The 2009 Kansas City Wizards season was the club's 14th in MLS and the second season played at their temporary home Community America Ballpark. It started on March 21, 2009 with a 3-2 home loss to Toronto FC and ended on October 22, with a 2-2 draw against D.C. United, also at home.
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| Head coach | Curt Onalfo (dismissed) Peter Vermes | ||
| Major League Soccer | East: 6th Overall: 13th | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| Superliga | Group Stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Josh Wolff (11) All: Josh Wolff (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,906 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,053[1] | ||
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Competitions edit
Major League Soccer edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Points edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Summary edit
- March
The Wizards broke pre-season camp missing many key components with newly acquired forward Adam Cristman going down with a fifth metatarsal fracture, and defender Chance Myers (1st overall 2008 draft pick) oddly suffering exactly the same injury in the final week of training. Over the first two weeks of the regular season the Wizards would lose the services of seven total players from their normal 18 including the two previously mentioned and; Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff, Kevin Souter, Eric Kronberg, and Herculez Gomez. These injuries would provide many opportunities for backups. Lance Watson took advantage and found himself playing right back in week 2 @ Colorado and impressed head coach Curt Anolfo enough to secure the spot. Rookie Graham Zusi filled the void out wide in right of midfield and was exposed in the opening loss to Toronto to then rebound in the second match before being sidelined with his own injury, a hamstring strain that would keep him out for all of April. After the disappointing opener the Wizards traveled to Colorado two days behind a blizzard that brought 14 inches of snow to Denver. The two clubs played in cold temperatures in front of a small crowd (at the same time as the USMNT) before the final whistle signaled a 2-1 victory to the Rapids. The Wizards fielded 4 starters in Colorado who had not even seen the field the week before. The lone goal by the Wizards came from seldom used back-up striker Michael Kraus, his first goal in MLS play.
MLS All Time Saves Leader - Kevin Hartman (1,136)
- April
April showers brought more bad weather and injuries to the club. Michael Harrington joined Zusi as the most recently injured when he also went down in training with a hamstring strain. The patchwork defense returned home for the first Sunday match of the season featuring rookie and 1st round pick Matt Besler in the back line against a then potent attacking SJ Earthquakes team. For the second week in a row the club faced difficult weather conditions (freezing rain and wind gusts up to 40 MPH). They responded with a better effort, shutting out the Quakes and securing their first win of the season 2-0. Week 4 brought a trip to Seattle to face the undefeated expansion Sounders. The Wizards controlled the first half despite not scoring and saw the Sounders go down a man in the 29th minute when goalkeeper Kasey Keller used his hands outside of the box to deflect a scoring chance from the fast breaking Herculez Gomez. The Wizards couldn't capitalize in the first half and the Sounders looked the better side in the second half until Davy Arnaud launched a game-winning missile from 30 yards out in the 80th minute to deliver the first goal surrendered and first loss to Seattle. The road trip continued onto the Eastern Conference leading Chicago Fire. The Fire sharply outplayed the relatively sluggish Wizards for the entire first half and most of the second half, with Brian McBride scoring two early goals. However goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made several spectacular saves to prevent Chicago from any further scoring, and the Wizards were able to muster a comeback late in the second half, with Josh Wolff scoring two goals of his own to equalize the match 2-2. The Wizards welcomed New York to town for the first ever ESPN telecast from Community America Ballpark, Red Bull defender Carlos Johnson took Herculez Gomez down in the box just two minutes into the match and received a red card for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Neither team played particularly well following the ejection of Johnson but Kansas City got the three points as a result of Claudio López slotting the resulting penalty kick past newly reinstated Jon Conway, who had served the longest performance-enhancing drug suspension ever in Major League Soccer. Jack Jewsbury didn't make the final road trip of April to Toronto as a result of the concussion he suffered just days earlier. The Wizards missed their holding midfielder as TFC played their first match under interim manager Chris Cummins as John Carver stepped down. Toronto was also missing star player Dwayne De Rosario (injured) but Danny Dichio's scramble goal in the 54th minute and TFC's clean sheet was enough to end the Wizards 18 regular season game streak of scoring at least one goal (second longest in the team history). Curt Onalfo's April ended with his family being in a car wreck on the way to the final home game and him personally being fined for comments he made to the officials following the lost in Toronto which he explained was a result of having his passport stolen just days before the trip and having to fly to Colorado to secure a new one in person[2](The fine was paid for by the club's supporters group as a sign of respect for all he had been through).
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - March & April - Kevin Hartman
MLS Player of the Week - Week 5[permanent dead link] - Josh Wolff
- May
May began with disappointment as the club once again fell behind an opponent in the first half to only share the points with a second half equalizer. This first occurrence was when resurgent D.C. United visited for a rare Wednesday night match, despite creating many early chances the Wizards faltered and found themselves behind only to see Josh Wolff rescue a point on a play in which he appeared to be offside. The following Saturday the Wizards would aid Columbus in winning their first match and celebrating the Party like it's 1999 promotion that highlighted the tenth season of Columbus Crew Stadium. Wolff would score his fourth goal of the season but it proved too little too late despite the excellent service from Jack Jewsbury. Goalkeeper Kevin El Gato Hartman tallied 7 more saves as the Wizards surprised host Salt Lake handing them their first ever regular season loss in Rio Tinto Stadium. Inspired striker Josh Wolff remained on fire as he netted his fifth and sixth goals of the season pushing the club to their first win in May and second road shutout victory of the season. (Reserves News) The Swope Park Rangers welcomed back Doug DeMartin beating the Kansas City Brass 7-0, this marked a resurgence as goals came from the likes of struggling first teamers Herculez Gomez (2), Michael Kraus (2), and Graham Zusi returning from injury. There had been some hope that Adam Cristman could see the field but instead Kevin Souter and Abe Thompson appeared up top. The club's final home match of May brought in the league leaders Chivas USA on what also happened to be Dog's Night Out at the stadium. The Wizards, to form, didn't get it going until the second half and took the lead on Claudio López's Goal of the Week free kick that beat Zach Thornton. Despite great shot stopping from Kevin Hartman the Wizards gave up the equalizer just minutes later and were forced to defend when Wolff was ejected for an attempted head-butt in the 68th minute, Santiago Hirsig also found himself hitting the showers early as the team played with 9 men for the final 7 minutes. The draw marked the first time in six appearances that Chivas has gotten a single point from their travels to Kansas City. Gregg Berhalter received a sending off after denying Claudio López an obvious goal scoring opportunity in the 59th minute when he held Lopez's jersey for dear life, despite the man advantage it took a rather adventitious miss struck header that was redirected by Arnaud to put the club ahead. Arnaud's 84th-minute goal was the club's 7th scored following the 75th minute of matches and the 13th scored in the second half. Both were league records until Jack Jewsbury gave possession away and Edson Buddle brought The Galaxy even three minutes later for the shared points.
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - May - Josh Wolff
MLS Player of the Week - Week 9[permanent dead link] - Josh Wolff
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 10[permanent dead link] - Claudio López
MLS Save of the Week - Week 11[permanent dead link] - Kevin Hartman
- June
The busy month of June kicked off at home with the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew sweeping the season series and tie breaker despite playing most of the second half down a man. The Wizards treated the home fans to their best game to date just a week after arguably their worst by defeating the Revs 3-1. Davy Arnaud's streaking run and finish won goal of the week and launched the club into a first half scoring frenzy, when Emmanuel Osei was ejected in the 31st minute it was the fourth consecutive match that the Wizards had played in where either side had been shown a red card. The game marked the beginning of a three-week league break for play in the Superliga and U.S. Open Cup. Superliga kicked off versus F.C. Atlas in St. Louis as the sister clubs played a scoreless draw out in serious heat on father's day, Roger Espinoza was shown a late red card on a questionable challenge in the attacking end. Game two of Group B brought a visit to New England and one more point away from home as the Wizards equalized late with the own goal to draw the Revs 1-1. The club returned home only needing a draw against Santos Laguna to advance to the knockout round however in front of many away supporters Santos iced the tough fought match with a third goal 6 minutes into stoppage time. The match also marked the seventh consecutive competitive match that the Wizards had played where a red card was shown, in that time period the Wizards were shown 4 while their opponents received a shocking 5. On the final day of June the club managed only their second victory since May 16 by beating USL-1 Minnesota Thunder on PK's in the U.S. Open Cup after the Thunder fought back twice to equalize.
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - June - Santiago Hirsig
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 13[permanent dead link] - Davy Arnaud
- July
Independence Day saw the club hosting the table leading Houston Dynamo in what would be the latest kickoff time for a home match all season (8:00 PM local). Despite another sell out crowd the team could not score and fell to Houston 1-0. The team would continue to struggle to score goals (missing starters Davy Arnaud (USA), Jimmy Conrad (USA), and Roger Espinoza (HON) who were representing their national teams at the CONCACAF Gold Cup) failing to score in Seattle or New England and being bounced out of the U.S. Open Cup at the same time. With nothing left but the League to focus on the team had two full weeks to prepare for David Beckham and LA Galaxy, The Wizards captured the early lead with Claudio Lopez's amazing Goal of the week winning shot from mid field. Landon Donovan would equalize moments later and the Wizards wouldn't see another point earned for 46 days.
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - July - Kevin Hartman
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 19 - Claudio López
- August
Curt Onalfo found himself out of work following the club's 6-0 loss at Dallas. Technical Director Peter Vermes called his own number and took control of the manager duties after releasing Coach Onalfo but he experienced similar results as the club refused to score a single goal through the month of August. Being out scored 10-0 for the month the Wizards dropped home matches to Chicago and Salt Lake while collecting 8 yellows and 2 straight reds, even with the four losses the Wizards remained in sixth place in the east thanks to an even worse season for New York.
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - August - Lance Watson
- September
A visit to friendly Gillette Stadium was all that the club needed to open up the flood gates. The Wizards moved their all-time record at Gillette Stadium to 7-1-5 with the 4-2 victory over New England. The I-95 Road Trip continued down to the nation's capital mid-week where outplayed D.C. United escaped with three points despite KCW controlling much of the match and nearly scoring a handful of goals. New York welcomed the resurgent Wizards to town and gave them an early Josh Wolff goal that the defense held to steal the 1-0 victory while Kevin Hartman registered his first clean sheet in 7 league matches.
Cauldron Man of the Month Award - September -
MLS Player of the Week - Week 25[permanent dead link] - Josh Wolff
Results edit
| March 21, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–3 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
Jack Jewsbury  39'Davy Arnaud  56'Davy Arnaud 56' |
(report) | Jim Brennan 33' Rohan Ricketts 46+'Amado Guevara 53'Amado Guevara 62' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| March 28, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Cory Gibbs 22' Terry Cooke 65'Kosuke Kimura 67'Omar Cummings 74' |
(report) | Michael Kraus 63' Jonathan Leathers 64'Herculez Gomez 82' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 5, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Aaron Hohlbein 28' Claudio López 78'Herculez Gomez 92+' |
(report) | Darren Huckerby 30' Arturo Alvarez 34' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 6,922 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| April 11, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Seattle, Washington |
| Brad Evans 4' Kasey Keller  29' |
Report | Jack Jewsbury 4' Michael Kraus 71'Davy Arnaud 80'Kevin Hartman 91' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,746 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| April 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Brian McBride 13' Brian McBride 20'Bakary Soumare 70' |
(report) | Claudio López 64' Josh Wolff 66'Josh Wolff 78'Josh Wolff 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,782 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 23, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Claudio López 3' (pen) Jimmy Conrad 29'Matt Besler 64' |
(report) | Carlos Johnson 2' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| April 26, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Pablo Vitti 52' Danny Dichio 54' |
(report) | Davy Arnaud 76' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Paul Ward |
| May 6, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Jack Jewsbury 23' Josh Wolff 52' Lance Watson 56' Roger Espinoza 82' |
(report) | Rodney Wallace 27' Brandon Barklage 29' Avery John 71' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 9, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Columbus, Ohio |
| Emmanuel Ekpo 38' Guillermo Barros Schelotto 55'Frankie Hejduk 68'Eddie Gaven 78'Andy Gruenebaum 91+' |
(report) | Lance Watson 47' Claudio López 51'Roger Espinoza 67'Matt Besler 73'Josh Wolff 79' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,271 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| May 16, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Sandy, Utah |
| Will Johnson 73' Robbie Russell 89' |
(report) | Josh Wolff 20' Roger Espinoza 22' Matt Besler 24' Davy Arnaud 40' Josh Wolff 67' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| May 23, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Claudio López 56' Josh Wolff 68'Jack Jewsbury 70'Herculez Gomez 75'Santiago Hirsig 32'  83' |
(report)[permanent dead link] | Atiba Harris 32' Eduardo Lillingston 64'Mariano Trujillo 68' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| May 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson, California |
| A. J. DeLaGarza 57' Gregg Berhalter 59'Edson Buddle 87' |
(report) | Jimmy Conrad 47' Davy Arnaud 78'Davy Arnaud 84'Lance Watson 92' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,673 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| June 6, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Davy Arnaud 35' Claudio López 42' |
Report | Guillermo Barros Schelotto 14' 64' (pen.) Danny O'Rourke 17'Chad Marshall 51'Andy Gruenebaum 91' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 13, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 3–1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Davy Arnaud 19' Claudio López 31' Own Goal 36' Aaron Hohlbein 39' |
(report)[permanent dead link] | Pat Phelan 13' Shalrie Joseph 28' Emmanuel Osei 31' Kevin Alston 38' Darrius Barnes 83' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 4, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| (results) | Kei Kamara 18' Mike Chabala 45+'Bobby Boswell 49'Geoff Cameron 94' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 11, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Kevin Alston 24' Jeff Larentowicz 33' |
(results) | Jack Jewsbury 33' Michael Harrington 53'Lance Watson 81' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 25, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Lopez 26' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Donovan 33' Gonzalez 51' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,906 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 1, 2009 | FC Dallas | 6–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Frisco, Texas |
| Cunningham 39' Ferreira 42'Cunningham 66' (pen.)Cunningham 75'Ferreira 78'Cunningham 89' |
Report | Arnaud 49' Wolff 62'López 68' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| August 16, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Hirsig 68' Hercegfalvi 85' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Rolfe 13' Mapp 45'Banner 89'Pause 91+' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,974 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 22, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Santa Clara, California |
| Hernandez 52' Alvarez 81'Wondolowski 93+'Luiz 94+' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Arnaud 87' Lopez 90'Besler 91+' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| August 29, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Cristman 16' Hirsig 87' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Campos 18' Grabavoy 42'Beckerman 44'Wingert 78' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 5, 2009 | New England Revolution | 2–4 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Joseph 23' Thompson 50'Jankauskas 64'Dube 81' |
Report | López 3' Heaps 29' (o.g.)Watson 63'Wolff 73'Wolff 91+' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,489 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| September 9, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Washington, D.C. USA |
| Gomez 27' Emilio 39'John 84'Wicks 93+' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Harrington 69' Besler 74'Myers 81' 86' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| September 12, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Kansas City Wizards | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stammler 37' Johnson 61' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Wolff 10' Hirsig 41'Leathers 47'Jewsbury 74'Hartman 91+' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 19, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Hirsig 9' Morsink 19'Wolff 77'Conrad 80'López 93+' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Chavez 13' McCarty 44'McCarty 45'Cunningham 54'Ricchetti 89' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| September 26, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Harrington 75' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Ballouchy 74' Kimura 93+'Casey 95+' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 4, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Houston, Texas |
| Hainault 2' Weaver 17'Mullan 18'Landin 26'Chabala 88' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Leathers 46' Kamara 49'Hercegfalvi 73' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,854 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| October 10, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson, California |
| Braun 72' Kljestan 74'Cuesta 78' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Harrington 36' Arnaud 90' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| October 17, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 CST | Hercegfalvi 51' Wolff 53' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Marshall 27' Vagenas 45'Levesque 69'Jaqua 76' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,135 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 22, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–2 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Hercegfalvi 25' Kamara 30'Marquess 65'Lopez 92+' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Moreno 67' Olsen 73'James 82'Fred 92+' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Superliga edit
| June 21, 2009 Group Stage | Kansas City Wizards | 0–0 | F.C. Atlas | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Jack Jewsbury 37' Aaron Hohlbein 41' Santiago Hirsig 82' Roger Espinoza 94' |
(report)[permanent dead link] | Hugo Ayala 41' Ricardo Jimenez 60' |
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Joel Aguilar |
| June 24, 2009 Group Stage | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Michael Videira 34' Kheli Dube 46' |
(report)[permanent dead link] | Jonathan Leathers 28' Abe Thompson 44' Own Goal 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| June 28, 2009 Group Stage | Kansas City Wizards | 1–3 | Santos Laguna | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Roger Espinoza 50' Claudio Lopez 80' Davy Arnaud 82' Michael Kraus 87' |
(report) | Jorge Iván Estrada 39' Jorge Barrera 55' Agustín Enrique Herrera 61' Vicente Matías Vuoso 74' Christian Sánchez 78' Johnny Garcia 87' Juan Pablo Rodriguez 96' |
Stadium: Community America Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jose Gaspar Molina |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| June 30, 2009 Third Round | Minnesota Thunder | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2 - 4 p) | Kansas City Wizards | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Ricardo Sánchez 41' (pen.) 84' (pen.) Melvin Tarley 115'Ricardo Sánchez 73' Brian Cvilikas 50'Andres Arango 56'Melvin Tarley 85' |
(report) | Michael Kraus 17' Abe Thompson 20' (pen.)Kurt Morsink 83'Josh Wolff 103'Rauwshan McKenzie 105+' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Chris Penso | |
| Penalties | ||||
Jonathan Greenfield  Ricardo Sánchez Jeremiah Bass  Dale Weiler |
Claudio López Josh Wolff Abe Thompson Herculez Gomez |
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| July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Tukwila, Washington |
| Fredy Montero 79' Sebastien Le Toux 89' (pen.) |
Report | Santiago Hirsig 76' 92+' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Abiodon Okulaja |
Statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | Superliga | USOC | Playoffs | Total | Minutes | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | League | Total | 
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| 1 | GK |  Kevin Hartman
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30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2700 | 3060 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Michael Harrington
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27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1682 | 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Chance Myers
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 165 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | Abe Thompson*
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8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 157 | 424 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Matt Besler
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28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2236 | 2582 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Lance Watson
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20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1649 | 1949 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW |  Claudio López
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29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 2501 | 2776 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Adam Cristman
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 213 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Santiago Hirsig
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26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2110 | 2465 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | MF |  Kurt Morsink
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5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 154 | 279 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jimmy Conrad
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24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2160 | 2295 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Rauwshan McKenzie
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5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 437 | 782 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jack Jewsbury
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28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2451 | 2811 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Aaron Hohlbein
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22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1867 | 2196 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Josh Wolff
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27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 2348 | 2730 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF |  Roger Espinoza
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16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 635 | 897 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Eric Kronberg
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  Zoltán Hercegfalvi
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10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 298 | 298 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Herculez Gomez
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26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1569 | 1842 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Davy Arnaud
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25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2214 | 2412 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  Kei Kamara
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 397 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Marquess
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 205 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Jonathan Leathers
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11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 871 | 1127 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF |  Kevin Souter
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Boris Pardo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Graham Zusi
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 524 | 601 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Michael Kraus
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11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 147 | 263 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | Nelson Pizarro*
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers edit
| No. | Name | MLS | Superliga | USOC | Playoffs | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | SHO | ||
| 1 | Kevin Hartman
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30 | 42 | 1.4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 47 | 1.38 | 8 |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Boris Pardo
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played September 13, 2009
left club during season*
club leader(s) bolded
Squad edit
As of September 15, 2009.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
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Out edit
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References edit
- ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=246909&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kansas City Wizards: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Superdraft 2009". MLSNET. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Wizards bring Hirsig into fold". MLSNET. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ "What we can't tell you". Hillcrest Road. July 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.