2018 Sporting Kansas City season

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Sporting Kansas City
2018 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head CoachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 3rd
PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Johnny Russell (10)
All: Dániel Sallói (13)
Highest home attendance20,831 March 4 vs NYCFC
Lowest home attendance15,238 June 16 vs FC Dallas
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,774
All: 19,270
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The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Current roster[edit]

As of October 10, 2018 [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 United States USA Adrián Zendejas
2 DF Canada CAN Amer Didic
3 DF United States USA Ike Opara
4 DF United States USA Brad Evans
5 DF United States USA Matt Besler (Captain)
6 MF Spain ESP Ilie Sánchez
7 FW Scotland SCO Johnny Russell
8 DF United States USA Graham Zusi
9 FW Hungary HUN Krisztián Németh
10 MF France FRA Yohan Croizet (DP)
11 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio
12 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Gerso Fernandes
13 FW United States USA Gianluca Busio (HGP)
14 FW United States USA Khiry Shelton
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF United States USA Seth Sinovic
16 DF United States USA Graham Smith
17 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza (DP)
18 GK United States USA Eric Dick
19 MF Spain ESP Cristian Lobato
20 FW Hungary HUN Dániel Sallói (HGP)
21 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)
23 DF United States USA Colton Storm
26 DF United States USA Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)
28 FW United States USA Tyler Freeman (HGP)
29 GK United States USA Tim Melia
30 DF Spain ESP Andreu Fontas
75 MF United States USA Wan Kuzain
90 FW United States USA Kharlton Belmar
94 MF Colombia COL Jimmy Medranda

Player movement[edit]

In[edit]

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

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 14, 2017 United States Khiry Shelton FW United States New York City FC Traded for Saad Abdul-Salaam [2]
December 15, 2017 France Yohan Croizet MF Belgium KV Mechelen Transfer [3]
January 17, 2018 United States Zach Wright FW United States University of North Carolina Homegrown Player [4]
January 22, 2018 United States Matt Lewis DF United States Fordham University Homegrown Player [5]
January 31, 2018 Scotland Johnny Russell FW England Derby County Transfer [6]
February 6, 2018 Chile Felipe Gutiérrez MF Spain Real Betis Transfer [7]
February 15, 2018 United States Eric Dick GK United States Butler University 2018 MLS SuperDraft [8]
February 15, 2018 United States Graham Smith DF United States Denver University 2018 MLS SuperDraft [8]
February 20, 2018 United States Brad Evans DF United States Seattle Sounders FC Free agent [9]
April 13, 2018 United States Wan Kuzain MF United States Saint Louis FC Homegrown Player [10]
August 6, 2018 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW United States New England Revolution Trade with New England Revolution [11]
August 8, 2018 Spain Andreu Fontàs CB Spain RC Celta de Vigo Trade with RC Celta de Vigo [12]
October 2, 2018 United States Tyler Freeman FW Homegrown Player

(Will be added to roster ahead of 2019 season)

[13]

Draft picks[edit]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School
1 13 United States Eric Dick GK Butler
18 United States Graham Smith DF Denver
4 75 United States Will Bagrou FW Bercer
82 Liberia Wilfred Williams DF Oakland

Out[edit]

Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
November 27, 2017 United States Cameron Porter FW Retired Out of contract [14]
November 27, 2017 United States Erik Palmer-Brown DF England Manchester City Out of contract [15][16]
November 27, 2017 United States Cameron Iwasa FW United States Sacramento Republic Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic [14]
November 27, 2017 Haiti Soni Mustivar MF Azerbaijan Neftçi PFK Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK [14]
November 27, 2017 Cape Verde Kevin Oliveira MF Canada Ottawa Fury Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury [17]
November 27, 2017 Canada Tyler Pasher MF United States Indy Eleven Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven [17]
December 12, 2017 Ghana Latif Blessing FW United States Los Angeles FC Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft [18]
December 14, 2017 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam DF United States New York City FC Traded for Khiry Shelton [2]
January 3, 2018 United States Benny Feilhaber MF United States Los Angeles FC Traded [19]
February 8, 2018 United States Andrew Dykstra GK United States Colorado Rapids Traded [20]
February 8, 2018 Lebanon Soony Saad FW United States Indy Eleven Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven [21]
February 27, 2018 United States Kevin Ellis DF United States Chicago Fire Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9 [22][23]
February 27, 2018 United States Zach Wright DF United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Waived [22]
March 1, 2018 New Zealand James Musa MF United States Phoenix Rising Waived [24]
June 25, 2018 United States Matt Lewis DF United States Swope Park Rangers Waived [25]

Loans[edit]

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

In[edit]

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
January 18, 2018 Argentina Emiliano Amor DF Vélez Sarsfield one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year [26]

Out[edit]

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
August 8, 2018 Argentina Emiliano Amor DF Vélez Sarsfield Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC [27]

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason[edit]

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

January 27, 2018 Phoenix Rising FC trialists 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Scottsdale, Arizona
12:00 Player X 87' Report Sallói 23'
Busio 37'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods
January 31, 2018 Sporting Arizona FC 0–4 Sporting Kansas City Scottsdale, Arizona
12:00 Report Lobato 17'
Gerso 45'
Barry 84'
Bagrou 90'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods
February 3, 2018 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Scottsdale, Arizona
11:30 Report Shelton 12'
Gerso 22'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Note: Two 45-minute halves and an extra 30-minute period

Mobile Mini Sun Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

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

February 14, 2018 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
18:20 Wright Phillips 15' Report Hernandez 77' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 17, 2018 Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Phoenix, Arizona
16:00 Frater 5' Report Ilie 18'
Sallói 30'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,060
February 21, 2018 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
12:00 Dick 13' (o.g.)
Rowe 36'		 Report Rubio 21' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 24, 2018 Portland Timbers 3–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
Armenteros 54', 59'
Paredes 76'		 Report Espinoza 27'
Rubio 52'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Regular season[edit]

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

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

March 4, 2018 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 2 New York City FC Kansas City, Kansas
18:30 CST Report Medina Yellow card 23' 53' (Sweat, Herrera)
Moralez 32' (Villa, Medina)
Ring Yellow card 34'
Johnson Yellow card 59'
Chanot Red card 88'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,831
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 10, 2018 2 Chicago Fire 3 – 4 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 CST Kappelhof Yellow card 36'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 50'
Katai 70' (Schweinsteiger)
Nikolić 74 ', 82' (Vincent, Polster)		 Report Gutiérrez 9 ', 86' (Sallói, Russell)
Melia Yellow card 33'
Russell 44' (Sallói, Espinoza)
Sánchez Yellow card 56'
Medranda 83'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 17, 2018 3 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 2 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Sallói Yellow card 21'
Sánchez 25' (pen.)
Zusi 56'
Gutiérrez 68'		 Report Vako 34'
Quintana Yellow card 39'
Wondolowski 90+1'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,868
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 24, 2018 4 Colorado Rapids 2 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Badji 5' (Castillo)
Mason 8' (Smith)
Price Yellow card 15'
Jackson Yellow card 65'
Howard Yellow card 79'		 Report Gutiérrez 57'
Diego Rubio 90' (Shelton)		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 31, 2018 5 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 0 D. C. United Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Gutiérrez 3' (Shelton) Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 8, 2018 6 LA Galaxy 0 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
20:00 Steres Yellow card 55'
dos Santos Yellow card 77'		 Report Sallói 57'
Russell 61' (Espinoza)
Espinoza Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 15, 2018 7 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 2 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 Sánchez 34' (PK)
Espinoza Yellow card 53'
Zusi 78' (Medranda)
Medranda Yellow card 90'		 Report McCrary Yellow card 24'
Roldan Yellow card 44' 73' (Bruin)
Bruin 45' (Marshall)
Alonso Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,508
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 20, 2018 8 Sporting Kansas City 6 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 Russell 10' (Espinoza, Zusi), 16' (Espinoza), 48' (Besler) Yellow card 40'
Medranda 30' (Sallói)
Lobato 54' (Croizet)
Croizet 77' (Sánchez)		 Report Waston Yellow card 36'
Reyna Red card 40'
Juárez Red card 40'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,690
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 28, 2018 9 New England Revolution 1 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Bunbury 44'
Fagúndez Yellow card 45'
Somi Yellow card 76'		 Report Shelton Yellow card 76' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,015
Referee: David Gantar
May 5, 2018 10 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Opara Yellow card 10'
Sallói 16'		 Report McBean Yellow card 13'
Castillo Yellow card 52'
Badji Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 9, 2018 11 Atlanta United FC 0 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Atlanta, Georgia
18:30 Larentowicz Yellow card 31'
Guzan Red card 34'		 Report Sallói 67' (Ilie)
Gerso 87' (Ilie)
Besler Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 44,696
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 20, 2018 12 Minnesota United FC 1 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Minneapolis, Minnesota
13:00 Quintero 20'
Schüller Yellow card 51'
Luiz Fernando Yellow card 71'		 Shelton 8' (Russell) Yellow card 58'
Sinovic Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,117
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 27, 2018 13 Sporting Kansas City 0 – 0 Columbus Crew SC Kansas City, Kansas
17:00 Besler Yellow card 90+4' Report Higuaín Red card 45+6'
Afful Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,697
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 3, 2018 14 Sporting Kansas City 4 – 1 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Sallói 9' (Croizet)
Kuzain 35'
Lobato 38' (Espinoza)
Diego Rubio 81' (Gerso)		 Report Mears 12' (Schüller)
Maximiniano Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 63'
Ibarra Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,422
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 9, 2018 15 Portland Timbers 0 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
21:30 Blanco Yellow card 90+3' Report Opara Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
June 23, 2018 16 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 2 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Espinoza Yellow card 27'
Sallói 59' (Russell)
Diego Rubio 85' (Sallói)
Shelton 88' (Sallói)		 Report Manotas 2' (Martínez), 45' (Beasley)
Alexander Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 87'
Willis Yellow card 55'
Fuenmayor Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 30, 2018 17 Montreal Impact 2 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
18:00 Krolicki Yellow card 19'
Duvall Yellow card 46'
Piatti 54'
Silva 70' (pen.)		 Report Croizet Yellow card 68'
Opara Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,142
July 4, 2018 18 Real Salt Lake 4 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
21:00 Savarino 29'
Baird 37'
Saucedo Yellow card 44' 45+1' (Kreilach)
Kreilach Yellow card 77'
Silva 90+10' (PK)		 Report Sallói 20' (Sinovic, Espinoza) Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 90'
Amor Yellow card 59'
Espinoza Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Opara 64' (Russell, Espinoza) Yellow card 66'
Gerso Yellow card 90+3'
Ilie Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 7, 2018 19 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 2 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Sánchez 57' (PK)
Russell 61' (Diego Rubio)
Zusi Yellow card 81'
Kuzain Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Osorio 25' (Morrow, Giovinco)
Zavaleta Yellow card 56'
Fraser Yellow card 59'
Hamilton 69' (Hasler)		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 21,064
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
July 14, 2018 20 New York Red Bulls 3 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 Wright-Phillips 4' (Kaku)
Muyl Yellow card 31'
Rzatkowski 72' (Adams), 80' (Davis)		 Report Russell 8' (Zusi)
Croizet Yellow card 17'
Espinoza 51' (Zusi)		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,793
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 28, 2018 21 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 3 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Opara Yellow card 45+2'
Gerso 50' (Diego Rubio)
Espinoza Yellow card 87'
Sallói 90+7' (Opara)		 Gruezo Yellow card 15'
Barrios 23 ', 62' (Lamah), 74' (Urruti)
Lamah Yellow card 41'
Pedroso Yellow card 69'
Urruti Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 4, 2018 22 Houston Dynamo 0 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
20:00 Quioto Yellow card 4'
Fuenmayor Red card 14'
Elis Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90+8'
García Yellow card 19'
Willis Yellow card 70'
Peña Yellow card 80'
Cerén Red card 90+4'
Leonardo Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Sinovic Yellow card 22'
Diego Rubio 74' (Busio, Zusi) Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,675
Referee: Chris Penso
August 11, 2018 23 Los Angeles FC 0 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles, California
21:30 Nguyen Yellow card 36'
Jakovic Yellow card 63'		 Report Gerso 17' (Diego Rubio)
Sánchez 66' (PK)
Espinoza Yellow card 70'
Zusi Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 18, 2018 24 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 0 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Diego Rubio 28' (Espinoza), 37' (Sallói, Besler)
Russell 89' (Németh)		 Report Cascante Yellow card 51'
Valentin Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,737
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 25, 2018 25 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Croizet 47' (Russell, Diego Rubio)
Diego Rubio 62' (Russell. Sinovic)		 Report Calvo Yellow card 50'
Boxall Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,345
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 1, 2018 26 Seattle Sounders FC 3 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
15:00 Ruidíaz 12' (Smith, Alonso)
Kee-hee Yellow card 27'
Zusi 52' (O.G.)
Lodeiro 56' (P.K.)
Marshall Red card 81'
Frei Yellow card 82'		 Report Diego Rubio 2' (Fernandes), Yellow card 32'
Sánchez Yellow card 43'
Opara Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,530
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: Marshall's red card was rescinded by an independent panel[28]
September 8, 2018 27 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 0 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Gutiérrez 53' (Croizet) Report Mueller Yellow card 38'
Johnson Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,332
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 15, 2018 28 San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 5 Sporting Kansas City San Jose, California
21:30 Godoy Yellow card 50'
Eriksson Yellow card 57'
Hossen 80' (Fernandes)		 Report Gutiérrez 18' (Fernandes)
Fernandes 23' (Gutiérrez), 86' (Rubio)
Opara 42'
Németh 67' (Fernandes, Gutiérrez)		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 16,682
Referee: Dave Gantar
September 23, 2018 29 Philadelphia Union 2 – 0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
12:00 Simpson 71', 89'
Accam Yellow card 66'
Mbaizo Yellow card 75'		 Report Espinoza Yellow card 65' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 30, 2018 30 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 1 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 Opara 52'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 74'		 Report Baird 9' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,844
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 6, 2018 31 Sporting Kansas City 1 – 1 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Zlatan 25'
Bingham Yellow card 89'		 Report Sinovic Yellow card 34'
Russell Yellow card 49' 83'
Sánchez Yellow card 49'
Sallói Yellow card 50'
Rubio Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,092
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 17, 2018 32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 4 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 Felipe 42' Boxscore Sinovic Yellow card 53'
Croizet 62'
Sallói 82', 90'+7'
Busio 90'+4'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,689
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 21, 2018 33 FC Dallas 0 – 3 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
16:00 González Yellow card 16'
Pedroso Yellow card 86'		 Report Sallói 45'
Espinoza Yellow card 45+2' 64'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 68'
Sánchez Yellow card 73'
Russell 87' (P.K.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 28, 2018 34 Sporting Kansas City 2 – 1 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
15:30 Russell Yellow card 14'
Espinoza 37'
Sinovic Red card 62'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 70'
Sallói 72'
Melia Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Atuesta Yellow card 8'
Vela 63' (P.K.)		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,702
Referee: Allen Chapman

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals[edit]

November 4, 2018 Leg 1 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
9:00pm CDT Rusnák Yellow card 26', 51'
Beckerman Yellow card 72'		 Report Rubio 60', Yellow card 76' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
November 11, 2018 Leg 2 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 PM Rubio 14' Yellow card 63'
Sallói 19', 90+7'
Sánchez 67' (pen.)
Espinoza Yellow card 82'		 Report Herrera Yellow card 49'
Saucedo 60'
Beckerman Yellow card 64'
Kreilach 72'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,918
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Sporting Kansas City won 5-3 on aggregate.

Conference Finals[edit]

November 25, 2019 Leg 1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
18:30 CST Guzmán Yellow card 36' Report Sinovic Yellow card 45+1'
Besler Yellow card 66'
Sallói Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 29, 2018 Leg 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–3
(2–3 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 CST Sallói 20'
Rubio Yellow card 47'
Fernandes 81'		 Report Valentin Yellow card 17'
Guzmán Yellow card 45+5'
Blanco 52'
Valeri 61', 90+9'
Chara Yellow card 77'
Villafaña Yellow card 90+6'
Asprilla Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,091
Referee: Mark Geiger

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

2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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

June 6, 2018 Fourth RoundReal Salt Lake0 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
20:00 MDT Herrera Yellow card 28'
Ruíz Yellow card 47'		 Report Russell 47'
Belmar 74'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,833
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 16, 2018 Round of 16 Sporting Kansas City 3 – 2FC DallasKansas City, Kansas
20:00 Sallói 43' (Opara, Zusi), 66' (Kuzain)
Amor Yellow card 83'
Croizet 89'		 Report Gruezo 18' (Barrios)
Lamah Yellow card 20' 77'
Barrios Yellow card 37'
Hayes Yellow card 72'
Ulloa Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals Houston Dynamo 4 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Quioto Yellow card 26', 35', 66' (Cerén)
O. García Yellow card 45'
Manotas 69', 88' (Rodríguez)
Fuenmayor Yellow card 79'		 Report Russell 2' (Gerso)
Croizet 90+3' (Russell)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,431
Referee: Allen Chapman

Player statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 20 Hungary Dániel Sallói 8 3 2 13
2 FW 7 Scotland Johnny Russell 10 0 2 12
3 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 8 2 0 10
4 MF 21 Chile Felipe Gutiérrez 6 0 0 7
5 FW 12 Guinea Gerso Fernandes 5 1 0 6
6 MF 6 Spain Ilie Sánchez 4 1 0 5
7 MF 10 France Yohan Croizet 2 0 2 4
8 DF 3 United States Ike Opara 3 0 0 3
9 DF 8 United States Graham Zusi 2 0 0 2
FW 14 United States Khiry Shelton 2 0 0 2
MF 19 Spain Cristian Lobato 2 0 0 2
DF 94 Colombia Jimmy Medranda 2 0 0 2
MF 17 Honduras Roger Espinoza 2 0 0 2
14 MF 75 United States Wan Kuzain 1 0 0 1
FW 90 United States Kharlton Belmar 0 0 1 1
FW 9 Hungary Krisztián Németh 1 0 0 1
Total 58 7 7 72

As of November 10, 2018

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 United States DF Ike Opara 5 0 0 0 5 0
5 United States DF Matt Besler 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 Spain MF Ilie Sánchez 5 0 0 0 5 0
7 Scotland FW Johnny Russell 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 United States DF Graham Zusi 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 France MF Yohan Croizet 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 Chile FW Diego Rubio 3 0 0 0 3 0
12 Guinea FW Gerso Fernandes 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 United States FW Khiry Shelton 2 0 0 0 2 0
15 United States DF Seth Sinovic 4 0 0 0 4 0
17 Honduras MF Roger Espinoza 8 1 0 0 8 1
20 Hungary FW Dániel Sallói 3 1 0 0 3 1
22 Argentina DF Emiliano Amor 1 0 1 0 2 0
29 United States GK Tim Melia 1 0 0 0 1 0
75 United States MF Wan Kuzain 1 0 0 0 1 0
94 Colombia DF Jimmy Medranda 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 43 2 3 0 46 2

As of September 9, 2018

References[edit]

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