game guide: sporting kc at d.c. united

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWDC 1-0-2 4-0-0 0-1-0 4-0-2 1-1-0KC 1-0-0 1-2-3 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-2-0

D.C. UNITED SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 5/02/2015 DC 2, CLB 0 (0) 5/03/2015 KC 1, CHI 0 (0)Road win 4/25/2015 DC 2, VAN 1 (0) 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 (2)Home loss 6/28/2014 DC 0, SEA 1 (12) 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 (5)Road loss 3/22/2015 DC 0, NYR 2 (2) 4/18/2015 KC 1, LA 2 (1)Tie game 4/18/2015 DC 1, HOU 1 (2) 4/25/2015 KC 4, HOU 4 (1)Shutout for 5/02/2015 DC 2, CLB 0 (0) 5/03/2015 KC 1, CHI 0 (0)Shutout vs. 3/22/2015 DC 0, NYR 2 (6) 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0 (3)

United WLWWTTWWSporting KC TLTWWTLTW

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGDC 8 1 4 3 0 0 10 1.25KC 9 2 5 0 1 1 12 1.33

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGDC 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 0.75KC 9 4 1 2 1 1 12 1.33

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90DC 10 2 1 2 1 2 2KC 12 2 2 1 1 2 4

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90DC 6 1 1 0 0 3 1KC 12 3 2 1 3 1 2

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

UNITED G: 2 Kitchen/RolfeA: 3 RolfeSHT: 20 Pontius/RolfeSOG: 10 RolfeFC: 16 Arnaud/KitchenFS: 15 ArnaudOF: 14 ArrietaC: 2 3 players tiedE: 0

SPORTINGG: 3 NemethA: 5 FeilhaberSHT: 29 DwyerSOG: 8 DwyerFC: 14 DwyerFS: 30 DwyerOF: 9 DwyerC: 2 3 players tiedE: 1 Besler

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA United 8 5-1-2 17 10 6at home 5 3-0-2 11 7 3

Sporting 9 3-2-4 13 12 12on road 4 1-2-1 4 7 9

2015 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (51 meetings): United 20 wins (1 shootout), 66 goals … Sporting 20 wins (0 shootout), 73 goals … Ties 11

AT D.C. (25 meetings): United 13 wins (0 shootout), 35 goals … Sporting 6 wins (0 shootout), 26 goals … Ties 6

LAST YEAR (MLS)5/31: DC 1, KC 0 (Espindola 28)8/23: KC 0, DC 3 (Espindola 24; Rolfe 28; Kitchen 31)10/3: DC 0, KC 0

D.C. UNITED2 Taylor Kemp (DF)4 Marcus Halsti (MF)5 Sean Franklin (DF)6 Kofi Opare (DF)7 Eddie Johnson (FW)8 Davy Arnaud (MF)10 Fabian Espindola (FW)11 Luis Silva (MF)12 Michael Farfan (MF)13 Chris Pontius (MF)14 Nick DeLeon (MF)15 Steve Birnbaum (DF)17 Miguel Aguilar (MF)18 Chris Rolfe (FW)19 Jairo Arrieta (FW)20 Jalen Robinson (DF)22 Chris Korb (DF)23 Perry Kitchen (MF)25 Jared Jeffrey (MF)27 Collin Martin (MF)28 Bill Hamid (GK)29 Michael Seaton (FW)30 Conor Doyle (FW)32 Bobby Boswell (DF)34 Luke Mishu (DF)48 Travis Worra (GK)50 Andrew Dykstra (GK)

SPORTING KC1 Luis Marin (GK)2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF)3 Ike Opara (DF)4 Kevin Ellis (DF)5 Matt Besler (DF)6 Paulo Nagamura (MF)7 Chance Myers (DF)8 Graham Zusi (MF)9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW)10 Benny Feilhaber (MF)11 Bernardo Anor (MF)12 Mikey Lopez (MF)13 Amadou Dia (DF)14 Dom Dwyer (FW)15 Seth Sinovic (DF)16 Servando Carrasco (MF)17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF)18 James Rogers (FW)21 Jon Kempin (GK)22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF)27 Roger Espinoza (MF)29 Tim Melia (GK)37 Jacob Peterson (FW)71 Marcel de Jong (DF)93 Soni Mustivar (MF)94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Armando Villarreal.AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Longville;

4th: Mark Kadlecik

UNITEDWed. May 13 Orlando City SCSun. May 17 at PhiladelphiaSat. May 23 at New England

Wed. May 27 at Portland

UPCOMING MATCHES

D.C. UNITED v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(May 9, RFK Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. ET)

SPORTINGSat. May 16 Colorado

Wed. May 20 New EnglandSat. May 23 at SeattleFri. May 29 FC Dallas

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 12 12 68 68

5 8 2 0 5 3 0 1

6 5 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

3 3 6 7 3 2

F A 10 6 72 120

6 5 1 0 3 1 0 0

5 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

3 2 3 4 4 0

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

UNITED SPORTING

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

none

none

SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

18Rolfe

28Hamid

14DeLeon

10Espindola

5Franklin

15Opare

13Pontius

23Kitchen

32Boswell

8Arnaud

2Kemp

29Melia

9Nemeth

23Anibaba

27Espinoza

8Zusi

15Sinovic

14Dwyer

10Feilhaber

93Mustivar

4Ellis

5Besler

D.C. UNITED v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(May 9, RFK Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. ET -- MLS Game 93)

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Taylor Kemp DF 5-11 153 07/23/1990 Highlands Ranch, CO 5 4 0 1 26 22 1 34 Marcus Halsti MF 6-1 185 03/19/1984 Helsinki, Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 Sean Franklin DF 5-10 160 03/21/1985 Panorama City, CA 8 8 1 0 197 186 7 246 Kofi Opare DF 6-2 190 10/12/1990 Mampong, Ghana 6 5 0 0 18 16 1 07 Eddie Johnson FW 6-0 180 03/31/1984 Bunnell, FL 0 0 0 0 202 162 71 218 Davy Arnaud MF 5-11 160 06/22/1980 Nederland, TX 7 7 0 2 335 302 50 4510 Fabian Espindola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 San Luis, Argentina 2 2 1 1 182 153 56 2911 Luis Silva MF 5-11 170 12/10/1988 Los Angeles, CA 5 0 1 0 89 68 20 1312 Michael Farfan MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 7 3 0 1 89 69 4 1013 Chris Pontius MF 6-0 168 05/12/1987 West Covina, CA 8 8 1 0 137 117 29 1614 Nick DeLeon MF 5-10 170 07/17/1990 Phoenix, AZ 7 6 0 1 92 85 10 1115 Steve Birnbaum DF 6-1 180 01/23/1991 Irvine, CA 3 3 0 0 24 24 0 017 Miguel Aguilar MF 5-9 172 08/30/1993 Juarez, Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 018 Chris Rolfe FW 5-8 155 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 8 8 2 3 207 177 56 3119 Jairo Arrieta FW 5-8 154 08/25/1983 Nicoya, Costa Rica 6 6 1 0 73 59 18 920 Jalen Robinson DF 5-9 145 05/08/1994 Cantonsville, MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Chris Korb DF 5-9 160 10/08/1987 Cleveland, OH 4 4 0 0 91 83 0 823 Perry Kitchen MF 6-0 160 02/29/1992 Indianapolis, IN 8 8 2 0 133 132 9 925 Jared Jeffrey MF 5-11 165 06/14/1990 Richardson, TX 1 0 0 0 21 12 2 027 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 0 0 0 0 13 6 0 128 Bill Hamid GK 6-3 225 11/25/1990 Annandale, VA 6 6 0 0 121 121 0 129 Michael Seaton FW 6-0 180 05/01/1996 Spanish Town, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 030 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 McKinney, TX 6 0 0 0 37 9 2 132 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 8 8 1 0 299 296 15 1234 Luke Mishu DF 6-0 180 06/26/1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 048 Travis Worra GK 6-3 175 04/09/1993 Lancaster, PA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 050 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 2 2 0 0 23 23 0 1

HEAD COACH: Ben Olsen 05/03/1977 W54 L65 T37

D.C. UNITED

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Luis Marin GK 6-2 196 05/18/1983 Santiago, Chile 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 02 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 03 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 04 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 5 4 0 0 27 21 0 35 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 8 8 0 2 158 153 2 96 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 5 3 1 0 227 204 13 197 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 138 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 7 7 0 2 155 122 22 419 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 7 6 3 0 7 6 3 010 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 9 2 5 119 107 14 2411 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 312 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 013 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 014 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 9 9 2 1 59 47 26 415 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 137 133 0 716 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 6 5 0 0 65 36 1 117 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 022 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 023 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 7 7 1 1 119 114 5 727 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 8 8 1 1 121 101 3 1229 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 1 1 0 0 7 6 0 037 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 7 2 0 0 206 116 15 1471 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 193 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 094 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 4 0 0

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W79 L60 T48

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MLS GAME INFORMATION

D.C. UNITED vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM, Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2015 (WEEK 10, MLS Game #83) 7 p.m. ET (CSN-MA; KMCI-38)

Two of the powers of the Eastern Conference over recent seasons but now separated into different divisions, D.C. United and Sporting Kansas City meet for the lone time this season in league play Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. United extended their undefeated streak to six games in maintaining their hold on the top spot in the East, following their 2-0 win against Columbus last weekend. Sporting sit mid-table in the Western Conference, snapping a three-game winless run with a 1-0 win against the Chicago Fire last weekend. REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Longville; 4th: Mark Kadlecik MLS Career: 52 games; FC/gm: 23.0; Y/gm: 2.6; R: 16; pens: 12 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (51 meetings): United 20 wins (1 shootout), 66 goals … Sporting 20 wins (0 shootout), 73 goals … Ties 11 AT D.C. (25 meetings): United 13 wins (0 shootout), 35 goals … Sporting 6 wins (0 shootout), 26 goals … Ties 6 LAST YEAR (MLS) 5/31: DC 1, KC 0 (Espindola 28) 8/23: KC 0, DC 3 (Espindola 24; Rolfe 28; Kitchen 31) 10/3: DC 0, KC 0

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. D.C. United claimed the season series between the teams a year ago as Sporting Kansas City did not score a

goal in three meetings. United won 1-0 at RFK Stadium on May 31 and 3-0 at Sporting Park on Aug. 23; they also played to a scoreless draw in the nation’s capital Oct. 3.

The United victories ended a seven-game winless streak overall vs. SKC. The United win in Kansas City was their first there since 2007, ending a nine-game winless run. Sporting last won at RFK Stadium in 2012.

Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. DC: P14 W7 L4 D3 … Ben Olsen vs. KC: P10 W2 L6 D2 D.C. UNITED D.C. United stretched their undefeated streak to six games with a second consecutive win, defeating Columbus Crew SC 2-0 on Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. United are in a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with 17 points from 8 matches. LAST MATCH

United hit for the opener in the 14th minute. On the counter, Chris Rolfe collected the ball in his own half after a failed Columbus corner kick, turned and made a 40-yard run upfield. His perfectly-weighted through ball hit Fabian Espindola in stride, and he fired low and inside the far post from the left side of the area.

The United second came four minutes before halftime. Espindola swung in a corner kick which slipped through a mass of players all the way to the back post where Sean Franklin was completely unmarked, and he easily redirected the service into goal from close range.

United head coach Ben Olsen made two changes to the team that came back from an early deficit for a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place. Bill Hamid came in between the posts for Andrew Dykstra, and Davy Arnaud returned to the midfield for Michael Farfan.

D.C. UNITED (4-4-2): Bill Hamid - Sean Franklin, Bobby Boswell, Kofi Opare, Chris Korb - Nick DeLeon (Michael Farfan 63), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Chris Pontius - Fabian Espindola (Miguel Aguilar 86), Chris Rolfe (Luis Silva 71).

TEAM NEWS United extended their undefeated streak to six league games with their second consecutive win in the triumph

against Columbus. The Crew SC match kicked off a three-game homestand at RFK Stadium for United. It was the third victory in

five home games for United this season, one of seven teams still undefeated at home in MLS this season.


Dating back to last season, United are now undefeated in their last 12 league matches at RFK Stadium, the club’s fifth-longest undefeated run in regular season games. United are undefeated on East Capitol Street in their last 16 matches over all competitions.

Making his second appearance of the season after coming off suspension, Fabian Espíndola scored his first goal and added his first assist. His last league goal was in the final game of the 2014 season, Oct. 25 at Montréal.

“Fabi getting back in to form wasn’t a real concern of ours. Physically and mentally this is what he does, he plays soccer for a living and he wants to score goals,” said United head coach Ben Olsen. “It’s great to have him back out there. He plays with a fire that we all love and I think the guys rally behind his energy. I thought [Chris] Rolfe was very classy again and Davy [Arnaud] and Perry [Kitchen] did a lot of work in the midfield.”

Said Espindola: "I’m just happy to have scored and happy to have gotten it done so quickly. Obviously it’s been a while since I’ve been out there and it’s good to get it out of the way. More than anything I’m just overjoyed that we got the win and we’re still rolling.”

Bill Hamid returned between the posts after missing the previous two matches through injury. It was his fourth shutout in his six league appearances this season.

“We closed the game out a week ago as well. I didn’t think that was going to be a trend of ours, but it’s good to be up two goals and keep a shutout. I thought Bill was steady and our backs were good,” said Olsen.

Chris Rolfe recorded his third assist of the season, making his second start as part of the strike partnership. Rolfe has a goal and/or and assist in each of his last four matches; he has two goals and two assists over that stretch.

“The thing with Chris is that he adapts so well wherever he’s played at,” said Espindola. “Last year they used him as a winger, sometimes as a forward, but he always did so well. Truthfully, I feel great about our relationship – today they played me up top and Chris out wide and his work rate was phenomenal, he set me up perfectly.”

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City put an end to their winless run after three matches, getting the game’s lone goal for a victory against the Chicago Fire on Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park. Sporting are in a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with 13 points from 9 matches. LAST MATCH

The game's lone goal came in the 74th minute. Graham Zusi played the ball out to Jalil Anibaba on the right flank, and he returned it into the heart of the area for Paulo Nagamura to head past Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson into the upper left corner to give Sporting the 1-0 lead.

Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia made three saves in his first start of the season to record the clean sheet. The Fire ended the match a man down after midfielder David Accam was sent off in the 89th minute, shown red

by referee Jose Carlos Rivero for violent conduct. SKC manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that came back for a wild 4-4 draw with the

Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. Tim Melia came in between the posts in place of Luis Marin, Seth Sinovic started at left back for Marcel de Jong, and Soni Mustivar came into the midfield in place of the suspended Servando Carrasco.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 77) - Soni Mustivar (Jacob Peterson 85) - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 65) - Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth.

TEAM NEWS Sporting put an end to a three-game winless run with their first victory since April 5, returning home after a draw

and a loss in a two-game road swing. “This win is really big. The league is so competitive and the teams are really close. Every game is hard, and

getting three points becomes important even more. Even though this is only our third win of the season, you look at the league and this puts us in a good position,” said Paulo Nagamura.

Nagamura scored the game’s lone goal in the victory against Chicago, his first goal since last Sept. 26 when he scored against New England. Nagamura said it was the first goal he had ever scored on a header. Nagamura was making his first appearance since March 28.

“I think he has an incredible winning mentality. He's a fantastic professional. He's a good leader with the guys and all the guys respect him. I never doubt that he's going to come into the game and give everything he has,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “He's 5-foot-nothing and he's going up against a guy that is 6-foot-4 and his first action of the game is him trying to win a header. That's just the way he competes and it's big for the rest of our players when he's out there.”

Tim Melia made his first start of the season between the posts, his first league appearance in exactly a year, since playing for Chivas USA against Houston on May 3, 2014. Melia was credited with the victory for the first time in seven MLS appearances for his career.


“Tim has been very sharp in training and has got a lot of confidence. I think that sometimes a player, whether a goalkeeper or a player on the field, sometimes it's good for them to get a chance to sit back and watch. That opens up an opportunity for someone else,” said Vermes. “Tim played very well and we'll continue to move and get better from here.”

Graham Zusi recorded an assist for a second consecutive match, making his third consecutive start after missing two matches through injury.

Soni Mustivar made his first MLS start, playing 85 minutes in a deep-lying central midfield role in place of the suspended Servando Carrasco. Mustivar had made four appearances as a substitute.

Seth Sinovic came into the lineup for the first time since March 28, coming in at left back and playing 77 minutes. His last appearance was as a halftime substitute on April 5.

“I thought our line was excellent. We stepped up a lot and I think it showed with a lot of their offsides calls. You saw that when our defensive line steps up high, our goalkeeper has to step with us, almost off his line to be that sweeper,” center back said Matt Besler. “It wasn’t necessarily a game plan we had against Chicago specifically, but it was more just how we wanted to play. We wanted to compact the field and step high.

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

18 F Chris Rolfe 8 8 638 2 3 20 10 4 6 1 9 0 023 M Perry Kitchen 8 8 720 2 0 4 3 16 13 0 0 2 010 F Fabian Espindola 2 2 176 1 1 6 4 1 2 4 1 1 032 D Bobby Boswell 8 8 720 1 0 5 2 5 3 0 0 2 013 M Chris Pontius 8 8 694 1 0 20 5 4 15 1 0 0 019 F Jairo Arrieta 6 6 423 1 0 7 5 9 6 14 0 0 011 M Luis Silva 5 0 82 1 0 6 4 4 2 1 6 0 05 D Sean Franklin 8 8 720 1 0 4 2 8 3 2 8 1 08 M Davy Arnaud 7 7 630 0 2 3 1 16 16 0 0 2 012 M Michael Farfan 7 3 311 0 1 4 1 9 3 0 6 1 014 M Nick DeLeon 7 6 500 0 1 7 0 5 7 1 0 0 02 D Taylor Kemp 5 4 380 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 3 1 050 G Andrew Dykstra 2 2 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Bill Hamid 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 D Chris Korb 4 4 340 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 030 F Conor Doyle 6 0 118 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 025 M Jared Jeffrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 D Kofi Opare 6 5 535 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 017 M Miguel Aguilar 3 0 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 015 D Steve Birnbaum 3 3 185 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 048 G Travis Worra 1 0 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Team totals 8 8 720 10 9 90 39 102 94 26 33 10 0Opponent totals 8 8 720 6 5 127 42 94 102 27 52 10 1

2015 D.C. UNITED STATISTICS (5-1-2, 17 pts.)

D.C. UNITED GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

50 G Andrew Dykstra 2 2 148 11 8 2 1.22 0 0 0 0 1 028 G Bill Hamid 6 6 540 30 25 4 0.67 0 0 4 1 1 448 G Travis Worra 1 0 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Team totals 8 8 720 42 34 6 0.75 0 0 5 1 2 4Opponent totals 8 8 720 39 27 10 1.25 0 1 1 5 2 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Fabian Espindola 1, Chris Rolfe 1, Chris Pontius 1, Luis Silva 1, Jairo Arrieta 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Davy Arnaud 2, Chris Rolfe 2, Nick DeLeon 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Chris Pontius 0-1

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-2-4, 13 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

9 F Krisztian Nemeth 7 6 524 3 0 17 3 5 6 2 0 0 010 M Benny Feilhaber 9 9 804 2 5 9 2 13 16 1 20 1 014 F Dom Dwyer 9 9 810 2 1 29 8 14 30 9 0 1 03 D Ike Opara 6 6 534 2 0 7 2 6 4 0 0 0 023 D Jalil Anibaba 7 7 630 1 1 8 3 6 3 2 0 1 027 M Roger Espinoza 8 8 694 1 1 8 2 13 12 0 0 2 06 M Paulo Nagamura 5 3 312 1 0 4 2 9 3 0 0 2 08 M Graham Zusi 7 7 571 0 2 10 0 7 7 1 20 1 05 D Matt Besler 8 8 700 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 171 D Marcel de Jong 6 6 453 0 1 5 1 1 7 0 5 1 013 D Amadou Dia 5 2 235 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 011 M Bernardo Anor 6 1 188 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 1 0 022 M Connor Hallisey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Erik Palmer-Brown 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 037 F Jacob Peterson 7 2 211 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 094 M Jimmy Medranda 3 3 187 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 04 D Kevin Ellis 5 4 365 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 01 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 016 M Servando Carrasco 6 5 408 0 0 7 0 8 1 0 0 1 015 D Seth Sinovic 4 3 302 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 093 M Soni Mustivar 5 1 146 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 029 G Tim Melia 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Team totals 9 9 810 12 13 121 28 113 110 15 47 14 1Opponent totals 9 9 810 12 11 91 33 110 113 33 46 18 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

29 G Tim Melia 1 1 90 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 30 19 12 1.5 0 0 2 2 4 3

Team totals 9 9 810 33 22 12 1.33 0 0 3 2 4 4Opponent totals 9 9 810 28 15 12 1.33 1 2 2 3 4 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Paulo Nagamura 1, Ike Opara 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jalil Anibaba 1, Benny Feilhaber 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 1-1, Dom Dwyer 0-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 7 Montreal W 1-0 11549 1-0-0 2 3 DC: Arrieta (58); Sun. Mar. 22 at New York L 0-2 21036 1-1-0 7 3 NYR: Wright-Phillips (25) Sam (71)Sat. Mar. 28 Los Angeles W 1-0 14462 2-1-0 2 6 DC: Pontius (93+); Fri. Apr. 3 at Orlando City

SCW 1-0 32822 3-1-0 1 9 DC: Silva (91+);

Sat. Apr. 11 New York T 2-2 16304 3-1-1 1 10 DC: Kitchen (26,66); NYR: Perrinelle (68) Sam (90)Sat. Apr. 18 Houston T 1-1 13047 3-1-2 2 11 DC: Rolfe (36); HOU: Clark (65)Sat. Apr. 25 at Vancouver W 2-1 21000 4-1-2 2 14 DC: Boswell (10) Rolfe (64); VAN: Morales (2)Sat. May 2 Columbus W 2-0 13107 5-1-2 2 17 DC: Espindola (15) Franklin (41); Sat. May 9 Sporting KCWed. May 13 Orlando City SCSun. May 17 at PhiladelphiaSat. May 23 at New EnglandWed. May 27 at PortlandSat. May 30 PhiladelphiaWed. June 3 ChicagoSat. June 6 Toronto FCSun. June 14 at Orlando City

SCSun. June 21 New EnglandWed. June 24 at ChicagoSat. June 27 at Toronto FCFri. July 3 at SeattleSat. July 18 at FC DallasSun. July 26 PhiladelphiaSat. Aug. 1 Real Salt LakeSat. Aug. 8 at MontrealThu. Aug. 13 at New York

City FCSat. Aug. 22 San JoseSun. Aug. 30 at New YorkSat. Sep. 12 at ColoradoSat. Sep. 19 ColumbusSat. Sep. 26 at MontrealFri. Oct. 2 New York City

FCSun. Oct. 18 ChicagoSun. Oct. 25 at Columbus

D.C. UNITED 2015 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 8 New York T 1-1 19784 0-0-1 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54)

Sat. Mar. 14 at FC Dallas L 1-3 14149 0-1-1 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73)Sat. Mar. 21 Portland T 0-0 20848 0-1-2 8 2Sat. Mar. 28 at New York

City FCW 1-0 27454 1-1-2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);

Sun. Apr. 5 Philadelphia W 3-2 19545 2-1-2 2 8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19)

Sat. Apr. 11 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 20087 2-1-3 2 9Sat. Apr. 18 at Los Angeles L 1-2 20018 2-2-3 4 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+)Sat. Apr. 25 at Houston T 4-4 21046 2-2-4 6 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU:

Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83)Sun. May 3 Chicago W 1-0 19581 3-2-4 4 13 KC: Nagamura (75); Sat. May 9 at D.C. UnitedSat. May 16 ColoradoWed. May 20 New EnglandSat. May 23 at SeattleFri. May 29 FC DallasSat. June 6 SeattleSun. June 21 at Real Salt

LakeSat. June 27 Colorado

Sun. July 12 at VancouverSat. July 18 MontrealFri. July 24 at Real Salt

LakeSat. Aug. 1 HoustonSat. Aug. 8 at Toronto FCSat. Aug. 15 VancouverWed. Aug. 19 San JoseSat. Aug. 22 at ColumbusSat. Aug. 29 at ColoradoWed. Sep. 9 at PortlandSun. Sep. 13 at Orlando City

SCFri. Sep. 18 FC DallasWed. Sep. 23 at HoustonSun. Sep. 27 Seattle

Sat. Oct. 3 at PortlandFri. Oct. 16 at San JoseSun. Oct. 25 Los Angeles

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE


UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 Perry Kitchen 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2Assists

1 9 times 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-0Shots

5 Chris Rolfe 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-0Shots on Goal

3 Chris Rolfe 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-2Fouls Committed

5 Davy Arnaud 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-25 Michael Farfan 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-15 Perry Kitchen 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-1Fouls Suffered

4 Davy Arnaud 04/18/2015 vs HOU T 1-1Offside

6 Jairo Arrieta 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-0Saves

5 Bill Hamid 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-25 Bill Hamid 04/03/2015 vs ORL W 1-05 Bill Hamid 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2Shots Faced

7 Bill Hamid 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-27 Bill Hamid 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2Goals Allowed

2 Bill Hamid 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-22 Bill Hamid 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

6 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-0Shots on Goal

3 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-03 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-0Fouls Committed

6 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-0Fouls Suffered

9 04/18/2015 vs HOU T 1-1Corner Kicks

1 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-2Offside

0 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-2Saves

3 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-03 05/02/2015 vs CLB W 2-0Shots Faced

3 05/02/2015 vs CLB W 2-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-22 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-12 05/02/2015 vs CLB W 2-0Assists

2 03/07/2015 vs MTL W 1-02 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-02 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-22 05/02/2015 vs CLB W 2-0Shots

15 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-215 04/18/2015 vs HOU T 1-1Shots on Goal

7 04/18/2015 vs HOU T 1-1Fouls Committed

20 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-1Fouls Suffered

17 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2Corner Kicks

7 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-0Offside

7 03/28/2015 vs LA W 1-07 04/18/2015 vs HOU T 1-1Saves

5 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-25 04/03/2015 vs ORL W 1-05 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-25 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-1Shots Faced

7 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-27 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-27 04/25/2015 vs VAN W 2-1Goals Allowed

2 03/22/2015 vs NYR L 0-22 04/11/2015 vs NYR T 2-2

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 Benny Feilhaber 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Assists

2 Benny Feilhaber 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Shots

6 Dom Dwyer 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Shots on Goal

4 Dom Dwyer 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Fouls Committed

4 Benny Feilhaber 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-34 Roger Espinoza 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-04 Kevin Ellis 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Fouls Suffered

6 Dom Dwyer 03/28/2015 at NYC W 1-06 Dom Dwyer 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-0Offside

2 4 times 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Saves

4 Luis Marin 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-24 Luis Marin 04/18/2015 at LA L 1-2Shots Faced

6 Luis Marin 04/18/2015 at LA L 1-2Goals Allowed

4 Luis Marin 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

9 03/28/2015 at NYC W 1-0Shots on Goal

1 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-0Fouls Committed

10 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Fouls Suffered

8 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Corner Kicks

2 03/28/2015 at NYC W 1-0Offside

0 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-10 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Saves

0 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-00 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Shots Faced

0 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

4 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Assists

4 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Shots

18 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Shots on Goal

6 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Fouls Committed

16 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Fouls Suffered

17 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Corner Kicks

8 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Offside

3 04/18/2015 at LA L 1-2Saves

4 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-24 04/18/2015 at LA L 1-2Shots Faced

6 04/18/2015 at LA L 1-2Goals Allowed

4 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4


United 20 wins, 67 goals

Sporting KC 20 wins, 73 goals11 ties

6/20/1996 KC 5 vs DC 1 (KC)7/31/1996 KC 3 at DC 2 (DC)8/4/1996 KC 4 at DC 2 (DC)6/21/1997 KC 6 vs DC 1 (KC)7/19/1997 KC 3 vs DC 2 (KC)8/31/1997 DC 2 vs KC 0 (DC)3/21/1998 DC 3 vs KC 2 (DC)8/26/1998 DC 2 at KC 1 (KC)5/15/1999 DC 4 at KC 3 DC SOW (KC)6/26/1999 DC 3 vs KC 0 (DC)5/17/2000 KC 2 vs DC 0 (KC)6/10/2000 DC 0 vs KC 0 (DC)4/7/2001 DC 3 vs KC 2 (DC)6/16/2001 DC 3 at KC 0 (KC)4/20/2002 DC 2 vs KC 1 (OT) (DC)6/15/2002 KC 2 vs DC 0 (KC)7/4/2002 KC 2 vs DC 1 (KC)8/10/2002 DC 0 vs KC 0 (2OT) (DC)4/12/2003 KC 3 vs DC 2 (OT) (KC)5/17/2003 DC 1 vs KC 1 (2OT) (DC)10/25/2003 DC 1 vs KC 1 (2OT) (DC)5/15/2004 DC 1 vs KC 0 (DC)7/10/2004 KC 1 vs DC 0 (KC)11/14/2004 DC 3 at KC 2 (HD)4/30/2005 KC 0 vs DC 0 (KC)5/21/2005 DC 3 vs KC 2 (DC)7/9/2005 KC 1 at DC 0 (DC)7/20/2005 KC 1 vs DC 1 (KC)5/13/2006 DC 2 vs KC 1 (DC)5/27/2006 DC 3 at KC 1 (KC)6/24/2006 DC 1 vs KC 0 (DC)6/28/2006 DC 3 at KC 2 (KC)4/14/2007 KC 4 at DC 2 (DC)7/4/2007 DC 1 at KC 0 (KC)10/5/2007 KC 1 vs DC 1 (KC)3/29/2008 KC 2 vs DC 0 (CA)8/2/2008 DC 2 vs KC 0 (DC)5/6/2009 KC 1 vs DC 1 (CA)9/9/2009 DC 1 vs KC 0 (DC)10/24/2009 KC 2 vs DC 2 (CA)3/27/2010 KC 4 vs DC 0 (CA)5/5/2010 DC 2 vs KC 1 (DC)8/21/2011 KC 1 vs DC 0 (SP)10/22/2011 KC 1 at DC 0 (DC)3/10/2012 KC 1 at DC 0 (DC)8/11/2012 KC 2 vs DC 1 (SP)4/5/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 (SP)5/19/2013 DC 1 vs KC 1 (DC)10/18/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 (SP)5/31/2014 DC 1 vs KC 0 (DC)8/23/2014 DC 3 at KC 0 (SP)10/3/2014 DC 0 vs KC 0 (DC)

SPORTING KC VS UNITED

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

DC 7 13 13 11 12 9 1 66KC 11 16 10 14 11 10 1 73

Sporting KC United

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 38 34 1 73 35 30 1 66Shots 296 328 2 626 271 294 4 569Shots on Goal 133 132 2 267 134 125 2 261Fouls 311 326 1 638 383 336 2 721Offsides 79 84 2 165 64 71 1 136Corner Kicks 115 116 0 231 112 149 1 262

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Peter Vermes vs. DC 7-4-3 (1.71 pts./game)Ben Olsen vs. KC 2-6-2 (0.8 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:United Sporting KC

Goals 8 Jaime Moreno 9 PrekiAssists 8 Jaime Moreno 10 PrekiShots 37 Jaime Moreno 51 PrekiShots on Goal 22 Jaime Moreno 25 PrekiFouls Committed 32 Richie Williams 33 Kerry ZavagninFouls Suffered 57 Jaime Moreno 45 Davy ArnaudWins 5 Troy Perkins 7 Jimmy NielsenLosses 5 Bill Hamid 5 Bo OshoniyiShutouts 3 Rimando/Hamid 6 Jimmy NielsenSaves 47 Troy Perkins 44 Tony MeolaGoals Allowed 14 Troy Perkins 13 Bo Oshoniyi

D.C. United Sporting Kansas CityW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 1-0-2 1 Ws (05/02/2015) 1-0-0 7 Ws (06/06/2014)Tied 4-0-0 4 Ws (03/07/2015) 1-2-3 1 Ws (05/03/2015)Trailing 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/22/2015) 1-0-1 1 Ts (04/25/2015)

First Goal:Allowed 1-1-0 1 Ws (04/25/2015) 1-2-0 1 Ls (04/18/2015)Scored 4-0-2 1 Ws (05/02/2015) 2-0-2 1 Ws (05/03/2015)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/22/2015) 0-0-2 2 Ts (03/21/2015)1 goals 3-0-1 1 Ts (04/18/2015) 2-2-1 1 Ws (05/03/2015)2 goals 2-0-1 2 Ws (04/25/2015) 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/10/2014)3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/12/2014) 1-0-0 3 Ws (03/29/2014)4 goals 0-0-0 3 Ws (04/26/2014) 0-0-1 1 Ts (04/25/2015)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 4-0-0 4 Ws (03/07/2015) 2-0-2 1 Ws (05/03/2015)1 goals 1-0-1 1 Ws (04/25/2015) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2015)2 goals 0-1-1 1 Ts (04/11/2015) 1-1-0 1 Ls (04/18/2015)3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (09/20/2014) 0-1-0 5 Ls (08/23/2014)4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (08/27/2014) 0-0-1 1 Ts (04/25/2015)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:United Sporting KC

Goals 2 6 players tied 2 5 players tiedAssists 2 4 players tied 3 Chung/RadosavljevicShots 9 Dwayne De Rosario

(10/22/11)7 Kei Kamara (10/22/11)

Shots on Goal 5 Luciano Emilio (09/09/09)

4 Takawira/Smith

Fouls Committed 7 3 players tied 7 Fabbro/ZotincaFouls Suffered 6 Etcheverry/Olsen 6 5 players tiedShutouts 1 14 players tied 1 15 players tiedSaves 9 Troy Perkins

(07/04/07)9 Garth Lagerwey (08/04/96)

Goals Allowed 6 Jeff Causey (06/21/97) 3 9 players tied


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJaime Moreno 26 22 1837 8 8 37Christian Gomez 14 13 1015 5 2 34Marco Etcheverry 16 15 1365 4 5 33Raul Diaz Arce 8 8 624 4 1 24Luciano Emilio 8 7 643 4 0 18Santino Quaranta 14 9 898 3 1 18Roy Wegerle 3 2 196 3 1 5Roy Lassiter 4 4 360 3 0 8John Harkes 6 4 439 2 1 9Carey Talley 8 6 544 2 1 4Danny Allsopp 2 1 135 2 0 6Ali Curtis 6 1 227 2 0 10Fabian Espindola 3 3 270 2 0 11Freddy Adu 10 7 661 1 3 11Bobby Convey 9 9 732 1 2 12Tony Sanneh 5 5 450 1 2 8A.J. Wood 6 4 400 1 2 7Jeff Agoos 10 10 855 1 1 12Alecko Eskandarian 6 5 466 1 1 8Joshua Gros 12 12 1048 1 1 9Chris Rolfe 2 2 180 1 1 3Rodney Wallace 5 5 450 1 1 4Bobby Boswell 13 13 1170 1 0 6Abdul Thompson Conteh 3 2 147 1 0 6Nick DeLeon 6 6 490 1 0 9Mario Gori 3 2 209 1 0 2Julius James 3 2 209 1 0 3Perry Kitchen 9 9 810 1 0 1Mark Lisi 3 1 147 1 0 2Ivan McKinley 4 4 332 1 0 7Shawn Medved 3 2 129 1 0 1Mike Petke 6 5 489 1 0 2Kyle Porter 1 1 90 1 0 2Hristo Stoitchkov 2 0 67 1 0 2Bryan Namoff 16 16 1451 0 3 3Richie Williams 16 16 1290 0 3 7Marc Burch 6 4 397 0 2 3Brian Carroll 13 13 1170 0 2 6Ben Olsen 16 13 1228 0 2 17Luis Silva 3 3 203 0 2 4Clyde Simms 18 18 1451 0 2 9Chris Albright 4 3 302 0 1 8Jose Alegria 4 3 262 0 1 2Fred 6 3 346 0 1 2Adam Cristman 1 1 71 0 1 0Eric Denton 3 2 139 0 1 1Facundo Erpen 5 5 406 0 1 3Ivan Guerrero 1 1 90 0 1 0Brian Kamler 6 4 374 0 1 6Chris Korb 7 7 574 0 1 1Dema Kovalenko 6 5 465 0 1 8John Maessner 5 3 287 0 1 5Andy Najar 5 5 405 0 1 4Chris Pontius 11 10 858 0 1 11Mark Simpson 5 4 405 0 1 0Mark Watson 2 2 180 0 1 0Craig Ziadie 2 2 178 0 1 0Team totals 51 51 4590 67 66 571Opponent totals 51 51 4590 73 67 626

UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (20-20-11)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGJosh Wicks 1 90 5 5 0.00 0Bill Hamid 10 900 46 38 0.80 0Doug Warren 1 100 2 1 0.90 0Louis Crayton 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Zach Wells 2 180 11 9 1.00 0Joe Willis 1 90 4 3 1.00 0Nick Rimando 11 1014 55 43 1.15 0Tom Presthus 4 316 15 10 1.42 0Scott Garlick 4 360 17 11 1.50 1Troy Perkins 9 810 64 47 1.56 3Steve Cronin 1 90 6 3 2.00 1Mark Simpson 5 405 23 14 2.22 0Jeff Causey 2 135 16 5 6.67 1Team totals 51 4590 267 191 1.43 6Opponent totals 51 4590 262 186 1.30 8


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTPreki 22 19 1776 9 10 51Mark Chung 8 8 716 7 4 16Vitalis Takawira 9 7 608 5 4 12Scott Sealy 12 10 842 5 1 24Kei Kamara 8 6 611 4 1 31Sasha Victorine 10 10 882 3 0 17Mo Johnston 12 12 986 2 2 14Chris Brown 9 7 636 2 1 15Chris Klein 20 19 1593 2 1 25Claudio Lopez 5 5 449 2 0 13Graham Zusi 11 9 867 1 4 18Eddie Johnson 2 2 178 1 3 4Frank Klopas 6 5 407 1 3 6Jack Jewsbury 20 16 1445 1 2 25Josh Wolff 9 8 745 1 2 10Stephen Armstrong 6 3 365 1 1 8Davy Arnaud 20 17 1592 1 1 39Matt Besler 13 13 1170 1 1 2Teal Bunbury 6 4 367 1 1 9Jose Burciaga Jr. 11 11 968 1 1 15Michael Harrington 11 9 818 1 1 2Chris Henderson 4 4 316 1 1 4Matt McKeon 13 9 856 1 1 9Ryan Smith 2 2 171 1 1 7Carey Talley 6 6 572 1 1 3Paul Wright 4 3 233 1 1 1Kerry Zavagnin 24 23 2090 1 1 14Claudio Bieler 4 2 212 1 0 6Sean Bowers 8 7 639 1 0 3Dom Dwyer 4 4 348 1 0 7Dario Fabbro 4 3 220 1 0 9Nick Garcia 21 21 1854 1 0 3Roy Lassiter 2 2 180 1 0 3Miklos Molnar 1 1 90 1 0 4Ike Opara 2 2 180 1 0 2Edmundo Rodriguez 2 1 96 1 0 1C.J. Sapong 8 4 456 1 0 11Mike Sorber 3 3 270 1 0 5Matt Taylor 2 1 86 1 0 3Ivan Trujillo 1 1 69 1 0 1Francisco Gomez 10 8 678 0 5 10Diego Gutierrez 13 13 1154 0 3 3Stephane Auvray 2 2 163 0 1 1Brian Johnson 5 3 322 0 1 6Garth Lagerwey 2 2 180 0 1 0Tony Meola 11 11 980 0 1 0Uche Okafor 8 7 632 0 1 0Ryan Pore 9 5 431 0 1 11Soony Saad 4 2 189 0 1 6Igor Simutenkov 4 4 308 0 1 7Lance Watson 4 1 142 0 1 0Team totals 51 51 4590 73 67 626Opponent totals 51 51 4590 67 66 571

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (20-20-11)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGAndy Gruenebaum 1 90 7 7 0.00 0Jimmy Nielsen 9 810 22 18 0.44 0Eric Kronberg 1 90 2 1 1.00 0Tony Meola 11 980 56 44 1.01 2Kevin Hartman 8 720 37 25 1.25 1Bo Oshoniyi 9 810 54 39 1.44 3Garth Lagerwey 2 180 21 14 1.50 1Mike Ammann 5 450 31 19 2.00 1Chris Snitko 3 270 21 13 2.67 0William Hesmer 1 90 6 4 3.00 0Jon Kempin 1 90 5 2 3.00 0Team totals 51 4590 262 186 1.30 8Opponent totals 51 4590 267 191 1.43 6


CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (20-20-11)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTFabian Espindola 13 10 952 5 0 29Chris Rolfe 20 19 1453 3 5 34Jairo Arrieta 7 6 520 3 0 9Sean Franklin 10 9 866 2 0 6Eddie Johnson 13 8 769 2 0 21Bobby Boswell 25 24 2205 1 0 9Nick DeLeon 6 6 490 1 0 9Perry Kitchen 9 9 810 1 0 1Michael Farfan 6 6 540 0 2 12Luis Silva 6 5 411 0 2 9Chris Korb 7 7 574 0 1 1Chris Pontius 11 10 858 0 1 11Davy Arnaud 8 7 650 0 0 3Steve Birnbaum 2 2 180 0 0 1Conor Doyle 1 1 80 0 0 0Andrew Dykstra 2 2 180 0 0 0Bill Hamid 10 10 900 0 0 0Jared Jeffrey 1 1 90 0 0 2Taylor Kemp 3 3 225 0 0 1Collin Martin 1 0 45 0 0 1Kofi Opare 1 1 90 0 0 1Michael Seaton 1 0 10 0 0 0Team totals 51 51 4590 67 66 571Opponent totals 51 51 4590 73 67 626

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGBill Hamid 10 900 46 38 0.80 0Andrew Dykstra 2 180 18 12 2.00 0Team totals 51 4590 267 191 1.43 6Opponent totals 51 4590 262 186 1.30 8

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJacob Peterson 13 11 888 2 2 21Ike Opara 4 3 277 2 0 3Graham Zusi 11 9 867 1 4 18Matt Besler 13 13 1170 1 1 2Dom Dwyer 4 4 348 1 0 7Paulo Nagamura 15 14 1323 0 1 15Jalil Anibaba 8 8 693 0 0 2Bernardo Anor 4 3 257 0 0 6Servando Carrasco 4 2 178 0 0 3Kevin Ellis 2 2 180 0 0 0Roger Espinoza 9 7 597 0 0 9Benny Feilhaber 9 6 506 0 0 14Jon Kempin 1 1 90 0 0 0Jimmy Medranda 1 0 24 0 0 1Chance Myers 7 6 542 0 0 4Erik Palmer-Brown 1 0 81 0 0 0Seth Sinovic 10 10 900 0 0 7Team totals 51 51 4590 73 67 626Opponent totals 51 51 4590 67 66 571

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGJon Kempin 1 90 5 2 3.00 0Team totals 51 4590 262 186 1.30 8Opponent totals 51 4590 267 191 1.43 6

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (20-20-11)


vs. (3-2-4; 13 points) (5-1-2; 17 pts.)

May 9, 2015 | RFK Stadium | 7:00 P.M. EDT Comcast SportsNet, 99.1 FM

PROBABLE STARTING XI Rolfe Espíndola (8 GP/8 GS; 2G/3A) (2 GP/2 GS; 1G/1A) Pontius Arnaud Kitchen DeLeon

(8 GP/8 GS; 1G/0A) (7 GP/7 GS; 0G/2A) (8 GP/8 GS; 2G/0A) (7 GP/6 GS; 0G/1A)

Kemp Opare Boswell Franklin (5 GP/4 GS; 0G/1A) (6 GP/5 GS; 0G/0A) (8 GP/8 GS; 1G/0A) (8 GP/8 GS; 1G/0A) Hamid (6 GP/6 GS; 0.67 GAA; 4 SO)

INJURY REPORT

OUT: Collin Martin (nerve surgery)

D.C. UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

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Day Date Opponent (Result) Time Television Radio Sat. March 7 Montreal Impact (W, 1-0) 3:00pm CSN 106.7 FM

Sun. March 22 at New York Red Bullss (L, 2-0) 5:00pm ESPN2 1580 AM Sat. March 28 LA Galaxy (W, 1-0) 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Fri. April 3 at Orlando City SC (W, 1-0) 7:00pm UniMas 106.7 FM Sat. April 11 New York Red Bullss (T, 2-2) 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. April 18 Houston Dynamo (T, 1-1) 7:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. April 25 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W, 2-1) 10:30pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. May 2 Columbus Crew SC (W, 2-0) 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. May 9 Sporting Kansas City 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Wed. May 13 Orlando City SC 8:00pm ESPN2 106.7 FM

Sun. May 17 at Philadelphia Union 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 99.1 FM Sat. May 23 at New England Revolution 7:30pm CSN 106.7 FM

Wed. May 27 at Portland Timbers 10:30pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. May 30 Philadelphia Union 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Wed. June 3 Chicago Fire 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. June 6 Toronto FC 7:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sun. June 14 at Orlando City SC 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 106.7 FM Sun. June 21 New England Revolution 5:00pm ESPN2 99.1 FM

Wed. June 24 at Chicago Fire 8:30pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. June 27 at Toronto FC 5:00pm CSN TBD Fri. July 3 at Seattle Sounders FC 11:00pm UniMas 106.7 FM Sat. July 18 at FC Dallas 9:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sun. July 26 Philadelphia Union 5:00pm ESPN2 99.1 FM

Sat. Aug. 1 Real Salt Lake 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. Aug. 8 at Montreal Impact 8:00pm CSN TBD Thurs. Aug. 13 at New York City FC 7:30pm CSN 99.1 FM

Sat. Aug. 22 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sun. Aug. 30 at New York Red Bullss 7:00pm FOX Sports 1 106.7 FM Sat. Sept. 12 at Colorado Rapids 9:00pm CSN 106.7 FM Sat. Sept. 19 Columbus Crew SC 7:00pm CSN 99.1 FM Sat. Sept. 26 at Montreal Impact 5:00pm CSN TBD Fri. Oct. 2 New York City FC 7:00pm UniMas 99.1 FM Sun. Oct. 18 Chicago Fire TBD CSN TBD Sun. Oct. 25 at Columbus Crew SC 5:00pm CSN TBD

*All dates and times are subject to change

2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (5-1-2)

BEST START IN TEAM HISTORY At 5-1-2 (17 points), tied for first place in Major League Soccer, D.C. United is off to the best start in team history through eight games. With the club’s 2-0 win over Columbus on May 2, it eclipsed the previous best start in 2006. The Black-and-Red will continue to match themselves with the 2006 team, which went on a 13-game unbeaten run from May to July that season.

Comparison of D.C. United regular season records Year Record, points

thru 8 games Record, points thru 9 games

Season result

1997* 5-3, 13 pts 6-3, 14 pts Supporters Shield, MLS Cup champion

1998* 6-2, 12 pts 7-2, 15 pts MLS Cup runner-up 1999* 5-3, 11 pts 6-3, 14 pts Supporters Shield, MLS

Cup champion 2006 4-1-3, 15 pts 5-1-3, 18 pts Supporters Shield,

Eastern Conference finals 2007 3-3-2, 11 pts 4-3-2, 14 pts Supporters Shield 2014 3-3-2, 11 pts 4-3-2, 14 pts 1st in Eastern Conference,

club record for points (59) 2015 5-1-2, 17 pts ? ? *no ties, shootout victories worth one point

UNBEATEN STREAK AT HOME D.C. United defeated the Columbus Crew to extend their home, unbeaten streak to 16 matches in all competitions, including 12 straight in regular season play. United’s last loss at home came on June 28, 2014, a 1-0 defeat against Seattle. ROLFE ON THE SCORESHEET IN FOUR STRAIGHT With an assist on the first goal in D.C. United’s 2-0 win over Columbus on May 2, midfielder Chris Rolfe now has a goal or an assist in four consecutive matches, tied for the second-longest streak in MLS. Against Houston (Apr. 18) and Vancouver (Apr. 25), he had goals in back-to-back games, recording his first goal of the 2015 season with a spectacular free kick in the 36th minute of United’s 1-1 draw with the Dynamo. He also scored the game-winning goal in United’s 2-1 win at the Whitecaps. Rolfe, who finished 2014 with six goals and six assists, leads the team with three assists in 2015. He now has 56 career goals, tying him for eighth among active MLS players and 30th all-time. THE RETURN OF FABIÁN ESPÍNDOLA Argentine forward Fabián Espíndola made his first start of 2015 in United’s 2-1 win over Vancouver on Apr. 25, following a six-game suspension to start the season. He scored his first goal of the 2015 season last week against the Columbus Crew SC and also tallied an assist. He is coming off the most productive of his eight seasons in Major League Soccer. In 2014, he was tied for D.C. United’s team lead in scoring with a career-high 11 goals and led the squad with a career-high nine assists. He’s also one of only four MLS players with at least nine goals every year from 2011-14, a group that includes Landon Donovan, Thierry Henry and Chris Wondolowski. Espíndola also has two goals in 2015 outside of MLS play against Alajuelense in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. UNDEFEATED WHEN SCORING FIRST D.C. United improved its 2015 record to 4-0-2 when scoring first with the team’s 2-0 win over Columbus on May 2. The Black-and-Red are 20-0-3 since the beginning of the 2014 season when D.C. United was the only team in MLS that did not lose a game when scoring the first goal, finishing the year 16-0-1 (.971). In addition, in 2014 the Black-and-Red went undefeated when leading at the half (14-0-1). FIRST WIN AGAINST COLUMBUS IN OVER TWO YEARS D.C. United earned its first win against the Columbus Crew since Oct. 20, 2012, when the Black-and-Red defeated Columbus at RFK Stadium, 3-2. D.C. United is now 19-8-4 at home against Columbus in franchise history and 26-24-10 overall. BOSWELL ON VERGE OF 300TH MLS APPEARANCE Defender Bobby Boswell, a 2014 MLS Best XI selection and 2014 MLS All-Star, made his 62nd consecutive MLS regular season start in D.C. United’s 2-0 win over Columbus on May 2. His current streak is the second longest in Major League Soccer behind New York goalkeeper Luis Robles (89 consecutive starts). Boswell has started 42 straight games since his return to D.C. United in 2014. He is tied for 11th all-time in starts (296) and tied for 25th in games played (299). HAMID’S RETURN/CONTRACT EXTENSION After missing two games with injury, D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid returned to action in United’s 2-0 win over Columbus on May 2, his fourth shutout of the year. Hamid leads MLS with a 0.67 goals against average and .833 saves percentage. On May 1, Hamid and D.C. United agreed to a multi-year contract extension. ARNAUD BECOMES MOST FOULED PLAYER IN MLS HISTORY Midfielder Davy Arnaud became the most fouled player in MLS history in D.C. United’s 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Mar. 28. In his 14th MLS season, the 34-year-old has suffered 713 fouls. Former D.C. United legend Jaime Moreno is second (703), and the closest active player is Houston midfielder Brad Davis (471).

GAME NOTES

ARNAUD MAKES 300th START After reaching 300 career regular season appearances in 2014, midfielder Davy Arnaud made his 300th start in United’s 2-2 draw with New York on Apr. 11. With 301 career starts, Arnaud is eighth all-time in MLS history and fourth among active players behind Kyle Beckerman (331), Brad Davis (304) and Brian Carroll (303). WORRA MAKES DCU DEBUT Undrafted rookie goalkeeper Travis Worra made his MLS debut in D.C. United’s 2-1 win at Vancouver, replacing an injured Andrew Dykstra in the 58th minute. Worra finished with one save and zero goals allowed. The former University of New Hampshire product has gone 2-0-1 with two shutouts and a penalty kick save on loan with the USL Richmond Kickers in 2015. SILVA SCORES IN ’15 DEBUT In his first appearance since October 2014, Luis Silva came on as a substitute in the 76th minute and scored the lone goal with a free kick in the 91st minute of D.C. United’s 1-0 victory at Orlando City on April 3. Silva finished 2014 as D.C. United’s co-leading scorer with a career-high 11 goals in 27 appearances. PONTIUS NETS FIRST GOAL OF 2015 With his game-winning, 93rd-minute goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chris Pontius recorded his first goal of the 2015 regular season. The goal was the 29th of Pontius’ career, moving him into a tie with Ben Olsen for seventh all-time on D.C. United’s all-time scoring list. Pontius, 27, is D.C. United’s longest tenured player, selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. OPARE MAKES FIRST DCU START Defender Kofi Opare made his first start for the Black-and-Red in league play in D.C. United’s 1-0 win over Orlando City on Apr. 3. A week earlier, he made his regular season debut for United, coming on in the fifth minute as an injury replacement for Steven Birnbaum in a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Opare was acquired from the Galaxy in July 2014, but did not feature during the regular season for the Black-and-Red while starting all four of D.C. United’s CONCACAF Champions League group stage games during the fall. OLSEN REACHES 50 VICTORIES With D.C. United’s 1-0 win over Montreal on March 7, Head Coach Ben Olsen reached 50 career regular season victories. His overall record is 53-65-37. In his fifth full season, Olsen is the longest-serving coach in D.C. United history. He is currently the third-longest tenured coach in MLS behind Los Angeles’ Bruce Arena (2008) and Kansas City’s Peter Vermes (2009) and sixth among active MLS coaches in regular season victories. USMNT CALL-UPS Goalkeeper Bill Hamid and midfielder Perry Kitchen were both part of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s roster for its recent 2-0 victory over Mexico at Alamodome in San Antonio on April 15. Kitchen made his second U.S. appearance in the match, playing the final 27 minutes. It was also the second appearance for Kitchen in 2015, as he made his U.S. senior team debut against Panama on Feb. 8. UNITED LOANS PLAYERS TO RICHMOND D.C. United players are again having success this season on loan with the USL Richmond Kickers, which is an affiliate club for the third straight season. Four players have appeared for the Kickers in 2015: goalkeeper Travis Worra, defender Luke Mishu, defender Jalen Robinson, and midfielder Miguel Aguilar. DAVY ARNAUD AGAINST FORMER TEAM Davy Arnaud began his MLS career at the Kansas City Wizards in 2002, which later changed its name to Sporting Kansas City in his last year at the club in 2011. He played in 240 games and amassed 43 goals and 32 assists during his nine-year stint at the club. Since leaving the club, he has played 8 games against Sporting Kansas City for both D.C. United and the Montreal Impact. He has yet to score or have an assist in any of those fixtures. D.C. UNITED INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS AGAINST SPORTING KC Players on the current D.C. United squad have been successful in scoring against Sporting KC in the past. Fabián Espíndola shares second place for goals against the Kansas club among active players with five, including two in 2014. The last time he scored against the club was on Aug. 23, 2014, in a 3-0 win at Sporting Park. Jairo Arrieta and Chris Rolfe have also enjoyed similar success against Sporting KC and both have three goals against the club. Jairo Arrieta last scored against the Kansas club on June 29, 2013, for his former club, the Columbus Crew. Chris Rolfe, who has five career assists vs. Kansas City, and Perry Kitchen also scored in the 3-0 win at Sporting Park on Aug. 23, 2014.

2015 D.C. United Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 2 Taylor Kemp D 5-11 153 7-23-90 Highlands Ranch, CO University of Maryland 4 Markus Halsti M/D 6-1 185 3-19-84 Helsinki, Finland ------ 5 Sean Franklin D 5-10 160 3-21-85 Panorama City, CA Cal State Northridge 6 Kofi Opare D 6-2 190 10-12-90 Mampong, Ghana University of Michigan 7 Eddie Johnson F 6-0 180 3-31-84 Daytona Beach, FL ------ 8 Davy Arnaud M 5-11 160 6-22-80 Nederland, TX West Texas A&M University 10 Fabián Espíndola F 5-9 160 5-4-85 San Luis, Argentina ------ 11 Luis Silva M 5-11 163 10-12-88 Los Angeles, CA University of California-Santa Barbara 12 Michael Farfan M 5-9 160 6-23-88 San Diego, CA University of North Carolina 13 Chris Pontius M/F 6-0 168 5-12-87 Yorba Linda, CA University of California-Santa Barbara 14 Nick DeLeon M 5-10 170 7-17-90 Phoenix, AZ University of Louisville 15 Steve Birnbaum D 6-1 180 1-23-91 Irvine, CA University of California 17 Miguel Aguilar M 5-9 172 8-30-93 Sacramento, CA University of San Francisco 18 Chris Rolfe M/F 5-8 155 1-17-83 Kettering, OH University of Dayton 19 Jairo Arrieta F 5-9 150 8-25-83 Nicoya, Costa Rica 20 Jalen Robinson D 5-9 145 5-8-94 Catonsville, MD Wake Forest University 22 Chris Korb D 5-9 160 10-8-87 Cleveland, OH University of Akron 23 Perry Kitchen M 6-0 160 2-29-92 Indianapolis, IN University of Akron 25 Jared Jeffrey M 5-11 165 6-14-90 Richardson, TX ------ 27 Collin Martin M 5-11 150 11-9-94 Chevy Chase, MD Wake Forest University 28 Bill Hamid GK 6-3 225 11-25-90 Annandale, VA ------ 29 Michael Seaton F 6-0 180 5-1-96 Capitol Heights, MD ------ 30 Conor Doyle F 6-1 175 10-13-91 McKinney, TX Creighton University 32 Bobby Boswell D 6-2 185 3-15-83 Austin, TX Florida International University 34 Luke Mishu D 6-0 180 6-26-91 Knoxville, TN University of Notre Dame 48 Travis Worra GK 6-3 170 4-09-93 Lancaster, PA University of New Hampshire 50 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 1-2-86 Woodbridge, VA Virginia Commonwealth University

2015 D.C. United Alphabetical Roster No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club 17 Miguel Aguilar 21 AH-gee-lar Cuidad Juarez, Mexico University of San Francisco 8 Davy Arnaud 34 AR-no Nederland, TX Montreal Impact 19 Jairo Arrieta 31 ar-ee-AY-tah Nicoya, Costa Rica Orlando City SC 15 Steve Birnbaum 24 BURN-bawm Irvine, CA University of California 32 Bobby Boswell 32 Boswell Austin, TX Houston Dynamo 14 Nick DeLeon 24 DAY-leh-own Phoenix, AZ University of Louisville 30 Conor Doyle 23 Doyle McKinney, TX Derby County (England) 50 Andrew Dykstra 29 DIKES-truh Honolulu, HI Charleston Battery (USL Pro) 9 Fabian Espindola 30 fah-be-AHN es-PEEN-do-la San Luis, Argentina New York Red Bulls 12 Michael Farfan 26 FAR-fan San Diego, CA Cruz Azul 5 Sean Franklin 30 Franklin Panorama City, CA LA Galaxy 4 Markus Halsti 31 HALL-stee Helsinki, Finland Malmo FF 28 Bill Hamid 24 ha-MEED Annandale, VA D.C. United Academy 25 Jared Jeffrey 24 Jeffrey Richardson, TX Mainz (Germany) 7 Eddie Johnson 31 Johnson Bunnell, FL Seattle Sounders FC 33 Taylor Kemp 24 Kemp Highlands Ranch, CO University of Maryland 23 Perry Kitchen 23 Kitchen Indianapolis, IN University of Akron 22 Chris Korb 27 Korb Cleveland, OH University of Akron 32 Collin Martin 20 Martin Chevy Chase, MD D.C. United Academy 34 Luke Mishu 23 MEE-shoo Knoxville, TN University of Notre Dame 6 Kofi Opare 24 KOAF-ee oh-PAR-ay Mampong, Ghana LA Galaxy 13 Chris Pontius 27 PON-tee-us West Covina, CA Univ. of California-Santa Barbara 20 Jalen Robinson 20 Robinson Catonsville, MD University of Wake Forest 18 Chris Rolfe 32 Rolf Kettering, OH Chicago Fire 11 Luis Silva 26 Silva Los Angeles, CA Toronto FC 48 Travis Worra 22 WORE-uh Lancaster, PA University of New Hampshire

2015 1/12/15 Signed Finnish international and former Malmö FF midfielder/defender Markus Halsti. 1/14/15 Aquired Costa Rican international Jairo Arrieta from Orlando City SC in exchange for an International Roster Slot for the 2015 Major League Soccer season. 1/15/15 Selected University of San Francisco midfielder Miguel Aguilar with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft 2/10/15 Signed midfielder Michael Farfan via the Major League Soccer allocation ranking order. 2/25/15 Signed former University of New Hampshire goalkeeper Travis Worra. 3/6/15 Signed former University of Notre Dame defender Luke Mishu. 4/1/15 Loaned Michael Seaton to Örebro SK.

2015 D.C. UNITED TRANSACTIONS

4 | Markus Halsti (@Halstinho) Last Appearance: N/A.Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A. CAREER: Finland international Markus Halsti has spent the last seven seasons with Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan, the top Swedish division, appearing in 115 games and scoring six goals. The midfielder/defender helped Malmö to three league championships in the last five seasons, including the 2014 campaign in which he started 21 of 26 games and was named to the Allsvenskan Team of the Year. 5 | Sean Franklin (@SFranklin5) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last goal: 5/2/15 vs. Columbus. Last assist: 10/12/14 (2x) at Houston. 2015: Has eight appearances (eight starts). Scored in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2. Made season debut against Montreal on 3/7/15. 2014: In his first season in D.C., Franklin featured in 29 games (28 starts), recording one goal and four assists. The defender made his debut on 3/8/14 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Joined D.C. United after being selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft. Selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the first round (4th overall) of the 2008 SuperDraft and played in 160 games (150 starts) in six seasons. Was named 2008 Rookie of the Year and 2008 Galaxy defender of the year, and won back-to-back MLS Cups with the Galaxy in 2011 and 2012. 6| Kofi Opare (@Kofiopare6) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last goal: 10/16/13 (for Los Angeles) vs. Montreal. Last assist: N/A. 2015: Has six appearances (five starts). Made D.C. United and season debut against Los Angeles on 3/28/15, replacing an injured Steven Birnbaum in the fifth minute. Made first D.C. United start at Orlando City on 4/3/15. 2014: Acquired from the Los Angeles Galaxy on 7/29/14 in exchange for United’s allocation ranking and a second round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Didn’t appear during regular season. Started all four of United’s matches in CONCACAF Champions League. Made six appearances (five starts) for Los Angeles prior to being traded. CAREER: Selected by Los Angeles in the second round (No. 24 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Started six of the Galaxy's final eight games as a rookie and both legs of Western Conference semifinal series loss to Real Salt Lake. Played four years (2009-12) at the University of Michigan, reached College Cup final in 2010. 7 | Eddie Johnson (@eddie_johnson7) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Montreal on 10/25/14. Last goal: 10/18/14 vs. Chicago. Last assist: 10/18/14 vs. Chicago. 2014: In first season in D.C., Johnson made 26 appearances (22 starts), recording seven goals and three assists. Made 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Acquired from Seattle Sounders FC on 12/17/13 in exchange for allocation funds. Johnson started 20 games for the Sounders in 2013, finishing the season with nine goals and two assists. Johnson led the Sounders in scoring in 2012 and 2013, posting 23 goals in 49 league appearances following his return after four years in Europe.

8 | Davy Arnaud (@d_arnaud22) Last appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last goal: 5/3/14 at Portland. Last assist: 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles. 2015: Has seven appearances (seven starts). Made season debut and had an assist on game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Montreal on 3/7/15. Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Los Angeles on 3/28/15. On 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles, became most fouled player in MLS history. Made 300th career start in United’s 2-2 draw with New York on Apr. 11. 2014: In first season in D.C., featured in 31 games (30 starts), recording two goals. Made 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Acquired from the Montreal Impact on 12/10/13 in exchange for an international roster spot for the 2014 and 2015 Major League Soccer seasons. Spent two seasons with Montreal Impact following 10 years with Kansas City. 10 | Fabián Espíndola Last Appearance: Started and saw 86 minutes of action in a 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 5/2/15 vs. Columbus Last Assist: 5/2/15 vs. Columbus 2015: Has two appearances (two starts) following six-game suspension to start the season. Had a goal and assist in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2. 2014: In his first season in D.C., Espíndola featured in 27 games (24 starts), setting career-highs in goals (11) and assists (9). He made his 2014 debut on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Espíndola was selected by D.C. United in Stage 2 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft on 12/18/13. He had nine goals and two assists in 28 appearances (23 starts) for the New York Red Bullss in 2013. The Argentinian forward had 35 goals and 17 assists for Real Salt Lake from 2007-12. 11 | Luis Silva Last appearance: Came off the bench to play 19 minutes in a 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 4/3/15 (at Orlando City). Last Assist: 8/23/14 (at Sporting Kansas City). 2015: Has five appearances off the bench totaling 86 minutes. Made season debut vs. Orlando City on Apr. 3 and scored lone goal in a 1-0 win. 2014: In his second season in D.C., Silva featured in 27 games (22 starts), recording a career-high 11 goals and four assists. He made his 2014 debut with the club on 3/8 vs. Columbus. CAREER: Silva was acquired from Toronto FC on 7/9/13 in exchange for allocation money. In 2013, Silva found the net three times and had two assists. Selected fourth overall by Toronto in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and had five goals and five assists as a rookie. 12 | Michael Farfan (@MichaelFarfan88) Last Appearance: Came off the bench to play 27 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: 4/25/15 vs. Vancouver. 2015: Has seven appearances (three starts). Recorded first assist in 2-1 win at Vancouver. Made debut off the bench vs. Montreal on 3/7. CAREER: Spent 2014 season with Cruz Azul in Liga MX, making one appearance that included scoring a tying goal in second-half added time in a game against Pachuca. Farfan made 88 appearances (69 starts) with Philadelphia from 2011-2013, recording four goals and nine assists. A product of the University of North Carolina and Cal State-Fullerton, selected by the Union with the 23rd pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and was 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year finalist. Also played in the 2012 MLS All-Star Game.

D.C. UNITED MINI-BIOS

13 | Chris Pontius (@ChrisPontius13) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 3/28/15 (vs. Los Angeles) Last Assist: 10/27/13 (vs. Houston) 2015: Has eight appearances (eight starts). Scored game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Los Angeles on 3/28. 2014: After missing the first six months of the season recovering from hamstring surgery, made six appearances (three starts) in 2014, finishing the year with one goal. Made season debut on 9/10 against New York. CAREER: In his seventh season, Pontius is D.C. United’s longest tenured player, selected seventh overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In 2012 Pontius was named to his first MLS Best XI and was also awarded the club’s Volkswagen MVP, Volkswagen Fan’s Choice Award, Volkswagen Goal of the Year, the Golden Boot and was runner up for MLS Comeback Player of the Year. 14 | Nick DeLeon (@NickDeLeon7) Last Appearance: Started and played 63 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 7/5/14 at Toronto. Last Assist: 3/28/15 vs. Los Angeles. 2015: Has seven appearances (six starts). Assisted game-winning goal in 1-0 win vs. Los Angeles on 3/28. 2014: In his third MLS season, made career-high 32 appearances (31 starts), recording two goals and five assists. CAREER: In 2013, DeLeon had two goals and one assist in 25 appearances (23 starts). Selected seventh overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Finished rookie year with six goals and four assists and was selected as a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year. 15 | Steve Birnbaum (@StevenBirnbaum) Last Appearance: Started and played five minutes in 1-0 win vs. Los Angeles on 3/28/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A. 2015: Has three appearances (three starts). 2014: Started final 21 games, beginning with debut on 6/7/14 at FedEx Field against Columbus. Was named Rookie of the Year finalist, United’s fifth in six seasons, joining Chris Pontius (2009), Andy Najar (2010 Rookie of the Year), Perry Kitchen (2011) and Nick DeLeon (2012). CAREER: Selected second overall out of California-Berkeley in the 2014 SuperDraft on 1/16/14. In 2013, was named NSCAA First Team All-American, NSCAA First Team All-Far-West, College Soccer News First Team All-American, All-Pac-12 First Team, Soccer News Net College Boot Player of the Year Finalist and a Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. 17 | Miguel Aguilar Last Appearance: Came off the bench for 4 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has 3 appearances off the bench, totaling 27 minutes. CAREER: Selected 17th overall selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Was a four-year standout at the University of San Francisco, played 72 games, had 15 goals and nine assists. In 2014, was an All-West Coast Conference First Team selection for a USF team that finished second in the West Coast Conference. The first Don selected in the MLS SuperDraft since 2010 when Conor Chinn was taken in the third round and the highest selection since Rob Valentino in 2008.

18 | Chris Rolfe (@ChrisRolfe17) Last Appearance: Started, played 71 minutes, had one assist in a 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 4/25/15 at Vancouver. Last Assist: 5/2/15 vs. Columbus 2015: Has eight appearances (eight starts). Had assist in 2-0 win vs. Columbus on 5/2. Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25. Scored free kick goal in 1-1 tie with Houston on 4/18. Had assist in 2-2 tie with New York on 4/11. Assisted lone goal in 1-0 win vs. Montreal on 3/7. 2014: Made 21 appearances (20 starts), recording six goals and six assists. Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 win at Sporting Kansas on 8/23 and in 2-0 win vs. Houston on 5/21. Scored in debut on 4/5/14 vs. New England following acquisition from Chicago in exchange for allocation money on 4/2/14. CAREER: Had 48 regular season goals and 22 assists over eight seasons with Chicago, including being named the Fire’s MVP in 2012. Had career-best nine goals and eight assists in 2008 en route to leading Chicago to the MLS Eastern Conference finals. Played 32 matches and had six goals for Aalborg BK in Denmark from 2010-2012. Selected by Chicago in the third round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. 19 | Jairo Arrieta Last Appearance: Started and played 58 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Houston on 4/18/15. Last Goal: 3/7/15 vs. Montreal. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has six appearances (six starts). Scored lone goal in season-opening 1-0 win vs. Montreal on 3/7. CAREER: Acquired from Orlando City SC on 1/14/15 in exchange for an International Roster spot for the 2015 season. Selected by Orlando in the sixth round of the 2014 Expansion Draft after three MLS seasons in Columbus, where he logged 17 goals and nine assists in 67 appearances (53 starts). In 2014, Arrieta finished with five goals (one assist) in 23 matches (14 starts), including two game-winning tallies. 20 | Jalen Robinson (@JayyBird15) Last Appearance: N/A Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has one goal in five appearances (five starts) on loan with USL Richmond Kickers. 2014: Made 19 appearances (10 starts) on loan with USL PRO side Arizona United SC. CAREER: Robinson, in his second season, has not yet appeared in a regular season match. United’s seventh Homegrown player to sign with the First Team joined the club from Wake Forest University on 1/6/14. 22 | Chris Korb Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: 9/27/14 vs. Philadelphia. 2015: Has four appearances (four starts). 2014: In his fourth season, made 19 appearances (15 starts), recording a career-high matching three assists. He made his 2014 debut on 4/26/14 vs. FC Dallas. CAREER: Selected in the second round (31st overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. In 2013, The Akron product set career highs in games played (30), started (30), and minutes played (2,700). 23 | Perry Kitchen (@PerryKitchen23) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 4/11/15 (2x) vs. New York. Last Assist: 8/31/14 vs. New York. 2015: Has eight appearances (eight starts). Scored both United goals in 2-2 draw vs. New York on 4/11. 2014: Made 31 appearances (31 starts), recording a career-high five goals and four assists. CAREER: Selected in the first round (3rd overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft on 1/13/11. Named D.C. United’s Most Valuable Player after a 2013 season in which he made 31 starts and led the team with four assists. Was a finalist for MLS Rookie of the Year in 2012.

25| Jared Jeffrey Last Appearance: Came off the bench and played one minute in 2-2 draw vs. New York on 4/11/15. Last Goal: 9/28/13 at Toronto. Last Assist: N/A 2015: Has one appearance. 2014: In his second season with D.C. United, Jeffrey made ten appearances (two starts). He made his 2014 debut on 3/29 vs. the Chicago Fire. CAREER: Was acquired on 7/3/13 via waiver draft. In 2013, Jeffrey made 10 appearances (10 starts) and scored two goals. . 27 | Collin Martin (@martcw12) Last Appearance: Started and played 81 minutes in 1-1 draw at Montreal on 10/24/14. Last Goal: N/A. Last Assist: 8/3/13 vs. Montreal. 2015: N/A. 2014: Made six appearances (two starts). Made his 2014 debut with the club on 5/24 vs. the New England Revolution. CAREER: On 7/10/13, Martin became the sixth United player to sign a Homegrown contract. In his first professional season he appeared in seven games (four starts), recording one assist in his debut, a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. 28 | Bill Hamid (@BillHamid28) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 2-0 shutout win over Columbus on 5/2/15. 2015: Has six appearances (six starts). Has 25 saves and four shutouts. 2014: In his fifth season, made 30 appearances (30 starts), recording ten shutouts and one assist en route to being named Goalkeeper of the Year – the first Homegrown player to win the honor – and as a member of the 2014 MLS Best XI. Finished first in saves percentage (75.3), second in shutouts (10), third in goals against average (1.13), tied for fourth in wins (14) and fourth in saves (110). Was the only goalkeeper to finish in the top three in saves percentage, shutouts and goals against average. Set career highs in games played and started (30), minutes played (2,700) shutouts, saves and wins. Became the youngest goalkeeper and the first MLS Homegrown player to reach 100 MLS regular season games. CAREER: Became United’s first academy player to turn professional in 2009. Made history on May 5, 2010, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to win an MLS contest at 19 years and 161 days old. 30 | Conor Doyle (@ConorDoyle14) Last Appearance: Came off the bench in the 89th minute in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. Last Goal: 8/17/13 vs. Montreal. Last Assist: 8/3/13 vs. Montreal. 2015: Has six appearances, totaling 118 minutes. 2014: Made 17 appearances (one start). He made his 2014 debut with the club on 3/8 vs. Columbus. Missed final 14 regular season games following knee injury. CAREER: Acquired via league lottery on 7/18/13. In 2013, had two goals and one assist in 14 appearances (eight starts). 32 | Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) Last Appearance: Started, played 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over Columbus on 5/2/15. Last Goal: 4/25/15 at Vancouver. Last Assist: 9/20/14 at Chicago. 2015: Has eight appearances (eight starts). Scored game-tying goal in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25. 2014: Was only United player to start all 34 games, recording one goal and a career-high three assists en route to being named to the 2014 MLS Best XI and a finalist for MLS Defender of the Year. Named to second MLS All-Star Team. CAREER: Returned to United after being selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft following 177 appearances in six seasons with Houston, where he was twice named Dynamo defender of the year. Began career with D.C. as an undrafted free agent. Named 2006 MLS Defender of the Year, MLS All-Star, and MLS Best XI.

33 | Taylor Kemp (@TKemp02) Last Appearance: Started and played 90 minutes in 1-1 tie vs. Houston Dynamo on 4/18/15. Last Goal: 10/11/14 at Houston. Last Assist: 4/11/15 vs. New York. 2015: Has five appearances (four starts). Had an assist off a corner kick in 2-2 draw vs. Houston on 4/11. 2014: Made 13 appearances (12 starts), recording one goal and two assists. Made 2014 debut on 6/28 vs. Seattle. CAREER: Selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on 1/17/13. 34 | Luke Mishu Last Appearance: N/A. Last Goal: N/A. Last Appearance: N/A. CAREER: Was a team captain and played every minute of senior season at Notre Dame in 2014, notching five assists while helping the defense post six shutouts, earning second-team all-ACC honors. The native of Knoxville, Tenn., was also a key member of the Notre Dame squad that captured the 2013 national championship and the 2013 ACC regular-season title. Mishu finished his collegiate career with 12 assists in 75 matches (71 starts). 48 | Travis Worra Last Appearance: Came off of the bench in the 58th minute of 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. 2015: Has one appearance. Finished with one save. Career: Worra joined D.C. United during the 2015 preseason. During his four-year college career at the University of New Hampshire, Worra started 59 of 60 games and finished with a record of 25-22-10. He is tied for second in program history in shutouts (21), third in wins and seventh in saves (234). The Lancaster, Pa., native was named America East Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013 and was a first team All-America East selection, with six shutouts and a 0.55 goals against average. 50 | Andrew Dykstra Last Appearance: Started and played 58 minutes in 2-1 win at Vancouver on 4/25/15. 2015: Has two appearances (two starts). Made season debut in 1-1 draw vs. Houston on 4/18. 2014: Made four appearances (four starts), going 3-0-1 with two shutouts. Made his 2014 debut on 4/5 vs. the New England Revolution. CAREER: Signed with D.C. United on 2/27/12. In 2013, Dykstra had a standout season on loan with D.C. United's USL PRO affiliate Richmond Kickers, named USL Goalkeeper of the Year after starting 26 games and helping the Kickers to the USL PRO semifinals. He finished the USL PRO regular season with the league’s lowest goals against average (.863), and registered 10 shutouts in 22 appearances.

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# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

MTL NYR LA ORL NYR HOU VAN CLB

1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 2-2 1-1 2-1 2-0

2 Taylor Kemp 20 90D 90D 90D 90D

4 Marcus Halsti

5 Sean Franklin 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Kofi Opare 85 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

7 Eddie Johnson

8 Davy Arnaud 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

10 Fabian Espindola 90F 86F

11 Luis Silva 14 16 19 14 19

12 Michael Farfan 1 12 45 65M 71M 90M 27

13 Chris Pontius 66F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90F 89M 90M

14 Nick DeLeon 90M 90M 90M 45M 32 90M 63M

15 Steve Birnbaum 90D 90D 5D

17 Miguel Aguilar 13 10 4

18 Chris Rolfe 77M 90M 78M 76M 90M 80M 76F 71F

19 Jairo Arrieta 89F 66F 82F 54F 74F 58F

20 Jalen Robinson

22 Chris Korb 90D 70D 90D 90D

23 Perry Kitchen 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

25 Jared Jeffrey 1

27 Collin Martin

28 Bill Hamid 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

29 Michael Seaton

30 Conor Doyle 24 24 8 36 25 1

32 Bobby Boswell 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

34 Luke Mishu

48 Travis Worra 32

50 Andrew Dykstra 90G 58G

"00" = 100 minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

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Game log:

Game #1 03/07/2015 DC 1 vs MTL 0 W Arrieta 1 (Rolfe 1, Arnaud 1) 58

Game #2 03/22/2015 DC 0 at NYR 2 L

Game #3 03/28/2015 DC 1 vs LA 0 W Pontius 1 (DeLeon 1, Arnaud 2) 93+

Game #4 04/03/2015 DC 1 at ORL 0 W Silva 1 (unassisted) 91+

Game #5 04/11/2015 DC 2 vs NYR 2 T Kitchen 1 (Kemp 1) 26; Kitchen 2 (Rolfe 2) 67

Game #6 04/18/2015 DC 1 vs HOU 1 T Rolfe 1 (unassisted) 36

Game #7 04/25/2015 DC 2 at VAN 1 W Boswell 1 (Farfan 1) 9; Rolfe 2 (unassisted) 64

Game #8 05/02/2015 DC 2 vs CLB 0 W Espindola 1 (Rolfe 3) 15; Franklin 1 (Espindola 1) 41

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2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

# Player QF1 QF2

LDAL LDAL

2-5 2-1

2 Taylor Kemp 90D

4 Marcus Halsti

5 Sean Franklin 90D 90D

6 Kofi Opare

7 Eddie Johnson

8 Davy Arnaud 81M 73M

10 Fabian Espindola 90F 90F

11 Luis Silva

12 Michael Farfan 9 27

13 Chris Pontius 57F 58M

14 Nick DeLeon 90M 90M

15 Steve Birnbaum 90D 90D

17 Miguel Aguilar 19

18 Chris Rolfe 71M 32

19 Jairo Arrieta 33 69F

20 Jalen Robinson

22 Chris Korb 90D

23 Perry Kitchen 90M 90M

25 Jared Jeffrey

27 Collin Martin

28 Bill Hamid 90G

29 Michael Seaton

30 Conor Doyle 21

32 Bobby Boswell 90D 90D

34 Luke Mishu

48 Travis Worra

50 Andrew Dykstra 90G

2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

QF1 02/26/2015 DC 2 at LDALA 5 L Espindola (Pontius) 24; Birnbaum (Espindola) 88

QF2 03/04/2014 DC 2 vs LDALA 1 W Arrieta (unassisted) 36; Espindola (penalty kick) 89

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English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV Referee: Armando VillarrealEnglish Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Assistant ref: Matthew NelsonTV and radio Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Kyle Longvilletalent Andy Gruenebaum (color) Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik Jake Yadrich (analyst) Kacie McDonnell (sideline)Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AMRadio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY at D.C. UNITED

GAME NOTES WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

Saturday, May 9, 2015Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT

RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)MLS Regular Season Game 10

No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Luis Marin muh-REEN 2 DEF Erik Palmer-Brown 3 DEF Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 MID Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra 7 DEF Chance Myers 8 MID Graham Zusi ZOO-see 9 FWD Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth 10 MID Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber 11 MID Bernardo Anor AHN-your 12 MID Mikey Lopez* 13 DEF Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah 14 FWD Dom Dwyer 15 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick 16 MID Servando Carrasco ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co 17 DEF Saad Abdul-Salaam* sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM 18 FWD James Ansu Rogers 21 GK Jon Kempin* 22 MID Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see 23 DEF Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah 27 MID Roger Espinoza 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 37 FWD Jacob Peterson 71 DEF Marcel de Jong de YUNG 93 MID Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var 94 MID Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah *on loan

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. New England Revolution 17 5 2 2 +4 92. D.C. United 17 5 1 2 +4 83. New York Red Bulls 13 3 1 4 +4 84. Columbus Crew SC 11 3 3 2 +4 85. Toronto FC 9 3 4 0 0 76. Chicago Fire 9 3 4 0 –2 77. Orlando City SC 8 2 4 2 –4 88. New York City FC 6 1 5 3 –4 99. Philadelphia Union 6 1 6 3 –8 1010. Montreal Impact 2 0 2 2 –4 4Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. FC Dallas 17 5 2 2 +3 92. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 5 3 2 +2 103. Seattle Sounders FC 16 5 2 1 +7 84. Sporting Kansas City 13 3 2 4 0 95. LA Galaxy 13 3 2 4 +1 96. San Jose Earthquakes 13 4 4 1 –1 97. Houston Dynamo 10 2 4 4 –2 108. Portland Timbers 10 2 3 4 –1 99. Real Salt Lake 10 2 2 4 –3 810. Colorado Rapids 9 1 2 6 0 9

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY D.C. UNITED

5-1-2 (17 pts.)8t-1st in East101.25960.75+490 (39)43.3%10294100

RECORDGAMES PLAYED

CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEASSISTS

GOALS ALLOWEDALLOWED/GAME

GOAL DIFFERENTIALSHOTS (ON GOAL)

ON GOAL %FOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

3-2-4 (13 pts.)9

t-4th in West12

1.331312

1.330

121 (28)23.1%

113110

141

2015 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS


2 Kitchen/Rolfe3 Chris Rolfe20 Pontius/Rolfe5 Chris Rolfe1 five players tied2 Arnaud/Rolfe16 Arnaud/Kitchen16 Davy Arnaud2 three players tied0

1.00 Sean Johnson2 Sean Johnson2 Sean Johnson11 Sean Johnson

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALS

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

GOALS AGAINST AVG.WINS

SHUTOUTSSAVES

Krisztian Nemeth 3 Benny Feilhaber 5

Dom Dwyer 29Dom Dwyer 8

three players tied 1 Matt Besler 2

Dom Dwyer 14Dom Dwyer 30

three players tied 2Matt Besler 1

Tim Melia 0.00 Luis Marin 2Luis Marin 3Luis Marin 19

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

PETER VERMES bEN OLSEN

6th season54-65-37 (.465)6th season54-65-37 (.465)

MLS EXPERIENCEMLS RECORD

YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAM

7th season (.551) 79-60-48

7th season (.551) 79-60-48

As of May 6, 2015

OUT:• Ike Opara (ruptured left Achilles tendon)• Marcel de Jong (left hip muscle strain)

QUESTIONAbLE:• Chance Myers (left Achilles)• Paulo Nagamura (lower back sprain)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT

Standings through Tuesday, May 5, 2015

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 9, 2015 at D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Sporting KC and D.C. United meet Saturday for the 52nd time in the regular season with the series tied 20-20-11. Despite holding a 6-13-6 all-time record at RFK Stadium, Sporting KC has just one loss in their last five trips to the venue dating back to 2011. Peter Vermes’ side went 6-0-1 against D.C. United between 2011 and 2013, including two triumphs at RFK, but failed to win any of three matches between the clubs in 2014. Neither team has scored more than one goal in each of the last five meetings in the nation’s capital, a stretch that includes three clean sheets and just two goals conceded for SKC. D.C. United recorded a shutout in each of their three games against Sporting KC last year, winning two and drawing one. Fabian Espindola scored the lone goal in a 1-0 result on May 31 at RFK before bagging another game-winner in a 3-0 decision at Sporting Park on Aug. 23. Chris Rolfe and Perry Kitchen rounded out the scoring as D.C. earned their first win in Kansas City since 2007. The 2014 series ended with a scoreless draw in D.C.Recent #DCvSKC regular season meetingsDate Score Result Location04/05/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Sporting Park05/19/2013 KC 1 at DC 1 T RFK Stadium10/18/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Sporting Park05/31/2014 KC 0 at DC 1 L RFK Stadium08/23/2014 KC 0 vs DC 3 L Sporting Park10/03/2014 KC 0 at DC 0 T RFK Stadium

#DCvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEADStats as of Wednesday, May 6, 2015Sporting KC - Team• One of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four

seasons (LA, NYR, SEA, RSL).• Leads MLS with 30 road wins since the beginning of 2011.• One of two MLS teams (Seattle Sounders FC) with a winning road record

since the beginning of 2011 (30-28-18).• In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC...

...is tied for 1st in MLS with 97 chances created ...leads MLS with 28 chances created from set plays and five assists from set plays ...leads MLS with five headed goals and ranks tied for 3rd with 12 total goals ...leads MLS with 61 successful crosses/corners ...leads MLS with 553 duels won and 193 aerial duels won ...leads MLS with 230 interceptions, 21 more than any other team ...is tied for 2nd in MLS with 13 assists ...has conceded the 2nd fewest shots per game in MLS (10.1)

Sporting KC - Individual• Benny Feilhaber is tied for the MLS lead with five assists. He ranks 5th in

MLS with 22 chances created.• Dom Dwyer leads MLS with 30 fouls suffered.• Matt Besler is tied for 2nd in MLS with two game-winning assists.• Graham Zusi is 4th in MLS with 10 chances created from set plays.• All three of Krisztian Nemeth’s shots on target this season have resulted in

goals.• Former Chicago Fire defender Jalil Anibaba has played every minute of

Sporting KC’s last seven games, starting with his club debut on March 21.

#DCvSKC: bY THE NUMbERS

• Manager Peter Vermes’ 79 regular season wins are 12th most in MLS history. With a win Saturday, he will move into a tie for 11th with Octavio Zambrano.

• Dom Dwyer ranks 9th in KC history with 26 regular season goals, two behind Scott Sealy (2005-08) and Vitalis Takawira (1996-99) who are tied for 7th. His 30 goals in all competitions are tied for 9th in KC history, one behind Takawira and two behind Mo Johnston (1996-01). In SKC regular season history, Dwyer ranks... ...1st with 0.44 goals per game ...2nd with 7 penalty kick goals ...tied for 3rd with 5 multi-goal games ...tied for 8th with 7 game-winning goals

• Graham Zusi ranks 3rd in KC history with 41 assists in the MLS regular season and 51 assists in all competitions. His 17 game-winning assists are 2nd most all-time, behind Preki’s 23.

• Zusi is 71 minutes shy of passing Tony Meola for 14th place on the club’s all-time regular season chart (currently 11,260 minutes played). In SKC regular season history, Zusi ranks... ...9th with 155 games played ...7th with 242 shots ...6th with 198 fouls suffered ...1st with 537 corner kicks (8th most in MLS history) ...tied for 6th with 8 game-winning goals

• In SKC regular season history, Matt besler ranks... ...8th with 158 games played ...7th with 153 games started ...7th with 13,816 minutes played

• benny Feilhaber is tied with Kei Kamara for 10th in KC history with 21 assists in all competitions, one behind Jack Jewsbury in 9th.

• Feilhaber is set to make his 125th MLS appearance on Saturday.• Seth Sinovic is 14 minutes shy of passing Josh Wolff for 14th place on

the club’s all-time minutes chart (all competitions). The Leawood, Kansas, native enters Saturday with 12,863 minutes played.

• If he plays on Saturday, Sinovic will tie Diego Gutierrez for 16th place in Kansas City history with 147 appearances for the club in all competitions.

• bernardo Anor is one shy of 50 MLS regular season starts.• Last Sunday, Tim Melia became the 16th goalkeeper to play an MLS match

for Kansas City and the 15th to record a league win.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Graham Zusi has one goal and four assists in 11 regular season matches against D.C. United.

• Matt Besler’s most recent MLS goal came at RFK Stadium in a 1-0 win on Oct. 22, 2011.

• Fabian Espindola has scored five goals in 13 regular season matches against Sporting KC, including two game-winners in 2014 (May 31, Oct. 3).

• Chris Rolfe has recorded three goals and five assists in 20 regular season matches against Sporting KC, including one last season at Sporting Park (Aug. 23, 2014).

• Jairo Arrieta has scored three goals in seven regular season games against Sporting KC, all as a member of Columbus Crew SC.

• Perry Kitchen has five yellow cards in nine regular season games against Sporting KC.

• Bill Hamid has a 0.80 goals against average and 38 saves in 10 regular season games against Sporting KC (3-5-2 record).

#DCvSKC: PLAYER PERFORMANCES

• D.C. midfielder Davy Arnaud played for Kansas City from 2002-2011, recording 52 goals and 40 assists in all competitions. His 240 appearances for the club rank first in Kansas City regular season history, while his 43 goals and 35 assists rank second and fourth, respectively.

• SKC midfielder Servando Carrasco and D.C. defender/captain Bobby Boswell were teammates at the Houston Dynamo in 2013.

• SKC forward Bernardo Anor and D.C. forward Jairo Arrieta were teammates at Columbus Crew SC from 2012-2014.

• SKC defender Amadou Dia (2013-14) and D.C. defender Taylor Kemp (2011-12) both played for the Real Colorado Foxes in the USL Premier Development League. Both players grew up playing youth soccer in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

• SKC defender Jalil Anibaba and D.C. midfielder Michael Farfan were college teammates at North Carolina in 2010.

#DCvSKC: PLAYER CONNECTIONS

Webwww.SportingKC.comwww.SportingKC.com/blogwww.SportingKC.com/media-recapwww.SportingKC.com/social-mediawww.SportingKC.com/podcastwww.SportingKC.com/gameonwww.SportingKC.com/videowww.SportingKC.com/media-guidesportingkansascity.Tumblr.comYouTube.com/sportingkansascityStorify.com/sportingkcFlickr.com/sportingkc

Social MediaTwitter @SportingKC (English)Twitter @SoySporting (Spanish)Twitter @SKCGamedayTwitter @SKCAcademyTwitter @SportingKC_SCNTwitter @SportingParkTwitter @SportingStyleFacebook.com/SportingKCFacebook.com/SportingParkKCFacebook.com/SoySportinginstagram.com/sportingkcgoogle.com/+sportingkansascityFoursquare.com/sportingkcPinterest.com/sportingkcStorify.com/SportingKC

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTESSPORTING KC ON THE ROAD TO FACE D.C. UNITED Sporting KC will travel to the nation’s capital to face Eastern Conference leaders D.C. United at 6 p.m. CT Saturday at RFK Stadium. Tied for fourth place in the Western Conference, SKC (3-2-4, 13 points) will seek their fourth inter-conference victory of 2015 after previously defeating New York City FC, Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire. Peter Vermes’ side went 6-0-1 against D.C. United between 2011 and 2013, including two triumphs at RFK Stadium, but failed to win any of three matches between the clubs in 2014. Neither team has scored more than one goal in each of the last five meetings at RFK Stadium, a stretch that includes three shutouts and just two goals conceded for SKC. Last year’s first place finisher in the Eastern Conference regular season, D.C. United (5-1-2, 17 points) is off to their best eight-game start in club history. Ben Olsen’s side leads MLS with just 0.75 goals allowed per match and has recorded three shutouts in five contests at home, where the team is undefeated in 16 straight games across all competitions dating back to June 2014. Forward Chris Rolfe leads D.C. with two goals and three assists, while veteran midfielder Davy Arnaud—who played 273 matches for Kansas City from 2003-2011—has contributed a pair of game-winning assists.

LAST TIME OUT: SKC TOPS CHICAGO 1-0 AT SPORTING PARK Sporting KC moved into fourth place in the Western Conference with a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire last Sunday at Sporting Park. Paulo Nagamura came off the bench to score the game’s lone goal with a header in the 75th minute, while Tim Melia made three saves for his first career MLS shutout and first career MLS win in his Sporting KC debut. In front of the stadium’s 58th consecutive MLS sellout crowd and a national television audience on ESPN2, Sporting KC donned their new all-white third kits for the 50th all-time regular season meeting against the rival Fire. Chicago entered with wins in each of their last three matches, but saw that streak snapped by a Sporting KC side that has held the Fire scoreless in four of the past five meetings in KC. After attempting 11 shots in the first half, SKC was limited to only three shots in the second stanza. Manager Peter Vermes inserted Nagamura as his first of three substitutes in the 65th minute and the move paid dividends 10 minutes later as the Brazilian provided the breakthrough moment with the first headed goal of his 11-year MLS career. Newcomer Jalil Anibaba delivered the cross from the right flank and Nagamura did the rest, snapping his header inside the far post to finish off a 12-pass sequence for the 13th goal of his career and his first game-winning goal since 2009. Graham Zusi was credited with the secondary assist on the play, claiming sole possession of second place on the club’s all-time charts with 17 game-winning assists.

FEILHAbER NAMED MLS PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber was voted Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April, the league announced Monday. The veteran midfielder finished the month with two goals and three assists, including the first brace of his five-year MLS career. Feilhaber, 30, is tied for first in MLS with five assists in 2015. During a month in which Feilhaber played every minute in SKC’s four games, he started strong by setting up two goals with corner kicks in a 3-2 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Union on April 5. Named the Man of the Match in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on April 11, Feilhaber then became the second fastest SKC player all-time to reach the five-assist mark in a season—doing so in his seventh league appearance—when he provided the final pass for Krisztian Nemeth’s equalizer at the LA Galaxy on April 18. Feilhaber capped off April with the first brace of his MLS career in a wild 4-4 draw at Houston. Down 3-2 in the 80th minute, Feilhaber leveled the match with a well-placed penalty kick past goalkeeper Tyler Deric. After the Dynamo regained the lead minutes later, Feilhaber’s stoppage-time blast, which was voted MLS Goal of the Week, gave Sporting KC its fifth consecutive result in Houston.

TIM MELIA NOMINATED FOR MLS SAVE OF THE WEEK Following the first shutout and first victory of his six-year MLS career last Sunday, Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia was nominated for his first MLS Save of the Week honor. He earned the nomination for his first of three saves in the 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire at Sporting Park. Guly do Prado came close to giving the Fire the lead with a well-struck shot from the top of the penalty area but Melia dove low to his left to push away the effort in the 13th minute. Melia went on from there to make four punches, the most by an MLS goalkeeper in 2015, and he was also credited with five accurate keeper sweepings to set a new MLS season-high. His performance earned BurgerFi Man of the Match honors, as well as a place on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week.Most seasons prior to first shutout/victory in MLS historyPlayer Team 1st shutout 1st victoryTim Melia Sporting KC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015)Chris Konopka Toronto FC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015)Eric Kronberg Sporting KC 6th season (2011) 5th season (2010)

TIM MELIA ONE OF FOUR SKC PLAYERS TO EARN TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS In his club debut at Sporting Park, goalkeeper Tim Melia recorded the first win and shutout of his six-year MLS career as Sporting KC blanked the Chicago Fire 1-0. His solid outing between the posts, punctuated by three sure-handed saves, earned him Team of the Week honors from MLSsoccer.com and SI.com. Three of Melia’s teammates also received Team of the Week recognition for their roles in a victory that lifts Sporting KC into a fourth place tie in the West. Benny Feilhaber, Major League Soccer’s Player of the Month for April, created three excellent scoring chances and joined Melia among MLSsoccer.com’s best XI while also getting the nod from NBC Pro Soccer Talk. Elsewhere, Captain Matt Besler was a Team of the Week selection on NBC Pro Soccer Talk and Goal.com, leading all MLS players last weekend with 13 clearances. His backline partner, former Chicago defender Jalil Anibaba, was named among Bleacher Report’s top performers after he limited Harry Shipp’s impact on the match and supplied a perfect cross for Paulo Nagamura’s game-winning goal.

ZUSI REACHES ASSIST MILESTONES Graham Zusi’s cushioned header that led to Feilhaber’s last-gasp equalizer on April 25 gave the United States international 50 career assists for Sporting KC in all competitions. He becomes just the third player in club history to reach that mark, behind Preki (104) and Chris Klein (54). Last Sunday, Zusi inched closer to passing Klein for second place when he recorded his 51st career assist on Paulo Nagamura’s headed goal in the 75th minute of a 1-0 win over Chicago. His 17th game-winning assist in the MLS regular season lifted him into sole possession of second place on the club’s all-time charts, breaking a tie with Klein.

MUSTIVAR MAKES FIRST START Holding midfielder Soni Mustivar made his first MLS start last Sunday in a 1-0 win over Chicago at Sporting Park. The 25-year-old Haitian played 85 minutes in the match after previously making four substitute appearances this season. Sporting KC signed Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. He previously played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He also started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. He most recently played in three matches at the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup in November to help Haiti qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.

SKC DEbUTS ALL-WHITE THIRD KIT On April 29, SKC released the club’s new third kit featuring a monochromatic white and metallic silver jersey that debuted last Sunday at Sporting Park in a 1-0 win over Chicago. The collared jersey’s signature argyle pattern, an iconic element from the third kit of the past two years, is showcased across the chest and is incorporated atop the back of the uniform, as well as on the reverse side of the socks. The silver metallic color scheme further showcases the player names/numbers, two MLS Cup championship stars above the club crest and all four distinctive logos: Ivy Funds, adidas, Sporting KC and MLS. The third kit, exclusively worn with corresponding white shorts and white socks, accompanies Sporting KC’s new primary uniform which launched for the team’s 20th season in 2015, in addition to the striped secondary jersey introduced last year.

NEMETH FINDING HIS FORM First-year forward Krisztian Nemeth has scored in three of Sporting KC’s last five matches and is now the club’s top scorer in 2015. The 26-year-old Hungarian and former Liverpool Reserves member has put three shots on goal this season, each of which has found the back of the net.

ROAD WARRIORS Sporting KC has won 30 away matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, more than any other club, including eight road wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). Sporting KC is one of two MLS teams (Seattle Sounders FC) with a winning road record since the beginning of 2011, compiling a 30-28-18 mark away from home (including postseason).

ARNAUD REUNION D.C. midfielder Davy Arnaud is set to face his former club on Saturday. In Kansas City regular season history, he ranks first with 240 appearances, second with 43 goals and fourth with 35 assists. Arnaud, who played 10 seasons in Kansas City, made his MLS debut with the then-Wizards in 2002 after playing collegiately at West Texas A&M (NCAA Division II). He was a 2009 MLS All-Star and played his final season with Kansas City in 2011 before moving to Montreal (2012-13) and D.C. (2014-present).

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)HISTORIC COMEbACK Sporting KC’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Union on April 5 was just the seventh in MLS history by a team that trailed entering stoppage time. Jalil Anibaba scored a 91st-minute equalizer to set the stage for Krisztian Nemeth’s game-winner with 94 minutes on the clock. The last time Kansas City pulled off such a reversal was Sept. 17, 2007, when Eddie Johnson (93’) and Scott Sealy (94’) condemned the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 defeat.All-time MLS comeback wins in stoppage timeDate Result Score at 90 min Venue04/08/2000 DC 3-2 CHI 1-2 RFK Stadium04/21/2001 DAL 3-2 CHI 1-2 Cotton Bowl07/27/2003 NE 2-4 DC 2-1 Gillette Stadium09/15/2007 KC 3-2 CLB 1-2 Arrowhead Stadium10/15/2011 DC 1-2 CHI 1-0 RFK Stadium06/29/2013 SJ 3-2 LA 1-2 Stanford Stadium04/05/2015 KC 3-2 PHI 1-2 Sporting Park

A THOUSAND GOALS ALL-TIME Krisztian Nemeth’s 94th-minute match-winner on April 5 against the Philadelphia Union bore league-wide significance, as it marked the first time in which both teams scored at least two goals from set pieces since September 2009. It also happened to be the Kansas City’s 1,000th goal across all competitions in team history. Sporting KC milestone goals (all competitions)Goal Scorer Date Opponent1st Vitalis Takawira 04/13/1996 Colorado Rapids100th Edmundo Rodriguez 06/21/1997 D.C. United200th Preki 07/31/1999 San Jose Clash300th Roy Lassiter 08/12/2001 Colorado Rapids400th Stephen Armstrong 07/04/2003 Colorado Rapids500th Own goal 05/21/2005 D.C. United600th Jose Burciaga 05/05/2007 Columbus Crew700th Own goal 06/24/2009 New England Revolution800th Kei Kamara 08/21/2011 D.C. United900th Graham Zusi 07/07/2013 Chicago Fire1000th Krisztian Nemeth 04/05/2015 Philadelphia Union

LOAN RECAP: LOPEZ STARTS AGAIN FOR OKC Mikey Lopez returned to his home state of Texas last Friday, May 1, and was once again in the starting lineup for head coach Jimmy Nielsen as OKC Energy FC (2-1-2) earned a 2-2 draw at the Austin Aztex (3-3-1) in a USL match-up between Western Conference foes. The 22-year-old midfielder played 61 minutes in his fifth straight start for Sporting Kansas City’s USL affiliate in front of 2,696 fans at House Park. OKC Energy FC will now return home Saturday to host LA Galaxy II (2-3-1), led by former KC manager Curt Onalfo. In the NASL, Saad Abdul-Salaam and Jon Kempin were unused substitutes in the San Antonio Scorpions’ 2-1 loss to expansion side Jacksonville Armada FC (2-2-0) last Saturday at Community First Park. The Scorpions (0-3-1) will look for their first win of the year next Saturday when they host the Carolina RailHawks (1-1-3) at Toyota Field.Mikey Lopez (OKC) USL Stats: 5 GP, 5 GS, 358 MINSaad Abdul-Salaam (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 MINJon Kempin (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 2 GP, 180 MIN, 2.50 GAA, 5 saves

WINNING THE DUEL In a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas on March 14, Sporting KC lost 61 percent (69 of 113) of the game’s duels, marking the largest negative discrepancy in duels for Sporting KC since Opta began tracking MLS statistics in 2011. Since then, Sporting KC has out-dueled five of their last seven opponents and leads MLS with 553 duels won entering Week 10. Following the FC Dallas match, Sporting KC responded with two consecutive performances in which they set MLS season-highs for duels won. Peter Vermes’ men won 72 duels in a 0-0 draw against Portland before winning 78 in a win at New York City FC.

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK Sporting Park has sold out 58 consecutive MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 70 of 79 overall since opening in June 2011. Sporting KC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,00 spectators per game in 2014. In 79 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,370 spectators -- 104.9 percent of its 18,467-seat capacity. Sporting KC’s average home attendance in 2014 was at 108.7 percent capacity, the best mark in MLS.

IN-FORM FEILHAbER FAST TO FIVE ASSISTS From a playmaking perspective, Benny Feilhaber got off to one of the best starts in club history this season. At LA Galaxy on April 18, he became the second fastest player to reach the five assist mark, doing so in his seventh league appearance of 2015. Feilhaber’s role in Krisztian Nemeth’s 22nd-minute strike also marked the second time in Sporting KC history that one player has assisted five of the team’s first seven goals in a season. The only other player to accomplish that feat is winger Graham Zusi, who needed just four games to reach five assists in 2012 and also set up five of the club’s first seven goals that year. With 25 regular season matches still to play in 2015, Feilhaber is two assists shy of equaling his career-high, set in 2011 during his first MLS campaign with the New England Revolution. After recording a brace on April 25 at Houston, he is also two goals shy of equalling a career-best four MLS goals, set in 2011 and 2014.

SCORING EARLY, SCORING LATE Sporting KC bookended the scoring last Saturday, drawing first blood really early and salvaging a tie really late. Krisztian Nemeth’s low drive in the second minute—the fourth earliest ever conceded by Houston at home—was tied for the team’s second quickest road goal all-time. Conversely, Benny Feilhaber’s spectacular volley after 95 minutes was the team’s second latest road goal all-time and fourth latest overall. Latest stoppage time goals in Sporting KC regular season historyDate Result Scorer Min. Venue07/20/2013 RSL 1-2 KC Ike Opara* 97+ Rio Tinto Stadium09/28/2012 KC 2-0 CHI Graham Zusi 96+ Sporting Park09/22/2010 KC 4-3 HOU Josh Wolff* 96+ CommunityAmerica Ballpark04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC Benny Feilhaber 95+ BBVA Compass Stadium05/04/2014 KC 2-0 CLB Claudio Bieler 95+ Sporting Park

GOALS GALORE IN HOUSTON Last Saturday’s 4-4 draw between Sporting KC and Houston was tied for the second highest scoring match in Kansas City’s 646-game MLS history (including postseason). Only a 6-4 win against Columbus during the inaugural 1996 season offered more scoring over 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Sporting KC’s four goals were also tied for the team’s second most in a road match all-time, one behind a five-goal shutout win at Colorado in 2000. The fact that Kansas City put four past a Houston defense that had previously conceded one goal in 360 minutes at BBVA Stadium this year (and led MLS with 0.57 goals allowed per game) makes the feat even more impressive.Highest scoring matches in Sporting KC historyDate Result Goals Venue05/02/1996 KC 6-4 CLB 10 Arrowhead Stadium08/16/1998 CLB 5-3 KC 8 Ohio Stadium04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC 8 BBVA Compass StadiumNote: seven goals scored on 11 occasions (KC is 9-2-0 in those games)

FOR THE GOALKEEPERS, ONE TO FORGET While the 4-4 draw on April 25 may have been an instant classic among fans, pundits and participating field players, it will be one the goalkeepers want to forget. Luis Marin and Tyler Deric combined to make zero saves, marking just the fourth time in MLS history that a match failed to produce a single save. The other three instances—most recently a scoreless draw between Dallas and Seattle last month—combined for just seven shots on goal, while Houston and SKC combined for eight.All-time MLS matches without a save from either teamDate Result Shots on goal Venue05/18/2005 RSL 2-0 CHV 2 Rice-Eccles Stadium04/04/2009 LA 2-3 COL 5 StubHub Center03/28/2015 DAL 0-0 SEA 0 Toyota Stadium04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC 8 BBVA Compass Stadium

IN-FORM DEFENDER IKE OPARA SIDELINED WITH RUPTURED ACHILLES Sporting KC announced on April 13 that defender Ike Opara has been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left ankle. He suffered the injury in a scoreless draw between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake on April 11. The 26-year-old had played every minute of the team’s first six games until that point after coming back from a season-ending surgery in his right ankle one year ago. At the time of his injury, Opara led Sporting KC – and all MLS defenders – with two goals in 2015, while also anchoring a backline that had three shutouts and conceded the fewest shots per game (9.8) of any team in the league. He led all MLS players in 2015 with 30 interceptions and 33 aerials won, while ranking second in duels won (55). He was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in three of the season’s first four weeks and finished third in MLS Player of the Month voting for March.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)SUCCESS IN KANSAS CITY Sporting KC is in their 20th season as one of nine active charter members in Major League Soccer. Led by seventh-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC is the only club to win an MLS Cup (2013), a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012) and multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012) since 2006. Vermes has guided the team to four straight postseason appearances and 70 MLS victories (including playoffs) since 2011, third most in the league. During that time, Sporting KC has recorded a league-best 30 road wins. In addition to winning championships, the club has seen many of its current players earn individual accolades. Winger Graham Zusi was named MLS Breakout Player of the Year in 2011, while captain Matt Besler received MLS Defender of the Year recognition in 2012. A pair of three-time MLS All-Stars, Zusi (28 caps) and Besler (25 caps) are veterans of the United States Men’s National Team and signed Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC last July after competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Last year, Dwyer scored 22 MLS goals and 24 goals in all competitions to set new single-season records for the club. The 24-year-old has scored 52 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—30 with Sporting KC and 22 with former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. Now entering his fourth year in Kansas City, Dwyer signed a contract extension during this offseason. Sporting KC also welcomes back Honduran international midfielder Roger Espinoza, who played five seasons for the team from 2008-2012. After becoming an MLS All-Star in 2012, Espinoza moved to Wigan Athletic where he won the 2013 FA Cup title and made 57 total appearances across the English Premier League, English Championship, UEFA Europa League and domestic cups. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONSJALIL ANIBABAWeek 5 (4/6) Goal.com Team of the WeekWeek 9 (5/4) Bleacher Report Team of the WeekMATT BESLERWeek 9 (5/4) Goal.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekMARCEL DE JONGWeek 3 (3/23) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekDOM DWYERWeek 5 (4/6) Goal.com Team of the WeekROGER ESPINOZAWeek 2 (3/16) Bleacher Report Team of the WeekWeek 3 (3/23) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekWeek 5 (4/6) Goal.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XIBENNY FEILHABERWeek 1 (3/9) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekWeek 4 (3/30) Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 6 (4/13) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekWeek 8 (4/27) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XI MLSsoccer.com Goal of the WeekApril MLSsoccer.com Player of the MonthWeek 9 (5/4) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekTIM MELIAWeek 9 (5/4) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XIIKE OPARAWeek 1 (3/9) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Best XIWeek 3 (3/23) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XIWeek 4 (3/30) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week SI.com Best XIMarch Soccer By Ives Player of the Month MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month finalistWeek 6 (4/13) Goal.com Team of the Week

SPORTING KC A SET PIECE THREAT Through the first nine weeks of the season, Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams on set pieces. In addition to scoring four goals directly off set pieces, the team has accumulated numerous statistics that illustrate their set piece prowess.

• Sporting KC leads MLS with 28 chances created from set plays (eight more than any other team) and five assists from set plays

• Sporting KC leads MLS with five headed goals• Benny Feilhaber and Matt Besler are two of four MLS players (Brad Davis,

Stefan Ishizaki) with multiple assists from set plays (two each).

STADIUM CRASHERS On March 28, Sporting KC delivered New York City FC their first ever defeat at Yankee Stadium with a 1-0 result. Sporting KC has now handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new stadium at seven different venues, including a penalty shootout win against San Jose in 1996. Opponent Date Venue of 1st loss ResultSan Jose Earthquakes April 21, 1996 Spartan Stadium T 2-2Houston Dynamo April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1Toronto FC April 28, 2007 BMO Field W 1-0Seattle Sounders April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0Real Salt Lake May 16, 2009 Rio Tinto Stadium W 2-0Houston Dynamo May 12, 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium W 1-0New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0

RULING THE NEW KIDS ON THE bLOCK Following a 1-0 win at New York City on March 28, Sporting KC moved to 7-1-2 in their first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs during Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) . The list below excludes the San Jose Earthquakes, who took a two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008.Opponent Date Venue ResultChivas USA June 1, 2005 StubHub Center T 1-1Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-2Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-0Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 CommunityAmerica Ballpark W 2-0Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field T 3-3Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park W 2-1Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park L 2-0New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0

OFFSEASON OVERHAULA roster makeover during the offseason saw Sporting KC acquire 13 new players and part ways with 15 members from last year’s squad. While retaining its veteran core – Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Seth Sinovic and Chance Myers – the club made multiple signings at each position.New goalkeepers (2): Luis Marin (31), a Chilean international (eight caps) with 12 years of professional experience in his native country and Sporting KC’s current holder of the No. 1 jersey; Tim Melia (28), a sixth-year MLS veteran who was a League Pool Goalkeeper in 2014 and received a call-up from Sporting KC last summer.New defenders (4): Jalil Anibaba (26), a versatile veteran who has started more than 100 MLS matches over four years with Chicago and Seattle; Saad Abdul-Salaam (23), a right back out of Akron selected 12th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Amadou Dia (21), a left back out of Clemson selected 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Marcel de Jong (28), a Canadian international (33 caps) who has played each of the last four years at FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga.New midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza (28), a Honduran international (46 caps) and MLS All-Star who played in Kansas City from 2008-2012 before joining Wigan Athletic in England; Servando Carrasco (26), an MLS veteran who played 60 games over four years with Seattle and Houston; Soni Mustivar (25), a Haiti international who has played each of the last three seasons with Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian first division.New forwards (4): bernardo Anor (26), a fifth-year veteran who played 72 MLS matches and scored 12 goals in Columbus; Krisztian Nemeth (26), a Hungarian international (15 caps) with nearly 10 years of professional experience across Europe; Connor Hallisey (22), a winger out of California selected 10th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; James Ansu Rogers (21), a winger out of New Mexico selected 53rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

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Sporting KC regular season record vs. D.C. United: 20-20-11Home games: 14-7-5 (47 GF, 31 GA)Road games: 6-13-6 (26 GF, 35 GA)

Date Score Result Location06/20/1996 KC 5 vs DC 1 W Arrowhead Stadium07/31/1996 KC 3 at DC 2 W RFK Stadium08/04/1996 KC 4 at DC 2 W RFK Stadium06/21/1997 KC 6 vs DC 1 W Arrowhead Stadium07/19/1997 KC 3 vs DC 2 W Arrowhead Stadium08/31/1997 KC 0 at DC 2 L RFK Stadium03/21/1998 KC 2 at DC 3 L RFK Stadium08/26/1998 KC 1 vs DC 2 L Arrowhead Stadium05/15/1999 KC 3 vs DC 3 L (SO) Arrowhead Stadium06/26/1999 KC 0 at DC 3 L RFK Stadium05/17/2000 KC 2 vs DC 0 W Arrowhead Stadium06/10/2000 KC 0 at DC 0 T RFK Stadium04/07/2001 KC 2 at DC 3 L RFK Stadium06/16/2001 KC 0 vs DC 3 L Arrowhead Stadium04/20/2002 KC 1 at DC 2 L RFK Stadium06/15/2002 KC 2 vs DC 0 W Arrowhead Stadium07/04/2002 KC 2 vs DC 1 W Arrowhead Stadium08/10/2002 KC 0 at DC 0 T RFK Stadium04/12/2003 KC 3 vs DC 2 W Arrowhead Stadium05/17/2003 KC 1 at DC 1 T RFK Stadium10/25/2003 KC 1 at DC 1 T RFK Stadium05/15/2004 KC 0 at DC 1 L RFK Stadium07/10/2004 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Arrowhead Stadium04/30/2005 KC 0 vs DC 0 T Arrowhead Stadium05/21/2005 KC 2 at DC 3 L RFK Stadium07/09/2005 KC 1 at DC 0 W RFK Stadium07/20/2005 KC 1 vs DC 1 T Arrowhead Stadium05/13/2006 KC 1 at DC 2 L RFK Stadium05/27/2006 KC 1 vs DC 3 L Arrowhead Stadium06/24/2006 KC 0 at DC 1 L RFK Stadium06/28/2006 KC 2 vs DC 3 L Arrowhead Stadium04/14/2007 KC 4 at DC 2 W RFK Stadium07/04/2007 KC 0 vs DC 1 L Arrowhead Stadium10/05/2007 KC 1 vs DC 1 T Arrowhead Stadium03/29/2008 KC 2 vs DC 0 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark08/02/2008 KC 0 at DC 2 L RFK Stadium05/06/2009 KC 1 vs DC 1 T CommunityAmerica Ballpark09/09/2009 KC 0 at DC 1 L RFK Stadium10/24/2009 KC 2 vs DC 2 T CommunityAmerica Ballpark03/27/2010 KC 4 vs DC 0 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark05/05/2010 KC 1 at DC 2 L RFK Stadium08/21/2011 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Sporting Park10/22/2011 KC 1 at DC 0 W RFK Stadium03/10/2012 KC 1 at DC 0 W RFK Stadium08/11/2012 KC 2 vs DC 1 W Sporting Park04/05/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Sporting Park05/19/2013 KC 1 at DC 1 T RFK Stadium10/18/2013 KC 1 vs DC 0 W Sporting Park05/31/2014 KC 0 at DC 1 L RFK Stadium08/23/2014 KC 0 vs DC 3 L Sporting Park10/03/2014 KC 0 at DC 0 T RFK Stadium

Sporting KC postseason record vs. D.C. United: 0-1-0Date Score Result Location11/14/2004 KC 2 vs DC 3 L StubHub Center 2004 MLS Cup

ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

D.C. UNITED

Category 1 2 OT TotalGoals 35 30 1 66 Shots 271 294 6 571 Shots on Goal 134 125 3 262 Fouls 383 336 9 728Offsides 64 71 1 136Corner Kicks 112 149 2 263

Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 38 34 1 73Shots 296 328 2 626Shots on Goal 133 132 2 267Fouls 311 326 3 640Offsides 79 84 2 165 Corner Kicks 114 114 0 228

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS


Jaime Moreno 8Jaime Moreno 8

Jaime Moreno 37Jaime Moreno 22

Richie Williams 32Jaime Moreno 57

Troy Perkins 5Bill Hamid 5

Hamid/Rimando 3Troy Perkins 47Troy Perkins 14

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFERED

WINSLOSSES

SHUTOUTS SAVES

GOALS ALLOWED

9 Preki10 Preki51 Preki25 Preki33 Kerry Zavagnin45 Davy Arnaud

7 Jimmy Nielsen5 Bo Oshoniyi6 Jimmy Nielsen44 Tony Meola13 Bo Oshoniyi

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS


six players tied 2four players tied 2

(10/22/11) Dwayne De Rosario 9(9/9/09) Luciano Emilio 5

three players tied 7Etcheverry/Olsen 6

(7/4/07) Troy Perkins 9 (6/21/97) Jeff Causey 6

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFERED

SAVESGOALS ALLOWED

2 five players tied3 Chung/Preki7 Kei Kamara (10/22/11)4 Smith/Takawira7 Fabbro/Zotinca6 five players tied

9 Garth Lagerwey (8/4/96)3 nine players tied

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT TotalKC 12 17 9 13 11 10 1 73DC 7 15 13 10 13 7 1 66

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES bY INTERVAL

SPORTING PARK bY THE NUMbERS

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS

58Dating back to April 2012

(including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

99

51

73 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 10 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

including penalty shootout wins in2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE

19,37079 MLS matches since 2011

(including postseason)

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES

104.979 MLS matches since 2011

Seating capacity: 18,467

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED

148in 99 matches played at the stadium

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKERPlayers In Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14) Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14) Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14) Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14) Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14) Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14) Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15) Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15) Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15) Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15) Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15) C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15) Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)

James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15) Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)

Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15) Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15)

Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15)

James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15)

DATE IN/OUT DETAILSNov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contractDec. 8: IN Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SCDec. 8: OUT Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia UnionDec. 12: IN Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft)Dec. 16: IN Sporting KC signs M James MarcelinDec. 17 Sporting KC signs F Dom Dwyer to contract extensionDec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian NemethDec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs GK Tim MeliaJan. 1: OUT F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expiresJan. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Roger EspinozaJan. 15: IN Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KC’s roster.Jan. 15: Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contractJan. 20: OUT F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contractJan. 20: IN Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraftJan. 27: IN Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston DynamoFeb. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Soni MustivarFeb. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraftFeb. 24: OUT Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros and M James MarcelinFeb. 25: IN Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraftMarch 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Marcel de JongMarch 20: LOAN Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)March 24: LOAN Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL)April 1: LOAN Sporting KC loans D Saad Abdul-Salaam to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITYYear MLS SuperDraft Signings Trades Homegrown Players MLS Lottery Draft

2008 Chance Myers (1st)

2009 Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

2010 Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 Seth Sinovic (5/10/11) Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2012 Dom Dwyer (16th) Jacob Peterson (1/19/12) Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013 Mikey Lopez (14th) Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12)Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

2015 Connor Hallisey (10th)Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)Amadou Dia (20th)James Ansu Rogers (53rd)

Luis Marin (12/18/14)Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14)Tim Melia (12/23/14)Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)Soni Mustivar (2/16/15)Marcel de Jong (3/2/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14)Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14)Servando Carrasco (1/27/15)

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DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 NEW YORK RED BULLS MLS T 1-1 Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14 at FC Dallas MLS L 1-3 Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS T 0-0 --- 20,848

Saturday, March 28 at New York City FC MLS W 1-0 Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5 PHILADELPHIA UNION MLS W 3-2 Dwyer 16, Anibaba 91+, Nemeth 94+ 19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 REAL SALT LAKE MLS T 0-0 --- 20,087

Saturday, April 18 at LA Galaxy MLS L 1-2 Nemeth 22 20,018

Saturday, April 25 at Houston Dynamo MLS T 4-4 Nemeth 2, Dwyer 74, Feilhaber 80, 95+ 21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3 CHICAGO FIRE MLS W 1-0 Nagamura 75 19,581

Saturday, May 9 at D.C. United MLS 6:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, MAY 16 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS 7:00 ESPN2

Saturday, May 23 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS 9:00 KMCI, SKCTV

FRIDAY, MAY 29 FC DALLAS MLS 8:00 KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 16/17 TBD U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

Sunday, June 21 at Real Salt Lake MLS 9:00 Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 30/July 1 TBD U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

Sunday, July 12 at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS 8:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18 MONTREAL IMPACT MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21/22 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24 at Real Salt Lake MLS 10:00 KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8 at Toronto FC MLS 3:00 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11/12 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 22 at Columbus Crew SC MLS 6:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 29 at Colorado Rapids MLS 8:00 KMCI, SKCTV

Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Portland Timbers MLS 9:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Sunday, Sept. 13 at Orlando City SC MLS 6:00 Fox Sports 1

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FC DALLAS MLS 6:00 KMCI, Unimas

Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Houston Dynamo MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS 4:00 ESPN2

Tue/Wed, Sept. 29/30 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Final)

Saturday, Oct. 3 at Portland Timbers MLS 9:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Friday, Oct. 16 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS 10:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 LA GALAXY MLS 6:00 TBD

Wed/Thu, Oct. 28/29 Conference Knockout Round MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Oct. 31/Nov. 1 Conference Semifinals (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 7/8 Conference Semifinals (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 21/22 Conference Championship (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 28/29 Conference Championship (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Dec. 5/6 MLS Cup Final MLS Cup Playoffs

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 bOX SCORES

March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red bullsMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout)Weather: 70 degrees and sunny

1 2 FSporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 1 1New York Red bulls (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 1 1

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik Palmer-Brown 85)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda

New York Red bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-PhillipsSubs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards

Stats Summary SKC NYRShots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4)Saves 3 3Fouls 10 17Offside 0 5Corner Kicks 6 9 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54

March 14, 2015: Sporting KC 1-3 FC DallasMLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX

Attendance: 14,149Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 1 0 1FC Dallas (2-0-0, 6 pts) 1 2 3

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (c) (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas PerezSubs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta

Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5)Saves 2 3Fouls 16 12Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 6 5 Misconduct Summary:FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90

Scoring Summary:FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73

March 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Portland TimbersMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 20,848 (55th straight sellout)Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-2, 2 pts) 0 0 0Portland Timbers (0-0-3, 3 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong; Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84), Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 93+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Amadou Dia, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson

Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 76), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Jeanderson 92+); Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 76)Subs not used: Andrew Weber, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive

Stats Summary SKC PORShots (on goal) 16 (2) 7 (3)Saves 3 2Fouls 13 11Offside 0 4Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary:POR -- Diego Chara (caution; reckless foul) 72SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 82

Scoring Summary:None

March 28, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 New York City FCMLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY

Attendance: 27,454Weather: 36 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 1 0 1New York City FC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 78); Graham Zusi (Bernardo Anor 39), Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Jacob Peterson 67)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey

New York City FC: Josh Saunders; Jeb Brovsky, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Jason Hernandez, Chris Wingert; Ned Grabavoy, Andrew Jacobson (Thomas McNamara 84), Mix Diskerud (c), Mehdi Ballouchy (Kwadwo Poku 75); Patrick Mullins, Javier Calle (Tony Taylor 59)Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn

Stats Summary SKC NYCShots (on goal) 9 (2) 12 (3)Saves 3 1Fouls 11 16Offside 2 1Corner Kicks 2 3 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 68 NYC -- Mix Diskerud (caution; tactical foul) 73 NYC -- Kwame Watson-Siriboe (caution; reckless tackle) 86

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1) 12

April 5, 2015: Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia UnionMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,545 (56th straight sellout)Weather: 61 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 1 2 3Philadelphia Union (0-3-2, 2 pts) 2 0 2

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Seth Sinovic 46); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 77), Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Krisztian Nemeth 64)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor

Philadelphia Union: Rais Mbolhi; Fabinho (Raymond Lee 78), Steven Vitoria, Maurice Edu (c), Raymon Gaddis; Andrew Wenger, Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud, Eric Ayuk (C.J. Sapong 72); Sebastien Le Toux, Fernando AristeguietaSubs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn

Stats Summary SKC PHIShots (on goal) 14 (6) 10 (5)Saves 4 2Fouls 11 11Offside 2 3Corner Kicks 8 3 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Marcel de Jong (caution; reckless tackle) 18PHI -- Maurice Edu (caution; tactical foul) 62PHI -- Brian Carroll (caution; reckless foul) 68

Scoring Summary:PHI -- Own Goal (Jacob Peterson) 3SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 16PHI -- Fernando Aristeguieta 3 (Sebastien Le Toux 1) 19SKC -- Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 91+SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (M. Besler 2, B. Feilhaber 4) 94+

April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt LakeMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out)Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-3, 9 pts) 0 0 0Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara (Kevin Ellis 84), Jalil Anibaba; Roger Espinoza, Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 77)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Soni Mustivar, Amadou Dia, Jimmy Medranda, Paulo Nagamura

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Jamison Olave, Elias Vasquez, Tony Beltran, Kenny Mansally; Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 92+), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Luis Gil (Jordan Allen 65), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Demar Phillips 88)Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Aaron Maund, Sebastian Saucedo, Devon Sandoval

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots (on goal) 12 (1) 4 (0)Saves 0 1Fouls 11 11Offside 2 5Corner Kicks 7 2 Misconduct Summary:RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; reckless tackle) 44RSL -- Alvaro Saborio (caution; unsporting behavior) 61SKC -- Servando Carrasco (caution; unsporting behavior) 61RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; dissent) 64RSL -- Kenny Mansally (caution; delaying a restart) 80

Scoring Summary:None

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 bOX SCORES (CONTINUED)

April 18, 2015: Sporting KC 1-2 LA GalaxyMLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA

Attendance: 20,018Weather: 64 degrees and clear

1 2 FSporting KC (2-2-3, 9 pts) 1 0 1LA Galaxy (3-2-2, 11 pts) 1 1 2

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 75), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 92)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Connor Hallisey

LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; Dan Gargan, A.J. DeLaGarza, Tommy Meyer (Omar Gonzalez 78), Robbie Rogers; Stefan Ishizaki (Gyasi Zardes 69), Rafael Garcia (Mike Vayrynen 66), Juninho (c), Baggio Husidic; Bradford Jamieson, Alan GordonSubs not used: Brian Rowe, Oscar Sorto, Jose Villarreal, Ignacio Maganto

Stats Summary SKC LAShots (on goal) 10 (2) 9 (6)Saves 4 1Fouls 12 11Offside 3 2Corner Kicks 3 9 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; tactical foul) 30 LA -- Dan Gargan (caution; reckless tackle) 32 LA -- Juninho (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 83

Scoring Summary:LA -- Baggio Husidic 1 (unassisted) 9 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (B. Feilhaber 5, D. Dwyer 1) 22 LA -- Omar Gonzalez 1 (Juninho 2) 94+

April 25, 2015: Sporting KC 4-4 Houston DynamoMLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX

Attendance: 21,046Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-2-4, 10 pts) 1 3 4Houston Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 pts) 2 2 4

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 92+), Matt Besler, Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian NemethSubs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson

Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex Lopez (David Horst 80), Ricardo Clark, Nathan Sturgis (Luis Garrido 84), Brad Davis; Giles Barnes, Will Bruin (Chandler Hoffman 70)Subs not used: Joe Willis, Alex, Leonel Miranda, Rob Lovejoy

Stats Summary SKC HOUShots (on goal) 16 (4) 12 (4)Saves 0 0Fouls 14 7Offside 2 5Corner Kicks 7 6 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 53 HOU -- Will Bruin (caution; reckless foul) 63 HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (ejection; denied obvious goal opp.) 79

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1) 2 HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (unassisted) 11 HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (Brad Davis 2) 46+ HOU -- Giles Barnes 4 (Nathan Sturgis 1) 46 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80 HOU -- Raul Rodriguez 1 (Brad Davis 3) 83 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1) 95+

May 3, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago FireMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,581Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (3-2-4, 13 pts) 0 1 1Chicago Fire (3-4-0, 9 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 77); Soni Mustivar (Jacob Peterson 85), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 65); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian NemethSubs not used: Luis Marin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Connor Hallisey, Bernardo Anor

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Joevin Jones, Jeff Larentowicz, Adailton, Eric Gehrig (Lovel Palmer 85); Matt Polster, Shaun Maloney, David Accam, Chris Ritter (Kennedy Igboananike 77), Harrison Shipp; Guly (Quincy Amarikwa 72)Subs not used: Razvan Cocis, Victor Perez, Greg Cochrane, Jon Busch

Stats Summary SKC CHIShots (on goal) 14 (3) 11 (3)Saves 3 2Fouls 14 12Offside 2 8Corner Kicks 3 4 Misconduct Summary:CHI -- Adailton (caution; persistent infringement) 32SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 38CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; delaying a restart) 58CHI -- David Accam (ejection; violent conduct) 89SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 92+

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2) 75

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2015 Record When...

Scoring first goal 2-0-2 Conceding first goal 1-2-0Leading at halftime 1-0-0Tied at halftime 1-2-3Trailing at halftime 1-0-1Scoring 0 goals 0-0-2Scoring 1 goal 2-2-1Scoring 2 goals 0-0-0Scoring 3 goals 1-0-0Scoring 4+ goals 0-0-1Allowing 0 goals 2-0-2Allowing 1 goal 0-0-1Allowing 2 goals 1-1-0Allowing 3 goals 0-1-0Allowing 4+ goals 0-0-1Wearing Sporting blue 1-1-4Wearing dark indigo 1-1-0Wearing white 1-0-0Leading at 75’ 2-0-0Tied at 75’ 0-1-3Trailing at 75’ 1-1-1Outshooting opponent 2-1-4Outshot by opponent 1-0-0Shots even 0-1-0One-goal games 3-1-0On ESPN/2 1-0-0On FOX Sports 1 1-0-1On KMCI-TV 1-2-3Day games (before 5 p.m.) 1-0-0Games 5 p.m. CT or later 2-2-4With red card for 0-0-1With red card against 1-0-1Temperature 75 & up 1-0-1Temperature below 75 2-2-3In Pacific time zone 0-1-0In Mountain time zone 0-0-0In Central time zone 2-1-4In Eastern time zone 1-0-0vs. Eastern Conference 3-0-1vs. Western Conference 0-2-3On grass 3-2-4On turf 0-0-0With zero subs 0-0-0With one sub 0-0-0With two subs 0-1-1with three subs 3-1-3

Regular Season Record by Month

March 2015 1-1-2March all-time 13-9-6April 2015 1-1-2April all-time 39-31-14May 2015 1-0-0May all-time 31-39-21June 2015 0-0-0June all-time 36-28-21July 2015 0-0-0July all-time 44-32-24Aug. 2015 0-0-0Aug. all-time 37-45-14Sept. 2015 0-0-0Sept. all-time 28-35-13Oct. 2015 0-0-0Oct. all-time 18-12-14

Regular Season Team-by-Team (in 2015)

vs. Chicago Fire 14-25-11 (1-0-0) vs. Colorado Rapids 22-17-13vs. Columbus Crew 24-21-6vs. D.C. United 20-20-11vs. FC Dallas 20-20-10 (0-1-0)vs. Houston Dynamo 5-7-9 (0-0-1)vs. LA Galaxy 19-24-11 (0-1-0)vs. Montreal Impact 5-3-1vs. NE Revolution 23-16-11vs. New York City FC 1-0-0 (1-0-0)vs. New York Red Bulls 19-20-13 (0-0-1)vs. Orlando City SC 0-0-0vs. Philadelphia Union 5-4-4 (1-0-0)vs. Portland Timbers 3-2-1 (0-0-1)vs. Real Salt Lake 8-5-5 (0-0-1)vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-21-7vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1-7-1vs. Toronto FC 12-4-5vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2

Regular Season Home and Away

Overall All-time 246-231-1272015 at home 2-0-3All-time at home 158-85-592015 on road 1-2-1All-time on road 88-146-68

SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATSQuickest Goals... 2nd min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/25 at HOU 12th min, Ike Opara, 3/28 at NYC 16th min, Dom Dwyer, 4/5 vs PHI

Quickest Goals Against... 3rd min, own goal (Jacob Peterson), 4/05 vs PHI 9th min, Baggio Husidic, 4/18 at LA 11th min, Giles Barnes, 4/25 at HOU

Game-winning goals after 75’... 94th min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/05 vs PHI

Game-tying goals after 75’... 95th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/25 at HOU

Game-winning goals against after 75’... 94th min, Omar Gonzalez, 4/18 at LA

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Hat Tricks...

Hat Tricks Against...

Own Goals... 3rd min, Jacob Peterson, 4/05 vs PHI

Own Goals Against...

Red Cards... 70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NYR

Red Cards Against... 79th min, Jermaine Taylor, 4/25 at HOU 89th min, David Accam, 5/3 vs CHI

Penalty Kicks... 79th min, Dom Dwyer (saved), 3/14 at DAL 80th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 4/25 at HOU

Penalty Kicks Against...

Youngest Goalscorer... 24 yrs., 249 days, Dom Dwyer, 4/5 vs PHI

Oldest Goalscorer... 32 yrs., 62 days, Paulo Nagamura, 5/3 vs CHI

Youngest Starter... 21 yrs., 42 days, Jimmy Medranda, 3/21 vs POR

Youngest to play in a game... 17 yrs., 318 days, Erik Palmer-Brown, 3/8 vs NYR

Oldest Starter... 32 yrs., 26 days, Paulo Nagamura, 3/28 vs NYC

Oldest to play in a game... 32 yrs., 62 days, Paulo Nagamura, 5/3 vs CHI

SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES

Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 246 231 127 844 818MLS Playoffs 17 19 7 57 57U.S. Open Cup 19 14 5 72 46International 9 10 8 33 37TOTAL 291 274 146 1006 958

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Neutral site W L T GF GA MLS Cup Playoffs 1 1 0 3 3International 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 3 3

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

PK’S (MADE) 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 0 2 (1) 2 (1)OPPONENT 0 0 0

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 26 21 47OPPONENT 24 22 46

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 11 4 15OPPONENT 20 15 35

FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 51 62 113OPPONENT 55 55 110

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 7 7 14OPPONENT 4 14 18

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 0 1 1OPPONENT 0 2 2

GOALS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 5 7 12OPPONENT 6 6 12

SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 67 54 121OPPONENT 44 47 91

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 15 13 28OPPONENT 15 18 33

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOAL CHART

Penalty kicks:

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1 - Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1), Mar. 8 vs NYR, 50th min2 - Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2), Mar. 14 at FCD, 44th min3 - Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1), Mar. 28 at NYC, 12th min #4 - Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 16th min *5 - Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 91st min6 - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Matt Besler 2, Benny Feilhaber 4), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 94th min *

7 - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Benny Feilhaber 5, Dom Dwyer 1), Apr. 18 at LA, 22nd min 8 - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 2nd min9 - Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted), Apr. 25 at HOU, 74th min10 - Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick), Apr. 25 at HOU, 80th min ^11 - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 95th min12 - Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2), May 3 vs CHI, 75th min

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 MLS RECORD WHEN... STARTS COMES ON AS A SUB SCORES A GOAL RECORDS AN ASSIST Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Saad Abdul-Salaam 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jalil Anibaba 3-1-3 2-0-2 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Bernardo Anor 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-2-2 0-0-2 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 James Ansu Rogers 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Matt Besler 3-1-4 2-0-3 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Servando Carrasco 2-1-2 1-0-1 1-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Marcel de Jong 1-2-3 1-0-2 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Amadou Dia 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dom Dwyer 3-2-4 2-0-3 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Kevin Ellis 1-2-1 1-0-0 0-2-1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Roger Espinoza 2-2-4 2-0-3 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Benny Feilhaber 3-2-4 2-0-3 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 1-2-1 1-0-1 0-2-0 Connor Hallisey 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jon Kempin 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mikey Lopez 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Luis Marin 2-2-4 1-0-3 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jimmy Medranda 2-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tim Melia 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Soni Mustivar 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Chance Myers 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Paulo Nagamura 1-1-1 0-0-1 1-1-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Krisztian Nemeth 1-2-3 1-0-2 0-2-1 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ike Opara 2-1-3 1-0-3 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Erik Palmer-Brown 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jacob Peterson 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-2-1 1-0-1 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Seth Sinovic 2-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Graham Zusi 2-2-3 1-0-2 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1

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2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON LINEUPSNEW YORK RED BULLSMarch 8, 2015 (T 1-1)GK MarinD DiaD OparaD BeslerD SinovicM FeilhaberM EspinozaM Nemeth (Peterson (77’)F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’)F DwyerF Anor (Nagamura 61’)

PORTLAND TIMBERSMarch 21, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD de JongM NagamuraM Feilhaber (Carrasco (84’)M Espinoza (Mustivar 89’)F ZusiF DwyerF Medranda (Anor 56’)

REAL SALT LAKEApril 11, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD Opara (Ellis 84’)D BeslerD de JongM FeilhaberM CarrascoM EspinozaF Peterson (Anor 77’)F DwyerF Nemeth

PHILADELPHIA UNIONApril 5, 2015 (W 3-2)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD de Jong (Sinovic 46’)M FeilhaberM Carrasco (Mustivar 77’)M EspinozaF PetersonF DwyerF Medranda (Nemeth 64’)

at New York City FCMarch 28, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD SinovicM Nagamura (Mustivar 78’)M CarrascoM FeilhaberF Zusi (Anor 39’)F DwyerF Medranda (Peterson 67’)

at FC DallasMarch 14, 2015 (L 1-3)GK MarinD DiaD OparaD EllisD de JongM NagamuraM FeilhaberM Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 76’)

at LA GalaxyApril 18, 2015 (L 1-2)GK MarinD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD de Jong (Dia 75’)M FeilhaberM CarrascoM EspinozaF Zusi (Peterson (90’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 75’)

CHICAGO FIREMay 3, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MeliaD AnibabaD Ellis D BeslerD Sinovic (Dia 77’)M FeilhaberM Mustivar (Peterson 85’)M Espinoza (Nagamura 65’)F ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth

NE REVOLUTIONMay 20, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDSMay 16, 2015

at D.C. UnitedMay 9, 2015

at Houston DynamoApril 25, 2015 (T 4-4)GK MarinD AnibabaD Ellis (Hallisey 90’)D BeslerD de Jong (Dia 63’)M FeilhaberM Carrasco (Mustivar 55’)M EspinozaF ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth

at Seattle Sounders FCMay 23, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCJune 6, 2015

at Vancouver WhitecapsJuly 12, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDSJune 27, 2015

at Real Salt LakeJune 21, 2015

FC DALLASMay 29, 2015

MONTREAL IMPACTJuly 18, 2015

HOUSTON DYNAMOAug. 1, 2015

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKESAug. 19, 2015

VANCOUVER WHITECAPSAug. 15, 2015

at Toronto FCAug. 8, 2015

at Real Salt LakeJuly 24, 2015

at Columbus Crew SCAug. 22, 2015

at Portland TimbersSept. 9, 2015

at Houston DynamoSept. 23, 2015

FC DALLASSept. 18, 2015

at Orlando City SCSept. 13, 2015

at Colorado RapidsAug. 29, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCSept. 27, 2015

at San Jose EarthquakesOct. 16, 2015

LA GALAXYOct. 25, 2015

at Portland TimbersOct. 3, 2015

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Sporting KC Player bios | May 9, 2015 at D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOb: 10/19/1988Hometown: Fullerton, CaliforniaCollege: North CarolinaLast Club: Seattle Sounders FCAcquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLBAssists 1, 7 times, last: May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DCShots 3, 4 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORFouls Committed 3, 8 times, last: May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIFouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIAssist May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 3-1-3 he scores 1-0-0

Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. He made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists. He made his Sporting KC debut on March 21 and scored his first goal for the club in second half stoppage time of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign. As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.

#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOb: 9/8/1991Hometown: Gahanna, OhioCollege: AkronAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...Appearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Currently on loan with the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League, rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He made his NASL debut for San Antonio on April 4 with a start. Abdul-Salaam, who helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons, enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts. He earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.

#17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 150 DOb: 6/27/1993Hometown: Salt Lake City, UtahCollege: New MexicoAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round (#53)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0Last Regular Season...Appearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC selected rookie midfielder James Ansu Rogers with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The third round draft selection was a member of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in 2012 after first representing the U.S. at the under-15 level in 2007. A native of Sierra Leone, Ansu Rogers moved to the U.S. at age 11 and competed for the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake academies prior to being recruited to the University of New Mexico. He contributed 18 goals and 21 assists in 80 games for the Lobos over a four-year collegiate career.

#18 | F | James Ansu RogersHt: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOb: 5/24/1988Hometown: Caracas, VenezuelaCollege: South FloridaLast Club: Columbus Crew SCAcquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTLAssists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHIShots on Goal 3, May 4, 2014, CLB at KCShots 5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTLFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs PORFouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NELast Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LAGoal Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHIAssist Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 26-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 8. Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011. Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

#11 | M | bernardo Anor | @bernardoAnor

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Ht: 5-10 Wt. 175 DOb: 8/13/1988Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaLast Club: Houston DynamoAcquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/15/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANAssists 1, May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 21, 2014, HOU at DCShots 3, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 3, 2013, SEA vs DCFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: May 3, 2014, HOU at CHV Last Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Goal June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANAssist May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

A fifth-year veteran of MLS, Servando Carrasco enters his first season with Sporting KC. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute on March 21 before making his first start on March 28, a 1-0 win at New York City FC. Previously, the 26-year-old defensive midfielder appeared in 60 MLS matches over four years (including postseason) for Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013) and the Houston Dynamo (2013-2014). Carrasco was a four-year starter at California, where he recorded 13 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances before being selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

#16 | M | Servando Carrasco

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOb: 6/8/1993Hometown: Highlands Ranch, ColoradoCollege: ClemsonAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALShots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRFouls Committed 2, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1. Dia appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.

#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_it11

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOb: 2/11/1987Hometown: Overland Park, KansasCollege: Notre DameAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCAssists 1, 9 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIShots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEAShots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHIFouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NEFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COLLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCAssist Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI2015 Record when: he starts 3-1-4 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. In July 2014, Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club. His 188 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank eighth most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 153 of his 158 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013). Besler has earned 25 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.

#5 | D | Matt besler | @Mattbesler

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOb: 10/15/1986Hometown: Valkenswaard, NetherlandsLast Club: FC Augsburg (Germany)Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUShots on Goal 1, Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LAShots 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Fouls Committed 1, Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIFouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Last Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Goal N/AAssist Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU2015 Record when: he starts 1-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 season. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with at 90-minute performance at FC Dallas. He logged his first MLS assist in a 4-4 draw against Houston on April 25. A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907. De Jong has made 33 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007, most recently starting in a 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on March 30. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#71 | D | Marcel de Jong

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Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOb: 1/19/1985Hometown: Irvine, CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Trade with NE Revolution on 12/11/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUAssists 2, 3 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIShots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUShots 5, July 26, 2014, KC at TORFouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VANFouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VANLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUAssist Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA2015 Record when: he starts 3-2-4 he scores 0-0-1

Now in his fifth MLS season, Benny Feilhaber set career-highs in 2014 with 32 MLS appearances and 31 starts (including postseason) en route to four goals and six assists. A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he has won the club’s Goal of the Year award in each of the last two years. He currently leads the league with five assists in 2015 and was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April after recording two goals and three assists during the month. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He would move to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 82 appearances in all competitions for the club with 10 goals and 21 assists. A member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

#10 | M | benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOb: 6/30/1991Hometown: Kansas City, MissouriCollege: Barton County Community CollegeAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIShots on Goal 1, Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUShots 2, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYRFouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal N/AAssist Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 1-2-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made a career-high 21 appearances and 17 starts in MLS (including his playoff debut). He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and centerback positions. Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.

#4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOb: 7/30/1990Hometown: London, EnglandCollege: South FloridaAcquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TORAssists 1, 4 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LAShots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIShots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NEFouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUAssist Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA2015 Record when: he starts 3-2-4 he scores 1-0-1

Now in his fourth season at Sporting KC, Dom Dwyer is coming off a breakout 2014 campaign in which he garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and co-MVP honors. The Englishman set a single season club record with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 26 career goals in the regular season now rank ninth in team history. Dwyer, who was named an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 52 goals in all competitions since the beginning of 2013—30 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. His 0.56 goals per 90 minutes in MLS rank first in team history. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign. After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors. Dwyer won two national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College (2009, 2010), where he was the national junior college player of the year after scoring 37 goals as a sophomore. Moving on to South Florida in 2011, he scored 16 goals in 21 games.

#14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOb: 10/25/1986Hometown: Aurora, ColoradoCollege: Ohio StateLast Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England)Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALAssists 1, 12 times, last: Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIShots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHIShots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NEFouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORFouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALAssist Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI2015 Record when: he starts 2-2-4 he scores 0-1-0

Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. On March 14, he scored the third goal of his Sporting KC career and his first since returning to the club this offseason. In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 138 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording three goals and 13 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh). Espinoza has earned 46 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts. Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

#27 | M | Roger Espinoza

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Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOb: 4/8/1993Hometown: Leawood, KansasLast Club: Sporting Kansas City AcademyAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUSaves 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 23, 2014, KC vs DCLast Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUShutout N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Currently on loan with the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League, goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, entering the record books as the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history. He earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances was MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. He made his NASL debut for San Antonio on April 4 with a start. At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels.

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 196 DOb: 5/18/1983Hometown: Valparaiso, ChileLast Club: Universidad de ChileAcquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUSaves 4, 2 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LALast Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUShutout Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA2015 Record when: he starts 2-2-4

First-year MLS goalkeeper Luis Marin joined Sporting KC in December 2014 after spending the first 12 years of his professional career in Chile. He arrives from Primera Division club Universidad de Chile, where he saw action in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana and the 2014 Copa Libertadores. In his MLS debut on March 8, Marin became the 15th goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to start a regular season match. He posted his first shutout for the club on March 21 against Portland before taking his first win on March 28 at New York City FC. The veteran began his career with Audax Italiano (2003-2006) before moving to Lota Schwager in 2007. Union Espanola acquired Marin from 2008-2010, during which time the club finished in first place in the 2009 Torneo Apertura standings and reached the round of 16 in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In 2011, he was recruited to O’Higgins FC and became captain for the club. He led O’Higgins to a berth in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana after finishing second in the 2012 Apertura. Marin has made eight appearances for the Chile Men’s National Team and was selected to the nation’s 23-player roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He made his international debut in March 2010 and last captained Chile in February 2012.

#1 | GK | Luis Marin | @Luis1Marin

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOb: 2/9/1993Hometown: Granite Bay, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He made his MLS debut with a late substitute appearance in a 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 25. A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches. As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

#22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_hallisey

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOb: 2/20/1993Hometown: Mission, TexasCollege: North CarolinaAcquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHIShots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLBFouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYLast Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Currently on loan with USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC, Mike Lopez was drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before playing his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels. In 2015, Lopez has started two matches and played 162 minutes for OKC Energy FC, coached by former Sporting KC captain Jimmy Nielsen.

#12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5

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Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOb: 5/15/1986Hometown: Great River, New YorkCollege: Lynn UniversityLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, Oct. 26, 2013, CHV vs PORSaves 5, Oct. 28, 2012, CHV at DALLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIShutout May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (CHV). He made his Sporting KC debut on May 3, shutting out Chicago in a 1-0 result for the first clean sheet and first win of his MLS career. Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match. Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.

#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOb: 12/7/1987Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCollege: UCLAAcquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORShots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VANFouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHILast Regular Season...Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TORGoal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has made 145 appearances for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 15 assists from the wing back position. Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. Despite missing most of 2014 with an Achilles injury, he still ranks third in MLS with 96 successful crosses from open play (including postseason) since the beginning of 2011. Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

#7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_Myers

Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOb: 2/7/1994Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, ColombiaLast Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLBShots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALLast Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHIGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, earning his lone MLS start to date on March 15 for the first of six appearances in all competitions in 2014. He made his first appearance of 2015 with a start on March 21 against Portland. Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOb: 2/12/1990Hometown: Aubervilliers, FranceLast Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania)Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 2, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOULast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. The 25-year-old made his MLS debut as a second-half substitute on March 21 against Portland before earning his first start on May 3 vs. Chicago. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Following a loan spell at US Orleans (France), he moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. He most recently played in three matches at the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup in November to help Haiti secure a third place finish and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.

#93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie

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Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOb: 1/5/1989Hometown: Gyor, HungaryLast Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands)Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUAssists 0Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUShots 4, 2 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUFouls Committed 2, May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIFouls Suffered 3, May 3, 2015, KC vs CHILast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOUAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 1-2-3 he scores 1-1-1

Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC in December and made his league debut with a start on March 8 at Sporting Park. He scored his first MLS goal in the 94th minute of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5, Sporting KC’s latest game-winning goal in Sporting Park history. Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 season. Internationally, Nemeth starred for the Hungary under-17 and under-19 youth national teams before leading his country to a third place finish at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup with three goals in the tournament. He earned his first of 15 caps for Hungary’s senior team in 2010 and made five appearances during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOb: 4/24/1997Hometown: Lee’s Summit, MissouriAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHIFouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYRGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

One of the youngest players under contract in MLS, Erik Palmer-Brown became a homegrown player in August 2013 at age 16. On March 8, the 18-year-old became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 and recorded his first MLS minutes at Sporting Park. Palmer-Brown made his league debut with a start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He played in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game last August., helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels, most recently competing with the U-20s at training camps in England (March 23-30) and Austria (April 18-26). He is in contention for a spot on the United States’ squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand this June.

#2 | D | Erik Palmer-brown | @Erikbrown14

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOb: 3/2/1983Hometown: Sao Paulo, BrazilLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COLAssists 1, 19 times, last: Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NEShots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLShots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TORFouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LAFouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIAssist Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE2015 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 1-0-0

Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 242 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded five goals and six assists in 85 games (75 starts) across all competitions. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.

#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOb: 2/21/1989Hometown: Durham, North CarolinaCollege: Wake ForestLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYCAssists 0Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJShots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHIFouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DCLast Regular Season...Appearance Apr. 11, 2015, KC vs RSLGoal Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYCAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-1

Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After sitting out almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s first goal of the season. He led MLS through Week 6 with 30 interceptions and was nominated for Eithad Airways MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring twice and anchoring a backline that posted two shutouts. He then suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in his right ankle on April 11. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 15 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014 and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.

#3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara

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Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOb: 8/18/1986Hometown: Longwood, FloridaCollege: MarylandAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHIAssists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLShots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIShots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLFouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHILast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIAssist May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 2-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons. He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014. Sporting KC is 17-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal, and he leads MLS with 368 chances created and 359 successful crosses/corners since 2011 (including playoffs). His 51 career assists in all competitions are third most in club history, and his 22 MLS goals rank 10th all-time for the club. Zusi has earned 28 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal.

#8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusi

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOb: 1/28/1987Hometown: Leawood, KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NYShots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALShots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NEFouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LALast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal N/AAssist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons. Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, he joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 144 of his 146 total appearances for the club in all competitions. He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Since the beginning of 2011, Sinovic is third in MLS with 48 clean sheet contributions (including playoffs) and ranks fifth with 66 MLS games won. He received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovicHt: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOb: 1/27/1986Hometown: Portage, MichiganCollege: IndianaLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TORAssists 1, 14 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLBShots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DCShots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NEFouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLBLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2015, KC vs CHIGoal July 26, 2014, KC at TORAssist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB2015 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 15 goals and 14 assists in 205 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed eight goals and six assists in 87 games across all competitions for the club. Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 206 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (227).

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_peterson

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Sporting KC Coach bios | May 9, 2015 at D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Peter Vermes enters his seventh season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2015. He is the team’s second-longest serving head coach, and his .551 regular season winning percentage (79-60-48) is best in club history. During his tenure, he has won two major trophies – the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to four straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 78

regular season wins are tied for 12th most in MLS history.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, retired from the League in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It marked the first time the United States had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, appearing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes became eligible for the veteran ballot and on October 11, 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Manager | Peter VermesAssistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include: scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States National Team. He recorded one assist for the Red, White and Blue. The U.S. team went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin appeared. Zavagnin married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin

Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to

work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.

Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

Assistant Coach | John PascarellaMateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in

South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

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ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS

SAAD AbDUL-SALAAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA

KC - Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JALIL ANIbAbA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - Regular Season 119 114 10349 5 7 61 20 84 48 6 1 6 1 1 3

MLS - Postseason 2 1 76 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 121 115 10425 5 7 62 20 86 50 6 1 6 1 1 3

bERNARDO ANOR GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



MLS - Postseason 1 0 17 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 78 49 4673 12 3 134 44 91 78 8 41 15 2 5 3

JAMES ANSU ROGERS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MATT bESLER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 11 11 1050 0 0 2 0 14 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 169 164 14866 2 9 36 8 156 87 7 1 19 2 1 5

SERVANDO CARRASCO GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



MLS - Postseason 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 66 36 3387 1 1 33 3 61 34 1 9 9 1 0 0

MARCEL DE JONG GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 6 6 453 0 1 5 1 1 7 0 5 1 0 0 0

AMADOU DIA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 5 2 235 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOM DWYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 7 4 372 2 0 19 9 12 9 5 0 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 66 51 4584 28 4 189 72 105 120 55 1 7 0 8 1

KEVIN ELLIS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 28 22 2106 0 3 9 2 31 17 0 0 5 0 0 2

ROGER ESPINOZA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 7 6 455 0 0 4 1 7 7 1 0 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 128 107 9399 3 12 108 29 176 167 10 14 23 4 1 2

bENNY FEILHAbER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 5 484 0 3 14 1 7 14 2 0 1 0 0 1

MLS - TOTAL 124 112 9862 14 27 181 55 157 289 7 138 20 2 1 5

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CONNOR HALLISEY GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIKEY LOPEZ GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 8 5 482 0 0 7 3 12 10 0 0 2 0 0 0

JIMMY MEDRANDA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 9 4 319 0 0 8 1 8 6 0 5 0 0 0 0

SONI MUSTIVAR GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 5 1 146 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHANCE MYERS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 10 10 960 0 1 7 1 9 10 0 1 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 133 108 10080 2 14 90 22 140 102 7 5 12 1 0 6

PAULO NAGAMURA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 5 487 0 0 11 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 15 14 1396 0 0 20 7 21 29 1 0 4 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 242 218 19446 13 19 246 79 362 302 11 20 57 2 5 6

KRISZTIAN NEMETH GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 7 6 524 3 0 17 3 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 0

IKE OPARA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 4 0 94 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 66 45 4339 8 0 46 17 65 29 6 1 5 0 4 0

ERIK PALMER-bROWN GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 4 2 240 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0

JACOb PETERSON GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 3 253 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 8 5 414 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 214 121 10998 15 14 181 67 79 117 22 62 7 1 6 6

SETH SINOVIC GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 11 11 1045 2 0 4 2 15 11 0 0 1 0 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 148 144 12813 2 7 70 20 161 99 3 0 21 0 2 4

GRAHAM ZUSI GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 11 11 1049 0 5 21 1 18 19 1 52 1 0 0 3

MLS - TOTAL 166 133 12309 22 46 263 80 158 217 20 589 15 0 8 20

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JON KEMPIN GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T

KC - Regular Season 4 3 315 13 5 0 7 2.00 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 4 3 315 13 5 0 7 2.00 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

LUIS MARIN GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T


MLS - TOTAL 8 8 720 30 19 3 12 1.50 0 0 0 0 2 2 4

TIM MELIA GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T


MLS - Regular Season 7 6 529 35 21 1 14 2.38 1 1 0 1 1 4 1

MLS - TOTAL 7 6 529 35 21 1 14 2.38 1 1 0 1 1 4 1

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SAAD AbDUL-SALAAM GP GS MIN G A

MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0

MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0

U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0

International 0 0 0 0 0

ALL COMPETITIONS 0 0 0 0 0

JALIL ANIbAbA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



bERNARDO ANOR GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



JAMES ANSU ROGERS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MATT bESLER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 10 8 724 0 0



SERVANDO CARRASCO GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MARCEL DE JONG GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



AMADOU DIA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



DOM DWYER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 3 3 206 0 0



KEVIN ELLIS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 4 3 297 0 0



ROGER ESPINOZA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 8 6 755 0 1



bENNY FEILHAbER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 2 2 148 0 0



CONNOR HALLISEY GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MIKEY LOPEZ GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 1 76 0 0



JIMMY MEDRANDA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



SONI MUSTIVAR GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



ALL-TIME STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC)

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CHANCE MYERS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 11 10 915 2 1



PAULO NAGAMURA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 5 5 474 1 1



KRISZTIAN NEMETH GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



IKE OPARA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 0 0



ERIK PALMER bROWN GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 2 2 180 0 0



JACOb PETERSON GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 8 6 572 1 2



SETH SINOVIC GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 9 9 820 0 2



GRAHAM ZUSI GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 9 7 668 2 2



JON KEMPIN GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T

MLS Regular Season 4 3 315 7 2.00 0 1-2-0

MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 2 2.00 0 1-0-0

International 1 1 90 1 1.00 0 0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS 6 5 495 10 1.82 0 2-2-1

LUIS MARIN GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

International 0 0 0 0 x 0 0


TIM MELIA GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

International 0 0 0 0 x 0 0


ALL-TIME STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC)


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SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)Stat Player #

Games C.J. Sapong (2011) 34

Minutes Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000) 2916

Goals Dom Dwyer (2014) 22

Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17

Shots Preki (1996) 140

Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61

Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111

Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50

Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150

Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13

Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010) 3

Stat Player #

Games Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 34

Minutes Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 3060

Wins Mike Ammann (1997) 21

Losses Mike Amman (1998) 16

Draws Bo Oshoniyi (2005) 12

Shutouts Tony Meola (2000) 16

Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen (2012) 0.79

Goals Allowed Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007) 45

Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129

Stat Player #

Goals Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

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Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4

Shots Preki (1997) 12

Shots on goal Preki (1996) 6

Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10

Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7

Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12

Stat Player #

Goals 1996 61

Assists 2000 67

Shots 2012 542

Shots on goal 1996 250

Fouls Committed 2013 511

Fouls Suffered 2000 541

Offsides 1997 117

Corner Kicks 2012 199

Cautions 2013 67

Ejections 2011 8

Points 2012 63

Wins 1997 21

Losses 1999 24

Ties 2005 & 2011 12

Shutouts 2000 17

Goals Allowed 1996 63

Stat Player #

Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi 7

Saves Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

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Stat Player #

Games Jimmy Nielsen 128

Minutes Jimmy Nielsen 11497

Wins Jimmy Nielsen 57

Losses Tony Meola 45

Draws Jimmy Nielsen 32

Shutouts Jimmy Nielsen 45

Goals Allowed Tony Meola 154

Saves Tony Meola 507

Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen 0.99

Stat Player #

Games Davy Arnaud 240

Minutes Kerry Zavagnin 20515

Goals Preki 71

Assists Preki 98

Shots Preki 693

Shots on goal Preki 283

Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud 329

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528

Offsides Eddie Johnson 126

Corner Kicks Graham Zusi 517

Cautions Kerry Zavagnin 44

Ejections Nick Garcia 5

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

bOLD* - denotes player on current roster

GAMES PLAYEDPlayer GP1. Davy Arnaud 2402. Kerry Zavagnin 2373. Nick Garcia 2244. Preki 2185. Jimmy Conrad 2046. Chris Klein 2007. Jack Jewsbury 1958. Matt besler* 1589. Graham Zusi* 155 10. Michael Harrington 14910. Mo Johnston 149

GOALSPlayer GP G1. Preki 218 712. Davy Arnaud 240 432. Josh Wolff 144 434. Chris Klein 200 395. Kei Kamara 113 386. Mo Johnston 149 317. Scott Sealy 88 287. Vitalis Takawira 103 289. Dom Dwyer* 59 2610. Graham Zusi* 155 22

GAME-WINNING GOALSPlayer GP GWG1. Preki 218 132. Chris Klein 200 123. Kei Kamara 113 113. Josh Wolff 144 115. Davy Arnaud 240 106. Graham Zusi* 155 86. Vitalis Takawira 103 88. Dom Dwyer* 59 78. C.J. Sapong 110 78. Scott Sealy 88 7

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer GP GWA1. Preki 218 232. Graham Zusi* 155 173. Chris Klein 200 164. Davy Arnaud 240 104. Josh Wolff 144 106. Jack Jewsbury 195 86. Mo Johnston 149 86. Kei Kamara 113 86. Kerry Zavagnin 237 810. Francisco Gomez 114 710. Chris Henderson 61 7

MULTI-GOAL GAMESPlayer GP MGG1. Vitalis Takawira 103 82. Preki 218 73. Dom Dwyer* 59 53. Kei Kamara 113 53. Scott Sealy 88 53. Josh Wolff 144 57. Mo Johnston 149 47. Chris Klein 200 410. Davy Arnaud 240 310. Teal Bunbury 89 310. Eddie Johnson 43 310. Graham Zusi* 155 3

PENALTY KICK GOALSPlayer GP PKG1. Preki 218 212. Dom Dwyer* 59 73. Kei Kamara 113 54. Claudio Lopez 57 45. Claudio Bieler 41 35. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 35. Jack Jewsbury 195 35. Josh Wolff 144 39. Omar Bravo 27 29. Matt McKeon 144 2

GOALS PER GAMEPlayer GP GLS AVG1. Dom Dwyer* 59 26 0.442. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.343. Preki 218 71 0.334. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.325. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.306. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.277. Mark Chung 94 20 0.218. Mo Johnston 149 31 0.219. Chris Klein 200 39 0.2010. C.J. Sapong 110 20 0.18*Minimum 20 goals

ASSISTSPlayer GP A1. Preki 218 982. Chris Klein 200 453. Graham Zusi* 155 414. Davy Arnaud 240 355. Mo Johnston 149 286. Josh Wolff 144 267. Mark Chung 94 258. Kerry Zavagnin 237 229. Jack Jewsbury 195 209. Kei Kamara 113 20

SHOTSPlayer GP SH1. Preki 218 6932. Davy Arnaud 240 4523. Kei Kamara 113 3704. Chris Klein 200 3125. Mo Johnston 149 2746. Josh Wolff 144 2657. Graham Zusi* 155 2428. Jack Jewsbury 195 2169. Mark Chung 94 20310. Matt McKeon 144 173

SHOTS ON GOALPlayer GP SOG1. Preki 218 2832. Davy Arnaud 240 1763. Mo Johnston 149 1383. Chris Klein 200 1383. Josh Wolff 144 1386. Kei Kamara 113 1267. Vitalis Takawira 103 1028. Mark Chung 94 959. Jack Jewsbury 195 9010. Graham Zusi* 155 79

FOULS COMMITTEDPlayer GP FC1. Davy Arnaud 240 3292. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3263. Matt McKeon 144 3094. Nick Garcia 224 2345. Mo Johnston 149 2266. Jimmy Conrad 204 2107. Aurelien Collin 107 1918. Diego Gutierrez 119 1909. Jack Jewsbury 195 17510. Roger Espinoza* 121 169

FOULS SUFFEREDPlayer GP FS1. Davy Arnaud 240 5282. Preki 218 3623. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3544. Nick Garcia 224 2505. Mark Chung 94 2046. Graham Zusi* 155 1987. Diego Gutierrez 119 1968. Jack Jewsbury 195 1879. Josh Wolff 144 18310. Kei Kamara 113 176

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Player GP YC1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 442. Davy Arnaud 240 433. Nick Garcia 224 374. Aurelien Collin 107 315. Diego Gutierrez 119 305. Matt McKeon 144 307. Jack Jewsbury 195 287. Mo Johnston 149 289. Jimmy Conrad 204 2710. Preki 218 23

CORNER KICKSPlayer GP RC1. Graham Zusi* 155 5372. Preki 218 4523. Claudio Lopez 57 1884. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 1755. Francisco Gomez 114 1576. Chris Henderson 61 1547. Chris Klein 200 1528. Davy Arnaud 240 1449. Carlos Marinelli 41 9110. Vitalis Takawira 103 71

GAMES STARTEDPlayer GS1. Kerry Zavagnin 2282. Nick Garcia 2243. Davy Arnaud 2134. Jimmy Conrad 2035. Preki 1996. Chris Klein 1837. Matt besler* 1538. Jack Jewsbury 1428. Mo Johnston 14210. Michael Harrington 12810. Jimmy Nielsen 12810. Josh Wolff 128

MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer MP1. Kerry Zavagnin 205152. Nick Garcia 201573. Davy Arnaud 193994. Jimmy Conrad 181945. Preki 178176. Chris Klein 163807. Matt besler* 138168. Jack Jewsbury 132759. Mo Johnston 1259910. Michael Harrington 11633

GAMES PLAYED IN GOALPlayer GP1. Jimmy Nielsen 1282. Tony Meola 1253. Bo Oshoniyi 964. Kevin Hartman 905. Mike Ammann 606. Chris Snitko 267. Eric Kronberg 258. Garth Lagerwey 239. Andy Gruenebaum 1110. Luis Marin* 810. Pat Harrington 810. David Winner 8

SAVESPlayer GP SV1. Tony Meola 125 5072. Bo Oshoniyi 96 3543. Kevin Hartman 90 3324. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3045. Mike Amman 60 2066. Chris Snitko 26 957. Garth Lagerwey 23 838. Eric Kronberg 25 589. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3410. David Winner 8 27

GOALKEEPER WINSPlayer GP GW1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 572. Tony Meola 125 493. Mike Ammann 60 333. Bo Oshoniyi 96 335. Kevin Hartman 90 306. Garth Lagerwey 23 127. Eric Kronberg 25 98. Andy Gruenebaum 11 68. Chris Snitko 26 510. Pat Harrington 8 4

SHUTOUTSPlayer GP SO1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 452. Tony Meola 125 373. Kevin Hartman 90 223. Bo Oshoniyi 96 225. Mike Ammann 60 106. Eric Kronberg 25 87. Luis Marin* 7 37. Andy Gruenebaum 11 37. Garth Lagerwey 23 37. Chris Snitko 26 3

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

GAMES PLAYEDYear Player GP2011 C.J. Sapong 342012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 342012 Kei Kamara 332014 Dom Dwyer 33

GAMES STARTEDYear Player GS2012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 8 players tied with 32

MINUTES PLAYEDYear Player MIN2012 Jimmy Nielsen 30602013 Jimmy Nielsen 30602000 Nick Garcia 29152000 Peter Vermes 29151996 Preki 28802005 Bo Oshoniyi 28802011 Matt Besler 2880

GAMES PLAYED IN GOALYear Player GP2012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 342005 Bo Oshoniyi 322000 Tony Meola 312011 Jimmy Nielsen 31

GOALSYear Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 221996 Preki 32 182007 Eddie Johnson 24 151996 Vitalis Takawira 28 131997 Preki 27 122000 Miklos Molnar 17 122003 Preki 30 12

ASSISTSYear Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 172003 Preki 30 172000 Preki 31 152012 Graham Zusi 32 151996 Preki 32 131998 Preki 25 13

SHOTSYear Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 1402012 Kei Kamara 33 1342014 Dom Dwyer 33 1131999 Preki 30 972000 Preki 31 95

SHOTS ON GOALYear Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 612012 Kei Kamara 33 491996 Vitalis Takawira 28 482014 Dom Dwyer 33 481997 Preki 27 442002 Preki 25 44

FOULS COMMITTEDYear Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 792001 Matt McKeon 26 761997 Matt McKeon 31 752000 Matt McKeon 30 752013 Oriol Rosell 31 66

FOULS SUFFEREDYear Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 1112005 Davy Arnaud 31 851999 Preki 30 772006 Davy Arnaud 32 762014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 132011 Aurelien Collin 23 102013 Oriol Rosell 31 101997 Mo Johnston 29 92005 Jose Burciaga JR. 31 9

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS)Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 7 players tied with 2

CORNER KICKSYear Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 1502013 Graham Zusi 27 1282014 Graham Zusi 25 1252009 Claudio Lopez 29 1232011 Graham Zusi 32 97

OFFSIDESYear Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 501996 Vitalis Takawira 28 441997 Vitalis Takawira 28 432014 Dom Dwyer 33 382000 Chris Henderson 31 36

GAME-WINNING GOALSYear Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 62007 Eddie Johnson 24 62014 Dom Dwyer 33 61997 Preki 27 52012 C.J. Sapong 31 5

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSYear Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 52000 Matt McKeon 30 52003 Preki 30 52004 Davy Arnaud 30 52004 Josh Wolff 26 52012 Graham Zusi 32 52013 Graham Zusi 27 5

PENALTY KICK GOALSYear Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 72014 Dom Dwyer 33 72003 Preki 30 51997 Preki 27 31998 Preki 25 32006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 32013 Claudio Bieler 28 3

GOALS PER GAMEYear Player GP GLS AVG2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.712014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.672007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.631996 Preki 32 18 0.562013 Kei Kamara 15 7 0.47*Minimum 5 goals

SAVESYear Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 1292003 Tony Meola 30 1212008 Kevin Hartman 30 1172005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 1122007 Kevin Hartman 30 110

SHUTOUTSYear Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 162012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 152013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 132008 Kevin Hartman 30 102010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10

GOALKEEPER WINSYear Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 212012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 182013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 172000 Tony Meola 31 151996 Garth Lagerwey 23 122011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEYear Player GP GA GAA2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.792013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.882000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.922004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.052014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 1.05*Minimum 1,000 minutes played

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NYR DAL POR NYC PHI RSL LA HOU CHI

1-1 1-3 0-0 1-0 3-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-0

1 Luis Marin 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Erik Palmer-Brown 5

3 Ike Opara 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 84D

4 Kevin Ellis 90D 6 90D 89D 90D

5 Matt Besler 70D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Paulo Nagamura 29 90M 90M 78M 25

7 Chance Myers

8 Graham Zusi 85M 88F 90F 39F 89F 90F 90F

9 Krisztian Nemeth 77M 76F 26 90F 75F 90F 90F

10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

11 Bernardo Anor 61M 14 34 51 13 15

12 Mikey Lopez

13 Amadou Dia 90D 90D 15 27 13

14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F

15 Seth Sinovic 90D 90D 45 77D

16 Servando Carrasco 6 90M 77M 90M 90M 55M

17 Saad Abdul-Salaam

18 James Rogers

21 Jon Kempin

22 Connor Hallisey 1

23 Jalil Anibaba 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 65M

29 Tim Melia 90G

37 Jacob Peterson 13 2 23 90F 77F 1 5

71 Marcel de Jong 90D 90D 45D 90D 75D 63D

93 Soni Mustivar 1 12 13 35 85M

94 Jimmy Medranda 56F 67F 64F

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Game log:

Game #1 03/08/2015 KC 1 vs NYR 1 T Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50

Game #2 03/14/2015 KC 1 at DAL 3 L Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44

Game #3 03/21/2015 KC 0 vs POR 0 T

Game #4 03/28/2015 KC 1 at NYC 0 W Opara 2 (Besler 1) 12

Game #5 04/05/2015 KC 3 vs PHI 2 W Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 3) 16; Anibaba 1 (Espinoza 1) 91+; Nemeth 1 (Besler 2, Feilhaber 4) 94+

Game #6 04/11/2015 KC 0 vs RSL 0 T

Game #7 04/18/2015 KC 1 at LA 2 L Nemeth 2 (Feilhaber 5, Dwyer 1) 22

Game #8 04/25/2015 KC 4 at HOU 4 T Nemeth 3 (de Jong 1) 2; Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74; Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80; Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 1) 95+

Game #9 05/03/2015 KC 1 vs CHI 0 W Nagamura 1 (Anibaba 1, Zusi 2) 75

game guide: sporting kc at d.c. united

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