2016 Sporting Kansas City season

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
2016 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 8th
PlayoffsKnockout Round
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
CONCACAFGroup Stage
Top goalscorerDom Dwyer (12)
Highest home attendance20,618
(May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Lowest home attendance18,927
(June 19 vs. Dallas)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,512
All: 19,174

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]

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 13, 2015.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Jon Kempin (HGP)  United States
3 DF Ike Opara  United States
4 DF Kevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5 DF Matt Besler (Captain; DP)  United States
6 MF Paulo Nagamura  Brazil
7 DF Chance Myers  United States
8 MF Graham Zusi (DP)  United States
9 FW Diego Rubio (DP; on loan from Valladolid)  Chile
10 MF Benny Feilhaber  United States
11 MF Brad Davis  United States
12 DF Nuno André Coelho  Portugal
14 FW Dom Dwyer  England
15 DF Seth Sinovic  United States
16 MF Lawrence Olum  Kenya
17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam  United States
21 MF Justin Mapp  United States
22 MF Connor Hallisey  United States
23 MF Emmanuel Appiah  Ghana
25 GK Alec Kann  United States
27 MF Roger Espinoza  Honduras
29 GK Tim Melia  United States
30 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
37 FW Jacob Peterson  United States
39 FW Cameron Porter  United States
93 MF Soni Mustivar  Haiti
94 MF Jimmy Medranda  Colombia

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 9, 2015 Lawrence Olum MF Kedah FA Free Transfer [2][3]
December 11, 2015 Alec Kann GK Chicago Fire Selected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft [4]
December 14, 2015 Justin Mapp MF Montreal Impact Free Agent [5]
January 6, 2016 Brad Davis MF Houston Dynamo Trade [6]
January 13, 2016 Dániel Sallói FW SKC Academy Homegrown Player [7]
January 26, 2016 Nuno André Coelho DF Balıkesirspor Free Agent [8]
June 24, 2016 Éver Alvarado DF Olimpia Undisclosed [9]
July 12, 2016 Emmanuel Appiah MF Colorado Rapids Free Transfer [10]
July 12, 2016 Cameron Porter FW Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for Amadou Dia [11]

Out

Date Player Position New Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 25, 2015 Jalil Anibaba DF Houston Dynamo Option Declined [3]
January 26, 2016 Mikey Lopez MF New York City FC Free Agent [3]
January 29, 2016 Krisztián Németh FW Al-Gharafa Undisclosed Fee [12]
February 23, 2016 Amobi Okugo DF Portland Timbers Waived [13]
March 1, 2016 Marcel De Jong DF Ottawa Fury FC Mutual Termination [14]
June 24, 2016 Jordi Quintillà MF Waived [15]
July 12, 2016 Amadou Dia DF Montreal Impact Traded for Cameron Porter [16]
September 1, 2016 Diego Rubio FW Real Valladolid Permanent transfer of loan [17]

In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
9 FW Diego Rubio Real Valladolid March 8, 2016 September 1, 2016 [18][17]

Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source
2 DF Erik Palmer-Brown FC Porto February 1, 2016 End of 2016 season [19]
23 MF Bernardo Añor Minnesota United February 17, 2016 End of 2016 season [20]
30 FW Dániel Sallói Vasas SC June 15, 2016 End of 2016 season [21]

Competitions

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Desert Diamond Cup

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

February 17, 2016 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Tucson, Arizona
19:00 CST Quintillà  40'
Mustivar 52'
Hajderovic 88'
Report Kamara 46', 74' Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
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
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
      1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
      2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
      3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
      4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
      Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
      One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Western Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 Knockout round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 2 46
7 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 5 44
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

March 20, 2016 3 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Davis 70'
Espinoza  84'
Melia  87'
Report Cheyrou  60'
Morrow  71'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,867
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 2, 2016 4 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Feilhaber  90', 94' (pen.) Report Glad 29'
Movsisyan  67'
Plata  77'
Mulholland 79',  90'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9, 2016 5 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 Zizzo  44' Report Feilhaber 17'
Dwyer 60'
Espinoza  74'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13, 2016 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Rubio  52'
Dwyer 77'
Report Pappa  33'
Solignac 41'
Serna  57'
Burch  62'
Gashi 82'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,168
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 17, 2016 7 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
18:00 Barrios 35'
Rosales 68'
Harris  90'
Report Olum 22' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,215
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 27, 2016 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Bolaños 14'
Waston  40'  51'
Report Besler  22'
Rubio 27'  41'
Nuno Coelho  60'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,836
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 1, 2016 10 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Davis 30'
Opara  82'
Report dos Santos 42'
Cole  69'  70'
Villarreal  944'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,431
Referee: Chris Penso
May 7, 2016 11 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Alex  29'
Barnes 30'
Wenger 46+'
Anibaba  53'
Clark  95'
Report Espinoza  62' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,071
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 11, 2016 12 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Badji  33'
Sjöberg  75'
Serna 78'
Report Opara  56'  76'
Olum  59'
Dwyer  61'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 15, 2016 13 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
14:30 Medrana  49' 67' (o.g.)
Dwyer 74'
Peterson 79'
Nuno Coelho  84'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 27, 2016 15 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Dwyer  71'
Nagamura  78'
Report Sarvas  7'
Jeffrey  42'
Neagle  68'
Kamara 86'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,118
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 19, 2016 17 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Olum  28'
Olum 43'
Feilhaber 45+2'
Dwyer  76'
Melia  80'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,927
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 25, 2016 18 Montreal Impact 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Ontivero 16'  24'
Piatti 39' (pen.)
Oyongo  43'
Drogba  55'
Report Dwyer 21', 59'
Medranda  38'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
July 3, 2016 19 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 Feilhaber  13' 49' (pen.)
Dwyer  51'
Zusi 56'
Besler  66' 91'
Medranda  84'
Report Kamara 22', 75'
Wahl  48'
Afful  82'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 10, 2016 20 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 New York City FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Feilhaber 8'
Medranda 16'
Opara 51'
Recap Lampard 14'
Villa  83'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,881
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 13, 2016 21 Chicago Fire 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 de Leeuw 19'
Thiam  26'
Alvarez  68'
Meira  79'
Recap Mustivar  29'
Dwyer  71'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,879
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 24, 2016 23 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
14:00 Dwyer 21', 79'
Espinoza  23'
Peterson 45+3'
Mustivar  65'
Recap Gómez  43'
Jones  57'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 13, 2016 26 FC Dallas 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
20:00 Hedges  22'
Akindele 66'
Urruti 76'
Harris  83'
Report Dwyer 68', 73'
Abdul-Salaam  86'
Medranda  88'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 20, 2016 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 Ellis  10'
Besler  16'
Peterson 39'
Feilhaber 64' (p.k.)
Dwyer  77'
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,159
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 27, 2016 28 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
17:00 Creavalle  51'
Alberg 67'
Barnetta 92+'
Bedoya  93+'
Report Espinoza  20'  87'
Medranda  20'  59'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 9, 2016 29 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Peterson 14'
Espinoza  18' 26'
Dwyer 81'
Report Manotas 30'
Alex 59'
Warner  65'
Rodríguez 90+4'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,331
Referee: Wade Barrett
September 24, 2016 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
21:30 Dawkins 42'
Cerén  57'
Goitom  80'
Report Dwyer 7'
Nagamura  52'
Espinoza  64'
Melia  84'
Ellis 81'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

October 27, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Alonso  32'
Valdez 88'
Report
Boxscore
Sinovic  63'
Feilhaber  71'
Espinoza  90'+3'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,151
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket
Fourth Round
June 14–15
Round of 16
June 28–29
Quarterfinals
July 20
Semifinals
August 9–10
Final
September 13
               
MLS Portland Timbers 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4*
USASA La Máquina FC 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
MLS Real Salt Lake 2(3)
USL Wilmington Hammerheads FC 2(1)
MLS Real Salt Lake 1(1)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1(4)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
PDL Kitsap Pumas 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
USL San Antonio FC 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
NASL Minnesota United FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 0
MLS FC Dallas 1
MLS FC Dallas 2(6)
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 2(5)
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
MLS FC Dallas 4
MLS New England Revolution 2
MLS New York City FC 0
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2
MLS New England Revolution 3
NASL Carolina RailHawks 0
MLS New England Revolution 1*
MLS New England Revolution 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(2)
MLS Philadelphia Union 3
USL Harrisburg City Islanders 2
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
USL Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
MLS New England Revolution 3
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 1(4)
NASL Indy Eleven 1(3)
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Columbus Crew SC 1
MLS Columbus Crew SC 4
NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0
NASL Jacksonville Armada FC 0
MLS Orlando City SC 1
MLS Orlando City SC 1
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2*
MLS D.C. United 0(3)
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0(4)

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

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

June 15, 2016 Fourth Round Minnesota United FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sporting Kansas City Blaine, Minnesota
19:00 Ndjock  55'
Lowe  56'
Juliano  57'
Cruz  68'
Speas  72'
Ramirez 82' (pen.)
Kallman  117'
Davis  122'
Report Opara  51'
Espinoza  55'
Feilhaber 65' (pen.)
Abdul-Salaam  69'
Olum  75'
Rubio 109'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 29, 2016 Fifth Round Houston Dynamo 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
18:00 Manotas 7', 84'
Anibaba  52'
Alex 55'
Recap Davis 61'
Espinoza  88'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17)

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarter-finals 3–0 4–1
2 Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 4 1–2 3–1
3 Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 6 1 0–1 2–2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

August 16, 2016 Group Stage Central F.C. 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Couva
19:00 Ettienne  50'
Joseph 54'
Jones 56'
Report Sinovic 51'
Ellis 70'
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Referee: Henry Bejarano
August 23, 2016 Group Stage Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 Techera 8', 64'
Hurtado 12'
Teibert  32'
Waston  40'
Aird  88'
Report Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
September 13, 2016 Group Stage Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Rubio 55' Report Hurtado 41'
Jacobson  73'
Davies 90+3'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 13,422
Referee: Ricardo Montero
October 19, 2016 Group Stage Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Central F.C. Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Porter 49'
Selbol 55'
Hallisey 90+1'
Report Gordon 43' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 11,367

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