The 2016 season was FC Kansas City's fourth season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
| 2016 season | ||||
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| Owner | Brian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens | |||
| Head coach | Vlatko Andonovski | |||
| Stadium | Swope Soccer Village | |||
| National Women's Soccer League | 6th | |||
| NWSL Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| Top goalscorer | Shea Groom (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 8,022 (Apr. 16 vs. Western New York) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,013 (July 16 vs. Washington) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,162 | |||
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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
FC Kansas City announced their preseason schedule on February 24, 2016.[1]
| Sun, March 20 1 | UMKC Kangaroos | 0–7 | FC Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1:00pm CT | Report | Clark  12'Newfield 28' (pen.)Kastor 34', 45'McCarty 37'Menchel 43'Ayers 72' |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium |
| Mon, March 21 2 | Missouri Tigers | 1–3 | FC Kansas City | Columbia, Missouri |
| 5:30pm CT | Donaldson 22' |
Report | O'Reilly 16', 30', 64' Laddish  38' |
Stadium: Audrey J. Walton Stadium |
| Sat, March 26 3 | Kansas Jayhawks | 0–3 | FC Kansas City | Lawrence, Kansas |
| 12:00pm CT | Report | Groom 7', 63' Tymrak 16' |
Stadium: Rock Chalk Park |
| Sun, April 3 4 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 0–4 | FC Kansas City | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 3:00pm CT | Report | Silva 14' Groom 32', 72'Frisbie 37' |
Stadium: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium |
| Sat, April 9 5 | UMKC Kangaroos | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1:00pm CT | Report | Groom 38' Averbuch 45' |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium | |
| Note: 45-minute game | ||||
| Sat, April 9 6 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2:00pm CT | Silva 43' |
Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium | |
| Note: 45-minute game | ||||
National Women's Soccer League edit
Regular season edit
On February 18, NWSL announced the 2016 season schedule.[2]
| April 16 1 | FC Kansas City | 0–1 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Heather O'Reilly 74' |
Report | Sam Mewis 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| April 23 2 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Shea Groom 30' (Heather O'Reilly), 41'  47' |
FCKC Report POR Report |
Lindsey Horan 78' (Tobin Heath) |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| May 1 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–0 | FC Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Kim Little 56' Lindsay Elston 90+' |
Boxscore Report |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 7 4 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Yael Averbuch 87' (pen.) |
Report Boxscore |
Rachel Daly 45+2' Denise O'Sullivan 56' (Chioma Ubogagu)Chioma Ubogagu 71' (Rachel Daly) Ellie Brush 82' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 13 5 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Report Report Box score |
Samantha Johnson 39' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| May 22 6 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | FC Kansas City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 5:30 p.m. CT | Whitney Engen 19' (Kristie Mewis) Whitney Engen 91+' |
Report | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| May 28 7 | FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Orlando Pride | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Yael Averbuch 53' Erika Tymrak 77' |
Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| June 11 8 | Sky Blue FC | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Sarah Killion 30' (pen.) |
Report | Shea Groom 27' (Erika Tymrak) |
Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Karen Abt |
| June 19 9 | Houston Dash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Cari Roccaro 89' |
Report | Becky Sauerbrunn 80' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,570 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| June 25 10 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Desiree Scott 59' Becky Sauerbrunn 90+' |
Report | Rachel Corsie 18' Carson Pickett 90' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 2 11 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | FC Kansas City | Boyds, Maryland |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Francisca Ordega 79' Tori Huster 85' |
Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Karen Abt |
| July 9 12 | Portland Thorns FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 p.m. CT | Kat Williamson 76' |
Report | Shea Groom 23Tiffany McCarty' Brianne Reed 51'Shea Groom 54' (Tiffany McCarty)Yael Averbuch 90+' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| July 16 13 | FC Kansas City | 2–3 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Lo'eau LaBonta 28' Frances Silva 69' (Erika Tymrak)Shea Groom 78' 90+1' |
Report | Estefania Banini 45+2' Joanna Lohman 58'Caprice Dydasco 62'Shea Groom 78'Estefania Banini 83' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| July 23 14 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Report | Shea Groom 60' (Tiffany McCarty) |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 30 15 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | FC Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 p.m. CT | Stephanie McCaffrey 53' (unassisted) |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| August 28 16 | FC Kansas City | 0–2 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:00 p.m. CT | Report | Katie Schoepfer 38' (Brooke Elby) Kristie Mewis 81' (unassisted) |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| September 4 17 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:00 p.m. CT | Tiffany McCarty 46+' (unassisted) Yael Averbuch 85' (unassisted) |
Report | Samantha Kerr 40' (Leah Galton) |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| September 7 18 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–3 | FC Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:00 p.m. CT | Christen Press 13' (Taylor Comeau) Sofia Huerta 87' (Arin Gilliland)Julie Johnston 93+' |
Report | Shea Groom 7' (Heather O'Reilly) Frances Silva 62' (Tiffany McCarty)Shea Groom 77' (Caroline Kastor) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,068 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 11 19 | FC Kansas City | 0–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:00 p.m. CT | Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| September 24 20 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:00 p.m. CT | Jasmyne Spencer 16' (unassisted) |
Report | Tiffany McCarty 47' (unassisted) Alex Arlitt 80'Heather O'Reilly 84' (penalty)Frances Silva 91+' |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Postseason playoff edit
FC Kansas City ended in 6th position on regular season and did not qualify for the 2016 NWSL playoffs.
Regular-season standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 39 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
| 4 | Western New York Flash (C) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 |
- 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 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports
- Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. 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
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | PK | Shot | SOG | SOG% | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
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| 5 | DF | Alex Arlitt | 11 | 8 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Yael Averbuch | 20 | 20 | 1788 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 44% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Katie Bowen | 13 | 11 | 959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jen Buczkowski | 5 | 5 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Amanda Frisbie | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Shea Groom | 19 | 19 | 1659 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 52% | 4 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Caroline Kastor | 5 | 3 | 289 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FW | Lo'eau LaBonta | 10 | 7 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mandy Laddish | 19 | 19 | 1676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Tiffany McCarty | 16 | 10 | 923 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 24% | 2 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Molly Menchel | 3 | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Alexa Newfield | 8 | 2 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 14 | 14 | 1209 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 45% | 9 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Brianne Reed | 7 | 5 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Desiree Scott | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frances Silva | 19 | 10 | 990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 47% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Brittany Taylor | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 29% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Erika Tymrak | 17 | 14 | 1166 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 39% | 2 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Tiffany Weimer | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Total | 20 | — | 19757 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 217 | 90 | 41% | 25 | 84 | 56 | 197 | 152 | 13 | 1 | ||
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | GA | GA/G | PKA | PKF | Shot | SOG | Sav | Sav% | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 20 | 20 | 1800 | 20 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 103 | 83 | 81% | 0 | 0 |
| Team total | 20 | — | 1800 | 20 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 103 | 83 | 81% | 0 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "FC KANSAS CITY ANNOUNCES 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". FCKansasCity.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ "AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE 2016 SCHEDULE; A sampling of some of the key matches fans can look forward to seeing this season". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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