REAL SALT LAKE vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY RIO TINTO STADIUM, Sandy, Utah 8 p.m. MT (KMYU-12; FS-KC+)
Saturday, July 22 (Week 20, MLS Game #225)
REAL SALT LAKE 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 186 12/16/1992 Guadalajara, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lalo Fernandez DF 5-7 150 10/11/1987 Whittier, CA 9 9 0 1 233 218 0 12 2 Tony Beltran 3 Reagan Dunk DF 5-11 170 02/07/1994 Dallas, TX 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 David Horst DF 6-4 210 10/25/1985 Pine Grove, PA 4 4 0 0 135 122 5 3 Kyle Beckerman MF 5-11 170 04/23/1982 Crofton, MD 15 15 3 0 421 392 39 49 5 6 Justin Schmidt DF 6-1 195 11/02/1993 Everett, WA 9 7 0 0 9 7 0 0 FW 5-7 145 11/11/1996 Maracaibo, Venezuela 10 8 2 3 10 8 2 3 7 Jefferson Savarino MF 5-11 164 09/17/1988 Lagos, Nigeria 13 11 0 0 28 26 1 1 8 Sunday Stephen 10 Joao Plata FW 5-2 157 03/01/1992 Guayaquil, Ecuador 17 15 5 2 157 131 38 37 11 Albert Rusnak MF 5-9 161 07/07/1994 Vyskov, Czech Republic 17 16 5 7 17 16 5 7 Omar Holness MF 6-0 174 03/13/1994 Kingston, Jamaica 9 3 1 0 18 6 1 0 12 13 Chad Barrett FW 5-11 188 04/30/1985 San Diego, CA 3 0 0 0 278 165 58 31 FW 6-1 177 08/02/1987 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR 20 15 6 0 130 82 35 6 14 Yura Movsisyan Justen Glad DF 6-1 160 02/28/1997 Pasadena, CA 5 5 0 0 40 38 2 1 15 16 Chris Wingert DF 5-11 170 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 17 15 0 0 333 295 1 16 17 Demar Phillips DF 5-6 132 09/23/1983 Kingston, Jamaica 11 11 0 2 58 50 0 7 GK 5-10 189 06/17/1979 Montclair, CA 15 15 0 0 439 439 0 7 18 Nick Rimando 19 Luke Mulholland MF 5-9 165 08/07/1988 Preston, England 17 14 2 3 110 88 15 14 MF 6-0 175 12/10/1988 Oaxaca, Mexico 18 9 0 1 126 88 20 14 20 Luis Silva 21 Aaron Maund DF 6-2 185 09/19/1990 Dorchester, MA 13 12 1 0 79 70 2 1 Ricardo Velazco FW 5-7 153 05/26/1993 Casa Grande, AZ 9 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 22 23 Sebastian Saucedo MF 5-7 145 01/22/1997 San Fernando Valley, CA 12 5 0 1 21 6 0 1 Matt VanOekel GK 6-4 205 09/20/1986 Chesapeake, VA 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 24 25 Danilo Acosta MF 5-11 170 11/17/1997 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 8 7 0 1 8 7 0 1 FW 5-10 155 09/22/1997 Paradise Valley, AZ 12 11 1 1 12 11 1 1 27 Brooks Lennon 28 Chris Schuler DF 6-4 205 09/09/1987 St. Louis, MO 12 12 0 0 96 87 5 2 Jose Hernandez MF 5-3 126 04/12/1996 Mexico City, Mexico 7 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 29 30 Marcelo Silva DF 6-2 181 03/21/1989 Mercedes, Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Allen MF 5-10 160 04/25/1995 Rochester, NY 2 2 0 0 50 24 4 4 70 HEAD COACH : Mike Petke
01/30/1976 W37 L28 T19
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 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 1 1 0 0 11 7 0 0 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 18 18 2 0 105 79 11 3 3 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 4 4 0 0 67 57 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 17 17 0 3 217 211 3 14 5 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 20 20 0 1 20 20 0 1 FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 20 19 6 1 20 19 6 1 7 Gerso Fernandes 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 16 15 0 3 210 170 26 51 FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 12 8 2 0 12 8 2 0 9 Latif Blessing 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 17 2 3 190 173 31 50 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 3 1 1 0 18 4 2 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 15 14 5 1 128 111 57 9 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 20 20 1 1 173 166 1 8 15 Seth Sinovic 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 6 4 1 0 58 40 1 7 Cristian Lobato MF 5-11 160 03/07/1989 Esparreguera, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 10 5 0 1 68 31 8 7 22 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 18 18 1 3 178 158 5 23 GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 20 20 0 0 76 75 0 0 29 Tim Melia 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 10 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 39 55 Amer Didic DF 6-4 195 12/28/1994 Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 77 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 13 1 0 1 63 45 0 3 FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 20 15 1 1 61 45 2 3 94 Jimmy Medranda HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W111 L86 T69
REAL SALT LAKE vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Saturday, July 22; Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah, 8 p.m. MT REFEREES
2017 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Real 21 7-12-2 23 27 41 at home 9 4-4-1 13 9 10 Sporting on road
REFEREE: Nima Saghafi. AR1 (bench): Jason White; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Daniel Radford TEAM NEWS
20 8-4-8 32 24 14 10 2-4-4 10 5 9
SUSPENDED: RSL: Kyle Beckerman (through July 23) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Chris Schuler SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Kyle Beckerman ... KC: Seth Sinovic
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Real 9 wins, 29 goals … Sporting 9 wins, 30 goals … Ties 6
DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (USA)
AT SALT LAKE: Real 6 wins, 17 goals … Sporting 3 wins, 13 goals … Ties 2 2017 (MLS): 4/29: KC 3, RSL 0 (Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 51; Fernandes 95+)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES PORTLAND TIMBERS 1 REAL SALT LAKE 4 Scoring Summary: RSL--Beckerman 3 (Beltran 1) 10 RSL--Plata 4 (penalty kick) 50 RSL--Rusnak 5 (Savarino 3) 68 RSL--Plata 5 (Acosta 1) 80 POR--Barmby 1 (Zemanski 1) 93+
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING REAL Sun. Aug. 6 Atlanta Sat. July 29 Columbus Sat. Aug. 12 at Seattle Sat. Aug. 5 Houston Sat. Aug. 19 FC Dallas Sat. Aug. 12 at D.C. United Sat. Aug. 26 at Houston Sat. Aug. 19 at Montreal
REAL SALT LAKE--Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, David Horst, Demar Phillips (Danilo Acosta 49+), Sunday Stephen (Aaron Maund 83), Jefferson Savarino, Albert Rusnak, Joao Plata, Kyle Beckerman (Ejected 56), Luis Silva (Chris Wingert 75).
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING
REAL
F 27 70
A 41 46
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
F A 24 14 75 129
HOW SCORED
15 8 4 0
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
22 14 5 0
14 8 2 0
5 4 5 0
19 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
3 5 1 0 2 0 3 0
6 12 6
6 7 1
TYPE OF PLAY
16 1 6 1 2 1 0 0
26 5 5 1 1 0 2 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
4 17 6
6 31 4
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 PHILADELPHIA UNION 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Rubio 1 (Salloi 1) 49 PHI--Alberg 4 (penalty kick) 69 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Saad AbdulSalaam, Ike Opara, Erik Palmer-Brown, Seth Sinovic, Benny Feilhaber, Ilie Sanchez, Jimmy Medranda, Latif Blessing, Diego Rubio (Gerso Fernandes 80), Daniel Salloi.
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) RSL KC
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 3-1-0 3-1-2 1-10-0 5-0-1 3-1-5 0-3-2
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 5-2-0 2-10-0 8-0-3 0-4-1
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
REAL SALT LAKE Date Score (Gms since) 6/17/2017 RSL 1, MIN 0 7/19/2017 RSL 4, POR 1 6/30/2017 RSL 0, ORL 1 6/24/2017 RSL 1, SJ 2 3/25/2017 RSL 0, NYR 0 6/17/2017 RSL 1, MIN 0 6/30/2017 RSL 0, ORL 1
(1) (0) (0) (2) (17) (4) (2)
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Real Salt Lake Sporting KC
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/03/2017 KC 3, MIN 0 (3) 6/24/2017 KC 2, LA 1 (0) 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 (19) 5/27/2017 KC 0, COL 1 (2) 7/06/2017 KC 1, PHI 1 (0) 6/17/2017 KC 0, SJ 0 (3) 6/17/2017 KC 0, SJ 0 (3)
TEAM LEADERS REAL G: 6 Movsisyan A: 7 Rusnak SHT: 53 Joao Plata SOG: 20 Joao Plata FC: 29 Stephen FS: 26 Mulholland OF: 12 Movsisyan C: 6 Beckerman/Stephen E: 2 Beckerman SPORTING G: 6 Fernandes A: 3 4 players tied SHT: 47 Fernandes SOG: 22 Dwyer/Fernandes FC: 35 Dwyer FS: 37 Dwyer OF: 10 Dwyer C: 6 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG RSL 21 8 6 4 1 2 27 1.29 KC 20 8 4 4 4 0 24 1.20 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG RSL 21 5 5 4 3 4 41 1.95 KC 20 9 8 3 0 0 14 0.70 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 RSL 27 2 1 4 3 8 9 KC 24 2 3 3 9 3 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 RSL 41 10 6 8 4 7 6 KC 14 1 4 2 0 2 5
2017 REAL SALT LAKE STATISTICS (7-12-2, 23 pts.) UNF 14 11 10 5 7 19 27 21 29 12 17 25 20 23 2 13 28 16 4 70 15 6 24 18 3 22 8
POS F M F M F M F D M M D M M M D F D D D M D D G G D F M
PLAYER Yura Movsisyan Albert Rusnak Joao Plata Kyle Beckerman Jefferson Savarino Luke Mulholland Brooks Lennon Aaron Maund Jose Hernandez Omar Holness Demar Phillips Danilo Acosta Luis Silva Sebastian Saucedo Tony Beltran Chad Barrett Chris Schuler Chris Wingert David Horst Jordan Allen Justen Glad Justin Schmidt Matt VanOekel Nick Rimando Reagan Dunk Ricardo Velazco Sunday Stephen Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 20 17 17 15 10 17 12 13 7 9 11 8 18 12 9 3 12 17 4 2 5 9 7 15 3 9 13
GS 15 16 15 15 8 14 11 12 1 3 11 7 9 5 9 0 12 15 4 2 5 7 6 15 2 1 11
MIN 1257 1416 1310 1252 769 1266 1009 999 160 261 888 646 863 490 802 65 1069 1311 360 113 450 676 572 1318 174 254 960
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
G 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 27
A 0 7 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 36 39 53 19 26 28 10 8 3 5 2 0 22 19 2 3 6 6 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 5 2
SOG 16 15 20 9 14 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 6 5 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
40 22
268 306
115 108
FC 15 11 6 24 7 26 12 11 5 7 16 10 16 11 9 1 16 20 6 2 6 6 0 1 1 9 29
FS 12 18 20 15 20 26 7 2 2 2 6 7 17 13 16 1 10 8 1 2 0 3 0 3 1 14 9
OFF 12 3 8 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 0 91 35 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 2 0 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
E 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
250 283 283 250
58 40
105 138
41 43
4 2
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Yura Movsisyan 2, Joao Plata 2, Aaron Maund 1, Albert Rusnak 1, Brooks Lennon 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Demar Phillips 2, Albert Rusnak 2, Jefferson Savarino 1, Joao Plata 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Yura Movsisyan 1-1, Joao Plata 1-1 REAL SALT LAKE GOALKEEPING UNF 18 24
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Nick Rimando Matt VanOekel Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 7 21 21
GS 15 6 21 21
MIN SHTS 1318 68 572 47 1890 115 1890 108
SV 47 25 72 80
GA 19 22 41 27
GAA 1.3 3.46 1.95 1.29
PG 0 1 1 2
PA 2 1 3 2
W L 7 7 0 5 7 12 12 7
T 1 1 2 2
SO 4 1 5 8
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2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-4-8, 32 pts.) UNF 7 14 10 3 9 27 30 94 15 11 17 8 5 6 93 22 39 2 40 4 29 77
POS F F M D F M F F D F D D D M M F F D D D G M
PLAYER Gerso Fernandes Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Ike Opara Latif Blessing Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Jimmy Medranda Seth Sinovic Diego Rubio Saad Abdul-Salaam Graham Zusi Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Soni Mustivar Soony Saad Cameron Porter Erik Palmer-Brown Igor Juliao Kevin Ellis Tim Melia Tyler Pasher Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 15 18 18 12 18 10 20 20 3 6 16 17 20 13 10 1 1 1 4 20 1
GS 19 14 17 18 8 18 1 15 20 1 4 15 17 20 1 5 0 1 1 4 20 1
MIN 1639 1271 1494 1620 679 1597 220 1324 1799 125 362 1395 1530 1800 197 386 21 90 45 360 1800 45
20 20
20 20
1800 1800
G 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 14
A 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 47 45 32 12 19 26 10 36 9 3 3 18 4 11 0 13 1 0 2 1 0 0
SOG 22 22 10 4 9 4 3 8 2 1 2 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 16
292 183
99 76
FC 27 35 21 8 16 30 4 8 9 4 7 9 15 9 6 6 0 0 1 4 2 1
FS 30 37 28 7 17 24 3 16 12 4 2 9 8 25 3 8 0 1 2 2 0 0
OFF 4 10 0 1 8 2 1 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CK 5 2 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 5 3 2 2 6 0 0 5 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
222 253 253 222
38 43
108 69
37 43
1 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ike Opara 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 2, Roger Espinoza 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29
POS G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 20 20
GS 20 20 20
MIN SHTS 1800 76 1800 76 1800 99
SV 60 60 74
GA 14 14 24
GAA 0.7 0.7 1.2
PG 2 2 0
PA 5 5 0
W 8 8 4
L 4 4 8
T 8 8 8
SO 9 9 8
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REAL SALT LAKE 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.
DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
ATT 19519 13024 20348 16213
W-L-T 0-0-1 0-1-1 0-2-1 0-2-2
Sat. Apr.
OPPONENT RESULT 4 Toronto FC T 0-0 11 at Chicago L 0-2 18 Los Angeles L 1-2 25 at New York Red T 0-0 Bulls 1 at Minnesota L 2-4
17728
0-3-2
11
Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.
8 Vancouver 15 at Colorado 22 Atlanta
W 3-0 W 2-1 L 1-3
17069 15087 18946
1-3-2 2-3-2 2-4-2
8 6 6
Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
29 at Sporting KC 6 FC Dallas 13 at New England 17 New York City FC 20 at Seattle 27 Philadelphia 31 at Houston
L L L W
0-3 0-3 0-4 2-1
18648 18160 21096 16434
2-5-2 2-6-2 2-7-2 3-7-2
8 9 10 9
L 0-1 W 1-0 L 1-5
40588 18305 14148
3-8-2 4-8-2 4-9-2
10 10 10
L 2-6
14016
4-10-2
10
17 Minnesota 24 at San Jose 30 Orlando City SC 4 at Los Angeles
W L L W
1-0 1-2 0-1 6-2
19256 18000 19218 25667
5-10-2 5-11-2 5-12-2 6-12-2
9 10 10 9
Wed. July
19 at Portland
W 4-1
21144
7-12-2
8
Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.
22 Sporting KC 29 Columbus 5 Houston 12 at D.C. United 19 at Montreal 23 San Jose 26 Colorado 9 at Vancouver 16 Portland 23 Seattle 30 at Los Angeles 15 at Colorado 22 Sporting KC
Apr. May May May
Sat. May Sat. May Wed. May Sat. June Sat. Sat. Fri. Tue.
June June June July
July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct.
3 at FC Dallas
POS PTS NOTES: 6 1 9 1 CHI: Nikolic (11) Alvarez (15) 10 1 RSL: Movsisyan (18); LA: Romney (69) Boateng (74) 9 2 2 RSL: Mulholland (4) Movsisyan (87); MIN: Molino (16) Ramirez (52,62) Venegas (68) 5 RSL: Rusnak (54) Movsisyan (74) Mulholland (78); 8 RSL: Movsisyan (85) Lennon (88); COL: Doyle (29) 8 RSL: Rusnak (69); ATL: Villalba (9) Asad (46) Vazquez (96+) 8 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+) 8 DAL: Urruti (3,91+) Hedges (67) 8 NE: Caldwell (4) Kamara (18) Fagundez (34) Nguyen (41) 11 RSL: Rusnak (38) Maund (51); NYC: Okoli (4) 11 SEA: Shipp (42) 14 RSL: Plata (36); 14 RSL: Plata (63); HOU: own goal (3) De Lima (15) Manotas (45) Torres (52) Ribeiro (68) 14 RSL: Holness (70) Beckerman (72); DAL: Lamah (8,22,31) Urruti (39) Akindele (43) Ferreira (89) 17 RSL: Movsisyan (84); 17 RSL: Hernandez (94+); SJ: Hoesen (13) Urena (68) 17 ORL: Johnson (17) 20 RSL: Rusnak (36) Beckerman (46+) Movsisyan (62) Savarino (72,77) Plata (80); LA: Cole (41) Jamieson (89) 23 RSL: Beckerman (10) Plata (50,80) Rusnak (68); POR: Barmby (93+)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun.
DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.
OPPONENT 4 at D.C. United 11 FC Dallas 18 San Jose 31 at Toronto FC 9 Colorado
Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
Apr. Apr. Apr. May
15 at Portland 22 at FC Dallas 29 Real Salt Lake 3 New York Red Bulls 7 at Minnesota 13 at Orlando City SC 17 Seattle 20 at Vancouver 27 at Colorado 3 Minnesota 10 Montreal 17 at San Jose 24 at Los Angeles 1 Portland 6 Philadelphia 22 at Real Salt Lake 29 Chicago 6 Atlanta 12 at Seattle 19 FC Dallas 26 at Houston 6 at New York City FC 10 at Columbus 16 New England 24 Los Angeles 30 Vancouver 7 at Minnesota 15 Houston 22 at Real Salt Lake
Sun. May Sat. May Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat.
May May May June June June June July July July
Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.
Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.
RESULT T 0-0 T 0-0 W 2-1 T 0-0 W 3-1
ATT 18268 19117 19282 27909 19249
W-L-T 0-0-1 0-0-2 1-0-2 1-0-3 2-0-3
1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0
21144 15411 18648 18965
3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3
L 0-2 T 2-2
17709 25527
5-2-3 5-2-4
2 2
18 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39) 19 KC: Blessing (9,74); ORL: Larin (16) Santos Leite (26)
W L L W T T W T T
20139 21020 17648 20361 20334 18000 20140 20933 19240
6-2-4 6-3-4 6-4-4 7-4-4 7-4-5 7-4-6 8-4-6 8-4-7 8-4-8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
22 KC: Fernandes (56,58,69); 22 VAN: Techera (40) Parker (67) 22 COL: Ford (11) 25 KC: Opara (47+) Medranda (54) Abdul-Salaam (87); 26 KC: Fernandes (24); MTL: Mancosu (82) 27 30 KC: Espinoza (22) Opara (35); LA: Romney (77) 31 KC: Salloi (61); POR: Valeri (26) 32 KC: Rubio (49); PHI: Alberg (69)
W L W W
3-0 0-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-1
POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) 5 6 4 9 KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85); COL: Doyle (94+) 2 12 KC: Dwyer (53); 4 12 DAL: Figueroa (77) 2 15 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+); 1 18 KC: Dwyer (46,68);
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REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)
Goals 2 Jefferson Savarino 2 Joao Plata Assists 2 Albert Rusnak 2 Albert Rusnak Shots 8 Joao Plata Shots on Goal 5 Joao Plata Fouls Committed 5 Sebastian Saucedo 5 Jose Hernandez 5 Sunday Stephen Fouls Suffered 6 Ricardo Velazco Offside 4 Brooks Lennon Saves 6 Matt VanOekel Shots Faced 11 Matt VanOekel Goals Allowed 6 Matt VanOekel
Goals 6 07/04/2017 vs Assists 5 07/04/2017 vs Shots 29 06/17/2017 vs Shots on Goal 12 07/04/2017 vs Fouls Committed 18 05/20/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 21 05/13/2017 vs Corner Kicks 12 04/08/2017 vs Offside 6 06/30/2017 vs Saves 6 05/06/2017 vs Shots Faced 11 06/03/2017 vs Goals Allowed 6 06/03/2017 vs
07/04/2017 vs LA
W 6-2
07/19/2017 vs POR
W 4-1
04/08/2017 vs VAN 07/04/2017 vs LA
W 3-0 W 6-2
07/19/2017 vs POR
W 4-1
07/19/2017 vs POR
W 4-1
04/01/2017 vs MIN 05/13/2017 vs NE 05/20/2017 vs SEA
L 2-4 L 0-4 L 0-1
05/13/2017 vs NE
L 0-4
06/30/2017 vs ORL
L 0-1
05/06/2017 vs DAL
L 0-3
06/03/2017 vs DAL
L 2-6
06/03/2017 vs DAL
L 2-6
LA
W 6-2
LA
W 6-2
MIN
W 1-0
LA
W 6-2
SEA
L 0-1
NE
L 0-4
VAN
W 3-0
ORL
L 0-1
DAL
L 0-3
DAL
L 2-6
DAL
L 2-6
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)
Goals 3 Gerso Fernandes Assists 1 20 times Shots 7 Benny Feilhaber Shots on Goal 4 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Latif Blessing Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia
Goals 3 04/09/2017 at 3 04/29/2017 at 3 05/17/2017 at 3 06/03/2017 at Assists 4 04/09/2017 at Shots 27 06/03/2017 at Shots on Goal 10 06/03/2017 at Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 at Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 at 22 04/15/2017 at Corner Kicks 14 07/06/2017 at Offside 5 05/13/2017 at 5 05/20/2017 at Saves 6 06/10/2017 at Shots Faced 7 05/20/2017 at 7 06/10/2017 at Goals Allowed 2 05/07/2017 at 2 05/13/2017 at 2 05/20/2017 at
05/17/2017 at SEA
W 3-0
03/18/2017 at SJ
W 2-1
05/27/2017 at COL
L 0-1
05/17/2017 at SEA
W 3-0
05/03/2017 at NYR 05/27/2017 at COL
W 2-0 L 0-1
03/04/2017 at DC 04/15/2017 at POR
T 0-0 W 1-0
05/03/2017 at NYR
W 2-0
06/10/2017 at MTL
T 1-1
05/20/2017 at VAN 06/10/2017 at MTL
L 0-2 T 1-1
05/07/2017 at MIN 05/13/2017 at ORL 05/20/2017 at VAN
L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 5 03/18/2017 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Committed 6 04/22/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 5 03/25/2017 vs Corner Kicks 3 05/13/2017 vs 3 05/20/2017 vs Offside 0 04/15/2017 vs Saves 1 06/17/2017 vs Shots Faced 1 06/17/2017 vs
LA
L 1-2
CHI
L 0-2
ATL
L 1-3
NYR
T 0-0
NE SEA
L 0-4 L 0-1
COL
W 2-1
MIN
W 1-0
MIN
W 1-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)
COL RSL SEA MIN
W W W W
3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0
COL
W 3-1
MIN
W 3-0
MIN
W 3-0
DAL
T 0-0
DC POR
T 0-0 W 1-0
PHI
T 1-1
ORL VAN
T 2-2 L 0-2
MTL
T 1-1
VAN MTL
L 0-2 T 1-1
MIN ORL VAN
L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2
Shots 7 07/01/2017 at Shots on Goal 1 04/22/2017 at 1 07/01/2017 at Fouls Committed 3 06/10/2017 at Fouls Suffered 6 05/17/2017 at Corner Kicks 0 07/01/2017 at Offside 0 03/31/2017 at 0 04/15/2017 at 0 05/27/2017 at Saves 1 06/03/2017 at 1 07/06/2017 at Shots Faced 1 06/03/2017 at
POR
T 1-1
DAL POR
L 0-1 T 1-1
MTL
T 1-1
SEA
W 3-0
POR
T 1-1
TOR POR COL
T 0-0 W 1-0 L 0-1
MIN PHI
W 3-0 T 1-1
MIN
W 3-0
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2017 REAL SALT LAKE VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 14 17 16 28 10 20 19 23 25 8 24 11 29 27
POS F D D D F M M M M M G M M F
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
60 90 90 90 90 30 85 19 71 90 90 90 5 90 90 90
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 10
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
0 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 16 7
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 16
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 6
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yura Movsisyan Demar Phillips Chris Wingert Chris Schuler Joao Plata Luis Silva Luke Mulholland Sebastian Saucedo Danilo Acosta Sunday Stephen Matt VanOekel Albert Rusnak Jose Hernandez Brooks Lennon Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 24
POS G
GOALKEEPER Matt VanOekel Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1
1 1 1
MIN SHT 90 90 90
7 7 2
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
4 4 2
3 3 0
3.00 3.00 0.00
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-0-0) UNF 10 14 7 27 8 22 5 3 29 15 94 93 30 6
POS M F F M D F D D G D F M F M
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
90 89 90 70 90 1 90 90 90 90 79 20 11 90 90 90
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 14
1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16
4 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 16 7
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Soony Saad Matt Besler Ike Opara Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Jimmy Medranda Soni Mustivar Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 29
POS G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1
1 1 1
MIN SHT 90 90 90
2 2 7
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
2 2 4
0 0 3
0.00 0.00 3.00
0 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
1 1 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS REAL SALT LAKE ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Real Salt Lake
Sporting KC
Real Salt Lake 9 wins, 29 goals Sporting KC 9 wins, 30 goals 6 ties 7/16/2005 8/13/2005 5/20/2006 9/30/2006 7/14/2007 8/29/2007 6/7/2008 6/28/2008 5/16/2009 8/29/2009 5/29/2010 8/7/2010 8/3/2011 9/17/2011 4/14/2012 7/20/2013 12/7/2013 4/5/2014 4/11/2015 6/21/2015 7/24/2015 4/2/2016 5/21/2016 10/16/2016 4/29/2017
KC 3 vs RSL KC 4 at RSL RSL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs RSL KC 1 vs RSL RSL 3 vs KC RSL 0 vs KC KC 1 vs RSL KC 2 at RSL RSL 1 at KC RSL 4 vs KC KC 1 vs RSL KC 2 vs RSL RSL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs RSL KC 2 at RSL KC 1 vs RSL KC 0 vs RSL KC 0 vs RSL RSL 2 vs KC RSL 2 vs KC RSL 2 at KC RSL 3 at KC RSL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs RSL
2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
KC SOW
(KC) (RE) (RE) (KC) (KC) (RE) (RE) (CA) (RT) (CA) (RT) (CA) (SP) (RT) (SP) (RT) (SP) (SP) (SP) (RT) (RT) (SP) (SP) (RT) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 15 121 44 171 38 53
2 14 146 62 156 34 47
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 29 267 106 327 72 100
1 14 141 55 126 37 74
2 16 173 71 166 27 72
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 30 314 126 292 64 146
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC RSL
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
3 3
9 2
2 9
6 4
5 3
5 8
0 0
30 29
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Mike Petke Peter Vermes
vs. KC vs. RSL
3-2-1 4-7-4
(1.67 pts./game) (1.07 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
2 4 22 10 20 29 5 4 4 44 10
Real Salt Lake 5 times Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman Javier Morales Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando
4 5 28 13 20 32 3 4 4 31 9
Sporting KC Sealy/Wolff Arnaud/Wolff Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Arnaud/Dwyer Davy Arnaud Hartman/Nielsen Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Oshoniyi/Melia
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Real Salt Lake 2 Atiba Harris (09/30/06) 2 Javier Morales (06/21/15) 6 Beckerman/Saborio 3 Beckerman/Kreis 6 Harris/Olave 7 Javier Morales (05/29/10) 1 6 players tied 8 Jeff Attinella (04/05/14) 4 D.J. Countess (08/13/05)
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
Sporting KC 2 3 players tied 3 Josh Wolff (08/13/05) 6 3 8 6
Arnaud/Kamara 10 players tied Davy Arnaud (05/29/10) 3 players tied
1 10 players tied 7 Kevin Hartman (3 times) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (05/29/10)
W-L-T Breakdowns: Real Salt Lake 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)
3-1-0 3-1-2 1-10-0
3 Ws 3 Ws 9 Ls
(05/27/2017) (04/08/2017) (04/22/2017)
5-0-1 3-1-5 0-3-2
1 Ws (06/24/2017) 2 Ts (06/17/2017) 1 Ts (07/01/2017)
2-10-0 5-2-0
5 Ls 5 Ws
(05/20/2017) (04/08/2017)
0-4-1 8-0-3
1 Ts (07/01/2017) 1 Ts (07/06/2017)
0-6-2 2-4-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
5 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ws 2 Ws
(04/29/2017) (06/24/2017) (06/03/2017) (04/08/2017) (07/04/2017)
0-4-4 1-0-3 3-0-1 4-0-0 0-0-0
1 3 1 4 0
Ts Ts Ws Ws -
(06/17/2017) (06/10/2017) (06/24/2017) (04/09/2017) -
3-0-2 3-2-0 1-3-0 0-3-0 0-4-0
3 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ws 3 Ls 6 Ls
(04/08/2017) (07/19/2017) (07/04/2017) (04/22/2017) (04/23/2016)
5-0-4 3-2-3 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
1 2 1 1 0
Ts Ts Ls Ls -
(06/17/2017) (07/01/2017) (05/20/2017) (10/01/2016) -
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REAL SALT LAKE CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (9-9-6) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Jason Kreis Atiba Harris Jordan Cila Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley Javier Morales Joao Plata Robbie Russell Andy Williams Sebastian Jaime Alvaro Saborio Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Chris Brown Pablo Campos Jeff Cunningham Olmes Garcia Justen Glad Ned Grabavoy Matias Mantilla Juan Manuel Martinez Yura Movsisyan Luke Mulholland Kyle Beckerman Chris Klein Alecko Eskandarian Luke Kreamalmeyer Rusty Pierce Dante Washington Team totals Opponent totals
4 4 2 8 7 13 7 6 13 2 7 2 11 3 3 2 6 4 6 1 2 6 8 14 2 1 1 1 1 24 24
4 3 2 5 6 13 7 4 7 2 7 1 11 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 2 5 6 14 2 1 0 1 0 24 24
360 259 150 512 477 1125 588 427 690 159 629 111 990 270 59 43 250 360 363 90 167 360 550 1260 180 90 56 90 27 2160 2160
2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30
2 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 23 26
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
13 4 2 16 9 20 21 5 11 2 14 3 5 4 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 10 6 22 3 3 1 0 1 267 314
13 4 2 2 1 2 24 24
1170 360 180 180 90 180 2160 2160
54 25 12 9 7 19 126 106
44 19 8 5 4 13 93 76
0.77 1.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 3.50 1.25 1.21
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nick Rimando Jeff Attinella Chris Seitz Scott Garlick Matt VanOekel D.J. Countess Team totals Opponent totals
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. REAL SALT LAKE (9-9-6) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Josh Wolff Scott Sealy Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Sasha Victorine Eddie Johnson Roger Espinoza Soony Saad Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Aurelien Collin Gerso Fernandes Kei Kamara Chris Klein Ike Opara Ryan Pore Davy Arnaud Graham Zusi Claudio Bieler Michael Harrington Jack Jewsbury Carlos Marinelli Jimmy Medranda Preki Ryan Smith Dave van den Bergh Team totals Opponent totals
4 6 9 9 8 3 11 2 4 6 4 1 6 2 5 5 12 12 2 11 11 4 3 1 2 1 24 24
4 6 7 8 7 2 11 1 4 6 4 1 6 2 3 2 11 10 1 8 8 2 2 1 2 1 24 24
347 491 672 711 647 186 899 80 360 507 360 90 524 179 270 201 969 940 98 775 749 189 186 45 179 84 2160 2160
4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 29
5 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 23
10 14 9 28 12 6 17 2 8 7 7 4 14 7 4 4 27 11 1 2 14 5 3 1 6 1 314 267
Eric Kronberg Luis Marin Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Team totals Opponent totals
1 1 6 6 6 4 24 24
MIN SHTS 90 90 540 540 540 360 2160 2160
1 0 35 21 31 18 106 126
SV
GAA
PG
1 0 31 14 21 9 76 93
0.00 0.00 0.67 1.17 1.50 2.25 1.21 1.25
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
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CURRENT REAL SALT LAKE VS. SPORTING KC (9-9-6)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. REAL SALT LAKE (9-9-6)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Chad Barrett Kyle Beckerman Joao Plata Justen Glad David Horst Yura Movsisyan Luke Mulholland Luis Silva Danilo Acosta Jordan Allen Tony Beltran Jose Hernandez Brooks Lennon Aaron Maund Demar Phillips Nick Rimando Albert Rusnak Sebastian Saucedo Chris Schuler Sunday Stephen Matt VanOekel Chris Wingert Team totals Opponent totals
22 29 8 4 7 6 8 8 1 4 11 1 1 6 6 27 1 2 5 3 1 22 24 24
13 23 8 4 6 5 6 5 1 1 11 0 1 6 3 27 1 0 5 3 1 18 24 24
1104 2187 655 360 470 360 550 465 71 149 968 5 90 540 325 2454 90 20 450 270 90 1520 2160 2160
5 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30
2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 26
42 36 23 3 3 10 6 9 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 3 3 5 1 0 3 267 314
Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Soony Saad Gerso Fernandes Ike Opara Graham Zusi Jimmy Medranda Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Andrew Dykstra Kevin Ellis Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Erik Palmer-Brown Diego Rubio Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals
11 9 11 2 1 8 12 3 4 13 2 4 7 6 1 1 1 1 9 24 24
9 8 11 1 1 6 10 2 3 13 2 3 7 5 1 0 0 1 9 24 24
852 711 899 80 90 525 940 186 271 1165 180 276 630 425 90 10 11 90 793 2160 2160
3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 29
2 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 23
13 28 17 2 4 6 11 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 314 267
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SV
GAA
PG
SV
GAA
PG
Nick Rimando Matt VanOekel Team totals Opponent totals
27 1 24 24
2454 90 2160 2160
130 103 0.99 7 4 3.00 126 93 1.25 106 76 1.21
1 0 1 1
25 9 76 93
1.57 2.50 1.21 1.25
2 1 1 1
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals
7 2 24 24
MIN SHTS 630 180 2160 2160
37 14 106 126
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REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
LATEST RSL INJURY REPORT (Thu., 7/20)
GOALS GALORE IN RECENT WEEKS
OUT: FW Chad Barrett (knee 3/21) FW Jordan Allen (knee 6/17) MF Omar Holness (knee 6/28) FW Ricardo Velazco (ankle 7/11) GK Matt VanOekel (ankle 7/2)
Many of the club-record 10 goals in the last two road games have been created by dynamic young international attackers MF Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) and FW Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela), each of whom have provided the offensive spark for Petke’s newly-installed RSL plan …
QUESTIONABLE: FW Yura Movsisyan (hip 7/15) FW Sebastian Saucedo (calf 7/17) DF Demar Phillips (hamstring 7/19)
Wednesday in Portland, Rusnák scored his fifth goal of the season to go along with seven assists, while Savarino earned an assist on Rusnák’s goal and was taken down in the box for a penalty kick opportunity, converted by FW Joao Plata early in the second half for what proved to be the gamewinner …
SUSPENDED: MF Kyle Beckerman (red card 7/19)
TURNING THE CORNER? RSL enters the final 13 games of its 2017 Major League Soccer regular season – including the next three consecutive matches at home – hoping to display both the attacking success (10 goals scored in last two road contests, RSL’s highest-ever two-game total) and defensive resolve (four goals allowed in last four games) seen in recent displays under new Head Coach Mike Petke, who is now 7-9-0 since officially seizing the reins on April 2 … th
Real Salt Lake (7-12-2, 23 points, 8 West) returns home to Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday on the heels of a record-setting 6-2 road win at LA Galaxy on July 4 and Wednesday’s dominating 4-1 win at Portland, the club’s first back-to-back road wins in more than three years – since May, 2014 (3-2 at Chicago, 5-2 at Houston) …
EXORCISING DEMONS AT PDX Wednesday’s victory at Portland snapped a 19-game winless streak on nd artificial surface (dating back to Nov., 2013 in the West Final 2 Leg at what is now Providence Park), as well as an eight-game winless run against the Timbers dating back to April, 2014 … In the 19 games on turf across all competitions between wins at Portland, RSL went 0-14-5 and was outscored 43-13 43-13 on various astroturf forms at Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, New England, Orlando and Minnesota in MLS action, as well as in Open Cup at Atlanta Silverbacks (2014) and CONCACAF Champions League at Santa Tecla (2015) …
JULY ROAD WARRIORS With the recent 4-1 win at Portland and the 6-2 victory at LA, Petke’s crew nd captured its 2 consecutive road victory of the year and the club’s third overall (back on April 15 in Colorado, RSL conceded early and rebounded for a come-from-behind Rocky Mountain Cup win) … Only five road games remain this year for RSL in MLS regular-season play, as the next three weeks see RSL host Kansas City, Columbus and Houston prior to the club’s final two Eastern Conference trips, at D.C. United and Montreal on August 12/19 … The club’s final three forays away include a turf match at Vancouver, a return to SoCal against the Galaxy and the penultimate week of the season at Colorado in a match which may or may not decide this year’s Rocky Mountain Cup …
Plata has scored three goals in the last two games, while Captain Kyle Beckerman has found the back of the net twice – including a surefire MLS th Goal of the Week candidate in the 10 minute at Portland, along with his diving header just before the halftime break in LA … Saturday’s home match against Sporting KC will be the fifth MLS start together for the duo, as Rusnák – with his two goals & two assists the last two games – and Savarino – who had two goals in LA to go along with his assist Wednesday night – make everyone around them better … Several RSL marks were established in the dominant 6-2 win at LA, which featured five different goalscorers as well as the new record for road goals in both a game (6) and a half (4) … At StubHub Center, RSL snapped a five-match losing streak in Carson across reg. season and playoff action, dating back to a 1-0 win on March 8, 2014 … The Claret-and-Cobalt never trailed in Portland as it improved to 3-8-1 this year on the road, with outside backs Tony Beltran and Danny Acosta each notching assists on the night to contribute to the attack … Beltran’s assist was the first of his injury-marred season, while the Acosta helper on Plata’s dagger to put RSL up 4-0 was the USA U-20 standout’s first of his MLS career … Rusnák’s play at LA marked the third match in which he’s recorded at least a goal and an assist, as the Slovakian previously achieved the mark against Vancouver on April 8 with a one-goal, two-assist performance, and against NYCFC on May 17 with one of each … Rusnák becomes the first RSL player since 2010 with multiple games of 1g/2a, according to Opta …
MANCHESTER MOMENTUM? Monday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, RSL hosted world power Manchester United, ultimately falling in a 1-2 loss that saw the home side’s first group take a 1-0 lead through FW Luis Silva – assisted by Jefferson Savarino – as Petke used 28 players on the historic evening, divided into three groups playing roughly 30 minutes each … Five players – including RSL debutant DF Marcelo Silva and MF Luke Mulholland, as well as GK Lalo Fernandez, DF Danilo Acosta and MF Jose Hernandez – played nearly sixty minutes Monday night … Before 20,241 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium, RSL controlled the pace of the game early on before securing the early lead through Silva, who tallied his first goal in an RSL uniform … Just six minutes later, Man Utd equalized as FW Henrikh Mkhitaryan curled a wonderful shot past GK Nick Rimando … Chances for both sides came few and far between in the second half of play as the score remained 2-1 in favor of United, moving the Claret-and-Cobalt to 0-3-1 all-time against European opposition, and 18-11-10 in its 13-year history against international sides …
REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
COULD WE SEE MARCELO’S DEBUT?
TURF MONSTER STRUGGLE IS REAL
Back on July 3, RSL GM Craig Waibel announced the signing of Uruguayan DF Marcelo Silva to open the club’s Summer window activity … The centerback comes to Major League Soccer after spending most of the last eight years in Spain’s La Liga and La Liga 2, joining the team for training the last two weeks, making his club debut Monday night with a 60minute performance at home against Manchester United … “Marcelo” is now eligible to play in MLS competition after the opening of the summer transfer window on July 10, now that RSL has received approval of his U.S. P-1 visa and receipt of his International Transfer Certificate … RSL used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Silva …
Prior to Wednesday, RSL had not won on artificial surface since November, 2013, a season that saw the club post a 3-1-3 overall mark on the fake stuff, closing out the Western Conference title and a berth in MLS Cup 2013 in Kansas City with a 1-0 win at Portland in the West Semi Leg Two at Providence Park ... All-time, RSL owns a woeful record on turf, the team now 9-30-18 in all competitions on fake grass, being outscored 50102 ... RSL was winless prior to Wednesday in its last 19 games across all competitions on the fake stuff with an 0-14-5 record in that span, posting an 0-4-1 mark in each of the 2014/2015 seasons (including CCL play), prior to an 0-4-2 mark in 2016 …
“We have been looking to improve our defense, but wanted to find the right fit. In Marcelo, we found a solid center back, a leader and someone we think will really fit into our locker room – which was an important aspect to our search,” Real Salt Lake General Manager Craig Waibel said. “He is a savvy veteran from Europe who has a strong desire to come to RSL and help us build something special.”
RSL’s greatest glory has come on turf, winning MLS Cup 2009 in a shootout against LA at what was then known as Qwest Field in Seattle ... In 2011, RSL emerged from two home-and-home knockout series with turf results in the second leg: the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal series with a 1 : 2 road loss at Saprissa, courtesy of the valued Jamison Olave road goal; as well as the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs West Semifinal Second Leg at Seattle, where an 0 : 2 loss held up a 3 : 0 win in the first leg at home …
Silva, 28, was born in Mercedes, Uruguay, spending his younger days playing with the country’s U-20 National Team, helping reach the Knockout Round of the 2009 U-20 World Cup … After starting his professional career in Uruguay with Danubio, he moved to Spain in 2010 with Almería in the top flight … In four seasons with Almería – two in La Liga and two in Liga Adelante – he played 45 league matches, helping earn promotion in the 2012-13 season … Silva spent part of 2012 on loan to Peñarol in Uruguay and made two appearances in Copa Libertadores in that stint … After leaving Almería, he played for Las Palmas, Real Valladolid and Real Zaragoza before landing with Real Salt Lake ...
MORE SILVA “I am very excited to bring Marcelo to RSL,” Real Salt Lake Head Coach Mike Petke said, noting that the Uruguayan Silva should see his first action for RSL on July 17 against Manchester United at Rio Tinto Stadium … “He is someone who we have researched extensively and hold a very high opinion on as a player as well as a person. His talent, experience and professionalism will be a huge benefit in the locker room and on the field.” Silva is among five current Real Salt Lake defenders with U-20 World Cup experience, joining Tony Beltran (2007), Aaron Maund (2009), Justen Glad and Danilo Acosta (both 2017). He will add quality and experience to a group that has allowed 38 goals through 19 matches – second most in MLS (Minnesota) …
RUSNÁK RETURNS RSL playmaker Albert Rusnák returned from international duty that caused him to miss most of June back on Thursday, June 29, then playing the final 13 minutes off the bench in RSL’s 0-1 loss to Orlando on Friday, June 30, his first action for RSL since June 3 in a 2-6 loss at Dallas … The 22-year old DP missed two full league matches and an Open Cup opportunity after representing his home country of Slovakia in four games nd in June – one with the senior team – his 2 full cap, both coming in the months since joining RSL – and three appearances, all starts – in the UEFA U-21 tourney, in which the former Man City product excelled …
SUDDEN SELECTION SITUATION For the essentially the first time this season, RSL boss Petke has more than 16 field players available for selection, a rarity … All told through the first 21 games this season, a total of 176 available games have been lost due to injury, international duty or suspension … Season-long injuries to “Swiss Army Knife” Jordan Allen and backup striker Chad Barrett have limited the club’s options, while standout centerback Justen Glad missed 16 games due to a knee injury suffered in the CONCACAF U-20 championships and the resultant U-20 World Cup … Three of Glad’s teammates – FW Brooks Lennon, M/F Sebastian Saucedo and DF Danilo Acosta – missed eight games each due to U-20 duty … Rusnák has been joined by GK Nick Rimando (USA) and FW Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) on the international duty absence list, while backline injuries have haunted RSL, with Glad joined by fellow centerbacks Aaron Maund, Chris Schuler and David Horst in the training room … Outside backs Tony Beltran and Demar Phillips – both opening day starters – have missed significant time, a situation exacerbated by the Acosta U-20 absences and Allen’s various maladies … Defensive mids Sunday Stephen and Kyle Beckerman – and now Luke th Mulholland, out Wednesday in Portland after a 57 -minute tackle July 4 against Emmanuel Boateng in LA – have each seen Disciplinary Committee suspensions and yellow-card accumulations as well as muscle injuries knock them out, while FW Luis Silva missed the June 3 game in Dallas due to his wedding, scheduled a year ago around his Tigres/Liga MX slate … On June 28 in training, MF Omar Holness suffered what appeared to be a season-ending knee injury, while FW Ricardo Velazco is now out for the year after having surgery last week to repair ligament damage in his ankle, injured in the July 11 training session … Backup GK Matt VanOekel suffered a high ankle sprain between the June 30 Orlando and July 4 LA games, knocking him out as well … Now FW Yura Movsisyan – who scored the game-winner on July 4 in his homecoming at LA – is knocked out with a hip injury exacerbated in last Saturday’s session …
REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
YOUTH MOVEMENT CONTINUES
OPEN CUP DEBACLE @ SACRAMENTO
In Rusnák’s recent absence, 20-year old Venezuelan international Jefferson Savarino assumed the Center Attacking Midfield role for RSL, while the ongoing youth movement for Mike Petke’s side reached a high point on June 24 in San Jose, in a 1-2 loss at Avaya Stadium …
Real Salt Lake fell 4-1 at Sacramento on June 14 in the club’s 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round, unable to overcome four set piece goals by the USL Republic, including three in the first half … After th RSL FW Ricardo Velazco 35 minute equalizer – assisted by MF Omar Holness, the club’s captain on the night – RSL trailed 3-1 at halftime after a failed corner kick clearance and a dubious PK call just before the break st … in the 61 minute, another scuttled clearance on a free kick allowed the home team to notch the latest “Cupset” to snare an MLS side in the competition …
That game ended with six RSL homegrown players on the field, as Utah native Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo tallied his first career assist by setting up MF Jose Hernandez for his debut MLS goal at the death … DF Justen Glad, FW Brooks Lennon and DF Danilo Acosta each started the match, while FW Ricardo Velazco came off the bench to join Saucedo/Hernandez as substitute additions for Petke …
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Back on June 30, RSL’s 0-1 loss to Orlando City was the club’s 4 home loss of the season, matching the highest number of single-season setbacks in the club’s Rio Tinto Stadium history … RSL went 7-4-6 at home in 2015, its lone non-Playoff campaign of the last 10 years, and was 11-4-2 in Sandy in 2012 … Only the expansion seasons of 2005 (5-8-3) and the 2007 season (4-7-4 at home) marked by the early coaching change from Ellinger to Kreis have seen such home futility that more than four home losses were suffered … Eight more home reg. season games at the RioT remain in 2017, with a full three points in each critical if RSL seeks to enter the MLS Cup Playoff conversation … After not seeing back-to-back home games at any point in the first four months of the season, RSL concludes July and enters August with three consecutive matches at home, while late August and midSeptember both feature two-game RSL homestands …
RECENT HOME FORM On June 17, RSL out-shot visiting Minnesota 29-6 and 9-1 on goal en route to a much-needed 1-0 victory over the expansion side, riding an th 87 -minute goal from Yura Movsisyan – his fifth of his team-leading six on the season … Due to the international absence of Slovakian MF Albert Rusnák, Venezuelan international Jefferson Savarino stepped in to pull the attacking strings for RSL, which saw nine chances created by FW Joao Plata and an endless onslaught of attacking chances from both FW Brooks Lennon and Luis Silva, among others … RSL GK Nick Rimando only needed to make one save to notch career clean sheet #133 (97 in an RSL kit), as the 19,256 at Rio Tinto Stadium welcomed back its USA U-20 quartet of DF Justen Glad – who started and played a full 90 at centerback in his 2017 debut – as well as Utah natives Danilo Acosta and Sebastian Saucedo, as well as FW Brooks Lennon … All four played in the victory, the club’s third consecutive home win (a streak later snapped June 30 in the 0-1 at Orlando) …
Including MLS “play-in” games from 2007-10, RSL’s all-time record in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests is now 11-12-3 … Against lowerdivision competition, RSL is 6-4-1, outscoring USL/NASL teams 2623; however, RSL is 0-3-0 away against lower-division sides, losing 4-6 at Minnesota in 2005 and 1-2 at Atlanta in 2014 prior to Wednesday night … All-time, RSL has been outscored by opponents 45-46 in LHUSOC competition … In fact, RSL has NEVER won on the road in the U.S. Open Cup, managing just one shootout victory (technically a draw) in 2010 at San Jose … Real Salt Lake signed eight Real Monarchs players to short-term agreements ahead of Wednesday … The eight signed include goalkeeper Connor Sparrow, defenders Max Lachowecki, Kyle Curinga, Michael Gallagher and James Moberg, midfielder Nick Besler and forwards Andrew Brody and Daniel Haber …
REAL MONARCHS REWARDED The 2017 Real Monarchs / USL season is ongoing, the third-year club claiming the league’s top goal differential, +23 with 40 goals scored and 17 allowed in just 17 games, claiming first place overall in the USL with an incredible 14-2-1 start and 43 points, seven clear of Saturday’s opponent, San Antonio FC … Head Coach Mark Briggs’ team – which saw its 10-game unbeaten run snapped July 1 with an 0-2 loss at Tulsa, the club’s lone shutout suffered of the year and the only loss since April 15 – extended its home win streak to 10 straight games on July 5 and 8, downing OKC and Seattle by a combined 7-2 scoreline … This week, the Monarchs hope to welcome back playmaker Sebastian Velasquez for the San Antonio trip; Velasquez has earned four USL Team of the Week nods in the last eight weeks (and five overall), while moving near the top of the USL attacking charts with six goals and six assists on his campaign … FW Chandler Hoffman ranks third overall in the USL with 11 goals on the season, the USL MVP candidate matching fellow MF Charlie Adams’ five assists for the third-highest total in USL … The Monarchs goalkeeping tandem of Lalo Fernandez and Connor Sparrow has combined for five shutouts, allowing only 9 goals in the last 1034 minutes … The Monarchs return to Rio Tinto Stadium on Monday, July 31 against Tulsa (7:00 p.m. MT kickoff) with sights set on an 11th consecutive home victory, dating back to last season: USL Home Winning Streaks (incl. playoffs) 13 games: Orlando City SC (2014) 11 games: Rochester Rhinos (2015-16) 10 games: Real Monarchs (2016-present) 8 games: Swope Park Rangers (2016-17) The Monarchs are re-writing their own record books every time out … This season’s 14-2-1 mark exceeds last year’s 10-win total, and the 40 goals scored in 2017 surpasses the attacking output for all 30 games in 2016 … This year’s +23 goal differential brings the Monarchs’ all-time goal +/- back to +3 after Saturday, while recent results give the Monarchs an all-time
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RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
31-29-15 record, two games above .500 despite not qualifying for the USL Cup Playoffs in either of the club’s first two campaigns … The Monarchs are currently 5-2-1 away from home this year, en route to the historic win streak: USL Winning Streaks (regular season) 9 games: Real Monarchs (April 22 – June 19, 2017) 8 games: Orlando City SC (2014) 7 games: Swope Park Rangers (2016-17) 7 games: Orlando City SC (2011-12) 7 games: New York Red Bulls II (2016) The Monarchs enter their next home match on Monday, July 31 with an active 10-game HOME win streak at Rio Tinto Stadium, dating back to last season, an active run which currently ranks third-best in the USL’s all-time record book, three games shy of Orlando’s 2014 record …
REBOUNDING FROM TEXAS TRIP RSL boss Mike Petke gave his team five days off during the recent FIFA international break, following the May 31 / June 3 road trip to Texas which saw a pair of losses at Houston (1-5) and at Dallas (2-6) by a combined 11-3 scoreline … A dubious mark was set by the Utah side on June 3 in Dallas, as RSL became the lone team to concede five goals in the first half in the 22-year history of Major League Soccer (spanning nearly 5,000 games) … The 11 goals conceded in 180 minutes marked the club’s worst defensive performance since it allowed 10 goals in August, 2015, in road games at DCU (4-6) and at VAN (0-4) … The 11 goals allowed over a 2-game span equals the second-most conceded in back-to-back matches in MLS history – with only Dallas conceding 12 goals over a worse 180 combined minutes in June, 1998, including a 1-8 home loss to LA and then a 5-4 road win at D.C. … The pair of losses dropped RSL’s all-time mark in Texas to 3-25-3 across all competitions at Houston/Dallas combined, with a 2-10-1 record at Dynamo (MLS reg. season) and 1-15-2 at Dallas (includes MLS Playoff and Open Cup games) … Overall, RSL is 3-8-1 away from home this season, earning a 0-0 draw at New York Red Bulls on March 25 and notching an emotional 2-1 comeback at Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado on April 15 for the pair of results prior to the last two trips to LA and Portland … That Brooks Lennon-inspired win against the Rapids in Denver in midApril was RSL’s lone road victory in 15 overall away games … Setting aside an 0-1 loss at Seattle on May 13 and the 1-2 loss at San Jose on June 24, the other six road contests have all resulted in multi-goal losses; all told, RSL had been outscored 28-8 so far this season away from home, reversing course with the 10-3 aggregate advantage at LA/Portland this month …
ZIONS BANK REAL ACADEMY Coming later this Summer, the Zions Bank Real Academy – overseen by U.S./Mexico icon Martin Vasquez – opens in Herriman, Utah, approximately 20 minutes southwest of Rio Tinto Stadium … The $60 million facility will serve as the Club’s cornerstone, its daily training home beginning in 2018 for both of the club's professional teams – RSL (MLS) and Real Monarchs (USL) – while centralizing the club's U-18, U-16 and future U-14 development academy youth selections. Including the 5,000seat Zions Bank Stadium as well as the Zions Bank Training Center, the Herriman campus will provide adjacencies for an on-site charter school opening this Fall, with STEM disciplines (Science / Technology / Engineering / Math) for nearly 300 boys and girls … View recent video of the Zions Bank Real Academy project HERE: https://www.rsl.com/post/2017/05/25/zions-bank-realacademy?autoplay=true Last November in North Logan, Utah, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen broke ground on the first of a half-dozen regional training centers across Utah and Arizona to be built in the next 2-3 years … Each $5 million RTC houses a classroom, as well as an indoor and outdoor field, dedicated to fulfilling a curriculum consistent with the club's vision and mission for youth soccer training and education, and the continued development of both recreational and competitive pre-Academy (ages 7-12) initiatives across Utah and Arizona …
ALL-TIME WORST RSL ROAD LOSSES The May/June losses at Houston and Dallas marked the club’s second and third this year with a four-goal losing margin, the first 21 games this season containing 3 of 11 total defeats RSL has suffered in its all-time 406 regular-season MLS contests by four goals or more … The list, which does not include the 0-5 loss at LA in the 2014 Western Conference Semifinal Leg Two: DATE 08/26/2006 07/14/2012 06/03/2017 07/09/2005 08/31/2005 05/31/2017 04/21/2007 05/31/2014 04/25/2015 08/08/2015 05/13/2017
OPPONENT at RBNY at San Jose at Dallas at Chivas USA at D.C. United at Houston at Chivas USA at Seattle at New England at Vancouver at New England
SCORE L 0-6 L 0-5 L 2-6 L 1-5 L 1-5 L 1-5 L 0-4 L 0-4 L 0-4 L 0-4 L 0-4
SCORING WOES … CONTINUE? Even with the club’s 10-goal explosion the last two games, RSL has just 33 goals in its last 29 games overall dating back to early-September, 2016 … That total includes just 32 goals in its last 28 MLS regular-season games starting with a 3-3 home draw v. LA last Labor Day Weekend …
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RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS The spate of early-season injuries has provided opportunity for numerous RSL rookies, Academy products and USL Monarchs graduates in the early going … Stalwart DF Tony Beltran’s back/calf injuries have provided chances at right back, as RSL-Academy product and former Real Monarchs man Danilo Acosta made his MLS/RSL debut April 8 and followed that up with th a full 90 minutes in several subsequent weeks, becoming the 7 RSL homegrown out of eight on this year’s roster to gain MLS experience, and the eighth RSL player in 2017 to make his club debut … Acosta had played three straight games for RSL at right back – opposite of his preferred left back slot for the USA U-20 CONCACAF Champions … With Acosta in the mix, RSL has seen 25 of the 27 rostered players in 2017 appear in MLS action (GK Lalo Fernandez and DF Justen Glad are the duo yet to appear, with DF Reagan Dunk making his club/league debut May 13 at NE, and his first-ever start May 20 at SEA) … Three months ago at home against LA, wingers Brooks Lennon and Sebastian Saucedo each made their season debuts, sparking the team during a dominant first half-hour prior to the storm of yellow cards … Lennon – an RSL Academy product on loan in 2017 from Liverpool – made his MLS/RSL debut and has played all 720 minutes in the eight games since, while Saucedo’s appearance was the first for the club since 2015 after spending the 2016 season on loan with Veracruz in LigaMX … “Bofo” started late March / early April games at New York and at Minnesota, th coming on in the 60 minute against the Whitecaps and then starting again April 15 at Colorado … The March 11 loss to the Fire saw the MLS/RSL debut for DF Justin th Schmidt, the club’s 35 -overall selection in the most recent MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Washington, where the Albuquerque, N.M. native was recruited and coached by current RSL GM Craig Waibel during his time with the Huskies … In the 2017 opener, RSL saw winger Ricardo Velazco make his MLS/RSL debut, coming on for the final five minutes against Toronto … The former Real Monarchs standout and RSL-Arizona academy product signed his first-team contract late last year, played extended minutes in week two after Jordan Allen’s injury at Chicago and appeared again off the bench in the loss to LA and in the draw at NY …
YEAR OF THE HOMEGROWN Overall, RSL has 13 players aged 22 or younger as the 2017 season continues, by far the youngest RSL team in club history … DF Danilo Acosta is one of four RSL players (Justen Glad, Jose Hernandez, Brooks Lennon) born in 1997, with Danilo’s November birthday making him the youngest on a roster that includes GK Nick Rimando (June 1979) as the club’s oldest active player … With a whopping eight homegrown players on the Claret-and-Cobalt’s MLS roster this year – as well as seeing RSL provide 25% of Tab Ramos’ USA U-20 qualifying roster – this could be the year of the homegrown … FW Brooks Lennon made the move from Liverpool FC in England – where he distinguished himself with that club’s U-23 side – in early February to join RSL in a bid for first-team MLS minutes, training with RSL for just 4 sessions before joining U.S. U-20 camp … Lennon buried the initial PK in the U-20 CONCACAF tiebreaker in March v. Honduras, before notching 2 goals and adding 2 assists in the recent FIFA U-20 World Cup and of course provided the game-winning heroics April 15 against Colorado … DF Danny Acosta looks to be comfortable from the early returns on his preseason switch to left back, starting each of the USA U-20 games in
Costa Rica in recent weeks … Acosta – raised in Utah and playing for local club LaRoca along with Sebastian Saucedo – played mostly a holding midfield role in 2016 with the USL Real Monarchs, and has appeared at right back in the April games vs. Vancouver and at Colorado … Acosta buried the confederation-clinching penalty kick in early March against Honduras, the country of his birth, following a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes of regulation in the regional title game … In the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Acosta started and played a full 90 in every one of the U.S.A.’s five games, save for the final 10 minutes of the 6-0 win over New Zealand … Saucedo returns to RSL after a year on loan with Veracruz in Mexico, expecting to challenge for minutes in MLS in 2017 … The Park City native bagged a first-half brace in the U.S. U-20 4-1 win over St. Kitts in the CONCACAF U-20 group stage … Last but not least amongst the rostered RSL players recently with Tab Ramos’ qualifying side is DF Justen Glad, one of the stars of the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying tourney in Costa Rica … Glad earned nearly 2500 minutes with RSL a year ago as a teenager (the Tucson native just turned 20 on the last day of February), and has demonstrated leadership, determination and skill beyond his years … Glad has missed the entire th 2017 MLS season to this point with a left knee injury suffered in the 47 th minute of the March 5 USA U-20 championship game in CONCACAF qualifying for this Summer’s youth World Cup, but the club’s medical staff released him to U.S. Soccer for the tourney in Korea a week after the rest of his team departed … Glad ended up with a goal and an assist and two starts at right back after 45 min at center back in the knockout stage for Tab Ramos … Glad was joined by longtime academy and RSL teammate Jordan Allen in a recent preseason announcement that the duo had signed contract extensions with RSL, as Allen – now in his fourth year as a pro – appears to have the inside track on locking down the club’s starting right wing position … This preseason, Allen was RSL’s most dangerous attacker, scoring 2 goals and earning 2 penalties in a series of friendlies, also demonstrating a defensive tenacity in that role which has been wholly absent by previous occupiers of that slot in the club’s 4-3-3 setup in 2015/16 … GK Lalo Hernandez has benefited greatly from nearly 50 games the last three seasons in a Real Monarchs (USL) uniform, while M/F Ricardo Velazco became the club’s first-ever player to progress from the RSL academy, to the Monarchs, to earning an MLS deal last August … That duo, along with rookie MF Jose Hernandez (homegrown from UCLA), should see early-season minutes with the Monarchs in addition to selections in the RSL 18 periodically …
PETKE ERA KICKED OFF APRIL 8 Eleven weeks ago, Real Salt Lake promoted Mike Petke to the club’s head coaching role, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen announced; terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed … “Mike’s leadership capabilities, his track record, work ethic and fiery personality are anticipated to confidently lead Real Salt Lake into a new era,” said Hansen, who broke ground 10 months ago on the club’s $60 million Herriman training facility, which will open this September and house both the MLS and USL professional teams and three academy sides … “Mike quickly integrated himself into our club, and has embraced both the pressure of our short-term expectations and all the tenets and principles guiding our long-term intentions.” Petke – who joined the Utah club back on December 23, 2016, as head coach of the Division II Real Monarchs – previously served as the New York Red Bulls (MLS) head coach for the 2013/14 seasons … With the Red Bulls, Petke led the original MLS side to a franchise-best two-year run in club history, amassing a 30-19-19 mark while giving the club its first-ever trophy, the 2013 MLS Supporters Shield … In 2014, the Red Bulls finished one goal shy of MLS Cup, dropping East Final series …
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RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
“First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude to Mr. Hansen for his belief in my abilities,” said Petke, who earned his first three points for the club in Saturday’s 2-1 Monarchs’ road victory at Portland … “My family has been excited about our return to the Rocky Mountains since Christmas; we have always been amazed by the fantastic culture for soccer here in Utah, and I am honored to be charged with delivering pride and excellence to the passionate RSL fan base …” “I arrived in December thinking this was the right fit and the right opportunity; the vision and blueprint provided by Mr. Hansen permeates from the first team to the Monarchs and through to our academy and our facilities that open this Fall,” continued Petke, who has had extensive involvement in youth development over the last two years prior to his Monarchs appointment … “There is so much excitement and momentum surrounding our club, starting with the infrastructure and direction provided by (GM) Craig Waibel and (VP, Soccer Administration) Rob Zarkos, through to both the veteran talent and young potential in our locker room … The expertise and commitment from our technical staff, the relevance created by our business side and the passion displayed by our fans provides an outstanding foundation which makes me proud to accept this responsibility and lead RSL to new heights …” Petke, now 41, appeared as a player in 196 of his 351 career MLS games with the MetroStars/Red Bulls (also playing with D.C. United and Colorado Rapids), after growing up on Long Island … In 2004/05 with D.C. United, Petke was a teammate of current RSL GK Nick Rimando, the duo winning MLS Cup in 2004. From 2005 to 2007 with the Colorado Rapids, Petke was teammates with another pair of current RSL players, Captain Kyle Beckerman and DF Chris Wingert … Petke attended St. John’s The Baptist High School in West Islip, New York (also the high school home of Wingert) prior to a college career at Southern Connecticut … Petke has retained all of the club’s assistant coaches – Daryl Shore, Tyrone Marshall and Freddy Juarez, video analyst Ted Eck and strength coaches Henry Ruggiero and Matt Howley … "Mike won a Supporters Shield, he’s managed high-profile players, he enjoyed a great playing career,” said Waibel, noting the position’s unique balance of winning now and development for the future, amidst an everchanging league … “There’s almost nothing he hasn’t seen in the sport in this country, and integrating someone with his experience, intelligence and teaching ability into our organization will pay dividends up and down our pyramid, from the academy teams to the Monarchs to the first team …” Petke – now the fourth head coach in Real Salt Lake’s 13-year Major League Soccer history, following John Ellinger (72 games from 2005-07), Jason Kreis (266 games from 2007-13) and Jeff Cassar (121 games from 2014-17), as well as interim boss Daryl Shore (2 games earlier this season) – replaces long-time RSL employee Cassar, who was dismissed from the club’s head coaching role on March 20 … RSL boss Jeff Cassar ended his RSL career with a 38-37-30 overall MLS reg. season mark (6-4-5 in CCL, USOC and playoffs) following his dismissal on March 20, his 1.39 PPG average buoyed by a 12-game unbeaten run to kick off his 2014 debut year and a 4-0-2 mark in 2016, giving RSL the distinction as Major League Soccer’s last undefeated side in each of those seasons … Overall, RSL’s home mark at the RioT under Cassar ended at 26-7-20 in MLS matches, and 31-7-24 when you include postseason, CCL and Open Cup contests in Sandy ...
IRON MAN BECKERMAN With each and every appearance, RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman extends his all-time MLS marks for field players with 421 GP, 392 starts and 35,027 minutes played … As a result of his consistent service, Beckerman also leads the all-time tally in fouls committed (641) and yellow cards (98) …
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Beckerman’s next assist will be the 50 of his MLS career, the Crofton, MD th native currently ranking 6 all-time amongst active players in the category th … Kyle’s 39 career goals rank him 18 amongst active players; his goal on June 3 in the 2-6 loss at Dallas was his first time finding the back of the net since August, 2015 in a 4-6 loss at D.C. … His scoreless 2016 campaign was the dreadlocked wonder’s first goalless year since 2003 with Colorado … Beckerman has appeared in 25 or more games in all but one of the last 14 seasons, missing part of 2010 with plantar fasciitis, causing him to appear only 22 times that season, which was incidentally RSL’s best-ever regular season (15-4-11, 1.87 PPG, +25 goal differential) … Beckerman is joined by GK Nick Rimando as the lone RSL men to appear in all 22 of the club’s all-time postseason contests, as the former Miami Fusion castoffs have guided the club to the playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons from 2008-16, with only the 2015 outlier … Kyle was the first-ever and remains the only MLS field player to appear in 400 or more games, joining GKs Nick Rimando (now 439 – all starts) and Kevin Hartman (416) ... Only GKs Rimando and Hartman have more minutes played in MLS than Beckerman, his long-time teammate at Miami and RSL Rimando leading in minutes (39,451 and counting) after passing Hartman’s 37,260 in mid-2016 ... Rimando surpassed 25,000 minutes for RSL on the final day of 2016 at Seattle, the GK now sitting at 26,373 – and counting – when wearing Claret-and-Cobalt (MLS reg. season only) …
RIMANDO RECORD PURSUIT The “Wall of the Wasatch” also holds all-time MLS marks in games (439), starts (439), minutes (39,451), wins (190), and shutouts (133) … The former Miami Fusion and D.C. United ‘keeper has made 29 saves in his last six games to claim that mark (1,500 and counting) … In mid-May in Seattle, the netminder’s heroics were highlighted by th Rimando’s denial of a Clint Dempsey penalty kick attempt in the 55 th nd minute, the 30 failed attempt (22 save) for opposing PK takers in Rimando’s storied MLS career … All-time, Rimando opponents are now 50 for 80 from the spot, including a 29 for 50 mark during his 11 seasons with RSL … The “Wall of the Wasatch” owns 11 PK saves in the last five seasons (2013-present, a total which includes 2 this season), more than doubling the total of any other MLS GK … While RSL GK Nick Rimando’s career MLS shutout #124 nearly came in Orlando on last year’s opening day – the final 65 seconds obviously changed that – it was finally added to the record books last April 9 against Colorado, against whom the Wall of the Wasatch has amassed 17 of his 132 career shutouts, his highest total vs. one team ... on June 17 at home against Minnesota, Rimando extended his MLS-record total for clean sheets to 133 (with 97 coming in an RSL kit) ... Victims over the last 18 cumulative seasons, in descending order: Colorado (17), Chicago / Chivas / San Jose (10 each), Red Bulls and New England (9 each), LA Galaxy (8), Dallas, Columbus, D.C. and Kansas City (7 each), Seattle / Toronto (6 each), Houston / Portland (5 each), Vancouver (4), Philadelphia (3), Montreal, NYCFC, Minnesota and Tampa Bay (1 each) ... BREAKING DOWN RIMANDO’S 190 CAREER WINS: While RSL GK Nick Rimando’s 190 career wins surpass Kevin Hartman for the most in MLS regular-season history, his 123 with RSL as also the most for one player with a single team ... The breakdown of all 190, all-time by opponent:
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RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
21 – Colorado 15 – New England / Red Bulls 14 – Chicago 13 – LA / Chivas / San Jose 12 – Dallas 11 – DC United 10 – Kansas City 8 – Seattle
7 – Columbus / Toronto 6 – Houston / Portland 5 – Vancouver 4 – Philadelphia 3 – Tampa Bay / NYCFC 2 – Montreal 1 – RSL / Minnesota
And the breakdown of career Rimando wins, by Stadium: HOME: 76 - Rio Tinto 30 - RFK 15 - Lockhart 11 - Rice-Eccles
ROAD: 14 - StubHub 9 - Toyota Park + BBVA Compass + Buck Shaw 4 - Giants Stadium / Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 4 - Gillette 2 - Century Link / Foxboro / Mile High / Raymond James / Soldier Field / Providence 1 - Arrowhead / Avaya / BMO / Cardinal / Crew / Cotton Bowl / Dragon / FCDallas / Red Bull Arena / Sporting Park / Yankee Stadium / Talen Energy
2017 SEASON OVERVIEW th
Real Salt Lake kicked off its 13 Major League Soccer season this March, the Utah side buoyed by a passionate fan base boasting nearly 13,000 season ticket holders at its Rio Tinto Stadium home in Sandy, where the “Claret-and-Cobalt” has enjoyed a pronounced home-field advantage in Major League Soccer, posting an impressive 103-26-46 mark in the building since its opening in October, 2008 … Those totals include this year’s 4-4-1 mark thus far, with the short-handed 12 loss to West rival LA Galaxy on March 18 coming in what would ultimately become Jeff Cassar’s final game as head coach – and then the 3-0 win in Mike Petke’s home debut vs. Vancouver, prior to the April 22 1-3 home loss to Atlanta … The May 27 1-0 home win over Philadelphia marked the club’s first back-to-back Rio Tinto Stadium victories of the year, on the heels of a 2-1 comeback win over NYCFC … RSL entered 2017 expecting to return 9 of 11 starters from last season – including its co-leading scorers, FW Yura Movsisyan and FW Joao Plata, among 17 players overall – the locker room guided by iconic Captain Kyle Beckerman and GK Nick Rimando … Two of MLS’ most decorated players, Beckerman and Rimando are perennial All-Stars who have achieved individual glory and international recognition through team th success – each now playing their 11 seasons in Utah, joined by DF Tony th Beltran and Chris Wingert in their 10 MLS seasons on the Wasatch Front, quartet representative of the Club’s long-tenured core … In search of hardware, RSL seeks to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs for the ninth time in 10 years this season, a remarkable run among MLS elite (only LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders have accrued more points since 2008) that includes an MLS Cup 2009 title, the state of Utah’s only major professional championship in the last 40 years … Recent campaigns have seen RSL advance to another MLS Cup title game, losing in 2013 via a penalty-kick shootout in Kansas City, where the 2015 squad also dropped a Semifinal match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup … RSL lost an Open Cup Final at home in 2013, the one-goal loss to D.C. United a bitter reminder of the Club’s groundbreaking (and ultimately heartbreaking) run to the CONCACAF Champions League Final in 2011, when RSL became the first-ever – and still only – U.S. side to progress within one goal of the FIFA Club World Cup …
DEVELOPMENTAL ROLES ABOUND In 2015, RSL expanded its development pyramid with the addition of Real Monarchs, one of several MLS-operated expansion clubs in the USL … Former Head Coach Freddy Juarez – now with the first team – had enjoyed success developing homegrown players at the RSL-Arizona Academy in Casa Grande, Ariz., prior to moving to the professional ranks … Long-time RSL DF Chris Schuler utilized a rehab stint with the Monarchs to return to MLS last season, while RSL Academy product Ricardo Velazco – after 10 goals in 47 games with the USL side in 2015/16 – earned a first-team contract, joining fellow Academy alumni GK Lalo Fernandez, DF Justen Glad, MF Danilo Acosta, FW Sebastian Saucedo and FW Jordan Allen, all returning to RSL’s roster, which for 2017 includes FW Brooks Lennon (on loan from Liverpool FC in England) and another homegrown signing, MF Jose Hernandez, last year’s co-Pac 12 Player of the Year (UCLA) … Glad, Saucedo, Acosta and Lennon spent the majority of the club’s preseason leading USA to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, along with yet another Academy product – DF Aaron Herrera (New Mexico) …
REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
CROSSOVER WINLESS STREAK Due to the late-season swoon last year, RSL’s active winless streak entering April 8 v. Vancouver was at 13 games (12 reg. season and 1 playoff) … RSL had not won since August 26 of last year, after the club nd moved to 2 in the overall table with late August wins over Colorado and th Dallas before sliding to sixth in the West and 9 overall with the late-season slide, one which saw the club score just three goals in the final seven games following a dramatic 3-3 draw with LA at home on Sept. 7 … ALL-TIME RSL WINLESS STREAKS: # YEAR(S) START END 18 2005/06 08/10/05 v NE 5/13/06 @LA 15 2006/07 09/23/06 v DAL 6/23/07 v DC 13 2016/17 09/07/16 v LA 4/8/17 v VAN 12 2005 08/10/05 v NE season 11 2007 04/07/07 v DAL 6/23/07 v DC
RECORD 0-16-2 0-6-9 0-8-5 0-11-1 0-5-6
ROSTER COMPOSITION YOUNGER, FASTER, DEEPER? … : However, RSL expects to have more options for each matchday’s 18 who dress and additional combinations for the starting XI this year, as a mix of youth (MF Albert Rusnák, FW Jordan Allen, MF Jose Hernandez, FW Brooks Lennon, MF Ricardo Velazco, M/F Sebastian Saucedo and rookie DFs Reagan Dunk & Justin Schmidt) have pushed for consideration with their preseason and/or USA U-20 performances … … WITH A MORE EXPERIENCED BENCH?: Meanwhile, RSL GM Craig Waibel has bolstered the veteran core and burgeoning youth on the roster with a handful of established professionals; former Toronto / D.C. United M/F Luis Silva returns to Utah after a year with Tigres (MEX); DF David Horst – once drafted by RSL – is back on the Wasatch after 90+ MLS starts with Portland and Houston; while FW Chad th Barrett, the 7 -leading active scorer in MLS after a career that has taken him to Chicago, Toronto, Seattle & San Jose, arrives for front-line depth; and veteran GK Matt VanOekel joins RSL after a record-setting year with Edmonton (NASL) that saw him claim 16 clean sheets, an 0.55 goals against average … INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE INTRODUCED ..: RSL’s roster now reflects a growing international aspect, as the last few offseasons have seen arrivals from other leagues, with Albert Rusnák (Holland), Yura Movisisyan (Denmark/Russia), Sunny (Nigeria/Spain), Luis Silva (Mexico), Brooks Lennon (England) and Sebastian Saucedo (Mexico) arriving to Utah … LONG-TERM CONTRACT EXTENSIONS: Since last October, RSL has signed several players to long-term contracts and/or extensions, including FW Yura Movsisyan and DF Aaron Maund late last year, as well as DF Tony Beltran and MF Luke Mulholland … 2017 has already seen new deals for MF Albert Rusnák, with extensions for FW Joao Plata, FW Jordan Allen and DF Justen Glad as well … IRON MAN MULHOLLAND: Last year saw a club-high 33 appearances by RSL MF Luke Mulholland, equaling club marks set by Ned Grabavoy (2014) and Nick Rimando (2011) for most MLS reg. season games played in a single-season for an RSL player … The English native who attended Wingate College in the U.S. before winning minor-league titles in Tampa Bay and Minnesota signed with RSL four years ago, the versatile midfielder with a penchant for longdistance goals able to play in any and all three midfield spots … So far this year, no one has appeared in all 21 of the club’s 2017 contests, with Mulholland and Movsisyan each missing two matches … VETERAN END OF THE SPECTRUM:
While a youth movement is certainly happening at the RioT, the “kids” are coming up under the tutelage of a quartet of men – Captain Kyle Beckerman, GK Nick Rimando, DF Tony Beltran and DF Chris Wingert – who built and established the competitive culture of an organization that has become a perennial playoff contender during their tenures … th
Beckerman and Rimando have each kicked off their 11 seasons with RSL continuing to rewrite the MLS record books every time out, as both claim league highs – both active and all-time – for appearances, starts, minutes, etc., in both the field player and goalkeeper categories … Beckerman also leads MLS all-time in fouls and yellow cards, while Rimando is MLS’ all-time winningest GK, boasting an amazing 132 career clean sheets, and recently made the requisite number of saves away to break Kevin Hartman’s record to place his name atop every GK category … Meanwhile, DF Tony Beltran – drafted by RSL in 2008 out of UCLA as part th of the Generation adidas program – is in the midst of his 10 year with the club, his 233 career regular-season starts with RSL the most-ever for an active player with only one club … Beltran’s counterpart on the opposite side, DF Chris Wingert, actually arrived to RSL back in the Summer of 2007 three days prior to Beckerman … Wingert, also coming from the rival Colorado Rapids, spent one season with his hometown NYCFC in their expansion 2015 year prior to returning to Utah, where his 15,000+ minutes have guided the club across multiple Cup runs in various competitions … HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Wingert’s return to RSL after a year away has not been uncommon for the club, which has recently seen “second stints” in Claret-and-Cobalt for players such as Luis Silva (back in 2017 after one year in Mexico), Yura Movsisyan (back in 2016 after 6 seasons in Denmark/Russia) … The returns to RSL for guys like Sebastian Saucedo (Veracruz) and Brooks Lennon (Liverpool) is nothing new, as RSL in the past saw recently retired DF Jamison Olave come back to the fold for 2015/16 after a twoyear stint with Red Bull New York, and RSL Original Clint Mathis return to his 2005 MLS roots with a 2009 Cup run after time at Colorado and LA … RIOT FORTRESS PROVIDES PERENNIAL SUCCESS: Despite four losses already in nine home games this season, RSL has now lost just 40 games all-time at home in 203 reg. season games on the Wasatch Front over the previous 13 seasons, with nearly half of that total (19) coming in the club’s first three campaigns (2005-07) … And only 21 since 2008 in MLS (over the last 174 games all competitions at Rio Tinto Stadium, RSL is 103-25-46) … MISSED OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE HOME RECORD: Even with the disappointment from the midsummer streak of five consecutive home draws last year, RSL’s 8-1-8 home mark buoyed the club’s overall 12-12-10 record in 2016 … STILL, HOME COOKING TASTES SO GOOD: Despite the recent glut of home draws and losses, since the beginning of 2008 RSL now boasts a 110-27-51 mark in its last 188 home games (all comps) in that span on Utah soil, during which it has outscored opponents by 175 goals (316-140), with a 90-23-44 reg. season mark (259/116), an 81-2 CCL record (21/7), a 5-2-2 playoff performance (11/4), with an 8-2-2 Open Cup mark (24/13) ... RSL’s Rocky Mountain Cup win last August 26 marked the club’s 100th overall MLS reg. season win (currently 104-41-58 at home since 2005) ...
REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
STINGY DEFENSE AT THE RIOT – USUALLY: The 0-3 home loss against Dallas on May 6 was only the seventh time in the last two-plus years worth of MLS action – totaling 44 games on Utah soil – that RSL has conceded multiple goals to a visitor … LA drew 3-3 at the RioT last September, Portland scored twice in the 2-2 draw on June 18, with Philadelphia opening 2015 with a 3-3 draw at Rio Tinto and RSL later drawing with Columbus two years ago by a 2-2 scoreline ... LA won 2-1 on March 18 in what was Jeff Cassar’s last game as head coach, but now RSL has conceded 3 goals in recent home losses to both ATL and DAL … ACTIVE GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS: All-time, 36 different players have scored a game-winning goal for RSL in the club’s first 13 MLS seasons, with the active leaders as follows: Joao Plata (10), Kyle Beckerman (7), Yura Movsisyan (6), Luke Mulholland (4) and Jordan Allen (2), the group joined in mid-April by Albert Rusnák and Brooks Lennon with their first-ever game-winner, and then Aaron Maund on May 17 v NYCFC … BACK IN UPPER ECHELON – OR TOP HALF AT LEAST: th RSL finished in 9 place in the overall 20-team MLS table in 2016, a th significant improvement from the club’s 16 place finish in 2015 … In each of the five seasons from 2010-14, RSL finished amongst the top five teams in MLS, including as Supporters Shield runners-up in 2010 COME-FROM-BEHIND D.N.A. FOR CLARET-AND-COBALT: RSL amassed a 6-11-3 overall mark last season across all competitions when conceding the game’s first goal, the most wins (six) and the most points captured (21 when conceding first, and 23 overall) amongst the 20 MLS teams from a losing position in 2016 ... In all of the previous year, it took RSL 30 games to notch a single come-from-behind victory, Oct. 4, 2015, at Colorado ... RSL went 10-8-0 last year in games decided by one goal last season, including a 7-1-0 home mark ... PLAY TO THE FINAL WHISTLE: While RSL came from behind to earn victories six times last season, it also salvaged draws with second-half equalizers in 2016 against Montreal, San Jose and LA ... On the flipside, RSL also allowed stoppage-time goals to end shutout bids on three occasions (3/6 @ ORL, 4/2 @ KC and 7/1 v. DCU), conceding points to the opposition twice in those instances ... RSL’s RED CARD EPIDEMIC STARTED WITH VANCOUVER VISIT: In the March 19 2-2 draw at Portland last year, RSL saw MF Kyle Beckerman and DF Jamison Olave each ejected, RSL’s second and third red cards in the young 2016 MLS season ... Following DF Demar Phillips’ ejection 22 minutes into the March 6, 2016 opener at Orlando, the ejections continued a disturbing trend, as 2015 saw the club set a dubious new mark for RSL with 9 red cards in 34 games, surpassing the club’s season-record 7 set in 2013, 2011 and 2009 ... RSL has now played 478 games across all competitions in its 13-year history – 409 MLS reg. season, 22 MLS Cup Playoff, 25 Open Cup and 22 CONCACAF Champions League – and has been reduced to nine men in a game just 5 times, and only once at home (the April 2015 0-1 loss to Vancouver that started a run of 3 double-reds in the last 80 games overall, 67 in MLS play) ... The double-red card games list: Feb. 22, 2011 (CCL) @ Columbus - 0:0 T (Beltran/Borchers) April 21, 2012 (MLS) @ San Jose - 1:3 L (Olave/Espindola) April 18, 2015 (MLS) v Vancouver - 0:1 L (Olave/Saucedo) June 24, 2015 (MLS) @ Red Bulls - 0:1 L (Morales/Phillips) March 19, 2016 (MLS) @ Portland – 2:2 T (Beckerman/Olave)
CAN RSL GET BACK TO .500?: The March 11 0-2 loss at Chicago dropped the club below .500 in MLS reg. season play for the first time since April 2014 ... The April 1 loss to expansion Minnesota dropped RSL three games down, the club pulling games back with the pair of wins to kick off the Mike Petke era … The win at POR brought RSL back to five games under .500 … Back in the non-playoff 2015 campaign, RSL’s late-season quartet of October losses at San Jose and Seattle sandwiching home setbacks against Portland and Dallas returned RSL’s all-time MLS regular-season mark down to a perfectly even .500, six months after reaching a 11-year cumulative high of 6 games over with the April 5 road win at San Jose ... Attaining the “.500” mark in 2014, in MLS game 293, allowed the club to call itself “even” for the first time since May 2005, with a 3-3-2 mark early in its history ... RSL dropped to 32 games below .500 on May 24, 2008, after a 1-2 loss at Dallas, the club’s low-water mark in terms of overall record ... RSL went 8-58 the rest of the way to earn a playoff berth, knock out #1 seed Chivas and even host the West Final that season ... ALL-TIME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL NOW BELOW EVEN: It took 265 all-time regular-season matches, but the 4-1 victory @CHV in May 2013 put RSL’s all-time aggregate goal differential in MLS play deep into positive territory at the conclusion of a game, the club scoring 341 goals all-time while conceding 338 ... Back on Sept. 21, 2011 in a 3-1 win at Red Bull Arena in New York, RSL briefly got its goal +/- head above water, but a late Joel Lindpere goal dropped the side to even, three days before a 1-4 road loss at D.C. United ... When Jason Kreis took over RSL 4 games into the club’s third season in 2007, the differential was minus-43, eventually dropping as low as minus-57 after a loss at Dallas on May 24, 2008 - more than 6.5 years ago ... It took 160 regular-season matches, but RSL finally made up the difference ... Last year’s April 5 win over SJ allowed RSL to set a new all-time +33 high-water goal differential mark, now back to +5 after the big wins at LA/POR … WASATCH FORTRESS AGAINST INTERNATIONAL VISITORS: After Monday’s 1-2 loss to Manchester United (ENG), all-time RSL still boasts a total of 27 wins on Utah soil against international opponents in either CCL play (8-1-2, with a 21/7 goal advantage), exhibitions (7-6-4, 22/21 difference) or against visiting Canadian MLS teams (12-2-4, with a 33/15 +/-) ... Since moving into Rio Tinto Stadium in October, 2008, RSL owns a 22-4-7 (win-loss-draw) mark against int’l clubs or in CCL competition ... Mexican clubs are now 1-1-1 in Sandy in meaningful games, as Cruz Azul (2010 group stage) fell 1-3 at RSL prior to Monterrey riding a Humberto Suazo dagger in April 2011 in the second leg of the 2010/11 Final ...
WALL OF THE WASATCH INDEED: Iconic RSL GK Nick Rimando saw his CCL shutout streak snapped at 593 minutes back on Feb. 24, 2015, with Tigres’ first goal (he last allowed a goal in the 14th minute of RSL’s 0-1 loss at Herediano in July 2012), while his HOME clean sheet streak totaled 406 minutes, snapped with a 91+ clincher by Andre-Pierre Gignac at the death ... Rimando – who saved a PK in 1st half stoppage against Gignac in Monterrey a week earlier – had not conceded at Rio Tinto Stadium in CCL play since the Humberto Suazo series-winner in the 44th minute against Monterrey at the RioT back in April 2011 ...
REAL SALT LAKE v. SPORTING KC
RIO TINTO STADIUM – Sat., July 22, 2017 – 8:00 p.m. MT TV: KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) RADIO: ESPN700 AM (ENG) / 102.3 FM (SPN)
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK HOME: RSL kicked off the 2017 season with 3 of its first 5 MLS contests on the road, as the club has lost just twice in 22 overall at home over the last two years (including CCL and Open Cup contests, all draws) ... In MLS play, RSL went 8-1-8 at Rio Tinto Stadium (8-1-11 overall) to join Dallas and LA as clubs with just one blemish at home last season, trailing Colorado’s 12-0-5 home mark as the Rapids joined RSL, LA, San Jose and Houston as teams to post unbeaten home MLS reg. seasons ... Each of the other 16 MLS sides dropped 2 or more games in their friendly confines ... RSL has maintained an unblemished home mark just once in its 12 previous seasons, posting an 11-0-4 mark during the 2010 campaign ... Since MLS adopted a 34-game reg. season, the club’s best-ever home mark was the 11-1-5 ledger in 2014, Jeff Cassar’s first season as head coach ... RSL SEEKS TO RESTORE ROAR AT RIOT FORTRESS: RSL’s 2016 campaign of 8-1-11 overall (8-1-8 in MLS) saw a late-season 01 loss to Houston doom the hopes of hosting a home playoff game, that th surprising Dynamo result just the club’s 6 shutout loss in its last 56 home games overall, dating back to the 2013 Open Cup Final ... The eight MLS draws at home last year set a new all-time season high, surpassing the six draws in 2006 and 2008 ... The ignominy of the last two years at home snapped a 7-year run that had seen RSL average 2.00 points per game or more in Sandy in each MLS season from 2008-14, as well as a 5-year streak of 10 or more home wins in league play ...
RSL INT’L HISTORY Real Salt Lake famously hosted its first European visitor back in August, 2006, when world power Real Madrid visited the Beehive State, RSL falling 0-2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus on August 12, 2006, not coincidentally the date of Rio Tinto Stadium’s groundbreaking … The following Summer, RSL downed Everton (ENG), 2-0, with the Liverpoolbased side returning to Utah for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game in Sandy, the Toffees winning via penalty kick shootout, 4-3, to decide a 1-1 draw at the conclusion of 90 minutes … RSL’s history against international clubs at Rio Tinto Stadium is dominated by CONCACAF Champions League play with 22 of 24 all-time games of this type part of CCL competition; however, numerous friendlies have existed against Mexican, Argentine, Jamaican, Chilean and English teams, mostly at Rice-Eccles Stadium during the 13-year old club’s early years … With Monday’s 1-2 loss at home to Manchester United, RSL’s all-time record is now 18-11-10 (W-L-T) in international contests, with a +13 goal differential (56 goals for / 43 goals against) … In meaningful int’l competition, RSL is 11-5-6 (34 GF / 22 GA) … In the Rio Tinto Stadium era, RSL is 13-7-8 vs. visiting international squads (does NOT include league matches against visiting Canadian teams, against whom RSL is now 13-2-3 (33/14 goal +/-); however, the record DOES include CCL series v. Columbus and Toronto) …
REAL SALT LAKE – ALL-TIME MLS REGULAR-SEASON HISTORY (2005-present) ------ OVERALL -----v. GP W- L-T GF GA +/COL 38 16-12-10 45 36 +9 DAL 36 11-19-6 41 55 -14 LA 35 13-14-8 60 55 +5 CHV 29 13-12-4 38 34 +4 SJ 28 9-10-9 39 37 +2 HOU 25 8-12-5 36 37 -1 KC 24 9- 9-6 29 30 -1 CHI 20 6- 7-7 18 24 -6 RBNY 20 6- 5-9 27 27 = NE 20 9- 6-5 34 29 +5 SEA 20 7- 9-4 20 26 -6 CLB 19 5-11-3 23 29 -6 DC 19 7- 7-5 29 31 -2 VAN 17 6- 7-4 18 21 -3 POR 17 6- 5-6 24 19 +5 TOR 15 8- 5-2 20 12 +8 PHI 10 4- 0-6 17 11 +6 MTL 5 2- 2-1 8 9 -1 NYCFC 3 3- 0-0 7 3 +4 ORL 3 0- 1-2 3 4 -1 MIN 2 1- 1-0 3 4 -1 ATL 1 0- 1-0 1 3 -2 409 150-155-104
544 539
----- HOME GAMES ----GP W- L-T GF GA +/19 11-3-5 27 12 +15 20 10-6-4 29 22 +7 17 6-4-7 30 24 +6 13 7-3-3 20 11 +9 13 4-3-6 19 11 +8 12 6-2-4 13 6 +7 11 6-3-2 17 13 +4 9 3-3-3 10 13 -3 10 5-0-5 18 9 +9 10 5-2-3 21 9 +12 8 5-1-2 12 6 +6 9 4-3-2 15 8 +7 10 7-1-2 20 8 +12 9 5-1-3 13 5 +8 9 4-3-2 14 11 +3 8 7-1-0 19 8 +11 5 3-0-2 11 6 +5 3 2-0-1 5 2 +3 2 2-0-0 4 1 +3 2 0-1-1 1 2 -1 1 1-0-0 1 0 +1 1 0-1-0 1 3 -2
+5
203 104-41-58 322 191 +131
----- ROAD GAMES ----GP W- L-T GF GA +/19 5- 9-5 18 24 -6 16 1-13-2 12 33 -21 18 7-10-1 30 31 -1 16 6- 9-1 18 23 -5 15 5- 7-3 20 26 -6 13 2-10-1 23 31 -8 13 3- 6-4 12 17 -5 11 3- 4-4 8 11 -3 10 1- 5-4 9 18 -9 10 4- 4-2 13 20 -7 12 2- 8-2 8 20 -12 10 1- 8-1 8 21 -13 9 0- 6-3 9 23 -14 8 1- 6-1 5 16 -11 8 2- 2-4 10 8 +2 7 1- 4-2 1 4 -3 5 1- 0-4 6 5 +1 2 0- 2-0 3 7 -4 1 1- 0-0 3 2 +1 1 0- 0-1 2 2 = 1 0- 1-0 2 4 -2
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(reverse order) ----------11 10 09 08 07 06 05 TW TT WTL TWL WWTL LWLT LLLW WT WL LW WLW LLT LWLL LWLL LW WL WT TT TWL WLWL TLWL WW TW WL LWL LLL TTTL WLWL WW TW TL WTW TLLT LT WL LTT LT LLW TWLL WL TW WL LT WL TW LL LT WW TL TT LT LW LL WW TW WL TL TT LT TT TW WW LW TW LT WT LL WL TT WL LL WL LW LW LT WL LL LT WT TW LW LW TW LL LW TL LW TW LW WL TL WT TW
206 46-114-46 222 348 -126
(ROAD)
REAL SALT LAKE – ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR MLS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD ---------- OVERALL ----------Year W- L- T PTS PPG GF GA 2005 5-22- 5 20 0.63 30 65 2006 10-13- 9 39 1.22 45 49 2007 6-15- 9 27 0.90 31 45 2008 10-10-10 40 1.33 40 39 2009 11-12- 7 40 1.33 43 35 2010 15- 4-11 56 1.87 45 20 2011 15-11- 8 53 1.56 44 36 2012 17-11- 6 57 1.68 46 35 2013 16-10- 8 56 1.65 57 41 2014 15- 8-11 56 1.65 54 39 2015 11-15- 8 41 1.21 38 48 2016 12-12-10 46 1.35 44 46 2017 7-12- 2 23 1.05 27 41 TOT. 150-155-104 554 1.36 544 539
------ HOME GAMES -----+/W- L- T PPG GF GA +/-35 5- 8- 3 1.13 19 24 -5 -4 6- 4- 6 1.13 23 19 +4 -14 4- 7- 4 1.07 18 22 -4 -1 8- 1- 6 2.00 24 10 -14 +8 9- 1- 5 2.13 34 11 +23 +25 11- 0- 4 2.47 31 7 +24 +8 10- 3- 4 2.00 29 15 +14 +11 11- 4- 2 2.06 27 15 +12 +16 10- 3- 4 2.00 31 16 +15 +15 11- 1- 5 2.24 33 14 +19 -10 7- 4- 6 1.59 20 14 +6 -2 8- 1- 8 1.88 22 14 +8 -14 4- 4- 1 1.44 9 10 -1 +5 104-41-58 1.85 322 191 +131
RSL COACHING HISTORY -- Reg. Season -Year 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017
Coach W L T John Ellinger 5 22 5 John Ellinger 10 13 9 John Ellinger 0 2 2 TOTAL 15 37 16 Jason Kreis 6 13 7 Jason Kreis 10 10 10 Jason Kreis 11 12 7 Jason Kreis 15 4 11 Jason Kreis 15 11 8 Jason Kreis 17 11 6 Jason Kreis 16 10 8 TOTAL 90 71 57 Jeff Cassar 15 8 11 Jeff Cassar 11 15 8 Jeff Cassar 12 12 10 Jeff Cassar 0 2 1 TOTAL 38 37 30 D. Shore (Int.) 0 1 1 Mike Petke 7 9 0 ALL-TIME 150 155 104
PCT .234 .453 .250 .338 .365 .500 .483 .683 .556 .589 .589 .542 .603 .435 .500 .167 .505 .250 .434 .494
PTS 20 39 2 61 25 40 40 56 53 57 56 327 56 41 46 1 144 1 21 554
------ ROAD GAMES -----W- L- T PPG GF GA +/0-14- 2 0.13 11 41 -30 4- 9- 3 0.94 22 30 -8 2- 8- 5 0.73 13 23 -20 2- 9- 4 0.67 16 29 -13 2-11- 2 0.53 9 24 -15 4- 4- 7 1.27 14 13 +1 5- 8- 4 1.12 15 21 -6 6- 7- 4 1.29 19 20 -1 6- 7- 4 1.29 26 25 +1 4- 7- 6 1.06 21 25 -4 4-11- 2 0.82 16 34 -18 4-11- 2 0.82 20 30 -10 3- 8- 1 0.83 18 31 -13 46-114-46 0.89 222 348 -126
----- MLS Cup Playoffs ----W L T PCT OT ShO
Conf. Finish West 5 West 5 West 6 West 3 West 5 West 2 West 3 West 2 West 2 West 3 West 9 West 6
1 2 0 1 0 3 7 0
1 0 1 2 1 1 6 1
1 2 1 0 1 1 6 1
.500 .750 .250 .333 .250 .700 .526 .250
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1
0
.000
--------- USOC --------W L T PCT OT 0 1 0 .000 0-1-0 1 1 0 .500 1-0-0 1 0 0 1.000 2 2 0 .500 1-1-0 0 1 0 .000 1 1 0 .500 0 1 0 .000 0 1 1 .250 1 1 0 .500 0 1 0 .000 4 1 0 .800 6 6 1 .500 0 1 0 .000 3 1 0 .750 0 0 2 .500
0
2
1
.167
3
2
2
.600
7
8
7
.477
0 11
1 12
0 3
.000 .481
0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0
0-0 2-0 0-0
1-0-1 1-0-3
0-1 2-1
1-0-2
2-1
Supporters Shield 11th of 12 9th of 12 12th of 13 7th of 14 8th of 15 2nd of 16 3rd of 18 5th of 19 4th of 19 4th of 19 16th of 20 9th of 20
Postseason Result DNQ DNQ DNQ West Finalist MLS Cup Champion Quarterfinals West Finalist Quarterfinals MLS Cup Runner-up Quarterfinals DNQ Knockout Participant
------ CCL -----L T PCT PTS
ShO
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1-0
4 2 2
1 2 1
1 2 1
.750 .500 .600
13 8 7
1-0
8
4
4
.600
28
1-1
3 0
0 1
1 1
.875 .250
7 1
3
1
2
.574
11
11
5
6
.643
39
2-1
REAL SALT LAKE – U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY vs. Team Minnesota Thunder (USL) Virginia Beach (USL) Colorado Rapids Kansas City Wizards Colorado Rapids San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United Wilmington Hammerheads (USL) FC Dallas Minnesota Stars FC (NASL) Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) Charleston Battery (USL) Carolina Railhawks (NASL) Portland Timbers D.C. United Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) Portland Timbers LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City Wilmington Hammerheads (USL) Seattle Sounders FC Sacramento Republic FC (USL) TOTALS
W/L REC. L 0-1* W 1-0 L 0-1 W 1-0 L 0-1* W 1-0 L 0-1* L 0-1* T 0-0-1* L 0-1* W 1-0 L 0-1* L 0-1 W 1-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 L 0-1 L 0-1* W 1-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 L 0-1* T 0-0-1 T 0-0-1 L 0-1 26 11-12-3
OT 0-1-0 1-0-0
ShO
1-0 0-1-0
1-0-0 1-0-0
1-0 0-1 3-2-0
2-1
GF 4 2 0 2 1 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 5 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 45
GA 6 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 4 46
YEAR 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017
Round Rd of 16 Third Round Fourth Round MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier MLS Qualifier Rd of 16 Quarterfinal Rd of 32 Rd of 32 Rd of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal FINAL Rd of 32 Rd of 32 Rd of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Rd of 32 Rd of 16 Rd of 32
Game Note: Kreis hat trick wasted in 4-6 OT road loss Andy Williams bombazo in 93’ rescues home RSL side Jacob Petersen goal dooms RSL at Rice-Eccles Orange ball rolled out in last Ellinger win Chris Klein goal, Pope/Adu/Seitz not enough Beckerman brace + Yura goal in first 33’ Kovalenko red card dooms RSL chances Starfire turf not kind as RSL loses to expansion SEA Borchers goal at death forces PK tiebreaker Najar GWG in OT overcomes Morales/Saborio substitutions Beltran, Alexandre lead RSL in home match RSL wilts in sweltering heat at Pizza Hut Park Record crowd of 17,000+ watch RSL shocker to 2nd div team Beckerman early, Sandoval/Stephenson late saves 120’ RSL Early 0-2 deficit overcome by Sandoval, Plata, et al Beltran, Wingert and Saborio score as RSL dominates Saborio early, Plata late in Will Johnson return to RTS 45’ Lewis Neal goal dooms dominant RSL at home - again 10’ Findley goal unable to hold up, ATL rides Poku 91+’ 57’ Morales sub leads to Plata equalizer, game-winner Attinella clean sheet bolstered by Jaime, Javi goals Maund header in 87’ leads RSL past Gerrard, Keane Early Garcia goal precedes 2g KC explosion in final 10’ RioT reopen sees Attinella, Wingert excel in PKs Plata PK not enough to overcome hot visiting GK Velazco goal in returns for Allen, U-20s + 8 Monarchs
REAL SALT LAKE – CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY vs. Team Series Arabe Unido (PAN) Cruz Azul (MEX) Toronto FC (CAN) Columbus Crew (USA) 1 Saprissa (CRC) 1 Monterrey (MEX) 1 Herediano (CRC) Tauro FC (PAN) Santa Tecla (SLV) Municipal (GUA) Tigres (MEX) 1 TOTALS
W-L ------1-0 1-0 0-1 -----
0-1
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22
W-L-T 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-1-1 11-6-6
OT
ShO
GF 5 7 5 4 3 2 0 3 2 2 1 34
GA 3 6 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 22
Mtg. 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2015 2015 2016
Stage Group Group Group Quarter Semi FINAL Group Group Group Group Quarter
Series Notes/Result RSL sweeps home and away by 2-1 / 3-2 scores Spectacular 4-5 road loss reversed by 3-1 group clincher Morales FK at death clinches passage to knockouts Feb. 22 frozen field in Ohio, March 1 dominance in Utah Sabo strikes w/o celebrating, Olave road goal critical Morales road equalizer sets up home finale, Suazo dagger Borchers red leads to loss, home shutout denies advance 94+ Sabo PK wins on road, Javi/Kyle show at home Javi assists late on goals for Garcia, Martinez comeback Plata road/Olave home goals hold up Rimando shutouts 1-3 agg. loss in QF; Plata G, Yura/Wingert RioT return
REAL SALT LAKE – ALL-TIME MLS CUP PLAYOFF HISTORY YEAR 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013
2014 2015 2016
vs. Team
Series
W-L
GP
W-L-T
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-1
2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
1-0-1 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 1-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-1
Los Angeles Galaxy 1 TOTALS 14
0-1 8-8
1 22
0-1-0 7-8-7
Chivas USA New York Columbus Crew Chicago Fire Los Angeles Galaxy FC Dallas Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Sporting KC Los Angeles Galaxy
AET
0-0-1 0-0-1
ShO
1-0 1-0
1-0-0 0-1
0-0-2
2-1*
GF
GA
3 0 4 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 5 1 0
2 1 2 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 5
1 23
3 27
Round
Series Result
West Semis West Final East Semis East Final MLS Cup '09 West Semis West Semis West Final West Semis West Semis West Final MLS Cup ’13 West Semis
Won 3-2 on aggregate Lost 0-1 in West Final Won 4-2 on aggregate Won PK shootout 5-4 Won PK shootout 5-4 Lost 2-3 on aggregate Won 3-2 on aggregate Lost 1-3 in West Final Lost 0-1 on aggregate Won 2-1 on aggregate Won 5-2 on aggregate Lost PK shootout 6-7 Donovan hat trick paces LA 2nd-leg
West Knockout
Plata PK succumbs to Boateng brace
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE MLS CUP PLAYOFF RESULTS (won 7 of 14 all-time series; 7-8-7 W-L-T) 2008 11/01/2008 11/08/2008 11/15/2008
2009 10/31/2009 11/05/2009 11/14/2009 11/22/2009
2010 10/30/2010 11/06/2010 2011 10/29/2011 11/02/2011 11/06/2011
2012 10/29/2011 11/02/2011 2013 11/03/2013 11/07/2013 11/10/2013 11/24/2013 12/07/2013
2014 11/01/2014 11/09/2014 2016 10/26/2016
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. Chivas USA W 1-0 14,719 at Chivas USA T 2-2 19,265 RSL advances 3-2 on aggregate New York L 0-1 20,008* RSL eliminated 0-1 on aggregate
W-L-T RD. 1-0-0 WCSF 1 1-0-1 WCSF 2
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. Columbus W 1-0 11,499 at Columbus W 3-2 10,109 RSL advances 4-2 on aggregate at Chicago T 0-0 (AET) 21,723* RSL advances 5-4 on PKs vs Los Angeles T 1-1 (AET) 46,011 RSL wins MLS Cup ’09 5-4 on PKs
W-L-T RD. 1-0-0 ECSF 1 2-0-0 ECSF 2
1-1-1
WCF
2-0-1
ECF
2-0-2
CUP
NOTES: RSL: Movsisyan (90) RSL: Kovalenko (39) Morales (77); CHV: Kljestan (30) Braun (83) NY: van den Bergh (28) SCORERS: RSL: Findley (88) RSL: Morales (37) Findley (45) Williams (74); CLB: Barros Schelotto (19,35)
RSL: Findley (64); LA: Magee (41)
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. at FC Dallas L 1-2 11,003 FC Dallas T 1-1 19,324 RSL eliminated 2-3 on aggregate
W-L-T RD. 0-1-0 WCSF 1 0-1-1 WCSF 2
SCORERS: RSL: Espindola (5); DAL: Cunningham (44) Avila (88) RSL: Findley (80); DAL: McCarty (17)
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. Seattle W 3-0 17,067 at Seattle L 0-2 36,021 RSL advances 3-2 on aggregate at Los Angeles L 1-3 23,347
W-L-T RD. 1-0-0 WCSF 1 1-1-0 WCSF 2
SCORERS: RSL: Saborio (41, 53); Grabavoy (88) SEA: Alonso (56); Neagle (61)
1-2-1
RSL: Saborio (25) LA: Donovan (23); Magee (58), Keane (68)
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. at Seattle T 0-0 34,941 Seattle L 0-1 19,657 RSL eliminated 0-1 on aggregate
W-L-T RD. 0-0-1 WCSF 1 0-1-0 WCSF 2
SEA: Martinez (81)
OPPONENT RESULT ATT. at Los Angeles L 0-1 27,000* Los Angeles W 2-0 19,042 RSL advances 2-1 on aggregate Portland W 4-2 17,333 at Portland W 1-0 20,674* RSL advances 5-2 on aggregate at Kansas City T 1-1 (AET) 21,650* RSL loses MLS Cup ’13 6-7 on PKs
W-L-T RD. 0-1-0 WCSF 1 1-0-0 WCSF 2
LA: Franklin (48); First ESPN appearance since Nov. 2011 at LA RSL: Velasquez (26); Schuler (103)
1-0-0 2-0-0
WCF 1 WCF 2
RSL: Schuler (35), Findley (41), Sandoval (48), Morales (82) RSL: Findley (29)
0-0-1
CUP
RSL: Saborio (55); KC: Collin (73)
WCF
OPPONENT Los Angeles at Los Angeles RSL eliminated
RESULT ATT. W-L-T RD. T 0-0 20,713* 0-0-1 WCSF 1 L 0-5 27,000 0-1-1 WCSF 2 0-5 on aggregate
OPPONENT at Los Angeles
RESULT L 1-3
*shootouts officially recorded as ties
ATT. 18,124
W-L-T RD. 0-1-0 KO
Penedo stands on head in game RSL dominated Worst loss in RSL postseason history, 2nd-worst loss ever
RSL: Plata (21) LA: Gordon (16); Boateng (26, 34)
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE MLS ATTENDANCE HISTORY (2005-present) Top 86 All-Time RSL Home Attendances Date Aug. 12, 2006 June 4, 2005 Sept. 20, 2008 May 3, 2008 April 16, 2005 Sep. 19, 2007 Oct. 7, 2006 Sept. 19, 2015 July 4, 2015 March 2, 2016 July 24, 2015 May 23, 2015 March 29, 2015 Sept. 28, 2011 July 4, 2006 July 4, 2007 Nov. 1, 2014 Oct. 11, 2014 Sept. 19, 2014 Oct. 22, 2014 August 22, 2015 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 22, 2012 July 4, 2014 March 26, 2011 Sept. 21, 2013 April 19, 2014 May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 Oct. 5, 2013 Oct. 27, 2012 August 16, 2014 June 7, 2014 March 22, 2014 Oct. 19, 2010 August 9, 2014 Oct. 23, 2013 July 3, 2013 Oct. 23, 2012 August 21, 2012 March 24, 2012 April 18, 2015 July 24, 2014 July 1, 2016 June 20, 2012 Oct. 22, 2011 April 27, 2011 March 16, 2013 July 4, 2012 March 30, 2012 March 18, 2017 August 15, 2015 Sept. 1, 2012 June 18, 2016 July 30, 2014 March 14, 2015 August 18, 2012 June 18, 2013 Sept. 7, 2016 July 19, 2014 July 17, 2017 Oct. 16, 2010 April 4, 2012 July 18, 2015 June 27, 2015 August 26, 2016 July 29, 2009 July 9, 2016 Sept. 24, 2016 Oct. 9, 2008 Nov. 15, 2008 Sept. 17, 2016 April 30, 2016 August 20, 2016 August 6, 2016 Oct. 17, 2015 Sept. 17, 2011 June 22, 2013 July 22, 2016 July 20, 2013 April 16, 2016 May 1, 2015 October 16, 2016 April 26, 2014 June 6, 2009 March 4, 2017
Opponent Real Madrid (ESP) FC Dallas Chivas USA Los Angeles Galaxy Colorado Rapids Los Angeles Galaxy Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Orlando City SC Tigres UANL (MEX) Sporting Kansas City New York City FC Toronto FC Chicago Fire Chivas USA Toronto FC Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Chivas USA Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas Portland Timbers FC New England Revolution Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids FC Dallas FC Dallas Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers Los Angeles Galaxy Cruz Azul (MEX) D.C. United Chivas USA Philadelphia Union Herediano (CRC) Tauro FC (PAN) Chivas USA Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal Impact D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Monterrey (MEX) Colorado Rapids Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC LA Galaxy Portland Timbers D.C. United Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union FC Dallas USMNT v Honduras WCQ LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps FC Manchester United FC Dallas Montreal Impact Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC Colorado Rapids MLS All-Star Game Montreal Impact FC Dallas New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Chicago Fire FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Earthquakes Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Jose Earthquakes Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Rapids Toronto FC
Attendance 45,511* 40,589 26,391 25,571 25,287 24,633 22,515 21,004* 20,956* 20,921* 20,809* 20,801* 20,794* 20,762* 20,752 20,751 20,713* 20,701* 20,692* 20,665* 20,549* 20,545* 20,524* 20,513* 20,507* 20,504* 20,496* 20,489* 20,488* 20,488* 20,483* 20,483* 20,480* 20,466* 20,463* 20,452* 20,447* 20,446* 20,436* 20,430* 20,415* 20,414* 20,398* 20,389* 20,382* 20,378* 20,378* 20,370* 20,363* 20,359* 20,348* 20,338* 20,334* 20,317* 20,295* 20,281* 20,281* 20,275* 20,266* 20,265* 20,241* 20,236* 20,191* 20,174* 20,171* 20,134 20,120* 20,086 20,069 20,008* 20,008* 19,975 19,950 19,939 19,909 19,899 19,888** 19,848 19,842 19,832** 19,720 19,715 19,705 19,661 19,546 19,516
(2017 games in BOLD) Notes Highest-attended soccer match in Utah history sees Beckham/Raul/Robinho et al. Doubleheader w/ USA v. Costa Rica WC Qualifier, feat. Donovan Rice-Eccles finale marks biggest stand-alone regular season crowd (0-1 loss) Beckham thrills masses with two goals to equalize in 2-2 tie Inaugural RSL Home Game at Rice-Eccles Even without Beckham, teams entertain in thrilling 2-2 draw Playoff hopes fade in ’06 Rice-Eccles finale Big Dev brace leads RSL over star-studded LA to keep playoff hopes alive #Rimando123 Kaka scores 4’ into game, Jaime scores in 4th straight home match, Kaka ejected in 45’ Early Plata goal gives RSL hope, but Javi PK miss + late Gignac goal prevent advancement Morales & Plata score on either side of Feilhaber; Attinella huge in Pioneer Day win Homecoming for Kreis & Co. celebrated w/ Stertzer 1st-career goal, Saborio header, Rimando 0 19-y.o. Jordan Allen header at the death delivers points in 1st-ever Sunday reg. season game Largest crowd in Rio Tinto Stadium history witnesses worst-ever home defeat (0-3 v CHI) ’05 Expansion brethren duel to scoreless Independence Day tie Canadian club makes first RES visit on July 4th West Semi Leg One crowd says #ThanksLD to Donovan, Galaxy, as RSL outshoots LA 16-3, but … Grabavoy/Velasquez score 5’ apart during FIFA window to clinch 7th straight playoff berth 5-1 win completes 9-pt RMC sweep, as Plata, Morales, Schuler strike for 3g in 5 min Goals by Saborio/Beckerman combine w/ 313’ shutout streak in finale of 11-1-5 home season Morales, Jaime strike early, Rimando earns SO as RSL rides dominant possession in must-win Findley strikes early, Sabo hits GWG on 1st touch in 118 days for 2-1 win in Jaime debut RSL becomes 2nd-ever team with 3 straight 15-win seasons in playoff-clinching win Morales/Plata PKs lead RSL in Beckerman/Rimando World Cup homecoming RSL exacts ’10 Supp. Shield revenge with dominating performance 3g in 4 min sees two Lenhart headers around Morales goal in loss, H2H w/ “Holy War” Stellar Rimando saves, Grabavoy goal in 78’ make RSL unbeaten in 7 games w/ Cassar Morales PK, Plata goal earn W as Attinella/Grossman/Sandoval replace World Cup vets Scoreless draw in lackluster game highlighted by Attinella excellence Despite Mansally red in 15’ RSL holds on for 1-1 draw on exquisite Saborio goal Third consecutive scoreless draw unceremonious end to record season (17 wins/57 pts) Plata & Mulholland score 4’ apart in early 2nd half to overtake 1st place in West RSL takes early lead on Mulholland goal, but 2 counters, red card, PK doom club Early-arrivals loudly greet with multiple tifo displays; Sabo nets, Keane equalizes Historic 3-1 win makes RSL first MLS squad to win CCL Group 3 goals in first 24’ from Plata and Schuler (x2) bolster Rimando shutout #113 (MLS-record) 2013 finale sees Saborio, Plata score 3’ apart in early 2nd half to clinch West 2 seed Down a man, RSL comes back twice from deficits to salvage 2-2 draw on Morales 95+ PK Despite dominance, 0-0 draw eliminates RSL from advancement out of group play Saborio, Beckerman score in dominating CCL home opener in must-win group game RSL dominates possession, yet concedes fluky goal in 0-1 loss RSL sees pair of red cards (Saucedo, Olave) in 0-1 loss, snapping 13-game home unbeaten run Mulholland’s 3’ goal and Garcia brace send RSL past 10-man Impact late Burrito solves Hamid just once in Sabo return on national TV Fireworks game RSL blows 2-0 lead after 24’ for first time in 234 MLS games to lose 2-3 Record-breaking third consecutive sellout in 2011 reg. season finale Trip to FIFA Club World Cup falls one step short in 0-1 loss RSL continues unbeaten run in home openers (4-0-5) due to late Saborio heroics RSL snaps unprecedented 3-game home skid with entertaining scoreless draw Findley, Gil supply first-half strikes for 8th straight non-playoff RSL sellout Movsisyan heads home Rusnák cross in Lennon debut, but Beckerman red sees RSL overrun Poor finishing leaves excellent first half work unrewarded, Borchers header at death kills Will Johnson header following 85-min lightning delay snaps 4-game winless streak Martinez, Movsisyan score on either side of Adi/Melano strikes Early Plata goal cancelled out by sublime Henry strike in nutty Olave return to UT Morales/Olave/Sabo tally to cancel out Aristeguieta brace, Olave OG in 2015 opener Late Ferreira goal shocks Rio Tinto Stadium faithful in stoppage time loss Team USA improves to 3-0 in Utah as Jozy Altidore scores in 4th straight game Plata double, Burrito equalizer at the death celebrates Beckerman’s 400th career MLS game Plata equalizes after controversial PK decision gives VAN brief lead Early Silva goal cancelled out by Mkhtarian prior to Lukaku game-winner at SRO RioT 2-0 W snaps 17-game Dallas unbeaten run, extends RSL home dominance 1-0 W depressed by late injuries to Morales, Grabavoy 2-0 W features Morales golazo, Plata’s first of season to go with Attinella clean sheet 2-2 T features exquisite set piece, Jaime poach in Kavita debut Movsisyan brace reverses 0-1 deficit, RSL captures 8th Rocky Mtn Cup in 10 years Premier League’s Everton downs MLS’ best in PKs after 1-1 draw Late Movsisyan PK equalizes after early Impact rebound off wicked Ciman free kick Fifth clean sheet of season for Rimando, RSL – all coming at home Massive crowd brings festive atmosphere to stadium-opening 1-1 draw Red Bulls’ return ruins Western Conf. Final in front of second sellout RSL unable to overcome 27’ giveaway to push back into Shield contention; 1st home loss of ‘16 2nd-half goals from Allen, Movsisyan reverse 0-1 deficit in last game on original RioT surface Late Olave blast – reminiscent of series clincher at Saprissa – makes Rimando shutout stand Rimando gets win #181 thanks to Morales brace, first Garcia goal in a year Brilliant first half wasted, against-the-run goal by Dallas leads to 0-1 loss RSL downs East leader with Borchers’ game-winner early 2nd half Beckerman, Findley strike on either side of half in largest-ever non-sellout crowd Late Javier chip sets up Mulholland blast to equalize in 4th consecutive league draw at home Stoppage-time goal by KC, Wingert red card infuriate Pioneer Day crowd Burrito magic helps Rimando/Maund heroics stand up RSL registers 0 shots on goal, but Bernardez OG serves as late equalizer Rimando stands tall in scintillating Sunday scoreless draw Plata, Sabo strike in first 9’ but RSL concedes 2x in final 5’ for disappointing draw Stadium dedication with Elder Gonzalez starts with David Archuleta, ends with 1-1 draw Rimando PK save + Rusnák debut highlight earliest MLS opener in club history
*Sellout
**Sellout w/ diminished “concert stage” capacity
(Rio Tinto Stadium sellouts defined as games in which more SRO seats are sold prior to remaining manifested seats)
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE MLS ATTENDANCE HISTORY (2005-present) Largest 73 Crowds at Rio Tinto Stadium (opened October 2008) Date Sept. 19, 2015 July 4, 2015 March 2, 2016 July 24, 2015 May 23, 2015 March 29, 2015 Sept. 28, 2011 Nov. 1, 2014 Oct. 11, 2014 Sept. 19, 2014 Oct. 22, 2014 Sept. 4, 2015 August 22, 2015 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 22, 2012 July 4, 2014 March 26, 2011 Sept. 21, 2013 April 19, 2014 May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 Oct. 5, 2013 Oct. 27, 2012 August 16, 2014 June 7, 2014 March 22, 2014 Oct. 19, 2010 August 9, 2014 Oct. 23, 2013 July 3, 2013 Oct. 23, 2012 August 21, 2012 March 24, 2012 April 18, 2015 July 24, 2014 July 1, 2016 June 20, 2012 Oct. 22, 2011 April 27, 2011 March 16, 2013 July 4, 2012 March 30, 2012 March 18, 2017 August 15, 2015 Sept. 1, 2012 June 18, 2016 July 30, 2014 March 14, 2015 August 18, 2012 June 18, 2013 Sept. 7, 2016 July 19, 2014 July 17, 2017 Oct. 16, 2010 April 4, 2012 July 18, 2015 June 27, 2015 August 26, 2016 July 29, 2009 July 9, 2016 Sept. 24, 2016 Oct. 9, 2008 Nov. 15, 2008 Sept. 17, 2016 April 30, 2016 August 20, 2016 August 6, 2016 Sept. 17, 2011 July 22, 2016 July 20, 2013 October 16, 2016 March 4, 2017 July 21, 2012
Opponent LA Galaxy Orlando City SC Tigres UANL (MEX) Sporting Kansas City New York City FC Toronto FC Chicago Fire LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Chivas USA Mexico vs. Trinidad Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas Portland Timbers FC New England Revolution LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids FC Dallas FC Dallas Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers LA Galaxy Cruz Azul (MEX) D.C. United Chivas USA Philadelphia Union Herediano (CRC) Tauro FC (PAN) Chivas USA Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal Impact D.C. United LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Monterrey (MEX) Colorado Rapids Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC LA Galaxy Portland Timbers D.C. United Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union FC Dallas USMNT v Honduras WCQ LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps FC Manchester United FC Dallas Montreal Impact Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC Colorado Rapids MLS All-Star Game Montreal Impact FC Dallas New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Colorado Rapids
Attendance 21,004* 20,956* 20,921* 20,809* 20,801* 20,794* 20,762* 20,713* 20,701* 20,692* 20,665* 20,560* 20,549* 20,545* 20,524* 20,513* 20,507* 20,504* 20,496* 20,489* 20,488* 20,488* 20,483* 20,483* 20,480* 20,466* 20,463* 20,452* 20,447* 20,446* 20,436* 20,430* 20,415* 20,414* 20,398* 20,389* 20,382* 20,378* 20,378* 20,370* 20,363* 20,359* 20,348* 20,338* 20,334* 20,317* 20,295* 20,281* 20,281* 20,275* 20,266* 20,265* 20,241* 20,236* 20,191* 20,174* 20,171* 20,134 20,120* 20,086 20,069 20,008* 20,008* 19,975 19,950 19,939 19,909 19,888** 19,842 19,832** 19,705 19,516 19,492**
*Sellout
**Sellout w/ diminished “concert stage” capacity
(2017 games in BOLD)
Notes Big Dev brace leads RSL over star-studded LA to keep playoff hopes alive #Rimando123 Kaka scores 4’ into game, Jaime scores in 4th straight home match, Kaka ejected in 45’ Early Plata goal gives RSL hope, but Javi PK miss + late Gignac goal prevent advancement Morales & Plata score on either side of Feilhaber; Attinella huge in Pioneer Day win Homecoming for Kreis & Co. celebrated w/ Stertzer 1st-career goal, Saborio header, Rimando 0 19-y.o. Jordan Allen header at the death delivers points in 1st-ever Sunday reg. season game Largest crowd in RTS history witnesses worst-ever home defeat (0-3 v Chicago) West Semi Leg One crowd says #ThanksLD to Donovan, Galaxy, as RSL outshoots LA 16-3, but … Grabavoy/Velasquez score 5’ apart during FIFA window to clinch 7th straight playoff berth 5-1 win completes 9-pt RMC sweep, as Plata, Morales, Schuler strike for 3g in 5 min Goals by Saborio/Beckerman combine w/ 313’ shutout streak in finale of 11-1-5 home season Int’l Friendly ends in scintillating 3-3 draw Morales, Jaime strike early, Rimando earns SO as RSL rides dominant possession in must-win Findley strikes early, Sabo hits GWG on 1st touch in 118 days for 2-1 win in Jaime debut RSL becomes 2nd-ever team with 3 straight 15-win seasons in playoff-clinching win Morales/Plata PKs lead RSL in Beckerman/Rimando World Cup homecoming RSL cruises to 2 goals in first 10 minutes against star-studded rival 3g in 4 min sees two Lenhart headers around Morales goal in loss, H2H w/ “Holy War” Stellar Rimando saves, Grabavoy goal in 78’ make RSL unbeaten in 7 games w/ Cassar Morales PK, Plata goal earn W as Attinella/Grossman/Sandoval replace World Cup vets Scoreless draw in lackluster game highlighted by Attinella excellence Despite Mansally red in 15’ RSL holds on for 1-1 draw on exquisite Saborio goal Third consecutive scoreless draw unceremonious end to record season (17 wins/57 pts) Plata & Mulholland score 4’ apart in early 2nd half to overtake 1st place in West RSL takes early lead on Mulholland goal, but 2 counters, red card, PK doom club Early-arrivals loudly greet with multiple tifo displays; Sabo nets, Keane equalizes Historic 3-1 win makes RSL first MLS squad to win CCL Group 3 goals in first 24’ from Plata and Schuler (x2) bolster Rimando shutout #113 (MLS-record) 2013 finale sees Saborio, Plata score 3’ apart in early 2nd half to clinch West 2 seed Down a man, RSL comes back twice from deficits to salvage 2-2 draw on Morales 95+ PK Despite dominance, 0-0 draw eliminates RSL from advancement out of group play Saborio, Beckerman score in dominating CCL home opener in must-win group game RSL dominates possession, yet concedes fluky goal in 0-1 loss RSL sees pair of red cards (Saucedo, Olave) in 0-1 loss, snapping 13-game home unbeaten run Mulholland’s 3’ goal and Garcia brace send RSL past 10-man Impact late Burrito solves Hamid just once in Sabo return on national TV Fireworks game RSL blows 2-0 lead after 24’ for first time in 234 MLS games to lose 2-3 Record-breaking third consecutive sellout in 2011 reg. season finale Trip to FIFA Club World Cup falls one step short in 0-1 loss RSL continues unbeaten run in home openers (4-0-5) due to late Saborio heroics RSL snaps unprecedented 3-game home skid with entertaining scoreless draw Findley, Gil supply first-half strikes for 8th straight non-playoff RSL sellout Movsisyan heads home Rusnák cross in Lennon debut, but Beckerman red sees RSL overrun Poor finishing leaves excellent first half work unrewarded, Borchers header at death kills Will Johnson header following 85-min lightning delay snaps 4-game winless streak Martinez, Movsisyan score on either side of Adi/Melano strikes Early Plata goal cancelled out by sublime Henry strike in nutty Olave return to UT Morales/Olave/Sabo tally to cancel out Aristeguieta brace, Olave OG in 2015 opener Late Ferreira goal shocks Rio Tinto Stadium faithful in stoppage time loss Team USA improves to 3-0 in Utah as Jozy Altidore scores in 4th straight game Plata double, Burrito equalizer at the death celebrates Beckerman’s 400th career MLS game Plata equalizes after controversial PK decision gives VAN brief lead Early Silva goal cancelled out by Mkhtarian prior to Lukaku game-winner at SRO RioT 2-0 W snaps 17-game Dallas unbeaten run, extends RSL home dominance 1-0 W improves RSL to 7-1-1 in expansion teams’ inaugural visits 2-0 W features Morales golazo, Plata’s first of season to go with Attinella clean sheet 2-2 T features exquisite set piece, Jaime poach in Kavita debut Movsisyan brace reverses 0-1 deficit, RSL captures 8th Rocky Mtn Cup in 10 years Premier League’s Everton downs MLS’ best in PKs after 1-1 draw Late Movsisyan PK equalizes after early Impact rebound off wicked Ciman free kick Fifth clean sheet of season for Rimando, RSL – all coming at home Massive crowd brings festive atmosphere to stadium-opening 1-1 draw Red Bulls’ return ruins Western Conf. Final in front of second sellout RSL unable to overcome 27’ giveaway to push back into Shield contention; 1st home loss of ‘16 2nd-half goals from Allen, Movsisyan reverse 0-1 deficit in last game on original RioT surface Late Olave blast – reminiscent of series clincher at Saprissa – makes Rimando shutout stand Rimando gets win #181 thanks to Morales brace, first Garcia goal in a year RSL downs East leader with Borchers’ game-winner early 2nd half Late Javier chip sets up Mulholland blast to equalize in 4th consecutive league draw at home Stoppage-time goal by KC, Wingert red card infuriate Pioneer Day crowd Rimando stands tall in scintillating Sunday scoreless draw Rimando PK save + Rusnák debut highlight earliest MLS opener in club history Saborio, Johnson pace RSL to 3rd consecutive home clean sheet (Rio Tinto Stadium sellouts defined as games in which more SRO seats are sold prior to remaining manifested seats)
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE MLS ATTENDANCE HISTORY (2005-present) MLS REGULAR SEASON (2005-present) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOT.
OVERALL ------ AT HOME RECORD GAMES TOTAL 5-22-5 16 288,586 10-13-9 16 261,855 6-15-9 15 239,395 10-10-10 15 242,690 11-12-7 15 245,628 15- 4-11 15 256,427 15-11-8 17 299,047 17-11-6 17 324,482 16-10-8 17 326,699 15- 8-11 17 345,971 11-15-8 17 342,608 12-12-10 17 336,086 7-12-2 9 167,255 150-155-104 203 3,676,662
------AVERAGE 18,037 16,366 15,960 16,179 16,375 17,095 17,591 19,087 19,218 20,351 20,153 19,770 18,584 18,112
---- ON THE ROAD ----GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE 16 207,985 12,999 16 246,209 15,388 15 236,047 15,736 15 231,367 15,424 15 217,799 14,520 15 262,410 17,494 17 292,465 17,204 17 333,221 19,601 17 318,870 18,757 17 318,523 18,737 17 317,147 18,656 17 428,395 23,648 12 235,359 19,613 206 3,667,001 17,801
HOME RANK 2d 5th 7th 7th 5th 7th 10th 8th 8th 6th 10th 11th 14th
LARGEST HOME CROWD 40,589 ( 6/04/05, 0-2 22,515 (10/07/06, 1-1 24,633 ( 9/19/07, 2-2 26,391 ( 9/20/08, 0-1 19,546 ( 6/06/09, 1-1 20,236 (10/16/10, 2-0 20,762 ( 9/28/11, 0-3 20,524 ( 9/22/12, 2-1 20,504 ( 9/21/13, 1-2 20,701 (10/11/14, 2-0 21,004 ( 9/19/25, 3-0 20,389 ( 7/01/16, 1-1 20,348 ( 3/18/17, 1-2
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LARGEST HOME CROWD 20,008*(11/15/08, 0-1 11,499 (10/31/09, 1-0 19,324 (11/06/10, 1-1 17,067 (10/29/11, 3-0 19,657 (11/08/12, 0-1 19,042 (11/07/13, 2-1 20,713 (11/01/14, 0-0
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MLS CUP PLAYOFF ATTENDANCE HISTORY (2008-16) OVERALL ------ AT HOME ------- ---- ON THE ROAD ----HOME RECORD GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE RANK 2008 1-1-1 2 34,727 17,364 1 19,265 19,265 3d 2009 2-0-2 1 11,499 11,499 2* 31,832 15,916 6th 2010 0-1-1 1 19,324 19,324 1 11,003 11,003 4th 2011 1-2-0 1 17,067 17,067 2 59,458 29,729 7th 2012 0-1-1 1 19,657 19,657 1 34,941 34,941 5th 2013 3-1-1 2 36,375 18,188 3 67,674 22,558 6th 2014 0-0-1 1 20,713 20,713 1 27,000 27,000 2016 0-1-0 1 18,124 18,124 TOT. 7-8-7 9 138,649 17,331 12* 269,197 22,433 *totals do not reflect MLS Cup 2009, RSL v LA at Seattle’s Qwest Field –
46,011
Largest Non-Sellout Crowds at Rio Tinto Stadium (opened October 2008) Date August 26, 2016 Sept. 24, 2016 July 9, 2016 Sept. 17, 2016 April 30, 2016 August 20, 2016 August 6, 2016 Oct. 17, 2015 June 22, 2013 July 22, 2016 April 16, 2016 October 16, 2016 May 1, 2015 April 26, 2014 June 6, 2009 March 4, 2017
Opponent Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Montreal Impact Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Chicago Fire FC Dallas Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Rapids Toronto FC
Attendance 20,134 20,069 20,086 19,975 19,950 19,939 19,909 19,899 19,848 19,842 19,720 19,705 19,715 19,661 19,546 19,516
Notes Movsisyan brace reverses 0-1 deficit, RSL captures 8th Rocky Mtn Cup in 10 years Fifth clean sheet of season for Rimando, RSL – all coming at home Late Movsisyan PK equalizes after early Impact rebound off wicked Ciman free kick RSL unable to overcome 27’ giveaway to push back into Shield contention; 1st home loss of ‘16 2nd-half goals from Allen, Movsisyan reverse 0-1 deficit in last game on original RioT surface Late Olave blast – reminiscent of series clincher at Saprissa – makes Rimando shutout stand Rimando gets win #181 thanks to Morales brace, first Garcia goal in a year Brilliant first half wasted, against-the-run goal by Dallas leads to 0-1 loss Beckerman, Findley strike on either side of half in largest-ever non-sellout crowd Late Javier chip sets up Mulholland blast to equalize in 4th consecutive league draw at home Burrito magic helps Rimando/Maund heroics stand up Rimando stands tall in scintillating Sunday scoreless draw RSL registers 0 shots on goal, but Bernardez OG serves as late equalizer Plata, Sabo strike in first 9’ but RSL concedes 2x in final 5’ for disappointing draw Stadium dedication with Elder Gonzalez starts with David Archuleta, ends with 1-1 draw Rimando PK save + Rusnák debut highlight earliest MLS opener in club history
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (150-155-104, 554 pts.) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) UNF POS PLAYER 15 F Alvaro Saborio 11 M Javier Morales 10 F Robbie Findley 7 F Fabian Espindola 10 F Joao Plata 14 F Yura Movsisyan 5 M Kyle Beckerman 90 F Jeff Cunningham 9 F Jason Kreis 19 M Luke Mulholland 77 M Andy Williams 4 D Jamison Olave 10 M Luis Gil 80 F Olmes Garcia 20 M Ned Grabavoy 6 M Nat Borchers 8 F Will Johnson 17 M Chris Klein 7 F Juan Manuel Martinez 49 F Devon Sandoval 8 M Chris Brown 3 D Carey Talley 11 M Albert Rusnák 84 M Clint Mathis 23 F Sebastian Jaime 28 D Chris Schuler 23 F Paulo Junior 70 M Jordan Allen 7 F Atiba Harris 16 F Kenny Deuchar 6 F Jordan Cila 19 F Pablo Campos 10 M Mehdi Ballouchy 22 M Nelson Gonzalez 7 F Jefferson Savarino 22 M Jonny Steele 15 D Justen Glad 21 D Aaron Maund 22 F Jamie Watson 4 F Kyle Brown 13 D Brian Dunseth 23 D Eddie Pope 24 M Seth Trembly 16 D Chris Wingert 3 D Robbie Russell 26 M Sebastian Velasquez 11 F Alecko Eskandarian 29 M Abdoulie Mansally 11 F Freddy Adu 12 M Jean-Marc Alexandre 21 F Dema Kovalenko 27 F Brooks Lennon 8 M Sunday Stephen 27 M John Stertzer 23 M Khari Stephenson 14 F Melvin Tarley 12 M Omar Holness 14 M Yordany Alvarez 12 F Emiliano Bonfigli 23 M Raphael Cox 22 F Luis Miguel Escalada 12 M Cole Grossman 27 D Matias Mantilla 27 M Kevin Novak 25 F Tino Nunez 16 D Carlos Salcedo 29 M Jose Hernandez 27 D Douglas Sequeira 25 M Jafet Soto 2 D Tony Beltran 17 M Demar Phillips 26 M Collen Warner 18 G Nick Rimando
GP 127 240 137 125 121 102 273 38 58 110 189 159 134 104 159 205 114 43 40 74 60 60 17 66 26 96 36 50 43 29 12 27 46 18 10 28 40 64 38 8 24 69 22 241 78 38 17 49 11 38 22 12 28 49 19 9 18 38 10 6 5 21 17 29 12 25 7 18 8 233 58 37 294
GS 112 217 84 104 103 76 268 33 55 88 122 157 89 44 128 205 104 43 36 36 40 58 16 57 20 87 17 24 25 18 8 8 40 5 8 11 38 61 6 3 24 69 11 225 68 15 17 33 10 14 19 11 26 21 9 9 6 20 1 2 1 7 15 27 2 20 1 13 1 218 50 19 294
MIN 9883 19305 7597 8658 8849 6705 23806 3006 4952 7610 11536 13654 7819 4645 11571 18225 9445 3832 3227 3352 3506 5120 1416 4639 1528 8056 1381 2304 2405 1557 646 834 3401 504 769 1179 3425 5421 1112 286 2011 5930 1176 19772 5959 1517 1428 3103 899 1296 1668 1009 2075 1932 791 729 538 1900 288 208 126 692 1382 2250 281 1870 160 1246 192 19634 4442 1532 26373
G 63 49 36 35 35 30 28 19 17 15 14 13 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 0 0 0 0
A 13 81 15 17 32 6 33 11 9 14 29 3 9 6 14 4 8 9 3 3 1 9 8 11 2 2 6 4 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 9 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 5 2
SHT 334 367 217 253 270 247 391 94 132 137 232 84 126 110 101 87 180 92 47 58 54 48 37 88 28 53 40 31 32 41 6 22 42 10 28 19 12 25 26 7 8 18 25 75 38 31 47 20 24 18 25 10 14 13 21 22 10 17 5 1 4 4 5 7 6 5 3 16 2 63 22 22 0
SOG 138 146 93 121 116 109 143 52 57 37 83 33 39 49 36 30 77 37 19 25 24 16 14 31 13 11 19 16 19 18 4 12 11 5 15 4 6 7 13 4 5 6 13 19 12 11 21 4 12 7 5 3 3 4 7 12 1 5 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 4 2 19 4 10 0
FC 175 308 56 166 55 80 391 28 68 142 198 182 73 99 134 134 103 26 21 57 26 95 12 56 33 102 19 40 92 29 10 26 82 16 9 29 37 72 24 6 34 64 38 256 52 25 32 69 11 35 30 12 54 32 17 9 13 54 2 1 2 7 21 29 10 28 5 29 1 233 72 32 5
FS 162 530 135 135 111 104 252 56 72 151 269 108 70 94 213 89 123 31 77 48 29 91 21 39 28 55 13 53 58 30 9 10 75 5 18 14 25 30 46 1 22 57 31 128 28 32 39 42 25 11 23 7 24 29 3 6 7 14 2 2 0 4 6 20 3 9 2 14 3 196 34 25 40
OFF 155 37 73 117 51 59 14 45 44 3 26 7 7 30 14 11 10 21 5 12 8 5 3 9 6 0 17 2 32 18 4 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 14 3 3 1 0 3 1 1 16 0 6 8 1 9 0 1 1 18 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 10 5 5 0
CK 0 818 0 9 151 2 121 0 3 37 225 0 18 0 13 0 41 76 13 0 2 0 89 52 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 49 22 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 26 0 13 24 1 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 12 0
C 17 38 5 25 6 10 69 7 10 21 21 34 5 15 15 18 23 1 3 3 0 14 2 14 2 15 0 5 13 4 1 3 9 1 0 6 7 9 2 0 3 6 8 46 10 0 6 10 1 5 7 1 10 7 2 0 2 10 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 5 1 3 0 39 10 5 9
E 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 1 3 9 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0
INT’L
USA ECU ARM USA
USA
USA CAN USA
SVK USA
SKN
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USA USA
GAM
UKR USYNT NIG JAM JAM
CRC CRC USA JAM USA
CONT’D - ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (150-155-104, 554 pts.) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) UNF POS PLAYER 12 M Leslie Fitzpatrick 15 D Robert Scarlett 16 D Willis Forko 31 D Jack Stewart 3 D Rusty Pierce 7 M Lovel Palmer 16 D Chris Lancos 20 M Luis Silva 10 M Arturo Alvarez 23 M Sebastian Saucedo 25 D Gustavo Cabrera 53 D Terakazu Tanaka 99 F Dante Washington 19 M Luke Kreamalmeyer 25 D Danilo Acosta 2 D Nelson Akwari 15 M Kenny Cutler 1 G Scott Garlick 24 G Jeff Attinella 1 G D.J. Countess 5 M Brian Kamler 2 D Daniel Torres 6 M Ritchie Kotschau 3 D Kwame Watson-Siriboe 25 D Jean-Martial Kipre 13 D Ian Joy 12 D Elias Vasquez 4 M Paul Broome 24 G Kyle Reynish 1 G Chris Seitz 16 M Matt Behncke 18 G Jay Nolly 4 D Marlon Rojas 12 D Nathan Sturgis 20 M Nikolas Besagno 30 D Rauwshan McKenzie 14 F Dipsy Selolwane 4 D David Horst 6 D Justin Schmidt 8 M Adolfo Gregorio 6 D Cameron Knowles 3 D Phanuel Kavita 44 M Brandon McDonald 15 M Leighton O'Brien 25 D Rich Balchan 45 G Josh Saunders 6 D Boyd Okwuonu 21 M Rachid El Khalifi 8 M Matias Cordoba 14 F Ryan Johnson 8 D Evan Whitfield 24 G Matt VanOekel 16 M Wellington Paeckart 22 F Ricardo Velazco 3 D Reagan Dunk 14 F Artur Aghasyan 31 D Michael Lookingland 13 F Justin Braun 28 D Dustin Kirby 27 F Cody Arnoux 13 F Chad Barrett 19 D Blake Wagner 8 F Joey Worthen 22 M David Viana 13 F Chris Agorsor 21 M Christian Jimenez 18 F Luis Tejada Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 18 9 38 25 15 17 14 28 16 21 4 4 9 6 8 41 47 31 29 27 28 26 20 19 18 20 15 11 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 6 8 7 9 6 4 3 3 6 4 3 5 4 7 7 5 7 4 9 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 409 409
GS 6 8 38 24 15 14 8 16 8 6 4 4 2 2 7 35 35 31 28 27 24 25 18 17 16 18 14 10 7 7 7 6 6 7 4 4 4 6 7 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIN 716 720 3244 1993 1200 1198 811 1393 724 658 360 325 282 249 646 3195 3103 2745 2559 2422 2028 2188 1664 1548 1427 1384 1264 917 685 630 587 585 507 491 440 404 401 536 676 359 346 270 270 236 233 231 210 178 173 154 135 572 111 254 174 98 90 87 82 69 65 63 29 27 10 6 2
409 36810 409 36810
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 544 539
A 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 8 8 0 6 3 8 3 31 18 28 0 0 7 6 0 7 13 0 1 0 11 5 3 6 7 3 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 1 0 10 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
SOG 6 3 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 7 0 0 3 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 11 7 26 20 20 16 11 16 12 16 6 3 3 0 11 39 36 0 0 0 22 21 19 25 24 27 27 13 0 0 12 1 8 12 9 5 10 3 6 5 6 2 3 2 5 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 2 9 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
FS 13 5 34 11 24 8 5 27 9 18 4 0 7 7 9 21 8 2 2 4 38 18 10 8 14 8 4 15 1 1 5 1 5 10 8 5 9 7 3 7 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 0 5 5 0 3 14 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
OFF 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CK 6 5 0 0 1 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 0 4 2 3 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 8 6 0 1 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
471 5079 1988 5214 5145 1025 1937 757 495 4969 1965 5161 5198 1053 2128 711
62 51
INT’L JAM
JAM
SLV USYNT SLV
USYNT
GUA
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USYNT
JAM
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE GOALKEEPING STATISTICS (150-155-104, 1.31 GAA, 116 SO) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only)
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV 5 M Brian Kamler 1 0 8 0 0 24 G Kyle Reynish 8 7 685 25 20 18 G Nick Rimando 294 294 26373 1292 924 1 G Scott Garlick 31 31 2745 158 108 45 G Josh Saunders 3 3 231 18 13 1 G Chris Seitz 7 7 630 34 19 24 G Jeff Attinella 29 28 2559 161 107 1 G D.J. Countess 27 27 2422 170 112 18 G Jay Nolly 7 6 585 59 41 24 G Matt VanOekel 7 6 572 47 25 Team totals 409 409 36810 1964 1369 Opponent totals 409 409 36810 1988 1390
GA 0 5 328 43 4 13 53 54 17 22 539 544
GAA 0.00 0.66 1.11 1.41 1.56 1.86 1.86 2.01 2.62 3.46 1.31 1.33
PG 0 0 29 1 0 1 9 3 1 1 45 54
PA W L T SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 4 50 124 95 75 97 2 10 12 9 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 1 11 7 15 6 5 3 4 19 4 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 5 1 1 69 150 155 104 117 64 155 150 104 125
INT’L
USA
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL MISCELLANEOUS STATS (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only)
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Javier Morales 22, Alvaro Saborio 21, Fabian Espindola 11, Joao Plata 10, Robbie Findley 9, Kyle Beckerman 7, Yura Movsisyan 6, Olmes Garcia 4, Luke Mulholland 4, Andy Williams 4, Jeff Cunningham 4, OWN GOAL 4, Jamison Olave 3, Nat Borchers 3, Jason Kreis 3, Will Johnson 3, Ned Grabavoy 3, Devon Sandoval 3, Jordan Allen 2, Luis Gil 2, Chris Schuler 2, Pablo Campos 2, Brian Dunseth 2, Albert Rusnák 1, Aaron Maund 1, Brooks Lennon 1, Juan Manuel Martinez 1, John Stertzer 1, Chris Klein 1, Kyle Brown 1, Carey Talley 1, Tino Nunez 1, Douglas Sequeira 1, Jonny Steele 1, Yordany Alvarez 1, Jean-Marc Alexandre 1, Paulo Junior 1, Eddie Pope 1, Atiba Harris 1,
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Javier Morales 18, Kyle Beckerman 17, Joao Plata 10, Fabian Espindola 7, Robbie Findley 5, Andy Williams 5, Tony Beltran 5, Robbie Russell 4, Clint Mathis 4, Demar Phillips 3, Olmes Garcia 3, Alvaro Saborio 3, Luis Gil 3, Ned Grabavoy 3, Jeff Cunningham 3, Nick Rimando 2, Luke Mulholland 2, Jordan Allen 2, Chris Wingert 2, Devon Sandoval 2, Sebastian Velasquez 2, Paulo Junior 2, Collen Warner 2, Alecko Eskandarian 2, Chris Klein 2, Carey Talley 2, Albert Rusnák 1, Aaron Maund 1, Juan Manuel Martinez 1, Atiba Harris 1, Dema Kovalenko 1, Chris Brown 1, Will Johnson 1, Nat Borchers 1, Lovel Palmer 1, Jason Kreis 1, Jefferson Savarino 1
PENALTY KICK GOALS / ATTEMPTS: Alvaro Saborio 15-17, Javier Morales 11-14, Jeff Cunningham 5-5, Joao Plata 5-6, Jason Kreis 4-4, Yura Movsisyan 3-4, Carey Talley 2-2, Robbie Findley 2-3, Dema Kovalenko 1-1, Fabian Espindola 1-1, Will Johnson 1-1, Freddy Adu 1-1, Paulo Junior 1-1, Andy Williams 1-2, Alecko Eskandarian 1-2
REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME, 2005-present) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) GAMES PLAYED Nick Rimando Kyle Beckerman Javier Morales Chris Wingert Tony Beltran Nat Borchers Andy Williams Ned Grabavoy Jamison Olave Robbie Findley Alvaro Saborio MINUTES PLAYED Nick Rimando Kyle Beckerman Chris Wingert Tony Beltran Javier Morales Nat Borchers Jamison Olave Ned Grabavoy Andy Williams Alvaro Saborio
GP 294 273 240 241 233 205 189 159 159 137 127
GS 294 268 217 225 218 205 122 128 157 83 112
PENALTY-KICK GOALS Alvaro Saborio Javier Morales Jeff Cunningham Joao Plata Jason Kreis Yura Movsisyan Robbie Findley Carey Talley 7 players tied with 1
MIN 26373 23806 19772 19634 19255 18225 13654 11571 11536 9883
GOALS Alvaro Saborio Javier Morales Robbie Findley Fabian Espindola Joao Plata Yura Movsisyan Kyle Beckerman Jeff Cunningham Jason Kreis Andy Williams
GP 127 240 137 125 121 102 273 38 58 189
G 63 49 36 35 35 30 28 19 17 14
GAME-WINNING GOALS Javier Morales Alvaro Saborio Fabian Espindola Joao Plata Robbie Findley Kyle Beckerman Yura Movsisyan Jeff Cunningham Olmes Garcia Luke Mulholland Andy Williams
GP 240 127 125 121 137 273 102 38 104 109 189
GWG 22 21 11 10 9 7 6 4 4 4 4
HAT TRICKS Alvaro Saborio Robbie Findley Javier Morales
GP 127 137 240
MULTI-GOAL GAMES Alvaro Saborio Javier Morales Jeff Cunningham Joao Plata Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley Yura Movsisyan Olmes Garcia Kyle Beckerman Chris Brown Ned Grabavoy Atiba Harris Jason Kreis Chris Schuler Devon Sandoval Jefferson Savarino
GP 127 240 38 121 125 137 102 104 273 60 159 43 58 80 72 10
HATS 3 1 1 2+ G GM 13 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
GP 127 240 38 121 58 102 137 60
PKG 15 11 5 5 4 3 2 2
PKA 17 14 5 6 4 4 3 2
ASSISTS Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Joao Plata Andy Williams Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley Ned Grabavoy Luke Mulholland Chris Wingert Alvaro Saborio
GP 240 273 121 189 125 137 159 110 241 127
A 81 33 32 29 17 15 14 14 14 13
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Joao Plata Fabian Espindola Tony Beltran Robbie Findley Andy Williams
GP 240 273 121 125 233 137 189
GWA 18 17 10 7 5 5 5
GOALS PER 90 MIN. Alvaro Saborio Robbie Findley Yura Movsisyan Fabian Espindola Joao Plata Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Minimum: 20 goals
MIN 9883 7597 6705 8658 8849 19255 23806
G 63 36 30 35 35 49 28
AVG 0.57 0.43 0.40 0.36 0.35 0.23 0.12
ASSISTS PER 90 MIN. Javier Morales Joao Plata Andy Williams Kyle Beckerman Minimum: 20 assists
MIN 19255 8849 11536 23806
A 81 32 29 33
AVG 0.38 0.33 0.23 0.13
SCORING PCT. Alvaro Saborio Robbie Findley Fabian Espindola Javier Morales Joao Plata Yura Movsisyan Kyle Beckerman Minimum: 20 goals
GP 127 137 125 240 121 102 273
SHT 334 217 253 373 271 247 390
G 63 36 35 49 35 30 28
PCT 18.9 16.6 13.8 13.1 12.8 12.1 7.2
SHOTS ON GOAL PCT. Fabian Espindola Yura Movsisyan Robbie Findley Will Johnson Joao Plata Alvaro Saborio Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Andy Williams
GP 125 102 137 114 121 127 240 273 189
SHT 253 247 217 180 271 334 373 390 232
SOG 121 109 93 77 117 138 150 143 83
PCT 47.8 44.1 42.9 42.8 43.5 41.3 40.2 36.5 35.8
REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME, 2005-present) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) SHOTS Kyle Beckerman Javier Morales Alvaro Saborio Joao Plata Fabian Espindola Yura Movsisyan Andy Williams Robbie Findley Will Johnson Luke Mulholland
GP 273 240 127 121 125 102 189 137 114 110
SHT 390 373 334 271 253 247 232 217 180 137
SHOTS ON GOAL Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Alvaro Saborio Fabian Espindola Joao Plata Yura Movsisyan Robbie Findley Andy Williams Will Johnson Jason Kreis
GP 240 273 127 125 121 102 137 189 114 58
SOG 150 143 138 121 117 109 93 83 77 57
FOULS COMMITTED Kyle Beckerman Javier Morales Chris Wingert Tony Beltran Andy Williams Jamison Olave Alvaro Saborio Fabian Espindola Nat Borchers Ned Grabavoy
GP 273 240 241 233 189 159 127 125 205 159
FC 391 318 256 233 198 185 175 166 134 134
FOULS SUFFERED Javier Morales Andy Williams Kyle Beckerman Ned Grabavoy Tony Beltran Alvaro Saborio Luke Mulholland Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley Chris Wingert
GP 240 189 273 159 233 127 110 125 137 241
FS 535 269 252 213 195 162 151 135 135 128
CAUTIONS (YELLOWS) Kyle Beckerman Chris Wingert Javier Morales Tony Beltran Jamison Olave Fabian Espindola Will Johnson Luke Mulholland Andy Williams Nat Borchers
GP 273 241 240 233 159 125 114 110 189 205
CAUT 69 46 40 39 35 25 23 21 21 18
EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Jamison Olave Kyle Beckerman Tony Beltran Nat Borchers Fabian Espindola Andy Williams Yordany Alvarez Will Johnson Abdoulie Mansally Clint Mathis Demar Phillips Chris Wingert
GP 159 273 233 205 125 189 38 114 49 66 58 241
EJECT 9 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
CORNER KICKS Javier Morales Andy Williams Joao Plata Kyle Beckerman Albert Rusnák
GP 240 189 121 273 17
CK 837 225 150 121 89
OFFSIDES Alvaro Saborio Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley Yura Movsisyan Joao Plata
GP 127 125 137 102 121
OFF 155 117 73 59 52
SERVICE IN GOAL Nick Rimando Scott Garlick D.J. Countess Jeff Attinella Kyle Reynish Chris Seitz Jay Nolly Matt VanOekel Josh Saunders Brian Kamler WINNING PCT. Nick Rimando
GP 294
SAVES PERCENTAGE Nick Rimando
GP 294 31 27 29 8 7 7 7 3 1 WON 124
GS 294 31 27 28 7 7 6 6 3 0
LOST 95
MIN. 26373 2745 2422 2469 685 630 585 572 231 8
TIED PCT 75 .551
GP SAVES SOG PCT 294 924 1292 72.5
WINS Nick Rimando Scott Garlick Jeff Attinella D.J. Countess Kyle Reynish Jay Nolly Josh Saunders Chris Seitz
GP 294 31 29 27 8 7 3 7
WON 124 10 7 4 2 1 1 1
LOSSES Nick Rimando D.J. Countess Jeff Attinella Scott Garlick Matt VanOekel Jay Nolly Chris Seitz Josh Saunders
GP 294 27 29 31 7 7 7 3
LOST 95 19 15 12 5 4 4 1
SAVES Nick Rimando D.J. Countess Scott Garlick Jeff Attinella Jay Nolly Matt VanOekel Kyle Reynish Chris Seitz Josh Saunders
GP 294 27 31 29 7 7 8 7 3
SVS 924 112 108 107 41 25 20 19 13
SHUTOUTS Nick Rimando Jeff Attinella D.J. Countess Scott Garlick Kyle Reynish Chris Seitz Matt VanOekel
GP 294 29 27 31 8 7 7
SHO 97 5 4 4 4 1 1
REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS (2005-present) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) GAMES PLAYED 2017 Yura Movsisyan 2016 Luke Mulholland 2015 Olmes Garcia 2014 Ned Grabavoy 2013 Ned Grabavoy 2012 Tony Beltran 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nat Borchers Andy Williams 2009 Nat Borchers Chris Wingert 2008 Kyle Beckerman Nick Rimando 2007 Eddie Pope Nick Rimando 2006 Mehdi Ballouchy Chris Klein 2005 Chris Brown GAMES STARTED 2017 Albert Rusnák 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Tony Beltran 2014 Nat Borchers 2013 Ned Grabavoy 2012 Tony Beltran 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nat Borchers 2009 Nat Borchers 2008 Kyle Beckerman Nick Rimando 2007 Eddie Pope Nick Rimando 2006 Chris Klein 2005 D.J. Countess Clint Mathis MINUTES PLAYED 2017 Albert Rusnák 2016 Tony Beltran 2015 Tony Beltran 2014 Nat Borchers 2013 Ned Grabavoy 2012 Tony Beltran 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nat Borchers 2009 Nat Borchers 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Chris Klein 2005 D.J. Countess
GP 20 33 32 33 32 32 33 30 30 30 30 30 30 27 27 32 32 29
ASSISTS GP ASTS 2017 Albert Rusnák 17 8 2016 Joao Plata 30 12 2015 Javier Morales 25 11 2014 Javier Morales 30 12 2013 Javier Morales 28 10 2012 Javier Morales 29 9 2011 Kyle Beckerman 29 9 2010 Javier Morales 26 9 2009 Clint Mathis 28 7 2008 Javier Morales 29 15 2007 Eskandarian / Williams tied with 3 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 11 2005 Kreis / Mathis tied with 4 GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GWG 2017 Movsisyan/Plata tied w/ 2 each 2016 Morales/Olave/Movisyan/OG tied with 2 2015 Javier Morales 25 3 2014 Plata / Saborio tied with 4 2013 Javier Morales 28 4 2012 Alvaro Saborio 31 6 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 4 2010 Alvaro Saborio 27 5 2009 Robbie Findley 27 3 2008 Javier Morales 29 3 2007 Robbie Findley 16 3 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 4 2005 Brian Dunseth 24 2 Jason Kreis 24 2
GS 17 31 30 32 29 32 33 30 30 30 30 27 27 32 27 27
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GP 2017 Rusnák / Phillips tied w/ 2 each 2016 Joao Plata 30 2015 Javier Morales 25 2014 Joao Plata 26 2013 Joao Plata 29 2012 Javier Morales 29 2011 Kyle Beckerman 29 2010 Javier Morales 26 2009 4 players tied with 2 2008 Javier Morales 29 Andy Williams 26 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 17 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 2005 Clint Mathis 27
MIN 1416 2468 2684 2856 2688 2857 2970 2673 2679 2700 2430 2842 2422
GOALS GP 2017 Yura Movsisyan 20 2016 Movsisyan / Plata tied w/ 9 each 2015 Javier Morales 25 2014 Joao Plata 27 2013 Alvaro Saborio 16 2012 Alvaro Saborio 31 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 2010 Alvaro Saborio 27 2009 Robbie Findley 27 2008 Yura Movsisyan 22 2007 Robbie Findley 16 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 2005 Jason Kreis 24
G 6 8 13 12 17 11 12 12 7 6 16 9
GWA 3 3 2 3 5 6 3 2 2 2 3 3
PENALTY-KICK GOALS GP PKG 2017 Movsisyan/Plata tied w/ 1 each 2016 Movsisyan/Morales/Plata tied w/ 2 each 2015 Javier Morales 25 2 2014 Javier Morales 30 4 2013 Alvaro Saborio 16 4 2012 Alvaro Saborio 31 3 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 3 2010 Alvaro Saborio 27 2 2009 Robbie Findley 27 1 Will Johnson 26 1 2008 Dema Kovalenko 22 1 2007 Carey Talley 26 2 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 4 2005 Jason Kreis 24 3
CONT’D – REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS (2005-present) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) SHOTS 2017 Joao Plata 2016 Yura Movsisyan 2015 Javier Morales 2014 Javier Morales 2013 Alvaro Saborio 2012 Alvaro Saborio 2011 Alvaro Saborio 2010 Alvaro Saborio 2009 Yura Movsisyan 2008 Yura Movsisyan 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 2006 Jeff Cunningham 2005 Jason Kreis
GP SHOTS 17 51 29 75 25 49 30 66 16 53 31 87 23 66 27 51 26 64 22 69 17 47 31 83 24 65
SHOTS ON GOAL 2017 Yura Movsisyan 2016 Yura Movsisyan 2015 Javier Morales 2014 Joao Plata 2013 Alvaro Saborio 2012 Alvaro Saborio 2011 Fabian Espindola 2010 Alvaro Saborio 2009 Yura Movsisyan 2008 Yura Movsisyan 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 2006 Jeff Cunningham 2005 Jason Kreis
GP 20 29 25 26 16 31 27 27 26 22 17 31 24
SOG 16 33 20 33 21 40 31 22 29 33 21 45 31
FOULS COMMITTED GP FC 2017 Sunday Stephen 13 29 2016 Beltran / Mulholland tied w/ 49 each 2015 Luke Mulholland 29 37 2014 Javier Morales 30 55 2013 Ned Grabavoy 32 37 2012 Kyle Beckerman 30 57 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 43 2010 Javier Morales 26 35 2009 Kyle Beckerman 25 42 2008 Javier Morales 29 49 2007 Atiba Harris 21 45 2006 Carey Talley 30 53 2005 Andy Williams 26 41 FOULS SUFFERED 2017 Luke Mulholland 2016 Juan Manuel Martinez 2015 Javier Morales 2014 Javier Morales 2013 Javier Morales 2012 Javier Morales 2011 Andy Williams 2010 Javier Morales 2009 Javier Morales 2008 Javier Morales 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 2006 Andy Williams 2005 Andy Williams CAUTIONS (YELLOWS) 2017 Sunny / Beckerman tied w/ 6 2016 Tony Beltran 2015 Kyle Beckerman 2014 Beltran / Wingert tied w/ 6 2013 Kyle Beckerman 2012 Espindola / Wingert tied w/ 2011 Beckerman/Espindola/Johnson 2010 Jamison Olave 2009 Kyle Beckerman 2008 Jamison Olave 2007 Eskandarian/Mantilla/Talley 2006 Atiba Harris 2005 Seth Trembly
GP 17 32 25 30 28 29 31 26 26 29 17 29 26
FS 26 81 58 74 78 69 45 76 55 59 39 52 79
GP CAUT each 29 8 26 9 26 7 7 tied w/ 6 27 8 25 10 23 9 tied w/ 6 22 8 22 8
EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) GP EJECT 2017 Kyle Beckerman 15 2 2016 Olave/Beckerman/Phillips tied w/ 1 2015 Jamison Olave 21 3 2014 4 players tied with 1 2013 Yordany Alvarez 18 2 2012 4 players tied with 1 2011 Nat Borchers 30 2 2009 Jamison Olave 25 3 2008 Joy/Williams/Wingert tied w/ 1 2007 5 players tied with 1 2006 5 players tied with 1 2005 6 players tied with 1 CORNER KICKS GP 2017 Albert Rusnák 17 2016 Morales / Plata tied w/ 57 each 2015 Javier Morales 25 2014 Javier Morales 30 2013 Javier Morales 28 2012 Javier Morales 29 2011 Kyle Beckerman 29 2010 Javier Morales 26 2009 Javier Morales 26 2008 Javier Morales 29 2007 Mehdi Ballouchy 14 2006 Chris Klein 32 2005 Andy Williams 26
CK 89
OFFSIDES 2017 Yura Movsisyan 2016 Yura Movsisyan 2015 Alvaro Saborio 2014 Alvaro Saborio 2013 Alvaro Saborio 2012 Alvaro Saborio 2011 Alvaro Saborio 2010 Fabian Espindola 2009 Fabian Espindola 2008 Kenny Deuchar 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 2006 Jeff Cunningham 2005 Jason Kreis
OFF 12 19 19 21 20 37 38 29 21 18 16 35 23
GP 20 30 14 16 16 31 23 22 22 29 17 31 24
93 120 108 97 42 80 113 112 40 75 73
SCORING PCT. GP SHOTS GOALS PCT 2016 Juan Manuel Martinez 27 42 7 17.5 2015 Sebastian Jaime 19 20 5 25.0 2014 Joao Plata 26 56 13 23.2 2013 Alvaro Saborio 16 53 12 22.6 2012 Alvaro Saborio 31 87 17 19.5 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 66 11 16.7 2010 Alvaro Saborio 27 51 12 23.5 2009 Robbie Findley 27 60 12 20.0 2008 Fabian Espindola 12 25 5 20.0 2007 Robbie Findley 16 20 6 30.0 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 83 16 19.3 2005 Jason Kreis 24 65 9 13.8 Minimum: 5 goals SHOTS ON GOAL PCT. 2016 Yura Movsisyan 2015 Javier Morales 2014 Joao Plata 2013 Alvaro Saborio 2012 Alvaro Saborio 2011 Fabian Espindola 2010 Javier Morales 2009 Will Johnson 2008 Kyle Beckerman 2007 Alecko Eskandarian 2006 Jeff Cunningham 2005 Jason Kreis Minimum: 20 shots on goal
GP SHOTS 24 65 25 49 26 56 16 53 31 87 27 62 26 42 26 48 30 45 17 47 31 83 24 65
SOG 31 20 32 21 40 31 21 22 22 21 45 31
PCT 47.9 40.8 57.1 39.6 46.0 50.0 50.0 45.8 48.9 44.7 54.2 47.7
CONT’D – REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS (2005-present) (active RSL players in BOLD – MLS reg. season games only) GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess
GP 15 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31 27
WINS 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
GAMES STARTED IN GOAL 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess
GS 15 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31 27
LOSSES GP LOST 2017 Nick Rimando 15 7 2016 Nick Rimando 30 9 2015 Nick Rimando 24 9 2014 Attinella / Rimando tied with 4 each 2013 Nick Rimando 27 7 2012 Nick Rimando 31 11 2011 Nick Rimando 33 11 2010 Nick Rimando 27 4 2009 Nick Rimando 26 10 2008 Nick Rimando 30 10 2007 Nick Rimando 27 13 2006 Scott Garlick 31 12 2005 D.J. Countess 27 19
MINUTES PLAYED IN GOAL 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess
MIN 1318 2700 2160 2160 2430 2790 2970 2430 2285 2700 2430 2745 2422
GOALS AGAINST AVG. 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess Minimum: 1000 minutes played
GP 15 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31 27
WINNING PCT. 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick Minimum: 5 wins
WON LOST TIED 11 9 10 8 9 7 13 4 7 14 7 6 16 11 4 14 11 8 15 4 8 10 10 6 10 10 10 6 13 8 10 12 9
GP 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31
MIN 1318 2700 2160 2160 2430 2790 2970 2430 2285 2700 2430 2745 2422
GA GAA 19 1.28 40 1.33 24 1.00 25 1.05 28 1.04 33 1.06 36 1.09 18 0.67 29 1.14 39 1.30 37 1.37 43 1.41 54 2.01
PCT .522 .490 .715 .630 .581 .545 .704 .500 .500 .370 .468
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Scott Garlick D.J. Countess
GP 15 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31 27
WON 7 11 8 13 14 16 14 15 10 10 6 10 4
SAVES 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess
GP 15 30 24 24 27 31 33 27 26 30 27 31 27
SHUTOUTS 2017 Nick Rimando 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Nick Rimando 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess
GP SHO 15 4 30 6 24 8 24 7 27 9 31 12 33 13 27 14 26 9 30 8 27 7 31 4 27 4
SAVES PERCENTAGE 2016 Nick Rimando 2015 Nick Rimando 2014 Jeff Attinella 2013 Nick Rimando 2012 Nick Rimando 2011 Nick Rimando 2010 Nick Rimando 2009 Nick Rimando 2008 Nick Rimando 2007 Nick Rimando 2006 Scott Garlick 2005 D.J. Countess Minimum: 40 saves
GP SAVES 27 85 24 66 9 44 27 82 31 83 33 95 27 78 26 73 30 96 27 146 31 108 27 112
SVS 47 96 66 77 82 83 95 78 73 96 146 108 112
SOG 125 93 59 112 116 134 100 108 140 191 158 170
PCT 68.0 71.0 74.6 73.2 71.6 70.9 78.0 67.6 68.6 76.4 68.4 65.9
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL POSTSEASON SUPERLATIVES (2005-present) ==================================================== (active RSL players in BOLD – playoff games only) GAMES PLAYED Career: 22 Career: 22 Season: 5
Kyle Beckerman Nick Rimando 9 times
MINUTES Career: Career: Season:
Kyle Beckerman Nick Rimando 5 times
2100 2100 510
OFFSIDES Career: Season: Game: Half:
6 3 3 2 1
Robbie Findley Robbie Findley (2009) Alvaro Saborio (2011) Alvaro Saborio (10/29/2011 vs. SEA) 21 times
ASSISTS Career: Season: Season: Game: Game: Half:
9 3 3 2 2 1
Javier Morales Javier Morales Javier Morales Javier Morales Javier Morales 23 times
Half: Half:
30 12 12 6 4 4
(2011) (2013) (10/29/11 vs. SEA) (11/10/13 vs. POR)
Robbie Findley Yura Movsisyan (2008) Robbie Findley (2009) Alvaro Saborio (10/29/11 v. SEA) Alvaro Saborio (10/29/11 v. SEA, 1st) Kyle Beckerman (12/07/13 at KC, 2d)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 13 Season: 6 Season: 6 Game: 3 Half: 2
Robbie Findley Yura Movsisyan (2008) Robbie Findley (2009) Alvaro Saborio (10/29/11 vs. SEA) 10 times
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 35 Season: 10 Season: 10 Season: 10 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6
Javier Morales Yura Movsisyan (2008) Chris Wingert (2009) Chris Schuler (2013) Yura Movsisyan (11/01/08 vs. CHV) Javier Morales (11/08/08 at CHV) Chris Wingert (11/14/09 at CHI)
Half:
5
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 42 Season: 10 Season: 10 Game: 5 Game: 5 Half:
4
3
CORNER KICKS Career: 57 Season: 21 Game: 9
GOALS Career: Season: Season: Game: Half:
SHOTS Career: Season: Season: Game:
15 10 6
Fabian Espindola Robbie Findley (2009) Robbie Findley (11/22/09 at LA) Robbie Findley (11/22/09 at LA, 1st)
Javier Morales Javier Morales (2013) Javier Morales (11/07/13 vs. LA)
Half:
5
Javier Morales (11/07/13 vs. LA, 2d)
Half:
5
Javier Morales (11/10/13 vs. POR, 1st)
CAUTIONS Career: Season: Game: Half:
6 2 1 1
Kyle Beckerman 4 times 33 times 29 times
EJECTIONS Career: Season: Game:
1 1 1
Javier Morales Javier Morales (2010) Javier Morales (10/30/10 at DAL)
Half:
1
Javier Morales (10/30/10 at DAL, 2d)
GK GAMES PLAYED Career: 22 Season: 5
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2013)
GK MINUTES Career: 2100 Season: 510
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2013)
GK WINS Career: Season:
7 3
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2013)
GK LOSSES Career: Season:
8 2
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2011)
GK TIES Career: Season:
7 2
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2009)
GK SHUTOUTS Career: Season: Season:
8 2 2
Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (2009) Nick Rimando (2013)
Yura Movsisyan (11/01/08 vs. CHV, 2d)
Javier Javier Robbie Alvaro Javier
Morales Morales Findley Saborio Morales
(2011) (2013) (10/29/11 vs. SEA) (11/08/12 vs. SEA)
Alvaro Saborio (10/29/11 vs. SEA, 1st)
GK GOALS ALLOWED Career: 27 Season: 5 Season: 5 Game: 5 Half: 3
Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick
Rimando Rimando Rimando Rimando Rimando
GK SAVES Career: Season: Game: Half:
Nick Nick Nick Nick
Rimando Rimando (2009) Rimando (11/05/09 at CLB) Rimando (11/05/09 at CLB, 2d)
66 18 8 6
(2014) (2011) (11/08/14 at LA) (11/08/14 at LA, 2d)
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE TEAM POSTSEASON HIGHS (2005-present) ==================================================== GAMES PLAYED Season: MINUTES Season:
5
510
in 2013
in 2013
GOALS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
8 4 6 2
in 2013 11/10/2013 vs. POR 11/10/2013 vs. POR 4 times
ASSISTS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
7 4 5 3
in 2013 11/10/2013 vs. POR 11/10/2013 vs. POR 11/10/2013 vs. POR (2d)
SHOTS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
67 24 40 16
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 23 Game: 11 2-Tms: 15 Half: 7
in 2013 11/15/2008 vs. NY 11/07/2013 vs. LA 11/15/2008 vs. NY (2d)
in 2008 10/29/2011 vs. SEA 11/05/2009 at CLB 11/01/2008 vs. CHV (2d)
FOULS COMMITTED Season: 83 Game: 24 2-Tms: 44 Half: 13 Half: 13
in 2013 11/08/2008 11/08/2008 11/08/2008 11/05/2009
at at at at
CHV CHV CHV (1st) CLB (2d)
FOULS SUFFERED Season: 72 Game: 22 2-Tms: 44 Half: 12 Half: 12
in 2013 11/22/2009 11/08/2008 11/08/2008 11/02/2011
at at at at
LA CHV CHV (2d) SEA (2d)
OFFSIDES Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
18 8 13 4
in 2009 11/22/2009 at LA 11/22/2009 at LA 10/31/2009 vs. CLB (2d)
CORNER KICKS Season: 22 Game: 11 2-Tms: 21 Half: 8
in 2013 11/06/2010 vs. DAL 11/07/2013 vs. LA 11/06/2010 vs. DAL (2d)
CAUTIONS Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half:
8 4 7 7 3 3
in 2013 11/14/2009 11/08/2008 11/14/2009 11/08/2008 11/06/2010
EJECTIONS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
1 1 2 1
in 2010 10/30/2010 at DAL 10/30/2010 at DAL 10/30/2010 at DAL (2d)
GK GAMES PLAYED Season: 5
in 2013
GK MINUTES Season:
510
in 2013
GK WINS Season:
3
in 2013
GK LOSSES Season:
2
in 2011
GK TIES Season:
2
in 2009
GK SHUTOUTS Season: Season:
2 2
in 2009 in 2013
at CHI at CHV at CHI at CHV (1st) vs. DAL (1st)
GK GOALS ALLOWED Season: 5 Season: 5 Game: 5 2-Tms: 6 Half: 3
in 2011 in 2014 11/08/2014 at LA 11/10/2013 vs. POR 11/08/2014 at LA (2d)
GK SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
in 2009 11/05/2009 at CLB 11/14/2009 at CHI 11/05/2009 at CLB (2d)
18 8 14 6
ALL-TIME REAL SALT LAKE TEAM POSTSEASON LOWS (2005-present) ==================================================== GAMES PLAYED Season: MINUTES Season: GOALS Season: Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
1
90
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ASSISTS Season: Season: Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
0 0 0 0 0 0
SHOTS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half: Half:
22 4 15 1 1
in 2016
in 2012 in 2014 9 times 11/14/2009 at CHI 11/02/2012 at SEA 11/01/2014 vs. LA 25 times
in 2012 in 2014 in 2016 11 times 5 times 27 times
in 2010 11/02/2011 10/31/2009 11/02/2011 11/24/2013
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 10 in 2010 Game: 1 11/02/2011 2-Tms: 4 10/31/2009 2-Tms: 4 11/03/2013 Half: 0 11/02/2011 Half: 0 11/03/2013 Half: 0 12/07/2013 FOULS COMMITTED Season: 23 Game: 4 2-Tms: 13 Half: 1 FOULS SUFFERED Season: 26 Season: 26 Game: 8 2-Tms: 13 Half: 2 Half: 2
OFFSIDES Season: Game: Game: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
in 2016
at SEA vs. CLB at SEA (1st) at POR (2d)
at SEA vs. CLB at LA at SEA (1st) at LA (2d) at KC (1st)
in 2012 11/15/2008 vs. NY 11/15/2008 vs. NY 11/15/2008 vs. NY (2d)
in 2010 in 2012 11/14/2009 11/15/2008 11/14/2009 11/07/2013
at CHI vs. NY at CHI (2d) vs. LA (1st)
1 0 0 0 1 0
in 2012 11/01/2008 11/08/2012 11/10/2013 11/01/2008 14 times
vs. vs. vs. vs.
CHV SEA POR CHV
CORNER KICKS Season: 10 Game: 0 2-Tms: 3 Half: 0
in 2012 11/08/2008 at CHV 11/08/2008 at CHV 8 times
CAUTIONS Season: Game: Game: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
2 0 0 0 1 1 0
in 2012 11/15/2008 11/08/2012 11/10/2013 11/08/2012 11/10/2013 20 times
EJECTIONS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
0 0 0 0
6 times 20 times 20 times 41 times
GK GAMES PLAYED Season: 1
in 2016
GK MINUTES Season:
in 2016
90
vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.
NY SEA POR SEA POR
GK WINS Season: Season: Season: Season:
0 0 0 0
in in in in
GK LOSSES Season:
0
in 2009
GK TIES Season: Season:
0 0
in 2011 in 2016
GK SHUTOUTS Season: Season:
0 0
in 2010 in 2016
GOALS ALLOWED Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
1 0 0 0 0 0
in 2012 8 times 11/14/2009 at CHI 11/02/2012 at SEA 11/01/2014 vs. LA 24 times
SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
4 0 3 3 0
in 2010 10/29/2011 vs. SEA 10/31/2009 vs. CLB 11/03/2013 at LA 10 times
2010 2012 2014 2016
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# 25 70 13 5 2 3 1 15 29 12 4 27 21 14 19 17 10 18 11 23 7 6 28 20 30 8 22 24 16
Name Danilo Acosta Jordan Allen Chad Barrett Kyle Beckerman Tony Beltran Reagan Dunk
Pos. MF D/M/F FW MF DF DF Eduardo “Lalo” Fernandez GK Justen Glad DF Jose Hernandez MF Omar Holness MF David Horst DF Brooks Lennon FW Aaron Maund DF Yura Movsisyan FW Luke Mulholland MF Demar Phillips DF Joao Plata FW Nick Rimando GK Albert Rusnák MF Sebastian Saucedo FW Jefferson Savarino FW Justin Schmidt DF Chris Schuler CB Luis Silva M/F Marcelo Silva DF Sunday Stephen MF Ricardo Velazco MF Matt VanOekel GK Chris Wingert DF
Ht. 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-5 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-6 5-2 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-7 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-8 6-4 5-11
Wt. 160 160 180 165 150 170 170 175 145 174 210 180 180 190 150 140 135 185 175 160 145 195 205 190 181 170 150 210 180
D.O.B. 11/07/1997 04/25/1995 04/30/1985 04/23/1982 10/11/1987 02/07/1994 12/16/1992 02/28/1997 04/12/1996 03/13/1994 10/25/1985 09/22/1997 09/19/1990 08/02/1987 08/07/1988 09/23/1983 03/01/1992 06/17/1979 07/07/1994 01/22/1997 11/11/1996 11/02/1993 09/06/1987 12/10/1988 03/21/1989 09/17/1988 05/26/1993 09/20/1986 06/16/1982
Hometown Sandy, UT Rochester, NY San Diego, CA Crofton, MD Claremont, CA Dallas, TX El Paso, TX Tucson, AZ Casa Grande, AZ Kingston, Jamaica Pine Grove, PA Paradise Valley, AZ Dorchester, MA Pasadena, CA Preston, England Kingston, Jamaica Guayaquil, Ecuador Montclair, CA Vyskov, Czech Rep. Park City, UT Maracaibo, Venezuela Albuquerque, NM Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA Mercedes, Uruguay Lagos, Nigeria Casa Grande, AZ Chesapeake, VA Babylon, NY
College -Virginia UCLA -UCLA Denver --UCLA North Carolina Old Dominion -Notre Dame Pasadena City Wingate --UCLA ---Washington Creighton UC-Santa Barbara --Louisville Rutgers St. John’s
Status SUP/HP/GC/DOM SUP/HP/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DOM SUP/DOM SUP/HP/DOM SEN/HP/DOM SUP/HP/Int’l SUP/GA/Int’l SEN/DOM SUP/HP/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DP/DOM SEN/GC/DOM SEN/Int’l SEN/DP/GC/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DP/Int’l SUP/HP/DOM SEN/DP/Int’l SUP/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/Int’l SEN/DOM SUP/HP/DOM SEN/DOM SEN/DOM
NUMERIC ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 70
Name Lalo Fernandez Tony Beltran Reagan Dunk David Horst Kyle Beckerman Justin Schmidt Jefferson Savarino Sunday Stephen Joao Plata Albert Rusnák Omar Holness Chad Barrett Yura Movsisyan Justen Glad Chris Wingert Demar Phillips Nick Rimando Luke Mulholland Luis Silva Aaron Maund Ricardo Velazco Sebastian Saucedo Matt VanOekel Danilo Acosta Brooks Lennon Chris Schuler Jose Hernandez Marcelo Silva Jordan Allen
Pos. GK DF DF DF MF DF FW MF FW MF MF FW FW DF DF DF GK MF M/F DF MF FW GK MF FW DF MF DF DF
Pronunciation LAW – lo
Last Club (League) C.A. Penarol (Uruguayan 1st Div.) UCLA Univ. of Denver Houston Dynamo (MLS) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Univ. of Washington YEFF-er-son Zulia FC (Venezuela) “Sunny” Alanyaspor (Turkish 1st Div.) JOE - ow Toronto FC (MLS) ROOS – knock FC Groningen (Dutch Eredivisie) HOLE - ness University of North Carolina San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) mowv – SIS – ee - un Spartak Moscow (Russian Premier Lg.) Tucson, AZ RSL-Arizona Academy U-18s (USSDA) Babylon, NY New York City FC (MLS) duh – MARR Kingston, Jamaica Aalesunds FK (Norway) ruh - MAHN - do Montclair, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS) Preston, England Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) Oaxaca, Mexico Tigres UANL (Liga MX) MAWND Dorchester, MA Toronto FC (MLS) Casa Grande, AZ FC Tucson (PDL) “Bofo” San Fernando Valley, CA Veracruz (Liga MX) van OAK – ull Chesapeake, VA FC Edmonton (NASL) uh-KOSE-tuh San Pedro Sula, Honduras Real Monarchs SLC (USL) Paradise Valley, AZ Liverpoool FC Reserves (England) SHOO – lurr Chicago, IL Real Monarchs SLC (USL) Mexico City, Mexico UCLA Mercedes, Uruguay Real Zaragoza (Spain) Rochester, NY University of Virginia
O w n e r : Dell Loy Hansen (Logan, UT) G e n e r a l M a n a g e r : Craig Waibel (Spokane, WA) H e a d C o a c h : Mike Petke (Bohemia, NY) A s s i s t a n t C o a c h : Freddy Juarez (Las Cruces, NM) A s s i s t a n t C o a c h : Tyrone Marshall (Kingston, Jamaica) A s s i s t a n t C o a c h : Todd Hoffard (Lancaster, PA) V i d e o A n a l y s t : Ted Eck (Springfield, IL) VP, Soccer Operations: Rob Zarkos (Bellevue, WA) A s s t . G e n e r a l M a n a g e r : Elliot Fall (Salt Lake City, UT) H e a d S c o u t : Andy Williams (Kingston, Jamaica) S c o u t : Dane Murphy (Danbury, CT) S t r e n g t h / C o n d i t i o n i n g : Henry Ruggiero (Stow, MA) Matt Howley (Melbourne, AUS) T e a m A d m i n i s t r a t o r : Tim Weaver (Lockport, NY) E q u i p m e n t M a n a g e r s : Kevin Harter (Dallas, TX); Randy Butts (Salt Lake City, UT)
Place of Birth Guadalajara, Mexico Whittier, CA Dallas, TX Pine Grove, PA Crofton, MD Everett, WA Maracaibo, Venezuela Lagos, Nigeria Guayaquil, Ecuador Vyskov, Czech Rep. Kingston, Jamaica San Diego, CA
H e a d A t h l e t i c T r a i n e r : Tyson Pace (Clearfield, UT) A s s t . A t h l e t i c T r a i n e r : Tyler Knight (Huntsville, AL) A s s t . A t h l e t i c T r a i n e r : Marshall Stoddard (Ogden, UT) M a s s a g e T h e r a p i s t : Kristina Kearl (Provo, UT) Team Physicians: Dr. Andrew Cooper (SLC, UT), Dr. Michael Cosgrave (Highland, UT) Dr. Stephen Kirk (Sandy, UT), Dr. John Edwards (Provo, UT) T e a m C h i r o p r a c t o r : Monte Layton, D.C. (Midvale, UT) P r e s s O f f i c e r s : Trey Fitz-Gerald (Albuquerque, NM); Matt Gaschk (Gig Harbor, WA); Delia Maresco (McLean, VA) T e a m V i d e o g r a p h e r s : Tyler Gibbons (San Diego, CA); Bobby Hitz (Salt Lake City, UT) T e a m P h o t o g r a p h e r : Ray Taggart (Sandy, UT) T e a m C h a p l a i n : JR Baker (Salt Lake City, UT)
2017 REAL MONARCHS SLC ROSTER
(as of July 14, 2017)
RED = new for 2017
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# 41 43 45 44 58 53 46 57 49 47 60 56 48 40 52 59 51 50 55
Player Charlie Adams Nick Besler Andrew Brody Kyle Curinga Jonel Desiré Michael Gallagher Daniel Haber Karsten Hanlin Chandler Hoffman Max Lachowecki Riggs Lennon Skyler Milne Chase Minter James Moberg Emilio Orozco Taylor Peay Andrew Putna Connor Sparrow Sebastian Velasquez
Pos. MF MF FW DF FW DF FW MF FW DF DF FW MF MF DF DF GK GK MF
Ht. 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-7
Wt. 155 185 135 165 172 195 170 160 190 155 174 211 150 185 170 195 180 175 145
Birthdate 05/16/1994 05/07/1993 05/03/1995 12/30/1993 02/12/1997 08/07/1994 05/20/1992 12/13/1993 08/17/1990 06/30/1992 05/26/1994 09/27/1993 08/19/1992 04/16/1994 04/29/1992 09/05/1991 10/21/1994 05/10/1994 02/11/1991
Hometown Brentford, England Overland Park, KS Orlando, FL Clearwater, FL Mirebalais, Haiti Sammamish, WA Toronto, Canada Centennial, CO Birmingham, Alabama Evansville, IN Paradise Valley, AZ Bluffdale, UT Heath, TX Windsor, CA Oxnard, CA Salt Lake City, UT Lemont, IL Saint Louis, MO Spartanburg, SC
NUMERIC ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
# 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60
Player James Moberg Charlie Adams Nick Besler Kyle Curinga Andrew Brody Daniel Haber Max Lachowecki Chase Minter Chandler Hoffman Connor Sparrow Andrew Putna Emilio Orozco Michael Gallagher Sebastian Velasquez Skyler Milne Karsten Hanlin Jonel Desiré Taylor Peay Riggs Lennon
Owner: VP/Administration: General Manager:
Pos. MF MF MF DF FW FW DF MF FW GK GK DF DF MF FW MF FW DF DF
Pronunciation
BEESE – lurr koo – RING – uh LACK-oh-WECK-ee
or – OSS - coh MILL – knee JOE-nell des-uh-RAY PAY
Place of Birth Modesto, CA Hendon, England Overland Park, KS Clearwater, FL Las Vegas, NV Toronto, Canada Evansville, IN Rowlett, TX Birmingham, Alabama Saint Louis, MO Lemont, IL Ventura County, CA Sammamish, WA Medellin, Colombia Logan, UT Denver, CO Mirebalais, Haiti Salt Lake City, UT Paradise Valley, AZ
Dell Loy Hansen (Logan, UT) Rob Zarkos (Bellevue, WA) Elliot Fall (Salt Lake City, UT) Asst. General Manager: Daniel Egner (Vacaville, CA) Head Coach: Mark Briggs (Wolverhampton, Eng.) Assistant Coach: Matt Glaeser (Fredericksburg, VA) Assistant Coach: Jamison OLave (Cali, Colombia) Assistant Coach: Liam Miller (Cork, Ireland) Sport Performance: Bryan Russ (SLC, UT) Video Analyst: Preston Gayton (SLC, UT) Team Administrator: Taymour Roushdi (London/Paris) Equipment Manager: Alex Caparelli (Buenos Aires, ARG) Head Athletic Trainer:Marshall Stoddard (Logan, UT) M a s s a g e T h e r a p i s t : Kristina Kearl (Provo, UT)
Status Int’l
Int’l
Last Club Univ. of Washington Stevenage (England League Two) Portland Timbers (MLS) FF Jaro (Finland) Univ. of Louisville Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (USL) Univ. of Notre Dame Sacramento Republic (USL) Louisville City (USL) Creighton Univ. Univ. of Illinois-Chicago Chivas USA (MLS) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Rayo OKC (NASL) Utah Valley University Univ. of Denver AS Capoise (Haiti) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Creighton Univ.
Team Physicians:
Team Chiropractor: Press Officers: Team Videographers: Team Photographer: Team Chaplain:
www.RSL.com/Monarchs
College -Notre Dame Louisville --Washington Cornell Denver UCLA Notre Dame Creighton Utah Valley Calif. Polytechnic Washington -Washington Ill.-Chicago Creighton Spartanburg Methodist
Dr. Andrew Cooper (SLC, UT), Dr. Michael Cosgrave (Highland, UT) Dr. Stephen Kirk (Sandy, UT), Dr. John Edwards (Provo, UT) Monte Layton, D.C. (Midvale, UT) Trey Fitz-Gerald (Albuquerque, NM); Matt Gaschk (Gig Harbor, WA); Delia Maresco (McLean, VA) Tyler Gibbons (San Diego, CA); Bobby Hitz (Salt Lake City, UT) Ray Taggart (Salt Lake City, UT) JR Baker (Salt Lake City, UT)
REAL MONARCHS – ALL-TIME USL REGULAR-SEASON HISTORY (2015-present) v. CSS PHX SAC POR VAN OC SEA LA TUL OKC RGV SWO REN AUS SAN STL
------ OVERALL -----GP W-L -T GF GA +/9 3-5 -1 12 14 -2 9 4-4 -1 11 12 -1 8 3-2 -3 10 8 +2 7 3-2 -2 10 10 = 6 2-2 -2 9 9 = 6 2-4 -0 5 7 -2 6 3-2 -1 10 8 +2 5 1-2 -2 7 7 = 5 1-2 -2 4 9 -5 4 2-2 -0 6 5 +1 2 0-1 -1 1 2 -1 2 2-0 -0 3 1 +2 2 2-0 -0 7 4 +3 2 1-1 -0 5 4 +1 1 1-0 -0 2 0 +2 1 1-0 -0 1 0 +1 75 31-29-15 103 100 +3
----- HOME GAMES ----GP W-L-T GF GA +/4 2-1-1 7 4 +3 4 2-2-0 3 4 -1 4 2-1-1 5 3 +2 4 2-0-2 6 3 +3 2 0-1-1 3 4 -1 3 1-2-0 3 4 -1 3 2-0-1 6 2 +4 2 0-1-1 3 4 -1 2 0-0-2 2 2 = 2 2-0-0 5 1 +4 1 0-1-0 0 1 -1 2 2-0-0 3 1 +2 1 1-0-0 7 4 +3 1 1-0-0 3 1 +2 1 1-0-0 2 0 +2 1 1-0-0 1 0 +1 38 20-9-9 59 38 +21
----- ROAD GAMES ----GP W-L-T GF GA +/5 1-4-0 5 10 -5 5 2-2-1 8 8 = 4 1-1-2 5 5 = 3 1-2-0 4 7 -3 4 2-1-1 6 5 +1 3 1-2-0 2 3 -1 3 1-2-0 4 6 -2 3 1-1-1 4 3 -1 3 1-2-0 2 7 -5 2 0-2-0 1 4 -3 1 0-0-1 1 1 =
1
0-1-0
37 11-20-6
2
3
thru 07/08/17
---------- FORM GUIDE (reverse order) --------17 16 15 WL TLW WLLL TW LWLL WWL W WLL TTTW WW WL TLT W LWT TL W LLW LL WW LT WL W LT LT L TW LT W L WL TL W W WW WL W W (ROAD)
-1
44 62 -18
REAL MONARCHS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR USL REGULAR-SEASON RECORD Year 2015 2016 2017 TOT.
---------- OVERALL ----------W- L- T PTS PPG GF GA +/7-13- 8 29 1.04 32 42 -10 10-14- 6 36 1.20 31 41 -10 14- 2- 1 43 2.53 40 17 +23 31-29-15 108 1.44 103 100 +3
------ HOME GAMES -----W- L- T PPG GF GA +/6- 3- 5 1.64 17 12 +5 5- 6- 4 1.27 15 17 -2 9- 0- 0 3.00 27 9 +18 20- 9- 9 1.78 59 38 +21
------ ROAD GAMES -----W- L- T PPG GF GA +/1-10- 3 0.43 15 30 -15 5- 8- 2 1.13 16 24 -8 5- 2- 1 2.00 13 8 +5 11-20- 6 1.05 44 62 -14
Conf. Finish West 12 West 11
Overall Shield 21st of 24 18th of 29
Postseason Result DNQ DNQ
ALL-TIME COACHING HISTORY Year 2015 2016 2017 2017
Coach Freddy Juarez Freddy Juarez TOTAL Mike Petke Mark Briggs TOTAL
--- Reg. Season --W L T PCT PTS 7 13 8 .393 29 10 14 6 .433 36 17 27 14 .414 65 1 0 0 1.000 3 13 2 1 .844 40 31 29 15 .513 108
----- USL Cup Playoffs ----W L T PCT OT ShO
--------- USOC --------W L T PCT OT ShO 1 1 0 .500 1
1
0
.500
REAL MONARCHS – U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY vs. Team Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) Colo. Springs Switchbacks(USL) TOTALS
GP 1 1 2
W-L-T 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
OT
ShO
GF 1 0 1
GA 0 1 1
Mtg. 2015 2015
Round Second Rd. Third Rd.
Series Note: 77’ Velazco goal helps Osswald shutout stand on road 5’ goal conceded, RM can’t come back amidst lightning delay
ALL-TIME REAL MONARCHS USL ATTENDANCE HISTORY (2015-present) USL REGULAR SEASON (2015-present) 2015 2016 2017 TOT.
OVERALL RECORD 7-13-8 10-14-6 14- 2-1 31-29-15
------ AT HOME ------GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE 14 65,770 4,698 15* 37,919 2,528 9 18,803 2,089 38 118,405 3,116
---- ON THE ROAD ----GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE 14 52,069 3,719 15 xx,xxx xx,xxx 8 13,xxx x,xxx 37 xx,xxx x,xxx
HOME RANK Xth Xth Xth xth
LARGEST HOME CROWD 13,979 ( x/xx/15, x-x X vs. xx) 5,182 ( x/xx/16, x-x X vs. xx) 2,707 ( 6/10/17, 2-0 W vs. POR)
*11 games at Rio Tinto Stadium; 2 games at UVU’s Clyde Field; 1 game at Univ. of Utah; 1 game at “neutral” Reno site
2017 REAL MONARCHS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (14-2-1, 43 pts.) (active RSL players in BOLD – USL reg. season games only) UNF POS PLAYER 49 F Chandler Hoffman 55 M Sebastian Velazquez 46 F Daniel Haber 43 M Nick Besler 45 M Andrew Brody 40 D James Moberg 59 D Taylor Peay 57 M Karsten Hanlin 29 M Jose Hernandez 23 M Sebastian Saucedo 41 M Charlie Adams 44 D Kyle Curinga 48 M Chase Minter 12 M Omar Holness 47 D Max Lachowecki 21 D Aaron Maund 17 D Demar Phillips 3 D Reagan Dunk 53 D Michael Gallagher 1 G Lalo Fernandez 50 G Connor Sparrow 52 D Emilio Orozco 20 M Ricardo Velazco 4 D David Horst 42 M Jesus Leal 6 D Justin Schmidt 51 G Andrew Putna 45 F Jonel Desiré 8 M Sunday Stephen 2 D Tony Beltran 28 D Chris Schuler 70 F Jordan Allen 56 F Skyler Milne 54 F Emmanuel Ocran 60 M Riggs Lennon TOTAL OPPONENT
GP 17 13 16 17 16 16 10 9 4 1 11 14 11 2 17 1 1 4 11 7 8 4 3 2 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 17 17
GS 17 13 11 17 15 14 7 3 3 1 11 13 5 1 14 1 1 1 8 7 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 17
MIN 1367 1135 948 1485 1392 1313 717 314 270 90 965 1162 438 120 1345 61 45 149 768 630 720 360 248 106 92 90 90 88 74 45 45 44 36 13 13 1530 1530
G 11 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 40 17
as of 7/08/17
A 5 6 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14
SHT 36 26 24 10 16 3 4 3 4 7 11 6 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 182
SOG 25 14 13 3 12 2 3 3 3 2 7 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 107 70
FC 8 15 14 31 8 17 11 4 0 0 8 18 3 3 15 1 1 0 10 0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 4 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 174 152
SV 24 1 26 51 42
GA 6 1 10 17 40
GAA 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.00 2.28
PG 0 0 0 0 3
FS 11 17 6 16 15 19 3 4 4 1 24 26 5 2 13 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 10 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 158 154
OFF
CK
C
E
INT’L
3 2 2 2 1 1
1 2 1
1
1
2 1 1 1 1
1
1
1
21 9
HAI
2 2
2017 REAL MONARCHS INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER 50 G Connor Sparrow 51 G Andrew Putna 1 G Lalo Fernandez TOTAL OPPONENT
GP 8 1 8 17 17
GS 8 1 8 17 17
MIN 720 90 720 1530 1530
SHTS 30 4 36 70 87
PA 2 0 0 2 4
W 7 1 6 14 2
L 0 0 2 2 14
T 1 0 0 1 1
SO 3 0 2 5 1
INT’L
2017 REAL MONARCHS INDIVIDUAL MISCELLANEOUS STATS (active RMSLC players in BOLD – USL reg. season games only)
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Chandler Hoffman 5, Nick Besler 2, Kyle Curinga 1, Jose Hernandez 1, James Moberg 1, Sebastian Velasquez 1, Daniel Haber 1, Andrew Brody 1
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Charlie Adams 3, Aaron Maund 1, Daniel Haber 1, Sebastian Velasquez 1, Kyle Curinga 1, Reagan Dunk 1
PENALTY KICK GOALS / ATTEMPTS: Chandler Hoffman 2-3, Sebastian Velasquez 1-1
Lalo Fernandez Tony Beltran Reagan Dunk David Horst Kyle Beckerman Justin Schmidt Jefferson Savarino Sunday Stephen Joao Plata Albert Rusnak Omar Holness Chad Barrett Yura Movsisyan Justen Glad Chris Wingert Demar Phillips Nick Rimando Luke Mulholland Luis Silva Aaron Maund Ricardo Velazco Sebastian Saucedo Matt VanOekel Danilo Acosta Brooks Lennon Chris Schuler Jose Hernandez Marcelo Silva Jordan Allen
Player
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 70
#
90M 89M 90M 90M 90D
73D
87M 26M
90D 90D 90D 90D 79D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 12 45 90M 90M 60M 90M 64M 70M 11 73M 13 9 26 90D 13D 3 64 10 8 19 80M 82M 77F 29 71F 90G 90D 90D 90M 90M 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 17
90D 90D
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90G 85M 90M 90M 30 19 90F 45 79D 90D 90D 90M 19 19 71F 32 90G 90G 90G 90D 71D 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 5 11 90M
71D 90D 58G 85M 5
90M 90D 45 90D 29 88F 78M 45M 90M 77 90M 63M 90M 6 90M 30 61F 90F 90F 27 61F 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 84M 1 1 1 90M 2 21 20 24 69F 90F 66F 89F 90F 81F 90F 90F 60F 90F 17 45F
90D 90D 90M 90M 44M 90D 90D
90D 90D 90D
90D
90G 15 74F 90D
26
16
90D 90D 90M 90M 56M
90M 81M 90M 90M 90M 83M 83M 90M 87M 90M 90M 82M 90M 90F 13 84M 90M 90M
90M 90M
90D 90D
90F 45F 20 90F 22 71F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 3 74D 68D 15 90D 44D 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 64F 27 70F 85M 77F 75F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 7 45 9 6 11 16 7 8 90G 90G 79D 90D 90D 46 90M 90M 90M 19 90D 90D 79D 24 8 5
1 88F 90M 89F 90M 2
73M 90D 90F 90M 63F 66M 17
90D 90D 82D 90D 11
90M 90D 33 75M 90F 90M 57M
90D
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TOR CHI LA NYR MIN VAN COL ATL KC DAL NE NYC SEA PHI HOU DAL MIN SJ ORL LA POR 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 2-4 3-0 2-1 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-4 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-5 2-6 1-0 1-2 0-1 6-2 4-1
REAL SALT LAKE
log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20
Game #21
Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game
07/19/2017
03/04/2017 03/11/2017 03/18/2017 03/25/2017 04/01/2017 04/08/2017 04/15/2017 04/22/2017 04/29/2017 05/06/2017 05/13/2017 05/17/2017 05/20/2017 05/27/2017 05/31/2017 06/03/2017 06/17/2017 06/24/2017 06/30/2017 07/04/2017
0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 6
vs at vs at at vs at vs at vs at vs at vs at at vs at vs at
TOR 0 CHI 2 LA 2 NYR 0 MIN 4 VAN 0 COL 1 ATL 3 KC 3 DAL 3 NE 4 NYC 1 SEA 1 PHI 0 HOU 5 DAL 6 MIN 0 SJ 2 ORL 1 LA 2
RSL 4 at POR 1
RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL W
T L L T L W W L L L L W L W L L W L L W 18
38; Maund 1 (Rusnak 4)
Rusnak 4 (Mulholland 3) Savarino 1 (unassisted) Beckerman 3 (Beltran 1)
78
36; Beckerman 2 (Rusnak 6) 46+; Movsisyan 6 (Phillips 2, Rusnak 7) 62; 72; Savarino 2 (unassisted) 77; Plata 3 (Lennon 1) 80 10; Plata 4 (penalty kick) 50; Rusnak 5 (Savarino 3) 68; Plata 5 (Acosta 1)
72
51
Plata 1 (Savarino 2) 36 Plata 2 (unassisted) 63 Holness 1 (Plata 2) 70; Beckerman 1 (Rusnak 5) Movsisyan 5 (unassisted) 84 Hernandez 1 (Saucedo 1, Mulholland 2) 94+
Rusnak 3 (Savarino 1)
Mulholland 1 (unassisted) 4; Movsisyan 2 (Silva 1) 87 Rusnak 1 (Plata 1) 54; Movsisyan 3 (Rusnak 2) 74; Mulholland 2 (Rusnak 3) Movsisyan 4 (penalty kick) 85; Lennon 1 (Phillips 1) 88 Rusnak 2 (Mulholland 1) 69
Movsisyan 1 (Rusnak 1)
REAL SALT LAKE
80
at SACTO 4
67M 90D 90M 8 23 90D 45M
45
90F 90M
90M
90D
82D
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R SACR 1-4 90G
RSL 1
Lalo Fernandez Tony Beltran Reagan Dunk David Horst Kyle Beckerman Justin Schmidt Jefferson Savarino Sunday Stephen Joao Plata Albert Rusnak Omar Holness Chad Barrett Yura Movsisyan Justen Glad Chris Wingert Demar Phillips Nick Rimando Luke Mulholland Luis Silva Aaron Maund Ricardo Velazco Sebastian Saucedo Matt VanOekel Danilo Acosta Brooks Lennon Chris Schuler Jose Hernandez James Moberg Nick Besler Andrew Brody Daniel Haber Max Lachowecki Jordan Allen
Player
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/13/2017
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 40 43 45 46 47 70
#
L
Velazco (Holness) 35
REAL SALT LAKE
GAME NOTES
WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. REAL SALT LAKE
2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, July 22, 2017 Kickoff: 9 p.m. CT Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) MLS Regular Season Game 21 Sporting Kansas City 8-4-8, 32 points (6-0-4 home; 2-4-4 away) 1st place in Western Conference
English TV: English Radio: Spanish Radio:
FOX Sports Kansas City + 99.3 FM 810 WHB (joined in progress) La Grande 1340 AM
Real Salt Lake 7-12-2, 23 points (4-4-1 home; 3-8-1 away) 8th place in Western Conference
Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Nima Saghafi Jason White Apolinar Mariscal Daniel Radford
8-4-8 (32 pts.) 20 1st in West 24 1.20 20 14 0.70 +10 292 (99) 33.9% 222 253 37 1
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 55 77 93 94 TBD
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF 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 Amer Didic Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Cristian Lobato
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas
REAL SALT LAKE
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
7-12-2 (23 pts.) 21 8th in West 27 1.29 22 41 1.95 -14 306 (108) 35.3% 283 250 43 2
2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
oh-PAR-ah
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh JER-soh gram ZOO-see FAIL-hob-ber sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM SOO-nee sod
EE-wah-sah MEE-lia shallow-EE uh-MEER JIDD-itch
Gerso Four Players Gerso Dwyer, Gerso Three Players Besler, Espinoza Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza
6 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 47 SHOTS 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 35 FOULS COMMITTED 37 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1800 Tim Melia 0.70 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia 60
SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah loh-BAH-toe
REAL SALT LAKE
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
PETER VERMES
Pts 39 38 34 30 29 29 28 24 23 20 18
W L T 11 3 6 11 3 5 10 6 4 9 7 3 9 8 2 8 7 5 9 10 1 6 6 6 6 8 5 5 9 5 5 12 3
GD +15 +18 +12 +12 -1 -7 -2 -1 +3 -2 -18
Western Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. FC Dallas 3. Houston Dynamo 4. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5. Portland Timbers 6. Seattle Sounders FC 7. San Jose Earthquakes 8. Real Salt Lake 9. LA Galaxy 10. Colorado Rapids 11. Minnesota United FC
Pts 32 31 29 27 27 27 26 23 22 19 19
W L T 8 4 8 8 3 7 8 7 5 8 7 3 7 8 6 7 7 6 7 8 5 7 12 2 6 9 4 6 11 1 5 11 4
GD GP +10 20 +12 18 +5 20 -2 18 0 21 -2 20 -8 20 -14 21 -5 19 -8 18 -17 20
1318 Nick Rimando 1.30 Nick Rimando 6 Nick Rimando 4 Nick Rimando 47 Nick Rimando
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Toronto FC 2. Chicago Fire 3. New York City FC 4. Atlanta United FC 5. New York Red Bulls 6. Orlando City SC 7. Columbus Crew SC 8. Montreal Impact 9. Philadelphia Union 10. New England Revolution 11. D.C. United
6 Yura Movsisyan 7 Albert Rusnak 53 Joao Plata 20 Joao Plata 2 Movsisyan/Plata 2 Phillips/Rusnak 29 Sunday Stephen 26 Luke Mulholland 6 Beckerman/Stephen 2 Kyle Beckerman
GP 20 19 20 19 19 20 20 18 19 19 20
9th season 111-86-69 9th season (.547) 111-86-69 (.547)
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
MIKE PETKE 3rd season 37-28-19 (.554) 1st season 7-9-0 (.438)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, July 20 QUESTIONABLE: • None OUT: • Ike Opara (concussion)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #RSLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#RSLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake renew their Western Conference rivalry on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, marking the second time this season the clubs have met. In the first showdown on April 29, Sporting KC earned a 3-0 home win behind goals from Benny Feilhaber, Dom Dwyer and Gerso to snap a seven-game regular season winless run against Real Salt Lake. The all-time regular season series is dead even through 24 games, with both teams owning nine wins and six draws. Sporting KC has a 3-6-3 road record in the series, having failed to win on each of their last three visits to Rio Tinto Stadium. A dramatic 2-1 away win in July 2013 was followed by a pair of 2-1 road defeats to RSL in 2015 and a scoreless draw on the penultimate weekend of the 2016 campaign last October. The budding rivalry between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake was amplified by a pair of matches that came outside of regular season competition. The clubs met in the 2013 MLS Cup Final, an epic encounter that Sporting KC won 7-6 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie through regulation, as well as the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals where Sporting KC emerged 3-1 winners at home. #RSLvSKC: Recent Meetings (Series tied 9-9-6 in regular season)
Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC’s 14 goals allowed through 20 games in the 2017 MLS season are the fewest conceded in the league, comfortably ahead of FC Dallas’ 18. SKC also has the best goals against average with 0.70, ahead of FCD and Chicago’s 1.00, and the club’s nine shutouts are tied for the league lead. • SKC leads MLS with 14.6 shots per game while facing a league-low 9.2 shots per game. They also rank fifth with 5.0 shots on target per game. • SKC leads MLS in dribbles attempted with 411 and ranks second in dribbles completed with 188. • SKC is fourth in MLS with 10.6 chances created per game and second with 9.3 chances created from open play per game. • SKC leads MLS in passes per game (523), successful passes per game (436) and passing accuracy (83.3) while ranking third in average possession (57.9).
Date
04/29/2017 10/16/2016 05/21/2016 04/02/2016
Score
KC 3 vs RSL 0 KC 0 at RSL 0 KC 1 vs RSL 3 KC 1 vs RSL 2
Sporting KC Player Stats • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the second best goals against average in MLS at 0.70, conceding just 14 goals in 20 games this season and posting a leaguehigh nine shutouts. In addition, his 81.1 save percentage leads the league among players to play in two or more games. Melia also leads MLS with three penalty saves on five faced in 2017. • Midfielder Ilie leads MLS with 1,428 passes attempted and is second in the league in passes completed with 1,224. • Matt Besler is second among MLS defenders in passes attempted (1,201) and passes completed (1,033). • Defender Graham Zusi leads all MLS defenders with 31 chances created and 24 chances created from open play. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for third in MLS in chances created with 48 and is tied for second with 32 chances created from open play. • Winger Gerso is third in MLS with 85 dribbles attempted and also third with 40 dribbles completed.
Result Details W T L L
Feilhaber, Dwyer and Gerso score in dominant victory Tim Melia makes four saves in scoreless stalemate Dwyer scores, but goals from Movsisyan and Martinez seal win Glad and Mulholland score before Feilhaber nets late PK
#RSLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber leads the current roster with three goals against Real Salt Lake, including the game-winner in a 3-0 victory on April 29, 2017. His other two goals came in 2-1 losses on July 24, 2015 and April 2, 2016. One of his two assists against RSL came on Dom Dwyer’s goal on June 21, 2015, while the other came as a member of the New England Revolution on July 4, 2011. • Forward Dom Dwyer has three goals in nine games against Real Salt Lake. The first two came in defeats: a 2-1 loss on June 21, 2015 and a 3-1 loss on May 21, 2016. Dwyer then scored the second goal in a 3-0 win over RSL on April 29, 2017. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one goal and two assists against Real Salt Lake, including the game-winning strike in a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 3, 2011. He also assisted Feilhaber’s opener in a 3-0 win on April 29, 2017. • Defender Ike Opara has one goal against Real Salt Lake, coming in his first season with the club. He scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute of a 2-1 win on July 20, 2013 at Rio Tinto Stadium. • Forward Soony Saad has one goal and one assist in his only two appearances against RSL. His goal came in a 2-1 victory on July 20, 2013, then he assisted Gerso’s late goal in a 3-0 win on April 29, 2017. • Defender Graham Zusi has three assists all-time against Real Salt Lake, with all three coming on game-winners. The first two were recorded in 2012 and 2013 before he assisted Feilhaber’s opening strike in a 3-0 on April 29, 2017. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has one assist against RSL, coming on Dom Dwyer’s goal in a 3-1 defeat on May 21, 2016. • Winger Gerso scored in his first appearance against RSL, bagging the third goal in a 3-0 win on April 29, 2017.
Real Salt Lake Team Stats • RSL leads MLS in total shots (306) and ranks second in shots on target (108). • RSL is second in MLS in both chances created (226) and chances created per game (10.8). • RSL has scored 10 goals in its last two games after scoring just 17 in its previous 19. • RSL has faced 268 shots this season, third-most in MLS. • RSL ranks second in MLS with 298 interceptions • RSL’s 1.95 goals allowed per game are the second-most in MLS. Real Salt Lake Player Stats • Midfielder Albert Rusnak is tied for seventh in MLS with 44 chances created and tied for seventh with seven assists. • Midfielder Joao Plata is ninth in MLS with 53 shots, including eight shots in a 4-1 win over Portland on Wednesday. Plata has three goals in his last two games. • RSL has won three of the five matches in which defender Justen Glad has started this season. • RSL has won each of the last three matches in which defender Tony Beltran has started.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES
#RSLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS
• Defender Matt Besler is one start away from hitting 250 in all competitions. He is also one shy of his 225th MLS start (including playoffs). • Defender Seth Sinovic is two starts away from reaching 150 in the regular season for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one shy of reaching 175 regular season starts in his MLS career. • Midfielder Cristian Lobato is in contention to make his MLS debut on Saturday.
• Goalkeeper Tim Melia played for Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011, but never made an appearance for the club. • Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan spent two seasons with the Kansas City Wizards from 2006-2007, scoring five goals in 28 games. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber all played with RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and goalkeeper Nick Rimando with the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2007. • Defender Erik Palmer-Brown and Real Salt Lake’s Danilo Acosta, Justen Glad, Brooks Lennon and Sebastian Saucedo were teammates during the U.S. Under-20 National Team’s recent run to CONCACAF Championship glory. • Defender Matt Besler was a teammate of Real Salt Lake’s Aaron Maund at the University of Notre Dame in 2008. • Defender Seth Sinovic played with RSL’s Chris Schuler at Creighton University from 2006-2009. • Defender Colton Storm played college soccer alongside RSL’s Omar Holness at the University of North Carolina. • Sporting KC goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty played alongside defender Chris Schuler at old USSF D2 team AC St. Louis in 2010.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
BESLER AND ZUSI STILL WITH THE U.S. MNT
fourth. He also leads the league with three penalty kick saves, denying 60 percent of the penalties he has faced this season.
Sporting Kansas City continues to be without the services of defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, who remain with the U.S. Men’s National Team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal showdown against Costa Rica on Saturday night. Besler (42 caps) and Zusi (51 caps) have been staples of the U.S. National Team in recent years and will now look to help the Americans bring home the Gold Cup title for the first time since 2013.
INSTANT CLASSIC
Sporting KC advanced to the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with a riveting 3-0 extra-time victory over FC Dallas last Tuesday, July 11, at Children’s Mercy Park. After playing a man down for most of regulation, Sporting KC struck three times in a wild extra session as Latif Blessing bagged a brace and Daniel Salloi added a late third to secure a spot in the semifinals against the San Jose Earthquakes on Aug. 9.
Besler and Zusi were originally joined on the Gold Cup roster by teammate Dom Dwyer. The trio all started and played the full 90 minutes in the U.S. MNT’s first matchup in the Gold Cup - a 1-1 draw against Panama on Saturday, July 8 - with Dwyer opening the scoring early in the second half with a clinical finish off Kelyn Rowe’s cross for his second goal in as many international appearances for the U.S. The trio started again in the group stage finally last Saturday as the Yanks beat Nicaragua 3-0 to seal first place in Group B, with Zusi assisting the third and final goal that secured the first-place finish over Panama.
The emotional triumph came two days after the passing of Sporting KC co-owner Neal Patterson, Chairman and CEO of Cerner Corporation. The hosts promptly delivered a spirited performance amidst adversity, holding FC Dallas off the scoresheet after defender Seth Sinovic was issued a straight red card in the 15th minute. FC Dallas would have two men ejected in extra time, as Maximiliano Urruti received his marching orders for a high kick to Ike Opara’s neck before Javier Morales saw red for violent conduct just two minutes after Blessing opened the scoring with 108 minutes on the clock. Sporting KC translated their numerical advantage into two additional goals to cap off an unforgettable evening and extend the club’s unbeaten run to nine matches across all competitions.
Head coach Bruce Arena made six changes to the 23-man squad on Sunday following the conclusion of the group stage, with Dwyer one of the six to rejoin his respective club. The U.S. then defeated El Salvador 2-0 on Wednesday to book a spot in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals. Both goals came in the final moments of the first half as Omar Gonzalez headed the Americans ahead before Eric Lichaj bagged his first international goal. Besler and Zusi were unused substitutes in the match and will now travel with the U.S. to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where it will face Costa Rica this Saturday.
The instant classic pitted the winners of each of the previous two U.S. Open Cup titles. FC Dallas entered the night as reigning champion, but their quest for a repeat was dashed by the 2015 titleholders. Sporting KC improved to 3-0-0 all-time against FC Dallas in the Open Cup, having defeated the club in 2004 and 2015 en route to winning the tournament championship on both occasions.
ALL-STAR DUO
PATH TO THE FINAL
Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer and defender Graham Zusi were named to the MLS All-Star Gameday Roster on Tuesday. The duo will join a 24-man squad as Major League Soccer’s best players square off with Spanish giant Real Madrid in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The summer showcase at Soldier Field in Chicago will kick off on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Sporting Kansas City will host the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals, U.S. Soccer announced last Friday. The match at Children’s Mercy Park will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. CT. U.S. Soccer held an official draw last Friday to determine hosting priorities for both semifinal matchups as well as the tournament Final. Should Sporting KC defeat San Jose, the club will also host the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, currently scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The MLS All-Star Gameday Roster consists of the All-Star Fan XI, announced on July 7, as well as two Commissioner’s Picks and 11 additional players selected by All-Star head coach Veljko Paunovic of the Chicago Fire. Zusi was one of three defenders voted to the Fan XI, while Dwyer joined FC Dallas midfielder Kellyn Acosta as one of MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s two selections. The full roster is a mix of 16 All-Star veterans as well as eight All-Star newcomers, representing 13 MLS clubs and hailing from 13 different countries, the most diverse group in All-Star history. Additionally, 20 of the 24 players named to the roster have represented their countries at the senior national team level.
In the other semifinal pairing, either Miami FC (NASL) or FC Cincinnati (USL) will host the New York Red Bulls. The quarterfinal contest between Miami FC and FC Cincinnati was slated for Wednesday, July 12, but dangerous weather in South Florida postponed the match. The makeup date for that game is Aug. 2 at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami. Sporting Kansas City is seeking the club’s fourth U.S. Open Cup championship, having previously hoisted the title in 2004, 2012 and 2015. None of the other four teams remaining in the 2017 field have won the Open Cup. The 2017 U.S. Open Cup winner will receive $250,000 in prize money and a berth in the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the premier club competition in North America.
Dwyer lands MLS All-Star honors for the second time, having previously done so in 2014. He has recorded six goals and one assist in all competitions this season for Major League Soccer’s Western Conference leaders. Dwyer broke into the U.S. Men’s National Team earlier this month at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, becoming one of 10 American players to score in each of his first two international appearances. The 26-year-old has been one of the most prolific strikers in MLS since 2014. His 55 regular season goals over the last four seasons are second-most across the league, while his 67 career goals in all competitions rank second on Sporting KC’s all-time charts. By the end of the 2016 campaign, he had become the first player in club history to net 12 or more goals in three straight regular seasons.
Next month’s clash with San Jose will be Sporting Kansas City’s fifth appearance in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. The club has won each of its last three semifinal meetings, claiming victories in 2004, 2012 and 2015 en route to lifting the tournament title on each occasion.
BENNY, THE CREATOR
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for third on the team with two goals and his three assists place him in a tie for first on the squad. Feilhaber hit 50 regular-season assists on May 17 against Seattle Sounders FC when he helped set up Gerso’s third and final goal of the game - nine for the New England Revolution and 41 for Sporting KC.
Zusi, 30, earns MLS All-Star recognition for the fifth time in his career, tied with current teammate Matt Besler for third-most in club history. The right back previously received All-Star accolades every year from 2012-2015, a period that saw Sporting KC win an MLS Cup and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups. A veteran of the U.S. Men’s National Team, Zusi has started 15 of 16 MLS appearances this season for a Sporting Kansas City side that has kept nine clean sheets and boasts a league-low 0.70 goals against average. In addition to contributing to a stout backline, Zusi has assisted four goals in all competitions and leads MLS defenders with 31 chances created. Zusi has collected 51 caps for the U.S. MNT since debuting in 2012. He tallied two assists at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil before competing at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2016 Copa America Centenario. Zusi is currently representing the United States at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup alongside Besler.
On top of his exploits on the scoresheet, Feilhaber is tied for third in MLS with 48 chances created and tied for second with 32 chances created from open play. As a club, Sporting KC ranks fourth in Major League Soccer with 212 chances created and third in chances created from open play with 186. Sporting KC have produced the vast majority of their chances from open play, with Ike Opara’s headed goal off Graham Zusi’s corner kick in the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round victory over Minnesota on June 14 the first goal the side has designed off a set piece in 2017.
MELIA A CUT ABOVE THE REST
BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP
Numerous statistics suggest that Tim Melia has been the best goalkeeper in Major League Soccer this season. At the forefront, Sporting KC’s gloveman leads MLS with nine shutouts. His 0.70 goals against average ranks second, trailing only Chicago’s Matt Lampson — who has played 11 games compared to Melia’s 20.
After helping Sporting KC record nine shutouts in the opening 20 games on the left side of the defense to open the 2017 MLS season, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 47 total shutouts in just 122 games where both have started in the regular season. Besler and Sinovic have started 17 of the club’s 20 regular-season games together this season, posting all nine shutouts.
Among keepers with at least two games played, Melia sits at No. 1 in save percentage at 81.1. His 60 total saves rank fifth, while his 37 saves from shots inside the box rank
Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after being 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES waived by the New England Revolution earlier in the year, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 77 shutouts - 14 more than the LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 122 of the 216 games since the trade, posting 47 of the club’s 77 shutouts alongside one another.
for him and the rest of the owners, and obviously him being a huge part of keeping this team here, for a lot of us, who knows if we have jobs. But his commitment to everything about the club was tremendous. What’s interesting, and I told the guys this, Neal really thought a lot about this tournament. He thought the U.S. Open Cup was a great tournament. You can equate it to Major League Baseball -- you have Major League, Triple-A, Double-A and Single-A. And a Single-A team could play against the Royals. He got it. And he thought it was a great tournament. So we talked about that if you can reach down deep, and hopefully that’s something that you can reach down for, is that we find a way to win for him. And two things happened in tonight’s game. One thing is that his big quality is that he was an incredibly hard worker. Well, the guys had to work very hard tonight for however many minutes being a man down. And they gave nothing away. They found a way to just block everything. It was unreal. And then the other thing is that he really loved goals. He would always talk to me and say ‘ah, we really need to score goals here.’ All the time. So the fact that we stick in three tonight being a man down, I don’t know of a different way we could’ve paid tribute to him. I’ve got to say a lot to the crowd, too. The crowd was fantastic, helping us along throughout the course of the game. Especially being a man down. But I honestly will tell you this: when Seth [Sinovic] got thrown out, for some reason I believed that we were going to win the game. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it was Neal, I don’t know. I just felt it tonight, I really did.”
Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 63, while Sinovic is second with 56. Prior to the 1-1 draw with Montreal on Saturday, June 10 where Belser was with the U.S. National Team in Mexico, Besler and Sinovic had started each of Sporting KC’s previous 17 regular-season games, conceding just 10 goals - a rate of 0.59 per game.
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 total currently stands at 67 in all competitions, including 57 in the regular season. Dwyer sits 14 MLS goals and 14 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively. The 26-year-old has amassed 55 goals since the start of the 2014 season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, and took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.
On strategy after losing Seth Sinovic… “Well our guys believed they’re a good team, and they are. Even though we’re down a man, we can still find ways to hurt somebody. I thought that if a couple times we had a little more patience, we could have actually scored one earlier in the game. But I’ll tell you that there was a tactical decision in keeping Benny out of the game tonight and putting him in late. He was instrumental at the end there to make the push that we did. He created basically all of the goals. He was big time. His impact on the game was tremendous from an attacking perspective.”
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. Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein
Goals (MLS) 71 57 43 43 39
Goals (All Competitions) 81 67 52 46 43
On personal relationship with Neal Patterson, the Sporting KC co-owner who passed away on July 9… “I actually wound up having a pretty special relationship with him. I learned so much just being in meetings with him. He was a brilliant guy, he really was. It’s obvious how successful he’s been, but he was really a brilliant guy. What I appreciated was that he always told it how it was. He didn’t mix his words, he didn’t mix things up, he told you like it was. And I like being around people like that. Because if I’m doing something you don’t like, I want you to tell me so I have a chance to fix it. At the same time, he could leave that off to the side. And later on, he could hang out with you and not have to talk about those things that he talked about earlier. So he was a fantastic guy. He loved this team. The championships that we won while he was here, he was very proud of those. Because it was totally different than the world that he’s in with his corporate world, and so winning those cups were very important to him. He was extremely proud of those things. And he enjoyed them, which I’m glad he got the chance to do.”
On July 8, Dwyer became just the 10th player in U.S. Men’s National Team history to score in each of his first two senior team appearances. He opened his international scoring account on his U.S. debut in a 2-1 friendly win over Ghana on July 1, then scored in the Americans’ 1-1 draw against Panama seven days later to kick off the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Dwyer returned to Sporting KC upon conclusion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage and will be available for selection on Saturday when Sporting KC faces Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium.
On play of Erik Palmer-Brown… “EPB was fantastic. His reading of where to be in the box when a lot of crosses were coming in on the ground, as well as in the air, was impeccable. He was good on the ball, he was strong when he needed to be. He won a lot of aerial duels in the box. He was a monster. I was very, very proud of him. And the progression that he has made as a player is tremendous. He’s playing very well.”
PLAYOFF STREAK
Sporting KC is looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason, while Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances. 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
On play of Latif Blessing… “He was big the whole game, I thought his work ethic was tremendous. But when we stuck him up front -- we were planning on trying to do that. We were trying to stretch it as long as we could because the guys were doing a good job of defending well. And at the same time, we were thinking about getting Benny [Feilhaber] in later in the 80th minute and on. But we were still playing pretty well, we knew as soon as we were going to bring Benny in, we would stick Latif up top. We were hoping that he was going to cause them some problems being in the middle of the park. So he was a handful. He was very difficult for them. Shoot, a couple chances and he probably could’ve scored four goals if he wanted to.”
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
VERMES VERBATIM
Below are Manager Peter Vermes’ remarks on Sporting KC’s 3-0 extra-time win over FC Dallas in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on July 11. On where game ranks on his all-time list… “It probably has its own special place because of Neal [Patterson]’s passing on Sunday. We talked about it a great deal as a group. We talked about how, you know, if it wasn’t
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. Real Salt Lake: 9-9-6 Home games: 6-3-4 (17 GF, 12 GA) Road games: 3-6-2 (13 GF, 17 GA) Date 07/16/2005 08/13/2005 05/20/2006 09/30/2006 07/14/2007 08/29/2007 06/07/2008 06/28/2008 05/16/2009 08/29/2009 05/29/2010 08/07/2010 08/03/2011 09/17/2011 04/14/2012 07/20/2013 04/05/2014 04/11/2015 06/21/2015 07/24/2015 04/02/2016 05/21/2016 10/16/2016 04/29/2017
Score KC 3 vs RSL 2 KC 4 at RSL 2 KC 1 at RSL 2 KC 3 vs RSL 3 KC 1 vs RSL 0 KC 1 at RSL 3 KC 0 at RSL 0 KC 1 vs RSL 0 KC 2 at RSL 0 KC 0 vs RSL 1 KC 1 at RSL 4 KC 1 vs RSL 1 KC 2 vs RSL 0 KC 0 at RSL 1 KC 1 vs RSL 0 KC 2 at RSL 1 KC 0 vs RSL 0 KC 0 vs RSL 0 KC 1 at RSL 2 KC 1 at RSL 2 KC 1 vs RSL 2 KC 1 vs RSL 3 KC 0 at RSL 0 KC 3 vs RSL 0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium W Rice-Eccles Stadium L Rice-Eccles Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Rice-Eccles Stadium T Rice-Eccles Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Rio Tinto Stadium L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Rio Tinto Stadium T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Livestrong Sporting Park L Rio Tinto Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park W Rio Tinto Stadium T Sporting Park T Sporting Park L Rio Tinto Stadium L Rio Tinto Stadium L Children’s Mercy Park L Children’s Mercy Park T Rio Tinto Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park
4 5 28 13 20 32
Sealy, Wolff Arnaud, Wolff Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Arnaud, Dwyer Davy Arnaud
3 4 4 31 9
Hartman, Nielsen Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Melia, Oshoniyi
REAL SALT LAKE
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Five Players Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman Javier Morales
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Nick Rimando 5 Nick Rimando 4 Nick Rimando 4 Nick Rimando 44 Nick Rimando 10
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 3 6 3 8 6
Three Players Josh Wolff (8/13/05) Arnaud, Kamara 10 Players Davy Arnaud (5/29/10) Three Players
REAL SALT LAKE
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
(9/30/06) Atiba Harris (6/21/15) Javier Morales
Beckerman, Saborio Beckerman, Kreis Harris, Olave (5/29/10) Javier Morales
2 2 6 3 6 7
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
(4/5/14) Jeff Attinella (8/13/05) D.J. Countess
8 4
7 Three Players 4 Jimmy Nielsen (5/29/10)
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 14 16 0 141 173 0 55 71 0 126 166 0 37 27 0 74 72 0
Total 30 314 126 292 64 146
REAL SALT LAKE Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 15 14 0 121 146 0 44 62 0 171 156 0 38 34 0 53 44 0
Total 29 267 106 327 72 97
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC RSL
97
1-15
3 2
16-30
9 2
31-45
2 11
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,428
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 118 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 112 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 16 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 118 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
146
2 4 22 10 20 29
105.2 5
46-60
6 3
61-75
5 3
76-90
5 8
OT
0 0
Total
30 29
80
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
245
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 146 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | 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 (signing - 1/30/17)
Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)
Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)
Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16)
Amer Didic (signed from SPR - 5/31/17)
Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17)
Cristian Lobato (signing - 6/29/17)
Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17) Igor Juliao (waived - 6/29/17)
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 FC (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 May 31: IN Sporting KC signs D Amer Didic from Swope Park Rangers (USL) June 29: IN/OUT Sporting KC signs M Cristian Lobato from Gimnastic de Tarragona (Spain) and waives on-loan D Igor Juliao
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)
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15)
Colton Storm (14th)
Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) 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) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)
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
Diego Rubio (3/8/16)
Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
Saturday, March 4
at D.C. United
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
FC DALLAS
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
W
2-1
Feilhaber, Own Goal
Friday, March 31
at Toronto FC
MLS
T
0-0
--
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
3-1
Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer
Saturday, April 15
at Portland Timbers
MLS
W
1-0
Dwyer
Saturday, April 22
at FC Dallas
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
W
3-0
Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
W
2-0
Dwyer (2)
Sunday, May 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, May 13
at Orlando City SC
MLS
T
2-2
Blessing (2)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
W
3-0
Gerso (3)
Saturday, May 20
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, May 27
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
3-0
Opara, Medranda, Abdul-Salaam
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
T
1-1
Gerso
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
4-0
Opara, Gerso, Dwyer, Salloi
Saturday, June 17
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
T
0-0
--
Saturday, June 24
at LA Galaxy
MLS
W
2-1
Espinoza, Opara
Wednesday, June 28
at Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup
W
2-0
Opara, Gerso
SATURDAY, JULY 1
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
THURSDAY, JULY 6
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
T
1-1
Rubio
TUESDAY, JULY 11
FC DALLAS
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
3-0 (AET)
Blessing (2), Salloi
Saturday, July 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, JULY 29
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SUNDAY, AUG. 6
ATLANTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:00
FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, Aug. 12
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, AUG. 19
FC DALLAS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, Aug. 26
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports KC
Wednesday, Sept. 6
at New York City FC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, Sept. 10
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
LA GALAXY
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
8:00
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, Oct. 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
4:00
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, Oct. 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
8-0-3 0-4-1 5-0-1 2-1-5 0-3-2
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-4-4 1-0-3 3-0-1 4-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-4 3-2-3 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo
4-2-7 4-2-1
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
8-0-1 0-1-7 0-3-0
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
6-2-7 2-1-1 0-1-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
1-0-1 1-1-1 6-3-6
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
1-1-0 7-3-8
With red card for With red card against
0-0-1 0-1-0
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
2-0-5 6-4-3
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
2-1-1 0-1-0 6-2-4 0-0-3
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
7-4-3 1-0-5
On grass On turf
7-2-8 1-2-0
Quickest Goals... Seth Sinovic (4/9 vs. COL) - 6th Minute Quickest Goals Against... Cyle Larin (5/13 at ORL) - 16th Minute
Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 March all-time April 2017 April all-time May 2017 May all-time June 2017 June all-time July 2017 July all-time Aug. 2017 Aug. all-time Sept. 2017 Sept. all-time Oct. 2017 Oct. all-time
Game-winning goals after 75’...
1-0-3 17-9-9 3-1-0 43-36-15 2-3-1 36-46-25 2-0-2 41-29-25 0-0-2 50-35-26 0-0-0 40-50-16 0-0-0 30-37-17 0-0-0 21-15-15
vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
None
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Maynor Figueroa (4/22 at FCD) - 77th Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
Matteo Mancosu (6/10 vs. MTL) - 82nd Minute
Red Cards...
Roger Espinoza (5/27 at COL) - 93rd Minute
Red Cards Against...
Chris Duvall (6/10 vs. MTL) - 86th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017)
Shutouts 5-0-4 One-goal games 3-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-1-3 3-0-2 5-3-2
None
Penalty Kicks Against...
0-0-0 (0-0-0) 14-26-11 (0-0-0) 24-23-13 (1-1-0) 25-22-6 (0-0-0) 20-21-13 (0-0-1) 23-22-12 (0-1-1) 5-9-11 (0-0-0) 21-24-14 (1-0-0) 1-1-0 (1-1-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-1) 24-17-11 (0-0-0) 2-0-0 (0-0-0) 21-20-13 (1-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-1) 5-5-5 (0-0-1) 6-3-3 (1-0-1) 9-9-6 (1-0-0) 24-24-8 (1-0-1) 5-7-3 (1-0-0) 14-4-6 (0-0-1) 6-2-3 (0-1-0)
Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia Kevin Doyle (4/9 vs. COL) - Scored on Tim Melia Fredy Montero (5/20 at VAN) - Saved by Tim Melia Diego Valeri (7/1 vs. POR) - Saved by Tim Melia Roland Alberg (7/6 vs. PHI) - Scored on Tim Melia
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Benny Feilhaber (4/29 vs. RSL) - 32 years and 100 days Erik Palmer-Brown (7/6 vs. PHI) - 20 years and 73 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. FCD) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (7/6 vs. PHI) - 32 years and 168 days Benny Feilhaber (7/6 vs. PHI) - 32 years and 168 days
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2017 at home All-time at home 2017 on road All-time on road
278-257-148 6-0-4 182-91-68 2-4-4 96-166-80
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 16 24 OPPONENT 6 8 14
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 146 147 293 OPPONENT 74 98 182
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 42 56 98 OPPONENT 30 46 76
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 92 130 222 OPPONENT 119 131 250
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 23 14 37 OPPONENT 21 23 44
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 55 52 107 OPPONENT 27 43 70
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 24 35 OPPONENT 14 27 41
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OPPONENT 0 1 1
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/0 0/0 OPPONENT 0/1 2/4 2/5
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 278 257 148 17 20 8 27 15 6 10 12 9 332 304 171
HOME GF GA 946 906 59 60 98 55 39 45 1142 1066
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 182 91 68 14 3 3 19 7 2 6 4 5 221 105 78
8
AWAY GF GA 569 402 35 15 66 26 20 13 692 456
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 96 166 80 2 16 5 8 8 4 4 8 3 110 198 92
GF GA 375 504 21 42 32 29 19 32 447 607
Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL
W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2017 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Dom Dwyer 14 Latif Blessing 3 Soony Saad 2 Diego Rubio 1
Left forward
Jimmy Medranda 9 Latif Blessing 4 Soony Saad 3 Gerso 2 Tyler Pasher 1 Daniel Salloi 1
Right forward Gerso 17 Jimmy Medranda 2 Latif Blessing 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Benny Feilhaber 15 Jimmy Medranda 2 Roger Espinoza 1 Jimmy Medranda 1 Soni Mustivar 1
Roger Espinoza 17 Benny Feilhaber 2 Jimmy Medranda 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie 20
Left back
Seth Sinovic 20
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 17 Kevin Ellis 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 1
Ike Opara 18 Kevin Ellis 2
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 20
9
Right back
Graham Zusi 15 Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 Igor Juliao 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES March 4, 2017: D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,268 Weather: Clear and 37 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.) D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda F Dwyer F Gerso
D.C. United GK Hamid D DeLeon D Birnbaum (C) D Franklin D Kemp M Sarvas M Sam (Neagle 76’) M Jeffrey M Buscher (Vincent 61’) M Nyarko F Mullins (Ortiz 69’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Worra (GK) Ellis Boswell Abdul-Salaam Harkes Mustivar Le Toux Blessing Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ DC - Sean Franklin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ DC - Rob Vincent (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 5 11 2 5
DC 9 (6) 5 22 0 4
March 31, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 27,909 Weather: Rainy and 44 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 65’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Blessing 83’)
Toronto FC GK Irwin (Bono 40’) D Zavaleta D Moor D Hagglund M Beitashour M Osorio (Cooper 76’) M Bradley (C) M Vazquez M Edwards F Giovinco F Ricketts (Altidore 62’)
March 11, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,117 Weather: Clear and 31 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.) FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda (Blessing 67’) F Dwyer F Gerso
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Harris D Figueroa D Hedges (C) D Guillen M Cermeno M Gruezo M Pomykal (Barrios 80’) M Hayes (Acosta 46’) M Akindele F Colman (Lamah 63’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Ellis Grana Juliao Zimmerman Mustivar Urruti Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: FCD - Aaron Guillen (Yellow Card; Handball) 4’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Argument) 81’ FCD - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ FCD - Carlos Cermeno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (2) 4 18 1 4
FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3
April 9, 2017: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,249 Weather: Partly cloudy and 74 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 1 1
Sporting KC (2-0-3, 9 pts.) Colorado Rapids (1-2-1, 4 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 74’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Salloi 83’)
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Miller D Ford (Burling 83’) D Watts D Williams M Adjei-Boateng (Powers 73’) M Azira M Gashi (Calvert 68’) M Hairston M Badji F Doyle
March 18, 2017: Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,282 Weather: Sunny and 60 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-2, 5 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-0, 6 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (Mustivar 85’) M Espinoza F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Saad 78’)
1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1
San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Jungwirth D Francis M Hyka (Salinas 61’) M Alashe (Thompson 80’) M Godoy M Dawkins F Wondolowski (C) F Urena (Hoesen 68’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Ellis Imperiale Juliao Sarkodie Blessing Ceren Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 37’ SKC - David Bingham (Own Goal) 89’ SJ - Florian Jungwirth 1 (Danny Hoesen 1, Anibal Godoy 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Simulation) 16’ SJ - Marco Urena (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (4) 2 9 1 7
SJ 5 (3) 3 11 2 2
April 15, 2017: Sporting KC 1-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees Sporting KC (3-0-3, 12 pts.) Portland Timbers (4-2-1, 13 pts.)
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Gleeson D Zusi D Powell D Opara D Olum D Besler (C) D Miller D Sinovic D Farfan (Asprilla 85’) M Ilie M Guzman (Mattocks 71’) M Espinoza (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Chara M Feilhaber (Mustivar 83’) M Blanco F Gerso M Valeri (C) F Dwyer M Nagbe F Medranda F Adi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mavinga Abdul-Salaam Chapman Ellis Cheyrou Porter Delgado Salloi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam da Fonte Ellis Hamilton Blessing Gatt Porter
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Attinella (GK) Ellis Myers Blessing Vytas Saad Okugo Salloi Barmby
Scoring Summary: None
Scoring Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic 1 (Unassisted) 6’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Roger Espinoza 1, Dom Dwyer 1) 58’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Seth Sinovic 1, Soni Mustivar 1) 85’ COL - Kevin Doyle 1 (Penalty Kick) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1) 53’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 2 11 0 4
TOR 13 (2) 5 10 0 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ COL - Jared Watts (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 2 8 1 7
10
COL 8 (3) 3 12 4 1
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 25’ COL - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (4) 3 12 0 5
POR 10 (4) 3 22 4 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 22, 2017: FC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 15,411 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sporting KC (3-1-3, 12 pts.) FC Dallas (4-0-2, 14 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Mustivar 72’) F Gerso (Blessing 84’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Salloi 81’)
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Hedges (C) D Figueroa M Acosta M Gruezo M Lamah (Harris 86’) M Morales (Ulloa 85’) M Akindele (Barrios 73’) F Urruti
April 29, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,648 Weather: Rainy and 48 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (4-1-3, 15 pts.) Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 70’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 91+) F Medranda (Salloi 79’)
Real Salt Lake GK VanOekel D Acosta (Saucedo 71’) D Wingert (C) D Schuler D Phillips M Mulholland (Hernandez 85’) M Sunny M Rusnak M Lennon M Movsisyan (Silva 60’) F Plata
May 3, 2017: Sporting KC 2-0 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,965 Weather: Cloudy and 50 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (5-1-3, 18 pts.) New York Red Bulls (5-4-1, 16 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 91+) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 93+) F Medranda (Salloi 91+)
New York Red Bulls GK Robles D Murillo D Long D Zizzo D Lade M Davis M Felipe M Muyl M Etienne Jr. (Wright-Phillips 65’) M Veron (Kljestan 57’) F Gulbrandsen (Royer 69’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lissek (GK) Ellis Hollingshead Abdul-Salaam Cermeno Saad Colman
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Fernandez (GK) Ellis Dunk Abdul-Salaam Schmidt Blessing Holness
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Ellis Perrinelle Juliao Lawrence Blessing Adams
Scoring Summary: FCD - Maynor Figeuroa 1 (Michael Barrios 2, Hernan Grana 1) 77’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Roger Espinoza 2) 17’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Soony Saad 1) 95+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 4 (Unassisted) 46’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68’
Misconduct Summary: RSL - Luke Mulholland (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ RSL - Demar Phillips (Yellow Card; Dissent) 51’ RSL - Yura Movsisyan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Brooks Lennon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ NY - Sean Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ NY - Connor Lade (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+
Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (1) 5 5 1 3
FCD 11 (6) 1 11 6 3
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks May 7, 2017: Minnesota United FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 17,709 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-3, 18 pts.) Minnesota United FC (3-5-2, 11 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Juliao (Zusi 46’) D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 77’) F Dwyer F Saad (Medranda 60’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson (Taylor 75’) D Kallman D Calvo (C) D Burch M Ibson M Cronin M Molino M Danladi (Warner 72’) M Ibarra F Ramirez (Venegas 84’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Opara Davis Mustivar Kadrii Blessing Jome Scoring Summary: MIN - Abu Danladi 1 (Miguel Ibarra 1, Ibson 2) 22’ MIN - Christian Ramirez 6 (Miguel Ibarra 2, Abu Danladi 1) 39’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Igor Juliao (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ MIN - Christian Ramirez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ MIN - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (7) 2 15 1 10
MIN 7 (4) 7 10 3 2
SKC 10 (7) 2 7 4 6
RSL 14 (2) 4 15 3 6
May 13, 2017: Orlando City SC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Orlando City Stadium | Orlando, FL Attendance: 25,527 Weather: Cloudy and 80 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 2 0 2
Sporting KC (5-2-4, 19 pts.) Orlando City SC (6-3-1, 19 pts.)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (8) 2 16 4 3
NY 6 (2) 6 10 1 3
May 17, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,139 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (6-2-4, 22 pts.) Seattle Sounders FC (2-5-4, 10 pts.)
1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC Orlando City SC GK Melia GK Bendik D Zusi D Sutter D Opara D Aja D Besler (C) D Spector D Sinovic (Abdul-Salaam 93+) D Toia M Ilie M Higuita (Gil 65’) M Espinoza M Nocerino M Feilhaber M Kaka (C) F Gerso M Johnson F Blessing (Saad 81’) F Rivas (Barnes 64’) F Medranda (Mustivar 86’) F Larin
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Salloi 89’) F Gerso (Blessing 83’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 79’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Saunders (GK) Ellis Giro Porter Pereira Salloi Garcia Carrasco
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Miller (GK) Abdul-Salaam Tolo Ellis Mathers Porter Dempsey
Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Matt Besler 1) 9’ ORL - Cyle Larin 7 (Carlos Rivas 5, Donny Toia 2) 16’ ORL - Kaka 3 (Scott Sutter 3) 26’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Unassisted) 74’ Misconduct Summary: ORL - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ORL - Christian Higuita (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Simulation) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (8) 2 7 5 3
11
ORL 7 (4) 6 9 2 4
Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Delem D Marshall D Alfaro D Fisher (Evans 78’) M Fernandez M Roldan M Svensson (Shipp 72’) M Morris (Adekoya 77’) F Lodeiro (C) F Bruin
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 3 (Unassisted) 56’ SKC - Gerso 4 (Unassisted) 58’ SKC - Gerso 5 (Graham Zusi 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 69’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordy Delem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ SEA - Tony Alfaro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 5 8 1 5
SEA 10 (5) 3 6 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 20, 2017: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 21,020 Weather: Sunny and 67 degrees
May 27, 2017: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 17,648 Weather: Partly cloudy and 55 degrees
1 2 F Sporting KC (6-3-4, 22 pts.) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5-5-1, 16 pts.) 1 1 2
Sporting KC (6-4-4, 22 pts.) Colorado Rapids (3-8-1, 10 pts.)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Mustivar (Feilhaber 56’) F Gerso F Blessing (Porter 69’) F Pasher (Medranda 46’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso F Blessing F Medranda (Saad 74’)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Ousted D Williams D Waston (C) D Parker D Harvey M Laba M Techera M Jacobson M Tchani (Davies 62’) M Bolanos (Mezquida 78’) F Montero (Shea 85’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tornaghi (GK) Abdul-Salaam de Jong Opara Rosales Salloi Teibert Scoring Summary: VAN - Cristian Techera 3 (Christian Bolanos 3, Sheanon Williams 2) 40’ VAN - Tim Parker 1 (Christian Bolanos 4) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ VAN - Matias Laba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (2) 5 15 4 3
VAN 13 (7) 2 11 4 8
June 10, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,334 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-5, 26 pts.) Montreal Impact (4-4-5, 17 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Ellis D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 80’)
1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
Montreal Impact GK Bush D Duvall D Cabrera D Camara D Fisher D Lovitz M Oduro (Mancosu 77’) M Mallace M Donadel M Piatti (C) (Salazar 92+) F DePuy (Romero 71’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Kronberg (GK) Didic Lefevre Juliao Arregui Porter Rubio Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 6 (Ilie 1) 24’ MTL - Matteo Mancosu 3 (Unassisted) 82’ Misconduct Summary: MTL - Ignacio Piatti (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ MTL - Matteo Mancosu (Yellow Card; Dissent) 84’ MTL - Chris Duvall (Red Card; Serious Foul) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 6 3 1 4
MTL 11 (7) 4 11 2 3
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Hairston (Williams 86’) D Burling D Ford D Miller (da Fonte 46’) M Azira M Powers M Gashi M Saeid (Gatt 76’) F Badji F Doyle
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam Serna Juliao Hamilton Mustivar Gordon Porter Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kortne Ford 1 (Shkelzen Gashi 1) 11’
June 3, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Minnesota United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,361 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-4, 25 pts.) Minnesota United FC (4-8-2, 14 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Medranda (Mustivar 67’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Saad (Dwyer 62’) F Blessing (Salloi 75’)
1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson D Kallman (C) D Taylor D Burch (Davis 63’) M Ibson M Warner M Ibarra (Schuller 8’) M Molino M Jome (Kadrii 55’) F Ramirez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Alvbage (GK) Didic Greenspan Juliao Venegas Porter Martin Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 1 (Matt Besler 2) 47+ SKC - Jimmy Medranda 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 (Unassisted) 87’
Misconduct Summary: COL - Bobby Burling (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Tim Howard (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 86’ COL - Kevin Doyle (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+
Misconduct Summary: MIN - Ismaila Jome (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 7’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ MIN - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ MIN - Bobby Shuttleworth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 25 (2) 2 14 0 8
COL 6 (3) 1 19 1 3
June 17, 2017: San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,000 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-6, 27 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (5-6-5, 20 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Rubio 76’) F Blessing (Medranda 69’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Imperiale D Sarkodie M Cato (Salinas 70’) M Godoy M Thompson (Yueill 75’) M Hyka F Wondolowski (C) F Hoesen
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Tarbell (GK) Abdul-Salaam Francis Ellis Mfeka Mustivar Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SJ - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ SJ - Chris Wondolowski (Yellow Card; Dissent) 74’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 3 15 3 6
12
SJ 5 (3) 3 7 2 2
SKC 27 (9) 1 13 2 9
MIN 7 (1) 6 14 1 2
June 24, 2017: LA Galaxy 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,140 Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 0 1 1
Sporting KC (8-4-6, 30 pts.) LA Galaxy (6-6-4, 22 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Medranda 61’) F Gerso F Dwyer (Mustivar 92+) F Blessing (Salloi 72’)
LA Galaxy GK Diop D Smith D Romney D Van Damme (C) D Cole M Garcia (Pedro 60’) M Villarreal M Zardes (Jamieson IV 77’) M Alessandrini M Boateng F McBean (Villarreal 62’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Kempin (GK) Abdul-Salaam Arellano Ellis Lassiter Saad McInerney Scoring Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Gerso 1) 22’ SKC - Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 3) 35’ LA - Dave Romney 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: LA - Jaime Villarreal (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 33’ LA - Nathan Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ LA - Jelle Van Damme (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (5) 4 12 4 2
LA 17 (5) 3 14 0 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 1, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,933 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (8-4-7, 31 pts.) Portland Timbers (7-7-5, 26 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Ellis D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber (Medranda 80’) F Gerso (Salloi 35’) F Saad (Rubio 59’) F Blessing
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Portland Timbers GK Gleeson D Powell (Valentin 76’) D Olum D Miller D Vytas M Nagbe M Zemanski M Asprilla (Mattocks 60’) M Valeri (C) M Blanco (Arboleda 92+) F Adi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Attinella (GK) Palmer-Brown Myers Storm Farfan Mustivar Ebobisse Scoring Summary: POR - Diego Valeri 10 (Sebastian Blanco 4) 26’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Roger Espinoza 3) 60’ Misconduct Summary: POR - Fanendo Adi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Kevin Ellis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (1) 2 14 1 0
POR 9 (3) 0 11 3 2
July 6, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,240 Weather: Sunny and 88 degrees Sporting KC (8-4-8, 32 pts.) Philadelphia Union (6-7-5, 23 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (C) M Medranda F Blessing F Rubio (Gerso 80’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Philadelphia Union GK McCarthy D Gaddis D Elliott D Onyewu D Wijnaldum M Jones M Medunjanin (C) M Pontius (Epps 61’) M Ilsinho (Alberg 61’) M Picault (Simpson 92+) F Sapong
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) McGuire (GK) Ellis Rosenberry Pasher Yaro Mustivar Carroll Porter Saad Scoring Summary: SKC - Diego Rubio 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 49’ PHI - Roland Alberg 4 (Penalty Kick) 69’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Saad Abdul Salaam (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Dissent) 68’ PHI - Haris Medunjanin (Yellow Card; Dissent) 68’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (8) 1 9 1 14
13
PHI 7 (2) 6 12 2 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES June 14, 2017: Sporting KC 4-0 Minnesota United FC U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,260 Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0
Sporting KC Minnesota United FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara (Ellis 88’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Feilhaber 74’) F Gerso (Blessing 78’) F Dwyer F Salloi
Minnesota United FC GK McLain D Venegas D Greenspan (Burch 67’) D Kallman (C) D Davis D Jome (Thiesson 75’) M Warner M Martin M Schuller (Ibson 46’) F Danladi F Kadrii
June 28, 2017: Houston Dynamo 0-2 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 6,095 Weather: Sunny and 83 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo
July 11, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 FC Dallas (AET) U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,016 Weather: Sunny and 91 degrees Sporting KC Houston Dynamo
1 2 ET1 ET2 F 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Willis D Abdul-Salaam (Palmer-Brown 74’) D Garcia D Opara D Anibaba D Ellis D Hunter D Sinovic D Remick M Ilie M Ward M Espinoza (C) M Bird (Holland 81’) M Medranda M Wenger (Garcia 62’) F Gerso (Belmar 94+) M Alex (Luna 68’) F Porter (Mustivar 54’) M Rodriguez F Blessing F Sanchez (C)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara (Ellis 110+) D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Medranda F Gerso (Salloi 85’) F Rubio (Feilhaber 91’) F Blessing
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Abdul-Salaam Cronin Porter Ibarra Ramirez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Brown (GK) Maher Greene Hernandez Escalante James
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Seitz (GK) Storm Hume Mustivar Guillen Saad Hayes
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 43’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Unassisted) 46+ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Gerso 1) 72’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 83’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 2 (Kevin Ellis 1, Ilie 1) 61’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Latif Blessing 1) 91+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 108+ SKC - Latif Blessing 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1) 113+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 118’
Misconduct Summary: MIN - Justin Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ MIN - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Eric Bird (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ HOU - Andrew Wenger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ HOU - Memo Rodriguez (Yellow Card; Simulation) 64’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Red Card; DOGSO) 15’ FCD - Victor Ulloa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ FCD - Mauro Diaz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ FCD - Maxi Urruti (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ FCD - Maxi Urruti (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 101’ FCD - Javier Morales (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 110+ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 120’
SKC 19 (8) 0 13 1 4
MIN 5 (0) 4 18 3 3
SKC 12 (7) 2 13 5 7
14
HOU 10 (2) 5 21 1 6
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Harris D Hollingshead (Morales 88’) M Gruezo M Diaz (C) M Ulloa (Akindele 46’) M Barrios M Lamah (Colman 106’) F Urruti
SKC 22 (9) 6 13 0 1
FCD 23 (6) 5 20 4 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes DATE
March 4 March 11 March 18 March 31 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 17 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 6 July 22 July 29 Aug. 6 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 22
SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
OPPONENT
at D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers at FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Minnesota United FC at Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact at San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at New York City FC at Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake
RESULT T T W T W W L W W L T W L L W T T W T T
SCORE 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 3-0 0-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-1
ATTEND. 18,268 19,117 19,282 27,909 19,249 21,144 15,411 18,648 18,965 17,709 25,527 20,139 21,020 17,648 20,361 20,334 18,000 20,140 20,933 19,240
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-0-1 0-0-2 1-0-2 1-0-3 2-0-3 3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3 5-2-3 5-2-4 6-2-4 6-3-4 6-4-4 7-4-4 7-4-5 7-4-6 8-4-6 8-4-7 8-4-8
T-6 6 5 T-4 T-3 2 4 T-2 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 5 6 9 12 12 15 18 18 19 22 22 22 25 26 27 30 31 32
--Feilhaber, Own Goal -Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer Dwyer -Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso Dwyer (2) -Blessing (2) Gerso (3) --Opara, Medranda, Abdul-Salaam Gerso -Espinoza, Opara Salloi Rubio
SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS
2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-4-8, 32 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 6, 2017 UNF POS PLAYER 7 F Gerso Fernandes 14 F Dom Dwyer 10 M Benny Feilhaber 9 F Latif Blessing 3 D Ike Opara 27 M Roger Espinoza 94 F Jimmy Medranda 30 F Daniel Salloi 15 D Seth Sinovic 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 11 F Diego Rubio 5 D Matt Besler 8 D Graham Zusi 93 M Soni Mustivar 22 F Soony Saad 6 M Ilie Sanchez 4 D Kevin Ellis 40 D Igor Juliao 29 GK Tim Melia 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 77 M Tyler Pasher 39 F Cameron Porter 55 D Amer Didic 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 24 F Cameron Iwasa 23 D Colton Storm 1 GK Adrian Zendejas Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 15 18 12 18 18 20 10 20 6 3 17 16 13 10 20 4 1 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 20
GS MIN 19 1639 14 1271 17 1494 8 679 18 1620 18 1597 15 1324 1 220 20 1799 4 362 1 125 17 1530 15 1395 1 197 5 386 20 1800 4 360 1 45 20 1800 1 90 1 45 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1800 20 1800
G 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 14
A 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 47 45 32 19 12 26 36 10 9 3 3 4 18 0 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 22 22 10 9 4 4 8 3 2 2 1 1 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 27 35 21 16 8 30 8 4 9 7 4 15 9 6 6 9 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 30 37 28 17 7 24 16 3 12 2 4 8 9 3 8 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 4 10 0 8 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CK 5 2 74 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 5 3 2 2 6 0 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 16
292 183
99 76
222 253
253 222
38 43
108 69
37 43
1 1
PA 5 5 0
W 8 8 4
L 4 4 8
T 8 8 8
SO 9 9 8
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ike Opara 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 20 20
GS 20 20 20
MIN 1800 1800 1800
SH 76 76 99
SV 60 60 74
15
GA 14 14 24
GAA 0.70 0.70 1.20
PG 2 2 0
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is in his ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 139 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to six straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 111 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank eighth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions. He has coached 317 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.
Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total
2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 8-4-8 --- TOTAL 111-86-69 5-5-3
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 3-0-0 17-5-2
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- 6-4-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 11-4-8 139-100-78
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his first season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate - the Swope Park Rangers - goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.
Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
58
40
3813
1
7
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
4
499
0
1
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
70
48
4702
0
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 8 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)
Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014. Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016 and once again started in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win over Minnesota United FC on June 3, 2017. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
58
40
3813
1
7
23
8
52
37
5
0
3
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
60
42
4023
1
7
23
8
57
39
5
0
4
0
0
1
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 14 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL
A
MLS Regular Season
217
211
19022
3
14
MLS Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
17
15
1384
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
257
249
22551
3
15
Last Regular Season... Appearance June 24, 2017, KC at LA Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist June 24, 2017, KC at LA 2017 Record when: he starts 8-4-5 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his ninth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 42 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Besler ranks fourth in Sporting KC history with 257 appearances across all competitions. Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 224 of 230 MLS matches (including the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He is currently competing at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
217
211
19022
3
14
41
9
192
103
7
1
28
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
2
0
14
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
230
224
20282
3
14
43
9
207
113
9
1
28
2
2
7
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
12
8
679
2
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
222
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
10
901
4
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots 3, 4 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 6, May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 2-2-4 he scores 0-0-1
Height: 5-3 Weight: 130 Birthday: 12/30/1996 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Last Club: Liberty Professionals FC (Ghana) Acquired: Signed on 1/9/2017 Sporting Kansas City acquired 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in a transfer from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League in early 2017. Blessing scored two goals on his first start for the club in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC on May 13, 2017. Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blessing 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. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup most valuable player award, helping Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the knockout competition.
Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter Allies one week later. He caught fire during the month of April with five goals over a three-game span, including a brace in a 5-1 victory over defending league champions Ashanti Gold. 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.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
8
679
2
0
19
9
15
18
8
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
12
8
679
2
0
19
9
15
18
8
0
2
0
0
0
#55 | D | AMER DIDIC | @amerdidic_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
270
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
3
270
0
0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 5/31/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 12/28/1994
Sporting Kansas City signed central defender Amer Didic from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, on May 31, 2017. Didic had previously made three appearances for Sporting KC in the CONCACAF Champions League during the 2016 campaign after joining on loan from the Rangers. Didic was born in Zenica, Bosnia, but raised in Edmonton, Alberta after his parents fled the war-torn Eastern European nation when Didic was a child. He made 32 appearances for the Rangers in their inaugural season in 2016, helping guide the side to the Western Conference championship before falling to defeat in the USL Cup Final against New York Red Bulls II.
he scores 0-0-0
Didic was named to the USL Team of the Week a league-high six times throughout the year before earning a spot on the USL All-League First Team, while also being named a finalist for USL Defender of the Year. In addition, he was named Swope Park Rangers defensive player of the year. Collegiately, Didic played at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, making 84 appearances and scoring 28 goals from central defense. Didic represented Canada’s Under-23 National Team for the first time in March 2017 when he took part in a mini-tournament in Qatar, playing the full 90 minutes in two games against Uzbekistan and Qatar without conceding a goal as Canada won the tournament with 1-0 and 2-0 wins, respectively.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 10 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL
A
MLS Regular Season
128
111
10042
57
9
MLS Postseason
9
6
582
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
10
900
6
1
International
9
2
314
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
157
129
11838
67
10
Last Regular Season... Appearance June 24, 2017, KC at LA Goal May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 7-2-5 he scores 4-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)
Dom Dwyer has scored 67 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16. history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleseason club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons. Dwyer has three caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after gaining his citizenship in March 2017. He scored on his debut in a friendly against Ghana on July 1, 2017. Dwyer A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 89 goals in all competitions since the start of won national championships at Tyler Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national 2013, 67 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC, while he is tied junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a sophomore. He moved for first in club history with 13 game-winning goals. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
128
111
10042
57
9
401
161
240
272
108
4
26
1
13
4
KC - Postseason
9
6
582
2
0
24
9
20
18
8
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
137
117
10548
59
9
425
170
260
290
116
4
27
1
14
4
#21 | GK | ANDREW DYKSTRA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 3 times, last: March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Saves 8, May 15, 2010, CHI at KC (w/ CHI) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Shutout April 12, 2014, DC at NY (w/ DC) 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Birthday: 1/2/1986 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 after being selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft Dykstra joins Sporting KC having previously played for D.C. United from 2012-2016, where he served as a backup goalkeeper to Bill Hamid. He began his professional career with the Chicago Fire in 2009 and boasts seven years of MLS experience, appearing in 31 regular season matches with seven shutouts and an 11-11-8 record.
Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to the Chicago Fire’s developmental roster in April 2009. He was signed to the senior roster two months later and became Chicago’s starting goalkeeper ahead of the 2010 campaign. He ended the year with a career-high 17 MLS appearances and five shutouts. Dykstra has previously spent time on loan in the USL with the Richmond Kickers and the Charleston Battery.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
1
11
11
8
MLS - TOTAL
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
10
11
11
8
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
67
57
5299
5
5
MLS Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
10
974
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
89
76
7116
8
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals in 2015, the most by any MLS defender that year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, 2016 he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.
Now in his seventh MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
67
57
5299
5
5
26
11
69
43
2
0
10
0
2
3
KC - Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
70
60
5599
6
5
28
13
73
45
2
0
11
0
2
3
#27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
178
158
14010
5
23
MLS Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
16
14
1534
0
3
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
205
181
16321
5
26
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assists 1, 23 times, last: July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR 2017 Record when: he starts 7-4-7 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016, tallying a career-high five assists. Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 205 appearances for the club in all
competitions, tallying five goals and 26 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
178
158
14010
5
23
189
48
278
243
12
15
38
7
1
6
KC - Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
6
2
10
10
1
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
186
165
14555
5
23
195
50
288
253
13
15
41
7
1
6
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
138
127
11169
26
41
MLS Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
11
10
856
3
8
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
165
152
13311
29
56
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 7, May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 7-3-7 he scores 2-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A seven-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April of that year, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. He
joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 165 appearances across all competitions for the club with 29 goals and 56 assists. Feilhaber has earned 43 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He returned to the National Team after a three year absence in January 2017 under new head coach Bruce Arena.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
138
127
11169
26
41
205
64
168
266
4
257
24
1
7
12
MLS - Regular Season
190
174
15362
31
50
283
91
235
407
6
328
32
3
7
13
KC - Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
17
3
14
17
2
2
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
197
180
16056
31
53
300
94
249
424
8
330
34
3
7
14
#7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
20
19
1639
6
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
3
252
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
22
1891
8
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Assists 1, June 24, 2017, KC at LA Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Fouls Committed 4, June 17, 2017, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal June 10, 2017, KC vs. MTL Assist June 24, 2017, KC at LA 2017 Record when: he starts 8-4-7 he scores 3-0-1
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Gerso scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017.
He started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses since August, recording four assists as well as the game-winning goal against Maritimo on Dec. 10, 2016. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
19
1639
6
1
47
22
26
29
4
5
3
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
19
19
1629
6
1
46
22
26
28
3
4
3
0
2
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/7/1993 Hometown: Sacramento, California Last Club: Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 Cameron Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. Iwasa’s 12 goals set a regular-season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the USL Western Conference standings. Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records. Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.
he scores 0-0-0
The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento in 2015 and ended the season with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie. Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#TBD | M | CRISTIAN LOBATO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 3/7/1989 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Gimnastic de Tarragona (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 6/29/2017 Cristian Lobato joins Sporting Kansas City after spending the last two seasons with Gimnastic de Tarragona in the Spanish Second Division. Lobato has made more than 150 professional appearances since 2008, including a two-year stint at FC Barcelona B where he was teammates with Sporting KC midfielder Ilie from 2011-2013. He spent four years at FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy before ending his youth career at Spanish outfit CE L’Hospitalet.. Lobato earned his senior team debut for Hospitalet in 2008 and helped the club win a
he scores 0-0-0
Tercera Division title in 2009-10 and promotion to the Segunda Division B. He then joined Barcelona B of the Segunda Division, scoring eight goals in 57 games. In February 2014, Lobato made his top-flight debut for CA Osasuna and ended the 2013-14 La Liga campaign with 12 appearances. He then left Spain for the first time, helping Asteras Tripoli to a fourth-place finish in the 2014-15 Superleague Greece before returning to join Gimnastic de Tarragona in 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 3 times, last: April 15, 2017, KC at POR Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
61
45
3821
2
3
MLS Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
494
0
1
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
69
51
4412
2
4
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assist April 15, 2017, KC at POR 2017 Record when: he starts 7-2-6 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 69 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.
Medranda has scored two goals and added three assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
61
45
3821
2
3
87
17
59
41
4
7
9
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
62
45
3822
2
3
87
17
59
41
4
7
9
1
1
2
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
70
70
6300
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
174
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
780
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
81
81
7344
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shutout June 17, 2017, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 8-4-8
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia solidified his position as starting goalkeeper in 2016 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Now in his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14), Melia ended 2016 with eight clean sheets and a 1.11 goals against average in the regular season as Sporting KC made its sixth straight playoff appearance.
During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.
After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of April 9 before performing the feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United. 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
70
70
6300
280
204
25
72
1.03
7
11
6
0
29
23
17
MLS - Regular Season
76
75
6739
316
226
25
86
1.15
8
12
6
1
30
27
18
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
78
77
6913
321
228
25
88
1.15
8
12
6
1
30
28
18
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
63
45
4130
0
3
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
7
640
1
0
International
2
2
154
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
75
56
5134
1
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs. COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance June 24, 2017, KC at LA Goal N/A Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/12/1990
Soni Mustivar is entering his third season with Sporting KC having set career-highs in starts (24) and minutes played (2095) in 2016. In his first season at Sporting KC, Mustivar earned Co-Defender of the Year honors after producing a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in
Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
63
45
4130
0
3
11
1
67
41
0
0
8
1
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
65
47
4340
0
3
11
1
69
44
0
0
8
1
0
1
#3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
70
57
5255
8
3
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
493
2
0
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
85
69
6394
11
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 8-2-8 he scores 2-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Eighth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fifth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (25), starts (15) and assists (3) in 2016. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.
Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
70
57
5255
8
3
51
21
65
28
3
0
9
1
5
2
MLS - Regular Season
105
79
7407
11
3
72
28
94
45
8
1
11
1
6
2
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
109
79
7501
11
3
73
28
95
47
8
1
11
1
6
2
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI
A
MLS Regular Season
11
7
701
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
3
316
0
0
International
1
1
60
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
16
11
1077
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Last Club: FC Porto (Portugal) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 8/2/2013 Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown is the youngest signing in club history. A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Palmer-Brown is considered one of the top youth prospects for his age in the country. He was named captain of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in 2017 and led the side to a quarterfinal appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He previously represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match. Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF
Champions League). He added seven more competitive appearances in 2015, including four starts. He made his first start since late 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on July 6, 2017. Palmer-Brown has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels and captained the U-20s at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September 2015. Most recently, Palmer-Brown captained the U.S. U-20s in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, guiding the side to a quarterfinal appearance.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
7
701
0
0
2
0
7
4
1
0
4
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
7
701
0
0
2
0
7
4
7
0
4
1
0
0
#77 | D | TYLER PASHER | @typash SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
1
1
45
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
135
0
0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 0
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 4/27/1994
Canadian midfielder Tyler Pasher signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after starring for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut for Sporting KC at Vancouver on May 20, 2017.
Pasher had previously played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL and Lansing United of the NPSL. Raised in the Newcastle United Academy in England, Pasher returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2010 before turning pro and signing with PS Kemi in Finland three years later.
The 22-year-old joined the Rangers in March 2016 after a successful preseason spell and played a leading role throughout the season. He started 26 of 28 USL appearances with Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the pair of friendlies in March 2015. USL Cup Final. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
45
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
45
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes # 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
3
0
53
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
54
0
0
International
4
3
234
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
4
341
1
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL)
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/23/1993
Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2016. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage. Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the
club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC. Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
3
0
53
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
1
92
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
#11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC
A
MLS Regular Season
18
4
455
2
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
86
1
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
8
811
4
1
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joined Sporting KC initially on loan from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September. Rubio tore his ACL in October 2016 and made his return to the field on June 17, 2017 in a 0-0 road draw with San Jose before scoring his first goal since returning in a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on July 6, 2017.
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-1
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals. Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
18
4
455
2
0
16
3
17
17
5
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
18
4
455
2
0
16
3
17
17
5
0
2
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
68
31
2988
8
7
MLS Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
4
375
4
1
International
4
4
376
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
81
39
3786
14
8
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs. TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs. NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs. CLB Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/17/1992
Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand’s first division, where he scored Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three Orlando City. goals for the Lebanon Men’s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013. Saad enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, reaching MLS career-highs with four goals, four assists and 23 games played. He also notched a brace in a 2-0 CONCACAF Champions During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the him to Pattaya United last year. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
68
31
2988
8
7
111
34
44
59
3
27
2
0
2
2
KC - Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
72
31
3035
8
7
111
34
47
59
3
27
2
0
2
2
#30 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Assists 1, July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots on Goal 2,July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 2, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
10
1
220
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
125
2
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
12
2
345
3
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Assist July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is the third Homegrown Player on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Kevin Ellis (2011) and Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). He scored on his first start for Sporting KC - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first career MLS goal against Portland on July 1. In June 2016, he was loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year. Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The forward scored four goals and added three assists in six
starts for the team. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
10
1
220
1
1
10
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
10
1
220
1
1
10
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
20
20
1800
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
3
300
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
23
2100
0
2
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, June 10, 2017, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Shots 2, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal N/A Assist June 10, 2017, KC vs. MTL 2016 Record when: he starts 8-4-8 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season.
Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
20
1800
0
1
11
1
10
26
0
8
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
20
20
1800
0
1
11
1
10
26
0
8
3
0
0
0
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 8 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Shots 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
153
148
13119
1
8
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
13
1093
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
189
183
16283
4
12
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 8-4-8 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 183 of 189 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
153
148
13119
1
8
76
20
167
98
8
0
26
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
173
166
14699
1
8
83
21
180
108
8
0
29
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
5
3
18
12
0
0
2
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
185
178
15833
3
8
88
24
198
120
8
0
31
0
2
4
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017 Rookie defender Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm, a right back, tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the University of North Carolina.He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh final four in program history.
he scores 0-0-0
Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle FC in his hometown.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.
The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015. His youth career includes a stint at Nomads SC in San Diego, California while he also played for Hilltop High School in Chula Vista.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
210
170
15721
26
51
MLS Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
13
11
1058
3
4
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
244
202
18728
29
64
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance June 24, 2017, KC at LA Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 7-3-5 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)
A nine-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), Benny Feilhaber’s goal against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition assists and moved into a tie for first place in club history with 23 game-winning assists. to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from Zusi has earned 51 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in and 64 assists in 244 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa championships. He is second in club history with 64 total assists, while his 410 chances Rica. He is currently competing at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist on MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
210
170
15721
26
51
307
99
174
250
28
660
17
0
8
23
KC - Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
24
1
20
23
1
61
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
223
183
16980
26
57
331
100
194
273
29
721
18
0
8
26
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 11, 2017 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART PLAYER Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Didic Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber Gerso Iwasa Juliao Lobato Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi
3/4 3/11 3/18 3/31 4/9 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/3 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 @DC FCD SJ @TOR COL @POR @FCD RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ DNP UNAV INJ DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP RB-90 RB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INTL CB-90 DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SUB-6 DNP DNP DNP CF-82 SUB-7 CF-69 CF-90 LW-75 INJ LW-69 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP DNP SPR CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-89 CF-90 SUS CF-90 INJ INJ SUB-28 CF-90 CF-76 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 DNP DNP CB-90 INJ INJ CB-90 DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-70 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUS CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ INJ CM-83 CM-72 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUB-34 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-84 RW-90 RW-90 RW-77 RW-90 RW-83 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RB-45 UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP UNAV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 CM-74 LW-90 LW-81 LW-79 LW-89 SUB-30 LW-86 LW-79 SUB-45 LW-74 CM-67 LW-80 SUB-21 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 SUB-16 SUB-7 SUB-18 SUB-20 SUB-1 DNP SUB-4 SUB-11 CM-56 DNP SUB-23 SUB-10 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INTL INJ INJ SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INTL INTL INTL INTL INTL INJ INJ UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR LW-45 SPR SPR INTL SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP SUB-21 DNP DNP DNP UNAV INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-14 DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 LW-83 DNP DNP SUB-1 SUB-1 LW-60 SUB-8 INJ UNAV SUB-16 CF-62 INTL UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 DNP SUB-9 SUB-11 SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP SUB-15 DNP DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-89 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INJ SPR SPR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR INJ SPR SPR RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 SUB-45 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 INTL INTL RB-90
6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 8/26 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA FCD @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam DNP RB-90 RB-90 Besler CB-90 INTL INTL Blessing LW-72 LW-90 RW-90 Didic UNAV SPR SPR Dwyer CF-89 INTL INTL Dykstra DNP DNP DNP Ellis DNP CB-90 DNP Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 SUS Feilhaber CM-61 CM-80 CM-90 Gerso RW-90 RW-35 SUB-10 Iwasa SPR SPR SPR Juliao UNAV -- -- Lobato -- UNAV UNAV Medranda SUB-29 SUB-10 CM-90 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Mustivar SUB-1 DNP DNP Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Palmer-Brown INJ DNP CB-90 Pasher SPR SPR DNP Porter UNAV UNAV DNP Rubio SPR SUB-31 CF-80 Saad DNP CF-59 DNP Salloi SUB-18 SUB-55 LW-90 Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 Storm SPR DNP SPR Zendejas SPR SPR SPR Zusi RB-90 INTL INTL KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played
DNP - Unused Substitute UNAV - Unavailable For Selection
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INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2017 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) 1996-2016
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Davy Arnaud
240
Minutes
Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)
2916
Minutes
Kerry Zavagnin
20515
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud
329
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi
660
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Kerry Zavagnin
44
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza
7
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) 1996-2016
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
34
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
3060
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen (2012)
0.79
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Year
#
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso (2017)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
2012
542
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
2013
511
2000
541
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
1997
117
2012
199
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Points
2012
63
Stat
Player
#
Wins
1997
21
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi
7
Losses
1999
24
Saves
Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)
9
Ties
2005 & 2011
12
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2017 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Matt Besler* 217 6. Graham Zusi* 210 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 8. Chris Klein 200 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 178 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Matt Besler* 211 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 170 9. Roger Espinoza* 158 10. Seth Sinovic* 148 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Matt Besler* 19,022 5. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 6. Preki 17,817 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 15,721 9. Roger Espinoza* 14,010 10. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Tim Melia* 70 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Tim Melia* 70 208 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Tim Melia* 70 25 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Tim Melia* 70 30 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer* 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy 88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Benny Feilhaber* 138 26 10. Graham Zusi* 210 26 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 210 51 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 138 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Roger Espinoza* 178 23 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 210 660 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 138 259 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer* 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 210 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 138 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7
SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer* 128 401 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 210 307 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 10. Benny Feilhaber* 138 205
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 210 23 1. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 138 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer* 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 210 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 138 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 128 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2
SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer* 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Graham Zusi* 210 99 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 178 279 5. Dom Dwyer* 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 9. Matt Besler* 217 193 10. Aurelien Collin 107 191 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Dom Dwyer* 128 273 5. Benny Feilhaber* 138 266 6. Graham Zusi* 210 250 6. Nick Garcia 224 250 8. Roger Espinoza* 178 244 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Roger Espinoza* 178 38 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Matt Besler* 217 28 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28
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GOALS PER GAME Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer* 128 2. Kei Kamara 113 3. Preki 218 4. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 7. Mark Chung 94 7. Mo Johnston 149 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Benny Feilhaber* 138 *Minimum 20 goals
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 26 0.19
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2017 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 9 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia* 19 13 0.70 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2017 vs. Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 7 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 8 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 660 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 1996 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 06/21/1997 vs. DC 06/20/1999 vs. MET 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 19
in 2012 05/15/2016 vs ORL 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half: Half:
133 9 18 18 7 7 7
in 1999 10 times 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 09/02/2000 vs. TB 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)
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 Cristian Lobato Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Amer Didic Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda
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90D 90M 90F 90D
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC DAL SJ TOR COL POR DAL RSL NYR MIN ORL SEA VAN COL MIN MTL SJ LA POR PHI 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 3-0 0-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-1
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log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20
03/04/2017 03/11/2017 03/18/2017 03/31/2017 04/09/2017 04/15/2017 04/22/2017 04/29/2017 05/03/2017 05/07/2017 05/13/2017 05/17/2017 05/20/2017 05/27/2017 06/03/2017 06/10/2017 06/17/2017 06/24/2017 07/01/2017 07/06/2017
KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC
0 0 2 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1
at vs vs at vs at at vs vs at at vs at at vs vs at at vs vs
DC 0 DAL 0 SJ 1 TOR 0 COL 1 POR 0 DAL 1 RSL 0 NYR 0 MIN 2 ORL 2 SEA 0 VAN 2 COL 1 MIN 0 MTL 1 SJ 0 LA 1 POR 1 PHI 1
T T W T W W L W W L T W L L W T T W T T 37; own goal (Bingham)
89
95+
54; Abdul-Salaam 1 (unassisted)
35
Espinoza 1 (Fernandes 1) 22; Opara 2 (Besler 3) Salloi 1 (Espinoza 3) 60 Rubio 1 (Salloi 1) 49
87
58; Fernandes 5 (Zusi 3, Feilhaber 3)
51; Fernandes 2 (Saad 1)
69
58; Dwyer 1 (Sinovic 1, Mustivar 1)
Opara 1 (Besler 2) 47+; Medranda 1 (unassisted) Fernandes 6 (Sanchez 1) 24
Blessing 1 (Besler 1) 9; Blessing 2 (unassisted) 74 Fernandes 3 (unassisted) 56; Fernandes 4 (unassisted)
Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Espinoza 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (unassisted) Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 46; Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 2) 68
Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 6; Fernandes 1 (Espinoza 1, Dwyer 1) Dwyer 2 (Medranda 1, Feilhaber 1) 53
Feilhaber 1 (Zusi 1)
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KC KC KC
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 Amer Didic Tyler Pasher Kharlton Belmar Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda
Player
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/13/2017 5R 06/28/2017 QF 07/12/2017
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 55 77 90 93 94
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4 2 3
vs MIN 0 at HOU 0 vs DAL 0
74M
90M 90G 90F
90F 90D
88D 2 90D 90M 78F 90D 12 16
U.S. 4R MIN 4-0
120F 30 90F
90F
1 36 90M
54F
90M 90G
W W W (OT)
120M
120M 120G 35
15D 120D
120M 85F
90M 89F
90D 74D
120D 105D 15
16 90D 90D
OPEN CUP 5R QF HOU DAL 2-0 3-0
Opara (Zusi) 43; Fernandes (unassisted) 46+; Dwyer (Fernandes) 72; Salloi (Espinoza) 83 Opara (Ellis) 61; Fernandes (Blessing 1) 91+ Blessing (Feilhaber) 108+; Blessing (Medranda) 113+; Salloi (Feilhaber) 118
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