November 14, 2004 -- The Home Depot Center Kansas City D.C. United
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 3 0 3
Kansas City Wizards (11-12-7, 1-0-0) vs. Chivas USA (15-7-8, 0-1-0) October 27, 2007 -- Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Chivas USA
Scoring Summary: KC--Burciaga 1 (Unassisted) 6’ DC--Eskandarian 3 (Carroll 1) 19’ DC--Eskandarian 4 (Unassisted) 23’ DC--Own Goal (Zotinca) 26’ KC--Wolff 1 (Penalty Kick) 58’
Kansas City Chivas USA
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Free Kick) 35’
D.C. United--Nick Rimando, Bryan Namoff, Ryan Nelsen, Mike Petke, Brian Carroll, Earnie Stewart (Brandon Prideaux 82’), Christian Gomez (Joshua Gros 59’), Dema Kovalenko (Ejected 57’), Ben Olsen, Alecko Eskandarian (Freddy Adu 65’), Jaime Moreno Cautions: Stewart 55’, Namoff 72’, Olsen 89’ Ejections: Kovalenko 57’ Kansas City Wizards--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Diego Walsh 82’), Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Matt Taylor 66’), Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 45’), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff Cautions: Gutierrez 33’ DC Shots 8 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 15 Offside 2 Corner Kicks 4 Saves 2
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 0 0
KC 11 6 13 1 5 2
Chivas USA (15-7-8, 0-1-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-12-7, 1-0-1) November 3, 2007 -- The Home Depot Center
Kansas City Wizards--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Raybould 89’), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Sasha Victorine, Kerry Zavagnin, Kurt Morsink (Ryan Pore 72’), Scott Sealy, Eddie Johnson Cautions: Harrington 44’, Garcia 54’, Zavagnin 88’ Chivas USA--Brad Guzan, Jason Hernandez, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Alex Zotinca (John Cunliffe 57’), Sacha Kljestan, Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, Francisco Mendoza, Laurent Merlin (Ramon Nunez 70’) Cautions: Zotinca 46+ CHV Shots 8 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 18 Offside 5 Corner Kicks 1 Saves 2
KC 8 3 12 2 2 4
Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Rob Fereday 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez Attendance: 12,442
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chivas USA--Brad Guzan, Lawson Vaughn, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Mendoza (Anthony Hamilton 81’), Paulo Nagamura, Jesse Marsch, Sacha Kljestan, Maykel Galindo, Ramon Nunez (John Cunliffe 74’) Cautions: Marsch 19’, Francisco Mendoz 53’, Nunez 62’, Bornstein 89’ Kansas City Wizards--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury, Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Lance Watson 94+), Sasha Victorine (Ryan Pore 67’), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy (Jose Burciaga Jr. 82’) Cautions: Johnson 65’ KC Shots 8 Shots on Goal 3 Fouls 13 Offside 4 Corner Kicks 0 Saves 6
CHV 16 7 20 2 6 3
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Steve Taylor 4th Official: Tim Weyland Attendance: 19,711
Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, Kermit Quisenberry 4th Official: Abbey Okulaja Attendance: 25,797
2007 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL) Houston Dynamo (15-8-7, 2-1-0) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-12-7, 1-1-1) November 10, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium
Kansas City Houston
Kansas City Columbus
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: HOU--Jaqua 1 (Mulrooney 1) 35’ HOU--De Rosario 1 (Waibel 1) 81’ Houston Dynamo--Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Brian Mullan, Eddie Robinson, Ryan Cochrane, Wade Barrett, Dwayne De Rosario (Stuart Holden 85’), Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching (Joseph Ngwenya 70’), Nate Jaqua Cautions: Jaqua 41’ Kansas City Wizards--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Pore 75’), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Carlos Marinelli 46’), Sasha Victorine (Eloy Colombano 66’), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy Cautions: Garcia 55’, Marinelli 58’, Arnaud 93+ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
2008 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Kansas City Wizards (11-10-9, 0-0-1) vs. Columbus Crew (17-7-6, 0-0-1) November 1, 2008 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark
KC 3 0 10 0 1 4
HOU 11 6 11 6 6 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, C.J. Morgante 4th Official: Abbey Okulaja Attendance: 30,972
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 1 1
Columbus Crew (17-7-6, 1-0-1) vs. Kansas City Wizards (11-10-9, 0-1-1) November 8, 2008 -- Columbus Crew Stadium Kansas City Columbus
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Lopez 1) 53’ CLB--Lenhart 1 (Moreno 1) 92+
Scoring Summary: CLB--Evans 1 (Carroll 1) 7’ CLB--Rogers 1 (Moreno 2, Barros Schelotto 1) 57’
Kansas City Wizards--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Herculez Gomez (Ejected 75’), Jack Jewsbury, Davy Arnaud, Kevin Souter (Roger Espinoza 92+), Abe Thompson (Josh Wolff 69’), Claudio Lopez (Ivan Trujillo 89’)
Columbus Crew--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall (Andy Iro 92+), Danny O’rourke, Gino Padula (Ezra Hendrickson 92+), Eddie Gaven, Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Emmanuel Ekpo 85’), Alejandro Moreno
Cautions: Jewsbury 41’ Ejections: Gomez 75’
Cautions: Evans 63’, Rogers 66’, Hejduk 87’, Ekpo 90’
Columbus Crew--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall, Danny O’rourke, Gino Padula, Eddie Gaven (Steven Lenhart 83’), Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers (Emmanuel Ekpo 88’), Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Alejandro Moreno Cautions: Padula 84’, Carroll 93+ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
CLB 10 4 14 0 4 1
KC 5 2 18 0 1 3
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo Attendance: 10,385
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Kansas City Wizards--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl (Josh Wolff 68’), Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Roger Espinoza (Matt Marquess 77’), Jack Jewsbury, Kevin Souter, Abe Thompson (Michael Kraus 59’), Claudio Lopez Cautions: Arnaud 39’, Wahl 49’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 6 2 10 2 3 1
CLB 13 3 15 1 1 2
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Nate Clement 4th Official: Mark Geiger Attendance: 11,153
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2011 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL)
2011 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Colorado Rapids (12-9-13, 1-1-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (13-9-12, 1-0-0) October 30, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Sporting KC Colorado
Colorado Rapids (12-9-13, 1-2-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (13-9-12, 2-0-0) November 2, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
1 2 Tot 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC Colorado
Sporting Kansas City (13-9-12, 2-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo (12-9-13, 3-0-0) November 6, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC Houston
Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 1 (Julio Cesar 1) 49’ KC--Bunbury 2 (Penalty Kick) 59’
Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 1 (Zusi 1) 28’ KC--Sapong 1 (Zusi 2) 76’
Colorado Rapids--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura (Tyrone Marshall 36’), Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor (Scott Palguta 59’), Miguel Comminges, Brian Mullan, Jeff Larentowicz, Sanna Nyassi, Wells Thompson, Omar Cummings, Caleb Folan (Macoumba Kandji 23’)
Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Birahim Diop 79’), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 45’), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Soony Saad 87’), CJ Sapong
Cautions: Nyassi 63’ Ejections: Marshall 57’
Cautions: Espinoza 35’, Santos 48+, Arnaud 65’
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: HOU--Hainault 2 (Unassisted) 53’ HOU--Costly 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 87’ Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Omar Bravo 85’), Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 82’), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 75’), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, CJ Sapong Cautions: Santos 30’, Espinoza 74’
Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 78’), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 89’), Teal Bunbury (Davy Arnaud 69’), CJ Sapong
Colorado Rapids--Matt Pickens, Wells Thompson, Marvell Wynne, Scott Palguta, Miguel Comminges, Brian Mullan, Joseph Nane (Macoumba Kandji 56’), Jeff Larentowicz, Sanna Nyassi, Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 45’), Ross Labauex (Eddie Ababio 80’)
Cautions: Bunbury 47+
Cautions: Nane 27’, Comminges 55’, Mullan 75’, Nyassi 93+
Cautions: Carr 17’, Camargo 55’, Costly 88’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 8 5 13 0 4 1
COL 8 1 10 2 6 3
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Ian Anderson 4th Official: Juan Guzman Attendance: 8,601
COL 9 4 17 3 2 5
KC 12 7 21 3 3 4
Houston Dynamo--Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Corey Ashe, Danny Cruz, Adam Moffat, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis (Jermaine Taylor 39’), Calen Carr (Will Bruin 68’), Brian Ching (Carlo Costly 78’)
HOU 6 4 13 5 1 4
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Steve Taylor 4th Official: Chris Penso Attendance: 20,839
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: David Gantar Attendance: 18,565
2012 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) Houston Dynamo (14-9-11, 2-0-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (18-7-9, 0-1-0) November 4, 2012 -- BBVA Compass Stadium Sporting KC Houston
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: HOU--Moffat 1 (Bruin 1) 18’ HOU--Bruin 3 (Carr 2) 75’
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Sinovic 1 (Zusi 1, Kamara 1) 64’
Houston Dynamo--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor (Andre Hainault 55’), Corey Ashe, Boniek Garcia, Adam Moffat, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis, Calen Carr (Brian Ching 81’), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 84’) Cautions: Carr 27’, Sarkodie 73’ Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson (Bobby Convey 90’), Julio Cesar, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 77’), Kei Kamara, CJ Sapong (Dom Dwyer 80’) Cautions: Kamara 42’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Sporting Kansas City (18-7-9, 1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-9-11, 2-1-0) November 7, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park Sporting KC Houston
KC 13 1 11 2 4 0
HOU 13 2 15 2 3 1
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Adam Garner 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos Attendance: 20,689
Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Peterson Joseph, Roger Espinoza, Oriol Rosell, Kei Kamara, CJ Sapong, Graham Zusi Cautions: Zusi 26’, Myers 56’ Houston Dynamo--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark, Adam Moffat, Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 84’), Calen Carr (Macoumba Kandji 33’), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 74’) Cautions: Garcia 41’, Ashe 84’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
HOU 3 1 14 0 0 3
KC 20 4 14 2 5 1
Referee: Allen Chapman Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Corey Parker 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo Attendance: 20,894
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KC 13 4 11 2 4 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2013 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS) New England Revolution (14-11-9, 1-0-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 0-1-0) November 2, 2013 -- Gillette Stadium Sporting KC New England
Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 1-1-0) vs. New England Revolution (14-11-9, 1-1-0) November 6, 2013 -- Sporting Park
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 2 2
Sporting KC New England
Scoring Summary: NE--Dorman 1 (Unassisted) 55’ NE--Rowe 1 (Nguyen 1, Agudelo 1) 67’ KC--Collin 1 (Sapong 1, Myers 1) 69’ New England Revolution--Matt Reis, Andrew Farrell, A.J. Soares, Jose Goncalves, Darrius Barnes, Juan Agudelo, Lee Nguyen, Andy Dorman, Kelyn Rowe (Chad Barrett 85’), Diego Fagundez, Dimitry Imbongo (Scott Caldwell 71’) Cautions: Imbongo 69’, Nguyen 84’, Soares 89’, Barrett 92+ Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Graham Zusi, Oriol Rosell, Lawrence Olum, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 70’), Teal Bunbury (Dom Dwyer 77’), CJ Sapong Cautions: Sinovic 53’, Bunbury 71’, Collin 76’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 13 4 12 2 3 1
1 2 ET1 ET2 Tot 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1
Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 2 (Unassisted) 41’ NE--Imbongo 1 (Rowe 1) 70’ KC--Sinovic 1 (Zusi 1, Collin 1) 79’ KC--Bieler 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 113’ Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 116’), Oriol Rosell, Paulo Nagamura (Soony Saad 97’), CJ Sapong, Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 84’), Graham Zusi Cautions: Myers 19’ New England Revolution--Matt Reis, Andrew Farrell, A.J. Soares, Jose Goncalves, Darrius Barnes (Jerry Bengtson 115’), Juan Agudelo, Kelyn Rowe, Andy Dorman (Scott Caldwell 45’), Lee Nguyen, Diego Fagundez, Dimitry Imbongo (Chad Barrett 78’) Cautions: Barnes 19’, Caldwell 88’
NE 8 3 13 2 2 2
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez Attendance: 15,164
NE 5 2 27 1 1 7
KC 32 10 16 3 10 1
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Sean Hurd, Joe Fletcher 4th Official: Sorin Stoica Attendance: 19,031
2013 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS (CONFERENCE FINAL) Houston Dynamo (14-11-9, 2-0-2) vs. Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 1-1-1) November 9, 2013 -- BBVA Compass Stadium Sporting KC Houston
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 2-1-1) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-11-9, 2-1-2) November 23, 2013 -- Sporting Park Sporting KC Houston
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 1 0 1
Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Houston Dynamo--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala, Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle, Ricardo Clark (Andrew Driver 26’), Brad Davis, Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 45’), Omar Cummings (Giles Barnes 78’)
Scoring Summary: HOU--Garcia 2 (Davis 1) 3’ KC--Sapong 1 (Unassisted) 14’ KC--Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 63’
Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Oriol Rosell, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (CJ Sapong 74’), Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury (Dom Dwyer 76’), Jacob Peterson (Ike Opara 84’)
Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 84’), CJ Sapong, Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 94+), Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 91+)
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Houston Dynamo--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Corey Ashe, Giles Barnes, Warren Creavalle (Servando Carrasco 75’), Brad Davis, Boniek Garcia, Cam Weaver (Jason Johnson 82’), Andrew Driver (Omar Cummings 70’)
KC 15 3 12 2 1 3
HOU 10 3 11 2 4 2
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Adam Wienckowski 4th Official: Chris Penso Attendance: 22,107
HOU 8 2 14 2 1 1
1 2 ET1 ET2 Tot PK 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 1 6
Scoring Summary: RSL--Saborio 1 (Beckerman 1) 52’ KC--Collin 3 (Zusi 2) 76’
Cautions: Garcia 37’, Brunner 85’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
2013 MLS CUP Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 2-1-2) vs. Real Salt Lake (16-10-8, 3-1-1) December 7, 2013 -- Sporting Park
KC 14 3 14 2 4 1
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Frank Anderson 4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic Attendance: 21,650
Sporting Kansas City Win On Penalty Kicks 7-6: KC --Bieler, Goal RSL--Saborio, High KC --Nagamura, Goal RSL--Grabavoy, Saved KC --Besler, Saved RSL--Beckerman, Goal KC --Feilhaber, Goal RSL--Plata, Goal KC - Zusi, High RSL--Morales, Goal KC --Sinovic, Goal RSL--Schuler, Goal KC --Sapong, Goal RSL--Beltran, Goal KC --Olum, Wide Left RSL--Velasquez, Saved KC --Myers, Goal RSL--Borchers, Goal KC --Collin, Goal RSL--Palmer, Crossbar Sporting Kansas City--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Oriol Rosell (Lawrence Olum 8’), Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 72’), CJ Sapong Cautions: Collin 35’, Feilhaber 103’ Real Salt Lake--Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Chris Wingert (Lovel Palmer 72’), Luis Gil (Sebastian Velasquez 87’), Javier Morales, Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy, Alvaro Saborio, Robbie Findley (Joao Plata 112’) Cautions: Wingert 24’, Saborio 44’, Beckerman 100’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
RSL 12 2 21 3 1 4
KC 24 5 19 4 9 1
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Bill Dittmar 4th Official: Ismail Elfath Attendance: 21,650 24
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2014 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS KNOCKOUT ROUND
2015 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS KNOCKOUT ROUND
2016 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS KNOCKOUT ROUND
New York Red Bulls (13-10-11, 1-0-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (14-13-7, 0-1-0) October 30, 2014 -- Red Bull Arena
Portland Timbers (15-11-8, 0-0-1) vs. Sporting Kansas City (14-11-9, 0-0-1) October 29, 2015 -- Providence Park
Seattle Sounders FC (14-14-6, 1-0-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (13-13-8, 0-1-0) October 27, 2016 -- Centurylink Field
Sporting KC New York RB
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 53’ NY--Wright-Phillips 1 (Henry 1, Luyindula 1) 77’ NY--Wright-Phillips 2 (Oyongo 1, Luyindula 2) 90’ New York Red Bulls--Luis Robles, Richard Eckersley (Ambroise Oyongo 75’), Jamison Olave, Ibrahim Sekagya, Roy Miller, Lloyd Sam, Dax Mccarty, Tim Cahill (Connor Lade 94+), Thierry Henry, Eric Alexander (Peguy Luyindula 65’), Bradley Wright-Phillips Sporting Kansas City--Eric Kronberg, Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Jorge Claros, Benny Feilhaber, CJ Sapong (Jacob Peterson 81’), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
1 2 ET1 ET2 Tot PK 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 1 0 1 2 7
Sporting KC Portland
KC 3 2 19 3 6 3
NY 13 5 8 4 5 1
Referee: Armando Villarreal Referee’s Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Brian Dunn 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu Attendance: 15,518
Sporting KC Seattle
Scoring Summary: POR--Wallace 1 (Valeri 1) 57’ KC--Ellis 1 (Zusi 1) 87’ KC--Nemeth 1 (Dia 1) 96’ POR--Urruti 1 (Asprilla 1) 118’
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scoring Summary: SEA--Valdez 1 (J. Jones 1) 88’
Portland Timbers Win On Penalty Kicks 7-6: POR--Valeri, Saved KC --Feilhaber, Goal POR--Borchers, Goal KC --Dwyer, Saved POR--Ridgewell, Goal KC --Zusi, Goal POR--Jewsbury, High KC --Besler, High POR--Urruti, Goal KC --Nagamura, Goal POR--Villafana, Saved KC --Ellis, Left Pipe POR--Asprilla, Goal KC --Mustivar, Goal POR--Nagbe, Goal KC --Peterson, Goal POR--Powell, Saved KC --Abdul-Salaam, Left Pipe POR--Fochive, Goal KC --Dia, Goal POR--Kwarasey, Goal KC --Kempin, Saved Portland--Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana, Diego Valeri, Jack Jewsbury, Darlington Nagbe, Lucas Melano (George Fochive 85’), Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 105’), Rodney Wallace (Dairon Asprilla 99’) Cautions: Ridgewell 38’, Wallace 69’, Fochive 107’, Valeri 115’ Sporting KC--Tim Melia (Jon Kempin 84’), Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia, Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 110’) Cautions: Ellis 11’, Dwyer 35’, Nemeth 76’, Dia 76’, Abdul-Salaam 93’ KC Shots 9 Shots on Goal 3 Fouls 24 Offside 4 Corner Kicks 6 Saves 2
Seattle Sounders Fc--Stefan Frei, Tyrone Mears, Roman Torres, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones, Osvaldo Alonso, Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Alvaro Fernandez (Brad Evans 86’), Erik Friberg (Nelson Haedo Valdez 79’), Jordan Morris Cautions: Alonso 32’ Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Jimmy Medranda 90’), Benny Feilhaber, Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Jacob Peterson 92+), Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Roger Espinoza Cautions: Sinovic 63’, Feilhaber 71’, Espinoza 93+ KC Shots 12 Shots on Goal 7 Fouls 18 Offside 2 Corner Kicks 5 Saves 0
SEA 10 1 12 2 4 7
Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Corey Parker 4th Official: Ricardo Salazar Attendance: 36,151
POR 15 5 24 6 9 1
Referee: Armando Villarreal Referee’s Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Corey Parker 4th Official: Allen Chapman Attendance: 21,144
2017 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS KNOCKOUT ROUND Houston Dynamo (13-10-11, 1-0-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (12-9-13, 0-1-0) October 26, 2017 -- BBVA Compass Stadium Sporting KC Houston
1 2 ET1 ET2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Houston--Tyler Deric, Adolfo Machado, Philippe Senderos, Leonardo (Jalil Anibaba 41’), Damarcus Beasley, Ricardo Clark (Vicente Sanchez 87’), Alberth Elis, Tomas Martinez, Juan David Cabezas, Alex (Eric Alexander 90’), Erick Torres (Romell Quioto 73’) Cautions: Senderos 14’, Clark 21’, Machado 76’, Quioto 109’, Elis 121+ Sporting KC--Andrew Dykstra, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda, Roger Espinoza (Saad Abdul-Salaam 114’), Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber (Kevin Oliveira 101’), Latif Blessing (Cristian Lobato 100’), Diego Rubio, Gerso Fernandes (Daniel Salloi 51’) Cautions: Zusi 47+, Sanchez 53’, Espinoza 65’, Rubio 89’, Dykstra 123+ KC 22 5 16 3 9 4
Real Salt Lake (14-13-7, 1-0-1) vs. Sporting Kansas City (18-8-8, 0-0-1) November 4, 2018 -- Rio Tinto Stadium Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Scoring Summary: HOU--Elis 1 (Sanchez 1) 94’
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
2018 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
HOU 20 5 21 4 6 6
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Joe Fletcher, Mike Rottersman 4th Official: Hilario Grajeda Attendance: 14,126
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Scoring Summary: RSL--Rusnak 1 (Kreilach 1) 51’ KC--Rubio 1 (Gutierre 1) 60’ Real Salt Lake--Nick Rimando, Brooks Lennon, Marcelo Silva (Justen Glad 41’), Nedum Onuoha, Aaron Herrera, Sunday Stephen, Jefferson Savarino (Sebastian Saucedo 87’), Albert Rusnak, Joao Plata (Corey Baird 77’), Kyle Beckerman, Damir Kreilach Cautions: Rusnak 26’, Beckerman 72’ Sporting KC--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Yohan Croizet, Johnny Russell, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Daniel Salloi (Gerso Fernandes 83’), Khiry Shelton (Diego Rubio 60’) Cautions: Rubio 76’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Sporting Kansas City (18-8-8, 1-0-1) vs. Real Salt Lake (14-13-7, 1-1-1) November 11, 2018 -- Children’s Mercy Park
KC 12 6 11 1 4 2
RSL 10 3 10 3 6 4
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Gianni Facchini, Felisha Mariscal 4th Official: Alan Kelly Attendance: 14,045 25
1 2 Tot 2 2 4 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Rubio 2 (Gutierrez 2, Russell 1) 14’ KC--Salloi 1 (Gutierrez 3) 19’ RSL--Saucedo 1 (Plata 1) 60’ KC--Sanchez 1 (Penalty Kick) 67’ RSL--Kreilach 3 (Plata 2) 72’ KC--Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 97+ Sporting KC-Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet 77’), Diego Rubio (Khiry Shelton 68’), Daniel Salloi Cautions: Rubio 63’, Espinoza 82’ RSL-Nick Rimando, Brooks Lennon, Nick Besler, Nedum Onuoha, Aaron Herrera, Kyle Beckerman, Jefferson Savarino, Damir Kreilach, Luke Mulholland (Pablo Ruiz 90’), Joao Plata, Luis Silva (Sebastian Saucedo 45’) Cautions: Herrera 49’, Beckerman 64’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
RSL 20 7 17 1 7 2
KC 15 7 18 0 8 5
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Andrew Bigelow 4th Official: Chris Penso Attendance: 19,918
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME POSTSEASON BOX SCORES 2018 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINAL Portland Timbers (15-10-9, 2-1-1) vs. Sporting Kansas City (18-8-8, 1-0-2) November 25, 2018 -- Providence Park Sporting KC Portland
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City (18-8-8, 1-1-2) vs. Portland Timbers (15-10-9, 3-1-1) November 29, 2018 -- Children’s Mercy Park Sporting KC Portland
Scoring Summary: None Portland Timbers--Jeff Attinella, Zarek Valentin, Larrys Mabiala (Bill Tuiloma 19’), Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana, Dairon Asprilla, Diego Chara, Diego Valeri, David Guzman, Sebastian Blanco, Jeremy Ebobisse (Lucas Melano 81’) Cautions: Guzman 36’ Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet 92+), Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi Cautions: Sinovic 46+, Besler 66’, Salloi 89’ KC Shots 9 Shots on Goal 1 Fouls 15 Offside 4 Corner Kicks 1 Saves 6
POR 14 6 16 1 5 1
Referee: Robert Sibiga Referee’s Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Ted Unkel Attendance: 21,144
2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 3 3
Sporting Kansas City (12-6-3, 0-0-1) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (8-9-6, 0-0-1) November 22, 2020 - Children’s Mercy Park 1 2 ET1 ET2 Tot PK 1 2 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 0
Sporting KC San Jose
Scoring Summary: KC--Espinoza 1 (Russell 1) 4’ SJ--Fierro 1 (unassisted) 22’ SJ--Salinas 1 (Espinoza 1, Fierro 1) 34’ KC--I. Sanchez 1 (Busio 1) 47’ KC--Busio 1 (Shelton 1, Fernandes 1) 91+ SJ--Wondolowski 1 (Espinoza 2, Rios 1) 97+
Scoring Summary: KC--Salloi 3 (Rubio 1) 20’ POR--Blanco 3 (Villafana 1) 52’ POR--Valeri 3 (unassisted) 61’ KC--Fernandes 1 (unassisted) 81’ POR--Valeri 4 (Chara 1) 99+ Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez, Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet 90’), Diego Rubio (Krisztian Nemeth 70’), Daniel Salloi (Gerso Fernandes 65’). Cautions: Rubio 47’ Portland Timbers--Jeff Attinella, Zarek Valentin (Alvas Powell 80’), Bill Tuiloma, Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana, Diego Chara, Andy Polo (Dairon Asprilla 72’), Diego Valeri, Sebastian Blanco, David Guzman (Lawrence Olum 84’), Jeremy Ebobisse. Cautions: Valentin 17’, Guzman 50+, Chara 77’, Villafana 96+, Asprilla 97+ KC Shots 20 Shots on Goal 8 Fouls 9 Offside 4 Corner Kicks 13 Saves 0
POR 8 3 13 2 3 6
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Joe Fletcher, Matthew Nelson 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo Attendance: 20,091
Sporting Kansas City Win On Penalty Kicks 3:0: KC--Russell, Goal SJ --Alanis, Saved KC--Ilie, Goal SJ --Yueill, Saved KC--Shelton, Goal SJ --Espinoza, Saved Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 93+), Ilie Sanchez, Gianluca Busio (Gadi Kinda 97’), Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Gerso Fernandes (Erik Hurtado 93+) Cautions: Reid 39’, Dia 78’, Espinoza 79’, Russell 86’ San Jose Earthquakes--JT Marcinkowski, Nick Lima, Florian Jungwirth, Oswaldo Alanis, Marcos Lopez (Tommy Thompson 102’), Cristian Espinoza, Judson (Eric Calvillo 115’), Jackson Yueill, Shea Salinas (Cade Cowell 87’), Carlos Fierro (Andres Rios 87’), Chris Wondolowski. Cautions: Lima 28’, Lopez 56’, Espinoza 85’ KC Shots 14 Shots on Goal 8 Fouls 19 Offside 0 Corner Kicks 5 Saves 5
SJ 17 8 17 0 6 5
Referee: Nima Saghafi Referee’s Assistants: Andrew Bigelow, Jeremy Kieso 4th Official: Ramy Touchan
2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
2021 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE
2021 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL
Sporting Kansas City (12-6-3, 0-1-1) vs. Minnesota United (9-5-7, 2-0-0) December 3, 2020 - Children’s Mercy Park
Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 1-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (12-9-13, 0-1-0) November 20, 2021 - Children’s Mercy Park
Sporting Kansas City (17-10-7, 1-1-0) vs. Real Salt Lake (14-14-6, 1-0-1) November 28, 2021 - Children’s Mercy Park
Sporting KC Minnesota
1 2 Tot 0 0 0 3 0 3
Sporting KC Vancouver
Scoring Summary: MIN--Molino 3 (Reynoso 4) 27’ MIN--Molino 4 (Reynoso 5) 35’ MIN--Dibassy 1 (Reynoso 6) 39’ Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia (Luis Martins 56’), Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 78’), Gianluca Busio (Gadi Kinda 56’), Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Gerso Fernandes (Erik Hurtado 68’) Minnesota United FC--Dayne St. Clair, Romain Metanire, Michael Boxall, Bakaye Dibassy, Chase Gasper, Jan Gregus, Osvaldo Alonso (Hassani Dotson 72’), Ethan Finlay, Emanuel Reynoso (Marlon Hairston 80’), Kevin Molino (Jacori Hayes 88’), Robin Lod Cautions: Reynoso 42’, Gregus 57’, Gasper 80’, Bibassy 82’, Hairston 84’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 19 5 12 2 5 5
MIN 13 8 20 3 4 4
Referee: Drew Fischer Referee’s Assistants: Kathryn Nesbitt, Peter Manikowski 4th Official: Victor Rivas
1 2 Tot 2 1 3 1 0 1
Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Scoring Summary: KC--Shelton 1 (Zusi 1, Salloi 1) 17’ VAN--Dajome 1 (Penalty Kick) 39’ KC--Isimat-Mirin 1 (unassisted) 48+ KC--Zusi 1 (Salloi 2) 58’
Scoring Summary: KC--Russell 1 (Penalty Kick) 24’ RSL--Julio 1 (Brody 1) 72’ RSL--Wood 1 (Meram 1) 91+
Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Nicolas IsimatMirin, Andreu Fontas, Luis Martins, Ilie Sanchez, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda (Roger Espinoza 87’), Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi Vancouver Whitecaps FC--Maxime Crepeau, Florian Jungwirth (Erik Godoy 46’) Andy Rose, Jake Nerwinski (Javain Brown 73’), Bruno Gaspar, Russell Teiber, Leonard Owusu (Lucas Cavallini 73’), Marcus Godinho (Deiber Caicedo 65’), Ryan Gauld, Brian White, Cristian Dajome Cautions: Gaspar 86’, Cavallini 89’, Godoy 92+ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 12 5 10 0 3 3
VAN 6 4 9 1 4 2
Referee: Alan Kelly Referee’s Assistants: Jason White, Mike Rottersman 4th Official: Rosendo Mendoza Attendance: 19,817
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1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 2 2
Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Nicolas IsimatMirin, Andreu Fontas, Luis Martins, Ilie Sanchez, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda (Roger Espinoza 71’), Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido (Khiry Shelton 73’), Daniel Salloi Real Salt Lake--David Ochoa, Aaron Herrera, Justen Glad, Marcelo Silva, Andrew Brody, Everton Luiz, Pablo Ruiz, Maikel Chang (Justin Meram 57’), Damir Kreilach, Jonathan Menendez (Anderson Julio 57’), Rubio Rubin (Bobby Wood 71’) Cautions: Luiz 49’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 5 2 18 0 4 3
RSL 11 5 14 0 5 1
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Cory Richardson 4th Official: Guido Gonzales Jr. Attendance: 21,650
2023 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS WILD CARD MATCH
2023 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE BEST-OF-3 SERIES GAME 1 GAME 2
Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, 0-0-1) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (10-10-14, 0-0-1) October 25, 2023 - Children’s Mercy Park Sporting KC San Jose
1 2 Tot PK 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
Sporting KC St. Louis
Scoring Summary: None Sporting Kansas City Win On Penalty Kicks 4:2: KC--Russell, Goal SJ --Espinoza, Saved KC--Pulido, Saved SJ --Yueill, Missed KC--Thommy, Goal SJ --Skahan, Goal KC -- Kinda, Goal SJ -- Akapo, Goal KC--Salloi, Goal Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Jake Davis, Dany Rosero, Andreu Fontas, Logan Ndenbe, Nemanja Radoja (Roger Espinoza 88’), Remi Walter (Gadi Kinda 68’), Erik Thommy, Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido, Daniel Salloi San Jose--Daniel, Carlos Akapo, Jonathan Mensah, Rodrigues, Paul Marie (Miguel Trauco 77’), Carlos Gruezo (Judson 85’), Jackson Yueill, Jamiro Monteiro( Niko Tsakiris 85’), Cristian Espinoza, Jeremy Ebobisse (Jack Skahan 77’), Matthew Hoppe (Cade Cowell 57’) Cautions: Hoppe 55’, Fontas 59’, Skahan 80’, Judson 87’ KC Shots 18 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 3 Offside 0 Corner Kicks 8 Saves 0
St. Louis (17-12-5, 0-1-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, 1-0-1) October 29, 2023 - Citypark
SJ 5 0 12 1 4 3
Referee: Allen Chapman Referee’s Assistants: Cameron Blanchard, Logan Brown 4th Official: Mark Allatin Attendance: 17,437
1 2 Tot 3 1 4 1 0 1
Sporting KC St. Louis
Scoring Summary: KC--Ndenbe 1 (Pulido 1, Kinda 1) 27’ STL--Parker 1 (unassisted) 28’ KC--Walter 1 (Salloi 1) 36’ KC--Kinda 1 (Shelton 1) 39’ KC--Salloi 1 (Pulido 2, Kinda 2) 61’
St. Louis--Roman Burki, Jake Nerwinski (Akil Watts 80’), Joakim Nilsson, Tim Parker, Anthony Markanich (Kyle Hiebert 59’), Njabulo Blom, Eduard Lowen (Niko Gioacchini 73’), Indiana Vassilev (Celio Pompeu 80’), Aziel Jackson (Sam Adeniran 59’), Jared Stroud, Joao Klauss Cautions: Kinda 15’, Jackson 45’, Stroud 58’, Lowen 70’, Blom 78’, Adeniran 87’ KC 15 11 14 1 5 5
STL 10 6 17 0 3 6
Referee: Ted Unkel Referee’s Assistants: Cory Richardson, Ryan Graves 4th Official: Sergii Boiko Attendance: 22,423
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1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 1 1
Scoring Summary: KC--Ndenbe 2 (Pulido 3, Salloi 2) 46+ KC--Salloi 2 (Kinda 3, Russell 1) 73’ STL--Pompeu 1 (Blom 1) 86’
Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Jake Davis, Dany Rosero, Andreu Fontas, Logan Ndenbe, Nemanja Radoja, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda (Erik Thommy 74’), Khiry Shelton, Alan Pulido (Roger Espinoza 85’), Daniel Salloi
Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, 2-0-1) vs. St. Louis (17-12-5, 0-2-0) November 5, 2023 - Children’s Mercy Park
Sporting Kansas City--Tim Melia, Jake Davis, Dany Rosero (Robert Castellanos 85’), Andreu Fontas, Logan Ndenbe, Nemanja Radoja, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda (Roger Espinoza 93+), Johnny Russell (Khiry Shelton 97+), Alan Pulido (Erik Thommy 85’), Daniel Salloi St. Louis--Roman Burki, Akil Watts (Tomas Ostrak 76’), Josh Yaro, Tim Parker, Kyle Hiebert, Indiana Vassilev (Aziel Jackson 93+), Njabulo Blom, Eduard Lowen, Jared Stroud (Niko Gioacchini 65’), Joao Klauss, Sam Adeniran (Celio Pompeu 46’) Cautions: Kinda 15’, Jackson 45’, Stroud 58’, Lowen 70’, Blom 78’, Adeniran 87’ Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Saves
KC 8 4 14 1 5 1
STL 15 2 14 2 7 2
Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: Michael Barwegen, Lyes Arfa 4th Official: Guido Gonzales Jr. Attendance: 21,650