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The 2023 Sporting Kansas City season was the 28th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 13th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City
2023 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 15th
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Average home league attendance18,616[1]
← 2022
2024 →

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 24, 2023.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK John Pulskamp   United States
3 DF Andreu Fontas   Spain
4 DF Robert Voloder   Germany
5 DF Daniel Rosero   Colombia
6 MF Nemanja Radoja   Serbia
7 FW Johnny Russell (DP)   Scotland
8 DF Graham Zusi   United States
9 FW Alan Pulido (DP)   Mexico
10 MF Gadi Kinda (DP)   Israel
11 FW Khiry Shelton   United States
12 DF Kortne Ford (HGP)   United States
14 DF Tim Leibold   Germany
15 MF Roger Espinoza   Honduras
17 MF Jake Davis (HGP)   United States
18 DF Logan Ndenbe   Belgium
19 DF Robert Castellanos   United States
20 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)   Hungary
21 MF Felipe Hernandez (HGP)   Colombia
22 GK Kendall McIntosh   United States
23 FW William Agada   Nigeria
24 DF Kayden Pierre (HGP)   United States
25 FW Ozzie Cisneros (HGP)   United States
26 MF Erik Thommy   Germany
28 DF Cameron Duke (HGP)   United States
29 GK Tim Melia   United States
31 MF Danny Flores   United States
54 MF Remi Walter   France
77 FW Marinos Tzionis   Cyprus
82 DF Chris Rindov   United States

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
October 26, 2022   Nemanja Radoja MF   Levante Signed [2]
January 12, 2023   Tim Leibold DF   Hamburger SV Signed [3]
January 13, 2023   Danny Flores MF   Oakland Roots Signed via waivers [4]
February 17, 2023   Robert Castellanos DF   Kuopion Palloseura Signed [5]
March 31, 2023   Dany Rosero DF   Atlético Junior Signed [6]

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 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School Notes
1 8   Stephen Afrifa FW FIU Signed
2 37   Chris Rindov DF Maryland Signed

Out

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Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
January 21, 2023   Uri Rosell MF   LA Galaxy Waived, signed with LA Galaxy. [7]
November 15, 2022   Kaveh Rad DF   Hartford Athletic Option declined, signed with Hartford Athletic [8]
November 15, 2022   Nicolas Isimat-Mirin DF   SBV Vitesse Option declined, signed with SBV Vitesse [8]
April 4, 2023   Ben Sweat DF   New England Revolution Waived, signed by New England Revolution [9]

Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for Round One
    7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46
    8 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44 Qualification for the Wild card round
    9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
    10 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 46 58 −12 43
    Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    Overall table
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    Overall MLS standings table
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
    14 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 41 37 +4 46 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
    15 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 14 8 48 51 −3 44
    16 San Jose Earthquakes 34 10 10 14 39 43 −4 44
    17 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43
    Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    (V) Canadian Championship winner
    Notes:
    1. ^ As2023 Canadian Championship winners
  • ^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

    • Match results

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    February 27 1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
    9:30 PM CST
  • Zuparic   26'
  • Williamson   73'
  • Evander   89'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 22,295
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    Note: Originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed due to poor weather in Portland
    March 4 2 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
    8:30 PM CST Abubakar   3'
    Cabral   69'    		 Report Espinoza   58' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
    Attendance: 14,954
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    March 11 3 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CST Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,612
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    March 18 4 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
    7:30 PM CST Velasco   55'
    Paes   62'
    Twumasi   76'
    Ferreira   84'    		 Report Sallói   11'
    Voloder   78'    		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 17,467
    Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
    March 25 5 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CST Agada   5'
    Sweat   53'   63'    		 Report Morris   23', 54', 69', 77' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,629
    Referee: Alex Chilowicz
    April 1 6 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
    7:30 PM CDT Harriel   18'
    Gazdag   40'
    Martínez   72'    		 Report Agada   16'
    Walter   90+5'    		 Stadium: Subaru Park
    Attendance: 18,550
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    April 8 7 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT Rosero   35'
    Thommy   76'    		 Report Max   37'
    Wilson   58'
    Rubio   68'
    Nicholson   71'
    Acosta   74'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,467
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    April 15 8 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
    5:30 PM CDT Espinoza   9',   59'
    Ebobisse   40' (pen.), 51'
    Gruezo   77'    		 Report Thommy   31'
    Castellanos   90+3'    		 Stadium: PayPal Park
    Attendance: 14,212
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    April 22 9 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Foxborough, Massachusetts
    6:30 PM CDT Vrioni   31' (35) Report Fontàs   20'   61'
    Russell   50'
    Voloder   89'    		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
    Attendance: 19,281
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    April 29 10 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 CF Montréal Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT Rosero   30'
    Pulido   52'
    Espinoza   57'    		 Report Wanyama   27'
    Duke   35'
    Choinière   45+1'   90+6'
    Waterman   65'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,226
    Referee: Ramy Touchan
    May 7 11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
    3:30 PM CDT Roldán   8'
    Lodeiro   66' (pen.)
    Rusnák   81'    		 Report Thommy   4'
    Walter   12'
    Pulido   31'
    Ndenbe   65'
    Russell   90+5'    		 Stadium: Lumen Field
    Attendance: 31,620
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    May 13 12 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Boxall   66'
    		•  Report
  • Sallói   22'
  • Kinda   84'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 17,851
    Referee: Alex Chilowicz
    May 17 13 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles, California
    9:30 PM CDT Bouanga   13'
    Sánchez   29'
    Palacios   40'
    Tillman   70'    		 Report Russell   20'
    Sallói   90+4'    		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
    Attendance: 22,222
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    May 20 14 St. Louis City SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City St. Louis, Missouri
    8:30 PM CDT Löwen   19'
    Vassilev   25',   75'
    Nerwinski   30'
    Gioacchini   55'    		 Report Kinda   28'
    Sallói   42'    		 Stadium: CityPark
    Attendance: 22,423
    Referee: Chris Penso
    May 28 15 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
    2:00 PM CDT Thommy   11'
    Fontàs   47'
    Sallói   66'
    Mabiala   68' (o.g.)
    Radoja   72'
    Shelton   85'
    Hernández   90+3'    		 Report Boli   8'
    Loría   89'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,514
    Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
    May 31 16 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT Ndenbe   37'
    Kinda   41'
    Sallói   60'    		 Report Ferreira   90+1'
    Cerrillo   90+3'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 17,178
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
    Note: Delayed start due to inclement weather
    June 3 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
    9:30 PM CDT
  • Blackmon   63'
  • Cubas   69'
  • Gauld   78'   88'
  • Sartini   86'
    		•  Report
  • Pulido   20'
  • Kinda   79'
  • McIntosh   90+5'
    		•  Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,739
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    June 10 18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Castellanos   47'
  • Radoja   61'
  • Thommy   87'
  • Shelton   89'
    		•  Report
  • Zardes   60'
  • Driussi   61'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,885
    Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
    June 17 19 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT Pulido   17' (pen.)
    Rosero   50'    		 Report Maldonado   48'
    Bogusz   59'
    Biuk   65'
    Vela   90'    		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 19,410
    Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
    June 21 20 LA Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
    9:30 PM CDT
  • Judd   64'
  • Aguirre   90'
    		•  Report
  • Thommy   17'
  • Rosero   23'
    		•  Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Attendance: 20,960
    Referee: Filip Dujic
    June 24 21 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Sallói   90+2'
    		•  Report
  • Herbers   47'
  • Pineda   64'
  • Souquet   67'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,032
    Referee: Alex Chilowicz
    July 1 22 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Pulido   45+2'
  • Thommy   53',   57'
  • Davis   89'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,867
    Referee: Malik Badawi
    July 8 23 Houston Dynamo FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Úlfarsson   49'
  • Herrera   50'
  • Franco   90+8'
  • Ferreira   90+10'
    		•  Report
  • Rosero   65'
  • Leibold   90+11'
    		•  Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
    Attendance: 16,489
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    July 12 24 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Russell   36'
    		•  Report
  • Arango   67'
  • Julio   72'
  • Ruiz   87'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 17,924
    Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
    July 15 25 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Austin, Texas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Finlay   19'
  • Cascante   59'
    		•  Report
  • Rosero   33'
  • Davis   53'
    		•  Stadium: Q2 Stadium
    Attendance: 20,738
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    August 26 26 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Russell   42'
  • Thommy   69'
    		•  Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,892
    Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
    September 2 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Melia   86'
  • Espinoza   90+7'
    		•  Report
  • Alm   81'
  • Klauss   89'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 21,650
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    September 9 28 Inter Miami CF 3–2 Sporting Kansas City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    6:30 PM CDT
  • Farías   60'
  • Avilés   66'
  • Alba   90+3'
    		•  Report
  • Gutiérrez   33'
  • Pulido   78'
  • Leibold   79'
    		•  Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
    Attendance: 19,355
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    September 16 29 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Saint Paul, Minnesota
    7:30 PM CDT
    		Report
  • Kinda   84'   90+5'
  • Sallói   90+1'
    		•  Stadium: Allianz Field
    Attendance: 19,685
    Referee: Tori Penso
    September 20 30 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
    		Report
  • Muyl   52'
  • Mukhtar   66'
  • Maher   76'
  • Washington   82'
  • Moore   90+1'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 16,825
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    September 23 31 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Radoja   34'
  • Agada   45+6'
  • Thommy   73'
  • Rosero   89'
  • Sallói   90+6'
    		•  Report
  • Hadebe   45+9'
  • Dorsey   74'
  • Caicedo   83'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,033
    Referee: Chris Penso
    September 30 32 St. Louis City SC 4–1 Sporting Kansas City St. Louis, Missouri
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Adeniran   73'
  • Stroud   75'
  • Klauss   80', 85'
  • Parker   87'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: CityPark
    Attendance: 22,423
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    October 7 33 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
    8:30 PM CDT
  • Vera   58',   81'
  • Savarino   89'
  • MacMath   90+7'
    		•  Report
  • Russell   29'
  • Radoja   38'
  • Pulido   77'
  • Melia   90+2'
    		•  Stadium: America First Field
    Attendance: 21,205
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    October 21 34 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
    8:00 PM CDT
  • Walter   31'
  • Davis   85'
    		•  Report
  • Taylor   66'
  • Boxall   68'   82'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 20,479
    Referee: Ismail Elfath

    MLS Cup Playoffs

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    Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
    October 25 Wild Card Sporting Kansas City 0–0
    (4–2 p)    		 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
    8:30 pm CDT
    		Report
  • Skahan   80'
  • Judson   87'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 17,437
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    Penalties
  • Pulido  
  • Thommy  
  • Kinda  
  • Sallói  
    		•
  •   Yueill
  •   Skahan
  •   Akapo
    		•
    October 29 Round One St. Louis City SC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City St. Louis, Missouri
    9:00 pm CDT
  • Jackson   45'
  • Stroud   58'
  • Löwen   70'
  • Blom   78'
  • Adeniran   87'
    		•  Report
  • Ndenbe   27'
  • Walter   36'
  • Sallói   61'
    		•  Stadium: CityPark
    Attendance: 22,423
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    November 5 Round One Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Kansas City, Kansas
    4:00 pm CST
  • Ndenbe   45+1',   69'
  • Sallói   73'
  • Rosero   81'
  • Espinoza   90+14'
    		•  Report
  • Parker   32'
  • Pompeu   86'
  • Hiebert   90+6'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 21,650
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    Note: Sporting Kansas City won the series 2–0.
    November 26 Conference semifinals Houston Dynamo FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
    6:00 pm CST
  • Carrasquilla   69'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
    Attendance: 20,319
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

    US Open Cup

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    Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
    April 25 Third Round Sporting Kansas City (MLS)   3–0   Tulsa Athletic (NPSL) Kansas City, Kansas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Pulido   54'
  • Tzionis   68'
    		•  Report
  • Ugbah   64'
  • Harris   90+2'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 9,912
    Referee: José Lara
    May 10 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)   1–0   Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Houston, Texas
    7:30 PM CDT
  • Gasper   35'
  • Dorsey   87'
    		•  Report
  • Sallói   90+3'
    		•  Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
    Attendance: 5,094
    Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

    2023 Leagues Cup

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    Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup
    July 23 G1 FC Cincinnati   3–3
    (4–2 p)    		   Sporting Kansas City Cincinnati, Ohio
    7:30 pm ET
  • Mosquera   11'
  • Pulskamp   34' (o.g.)
  • Moreno   48'
  • Boupendza   50'
  • Vazquez   56'
  • Powell   68'
  • Acosta   90+8' (pen.)
    		•  Report
  • Rosero   12',   90+6'
  • Pulido   30'
  • Kinda   51',   69' (pen.)
  • Pulskamp   83'
  • Thommy   90+2'
  • Espinoza   90+8'
    		•  Stadium: TQL Stadium
    Attendance: 24,524
    Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
    Penalties
  • Vazquez  
  • Kubo  
  • Miazga  
    		•
  •   Shelton
  •   Walter
  •   Fontas
    		•
    July 31 G2 Sporting Kansas City   1–0   Chivas Kansas City, Kansas
    10:00 pm ET
    		Report
  • Vazquez   67'
  • Calderón   85'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 20,373
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    August 4 R32 Sporting Kansas City   1–4   Toluca Kansas City, Kansas
    9:00 pm ET
  • Agada   88'
    		•  Report
  • Raul   32',   61'
  • Morales   54',   61'
  • Domínguez   63'
    		•  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 15,121
    Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho

    References

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    1. ^ Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  • ^ "Sporting KC Signs Midfielder Nemnja Radoja". OneFootball. October 26, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 12, 2023). "Sporting KC signs German left back Tim Leibold". Sporting KC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 13, 2023). "Sporting KC signs 20-year-old midfielder Danny Flores". Sporting KC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ "Sporting KC Signs Robert Castellanos". Our Sports Central. February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ Sperry, Daniel (March 31, 2023). "New arrival Dany Rosero brings needed defensive impact, upbeat mindset to Sporting KC". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ Smith, Chris (January 21, 2023). "Sporting Kansas City waive Spanish midfielder Uri Rosell". 90min. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ a b Kovzan, Sam (November 15, 2022). "Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2023 MLS season". Sporting KC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • ^ Kovzan, Sam (April 4, 2023). "Sporting KC waives defender Ben Sweat". Sporting KC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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