2019 Sporting Kansas City season
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Overall: 21st
| 2019 season | |||
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| Owner | Sporting Club | ||
| Head coach | Peter Vermes | ||
| Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 11th Overall: 21st | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Felipe Gutiérrez (12) All: Krisztián Németh (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 19,979 (May 29 vs. LA Galaxy) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 17,083 (August 22 vs. Minnesota United FC) All: 13,927 (Feb. 21 vs. Toluca) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 18,856
All: 18,325 | ||
| Biggest win | 7–1 (March 30 vs. Montreal) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (April 4 vs. Monterrey, CCL SF) 2–7 (September 15 at LA Galaxy) | ||
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The 2019 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fourth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the ninth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
It was the first season since 2010 where Sporting did not qualify for the playoffs.
Preseason
Sporting Kansas City opened its preseason camp in Scottsdale, Arizona, in early January to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League. Players slept in specialized tents on their beds that would simulate higher-elevation air pressure in order to adjust their bodies for a high-elevation match in Toluca, Mexico.[1]
Roster
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 August 16, 2019.[2]
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Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2018 |  Rodney Wallace |
DF |  New York City |
Free Agent | [3] |
| December 14, 2018 | Erik Hurtado |
FW |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Trade | [4] |
| December 18, 2018 |  Botond Baráth |
DF | Honvéd |
Signing, No Transfer Fee | [5] |
| December 18, 2018 | Kelyn Rowe |
MF | New England Revolution |
Three way trade in exchange for Diego Rubio | [6] |
| February 5, 2019 |  Abdul Rwatubyaye |
DF | Rayon Sports |
Signing | [7] |
| March 11, 2019 | Gedion Zelalem |
MF |  Arsenal |
Transfer | [8] |
| April 2, 2019 |  Nicolas Hasler |
DF | Chicago Fire |
Signing | [9] |
| May 8, 2019 | Benny Feilhaber |
MF | Colorado Rapids |
Trade | [10] |
| July 18, 2019 | Cameron Duke |
MF | Homegrown Player | [11] | |
| August 1, 2019 |  Luís Martins |
DF | Chaves |
signing | [12] |
| August 30, 2019 | Felipe Hernandez |
MF | Swope Park Rangers | signing | [13] |
Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Round | Pick Number | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Kamar Marriott |
DF | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2 | 45 | Camden Riley |
MF | University of the Pacific |
| 3 | 69 | Franky Martinez |
DF | UMass Lowell |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2018 | Kharlton Belmar |
FW | Nashville SC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [14] |
| November 30, 2018 | Brad Evans |
DF | Retired | Option Declined, Out of Contract | [14] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Cristian Lobato |
MF | UE Cornellà |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [14] |
| November 30, 2018 | Amer Didic |
DF | San Antonio FC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [14] |
| November 30, 2018 | Colton Storm |
DF | North Carolina FC |
Option Declined, signed with North Carolina FC | [14] |
| December 18, 2018 |  Diego Rubio |
FW | Colorado Rapids |
Trade with New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids | [15] |
| January 5, 2018 | Khiry Shelton |
FW |  SC Paderborn 07 |
Out of Contract | [16] |
| January 28, 2018 | Ike Opara |
DF | Minnesota United FC |
Traded to Minnesota United, $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and $100,000 in potential TAM if Minnesota makes Playoffs | [17] |
| May 8, 2019 | Abdul Rwatubyaye |
DF | Colorado Rapids |
Trade with Colorado Rapids. Received Benny Feilhaber. Sent Abdul, second round draft pick, International Roster Spot, $50,000 TAM. | [10] |
| August 7, 2019 | Kelyn Rowe |
MF | Real Salt Lake |
Traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for $75,000 TAM and 2019 International Roster Spot (For Luis Martins) | [18] |
Short Term Agreements
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2018 | Wilson Harris |
FW | Swope Park Rangers | Sporting Kansas City (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) forward Wilson Harris to a Short-Term Agreement for Saturday’s match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. | [19] |
| June 11, 2018 | Felipe Hernandez |
MF | Swope Park Rangers | Sporting KC (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers midfielder Felipe Hernandez to Short-Term Agreements through Wednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Minnesota United FC. | [20] |
| June 11, 2018 | Camden Riley |
DF | Swope Park Rangers | Sporting KC (MLS) signs Swope Park Rangers defender Camden Riley to Short-Term Agreements through Wednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match against Minnesota United FC. | [20] |
Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2018 | Eric Dick |
GK | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Sporting Kansas City (MLS) loans Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL Championship) goalkeeper Eric Dick for Saturday’s match against Real Monarchs SLC. | [21] |
