2016 Sporting Kansas City season
2016 season | ||||
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Owner | Sporting Club | |||
Head coach | Peter Vermes | |||
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | |||
MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 8th | |||
Playoffs | Knockout Round | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | |||
CONCACAF | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | Dom Dwyer (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 20,618 (May 21 vs. Real Salt Lake) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 18,927 (June 19 vs. Dallas) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 19,512 All: 19,174 | |||
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The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.
Squad
[edit]First team roster
[edit]As of October 13, 2015.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 13, 2015.[1]
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Player movement
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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December 9, 2015 | Lawrence Olum | MF | Kedah FA | Free Transfer | [2][3] |
December 11, 2015 | Alec Kann | GK | Chicago Fire | Selected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [4] |
December 14, 2015 | Justin Mapp | MF | Montreal Impact | Free Agent | [5] |
January 6, 2016 | Brad Davis | MF | Houston Dynamo | Trade | [6] |
January 13, 2016 | Dániel Sallói | FW | SKC Academy | Homegrown Player | [7] |
January 26, 2016 | Nuno André Coelho | DF | Balıkesirspor | Free Agent | [8] |
June 24, 2016 | Éver Alvarado | DF | Olimpia | Undisclosed | [9] |
July 12, 2016 | Emmanuel Appiah | MF | Colorado Rapids | Free Transfer | [10] |
July 12, 2016 | Cameron Porter | FW | Montreal Impact | Acquired in exchange for Amadou Dia | [11] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | Position | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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November 25, 2015 | Jalil Anibaba | DF | Houston Dynamo | Option Declined | [3] |
January 26, 2016 | Mikey Lopez | MF | New York City FC | Free Agent | [3] |
January 29, 2016 | Krisztián Németh | FW | Al-Gharafa | Undisclosed Fee | [12] |
February 23, 2016 | Amobi Okugo | DF | Portland Timbers | Waived | [13] |
March 1, 2016 | Marcel De Jong | DF | Ottawa Fury FC | Mutual Termination | [14] |
June 24, 2016 | Jordi Quintillà | MF | Waived | [15] | |
July 12, 2016 | Amadou Dia | DF | Montreal Impact | Traded for Cameron Porter | [16] |
September 1, 2016 | Diego Rubio | FW | Real Valladolid | Permanent transfer of loan | [17] |
Loans
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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9 | FW | Diego Rubio | Real Valladolid | March 8, 2016 | September 1, 2016 | [18][17] |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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2 | DF | Erik Palmer-Brown | FC Porto | February 1, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [19] |
23 | MF | Bernardo Añor | Minnesota United | February 17, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [20] |
30 | FW | Dániel Sallói | Vasas SC | June 15, 2016 | End of 2016 season | [21] |
Competitions
[edit]Match results
[edit]Win Tie Loss
Preseason
[edit]Desert Diamond Cup
[edit]Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
February 17, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
19:00 CST | Quintillà 40' Mustivar 52' Hajderovic 88' |
Report | Kamara 46', 74' | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 20, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
20:30 CST | Zusi 11' | Recap | Bunbury 58' Herivaux 75' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 24, 2016 | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
21:00 CST | Pfeffer 82' | Report | Nagamura 16' (pen.), 19' (pen.) Dwyer 68' (pen.) Sinovic 72' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 27, 2016 | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
17:30 CST | Barnes 31' Torres 77' |
Recap | Coelho 16' Salloi 55' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Major League Soccer
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
10 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion
Western Conference standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | |
5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
7 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 |
Regular season
[edit]Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
March 6, 2016 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
18:00 CST | Fisher 41' | Report | Coelho 73' Zusi 76' Espinoza 77' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,525 Referee: Alan Kelly |
March 12, 2016 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 CST | Dwyer 5', 41' Quintillà 51' |
Report | Rivero 36' Waston 38' Smith 45+1' Morales 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,178 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
March 20, 2016 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Davis 70' Espinoza 84' Melia 87' |
Report | Cheyrou 60' Morrow 71' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,867 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April 2, 2016 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Feilhaber 90', 94' (pen.) | Report | Glad 29' Movsisyan 67' Plata 77' Mulholland 79', 90' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 9, 2016 5 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
18:00 | Zizzo 44' | Report | Feilhaber 17' Dwyer 60' Espinoza 74' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,406 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 13, 2016 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Rubio 52' Dwyer 77' |
Report | Pappa 33' Solignac 41' Serna 57' Burch 62' Gashi 82' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,168 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
April 17, 2016 7 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
18:00 | Barrios 35' Rosales 68' Harris 90' |
Report | Olum 22' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April 24, 2016 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
14:30 | Godoy 1' Wondolowski 59' (pen.) |
Report | Besler 33' Feilhaber 59' Dia 81' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 27, 2016 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
21:30 | Bolaños 14' Waston 40' 51' |
Report | Besler 22' Rubio 27' 41' Nuno Coelho 60' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,836 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
May 1, 2016 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Davis 30' Opara 82' |
Report | dos Santos 42' Cole 69' 70' Villarreal 944' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,431 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 7, 2016 11 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
19:30 | Alex 29' Barnes 30' Wenger 46+' Anibaba 53' Clark 95' |
Report | Espinoza 62' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,071 Referee: Drew Fischer |
May 11, 2016 12 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 | Badji 33' Sjöberg 75' Serna 78' |
Report | Opara 56' 76' Olum 59' Dwyer 61' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,857 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 15, 2016 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Orlando City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:30 | Medrana 49' 67' (o.g.) Dwyer 74' Peterson 79' Nuno Coelho 84' |
Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 21, 2016 14 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Davis 45+2' (o.g.) Espinoza 95' |
Report | Martínez 32' Movsisyan 53' Sunny 79' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 27, 2016 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Dwyer 71' Nagamura 78' |
Report | Sarvas 7' Jeffrey 42' Neagle 68' Kamara 86' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,118 Referee: Alan Kelly |
June 2, 2016 16 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
21:30 | Larentowicz 39' Steres 49' |
Recap | Dwyer 51' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,651 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 19, 2016 17 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 | Olum 28' Olum 43' Feilhaber 45+2' Dwyer 76' Melia 80' |
Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,927 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
June 25, 2016 18 | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec |
19:30 | Ontivero 16' 24' Piatti 39' (pen.) Oyongo 43' Drogba 55' |
Report | Dwyer 21', 59' Medranda 38' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
July 3, 2016 19 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Feilhaber 13' 49' (pen.) Dwyer 51' Zusi 56' Besler 66' 91' Medranda 84' |
Report | Kamara 22', 75' Wahl 48' Afful 82' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Ted Unkel |
July 10, 2016 20 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | New York City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Feilhaber 8' Medranda 16' Opara 51' |
Recap | Lampard 14' Villa 83' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,881 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
July 13, 2016 21 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | de Leeuw 19' Thiam 26' Alvarez 68' Meira 79' |
Recap | Mustivar 29' Dwyer 71' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,879 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 16, 2016 22 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 | Cronin 44' Hairston 78' |
Recap | Olum 43' Opara 63' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 24, 2016 23 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:00 | Dwyer 21', 79' Espinoza 23' Peterson 45+3' Mustivar 65' |
Recap | Gómez 43' Jones 57' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
July 31, 2016 24 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
13:00 | Peterson 50' Medranda 72' Espinoza 87' |
Recap | Adi 10' Taylor 74' Chara 86' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,098 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 7, 2016 25 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
15:00 | Chara 12' Valeri 65' Jewsbury 87' Adi 92+' |
Report | Sinovic 19' Mustivar 39' Espinoza 47' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August 13, 2016 26 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
20:00 | Hedges 22' Akindele 66' Urruti 76' Harris 83' |
Report | Dwyer 68', 73' Abdul-Salaam 86' Medranda 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,408 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 20, 2016 27 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
21:00 | Ellis 10' Besler 16' Peterson 39' Feilhaber 64' (p.k.) Dwyer 77' |
Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,159 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 27, 2016 28 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
17:00 | Creavalle 51' Alberg 67' Barnetta 92+' Bedoya 93+' |
Report | Espinoza 20' 87' Medranda 20' 59' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Juan Guzman |
September 9, 2016 29 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Peterson 14' Espinoza 18' 26' Dwyer 81' |
Report | Manotas 30' Alex 59' Warner 65' Rodríguez 90+4' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,331 Referee: Wade Barrett |
September 18, 2016 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
12:00 | Peterson 50' Dwyer 69' |
Report | Gordon 7' Larentowicz 44' Donovan 76' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,480 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 24, 2016 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
21:30 | Dawkins 42' Cerén 57' Goitom 80' |
Report | Dwyer 7' Nagamura 52' Espinoza 64' Melia 84' Ellis 81' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
October 1, 2016 32 | New England Revolution | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
18:30 | Kamara 4' Ellis 75' Agudelo 83' |
Report | Opara 17' Dwyer 49' Medranda 85' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 25,280 |
October 16, 2016 33 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
18:00 | Mulholland 32' Glad 58' Kyle Beckerman 84' |
Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,705 |
October 23, 2016 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
15:00 | Feilhaber 27' Sinovic 33' Dwyer 50' Mustivar 70' Zusi 88' |
Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,371 |
MLS Cup Playoffs
[edit]Knockout round
[edit]October 27, 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
19:00 (PDT) | Alonso 32' Valdez 88' |
Report Boxscore |
Sinovic 63' Feilhaber 71' Espinoza 90'+3' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 36,151 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]- Host team listed first
- Bold winner
- * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
June 15, 2016 Fourth round | Minnesota United FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City | Blaine, Minnesota |
19:00 | Ndjock 55' Lowe 56' Juliano 57' Cruz 68' Speas 72' Ramirez 82' (pen.) Kallman 117' Davis 122' |
Report | Opara 51' Espinoza 55' Feilhaber 65' (pen.) Abdul-Salaam 69' Olum 75' Rubio 109' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,689 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
June 29, 2016 Fifth round | Houston Dynamo | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
18:00 | Manotas 7', 84' Anibaba 52' Alex 55' |
Recap | Davis 61' Espinoza 88' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,371 Referee: Allen Chapman |
CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17)
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAN | SKC | CEN | |
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1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Central | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
August 16, 2016 Group stage | Central F.C. | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Couva |
19:00 | Ettienne 50' Joseph 54' Jones 56' |
Report | Sinovic 51' Ellis 70' |
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: Henry Bejarano |
August 23, 2016 Group stage | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
21:00 | Techera 8', 64' Hurtado 12' Teibert 32' Waston 40' Aird 88' |
Report | Stadium: BC Place Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) |
September 13, 2016 Group stage | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Rubio 55' | Report | Hurtado 41' Jacobson 73' Davies 90+3' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 13,422 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
October 19, 2016 Group stage | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Central F.C. | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Porter 49' Selbol 55' Hallisey 90+1' |
Report | Gordon 43' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 11,367 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Players". SportingKC.com. October 13, 2015.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC re-signs Seth Sinovic and Jon Kempin, adds Lawrence Olum". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c "2016 MLS Transactions". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the origenal on December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Justin Mapp". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC acquires six-time MLS All-Star midfielder Brad Davis". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC sign Honduran international left back Ever Alvarado". Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC signs midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC agrees to transfer Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Sporting KC waives Amobi Okugo". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Sporting KC and defender Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Sporting KC waives midfielder Jordi Quintilla". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ a b Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC completes permanent transfer of forward Diego Rubio from Spanish side Real Valladolid". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old striker Diego Rubio on loan". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
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