4Mears
13Morris
21Fernandez
6Alonso
7Roldan
10Lodeiro
8Friberg
29Torres
24Frei
14Marshall 33
Jones
29Melia
27Espinoza
17Abdul-Salaam
6Nagamura
8Zusi
15Sinovic
14Dwyer
10Feilhaber
93Mustivar
4Ellis
5Besler
KNOCKOUT ROUND
REFEREE: Ismail Elfath.AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Corey Parker;
4th: Ricardo Salazar
SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS: none
Thurs., Oct. 27 – CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash. (7 p.m. PT; UniMás; FS1)LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: KC 4 wins, 12 goals … SEA 7 wins, 13 goals … Ties 3
2016 HEAD-TO-HEAD: KC 2 wins, 4 goals … SEA 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 0AT CENTURYLINK FIELD:3/6: SEA 0, KC 1 (Coelho 73)
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: First meeting.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sounders FC put an end to their brief two-game winless run with the regular-season ending victory against Real Salt Lake, earning a home game in the Knockout Round in the process. On Sept. 10, Sounders FC were in ninth place in the Western Conference; since that date, they
went 5-1-1 down the stretch to clinch a postseason berth. “We needed to win that game because the last two results we had weren’t wins and we needed to get into the playoffs on our own, so we didn’t have to rely on anybody else, because we take responsibility for our actions and we wanted to make sure that we get a nice little bump with the confidence and everything that comes along with a win like this against a tough team,” Sounders interim head coach Brian Schmetzer said. ... Sounders FC also continued their record of having reached the MLS Cup Playoffs in each year of the club's MLS history, now eight consec-utive seasons in the postseason. That's tied for the second-longest such run in MLS history, along with the LA Galaxy's current streak (the Galaxy qualified 10 years running in the first 10 seasons of the league). ... “That’s a big piece to this puzzle that we’ve been trying to figure out. We definitely didn’t think we’d be in this position halfway through the year. A lot of pressures from outside and within the group, but what we do is we persevere. One way to do that is to put your head down and work, and we’ve all done that for each other. There is a lot of respect in this locker room for the changes that were made," said Brad Evans. ... Alvaro Fernandez scored his first goal of the season in the regular season finale, his first MLS goal since Sept. 15, 2012, when he scored for the Chicago Fire vs. Montreal. ... Cristian Roldan scored his fourth goal of the season, his first since Aug. 21, netting the match-winner. ... "That first goal was probably our best bit of soccer the whole game. Cristian [Roldan] is just Cristian – opportunis-tic; right place, right time. Our set pieces have been pretty good, with Chad [Marshall] and Román [Torres] taking a lot of attention off some of the peripheral guys. So – well, we can’t fill [Clint] Dempsey’s shoes, but, yes, by collective, by committee, we did enough,” Schmetzer said.
Sporting guaranteed a place in the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs with the 2-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes in the regular season finale at Children's Mercy Park, extending their streak of reaching the postseason to six seasons, a third consecutive year playing in the Knockout Round. “What we don't want to have are these aberrations where one year we are win-ning and the next year we are last place in the league. We want to continue to be competitive. We want to continue to do well and always put ourselves in a position to compete for MLS Cup. Our first goal is making the MLS playoffs and we have done that now six years in a row. I go back to giving credit to the effort and the guys' commitment to getting in,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. ... The win also extended SKC's home undefeated streak to nine games to close out the reg-ular campaign, their longest since going 12 home games without loss last year. “You are not going to win every year. But we have been able to win three trophies in the last four years. And six times in the playoffs in a row, we are putting our-selves in a position every year to succeed. We would love to have a home game, so now we have to win an away one before we get the home one,” said midfielder Benny Feilhaber. ... Benny Feilhaber scored a goal from the penalty spot and added an assist in the San Jose win, the eighth time in his MLS career he’s had at least a goal and an assist in the same game. Feilhaber has been involved in each of SKC’s last six goals, with a goal and five assists in that run. ... Sporting go into the postseason on the heels of back-to-back shutouts, having recorded 10 clean sheets for the season. “It's a big piece of success in the league and, more impor-tantly, success in the playoffs and winning MLS Cup. You have to be able to keep goals out of the back of the net and it's got to be between two things; it's the play-ers doing everything they can to limit the number of shots and then your goal-keeper has to come up with big saves and both of those things have happened the last two weeks which has been great,” Vermes said. ... Vermes maintained an unchanged starting team for the final two games, the first time since mid-May Vermes was able to run out the same first XI in back-to-back league contests.
SUBSTITUTES FROM 1 Miller GK 3 Evans DF 9 Gomez FW 11 Kovar MF 12 Farfan MF 15 Remick DF 16 Valdez FW 17 Jones FW 18 Sturgis MF 20 Scott DF 22 Lyon GK 23 Ivanschitz MF 25 Alfaro DF 39 Anderson FW 80 Mansaray FW 91 Fisher MF
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCSUBSTITUTES FROM
1 Kempin GK 3 Opara DF 7 Myers DF 9 Rubio FW 11 Davis MF 12 Coelho DF 13 Joya MF 16 Olum MF 21 Mapp MF 22 Hallisey FW 23 Appiah MF 24 Alvarado DF 25 Kann GK 37 Peterson FW 39 Porter FW 94 Medranda MF
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY – 2016 LEAGUE BOXSCORES SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 March 6, 2016 -- CenturyLink Field Scoring Summary: KC--Coelho 1 (Quintilla 1) 73 • Sounders FC went a man down four minutes before the halftime break when Oniel Fisher was sent off with a straight red card by referee Alan Kelly. • Sporting finally broke through with 17 minutes remaining, when Nuno Andre Coelho punched in a shot from well outside the box, short-hopping Seattle 'keeper Stefan Frei, who failed to block it as he dove to stop the shot. • Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid gave rookie Jordan Morris the start in his MLS debut in a wide right-sided role, while new acquisition Joevin Jones was run out at left back. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia - Soni Mustivar - Jordi Quintilla, Roger Espinoza - Connor Hallisey (Jimmy Medranda 82), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Coelho 3, Zusi 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1); FOULS: 19 (Myers 4); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: Melia 2; CAUTIONS: Zusi 76, Espinoza 77; EJECTIONS: None. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-2-3-1): Stefan Frei - Oniel Fisher (ejected 41), Brad Evans (Dylan Remick 90), Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones - Cristian Roldan, Osvaldo Alonso - Jordan Morris (Oalex Anderson 83), Andreas Ivanschitz, Clint Dempsey - Nelson Haedo Valdez (Zach Scott 70). TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Alonso 2, Dempsey 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Dempsey 1, Ivanschitz 1); FOULS: 9 (Fisher 2, Valdez 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: Frei 3; CAUTIONS: None; EJECTIONS: Fisher 41. Referee: Alan Kelly Attendance: 39,525.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3, SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0 July 24, 2016 -- Children's Mercy Park Scoring Summary: KC--Dwyer 9 (Espinoza 4, Zusi 4) 21 KC--Peterson 2 (Abdul-Salaam 5, Opara 2) 48+ KC--Dwyer 10 (unassisted) 79 • Sporting got off to an ideal start, Dom Dwyer meeting a Roger Espinoza cross with a clinical glancing header into the inside netting in the 21st minute. • The lead was doubled in first-half stoppage time through a lovely dipping strike from the corner of the area into the top corner by Jacob Peterson. • Dwyer then finished off the rout 11 minutes from the end when he preyed on a wayward back pass and slipped the bal home inside the right post. • Sporting 'keeper Tim Melia was not credited with a single save, as Sounders FC did not manage a single attempt at goal until Joevin Jones rolled a low shot wide of the target in the 88th minute. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-1-2-3): Stefan Frei - Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones - Erik Friberg (Tony Alfaro 46) - Cristian Roldan, Andreas Ivanschitz (Michael Farfan 64) - Herculez Gomez (Zach Scott 46), Jordan Morris, Clint Dempsey. TOTAL SHOTS: 1 (J. Jones 1); SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 5 (5 tied with 1); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 0; SAVES: Frei 3; CAUTIONS: Gomez 43, J. Jones 57; EJECTIONS: None. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Seth Sinovic 85), Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda - Soni Mustivar - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza - Jacob Peterson (Cameron Porter 77), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Connor Hallisey 41). TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Dwyer 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Dwyer 3); FOULS: 7 (Feilhaber 2); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: None; CAUTIONS: Espinoza 23, Mustivar 65; EJECTIONS: None. Referee: Robert Sibiga Attendance: 18,563.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY – PLAYOFF HISTORY
FIRST MEETING
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
13 M Jordan Morris 34 32 2856 12 4 71 36 29 24 18 0 0 02 M Clint Dempsey 17 17 1429 8 2 65 22 23 27 6 1 1 110 M Nicolas Lodeiro 13 13 1170 4 8 33 11 8 44 5 40 5 07 M Cristian Roldan 33 28 2632 4 3 30 11 27 46 4 2 2 014 D Chad Marshall 30 30 2634 4 0 21 9 13 19 0 0 2 023 M Andreas Ivanschitz 28 25 1910 3 8 36 13 13 30 6 100 5 06 M Osvaldo Alonso 32 32 2826 3 4 43 11 51 63 0 0 7 133 D Joevin Jones 33 29 2547 2 3 16 5 29 11 1 0 6 021 M Alvaro Fernandez 10 8 530 1 1 5 2 8 11 4 0 0 03 D Brad Evans 23 21 1866 1 1 9 1 12 13 0 0 1 211 M Aaron Kovar 16 10 811 1 0 21 5 12 8 0 10 1 08 M Erik Friberg 25 18 1582 0 2 12 2 17 5 1 12 4 04 D Tyrone Mears 32 32 2835 0 2 3 0 33 22 1 2 3 016 F Nelson Haedo Valdez 24 8 900 0 1 30 11 21 22 9 0 4 091 M Oniel Fisher 6 2 232 0 1 1 0 10 5 0 0 1 117 F Darwin Jones 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 015 D Dylan Remick 11 6 537 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 0 1 09 F Herculez Gomez 21 9 842 0 0 14 7 16 18 2 23 1 012 M Michael Farfan 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 039 F Oalex Anderson 15 2 334 0 0 9 4 7 14 0 0 0 029 D Roman Torres 9 8 765 0 0 6 1 5 5 1 0 1 024 G Stefan Frei 33 33 2970 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 025 D Tony Alfaro 6 1 286 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 01 G Tyler Miller 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 D Zach Scott 14 9 886 0 0 4 1 7 13 0 0 2 0
Own-goals received 1Team totals 34 34 3060 44 40 432 153 350 441 58 190 47 5Opponent totals 34 34 3060 43 44 430 141 441 350 48 129 62 3
2016 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (14-14-6, 48 pts.)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
24 G Stefan Frei 33 33 2970 137 91 41 1.24 6 8 14 13 6 81 G Tyler Miller 1 1 90 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team totals 34 34 3060 141 93 43 1.26 6 8 14 14 6 8Opponent totals 34 34 3060 153 103 44 1.29 3 4 14 14 6 8
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jordan Morris 6, Clint Dempsey 5, Brad Evans 1, Chad Marshall 1, Cristian Roldan 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Andreas Ivanschitz 3, Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 2, Jordan Morris 2, Erik Friberg 2, Clint Dempsey 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Clint Dempsey 2-3, Brad Evans 1-1
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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (13-13-8, 47 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
14 F Dom Dwyer 33 31 2823 16 3 119 44 66 74 32 1 8 010 M Benny Feilhaber 30 28 2563 7 13 45 13 33 56 1 81 3 037 F Jacob Peterson 21 18 1500 6 1 37 13 8 13 3 1 0 08 F Graham Zusi 21 18 1651 2 4 29 10 13 18 5 54 1 011 M Brad Davis 24 14 1300 2 1 34 11 10 27 5 56 0 016 M Lawrence Olum 19 17 1469 2 1 10 4 13 4 0 0 3 027 M Roger Espinoza 30 30 2679 1 5 48 12 65 54 1 0 10 23 D Ike Opara 25 16 1542 1 3 15 7 22 11 1 0 4 194 M Jimmy Medranda 28 22 1939 1 2 41 8 36 16 1 1 8 14 D Kevin Ellis 14 10 953 1 1 7 3 8 7 0 0 1 05 D Matt Besler 18 17 1546 1 1 3 1 14 7 0 0 4 012 D Nuno Andre Coelho 22 20 1618 1 1 18 3 4 12 0 0 2 09 F Diego Rubio 15 3 330 1 0 13 2 13 13 5 0 2 017 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 30 26 2377 0 6 15 3 32 19 4 0 1 07 D Chance Myers 11 6 559 0 1 1 0 6 5 2 0 1 022 F Connor Hallisey 17 12 1072 0 1 18 8 5 12 0 2 0 096 M Jordi Quintilla 6 6 410 0 1 4 1 4 9 0 1 1 06 M Paulo Nagamura 9 6 526 0 1 5 2 13 6 0 0 2 025 G Alec Kann 7 7 630 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 D Amadou Dia (KC) 10 9 817 0 0 1 0 16 5 2 0 1 013 D Amadou Dia (TOT) 11 10 907 0 0 1 0 20 5 2 0 1 039 F Cameron Porter 2 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 023 M Emmanuel Appiah 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 024 D Ever Alvarado 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 021 M Justin Mapp 6 0 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 015 D Seth Sinovic 9 6 532 0 0 5 1 7 5 0 0 2 093 M Soni Mustivar 25 24 2095 0 0 8 0 30 15 0 0 3 129 G Tim Melia 27 27 2430 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Own-goals received 0Team totals 34 34 3060 42 46 478 146 420 415 62 198 60 5Opponent totals 34 34 3060 41 39 323 123 415 420 93 109 56 6
SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
29 G Tim Melia 27 27 2430 95 66 30 1.11 3 4 11 11 5 825 G Alec Kann 7 7 630 28 17 11 1.57 0 0 2 2 3 2
Team totals 34 34 3060 123 83 41 1.21 3 4 13 13 8 10Opponent totals 34 34 3060 146 100 42 1.24 5 5 13 13 8 10
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jacob Peterson 3, Benny Feilhaber 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jimmy Medranda 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1, Brad Davis 1, Matt Besler 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Lawrence Olum 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 4, Graham Zusi 3, Ike Opara 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Roger Espinoza 2, Chance Myers 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Jordi Quintilla 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 5-5
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DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:
Sun. Mar. 6 Sporting KC L 0-1 39525 0-1-0 10 0 KC: Coelho (73)Sat. Mar. 12 at Real Salt
LakeL 1-2 19282 0-2-0 10 0 SEA: Alonso (28); RSL: Stephen (43) Olave (86)
Sat. Mar. 19 Vancouver L 1-2 40012 0-3-0 10 0 SEA: Ivanschitz (52); VAN: Morales (10,74)Sat. Apr. 2 Montreal W 1-0 39705 1-3-0 10 3 SEA: Dempsey (79); Sun. Apr. 10 at Houston T 1-1 20975 1-3-1 10 4 SEA: Marshall (94+); HOU: Barnes (35)Sat. Apr. 16 Philadelphia W 2-1 39620 2-3-1 8 7 SEA: Marshall (41) Morris (71); PHI: Le Toux (73)Sat. Apr. 23 at Colorado L 1-3 17294 2-4-1 9 7 SEA: Morris (63); COL: Jones (20) Solignac (52) Doyle
(86)Sat. Apr. 30 Columbus W 1-0 39473 3-4-1 8 10 SEA: Morris (88); Sat. May 7 San Jose W 2-0 39570 4-4-1 8 13 SEA: Dempsey (26) Morris (89); Sat. May 14 at FC Dallas L 0-2 14630 4-5-1 8 13 DAL: Diaz (3) Barrios (80)Sat. May 21 Colorado L 0-1 41028 4-6-1 8 13 COL: Sjoberg (43)Sat. May 28 at New England L 1-2 21456 4-7-1 9 13 SEA: Kovar (7); NE: Nguyen (24) Hollinger-Janzen (80)Wed. June 1 at D.C. United W 2-0 15174 5-7-1 9 16 SEA: Morris (79) Jones (83); Sun. June 19 at New York L 0-2 21102 5-8-1 9 16 NYR: Grella (18,59)Sat. June 25 New York City
FCL 0-2 47537 5-9-1 9 16 NYC: Lampard (38) Matarrita (87)
Sat. July 2 at Toronto FC T 1-1 26750 5-9-2 9 17 SEA: Morris (61); TOR: Hamilton (60)Sat. July 9 Los Angeles L 0-1 40813 5-10-2 10 17 LA: Keane (15)Wed. July 13 FC Dallas W 5-0 40101 6-10-2 9 20 SEA: Dempsey (6) Ivanschitz (18) Morris (22) Jones
(61) Roldan (73); Sun. July 17 at Portland L 1-3 21144 6-11-2 9 20 SEA: Marshall (59); POR: Valeri (44,50) Adi (64)Sun. July 24 at Sporting KC L 0-3 18563 6-12-2 9 20 KC: Dwyer (21,79) Peterson (48+)Sun. July 31 Los Angeles T 1-1 48458 6-12-3 9 21 SEA: Roldan (49); LA: Lletget (78)Sun. Aug. 7 at Orlando City
SCW 3-1 28247 7-12-3 9 24 SEA: Dempsey (14,37,48); ORL: Hines (7)
Sun. Aug. 14 Real Salt Lake W 2-1 39491 8-12-3 9 27 SEA: Lodeiro (24) Morris (37); RSL: Plata (62)Sun. Aug. 21 Portland W 3-1 53302 9-12-3 8 30 SEA: Dempsey (61,80) Roldan (83); POR: Adi (93+)Wed. Aug. 24 at Houston T 1-1 16125 9-12-4 8 31 SEA: Lodeiro (94+); HOU: Wenger (75)Sun. Aug. 28 at Portland L 2-4 21144 9-13-4 8 31 SEA: Ivanschitz (47) Morris (51); POR: Andriuskevicius
(16) Adi (21) Melano (29) Taylor (44)Sat. Sep. 10 at San Jose T 1-1 18000 9-13-5 9 32 SEA: Lodeiro (80); SJ: Wondolowski (20)Sat. Sep. 17 Vancouver W 1-0 47111 10-13-5 7 35 SEA: Morris (81); Sun. Sep. 25 at Los Angeles W 4-2 25819 11-13-5 7 38 SEA: own goal (35) Morris (63,74) Alonso (78); LA:
Keane (20,85)Wed. Sep. 28 Chicago W 1-0 39269 12-13-5 6 41 SEA: Marshall (24); Sun. Oct. 2 at Vancouver W 2-1 24837 13-13-5 5 44 SEA: Alonso (39) Evans (81); VAN: Morales (25)Wed. Oct. 12 Houston T 0-0 39772 13-13-6 4 45Sun. Oct. 16 at FC Dallas L 1-2 14468 13-14-6 5 45 SEA: Lodeiro (41); DAL: Urruti (79) Ruiz (89)Sun. Oct. 23 Real Salt Lake W 2-1 50022 14-14-6 4 48 SEA: Fernandez (3) Roldan (31); RSL: Mulholland (4)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2016 SCHEDULE
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DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:
Sun. Mar. 6 at Seattle W 1-0 39525 1-0-0 5 3 KC: Coelho (73);
Sat. Mar. 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20178 2-0-0 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70)Sun. Mar. 20 Toronto FC W 1-0 19867 3-0-0 1 9 KC: Davis (70); Sat. Apr. 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 20553 3-1-0 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79)Sat. Apr. 9 at New York W 2-0 21406 4-1-0 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60); Wed. Apr. 13 Colorado L 1-2 19168 4-2-0 2 12 KC: Dwyer (77); COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82)Sun. Apr. 17 at FC Dallas L 1-2 16215 4-3-0 4 12 KC: Olum (22); DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68)Sun. Apr. 24 at San Jose L 0-1 18000 4-4-0 6 12 SJ: Wondolowski (59)Wed. Apr. 27 at Vancouver T 1-1 18836 4-4-1 6 13 KC: Rubio (27); VAN: Bolanos (14)Sun. May 1 Los Angeles T 1-1 19431 4-4-2 6 14 KC: Davis (30); LA: dos Santos (42)Sat. May 7 at Houston L 0-2 20071 4-5-2 6 14 HOU: Barnes (30) Wenger (46+)Wed. May 11 at Colorado L 0-1 12857 4-6-2 7 14 COL: Serna (78)Sun. May 15 Orlando City SC W 2-1 19080 5-6-2 7 17 KC: Dwyer (74) Peterson (79); ORL: own goal (67)
Sat. May 21 Real Salt Lake L 1-3 20618 5-7-2 7 17 KC: Dwyer (50); RSL: Martinez (32) own goal (47+) Movsisyan (53)
Fri. May 27 D.C. United L 0-1 19118 5-8-2 7 17 DC: Kamara (86)Thu. June 2 at Los Angeles T 0-0 19651 5-8-3 8 18Sun. June 19 FC Dallas W 2-0 18927 6-8-3 4 21 KC: Olum (43) Feilhaber (47+); Sat. June 25 at Montreal T 2-2 20032 6-8-4 6 22 KC: Dwyer (21,59); MTL: Ontivero (16) Piatti (39)Sun. July 3 Columbus W 3-2 19332 7-8-4 4 25 KC: Feilhaber (49) Zusi (56) Besler (91+); CLB: Kamara
(22,75)Sun. July 10 New York City
FCW 3-1 19881 8-8-4 5 28 KC: Feilhaber (8) Medranda (16) Opara (51); NYC:
Lampard (14)Wed. July 13 at Chicago L 0-1 13879 8-9-4 5 28 CHI: de Leeuw (19)Sat. July 16 at Colorado L 0-1 18461 8-10-4 6 28 COL: Hairston (78)Sun. July 24 Seattle W 3-0 18563 9-10-4 4 31 KC: Dwyer (21,79) Peterson (48+); Sun. July 31 Portland W 1-0 19098 10-10-4 4 34 KC: Peterson (50); Sun. Aug. 7 at Portland L 0-3 21144 10-11-4 5 34 POR: Valeri (65) Jewsbury (87) Adi (92+)Sat. Aug. 13 at FC Dallas T 2-2 13408 10-11-5 5 35 KC: Dwyer (68,74); DAL: Akindele (66) Urruti (76)Sat. Aug. 20 Vancouver W 2-0 20159 11-11-5 4 38 KC: Peterson (39) Feilhaber (64); Sat. Aug. 27 at Philadelphia L 0-2 17911 11-12-5 5 38 PHI: Alberg (67) Barnetta (92+)
Fri. Sep. 9 Houston T 3-3 19331 11-12-6 5 39 KC: Peterson (14) Espinoza (26) Dwyer (81); HOU: Manotas (30) De Lima (59) Rodriguez (94+)
Sun. Sep. 18 Los Angeles T 2-2 19480 11-12-7 6 40 KC: Peterson (50) Dwyer (69); LA: Gordon (7) Donovan (76)
Sat. Sep. 24 at San Jose W 2-1 18000 12-12-7 5 43 KC: Dwyer (7) Ellis (81); SJ: Dawkins (42)Sat. Oct. 1 at New England L 1-3 25280 12-13-7 5 43 KC: Dwyer (49); NE: Kamara (4) own goal (75) Agudelo
(83)Sun. Oct. 16 at Real Salt
LakeT 0-0 19705 12-13-8 6 44
Sun. Oct. 23 San Jose W 2-0 20371 13-13-8 5 47 KC: Feilhaber (27) Zusi (88);
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE
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SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)Goals
3 Clint Dempsey 08/07/2016 vs ORL W 3-1Assists
2 5 times 04/16/2016 vs PHI W 2-1Shots
9 Clint Dempsey 03/19/2016 vs VAN L 1-2Shots on Goal
4 4 times 05/21/2016 vs COL L 0-1Fouls Committed
5 Clint Dempsey 03/12/2016 vs RSL L 1-25 Osvaldo Alonso 04/16/2016 vs PHI W 2-1Fouls Suffered
5 6 times 03/06/2016 vs KC L 0-1Offside
3 Jordan Morris 05/28/2016 vs NE L 1-2Saves
7 Stefan Frei 09/25/2016 vs LA W 4-2Shots Faced
9 Stefan Frei 04/23/2016 vs COL L 1-39 Stefan Frei 09/25/2016 vs LA W 4-2Goals Allowed
4 Stefan Frei 08/28/2016 vs POR L 2-4
TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)Shots
1 07/24/2016 vs KC L 0-3Shots on Goal
0 07/24/2016 vs KC L 0-3Fouls Committed
5 07/24/2016 vs KC L 0-3Fouls Suffered
4 04/10/2016 vs HOU T 1-1Corner Kicks
0 06/01/2016 vs DC W 2-00 07/24/2016 vs KC L 0-30 09/10/2016 vs SJ T 1-1Offside
0 04/16/2016 vs PHI W 2-10 04/23/2016 vs COL L 1-30 04/30/2016 vs CLB W 1-00 05/07/2016 vs SJ W 2-00 05/21/2016 vs COL L 0-10 07/02/2016 vs TOR T 1-10 07/09/2016 vs LA L 0-10 09/17/2016 vs VAN W 1-00 10/12/2016 vs HOU T 0-0Saves
0 05/21/2016 vs COL L 0-10 07/13/2016 vs DAL W 5-00 09/17/2016 vs VAN W 1-00 10/23/2016 vs RSL W 2-1Shots Faced
0 07/13/2016 vs DAL W 5-00 09/17/2016 vs VAN W 1-0
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)Goals
5 07/13/2016 vs DAL W 5-0Assists
6 08/07/2016 vs ORL W 3-1Shots
21 07/09/2016 vs LA L 0-1Shots on Goal
8 04/16/2016 vs PHI W 2-18 04/30/2016 vs CLB W 1-08 05/07/2016 vs SJ W 2-08 06/01/2016 vs DC W 2-08 07/13/2016 vs DAL W 5-08 07/31/2016 vs LA T 1-1Fouls Committed
16 08/07/2016 vs ORL W 3-116 08/28/2016 vs POR L 2-416 09/10/2016 vs SJ T 1-1Fouls Suffered
20 03/19/2016 vs VAN L 1-2Corner Kicks
12 05/07/2016 vs SJ W 2-012 07/17/2016 vs POR L 1-312 09/17/2016 vs VAN W 1-0Offside
5 09/28/2016 vs CHI W 1-0Saves
7 09/25/2016 vs LA W 4-2Shots Faced
9 04/23/2016 vs COL L 1-39 09/25/2016 vs LA W 4-2Goals Allowed
4 08/28/2016 vs POR L 2-4
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)Goals
2 4 times 03/12/2016 at VAN W 2-1Assists
2 Benny Feilhaber 09/24/2016 at SJ W 2-1Shots
9 Dom Dwyer 09/09/2016 at HOU T 3-3Shots on Goal
5 Dom Dwyer 09/09/2016 at HOU T 3-3Fouls Committed
6 Dom Dwyer 05/27/2016 at DC L 0-16 Dom Dwyer 07/31/2016 at POR W 1-0Fouls Suffered
6 Dom Dwyer 05/07/2016 at HOU L 0-26 Roger Espinoza 10/16/2016 at RSL T 0-0Offside
4 Dom Dwyer 04/09/2016 at NYR W 2-0Saves
6 Tim Melia 04/02/2016 at RSL L 1-26 Tim Melia 04/09/2016 at NYR W 2-06 Alec Kann 08/27/2016 at PHI L 0-2Shots Faced
8 Tim Melia 04/02/2016 at RSL L 1-28 Alec Kann 08/27/2016 at PHI L 0-2Goals Allowed
3 4 times 05/21/2016 at RSL L 1-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)Shots
6 09/24/2016 at SJ W 2-1Shots on Goal
1 05/01/2016 at LA T 1-11 05/11/2016 at COL L 0-11 10/01/2016 at NE L 1-3Fouls Committed
4 04/09/2016 at NYR W 2-04 04/13/2016 at COL L 1-2Fouls Suffered
5 07/24/2016 at SEA W 3-05 09/18/2016 at LA T 2-25 10/01/2016 at NE L 1-3Corner Kicks
0 04/09/2016 at NYR W 2-00 06/19/2016 at DAL W 2-0Offside
0 03/20/2016 at TOR W 1-00 08/07/2016 at POR L 0-30 09/24/2016 at SJ W 2-10 10/01/2016 at NE L 1-3Saves
0 05/01/2016 at LA T 1-10 05/15/2016 at ORL W 2-10 06/02/2016 at LA T 0-00 07/24/2016 at SEA W 3-00 09/18/2016 at LA T 2-2Shots Faced
0 05/15/2016 at ORL W 2-10 06/02/2016 at LA T 0-00 07/24/2016 at SEA W 3-0
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)Goals
3 07/03/2016 at CLB W 3-23 07/10/2016 at NYC W 3-13 07/24/2016 at SEA W 3-03 09/09/2016 at HOU T 3-3Assists
4 05/15/2016 at ORL W 2-14 07/24/2016 at SEA W 3-04 09/24/2016 at SJ W 2-1Shots
34 05/15/2016 at ORL W 2-1Shots on Goal
13 05/15/2016 at ORL W 2-1Fouls Committed
20 04/24/2016 at SJ L 0-120 07/31/2016 at POR W 1-0Fouls Suffered
20 03/12/2016 at VAN W 2-1Corner Kicks
13 08/07/2016 at POR L 0-3Offside
8 04/02/2016 at RSL L 1-2Saves
6 04/02/2016 at RSL L 1-26 04/09/2016 at NYR W 2-06 08/27/2016 at PHI L 0-2Shots Faced
8 04/02/2016 at RSL L 1-28 08/27/2016 at PHI L 0-2Goals Allowed
3 05/21/2016 at RSL L 1-33 08/07/2016 at POR L 0-33 09/09/2016 at HOU T 3-33 10/01/2016 at NE L 1-3
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UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP2 M Clint Dempsey 2 2 180 0 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 03 D Brad Evans 2 2 179 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 09 F Herculez Gomez 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 014 D Chad Marshall 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 016 F Nelson Haedo Valdez 1 1 70 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 06 M Osvaldo Alonso 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 024 G Stefan Frei 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 D Zach Scott 2 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 012 M Michael Farfan 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 M Erik Friberg 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 M Andreas Ivanschitz 2 2 154 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 015 D Dylan Remick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 D Tyrone Mears 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 033 D Joevin Jones 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 091 M Oniel Fisher 1 1 41 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 07 M Cristian Roldan 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 025 D Tony Alfaro 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 M Jordan Morris 2 2 173 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 F Oalex Anderson 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Team totals 2 2 180 0 0 9 2 14 26 5 7 2 1 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 4 5 33 10 26 14 3 10 4 0 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
2016 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-2-0)
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME24 G Stefan Frei 2 2 180 10 6 4 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0
Team totals 2 2 180 10 6 4 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0Opponent totals 2 2 180 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP14 F Dom Dwyer 2 2 180 2 0 7 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 037 F Jacob Peterson 1 1 77 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 012 D Nuno Andre Coelho 1 1 90 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 M Roger Espinoza 2 2 180 0 1 3 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 08 F Graham Zusi 2 2 131 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 8 1 0 03 D Ike Opara 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 1 85 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 096 M Jordi Quintilla 1 1 90 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 010 M Benny Feilhaber 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 07 D Chance Myers 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 05 D Matt Besler 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 029 G Tim Melia 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D Seth Sinovic 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 M Lawrence Olum 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 094 M Jimmy Medranda 2 1 98 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 093 M Soni Mustivar 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 022 F Connor Hallisey 2 1 131 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 039 F Cameron Porter 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 D Amadou Dia 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Team totals 2 2 180 4 5 33 10 26 14 3 10 4 0 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 0 0 9 2 14 26 5 7 2 1 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (2-0-0)
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME29 G Tim Melia 2 2 180 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0
Team totals 2 2 180 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-0-0Opponent totals 2 2 180 10 6 4 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0
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Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals
Sporting KC 4 wins, 12 goals3 ties
4/11/2009 KC 1 at SEA 0 (Q)10/17/2009 SEA 3 at KC 2 (CA)4/17/2010 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q)10/9/2010 SEA 2 at KC 1 (CA)5/21/2011 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q)8/6/2011 SEA 2 at KC 1 (SP)6/20/2012 SEA 1 vs KC 1 (Q)5/8/2013 SEA 1 at KC 0 (SP)3/8/2014 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q)5/23/2015 SEA 0 vs KC 0 (Q)6/6/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 0 (SP)9/27/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 1 (SP)3/6/2016 KC 1 at SEA 0 (Q)7/24/2016 KC 3 vs SEA 0 (SP)
SPORTING KC VS SOUNDERS FC
ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:
1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total
KC 1 2 0 3 1 5 0 12SEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 0 13
Sounders FC Sporting KC
Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 3 10 0 13 4 8 0 12Shots 63 73 0 136 88 89 0 177Shots on Goal 18 28 0 46 34 23 0 57Fouls 81 63 0 144 97 99 0 196Offsides 21 18 0 39 7 11 0 18Corner Kicks 30 27 0 57 41 37 0 78
HEAD-TO-HEAD
CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Peter Vermes vs. SEA 3-7-3 (0.92 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Sounders FC Sporting KC
Goals 1 13 times 3 Dom DwyerAssists 2 3 times 1 12 timesShots 19 Fredy Montero 16 Dom DwyerShots on Goal 8 Fredy Montero 7 Dom DwyerFouls Committed 21 Osvaldo Alonso 17 Aurelien CollinFouls Suffered 30 Osvaldo Alonso 11 Espinoza/SapongWins 5 Kasey Keller 3 Tim MeliaLosses 3 Stefan Frei 5 Jimmy NielsenShutouts 2 Keller/Frei 4 Tim MeliaSaves 21 Stefan Frei 9 Melia/NielsenGoals Allowed 6 Stefan Frei 8 Jimmy Nielsen
Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas CityW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)
At Halftime:Leading 7-1-0 1 Ws (10/23/2016) 7-0-1 1 Ws (10/23/2016)Tied 7-3-4 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 5-7-5 1 Ts (10/16/2016)Trailing 0-10-2 1 Ts (09/10/2016) 1-6-2 1 Ls (10/01/2016)
First Goal:Allowed 3-11-4 2 Ws (09/25/2016) 2-12-4 1 Ls (10/01/2016)Scored 11-3-1 1 Ws (10/23/2016) 11-1-2 2 Ws (09/24/2016)
Goals Scored:0 goals 0-7-1 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 0-8-2 1 Ts (10/16/2016)1 goals 4-6-5 1 Ls (10/16/2016) 3-5-2 1 Ls (10/01/2016)2 goals 6-1-0 2 Ws (10/02/2016) 7-0-3 2 Ws (09/24/2016)3 goals 2-0-0 8 Ws (03/08/2015) 3-0-1 1 Ts (09/09/2016)4 goals 2-0-0 3 Ws (08/16/2015) 0-0-0 3 Ws (05/20/2015)
Goals Allowed:0 goals 7-0-1 1 Ts (10/12/2016) 8-0-2 1 Ws (10/23/2016)1 goals 6-3-5 2 Ws (10/02/2016) 4-5-2 1 Ws (09/24/2016)2 goals 1-7-0 1 Ls (10/16/2016) 1-5-3 1 Ts (09/18/2016)3 goals 0-3-0 7 Ls (03/14/2015) 0-3-1 1 Ls (10/01/2016)4 goals 0-1-0 2 Ls (06/28/2015) 0-0-0 1 Ls (08/19/2015)
W-L-T Breakdowns:
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Sounders FC Sporting KC
Goals 1 13 players tied 2 Dom Dwyer (07/24/16)Assists 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg 1 12 players tiedShots 6 Fredy Montero
(04/11/09)6 3 players tied
Shots on Goal 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09)
3 3 players tied
Fouls Committed 4 Cooper/Alonso 6 Aurelien Collin (twice)Fouls Suffered 7 Osvaldo Alonso
(03/08/14)4 Sapong/Dwyer
Shutouts 1 5 players tied 1 5 players tiedSaves 6 Stefan Frei (09/27/15) 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15)Goals Allowed 3 Stefan Frei (07/24/16) 3 Kevin Hartman
(10/17/09)
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PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTNate Jaqua 4 2 240 1 2 5Mauro Rosales 4 3 245 1 2 3Mike Fucito 3 0 61 1 1 5Tyrone Marshall 4 3 271 1 1 1Chad Barrett 2 1 96 1 0 5Alvaro Fernandez 4 2 169 1 0 5Patrick Ianni 4 2 182 1 0 2Roger Levesque 3 2 186 1 0 2Obafemi Martins 2 2 180 1 0 2Lamar Neagle 5 3 268 1 0 11Sanna Nyassi 2 1 93 1 0 3Jeff Parke 4 4 360 1 0 2Djimi Traore 2 2 180 1 0 1Freddie Ljungberg 3 3 260 0 2 2Clint Dempsey 5 4 393 0 1 11Brad Evans 10 9 811 0 1 8Gonzalo Pineda 3 3 270 0 1 1Tyson Wahl 2 2 180 0 1 1Team totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136Opponent totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177
SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (7-4-3)
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGMichael Gspurning 1 90 3 3 0.00 0Kasey Keller 6 479 20 15 0.75 1Stefan Frei 6 540 27 21 1.00 1Andrew Weber 1 90 4 3 1.00 0Ben Dragavon 1 61 3 2 1.48 0Team totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2Opponent totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0
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PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTDom Dwyer 5 3 318 3 0 16Davy Arnaud 5 5 450 2 1 12Jacob Peterson 6 6 419 2 1 11Nuno Andre Coelho 1 1 90 1 0 3Benny Feilhaber 5 5 425 1 0 7Zoltan Hercegfalvi 1 1 70 1 0 1Kei Kamara 7 4 413 1 0 13Josh Wolff 4 3 284 1 0 4Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 1 146 0 1 1Matt Besler 10 9 857 0 1 4Aurelien Collin 4 4 360 0 1 2Amadou Dia 4 4 360 0 1 1Roger Espinoza 9 7 649 0 1 10Michael Harrington 7 6 553 0 1 0Jack Jewsbury 4 4 343 0 1 2Ike Opara 3 2 181 0 1 0Jordi Quintilla 2 2 180 0 1 5Graham Zusi 11 7 665 0 1 12Team totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177Opponent totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136
SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (4-7-3)
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGTim Melia 4 360 9 9 0.00 0Jon Kempin 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Eric Kronberg 1 90 5 4 1.00 0Jimmy Nielsen 6 540 17 9 1.33 0Kevin Hartman 2 180 12 7 1.50 0Team totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0Opponent totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2
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CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (7-4-3)
PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTClint Dempsey 14 13 1203 3 2 31Chad Marshall 30 30 2599 2 1 19Herculez Gomez 9 6 483 2 0 18Alvaro Fernandez 5 3 259 1 0 6Michael Farfan 8 6 582 0 2 13Brad Evans 12 9 849 0 1 8Nathan Sturgis 9 8 660 0 1 3Tony Alfaro 1 0 45 0 0 0Osvaldo Alonso 12 12 1063 0 0 8Oalex Anderson 1 0 7 0 0 0Oniel Fisher 2 2 131 0 0 0Stefan Frei 12 12 1080 0 0 0Erik Friberg 2 1 62 0 0 0Andreas Ivanschitz 3 3 218 0 0 2Darwin Jones 2 0 10 0 0 0Joevin Jones 3 3 270 0 0 1Tyrone Mears 4 4 360 0 0 0Jordan Morris 2 2 173 0 0 1Dylan Remick 4 3 271 0 0 0Cristian Roldan 4 3 274 0 0 0Zach Scott 8 6 601 0 0 4Nelson Haedo Valdez 2 2 154 0 0 0Team totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136Opponent totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGStefan Frei 12 1080 56 41 1.08 1Team totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2Opponent totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0
PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTDom Dwyer 5 3 318 3 0 16Jacob Peterson 10 8 606 2 1 14Brad Davis 11 11 922 1 7 17Benny Feilhaber 8 8 695 1 2 12Nuno Andre Coelho 1 1 90 1 0 3Justin Mapp 6 4 306 1 0 5Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 1 146 0 1 1Matt Besler 10 9 857 0 1 4Roger Espinoza 9 7 649 0 1 10Ike Opara 6 3 293 0 1 3Graham Zusi 11 7 665 0 1 12Bernardo Anor 4 3 264 0 0 12Kevin Ellis 4 4 360 0 0 0Connor Hallisey 5 3 340 0 0 9Benji Joya 1 1 70 0 0 2Jon Kempin 1 1 90 0 0 0Jimmy Medranda 3 2 156 0 0 2Tim Melia 4 4 360 0 0 0Soni Mustivar 5 4 405 0 0 2Chance Myers 7 3 328 0 0 6Paulo Nagamura 5 5 405 0 0 4Lawrence Olum 3 3 270 0 0 1Erik Palmer-Brown 1 1 90 0 0 0Cameron Porter 1 0 13 0 0 0Seth Sinovic 4 2 200 0 0 2Team totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177Opponent totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGTim Melia 4 360 9 9 0.00 0Jon Kempin 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Team totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0Opponent totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (4-7-3)
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MATCH PREVIEWAfter concluding the 2016 MLS regular season with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Decision Day, Sounders FC begins the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Thursday evening in the Knockout Round against Sporting Kansas City on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. The Rave Green embark on their eight postseason cam-paign in eight years following a stellar 8-2-4 run to conclude the regular season under Interim Head Coach Brian Schmetzer.
Sporting Kansas City clinched a postseason berth on Decision Day with a 2-0 home win over San Jose, leap-frogging Real Salt Lake into fifth place in the Western Conference. Seattle and Sporting have met twice already this season, with Sounders FC coming away with a loss in both matchups. Thursday’s match marks the first time the two sides have met in the playoffs.
Table of Contents Page2016 Schedule 2This Week vs. Sporting Kansas City 3Sounders FC Weekly Notes 4-5Sounders FC Attendance Overview 62016 at a Glance 7Sounders FC History 8Awards and Transactions 92016 Roster 102016 Statistics and Box Scores 11Mini-Bios 17
QUESTIONABLEOalex Anderson (R hamstring strain)
OUTClint Dempsey (irregular heartbeat)Andreas Ivanschitz (R knee sprain)Dylan Remick (concussion)
2016 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE SPORTING KCOverall Record 14-14-6 13-13-8Goals Scored 44 42 Goals Allowed 43 41 Goal Differential 1 1
Individual Leaders:Goals Morris (12) Dwyer (16)Assists Lodeiro/Ivanschitz (8) Feilhaber (13)Goalkeeper Frei (1.24) Melia (1.11)
PROJECTED LINEUP
INJURY REPORT
J. Jones Marshall Mears
Lodeiro
Alonso
Morris
Fernandez
33 29
24
6
13
21
Torres14
Roldan
Friberg8
10
Frei
4
7
MATCH INFORMATIONSEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY
WESTERN CONFERENCE KNOCKOUT ROUNDKickoff: October 27, 2016 | 7:00 p.m. PT
Location: Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Wash.
Referee: Ismael ElfathAssistants: Peter Manikowski, Corey ParkerFourth Official: Ricardo Salazar
BROADCAST INFORMATION
National TV: FS1 Talent: John Strong, Alexi Lalas and Julie Stewart-Binks
Local Radio: KIRO Radio 97.3 FMTalent: Matt Johnson, Kasey Keller and Steve ZakuaniPre, Half and Post Radio: Jason Rantz, Wade Webber and Danny Jackson
Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AMTalent: Mario Rodriguez and Felipe Maqueda
MEDIA SERVICES
A variety of media resources - including Sounders FC’s 2016 media guide, player and coach interviews, archived press releases, photos for editorial use, game guides, credential re-quest forms - can be found via SoundersFC.com/Media.
Audio files - including post-match media scrums with players and Interim Head Coach Brian Schmetzer’s press conferences - can be found via SoundCloud.com/SoundersFC.
SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES
Facebook: Facebook.com/SoundersFCTwitter: @SoundersFC | @LiveSounders @WINSounders | @SoundersAcademy Instagram: @SoundersFC
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2016 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULEMLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 14-14-6 (HOME:10-5-2; AWAY: 4-9-4)
2016 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: 15-16-8 (HOME: 11-5-3; AWAY: 4-11-5)DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV/ATT. W-L-D POS GOAL SCORERS MARCH (0-3-0, 2 GF, 5 GA)Tue. 2/23 Club America D, 2-2 42,836 SCCL Knockout SEA: Dempsey (44, 52); CA: Quintero (45), Peralta (70)Wed. 3/2 at Club America L, 2-3 SCCL Knockout SEA: Aguilar (41 - OG); CA: Quintero (42), Peralta (45+1), Andrade (50)Sun. 3/6 Sporting KC L, 1-0 39,525 0-1-0 T-8 SEA: None; SKC: Coelho (73) Sat. 3/12 at Real Salt Lake L, 1-2 19,282 0-2-0 T-9 SEA: Alonso (28); RSL: Obayan (43), Olave (86) Sat. 3/19 Vancouver L, 1-2 40,012 0-3-0 10 SEA: Ivanschitz (52); VAN: Morales (10, 74)
APRIL (3-1-1, 6 GF, 5 GA)Sat. 4/2 Montreal W, 1-0 39,705 1-3-0 10 SEA: Dempsey (79); MTL: NoneSun. 4/10 at Houston D, 1-1 20,975 1-3-1 10 SEA: Marshall (90+4); HOU: Barnes (35)Sat. 4/16 Philadelphia W, 2-1 39,620 2-3-1 8 SEA: Marshall (41), Morris (71); PHI: Le Toux (73)Sat. 4/23 at Colorado L, 1-3 17,294 2-4-1 9 SEA: Morris (63); COL: Jones (20), Solignac (51), Doyle (86)Sat. 4/30 Columbus W, 1-0 39,473 3-4-1 9 SEA: Morris (88); CLB: None
MAY (1-3-0, 3 GF, 5 GA)Sat. 5/7 San Jose W, 2-0 39,570 4-4-1 8 SEA: Dempsey (26), Morris (89); SJ: None Sat. 5/14 at FC Dallas L, 0-2 14,630 4-5-1 8 SEA: None; DAL: Diaz (3), Barrios (80)Sat. 5/21 Colorado L, 0-1 41,028 4-6-1 8 SEA: None; COL: Sjoberg (43)Sat. 5/28 at New England L, 1-2 21,456 4-8-1 9 SEA: Kovar (7); NE: Nguyen (24), Hollinger-Janzen (80)
JUNE (1-2-0, 2 GF, 4 GA)Wed. 6/1 at D.C. United W, 2-0 15,174 5-7-1 9 SEA: Morris (79), J. Jones (83); DC: NoneWed. 6/15 Kitsap Pumas W, 2-0 3,515 Fourth Round SEA: Roldan (71), J. Jones (90+1); KIT: NoneSun. 6/19 at New York L, 0-2 21,102 5-8-1 9 SEA: None; NYR: Grella (18, 59)Sat. 6/25 New York City L, 0-2 47,537 5-9-1 9 SEA: None; NYC: Lampard (38), Matarrita (87)Tue. 6/28 at Real Salt Lake D, 1-1 (PK: 4-1) 17,087 Fifth Round SEA: Valdez (51); RSL: Plata (43)
JULY (1-3-2, 8 GF, 9 GA)Sat. 7/2 at Toronto D, 1-1 26,750 5-9-2 T-9 SEA: Morris (61); TOR: Hamilton (60)Tue. 7/5 West Ham United W, 3-0 38,535 Friendly SEA: Gomez (42), Morris (70, 72); WHU: NoneSat. 7/9 LA Galaxy L, 1-0 40,813 5-10-2 10 SEA: None; LA: Keane (15)Wed. 7/13 FC Dallas W, 5-0 40,101 6-10-2 9 SEA: Dempsey (6), Ivanschitz (18), Morris (22), J. Jones (61), Roldan (73); DAL: NoneSun. 7/17 at Portland L, 1-3 21,144 6-11-2 9 SEA: Marshall (59); POR: Valeri (44, 50), Adi (64)Wed. 7/20 at LA Galaxy L, 2-4 3,409 Quarterfinals SEA: Farfan (4), Gomez (58); LA: Gordon (17), dos Santos (77), Lletget (85, 88) Sun. 7/24 at Sporting KC L, 0-3 18,563 6-12-2 9 SEA: None; SKC: Dwyer (21, 79), Peterson (45’+3’)Sun. 7/31 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 48,458 6-12-3 9 SEA: Roldan (49); LA: Lletget (78)
AUGUST (3-1-1, 11 GF, 8 GA)Sun. 8/7 at Orlando City W, 3-1 28,247 7-12-3 9 SEA: Dempsey (14, 37, 48); ORL: Hines (7)Sun. 8/14 Real Salt Lake W, 2-1 39,491 8-12-3 9 SEA: Lodeiro (24), Morris (37); RSL: Plata (62)Sun. 8/21 Portland W, 3-1 53,302 9-12-3 8 SEA: Dempsey (61, 80), Roldan (83); POR: Adi (90+3)Wed. 8/24 at Houston D, 1-1 16,125 9-12-4 8 SEA: Lodeiro (90+4); HOU: Wenger (75)Sun. 8/28 at Portland L, 2-4 21,144 9-13-4 8 SEA: Ivanschitz (47), Morris (51); POR: Andriuskevicius (16), Adi (21), Melano (29), Taylor (44) SEPTEMBER (3-0-1, 7 GF, 3 GA)Sat. 9/10 at San Jose D, 1-1 18,000 9-13-5 9 SEA: Lodeiro (80); SJ: Wondolowski (20)Sat. 9/17 Vancouver W, 1-0 47,111 10-13-5 7 SEA: Morris (81); VAN: NoneSun. 9/25 at LA Galaxy W, 4-2 25,819 11-13-5 7 SEA: Van Damme (35 - OG), Morris (63, 73), Alonso (78); LA: Keane (20, 85)Wed. 9/28 Chicago W, 1-0 39,269 12-13-5 6 SEA: Marshall (24); CHI: None
OCTOBER (2-1-1, 5 GF, 4 GA)Sun. 10/2 at Vancouver W, 2-1 24,837 13-13-5 5 SEA: Alonso (39), Evans (81); VAN: Morales (25)Wed. 10/12 Houston D, 0-0 39,772 13-13-6 4 NoneSun. 10/16 at FC Dallas L, 1-2 14,468 13-14-6 5 SEA: Lodeiro (41); DAL: Urruti (79), Ruiz (89)Sun. 10/23 Real Salt Lake W, 2-1 50,022 14-14-6 4 SEA: Fernandez (3), Roldan (31); RSL: Mulholland (4)Thurs. 10/27 Sporting KC 7:00 p.m. FS1 Western Conference Knockout Round *Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League *International Friendly *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup *MLS CUP Playoffs
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
SOUNDERS FC SOUNDBYTESInterim Head Coach Brian Schmetzer:
On playing Sporting Kansas City: “We’ve played them, we kind of know them. It’s not a huge thing, but obviously with the importance of the game we will go over every single little detail, so that adds a little bit of time to our day. We know Kansas City, we know Peter [Vermes], we kind of know what to expect.”
On where to improve after the RSL match: “Even when I watched it on film, I wasn’t happy with giving up the goal right away. What I was concerned about mostly is that we are able to continue to find rhythm to our game. Developing a few more chances. We know Kansas City is stingy on defense and we need to create quality chances. We need to be dangerous.”
THIS WEEK VS. SPORTING KC
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KCGoals 1 13 players 3 Dwyer Assists 2 3 players 1 11 playersShots 19 Montero 16 DwyerShots on Goal 8 Montero 7 Dwyer Fouls Committed 21 Alonso 17 CollinFouls Suffered 30 Alonso 11 Sapong
Wins 5 Keller 3 MeliaShutouts 2 Frei/Keller 2 MeliaSaves 18 Frei 3 Melia/NielsenGoals Allowed 4 Keller 8 Nielsen
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Seattle Sounders FC Record: 7-4-3 Home Games: 3-2-2 Road Games: 4-2-1
DATE RESULT W/L/D LOCATION04/11/2009 SEA 0 vs. KC 1 L CenturyLink Field10/17/2009 SEA 3 at KC 2 W Children’s Mercy Park
04/17/2010 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field10/09/2010 SEA 2 at KC 1 W Children’s Mercy Park
05/21/2011 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field08/06/2011 SEA 2 at KC 1 W Children’s Mercy Park
06/20/2012 SEA 1 vs. KC 1 D CenturyLink Field
05/08/2013 SEA 1 at KC 0 W Children’s Mercy Park
03/08/2014 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field
05/23/2015 SEA 0 vs. KC 0 D CenturyLink Field06/06/2015 SEA 0 at KC 1 L Children’s Mercy Park09/27/2015 SEA 1 at KC 1 D Children’s Mercy Park
03/06/2016 SEA 0 vs. KC 1 L CenturyLink Field07/23/2016 SEA 0 vs. KC 3 L Children’s Mercy Park
SERIES NOTESSounders FC is 7-4-3 all-time against Sporting, including a 3-2-2 record at CenturyLink Field. Sporting delivered Sounders FC its first-ever MLS loss in April 2009 before going winless in the next nine matches. In March, two sides began their 2016 MLS campaigns in a 1-0 SKC win at CenturyLink Field, then topped Seattle 3-0 in July.
The all-time series between Seattle and Sporting KC has historically been low-scoring and close. On six occasions, Seattle has scored in the 90th min-ute or later and 13 of 14 meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer. Thirteen of the 14 meetings have had three combined goals or fewer.
Thursday’s match marks the first postseason meeting between the two sides. Seattle hosts the contest as the fourth seed, extending its active streak of eight consecutive seasons with a top-four ranking in the Western Conference. Sporting secured the playoff spot on Decision Day after a home win versus the San Jose Earthquakes. Notably, the two sides played in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, which Sporting won in a penalty-kick shootout.
SPORTING NOTABLES#14 FORWARD DOM DWYER Selected No. 16 overall of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft...Led the team with 16 goals and 119 shots...Three assists this season sets a personal best...Set career-highs with 22 goals and 33 matches in 2014...Last season scored 12 goals and added two assists....Earned Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 at South Florida...Named NJCAA National Player of the Year in 2010 after helping Tyler Junior College win consecutive championships. #8 MIDFIELDER GRAHAM ZUSI (DESIGNATED PLAYER)Selected No. 23 overall of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft...Recorded two goals and four assists on the season...Set a career-high with six goals in 2013 and 15 assists in 2012...Played four years collegiate soccer at the University of Maryland, winning two national titles and scoring 28 goals...Has 41 caps with the United States Men’s National Team....Played in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
#5 DEFENDER MATT BESLER Selected No. 8 overall of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft...Leads all defenders in passes completed since 2013...Named to MLS Best XI in 2012 and 2013...MLS Defender of the Year in 2012...Starred for four seasons at the University of Notre Dame...Has 37 caps with the United States Men’s National Team...Played in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
#10 MIDFIELDER BENNY FEILHABERTraded from the New England Revolution on December 11, 2012...Had seven goals and 13 assists in 30 matches this season....Played with Hamburg (Germany), Derby County (England) and AGF Aarhus (Denmark) after starring at UCLA....MVP finalist in 2015 after scoring 10 goals and adding 15 assists...Has 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team.
SERIES SNAPSHOT SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KCCategory 1 2 Total 1 2 TotalGoals 3 10 13 4 8 12Shots 63 73 136 88 89 177Shots on Goal 18 28 46 37 22 59Fouls 84 63 147 97 99 196Offsides 21 18 39 7 11 18 Corner Kicks 29 27 56 40 36 76
Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TotalSEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 13SKC 1 2 1 2 1 5 12
SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KCGoals 1 13 times 2 Dwyer (7/24/16)Assists 2 Ljungberg/Jaqua 1 8 timesShots 6 Montero (4/11/09) 7 DwyerShots on Goal 3 Montero (4/11/09) 3 Kamara/Ano/DwyerFouls Committed 4 Cooper/Alonso 6 Collin (twice)Fouls Suffered 7 Alonso (3/8/14) 4 Sapong/Dwyer
Saves 6 Frei (9/27/15) 6 Melia (6/6/15)Goals Allowed 3 Keller (7/23/16) 3 Hartman (10/17/09)
ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
COACHING CORNERSporting KC is led under the direction of Head Coach Peter Vermes, who has recorded 103 wins since taking the job in 2009. As a player, Vermes made over 300 club appearances. His final stop was with Kansas City, where he made 78 appearances over a three-season span. Vermes was capped by the USMNT 66 times from 1988-1997.
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
BY THE NUMBERS
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTESQUICK HITS: VS. SPORTING KC
• On Thursday, Sounders FC is set to host Sporting KC in the Western Con-ference Knockout Round. The two sides have never faced each other in the postseason.
• Sporting KC and Seattle played twice in the regular season, with Sporting winning both matchups. First, Sporting won 1-0 in the season opener on March 6 at CenturyLink Field, before topping Seattle 3-0 on July 24 at Children’s Mercy Park. Seattle has posted an 8-2-4 mark since that match.
• Sounders FC is the second team in MLS history to record seven consecutive seasons of at least 14 wins (LA Galaxy, 1996-2002) and matches LA Galaxy’s active mark with eight consecutive postseason appearances.
• Sounders FC is unbeaten at home since July 13, posting a 6-0-2 mark at CenturyLink Field during the run.
MARSHALL PLAYER OF THE MONTHChad Marshall was voted the Etihad Airways Player of the Month for Sep-tember. Marshall, whose selection directly followed Seattle midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro’s nod for August, became the first defender to win MLS Player of the Month since he claimed the award in August of 2009.
Marshall played 90 minutes in all four of Seattle’s matches in the month of September, leading the Rave Green to a 3-0-1 record and a league-low three goals allowed. The 32-year-old Stanford product scored the lone goal in a 1-0 home win against the Chicago Fire on September 28, heading in an Andreas Ivanschitz corner-kick in the 24th minute to secure three points at home for Seattle. The only three-time MLS Defender of the Year in league history (2008, 2009, 2014), Marshall has been a stalwart on the back-line since joining the Rave Green in December 2013.
ETIHAD AIRWAYS PLAYER OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER
PLAYER TEAM PERCENT OF VOTEChad Marshall Seattle 30.66 percentDavid Villa New York City 29.94 percentBradley-Wright Phillips New York 18.43 percentGiovani dos Santos Los Angeles 14.74 percentOla Kamara Columbus 6.23 percent
Since making his MLS debut on July 31 versus the LA Galaxy, Seattle mid-fielder Nico Lodeiro propelled Sounders FC back into the postseason.The 27-year-old Uruguayan international previously played for Argentine power Boca Juniors. On September 1, Lodeiro was named Etihad Airways Player of the Month for the month of August. SOUNDERS FC RESULTS SINCE SIGNING LODEIRO
OPPONENT DATE RESULT LODEIRO STATSLA Galaxy July 31 D, 1-1 124 touches (club-best in 2016)Orlando City SC Aug. 7 W, 3-1 Two assistsReal Salt Lake Aug. 14 W, 2-1 One goal, game-winning assistPortland Aug. 21 W, 3-1 One assistHouston Aug. 24 D, 1-1 One goal (90’+4’)Portland Aug. 28 L, 2-4 Two assistsSan Jose Sept. 10 D, 1-1 One goalVancouver Sept. 17 W, 1-0 Game-winning assistLA Galaxy Sept. 25 W, 4-2 One assistChicago Sept. 28 W, 1-0 Vancouver Oct. 2 W, 2-1 Did not playHouston Oct. 12 D, 0-0Dallas Oct. 16 L, 1-2 One goalSalt Lake Oct. 23 W, 2-1 Total: 4 goals, 8 assists, 8-2-4 record
ETIHAD AIRWAYS PLAYER OF THE MONTH - AUGUST
PLAYER TEAM PERCENT OF VOTENico Lodeiro Seattle 45.8 percentBradley-Wright Phillips New York 21.1 percentPatrick Mullins D.C. United 17.1 percentSebastian Giovinco Toronto 11.6 percentJozy Altidore Toronto 4.4 percent
LODEIRO EFFECT
BY THE NUMBERS2: Team in MLS history to win at least 14 matches in seven consecutive seasons. Sounders FC joined the LA Galaxy (1996-2002) with three points on Sunday.
8: Consecutive seasons that Sounders FC has made the postseason, tied with the LA Galaxy’s current streak for the longest mark in MLS history.
34: MLS appearances for Jordan Morris in his rookie season, becoming the first field player to appear in every match in a single season in club history.
MORRIS SETS ROOKIE RECORDSounders FC rookie forward Jordan Morris bagged the first brace of his profes-sional career in a 4-2 win against the LA Galaxy on September 25, including the game-winner. His six game-winning goals ranked second among all MLS players in the 2016 campaign and set a new league record for rookies.
With a team-leading 12 goals on the season, Morris is second all-time in league history in goals scored by a rookie, trailing only Cyle Larin’s 17 talllies last season. The Mercer Island native now has more goals than any other American-born rookie in league history.
MLS ROOKIE GOAL-SCORING LEADERS
YEAR PLAYER TEAM GP GOALS2015 Cyle Larin* ORL 27 172016 Jordan Morris SEA 34 122003 Damani Ralph* CHI 25 112003 Pat Noonan NE 28 102013 Deshorn Brown COL 31 102005 Scott Sealy KC 28 9
*Won MLS Rookie of the Year
2016 MLS GAME-WINNING GOALS LEADERS
PLAYER TEAM GP GWG GOALS Bradley-Wright Phillips NY 34 7 24Jordan Morris SEA 34 6 12Clint Dempsey SEA 17 5 8Ignacio Piatti MTL 32 5 17Fanendo Adi POR 33 5 16
SOUNDERS FC PLAYOFF HISTORYDATE ROUND OPPONENT RESULT 10/29/2009 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 vs. Houston D, 0-011/8/2009 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 at Houston L, 0-1
10/31/2010 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 vs. LA Galaxy L, 1-011/7/2010 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 at LA Galaxy L, 1-2
10/29/2011 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 at Real Salt Lake L, 0-311/2/2011 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 vs. Real Salt Lake W, 2-0
11/2/2012 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 vs. Real Salt Lake D, 0-011/8/2012 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 at Real Salt Lake W, 1-011/11/2012 Conf. Finals, Leg 1 at LA Galaxy L, 0-311/18/2012 Conf. Finals, Leg 2 vs. LA Galaxy W, 2-1
10/30/2013 Knockout Round vs. Colorado W, 2-011/2/2013 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 vs. Portland L, 1-211/7/2013 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 at Portland L, 2-3
11/2/2014 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 at FC Dallas D, 1-1 11/10/2014 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 vs. FC Dallas D, 0-011/23/2014 Conf. Finals, Leg 1 at LA Galaxy L, 0-111/20/2014 Conf. Finals, Leg 2 vs. LA Galaxy W, 2-1
10/28/2015 Conf. Knockout Round vs. LA Galaxy W, 3-211/1/2015 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 1 vs. FC Dallas W, 2-111/8/2015 Conf. Semifinals, Leg 2 at FC Dallas L, 1-2*
*FC Dallas advanced in penalty-kick shootout
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
LAST MATCH REWIND: VS. RSL• With a record of 14-14-7, Sounders FC concludes the MLS regular season in fourth place in the Western Conference. Seattle is the only team in MLS to finish in the top four in each of the past eight seasons. Sounders FC also matches LA Galaxy’s active streak with a league-record eight consecutive playoff berths. Sunday’s win puts Seattle at 14 victories this season, making it the only club in the post-shootout era to have at least 14 wins in seven consecutive seasons.
• Sounders FC is set to host Sporting KC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Thursday, October 27. Seattle has a 7-9-4 record all-time in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but has never faced Sporting.
• Sounders FC is 8-8-4 against Real Salt Lake in league play, including a 6-2-2 record at CenturyLink Field. The sides met three times in MLS action this season, with the Rave Green posting a 2-0-1 mark.
• Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez scored his first goal of the season in the third minute. He scored 13 goals in three seasons with the Rave Green from 2010-2012. Tyrone Mears was credited with his second assist of the season, while Jordan Morris recorded his fourth.
• Midfielder Cristian Roldan netted the game-winning goal in the 31st minute. He concludes his second league campaign with four goals and three assists.
• Sunday’s match marks just the second time in club history that both sides recorded a goal in the opening five minutes (Last: 2-1 win at Colorado, July 28, 2012; Johnson 2’, Moor 3’)
• With Brad Evans sidelined due to a calf injury and Osvaldo Alonso serving a one-game suspension, defender Román Torres wore the captain’s armband.
• Interim Head Coach Brian Schmetzer has posted an 8-2-4 record since taking over managerial duties on July 26. He has gone unbeaten at home, holding a 5-0-3 mark at CenturyLink Field.
• In his first campaign, forward Jordan Morris becomes the first field player in club history to play all 34 MLS matches.
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTESDEMPSEY OUT FOR SEASON
Sounders General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey announced that forward Clint Dempsey will not return this season as he continues to deal with an irregular heartbeat. Dempsey is the only player in MLS to record at least 10 goals and 10 assists in each of the past two seasons.
Dempsey, 33, has been sidelined with the issue since late August and underwent a procedure to address the condition shortly after his diagnosis. He returned to the team on September 14 to participate in light exercise, but Dempsey stopped training with the club the following week before his season officially ended. Dempsey is the USMNT’s second all-time leading goalscorer and joined the Sounders as a Designated Player in August 2013. He has 34 career goals for Seattle in 72 matches over three-plus seasons, including eight tallies this year.
CLINT DEMPSEY STATS WITH SOUNDERS FC (REGULAR SEASON)
YEAR GP/GS GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS2013 9/6 1 1 322014 26/23 15 10 1132015 20/20 10 10 612016 17/17 8 2 65TOTAL 72/66 34 36 271
CLINT DEMPSEY STATS WITH SOUNDERS FC (POSTSEASON)
YEAR GP/GS GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS2013 3/3 0 1 142014 4/4 1 0 182015 3/3 2 0 72016 - - - - TOTAL 10/10 3 1 39
LAST MEETING: VS. SPORTING KC A Dom Dwyer brace led the way as Seattle Sounders FC (6-12-2, 20 points) fell 3-0 to Sporting Kansas City (9-10-4, 31 points) on July 24 at Children’s Mercy Park. Jacob Peterson also added a strike in first-half stoppage time.
Sporting took the lead in the 21st minute of play, as Dwyer made a knifing run through Seattle’s area, rising to meet a Roger Espinoza cross at Stefan Frei’s far post. The Englishman headed home his attempt, netting his ninth goal of 2016.
Peterson cemented the home side’s lead in first-half stoppage-time, as the MLS veteran hit his shot first-time inside Seattle’s 18-yard-box, drilling it into the far-side upper corner of Frei’s net. Saad Abdul-Salaam and Ike Opara assisted on the goal, as Peter Vermes’ side went into the break with a two-goal lead.
Seattle adjusted the squad at the beginning of the second half, moving captain Brad Evans into midfield and bringing on centerbacks Zach Scott and Tony Alfaro to push Seattle into a 3-5-2 formation.
PLAYOFF PICTUREDespite sitting in ninth place in the Western Conference to begin the month of September, Sounders FC secured postseason qualification after a 2-1 home win over Real Salt Lake on Decision Day. Earning a playoff spot in each of the past eight seasons since its inaugural 2009 campaign, Sounders FC is currently tied with LA Galaxy for the longest postseason streak in MLS.
FINAL 2016 WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
RANK TEAM PTS GP W-L-D1 FC Dallas 60 34 17-8-9 2 Colorado 58 34 15-6-13 3 LA Galaxy 52 34 12-6-164 Sounders FC 48 34 14-14-65 Sporting KC 47 34 13-13-86 Real Salt Lake 46 34 12-12-107 Portland 44 34 12-14-88 Vancouver 39 34 10-15-99 San Jose 38 34 8-12-14 10 Houston 34 34 7-14-13
THIS WEEK IN MLS
Wednesday, October 26 - Knockout RoundfToronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union, 4:30 p.m. PTLA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, October 27 - Knockout Round
D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact, 4:30 p.m. PTSounders FC vs. Sporting KC, 7:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, October 30 - Conference Semifinals
Conference Semifinalst v. Conference Semifinalist, 12:00 p.m. PT Conference Semifinalst v. Conference Semifinalist, 2;00 p.m. PTConference Semifinalst v. Conference Semifinalist, 4:00 p.m. PTConference Semifinalst v. Conference Semifinalist, 6:30 p.m. PT
MR. SOUNDER HONOREDImmediately prior to kickoff last Sunday, longtime Sounders FC defender Zach Scott - often referred to as “Mr. Sounder” as a nod to his 15 years representing Seattle soccer -received a Golden Scarf in recognition of his storied career. Scott intends to retire following the conclusion of the 2016 season. The 36-year-old is one of three remaining original players from Sounders FC’s expansion season in 2009, and he ranks fifth in club history with 118 career regular-season appearances, starting 91. Scott is the club’s all-time leader with 20 games played in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play since 2009, while ranking first in club history with 19 starts in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Scott attended Gonzaga University from 1998-2001 after growing up in Haiku, Hawaii and graduating from Maui High School. Scott’s 349 all-time appearanc-es are nearly 100 more than the next closest player in Seattle history.
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT After the club’s fifth full-stadium match of 2016 against Real Salt Lake on Sunday, October 23, Sounders FC extends its sellout streak to 143 matches, culminating in eight consecutive seasons with league-leading attendance.
Current 2016 MLS Attendance AveragesTeam Average TotalSeattle Sounders FC 42,636 725,809Orlando City SC 31,324 532,500New York City FC 27,196 462,336Toronto FC 26,583 451,917LA Galaxy 25,147 427,492MLS Attendance Leaders Since 2009Year Team Average2016 Seattle Sounders FC 42,6362015 Seattle Sounders FC 44,2472014 Seattle Sounders FC 43,1442013 Seattle Sounders FC 44,0382012 Seattle Sounders FC 43,1442011 Seattle Sounders FC 38,4982010 Seattle Sounders FC 36,1732009 Seattle Sounders FC 30,897
In home matches with 45,000+ fans, Seattle’s record is 18-3-4.Sounders FC Record With More Than 45,000 FansAttendance Opponent Result Date67,385 Portland W, 1-0 8/25/1366,452 Portland W, 3-0 10/7/1266,216 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 10/27/1364,358 Portland W, 2-1 8/30/1564,207 Portland W, 2-0 7/13/1464,140 San Jose W, 2-1 10/15/1160,908 LA Galaxy W, 4-0 8/5/1257,673 LA Galaxy W, 2-0 10/25/1456,097 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 10/4/1555,765 Vancouver L, 0-1 10/10/1455,718 Vancouver W, 2-0 8/18/1255,435 Salt Lake W, 3-1 10/25/1555,107 Salt Lake W, 2-0 9/13/1353,679 Vancouver W, 3-2 6/8/1353,302 Portland W, 3-2 8/21/1653,125 Vancouver L, 0-3 8/1/1550,276 Houston W, 2-0 8/10/1450,022 Salt Lake W, 2-1 10/23/1649,746 San Jose W, 1-0 5/17/1448,458 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 7/31/1647,537 NYC FC L, 0-2 6/25/1647,111 Vancouver W, 1-0 9/17/1646,932 Kansas City D, 1-1 6/20/1246,758 LA Galaxy W, 2-1 11/30/1446,065 New York W, 4-2 6/23/11
1. Borussia Dortmund (GER) 81,0802. FC Barcelona (ESP) 77,7093. Manchester United (ENG) 75,2764. Bayern Munich (GER) 75,0005. Real Madrid (ESP) 68,0596. FC Schalke 04 (GER) 61,1947. Arsenal FC (ENG) 60,0028. West Ham United (ENG) 56,9499. Celtic FC (SCO) 55,94910. SL Benfica (POR) 55,72311. Manchester City (ENG) 54,19012. Hamburg SV (GER) 53,09113. Liverpool (ENG) 52,582 14. Bor. Monchengladbach (GER) 52,48615. Hertha BSC (GER) 52,28316. Inter (ITA) 50,76117. Newcastle United (ENG) 50,52618. Kerala Blasters (IND) 49,94219. Monterrey (MEX) 49,66720. Rangers FC (SCO) 48,86421. VfB Stuttgart (GER) 48,45022. FC Koln (GER) 48,72523. Feyenoord (NED) 47,50024. Ajax (NED) 47,01625. Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 46,12526. PSG (FRA) 45,74027. Guanzhou Evergrande (CHI) 44,64128. Sporting CP (POR) 44,59129. Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 44,29530. Atletico Madrid (ESP) 44,02531. Seattle Sounders FC (USA) 42,63632. Olympique Lyon (FRA) 42,11533. Chelsea (ENG) 41,52334. UANL Tigres (MEX) 41,31635. Sunderland (ENG) 41,22636. RB Leipzig (GER) 40,849 *Attendance figures according to ESPN FC and WorldFootball.net
2ndHighest Attendance
in the Americas
THE FORTRESS SEA OF GREEN
2016 REPORTED ATTENDANCE RANKINGS
PERFORMING FOR THE MASSES
143Consecutive Home
MLS Sellouts
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2016 SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASONSITUATIONAL SPLITS PLAYER SPLITS GOAL SPLITS
Overall 14-14-6
Home 10-5-2Away 4-9-4
March 0-3-0 April 3-1-1May 1-3-0June 1-2-0July 1-3-2August 3-1-1September 3-0-1October 2-1-1
vs. Eastern Conf. 6-4-1 vs. Western Conf. 8-10-5
National TV 7-8-2Local TV 7-6-4
When leading at half 7-1-0When tied at half 7-3-4When trailing at half 0-10-2 When scoring first 11-3-1When conceding first 3-11-4
With 0 goals scored 0-7-1With 1 goal scored 4-6-5With 2 goals scored 6-1-0With 3 goals scored 2-0-0With 4+ goals scored 2-0-0
Conceding 0 goals 7-0-1Conceding 1 goal 6-3-5Conceding 2 goals 1-7-0Conceding 3 goals 0-3-0Conceding 4+ goals 0-1-0
When Alonso...Scores or assists 3-1-0Starts 14-12-6
When Dempsey...Scores 5-0-0Scores or assists 5-0-0Starts 8-7-2 When Evans...Scores or assists 2-0-0Starts 8-10-3
When Friberg...Scores or assists 2-0-0Starts 6-9-3
When Ivanschitz...Scores 1-2-0Scores or assists 5-3-1Starts 10-11-4
When Lodeiro...Scores 1-1-2Scores or assists 5-2-2Starts 7-2-4
When Morris...Scores 8-2-1Scores or assists 10-2-1Starts 13-14-5
When Roldan...Scores or assists 5-2-1Starts 13-9-6
GOALS SCORED (44)While leading 13While tied 19While trailing 12
Inside the six-yard box 12Inside the 18-yard box 22Outside the area 7Penalties 3
Run of play 30Set piece (PK) 14 (3)Own Goals 0
Unassisted 12One assist 21Two assists 11
Forwards 10Midfielders 16Defenders 7 Own Goal 1
GOALS ALLOWED (43)While leading 12While tied 22While trailing 9
Inside the six-yard box 10Inside the 18-yard box 24Outside the area 3Penalties 6
Run of play 28Set piece (PK) 15 (6)Own Goals 0
Unassisted 12One assist 19Two assists 12
Forwards 14Midfielders 21Defenders 7
SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS
MIDFIELDER Dempsey (11) MIDFIELDER Friberg (9) MIDFIELDER Roldan (23) Lodeiro (9) Alonso (32) Friberg (8) Ivanschitz (4) Roldan (2) Ivanschitz (3)
MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Ivanschitz (18) Morris (24) Kovar (10) Gomez (5) Valdez (7) Morris (7) Fernandez (4) Dempsey (3) Fernandez (4) Dempsey (3) Lodeiro (4) J. Jones (2) Gomez (4) Morris (1) Roldan (3) Valdez (1) Anderson (2)
LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK RIGHT BACK J. Jones (27) Evans (20) Marshall (17) Mears (32) Remick (6) Marshall (14) Scott (9) Fisher (2) Alfaro (1) Torres (8) GOALKEEPER Frei (33) Miller (1)
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SOUNDERS FC HISTORYINTERIM HEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER
Longtime Sounders FC assistant and former USL Sounders manager Brian Schmetzer was named Interim Head Coach on July 26, 2016 following the departure of Sigi Schmid. Schmetzer entered his eighth season as Top Assistant Coach in 2016, a position he retained since December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget Sound soccer community’s most recognizable figures after playing and coaching for the region’s top professional franchises since 1980.
Schmetzer served seven seasons as the Head Coach of the Sounders’ United Soccer League’s First Division club. He guided Seattle to USL-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008.
Schmetzer has 13 years of experience coaching and 15 years of playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship teams during that span. Schmetzer was Head Coach of the USL-1 Sounders from 2002-2008. In addition to the two league championships, his teams also twice won the Commissioner’s Cup for the best record and qualified for the playoffs six of seven years. He was chosen USL-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going 23-4-1. The Sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular season record was 100-57-41. A Seattle native, Schmetzer signed with the Sounders’ North American Soccer League franchise following his graduation from Nathan Hale High School in 1980. He played three seasons as a midfielder for Seattle before going to Tulsa for the final NASL season in 1984. Schmetzer was coached by his father as a youth and his team won seven out of 10 state youth championships.
Schmetzer signed with the San Diego Sockers in 1984 and played seven sea-sons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with San Diego (1984-1988), Tacoma (1988-1990) and St. Louis (1990-1991). He was a member of San Diego’s MISL championship teams in 1985, 1986 and 1988. He returned to Seattle for the Sounders’ inaugural A-League season in 1994 before completing his playing career with the SeaDogs from 1995-1996.
In 1985, Schmetzer played on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil’s Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle, Schmetzer’s teammates included younger brothers Andy and Walter. Schmetzer has three children, Daniela, Colin and Kian.
SCHMETZER VS. MLS
Team Regular Season Postseason TotalChicago 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Colorado 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Columbus 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 D.C. United 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 FC Dallas 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Houston 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 Kansas City 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 L.A. Galaxy 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 Montreal 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New England 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New York 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 New York City 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Orlando City 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Philadelphia 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Portland 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Real Salt Lake 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 San Jose 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Toronto 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Vancouver 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 TOTAL 8-2-4 0-0-0 8-2-4
SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS)CAREER
GAMES STARTED 226 Alonso 221 Alonso 188 Evans 172 Evans137 Gonzalez 120 Gonzalez119 Montero 109 Montero118 Scott 103 Hurtado MINUTES GOALS19,474 Alonso 47 Montero15,007 Evans 40 Martins10,638 Gonzalez 34 Dempsey9,450 Montero 26 Neagle9,123 Hurtado 23 Johnson
ASSISTS SHOTS34 Montero 411 Montero Rosales 271 Dempsey27 Evans 264 Alonso23 Martins 182 Neagle21 Dempsey 161 Martins
SAVES SHUTOUTS301 Frei 30 Keller270 Keller 27 Frei135 Gspurning 18 Gspurning
SINGLE-SEASON GAMES STARTED34 Frei, 2014 34 Frei, 2014 Keller, 2011 Keller, 2011 Morris, 2016 33 Alonso, 201433 Alonso, 2011 Mears, 2015 Frei, 2016 Frei, 2016 Montero, 2012 32 Alonso, 2011 Rosales, 2013 32 Neagle, 2015 Alonso, 2014 Marshall, 2014 Mears, 2015 Alonso, 2016 Roldan, 2016 Mears, 2016 Frei, 2016 Morris, 2016 MINUTES GOALS3,060 Frei, 2014 17 Martins, 2014 Keller, 2011 15 Dempsey, 20142,960 Mears, 2015 Martins, 20152,952 Alonso, 2014 14 Johnson, 20122,891 Alonso, 2011 13 Montero, 2012
ASSISTS SHOTS13 Martins, 2014 126 Montero, 2012 Rosales, 2012 113 Dempsey, 2014 Rosales, 2011 108 Montero, 201110 Montero, 2010 91 Montero, 2010 Dempsey, 2014 86 Montero, 2009 Dempsey, 2015
SAVES SHUTOUTS111 Frei, 2015 11 Keller, 2010110 Keller, 2011 10 Frei, 201599 Frei, 2014 2 others
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2016 TRANSACTIONS WEEKLY AWARDSWEEK PLAYER AWARD
Week 34 Román Tores MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 30 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Osvaldo Alonso MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 29 Jordan Morris MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Osvaldo Alonso MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 28 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 24 Clint Dempsey MLS Player of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Cristian Roldan MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 23 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 22 Nico Lodeiro MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Jordan Morris MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Clint Dempsey MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 21 Nico Lodeiro MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 19 Andreas Ivanschitz MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 10 Jordan Morris MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 9 Zach Scott MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 7 Andreas Ivanschitz MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 6 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 5 Osvaldo Alonso MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week
DATE PLAYER TRANSACTIONAug. 23 Román Torres Activated from Disabled List
Aug. 4 Andy Craven Waived
July 28 Alvaro Fernandez Signed to contract
July 27 Nicolás Lodeiro Signed as a Designated Player
July 20 Zach Mathers Signed to short-term agreement
July 5 Zach Mathers Signed to short-term agreement Michael Nelson Signed to short-term agreement Jimmy Ockford Recalled from loan June 28 Zach Mathers Signed to short-term agreement
June 15 Zach Mathers Signed to short-term agreement
March 24 Herculez Gomez Signed to contract
March 8 Tony Alfaro Signed to contract Damion Lowe Loaned to Minnesota United Acquired TAM and an international roster spot from Toronto FC in exchange for GAM
March 1 Oalex Anderson Signed to contract Jimmy Ockford Loaned to New York Cosmos Jordan Schweitzer Added to S2 roster
Feb. 25 Obafemi Martins Transferred to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC Feb. 23 Nathan Sturgis Signed to contract
Jan. 22 Zach Scott Re-signed with Sounders FC
Jan. 21 Jordan Morris Signed to Homegrown Player contract
Jan. 20 Michael Farfan Signed to contract
Jan. 19 Emir Alihodzic Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 54th overall pick Michael Nelson Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 76th overall pick
Jan. 14 Joevin Jones Acquired from Chicago for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick and General Allocation Money Tony Alfaro Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 27th overall pick Zach Mathers Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 35th overall pick
Jan. 11 Troy Perkins Retired
Jan. 7 Gonzalo Pineda Retired
Jordan Schweitzer Signed to Homegrown Player contract
Dec. 21 Andy Craven Signed to contract Tyler Miller Signed to contract
Dec. 2 9 players Contract options declinedDec. 2 11 players Contract options exercised
2016 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER CONSTRUCTIONDRAFT
PLAYER YEAR (DRAFT)Evans 2009 (Expansion)Remick 2013 (SuperDraft)Lowe 2014 (SuperDraft)Ockford 2014 (SuperDraft)Roldan 2015 (SuperDraft)Miller 2015 (SuperDraft)Fisher 2015 (SuperDraft)Lyon 2015 (SuperDraft)Alfaro 2016 (SuperDraft)
TRADEPLAYER YEAR (TEAM)Frei 2013 (Toronto)Marshall 2013 (Columbus)J. Jones 2016 (Chicago)
SIGNINGPLAYER YEAR (DP / HG)Scott 2009Alonso 2009 Dempsey 2013 (DP)Kovar 2014 (HG)Mansaray 2014 (HG)D. Jones 2015 (HG)Mears 2015Friberg 2015Ivanschitz 2015Valdez* 2015 (DP)Torres 2015Farfan 2016Morris 2016 (HG)Sturgis 2016Anderson 2016Gomez 2016Lodeiro 2016 (DP) Fernandez 2016
MONTHLY AWARDSMONTH PLAYER AWARD
September Chad Marshall MLS Player of the MonthAugust Nico Lodeiro MLS Player of the Month
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2016 SOUNDERS FC ROSTERNo Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 3/12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA)2 Clint Dempsey F 6-1 170 3/9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)3 Brad Evans M 6-1 170 4/20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus4 Tyrone Mears D 5-11 163 2/18/83 Manchester, England Bolton (ENG)5 Jimmy Ockford* D 6-1 185 6/10/92 Yardley, PA Louisville (NCAA)6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5-11 155 11/11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL)7 Cristian Roldan M 5-8 165 6/3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA)8 Erik Friberg M 5-11 154 2/10/86 Göteborg, Sweden Esbjerg (DEN) 9 Herculez Gomez M 5-10 160 4/6/82 Oxnard, CA Toronto FC10 Nicolás Lodeiro M 5-7 150 3/21/89 Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG)11 Aaron Kovar M 5-10 155 8/14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA)12 Michael Farfan M 5-9 160 6/23/88 San Diego, CA D.C. United13 Jordan Morris F 6-0 185 10/26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA)14 Chad Marshall D 6-4 190 8/22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Dylan Remick D 6-0 165 5/19/91 Inverness, IL Brown (NCAA)16 Nelson Valdez F 5-10 160 11/28/83 Caaguazú, Paraguay Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)17 Darwin Jones F 5-10 175 4/4/92 Des Moines, WA Washington (NCAA)18 Nathan Sturgis M 5-10 160 7/6/87 St. Augustine, FL Houston20 Zach Scott D 5-11 175 7/2/80 Haiku, HI Seattle (USL)21 Alvaro Fernandez M 6-1 159 10/11/85 Soriano, Uraguay Chicago22 Charlie Lyon GK 6-2 215 4/10/92 St. Charles, IL Marquette (NCAA)23 Andreas Ivanschitz M 6-0 180 10/15/83 Eisenstadt, Austria Levante (ESP)24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 4/20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 25 Tony Alfaro D 6-2 190 6/15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 29 Román Torres D 6-2 195 3/20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL)31 Damion Lowe* D 6-3 175 5/5/93 Kingston, Jamaica Hartford (NCAA) 33 Joevin Jones D 5-11 160 8/3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago39 Oalex Anderson F 5-8 155 11/1193 Barrouallie, St. Vincent Sounders FC 2 (USL) 80 Victor Mansaray F 5-11 180 2/22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy91 Oniel Fisher M/D 5-9 155 11/22/91 Portmore, Jamaica New Mexico (NCAA)
*Out on loan
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
No. Name Pos Pronunication4 Tyrone Mears D MEERS6 Osvaldo Alonso M ahs-VAHL-doe7 Cristian Roldan M Roll-dahn8 Erik Friberg M Free-burg10 Nicolás Lodeiro M NEEKO-loss lo-DARE-oh21 Alvaro Fernandez M al-VAR-oh23 Andreas Ivanschitz M EVEN-shitz24 Stefan Frei GK STEF-in FRY25 Tony Alfaro D Al-FAR-oh29 Román Torres D roe-MAHN33 Joevin Jones D JOE-vin39 Oalex Anderson F OH-lex80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY91 Oniel Fisher M/D Oh-neel
COACHING STAFF Brian Schmetzer Interim Head CoachAnte Razov Assistant CoachDjimi Traore Assistant CoachTom Dutra Goalkeeper CoachDavid Tenney Sports Science and Performance ManagerKurt Schmid Assistant Coach/ScoutChad Kolarcik Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
TECHNICAL STAFF Garth Lagerwey General Manager & President of SoccerChris Henderson Sporting DirectorGrant Clark Team Administration DirectorVince Johnson Team Services DirectorRandy Noteboom Director of Sports MedicineChris Cornish Head Athletic TrainerPaul Lombardo Assistant Athletic TrainerAki Tajima Assistant Athletic TrainerNolan Myer Head Equipment ManagerBrett Johnson Assistant Equipment ManagerScott Tranilla Assistant Equipment ManagerRavi Ramineni Sports Science Data AnalystSean Muldoon Assistant Strength Coach / Sports Scientist
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATSUNF POS Player GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC/FS OFF CK C/E13 F Jordan Morris 34 32 2856 12 4 71 36 29/24 18 0 0/02 F Clint Dempsey 17 17 1429 8 2 65 22 23/27 6 1 1/110 M Nicolás Lodeiro 13 13 1170 4 8 33 11 8/44 5 40 5/07 M Cristian Roldan 33 28 2632 4 3 30 11 27/46 4 2 2/014 D Chad Marshall 30 30 2634 4 0 21 9 13/19 0 0 2/023 M Andreas Ivanschitz 28 25 1910 3 8 36 13 13/30 6 100 5/06 M Osvaldo Alonso 32 32 2826 3 4 43 11 51/63 0 0 7/133 D Joevin Jones 33 29 2547 2 3 16 5 29/11 1 0 6/03 D Brad Evans 23 21 1866 1 1 9 1 12/13 0 0 1/221 M Alvaro Fernandez 10 8 530 1 1 5 2 8/11 4 0 0/011 M Aaron Kovar 16 10 811 1 0 21 5 11/8 0 10 1/08 M Erik Friberg 25 18 1582 0 2 12 2 17/5 1 12 3/04 D Tyrone Mears 32 32 2835 0 2 3 0 33/22 1 2 3/016 F Nelson Valdez 24 8 900 0 1 30 11 21/22 9 0 4/091 D Oniel Fisher 6 2 232 0 1 1 0 10/5 0 0 1/1 24 GK Stefan Frei 33 33 2970 0 0 1 1 0/5 0 0 0/020 D Zach Scott 14 9 886 0 0 4 1 7/13 0 0 2/09 F Herculez Gomez 21 9 842 0 0 14 7 16/18 2 23 1/029 D Román Torres 9 8 765 0 0 6 1 5/5 1 0 1/015 D Dylan Remick 11 6 537 0 0 1 0 6/5 0 0 1/039 F Oalex Anderson 15 2 334 0 0 9 4 7/14 0 0 0/050 D Tony Alfaro 6 1 286 0 0 2 0 1/4 0 0 0/01 GK Tyler Miller 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/017 F Darwin Jones 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0/0 Team totals 34 34 3060 44 40 432 153 350/441 58 190 47/5 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 43 43 430 141 441/350 48 181 62/3
GP-games played; GS-games started; MIN-minutes; G-goals;A-assists; P-points; SHT-shots; SOG-shots on goal; FC/FS-fouls committed/fouls suffered; CK-corner kicks; OFF-offsides; C/E-cautions/ejections
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Morris 6, Dempsey 5, Marshall 1, Evans 1, Roldan 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ivanschitz 3, Morris 2, Roldan 2, Lodeiro 2, Friberg 2, Dempsey 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dempsey 2-3, Brad Evans 1-1
UNF POS Player GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W-L-D SO24 GK Stefan Frei 33 33 2970 137 91 41 1.24 6 8 14-13-6 81 GK Tyler Miller 1 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 0 0 0-1-0 0 Team totals 34 34 3060 141 93 43 1.26 6 8 14-14-6 8 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 153 103 44 1.29 3 4 14-14-6 8
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 0 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1March 6, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,525
SCORINGSEA - NoneSKC - Coelho (Quintilla) 73’
Lineup: Frei; Fisher+, Marshall, Evans (Remick 90’), J. Jones; Roldan, Alonso, Ivanschitz; Dempsey, Valdez (Scott 70’), Morris (Anderson 83’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, D. Jones, Kovar, Sturgis
Sounders FC 1 at Real Salt Lake 2March 12, 2016 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT)Attendance: 19,282
SCORINGSEA - Alonso 28’RSL - Obayan (Plata) 43’, Olave (Martinez, Plata) 86’
Lineup: Miller, Mears, Scott*, Marshall,J. Jones*; Friberg* (Roldan 18’), Alonso, Ivanschitz; Morris (D. Jones 76’), Valdez (Kovar 90’), Dempsey*
Substitutes Not Used: Lyon, Alfaro, Remick, Sturgis
Sounders FC 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2March 19, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 40,012
SCORINGSEA - Ivanschitz 52’VAN - Morales (penalty) 10’, Morales (penalty) 74’
Lineup: Frei; Mears*, Scott, Marshall*, J. Jones; Roldan, Alonso, Ivan-schitz (Kovar 88’); Dempsey, Valdez, Morris (Anderson 71’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Fisher, Remick, Sturgis
Sounders FC 1 vs. Montreal Impact 0April 2, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,705
SCORINGSEA - Dempsey (Ivanschitz) 79’MTL - None
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans, Remick (J. Jones 74’); Roldan, Alonso, Dempsey; Kovar (Morris 57’), Valdez (Anderson 68’), Ivanschitz*
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Gomez, Scott
Sounders FC 1 at Houston Dynamo 1April 10, 2016 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)Attendance: 20,975
SCORINGSEA - Marshall 90’+4’HOU - Barnes (Anibaba) 35’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans, J. Jones* (Remick 71’); Roldan, Alonso, Dempsey; Kovar (Anderson 63’), Morris (Gomez 79’), Ivanschitz
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Scott, Sturgis
Sounders FC 2 vs. Philadelphia Union 1April 16, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,620
SCORINGSEA - Marshall (Ivanschitz) 41’, Morris (Ivanschitz) 71’PHI - Le Toux (Sapong, Alves) 73’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans, Remick*; Roldan (Gomez 75’), Alonso*, Dempsey; Anderson (Valdez* 63’), Morris (J. Jones 82’), Ivan-schitz
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Farfan, Kovar, Scott
Sounders FC 1 vs. Colorado Rapids 3April 23, 2016 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO)Attendance: 17,294
SCORINGSEA - Morris (Roldan) 63’COL - Jones (Gashi) 20’; Solignac (Badji, Williams) 51’; Doyle (Castillo, Cronin) 86’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans+, J. Jones; Roldan, Alonso, Ivan-schitz (Friberg 50’); Anderson (Remick 77’), Morris, Gomez (Kovar 71’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, D. Jones, Scott
Sounders FC 1 vs. Columbus Crew SC 0April 30, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,473
SCORINGSEA - Morris 88’CLB - None
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Scott, J. Jones; Alonso*, Roldan, Dempsey (Valdez 78’); Gomez (Anderson 87’), Morris, Kovar (Friberg* 65’)
Substitutes Not Used: Lyon, Alfaro, Fisher, Remick
Sounders FC 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 0May 7, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,570
SCORINGSEA - Dempsey (Friberg, Morris) 26’; Morris (Alonso) 89’SJ - None
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans, J. Jones; Alonso*, Friberg (Roldan 72’), Dempsey; Gomez (Ivanschitz 85’), Morris, Kovar (Valdez 64’)
Substitutes Not Used: Lyon, Anderson, Remick, Scott
Sounders FC 0 at FC Dallas 2May 14, 2016 at Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)Attendance: 39,570
SCORINGSEA - NoneDAL - Diaz (penalty) 3’; Barrios (Rosales) 80’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Evans, J. Jones; Alonso, Friberg, Roldan (Anderson 78’); Gomez (Ivanschitz 66’), Morris, Dempsey
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Kovar, Sturgis, Remick, Scott
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 0 vs. Colorado Rapids 1May 21, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 41,028
SCORINGSEA - NoneCOL - Sjoberg (Burch) 43’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Scott, Evans, J. Jones; Alonso, Friberg, Dempsey; Kovar (Gomez 66’), Morris, Ivanschitz (Anderson 79’, Remick 83’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Roldan, Fisher
Sounders FC 1 at New England Revolution 2 May 28, 2016 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)Attendance: 21,456
SCORINGSEA - Kovar 7’DC - Nguyen (penalty) 24’ DC - Hollinger-Janzen (Nguyen) 80’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Scott, Evans (Alfaro 40’), J. Jones; Alonso, Friberg, Ivanschitz (Roldan 56’); Kovar, Morris, Gomez (D. Jones 82’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Lyon, Fisher, Remick, Sturgis
Sounders FC 2 at D.C. United 0June 1, 2016 at RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)Attendance: 15,174
SCORINGSEA - Morris 79’SEA - J. Jones (Alonso) 83’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Scott (Alfaro 40’), Evans - captain, Remick; Alonso, Roldan, Friberg; Kovar* (Gomez 86’), Morris, Ivanschitz* (J. Jones 74’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Sturgis, D. Jones
Sounders FC 0 at New York Red Bulls 2June 19, 2016 at Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)Attendance: 21,102
SCORINGNY - Grella 18’NY - Grella 59’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans, Marshall, Remick; Alonso*, Friberg*, Ivan-schitz (Roldan 81’); J. Jones (J. Jones 68’), Kovar (Valdez 68’), Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Scott, Gomez
Sounders FC 0 vs. New York FC 2June 25, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 47,537
SCORINGNYC - Frank Lampard (R.J. Allen) 38’NYC - Ronald Matarrita (Mikey Lopez) 87’
Lineup: Stefan Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, Remick (Valdez 57’); Alonso, Friberg, Ivanschitz (Anderson 77’); Kovar (Roldan 66’), Morris, Jones Substitutes not used: Miller, Scott, Farfan, Gomez
Sounders FC 1 at Toronto FC 1July 2, 2016 at BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)Attendance: 26,750
SCORINGTOR - Hamilton 60’SEA - Morris (J. Jones) 61’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Scott - captain, Marshall (Alfaro 51’), J. Jones; Alon-so, Roldan, Friberg; Kovar (Gomez 85’), Morris, Ivanschitz (Valdez 70’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Sturgis, Anderson
Sounders FC 0 vs. LA Galaxy 1July 9, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 40,813
SCORINGLA - Keane (Zardes, Romney) 15’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Marshall, Scott - captain, Jones; Alonso, Roldan ( Gomez 83’), Friberg; Morris, Dempsey*, Valdez (Anderson 64’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Fisher, Kovar, Ivanschitz
Sounders FC 5 vs. FC Dallas 0July 13, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 40,101
SCORINGSEA - Dempsey (penalty) 6’SEA - Ivanschitz (Alonso) 18’SEA - Morris (Dempsey, Alonso) 22’SEA - J. Jones (Fisher) 61’SEA - Roldan (Ivanschitz) 73’
Lineup: Frei; Fisher, Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones; Alonso (Alfaro 62’), Roldan, Friberg (Kovar HT); Morris (Anderson 69’), Dempsey+, Ivanschitz
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Remick, Farfan, Gomez
Sounders FC 1 at Portland Timbers 3July 17, 2016 at Providence Park (Portland, OR)Attendance: 21,1444
SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Melano) 44’POR - Valeri (Taylor) 50’SEA - Marshall (Ivanschitz) 59’POR - Adi (Melano) 64’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall,J. Jones (Remick 72’); Alonso, Roldan, Friberg; Morris, Valdez ( Gomez 77’), Ivanschitz* (Aaron Kovar 72’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Anderson, Fisher, Alfaro
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Sounders FC 0 at Sporting KC 3July 24, 2016 at Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)Attendance: 18,563
SCORINGSKC - Dwyer (Espinoza, Zusi) 21’SKC - Peterson (Abdul-Salaam, Opara) 48+ SKC - Dwyer 79’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall,J. Jones; Roldan, Friberg (Alfaro HT), Dempsey; Gomez (Scott HT), Morris, Ivanschitz (Farfan 64;)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Valdez, Anderson
Sounders FC 1 vs. LA Galaxy 1 July 31, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 48,458
SCORINGSEA - Roldan (Valdez) 49’LA - Lletget (Gerrard, dos Santos) 78’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Morris; Valdez (Gomez 57’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Scott, Fernandez, Ivanschitz, Anderson
Sounders FC 3 at Orlando City SC 1 August 7, 2016 at Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL)Attendance: 28,247
SCORINGORL - Hines (Kaká) 7’SEA - Dempsey (Mears, Lodeiro) 14’SEA - Dempsey (Morris, Roldan) 37’SEA - Dempsey (Morris, Lodeiro) 48’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones (Scott* 57’); Alonso*, Roldan*; Lodeiro*, Dempsey (Valdez 59’), Ivanschitz (Fernandez 83’); Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Friberg, Anderson, Gomez
Sounders FC 2 vs. Real Salt Lake 1 August 14, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,491
SCORINGSEA - Lodeiro (Ivanschitz) 24’ SEA - Morris (Lodeiro, Dempsey) 37’ RSL - Plata (Movsisyan) 62’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones; Alonso, Roldan; Lodeiro, Dempsey (Gomez 89’), Ivanschitz (Friberg 69’); Morris (Valdez 83’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Fernandez, Anderson
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 3 vs. Portland Timbers 1 August 21, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 53,302
SCORINGSEA - Dempsey (penalty) 61’ SEA - Dempsey (Roldan) 80’ SEA - Roldan (Evans, Lodeiro) 83’ POR - Adi (Powell) 90’+3’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones*; Alonso, Roldan; Lodeiro*, Dempsey, Ivanschitz* (Friberg 71’); Morris (Anderson 89’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Fernandez, Valdez
Sounders FC 1 at Houston Dynamo 1 August 24, 2016 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)Attendance: 16,125
SCORINGHOU - Wenger (Clark, Bruin) 75’ SEA - Lodeiro (J. Jones, Ivanschitz) 90’+4’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Scott, Remick (Ivanschitz 78’); Friberg (J. Jones 58’), Alonso, Roldan*, Fernandez, Lodeiro; Valdez (Morris 57’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Torres, Gomez, Anderson
Sounders FC 2 at Portland Timbers 4 August 28, 2016 at Providence Park (Portland, OR)Attendance: 21,144
SCORINGPOR - Andriuskevicius (Jewsbury) 16’POR - Adi 21’POR - Melano (Chara, Valeri) 29’POR - Taylor (Valeri) 44’SEA - Ivanschitz (Lodeiro) 47’SEA - Morris (Lodeiro, Ivanschitz) 51’
Lineup: Frei; Mears (Torres HT), Evans - captain, Marshall, J. Jones*; Alonso, Roldan, Fernandez (Gomez HT), Lodeiro*, Ivanschitz* (Valdez* 83’); Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Scott, Friberg
Sounders FC 1 at San Jose Earthquakes 1 September 10, 2016 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA)Attendance: 18,000
SCORINGSJ - Wondolowski (Stewart) 20’SEA - Lodeiro 80’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres, Marshall,J, Jones (Fisher 55’); Friberg (Fer-nandez 65’), Alonso* - captain, Roldan (Valdez 80’), Lodeiro, Ivanschitz; Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Gomez, Anderson
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Sounders FC 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 September 17, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 47,111
SCORINGSEA - Morris (Friberg, Lodeiro) 81’
Lineup: Frei; Mears*, Torres, Marshall, J. Jones; Alonso - captain, Roldan, Fernandez (Valdez* 62’), Lodeiro, Ivanschitz (Friberg 72’); Morris (Scott (90’+4’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Gomez, Anderson, Fisher
Sounders FC 2 at LA Galaxy 4 September 25, 2016 at StubHub Center (Carson, CA)Attendance: 25,819
SCORINGLA - Keane (Lletget, dos Santos) 20’ SEA - Van Damme (own goal) 35’ SEA - Morris (Fernandez) 63’ SEA - Morris 73’ SEA - Alonso (Lodeiro) 78’ LA - Keane (penalty) 85’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres*, Marshall, J. Jones (Fisher 82’); Alonso - captain, Roldan, Fernandez, (Gomez 83’) Lodeiro*, Ivanschitz (Valdez* 65’); Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Sturgis, Anderson
Sounders FC 1s vs. Chicago Fire 0 September 28, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,269
SCORINGSEA - Marshall (Ivanschitz) 24’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres, Marshall, J. Jones; Alonso - captain, Roldan, Fernandez (Friberg 57’), Lodeiro*, Ivanschitz (Valdez 71’); Morris (Gomez 90’)
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Fisher
Sounders FC 2 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 October 2, 2016 at BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.)Attendance: 24,847
SCORINGVAN - Morales (penalty) 25’ SEA - Alonso (J. Jones) 39’ SEA - Evans (penalty) 81’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres, Marshall,J. Jones; Alonso - captain, Roldan, Fernandez (Fisher* 9’) (Evans+ 65’), Gomez, Friberg (Valdez 79’); Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Kovar, Anderson
Sounders FC 0 vs. Houston Dynamo 0 October 12, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,772
SCORINGNone
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres, Marshall, Alfaro (Anderson 74’); Alonso - captain, Roldan, Gomez (Valdez 62’), Lodeiro, Ivanschitz (Friberg 16’); Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Kovar, Sturgis
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 1 at FC Dallas 2 October 16, 2016 at Toyota Stadium (Friso, TX)Attendance: 14,468
SCORINGSEA - Lodeiro 41’ DAL - Urruti 79’ DAL - Ruiz 89’
Lineup: Frei; Mears*, Torres - captain, Marshall (Scott 63’), J. Jones; Roldan, Friberg, Fernandez (Kovar 74’), Gomez (Fisher 88’), Lodeiro; Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Farfan, Jones
Sounders FC 2 vs. Real Salt Lake 1October 23, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 50,022
SCORINGSEA - Fernandez (Morris, Mears) 3’ RSL - Mulholland (Allen) 4’ SEA - Roldan 31’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Torres, Marshall*, J. Jones; Alonso, Friberg* (Valdez 69’), Roldan, Fernandez (Evans 78’), Lodeiro; Morris
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Fisher, Gomez, Kovar, Scott
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2015-2016 SCOTIABANK CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORESSounders FC 2 vs. Club America 2February 23, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,836
SCORINGSEA - Dempsey 44’, Dempsey (Ivanschitz) 52’CA - Quintero (Sambueza) 45’, Peralta (Sambueza) 70’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans - captain, Marshall, Jones; Friberg (Roldan 74’), Alonso*, Ivanschitz*; Morris (Jones 85’), Valdez (Kovar 74’), Dempsey
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Sturgis, Scott, Fisher
Sounders FC 1 at Club America 3March 2, 2016 at Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
SCORINGSEA - Own Goal (Aguilar) 41’CA - Quintero (Sambueza) 42’, Peralta (Sambueza) 45+1’, Andrade (Aguilar) 50’’
Lineup: Frei; Mears, Evans, Marshall, Jones; Friberg (Jones 75’), Alon-so, Ivanschitz (Roldan 70’); Morris (Kovar 70’), Valdez, Dempsey
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Fisher, Sturgis
2016 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORESSounders FC 2 vs. Kitsap Pumas 0June 15, 2016 at Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, WA)Attendance: 3,515
SCORINGSEA - Roldan (Kovar) 71’, J. Jones (Friberg) 90+1’KIT - None
Lineup: Miller; Fisher, Scott - captain, Alfaro, Remick; Roldan, Mathers, Sturgis (Friberg HT); Kovar, Gomez (Craven 84’), Jones (J. Jones 63’)
Substitutes Not Used: Lyon, Marshall, Mears, Morris
Sounders FC 1 (4) vs. Real Salt Lake (1)June 28, 2016 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT)Attendance: 17,087
SCORING RSL - Joao Plata (penalty) 43’SEA - Nelson Valdez 51’ SHOOTOUT RESULTS
SEA - Herculez Gomez - ScoredRSL - Juan Manuel Martinez - ScoredSEA - Jordan Morris - ScoredRSL - Joao Plata - SavedSEA - Zach Scott - ScoredRSL - Kyle Beckerman - SavedSEA - Erik Friberg - Scored
Lineup: Miller; Fisher, Scott, Alfaro, Remick; Sturgis, Roldan, Mathers (Friberg 64’); Gomez, Valdez (J. Jones 100’), Anderson (Jordan Morris 79’)
Substitutes Not Used: Lyon, Farfan, Kovar, Mears
Sounders FC 2 at LA Galaxy 4July 20, 2016 at StubHub Center Track Field (Carson, CA)Attendance: 3,515
SCORINGSEA - Farfan 4’LA - Gordon (Husidic, Lletget) 17’SEA - Gomez (Remick,Farfan) 58’LA - Giovani dos Santos 77’LA - Lletget (Husidic, Zardes) 85’LA - Lletget (Zardes) 88’
Lineup: Miller; Fisher, Scott - captain, Alfaro, Remick; Mathers, Sturgis (Evans 76’), Farfan; Kovar (Roldan 66’), Gomez, Anderson (Morris 82’)
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: March 12, 1993 Hometown: Woodbury, NJ College: Northwestern
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to a First Team contract on December 21, 2015. Originally signed by Sounders FC 2 to contract on July 9, 2015 after being selected in the Second Round (33rd overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (2015).
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut and first career start in 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 12, 2016) • Made eight saves in penalty-kick shootout win at Real Salt Lake in Fifth Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (June 28, 2016)• Made one appearance for Sounders FC 2, recording a shutout in a 4-0 win against Arizona United SC• A three-time All-Big-10 First Team selection and 2014 Big Ten Goal-keeper of the Year• Only player to earn both All-America and Scholar All-America honors in 2014
1 GK TYLER MILLERHeight: 6-1 Weight: 170Born: March 9, 1983 Hometown: Nacogdoches, TexasCitizenship: United States College: Furman
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as a Designated Player on August 3, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Tottenham Hotspur (England, 2012-2013), Fulham (England, 2007-2012), New England (2004-2006).
CAREER NOTES
• Became first player in club history to record two career hat tricks (Au-gust 7, 2016)• Former U.S. captain and second all-time with 48 goals for USMNT• Only player in MLS to record both 10 goals and 10 assists in each of the past two seasons• Scored fastest goal in club history (23 seconds) in 3-2 loss vs. SJ (March 14, 2015)• Holds American record with 57 goals in EPL with Fulham and Tottenham• 25 goals and 14 assists in 71 appearances for New England Revolution from 2004-06
2 F CLINT DEMPSEY
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
Height: 6-1Weight: 170Born: April 20, 1985 Hometown: Phoenix, ArizonaCitizenship: United States College: UC Irvine
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected from Columbus in the MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, 2008. Signed multi-year contract on November 20, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Columbus (2007-08).
CAREER NOTES
• Tied MLS record with three first-half assists at CHV (September 3, 2014)• Perfect 8/8 career on penalty kicks (10/10 across all competitions)• Scored latest goal in club history (in regulation) with penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time in 2-1 win against CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015)• Set career-high in games played and starts (29) in 2012• Recorded game-winning assist in USMNT’s friendly win vs. GER (June 10, 2015)• Won 2008 MLS Cup with Columbus and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups with Seattle• Has earned 25 caps for U.S. National Team with one goal
3 D BRAD EVANS Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
Height: 5-11 Weight: 163Born: February 18, 1983 Hometown: Manchester, EnglandCitizenship: England Pronunciation: MEERS
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired as Discovery Signing on December 29, 2014.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Bolton Wanderers (England, 2011-2014), Burnley (England, 2009-2011), Marseille (France, 2008-2009), Derby County (England, 2007-2009), West Ham United (England, 2006-2007), Preston North End (England, 2002-2006), Manchester City (England, 2001-2002).
CAREER NOTES
• Scored game-winner for first MLS goal in 1-0 win vs. D.C. United (July 3, 2015)• Led team with 34 starts and 2,960 minutes in 2015 • Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 1 and Week 18 (2015)• In 2010-2011, made a career-high 49 total appearances for Burnley• Advanced Marseille through the quarterfinal of the UEFA Cup with extra time game-winning goal in 2009• Product of the Manchester City youth system
4 D TYRONE MEARS
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185Born: June 10, 1992 Hometown: Yardley, PA Citizenship: United States College: Louisville
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (21st overall) in 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Loaned to New York Cosmos for 2014 and 2016 season• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijua-na (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut with start at Philadelphia (June 24, 2015) Started and played 81 minutes in 2-1 win vs. CD Olimpia in SCCL Group Stage (August 19, 2015)• Scored two goals in 10 appearances for Cosmos in 2014
5 D JIMMY OCKFORDHeight: 5-11 Weight: 155Born: November 11, 1985 Hometown: San Cristóbal, Cuba Citizenship: Cuba Pronunciation: ahs-VAHL-doe
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as free agent on January 26, 2009. Signed to contract extension on February 17, 2011. Signed as a Designated Player on November 19, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Charleston Battery (USL, 2008), FC Pinar del Rio (Cuba, 2005-07).
CAREER NOTES
• Voted team MVP for fourth consecutive season in 2013• Seattle’s all-time leader in games played, starts and minutes• Named to the 2012 MLS Best XI for first time in his career• Granted full U.S. citizenship on June 16, 2012• Capped 17 times by Cuban National Team and captain of U-23 team during 2008 Olympic qualifying
6 M OSVALDO ALONSO
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, CaliforniaCitizenship: United StatesCollege: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn
HOW ACQUIRED
Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015
CAREER NOTES
• Scored first career MLS goal in 5-0 win versus FC Dallas (July 13, 2016)• Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks third-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015)• Roldan recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) • Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington• 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School
7 M CRISTIAN ROLDANHeight: 5-11 Weight: 154Born: February 10, 1986 Hometown: Göteborg, Sweden Citizenship: Sweden Pronunciation: FREE-berg
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on June 29, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Esbjerg (2014-2015), Bologna (2013-2014), Malmo FF (2012-2013), Sounders FC (2011), BK Hacken (2007-2010), Vastra Frolunda (2005)
CAREER NOTES
• Scored second goal for Seattle across all competitions in SCCL match against CD Olimpia with 90th minute header in 2-1 win (August 19, 2015)• Recorded assist in consecutive MLS appearances (August 9 & 16, 2015)• Made 26 appearances for Sounders FC in 2011• Has two career caps for the Swedish national team• Led BK Hacken with seven assists in 2009
8 M ERIK FRIBERG
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Height: 5-7 Weight: 150Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-DARE-oh
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Boca Juniors (2015-16), Corinthians (2014-15), Botafago (2012-14), Ajax (2010-12), Nacional (2007-10).
CAREER NOTES
• Earned spot on MLS Team of the Week in first two weeks with club• Has 48 caps and three goals for Uruguay National Team• Member of Uruguay’s 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup roster• Previously played for Boca Juniors (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Botafogo (Brazil) and Ajax (Netherlands).• Participated in 2012 Summer Olympics and three Copa America tourna-ments. Uruguay won the 2011 edition of Copa America.
10 NICOLAS LODEIRO
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160Born: June 23, 1988 Hometown: San Diego, California Citizenship: USA/Mexico College: North Carolina
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on January 20, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
D.C. United (2015), Cruz Azul (2014), Philadelphia Union (2011-2013).
CAREER NOTES
• Started seven of 17 appearances for D.C. United (2015)• Score late game-winner in lone appearance for Cruz Azul of Liga MX (2014)• Set career-highs in games played, starts, minutes and assists in 2012 with the Philadelphia Union• Drafted by Philadelphia with No. 23 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft
12 M MICHAEL FARFAN11 M AARON KOVARHeight: 5-10 Weight: 155Born: August 14, 1993 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 8, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut at D.C. United (June 28, 2014)• Drew penalty kick and recorded assist in professional debut, a 5-0 win vs. PSA (June 18, 2014)• Scored first professional goal in S2’s 1-0 win over LA Galaxy II (June 12, 2015)• Recorded two assists in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Sounders FC Academy product and two-year starter at Stanford, where he totaled five goals and eight assists• 2012 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year• 2011 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year as a senior at Garfield High School
9 F HERCULEZ GOMEZHeight: 5-10 Weight: 160Born: April 6, 1982 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Citizenship: United States
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on March 24, 2016.
CAREER NOTES
• Has 26 caps and six goals for USMNT• Member of United States’ 2010 FIFA World Cup roster, making three appearances• Previously played for LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Kansas City Wiz-ards and Toronto FC of MLS and Tigres UANL, Club Tijuana, Santos Laguna, Estudiantes Tecos and Pachuca in Mexico’s Liga MXX • First American to lead a foreign league in scoring (2010)
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190Born: August 22, 1984 Hometown: Riverside, CaliforniaCitizenship: United States College: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade with the Columbus Crew on December 12, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third round SuperDraft pick.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Columbus (2004-13).
CAREER NOTES
• First player in MLS history to earn three Defender of the Year awards• Ranks in Top 20 among active players in games played• Played in 300th career match against Portland Timbers (June 28)• Named to 2015 MLS All-Star Gameday Roster and played 45 minutes• Capped 11 times by U.S. National Team
14 D CHAD MARSHALL
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160Born: November 28, 1983 Hometown: Caaguazu, Paraguay Citizenship: Paraguay
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Designated Player on August 7, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Eintracht Frankfurt (2014-2015), Olympiacos (2014), Al Jazira (2013-2014), Valencia (2012-2013), Rubin Kazan (2011-2013), Hèrcules (2010-2011), Borussia Dortmund (2006-2010), Werder Bremen (2002-2006), Werder Bremen II (2001-2002).
CAREER NOTES
• Became fourth player in team history to score in club debut in 4-0 win vs. ORL (August 16, 2015)• Recorded goal and two assists in SCCL win vs. VAN (September 23, 2015)• 15 seasons in the European topflight, including over 200 appearances in the German Bundesliga, scoring 37 goals • 68 career caps and 12 goals for Paraguayan National Team, appearing in two FIFA World Cups and two Copa America tournaments• 18 UEFA Champions League appearances, helping Werder Bremen to a Round of 16 appearance in 2005-06
16 F NELSON VALDEZ15 D DYLAN REMICK Height: 6-0 Weight: 165Born: May 19, 1991 Hometown: Inverness, Ill.Citizenship: United States College: Brown
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (35th pick) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on January 17, 2013.
2015 NOTES
• Has started 18 of 19 appearances at leftback for Sounders FC• Made first start of season against Houston (April 4)
CAREER NOTES
• Made first start of career in season opener vs. KC (March 8, 2014)• Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Week 9 (2015)• Three-time First Team All-Ivy League at Brown• Two-time sectional champion in the 400m dash in high school
13 F JORDAN MORRISHeight: 6-0 Weight: 185Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, WA Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, 2016.
CAREER NOTES
• Tied MLS rookie record with a goal in four consecutive matches• Made Sounders FC debut in 85 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Has seven caps and one goal for United States Men’s National Team• Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014)• As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy• Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in 2012
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17 F DARWIN JONES Height: 5-10
Weight: 160Born: July 6, 1987 Hometown: St. Augustine, FloridaCitizenship: USACollege: Clemson
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on February 23, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Houston Dynamo (2015), Chivas USA (2014), Colorado Rapids (2013-2014), Houston Dynamo (2012), Toronto FC (2011), Sounders FC (2009-2010), Real Salt Lake (2007-2008), LA Galaxy (2006-2007).
CAREER NOTES
• Made 29 appearances for Sounders FC in two seasons during first stint• Recorded one goal and two assists with Houston Dynamo in 2015• Set career-highs in games played, starts, minutes and goals with the Colorado Rapids in 2013• Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year at Clemson in 2005
18 M NATHAN STURGIS
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175Born: July 2, 1980 Hometown: Haiku, Hawaii Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Gonzaga
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on March 16, 2009.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Seattle Sounders (USL-1, 2002-08).
CAREER NOTES
• Set a career-high with 1,480 minutes in 2015• Played every minute of 2014 U.S. Open Cup• Scored first career MLS goal, playoffs goal and Open Cup goal in 2012• Key defender for USL-1 Sounders during championship seasons of 2005 and 2007
20 D ZACH SCOTTHeight: 6-1 Weight: 159 Born: October 11, 1985 Hometown: Soriano, UruguayCitizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: al-VAR-oh
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on July 28, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Gimnasia (2014-2016, on loan from Chicago Fire), Nacional (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Al Rayyan (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Chicago Fire (2012-2016), Seattle Sounders FC (2010-2012), 2010 (Uni-versidad de Chile, on loan from Nacional), Vitoria Setubal (2009), Puebla (2008), Montevideo Wanderers (2007-2008).
CAREER NOTES
• Has 12 appearances for Uruguay National Team• Member of 2010 FIFA World Cup side that finished in fourth place• Played for Sounders FC from 2010-2012• In 2011, scored a career-high nine goals in 29 matches for Seattle, including a brace versus D.C. United (September 17)
21 M ALVARO FERNANDEZ
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175Born: April 4, 1992 Hometown: Des Moines, WA Citizenship: United States College: Washington
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 9, 2015.
CAREER NOTES
• Nine MLS appearances in rookie season and made first start in SCCL win vs. CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015)• Second on S2 with four goals, including hat trick in 4-0 S2 win over Whitecaps FC 2 (March 29, 2015)• All-PAC 12 First Team selection for two seasons at Washington• Scored team-high 16 goals in 2010-11 as a member of Sounders FC U-18
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
24 GK STEFAN FREIHeight: 6-2 Weight: 190Born: June 15, 1993Hometown: Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPronunciation: Al-FAR-oh
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected with seventh pick of Second Round (27th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
CAREER NOTES
• Named a First Team All-American by the NSCAA and earned CCAA De-fensive Player of the Year in senior season at Cal State Dominguez Hills
25 D TONY ALFARO
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Born: October 15, 1983 Hometown: Eisenstadt, AustriaCitizenship: AustriaPronunciation: EVEN-shitz
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired as Discovery Signing on August 4, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Levante (2013-15), 1. FSV Mainz 05 (2009-13), Panathinaikos (2006-2009), Red Bull Salzburg (2005-2006), Rapid Wien (1999-2006).
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut in 45 minutes of action in 1-1 draw at San Jose (Sep-tember 12, 2015)• Scored first MLS goal in first MLS start in 3-0 win at VAN (September 19, 2015)
23 M ANDREAS IVANSCHITZ
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Toronto FC (2009-13).
CAREER NOTES
• Ranked second in MLS with 111 saves and fourth with 10 shutouts (2015) • One of two goalkeepers to reach 100 saves, 10 shutouts and 10 wins (2015) • Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014)• Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of the season in 2014 • Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner
22 GK CHARLIE LYONHeight: 6-2 Weight: 215 Born: April 10, 1992 Hometown: St. Charlies, ILCitizenship: United States College: Marquette
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Fourth Round (75th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Recorded four shutouts for S2 in USL regular season play (2015)• Back-to-back USL Team of the Week honors in Week 14 and 15 (2015)• Two-time co-recipient of Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Big East First Team Selection• Nine clean sheets in 18 appearances as a senior at Marquette, finishing with a 0.74 goals against average
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
29 D ROMÁN TORRESHeight: 6-3 Weight: 175Born: May 5, 1993 Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Citizenship: Jamaica College: Hartford
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected with the eighth overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on January 16, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijua-na (March 24)• Started all 44 appearances in three seasons at University of Hartford• Scored five goals while leading Hartford to school-record 0.84 goals against average in 2013• Jamaican international and a Generation adidas player
31 D DAMION LOWE
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180Born: February 22, 1997 Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone Citizenship: United States/Sierra LeonePronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut in 15 minutes of action at FC Dallas, becoming youngest player in club history to appear in a match (March 28, 2015)• Scored 33 goals for Sounders FC Academy from 2012-2014• Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team
33 D JOEVIN JONESHeight: 5-8 Weight: 165Born: November 11, 1995 Hometown: Barrouallie, SVGCitizenship: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Pronunciation: OH-lex
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on March 1, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Sounders FC 2 (2015); Grenades FC (2014-2015); System 3 FC (2013-2014)
CAREER NOTES
• Scored four goals in 16 appearances for Sounders FC 2 (2015)• Scored 12 goals in 18 appearances for Grenades FC, a club in Antigua and Barbuda (2014) and led the NLA Premier League in scoring in 2013• Has 20 caps for the St. Vincent and Grenadines National Team, scoring 10 international goals
39 F OALEX ANDERSON
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160Born: August 3, 1991 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago Pronunciation: JOE-vin
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade from Chicago Fire in exchange for Sounders FC’s First Round pick (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014).
CAREER NOTES
• Made 28 appearances in rookie season with Chicago Fire (2015)• Made Sounders FC debut in 90 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Played in 55 league matches for the Savonetta Boys from 2009-2014, leading his club to two Pro League titles and scoring 26 goals
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | OCTOBER 27, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. PT
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica Citizenship: JamaicaCollege: New Mexico
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (40th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24)• Made MLS debut in 4 minutes of action at FC Dallas (March 28)• Started 34 of 39 appearances in two seasons at the University of New Mexico, recording four goals and three assists• Earned first Jamaica Senior National Team cap vs. Trinidad and Tobago in 2010; five appearances for Jamaica U-20 squad
91 D ONIEL FISHER80 F VICTOR MANSARAYHeight: 5-11 Weight: 180Born: February 22, 1997 Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone Citizenship: United States/Sierra LeonePronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut in 15 minutes of action at FC Dallas, becoming young-est player in club history to appear in a match (March 28, 2015)• Scored 33 goals for Sounders FC Academy from 2012-2014• Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team
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KC RSL VAN MTL HOU PHI COL CLB SJ DAL COL NE DC NYR NYC TOR LA DAL POR KC LA ORL RSL POR HOU POR SJ VAN LA CHI VAN HOU DAL RSL
0-1 1-2 1-2 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-3 1-0 2-0 0-2 0-1 1-2 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 5-0 1-3 0-3 1-1 3-1 2-1 3-1 1-1 2-4 1-1 1-0 2-4 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-2 2-1
1 Tyler Miller 90G
2 Clint Dempsey 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 78F 90M 90F 90M 90F 33F 90F 90M 59M 89M 90M
3 Brad Evans 89D 90D 90D 90D 86D 90D 90D 90D 40D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 19 12
4 Tyrone Mears 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
6 Osvaldo Alonso 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 62M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 64M 90M
7 Cristian Roldan 90M 72 90M 90M 90M 75M 90M 90M 18 77M 34 90M 9 24 90M 83M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 80M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
8 Erik Friberg 18M 40 25 72M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M 45M 22 19 58M 65M 18 33 79M 74 90M 69M
9 Herculez Gomez 11 15 71F 87M 85F 66F 24 82F 4 5 7 13 45F 33 1 45 7 1 90M 62M 88M
10 Nicolas Lodeiro 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
11 Aaron Kovar 1 2 57M 63F 19 65F 64F 66M 90F 86M 68F 66F 85F 45 18 16
12 Michael Farfan 26
13 Jordan Morris 83M 76M 71M 33 79F 82F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 69F 90F 90F 90M 90F 83F 89F 33 90F 90F 89F 90F 89F 90F 90F 90F 90F
14 Chad Marshall 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 51D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 63D 90D
15 Dylan Remick 1 74D 19 90D 13 7 90D 90D 57D 18 78D
16 Nelson Haedo Valdez 70F 89F 90F 68F 27 12 26 22 33 20 64F 77F 57F 31 7 57F 8 10 28 25 19 11 28 21
17 Darwin Jones 14 8
18 Nathan Sturgis
20 Zach Scott 20 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 40D 90D 90D 45 33 90D 1 27
21 Alvaro Fernandez 7 90M 45M 25 62M 83M 57M 9M 74M 78M
22 Charlie Lyon
23 Andreas Ivanschitz 90M 90M 88M 90M 90F 90F 50M 5 24 79M 56M 74M 81M 77M 70F 90F 72F 64M 83M 68M 71M 12 82M 90M 72M 65M 71M 16M
24 Stefan Frei 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
25 Tony Alfaro 50 50 39 28 45 74D
29 Roman Torres 45 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
33 Joevin Jones 90D 90D 90D 16 71D 8 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 16 68F 90F 90D 90D 90D 72D 90D 90D 57D 90D 90D 32 90D 55D 90D 82D 90D 90D 90D 90D
39 Oalex Anderson 7 19 22 27 63F 77F 3 13 4 22 13 26 21 1 16
80 Victor Mansaray
91 Oniel Fisher 41D 90D 35 8 56 2
99 Andy Craven
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F/M/D/G = starting position
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Game log:
Game #1 03/06/2016 SEA 0 vs KC 1 L
Game #2 03/12/2016 SEA 1 at RSL 2 L Alonso 1 (unassisted) 28
Game #3 03/19/2016 SEA 1 vs VAN 2 L Ivanschitz 1 (unassisted) 52
Game #4 04/02/2016 SEA 1 vs MTL 0 W Dempsey 1 (Ivanschitz 1) 79
Game #5 04/10/2016 SEA 1 at HOU 1 T Marshall 1 (unassisted) 94+
Game #6 04/16/2016 SEA 2 vs PHI 1 W Marshall 2 (Ivanschitz 2) 41; Morris 1 (Ivanschitz 3) 71
Game #7 04/23/2016 SEA 1 at COL 3 L Morris 2 (Roldan 1) 63
Game #8 04/30/2016 SEA 1 vs CLB 0 W Morris 3 (unassisted) 88
Game #9 05/07/2016 SEA 2 vs SJ 0 W Dempsey 2 (Friberg 1, Morris 1) 26; Morris 4 (Alonso 1) 89
Game #10 05/14/2016 SEA 0 at DAL 2 L
Game #11 05/21/2016 SEA 0 vs COL 1 L
Game #12 05/28/2016 SEA 1 at NE 2 L Kovar 1 (unassisted) 7
Game #13 06/01/2016 SEA 2 at DC 0 W Morris 5 (unassisted) 79; J. Jones 1 (Alonso 2) 83
Game #14 06/19/2016 SEA 0 at NYR 2 L
Game #15 06/25/2016 SEA 0 vs NYC 2 L
Game #16 07/02/2016 SEA 1 at TOR 1 T Morris 6 (J. Jones 1) 61
Game #17 07/09/2016 SEA 0 vs LA 1 L
Game #18 07/13/2016 SEA 5 vs DAL 0 W Dempsey 3 (penalty kick) 6; Ivanschitz 2 (Alonso 3) 18; Morris 7 (Dempsey 1, Alonso 4) 22; J. Jones 2 (Fisher 1) 61;
Roldan 1 (Ivanschitz 4) 73
Game #19 07/17/2016 SEA 1 at POR 3 L Marshall 3 (Ivanschitz 5) 59
Game #20 07/24/2016 SEA 0 at KC 3 L
Game #21 07/31/2016 SEA 1 vs LA 1 T Roldan 2 (Valdez 1) 49
Game #22 08/07/2016 SEA 3 at ORL 1 W Dempsey 4 (Mears 1, Lodeiro 1) 14; Dempsey 5 (Morris 2, Roldan 2) 37; Dempsey 6 (Morris 3, Lodeiro 2) 48
Game #23 08/14/2016 SEA 2 vs RSL 1 W Lodeiro 1 (Ivanschitz 6) 24; Morris 8 (Lodeiro 3, Dempsey 2) 37
Game #24 08/21/2016 SEA 3 vs POR 1 W Dempsey 7 (penalty kick) 61; Dempsey 8 (Roldan 3) 80; Roldan 3 (Evans 1, Lodeiro 4) 83
Game #25 08/24/2016 SEA 1 at HOU 1 T Lodeiro 2 (J. Jones 2, Ivanschitz 7) 94+
Game #26 08/28/2016 SEA 2 at POR 4 L Ivanschitz 3 (Lodeiro 5) 47; Morris 9 (Lodeiro 6) 51
Game #27 09/10/2016 SEA 1 at SJ 1 T Lodeiro 3 (unassisted) 80
Game #28 09/17/2016 SEA 1 vs VAN 0 W Morris 10 (Lodeiro 7, Friberg 2) 81
Game #29 09/25/2016 SEA 4 at LA 2 W own goal (Van Damme) 35; Morris 11 (Fernandez 1) 63; Morris 12 (unassisted) 73; Alonso 2 (Lodeiro 8) 78
Game #30 09/28/2016 SEA 1 vs CHI 0 W Marshall 4 (Ivanschitz 8) 24
Game #31 10/02/2016 SEA 2 at VAN 1 W Alonso 3 (J. Jones 3) 39; Evans 1 (penalty kick) 81
Game #32 10/12/2016 SEA 0 vs HOU 0 T
Game #33 10/16/2016 SEA 1 at DAL 2 L Lodeiro 4 (unassisted) 41
Game #34 10/23/2016 SEA 2 vs RSL 1 W Fernandez 1 (Morris 4, Mears 2) 3; Roldan 4 (unassisted) 31
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2015/16 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE U.S. OPEN CUP
# Player QF1 QF2 4R 5R QF
AMER AMER KTSP RSL LA
2-2 1-3 2-0 1-1 2-4
1 Tyler Miller 90G 120G 90G
2 Clint Dempsey 90F 90F
3 Brad Evans 90D 90D 14
4 Tyrone Mears 90D 90D
6 Osvaldo Alonso 90M 90M
7 Cristian Roldan 16 20 90M 120M 24
8 Erik Friberg 74M 75M 45 56
9 Herculez Gomez 84F 120F 90F
11 Aaron Kovar 16 20 90F 66F
12 Michael Farfan 90M
13 Jordan Morris 85F 70F 41 8
14 Chad Marshall 90D 90D
15 Dylan Remick 90D 120D 90D
16 Nelson Haedo Valdez 74F 90F 100F
17 Darwin Jones 5 15 63F
18 Nathan Sturgis 45M 120M 76M
20 Zach Scott 90D 120D 90D
22 Charlie Lyon
23 Andreas Ivanschitz 90M 70M
24 Stefan Frei 90G 90G
25 Tony Alfaro 90D 120D 90D
29 Roman Torres
32 Zach Mathers 90M 64M 90M
33 Joevin Jones 90D 90D 27 20
39 Oalex Anderson 79F 82F
80 Victor Mansaray
91 Oniel Fisher 90D 120D 90D
99 Andy Craven 6
2015/16 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
QF1 02/23/2016 SEA 2 vs AMERCA 2 T Dempsey (unassisted) 44; Dempsey (Ivanschitz) 52
QF1 03/02/2016 SEA 1 at AMERCA 3 L Aguilar (own goal) 41
U.S. OPEN CUP
4R 06/15/2016 SEA 2 vs KITSAP 0 W Roldan (Kovar) 71; J. Jones (Friberg) 91+
5R 06/28/2016 SEA 1 vs RSL 1 T (4-1 pens) Valdez (unassisted) 51
QF 07/20/2016 SEA 2 at LA 4 L Farfan (unassisted) 4; Gomez (Remick) 58
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GAME NOTES WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE
As of Tuesday, Oct. 25
OUT:• Diego Rubio (torn ACL - out for season)
QUESTIONABLE:• Brad Davis (calf)• JustinMapp(calf)• ChanceMyers(thigh)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT
No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK JonKempin3 DEF IkeOpara oh-PAR-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF MattBesler BEEZ-ler 6 MID PauloNagamura POW-lona-ga-MOO-ra7 DEF ChanceMyers 8 MID GrahamZusi gramZOO-see9 FWD DiegoRubio10 MID BennyFeilhaber FAIL-hob-ber11 MID BradDavis12 DEF NunoAndreCoelho KWAY-yoh13 MID BenjiJoya BEN-jeeHOY-uh14 FWD DomDwyer15 DEF SethSinovic sin-OH-vick16 MID LawrenceOlum OH-lum17 DEF SaadAbdul-Salaam sahdab-DOOLsa-LAHM21 MID JustinMapp22 MID ConnorHallisey HAL-iss-see23 MID EmmanuelAppiah AH-pee-ah 24 DEF Ever Alvarado25 GK AlecKann CAN27 MID RogerEspinoza29 GK TimMelia MEE-lia37 FWD JacobPeterson39 FWD CameronPorter93 MID SoniMustivar SOH-neeMOO-stuh-var94 MID JimmyMedranda muh-DRAHN-dah
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. NewYorkRedBulls 57 16 9 9 +17 342. NewYorkCityFC 54 15 10 9 +5 343. TorontoFC 53 14 9 11 +12 344. D.C.United 46 11 10 13 +6 345. MontrealImpact 45 11 11 12 –4 346. PhiladelphiaUnion 42 11 14 9 –3 347. NewEnglandRevolution 42 11 14 9 –10 348. OrlandoCitySC 41 9 11 14 –5 349. ColumbusCrewSC 36 8 14 12 –8 3410. Chicago Fire 31 7 17 10 –16 34
Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. FCDallas 60 17 8 9 +10 342. ColoradoRapids 58 15 6 13 +7 343. LAGalaxy 52 12 6 16 +15 344. Seattle Sounders FC 48 14 14 6 +1 345. Sporting Kansas City 47 13 13 8 +1 346. RealSaltLake 46 12 12 10 –2 347. PortlandTimbers 44 12 14 8 –5 348. VancouverWhitecapsFC 39 10 15 9 –7 349. SanJoseEarthquakes 38 8 12 14 –8 3410. HoustonDynamo 34 7 14 13 –6 34
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
14-14-6(48pts.)344thinWest441.2940431.26+1432 (128)29.6%350441475
RECORDGAMES PLAYED
CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS
GOALS/GAMEASSISTS
GOALS ALLOWEDALLOWED/GAME
GOAL DIFFERENTIALSHOTS (ON GOAL)
ON GOAL %FOULS COMMITTED
FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS
13-13-8(47pts.)34
5thinWest42
1.244641
1.21+1
477 (146)30.6%
420415
605
2016 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
12 JordanMorris8 Ivanschitz/Lodeiro71 JordanMorris36 JordanMorris6 JordanMorris3 AndreasIvanschitz51 Osvaldo Alonso63 Osvaldo Alonso7 Osvaldo Alonso2 Brad Evans
2970 Stefan Frei1.24 Stefan Frei14 Stefan Frei8 Stefan Frei91 Stefan Frei
GOALSASSISTSSHOTS
SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALS
GAME-WINNING ASSISTSFOULS COMMITTED
FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS
GK MINUTES PLAYEDGOALS AGAINST AVG.
WINSSHUTOUTS
SAVES
DomDwyer16BennyFeilhaber13
DomDwyer119DomDwyer44
JacobPeterson 3BennyFeilhaber 4
DomDwyer 66DomDwyer74
RogerEspinoza10RogerEspinoza2
TimMelia2430TimMelia1.11TimMela11TimMelia8TimMelia66
COACHES - MLS REGULAR SEASON AND POSTSEASON
PETER VERMES BRIAN SCHMETZER
1st season8-2-4 (.714)1st season8-2-4 (.714)1stappearance0-0-0
EXPERIENCEREG. SEASON RECORD
YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAMPLAYOFF EXPERIENCE
PLAYOFF RECORD
8th season (.543) 103-82-61
8th season(.543) 103-82-616thappearance(allwithSKC)5-4-3
2016 Audi MLS Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Knockout Round
Thursday,Oct.27,2016Kickoff:9p.m.CT
CenturyLinkField(Seattle,WA)Sporting Kansas City13-13-8, 47 points(10-4-3 home; 3-9-5 away)5th place in Western Conference
Seattle Sounders FC14-14-6, 48 points (10-5-2 home; 4-9-4 away)4th place in Western Conference
English TV: FS1Spanish TV: UniMasEnglish Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHBSpanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM
Referee: Ismail ElfathAssistant ref: Peter ManikowskiAssistant ref: Corey Parker4th official: Ricardo Salazar
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Sporting KC Team Stats - 2016 Regular Season• Afterstarting2016withtwostraightMLSroadwins,SportingKC
haswonjustonceinitslast15awaycontests(1-9-5).Theclubhasalsofailedtoscoreninetimesinitslast15MLSroadgames.Instarkcontrast,SKCis7-0-2initslastnineMLShomegames,averaging2.3goalspergameoverthatstretch.
• SKCledMLSwith14.1shotspergamewhilealsoallowingaleague-low9.5shotspergame.
• SKCledMLSwith75chancescreatedfromsetpieces,10morethananyotherteam,andrankedsecondwith11assistsfromsetplays.
• SKCledMLSwith81headedshotsandrankedsecondwith11headedgoals.
• SKCwassecondinMLSwith54.9percentaveragepossession.• SKCscored30goalsathome(1.76pergame)comparedtojust12on
theroad(0.71pergame).Their30homegoalsweremostduringMLS’34-gameregularseasonera(2011-present),whiletheir12roadgoalswerebyfarthefewestduringthattime(previouslowwas18in2013).
• SKCwassecondinMLSwith5.8cornerkickspergamewhilealsoallowingaleague-low3.2cornerspergame.
Sporting KC Player Stats - 2016 Regular Season• ForwardDom DwyerfinishedfifthinMLSwith16goalsandranked
thirdwith119shotattempts,boththirdmostinSportingKCsingle-seasonhistory.Hehasscoredagoalinfourofhislastsixleaguegames.
• MidfielderBenny Feilhaberhasnineassistsinhislast11MLSappearances.HefinishedtiedforthirdinMLSwith13assiststhisyear,sixthmostinSportingKCsingle-seasonhistory.
• Defender Saad Abdul-SalaamfinishedtiedfortheleadamongMLSdefenderswithsixassists.
• MidfielderRoger Espinoza ranksamongthetop10MLSmidfieldersineachofthefollowing:duelswon(2nd),tackleswon(9th),recoveries(10th)andsuccessfulpassesintheattackingthird(5th).
• Intwogamestogether,thebackfiveofTim Melia,Saad Abdul-Salaam,Kevin Ellis,Matt Besler and Seth Sinovichaveyettoconcedeagoal.
Seattle Sounders FC Team Stats - 2016 Regular Season• Seattlewas5-1-2initslasteightMLSmatches.Their17pointsoverthe
finaleightgamesweremostintheWesternConference.• Seattlewas6-0-2initslasteightMLSmatchesatCenturyLinkField,
havinglostfiveoftheirfirstnineathome(4-5-0).• Seattlehad20goalsthroughitsfirst20gamesthroughJuly24,but
scored24initsfinal14matches.• SeattleleadsMLSwith479passespergame.
Seattle Sounders FC Player Stats - 2016 Regular Season• Seattlewas7-2-4whenmidfielderNicolas Lodeirostarted,including
5-0-2athome.Lodeiro’sdebutwasJuly31.• MidfielderOsvaldo AlonsoledMLSinsuccessfulpasses(2012),passing
accuracy(90.1%),duelswon(272)andtackleswon(85).• ForwardJordan MorrissetanMLSrecordamongAmericanrookieswith
12goals.Hissixgame-winninggoalsweremosteverbyanMLSrookie.
#SEAvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
• Sporting KC(2011-2016)hasbecomethethirdclubinMLShistorytorecordsixstraight13-winregularseasons(LA1996-2002,2010-2015;andSeattle2010-2016).
• SportingKCManagerPeter Vermesispoisedtoappearinhis13theditionoftheMLSCupPlayoffsasaplayer(seven)orheadcoach(six).ThattiestheMLSrecordwithBruceArena,SigiSchmidandJasonKreis.
• SportingKCforwardDom Dwyeristhefirstplayerinclubhistorytoscore at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons.
• SportingKCmidfielderBenny Feilhaberisthesecondplayerinclubhistorytohitdouble-digitassistsinmultipleregularseasons(Preki).
• Sporting KCisoneshyofits300thlossall-timeinallcompetitions (321-299-163).
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES
WebSportingKC.comSportingKC.com/newsSportingKC.com/media-recapSportingKC.com/social-mediaSportingKC.com/gameonSportingKC.com/videosSportingKC.com/media-guideYouTube.com/sportingkansascityStorify.com/sportingkcFlickr.com/sportingkc
Social MediaTwitter@SportingKC(English)Twitter@SoySporting(Spanish)Twitter@SKCGamedayTwitter@SKCAcademyTwitter@SportingKC_SCNTwitter@[email protected]/SportingKCFacebook.com/SportingParkKCFacebook.com/SoySportinginstagram.com/sportingkcgoogle.com/+sportingkansascity
SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES
No.5seedSportingKC(13-13-8,47points)visitsNo.4seedSeattleSoundersFCintheWesternConferenceKnockoutRoundofthe2016AudiMLSCupPlayoffsonThursday.Theclubsarebracedfortheirfirst-everplayoffmeeting,havingsquaredoff14timesintheMLSregularseason. SportingKCsweptSeattleduringthe2016regularseasoncampaignwithapairofshutoutwins,includinga1-0opening-dayvictoryonMarch6atCenturyLinkField.NunoCoelhodecidedtherainymatchonhisMLSdebutwitha30-yardskipperthatbeatStefanFreiinsidethefarposton73minutes.SportingKCcruised3-0inthesecondshowdownatChildren’sMercyParkonJuly24,receivingabracefromDomDwyerandasensationalstrikefromJacobPetersonasSeattlesuffereditsheaviestdefeat of the 2016 season. SportingKChasa4-7-3regularseasonrecordagainstSeattle,includinga2-3-2markinSeattle.However,PeterVermes’menareunbeateninaclub-recordfivestraightMLSmatchesagainstSoundersFC,winningthreeanddrawingtwosincethestartof2015.Priortothisstretch,SportingKChadjustonewinin10all-timeleaguemeetingswithSeattle.ThatfirstvictorycameintheinauguralgamebetweentheclubsinApril2009atCenturyLinkField. Theregularseasonserieshasgenerallybeencharacterizedbycloselyfought,low-scoringbattles.SportingKC’s3-0triumphwasthefirsttimein14regularseasonmeetingsthatagamehadbeendecidedbymorethanonegoal.In14meetings,theclubshavecombinedformorethanthreegoalsjustonce(Oct.17,2009),whilefiveofthelastsevenmatcheshaveproducedonegoalorless.SportingKChasshutoutSeattleinsfourofthelastfiveregularseasonmeetings. SoundersFChaveahistoryofleavingitlateagainstSportingKC,scoringeightoftheir13goalsintheseriesafterthe75thminute.In10meetingsbetween2010-2014,Seattlescoredfivegame-winninggoalsagainstKansasCityinsecondhalfstoppagetime. SportingKChasmadesixstraightpostseasonappearancessince2011,whileSeattlehasbeentotheplayoffsinalleightyearsoftheirexistence.SportingKC(6),Seattle(8),NewYorkRedBulls(7)andLAGalaxy(8)havethelongestactiveplayoffstreaksinMLS.
#SEAvSKC Regular Season MeetingsDate Score Result Details04/11/2009 KC1atSEA0 W DavyArnaudscoresgame-winnerin80thminute10/17/2009 KC2vsSEA3 LSEAerases2-1deficitwithgoalsin69’and76’04/17/2010 KC0atSEA1 L MichaelFucitoscoreswinnerin92ndminute10/09/2010 KC1vsSEA2 L SEAscoresin66’and78’beforeArnaudscoresin84’05/21/2011 KC0atSEA1 L JeffParkescoreswinnerin93rdminute08/06/2011 KC1vsSEA2 LSEAerases1-0deficitwithgoalsin90’and92’06/20/2012 KC1atSEA1 TJacobPetersonandPatrickIanniscoreearlyinmatch05/08/2013 KC0vsSEA1 L DjimiTraorescoreswinnerin94thminute03/08/2014 KC0atSEA1 L ChadBarrettscoreswinnerin94thminute05/23/2015 KC0atSEA0 T FreimakesdivingsavetodenyFeilhaberin92’06/06/2015 KC1vsSEA0 W BennyFeilhaberconvertsgame-winningPKin84’09/27/2015 KC1vsSEA1 T GoalsfromObafemiMartins(32’)andDomDwyer(79’)03/06/2016 KC1atSEA0 W NunoCoelhoscoreswinnerin73rdminute07/24/2016 KC3vsSEA0 W DwyernetsbraceandPetersonscoressensationalthird
#SEAvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
• SportingKCgoalkeeper Tim Melia has recorded shutouts in all four of hisMLSappearancesagainstSoundersFC,postinga3-0-1recordwithnine saves.
• SportingKCforwardDom Dwyerhasthreegoalsinfiveregularseasonappearancesvs.Seattle.HebaggedabraceinSportingKC’s3-0winonJuly24atChildren’sMercyParkandalsoscoreda78th-minuteequalizerina1-1homedrawonSept.27,2015.
• SportingKCforwardJacob PetersonhastworegularseasongoalsagainstSeattlein10careerappearances.Henotchedasensationalgoalinthe3-0winonJuly24andalsoscoredintheeighthminuteofa1-1drawatCenturyLinkFieldonJune20,2012.
• InhisMLSdebutonMarch6,SportingKCdefenderNuno Coelho scored thegame-winninggoalina1-0victoryatCenturyLinkField,givingSportingKCtheirfirstwininSeattlesince2009.
• SportingKCmidfielderBenny Feilhaberconvertedapenaltykickinthe84thminuteofSportingKC’s1-0winoverSeattleonJune6,2015,atChildren’sMercyPark.
• SportingKCmidfielderBrad Davis(questionableforThursdaywithacalfinjury)hassevenassistsin11regularseasonappearancesvs.Seattle,allasamemberoftheHoustonDynamo.
• SeattledefenderChad MarshallhasfacedSportingKC30timesduringhisregularseasoncareer,tieforsecondmostamongactiveplayerswithJustinMapp(30)andonebehindBradDavis(31).Coincidentally,MappandDavisbothjoinedSportingKCaheadofthe2016campaign.
• SeattlegoalkeeperStefan Frei has a 1.08 goals against average in 12 regularseasongamesagainstSportingKCwitha3-5-4record.
#SEAvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTESSKC LOOKING TO GET OVER KNOCKOUT ROUND HUMPSportingKChasendeditsseasonintheknockoutroundoftheMLSCupPlayoffsineachofthelasttwoyears.Bothdefeatshavecomeinheartbreakingfashion,oneasamemberoftheEasternConferenceandoneasamemberoftheWest.ManagerPeterVermes’menfell2-1totheNewYorkRedBullsinthe2014knockoutroundatRedBullArena.BennyFeilhaberassistedDomDwyertogiveKCtheleadon53minutes,butBradleyWright-Phillipsscoredinthe77thand90thminutestogivetheRedBullsathrillingvictoryinfrontoftheirhomefans.
SportingKC’s2015campaignendedinstunningfashionatthePortlandTimbers.KevinEllissentthesingle-eliminationmatchtoextratimewiththegame-tyinggoalinthe87thminuteandKrisztianNemethliftedSportingKCintotheleadwithastunningstrikeinextratime.ButtheTimbersralliedwithalateequalizeroftheirowninthe118thminutetolevelthematchat2-2andsurvivedthelongestpenaltykickshootoutinMLSpostseasonhistory.PortlandgoalkeeperAdamKwaraseyconvertedhispenaltykickinthe11throundandthenmadethedecisivesave,settingthestagefortheTimbers’runtothe2015MLSCup.
REVISITING #SEAvSKC: PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN 2016
March 6, 2016 -- Sporting KC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0 DefenderNunoAndreCoelhoscoredinhisMajorLeagueSoccerdebutasSportingKCopenedthe2016MLSseasonwitha1-0roadvictoryoverSoundersFC.A30-yardstrikefromthePortuguesecenterbackinthe73rdminutegaveSportingKCitsfirstwininSeattlesinceApril2009,whenthesidesbattledintheirinauguralmeeting.
BOX SCORE 1 2 FSporting KC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1Seattle Sounders FC (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,JordiQuintilla,RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey(JimmyMedranda82),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi
Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;OnielFisher,BradEvans(DylanRemick90),ChadMarshall,JoevinJones;CristianRoldan,OsvaldoAlonso,AndreasIvanschitz;JordanMorris(OalexAnderson83),NelsonValdez(ZachScott70),ClintDempsey
Stats Summary SKC SEAShots (on goal) 14 (4) 8 (2)Fouls 19 9Offside 1 3Corner Kicks 6 7 Scoring Summary:SKC--NunoAndreCoelho1(JordiQuintilla1)73
JULY 24, 2016 -- Sporting KC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0 SportingKCcruisedtoa3-0victoryoverSeattleSoundersFConahumidafternoonatChildren’sMercyPark.DomDwyernettedtwiceandJacobPetersonscoredanexcellentgoalofhisownasarampantSportingKCsideheldSeattletoasingleshotattempt,tiedforthefewestinasinglegameinMLShistory.
BOX SCORE 1 2 FSporting KC (9-10-4, 31 pts) 2 1 3Seattle Sounders FC (6-12-2, 20 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam(SethSinovic85),IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(CameronPorter77),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(ConnorHallisey41)
Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;TyroneMears,BradEvans(C),ChadMarshall,JoevinJones;CristianRoldan,ErikFriberg(TonyAlfaro46),ClintDempsey;HerculezGomez(ZachScott46),JordanMorris,AndreasIvanschitz(MichaelFarfan64)
Stats Summary SKC SEAShots (on goal) 19 (6) 1 (0)Fouls 7 5Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 4 0 Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer9(RogerEspinoza4,GrahamZusi4)21SKC--JacobPeterson2(SaadAbdul-Salaam5,IkeOpara2)45+3SKC--DomDwyer10(unassisted)79
LUCKY 13 FOR PETER VERMES AND SPORTING KCPeterVermesisnostrangertotheMLSCupPlayoffs.TheSportingKansasCitybossissettomakehis13thcareerappearanceinMajorLeagueSoccer’spostseason—asaplayeroraheadcoach—whenhissidefacesSeattleSoundersFCinThursday’sWesternConferenceKnockoutRoundatCenturyLinkField.Indoingso,Vermeswillenterrarefiedairasoneofonlyfourindividualstoeitherplayinorcoachapostseasongamein13separateeditionsoftheMLSCupPlayoffs—tiedforthemostinleaguehistory.Moreover,VermesandOrlandoCitySCmanagerJasonKreisaretheonlyonestoparticipateinsixseparateplayoffsasbothaplayerandaheadcoach.
PLAYOFF APPEARANCES AS PLAYER OR HEAD COACH (MLS HISTORY)
AsterisksnexttonamessuchasVermes,BruceArenaandLandonDonovanindicateapresumedappearanceinthe2016MLSCupPlayoffs.Vermes,ArenaandJesseMarsch,forexample,areallcoachinginthisyear’splayoffsbuthaveyettoofficiallyrecordtheirappearance.ThesameideaappliesforDonovan,KyleBeckermanandBobbyBoswell—allofwhomaresafebetstofeatureinknockoutroundgamesthisweek.
Vermescontinuestobuildanimpressiveresumeasoneoftheleague’smostsuccessfulfigures.Hemadetheplayoffseveryseasonduringaseven-yearMLSplayingcareerfrom1996-2002,andhasnowcoachedSportingKansasCitytoaclub-recordsixstraightpostseasonappearances.Dothemath,andVermeshasreachedtheplayoffsin13ofhis15MLSseasonsasaplayerorheadcoach.HealsoholdsthedistinctionastheonlypersontowinanMLSCupasaplayerandcoachwiththesameteam.
ANOTHER 13-WIN SEASONThenumber13ispresentlypertinentnotonlyforVermes,butfortheclubhemanages.SportingKansasCitydefeatedtheSanJoseEarthquakes2-0onSundaytosecureitssixthstraight13-winregularseasondatingbackto2011,whentheteamrebrandedandmovedintoChildren’sMercyPark.Toputthisfeatintoperspective,onlytwootherclubsinMLShistoryhavenotchedsixstraight13-winregularseasons.It’sanimpressivefeatherinthecapforaSportingKansasCityfranchisethathadjustfour13-wincampaignsfrom1996-2010.Belowisalistoftheteamswhohaveearnedsixstraight13-winregularseasons.# Club Years7LAGalaxy 1996-20027SoundersFC 2010-present6LAGalaxy 2010-20156SportingKC 2011-present
LAST TIME OUT: SPORTING SINKS SAN JOSESportingKansasCitypuncheditstickettotheAudi2016MLSCupPlayoffswitha2-0victoryovertheSanJoseEarthquakesonSundayafternoonatChildren’sMercyPark.BennyFeilhaberburiedafirst-halfpenaltykickbeforeGrahamZusiicedtheresultwithasuperblatestrike,ensuringSportingKCaclub-recordsixthstraightplayoffappearanceonthefinaldayofthe2016regularseason.
Sunday’smatchwasoneof10tokickoffsimultaneouslyonDecisionDayasall20MLSclubsdrewcurtainsontheregularseason.SportingKansasCitybeganthedayinsixthplace,butrosetofifthwhenSeattledefeatedRealSaltLake2-1.RSLtookthesixthandfinalplayoffspotintheWest,whilethereigningMLSchampionPortlandTimberscrashedoutwitha4-1defeatatVancouverWhitecapsFC.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)SUSTAINED SUCCESS: SIX STRAIGHTSportingKChasbecomethesixthclubinMLShistorytomakeatleastsixstraighttripstothepostseason.Inaddition,ManagerPeterVermesisjustthefifthcoachtoleadthesameteamtosixstraightplayoffappearances.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club SeasonsLAGalaxy 10(1996-2005)NERevolution 8(2002-2009) LAGalaxy 8(2009-2016)*activeSeattleSoundersFC 8(2009-2016)*activeNewYorkRedBulls 7(2010-2016)*activeReal Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)SportingKC 6(2011-2016)*activeNewYorkRedBulls 6(2003-2008)
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAMCoach Club Years SeasonsBruceArena LAGalaxy 8 2009-2016(active)SteveNicol NERevolution 8 2002-2009SigiScmid SeattleSounders 7 2009-2015 LAGalaxy 6 1999-2004Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
FEILHABER AND MELIA SUPERB VS. SAN JOSESportingKansasCityenteredDecisionDayknowingawinwouldsendtheclubtotheMLSCupPlayoffs,andBennyFeilhaberrosetotheoccasion.AcommandingperformancefromKC’smidfieldtalismandrewTeamoftheWeekplauditsfromMLSsoccer.comandGoal.comthedayaftera2-0winovertheSanJoseEarthquakesatsunnyChildren’sMercyPark.
Feilhaberburiedthegame-winningpenaltykickinthe27thminuteandsetupGrahamZusiforasecondgoalon88minutesasSportingKansasCityclinchedaclub-recordsixthstraightplayoffappearanceandranitsunbeatenstreakatChildren’sMercyParktoninegames.Feilhaber’slateassistwasthe50thofhisSportingKCcareerinallcompetitions,makinghimthefourthplayerinteamhistorytoreachthemilestonebehindPreki(104),Zusi(60)andKlein(54).
AnotherkeycontributortoSunday’striumphwasgoalkeeperTimMelia,whomadefoursavesenroutetotheshutout.ThegoalkeeperlandedBleacherReportTeamoftheWeekhonorsandnowhastwoconsecutivecleansheetsforanincreasinglyconfidentSportingKansasCitysideheadingintotheplayoffs.
DWYER DOMINANT IN 2016DomDwyerhasenjoyedanotherexcellentcampaignin2016,becomingthefirstplayerinclubhistorytoreach12goalsinthreestraightregularseasons.HefinishedfifthinMLSwithateam-best16goals,whichstandsasKansasCity’sthird-bestscoringhaulintheregularseason.ThecenterforwardhasbeenexcellentsincetheturnofSeptember,scoringinfourofhislastsixMLSappearances.
DwyerstampedhisnameintotheleaguehistorybooksonSept.18,becomingthe50thplayertoscore50regularseasongoals.Amongthe18activeplayersonthelist,Dwyeristheyoungestat26yearsold.Remarkably,heisoneofjusttwoonthelistbelowtheageof30—joiningHoustonforwardWillBruin.
Injustthreeseasonsasaregularstarter,DwyerhasskyrocketedtosecondonSportingKC’sall-timescoringchartswith61goalsinallcompetitions.HehasscoredtwiceintheMLSCupPlayoffs,mostrecentlyinthe2014EasternConferenceKnockoutRoundatNewYorkRedBulls.
PETERSON IS “THE ANSWER”GrizzledveteranJacobPetersonhaspiecedtogetherarguablythebestseasoninhis11-yearMLScareer.Nicknamed“TheAnswer,”Petersonscoredacareer-bestsixgoalsthisyear,threemorethanhispreviousthreeseasonscombined,andemergedasasecondscoringpunchintheSportingKCattack.Healsostarted18straightleaguematchesfromMay27throughOct.1,thelongestrunofconsecutivestartsinhis246-gameregularseasoncareer.Ina2-2drawagainsttheLAGalaxyonSept.18,PetersonbecamethethirdplayerinSportingKChistorytoscoreinfivestraightregularseasonhomegames,joiningPreki(1996)andScottSealy(2006).
FEILHABER FANTASTICBennyFeilhaberhasrecordednineassistsinhislast11leagueappearancesandfinishedwith13assistsfortheseason,tiedforthirdmostinMLS.Feilhaber,whohasbecomethesecondplayerinSportingKChistorytoreachdouble-digitassistsinmultipleregularseasons(Preki),hasbeenoneofthemostproductiveMLSmidfielderssincethestartof2015.HesetMLScareer-highsinlastyearwith10goalsand15assistsandfolloweditupwithanotherstellarcampaignin2016.Feilhaber’s45goalsandassistsoverthelasttworegularseasonsaresecondmostinMLS,behindonlyNewYorkRedBulls’SachaKljestan. MLS midfielders: Most goals and assists since 2015 (regular season) Player Club G + A GLS ASTSachaKljestan NYRedBulls 481434BennyFeilhaber SportingKC 451728IgnacioPiatti MontrealImpact 402614EthanFinlay Columbus 401822MauroDiaz FCDallas 361323
SAAD HAPPY TO ASSISTSportingKCrightbackSaadAbdul-SalaamfinishedtiedfortheleadamongMLSdefenderswithsixassistsin2016.HetalliedhissixthhelperoftheseasoninSportingKC’s2-2drawonSept.18againsttheLAGalaxy,settingupDomDwyer’sgo-aheadgoalinthe69thminute.Thesecond-yearprofessionaljoinedtheclubinthe2015MLSSuperDraftoutofAkronandhassincebecomeamainstayalongKansasCity’sbackline,starting41of61appearancesacrossallcompetitions.
RUBIO OUT FOR THE YEAR WITH ACL INJURYSportingKCforwardDiegoRubiosufferedatornAnteriorCruciateLigament(ACL)inhisrightkneeduringtrainingonOct.14andwillmisstheremainderofthe2016MLSseason,theclubannouncedlastweek.HewillreturntoSportingKC for the 2017 season.
Rubiohadrecordedthreegoalsandoneassistin20appearancesacrossallcompetitionssincejoiningSportingKConloaninMarch.The23-year-oldChileancompletedhispermanenttransferfromSpanishsideRealValladolidtoSportingKCinSeptember.
Lastmonth,RubiobecamethefirstplayerinclubhistorytoscoreintheMLSregularseason,LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupandCONCACAFChampionsLeagueinthesameyear.Heopenedhis2016scoringaccountina1-1drawatVancouverWhitecapsFConApril27andnotchedthegame-winnerinextratimeofa2-1U.S.OpenCupvictoryoverMinnesotaUnitedFConJune15.RubiothentalliedhisfirstgoalatChildren’sMercyParkina2-1ChampionsLeaguedefeattoVancouveronSept.13.
AnativeofSantiago,Chile,Rubiohasnetted40goalsandadded16assistssinceturningprofessionalin2011atage17.AfterrisingfromtheyouthrankstotheseniorteamathometownclubColo-Colo,RubiomovedoverseastoSportingClubedePortugal,wherehescored22timesforSportingBfrom2011-2015.Thestrikermade20first-teamappearancesforSportingwhilealsogoingonloantoRomaniansidePanduriiTarguJiuin2013andNorwegianoutfitSandnesUlf in 2014.
RubioearnedthreecapsfortheChileMen’sNationalTeamin2011atage18beforeplayingeightmatchesattheU-20levelfrom2012-2013.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)BRAD DAVIS TO RETIRE AT END OF 2016 MLS SEASONSportingKCmidfielderBradDavisannouncedSundaythathewillretirefromprofessionalsoccerattheendofthe2016MLSseason.DaviswillleaveMajorLeagueSoccerafterabrilliant15-yearcareerhighlightedby2006and2007MLSCupchampionships,2011MLSBestXIaccolades,sixMLSAll-Starselectionsanda2005MLSSupporters’Shield.His123assistsand392gamesplayedrankthirdandfourthontheall-timeMLSregularseasoncharts,respectively.
Includingplayoffs,Davishasamassed60goals132assistsin419MLSappearances.Hebecamethefifthplayerinleaguehistorytoreach400MLSappearanceswhenSportingKanasCityfacedFCDallasonApril17.Heretiresastheall-timeMLSleaderincornerkicks(1,269)andisoneshyoftheall-timeleadingame-winningassists(40).
AmemberofMLSforthedurationofhiscareer,DavisjoinedSportingKansasCityinJanuaryafterspending10seasonswiththeHoustonDynamo.Hehasrecordedthreegoalsandtwoassistsin27appearancesduringthe2016campaign,helpingSportingKCcontendforaclub-recordsixthstraightberthintheMLSCupPlayoffs.
Davis,34,endeda10-yearstintinHoustonastheDynamo’sall-timeregularseasonleaderingamesplayed(271),starts(252)andassists(104).Theleft-footedmidfielderguidedHoustontoconsecutiveMLSCuptitlesin2006and2007andseventotalpostseasontripsbetween2006-2015,includingtwomoreMLSCupappearancesin2011and2012.
AnativeofSt.Louis,Missouri,Davishasreacheddoubledigitsinassistsseventimesthroughouthiscareer,joiningLandonDonovanastheonlyMLSplayerstoaccomplishthefeat.HiscareerblossomedinhisfirsttwoseasonsatHouston,whereheplayedineveryplayoffmatchofbothMLSCuprunsin2006and2007.DaviswasnamedanMLSAll-Stareveryyearfrom2009-2013,earningMLSBestXIhonorsin2011whenhenotchedacareer-high16assists.Hetotaledatleastfourgoalsand12assistseveryseasonfrom2009-2012,astretchthatsawHoustonreachtheMLSCuptwicemore.
DuringMajorLeagueSoccer’sOptaera(2011-present,includingplayoffs),Davisranksfirstinassists(64),thirdinchancescreated(415),secondinchancescreatedfromsetpieces(215),secondincornerkicks(678)andfourthinsuccessfulcrossesfromopenplay(110).
Atwo-yearcollegestaratSaintLouisUniversity,Daviswastakenthirdoverallinthe2002MLSSuperDraftbytheMetroStars.FollowinghisrookiecampaigninNewYork,DavismovedtotheDallasBurnwherehewasaregularstarterfrom2003-2004.HethenjoinedtheSanJoseEarthquakesin2005,landinghisfirstMLSAll-StarselectionandaSupporters’ShieldtitleduringhisonlyseasoninSanJosebeforetheclubrelocatedtoHoustonin2006.
Davistalliedfourassistsin17careerappearancesfortheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeam.Heearnedhisseniorteamdebutin2005andconvertedthegame-winningpenaltykickinthe2005GoldCupFinalagainstPanama.DaviscementedaspotinheadcoachJurgenKlinsmann’ssquadduring2014FIFAWorldCupqualifying,makinghisloneWorldcupappearancewithastartagainsteventualchampionGermanyonJune26,2014.
STRONG FINISH TO WEAK CCL CAMPAIGNCameronPorter,NanselSelbolandConnorHalliseyscoredtheirfirstSportingKCgoalslastWednesdaytosparka3-1comebackvictoryoverCentralFCinthe2016-17ScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeague.Porterrestoredparityinthe49thminute—cancellingoutJemGordon’sfirst-halfopener—beforeSportingKCAcademyproductSelboldecidedthematchinthe55thminutewithasuperbstrikeonhisseniorteamdebut.Halliseyaddedapenaltykickinsecond-halfstoppagetimetodrawthecurtainsonacomfortableeveningatChildren’sMercyPark.
Despitethewin,SportingKC’sChampionsLeagueruncomestoanendafterfinishingsecondinGroupCbehindVancouverWhitecapsFC,whowilladvancetonextyear’sknockoutroundswithsevenotherfirst-placefinishersfromthegroupstage.
2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Group C Standings# Club Record PTS1 Vancouver 4-0-0 122SportingKC1-2-143 Central FC 0-3-1 1
SPORTING KC ANNOUNCES 2016 CLUB AWARDSSportingKCpresentedtheclub’s2016awardsonOct.8atChildren’sMercyParkduringPitchBlack.SportingKCplayers,mediamembersandsupportersvotedonthefollowingawardwinners:
•MostValuablePlayer,presentedbySoaveAutomotiveGroup: Dom Dwyer•OffensivePlayeroftheYear,presentedbySabatesEyeCenters: Benny Feilhaber•DefensivePlayeroftheYear,presentedbyIvyInvestments: Saad Abdul-Salaam•NewcomeroftheYear,presentedbyKansasCityMarriottDowntown: Alec Kann
Dwyeristheclub’sMostValuablePlayerforthesecondtimeinthreeseasons.TheforwardranksffifthinMLSwith16goalsandhasbecomethefirstplayerinteamhistorytoscoreatleast12goalsinthreestraightregularseasons.NowinhisfifthyearwithSportingKC,Dwyerhasrisentosecondontheclub’sall-timechartswith61careergoalsinallcompetitions.
Feilhaber,theteam’sOffensivePlayeroftheYear,haseightgoalsand14assiststhisseasoninallcompetitions.HeistiedforthirdinMLSwith13assists,includingnineinhislast11games,andisjustthesecondplayerinclubhistorytoreachdouble-digitassistsinmultipleregularseasons.
Abdul-SalaamearnsDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonorsinhissecondMLSseason.The25-year-oldistiedfortheleadamongMLSdefenderswithsixassistsandhasstarted29of33appearancesinallcompetitions,contributingtoeight shutouts.
Kann,agoalkeeperwhojoinedSportingKClastDecember,receivesNewcomeroftheYearaccoladesaftermaking21savesin10startsacrossallcompetitions(4-3-3record).HehasrecordedtwoshutoutvictoriesinMLSandplayedbothmatchesinSportingKC’sLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupcampaign.
THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARSWhenSportingKCliftedthe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCuplastSeptember,itbecamethefifthMLSclubtowinthreemajortrophiesinafour-yearspansince2005,joiningSeattle,D.C.United,LAGalaxyandColumbusCrewSC.ShouldSportingKCaddtoitstrophyhaulin2016withanMLSCup,itwouldjoinLAastheonlyMLSclubstowinfourtitlesinafive-yearspansince2005.SportingKC MLSCup(2013),OpenCup(2012,2015)SeattleSoundersFC OpenCup(2009,2010,2011,2014),Supporters’Shield(2014)D.C.United OpenCup(2008),Supporters’Shield(2006,2007)LAGalaxy MLSCup(2011,2012,2014),SupportersShield(2010,2011)ColumbusCrewSC MLSCup(2008),Supporters’Shield(2008,2009)
RANGERS ROLL TO USL CUP FINAL IN FIRST SEASONTheSwopeParkRangers’remarkablefirstseasonintheUnitedSoccerLeagueconcludedSundaynightwiththeUSLCupFinalagainstNewYorkRedBullsIIatRedBullArenainHarrison,NewJersey.Despitea5-1defeat,headcoachMarcDosSantosandtheRangersconcludedtheirinauguralcampaignasUSLWesternConferencechampions.
SevenSPRplayersfeaturedatleastonetimeforSportingKansasCitythisseasoninthe2016-17ScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeague:defenderAmerDidic(3games),midfielderUalefi(2games),wingerTylerPasher,midfielderTomasGranitto,midfielderAlexMolano,wingerKrisTyrpakandwingerNanselSelbol(1game).
SportingKC’sUSLaffiliatewasunveiledlastOctoberandfinishedfourthintheWesternConferenceuponcompletionofitsregularseasoncampaign,amassinga14-10-6record.DosSantos’menhavecaughtfireoverthelasttwomonths,winningnineoftheirlast10matchesandoutscoringopponents8-1inthreeplayoffgames.
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CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS87
DatingbacktoApril2012(includingpostseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
134
72
102MLSregularseason,6MLSpostseason,14OpenCup,7CCL,5friendlies
notincludingpenaltyshootoutvictoriesin2012U.S.OpenCupand2013MLSCupfinals
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE19,428
108MLSmatchessince2011(includingpostseason)
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES105.2108MLSmatchessince2011Seatingcapacity:18,467
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED219
in134matchesplayedatthestadium
SportingKCrecordvs.SeattleSoundersFC:4-7-3Homegames:2-4-1(9GF,9GA)Roadgames:2-3-2(3GF,4GA)
Date Score Result Location04/11/2009 KC1atSEA0 WCenturyLinkField10/17/2009 KC2vsSEA3 L CommunityAmericaBallpark
04/17/2010 KC0atSEA1 L CenturyLinkField10/09/2010 KC1vsSEA2 L CommunityAmericaBallpark
05/21/2011 KC0atSEA1 L CenturyLinkField08/06/2011 KC1vsSEA2 L Children’sMercyPark
06/20/2012 KC1atSEA1 T CenturyLinkField
05/08/2013 KC0vsSEA1 L Children’sMercyPark
03/08/2014 KC0atSEA1 L CenturyLinkField
05/23/2015 KC0atSEA0 T CenturyLinkField06/06/2015 KC1vsSEA0 W Children’sMercyPark09/27/2015 KC1vsSEA1 T Children’sMercyPark
03/06/2016 KC1atSEA0 W CenturyLinkField07/24/2016 KC3vsSEA0 W Children’sMercyPark
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Category 1 2 OT TotalGoals 3 10 0 13 Shots 63 73 0 136 Shots on Goal 18 28 0 46Fouls 81 63 0 144Offsides 21 18 0 39Corner Kicks 29 27 0 56
Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 8 0 12Shots 88 89 0 177Shots on Goal 34 23 0 57Fouls 97 99 0 196Offsides 7 11 0 18 Corner Kicks 40 36 0 76
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
13playerstied1threeplayerstied2FredyMontero19FredyMontero8
Osvaldo Alonso 21Osvaldo Alonso 30
KaseyKeller5Stefan Frei 2Frei/Keller2
Stefan Frei 18KaseyKeller4
GOALSASSISTSSHOTS
SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED
FOULS SUFFERED
WINSLOSSES
SHUTOUTS SAVES
GOALS ALLOWED
3DomDwyer2GrahamZusi16DomDwyer7DomDwyer17 Aurelien Collin11C.J.Sapong
3TimMelia5JimmyNielsen4TimMelia9Melia/Nielsen8JimmyNielsen
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
13playerstied1Jaqua/Ljunberg2
(4/11/09)FredyMontero6(4/11/09)FredyMontero3
Alonso/Cooper4(3/8/14)Osvaldo Alonso 7
(9/27/15)Stefan Frei 6(10/17/09)KaseyKeller2
GOALSASSISTSSHOTS
SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED
FOULS SUFFERED
SAVESGOALS ALLOWED
2DomDwyer(7/24/16)1nineplayerstied6Dwyer/Kamara3threeplayerstied6 Aurelien Collin (twice)4Dwyer/Sapong
6TimMelia(6/6/15)3KevinHartman(10/17/09)
1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT TotalKC 1 2 1 2 1 5 0 12SEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 0 13
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL
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Sporting KC postseason record vs. Seattle: 0-0-0
Best postseason finish: MLS Cup Champions (2000 & 2013)
Date Opponent (Rd.) Result Attendance09/26/1996 DAL(Q) W3-2 4,46609/29/1996 atDAL(Q) L1-2 10,12510/02/1996 atDAL(Q) W3-2(SO) 9,80210/10/1996 atLA(S) L1-2 25,21210/13/1996 LA(S) L1-2(SO) 11,04110/04/1997 COL(Q) L0-3 10,17410/08/1997 atCOL(Q) L2-3 13,11709/16/2000 COL(Q) W1-0 8,68209/20/2000 atCOL(Q) T0-0(OT) 8,78909/24/2000 COL(Q) W3-2 4,15609/29/2000 LA(S) T0-0(OT) 11,81510/03/2000 atLA(S) L1-2(OT) 20,84910/06/2000 LA(S) W2-0(ST) 8,32010/15/2000 CHI(F) W1-0 39,15909/22/2001 atMIA(Q) L0-2 6,28109/26/2001 MIA(Q) W3-0 5,80309/29/2001 atMIA(Q) L1-2 8,11909/25/2002 atLA(Q) L2-3(OT) 14,58509/28/2002 LA(Q) W4-1 9,48410/02/2002 atLA(Q) L2-5 14,71311/04/2003 atCOL(Q) T1-1 6,43411/08/2003 COL(Q) W2-0 10,71211/15/2003 atSJ(S) L2-3(OT) 16,10810/24/2004 atSJ(Q) L0-2 8,65910/30/2004 SJ(Q) W3-0 10,22211/05/2004 LA(S) W2-0 11,93111/14/2004 D.C.(F) L2-3 25,79710/27/2007 CHV(Q) W1-0 12,44211/03/2007 atCHV(Q) T0-0 19,71111/10/2007 atHOU(S) L0-2 30,97211/01/2008 CLB(Q) T1-1 10,38511/08/2008 atCLB(Q) L0-2 11,15310/30/2011 atCOL(Q) W2-0 8,60111/02/2011 COL(Q) W2-0 18,56511/06/2011 HOU(S) L0-2 20,83911/04/2012 atHOU(Q) L0-2 20,68911/06/2012 HOU(Q) W1-0 20,89411/02/2013 atNE(Q) L1-2 15,16411/06/2013 NE(Q) W3-1(OT) 19,03111/09/2013 atHOU(S) T0-0 22,10711/23/2013 HOU(S) W2-1 21,65012/07/2013 RSL(F) T1-1(7-6SOW) 21,65010/30/2014 atNY(WC) L1-2 15,51810/29/2015 atPOR(WC) T2-2(7-6SOL) 21,144
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
Eastern Conference Knockout Round(3)TorontoFCvs(6)PhiladelphiaUnion Wednesday,Oct.26 6:30p.m.(4)D.C.Unitedvs(5)MontrealImpact Thursday,Oct.27 6:30p.m.
Western Conference Knockout Round(3)LAGalaxyvs(6)RealSaltLake Wednesday,Oct.26 9:30p.m.(3)SeattleSoundersFCvs(6)SportingKC Thursday,Oct.27 9p.m.
Eastern Conference SemifinalsTBDvs(1)NewYorkRedBulls Sunday,Oct.30 TBDTBDvs(2)NewYorkCityFC Sunday,Oct.30 TBD(1)NewYorkRedBullsvs.TBD Sunday,Nov.6 TBD(2)NewYorkCityFCvs.TBD Sunday,Nov.6 TBD
Western Conference SemifinalsTBDvs(1)FCDallas Sunday,Oct.30 TBDTBDvs(2)ColoradoRapids Sunday,Oct.30 TBD(1)FCDallasvs.TBD Sunday,Nov.6 TBD(2)ColoradoRapidsvs.TBD Sunday,Nov.6 TBD
Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference Finals1stLeg Tuesday,Nov.22(7p.m.) 1stLeg Sunday,Nov.20(7p.m.)2ndLeg Wednesday,Nov.30(6p.m.) 2ndLeg Sunday,Nov.27(3p.m.)
2016 MLS Cup FinalSaturday,Dec.10(7p.m.CT)
All times Central Time
SCHEDULE: AUDI 2016 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME POSTSEASON LEADERS
23Garcia/Zavagnin2135NickGarcia8Preki6GrahamZusi54Preki30Preki42MattMcKeon37KerryZavagnin9VitalisTakawira58GrahamZusi6NickGarcia1Gomez/Johnston
7TonyMeola7TonyMeola21TonyMeola62TonyMeola
Games playedMinutes
GoalsAssists
ShotsShots on goal
Fouls committedFouls suffered
OffsideCorner kicks
CautionsEjections
GK winsShutouts
Goals allowedSaves
2Arnaud/Bunbury/Molnar2GrahamZusi(11/02/11)10OnandiLowe(9/29/01)5Takawira/Preki/Molnar6fourplayerstied8VitalisTakawira(10/2/96)3Lowe/Johnson9GrahamZusi(twicein2013)191times1Gomez/Johnston
5TonyMeola(10/2/02)10TonyMeola(10/15/00)
CAREER SINGLE GAME
QUALIFICATIONThesixteamsfromeachconferencewhofinishtheregularseasonwiththemostpointsqualifyfortheplayoffstobringthetotalfieldto12participants,twomorethanthenumberthatqualifiedfrom2011-14.
SEEDING AND KNOCKOUT ROUNDThetoptwoteamsineachconferenceautomaticallyqualifydirectlytotheconferencesemifinals,aweek-longbreakthatservesasarewardforregular-seasonperformance.Meanwhile,theotherfourteamsineachconferencefaceaquickturnaroundfortheKnockoutRound,whichpitstheNo.3andNo.6seedsandtheNo.4andNo.5seedsinwinner-take-allmatcheshostedbythehigherseed.AwaygoalsdonotcountasatiebreakerintheKnockoutRound.
RESEEDING FOR THE CONFERENCE SEMISWhenthefieldhasbeentrimmedtoeightteams,fourperconference,theKnockoutRoundwinnersarere-seededaheadoftheConferenceSemifinalsbasedonregular-seasonperformance.ThelowestremainingseedineachconferencewillplaytheNo.1seed,whiletheNo.2seedtakesontheotherteaminConferenceSemifinalmatchessetforNov.1andNov.8.Forexample,iftheNo.6seedsprunganupsetagainsttheNo.3seedandtheNo.5seeddidthesameagainsttheNo.4seed,theconferencesemifinalswouldpittheNo.1seedagainsttheNo.6seedandtheNo.2seedagainsttheNo.5seed.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS AND CHAMPIONSHIPSOncethesingle-eliminationKnockoutRoundmatchesnarrowthefield,theformatswitchestotwo-match,aggregate-goalseriesfortheConferenceSemifinalsandConferenceChampionships,withthelowerseedhostingthefirstlegandthehigherseedhostingthesecondleg.Theteamwiththemosttotalgoalsovertwolegsadvances.
Iftheteamsscoreanequalnumberofgoalsoverthecourseofbothmatches,theteamwiththemostroadgoalsintheseriesadvancestotheConferenceChampionship.Ifattheendofthe180minutestheteamsaretiedonbothtotalgoalsandawaygoals,theteamswillplaytwo15-minuteextratimeperiodsinwhichawaygoalsDONOTcount,followedby,ifnecessary,penaltykickstodetermineawinner.
MLS CUPMLSCup’sformat–awinner-take-allmatchhostedbytheteamwiththemostregularseasonpoints–shouldbefamiliarbynow.LiketheKnockoutRound,awaygoalsDONOTcount.LiketheKnockoutRound,extratimeand,ifnecessary,penaltykickswillbreakanytieinregulation.
AUDI 2016 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS 101
1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT TotalKC 7 11 7 9 14 8 3 59OPP 4 11 5 10 14 11 4 59Recordwhenscoringfirstgoal: 15-7-2Recordwhenallowingfirstgoal: 2-12-2Recordwhenleadingathalftime: 12-1-1Recordwhentrailingathalftime: 1-9-0Recordinone-goalgames: 8-10-0
POSTSEASON GOALS SCORED BY INTERVAL
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No. of Series Last vs Team Series W-L GP W-L-T OT ShO GF GA Mtg. Round ResultChicago 1 1-0 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2000 MLSCup2000 WonMLSCupChivasUSA 1 1-0 2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2007 Quarterfinals Won1-0onaggregateColorado 4 3-1 9 5-2-2 0-0-1 0-0 13 9 2011 Quarterfinals Won4-0onaggregateColumbus 1 0-1 2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 3 2008 Ouarterfinals Lost3-1onaggregateD.C.United 1 0-1 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 2 3 2004 MLSCup2004 LostMLSCupFCDallas 1 1-0 3 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-0 6 6 1996 WestSemifinals Won2gamesto1Houston 4 1-3 6 2-3-1 0-0-0 0-0 3 7 2013 Semifinals Won2-1onaggregateLAGalaxy 4 2-2 9 3-5-1 0-2-1 0-1 15 14 2004 Semifinals Won1gameto0MiamiFusion 1 0-1 3 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0 4 4 2001 Quarterfinals Lost2gamesto1NERevolution 1 1-0 2 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0 4 3 2013 Quarterfinals Won4-3onaggregateNYRedBulls 1 0-1 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 1 2 2014 KnockoutRound Lost1gameto0Portland 1 0-1 1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1 2 2 2015 KnockoutRound Lost1gameto0RealSaltLake 1 1-0 1 0-0-1 0-0-1 1-0 1 1 2013 MLSCup2013 WonMLSCupSJEarthquakes 2 1-1 3 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 5 5 2004 Quarterfinals Won3-2onaggregateTotals 23 12-12 43 17-19-8 1-3-3 2-2 59 59
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME POSTSEASON OPPONENTS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKERPlayers In Players Out
LawrenceOlum(signing-12/9/15) JalilAnibaba(optiondeclined-11/25/15)
AlecKann(Re-EntryDraft-12/11/15) MikeyLopez(outofcontract-12/31/15)
JustinMapp(signing-12/14/15) KrisztianNemeth(transfer-1/29/16)
BradDavis(trade-1/7/16) ErikPalmer-Brown(loan-2/1/16)
DanielSalloi(Homegrown-1/13/16) BernardoAnor(loan-2/17/16)
NunoAndreCoelho(signing-1/26/16) AmobiOkugo(waived-2/23/16)
DiegoRubio(loan-3/8/16) MarceldeJong(contractterminated-3/1/16)
EverAlvarado(signing-6/24/16) JordiQuintilla(waived-6/23/16)
EmmanuelAppiah(signing-7/12/16) AmadouDia(trade-7/12/16)
CameronPorter(trade-7/12/16)
BenjiJoya(signing-9/15/16)
DATE IN/OUT DETAILSNov.25: OUT SportingKCdeclinescontractoptionforDJalilAnibabaDec.9: IN SportingKCsignsMLawrenceOlum,re-signsDSethSinovicandGKJonKempintonewcontractsDec.11: IN SportingKCselectsGKAlecKanninfirstroundofMLSRe-EntryDraftDec.14: IN SportingKCsignsMJustinMappDec.31 OUT MMikeyLopezleavesSportingKCoutofcontractJan.7: IN SportingKCacquiresMBradDavisfromtheHoustonDynamo(MLS)inexchangeforasecond-roundpickinthe2017MLSSuperDraft,a third-roundpickinthe2018MLSSuperDraftandfutureconsiderationsJan.11: SportingKCre-signsMSoniMustivarandMPauloNagamuratonewcontractsJan.13: IN SportingKCsignsFDanielSalloiasHomegrownPlayerJan.26: IN SportingKCsignsDNunoAndreCoelhoJan.29: OUT SportingKCtransfersFKrisztianNemethtoAl-GharafaSC(Qatar)Feb.1: OUT SportingKCloansDErikPalmer-BrowntoFCPorto(Portugal)Feb.17: OUT SportingKCloansMBernardoAnortoMinnesotaUnitedFC(NASL)Feb.23: OUT SportingKCwaivesMAmobiOkugoMarch1: OUT SportingKCandDMarceldeJongmutuallyagreetoterminatecontractMarch8: IN SportingKCacquiresFDiegoRubioonloanasYoungDesignatedPlayerJune15: OUT SportingKCloansFDanielSalloitoGyirmotSE(Hungary)June23: OUT SportingKCwaivesMJordiQuintillaJune24: IN SportingKCsignsDEverAlvaradoJune25: OUT SportingKCloansDAmadouDiatoSwopeParkRangers(USL)July12: IN SportingKCsignsMEmmanuelAppiahJuly12: IN/OUT SportingKCacquiresFCameronPorterfromMontrealImpact(MLS)inexchangeforDAmadouDiaSept.15: IN SportingKCsignsMBenjiJoya
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE
Year MLS SuperDraft Signings Trades Homegrown Players MLS Re-Entry Draft
2008 ChanceMyers(1st)
2009 MattBesler(8th)GrahamZusi(23rd)
2010 JonKempin(8/31/10)
2011 SethSinovic(5/10/11) KevinEllis(2/18/11)
2012 DomDwyer(16th) JacobPeterson(1/19/12) PauloNagamura(11/29/11)
2013 JimmyMedranda(8/9/13) BennyFeilhaber(12/11/12)IkeOpara(12/12/12)
ErikPalmer-Brown(8/2/13) (ON LOAN - FC Porto)
2015 ConnorHallisey(10th)Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)
TimMelia(12/23/14)RogerEspinoza(1/6/15)SoniMustivar(2/16/15)
BernardoAnor(12/8/14) (ON LOAN - Minnesota Utd)
2016 LawrenceOlum(12/9/15)JustinMapp(12/14/15)NunoAndreCoelho(1/26/16)DiegoRubio(3/8/16)EverAlvarado(6/24/16)EmmanuelAppiah(7/12/16)BenjiJoya(9/15/16)
BradDavis(1/7/16)CameronPorter(7/12/16)
DanielSalloi(1/13/16)(ON LOAN - Gyirmot SE)
AlecKann(12/11/15)
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY
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DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS
Sunday,March6 atSeattleSoundersFC MLS W1-0 Coelho73
SATURDAY, MARCH 12 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS MLS W 2-1 Dwyer 5, 41
SUNDAY, MARCH 20 TORONTO FC MLS W 1-0 Davis 70
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 REAL SALT LAKE MLS L 1-2 Feilhaber 94+
Saturday,April9 atNewYorkRedBulls MLS W2-0 Feilhaber17;Dwyer60
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS L 1-2 Dwyer 77
Sunday,April17 atFCDallas MLS L1-2 Olum22
Sunday,April24 atSanJoseEarthquakes MLS L0-1 ---
Wednesday,April27 atVancouverWhitecapsFC MLS T1-1 Rubio27
SUNDAY, MAY 1 LA GALAXY MLS T 1-1 Davis 30
Saturday,May7 atHoustonDynamo MLS L0-2 ---
Wednesday,May11 atColoradoRapids MLS L0-1 ---
SUNDAY, MAY 15 ORLANDO CITY SC MLS W 2-1 Dwyer 74; Peterson 79
SATURDAY, MAY 21 REAL SALT LAKE MLS L 1-3 Dwyer 50
FRIDAY, May 27 D.C. UNITED MLS L 0-1 ---
Thursday,June2 atLAGalaxy MLS T0-0 ---
Wednesday, June 15 at Minnesota United FC (NASL) U.S. Open Cup (Rd. of 32) W 2-1 (AET) Feilhaber 65; Rubio 109
SUNDAY, JUNE 19 FC DALLAS MLS W 2-0 Olum 43; Feilhaber 47+
Saturday,June25 atMontrealImpact MLS T2-2 Dwyer21,59
Wednesday, June 29 at Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup (Rd. of 16) L 1-3 Davis 61
SUNDAY, JULY 3 COLUMBUS CREW SC MLS W 3-2 Feilhaber 49; Zusi 56; Besler 91+
SUNDAY, JULY 10 NEW YORK CITY FC MLS W 3-1 Feilhaber 8; Medranda 16; Opara 51
Wednesday,July13 atChicagoFire MLS L0-1 ---
Saturday,July16 atColoradoRapids MLS L0-1 ---
SUNDAY, JULY 24 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS W 3-0 Dwyer 21, 79; Peterson 48+
SUNDAY, JULY 31 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS W 1-0 Peterson 50
Sunday,Aug.7 atPortlandTimbers MLS L0-3 ---
Saturday,Aug.13 atFCDallas MLS T2-2 Dwyer68,73
Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Central FC CCL Group Stage T 2-2 Sinovic 51; Ellis 70
SATURDAY, AUG. 20 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC MLS W 2-0 Peterson 39; Feilhaber 64
Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC CCL Group Stage L 0-3 ---
Saturday,Aug.27 atPhiladelphiaUnion MLS L0-2 ---
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS T 3-3 Peterson 14; Espinoza 26; Dwyer 81
TUESDAY. SEPT. 13 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC CCL Group Stage L 1-2 Rubio 55
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18 LA GALAXY MLS T 2-2 Peterson 50; Dwyer 69
Saturday,Sept.24 atSanJoseEarthquakes MLS W2-1 Dwyer7;Ellis81
Saturday,Oct.1 atNewEnglandRevolution MLS L1-3 Dwyer49
Sunday,Oct.16 atRealSaltLake MLS T0-0 ---
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 19 CENTRAL FC CCL Group Stage W 3-1 Porter 49; Selbol 55; Hallisey 91+
SUNDAY, OCT. 23 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS W 2-0 Feilhaber 27; Zusi 88
Thursday, Oct. 27 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS Cup Playoffs 9 p.m. FS1 & UniMas
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
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2016 Record When...
Scoringfirstgoal 11-1-2Concedingfirstgoal 2-12-4Leadingathalftime 7-0-1Tiedathalftime 5-7-5Trailingathalftime 1-6-2Scoring 0 goals 0-8-2Scoring 1 goal 3-5-2Scoring 2 goals 7-0-3Scoring 3 goals 3-0-1Scoring4+goals 0-0-0Allowing0goals 8-0-2Allowing1goal 4-5-2Allowing2goals 1-5-3Allowing3goals 0-3-1Allowing4+goals 0-0-0WearingSportingblue 5-7-2Wearingdarkindigo 5-1-3Wearingwhite 3-5-3Leadingat75’ 10-0-2Tiedat75’ 3-3-6Trailingat75’ 0-10-0Outshootingopponent 9-9-5Outshotbyopponent 4-4-2Shots even 0-0-1One-goal games 7-8-0OnESPN/ESPN2 3-2-0OnFOX/FS1 5-1-2OnKMCI-TV 5-10-6Daygames(before5p.m.) 5-2-2Games5p.m.CTorlater 8-11-6Withredcardfor 1-3-0Withredcardagainst 3-1-2Temperature75&up 5-3-4Temperaturebelow75 8-10-4InPacifictimezone 2-2-2InMountaintimezone 0-2-1InCentraltimezone 10-7-4InEasterntimezone 1-2-1vs. Eastern Conference 5-4-1vs.WesternConference 8-9-7On grass 12-11-7On turf 1-2-1Withzerosubs 0-0-0Withonesub 1-0-2Withtwosubs 3-4-2withthreesubs 9-9-4
Regular Season Record By Month
March2016 3-0-0Marchall-time 16-9-6April2016 1-4-1Aprilall-time 40-35-15May2016 1-4-1Mayall-time 34-43-24June 2016 1-0-2Juneall-time 39-29-23July2016 4-2-0Julyall-time 50-35-24Aug. 2016 1-2-1Aug.all-time 40-50-16Sept.2016 1-0-2Sept.all-time 30-37-17Oct. 2016 1-1-1Oct.all-time 21-15-15
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2016)
vs. Chicago Fire 14-26-11 (0-1-0) vs.ColoradoRapids 23-22-13(0-3-0)vs.ColumbusCrewSC 25-22-6(1-0-0)vs. D.C. United 20-21-12 (0-1-0)vs. FC Dallas 23-21-11 (1-1-1)vs.HoustonDynamo 5-9-11(0-1-1)vs.LAGalaxy 20-24-14(0-0-3)vs.MontrealImpact 6-3-2(0-0-1)vs.NERevolution 24-17-11(0-1-0)vs.NewYorkCityFC 2-0-0(1-0-0)vs.NewYorkRedBulls 20-20-13(1-0-0)vs.OrlandoCitySC 1-1-0(1-0-0)vs.PhiladelphiaUnion 5-5-4(0-1-0)vs.PortlandTimbers 5-3-2(1-1-0)vs. Real Salt Lake 8-9-6 (0-2-1)vs. SJ Earthquakes 23-24-7 (2-1-0)vs.SeattleSoundersFC 4-7-3(2-0-0)vs. Toronto FC 14-4-5 (1-0-0)vs.VancouverWhitecaps6-1-3(2-0-1)
Regular Season Home and Away
OverallAll-time 270-253-1402016 at home 10-4-3All-timeathome 176-91-642016 on road 3-9-5All-timeonroad 94-162-76
SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATSQuickest Goals... 5thmin,DomDwyer,3/12vsVAN 7thmin,DomDwyer,9/24atSJ 8thmin,BennyFeilhaber,7/10vsNYC Quickest Goals Against... 4thmin,KeiKamara,10/1atNE 7thmin,AlanGordon,9/18vsLA 14thmin,ChristianBolanos,4/27atVAN 14thmin,FrankLampard,7/10vsNYC Game-winning goals after 75’... 79thmin,JacobPeterson,5/15vsORL 91stmin,MattBesler,7/3vsCLB 81stmin,KevinEllis,9/24atSJGame-tying goals after 75’...
Game-winning goals against after 75’... 79thmin,LukeMulholland,4/2vsRSL 82ndmin,ShkelzenGashi,4/13vsCOL 78thmin,DillonSerna,5/11atCOL 86thmin,AlhajiKamara,5/27vsDC 78thmin,MarlonHairston,7/16atCOL
Game-tying goals against after 75’... 76thmin,MaxiUrruti,8/13atFCD 94thmin,RaulRodriguez,9/9vsHOU 76thmin,LandonDonovan,9/18vsLA
Red Cards... 84thmin,RogerEspinoza,3/20vsTOR 76thmin,IkeOpara,5/11atCOL 39thmin,SoniMustivar,8/7atPOR 59thmin,JimmyMedranda,8/27atPHI 87thmin,RogerEspinoza,8/27atPHI
Red Cards Against... 41stmin,OnielFisher,3/6atSEA 46thmin+,JordanSmith,3/12vsVAN 51stmin,KendallWaston,4/27atVAN 70thmin,AshleyCole,5/1vsLA 48thmin,TysonWahl,7/3vsCLB 12thmin,DiegoChara,8/7atPOR
Penalty Kicks... 84thmin,BennyFeilhaber,4/2vsRSL(goal) 45thmin,BennyFeilhaber,6/19vsDAL(goal) 49thmin,BennyFeilhaber,7/3vsCLB(goal) 64thmin,BennyFeilhaber,8/20vsVAN(goal) 27thmin,BennyFeilhaber,10/23vsSJ(goal)
Penalty Kicks Against... 70thmin,PedroMorales,3/12vsVAN(goal) 64thmin,BradleyWright-Phillips,4/9atNY(saved) 59thmin,ChrisWondolowski,4/24atSJ(goal) 39thmin,IgnacioPiatti,6/25atMTL(goal) Youngest goal scorer... 22yrs.,154days,JimmyMedranda,7/10vsNYCOldest goal scorer... 34yrs.,175days,BradDavis,5/1vsLAYoungest starter... 22yrs.,70days,JimmyMedranda,4/17atDALYoungest to play in a game... 22yrs.,28days,JimmyMedranda,3/6atSEA Oldest starter... 34yrs.,315days,BradDavis,9/18vsLAOldest to play in a game... 34yrs.,321days,BradDavis,9/24atSJ
SPORTING KC IN 2016 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES
Competition W L T GF GA MLSReg.Season 270 253 140 922 892MLSPlayoffs 17 19 8 59 59U.S.OpenCup 24 15 6 89 55International 10 12 9 39 45TOTAL 321 299 163 1109 1051
OVERALL
Competition W L T GF GA MLSReg.Season 176 91 64 552 397MLSPlayoffs 14 3 3 35 15U.S.OpenCup 17 7 2 59 26International 6 4 5 20 13TOTAL 213 105 74 666 451
HOME
Competition W L T GF GA MLSReg.Season 94 162 76 370 495MLSPlayoffs 2 15 5 21 41U.S.OpenCup 7 8 4 30 29International 4 8 3 19 32TOTAL 107 193 88 440 597
AWAY
Neutral site W L T GF GA MLSCupPlayoffs 1 1 0 3 3International 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 3 3
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 2/2 3/3 5/5OPPONENT 1/1 2/3 3/4
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 95 103 198OPPONENT 52 57 109
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 34 28 62OPPONENT 43 46 89
FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 188 232 420OPPONENT 218 197 415
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 17 43 60OPPONENT 22 34 56
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 1 4 5OPPONENT 3 3 6
GOALS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 18 24 42OPPONENT 18 23 41
SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 224 253 477OPPONENT 145 177 322
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 69 77 146OPPONENT 57 65 122
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Center forwardDomDwyer31Diego Rubio 3
Defensive midfielderSoniMustivar20LawrenceOlum7NunoCoelho4
BennyFeilhaber3
Left backJimmyMedranda18
Amadou Dia 9Seth Sinovic 6MattBesler1
Right backSaad Abdul-Salaam 26
ChanceMyers6GrahamZusi2
Left center backMattBesler16
LawrenceOlum10Kevin Ellis 3IkeOpara3
NunoCoelho2
GoalkeeperTimMelia27Alec Kann 7
Right center backNunoCoelho14IkeOpara13Kevin Ellis 7
Left-center midfielderRogerEspinoza27BennyFeilhaber2PauloNagamura2JordiQuintilla2
EmmanuelAppiah1
Right-center midfielderBennyFeilhaber21SoniMustivar4
PauloNagamura4JordiQuintilla4RogerEspinoza1
Right forwardJacobPeterson16GrahamZusi6Brad Davis 4
JimmyMedranda4BennyFeilhaber2ConnorHallisey2
Left forwardBrad Davis 10
ConnorHallisey10GrahamZusi10RogerEspinoza2JacobPeterson2
Formation: 4-3-3NOTE: Chart
does not account forplayers
interchanging and/orswitchingpositionsoverthecourse of a match. Substituteplayers
are not listed.
SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2016 REGULAR SEASON)
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES
March 6, 2016: Seattle Sounders FC FC 0-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|CenturyLinkField|Seattle,WA
Attendance:39,525Weather:50degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1Seattle Sounders FC (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,JordiQuintilla,RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey(JimmyMedranda82),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,LawrenceOlum,JacobPeterson,DanielSalloi
Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;OnielFisher,BradEvans(DylanRemick90),ChadMarshall,JoevinJones;CristianRoldan,OsvaldoAlonso,AndreasIvanschitz;JordanMorris(OalexAnderson83),NelsonValdez(ZachScott70),ClintDempseySubs not used:TylerMiller,NathanSturgis,AaronKovar,DarwinJones
Stats Summary SKC SEAShots (on goal) 14 (4) 8 (2)Saves 2 3Fouls 19 9Offside 1 3Corner Kicks 6 7 Misconduct Summary:SEA--OnielFisher(ejection;seriousfoul)41SKC--GrahamZusi(caution;unsportingbehavior)76SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)77
Scoring Summary:SKC--NunoAndreCoelho1(JordiQuintilla1)73
March 12, 2016: Sporting KC 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:20,178(71ststraightsellout)Weather:57degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (2-0-0, 6 pts) 2 0 2Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-2-0, 0 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam83),NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,JordiQuintilla(JimmyMedranda76),RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey(BradDavis77),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,KevinEllis,LawrenceOlum,Daniel Salloi
Vancouver Whitecaps FC:DavidOusted;JordanSmith,KendallWaston,TimParker,JordanHarvey;DeybiFlores(KianzFroese46),MatiasLaba(BlasPerez67),CristianTechera(FraserAird46),PedroMorales,KekutaManneh;Octavio RiveroSubs not used:PaoloTornaghi,Pa-ModouKah,SamAdekugbe,MasatoKudo
Stats Summary SKC VANShots (on goal) 14 (6) 9 (4)Saves 3 3Fouls 14 19Offside 5 3Corner Kicks 6 0 Misconduct Summary:VAN--OctavioRivero(caution;unsportingbehavior)36VAN--KendallWaston(caution;unsportingbehavior)38VAN--JordanSmith(ejeection;seriousfoul)45+1SKC--JordiQuintilla(caution;unsportingbehavior)51
Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer1(unassisted)5SKC--DomDwyer2(ChanceMyers1,GrahamZusi1)41VAN--PedroMorales1(penaltykick)
March 20, 2016: Sporting KC 1-0 Toronto FCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,867(72ndstraightsellout)Weather:48degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (3-0-0, 9 pts) 0 1 1Toronto FC (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,JordiQuintilla(LawrenceOlum81),RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey(BradDavis46),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,JimmyMedranda,DanielSalloi
Toronto FC:ClintIrwin;StevenBeitashour,DamienPerquis,JoshWilliams(JayChapman86),JustinMorrow;MarcoDelgado,MichaelBradley,TsubasaEndoh(MoBabouli77),WillJohnson,BenoitCheyrou(JozyAltidore77);SebastianGiovincoSubs not used:QuillanRoberts,AshtoneMorgan,NickHagglund,EriqZavaleta
Stats Summary SKC TORShots (on goal) 7 (3) 12 (4)Saves 4 2Fouls 13 12Offside 0 3Corner Kicks 3 2 Misconduct Summary:TOR--BenoitCheyrou(caution;unsportingbehavior)60TOR--JustinMorrow(caution;dissent)71SKC--RogerEspinoza(ejection;seriousfoul)84SKC--TimMelia(caution;timewasting)87
Scoring Summary:SKC--BradDavis1(DomDwyer1)70
April 2, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Real Salt LakeMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:20,553(73rdstraightsellout)Weather:63degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (3-1-0, 9 pts) 0 1 1Real Salt Lake (2-0-2, 8 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting Kansas City: TimMelia;ChanceMyers,NunoAndreCoelho,KevinEllis,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,JordiQuintilla(JimmyMedranda73);BradDavis(DiegoRubio80),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(C)Subs Not Used: AlecKann,SaadAbdul-Salaam,SethSinovic,LawrenceOlum,JacobPeterson
Real Salt Lake:JeffAttinella;TonyBeltran,JustenGlad,AaronMaund,ChrisWingert(DemarPhillips59);JohnStertzer,SundayStephen,LukeMulholland;JordanAllen,YuraMovsisyan(DevonSandoval70),JoaoPlataSubs Not Used:LaloFernandez,EmilioOrozco,AndrewBrody,OlmesGarcia,DaniloAcosta
Stats Summary SKC RSLShots (on goal) 9 (3) 15 (8)Saves 6 2Fouls 13 18Offside 8 2Corner Kicks 7 3 Misconduct Summary:RSL--YuraMovsisyan(caution;unsportingbehavior)67RSL--JoaoPlata(caution;timewasting)77SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;unsportingbehavior)90RSL--LukeMulholland(caution;argument)90
Scoring Summary:RSL--JustenGlad1(JoaoPlata3)29RSL--LukeMulholland1(unassisted)79SKC--BennyFeilhaber1(penaltykick)94+
April 9, 2016: New York Red Bulls 0-2 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|RedBullArena|Harrison,NJ
Attendance:21,406Weather:40degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (4-1-0, 12 pts) 1 1 2New York Red Bulls (1-4-0, 3 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City: TimMelia;ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam52),NunoAndreCoelho,KevinEllis(IkeOpara42),AmadouDia;BennyFeilhaber,LawrenceOlum,RogerEspinoza(JimmyMedranda94+);ConnorHallisey,DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(C)Subs Not Used: AlecKann,JordiQuintilla,JacobPeterson,Diego Rubio
New York Red Bulls:LuisRobles;SalZizzo,ChrisDuvall,KarlOuimette,ConnorLade;SeanDavis,DaxMcCarty(C)(AlexMuyl85),LloydSam(AnatoleAbang65),SachaKljestan(ShaunWright-Phillips75),MikeGrella;BradleyWright-PhillipsSubs Not Used:KyleReynish,ZachCarroll,BrandonAllen,TylerAdams
Stats Summary SKC NYShots (on goal) 7 (3) 22 (6)Saves 6 1Fouls 4 11Offside 4 4Corner Kicks 0 7 Misconduct Summary:NY--SalZizzo(caution;dissent)44SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)74
Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber2(GrahamZusi2,DomDwyer2)17SKC--DomDwyer3(SaadAbdul-Salaam1)60
April 13, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Colorado RapidsMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,168(74thstraightsellout)Weather:47degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (4-2-0, 12 pts) 0 1 1Colorado Rapids (3-2-1, 10 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting Kansas City: TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoAndreCoelho,IkeOpara,AmadouDia;JordiQuintilla(BennyFeilhaber46),LawrenceOlum(BradDavis72),RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey,DiegoRubio(DomDwyer57),GrahamZusi(C)Subs Not Used: AlecKann,SethSinovic,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda
Colorado Rapids:ZacMacMath;DillonSerna,BobbyBurling,EricMiller,MarcBurch;SamCronin,MichealAzira,DominiqueBadji,MarcoPappa(MekeilWilliams69),ShkelzenGashi(ConorDoyle89);LuisSolignacSubs Not Used:ChrisFroschauer,ZachPfeffer
Stats Summary SKC COLShots (on goal) 17 (3) 12 (6)Saves 4 1Fouls 4 17Offside 2 1Corner Kicks 8 0 Misconduct Summary:COL--MarcoPappa(caution;unsportingbehavior)33SKC--DiegoRubio(caution;unsportingbehavior)52COL--DillonSerna(caution;unsportingbehavior)57COL--MarcBurch(caution;unsportingbehavior)62
Scoring Summary:COL--LuisSolignac2(MarcoPappa3)41SKC--DomDwyer4(ConnorHallisey1,SaadAbdul-Salaam1)77COL--ShkelzenGashi1(unassisted)82
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
April 17, 2016: FC Dallas 2-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ToyotaStadium|Frisco,TX
Attendance:16,215Weather:65degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (4-3-0, 12 pts) 1 0 1FC Dallas (5-1-2, 17 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler(C),AmadouDia(SethSinovic70);BennyFeilhaber,LawrenceOlum(IkeOpara70),RogerEspinoza;JimmyMedranda(DiegoRubio79),DomDwyer,Brad DavisSubs not used:AlecKann,JordiQuintilla,ConnorHallisey,JacobPeterson
FC Dallas:ChrisSeitz;RyanHollingshead(AtibaHarris46),ZachLoyd(C),WalkerZimmerman,MaynorFigueroa;MichaelBarrios,KellynAcosta,VictorUlloa,FabianCastillo(JuanEstebanOrtiz82);MaximilianoUrruti,TeshoAkindele(MauroRosales63)Subs not used:JesseGonzalez,MoisesHernandez,ColinBonner,CarlosLizarazo
Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 14 (6) 9 (5)Saves 3 5Fouls 5 12Offside 1 3Corner Kicks 4 5 Misconduct Summary:FCD--AtibaHarris(caution;unsportingbehavior)90
Scoring Summary:SKC--LawrenceOlum1(BennyFeilhaber1)22FCD--MichaelBarrios4(MaximilianoUrruti2,KellynAcosta1)35FCD--MauroRosales1(unassisted)68
April 24, 2016: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|AvayaStadium|SanJose,CA
Attendance:18,000Weather:64degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (4-4-0, 12 pts) 0 0 0San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-2, 14 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler(C)(IkeOpara75),AmadouDia(DiegoRubio86);BennyFeilhaber,LawrenceOlum,RogerEspinoza;BradDavis,DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,ConnorHallisey,JimmyMedranda,JacobPeterson
San Jose Earthquakes:DavidBingham;MarvellWynne,VictorBernardez,AndresImperiale,ShaunFrancis;AlbertoQuintero(TommyThompson90),FataiAlashe,AnibalGodoy,SimonDawkins(SheaSalinas77);ChrisWondolowski,QuincyAmarikwa(AdamJahn71)Subs not used:BryanMeredith,KofiSarkodie,MatiasPerezGarcia,Innocent
Stats Summary SKC SJShots (on goal) 13 (5) 9 (2)Saves 1 5Fouls 20 12Offside 1 1Corner Kicks 4 5 Misconduct Summary:SJ--AnibalGodoy(caution;unsportingbehavior)1SKC--MattBesler(caution;unsportingbehavior)33SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;dissent)59SKC--AmadouDia(caution;unsportingbehavior)81
Scoring Summary:SJ--ChrisWondolowski7(unassisted)59
April 27, 2016: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BCPlace|Vancouver,Canada
Attendance:18,836Weather:57degreesandclear
1 2 FSporting KC (4-4-1, 13 pts) 1 0 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3-4-2, 11 pts) 1 0 1
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler(C),AmadouDia;BennyFeilhaber,LawrenceOlum,RogerEspinoza;JimmyMedranda(GrahamZusi75),DiegoRubio(DomDwyer57),ConnorHallisey(Brad Davis 64)Subs not used:TimMelia,IkeOpara,SethSinovic,JacobPeterson
San Jose Earthquakes:DavidOusted;FraserAird,KendallWaston,TimParker,JordanHarvey;MatiasLaba,RussellTeibert,ChristianBolanos(KekutaManneh78),PedroMorales(C)(PaModouKah54),CristianTechera;MasatoKudo (Octavio Rivero 65)Subs not used:PauloTornaghi,AndrewJacobson,BlasPerez,NicolasMezquida
Stats Summary SKC VANShots (on goal) 10 (2) 5 (2)Saves 1 1Fouls 11 11Offside 2 1Corner Kicks 9 5 Misconduct Summary:SKC--MattBesler(caution;unsportingbehavior)22VAN--KendallWaston(caution;unsportingbehavior)40SKC--DiegoRubio(caution;unsportingbehavior)41VAN--KendallWaston(ejection;unsportingbehavior)51SKC--NunoAndreCoelho(caution;dangerousplay)60
Scoring Summary:VAN--ChristianBolanos1(CristianTechera2)14SKC--DiegoRubio1(LawrenceOlum1,SaadAbul-Salaam3)27
May 1, 2016: Sporting KC 1-1 LA GalaxyMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,431(75thstraightsellout)Weather:55degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (4-4-2, 14 pts) 1 0 1LA Galaxy (4-1-3, 15 pts) 1 0 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;IkeOpara,NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,SethSinovic;GrahamZusi,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;JimmyMedranda(JustinMapp82),DomDwyer,BradDavisSubs not used:AlecKann,ChanceMyers,SaadAbdul-Salaam,PauloNagamura,LawrenceOlum,DiegoRubio
LA Galaxy:BrianRowe;A.J.DeLaGarza,DanielSteres,JelleVanDamme,AshleyCole;SebastianLletget(JeffLarentowicz62),MikeMagee(RobbieRogers72),GiovanidosSantos(JoseVillarreal90),BaggioHusidic,EmmanuelBoateng;GyasiZardesSubs not used:DanKennedy,Leonardo,RafaelGarcia,JoseVillarreal,BradfordJamieson
Stats Summary SKC LAShots (on goal) 17 (1) 4 (1)Saves 0 0Fouls 15 12Offside 4 3Corner Kicks 7 1 Misconduct Summary:LA--AshleyCole(caution;timewasting)69LA--AshleyCole(ejection,secondcaution;unsportingbehavior) 70 SKC--IkeOpara(caution;unsportingbehavior)82LA--JoseVillarreal(caution;timewasting)90+4
Scoring Summary:SKC--BradDavis2(GrahamZusi3,MattBesler1)30LA--GiovanidosSantos4(GyasiZardes2)42
May 7, 2016: Houston Dynamo 2-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BBVACompassStadium|Houston,TX
Attendance:20,071Weather:77degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (4-5-2, 14 pts) 0 0 0Houston Dynamo (2-5-2, 8 pts) 2 0 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers(JimmyMedranda62),NunoAndreCoelho,MattBesler,SethSinovic;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza;BradDavis(DiegoRubio67),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(SaadAbdul-Salaam77)Subs not used:AlecKann,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,PauloNagamura
Houston Dynamo:TylerDeric;JalilAnibaba,DavidHorst,Agus,DaMarcusBeasley(AbdoulieMansally67);RicardoClark,Alex,AndrewWenger,CristianMaidana(LeonelMiranda75),GilesBarnes;ErickTorres(WillBruin57)Subs not used:JoeWillis,RaulRodriguez,BoniekGarcia,CollenWarner
Stats Summary SKC HOUShots (on goal) 17 (3) 14 (7)Saves 5 3Fouls 14 8Offside 3 1Corner Kicks 8 3 Misconduct Summary:HOU--Alex(caution;unsportingbehavior)29HOU--JalilAnibaba(caution;unsportingbehavior)53SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)62HOU--RicardoClark(caution;unsportingbehavior)95+
Scoring Summary:HOU--GilesBarnes3(ErickTorres1)30HOU--AndrewWenger3(C.Maidana2,G.Barnes2)46+
May 11, 2016: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|Dick’sSportingGoodsPark|CommerceCity,CO
Attendance:12,857Weather:56degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (4-6-2, 14 pts) 0 0 0Colorado Rapids (7-2-2, 23 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoCoelho,IkeOpara,SethSinovic(AmadouDia59);SoniMustivar,LawrenceOlum,RogerEspinoza(C);BradDavis(JacobPeterson76),DomDwyer,JimmyMedranda(ConnorHallisey68)Subs not used:AlecKann,MattBesler,PauloNagamura,Diego Rubio
Colorado Rapids:ZacMacMath;MekeilWilliams,BobbyBurling,AxelSjoberg,MarcBurch;SamCronin,MichealAzira,DominiqueBadji,JermaineJones(DillonPowers87),LuisSolignac(DillonSerna76);KevinDoyleSubs not used:ChrisFroschauer,JaredWatts,DennisCastillo,MarlonHairston,ConorDoyle
Stats Summary SKC COLShots (on goal) 7 (1) 11 (3)Saves 1 1Fouls 19 18Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 4 1 Misconduct Summary:COL--DominiqueBadji(caution;unsportingbehavior)33SKC--IkeOpara(caution;unsportingbehavior)56SKC--LawrenceOlum(caution;unsportingbehavior)59SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)61COL--AxelSjoberg(caution;unsportingbehavior)75SKC--IkeOpara(ejection,secondcaution;unsportingbehavior)76
Scoring Summary:COL -- Dillon Serna 1 (unassisted) 78
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
May 15, 2016: Sporting KC 2-1 Orlando City SCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,080(76thstraightsellout)Weather:64degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (5-6-2, 17 pts) 0 2 2Orlando City SC (2-3-5, 11 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoCoelho,MattBesler(C),JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(LawrenceOlum86),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(PauloNagamura93+);BradDavis(JacobPeterson69),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,ChanceMyers,ConnorHallisey,Diego Rubio
Orlando City SC:JoeBendik;RafaelRamos,TommyRedding,DavidMateos,BrekShea(LukeBoden65);DarwinCeren(CarlosRivas86),ServandoCarrasco,KevinMolino,Kaka(C),AntonioNocerino;CyleLarin(JulioBaptista71)Subs not used:EarlEdwards,KevinAlston,HarrisonHeath,AdrianWinter
Stats Summary SKC ORLShots (on goal) 34 (13) 7 (0)Saves 0 10Fouls 10 6Offside 2 4Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary:SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)49SKC--NunoCoelho(caution;unsportingbehavior)84
Scoring Summary:ORL--Owngoal(JimmyMedranda)67SKC--DomDwyer5(JacobPeterson1,BennyFeilhaber2)74SKC--JacobPeterson1(RogerEspinoza1,SaadAbdul-Salaam4)79
May 21, 2016: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt LakeMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:20,618(77thstraightsellout)Weather:70degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (5-7-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1Real Salt Lake (6-3-2, 20 pts) 2 1 3
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoCoelho,MattBesler(IkeOpara85),JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(JacobPeterson77),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza;BradDavis,DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,ChanceMyers,LawrenceOlum,PauloNagamura,DiegoRubio
Real Salt Lake:NickRimando;TonyBeltran,JustenGlad,AaronMaund,ChrisWingert(DemarPhillips68);SundayStephen,JavierMorales,KyleBeckerman;JuanManuelMartinez,YuraMovsisyan(LukeMulholland90),JoaoPlata(Devon Sandoval 78)Subs not used:JeffAttinella,JamisonOlave,JohnStertzer,Jordan Allen
Stats Summary SKC RSLShots (on goal) 16 (4) 6 (3)Saves 1 3Fouls 12 7Offside 3 4Corner Kicks 10 3 Misconduct Summary:RSL--SundayStephen(caution;unsportingbehavior)79SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)95+
Scoring Summary:RSL--JuanManuelMartinez3(JoaoPlata5,JavierMorales1)32RSL--Owngoal(BradDavis)47+SKC--DomDwyer6(JimmyMedranda1)50RSL--YuraMovsisyan3(KyleBeckerman1)53
May 27, 2016: Sporting KC 0-1 D.C. UnitedMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,118(78thstraightsellout)Weather:68degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (5-8-2, 17 pts) 0 0 0D.C. United (4-5-4, 16 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam(ChanceMyers66),KevinEllis,IkeOpara,JimmyMedranda;PauloNagamura(C),LawrenceOlum,JordiQuintilla(BennyFeilhaber46);BradDavis(JustinMapp76),DomDwyer,JacobPetersonSubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,ConnorHallisey,Diego Rubio
D.C. United:BillHamid;SeanFranklin,KofiOpare,BobbyBoswell(C),TaylorKemp;NickDeLeon,JaredJeffrey,MarceloSarvas,LamarNeagle(AlhajiKamara86);FabianEspindola(RobVincent74),LucianoAcosta(JulianBuescher77)Subs not used:TravisWorra,JalenRobinson,LukeMishu,MiguelAguilar
Stats Summary SKC DCShots (on goal) 18 (3) 6 (2)Saves 1 3Fouls 12 13Offside 2 4Corner Kicks 6 3 Misconduct Summary:DC--MarceloSarvas(caution;unsportingbehavior)7DC--JaredJeffrey(caution;unsportingbehavior)42DC--LamarNeagle(caution;unsportingbehavior)68SKC--DomDwyer(caution;persistentinfringement)71SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;unsportingbehavior)78
Scoring Summary:DC--AlhajiKamara1(TaylorKemp1)86
June 2, 2016: LA Galaxy 0-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|StubHubCenter|Carson,CA
Attendance:19,651Weather:70degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (5-8-3, 18 pts) 0 0 0LA Galaxy (5-2-6, 21 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;PauloNagamura,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(ChanceMyers58),DomDwyer(DiegoRubio92+),ConnorHalliseySubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,AmadouDia,JustinMapp,JordiQuintilla
LA Galaxy:BrianRowe;RobbieRogers,A.J.DeLaGarza,DanielSteres,AshleyCole;BaggioHusidic,NigeldeJong,JeffLarentowicz(EmmanuelBoateng62),SebastianLletget(JoseVillarreal87);MikeMagee(AlanGordon81),Giovanidos SantosSubs not used:DanKennedy,JelleVanDamme,Leonardo,Rafael Garcia
Stats Summary SKC LAShots (on goal) 15 (4) 1 (0)Saves 0 4Fouls 12 9Offside 1 3Corner Kicks 8 0 Misconduct Summary:LA--JeffLarentowicz(caution;unsportingbehavior)39LA--DanielSteres(caution;unsportingbehavior)49SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)51
Scoring Summary:None
June 15, 2016: Minnesota United FC 1-2 Sporting KCU.S.OpenCup4thRd.|NSCStadium|Blaine,MN
Attendance:7,689Weather:73degreesandcloudy
1 2 ET1 ET2 FSporting KC (MLS) 0 1 0 1 2LA Galaxy (5-2-6, 21 pts) 0 1 0 0 1
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam(ChanceMyers99),IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza;JacobPeterson(BradDavis91),DomDwyer(DiegoRubio106),ConnorHalliseySubs not used:TimMelia,KevinEllis,JordiQuintilla,JustinMapp
Minnesota United FC:SammyNdjock;KevinVenegas,DamionLowe,BrentKallman,JustinDavis;JulianoVicentini(J.C.Banks78),JebBrovsky,Ibson(BenSpeas61);DanielCruz,ChristianRamirez,StefanoPinhoSubs not used:KristianNicht,LanceLaing,AaronPitchkolan,JamieWatson
Stats Summary SKC MNUShots (on goal) 11 (4) 9 (2)Saves 1 2Fouls 22 21Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 6 3 Misconduct Summary (Sporting KC only):SKC--IkeOpara(caution;unsportingbehavior)51SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;argument)55SKC--SaadAbdul-Salaam(caution;unsportingbehavior)69SKC--LawrenceOlum(caution;unsportingbehavior)75
Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber1(penaltykick)65MNU--ChristianRamirez1(penaltykick)81SKC--DiegoRubio1(BennyFeilhaber1)109
June 19, 2016: Sporting KC 2-0 FC DallasMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:18,927(79thstraightsellout)Weather:91degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (6-8-3, 21 pts) 2 0 2FC Dallas (8-5-4, 28 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;SoniMustivar(KevinEllis46),BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza,JacobPeterson(ChanceMyers84),DomDwyer(DiegoRubio76),ConnorHalliseySubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,JordiQuintilla,JustinMapp
FC Dallas:ChrisSeitz;AtibaHarris(CarlosGruezo63),WalkerZimmerman,MattHedges,MaynorFigueroa;MichaelBarrios(MauroDiaz63),KellynAcosta,VictorUlloa(CarlosLizarazo74),FabianCastillo;MaximilianoUrruti,Tesho AkindeleSubs not used:JesseGonzalez,AgustinJara,JuanOrtiz,Colin Bonner
Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 8 (4) 13 (1)Saves 1 2Fouls 11 11Offside 1 4Corner Kicks 0 5 Misconduct Summary:SKC--LawrenceOlum(caution;unsportingbehavior)28SKC--DomDwyer(caution;timewasting)76SKC--TimMelia(caution;timewasting)80
Scoring Summary:SKC--LawrenceOlum2(BennyFeilhaber3)43SKC--BennyFeilhaber3(penaltykick)45+2
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
June 25, 2016: Montreal Impact 2-2 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|StadeSaputo|Montreal,Canada
Attendance:20,032Weather:82degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (6-8-4, 22 pts) 1 1 2Montreal Impact (5-4-6, 21 pts) 2 0 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(BradDavis95+),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer(DiegoRubio84),ConnorHallisey(KevinEllis91+)Subs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,JustinMapp
Montreal Impact:EvanBush;HassounCamara,VictorCabrera,WandrilleLefevre,AmbroiseOyongo;LucasOntivero(JohanVenegas79),KyleBekker(PatriceBernier69),EricAlexander,IgnacioPiatti;DidierDrogba,DominicOduro(MichaelSalazar89)Subs not used:EricKronberg,KyleFisher,MaximTissot,HarryShipp
Stats Summary SKC MTLShots (on goal) 14 (4) 14 (7)Saves 5 2Fouls 11 12Offside 1 2Corner Kicks 6 2 Misconduct Summary:MTL--LucasOntivero(caution;unsportingbehavior)24SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)38MTL--AmbroiseOyongo(caution;unsportingbehavior)43MTL--DidierDrogba(caution;unsportingbehavior)55
Scoring Summary:MTL--LucasOntivero2(HassounCamara1,DidierDrogba5)16SKC--DomDwyer7(RogerEspinoza2)21MTL--IgnacioPiatti9(penaltykick)39SKC--DomDwyer8(BennyFeilhaber4)59
June 29, 2016: Houston Dynamo 3-1 Sporting KCU.S.OpenCup5thRd.|BBVACompassStadium|Houston,TX
Attendance:6,371Weather:90degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (MLS) 0 1 1Houston Dynamo (MLS) 1 2 3
Sporting KC:AlecKann;KevinEllis,LawrenceOlum,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda;SoniMustivar(BradDavis58),BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza(C);GrahamZusi,DiegoRubio(DomDwyer71),ConnorHalliseySubs not used:TimMelia,SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,SethSinovic,JacobPeterson
Houston Dynamo:JoeWillis;SheanonWilliams,DavidHorst(C),Agus,AbdoulieMansally(JalilAnibaba46);DavidRocha,Alex,AndrewWenger(BoniekGarcia77),CristianMaidana(CollenWarner67),LeonelMiranda;MauroManotasSubs not used:TylerDeric,RaulRodriguez,GilesBarnes,WillBruin
Stats Summary SKC HOUShots (on goal) 13 (3) 17 (5)Saves 2 2Fouls 10 7Offside 6 1Corner Kicks 6 1 Misconduct Summary (Sporting KC only):HOU--JalilAnibaba(caution;timewasting)52SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)88
Scoring Summary:HOU--MauroManotas2(AbdoulieMansally1)7HOU--Alex2(AndrewWenger1)55SKC -- Brad Davis 1 (Diego Rubio 1) 61HOU--MauroManotas3(BoniekGarcia1)84
July 3, 2016: Sporting KC 3-2 Columbus Crew SCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,332(80thstraightsellout)Weather:70degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (7-8-4, 25 pts) 0 3 3Columbus Crew SC (3-6-7, 16 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum(MattBesler54),JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(JustinMapp83),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(BradDavis78),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,ConnorHallisey,Diego Rubio
Columbus Crew SC:SteveClark;HarrisonAfful,MichaelParkhurst(C),TysonWahl,CoreyAshe;EthanFinlay,TonyTchani,HectorJimenez(ChadBarson50),WilTrapp(DillyDuka73),JustinMeram(RodrigoSaravia78);OlaKamaraSubs not used:BradStuver,WaylonFrancis,MohammedSaeid,CristianMartinez
Stats Summary SKC CLBShots (on goal) 18 (9) 6 (5)Saves 3 6Fouls 15 8Offside 3 1Corner Kicks 5 2 Misconduct Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;unsportingbehavior)13CLB--TysonWahl(ejection;denyingscoringopportunity)48SKC--DomDwyer(caution;persistentinfringement)51SKC--MattBesler(caution;unsportingbehavior)66CLB--HarrisonAfful(caution;unsportingbehavior)82SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)84
Scoring Summary:CLB--OlaKamara6(HarrisonAfful2,EthanFinlay6)22SKC--BennyFeilhaber4(penaltykick)49SKC--GrahamZusi1(RogerEspinoza3)56CLB--OlaKamara7(TonyTchani1)75SKC--MattBesler1(IkeOpara1,JimmyMedranda2)91+
July 10, 2016: Sporting KC 3-1 New York City FCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,881(81ststraightsellout)Weather:88degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (8-8-4, 28 pts) 2 1 3New York City FC (8-6-6, 30 pts) 1 0 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara(NunoCoelho84),LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey71),DiegoRubio(JustinMapp92+),BradDavisSubs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,MattBesler
New York City FC:JoshSaunders;JasonHernandez(MikeyLopez80),FredericBrillant,JeffersonMena,R.J.Allen;FrankLampard(PatrickMullins63),AndoniIraola,AndreaPirlo;JackHarrison,DavidVilla(C),RonaldMatarrita(TommyMcNamara46)Subs not used: EirikJohansen,EthanWhite,FedericoBravo,KhiryShelton
Stats Summary SKC NYCShots (on goal) 19 (9) 4 (3)Saves 2 6Fouls 17 11Offside 1 4Corner Kicks 9 1 Misconduct Summary:NYC--DavidVilla(caution;unsportingbehavior)83
Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber5(unassisted)8NYC--FrankLampard4(RonaldMatarrita3,AndreaPirlo7)14SKC--JimmyMedranda1(unassisted)16SKC--IkeOpara1(unassisted)51
July 13, 2016: Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ToyotaPark|Bridgeview,IL
Attendance:13,879Weather:74degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (8-9-4, 28 pts) 0 0 0Chicago Fire (4-8-5, 17 pts) 1 0 1Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,NunoCoelho(IkeOpara21),MattBesler,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar(JustinMapp81),RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,ConnorHallisey(BradDavis58)Subs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,LawrenceOlum,Diego RubioChicago Fire:SeanJohnson;MichaelHarrington(RodrigoRamos83),JonathanCampbell,JoaoMeira,BrandonVincent;KhalyThiam,MattPolster,ArturoAlvarez(JohnGoossens68),RazvanCocis(C),DavidAccam;MichaeldeLeeuw(JohanKappelhof89)Subs not used:MattLampson,EricGehrig,NickLaBrocca,KennedyIgboananikeStats Summary SKC CHIShots (on goal) 19 (2) 3 (2)Saves 1 2Fouls 15 16Offside 1 8Corner Kicks 8 2 Misconduct Summary:CHI--KhalyThiam(caution;unsportingbehavior)26SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;unsportingbehavior)29CHI--ArturoAlvarez(caution;unsportingbehavior)68SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)71CHI--JoaoMeira(caution;unsportingbehavior)79SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)85Scoring Summary:CHI--MichaeldeLeeuw1(RazvanCocis1,BrandonVincent1) 19
July 16, 2016: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|Dick’sSportingGoodsPark|CommerceCity,CO
Attendance:18,461Weather:88degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (8-10-4, 28 pts) 0 0 0Colorado Rapids (10-2-7, 37 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar(JustinMapp86),RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer(DiegoRubio86),BradDavis(ConnorHallisey50)Subs not used:AlecKann,SethSinovic,MattBesler,KevinEllis
Colorado Rapids:TimHoward;MekeilWilliams,JaredWatts,AxelSjoberg,MarcBurch;SamCronin(C),MichealAzira,MarcoPappa(MarlonHairston62),DillonPowers,ShkelzenGashi(LuisSolignac87);KevinDoyleSubs not used:ZacMacMath,BobbyBurling,DennisCastillo,ConorDoyle,DominiqueBadji
Stats Summary SKC COLShots (on goal) 14 (3) 9 (2)Saves 1 3Fouls 15 7Offside 2 6Corner Kicks 8 3 Misconduct Summary:SKC--LawrenceOlum(caution;unsportingbehavior)43COL--SamCronin(caution;unsportingbehavior)44SKC--IkeOpara(caution;unsportingbehavior)63
Scoring Summary:COL--MarlonHairston1(DillonPowers2)78
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
July 24, 2016: Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders FCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:18,563(82ndstraightsellout)Weather:93degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (9-10-4, 31 pts) 2 1 3Seattle Sounders FC (6-12-2, 20 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam(SethSinovic85),IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(CameronPorter77),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(ConnorHallisey41)Subs not used:AlecKann,KevinEllis,EmmanuelAppiah,Diego Rubio
Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;TyroneMears,BradEvans(C),ChadMarshall,JoevinJones;CristianRoldan,ErikFriberg(TonyAlfaro46),ClintDempsey;HerculezGomez(ZachScott46),JordanMorris,AndreasIvanschitz(MichaelFarfan 64)Subs not used: TylerMiller,OnielFisher,NelsonValdez,Oalex Anderson
Stats Summary SKC SEAShots (on goal) 19 (6) 1 (0)Saves 0 3Fouls 7 5Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 4 0 Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)23SEA--HerculezGomez(caution;unsportingbehavior)43SEA--JoevinJones(caution;unsportingbehavior)57SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;unsportingbehavior)65
Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer9(RogerEspinoza4,GrahamZusi4)21SKC--JacobPeterson2(SaadAbdul-Salaam5,IkeOpara2)45+3SKC--DomDwyer10(unassisted)79
July 31, 2016: Sporting KC 1-0 Portland TimbersMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,098(83rdstraightsellout)Weather:79degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (10-10-4, 34 pts) 0 1 1Portland Timbers (7-8-8, 29 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara(ChanceMyers94+),LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(CameronPorter71),DomDwyer,ConnorHallisey(KevinEllis93+)Subs not used:JonKempin,SethSinovic,EmmanuelAppiah,DiegoRubio
Portland Timbers:JakeGleeson;AlvasPowell(JackBarmby86),AmobiOkugo,JermaineTaylor,ZarekValentin(VytautasAndriuskevicius69);BenZemanski(JackMcInerney75),DiegoChara,DarlingtonNagbe,DiegoValeri,LucasMelano;Fanendo AdiSubs not used: ChrisKonopka,TaylorPeay,NedGrabavoy,JackJewsbury
Stats Summary SKC PORShots (on goal) 11 (6) 10 (1)Saves 1 5Fouls 20 15Offside 1 4Corner Kicks 5 4 Misconduct Summary:POR--FanendoAdi(caution;unsportingbehavior)10SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)72POR--JermaineTaylor(caution;unsportingbehavior)74POR--DiegoChara(caution;unsportingbehavior)86SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)87
Scoring Summary:SKC--JacobPeterson3(BennyFeilhaber5)50
Aug. 7, 2016: Portland Timbers 3-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ProvidencePark|Portland,OR
Attendance:21,144Weather:70degreesandmostlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (10-11-4, 34 pts) 0 0 0Portland Timbers (8-8-8, 32 pts) 0 3 3
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam(DiegoRubio78),IkeOpara,LawrenceOlum,SethSinovic(ChanceMyers61);BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,ConnorHallisey(GrahamZusi57)Subs not used:JonKempin,NunoCoelho,KevinEllis,EmmanuelAppiah
Portland Timbers:JakeGleeson;VytautasAndriuskevicius,AmobiOkugo,JermaineTaylor,AlvasPowell(TaylorPeay71);DarlingtonNagbe,JackJewsbury,DiegoChara,DiegoValeri(LucasMelano86);JackMcInerney(NedGrabavoy80),FanendoAdiSubs not used:ChrisKonopka,ChrisKlute,JackBarmby
Stats Summary SKC PORShots (on goal) 11 (3) 8 (4)Saves 1 3Fouls 14 10Offside 0 2Corner Kicks 13 0 Misconduct Summary:POR--DiegoChara(ejection;violentconduct)12SKC--SethSinovic(caution;unsportingbehavior)19SKC--SoniMustivar(ejection;seriousfoul)39SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)47
Scoring Summary:POR--DiegoValeri10(unassisted)65POR--JackJewsbury1(DarlingtonNagbe5)87POR--FanendoAdi11(unassisted)92+
Aug. 13, 2016: FC Dallas 2-2 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ToyotaStadium|Frisco,TX
Attendance:13,408Weather:91degreesandclear
1 2 FSporting KC (10-11-5, 35 pts) 0 2 2FC Dallas (13-6-6, 45 pts) 0 2 2
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara(KevinEllis35),LawrenceOlum,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(C),NunoCoelho(PauloNagamura85),EmmanuelAppiah;JacobPeterson(BradDavis66),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:JonKempin,SethSinovic,ConnorHallisey,Diego Rubio
FC Dallas:ChrisSeitz;AtibaHarris,WalkerZimmerman,MattHedges(C),MaynorFigueroa;CarlosGruezo(RyanHollingshead75),VictorUlloa(KellynAcosta56),MauroDiaz;Getterson(TeshoAkindele61),MaximilianoUrruti,MichaelBarriosSubs not used:RyanHerman,AubreyDavid,NorbertoPaparatto,MauroRosales
Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 12 (5) 15 (6)Saves 4 3Fouls 8 8Offside 1 5Corner Kicks 6 5
Misconduct Summary:FCD--MattHedges(caution;unsportingbehavior)22FCD--AtibaHarris(caution;unsportingbehavior)83SKC--SaadAbdul-Salaam(caution;unsportingbehavior)86SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)88
Scoring Summary:FCD--TeshoAkindele6(AtibaHarris2,CarlosGruezo1)66SKC--DomDwyer11(BradDavis1,BennyFeilhaber6)68SKC--DomDwyer12(unassisted)73FCD--MaximilianoUrruti(unassisted)76
Aug. 16, 2016: Central FC 2-2 Sporting KCScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeagueGroupStage
AtoBoldonStadium|Couva,TrinidadandTobagoWeather:86degreesandclear
1 2 FSporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 2 2Central FC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 2 2
Sporting KC:JonKempin;SaadAbdul-Salaam,AmerDidic,KevinEllis,SethSinovic(EverAlvarado66);PauloNagamura(NunoCoelho67),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);BradDavis,DiegoRubio,ConnorHallisey(CameronPorter81)Subs not used:AlecKann,LawrenceOlum,EmmanuelAppiah,TylerPasher
Central FC: JavonSample;EltonJohn,AndreEttienne,KeionGoodridge(KaydionGabriel81),KevonVillaroel;NathanielGarcia,LestonPaul,MarcusJoseph,SeanDeSilva(JasonMarcano76),DarrenMitchell(KeronCummings53);KenwyneJones(C)Subs Not Used:AkelClarke,NicholasDillon,JemGordon,JohanPeltier
Stats Summary SKC CFCShots (on goal) 18 (9) 15 (5)Saves 3 6Fouls 11 15Offside 4 3Corner Kicks 8 2
Misconduct Summary:CFC--AndreEttienne(caution;dissent)50
Scoring Summary:SKC -- Seth Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 51CFC--MarcusJoseph1(SeanDeSilva1)54CFC--KenwyneJones1(MarcusJoseph1)56SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Brad Davis 1) 70
Aug. 20, 2016: Sporting KC 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FCMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:20,159(84thstraightsellout)Weather:68degreesandclear
1 2 FSporting KC (11-11-5, 38 pts) 1 1 2Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-12-6, 30 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:AlecKann;GrahamZusi,KevinEllis,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda(SaadAbdul-Salaam70);BennyFeilhaber,NunoCoelho(SoniMustivarHT),RogerEspinoza(C)(PauloNagamura80);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,BradDavisSubs not used:JonKempin,EmmanuelAppiah,ConnorHallisey,DiegoRubio
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: DavidOusted;FraserAird,DavidEdgar,KendallWaston,MarceldeJong;AndrewJacobson(RussellTeibert77),PedroMorales(C),ChristianBolanos,NicolasMezquida(AlphonsoDavies68),GilesBarnes;BlasPerez(CristianTechera68)Subs not used:PaoloTornaghi,JordanSmith,TimParker,MasatoKudo
Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 21 (5) 11 (3)Saves 2 3Fouls 10 17Offside 1 0Corner Kicks 8 5
Misconduct Summary:SKC--KevinEllis(caution;unsportingbehavior)10SKC--MattBesler(caution;unsportingbehavior)16SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)77
Scoring Summary:SKC--JacobPeterson4(NunoCoelho1,BennyFeilhaber7)39SKC--BennyFeilhaber(penaltykick)64
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
Aug. 23, 2016: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-0 Sporting KCScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeagueGroupStage
BCPlace|Vancouver,CanadaWeather:71degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 0 0Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC (2-0-0, 6 pts) 2 1 3
Sporting KC:JonKempin;SaadAbdul-Salaam,AmerDidic,KevinEllis,EverAlvarado;PauloNagamura(C),SoniMustivar(Ualefi64),EmmanuelAppiah;CameronPorter,DiegoRubio,ConnorHalliseySubs not used:AlecKann,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda,RogerEspinoza,DomDwyer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: PaoloTornaghi;BrettLevis,TimParker,KendallWaston(C),JordanSmith;CristianTechera(AlphonsoDavies76),RussellTeibert,MatiasLaba(AndrewJacobson91+),FraserAird;MasatoKudo,ErikHurtado(BlasPerez68)Subs Not Used:SpencerRichey,MarceldeJong,ColeSeiler,NicolasMezquida
Stats Summary SKC VANShots (on goal) 12 (3) 11 (7)Saves 4 3Fouls 9 22Offside 0 0Corner Kicks 8 2
Misconduct Summary:VAN--RussellTeibert(caution;unsportingbehavior)32VAN--KendallWaston(caution;unsportingbehavior)40VAN--FraserAird(caution;dangerousplay)88
Scoring Summary:VAN--CristianTechera2(ErikHurtado1)8VAN--ErikHurtado1(RussellTeibert1)12VAN--CristianTechera3(MatiasLaba1)64
Sept. 13, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FCScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeagueGroupStage
Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KSWeather:69degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (0-2-1, 1 pt) 0 1 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3-0-0, 9 pts) 0 2 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers(SethSinovic29),IkeOpara,AmerDidic,TylerPasher;PauloNagamura(C),Ualefi,EmmanuelAppiah;CameronPorter(KrisTyrpak46),DiegoRubio,ConnorHalliseySubs not used:AlecKann,KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam,EverAlvarado,SoniMustivar
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: SpencerRichey;ColeSeiler,TimParker,KendallWaston,MarceldeJong;FraserAird(BrettLevis68),PedroMorales,AndrewJacobson,AlphonsoDavies;NicolasMezquida(BlasPerez72),ErikHurtado(KyleGreig 87)Subs Not Used:PaoloTornaghi,JordanSmith,MarcoBustos,BenMcKendry
Stats Summary SKC VANShots (on goal) 11 (2) 12 (7)Saves 5 1Fouls 11 18Offside 1 1Corner Kicks 7 8
Misconduct Summary:VAN--AndrewJacobson(caution;unsportingbehavior)73
Scoring Summary:VAN--ErikHurtado2(AlphonsoDavies1,NicolasMezquida1) 41SKC -- Diego Rubio 1 (Seth Sinovic 1) 55VAN--AlphonsoDavies1(KyleGreig1)93+
Aug. 27, 2016: Philadelphia Union 2-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|TalenEnergyStadium|Chester,PA
Attendance:17,911Weather:76degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (11-12-5, 38 pts) 0 0 0Philadelphia Union (11-9-7, 40 pts) 0 2 2
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam,IkeOpara,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda;BennyFeilhaber(BradDavis77),SoniMustivar(DiegoRubio91+),RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(EverAlvarado61),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:JonKempin,PauloNagamura,EmmanuelAppiah,ConnorHallisey
Philadelphia Union: AndreBlake;KeeganRosenberry,JoshuaYaro,RichieMarquez,Fabinho;AlejandroBedoya,WarrenCreavalle,FabianHerbers(RolandAlberg65),TranquilloBarnetta,ChrisPontius(CharlieDavies79);C.J.SapongSubs not used:JohnMcCarthy,RaymonGaddis,KenTribbett,LeoFernandes,WalterRestrepo
Stats Summary SKC PHIShots (on goal) 10 (2) 12 (8)Saves 6 2Fouls 11 17Offside 1 0Corner Kicks 4 4
Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;dissent)20SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;unsportingbehavior)20PHI--WarrenCreavalle(caution;unsportingbehavior)51SKC--JimmyMedranda(ejection;secondcaution)59SKC--RogerEspinoza(ejection;violentconduct)87PHI--AlejandroBedoya(caution;unsportingbehavior)93+
Scoring Summary:PHI--RolandAlberg9(Fabinho4)67PHI--TranquilloBarnetta4(RolandAlberg3)92+
Sept. 9, 2016: Sporting KC 3-3 Houston DynamoMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,331(85thstraightsellout)Weather:81degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (11-12-6, 39 pts) 2 1 3Houston Dynamo (5-11-11, 26 pts) 1 2 3
Sporting KC:AlecKann;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,NunoCoelho(SethSinovic63),MattBesler;BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson(IkeOpara88),DomDwyer,BradDavis(ConnorHallisey69)Subs not used:TimMelia,PauloNagamura,CameronPorter,DiegoRubio
Houston Dynamo: JoeWillis;SheanonWilliams,RaulRodriguez,JalilAnibaba,DaMarcusBeasley(KeynerBrown76);CollenWarner(WillBruin83),BoniekGarcia,RicardoClark(C),Alex,CristianMaidana(EricAlexander80);MauroManotasSubs not used:DevinPerales,KevinGarcia,JoseEscalante,YairArboleda
Stats Summary SKC HOUShots (on goal) 16 (9) 9 (5)Saves 2 6Fouls 12 16Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 4 4
Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)18HOU--CollenWarner(caution;unsportingbehavior)65HOU--Alex(caution;unsportingbehavior)83
Scoring Summary:SKC--JacobPeterson5(unassisted)14SKC--RogerEspinoza1(unassisted)26HOU--MauroManotas1(BoniekGarcia7)30HOU--Alex4(unassisted)59SKC--DomDwyer13(RogerEspinoza5,BennyFeilhaber8)81HOU--RaulRodriguez1(BoniekGarcia8)94+
Sept. 18, 2016: Sporting KC 2-2 LA GalaxyMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:19,480(86thstraightsellout)Weather:83degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (11-12-7 40 pts) 0 2 2LA Galaxy (11-4-15, 48 pts) 1 1 2
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,MattBesler,JimmyMedranda(NunoCoelho87);BennyFeilhaber,SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,BradDavis(DiegoRubio64)Subs not used:AlecKann,IkeOpara,SethSinovic,PauloNagamura,CameronPorter
LA Galaxy: BrianRowe;RobbieRogers,DanielSteres,JelleVanDamme,AshleyCole;RaulMendiola(LandonDonovan74),JeffLarentowicz,SebastianLletget,EmmanuelBoateng(RafaelGarcia82);RobbieKeane(C),AlanGordon(BaggioHusidic74)Subs not used:DanKennedy,A.J.DeLaGarza,DaveRomney,Giovani dos Santos
Stats Summary SKC LAShots (on goal) 21 (3) 4 (2)Saves 0 1Fouls 7 5Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 6 0
Misconduct Summary:LA--JeffLarentowicz(caution;unsportingbehavior)44
Scoring Summary:LA--AlanGordon2(E.Boateng5,S.Lletget7)7SKC--JacobPeterson6(DominicDwyer3)50SKC--DomDwyer14(S.Abdul-Salaam6,B.Feilhaber9)69LA -- Landon Donovan 1 (Robbie Rogers 2)
Sept. 24, 2016: San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|AvayaStadium|SanJose,CA
Attendance:18,000Weather:74degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (12-12-7 43 pts) 1 1 2San Jose Earthquakes (7-9-13, 34 pts) 1 0 1
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,NunoCoelho,JimmyMedranda;PauloNagamura(BradDavis63),SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(C);BennyFeilhaber,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(IkeOpara76)Subs not used:AlecKann,MattBesler,SethSinovic,ConnorHallisey,DiegoRubio
San Jose Earthquakes: DavidBingham;CordellCato,MarvellWynne,VictorBernardez,JordanStewart(ShaunFrancis33);AlbertoQuintero(TommyThompson80),FataiAlashe,DarwinCeren;SimonDawkins,ChrisWondolowski,QuincyAmarikwa(HenokGoitom4)Subs not used:AndrewTarbell,AndresImperiale,SheaSalinas,ChadBarrett
Stats Summary SKC SJShots (on goal) 6 (2) 16 (4)Saves 3 0Fouls 19 17Offside 0 3Corner Kicks 1 9
Misconduct Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;unsportingbehavior)52SJ--DarwinCeren(caution;unsportingbehavior)57SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)64SJ--HenokGoitom(caution;unsportingbehavior)80SKC--TimMelia(caution;timewasting)57
Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer15(P.Nagamura1,B.Feilhaber10)7SJ--SimonDawkins4(H.Goitom1,V.Bernardez1)42SKC--KevinEllis1(IkeOpara3,BennyFeilhaber11)81
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SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)
Oct. 1, 2016: New England Revolution 3-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|GilletteStadium|Foxborough,MA
Attendance:25,280Weather:55degreesandrainy
1 2 FSporting KC (12-13-7, 43 pts) 0 1 1New England Reovlution (10-13-9, 39 pts) 1 2 3
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,IkeOpara,JimmyMedranda;SoniMustivar,NunoCoelho(GrahamZusi46),PauloNagamura(C);BennyFeilhaber(DiegoRubio82),DomDwyer,JacobPetersonSubs not used:AlecKann,MattBesler,SethSinovic,BenjiJoya,BradDavis
New England Revolution: BradKnighton;AndrewFarrell,LondonWoodberry,DarriusBarnes,ChrisTierney;KelynRowe(SteveNeumann89),ScottCaldwell,LeeNguyen,DiegoFagundez(DaigoKobayashi77);JuanAgudelo(FemiHollinger-Janzen85),KeiKamaraSubs not used:BobbyShuttleworth,Je-VaughnWatson,DonaldSmith,TealBunbury
Stats Summary SKC NEShots (on goal) 8 (1) 15 (5)Saves 3 0Fouls 5 5Offside 0 2Corner Kicks 7 8
Misconduct Summary:SKC--IkeOpara(caution;handball)17
Scoring Summary:NE--KeiKamara11(JuanAgudelo5,LeeNguyen9)4SKC--DomDwyer16(KevinEllis1,BennyFeilhaber12)49NE--KevinEllis(owngoal)75NE--JuanAgudelo6(KeiKamara2)83
Oct. 16, 2016: Real Salt Lake 0-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|RioTintoStadium|Sandy,UT
Attendance:19,705Weather:60degreesandpartlycloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (12-13-8, 44 pts) 0 0 0Real Salt Lake (12-11-10, 46 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,MattBesler,SethSinovic;BennyFeilhaber(IkeOpara91),SoniMustivar,PauloNagamura;GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,RogerEspinoza(C)Subs not used:AlecKann,EverAlvarado,NunoCoelho,BenjiJoya,ConnorHallisey,CameronPorter
Real Salt Lake: NickRimando;TonyBeltran,ChrisSchuler,JustenGlad,DemarPhillips;KyleBeckerman(C),LukeMulholland,JavierMorales;JuanManuelMartinez(JordanAllen77),YuraMovsisyan(OlmesGarcia57),JoaoPlataSubs not used:LaloFernandez,JamisonOlave,ChrisWingert,SundayStephen,JohnStertzer
Stats Summary SKC RSLShots (on goal) 12 (5) 15 (5)Saves 4 5Fouls 15 18Offside 3 1Corner Kicks 6 3
Misconduct Summary:RSL--LukeMulholland(caution;unsportingbehavior)32RSL--JustenGlad(caution;unsportingbehavior)58RSL--KyleBeckerman(caution;unsportingbehavior)84
Scoring Summary:None
Oct. 19, 2016: Sporting KC 3-1 Central FCScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeagueGroupStage
Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KSWeather:63degreesandcloudy
1 2 FSporting KC (1-2-1, 4 pt) 0 3 3Central FC (0-3-1, 1 pt) 1 0 0
Sporting KC:AlecKann;EverAlvarado,NunoCoelho,IkeOpara(C),JimmyMedranda;BenjiJoya,TomasGranitto(LawrenceOlum70),AlexMolano;ConnorHallisey,CameronPorter,NanselSelbolSubs not used:JonKempin,KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam,EmmanuelAppiah,TylerPasher
Central FC: Jan-MichaelWilliams;KaydionGabriel(DarrenMitchell59),KestonGeorge,AndreEttienne,KevonVillaroel;KeronCummings(MarcusJoseph71),LestonPaul,NathanielGarcia,SeanDeSilva(JasonMarcano78);JemGordon,JohanPeltierSubs Not Used:JavonSample
Stats Summary SKC CFCShots (on goal) 16 (8) 3 (2)Saves 1 5Fouls 10 10Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 5 1
Misconduct Summary:None
Scoring Summary:CFC -- Jem Gordon 1 (Sean De Silva 1) 43SKC--CameronPorter1(TomasGranitto1)49SKC--NanselSelbol1(ConnorHallisey1)55SKC--ConnorHallisey1(penaltykick)91+
Oct. 23, 2016: Sporting KC 2-0 San Jose EarthquakesMLSRegularSeason|Children’sMercyPark|KansasCity,KS
Attendance:20,371(87thstraightsellout)Weather:75degreesandsunny
1 2 FSporting KC (13-13-8, 47 pts) 1 1 2San Jose Earthquakes (8-11-14, 38 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,KevinEllis,MattBesler,SethSinovic;PauloNagamura(IkeOpara87),SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber;GrahamZusi,DomDwyer(JimmyMedranda91+),RogerEspinoza(C)Subs not used:AlecKann,NunoCoelho,LawrenceOlum,ConnorHallisey,JacobPeterson
San Jose Earthquakes: DavidBingham;CordellCato(ChadBarrett84),MarvellWynne,VictorBernardez,JordanStewart;TommyThompson,DarwinCeren,FataiAlashe,AlbertoQuintero(SheaSalinas61);ChrisWondolowski(C),SimonDawkinsSubs not used:AndrewTarbell,AndresImperiale,ShaunFrancis,KofiSarkodie,KipColvey
Stats Summary SKC SJShots (on goal) 8 (3) 7 (4)Saves 4 1Fouls 10 12Offside 1 1Corner Kicks 2 3
Misconduct Summary:SKC--SethSinovic(caution;unsportingbehavior)33SJ--FataiAlashe(caution;dissent)49SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)50SJ--VictorBernardez(caution;unsportingbehavior)54SJ--TommyThompson(caution;unsportingbehavior)69SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;unsportingbehavior)70
Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber7(penaltykick)27SKC--GrahamZusi2(BennyFeilhaber13)88
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Western Conference Knockout Round | Oct. 27, 2016 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
PeterVermesisinhiseighthseasonasSportingKansasCityManagerin2016.Heistheteam’slongest-servingmanagerandhis128coachingvictoriesinallcompetitionsarethemostclubhistory.Duringhistenure,hehaswonthreemajortrophies–the2012and2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupsandthe2013MLSCupchampionship–andfinishedatopthe Eastern Conference regular season standings in 2011 and 2012. HeisthesecondcoachtoleadSportingKCtofivestraightpostseasonappearances,aswellastheonlypersontoeverwintheMLSCupasbothaplayerandacoachwiththesameteam.His103regularseasonwins
toptheclub’sall-timechartandrankeighthmostinMLShistory.HepassedhisformercoachBobGanslerasthewinningestmanagerinteamhistorywitha3-1winoverRealSaltLakeonAug.12,2015,his109thvictoryinallcompetitions.Hehascoached293totalgamesduringhisKansasCitycoachingcareer,mostinclubhistory.
VermesoverseesallsocceroperationsforSportingKC,includingtheactiverosterandtheSportingKCAcademy.VermesenteredMLSaheadofitsinauguralseasonin1996andretiredfromtheleaguein2002,closingouthisplayingcareerinKansasCityafterstintswiththeNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStarsandColoradoRapids.
FollowingastandouthighschoolcareerinwhichhewasnamedNewJerseyPlayeroftheYear,VermeswasastarforwardandAll-AmericanatRutgersUniversity.Aftercollege,VermesrepresentedtheUnitedStatesinthe1988OlympicsinSeoul,Korea,andwasnamed1988ChevroletU.S.MaleSoccerAthleteoftheYearforhisefforts.
VermeswasanintegralpartofayoungU.S.teamatthe1990WorldCupinItaly,wherehenearlyscoredasensationalgoalagainstthehostAzzurri.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.hadqualifiedfortheWorldCupin40yearsandsetthestagefortheprogressoftheU.S.NationalTeam.In1989and1990,VermesbecamethefirstAmericantoplayintheHungarianandDutchFirstDivisions,playingforRabaETOandFCVolendam,respectively.HelaterspentfiveyearswithFiguerasoftheSpanishSecondDivision.
ForMLS’sinauguralseasonin1996,VermesservedascaptainoftheNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStars.In1997,hewastradedtotheColoradoRapidsforcurrentSportingKCAssistantCoachKerryZavagninandplayedinDenverthroughthe1999season,leadingtheRapidstothe1997MLSCupFinal.
VermesjoinedKansasCityin2000forwhatwouldbethemostsuccessfulseasonsofhisMLScareer.DuringhisfirstyearinKansasCity,heanchoredoneofthebestdefensesinleaguehistoryandwonMLSDefenderoftheYearhonorsinhelpingleadtheWizardstothe2000MLSCupChampionship.Heretiredin2002afterappearingin209MLSmatches(includingplayoffs)andplayingmorethan18,000minutes.In2013,VermeswasinductedintotheNationalSoccerHallofFame.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KCYear MLS Playoffs OpenCup International Total2009 3-6-3 --- --- --- 3-6-32010 11-13-6 --- 0-1-0 --- 11-14-62011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 --- 18-11-122012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 --- 23-8-102013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-112014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-82015 14-11-9 0-0-1 4-0-1 --- 18-11-112016 13-13-8 --- 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-16-9TOTAL 103-82-61 5-4-3 14-5-2 6-4-4 128-95-70
Manager | Peter VermesAssistantCoachKerryZavagninfirstjoinedKansasCityin2000asaholdingmidfielderandwasanintegralpartoftheclub’smidfieldforthenextnineseasons,duringwhichtimehehelpedleadtheWizardstoMLSCup(2000)andU.S.OpenCup(2004)Championships.HewasnamedtotheMLSAll-StarteamandtheBestXIin2004.Zavagnin’sprimarydutiesasanassistantincludescouting,developingSportingKansasCity’syoungerplayers,breakingdownfilmandassistingwithtrainingsessions,amongothers.
HestartedhisprofessionalcareerwiththeNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStars,whereheplayedin39gamesovertwoseasons.AfterspendingoneseasonwiththeLehighValleySteam(USL-1),ZavagnincametoKansasCityin2000.Heplayed237games(228starts)andlogged20,516minutesforKansasCity,settingteamrecordsinbothcategories.Hescoredeightgoalsandadded22assistsinhisnineseasonsinKansasCityblue.ZavagninwasnamedTeamDefenderoftheYearin2001.
OntopofhisclubsuccessinKansasCity,Zavagninalsoappeared21timesfortheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeam.HerecordedoneassistfortheU.S.,whowent15-2-4whenZavagninfeatured.HemarriedhiswifeMirriampriortothe2009season,whenhebecameanassistantcoachattheclub.
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin
AssistantCoachZoranSavicjoinedSportingKansasCitylateinthe2009seasonaftera30-yearcareeratalllevelsofthegameintheUnitedStates.AnativeofGornjiMilanovac,Yugoslavia,SavicbeganhisjourneythroughAmericansoccerwiththeBuffaloStallionsoftheMajorIndoorSoccerLeaguein1980.SavicwouldgoontostarforseveralMISLteams,withhismostprosperousperiodcomingwiththeKansasCityComets,withwhomhescored70goalsinjustover100appearancesfrom1982-1984.
Afterretiringasaplayerin1991,Savicturnedhisattentiontocoachingintheindoorgame.SavicledtheKansasCityAttackfrom1992-1996,winningCoachoftheYearhonorsforthe1994-1995seasonwhilealsoservingastheteam’sGeneralManager.SaviclatercoachedtheKansasCityCometsfrom2000-2005.
In2007Savicswitchedtotheoutdoorgame,joiningChivasUSAasanassistanttothen-headcoachPrekibeforemovingintothecommentaryboothforKansasCitymatchesin2008and2009.Savic’scareerasacommentatorwascutshort,however,whennewlyinstalledManagerPeterVermestabbedSavictobepartofhiscoachingstafflateinthe2009season.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic
AssistantCoachJohnPascarellaplayedprofessionallyfornineseasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the UniversityofMaryland.PascarellaplayedclubsoccerwithSportingKansasCityManagerPeterVermes.HisplayingexperiencetookhimtoPerubeforehereturnedtotheUnitedStatestoplayintheA-LeagueandMLS.
Oncehisplayingcareerwasover,PascarellabegancoachingasamemberofSashoCirovski’sstaffatMaryland.Hethenwentonto
workinNorthernVirginiayouthsoccercirclesasahighschoolcoachandOlympicDevelopmentProgramcoachbeforebecomingtheHeadCoachandTechnicalDirectoroftheNorthernVirginiaRoyalsoftheUSL’sPremierDevelopmentLeaguefortwoseasons.
PascarellajoinedKansasCity’stechnicalstaffin2009andwasagoalkeeperandfitnesscoachuntil2011,whenhebecameanassistant.
Assistant Coach | John Pascarella
MateusManoelisinhisseventhseasonwithSportingKCasHeadFitnessCoach.Hisresponsibilitiescoverallaspectsofsportperformanceandsciencefortheteam,includingstrengthandconditioning,injuryprevention,fieldpractices,nutrition,fitnessmonitoring(trainingloadandreadiness),playerre-adaptationfollowingrehabandrecovery.
Inthesummerof2010,ManoelwasanAssistantFitnessCoachfortheU.S.Men’sNationalSoccerTeamduringtheFIFAWorldCupin
SouthAfrica.HehadformerlyservedastheHeadFitnessCoachfortheMexicanMen’sNationalTeamin2009,workingwithrenownedcoachSven-GoranEriksson.During2007and2008,ManoelheldapositionwithAthletes’PerformanceintheHomeDepotCenterinLosAngeles,whereheworkedwithprofessionalathletesfromavarietyofsports,includingNFL,NHL,MLBandMLS(ChivasUSAandLAGalaxy).Previously,hehadassistedwithstrengthandconditioningforD.C.UnitedfromtheMLS,whileconcurrentlyholdingthepositionofSportsPerformanceDirectorwithVelocitySportsPerformanceinAlexandria,Virginia.
ManoelholdsaMaster’sdegreeinExercisePhysiologyfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,wherehewasalsoresponsibleforthestrengthandconditioningneedsoftheColonialsMen’sVarsitySoccerTeam.HealsoholdsaBachelorofScienceinKinesiologyfromtheUniversityofMaryland-CollegeParkandisaCertifiedStrengthandConditioningSpecialistthroughtheNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociation.ManoelwasborninBrazilandisfluentinbothPortugueseandSpanish.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday:9/8/1991Hometown:Gahanna,OhioCollege: AkronAcquired:2015MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#12)
#17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LAShots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSLShots 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSLFouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs RSLFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal N/AAssist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LA2016 Record when: he starts 8-12-6 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 52 36 3451 0 7
MLS Postseason 1 1 120 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 6 2 305 0 1
International 2 2 180 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 61 41 4056 0 8
Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He has recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016.
Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 52 36 3451 0 7 20 6 45 35 5 0 2 0 0 1
KC - Postseason 1 1 120 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 53 37 3571 0 7 20 6 47 37 5 0 3 0 0 1
Height: 5-11 Weight: 154 Birthday:1/30/1992Hometown:ElNegrito,HondurasLast Club: C.D.Olimpia(Honduras)Acquired:Signedon6/24/2016
#24 | D | EVER ALVARADO
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI
Last Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHIGoal N/AAssist N/A2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 1 0 29 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 3 2 204 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 4 2 233 0 0
Sporting KC signed 24-year-old Honduran international defender Ever Alvarado in June 2016. Alvarado has earned six caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in October 2015. He made his Sporting KC debut in the CONCACAF Champions League on Aug. 16, at 2-2 draw at Central FC.
A native of El Negrito, Honduras, Alvarado joins Sporting KC from C.D. Olimpia, the most successful club in his native country. The defender lifted his third career Liga Nacional title in May as Olimpia were crowned 2016 Clausura champions. He started 65 of 67 league appearances for Olimpia from 2014-2016, scoring six
goals and winning the 2015 Clausura title. He also made six appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League, competing in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 group stage.
Alvarado began his professional career with his hometown club Atletico Junior in 2007. He moved to the C.D. Olimpia U-19s in 2009 before joining Honduran side Real Espana a year later. During a four-year stint with Real Espana, Alvarado won the 2013 Apertura title for his first Liga Nacional championship.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday:2/11/1987Hometown:OverlandPark,KansasCollege: NotreDameAcquired:2009MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#8)
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLBAssists 1, 11 times, last: May 1, 2016, KC vs LAShots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEAShots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHIFouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NEFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLBAssist May 1, 2016, KC vs LA2016 Record when: he starts 6-6-5 he scores 1-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 200 194 17492 3 11
MLS Postseason 12 12 1170 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 16 14 1294 0 1
International 10 10 885 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 238 230 20841 3 12
Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his eighth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 238 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s back line, he has started 206 of 212 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).
Besler has earned 37 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 200 194 17492 3 11 37 9 178 96 6 1 27 2 2 5
KC - Postseason 12 12 1170 0 0 2 0 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 212 206 18,662 3 11 39 9 192 105 7 1 27 2 2 5
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday:9/26/1993Hometown:Westerville,OHCollege: CincinnatiLast Club: ColoradoRapidsAcquired:Signedon7/12/2016
#23 | M | EMMANUEL APPIAH | @E_Swell
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 1, Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DALFouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DALGoal N/AAssist N/A2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 1 1 90 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 2 2 180 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 3 3 270 0 0
Sporting KC signed 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Appiah on July 12, 2016. Appiah joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30. He made his MLS and Sporting KC debut with a start against FC Dallas on Aug. 13.
Born in Ghana and raised in Westerville, Ohio, Appiah spent five years at the
University of Cincinnati, where he recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 65 college appearances. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades as a senior in 2015, finishing with six goals and five assists.
While at Cincinnati, Appiah made 10 appearances for GPS Portland Phoenix of the USL Premier Development League in 2013.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday:11/8/1981Hometown:St.Charles,MissouriCollege: Saint LouisLast Club: HoustonDynamoAcquired:TradewithHoustonDynamoon1/7/2016
#11 | M | BRAD DAVIS | @Brad_Davis11
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHVAssists 3, April 11, 2011, HOU vs VANShots on Goal 5, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHVShots 6, 2 times, last: June 2, 2010, HOU at NYFouls Committed 5 Sept. 23, 2006, HOU at CLBFouls Suffered 5, 5 times, last: Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN
Last Regular Season...Appearance Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJGoal May 1, 2016, KC vs LAAssist Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL2016 Record when: he starts 3-8-3 he scores 1-0-1
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 24 14 1300 2 1
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 2 0 62 1 0
International 1 1 90 0 1
ALL COMPETITIONS 27 15 1452 3 2
U.S. international midfielder Brad Davis joined Sporting KC in January 2016. He has recorded 60 goals and 132 assists (including postseason) during a 15-year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 392 regular season appearances are second most in MLS history among field players, while his 123 assists rank third all-time. On April 17, he became the fifth player in MLS history to reach 400 career MLS appearances (including playoffs).
A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Davis ends his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and
assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips between 2006-2015, including four MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012. Davis has reached double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only by Landon Donovan.
Davis has earned 17 caps with four assists for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in 2005. He made his lone World Cup appearance with a start against eventual champion Germany on June 26, 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 24 14 1300 2 1 34 11 10 27 5 56 0 0 1 0
MLS - Regular Season 392 339 29577 57 123 591 243 416 523 64 1271 37 4 14 40
MLS - Postseason 27 26 2376 3 9 36 14 37 44 6 92 2 0 1 3
MLS - TOTAL 419 365 31953 60 132 627 257 453 567 70 1363 39 4 15 43
Height: 6-4 Weight: 181 Birthday:1/7/1986Hometown:Penafiel,PortugalLast Club: Balikesirspor(Turkey)Acquired:Signedon1/26/2016
#12 | D | NUNO ANDRE COELHO | @nunoacoelho12
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEAAssists 1, Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VANShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUShots 3, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEAFouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUFouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NEGoal Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEAAssist Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN2016 Record when: he starts 8-9-3 he scores 1-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 22 20 1618 1 1
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 2 1 113 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 24 21 1731 1 1
Sporting KC signed Nuno André Coelho in January 2016. The center back has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. Coelho most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He scored a game-winning goal in his MLS debut as Sporting KC beat Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 on March 6.
A native of Portugal, Coelho made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Porto B. Between 2006 and 2009, FC Porto loaned Coelho to Portuguese clubs FC Maia (2006), Portimonense SC (2007-08) and CF Estrela da Amadora (2008-09). Coelho
spent 2006-07 on loan at Standard Liege of the Belgian first division.
During his final campaign at FC Porto in 2009-10, Coelho helped his club win the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout competition. After moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2010, he joined SC Braga in 2011 and helped the club finish third in the 2011-12 Primiera Liga. Coelho’s performances earned him a training stint with the Portuguese national team in September 2012. Coelho’s 2012-13 campaign was highlighted by six starts in the UEFA Champions League and a 2013 Taça da Liga title, Braga’s first domestic cup since 1966.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 22 20 1618 1 1 18 3 4 12 0 0 2 0 1 1
MLS - TOTAL 22 20 1618 1 1 18 3 4 12 0 0 2 0 1 1
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday:6/30/1991Hometown:KansasCity,MissouriCollege: BartonCountyCommunityCollegeAcquired:SignedasHomegrownon2/18/2011
#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJAssists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NEShots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LAShots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LAFouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJAssist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE2016 Record when: he starts 4-3-3 he scores 1-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 63 53 4939 5 5
MLS Postseason 2 2 210 1 0
U.S. Open Cup 10 9 867 0 0
International 6 6 540 2 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 81 70 6556 8 5
Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2015 campaign in which he set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals, the most by any MLS defender last year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.
Now in his sixth MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 63 53 4939 5 5 25 11 65 42 2 0 9 0 2 3
KC - Postseason 2 2 210 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 65 55 5149 6 5 26 12 68 43 2 0 10 0 2 3
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday:7/30/1990Hometown:London,EnglandCollege: South FloridaAcquired:2012MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#16)
#14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DALAssists 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LAShots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUShots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUFouls Committed 6, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs PORFouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NEAssist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LA2016 Record when: he starts 13-11-7 he scores 5-3-4
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 113 97 8771 52 8
MLS Postseason 8 5 492 2 0
U.S. Open Cup 10 9 810 5 1
International 9 2 314 2 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 140 113 10387 61 9
Dom Dwyer has scored 61 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a single-season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons.
A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 83 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013, 61 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. Last
season he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16.
Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 113 97 8771 52 8 356 139 204 236 98 2 22 1 11 3
KC - Postseason 8 5 492 2 0 23 9 18 14 7 0 1 0 1 0
MLS - TOTAL 121 102 9263 54 8 379 148 222 250 105 2 23 1 12 3
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday:1/19/1985Hometown:Irvine,CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: NewEnglandRevolutionAcquired:TradewithNewEnglandRevolutionon12/11/2012
#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DALAssists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJShots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCShots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DALFouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VANFouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJAssist Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJ2016 Record when: he starts 10-10-8 he scores 6-1-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 120 110 9675 24 38
MLS Postseason 6 6 604 0 3
U.S. Open Cup 9 9 810 3 6
International 9 8 592 1 3
ALL COMPETITIONS 144 133 11681 28 50
A six-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions.
Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England
Revolution in 2011. He joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 144 appearances across all competitions for the club with 28 goals and 50 assists.
Feilhaber has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 120 110 9675 24 38 173 55 147 238 4 185 21 1 6 11
MLS - Regular Season 172 156 13868 29 47 251 82 214 379 6 256 29 3 6 12
KC - Postseason 6 6 604 0 3 15 1 9 17 2 0 1 0 0 1
MLS - TOTAL 178 162 14472 29 50 266 83 223 396 8 256 30 3 6 13
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday:10/25/1986Hometown:Aurora,ColoradoCollege: Ohio StateLast Club: WiganAthletic(England)Acquired:Signedon1/6/2015
#27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUAssists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUShots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCShots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORLFouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs LAFouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUAssist Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU2016 Record when: he starts 13-10-7 he scores 0-0-1
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 160 140 12413 4 20
MLS Postseason 7 6 455 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 13 11 1234 0 2
International 3 2 232 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 183 159 14334 4 22
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied a career-high four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but he has returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 183 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying four goals and 22 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.
Espinoza has earned 49 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 160 140 12413 4 20 163 43 249 220 10 14 32 6 1 4
KC - Postseason 7 6 455 0 0 4 1 7 7 1 0 2 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 167 146 12868 4 20 167 44 256 227 11 14 34 6 1 4
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 158 Birthday:2/9/1993Hometown:GraniteBay,CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaAcquired:2015MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#10)
#22 | M | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COLShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs PORShots 3, 4 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs PORFouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCFouls Suffered 3, July 31, 2016, KC vs POR
Last Regular Season...Appearance Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUGoal N/AAssist Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL2016 Record when: he starts 6-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 30 18 1588 0 2
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 6 4 373 0 0
International 4 4 351 1 1
ALL COMPETITIONS 40 26 2312 1 3
Sporting KC selected midfielder Connor Hallisey with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He logged 17 appearances with one assist in all competitions as a rookie last year and has started 17 of 22 appearances in 2016, tallying one assist. He scored his first Sporting KC goal in a 3-1 CONCACAF Champions League win over Central FC on Oct. 19.
A former member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-14), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career games. As a senior in 2014, he was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 matches with nine goals and 12 assists as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 30 18 1588 0 2 26 11 8 13 2 5 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 30 18 1588 0 2 26 11 8 13 2 5 0 0 0 0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Birthday:9/22/1993Hometown:SanJose,CaliforniaLast Club: ClubNecaxa(Mexico)Acquired:Signedon9/15/16
#13 | M | BENJI JOYA | @benjijoya54
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Mar. 9, 2014, CHI at CHVAssists 0Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 9, 2014, CHI at CHVShots 2, 6 times, last: June 7, 2014, CHI vs SEAFouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: June 4, 2014, CHI at COLFouls Suffered 2, 5 times, last: June 7, 2014, CHI vs SEA
Last Regular Season...Appearance July 23, 2014, CHI at SJGoal Mar. 9, 2014, CHI at CHVAssist N/A2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 1 1 90 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 1 1 90 0 0
Sporting KC signed 23-year-old midfielder Benji Joya in September 2016. A native of San Jose, California, Joya signed for Mexican powerhouse Santos Laguna in 2011 at age 18. He quickly progressed through the club’s youth ranks and made his Liga MX debut with the senior team in September 2012. Santos Laguna loaned Joya to the Chicago Fire in 2014, where he started nine of 12 regular season appearances. The midfielder scored a goal just one minute into his MLS debut on March 9, coming off the bench in a 3-2 loss at Chivas USA. Joya spent most of 2015 and 2016 on loan at Club Necaxa in the Mexican second division.
At the international level, Joya featured extensively for the United States U-20s. He captained the side to a second-place finish at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Joya made his Sporting KC debut with a 90-minute shift in a 3-1 CONCACAF Champions League win over Central FC on Oct. 19 at Children’s Mercy Park.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 12 9 651 1 0 16 3 16 12 1 1 2 0 0 0
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday:4/8/1993Hometown:Leawood,KansasLast Club: SportingKansasCityAcademyAcquired:SignedasHomegrownon8/31/2010
#1 | GK | JON KEMPIN | @JonKempin21
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORLSaves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEAShutout N/A2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 7 6 585 0 0
MLS Postseason 1 0 36 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 0 0
International 3 3 270 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 12 10 981 0 0
Goalkeeper Jon Kempin has made 12 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC since becoming the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010. The Overland Park, Kansas, native most recently made his MLS postseason debut in October 2015, making three saves in the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS history against the Portland Timbers.
Kempin played his first match for Sporting KC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, then spent most of 2013 on loan to Orlando City SC. He began 2014 on loan
to former USL affiliate OKC Energy FC before breaking into Sporting KC’s first team for his MLS and CONCACAF Champions League debuts.
At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He has also represented the U.S. at the U-14 through U-23 levels, last featuring for the U-23s in a friendly against Brazil in November 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T
KC - Regular Season 7 6 585 24 11 0 12 1.85 0 1 0 0 2 3 1
KC - Postseason 1 0 36 1 0 0 1 2.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MLS - TOTAL 8 6 621 25 11 0 12 1.74 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday:8/8/1990Hometown:Decatur,GeorgiaCollege: FurmanLast Club: Chicago FireAcquired:2015MLSRe-EntryDraft(#11)
#25 | GK | ALEC KANN | @akann90
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUSaves 6, 2 times, last: Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI
Last Regular Season...Appearance Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUShutout Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN2016 Record when: he starts 2-2-3
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 7 7 630 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 2 2 210 0 0
International 1 1 90 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 10 10 930 0 0
Sporting KC selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He spent most of last season with Chicago’s USL affiliate Saint Louis FC, recording 74 saves in 19 matches during the team’s inaugural campaign. He made six saves in his MLS debut on Oct. 25, 2015, against the New York Red Bulls. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27, then notched his first MLS shutout and win in a 1-0 result against the Portland Timbers on July 31.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Kann joined Chicago ahead of the 2013 season from USL side Charleston Battery, where he began his professional career in 2012. The goalkeeper was loaned to the USL’s Charlotte Eagles in 2014 and made 57 saves across 17 appearances for the club. A four-year starter at Furman University, Kann posted a 37-16-10 record with 18 shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average in 65 starts during his college career.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T
KC - Regular Season 7 7 630 28 17 2 11 1.57 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
MLS - TOTAL 8 8 720 36 23 2 13 1.63 1 1 0 0 2 3 3
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Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday:2/7/1994Hometown:Mosquera,Nariño,ColombiaLast Club: DeportivoPereira(Colombia)Acquired:Signedon2/13/2014
#94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCAssists 1, 2 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLBShots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LAShots 4, 2 times, last: June 2, 2016, KC at LAFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJFouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCAssist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB2016 Record when: he starts 8-8-6 he scores 1-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 41 30 2497 1 2
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 2 2 210 0 0
International 2 1 96 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 45 34 2803 1 2
Fullback Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 45 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 31 appearances and 25 starts this season.
Medranda joined the Swope Park Rangers for a brief loan spell in March, where he started in the club’s inaugural match in the United Soccer League. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 41 30 2497 1 2 51 9 51 24 1 6 8 1 1 1
MLS - TOTAL 41 30 2497 1 2 51 9 51 24 1 6 8 1 1 1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Birthday:10/18/1984Hometown:Brandon,MississippiLast Club: MontrealImpactAcquired:Signedon12/14/2015
#21 | M | JUSTIN MAPP | @jmapp21
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 4, 2013, MTL at SJAssists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 24, 2013, MTL vs HOUShots on Goal 4, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLBShots 6, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLBFouls Committed 4, Apr. 22, 2005, CHI at NYFouls Suffered 8, Sept. 4, 2004, CHI vs DC
Last Regular Season...Appearance July 16, 2016, KC at COLGoal May 4, 2013, MTL at SJAssist July 27, 2014, MTL vs POR2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 6 0 43 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 0 0 0 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 6 0 43 0 0
Sporting KC signed midfielder Justin Mapp in December 2015, completing the first Free Agent signing in MLS history. A 14-year veteran, Mapp has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 324 MLS appearances (including postseason) since beginning his professional career with D.C. United in 2002. He made his Sporting KC debut as a second-half substitute against LA Galaxy on May 1.
Mapp played for the Chicago Fire from 2003-10, where he won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS
All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Following a stint with the Philadelphia Union from 2010-11, Mapp has played each of the previous four seasons with the Montreal Impact. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS career-highs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times.
Mapp earned eight caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team between 2005 and 2007, including three games played at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 6 0 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLS - Regular Season 309 243 20390 22 65 351 138 178 432 63 379 12 0 7 18
MLS - Postseason 15 8 809 1 5 13 6 13 11 3 23 0 0 1 1
MLS - TOTAL 324 251 21199 23 70 364 144 191 443 66 402 12 0 8 19
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Western Conference Knockout Round | Oct. 27, 2016 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday:2/12/1990Hometown:Aubervilliers,FranceLast Club: PetrolulPloiesti(Romania)Acquired:Signedon2/13/2015
#93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VANShots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COLShots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TORFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOUFouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal N/AAssist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN2016 Record when: he starts 11-9-4 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 50 44 3933 0 2
MLS Postseason 1 1 120 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 7 7 604 1 0
International 2 2 154 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 60 54 4811 1 2
Soni Mustivar’s first season at Sporting KC in 2015 culminated in Co-Defender of the Year honors. The defensive midfielder had a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.
Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight
games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final.
Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 50 44 3933 0 2 11 1 61 38 0 0 8 1 0 1
KC - Postseason 1 1 120 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 51 45 4053 0 2 11 1 63 41 0 0 8 1 0 1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Birthday:5/15/1986Hometown:GreatRiver,NewYorkCollege: LynnUniversityLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired:Signedon12/23/2014
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJSaves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJShutout Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJ2016 Record when: he starts 11-11-5
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 50 50 4500 0 0
MLS Postseason 1 1 84 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 5 5 480 0 0
International 1 1 90 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 57 57 5154 0 0
Major League Soccer’s reigning Comeback Player of the Year, Tim Melia was a breakout performer during his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14). He ended 2015 with nine clean sheets and a 15-8-5 record in all competitions as Sporting KC made its fifth straight playoff appearance. He also made two saves in a penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
Among MLS goalkeepers, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against
average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.
After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T
KC - Regular Season 50 50 4500 208 148 16 58 1.15 5 6 5 0 22 19 9
MLS - Regular Season 56 55 4939 240 166 16 72 1.31 6 7 5 1 22 23 10
KC - Postseason 1 1 84 4 2 0 1 1.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 57 56 5023 244 168 16 73 1.30 6 7 5 1 22 23 10
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Western Conference Knockout Round | Oct. 27, 2016 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday:3/2/1983Hometown:SaoPaulo,BrazilLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired:TradewithChivasUSAon11/29/2011
#6 | M | PAULO NAGAMURA | @paulinhonag
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VANAssists 1, 21 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJShots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLShots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VANFouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LAFouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VANAssist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ2016 Record when: he starts 2-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 95 80 6980 6 7
MLS Postseason 6 6 607 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 9 7 713 1 1
International 8 8 660 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 118 101 8960 7 8
A 12-year MLS veteran, Paulo Nagamura joined Sporting Kansas City in 2012 and has since tallied seven goals and eight assists in 118 matches across all competitions. The 33-year-old midfielder has played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s three major championships over the last four seasons, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 Western Conference Knockout Round. Nagamura played 120 minutes in each cup final victory.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nagamura began his career with Sao Paulo FC and English Premier League side Arsenal FC. He moved to the United States in 2005 to play for the LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-11), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. A two-time MLS Cup champion and three-time U.S. Open Cup winner, he has started 239 of 268 career MLS appearances (including postseason).
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 95 80 6980 6 7 108 27 125 77 9 3 19 0 2 1
MLS - Regular Season 252 224 19748 15 21 248 78 371 286 13 20 59 2 6 6
KC - Postseason 6 6 607 0 0 11 2 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - Postseason 16 15 1516 0 0 20 7 26 31 2 0 4 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 268 239 21264 15 21 268 85 397 317 15 20 63 2 6 6
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday:12/7/1987Hometown:ThousandOaks,CaliforniaCollege: UCLAAcquired:2008MLSSuperDraft(#1)
#7 | D | CHANCE MYERS | @CR_Myers
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssists 1, 16 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VANShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORShots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VANFouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEAFouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI
Last Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 7, 2016, KC at PORGoal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssist Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN2016 Record when: he starts 4-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 147 114 10519 2 16
MLS Postseason 10 10 960 0 1
U.S. Open Cup 16 13 1197 2 2
International 2 2 119 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 175 139 12795 4 19
Nine-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2016 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 175 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 19 assists from the right back position. He is one of four players in Sporting KC history, alongside Davy Arnaud, Kerry Zavagnin and Preki, to play nine seasons at the club.
Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside
back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 and half of 2015 with an Achilles injury.
Myers featured for the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams and joined the senior team for the first time as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 147 114 10519 2 16 93 23 152 102 11 5 13 1 0 8
KC - Postseason 10 10 960 0 1 7 1 9 10 0 1 2 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 157 124 11479 2 17 100 24 161 112 11 6 15 1 0 8
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Western Conference Knockout Round | Oct. 27, 2016 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday:2/21/1989Hometown:Durham,NorthCarolinaCollege: WakeForestLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired:TradewithSanJoseEarthquakeson12/12/2012
#3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCAssists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJShots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJShots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJFouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COLFouls Suffered 3, Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCAssist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ2016 Record when: he starts 5-7-4 he scores 1-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 52 39 3635 6 3
MLS Postseason 3 0 16 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 2 2 210 0 0
International 7 7 630 1 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 64 48 4491 7 3
Seventh-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.
Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 52 39 3635 6 3 39 17 57 21 2 0 7 1 3 2
MLS - Regular Season 87 61 5787 9 3 60 24 86 38 7 1 9 1 4 2
KC - Postseason 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - Postseason 4 0 94 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 91 61 5881 9 3 61 24 87 40 7 1 9 1 4 2
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday:7/10/1984Hometown:Nairobi,KenyaCollege: MissouriBaptistLast Club: KedahFA(Malaysia)Acquired:Signedon12/9/2015
#16 | M | LAWRENCE OLUM | @OmoshLaw13
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: June 19, 2016, KC vs DALAssists 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VANShots on Goal 1, 10 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs PORShots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TORFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHIFouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 17, 2016, KC at DAL
Last Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DALGoal June 19, 2016, KC vs DALAssist Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN2016 Record when: he starts 6-7-4 he scores 1-1-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 86 57 5245 5 3
MLS Postseason 2 1 202 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 10 8 829 0 1
International 7 5 471 0 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 105 71 6747 5 4
Lawrence Olum returns to Sporting KC in 2016 after previously playing for the club from 2011-2014. He has made 105 appearances for the team in all competitions with five goals and four assists. The defensive midfielder played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup victory over Real Salt Lake and set MLS career-highs in 2014 with 25 appearances and 21 starts. He rejoins Sporting KC after helping Kedah FA win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League title.
Olum has earned four caps for the Kenya Men’s National Team since debuting for the Harambee Stars in May 2014. He most recently played for Kenya in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia last September.
After a four-year college career at Missouri Baptist University, Olum had lower-division spells at the Portland Timbers (2007-08), Minnesota Thunder (2009), Austin Aztex (2010) and Orlando City SC (2011) before joining Sporting KC in September 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 86 57 5245 5 3 37 10 55 15 4 0 16 0 4 0
KC - Postseason 2 1 202 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 88 58 5447 5 3 40 10 55 16 4 0 16 0 4 0
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday:5/23/1993Hometown:Centerville,OHCollege: PrincetonLast Club: MontrealImpactAcquired:Signedon7/12/2016
# 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 1, Mar. 7, 2015, MTL at DCFouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 7, 2015, MTL at DC
Last Regular Season...Appearance July 31, 2016, KC vs PORGoal N/AAssist N/A2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 2 0 32 0 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0
International 4 3 234 1 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 6 3 266 1 0
Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.
Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the
semifinals and allowed the club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC.
Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 2 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 4 1 71 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Birthday:1/27/1986Hometown:Portage,MichiganCollege: IndianaLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired:Signedon1/19/2012
#37 | F | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob__peterson
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 22 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LAAssists 1, 17 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORLShots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VANShots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LAFouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NEGoal Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs LAAssist May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL2016 Record when: he starts 7-6-5 he scores 4-0-2
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 108 65 5922 13 7
MLS Postseason 6 3 263 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 14 9 842 1 3
International 6 3 359 1 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 134 80 7386 15 10
An 11-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 22 goals and 17 assists in 246 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fifth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed 15 goals and 10 assists in 134 games for the club across all competitions.
Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following:
NCAA Division I National Championship (2003-04), Canadian Championship (2010-11), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013).
As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played for MLS clubs Colorado Rapids (2006-09), Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before joining Sporting KC in 2012.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 108 65 5922 13 7 123 49 47 59 12 4 4 1 6 2
MLS - Regular Season 246 147 13208 22 17 237 91 92 139 28 64 9 1 9 6
KC - Postseason 6 3 263 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - Postseason 9 5 424 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 255 152 13632 22 17 238 91 94 143 29 64 9 1 9 6
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday:1/28/1987Hometown:Leawood,KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: NewEnglandRevolutionAcquired:Signedon5/10/2011
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NYShots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALShots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NEFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal N/AAssist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY2016 Record when: he starts 1-3-2 he scores 0-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 133 128 11320 0 7
MLS Postseason 11 11 1045 2 0
U.S. Open Cup 10 10 898 0 2
International 11 10 937 1 2
ALL COMPETITIONS 165 159 14200 3 11
A seven-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 159 of 165 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as
Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014.
After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 133 128 11320 0 7 66 18 157 87 3 0 21 0 0 4
MLS - Regular Season 153 146 12900 0 7 73 19 170 97 3 0 24 0 0 4
KC - Postseason 11 11 1045 2 0 4 2 15 11 0 0 1 0 2 0
MLS - TOTAL 164 157 13945 2 7 77 21 185 108 3 0 25 0 2 4
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday:5/15/1993Hometown:Santiago,ChileLast Club: RealValladolid(Spain)Acquired:SignedonloanfromRealValladolidasYoungDesignatedPlayeron3/8/2016
#9 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VANAssists 0Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at PORShots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCFouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYCFouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NEGoal Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VANAssist N/A2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-1
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 15 3 330 1 0
MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open Cup 2 1 86 1 1
International 3 3 270 1 0
ALL COMPETITIONS 20 7 686 3 1
Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joins Sporting KC from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he made his Sporting KC debut on April 2 against Real Salt Lake and scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September.
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals.
Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 15 3 330 1 0 13 2 13 13 5 0 2 0 0 0
MLS - TOTAL 15 3 330 1 0 13 2 13 13 5 0 2 0 0 0
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday:8/18/1986Hometown:Longwood,FloridaCollege: MarylandAcquired:2009MLSSuperDraft2ndRound(#23)
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi
Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHIAssists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DALShots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLBShots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORLFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLFouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI
Last Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJGoal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs SJAssist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA2016 Record when: he starts 9-6-3 he scores 2-0-0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A
MLS Regular Season 194 155 14326 26 48
MLS Postseason 12 12 1169 0 6
U.S. Open Cup 12 10 968 3 3
International 8 8 690 0 3
ALL COMPETITIONS 226 185 17153 29 60
An eight-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals and 60 assists in 225 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 60 total assists, while
his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS.
Zusi has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
KC - Regular Season 194 155 14326 26 48 289 94 165 241 27 650 15 0 8 22
KC - Postseason 12 12 1169 0 6 21 1 19 23 1 58 1 0 0 3
MLS - TOTAL 206 167 15395 26 54 310 95 184 264 28 708 16 0 8 25
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SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)Stat Player #
Games C.J.Sapong(2011) 34
Minutes NickGarcia(2000)&PeterVermes(2000) 2916
Goals DomDwyer(2014) 22
Assists Preki(1997&2003) 17
Shots Preki(1996) 140
Shots on goal Preki(1996) 61
FoulsCommitted ChrisHenderson(2000) 79
FoulsSuffered DavyArnaud(2004) 111
Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50
Corner Kicks GrahamZusi(2012) 150
Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13
Ejections DavyArnaud(2010) 3
Stat Player #
Games JimmyNielsen(2012&2013) 34
Minutes JimmyNielsen(2012&2013) 3060
Wins MikeAmmann(1997) 21
Losses MikeAmman(1998) 16
Draws BoOshoniyi(2005) 12
Shutouts TonyMeola(2000) 16
Goals Against Avg. JimmyNielsen(2012) 0.79
GoalsAllowed MikeAmman(1997)&KevinHartman(2007) 45
Saves TonyMeola(2000) 129
Stat Player #
Goals DigitalTakawira(1998),Preki(1998),DavyArnaud(2004),EddieJohnson(twicein2007),BirahimDiop(2010)
3
Assists ChrisHenderson(1999) 4
Shots Preki(1997) 12
Shots on goal Preki(1996),EddieJohnson(2007) 6
FoulsCommitted DavyArnaud(2010),OriolRosell(2013) 8
FoulsSuffered DavyArnaud(2006) 10
Offsides AlexBunbury(1999) 7
Corner Kicks AlexZotinca(2006) 12
Stat Player #
Goals 1996 61
Assists 2000 67
Shots 2012 542
Shots on goal 1996 250
FoulsCommitted 2013 511
FoulsSuffered 2000 541
Offsides 1997 117
Corner Kicks 2012 199
Cautions 2013 67
Ejections 2011 8
Points 2012 63
Wins 1997 21
Losses 1999 24
Ties 2005&2011 12
Shutouts 2000 17
GoalsAllowed 1996 63
Stat Player #
GoalsAllowed BoOshoniyi 7
Saves GarthLagerwey(1996),MikeAmmann(1997 &1998),TonyMeola(2000,threetimesin2003),BoOshoniyi(2002&2004)
9
Stat Player #
Games JimmyNielsen 128
Minutes JimmyNielsen 11497
Wins JimmyNielsen 57
Losses TonyMeola 45
Draws JimmyNielsen 32
Shutouts JimmyNielsen 45
GoalsAllowed TonyMeola 154
Saves TonyMeola 507
Goals Against Avg. JimmyNielsen 0.99
Stat Player #
Games DavyArnaud 240
Minutes KerryZavagnin 20515
Goals Preki 71
Assists Preki 98
Shots Preki 693
Shots on goal Preki 283
FoulsCommitted DavyArnaud 329
FoulsSuffered DavyArnaud 528
Offsides Eddie Johnson 126
Corner Kicks GrahamZusi 650
Cautions KerryZavagnin 44
Ejections NickGarcia 5
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
BOLD * -denotesplayeroncurrentroster
GAMES PLAYEDPlayer GP1.DavyArnaud 2402.KerryZavagnin 2373.NickGarcia 2244.Preki 2185.JimmyConrad 2046. Matt Besler* 2006. Chris Klein 2008.JackJewsbury 1959. Graham Zusi* 19410. Roger Espinoza* 160
GOALSPlayer GP G1.Preki 218 712. Dom Dwyer* 113 523.DavyArnaud 240 433.JoshWolff 144 435. Chris Klein 200 396. Kei Kamara 113 387.MoJohnston 149 318.ScottSealy 88 288.VitalisTakawira 103 2810. Graham Zusi* 194 26
GAME-WINNING GOALSPlayer GP GWG1.Preki 218 132. Chris Klein 200 123. Dom Dwyer* 113 113. Kei Kamara 113 113.JoshWolff 144 116.DavyArnaud 240 107. Graham Zusi* 194 87.VitalisTakawira 103 89.C.J.Sapong 110 79.ScottSealy 88 7
GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer GP GWA1.Preki 218 232. Graham Zusi* 194 223. Chris Klein 200 164. Benny Feilhaber* 120 115.DavyArnaud 240 105.JoshWolff 144 107. Chance Myers* 147 87.JackJewsbury 195 87.MoJohnston 149 87. Kei Kamara 113 87.KerryZavagnin 237 8
MULTI-GOAL GAMESPlayer GP MGG1. Dom Dwyer* 113 92.VitalisTakawira 103 83.Preki 218 74. Kei Kamara 113 54.ScottSealy 88 54.JoshWolff 144 57.MoJohnston 149 47. Chris Klein 200 49. Graham Zusi* 194 39.DavyArnaud 240 39.TealBunbury 89 39. Eddie Johnson 43 3
PENALTY KICK GOALSPlayer GP PKG1.Preki 218 212. Benny Feilhaber* 120 103. Dom Dwyer* 113 74. Kei Kamara 113 55.ClaudioLopez 57 46. Claudio Bieler 41 36. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 36.JackJewsbury 195 36.JoshWolff 144 310. Omar Bravo 27 210.MattMcKeon 144 2
GOALS PER GAMEPlayer GP GLS AVG1. Dom Dwyer* 113 52 0.462. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.343.Preki 218 71 0.334.ScottSealy 88 28 0.325.JoshWolff 144 43 0.306.VitalisTakawira 103 28 0.277.MarkChung 94 20 0.218.MoJohnston 149 31 0.219. Benny Feilhaber* 120 24 0.2010. Chris Klein 200 39 0.20*Minimum 20 goals
ASSISTSPlayer GP A1.Preki 218 982. Graham Zusi* 194 482. Chris Klein 200 454. Benny Feilhaber* 120 385.DavyArnaud 240 356.MoJohnston 149 287.JoshWolff 144 268.MarkChung 94 259.KerryZavagnin 237 2210. Roger Espinoza* 160 2010.JackJewsbury 195 2010. Kei Kamara 113 20
SHOTSPlayer GP SH1.Preki 218 6932.DavyArnaud 240 4523. Kei Kamara 113 3704. Dom Dwyer* 113 3565. Chris Klein 200 3126. Graham Zusi* 194 2897.MoJohnston 149 2748.JoshWolff 144 2659.JackJewsbury 195 21610.MarkChung 94 203
SHOTS ON GOALPlayer GP SOG1.Preki 218 2832.DavyArnaud 240 1763. Dom Dwyer* 113 1394.MoJohnston 149 1384. Chris Klein 200 1384.JoshWolff 144 1387. Kei Kamara 113 1268.VitalisTakawira 103 1029.MarkChung 94 9510. Graham Zusi* 194 94
FOULS COMMITTEDPlayer GP FC1.DavyArnaud 240 3292.KerryZavagnin 237 3263.MattMcKeon 144 3094. Roger Espinoza* 160 2495.NickGarcia 224 2346.MoJohnston 149 2267.JimmyConrad 204 2108. Dom Dwyer* 113 2049. Aurelien Collin 107 19110.DiegoGutierrez 119 190
FOULS SUFFEREDPlayer GP FS1.DavyArnaud 240 5282.Preki 218 3623.KerryZavagnin 237 3544.NickGarcia 224 2505. Graham Zusi* 194 2416. Benny Feilhaber* 120 2387. Dom Dwyer* 113 2368. Roger Espinoza* 160 2209.MarkChung 94 20410.DiegoGutierrez 119 196
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Player GP YC1.KerryZavagnin 237 442.DavyArnaud 240 433.NickGarcia 224 374. Roger Espinoza* 160 324. Aurelien Collin 107 316.DiegoGutierrez 119 306.MattMcKeon 144 308.JackJewsbury 195 288.MoJohnston 149 2810. Matt Besler* 200 2710.JimmyConrad 204 27
CORNER KICKSPlayer GP CK1. Graham Zusi* 194 6502.Preki 218 4523.ClaudioLopez 57 1884. Benny Feilhaber* 120 1855. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 1756.FranciscoGomez 114 1577.ChrisHenderson 61 1548. Chris Klein 200 1529.DavyArnaud 240 14410.CarlosMarinelli 41 91
GAMES STARTEDPlayer GS1.KerryZavagnin 2282.NickGarcia 2243.DavyArnaud 2134.JimmyConrad 2035.Preki 1996. Matt Besler* 1947. Chris Klein 1838. Graham Zusi* 1559.JackJewsbury 1429.MoJohnston 142
MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer MP1.KerryZavagnin 20,5152.NickGarcia 20,1573.DavyArnaud 19,3994.JimmyConrad 18,1945.Preki 17,8176. Matt Besler* 17,4927.ChrisKlein 16,3808. Graham Zusi* 14,3269.JackJewsbury 13,27510.MoJohnston 12,599
GAMES PLAYED IN GOALPlayer GP1.JimmyNielsen 1282.TonyMeola 1253.BoOshoniyi 964.KevinHartman 905.MikeAmmann 606. Tim Melia* 507. Chris Snitko 268. Eric Kronberg 259.GarthLagerwey 2310.AndyGruenebaum 11
SAVESPlayer GP SV1.TonyMeola 125 5072.BoOshoniyi 96 3543.KevinHartman 90 3324.JimmyNielsen 128 3045.MikeAmman 60 2066. Tim Melia* 50 1487. Chris Snitko 26 958.GarthLagerwey 23 839. Eric Kronberg 25 5810.AndyGruenebaum 11 34
GOALKEEPER WINSPlayer GP GW1.JimmyNielsen 128 572.TonyMeola 125 493.MikeAmmann 60 333.BoOshoniyi 96 335.KevinHartman 90 306. Tim Melia* 50 226.GarthLagerwey 23 128. Eric Kronberg 25 99.AndyGruenebaum 11 610. Chris Snitko 26 5
SHUTOUTSPlayer GP SO1.JimmyNielsen 128 452.TonyMeola 125 373.KevinHartman 90 223.BoOshoniyi 96 225. Tim Melia* 50 166.MikeAmmann 60 107. Eric Kronberg 25 88.LuisMarin 8 38.AndyGruenebaum 11 38.GarthLagerwey 23 38. Chris Snitko 26 3
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
GAMES PLAYEDYear Player GP2011 C.J.Sapong 342012 JimmyNielsen 342013 JimmyNielsen 342012 Kei Kamara 332014 DomDwyer 332016 Dom Dwyer* 33
GAMES STARTEDYear Player GS2012 JimmyNielsen 342013 JimmyNielsen 34 9playerstiedwith32
MINUTES PLAYEDYear Player MIN2012 JimmyNielsen 30602013 JimmyNielsen 30602000 NickGarcia 29152000 PeterVermes 29151996 Preki 28802005 BoOshoniyi 28802011 MattBesler 2880
GAMES PLAYED IN GOALYear Player GP2012 JimmyNielsen 342013 JimmyNielsen 342005 BoOshoniyi 322000 TonyMeola 312011 JimmyNielsen 31
GOALSYear Player GP GOALS 2014 DomDwyer 33 221996 Preki 32 182016 Dom Dwyer* 33 162007 Eddie Johnson 24 151996 VitalisTakawira 28 13
ASSISTSYear Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 172003 Preki 30 172000 Preki 31 152012 GrahamZusi 32 152015 BennyFeilhaber 32 151996 Preki 32 131998 Preki 25 13
SHOTSYear Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 1402012 Kei Kamara 33 1342016 Dom Dwyer* 33 1192014 DomDwyer 33 1131999 Preki 30 97
SHOTS ON GOALYear Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 612012 Kei Kamara 33 491996 VitalisTakawira 28 482014 DomDwyer 33 482016 Dom Dwyer* 33 441997 Preki 27 442002 Preki 25 44
FOULS COMMITTEDYear Player GP FC 2000 ChrisHenderson 31 792001 MattMcKeon 26 761997 MattMcKeon 31 752000 MattMcKeon 30 752016 Dom Dwyer* 33 662013 Oriol Rosell 31 66
FOULS SUFFEREDYear Player GP FS 2004 DavyArnaud 30 1112005 DavyArnaud 31 852015 DomDwyer 30 811999 Preki 30 772006 DavyArnaud 32 762014 BennyFeilhaber 31 73
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 132011 Aurelien Collin 23 102013 Oriol Rosell 31 102016 Roger Espinoza* 30 101997 MoJohnston 29 92005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9
EJECTIONS (RED CARDS)Year Player GP RC 2010 DavyArnaud 27 3 eightplayerstiedwith2
CORNER KICKSYear Player GP CK 2012 GrahamZusi 32 1502013 GrahamZusi 27 1282014 GrahamZusi 25 1252009 ClaudioLopez 29 1232011 GrahamZusi 32 97
OFFSIDESYear Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 501996 VitalisTakawira 28 441997 VitalisTakawira 28 432014 DomDwyer 33 382000 ChrisHenderson 31 36
GAME-WINNING GOALSYear Player GP GWG 2000 MiklosMolnar 17 62007 Eddie Johnson 24 62014 DomDwyer 33 61997 Preki 27 52012 C.J.Sapong 31 52015 KrisztianNemeth 27 5
GAME-WINNING ASSISTSYear Player GP GWA 2000 ChrisHenderson 31 52000 MattMcKeon 30 52003 Preki 30 52004 DavyArnaud 30 52004 JoshWolff 26 52012 GrahamZusi 32 52013 GrahamZusi 27 5
PENALTY KICK GOALSYear Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 72014 DomDwyer 33 72016 Benny Feilhaber* 30 52015 BennyFeilhaber 32 52003 Preki 30 5
GOALS PER GAMEYear Player GP GLS AVG2000 MiklosMolnar 17 12 0.712014 DomDwyer 33 22 0.672007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.631996 Preki 32 18 0.562016 Dom Dwyer* 33 16 0.48*Minimum 5 goals
SAVESYear Player GP SV 2000 TonyMeola 31 1292003 TonyMeola 30 1212008 KevinHartman 30 1172005 BoOshoniyi 32 1122007 KevinHartman 30 110
SHUTOUTSYear Player GP SO 2000 TonyMeola 31 162012 JimmyNielsen 34 152013 JimmyNielsen 34 132008 KevinHartman 30 102010 JimmyNielsen 29 10
GOALKEEPER WINSYear Player GP GW 1997 MikeAmmann 29 212012 JimmyNielsen 34 182013 JimmyNielsen 34 172000 TonyMeola 31 151996 GarthLagerwey 23 122011 JimmyNielsen 31 12
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEYear Player GP GA GAA2012 JimmyNielsen 34 27 0.792013 JimmyNielsen 34 30 0.882000 TonyMeola 31 29 0.922004 TonyMeola 21 22 1.052014 Eric Kronberg 20 22 1.10*Minimum 1,000 minutes played
BOLD * - denotes current season
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ASSISTSSeason: 67in2000Game:1006/20/1999vs.MET2-Tms:1207/04/2001vs.CHIHalf:806/20/1999vs.MET(1st)
GOALSCareer: 71PrekiSeason:22DomDwyer(2014)Game:36timesHalf:3VitalisTakawira(05/16/1998atNE,2nd)Half:3EddieJohnson(06/02/2007vs.NY,2nd)
ASSISTSCareer:98PrekiSeason:17Preki(1997)Season:17Preki(2003)Game:4ChrisHenderson(06/20/1999vs.MET)Half:3ChrisHenderson(06/20/1999vs.MET,1st)Half:3Preki(06/21/2003vs.CHI,1st)
SHOTSCareer: 693PrekiSeason:140Preki(1996)Game:12Preki(04/12/1997atTB)Half:8Preki(04/12/1997atTB,2nd)Half:8OnandiLowe(08/12/2001atCOL,2nd)Half:8Preki(07/06/2002vs.DAL,2nd)
SHOTS ON GOALCareer:283PrekiSeason:61Preki(1996)Game:6Preki(05/19/1996atLA)Game:6EddieJohnson(06/02/007vs.NY)Half:46times
FOULS COMMITTEDCareer: 329DavyArnaudSeason:79ChrisHenderson(2000)Game:8DavyArnaud(05/29/2010atRSL)Game:8OriolRosell(07/27/2013atMTL)Half:7ScottUderitz(05/11/1996vs.DAL,1st)
FOULS SUFFEREDCareer:528DavyArnaudSeason:111DavyArnaud(2004)Game:10DavyArnaud(10/14/2006atNY)Half:67times
CORNER KICKSCareer:650GrahamZusiSeason:150GrahamZusi(2012)Game:12AlexZotinca(07/22/2006atNY)Half:8ChrisHenderson(04/10/1999vs.SJ,2nd)Half:8ChrisHenderson(05/20/2000vs.SJ,1st)
GOALS ALLOWEDCareer: 154TonyMeolaSeason:45MikeAmmann(1997)Season:45KevinHartman(2007)Game:7BoOshoniyi(07/04/201vs.CHI)Half:46times
SAVESCareer: 507TonyMeolaSeason:129TonyMeola(2000)Game:99timesHalf:7TonyMeola(08/23/2000atMET,1st)Half:7BoOshoniyi(06/13/2001atLA,2nd)Half:7TonyMeola(08/08/2003vs.SJ,1st)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
GOALSSeason: 61in1996Game:605/02/1996vs.CLBGame:606/21/1997vs.DCGame:606/20/1999vs.MET2-Tms:1005/02/1996vs.CLBHalf:505/02/1996vs.CLB(2nd)Half:506/21/1997vs.DC(2nd)
SHOTSSeason:542in2012Game:3405/15/2016vsORL2-Tms:4408/14/1999atMET2-Tms:4408/05/2000vs.LA2-Tms:4406/09/2001atMIAHalf:1907/28/2012vs.CLB(2nd)
SHOTS ON GOALSeason:250in1996Game:1408/23/1998vs.MIAGame:1406/21/2003vs.CHI2-Tms:2205/02/1996vs.CLB2-Tms:2204/18/1997vs.DALHalf:1108/23/1998vs.MIA(1st)
FOULS COMMITTEDSeason:511in2013Game:2707/04/1997atCLB2-Tms:5205/17/2000vs.DCHalf:1604/05/1997vs.LA(1st)Half:1607/04/1997atCLB(2nd)Half:1603/08/2014atSEA(1st)
FOULS SUFFEREDSeason:541in2000Game:3008/16/2003atDAL2-Tms:5105/17/2000vs.DCHalf:2007/27/1996vs.NE(2nd)
CORNER KICKSSeason: 199in2012Game:1504/10/1999vs.SJ2-Tms:2208/14/1999atMETHalf:1004/10/1999vs.SJ(2nd)
GOALS ALLOWEDSeason:63in1996Game:707/04/2001vs.CHI2-Tms:1005/02/1996vs.CLBHalf:47times
SAVESSeason:133in1999Game:910times2-Tms:1804/18/1997vs.DAL2-Tms:1809/02/2000vs.TBHalf:708/23/2000atMET(1st)Half:706/13/2001atLA(2d)Half:708/08/2003vs.SJ(1st)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
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# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
SEA VAN TOR RSL NYR COL DAL SJ VAN LA HOU COL ORL RSL DC LA DAL MTL CLB NYC CHI COL SEA POR POR DAL VAN PHI HOU LA SJ NE RSL SJ
1-0 2-1 1-0 1-2 2-0 1-2 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-1 2-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 2-0 2-2 3-2 3-1 0-1 0-1 3-0 1-0 0-3 2-2 2-0 0-2 3-3 2-2 2-1 1-3 0-0 2-0
1 Jon Kempin
2 Erik Palmer-Brown
3 Ike Opara 49 90D 20 15 90D 76D 5 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 84D 69 90D 90D 89D 90D 35D 90D 2 14 90D 1 3
4 Kevin Ellis 90D 41D 90D 45 1 1 55 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90D 90D
5 Matt Besler 90D 90D 90D 90D 75D 90D 90D 90D 90D 85D 36 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
6 Paulo Nagamura 1 90M 90M 5 10 63M 90M 90M 87M
7 Chance Myers 90D 83D 90D 90D 52D 62D 24 32 6 1 29
8 Graham Zusi 90F 90M 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 15 90D 77F 90F 90F 90F 41F 33 90F 90D 90F 45 90F 90F
9 Diego Rubio 10 57F 11 4 57F 23 1 14 6 89F 11 12 1 26 8
10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 90M 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 86M 77M 45 90M 90M 89M 83M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 77M 90M 90M 90F 82F 89M 90M
11 Brad Davis 13 45 80F 18 90F 90F 26 90F 67F 76F 67F 90F 76F 1 12 90F 32 50F 24 90F 13 69F 64F 27
12 Nuno Andre Coelho 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 6 21D 85M 45M 63D 3 90D 45D
13 Amadou Dia 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 70D 86D 90D 31
13 Benji Joya
14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 33 90F 90F 33 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F 76F 84F 90F 90F 79F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F
15 Seth Sinovic 20 90D 90D 59D 5 61D 27 90D 90D
16 Lawrence Olum 9 90M 72M 70M 90M 90M 90M 4 90M 90D 90D 90D 54D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 7 38 90D 90D 90D 90D 13 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 85D 90D 78D 90D 20 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
21 Justin Mapp 8 14 7 1 9 4
22 Connor Hallisey 82F 77M 45F 90F 90F 64F 22 90F 90F 89F 19 58F 40 49 89F 57F 21
23 Emmanuel Appiah 90M
23 Bernardo Anor
24 Ever Alvarado 29
25 Alec Kann 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 84M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 80M 87M 90M 90M 90M 90F 90F
29 Tim Melia 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
30 Daniel Salloi
37 Jacob Peterson 14 23 13 90F 58F 84F 90F 78F 71F 90F 90F 77F 71F 90F 66F 90F 61F 88F 90F 76F 90F
39 Cameron Porter 13 19
93 Soni Mustivar 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M 90M 90M 81M 86M 90M 90M 39M 45 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
94 Jimmy Medranda 8 14 17 1 79F 75F 82F 28 68F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 70D 59D 87D 90D 90D 1
96 Jordi Quintilla 90M 76M 81M 73M 45M 45M
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Game log:
Game #1 03/06/2016 KC 1 at SEA 0 W Coelho 1 (Quintilla 1) 73
Game #2 03/12/2016 KC 2 vs VAN 1 W Dwyer 1 (unassisted) 5; Dwyer 2 (Myers 1, Zusi 1) 41
Game #3 03/20/2016 KC 1 vs TOR 0 W Davis 1 (Dwyer 1) 70
Game #4 04/02/2016 KC 1 vs RSL 2 L Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 94+
Game #5 04/09/2016 KC 2 at NYR 0 W Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Dwyer 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (Abdul-Salaam 1) 60
Game #6 04/13/2016 KC 1 vs COL 2 L Dwyer 4 (Hallisey 1, Abdul-Salaam 2) 77
Game #7 04/17/2016 KC 1 at DAL 2 L Olum 1 (Feilhaber 1) 22
Game #8 04/24/2016 KC 0 at SJ 1 L
Game #9 04/27/2016 KC 1 at VAN 1 T Rubio 1 (Olum 1, Abdul-Salaam 3) 27
Game #10 05/01/2016 KC 1 vs LA 1 T Davis 2 (Zusi 3, Besler 1) 30
Game #11 05/07/2016 KC 0 at HOU 2 L
Game #12 05/11/2016 KC 0 at COL 1 L
Game #13 05/15/2016 KC 2 vs ORL 1 W Dwyer 5 (Peterson 1, Feilhaber 2) 74; Peterson 1 (Espinoza 1, Abdul-Salaam 4) 79
Game #14 05/21/2016 KC 1 vs RSL 3 L Dwyer 6 (Medranda 1) 50
Game #15 05/27/2016 KC 0 vs DC 1 L
Game #16 06/02/2016 KC 0 at LA 0 T
Game #17 06/19/2016 KC 2 vs DAL 0 W Olum 2 (Feilhaber 3) 43; Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 47+
Game #18 06/25/2016 KC 2 at MTL 2 T Dwyer 7 (Espinoza 2) 21; Dwyer 8 (Feilhaber 4) 59
Game #19 07/03/2016 KC 3 vs CLB 2 W Feilhaber 4 (penalty kick) 49; Zusi 1 (Espinoza 3) 56; Besler 1 (Opara 1, Medranda 2) 91+
Game #20 07/10/2016 KC 3 vs NYC 1 W Feilhaber 5 (unassisted) 8; Medranda 1 (unassisted) 16; Opara 1 (unassisted) 51
Game #21 07/13/2016 KC 0 at CHI 1 L
Game #22 07/16/2016 KC 0 at COL 1 L
Game #23 07/24/2016 KC 3 vs SEA 0 W Dwyer 9 (Espinoza 4, Zusi 4) 21; Peterson 2 (Abdul-Salaam 5, Opara 2) 48+; Dwyer 10 (unassisted) 79
Game #24 07/31/2016 KC 1 vs POR 0 W Peterson 3 (Feilhaber 5) 50
Game #25 08/07/2016 KC 0 at POR 3 L
Game #26 08/13/2016 KC 2 at DAL 2 T Dwyer 11 (Davis 1, Feilhaber 6) 68; Dwyer 12 (unassisted) 73
Game #27 08/20/2016 KC 2 vs VAN 0 W Peterson 4 (Coelho 1, Feilhaber 7) 39; Feilhaber 6 (penalty kick) 64
Game #28 08/27/2016 KC 0 at PHI 2 L
Game #29 09/09/2016 KC 3 vs HOU 3 T Peterson 5 (unassisted) 14; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Dwyer 13 (Espinoza 5, Feilhaber 8) 81
Game #30 09/18/2016 KC 2 vs LA 2 T Peterson 6 (Dwyer 3) 50; Dwyer 14 (Abdul-Salaam 6, Feilhaber 9) 69
Game #31 09/24/2016 KC 2 at SJ 1 W Dwyer 15 (Nagamura 1, Feilhaber 10) 7; Ellis 1 (Opara 3, Feilhaber 11) 81
Game #32 10/01/2016 KC 1 at NE 3 L Dwyer 16 (Ellis 1, Feilhaber 12) 49
Game #33 10/16/2016 KC 0 at RSL 0 T
Game #34 10/23/2016 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Feilhaber 7 (penalty kick) 27; Zusi 2 (Feilhaber 13) 88
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U.S. OPEN CUP 2016/17 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
# Player 4R 5R GrpC GrpC GrpC GrpC
MNUT HOU CENT VAN VAN CENT
2-1 1-3 2-2 0-3 1-2 3-1
1 Jon Kempin 90G 90G
2 Erik Palmer-Brown
3 Ike Opara 120D 90D 90D
4 Kevin Ellis 90D 90D 90D
5 Matt Besler 90D
6 Paulo Nagamura 67M 90M 90M
7 Chance Myers 29D
8 Graham Zusi 90F
9 Diego Rubio 15 71F 90F 90F 90F
10 Benny Feilhaber 120M 90M
11 Brad Davis 30 32 90F
12 Nuno Andre Coelho 23 90D
13 Amadou Dia
13 Benji Joya 90M
14 Dom Dwyer 105F 19
15 Seth Sinovic 66D 61
16 Lawrence Olum 120D 90D 20
17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 99D 90D 90D
21 Justin Mapp
22 Connor Hallisey 120F 90F 81F 90F 90F 90F
23 Emmanuel Appiah 90M 90M
24 Ever Alvarado 24 90D 90D
25 Alec Kann 120G 90G 90G
27 Roger Espinoza 120M 90M 90M
29 Tim Melia 90G
31 Nansel Selbol 90F
35 Ualefi 26 90M
37 Jacob Peterson 90F
39 Cameron Porter 9 90F 45F 90F
44 Tomas Granitto 70M
50 Kris Tyrpak 45
55 Amer Didic 90D 90D 90D
77 Tyler Pasher 90D
92 Alex Molano 90M
93 Soni Mustivar 120M 58M 90M 64M
94 Jimmy Medranda 120D 90D 90D
96 Jordi Quintilla
U.S. OPEN CUP
4R 06/15/2016 KC 2 at MINUTD 1 W (OT) Feilhaber (penalty kick) 65; Rubio (Feilhaber) 109
5R 06/29/2016 KC 1 at HOU 3 L Alex (Wenger) 55
2016/17 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
GrpC 08/02/2016 KC 2 at CENTRL 2 T Sinovic (unassisted) 51; Ellis (Davis) 70
GrpC 08/23/2016 KC 0 at VAN 3 L
GrpC 09/13/2016 KC 1 vs VAN 2 L Rubio (Sinovic) 55
GrpC 10/19/2016 KC 3 vs CENTRL 1 W Porter (Granitto) 49; Selbol (Hallisey) 55; Hallisey (penalty kick) 91+