2011 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2011 season
Owner	Sporting Club
Head coach	Peter Vermes
Stadium	Livestrong Sporting Park
MLS	East: 1st ; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup	Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Teal Bunbury; Omar Bravo; Kei Kamara (9); All: ; Teal Bunbury (12)
Home colors	Away colors

The 2011 Sporting Kansas City season was the sixteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer but the first year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

The club's first league game of the season was on March 19, 2011 at Chivas USA. The regular season concluded on October 22, 2011. Sporting began the season with a record 10 game road trip while its new stadium, Livestrong Sporting Park, was being completed. The first home game at the new stadium was on June 9, 2011 versus the Chicago Fire.

Overview

Preseason

After all players reported to Kansas City for entrance physicals and a week's worth of training at the Kansas City Chiefs Indoor Practice Facility, Sporting Kansas City traveled to Phoenix, Arizona for the second straight season to train at the Reach 11 Sports Complex. Designated Player Omar Bravo made his long-awaited debut with the team and the coaching staff brought in more than a dozen guest trialists for evaluation, including Chad Ochocinco.

Squad

First team roster

As of September 15, 2011.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	DEN	Jimmy Nielsen
2	DF	USA	Michael Harrington
3	DF	ENG	Korede Aiyegbusi
4	MF	GRN	Craig Rocastle
5	DF	USA	Matt Besler
6	DF	JAM	Shavar Thomas
7	DF	USA	Chance Myers
8	MF	USA	Graham Zusi
9	FW	USA	Teal Bunbury
10	MF	BRA	Jéferson
11	FW	USA	Soony Saad
12	MF	USA	Konrad Warzycha
13	DF	KEN	Lawrence Olum
14	DF	USA	Kevin Ellis
15	MF	HON	Roger Espinoza


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	USA	Seth Sinovic
17	FW	USA	C. J. Sapong
18	GK	USA	Eric Kronberg
19	MF	HAI	Peterson Joseph
20	MF	SEN	Birahim Diop
21	GK	USA	Jon Kempin
22	MF	USA	Davy Arnaud (captain)
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara
24	DF	USA	Scott Lorenz
25	DF	TRI	Daneil Cyrus
32	MF	USA	Luke Sassano
55	DF	BRA	Júlio César
78	DF	FRA	Aurélien Collin
88	MF	MNE	Miloš Stojčev
99	FW	MEX	Omar Bravo

Formation

Nielsen

Myers

Collin

Besler

Sinovic

César

Espinoza

Zusi

Kamara

'Bunbury

Bravo

Player movement

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
December 15, 2010	Frankie Hejduk	DF	Columbus Crew	Selected in the Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded	[2]
December 15, 2010	Luke Sassano	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Acquired in exchange for Frankie Hejduk	[2]
January 1, 2011	Omar Bravo	FW	C.D. Guadalajara	Undisclosed	[3]
February 18, 2011	Kevin Ellis	DF	Sporting Kansas City Juniors	Homegrown Player	[4]
March 1, 2011	C. J. Sapong	FW	James Madison University	SuperDraft, 1st round	[5]
March 1, 2011	Mike Jones	DF	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Supplemental Draft, 2nd round	[5]
March 1, 2011	Scott Lorenz	DF	NSC Minnesota Stars	Free	[5]
March 3, 2011	Konrad Warzycha	MF	Ohio State University	SuperDraft, 3rd round	[6]
March 14, 2011	Júlio César	DF	Marítimo	Free	[7]
March 16, 2011	Miloš Stojčev	MF	FK Borac Čačak	Undisclosed	[8]
April 15, 2011	Aurélien Collin	DF	Vitória de Setúbal	Undisclosed	[9]
May 10, 2011	Seth Sinovic	DF	New England Revolution	Free	[10]
July 5, 2011	Soony Saad	FW	University of Michigan	Weighted lottery	[11]
September 1, 2011	Peterson Joseph	MF	Braga	Undisclosed	[12]
September 15, 2011	Lawrence Olum	DF	Orlando City	Undisclosed	[13]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Jamar Beasley	FW	Missouri Comets	Option declined	[14]
November 24, 2010	Jonathan Leathers	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps	Selected in the Expansion Draft	[15]
December 8, 2010	Aaron Hohlbein	DF	Columbus Crew	Selected in the Re-Entry Draft	[16]
December 15, 2010	Jimmy Conrad	DF	Chivas USA	Selected in the Re-Entry Draft	[17]
December 15, 2010	Josh Wolff	FW	D.C. United	Selected in the Re-Entry Draft	[17]
December 15, 2010	Frankie Hejduk	DF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for Luke Sassano	[2]
February 7, 2011	Sunil Chhetri	FW	Chirag United	Option declined	[18]
February 7, 2011	Nikos Kounenakis	DF		Released	[18]
March 1, 2011	Zoltan Hercegfalvi	FW	Budapest Honvéd FC II	Loan expired	[19]
March 1, 2011	Jack Jewsbury	MF	Portland Timbers	Traded for allocation money	[20]
May 5, 2011	Mike Jones	DF	New York Red Bulls	Released, free transfer	[21]
August 12, 2011	Stéphane Auvray	MF	New York Red Bulls	Traded for 2nd round draft pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft	[22]

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Ref
July 16, 2011	Daneil Cyrus	DF	FC Santa Rosa	Thru the 2011 season	[23]
July 17, 2011	Jéferson	MF	Vasco da Gama	Thru the 2011 season, Designated Player	[24]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned To	Fee/Notes	Ref
July 27, 2011	Scott Lorenz	DF	NSC Minnesota Stars	Loan terminated September 8, 2011	[25][26]

Major League Soccer

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LA Galaxy (SS, W1)	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	67	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19	63
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8	53
4	FC Dallas	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52
5	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51
6	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
7	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3	49
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47
10	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
11	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
12	Portland Timbers	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42
13	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38
15	Chivas USA	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2	36
16	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
17	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20	28

Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51	2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49
3	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
4	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46	2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
6	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
7	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
8	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33
9	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28

Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2011. Source: MLS

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via-wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	51	13	9	12	50	40	+10	9	2	6	29	16	+13	4	7	6	21	24	−3

Last updated: October 26, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	T	L	L	L	L	L	T	T	T	W	W	T	W	W	T	T	T	W	T	W	L	W	W	L	T	W	L	T	W	T	W	W
Position	4	11	8	12	15	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	14	10	11	12	12	10	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2011. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Preseason

February 5, 2011	Columbus Crew	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
	Alex Fraga Robbie Rogers	[27]	Jack Jewsbury Kei Kamara	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 12, 2011	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
		[28]		Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 15, 2011	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
	Own Goal Jason Garey Andrew Hainault	[29]	Chance Myers	Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 15, 2011	U.S. national under-18 team	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
	Khyri Shelton	[29]		Stadium: Reach 11 Sports Complex

February 26, 2011	Portland Timbers	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
		[30]		Stadium: Grande Sports World

February 26, 2011	Montreal Impact	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
		[30]	Own Goal C.J. Sapong	Stadium: Grande Sports World

2011 Desert Cup

March 4, 2011	Arizona Sahuaros	1–6	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona, United States
	Baker 86'	Report	Jones 35' Mravec 53' Sapong 56' Myers 77' Zusi 83' Ubiparipovic 90'	Stadium: Hi Corbett Field Attendance: 2,560

March 5, 2011	New York Red Bulls	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona, United States
	Henry 22' Richards 76'	Report	Arnaud 20' Kamara 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Hi Corbett Field Attendance: 10,097

Regular season

March 19, 2011	Chivas USA	2–3	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California United States
21:30 CDT	Conrad 27' Conrad 56' Valentin 52' Zemanski 84'	Report	Sapong 2' Arnaud 23' Bravo 45+3' Bravo 71' Bravo 74'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,122 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

March 26, 2011	Chicago Fire	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois United States
15:00 CDT	Cháves 30' (pen.) Puerari 40' Puerari 48' Pappa 59'	Report	Bravo 30' Besler 51' Arnaud 58' Bunbury 72' Diop 88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Jasen Anno

April 2, 2011	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–3	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
18:00 CDT	Harris 73' Camilo 90+2 ', 90+3'	Report	Bunbury 45+1', 58' Kamara 62' Harrington 64' Diop 68' Bunbury 88'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,518 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 16, 2011	Columbus Crew	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio United States
18:30 CDT	Rogers 53'	Report	Júlio César 50' 72' Harrington 55' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Juan Guzman

April 23, 2011	New England Revolution	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Foxboro, Massachusetts United States
18:30 CDT	Perović 12' McCarthy 19' Perović 42' Joseph 72' Mansally 78' Lekić 83' Lekić 84' Joseph 90+3'	Report	Kamara 14', 69' Collin 23' 75' Besler 48' Harrington 54'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,414 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

April 30, 2011	New York Red Bulls	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Harrison, New Jersey United States
18:30 CDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

May 14, 2011	Los Angeles Galaxy	4–1	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California United States
21:30 CDT				Stadium: The Home Depot Center

May 21, 2011	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington United States
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Qwest Field

May 28, 2011	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado United States
20:00 CDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

June 4, 2011	Toronto FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Toronto, Ontario Canada
18:00 CDT				Stadium: BMO Field

June 9, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas United States
21:00 CDT		Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,925

June 12, 2011	FC Dallas	1–4	Sporting Kansas City	Frisco, Texas USA
18:00 CDT	Shea 32' Loyd 47+' Ihemelu 56' Rodriguez 89'	Report	Collin 21' Zusi 28' 55' Sinovic 33' 56' Stojcev 39' Collin 49' Sassano 78'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,450 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 17, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Sapong 31'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467

June 22, 2011	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania United States
18:30 CDT		Report		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,127

June 25, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Bravo 33' (pen.) Júlio César 40'	Report	Camilo 15'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467

July 2, 2011	Portland Timbers	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon United States
22:00 CDT	Nagbe 45'	Report	Sapong 15' Collin 19'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

July 6, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Zusi 62'	Report	Casey 32'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 15,209 Referee: Niko Bratsis

July 9, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Chivas USA	Kansas City, Kansas United States
18:30 CDT	Bravo 93'	Report	LaBrocca 30'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467

July 16, 2011	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas United States
19:30 CDT	Davis 8'	Report	Collin 90'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,047

July 23, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	4–2	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Kamara 28' 33' Bravo 37' 64'	Report	Koevermans 50' Johnson 72'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,382

July 30, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Bunbury 89'	Report	Lekic 38'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,418

August 3, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Espinoza 29' Bunbury 34'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467

August 6, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Kamara 20'	Report	Rosales 90' Neagle 92'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,493

August 17, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Zusi 25' 40' Saad 73'	Report	Dike 81'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 15,271

August 21, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Kamara 19'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 15,352

August 27, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Kamara 22' Bravo 68'	Report	Hernandez 70' Santos 89' Warshaw 92'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,018

September 5, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas United States
17:00 CDT	Cesar 72' Bravo 92'	Report	Franklin 25' 74'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,512

September 10, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas United States
15:00 CDT	Bunbury 9' 73' Sapong 79'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 14,791

September 17, 2011	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah United States
20:00 CDT	Borchers 54'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,888

September 23, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Bravo 56'	Report	Le Toux 63'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,778

September 28, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:30 CDT	Kamara 15' (pen.) James 74' (o.g.)	Report	Renteria 34'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,838

October 1, 2011	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Santa Clara, California United States
21:30 CDT	Wondolowski 85'	Report	Bunbury 85'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525

October 15, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas United States
15:00 CDT	Bunbury 57' Sapong 74'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,921

October 22, 2011	D.C. United	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C. United States
18:30 CDT		Report	Besler 34'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,965

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 30, 2011 Conference Semifinal 1st Leg	Colorado	0–2	Kansas City	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
18:30 CDT	Marshall 57' Nyassi 63'	Report	Bunbury 45+2' 49' 59' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,601 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

November 2, 2011 Conference Semifinal 2nd Leg	Sporting Kansas City	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas United States
19:00 CST	Collin 28' Espinoza 35' Cesar 45+3' Arnaud 65' Sapong 76'	Report	Nane 27' Comminges 55' Mullan 75' Nyassi 90+3'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 6, 2011 Conference Final	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas United States
16:30 CST		Report	Hainault 53' Costly 87'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,839

U.S. Open Cup

Sporting Kansas City began qualification for the 2011 U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo on April 6, 2011. Sporting Kansas City was one of ten MLS clubs vying for two play-in berths available. In the qualification finals, the club defeated New England Revolution 5-0 on May 25, 2011. Sporting KC entered the formal Cup competition in the Third round, defeating the Chicago Fire Premier club 3-0 on June 28, 2011. In the Quarterfinal round on July 12, 2011, they were defeated by the Richmond Kickers.

Kickoff times are in CDT.

April 6, 2011 Qualifying Semifinal	Houston Dynamo	0–1 (a.e.t)	Sporting Kansas City	College Station, Texas
19:00	Sarkodie 5' Palmer 43' Chabala 65' Boswell 73'	Report	46' Bravo 92' Sapong	Stadium: Aggie Soccer Stadium (Texas A&M) Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 25, 2011 Qualifying Final	Sporting Kansas City	5–0	New England Revolution	Overland Park, Kansas
	Myers 9', 19' Sapong 24', 88' Collin 81'	Report		Stadium: Blue Valley District Athletic Center Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 28, 2011 Third Round	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Chicago Fire Premier	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Bunbury 3' Stojčev 58' Kamara 59'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Landis Wiley

July 12, 2011 Quarterfinals	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT		Report	Bangura 66' Bulow 83'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 4,794

Friendly Matches

Sporting Kansas City team played a friendly match against the English Premier League team Newcastle United on July 20, 2011. They also hosted the Liga MX México Primera División team Club Deportivo Guadalajara on October 12, 2011.

July 20, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Newcastle United	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT		Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,131

October 12, 2011	Sporting Kansas City	2 - 2	C.D. Guadalajara	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Saad 75' Ellis 86'	Report	Fabian 20' (pen.) Torres 88'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 17,142

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Week's Statline
Week 1[31]	Omar Bravo	2G
Week 23[32]	Graham Zusi	2G

AT&T Goal of the Week

Week	Player
Week 19[33]	Kei Kamara
Week 23[34]	Graham Zusi

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player
Week 19[35]	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 21[36]	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 25[37]	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 32[38]	Jimmy Nielsen

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Month's Statline
June[39]	Graham Zusi	2G 3A

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position	Player	Note
DF	Matt Besler	AT&T Text Winner[40]
FW	Omar Bravo	Commissioner Choice[41]

2011 Team Awards

Player(s)	Award [42]
Jimmy Nielsen	Sporting Kansas City 2011 Most Valuable Player
Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City 2011 Defensive Player of the Year
Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City 2011 MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year
Nate Opperman	2011 Bob Gansler Award - Most Outstanding Juniors Player of the Year
Omar Bravo Teal Bunbury Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City 2011 Budweiser Golden Boot

Notable reserve games

The reserve game on March 28, 2011 against the Kansas City Brass garnered widespread interest due to NFL player Chad Ochocinco appearing for Sporting. Ochocinco briefly trained with the team during the NFL lockout.[43]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Sporting Kansas City is in the #4 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[44]

International roster spots

Sporting Kansas City has 9 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Sporting Kansas City acquired an additional spot from D.C. United on 3 February 2010 for use during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[45] Sporting had also acquired another spot from Real Salt Lake on 23 February 2010[46] but that spot was for the 2010 season only and reverted to Real Salt Lake on 1 January 2011.[47]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[44]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from FC Dallas; 2013 SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls.
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick traded to Philadelphia Union.

MLS rights to other players

It is believed that Sporting maintains the MLS rights to Herculez Gomez after the player declined a contract offer by the club and instead signed with a non-MLS side.

Notes

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Lalas, Greg (13 August 2010). "Kansas City announce signing of DP Omar Bravo". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Austin, Kurt (18 February 2011). "Kevin Ellis Signs as Home Grown Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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Austin, Kurt (3 March 2011). "KC Adds MF Konrad Warzycha to Roster". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Austin, Kurt (14 March 2011). "KC Signs Brazilian Defender Julio Cesar". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Austin, Kurt (16 March 2011). "Sporting signs Serbian mid Miloš Stojčev". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Wiebe, Andrew (15 April 2011). "KC beats transfer deadline on Collin deal". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
"Sporting KC sign former Rockhurst standout Seth Sinovic". Kansas City Star. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-01). "Sporting signs Haitian MF Peterson Joseph | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-15). "Sporting KC signs defender Lawrence Olum | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
"Comets sign former Wizard Jamar Beasley; Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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Wiebe, Andrew (8 March 2011). "2011 Sporting Kansas City Preview". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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Kurt Austin (2011-08-12). "Auvray traded to New York Red Bulls | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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Whisenhunt, Josh (17 July 2011). "KC lands MF Jeferson as Designated Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Kurt Austin (2011-07-27). "Scott Lorenz loaned to NSC Minnesota Stars". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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Kurt Austin (2011-02-15). "Kansas City Returns Home on Sour Note | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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"Graham Zusi named MLS Player of the Week". August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
"Kamara's scissor kick voted AT&T Goal of the Week". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
"This time, Zusi's bomb wins AT&T Goal of the Week". August 26, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
"Flying save earns Nielsen Save of the Week honors". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
"Nielsen takes home MLS Save of the Week". August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
"Nielsens Stop on Donovan wins Save of the Week". September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
"Nielsen wins fourth Save of the Week award of 2011". October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
"Sporting's Zusi voted Player of the Month for June". July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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Kurt Austin (2011-07-16). "Commissioner chooses Bravo MLS All Star". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
Kurt Austin (2011-10-15). "Sporting KC announces 2011 team awards". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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"Wizards net international spot, pick, future transfer fees for Gil". Sporting Kansas City. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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[mlssoccer1-2] "LA trade for rights to veteran defender Hejduk". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[3] Lalas, Greg (13 August 2010). "Kansas City announce signing of DP Omar Bravo". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[4] Austin, Kurt (18 February 2011). "Kevin Ellis Signs as Home Grown Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[sportingkc1-5] Austin, Kurt (1 March 2011). "Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[6] Austin, Kurt (3 March 2011). "KC Adds MF Konrad Warzycha to Roster". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[7] Austin, Kurt (14 March 2011). "KC Signs Brazilian Defender Julio Cesar". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[8] Austin, Kurt (16 March 2011). "Sporting signs Serbian mid Miloš Stojčev". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[9] Wiebe, Andrew (15 April 2011). "KC beats transfer deadline on Collin deal". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[10] "Sporting KC sign former Rockhurst standout Seth Sinovic". Kansas City Star. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[11] "Sporting Kansas City win lottery for college phenom Saad | Sporting Kansas City". Mlssoccer.com. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[12] Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-01). "Sporting signs Haitian MF Peterson Joseph | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[13] Josh Whisenhunt (2011-09-15). "Sporting KC signs defender Lawrence Olum | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[14] "Comets sign former Wizard Jamar Beasley; Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[15] "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[16] "Ngwenya, Hohlbein selected in Re-Entry Draft | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[mlssoccer2-17] Wolff goes 1st in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft, Ángel to LA | Major League Soccer Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[sportingkc2-18] Kurt Austin (2011-02-07). "Sporting KC Makes Four Roster Moves | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[19] Wiebe, Andrew (8 March 2011). "2011 Sporting Kansas City Preview". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[20] Kurt Austin (2011-03-01). "Midfielder Jack Jewsbury Traded to Timbers | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[21] Josh Whisenhunt (2011-05-05). "Sporting KC releases defender Mike Jones | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[22] Kurt Austin (2011-08-12). "Auvray traded to New York Red Bulls | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[23] Kurt Austin (2011-07-16). "Sporting KC acquires defender Daneil Cyrus". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[24] Whisenhunt, Josh (17 July 2011). "KC lands MF Jeferson as Designated Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[25] Kurt Austin (2011-07-27). "Scott Lorenz loaned to NSC Minnesota Stars". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[26] "Stars Close Home Season Against Atlanta". NSC Minnesota Stars. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[27] Kurt Austin (2011-02-05). "2-2 draw vs Columbus in Preseason Opener | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[28] Kyle Rogers (2011-02-12). "Sporting 0-0 Colorado in Preseason | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[sportingkc3-29] Kurt Austin (2011-02-15). "Kansas City Returns Home on Sour Note | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[sportingkc4-30] Kurt Austin (2011-02-26). "KC Posts Two Shutouts in Doubleheader | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[31] "Bravo takes first Player of the Week award". March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

[32] "Graham Zusi named MLS Player of the Week". August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

[33] "Kamara's scissor kick voted AT&T Goal of the Week". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

[34] "This time, Zusi's bomb wins AT&T Goal of the Week". August 26, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.

[35] "Flying save earns Nielsen Save of the Week honors". July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

[36] "Nielsen takes home MLS Save of the Week". August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

[37] "Nielsens Stop on Donovan wins Save of the Week". September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.

[38] "Nielsen wins fourth Save of the Week award of 2011". October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

[39] "Sporting's Zusi voted Player of the Month for June". July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

[40] Kurt Austin (2011-07-10). "Matt Besler voted 2011 MLS All Star". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[41] Kurt Austin (2011-07-16). "Commissioner chooses Bravo MLS All Star". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[42] Kurt Austin (2011-10-15). "Sporting KC announces 2011 team awards". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[ocho-43] Doug Tucker (March 25, 2011). "Ochocinco asked to play in reserve game for MLS team Sporting Kansas City". Associated Press.

[mlssoccer3-44] "2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer". Mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[45] "D.C. United acquires forward Adam Cristman". D.C. United. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[46] "Wizards net international spot, pick, future transfer fees for Gil". Sporting Kansas City. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[47] Gooch, Charles (15 February 2011). "The Morning Kickoff: Sporting's last day in Phoenix (until next week)". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2 November 2011.