2018 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City 2018 soccer season

Sporting Kansas City2018 season

Owner| Sporting Club
Head Coach| Peter Vermes
Stadium| Children's Mercy Park
MLS| Conference: 1st
Overall: 3rd
Playoffs| Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup| Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer| League: Johnny Russell (10)
All: Dániel Sallói (13)
Highest home attendance| 20,831 March 4 vs NYCFC
Lowest home attendance| 15,238 June 16 vs FC Dallas
Average home league attendance| League: 19,774
All: 19,270

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

## Current roster

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As of October 10, 2018 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  USA | Adrián Zendejas
2  | DF |  CAN | Amer Didic
3  | DF |  USA | Ike Opara
4  | DF |  USA | Brad Evans
5  | DF |  USA | Matt Besler (Captain)
6  | MF |  ESP | Ilie Sánchez
7  | FW |  SCO | Johnny Russell
8  | DF |  USA | Graham Zusi
9  | FW |  HUN | Krisztián Németh
10  | MF |  FRA | Yohan Croizet (DP)
11  | FW |  CHI | Diego Rubio
12  | FW |  GNB | Gerso Fernandes
13  | FW |  USA | Gianluca Busio (HGP)
14  | FW |  USA | Khiry Shelton
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15  | DF |  USA | Seth Sinovic
16  | DF |  USA | Graham Smith
17  | MF |  HON | Roger Espinoza (DP)
18  | GK |  USA | Eric Dick
19  | MF |  ESP | Cristian Lobato
20  | FW |  HUN | Dániel Sallói (HGP)
21  | MF |  CHI | Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)
23  | DF |  USA | Colton Storm
26  | DF |  USA | Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)
28  | FW |  USA | Tyler Freeman (HGP)
29  | GK |  USA | Tim Melia
30  | DF |  ESP | Andreu Fontas
75  | MF |  USA | Wan Kuzain
90  | FW |  USA | Kharlton Belmar
94  | MF |  COL | Jimmy Medranda

## Player movement

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### In

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

Date  | Player  | Position  | Previous club  | Fee/notes  | Ref

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December 14, 2017  |  Khiry Shelton | FW  |  New York City FC | Traded for Saad Abdul-Salaam | [2]
December 15, 2017  |  Yohan Croizet | MF  |  KV Mechelen | Transfer  | [3]
January 17, 2018  |  Zach Wright | FW  |  University of North Carolina | Homegrown Player | [4]
January 22, 2018  |  Matt Lewis | DF  |  Fordham University | Homegrown Player | [5]
January 31, 2018  |  Johnny Russell | FW  |  Derby County | Transfer  | [6]
February 6, 2018  |  Felipe Gutiérrez | MF  |  Real Betis | Transfer  | [7]
February 15, 2018  |  Eric Dick | GK  |  Butler University | 2018 MLS SuperDraft | [8]
February 15, 2018  |  Graham Smith | DF  |  Denver University | 2018 MLS SuperDraft | [8]
February 20, 2018  |  Brad Evans | DF  |  Seattle Sounders FC | Free agent  | [9]
April 13, 2018  |  Wan Kuzain | MF  |  Saint Louis FC | Homegrown Player | [10]
August 6, 2018  |  Krisztián Németh | FW  |  New England Revolution | Trade with New England Revolution | [11]
August 8, 2018  |  Andreu Fontàs | CB  |  RC Celta de Vigo | Trade with RC Celta de Vigo | [12]
October 2, 2018  |  Tyler Freeman  | FW  |  | Homegrown Player

(Will be added to roster ahead of 2019 season)

| [13]

#### Draft picks

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round  | Pick Number  | Player  | Position  | School

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1 | 13  |  Eric Dick | GK  | Butler
18  |  Graham Smith | DF  | Denver
4 | 75  |  Will Bagrou | FW  | Bercer
82  |  Wilfred Williams | DF  | Oakland

### Out

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Date  | Player  | Position  | Destination club  | Notes  | Ref

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November 27, 2017  |  Cameron Porter | FW  | Retired  | Out of contract  | [14]
November 27, 2017  |  Erik Palmer-Brown | DF  |  Manchester City | Out of contract  | [15][16]
November 27, 2017  |  Cameron Iwasa | FW  |  Sacramento Republic | Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic  | [14]
November 27, 2017  |  Soni Mustivar | MF  |  Neftçi PFK | Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK  | [14]
November 27, 2017  |  Kevin Oliveira | MF  |  Ottawa Fury | Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury  | [17]
November 27, 2017  |  Tyler Pasher | MF  |  Indy Eleven | Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven  | [17]
December 12, 2017  |  Latif Blessing | FW  |  Los Angeles FC | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | [18]
December 14, 2017  |  Saad Abdul-Salaam | DF  |  New York City FC | Traded for Khiry Shelton | [2]
January 3, 2018  |  Benny Feilhaber | MF  |  Los Angeles FC | Traded  | [19]
February 8, 2018  |  Andrew Dykstra | GK  |  Colorado Rapids | Traded  | [20]
February 8, 2018  |  Soony Saad | FW  |  Indy Eleven | Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven  | [21]
February 27, 2018  |  Kevin Ellis | DF  |  Chicago Fire | Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9  | [22][23]
February 27, 2018  |  Zach Wright | DF  |  Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived  | [22]
March 1, 2018  |  James Musa | MF  |  Phoenix Rising | Waived  | [24]
June 25, 2018  |  Matt Lewis | DF  |  Swope Park Rangers | Waived  | [25]

### Loans

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

#### In

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Date  | Player  | Position  | Loaned from  | Notes  | Ref

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January 18, 2018  |  Emiliano Amor | DF  | Vélez Sarsfield | one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year  | [26]

#### Out

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Date  | Player  | Position  | Loaned from  | Notes  | Ref

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August 8, 2018  |  Emiliano Amor | DF  | Vélez Sarsfield | Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC  | [27]

## Competitions

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Win Tie Loss

### Preseason

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

Phoenix Rising FC trialists v Sporting Kansas City January 27, 2018 |  Phoenix Rising FC trialists | 1–2|  Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona

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12:00 | Player X  87' | Report | Sallói 23'
Busio 37' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods

Sporting Arizona FC v Sporting Kansas City January 31, 2018 |  Sporting Arizona FC | 0–4|  Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona

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12:00 |  | Report | Lobato 17'
Gerso 45'
Barry 84'
Bagrou 90' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City February 3, 2018 |  Colorado Rapids | 0–2|  Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona

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11:30 |  | Report | Shelton 12'
Gerso 22' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Two 45-minute halves and an extra 30-minute period

#### Mobile Mini Sun Cup

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Main article: 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

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

New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City February 14, 2018 |  New York Red Bulls | 1–1|  Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona

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18:20 | Wright Phillips 15' | Report | Hernandez 77' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Phoenix Rising FC v Sporting Kansas City February 17, 2018 |  Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2|  Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix, Arizona

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16:00 | Frater 5' | Report | Ilie 18'
Sallói 30' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,060

New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City February 21, 2018 |  New England Revolution | 2–1|  Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona

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12:00 | Dick 13' (o.g.)
Rowe 36' | Report | Rubio 21' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City February 24, 2018 |  Portland Timbers | 3–2|  Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona

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| Armenteros 54', 59'
Paredes 76' | Report | Espinoza 27'
Rubio 52' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

### Regular season

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Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

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

Sporting Kansas City v New York City FC March 4, 2018 1|  Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 2|  New York City FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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18:30 CST |  | Report | Medina 23' 53' (Sweat, Herrera)
Moralez 32' (Villa, Medina)
Ring 34'
Johnson 59'
Chanot 88' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,831
Referee: Mark Geiger

Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City March 10, 2018 2|  Chicago Fire | 3 – 4|  Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois

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17:00 CST | Kappelhof 36'
Schweinsteiger 50'
Katai 70' (Schweinsteiger)
Nikolić 74 ',  82' (Vincent, Polster) | Report | Gutiérrez 9 ',  86' (Sallói, Russell)
Melia 33'
Russell 44' (Sallói, Espinoza)
Sánchez 56'
Medranda 83' | Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes March 17, 2018 3|  Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2|  San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Sallói 21'
Sánchez 25' (pen.)
Zusi 56'
Gutiérrez 68' | Report | Vako 34'
Quintana 39'
Wondolowski 90+1' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,868
Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City March 24, 2018 4|  Colorado Rapids | 2 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado

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20:00 | Badji 5' (Castillo)
Mason 8' (Smith)
Price 15'
Jackson 65'
Howard 79' | Report | Gutiérrez 57'
Diego Rubio 90' (Shelton) | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Sporting Kansas City v D. C. United March 31, 2018 5|  Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0|  D. C. United | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Gutiérrez 3' (Shelton) | Report |  | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City April 8, 2018 6|  LA Galaxy | 0 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California

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20:00 | Steres 55'
dos Santos 77' | Report | Sallói 57'
Russell 61' (Espinoza)
Espinoza 82' | Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC April 15, 2018 7|  Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 2|  Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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15:00 | Sánchez 34' (PK)
Espinoza 53'
Zusi 78' (Medranda)
Medranda 90' | Report | McCrary 24'
Roldan 44' 73' (Bruin)
Bruin 45' (Marshall)
Alonso 85' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,508
Referee: Drew Fischer

Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC April 20, 2018 8|  Sporting Kansas City | 6 – 0|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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20:00 | Russell 10' (Espinoza, Zusi), 16' (Espinoza), 48' (Besler) 40'
Medranda 30' (Sallói)
Lobato 54' (Croizet)
Croizet 77' (Sánchez) | Report | Waston 36'
Reyna 40'
Juárez 40' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,690
Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City April 28, 2018 9|  New England Revolution | 1 – 0|  Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts

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18:30 | Bunbury 44'
Fagúndez 45'
Somi 76' | Report | Shelton 76' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,015
Referee: David Gantar

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids May 5, 2018 10|  Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0|  Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Opara 10'
Sallói 16' | Report | McBean 13'
Castillo 52'
Badji 89' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta United FC v Sporting Kansas City May 9, 2018 11|  Atlanta United FC | 0 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta, Georgia

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18:30 | Larentowicz 31'
Guzan 34' | Report | Sallói 67' (Ilie)
Gerso 87' (Ilie)
Besler 89' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 44,696
Referee: Mark Geiger

Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City May 20, 2018 12|  Minnesota United FC | 1 – 1|  Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota

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13:00 | Quintero 20'
Schüller 51'
Luiz Fernando 71' |  | Shelton 8' (Russell) 58'
Sinovic 53' | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,117
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew SC May 27, 2018 13|  Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0|  Columbus Crew SC | Kansas City, Kansas

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17:00 | Besler 90+4' | Report | Higuaín 45+6'
Afful 49' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,697
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC June 3, 2018 14|  Sporting Kansas City | 4 – 1|  Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Sallói 9' (Croizet)
Kuzain 35'
Lobato 38' (Espinoza)
Diego Rubio 81' (Gerso) | Report | Mears 12' (Schüller)
Maximiniano 48' 63'
Ibarra 77' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,422
Referee: Drew Fischer

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City June 9, 2018 15|  Portland Timbers | 0 – 0|  Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon

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21:30 | Blanco 90+3' | Report | Opara 90+3' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo June 23, 2018 16|  Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2|  Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Espinoza 27'
Sallói 59' (Russell)
Diego Rubio 85' (Sallói)
Shelton 88' (Sallói) | Report | Manotas 2' (Martínez), 45' (Beasley)
Alexander 22' 87'
Willis 55'
Fuenmayor 90+2' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: Alan Kelly

Montreal Impact v Sporting Kansas City June 30, 2018 17|  Montreal Impact | 2 – 0|  Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec

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18:00 | Krolicki 19'
Duvall 46'
Piatti 54'
Silva 70' (pen.) | Report | Croizet 68'
Opara 69' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,142

Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City July 4, 2018 18|  Real Salt Lake | 4 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah

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21:00 | Savarino 29'
Baird 37'
Saucedo 44' 45+1' (Kreilach)
Kreilach 77'
Silva 90+10' (PK) | Report | Sallói 20' (Sinovic, Espinoza) 43' 90'
Amor 59'
Espinoza 60' 90+4'
Opara 64' (Russell, Espinoza) 66'
Gerso 90+3'
Ilie 90+9' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC July 7, 2018 19|  Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 2|  Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Sánchez 57' (PK)
Russell 61' (Diego Rubio)
Zusi 81'
Kuzain 90+4' | Report | Osorio 25' (Morrow, Giovinco)
Zavaleta 56'
Fraser 59'
Hamilton 69' (Hasler) | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 21,064
Referee: José Carlos Rivero

New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City July 14, 2018 20|  New York Red Bulls | 3 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey

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18:00 | Wright-Phillips 4' (Kaku)
Muyl 31'
Rzatkowski 72' (Adams), 80' (Davis) | Report | Russell 8' (Zusi)
Croizet 17'
Espinoza 51' (Zusi) | Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,793
Referee: Kevin Stott

Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas July 28, 2018 21|  Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 3|  FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Opara 45+2'
Gerso 50' (Diego Rubio)
Espinoza 87'
Sallói 90+7' (Opara) |  | Gruezo 15'
Barrios 23 ',  62' (Lamah), 74' (Urruti)
Lamah 41'
Pedroso 69'
Urruti 90+9' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Drew Fischer

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City August 4, 2018 22|  Houston Dynamo | 0 – 1|  Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas

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20:00 | Quioto 4'
Fuenmayor 14'
Elis 15' 90+8'
García 19'
Willis 70'
Peña 80'
Cerén 90+4'
Leonardo 90+10' | Report | Sinovic 22'
Diego Rubio 74' (Busio, Zusi) 90+2' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,675
Referee: Chris Penso

Los Angeles FC v Sporting Kansas City August 11, 2018 23|  Los Angeles FC | 0 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles, California

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21:30 | Nguyen 36'
Jakovic 63' | Report | Gerso 17' (Diego Rubio)
Sánchez 66' (PK)
Espinoza 70'
Zusi 72' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers August 18, 2018 24|  Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0|  Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Diego Rubio 28' (Espinoza), 37' (Sallói, Besler)
Russell 89' (Németh) | Report | Cascante 51'
Valentin 60' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,737
Referee: Allen Chapman

Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC August 25, 2018 25|  Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0|  Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Croizet 47' (Russell, Diego Rubio)
Diego Rubio 62' (Russell. Sinovic) | Report | Calvo 50'
Boxall 52' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,345
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City September 1, 2018 26|  Seattle Sounders FC | 3 – 1|  Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington

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15:00 | Ruidíaz 12' (Smith, Alonso)
Kee-hee 27'
Zusi 52' (O.G.)
Lodeiro 56' (P.K.)
Marshall 81'
Frei 82' | Report | Diego Rubio 2' (Fernandes),  32'
Sánchez 43'
Opara 45+1' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,530
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: Marshall's red card was rescinded by an independent panel[28]

Sporting Kansas City v Orlando City SC September 8, 2018 27|  Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0|  Orlando City SC | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Gutiérrez 53' (Croizet) | Report | Mueller 38'
Johnson 42' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Alan Kelly

San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City September 15, 2018 28|  San Jose Earthquakes | 1 – 5|  Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California

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21:30 | Godoy 50'
Eriksson 57'
Hossen 80' (Fernandes) | Report | Gutiérrez 18' (Fernandes)
Fernandes 23' (Gutiérrez), 86' (Rubio)
Opara 42'
Németh 67' (Fernandes, Gutiérrez) | Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 16,682
Referee: Dave Gantar

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City September 23, 2018 29|  Philadelphia Union | 2 – 0|  Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania

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12:00 | Simpson 71', 89'
Accam 66'
Mbaizo 75' | Report | Espinoza 65' | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Mark Geiger

Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake September 30, 2018 30|  Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1|  Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas

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16:00 | Opara 52'
Gutiérrez 74' | Report | Baird 9' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,844
Referee: Kevin Stott

Sporting Kansas City v LA Galaxy October 6, 2018 31|  Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1|  LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 | Zlatan 25'
Bingham 89' | Report | Sinovic 34'
Russell 49' 83'
Sánchez 49'
Sallói 50'
Rubio 90+7' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,092
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City October 17, 2018 32|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 – 4|  Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia

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21:00 | Felipe 42' | Boxscore | Sinovic 53'
Croizet 62'
Sallói 82',  90'+7'
Busio 90'+4' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,689
Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City October 21, 2018 33|  FC Dallas | 0 – 3|  Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas

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16:00 | González 16'
Pedroso 86' | Report | Sallói 45'
Espinoza 45+2' 64'
Gutiérrez 68'
Sánchez 73'
Russell 87' (P.K.) | Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC October 28, 2018 34|  Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1|  Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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15:30 | Russell 14'
Espinoza 37'
Sinovic 62'
Gutiérrez 70'
Sallói 72'
Melia 90+1' | Report | Atuesta 8'
Vela 63' (P.K.) | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,702
Referee: Allen Chapman

### MLS Cup Playoffs

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See also: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs

#### Western Conference Semifinals

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Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City November 4, 2018 Leg 1|  Real Salt Lake | 1–1|  Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah

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9:00pm CDT | Rusnák 26',  51'
Beckerman 72' | Report | Rubio 60',  76' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake November 11, 2018 Leg 2|  Sporting Kansas City | 4–2|  Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas

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2:00 PM | Rubio 14' 63'
Sallói 19', 90+7'
Sánchez 67' (pen.)
Espinoza 82' | Report | Herrera 49'
Saucedo 60'
Beckerman 64'
Kreilach 72' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,918
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Sporting Kansas City won 5-3 on aggregate.

#### Conference Finals

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Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City November 25, 2019 Leg 1|  Portland Timbers | 0–0|  Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon

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18:30 CST | Guzmán 36' | Report | Sinovic 45+1'
Besler 66'
Sallói 89' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers November 29, 2018 Leg 2|  Sporting Kansas City | 2–3
(2–3 agg.)|  Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas

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20:30 CST | Sallói 20'
Rubio 47'
Fernandes 81' | Report | Valentin 17'
Guzmán 45+5'
Blanco 52'
Valeri 61',  90+9'
Chara 77'
Villafaña 90+6'
Asprilla 90+7' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,091
Referee: Mark Geiger

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

### 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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

Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City June 6, 2018 Fourth Round| Real Salt Lake| 0 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah

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20:00 MDT | Herrera 28'
Ruíz 47' | Report | Russell 47'
Belmar 74' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,833
Referee: Malik Badawi

Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas June 16, 2018 Round of 16|  Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2| FC Dallas| Kansas City, Kansas

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20:00 | Sallói 43' (Opara, Zusi), 66' (Kuzain)
Amor 83'
Croizet 89' | Report | Gruezo 18' (Barrios)
Lamah 20' 77'
Barrios 37'
Hayes 72'
Ulloa 74' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals|  Houston Dynamo | 4 – 2|  Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas

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19:30 | Quioto 26',  35', 66' (Cerén)
O. García 45'
Manotas 69', 88' (Rodríguez)
Fuenmayor 79' | Report | Russell 2' (Gerso)
Croizet 90+3' (Russell) | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,431
Referee: Allen Chapman

## Player statistics

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### Top scorers

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Rank  | Position  | Number  | Name  | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total

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1  | FW | 20  |  Dániel Sallói | 8  | 3  | 2  | 13
2  | FW | 7  |  Johnny Russell | 10  | 0  | 2  | 12
3  | FW | 11  |  Diego Rubio | 8  | 2  | 0  | 10
4  | MF | 21  |  Felipe Gutiérrez | 6  | 0  | 0  | 7
5  | FW | 12  |  Gerso Fernandes | 5  | 1  | 0  | 6
6  | MF | 6  |  Ilie Sánchez | 4  | 1  | 0  | 5
7  | MF | 10  |  Yohan Croizet | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4
8  | DF | 3  |  Ike Opara | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3
9  | DF | 8  |  Graham Zusi | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
FW | 14  |  Khiry Shelton | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
MF | 19  |  Cristian Lobato | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
DF | 94  |  Jimmy Medranda | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
MF | 17  |  Roger Espinoza | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
14  | MF | 75  |  Wan Kuzain | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
FW | 90  |  Kharlton Belmar | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
FW | 9  |  Krisztián Németh | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total  | 58  | 7  | 7  | 72

As of November 10, 2018

### Disciplinary record

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Number | Nation | Position | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total

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3 |  | DF | Ike Opara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
5 |  | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
6 |  | MF | Ilie Sánchez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
7 |  | FW | Johnny Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
8 |  | DF | Graham Zusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
10 |  | MF | Yohan Croizet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
11 |  | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
12 |  | FW | Gerso Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
14 |  | FW | Khiry Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
15 |  | DF | Seth Sinovic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
17 |  | MF | Roger Espinoza | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1
20 |  | FW | Dániel Sallói | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
22 |  | DF | Emiliano Amor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
29 |  | GK | Tim Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
75 |  | MF | Wan Kuzain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
94 |  | DF | Jimmy Medranda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
| TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2

As of September 9, 2018

## References

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3. ^ Kovzan, Sam (December 15, 2017). "Sporting KC signs 25-year-old French midfielder Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player". Sporting Kansas City.
4. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 17, 2018). "Sporting KC signs forward Zach Wright as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City.
5. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 22, 2018). "Sporting KC signs defender Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City.
6. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 31, 2018). "Sporting KC acquires Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC". Sporting Kansas City.
7. ^ Kovzan, Sam (February 6, 2018). "Sporting KC signs Chilean international midfielder Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player". Sporting Kansas City.
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9. ^ Kovzan, Sam (February 20, 2018). "Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder and two-time MLS Cup champion Brad Evans contracts". Sporting Kansas City.
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