List of Sporting Kansas City seasons

Since its foundation in 1996, the American soccer club Sporting Kansas City has played in Major League Soccer. The team has won the MLS Cup twice, and the U.S. Open Cup four times. The following list is inclusive of all competitive competitions that the club has participated in.[1]

Peter Vermes was the team's coach from 2009 to 2025, a 15-year tenure that was the longest in MLS history and included an MLS Cup title in 2013.[2]

Key

Key to competitions

Seasons

Season League[3] Position Playoffs[3] USOC[4] Continental[5] Average
attendance
[a]
Top goalscorer(s)[b]
Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall CCL LC Other(s) Name(s) Goals
1996 32 17 15 0 61 63 –2 41 1.28 3rd 5th SF QF DNE NH 12,878 Preki 22
1997 32 21 11 0 57 51 +6 49 1.53 1st 2nd QF Ro16 DNQ 9,058 Preki 13♦[c]
1998 32 12 20 0 45 50 –5 32 1.00 6th 11th DNQ Ro16 8,072 Mo Johnston 11
1999 32 8 24 0 33 53 –20 20 0.63 6th 11th DNQ 8,183 Preki 7
2000 32 16 7 9 47 29 +18 57 1.78 1st 1st W R2 9,112 Miklos Molnar 17
2001 27 11 13 3 33 53 –20 36 1.33 3rd 7th QF Ro16 NH Copa Merconorte (GS) 10,954 Roy Lassiter 10
2002 28 9 10 9 37 45 –8 36 1.29 5th 8th QF SF SF 12,255 Preki 12
2003 30 11 10 9 48 44 +4 42 1.40 2nd 4th SF Ro16 DNQ 15,573 Preki 12♦[d]
2004 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 49 1.63 1st 2nd RU W 14,816 Davy Arnaud 14
2005 32 11 9 12 52 44 +8 45 1.41 5th 9th DNQ QF QF 9,691 Josh Wolff 12
2006 32 10 14 8 43 45 –2 38 1.19 5th 11th Ro16 DNQ 11,083 Scott Sealy 11
2007 30 11 12 7 45 45 0 40 1.33 5th 8th SF QR1 11,586 Eddie Johnson 15
2008 30 11 10 9 37 39 –2 42 1.40 4th 6th QF QF 10,686 Davy Arnaud 8
2009 30 8 13 9 33 42 –9 33 1.10 6th 13th DNQ QF SuperLiga (GS) 10,053 Josh Wolff 11
2010 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39 1.30 3rd 9th QR2 10,287 Kei Kamara 10
2011 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51 1.50 1st 5th SF QF 17,810 Teal Bunbury 12
2012 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63 1.85 1st 2nd QF W 19,405 Kei Kamara 12
2013 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58 1.71 2nd 2nd W Ro16 QF 19,405 Claudio Bieler 12
2014 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49 1.44 5th 10th R1 Ro16 GS 19,950 Dom Dwyer 24
2015 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 1.50 6th 10th R1 W DNQ 19,371 Dom Dwyer 17
2016 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47 1.38 5th 8th R1 Ro16 GS 19,512 Dom Dwyer 12
2017 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 1.44 5th 11th R1 W DNQ 19,565 Gerso Fernandes 8
2018 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62 1.82 1st 3rd SF QF 19,774 Dániel Sallói 13
2019 34 10 16 8 49 67 –18 38 1.12 11th 21st DNQ R4 SF DNE 18,601 Felipe Gutiérrez 12
2020 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 1st 3rd QF NH DNQ DNQ/NH MLS is Back (QF) 21,188 Alan Pulido 7
2021 34 17 7 10 58 40 +18 58 1.7 3rd 4th QF NH QF 18,757 Dániel Sallói 16
2022 34 11 16 7 42 54 -12 40 1.18 12th 23rd DNQ SF NH 18,365 Johnny Russell 8
2023 34 12 14 8 48 51 -3 44 1.29 8th 15th QF R32 R32 18,616[6] Alan Pulido 14
2024 34 8 19 7 51 66 –15 31 0.91 13th 27th DNQ RU R32 21,193[6] William Agada 10
Total[3] 922 370 351 201 1,313 1,264 +49 1,279 1.39 Preki 81

Notes

  1. ^ Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
  2. ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
  3. ^ Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)
  4. ^ Preki won the MLS Golden Boot (41 points)

References

  1. ^ "Sporting KC Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.
  2. ^ Carlisle, Jeff (April 1, 2025). "Vermes' Sporting exit marks end of a managerial era in MLS". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 12. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Major League Soccer (2025), p. 181.
  5. ^ Major League Soccer (2025), pp. 183–192.
  6. ^ a b Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2025.