List of Sporting Kansas City seasons
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Since its foundation in 1996, the American soccer club Sporting Kansas City has played in Major League Soccer. The team has won the MLS Cup twice, and the U.S. Open Cup four times. The following list is inclusive of all competitive competitions that the club has participated in.[1]
Peter Vermes was the team's coach from 2009 to 2025, a 15-year tenure that was the longest in MLS history and included an MLS Cup title in 2013.[2]
Key
- Key to competitions
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Seasons
| Season | League[3] | Position | Playoffs[3] | USOC[4] | Continental[5] | Average attendance[a] |
Top goalscorer(s)[b] | ||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | CCL | LC | Other(s) | Name(s) | Goals | ||||
| 1996 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 63 | –2 | 41 | 1.28 | 3rd | 5th | SF | QF | DNE | NH | — | 12,878 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | 1.53 | 1st | 2nd | QF | Ro16 | DNQ | 9,058 | 13♦[c] | |||
| 1998 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 45 | 50 | –5 | 32 | 1.00 | 6th | 11th | DNQ | Ro16 | 8,072 | 11 | ||||
| 1999 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 53 | –20 | 20 | 0.63 | 6th | 11th | DNQ | 8,183 | 7 | |||||
| 2000 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 57 | 1.78 | 1st | 1st | W | R2 | 9,112 | 17 | ||||
| 2001 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 53 | –20 | 36 | 1.33 | 3rd | 7th | QF | Ro16 | NH | Copa Merconorte (GS) | 10,954 | 10 | ||
| 2002 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 45 | –8 | 36 | 1.29 | 5th | 8th | QF | SF | SF | — | 12,255 | 12 | ||
| 2003 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 42 | 1.40 | 2nd | 4th | SF | Ro16 | DNQ | 15,573 | 12♦[d] | |||
| 2004 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 49 | 1.63 | 1st | 2nd | RU | W | 14,816 | 14 | ||||
| 2005 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 45 | 1.41 | 5th | 9th | DNQ | QF | QF | 9,691 | 12 | |||
| 2006 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 45 | –2 | 38 | 1.19 | 5th | 11th | Ro16 | DNQ | 11,083 | 11 | ||||
| 2007 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 1.33 | 5th | 8th | SF | QR1 | 11,586 | 15 | ||||
| 2008 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 39 | –2 | 42 | 1.40 | 4th | 6th | QF | QF | 10,686 | 8 | ||||
| 2009 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | –9 | 33 | 1.10 | 6th | 13th | DNQ | QF | SuperLiga (GS) | 10,053 | 11 | |||
| 2010 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | 1.30 | 3rd | 9th | QR2 | — | 10,287 | 10 | ||||
| 2011 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | 1.50 | 1st | 5th | SF | QF | 17,810 | 12 | ||||
| 2012 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | 1.85 | 1st | 2nd | QF | W | 19,405 | 12 | ||||
| 2013 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | 1.71 | 2nd | 2nd | W | Ro16 | QF | 19,405 | 12 | |||
| 2014 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | 1.44 | 5th | 10th | R1 | Ro16 | GS | 19,950 | 24 | |||
| 2015 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | 1.50 | 6th | 10th | R1 | W | DNQ | 19,371 | 17 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | 1.38 | 5th | 8th | R1 | Ro16 | GS | 19,512 | 12 | |||
| 2017 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | 1.44 | 5th | 11th | R1 | W | DNQ | 19,565 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | 1.82 | 1st | 3rd | SF | QF | 19,774 | 13 | ||||
| 2019 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | –18 | 38 | 1.12 | 11th | 21st | DNQ | R4 | SF | DNE | 18,601 | 12 | ||
| 2020 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | 1.86 | 1st | 3rd | QF | NH | DNQ | DNQ/NH | MLS is Back (QF) | 21,188 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | 1.7 | 3rd | 4th | QF | NH | QF | — | 18,757 | 16 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 40 | 1.18 | 12th | 23rd | DNQ | SF | NH | 18,365 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 44 | 1.29 | 8th | 15th | QF | R32 | R32 | 18,616[6] | 14 | |||
| 2024 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | –15 | 31 | 0.91 | 13th | 27th | DNQ | RU | R32 | 21,193[6] | 10 | |||
| 2025 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 46 | 70 | -20 | 28 | 0.82 | 15th | 27th | DNQ | R1 | DNQ | 16,604 | 18 | |||
| Total[3] | 956 | 377 | 368 | 211 | 1,359 | 1,334 | +49 | 1,307 | 1.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |
Notes
- Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
- Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
- Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)
- Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)