2018 Sporting Kansas City season
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| 2018 season | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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.
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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Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Draft picks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | GK | Butler | |
| 18 | DF | Denver | ||
| 4 | 75 | FW | Bercer | |
| 82 | DF | Oakland | ||
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2017 | FW | Retired | Out of contract | [14] | |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | Out of contract | [15][16] | ||
| November 27, 2017 | FW | Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic | [14] | ||
| November 27, 2017 | MF | Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK | [14] | ||
| November 27, 2017 | MF | Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury | [17] | ||
| November 27, 2017 | MF | Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven | [17] | ||
| December 12, 2017 | FW | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | [18] | ||
| December 14, 2017 | DF | Traded for Khiry Shelton | [2] | ||
| January 3, 2018 | MF | Traded | [19] | ||
| February 8, 2018 | GK | Traded | [20] | ||
| February 8, 2018 | FW | Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven | [21] | ||
| February 27, 2018 | DF | Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9 | [22][23] | ||
| February 27, 2018 | DF | Waived | [22] | ||
| March 1, 2018 | MF | Waived | [24] | ||
| June 25, 2018 | DF | Waived | [25] | ||
Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
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| January 18, 2018 | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year | [26] | |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
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| August 8, 2018 | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC | [27] | |