2021 Sporting Kansas City season
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| 2021 season | |||
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| Owner | Sporting Club | ||
| Head coach | Peter Vermes | ||
| Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th | ||
| Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 20,213 (6/26 v. LAFC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League/All: 16,888 (9/15 v. MIN) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League/All: 18,837 | ||
| Biggest win | SKC 4–0 MIN (9/15) | ||
| Biggest defeat | All: SKC 1–6 LEÓN (8/10, LC QF) League: LAFC 4–0 SKC (9/3) | ||
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The 2021 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-sixth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eleventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season began on April 17.[1]
Preseason
Sporting KC players reported for a seven day quarantine period involving medical exams and testing on March 1. The team then trained for six weeks beginning on March 8 before the season started on April 17.[2] Sporting KC began a one week voluntary training on March 1 before heading to Arizona on March 7. The team then began preseason training and played 4 preseason matches on March 13, March 20, March 24 and April 3 before returning to Kansas City on April 3.[3]
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 October 29, 2021.
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Player movement
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Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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| October 21, 2020 |  Wilson Harris |
FW | Sporting Kansas City II |
Homegrown Signing | [5] |
| December 17, 2020 | Kendall McIntosh |
GK | New York Red Bulls |
2020 MLS Re-Entry Process Signing | [6] |
| December 22, 2020 |  Remi Walter |
MF |  Yeni Malatyaspor |
International Signing | [7] |
| January 20, 2021 | Grayson Barber |
MF | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
| January 20, 2021 | Ozzie Cisneros |
FW | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
| January 20, 2021 | Brooks Thompson |
GK | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
| February 3, 2021 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
DF | Beşiktaş J.K. |
International Signing | [4] |
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 |
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| 2 | 23 | Matt Constant |
DF | University of North Carolina |
| 3 | 23 |  Jamil Roberts |
FW | Marshall University |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
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