Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (June 27, Sporting Park; 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS

Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 15 6-3-6 24 23 17 8 5-0-3 18 14 5

Rapids on road

16 2-5-9 15 12 15 8 1-2-5 8 6 5

29 Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

27

ALL-TIME (52 meetings): Sporting 22 wins (1 shootout), 90 goals …

Rapids 17 wins (3 shootout), 70 goals … Ties 13

8

27 Espinoza

14 21

17

8

10

Serna

Powers

Torres

5 Harrington

A 15 96

6 4 2 0

8 6 1 0

9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0

0 10 2

1 13 1

TYPE OF PLAY

12 3 3 0 3 0 2 0

9 0 3 1 0 0 3 1

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

4 16 3

3 12 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TLTWWTLTWTWTWWL Rapids TTTLWLTTTTWLLTTL

16 Riley

O’Neill

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

COLORADO RAPIDS 1 Clint Irwin (GK) 2 Nick LaBrocca (MF) 3 Drew Moor (DF) 4 Marc Burch (DF) 5 Michael Harrington (DF) 6 Sam Cronin (MF) 7 Vicente Sanchez (FW) 8 Dillon Powers (MF) 9 Kevin Doyle (FW) 10 Gabriel Torres (FW) 11 Marcelo Sarvas (MF) 12 John Berner (GK) 13 Ben Newnam (DF) 14 Dominique Badji (FW) 15 Juan Ramirez (MF) 16 James Riley (DF) 17 Dillon Serna (MF) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 19 Charles Eloundou (FW) 20 Joseph Greenspan (DF) 21 Luis Solignac (FW) 22 Lucas Pittinari (MF) 23 Bobby Burling (DF) 27 Shane O'Neill (DF) 29 Caleb Calvert (FW) 33 Jared Watts (MF) 44 Axel Sjoberg (DF) 57 Carlos Alvarez (MF) 94 Marlon Hairston (MF)

KC: Ike Opara

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 3-0-0 2-3-5 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-6 0-4-2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/06/2015 KC 1, SEA 0 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 6/21/2015 KC 1, RSL 2 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0 6/06/2015 KC 1, SEA 0 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0

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REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo.

AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): COL: Bobby Burling

none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-0-2 2-3-1 2-0-2 0-5-3

THE LAST TIME

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

3 1

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

6 Cronin

Irwin

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

11 1 4 1

22 Pittinari

Moor

HOW SCORED

10 5 8 0

9 Nemeth

Solignac

RAPIDS

F 12 120

10 Feilhaber

Dwyer

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

13 Dia

93

Zusi

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Sat. July 4 Vancouver Sun. July 12 at Vancouver Sat. July 11 Real Salt Lake Sat. July 18 Montreal Sat. July 18 at Seattle Fri. July 24 at Real Salt Lake Sat. Aug. 1 Los Angeles Sat. Aug. 1 Houston

A 17 79

5 Besler

Mustivar

LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/29: COL 2, KC 3 (Sanchez 60, 78 – Zusi 50; Feilhaber 79; Dwyer 92+)

F 23 59

4 Ellis

Anibaba

AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (0 shootout), 55 goals …

Rapids 3 wins (1 shootout), 25 goals …Ties 5

SPORTING

ROSTERS SPORTING KC 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Servando Carrasco (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

(0) (5) (8) (0) (3) (1) (3)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 5/23/2015 COL 1, VAN 0 4/10/2015 COL 4, DAL 0 5/30/2015 COL 1, POR 2 6/24/2015 COL 0, ORL 2 6/19/2015 COL 1, DAL 1 6/07/2015 COL 0, RSL 0 6/24/2015 COL 0, ORL 2

(2) (5) (1) (0) (1) (2) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 Nemeth A: 8 Feilhaber SHT: 40 Dwyer SOG: 14 Dwyer FC: 25 Feilhaber FS: 37 Dwyer OF: 14 Dwyer C: 3 3 players tied E: 1 Besler RAPIDS G: 4 Torres A: 5 Powers SHT: 31 Torres SOG: 12 Powers FC: 38 Pittinari FS: 38 Ramirez OF: 18 Torres C: 4 Burling/Cronin E: 1 Burling

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 3 8 0 1 3 23 1.53 COL 16 7 8 0 0 1 12 0.75 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 7 2 4 1 1 17 1.13 COL 16 6 6 3 1 0 15 0.94 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 23 2 5 4 4 3 5 COL 12 1 2 2 1 1 5 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 17 5 2 2 3 2 3 COL 15 2 4 2 1 5 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (June 27, Sporting Park; 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 171)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 2 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 10 9 1 1 32 26 1 4 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 0 2 164 159 2 9 MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 6 4 1 0 228 205 13 19 6 Paulo Nagamura 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 13 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 12 11 1 4 160 126 23 43 8 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 12 10 6 2 12 10 6 2 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 15 5 8 125 113 17 27 11 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 3 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 12 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 11 7 0 0 11 7 0 0 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 13 12 5 1 63 50 29 4 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 4 0 0 138 134 0 7 15 16 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 9 6 0 0 68 37 1 1 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 21 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 6 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 13 13 1 4 125 120 5 10 23 Jalil Anibaba 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 12 12 1 2 125 105 3 13 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 7 7 0 0 13 12 0 0 29 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 11 5 0 1 210 119 15 15 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 8 7 0 1 8 7 0 1 71 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 11 7 0 0 11 7 0 0 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 4 0 0 10 5 0 0 94 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L61 11/21/1966 W82 T50

COLORADO RAPIDS 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 195 04/01/1989 Charlotte, NC 16 16 0 0 74 72 0 0 1 Clint Irwin 2 Nick LaBrocca MF 5-10 165 12/04/1984 Staten Island, NY 7 4 1 0 214 190 18 18 DF 6-0 165 01/15/1984 Dallas, TX 8 8 0 1 290 277 21 7 3 Drew Moor 4 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 6 6 0 0 180 140 4 20 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 13 13 0 1 220 195 5 18 5 6 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 12 10 1 0 185 172 7 17 FW 5-7 145 12/07/1979 Montevideo, Uruguay 13 4 0 1 38 23 7 5 7 Vicente Sanchez 8 Dillon Powers MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 16 14 1 5 76 70 11 20 FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 9 Kevin Doyle 10 Gabriel Torres FW 5-11 165 10/31/1988 Panama City, Panama 16 15 4 2 46 31 10 4 MF 5-10 155 10/16/1981 Sao Paulo, Brazil 9 8 0 1 97 88 9 20 11 Marcelo Sarvas 12 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 13 Ben Newnam DF 5-10 165 04/18/1991 Greensboro, NC 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 Dominique Badji FW 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 9 6 1 0 9 6 1 0 15 Juan Ramirez MF 5-8 150 05/25/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 11 0 1 13 11 0 1 16 James Riley DF 5-10 150 10/27/1982 Colorado Springs, CO 10 10 1 0 245 224 3 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Denver, CO 8 3 2 0 36 21 5 4 17 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-0 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 0 0 0 0 103 102 0 0 19 Charles Eloundou FW 5-7 155 12/04/1994 Yaounde, Cameroon 5 0 0 0 16 4 0 1 20 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 21 Luis Solignac FW 6-0 171 02/16/1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 22 Lucas Pittinari MF 5-10 167 11/30/1991 Laborde, Argentina 16 13 1 2 16 13 1 2 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 9 9 0 0 128 114 2 2 23 26 Deshorn Brown FW 6-2 170 12/22/1990 Manchester, Jamaica 1 0 0 0 62 50 20 4 Shane O'Neill DF 6-2 190 09/02/1993 Midleton, Ireland 4 3 0 0 52 48 1 0 27 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jared Watts MF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 4 4 0 0 21 17 0 1 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 9 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 57 Carlos Alvarez MF 5-10 160 11/12/1990 Los Angeles, CA 1 0 0 0 51 39 2 4 94 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 0 0 0 0 22 9 1 1 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W10 L23 T17

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs COLORADO RAPIDS SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. June 27, 2015 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #171) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38; Altitude) Back together again in the Western Conference, Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids meet for the first time this season when the clubs face off Saturday evening at Sporting Park. SKC returns home after their seven-game undefeated run was put to an end last weekend in a 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake. The Rapids are continuing their road swing after seeing their current winless run extended to five games in a 2-0 loss at Orlando City SC at midweek.

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira MLS Career: 195 games; FC/gm: 25.1; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 72; pens: 71 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Bobby Burling SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Roger Espinoza, Kevin Ellis, Soni Mustivar … COL: Sam Cronin, James Riley, Axel Sjoberg DISABLED LIST: KC: Ike Opara INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (52 meetings): Sporting 22 wins (1 shootout), 90 goals … Rapids 17 wins (3 shootout), 70 goals … Ties 13 AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (0 shootout), 55 goals … Rapids 3 wins (1 shootout), 25 goals …Ties 5 RETURN MATCHES: 8/29: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT; 10/21: Sporting Kansas City vs.

Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m. CT LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/29: COL 2, KC 3 (Sanchez 60, 78 – Zusi 50; Feilhaber 79; Dwyer 92+)  Sporting have not lost to the Rapids since a 2-1 Colorado win March 28, 2009 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, including a 3-2 win last March 29 in Commerce City in the only meeting between the teams. Since then, KC is 3-0-5 vs. Colorado.  The Rapids haven’t won in Kansas City since 2002, a 2-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium. Since, Kansas City is 80-4 at home vs. Colorado, including a 2-1 win at Sporting Park in 2013 in the last meeting there.  Coaches record: Pablo Mastroeni vs. KC: P2 W0 L1 D1 … Peter Vermes vs. RSL: P9 W3 L0 D6 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City saw their undefeated run come to an end after seven matches, falling 2-1 to Real Salt Lake on Sunday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. Sporting are in fifth place in the Western Conference with 24 points from 15 matches.

LAST MATCH  Real took the lead in the 15th minute. Javier Morales lofted in a free kick from the right flank, picking out Sebastian Jaime at the back post, and he placed his header perfectly, bouncing it off the underside of the crossbar and into the back of the net.  Sporting pulled even a quarter-hour later. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber slipped a clever ball through to Dom Dwyer in the center of the box, and as the SKC striker kept an RSL defender on his hip, he coolly slotted home past RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando.  The winner came three minutes into stoppage time through a stroke of good fortune. Morales again played provider, fighting to keep the ball in midfield and finding Garcia on the wing. He then took a touch inside and blasted a shot towards goal, with the ball bouncing off SKC defender Kevin Ellis before looping over goalkeeper Tim Melia and giving RSL all three points.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that claimed a 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders FC at Sporting Park. Dom Dwyer and Krisztian Nemeth came into the side in place of Connor Hallisey and Marcel de Jong.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 90) - Soni Mustivar - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza - Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75).

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The defeat at Real Salt Lake was Sporting’s first since April 18 when they dropped a 2-1 decision at the LA Galaxy. They were 4-0-3 over their seven-game undefeated run in league play.

“I don't necessarily know if we deserved a point,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said, “with the aggressiveness that they had going to our goal, with the amount of saves Tim [Melia] had to come up with to keep us in the game.”

Dom Dwyer scored his fifth goal of the season, making his first start since May 20 – when he had scored his last league goal. Dwyer missed two matches entirely before coming off the substitutes’ bench in the Seattle contest.

Benny Feilhaber collected his eighth assist of the season, his first since May 20, in setting up the Dwyer goal.

Feilhaber is tied for the MLS lead with eight assists; he has two goals and an assist over the last three matches.

“It was a good goal by us. I think that the buildup was nice. I think that the ball in by Benny [Feilhaber] was perfect – good run by him as well,” Vermes said. “… It’s unfortunate at the end – the ball that goes in – but in the end, they deserved [the win]. I guess we could each have scored another goal, or maybe a couple more on their side. Like I said, I think that they had a higher intensity in the game.”

Feilhaber’s eight assists is also a single-season high for his five-year MLS career. He had seven assists in his first season in 2011 with the New England Revolution.

Sporting allowed a sixth goal from a set piece on the RSL opener, tied for third-most goals allowed in the league this season from deadball situations.

“We have to minimize the number of set pieces we gave up in this game. We gave up a lot of corner kicks, and it was really because of a lack of good starting positions – that was the biggest thing,” Vermes said.

Said goalkeeper Tim Melia: “I think that we were under a little bit more pressure than we should have [been].

We didn’t play our game. We didn’t come here and do what we put in place for this game. I think that was seen on the field and that was the reason that they were getting as many opportunities as they did with set pieces.”

COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids saw their winless streak extended to five matches, falling 2-0 to Orlando City SC on Wednesday evening at the Citrus Bowl. The Rapids are in 10th place in the Western Conference with 15 points from 16 matches.

LAST MATCH  City finally broke through in the 62nd minute. Carlos Rivas beat his defender for pace down the left flank before sending in a perfect low cross for Cyle Larin to thump home from close range.  The clincher came three minutes later. Cristian Higuita led a breakaway out of the Orlando City, before sliding the ball to Kaká on the right. He then skipped into the penalty area before picking out a perfect low drive from a wide angle to beat Rapids goalkeeper Irwin to his right post.  Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni made five changes to the team that played to a 1-1 result with FC Dallas at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Joseph Greenspan, Marc Burch and Shane O’Neill came into the back four in place of James Riley, Bobby Burling and Jared Watts, and Kevin Doyle and Lucas Pittinari started in midfield for Gabriel Torres and Sam Cronin.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Clint Irwin - Joseph Greenspan, Drew Moor, Shane O'Neill, Marc Burch Marcelo Sarvas (Sam Cronin 69), Lucas Pittinari - Dillon Serna (Gabriel Torres 68), Kevin Doyle (Charles Eloundou 59), Dillon Powers - Luis Solignac.

TEAM NEWS  The Rapids saw their current winless run in league play extended to five games (0-3-2), matching their longest winless stretch of the season, when they went 0-1-4 from April 18-May 8.  “The result was crap. As we’ve done all season, we put ourselves in good positions really early in the game but we just can’t finish. I think they were much brighter in the second half, more commitment in the second half from them. Disappointed in the way that we conducted ourselves in the second half,” said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni.  The Rapids were also shut out at the attacking end for the third time in the five-game winless stretch. It was their seventh offensive shutout this season – the first four coming in the opening four games of the year.  The Rapids have not scored more than one goal in a game for the last 11 league matches, with eight goals over that span. They are 20th in MLS with an average of 0.75 goals per game, with 12 goals scored in 16 matches.  “We’ve had four games in 11 days. We’ve made an effort to be well versed on terms of what we’re trying to achieve,” said Mastroeni. “I think it wasn’t our defending, that means our inability to make passes when we had the ball. When individuals do too much, thinking that it’s going to help and it just slows down the game, which makes it difficult to find movement. People stop moving and it becomes a self-filing prophecy.”  After making his full professional debut in the U.S. Open Cup tie against USL side Colorado Springs Switchbacks (when he also scored his first professional goal), Joseph Greenspan made his MLS debut, playing the full 90 minutes at right back.

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Marc Burch made his first league appearance since May 27, coming in at left back and playing the full 90 minutes. Drew Moor returned to his usual central defense post.

Kevin Doyle made his first start since May 30, coming back into an underneath striker role and playing 59 minutes.

Lucas Pittinari returned to the starting lineup after coming off the substitutes’ bench in three consecutive matches, again forming the holding midfield axis with Marcelo Sarvas.

“You have to quickly put this one behind you. We have a lot of self-evaluation from the coaches all the way down to the players. They have to evaluate how many good decisions they made and how many poor ones.

That is what it’s going to take,” said Mastroeni. “I think we were soft, not only in the fight but also in the conviction in passing and in our mentality. It felt like we were just waiting.”

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-3-6, 24 pts.)

UNF 9 10 14 3 8 23 27 4 6 5 22 37 71 13 11 2 94 1 17 16 15 93 29

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

PLAYER Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Ike Opara Graham Zusi Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Kevin Ellis Paulo Nagamura Matt Besler Connor Hallisey Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Amadou Dia Bernardo Anor Erik Palmer-Brown Jimmy Medranda Luis Marin Saad Abdul-Salaam Servando Carrasco Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 12 15 13 6 12 13 12 10 6 14 6 11 8 11 6 2 4 8 5 9 5 11 7

GS 10 15 12 6 11 13 12 9 4 14 2 5 7 7 1 1 4 8 0 6 4 7 7

MIN 887 1344 1093 534 936 1170 1035 815 398 1240 201 446 536 685 188 95 245 720 46 508 392 686 630

15 15

15 15

1350 1350

G 6 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17

A 2 8 1 0 4 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 29 24 40 7 12 11 16 3 4 0 5 7 11 4 4 1 4 0 1 7 5 0 0

SOG 6 7 14 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

27 18

195 145

58 54

FC 9 25 23 6 10 10 21 11 9 11 0 4 1 10 4 0 4 0 0 10 4 11 0

FS 18 26 37 4 12 4 14 1 3 5 1 2 8 10 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 6 1

OFF 3 1 14 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

CK 0 26 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

183 169 169 183

26 53

69 87

24 28

1 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Benny Feilhaber 2, Krisztian Nemeth 2, Paulo Nagamura 1, Ike Opara 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 2, Jalil Anibaba 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 3-3, Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 8 15 15

GS 7 8 15 15

MIN SHTS 630 24 720 30 1350 54 1350 58

SV 18 19 37 33

GA 5 12 17 23

GAA 0.71 1.5 1.13 1.53

PG 0 0 0 3

PA 0 0 0 4

W 4 2 6 3

L 1 2 3 6

T 2 4 6 6

SO 4 3 7 3

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2015 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-5-9, 15 pts.)

UNF 10 17 8 22 14 16 2 6 3 15 21 11 5 7 44 13 23 57 19 1 26 33 20 9 4 27

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

PLAYER Gabriel Torres Dillon Serna Dillon Powers Lucas Pittinari Dominique Badji James Riley Nick LaBrocca Sam Cronin Drew Moor Juan Ramirez Luis Solignac Marcelo Sarvas Michael Harrington Vicente Sanchez Axel Sjoberg Ben Newnam Bobby Burling Carlos Alvarez Charles Eloundou Clint Irwin Deshorn Brown Jared Watts Joseph Greenspan Kevin Doyle Marc Burch Shane O'Neill Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 16 8 16 16 9 10 7 12 8 13 6 9 13 13 9 1 9 1 5 16 1 4 1 5 6 4

GS 15 3 14 13 6 10 4 10 8 11 5 8 13 4 9 1 9 0 0 16 0 4 1 3 6 3

MIN 1210 293 1245 1240 492 890 400 894 720 946 485 660 1170 388 810 90 788 31 79 1440 2 360 90 269 540 286

16 16

16 16

1440 1440

G 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12

A 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 31 6 28 20 12 4 9 14 1 30 12 8 2 13 8 0 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 5 4 0

SOG 11 3 12 4 3 1 1 2 0 6 6 3 1 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

12 15

213 217

FC 13 5 15 38 14 16 7 13 4 12 10 10 8 4 14 2 16 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 9 5

FS 21 2 28 11 7 3 5 6 6 38 13 14 7 8 5 0 8 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 5 0

OFF 18 1 4 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

CK 3 6 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 6 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

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

E 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

65 66

209 226 226 209

12 38

56 90

34 30

2 1

GAA 0.94 0.94 0.75

PG 2 2 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Lucas Pittinari 1, Dominique Badji 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dillon Powers 2, Gabriel Torres 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dillon Powers 0-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Clint Irwin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 16 16 16

GS 16 16 16

MIN SHTS 1440 65 1440 65 1440 66

SV 50 50 52

GA 15 15 12

PA 2 2 1

W 2 2 5

L 5 5 2

T 9 9 9

SO 6 6 7

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

Sun. Apr.

OPPONENT 8 New York 14 at FC Dallas 21 Portland 28 at New York City FC 5 Philadelphia

RESULT T 1-1 L 1-3 T 0-0 W 1-0

ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73) 8 2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);

W 3-2

19545

2-1-2

2

Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston

T 0-0 L 1-2 T 4-4

20087 20018 21046

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

2 4 6

Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.

May May May May

3 Chicago 9 at D.C. United 16 Colorado 20 New England

W T T W

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

19581 16221 0 18864

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

4 4 6 4

Sat. Fri. Sat. Sun.

May May June June

T W W L

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

40653 20172 21505 19155

4-2-6 5-2-6 6-2-6 6-3-6

3 2 2 2

Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri.

June July July July

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

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

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

23 at Seattle 29 FC Dallas 6 Seattle 21 at Real Salt Lake 27 Colorado 12 at Vancouver 18 Montreal 24 at Real Salt Lake 1 Houston 8 at Toronto FC 15 Vancouver 19 San Jose 22 at Columbus 29 at Colorado 9 at Portland 13 at Orlando City SC 18 FC Dallas 23 at Houston 27 Seattle 3 at Portland 16 at San Jose 21 Colorado 25 Los Angeles

8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83) 13 KC: Nagamura (75); 14 KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42) 14 17 KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE: Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64) 18 21 KC: Nemeth (19) Feilhaber (51) Ellis (57) Zusi (64); 24 KC: Feilhaber (84); 24 KC: Dwyer (30); RSL: Jaime (15) Garcia (93+)

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2015 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May June

Fri. June Wed. June Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun.

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

OPPONENT RESULT 7 at Philadelphia T 0-0 21 New York City T 0-0 FC 28 at Houston T 0-0 4 New England L 0-2 10 at FC Dallas W 4-0 18 Seattle L 1-3 24 FC Dallas T 1-1 29 at New York T 1-1 2 at Los Angeles T 1-1 8 San Jose T 1-1 16 at Sporting KC T 0-0 23 Vancouver W 1-0 27 at Seattle L 0-1 30 Portland L 1-2 7 at Real Salt T 0-0 Lake 19 FC Dallas T 1-1 24 at Orlando City L 0-2 SC 27 at Sporting KC 4 Vancouver 11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Seattle 1 Los Angeles 8 Columbus 14 at San Jose 22 at Chicago 26 Houston 29 Sporting KC 9 at Vancouver 12 D.C. United 19 at Toronto FC 26 at Houston 4 Real Salt Lake 10 Montreal 21 at Sporting KC 25 at Portland

ATT 18022 17692

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

POS PTS NOTES: 3 1 8 2

19603 11450 12929 13134 12944 12540 16676 14169 0 17791 39757 18209 18895

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

6 8 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

3 3 NE: Agudelo (18) Nguyen (54) 6 COL: Badji (2) Powers (43) Torres (70) Serna (85); 6 COL: Torres (22); SEA: Neagle (5,25) Martins (73) 7 COL: LaBrocca (79); DAL: Diaz (31) 8 COL: Torres (25); NYR: Wright-Phillips (30) 9 COL: Torres (40); LA: Gordon (75) 10 COL: Riley (93+); SJ: Wondolowski (19) 10 13 COL: Pittinari (51); 13 SEA: Pappa (16) 13 COL: Cronin (89); POR: Fernandez (38) Jewsbury (93+) 14

15585 23372

2-4-9 2-5-9

8 8

15 COL: Serna (88); DAL: Castillo (71) 15 ORL: Larin (62) Santos Leite (65)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 2 4 times Shots 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 5 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 7 Krisztian Nemeth Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 4 Luis Marin

Goals 4 04/25/2015 vs 4 05/20/2015 vs 4 05/29/2015 vs Assists 7 05/29/2015 vs Shots 18 03/08/2015 vs Shots on Goal 7 05/20/2015 vs Fouls Committed 16 03/14/2015 vs 16 05/20/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 vs Offside 4 05/20/2015 vs 4 05/29/2015 vs Saves 6 06/06/2015 vs Shots Faced 7 06/21/2015 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/25/2015 vs

04/25/2015 vs HOU 05/20/2015 vs NE

T 4-4 W 4-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI 05/20/2015 vs NE

W 3-2 W 4-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

05/20/2015 vs NE

W 4-2

05/29/2015 vs DAL

W 4-0

05/20/2015 vs NE

W 4-2

06/06/2015 vs SEA

W 1-0

06/21/2015 vs RSL

L 1-2

04/25/2015 vs HOU

T 4-4

HOU NE DAL

T 4-4 W 4-2 W 4-0

DAL

W 4-0

NYR

T 1-1

NE

W 4-2

DAL NE

L 1-3 W 4-2

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

NE DAL

W 4-2 W 4-0

SEA

W 1-0

RSL

L 1-2

HOU

T 4-4

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 12 times Assists 1 15 times Shots 7 Juan Ramirez Shots on Goal 3 Vicente Sanchez Fouls Committed 7 Lucas Pittinari Fouls Suffered 8 Juan Ramirez Offside 3 4 times Saves 6 Clint Irwin 6 Clint Irwin Shots Faced 9 Clint Irwin Goals Allowed 3 Clint Irwin

Goals 4 04/10/2015 at Assists 4 04/10/2015 at Shots 27 04/18/2015 at Shots on Goal 9 04/18/2015 at Fouls Committed 24 05/23/2015 at Fouls Suffered 18 03/28/2015 at 18 04/18/2015 at Corner Kicks 12 05/08/2015 at Offside 6 04/24/2015 at Saves 6 04/18/2015 at 6 05/30/2015 at Shots Faced 9 04/18/2015 at Goals Allowed 3 04/18/2015 at

04/10/2015 at DAL

W 4-0

04/10/2015 at DAL

W 4-0

05/27/2015 at SEA

L 0-1

04/18/2015 at SEA

L 1-3

04/18/2015 at SEA

L 1-3

04/24/2015 at DAL

T 1-1

03/07/2015 at PHI

T 0-0

04/18/2015 at SEA 05/30/2015 at POR

L 1-3 L 1-2

04/18/2015 at SEA

L 1-3

04/18/2015 at SEA

L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 9 03/28/2015 vs 9 05/23/2015 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 vs Fouls Committed 7 06/06/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/23/2015 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 vs 2 05/20/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/21/2015 vs 0 05/23/2015 vs 0 06/21/2015 vs Saves 0 04/11/2015 vs 0 04/25/2015 vs Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 vs

NYC SEA

W 1-0 T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

T 0-0

NYC NE

W 1-0 W 4-2

NYR POR SEA RSL

T T T L

RSL HOU

T 0-0 T 4-4

RSL

T 0-0

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

DAL

W 4-0

DAL

W 4-0

SEA

L 1-3

SEA

L 1-3

VAN

W 1-0

HOU SEA

T 0-0 L 1-3

SJ

T 1-1

DAL

T 1-1

SEA POR

L 1-3 L 1-2

SEA

L 1-3

SEA

L 1-3

Shots 2 03/07/2015 at Shots on Goal 0 03/07/2015 at Fouls Committed 9 05/30/2015 at Fouls Suffered 8 06/19/2015 at Corner Kicks 1 03/07/2015 at Offside 0 06/24/2015 at Saves 1 04/04/2015 at 1 04/24/2015 at 1 06/07/2015 at Shots Faced 1 06/07/2015 at

PHI

T 0-0

PHI

T 0-0

POR

L 1-2

DAL

T 1-1

PHI

T 0-0

ORL

L 0-2

NE DAL RSL

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

RSL

T 0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

RAPIDS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC 22 wins, 91 goals Rapids 17 wins, 73 goals 14 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015

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

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

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

(2OT) (2OT)

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

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 293 114 367 79 137

2 42 358 135 392 64 138

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 70 656 251 761 144 275

1 33 311 135 335 82 114

2 57 404 180 340 80 130

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 90 719 316 684 162 245

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

8 7

10 12

9 13

14 22

10 9

19 27

0 0

70 90

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

3-0-6 0-1-1

(1.67 pts./game) (0.5 pts./game)

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

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

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

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 4 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

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

2 3 9 4 7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 4

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) 9 players tied Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 3 players tied 12 players tied Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

Rapids 8 players tied 4 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) 3 players tied 8 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 2 8 5 7 6 1 9 5

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

Streak (started)

Colorado Rapids W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

9 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ts

(06/06/2014) (06/21/2015) (04/25/2015)

1-0-1 1-1-6 0-4-2

1 Ts (05/02/2015) 1 Ls (06/24/2015) 2 Ls (05/27/2015)

2-3-1 4-0-2

1 Ls 3 Ws

(06/21/2015) (05/03/2015)

0-5-3 2-0-2

1 Ls (06/24/2015) 1 Ws (05/23/2015)

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

4 Ts 1 Ls 1 Ws 3 Ws 2 Ws

(03/21/2015) (06/21/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (05/20/2015)

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

1 1 1 1 2

Ls Ts Ts Ls Ws

(06/24/2015) (06/19/2015) (09/13/2014) (08/20/2014) (05/24/2014)

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

2 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls 5 Ls 1 Ts

(05/29/2015) (03/08/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/23/2014) (04/25/2015)

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

1 1 4 3 6

Ts Ts Ls Ls Ls

(06/07/2015) (06/19/2015) (10/11/2014) (07/30/2014) (04/26/2014)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (22-17-14) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

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

26 21 14 18 18 13 7 18 8 7 19 6 11 3 2 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 14 2 14 6 3 8 6 4 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 6 1 1 1 2 15 17 5 3 8 5 3 3 4 6 52 52

24 21 10 17 15 11 6 18 5 5 17 3 4 3 2 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 6 1 12 4 2 8 6 3 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 14 17 4 3 8 2 2 1 4 4 52 52

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 511 1579 492 486 1563 307 508 244 158 174 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 81 1052 385 196 684 433 287 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 491 90 45 59 102 1257 1580 379 257 730 112 161 94 315 352 4680 4680

9 9 8 7 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 73

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 92 68

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

83 43 32 38 37 20 6 12 15 11 26 9 18 6 7 6 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 3 17 7 8 2 7 8 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 10 2 0 0 2 10 0 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 722 660

2 2 6 17 8 6 9 2 1 1 52 52

135 100 540 1580 730 540 800 135 90 90 4680 4680

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

SHT

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 251 174 1.33 318 218 1.71

SV

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

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (17-22-14) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

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

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 11 14 6 4 2 4 10 11 4 7 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 8 2 4 3 2 13 8 7 5 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 5 2 2 5 52 52

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 11 9 5 4 2 4 9 9 4 6 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 8 1 4 2 0 11 7 7 5 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 3 1 0 3 52 52

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 990 913 428 296 168 325 774 778 347 538 291 270 159 102 179 154 127 90 270 324 712 96 338 212 15 954 599 670 375 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 218 123 73 213 4680 4680

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 91

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 68 92

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 14 14 4 8 3 7 17 6 4 13 4 1 4 3 3 4 7 2 2 9 3 2 9 9 2 3 11 4 5 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 7 4 0 4 660 722

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

3 2 6 8 2 8 1 3 1 2 5 8 1 1 1 52 52

MIN SHTS 270 180 540 750 180 720 100 270 90 180 470 720 90 90 90 4680 4680

GAA

PG

12 11 0.33 9 7 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 3 1 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 318 218 1.71 251 174 1.33

SV

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

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (22-17-14)

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (17-22-14)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Paulo Nagamura Dom Dwyer Chance Myers Seth Sinovic Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Servando Carrasco Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Team totals Opponent totals

7 5 16 2 5 6 5 3 8 2 1 4 1 2 4 52 52

6 5 16 1 4 6 5 2 7 2 1 3 1 2 1 52 52

511 444 1356 81 379 469 450 246 633 176 90 291 90 151 128 4680 4680

3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 73

2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 68

6 11 20 3 4 0 5 4 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 722 660

Vicente Sanchez Nick LaBrocca Marcelo Sarvas Marc Burch Sam Cronin James Riley Carlos Alvarez John Berner Deshorn Brown Bobby Burling Marlon Hairston Michael Harrington Clint Irwin Zac MacMath Drew Moor Shane O'Neill Dillon Powers Gabriel Torres Jared Watts Team totals Opponent totals

2 10 3 9 8 18 1 1 2 7 1 2 1 9 14 2 2 2 1 52 52

2 10 2 6 8 15 0 1 2 5 0 2 1 9 14 2 2 1 1 52 52

168 874 193 556 623 1400 45 90 160 474 2 172 90 810 1260 180 180 98 90 4680 4680

2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 91

0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 92

3 16 3 3 6 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 660 722

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SV

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

GAA

PG

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 52 52

90 4680 4680

6 4 2.00 251 174 1.33 318 218 1.71

0 11 6

Zac MacMath Clint Irwin John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

9 1 1 52 52

42 30 1.22 3 1 2.00 4 1 3.00 318 218 1.71 251 174 1.33

1 0 0 6 11

SHT

MIN SHTS 810 90 90 4680 4680

SV

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GAME NOTES

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Saturday, June 27, 2015 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 16 English TV: TV talent

English Radio: Radio talent

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

6-3-6 (24 pts.)

RECORD 15 GAMES PLAYED 5th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 23 GOALS 1.53 GOALS/GAME 27 ASSISTS 17 GOALS ALLOWED 1.13 ALLOWED/GAME +6 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 195 (58) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 29.7% ON GOAL % 183 FOULS COMMITTED 169 FOULS SUFFERED 24 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

KMCI-TV, SKCTV Referee: Baldomero Toledo Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Adam Garner Andy Gruenebaum (color) Assistant ref: Kyle Atkins Jake Yadrich (analyst) Fourth official: Marcos De Oliveira Kacie McDonnell (host) Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Danny Clinkscale

Radio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Jake Gutierrez

Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94

Pos. DEF DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID FWD MID MID MID DEF FWD DEF MID DEF GK MID DEF MID GK FWD DEF MID MID

Name Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez* Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

ah-mah-doo DEE-ah sin-OH-vick ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

Luis Marin 720 Tim Melia 0.71 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 4 Luis Marin 19

HAL-iss-see jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah MEE-lia de YUNG SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

L 5 6 6 6 6 5 10 6 7 9 L 6 6 5 6 3 5 5 6 6 5

T 4 6 5 1 5 5 3 2 5 2 T 2 2 7 4 6 5 4 6 5 9

207 (62) 30.0% 214 196 29 1

GD +6 0 +1 +3 0 0 –10 –4 –2 –6 GD +9 +4 +6 +2 +6 –4 +1 –5 0 –3

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

PETER VERMES 7th season

GP 19 18 17 14 16 15 18 13 16 15 GP 17 17 19 17 15 16 15 17 16 16

colorado rapids Gabriel Torres Dillon Powers Gabriel Torres Dillon Powers Badji/Pittinari Dillon Powers Lucas Pittinari Juan Ramirez Burling/Cronin Bobby Burling

1440 Clint Irwin 0.94 Clint Irwin 2 Clint Irwin 6 Clint Irwin 50 Clint Irwin

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

(.554) 82-61-50

7th season

Standings through Thursday, June 25, 2015

W 10 6 6 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 W 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 2

–3

Krisztian Nemeth 6 GOALS 4 Benny Feilhaber 8 ASSISTS 5 Dom Dwyer 40 SHOTS 31 Dom Dwyer 14 SHOTS ON GOAL 12 Feilhaber/Nemeth 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 Besler/Zusi 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Benny Feilhaber 25 FOULS COMMITTED 38 Dom Dwyer 37 38 FOULS SUFFERED three players tied 3 4 CAUTIONS Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 1

*on loan with USL affiliate OKC Energy FC Pts 34 24 23 22 20 20 18 17 17 14 Pts 29 29 28 25 24 23 22 21 20 15

2-5-9 (15 pts.)

16 10th in West 12 0.75 15 15 0.94

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

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2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. D.C. United

2. New England Revolution

3. Orlando City SC

4. Toronto FC

5. Columbus Crew SC

6. New York Red Bulls

7. Philadelphia Union

8. Montreal Impact

9. New York City FC

10. Chicago Fire

Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC

2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3. LA Galaxy

4. Portland Timbers

5. Sporting Kansas City

6. FC Dallas

7. San Jose Earthquakes 8. Real Salt Lake

9. Houston Dynamo

10. Colorado Rapids

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PABLO MASTROENI

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

2nd season 10-23-17 (.370) 2nd season 10-23-17 (.370)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, June 25 OUT: • Ike Opara (left Achilles) • Bernardo Anor (right hamstring strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Paulo Nagamura (lower back strain) • Seth Sinovic (concussion) • Benny Feilhaber (left knee sprain) • Graham Zusi (left foot sprain)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCOL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCOL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC and Colorado meet Saturday for the first of three head-to-head meetings in 2015. This will be the first intra-conference match between the teams since 2004, when Kansas City was last in the Western Conference, and the 53rd regular season meeting all-time (SKC leads 22-17-13).

Recent history in the head-to-head matchup favors Sporting KC, who are unbeaten in 10 straight MLS matches against Colorado dating back to 2009 with a 5-0-5 record (including postseason). In addition, Kansas City has not lost to the Rapids at home since September 2002, a run of 14 straight MLS matches without a defeat (10-0-4 record including postseason).

Each of the last two regular season meetings has ended with a late gamewinner for Sporting KC. When the clubs last met at Sporting Park in August 2013, Graham Zusi buried an 88th-minute goal to give the hosts a 2-1 win. Benny Feilhaber also found the back of the net in the match. In March 2014, Zusi (50’), Feilhaber (79’) and Dwyer (92’) were on target as SKC erased a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Stats through Thursday, June 25

Sporting KC - Team Statistics • SKC is second in MLS with 1.53 goals per game and leads the league with 27 assists.

• SKC leads Western Conference teams with 10.8 chances created per game.

• SKC leads MLS with eight assists from set plays and 38 chances created from set plays.

• SKC is tied for second in MLS with seven clean sheets.

• SKC leads MLS with eight headed goals, two more than any other team.

• SKC has conceded 9.7 shots per game, the fewest in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 24.7 interceptions per game.

• SKC is second in MLS with 57.9 duels won per game.

• SKC leads MLS with 28 keeper sweepings (Luis Marin 16, Tim Melia 12).

• SKC is tied with San Jose for the fewest games played in the West (15) but ranks third in the division (4th in MLS) with 1.6 points per game.

Sporting KC - Individual Statistics • SKC is the only MLS team to have three players with five or more goals (Krisztian Nemeth 6, Dom Dwyer 5, Benny Feilhaber 5).

• Krisztian Nemeth is tied for third among MLS newcomers with six goals scored, two behind Kaka (Orlando) and Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto).

• Benny Feilhaber ranks second in MLS lead with eight assists, one behind Ethan Finlay (Columbus).

• Jalil Anibaba ranks second among MLS defenders with four assists, one behind Waylon Francis (Columbus).

• Matt Besler ranks fourth in MLS with 112 clearances and fifth with 55 interceptions.

• Tim Melia has a 4-1-2 record through his first seven MLS starts, including four clean sheets and a league-best 0.71 goals against average.

Colorado Rapids - Team Statistics • Colorado’s two road losses are the fewest in MLS (1-2-5 record).

• Colorado has conceded five road goals in eight games, fewest in MLS, and their four road clean sheets are second most league-wide.

• Colorado ranks last in MLS with 0.75 goals per game.

• Colorado ranks fifth in MLS with 10.6 chances created per game but leads the league with 13 big chances missed and has hit the woodwork seven times, second most in the league.

• Colorado ranks third in MLS with 0.94 goals conceded per game and is tied for fourth with six clean sheets.

Colorado Rapids - Individual Statistics • Dillon Powers is tied for fifth in MLS with a team-leading five assists.

• Juan Ramirez is third in MLS with 35 dribbles completed and ranks fifth with 38 fouls suffered.

• Lucas Pittinari ranks second in MLS with 38 fouls committed but has received just two yellow cards on the season.

• Gabriel Torres ranks third in MLS with 18 offsides.

Recent #SKCvCOL regular season meetings Date Score Result Location 05/28/2011 KC 1 at COL 1 T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 07/06/2011 KC 1 vs COL 1 T Sporting Park 05/19/2012 KC 2 at COL 2 T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 08/31/2013 KC 2 vs COL 1 W Sporting Park 03/29/2014 KC 3 at COL 2 W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER HISTORY • • • • • •

Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in nine MLS matches played against Colorado (including postseason). He has scored in each of the last two games against the Rapids (8/31/13 and 3/29/14).

Benny Feilhaber has scored three goals in five MLS matches against Colorado, including one in each of the last two meetings (8/31/13 and 3/29/14).

Dom Dwyer scored a 92nd-minute game-winner in a 3-2 triumph over Colorado on March 29, 2014, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Vicente Sanchez scored two penalty kick goals for Colorado in a 3-2 loss to Sporting KC on March 29, 2014.

As a member of LA Galaxy, Marcelo Sarvas notched a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Sporting KC on April 20, 2013.

As a member of Chivas USA, Nick LaBrocca scored in a 1-1 draw at Sporting Park on July 9, 2011.

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER CONNECTIONS • •

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SKC forward Jacob Peterson played for the Colorado Rapids from 20062009, scoring eight goals in 95 MLS appearances for the club (including postseason).

Colorado defender Michael Harrington played for SKC from 20072012, recording five goals and 15 assists in 170 appearances over all competitions. His 149 regular season games played for SKC rank 10th in club history.

Peterson and Colorado defender Drew Moor were college teammates at Indiana from 2003-2004, winning NCAA National Championships in both seasons.

SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia and Colorado midfielder Nick LaBrocca were teammates at Chivas USA in 2012.

SKC midfielder Servando Carrasco and Colorado defender Marc Burch were teammates at Seattle Sounders FC from 2012-2013.

SKC midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Colorado defender Bobby Burling were teammates at Chivas USA from 2007-2009.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • • • • •

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES Web

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Social Media

Twitter @SportingKC (English) Twitter @SoySporting (Spanish) Twitter @SKCGameday Twitter @SKCAcademy Twitter @SportingKC_SCN Twitter @SportingPark Twitter @SportingStyle Facebook.com/SportingKC Facebook.com/SportingParkKC Facebook.com/SoySporting instagram.com/sportingkc google.com/+sportingkansascity Foursquare.com/sportingkc Pinterest.com/sportingkc Storify.com/SportingKC

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Sporting KC is one shy of its 250th regular season win in club history.

Kansas City’s 249 league victories are tied with FC Dallas for fourth most behind LA Galaxy (287), D.C. United (258) and Columbus Crew SC (251).

Manager Peter Vermes is one win shy of tying Thomas Rongen for ninth all-time with 83 regular season victories.

Graham Zusi is one assist shy of tying Chris Klein for second place on the club’s all-time MLS assist chart (49) and all competitions assist chart (54).

Chance Myers is in contention to play his first MLS match since May 23, 2014, after recovering from an Achilles injury.

Benny Feilhaber’s 25 assists for Sporting KC in all competitions are tied for eighth all-time with current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin, one behind Mark Chung for seventh.

Seth Sinovic is 47 minutes shy of reaching 13,000 minutes played for the club in all competitions. He would become the third active player to reach that milestone behind Matt Besler and Graham Zusi.

Sinovic is one shy of his 150th MLS appearance (including postseason).

Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 125th career MLS start (including postseason). He is also one shy of his 50th start for Sporting KC in all competitions.

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC TO HOST COLORADO RAPIDS ON SATURDAY Sporting Kansas City (6-3-6, 24 points) will aim for the team’s sixth consecutive home victory when the club hosts the Colorado Rapids (2-4-9, 15 points) Saturday at Sporting Park.

The Western Conference match-up is part of Major League Soccer’s Heineken Rivalry Week and will be the first of three regular season meetings between the clubs in 2015. Sporting KC has played the Colorado Rapids more than any other opponent (66 times in all competitions) dating back to the inaugural MLS season in 1996.

MELIA STEPPING UP Longtime backup goalkeeper Tim Melia has started the last eight matches for Sporting KC in all competitions, compiling a 5-1-2 record with five clean sheets. His strong start with the club includes four MLS shutouts and a league-best 0.71 goals against average.

In Sporting KC’s 1-0 win over first-place Seattle on June 6, Melia notched a career-high six saves and became the first keeper in club history to go unbeaten in his first six MLS appearances. His performance earned him unanimous Team of the Week honors from several publications and helped him jump to fourth place in MLS All-Star voting at his position.

The sixth-year veteran was signed in the offseason after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA).

Most seasons prior to first shutout/victory in MLS history Player Team 1st shutout 1st victory Tim Melia Sporting KC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015) Chris Konopka Toronto FC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015) Eric Kronberg Sporting KC 6th season (2011) 5th season (2010)

EIGHT-GAME UNBEATEN RUN SNAPPED AT REAL SALT LAKE Two years after scoring in the final minute at Rio Tinto Stadium for a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake, Sporting KC’s fortunes were reversed last Sunday as the club’s eightgame unbeaten run was snapped in dramatic fashion. Real Salt Lake forward Olmes Garcia scored in the 93rd minute on a fortuitous deflection to secure his team’s first win in the series since 2011.

The Western Conference rivals exchanged goals in the first half with RSL Designated Player Sebastian Jaime opening the scoring in the 15th minute and Dom Dwyer equalizing for Sporting KC 15 minutes later. The scoreline remained level until Garcia struck a low shot that skipped off the foot of Kevin Ellis and carried over goalkeeper Tim Melia to match the latest game-winning goal in RSL history.

FEILHABER ON PACE FOR CAREER SEASON Just 15 games into the MLS season, Benny Feilhaber has set career-highs with five goals and eight assists (second in MLS). The 30-year-old World Cup veteran won Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April and looks likely to receive MLS AllStar honors for the first time in 2015. As of June 17, Feilhaber ranked third in All-Star Game voting at the midfield position.

Now in his fifth MLS season, Feilhaber is the only player to start all 15 league matches for Sporting KC in 2015. He set career-highs in 2014 with 32 MLS appearances and 31 starts.

SPORTING KC TO HOST FC DALLAS IN OPEN CUP ROUND OF 16 Sporting KC will face FC Dallas at 7:30 p.m. CT Wednesday at Sporting Park in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.

Sporting KC advanced to the Round of 16 with a 1-0 victory over Saint Louis FC (USL) on June 16 in front of a standing-room only crowd at Sporting Park. The club has twice lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the competition in 2004 and 2012.

FC Dallas advanced with a 4-1 win over Sporting KC’s USL affiliate OKC Energy FC on June 16. Sporting KC has played FC Dallas on only one occasion in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a 4-0 victory in the 2004 quarterfinals en route to the team’s first U.S. Open Cup championship.

The winner between Sporting KC and FC Dallas will earn a berth in the tournament quarterfinals and will meet the victor from the Houston DynamoColorado Rapids match-up. If Sporting KC advances, the quarterfinal round would be played at Sporting Park on July 21/22.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The 2015 edition is headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began. This year’s winner will earn a $250,000 grand prize and will qualify for the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

SCORING FOR SPORTING Sporting KC leads MLS with 1.53 goals per game thanks to a trio of four-goal performances during a seven-game unbeaten run that spanned two months. Prior to this year, the team had scored four goals on three instances in a six-game span only once (back in 1996) in 20 seasons. By comparison, SKC struck four goals three times in all of 2014 and three times from 2011-2013 combined. The club also leads the league with 27 assists on the season, including eight from Benny Feilhaber and four each from Jalil Anibaba and Graham Zusi.

With first-year forward Krisztian Nemeth and midfield talisman Feilhaber leading the way, the club’s recent scoring output has reached heights rarely seen in club history. Victories over New England (May 20) and FC Dallas (May 29) saw SKC bag four goals twice in one month for the first time since August of the inaugural 1996 season. The Dallas win also marked the third time in team history that Kansas City has scored four goals in consecutive MLS home games.

In addition, Sporting KC is the only club in MLS to have three players with five or more goals on the season (Nemeth 6, Dwyer 5, Feilhaber 5).

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup • Round of 16 June 30-July 1 • Quarterfinals July 21-22 • Semifinals Aug. 11-12 • Final Sept. 29 or 30

CHANCE MYERS RETURNS Right back Chance Myers made his much anticipated return to the Sporting KC lineup in a U.S. Open Cup victory over Saint Louis FC on June 16. Myers had been sidelined for more than a year after rupturing his left Achilles tendon on May 23, 2014, but started and played 56 minutes before exiting to a standing ovation at Sporting Park.

Myers, an eighth-year MLS veteran and Sporting KC’s longest-tenured player, had missed the club’s previous 44 games in all competitions before returning. He has four goals and 15 assists in 146 appearances for the club in all competitions since being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. He led all MLS players between 2011 and 2013 with 91 successful crosses from open play and was the highest-rated outside back in the 2013 MLS Castrol Index.

ZUSI AND DE JONG NAMED TO FINAL 2015 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTERS CONCACAF announced on Tuesday the 23-man rosters for each of the 12 countries competing in the 2015 Gold Cup from July 7-26 across the U.S. and Canada. Sporting KC midfielder Graham Zusi was named to the U.S. Men’s National Team roster, while defender Marcel de Jong was named to the roster for Canada’s Men’s National Team.

A veteran of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Zusi receives the first Gold Cup selection of his international career. The three-time MLS All-Star has 28 caps for the U.S. with three goals and six assists since his debut in 2012. Zusi is a two-time MLS Best XI selection (2012, 2013) and he ranks in the top 10 on Sporting KC’s all-time regular season charts with 43 assists (third) and 23 goals (10th).

De Jong, 28, is poised to make his fourth straight appearance at the CONCACAF Gold Cup for Canada after representing his country at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 editions. The defender, acquired in March from FC Augsburg in Germany, has 33 earned caps for Canada, most recently starting in a pair of victories over Guatemala (March 27) and Puerto Rico (March 30).

Zusi and de Jong will be available for Sporting KC this Saturday as the club hosts Colorado. Zusi will then travel to Nashville for a training camp ahead of the USMNT’s July 3 friendly vs. Guatemala. De Jong will join Canada in California for a training camp ahead of their Gold Cup opener on July 8 vs. El Salvador.

SPORTING KC WAIVES JAMES ANSU ROGERS Sporting KC announced on Monday that the club has waived forward James Ansu Rogers. The 21-year-old rookie was selected 53rd overall in the third round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of New Mexico, where he contributed 18 goals and 21 assists in 80 games for the Lobos over a four-year collegiate career.

Ansu Rogers appeared in six preseason matches for Sporting KC with one goal and one assist. He was signed on Feb. 25 and was included in the team’s gameday roster on four occasions this season.

TOUGH TO BEAT Sporting KC has been hard to beat during the first three months of the 2015 campaign. Their seven-game unbeaten run, snapped Sunday at Real Salt Lake, was the longest in MLS this season, and their league-low three losses are the secondfewest through 15 games in team history. The 2000 Kansas City Wizards, led by thencenterback Peter Vermes, started 10-2-3 en route to winning the club’s first MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield title.

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK Sporting Park has sold out 61 straight MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 73 of 82 overall since opening in June 2011. SKC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,000 spectators per game in 2014. In 82 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,400 spectators—105 percent of its 18,467-seat capacity.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) HOT AT HOME Sporting KC’s four-game home winning streak is tied for the longest in a single regular season since Sporting Park opened. The team also won the first four home games of the 2012 season. Kansas City hasn’t won five straight home games in the same regular season since 2000, when the club won its first seven contests at Arrowhead Stadium en route to the 2000 MLS Cup championship.

Should Sporting KC pick up a fifth successive home league win on Saturday, it would be the third longest single-season home winning streak in team history.

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS JALIL ANIBABA Week 5 (4/6) Week 9 (5/4)

MATT BESLER Week 9 (5/4)

Week 14 (6/8)

Longest single-season home winning streaks in KC history (MLS) Win streak Dates 7 games May 27—Aug. 23, 1998 7 games March 25—May 20, 2000 4 games July 27—Sept. 1, 1996 4 games July 19—Aug. 28, 1997 4 games May 24—July 12, 2003 4 games Sept. 4—Oct. 16, 2004 4 games March 17—April 14 2012 4 games May 3, 2015—present

Goal.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week ESPNFC Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Team of the Week

MARCEL DE JONG Week 3 (3/23)

AMADOU DIA

Week 12 (5/25) Week 14 (6/8)

DOM DWYER Week 5 (4/6)

KEVIN ELLIS

Week 13 (6/1)

VERMES CLIMBING THE RANKS Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes ranks 10th all-time with 82 regular season wins, one shy of tying Thomas Rongen for ninth and four shy of tying Bob Gansler for eighth. Gansler is Kansas City’s winningest coach in club history, having compiled an 86-85-51 regular season record from 1999-2006 and winning 108 games in all competitions.

Vermes earned his 100th career coaching win in all competitions on May 29 as Sporting KC beat FC Dallas 4-0. He has a 102-71-56 record since taking over in August 2009 and is the only person to win MLS Cup as both a player (2000) and coach (2013) with the same team.

Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI

ROGER ESPINOZA Week 2 (3/16) Week 3 (3/23) Week 5 (4/6)

Bleacher Report Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XI

BENNY FEILHABER Week 1 (3/9) Week 4 (3/30)

Week 6 (4/13) Week 8 (4/27)

April Week 9 (5/4)

Week 12 (5/25)

ZUSI CLIMBING ASSIST CHARTS Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi is a few assists shy of second place on the club’s all-time assist charts. The U.S. international’s 43 regular season assists are two behind Chris Klein (1998-2005), while his 48 total MLS assists (including postseason) are one behind Klein. Zusi also trails Klein by a single assist with 53 in all competitions. After recording and goal and two assists on May 29, Zusi became the third ever player (Klein, Preki) to reach 25 goals and 50 assists for the team in all competitions.

SPORTING KC A SET PIECE THREAT Through the first 16 weeks of the season, Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams on set pieces. In addition to scoring eight goals directly off set pieces, the team has accumulated multiple statistics that illustrate their set piece prowess: SKC leads MLS with 38 chances created from set plays, eight assists from set plays and eight headed goals.

TIM MELIA

Week 9 (5/4)

Week 14 (6/8)

EIGHT SPORTING KC PLAYERS ON ALL-STAR FAN BALLOT MLS has unveiled the fan ballot for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game featuring eight representatives, as nominated by media, from all 20 teams. Sporting KC’s eligible players for fan voting are as follows: Goalkeeper (1): Tim Melia Defenders (2): Jalil Anibaba, Matt Besler Midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi Forwards (2): Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth The 2015 MLS All-Stars will play English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on July 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. A total of 32 All-Stars (four goalkeepers, eight defenders, 13 midfielders and seven forwards) are named each year. Media, fans, players, the All-Star coach and MLS Commissioner Don Garber all contribute in the selection process.

Four of SKC’s eight nominees are in contention for the first All-Star honors of their MLS careers: Tim Melia, Jalil Anibaba, Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth.

Besler and Zusi have each been named MLS All-Stars on three occasions while Dwyer (2014) and Espinoza (2012) have also received All-Star recognition during their respective careers.

MLSsoccer.com released the latest All-Star voting update on Thursday based on total online ballot and social media votes. Names in bold signify that the player is currently part of the Fan XI: • • • • • • •

Goal.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week

NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI MLSsoccer.com Goal of the Week MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XI Bleacher Report Team of the Week ESPNFC Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI

KRISZTIAN NEMETH Week 12 (5/25)

Week 13 (6/1)

May

IKE OPARA

Week 1 (3/9)

Week 3 (3/23)

Week 4 (3/30)

March

Week 6 (4/13)

Tim Melia: 3rd among goalkeepers (9.08% -- 2.57% behind Nick Rimando in first) Matt Besler: 1st among defenders (7.73%) Jalil Anibaba: 7th among defenders (3.71%) Graham Zusi: 3rd among midfielders (4.72%) Benny Feilhaber: 4th among midfielders (4.58%) Dom Dwyer: 6th among forwards (6.21%) Krisztian Nemeth: 7th among forwards (4.81%)

GRAHAM ZUSI Week 13 (6/1)

TEAM

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Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XI ESPNFC Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month finalist

Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Best XI MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XI Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI Soccer By Ives Player of the Month MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month finalist Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Team of the Month

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC regular season record vs. Colorado Rapids: 22-17-13 Home games: 17-3-5 (55 GF, 25 GA) Road games: 5-14-8 (35 GF, 45 GA) Date

04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014

Score

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

Result

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W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W (SO) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L (SO) Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L (SO) Mile High Stadium L (SO) Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

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Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

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

John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 35 Chris Henderson 36 four players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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2 nine players tied Goals 3 Preki (10/4/03) Assists 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) Shots 4 nine players tied Shots on Goal 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) Fouls Committed 7 three players tied Fouls Suffered

eight players tied 2 four players tied 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 three players tied 6

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Amman (8/7/96)

four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals

Shots

Shots on Goal Fouls

Offsides Corner Kicks

1 33 311 135 335 82 114

2 57 404 180 340 80 130

OT 0 7 3 12 0 3

Total 90 722 318 687 162 247

colorado rapids Category Goals

Shots

Shots on Goal Fouls

Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 293 114 367 79 137

2 42 358 135 392 64 138

OT 0 9 2 8 2 8

Total 70 660 251 767 145 283

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 6 COL 8

16-30 12 10

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,400

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 82 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 76 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 11 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 82 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

103

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

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

Location

colorado rapids

105.0 5

31-45 15 10

46-60 21 15

61-75 10 8

76-90 26 19

OT 0 0

Total 90 70

55

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON including penalty shootout wins in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

158

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 103 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14)

Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)

James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15)

Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)

Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15)

Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15) Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15) Luis Marin (contract terminated - 5/27/15) James Ansu Rogers (waived - 6/22/15)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25:

Dec. 8: Dec. 8: Dec. 12: Dec. 16: Dec. 17 Dec. 18: Dec. 23: Jan. 1: Jan. 6: Jan. 15:

Jan. 15: Jan. 20: Jan. 20: Jan. 27: Feb. 13: Feb. 18: Feb. 24: Feb. 25: March 2: March 20: March 24: April 1: May 19: May 27: May 27: June 22:

OUT

IN OUT IN IN

IN IN OUT IN IN

OUT IN IN IN IN OUT IN IN LOAN (out) LOAN (out) LOAN (out) LOAN (in) OUT IN OUT

Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SC Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia Union Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft) Sporting KC signs M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F Dom Dwyer to contract extension Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian Nemeth Sporting KC signs GK Tim Melia F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expires Sporting KC signs M Roger Espinoza Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KC’s roster.

Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contract F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contract Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston Dynamo Sporting KC signs M Soni Mustivar Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros and M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Marcel de Jong Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL) Sporting KC loans D Saad Abdul-Salaam to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC recalls D Saad Abdul-Salaam from San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC and GK Luis Marin mutually agree to terminate contract Sporting KC recalls GK Jon Kempin from San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC waives F James Ansu Rogers

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

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

2015

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)

Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Marcel de Jong (3/2/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14) Servando Carrasco (1/27/15)

6

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44

14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,848

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

W 1-0

Nagamura 75

19,581

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 45

16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

W 4-2

Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43

18,864

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

T 0-0

--- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 4-0

Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64

20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W 1-0

Feilhaber 84

21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

ST. LOUIS FC

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

W 1-0

Zusi 70

19,298

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

L 1-2

Dwyer 30

19,155

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

FC DALLAS

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

7:30 SportingKC.com

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21/22

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

10:00

KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

3:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11/12

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 22

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

6:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Wednesday, Sept. 9

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Sunday, Sept. 13

at Orlando City SC

MLS

6:00

Fox Sports 1

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

FC DALLAS

MLS

6:00

KMCI, Unimas

Wednesday, Sept. 23

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

4:00

ESPN

Tue/Wed, Sept. 29/30

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Final)

Saturday, Oct. 3

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Friday, Oct. 16

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

10:00

KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, OCT. 25

LA GALAXY

MLS

6:00

TBD

Wed/Thu, Oct. 28/29

Conference Knockout Round

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Oct. 31/Nov. 1

Conference Semifinals (Leg 1)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 7/8

Conference Semifinals (Leg 2)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 21/22

Conference Championship (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 28/29

Conference Championship (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Dec. 5/6

MLS Cup Final

MLS Cup Playoffs 7

27,454

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) New York Red Bulls (0-0-1, 1 pt)

1 2 0 1 0 1

F 1 1

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik Palmer-Brown 85) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-Phillips Subs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards SKC NYR Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4) Saves

3 3 Fouls

10 17 Offside

0 5 Corner Kicks 6 9

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70 NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80 NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50 NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54

March 28, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 New York City FC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY Attendance: 27,454 Weather: 36 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (1-1-2, 5 pts) New York City FC (1-1-2, 5 pts)

1 2 1 0 0 0

F 1 0

March 14, 2015: Sporting KC 1-3 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 14,149 Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy 1 2 1 0 1 2

Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) FC Dallas (2-0-0, 6 pts)

F 1 3

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (c) (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas Perez Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5) Saves

2 3 Fouls

16 12 Offside

2 2 Corner Kicks 6 5

Misconduct Summary: FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 Scoring Summary: FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73

April 5, 2015: Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,545 (56th straight sellout) Weather: 61 degrees and cloudy

1 2 Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 1 2 Philadelphia Union (0-3-2, 2 pts) 2 0

F 3 2

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 78); Graham Zusi (Bernardo Anor 39), Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Jacob Peterson 67) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Seth Sinovic 46); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 77), Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Krisztian Nemeth 64) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor

New York City FC: Josh Saunders; Jeb Brovsky, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Jason Hernandez, Chris Wingert; Ned Grabavoy, Andrew Jacobson (Thomas McNamara 84), Mix Diskerud (c), Mehdi Ballouchy (Kwadwo Poku 75); Patrick Mullins, Javier Calle (Tony Taylor 59) Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn

Philadelphia Union: Rais Mbolhi; Fabinho (Raymond Lee 78), Steven Vitoria, Maurice Edu (c), Raymon Gaddis; Andrew Wenger, Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud, Eric Ayuk (C.J. Sapong 72); Sebastien Le Toux, Fernando Aristeguieta Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn

Stats Summary SKC NYC Shots (on goal) 9 (2) 12 (3) Saves

3 1 Fouls

11 16 Offside

2 1 Corner Kicks 2 3

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 68 NYC -- Mix Diskerud (caution; tactical foul) 73 NYC -- Kwame Watson-Siriboe (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1) 12

Stats Summary SKC PHI Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 10 (5) Saves

4 2 Fouls

11 11 Offside

2 3 Corner Kicks 8 3

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Marcel de Jong (caution; reckless tackle) 18 PHI -- Maurice Edu (caution; tactical foul) 62 PHI -- Brian Carroll (caution; reckless foul) 68 Scoring Summary: PHI -- Own Goal (Jacob Peterson) 3 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 16 PHI -- Fernando Aristeguieta 3 (Sebastien Le Toux 1) 19 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 91+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (M. Besler 2, B. Feilhaber 4) 94+

8

March 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,848 (55th straight sellout) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (0-1-2, 2 pts) Portland Timbers (0-0-3, 3 pts)

1 2 0 0 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong; Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84), Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 93+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Amadou Dia, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 76), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Jeanderson 92+); Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 76) Subs not used: Andrew Weber, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 16 (2) 7 (3) Saves

3 2 Fouls

13 11 Offside

0 4 Corner Kicks 6 4

Misconduct Summary: POR -- Diego Chara (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 82 Scoring Summary: None

April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

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

1 2 0 0 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara (Kevin Ellis 84), Jalil Anibaba; Roger Espinoza, Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 77) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Soni Mustivar, Amadou Dia, Jimmy Medranda, Paulo Nagamura Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Jamison Olave, Elias Vasquez, Tony Beltran, Kenny Mansally; Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 92+), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Luis Gil (Jordan Allen 65), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Demar Phillips 88) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Aaron Maund, Sebastian Saucedo, Devon Sandoval Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 12 (1) 4 (0) Saves

0 1 Fouls

11 11 Offside

2 5 Corner Kicks 7 2

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; reckless tackle) 44 RSL -- Alvaro Saborio (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 SKC -- Servando Carrasco (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; dissent) 64 RSL -- Kenny Mansally (caution; delaying a restart) 80 Scoring Summary: None

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) April 18, 2015: Sporting KC 1-2 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,018 Weather: 64 degrees and clear

Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 pts) LA Galaxy (3-2-2, 11 pts)

1 2 1 0 1 1

F 1 2

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 75), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 92) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Connor Hallisey LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; Dan Gargan, A.J. DeLaGarza, Tommy Meyer (Omar Gonzalez 78), Robbie Rogers; Stefan Ishizaki (Gyasi Zardes 69), Rafael Garcia (Mike Vayrynen 66), Juninho (c), Baggio Husidic; Bradford Jamieson, Alan Gordon Subs not used: Brian Rowe, Oscar Sorto, Jose Villarreal, Ignacio Maganto SKC LA Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 9 (6) Saves

4 1 Fouls

12 11 Offside

3 2 Corner Kicks 3 9

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; tactical foul) 30 LA -- Dan Gargan (caution; reckless tackle) 32 LA -- Juninho (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 Scoring Summary: LA -- Baggio Husidic 1 (unassisted) 9 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (B. Feilhaber 5, D. Dwyer 1) 22 LA -- Omar Gonzalez 1 (Juninho 2) 94+

May 9, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 D.C. United MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 16,221 Weather: 81 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (3-2-5, 14 pts) D.C. United (5-1-3, 18 pts)

1 2 1 0 1 0

F 1 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 85), Dom Dwyer (Krisztian Nemeth 71), Graham Zusi (Amadou Dia 90) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Kevin Ellis, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Chris Korb, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell, Sean Franklin; Chris Rolfe (Michael Farfan 74), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Nick DeLeon (Miguel Aguilar 88), Chris Pontius, Jairo Arrieta (Luis Silva 66) Subs not used: Conor Doyle, Taylor Kemp, Steve Birnbaum, Andrew Dykstra Stats Summary SKC DC Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 7 (2) Saves

1 4 Fouls

10 9 Offside

2 4 Corner Kicks 5 5

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 9 DC -- Davy Arnaud (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Luis Marin (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: DC -- Jairo Arrieta 2 (Chris Pontius 1, Perry Kitchen 1) 42 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 45

April 25, 2015: Sporting KC 4-4 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 21,046 Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 pts) Houston Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 pts)

1 2 1 3 2 2

F 4 4

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 92+), Matt Besler, Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex Lopez (David Horst 80), Ricardo Clark, Nathan Sturgis (Luis Garrido 84), Brad Davis; Giles Barnes, Will Bruin (Chandler Hoffman 70) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Alex, Leonel Miranda, Rob Lovejoy Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 12 (4) Saves

0 0 Fouls

14 7 Offside

2 5 Corner Kicks 7 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 53 HOU -- Will Bruin (caution; reckless foul) 63 HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (ejection; denied obvious goal opp.) 79 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1) 2 HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (unassisted) 11 HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (Brad Davis 2) 46+ HOU -- Giles Barnes 4 (Nathan Sturgis 1) 46 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80 HOU -- Raul Rodriguez 1 (Brad Davis 3) 83 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1) 95+

1 2 3 1 1 1

F 4 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Servando Carrasco 86), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad AbdulSalaam 92+) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers NE Revolution: Brad Knighton; Jose Goncalves, Kevin Alston (Chris Tierney 73), Jermaine Jones (c), London Woodberry; Diego Fagundez (Charlie Davies 54), Lee Nguyen, Andy Dorman, Scott Caldwell, Kelyn Rowe (Teal Bunbury 54); Juan Agudelo Subs not used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Jeremy Hall, Sean Okoli, Steve Neumann Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 15 (7) 11 (4) Saves

2 2 Fouls

16 12 Offside

4 4 Corner Kicks 2 10

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 37 NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; persistent infringement) 71 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless foul) 76 NE -- Jose Goncalves (caution; reckless foul) 89 Scoring Summary: NE -- Juan Agudelo 4 (Kelyn Rowe 3) 11 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Jalil Anibaba 2) 29 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Benny Feilhaber 6) 39 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 7) 46 NE -- Scott Caldwell 2 (Charlie Davies 1, Jose Goncalves 1) 64

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Sporting KC (3-2-4, 13 pts) Chicago Fire (3-4-0, 9 pts)

1 2 0 1 0 0

F 1 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 77); Soni Mustivar (Jacob Peterson 85), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 65); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Luis Marin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Connor Hallisey, Bernardo Anor Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Joevin Jones, Jeff Larentowicz, Adailton, Eric Gehrig (Lovel Palmer 85); Matt Polster, Shaun Maloney, David Accam, Chris Ritter (Kennedy Igboananike 77), Harrison Shipp; Guly (Quincy Amarikwa 72) Subs not used: Razvan Cocis, Victor Perez, Greg Cochrane, Jon Busch Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 14 (3) 11 (3) Saves

3 2 Fouls

14 12 Offside

2 8 Corner Kicks 3 4

Misconduct Summary: CHI -- Adailton (caution; persistent infringement) 32 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 38 CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; delaying a restart) 58 CHI -- David Accam (ejection; violent conduct) 89 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2) 75

May 20, 2015: Sporting KC 4-2 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,864 (59th straight sellout) Weather: 53 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (4-2-5, 17 pts) NE Revolution (5-3-4, 19 pts)

May 3, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,581 (58th straight sellout) Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy

May 23, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 40,653 Weather: 63 degrees and cloudy

1 2 Sporting KC (4-2-6, 18 pts) 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC (6-3-2, 20 pts) 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Servando Carrasco (Graham Zusi 77), Benny Feilhaber; Jimmy Medranda (Saad Abdul-Salaam 58) , Krisztian Nemeth, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 56) Subs not used: Luis Marin, James Rogers Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Dylan Remick; Osvaldo Alonso, Gonzalo Pineda, Marco Pappa (Cristian Roldan 73), Lamar Neagle (Andy Rose 64); Chad Barrett (Darwin Jones 84), Clint Dempsey Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Zach Scott, Leo Gonzalez, Michael Azira Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 10 (1) Saves

1 3 Fouls

11 6 Offside

0 4 Corner Kicks 3 2

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 81 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: None

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) May 29, 2015: Sporting KC 4-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,172 (60th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (5-2-6, 21 pts) FC Dallas (6-4-3, 21 pts)

1 2 1 3 0 0

F 4 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Servando Carrasco 71), Benny Feilhaber; Graham Zusi (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Krisztian Nemeth, Connor Hallisey (Marcel de Jong 65) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers FC Dallas: Dan Kennedy; Moises Hernandez, Matt Hedges (c), Zach Loyd, Je-Vaughn Watson; Kyle Bekker, Victor Ulloa, Mauro Diaz (Michel 72), Ryan Hollingshead; Tesho Akindele (David Texeira 74), Blas Perez (Rolando Escobar 46) Subs not used: Atiba Harris, Chris Seitz, Walker Zimmerman, Michael Barrios Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 5 (1) Saves

1 2 Fouls

11 14 Offside

4 2 Corner Kicks 5 3

Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Zach Loyd (caution; reckless foul) 33 DAL -- Zach Loyd (ejection; second caution, tactical foul) 43 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Kevin Ellis 1, Graham Zusi 3) 19 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Jalil Anibaba 3) 51 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 57 SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Connor Hallisey 1, Jalil Anibaba 4) 64

June 6, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,505 (61st straight sellout) Weather: 85 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 Sporting KC (6-2-6, 24 pts) 0 1 Seattle Sounders FC (8-4-2, 26 pts) 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Connor Hallisey (Saad Abdul-Salaam 85), Graham Zusi, Marcel de Jong (Dom Dwyer 58) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Chance Myers, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Dylan Remick, Zach Scott (c), Chad Marshall, Tyrone Mears; Gonzalo Pineda, Micheal Azira (Darwin Jones 86), Marco Pappa (Thomas 80), Andy Rose, Cristian Roldan (Leo Gonzalez 77); Lamar Neagle Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Damion Lowe, Oniel Fisher, Aaron Kovar Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 6 (6) Saves

6 3 Fouls

7 9 Offside

1 3 Corner Kicks 3 5

Misconduct Summary: SEA -- Stefan Frei (caution; dissent) 82 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (penalty kick) 84

June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,155 Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (6-3-6, 24 pts) Real Salt Lake (5-5-6, 21 pts)

1 2 1 0 1 1

F 1 0

F 1 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Marcel de Jong, Connor Hallisey, Chance Myers Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Demar Phillips; Luke Mulholland (Luis Gil 70), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Sebastian Jaime (Jordan Allen 69), Devon Sandoval, Joao Plata (Olmes Garcia 83) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, John Stertzer, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 15 (7) Saves

4 4 Fouls

15 9 Offside

0 3 Corner Kicks 4 16

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 8 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 14 RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; reckless foul) 15 RSL -- Demar Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 18 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; reckless foul) 47 RSL -- Sebastian Jaime (caution; reckless foul) 51 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (caution; unsporting behavior) 93+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Sebastian Jaime 1 (Javier Morales 4) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8) 30 RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Javier Morales 5) 93+

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June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC U.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,298 (sellout) Weather: 77 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC Saint Louis FC

1 2 0 1 0 0

F 1 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad AbdulSalaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike Ambersley Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Oskar Gasecki, Kentaro Takada, Nick Bibbs Stats Summary SKC STL Shots (on goal) 12 (5) 2 (0) Saves

0 4 Fouls

3 10 Offside

4 1 Corner Kicks 4 0

Misconduct Summary: STL -- Brandon Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54 STL -- Charles Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

2015 Record When...

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

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

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

March 2015 March all-time April 2015 April all-time May 2015 May all-time June 2015 June all-time July 2015 July all-time Aug. 2015 Aug. all-time Sept. 2015 Sept. all-time Oct. 2015 Oct. all-time

1-1-2 13-9-6 1-1-2 39-31-14 3-0-2 33-39-23 1-1-0 37-29-21 0-0-0 44-32-24 0-0-0 37-45-14 0-0-0 28-35-13 0-0-0 18-12-14

Quickest Goals...

Quickest Goals Against...

2nd min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/25 at HOU 12th min, Ike Opara, 3/28 at NYC 16th min, Dom Dwyer, 4/5 vs PHI 19th min, Krisztian Nemeth, 5/29 vs DAL

3rd min, own goal (Jacob Peterson), 4/05 vs PHI 9th min, Baggio Husidic, 4/18 at LA 11th min, Giles Barnes, 4/25 at HOU 11th min, Juan Agudelo, 5/20 vs NE

Game-winning goals after 75’...

94th min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/05 vs PHI 84th min, Benny Feilhaber, 6/6 vs SEA

Game-tying goals after 75’...

95th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/25 at HOU

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

94th min, Omar Gonzalez, 4/18 at LA 93rd min, Olmes Garcia, 6/21 at RSL

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Own Goals...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2015)

3rd min, Jacob Peterson, 4/05 vs PHI

Own Goals Against...

14-25-11 (1-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids 22-17-13 vs. Columbus Crew 24-21-6 vs. D.C. United 20-20-12 (0-0-1) vs. FC Dallas 21-20-10 (1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-7-9 (0-0-1) vs. LA Galaxy 19-24-11 (0-1-0) vs. Montreal Impact 5-3-1 vs. NE Revolution 24-16-11 (1-0-0) vs. New York City FC 1-0-0 (1-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 19-20-13 (0-0-1) vs. Orlando City SC 0-0-0 vs. Philadelphia Union 5-4-4 (1-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers 3-2-1 (0-0-1) vs. Real Salt Lake 8-6-5 (0-1-1) vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-21-7 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2-7-2 (1-0-1) vs. Toronto FC 12-4-5 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2

Red Cards...

Red Cards Against...

70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NYR 79th min, Jermaine Taylor, 4/25 at HOU 89th min, David Accam, 5/3 vs CHI 43rd min, Zach Loyd, 5/29 vs DAL

Penalty Kicks...

79th min, Dom Dwyer (saved), 3/14 at DAL 80th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 4/25 at HOU 43rd min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 5/20 vs NE 84th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 6/6 vs SEA

Penalty Kicks Against...

Youngest Goalscorer...

23 yrs., 335 days, Kevin Ellis, 5/29 vs DAL

Oldest Goalscorer...

32 yrs., 62 days, Paulo Nagamura, 5/3 vs CHI

Youngest Starter...

18 yrs., 15 days, Erik Palmer-Brown, 5/9 at DC

Regular Season Home and Away

Youngest to play in a game...

Overall All-time 2015 at home All-time at home 2015 on road All-time on road

Oldest Starter...

32 yrs., 79 days, Paulo Nagamura, 5/20 vs NE

Oldest to play in a game...

32 yrs., 79 days, Paulo Nagamura, 5/20 vs NE

249-232-128 5-0-3 161-85-59 1-3-3 88-147-70

17 yrs., 318 days, Erik Palmer-Brown, 3/8 vs NYR

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 11 12 23 OppONENT 9 8 17

SHOTS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 109 86 195 OppONENT 70 75 145

SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OppONENT

1 31 24

2 27 30

Total 58 54

FOULS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 85 98 183 OppONENT 95 74 169

OFFSIDES 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 15 11 26 OppONENT 28 27 55

CORNER KICKS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 36 33 69 OppONENT 46 41 87

CAUTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 12 12 24 OppONENT 9 19 28

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

PK’S (Made) 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 1 (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) OppONENT 0 0 0

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

W L T 249 232 129 17 19 7 20 14 5 9 10 8 295 275 149

home GF GA 855 823 57 57 73 46 33 37 1018 963

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

W 161 14 14 5 194

L 85 3 7 3 98

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away T 59 3 2 5 69

GF GA 507 363 35 15 47 22 16 10 605 410

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

W L 88 147 2 15 6 7 4 7 100 176

T 70 4 3 2 79

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

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

GF GA 348 460 19 39 26 24 17 27 410 550 GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GOAL CHART 18

6 1

12 20

13 17

5

8

3

9

15

4

14

7

21

19 23

2 11

Penalty kicks: 10, 16, 22

Right-footed

Left-footed

Header

Own goal

GOAL INFORMATION 1 - Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1), Mar. 8 vs NYR, 50th min 2 - Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2), Mar. 14 at FCD, 44th min 3 - Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1), Mar. 28 at NYC, 12th min # 4 - Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 16th min * 5 - Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 91st min 6 - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Matt Besler 2, Benny Feilhaber 4), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 94th min * 7 - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Benny Feilhaber 5, Dom Dwyer 1), Apr. 18 at LA, 22nd min 8 - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 2nd min 9 - Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted), Apr. 25 at HOU, 74th min 10 - Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick), Apr. 25 at HOU, 80th min ^ 11 - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 95th min LEGEND + Free Kick * Corner Kick ^ Penalty Kick # Throw-In ~ Own Goal

12 - Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2), May 3 vs CHI, 75th min 13 - Dom Dwyer 3 (Roger Espinoza 2), May 9 at DC, 45th min 14 - Dom Dwyer 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Jalil Anibaba 2), May 20 vs NE, 29th min 15 - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Benny Feilhaber 6), May 20 vs NE, 39th min + 16 - Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick), May 20 vs NE, 43rd min ^ 17 - Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 7), May 20 vs NE, 46th min 18 - Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Kevin Ellis 1, Graham Zusi 3), May 29 vs DAL, 19th min + 19 - Benny Feilhaber 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Jalil Anibaba 3), May 29 vs DAL, 51st min 20 - Kevin Ellis 1 (Graham Zusi 4), May 29 vs DAL, 57th min * 21 - Graham Zusi (Connor Hallisey 1, Jalil Anibaba 4), May 29 vs DAL, 64th min 22 - Benny Feilhaber 5 (penalty kick), June 6 vs SEA, 84th min ^ 23 - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8), June 21 at RSL, 30th min

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 MLS RECORD WHEN...

Saad Abdul-Salaam Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Servando Carrasco Marcel de Jong Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Connor Hallisey Jon Kempin Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Krisztian Nemeth Ike Opara Erik Palmer-Brown Jacob Peterson Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi

STARTS Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-2-5 5-0-2 1-2-3 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 6-2-6 5-0-3 1-2-3 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-1-2 2-2-3 2-0-2 0-2-1 3-2-2 3-0-1 0-2-1 4-3-5 3-0-3 1-3-2 4-3-2 4-0-0 0-3-2 4-3-5 4-0-3 0-3-2 6-3-6 5-0-3 1-3-3 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 4-1-2 4-0-0 0-1-2 4-1-2 4-0-0 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-0 3-3-4 3-0-2 0-3-2 2-1-3 1-0-3 1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-3 2-0-1 0-0-2 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 4-3-4 3-0-2 1-3-2

COMES ON AS A SUB Overall Home Away 3-1-1 3-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-2 0-0-2 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-1-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-3 1-0-0 0-0-3 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 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 2-3-1 1-0-1 1-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1

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SCORES A GOAL Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 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 2-1-2 2-0-0 0-1-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-1 3-0-0 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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-1 3-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-1 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 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

RECORDS AN ASSIST Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 2-3-1 2-0-1 0-3-0 1-0-0 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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS BLACK: MLS RED: U.S. OPEN CUP NEW YORK RED BULLS March 8, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber M Espinoza M Nemeth (Peterson (77’) F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’) F Dwyer F Anor (Nagamura 61’)

at FC Dallas March 14, 2015 (L 1-3) GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Ellis D de Jong M Nagamura M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Anor 76’)

PORTLAND TIMBERS March 21, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D de Jong M Nagamura M Feilhaber (Carrasco (84’) M Espinoza (Mustivar 89’) F Zusi F Dwyer F Medranda (Anor 56’)

at New York City FC March 28, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D Sinovic M Nagamura (Mustivar 78’) M Carrasco M Feilhaber F Zusi (Anor 39’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Peterson 67’)

PHILADELPHIA UNION April 5, 2015 (W 3-2) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D de Jong (Sinovic 46’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco (Mustivar 77’) M Espinoza F Peterson F Dwyer F Medranda (Nemeth 64’)

REAL SALT LAKE April 11, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara (Ellis 84’) D Besler D de Jong M Feilhaber M Carrasco M Espinoza F Peterson (Anor 77’) F Dwyer F Nemeth

at LA Galaxy April 18, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Marin D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D de Jong (Dia 75’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco M Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson (90’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Anor 75’)

at Houston Dynamo April 25, 2015 (T 4-4) GK Marin D Anibaba D Ellis (Hallisey 90’) D Besler D de Jong (Dia 63’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco (Mustivar 55’) M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth

CHICAGO FIRE May 3, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Sinovic (Dia 77’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar (Peterson 85’) M Espinoza (Nagamura 65’) F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth

at D.C. United May 9, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Melia D Anibaba D Palmer-Brown D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi (Dia 89’) F Dwyer (Nemeth 71’) F Peterson (Hallisey 85’)

NE REVOLUTION May 20, 2015 (W 4-2) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Nagamura (Carrasco 86’) F Peterson (Hallisey 79’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam 89’)

at Seattle Sounders FC May 23, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Carrasco (Zusi 77’) F Peterson (Hallisey 56’) F Nemeth F Medranda (Abdul-Salaam 58’)

FC DALLAS May 29, 2015 (W 4-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza(Carrasco 71’) F Zusi (Abdul-Salaam 83’) F Nemeth F Hallisey (de Jong 65’)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC June 6, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F de Jong (Dwyer 58’) F Zusi F Hallisey (Abdul-Salaam 85’)

SAINT LOUIS FC June 16, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Myers (Abdul-Salaam 56’) D Ellis D Besler D Dia (de Jong 81’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Hallisey (Peterson 68’)

at Real Salt Lake June 21, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth (Peterson 75’)

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul

#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4

Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988 Hometown: Fullerton, California College: North Carolina Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots

1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLB Assists 2, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DC Shots

3, 4 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 3, 8 times, last: May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Assist

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-2-5 he scores 1-0-0

Rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut with a substitute appearance in a 4-2 win over New England on May 20 after starting five games on loan for the reigning North American Soccer League champion San Antonio Scorpions. He has made five substitute appearances in MLS this season.

Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. The right back helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons. He enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts before earning All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.

Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season.

He made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists. He made his Sporting KC debut on March 21 and scored his first goal for the club in second half stoppage time of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. His first of four Sporting KC assists during the month of May was a game-winner to Paulo Nagamura on May 3.

Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign.

As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.

#11 | M | Bernardo Anor | @BernardoAnor

#5 | D | Matt Besler | @MattBesler

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOB: 5/24/1988 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela College: South Florida Last Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI Shots on Goal 3, May 4, 2014, CLB at KC Shots

5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs POR Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NE Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Goal

Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHI Assist

Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 9 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots

2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist

Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI 2015 Record when: he starts 6-2-6 he scores 0-0-0

Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 27-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 8.

Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011.

Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission.

In July 2014, Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club. His 196 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank eighth most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 159 of his 164 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013).

Besler has earned 25 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #71 | D | Marcel de Jong

#16 | M | Servando Carrasco Ht: 5-10 Wt. 175 DOB: 8/13/1988 Hometown: San Diego, California College: California Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/15/2015

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/15/1986 Hometown: Valkenswaard, Netherlands Last Club: FC Augsburg (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Assists 1, May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 21, 2014, HOU at DC Shots

3, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 3, 2013, SEA vs DC Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: May 3, 2014, HOU at CHV Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Goal

June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Assist

May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots

5, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 1, Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Goal

N/A Assist

Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU 2015 Record when: he starts 2-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

A fifth-year veteran of MLS, Servando Carrasco enters his first season with Sporting KC. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute on March 21 before making his first start on March 28, a 1-0 win at New York City FC. Previously, the 26-year-old defensive midfielder appeared in 60 MLS matches over four years (including postseason) for Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013) and the Houston Dynamo (2013-2014).

Carrasco was a four-year starter at California, where he recorded 13 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances before being selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 season. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with a 90-minute performance at FC Dallas. He logged his first MLS assist in a 4-4 draw against Houston on April 25.

A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907.

De Jong has made 33 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007, most recently starting in a 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on March 30. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_iT11

#14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots

2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 3, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Fouls Suffered 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 4 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Shots

7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Assist

Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA 2015 Record when: he starts 4-3-5 he scores 2-1-2

Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1. He has started seven of 11 MLS appearances this year.

Dia appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.

Dia has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.

Now in his fourth season at Sporting KC, Dom Dwyer is coming off a breakout 2014 campaign in which he garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and co-MVP honors. The Englishman set a single season club record with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 33 career goals in all competitions are sixth in team history.

Dwyer, who was named an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 55 goals in all competitions since the beginning of 2013—33 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. His 0.46 goals per game in MLS rank first in team history. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign and is tied for second on the team this season with five goals.

After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors.

Dwyer won two national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College (2009, 2010), where he was the national junior college player of the year after scoring 37 goals as a sophomore. Moving on to South Florida in 2011, he scored 16 goals in 21 games.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4

#27 | M | Roger Espinoza

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots

2, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Assist

Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI 2015 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 1-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 13 times, last: May 9, 2015, KC at DC Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots

5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist

May 9, 2015, KC at DC 2015 Record when: he starts 4-3-5 he scores 0-1-0

Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made a career-high 21 appearances and 17 starts in MLS (including his playoff debut). He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and centerback positions. He recorded his first MLS goal in a 4-0 win over FC Dallas on May 29 at Sporting Park.

Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.

Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. On March 14, he scored the third goal of his Sporting KC career and his first since returning to the club this offseason.

In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 143 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording three goals and 14 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh).

Espinoza has earned 46 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts.

Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22

#22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_hallisey

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with NE Revolution on 12/11/2012

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOB: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots

5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Assist

June 21, 2015, KC at RSL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-3-6 he scores 3-0-1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots

3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Goal

N/A Assist

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his fifth Major League Soccer season, Benny Feilhaber has already reached MLS career-highs with five goals and eight assists in 2015. A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he has won the club’s Goal of the Year award in each of the last two years and currently ranks second in MLS with seven assists. He was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April after recording two goals and three assists during the month and also won a Goal of the Week award in Week 8.

Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He would move to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 90 appearances in all competitions for the club with 13 goals and 25 assists.

A member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He made his MLS debut with a late substitute appearance in a 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 25. He has made five appearances this season and earned his first professional start on May 29, a 4-0 win over FC Dallas in which he recorded his first MLS assist.

A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches. As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21

#12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Saves

2, 2 times, last: Aug. 23, 2014, KC vs DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots

2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, entering the record books as the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history. He earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances was MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game.

After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. He made his NASL debut for San Antonio on April 4 with a start before returning to Sporting KC on May 27.

At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels.

Currently on loan with USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC, Mike Lopez was drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before playing his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels.

In 2015, Lopez has made eight appearances and played 434 minutes for OKC Energy FC, coached by former Sporting KC captain Jimmy Nielsen.

#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda

#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28

Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots

3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 23, 2015, KC at SEA Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, Oct. 26, 2013, CHV vs POR Saves

6, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Shutout June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts 4-1-2 Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA). He made his Sporting KC debut on May 3, shutting out Chicago in a 1-0 result for the first clean sheet and first win of his MLS career. After recording a career-high six saves in a 1-0 win over Seattle on June 6, he became the first goalkeeper in Kansas City history to go unbeaten in his first six MLS appearances for the club.

Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match.

Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.

Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, earning his lone MLS start to date on March 15 for the first of six appearances in all competitions in 2014. He made his first appearance of 2015 with a start on March 21 against Portland and has started three more matches since.

Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie

#7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_Myers

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/12/1990 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots

3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal

Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist

May 10, 2014, KC at MTL 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots

0 Fouls Committed 3, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 2, May 9, 2015, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 4-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. The 25-year-old made his MLS debut as a second-half substitute on March 21 against Portland before earning his first start on May 3 vs. Chicago.

Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Following a loan spell at US Orleans (France), he moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final.

Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. He most recently played in three matches at the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup in November to help Haiti secure a third place finish and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.

Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has made 146 appearances for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 15 assists from the wing back position. He made his 2015 debut on June 16 in the U.S. Open Cup fourth round, recording his first appearance since May 2014 after recovering from an Achilles injury.

Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. Despite missing most of the last 13 months, he still ranks third in MLS with 96 successful crosses from open play (including postseason) since the beginning of 2011.

Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag

#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth | KNemeth_Nemo

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 19 times, last: Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots

5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Goal

May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI Assist

Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 1-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Assists 1, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots

6, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: May 23, 2015, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 8, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Assist

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 3-3-4 he scores 3-1-1

Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 243 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded five goals and six assists in 86 games (76 starts) across all competitions. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final.

The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.

Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC in December. He made his league debut with a start on March 8 at Sporting Park before scoring his first MLS goal in the 94th minute of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. He leads the team with six goals in 2015 and was named MLS Player of the Month for May after recording three goals and two assists during the month.

Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 season.

Internationally, Nemeth starred for the Hungary under-17 and under-19 youth national teams before leading his country to a third place finish at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He earned his first of 17 caps for Hungary’s senior team in 2010 and most recently featured in a 2016 UEFA EURO qualifier on June 13.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara

#2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown | @ErikBrown14

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots

3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 11, 2015, KC vs RSL Goal

Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots

1, May 9, 2015, KC at DC Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 9, 2015, KC at DC Goal

N/A Assist

N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After sitting out almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s first goal of the season. He led MLS through Week 6 with 30 interceptions and was nominated for Eithad Airways MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring twice and anchoring a backline that posted two shutouts. He then suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in his right ankle on April 11.

The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 15 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014 and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.

One of the youngest players under contract in MLS, Erik Palmer-Brown became a homegrown player in August 2013 at age 16. On March 8, he became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 and recorded his first MLS minutes at Sporting Park. The 18-year-old earned his first start of 2015 on May 9 at D.C. Palmer-Brown made his league debut with a start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He played in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game last August, helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s.

The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13 and has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels.

This year, he competed with the U-20s at training camps in England (March 23-30) and Austria (April 18-26) before joining the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He started one match in the tournament as the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals before losing a penalty kick shootout to Serbia.

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_peterson

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovic

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assists 1, 15 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots

5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assist

May 20, 2015, KC vs NE 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots

3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 9, 2015, KC at DC Goal

N/A Assist

Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 15 goals and 15 assists in 210 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed eight goals and seven assists in 92 games across all competitions for the club.

Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013).

As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 210 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (228).

Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons.

Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, he joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 145 of his 147 total appearances for the club in all competitions.

He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Since the beginning of 2011, Sinovic is fourth in MLS with 48 clean sheet contributions (including playoffs) and ranks fifth with 66 MLS games won. He received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusi Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals

2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots

5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 21, 2015, KC at RSL Goal

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Assist

May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 4-3-4 he scores 1-0-0 A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons.

He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011.

Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014.

Sporting KC is 18-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal, and he leads MLS with 383 chances created and 369 successful crosses/corners since 2011 (including playoffs). His 53 career assists in all competitions are third most in club history, and his 23 MLS goals rank 10th all-time for the club.

Zusi has earned 28 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal.

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Sporting KC Coach Bios | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include: scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes enters his seventh season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2015. He is the team’s second-longest serving head coach, and his .554 regular season winning percentage (82-61-50) is best in club history. During his tenure, he has won two major trophies – the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to four straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 82 regular season wins are 10th most in MLS history. He recorded his 100th coaching win for Sporting KC in all competitions with a 4-0 result over FC Dallas on May 29, 2015, at Sporting Park.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, retired from the League in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States National Team. He recorded one assist for the Red, White and Blue.

The U.S. team went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin appeared. Zavagnin married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL

3-6-3 --- 11-13-6 --- 13-9-12 2-1-0 18-7-9 1-1-0 17-10-7 2-1-2 14-13-7 0-1-0 6-3-6

82-61-50 5-4-2

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 10-4-1

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

5-2-3

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 7-3-6 102-71-56

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.

Mateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

0

46

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

0

46

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

JALIL ANIBABA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

13

1170

1

4

11

4

10

4

2

0

1

0

0

1

MLS - Regular Season

125

120

10889

5

10

64

21

88

49

6

1

6

1

1

3

MLS - Postseason

2

1

76

0

0

1

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

127

121

10965

5

10

65

21

90

51

6

1

6

1

1

3

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

1

188

0

0

4

0

4

4

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

77

49

4656

12

3

132

43

90

78

8

41

14

2

5

3

MLS - Postseason

1

0

17

0

0

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

78

49

4673

12

3

134

44

91

78

8

41

15

2

5

3

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

164

159

14356

2

9

34

8

147

81

6

1

20

2

1

5

KC - Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

2

0

14

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

175

170

15406

2

9

36

8

161

89

7

1

20

2

1

5

SERVANDO CARRASCO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

9

6

508

0

0

7

0

10

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

68

37

3472

1

1

33

3

64

34

1

9

9

1

0

0

MLS - Postseason

1

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

69

37

3487

1

1

33

3

64

34

1

9

9

1

0

0

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

7

536

0

1

11

2

1

8

0

5

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

7

536

0

1

11

2

1

8

0

5

1

0

0

0

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

11

7

685

0

0

4

3

10

10

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

11

7

685

0

0

4

3

10

10

1

0

1

0

0

0

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

63

50

4495

29

4

181

69

103

118

55

1

8

0

7

1

KC - Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

19

9

12

9

5

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

70

54

4867

31

4

200

78

115

127

60

1

8

0

8

1

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

32

26

2466

1

4

10

3

37

17

0

0

6

0

0

3

KC - Postseason

1

1

90

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

33

27

2556

1

4

10

3

38

17

0

0

6

0

0

3

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

125

105

9285

3

13

112

30

177

162

9

14

22

4

1

2

KC - Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

4

1

7

7

1

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

132

111

9740

3

13

116

31

184

169

10

14

24

4

1

2

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

73

67

5725

12

18

104

33

95

144

3

73

12

0

3

3

MLS - Regular Season

125

113

9918

17

27

182

59

162

285

5

144

20

2

3

4

KC - Postseason

5

5

484

0

3

14

1

7

14

2

0

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

130

118

10402

17

30

196

60

169

299

7

144

21

2

3

5

CONNOR HALLISEY

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

2

201

0

1

5

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

2

201

0

1

5

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

KC - Regular Season

8

5

482

0

0

7

3

12

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

5

482

0

0

7

3

12

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

5

377

0

0

9

1

9

7

0

5

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

5

377

0

0

9

1

9

7

0

5

0

0

0

0

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

11

7

686

0

0

0

0

11

6

0

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

11

7

686

0

0

0

0

11

6

0

0

3

0

0

0

CHANCE MYERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

123

98

9120

2

13

83

21

131

92

7

4

10

1

0

6

KC - Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

7

1

9

10

0

1

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

133

108

10080

2

14

90

22

140

102

7

5

12

1

0

6

PAULO NAGAMURA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

71

61

5368

4

5

86

21

95

64

6

3

14

0

1

1

MLS - Regular Season

228

205

18136

13

19

226

72

341

273

10

20

53

2

5

6

KC - Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

11

2

5

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

15

14

1396

0

0

20

7

21

29

1

0

4

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

243

219

19532

13

19

246

79

362

302

11

20

57

2

5

6

KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

12

10

887

6

2

29

6

9

18

3

0

0

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

12

10

887

6

2

29

6

9

18

3

0

0

0

2

0

IKE OPARA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

27

23

2083

5

0

24

10

35

10

1

0

3

0

3

0

MLS - Regular Season

62

45

4245

8

0

45

17

64

27

6

1

5

0

4

0

KC - Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

4

0

94

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

66

45

4339

8

0

46

17

65

29

6

1

5

0

4

0

ERIK PALMER-BROWN

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

3

330

0

0

1

0

4

2

0

0

2

1

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

3

330

0

0

1

0

4

2

0

0

2

1

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

72

37

3533

6

5

72

30

34

35

5

2

2

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

210

119

10819

15

15

186

72

79

115

21

62

7

1

6

6

KC - Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

8

5

414

0

0

1

0

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

218

124

11233

15

15

187

72

81

119

22

62

7

1

6

6

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

118

116

10278

0

7

60

17

133

78

3

0

17

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

138

134

11858

0

7

67

18

146

88

3

0

20

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

4

2

15

11

0

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

149

145

12903

2

7

71

20

161

99

3

0

21

0

2

4

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

160

126

11625

23

43

244

81

142

203

21

553

14

0

8

18

KC - Postseason

11

11

1049

0

5

21

1

18

19

1

52

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

171

137

12674

23

48

265

82

160

222

22

605

15

0

8

21

23

GWA

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS JON KEMPIN

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

4

3

315

13

5

0

7

2.00

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

3

315

13

5

0

7

2.00

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

TIM MELIA

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

7

7

630

24

18

4

5

0.71

0

0

0

0

4

1

2

MLS - Regular Season

13

12

1069

56

36

4

19

1.60

1

1

0

1

4

5

3

MLS - TOTAL

13

12

1069

56

36

4

19

1.60

1

1

0

1

4

5

3

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

0

46

0

0

MLS Regular Season

32

26

2466

1

4

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

1

90

0

0 0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

34

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

4

387

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

4

360

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

0

80

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

42

35

3303

2

4

JALIL ANIBABA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1170

1

4

MLS Regular Season

125

105

9285

3

13

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

845

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

13

1170

1

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

143

119

10727

3

14

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

1

188

0

0

MLS Regular Season

73

67

5725

12

18

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

5

5

484

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

3

238

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

1

188

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

90

83

7039

13

25

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CONNOR HALLISEY

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

164

159

14356

2

9

MLS Regular Season

6

2

201

0

1

MLS Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0 0

U.S. Open Cup

11

9

814

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

68

0

International

10

10

885

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

196

189

17105

2

9

ALL COMPETITIONS

7

3

269

0

1

SERVANDO CARRASCO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MIKEY LOPEZ

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

9

6

508

0

0

MLS Regular Season

8

5

482

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

76

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

6

508

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

6

558

0

0

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

8

7

536

0

1

MLS Regular Season

10

5

377

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

9

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

0

6

0

0

11

5

383

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

7

545

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

11

7

685

0

0

MLS Regular Season

11

7

686

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

81

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

8

766

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

8

776

0

0

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CHANCE MYERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

63

50

4495

29

4

MLS Regular Season

123

98

9120

2

13

MLS Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

296

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

12

11

971

2

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

83

60

5477

33

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

146

120

11141

4

15

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JON KEMPIN

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

4

3

315

7

2.00

0

1-2-0

MLS Regular Season

71

61

5368

4

5

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

474

1

1

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

2

2.00

0

1-0-0

International

5

5

413

0

0

International

1

1

90

1

1.00

0

0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS

86

76

6742

5

6

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

5

495

10

1.82

0

2-2-1

TIM MELIA

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

12

10

887

6

2

MLS Regular Season

7

7

630

5

0.71

4

4-1-2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0.00

1

1-0-0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

10

887

6

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

8

720

5

0.63

5

5-1-2

IKE OPARA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

27

23

2083

5

0

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

5

5

450

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

36

29

2639

6

0

ERIK PALMER BROWN

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

3

330

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

1

1

60

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

6

570

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

72

37

3533

6

5

MLS Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

6

594

1

2

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

92

49

4739

8

7

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

118

116

10278

0

7

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

820

0

2

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

147

145

12953

2

10

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

160

126

11625

23

43

MLS Postseason

11

11

1049

0

5

U.S. Open Cup

10

8

758

3

2

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

189

153

14122

26

53

26

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ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

34

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Eddie Johnson

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

517

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Nick Garcia

5

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

34

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

3

Goals

1996

61

Assists

2000

67

2012

542

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

6

Fouls Committed

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

2012

199

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

Points

2012

63

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Wins

1997

21

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

7

Losses

1999

24

Saves

Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

9

Ties

2005 & 2011

12

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud

240 2. Kerry Zavagnin

237 3. Nick Garcia

224 4. Preki

218 5. Jimmy Conrad

204 6. Chris Klein

200 7. Jack Jewsbury

195 8. Matt Besler* 164 9. Graham Zusi* 160 10. Michael Harrington 149 10. Mo Johnston

149 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin

228 2. Nick Garcia

224 3. Davy Arnaud

213 4. Jimmy Conrad

203 5. Preki

199 6. Chris Klein

183 7. Matt Besler* 159 8. Jack Jewsbury

142 8. Mo Johnston

142 10. Michael Harrington 128

128 10. Jimmy Nielsen

128 10. Josh Wolff MINUTES PLAYED Player MP

20515 1. Kerry Zavagnin 2. Nick Garcia

20157 3. Davy Arnaud

19399 4. Jimmy Conrad

18194 5. Preki

17817 6. Chris Klein

16380 7. Matt Besler* 14356 8. Jack Jewsbury

13275 9. Mo Johnston

12599 10. Michael Harrington 11633 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen

128 2. Tony Meola

125 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 4. Kevin Hartman

90 5. Mike Ammann

60 6. Chris Snitko

26 7. Eric Kronberg

25 8. Garth Lagerwey

23 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 10. Luis Marin

8 10. Pat Harrington

8 10. David Winner

8 SAVES SV Player GP 1. Tony Meola

125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi

96 354 3. Kevin Hartman

90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen

128 304 5. Mike Amman

60 206 6. Chris Snitko

26 95 7. Garth Lagerwey

23 83 8. Eric Kronberg

25 58 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34

8 27 10. David Winner SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen

128 45

125 37 2. Tony Meola 3. Kevin Hartman

90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 22 5. Mike Ammann

60 10 6. Eric Kronberg

25 8 7 4 7. Tim Melia* 8. Luis Marin

8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3

23 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 8. Chris Snitko

26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen

128 57 2. Tony Meola

125 49 3. Mike Ammann

60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 33 5. Kevin Hartman

90 30

23 12 6. Garth Lagerwey 7. Eric Kronberg

25 9 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 8. Chris Snitko

26 5 7 4 10. Tim Melia*

GOALS G Player GP 1. Preki

218 71 2. Davy Arnaud

240 43 2. Josh Wolff

144 43 4. Chris Klein

200 39 5. Kei Kamara

113 38 6. Mo Johnston

149 31 63 29 7. Dom Dwyer* 7. Scott Sealy

88 28 7. Vitalis Takawira

103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 160 23

CORNER KICKS Player GP RC 160 553 1. Graham Zusi* 2. Preki

218 452 3. Claudio Lopez

57 188 4. Jose Burciaga Jr.

115 175 5. Francisco Gomez

114 157 6. Chris Henderson

61 154 7. Chris Klein

200 152 8. Davy Arnaud

240 144 9. Carlos Marinelli

41 91 10. Benny Feilhaber* 73 73

ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki

218 98 2. Chris Klein

200 45 3. Graham Zusi* 160 43 4. Davy Arnaud

240 35 5. Mo Johnston

149 28 6. Josh Wolff

144 26 7. Mark Chung

94 25 8. Kerry Zavagnin

237 22 9. Jack Jewsbury

195 20 9. Kei Kamara

113 20

GAME-WINNING GOALS GWG Player GP 1. Preki

218 13

200 12 2. Chris Klein 3. Kei Kamara

113 11

144 11 3. Josh Wolff 5. Davy Arnaud

240 10 6. Graham Zusi* 160 8 6. Vitalis Takawira

103 8 8. Dom Dwyer* 63 7 8. C.J. Sapong

110 7 8. Scott Sealy

88 7

SHOTS Player GP SH

218 693 1. Preki 2. Davy Arnaud

240 452 3. Kei Kamara

113 370 4. Chris Klein

200 312

149 274 5. Mo Johnston 6. Josh Wolff

144 265 160 244 7. Graham Zusi* 8. Jack Jewsbury

195 216 9. Mark Chung

94 203 10. Dom Dwyer* 63 181

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GWA Player GP

218 23 1. Preki 160 18 2. Graham Zusi* 3. Chris Klein

200 16 4. Davy Arnaud

240 10 4. Josh Wolff

144 10

195 8 6. Jack Jewsbury 6. Mo Johnston

149 8 6. Kei Kamara

113 8 6. Kerry Zavagnin

237 8 10. Francisco Gomez

114 7 10. Chris Henderson

61 7

SHOTS ON GOAL SOG Player GP 1. Preki

218 283 2. Davy Arnaud

240 176

149 138 3. Mo Johnston 3. Chris Klein

200 138 3. Josh Wolff

144 138 6. Kei Kamara

113 126 7. Vitalis Takawira

103 102 8. Mark Chung

94 95 9. Jack Jewsbury

195 90 160 81 10. Graham Zusi* FOULS COMMITTED FC Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud

240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin

237 326 3. Matt McKeon

144 309 4. Nick Garcia

224 234 5. Mo Johnston

149 226 6. Jimmy Conrad

204 210 7. Aurelien Collin

107 191

119 190 8. Diego Gutierrez 9. Roger Espinoza* 125 177 10. Jack Jewsbury

195 175 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud

240 528 2. Preki

218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin

237 354

224 250 4. Nick Garcia 5. Mark Chung

94 204 160 203 6. Graham Zusi* 7. Diego Gutierrez

119 196 8. Jack Jewsbury

195 187 9. Josh Wolff

144 183 10. Kei Kamara

113 176 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) YC Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin

237 44 2. Davy Arnaud

240 43

224 37 3. Nick Garcia 4. Aurelien Collin

107 31 5. Diego Gutierrez

119 30 5. Matt McKeon

144 30 7. Jack Jewsbury

195 28 7. Mo Johnston

149 28 9. Jimmy Conrad

204 27 10. Preki

218 23 28

MULTI-GOAL GAMES MGG Player GP 1. Vitalis Takawira

103 8 2. Preki

218 7 63 5 3. Dom Dwyer* 3. Kei Kamara

113 5 3. Scott Sealy

88 5 3. Josh Wolff

144 5 7. Mo Johnston

149 4 7. Chris Klein

200 4 160 3 10. Graham Zusi* 10. Davy Arnaud

240 3 10. Teal Bunbury

89 3 10. Eddie Johnson

43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS PKG Player GP 1. Preki

218 21 2. Dom Dwyer* 63 7 3. Kei Kamara

113 5 4. Claudio Lopez

57 4 5. Benny Feihlaber* 73 3 5. Claudio Bieler

41 3 5. Jose Burciaga Jr.

115 3 5. Jack Jewsbury

195 3 5. Josh Wolff

144 3 10. Omar Bravo

27 2 10. Matt McKeon

144 2 Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. C.J. Sapong *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 63 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 110

GLS AVG 29 0.46 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 20 0.18

BOLD* - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong

34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara

33 2014 Dom Dwyer

33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

8 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED MIN Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia

2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki

2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi

2880 2011 Matt Besler

2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

32 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2000 Tony Meola

31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 24 15 28 13 27 12 17 12 30 12

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 1996 Preki 1998 Preki

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 13 25 13

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2000 Preki

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 113 30 97 31 95

SHOTS ON GOAL GP SOG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 28 48 1996 Vitalis Takawira 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 31 75 1997 Matt McKeon 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66

SHUTOUTS GP SO Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10

FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73

GOALKEEPER WINS GP GW Year Player 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 31 15 2000 Tony Meola 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA

2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 2014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira 1997 Preki 2000 Miklos Molnar 2003 Preki

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga JR. 31 9 GAA 0.79 0.88 0.92 1.05 1.05

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

7 players tied with 2

29

CORNER KICKS GP CK Year Player 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES GP OFF Year Player 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GWG Year Player 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS GP PKG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 1997 Preki 27 3 1998 Preki 25 3 2006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 3 2013 Claudio Bieler 28 3 GOALS PER GAME GP GLS AVG Year Player 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2013 Kei Kamara 15 7 0.47 *Minimum 5 goals

BOLD* - denotes current season

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 27, 2015 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 6 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 553 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 time

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)

SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 in 1996 Game: 6 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Game: 6 06/21/1997 vs. DC Game: 6 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) ASSISTS Season: 67 in 2000 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st) SHOTS Season: 542 in 2012 Game: 27 8 times 2-Tms: 44 08/14/1999 at MET 2-Tms: 44 08/05/2000 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 06/09/2001 at MIA Half: 19 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 9 10 times 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) Half: 7 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) Half: 7 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)

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Luis Marin Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam James Rogers Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NYC PHI RSL LA HOU CHI DC NE 1-0 3-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-0 1-1 4-2 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 84D 6 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 78M 25 86M

12 13 14 15 SEA DAL SEA RSL 0-0 4-0 1-0 1-2

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

88F 90F 39F 89F 90F 90F 89F 13 83F 90F 90F 76F 26 90F 75F 90F 90F 19 89F 90F 90F 75F 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 14 34 51 13 15

6

1 5 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 65M 90M 90G 90G 13 2 23 90F 77F 1 5 85F 90D 90D 45D 90D 75D 63D 1 12 13 35 85M 90M 56F 67F 64F

11 34 65F 90D 90D 90D 71M 90G 90G 90G 79F 56M 25 90M 90M 90M 58M

85F 90D 90D 90M 90M 90G 90G 15 58F 90M 90M

90D 90D 15 27 13 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 71F 90F 32 90F 90D 90D 45 77D 90D 90M 77M 90M 90M 55M 4 77M 19 1 32 7 5 1

85M 77M 90M 61M

1 2 3 NYR DAL POR 1-1 1-3 0-0 90G 90G 90G 5 90D 90D 90D 90D 70D 90D 29 90M 90M

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Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50 Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44 Opara 2 (Besler 1) 12 Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 3) 16; Anibaba 1 (Espinoza 1)

Nemeth 6 (Ellis 1, Zusi 3) 19; Feilhaber 4 (Nemeth 2, Anibaba 3) Zusi 1 (Hallisey 1, Anibaba 4) 64 Feilhaber 5 (penalty kick) 84 Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 8) 30

51; Ellis 1 (Zusi 4)

94+

57

Nemeth 2 (Feilhaber 5, Dwyer 1) 22 Nemeth 3 (de Jong 1) 2; Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74; Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80; Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 1) Nagamura 1 (Anibaba 1, Zusi 2) 75 Dwyer 3 (Espinoza 2) 45 Dwyer 4 (Nemeth 1, Anibaba 2) 29; Nemeth 4 (Feilhaber 6) 39; Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43; Nemeth 5 (Peterson 1, Feilhaber 7) 46

91+; Nemeth 1 (Besler 2, Feilhaber 4)

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

MLS Regular Season Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 6:30 p.m. MT Location: Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS Television: Altitude Radio: 1600 The Zone (1600AM); 1650AM Radio Luz

MATCH PREVIEW Rapids continue their three-game road trip this Saturday, heading to the Midwest to play Sporting Kansas City, seeking to break Sporting KC’s unbeaten home record. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. MT on Altitude, with coverage starting at 6:00 p.m MT.

Sporting Kansas CIty Overall: 6-3-6 (24 pts.)

Home: 6-0-3 Away: 0-3-3 GF: 23 GA: 17 GD: 6

COLORADO RAPIDS Overall: 2-5-9 (15 pts.)

Home: 1-3-4 Away: 1-2-5 GF: 12 GA: 15 GD: -3

(Diego Gutierrez 83), Vitalis Takawira.

All Kansas City goals came in the last 20 minutes, with current Montreal Impact head coach, Frank Klopas, among the scorers.

In all, the Rapids and Sporting KC have met 52 times. The Rapids’ record against Kansas City stands at 17-22-13. Much of any The Rapids road trip began with a bitter start as they fell 2-0 to success has come in Colorado, with the Rapids returning triumOrlando City SC on Wednesday night and are now without a win phant on only three occasions from KC … and not since Septemin the last five MLS outings. Sporting KC will also be coming off a ber 14, 2002. loss after falling 2-1 at Real Salt Lake on Sunday night, ending an The most recent meeting with Sporting Kansas City came on eight-game unbeaten streak.

March 29, 2014 when a stoppage-time goal from Dom Dwyer Pablo Mastroeni’s men are now 2-5-9 for the season and will be secured all three points for the visitors in a dramatic 3-2 win at looking to restore their previous poise away from home at SportDick’s Sporting Goods Park. That stretched the Rapids’ winless ing Park on Saturday after starting the season 1-0-5 as visitors. run against Sporting to eight games. Their last win against their Sporting Kansas City will look to extend their unbeaten home run neighbors came on March 28, 2009, at home. to 10. Peter Vermes’s men are 6-0-3 at Sporting Park and 6-3-6 FORMER PLAYERS overall. They currently sit in fifth place in the Western Conference Sporting Kansas City’s head coach, Peter Vermes, joined the with 24 points.

Rapids from the Metrostars after the inaugural season. He was a The Rapids will be looking for their second victory of the season part of the 1997 MLS Cup finalists, and would spend three years away from Commerce City after starting the season 1-2-5 (8 in Colorado, making 98 appearances (8 goals). The defender points) on the road. This will mark the second of three consecuthen left for Kansas City, in a trade which brought Scott Vermiltive road matches for the Rapids. Following the match against lion the other direction. Vermes played 78 times in three seasons Sporting Kansas City the Rapids will travel to Houston to take on for KC, before retiring. the Dynamo in the Round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Jacob Peterson is now in his fourth season with Sporting KanCup on Tuesday. sas City. He has played 69 regular season matches during that time (6 goals). Peterson began his pro career with the Rapids, INJURY REPORT having been selected 21st overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. In Out: Juan Ramirez, Axel Sjoberg three seasons in Colorado, he made 92 appearances (8 goals).

HISTORY WITH SPORTING KC Sporting KC will always have a ‘special’ place in the hearts of Current Rapids defender, Michael Harrington, was third overall Rapids fans, being as they were the first-ever opponents when – pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft for Kansas City Wizards. He as Kansas City Wiz – they ruined Colorado’s introduction to Ma- spent six seasons with Kansas City, making 149 appearances. jor League Soccer with a 3-0 win at Arrowhead Stadium.

He has played every minute of every game for the Rapids in 2015.

The date was April 13, 1996 and it was the first match for both franchises in the newly launched MLS. Featuring for the Rapids Now Director of Soccer at the Rapids, the former Argentine interon that occasion were: Dusty Hudock; Denis Hamlett, Ian Butter- national striker Claudio Lopez was a player in Colorado during worth, Troy Edwards, Matt Kmosko; Steve Trittschuh, Chris Hen- their successful 2010 season, though managing to make only 11 derson (Roy Wegerle 77), Dominic Kinnear; Scott Benedetti appearances for a total of 200 minutes. He arrived in MLS from (Richard Sharpe 77), Shaun Bartlett, Jean Harbor.

Argentina, signing for the Wizards ahead of the 2008 season. He spent two years in Kansas City, scoring 13 goals in 57 appearThe Wiz lined-up as follows: Pat Harrington, Samuel Ekeme, ances.

Sean Bowers, Tommy Reasoner (Scott Uderitz 83), Uche Okafor, Matt McKeon, Preki, Mark Chung, Eric Eichmann, Frank Klopas

LAST MEETING Colorado Rapids 2, Sporting KC 3 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO. March 29, 2014

fourth minute after a slip from Sean St Ledger saw him go one-on -one with keeper Tally Hall.

Rapids can take something from the opening 45 minutes, however they were second-best after the break.

Dom Dwyer’s injury time strike handed Sporting KC a last-gasp 3Pablo Mastroeni’s men are now 2-5-9 for the season and have to 2 win at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the only meeting between restore their previous poise away from home before they head to the clubs last season.

Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

All five goals came in the second half, with the Rapids falling beTEAM NEWS hind 1-0 before taking a 2-1 lead in the 78th minute.

The head coach rang the changes for the Rapids’ first MLS trip to The Rapids got both goals from the penalty spot from Vicente Orlando. Shane O’Neill returned to the side after his success for Sánchez, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the 2013 MLS Cup the USMNT U23s. He was paired with Drew Moor, who was back champions in their fourth game of the season. The 3-2 defeat in the center after filling in at left back in the 1-1 draw with Dalmarked Colorado’s first under head coach Pablo Mastroeni. las. Joseph Greenspan made his MLS debut at right back Marlon Hairston and Jared Watts made their professional debuts with Marc Burch on the opposite flank. during the loss, with Watts playing the full 90 minutes.

Lucas Pittinari and Marcelo Sarvas were the defensive shield.

Dillon Powers started on the left of midfield and Dillon TALE OF THE TAPE Serna on the right. Kevin Doyle was in the hole behind lone strikSporting vs.

Rapids er Solignac.

FIRST HALF

15

Games Played

16

6

Games Won

2

3

Games Lost

5

6

Games Tied

9

23

Goals For

12

Orlando responded with a couple of chances. Lewis Neal headed Kaka’s cross straight at Clint Irwin, then Brek Shea’s deflected strike floated over the keeper but drifted wide.

17

Goals Against

15

The opening stages had been end-to-end but gradually the game settled down into a rhythm.

24

Points

15

Krisztian Nemeth (6 goals)

Top Scorer(s)

Gabriel Torres (4 goals)

Lightning forced a 25-minute delay to kickoff but, once underway, the Rapids might have made the perfect start. Solignac latched on to a mistake from St Ledger to go clean through. However, Hall predicted where he was trying to place the shot and smothered the Argentine’s effort.

However, it would conclude with a couple of chances for the home side. First Kaká nudged a header inches past the far post then substitute Rivas sent the Brazilian through only for Irwin to rush out and block.

SECOND HALF

195

Shots

217

58

Shots On Goal

66

8

Shutouts

6

LAST MATCH Orlando City SC 2, Colorado Rapids 0 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. June 24, 2015 Colorado Rapids fell to their second road defeat of the season when they went down 2-0 at Orlando City on Wednesday night.

After an even first half, the home side took control. In the 62nd minute, Cyle Larin turned in a low cross from Carlos Rivas at the far post. Three minutes later, Kaká doubled the advantage with a powerful shot into the far corner.

It might have been very different had Luis Solignac scored in the

While the first half had been relatively level, the home side took control after the interval.

Orlando stepped up the pressure and put Rapids on the back foot. Before the hour, Irwin had made solid stops from Kaká and Larin. In between he had been a spectator as the Brazilian’s shot hit the base of the post, rolled along the goal line and out of play on the other side.

Orlando made the breakthrough in the 62nd minute when Rivas sent over a searching cross from the left and Larin converted at the far post.

The Rapids tried to respond and Burch saw a deflected effort fly wide. However, just minutes after opening the scoring, Kaká was allowed the space to find the far corner with an angled drive to make it 2-0.

Substitute Charles Eloundou caused some problems for Orlando as Rapids went in search of a way back into the game. But the

closest they came to a goal was when Powers’ low shot forced Hall into a smothering save.

challenge on Badji, with the Switchbacks’ consolation coming in stoppage time through Jordan Burt.

Orlando could have grabbed a third had Greenspan not blocked a shot from Cerén. Irwin also made a flying save from a thumping drive from Rafael Ramos, Kaka fired wide and, in injury time, substitute Avila dragged his effort beyond the far post.

Substitutes not used: Zac MacMath, Bobby Burling, James Riley, Dominique Badji.

DEBUT FOR GREENSPAN AND MACMATH Defender Joseph Greenspan and goalkeeper Zac MacMath made their competitive debut for the Rapids in the U.S. Open Cup. Greenspan capped the occasion by scoring the Rapids’ second goal of the night. The 26th overall pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Greenspan - an ensign in the US Navy - has been assigned to a naval unit in the Denver area. Following negotiations between both parties, the six foot six inch center back will be able to play and train with the Rapids this season around the fulfillment of his Naval duties. MacMath, on a season-long loan from Philadelphia Union, has waited patiently for his first appearance due to the fine form of Clint Irwin.

TORRES NAMED TO PANAMA GOLD CUP ROSTER On June 29, Torres will report to Dallas, Texas where the team will kick-off the region’s tournament against Haiti on Tuesday, July 7 at 5:00 p.m. MT. As part of Group A, Panama will also take on 2014 FIFA World Cup participants, Honduras as well as the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, United States.

O’NEILL VOTED THIRD-BEST AT TOULON TOURNAMENT Homegrown players Shane O'Neill and Dillon Serna helped the U.S. U-23s to a third-place finish at the prestigious Toulon Tournament earlier this month. The United States finished the tournament with a 3-0-2 record and O’Neill was named the third-best player by the head coaches of the 10 competing nations.

Torres will miss the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match against Houston Dynamo (June 30) and two regular season home matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (July 4) and Real Salt Lake (July 11). If Panama advances through the group stage, Torres would also miss the third and final matchup of the season against Seattle Sounders FC (July 18).

NEXT HOME GAME Tickets are on sale for the Rapids’ next home game of the season, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, July 4, kickoff 7:00 p.m. MT. Go to ColoradoRapids.com/tickets for details.

The holds an all-time record of 13-3-3 in their Independence Day games.

MAXIMUM MINUTES Clint Irwin is the only Rapids player that has featured in all 1,440 minutes of the 2015 season. Dillon Powers is second on the team with 1,245 minutes logged, while Lucas Pittinari is third with 1,240.

CHARLOTTE TO FACE CHICAGO FIRE The Rapids’ USL affiliate, Charlotte Independence stunned MLS side New England Revolution 1-0 to advance to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Round of 16. Captain Jorge Herrera scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the 55th minute. The Independence is the only USL club to advance out of the fourth round, and wins $15,000 as the sole Division III side remaining in the tournament. They will face Chicago Fire on June 30th at 6:30PM MT at Toyota Park in Chicago.

Colorado Rapids: Clint Irwin; Joseph Greenspan, Drew Moor, Shane O’Neill, Marc Burch; Dillon Serna (Gabriel Torres 67’), Marcelo Sarvas (Sam Cronin 71’), Lucas Pittinari; Dillon Serna (Gabriel Torres 67’), Kevin Doyle (Charles Eloundou 59’), Dillon Powers; Luis Solignac.

SJOBERG SIDELINED Colorado Rapids defender Axel Sjoberg is out of full training for with a knee injury. The Swedish center back has been in excellent form in his rookie season after being selected in the first round, No 14, of the 2015 MLS Superdraft. His nine starts have been enough for him to be nominated for the Fan Ballot for the MLS All-Star Game on July 29. However, after this latest injury, the 24-year-old is unlikely to feature until a few weeks before that game.

FAN BALLOT FOR 2015 AT&T MLS ALL-STAR GAME On Wednesday, May 27 Major League Soccer launched fan voting for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game, which will take place at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday, July 29. Eight Rapids players are on the fan ballot including goalkeeper Clint Irwin, defenders Michael Harrington, Drew Moor and Axel Sjöberg, midfielders Dillon Powers, Juan Ramirez and Marcelo Sarvas, and forward Gabriel Torres.

RAPIDS TOO GOOD FOR SWITCHBACKS FC Two goals for Dillon Serna, plus contributions from rookies Dominique Badji and Joseph Greenspan, saw off the challenge of USL side Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the U.S. Open Cup fourth round. This was the first meeting between the clubs in franchise history. Josh Phillips was sent off for the visitors just past the hour mark for a dangerous

ALL-STAR OPPOSITION ANNOUNCED This year’s AT&T MLS All-Star Game, to be played at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday, July 29, will involve the English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs have a host of star names, including England internationals Harry Kane and Andros Townsend, Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, upand-coming USMNT fullback DeAndre Yedlin - formerly with Seattle Sounders - and one-time Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Go to ColoradoRapids.com for ticket details.

The game will be televised live on FOX Sports 1, UniMás and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) in the United States, TSN and RDS in Canada, and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

MLS Homegrown Team will face Club América’s U-20 squad in the second annual Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game. The

match will be held on Tuesday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. MT at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as a prelude to the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game the following night.

Tickets for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star game are on sale to the general public. In addition to the AT&T MLS All-Star Game,

Clint Irwin @ClintIrwin Nick LaBrocca @NickLaBrocca Zac MacMath @ZacMacMath Drew Moor @DrewMoor Ben Newnam @BenNewnam Shane O’Neill @Shaneone27 OFFSEASON ARRIVALS Lucas Pittinari @lucas_pittinari After a disappointing end to 2014, in which they failed to win any Dillon Powers @powerhour5 of their remaining 14 games, the club were keen to rebuild on and Juan Ramirez @juan_ramirez_11 off the field. And when Ben Newnam signed for the club on James Riley @JamesRiley7 March 21, he became the 12th new player, on top of Claudio Marcelo Sarvas @MarceloSarvas Lopez as Director of Soccer, Pádraig Smith as Sporting Director Dillon Serna @SernaDillon and Brian Mullan as Assistant Coach.

Luis Solignac @LuchoSoli @SjöbergAxel New players: Dominique Badji (MLS SuperDraft), Bobby Burl- Axel Sjöberg Gabriel Torres @Gaby_Torres_10 ing, Caleb Calvert (both Chivas USA), Sam Cronin (San Jose @JaredWatts02 Earthquakes), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers, ENG), Jared Watts Joseph Greenspan (MLS SuperDraft), Michael Harrington Club President Tim Hinchey - @tkhinchey3 (Portland Timbers), Zac MacMath (Philadelphia Union), Ben Play-by-play commentator, Richard Fleming - @FlemingSport Newnam (Charlotte Independence), Lucas Pittinari (Belgrano, Color analyst, Marcelo Balboa - @MarceloBalboa17 ARG), Juan Ramirez (Argentinos Juniors, ARG), James Riley (LA Galaxy), Marcelo Sarvas (LA Galaxy), Axel Sjöberg (MLS News, video, features and weekly podcasts (English and SpanSuperDraft), and Luis Solignac (Nueva Chicago, ARG). ish) are also available on www.ColoradoRapids.com.

BURGUNDY BOULEVARD SERIES The Bud Burgundy Concert Series brings live music performanc- SPANISH PODCAST es to select Rapids’ matches throughout the 2015 season. Buy a As well as the English version of the Rapids Podcast, providing ticket to the match and enjoy these pre-game concerts absolutely fans with a preview and review of each match, there is also now a free. Head to Burgundy Boulevard at least one hour prior to each podcast in Spanish. Los Rapids Podcast is a weekly show, with match and enjoy live performances from local bands as well as interviews and news provided for the club’s many Spanishpre-game drink specials at Eighteen76. speaking fans. Fans can access both versions of the club’s podcast by visiting ColoradoRapids.com, or via iTunes.

RADIO SWITCH Until further notice, Rapids’ fans can listen to radio coverage of matches in English via 1600 The Zone. fans will be able to purchase tickets to the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game with a special 50% discount offered to those who purchase All-Star Game tickets. For information on how to secure tickets to both exhibition matches, go to MLSsoccer.com/allstar/2015.

RAPIDS BROADCAST Altitude TV will broadcast 28 Rapids matches throughout the season, 14 home and 14 away, with the other six being picked up on national stations including ESPN , Fox and Univision. Richard Fleming will call play-by-play, while former Rapids and U.S. international Marcelo Balboa provides color analysis.

Over the airwaves, 1600 The Zone will broadcast Colorado’s matches on 1600 AM, through June. Radio Luz 1650 AM will broadcast all of Colorado’s matches in Spanish.

FOLLOW THE RAPIDS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK The latest news and information on the Rapids can be found online via social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter in Spanish: www.Twitter.com/LosRapids Rapids players active on Twitter: Dominique Badji Marc Burch Bobby Burling Joseph Greenspan Michael Harrington

@DBadji14 @Marc_Burch @BobbyBurling @joe_greenspan20 @Mikeymomoney2

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

2015 Goal Scorers #2 Nick LaBrocca - R #6 Sam Cronin - L #8 Dillon Powers - L #10 Gabriel Torres - R, R, H, R #14 Dom Badji - L #16 James Riley - H #17 Dillon Serna - L, L #22 Lucas Pittinari - R

2-R 8-L 10-R

10-R 16-H 14-L 10-H 10-R 17-L 22-R

6-L

Key L - Left Footed: 5

17-L

R - Right Footed: 5 H - Header: 2 F - Free Kick: 0 P - Penalty: 0 O - Own Goal: 0

RAPIDS NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS (as of 06/03/15)

2015 MLS SEASON CATEGORICAL RECORD Overall Home

Road

NAME

COUNTRY

CAPS

GOALS

Overall MLS Games

2-5-9

1-3-4

1-2-5

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

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

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

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

Cronin Doyle Moor Sánchez Torres

U.S.A. Rep. of Ireland U.S.A. Uruguay Panama

2 61 5 31 48

0 14 0 5 9

2015 MLS SEASON MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal: 2’ Badji - 4/10 @ DAL Quickest Goal Against: 18’ Agudelo - 4/4 vs. NE Game Winning Goals after 75’: Game Tying Goals after 75’: 79’ LaBrocca - 4/24 vs. DAL; 93’ Riley 5/8 vs. SJ Multi-Goal Games: Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: Bobby Burling 3/7 @ PHI Opp. Red Cards: Shay Facey 3/21 vs. NYC; Blas Perez 4/24 vs. DAL Penalties for: Dillon Powers 6/7 @ RSL (missed) Penalties against: Lee Nguyen 4/4 vs. NE (scored), Bradley WrightPhillips 4/29 @ NYRB (scored).

2015 RAPIDS AWARD WINNERS MLS Goal of the Week: Week 6: Dillon Serna 4/10 @ DAL MLS Team of the Week: Week 6: Badji, Powers

COLORADO RAPIDS 2015 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT

Saturday, March 7

at Philadelphia Union

D 0-0

Saturday, March 21

vs. New York City FC

D 0-0

Saturday, March 28

at Houston Dynamo

D 0-0

Saturday, April 4

vs. New England Revolution

L 2-0

NE: Agudelo, Nguyen (pen)

Friday, April 10

at FC Dallas

W 4-0

COL: Badji, Powers, Torres, Serna

Saturday, April 18

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

L 3-1

COL: Torres; SEA: Neagle (2), Martins

Friday, April 24

vs. FC Dallas

D 1-1

COL: LaBrocca; DAL: Diaz

Wednesday, April 29

at New York Red Bulls

D 1-1

NY: Wright-Phillips; COL: Torres

Saturday, May 2

at LA Galaxy

D 1-1

LA: Gordon; COL: Torres

Friday, May 8

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

D 1-1

COL: Riley; SJ: Wondolowski

Saturday, May 23

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

W 1-0

COL: Pittinari

Wednesday, May 27

at Seattle Sounders FC

L 1-0

SEA: Pappa

Saturday, May 30

vs. Portland Timbers

L 2-1

COL: Cronin; POR: Fernรกndez, Jewsbury

Sunday, June 7

at Real Salt Lake

D 0-0

Friday, June 19

vs. FC Dallas

D 1-1

COL: Serna; DAL: Castillo

Wednesday, June 24

at Orlando City SC

L 2-0

ORL: Larin, Kakรก

Saturday, June 27

at Sporting Kansas City

6:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 4

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 11

vs. Real Salt Lake

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 18

at Seattle Sounders FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 1

vs. LA Galaxy

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 8

vs. Columbus Crew

7:00pm

Altitude

Friday, August 14

at San Jose Earthquakes

9:00pm

UniMas

Saturday, August 22

at Chicago Fire

6:30pm

Altitude

Wednesday, August 26

vs. Houston Dynamo

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 29

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Wednesday, September 9

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 12

vs. D.C. United

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 19

at Toronto FC

12:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 26

at Houston Dynamo

6:30pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 4

vs. Real Salt Lake

5:00pm

Fox Sports 1

Saturday, October 10

vs. Montreal Impact

7:00pm

Altitude

Wednesday, October 21

at Sporting Kansas City

6:30pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 25

at Portland Timbers

5:00pm

Altitude

All kickoff times are Mountain Time (MT)

SCORERS/TV

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

1

Clint Irwin

GK

2

Nick LaBrocca

MID

3

Drew Moor

DEF

4

Marc Burch

5

Pronunciation

Ht.

Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

College

Previous club

6-3

195

04/01/1989

Charlotte, NC

Elon

Charlotte Eagles

La-BROCK-ah

5-10 165

12/04/1984

Howell, NJ

Rutgers

Chivas USA

More

6-0

165

01/15/1984

Dallas, TX

Indiana

FC Dallas

DEF

6-1

180

05/07/1984

Cincinnati, OH

UMC

Seattle Sounders

Michael Harrington

DEF

6-0

170

01/24/1986

Greenville, NC

UNC

Portland Timbers

6

Sam Cronin

MID

Crow-nin

5-10 165

12/12/1986

Atlanta, GA

Wake Forest

San Jose Earthquakes

7

Vicente Sánchez

FWD

Ve-sen-tay

5-7

145

12/07/1979

Montevideo, Uruguay

8

Dillon Powers

MID

5-11 170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

9

Kevin Doyle

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

Adamstown, Ireland

Wolverhampton Wanderers

10

Gabriel Torres

FWD

Gay-bree-el TORR-ez 5-11 165

10/31/1988

Panama City, Panama

Zamora FC (VEN)

11

Marcelo Sarvas

MID

Mar-sello Sar-vass

5-10 155

10/16/1981

São Paulo, Brazil

LA Galaxy

12

John Berner

GK

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville

13

Ben Newnam

DEF

5-10 165

04/18/1991

Kernersville, NC

Wake Forest

Charlotte Independence

14

Dominique Badji

FWD

Baa-zhee

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

Boston Univ.

Boston University

15

Juan Ramirez

MID

Wan Ra-meer-ez

5-8

150

05/25/1993

Moreno, Argentina

16

James Riley

DEF

5-10 150

10/27/1982

Colorado Springs, CO

Wake Forest

LA Galaxy

17

Dillon Serna

MID

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

18

Zac MacMath

GK

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FLA

UMC

Philadelphia Union

19

Charles Eloundou

FWD

5-7

155

12/02/1994

Yaoundé, Cameroon

20

Joseph Greenspan

DEF

6-6

209

09/12/1992

Westfield, N.J.

21

Luis Solignac

FWD

Sol-In -Yak

6-0

160

02/16/1991

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nueva Chicago (ARG)

22

Lucas Pittinari

MID

Pitt-in-are-ee

5-10 167

11/30/1991

Laborde, Argentina

Belgrano (ARG)

23

Bobby Burling

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

27

Shane O’Neill

DEF

6-2

190

09/02/1993

Boulder, CO

Homegrown Player

29

Caleb Calvert

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

Chivas USA

33

Jared Watts

DEF

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake Forest

Wake Forest Univ.

44

Axel Sjöberg

DEF

Shoe-berg

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

57

Carlos Alvarez

MID

Alvar-ez

5-10 160

11/12/1990

Los Angeles, CA

UConn

Chivas USA

94

Marlon Hairston

DEF

Hair-ston

6-0

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

U of L

Univ. of Louisville

Ser-ner

El-OON-doo

157

Nacional (URU) Notre Dame

Univ. of Notre Dame

Argentinos Jnrs (ARG)

Coton Sport (CMR) Navy

LMU

Navy

Chivas USA

Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: Steve Cooke, Brian Mullan, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers) Head Athletic Trainer: Michael Heitkamp COLORADO RAPIDS TRANSACTIONS November 19, 2014 - Caleb Calvert arrived via the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft December 8, 2014 -Michael Harrington acquired from Portland Timbers, in exchange for allocation money.

December 10, 2014 - selected former Chivas USA defender Bobby Burling 3rd via the Waiver Draft.

January 6, 2015 - goalkeeper Zac MacMath loaned from Philadelphia Union for the year.

January 15, 2015 - defender Axel Sjöberg was selected 14th in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, out of Marquette University.

January 15, 2015 - Marcelo Sarvas joined from LA Galaxy for the Rapids' slot (3rd) in the allocation rankings, plus allocation money. The Rapids also gained an International spot.

January 19, 2015 - traded allocation money with San Jose Earthquakes for Sam Cronin.

January 31, 2015 - midfielder Lucas Pittinari joined on loan for a year, from Belgrano of the Argentine Primera División.

February 20, 2015 - signed Juan Ramirez as a Young DP from Argentinos Juniors.

March 4, 2015 - Dominique Badji, selected 67th overall (4th round) in the MLS SuperDraft, signed by the Rapids.

March 6, 2015 - acquired James Riley, formerly with LA Galaxy.

March 20, 2015 - signed Kevin Doyle as a Designated Player, from Wolverhampton Wanderers (set to officially join in July).

March 21, 2015 - signed Ben Newnam from Charlotte Independence.

May 1, 2015 - signed Luis Solignac from Nueva Chicago of the Argentine Primera División.

June 5, 2015 - rookie Joseph Greenspan able to play and train with the Rapids around the fulfillment of his Naval duties.

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

PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

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

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

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

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

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

PÁDRAIG SMITH

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

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

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

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

STEVE COOKE

SPORTING DIRECTOR

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

Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy.

Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014.

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

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

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

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

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

BRIAN MULLAN

CHRIS SHARPE

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH/GOALKEEPERS Retired at the end of the 2014 season, having won MLS Cup five times with four separate clubs (Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, Colorado Rapids). One of only three people to win five or more MLS Cups (Landon Donovan, Jeff Agoos).

He was named assistant coach and community ambassador on February 5, 2015.

Playing career: Los Angeles Galaxy (0102); San Jose Earthquakes (03-05); Houston Dynamo (06-10); Colorado Rapids (10-14).

Club honors: MLS Cup (02, 03, 06, 07, 10); MLS Western Conference Championship (01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 10); Lamar Hunt

U.S. Open Cup (01).

International: 4 appearances for USA.

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

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

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

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

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

#57 CARLOS ALVAREZ Position: Midfielder Hometown: Los Angeles, California Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: November 12, 1990 Citizenship: USA and Mexico Acquired: Joined from Chivas USA in exchange for Nathan Sturgis on 07/01/14.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18 (on loan).

Last MLS Goal: 08/11/2013 vs. COL (for CHV).

Last MLS Assist: 07/25/14 vs. CHV 2015: made his season debut as a sub vs.

NYCFC, playing left and right midfield.

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 04/10/2015 @ DAL. Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015: MLS debut in 0-0 draw at PHI (3/7).

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Joined the Rapids mid-2014 after starting seven of 11 appearances  Born in Senegal, the six foot tall striker helped Boston to its first for Chivas USA., and made 10 appearances with one assist. conference championship final appearance since 2009 with a per Joined Chivas USA in 2013 after being selected as the second oversonal-best eight goals and four assists. all pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.  That form earned Badji the 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of  Played his collegiate soccer at the University of Connecticut where the Year award. he was named Big East Conference midfielder of the year, as well  After being drafted, Badji has enjoyed an impressive preseason with as being named to the all-Big East first team. the Rapids, scoring against UNLV and Sporting KC.  In 2012 he was named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy, the  Moved with his guardian from Zimbabwe, leaving his father and award that honors America’s top collegiate soccer player. brother behind, to further his education, enrolling at Episcopal High  Participated in two national team-type camps, training with the U. S. School, a boarding school in Alexandria, Va. Under-20 squad in 2008 and then with Mexico’s U-20 squad in 2009.  Despite his young age, Badji has had quite a journey from Senegal, to Tanzania, to Zimbabwe, to the USA.

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18 (injured on loan).

Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI 2015: on the bench at Philadelphia Union (3/7), but was then loaned to USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts:  Started five games (1-1-3) in his rookie season with Colorado.

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Started the first three games of the 2014 campaign after a preseason injury to regular keeper Clint Irwin. During that spell, he experienced a tie, a win and a loss.

Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons, including being named to the first team all-MVC team in 2012.

In high school, he was selected to the all-state first team following his senior season at St. Mary’s High School, where he was soccer team captain and earned varsity letters in baseball and ice hockey.

#4 MARC BURCH Position: Defender Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: May 7, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: selected with the 11th pick in Stage 1 of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC. Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at left back.

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs LA Last MLS Assist: 09/13/14 vs. POR 2015: made his season debut vs. NYCFC, and went close with two shots.

Quick Facts:  A veteran of nine years in Major League Soccer, Burch is now in his second season with the Rapids.  He split his first year with LA and Columbus before moving to D.C. United in 2007, where he spent the next five years. Then came two years in Seattle before arriving in Colorado prior to the 2014 season.  A durable defender, he has started more than 20 games in three of his nine seasons in MLS. He started 21 of his 22 appearances in 2014 for the Rapids.  Burch played for the University of Maryland and his 25-yard free kick in the championship game against New Mexico gave the Terrapins

the national championship.

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

#23 BOBBY BURLING

#29 CALEB CALVERT

Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, Colorado Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: selected third by the Rapids via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 03/09/14 vs. CHI (for CHV) Last MLS Assist: 08/27/2012 @ TOR (for SJ) 2015: part of tallest central defensive pairing in MLS history alongside Sjoberg for 3/7 match. Sent off on Rapids debut.

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

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Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18 (on loan) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015: yet to make his MLS debut but currently loaned to USL affiliate, Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Bobby Burling joined the Rapids in time for 2015 after nine seasons  Was the youngest player ever signed by Chivas USA when he signed a homegrown player contract in July, 2013 at 16 years, eight in MLS, primarily spent with Chivas USA and San Jose. months.  Burling played in 48 games, starting 41 in his last three seasons with  A tall, rangy forward with unlimited potential, he has still to make his Chivas USA. official first team Major League Soccer debut.  During his two years with the San Jose Earthquakes (2009-2011)  Did make his professional debut (non-MLS game) in Chivas’ 2013 he was named to the starting eleven 41 times. season-ending exhibition match against FC Tucson.  Burling was drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft  He was the leading scorer with 22 goals in the 2012-2013 U.S. Socout of Loyola Marymount University. cer Development academy regular season, earning him honors as U  A native of Colorado, he attended Lewis-Palmer High School in -15-16 national player of the year.

Monument, where he played both soccer and basketball.

#6 SAM CRONIN

#9 KEVIN DOYLE

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): came on for Sarvas in the 71st minute.

Last MLS Goal: 05/30/15 vs. POR Last MLS Assist: 09/08/13 vs. PHI (for SJ) 2015: wore captain’s armband on his MLS debut for the Rapids (3/21).

Quick Facts:  Missed three games in 2015 due to concussion symptoms.

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In five of his six seasons he has started 20 or more games, and last season with San Jose Earthquakes, started 30 of 31 appearances.

Cronin started his MLS career in Toronto after being the third overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland.

Cronin has six goals in his six seasons, with four of them coming the last two years. The only game-winning goal of his career came in 2013 against the Colorado Rapids.

Sam has two caps with the U.S. National team, both coming in games against Haiti and Mexico during the 2009 Gold Cup.

Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Republic of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 59 minutes at forward Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015:

Quick Facts: Joins the Rapids from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the English Championship.  Enjoyed a high-caliber career in English football, scoring 92 goals in 357 appearances overall.  Previous clubs include: St. Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers (loan), Crystal Palace (loan)  Scored 19 goals in his first season with Reading (2005) as they won promotion to the Premier League .  Has amassed 61 caps and 14 goals for the Republic of Ireland, since his national team debut in 2006.

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#19 CHARLES ELOUNDOU

#20 JOSEPH GREENSPAN

Position: Forward Hometown: Yaoundé, Cameroon Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 155 pounds Birth date: December 4, 1994 Citizenship: Cameroon Acquired: via MLS Lottery on January 25, 2013, then signed by the Rapids on January 21, 2014 Pronunciation: el-OON-doo Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): came in for Doyle at the 59th minute Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/11/14 @ CHV 2015: returned late for preseason due to visa issues, and then loaned to USL affiliate Charlotte Independence. Returned in time for 4/24 match vs. DAL.

Position: Defender Hometown: Westfield, New Jersey Height: 6 feet 6 Weight: 209 pounds Birth date: September 12, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Drafted by the Colorado Rapids in the second round (#26 pick overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. An ensign in the U.S. Navy, he officially signed with the Rapids on June 5, 2015, having been granted permission to play for the club around the fulfilment of his Naval duties.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at right back.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015: previously trained with the team in two spells, and featured in preseason friendlies against UNLV and San Jose in Las Vegas, prior to officially joining the club.

Quick Facts:  His 2015 debut came at New York Red Bulls (4/29).

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Earned his first career assist on Oct. 11, 2014 against Chivas USA. Made his MLS debut as a 69th minute sub for Deshorn Brown on April 5 at Vancouver.

Started his first MLS game on May 7 at San Jose. Netted twice for the Reserves in a 2-2 tie with Real Salt Lake (8/3).

Did not play in MLS in 2013 due to paperwork issues, instead playing for Coton Sport in Cameroon.

Originally made his debut for Cameroon U-17s in 2009 at just 14.

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON

Quick Facts: Made his competitive debut in the 4-1 U.S. Open Cup win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks (6/16), scoring the team’s second goal.  One of the most decorated players in the history of Navy men's soccer, earning All-American honors as both a junior and senior and leading “The Mids” to the school's first NCAA tournament win in 42 years in 2013.  In 2014, he became Navy's all-time leader in career games played with 78. Finished his four-year career with 78 games played, 75 games started, 42 points, 18 goals, six assists and 6,627 minutes played. He played over 1,900 minute in each of his last two seasons.

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#5 MICHAEL HARRINGTON

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP, not in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 05/24/14 vs. MTL 2015: loaned to USL affiliate Charlotte Independence, making his debut as a sub in 1-1 tie at Wilmington Hammerheads.

Quick Facts:  Made 22 appearances (nine starts) in his rookie season (2014).

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Scored his first and only (so far) professional goal Aug. 20 at home against LA Galaxy.

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

In 2013, he made first team all-conference and helped the Cardinals win the inaugural American Athletic Conference title.

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

Position: Defender Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina Height: 6 feet Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: January 24, 1986 Citizenship: USA Acquired: joins the Rapids following a trade with the Portland Timbers, announced in December, 2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP, not in the 18 (birth of child).

Last MLS Goal: 10/05/08 vs. CHI (for SKC) Last MLS Assist: 08/30/14 @ VAN (for POR) 2015: has played both right and left back in the opening nine games. Wife Maggie gave birth to their first child, 6/16.

Quick Facts: An eight-year veteran, he spent his first six years in Kansas City after being chosen as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. Scored first MLS goal just three minutes into his debut (2007).  In two seasons with Portland he started 54 games and proved himself one of the more durable personalities on the Timbers’ back line, playing mostly left back. He can operate on the right as well.  In 2013, he was part of a run of 15 shutouts recorded by the Timbers’ defense.  Attended high school as part of U.S. Soccer’s residency program in Bradenton, Fla., then attended University of North Carolina where he played in 82 games, scoring four goals and contributing 14 assists.

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#1 CLINT IRWIN

#2 NICK LABROCCA

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: April 1, 1989 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed on Feb. 21, 2013 after joining the team on trial for preseason.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes; registered 6 saves.

Last MLS Win: 05/23/15 vs. VAN Last MLS Shutout: 06/07/15 @ RSL 2015: started the season with three successive shutouts. Had four in five games. RSL game was his 6th shutout of 2015.

Quick Facts:  Started 25 of his 26 appearances in 2014, keeping seven shutouts.

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Irwin had an outstanding first season in MLS, recording 10 shutouts, tying a previous club season record held by Joe Cannon.

His 14 wins in goal in 2013 were the most for a Rapids goalkeeper since 1998 (Marcus Hahnemann).

Faced a record four PKs in his first four starts in MLS (faced six in total). With his shutout on 5/25/13, Irwin became only the third MLS goalkeeper to record five shutouts in his first 10 career starts.

Played professionally in Canada (Capital City FC) and the United States (Charlotte Eagles, USL). Selected by the New England Revolution in 2011 and spent preseason on trial with the Revs.

#18 ZAC MACMATH

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Howell, New Jersey Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: December 4, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Acquired by the Rapids on Jan. 25, 2013 from Chivas USA in exchange for the rights to Eric Avila.

Pronunciation: la-BROCK-ah Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 04/24/15 vs. DAL Last MLS Assist: 04/26/14 @ SEA 2015: re-signed in February after contract option declined at the end of last season.

Quick Facts: Is on his second tour of duty with the Rapids (fourth year), after starting his career with the Colorado club in 2007.  One of Colorado’s most durable and versatile performers, he started 29 of the 31 appearances in 2014.  The previous two seasons (2011 and 2012) he was a starter for Chivas USA after being acquired from Toronto, during which time he was named to the MLS All-Star team (2011).  In 2010, he was traded to Toronto along with a Rapids draft pick in exchange for Marvell Wynne.

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#3 DREW MOOR

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Win: 10/18/14 vs. SKC (for PHI) Last MLS Shutout: 09/06/14 @ TOR (for PHI) 2015: as part of the loan agreement, he was unable to be a part of the Rapids’ squad for the opening match at PHI (3/7).

Quick Facts:  MacMath joined this year on a one-year loan spell from the Philadelphia Union, where he started 102 games over the last four seasons (2011 through 2014) with 28 career shutouts.  Joining Philadelphia right after being drafted out of the University of Maryland, MacMath in 2014 became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to reach 100 career starts.  In 2014, he appeared and started in 29 games, logging five shutouts in 2,610 minutes of action, including two wins in the U.S. Open Cup.  A product of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., he competed for the USA in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2007, starting two games in goal.

Position: Defender Hometown: Dallas, Texas Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: via a trade on August 31, 2009, along with a second round 2010 SuperDraft pick and allocation money from DAL in exchange for Ugo Ihemelu.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at center back Last MLS Goal: 07/25/14 vs. CHV Last MLS Assist: 06/19/15 vs. DAL 2015: made his return from 08/17/2014 ACL injury in 4-0 win @ DAL (04/10/2015).

Quick Facts: Until leaving the 8/17 match in the 14th minute with season-ending right knee ACL and meniscus tears, he had played every moment of all but one game in 2014, for which he was rested on May 11.  Scored two goals last season, and played 1,994 minutes. The only other time he has fallen short of 2,000 minutes in a single season was in his rookie season, in 2005 (934mins).  Was named Rapids team captain on June 23, 2013.

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Set an MLS record on August 27, 2011 for the most consecutive complete games played of any field player at 69 straight matches, consisting of 6,210 consecutive minutes of regular-season action.

In 2010, Moor became the third field player in MLS history to play every minute of every possible MLS game.

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#13 BEN NEWNAM

#27 SHANE O’NEILL

Position: Defender Hometown: Kernersville, North Carolina Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: April 18, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed from Charlotte Independence on March 21, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18 (on loan).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015: sat on the bench for four games (NYC, HOU, SEA & DAL), before making MLS debut at NY (4/29).

Quick Facts:  Made 54 appearances, scoring 4 goals, during two seasons (2013 & 2014) with Charlotte Eagles (were then in the USL Pro).  Spent much of 2015 preseason with the Rapids.

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The North Carolina native played all four years at Wake Forest University, making 74 appearances for the Demon Deacons.

Finished his collegiate career with four goals and eight assists.

Other Wake Forest players on the Rapids roster include Sam Cronin, James Riley and Jared Watts..

Full name is Tyler Benjamin Newnam.

#22 LUCAS PITTINARI Position: Midfielder Hometown: Laborde, Argentina Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 167 pounds Birth date: November 30, 1991 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: joined on a year-long loan from Argentine club Belgrano on January 31, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at center midfield.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 05/30/15 vs. POR 2015: second on the team for most minutes played (1,099)

Quick Facts:  The versatile, skillful midfielder has more than 70 appearances for Belgrano in Argentina, a club he joined in 2007.  He made his first team debut October 2, 2010 in a 3-0 victory over Independiente Rivadavia.  His first goal for Belgrano was September 16, 2012 in a 2-0 victory over Arsenal de Sarandi.  In 2011, Pittinari moved up from Belgrano’s U-19 squad to the full senior team. That same year he was part of the Belgrano squad that gained promotion to the Argentine Primera Division.

Position: Defender Hometown: Boulder, Colorado Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 190 pounds Birth date: September 2, 1993 Citizenship: USA and Ireland Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on June 19, 2012.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at center back.

Last MLS Goal: 05/24/14 vs. MTL Last MLS Assist: N/A 2015: started one game this season, vs.

NYCFC.

Quick Facts:  On the bench for USMNT friendlies vs. Chile and Panama (2015).

Called into U-23 camps in March (vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina and Denmark) & April (vs. Mexico) in preparation for Olympic qualifiers.  Missed 9 matches in 2014 due to a sprained right MCL suffered on July 12 at Philadelphia Union. Returned to action on September 13.  Received platelet-rich plasma injections on August 18 to facilitate healing and help his recovery.  Scored his first ever MLS goal on May 24 , 2014 vs. Montreal.

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First Homegrown player to start a game (vs POR 3/30/13).

MLS debut in a 3-0 home victory over POR on Sept. 5., 2012.

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 90 minutes at midfield.

Last MLS Goal: 04/10/15 @ DAL Last MLS Assist: 04/29/15 @ NY 2015: enjoyed sixth career goal/assist match in 4-0 win at FC Dallas (04/10/2015).

His assist at NY was fourth in four games.

Quick Facts:  AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year in 2013. His debut season was curtailed by concussion, sustained in the 5-1 home win over Seattle Sounders (Oct. 5).  Last year proved another impressive one, as he appeared in 30 games, starting 27. He scored five goals and contributed nine assists, holding down a key role in midfield for most of the season.  Powers made his MLS debut on the opening day of 2013 at Dallas (March 2), playing 75 minutes. He scored his first professional goal March 30 against the Portland Timbers.  Son of a former Major Indoor Soccer League professional (Michael Powers played 16 years with the Dallas Sidekicks), he was team captain at Notre Dame where he started 64 of 78 appearances,

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

#15 JUAN RAMIREZ

#16 JAMES RILEY

Position: Midfielder/Winger Hometown: Moreno, Argentina Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 150 pounds Birth date: May 23, 1993 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: Signed from Argentinos Juniors on February 20, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18 (hamstring injury).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/10/15 @ DAL 2015: made his Rapids debut as a sub vs.

NYCFC (3/21).

Position: Defender Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 150 pounds Birth date: October 27, 1982 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed on March 6, 2015. Previously with LA Galaxy.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 05/08/15 vs. SJ Last MLS Assist: 10/05/13 vs. SEA (2) 2015: signed March 6, and made his debut March 7. Sat out NYCFC game due to retrospective ban.

Quick Facts:  With 81 appearances at Argentina Juniors - where Diego Maradona began his career - Ramirez brings a considerable measure of skill and speed to the Rapids’ midfield attack.  At age 22 he has scored five goals in his professional career.

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Most comfortable on the left side, Ramirez is elusive in that he can  He went eight consecutive years (2006-13) having never failed to break free of opposing defenders. He also can play on the right side start less than 20 games in a season. and is expected to contribute a great deal of versatility to the Rapids’  Previous clubs include New England Revolution, San Jose Earthmidfield attack. quakes, Seattle Sounders, Chivas USA and LA Galaxy.  Five-time winner of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2007, New England; 2009, ‘10, ‘11, Seattle; 2013, D.C. Utd).  Made a handful of appearances for Colorado Springs Blizzard in the 2004 season, before being drafted by the Revolution in 2005.

#7 VICENTE SÁNCHEZ

#11 MARCELO SARVAS

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 145 pounds Birth date: December 7, 1979 Citizenship: Uruguay Acquired: Signed by the Rapids on August 6, 2013.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; not in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 06/28/14 vs. VAN Last MLS Assist: 06/19/15 vs. DAL 2015:

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Quick Facts: He scored his first MLS goal on Sept. 14 , 2013, against FC Dallas, and created the play that led to a Dallas own goal in the 2-1 victory.

Last season Sánchez was bothered by injuries that limited him to 17 appearances (12 starts), but still was able to score six goals (mostly from pk’s).

Sánchez, who has 31 appearances with the Uruguay national team (five goals), rose to prominence during his seven years with Toluca in Mexico (2001-2007), scoring 85 goals in 242 matches.

Most recently in Mexico, he played two years with Club America, scoring 11 goals in 49 appearances.

The quick, elusive attacking midfielder also spent two years in Germany (2008-2010), playing 50 games with Schalke (three goals).

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 155 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1981 Citizenship: Brazil Acquired: Joined from LA Galaxy on Jan. 15, 2015 for Rapids' slot (3rd) in the allocation rankings, plus allocation money. Rapids also gained an International spot.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played 71 minutes at center midfield.

Last MLS Goal: 10/19/14 vs. SEA (also scored twice in the 2014 playoffs for LA).

Last MLS Assist: 04/10/15 @ DAL 2015: wife Camila gave birth to their second child, Luisa Benuce, on 3/11.

Quick Facts:  Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in Los Angeles (4/27/15). Returned for 0-0 draw at RSL (6/7/15).  A three-year MLS veteran, he started 80 of 88 appearances in Los Angeles. In 2013 and 2012 he started 33 and 22 games, respectively, and was an integral part of the Galaxy attack.  Part of the Galaxy’s MLS Cup-winning team from 2012 and 2014.

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Has scored nine goals in three years, while adding 20 assists (as of April 29, 2015).

Joined the Galaxy from Costa Rica’s LD Aljuelense, where he spent one year, helping the club reach the Torneo de Invierno final.

Sarvas began his career in Brazil, but at 23 signed with Karlskrona AIF in Sweden. Also played in Poland.

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#17 DILLON SERNA

#44 AXEL SJOBERG

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, Colorado Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Pronunciation: SARE-nah Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): played for 67 minutes at midfield.

Last MLS Goal: 06/19/15 vs. DAL Last MLS Assist: 07/25/14 vs. CHV 2015: GotW with the team’s fourth at FC Dallas (04/10/15).

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Quick Facts: MLS Goal of the Week following his strike at FC Dallas (4/10).

Scored one of the top goals in 2014 when volleying beyond Bill Hamid at D.C. United on August 17. His goal was listed in SportsCenter’s Top 10 that evening and also voted Week 23 AT&T Goal of the week.

Scored his first professional goal, and the first scored by a Rapids Homegrown Player, in the loss at Seattle on April 26, 2014.

Made MLS debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 regular season finale on Oct. 27 as a 77th minute substitute.

Last season he set a personal record of 27 appearances and ended the season with three goals and four assists.

#21 LUIS SOLIGNAC Position: Forward Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 171 pounds Birth date: February 16, 1991 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: Signed by the Rapids on May 1, 2015.

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP, not in the 18 (knee injury).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A Pronunciation: Ax-el SHOE-berg 2015: returned to the 18 for SEA after foot injury sustained vs. NYCFC Quick Facts:  Was drafted out of Marquette University where he was an all-Big East first team selection and winner of Marquette’s most valuable player award in 2014.  He was selected by the Rapids Selected January 15, 2015 as the 14th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.  In 2013, Sjöberg was also named Marquette’s most valuable player and a first team all-Big East pick. He was also named to the second team All-America squad and first team all-Big East by College Sports Madness.

#10 GABRIEL TORRES Position: Forward Hometown: Panama City, Panama Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: October 31, 1988 Citizenship: Panama Acquired: signed on August 8, 2013, as the club’s first Designated Player.

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): came on for Serna at the 67th minute.

Last MLS Goal: 05/02/15 @ LA Last MLS Assist: 04/10/14 @ DAL 2015: second goal/assist game in the 4-0 win @ DAL. Only other vs. SEA 10/05/13.

Quick Facts: Scored two goals in 10 appearances this season for Nueva Chicago. Quick Facts: Becomes the third Argentine player signed by the club this season,  Goal at LA (02/05) was his fourth in five games. joining Lucas Pittinari and Juan Ramírez.  Started 11 of 23 appearances last season, finishing the season with Made his professional debut for Club Atlético Platense in 2008. three goals and one assist.

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

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

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Scored his first MLS goal on Oct. 5, 2013 in the 5-1 rout of Seattle Sounders. Scored two of the Rapids’ three goals in a win over Vancouver (Oct. 17), which earned him MLS Player of the Week honors.

Torres began his pro career with Chepo FC (Panama), where he scored 31 goals in 91 games between 2009-2009.

Joint-top scorer (5) at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including both goals in a 2-1 win over Mexico in the group stage.

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

Rapids’ Last Match (06/24/15 @ ORL): DNP; but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 08/17/14 @ DC 2015: made season debut at HOU, his first appearance since 10/18/14, when sent off vs. DAL. Quick Facts:  Made 17 appearances (13 starts) in his rookie season.

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Had ample opportunity to prove his worth in the latter half of 2014 when the Rapids lost both Moor and O’Neill to injuries.

Sustained a hamstring injury vs. LA (8/20) and missed six games.

Sent off for two bookable offenses in the 1-0 home loss to DAL, 10/18/14.

Can play as a defensive midfielder or central defender.

One of four Rapids players to come out of Wake Forest. The others are Sam Cronin, Ben Newnam and James Riley.

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

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U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/16/2015