2016 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2016 season
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Peter Vermes
Stadium Children's Mercy Park
Top goalscorer Dom Dwyer (4)
Highest home attendance 20,178
(Mar 12 vs. Vancouver)
Lowest home attendance 19,168
(Apr 13 vs. Colorado)
Average home league attendance League: 19,942
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

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

Squad

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
1 Goalkeeper Kempin, JonJon Kempin (HGP)     United States
3 Defender Opara, IkeIke Opara      United States
4 Defender Ellis, KevinKevin Ellis (HGP)     United States
5 Defender Besler, MattMatt Besler (Captain; DP)     United States
6 Midfielder Nagamura, PauloPaulo Nagamura      Brazil
7 Defender Myers, ChanceChance Myers      United States
8 Midfielder Zusi, GrahamGraham Zusi (DP)     United States
9 Forward Rubio, DiegoDiego Rubio (DP; on loan from Valladolid)     Chile
10 Midfielder Feilhaber, BennyBenny Feilhaber      United States
11 Midfielder Davis, BradBrad Davis      United States
12 Defender Coelho, Nuno AndréNuno André Coelho      Portugal
13 Defender Dia, AmadouAmadou Dia      United States
14 Forward Dwyer, DomDom Dwyer      England
15 Defender Sinovic, SethSeth Sinovic      United States
16 Midfielder Olum, LawrenceLawrence Olum      Kenya
17 Defender Abdul-Salaam, SaadSaad Abdul-Salaam      United States
21 Midfielder Mapp, JustinJustin Mapp      United States
22 Midfielder Hallisey, ConnorConnor Hallisey      United States
25 Goalkeeper Kann, AlecAlec Kann      United States
27 Midfielder Espinoza, RogerRoger Espinoza      Honduras
29 Goalkeeper Melia, TimTim Melia      United States
30 Forward Sallói, DánielDániel Sallói (HGP)     Hungary
37 Forward Peterson, JacobJacob Peterson      United States
93 Midfielder Mustivar, SoniSoni Mustivar      Haiti
94 Midfielder Medranda, JimmyJimmy Medranda      Colombia
96 Midfielder Quintillà, JordiJordi Quintillà      Spain

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 9, 2015 Kenya Lawrence Olum MF Malaysia Kedah FA Free [2][3]
December 11, 2015 United States Alec Kann GK United States Chicago Fire Selected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft [4]
December 14, 2015 United States Justin Mapp MF Canada Montreal Impact Free Agent [5]
January 6, 2016 United States Brad Davis MF United States Houston Dynamo Trade [6]
January 13, 2016 Hungary Dániel Sallói FW United States SKC Academy Homegrown Player [7]
January 26, 2016 Portugal Nuno André Coelho DF Turkey Balıkesirspor Free Agent [8]

Out

Date Player Position New Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 25, 2015 United States Jalil Anibaba DF United States Houston Dynamo Option Declined [3]
January 26, 2016 United States Mikey Lopez MF United States New York City FC Free Agent [3]
January 29, 2016 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW Qatar Al-Gharafa Undisclosed Fee [9]
February 23, 2016 United States Amobi Okugo DF Waived [10]
March 1, 2016 Canada Marcel De Jong DF Canada Ottawa Fury FC Mutual Termination [11]

Loans

In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
9 FW Chile Diego Rubio Spain Real Valladolid March 8, 2016 [12]

Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source
2 DF United States Erik Palmer-Brown Portugal FC Porto February 1, 2016 End of 2016 season [13]
23 MF Venezuela Bernardo Añor United States Minnesota United February 17, 2016 End of 2016 season [14]

Competitions

Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Preseason

Desert Diamond Cup

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

Major League Soccer

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
6 San Jose Earthquakes 10 4 3 3 12 13 −1 15
7 Toronto FC 9 4 3 2 10 7 +3 14
8 Sporting Kansas City 11 4 5 2 11 12 −1 14
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 4 5 2 14 16 −2 14
10 Philadelphia Union 8 4 3 1 11 8 +3 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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. ↑

Western Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 LA Galaxy 8 4 1 3 18 8 +10 15 Knockout round
5 San Jose Earthquakes 10 4 3 3 12 13 −1 15
6 Sporting Kansas City 11 4 5 2 11 12 −1 14
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 4 5 2 14 16 −2 14
8 Seattle Sounders FC 9 4 4 1 10 10 0 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. 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.

Regular Season

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

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17)

References

  1. 1 2 "Players". SportingKC.com. 13 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC re-signs Seth Sinovic and Jon Kempin, adds Lawrence Olum". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "2016 MLS Transactions". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Justin Mapp". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC acquires six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Brad Davis". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sporting KC agrees to transfer Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC". Sporting Kansas City.
  10. ↑ "Sporting KC waives Amobi Okugo". Sporting Kansas City.
  11. ↑ "Sporting KC and defender Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract". Sporting Kansas City.
  12. ↑ "Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old striker Diego Rubio on loan". Sporting Kansas City.
  13. ↑ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
  14. ↑ "Sporting KC loans midfielder Bernardo Añor to Minnesota United FC". Sporting Kansas City.
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