2017 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2017 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head CoachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 11th
PlayoffsKnockout Round
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Gerso
(8 goals)

All: Gerso
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance21,523
(Open Cup Final vs New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendance15,016
(Open Cup Quarterfinals vs FC Dallas)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,565
All: 19,051
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The 2017 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-second season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the seventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

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 September 12, 2017.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Adrián Zendejas  United States
2 DF Erik Palmer-Brown (HGP)  United States
3 DF Ike Opara  United States
4 DF Kevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5 DF Matt Besler (Captain)  United States
6 MF Ilie Sánchez  Spain
7 FW Gerso Fernandes (DP)  Guinea-Bissau
8 DF Graham Zusi (DP)  United States
9 FW Latif Blessing  Ghana
10 MF Benny Feilhaber  United States
11 FW Diego Rubio  Chile
15 DF Seth Sinovic  United States
17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam  United States
19 MF Cristian Lobato  Spain
20 FW Gianluca Busio (HGP)  United States
21 GK Andrew Dykstra  United States
22 FW Soony Saad  Lebanon
23 DF Colton Storm  United States
24 FW Cameron Iwasa  United States
27 MF Roger Espinoza (DP)  Honduras
29 GK Tim Melia  United States
30 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
39 FW Cameron Porter  United States
41 DF James Musa  New Zealand
55 DF Amer Didic  Canada
77 MF Tyler Pasher  Canada
88 MF Kevin Oliveira  Cape Verde
90 FW Kharlton Belmar  United States
93 MF Soni Mustivar  Haiti
94 MF Jimmy Medranda  Colombia

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
December 12, 2016 Canada Tyler Pasher MF United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [2]
December 2, 2016 United States Adrian Zendejas GK United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [2]
January 4, 2017 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes FW/MF Portugal C.F. Os Belenenses Undisclosed [2]
January 9, 2017 Ghana Latif Blessing FW Ghana Liberty Professionals F.C. Undisclosed [2]
January 9, 2017 United States Christian Volesky FW United States Portland Timbers Rights acquired in exchange for 4th Round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft [2]
January 10, 2017 United States Cameron Iwasa FW United States Sacramento Republic FC Free Transfer [2]
January 10, 2017 United States Andrew Dykstra GK United States D.C. United Re-Entry Draft [2]
January 13, 2017 Spain Ilie Sanchez MF Germany TSV 1860 Munich Free Transfer [2]
January 30, 2017 Lebanon Soony Saad FW Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Free Transfer [2]
June 29, 2017 Spain Cristian Lobato MF Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona Free Transfer [3]
August 11, 2017 New Zealand James Musa DF United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [4]
August 25, 2017 United States Gianluca Busio FW HGP [5]
September 15, 2017 United States Kharlton Belmar FW United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [6]
September 15, 2017 Cape Verde Kevin Oliveira MF United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [6]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
October 28, 2016 United States Brad Davis MF None Retired [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Jacob Peterson MF United States Atlanta United FC Out of Contract, Signed with Atlanta United FC on December 21, 2016 [2]
November 23, 2016 Portugal Nuno André Coelho DF Portugal G.D. Chaves Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Chance Myers DF United States Portland Timbers Option Declined, later signed with Portland as a free agent [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Justin Mapp MF Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 Honduras Éver Alvarado DF Honduras CD Olimpia Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 Ghana Emmanuel Appiah MF United States Saint Louis FC Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Jon Kempin GK United States LA Galaxy Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Connor Hallisey MF Option Declined [2]
December 12, 2016 Brazil Paulo Nagamura MF None Retired [2]
December 13, 2016 United States Alec Kann GK United States Atlanta United FC Expansion Draft [2]
February 3, 2017 Kenya Lawrence Olum DF United States Portland Timbers Trade [2]
February 27, 2017 United States Benji Joya MF Waived [7]
February 27, 2017 United States Christian Volesky FW United States Saint Louis FC Waived [7]
July 25, 2017 United States Dom Dwyer FW United States Orlando City SC Traded [8][9][10][11]

Loans

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

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016 Brazil Igor Juliao DF Brazil Fluminense FC Waived on June 29 [2][3]

Competitions

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

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

Desert Diamond Cup

Regular season

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

March 4, 2017 CST 1 D.C. United 0 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
18:00 Franklin Yellow card 64'
Vincent Yellow card 64'
Report Sinovic Yellow card 37'
Espinoza Yellow card 72'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,268
Referee: Robert Sibiga
March 11, 2017 CST 2 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 Sinovic Yellow card 79'
Dwyer Yellow card 81'
Gerso Yellow card 95'
Report Guillen Yellow card 4'
Figueroa Yellow card 29'
Harris Yellow card 69'
Gruezo Yellow card 86'
Cermeno Yellow card 92'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,117
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 31, 2017 4 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18:30 Altidore Yellow card 81' Report Sánchez Yellow card 69' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,909
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 22, 2017 7 FC Dallas 1 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
19:00 Figueroa 77' Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,411
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 29, 2017 8 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Feilhaber 17' Yellow card 49'
Dwyer 51'
Espinoza Yellow card 55'
Zusi Yellow card 69'
Gerso Yellow card 84' 95+'
Report Mulholland Yellow card 39'
Phillips Yellow card 51'
Movsisyan Yellow card 55'
Lennon Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,648
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 3, 2017 9 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 0 New York Red Bulls Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Opara Yellow card 30'
Dwyer 46', 68' Yellow card 51'
Report Davis Yellow card 62'
Lade Yellow card 76'
Wright-Phillips Yellow card 92'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,965
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 13, 2017 11 Orlando City SC 2 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
18:00 Aja Yellow card 11'
Larin 16'
Kaká 26'
Higuita Yellow card 40'
Report Blessing 9', 74' Yellow card 79'
Zusi Yellow card 48'
Sánchez Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 17, 2017 12 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Gerso 56', 58', 69' Report Delem Yellow card 3'
Alfaro Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,139
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 3, 2017 15 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Feilhaber Yellow card 12'
Melia Yellow card 44'
Opara 45+2'
Medranda 54'
Abdul-Salaam 87'
Report Jome Yellow card 7'
Warner Yellow card 23'
Shuttleworth Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Jorge González
June 10, 2017 16 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 1 Montreal Impact Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Gerso 24' Report Piatti Yellow card 45+1'
Mancosu 82' Yellow card 84'
Duvall Red card 86'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 17, 2017 17 San Jose Earthquakes 0 – 0 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
20:00 Godoy Yellow card 73'
Wondolowski Yellow card 74'
Report Besler Yellow card 78'
Espinoza Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 24, 2017 18 LA Galaxy 1 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
21:30 Villarreal Yellow card 33'
Smith Yellow card 59'
Van Damme Yellow card 81'
Report Espinoza 22'
Opara 35'
Gerso Yellow card 73'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 6, 2017 20 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Diego Rubio 49' (Sallói)
Abdul-Salaam Yellow card 64'
Feilhaber Yellow card 68'
Report Medunjanin Yellow card 68'
Alberg 69' (pen.)
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,240
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 22, 2017 21 Real Salt Lake 1 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
21:00 Silva 43' (Plata, Acosta)
Sunny Yellow card 53'
Acosta Yellow card 56'
Beltran Yellow card 71'
Report Espinoza Yellow card 40'
Ilie Yellow card 47'
Feilhaber 59' (pen.)
Gerso Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,316
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 19, 2017 25 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 0 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Diego Rubio 42' (Zusi)
Ilie Yellow card 48'
Gerso 90+2' (Zusi)
Report Figueroa Yellow card 80' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,869
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: 100th straight sellout
September 6, 2017 26 New York City FC 1 – 0 Sporting Kansas City New York, New York
00:00 Moralez Yellow card 28'
Harrison 84' (Allen)
Allen Yellow card 89'
Report Espinoza Yellow card 24'
Diego Rubio Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,353
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 10, 2017 27 Columbus Crew SC 1 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
12:00 Mensah Yellow card 13'
Kamara 45+1' (Santos)
Williams Yellow card 59'
Abu Yellow card 85'
Report Espinoza Yellow card 15'
Lobato 19' (Besler)
Feilhaber Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 17,089
Referee: Chris Penso
September 16, 2017 28 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 1 New England Revolution Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Gerso 16'
Diego Rubio Yellow card 23' 45' (Gerso, Zusi), 58'
Medranda Yellow card 26'
Report Bunbury 4'
Németh Red card 11'
Fagúndez Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,089
Referee: Jorge González
September 24, 2017 29 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 1 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
12:00 Sallói 18' (Diego Rubio, Zusi)
Diego Rubio 35' (Sinovic, Ilie)
Report J. dos Santos Yellow card 1'
Ciani Yellow card 55'
Alessandrini 58'
McBean Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,028
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 7, 2017 31 Minnesota United FC 1 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Minneapolis, Minnesota
19:00 Thiesson Yellow card 41'
Kallman 84' (Danladi)
Greenspan Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Report Diego Rubio 45+2' (Latif)
Sinovic Yellow card 70'
Dykstra Yellow card 72'
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
October 11, 2017 32 Houston Dynamo 2 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:00 Clark Yellow card 45'
Martinez 63'
Wenger Yellow card 79'
Report Medranda 33' (Abdul-Salaam)
Palmer-Brown 77' (OG)
Ilie Yellow card 87'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,724
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: Postponed from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey[12]
October 15, 2017 33 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Latif Yellow card 90+4' Report Torres Yellow card 67'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,083
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 22, 2017 34 Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
15:00 Silva 3'
Lennon 41'
Report Sallói Yellow card 28'
Besler Yellow card 72'
Opara 89' (Zusi)
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,102
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

MLS Cup Playoffs

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

October 26, 2017 Knockout Round Houston Dynamo 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
20:30 Senderos Yellow card 14'
Clark Yellow card 21'
Machado Yellow card 76'
Quioto Yellow card 109'
Elis 94' (Sánchez) Yellow card 120+1'
Report Zusi Yellow card 45+2'
Ilie Yellow card 53'
Espinoza Yellow card 65'
Diego Rubio Yellow card 89'
Dykstra Yellow card 120+3'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,126
Referee: Mark Geiger

U.S. Open Cup

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

June 14, 2017 Fourth Round Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Opara 43' (Zusi)
Gerso 45+1'
Dwyer 72' (Gerso)
Sallói 83' (Espinoza)
Report Davis Yellow card 90'
Warner Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 28, 2017 Fifth Round Houston Dynamo 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
17:30 Bird Yellow card 23'
Wenger Yellow card 48'
Rodriguez Yellow card 64'
Report Espinoza Yellow card 49'
Opara 61' (Ellis, Sánchez)
Gerso 91+' (Blessing)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 11, 2017 Quarterfinal Sporting Kansas City 3–0 (a.e.t.) FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Sinovic Red card 15'
Espinoza Yellow card 45+3'
Medranda Yellow card 65'
Blessing 105+3' (Feilhaber), 105+8' (Medranda)
Sallói 118' (Feilhaber)
Report Ulloa Yellow card 45+2'
Díaz Yellow card 62'
Urruti Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 101'
Morales Red card 105+5'
Harris Yellow card 120'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,016
Referee: Younes Marrakchi

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 7 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes 8 0 2 10
2 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 5 0 2 7
3 FW 9 Ghana Latif Blessing 3 0 3 6
FW 14 United States Dom Dwyer 5 0 1 6
FW 30 Hungary Dániel Sallói 3 0 3 6
4 DF 3 United States Ike Opara 3 0 2 5
MF 10 United States Benny Feilhaber 5 0 0 5
5 MF 93 Colombia Jimmy Medranda 2 0 0 2
6 DF 15 United States Seth Sinovic 1 0 0 1
DF 17 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 0 0 1
MF 19 Spain Cristian Lobato 1 0 0 1
MF 27 Honduras Roger Espinoza 1 0 0 1
Total 37 0 13 50

As of October 26, 2017

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 United States DF Ike Opara 3 0 1 0 4 0
4 United States DF Kevin Ellis 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 United States DF Matt Besler 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 Spain MF Ilie Sánchez 7 0 0 0 7 0
7 Guinea-Bissau FW Gerso 4 0 0 0 4 0
8 United States MF Graham Zusi 4 1 0 0 4 1
9 Ghana FW Latif Blessing 3 0 0 0 3 0
10 United States MF Benny Feilhaber 4 0 0 0 4 0
11 Chile FW Diego Rubio 3 0 0 0 3 0
14 United States FW Dom Dwyer 4 0 0 0 4 0
15 United States DF Seth Sinovic 5 0 1 1 6 1
17 United States DF Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 United States GK Andrew Dykstra 2 0 0 0 2 0
27 Honduras MF Roger Espinoza 11 1 2 0 13 1
29 United States GK Tim Melia 1 0 0 0 1 0
30 Hungary FW Dániel Sallói 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 Brazil DF Igor Julião 1 0 0 0 1 0
41 New Zealand DF James Musa 1 0 0 0 1 0
94 Colombia MF Jimmy Medranda 2 0 1 0 3 0
TOTALS 60 2 5 1 65 3

As of October 26, 2017.

References

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