2014 FC Kansas City season
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FC Kansas City 2014 soccer season
OwnerBrian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens
Head coachVlatko Andonovski
StadiumDurwood Soccer Stadium
NWSL2nd
| 2014 season | |||
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| Owner | Brian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens | ||
| Head coach | Vlatko Andonovski | ||
| Stadium | Durwood Soccer Stadium | ||
| NWSL | 2nd | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Amy Rodriguez (13) All: Amy Rodriguez (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,107 (Apr 12 vs. SBFC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,212 (Aug 6 vs. BOS) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,018 | ||
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The 2014 season was FC Kansas City's second season of existence. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. FC Kansas City won its first NWSL championship in 2014, defeating Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL Playoffs final.[1]
Roster
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  USA |
Sara Keane |
| 2 | FW | USA |
Melissa Henderson |
| 4 | DF | USA |
Becky Sauerbrunn |
| 5 | FW | USA |
Liz Bogus |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Jen Buczkowski |
| 7 | MF | USA |
Jenna Richmond |
| 8 | FW | USA |
Amy Rodriguez |
| 9 | MF | USA |
Merritt Mathias |
| 10 | FW | USA |
Frances Silva |
| 11 | MF | USA |
Morgan Marlborough |
| 12 | FW | USA |
Lauren Holiday |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Leigh Ann Robinson |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Kassey Kallman |
| 15 | MF | USA |
Erika Tymrak |
| 16 | DF | USA |
Nia Williams |
| 17 | DF | USA |
Amy LePeilbet |
| 18 | GK | USA |
Nicole Barnhart |
| 19 | FW |  AUS |
Katrina Gorry |
| 20 | MF | USA |
Molly Dreska |
| 22 | GK |  MEX |
Cecilia Santiago |
| 23 | DF | USA |
Nikki Phillips |
| 24 | FW | USA |
Sarah Hagen |
| 25 | MF | USA |
Mandy Laddish |
| 28 | MF | USA |
Missy Geha |
Team management
FC Kansas City's ownership group is composed of Chris, Brad and Greg Likens, and Brian Budzinski. The group also owns the Missouri Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[3] Budzinski is also owner of the Kansas City Soccerdome.[4] Vlatko Andonovski, a former professional player and head coach of the Kansas City Kings of the PASL and Missouri Olympic Development Program (ODP), was head coach for the 2013 season.[5]
Match results
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
FC Kansas City v Chicago Red Stars
| March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22) 1 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Fenton, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 2,300 |
Kansas Jayhawks v FC Kansas City
| March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29) 2 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1–3 | FC Kansas City | Lawrence, Kansas |
Ashley Williams  31' |
Report | Stadium: Jayhawk Soccer Complex |
Oklahoma State Cowgirls v FC Kansas City
| April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05) 3 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 0–10 | FC Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 16:00 CDT | http://www.fckansascity.com/2014/04/05/fc-kansas-city-finishes-exhibition-season-big-win/ Report | Stadium: Swope Park |
NWSL
Main article: 2014 NWSL season
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
FC Kansas City v Sky Blue FC
| April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12) 1 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,107 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
Washington Spirit v FC Kansas City
| April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19) 2 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Boyds, Maryland |
| Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Portland Thorns FC v FC Kansas City
| April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26) 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,124 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
FC Kansas City v Chicago Red Stars
| April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30) 4 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 21:00 CDT (UTC-05) |
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Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
Houston Dash v FC Kansas City
| May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03) 5 | Houston Dash | 0–4 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,198 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
Western New York Flash v FC Kansas City
| May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) 6 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 | Box Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,463 Referee: Mark Allatin |
FC Kansas City v Washington Spirit
| May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11) 7 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,797 Referee: Matt Mercier |
Seattle Reign FC v FC Kansas City
| May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14) 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–2 | FC Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 21:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Timon Berry |
FC Kansas City v Houston Dash
| May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) 9 | FC Kansas City | 2–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 17:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
FC Kansas City v Seattle Reign FC
| May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21) 10 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 | Box KC report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
Boston Breakers v FC Kansas City
| May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25) 11 | Boston Breakers | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 | Box Report Report |
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Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 2,622 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
FC Kansas City v Western New York Flash
| June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04) 12 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Chris Spivey |
FC Kansas City v Boston Breakers
| June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) 13 | FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Greg Dopka |
Houston Dash v FC Kansas City
| June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14) 14 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Bernard Hosu |
FC Kansas City v Chicago Red Stars
| June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21) 15 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Christina Unkel |
FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC
| June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28) 16 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
Sky Blue FC v FC Kansas City
| July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06) 17 | Sky Blue FC | 0–5 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,349 Referee: Margaret Domka |
Portland Thorns FC v FC Kansas City
| July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13) 18 | Portland Thorns FC | 7–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 9,672 Referee: Christina Unkel |
Western New York Flash v FC Kansas City
| July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18) 19 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
FC Kansas City v Sky Blue FC
| July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27) 20 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 17:00 | Box KC report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
Washington Spirit v FC Kansas City
| July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30) 21 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Boyds, Maryland |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Kristen Salazar |
FC Kansas City v Seattle Reign FC
| August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) 22 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Bernard Hosu |
FC Kansas City v Boston Breakers
| August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06) 23 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,212 Referee: David Mon |
Chicago Red Stars v FC Kansas City
| August 9, 2014 (2014-08-09) 24 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Regular-season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 54 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City (C) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 34 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | Houston Dash | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 18 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 |
Last updated: July 19, 2014.
Source: Match reports
| 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 |
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| Stadium | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L |
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
NWSL Championship Playoffs
Semi-final
Semi-final
| FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
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| Report |
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Durwood Soccer Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Chris Spivey
Championship
Final
| Seattle Reign FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City |
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| Report Report Report |
Squad statistics
Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | FW | Liz Bogus | 13 | 8 | 598 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jen Buczkowski | 24 | 24 | 2087 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Molly Dreska | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Missy Geha | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Katrina Gorry | 9 | 3 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Sarah Hagen | 9 | 7 | 529 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Melissa Henderson | 5 | 3 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Lauren Holiday | 21 | 21 | 1766 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 35 | 5 | 96 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Kassey Kallman | 18 | 18 | 1479 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Mandy Laddish | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | 11 | 4 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Morgan Marlborough | 9 | 2 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Merritt Mathias | 20 | 16 | 1436 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Nikki Phillips | 23 | 23 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jenna Richmond | 22 | 20 | 1754 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Leigh Ann Robinson | 23 | 23 | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Amy Rodriguez | 22 | 21 | 1808 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 22 | 22 | 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Frances Silva | 18 | 5 | 568 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Erika Tymrak | 21 | 18 | 1540 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Nia Williams | 5 | 2 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 22 | 22 | 1935 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 210 | 100 | 71 | 29 | 1.318 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | GK | Sarah Keane | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated. August 31, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ "FC Kansas City Roster". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "New Kansas City women's soccer team releases logo". Kansas City Business Journal. January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ McDowell, Sam (July 30, 2013). "Joco's pro women's soccer team, FC Kansas City, seeks longevity where others have failed". Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "FC Kansas City Coaching Staff Announced". FC Kansas City. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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