2019 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2019 season
Owner	Sporting Club
Head coach	Peter Vermes
Stadium	Children's Mercy Park
MLS	Conference: 11th; Overall: 21st
Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
CONCACAF Champions League	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Felipe Gutiérrez (12); All: Krisztián Németh (10)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 19,979 ; (May 29 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance	League: 17,083 ; (August 22 vs. Minnesota United FC) ; All: 13,927 ; (Feb. 21 vs. Toluca)
Average home league attendance	League: 18,856 ; All: 18,325
Biggest win	7–1; (March 30 vs. Montreal)
Biggest defeat	0–5; (April 4 vs. Monterrey, CCL SF); 2–7; (September 15 at LA Galaxy)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2019 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fourth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the ninth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

It was the first season since 2010 where Sporting did not qualify for the playoffs.

Summary

Preseason

Sporting Kansas City opened its preseason camp in Scottsdale, Arizona, in early January to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League. Players slept in specialized tents on their beds that would simulate higher-elevation air pressure in order to adjust their bodies for a high-elevation match in Toluca, Mexico.^[1]

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 August 16, 2019.^[2]


No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Adrián Zendejas	United States
2	DF	Botond Baráth	Hungary
4	DF	Andreu Fontas	Spain
5	DF	Matt Besler (Captain)	United States
6	MF	Ilie Sánchez	Spain
7	FW	Johnny Russell	Scotland
8	DF	Graham Zusi	United States
9	FW	Krisztián Németh	Hungary
10	MF	Yohan Croizet (DP)	France
12	FW	Gerso Fernandes	Guinea-Bissau
13	FW	Gianluca Busio (HGP)	United States
14	DF	Nicolas Hasler	Liechtenstein
15	DF	Seth Sinovic	United States
16	DF	Graham Smith	United States
17	MF	Roger Espinoza (DP)	Honduras
18	GK	Eric Dick	United States
19	FW	Erik Hurtado	United States
20	FW	Dániel Sallói (HGP)	Hungary
21	MF	Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)	Chile
22	DF	Rodney Wallace	Costa Rica
23	FW	Tyler Freeman (HGP)	United States
24	MF	Gedion Zelalem	United States
26	DF	Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)	United States
28	DF	Cameron Duke (HGP)	United States
29	GK	Tim Melia	United States
30	MF	Benny Feilhaber	United States
36	DF	Luís Martins	Portugal
44	DF	Camden Riley	United States
75	MF	Wan Kuzain	Malaysia
85	MF	Felipe Hernandez	Colombia
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 14, 2018	Rodney Wallace	DF	New York City	Free Agent	^[3]
December 14, 2018	Erik Hurtado	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade	^[4]
December 18, 2018	Botond Baráth	DF	Honvéd	Signing, No Transfer Fee	^[5]
December 18, 2018	Kelyn Rowe	MF	New England Revolution	Three way trade in exchange for Diego Rubio	^[6]
February 5, 2019	Abdul Rwatubyaye	DF	Rayon Sports	Signing	^[7]
March 11, 2019	Gedion Zelalem	MF	Arsenal	Transfer	^[8]
April 2, 2019	Nicolas Hasler	DF	Chicago Fire	Signing	^[9]
May 8, 2019	Benny Feilhaber	MF	Colorado Rapids	Trade	^[10]
July 18, 2019	Cameron Duke	MF		Homegrown Player	^[11]
August 1, 2019	Luís Martins	DF	Chaves	signing	^[12]
August 30, 2019	Felipe Hernandez	MF	Swope Park Rangers	signing	^[13]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round	Pick Number	Player	Position	School
1	21	Kamar Marriott	DF	Florida Gulf Coast
2	45	Camden Riley	MF	University of the Pacific
3	69	Franky Martinez	DF	UMass Lowell

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Notes	Ref
November 30, 2018	Kharlton Belmar	FW	Nashville SC	Option Declined, Out of Contract	^[14]
November 30, 2018	Brad Evans	DF	Retired	Option Declined, Out of Contract	^[14]
November 30, 2018	Cristian Lobato	MF	UE Cornellà	Option Declined, Out of Contract	^[14]
November 30, 2018	Amer Didic	DF	San Antonio FC	Option Declined, Out of Contract	^[14]
November 30, 2018	Colton Storm	DF	North Carolina FC	Option Declined, signed with North Carolina FC	^[14]
December 18, 2018	Diego Rubio	FW	Colorado Rapids	Trade with New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids	^[15]
January 5, 2018	Khiry Shelton	FW	SC Paderborn 07	Out of Contract	^[16]
January 28, 2018	Ike Opara	DF	Minnesota United FC	Traded to Minnesota United, $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and $100,000 in potential TAM if Minnesota makes Playoffs	^[17]
May 8, 2019	Abdul Rwatubyaye	DF	Colorado Rapids	Trade with Colorado Rapids. Received Benny Feilhaber. Sent Abdul, second round draft pick, International Roster Spot, $50,000 TAM.	^[10]
August 7, 2019	Kelyn Rowe	MF	Real Salt Lake	Traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for $75,000 TAM and 2019 International Roster Spot (For Luis Martins)	^[18]

Short Term Agreements

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

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
May 17, 2018	Wilson Harris	FW	Swope Park Rangers	Sporting Kansas City (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) forward Wilson Harris to a Short-Term Agreement for Saturday’s match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.	^[19]
June 11, 2018	Felipe Hernandez	MF	Swope Park Rangers	Sporting KC (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers midfielder Felipe Hernandez to Short-Term Agreements through Wednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Minnesota United FC.	^[20]
June 11, 2018	Camden Riley	DF	Swope Park Rangers	Sporting KC (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers defender Camden Riley to Short-Term Agreements through Wednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Minnesota United FC.	^[20]

Loans

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

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Notes	Ref
June 27, 2018	Eric Dick	GK	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Sporting Kansas City (MLS) loans Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL Championship) goalkeeper Eric Dick for Saturday’s match against Real Monarchs SLC.	^[21]

Competitions

Preseason

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

January 18, 2019 1	Sporting Arizona FC	0–4	Sporting Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
11:30 AM		Report	Russell 23' Croizet 59' Bilyeu 68' Hernandez 85'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods.

January 23, 2019 2	Phoenix Rising FC Trialists	0–7	Sporting Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
11:30 AM		Report	Németh 33' (pen.) Rowe 41' Sallói 57' Sinovic 89' Harris 91', 92' Freeman 94'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Two 45-minute periods, and one 30-minute period.

January 30, 2019 3a	FC Tucson Trialists	0–6	Sporting Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
12:00 PM		Report	Rowe 21', 54' Zusi 23' Németh 40', 52' Russell 44'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 60 Minute games

January 30, 2019 3b	FC Tucson Trialists	0–3	Sporting Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
1:15 PM			Croizet 12' (pen.) Busio 16' Hurtado 27'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 60 Minute games

January 30, 2019 3c	FC Arizona	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Scottsdale, Arizona
2:30 PM				Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 60 Minute games

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

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

February 7, 2019	Phoenix Rising FC	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM	Neagle 70'	Report	Russell 56' Zusi 72'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: First of two 75-minute matches.

February 7, 2019	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM	Lambert 28'	Report	Freeman 1'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Second of two 75-minute matches.

February 13, 2019	Houston Dynamo	1–4	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
5:00 PM	Alberth Elis 4' Quioto 73' Cabezas 38'	Report	Russell 11' Gutiérrez 23' Németh 28', 90+1' 33' Espinoza 80' 87'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: Matches played concurrently

February 13, 2019	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
5:00 PM	Rodriguez 52'	Report	Croizet 45'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: Matches played concurrently

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

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

February 21, 2019 First leg	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Toluca	Kansas City, United States
7:00 PM	Németh 35' (Gerso) Gerso 52' Ilie 72' Sinovic 86'	Report	39' Salinas 83' González	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 13,927 Referee: Henry Bejarano

February 28, 2019 Second leg	Toluca	0–2 (0–5 agg.)	Sporting Kansas City	Toluca, Mexico
9:00 PM	Barrientos 11' Mora 61'	Report	Fernandes 8' (Espinoza) Németh 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 14,519 Referee: Mario Escobar

Quarterfinals

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

March 6, 2019 First leg	Independiente	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	La Chorrera, Panama
7:00 PM	Ivey 39' Corpas 59'	Report	Ilie 51' (pen.) Sallói 63'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez

March 14, 2019 Second leg	Sporting Kansas City	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Independiente	Kansas City, United States
7:00 PM	Gutiérrez 57' Németh 74', 86' 83' Espinoza 81'		Vence 29' Ayarza 35' Guerra 64'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Semifinals

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

April 4, 2019 First leg	Monterrey	5–0	Sporting Kansas City	Guadalupe, Mexico
9:00 PM	Pabón 7', 76' Hurtado 14' Sánchez 49', 70' (pen.) Gallardo 55' Montes 67'	Report	Fontàs 30' Zusi 58'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Referee: Mario Escobar

April 11, 2019 Second leg	Sporting Kansas City	2–5 (2–10 agg.)	Monterrey	Kansas City, United States
8:00 PM	Gerso 6', 29' Gutiérrez 26' Ilie 60'	Report	Funes Mori 20', 90+1' Montes 36' Pizarro 39' Layún 61' Hurtado 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Joel Aguilar

U.S. Open Cup

June 12, 2019 4th Round	Minnesota United FC	4–1	Sporting Kansas City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Rodríguez 2' Olum 39' Finlay 46' Quintero 55', 67' Martin 72' Dotson 85'	Report	Gerso 27' Gutiérrez 43'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 7,211 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

Win Tie Loss

Regular season

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

March 3, 2019 1	Los Angeles FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
7:00 PM	Rossi 47' (Atuesta) Harvey 66' Blessing 81' Atuesta 89' Diomande 90+4' (Harvey)	Report	Gutiérrez 10' Németh 16' (Russell), 42' Gerso 17' Sinovic 27' Espinoza 31' 84' Zusi 51'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,099 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Season Opener

March 10, 2019 2	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 PM	Ilie 11' (pen.) Zusi 22' Busio 37' Elliott 80' (o.g.)	Report	Fabián 31' 60'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,738 Referee: Chris Penso
Note: Home Opener

March 17, 2019 3	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM	Kamara 53' Rubio 54', 72' Feilhaber 60' Blomberg 80' 87'	Report	Gutiérrez 41' Espinoza 64' Baráth 75' Russell 88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Allen Chapman

March 30, 2019 4	Sporting Kansas City	7–1	Montreal Impact	Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 PM	Russell 10', 50' Nemeth 43', 68', 84' Gutiérrez 45+2' Busio 78'	Report	Lovitz 19' Piette 22' Saphir Taider 89'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,632 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 7, 2019 5	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Cincinnati, Ohio
2:00 PM	Mattocks 19' (pen.) Garza 78' Bertone 88'	Report	Fontas 18' Croizet 35' Zelalem 38' Busio 62' Baráth 90+3'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 26,023 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 14, 2019 6	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas
6:00 PM	Russell 24' Busio 88' Rowe 89' Németh 90+7'	Report	Royer 52' Parker 53' White 75' Gamarra 90+4' Robles 90+7'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,897 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 20, 2019 7	San Jose Earthquakes	4–1	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose, California
9:00 PM	Hoesen 6', 12' Espinoza 45+2' Godoy 45+5' Salinas 46' Thompson 54' Eriksson 61'	Report	Ilie 48' Croizet 54' Gutiérrez 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,777 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

April 27, 2019 8	Sporting Kansas City	4–4	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Németh 33' (Zusi Rowe), 67', 83' (Russell) Rwatubyaye 41' Gutiérrez 60' (pen.), 70', 90+3'	Report	Caicedo 16' (Agudelo Caldwell), 35' (Buchanan) Agudelo 42' Anibaba 43' 89' Bye 45+1' 55' Gil 49' Jones 66' Castillo 84' Cropper 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,511 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 5, 2019 9	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Atlanta United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM		Report	Martínez 39', 76' Barco 47' Remedi 66'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,518 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 12, 2019 10	D.C. United	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C.
6:00 PM	Brillant 45' Arriola 78'	Report	Sallói 11'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,521 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 18, 2019 11	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Németh 37' 51' Rowe 62' Melia 87'	Report	Felipe 8' Hwang 56' Cornelius 90+4' Venuto 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,691 Referee: Tim Ford

May 26, 2019 12	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 PM	Feilhaber 26' Russell 29', 45+1', 68' Croizet 34'	Report	Torres 13' Lodeiro 60' Ruidíaz 63' Leerdam 71'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,882 Referee: Christopher Penso

May 29, 2019 13	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Ilie 61'	Report	Gonzalez 33' F. Álvarez 56' Ibrahimovic 86'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,979 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 1, 2019 14	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM	Elis 69'	Report	Croizet 63'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 7, 2019 15	Toronto FC	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00 PM	Nick DeLeon 43' (Morrow, Pozuelo) Laryea 57' DeLeon 72' Fraser 89' Ciman 90+3' Jordan Hamilton 90+5' (Telfer, Pozuelo)	Report	Gutiérrez 25' (pen.) 73' (pen.) Ilie 73'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 23, 2019 16	Columbus Crew	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM	Afful 74' Crognale 76' Sauro 79'	Report	Besler 45+1' Gutiérrez 48' (Gerso, Feilhaber) Zusi 69'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,015 Referee: Allen Chapman

June 29, 2019 17	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
9:00 PM	Johnson 15', 29' Beckerman 45+2' Luiz 90+2'	Report	Sánchez 38' Feilhaber 66'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,933 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 3, 2019 18	Sporting Kansas City	1–5	Los Angeles Football Club	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Besler 14' Sinovic 34' Ilie 38' Gutiérrez 48' Croizet 85' Melia 89'	Report	Ramirez 28' Blessing 45' Rossi 50' Kaye 57' Vela 63' Beitashour 80' Zelaya 89' El-Munir 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,754 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 6, 2019 19	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Croizet 14' Gutiérrez 67' Baráth 88'	Report	Herbers 44' McCarty 69' Campos 83' Schweinsteiger 90'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,570 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

July 13, 2019 20	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–3	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9:00 PM	PC 48' Henry 81' Godoy 90' Adnan 90+4'	Report	Adnan 24' (o.g.) Gutiérrez 56' Sánchez 68' Sinovic 75' Gerso 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 20, 2019 21	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Croizet 29' Gutiérrez 43'	Report	Cannon 35' Badji 37' Ferreira 57' Acosta 68'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 26, 2019 22	New York City FC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	New York, New York
6:30 PM	Tinnerholm 41' (Ring, Mitriță) Chanot 45' Héber 54' (Ring) Ring 77' (Mackay-Steven)	Report	Espinoza 45' Roger Espinoza 61 Sánchez 73' (Feilhaber, Russell) Fernandes 80' Baráth 90+4'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,178 Referee: Dave Gantar

August 4, 2019 23	Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
9:00 PM	Tolo 35' Morris 46' (Lodeiro), 82' (Bwana) Abdul-Salaam 55' Lodeiro 71'	Report	Gutiérrez 12' (Sinovic), 33' (pen.) Sinovic 40' Fernandes 53' Hurtado 58' (Fernandes) Feilhaber 62'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 10, 2019 24	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Gutiérrez 29' Russell 31' Fontas 45+4' Sallói 84' Hurtado 90+2'	Report	Besler 29' Baird 38', 70', 76' Toia 45+2' Herrera 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,219 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 14, 2019 25	Orlando City SC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM	Akindele 21', 49' Nani 37'	Report	Gutiérrez 37' Martins 90'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,347 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 17, 2019 26	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Feilhaber 50' Espinoza 65' Smith 76' Russell 88'	Report	Wondolowski 25' Judson 59' Yueill 61'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,941 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 22, 2019 27	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM	Zusi 81' Hurtado 88' (Russell)	Report	Dotson 74'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 31, 2019 28	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Russell 12' Gutiérrez 47'	Report	B. García 61' DeLaGarza 65' Vera 89' Figueroa 90+3'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,917 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 7, 2019 29	Portland Timbers	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM	Fernandes 45' Zusi 69' Feilhaber 65' (Sallói)	Report	Polo 40' Ebobisse 83' Ebobisse 86' Fernández 90+4' (Valeri, Conechny)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

September 15, 2019 30	LA Galaxy	7–2	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
9:00 PM	Feltscher 14' Ibrahimović 32' Corona 48' (Pavón, Feltscher) Ibrahimović 51' (Feltscher, Lletget) Antuna 69' Lletget 77' (Romney, Corona) Lletget 79' (Antuna) Ibrahimović 85' (Álvarez) Corona 89'	Report	Gutiérrez 24' (Fernandes) 86' (Busio) Smith 43' Fernandes 45+3' Sánchez 76'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 22,465 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 21, 2019 31	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM	Gerso 3' Besler 8' 20' Smith 14' (o.g.) Martins 30'	Report	Nicholson 18' Kamara 42' Rosenberry 43' Rubio 76' 83' Smith 85' Abubakar 90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Nima Saghafi

September 25, 2019 32	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM	Alonso 70' Gasper 79' 90+4' Dotson 90'	Report	Baráth 7' Gutiérrez 90+3' Németh 90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 29, 2019 33	Sporting Kansas City	2-2	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM	Németh 30' Gutiérrez 35' Espinoza 38' Sallói 46' Baráth 75' Melia 81' Sánchez 84'	Report	Blanco 29' 65' Fernández 35' 36' Zambrano 60' Valentin 72' Asprilla 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,281 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 6, 2019 34	FC Dallas	6-0	Sporting Kansas City	Frisco, Texas
3:00 PM	Ondrášek 9', 68' Hedges 12' Mosquera 51' Barrios 54' Ferreira 73'	Report	Németh 57' Baráth 67' Medranda 86'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,623 Referee: Alan Kelly

Standings

Western Conference

2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	16	5	51	52	−1	44
9	Colorado Rapids	34	12	16	6	57	60	−3	42
10	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	45	57	−12	40
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[a]	34	8	16	10	37	58	−21	34

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	Houston Dynamo	34	12	18	4	49	59	−10	40
20	Columbus Crew SC	34	10	16	8	39	47	−8	38
21	Sporting Kansas City	34	10	16	8	49	67	−18	38
22	Orlando City SC	34	9	15	10	44	52	−8	37
23	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	8	16	10	37	59	−22	34

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) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L

Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 16 September 2019.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		Champions League		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
29	GK	USA	Tim Melia	30	0	27	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	USA	Adrian Zendejas	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Eric Dick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
8	DF	USA	Graham Zusi	29	0	24+1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	USA	Matt Besler	28	0	23+1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	USA	Seth Sinovic	25	0	20+1	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
2	DF	HUN	Botond Baráth	18	0	15+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Graham Smith	13	1	11+1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ESP	Andreu Fontas	14	0	9+2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF	LIE	Nicolas Hasler	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	POR	Luís Martins	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	CRC	Rodney Wallace	3	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Jaylin Lindsey	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
21	MF	CHI	Felipe Gutiérrez	32	12	27+1	12	3	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Ilie Sánchez	34	4	23+6	2	4	2	1	0	0	0
10	MF	FRA	Yohan Croizet	22	3	12+7	3	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
30	MF	USA	Benny Feilhaber	18	2	14+3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	HON	Roger Espinoza	18	1	13+1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	USA	Gedion Zelalem	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF	COL	Jimmy Medranda	10	0	2+7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
85	MF	USA	Felipe Hernandez (soccer)	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Cameron Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	MF	USA	Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SCO	Johnny Russell	29	9	21+4	9	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	HUN	Krisztián Németh	22	11	14+5	7	3	4	0	0	0	0
12	FW	GNB	Gerso Fernandes	26	4	18+3	1	2+2	2	1	1	0	0
20	FW	HUN	Dániel Sallói	28	0	14+9	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0
13	FW	USA	Gianluca Busio	20	3	7+11	3	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW	USA	Erik Hurtado	13	2	8+2	2	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	USA	Tyler Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
11	MF	USA	Kelyn Rowe	18	0	7+7	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	RWA	Abdul Rwatubyaye	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

0+1 means player did came on as a sub once. 1+1 means player started once and came on as a sub once.

Top scorers

Number	Position	Name	MLS	CCL	Open Cup	Total
21	MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	12	0	0	12
7	FW	Johnny Russell	9	0	0	9
9	FW	Krisztián Németh	8	4	0	12
6	MF	Ilie Sánchez	2	2	0	4
12	FW	Gerso Fernandes	2	2	1	4
11	MF	Yohan Croizet	3	0	0	3
13	MF	Gianluca Busio	3	0	0	3
19	FW	Erik Hurtado	2	0	0	2
30	MF	Benny Feilhaber	2	0	0	2
16	DF	Graham Smith	1	0	0	1
17	MF	Roger Espinoza	0	1	0	1
20	FW	Dániel Sallói	1	0	0	1
23	FW	Tyler Freeman	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Kelyn Rowe	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Cameron Duke	0	0	0	0
75	MF	Wan Kuzain	0	0	0	0
94	MF	Jimmy Medranda	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Botond Baráth	1	0	0	1
3	DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Andreu Fontas	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Matt Besler	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Graham Zusi	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Nicolas Hasler	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Seth Sinovic	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Rodney Wallace	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Jaylin Lindsey	0	0	0	0
Total			38	9	0	47

As of October 19, 2019

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Name
Number	Position	Name	MLS			CCL			Open Cup			Playoffs			Total
1	GK	Adrian Zendejas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Eric Dick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	Tim Melia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Botond Baráth	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Andreu Fontas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF	Matt Besler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	DF	Graham Zusi	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
14	DF	Nicolas Hasler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Seth Sinovic	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
16	DF	Graham Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Rodney Wallace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Jaylin Lindsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Luís Martins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	MF	Ilie Sánchez	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
10	MF	Yohan Croizet	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	MF	Kelyn Rowe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	MF	Roger Espinoza	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1
21	MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	9	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
24	MF	Gedion Zelalem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	MF	Cameron Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Benny Feilhaber	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
75	MF	Wan Kuzain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF	Jimmy Medranda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Johnny Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Krisztián Németh	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
12	FW	Gerso Fernandes	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
13	FW	Gianluca Busio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Erik Hurtado	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Dániel Sallói	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
23	FW	Tyler Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS			68	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	1	3

As of September 16, 2019

Injury record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Type	Status	Source	Match	Inj. Date	Ret. Date
94	MF		Medranda	Cartilage in Left Knee		Sportingkc.com	vs Minnesota	20 May 2018	26 May 2019
13	FW		Busio	Quad		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	3 March 2019	10 March 2019
9	FW		Németh	Quad		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	3 March 2019	3 March 2019
4	DF		Fontas	Hip Pointer		Sportingkc.com	vs LA FC	3 March 2019	30 March 2019
20	FW		Salloi	Ankle		Sportingkc.com	vs Independiente	14 March 2019	11 April 2019
19	FW		Hurtado	Arthroscopic surgery on Right Knee		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	20 March 2019	17 July 2019
12	FW		Fernandes	Calf		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	30 March 2019	30 March 2019
26	DF		Lindsey	Torn Meniscus in Left Knee		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	2 April 2019	4 August 2019
22	DF		Wallace	Surgical Procedure in Right Hip		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	14 April 2019
4	DF		Fontas	Calf		Sportingkc.com	unknown	20 April 2019	20 April 2019
17	MF		Espinoza	Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) sprain		Sportingkc.com	vs NYRB	14 April 2019	17 July 2019
24	MF		Zelalem	Ankle		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	20 April 2019	27 April 2019
5	DF		Besler	Hamstring Strain		Sportingkc.com	vs San Jose	20 April 2019	18 May 2019
6	MF		Sánchez	Calf		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	27 April 2019	18 May 2019
4	DF		Fontas	Calf		Sportingkc.com	unknown	5 May 2019	29 May 2019
12	FW		Fernandes	Broken Wrist		Sportingkc.com	vs New England	27 April 2019	7 June 2019
75	MF		Kuzain	Ankle		Sportingkc.com	training	12 May 2019	1 June 2019
8	DF		Zusi	Oblique		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	12 May 2019	29 May 2019
20	FW		Salloi	Groin		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	18 May 2019	29 May 2019
5	DF		Besler	Hamstring		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	29 May 2019	29 May 2019
9	FW		Németh	Calf		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	29 May 2019	1 June 2019
2	DF		Baráth	Groin		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	1 June 2019	1 June 2019
7	FW		Johnny Russell	Quad		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	1 June 2019	7 June 2019
5	DF		Besler	Hamstring		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	7 June 2019	23 June 2019
13	FW		Busio	Head		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	23 June 2019	3 July 2019
94	MF		Medranda	Hamstring		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	23 June 2019	13 July 2019
7	FW		Johnny Russell	Hamstring		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	29 June 2019	6 July 2019
8	DF		Zusi	Abductor		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	29 June 2019	6 July 2019
2	DF		Baráth	Chest		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	3 July 2019	6 July 2019
28	MF		Duke	Hamstring		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	26 July 2019
9	FW		Németh	Abdomen		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	4 August 2019
2	DF		Baráth	Back		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	4 August 2019	25 August 2019
1	GK		Zendejas	Back		Sportingkc.com	Unknown	10 August 2019	25 August 2019
12	FW		Fernandes	Broken Wrist		Sportingkc.com	vs Real Salt Lake	10 August 2019	22 August 2019

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 22 August 2019
Source: SportingKC.com

References

^ McDowell, Sam (February 28, 2019). "Sporting KC has implemented a unique approach to its match in altitude in Mexico". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
^ "Sporting Kansas City 2019 Roster". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ Baer, Benjamin (December 14, 2018). "Sporting Kansas City signs free agent Rodney Wallace". Major League Soccer.
^ Rodriguez, Alicia (December 14, 2018). "Sporting KC acquire forward Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Major League Soccer.
^ Butler, Dylan (December 18, 2018). "Sporting Kansas City sign Hungarian international Botond Barath". Major League Soccer.
^ Sporting KC Communications (December 18, 2018). "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Diego Rubio". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (February 5, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 22-year-old defender Abdul Rwatubyaye". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (March 11, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old midfielder Gedion Zelalem from English club Arsenal FC". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (April 2, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 27-year-old defender Nicolas Hasler". Sporting KC.
^ ^a ^b Kovzan, Sam (May 8, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Benny Feilhaber in trade with Colorado Rapids". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (July 18, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 18-year-old midfielder Cameron Duke as Homegrown Player". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (August 1, 2019). "Sporting signs 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (August 30, 2019). "Sporting Kansas City signs Academy product Felipe Hernandez as Homegrown Player". Sporting KC.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lind, Jason (November 30, 2018). "Sporting KC keep Diego Rubio for 2019, announce more offseason moves". Major League Soccer.
^ MLSsoccer staff (December 18, 2018). "Traded: Kelyn Rowe, Edgar Castillo, Diego Rubio land with new MLS clubs". Major League Soccer.
^ Butler, Dylan (January 5, 2019). "Khiry Shelton signs with SC Paderborn 07 in Germany's 2. Bundesliga". Major League Soccer.
^ Rosano, Nick (January 28, 2019). "Sporting KC trade Ike Opara to Minnesota for up to $1 mil. Allocation Money". Major League Soccer.
^ Kovzan, Sam (August 7, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 international roster spot from Real Salt Lake in exchange for midfielder Kelyn Rowe". Sporting KC.
^ Kovzan, Sam (May 17, 2019). "Sporting signs 19-year-old Rangers forward and Academy product Wilson Harris to Short-Term Agreement". sportingkc.com.
^ ^a ^b Kovzan, Sam (June 11, 2019). "Sporting signs Rangers duo Felipe Hernandez and Camden Riley to Short-Term Agreements". sportingkc.com.
^ Kovzan, Sam (June 2, 2019). "Sporting goalkeeper Eric Dick joins Tulsa Roughnecks FC on one-game loan". sportingkc.com.

[table_note_VAN0.33273015978408-22] Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

[1] McDowell, Sam (February 28, 2019). "Sporting KC has implemented a unique approach to its match in altitude in Mexico". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

[2] "Sporting Kansas City 2019 Roster". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[3] Baer, Benjamin (December 14, 2018). "Sporting Kansas City signs free agent Rodney Wallace". Major League Soccer.

[4] Rodriguez, Alicia (December 14, 2018). "Sporting KC acquire forward Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Major League Soccer.

[5] Butler, Dylan (December 18, 2018). "Sporting Kansas City sign Hungarian international Botond Barath". Major League Soccer.

[6] Sporting KC Communications (December 18, 2018). "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Diego Rubio". Sporting KC.

[7] Kovzan, Sam (February 5, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 22-year-old defender Abdul Rwatubyaye". Sporting KC.

[8] Kovzan, Sam (March 11, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old midfielder Gedion Zelalem from English club Arsenal FC". Sporting KC.

[9] Kovzan, Sam (April 2, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 27-year-old defender Nicolas Hasler". Sporting KC.

[benny-10] Kovzan, Sam (May 8, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Benny Feilhaber in trade with Colorado Rapids". Sporting KC.

[Homegrown1-11] Kovzan, Sam (July 18, 2019). "Sporting KC signs 18-year-old midfielder Cameron Duke as Homegrown Player". Sporting KC.

[luis-12] Kovzan, Sam (August 1, 2019). "Sporting signs 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins". Sporting KC.

[Felipe-13] Kovzan, Sam (August 30, 2019). "Sporting Kansas City signs Academy product Felipe Hernandez as Homegrown Player". Sporting KC.

[options-14] Lind, Jason (November 30, 2018). "Sporting KC keep Diego Rubio for 2019, announce more offseason moves". Major League Soccer.

[mls-15] MLSsoccer staff (December 18, 2018). "Traded: Kelyn Rowe, Edgar Castillo, Diego Rubio land with new MLS clubs". Major League Soccer.

[khiry-16] Butler, Dylan (January 5, 2019). "Khiry Shelton signs with SC Paderborn 07 in Germany's 2. Bundesliga". Major League Soccer.

[opara-17] Rosano, Nick (January 28, 2019). "Sporting KC trade Ike Opara to Minnesota for up to $1 mil. Allocation Money". Major League Soccer.

[Rowe-18] Kovzan, Sam (August 7, 2019). "Sporting KC acquires $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 international roster spot from Real Salt Lake in exchange for midfielder Kelyn Rowe". Sporting KC.

[short1-19] Kovzan, Sam (May 17, 2019). "Sporting signs 19-year-old Rangers forward and Academy product Wilson Harris to Short-Term Agreement". sportingkc.com.

[short2-20] Kovzan, Sam (June 11, 2019). "Sporting signs Rangers duo Felipe Hernandez and Camden Riley to Short-Term Agreements". sportingkc.com.

[LoanOut-21] Kovzan, Sam (June 2, 2019). "Sporting goalkeeper Eric Dick joins Tulsa Roughnecks FC on one-game loan". sportingkc.com.

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