2011 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2011 season
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Peter Vermes
Stadium Livestrong Sporting Park
MLS East: 1st
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer League:
Teal Bunbury
Omar Bravo
Kei Kamara (9)
All:
Teal Bunbury (12)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2011 Sporting Kansas City season was the sixteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer but the first year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

The club's first league game of the season was on March 19, 2011 at Chivas USA. The regular season concluded on October 22, 2011. Sporting began the season with a record 10 game road trip while its new stadium, Livestrong Sporting Park, was being completed. The first home game at the new stadium was on June 9, 2011 versus the Chicago Fire.

Overview

Preseason

After all players reported to Kansas City for entrance physicals and a week's worth of training at the Kansas City Chiefs Indoor Practice Facility, Sporting Kansas City traveled to Phoenix, Arizona for the second straight season to train at the Reach 11 Sports Complex. Designated Player Omar Bravo made his long-awaited debut with the team and the coaching staff brought in more than a dozen guest trialists for evaluation, including Chad Ochocinco.

Squad

First team roster

As of September 15, 2011.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Jimmy Nielsen
2 United States DF Michael Harrington
3 England DF Korede Aiyegbusi
4 Grenada MF Craig Rocastle
5 United States DF Matt Besler
6 Jamaica DF Shavar Thomas
7 United States DF Chance Myers
8 United States MF Graham Zusi
9 United States FW Teal Bunbury
10 Brazil MF Jéferson
11 United States FW Soony Saad
12 United States MF Konrad Warzycha
13 Kenya DF Lawrence Olum
14 United States DF Kevin Ellis
15 Honduras MF Roger Espinoza
No. Position Player
16 United States DF Seth Sinovic
17 United States FW C. J. Sapong
18 United States GK Eric Kronberg
19 Haiti MF Peterson Joseph
20 Senegal MF Birahim Diop
21 United States GK Jon Kempin
22 United States MF Davy Arnaud (captain)
23 Sierra Leone FW Kei Kamara
24 United States DF Scott Lorenz
25 Trinidad and Tobago DF Daneil Cyrus
32 United States MF Luke Sassano
55 Brazil DF Júlio César
78 France DF Aurélien Collin
88 Montenegro MF Miloš Stojčev
99 Mexico FW Omar Bravo

Formation

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 15, 2010United States Frankie HejdukDFUnited States Columbus CrewSelected in the Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded[2]
December 15, 2010United States Luke SassanoMFUnited States Los Angeles GalaxyAcquired in exchange for Frankie Hejduk[2]
January 1, 2011Mexico Omar BravoFWMexico C.D. GuadalajaraUndisclosed[3]
February 18, 2011United States Kevin EllisDFUnited States Sporting Kansas City JuniorsHomegrown Player[4]
March 1, 2011United States C. J. SapongFWUnited States James Madison UniversitySuperDraft, 1st round[5]
March 1, 2011United States Mike JonesDFUnited States Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleSupplemental Draft, 2nd round[5]
March 1, 2011United States Scott LorenzDFUnited States NSC Minnesota StarsFree[5]
March 3, 2011United States Konrad WarzychaMFUnited States Ohio State UniversitySuperDraft, 3rd round[6]
March 14, 2011Brazil Júlio CésarDFPortugal MarítimoFree[7]
March 16, 2011Montenegro Miloš StojčevMFSerbia FK Borac ČačakUndisclosed[8]
April 15, 2011France Aurélien CollinDFPortugal Vitória de SetúbalUndisclosed[9]
May 10, 2011United States Seth SinovicDFUnited States New England RevolutionFree[10]
July 5, 2011United States Soony SaadFWUnited States University of MichiganWeighted lottery[11]
September 1, 2011Haiti Peterson JosephMFPortugal BragaUndisclosed[12]
September 15, 2011Kenya Lawrence OlumDFUnited States Orlando CityUndisclosed[13]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 24, 2010United States Jamar BeasleyFWUnited States Missouri CometsOption declined[14]
November 24, 2010United States Jonathan LeathersDFCanada Vancouver WhitecapsSelected in the Expansion Draft[15]
December 8, 2010United States Aaron HohlbeinDFUnited States Columbus CrewSelected in the Re-Entry Draft[16]
December 15, 2010United States Jimmy ConradDFUnited States Chivas USASelected in the Re-Entry Draft[17]
December 15, 2010United States Josh WolffFWUnited States D.C. UnitedSelected in the Re-Entry Draft[17]
December 15, 2010United States Frankie HejdukDFUnited States Los Angeles GalaxyTraded for Luke Sassano[2]
February 7, 2011India Sunil ChhetriFWIndia Chirag UnitedOption declined[18]
February 7, 2011Greece Nikos KounenakisDFReleased[18]
March 1, 2011Hungary Zoltan HercegfalviFWHungary Budapest Honvéd FC IILoan expired[19]
March 1, 2011United States Jack JewsburyMFUnited States Portland TimbersTraded for allocation money[20]
May 5, 2011United States Mike JonesDFUnited States New York Red BullsReleased, free transfer[21]
August 12, 2011Guadeloupe Stéphane AuvrayMFUnited States New York Red BullsTraded for 2nd round draft pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft[22]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
July 16, 2011Trinidad and Tobago Daneil CyrusDFTrinidad and Tobago FC Santa RosaThru the 2011 season[23]
July 17, 2011Brazil JéfersonMFBrazil Vasco da GamaThru the 2011 season, Designated Player[24]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned To Fee/Notes Ref
July 27, 2011United States Scott LorenzDFUnited States NSC Minnesota StarsLoan terminated September 8, 2011[25][26]

Major League Soccer

League table

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Eastern Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49
3 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
4 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
6 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
7 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
8 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33
9 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

  • ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via-wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 51 13 9 12 50 40  +10 9 2 6 29 16  +13 4 7 6 21 24  −3

Last updated: October 26, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHHHHHHHHHAHHAHA
ResultWLTLLLLLTTTWWTWWTTTWTWLWWLTWLTWTWW
Position4118121518181818181818181714101112121099987776775555

Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

2011 Desert Cup

Regular Season

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Sporting Kansas City began qualification for the 2011 U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo on April 6, 2011. Sporting Kansas City was one of ten MLS clubs vying for two play-in berths available. In the qualification finals, the club defeated New England Revolution 5-0 on May 25, 2011. Sporting KC entered the formal Cup competition in the Third round, defeating the Chicago Fire Premier club 3-0 on June 28, 2011. In the Quarterfinal round on July 12, 2011, they were defeated by the Richmond Kickers.

Kickoff times are in CDT.

Friendly Matches

Sporting Kansas City team played a friendly match against the English Premier League team Newcastle United on July 20, 2011. They also hosted the Liga MX México Primera División team Club Deportivo Guadalajara on October 12, 2011.

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
Week 1[31] Mexico Omar Bravo 2G
Week 23[32] United States Graham Zusi 2G

AT&T Goal of the Week

Week Player
Week 19[33] Sierra Leone Kei Kamara
Week 23[34] United States Graham Zusi

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player
Week 19[35] Denmark Jimmy Nielsen
Week 21[36] Denmark Jimmy Nielsen
Week 25[37] Denmark Jimmy Nielsen
Week 32[38] Denmark Jimmy Nielsen

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Month's Statline
June[39] United States Graham Zusi 2G 3A

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position Player Note
DF United States Matt Besler AT&T Text Winner[40]
FW Mexico Omar Bravo Commissioner Choice[41]

2011 Team Awards

Player(s) Award [42]
Denmark Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City 2011 Most Valuable Player
United States Matt Besler Sporting Kansas City 2011 Defensive Player of the Year
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara Sporting Kansas City 2011 MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year
United States Nate Opperman 2011 Bob Gansler Award - Most Outstanding Juniors Player of the Year
Mexico Omar Bravo United States Teal Bunbury Sierra Leone Kei Kamara Sporting Kansas City 2011 Budweiser Golden Boot

Notable reserve games

The reserve game on March 28, 2011 against the Kansas City Brass garnered widespread interest due to NFL player Chad Ochocinco appearing for Sporting. Ochocinco briefly trained with the team during the NFL lockout.[43]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Sporting Kansas City is in the #4 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[44]

International roster spots

Sporting Kansas City has 9 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Sporting Kansas City acquired an additional spot from D.C. United on 3 February 2010 for use during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[45] Sporting had also acquired another spot from Real Salt Lake on 23 February 2010[46] but that spot was for the 2010 season only and reverted to Real Salt Lake on 1 January 2011.[47]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[44]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls.
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick traded to Philadelphia Union.

MLS rights to other players

It is believed that Sporting maintains the MLS rights to Herculez Gomez after the player declined a contract offer by the club and instead signed with a non-MLS side.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Players". SportingKC.com. 15 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "LA trade for rights to veteran defender Hejduk". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Lalas, Greg (13 August 2010). "Kansas City announce signing of DP Omar Bravo". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Austin, Kurt (18 February 2011). "Kevin Ellis Signs as Home Grown Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Austin, Kurt (1 March 2011). "Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Austin, Kurt (3 March 2011). "KC Adds MF Konrad Warzycha to Roster". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Austin, Kurt (14 March 2011). "KC Signs Brazilian Defender Julio Cesar". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Austin, Kurt (16 March 2011). "Sporting signs Serbian mid Miloš Stojčev". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Wiebe, Andrew (15 April 2011). "KC beats transfer deadline on Collin deal". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Sporting KC sign former Rockhurst standout Seth Sinovic". Kansas City Star. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City win lottery for college phenom Saad | Sporting Kansas City". Mlssoccer.com. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  12. ↑ Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-01). "Sporting signs Haitian MF Peterson Joseph | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  13. ↑ Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-15). "Sporting KC signs defender Lawrence Olum | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  14. ↑ "Comets sign former Wizard Jamar Beasley; Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  15. ↑ "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  16. ↑ "Ngwenya, Hohlbein selected in Re-Entry Draft | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  17. 1 2 Wolff goes 1st in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft, Ángel to LA | Major League Soccer Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. 1 2 Kurt Austin (2011-02-07). "Sporting KC Makes Four Roster Moves | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  19. ↑ Wiebe, Andrew (8 March 2011). "2011 Sporting Kansas City Preview". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  20. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-03-01). "Midfielder Jack Jewsbury Traded to Timbers | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  21. ↑ Josh Whisenhunt (2011-05-05). "Sporting KC releases defender Mike Jones | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  22. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-08-12). "Auvray traded to New York Red Bulls | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  23. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-07-16). "Sporting KC acquires defender Daneil Cyrus". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  24. ↑ Whisenhunt, Josh (17 July 2011). "KC lands MF Jeferson as Designated Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  25. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-07-27). "Scott Lorenz loaned to NSC Minnesota Stars". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  26. ↑ "Stars Close Home Season Against Atlanta". NSC Minnesota Stars. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  27. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-02-05). "2-2 draw vs Columbus in Preseason Opener | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  28. ↑ Kyle Rogers (2011-02-12). "Sporting 0-0 Colorado in Preseason | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  29. 1 2 Kurt Austin (2011-02-15). "Kansas City Returns Home on Sour Note | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  30. 1 2 Kurt Austin (2011-02-26). "KC Posts Two Shutouts in Doubleheader | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  31. ↑ "Bravo takes first Player of the Week award". March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Graham Zusi named MLS Player of the Week". August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  33. ↑ "Kamara's scissor kick voted AT&T Goal of the Week". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  34. ↑ "This time, Zusi's bomb wins AT&T Goal of the Week". August 26, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Flying save earns Nielsen Save of the Week honors". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Nielsen takes home MLS Save of the Week". August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  37. ↑ "Nielsens Stop on Donovan wins Save of the Week". September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  38. ↑ "Nielsen wins fourth Save of the Week award of 2011". October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Sporting's Zusi voted Player of the Month for June". July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  40. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-07-10). "Matt Besler voted 2011 MLS All Star". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  41. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-07-16). "Commissioner chooses Bravo MLS All Star". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  42. ↑ Kurt Austin (2011-10-15). "Sporting KC announces 2011 team awards". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  43. ↑ Doug Tucker (March 25, 2011). "Ochocinco asked to play in reserve game for MLS team Sporting Kansas City". Associated Press.
  44. 1 2 "2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  45. ↑ "D.C. United acquires forward Adam Cristman". D.C. United. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  46. ↑ "Wizards net international spot, pick, future transfer fees for Gil". Sporting Kansas City. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  47. ↑ Gooch, Charles (15 February 2011). "The Morning Kickoff: Sporting's last day in Phoenix (until next week)". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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