Kansas City Current

Kansas City Current is an American professional women's soccer team based in Kansas City, Kansas. It began play as an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2021.

This article is about the team founded in 2020. For the defunct team that last played in 2017, see FC Kansas City.

Kansas City Current
FoundedDecember 7, 2020 (2020-12-07), as Kansas City NWSL
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Capacity18,467
OwnersAngie Long
Chris Long
Brittany Mahomes
General managerCamille Levin
Head coachMatt Potter
LeagueNational Women's Soccer League
202110th of 10
WebsiteClub website

History

Establishment
See also: FC Kansas City

Kansas City last had an NWSL team in 2017, when two-time champions FC Kansas City ceased operations and its player-related assets were transferred to expansion team Utah Royals FC.[1] Three years later, the Royals also had to cease operations, and a Kansas City-based ownership group led by financial executives Angie and Chris Long took advantage to secure an expansion team along with the Royals' player-related assets on December 7, 2020.[2] Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former college soccer player at University of Texas at Tyler, purchased a stake in the team as well.[3] The Longs immediately named Huw Williams, former general manager of FC Kansas City, as the team's inaugural head coach.[2]

Colors and crest
The team's temporary crest for the inaugural season in 2021.

Due to the short turnaround between the team's founding and the 2021 NWSL season, the ownership announced in January 2021 that the team would play its inaugural season under the temporary name Kansas City NWSL with temporary crest and colors; a full brand development process would take place so that a permanent team name, crest, and colors will be in place for the 2022 NWSL season.[4]

On October 30, 2021, the team revealed its name as Kansas City Current with new crest for the 2022 season.[5]

Kit suppliers and sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2021 Nike Palmer Square Capital Management[6] Blue KC[7]
2022– Saint Luke's Health System[8]

Stadium
The Kansas City NWSL franchise's 2021 home opener at Legends Field

Kansas City played its 2021 home matches at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.[9][10]

The club announced in September 2021 that it would host all home matches at Children's Mercy Park beginning with the 2022 season.[11]

In October 2021 the club unveiled plans to construct the first purpose-built stadium for North American women's professional soccer. The stadium is planned to be built in Kansas City, Missouri at the Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park with an estimated cost of $70 million. The project will be entirely privately financed through the ownership group, with the team signing a 50-year lease for the site at which the stadium will be located.[12]

Supporters

The Blue Crew, a supporters group of the defunct FC Kansas City, has continued to support the new NWSL team in Kansas City.[13]

Broadcasting
See also: National Women's Soccer League § Broadcasting

On June 13, 2021, CBS affiliate KCTV agreed on a multi-year deal to become the official local television partner through the 2023 season. The station and its MyNetworkTV affiliate KSMO-TV will broadcast eight matches locally in the club's inaugural season. Brad Porter will serve as the play-by-play commentator, joined by Aly Trost as the color analyst.[14]

Players and staff

Current squad
As of March 23, 2022.[15][16][17]
No. Pos. Player Nation
3 MF Kristen Edmonds  United States
4 DF Hailie Mace  United States
6 FW Lynn Williams  United States
7 DF Elizabeth Ball  United States
8 DF Kate Del Fava  United States
10 MF Lo'eau LaBonta  United States
11 MF Desiree Scott (co-captain)  Canada
13 DF Maddie Nolf  United States
14 MF Chardonnay Curran  United States
15 MF Sam Mewis (co-captain)  United States
16 FW Jaycie Johnson  United States
18 DF Izzy Rodriguez  United States
19 DF Jenna Winebrenner  United States
20 DF Mallory Weber  United States
21 GK Adrianna Franch  United States
22 DF Alex Loera  United States
23 FW Elyse Bennett  United States
24 DF Taylor Leach  United States
25 FW Kristen Hamilton  United States
28 MF Addie McCain  United States
31 GK Sydney Schneider  Jamaica
38 GK Cassie Miller  United States
66 MF Chloe Logarzo  Australia
99 MF Victoria Pickett  Canada

Out on loan
No. Pos. Player Nation
27 GK Carly Nelson (at FC Nordsjælland until June 30, 2022[18])  United States
— FW Michele Vasconcelos (at Sevilla FC until June 30, 2022[19])  United States

Technical staff
As of March 19, 2022.[15]
General manager Camille Levin
Head coach Matt Potter
Assistant coach Ella Masar
Video analyst and assistant coach Lucas Rodríguez
Goalkeeper coach Lloyd Yaxley
High performance director Ben Donachie

Records

Head coaches
As of April 17, 2022

Only competitive matches are counted. Includes NWSL regular season, playoffs, and Challenge Cup matches.

All-Time KC Current Coaching Stats
CoachNationalityTenureGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Huw Williams  Wales January 29, 2021 – November 18, 2021 28 3 8 17 010.71
Matt Potter  England January 11, 2022 – present 5 3 1 1 060.00

Average attendance
See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance
Year League Regular season Playoffs Avg. attendance
2021 NWSL 10th of 10 DNQ 4,861[20]

References
  1. Linehan, Meg (November 20, 2017). "NWSL announces that FC Kansas City will cease operations". NWSL. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. "Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021". NWSL. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "Whitehouse native Brittany Matthews part of ownership team bringing National Women's Soccer League to Kansas City". CBS19.tv. December 7, 2020.
  4. "NWSL's Kansas City team will remain unbranded for 2021". All for XI. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. "Kansas City Current Reveals Name and Crest at Inaugural Season Finale - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. October 30, 2021.
  6. "Kansas City NWSL Announces Palmer Square Capital Management As Inaugural Season Front Jersey Sponsor". April 9, 2021.
  7. "Kansas City NWSL Brings In Blue KC As Sleeve Sponsor". www.sportbusiness.com. June 24, 2021.
  8. "Kansas City NWSL Partners with Saint Luke's Health System - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 28, 2021.
  9. "Ticket Information". KC NWSL. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. Mellinger, Sam (December 8, 2020). "Inside a KC couple's vision for our city's newest pro team as women's soccer returns". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. "Kansas City NWSL to Play 2022 Home Matches at Children's Mercy Park - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 22, 2021.
  12. "Kansas City NWSL and Port KC Finalize Plans for First NWSL Purpose-Built Stadium at Kansas City Riverfront". kcwoso.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  13. Blue Crew [@kcbluecrew] (December 5, 2020). "Forgive the fact that its a screenshot, we didn't have a lot of time to prepare/make it fancy. But a statement from the KC Blue Crew" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. Welniak, Dani. "KCTV5 now official home of KC NWSL, will broadcast 8 matches this season". KCTV5. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  15. "Team - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com.
  16. https://twitter.com/thekccurrent/status/1504945724169019394
  17. "Kansas City Current Announces Roster, Agree to Contracts With 2022 NWSL Draft Class - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. March 15, 2022.
  18. "Kansas City Loans Goalkeeper Carly Nelson to Danish Club FC Nordsjælland". Kansas City NWSL. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  19. "Kansas City NWSL Loans Forward Michele Vasconcelos to Spanish Club Sevilla FC - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 1, 2021.
  20. "2021 NWSL attendance". soccerstadiumdigest. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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