2015 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2015 season
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Peter Vermes
Stadium Sporting Park
MLS Conference: 6th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Stage
U.S. Open Cup Champions
Top goalscorer League: Dom Dwyer 12
All: Dom Dwyer 17
Highest home attendance 21,505
(June 6 vs. Seattle)
Lowest home attendance League: 18,861
(September 18 vs. FC Dallas)
All: 16,117
(Aug 12 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Average home league attendance League: 19,687
All: 19,371
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2015 Sporting Kansas City season was the twentieth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fifth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Due to the dissolution of Chivas USA and MLS expansion to New York and Orlando, Sporting Kansas City moved to the Western Conference. Sporting was a member of the Western Conference for its first nine seasons before moving to the Eastern Conference for the previous ten seasons.

Squad

First team roster

As of October 13, 2015.[1]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of October 13, 2015.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Erik Palmer-Brown (HGP)  United States
3 Defender Ike Opara  United States
4 Defender Kevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5 Defender Matt Besler (Captain; DP)  United States
6 Midfielder Paulo Nagamura  Brazil
7 Defender Chance Myers  United States
8 Midfielder Graham Zusi (DP)  United States
9 Forward Krisztián Németh  Hungary
10 Midfielder Benny Feilhaber  United States
11 Midfielder Bernardo Añor  Venezuela
12 Midfielder Mikey Lopez (GA)  United States
13 Defender Amadou Dia  United States
14 Forward Dom Dwyer  England
15 Defender Seth Sinovic  United States
17 Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam  United States
20 Defender Amobi Okugo  United States
21 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin (HGP)  United States
22 Midfielder Connor Hallisey  United States
23 Defender Jalil Anibaba  United States
27 Midfielder Roger Espinoza  Honduras
29 Goalkeeper Tim Melia  United States
37 Forward Jacob Peterson  United States
71 Defender Marcel de Jong  Canada
93 Midfielder Soni Mustivar  Haiti
94 Midfielder Jimmy Medranda  Colombia
96 Midfielder Jordi Quintillà  Spain

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 8, 2014 Venezuela Bernardo Añor MF United States Columbus Crew SC Trade for Allocation Money [2]
December 12, 2014 United States Jalil Anibaba MF United States Orlando City SC Trade in exchange for Aurélien Collin [3]
December 16, 2014 Haiti James Marcelin MF United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Free transfer [4]
December 18, 2014 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade Free transfer [5]
December 18, 2014 Chile Luis Marín GK Chile Universidad de Chile Free transfer [5]
December 23, 2014 United States Tim Melia GK United States Chivas USA Free transfer [6]
January 6, 2015 Honduras Roger Espinoza MF England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [7]
January 15, 2015 United States Connor Hallisey MF United States UC Berkeley 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
January 15, 2015 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam DF United States University of Akron 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
January 27, 2015 United States Servando Carrasco MF United States Houston Dynamo Trade for rights in exchange for draft pick [8]
February 13, 2015 Haiti Soni Mustivar MF Romania FC Petrolul Ploiești Free transfer [8]
February 18, 2015 United States Amadou Dia MF United States Clemson University 2015 MLS SuperDraft [8]
February 24, 2015 Sierra Leone James Ansu Rogers FW United States University of New Mexico 2015 MLS SuperDraft [9]
March 2, 2015 Canada Marcel de Jong DF Germany FC Augsburg Free [9]
July 20, 2015 United States Amobi Okugo DF/MF United States Orlando City SC Trade for Servando Carrasco [9]
August 6, 2015 Spain Jordi Quintillà MF France Ajaccio Transfer [9]

Out

Date Player Position New club Fee/Notes Ref
November 25, 2014 Spain Toni Dovale MF Spain Lugo Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014 Ghana Michael Kafari MF Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014 Spain Victor Muñoz MF United States Arizona United SC Option declined [10]
November 25, 2014 Kenya Lawrence Olum MF Malaysia Kedah FA Contract terminated [10]
November 25, 2014 Lebanon Soony Saad FW Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Out of contract [10]
November 25, 2014 United States Christian Duke MF United States Oklahoma City Energy FC Waived [11]
December 8, 2014 France Aurélien Collin DF United States Orlando City SC Trade for Allocation Money and Jalil Anibaba [2]
December 8, 2014 United States C. J. Sapong DF United States Philadelphia Union Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick [2]
December 10, 2014 United States Sal Zizzo MF United States New York City FC 2014 MLS Expansion Draft [12]
December 12, 2014 United States Eric Kronberg GK Canada Montreal Impact Option declined [10]
December 12, 2014 United States Andy Gruenebaum GK United States San Jose Earthquakes Option declined [10]
January 20, 2015 Argentina Claudio Bieler FW Argentina Quilmes Out of contract [13]
February 24, 2015 Honduras Jorge Claros MF China Qingdao Jonoon Contract terminated [13]
May 27, 2015 Chile Luis Marín GK Chile Palestino Mutually terminated [14]
June 22, 2015 Sierra Leone James Ansu Rogers FW Waived [9]
July 20, 2015 United States Servando Carrasco MF United States Orlando City SC Trade for Amobi Okugo [9]

Loans

In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
40 DF Brazil Igor Julião Brazil Fluminense FC April 4, 2014 December 31, 2014 [9][15]

Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source
21 GK United States Jon Kempin United States San Antonio Scorpions March 20, 2015 May 27, 2015 [9][16][14]
17 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam United States San Antonio Scorpions April 1, 2015 May 19, 2015 [9][17][18]

Competitions

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Desert Diamond Cup

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

Major League Soccer

Western Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51 Knockout round
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
8 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Regular season

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

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket
                                           
Knockout Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup
October 29 – Stade Saputo              
E6  Toronto FC  0
E3  Montreal Impact  2  1  3
E3  Montreal Impact  3      
E2  Columbus Crew (a.e.t.)  1  3  4  
Eastern Conference
October 28 – RFK Stadium E2  Columbus Crew  2  0  2
 
  E1  New York Red Bulls  0  1  1  
E5  New England Revolution  1
E4  D.C. United  0  0  0
E4  D.C. United  2   December 6 – Mapfre Stadium
E1  New York Red Bulls  1  1  2  
 
October 29 – Providence Park E2  Columbus Crew  1
 
  W3  Portland Timbers  2
W6  Sporting Kansas City  2 (6)
W3  Portland Timbers  0  2  2
W3  Portland Timbers (p)  2 (7)      
W2  Vancouver Whitecaps FC  0  0  0  
Western Conference
October 28 – CenturyLink Field W3  Portland Timbers  3  2  5
 
  W1  FC Dallas  1  2  3  
W5  LA Galaxy  2
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  2  1  3 (2)
W4  Seattle Sounders FC  3  
W1  FC Dallas (p)  1  2  3 (4)  

Source: [19]

Results
Knockout Round

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket
Fourth Round
June 16–17 		Fifth Round
June 30–July 1 		Quarterfinals
July 14–22 		Semifinals
August 12 		Final
September 30
               
MLS New York Red Bulls 3
NASL Atlanta Silverbacks 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 4
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2(4)
MLS New York City FC 2(3)
MLS New York Red Bulls 1(3)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 0(3)
USL Rochester Rhinos 0(1)
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS D.C. United 1
USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
MLS D.C. United 3*
MLS Philadelphia Union 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1*
USL Louisville City FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS New England Revolution 0
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS Chicago Fire 3
MLS Orlando City SC 1
USL Charleston Battery 4(7)
MLS Orlando City SC 4(8)
MLS Orlando City SC 2
MLS Columbus Crew 0
USL Richmond Kickers 1
MLS Columbus Crew 3
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(6)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1(7)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
USL Saint Louis FC 0
MLS Sporting Kansas City 6
MLS FC Dallas 2
MLS FC Dallas 4
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 2
USL Austin Aztex 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 4
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
USL Seattle Sounders FC 2 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Portland Timbers 3*
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS LA Galaxy 0
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2(6)
USL Sacramento Republic FC 2(5)
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 6
USASA PSA Elite 1

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

References

  1. 1 2 "Players". SportingKC.com. October 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Bernardo Añor". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City acquire Jalil Anibaba from Orlando City to complete Aurélien Collin trade". MLSSoccer.com. MLSSoccer. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC signs midfielder James Marcelin". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC signs forward Krisztian Nemeth". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Tim Melia". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC selects three in first round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "MLS Transactions 2015". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sporting Kansas City decline options on six players, part ways with Lawrence Olum". MLSSoccer.com. MLSSoccer. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "After a mini-rebuild, Sporting KC begins preparation for new season". KansasCity.com. KanasCityStar.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "New York City FC Bolsters Roster in Expansion Draft". NYCFC.com. NYCFC. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Sporting Kansas City agree to part ways with forward Claudio Bieler". MLSSoccer.com. MLSSoccer. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC and goalkeeper Luis Marin mutually agree to terminate contract". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC acquires 19-year-old Igor Julião". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  16. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC loans goalkeeper Jon Kempin to the San Antonio Scorpions of NASL". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC agrees to loan Saad Abdul-Salaam". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  18. ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC recalls Saad Abdul-Salaam from loan". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  19. ↑ "MLS Playoff Bracket". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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