Game Guide: Sporting KC at D.C. United by Sporting Kansas City

D.C. UNITED v SPORTING KANSAS CITY RFK STADIUM, Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. ET (NewsChannel8; FS-KC)

March 4, 2017 (WEEK 1, MLS Game #6)

D.C. UNITED 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 175 04/09/1993 Lancaster, PA 13 13 0 0 14 13 0 0 1 Travis Worra Taylor Kemp DF 5-11 153 07/23/1990 Highlands Ranch, CO 31 30 1 6 79 73 3 14 2 3 Chris Odoi-Atsem DF 5-8 150 05/28/1995 Mitchellville, MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sean Franklin DF 5-10 160 03/21/1985 Panorama City, CA 29 29 1 2 242 230 8 26 DF 6-2 190 10/12/1990 Mampong, Ghana 10 10 0 0 40 38 2 0 6 Kofi Opare 7 Marcelo Sarvas MF 5-10 155 10/16/1981 Sao Paulo, Brazil 28 26 1 2 141 127 12 22 Lloyd Sam MF 5-8 173 09/27/1984 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 29 26 4 10 119 95 23 28 8 FW 5-11 160 06/20/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jose Guillermo Ortiz 10 Luciano Acosta MF 5-3 130 05/31/1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina 31 25 3 11 31 25 3 11 11 Sebastien Le Toux FW 6-0 155 01/10/1984 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France 32 21 3 7 247 199 57 57 FW 6-0 160 01/15/1986 Kumasi, Ghana 26 23 4 8 222 171 23 47 12 Patrick Nyarko 13 Lamar Neagle MF 5-11 165 05/07/1987 Tacoma, WA 31 21 9 6 170 118 37 25 14 Nick DeLeon MF 5-10 170 07/17/1990 Phoenix, AZ 32 27 1 0 146 131 13 15 DF 6-1 180 01/23/1991 Newport, CA 26 26 3 2 69 68 5 2 15 Steve Birnbaum 16 Patrick Mullins FW 6-1 176 02/05/1992 New Orleans, LA 21 14 8 3 66 39 18 8 18 Chris Rolfe FW 5-8 155 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 9 9 0 1 239 208 64 33 Jalen Robinson DF 5-9 145 05/08/1994 Cantonsville, MD 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 20 21 Chris Durkin DF 6-0 165 02/08/2000 Glen Allen, VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Ian Harkes MF 6-0 160 03/30/1995 Derby, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Eric Klenofsky GK 6-6 180 09/21/1994 Lincoln Park, NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Jared Jeffrey MF 5-11 165 06/14/1990 Richardson, TX 21 14 2 0 43 27 4 0 26 Rob Vincent MF 5-10 175 10/26/1990 Liverpool, England 20 12 2 0 20 12 2 0 GK 6-3 225 11/25/1990 Annandale, VA 20 20 0 0 160 160 0 1 28 Bill Hamid 31 Maxim Tissot DF 5-10 161 04/13/1992 Gatineau, QC, Canada 7 5 1 0 44 22 5 1 32 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 30 29 2 1 355 350 18 13 33 Julian Buscher MF 5-10 170 04/22/1993 Dolmen, Germany 20 3 1 4 20 3 1 4 45 Alhaji Kamara FW 6-0 161 04/16/1994 Freetown, Sierra Leone 8 2 1 0 8 2 1 0 HEAD COACH: Ben Olsen

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 25 16 1 3 87 61 9 3 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 14 10 1 1 63 53 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 18 17 1 1 200 194 3 11 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gerso Fernandes 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 21 18 2 4 194 155 26 48 FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Latif Blessing 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 30 28 7 13 172 156 29 47 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 15 3 1 0 15 3 1 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 33 31 16 3 113 97 52 8 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 9 6 0 0 153 146 0 7 15 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 30 26 0 6 52 36 0 7 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 1 1 0 0 31 31 0 1 21 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 0 0 0 0 58 26 8 6 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 30 30 1 5 160 140 4 20 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 27 27 0 0 56 55 0 0 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 40 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 2 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 25 24 0 0 50 44 0 2 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 28 22 1 2 41 30 1 2 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

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2016 D.C. UNITED STATISTICS (11-10-13, 46 pts.) UNF 13 16 16 9 12 10 11 8 8 15 32 25 26 2 33 7 5 45 77 77 14 18 50 28 27 20 6 34 17 48

POS M F F F M F F M M D D M M D M M D F F F M F G G M D D D M G

PLAYER Lamar Neagle Patrick Mullins (DC) Patrick Mullins (TOT) Alvaro Saborio Patrick Nyarko Fabian Espindola Luciano Acosta Lloyd Sam (DC) Lloyd Sam (TOT) Steve Birnbaum Bobby Boswell Jared Jeffrey Rob Vincent Taylor Kemp Julian Buscher Marcelo Sarvas Sean Franklin Alhaji Kamara Kennedy Igboananike (DC) Kennedy Igboananike (TOT) Nick DeLeon Chris Rolfe Andrew Dykstra Bill Hamid Collin Martin Jalen Robinson Kofi Opare Luke Mishu Miguel Aguilar Travis Worra Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 31 14 21 19 26 15 31 13 29 26 30 21 20 31 20 28 29 8 7 25 32 9 1 20 2 4 10 7 6 13

GS 21 12 14 8 23 10 25 13 26 26 29 14 12 30 3 26 29 2 2 20 27 9 1 20 1 3 10 5 0 13

MIN 1950 1048 1278 890 1828 926 2109 971 2025 2340 2632 1314 1137 2745 584 2247 2494 173 236 1754 2509 643 90 1800 91 271 874 448 90 1170

34 34

3060 3060

G 9 8 8 6 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 47

A 6 2 3 3 8 1 11 6 10 2 1 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 51 37 44 37 23 38 50 13 32 33 14 24 17 23 8 22 5 7 9 57 34 17 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 0

SOG 21 18 23 12 7 15 14 5 6 12 10 5 8 3 4 6 1 2 4 19 10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

55 42

471 452

163 152

FC 31 23 31 19 19 9 47 12 23 37 24 40 11 38 21 67 39 8 9 35 21 7 1 0 2 3 17 2 0 0

FS 26 12 19 10 64 18 50 16 37 10 10 3 2 30 12 65 17 1 7 44 16 11 0 3 1 2 8 2 0 0

OFF 8 14 18 14 12 5 11 11 13 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 20 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

CK 27 0 0 0 0 12 2 51 52 0 0 5 6 24 22 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

C 2 1 3 0 2 2 9 1 3 5 3 5 4 2 3 11 5 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

507 419 419 507

95 72

154 154

65 49

4 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Lamar Neagle 3, Lloyd Sam 2, Steve Birnbaum 1, Patrick Mullins 1, Alhaji Kamara 1, Bobby Boswell 1, Fabian Espindola 1, Alvaro Saborio 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Lloyd Sam 3, Luciano Acosta 3, Taylor Kemp 2, Bobby Boswell 1, Patrick Nyarko 1, Marcelo Sarvas 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Lamar Neagle 2-2, Marcelo Sarvas 1-1, Fabian Espindola 0-1 D.C. UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 50 28 48

POS G G G

GOALKEEPER Andrew Dykstra Bill Hamid Travis Worra Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 20 13 34 34

GS 1 20 13 34 34

MIN SHTS SV 90 7 3 1800 93 68 1170 52 34 3060 152 105 3060 163 107

GA 4 25 18 47 53

GAA 4 1.25 1.38 1.38 1.56

PG 1 3 0 4 3

PA 1 3 0 4 4

W L T 0 1 0 8 3 9 3 6 4 11 10 13 10 11 13

SO 0 5 4 9 8

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (13-13-8, 47 pts.) UNF 14 10 37 8 11 16 27 3 94 4 5 12 9 17 7 22 96 6 25 13 13 39 23 24 21 15 93 29

POS F M F F M M M D M D D D F D D F M M G D D F M D M D M G

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Brad Davis Lawrence Olum Roger Espinoza Ike Opara Jimmy Medranda Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Nuno Andre Coelho Diego Rubio Saad Abdul-Salaam Chance Myers Connor Hallisey Jordi Quintilla Paulo Nagamura Alec Kann Amadou Dia (KC) Amadou Dia (TOT) Cameron Porter Emmanuel Appiah Ever Alvarado Justin Mapp Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 33 30 21 21 24 19 30 25 28 14 18 22 15 30 11 17 6 9 7 10 11 2 1 1 6 9 25 27

GS 31 28 18 18 14 17 30 16 22 10 17 20 3 26 6 12 6 6 7 9 10 0 1 0 0 6 24 27

MIN 2823 2563 1500 1651 1300 1469 2679 1542 1939 953 1546 1618 330 2377 559 1072 410 526 630 817 907 32 90 29 43 532 2095 2430

34 34

3060 3060

G 16 7 6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 41

A 3 13 1 4 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 119 45 37 29 34 10 48 15 41 7 3 18 13 15 1 18 4 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 8 0

SOG 44 13 13 10 11 4 12 7 8 3 1 3 2 3 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

46 39

478 323

146 123

FC 66 33 8 13 10 13 65 22 36 8 14 4 13 32 6 5 4 13 0 16 20 0 0 0 0 7 30 2

FS 74 56 13 18 27 4 54 11 16 7 7 12 13 19 5 12 9 6 0 5 5 1 1 2 0 5 15 0

OFF 32 1 3 5 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 81 1 54 56 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

C 8 3 0 1 0 3 10 4 8 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

420 415 415 420

62 93

198 109

60 56

5 6

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jacob Peterson 3, Benny Feilhaber 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jimmy Medranda 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1, Brad Davis 1, Matt Besler 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Lawrence Olum 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 4, Graham Zusi 3, Ike Opara 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Roger Espinoza 2, Chance Myers 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Jordi Quintilla 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 5-5 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 25

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Alec Kann Team totals Opponent totals

GP 27 7 34 34

GS 27 7 34 34

MIN SHTS SV 2430 95 66 630 28 17 3060 123 83 3060 146 100

GA 30 11 41 42

GAA 1.11 1.57 1.21 1.24

PG 3 0 3 5

PA 4 0 4 5

W L 11 11 2 2 13 13 13 13

T 5 3 8 8

SO 8 2 10 10

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D.C. UNITED 2016 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May

Fri. Fri. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri.

May May May June June June July

OPPONENT 6 at Los Angeles

RESULT L 1-4

ATT 25667

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 10 0 DC: Neagle (5); LA: Steres (54) Magee (64,87) Keane (83) 8 1 9 2 DC: Espindola (80); COL: Powers (69) 9 2 DAL: Barrios (14,28) Urruti (52) 9 3 DC: Nyarko (34); SJ: Jahn (88) 5 6 DC: Espindola (39,54) Saborio (88,91+); 8 6 TOR: Giovinco (1) 5 9 DC: Neagle (33) Acosta (86) Saborio (90); 5 10 DC: Nyarko (64); CHI: Campbell (41) 7 10 NYC: Villa (49) Shelton (53)

T T L T W L W T L

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

16102 15334 14201 18000 14088 16236 16005 13114 14504

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

W L W L T W T

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

19632 17364 19118 15174 19774 16051 20389

3-4-4 3-5-4 4-5-4 4-6-4 4-6-5 5-6-5 5-6-6

5 6 6 6 7 5 5

13 DC: Saborio (20) Nyarko (43); 13 PHI: Marquez (91+) 16 DC: Kamara (86); 16 SEA: Morris (79) Jones (83) 17 20 DC: Neagle (20) Franklin (27); 21 DC: Jeffrey (92+); RSL: Martinez (57)

Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July

12 at New England 20 Colorado 26 FC Dallas 2 at San Jose 9 Vancouver 16 Toronto FC 23 New England 30 at Chicago 8 New York City FC 13 New York 20 at Philadelphia 27 at Sporting KC 1 Seattle 18 at Houston 25 New England 1 at Real Salt Lake 9 at Philadelphia 16 at Columbus 23 at Toronto FC

L 0-3 T 1-1 L 1-4

18463 20065 26349

5-7-6 5-7-7 5-8-7

7 7 8

Sun. July Sat. Aug.

31 Montreal 6 Philadelphia

T 1-1 T 2-2

16728 16392

5-8-8 5-8-9

8 8

Sat. Aug. Sun. Aug.

13 Portland 21 New York

W 2-0 T 2-2

16298 15139

6-8-9 6-8-10

6 6

Wed. Aug. Sat. Aug.

24 at Montreal 27 Chicago

T 1-1 W 6-2

19740 15720

6-8-11 7-8-11

6 6

Thu. Sep.

L 2-3

23768

7-9-11

Sun. Sep.

1 at New York City FC 11 at New York

T 2-2

20086

7-9-12

Fri. Sep.

16 at Chicago

T 2-2

13807

7-9-13

Sat. Sep.

24 Orlando City SC

W 4-1

25842

8-9-13

Wed. Sep. Sat. Oct. Sun. Oct.

28 Columbus 1 at Toronto FC 16 New York City FC 23 at Orlando City SC

W 3-0 W 2-1 W 3-1

12094 9-9-13 22212 10-9-13 30943 11-9-13

6 4 4

L 2-4

3002211-10-13

21 PHI: Alberg (20) Pereira (37,47) 22 DC: Espindola (89); CLB: Kamara (63) 22 DC: Jeffrey (24); TOR: Giovinco (21,39,91+) Delgado (29) 23 DC: Mullins (20); MTL: Bernardello (86) 24 DC: Kemp (16) Birnbaum (94+); PHI: Barnetta (46+) Pontius (57) 27 DC: Birnbaum (7) Acosta (29); 28 DC: Sarvas (71) Mullins (73); NYR: Wright-Phillips (38) Martins (64) 29 DC: Neagle (39); MTL: Camara (77) 32 DC: Acosta (25) Mullins (40,46+,74) Nyarko (51) DeLeon (89); CHI: de Leeuw (31) Cocis (47+) 32 DC: Sam (36) Neagle (91+); NYC: Villa (79) Lampard (85,93+) 33 DC: Birnbaum (89) Neagle (95+); NYR: Veron (34) Wright-Phillips (54) 34 DC: Vincent (19) Boswell (92+); CHI: Cocis (22) Accam (29) 37 DC: Mullins (34,53) Sam (51) Buscher (90); ORL: Baptista (72) 40 DC: Sam (71) Neagle (86) Saborio (90); 43 DC: Neagle (39,58); TOR: Altidore (36) 46 DC: Mullins (27) Boswell (31) Vincent (45); NYC: Villa (72) 46 DC: Saborio (43) Igboananike (78); ORL: Molino (13) Santos Leite (21) Higuita (50) Baptista (89)

Sun. Oct.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at Seattle W 1-0 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20 Toronto FC W 1-0 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 9 at New York W 2-0 13 Colorado L 1-2 17 at FC Dallas L 1-2 24 at San Jose L 0-1 27 at Vancouver T 1-1 1 Los Angeles T 1-1 7 at Houston L 0-2 11 at Colorado L 0-1 15 Orlando City SC W 2-1 21 Real Salt Lake L 1-3

ATT 39525 20178 19867 20553 21406 19168 16215 18000 18836 19431 20071 12857 19080 20618

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-1 4-4-2 4-5-2 4-6-2 5-6-2 5-7-2

Fri. Thu. Sun. Sat. Sun.

May June June June July

27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus

L T W T W

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

19118 19651 18927 20032 19332

5-8-2 5-8-3 6-8-3 6-8-4 7-8-4

10 New York City FC 13 at Chicago 16 at Colorado 24 Seattle 31 Portland 7 at Portland 13 at FC Dallas 20 Vancouver 27 at Philadelphia 9 Houston

W 3-1

19881

8-8-4

L L W W L T W L T

13879 18461 18563 19098 21144 13408 20159 17911 19331

8-9-4 8-10-4 9-10-4 10-10-4 10-11-4 10-11-5 11-11-5 11-12-5 11-12-6

Sun. Sep.

18 Los Angeles

T 2-2

19480 11-12-7

Sat. Sep. Sat. Oct.

24 at San Jose 1 at New England

W 2-1 L 1-3

18000 12-12-7 25280 12-13-7

Sun. Oct.

16 at Real Salt Lake 23 San Jose

T 0-0

19705 12-13-8

W 2-0

20371 13-13-8

Sun. July Wed. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.

Sun. Oct.

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

POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) 1 9 KC: Davis (70); 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60); 2 12 KC: Dwyer (77); COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82) 4 12 KC: Olum (22); DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68) 6 12 SJ: Wondolowski (59) 6 13 KC: Rubio (27); VAN: Bolanos (14) 6 14 KC: Davis (30); LA: dos Santos (42) 6 14 HOU: Barnes (30) Wenger (46+) 7 14 COL: Serna (78) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (74) Peterson (79); ORL: own goal (67) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (50); RSL: Martinez (32) own goal (47+) Movsisyan (53) 7 17 DC: Kamara (86) 8 18 4 21 KC: Olum (43) Feilhaber (47+); 6 22 KC: Dwyer (21,59); MTL: Ontivero (16) Piatti (39) 4 25 KC: Feilhaber (49) Zusi (56) Besler (91+); CLB: Kamara (22,75) 5 28 KC: Feilhaber (8) Medranda (16) Opara (51); NYC: Lampard (14) 5 28 CHI: de Leeuw (19) 6 28 COL: Hairston (78) 4 31 KC: Dwyer (21,79) Peterson (48+); 4 34 KC: Peterson (50); 5 34 POR: Valeri (65) Jewsbury (87) Adi (92+) 5 35 KC: Dwyer (68,74); DAL: Akindele (66) Urruti (76) 4 38 KC: Peterson (39) Feilhaber (64); 5 38 PHI: Alberg (67) Barnetta (92+) 5 39 KC: Peterson (14) Espinoza (26) Dwyer (81); HOU: Manotas (30) De Lima (59) Rodriguez (94+) 6 40 KC: Peterson (50) Dwyer (69); LA: Gordon (7) Donovan (76) 5 43 KC: Dwyer (7) Ellis (81); SJ: Dawkins (42) 5 43 KC: Dwyer (49); NE: Kamara (4) own goal (75) Agudelo (83) 6 44 5

47 KC: Feilhaber (27) Zusi (88);

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UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 3 Patrick Mullins Assists 3 Luciano Acosta 3 Taylor Kemp Shots 7 Fabian Espindola 7 Fabian Espindola Shots on Goal 7 Fabian Espindola Fouls Committed 5 8 times Fouls Suffered 6 Patrick Nyarko Offside 5 Lloyd Sam Saves 7 Bill Hamid 7 Bill Hamid Shots Faced 10 Travis Worra Goals Allowed 4 Andrew Dykstra 4 Travis Worra 4 Travis Worra

Goals 6 08/27/2016 vs Assists 9 08/27/2016 vs Shots 25 04/09/2016 vs Shots on Goal 14 04/09/2016 vs Fouls Committed 23 09/24/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 17 04/23/2016 vs 17 05/08/2016 vs 17 09/11/2016 vs Corner Kicks 13 07/16/2016 vs Offside 10 08/21/2016 vs Saves 7 07/01/2016 vs 7 10/16/2016 vs Shots Faced 10 07/23/2016 vs Goals Allowed 4 03/06/2016 vs 4 07/23/2016 vs 4 10/23/2016 vs

08/27/2016 vs CHI

W 6-2

08/27/2016 vs CHI 09/24/2016 vs ORL

W 6-2 W 4-1

03/26/2016 vs DAL 04/09/2016 vs VAN

L 0-3 W 4-0

04/09/2016 vs VAN

W 4-0

03/12/2016 vs NE

T 0-0

03/20/2016 vs COL

T 1-1

08/21/2016 vs NYR

T 2-2

07/01/2016 vs RSL 10/16/2016 vs NYC

T 1-1 W 3-1

07/23/2016 vs TOR

L 1-4

03/06/2016 vs LA 07/23/2016 vs TOR 10/23/2016 vs ORL

L 1-4 L 1-4 L 2-4

CHI

W 6-2

CHI

W 6-2

VAN

W 4-0

VAN

W 4-0

ORL

W 4-1

NE NYC NYR

W 3-0 L 0-2 T 2-2

CLB

T 1-1

NYR

T 2-2

RSL NYC

T 1-1 W 3-1

TOR

L 1-4

LA TOR ORL

L 1-4 L 1-4 L 2-4

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 4 times Assists 2 Benny Feilhaber Shots 9 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 5 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Roger Espinoza Offside 4 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 6 Alec Kann Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia 8 Alec Kann Goals Allowed 3 4 times

Goals 3 07/03/2016 at 3 07/10/2016 at 3 07/24/2016 at 3 09/09/2016 at Assists 4 05/15/2016 at 4 07/24/2016 at 4 09/24/2016 at Shots 34 05/15/2016 at Shots on Goal 13 05/15/2016 at Fouls Committed 20 04/24/2016 at 20 07/31/2016 at Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 at Corner Kicks 13 08/07/2016 at Offside 8 04/02/2016 at Saves 6 04/02/2016 at 6 04/09/2016 at 6 08/27/2016 at Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 at 8 08/27/2016 at Goals Allowed 3 05/21/2016 at 3 08/07/2016 at 3 09/09/2016 at 3 10/01/2016 at

03/12/2016 at VAN

W 2-1

09/24/2016 at SJ

W 2-1

09/09/2016 at HOU

T 3-3

09/09/2016 at HOU

T 3-3

05/27/2016 at DC 07/31/2016 at POR

L 0-1 W 1-0

05/07/2016 at HOU 10/16/2016 at RSL

L 0-2 T 0-0

04/09/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

04/02/2016 at RSL 04/09/2016 at NYR 08/27/2016 at PHI

L 1-2 W 2-0 L 0-2

04/02/2016 at RSL 08/27/2016 at PHI

L 1-2 L 0-2

05/21/2016 at RSL

L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 5 05/27/2016 vs Shots on Goal 0 05/08/2016 vs Fouls Committed 8 09/16/2016 vs 8 10/16/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 7 09/16/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 05/08/2016 vs Offside 0 03/20/2016 vs 0 09/24/2016 vs 0 10/01/2016 vs Saves 0 03/20/2016 vs 0 04/30/2016 vs 0 07/16/2016 vs Shots Faced 1 03/20/2016 vs 1 04/09/2016 vs 1 04/30/2016 vs 1 07/16/2016 vs

W 1-0

NYC

L 0-2

CHI NYC

T 2-2 W 3-1

CHI

T 2-2

NYC

L 0-2

COL ORL TOR

T 1-1 W 4-1 W 2-1

COL CHI CLB

T 1-1 T 1-1 T 1-1

COL VAN CHI CLB

T W T T

1-1 4-0 1-1 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

CLB NYC SEA HOU

W W W T

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

ORL SEA SJ

W 2-1 W 3-0 W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

SJ POR

L 0-1 W 1-0

VAN

W 2-1

POR

L 0-3

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR PHI

L 1-2 W 2-0 L 0-2

RSL PHI

L 1-2 L 0-2

RSL POR HOU NE

L L T L

Shots 6 09/24/2016 at Shots on Goal 1 05/01/2016 at 1 05/11/2016 at 1 10/01/2016 at Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 at 4 04/13/2016 at Fouls Suffered 5 07/24/2016 at 5 09/18/2016 at 5 10/01/2016 at Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 at 0 06/19/2016 at Offside 0 03/20/2016 at 0 08/07/2016 at 0 09/24/2016 at 0 10/01/2016 at Saves 0 05/01/2016 at 0 05/15/2016 at 0 06/02/2016 at 0 07/24/2016 at 0 09/18/2016 at Shots Faced 0 05/15/2016 at 0 06/02/2016 at 0 07/24/2016 at

W 2-1

LA COL NE

T 1-1 L 0-1 L 1-3

NYR COL

W 2-0 L 1-2

SEA LA NE

W 3-0 T 2-2 L 1-3

NYR DAL

W 2-0 W 2-0

TOR POR SJ NE

W L W L

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

LA ORL LA SEA LA

T W T W T

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

ORL LA SEA

W 2-1 T 0-0 W 3-0

1-3 0-3 3-3 1-3

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS UNITED ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United 21 wins, 69 goals Sporting KC 20 wins, 74 goals 12 ties 6/20/1996 7/31/1996 8/4/1996 6/21/1997 7/19/1997 8/31/1997 3/21/1998 8/26/1998 5/15/1999 6/26/1999 5/17/2000 6/10/2000 4/7/2001 6/16/2001 4/20/2002 6/15/2002 7/4/2002 8/10/2002 4/12/2003 5/17/2003 10/25/2003 5/15/2004 7/10/2004 11/14/2004 4/30/2005 5/21/2005 7/9/2005 7/20/2005 5/13/2006 5/27/2006 6/24/2006 6/28/2006 4/14/2007 7/4/2007 10/5/2007 3/29/2008 8/2/2008 5/6/2009 9/9/2009 10/24/2009 3/27/2010 5/5/2010 8/21/2011 10/22/2011 3/10/2012 8/11/2012 4/5/2013 5/19/2013 10/18/2013 5/31/2014 8/23/2014 10/3/2014 5/9/2015 5/27/2016

KC KC KC KC KC DC DC DC DC DC KC DC DC DC DC KC KC DC KC DC DC DC KC DC KC DC KC KC DC DC DC DC KC DC KC KC DC KC DC KC KC DC KC KC KC KC KC DC KC DC DC DC DC DC

5 3 4 6 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 1

vs at at vs vs vs vs at at vs vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs at vs vs at vs at at at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at at vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs at

DC DC DC DC DC KC KC KC KC KC DC KC KC KC KC DC DC KC DC KC KC KC DC KC DC KC DC DC KC KC KC KC DC KC DC DC KC DC KC DC DC KC DC DC DC DC DC KC DC KC KC KC KC KC

1 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

DC SOW

(OT)

(2OT) (OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (HD) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (CA) (DC) (CA) (DC) (CA) (CA) (DC) (SP) (DC) (DC) (SP) (SP) (DC) (SP) (DC) (SP) (DC) (DC) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 39 313 139 324 80 121

2 34 340 134 336 86 121

OT 1 2 2 1 2 0

United Tot 74 655 275 661 168 242

1 36 273 135 394 67 116

2 31 304 128 347 76 153

OT 1 4 2 2 1 1

Tot 68 581 265 743 144 270

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: DC KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

7 11

13 16

14 11

11 14

12 11

10 10

1 1

68 74

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Ben Olsen

vs. DC vs. KC

7-5-4 3-6-3

(1.56 pts./game) (1 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

8 8 37 22 32 57 5 5 4 47 14

United Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Richie Williams Jaime Moreno Troy Perkins Bill Hamid Bill Hamid Troy Perkins Troy Perkins

9 10 51 25 33 45 7 5 6 44 13

Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud Jimmy Nielsen Bo Oshoniyi Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: United 2 6 players tied 2 4 players tied 9 Dwayne De Rosario (10/22/11) 5 Luciano Emilio (09/09/09) 7 3 players tied 6 Etcheverry/Olsen 1 15 players tied 9 Troy Perkins (07/04/07) 6 Jeff Causey (06/21/97)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

Sporting KC 2 5 players tied 3 Chung/Radosavljevic 7 Kei Kamara (10/22/11) 4 Takawira/Smith 7 6 1 9

Fabbro/Zotinca 5 players tied 15 players tied Garth Lagerwey (08/04/96) 3 9 players tied

W-L-T Breakdowns: D.C. United W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ls

(09/24/2016) (09/28/2016) (10/23/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ws (10/23/2016) 1 Ts (10/16/2016) 1 Ls (10/01/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 3 Ws

(10/23/2016) (09/24/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls (10/01/2016) 2 Ws (09/24/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 2 Ts 1 Ls 3 Ws 3 Ws

(07/09/2016) (07/31/2016) (10/23/2016) (04/23/2016) (04/09/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 1 2 1 0

Ts Ls Ws Ts -

(10/16/2016) (10/01/2016) (09/24/2016) (09/09/2016) -

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

3 Ws 3 Ws 2 Ts 3 Ls 3 Ls

(06/25/2016) (09/24/2016) (09/11/2016) (03/26/2016) (03/06/2016)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 1 1 1 0

Ws Ws Ts Ls -

(10/23/2016) (09/24/2016) (09/18/2016) (10/01/2016) -

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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (21-20-12) PLAYER

MIN

Jaime Moreno Christian Gomez Marco Etcheverry Raul Diaz Arce Luciano Emilio Santino Quaranta Roy Wegerle Roy Lassiter John Harkes Carey Talley Danny Allsopp Ali Curtis Fabian Espindola Freddy Adu Bobby Convey Tony Sanneh A.J. Wood Jeff Agoos Alecko Eskandarian Joshua Gros Perry Kitchen Chris Rolfe Rodney Wallace Jairo Arrieta Bobby Boswell Abdul Thompson Conteh Nick DeLeon Mario Gori Julius James Alhaji Kamara Mark Lisi Ivan McKinley Shawn Medved Mike Petke Kyle Porter Hristo Stoichkov Bryan Namoff Richie Williams Marc Burch Brian Carroll Ben Olsen Chris Pontius Luis Silva Clyde Simms Chris Albright Chino Alegria Fred Adam Cristman Eric Denton Facundo Erpen Ivan Guerrero Brian Kamler Taylor Kemp Chris Korb Dema Kovalenko John Maessner Andy Najar Mark Simpson Mark Watson Craig Ziadie Team totals Opponent totals

26 14 16 8 8 14 3 4 6 8 2 6 4 10 9 5 6 10 6 12 10 3 5 1 15 3 8 3 3 1 3 4 3 6 1 2 16 16 6 13 16 12 4 18 4 4 6 1 3 5 1 6 4 8 6 5 5 5 2 2 53 53

22 13 15 8 7 9 2 4 4 6 1 1 4 7 9 5 4 10 5 12 10 3 5 1 15 2 8 2 2 0 1 4 2 5 1 0 16 16 4 13 13 11 3 18 3 3 3 1 2 5 1 4 4 8 5 3 5 4 2 2 53 53

1837 1015 1365 624 643 898 196 360 439 544 135 227 344 661 732 450 400 855 466 1048 900 254 450 66 1350 147 668 209 209 5 147 332 129 489 90 67 1451 1290 397 1170 1228 948 227 1451 302 262 346 71 139 406 90 374 315 664 465 287 405 405 180 178 4770 4770

8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 69 74

8 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 69 68

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

37 34 33 24 18 18 5 8 9 4 6 10 12 11 12 8 7 12 8 9 1 4 4 3 6 6 10 2 3 1 2 7 1 2 2 2 3 7 3 6 17 12 4 9 8 2 2 0 1 3 0 6 1 1 8 5 4 0 0 0 583 655

1 12 1 1 2 1 11 4 4 9 1 5 2 53 53

90 1080 100 90 180 90 1014 316 360 810 90 405 135 4770 4770

Josh Wicks Bill Hamid Doug Warren Louis Crayton Zach Wells Joe Willis Nick Rimando Tom Presthus Scott Garlick Troy Perkins Steve Cronin Mark Simpson Jeff Causey Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

5 5 0.00 54 45 0.75 2 1 0.90 3 2 1.00 11 9 1.00 4 3 1.00 55 43 1.15 15 10 1.42 17 11 1.50 64 47 1.56 6 3 2.00 23 14 2.22 16 5 6.67 275 198 1.40 266 188 1.29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 6 8

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (20-21-12) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Preki Mark Chung Vitalis Takawira Scott Sealy Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Mo Johnston Chris Brown Chris Klein Dom Dwyer Claudio Lopez Graham Zusi Eddie Johnson Frank Klopas Jack Jewsbury Josh Wolff Stephen Armstrong Davy Arnaud Matt Besler Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Michael Harrington Chris Henderson Matt McKeon Ryan Smith Carey Talley Paul Wright Kerry Zavagnin Claudio Bieler Sean Bowers Dario Fabbro Nick Garcia Roy Lassiter Miklos Molnar Ike Opara Edmundo Rodriguez C.J. Sapong Mike Sorber Matt Taylor Ivan Trujillo Francisco Gomez Diego Gutierrez Stephane Auvray Roger Espinoza Brian Johnson Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Uche Okafor Ryan Pore Soony Saad Igor Simutenkov Lance Watson Team totals Opponent totals

22 8 9 12 8 10 12 9 20 6 5 12 2 6 20 9 6 20 14 6 11 11 4 13 2 6 4 24 4 8 4 21 2 1 3 2 8 3 2 1 10 13 2 10 5 2 11 8 9 4 4 4 53 53

19 8 7 10 6 10 12 7 19 6 5 10 2 5 16 8 3 17 14 4 11 9 4 9 2 6 3 23 2 7 3 21 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 1 8 13 2 8 3 2 11 7 5 2 4 1 53 53

1776 716 608 842 611 882 986 636 1593 509 449 956 178 407 1445 745 365 1592 1260 367 968 818 316 856 171 572 233 2090 212 639 220 1854 180 90 270 96 456 270 86 69 678 1154 163 687 322 180 980 632 431 189 308 142 4770 4770

9 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 69

10 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 68 69

51 16 12 24 31 17 14 15 25 14 13 18 4 6 25 10 8 39 2 9 15 2 4 9 7 3 1 14 6 3 9 3 3 4 2 1 11 5 3 1 10 3 1 11 6 0 0 0 11 6 7 0 655 583

Andy Gruenebaum Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Tim Melia Tony Meola Kevin Hartman Bo Oshoniyi Garth Lagerwey Mike Ammann Chris Snitko William Hesmer Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals

1 9 1 2 11 8 9 2 5 3 1 1 53 53

MIN SHTS 90 810 90 180 980 720 810 180 450 270 90 90 4770 4770

GAA

7 7 0.00 22 18 0.44 2 1 1.00 4 2 1.00 56 44 1.01 37 25 1.25 54 39 1.44 21 14 1.50 31 19 2.00 21 13 2.67 6 4 3.00 5 2 3.00 266 188 1.29 275 198 1.40

0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 6

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CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (21-20-12)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (20-21-12)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Sebastien Le Toux Chris Rolfe Lloyd Sam Marcelo Sarvas Sean Franklin Bobby Boswell Nick DeLeon Alhaji Kamara Lamar Neagle Patrick Nyarko Taylor Kemp Patrick Mullins Luciano Acosta Steve Birnbaum Julian Buscher Bill Hamid Jared Jeffrey Kofi Opare Rob Vincent Team totals Opponent totals

15 21 8 7 12 27 8 1 7 15 4 3 1 2 1 12 2 3 1 53 53

10 20 6 5 11 26 8 0 5 11 4 1 1 2 0 12 2 3 0 53 53

922 1527 539 470 1046 2385 668 5 443 1002 315 146 77 180 13 1080 180 270 16 4770 4770

4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 74

1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 68

25 35 11 7 6 9 10 1 12 13 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 583 655

Dom Dwyer Ike Opara Graham Zusi Matt Besler Andrew Dykstra Roger Espinoza Soony Saad Saad Abdul-Salaam Kevin Ellis Benny Feilhaber Benji Joya Igor Juliao Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Erik Palmer-Brown Cameron Porter Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

6 5 12 14 2 10 4 1 3 11 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 11 53 53

6 4 10 14 2 8 2 1 3 7 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 11 53 53

509 367 956 1260 180 687 189 66 270 641 56 270 114 180 90 171 19 990 4770 4770

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 69

0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 69

14 3 18 2 0 11 6 0 1 17 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 8 655 583

GOALKEEPER

MIN

GAA

Bill Hamid Team totals Opponent totals

12 53 53

1080 4770 4770

54 45 0.75 275 198 1.40 266 188 1.29

0 6 8

7 7 0.00 4 2 1.00 266 188 1.29 275 198 1.40

0 0 8 6

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Andrew Dykstra Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 53 53

MIN SHTS 180 180 4770 4770

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2 017 D . C . U n2017 i t eGame d Notes G a m e N o tSaturday, e s March 4

v. Sp o r tin g K ans as Ci t y Saturday, March 4, 2017, 7:00pm EDT, RFK Stadium, Washington, DC

Match Information MATCH INFORMATION

D.C. United: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 home; 0-0-0 away) Sporting KC: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 home; 0-0-0 away)

Key Notes for the match... •United undefeated against Sporting KC since October 18, 2013 •United have not lost to Sporting KC at RFK Stadium since 1-0 loss on March 10, 2012 • 9-7-5 in home openers at RFK Stadium • Acosta signs permanently with the Black-and-Red • United re-sign Birnbaum to a long-term contract • Mullins extends contract

Kickoff: 7:00 Weather: 37°| 23°Sunny

Referee: Robert Sibiga Assistant Referees: Jeff Muschik, Eric Weisbrod Fourth Official: Alex Chilowicz TV: NewsChannel8 Talent: Dave Johnson, Devon McTavish, Lindsay Simpson

Last Five Regular Season Matchups

PROJECTED STARTING XI Mullins | F

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

Nyarko | LM

16 Sam | RM

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

Jeffrey | CM

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

Acosta | CM

Marcelo | CM

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

Children's Mercy Park

May 9, 2015

D.C. United 1-1 Sporting KC

RFK Stadium

October 3, 2014

D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC

RFK Stadium

August 23, 2014

Sporting KC 0-3 D.C. United

Sporting Park

May 31, 2014

D.C. United 1-0 Sporting KC

RFK Stadium

LAST MATCH RECAP

• Result: win • Score: 3-2 Win

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

• Scoring Summary: Nyarko (14'), Jeffrey (21'), Mullins (24'), Onyewu (51'), Epps (86')

Hamid | GK

Venue

Sporting KC 0-1 D.C. United

• Venue: Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, FL

Birnbaum | CB

0 GP, 0.00 GAA, 0 SO

Score:

May 27, 2016

• Date: Feb. 25, 2017

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

Date:

• Opponent: Philadelphia Union (preseason)

DeLeon | RB

Franklin | CB

Kemp | LB

0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

MATCHUP INFO

NEXT MATCH DETAILS

• Next Opponent: New York City FC • Date/Time/Location: Sunday, March 12, 2 PM @ Yankee Stadium

INJURY/DISCIPLINARY REPORT

OUT: Chris Odoi-Atsem (Bilateral Calves)

2017 INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS D.C. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Target Fouls Committed Tackles Cautions Ejections Shutouts Saves Shot Saved %

• Date/Time/Location: Saturday, March 11, 9 PM @ Children's Mercy Park

ThisON THIS DAY... On Day... Since 1996, D.C. United have never played a regular season match on March 4. The home opener against Sporting Kansas City marks the first time in club history that the Black-and-Red play on that date.

PROBABLE:

• Sporting KC's Next Opponent: FC Dallas

D.C. UNITED HOME OPENER RECORD

SKC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

SERIES STAT LEADERS

D.C. Le Toux (4) Nyarko (2) Le Toux (25) Le Toux (10) Kamara, Sarvas, Sam (1) Kemp, Nyarko, Sam (1) Boswell (35) Nyarko (33) Boswell (5) N/A Hamid (4) Hamid (45) Hamid (0.75)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Target Game-Winning Goals Game-Winning Assists Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Cautions Ejections Shutouts Saves Goals Against Avg.

SKC Dwyer (2) Zusi (4) Zusi (18) Zusi (7) Zusi, Dwyer (1) Zusi, Dwyer (1) Zusi (15) Feilhaber (21) Dwyer (2) N/A N/A Melia (2) Melia (1.00)

Record: 21-20-12 Home games: 13-6-7 (36 GF, 27 GA) Road games: 8-14-5 (32 GF, 47 GA)

Director of Communications and Digital Media: Lindsay Simpson, lsimpson@dcunited.com, Content Strategist: Drew Rauso, arauso@dcunited.com Communications Associate: Sam Legg, slegg@dcunited.com

2017 Game Notes

UNITED'S AUDI FIELD GROUNDBREAKING

Saturday, March 4

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS V. SKC Record: 21-20-12 Home games: 13-6-7 (36 GF, 27 GA) Road games: 8-14-5 (32 GF, 47 GA)

D.C. United have officially broken ground on Audi Field, a more that half a billion dollar investment to construct a state-of-the-art soccer-specific stadium and adjoining mixed use development in the Southwest Waterfront District. The team’s new home will open in 2018. Legendary United midfielder and current head coach, Ben Olsen, and USMNT and United homegrown product, goalkeeper, Bill Hamid, rallied the crowd and took part in the ceremony of the historic event alongside District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, United Managing General Partner Jason Levien, Audi of America President Scott Keogh, D.C. City Council Commissioner Phil Mendelson and D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen. Levien, who took over as managing general partner of the club alongside general partner, Erick Thohir, in 2012, thanked the many people who have worked tirelessly to make this vision a reality over the past five years. “It’s a tremendous honor for Erick and I to be to finally bestow to this club and these fans a worldclass soccer stadium, Audi Field, designed to provide soccer fans the ultimate soccer experience,” Levien said. “This process hasn’t been easy, but it has made this moment, shovels finally hitting the ground, even sweeter. Erick and I are grateful for the patience and hardwork that has gone into this process and we’re proud to be a part of this important moment for the franchise, for the league, for the community and for this sport.” An estimated 500 people celebrated the latest landmark moment in the Black-and-Red’s 21-year journey for a permanent home. Remediation began on the site in December and concludes in March. Next week, United will file for their superstructure permit to start erecting steel structure above grade. MLS Commissioner, Don Garber, offered congratulations to United and their fans, noting that the most decorated soccer team in the U.S. is finally moving into the home it deserves, the last of the charter MLS teams to remain in their original venue. “[Audi Field] will create jobs, create opportunity, hope and development,” Garber said. "What is now sand and dirt in a year and a half’s time will be a state-of-the-art, world-class facility that’s going to give [Washington] international exposure beyond that which it already has. It’s going to be a great cathedral for our sport. Congratulations.” On February 15, United announced a multi-year stadium naming rights partnership with Herndon-based Audi of America. “Audi has been a long-time supporter of soccer, and it is only right that we bring this passion home to our community in D.C. with Audi Field,” Keogh said. "We can’t wait to win a title and have this great stadium open.” District of Columbia Mayor, Muriel Bowser, has been an ardent champion of the stadium project during her term, assisting the club in securing land inside the District to ensure United’s long-term residency in D.C., a key step in her vision to make the nation’s capital the sports capital of the U.S. "As the nation’s sports capital, we are proud to break ground on D.C. United’s new home,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “Buzzard Point will soon be a destination center for all Washingtonians, from the most die-hard United fans to friends and families looking to enjoy our ever-expanding waterfront development. Most importantly, we are paving the way to more jobs and economic opportunity for D.C. residents and future businesses along the Anacostia River.”

06/20/1996 DC 1 at KC 5 L 07/31/1996 DC 2 vs KC 3 L 08/04/1996 DC 2 vs KC 4 L

04/14/2007 DC 2 vs KC 4 L 07/04/2007 DC 1 at KC 0 W 10/05/2007 DC 1 at KC 1 T

06/21/1997 DC 1 at KC 6 L 07/19/1997 DC 2 at KC 3 L 08/31/1997 DC 2 vs KC 0 W

03/29/2008 DC 0 at KC 2 L 08/02/2008 DC 2 vs KC 0 W

03/21/1998 DC 3 vs KC 2 W 08/26/1998 DC 2 at KC 1 W

05/06/2009 DC 1 at KC 1 T 09/09/2009 DC 1 vs KC 0 W 10/24/2009 DC 2 at KC 2 T

05/15/1999 DC 3 at KC 3 SOW 06/26/1999 DC 3 vs KC 0 W

03/27/2010 DC 0 at KC 4 L 05/05/2010 DC 2 vs KC 1 W

05/17/2000 DC 0 at KC 2 L 06/10/2000 DC 0 vs KC 0 T

08/21/2011 DC 0 at KC 1 L 10/22/2011 DC 0 vs KC 1 L

04/07/2001 DC 3 vs KC 2 W 06/16/2001 DC 3 at KC 0 W

03/10/2012 DC 0 vs KC 1 L 08/11/2012 DC 1 at KC 2 L

04/20/2002 06/15/2002 07/04/2002 08/10/2002

DC 2 vs KC 1 W DC 0 at KC 2 L DC 1 at KC 2 L DC 0 vs KC 0 T

04/12/2003 DC 2 at KC 3 L 05/17/2003 DC 1 vs KC 1 T 10/25/2003 DC 1 vs KC 1 T

(OT)

04/05/2013 DC 0 at KC 1 L 05/19/2013 DC 1 vs KC 1 T 10/18/2013 DC 0 at KC 1 L

(2OT) (OT) (2OT) (2OT)

05/31/2014 DC 1 vs KC 0 W 08/23/2014 DC 3 at KC 0 W 10/03/2014 DC 0 vs KC 0 T 05/09/2015 DC 1 vs KC 1 T

05/15/2004 DC 1 vs KC 0 W 07/10/2004 DC 0 at KC 1 L 04/30/2005 05/21/2005 07/09/2005 07/20/2005

DC 0 at KC 0 DC 3 vs KC 2 DC 0 vs KC 1 DC 1 at KC 1

05/13/2006 05/27/2006 06/24/2006 06/28/2006

DC 2 vs KC 1 W DC 3 at KC 1 W DC 1 vs KC 0 W DC 3 at KC 2 W

05/27/2016 DC 1 at KC 0 W

T W L T

Audi Field will be the home for D.C. United, the most decorated franchise in U.S. soccer history and the most championed professional team in the District of Columbia. Opening in 2018, it will also host a variety of other sporting and cultural events, community activities, and concerts. The state-of-the-art urban facility has a capacity of 20,000 fans and will feature 31 luxury suites, a bike valet, and 500,000 total square feet of mixed-use retail and residential space on site, making it a 365-day destination for fans and D.C. residents alike.

2017 STAT LEADERS

Goals

Assists

Games Played

Minutes

Shots (on goal)

Shot Accuracy %

Saves (Shots Faced)

Passes

Passing Accuracy %

Key Passes

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

QUOTE SHEET On feelings before home opener…

“I think there’s always a sense of optimism of a new season. I think we’re excited about who we are in our preparations. We think we have a good mindset, but it’s the first game, so nobody’s going to be perfect and we have to figure out a way to win a game at home. They’re not going to be perfect--we’re not going to be perfect--but we have to find ways to win games early in the seasons and it starts this weekend.”

On the player transactions in the offseason…

“We’re excited about what Jose [Ortiz] brings to the table for us. He brings that Costa Rican passion that I love. He’s a guy that can start as a nine or also a guy who can bring us energy off the bench. He’s competitive, fiery, makes good runs in and around the box and understands how to score. I think he fits our team well, I think he fits the league well and we’re looking forward to him seeing some minutes in the near future.”

On Sean Franklin and Nick DeLeon’s positioning…

“I’m comfortable with Nick [DeLeon] at right back, I’m comfortable with Sean [Franklin] at right back, I’m comfortable with Sean [Franklin] in the middle and I’m comfortable with Bobby [Boswell] in the middle as well, so I think we have some good options. Over the course of preseason, everybody got enough minute in the positions that we’re going to use them at for me to have some tough decisions here, not only to start, but to be in the 18 and that’s a tough thing for a coach, but I suppose that’s a positive thing that you’re excited about the players you’ve got in the squad.”

On Chris Durkin…

“We think we have a pretty good plan for Chris [Durkin] and it involved Richmond, it involves the first team, it involves the Under-17s, in which he has a very big year ahead of him, whether it’s the qualifying and hopefully the World Cup. We’ll stick to that plan. If he continues to develop at the rate that he has been, who knows? Who knows how quick he gets into a First Team game? For now, the focus is, again, training with us as much as possible, getting games with Richmond and potentially us and doing the job with the Under 17s—he’s a big piece there, he’s a leader and going through those qualifications is a real growth moment for a young kid. I’ve gone through those and they’re great experiences to grow.”

On the fan base and new stadium…

United Head Coach Ben Olsen

“We have a very, very diverse fan base and we love them—the more diverse the better. It’s always been that way at D.C. United and nothing’s changed. We’re excited for all of our fans to be a part of this new stadium going forward.”

On developing the group…

“I’m trying to develop a group and of course within that there are individuals at every position and when I say ‘I’, I mean ‘we.’ I’ve got a great staff who has proven that we understand what young players need and how to push them along, but a lot of times, the development is about throwing them into the game and letting the game teach them. And then on top of throwing them into the game, giving them the trust to throw them back into the game after things didn’t go well and that’s kind of the trick in it in a real pressure-packed job and industry is to trust that the young guys can do it and give them a chance and then if given another chance. That’s a balance, though. If you have too many young guys out there then I think it can be problematic, so you’ve just got to find out the balance of whatever your team is. Rob [Vincent] is still young—Jared [Jeffery], Ian [Harkes], [Julian] Büscher had a heck of a preseason. We’ve got some guys like Steve [Birnbaum], Taylor [Kemp] and Nicky [DeLeon] in their prime—we have veterans in Sean [Franklin] and Bobby [Boswell], so we’ve got a pretty good balance over all. Patrick Mullins still hasn’t seen that many MLS games yet, so we’re looking forward to having a core that we can hopefully grow with and continue to gel into a good team.”

On combining the best three with the rest of the field…

“Figuring out who are best three, or our best combination is in the middle and then understanding that the guys who aren’t in that best three are going to play a lot of minutes—how do they fit in and what situations to they fit in? Because we feel like we have a very, very deep central midfield, but we still have some guys who still haven’t really gotten a lot of games in the MLS, so that’ll be an interesting story to see how that evolves.”

On Nolan Sheldon…

“He’s doing way better than I expected and my expectations were pretty high. He’s been around the club so he understands us as a staff already and his knowledge of the game is extremely high. He’s this new age coach that studies, always pushes to get better, has been through a lot of courses and camps with the French Federations, has all of the licensing that they put you through and I think a lot of the times, you get the benefit of some of these Academy coaches being very well-educated in the game. I think the guys like what he’s about as a person and I think they like what he’s about when he’s running training sessions.”

On how preseason went…

"We had a good few weeks down in Florida. The team got better as preseason went on and I think everyone is ready to get the season going."

On Sporting Kansas City…

“They work hard. They are a team that’s dangerous going forward. We’ve got to be aware of their strong players. It’s going to be a great game this weekend. It’s going to be exciting because both teams want to start off right. I think everyone is excited to play this weekend so it’s going to be a tough game for 90 minutes.”

On what it will take to win…

“I think what helped us out towards the end of preseason was getting our shape right. If we start there then the game will open up. If we’re tuned in mentally for 90 minutes it gives us a chance to win this game. At the end of the day we have to realize that we’re at home, it’s our home opener, and we need to come out and be sharp and make sure we’re a team that’s attacking first.”

On the importance of this week for the club…

It’s been a big week for us. Having our groundbreaking ceremony Monday, everyone is so excited about that. I know the fans are looking forward to this weekend and we’re going to give them something special weekend to start the season off right.

United Defender Sean Franklin

2017 Game Notes

Goal #

Key H- Header L- Left footed R- Right footed

Goal #

UNITED'S GOALS BREAKDOWN

OPPOSITION'S GOALS BREAKDOWN

Key H- Header L- Left footed R- Right footed

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# GOALS SCORED BY GAME Game: 3/4 v. Sporting KC 3/12 @ NYCFC 3/18 v. Columbus 4/1 v. Philadelphia 4/8 v. NYCFC 4/15 @ NYRB 4/22 @ New England 4/30 @ Atlanta 5/6 v. Montreal 5/13 v. Philadelphia 5/20 v. Chicago 5/27 @ Vancouver 5/31 @ Orlando 6/3 v. Los Angeles 6/17 @ Toronto 6/21 v. Atlanta 6/24 @ Philadelphia 7/1 @ Montreal 7/4 @ Dallas 7/19 @ Seattle 7/22 v. Houston 7/29 @ Minnesota 8/5 v. Toronto 8/12 v. Real Salt Lake 8/19 @ Colorado 8/23 v. Atlanta 8/26 v. New England 9/9 v. Orlando 9/16 @ Chicago 9/23 v. San Jose 9/27 @ NYRB 9/30 @ Columbus 10/15 @ Portland 10/22 v. NYRB

1 goal

2 goals

3 goals

4 goals

5 goals

6 goals

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# GOALS SCORED AGAINST BY GAME Game: 3/4 v. Sporting KC 3/12 @ NYCFC 3/18 v. Columbus 4/1 v. Philadelphia 4/8 v. NYCFC 4/15 @ NYRB 4/22 @ New England 4/30 @ Atlanta 5/6 v. Montreal 5/13 v. Philadelphia 5/20 v. Chicago 5/27 @ Vancouver 5/31 @ Orlando 6/3 v. Los Angeles 6/17 @ Toronto 6/21 v. Atlanta 6/24 @ Philadelphia 7/1 @ Montreal 7/4 @ Dallas 7/19 @ Seattle 7/22 v. Houston 7/29 @ Minnesota 8/5 v. Toronto 8/12 v. Real Salt Lake 8/19 @ Colorado 8/23 v. Atlanta 8/26 v. New England 9/9 v. Orlando 9/16 @ Chicago 9/23 v. San Jose 9/27 @ NYRB 9/30 @ Columbus 10/15 @ Portland 10/22 v. NYRB

1 goal

2 goals

3 goals

4 goals

5 goals

6 goals

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Season Notes

LAST GAME VS. SPORTING KC The last time the Black-and-Red faced Sporting KC came in a clash and 1-0 victory for United in Overland Park, KS on May 27 2016. In a game delayed by severe thunderstorms, United were missing defender Steve Birnbaum, who was preparing for Copa America play. After level play for nearly the game’s entirety, newcomer Alhaji Kamara scored off of a hooking Taylor Kemp cross just 22 seconds into his D.C. debut. The strike was enough to secure the road victory. HISTORY V. SPORTING KC United have a 21-20-12 overall record (13-6-7 home, 8-14-5 away) against Sporting Kansas City since their first match in 1996. There have been 142 goals scored in the matchup; D.C. United have scored 68 compared to Sporting KC's 74. UNITED SIGN LUCIANO ACOSTA United have acquired Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta on a permanent transfer from Boca Juniors following the expiration of his one-year loan agreement. He will occupy a Designated Player spot for the majority of his contract. Targeted Allocation Money will be used to buy down his salary budget charge for the 2017 season. UNITED RE-SIGN USMNT DEFENDER STEVE BIRNBAUM United have re-signed U.S. Men’s National Team center back Steve Birnbaum to a multi-year contract using Targeted Allocation Money. The thirdyear defender had his most productive season yet in 2016, setting career highs in appearances (26), starts (26), minutes (2,340), goals (3), assists (2) and shots (33) en route to being named the club's Most Valuable Player and Defender of the Year. FORWARD PATRICK MULLINS SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION D.C. United have extended the contract of 25-year-old forward Patrick Mullins. Mullins scored eight goals and recorded two assists in 14 appearances after joining the Black-and-Red via trade with New York City FC on July 20. PRESEASON RECAP United faced the Under-17 U.S. Men’s National Team (6-0 win), Philadelphia Union (2-2 draw), and Swedish top-tier side Jönköpings Södra IF (3-2 win). After a week break back in D.C., the team traveled to Clearwater, Fla., where they competed in the 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Suncoast Invitational. D.C. took on the Montreal Impact (4-2 loss) and Saint Louis FC (3-0 win) from the United Soccer League (USL) in the preseason tournament. The team completed the 2017 preseason camp with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sat. Feb. 25, before returning home. D.C. UNITED SIGN MLS VETERAN SÉBASTIEN LE TOUX On Jan. 24, United signed free agent Sébastien Le Toux to a one-year contract. The 33-year-old has made 247 regular season appearances, scoring 57 goals and tallying 57 assists. Le Toux is the only active MLS player to reach the 50-50 milestone in both goals and assists and is one of sixteen in MLS history to accomplish the feat. Le Toux played for the Seattle Sounders, Philadelphia Union, Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids, before making the move to Washington this offseason. United sign Ian Harkes to Homegrown Deal D.C. United signed academy product and former Wake Forest Demon Deacon Ian Harkes as the club’s ninth Homegrown Player on Jan. 23. Ian’s father, John Harkes, made over 80 appearances for the Black-and-Red from ‘96-‘98 and scored 14 goals. UNITED SELECT MONMOUTH GOALKEEPER ERIC KLENOFSKY The Black-and-Red selected Monmouth University goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky with the 12th overall pick in the second round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. As a senior, Klenofsky was named the 2016 MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and ranked first in the conference with a GAA of 0.87. His freshman season, he led the nation in GAA with an average of just 0.22. Klenofsky racked up 246 saves and 32 shutouts in his four seasons as a Hawk. BLACK-AND-RED SELECT MARYLAND DEFENDER CHRIS ODOI-ATSEM United selected University of Maryland defender Chris Odoi-Atsem with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. The former First Team All-Big Ten Conference man scored eight goals and tallied three assists (six of which came in 2016) in 88 appearances for the Terps.

UNITED ACQUIRES COSTA RICAN INTERNATIONAL JOSE ORTIZ On Dec. 18, 2016, United acquired CS Herediano forward Jose Guillermo Ortiz on loan with an option to buy at the end of the 2017 season. In 2016, the 24-year-old had a breakout season with L.D. Alajuelense in the Primera División de Costa Rica, scoring 15 goals. In four seasons with Alajuelense, Ortiz scored 28 goals and recorded five assists. HOME OPENER RECORD Since 1996, the Black-and-Red have accumulated a 9-7-5 home-opening record at RFK Stadium scoring 30 goals in 21 games. New Year, New Stadium United finally received approval on Feb. 16 to break ground on Audi Field, the team’s future home at Buzzard Point. The Washington D.C. Zoning Commission voted 5-0 in favor of the stadium just days after the Black-andRed announced that Audi had secured the naming rights. The new stadium will have capacity for 20,000 fans. MLS SuperDraft On Jan. 13, all 22 MLS teams met in Los Angeles for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. D.C. United selected Maryland defender Chris Odoi-Atsem with the 12th pick in the first round before selecting Monmouth University goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky with the 34th overall pick, followed by Radford defender Jo Vetle Rimstad with the 43rd overall pick.

2017 Game Notes

Regular Season Box Scores

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Lineup

V. Sporting KC 03/04/2017

Goals D.C. SKC

Misconduct Summary:

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at New York City FC 03/12/2017

Goals NYC D.C.

Game

Lineup

V. Columbus 03/18/2017

Goals D.C. CLB

Lineup

v. Philadelphia 04/01/2017

Goals D.C. PHI

Lineup

v. New York City FC 04/08/2017

Game

Lineup

at New York Red Bulls 04/15/2017

Goals NYR D.C.

Lineup

at New England 04/22/2017

Goals NE D.C.

Lineup

Goals ATL D.C.

v. Montreal 05/06/2017

Lineup

Goals D.C. MTL

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at Atlanta 04/30/2017

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Game

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v. Philadelphia 05/13/2017

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Lineup

v. Chicago 05/20/2017

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Lineup

at Vancouver 05/27/2017

Goals 1 2 D.C. PHI Misconduct Summary:

Goals 1 2 D.C. CHI Misconduct Summary:

Goals VAN D.C.

Lineup

at Orlando 05/31/2017

Game

Lineup

v. Los Angeles 06/03/2017

Lineup

at Toronto 06/17/2017

Goals D.C. LA

Goals TOR D.C.

Lineup

v. Atlanta 06/21/2017

Goals D.C. ATL

Lineup

at Philadelphia 06/24/2017

Goals PHI D.C.

at Montreal 07/01/2017

Lineup

Goals MTL D.C.

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Lineup

at Dallas 07/04/2017

Goals DAL D.C.

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at Seattle 07/19/2017

Goals SEA D.C.

Game

Lineup

v. Houston 07/22/2017

Goals D.C. HOU

Lineup

at Minnesota 07/29/2017

Goals MIN D.C.

Lineup

v. Toronto 08/05/2017

Goals D.C. TOR

Lineup

v. Real Salt Lake 08/12/2017

Goals D.C. RSL

Lineup

Goals COL D.C.

Lineup

v. Atlanta 08/23/2017

Goals D.C. ATL

v. New England 08/26/2017

Lineup

Goals D.C. NE

Misconduct Summary:

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SVS

S(OG)

SVS

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at Colorado 08/19/2017

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v. Orlando 09/09/2017

Goals D.C. ORL

Misconduct Summary:

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Lineup Chicago

at Chicago 09/16/2017

Game

Goals CHI D.C.

v. San Jose

Goals D.C. SJ

1 0 1

2 1 3

SVS

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F 1 4

S(OG) 11(3) 11(7)

SVS 3 2

FC 15 23

OS 1 0

09/23/2017

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at New York Red Bulls 09/27/2017

Goals NYR D.C.

1 0 0

2 0 3

Scoring Summary:

F 0 3

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at Columbus 09/30/2017

Goals CLB D.C.

1 1 1

2 0 1

F 1 2

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at Portland 10/15/2017

Goals POR D.C.

v. New York Red Bulls 10/22/2017

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Misconduct Summary:

OS 1 2

S(OG) 15(6) 6(3)

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FC 9 13

OS 2 0

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Miscellaneous 2017 Stats

Quickest D.C. United Goal:

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Cateogrical Win-Loss

Multi-Goal Games:

Overall 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Home 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Road 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Multi-Goal Games Against:

Overall: v. West v. East

Red Cards:

Scoring First: Opp. Scoring First:

0-0-0 0-0-0

Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Out-Shooting Opp.: Out-Shot by Opp.: Shots Even:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Hat Tricks:

In Shutouts: In Games Decided by 1 goal: In Games Decided by 2 goals: In Games Decided by 3+ goals:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Hat Tricks Against:

Day Games (before 5 p.m.): Night Games (5 p.m. or after):

0-0-0 0-0-0

In Primary (Black/Red): In Secondary (White/Red):

0-0-0 0-0-0

On Wednesdays: On Thursdays: On Fridays: On Saturdays: On Sundays:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

On ESPN/ESPN 2 On FS1 On UniMás: On News Channel 8 On ABC 7:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

In March: In April: In May: In June: In July: In August: In September: In October:

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

When up a man: When down a man:

0-0-0 0-0-0

Quickest Goal Against: Latest D.C. United Goal

Latest Goal Against Opp. Red Cards: Game-Winning Goals after 75’:

Game-Tying Goals after 75’:

Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’:

Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’:

United Weekly MLS Awards 2017

AT&T Goal of the Week Nominations : Save of the Week: Etihad Player of the Month: MLS Player of the Week: MLS Team of the Week:

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National National Team Players Team Players United States of America Bill Hamid | 2 Caps 1 Shutouts Steve Birnbaum | 10 Caps 1 Goals Chris Rolfe | 10 Caps 2 Goals Bobby Boswell | 3 caps 0 goals

Costa Rica José Guillermo Ortiz | 4 caps 2 goals

Ghana Lloyd Sam | 1 cap 0 goals

Transactions Players In:

Players Out:

M Lamar Neagle | 12/7/15 - trade from Seattle M Patrick Nyarko | 1/6/16 - trade from Chicago M Marcelo Sarvas | 2/1/16 - trade from Colorado M Luciano Acosta | 2/15/16 - loan from Boca Juniors M Rob Vincent | 2/17/16 - transfer from Pittsburgh M Julian Büscher | 2/19/16 - SuperDraft F Alhaji Kamara | 5/11/16 - Discovery Claim signing D/M Chris Durkin | 6/14/16 - Homegrown signing M/F Lloyd Sam | 7/7/16 - trade from New York Red Bulls F Patrick Mullins | 7/20/16 - trade from NYCFC M Ian Harkes | 1/23/17 - Homegrown Signing GK Eric Klenofsky | 1/13/17 - SuperDraft D Chris Odoi-Atsem | 1/13/17 - SuperDraft F Sébastien Le Toux | 1/24/17 - Free agent F José Guillermo Ortiz | 12/20/16 - loan from CS Herediano D Maxim Tissot | 2/24/17 - signed

Squad Building

As of March 3, 2017 Year

SuperDraft*

Allocation/Waiver/Lottery

Trade

Off-Season Signing

Re-Entry

2009

Homegrown Bill Hamid

2010 2011

Chris Korb (R2)

2012

Nick DeLeon (R1)

Andrew Dykstra

2013

Taylor Kemp (R1)

2014

Steve Birnbaum (R1)

Jared Jeffrey (waiver) Chris Rolfe (CHI) Kofi Opare (LA)

2015

Miguel Aguilar (R1)

Álvaro Saborío (RSL)

2016

Julian Büscher (R1)

Charlie Horton (NE) Lamar Neagle (SEA) Patrick Nyarko (CHI) Lloyd Sam (NYR) Marcelo Sarvas (COL) Patrick Mullins (NYC) Kennedy Igboananike (CHI)

2017

Chris Odoi-Atsem (R1) Eric Klenofsky (R2)

Bobby Boswell Sean Franklin Travis Worra Luke Mishu

Alhaji Kamara

Luciano Acosta Rob Vincent

José Guillermo Ortiz Sébastien Le Toux Maxim Tissot

Ian Harkes

* The MLS SuperDraft was combined with the MLS Supplemental Draft in 2014. In previous years, the MLS Supplemental Draft was held one week later than the MLS SuperDraft.

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Alphabetical Roster No.

Player

Pos.

Weight

Birthdate

Hometown

College

Status

Luciano Acosta

5-3

130

5-31-94

Buenos Aires, Argentina

INT

Steve Birnbaum

6-1

180

1-23-91

Irvine, CA

California

Bobby Boswell

6-2

185

3-15-83

Austin, TX

Florida International U.

Julian Büscher

5-10

170

4-22-93

Dolmen, Germany

Syracuse

Nick DeLeon

D/M

5-10

170

7-17-90

Phoenix, AZ

Louisville

Chris Durkin

6-0

165

2-8-00

Glen Allen, VA

Sean Franklin

5-10

160

3-21-85

Panorama City, CA

Cal State U. Northridge

Bill Hamid

6-3

225

11-25-90

Annandale, VA

Ian Harkes

6-0

160

3-30-95

Fairfax, VA

Wake Forest University

Jared Jeffrey

5-11

165

6-14-90

Richardson, TX

Alhaji Kamara

6-0

161

4-16-94

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Taylor Kemp

5-11

153

7-23-90

Highlands Ranch, CO

University of Maryland

Eric Klenofsky

6-6

180

9-21-94

Lincoln Park, NJ

Monmouth

Sébastien Le Toux

6-0

155

1-10-84

Rennes, France

Patrick Mullins

6-1

176

2-5-92

New Orleans, LA

University of Maryland

Lamar Neagle

M/F

5-11

165

5-7-87

Federal Way, WA

UNLV

Patrick Nyarko

6-0

160

1-15-86

Kumasi, Ghana

Virginia Tech

Chris Odoi-Atsem

5-8

150

5-28-95

Mitchellville, MD

University of Maryland

Kofi Opare

6-2

190

10-12-90

Mampong, Ghana

Michigan

José Guillermo Ortiz

5-11

160

06-20-1992

Uruca, San José, Costa Rica

Jalen Robinson

5-9

145

5-8-94

Catonsville, MD

Wake Forest

Chris Rolfe

M/F

5-8

155

1-17-93

Kettering, OH

Dayton

Lloyd Sam

5-8

173

9-27-84

London, England

Marcelo Sarvas

5-10

155

10-16-81

São Paulo, Brazil

Maxim Tissot

5-10

161

4-13-92

Gatineau, Quebec

Rob Vincent

F/M

5-10

175

10-26-90

Liverpool, England

University of Charleston, WV

Travis Worra

6-3

175

4-9-93

Lancaster, PA

University of New Hampshire

SUP

SUP/GA/INT

SUP/HG

INT/SUP

INT

INT SUP/HG

Numerical Roster No.

Player

Pronunciation

Age

Place of Birth

2016 Club

Travis Worra

WORE-uh

Lancaster, PA

D.C. United

Taylor Kemp

Highlands Ranch, CO

D.C. United

Chris Odoi-Atsem

Mitchellville, MD

University of Maryland

Sean Franklin

Panorama City, CA

D.C. United

Kofi Opare

CO-fee oh-PAR-ee

Mampong, Ghana

D.C. United

Marcelo Sarvas

sahr-VIS

São Paulo, Brazil

Colorado Rapids

Lloyd Sam

Leeds, England

NY Red Bulls/ D.C. United

José Guillermo Ortiz

San José, Costa Rica

Alajuelense

Luciano Acosta

loo-SYAH-no uh-KOHS-tuh

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Boca Juniors(on loan to Estudiantes)

Sébastien Le Toux

She-BASS-teehn leh-TOO

Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

Colorado Rapids

Patrick Nyarko

NEE-yah-koh

Kumasi, Ghana

D.C. United

Lamar Neagle

NAY-gull

Federal Way, WA

D.C. United

Nick DeLeon

de-le-ON

Phoenix, AZ

D.C. United

Steve Birnbaum

BURN-bawm

Irvine, CA

D.C. United

Patrick Mullins

New Orleans, LA

New York City F.C./D.C. United

Chris Rolfe

Kettering, OH

D.C. United

Jalen Robinson

Catonsville, MD

D.C. United

Chris Durkin

Hampton, VA

D.C. United Academy

Ian Harkes

Derby, England

Wake Forest University

Eric Klenofsky

Lincoln Park, NJ

Monmouth

Jared Jeffrey

RIchardson, TX

D.C. United

Rob Vincent

Liverpool, England

D.C. United

Bill Hamid

Annandale, VA

D.C. United

Maxim Tissot

Gatineau, Quebec

Ottawa Fury

Bobby Boswell

Austin, TX

D.C. United

Julian Büscher

BOO-sher

Dolmen, Germany

D.C. United

Alhaji Kamara

ahl-HAH-jee kuh-MAR-uh

Freetown, Sierra Leone

INT: International Player

OH-DUE-EE AH-CHAM

KLEN-OFF-SKI

Ti-so

DEV: Developmental Player

GC: Green Card Status

Ga: Generation adidas

SUP: Supplemental Roster

D.C. United

DP: Designated Player

HG: Homegrown

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

2017 Stats - All Official Regular Season Competitions Total No.

Player:

Pos:

Luciano Acosta

G 0

MLS

A 0

C 0

E 0

GP 0

GS 0

G 0

U.S. Open Cup A

C 0

CONCACAF Champions League C

Steve Birnbaum

Bobby Boswell

Julian Büscher

Nick DeLeon

Chris Durkin

D/M

Sean Franklin

Bill Hamid

Ian Harkes

Jared Jeffrey

Alhaji Kamara

Taylor Kemp

Eric Klenofsky

Sébastien Le Toux

Patrick Mullins

Lamar Neagle

M/F

Patrick Nyarko

Chris Odoi-Atsem

Kofi Opare

José Guillermo Ortiz

Jalen Robinson

Chris Rolfe

M/F

Lloyd Sam

Marcelo Sarvas

Maxim Tissot

Rob Vincent

M/F

Travis Worra

2017 GK Stats - All Official Regular Season Competitions Total

Player:

MLS

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

GAA

SVS

GAA

SVS

GAA

SVS

GAA

Bill Hamid

Eric Klenofsky

Travis Worra

PTS

2017 MLS Standings Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Pos.

Team

Pos.

Team

PTS

Atlanta United

Colorado Rapids

GD 0

Chicago Fire

FC Dallas

Columbus Crew

Houston Dynamo

D.C. United

LA Galaxy

Montreal Impact

Minnesota United FC

New England Revolution

Portland TImbers

New York City FC

Real Salt Lake

New York Red Bulls

San Jose Earthquakes

Orlando City SC

Seattle Sounders

Philadelphia

Sporting Kansas City

Toronto

Vancouver Whitecaps

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

Last Time in MLS Regular Season #

Player:

Last Game:

Last Start:

Last Goal:

Last Assist:

Luciano Acosta

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

Steve Birnbaum

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

09/11/16 @ New York Red Bulls (2-2 D)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

Bobby Boswell

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

08/13/16 v. Portland (2-0 W)

Julian Büscher

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

09/24/16 v. Orlando (4-1 W)

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L) X2

Nick DeLeon

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

10/18/15 v. Chicago (4-0 W)

Chris Durkin

Sean Franklin

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

06/25/16 v. New England (2-0 W)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

Ian Harkes

Jared Jeffrey

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

07/01/16 v. Real Salt Lake (1-1 T)

Alhaji Kamara

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

05/27/16 @ Sporting KC (1-0 W)

Taylor Kemp

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

08/06/16 v. Philadelphia (2-2 T)

09/24/16 v. Orlando (4-1 W) X2

Sébastien Le Toux

10/23/16 v. HOU (1-1 D) w/ COL

10/01/16 v. POR (1-0 Win) w/ COL

10/08/2016 @ HOU (3-2 W) w/ COL

Patrick Mullins

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

Lamar Neagle

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

10/1/16 @ Toronto (2-1 W)X2

09/28/16 v. Columbus (3-0 W)

Patrick Nyarko

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

09/28/16 v. Columbus (3-0 W)

Chris Odoi-Atsem

Kofi Opare

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

05/13/15 v. Orlando City SC (2-1 W)

José Guillermo Ortiz

Jalen Robinson

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

Chris Rolfe

04/30/16 v. Chicago (1-1 T)

09/19/15 v. Columbus (2-1 L)

04/02/16 v. San Jose (1-1 T)

Lloyd Sam

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

09/28/16 v. Columbus (3-0 W)

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W) X2

Marcelo Sarvas

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

09/24/16 v. Orlando (4-1 W)

08/21/16 v. New York Red Bulls (2-2 T)

08/27/16 v. Chicago (6-2 W)

Maxim Tissot

05/28/16 v. LA (3-2 W) w/ MTL

04/30/16 v. COL (2-2 T) w/ MTL

05/11/13 v. RSL (3-2 W) w/ MTL

Rob Vincent

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

10/16/16 v. NYCFC (3-1 W)

Last Time in MLS Regular Season (Goalkeepers) #

Player:

Last Game:

Last Start:

Last Win:

Last Shutout:

Bill Hamid

10/1/16 @ Toronto (2-1 W)

09/28/16 v. Columbus (3-0 W)

Eric Klenofsky

Travis Worra

10/23/16 v. ORL (4-2 L)

05/13/16 v. New York Red Bulls (2-0 W)

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

D.C. United All-Time Season Highs Year:

Goals

Assists

Shots

Shots on Goal

Yellow Cards

Saves

2016

Neagle (9)

Acosta (11)

Neagle (40)

Mullins (23)

Sarvas (11)

Hamid (68)

2015

Chris Rolfe (10)

Fabián Espíndola (7)

Chris Rolfe (64)

Chris Rolfe (29)

Davy Arnaud (8)

Bill Hamid (101)

2014

Fabián Espíndola (11) Luis Silva (11)

Fabián Espíndola (9)

Fabián Espíndola (68)

Fabián Espíndola (31)

Perry Kitchen (11)

Bill Hamid (110)

2013

Luis Silva (3) Dwayne De Rosario (3) Kyle Porter (3)

Perry Kitchen (4)

Dwayne De Rosario (59)

Dwayne De Rosario (22)

Perry Kitchen (6)

Bill Hamid (80)

2012

Chris Pontius (12)

Dwayne De Rosario (12)

Dwayne De Rosario (81)

Chris Pontius (29)

Marcelo Saragosa (4)

Bill Hamid (88)

2011

Dwayne De Rosario (13)

Dwayne De Rosario (7) Josh Wolff (7)

Dwayne De Rosario (76)

Dwayne De Rosario (31)

Marc Burch (4) Brandon McDonald (4) Perry Kitchen (4)

Bill Hamid (77)

2010

Andy Najar (5) Daniel Allsopp (5)

Rodney Wallace (2) Santino Quaranta (2)

Santino Quaranta (58)

Santino Quaranta (24)

Julius James (7)

Troy Perkins (72)

2009

Luciano Emilio (10)

Santino Quaranta (6)

Luciano Emilio (59)

Luciano Emilio (29)

Rodney Wallace (8)

Josh Wicks (78)

2008

Luciano Emilio (11)

Jaime Moreno (10)

Luciano Emilio (76)

Luciano Emilio (29)

Rodney Wallace (8)

Zachary Wells (56)

2007

Luciano Emilio (20)

Christian Gomez (9)

Christian Gomez (82)

Luciano Emilio (47)

Ben Olsen (8)

Troy Perkins (117)

2006

Christian Gomez (14)

Christian Gomez (11)

Christian Gomez (63)

Christian Gomez (35)

Bobby Boswell (8)

Troy Perkins (100)

2005

Jaime Moreno (16)

Christian Gomez (9)

Jaime Moreno (77)

Jaime Moreno (46)

Ben Olsen (7)

Nick Rimando (92)

2004

Alecko Eskandarian (10)

Jaime Moreno (14)

Alecko Eskandarian (58)

Alecko Eskandarian (32)

Alecko Eskandarian (8)

Troy Perkins (52)

2003

Marco Etcheverry (6) Dema Kovalenko (6)

Marco Etcheverry (7) Ben Olsen (7)

Ben Olsen (31)

Dema Kovalenko (14)

Mike Petke (9)

Nick Rimando (100)

2002

Bobby Convey (5) Ali Curtis (5)

Marco Etcheverry (8)

Bobby Convey (39)

Bobby Convey (25)

Marco Etcheverry (9)

Nick Rimando (131)

2001

Abdul Thompson Conteh (14)

Marco Etcheverry (12)

Abdul Thompson Conteh (71)

Abdul Thompson Conteh (45)

Carey Talley (9)

Mike Ammann (73)

2000

Jaime Moreno (12)

Marco Etcheverry (8)

Jaime Moreno (68)

Jaime Moreno (37)

Geoff Aunger (11)

Tom Presthus (78)

1999

Roy Lassiter (18)

Marco Etcheverry (17)

Roy Lassiter (85)

Roy Lassiter (47)

Marco Etcheverry (8)

Tom Presthus (88)

1998

Roy Lassiter (18)

Marco Etcheverry (19)

Jaime Moreno (87)

Jaime Moreno (48)

Marco Etcheverry (9)

Scott Garlick (88)

1997

Jaime Moreno (16)

Marco Etcheverry (11) Tony Sanneh (11)

Raul Diaz Arce (68)

Jaime Moreno (46)

Tony Sanneh (6)

Scott Garlick (57)

1996

Raul Diaz Arce (23)

Marco Etcheverry (19)

Raul Diaz Arce (100)

Raul Diaz Arce (49)

Marco Etcheverry (7)

Jeff Causey (70)

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

Coaches & Staff

General Manager

Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Dave Kasper

Ben Olsen

Chad Ashton

Zach Thornton

Nolan Sheldon

Chad Ashton first joined D.C. United’s technical staff prior to the start of the 2007 season. He currently serves as an Assistant Coach to Ben Olsen after holding the same position under Tom Soehn from 2007-2009. In 2010, Ashton served as the club’s Technical Director, before a move back to the sidelines when Olsen was named Interim Head Coach midway through the 2010 season.

Zach Thornton joined D.C. United before the 2015 MLS season as Director of Goalkeeping and assistant coach from Villanova University, where he served as the Associate Head Coach for the Men’s Soccer team from January 2013 -January 2015. Prior to Villanova, Thornton volunteered his time at Loyola University for the 2012 season.

Nolan Sheldon joined D.C. United in 2010 after spending three years as a staff coach for IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He served as an Assistant Coach for the D.C. United's U16 Development Academy team during the 2010-2011 season and was named the U-18 Developmental Academy Head Coach in 2012. Sheldon completed three seasons as U18 Academy Head Coach and in summer 2014 was named Academy Director, a role he assumed for two years. Sheldon transitioned into an assistant coach under Ben Olsen following the 2016 season.

During Kasper’s 15-year tenure, D.C. United have won five major trophies: the 2004 MLS Cup, two MLS Supporters’ Shields (2006 and 2007) and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2008 and 2013). Kasper has guided United to eight playoff appearances, including three as the firstplace team in the Eastern Conference. United also reached the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup finals.

Record:

75-86-54

Home:

51-30-27

Away :

24-56-27

Olsen’s coaching career began at the beginning of the 2010 season as an assistant under United head coach Curt Onalfo. Midway through the 2010 campaign, Olsen replaced Onalfo, making his debut as Interim Head Coach on August 7 at New England. Following improved play under the former United captain, Olsen was hired permanently as Head Coach on November 29, 2010. At 33-years-old he was, at the time, the youngest coach in Major League Soccer.

First-Team Roster

Bill Hamid | 28

Eric Klenofsky | 24

Travis Worra | 48

@TravWorra1

Steve Birnbaum | 15

Bobby Boswell | 32

Sean Franklin | 5

Homegrown Player Acquired:Signed as a Homegrown Player with D.C. United on 2/25/15

Acquired: Selected34th overall in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1/13/17

Acquired:Signed with D.C. United on 2/25/15

Acquired: Selected in stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft

Acquired: Selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft

Last MLS Appearance: N/A

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Acquired: Selected second overall in 2014 MLS SUperDraft on 1/16/14

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 45 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Last Goal: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC

Last Goal: 6/25/16 v. New England

Last Assist: 8/13/16 v. Portland

Last Assist: 7/23/16 at Toronto

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 30 (29 starts) Goals: 2 Assists: 1

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 29 (29 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: 1

@BillHamid28

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16 Last Shutout: 3-0 win v. Columbus (9/28/16) 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 20 (20 starts) Saves: 69 Shutouts: 5

Last Shutout: N/A MLS Career Appearances: 0 appearances (0 starts) Saves: 0 Shutouts: 0 2016 U.S. Open Cup: One Appearance (One start)

Last Shutout: 2-0 win v. New York Red Bulls (5/13/16) 2016 MLS Season: Appearances: 13 (13 starts) Saves: 34 Shutouts: 4

MLS Career Appearances: 160 appearances (160 starts) Saves: 545 Shutouts: 43

MLS Career Appearances: 14 appearances (13 starts) Saves: 35 Shutouts: 4

2016 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

2016 U.S. Open Cup: One Appearance (One start)

@StevenBirnbaum

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16 Last Goal: 9/11/16 v. New York Red Bulls Last Assist: 8/27/16 v. Chicago 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 26 (26 starts) Goals: 3 Assists: 2 MLS Career Postseason Appearances: 5 Starts:5 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 MLS Career Appearances: 69 (68 starts) Goals: 5 Assists: 2 2016 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

@Bobbyboswell

MLS Career Appearances: 355 (350 starts) Goals: 18 Assists: 13 2016 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

@SFranklin5

MLS Career Appearances: 242 (230 starts) Goals: 8 Assists: 25 2016 U.S. Open Cup: One appearance (one start)

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

Roster Continued

Taylor Kemp | 2

Nick DeLeon | 14

@TKemp02

@NickDeLeon7

Acquired: Selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft

Acquired: Selected 17th overall in 2013 MLS SuperDraft

Acquired: Selected seventh overall Acquired: Traded from Los Angein 2012 MLS SuperDraft les on 7/29/14

Last MLS Appearance: Played 45 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16

Last Goal: 6/25/16 v. New England

Last Goal: 8/6/16 v. Philadelphia

Last Goal: 8/27/16 v. Chicago

Last Assist: 7/23/16 at Toronto

Last Assist: 9/24/16 v. Orlando

Last Assist: 10/18/15 v. Chicago

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 29 (29 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: 1

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 31 (30 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: 6

2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0

MLS Career Appearances: 242 (230 starts) Goals: 8 Assists: 25

MLS Career Appearances: 79 (73 starts) Goals: 3 Assists: 14

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 32 (27 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: N/A

2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: 146 (131 starts) Goals: 13 Assists: 15

Sean Franklin | 5 @SFranklin5

2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Kofi Opare | 6 @Kofiopare6

Jalen Robinson | 20 @JayyBird15

Chris Durkin | 21 @ChrisDurkin0

Homegrown Player Acquired: Signed as DCU Homegrown Player on 1/6/14

Homegrown Player Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 6/14/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Last Appearance: Played 86 minutes in 0-0 (4-3) loss v. Fort Lauderdale on 6/15/16

Last Goal: 9/22/15 v. Montego Bay (SCCL)

Last Goal: N/A

Last Assist: N/A

2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 4 appearances (3 starts) Goals: N/A Assists: N/A

2016 MLS Season Appearances: N/A Goals: N/A Assists: N/A

Last Assist: N/A 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 10 (10 starts) Goals: N/A Assists: N/A MLS Career Appearances: 40 (38 starts) Goals: 2 Assists: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: 4 appearances (3 starts) Goals: N/A Assists: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: N/A Goals: N/A Assists: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Ian Harkes | 23

Jared Jeffrey | 25 Acquired: Waiver draft on 7/3/13

Homegrown Player Acquired: signed as Homegrown Player on 1/23/17

Last MLS Appearance: Played 18 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Last Appearance: N/A Last Goal: N/A

Last Goal: 7/23/16 v. Toronto

Last Assist: N/A

2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0

MLS Career Appearances: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 21 (14 starts) Goals: 2 Assists: N/A

2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: 43 (27 starts) Goals: 4 Assists: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Marcelo Sarvas | 7

Luciano Acosta | 11

@MarceloSarvas

@LuchoAcosta94

Green Card Acquired: Acquired from Colorado on 2/1/16

International Acquired: Loaned to D.C. United from Boca Juniors in February 2016

Last MLS Appearance: Played 45 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16 Last Goal: 8/21/16 v. NYRB Last Assist: 8/27/16 v. NYRB 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 28 (26 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: 2 MLS Career Appearances: 141 (127 starts) Goals: 12 Assists: 22 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Last MLS Appearance: Played 80 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16 Last Goal: 8/27/16 v. Chicago Last Assist: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 31 (25 starts) Goals: 3 Assists: 11 MLS Career Appearances: 31 (25 starts) Goals: 3 Assists: 11 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Julian Büscher | 33 @JulianBuscher

Generation adidas/ International Acquired: Signed as a Generation Adidas Player in 2016 MLS SuperDraft on 1/7/16 Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16 Last Goal: 9/24/16 v. Orlando

Sébastien Le Toux | 11 @SEBASTIENLETOUX

Green Card Acquired: Signed as MLS free agent on 1/24/17 Last MLS Appearance: Played 61 minutes in 1-1 draw v. HOU on 10/23/16 Last Goal: 10/01/16 v. Portland Last Assist: 10/08/16 v. Houston

Last Assist: 10/23/16 v. Orlando X2 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) 2017 MLS Season Goals: 0 Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 32 (21 starts) 2016 MLS Season Goals: 3 Appearances: 20 (3 starts) Assists: 7 Goals: 1 Assists: 4 MLS Career Appearances: 247 (199 starts) MLS Career Goals: 57 Appearances: 20 (3 starts) Assists: 57 Goals: 1 Assists: 4 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

Roster Continued

Lamar Neagle | 13

Patrick Nyarko | 12 @pattyberron

Chris Rolfe | 18

@LamarNeagle

Acquired: Traded from Seattle on 12/7/15

Green Card Acquired: Traded from Chicago on 1/6/16

Acquired: Traded from Chicago on 4/2/14

@ChrisRolfe17

Last MLS Appearance: Played 72 minutes in 1-1 draw at Chicago on 4/30/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16

Last Goal: 10/1/16 @ Toronto X2

Last Goal: 8/27/16 v. Chicago

Last Goal: 9/19/15 v. Columbus (PK)

Last Assist: 9/28/16 v. Columbus

Last Assist: 4/2/16 at San Jose

2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 30 (20 starts) Goals: 9 Assists: 6

2016 MLS Season Appearances: 26 (23 starts) Goals: 4 Assists: 8

2016 MLS Season Appearances: Nine (nine starts) Goals: N/A Assists: 1

MLS Career Appearances: 169 (117 starts) Goals: 37 Assists: 25

MLS Career Appearances: 222 (171 starts) Goals: 23 Assists: 47

2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: 239 (208 starts) Goals: 64 Assists: 33 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Maxim Tissot | 31 International Acquired: Signed on 2/24/17 Last Appearance: Played 90 minutes in 3-2 win v. Los Angeles on 5/28/16 Last Goal: 4/30/16 v. Colorado Last Assist: 5/11/13 v. Real Salt Lake 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 7 (5 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: 0 MLS Career Appearances: 44 (22 starts) Goals: 5 Assists: 1 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Patrick Mullins | 16 @PMullins14

Acquired: Traded from New York City FC on 7/20/16 Last MLS Appearance: Played 85 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16 Last Goal: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC Last Assist: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: D.C. United: 14 (12 starts) NYCFC: Seven (two starts) Goals: 8 Assists: 3 MLS Career Appearances: 66 (39 starts) Goals: 18 Assists: 8 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

JosĂŠ Ortiz | 9 @JOrtiz21_

International Acquired: acquired on loan from CS Herediano on 12/20/16. Last MLS Appearance: N/A Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 MLS Career Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Lloyd Sam | 8

Rob Vincent | 26

@MrLloydSam

@RV_17

Alhaji Kamara | 45

Green Card Acquired: Traded from New York on 7/7/16

Green Card Acquired: Signed on 2/16/16

International Acquired: Discovery Claim signing on 5/11/16

Last MLS Appearance: Played 76 minutes in 3-1 win v. NYCFC on 10/16/16 Last Goal: 9/28/16 v. Columbus Last Assist: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC X2 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: D.C. United: 13 (13 starts) NYRB: 16 (13 starts) Goals: 3 Assists: 9 MLS Career Appearances: 119 (95 starts) Goals: 23 Assists: 28 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

Last MLS Appearance: Played 72 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16 Last Goal: 10/16/16 v. NYCFC Last Assist: N/A 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 20 (12 starts) Goals: 2 Assists: N/A MLS Career Appearances: 20 (12 starts) Goals: 2 Assists: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

@superkam17

Last MLS Appearance: Played 40 minutes in 4-2 loss at Orlando on 10/23/16 Last Goal: 5/27/16 at Sporting KC Last Assist: N/A 2017 MLS Season Appearances: 0 (0 starts) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 2016 MLS Season Appearances: 8 (2 starts) Goals: 1 Assists: N/A

MLS Career Appearances: 8 (2 start) Goals: 1 Assists: N/A 2017 U.S. Open Cup: N/A

2017 Game Notes

Saturday, March 4

Record Books Updated Games Played Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Bobby Boswell (14’, 15’) 2016: DeLeon Minutes Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Bobby Boswell (‘14) 2016: Kemp

GP 329 34 32 Min 25,276 3,045 2,745

Goals Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Raul Diaz Arce (‘96) Game: Raul Diaz Arce (‘96, ‘97) Conteh (‘01) 2016: Neagle

# 131 23 4

Assists Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Marco Etcheverry (‘96, ‘98) 2016: Acosta

# 102 19 11

Shots Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Raul Diaz Arce (‘96) Game: De Rosario (8/6/11) Half: Eskandarian (7/22/06) 2016: Neagle

# 674 100 9 8 40

Shots on Goal Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Raul Diaz Arce Game: 7 times Half: Conteh (7/4/01) 2016: Mullins

# 388 49 6 5 23

Fouls Committed Career: Ben Olsen Season: Carey Talley Game: Chris Albright (5/27/00 Fred (7/14/07) 2016: Sarvas

# 436 76 9

Fouls Suffered Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Jamie Moreno (‘01) Game: 7 times Half: Marco Etcheverry (‘96) 2016: Sarvas

# 688 87 8 7 65

Offsides Career: Jamie Moreno Season: Roy Lassiter (‘99) Game: Luciano Emilio (8/22/09) Arrieta (3/28/15) 2016: Igboananike

# 172 43 6

Corner Kicks Career: Marco Etcheverry Season: Marco Etcheverry (‘98) Game: Marco Etcheverry (8/2/00) Half: Marco Etcheverry (10/6/99) 2016: Sam

# 963 198 13 10 52

Reader's Notes Cautions Career: Etcheverry Season: Aunger (‘00) Perry Kitchen (‘14) Sarvas

# 56 11 11 11

Ejections Career: Jamie Moreno Season: 6 times Game: 71 times Half: 70 times 2016: Opare

# 6 2 1 1 2

Games Played (GK) Career: Bill Hamid Season: Nick Rimando (‘05) Troy Perkins (‘06) Bill Hamid (‘14) 2016: Hamid

GP 160 30

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. D.C. UNITED

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, March 4, 2017 Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) MLS Regular Season Game 1 Sporting Kansas City (2016) 13-13-8, 47 points (10-4-3 home; 3-9-5 away) 5th place in Western Conference D.C. United (2016) 11-10-13, 46 points (9-4-4 home; 2-6-9 away) 4th place in Eastern Conference

13-13-8 (47 pts.) 34 5th in West 42 1.24 46 41 1.21 +1 477 (146) 30.6% 420 415 60 5

English TV: FOX Sports Kansas City English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

Robert Sibiga Jeff Muschik Eric Weisbrod Alex Chilowicz

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 77 93 94

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD MID FWD MID FWD FWD DEF DEF GK FWD DEF FWD MID GK FWD FWD DEF DEF/MID MID MID

Name Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas

RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

D.C. UNITED 11-10-13 (46 pts.) 34 4th in East 53 1.56 55 47 1.38 –6 472 (163) 34.5% 507 419 65 4

2016 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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Dom Dwyer 16 GOALS Benny Feilhaber 13 ASSISTS Dom Dwyer 119 SHOTS Dom Dwyer 44 SHOTS ON GOAL Jacob Peterson 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS Benny Feilhaber 4 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Dom Dwyer 66 FOULS COMMITTED Dom Dwyer 74 FOULS SUFFERED Roger Espinoza 10 CAUTIONS Roger Espinoza 2 EJECTIONS Tim Melia 2430 Tim Melia 1.11 Tim Melia 11 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 66

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

D.C. UNITED 9 Lamar Neagle 11 Luciano Acosta 51 Lamar Neagle 21 Lamar Neagle 3 Lamar Neagle 3 Acosta/Sam 67 Marcelo Sarvas 65 Marcelo Sarvas 11 Marcelo Sarvas 2 Kofi Opare 1800 Bill Hamid 1.25 Bill Hamid 8 Bill Hamid 5 Bill Hamid 68 Bill Hamid

EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS W L T 16 9 9 15 10 9 14 9 11 11 10 13 11 11 12 11 11 9 11 14 9 9 11 14 8 14 12 7 17 10

GD GP +17 34 +5 34 +12 34 +6 34 –4 34 –3 34 –10 34 –5 34 –8 34 –16 34

Western Conference 1. FC Dallas - s 2. Colorado Rapids - x 3. LA Galaxy - x 4. Seattle Sounders FC - x 5. Sporting Kansas City - x 6. Real Salt Lake - x 7. Portland Timbers 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9. San Jose Earthquakes 10. Houston Dynamo

Pts 60 58 52 48 47 46 44 39 38 34

W 17 15 12 14 13 12 12 10 8 7

GD GP +10 34 +7 34 +15 34 +1 34 +1 34 –2 34 –5 34 –7 34 –8 34 –6 34

L 8 6 6 14 13 12 14 15 12 14

T 9 13 16 6 8 10 8 9 14 13

9th season 103-82-61 9th season (.543) 103-82-61 (.543)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

8th season 75-87-54 (.472) 8th season 75-87-54 (.472)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, March 2 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL)

x - clinched playoff spot

Pts 57 54 53 46 45 42 42 41 36 31

s - Supporters’ Shield Winner

Eastern Conference 1. New York Red Bulls - x 2. New York City FC - x 3. Toronto FC - x 4. D.C. United - x 5. Montreal Impact - x 6. Philadelphia Union - x 7. New England Revolution 8. Orlando City SC 9. Columbus Crew SC 10. Chicago Fire

BEN OLSEN

QUESTIONABLE: • Cameron Iwasa (Hamstring Strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 4, 2017 vs. D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #DCvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#DCvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City enters the 2017 MLS season having qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a club-record six straight seasons. The 2016 season came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of eventual MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field in the Western Conference Knockout Round. Peter Vermes’ men kick off the new season on the road for the second straight season and fourth time in the last five seasons with a trip to face D.C. United at RFK Stadium. Sporting KC are in a barren streak against D.C. across the last three seasons, going a winless 0-3-2 since the start of the 2014 season. In contrast, the previous four seasons proved to be extremely fruitful for Sporting KC, posting a 7-1-1 record between 2010-13, including a 2-1-1 mark at RFK Stadium. Since Sporting KC’s shift back to the Western Conference at the conclusion of the 2014 season, the two sides have faced each other twice resulting in one draw and a United victory. In 2016, D.C. paid a visit to Children’s Mercy Park on May 27 and managed to head back to the nation’s capital with a 1-0 victory behind substitute Alhaji Kamara’s 86thminute strike, despite Sporting KC outshooting their opponents 18-5 during the game. D.C. currently holds the edge in the all-time series between the two sides, having going 21-20-12, including a 13-6-7 mark at RFK Stadium. The hosts will be playing their home opener at RFK Stadium for the final time in the club’s 22-year history ahead of their move to a new soccer-specific stadium, named Audi Field, in 2018. Sporting KC holds a 14-8-5 home record against D.C., including a 4-2-0 record at Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC advanced to the postseason in 2016 with a 13-13-8 (47 pts.) record, including a 3-9-5 mark on the road. Those three road wins are the lowest that SKC has produced since 2008 when the side went 2-8-5 away from home. • In 2016, SKC took the joint most shots in the league alongside MLS Cup finalists Toronto FC with 478, but also had the second lowest shot conversion rate at 11.48 percent. • SKC led MLS last season with 75 chances created from set pieces, 10 more than any other team, and ranks second with 11 assists from set plays. • SKC and D.C. ended the 2016 season tied for the league lead with 81 headed shots. SKC also ranked second with 11 headed goals. • SKC finished 2016 second in MLS with 54.9 percent average possession. • SKC scored 30 goals at home (1.76 per game) compared to just 12 on the road (0.71 per game) in 2016. • SKC placed second in MLS with 5.8 corner kicks per game while also allowing a league-low 3.2 corners per game.

Date

Sporting KC Player Stats • Forward Dom Dwyer concluded the 2016 MLS with 16 goals - good for fifth in the league - and ranked third with 119 shot attempts, third most in Sporting KC single-season history. He scored a goal in four of his last six games of the regular season. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has nine assists in his last 11 MLS regular-season appearances. He finished the 2016 season tied for third in MLS with 13 assists. • Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was tied for the lead among MLS defenders with six assists. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza ranked third in MLS with 222 duels won.

#DCvSKC: Recent Meetings (D.C. leads 21-20-12 in regular season)

05/27/2016 05/09/2015 10/03/2014 08/23/2014 05/31/2014

Score

KC 0 vs DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 0 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 1

Result Details L T T L L

Alhaji Kamara scores in the final five minutes Arrieta scores for D.C., Dwyer equalizes Neither side capitalize in even game Espindola, Rolfe and Kitchen win it for D.C. Espindola scores the winner in 28th minute

D.C. United Team Stats • D.C. United advanced to the postseason for the third straight year with an 11-1013 (46 pts.) record in 2016, including a 9-4-4 record at RFK Stadium. • At 53, D.C. scored the fifth-most goals in MLS last season, with 50 goals coming from inside the area. D.C. had the second fewest goals from outside of the box with three. • D.C. took part in the most duels of any club last season with 3753, winning the second most at 1811 - a success rate of 48.3 which was the third lowest in MLS. • D.C. scored the second most goals at home in MLS last year with 35, and also placed in a tie for most shots taken at home alongside Sporting KC with 275. United also conceded the most fouls at home with 254.

#DCvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer has two goals in six games against D.C. United, with his last coming on the road on May 9, 2015 off a Roger Espinoza assist. His first was the game winner in a 1-0 Sporting KC victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 18, 2013. • Midfielder Graham Zusi has one goal and four assists against D.C. United. He scored the game-winner and tallied an assist in a 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 11, 2012, while he also recorded the game-winning assist on March 10, 2010 at RFK Stadium. • Matt Besler’s first of three career goals was the game winner against D.C. United in a 1-0 win at RFK Stadium on Oct. 22, 2011. • Fellow center back Ike Opara has two goals against D.C. United, one coming as a member of the San Jose Earthquakes in 2010, with the other opening the scoring for Sporting KC in a 1-1 draw at RFK Stadium on May 19, 2013. • Forward Soony Saad has one assist against D.C. United, serving as the game winner on Claudio Bieler’s goal in a 1-0 victory on April 5, 2013. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 0-1-1 against D.C. United all-time, posting a 1.00 goals against average and two saves.

D.C. United Player Stats • Forward Patrick Mullins scored eight goals in his last 13 games after joining D.C. midseason in 2016. D.C. went 6-1-5 when Mullins started and 3-0-2 when he scored, while his eight goals were the fourth most in the league following his trade to D.C. on July 31. • Midfielder Luciano Acosta was fifth in MLS with 61 dribbles completed. • Defender Steve Birnbaum led all MLS defenders to take part in 200 or more duels with a 56.89 percent duel success rate.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 25th regular-season goal for Sporting KC, which would make him the 11th player to reach that mark, joining current teammates Dom Dwyer (52) & Graham Zusi (26). • Feilhaber also recorded his 50th assist in all competitions for Sporting KC in the 2016 regular-season finale against the San Jose Earthquakes. • With his start in that game against the Earthquakes, center back Matt Besler became just the seventh player to make 200 regular-season appearances for the club.

#DCvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Recently signed goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra, who Sporting KC selected in the Second Round of the Re-Entry Draft, spent the last five seasons with D.C. United. • Forward Soony Saad played college soccer alongisde D.C. United defender Kofi Opare at the University of Michigan in 2010. • Midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi spent time in the U.S. Men’s National Team January camp alongisde D.C.’s Steve Birnbaum and Taylor Kemp. • Feilhaber and Zusi each started in Bill Hamid’s first National Team cap in 2012, while defender Matt Besler started in Hamid’s second and most recent in 2014. • Sporting KC winger Tyler Pasher was a teammate of D.C.’s Rob Vincent at the USL’s Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2015. • New D.C. signing Maxime Tissot played alongside forward Cameron Porter at the Montreal Impact in 2015. • D.C. United’s Ian Harkes is the son of former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder John Harkes, who played alongisde Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes on the USMNT from 1990-1997.

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Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer’s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons.

Sporting Kansas City enters the 2017 season opener with the most wins of all MLS teams in season openers, having gone 13-5-3 in the 21 seasons prior. Of those 21 games, Sporting KC has faced D.C. seven times, more than any other opponent. SKC has won each of the last five such meetings (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012), two of which were at RFK Stadium (2007 and 2012).

Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein

Under Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC has gone 5-1-1 in season openers, though the side is 1-1-1 in the last three years, with just two goals scored in that time.

Date Result March 6, 2016 Seattle 0-1 Sporting KC March 8, 2015 Sporting KC 1-1 New York March 8, 2014 Seattle 1-0 Sporting KC March 2, 2013 Philadelphia 1-3 Sporting KC March 10, 2012 D.C. United 0-1 Sporting KC March 19, 2011 Chivas USA 2-3 Sporting KC March 27, 2010 Sporting KC 4-0 D.C. United

Goalscorers Coelho Opara; Sam Barrett Le Toux; Zusi, Rosell, Bieler Sapong

Goals (MLS) 71 52 43 43 39

Goals (All Competitions) 81 61 52 46 43

FRESH FACES

Sporting Kansas City added nine new faces to the roster this offseason, with two returning for second stints at the club in Igor Juliao and Soony Saad. One third of the roster is entering their first seasons in Kansas City, while 13 players departed prior to the start of the 2017 MLS season.

Conrad, Zemanski; Sapong, Bravo (2)

Peter Vermes has been quick to stress that the newcomers add youth, speed and hunger to the roster. While speed and hunger will be proven throughout the season, the youth that has been added cannot be argued. The average age of the incoming players is 26.33, while the average age of those departing was 28.31. The only new signing that was older than 26 was goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra - who played for D.C. United from 2012-2016 - at the age of 31.

Kamara, Arnaud, Smith, Jewsbury

D.C. United has gone 8-11-2 all-time in season openers, with six of their eight wins coming between 1996-2005. With head coach Ben Olsen in charge, D.C. has gone 2-4-0 in his six full seasons at the helm.

VERMES & OLSEN HERE TO STAY

Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United’s showdown on Saturday night will mark a clash between the two longest tenured coaches in MLS. Peter Vermes took the helm in Kansas City during the 2009 season and his nine years of service makes him the longest tenured coach currently in the league, while he leads all active MLS coaches with six consecutive MLS Cup Playoff appearances.

Now with an average age of 25.74, Sporting KC boasts the fifth youngest roster in MLS. D.C. United, who have added six players and seen seven depart this offseason, find themselves in a tie for 12th youngest with an average age of 26.64.

OLD GUARD

Despite the influx of new blood on the roster, the old guard remains. The spine of the team is relatively untouched, with goalkeeper Tim Melia, center backs Matt Besler and Ike Opara, midfielders Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi along with forward Dom Dwyer all returning for the 2017 season.

Hot on Vermes’ heels is D.C.’s Ben Olsen, who took charge of United midway through 2010 season. Despite failing to qualify for the postseason in two of his opening three years with D.C. - including a last-place finish in 2013 - Olsen has since guided United to three consecutive playoff berths.

Since 2014, Dwyer’s 50 regular-season goals are second in the league, while Feilhaber’s 34 assists lead all of MLS. Feilhaber also ranks 11th league-wide in tackles won, while Besler’s 443 clearances is eighth in MLS in the same time-frame.

Curiously, both Vermes and Olsen replaced the same man, Curt Onalfo, when they began their head coaching careers in Kansas City and D.C. Since the start of the 2011 campaign when the club rebranded as Sporting Kansas City, Vermes has never had a season below .500, going 89-63-52 with a 0.564 win percentage. In that same time frame, Olsen has had two seasons below .500, going 7279-53 with a 0.483 win percentage.

All seven members played key roles in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup triumph, while five were part of the MLS Cup winning season in 2013. Melia was named 2015 Comeback Player of the Year, while Besler, Dwyer, Espinoza Feilhaber and Zusi have all earned MLS All-Star honors, with Feilhaber also taking home MLS Best XI accolades in 2015.

CAPITAL RECORDS

Sporting Kansas City heads into Saturday’s contest with D.C. United having gone winless in the last five games against the team from the nation’s capital, posting a 0-3-2 record with just one goal during that stretch. Immediately prior to that run, Sporting KC enjoyed a seven-game unbeaten streak against D.C., going 6-0-1 from 2011-2013.

WING WIZADRY

Early in 2017, Sporting Kansas City added two exciting attacking pieces to the squad in Designated Player Gerso Fernandes and 20-year-old Ghanaian Latif Blessing. The signings addressed the need for speed on the wings for Sporting KC, and both bring international pedigree to the club.

Since 2011, Sporting KC has just one loss in its last six visits to RFK Stadium (2-1-3), conceding just three goals during that six-game stretch. D.C. went 9-4-4 at home last season, ranking second in the league with 35 goals scored and posting a +17 goal difference - good for third highest home goal differential in MLS.

Gerso, 26, arrives in Kansas City following a six-year career in Portugal, where he made over 150 appearances in both the first and second Portugeuse divisions. He primarily represented Estoril, helping the side gain promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club. Gerso made appearances for Estoril in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League before going on loan to Moreirense for the 2014-15 campaign, netting a career-high six goals in all competitions. In his final year in Portugal, Gerso played in 14 games for Belenenses, adding one goal and four assists before joining Sporting KC in January.

All-time, D.C. has a slight edge over Sporting KC, going 21-20-12 since the first-ever matchup between the two sides on June 20, 1996. That record becomes skewed even further in D.C.’s favor for games played at RFK Stadium, with United holding a 13-6-7 advantage over Sporting KC. In the last meeting between D.C. and Sporting KC, it was United who left Children’s Mercy Park with all three points after Alhaji Kamara scored just 33 seconds into his MLS debut as a late substitute on May 27, 2016.

Blessing, who turned 20 just before the new year, arrives from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League. He was named the 2016 Ghana Premier League player of the year after leading the top flight with 17 goals in his first season on the senior team. The Accra, Ghana native also earned Ghana Premier League Goal King honors, an award given to the league’s top scorer. Blessing received his first call-up to the Ghana Men’s National Team in December 2016 as a member of the Black Stars’ 30-man provisional squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not selected to the final roster.

DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI

After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions. Dwyer’s 16 goals in the 2016 regular season brought his total to 52, and 61 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 19 MLS goals and 20 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively. The 26-year-old has amassed 50 goals in his last three seasons, a rate of just under 17 goals per season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, who took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 4, 2017 vs. D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes FROM LA MASIA TO CMP

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY

Sporting Kansas City continued to grow their pipeline from FC Barcelona with the signing of midfielder Ilie Sanchez in January. Ilie was developed in the gamed “La Masia” Academy in Barcelona and played in over 100 games as captain for Barcelona B before heading abroad to the 2. Bundesliga and 1860 Munich. After one season in Munich, Ilie was loaned back to his native Spain with CF Elche, playing 28 games in the 2015-16 campaign before joing Sporting KC.

Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September.

Ilie follows in the path of former Sporting KC midfielders Uri Rosell and Jordi Quintilla, both of whom he played with at Barcelona B.

In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13.

Fellow midfielder Benny Feilhaber is excited about the addition of Ilie, telling the KC Star’s Sam McDowell, “Ilie Sanchez is going to change our team and how we play. He brings a calmness to that defensive midfield role. He’s able to get the ball from the backs and initiate the attack without me or Roger or anybody else having to go deep into the midfield. That’s going to make a difference for us in possession and the quality of our buildup.”

A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014.

AMERICAN HEROES

After a three-year absence from the team, Benny Feilhaber finally returned to the U.S. National Team during the annual January camp, which was the first squad called in by new head coach Bruce Arena. Feilhaber was joined by Sporting KC teammate Graham Zusi, though Matt Besler was ruled out while recovering from offseason surgery.

Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013.

Feilhaber appeared in both games against Serbia and Jamaica, starting the latter and providing the game-winning assist on Jordan Morris’ goal against the Reggae Boyz on Feb. 3.

PLAYOFF STREAK

Sporting KC enters the 2017 season looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason. In addition, Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.

Zusi started both games at right back, logging 158 minutes on the backline and captaining the side against Jamaica in Chattanooga, Tenn. Feilhaber has now appeared 43 times for the U.S. Natonal Team, adding two goals, while Zusi has 44 caps and five international goals to his name.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active

CAPTAIN AMERICA

Sporting KC Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown has spent the better part of the last month in Costa Rica with the U.S. Under-20 National Team for the CONCACAF U-20 Championship - which acts as a qualifier for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea this summer. Palmer-Brown was selected as captain of the side ahead of the tournament, having also represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The 19-year-old started all three group games for the U.S. in a defensive midfield role, helping the team recover from a shaky opening day defeat to Panama to see off Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis to advance to the classification stage.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 6 2011-2016 (active) Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

There, Palmer-Brown scored the only goal of the game with a first-half header against Mexico as the U.S. U-20s recorded their first victory over their counterparts in 31 years. The U.S. will take on El Salvador on March 3 looking to clinch a berth in the U-20 World Cup and advance to the CONCACAF Championship Final.

PRESEASON RECAP

Sporting Kansas City spent both legs of the 2017 preseason in Tucson, Arizona, playing six games across four total weeks spent in the Grand Canyon State. The side went 0-2-0 in the first leg, falling 1-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes and 2-1 to the New England Revolution where Nansel Selbol’s goal served as a consolation for Sporting KC. Peter Vermes’ men spent the second leg participating in the Desert Diamond Cup, going 1-2-1 in the tournament. Amer Didic looked to have given Sporting KC the victory in their DDC opener against the Colorado Rapids on Feb. 15, but a Video Assistant Referee called a late penalty for the Rapids that Dillon Powers converted to make the final score 1-1. Sporting KC then dispatched the New York Red Bulls 3-0 behind goals from Dom Dwyer, Cameron Porter and Daniel Salloi on Feb. 18. Wondergoals from Jimmy Medranda and Graham Zusi weren’t enough to clinch a result for Sporting KC on Feb. 22 as the side once fell to New England, 6-2. Sporting KC rounded out their preseason slate of a games last Saturday, Feb. 25 with a 1-0 defeat to New York City FC following David Villa’s second-half goal.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 4, 2017 vs. D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. D.C. United: 20-21-12 Home games: 14-8-5 (47 GF, 32 GA) Road games: 6-13-7 (27 GF, 36 GA) Date 06/20/1996 07/31/1996 08/04/1996 06/21/1997 07/19/1997 08/31/1997 03/21/1998 08/26/1998 05/15/1999 06/26/1999 05/17/2000 06/10/2000 04/07/2001 06/16/2001 04/20/2002 06/15/2002 07/04/2002 08/10/2002 04/12/2003 05/17/2003 10/25/2003 05/15/2004 07/10/2004 04/30/2005 05/21/2005 07/09/2005 07/20/2005 05/13/2006 05/27/2006 06/24/2006 06/28/2006 04/14/2007 07/04/2007 10/05/2007 03/29/2008 08/02/2008 05/06/2009 09/09/2009 10/24/2009 03/27/2010 05/05/2010 08/21/2011 10/22/2011 03/10/2012 08/11/2012 04/05/2013 05/19/2013 10/18/2013 05/31/2014 08/23/2014 10/03/2014 05/09/2015 05/27/2016

Score KC 5 vs DC 1 KC 3 at DC 2 KC 4 at DC 2 KC 6 vs DC 1 KC 3 vs DC 2 KC 0 at DC 2 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 1 vs DC 2 KC 3 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 3 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 0 vs DC 3 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 2 vs DC 1 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 3 vs DC 2 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 0 vs DC 0 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 3 KC 4 at DC 2 KC 0 vs DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 2 KC 4 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 2 vs DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 0 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 0 vs DC 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Jaime Moreno 8 Jaime Moreno 8 Jaime Moreno 37 Jaime Moreno 22 Richie Williams 32 Jaime Moreno 57

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

7 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Bo Oshoniyi 6 Jimmy Nielsen 44 Tony Meola 13 Bo Oshoniyi

Troy Perkins 5 Bill Hamid 5 Bill Hamid 4 Troy Perkins 47 Troy Perkins 14

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

D.C. UNITED

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 five players tied 3 Chung/Preki 7 Kei Kamara (10/22/11) 4 Takawira/Smith 7 Fabbro/Zotinca 6 five players tied

six players tied 2 four players tied 2 (10/22/11) Dwayne De Rosario 9 (9/9/09) Luciano Emilio 5 three players tied 7 Etcheverry/Olsen 6

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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

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

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 39 34 1 313 340 2 139 134 2 324 336 3 80 86 2 120 119 0

Total 74 655 275 663 168 239

D.C. UNITED Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 36 31 1 273 304 6 135 128 3 394 347 9 67 76 1 116 153 2

Total 68 583 266 750 144 271

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

KC 12 17 10 13 11 10 1 74 DC 7 15 14 10 13 8 1 68

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,428

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 108 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 102 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 6 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 108 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

133

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

9 Preki 10 Preki 51 Preki 25 Preki 33 Kerry Zavagnin 45 Davy Arnaud

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium W RFK Stadium W RFK Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L RFK Stadium L RFK Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium L RFK Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T RFK Stadium L RFK Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L (OT) RFK Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) RFK Stadium W (OT) Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) RFK Stadium T (2OT) RFK Stadium L RFK Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L RFK Stadium W RFK Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L RFK Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L RFK Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W RFK Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L RFK Stadium T CommunityAmerica Ballpark L RFK Stadium T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L RFK Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park W RFK Stadium W RFK Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park W Sporting Park T RFK Stadium W Sporting Park L RFK Stadium L Sporting Park T RFK Stadium T RFK Stadium L Children’s Mercy Park

D.C. UNITED

105.2 5

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

216

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 133 matches played at the stadium

9 6

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 4, 2017 vs. D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)

Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)

Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)

Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)

Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)

Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)

Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)

Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)

Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Soony Saad (trade - 1/30/17)

Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)

Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)

Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011 2012

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

2016 2017

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

Trades

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Colton Storm (14th)

Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17)

Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 4, 2017 vs. D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 4

at D.C. United

MLS