2020 Sporting Kansas City season

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Sporting Kansas City
2020 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 3rd
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gadi Kinda
Alan Pulido
Johnny Russell
(6 each)

All:
Alan Pulido (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 21,188 (March 7 vs. Houston Dynamo)
All: 21,188 (March 7 vs. Houston Dynamo)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,000 (August 25 vs. Houston Dynamo)
All: 2,000 (August 25 vs. Houston Dynamo)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 21,188
All: 21,188
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Houston Dynamo on March 7, 2020)
and (vs. Colorado Rapids on October 24, 2020)
Biggest defeat2–5 (vs. Houston Dynamo on August 25, 2020)
0–3 (vs. Minnesota United FC on December 3, 2020)
 2019
2021 

The 2020 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fifth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the tenth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Following that decision, on March 19 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until May 10.[2] Following that decision, on April 17 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until June 8.[3]

Preseason

Sporting will spend the whole of its pre-season training camp in Scottsdale, Arizona for the sixth straight year, led by Coach and Sporting Director Peter Vermes. From January 19 to Feb 1 and from Feb. 8–22 the club will practice in Scottsdale before kicking off its 25th season in Major League Soccer on Feb 29 or March 1.[4]

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.[5]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez [6]
2 DF  HUN Botond Baráth
3 DF  ESP Andreu Fontas [6]
4 DF  CRO Roberto Punčec [6]
5 DF  USA Matt Besler (Captain)
6 MF  ESP Ilie Sánchez
7 FW  SCO Johnny Russell (DP)
8 DF  USA Graham Zusi
9 FW  MEX Alan Pulido (DP)[6]
10 MF  CHI Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)[6]
11 FW  USA Khiry Shelton [6]
12 FW  GNB Gerso Fernandes
13 DF  USA Amadou Dia [6]
15 MF  HON Roger Espinoza [6]
16 DF  USA Graham Smith
17 MF  ISR Gadi Kinda [6]
18 GK  USA Eric Dick
19 FW  USA Erik Hurtado
20 FW  HUN Dániel Sallói (HGP)
21 MF  COL Felipe Hernandez (HGP)[6]
22 DF  NZL Winston Reid
23 FW  USA Tyler Freeman (HGP)
24 GK  USA John Pulskamp
26 DF  USA Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)
27 MF  USA Gianluca Busio (HGP)[6]
28 DF  USA Cameron Duke (HGP)
29 GK  USA Tim Melia
36 DF  POR Luís Martins
75 MF  USA Wan Kuzain

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
November 26, 2019 Mexico Richard Sánchez GK United States Chicago Fire FC 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft [7]
December 4, 2019 Croatia Roberto Punčec DF Croatia Rijeka Undisclosed [8]
December 9, 2019 United States Khiry Shelton FW Germany SC Paderborn 07 Undisclosed [9]
December 10, 2019 Mexico Alan Pulido FW Mexico C.D. Guadalajara Undisclosed [10]
January 10, 2020 United States Amadou Dia DF United States Phoenix Rising FC Signed for 2020 season with contract options through 2022 [11]
February 24, 2020 United States John Pulskamp GK United States Sporting Kansas City II Promotion to first team [12]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School
358 United States Jaret Townsend MF University of Washington
484 United States James Kasak FW Virginia Tech

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
November 19, 2019 Colombia Jimmy Medranda MF United States Nashville SC Selected in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft [13]
November 19, 2019 United States Adrian Zendejas GK United States Nashville SC Traded for $125,000 in 2020 TAM and $50,000 in 2020 GAM [13]
November 21, 2019 United States Seth Sinovic DF United States New England Revolution Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 United States Benny Feilhaber MF Retired Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 United States Gedion Zelalem MF United States New York City FC Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler DF Switzerland FC Thun Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Costa Rica Rodney Wallace DF Retired Option Declined [14]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
January 23, 2020 Israel Gadi Kinda MF Beitar Jerusalem F.C. One-year loan using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), with an option to exercise a permanent transfer at the end of 2020 [15]
February 14, 2020 New Zealand Winston Reid DF West Ham United F.C. One-year loan [16]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Ref
February 4, 2020 United States Eric Dick GK Phoenix Rising FC Loaned to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season. [17]

Competitions

Player statistics

References

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