The 2014 Sporting Kansas City season was the nineteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fourth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
| 2014 season | ||||
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| Owner | Sporting Club | |||
| Head coach | Peter Vermes | |||
| Stadium | Sporting Park | |||
| MLS | East: 5 Overall: 10 | |||
| MLS Cup | Knockout Round | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fifth round | |||
| 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals | |||
| 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dom Dwyer All: Dom Dwyer 24 | |||
| Highest home attendance | MLS: 21,493 All: 21,493 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | MLS: 18,938 All: 11,138 | |||
| Average home league attendance | MLS: 19,950 All Competitions: 18,957 | |||
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Sporting Kansas City entered the season in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage for the first time in franchise history.
Sporting Kansas City also entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champion, after beating Real Salt Lake in PKs in the MLS Cup 2013.
Squad
editFirst team roster
editAs of August 17, 2014.[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Eric Kronberg |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Erik Palmer-Brown (HGP) | United States
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| 3 | DF | Ike Opara | United States
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| 4 | DF | Kevin Ellis (HGP) | United States
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| 5 | DF | Matt Besler (Captain & DP) | United States
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| 6 | MF | Paulo Nagamura |  Brazil
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| 7 | DF | Chance Myers | United States
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| 8 | MF | Graham Zusi (DP) | United States
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| 9 | MF | Antonio Dovale |  Spain
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| 10 | MF | Benny Feilhaber | United States
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| 11 | MF | Sal Zizzo | United States
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| 12 | MF | Mikey Lopez (GA) | United States
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| 13 | DF | Lawrence Olum |  Kenya
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| 14 | FW | Dom Dwyer |  England
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| 15 | DF | Seth Sinovic | United States
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| 16 | FW | Claudio Bieler (DP) |  Argentina
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| 17 | FW | C. J. Sapong | United States
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| 18 | MF | Victor Muñoz | Spain
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| 20 | MF | Jorge Claros |  Honduras
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| 21 | GK | Jon Kempin (HGP) | United States
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| 22 | FW | Soony Saad |  Lebanon
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| 24 | MF | Michael Kafari |  Ghana
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| 25 | MF | Christian Duke | United States
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| 30 | GK | Andy Gruenebaum | United States
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| 37 | MF | Jacob Peterson | United States
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| 40 | DF | Igor Julião (on loan from Fluminense) | Brazil
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| 78 | DF | Aurélien Collin |  France
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Player movement
editIn
edit| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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| December 13, 2013 | Sal Zizzo
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MF | Portland Timbers
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Trade for Allocation Money | [2] |
| December 16, 2013 | Andy Gruenebaum
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GK | Columbus Crew
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Trade for 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick | [3] |
| February 13, 2014 |  Jimmy Medranda
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MF | Deportivo Pereira
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Fee | [4] |
| March 4, 2014 |  Alex Martinez
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MF | NCSU
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2014 MLS SuperDraft Selection | [5] |
| March 11, 2014 | Antonio Rodríguez Dovale
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MF | Celta de Vigo
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Free | [6] |
| April 1, 2014 | Victor Muñoz
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MF | D.C. United
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Free | [7] |
| July 8, 2014 | Michael Kafari
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MF | Charleston Battery
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Free | [8] |
| July 16, 2014 | Jorge Claros
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MF | C.D. Motagua
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Free | [9] |
| July 16, 2014 |  Martin Steuble
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MF |  FC Wil 1900
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Free | [9] |
| August 13, 2014 | Tim Melia
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GK | Chivas USA
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League Pool Call-up | [10] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | New club | Fee/notes | Date | Ref |
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| GK |  Jimmy Nielsen
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Oklahoma City Energy FC Coach
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Retired from playing | December 9, 2013 | [11][12] |
| DF | Kyle Miller
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Oklahoma City Energy FC
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Waived | December 12, 2013 | [13] |
| DF | Brendan Ruiz
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Waived | December 12, 2013 | [13] | |
| DF | Federico Bessone
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Millwall
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Released (Out of contract) | January 2, 2014 | [14] |
| FW | Teal Bunbury
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New England Revolution
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Trade for first round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation money | February 19, 2013 | [15] |
| DF | Josh Gardner
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Waived | March 25, 2014 | [16] | |
| DF |  Mechack Jerome
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 Montreal Impact
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Waived | March 31, 2014 | [17] |
| MF | Oriol Rosell
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 Sporting Clube de Portugal
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Fee | June 3, 2014 | [18] |
| MF | Alex Martinez
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Orange County Blues FC
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Waived | June 30, 2014 | [19] |
| MF | Peterson Joseph
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Mutually Terminated | August 11, 2014 | [20] | |
| GK | Tim Melia
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Sporting Kansas City
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League Pool Call-up Ended | September 3, 2014 |
Loans
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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| 40 | DF | Igor Julião
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Fluminense FC
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April 4, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | [21][22] |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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| 12 | MF | Mikey Lopez
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Orlando City Soccer Club
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March 17, 2014 | June 30, 2014 | [6][19] |
| 21 | GK | Jon Kempin
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Oklahoma City Energy FC
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March 17, 2014 | July 9, 2014 | [6][23] |
| 25 | MF | Christian Duke
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Oklahoma City Energy FC
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March 17, 2014 | June 4, 2014 | [6] |
| 4 | DF | Kevin Ellis
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Oklahoma City Energy FC
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April 21, 2014 | May 16, 2014 | [24] |
Competitions
editMatch results
editWin Tie Loss
Preseason
editDesert Friendlies
edit| January 28, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
| 12:00 CST | Sapong  20' |
Report | Salciccia  44' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 1, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 19:00 CST | Collin 13'  33' Schmetz 22' Zizzo 31' |
Report | Fernández 36' Danso 75' Tshuma 84' Nanchoff 88' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
| February 7, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Indy Eleven | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 12:00 CST | Bieler 9' Sapong 11' Zizzo 46' Schmetz 75' |
Report | 1' 56' |
Stadium: Grande Sports World |
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
editKickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
| February 19, 2014 1 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 14:00 | Peterson 65' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 22, 2014 2 | Fluminense FC U23 | 0–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 14:00 | Report | Medranda 18' 55' Nagamura 40', 58' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| February 26, 2014 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Montreal Impact | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 19:00 | Dwyer 9' (pen.), 43' 58' Myers 53' Zizzo 75' |
Report | Nyassi 1' Felipe 30' (pen.) Bernardello 55' Tissot 77' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| March 1, 2014 Championship match | Columbus Crew | 4–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 19:00 | Trapp 18' Arrieta 20' Parkhurst 45' Añor 69' Meram 74' Higuaín 84' |
Report | Zusi 56' Bieler 87' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Major League Soccer
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Eastern Conference standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 55 | |
| 3 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
Source: MLS
Regular season
editKickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| March 8, 2014 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 14:00 CST (UTC-06) | Cooper 34' Alonso 44' Barrett 90+4' |
Report | Collin 16' Feilhaber 46' Sapong 83' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,240 Referee: Alan Kelly[25] |
| March 15, 2014 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Collin 81' |
Report | Moffat 28' Keel 30' Watson 88' Hedges 90' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,431 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| March 22, 2014 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sinovic 42' Dwyer 57' (pen.) Nagamura 81' Kronberg 83' |
Report | Bernárdez 9' Lenhart 39' Goodson 57' Francis 66' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,368 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| March 29, 2014 4 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 17:00 | Wynne 43'  85' Sánchez 60' (pen.), 78' (pen.) LaBrocca 89' Sturgis 90+3' |
Report | Kronberg 29' Zusi 50' Nagamura 72' Feilhaber 79' Dwyer 90+2' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,203 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| April 5, 2014 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Myers 76' Uri 83' Bieler 90+1' |
Report | Schuler 39' Borchers 87' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,838 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 19, 2014 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | Montreal Impact | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Mallace 31' (o.g.) Collin 71' Dwyer 74', 86' Peterson 89' |
Report | Mapp 38' Ferrari 52' Ouimette 73' Mallace 80' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,306 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 26, 2014 7 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 | Nguyen 47' 90+5' (pen.) Dorman 74'Bunbury 90+2' |
Report | Toni 41' Collin 74'Dwyer 88' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,806 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 4, 2014 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 15:00 | Peterson 10' Olum 38'Sinovic 68'Feilhaber 92'Bieler 95' |
Report | Trapp 45' 80' Finlay 86'Tchani 87' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,565 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| May 10, 2014 9 | Montreal Impact | 0–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec |
| 15:00 | Warner 17' Bernardello 38' |
Report | Dwyer 18' (pen.), 64' Nagamura 34' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 16,529 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| May 14, 2014 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer 80' Besler 86' |
Report | Cruz 51' Fabinho 58' Nogueira 70' Maidana 81' Bone 90' MacMath 94+' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,073 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 18, 2014 11 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 14:00 | Magee 7' (pen.), 15' (pen.) 91' Hurtado 96' |
Report | Palmer-Brown 49' 64' Dwyer 68' Ellis 94' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,746 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivera |
| May 23, 2014 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer 47', 84' (pen.) Nagamura 79' |
Gilberto 39' Bloom 57' Caldwell 63' Moore 67' 83' Orr 91' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,914 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 27, 2014 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Toni 9' 87' Ellis 63' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 14' 50' McCarty 20' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Chris Penso |
| May 31, 2014 14 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington D.C. |
| 18:00 | Espindola 28' 76' Christian 62' Kitchen 82' Caskey 94+' |
Report | Palmer-Brown 72' Toni 85' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| June 6, 2014 15 | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:30 | López 21' Driver 29' Brunner 47' Taylor 79' |
Report | Toni 21' Saad 45' 87' Dwyer 70' (pen.) Kronberg 90+4' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,396 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 27, 2014 16 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:00 | Johnson 95' |
Report | Olum 24' Sinovic 36' Ellis 65' Nagamura 94' Dwyer 96' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 6, 2014 17 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 14:00 | Dwyer 33' 34' Feilhaber 86' |
Report | Magee 40' Ritter 45' Duka 54' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,858 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| July 12, 2014 18 | Montreal Impact | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec |
| 18:30 | Di Vaio 28' 92' Felipe 31' Romero 41' Król 64' |
Report | Dwyer 4' 89' Sinovic 32' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 17,155 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 16, 2014 19 | Columbus Crew | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
| 18:30 | Trapp 53' 89' |
Report | Olum 34' Sapong 42' Collin 55' Julião 69' (o.g.) 79' Feilhaber 93' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,643 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| July 19, 2014 20 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Feilhaber 10' Olum 61' 66' Peterson 93' |
Report | Keane 79' 88' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,493 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 26, 2014 21 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario |
| 18:00 | Jackson 16' 33' Morrow 35'Oduro 44'Henry 45+2'Bradley 73' |
Report | Zusi 48' Besler 53' Julião 69'Peterson 80' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| August 1, 2014 22 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Zusi 54' |
Report | Brown 71' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 10, 2014 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 19:00 | Igor Julião 17' (o.g.) Mattocks 39'Hurtado 63'Harvey 84' |
Report | Dwyer 25' Feilhaber 62' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,183 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| August 16, 2014 24 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–1 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer 18' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Saad 64'Sapong 77' |
Report | Gilberto 45+1' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,730 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 23, 2014 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–3 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Julião 83' |
Report | Espindola 24' Rolfe 28' Kitchen 31' Kemp 61' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,963 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 29, 2014 26 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Dwyer 40' 54' Feilhaber 44' |
Report | Bruin 35' Sarkodie 44' Clark 50' 67' Horst 62' García 96' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,332 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 3, 2014 27 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 | Kobayashi 22' Bunbury 29' 45' Nguyen 48', 94' Rowe 84' |
Report | Saad 9' Lopez 35' Sinovic 39' Zusi 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,707 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| September 6, 2014 28 | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 18:00 | Wright-Phillips 11' (pen.) Sekagya 45+4' Henry 52' |
Report | Dwyer 54' Julião 57' Zusi 62' Olum 68' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,831 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 13, 2014 29 | Chivas USA | 0–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles, California |
| 21:30 | Chavez 12' |
Report | Dwyer 40' Feilhaber 45+2' Zusi 52' Olum 67' Lopez 67' Bieler 87' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| September 26, 2014 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–3 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Claros 39' Nagamura 54' Dwyer 56' Zusi 60' Besler 90' |
Report | Kobayashi 8' Rowe 22' Goncalves 35' 89'Jones 85' Davies 94' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,522 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 5, 2014 31 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington D.C. |
| 19:00 | Arnaud 45+1' |
Report | Sinovic 30' Nagamura 52' Dwyer 55' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,308 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| October 10, 2014 32 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Besler 71' Zusi 80' Dwyer 92' |
Report | Watson 4' Soumare 60' Amarikwa 88' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 18, 2014 33 | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 | Brown 45' Ribeiro 71' Valdes 90' |
Report | Collin 26' Dwyer 54' (pen.) Olum 84' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,073 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 26, 2014 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Report | Wright-Phillips 15', 70' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,188 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
MLS Cup Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Knockout | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | Eastern Conference | E4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle Sounders FC (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | FC Dallas | 2 | W4 | FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Results
edit| October 30, 2014 Knockout Round | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 20:00 EDT | Wright-Phillips 77', 90' |
Report | Dwyer 53' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,518 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
CONCACAF Champions League
editCONCACAF Champions League (2013–14)
editAdvanced from Group stage
Championship Stage
editIn the championship stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie is decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg.[26]
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | LA Galaxy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Tijuana
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tijuana
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cruz Azul
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sporting Kansas City
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cruz Azul
| 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cruz Azul (a)
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Alajuelense
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Árabe Unido
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alajuelense
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes
| 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toluca (p)
| 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City
|
5–2 | Cruz Azul
|
1–0 | 1–5 |
| March 12, 2014 1st Leg | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Cruz Azul | Sporting Park, Kansas City |
| 19:00 | Ellis 17' |
Report | Attendance: 18,467[27] Referee:  Elmer Bonilla |
| March 19, 2014 2nd Leg | Cruz Azul | 5–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Estadio Azul, Mexico City |
| 21:00 | Pavone 2', 24', 55' Formica 66'Giménez 70' |
Report | Feilhaber 44' |
Referee:  Walter López |
Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League (2014–15)
editGroup stage
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7[a] | Advance to championship stage |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7[a] | |
| 3 |  Real Estelí
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
| August 19, 2014 Group Match 1 | Real Estelí | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Estadio Independencia, Estelí |
| 21:00 CDT | Claros 6' (o.g.) Daniel 21' |
Report Box Score |
Toni 21' Collin 32'Zusi 53' |
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
| September 18, 2014 Group Match 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Saprissa | Sporting Park, Kansas City |
| 19:00 CDT | Dwyer 13' (pen.) Sinovic 40' Dovale 69', 76' |
Report | Alvarez 13' Bustos 28' Morales 30' Smith 50' Badilla 79' |
Attendance: 16,834 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
| September 23, 2014 Group Match 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | Real Estelí | Sporting Park, Kansas City |
| 19:00 CDT | Palmer-Brown 12' Nagamura 13' Bieler 13', 70' Julião 18' Besler 54' Zusi 64' Zizzo 79' |
Report | Valinente 13' Rodriguez 42' Kardek 48' |
Attendance: 17,154 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras) |
| October 23, 2014 Group Match 4 | Saprissa | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 21:00 CDT | Machado 20' Mora 22' Rodriguez 46' Guzman 74' Grant 78' |
Report | Collin 35' Ellis 89' |
Attendance: 16,175 |
U.S. Open Cup
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| June 18, 2014 Fourth round | Sporting Kansas City  | 2–0 |  Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 CDT | Saad 76' Dwyer 82'Martinez 87' |
Report Box Score |
Jordan 29' Cristiano 50' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 15,307 |
| June 24, 2014 Fifth round | Sporting Kansas City | 1–3 |  Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 CDT | Collin 53' Saad 73' (pen.) |
Report | Fernadez 30', 68' Johnson 57' (pen.) Alhassan 85' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 11,138 |
Friendlies
edit| July 23, 2014 Summer in the Soccer Capital[30] | Sporting Kansas City | 1–4 | Manchester City | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Sapong 30' Sinovic 44'Claros 68'Zizzo 93' |
Report | Zuculini 2' Boyata 45'Kolarov 72' (pen.)Ihenacho 88' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,484 |
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