1996 Kansas City Wiz season

March 2026 October 2025 August 2023 Kansas City Wiz 1996 Ron Newman Head coach Major League Soccer West: 3rdOverall: 5th USOC Quarterfinals Playoffs Conference Finals Preki (18) Preki (22) 12,878 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF 000000 0080FF 000000 000000 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF FFFFFF 0080FF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 1997 The 1996 Kansas City Wiz season was the first in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wizards were at first named the Wiz and played under that name through 1996 before having it changed for the 1997 season. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1996 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 41 even though it is shown below as 51. Shootout win= 1 point, Shootout loss= 0 points. Squad 0 USA GK Mike Ammann 1 CAN GK Pat Harrington 2 USA DF Tommy Reasoner 3 ENG FW Paul Wright 4 USA MF Scott Uderitz 5 USA MF David Moxom 6 USA DF Sean Bowers 7 Liberia FW Nyanforth Peters 8 USA FW Eric Eichmann 9 JAM FW Peter Isaacs 10 USA MF Mike Sorber 11 USA MF Preki 12 Zimbabwe FW Vitalis Takawira 13 USA MF Mark Chung 14 USA FW Frank Klopas 15 Cameroon DF Samuel Ekeme 16 USA MF Diego Gutiérrez 17 USA MF Kevin Koetters 18 USA MF Billy Baumhoff 18 USA MF Yari Allnut 19 Liberia DF Dionysius Sebwe 20 Nigeria DF Uche Okafor 21 USA MF Matt McKeon 22 USA GK Chris Snitko 23 USA FW Alan Prampin 23 USA FW Stephen Martines 25 USA GK Garth Lagerwey 26 SCO FW Mo Johnston Competitions Major League Soccer 11 0 5 40 28 6 0 10 21 35 1996 Major League Soccer February 2017 DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceApril 13, 1996Colorado RapidsH3–0Takawira 2 Klopas21,141April 18, 1996Dallas BurnA0–39,405April 21, 1996San Jose ClashA2–2 (W)Okafor Prampin17,580May 2, 1996Columbus CrewH6–4Chung Johnston 2 Preki 2 Sorber8,848May 5, 1996Colorado RapidsA0–411,070May 8, 1996Tampa Bay MutinyA0–27,025May 11, 1996Dallas BurnH2–3Preki 217,706May 19, 1996Los Angeles GalaxyA0–225,231May 22, 1996NY/NJ MetroStarsH2–1Prampin Preki8,916May 29, 1996San Jose ClashA1–2Allnut10,299June 1, 1996New England RevolutionH2–1Preki Johnston117,808June 5, 1996Tampa Bay MutinyH1–3Preki9,551June 8, 1996Columbus CrewA3–3 (W)Takawira Uderitz Preki16,526June 15, 1996New England RevolutionA1–1 (L)Preki21,407June 20, 1996D.C. UnitedH5–1Preki Takawira 2 Chung Sorber9,458June 26, 1996NY/NJ MetroStarsA0–216,103June 29, 1996Dallas BurnA1–0Sorber9,615July 6, 1996Los Angeles GalaxyH3–1Uderitz Preki Takawira17,921July 10, 1996Colorado RapidsH2–0Klopas Okafor8,062July 18, 1996Tampa Bay MutinyA2–3Johnston Prampin7,520July 20, 1996Dallas BurnH1–2Preki11,592July 27, 1996New England RevolutionH4–2Takawira 2 Chung Preki11,555July 31, 1996D.C. UnitedA3–2Own goal Preki Chung9,457August 4, 1996D.C. UnitedA4–2Chung 2 Takawira 212,356August 7, 1996Colorado RapidsA2–4Preki Sorber6,013August 11, 1996Los Angeles GalaxyH2–2 (W)Preki Chung13,362August 15, 1996San Jose ClashH4–1Johnston Preki Takawira 28,250August 21, 1996Los Angeles GalaxyA1–1 (W)Chung13,073August 24, 1996Columbus CrewA1–2Johnston20,246September 1, 1996NY/NJ MetroStarsH2–2 (W)Own goal Takawira11,139September 7, 1996Columbus CrewH1–5Preki12,141September 21, 1996San Jose ClashH0–0 (L)18,594 U.S. Open Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceSeptember 15, 1996QuarterfinalsColorado RapidsH2–3Bowers Takawira5,009 MLS Cup Playoffs DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceSeptember 26, 1996Conference Semi-FinalsDallas BurnH3–2Johnston McKeon Preki4,466September 29, 1996Conference Semi-FinalsDallas BurnA1–2Preki10,125October 2, 1996Conference Semi-FinalsDallas BurnA2–2 (W)Chung Takawira9,802October 10, 1996Conference FinalsLos Angeles GalaxyA1–2Preki25,212October 13, 1996Conference FinalsLos Angeles GalaxyH1–1 (L)Preki11,041 Squad statistics No.Pos.NameMLSUSOCPlayoffsTotalMinutesDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal13px13px11MFUSA Preki321810543822288034200013MFUSA Mark Chung328105138928473386006DFUSA Sean Bowers3101051371276933090026FWSCO Mo Johnston2961051357257331130020DFNigeria Uche Okafor3021040352259328800012FWZimbabwe Vitalis Takawira281311513415223327620016MFUSA Diego Gutiérrez280105034020692609004MFUSA Scott Uderitz2820050332211525460010MFUSA Mike Sorber2341050294196024290025GKUSA Garth Lagerwey2300050280195924090014FWUSA Frank Klopas2221030262123513160015DFCameroon Samuel Ekeme230002025016931723004FWENG Paul Wright170105023069011250021MFUSA Matt McKeon120105118182311890017MFUSA Kevin Koetters15010001607447680023FWUSA Alan Prampin1531000163337386008FWUSA Eric Eichmann1500000150480480002DFUSA Tommy Reasoner1300000130645645001GKCAN Pat Harrington80000080630630000GKUSA Mike Ammann401000502913360022GKUSA Chris Snitko0010001045450018MFUSA Yari Allnut11000011454500 Final Statistics Kits _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF 000000 0080FF 000000 000000 Home _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF 000000 0080FF 000000 0080FF Home Alternate _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF FFFFFF 0080FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Away References Category:Sporting Kansas City seasons Kansas City Wiz Kansas City Wiz Kansas City Wiz