2016 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City
2016 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 8th
PlayoffsKnockout Round
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
CONCACAFGroup stage
Top goalscorerDom Dwyer (12)
Highest home attendance20,618
(May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Lowest home attendance18,927
(June 19 vs. Dallas)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,512
All: 19,174
← 2015
2017 →

Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.

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
1 GK Jon Kempin (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 Diego Rubio (DP; on loan from Valladolid)   Chile
10 MF Benny Feilhaber   United States
11 MF Brad Davis   United States
12 DF Nuno André Coelho   Portugal
14 FW Dom Dwyer   England
15 DF Seth Sinovic   United States
16 MF Lawrence Olum   Kenya
17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam   United States
21 MF Justin Mapp   United States
22 MF Connor Hallisey   United States
23 MF Emmanuel Appiah   Ghana
25 GK Alec Kann   United States
27 MF Roger Espinoza   Honduras
29 GK Tim Melia   United States
30 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)   Hungary
37 FW Jacob Peterson   United States
39 FW Cameron Porter   United States
93 MF Soni Mustivar   Haiti
94 MF Jimmy Medranda   Colombia

Player movement edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 9, 2015   Lawrence Olum MF   Kedah FA Free Transfer [2][3]
December 11, 2015   Alec Kann GK   Chicago Fire Selected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft [4]
December 14, 2015   Justin Mapp MF   Montreal Impact Free Agent [5]
January 6, 2016   Brad Davis MF   Houston Dynamo Trade [6]
January 13, 2016   Dániel Sallói FW   SKC Academy Homegrown Player [7]
January 26, 2016   Nuno André Coelho DF   Balıkesirspor Free Agent [8]
June 24, 2016   Éver Alvarado DF   Olimpia Undisclosed [9]
July 12, 2016   Emmanuel Appiah MF   Colorado Rapids Free Transfer [10]
July 12, 2016   Cameron Porter FW   Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for Amadou Dia [11]

Out edit

Date Player Position New club Fee/notes Ref
November 25, 2015   Jalil Anibaba DF   Houston Dynamo Option Declined [3]
January 26, 2016   Mikey Lopez MF   New York City FC Free Agent [3]
January 29, 2016   Krisztián Németh FW   Al-Gharafa Undisclosed Fee [12]
February 23, 2016   Amobi Okugo DF   Portland Timbers Waived [13]
March 1, 2016   Marcel De Jong DF   Ottawa Fury FC Mutual Termination [14]
June 24, 2016   Jordi Quintillà MF Waived [15]
July 12, 2016   Amadou Dia DF   Montreal Impact Traded for Cameron Porter [16]
September 1, 2016   Diego Rubio FW   Real Valladolid Permanent transfer of loan [17]

Loans edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
9 FW   Diego Rubio   Real Valladolid March 8, 2016 September 1, 2016 [18][17]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
2 DF   Erik Palmer-Brown   FC Porto February 1, 2016 End of 2016 season [19]
23 MF   Bernardo Añor   Minnesota United February 17, 2016 End of 2016 season [20]
30 FW   Dániel Sallói   Vasas SC June 15, 2016 End of 2016 season [21]

Competitions edit

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason edit

Desert Diamond Cup edit

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

February 17, 2016 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Tucson, Arizona
19:00 CST Quintillà   40'
Mustivar   52'
Hajderovic   88'
Report Kamara   46', 74' Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
February 24, 2016 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
21:00 CST Pfeffer   82' Report Nagamura   16' (pen.), 19' (pen.)
Dwyer   68' (pen.)
Sinovic   72'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Major League Soccer edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion

Western Conference standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
7 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
Source: MLS

Regular season edit

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

March 6, 2016 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
18:00 CST Fisher   41' Report Coelho   73'
Zusi   76'
Espinoza   77'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,525
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 12, 2016 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CST Dwyer   5', 41'
Quintillà   51'
Report Rivero   36'
Waston   38'
Smith   45+1'
Morales   70' (pen.)
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,178
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
March 20, 2016 3 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Davis   70'
Espinoza   84'
Melia   87'
Report Cheyrou   60'
Morrow   71'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,867
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 2, 2016 4 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Feilhaber   90',   94' (pen.) Report Glad   29'
Movsisyan   67'
Plata   77'
Mulholland   79',   90'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9, 2016 5 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 Zizzo   44' Report Feilhaber   17'
Dwyer   60'
Espinoza   74'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13, 2016 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Rubio   52'
Dwyer   77'
Report Pappa   33'
Solignac   41'
Serna   57'
Burch   62'
Gashi   82'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,168
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 17, 2016 7 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
18:00 Barrios   35'
Rosales   68'
Harris   90'
Report Olum   22' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,215
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 24, 2016 8 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
14:30 Godoy   1'
Wondolowski   59' (pen.)
Report Besler   33'
Feilhaber   59'
Dia   81'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 27, 2016 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Bolaños   14'
Waston   40'   51'
Report Besler   22'
Rubio   27'   41'
Nuno Coelho   60'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,836
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 1, 2016 10 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Davis   30'
Opara   82'
Report dos Santos   42'
Cole   69'   70'
Villarreal   944'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,431
Referee: Chris Penso
May 7, 2016 11 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Alex   29'
Barnes   30'
Wenger   46+'
Anibaba   53'
Clark   95'
Report Espinoza   62' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,071
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 11, 2016 12 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Badji   33'
Sjöberg   75'
Serna   78'
Report Opara   56'   76'
Olum   59'
Dwyer   61'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 15, 2016 13 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
14:30 Medrana   49'   67' (o.g.)
Dwyer   74'
Peterson   79'
Nuno Coelho   84'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 21, 2016 14 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Davis   45+2' (o.g.)
Espinoza   95'
Report Martínez   32'
Movsisyan   53'
Sunny   79'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 27, 2016 15 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Dwyer   71'
Nagamura   78'
Report Sarvas   7'
Jeffrey   42'
Neagle   68'
Kamara   86'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,118
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 19, 2016 17 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Olum   28'
Olum   43'
Feilhaber   45+2'
Dwyer   76'
Melia   80'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,927
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 25, 2016 18 Montreal Impact 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Ontivero   16'   24'
Piatti   39' (pen.)
Oyongo   43'
Drogba   55'
Report Dwyer   21', 59'
Medranda   38'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
July 3, 2016 19 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Feilhaber   13'  49' (pen.)
Dwyer   51'
Zusi   56'
Besler   66'  91'
Medranda   84'
Report Kamara   22', 75'
Wahl   48'
Afful   82'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 10, 2016 20 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 New York City FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Feilhaber   8'
Medranda   16'
Opara   51'
Recap Lampard   14'
Villa   83'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,881
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 13, 2016 21 Chicago Fire 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 de Leeuw   19'
Thiam   26'
Alvarez   68'
Meira   79'
Recap Mustivar   29'
Dwyer   71'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,879
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 24, 2016 23 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
14:00 Dwyer   21', 79'
Espinoza   23'
Peterson   45+3'
Mustivar   65'
Recap Gómez   43'
Jones   57'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 31, 2016 24 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
13:00 Peterson   50'
Medranda   72'
Espinoza   87'
Recap Adi   10'
Taylor   74'
Chara   86'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,098
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 7, 2016 25 Portland Timbers 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
15:00 Chara   12'
Valeri   65'
Jewsbury   87'
Adi   92+'
Report Sinovic   19'
Mustivar   39'
Espinoza   47'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 13, 2016 26 FC Dallas 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
20:00 Hedges   22'
Akindele   66'
Urruti   76'
Harris   83'
Report Dwyer   68', 73'
Abdul-Salaam   86'
Medranda   88'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 20, 2016 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 Ellis   10'
Besler   16'
Peterson   39'
Feilhaber   64' (p.k.)
Dwyer   77'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,159
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 27, 2016 28 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
17:00 Creavalle   51'
Alberg   67'
Barnetta   92+'
Bedoya   93+'
Report Espinoza   20'   87'
Medranda   20'   59'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 9, 2016 29 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Peterson   14'
Espinoza   18'   26'
Dwyer   81'
Report Manotas   30'
Alex   59'
Warner   65'
Rodríguez   90+4'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,331
Referee: Wade Barrett
September 24, 2016 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
21:30 Dawkins   42'
Cerén   57'
Goitom   80'
Report Dwyer   7'
Nagamura   52'
Espinoza   64'
Melia   84'
Ellis   81'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 16, 2016 33 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
18:00 Mulholland   32'
Glad   58'
Kyle Beckerman   84'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,705

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Knockout round edit

October 27, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Alonso   32'
Valdez   88'
Report
Boxscore
Sinovic   63'
Feilhaber   71'
Espinoza   90'+3'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,151
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup edit

Bracket
Fourth round
June 14–15
Round of 16
June 28–29
Quarterfinals
July 20
Semifinals
August 9–10
Final
September 13
               
MLS Portland Timbers 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4*
USASA La Máquina FC 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
MLS Real Salt Lake 2(3)
USL Wilmington Hammerheads FC 2(1)
MLS Real Salt Lake 1(1)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1(4)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
PDL Kitsap Pumas 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
USL San Antonio FC 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
NASL Minnesota United FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 0
MLS FC Dallas 1
MLS FC Dallas 2(6)
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 2(5)
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
MLS FC Dallas 4
MLS New England Revolution 2
MLS New York City FC 0
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2
MLS New England Revolution 3
NASL Carolina RailHawks 0
MLS New England Revolution 1*
MLS New England Revolution 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(2)
MLS Philadelphia Union 3
USL Harrisburg City Islanders 2
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
USL Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
MLS New England Revolution 3
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 1(4)
NASL Indy Eleven 1(3)
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Columbus Crew SC 1
MLS Columbus Crew SC 4
NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0
NASL Jacksonville Armada FC 0
MLS Orlando City SC 1
MLS Orlando City SC 1
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2*
MLS D.C. United 0(3)
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0(4)

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

June 15, 2016 Fourth round Minnesota United FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sporting Kansas City Blaine, Minnesota
19:00 Ndjock   55'
Lowe   56'
Juliano   57'
Cruz   68'
Speas   72'
Ramirez   82' (pen.)
Kallman   117'
Davis   122'
Report Opara   51'
Espinoza   55'
Feilhaber   65' (pen.)
Abdul-Salaam   69'
Olum   75'
Rubio   109'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 29, 2016 Fifth round Houston Dynamo 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
18:00 Manotas   7', 84'
Anibaba   52'
Alex   55'
Recap Davis   61'
Espinoza   88'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17) edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarter-finals 3–0 4–1
2   Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 3–1
3   Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 0–1 2–2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

August 16, 2016 Group stage Central F.C.   2–2   Sporting Kansas City   Couva
19:00 Ettienne   50'
Joseph   54'
Jones   56'
Report Sinovic   51'
Ellis   70'
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee:   Henry Bejarano
September 13, 2016 Group stage Sporting Kansas City   1–2   Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Rubio   55' Report Hurtado   41'
Jacobson   73'
Davies   90+3'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 13,422
Referee: Ricardo Montero
October 19, 2016 Group stage Sporting Kansas City   3–1   Central F.C.   Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Porter   49'
Selbol   55'
Hallisey   90+1'
Report Gordon   43' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 11,367

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Players". SportingKC.com. October 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC re-signs Seth Sinovic and Jon Kempin, adds Lawrence Olum". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 MLS Transactions". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Justin Mapp". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC acquires six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Brad Davis". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  7. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sporting KC sign Honduran international left back Ever Alvarado". Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "Sporting KC agrees to transfer Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC". Sporting Kansas City.
  13. ^ "Sporting KC waives Amobi Okugo". Sporting Kansas City.
  14. ^ "Sporting KC and defender Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract". Sporting Kansas City.
  15. ^ "Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla". Sporting Kansas City.
  16. ^ "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". Sporting Kansas City.
  17. ^ a b Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC completes permanent transfer of forward Diego Rubio from Spanish side Real Valladolid". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  18. ^ "Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old striker Diego Rubio on loan". Sporting Kansas City.
  19. ^ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
  20. ^ "Sporting KC loans midfielder Bernardo Añor to Minnesota United FC". Sporting Kansas City.
  21. ^ "Sporting KC loans forward Daniel Salloi to Vasas SC in Hungary". Sporting Kansas City.