The 2015 season was FC Kansas City's third season of existence. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
| 2015 season | |||
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| Owner | Brian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens | ||
| Head coach | Vlatko Andonovski | ||
| Stadium | Swope Soccer Village | ||
| NWSL | 3rd | ||
| 2015 NWSL Playoffs | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Liz Bogus (3) Shea Groom (3) All: Erika Tymrak (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,489 (Apr. 12 vs. Sky Blue, at Sporting Park) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,592 (May 23 vs. Chicago) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,091[1] | ||
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First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results edit
Win Draw Loss
Preseason edit
| March 15, Sun 1 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1–8 | FC Kansas City | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| CDT UTC-5 | Johnson  41' |
Report | Tymrak 13', 45' Groom 18'Hagen 23', 35'Moros 31'DeCesare 71'King 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hawks Championship Center |
| April 1, Wed 2 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Lawrence, Kansas |
| CDT UTC-5 | Report | Tymrak 3' Groom 53' |
Stadium: Rock Chalk Park |
| April 4, Sat 3 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Iowa State Cyclones | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
| CDT UTC-5 | Tymrak 41' |
Report | Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex | |
| Note: 45-minute match. | ||||
| April 4, Sat 4 | Missouri Tigers | 0–4 | FC Kansas City | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
| CDT UTC-5 | Report | Tymrak 10' Groom 18'Clark 23'DeCesare 34' |
Stadium: Lou Fusz Soccer Complex | |
| Note: 45-minute match. | ||||
National Women's Soccer League edit
Regular season edit
| April 12, Sun 1 | FC Kansas City | 0–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 15:00 CDT UTC-5 | Report | Nadim 29' O'Hara  90' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 8,849 |
| April 18, Sat 2 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Germantown, Maryland |
| 18:00 CDT UTC-5 | Nairn 9', 65' Huster 27'Dunn 46'Salem 56' |
Report | O'Reilly 5' LePeilbet 65'Groom 95' |
Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field at Maryland SoccerPlex |
| April 23, Thu 3 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Rodriguez 49' (Hagen) |
Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,466 |
| May 2, Sat 4 | Houston Dash | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Houston |
| 19:30 CDT UTC-5 | Report | Bogus 42' (unassisted) Groom 51' (Hagen)Moros 63' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| May 8, Fri 5 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 CDT UTC-5 | Report | Buczkowski 33' Bogus 73' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,802 |
| May 14, Thu 6 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Bogus 15' Hagen 48+'Groom 57' |
Report | Taylor 36' Edwards 69'Jones 84'Williams 86' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,847 |
| May 23, Sat 7 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | LePeilbet 68' |
Report | Huerta 33' (DiBernardo) Hemmings 82' (Lomnicki) |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,592 |
| May 30, Sat 8 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | FC Kansas City | Boston |
| 18:00 CDT UTC-5 | K Mewis 51' (Schoepfer) |
Report | Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| June 19, Fri 9 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:00 CDT UTC-5 | Long 44' Johnson 60' Zerboni  70' Betos 90+5' |
Report | Hagen 51' 61' Groom 71' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,214 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| June 27, Sat 10 | Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Seattle |
| 21:30 CDT UTC-5 | Yanez 62' Little 64'Barnes 67' |
Report | Groom 90+1' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| July 3, Fri 11 | FC Kansas City | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Averbuch 27' Groom 53'Bogus 65' |
Report | Johnson 26' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Tori Penso |
| July 9, Thu 12 | Boston Breakers | 2–3 | FC Kansas City | Boston |
| 17:00 CDT UTC-5 | Marlborough 3' Mewis 60' |
Report | Tymrak 1', 45' Groom 79'Silva 90+3' |
Stadium: Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,525 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 20, Mon 13 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Pressley 55' (o.g.) |
NWSL report | Masar 40' Lloyd 45' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Randall Kelley |
| July 29, Wed 14 | Houston Dash | 3–2 | FC Kansas City | Houston |
| 19:30 CDT UTC-5 | Brush 12' (Ohai) McDonald 17' (Klingenberg)Lloyd 86' (Cross) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Holiday 3' (Rodriguez) Hagen 84' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Matthew Mercier |
| August 1, Sat 15 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–2 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Press 12' (Chalupny) 74' (Chalupny) Erceg 42' |
Report[permanent dead link] | LePeilbet 35' (Holiday) Hagen 87' (O'Reilly) |
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex Attendance: 3,477[2] Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 8, Sat 16 | FC Kansas City | 4–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Robinson 39' (Laddish) Averbuch 69' (unassisted)O'Reilly 84' (Rodriguez)Buczkowski 87' (Silva) |
Report | Dahlkemper 65' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,086 [3] |
| August 12, Wed 17 | FC Kansas City | 3–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Laddish 60' (Robinson) Rodriguez 63' (O'Reilly)Tymrak 76' (Laddish) |
Report | Menges 70' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| August 22, Sat 18 | FC Kansas City | 3–0 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Rodriguez 29' (Robinson), 52' (Holiday) Holiday 50' (Rodriguez) |
FCKC report NWSL report |
Marlborough 81' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| August 27, Thu 19 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT UTC-5 | Report | Huster 53' Okobi 76'Matheson 79' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,492 |
| September 2, Wed 20 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 CDT UTC-5 | Kerr 39' (O'Hara), 72' (Killion) |
Report | Hagen 5' (Rodriguez) Rodriguez 42' (O'Reilly), 52' (Moros)Becky Sauerbrunn 92' |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Referee: Levi Rippy |
Postseason playoff edit
| September 13, Sun Semifinal | Chicago Red Stars | 0–3 | FC Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Samantha Johnson 68' |
Report[4] | Rodriguez 16' (unassisted) Tymrak 21' (O'Reilly)Rodriguez 35' (O'Reilly) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Karen Abt |
| October 1, Thu Final | Seattle Reign FC | 0–1 | FC Kansas City (Champion) | Portland, Oregon |
| 8:30 CDT (UTC-05) | Report[5] | Sauerbrunn 76' Rodriguez 78' (O'Reilly) |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,264 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Regular-season standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 43 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 33 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Kansas City (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | |
| 5 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 15 |
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Last updated: September 5, 2015.
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on September 5, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad statistics edit
Source: NWSL
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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| 14 | MF | Yael Averbuch | 18 | 13 | 1250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Liz Bogus | 18 | 10 | 882 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jen Buczkowski | 20 | 20 | 1781 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kaysie Clark | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Shea Groom | 13 | 9 | 788 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Sarah Hagen | 17 | 11 | 994 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Lauren Holiday | 9 | 9 | 757 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Caroline Kastor | 8 | 1 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Mandy Laddish | 16 | 13 | 1180 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Meghan Lisenby | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Becca Moros | 20 | 20 | 1730 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 11 | 11 | 928 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Leigh Ann Robinson | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Amy Rodriguez | 11 | 11 | 956 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frances Silva | 15 | 3 | 437 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Erika Tymrak | 19 | 18 | 1546 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 17 | 17 | 1530 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 179 | 70 | 54 | 16 | .941 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 0 | GK | Katelyn Rowland | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes edit
- ^ FC Kansas City's standing in the league at the end of match day
References edit
- ^ "9-10-15 NWSL Statistics.pdf". ussoccer.com. US Soccer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "The Lowdown: The anatomy of a hat trick". August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "The Lowdown: NWSL playoff races tighten". August 12, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "KANSAS CITY ADVANCES TO FINAL AFTER DEFEATING CHICAGO, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half". nwslsoccer.com.
- ^ "FCKC CROWNED 2015 NWSL CHAMPIONS IN 1–0 WIN OVER SEATTLE; Rodriguez's goal came in the 78th minute and was the sixth of her postseason career". nwslsoccer.com.