2024 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2024 season
Owner	Sporting Club
Head coach	Peter Vermes
Stadium	Children's Mercy Park
MLS	Conference: 13th; Overall: 27th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Runners-up
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Sporting Kansas City season was the 29th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 14th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. Sporting Kansas City opened the season against the Houston Dynamo on February 24, 2024.^[1] In 2024, Sporting KC was one of the eight MLS teams that are participating in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup instead of sending an MLS Next Pro team.^[2]

Roster

As of February 8, 2024^[3]

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	USA	John Pulskamp
3	DF	ESP	Andreu Fontàs
4	DF	GER	Robert Voloder
5	DF	COL	Daniel Rosero
6	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radoja
7	FW	SCO	Johnny Russell (captain)
8	MF	USA	Memo Rodríguez
9	FW	MEX	Alan Pulido
10	FW	HUN	Dániel Sallói
11	FW	USA	Khiry Shelton
14	DF	GER	Tim Leibold
17	DF	USA	Jake Davis
18	DF	BEL	Logan Ndenbe
19	DF	USA	Robert Castellanos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	HON	Alenis Vargas
21	MF	USA	Felipe Hernández
22	DF	CAN	Zorhan Bassong
23	FW	NGA	William Agada
24	DF	USA	Kayden Pierre
25	FW	USA	Ozzie Cisneros
26	MF	GER	Erik Thommy
28	DF	USA	Chris Rindov
29	GK	USA	Tim Melia
30	FW	CAN	Stephen Afrifa
31	MF	USA	Danny Flores
36	GK	USA	Ryan Schewe
54	MF	FRA	Rémi Walter
77	FW	CYP	Marinos Tzionis

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Austin FC	34	11	14	9	39	48	−9	42
11	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41
12	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	25	3	41	78	−37	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
25	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
26	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31
27	Sporting Kansas City (Q)	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]
28	Chicago Fire FC	34	7	18	9	40	62	−22	30
29	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	25	3	41	78	−37	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.

Match results

February 24 1	Houston Dynamo FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST	Segal 69'	Report	Russell 57' Thommy 61', 67'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,818 Referee: Jaime Herrera

March 2 2	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CST	Walter 19' Russell 90+3'	Report	Bedoya 49', 90+5' Lowe 58'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Rafael Bonilla

March 9 3	Los Angeles FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CST	Campos 31' Atuesta 88'	Report	Rodríguez 27' Fontàs 49' Rosero 60' Davis 90+2'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,175 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

March 16 4	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Rosero 18', 35' Pulido 29' Sallói 82' Thommy 90+1'	Report	Vítor Costa 11' Bouda 66' Espinoza 81'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,219 Referee: Amin Hadzic

March 23 5	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Radoja 34' Agada 45+3' Thommy 53' Leibold 69'	Report	Zavaleta 72' Joveljić 75' Delgado 80' Brugman 88'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,102 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov

March 30 6	Toronto FC	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM CDT	Coello 57' Osorio 85', 90+7'	Report	Davis 44', 64' Walter 57' Leibold 71' Vargas 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,382 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

April 7 7	Sporting Kansas City	3–3	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
12:30 PM CDT	Agada 13', 45+3' Rosero 25', 38' Rodríguez 48' Davis 90+8'	Report	K. Miller 34' Evander 64' Mora 66' E. Miller 81', 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,424 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 13 8	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Inter Miami CF	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT	Thommy 6', 58' Hernández 79' Radoja 83' Davis 89'	Report	Avilés 15' Gómez 18', 56' Messi 51' Suárez 71'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 72,610 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 20 9	Sporting Kansas City	3–3	St. Louis City SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Pulido 17' Sallói 45+7' Radoja 47' Bürki 65' (o.g.) Davis 71' Thommy 77'	Report	Klauss 31' Pompeu 45+3', 85' Parker 63' Totland 90+2'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,637 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 27 10	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT	Boxall 2' 63' Oluwaseyi 25' Padelford 32'	Report	Fontàs 23' Pulido 38'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,712 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 4 11	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT	Eneli 14' Vera 47' Arango 81', 90'	Report	Rodríguez 90+4'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,001 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 11 12	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Houston Dynamo FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Rodríguez 45' Sallói 61' Fontàs 85'	Report	Herrera 31' Aliyu 78' Kowalczyk 90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,562 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

May 18 13	Austin FC	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Cascante 23' Obrian 28', 39' Driussi 46' Kolmanič 70' Pereira 89' Valencia 90'	Report	Russell 19' Davis 63' Fontàs 88' Radoja 90+4'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Sergii Boiko

May 25 14	Portland Timbers	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CDT	Mora 51' Evander 79'	Report	Rodríguez 41', 63'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,848 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 29 15	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Shelton 43' Castellanos 75' Tzionis 90+2'	Report	Utvik 7' Gauld 39', 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,046 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

June 1 16	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT	Padelford 16' Harvey 25' Oluwaseyi 33', 64' Lod 67' Arriaga 83' Rosales 88'	Report	Radoja 32' Russell 86'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Joe Dickerson

June 8 17	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Russell 19', 71' Davis 45+2' Vargas 85' Shelton 90+4'	Report	Morris 12' Baker-Whiting 61' 73' Yeimar 71'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,177 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

June 15 18	LA Galaxy	4–2	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT	Joveljic 40', 44' Neal 49' Pec 54' Paintsil 68', 75' Berry 90+2'	Report	Afrifa 66' Castellanos 82' Davis 90+3'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,198 Referee: Chris Penso

June 19 19	Sporting Kansas City	3–4	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Afrifa 28' Agada 70', 90+5' Bassong 90+2'	Report	A. Gómez 14', 51' Julio 33' Vera 77' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Mark Allatin

June 22 20	Columbus Crew	4–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM CDT	Hernández 32', 45+2', 71' Ramirez 66'	Report	Rodríguez 57' Rosero 75'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,818 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II

June 29 21	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Austin FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Leibold 26' Davis 34' Pulido 45+3' Afrifa 69' Russell 90+2'	Report	Wolff 29' Rubio 34' Valencia 64'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,722 Referee: Filip Dujic

July 4 22	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT	Harris 54' Larraz 69' Mihailovic 87', 90+4'	Report	Russell 48' Radoja 73' Melia 90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,183 Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 7 23	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Agada 11', 23' Castellanos 15' Rodríguez 82' Bassong 85' 90+4'	Report	Melia 30' (o.g.) Musa 65' Arriola 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,457 Referee: Natalie Simon

July 13 24	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT	Kikanović 37' Shelton 83' (o.g.) Skahan 87'	Report	Leibold 38' Thommy 48' Pulido 57'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,034 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

July 17 25	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT	Voloder 34' (o.g.) Picault 76'	Report	Agada 69' Voloder 87'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 23,198 Referee: Marcos De Oliveira

July 20 26	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	St. Louis City SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Agada 73' Leibold 84' Shelton 89'	Report	Thórisson 34', 42' Watts 45+1' Kijima 90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 24 27	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Orlando City SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Davis 44' Agada 51' 70' Sallói 52' Walter 90+2' Russell 90+9'	Report	Santos 84' Enrique 90'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,383 Referee: Timothy Ford

September 7 28	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM CDT	Donkor 22' Carballo 66' Hall 89'	Report	Pulido 55' Davis 87' 90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,708 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 15 29	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
6:00 PM CDT	Ragen 19' Baker-Whiting 29' Rothrock 40'	Report	Sallói 37' Bassong 46'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,898 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 18 30	Sporting Kansas City	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Pulido 8', 49' Thommy 69', 82' Sallói 74' Vargas 90+2'	Report	Harris 16' Navarro 38' Edwards 75'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 21 31	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Davis 36'	Report	Yeboah 65' Tapias 79' Hlongwane 90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,328 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

September 28 32	St. Louis City SC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT	Teuchert 33', 80' Klauss 39' Alm 54' Löwen 75' Horn 86'	Report	Rosero 45' Pulskamp 45' Voloder 45+5' Afrifa 63'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

October 5 33	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Los Angeles FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Rodríguez 25'	Report	Martínez 14' Tillman 25' Olivera 45+1', 79' Long 69'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,554 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

October 19 34	FC Dallas	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Musa 16', 55' Fernández 40' (o.g.)	Report	Leibold 28' Agada 89'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Katja Koroleva

US Open Cup

May 8 Round of 32	Union Omaha (USL1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Sporting Kansas City (MLS)	Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 PM	Kunga 31' Mastrantonio 57' Knapp 81' Gallardo 90+7'	Report	Tzionis 48' Rodríguez 66' Russell 78' Radoja 91' Voloder 108' Pulido 120'	Stadium: Caniglia Field Attendance: 4,733 Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

May 21 Round of 16	Sporting Kansas City (MLS)	4–0	FC Tulsa (USLC)	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Hernández 38', 63' Afrifa 45+3', 71' Tzionis 65'	Report	Portillo 25' Seagrist 30' 46'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

July 10 Quarterfinals	Sporting Kansas City (MLS)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	FC Dallas (MLS)	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT	Agada 77' Rodríguez 92' Davis 99' Rosero 111', 113'	Report	Tafari 68' Illarramendi 79' Musa 86'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 12,943

August 27 Semifinals	Sporting Kansas City (MLS)	2–0	Indy Eleven (USLC)	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT	Russell 14' Rosero 35'	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

September 25 Final	Los Angeles FC	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Sporting Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT	Giroud 53', 55' Segura 64' Campos 72', 102' Hollingshead 92' Kamara 109'		Russell 43' Bassong 58' Thommy 60' Rodríguez 119'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

2024 Leagues Cup

Group Stage (West 4)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TOL	SKC	CHI
1	Toluca	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	3–1
2	Sporting Kansas City	2	1	1	3	3	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	2–1
3	Chicago Fire FC	2	0	2	2	5	−3	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 28 Group stage	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Chicago Fire FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT	Castellanos 39' Agada 76'	Report	Koutsias 22' Shannon 53'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 5 Group stage	Toluca	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT	Angulo 40' Araújo 66' Meneses 90+3'	Report	Afrifa 45+1' Leibold 45+3' Rosero 79'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,797 Referee: Fernando Guerrero

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32	Columbus Crew	4–0	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
18:30 CDT	Rossi 44', 57' Jones 77' Chambost 79'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,397 Referee: Juan Calderon Perez

References

^ "Dynamo, Sporting KC play to 1-1 draw in season opener". AP News. February 25, 2024.
^ Green, PJ (March 1, 2024). "Sporting KC's first team to play in 2024 U.S. Open Cup". WDAF-TV.
^ "Players | Sporting Kansas City". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

External links

Sporting Kansas City

[table_note_res_CCC80.40291357245432-4] Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.

[1] "Dynamo, Sporting KC play to 1-1 draw in season opener". AP News. February 25, 2024.

[2] Green, PJ (March 1, 2024). "Sporting KC's first team to play in 2024 U.S. Open Cup". WDAF-TV.

[3] "Players | Sporting Kansas City". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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