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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. REAL SALT LAKE

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup SemifinalsWednesday, Aug. 12, 2015

Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS)Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT

Live Stream: SportingKC.comEnglish Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB

Twitter: @SKCGameday, #SKCvRSL

SPORTING KC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUPOPPONENT RESULT CUP ROUNDvs. Colorado Rapids L 2-3 Quarterfinalsat San Francisco Bay Seals L 1-2 Round of 16at Nashville Metros L 1-3 Round of 16at Chicago Sockers T 0-0 (L 6-7 PK) Round of 32vs. Seattle Sounders W 4-0 Round of 32vs. Chicago Fire L 0-1 Round of 16at Rochester Rhinos W 3-2 (ET) Round of 16at Milwaukee Rampage W 2-0 Quarterfinalsat Columbus Crew L 2-3 (ET) Semifinals at Colorado Rapids L 2-3 Round of 16at Atlanta Silverbacks W 4-1 Round of 16vs. Dallas Burn W 4-0 Quarterfinalsvs. San Jose Earthquakes W 1-0 Semifinalsvs. Chicago Fire W 1-0 (ET) Championship vs. Des Moines Menace W 6-1 Round of 16vs. Minnesota Thunder L 1-3 Quarterfinalsvs. Des Moines Menace W 2-1 Round of 32at Chicago Fire L 0-2 Round of 16 at Real Salt Lake L 1-2 (ET) Qualifyingvs. Colorado Rapids T 2-2 (W 5-3 PK) Qualifyingat Carolina RailHawks W 4-2 (ET) Round of 16at Seattle Sounders T 0-0 (L 5-6 PK) Quarterfinalsat Minnesota Thunder T3-3 (W 4-2 PK) Round of 16at Seattle Sounders L 0-1 Quarterfinalsvs. Colorado Rapids L 1-2 Qualifyingat Houston Dynamo W 1-0 (ET) Qualifyingvs. New England Revolution W 5-0 Qualifyingvs. Chicago Fire PDL W 3-0 Round of 16vs. Richmond Kickers L 0-2 Quarterfinalsvs. Orlando City SC W 3-2 Round of 32vs. Colorado Rapids W 2-0 Round of 16vs. Dayton Dutch Lions W 3-0 Quarterfinals at Philadelphia Union W 2-0 Semifinalsvs. Seattle Sounders T 1-1 (W 3-2 PK) Championshipvs. Des Moines Menace W 2-0 Round of 32vs. Orlando City SC L 0-1 Round of 16vs. Minnesota United FC W 2-0 Round of 32vs. Portland Timbers L 1-3 Round of 16vs. Saint Louis FC W 1-0 Round of 32vs. FC Dallas W 6-2 Round of 16vs. Houston Dynamo W 3-1 Quarterfinals

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP STAT LEADERS

Record by Round Record Breakdown Other Open Cup StatsQualifying: 2-2-1 vs MLS: 9-9-2 All-time: 22-14-5Round of 32: 6-0-1 vs non-MLS: 13-5-3 Goals for: 82Round of 16: 7-7-1 Home: 16-7-2 Goals against: 49Quarterfinals: 4-4-1 Away: 6-7-3 Shutouts: 16Semifinals: 2-1-0 Overtime: 4-2-5 Been shutout: 7Finals: 1-0-1 Shootouts: 3-2-0 Champs: 2004 & 2012

GOALSPlayer GP G1. Dom Dwyer 6 5 Davy Arnaud 12 5 C.J. Sapong 13 5 Igor Simutenkov 5 55. Soony Saad 5 4 Ryan Pore 6 47. Krisztian Nemeth 2 3 Graham Zusi 10 3 Kei Kamara 8 3 Teal Bunbury 9 3

ASSISTSPlayer GP A1. Benny Feilhaber 5 42. Jacob Peterson 11 3 Davy Arnaud 12 3 Josh Wolff 7 3 Chris Klein 10 34. Graham Zusi 10 2 Seth Sinovic 9 2 Roger Espinoza 11 2 C.J. Sapong 13 2

SHUTOUTSPlayer GP SO1. Eric Kronberg 10 52. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 Jimmy Nielsen 4 34. Tony Meola 5 25. Tim Melia 3 1 Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 Taly Goode 1 1

GAMES PLAYEDPlayer GP1. Kerry Zavagnin 172. Nick Garcia 143. Matt Besler 13 Chance Myers 13 C.J. Sapong 13 Michael Harrington 137. Davy Arnaud 128. Roger Espinoza 11 Jacob Peterson 11 Preki 11

GAMES STARTEDPlayer GS1. Kerry Zavagnin 172. Nick Garcia 133. Chance Myers 124. Matt Besler 115. Eric Kronberg 106. Seth Sinovic 9 Roger Espinoza 9 Michael Harrington 9 Jimmy Conrad 9 Aurelien Collin 9

MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer MIN1. Kerry Zavagnin 14532. Nick Garcia 13133. Michael Harrington 10964. Chance Myers 10615. Roger Espinoza 10246. Matt Besler 9947. Eric Kronberg 9908. Jimmy Conrad 9059. Davy Arnaud 85810. Seth Sinovic 820

BOLD: player on current roster

GOALS AGAINSTPlayer GP GA1. Taly Goode 1 02. Jimmy Nielsen 4 13. Jon Kempin 1 2 Andy Gruenebaum 2 25. Tim Melia 3 3 Kevin Hartman 2 3 Boris Pardo 1 38. Mike Ammann 2 4 Chris Snitko 2 4 Bo Oshoniyi 6 4

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY REAL SALT LAKE

7-9-8 (29 pts.)248th in West271.1328371.54–10260 (99)38.1%305331488

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CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEASSISTS

GOALS ALLOWEDALLOWED/GAME

GOAL DIFFERENTIALSHOTS (ON GOAL)

ON GOAL %FOULS COMMITTED

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10-4-7 (37 pts.)21

4th in West33

1.573722

1.05+11

257 (83)32.3%

273241

371

2015 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY REAL SALT LAKE

5 Javier Morales9 Javier Morales31 Javier Morales11 Garcia/ Morales2 Javier Morales2 Sandoval/ Morales28 Abdoulie Mansally38 Javier Morales7 Kyle Beckerman2 Jamison Olave

1440 Nick Rimando1.06 Nick Rimando4 Nick Rimando6 Nick Rimando43 Nick Rimando

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SAVES

Feilhaber/Nemeth 8Benny Feilhaber 12

Dom Dwyer 60Dom Dwyer 21

Krisztian Nemeth 4 Benny Feilhaber 4

Dom Dwyer 35Dom Dwyer 53Dom Dwyer 5Matt Besler 1

Tim Melia 1170Tim Melia 0.77 Tim Melia 8Tim Melia 6Tim Melia 39

GOALKEEPER WINSPlayer GP W1. Tony Meola 5 4 Eric Kronberg 10 43. Tim Melia 3 3 Jimmy Nielsen 4 34. William Hesmer 4 2 Bo Oshoniyi 6 2

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2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KC 2015 MLS STATISTICSSPORTING KC ROSTER (NUMERICAL)No. Name Position Age Hometown Last club/College 2 Erik Palmer-Brown Defender 18 Lee’s Summit, MO Sporting KC Academy 3 Ike Opara Defender 26 Durham, NC San Jose Earthquakes 4 Kevin Ellis Defender 24 Kansas City, MO Sporting KC Academy 5 Matt Besler Defender 28 Overland Park, KS University of Notre Dame 6 Paulo Nagamura Midfielder 32 Sao Paulo, Brazil Chivas USA 7 Chance Myers Defender 27 Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA 8 Graham Zusi Midfielder 28 Longwood, FL University of Maryland 9 Krisztian Nemeth Forward 26 Gyor, Hungary Roda JC Kerkrade (NED) 10 Benny Feilhaber Midfielder 30 Irvine, CA New England Revolution 11 Bernardo Anor Midfielder 27 Caracas, Venezuela Columbus Crew SC 12 Mikey Lopez Midfielder 22 Mission, TX University of North Carolina 13 Amadou Dia Defender 22 Highlands Ranch, CO Clemson University 14 Dom Dwyer Forward 25 London, England University of South Florida 15 Seth Sinovic Defender 28 Leawood, KS New England Revolution 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam Defender 23 Gahanna, OH Akron University 20 Amobi Okugo Defender 24 Sacramento, CA Orlando City SC 21 Jon Kempin Goalkeeper 22 Leawood, KS Sporting KC Academy 22 Connor Hallisey Midfielder 22 Granite Bay, CA University of California 23 Jalil Anibaba Defender 26 Fullerton, CA Seattle Sounders FC 27 Roger Espinoza Midfielder 28 Aurora, CO Wigan Athletic (ENG) 29 Tim Melia Goalkeeper 29 Great River, NY Real Salt Lake 37 Jacob Peterson Forward 29 Portage, MI Toronto FC 71 Marcel de Jong Defender 28 Newmarket, Canada FC Augsburg (GER) 93 Soni Mustivar Midfielder 25 Ivry Sur Seine, France FC Petrolul Ploiesti (ROM) 94 Jimmy Medranda Midfielder 21 Mosquera, Colombia Deportivo Pereira (COL) 96 Jordi Quintilla Midfielder 21 Lleida, Spain AC Ajaccio (France)

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 10 M Benny Feilhaber 21 20 1823 8 12 31 12 34 37 1 40 4 0 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 18 16 1367 8 4 40 11 13 23 5 0 1 0 14 F Dom Dwyer 18 17 1543 7 1 60 21 35 53 17 0 5 0 4 D Kevin Ellis 15 14 1265 2 1 6 4 16 10 0 0 4 0 3 D Ike Opara 6 6 534 2 0 7 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 23 D Jalil Anibaba 13 13 1170 1 4 11 4 10 4 2 0 1 0 27 M Roger Espinoza 17 17 1484 1 4 19 5 28 18 0 0 3 0 8 F Graham Zusi 14 13 1115 1 4 12 2 12 18 3 41 1 0 37 F Jacob Peterson 17 9 797 1 1 15 9 5 6 2 0 1 0 6 M Paulo Nagamura 10 6 562 1 0 7 2 14 3 0 0 2 0 5 D Matt Besler 20 20 1780 0 2 0 0 19 7 0 0 3 1 71 D Marcel de Jong 10 9 659 0 1 11 2 2 8 1 7 1 0 22 F Connor Hallisey 10 3 336 0 1 6 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 7 D Chance Myers 4 3 267 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 20 M Amobi Okugo (Total) 16 9 845 0 1 4 1 11 6 0 0 5 0 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 11 3 353 0 0 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 11 M Bernardo Anor 6 1 188 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 13 D Amadou Dia 17 10 1003 0 0 4 3 22 12 2 0 1 0 94 M Jimmy Medranda 5 5 335 0 0 4 0 7 3 0 1 0 0 29 G Tim Melia 13 13 1170 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 93 M Soni Mustivar 17 13 1181 0 0 2 0 19 11 0 0 4 0 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 3 2 185 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 D Seth Sinovic 5 4 392 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 21 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M Mikey Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 M Jordi Quintilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W -L- T SO 29 G Tim Melia 13 13 1170 51 39 10 0.77 1 1 8-2-3 6 21 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0-0-0 0

SPORTING KC 2015 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES

CLUB Pts W L T GD GP 1. D.C. United 44 13 7 5 +8 202. New York Red Bulls 36 10 6 6 +10 223. Columbus Crew SC 34 9 8 7 –1 214. Toronto FC 31 9 9 4 –1 185. New England Revolution 31 8 9 7 –4 216. Montreal Impact 28 8 9 5 –2 217. Orlando City SC 28 7 10 7 –5 218. New York City FC 24 6 11 6 –5 199. Philadelphia Union 23 6 13 5 –11 2010. Chicago Fire 22 6 12 4 –7 20

2015 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston DynamoU.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 17,589

1 2 FSporting KC 0 3 3Houston Dynamo 0 1 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90); Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+)Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik Palmer-Brown, Bernardo Anor

Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, A.J. Cochran, Taylor Hunter; Leonel Miranda, Nathan Sturgis (Zach Steinberger 64), Ricardo Clark, Luis Garrido, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 64)Subs not used: Tyler Deric, Raul Rodriguez, Chandler Hoffman

Stats Summary SKC HOUShots (on goal) 16 (6) 5 (3)Saves 1 2Fouls 11 15Offside 1 5Corner Kicks 6 7

Misconduct Summary:HOU -- Luis Garrido (ejection; serious foul play) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 34 HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; reckless foul) 57 HOU -- Brad Davis (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 68

Scoring Summary:HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (unassisted) 59 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Matt Besler 1) 71SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (K. Nemeth 1, Amadou Dia 1) 86SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Dom Dwyer 1, R. Espinoza 1) 88

July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC DallasU.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,113 (sellout)

1 2 FSporting KC 4 2 6FC Dallas 0 2 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 62); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 75), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Saad Abdul-Salaam 50)Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Erik Palmer-Brown, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Moises Hernandez (Victor Ulloa 46), Matt Hedges (c) (Kellyn Acosta 60), Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris; Ryan Hollingshead (Alex Zendejas 68), Michel, Je-Vaughn Watson, Michael Barrios; Rolando Escobar, David TexeiraSubs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Zach Loyd, Danny Garcia

Stats Summary SKC DALShots (on goal) 11 (10) 9 (5)Saves 3 2Fouls 10 12Offside 3 0Corner Kicks 7 3

Misconduct Summary:DAL -- Michel (caution; reckless tackle) 15DAL -- Walker Zimmerman (caution; reckless foul) 68

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 5SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 30SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Penalty Kick) 41SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (J. Peterson 1, B. Feilhaber 4) 46+SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 59FCD -- Michael Barrios 3 (David Texeira 1) 62SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 69FCD -- Kellyn Acosta 1 (unassisted) 73

June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FCU.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,298 (sellout)

1 2 FSporting KC 0 1 1Saint Louis FC 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham ZusiSubs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda

Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike AmbersleySubs not used: Alex Riggs, Oskar Gasecki, Kentaro Takada, Nick Bibbs

Stats Summary SKC STLShots (on goal) 12 (5) 2 (0)Saves 0 4Fouls 3 10Offside 4 1Corner Kicks 4 0

Misconduct Summary:STL -- Brandon Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54STL -- Charles Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70

CLUB Pts W L T GD GP 1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 42 13 8 3 +12 242. LA Galaxy 40 11 7 7 +12 253. FC Dallas 38 11 6 5 +5 224. Sporting Kansas City 37 10 4 7 +11 215. Portland Timbers 36 10 8 6 –3 246. Seattle Sounders FC 32 10 12 2 –1 247. Houston Dynamo 31 8 8 7 +2 238. Real Salt Lake 29 7 9 8 –10 249. San Jose Earthquakes 26 7 10 5 –6 2210. Colorado Rapids 24 5 8 9 –4 22

2015 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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Two MLS rivals meet Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals as Sporting KC hosts Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. The winner will advance to the final on Sept. 30 and face either the Chicago Fire or the Philadelphia Union, who square off in Wednesday’s other semifinal in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Sporting KC Peter Vermes’ side enters the match with a 14-game home unbeaten streak in all competitions, equaling the club record set from 2004 to 2005. Sporting KC (10-4-7, 37 points) is currently fourth in the Western Conference standings but leads MLS with 1.76 points per game and has just four defeats this season, two fewer than any other club. Sporting KC is fresh off a 3-1 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday, a result that tied Vermes as the winningest coach in club history. Jacob Peterson sealed the win with an 87th-minute strike against his former club after Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth netted first-half goals on either side of Michael Bradley’s equalizer.

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake enters mid-August juggling three competitions and at the tail end of a four-game road swing that has taken the club to the U.S. capital, Guatemala and Canada. RSL took part in the highest-scoring MLS match this season — a remarkable 6-4 defeat at D.C. United on Aug. 1 — before launching its 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win at Guatemalan side Municipal last Wednesday. RSL then traveled north to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, suffering a 4-0 setback at BC Place. With Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup semifinal looming, Manager Jeff Cassar rested four regular starters in the match as Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales and Tony Beltran watched their team fall to eighth place in the West (7-9-8, 29 points).

Head-to-Head Intra-conference foes for the first time in 2015, Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake have taken their rivalry to a new level this season. The 2013 MLS Cup finalists have squared off three times this campaign with 17 yellow cards produced over 270 minutes of action. RSL has held the upper hand, gaining seven of a possible nine points in the regular season fixture. Real Salt Lake is winless in five games at Sporting Park (0-2-3) and has just one victory in their 11 all-time trips (1-5-5) to Kansas City (Aug. 29, 2009). The last knockout-style match played between the sides was MLS Cup 2013 at Sporting Park. Amid the coldest playing conditions in MLS history (recorded high of 20 degrees), Sporting KC and RSL battled to a 1-1 draw before the hosts won 7-6 in a 10-round PK shootout. Wednesday marks the first ever meeting between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup proper. The clubs met in the 2007 MLS qualification semifinals as RSL claimed a 2-1 extra-time victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando is the only player from either team’s current roster to have played in that match.

#SKCvRSL: MATCH PREVIEW A 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 1 extended Sporting KC’s home unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions dating back to March 8, tying the previous club record which spanned two seasons from 2004-2005. In addition, Sporting KC’s 11-game home unbeaten streak in MLS (7-0-4) breaks the club record set in 2008. The team’s 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on July 21 in the U.S. Open Cup was its ninth consecutive home victory since the beginning of May, setting a new club record. The result saw Sporting KC top the eight-game winning run made in 2004 when Bob Gansler’s side won the U.S. Open Cup in September and advanced to MLS Cup in November.

HOT AT HOME

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest continuously running open soccer tournament. Similar to other domestic cups worldwide, the U.S. Open Cup is a knockout-style tournament with home field determined by a coin toss. Sporting KC has twice lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the competition in 2004 and 2012, while Real Salt Lake has yet to win the title but advanced to the championship game in 2013. Now in its 102nd edition, the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began in May. The 2015 champion will win $250,000 in prize money, while the runner-up receives $60,000. The furthest-advancing team from each lower division league receives $15,000, including the NASL’s New York Cosmos and the USL’s Charlotte Independence who were eliminated in the Round of 16. The tournament winner qualifies for the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

ABOUT THE LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

Amateur teams comprised 42 of the 89 entries and entered the competition in the play-in and first rounds. The remaining 47 participants encompassed Division I, Division II and Division III professional clubs, who entered in the second (USL PRO), third (NASL) and fourth (MLS) rounds, respectively. A new, geographically-based random draw resulted in a fixed bracket from the Round of 16 onward. The 16 Fourth Round winners were divided geographically (regardless of league affiliation) into groups of four, and a random draw determined the pairings within each group. See page 6 for the 2015 bracket and results.

2015 OPEN CUP FORMAT

Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes moved into a tie with Bob Gansler as the all-time winningest coach in club history with a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field. Vermes earned his 86th regular season win and 108th win in all competitions, equaling the club marks held by his former coach. Gansler served as manager of the U.S. MNT at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and later led KC to all three major domestic titles with Supporters Shield (2000), MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) championships. Vermes has a 108-72-57 record since taking over in August 2009 and is the only person to win MLS Cup as both a player (2000) and coach (2013) with the same team. He boasts a 12-4-1 mark in the U.S. Open Cup and coached the team to its second Open Cup title in 2012.

VERMES MAKES HISTORY

Sporting KC has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time in team history. The club has two wins (2004, 2012) and one defeat (2002) at this stage of the competition and has emerged victorious in both Open Cup final appearances, winning the trophy at Arrowhead Stadium in 2004 and a sold-out Sporting Park in 2012. Real Salt Lake has progressed to the Open Cup semifinals for second time in three years. In 2013, RSL topped the Portland Timbers 2-1 to make their first ever championship appearance in the competition. Despite hosting a D.C. United side that finished 3-24-7 in the 2013 regular season, the Claret-and-Cobalt dropped the final 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

TO THE SEMIS AND BEYOND

Sporting KC Sporting KC kicked off its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis FC on June 16 at Sporting Park. Graham Zusi scored the game’s only goal, heading home a cross from Benny Feilhaber in the 70th minute, while Tim Melia earned the shutout. In front of 19,298 fans — the largest fourth round crowd in the tournament’s modern era and a new club record for the competition — Sporting KC eliminated their cross-state rivals in the team’s first competitive match against an opponent from St. Louis. In the Round of 16, Dom Dwyer became the first player in team history to score four goals in a competitive match as Sporting KC earned an emphatic 6-2 victory over FC Dallas on July 1. Krisztian Nemeth added two goals while Feilhaber earned three assists during the record-setting night at Sporting Park. The six-goal outburst equaled the highest scoring match for the club all-time. Peter Vermes’ men secured a berth in the semifinals with a 3-1 comeback win over the Houston Dynamo on July 21 Sporting Park. Will Bruin opened the scoring for a Dynamo side playing with 10 men after Luis Garrido’s first half red card, but Sporting KC rallied for three goals in the final 20 minutes on strikes from Feilhaber, Dwyer and Nemeth. It was the team’s 300th victory in all competitions and ninth straight at home, setting a new club record.

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake came from behind to defeat Seattle Sounders FC 2 by a 2-1 scoreline in the Open Cup fourth round on June 16 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Winger Joao Plata had a goal and an assist while midfielder Javier Morales added the game-winning strike in the 71st minute to avoid the upset against a USL team that led 1-0 at halftime. A Round of 16 matchup with the Portland Timbers on July 1 saw the Claret-and-Cobalt emerge 2-0 victors with second-half goals from Morales and forward Sebastian Jaime. Jeff Attinella made two saves to earn the shutout at Rio Tinto Stadium. On July 14, Real Salt Lake advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 home win over the LA Galaxy. Defender Aaron Maund scored his first professional goal in the 87th minute while Attinella made four saves en route to the clean sheet, his second of the tournament. Midfielder Steven Gerrard made his competitive debut for LA as a halftime substitute after playing the previous 17 years with storied English club Liverpool FC.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

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Sporting Park has attracted the largest crowds in each of the three previous rounds of this year’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a total of 56,000 fans attending. In a 1-0 win over St. Louis FC on June 16, Sporting Park drew 19,298 spectators to set a fourth round record in the tournament’s modern era. The largest crowd for a semifinal match in the U.S. Open Cup’s modern era (1995-present) is 14,742 set by Real Salt Lake in 2013.

EYING ATTENDANCE RECORDS Sporting KC has been hard to beat during the first four months of the 2015 campaign. Their four losses are the fewest of any MLS team and the fewest through 21 games in team history. Sporting KC has had five losses through 20 games in each of the previous two seasons (10-5-6 in 2013 and 11-5-5 in 2014). The 2000 Kansas City Wizards, led by then-centerback Peter Vermes, also started 11-5-5 en route to winning the club’s first Supporters’ Shield title and MLS Cup.

TOUGH TO BEAT

Just 21 games into the 2015 season, Benny Feilhaber has set MLS career-highs with eight goals and 12 assists. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran won MLS Player of the Month for April and received MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career when he was named to the All-Star Fan XI and competed in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. Following his one-goal, one-assist performance Saturday in Toronto, Feilhaber moved to nine goals and 16 assists in all competitions this year. With almost three months still to play, he is well on pace to break Preki’s single-season assist record in all competitions for the club (18 in 2003). He also becomes just the second player in club history — alongside Preki — to record nine goals and 16 assists in a single season (all competitions). Preki accomplished the feat in 1997 and 2003.

Sporting KC single-season assist leaders (all competitions)Assists Player Season18 Preki 200317 Preki; Graham Zusi 1997; 201216 Preki; Benny Feilhaber 2000; 2015

FEILHABER ON FIRE

U.S. Soccer conducted the official draw last Wednesday to determine the below hosting priorities for the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final among the four teams remaining in the competition: Chicago Fire - Hosts with win over Philadelphia on Aug. 12 Real Salt Lake - Hosts with win over SKC AND Philadelphia win on Aug. 12 Philadelphia Union - Hosts with win over Chicago AND SKC win on Aug. 12 Sporting KC - Will not host 2015 U.S. Open Cup FinalThe 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final will be played on Wednesday, Sept. 30 with a $250,000 grand prize and a 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League berth at stake.

WHERE TO NEXT?

Dom Dwyer currently leads all players as the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s top scorer with five goals, all of which have come in the previous two rounds of the tournament. His five strikes are tied for the most by a Kansas City player in U.S. Open Cup history.

DWYER AHEAD OF THE REST

Sporting KC announced the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Jordi Quintilla on Thursday. He becomes the youngest Spaniard currently in Major League Soccer and occupies an international roster spot for Sporting KC. Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.

SKC INKS JORDI QUINTILLA

Midfielder Roger Espinoza suffered a sesamoid fracture in his left foot during the team’s 1-1 draw against Houston on Aug. 1 and is expected to miss at least 10 weeks while recovering from the injury, Sporting KC announced Thursday. Espinoza has started 20 matches for Sporting KC in all competitions this season after returning to the club following a two-year stint with Wigan Athletic in England. Espinoza was drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and began a five-year run that culminated with MLS All-Star honors and a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship in 2012. The 28-year-old has made 150 appearances for the club across all competitions with three goals and 17 assists.

ESPINOZA INJURY BLOW

#SKCvRSL HEAD-TO-HEAD BOX SCORES: 2015 MLS REGULAR SEASONApril 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt Lake

MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KSAttendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out)

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

June 21, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KCMLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT

Attendance: 19,155


Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75)Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Marcel de Jong, Connor Hallisey, Chance Myers

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Demar Phillips; Luke Mulholland (Luis Gil 70), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Sebastian Jaime (Jordan Allen 69), Devon Sandoval, Joao Plata (Olmes Garcia 83)Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, John Stertzer, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo


Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 8 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 14 RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; reckless foul) 15 RSL -- Demar Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 18 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; reckless foul) 47 RSL -- Sebastian Jaime (caution; reckless foul) 51 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (caution; unsporting behavior) 93+

Scoring Summary:RSL -- Sebastian Jaime 1 (Javier Morales 4) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8) 30 RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Javier Morales 5) 93+

July 24, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KCMLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT

Attendance: 20,809


Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 46), Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar (Benny Feilhaber 46), Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79)Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amobi Okugo, Chance Myers, Jimmy Medranda

Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Abdoulie Mansally, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland, Luis Gil (John Stertzer 87), Javier Morales (c); Joao Plata (Sebastian Saucedo 94+), Devon Sandoval (Olmes Garcia 61), Sebastian JaimeSubs not used: Eduardo Fernandez, Justen Glad, Boyd Okwuonu, Wellington Paeckart


Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless tackle) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 91+ RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; delaying a restart) 91+ RSL -- Elias Vasquez (caution; persistent infringement) 92+

Scoring Summary:RSL -- Javier Morales 5 (Sebastian Jaime 1) 34 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 7 (Roger Espinoza 4) 50RSL -- Joao Plata 2 (penalty kick) 73

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FIRST LAST GP GSSaad Abdul-Salaam 3 0Korede Aiyegbusi 2 2Mike Ammann 2 1Jalil Anibaba 1 1Stephen Armstrong 4 3Davy Arnaud 12 8Stephane Auvray 1 0Matt Besler 13 11Claudio Bieler 3 2Sean Bowers 2 2Dustin Branan 2 0Omar Bravo 3 2Chris Brown 6 3Chris Brunt 4 1Teal Bunbury 9 7Alex Bunbury 1 1Jose Burciaga 5 5Mike Burns 4 2Julio Cesar 2 2Sunil Chhetri 1 1Mark Chung 3 3Aurelien Collin 9 9Eloy Colombano 1 0Jimmy Conrad 10 9Marcel de Jong 1 0Justin Detter 2 1Amadou Dia 3 3Birahim Diop 5 2Antonio Dovale 2 2Dom Dwyer 6 6Kevin Ellis 7 6Pablo Escobar 1 1Roger Espinoza 11 9Dario Fabbro 3 3Benny Feilhaber 5 5Vicente Figueroa 1 1Nick Garcia 14 13Josh Gardner 2 2Gary Glasgow 2 2Francisco Gomez 6 5Herculez Gomez 2 1Taly Goode 1 1Taylor Graham 3 2Michael Green 1 1

FIRST LAST GP GSAndrew Gregor 2 0Matt Groenwald 2 1Andy Gruenebaum 2 2Diego Gutierrez 7 6Connor Hallisey 3 2Michael Harrington 13 9Kevin Hartman 2 2Chris Henderson 1 0Will Hesmer 4 4Santiago Hirsig 1 1Aaron Hohlbein 2 2Goran Hunjak 1 0Tahj Jenkins 1 0Mechack Jerome 1 1Jack Jewsbury 9 8Will John 3 2Eddie Johnson 3 1Brian Johnson 1 0Mo Johnston 4 4Peterson Joseph 3 3Kei Kamara 8 6Jon Kempin 1 1Chris Klein 10 8Frank Klopas 2 2Kevin Koetters 1 0Michael Kraus 2 2Eric Kronberg 10 10Roy Lassiter 2 1Jonathan Leathers 6 6Claudio Lopez 4 1Mikey Lopez 1 1Scott Lorenz 2 2Onandi Lowe 1 1Carlos Marinelli 2 1Matt Marquess 3 3Alex Martinez 2 0Rauwshan McKenzie 3 3Matt McKeon 8 8Ryan McMahen 4 3Tim Melia 3 3Tony Meola 5 5Kurt Morsink 4 2Yura Movsisyan 3 3Victor Munoz 1 1

FIRST LAST GP GSSoni Mustivar 3 3Chance Myers 13 12Paulo Nagamura 7 5Krisztian Nemeth 2 2Jimmy Nielsen 4 4Uche Okafor 4 4Lawrence Olum 7 6Ike Opara 1 1Bo Oshoniyi 6 5Erik Palmer-Brown 2 2Boris Pardo 1 1Jacob Peterson 11 7Steve Pittman 1 1Nelson Pizarro 1 0Ryan Pore 6 5Alan Prampin 1 0 Preki 11 7Brandon Prideaux 2 2Eric Quill 4 4Sergei Raad 2 1Ryan Raybould 2 2Paul Rideout 1 1Brian Roberts 3 3Craig Rocastle 3 3Oriol Rosell 2 1Soony Saad 5 4Refik Sabanadzovic 1 1Mark Santel 2 1C.J. Sapong 13 4Luke Sassano 4 4Scott Sealy 5 3Stephen Shirley 2 2Igor Simutenkov 5 3Seth Sinovic 9 9Ryan Smith 1 0Chris Snitko 2 2Mike Sorber 1 1Khari Stephenson 3 1Milos Stojcev 3 3Vitalis Takawira 1 1Carey Talley 3 3Matt Taylor 1 0Michael Thomas 2 2

FIRST LAST GP GSShavar Thomas 6 6Abe Thompson 2 2Ryan Tinsley 1 1Ivan Trujillo 2 0Scott Uderitz 1 1Peter Vermes 5 5Scott Vermillion 1 1Sasha Victorine 3 1Tyson Wahl 4 4Konrad Warzycha 2 1Lance Watson 4 3Josh Wolff 7 5Paul Wright 3 2Kerry Zavagnin 17 17Alex Zotinca 6 4Sal Zizzo 2 1Graham Zusi 10 8

FIRST LAST GAEric Kronberg 9Will Hesmer 7Tony Meola 6Mike Ammann 4Bo Oshoniyi 4Chris Snitko 4Kevin Hartman 3Tim Melia 3Boris Pardo 3Andy Gruenebaum 2Jon Kempin 2Jimmy Nielsen 1Taly Goode 0

FIRST LAST SOEric Kronberg 5Jimmy Nielsen 3Bo Oshoniyi 3Tony Meola 2Tim Melia 1Taly Goode 1Andy Gruenbaum 1

U.S. OPEN CUP WINNERS DURING THE MLS ERA

ALL-TIME ASSISTS

GOALS AGAINST

SHUTOUTS

ALL-TIME GOALS SCORED

FIRST LAST GDom Dywer 5Davy Arnaud 5C.J. Sapong 5Igor Simutenkov 5Ryan Pore 4Soony Saad 4Krisztian Nemeth 3Graham Zusi 3Teal Bunbury 3Kei Kamara 3Ivan Trujillo 3Chance Myers 2Eric Quill 2Scott Sealy 2Sasha Victorine 2Josh Wolff 2Claudio Bieler 1Sean Bowers 1Chris Brown 1Mike Burns 1Aurelien Collin 1

FIRST LAST GJustin Detter 1Dario Fabbro 1Benny Feilhaber 1Francisco Gomez 1Diego Gutierrez 1Chris Klein 1Frank Klopas 1Michael Kraus 1Claudio Lopez 1Alex Martinez 1Rauwshan McKenzie 1Matt McKeon 1Paulo Nagamura 1Jacob Peterson 1 Preki 1Paul Rideout 1Mark Santel 1Milos Stojcev 1Vitalis Takawira 1Abe Thompson 1Alex Zotinca 1

FIRST LAST ABenny Feilhaber 4Davy Arnaud 3Chris Klein 3Jacob Peterson 3Josh Wolff 3Roger Espinoza 2C.J. Sapong 2Scott Sealy 2Seth Sinovic 2Graham Zusi 2Saad Abdul-Salaam 1Stephen Armstrong 1Matt Besler 1Omar Bravo 1Teal Bunbury 1Jimmy Conrad 1Amadou Dia 1Dom Dwyer 1Dario Fabbro 1Francisco Gomez 1

FIRST LAST ADiego Gutierrez 1Michael Harrington 1Jack Jewsbury 1Mo Johnston 1Peterson Joseph 1Claudio Lopez 1Chance Myers 1Paulo Nagamura 1Krisztian Nemeth 1Lawrence Olum 1Eric Quill 1Soony Saad 1Luke Sassano 1Igor Simutenkov 1Mike Sorber 1Carey Talley 1Matt Taylor 1Ryan Smith 1Sal Zizzo 1

YEAR WINNER RESULT 1996 D.C. United 3-0 vs. Rochester Rhinos1997 Dallas Burn 0-0 (5-3 PK) vs. D.C. United1998 Chicago Fire 2-1 (ET) vs. Columbus Crew SC1999 Rochester Rhinos 2-0 vs. Colorado Rapids2000 Chicago Fire 2-1 vs. Miami Fusion2001 LA Galaxy 2-1 (ET) vs. New England Revolution2002 Columbus Crew 1-0 vs. LA Galaxy2003 Chicago Fire 1-0 vs. New York Red Bulls2004 Kansas City Wizards 1-0 (ET) vs. Chicago Fire2005 LA Galaxy 1-0 vs. FC Dallas2006 Chicago Fire 3-1 vs. LA Galaxy2007 New England Revolution 3-2 vs. FC Dallas 2008 D.C. United 2-1 vs. Charleston Battery2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs. D.C. United2010 Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs. Columbus Crew SC2011 Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 vs. Chicago Fire2012 Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (3-2 PK) vs. Seattle Sounders FC2013 D.C. United 1-0 vs. Real Salt Lake2014 Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 (ET) vs. Philadelphia Union


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2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTSHome team listed first

PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS (APRIL 25)Harpo’s FC (USSSA) 2-0 KC Athletics (USASA)San Francisco City FC (USCS) 1-2 Cal FC (USASA)

FIRST ROUND RESULTS (MAY 13)Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-1 (4-2) Ocala Stampede (PDL)Upward Stars (NPSL) 3-3 (3-1) Triangle Brigade (USASA)Miami United FC (NPSL) 2-1 SW Florida Adrenaline (PDL)Lansing United (NPSL 0-0 (4-2) RWB Adria (USASA)Jersey Express SC (PDL) 3-0 Greek American AA (USASA)Reading United AC (PDL) 1-0 Maryland Bays (USASA)Western Mass Pioneers 1-1 (3-4) GBFC Thunder (NPSL)Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 3-1 Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)BYU Cougars (PDL) 0-0 (2-4) Harpo’s FC (USSSA)FC Tacoma 253 (NPSL) 2-5 Kitsap Pumas (PDL)Michigan Bucks (PDL) 3-0 Detroit City FC (NPSL)AC Connecticut (PDL) 2-3 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL)West Virginia Chaos (PDL) 1-0 Fort Pitt FC Regiment (NPSL)Des Moines Menace (PDL) 2-1 Madison Fire (USASA)Laredo Heat (PDL) 0-0 (4-2) NTX Rayados (USASA)GPS-Massachusetts (USASA) 1-2 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL)Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 3-1 Tulsa Athletics (NPSL)Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) 2-1 Burlingame Dragons FC (PDL)FC Tucson (PDL) 1-2 Chula Vista FC (USASA)Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 3-3 (6-5) Cal FC (USASA)PSA Elite (USASA) 7-1 Golden State Missioneros (PDL)

SECOND ROUND RESULTS (MAY 19-20)Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) 1-1 (3-5) Chattanooga FC (NPSL)Charlotte Independence (USL) 4-1 Upward Stars (NPSL)Charleston Battery (USL) 1-0 Miami United FC (NPSL)Lansing United (NPSL) 0-1 Louisville City FC (USL)Jersey Express SC (PDL) 1-0 New York Red Bulls II (USL)Reading United AC (PDL) 0-3 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL)Rochester Rhinos (USL) 1-0 GBFC Thunder (NPSL)Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 0-1 Real Monarchs (USL)Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) 2-1 Harpo’s FC (USSSA)Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 4-2 Kitsap Pumas (PDL)Michigan Bucks (PDL) 0-2 Portland Timbers 2 (USL)Richmond Kickers (USL) 2-0 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL)Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 3-0 West Virginia Chaos (PDL)Saint Louis FC (USL) 2-1 Des Moines Menace (PDL)Austin Aztex (USL) 2-0 Laredo Heat (PDL)Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 1-0 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL)Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 1-3 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL)Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 4-2 Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)Arizona United SC (USL) 0-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA)LA Galaxy II (USL) 1-2 Ventura County Fusion (PDL)Orange County Blues FC (USL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

THIRD ROUND RESULTS (MAY 26-27)Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-2 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)Carolina RailHawks (NASL) 0-1 Charlotte Independence (USL)Charleston Battery (USL) 3-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)Indy Eleven (NASL) 0-2 Louisville City FC (USL)New York Cosmos (NASL) 3-0 Jersey Express SC (PDL)Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 1-3 Rochester Rhinos (USL)Real Monarchs (USL) 0-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL)Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 2-1 Portland Timbers (USL)Richmond Kickers (USL) 3-0 Jacksonville Armada FC (NASL)Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)Saint Louis FC (USL) 1-1 (3-1) Minnesota United FC (NASL)San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 0-2 Austin Aztex (USL)Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 0-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL)Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 7-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA)Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

Home team listed first (MLS clubs unless noted)

ROUND OF 32 RESULTS (JUNE 16-17)Philadelphia Union 0-0 (3-1) Rochester Rhinos (USL) New York Red Bulls 3-0 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Saint Louis FC (USL) Chicago Fire 1-0 Louisville City FC (USL)FC Dallas 4-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Colorado Rapids 4-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL)Real Salt Lake 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL)San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 (6-5) Sacramento Republic FC (USL)Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Portland TimbersPittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 1-3 D.C. UnitedRichmond Kickers (USL) 1-3 Columbus Crew SCNew York Cosmos (NASL) 2-2 (4-3) New York City FCCharleston Battery (USL) 4-4 (7-8) Orlando City SCNew England Revolution 1-0 Charlotte Independence (USL)Houston Dynamo 2-0 Austin Aztex (USL)LA Galaxy 6-1 PSA Elite (USASA)

ROUND OF 16 RESULTS (JUNE 30 - JULY 1)Orlando City SC 2-0 Columbus CrewPhiladelphia Union 2-1 D.C. UnitedChicago Fire 3-1 Charlotte Independence (USL)Houston Dynamo 1-0 Colorado RapidsNew York Red Bulls 4-1 New York Cosmos (NASL)Sporting Kansas City 6-2 FC DallasReal Salt Lake 2-0 Portland TimbersSan Jose Earthquakes 0-1 LA Galaxy

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (JULY 14-22)Real Salt Lake 1-0 LA Galaxy New York Red Bulls 1-1 (3-4) Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Houston Dynamo Chicago Fire 3-1 Orlando City SC

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Bracket

New York Red Bulls 4

New York Cosmos 1

Philadelphia Union 2

D.C. United 1

Chicago Fire 3

Charlotte Independence 1

Orlando City SC 2

Columbus Crew SC 0

Sporting Kansas City 6

FC Dallas 2

Houston Dynamo 1

Colorado Rapids 0

Real Salt Lake 2

Portland Timbers 0

San Jose Earthquakes 0

LA Galaxy 1

Round of 16June 30/July 1

QuarterfinalsJuly 14-22

SemifinalsAugust 12

FinalSeptember 29/30

July 22Bridgeview, IL

July 21Harrison, NJ

July 21Kansas City, KS

July 14Sandy, UT

FINAL: SEPT. 30

New York 1 (3)

Phila. Union 1 (4)

Chicago Fire 3

Orlando City SC 1

Sporting KC 3

Houston Dynamo 1

Real Salt Lake 1

LA Galaxy 0

Real Salt Lake

Phila. Union

Chicago Fire

Sporting KC

Aug. 12Kansas City, KS7:30 p.m. CT

Aug. 12Chester, PA6:30 p.m. CT

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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 T 1-1 Dwyer 45 16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS W 4-2 Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43 18,864

Saturday, May 23 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS T 0-0 --- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29 FC DALLAS MLS W 4-0 Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64 20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS W 1-0 Feilhaber 84 21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ST. LOUIS FC U.S. Open Cup (4th Round) W 1-0 Zusi 70 19,298

Sunday, June 21 at Real Salt Lake MLS L 1-2 Dwyer 30 19,155

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS W 2-0 Nemeth 32; own goal 64 19,835

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 FC DALLAS U.S. Open Cup (5th Round) W 6-2 Dwyer 5, 30, 41, 69; Nemeth 46+, 59 19,113

Sunday, July 12 at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS W 1-0 Ellis 52 21,000

SATURDAY, JULY 18 MONTREAL IMPACT MLS W 2-1 Feilhaber 4, Dwyer 34 19,070

TUESDAY, JULY 21 HOUSTON DYNAMO U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals) W 3-1 Feilhaber 71, Dwyer 86, Nemeth 88 17,589

Friday, July 24 at Real Salt Lake MLS L 1-2 Feilhaber 50 20,809

SATURDAY, AUG. 1 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS T 1-1 Dwyer 6 19,882

Saturday, Aug. 8 at Toronto FC MLS W 3-1 Feilhaber 22, Nemeth 29, Peterson 87 24,326

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 REAL SALT LAKE U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals) 7:30 SportingKC.com

SATURDAY, AUG. 15 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS MLS 8:00 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 ESPN

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Final) TBD TBD

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

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

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 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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CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC)

ROGER ESPINOZA GP GS MIN G A

MLS Regular Season 130 110 9734 3 15

MLS Postseason 7 6 455 0 0

U.S. Open Cup 11 9 1024 0 2

International 2 1 142 0 0

ALL COMPETITIONS 150 126 11355 3 17

BENNY FEILHABER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 5 5 390 1 4



CONNOR HALLISEY GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 3 2 137 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 3 3 270 0 0



CHANCE MYERS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 13 12 1061 2 1



PAULO NAGAMURA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 7 5 503 1 1



SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 3 0 75 0 1



JALIL ANIBABA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 0 0



BERNARDO ANOR 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 13 11 994 0 1



MARCEL DE JONG GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 0 9 0 0



AMADOU DIA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 3 3 261 0 1



DOM DWYER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 6 6 476 5 1



KEVIN ELLIS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 7 6 567 0 0



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SPORTING KC ALL-TIME (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC)


Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 253 233 130 865 828MLS Playoffs 17 19 7 57 57U.S. Open Cup 22 14 5 82 49International 9 10 8 33 37TOTAL 301 276 150 1037 971

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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

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC

Year MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total2009 3-6-3 --- --- --- 3-6-32010 11-13-6 --- 0-1-0 --- 11-14-62011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 --- 18-11-122012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 --- 23-8-102013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-112014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-82015 10-4-7 3-0-0 --- 13-4-7TOTAL 86-62-51 5-4-2 12-4-1 5-2-3 108-72-57

KRISZTIAN NEMETH GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 2 2 164 3 1



AMOBI OKUGO 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 11 7 680 1 3



JORDI QUINTILLA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



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 10 8 758 3 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

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

MLS Regular Season 13 13 1170 10 0.77 6 8-2-3

MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

U.S. Open Cup 3 3 270 3 1.00 1 3-0-0

International 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

ALL COMPETITIONS 16 16 1440 13 0.81 7 11-2-3

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