2015 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2015 Sporting Kansas City season was the twentieth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fifth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City
2015 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumSporting Park
MLSConference: 6th
Overall: 10th
PlayoffsKnockout Stage
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Dom Dwyer 12
All: Dom Dwyer 17
Highest home attendance21,505
(June 6 vs. Seattle)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 18,861
(September 18 vs. FC Dallas)
All: 16,117
(Aug 12 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,687
All: 19,371
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Due to the dissolution of Chivas USA and MLS expansion to New York and Orlando, Sporting Kansas City moved to the Western Conference. Sporting was a member of the Western Conference for its first nine seasons before moving to the Eastern Conference for the previous ten seasons.

Squad edit

First team roster edit

As of October 13, 2015.[1]

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

No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Erik Palmer-Brown (HGP)   United States
3 DF Ike Opara   United States
4 DF Kevin Ellis (HGP)   United States
5 DF Matt Besler (Captain; DP)   United States
6 MF Paulo Nagamura   Brazil
7 DF Chance Myers   United States
8 MF Graham Zusi (DP)   United States
9 FW Krisztián Németh   Hungary
10 MF Benny Feilhaber   United States
11 MF Bernardo Añor   Venezuela
12 MF Mikey Lopez (GA)   United States
13 DF Amadou Dia   United States
14 FW Dom Dwyer   England
15 DF Seth Sinovic   United States
17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam   United States
20 DF Amobi Okugo   United States
21 GK Jon Kempin (HGP)   United States
22 MF Connor Hallisey   United States
23 DF Jalil Anibaba   United States
27 MF Roger Espinoza   Honduras
29 GK Tim Melia   United States
37 FW Jacob Peterson   United States
71 DF Marcel de Jong   Canada
93 MF Soni Mustivar   Haiti
94 MF Jimmy Medranda   Colombia
96 MF Jordi Quintillà   Spain

Player movement edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 8, 2014   Bernardo Añor MF   Columbus Crew SC Trade for Allocation Money [2]
December 12, 2014   Jalil Anibaba MF   Orlando City SC Trade in exchange for Aurélien Collin [3]
December 16, 2014   James Marcelin MF   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Free transfer [4]
December 18, 2014   Krisztián Németh FW   Roda JC Kerkrade Free transfer [5]
December 18, 2014   Luis Marín GK   Universidad de Chile Free transfer [5]
December 23, 2014   Tim Melia GK   Chivas USA Free transfer [6]
January 6, 2015   Roger Espinoza MF   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [7]
January 15, 2015   Connor Hallisey MF   UC Berkeley 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
January 15, 2015   Saad Abdul-Salaam DF   University of Akron 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
January 27, 2015   Servando Carrasco MF   Houston Dynamo Trade for rights in exchange for draft pick [8]
February 13, 2015   Soni Mustivar MF   FC Petrolul Ploiești Free transfer [8]
February 18, 2015   Amadou Dia MF   Clemson University 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
February 24, 2015   James Ansu Rogers FW   University of New Mexico 2015 MLS SuperDraft [9]
March 2, 2015   Marcel de Jong DF   FC Augsburg Free [9]
July 20, 2015   Amobi Okugo DF/MF   Orlando City SC Trade for Servando Carrasco [9]
August 6, 2015   Jordi Quintillà MF   Ajaccio Transfer [9]

Out edit

Date Player Position New club Fee/notes Ref
November 25, 2014   Toni Dovale MF   Lugo Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014   Michael Kafari MF Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014   Victor Muñoz MF   Arizona United SC Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014   Lawrence Olum MF   Kedah FA Contract terminated [10]
November 25, 2014   Soony Saad FW   BEC Tero Sasana Out of contract [10]
November 25, 2014   Christian Duke MF   Oklahoma City Energy FC Waived [11]
December 8, 2014   Aurélien Collin DF   Orlando City SC Trade for Allocation Money and Jalil Anibaba [2]
December 8, 2014   C. J. Sapong DF   Philadelphia Union Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick [2]
December 10, 2014   Sal Zizzo MF   New York City FC 2014 MLS Expansion Draft [12]
December 12, 2014   Eric Kronberg GK   Montreal Impact Option declined [10]
December 12, 2014   Andy Gruenebaum GK   San Jose Earthquakes Option declined [10]
January 20, 2015   Claudio Bieler FW   Quilmes Out of contract [13]
February 24, 2015   Jorge Claros MF   Qingdao Jonoon Contract terminated [13]
May 27, 2015   Luis Marín GK   Palestino Mutually terminated [14]
June 22, 2015   James Ansu Rogers FW Waived [9]
July 20, 2015   Servando Carrasco MF   Orlando City SC Trade for Amobi Okugo [9]

Loans edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
40 DF   Igor Julião   Fluminense FC April 4, 2014 December 31, 2014 [9][15]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
21 GK   Jon Kempin   San Antonio Scorpions March 20, 2015 May 27, 2015 [9][16][14]
17 DF   Saad Abdul-Salaam   San Antonio Scorpions April 1, 2015 May 19, 2015 [9][17][18]

Competitions edit

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason edit

Desert Friendlies edit

January 31, 2015 Portland Timbers 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
19:00 CST Villafaña   23'
Fernández   30' (p.k.)
Nanchoff   53'
Report Otero   40' Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

Desert Diamond Cup edit

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

February 18, 2015 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
18:30 CST Torres   12'
Badji   17'
Marcelo   29'
Flores   56'   75'
Cronin   64'
Report Dwyer   23'
Nagamura   25'
Espinoza   32'
Németh   77' (pen.)
Añor   78'
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
February 21, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
21:00 CST Pineda   22'
Mansaray   74'
Cooper   81'
Report Németh   25',   39'
Besler   27'
Zusi   34'
Añor   42'
Sinovic   67'
Rogers   73'
Lopez   88'
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
February 25, 2015 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
21:00 CST Welshman   12'   59'
Ovalle   38'
Sandoval   47'
Velazco   85'
Report Medranda   43'
Sinovic   59'
Dwyer   66'
Németh   72'
Añor   83'
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

Major League Soccer edit

Western Conference standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
Source: MLS

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

Regular season edit

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

March 8, 2015 1 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York Red Bulls Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Besler   30'   70'
Opara   50'
Report Sam   54'
Wright-Phillips   80'
Kljestan   86'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,784
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 14, 2015 2 FC Dallas 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
19:30 Perez   17 ', 52'
Harris   35'
Castillo   73'
Bekker   90'
Report Zusi   41'
Espinoza   44'
Ellis   90'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,149
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 5, 2015 5 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Dwyer   16'
de Jong   18'
Anibaba   91+'
Németh   94+'
Report Peterson   3' (o.g.)
Aristeguiesta   19'
Edu   62'
Carroll   68'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,545
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 11, 2015 6 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Carrasco   61' Report Beltran   44'
Saborio   61'
Beckerman   64'
Mansally   80'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Jorge González
April 18, 2015 7 LA Galaxy 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
21:30 Husidic   9'
Gargan   32'
Juninho   83'
Gonzalez   94+'
Report Németh   22'
Espinoza   30'
Dwyer   83'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,018
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 25, 2015 8 Houston Dynamo 4–4 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Barnes   11 ', 46'
Bruin   46+'   63'
Taylor   79'
Rodríguez   83'
Report Németh   2'
Espinoza   31'
Anibaba   43'
Ellis   53'
Dwyer   74'
Feilhaber   80' (pen.), 95+'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,046
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 3, 2015 9 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Sinovic   38'
Nagamura   75'   92+'
Report Adaílton   32'
Ritter   58'
Accam   89'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,581
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 9, 2015 10 D.C. United 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
18:00 Arnaud   41'
Arrieta   42'
Report Espinoza   9'
Dwyer   45'
Marín   81'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,221
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 20, 2015 11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 New England Revolution Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Dwyer   29'   37'
Feilhaber   30'   43' (pen.)
Németh   39 ', 43'
Dia   71'
Mustivar   76'
Report Agudelo   11'
Dorman   41'
Caldwell   64'
Goncalves   89'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,864
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 29, 2015 13 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 Németh   19'
Feilhaber   51'
Ellis   57'
Zusi   64'
Report Loyd   33'   43' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,172
Referee: Dave Gantar
June 21, 2015 15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
21:00 Morales   15'
Jaime   15',   51'
Phillips   18'
Beckerman   47'
García   90+3',   90+3'
Report
Report
Mustivar   8'
Besler   14'
Dwyer   30'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,155
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 27, 2015 16 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Nemeth   32'
Cronin   64' (o.g.)
Dwyer   80'
Peterson   92'
Report Watts   52'
Greenspan   61'
Doyle   70'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,835
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 12, 2015 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 Feilhaber   20'
Ellis   52'
Mustivar   58'
Nemeth   86'
Dwyer   88'
Report Waston   73' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 18, 2015 18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Montreal Impact Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Feilhaber   4'
Dwyer   34'
Report Piatti   59'
Donadel   84'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,070
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 24, 2015 19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
22:00 Morales   34'
Plata   73' (pen.)   90'
Vásquez   90'
Summary Feilhaber   50'   90'
Melia   72'
Palmer-Brown   77'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,809
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 1, 2015 20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Dwyer   6'   45'
Besler   20'
Ellis   65'
Myers   76'
Summary Deric   45'
Clark   78'
Torres   80'
Sturgis   86'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,882
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 8, 2015 21 Toronto FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Toronto, Ontario
15:00 Bradley   22'
Warner   88'
Summary Feilhaber   22' (pen.)
Németh   29'
Peterson   87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 15, 2015 22 Sporting Kansas City 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 Ellis   53'
Dia   61'
Dwyer   81'
Nagamura   87 ', 95'   95'
Report Manneh   9 ', 41'
Laba   64'
Morales   75'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,969
Referee: Juan Guzman
August 19, 2015 23 Sporting Kansas City 0–5 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Feilhaber   71'
Nemeth   74'
Report Cato   3 ', 58'
Wondolowski   17' (pen.), 61'
Godoy   27'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,866
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 22, 2015 24 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Finlay   35'
Tchani   80'
McInerney   88'   92+'
Report de Jong   14'
Dwyer   33'
Medranda   39'
Zusi   62'
Lopez   79'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,018
Referee: Chris Penso
August 29, 2015 25 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Figueroa   53'
Sjöberg   58'
Sarvas   72'
Doyle   76'
Report Abdul-Salaam   34'
Dwyer   47'
Sinovic   60'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 9, 2015 26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
21:30 Melano   46+' Report Nagamura   40'
Peterson   48+'
Feilhaber   68'
Anor   94+'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 13, 2015 27 Orlando City SC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
18:00 Winter   3 ', 72'
Rochez   66'
Shea   83'
Report Nemeth   59'
Besler   83'
Dwyer   87'
Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 18, 2015 28 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Feilhaber   65 ', 76' (pen.)
Dwyer   83'
Anor   86'
Report Ulloa   80' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,861
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 23, 2015 29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Garcia   45'   70'
Bruin   67'
Report Mustivar   33'
Besler   41'
Sinovic   56'
Feilhaber   88'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,037
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 27, 2015 30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Nagamura   35'
Dwyer   80'
Palmer-Brown   82'
Report Martins   32'
Alonso   44'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,496
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 3, 2015 31 Portland Timbers 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
21:30 Adi   70'
Valeri   80'
Report Feilhaber   74'
Németh   83'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 16, 2015 32 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
22:00 Godoy   47'   67' Report Okugo   69'
Dwyer   82'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 21, 2015 33 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Németh   78'
Ellis   89'
Report Powers   78'
Sarvas   86'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,897
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 25, 2015 34 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Dwyer   17'   65'
Ellis   38'
Myers   58'
Nagamura   66'
Feilhaber   92+'
Report DeLaGarza   24'
Keane   46+'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,422
Referee: Mark Geiger

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Source: [19]

Results edit
Knockout round edit

U.S. Open Cup edit

Bracket
Fourth round
June 16–17
Round of 16
June 30–July 1
Quarterfinals
July 14–22
Semifinals
August 12
Final
September 30
               
MLS New York Red Bulls 3
NASL Atlanta Silverbacks 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 4
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2(4)
MLS New York City FC 2(3)
MLS New York Red Bulls 1(3)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 0(3)
USL Rochester Rhinos 0(1)
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS D.C. United 1
USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
MLS D.C. United 3*
MLS Philadelphia Union 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1*
USL Louisville City FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS New England Revolution 0
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS Chicago Fire 3
MLS Orlando City SC 1
USL Charleston Battery 4(7)
MLS Orlando City SC 4(8)
MLS Orlando City SC 2
MLS Columbus Crew 0
USL Richmond Kickers 1
MLS Columbus Crew 3
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(6)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1(7)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
USL Saint Louis FC 0
MLS Sporting Kansas City 6
MLS FC Dallas 2
MLS FC Dallas 4
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 2
USL Austin Aztex 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 4
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
USL Seattle Sounders FC 2 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Portland Timbers 3*
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS LA Galaxy 0
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2(6)
USL Sacramento Republic FC 2(5)
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 6
USASA PSA Elite 1
June 16, 2015 Fourth round Sporting Kansas City   1–0   Saint Louis FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Zusi   70' SKC Report
MLS Report
Renken   87' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,298
(Club USOC Record)
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
July 1, 2015 Fifth round Sporting Kansas City   6–2   FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Dwyer   5', 30', 41' (pen.), 69'
Németh   45+1', 59'
Report Michel   15'
Barrios   62'
Zimmerman   68'
Acosta   73'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,113
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 21, 2015 Quarterfinals Sporting Kansas City   3–1   Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Mustivar   34'
Espinoza   68'
Feilhaber   71'
Dwyer   86'
Németh   88'
Report Garrido   30'
Clark   57'
Bruin   59'
Davis   68'
Miranda   75'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,589
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 12, 2015 Semifinals Sporting Kansas City   3–1   Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Nagamura   30'
Mustivar   35'   75'
Feilhaber   80'
Németh   85'
Report García   24'   93+'
Beltran   76'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 30, 2015 Final Philadelphia Union   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
  Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Lahound   21'
Le Toux   23'
Barnetta   58'
Sapong   91+'
Report Ellis   29'
Sinovic   34'
Németh   65'
Quintillà   71'
Besler   86'
Nagamura   94'
Zusi   104'
Myers   106'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Ted Unkel
Penalties
Le Toux  
Nogueira  
Edu  
Barnetta  
Casey  
Lahound  
Gaddis  
Wenger  
Benny Feilhaber  
Dwyer  
Németh  
Besler  
Nagamura  
Zusi  
Ellis  
Quintillà  

References edit

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