2021 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2021 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-sixth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eleventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season began on April 17.[1]

Sporting Kansas City
2021 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 4th
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Leagues CupQuarter-finals
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
20,213 (6/26 v. LAFC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
16,888 (9/15 v. MIN)
Average home league attendanceLeague/All: 18,837
Biggest winSKC 4–0 MIN (9/15)
Biggest defeatAll:
SKC 1–6 LEÓN (8/10, LC QF)
League:
LAFC 4–0 SKC (9/3)

Summary

Preseason

Sporting KC players reported for a seven day quarantine period involving medical exams and testing on March 1. The team then trained for six weeks beginning on March 8 before the season started on April 17.[2] Sporting KC began a one week voluntary training on March 1 before heading to Arizona on March 7. The team then began preseason training and played 4 preseason matches on March 13, March 20, March 24 and April 3 before returning to Kansas City on April 3.[3]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 29, 2021.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK John Pulskamp  United States
2 DF Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)  United States
3 DF Andreu Fontas  Spain
4 DF Roberto Punčec  Croatia
5 DF Nicolas Isimat-Mirin  France[4]
6 MF Ilie Sánchez  Spain
7 FW Johnny Russell (DP)  Scotland
8 DF Graham Zusi  United States
9 FW Alan Pulido (DP)  Mexico
11 FW Khiry Shelton  United States
13 DF Amadou Dia  United States
15 MF Roger Espinoza  Honduras
16 DF Graham Smith  United States
17 MF Gadi Kinda  Israel
19 MF Grayson Barber (HGP)  United States
20 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
21 MF Felipe Hernandez (HGP)  Colombia
22 GK Kendall McIntosh  United States
23 FW Tyler Freeman (HGP)  United States
25 FW Ozzie Cisneros (HGP)  United States
28 DF Cameron Duke (HGP)  United States
29 GK Tim Melia  United States
31 GK Brooks Thompson (HGP)  United States
32 MF Jose Mauri  Italy
36 DF Luís Martins  Portugal
54 MF Remi Walter  France
96 FW Wilson Harris (HGP)  United States

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/Notes Ref
October 21, 2020 Wilson Harris FW Sporting Kansas City II Homegrown Signing [5]
December 17, 2020 Kendall McIntosh GK New York Red Bulls 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process Signing [6]
December 22, 2020 Remi Walter MF Yeni Malatyaspor International Signing [7]
January 20, 2021 Grayson Barber MF Sporting Kansas City Academy Homegrown Academy Signing [8]
January 20, 2021 Ozzie Cisneros FW Sporting Kansas City Academy Homegrown Academy Signing [8]
January 20, 2021 Brooks Thompson GK Sporting Kansas City Academy Homegrown Academy Signing [8]
February 3, 2021 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin DF Beşiktaş J.K. International Signing [4]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School
223 Matt Constant DF University of North Carolina
323 Jamil Roberts FW Marshall University

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref

Competitions

Preseason

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

Preseason schedule announced on March 1, 2021.[3]

March 13, 2021 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Phoenix Rising FC Chandler, Arizona
12:00 pm CST Harris 9', 19'. 33'
Busio 29'
Report Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
and CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55
5 Minnesota United FC 34 13 11 10 42 44 2 49
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Colorado Rapids 34 17 7 10 51 35 +16 61 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 17 8 9 53 33 +20 60 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
4 Sporting Kansas City 34 17 10 7 58 40 +18 58
5 Portland Timbers 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55
6 Philadelphia Union 34 14 8 12 48 35 +13 54
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  2. As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)[9]
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAH
ResultWDLW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match Results

April 17, 2021 1 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 23, 2021 2 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 1, 2021 3 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
1:00 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
May 9, 2021 4 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 12, 2021 5 Houston Dynamo FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
May 16, 2021 6 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
1:00 pm CDT Sánchez  9'
Sallói 28'
Pulido 32', 58'
Kinda  36'
Espinoza  72'
Report Cornelius  55' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 22, 2021 7 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
1:00 pm CDT López 4'
Espinoza  9'
Ríos  49'
Report Lindsey 15',  90'
Pulido 60'
Sallói 75'
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 29, 2021 8 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Busio 51'
Pulido 61'
Kinda 65'
Zusi  90+1'
Report Jones  4'
Vera 13',  42'
García  82'
Urruti 90+3'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 12, 2021 9 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC Kansas City, Kansas
2:30 pm CDT Walter  32'
Salloi 71'
Report Dominguez 26'
Besler  79'
Lima  90'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 19, 2021 10 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
9:30 pm CDT Asprilla 36'
Župarić  38'
Loría 45+1'
Zambrano  87'
Report Lindsey 28'
Fontàs  69'
Espinoza  74'
Ilie  83'
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 23, 2021 11 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Sallói 14', 38'
Hernández 64'
Report Rosenberry 84' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,690
Referee: David Gantar
June 26, 2021 12 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm CDT Ilie  44'
Pulido 61'
Sallói 87'
Report Blackmon  12'  58'
Moon-hwan 24'
Romero  64'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,213
Referee: Chris Penso
July 4, 2021 13 LA Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
9:30 pm CDT Villafaña  45+3' Report Sallói  32'
Russell 81'
Shelton 90+5'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,556
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 21, 2021 14 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,872
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 25, 2021 15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
8:00 pm CDT Leyva  29'
Montero 51'
Paulo  84'
Report Russell 31'
Sallói 42'
Duke 72'
Zusi  80'
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,790
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 31, 2021 16 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Sallói  68'
Russell 85'
Report Pomykal 3'
Ferreira 51'
Twumasi  73'
Bressan  80'
Jara  84'
Hedges  90+1'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,975
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 4, 2021 17 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles, California
9:30 pm CDT Romero  20'
Cifuentes  33'
Ginella  62'
Musovski 82'
Duke  85'
Atuesta  90+7'
Report Pulido 20'
Isimat-Mirin  25'
Martins 28'
Sallói 36'
Zusi  41'
Sánchez  57'
Kinda 58'
Fontàs  90+2'
Espinoza  90+6'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,114
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 7, 2021 18 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 pm CDT Warner  28'
Beitashour  63'
Report Punčec  10'
Lindsey  81'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 14, 2021 19 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Ferreira  38'
Hedges  49'
Obrian  67'
Schön  68'
Vargas  76'
Twumasi  89'
Report Pulido 12'
Sallói 63'
Kinda  90+1'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,133
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 18, 2021 20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Sallói  25', 90+1'
Pulido  62'
Report Mora 17'
Chará  28'
Van Rankin  43'
Bonilla  77'
Valeri  84'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,081
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 21, 2021 21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Saint Paul, Minnesota
2:30 pm CDT Dibassy  6'
Métanire  59'
Report Walter  21'
Russell  25'
Zusi  69'
Sallói  86'
Espinoza  90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 28, 2021 22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Russell 41' Report Lewis 16',  30'
Abubakar  24'
Trusty  69'
Rosenberry  72'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,883
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 3, 2021 22 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:00 PM PT Fall 18', 61'
Ibeagha  41'
Arango 71'
Duke  77'
Musovski  79'
Atuesta 87' (pen.)
Report Espinoza  58'
Melia  85'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,018
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 11, 2021 24 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT José Mauri 4'
Russel 6'
Report Stojanović  32'
F. Navarro  53'
M. Navarro  68'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 15, 2021 25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Shelton 14'
Sallói 36'
Russell 45' (pen.)
Duke 52'
Report Fragapane  50' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 16,888
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 26, 2021 26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 pm CDT Russell 60'
Zusi  90+4'
Report Tolo  16'
C. Roldan 31'
Gómez  53'
Bruin 55'
A. Roldan  86'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,248
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 29, 2021 27 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Acosta  52'
Pepi 68'
Munjoma  81'
Report Sallói 13', 61'
Russell 55' (pen.)
Barber  90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 3, 2021 28 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo FC Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm CDT Russell 16' (pen.), 90'
Sallói 26'
Kinda 57'
Zusi  85'
Report Junqua  16'
Hadebe  27'
Picault 50'
Vera  53'
Quintero 76'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,867
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 17, 2021 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, BC
9:00 pm CDT Gauld 23'
Teibert 36'
White  51'
Nerwinski  85'
Report Russell 43'
Sánchez  45+1'
Walter  70'
Kinda  70'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 23, 2021 30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
8:00 pm CDT João Paulo  35'
Rowe  51'
A. Roldan  55'
Benezet 58'
Gómez  76'
Montero  89'
Report Walter 4'
Melia  56'
Kinda  63'
Espinoza  74'
Russell 79'
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,139
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 27, 2021 31 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Russell 40', 82'
Isimat-Mirin  90+2'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 31, 2021 32 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Saint Paul, Minnesota
12:00 PM CDT Fragapane 20' (pen.),  84'
Reynoso 39'
Alonso  73'
Report Shelton 8'
Duke  48'
Kinda  79'
Dia  86'
Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Victor Rivas
November 3, 2021 33 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Austin, Texas
8:00 pm CDT Driussi 1'
Cascante 22'
Gallagher  50'
Stroud 60'
Report Isimat-Mirin  21'
Russell 65'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Nima Saghafi
November 7, 2021 34 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 pm CST
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,022
Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS Cup Playoffs

November 20 First round Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM CST
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,817
Referee: Alan Kelly
November 28 Western Conference Semifinals Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 PM CST Russell 24' (pen.) Report Luiz  49'
Julio 72'
Wood 90+1'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 21,650
Referee: Kevin Stott

Leagues Cup

August 10, 2021 Quarterfinals Sporting Kansas City 1–6 León Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. CDT Duke 61' Report Colombatto 16'
Fernández 27', 44'
Mena 62'
Meneses 72'
Dávila 79'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,579
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on September 23, 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League SoccerUS Open CupPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
22 GK  USA Kendall McIntosh 00000000
24 GK  USA John Pulskamp 00000000
29 GK  USA Tim Melia 00000000
31 GK  USA Brooks Thompson 00000000
Defenders
3 DF  ESP Andreu Fontas 00000000
4 DF  CRO Roberto Punčec 00000000
5 DF  FRA Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 00000000
8 DF  USA Graham Zusi 00000000
13 DF  USA Amadou Dia 00000000
16 DF  USA Graham Smith 00000000
26 DF  USA Jaylin Lindsey 00000000
36 DF  POR Luís Martins 00000000
Midfielders
6 MF  ESP Ilie 00000000
10 MF  USA Gianluca Busio 00000000
15 MF  HON Roger Espinoza 00000000
17 MF  ISR Gadi Kinda 00000000
19 MF  USA Grayson Barber 00000000
21 MF  COL Felipe Hernandez 00000000
28 MF  USA Cameron Duke 00000000
54 MF  FRA Remi Walter 00000000
Forwards
7 FW  SCO Johnny Russell 00000000
9 FW  MEX Alan Pulido 00000000
11 FW  USA Khiry Shelton 00000000
20 FW  HUN Dániel Sallói 00000000
23 FW  USA Tyler Freeman 00000000
25 FW  USA Ozzie Cisneros 00000000
96 FW  USA Wilson Harris 00000000
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
0+1 means player did came on as a sub once. 1+1 means player started once and came on as a sub once.

References

  1. MLS Digital Staff (February 10, 2021). "MLS 2021 regular season to start on April 17". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. MLS Communications (February 13, 2021). "Major League Soccer Preseason Schedule Update Feb. 13, 2021". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. Kovzan, Sam (March 1, 2021). "Sporting KC kick off 2021 preseason, presented by Children's Mercy". Sporting KC.
  4. Kovzan, Sam (February 3, 2021). "Sporting KC signs 29-year-old French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin". Sportingkc.com.
  5. Kovzan, Sam (October 21, 2020). "Sporting KC signs 20-year-old forward Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player". Sporting KC.
  6. Kovzan, Sam (December 17, 2020). "Sporting KC selects 26-year-old goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of MLS Re-Entry Process". Sporting KC.
  7. Kovzan, Sam (December 22, 2020). "Sporting KC signs 25-year-old central midfielder Remi Walter". Sporting KC.
  8. Kovzan, Sam (January 20, 2021). "Sporting KC signs Academy products Grayson Barber, Ozzie Cisneros and Brooks Thompson as Homegrown Players". Sportingkc.com.
  9. "Procedure Set to Determine Final U.S. Representative in 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League". United States Soccer Federation. September 14, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.