2020 Sporting Kansas City II season

The 2020 Sporting Kansas City II season was the club's first year under the new name of Sporting Kansas City II,[1] fifth year of play and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the top tier of United Soccer League. The second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team continued to play at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City II
2020 season
General managerKurt Austin
Head coachPaulo Nagamura
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
USL ChampionshipGroup E: 4th
Eastern Conf.: 12th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerWilson Harris
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
Average home league attendance691
Biggest winSKC 3–0 OKC (Aug. 22)
Biggest defeatATX 4–0 SKC (Sept. 22)
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The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] Following that decision, on March 18 the USL extended its temporary suspension until May 10.[3]

Roster

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As of March 6, 2020
No. Position Player Nation
30 DF Luis Olivera (on loan from Atenas)   Argentina
31 GK Brooks Thompson   United States
32 MF Christian Duke   United States
33 DF Danny Barbir   United States
34 FW Dominik Rešetar (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)   Croatia
35 MF Duval Wapiwo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)   Cameroon
39 DF Petar Čuić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)   Croatia
40 DF Dillon Serna   United States
42 GK Remi Prieur   United States
44 MF Camden Riley   United States
48 DF Kaveh Rad   United States
49 MF Will Little   United States
70 FW Zé Pedro   Portugal
77 FW Enoch Mushagalusa   Congo
80 FW Fredinho Mompremier   Haiti
88 DF Sam Raben   United States
96 FW Wilson Harris   United States
MF Jaret Townsend   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
  2. ^

Player movement

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
January 4, 2020   Christian Duke Midfielder   Orange County SC Signing [4]
January 24, 2020   Kaveh Rad Defender Sporting Academy Signing [5]
January 27, 2020   Danny Barbir Defender   FC Astra Giurgiu Signing [6]
February 17, 2020   Remi Prieur Goalkeeper   Saint Mary's College Signing [7]
February 26, 2020   Fredinho Mompremier Forward Colorado Rapids Academy Signing [8]
February 26, 2020   Enoch Mushagalusa Forward   FC Tulsa Signing [8]
February 26, 2020   Sam Raben Defender   Colorado Springs Switchbacks Signing [8]
February 28, 2020   Dillon Serna Midfielder   Colorado Rapids Signing [9]
March 6, 2020   Jaret Townsend Midfielder MLS Draft Pick Signed Draft Pick [10]
Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
November 6, 2019   Camilo Benítez Midfielder N/A Retired [11]
November 22, 2019   Rennico Clarke Defender Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019   Mark Segbers Midfielder   Memphis 901 FC Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019   Killian Colombie Forward Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019   Tucker Stephenson Forward   OKC Energy FC Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019   Rassambek Akhmatov Midfielder Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019   Ayyoub Allach Midfielder Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019   William Opoku Mensah Forward Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019   Ethan Vanacore-Decker Forward   Union Omaha Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019   Alexsander Defender   Club Athletico Paranaense Loan Expired [14]
November 22, 2019   Jerome Ngom Mbekeli Defender   Apejes FC de Mfou Loan Expired [14]
November 22, 2019   Mo Abualnadi Defender   Notre Dame Collegiate Programs [15]
November 22, 2019   Sean Karani Defender   Temple Collegiate Programs [15]
November 22, 2019   Josh Chong Forward Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Jake Davis Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Dylan Hooper Defender Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Gavin Krenecki Goalkeeper Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Tucker Lepley Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Jahon Rad Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019   Max Trejo Goalkeeper Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
February 24, 2020   John Pulskamp Goalkeeper   Sporting Kansas City Promotion to first team [17]

Loans

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

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
January 7, 2020   Duval Wapiwo Midfielder   MFK Vyškov Sporting Kansas City II adds Cameroonian midfielder Duval Wapiwo on loan for 2020 season [18]
January 22, 2020   Dominik Rešetar Forward   Dinamo Zagreb II Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II [19]
January 22, 2020   Petar Čuić Defender   Dinamo Zagreb II Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II [19]

Competitions

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Preseason

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Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

Preseason schedule announced on January 24, 2020.[20]

February 15, 2020 Preseason 1 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Wichita, KS
2:00 pm Chavez   4' Report Rad   85' (pen.) Stadium: Stryker Sports complex
February 22, 2020 Preseason 2 Sporting Kansas City II 4–1 Iowa Western Reivers Kansas City, MO
2:00 pm Duke   22'
Zé Pedro   52'
Townsend   67'
Mompremier   74'
Report Magana   49' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Note: Match originally scheduled against Texas United.
February 27, 2020 Preseason 3 North Texas SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Frisco, TX
2:00 pm Sealy   11' (pen.) Report Mompremier   120+1' Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
Note: 120-minute match
February 29, 2020 Preseason 4 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, OK
1:00 pm Martinez   62' Report Zé Pedro   8'
Harris   78' (pen.)
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
Note: Final Preseason Match

USL is back Friendlies

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July 3, 2020 Friendly OKC Energy FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 pm Chavez   55' Report Stadium: OCCHD Training Facility

USL Championship

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: July 5, 2020.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516
StadiumHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAA
ResultL
Position12
Updated to match(es) played on July 5, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Table

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Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 16 11 2 3 28 12 +16 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Saint Louis FC 16 7 4 5 22 21 +1 25 1.56
3 Indy Eleven 16 7 2 7 21 19 +2 23 1.44
4 Sporting Kansas City II 16 5 1 10 21 30 −9 16 1.00
Source: USL

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 8, 2020 USLC 1 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Charlotte Independence Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm Maher   19' (o.g.)
Čuić   79'
Report Johnson   15'
Gebhard   25'
Kelly   30',   85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 691
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Home Opener[21]
July 18, 2020 USLC 2 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 pm CDT Pasher   39'
Haworth   43'
Barrett   67'
Ilić   71'
Antley   90+9'
Report Čuić   26'
Rad   35'
Riley   40'
Harris   53'
Barbir   82'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,931
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 25, 2020 USLC 3 Louisville City FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT Matsoso   19'
Lancaster   50'
Jimenez   67'
Report Duke   32'
Rad   87'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 29, 2020 USLC 4 Louisville City FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT Lancaster   21'
Ockford   36'
Totsch   90+4'
Report Rešetar   8',   61'
Harris   83'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Joshua Few
August 1, 2020 USLC 5 Indy Eleven 0–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Ayoze   88'
Osmond   90+7'
Report Rad   50'
Barbir   70'
Duke   76'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
August 5, 2020 USLC 6 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
TBA PM CDT Kavita   90+6' Report Riley   42'
Mushagalusa   56'
Prieur   90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 12, 2020 USLC 7 Louisville City FC P–P Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
TBA PM CDT Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the SKCII organization.[22]
August 15, 2020 USLC 8 Saint Louis FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Cicerone   5'
Samb   69'
Rivas   90+2',   90+7'
Report Riley   36'
Duke   40'
LeFlore   62'
Rad   90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 736
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 19, 2020 USLC 7 Louisville City FC 4–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM CDT Lancaster   11'
Bone   29',   36'
Jimenez   38'
Matsoso   53'
Totsch   90+5'
Report Raben   32' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played on 12 August.[23]
August 22, 2020 USLC 9 Sporting Kansas City II 3–0 OKC Energy FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT Harris   5',   22',   54'
Barbir   19',   66'
Mompremier   42'
Rešetar   87'
Report Brown   60' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 29, 2020 USLC 10 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Kwambe   36'
Martinez   39'
Report Mompremier   20',   86'
Riley   25'
Harris   55'
Duke   90'
Davis   90+4'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: Chris Ruska
Referee: 2,790
September 4, 2020 USLC 11 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Greig   54'
Blackwood   58'
Fink   70'
Dacres   83'
Morton   90+3'
Report Davis   20'
Harris   47',   90+3' (pen.)
Mompremier   52'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matt Geringer
September 9, 2020 USLC 12 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Barrett   3'
Moon   6'
Rafanello   63'
Conner   86'
Report Rešetar   23'
Serna   53'
Riley   58'
Davis   59'
Čuić   74'
Freeman   88'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 19, 2020 USLC 13 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Blackwood   12'
Cicerone   43'
Fink   71',   90+5'
Wharton   90+1'
Report Čuić   59'
Davis   66'
LeFlore   86'
Leeth   90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 22, 2020 USLC 14 Austin Bold FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City II Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Báez   10',   57'
Taylor   13'
Watson   29'
Twumasi   37'
Rad   61' (o.g.)
Diouf   73',   85'
Quintanilla   90+3'
Report Serna   45+4'
Davis   67'
Mompremier   89'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 30, 2020 USLC 15 Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Lindley   38'
Carleton   49'
Watson   73'
Report Harris   41'
Sparks   86',   90+5'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 3, 2020 USLC 16 Louisville City FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM CDT DelPiccolo   26'
Lancaster   40'
Spencer   89'
Report Freeman   64'
Pierre   69'
Riley   90+3'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

U.S. Open Cup

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Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City), SKC II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[24]

Player statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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Last updated on March 10, 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Championship Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   MEX Richard Sánchez 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK   USA Brooks Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK   USA Remi Prieur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
13 DF   USA Amadou Dia 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF   USA Graham Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF   USA Jaylin Lindsey 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF   ARG Luis Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   USA Danny Barbir 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   CRO Petar Čuić 1 0 1 0 0 0
44 DF   USA Camden Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
21 MF   COL Felipe Hernandez 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   USA Gianluca Busio 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF   USA Christian Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   CMR Duval Wapiwo 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   USA Sam Raben 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   USA Camden Riley 1 0 1 0 0 0
49 MF   USA Will Little 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF   MAS Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
99 MF   USA Jaret Townsend 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
34 FW   CRO Dominik Rešetar 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
70 FW   POR Zé Pedro 1 0 1 0 0 0
77 FW   USA Enoch Mushagalusa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
80 FW   HAI Fredinho Mompremier 1 0 1 0 0 0
96 FW   USA Wilson Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

References

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  1. ^ Kovzan, Sam (September 30, 2019). "Sporting Club's USL Championship team to become Sporting Kansas City II". Major League Soccer.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "USL Championship Extends Temporary Suspension of Season". uslchampionship.com. March 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (January 6, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II welcomes back former captain Christian Duke". Sporting KC.
  5. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (January 24, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs Sporting KC Academy defender Kaveh Rad to professional contract". Sporting KC.
  6. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (January 27, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds former U.S. youth international defender Danny Barbir". Sporting KC.
  7. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (February 17, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds goalkeeper Remi Prieur out of Saint Mary's College". Sporting KC.
  8. ^ a b c Bergabo, Patrik (February 26, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs trialists Fredinho Mompremier, Enoch Mushagalusa and Sam Raben". Sporting KC.
  9. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (February 28, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds seven-year MLS veteran Dillon Serna". Sporting KC.
  10. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (March 6, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds 2020 MLS SuperDraft selection Jaret Townsend". Sporting KC.
  11. ^ @CamiloB15985207 (November 6, 2019). "•THANK YOU• @sportingkc x @skcacademy x @swopeparkrangers it was a pleasure to be part of the organization" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  17. ^ Kovzan, Sam (February 24, 2020). "Sporting KC signs 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp". Sportingkc.com.
  18. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 7, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds Cameroonian midfielder Duval Wapiwo on loan". sportingkc.com.
  19. ^ a b Kovzan, Sam (January 22, 2020). "Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II". sportingkc.com.
  20. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 24, 2020). "Sporting KC II announces 2020 preseason schedule". Sporting KC.
  21. ^ Kovzan, Sam (January 6, 2020). "Sporting KC II to host Charlotte Independence in 2020 USL Championship season opener on March 8". Sporting KC.
  22. ^ "Sporting Kansas City II's road match at Louisville City FC rescheduled for Aug. 19". sportingkc.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  23. ^ "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.