SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-INFORMATION SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
2026 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, August 29, 2026 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 22 Sporting Kansas City 4-14-3, 15 points (2-5-3 home; 2-9-0 away) 15th in MLS Western Conference Vancouver Whitecaps 12-4-4, 40 points (8-2-1 home; 4-2-3 away) 1st in MLS Western Conference
4-14-3 (15 pts.) 0.71 21 15th in MLS West 20 0.95 28 51 2.43 -31 205 (81) 39.5% 275 245 36 3
Broadcast: Apple TV English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Marcos DeOliveira Corey Rockwell Ian McKay Fotis Bazakos Geoff Gamble
SPORTING KANSAS CITY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 30 33 36 57 93 99
Pos. GK DEF DEF MID DEF FWD MID FWD GK DEF FWD DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID MID MID DEF DEF GK MID GK DEF FWD DEF
Name John Pulskamp Ian James Moises Mosquera Lasse Berg Johnsen Or Blorian Capita Capemba Jake Davis Andre Luiz Jack Kortkamp Justin Reynolds Calvin Harris Jansen Miller Jacob Bartlett Stephen Afrifa Emir Karic Taylor Calheira Kwaku Agyabeng Cielo Tschantret (loaned out) Zorh an Bassong Ethan Bartlow (loaned out) Wyatt Meyer Stefan Cleveland Owen Wolff Ryan Schewe Diego Borges Shapi Suleymanov Jayden Reid
Pronunciation
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RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Dejan Joveljic Garcia, Harris Calvin Harris Dejan Joveljic Four Players Calvin Harris Jake Davis Calvin Harris Three Players Three Players
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L 4 7 7 8 6 6 11 8 9 7 8 8 9 10 14
T 4 2 5 3 6 6 1 4 4 7 6 8 4 6 3
GD +27 +4 +14 +6 +4 +3 +2 +2 +1 -2 +5 -5 -5 -14 -31
GP 20 21 22 21 21 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 20 21 21
Eastern Conference Pts 1. Nashville SC 49 2. Inter Miami 39 3. Chicago Fire 36 4. New England Revolution 34 5. Charlotte FC 32 6. FC Cincinnati 31 7. New York City FC 27 8. Red Bull New York 26 9. Orlando City 24 10. Toronto FC 24 11. D.C. United 24 12. Atlanta United 21 13. Philadelphia Union 21 14. CF Montreal 21 15. Columbus Crew 20
W 15 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 5 5 6 5 5 5
L 2 4 6 7 7 6 8 9 11 7 7 12 10 10 11
T 4 6 3 4 5 7 6 5 3 9 9 3 6 6 5
GD +26 +9 +11 +7 +6 +2 +5 -12 -17 -6 -8 -11 -7 -10 -6
GP 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
8 GOALS 5 ASSISTS 40 SHOTS 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 30 FOULS COMMITTED 44 FOULS SUFFERED 4 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Stefan Cleveland 1080 Stefan Cleveland 2.17 Stefan Cleveland 3 N/A 0 Stefan Cleveland 34
2026 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS W 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 7 5 4
12-4-4 (40 pts.) 2.00 20 1st in MLS West 45 2.25 52 18 0.90 +27 341 (124) 36.4% 296 260 39 1
2026 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Western Conference Pts 1. Vancouver Whitecaps 40 2. Houston Dynamo 38 3. LAFC 35 4. San Jose Earthquakes 33 5. FC Dallas 33 6. St. Louis 33 7. Colorado Rapids 28 8. Real Salt Lake 28 9. Portland Timbers 28 10. Minnesota United 28 11. San Diego FC 27 12. LA Galaxy 26 13. Seattle Sounders 25 14. Austin FC 21 15. Sporting Kansas City 15
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
12 7 61 30 3 1 32 36 7 1
Brian White Berhalter, Ocampo Brian White Brian White Sebastian Berhalter Nine Players Sebastian Berhalter Jeevan Badwal Andres Cubas Yohei Takaoka
1684 Yohei Takaoka 0.80 Yohei Takaoka 11 Yohei Takaoka 8 Yohei Takaoka 35 Yohei Takaoka
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON RAPHAEL WICKY
JESPER SORENSEN
3rd season
2nd season 30-11-13 (.676) 2nd season 30-11-13 (.676)
(.340) 16-39-17
1st season
(.262) 4-14-3
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
SPORTING KANSAS CITY FACT FILE Club Name Second Reference Inaugural Season Stadium Capacity Training Facility Owner President of Soccer Ops & GM Head Coach MLS Cup MLS Supporters’ Shield U.S. Open Cup 1
Sporting Kansas City Sporting KC, Sporting, SKC 1996 Sporting Park 18,467 (Max Standing Room: 21,650) Compass Minerals National Performance Center Sporting Club David Lee Raphael Wicky 2000 & 2013 2000 2004, 2012, 2015 & 2017