2013 Sporting Kansas City season explained

Club:Sporting Kansas City
Season:2013
Stadium:Sporting Park
League:MLS
League Result:East: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Sporting Club
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Peter Vermes
Cup1:MLS Cup
Cup1 Result:Winner
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Fourth round
Cup3:CONCACAF Champions League
Cup3 Result:Advanced to Championship Stage
Season Topscorer:Claudio Bieler (12)
League Topscorer:Claudio Bieler (10)
Highest Attendance:21,650 v Real Salt Lake (December 7, 2013)
Lowest Attendance:MLS: 18,602 v Seattle Sounders FC (May 8, 2013)
All: 15,321 v Des Moines Menace (May 28, 2013)
Average Attendance:MLS:
All Competitions:
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Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Sporting Kansas City season was the eighteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the third year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions and as back-to-back Eastern Conference Regular Season Champions. By winning the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in franchise history.

Ivy Funds became the club's kit sponsor, a first for the franchise.

Sporting Kansas City qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 12th time in the team's 18-year history and third straight season, moving into a three-way tie for fourth most MLS Cup Playoff appearances with the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas, trailing only the Colorado Rapids (13), New York Red Bulls (14), and Los Angeles Galaxy (15).[1] The team defeated New England Revolution, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake to win the 2013 MLS Cup.

Squad

First team roster

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013.

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef
Montreal ImpactTrade for 2nd Round Pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft[2]
New England RevolutionTrade for allocation money, 1st Round Pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft and 2nd Round Pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft[3]
San Jose EarthquakesTrade for 2nd Round Pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft[4]
Pobla de Mafumet CFFree transfer[5]
LDU QuitoTransfer (undisclosed fee)[6]
University of North Carolina2013 MLS SuperDraft[7]
Orlando CityTransfer (undisclosed fee)[8]
University of San Diego2013 MLS Supplemental Draft
Sporting Kansas City AcademyHome grown player[9]
FiguerenseTransfer (undisclosed fee)[10]
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.Transfer (undisclosed fee)[11]

Out

Pos.PlayerNew clubFee/notesDateRef
Toronto FCOption declined[12]
Phoenix FCOption declined
Servette FCOption declined
/ Columbus CrewOption declined
FC HakaOption declined
Portland TimbersTrade for Allocation money[13]
Wigan AthleticFree[14]
Toronto F.C.Trade for 2014 MLS SuperDraft Third Round Pick[15]
Blackburn RoversReleased[16]
Toronto F.C.Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick[17]
Middlesbrough F.C.Transfer for $2.1 million[18]

Loans

Out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource
23FW Kei Kamara Norwich CityJanuary 30, 2013May 6, 2013[20]
14FW Dom Dwyer Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013June 27, 2013[21]
2DF Yann Songo'o Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013June 28, 2013
21GK Jon Kempin Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013September 8, 2013
25MF Christian Duke Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013September 8, 2013
17FW C. J. Sapong Orlando CityJuly 11, 2013July 18, 2013[22] [23]
4DF Kevin Ellis Orlando CityJuly 11, 2013September 8, 2013
17FW C. J. Sapong Orlando CityAugust 2, 2013August 5, 2013[24]
14FW Dom Dwyer Orlando CitySeptember 4, 2013September 8, 2013[25]

Competitions

Preseason

2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic

See main article: 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2013 Major League Soccer season.

Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.

=Conference Semifinals

=Sporting Kansas City won 4-3 on aggregate

=Conference Finals

=Sporting Kansas City won 2–1 on aggregate

MLS Cup

See main article: MLS Cup 2013.

Result

CONCACAF Champions League (2013–14)

See also: 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.

Team
Sporting Kansas City42205148
Olimpia42112207
Real Estelí401315-41

Advanced to Championship Stage

See main article: 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage.

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2013 U.S. Open Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting KC to face New England Revolution in two-leg Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Sportingkc.com. 27 October 2013.
  2. News: Sporting Kansas City acquires Josh Gardner from Montreal Impact . sportingkc.com . 5 December 2012 . 1 March 2013 . 16 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116201840/http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/12/sporting-kansas-city-acquires-josh-gardner-montreal-impact . dead .
  3. News: Sporting KC acquires midfielder Benny Feilhaber . sportingkc.com . 11 December 2012 . 1 March 2013 . 17 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117082816/http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/12/sporting-kc-acquires-midfielder-benny-feilhaber . dead .
  4. News: Sporting KC trades for defender Ike Opara. sportingkc.com . 12 December 2012 . 1 March 2013 .
  5. News: Sporting KC signs defender Yann Songo'o. sportingkc.com . 13 December 2012 . 1 March 2013 .
  6. News: Sporting KC signs Claudio Bieler as Designated Player . sportingkc.com . 18 December 2012 . 1 March 2013 . 21 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121221105348/http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/12/sporting-kc-signs-claudio-bieler-designated-player . dead .
  7. News: Sporting KC selects 19-year-old midfielder Mikey Lopez in 2013 MLS SuperDraft. sportingkc.com . 17 January 2013 . 1 March 2013 .
  8. News: Sporting KC signs two to contracts. sportingkc.com . 28 February 2013 . 1 March 2013 .
  9. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown. 2 September 2013.
  10. Web site: Kaplan. Jonathon. Sporting KC acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda and defender Brendan Ruiz. Sportingkc.com. 10 August 2013.
  11. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting Kansas City signs defender Federico Bessone. 14 September 2013.
  12. Web site: Sporting KC waives Cyprian Hedrick, 3 others. November 20, 2012 . 18 May 2013.
  13. Web site: Sporting KC trades fullback Michael Harrington to Portland. 18 May 2013.
  14. News: Roger Espinoza to go straight into Wigan squad after arriving from MLS. The Guardian. 18 May 2013. London. January 4, 2013.
  15. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Forward Bobby Convey traded to Toronto FC. 18 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Sporting KC and on-loan defender Yann Songo'o mutually agree to part ways. 5 July 2013.
  17. Web site: Midfielder Michael Thomas traded to Toronto FC. 5 July 2013.
  18. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Forward Kei Kamara transfers to Middlesbrough FC. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. 3 September 2013.
  19. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting KC re-acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. 17 February 2014.
  20. Web site: Sporting KC loans Kei Kamara to Norwich City. SportingKC.com. January 30, 2013.
  21. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting KC agrees to loan four players to USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. 28 March 2013. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203065942/http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2013/03/sporting-kc-agrees-loan-four-players-usl-pro-affiliate-orlando-city-sc. dead.
  22. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting KC loans C.J. Sapong and Kevin Ellis to USL PRO affiliate Orlando City Soccer Club. 12 Aug 2013.
  23. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting KC recalls C.J. Sapong from loan. 21 July 2013.
  24. Web site: Kaplan. Jonathon. Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong loaned to Orlando City Soccer Club. Sporting KC. 11 August 2013.
  25. Web site: Austin. Kurt. Sporting Kansas City loans forward Dom Dwyer to Orlando City SC for USL PRO Championship. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. 5 September 2013.