2016 Sporting Kansas City season

March 2026 April 2017 Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City wordmark blue.png 2016 Children's Mercy Park MLS Conference: 5thOverall: 8th Owner Sporting Club Head coach Peter Vermes Playoffs Knockout Round U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 CONCACAF Group stage Dom Dwyer (12) 20,618(May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake) 18,927(June 19 vs. Dallas) League: All: _SPORTING_15h _SPORTING_15h _SPORTING_15h _SPORTING_15h _SPORTING_15h FFFFFF FFFFFF 9DBCD9 FFFFFF C0D4ED _thin navybluehoops _adidasblue _hoops_blue 003366 003366 003366 003366 003366 _SPORTING_15t _SPORTING_15t _SPORTING_15t _SPORTING_15t _SPORTING_15t FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 2015 2017 The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was 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.http://www.sportingkc.com/players Players October 13, 2015 SportingKC.com October 13, 2015 7C9ED9 082567 1 USA GK Jon Kempin HGP 3 USA DF Ike Opara 4 USA DF Kevin Ellis Kevin Ellis (American soccer) HGP 5 USA DF Matt Besler Captain; DP 6 BRA MF Paulo Nagamura 7 USA DF Chance Myers 8 USA MF Graham Zusi DP 9 CHI FW Diego Rubio footballer DP; on loan from Valladolid 10 USA MF Benny Feilhaber 11 USA MF Brad Davis Brad Davis (soccer) 12 POR DF Nuno André Coelho 14 ENG FW Dom Dwyer 15 USA DF Seth Sinovic 16 Kenya MF Lawrence Olum 17 USA DF Saad Abdul-Salaam 21 USA MF Justin Mapp 22 USA MF Connor Hallisey 23 GHA MF Emmanuel Appiah Emmanuel Appiah (footballer) 25 USA GK Alec Kann 27 HND MF Roger Espinoza 29 USA GK Tim Melia 30 HUN FW Dániel Sallói HGP 37 USA FW Jacob Peterson Jacob Peterson (soccer) 39 USA FW Cameron Porter 93 HAI MF Soni Mustivar 94 COL MF Jimmy Medranda Player movement List of Major League Soccer transfers 2016 In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 9, 2015KEN Lawrence OlumMFMAS Kedah FAFree TransferKovzan Sam Sporting KC re-signs Seth Sinovic and Jon Kempin, adds Lawrence Olum http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/09/sporting-kc-re-signs-seth-sinovic-and-jon-kempin-adds-lawrence-olum Sporting Kansas City December 10, 20152016 MLS Transactions http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2016 Major League Soccer December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210015243/http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2016 deadDecember 11, 2015USA Alec KannGKUSA Chicago FireSelected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry DraftKovzan Sam Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/11/sporting-kc-selects-goalkeeper-alec-kann-stage-1-2015-mls-re-entry-draft Sporting Kansas City January 7, 2016 December 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151214170503/http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/11/sporting-kc-selects-goalkeeper-alec-kann-stage-1-2015-mls-re-entry-draft deadDecember 14, 2015USA Justin MappMFCAN Montreal ImpactFree AgentKovzan Sam Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Justin Mapp http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/14/sporting-kc-signs-free-agent-midfielder-justin-mapp Sporting Kansas City January 7, 2016January 6, 2016USA Brad DavisMFUSA Houston DynamoTradeKovzan Sam Sporting KC acquires six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Brad Davis http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/07/sporting-kc-acquires-six-time-mls-all-star-midfielder-brad-davis Sporting Kansas City January 7, 2016January 13, 2016HUN Dániel SallóiFWUSA SKC AcademyHomegrown PlayerKovzan Sam Sporting KC signs Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/13/sporting-kc-signs-daniel-salloi-homegrown-player Sporting Kansas City January 13, 2016January 26, 2016POR Nuno André CoelhoDFTUR BalıkesirsporFree AgentKovzan Sam Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/26/sporting-kc-signs-portuguese-defender-nuno-andr-coelho Sporting Kansas City January 26, 2016June 24, 2016HON Éver AlvaradoDFHON OlimpiaUndisclosedSporting KC sign Honduran international left back Ever Alvarado http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/06/24/sporting-kc-sign-honduran-international-left-back-ever-alvarado June 24, 2016July 12, 2016GHA Emmanuel AppiahMFUSA Colorado RapidsFree TransferSporting KC signs midfielder Emmanuel Appiah http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/07/12/sporting-kc-signs-midfielder-emmanuel-appiah July 12, 2016July 12, 2016USA Cameron PorterFWCAN Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for Amadou DiaSporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/07/12/sporting-kansas-city-acquires-23-year-old-forward-cameron-porter-montreal-impact July 12, 2016 Out DatePlayerPositionNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 25, 2015USA Jalil AnibabaDFUSA Houston DynamoOption DeclinedJanuary 26, 2016USA Mikey LopezMFUSA New York City FCFree AgentJanuary 29, 2016HUN Krisztián NémethFWQatar Al-GharafaUndisclosed Feehttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/29/sporting-kc-agrees-transfer-krisztian-nemeth-al-gharafa-sc Sporting KC agrees to transfer Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC Sporting Kansas CityFebruary 23, 2016USA Amobi OkugoDFUSA Portland TimbersWaivedhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/23/sporting-kc-waives-amobi-okugo Sporting KC waives Amobi Okugo Sporting Kansas CityMarch 1, 2016CAN Marcel De JongDFCAN Ottawa Fury FCMutual Terminationhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/03/01/sporting-kc-and-defender-marcel-de-jong-mutually-agree-terminate-contract Sporting KC and defender Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract Sporting Kansas CityJune 24, 2016ESP Jordi QuintillàMFWaivedhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/06/23/sporting-kc-waives-midfielder-jordi-quintilla Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla Sporting Kansas CityJuly 12, 2016USA Amadou DiaDFCAN Montreal ImpactTraded for Cameron Porterhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/07/12/sporting-kansas-city-acquires-23-year-old-forward-cameron-porter-montreal-impact Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact Sporting Kansas CitySeptember 1, 2016CHI Diego RubioFWESP Real ValladolidPermanent transfer of loan Loans In No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource9FWCHI Diego RubioESP Real ValladolidMarch 8, 2016September 1, 2016http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/03/08/sporting-kc-acquires-22-year-old-striker-diego-rubio-loan Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old striker Diego Rubio on loan Sporting Kansas CityKovzan Sam Sporting KC completes permanent transfer of forward Diego Rubio from Spanish side Real Valladolid http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/09/01/sporting-kc-completes-permanent-transfer-forward-diego-rubio-spanish-side-real Sporting Kansas City September 5, 2016 Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource2DFUSA Erik Palmer-BrownPOR FC PortoFebruary 1, 2016End of 2016 seasonhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/01/sporting-kc-loans-defender-erik-palmer-brown-fc-porto Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto Sporting Kansas City23MFVEN Bernardo AñorUSA Minnesota UnitedFebruary 17, 2016End of 2016 seasonhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/17/sporting-kc-loans-midfielder-bernardo-or-minnesota-united-fc Sporting KC loans midfielder Bernardo Añor to Minnesota United FC Sporting Kansas City30FWHUN Dániel SallóiHUN Vasas SCJune 15, 2016End of 2016 seasonhttp://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/06/15/sporting-kc-loans-forward-daniel-salloi-vasas-sc-hungary Sporting KC loans forward Daniel Salloi to Vasas SC in Hungary Sporting Kansas City Competitions Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Preseason Desert Diamond Cup 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise February 17, 2016 19:00 CST Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Report Columbus Crew SC Quintillà 40Mustivar 52Hajderovic 88 Kamara 46 74 North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona T yes February 20, 2016 20:30 CST Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Recap New England Revolution Zusi 11 Bunbury 58Herivaux 75 North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona t yes February 24, 2016 21:00 CST Colorado Rapids 1–4 Report Sporting Kansas City Pfeffer 82 Nagamura 16 pen. 19 pen.Dwyer 68 pen.Sinovic 72 Kino North Stadium Tucson, Arizona w y February 27, 2016 17:30 CST Houston Dynamo 2–2 Recap Sporting Kansas City Barnes 31 Torres 77 Coelho 16 Salloi 55 North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona t Major League Soccer League table 2016 Major League Soccer season SKC 5 Western Conference standings SKC 5 Regular season 2016 Major League Soccer season Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise 1 March 6, 2016 18:00 CST Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Report Sporting Kansas City Fisher 0 41 Coelho 73Zusi 76Espinoza 77 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington Alan Kelly W 39,525 2 March 12, 2016 19:30 CST Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dwyer 5 41Quintillà 51 Rivero 36Waston 38Smith 0 45+1Morales 70 pen. Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 20,178 Edvin Jurisevic W 3 March 20, 2016 18:00 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Report Toronto FC Davis 70Espinoza 0 84Melia 87 Cheyrou 60Morrow 71 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,867 Baldomero Toledo W4 April 2, 2016 19:30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Report Real Salt Lake Feilhaber 90, 94 pen. Glad 29Movsisyan 67Plata 77Mulholland 79, 90 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 20,553 Ted Unkel L5 April 9, 2016 18:00 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Report Sporting Kansas City Zizzo 44 Feilhaber 17Dwyer 60Espinoza 74 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 21,406 Fotis Bazakos W6 April 13, 2016 19:30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Report Colorado Rapids Rubio 52 Dwyer 77 Pappa 33 Solignac 41 Serna 57 Burch 62 Gashi 82 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,168 Robert Sibiga L7 April 17, 2016 18:00 FC Dallas 2–1 Report Sporting Kansas City Barrios 35 Rosales 68 Harris 90 Olum 22 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 16,215 Hilario Grajeda L8 April 24, 2016 14:30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Godoy 1 Wondolowski 59 pen. Besler 33 Feilhaber 59 Dia 81 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California 18,000 Jair Marrufo L9 April 27, 2016 21:30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Report Sporting Kansas City Bolaños 14 Waston 2 40 51 Besler 22 Rubio 27 41 Nuno Coelho 60 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 18,836 Armando Villarreal T10 May 1, 2016 19:00 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Davis 30 Opara 82 dos Santos 42Cole 2 69 70Villarreal 944 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,431 Chris Penso T11 May 7, 2016 19:30 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Alex 29Barnes 30Wenger 46+Anibaba 53Clark 95 Espinoza 62 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 20,071 Drew Fischer L12 May 11, 2016 20:00 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Badji 33Sjöberg 75Serna 78 Opara 2 56 76Olum 59Dwyer 61 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 12,857 Jose Carlos Rivero L13 May 15, 2016 14:30 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Report Orlando City SC Medrana 49 67 o.g.Dwyer 74Peterson 79Nuno Coelho 84 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,080 Ismail Elfath W14 May 21, 2016 19:30 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 Report Real Salt Lake Davis 45+2 o.g.Espinoza 95 Martínez 32 Movsisyan 53 Sunny 79 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 20,618 Ricardo Salazar L15 May 27, 2016 18:00 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Report D.C. United Dwyer 71Nagamura 78 Sarvas 7 Jeffrey 42Neagle 68Kamara 86 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,118 Alan Kelly L16 June 2, 2016 21:30 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Recap Sporting Kansas City Larentowicz 39Steres 49 Dwyer 51 StubHub Center Carson, California 19,651 Hilario Grajeda D17 June 19, 2016 16:00 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Report FC Dallas Olum 28Olum 43Feilhaber 45+2Dwyer 76Melia 80 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 18,927 Jorge Gonzalez W18 June 25, 2016 19:30 Montreal Impact 2–2 Report Sporting Kansas City Ontivero 16 24 Piatti 39 pen.Oyongo 43Drogba 55 Dwyer 21 59Medranda 38 Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec 20,032 Mathieu Bourdeau D19 July 3, 2016 18:00 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Report Columbus Crew SC Feilhaber 1349 pen.Dwyer 51Zusi 56Besler 6691Medranda 84 Kamara 22 75Wahl 0 48Afful 82 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,332 Ted Unkel W20 July 10, 2016 19:00 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Recap New York City FC Feilhaber 8Medranda 16Opara 51 Lampard 14Villa 83 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,881 Ismail Elfath W21 July 13, 2016 19:30 Chicago Fire 1–0 Recap Sporting Kansas City de Leeuw 19Thiam 26Alvarez 68Meira 79 Mustivar 29Dwyer 71 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 13,879 Nima Saghafi L22 July 16, 2016 20:00 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Recap Sporting Kansas City Cronin 44Hairston 78 Olum 43Opara 63 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 18,461 Drew Fischer L23 July 24, 2016 14:00 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Recap Seattle Sounders FC Dwyer 21 79Espinoza 23Peterson 45+3Mustivar 65 Gómez 43Jones 57 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 18,563 Robert Sibiga W24 July 31, 2016 13:00 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Recap Portland Timbers Peterson 50Medranda 72Espinoza 87 Adi 10Taylor 74Chara 86 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,098 Ricardo Salazar W25 August 7, 2016 15:00 Portland Timbers 3–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Chara 0 12Valeri 65Jewsbury 87Adi 92+ Sinovic 19Mustivar 0 39Espinoza 47 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 21,144 Baldomero Toledo L26 August 13, 2016 20:00 FC Dallas 2–2 Report Sporting Kansas City Hedges 22Akindele 66Urruti 76Harris 83 Dwyer 68 73Abdul-Salaam 86Medranda 88 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 13,408 Armando Villarreal T27 August 20, 2016 21:00 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Ellis 10Besler 16Peterson 39Feilhaber 64 p.k.Dwyer 77 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 20,159 Kevin Stott W28 August 27, 2016 17:00 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Report Sporting Kansas City Creavalle 51Alberg 67Barnetta 92+Bedoya 93+ Espinoza 1 20 87Medranda 1 20 59 Talen Energy Stadium Chester, Pennsylvania 17,911 Juan Guzman L29 September 9, 2016 19:00 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Report Houston Dynamo Peterson 14Espinoza 18 26Dwyer 81 Manotas 30Alex 59Warner 65Rodríguez 90+4 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,331 Wade Barrett T30 September 18, 2016 12:00 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Peterson 50Dwyer 69 Gordon 7Larentowicz 44Donovan 76 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,480 Ricardo Salazar T31 September 24, 2016 21:30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Report Sporting Kansas City Dawkins 42Cerén 57Goitom 80 Dwyer 7Nagamura 52Espinoza 64Melia 84Ellis 81 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California 18,000 Edvin Jurisevic W32 October 1, 2016 18:30 New England Revolution 3–1 http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=440647 Sporting Kansas City Kamara 4Ellis 75Agudelo 83 Opara 17Dwyer 49Medranda 85 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 25,280 L33 October 16, 2016 18:00 Real Salt Lake 0–0 http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=440630 Sporting Kansas City Mulholland 32Glad 58Kyle Beckerman 84 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,705 T34 October 23, 2016 15:00 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=440626 San Jose Earthquakes Feilhaber 27Sinovic 33Dwyer 50Mustivar 70Zusi 88 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 20,371 W MLS Cup Playoffs 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round October 27, 2016 19:00 (PDT) Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Sporting Kansas City Alonso 32Valdez 88 Sinovic 63Feilhaber 71Espinoza 90'+3 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 36,151 Ismail Elfath L yes U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup Bracket border:solid 1px #aaa Bracket Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise Fourth round June 15, 2016 19:00 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Report Sporting Kansas City Ndjock 55Lowe 56Juliano 57Cruz 68Speas 72Ramirez 82 pen.Kallman 117Davis 122 Opara 51Espinoza 55Feilhaber 65 pen.Abdul-Salaam 69Olum 75Rubio 109 National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 7,689 Nima Saghafi W yes yes Fifth round June 29, 2016 18:00 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Recap Sporting Kansas City Manotas 7 84Anibaba 52Alex 55 Davis 61Espinoza 88 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 6,371 Allen Chapman L yes CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17) 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage yes SKC Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise Group stage August 16, 2016 19:00 Central F.C. TRI 2–2 Report USA Sporting Kansas City Ettienne 50Joseph 54Jones 56 Sinovic 51Ellis 70 Ato Boldon Stadium TRI Couva CRC Henry Bejarano D Y Group stage August 23, 2016 21:00 Vancouver Whitecaps FC CAN Report USA Sporting Kansas City CAN Vancouver, British Columbia L Y 3–0 Techera 8 64Hurtado 12Teibert 32Waston 40Aird 88 BC Place Erick Miranda (Mexico) Group stage September 13, 2016 19:00 Sporting Kansas City USA 1–2 Report CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rubio 55 Hurtado 41Jacobson 73Davies 90+3 Children's Mercy Park USA Kansas City, Kansas 13,422 Ricardo Montero L Group stage October 19, 2016 19:00 Sporting Kansas City USA 3–1 http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=457206 TRI Central F.C. Porter 49Selbol 55Hallisey 90+1 Gordon 43 Children's Mercy Park USA Kansas City, Kansas 11,367 W References 2 Category:Sporting Kansas City seasons Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City