2015 Sporting Kansas City season
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Sporting Kansas City 2015 soccer season
| 2015 season | ||||
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| Owner | Sporting Club | |||
| Head coach | Peter Vermes | |||
| Stadium | Sporting Park | |||
| MLS | Conference: 6th Overall: 10th | |||
| Playoffs | Knockout Stage | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Champions | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dom Dwyer 12 All: Dom Dwyer 17 | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,505 (June 6 vs. Seattle) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 18,861 (September 18 vs. FC Dallas) All: 16,117 (Aug 12 vs. Real Salt Lake) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 19,687 All: 19,371 | |||
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The 2015 Sporting Kansas City season was the twentieth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fifth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Due to the dissolution of Chivas USA and MLS expansion to New York and Orlando, Sporting Kansas City moved to the Western Conference. Sporting was a member of the Western Conference for its first nine seasons before moving to the Eastern Conference for the previous ten seasons.
First team roster
As of October 13, 2015.[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. Squad correct as of October 13, 2015.[1]
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Player movement
In
Out
| Date | Player | Position | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2014 |  Toni Dovale |
MF | Lugo |
Option declined | [10] |
| November 25, 2014 |  Michael Kafari |
MF | Option declined | [10] | |
| November 25, 2014 | Victor Muñoz |
MF |  Arizona United SC |
Option declined | [10] |
| November 25, 2014 |  Lawrence Olum |
MF |  Kedah FA |
Contract terminated | [10] |
| November 25, 2014 |  Soony Saad |
FW |  BEC Tero Sasana |
Out of contract | [10] |
| November 25, 2014 | Christian Duke |
MF | Oklahoma City Energy FC |
Waived | [11] |
| December 8, 2014 |  Aurélien Collin |
DF | Orlando City SC |
Trade for Allocation Money and Jalil Anibaba | [2] |
| December 8, 2014 | C. J. Sapong |
DF | Philadelphia Union |
Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick | [2] |
| December 10, 2014 | Sal Zizzo |
MF | New York City FC |
2014 MLS Expansion Draft | [12] |
| December 12, 2014 | Eric Kronberg |
GK |  Montreal Impact |
Option declined | [10] |
| December 12, 2014 | Andy Gruenebaum |
GK | San Jose Earthquakes |
Option declined | [10] |
| January 20, 2015 |  Claudio Bieler |
FW | Quilmes |
Out of contract | [13] |
| February 24, 2015 |  Jorge Claros |
MF |  Qingdao Jonoon |
Contract terminated | [13] |
| May 27, 2015 |  Luis Marín |
GK | Palestino |
Mutually terminated | [14] |
| June 22, 2015 |  James Ansu Rogers |
FW | Waived | [9] | |
| July 20, 2015 | Servando Carrasco |
MF | Orlando City SC |
Trade for Amobi Okugo | [9] |
Loans
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | DF |  Igor Julião |
Fluminense FC |
April 4, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | [9][15] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | GK | Jon Kempin |
San Antonio Scorpions |
March 20, 2015 | May 27, 2015 | [9][16][14] |
| 17 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
San Antonio Scorpions |
April 1, 2015 | May 19, 2015 | [9][17][18] |
Competitions
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Desert Friendlies
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City
| January 31, 2015 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 19:00 CST | Villafaña  23'Fernández  30' (p.k.)Nanchoff 53' |
Report | Otero 40' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
FC Tucson v Sporting Kansas City
| February 9, 2015 | FC Tucson | 2–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 11:30 CST | Brooks 48' Boggs 74' |
Report | Carrasco 42' Németh 60' (pen.), 75', 90'Medranda 77' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC
| February 28, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Minnesota United FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| Añor 8', 23' Opara 72' |
Report | Calvano 23' Steele 63'Watson 81' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Desert Diamond Cup
Main article: 2015 Desert Diamond Cup
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City
| February 18, 2015 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:30 CST | Torres 12' Badji 17'Marcelo 29'Flores 56'  75'Cronin 64' |
Report | Dwyer 23' Nagamura 25'Espinoza 32'Németh 77' (pen.)Añor 78' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City
| February 21, 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 21:00 CST | Pineda 22' Mansaray 74'Cooper 81' |
Report | Németh 25', 39' Besler 27'Zusi 34'Añor 42'Sinovic 67'Rogers 73'Lopez 88' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
| February 25, 2015 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 21:00 CST | Welshman 12' 59' Ovalle 38'Sandoval 47'Velazco 85' |
Report | Medranda 43' Sinovic 59'Dwyer 66'Németh 72'Añor 83' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Major League Soccer
Western Conference standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 |
Source: MLS
League table
See also: 2015 Major League Soccer season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
Regular season
Main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls
| March 8, 2015 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Besler 30' 70' Opara 50' |
Report | Sam 54' Wright-Phillips 80' Kljestan 86' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,784 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City
| March 14, 2015 2 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
| 19:30 | Perez 17 ', 52' Harris 35' Castillo 73' Bekker 90' |
Report | Zusi 41' Espinoza 44' Ellis 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,149 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers
| March 21, 2015 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Feilhaber 82' |
Report | Chara 72' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,848 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
New York City FC v Sporting Kansas City
| March 28, 2015 4 | New York City FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | New York, New York |
| 18:00 CST (UTC-06) | Diskerud 73' Watson-Siriboe 85' |
Report | Opara 12' Nagamura 68' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 27,545 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union
| April 5, 2015 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Dwyer 16' de Jong 18' Anibaba 91+' Németh 94+' |
Report | Peterson 3' (o.g.) Aristeguiesta 19' Edu 62' Carroll 68' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,545 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake
| April 11, 2015 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Carrasco 61' |
Report | Beltran 44' Saborio 61' Beckerman 64' Mansally 80' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,087 Referee: Jorge González |
LA Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City
| April 18, 2015 7 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 21:30 | Husidic 9' Gargan 32' Juninho 83' Gonzalez 94+' |
Report | Németh 22' Espinoza 30' Dwyer 83' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,018 Referee: Alan Kelly |
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City
| April 25, 2015 8 | Houston Dynamo | 4–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:30 | Barnes 11 ', 46' Bruin 46+' 63' Taylor 79' Rodríguez 83' |
Report | Németh 2' Espinoza 31' Anibaba 43' Ellis 53' Dwyer 74' Feilhaber 80' (pen.), 95+' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,046 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire
| May 3, 2015 9 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 | Sinovic 38' Nagamura 75' 92+' |
Report | Adaílton 32' Ritter 58' Accam 89' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,581 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
D.C. United v Sporting Kansas City
| May 9, 2015 10 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington, D.C. |
| 18:00 | Arnaud 41' Arrieta 42' |
Report | Espinoza 9' Dwyer 45' Marín 81' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,221 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City
| May 16, 2015 | Colorado Rapids | Postponed | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution
| May 20, 2015 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–2 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:00 | Dwyer 29' 37' Feilhaber 30' 43' (pen.) Németh 39 ', 43' Dia 71' Mustivar 76' |
Report | Agudelo 11' Dorman 41' Caldwell 64' Goncalves 89' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,864 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City
| May 23, 2015 12 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 21:00 | Report | Ellis 81' Mustivar 81' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,653 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas
| May 29, 2015 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Németh 19' Feilhaber 51' Ellis 57' Zusi 64' |
Report | Loyd 33'  43' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,172 Referee: Dave Gantar |
Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC
| June 6, 2015 14 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Feilhaber 84' (pen.) |
Report | Frei 82' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 21,505 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
| June 21, 2015 15 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 | Morales 15' Jaime 15', 51'Phillips 18'Beckerman 47'García 90+3', 90+3' |
Report Report |
Mustivar 8' Besler 14'Dwyer 30' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,155 Referee: Drew Fischer |
Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids
| June 27, 2015 16 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Nemeth 32' Cronin 64' (o.g.)Dwyer 80'Peterson 92' |
Report | Watts 52' Greenspan 61'Doyle 70' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,835 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City
| July 12, 2015 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 20:00 | Feilhaber 20' Ellis 52'Mustivar 58'Nemeth 86'Dwyer 88' |
Report | Waston 73' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Sporting Kansas City v Montreal Impact
| July 18, 2015 18 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Feilhaber 4' Dwyer 34' |
Report | Piatti 59' Donadel 84' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,070 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
| July 24, 2015 19 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 22:00 | Morales 34' Plata 73' (pen.) 90'Vásquez 90' |
Summary | Feilhaber 50' 90' Melia 72'Palmer-Brown 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
| August 1, 2015 20 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer 6' 45' Besler 20'Ellis 65'Myers 76' |
Summary | Deric 45' Clark 78'Torres 80'Sturgis 86' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,882 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Toronto FC v Sporting Kansas City
| August 8, 2015 21 | Toronto FC | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario |
| 15:00 | Bradley 22' Warner 88' |
Summary | Feilhaber 22' (pen.) Németh 29'Peterson 87' |
Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Mark Geiger |
Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| August 15, 2015 22 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Ellis 53' Dia 61' Dwyer 81' Nagamura 87 ', 95' 95' |
Report | Manneh 9 ', 41' Laba 64' Morales 75' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,969 Referee: Juan Guzman |
Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes
| August 19, 2015 23 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–5 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Feilhaber 71' Nemeth 74' |
Report | Cato 3 ', 58' Wondolowski 17' (pen.), 61' Godoy 27' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,866 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Columbus Crew SC v Sporting Kansas City
| August 22, 2015 24 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
| 18:30 | Finlay 35' Tchani 80' McInerney 88' 92+' |
Report | de Jong 14' Dwyer 33' Medranda 39' Zusi 62' Lopez 79' |
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 20,018 Referee: Chris Penso |
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City
| August 29, 2015 25 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 20:00 | Figueroa 53' Sjöberg 58' Sarvas 72' Doyle 76' |
Report | Abdul-Salaam 34' Dwyer 47' Sinovic 60' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,480 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City
| September 9, 2015 26 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:30 | Melano 46+' |
Report | Nagamura 40' Peterson 48+' Feilhaber 68' Anor 94+' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Orlando City SC v Sporting Kansas City
| September 13, 2015 27 | Orlando City SC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
| 18:00 | Winter 3 ', 72' Rochez 66' Shea 83' |
Report | Nemeth 59' Besler 83' Dwyer 87' |
Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 22,241 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas
| September 18, 2015 28 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Feilhaber 65 ', 76' (pen.) Dwyer 83' Anor 86' |
Report | Ulloa 80' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,861 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City
| September 23, 2015 29 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:30 | Garcia 45' 70' Bruin 67' |
Report | Mustivar 33' Besler 41' Sinovic 56' Feilhaber 88' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC
| September 27, 2015 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 | Nagamura 35' Dwyer 80' Palmer-Brown 82' |
Report | Martins 32' Alonso 44' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,496 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City
| October 3, 2015 31 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:30 | Adi 70' Valeri 80' |
Report | Feilhaber 74' Németh 83' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City
| October 16, 2015 32 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 22:00 | Godoy 47' 67' |
Report | Okugo 69' Dwyer 82' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids
| October 21, 2015 33 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Németh 78' Ellis 89' |
Report | Powers 78' Sarvas 86' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,897 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Sporting Kansas City v LA Galaxy
| October 25, 2015 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:00 | Dwyer 17' 65' Ellis 38' Myers 58' Nagamura 66' Feilhaber 92+' |
Report | DeLaGarza 24' Keane 46+' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Mark Geiger |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
| Knockout round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 29 – Stade Saputo | E3 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Toronto FC | 0 | E2 | Columbus Crew (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 – RFK Stadium | E4 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| December 6 – Mapfre Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | New England Revolution | 1 | E1 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| E2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | D.C. United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland Timbers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| October 29 – Providence Park | W3 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 (6) | W2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Portland Timbers (p) | 2 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | FC Dallas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 – CenturyLink Field | W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | LA Galaxy | 2 | W1 | FC Dallas (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [19]
Results
Knockout round
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City
| October 29, 2015 Knockout Round | Portland Timbers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Sporting Kansas City | Providence Park, Portland, Oregon |
| 21:00 | Ridgewell 38' Wallace 37' 57'Fochive 107'Urruti 118' |
Report | Ellis 11' 87' Dwyer 35'Németh 76' 96'Dia 76'Abdul-Salaam 93' |
Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| Penalties | ||||
Valeri  Borchers  Ridgewell Jewsbury Urruti Villafaña Asprilla Nagbe Powell Fochive Kwarasey |
Feilhaber Dwyer Zusi Besler Nagamura Ellis Mustivar Peterson Abdul-Salaam Dia Kempin |
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U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
Bracket
- Host team listed first
- Bold = winner
- * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Sporting Kansas City 
v 
Saint Louis FC
v 
Saint Louis FC
| June 16, 2015 Fourth round | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Zusi 70' |
SKC Report MLS Report |
Renken 87' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,298 (Club USOC Record) Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
Sporting Kansas City v 
FC Dallas
v 
FC Dallas
| July 1, 2015 Fifth round | Sporting Kansas City | 6–2 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Dwyer 5', 30', 41' (pen.), 69' Németh 45+1', 59' |
Report | Michel 15' Barrios 62'Zimmerman 68'Acosta 73' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,113 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
v Houston Dynamo
| July 21, 2015 Quarterfinals | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Mustivar 34' Espinoza 68'Feilhaber 71'Dwyer 86'Németh 88' |
Report | Garrido 30' Clark 57'Bruin 59'Davis 68'Miranda 75' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 17,589 Referee: Ted Unkel |
Sporting Kansas City v 
Real Salt Lake
v 
Real Salt Lake
| August 12, 2015 Semifinals | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Nagamura 30' Mustivar 35' 75'Feilhaber 80' Németh 85' |
Report | García 24' 93+' Beltran 76' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Philadelphia Union 
v Sporting Kansas City
v Sporting Kansas City
| September 30, 2015 Final | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 18:00 | Lahound 21' Le Toux 23' Barnetta 58' Sapong 91+' |
Report | Ellis 29' Sinovic 34' Németh 65' Quintillà 71' Besler 86' Nagamura 94' Zusi 104' Myers 106' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| Penalties | ||||
| Le Toux Nogueira Edu Barnetta Casey Lahound Gaddis Wenger |
Benny Feilhaber Dwyer Németh Besler Nagamura Zusi Ellis Quintillà |
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- ↑ "New York City FC Bolsters Roster in Expansion Draft". NYCFC.com. NYCFC. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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- ↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC recalls Saad Abdul-Salaam from loan". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ "MLS Playoff Bracket". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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