SPORTING KANSAS CITY v TORONTO FC (Aug. 16, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS
2014 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home
21
Toronto FC 21 9-7-5 32 32 30 on road 11 4-3-4 16 17 18
Kempin
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
40
ALL-TIME (20 meetings): Sporting 11 wins, 29 goals … Toronto FC 4 wins, 16 goals … Ties 5
37
F 32 59
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
6 19 7
5 14 3
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
27
14
Moore
De Rosario
11
23 Oduro
26
4
Warner
Bradley
15
16
5
Morrow
A 30 63
22 5 5 0
14 10 6 0
18 4 1 3 3 1 2 0
16 4 4 0 4 0 1 1
12 16 4
7 20 3
TYPE OF PLAY
9 2 1 1 5 0 2 2
14
Henry
Morgan
Orr
12 Bendik
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
19 3 3 0 4 1 1 1
REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Claudio Badea; AR2 (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Kevin Terry Jr. DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura … TOR: Michael Bradley DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers (season-ending injury)
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) KC TOR
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 7-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0 5-1-1 4-4-3 0-2-1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 7/19/2014 KC 2, LA 1 7/26/2014 KC 2, TOR 1 5/14/2014 KC 1, PHI 2 8/10/2014 KC 0, VAN 2 8/01/2014 KC 1, PHI 1 6/27/2014 KC 1, POR 0 8/10/2014 KC 0, VAN 2
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 10-0-5 1-6-0 7-3-1 2-4-4
(1) (1) (5) (0) (1) (7) (0)
TORONTO FC Date Score (Gms since) 7/12/2014 TOR 4, HOU 2 8/09/2014 TOR 3, CLB 2 7/26/2014 TOR 1, KC 2 7/30/2014 TOR 0, DC 3 7/19/2014 TOR 2, HOU 2 8/02/2014 TOR 2, MTL 0 7/30/2014 TOR 0, DC 3
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Toronto FC
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SPORTING KC 1 Eric Kronberg (GK) 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (FW) 9 Antonio Dovale (MF) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Sal Zizzo (FW) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Lawrence Olum (MF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Claudio Bieler (FW) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Victor Munoz (MF) 19 Peterson Joseph (MF) 20 Jorge Claros (MF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Soony Saad (FW) 23 Martin Steuble (MF) 24 Michael Kafari (MF) 25 Christian Duke (MF) 30 Andy Gruenebaum (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 40 Igor Juliao (MF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) TORONTO FC 1 Chris Konopka (GK) 2 Justin Morrow (DF) 3 Warren Creavalle (MF) 4 Michael Bradley (MF) 5 Ashtone Morgan (DF) 7 Bright Dike (FW) 8 Kyle Bekker (MF) 9 Gilberto (FW) 11 Jackson (MF) 12 Joseph Bendik (GK) 13 Steven Caldwell (DF) 14 Dwayne De Rosario (MF) 15 Doneil Henry (DF) 16 Bradley Orr (DF) 17 Nick Hagglund (DF) 18 Jermain Defoe (FW) 21 Jonathan Osorio (MF) 22 Jordan Hamilton (FW) 23 Dominic Oduro (FW) 25 Jeremy Hall (MF) 26 Collen Warner (MF) 27 Luke Moore (FW) 28 Mark Bloom (DF) 32 Andrew Wiedeman (FW) 33 Ryan Richter (DF) 34 Manny Aparicio (MF) 35 Daneil Lovitz (MF) 40 Quillan Roberts (GK)
INTERNATIONAL DUTY
none
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
8 Zusi
Jackson
HOW SCORED
11 4 5 2
10 Feilhaber
2
TORONTO FC
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
12 Lopez
Dwyer
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM
13 12 7 0
15 Sinovic
20
Peterson
UPCOMING MATCHES TORONTO FC SPORTING Sat. Aug. 23 Chicago Sat. Aug. 23 D.C. United Sat. Aug. 30 New England Fri. Aug. 29 Houston Wed. Sep. 3 at Philadelphia Wed. Sep. 3 at New England Sat. Sep. 6 Philadelphia Sat. Sep. 6 at New York
A 22 94
5 Besler
Claros
2014 (MLS) 5/23: KC 2, TOR 2 (Dwyer 47, 84 – Moore 67; Orr 91+) 7/26: TOR 1, KC 2 (Jackson 16 – Zusi 48; Peterson 80)
SPORTING
78 Collin
Juliao
AT KC (10 meetings): Sporting 7 wins, 22 goals … Toronto FC 1 win, 9 goals … Ties 2
F 32 65
ROSTERS
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 23 11-6-6 39 32 22 11 4-1-6 18 16 9
(2) (0) (0) (2) (4) (1) (2)
TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 14 Dwyer A: 5 Feilhaber SHT: 78 Dwyer SOG: 32 Dwyer FC: 47 Dwyer FS: 57 Feilhaber OF: 21 Dwyer C: 5 Feilhaber E: 2 Collin TORONTO FC G: 11 Defoe A: 4 Oduro SHT: 47 Defoe SOG: 23 Defoe FC: 26 Gilberto/Warner FS: 26 Jackson/Moore OF: 20 Defoe C: 6 Henry E: 1 3 players tied
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 23 5 8 7 2 1 32 1.39 TOR 21 3 8 7 2 1 32 1.52 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 23 7 10 6 0 0 22 0.96 TOR 21 5 4 10 2 0 30 1.43 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 32 4 2 5 5 6 10 TOR 32 4 7 5 5 4 7 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 22 2 4 2 3 3 8 TOR 30 4 5 3 7 4 7
SPORTING KANSAS CITY v TORONTO FC (Aug. 16, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 216)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2014 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Eric Kronberg GK 6-5 210 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA 17 17 0 0 22 21 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 3 2 0 0 56 39 6 0 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 14 10 0 1 16 11 0 1 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 0 1 140 135 2 7 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 154 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 14 14 1 2 215 194 11 18 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 7 7 0 1 123 98 2 13 8 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 15 14 3 4 138 105 20 35 9 Antonio Dovale MF 5-8 152 04/04/1990 A Coruna, Galicia, Spain 11 9 1 2 11 9 1 2 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22 22 3 5 101 90 11 18 11 Sal Zizzo FW 5-11 165 04/03/1987 San Diego, CA 13 9 0 3 83 38 2 11 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 13 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 15 11 2 1 57 30 3 2 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 23 21 14 1 40 28 16 3 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-9 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 21 21 0 1 123 120 0 6 16 Claudio Bieler FW 5-11 170 03/01/1984 Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina 8 3 1 0 36 28 11 4 17 C.J. Sapong FW 6-2 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 12 4 1 0 102 66 19 9 18 Victor Munoz MF 5-7 165 07/25/1990 Madrid, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Jorge Claros MF 5-9 155 01/08/1986 La Ceiba, Honduras 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 21 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 14 5 1 0 50 22 6 5 23 Martin Steuble MF 5-8 158 06/09/1988 Schlieren, Switzerland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Michael Kafari MF 6-1 175 10/30/1991 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Christian Duke MF 5-9 155 06/05/1991 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK 6-1 200 12/30/1982 Kansas City, MO 6 6 0 0 86 85 0 1 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 19 11 2 2 196 112 15 14 40 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 14 0 1 14 14 0 1 78 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 169 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 19 18 2 0 100 96 11 2 94 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W73 L51 T43
TORONTO FC 2014 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Chris Konopka GK 6-5 215 04/14/1985 Toms River, NJ 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 Justin Morrow DF 5-9 165 10/04/1987 Cleveland, OH 21 20 0 2 92 83 2 8 3 Warren Creavalle DF 5-11 170 08/14/1990 Brooklyn, NY 19 13 0 0 57 35 3 2 4 Michael Bradley MF 6-1 165 07/31/1987 Princeton, NJ 13 13 1 1 43 43 2 5 5 Ashtone Morgan DF 5-11 165 02/09/1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1 0 0 0 67 56 0 8 7 Bright Dike FW 6-1 223 02/02/1987 Edmond, OK 0 0 0 0 30 14 7 0 8 Kyle Bekker MF 5-10 165 09/02/1990 Oakville, ON, Canada 11 8 0 0 20 11 0 0 9 Gilberto FW 5-10 154 06/05/1989 Piranhas, Brazil 17 12 4 2 17 12 4 2 11 Jackson MF 5-9 154 06/03/1988 Franca, Brazil 17 15 3 1 108 93 14 14 12 Joseph Bendik GK 6-3 205 04/25/1989 Marietta, GA 14 14 0 1 52 50 0 1 13 Steven Caldwell DF 5-11 158 09/12/1980 Stirling, Scotland 13 13 0 0 36 36 1 1 14 Dwayne De Rosario MF 5-11 164 05/15/1978 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 10 3 0 0 334 273 103 77 15 Doneil Henry DF 6-2 180 04/20/1993 Brampton, Ontario, Canada 14 13 1 0 63 49 2 3 16 Bradley Orr DF 6-1 195 11/01/1982 Liverpool, England 17 12 1 1 17 12 1 1 17 Nick Hagglund DF 6-0 157 09/14/1992 Cincinnati, OH 14 12 0 1 14 12 0 1 18 Jermain Defoe FW 5-7 143 10/07/1982 Beckton, London, England 15 14 11 2 15 14 11 2 21 Jonathan Osorio MF 5-9 160 06/12/1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 17 14 2 3 45 32 7 4 22 Jordan Hamilton FW 6-1 176 03/17/1996 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 Dominic Oduro FW 6-0 160 08/13/1985 Accra, Ghana 22 14 2 4 239 147 48 25 25 Jeremy Hall MF 5-11 163 09/11/1988 Tampa, FL 3 2 0 0 115 97 2 6 26 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 21 21 0 1 104 76 1 7 27 Luke Moore FW 5-9 167 02/13/1986 Birmingham, England 20 14 5 3 20 14 5 3 28 Mark Bloom DF 6-0 165 11/25/1987 Marietta, GA 16 16 0 1 22 22 0 2 32 Andrew Wiedeman FW 5-11 165 08/22/1989 Oakland, CA 4 0 0 0 41 17 4 1 33 Ryan Richter DF 6-2 175 04/12/1989 Southampton, PA 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 1 34 Manny Aparicio MF 5-7 150 09/17/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Daniel Lovitz MF 5-10 170 08/27/1991 Wyndmoor, PA 9 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 40 Quillan Roberts GK 6-0 193 09/13/1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Ryan Nelsen
10/18/1977 W15 L23 T17
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs TORONTO FC SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Aug. 16, 2014 (WEEK 23, MLS Game #216) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38; TSN2) Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC meet for a third time this season when the Eastern Conference clubs look to maintain their lofty positions as they face off Saturday evening at Sporting Park. Sporting still lead the division, despite seeing their long undefeated run put to an end in a 2-0 loss at Vancouver last Sunday. Toronto FC are in third in the East as they chase a first MLS Cup Playoffs spot in club history, winning a second consecutive game in a 3-2 win at the Columbus Crew last weekend. REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Claudio Badea; AR2 (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Kevin Terry Jr. MLS Career: 34 games; FC/gm: 26.6; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 3; pens: 9 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura … TOR: Michael Bradley SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Antonio Dovale, Eric Kronberg, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Seth Sinovic … TOR: Steven Caldwell, Jackson, Justin Morrow, Dominic Oduro, Collen Warner, Warren Creavalle, Doneil Henry DISABLED LIST: KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers (season-ending injury) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (20 meetings): Sporting 11 wins, 29 goals … Toronto FC 4 wins, 16 goals … Ties 5 AT KC (10 meetings): Sporting 7 wins, 22 goals … Toronto FC 1 win, 9 goals … Ties 2 2014 (MLS) 5/23: KC 2, TOR 2 (Dwyer 47, 84 – Moore 67; Orr 91+) 7/26: TOR 1, KC 2 (Jackson 16 – Zusi 48; Peterson 80) The teams are meeting for the third time this season. Second-half goals from Graham Zusi and Jacob Peterson brought SKC back from an early deficit for a 2-1 win July 26 at BMO Field. The teams played to a 2-2 draw May 23 at Sporting Park as KC’s Dom Dwyer scored two goals. SKC has never lost to TFC at Sporting Park since the ground opened in 2011 (4-0-1). TFC’s last win in Kansas City came March 21, 2009. Over the last four seasons, Toronto FC have defeated Sporting KC just once in six meetings at BMO Field (last March 9). Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. TOR: P12 W8 L1 T3 … Ryan Nelsen vs. KC: P5 W1 L3 T1 LAST MEETING (MLS) The home side took the lead in the 16th minute. Dominic Oduro took a lovely first touch out of the air past a defender, then slipped a through ball to find Jackson rushing into the box, and he rounded SKC 'keeper Andy Gruenebaum before slotting home with ease. But Sporting drew even just three minutes after the halftime break. After a scramble in the area saw the ball squirt out to the edge of the area, Graham Zusi latched onto it and curled the ball into an open net for the equalizer. TFC were given a big leg up in the 75th minute when Oduro burst past KC defender Matt Besler and forced him into making a foul, one that saw the defender pick up his second yellow card of the night from referee Ted Unkel. But SKC overcame the disadvantage to find the winner. A poor clearance attempt landed at the foot of Jacob Peterson, and he slotted home for the winner in the 80th minute. TORONTO FC (4-4-2): Joseph Bendik - Nick Hagglund, Bradley Orr (Dwayne De Rosario 82), Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow - Dominic Oduro, Collen Warner (Jonathan Osorio 80), Michael Bradley, Jackson - Luke Moore, Gilberto. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Andy Gruenebaum - Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (ejected 75), Seth Sinovic (Kevin Ellis 55) - Lawrence Olum - Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 77), Benny Feilhaber - C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 71), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City had their overall undefeated and road winning streaks put to an end, falling 2-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sunday evening at BC Place. Sporting lead the Eastern Conference with 39 points from 23 games. LAST MATCH Whitecaps FC were gifted the opening goal in the 17th minute. Pedro Morales hit a long, speculative ball forward that Igor Juliao headed back toward Sporting goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum as he rushed off his line, and the ball sailed into the empty net. The Vancouver advantage was doubled in the 39th minute. Morales picked off a pass in midfield then broke quickly up the middle on a two-on-one break before sliding the ball square to Darren Mattocks, and he made no mistake, lashing home a low shot from just outside the box. Mattocks had a chance to grab his second of the night with a late penalty, after SKC defender Aurelien Collin was adjudged by referee David Gantar to have pulled down Omar Salgado in the box. But Sporting ‘keeper Jon Kempin, making his MLS debut after coming on for the injured Gruenebaum at the half, got a hand to the shot to push it off the post and out. Sporting manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that reached a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union at Sporting Park. Matt Besler and Seth Sinovic came into the team, replacing Kevin Ellis and Antonio Dovale. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Andy Gruenebaum (Jon Kempin 46) - Igor Juliao (C.J. Sapong 64), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Jorge Claros - Mikey Lopez, Benny Feilhaber - Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 78), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi TEAM NEWS Sporting Kansas City had their long undefeated and road winning streaks put to an end in the loss at Vancouver. It snapped an eight-game unbeaten run overall, and four-game winning run away from Sporting Park, the club’s first defeat since a 1-0 loss at D.C. United on May 31. “We've got a lot to play for, and you can't go out in games and think that it's just going to be a walkthrough, a walk in the park,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said. “The mentality was not right. Obviously, the mentality's been very good as of late, but it's a thing that you have to bring consistently. When you don't, in this league, you get your butt handed to you.” Sporting could be down to their third-string goalkeeper for the Toronto FC match. Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin made his MLS debut in the loss in Vancouver, coming on as a halftime substitute when Andy Gruenebaum suffered a right shoulder strain. First-choice goalkeeper Eric Kronberg is still out after suffering a fractured hand at the start of July. “Obviously that was my debut … It’s always tough, because you don’t get much of a warm-up or notice (as a substitute), but I was definitely very happy to get in,” Kempin said. Said Vermes: “I think it'll be hard for [Gruenebaum] to be ready for this weekend, but it's not an extended thing. There's no damage. They did an MRI and everything, so it's really going to be based on pain tolerance and we'll see where that goes. That is a day-to-day situation.” Kempin did not concede a goal in his 45 minutes, and also stopped the first penalty kick faced in his MLS career. At midweek, he was named MVP of the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game as part of the All-Star Game festivities. “He played well,” Vermes said. “He makes a save off the penalty, he does a good job. He was getting all the pieces. He didn't get tested too much, but when he had to be big, he was with the penalty. But there was no way we were going to put the ball in the back of the net today, nor really create a bunch of chances. That's not going to happen when you have a lackadaisical attitude, and that's my responsibility. I'll be taking care of that pretty quickly.” Sporting’s four members of the MLS All-Star team – defenders Aurelien Collin and Matt Besler, midfielder Graham Zusi and striker Dom Dwyer (along with Homegrown Game participant Kempin) – all joined the club in Vancouver. “From a physical perspective, no I don’t think so, but obviously, all four of the guys from the All-Star game for sure didn’t have their best games today, so that definitely has to have something to do with it, I would assume, because they didn’t have any training with us all week,” said Vermes. Said Besler: “No effect. Anyone that says it affects you – that’s just an excuse. Like I said, the mentality wasn’t good enough and we didn’t play the way we could.” TORONTO FC Toronto FC won their second consecutive match, getting a late winner for a 3-2 victory against the Columbus Crew on Saturday evening at Crew Stadium. TFC sit in third place in the Eastern Conference, with 32 points from 21 matches. LAST MATCH
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Toronto opened scoring in the 43rd minute. Pushing forward out of the TFC end, Luke Moore found Gilberto in plenty of space just off the Crew back line. Gilberto was then able to turn and curl a low shot past goalkeeper Steve Clark inside the right post. But the Crew were able to pull even just before break. A Federico Higuain corner kick found the head of Tony Tchani, and his header seemed destined for goal, until making contact with Toronto defender Justin Morrow's flailing arm, and referee Marcos de Oliviera awarded the penalty kick. Higuain confidently slotted home the ensuing spot kick in stoppage time. The visitors again took the lead just before the hour mark. A trio of Toronto players broke toward goal, and Moore's lunging effort bounced off the Columbus goalkeeper. The rebound fell perfectly for Jonathan Osorio, who calmly put Toronto ahead in front of an open net. But the Crew again found a response in the 82nd minute when substitute Justin Meram hit a cross from the left flank that bounced past a fooled TFC goalkeeper Joe Bendik and snuck inside the far post. Yet there was still one more answer from Toronto just two minutes later. Moore found space in the box and finishing a Collen Warner corner kick with a diving header for the match-winner. TFC head coach Ryan Nelsen made no changes to the team that defeated the Montréal Impact 2-0 at Stade Saputo. TORONTO FC (4-4-2): Joseph Bendik - Warren Creavalle, Doneil Henry, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow Dominic Oduro (Jackson 61), Collen Warner, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio - Luke Moore (Kyle Bekker 90), Gilberto. TEAM NEWS Toronto FC have won back-to-back games for a third time this season – they still have yet to put together a three-game winning streak in league play. “We just want to try and evolve as a team. Every day, every week, we are trying to improve the team. We know we aren’t at the end product yet. We are still looking to always improve the team,” said TFC head coach Ryan Nelsen. “If you saw us in the start, you have seen a really nice improvement. We always want to try and get better and better, but there is still a lot we need to work on.” Added Michael Bradley: “We need to be a little more consistent. We need to be a little bit more ruthless, a little bit more determined to walk off the field every week with points. I think if that part can come around, and I think it is, then we are going to have the chance to be a very good team in this league.” Gilberto and Luke Moore each scored their second goals in as many games, starting together in attack in each match as Jermain Defoe has been sidelined with a groin injury. Moore also played provider on both of Gilberto’s goals, and now has three assists to go with his five goals. “We never for a second lost faith in him [Gilberto]. I know at times the media can be a little different. I know, especially for forwards, how important it is just to get goals. Even on days when he doesn’t score his contribution is so important,” said Bradley. “Together with Luke Moore, they were such a handful tonight and really did such a good job making the game difficult for their defenders.” The victory also gave Toronto FC four points breathing room in third place in the Eastern Conference, as the club chases the first appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs in its history. TFC also has two games in hand on almost all of the teams around them in the conference (except D.C. United). “This was a huge game for us,” Nelsen said. “Absolutely a huge game. This is a game against a rival who was on our heels and it gives us that separation. We want to hunt down [second-place] D.C. United and it was a really critical game for this part of the season.” Dominic Oduro made a fifth consecutive start on the right of midfield, but had to come out against his former club just after the hour mark. “Dom got a knock really early. He felt it for the whole game. It probably put him a bit out of sync,” said Nelsen. “The Columbus guys probably know Dom better than we do. He soldiered on and really put on a good performance. Obviously, he is disappointed he didn’t, but a lot of the guys have done really well.” TFC have also won back-to-back games away from BMO Field, after going six consecutive matches without a road victory (going 0-2-4). “We do have a confidence about us when we’re away from home because we know we play a brand of football that’s very dynamic,” Nelsen said. “It’s very attack-minded and it causes teams trouble away from home because a lot of teams, at home, open themselves up. At home, they’re a bit more carefree and open and we play an attacking brand of football that can hurt teams if they’re not in the right kind of organization.”
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2014 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-6-6, 39 pts.) UNF 14 10 8 37 13 78 6 9 17 22 16 11 7 5 15 4 40 31 30 24 1 3 21 20 20 12 2 94 23 23
POS F M F F M D M M F F F F D D D D D M G D G D G M M M D M M M
PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Jacob Peterson Lawrence Olum Aurelien Collin Paulo Nagamura Antonio Dovale C.J. Sapong Soony Saad Claudio Bieler Sal Zizzo Chance Myers Matt Besler Seth Sinovic Kevin Ellis Igor Juliao Josh Gardner Andy Gruenebaum Mechack Jerome Eric Kronberg Ike Opara Jon Kempin Jorge Claros Oriol Rosell Mikey Lopez Erik Palmer-Brown Jimmy Medranda Alex Martinez Martin Steuble Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 23 22 15 19 15 19 14 11 12 14 8 13 7 14 21 14 14 1 6 2 17 3 1 2 7 4 3 4 10 1
GS 21 22 14 11 11 18 14 9 4 5 3 9 7 14 21 10 14 1 6 1 17 2 0 2 7 4 2 1 3 0
MIN 1852 1934 1273 1119 1033 1474 1150 635 437 520 274 804 576 1245 1855 998 1182 89 495 91 1530 152 45 180 594 299 235 119 411 1
23 23
23 23
2070 2070
G 14 3 3 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 1 32 22
A 1 5 4 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 78 32 19 23 11 16 18 16 11 17 10 18 1 3 13 2 9 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 7 0 4 8 0
SOG 32 9 8 10 4 4 8 5 3 8 2 7 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0
25 16
329 226
118 82
FC 47 40 11 11 8 28 25 6 13 8 7 5 3 20 32 16 16 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 11 8 4 5 5 0
FS 47 57 25 13 3 18 17 9 14 9 3 8 7 8 15 8 32 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 4 17 0
OFF 21 1 0 3 0 5 3 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 1 24 78 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
C 4 5 0 2 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
343 347 347 343
46 61
125 93
42 57
6 7
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 4, Jacob Peterson 2, Lawrence Olum 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Soony Saad 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 1, Jacob Peterson 1, Graham Zusi 1, Seth Sinovic 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Igor Juliao 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 4-4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 30 1 21
POS G G G
GOALKEEPER Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals
GP 6 17 1 23 23
GS 6 17 0 23 23
MIN SHTS 495 22 1530 58 45 2 2070 82 2070 118
SV 16 38 1 55 79
GA 7 15 0 22 32
GAA 1.27 0.88 0 0.96 1.39
PG 0 5 0 5 4
PA 0 5 1 6 4
W L 4 1 7 5 0 0 11 6 6 11
T 1 5 0 6 6
SO 0 7 0 7 5
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2014 TORONTO FC STATISTICS (9-7-5, 32 pts.) UNF 18 27 9 11 23 21 20 4 16 15 2 26 12 28 17 35 13 14 30 25 32 5 3 8 23 22
POS F F F M F M M M D D D M G D D M D M G M F D D M M F
PLAYER Jermain Defoe Luke Moore Gilberto Jackson Dominic Oduro Jonathan Osorio Issey Nakajima-Farran Michael Bradley Bradley Orr Doneil Henry Justin Morrow Collen Warner Joseph Bendik Mark Bloom Nick Hagglund Daniel Lovitz Steven Caldwell Dwayne De Rosario Julio Cesar Jeremy Hall Andrew Wiedeman Ashtone Morgan Warren Creavalle Kyle Bekker Alvaro Rey Jordan Hamilton Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 14 17 17 11 17 5 13 17 14 21 12 14 16 14 9 13 10 7 3 4 1 3 11 7 1
GS 14 12 12 15 8 14 2 13 12 13 20 12 14 16 12 0 13 3 7 2 0 0 3 8 6 0
MIN 1242 1060 1055 1307 695 1250 235 1124 964 1194 1809 1064 1260 1400 1114 225 1122 295 630 185 71 1 270 668 459 1
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
G 11 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30
A 2 3 2 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 47 29 36 43 14 9 6 22 3 10 5 10 0 5 12 2 5 12 0 1 1 0 0 11 3 0
SOG 23 14 12 15 7 4 3 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
24 31
286 272
103 87
FC 19 16 27 23 4 9 5 20 8 25 21 26 0 11 13 3 9 7 0 1 2 0 3 11 9 0
FS 21 26 20 26 20 25 6 13 7 13 13 19 1 17 11 7 8 7 2 4 1 0 2 7 11 0
OFF 20 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CK 0 1 0 1 0 9 1 16 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 0
C 5 1 2 4 2 0 1 4 1 6 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
272 300 300 272
50 25
95 112
42 32
3 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jermain Defoe 5, Doneil Henry 1, Gilberto 1, Luke Moore 1, Michael Bradley 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Michael Bradley 1, Dominic Oduro 1, Collen Warner 1, Jackson 1, Jonathan Osorio 1, Mark Bloom 1, Bradley Orr 1, Daniel Lovitz 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Jermain Defoe 3-3, Michael Bradley 0-1 TORONTO FC GOALKEEPING UNF 30 12
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Julio Cesar Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals
GP 7 14 21 21
GS 7 14 21 21
MIN SHTS 630 27 1260 60 1890 87 1890 103
SV 18 40 58 70
GA 9 21 30 32
GAA 1.29 1.5 1.43 1.52
PG 2 2 4 3
PA 2 2 4 4
W 3 6 9 7
L 4 3 7 9
T 0 5 5 5
SO 2 3 5 3
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2014 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.
DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
OPPONENT 8 at Seattle 15 FC Dallas 22 San Jose 29 at Colorado
Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Fri. Tue. Sat. Fri. Fri. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Fri. Fri. Fri. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
5 Real Salt Lake 19 Montreal 26 at New England 4 Columbus 10 at Montreal 14 Philadelphia 18 at Chicago 23 Toronto FC 27 New York 31 at D.C. United 6 at Houston 27 at Portland 6 Chicago 12 at Montreal 16 at Columbus 19 Los Angeles 26 at Toronto FC 1 Philadelphia 10 at Vancouver 16 Toronto FC 23 D.C. United 29 Houston 3 at New England 6 at New York 12 at Chivas USA 26 New England 3 at D.C. United 10 Chicago 18 at Philadelphia 26 New York
RESULT L 0-1 T 1-1 W 1-0 W 3-2 T W L W W L L T T L W W T W W W W T L
0-0 4-0 0-2 2-0 3-0 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2
ATT 39240 19431 19368 12203
W-L-T 0-1-0 0-1-1 1-1-1 2-1-1
19838 20306 14806 20565 16529 19073 15746 19914 19221 18522 18396 20814 20858 17155 13643 21493 22591 21318 20183
2-1-2 3-1-2 3-2-2 4-2-2 5-2-2 5-3-2 5-4-2 5-4-3 5-4-4 5-5-4 6-5-4 7-5-4 7-5-5 8-5-5 9-5-5 10-5-5 11-5-5 11-5-6 11-6-6
POS PTS NOTES: 5 0 SEA: Barrett (94+) 5 1 KC: Collin (81); DAL: Hedges (90) 5 4 KC: Dwyer (57); 2 7 KC: Zusi (50) Feilhaber (79) Dwyer (92+); COL: Sanchez (60,78) 3 8 1 11 KC: own goal (31) Collin (71) Dwyer (74,86); 2 11 NE: Bunbury (92+) Nguyen (95+) 1 14 KC: Peterson (10) Bieler (95+); 1 17 KC: Dwyer (18,64) Nagamura (34); 1 17 KC: Dwyer (80); PHI: Cruz (49) Maidana (81) 2 17 KC: Dwyer (68); CHI: Magee (7,16) 2 18 KC: Dwyer (47,84); TOR: Moore (67) Orr (91+) 2 19 KC: Dovale (9); NY: Wright-Phillips (50) 3 19 DC: Espindola (28) 2 22 KC: Saad (45) Dwyer (70); 1 25 KC: Olum (24); 2 26 KC: Dwyer (33); CHI: Magee (40) 2 29 KC: Dwyer (4,89); MTL: Di Vaio (28) 1 32 KC: Sapong (43) Feilhaber (93+); CLB: own goal (69) 1 35 KC: Feilhaber (11) Olum (61); LA: Keane (79) 1 38 KC: Zusi (48) Peterson (80); TOR: Goncalves (16) 1 39 KC: Zusi (54); PHI: Brown (71) 1 39 VAN: own goal (17) Mattocks (39)
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TORONTO FC 2014 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat.
Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May
OPPONENT 15 at Seattle 22 D.C. United 29 at Real Salt Lake 5 at Columbus 12 Colorado 19 at FC Dallas 3 New England 17 New York 23 at Sporting KC 31 Columbus
RESULT W 2-1 W 1-0 L 0-3 W L L L W T W
ATT 38441 22591 18881
W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 TOR: Defoe (17,24); SEA: Dempsey (68) 3 6 TOR: Defoe (60); 4 6 RSL: Saborio (11,55) Gil (28)
2-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-0 2-2 3-2
12045 22591 17406 22591 22591 19914 22591
3-1-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 3-4-0 4-4-0 4-4-1 5-4-1
2 2 3 7 7 6 5
Sat. June Fri. June
7 San Jose 27 at New York
W 1-0 T 2-2
22591 20176
6-4-1 6-4-2
4 4
Wed. July Sat. July Sat. July
2 at Chicago 5 D.C. United 12 Houston
T 1-1 L 1-2 W 4-2
13153 22591 22591
6-4-3 6-5-3 7-5-3
4 4 3
Wed. July Sat. July
16 Vancouver 19 at Houston
T 1-1 T 2-2
22591 20069
7-5-4 7-5-5
3 3
Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat.
July July Aug. Aug.
26 Sporting KC 30 at D.C. United 2 at Montreal 9 at Columbus
L L W W
22591 16171 16665 17822
7-6-5 7-7-5 8-7-5 9-7-5
3 4 3 3
Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
16 at Sporting KC 23 Chicago 30 New England 3 at Philadelphia 6 Philadelphia 13 at Chicago 21 Chivas USA 27 Portland 4 at Los Angeles 8 Houston 11 at New York 18 Montreal 25 at New England
1-2 0-3 2-0 3-2
9 TOR: Bradley (11) Nakajima-Farran (85); 9 COL: Buddle (77) 9 TOR: Nakajima-Farran (21); DAL: Hedges (37) Perez (88) 9 TOR: Goncalves (6); NE: Mullins (24) Nguyen (82) 12 TOR: Defoe (12) Moore (95+); 13 TOR: Moore (67) Orr (91+); KC: Dwyer (47,84) 16 TOR: Defoe (21,81) Henry (92+); CLB: Meram (18) Viana (65) 19 TOR: Defoe (27); 20 TOR: Defoe (55) Souza (72); NY: Luyindula (36) WrightPhillips (93+) 21 TOR: Goncalves (42); CHI: Shipp (57) 21 TOR: Moore (60); DC: DeLeon (54) Kitchen (69) 24 TOR: Osorio (39) Oduro (46+) Defoe (63,89); HOU: Davis (13,30) 25 TOR: Defoe (64); VAN: Mattocks (50) 26 TOR: Souza (18) Oduro (47+); HOU: Bruin (11) Barnes (26) 26 TOR: Goncalves (16); KC: Zusi (48) Peterson (80) 26 DC: Johnson (8) Rolfe (59) own goal (67) 29 TOR: Souza (11) Moore (54); 32 TOR: Souza (43) Osorio (59) Moore (84); CLB: Higuain (47+) Meram (81)
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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)
Goals 2 4 times Assists 2 Graham Zusi 2 Sal Zizzo Shots 6 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Benny Feilhaber Fouls Suffered 9 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Chance Myers 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Andy Gruenebaum Shots Faced 7 Eric Kronberg 7 Andy Gruenebaum Goals Allowed 2 6 times
Goals 4 04/19/2014 vs Assists 5 03/29/2014 vs Shots 20 04/05/2014 vs Shots on Goal 9 04/05/2014 vs 9 07/06/2014 vs Fouls Committed 25 03/08/2014 vs 25 08/10/2014 vs Fouls Suffered 28 05/18/2014 vs Corner Kicks 12 03/15/2014 vs Offside 4 05/10/2014 vs 4 07/06/2014 vs 4 07/16/2014 vs 4 07/19/2014 vs Saves 6 08/01/2014 vs Shots Faced 7 05/14/2014 vs 7 08/01/2014 vs 7 08/10/2014 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/29/2014 vs 2 04/26/2014 vs 2 05/14/2014 vs 2 05/18/2014 vs 2 05/23/2014 vs 2 08/10/2014 vs
04/19/2014 vs MTL
W 4-0
03/29/2014 vs COL 03/29/2014 vs COL
W 3-2 W 3-2
03/08/2014 vs SEA
L 0-1
05/10/2014 vs MTL 07/12/2014 vs MTL
W 3-0 W 2-1
08/10/2014 vs VAN
L 0-2
04/19/2014 vs MTL
W 4-0
04/05/2014 vs RSL 07/16/2014 vs CLB
T 0-0 W 2-1
08/01/2014 vs PHI
T 1-1
05/14/2014 vs PHI 08/01/2014 vs PHI
L 1-2 T 1-1
03/29/2014 vs COL
W 3-2
MTL
W 4-0
COL
W 3-2
RSL
T 0-0
RSL CHI
T 0-0 T 1-1
SEA VAN
L 0-1 L 0-2
CHI
L 1-2
DAL
T 1-1
MTL CHI CLB LA
W T W W
PHI
T 1-1
PHI PHI VAN
L 1-2 T 1-1 L 0-2
COL NE PHI CHI TOR VAN
W L L L T L
TORONTO FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)
Goals 2 Jermain Defoe 2 Jermain Defoe 2 Jermain Defoe Assists 2 Luke Moore Shots 8 Jackson Shots on Goal 4 Jermain Defoe Fouls Committed 6 Doneil Henry 6 Jermain Defoe Fouls Suffered 7 Dominic Oduro Offside 3 Jermain Defoe 3 Jermain Defoe Saves 6 Joseph Bendik Shots Faced 8 Joseph Bendik Goals Allowed 3 Julio Cesar 3 Joseph Bendik
Goals 4 07/12/2014 at Assists 3 07/19/2014 at 3 08/09/2014 at Shots 20 06/27/2014 at Shots on Goal 8 07/12/2014 at 8 07/30/2014 at 8 08/09/2014 at Fouls Committed 25 03/15/2014 at Fouls Suffered 22 07/16/2014 at Corner Kicks 9 04/12/2014 at Offside 5 07/05/2014 at 5 08/02/2014 at Saves 6 07/12/2014 at Shots Faced 8 07/12/2014 at Goals Allowed 3 03/29/2014 at 3 07/30/2014 at
03/15/2014 at SEA 05/31/2014 at CLB 07/12/2014 at HOU
W 2-1 W 3-2 W 4-2
08/09/2014 at CLB
W 3-2
07/26/2014 at KC
L 1-2
07/12/2014 at HOU
W 4-2
05/03/2014 at NE 05/31/2014 at CLB
L 1-2 W 3-2
07/26/2014 at KC
L 1-2
03/29/2014 at RSL 07/05/2014 at DC
L 0-3 L 1-2
07/12/2014 at HOU
W 4-2
07/12/2014 at HOU
W 4-2
03/29/2014 at RSL 07/30/2014 at DC
L 0-3 L 0-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)
3-0 1-1 2-1 2-1
Shots 9 06/27/2014 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/26/2014 vs Fouls Committed 6 05/14/2014 vs Fouls Suffered 6 04/05/2014 vs Corner Kicks 2 05/18/2014 vs Offside 0 03/15/2014 vs 0 04/26/2014 vs 0 05/14/2014 vs 0 06/27/2014 vs Saves 0 03/15/2014 vs 0 07/06/2014 vs Shots Faced 1 03/15/2014 vs 1 03/22/2014 vs 1 04/05/2014 vs
POR
W 1-0
NE
L 0-2
PHI
L 1-2
RSL
T 0-0
CHI
L 1-2
DAL NE PHI POR
T L L W
DAL CHI
T 1-1 T 1-1
DAL SJ RSL
T 1-1 W 1-0 T 0-0
1-1 0-2 1-2 1-0
3-2 0-2 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)
HOU
W 4-2
HOU CLB
T 2-2 W 3-2
NY
T 2-2
HOU DC CLB
W 4-2 L 0-3 W 3-2
SEA
W 2-1
VAN
T 1-1
COL
L 0-1
DC MTL
L 1-2 W 2-0
HOU
W 4-2
HOU
W 4-2
RSL DC
L 0-3 L 0-3
Shots 7 05/23/2014 at 7 07/02/2014 at Shots on Goal 2 07/02/2014 at Fouls Committed 7 07/12/2014 at Fouls Suffered 7 07/05/2014 at Corner Kicks 0 07/30/2014 at Offside 0 05/03/2014 at 0 07/19/2014 at Saves 0 05/31/2014 at 0 07/05/2014 at Shots Faced 1 05/17/2014 at
KC CHI
T 2-2 T 1-1
CHI
T 1-1
HOU
W 4-2
DC
L 1-2
DC
L 0-3
NE HOU
L 1-2 T 2-2
CLB DC
W 3-2 L 1-2
NY
W 2-0
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2014 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. TORONTO FC (1-0-1) UNF 14 37 8 11 10 30 1 7 6 5 15 17 4 78 22 13 12 94 23 9 40
POS F F F F M G G D M D D F D D F M M M M M D
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2
180 103 90 54 180 90 90 36 90 75 145 75 125 90 19 90 77 5 85 86 180 180 180
2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 2 34 25
2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12 7
3 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 36 36
4 0 3 1 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 6 36 36
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dom Dwyer Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Sal Zizzo Benny Feilhaber Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Matt Besler Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Kevin Ellis Aurelien Collin Soony Saad Lawrence Olum Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda Alex Martinez Antonio Dovale Igor Juliao Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jacob Peterson 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 1-1
UNF 30 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER
GP
GS
1 1 2 2
1 1 2 2
Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals
MIN SHT 90 90 180 180
4 3 7 12
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
3 1 4 8
1 2 3 4
1.00 2.00 1.50 2.00
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
0 0 0 1
0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2014 TORONTO FC VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-1) UNF 11 16 27 18 23 17 4 13 14 2 26 15 12 8 21 28 23 9 35
POS M D F F F D M D M D M D G M M D M F M
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2
1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2
90 172 127 90 90 180 90 63 8 180 170 114 180 53 10 90 53 156 37 180 180
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
8 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 25 34
3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12
4 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 36 36
2 3 2 3 7 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 36 36
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 10
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson Bradley Orr Luke Moore Jermain Defoe Dominic Oduro Nick Hagglund Michael Bradley Steven Caldwell Dwayne De Rosario Justin Morrow Collen Warner Doneil Henry Joseph Bendik Kyle Bekker Jonathan Osorio Mark Bloom Alvaro Rey Gilberto Daniel Lovitz Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jacob Peterson 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 1-1
UNF 12
POS G
GOALKEEPER Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
2 2 2
2 2 2
MIN SHT 180 180 180
12 12 7
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
8 8 4
4 4 3
2.00 2.00 1.50
1 1 0
1 1 0
0 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 1
0 0 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
TORONTO FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Sporting KC
Toronto FC
Sporting KC 11 wins, 29 goals Toronto FC 4 wins, 16 goals 5 ties 4/25/2007 4/28/2007 7/1/2007 4/26/2008 6/21/2008 9/20/2008 3/21/2009 4/26/2009 6/5/2010 7/31/2010 6/4/2011 7/23/2011 6/16/2012 8/18/2012 9/1/2012 3/9/2013 7/13/2013 9/21/2013 5/23/2014 7/26/2014
KC 3 vs TOR KC 1 at TOR KC 1 vs TOR TOR 2 vs KC TOR 0 vs KC KC 2 vs TOR TOR 3 at KC TOR 1 vs KC TOR 0 vs KC KC 1 vs TOR TOR 0 vs KC KC 4 vs TOR KC 2 vs TOR KC 1 at TOR KC 2 vs TOR TOR 2 vs KC KC 3 vs TOR KC 2 at TOR KC 2 vs TOR KC 2 at TOR
0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
(KC) (T) (KC) (T) (T) (CA) (CA) (T) (T) (CA) (T) (SP) (SP) (T) (SP) (T) (SP) (T) (SP) (T)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 9 123 41 114 33 49
2 20 174 69 126 25 57
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 29 297 110 240 58 106
1 6 82 33 148 26 37
2 10 99 40 139 33 44
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 16 181 73 287 59 81
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC TOR
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
1 1
5 2
3 3
7 5
5 3
8 2
0 0
29 16
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Ryan Nelsen Peter Vermes
vs. KC vs. TOR
1-3-1 8-1-3
(0.8 pts./game) (2.25 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
3 4 25 9 17 20 7 3 5 28 7
Sporting KC Kamara/Sapong Myers/Zusi Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman
4 1 13 9 16 14 2 3 3 20 10
Toronto FC Amado Guevara 11 times Amado Guevara Amado Guevara Danny Dichio Carl Robinson Stefan Frei Sutton/Bendik Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Joseph Bendik
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 6 players tied 30 players tied Kei Kamara (09/01/12) Eddie Johnson (04/25/07) 5 Sapong/Collin 5 3 players tied
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal
2 1 9 4
Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves
1 10 players tied 5 Kevin Hartman (3 times) 3 Kevin Hartman (03/21/09)
Goals Allowed
2 1 8 3
Toronto FC 3 players tied 11 players tied Jackson (07/26/14) 4 players tied
8 Maurice Edu (04/28/07) 7 Dominic Oduro (07/26/14) 1 5 players tied 7 Kocic/Bendik 4 Stefan Frei (07/23/11)
W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City 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)
Toronto FC W-L-T
Streak (started)
7-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0
4 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ls
(06/06/2014) (08/01/2014) (08/10/2014)
6-1-1 3-4-3 0-2-1
2 Ws (08/02/2014) 2 Ts (07/16/2014) 1 Ls (07/30/2014)
1-6-0 10-0-5
1 Ls 1 Ts
(08/10/2014) (08/01/2014)
2-4-4 7-3-1
1 Ls (07/30/2014) 2 Ws (08/02/2014)
0-4-1 2-2-4 6-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-0
3 Ls 2 Ts 5 Ws 7 Ws 2 Ws
(04/26/2014) (07/06/2014) (06/06/2014) (03/02/2013) (05/05/2013)
0-3-0 2-4-2 4-0-3 2-0-0 1-0-0
8 1 1 2 2
Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws
(08/17/2013) (07/26/2014) (08/02/2014) (05/31/2014) (09/28/2013)
6-0-1 4-2-4 1-4-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
5 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ls 2 Ls 0-
(04/19/2014) (08/01/2014) (08/10/2014) (04/27/2013) -
5-0-0 1-1-2 3-4-3 0-2-0 0-0-0
7 2 1 3 1
Ws Ts Ws Ls Ls
(08/04/2013) (07/02/2014) (08/09/2014) (07/13/2013) (09/07/2013)
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. TORONTO FC (11-4-5) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
C.J. Sapong Kei Kamara Dom Dwyer Davy Arnaud Claudio Bieler Omar Bravo Eddie Johnson Soony Saad Graham Zusi Michael Harrington Paulo Nagamura Jacob Peterson Teal Bunbury Jack Jewsbury Yura Movsisyan Oriol Rosell Julio Cesar Kevin Souter Kerry Zavagnin Chance Myers Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Santiago Hirsig Claudio Lopez Carlos Marinelli Jeferson Seth Sinovic Sasha Victorine Josh Wolff Sal Zizzo Team totals Opponent totals
9 6 5 9 2 2 2 4 11 11 4 5 8 9 2 3 4 1 5 11 10 5 2 5 4 1 9 5 5 1 20 20
5 6 3 9 2 2 2 1 9 11 4 3 5 8 0 2 4 0 5 11 9 5 1 4 3 1 9 4 4 0 20 20
445 535 288 810 161 180 180 125 816 980 360 266 464 724 81 192 314 14 396 911 813 416 118 366 208 90 775 353 384 54 1800 1800
3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 16
2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 11
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
11 25 11 24 7 4 11 8 17 2 10 5 12 11 8 1 5 1 3 4 8 11 2 8 9 2 6 6 5 2 297 181
9 8 1 2 20 20
810 720 90 180 1800 1800
24 39 4 6 73 110
18 28 3 4 53 76
0.67 0.88 1.00 1.00 0.80 1.45
1 0 0 0 1 2
Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals
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TORONTO FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (4-11-5) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Amado Guevara Ryan Johnson Danny Dichio Robert Earnshaw Jim Brennan Jackson Danny Koevermans Luke Moore Bradley Orr Darel Russell Sam Cronin Dwayne De Rosario Jermain Defoe Richard Eckersley Nick Hagglund Ronnie O'Brien Dominic Oduro Alvaro Rey Carl Robinson Marvell Wynne Team totals Opponent totals
5 4 7 2 8 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 1 7 2 1 1 2 8 7 20 20
4 4 5 2 7 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 7 2 1 1 2 8 7 20 20
382 360 452 150 662 90 180 127 172 185 180 220 90 616 180 90 90 136 720 630 1800 1800
4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 29
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 30
13 8 6 2 2 8 5 2 1 2 1 4 0 2 2 4 2 0 5 1 181 297
Brian Edwards Sam Reynolds Stefan Frei Milos Kocic Greg Sutton Joseph Bendik Freddy Hall Team totals Opponent totals
1 1 6 2 4 5 1 20 20
MIN SHTS 90 90 540 180 360 450 90 1800 1800
5 7 29 12 23 28 6 110 73
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GAA
PG
5 6 20 9 14 18 4 76 53
0.00 1.00 1.17 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 1.45 0.80
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. TORONTO FC (11-4-5)
CURRENT TORONTO FC VS. SPORTING KC (4-11-5)
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C.J. Sapong Dom Dwyer Claudio Bieler Soony Saad Graham Zusi Jacob Peterson Paulo Nagamura Sal Zizzo Chance Myers Benny Feilhaber Seth Sinovic Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Antonio Dovale Kevin Ellis Andy Gruenebaum Igor Juliao Eric Kronberg Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Team totals Opponent totals
9 5 2 4 11 10 11 6 11 8 10 8 8 1 2 8 2 2 1 1 5 2 20 20
5 3 2 1 9 6 9 3 11 8 10 8 8 1 1 8 2 2 1 0 4 2 20 20
445 288 161 125 816 604 832 338 911 686 865 705 692 86 125 720 180 180 77 5 362 180 1800 1800
3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 16
2 2 0 0 4 3 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 11
11 11 7 8 17 11 19 5 4 17 7 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 1 297 181
Dwayne De Rosario Dominic Oduro Jackson Bright Dike Luke Moore Bradley Orr Collen Warner Jermain Defoe Nick Hagglund Kyle Bekker Joseph Bendik Mark Bloom Michael Bradley Steven Caldwell Warren Creavalle Jeremy Hall Doneil Henry Daniel Lovitz Ashtone Morgan Justin Morrow Jonathan Osorio Ryan Richter Gilberto Andrew Wiedeman Team totals Opponent totals
28 17 5 2 2 2 8 1 2 3 5 2 5 3 5 6 7 1 5 5 2 1 2 4 20 20
18 11 3 1 1 2 8 1 2 1 5 2 5 3 2 5 4 0 3 4 0 1 2 3 20 20
1738 1042 344 114 127 172 612 90 180 63 450 180 428 239 224 479 341 37 347 369 18 45 156 261 1800 1800
3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 29
7 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 30
54 22 13 2 2 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 5 1 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 181 297
GOALKEEPER
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MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
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GAA
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Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals
8 2 20 20
720 180 1800 1800
30 6 73 110
22 4 53 76
1.00 1.00 0.80 1.45
0 0 1 2
18 2.00 76 1.45 53 0.80
1 2 1
GOALKEEPER
GP
Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals
5 20 20
MIN SHTS 450 1800 1800
28 110 73
SV
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GAME NOTES SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs TORONTO FC Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 7:30 p.m. CT English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Gran D 1340 AM
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2014 Regular season Team stats SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SPORTING Kansas City roster No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Eric Kronberg krawn-berg 2 DEF Erik Palmer-Brown 3 DEF Ike Opara** oh-PAR-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 MID Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra 7 DEF Chance Myers** 8 MID Graham Zusi ZOO-see 9 MID Antonio Dovale doh-VAH-lay 10 MID Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber 11 FWD Sal Zizzo ZEE-zoh 12 MID Mikey Lopez 13 DEF Lawrence Olum OH-lumm 14 FWD Dom Dwyer 15 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick 16 FWD Claudio Bieler bee-AY-lurr 17 FWD C.J. Sapong sah-PONG 18 MID Victor Munoz 20 MID Jorge Claros hor-hay 21 GK Jon Kempin 22 FWD Soony Saad SOO-nee sod 23 MID Martin Steuble STOY-bleh 24 MID Michael Kafari 25 MID Christian Duke* 28 GK Tim Melia^ 30 GK Andy Gruenebaum GREEN-uh-BOHM 37 FWD Jacob Peterson 40 DEF Igor Juliao ZHOO-lee-ow 78 DEF Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en 94 MID Jimmy Medranda* muh-DRAHN-dah * On loan ** Disabled list ^ League pool goalkeeper
11-6-6 (39 pts) 23 1st in East 32 25 1.39 22 0.96 +10 329 (118) 35.9% 343 347 42 6
RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS ASSISTS GOALS/GAME GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
P W L T GP 39 11 6 6 23 37 11 7 4 22 32 9 7 5 21 28 6 7 10 23 27 6 8 9 23 27 6 8 9 23 26 8 12 2 22 25 4 5 13 22 22 6 12 4 22 14 3 14 5 22
Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC 2. Real Salt Lake 3. FC Dallas 4. LA Galaxy 5. Vancouver Whitecaps 6. Colorado Rapids 7. Portland Timbers 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Chivas USA
P W L T 41 13 6 2 39 10 4 9 36 10 7 6 34 9 4 7 32 7 4 11 30 8 9 6 30 7 7 9 24 6 8 6 23 6 11 5
GP 21 23 23 20 22 23 23 20 22
toronto FC
14 Dom Dwyer goals 5 Benny Feilhaber assists 78 Dom Dwyer shots 32 Dom Dwyer shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer game-winning goals 1 seven players tied game-winning assists 57 Benny Feilhaber fouls suffered 47 Dom Dwyer fouls committed 5 Benny Feilhaber cautions 2 Aurelien Collin ejections 0.00 Jon Kempin 7 Eric Kronberg 7 Eric Kronberg 38 Eric Kronberg
goals against avg wins shutouts saves
Jermain Defoe 11 Dominic Oduro 4 Jermain Defoe 47 Jermain Defoe 23 Jermain Defoe 5 eight players tied 1 Jackson/Moore 26 Gilberto 27 Doneil Henry 6 three players 1 Julio Cesar 1.29 Joseph Bendik 6 Joseph Bendik 3 Joseph Bendik 40
Coaches - REGULAR SEASON peter vermes
Through Aug. 14
9-7-5 (32 pts) 21 3rd in East 32 24 1.52 30 1.43 +2 286 (103) 36.0% 272 300 42 3
2014 REgular season Individual Leaders
2014 Regular Season MLS Standings Eastern Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. D.C. United 3. Toronto FC 4. New York Red Bulls 5. Philadelphia Union 6. Columbus Crew 7. New England Revolution 8. Chicago Fire 9. Houston Dynamo 10. Montreal Impact
toronto FC
6th season 73-51-43 6th season 73-51-43
ryan nelsen
MLS Experience MLS Record Year with Team Record with Team
2nd season 15-24-16 2nd season 15-24-16
SPORTING KANSAS CITY injury report As of Aug. 14, 2014 OUT: • Ike Opara (right ankle - out for season) • Chance Myers (left Achilles - out for season) • Eric Kronberg (fractured fourth metacarpal in left hand) OUT: • Andy Gruenebaum (strained supraspinatus muscle in shoulder) • Paulo Nagamura (left ankle sprain)
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Kansas City Connections
Noteworthy milestones
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Paulo Nagamura played for Toronto FC in 2007, the club’s inaugural season in MLS.
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Graham Zusi and Jeremy Hall were teammates at the University of Maryland from 2006-2008.
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Matt Besler, Bright Dike and Justin Morrow were teammates at the University of Notre Dame from 2006-2008.
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Jacob Peterson played for Toronto FC from 2010-2011.
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Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Michael Bradley were on the U.S. Men’s National Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. All three players featured in each of the Americans’ four matches at the tournament.
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Benny Feilhaber (USA), Michael Bradley (USA) and Jermain Defoe (England) all participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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Both clubs’ leading goal scorers -- Dom Dwyer (14) and Jermain Defoe (11) -- are from London.
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Paulo Nagamura and Jackson are both from Sao Paulo, Brazil and came up through the youth system of Sao Paulo FC. Nagamura left the club in 2001 at age 18; Jackson left in 2009 at age 21.
last time they met The teams last met in the MLS regular season on July 26, 2014 at BMO Field. Sporting KC beat Toronto FC 2-1 and extended their club record road winning streak to five games. Jackson’s 16th-minute goal put the hosts ahead, but second half strikes from midfielders Graham Zusi and Jacob Peterson gave the MLS champions their first come-from-behind victory in 2014. Zusi leveled the contest in the 48th minute, curling in a Goal of the Week winner after the ball rolled loose inside the penalty box. Sporting KC then suffered a blow at the 75-minute mark when captain Matt Besler received his second caution and the first red card of his six-year career. Down a man, however, Sporting KC took a shock lead with 10 minutes left. Just three minutes after his introduction, substitute Peterson was on the receiving end of Dom Dwyer’s back-heel pass and finished neatly into the corner of the net. Saturday is the third and final contest between the clubs this season, having battled to a 2-2 draw at Sporting Park on May 23. Sporting KC’s .675 all-time winning percentage versus Toronto FC (11-4-5) is their highest against any MLS club.
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Sporting KC has sold out 47 straight MLS home games at Sporting Park. Sporting KC has won 240 MLS regular season games, third most in league history. Sporting KC has tied 122 MLS regular season games, most in MLS history. Peter Vermes is in his sixth season as manager, second longest in club history behind Bob Gansler. Vermes’ winning percentage (.566) is best for Sporting KC all-time. Graham Zusi’s 470 career corner kicks taken in the MLS regular season are most all-time for Sporting KC. Graham Zusi is tied with Davy Arnaud for third place on Sporting KC’s alltime assists chart with 35. Aurelien Collin is second in club history for most MLS goals scored by a defender with 15, two shy of Jimmy Conrad (17). Matt Besler is in ninth place on the club’s all-time chart for games started with 135. On July 26, Andy Gruenebaum became the second goalkeeper in MLS history to earn regulation wins in each of his first four regular season appearances for a new club. Dom Dwyer’s 14 MLS goals in 2014 are third on the club’s single-season goal scoring chart. Graham Zusi’s 20 MLS regular season goals for Sporting KC are tied for 9th most in club history and the most of any player on the current roster. During the 2014 MLS regular season, 28 different players have started a match for Sporting KC, most in club history. In addition, 30 players have appeared in a match, most among all MLS teams this year. Should Benny Feilhaber play on Saturday, it will be his 50th regular season appearance for Sporting KC.
sporting kc news & notes Besler and Zusi sign Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC Sporting KC signed defender Matt Besler and midfielder Graham Zusi to longterm Designated Player contracts on July 19. Per club policy, additional terms of the agreements will not be disclosed. An Overland Park native, Besler became the first player from the state of Kansas to play in a FIFA World Cup when he started all four matches for the United States in Brazil this summer. The 27-year-old centerback debuted for the U.S. in January 2013 and has 21 career international appearances, including all three knockout round games en route to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Besler was named captain of the reigning MLS Cup champions prior to the 2014 season and was recognized as the Kansas City Sports Commission Sportsman of the Year in April. Besler has made 150 MLS appearances (including postseason) with two goals and seven assists since being drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of Notre Dame. Zusi is also coming off a strong performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in all four games for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and contributed assists in back-to-back group stage games against Ghana and Portugal. The 27-year-old has earned 27 career international appearances with three goals and six assists in a U.S. Men’s National Team jersey. Taken in the second round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as a two-time national champion at the University of Maryland, Zusi has recorded 20 goals and 40 assists in 148 MLS matches (including postseason) over six professional seasons with Sporting KC.
Sporting KC Designated Players all-time • • • • • •
Graham Zusi (2014 - ) Matt Besler (2014 - ) Claudio Bieler (2013 - ) Jeferson (2011) Omar Bravo (2011) Claudio Lopez (2008)
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Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) Sporting KC posts club record five-game road winning streak
League pool goalkeeper Tim Melia joins Sporting KC
Prior to a 2-0 loss at the Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug. 10, Sporting KC had won five consecutive MLS road matches at the Houston Dynamo (June 6), Portland Timbers (June 27), Montreal Impact (July 12), Columbus Crew (July 16) and Toronto FC (July 26). The five-game road winning streak tied the fourth longest in MLS history and second longest in the non-shootout era (2000-present). The run fell one victory short of the San Jose Earthqaukes’ six-game stretch in 2005.
Sporting KC announced on Aug. 13 that League pool goalkeeper Tim Melia has joined the club. A five-year veteran of MLS, Melia played two seasons with Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) before signing with Chivas USA (2012-2014). Over that span, the 28-year-old made six MLS appearances while also playing on loan for the Charleston Battery and FC New York.
Sporting KC leads MLS with seven road victories and is the only team with three clean sheets away from home. Since the beginning of 2011, no team has more regular season road victories (27) or shutout road wins (13) than Sporting KC.
Melia arrives in Kansas City due to injuries to Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum. Kronberg fractured the fourth metacarpal bone on his left hand in July and is in the midst of an eight-week recovery, while Gruenebaum strained his supraspinatus in the team’s most recent match and is day-to-day.
Gruenebaum makes history as Sporting KC’s starting goalkeeper
Injuries and international duty test Sporting KC’s depth
Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum has a 4-1-1 record since replacing injured Eric Kronberg on July 12. He became just the second goalkeeper in MLS history (Jorge Campos, 1996 LA Galaxy) to earn regulation wins in each of his first four regulation appearances for a new club.
Through 23 games in the 2014 MLS regular season, Sporting KC has featured 23 different starting lineups. Peter Vermes’ lineup selection has been complicated by several factors throughout the year. In March, the club had to balance multiple competitions during the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. In May, schedule congestion came to the forefront with seven MLS games during the month. More recently, goalkeepers Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum suffered injuries, giving Jon Kempin his first MLS start for the club.
Gruenebaum began his 2014 MLS campaign with a 2-1 win at Montreal, then notched three more 2-1 victories against the Columbus Crew (July 16), LA Galaxy (July 19) and Toronto FC (July 26) as Sporting KC surged atop the Eastern Conference standings. The Overland Park, Kansas native previously made 82 MLS appearances for the Crew (including postseason) from 2006-2013.
Kempin marks MLS debut with penalty kick save Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin made his MLS debut in the second half of Sporting KC’s 2-0 loss at the Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug. 10. He marked his first League appearance with a penalty kick save in the 84th minute, denying Darren Mattocks and preserving his 45-minute clean sheet. Andy Gruenebaum injured his right shoulder making a save in the 13th minute and required replacement at halftime of the match with Sporting KC down 2-0. First-string goalkeeper Eric Kronberg remained sidelined with an injured hand, prompting Kempin to step between the posts for the first time in his MLS career. His penalty kick stop earned a Save of the Week nomination. In a rare set of circumstances, Kempin is just the third goalkeeper in MLS history to record the first save of his career on a penalty kick, following Miami Fusion’s Matt Napoleon in August 1998 and LA Galaxy’s Brian Perk in July 2011. Moreover, he is the fifth goalkeeper all-time to save a penalty in his MLS debut and the fifth-youngest MLS keeper to save a penalty (21 years, 125 days). Kempin was Sporting KC’s first Homegrown player upon signing in 2010 at age 17 and is now in his fifth professional season. He most recently joined the United States U-21 Men’s National Team in April and has also trained with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team.
Benny Feilhaber named MLS Player of the Month for July Midfielder Benny Feilhaber was named MLS Player of the Month for July, becoming the third different Sporting KC player to win the award in the past three months, following Dom Dwyer in May and Eric Kronberg in June. Sporting KC is now the first team to claim Player of the Month honors in three consecutive months in the League’s 19-year history. The 29-year-old led Sporting KC to the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings with a League-high 13 points (4-0-1) in July. Feilhaber contributed to both goals in a 2-1 win at the Columbus Crew on July 16, setting up C.J. Sapong for a 42nd-minute header before scoring the match-winner in second half stoppage time. Three days later, he scored a sublime free kick goal against the LA Galaxy to hand the four-time MLS champions their only loss in the past 12 games. Feilhaber currently leads the team with five assists and ranks second among Sporting KC players with four goals in all competition this season. In addition, he has suffered the second most fouls among all MLS players this season (57).
To complicate matters, Chance Myers and Ike Opara have suffered seasonending injuries; Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Lawrence Olum have seen extended international action; and Erik Palmer-Brown and Aurelien Collin have served one-game suspensions, with the latter also picking up a minor injury. As a result, 28 different players have started an MLS match for the club this season, most in the League. Of those 28 players, 11 were 23 years of age or younger at the start of the season. The club’s defense has been stretched most of all, with eight different players featuring in the centerback position during the 2014 campaign. Overall, 30 players have appeared for the club in an MLS match this year, most among all teams.
Dwyer chasing club’s single season scoring record Forward Dom Dwyer ranks tied for second in MLS with 14 goals and has already climbed into third place on the club’s single season scoring chart. With 11 matches remaining, he needs five more goals to pass Preki’s long-standing single season record (18). Dwyer’s four multi-goal games are most in MLS this season and tied for sixth most in team history. In League play, he ranks first in shots (78), third in shots on goal (32) and first in left-footed goals (nine) and headed goals (three). In a victory at Montreal on July 12, Dwyer became one of only 10 players in MLS history to score six or more regular season goals against the same opponent in a single year and the first to do so in the League’s expansion era (2005-present).
Claros and Steuble make competitive club debuts After signing for the club on July 16, Honduran midfielder Jorge Claros and Swiss-Filipino midfielder Martin Steuble saw their first competitive action in a Sporting KC jersey against the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1. Claros played the entire match and Steuble entered in the 89th minute. Claros has played 53 games for the Honduras Men’s National Team and has scored three goals since making his debut in 2006. The 28-year-old midfielder featured in all three matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Roger Espinoza. He signs from Honduran club Club Deportivo Motagua, where he won domestic league titles during the 2007-08 Apertura and 2010-11 Clausura. Steuble joins Sporting KC after seven years of professional soccer in Switzerland, most recently with Swiss Challenge League club FC Wil 1900. The 26-year-old has featured nine times for the Philippines Men’s National Team since making his international debut in March of this year.
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Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) CONCACAF Champions League approaches for Sporting KC
Besler, Collin, Dwyer and Zusi feature in MLS All-Star victory
Sporting KC enters the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage alongside Nicaraguan club Real Esteli and Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa in Group 2. For the second straight year, Peter Vermes’ men will open the tournament at Real Esteli on Aug. 19.
Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Dom Dwyer and Graham Zusi saw action in the 2014 MLS All-Star game on Aug. 6 as the MLS All-Stars defeated FC Bayern Munich 2-1 at Providence Park in Portland.
The defending MLS Cup champions will then return home for back-to-back matches at Sporting Park, hosting Saprissa on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Esteli on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Both matches will kick off at 7 p.m. CT. Sporting KC will conclude the group stage on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Saprissa. Esteli and Saprissa kicked off Group 2 action on Aug. 6, battling to a 1-1 draw in Nicaragua. The team with the most points at the conclusion of the CCL group stage will advance to the quarterfinal round in spring 2015. Sporting KC advanced to the 2013-14 quarterfinals in March against Mexican club and eventual champion Cruz Azul, losing 5-2 on aggregate. Deportivo Saprissa has won three CONCACAF Champions Cup titles (1993, 1995 and 2005) and features two players, Michael Umana and Yeltsin Tejeda, who helped Costa Rica advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. In May, Saprissa won their 30th league title in the Torneo de Verano final to become the most successful club in the history of the Costa Rican Primera Division. Real Esteli, the defending Clausura and Apertura champions in their domestic league, are the only Nicaraguan side to have participated in the competition and have qualified every year since the 2008-09 edition.
Sporting Park sellout streak Sporting Park has sold out 47 straight MLS matches, including four playoff games. The last time Sporting KC didn’t play in front of a sellout was March 25, 2012. Since opening in June 2011, the venue has sold out 60 of 68 MLS games and averaged 19,290 spectators, 104.5 percent of its 18,467 capacity. Through 11 MLS matches of the 2014 home campaign, Sporting Park’s average attendance is 20,126. The stadium’s 109.0 percent capacity this season ranks first in the League (excluding CenturyLink Field in Seattle, where official capacity is 38,500 but expands to 67,000 for select matches).
Paying the penalty Sporting KC has conceded six penalty kicks through 23 matches this year, one shy of equaling the most for a single season in club history. The team conceded seven penalties in 1998 and 2007. Referees have pointed to the spot at an increased rate in 2014, as 100 penalty kicks have been awarded (0.48 per game, as of Aug. 14). The whole 2013 regular season had 81 penalties (0.25 per game), while the 2012 campaign had 72 penalties (0.22 per game).
Red cards rising Sporting KC has suffered seven red cards and received six during the 2014 season. The combined 13 ejections through 22 matches already surpass the club’s 2013 total of 10. Much like penalty kicks, red card numbers have increased League-wide this season. An average of 0.29 red cards have been shown per game (through Aug. 14), up from 0.24 in 2013 and 0.18 in 2012.
First half lockdown Sporting KC ties a League low with eight first half goals allowed in MLS matches this season (and just one at home). Two of those eight were penalty kicks, meaning Sporting KC has allowed just six first half goals from the run of play in 2014 MLS competition.
Besler, Collin and Zusi started and played 45 minutes before exiting at halftime, while Dwyer entered the fray in the 71st minute. The reigning German Bundesliga and FIFA Club World Cup champions went ahead early through Robert Lewandowski’s impressive half volley, but New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright Phillips equalized with a spectacular long range effort shortly after the break. Fourteen-time MLS All-Star Landon Donovan struck the 70thminute game-winner and earned match MVP honors. Besler has twice collected MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) honors and is a three-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014). He was awarded MLS Defender of the Year in 2012 before being named a finalist again in 2013. Besler was Sporting KC’s Defensive Player of the Year each of the past three seasons. Collin earned MLS All-Star honors for a third consecutive year after signing with Sporting KC in April 2011. The 28-year-old centerback was a member of the MLS Best XI each of the last two seasons and was a Defender of the Year finalist in 2012. His 15 goals are most among defenders in MLS competition since 2011. Zusi, an MLS Best XI selection in 2012 and 2013, was also an All-Star for the third straight season. In 2013, Zusi was nominated for Best MLS Player at the ESPYS and was the top rated midfielder in the MLS Castrol Index. He has been voted Sporting KC’s Most Valuable Player each of the last two years.
Peterson Joseph and Sporting KC part ways Sporting KC announced on Aug. 11 that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with midfielder Peterson Joseph. The 24-year-old appeared in 36 MLS matches (including postseason), three CONCACAF Champions League fixtures and three U.S. Open Cup victories since joining the team in September 2011. A Haiti international, Joseph has been on the Disabled List since the start of the 2014 season and his last appearance for the club came in October 2013.
Sporting KC a consistent contender in MLS Since the beginning of 2011, Sporting KC has the third best aggregate regular season record and the best road record of all MLS teams. During this time period, Sporting KC has won two major trophies -- the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup -- and is the only club with multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). MLS regular season records since 2011 Club Record Win pct. 1. Seattle Sounders 61-33-29 .614 2. LA Galaxy 59-32-31 .611 3. Sporting KC 59-32-34 .608 4. Real Salt Lake 58-36-31 .588 5. NY Red Bulls 49-33-43 .564 MLS regular season road records since 2011 Club Record Win pct. 1. Sporting KC 27-21-15 .548 2. Seattle Sounders 23-20-18 .525 3. LA Galaxy 20-23-18 .475 4. Real Salt Lake 21-25-16 .468 5. NY Red Bulls 15-24-25 .430
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Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) Among MLS leaders •
Sporting KC ranks tied for second in clean sheets (seven) and goals conceded (22)
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Sporting KC ranks first in road wins (seven) and is tied for the fewest home losses (one)
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Sporting KC ranks first in shots (329) and shots on target (118) and second in fewest shots faced (226) and fewest shots faced on target (82).
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Sporting KC ranks first in average possession (56.8%), second in successful passes (8,110) and third in passing accuracy (81.0%)
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Sporting KC ranks second in successful crosses/corners (130) and first in crossing accuracy from open play (27.9%)
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Sporting KC ranks first in chances created from set plays (52), 12 more than any other team
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Sporting KC ranks first in fouls committed (343) and second in fouls suffered (347)
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Sporting KC ranks tied for third with 10 goals in the 76th minute or later
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Dom Dwyer ranks tied for second in goals (14), first in shots (78), first in multi-goal games (four), and tied for third in game-winning goals (four)
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Benny Feilhaber ranks second in fouls suffered (57)
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Eric Kronberg ranks first in goals against average (0.88) and tied for first in shutouts (seven) among keepers with at least 400 minutes played
MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week • • • • • • • • • • • •
Week 2 - Aurelien Collin Week 4 - Graham Zusi Week 7 - Aurelien Collin, Dom Dwyer Week 9 - Matt Besler, Graham Zusi Week 10 - Oriol Rosell, Dom Dwyer Week 11 - Dom Dwyer Week 14 - Kevin Ellis Week 16 - Kevin Ellis Week 18 - Matt Besler Week 19 - Benny Feilhaber, Igor Juliao Week 20 - Benny Feilhaber Week 21 - Graham Zusi
MLS Player of the Week • •
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MLS Player of the Month • • •
May - Dom Dwyer June - Eric Kronberg July - Benn Feilhaber
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Week 4 - Dom Dwyer Week 20 - Graham Zusi
MLS Save of the Week •
Week 9 - Eric Kronberg
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kansas city transaction tracker Players In
Players Out
Sal Zizzo (trade)
Jimmy Nielsen (retired)
Andy Gruenebaum (trade)
Kyle Miller (waived)
Alex Martinez (SuperDraft)
Brendan Ruiz (waived)
Antonio Dovale (signing)
Federico Bessone (out of contract)
Victor Munoz (signing)
Teal Bunbury (trade)
Igor Juliao (loan)
Josh Gardner (waived)
Michael Kafari (signing)
Mechack Jerome (waived)
Jorge Claros (signing)
Oriol Rosell (transfer)
Martin Steuble (signing)
Alex Martinez (waived) Peterson Joseph (out of contract)
transaction timeline Dec. 8: Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen announces his retirement Dec. 13: Sporting KC acquires midfielder Sal Zizzo through trade with Portland Dec. 16: Sporting KC trades for goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum Dec. 20: Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Eric Kronberg to new contract Jan. 1: Defender Federico Bessone out of contract and will not return Jan. 17: Sporting KC drafts forward Adnan Gabeljic in MLS SuperDraft Jan. 21: Sporting KC drafts forward Reinaldo Brenes, midfielder Alex Martinez and defender Peter Schmetz Jan. 30: Sporting KC signs defender Chance Myers to new contract Feb. 19: Sporting KC trades forward Teal Bunbury to New England Revolution March 4: Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection Alex Martinez March 11: Sporting KC signs Spanish midfielder Antonio Dovale March 17: Sporting KC loans three players (Christian Duke, Jon Kempin and Mikey Lopez) to USL PRO affiliates March 25: Sporting KC waives defender Josh Gardner March 31: Sporting KC waives defender Mechack Jerome April 1: Sporting KC signs midfielder Victor Munoz April 4: Sporting KC signs defender Igor Juliao April 21: Sporting KC loans defender Kevin Ellis to OKC Energy FC May 16: Sporting KC recalls defender Kevin Ellis from OKC Energy FC June 3: Sporting KC transfers midfielder Oriol Rosell to Sporting CP June 4: Sporting KC recalls midfielder Mikey Lopez from Orlando City SC and loans him to OKC Energy FC June 30: Sporting KC waives midfielder Alex Martinez and recalls midfielder Mikey Lopez from OKC Energy FC July 8: Sporting KC signs midfielder Michael Kafari July 9: Sporting KC recalls goalkeeper Jon Kempin from OKC Energy FC and loans midfielder Jimmy Medranda to OKC Energy FC July 16: Sporting KC signs midfielders Jorge Claros and Martin Steuble Aug. 11: Sporting KC and midfielder Peterson Joseph mutually agree to terminate contract
constructing sporting kansas city Year
MLS SuperDraft
2006
Eric Kronberg (40th)
MLS Supplemental Draft
Signings
Trades
Homegrown Players
MLS Lottery Draft
2007 2008
Chance Myers (1st)
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
2010
Jon Kempin (Aug. 31)
2011
C.J. Sapong (10th)
Aurelien Collin (Apr. 15) Lawrence Olum (Sept. 15)
2012
Dom Dwyer (16th)
Jacob Peterson (Jan. 19)
2013
Mikey Lopez (14th)
2014
Christian Duke (14th)
Seth Sinovic (Nov. 28 from MON, originally signed May 10) Paulo Nagamura (Nov. 29 from CHV)
Kevin Ellis (Feb. 18)
Claudio Bieler (Dec. 18) Jimmy Medranda (Aug. 9)
Ike Opara (Dec. 12) Benny Feilhaber (Dec. 11)
Erik Palmer-Brown (Aug. 2)
Antonio Dovale (Mar. 11) Victor Munoz (Apr. 1) Igor Juliao (Apr. 4) Michael Kafari (July 9) Jorge Claros (July 16) Martin Steuble (July 16)
Sal Zizzo (Dec. 13) Andy Gruenebaum (Dec. 16)
Soony Saad (July 5)
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
all-time regular season results Sporting KC record vs. Toronto FC: 11-4-5 Home games: 7-1-2 (22 GF, 9 GA) Road games: 4-3-3 (7 GF, 7 GA) Date 04/25/2007 04/28/2007 07/01/2007 04/26/2008 06/21/2008 09/20/2008 03/21/2009 04/26/2009 06/05/2010 07/31/2010 06/04/2011 07/23/2011 06/16/2012 08/18/2012 09/01/2012 03/09/2013 07/13/2013 09/21/2013 05/23/2014 07/26/2014
Score Result KC 3 vs TOR 0 W KC 1 at TOR 0 W KC 1 vs TOR 1 T KC 0 at TOR 2 L KC 0 at TOR 0 T KC 2 vs TOR 0 W KC 2 vs TOR 3 L KC 0 at TOR 1 L KC 0 at TOR 0 T KC 1 vs TOR 0 W KC 0 at TOR 0 T KC 4 vs TOR 2 W KC 2 vs TOR 0 W KC 1 at TOR 0 W KC 2 vs TOR 1 W KC 1 at TOR 2 L KC 3 vs TOR 0 W KC 2 at TOR 1 W KC 2 vs TOR 2 T KC 2 at TOR 1 W
Location Arrowhead Stadium BMO Field Arrowhead Stadium BMO Field BMO Field CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark
BMO Field BMO Field
All-Time Regular Season series leaders SPORTING KANSAS CITY toronto FC Amado Guevara 4 Goals 11 players tied 1 Assists Amado Guevara 13 Shots Amado Guevara 9 Shots on Goal Danny Dichio 16 Fouls Committed Carl Robinson 14 Fouls Suffered
3 Kamara/Sapong 4 Myers/Zusi 25 Kei Kamara 9 Teal Bunbury 17 Roger Espinoza 20 Graham Zusi 7 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Kevin Hartman 5 Jimmy Nielsen 28 Kevin Hartman 7 Kevin Hartman
Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD
Stefan Frei 2 Bendik/Sutton 3 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei 20 Joseph Bendik 10
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
BMO Field Sporting Park Sporting Park BMO Field Sporting Park Rogers Centre Sporting Park BMO Field Sporting Park BMO Field
All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS
All-Time Regular Season game highs toronto FC SPORTING KANSAS CITY three players tied 2 2 six players tied Goals 11 players tied 1 1 30 players tied Assists Jackson 8 9 Kei Kamara Shots four players tied 3 4 Eddie Johnson Shots on Goal Maurice Edu 8 5 Collin/Sapong Fouls Committed Dominic Oduro 7 5 three players tied Fouls suffered 5 three players tied 3 Kevin Hartman
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 9 20 0 29 Shots 123 174 0 297 Shots on Goal 41 69 0 110 Fouls 114 126 0 240 Offsides 33 25 0 58 Corner Kicks 49 57 0 106
toronto FC Category 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 6 10 0 16 Shots 82 99 0 181 Shots on Goal 33 40 0 73 Fouls 148 139 0 287 Offsides 26 33 0 59 Corner Kicks 37 42 0 79
Saves Goals alLowed
Bendik/Kocic 7 Stefan Frei 4
goals scored in series by interval KC TOR
1-15
1 2
16-30
5 1
31-45
3 3
46-60
7 5
61-75
5 3
76-90
8 2
OT
0 0
Tot.
29 16
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kansas city goal chart 3 29
5 6
16 10
1
22
11 26
9
4 24
8
32
13 31 17 23 15
7
28
20
30 14 27
25 19
Penalty kicks: 2, 12, 18, 21
goal information 1 - Aurelien Collin (Feilhaber), March 15, vs FC Dallas, 81* 2 - Dom Dwyer, March 22, vs San Jose Earthquakes, 57^ 3 - Graham Zusi (Zizzo, Nagamura), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 50 4 - Benny Feilhaber (Zusi, Zizzo), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 79 5 - Dom Dwyer (Zusi), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 92 6 - Callum Mallace (own goal), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 31~# 7 - Aurelien Collin (Olum), April 26, vs Montreal Impact, 71 8 - Dom Dwyer (Peterson), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 74 9 - Dom Dwyer (Zusi), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 86 10 - Jacob Peterson, May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 10 11 - Claudio Bieler (Zusi), May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 95 12 - Dom Dwyer, May 10, at Montreal Impact, 18^ 13 - Paulo Nagamura (Myers), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 34 14 - Dom Dwyer (Dovale), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 64 15 - Dom Dwyer (Nagamura), May 14, vs Philadelphia Union, 80 16 - Dom Dwyer (Feilhaber), May 18, at Chicago Fire, 68+ 17 - Dom Dwyer (Zizzo), May 23, vs Toronto FC, 47 18 - Dom Dwyer, May 23, vs Toronto FC, 84^ 19 - Antonio Dovale, May 27, vs New York Red Bulls, 9 20 - Soony Saad (Feilhaber), June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 45 21 - Dom Dwyer, June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 70^ 22 - Lawrence Olum, June 27 (Sinovic, Ellis), at Portland Timbers, 24 # 23 - Dom Dwyer, July 6, vs Chicago Fire, 33 24 - Dom Dwyer (Besler), July 12, at Montreal Impact, 4 # 25 - Dom Dwyer, July 12, at Montreal Impact, 89 26 - C.J. Sapong (Feilhaber), July 16, at Columbus Crew, 42* 27 - Benny Feilhaber (Juliao, Peterson), July 16, at Columbus Crew, 93 28 - Benny Feilhaber, July 19, vs LA Galaxy, 11+ 29 - Lawrence Olum, July 19, vs LA Galaxy, 61
30 - Graham Zusi, July 26, at Toronto FC, 48 31 - Jacob Peterson (Dwyer), July 26, at Toronto FC, 80 32 - Graham Zusi (Dovale), Aug. 1, vs Philadelphia Union, 54
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Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS regular season schedule DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION RESULT/TIME SCORERS/TV Saturday, March 8
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS Regular Season
L 1-0
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
CRUZ AZUL
CCL Quartefinals (1st leg)
W 1-0
Ellis 17
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
FC DALLAS
MLS Regular Season
T 1-1
Collin 81
Wednesday, March 19
at Cruz Azul
CCL Quarterfinals (2nd leg)
L 5-1
Feilhaber 43
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS Regular Season
W 1-0
Dwyer 57
Saturday, March 29
at Colorado Rapids
MLS Regular Season
W 3-2
Zusi 48, Feilhaber 79, Dwyer 92+
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS Regular Season
T 0-0
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SATURDAY, APRIL 19
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS Regular Season
W 4-0
Own goal 31, Collin 71, Dwyer 74, 86
Saturday, April 26
at New England Revolution
MLS Regular Season
L 2-0
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SUNDAY, MAY 4
COLUMBUS CREW
MLS Regular Season
W 2-0
Peterson 10, Bieler 95+
Saturday, May 10
at Montreal Impact
MLS Regular Season
W 3-0
Dwyer 18, 64, Nagamura 34
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS Regular Season
L 2-1
Dwyer 80
Sunday, May 18
at Chicago Fire
MLS Regular Season
L 2-1
Dwyer 68
FRIDAY, MAY 23
TORONTO FC
MLS Regular Season
T 2-2
Dwyer 47, 84
TUESDAY, MAY 27
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS Regular Season
T 1-1
Dovale 9
Saturday, May 31
at D.C. United
MLS Regular Season
L 1-0
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Friday, June 6
at Houston Dynamo
MLS Regular Season
W 2-0
Saad 45, Dwyer 70
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
U.S. Open Cup (3rd Round)
W 2-0
Saad 76, Martinez 87
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
PORTLAND TIMBERS
U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)
L 3-1
Saad 73
Friday, June 27
at Portland Timbers
MLS Regular Season
W 1-0
Olum 24
SUNDAY, JULY 6
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS Regular Season
T 1-1
Dwyer 33
Saturday, July 12
at Montreal Impact
MLS Regular Season
W 2-1
Dwyer 4, 89
Wednesday, July 16
at Columbus Crew
MLS Regular Season
W 2-1
Sapong 42, Feilhaber 93+
SATURDAY, JULY 19
LA GALAXY
MLS Regular Season
W 2-1
Feilhaber 11, Olum 61
Saturday, July 26
at Toronto FC
MLS Regular Season
W 2-1
Zusi 48, Peterson 80
FRIDAY, AUG. 1
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS Regular Season
T 1-1
Zusi 54
Sunday, Aug. 10
at Vancouver Whitecaps
MLS Regular Season
L 2-0
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SATURDAY, AUG. 16
TORONTO FC
MLS Regular Season
7:30 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Tuesday, Aug. 19
at Real Esteli
CCL Group Stage
9 p.m.
Fox Soccer Plus
SATURDAY, AUG. 23
D.C. UNITED
MLS Regular Season
7:30 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS Regular Season
7 p.m.
NBC Sports Network
Wednesday, Sept. 3
at New England Revolution
MLS Regular Season
6:30 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Saturday, Sept. 6
at New York Red Bulls
MLS Regular Season
6:30 p.m.
NBC Sports Network
Friday, Sept. 12
at Chivas USA
MLS Regular Season
9:30 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA
CCL Group Stage
7 p.m.
Fox Sports 1, Univision Deportes
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
REAL ESTELI
CCL Group Stage
7 p.m.
Fox Sports 1, Univision Deportes
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS Regular Season
7 p.m.
NBC Sports Network
Friday, Oct. 3
at D.C. United
MLS Regular Season
7 p.m.
NBC Sports Network
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS Regular Season
7:30 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Saturday, Oct. 18
at Philadelphia Union
MLS Regular Season
6 p.m.
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Thursday, Oct. 23
at Deportivo Saprissa
CCL Group Stage
9 p.m.
TBA
SUNDAY, OCT. 26
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS Regular Season
7:30 p.m.
ESPN
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Seattle Sounders - March 8, 2014 CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Washington Attendance: 39,240 Weather: 50 degrees and rain
Sporting KC vs San Jose Earthquakes - March 22, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,368 (38th straight MLS sell out) Weather: 41 degrees and partly cloudy
1 2 F Sporting Kansas City (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1
1 2 F Sporting Kansas City (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Josh Gardner (Mechack Jerome 92+), Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 93+), Graham Zusi; Jacob Peterson (Sal Zizzo 58), Dom Dwyer, C.J. Sapong
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (C.J. Sapong 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C)
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Claudio Bieler, Jimmy Medranda, Oriol Rosell
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Matt Besler, Jacob Peterson, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale, Claudio Bieler
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; DeAndre Yedlin, Chad Marshall, Djimi Traore, Dylan Remick; Marco Pappa (Clint Dempsey 57), Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans (C), Lamar Neagle (Sean Okoli 86); Kenny Cooper (Chad Barrett 78), Obafemi Martins Subs Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Andy Rose, Zach Scott Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 4 25 1 7
SEA 14 (5) 3 15 1 5
Discipline Summary: SKC -- Aurelien Collin (caution; reckless tackle) 16 SEA -- Kenny Cooper (caution; reckless foul) 34 SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (caution; tactical foul) 44 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; persistent infringement) 46 SKC -- C.J. Sapong (caution; delaying a restart) 83 Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Dimitar Chadarav Asst. Ref.: Kyle Longville 4th Official: William Niccolla
1 0 0
2 1 1
F 1 1
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Ike Opara FC Dallas: Chris Seitz, Kellyn Acosta (Andres Escobar 61), Stephen Keel, Matt Hedges (C), Jair Benitez, Andrew Jacobson, Adam Moffat (Michel 87), Mauro Diaz (David Texeira 78), Fabian Castillo, Je-Vaughn Watson, Blas Perez Subs Not Used: Peter Luccin, Hendry Thomas, Richard Sanchez, Nicholas Walker DAL 7 (1) 5 19 5 2
Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Adam Moffat (caution; reckless foul) 28 DAL -- Stephen Keel (caution; reckless tackle) 30 DAL - Je-Vaughn Watson (caution; reckless tackle) 88 Scoring Summary: SKC - Aurelien Collin 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 81 DAL - Matt Hedges 1 (Michel 1) 90 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Asst. Ref.: Eric Weisbrod Asst. Ref.: Nikola Aleksic 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach
SJ 5 (1) 2 20 1 1
Misconduct Summary: SJ - Victor Bernardez (caution; tactical foul) 9 SJ - Steven Lenhart (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; reckless foul) 42 SJ -- Clarence Goodson (caution; dissent) 57 SJ -- Shaun Francis (caution; tactical foul) 66 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; simulation) 81 SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 83
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Asst. Ref.: Peter Manikowski Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland 4th Official: Sorin Stoica
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Mechack Jerome; Oriol Rosell, Jimmy Medranda (Alex Martinez 75), Benny Feilhaber; C.J. Sapong (Jacob Peterson 46), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 77), Sal Zizzo
SKC 18 (8) 0 15 0 12
SKC 17 (4) 1 17 3 8
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (penalty kick) 57
Sporting KC vs FC Dallas - March 15, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,431 (37th straight sellout) Weather: 67 degrees and mostly cloudy
Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Subs Not Used: Ty Harden, David Bingham, Khari Stephenson, Billy Schuler, Adam Jahn
Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Scoring Summary: SEA -- Chad Barrett 1 (Clint Dempsey 1) 94+
Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts)
San Jose Earthquakes: Jon Busch, Shaun Francis, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Cordell Cato, Shea Salinas, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, Sam Cronin (J.J. Koval 46), Atiba Harris (Alan Gordon 76), Steven Lenhart, Chris Wondolowski (C)
Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids - March 29, 2014 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, Colorado Attendance: 12,203 Weather: 64 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 pts) Colorado Rapids (1-1-1, 4 pts)
1 0 0
2 3 2
F 3 2
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara (Aurelien Collin 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell (Lawrence Olum 61), Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 83), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Jimmy Medranda, Antonio Dovale, Jacob Peterson
Colorado Rapids: John Berner; Shane O’Neill, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor (C), Marc Burch (Nathan Sturgis 62); Jared Watts, Nick LaBrocca; Vicente Sanchez (Marlon Hairston 88), Dillon Powers, Deshorn Brown; Edson Buddle (Gabriel Torres 82) Subs Not Used: Clint Irwin, Kamani Hill, Marvin Chavez, Grant Van De Casteele Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (4) 1 16 1 4
COL 9 (6) 3 15 5 5
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; tactical foul) 29 COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 72 COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 85 COL -- Marvell Wynne (ejection; second caution) 85 COL -- Nick LaBrocca (caution; reckless foul) 89 COL -- Nathan Sturgis (caution; reckless foul) 93+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Sal Zizzo 1, Paulo Nagamura 1) 50 COL -- Vicente Sanchez 3 (penalty kick) 60 COL -- Vicente Sanchez 4 (penalty kick) 78 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Sal Zizzo 2, Graham Zusi 1) 79 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Graham Zusi 2) 92+ Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Asst. Ref.: Greg Barkey Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at NE Revolution - April 26, 2014 Gillette Stadium| Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 14,806 Weather: 47 degrees and cloudy
Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake - April 5, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,838 (39th straight sell out) Weather: 56 degrees and partly cloudy 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 85); Sal Zizzo (Antonio Dovale 80), Dom Dwyer ( Claudio Bieler 76), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Igor Juliao, Alex Martinez, Jacob Peterson Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Rich Balchan, Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Abdoulie Mansally; Kyle Beckerman (C), Luis Gil (Luke Mulholland 55), Ned Grabavoy, Javier Morales; Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval 72) Subs Not Used: Eduardo Fernandez; Carlos Salcedo, Aaron Maund, John Stertzer, Cole Grossman Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (9) 1 14 3 7
RSL 5 (1) 8 6 4 4
Sporting KC (3-2-2, 11 pts) New England Revolution (3-3-2, 11 pts)
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth; Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Darrius Barnes; Andy Dorman (C) (Steve Neumann 79); Diego Fagundez, Lee Nguyen, Daigo Kobayashi (Scott Caldwell 71), Teal Bunbury; Jerry Bengtson (Charlie Davies 57) Subs Not Used: Brad Knighton, Stephen McCarthy, O’Brian Woodbine, Patrick Mullins SKC 14 (1) 2 17 0 8
NE 12 (4) 1 13 1 5
Scoring Summary: NE -- Teal Bunbury 1 (Darrius Barnes 1, Diego Fagundez 1) 92+ NE -- Lee Nguyen 3 (penalty kick) 95+
Referee: Armando Villarreal Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker Asst. Ref.: Craig Lowry 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos
Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Matthew Nelson 4th Official:Jorge Gonzalez
Sporting KC vs Montreal Impact - April 19, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,306 (40th straight sell out) Weather: 74 degrees and partly cloudy 1 1 0
2 3 0
F 4 0
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin (Alex Martinez 76), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 66), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Antonio Dovale, Soony Saad Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins; Eric Miller, Matteo Ferrari (Hassoun Camara 78), Karl Ouimette, Maxim Tissot; Calum Mallace, Patrice Bernier (C); Justin Mapp (Andres Romero 46), Felipe Martins, Collen Warner; Marco Di Vaio (Jack McInerney 56) Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Jeb Brovsky, Heath Pearce, Santagio Gonzalez SKC MTL Shots (on goal) 12 (7) 3 (2) Saves 1 4 Fouls 10 17 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 3 1 Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Justin Mapp (caution; reckless tackle) 38 MTL -- Matteo Ferrari (caution; reckless tackle) 52 MTL -- Karl Ouimette (caution; persistent infringement) 73 MTL -- Calum Mallace (caution; tactical foul) 80 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; reckless foul) 89 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Calum Mallace (own goal) 31 SKC -- Aurelien Collin 2 (Lawrence Olum 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Jacob Peterson 1) 74 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Graham Zusi 3) 86 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Asst. Ref.: Ian Anderson Asst. Ref.: Jeff Muschik 4th Official:Jair Marrufo
F 0 2
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; reckless foul) 41 NE -- Lee Nguyen (caution; reckless foul) 47 NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; delaying a restart) 71 SKC -- Aurelien Collin (ejection; serious foul play) 74 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 88
Scoring Summary: None
Sporting KC (3-1-2, 11 pts) Montreal Impact (0-4-3, 3 pts)
2 0 2
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Toni Dovale (Alex Martinez 44, Lawrence Olum 76); Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi
Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Chris Schuler (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless foul) 76 SKC -- Oriol Rosell (ejection; serious foul play) 83 RSL -- Nat Borchers (caution; reckless foul) 87 SKC -- Claudio Bieler (caution; reckless foul) 91+
1 0 0
Sporting KC vs Columbus Crew - May 4, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,565 (41st straight sellout) Weather: 81 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (4-2-2, 14 pts) 1 1 2 Columbus Crew (3-2-3, 12 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura (Alex Martinez 78), Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 61), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Igor Juliao, Andy Gruenebaum, Antonio Dovale, Jimmy Medranda Columbus Crew: Steve Clark; Josh Williams, Michael Parkhurst (C), Giancarlo Gonzalez, Waylon Francis; Hector Jimenez (Dominic Oduro 46), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp, Bernardo Anor (Justin Meram 69); Federico Higuain, Jairo Arrieta (Ethan Finlay 82) Subs Not Used: Eric Gehrig, Matt Lampson, Tyson Wahl, Dan Paladini Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (6) 4 16 3 4
CLB 10 (4) 4 7 4 3
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; reckless foul) 38 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless foul) 45 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 68 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless tackle) 80 CLB -- Wil Trapp (ejection; second caution) 80 CLB -- Ethan Finlay (caution; reckless tackle) 86 CLB -- Tony Tchani (caution; unsporting behavior) 87 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (unassisted) 10 SKC -- Claudio Bieler 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 95+ Referee: Ismail Elfath Asst. Ref.: Frank Anderson Asst. Ref.: James Conlee 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Montreal Impact - May 10, 2014 Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 16,529 Weather: 78 degrees and cloudy
Sporting KC at Chicago Fire - May 18, 2014 Toyota Park | Bridgeview, Illinois Attendance: 15,746 Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 pts) 2 1 3 Montreal Impact (1-5-3, 6 pts) 0 0 0
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1 Chicago Fire (2-2-6, 12 pts) 2 0 2
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Jacob Peterson (Antonio Dovale 57), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 70), Graham Zusi (Soony Saad 75)
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Erik Palmer-Brown, Seth Sinovic; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 84), Paulo Nagamura (C), Benny Feilhaber, Antonio Dovale (Alex Martinez 71), Igor Juliao; Claudio Bieler (Kevin Ellis 67), Dom Dwyer
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, C.J. Sapong, Sal Zizzo
Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins (C); Maxim Tissot, Wandrille Lefèvre, Karl Ouimette, Jeb Brovsky; Hernan Bernardello, Collen Warner; Sanna Nyassi (Andres Romero 61), Felipe Martins (Patrice Bernier 70), Justin Mapp; Jack McInerney (Santiago Gonzalez 69)
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni, Greg Cochrane; Patrick Nyarko (Dilly Duka 59), Jeff Larentowicz (C), Benji Joya (Logan Pause 58), Harry Shipp; Quincy Amarikwa ( Juan Luis Anangono 85), Mike Magee
Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Heath Pearce, Calum Mallace, Blake Smith Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (5) 2 9 4 5
MTL 4 (2) 4 8 5 2
Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Collen Warner (ejection; denying goal scoring opportunity) 17 MTL -- Hernan Bernardello (caution; reckless foul) 38 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (penalty kick) 18 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Chance Myers 1) 34 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Antonio Dovale 1) 64 Referee: Jair Marrufo Asst. Ref.: Philippe Briere Asst. Ref.: Richard Gamache 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union - May 14, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,073 (42nd straight sellout) Weather: 59 degrees and cloudy
Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish; Gonzalo Segares, Steven Kinney, Matt Watson
Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (2) 4 20 3 2
CHI 15 (6) 1 28 1 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; tactical foul) 49 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul) 64 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (ejection; second caution) 64 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; dissent) 82 CHI -- Mike Magee (caution; reckless foul) 91+ SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 94+ CHI -- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (caution; reckless foul) 96+ Scoring Summary: CHI -- Mike Magee 3 (Penalty Kick) 7 CHI -- Mike Magee 4 (Penalty Kick) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68 Referee: David Gantar Asst. Ref.: Daniel Belleau Asst. Ref.: Anthony Vasoli 4th Official: Robert Sibiga
Sporting KC vs Toronto FC - May 23, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,914 (43rd straight sellout) Weather: 79 degrees and fair
1 2 F Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1 Philadelphia (2-5-5, 11 pts) 0 2 2 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Lawrence Olum 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura, Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 71), Graham Zusi
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-3, 18 pts) 0 2 2 Toronto FC (4-4-1, 13 pts) 0 2 2
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Chance Myers, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Chance Myers (Sal Zizzo 36), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 85), Paulo Nagamura (C); Antonio Dovale (C.J. Sapong 86), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson
Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath, Fabinho, Sheanon Williams, Austin Berry, Raymon Gaddis, Amobi Okugo (C), Vincent Nogueira (Corben Bone 89), Leo Fernandes, Danny Cruz (Sebastien Le Toux 83), Cristian Maidana (Aaron Wheeler 92+), Andrew Wenger Subs Not Used: Andre Blake, Ethan White, Antoine Hoppenot, Conor Casey Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (6) 5 6 0 3
PHI 14 (7) 5 20 1 1
Misconduct Summary: PHI -- Fabinho (caution; reckless foul) 58 PHI -- Vincent Nogueira (caution; reckless foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 86 PHI -- Corben Bone (ejection; serious foul play) 90 PHI -- Zac MacMath (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ Scoring Summary: PHI -- Danny Cruz 1 (unassisted) 49 SKC - Dom Dwyer 7 (Paulo Nagamura 2) 80 PHI - Cristian Maidana 1 (Andrew Wenger 1) 81 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Asst. Ref.: George Gansner Asst. Ref.: Ian Anderson 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler Toronto FC: Joseph Bendik, Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell (C), Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow, Alvaro Rey (Luke Moore 53), Kyle Bekker (Daneil Lovitz 53), Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Gilberto (Doneil Henry 66), Jermain Defoe Subs Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (5) 1 15 2 3
TOR 7 (3) 3 19 3 2
Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Gilberto (caution; reckless foul) 39 TOR -- Mark Bloom (caution; reckless tackle) 57 TOR -- Steven Caldwell (ejection; serious foul play) 63 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 79 TOR -- Luke Moore (caution; dissent) 84 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 9 (Sal Zizzo 3) 47 TOR -- Luke Moore 2 (Jermain Defoe 1) 67 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 10 (penalty kick) 84 TOR -- Bradley Orr 1 (Nick Hagglund 1) 91+ Referee: Baldomero Toledo Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker 4th Official: Younes Marrakchi
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls - May 27, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,221 (44th straight sellout) Weather: 76 degrees and partly cloudy
Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo - June 6, 2014 BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,396 Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-4, 19 pts) 1 0 1 New York Red Bulls (3-5-6, 15 pts) 0 1 1
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (6-5-4, 22 pts) 1 1 2 Houston Dynamo (5-9-2, 17 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 75); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Sal Zizzo (Soony Saad 72)
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao (Jacob Peterson 46), Erik PalmerBrown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Sal Zizzo 46), Paulo Nagamura (C) (Alex Martinez 7); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Christian Duke, Claudio Bieler, C.J. Sapong
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Bobby Convey, Chris Duvall, Ibrahim Sekagya (Armando 76), Jamison Olave; Eric Alexander, Ruben Bover Izquierdo (Péguy Luyindula 57), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty; Thierry Henry (C), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Andre Akpan 93+) Subs Not Used: Connor Lade, Kosuke Kimura, Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo, Ryan Meara Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 3 16 2 5
NY 8 (4) 1 9 3 4
Misconduct Summary: NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 14 NY -- Dax McCarty (caution; reckless tackle) 20 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 63 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; tactical foul) 87 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Antonio Dovale 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 9 NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips 11 (Thierry Henry 5) 50 Referee: Chris Penso Asst. Ref.: C.J. Morgante Asst. Ref.: Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Ismail Elfath
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-5-4, 19 pts) 0 0 0 D.C. United (6-4-3, 21 pts) 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Erik Palmer-Brown 9), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 66); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 77) Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Cristian Fernandez, Jeff Parke, Bobby Boswell (C), Chris Korb (Sean Franklin 34); Chris Rolfe, Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Nick DeLeon (Alex Caskey 86); Fabian Espíndola, Eddie Johnson (Lewis Neal 68) Subs Not Used: Andrew Dykstra, Steven Birnbaum, Conor Doyle, Luis Silva SKC 16 (5) 1 10 1 3
DC 7 (2) 5 18 3 8
Misconduct Summary: DC -- Cristian Fernandez (caution; reckless foul) 62 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; tactical foul 72 DC -- Fabian Espindola (caution; unsporting behavior) 76 DC -- Perry Kitchen (caution; persistent infringement) 82 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; unsporting behavior) 85 DC -- Alex Caskey (ejection; serious foul play) 94+ Scoring Summary: DC -- Fabian Espindola 7 (Chris Korb 1) 28 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Asst. Ref.: Adam Wienckowski Asst. Ref.: Craig Lowry 4th Official: Mark Kadlecik
Subs Not Used: Tally Hall, Anthony Arena Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (6) 4 10 2 3
HOU 18 (3) 4 17 3 7
Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Alexander Lopez (caution; unsporting behavior) 21 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (ejection; violent conduct) 21 HOU -- Andrew Driver (caution; reckless tackle) 29 HOU -- Eric Brunner (caution; reckless tackle) 47+ HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (caution; reckless foul) 79 SKC -- Soony Saad (caution; tactical foul) 87 SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Soony Saad 1 (Benny Feilhaber 4) 45 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 11 (penalty kick) 70 Referee: Juan Guzman Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Jonathan Johnson 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Sporting KC at D.C. United - May 31, 2014 RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,522 Weather: 76 degrees and partly cloudy
Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst (Eric Brunner 9, Warren Creavalle 57), AJ Cochran, Jermaine Taylor; Servando Carrasco, Alexander Lopez, Giles Barnes; Omar Cummings (Jason Johnson 68), Will Bruin (C), Andrew Driver
Sporting KC at Portland Timbers - June 27, 2014 Providence Park | Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,814 Weather: 65 degrees and partly cloudy Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (7-5-4, 25 pts) 1 0 1 Portland Timbers (4-5-8, 20 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Lawrence Olum (C.J. Sapong 56), Paulo Nagamura (C), Jacob Peterson; Sal Zizzo (Alex Martinez 80), Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Erik Palmer-Brown, Alex Martinez, Jimmy Medranda Portland Timbers: Donovan Ricketts; Michael Harrington (Maximiliano Urruti 82), Danny O’Rourke, Pa Modou Kah, Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Will Johnson (C), Diego Valeri; Darlington Nagbe, Fanendo Adi, Rodney Wallace (Gaston Fernandez 65) Subs Not Used: Andrew Weber, Jack Jewsbury, Rauwshan McKenzie, Kalif Alhassan, Michael Nanchoff Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (4) 3 23 0 5
POR 11 (3) 3 10 2 7
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 36 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless tackle) 65 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ POR -- Will Johnson (caution; hard foul) 95+ SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless tackle) 96+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum 1 (Kevin Ellis 1, Seth Sinovic 1) 24 Referee: Armando Villareal Asst. Ref.: Mike Kampmeinert Asst. Ref.: Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire - July 6, 2014 Sporting Park Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,858 (45th straight sellout) Weather: 85 degrees and partly cloudy
Sporting KC at Columbus Crew - July 16, 2014 Crew Stadium | Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 13,643 Weather: 71 degrees and cloudy
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (7-5-5, 26 pts) 1 0 1 Chicago Fire (2-4-10, 16 pts) 1 0 1
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (9-5-5, 26 pts) 1 1 2 Columbus Crew (4-7-8, 20 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura (C) (Sal Zizzo 80), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (C.J. Sapong 80), Soony Saad (Graham Zusi 62)
Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 64); C.J. Sapong, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad (Kevin Ellis 57)
Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jimmy Medranda, Mikey Lopez
Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Claudio Bieler, Antonio Dovale, Sal Zizzo
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Patrick Ianni, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Bakary Soumare 65), Gonzalo Segares; Grant Ward (Matt Watson 80), Logan Pause, Chris Ritter, Alex (Dilly Duka 46); Harrison Shipp, Mike Magee (C) Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Greg Cochrane, Matthew Fondy Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (9) 0 9 4 7
CHI 6 (4) 8 16 1 3
Columbus Crew: Steve Clark; Chad Barson, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Michael Parkhurst (C), Waylon Francis; Ethan Finlay, Daniel Paladini (Adam Bedell 45), Justin Meram (Bernardo Anor 45), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp; Federico Higuain Subs Not Used: Matt Lampson, Eric Gehrig, Kevan George, Ben Speas, Tyson Wahl Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (3) 2 12 4 6
CLB 10 (2) 1 18 1 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 34 CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; tactical foul) 45 CHI -- Dilly Duka (caution; reckless foul) 54 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 86
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; tactical foul) 34 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; off the ball) 53 SKC -- Aurelien Collin (ejection; serious foul play) 55 SKC -- Igor Juliao (caution; reckless foul) 79 CLB -- Wil Trapp (ejection; second yellow card) 89
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 12 (unassisted) 33 CHI -- Mike Magee 5 (Alex 1) 40
Scoring Summary: SKC -- C.J. Sapong 1 (Feilhaber 5) 42 CLB -- own goal (Juliao 1) 69 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Jacob Peterson 2, Igor Juliao 1) 93+
Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker Asst. Ref.: Matthew Kreitzer 4th Official: Ismail Elfath
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Asst. Ref.: Anthony Vasoli Asst. Ref.: Eric Weisbrod 4th Official: Kevin Terry Jr.
Sporting KC at Montreal Impact - July 12, 2014 Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 17,155 Weather: 79 degrees and sunny
Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy - July 19, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 21,493 (46th straight sellout) Weather: 81 degrees and partly cloudy
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (8-5-5, 29 pts) 1 1 2 Montreal Impact (3-9-5, 14 pts) 1 0 1
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (10-5-5, 35 pts) 1 1 2 LA Galaxy (7-4-6, 27 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi; Antonio Dovale (Soony Saad 76), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (C.J. Sapong 76)
Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Igor Juliao (Kevin Ellis, 84); Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi; Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 73), Dom Dwyer, Antonio Dovale (Jacob Peterson 46)
Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Kevin Ellis, Mikey Lopez, Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler
Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Sal Zizzo, Mikey Lopez, Claudio Bieler
Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins; Krzysztof Krol, Heath Pearce, Matteo Ferrari, Hassoun Camara; Andres Romero (Issey Nakajima-Farran 67), Patrice Bernier (C), Felipe Martins (Gorka Larrea 71), Justin Mapp; Marco Di Vaio, Jack McInerney (Calum Mallace 87)
LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; A.J. DeLaGarza (Bradford Jamieson 75), Leonardo, Tommy Meyer, Kofi Opare; Marcelo Sarvas, Juninho (Stefan Ishizaki 70), Baggio Husidic (Kenney Walker 84), Landon Donovan; Gyasi Zardes, Robbie Keane (C)
Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Karl Ouimette, Santiago Gonzalez, Futty Danso Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (6) 1 13 2 3
MTL 8 (2) 4 19 0 2
Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Felipe Martins (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 32 MTL -- Andres Romero (caution; delaying a restart) 41 MTL -- Krzysztof Krol (caution; reckless tackle) 64 MTL -- Marco Di Vaio (caution; reckless foul) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 13 (Matt Besler 1) 4 MTL -- Marco Di Vaio 3 (Justin Mapp 6, Patrice Bernier 1) 28 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 14 (unassisted) 89 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Claudio Badea 4th Official: Robert Sibiga
Subs Not Used: Chandler Hoffman, Rob Friend, Oscar Sorto, Brian Rowe Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (6) 1 12 4 11
LA 9 (2) 4 12 2 3
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; reckless foul) 66 LA -- Robbie Keane (caution; reckless foul) 88 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; reckless foul) 93+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (unassisted) 10 SKC -- Lawrence Olum 2 (unassisted) 61 LA -- Robbie Keane 10 (Bradford Jamieson 1) 79 Referee: Allen Chapman Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland Asst. Ref.: Paul Scott 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Toronto FC - July 26, 2014 BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 22,591 Weather: 75 degrees and clear
Sporting KC at Vancouver Whitecaps - Aug. 10, 2014 BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 20,183 Weather: 73 degrees and sunny
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (11-5-5, 38 pts) 0 2 2 Toronto FC (7-6-5, 26 pts) 1 0 1
Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (11-6-6, 39 pts) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (7-4-11, 32 pts) 2 0 2
Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Seth Sinovic (Kevin Ellis 55), Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Igor Juliao; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 77); C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 71), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi
Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum (Jon Kempin 46); Igor Juliao (C.J. Sapong 64), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Jorge Claros, Mikey Lopez, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 78), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi
Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler, Antonio Dovale
Subs Not Used: Antonio Dovale, Sal Zizzo, Lawrence Olum, Martin Steuble
Toronto FC: Joseph Bendik; Nick Hagglund, Doneil Henry, Bradley Orr (Dwayne De Rosario 82), Justin Morrow; Jackson, Michael Bradley, Collen Warner (Jonathan Osorio 80), Dominc Oduro; Luke Moore, Gilberto
Vancouver Whitecaps: David Ousted; Steven Beitashour, Andy O’Brien, Johnny Leveron, Jordan Harvey; Gershon Koffie, Matias Laba, Erik Hurtado (Mehdi Ballouchy 68), Pedro Morales (C) (Russel Teibert 77), Sebastian Fernandez (Omar Salgado 82); Darren Mattocks
Subs Not Used: Chris Konopka, Kyle Bekker, Warren Creavalle, Daniel Lovitz, Andrew Wiedeman Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (7) 3 21 1 7
TOR 17 (4) 5 17 3 5
Subs Not Used: Paolo Tornaghi, Kekuta Manneh, Carlyle Mitchell, Nicolas Mezquida Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (2) 4 25 2 5
VAN 13 (7) 2 9 6 6
Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Jackson (caution; dissent) 32 TOR -- Justin Morrow (caution; hard foul) 35 TOR -- Dominic Oduro (caution; not retreating) 44 TOR -- Doneil Henry (caution; hard foul) 47+ SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; hard foul) 53 SKC -- Igor Juliao (caution; hard foul) 69 TOR -- Michael Bradley (caution; dissent) 73 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 75
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 25 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 62 VAN -- Erik Hurtado (caution; reckless foul) 63 VAN -- Jordan Harvey (caution; delaying a restart) 83
Scoring Summary: TOR -- Jackson 3 (Dominc Oduro 3) 16 SKC -- Graham Zusi 2 (unassisted) 48 SKC -- Jacob Peterson 2 (Dom Dwyer 1) 80
Referee: David Gantar Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Jeff Hosking 4th Official: Baboucarr Jallow
Referee: Ted Unkel Asst. Ref.: Greg Barkey Asst. Ref.: Richard Gamache 4th Official: Geoff Gamble
Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union - Aug. 1, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 21,318 (47th straight sellout) Weather: 83 degrees and partly cloudy Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (11-5-6, 39 pts) 0 1 1 Philadelphia Union (5-8-9, 24 pts) 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Jacob Peterson; Jorge Claros, Mikey Lopez (Soony Saad 68), Benny Feilhaber; Antonio Dovale (C.J. Sapong 68), Dom Dwyer (Martin Steuble 89), Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath; Raymon Gaddis, Maurice Edu, Ethan White, Sheanon Williams; Brian Carroll, Amobi Okugo (C), Daniel Cruz (Andrew Wenger 67), Vincent Nogueira (Fred 87); Sebastien Le Toux, Conor Casey (Brian Brown 69) Subs Not Used: Andre Blake, Fabinho, Aaron Wheeler, Pedro Ribeiro Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (6) 6 11 2 4
PHI 12 (7) 4 15 2 5
Misconduct Summary: None Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 3 (Antonio Dovale 2) 54 PHI -- Brian Brown 1 (Raymon Gaddis 2) 71 Referee: Jair Marrufo Asst. Ref.: Corey Rockwell Asst. Ref.: Eric Boria 4th Official: Sorin Stoica
Scoring Summary: VAN -- Igor Juliao (Own Goal) 17 VAN -- Darren Mattocks 6 (Pedro Morales 9) 39
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skc miscellaneous stats 2014 Record When… Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime 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 Wearing Sporting Blue Wearing Dark indigo Wearing Black Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN On NBCSN On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5pm) Games 5pm CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
Record By Month... 10-0-5 1-6-0 7-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0 0-4-1 2-2-4 6-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-1 4-2-4 1-4-1 N/A N/A 6-5-6 4-1-0 1-0-0 7-0-0 4-2-6 0-4-0 7-4-6 2-2-0 2-0-0 7-4-0 1-0-2 1-1-1 9-5-3 2-2-1 9-4-5 3-2-1 4-2-1 6-1-4 5-5-2 1-2-0 1-0-0 5-2-6 4-2-0 7-4-4 4-2-2 10-3-6 1-3-0 N/A 1-0-0 3-0-1 7-6-5
March 2014 March all-time April 2014 April all-time May 2014 May all-time June 2014 June all-time July 2014 July all-time Aug. 2014 Aug. all-time Sept. 2014 Sept. all-time Oct. 2014 Oct. all-time
skc miscellaneous stats - 2014 regular season 4 min, Dom Dwyer, 7/12 at MTL
Quickest Goal... 2-1-1 12-8-4 1-1-1 38-30-12 2-3-2 30-39-21 2-0-0 36-28-21 4-0-1 44-32-24 0-0-1 36-42-14 N/A 27-32-13 N/A 17-10-13
Team-by-team (in 2014)...
7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 90+2 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/29 at COL Game-winning goals after 75’... 89 min, Dom Dwyer, 7/12 at MTL 90+3 min, Benny Feilhaber, 7/16 at CLB 80 min, Jacob Peterson, 7/26 at TOR Quickest Goal Against...
Game-tying goals after 75’... Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
90+4 min, Chad Barrett, 3/8 at SEA 90+2 min, Teal Bunbury, 4/26 at NE 81 min, Cristian Maidana, 5/14 vs PHI 90 min, Matt Hedges, 3/15 vs DAL 90+1 min, Bradley Orr, 5/23 vs TOR
Hat Tricks...
N/A
Hat Tricks Against...
N/A
vs. Chicago Fire vs. Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
12-25-11 (0-1-1) 8-4-4 22-17-13 (1-0-0) 24-21-6 (2-0-0) 20-19-10 (0-1-0) 20-19-10 (0-0-1) 5-6-8 (1-0-0) 19-23-11 (1-0-0) 5-3-1 (3-0-0) 23-14-11 (0-1-0) 19-18-12 (0-0-1) 4-3-4 (0-1-1) 3-2-0 (1-0-0) 8-5-4 (0-0-1) 21-21-7 (1-0-0) 1-7-1 (0-1-0) 11-4-5 (1-0-1) 2-1-2 (0-1-0)
Own Goals...
Home and Away... Overall All-time 2014 at home All-time at home 2014 on road All-time on road
240-222-122 4-1-6 154-81-56 7-5-0 86-141-66
Penalty Kicks...
Own Goals Against... Red Cards...
Red Cards Against...
69 min, Igor Juliao, 7/16 at CLB 17 min, Igor Juliao, 8/10 at VAN 31 min, Calum Mallace, 4/19 vs MTL 83 min, Oriol Rosell, 4/5 vs RSL 74 min, Aurelien Collin, 4/26 at NE 64 min, Erik Palmer-Brown, 5/18 at CHI 21 min, Toni Dovale, 6/6 at HOU 55 min, Aurelien Collin, 7/16 at CLB 75 min, Matt Besler, 7/26 at TOR 85 min, Marvell Wynne, 3/29 at COL 80 min, Wil Trapp, 5/4 vs CLB 17 min, Collen Warner, 5/10 at MTL 90 min, Corben Bone, 5/14 vs PHI 63 min, Steven Caldwell, 5/23 vs TOR 90+4 min, Alex Caskey, 5/31 at DC 89 min, Wil Trapp, 7/16 at CLB 57 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/22 vs SJ 18 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/10 at MTL 84 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/23 vs TOR 70 min, Dom Dwyer, 6/6 at HOU
Penalty Kicks Against...
60 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL 78 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL 90+5 min, Lee Nguyen, 4/26 at NE 7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 15 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 85 min, Darren Mattocks, 8/10 at VAN
Youngest Goalscorer...
Soony Saad, 21 yrs., 293 days, KC at HOU
Oldest Goalscorer...
Paulo Nagamura, 31 yrs., 69 days, KC at MTL
Youngest Starter...
Erik Palmer-Brown, 17 yrs., 24 days, KC at CHI
Oldest Starter...
Andy Gruenebaum, 31 yrs., 223 days, KC at VAN
2014 regular season team stats Scoring 1 2 Total Shots 1 2 Total Sog 1 2 Total SPORTING 11 21 32 SPORTING 148 181 329 SPORTING 50 68 118 Opp. 8 14 22 Opp. 99 127 226 Opp. 35 47 82 Fouls 1 2 Total Offsides 1 2 Total Corners 1 2 Total SPORTING 168 175 343 SPORTING 23 23 46 SPORTING 59 66 125 Opp. 163 184 347 Opp. 32 30 62 Opp. 46 47 93 Cautions 1 2 Total Ejections 1 2 Total PK 1 2 Total SPORTING 10 32 42 SPORTING 1 5 6 SPORTING 1 3 4 Opp. 23 34 57 Opp. 1 6 7 Opp. 2 3 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Single Season Records (Field Players)
All-Time Records (Field Players)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Davy Arnaud
240
Kerry Zavagnin
20515
Minutes
Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)
2916
Minutes
Goals
Preki (1996)
18
Goals
Preki
71
Preki
98
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Preki
283
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud
329
Davy Arnaud
528
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Eddie Johnson
126
Graham Zusi
470
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Kerry Zavagnin
44
3
Ejections
Nick Garcia
5
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
Single Season Records (Goalkeepers)
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 Ammann (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 Average
Jimmy Nielsen (2012)
0.79
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Ammann (1997)/Kevin Hartman (2007)
79
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Average
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)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
2012
542
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
6
Fouls Committed
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
2012
199
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
Single Game Records (Goalkeepers)
Wins
1997
21
Stat
Player
#
Losses
1999
24
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi
7
Ties
2005 & 2011
12
Saves
Garth Lagerway (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000 & three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)
9
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
MINI BIOS COACHING STAFF
Peter Vermes Manager
Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach
John Pascarella Assistant Coach
Zoran Savic Assistant Coach
Mateus Manoel Fitness Coach
PLAYERS #5 | D | Matt Besler Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C. Assists 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C. Assist July 12, 2014, KC at MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 8-4-2 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC’s team captain for the 2014 campaign, Besler is in his sixth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. On July 19, he signed a Designated Player contract with the club through the 2018 season. Besler was on the United States’ roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Graham Zusi. He became the first player from the state of Kansas to play in the World Cup and started all four matches in central defense at the tournament. Besler has earned 21 caps since debuting in January 2013, and the Americans are 13-3-4 when he starts.
#16 | F | Claudio Bieler Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 3/1/1984 Hometown: Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina Last Club: LDU Quito (Ecuador) Acquired: Signed as Designated Player on 12/18/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHV Assists 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 4, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 1, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 5, March 9, 2013, KC at TOR Last...Regular Season Appearance May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Goal May 4, 2014, KC vs CLB Assist Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 1-0-0 The team’s fourth Designated Player in club history, Bieler has made eight MLS appearances during the 2014 season with one goal. Bieler won the club’s Golden Boot last year with 10 goals and added four assists en route to Sporting KC 2013 Newcomer of the Year honors. He was acquired from LDU Quito where he won the Copa Libertadores (2008) and Copa Sudamericana (2009). A dual citizen of Ecuador and Argentina, he has played professionally in both countries as well as Chile. #20 | M | Jorge Claros Ht: 5-9 Wt. 155 DOB: 1/8/1986 Hometown: La Ceiba, Honduras Last Club: CD Motagua Acquired: Signed on 7/16/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 2, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 After signing for Sporting KC on July 16, Claros made his MLS and competitive club debut on Aug. 1, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union. The defensive midfielder has featured 53 times for the Honduras Men’s National Team and has scored three goals since making his debut in 2006. He played in all three matches for his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Claros helped Honduran club Motagua win Liga Nacional titles during the 2007-08 Apertura and 2010-11 Clausura before joining Scottish side Hibernian in 2012. He returned to Motagua for the 201314 season.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #78 | D | Aurelien Collin Ht: 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 3/8/1986 Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, France Last Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 4/15/2011
#9 | D | Antonio Dovale Ht: 5-8 Wt. 152 DOB: 4/4/1990 Hometown: A Coruna, Galicia, Spain Last Club: Celta de Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 3/12/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 4, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 8, 2013, KC vs SEA Fouls Suffered 4, Aug. 23, 2013, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Assist Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR 2014 Record when: he starts 8-5-5 he scores 1-0-1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Fouls Committed 2, May 31, 2014, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Assist Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI 2014 Record when: he starts 3-3-3 he scores 0-0-1
The fourth-year Frenchman has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014) and Sporting KC Humanitarian of the Year honors (2013). Collin’s 15 goals in MLS competition are second most by a defender in club history. He was named 2013 MLS Cup MVP after scoring the equalizing goal and converting the match-winning penalty kick vs. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. Collin’s professional career began with stints in Scotland (Gretna FC), Greece (Panserraikos) and England (Wrexham FC). He played two seasons for Vitoria Setubal of the Portuguese top flight before joining Sporting KC as a guest trialist in March 2011.
Dovale made his Sporting KC debut as a substitute in the MLS Cup rematch against Real Salt Lake on April 5 and scored his first goal on May 27 vs. New York. He has contributed a goal and two assists in 11 MLS matches this season. The midfielder played four years in the Barcelona Academy before signing a professional contract with second division club Celta de Vigo at age 16. He played there for three years before going on a year-long loan to SD Huesca. He returned to Celta prior to the 2011-12 season and helped the club earn promotion to LigaBBVA with two goals in 30 appearances.
#25 | M | Christian Duke Ht: 5-9 Wt. 155 DOB: 6/5/1991 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: San Diego Acquired: 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st rd. (#14) 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 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
he scores 0-0-0
Duke joined USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC on March 17. He has made nine USL PRO appearances and added three assists for Jimmy Nielsen’s squad during his loan spell. The second-year professional spent most of the 2013 season on loan at Orlando City SC. He began playing for the Sporting KC Academy in June 2007 while attending Shawnee Mission South High School.
#14 | F | Dom Dwyer Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florda Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Assist July 26, 2014, KC at TOR 2014 Record when: he starts 10-5-6 he scores 6-2-2 Dwyer’s career-high 14 goals in 2014 rank tied for second in MLS. After scoring a brace on May 23 vs. Toronto FC, he became the third player in club history to score in four straight regular season matches. The Englishman is currently third on the club’s single season goal scoring chart and won MLS Player of the Month for May. Dwyer totalled 26 goals across six competitions in 2013 while splitting time with Sporting KC and the team’s USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. He was the USL PRO Championship MVP with four goals in the final and helped propel Sporting KC to MLS Cup by scoring the game-winning goal in the Eastern Conference Championship.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | Kevin Ellis Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/11 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, June 27, 2014, KC at POR Shots on Goal N/A Shots 1, 3 times, last: May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: May 31, 2014, KC at DC Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist June 27, 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 4-2-4 he scores 0-0-0 Ellis started three of Sporting KC’s first four MLS matches of 2014 before going on loan to USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC. He scored his first goal for the club in the first leg of the 2014 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals vs. eventual champion Cruz Azul. The right back, who became the second Homegrown Player in club history in 2011, rejoined Sporting KC on May 16 and has since made seven starts in central defense, earning MLS Team of the Week honors twice (June 9 and June 30).
#30 | GK | Andy Gruenebaum Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 12/30/1982 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Kentucky Last Club: Columbus Crew Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew on 12/16/13 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: Apr. 7, 2012, CLB vs NY Saves 7, 5 times, last: Sept. 5, 2012, CLB at NE Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Shutout June 15, 2013, CLB vs MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 4-1-1 2014 is a homecoming for Andy Gruenebaum, as Sporting KC acquired the Overland Park native from the Columbus Crew in December. He made his club debut in the U.S. Open Cup on June 18 and earned his first MLS start of 2014 on July 12 . After Sporting KC’s 2-1 win at Toronto on July 26, he became the second goalkeeper in MLS history to secure regulation wins in each his first four starts with a new club. An eight-year veteran of the league, Gruenebaum featured 82 times for the Crew (including postseason) and was part of their 2008 team that won MLS Cup. Gruenebaum had a breakout season in 2012, becoming Columbus’ starting keeper and recording an MLS-best 124 saves en route to 13 wins and eight shutouts.
#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution 12/11/12 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots 5, July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VAN Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 10-6-6 he scores 2-0-0 Sporting KC acquired World Cup veteran Feilhaber in December 2012. He was a steady contributor throughout the 2013 season but saved his best work for the playoffs, contributing game-winning assists in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Eastern Conference Championship. The midfielder has started 22 of the club’s first 23 MLS matches this season, leads the team with five assists and won MLS Player of the Month for July. Feilhaber began his career in Germany with Hamburg’s reserve team before helping Derby County earn promotion to the English Premier League in 2007. He was a member of the U.S. 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, making three appearances in South Africa. #40 | D | Igor Juliao Ht: 5-8 Wt. 145 DOB: 8/23/1994 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC (Brazil) Acquired: Signed on loan 4/4/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots 2, July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 he scores 0-0-0 The19-year-old Juliao is the second youngest player in Sporting KC history to play the full 90 minutes of an MLS regular season match. He was named to Sports Illustrated’s Week 11 MLS Best XI after his second game on May 18 and has started each MLS match since then. Juliao is a member of Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team and currently on loan from Fluminense FC. He joined Fluminense’s academy in 2003 and made his debut in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as a 17-year-old in August 2012.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | M | Michael Kafari Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 Hometown: Accra, Ghana College: New Mexico Acquired: Signed on 7/8/2014 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 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
DOB: 10/30/1991
#21 | GK | Jon Kempin Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/10 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves 1, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Shutout N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC acquired Kafari on July 8. He played collegiately at New Mexico before the Vancouver Whitecaps drafted the Ghana native in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (No 51 overall). After spending preseason with the Canadian club, Kafari signed with their USL PRO affiliate Charleston Battery in midMarch. He made his competitive debut for Charleston on May 28 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third round.
#1 | GK | Eric Kronberg Ht: 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: California Acquired: 2006 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Saves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance July 6, 2014, KC vs CHI Shutout June 27, 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 7-5-5 The longest tenured member of the club, Kronberg is in his ninth season in Kansas City and first as a starter. The 31-yearold goalkeeper recorded four shutouts in six appearances last year, leading Sporting KC to the quarterfinals of the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League. During the 2014 regular season, he leads MLS with a 0.88 goals against average among keepers with at least 400 minutes played and is tied for first with seven shutouts. He was named MLS Player of the Month for June after registering shutouts in the club’s only two games that month. Five of his 15 conceded goals this season have been penalty kicks.
A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Kempin became the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010 at the age of 17. He was named the Most Valuable Player at the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Aug. 4 in Portland and made his MLS debut on Aug. 10 against Vancouver, saving a Darren Mattocks penalty kick in the 84th minute after replacing the injured Andy Gruenebaum at halftime. Kempin has been an active member of the U-20 and U-23 U.S. National Team pools. He was loaned to USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC in March, registering five shutouts in 13 games played, before his return to Sporting KC on July 9. He spent most of the 2013 campaign on loan at Orlando City SC.
#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs. CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last...Regular Season Appearance May 31, 2014, KC at DC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC acquired Medranda in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia). The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club in February, making his first MLS start on March 15. Currently on loan with USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC, Medranda joined the youth program of Deportivo Pereira at age 12 before climing the ladder to the senior team. In two seasons with the club, he made 16 appearances across all competitions and scored two goals.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | M | Mikey Lopez Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 Lopez was selected in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and made his Sporting KC debut on May 26, 2013 in the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round. His MLS debut came on July 16 of this year at Columbus. Lopez joined USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC in March before switching to OKC Energy FC in June. He was recalled to Sporting KC on June 30 after making 14 USL PRO appearances with one goal and one assist. Lopez is a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team and helped the country qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. #7 | D | Chance Myers Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)
#18 | M | Victor Munoz Ht: 5-7 Wt. 165 Hometown: Madrid, Spain College: UCLA Acquired: Signed on 4/1/2014 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 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
DOB: 7/25/1990
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC acquired Munoz in April 2014. The 23-year-old was selected by D.C. United in the second round of hte 2014 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round on June 18. Munoz spent eight years in the Real Madrid academy system and was a member of Spain’s U-15, U-16 and U-17 youth national teams before moving to the U.S. in 2010 to pursue a college education.
#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, April 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal April 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 17 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last...Regular Season Appearance July 6, 2014, KC vs CHI Goal May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Assist May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI 2014 Record when: he starts 7-3-4 he scores 1-0-0
The second-longest tenured member of the squad, Myers is in his seventh season after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. In 2013, Myers started a career-high 31 MLS matches (including playoffs) and was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. He will miss the rest of the 2014 season after suffering a left achilles tear on May 23 vs. Toronto. Myers signed a new contract with the club in January after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.
An MLS veteran, Nagamura is in his third season with Sporting KC. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He’s also played for Toronto FC and Chivas USA in MLS, becoming an MLS AllStar in 2009 before going on loan to Tigres UANL in Mexico. Sporting KC acquired Nagamura in November 2011 and he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | Lawrence Olum Ht: 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 7/10/1984 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO) Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2010
#3 | D | Ike Opara Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with SJ Earthquakes on 12/12/2012
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Last...Regular Season Appearance July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 9-1-1 he scores 1-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Assists N/A Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at D.C. Last...Regular Season Appearance Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Goal Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Olum is in his fourth season with Sporting KC, making a career-high 22 appearances in MLS competition last year. Capable of playing as a central defender or holding midfielder, he began his professional career with the Portland Timbers in 2007. He also played for the Minnesota Thunder, Austin Aztex and Orlando City SC before signing with Sporting KC in September 2011. Olum joined the Kenya Men’s National Team in November 2012 and recently helped the team advance to the second round of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, starting both legs against Comoros on May 18 and May 30. #2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013
The 2013 Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year appeared in a career-best 18 games with 16 starts during the club’s MLS Cupwinning campaign. Opara scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions, each of them a header, and appeared in three of Sporting KC’s five MLS Cup Playoff matches. He will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a chondral defect in his right ankle on March 29. Opara started all thee matches for the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was invited to camp with the U.S. Olympic squad (U-23) in February 2012.
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, May 31, 2014, KC at DC Last...Regular Season Appearance June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 The second youngest player in MLS at age 17, PalmerBrown signed a homegrown player contract last August. He made his debut and first MLS start on May 18, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender. He featured at right back in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Aug. 4., helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented U.S. youth national teams as the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels, most recently competing at the Dallas Cup in April with the U-20s.
#37 | F | Jacob Peterson Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assists 1, 14 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at D.C. Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR at CLB Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 4-4-3 he scores 2-0-0 An eight-year veteran of MLS, Peterson is in his third season with Sporting KC. He has showcased his versatility throughout the 2014 season, playing in defense, midfield and attack on the left side. Peterson, a two-time national champion at Indiana University with goals in the finals of the 2003 and 2004 College Cups, was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Following stints with Toronto FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, Peterson was signed by Sporting Kansas City in January 2012. He represented the U.S. at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | F | Soony Saad Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 8/17/1992 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan College: Michigan Acquired: Weighted Lottery on 7/5/2011
#17 | F | C.J. Sapong Ht: 6-1 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988 Hometown: Manassas, Virginia College: James Madison Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)
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, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Assist Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs NE 2014 Record when: he starts 4-0-1 he scores 1-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Assists 1, 9 times, last: Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COL Shots on Goal 4, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Shots 10, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Assist Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COL 2014 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 1-0-0
After leading the NCAA in scoring with a school record 19 goals as a freshman at the University of Michigan, Saad was signed by Major League Soccer and allocated to Sporting KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. He scored nine minutes into his MLS debut on his 19th birthday and added four goals and four assists in 23 MLS regular season appearances last season. Saad represented the U.S. at the youth level, including appearances with the U-20 national team, but is now a member of the Lebanon Men’s National Team.
Sapong was named the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year with five goals and five assists in his first professional season. He scored nine goals in 2012 and four more in 2013, including the gametying goal in last year’s Eastern Conference Championship series vs. Houston. He made his first appearance in two months on May 23 following a neck injury and scored his first goal of the 2014 campaign on July 16 at Columbus. Sporting KC has an 18-0-2 overall record (including postseason) when Sapong scores. He debuted for the U.S. National Team in January 2012.
#15 | D | Seth Sinovic Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
#23 | M | Martin Steuble Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 6/9/1988 Hometown: Schlieren, Switzerland Last Club: FC Wil 1900 Acquired: Signed on 7/16/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 6 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, Apr. 17, 2010, NE at SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist June 27 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 11-5-5 he scores 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 Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
The Leawood, Kan. native and Rockhurst High School alum was rated the No. 1 left back in MLS by Soccer America after leading Sporting KC with 3,733 minutes played in all competition and starting 41 of his 42 appearances in 2013. He scored the game-tying goal in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last year en route to Sporting KC reaching MLS Cup. Sinovic was signed by Sporting KC in May 2011 and has since contributed two goals and six assists across all competitions. He has started 20 of the club’s 22 regular season games this campaign.
Steuble joined Sporting KC on July 16 from Swiss club FC Wil 1900 and made his MLS and competitive club debut on Aug. 1 as a second half substitute. The 26-year-old midfielder played seven years of professional soccer in Switzerland has featured nine times for the Philippines Men’s National Team under head coach Thomas Dooley. He made his international debut on March 1 of this year and opened his international scoring account on April 11.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | M | Sal Zizzo Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 4/3/1987 Hometown: San Diego, California College: UCLA Last Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Trade with Portland Timbers on 12/13/13 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSL Assists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 3, 7 times, last: May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2012, POR vs CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance July 6, 2014, KC vs CHI Goal Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSL Assist May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR 2014 Record when: he starts 4-2-3 he scores 0-0-0 The first-year Sporting KC winger has made 13 MLS appearances with nine starts in 2014. He recorded two assists in the team’s 3-2 win at Colorado on March 29. Acquired in December via a trade with the Portland Timbers, Zizzo spent three years in the German first division before coming back to the United States in 2010. He represented the U.S. at the U-18 and U-20 levels and starred for the U-20 National Team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
#8 | M | Graham Zusi Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 17, 2011, KC vs POR Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Assist May 4, 2014, KC vs CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 8-4-2 he scores 2-0-1 Zusi recorded a career-high six goals and a team-best 12 assists in all competition in 2013 and was the top-rated midfielder in the MLS Castrol Index. He was an MLS MVP finalist in 2012 to go along with MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors. On July 19, he signed a Designated Player contract with the club through the 2018 season. Sporting KC is 15-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal. Zusi was on the United States’ roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler. He appeared in all four matches for the U.S. at the tournament and contributed two assists. He has earned 27 caps with three goals and six assists in his international career.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME STATISTICS MATT BESLER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
140
135
12216
2
7
33
8
119
71
6
1
16
1
1
3
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
0
2
0
12
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
150
145
13176
2
7
35
8
131
79
7
1
16
1
1
3
CLAUDIO BIELER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
36
28
2383
11
4
80
29
42
35
16
0
5
0
4
1
KC - Postseason
3
0
85
1
0
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
39
28
2468
12
4
84
30
44
36
16
0
5
0
4
1
JORGE CLAROS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AURELIEN COLLIN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
100
96
8441
11
2
92
25
177
89
17
0
30
3
5
0
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
4
1
12
4
21
10
3
0
3
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
110
106
9401
15
3
104
29
198
99
20
0
33
3
6
1
ANTONIO DOVALE
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
9
635
1
2
16
5
6
9
0
8
3
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
9
635
1
2
16
5
6
9
0
8
3
1
0
0
CHRISTIAN DUKE
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
DOM DWYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
40
28
2530
16
3
106
39
62
62
24
1
4
0
5
1
KC - Postseason
6
3
282
1
0
17
8
8
7
3
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
46
31
2812
17
3
123
47
70
69
27
1
4
0
6
1
KEVIN ELLIS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
16
11
1111
0
1
3
0
20
10
0
0
3
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
16
11
1111
0
1
3
0
20
10
0
0
3
0
0
1
BENNY FEILHABER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
49
44
3708
6
9
65
21
66
102
2
44
9
0
1
2
MLS - Regular Season
101
90
7901
11
18
143
48
133
243
4
115
17
2
1
3
KC - Postseason
4
4
394
0
2
14
1
5
12
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
105
94
8295
11
20
157
49
138
255
6
115
18
2
1
4
IGOR JULIAO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
14
1182
0
1
9
3
16
32
3
0
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
14
14
1182
0
1
9
3
16
32
3
0
2
0
0
1
MICHAEL KAFARI
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
MIKEY LOPEZ
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
4
4
299
0
0
7
3
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
4
299
0
0
7
3
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
JIMMY MEDRANDA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
1
120
0
0
5
1
5
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
1
120
0
0
5
1
5
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
VICTOR MUNOZ
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
CHANCE MYERS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
123
98
9120
2
13
83
21
131
92
7
4
10
1
0
6
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
7
1
9
10
1
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
133
108
10080
2
14
90
22
140
102
8
5
12
1
0
6
0
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes PAULO NAGAMURA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
58
50
4375
2
4
72
17
80
56
4
3
11
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
215
194
17143
11
18
212
68
326
265
8
20
50
2
4
6
KC - Postseason
4
4
397
0
0
10
1
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
14
13
1306
0
0
19
6
19
29
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
229
207
18449
11
18
231
74
345
294
9
20
54
2
4
6
LAWRENCE OLUM
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
57
30
2956
3
2
24
6
32
10
3
0
10
0
3
0
KC - Postseason
2
1
202
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
59
31
3158
3
2
27
6
32
11
3
0
10
0
3
0
IKE OPARA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
16
1488
3
0
16
8
28
5
1
0
3
0
2
0
MLS - Regular Season
56
39
3711
6
0
38
15
58
23
6
1
5
0
3
0
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
60
39
3805
6
0
39
15
59
25
6
1
5
0
3
0
ERIK PALMER-BROWN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
3
2
235
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
3
2
235
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
JACOB PETERSON
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
58
30
2905
6
4
64
25
29
31
5
2
2
1
3
2
MLS - Regular Season
196
112
10191
15
14
178
67
74
111
21
62
7
1
6
6
KC - Postseason
4
3
244
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
7
5
405
0
0
1
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
203
117
10596
15
14
179
67
76
115
22
62
7
1
6
6
SOONY SAAD
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
50
22
2217
6
5
84
26
32
47
3
19
2
0
2
2
KC - Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
54
22
2264
6
5
84
26
35
47
3
19
2
0
2
2
C.J. SAPONG
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
102
66
6294
19
9
158
65
120
158
28
0
4
1
7
3
KC - Postseason
10
9
876
2
1
25
11
16
27
3
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
112
75
7170
21
10
183
76
136
185
31
0
4
1
7
3
SETH SINOVIC
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
103
102
8986
0
6
47
14
110
71
3
0
14
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
123
120
10566
0
6
54
15
123
81
3
0
17
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
10
10
955
2
0
4
4
13
10
0
0
1
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
133
130
11521
2
6
58
19
136
91
3
0
18
0
2
4
MARTIN STEUBLE
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SAL ZIZZO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
9
804
0
3
18
7
5
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
83
38
4002
2
11
70
27
24
65
5
38
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
83
38
4002
2
11
70
27
24
65
5
38
2
0
0
1
GRAHAM ZUSI
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
138
105
9811
20
35
219
74
120
173
15
470
10
0
7
15
KC - Postseason
10
10
959
0
5
21
1
18
19
1
46
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
148
115
10770
20
40
240
75
138
192
16
516
11
0
7
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 16, 2014 vs Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ERIC KRONBERG
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
22
21
1912
77
51
8
21
0.99
6
6
9
6
7
MLS - TOTAL
22
21
1912
77
51
8
21
0.99
6
6
9
6
7
ANDY GRUENEBAUM
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
6
6
495
22
16
0
7
1.27
0
0
4
1
1
MLS - Regular Season
86
85
7560
401
286
18
108
1.29
6
8
30
32
22
MLS - Postseason
2
2
210
9
7
0
2
0.86
0
0
1
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
88
87
7770
410
293
18
110
1.27
6
8
31
33
22
JON KEMPIN
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
1
0
45
2
1
0
0
0.00
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
45
2
1
0
0
0.00
0
1
0
0
0
#
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 30 31 37 40 78 94
Player
Eric Kronberg Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Antonio Dovale Benny Feilhaber Sal Zizzo Mikey Lopez Lawrence Olum Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Claudio Bieler C.J. Sapong Victor Munoz Peterson Joseph Jorge Claros Oriol Rosell Jon Kempin Soony Saad Alex Martinez Martin Steuble Mechack Jerome Michael Kafari Christian Duke Andy Gruenebaum Josh Gardner Jacob Peterson Igor Juliao Aurelien Collin Jimmy Medranda 15
61M 83M
90D 90D 90D 90M 78M 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 44M 90M 90M 90M 66F 55F
90D 90M 90D 75M 33 90M
15
12 TOR 2-2 90G
13 NY 1-1 90G
14 DC 0-1 90G 81
15 HOU 2-0 90G 90D
16 POR 1-0 90G
90F 90F 90F 69F 90M 90M 90M
26
77M 68M 90M 90M 90F 89F 90F 55D 90D
1
22
45 12
90M 90M
71F 21
57F 73F 19
90F 17
35 90D 75D 90D
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 CHI MTL CLB LA TOR PHI VAN 1-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 90G
14
18 13 90F 90F 62F 14 85M 75M 66M 83 10
10
23 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 33 7 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 7M 90M 80M 90D 36D 90F 28 90F 90M 71M 86F 90F 90F 21F 76F 45F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M 90M 90M 90M 55F 54 72F 45 80M 10 64M 90M 90M 90M 90M 80F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D
6 19
90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 45G 61F 57M 35 84D 90F 77F 45 90M 90F 76M 26 45 13 90D 78F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 83D 90D 90D 64D 90D 61D 90D 9D 90D 90D 90D 55D 90D 90D 90D 90D 5 15 24
29 12
90M 90M 90M 90M
32
35 90D 76D 74D
24
14
90M 29 5 90M 14 90D 90F 7 76F 87F 90F 87F 70F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 83F 14 3 3 20
1 90D 61D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 85M 90D 90M 90F 90F 90F 10 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 32 90F 75F 90F 80F
90D
15
90M
90M 90F 77F 90D 13 90F 45F
1
89D 58F 45 90D 90D 90D 29 75M
29 90M 56M 19 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 71F 67F 4 34
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SEA DAL SJ COL RSL MTL NE CLB MTL PHI CHI 0-1 1-1 1-0 3-2 0-0 4-0 0-2 2-0 3-0 1-2 1-2 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 64D
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game
log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 03/08/2014 03/15/2014 03/22/2014 03/29/2014 04/05/2014 04/19/2014 04/26/2014 05/04/2014 05/10/2014 05/14/2014 05/18/2014 05/23/2014 05/27/2014 05/31/2014 06/06/2014 06/27/2014 07/06/2014 07/12/2014 07/16/2014 07/19/2014 07/26/2014 08/01/2014 08/10/2014
KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC
0 1 1 3 0 4 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0
SEA 1 DAL 1 SJ 0 COL 2 RSL 0 MTL 0 NE 2 CLB 0 MTL 0 PHI 2 CHI 2 TOR 2 NY 1 DC 1 HOU 0 POR 0 CHI 1 MTL 1 CLB 1 LA 1 TOR 1 PHI 1 VAN 2
L T W W T W L W W L L T T L W W T W W W W T L
93+
64
92+
74; Dwyer 4 (Zusi 3)
79; Dwyer 2 (Zusi 2)
71; Dwyer 3 (Peterson 1)
50; Feilhaber 1 (Zizzo 2, Zusi 1)
31; Collin 2 (Olum 1)
Saad 1 (Feilhaber 4) 45; Dwyer 11 (penalty kick) 70 Olum 1 (Ellis 1, Sinovic 1) 24 Dwyer 12 (unassisted) 33 Dwyer 13 (Besler 1) 4; Dwyer 14 (unassisted) 89 Sapong 1 (Feilhaber 5) 42; Feilhaber 2 (Peterson 2, Juliao 1) Feilhaber 3 (unassisted) 10; Olum 2 (unassisted) 61 Zusi 2 (unassisted) 48; Peterson 2 (Dwyer 1) 80 Zusi 3 (Dovale 2) 54
Peterson 1 (unassisted) 10; Bieler 1 (Zusi 4) 95+ Dwyer 5 (penalty kick) 18; Nagamura 1 (Myers 1) 34; Dwyer 6 (Dovale 1) Dwyer 7 (Nagamura 2) 80 Dwyer 8 (Feilhaber 2) 68 Dwyer 9 (Zizzo 3) 47; Dwyer 10 (penalty kick) 84 Dovale 1 (Feilhaber 3) 9
own goal (Mallace)
Collin 1 (Feilhaber 1) 81 Dwyer 1 (penalty kick) 57 Zusi 1 (Zizzo 1, Nagamura 1)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY at vs vs at vs vs at vs at vs at vs vs at at at vs at at vs at vs at
86
#
Player
90D 90D 90D 90M 90F
90D 90D 90D 72M
90D 90D
90D
90F
60F
90M
90M 71F 90D
90G
88F 54
30 90D
90G
90F 6
19
90D
90M 90F 90D 62M 2 36M
28
84M
90D
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 5R MNUT POR 2-0 1-3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
90F 90M
2013/14 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QF1 QF2 AZL AZL 1-0 1-5 90G 90G
76M 60F
67F 18
23
2 90D 88F 14
90M
43D 90F
47
90M
30
Ellis (Bieler) 17 Feilhaber (Zusi) 44
Eric Kronberg Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Antonio Dovale Benny Feilhaber Sal Zizzo Mikey Lopez Lawrence Olum Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Claudio Bieler C.J. Sapong Victor Munoz Peterson Joseph Oriol Rosell Jon Kempin Soony Saad Alex Martinez Mechack Jerome Christian Duke Andy Gruenebaum Josh Gardner Jacob Peterson Aurelien Collin Jimmy Medranda
W L
Saad (Olum) 76; Martinez (Zizzo) 87 Saad (penalty kick) 73
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 37 78 94 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2013/14 QF1 03/12/2014 KC 1 vs CRZAZL 0 QF2 03/19/2014 KC 1 at CRZAZL 5
W L
KC 2 KC 1
vs MINNUT 0 vs POR 3
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/11/2014 5R 06/24/2014
MATCH DAY #22 TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014 SPORTING PARK KICKOFF: 8:30 P.M. ET
TORONTO FC RECORD (W/L/D) 9‐7‐5 32 pts. SPORTING KC (W/L/D) 11‐6‐6 39pts. TV: TSN2 Vic Rauter, Greg Sutton & Kara Lang
RADIO: TSN Radio 1050AM Gareth Wheeler & Dan Dunleavy
TORONTO FC PR Contact: Mike Masaro Email: MMasaro@TorontoFC.ca Phone: (o) 416‐815‐2474 (c) 416‐716‐1311 Anthony Cozzetto Email: ACozzetto@TorontoFC.ca Phone: (o) 416‐815‐6126 (c) 416‐317‐9398 Kansas City PR Contact: Kurt Austin Email: KAustin@sportingkc.com Phone: (o) 913‐951‐3554 (c) 816‐516‐0577
TORONTO FC 2014 MLS SCHEDULE DATE Saturday, March 15 Saturday, March 22 Saturday, March 29 Saturday, April 5 Saturday, April 12 Saturday, April 19 Saturday, May 3 Saturday, May 17 Friday, May 23 Saturday, May 31 Saturday, June 7 Friday, June 27 Wednesday, July 2 Saturday, July 5 Saturday, July 12 Wednesday, July 16 Saturday, July 19 Saturday, July 26 Wednesday, July 30 Saturday, August 2 Saturday, August 9 Saturday, August 16 Saturday, August 23 Saturday, August 30 Wednesday, September 3 Saturday, September 6 Saturday, September 13 Sunday, September 21 Saturday, September 27 Saturday, October 4 Wednesday, October 8 Saturday, October 11 Saturday, October 18 Saturday, October 25
OPPONENT Seattle D.C. United Real Salt Lake Columbus Colorado FC Dallas New England New York Sporting KC Columbus San Jose New York Chicago D.C. United Houston Vancouver Houston Sporting KC D.C. United Montreal Columbus Sporting KC Chicago New England
BROADCAST TSN/NBCSN TSN TSN2 SN 360 TSN SN ONE TSN2 TSN TSN2 TSN2 TSN SN ONE TSN TSN2 SN 360 TSN SN 360 TSN2 SN ONE TSN SN 360 TSN2 SN 360 SN ONE
TIME (ET) 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 9:30 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:30 PM 1:00 PM 4:30 PM 8:30 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM
RESULT W 2‐1 W 1‐0 L 3‐0 W 2‐0 L 1‐0 L 2‐1 L 2‐1 W 2‐0 D 2‐2 W 3‐2 W 1‐0 D 2‐2 D 1‐1 L 2‐1 W 4‐2 D 1‐1 D 2‐2 L 2‐1 L 3‐0 W 2‐0 W 3‐2
Philadelphia Philadelphia
TSN2 TSN2
7:00 PM 2:00 PM
Chicago Chivas USA
SN ONE SN 360
8:30 PM 3:00 PM
Portland LA Galaxy Houston New York Montreal New England
TSN2 TSN TSN TSN TSN TSN
1:00 PM 10:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
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TORONTO FC 2014 ROSTER (As of August 14, 2014) #
NAME
POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT D.O.B.
AGE BIRTH PLACE
Pronunciation
1
Chris Konopka
GK
6‐5
228
04‐14‐1985
29
Tom River, NJ
KON‐OP‐KA
2
Justin Morrow
D
5‐9
153
10‐04‐1987
26
Cleveland, OH
MORR‐OH
3
Warren Creavalle
M
5‐11
170
08‐14‐1990
24
Acworth, GA
WAR‐IN CRUH‐VAL
4
Michael Bradley
M
6‐2
179
07‐31‐1987
27
Princeton, NJ
BRAD‐LEE
5
Ashtone Morgan
D
5‐9
156
02‐09‐1991
23
Toronto, ON
ASH‐TON MORE‐GAN
7
Bright Dike
F
6‐0
213
02‐02‐1987
27
Oklahoma City, OK
B’RIGHT DEE‐KAY
8
Kyle Bekker
M
5‐9
165
09‐02‐1990
23
Oakville, ON
BECK‐ER
9
Gilberto
F
5‐10
160
06‐05‐1989
25
Piranhas, Brazil
JIL‐BER‐TOE
11 Jackson
M
5‐9
155
03‐06‐1988
26
Franca, Brazil
JACK‐SON
12 Joe Bendik
GK
6‐2
217
04‐25‐1989
25
Marietta, GA
BEN‐DIK
13 Steven Caldwell
D
6‐2
195
09‐12‐1980
33
Stirling, Scotland
CALD‐WELL
14 Dwayne De Rosario
M
5‐9
182
05‐15‐1978
36
Scarborough, ON
DE‐ROW‐SAR‐EE‐OH
15 Doneil Henry
D
6‐1
194
04‐20‐1993
21
Brampton, ON
DON‐EEL HEN‐REE
16 Bradley Orr
D
6‐1
195
11‐11‐1982
31
Liverpool, England
BRAD‐LEE OR
17 Nick Hagglund
D
6‐1
193
11‐09‐1992
21
Cincinnati, OH
HAGG‐LUND
18 Jermain Defoe
F
5‐7
143
10‐07‐1982
31
Beckton, England
JURR‐MAIN DA‐FOE
21 Jonathan Osorio
M
5‐9
161
06‐12‐1992
22
Toronto, ON
JOHN‐ATHAN O‐SOR‐EE‐O
22 Jordan Hamilton
F
6‐0
194
03‐17‐1996
18
Scarborough, ON
JOR‐DAN HAM‐IL‐TON
23 Dominic Oduro
M
6‐0
160
08‐13‐1985
29
Accra, Ghana
DOM‐IN‐ICK OH‐DURR‐OH
D/M
5‐10
177
09‐11‐1988
25
Tampa, FL
JER‐A‐MEE HALL
26 Collen Warner
M
5‐10
178
06‐24‐1988
26
Denver, Colorado
CALL‐IN WAR‐NURR
27 Luke Moore
F
5‐9
167
02‐13‐1986
28
Birmingham, England
MOR
28 Mark Bloom
D
5‐11
162
11‐25‐1987
26
Marietta, GA
B’LOOM
32 Andrew Wiedeman
F
5‐11
166
08‐22‐1989
24
San Ramon, California
WEE‐DA‐MAN
25 Jeremy Hall
33 Ryan Richter
D
6‐0
184
04‐12‐1989
25
Southampton, PA
RICK‐TUR
34 Manuel Aparicio
M
5‐6
149
09‐17‐1995
18
Buenos Aires, Argentina
APP‐AH‐REE‐CEE‐OH
35 Daniel Lovitz
M
5‐10
193
08‐27‐1991
22
Wyndmoor, PA
LOV‐ITZ
40 Quillan Roberts
GK
6‐0
200
09‐13‐1994
19
Brampton, ON
Q'WILL‐AN ROB‐ERTS
TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
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Toronto FC Media Notes Recent Transactions August 6, 2014 Toronto FC announced Wednesday that the club has recalled goalkeeper Quillan Roberts from its USL PRO Club affiliate Wilmington Hammerheads FC. July 30, 2014 Toronto FC announced Wednesday that the club has recalled forward Jordan Hamilton from its USL PRO affiliate club, Wilmington Hammerheads FC, and has been assigned on loan to Portuguese Segunda Liga side Clube Desportivo Trofense. July 25, 2014 Toronto FC announced Friday that Brazilian international goalkeeper Júlio César has returned to English Premier League club, Queens Park Rangers F.C, thus ending his loan with Toronto FC and Major League Soccer. July 23, 2014 Toronto FC announced Wednesday that the club has exchanged allocation ranking positions and has acquired midfielder Warren Creavalle from the Houston Dynamo. June 26, 2014 Toronto FC announced Thursday that the club has sent defender Ryan Richter on loan to NASL club, Ottawa Fury FC. June 6, 2014 Toronto FC announced Friday that the club has acquired midfielder Dominic Oduro from the Columbus Crew in exchange for midfielder Álvaro Rey.
UPCOMING MLS/TORONTO FC PLAYER MILESTONES Jermain Defoe needs 1 more penalty‐kick goals to pass Dwayne De Rosario on the Toronto FC all‐time list Jermain Defoe needs 3 game winning goals to pass Dwayne De Rosario on the Toronto FC all‐time list Jermain Defoe needs 3 multi‐goal games to pass Dwayne De Rosario on the Toronto FC all‐time list Dwayne De Rosario needs 1 appearance for 90 caps with Toronto FC (All Competition) Dwayne De Rosario needs 3 goals for 30 MLS goals with Toronto FC Dwayne De Rosario needs 3 goals for 35 goals with Toronto FC (All Competition) Ashtone Morgan needs 3 appearances for 70 MLS caps with Toronto FC Justin Morrow needs 8 appearances for 100 MLS caps Dominic Oduro needs 2 goals for 50 MLS goals Player Steven Caldwell Mark Bloom Warren Creavalle Andrew Wiedeman Jermain Defoe
TORONTO FC INJURY REPORT (As of August 14, 2014) Injury Status Rt. Quadriceps strain Out Lt. Knee sprain Out Lt. Hamstring strain Out Low back Out Rt. Adductor strain Questionable
2014 Games Missed 6 5 4
TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
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HEAD TO HEAD MLS LEAGUE PLAY ONLY Toronto FC record: 4‐11‐5 Home games: 3‐4‐3 (7 GF, 7 GA) Road games: 1‐7‐2 (9 GF, 22 GA) 04/25/2007 TOR 0 at KC 3 L Arrowhead Stadium 04/28/2007 TOR 0 vs KC 1 L BMO Field 07/01/2007 TOR 1 at KC 1 T Arrowhead Stadium 04/26/2008 TOR 2 vs KC 0 W BMO Field 06/21/2008 TOR 0 vs KC 0 T BMO Field 09/20/2008 TOR 0 at KC 2 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark 03/21/2009 TOR 3 at KC 2 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/26/2009 TOR 1 vs KC 0 W BMO Field 06/05/2010 TOR 0 vs KC 0 T BMO Field 07/31/2010 TOR 0 at KC 1 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark 06/04/2011 TOR 0 vs KC 0 T BMO Field 07/23/2011 TOR 2 at KC 4 L Livestrong Sporting Park 06/16/2012 TOR 0 at KC 2 L Livestrong Sporting Park 08/18/2012 TOR 0 vs KC 1 L BMO Field 09/01/2012 TOR 1 at KC 2 L Livestrong Sporting Park 03/09/2013 TOR 2 vs KC 1 W BMO Field 07/13/2013 TOR 0 at KC 3 L Sporting Park 09/21/2013 TOR 1 vs KC 2 L BMO Field 05/23/2014 TOR 2 at KC 2 T Sporting Park 07/26/2014 TOR 1 vs KC 2 L BMO Field
MLS Soccer MEN OF THE MATCH – Toronto FC Players & Rank Match 1: (1) Jermain Defoe & (2) Michael Bradly Match 2: (1) Jermain Defoe & (3) Michael Bradly Match 4: (1) Michael Bradley, (2) Bradley Orr & (3) Júlio César Match 5: (3) Klye Bekker Match 6: (3) Júlio César Match 8: (1) Jermain Defoe & (2) Bradley Orr Match 9: (2) Nick Hagglund & (3) Joe Bendik Match 10: (1) Jermain Defoe & (3) Kyle Bekker Match 11: (1) Nick Hagglund, (2) Collen Warner & (3) Steven Caldwell Match 12: (1) Jermain Defoe & (3) Dominic Oduro Match 13: (1) Joe Bendik & (3) Steven Caldwell Match 14: (3) Jermain Defoe Match 15: (1) Jermain Defoe & (3) Jackson
TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
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Match 16: (1) Doneil Henry & (3) Jackson Match 17: (1) Luke Moore & (2) Jermain Defoe Match 18: (1) Dominic Oduro & (3) Michael Bradley Match 20: (1) Gilberto, (2) Michael Bradley & (3) Collen Warner Match 21: (1) Luke Moore & (2) Michael Bradley
TORONTO FC STATISTICAL BREAK DOWN – 2014 MLS REGULAR SEASON # of Games played: 21 Statistics By Half GOALS First Second Total Toronto FC 16 16 32 Opponents 12 18 30 SHOTS Att.On Goal On Target Off Target Blocked Shots Toronto FC 283 108 118 57 Opponents 277 88 111 78 Toronto FC vs Opponents Record Record vs MLS Team 2014 Chicago Fire 0‐0‐1 Chivas USA 0‐0‐0 Colorado Rapids 0‐1‐0 Columbus Crew 3‐0‐0 D.C. United 1‐2‐0 FC Dallas 0‐1‐0 1‐0‐1 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy 0‐0‐0 Montreal Impact 1‐0‐0 New England Revolution 0‐1‐0 New York Red Bulls 1‐0‐1 Philadelphia Union 0‐0‐0 Portland Timbers 0‐0‐0 Real Salt Lake 0‐1‐0 San Jose Earthquakes 1‐0‐0 Seattle Sounders FC 1‐0‐0 Sporting KC 0‐1‐1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0‐0‐1
All‐Time 3‐8‐6 2‐9‐1 7‐5‐1 5‐10‐7 6‐12‐3 1‐7‐5 4‐4‐9 2‐4‐6 3‐2‐2 4‐6‐7 5‐10‐5 2‐4‐4 1‐1‐2 4‐7‐2 3‐4‐4 2‐6‐1 4‐11‐5 2‐2‐1
TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
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Record By Month Record By Day Month Home Away Overall Day Home March 1‐0‐0 1‐1‐0 2‐1‐0 Monday 0‐0‐0 April 0‐1‐0 1‐1‐0 1‐2‐0 Tuesday 0‐0‐0 May 2‐1‐0 0‐0‐1 2‐1‐1 Wednesday 0‐0‐1 June 1‐0‐0 0‐0‐1 1‐0‐1 Thursday 0‐0‐0 July 1‐2‐1 0‐1‐2 1‐3‐3 Friday 0‐0‐0 August 0‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 Saturday 5‐4‐0 September 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 Sunday 0‐0‐0 October 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 Situational Records Half Time Record Leading at Half Time W L D 5 1 1 Trailing at Half Time W L D 0 2 1 Tied at Half Time W L D 4 4 3 Scoring First Record when TFC Scores First W L D 7 3 1 Record when Opponent Scores First W L D 2 4 4 Possession ‐ Full Time Record when TFC has greater than 50% Possession W L D 2 2 1 Record when TFC has less than 50% Possession W L D 7 5 4 Record when Scoring…Goal(s) W L D Zero ‐ 3 0 One 2 4 2 Two 4 0 3 Three 2 0 0 Four 1 0 0 Five + 0 0 0 TORONTO FC @ SPORTING KC – SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 2014
Away 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐1‐1 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐2 4‐2‐1 0‐0‐0
Overall 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐1‐2 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐2 9‐6‐1 0‐0‐0
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2014 MLS Game‐by‐Game Results
*PK, ^ET
+ = Sellout
GM #
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT (W‐L‐D)
GWG
TFC GOALS
GF‐GA
AF‐AA
ATTEND.
1
Saturday, March 15
Seattle
W 2‐1
18
18,18
2‐1
9‐13
38,441 +
2
Saturday, March 22
D.C. United
W 1‐0
18
18
1‐0
14‐6
22,591 +
3
Saturday, March 29
Real Salt Lake
L 3‐0
0‐3
15‐17
18,881
4
Saturday, April 5
Columbus
W 2‐0
4
4,20
2‐0
11‐18
12,045
5
Saturday, April 12
Colorado
L 1‐0
0‐1
12‐8
22,591 +
6
Saturday, April 19
FC Dallas
L 2‐1
20
1‐2
11‐17
17,406
7
Saturday, May 3
New England
L 2‐1
11
1‐2
15‐14
22,591 +
8
Saturday, May 17
New York
W 2‐0
18
18,27^
2‐0
11‐8
22,591 +
9
Friday, May 23
Sporting KC
D 2‐2
27,16^
2‐2
7‐17
19,914 +
10
Saturday, May 31
Columbus
W 3‐2
15
18*,18,15^
3‐2
9‐7
22,591 +
11
Saturday, June 7
San Jose
W 1‐0
18
18*
1‐0
14‐11
22,591 +
12
Friday, June 27
New York
D 2‐2
18,9
2‐2
14‐20
20,176
13
Wednesday, July 2
Chicago
D 1‐1
11
1‐1
7‐20
13,153
14
Saturday, July 5
D.C. United
L 2‐1
27
1‐2
19‐7
22,591 +
15
Saturday, July 12
Houston
W 4‐2
18
21,23^,18,18
4‐1
16‐14
22,591 +
16
Wednesday, July 16
Vancouver
D 1‐1
18*
1‐1
16‐11
22,591 +
17
Saturday, July 19
Houston
D 2‐2
9,23^
2‐2
16‐15
20,069
18
Saturday, July 26
Sporting KC
L 2‐1
11
1‐2
17‐17
22,591 +
19
Wednesday, July 30
D.C. United
L 3‐0
0‐3
14‐10
16,171
20
Sunday, August 3
Montreal
W 2‐0
9
9,27
2‐0
16‐12
16,665
21
Saturday, August 9
Columbus
W 3‐2
27
9,21,27
3‐2
14‐16
17,882
22
Saturday, August 16
Sporting KC
23
Saturday, August 23
Chicago
24
Saturday, August 30
New England
25
Wednesday, September 3
Philadelphia
26
Saturday, September 6
Philadelphia
27
Saturday, September 13
Chicago
28
Sunday, September 21
Chivas USA
29
Saturday, September 27
Portland
30
Saturday, October 4
LA Galaxy
31
Wednesday, October 8
Houston
32
Saturday, October 11
New York
33
Saturday, October 18
Montreal
34
Saturday, October 25
New England
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2014 MLS RESULTS AND LINEUPS
Match Day 1 – @ Seattle Sounders FC – W 2‐1 – Saturday, March 15 Scoring Summary TFC – Jermain Defoe (Jonathan Osorio) 17’ TFC – Jerman Defoe 24’ SEA – Clint Dempsey (Obafemi Martins) 68’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Alvaro Rey 63’ (caution) SEA – Osvaldo Alonso 70’ (caution) TFC – Justin Morrow 78’ (caution) TFC ‐ Júlio César 83’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson (Ashtone Morgan 90’+3), Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio, Álvaro Rey (Bradley Orr 65’); Dwayne De Rosario (Andrew Wiedeman 63’), Jermain Defoe Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Ryan Richter, Nick Hagglund, Kyle Bekker Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; DeAndre Yedlin, Chad Marshall, Djimi Traore, Dylan Remick; Lamar Neagle (Chad Barrett 79’), Osvaldo Alonso, Clint Dempsey, Brad Evans © (Gonzalo Pineda 29’), Marco Pappa (Kenny Cooper 64’); Obafemi Martins Substitutes Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Andy Rose, Sean Okoli Match Day 2 – vs. D.C. United – W 1‐0 – Saturday, March 22 Scoring Summary TFC – Jermain Defoe 60’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Jackson 50’ (caution) DCU – Davy Arnaud 55’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio, Álvaro Rey (Bradley Orr 83’); Gilberto (Dwayne De Rosario 63’), Jermain Defoe Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund, Andrew Wiedeman, Kyle Bekker D.C. United – Bill Hamid; Cristian (Conor Doyle 82’), Bobby Boswell ©, Jeff Parke, Sean Franklin; Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud (Kyle Porter 66’), Luis Silva, Nick DeLeon; Fabian Espindola, Eddie Johnson Substitutes Not Used: Nana Attakora, Jared Jeffrey, Taylor Kemp, Collin Martin Andrew Dykstra
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Match Day 3 – @ Real Salt Lake – L 3‐0 – Saturday, March 29 Scoring Summary RSL – Alvaro Saborio 11’ (PK) RSL – Luis Gil 28’ RSL – Alvaro Saborio (Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales) 55’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Jermain Defoe 29’ (caution) TFC – Doneil Henry 31’ (caution) TFC – Steve Caldwell 35’ (caution) RSL – Chris Schuler 38’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Bradley Orr (Issey Nakajima‐Farran 60’), Steve Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Mark Bloom, Michael Bradley, Jeremy Hall (Kyle Bekker 78’), Álvaro Rey; Gilberto, Jermain Defoe (Dwayne De Rosario 61’) Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund, Andrew Wiedeman, Real Salt Lake – Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, (Chris Wingert 57’); Luis Gil, Javier Morales (Luke Mulholland 89’), Kyle Beckerman ©, Ned Grabavoy; Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval 84’), Alvaro Saborio Substitutes Not Used: Jeff Attinella, Carlos Salcedo, Cole Grossman, John Stertzer Match Day 4 – @ Columbus Crew – W 2‐0 – Saturday, April 5 Scoring Summary TFC – Michael Bradley (Mark Bloom) 11’ TFC – Issey Nakajima‐Farran (Justin Morrow) 85’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Mark Bloom 34’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Mark Bloom, Bradley Orr, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Kyle Bekker, Michael Bradley © (Jeremy Hall 73’), Álvaro Rey (Andrew Wiedeman 78’); Dwayne De Rosario (Issey Nakajima‐Farran 69’), Gilberto Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Gale Agbossoumonde, Ryan Richter, Jordan Hamilton Columbus Crew – Steve Clark; Josh Williams (Justin Meram 67’), Giancarlo Gonzalez, Michael Parkhurst ©, Waylon Francis; Wil Trapp, Tony Tchani (Jairo Arrieta 74’), Hector Jimenez, Federico Higuani, Bernardo Anor; Dominic Oduro (Ethan Finaly 81’) Substitutes Not Used: Tyson Wahl, Agustin Viana, Matt Lampson, Chad Barson
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Match Day 5 – vs. Colorado Rapids – L 1‐0 – Saturday, April 12 Scoring Summary COL – Edson Buddle (Dillon Powers, Dillon Serna) 77’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Steven Caldwell 17’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Mark Bloom (Jordan Hamilton 90), Steven Caldwell ©, Bradley Orr, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Kyle Bekker, Jeremy Hall, Issey Nakajima‐Farran; Dwayne De Rosario (Andrew Wiedeman 67’), Gilberto Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Ryan Richter, Gale Agbossoumonde, Nick Hagglund, Ashtone Morgan Colorado Rapids – Clint Irwin; Thomas Piermayr, Shane O’Neill, Drew Moor ©, Brian Mullan; Jose Mari, Nathan Sturgis (Dillon Serna 74’), Nick LaBrocca, Dillon Powers; Edson Buddle, Gabriel Torres (Deshorn Brown 63’) Substitutes Not Used: John Berner, Kamani Hill, Charles Eloundou, Marvell Wynne, Jared Watts Match Day 6 – @ FC Dallas – L 2‐1 – Saturday, April 19 Scoring Summary TFC – Issey Nakajima‐Farran 21’ FCD – Matt Hedges 37’ FCD – Blas Perez 88’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Issey Nakajima‐Farran 55’ (caution) TFC – Jackson 74’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Mark Bloom (Nick Hagglund 89’), Steve Caldwell ©, Bradley Orr, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Michael Bradley, Kyle Bekker, Issey Nakajima‐Farran (Andrew Wiedeman 81’); Jonathan Osorio, Gilberto Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Chris Konopka, Gale Agbossoumonde, Ryan Richter, Jordan Hamilton FC Dallas – Chris Seitz; Kellyn Acosta, Matt Hedges ©, Stephen Keel, Jair Benitez; Fabian Castillo, Michel (Adam Moffat 89’), Hendry Thomas, Je‐Vaughan Watson, Mauro Diaz (Andrew Jacobson 89’); David Texeira (Blas Perez 70’) Substitutes Not Used: Raul Fernandez, Zach Loyd, Walker Zimmerman, Danny Garcia
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Match Day 7 – vs. New England Revolution – L 2‐1 – Saturday, May 3
Scoring Summary TFC – Jackson (Gilberto) ‘6 NE – Patrick Mullins (Daigo Kobayashi) ‘24 NE – Lee Nguyen (PK) ‘82 Misconduct Summary TFC – Jackson ’43 (caution) TFC – Michael Bradley ’58 (caution) NE – Diego Fagundez ’75 (caution) NE – Scott Caldwell ‘90+2 (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Júlio César; Justin Morrow, Steve Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Mark Bloom (Dwayne De Rosario ’87); Jackson (Issey Nakajima‐Farran ’78), Kyle Bekker (Álvaro Rey ’68), Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio; Gilberto, Jermain Defoe Substitutes Not Used: Joe Bendik, Andrew Wiedeman, Nick Hagglund, Bradley Orr New England Revolution – Bobby Shuttleworth; Darrius Barnes, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Kevin Alston (Chris Tierney ’35); Daigo Kobayashi (Scott Caldwell ‘57), Andy Dorman ©, Lee Nguyen, Diego Fagundez (Steve Neumann 77’), Patrick Mullins; Teal Bunbury Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Stephen McCarthy, Jerry Bengtson, Charlie Davies
Match Day 8 – vs. New York Red Bulls – W 2‐0 – Saturday, May 17 Scoring Summary TFC –Jermain Defoe (Bradley Orr) ‘12 TFC – Luke Moore (Joe Bendik) ‘90+5 Misconduct Summary NYRB – Thierry Henry ‘6 (caution) NYRB – Jamison Olave ‘42(caution) TFC – Justin Morrow ’45 (caution) NYRB – Armando ’88 (caution) TFC – Jermain Defoe ’88 (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell ©, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Bradley Orr, Kyle Bekker , Jonathan Osorio, Álvaro Rey (Daniel Lovitz ‘68); Jermain Defoe, Gilberto (Luke Moore ‘56) Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario, Doneil Henry New York Red Bulls – Luis Robles; Kosuke Kimura (Chris Duvall ’48), Jamison Olave, Armando, Bobby Convey (Ruben Bover Izquierdo ’81); Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty, Eric Alexander, Jonny Steele; Bradley Wright‐Phillips, Thierry Henry © Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Meara, Andre Akpan, Richard Eckersley, Ibrahim Sekagya, Connor Lade
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Match Day 9 – @ Sporting KC – D 2‐2 – Friday, May 23 Scoring Summary SKC – Dominic Dwyer 47’ (Sal Zizzo) TFC – Luke Moore 67’ (Jermain Defoe) SKC – Dominic Dwyer 84’ (PK) TFC – Bradley Orr 90’+1 (Nick Hagglund) Misconduct Summary TFC – Gilberto 39’ (caution) TFC – Mark Bloom 57’ (caution) TFC – Steven Caldwell 63’ (ejection) SKC – Paulo Nagamura 79’ (caution) TFC – Luke Moore 84’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell ©, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Alvaro Rey (Luke Moore 53’), Kyle Bekker (Daniel Lovitz 53’), Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Jermain Defoe, Gilberto (Doneil Henry 66’) Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario Sporting KC – Eric Kronberg; Igor Julio, Seth Sinovic, Chance Myers (Sal Zizzo 36’), Kevin Ellis; Paulo Nagamura ©, Benny Feilhaber, Toni (C.J. Sapong 86’); Jacob Peterson, Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 85’), Dominic Dwyer Substitutes Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler Match Day 10 – vs Columbus Crew – W 3‐2 – Saturday, May 31 Scoring Summary CLB – Justin Meram (Ethan Finaly) 18’ TFC – Jermain Defoe PK 21’ CLB – Agustin Viana (Ben Speas) 65’ TFC – Jermain Defoe (Gilberto) 81’ TFC – Doneil Henry (Daniel Lovitz) 90’+2 Misconduct Summary CLB – Michael Parkhurst 39’ (caution) CLB – Agustin Viana 60’ (caution) TFC – Joe Bendik 66’ (caution) TFC – Gilberto 77’ (caution) TFC – Kyle Bekker 80’ (caution) CLB – Tyson Wahl 83’ (caution) TFC – Doneil Henry 90’+4 (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik ©, Mark Bloom, Nick Hagglund, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson (Gilberto 66’), Bradley Orr (Daniel Lovitz 18’), Kyle Bekker, Jonathan Osorio (Dwayne De Rosario 71’); Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Álvaro Rey, Jeremy Hall, Andrew Wiedeman Columbus Crew – Steve Clark; Josh Williams, Michael Parkhurst ©, Tyson Wahl, Chad Barson; Ethan Finaly (Bernardo Anor 90’), Tony Tchani, Agustin Viana (Fifi Baiden 73’), Justin Meram; Dan Paladini (Ben Speas 61’), Jairo Arrieta Substitutes Not Used: Matt Lampson, Hector Jimenez, Dominic Oduro, Eric Gehrig
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Match Day 11 – vs San Jose Earthquakes – W 1‐0 – Saturday, June 7 Scoring Summary TFC – Jermain Defoe 27’ (PK) Misconduct Summary TFC – Doneil Henry 17’ (caution) SJ – Sam Cronin 60’ (caution) SJ – Clarence Goodson 66’ (caution) TFC – Nick Hagglund 84’ (caution) TFC – Jermain Defoe 90’+3 (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Nick Hagglund, Steven Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Mark Bloom; Jackson (Dominic Oduro 65’), Jonathan Osorio, Collen Warner, Kyle Bekker (Daniel Lovitz 78’) (Justin Morrow 81’), Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario, Ashtone Morgan San Jose Earthquakes – Jon Buscu; Brandon Barklage, Ty Harden, Clarence Goodson, Jordan Stewart ©; Shea Salinas (Tommy Thompson 89’), Jean‐Baptiste Pierazzi, Sam Cronin (JJ Koval 69’), Cordell Cato; Alan Gordon (Billy Schuler 70’), Steven Lenhart Substitutes Not Used: David Bingham, Jason Hernandez, Shaun Francis, Mike Fucito Match Day 12 –@ New York Red Bulls – D 2‐2 – Friday, June 27 Scoring Summary NYRB – Péguy Luyindula (Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo, Thierry Henry) 36’ TFC –Jermain Defoe (Dominic Oduro, Jonathan Osorio) 55’ TFC – Gilberto 72’ NYRB – Bradley Wright‐Phillips (Tim Cahill, Matt Miazga) 90’+3 Misconduct Summary TFC – Justin Morrow 11’ (caution) Records: Toronto FC: 6‐4‐2 20pts. New York Red Bulls: 4‐5‐7 19pts. Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell ©, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro (Gilberto 65’) (Dwayne De Rosario 90’), Jonathan Osorio, Collen Warner, Jackson; Luke Moore (Bradley Orr 81’), Jermain Defoe Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund, Kyle Bekker, New York Red Bulls – Luis Robles; Chris Duvall, Jamison Olave, Matt Miazga, Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo (Bobby Convey 86’); Lloyd Sam, Ibrahim Sekagya (Jonathan Steele 66’), Péguy Luyindula (Tim Cahill 78’), Eric Alexander; Bradley Wright‐Phillips, Thierry Henry © Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Meara, Kosuke Kimura, Armando, Andre Akpan
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Match Day 13 –@ Chicago Fire – D 1‐1 – Wednesday, July 2
Scoring Summary TFC – Jackson (Jermain Defoe) 42’ CHI – Harrison Shipp (Mike Magee) 56’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Luke Moore (ejection) 29’ CHI – Quincy Amarikwa (caution) 45’+2 TFC – Steven Caldwell (caution) 53’ CHI – Lovel Palmer (caution) 86’ Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell ©, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro, Collen Warner, Jonathan Osorio (Bradley Orr 87’), Jackson; Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Doneil Henry, Kyle Bekker, Andrew Wiedeman Dwayne De Rosario Chicago Fire – Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Patrick Ianni, Bakary Soumare, Greg Cochrane (Juan Luis Anangono 73’); Grant Ward, Jeff Larentowicz ©, Chris Ritter (Alex 46’), Harry Shipp; Mike Magee, Quincy Amarikwa Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Gonzalo Segares, Dilly Duka, Logan Pause, Matt Watson Match Day 14 – vs. D.C. United – L 2‐1 – Saturday, July 5 Scoring Summary DCU – Nick DeLeon 54’ (Luis Silva) TFC – Luke Moore 60’ DCU – Perry Kitchen 69’ (Lewis Neal) Misconduct Summary TFC – Nick Hagglund 88’ (ejection) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell ©, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Jackson (Daniel Lovitz 77’), Michael Bradley (Jonathan Osorio 61’), Collen Warner, Bradley Orr (Dominic Oduro 45’); Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Doneil Henry, Kyle Bekker, Dwayne De Rosario D.C. United – Bill Hamid; Sean Franklin, Steve Bimbaum, Chris Korb, Bobby Boswell ©; Perry Kitchen, Nick DeLeon (Conor Doyle 79’) Conor Doyle, Davy Arnaud, Luis Silva (Lewis Neal 62’); Chris Rolfe (Collin Martin 84’), Eddie Johnson Substitutes Not Used: Andrew Dykstra, Nana Attakora, Taylor Kemp, Jared Jeffrey
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Match Day 15 – vs. Houston Dynamo – W 4‐2 – Saturday, July 12 Scoring Summary HOU – Brad Davis 13’ (Giles Barnes) HOU – Brad Davis 30’ (Giles Barnes) TFC – Jonathan Osorio 39’ TFC – Dominic Oduro 45’+1 TFC – Jermain Defoe 63’ (Jonathan Osorio, Jackson) TFC – Jermain Defoe 89’ Misconduct Summary HOU – Kofi Sarkodie 35’ (caution) HOU – Jermaine Taylor 37’ (caution TFC – Jermain Defoe 37’ (caution) HOU – David Horst 40’ (caution) HOU – Ricardo Clark 56’ (caution) HOU – Warren Creavalle 59’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom, Steve Caldwell © (Bradley Orr 69’), Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Jonathan Osorio, Collen Warner, Dominic Oduro (Daniel Lovitz 58’); Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore (Gilberto 80’) Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Kyle Bekker, Dwayne De Rosario, Ashtone Morgan Houston Dynamo – Tally Hall; David Horst, Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Warren Creavalle (Omar Cummings 79’); Ricardo Clark (Servando Carrasco 86’), Brad Davis ©, Oscar Garcia, Andrew Driver (Brian Ownby 67’), Will Bruin, Giles Barnes Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, A.J. Cochran, Eric Brunner, Alexander Lopez Match Day 16 – vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC –D 1‐1 – Wednesday, July 17 Scoring Summary VAN – Darren Mattocks 50’ (Russell Teibert, Pedro Morales) TFC – Jermain Defoe 64’ (PK) Misconduct Summary TFC – Bradley Orr 28’ (caution) VAN – Russell Teibert 61’ (caution) VAN – Nigel Reo‐Coker 70’ (caution) VAN – Sam Adekugbe 85’ (caution) TFC – Collen Warner 90’+4 (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Mark Bloom (Nick Hagglund 55’), Bradley Orr, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson (Gilberto 77’), Collen Warner, Michael Bradley ©, Jonathan Osorio (Dominic Oduro 59’); Jermain Defoe, Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Daniel Lovitz, Dwayne De Rosario, Kyle Bekker Vancouver Whitecaps FC – David Ousted; Steven Beitashour, Sam Adekugbe, Carlyle Mitchell, Johnny Leveron; Russell Teibert (Kekuta Manneh 82’), Matias Laba, Nigel Reo‐Coker (Gershon Koffie 71’), Pedro Morales ©; Erik Hurtado (Sebastian Fernandez 90’+3), Darren Mattocks Substitutes Not Used:Paolo Tornaghi, Nicolas Mezquida, Omar Salgado, Andy O’Brien
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Match Day 17 – @ Houston Dynamo – D 2‐2 – Saturday, July 19 Scoring Summary HOU – Will Bruin 11’ TFC – Gilberto 18’ HOU – Giles Barnes 26’ TFC – Dominic Oduro 45’+2 Misconduct Summary TFC – Doneil Henry 58’ (caution) HOU – Corey Ashe 79’ (caution) TFC – Michael Bradley 79’ (caution) TFC – Dominic Oduro 81’ (caution) TFC – Jermain Defoe 88’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Nick Hagglund, Bradley Orr, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro, Collen Warner, Michael Bradley ©, Jonathan Osorio (Daniel Lovitz 70’); Luke Moore (Dwayne De Rosario 80’), Gilberto (Jermain Defoe 63’) Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Kyle Bekker, Ashtone Morgan, Andrew Wiedeman Houston Dynamo – Tally Hall; David Horst, Kofi Sarkodie, Eric Brunner (A.J. Cochran 4’), Corey Ashe; Warren Creavalle, Ricardo Clark(Andrew Driver 69’), Brad Davis ©, Boniek Garcia; Will Bruin, Giles Barnes Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, Omar Cummings, Alexander Lopez, Servando Carrasco, Brian Ownby Match Day 18 – vs Sporting KC – L 2‐1 – Saturday, July 26 Scoring Summary TFC – Jackson 16’ (Dominic Oduro) SKC – Graham Zusi 48’ SKC – Jacob Peterson 80’ (Dominic Dwyer) Misconduct Summary TFC – Jackson 32’ (caution) TFC – Justin Morrow 35’ (caution) TFC – Dominic Oduro 44’ (caution) TFC – Doneil Henry 45’+2 (caution) SKC – Matt Besler 53’ (caution) SKC – Igor Julio 69’ (caution) TFC – Michael Bradley 73’ (caution) SKC – Matt Besler 75’ (second caution) (ejection) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Nick Hagglund, Bradley Orr (Dwayne De Rosario 82’), Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Jackson, Michael Bradley ©, Collen Warner (Jonathan Osorio 80’), Dominic Oduro; Luke Moore, Gilberto Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Kyle Bekker, Warren Creavalle, Andrew Wiedeman, Daniel Lovitz Sporting KC – Andy Gruenebaum; Matt Besler ©, Aurelien Collin, Igor Julio, Seth Sinovic (Kevin Ellis 55’); Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 77’), Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber; Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 71’), Dominic Dwyer Substitutes Not Used: Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo, Toni, Jon Kempin
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Match Day 19 – @ D.C. United – L 3‐0 – Wednesday, July 30 Scoring Summary DCU – Eddie Johnson 8’ DCU – Chris Rolfe 59’ DCU – Nick Hagglund (own goal) 67’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Collen Warner (caution) 36’ DCU – Davy Arnaud (caution) 42’ DCU – Chris Korb (caution) 54’ TFC – Michael Bradley (caution) 68’ DCU – Eddie Johnson (caution) 90’ Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Warren Creavalle, Bradley Orr (Daniel Lovitz 65’), Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro (Jonathan Osorio 66’), Collen Warner, Michael Bradley ©, Jackson; Jermain Defoe (Gilberto 73’), Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Kyle Bekker, Dwayne De Rosario D.C. United – Bill Hamid; Sean Franklin, Bobby Boswell ©, Steve Birnbaum, Chris Korb; Nick DeLeon, Davy Arnaud (Jared Jeffrey 82’), Perry Kitchen, Luis Silva (Lewis Neal 69’), Chris Rolfe (Conor Doyle 74’); Eddie Johnson Substitutes Not Used: Joe Willis, Taylor Kemp, Collin Martin, Michael Seaton
Match Day 20 – @ Montreal Impact – W 2‐0 – Saturday, August 2
Scoring Summary TFC – Gilberto 11’ (Dominic Oduro, Michael Bradley) TFC – Luke Moore 54’ Misconduct Summary MTL – Krzysztof Krol 32’ (caution) MTL – Matteo Ferrari 52’ MTL – Hassoun Camara 77’ Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Warren Creavalle, Nick Hagglund, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro (Jackson 74’), Michael Bradley ©, Collen Warner (Kyle Bekker 84’), Jonathan Osorio; Gilberto (Daniel Lovitz 90’), Luke Moore Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Bradley Orr, Ashtone Morgan, Dwayne De Rosario Montreal Impact – Troy Perkins; Hassoun Camara, Mamadou Danso (Felipe Martins 51’), Matteo Ferrari, Krzysztof Krol; Justin Mapp (Dilly Duka 74’), Patrice Bernier ©, Eric Miller, Andrés Romero; Marco Di Vaio, Jack McInerney (Anthony Jackson‐Hamel 65’) Substitutes Not Used: Evan Bush, Wandrille Lefevre, Maxim Tissot, Gorka Larrea,
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Match Day 21 – @ Columbus Crew – W 3‐2 – Saturday, August 9
Scoring Summary TFC – Gilberto (Luke Moore) 43’ CLB – Federico Higuaín 45’+2 (PK) TFC – Jonathan Osorio (Luke Moore) 59’ CLB – Justin Meram (Waylon Francis) 81’ TFC – Luke Moore (Collen Warner) 84’ Misconduct Summary TFC – Doneil Henry 53’ (caution) Lineups Toronto FC – Joe Bendik; Warren Creavalle, Nick Hagglund, Doneil Henry, Justin Morrow; Dominic Oduro (Jackson 61’), Michael Bradley ©, Collen Warner (Kyle Bekker 90’+2), Jonathan Osorio; Luke Moore, Gilberto Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Bradley Orr, Dwayne De Rosario, Daniel Lovitz, Bright Dike Columbus Crew – Steve Clark; Eric Gehrig (Aaron Schoenfeld 79’), Giancarlo Gonzalez, Michael Parkhurst ©, Waylon Francis; Wil Trapp, Tony Tchani, Ethan Finlay, Federico Higuaín, Ben Speas (Justin Meram 64’); Adam Bedell (Jairo Arrieta 63’) Substitutes Not Used: Matt Lampson, Tyson Wahl, Chad Barson, Kevan George
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TORONTO FC MANAGEMENT BIOS TIM BEZBATCHENKO ‐ General Manager PRONUNCIATION: BEZ‐BA‐CHENK‐OH Tim Bezbatchenko, 32, was named General Manager of Toronto FC on September 20, 2013. Since joining Toronto FC, the club has made a number of key acquisitions through signings and trades acquiring three Designated Players: Jermain Defoe, Michael Bradley, and Gilberto. Along with Dwayne De Rosario, Justin Morrow and Jackson. Prior to joining Toronto FC, Bezbatchenko spent three years as the Senior Director of Player Relations and Competition with Major League Soccer (MLS). In that role, he was responsible for negotiating and drafting player contracts, as well as finalizing loan and transfer agreements for the import and export of players to and from MLS. In addition he oversaw all MLS rosters, the MLS player pool, and team salary budgets. He was also responsible for youth and player development initiatives for the league, including the home‐grown player signing process. Bezbatchenko also helped the Player Department manage the relationship between the Players Union and interpretation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA). He also served as a liaison with the US Soccer Federation and the Canadian Soccer Association. During the 2013 season MLS announced a partnership with the French Football Federation (FFF) to create an educational course for MLS Academy Directors that was managed by Bezbatchenko. Prior to joining MLS, Bezbatchenko served as an attorney for Shearman & Sterling LLP, in New York, where he worked in their Mergers & Acquisitions group. He graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.A. in Economics and Leadership Studies in 2004 and later from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2008. The native of Westerville, Ohio played two professional seasons as a midfielder for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, and won the USL Pro League Atlantic Division Championship in 2004.
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GREG VANNEY ‐ Assistant General Manager & Academy Director PRONUNCIATION: VAN‐EE Greg Vanney was named Assistant General Manager & Toronto FC Kia Academy Director on December 11, 2013. Vanney, 39, joins Toronto FC after most recently serving as the head coach for LA Galaxy’s U14 Academy side and Technical Director of the LA Galaxy partner club LA Galaxy South Bay. He is also currently taking part in the Elite Formation Coaching Licence program, a development course partnered by Major League Soccer (MLS) and the French Football Federation. Vanney holds a USSF “A” Coaching License and has been involved with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Vanney previously held titles of Director of Soccer Operations and Director of Real Salt Lake‐Arizona Youth Academy at Grande Sports World. It was there that he oversaw program and business development at the Grande Sports World facility. Vanney, Grande Sports World, and Real Salt Lake were responsible for creation of the first MLS Residential Academy in the United States, which began play in the Fall of 2010. Vanney also held a dual role at Chivas USA from 2011‐2012 as assistant coach under Robin Fraser and technical director of the youth academy. Vanney played professionally for 13 years, starting with the LA Galaxy in 1996. During his time with the Galaxy, Vanney helped lead the club to three MLS Cup championship finals, one Supporter's Shield, a US Open Cup Championship and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. He was named to the MLS Best XI in 2000 and 2001. Following the 2001 season, Vanney transferred to SC Bastia, of France’s Ligue 1, where he remained until 2005 helping the club reach the Coup de France Final in 2002. He re‐joined MLS, signing with FC Dallas and spent two seasons with the Hoops; where he earned two All‐Star selections, captaining the 2005 team to a 4‐0 victory over Fulham. Vanney was traded to the Colorado Rapids in January 2007, and then to D.C. United later that same season. Vanney re‐joined the LA Galaxy in February 2008 and retired at the conclusion of the season. During his playing career, Vanney earned 36 caps and scored one goal for the United States Men’s National team. He was part of the U.S. side that won the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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TORONTO FC COACHES BIOS
RYAN NELSEN‐ Head Coach PRONUNCIATION: NEL‐SON Ryan Nelsen was named the eighth head coach in club history on January 8, 2013. A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Nelsen brings a wealth of soccer experience to his role at Toronto FC from Major League Soccer (MLS), the English Premier League (EPL) and New Zealand’s National team with more than 400 professional appearances. In Nelsen’s first season (2013) coaching Toronto FC the club finished with a 6‐17‐11 record in MLS league play; while significantly decreasing the number of goals conceded in comparison to the 2012 season. Nelsen, 36, began his football career with Christchurch United in New Zealand, making 96 team appearances and posting 12 goals between 1995 and 1998. In 1998, he moved to the United States on a university scholarship, playing for North Carolina’s Greensboro College in the NCAA and later transferring to Stanford University for this final two years of college soccer. At Stanford, Nelsen was named MVP as a junior player and an All‐American as a senior player. He graduated with a degree in Political Science from Stanford University. Drafted fourth overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, Nelsen spent four years with the club where he played a key role in bringing the team its fourth championship. During his tenure at D.C. United, he made 81 appearances, posting seven goals and five assists. He served as Team Captain from 2003 to 2004 and was twice named as MLS’s Best XI in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, Nelsen moved to the English Premier League, playing for Blackburn Rovers from 2005 to 2012, posting 195 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals. He was named Captain less than a month after his arrival with the team. In 2012, he signed with Tottenham Hotspur as a free agent on a six‐month contract. He made nine appearances, five League and four FA Cup, scoring one goal in all competitions for the Spurs. In June 2012, Nelsen signed with Queens Park Rangers and went on to make 24 appearances for the club. He played his final professional game on Tuesday, January 29 against the defending EPL Champions, Manchester City. The game ended in a 0‐0 draw. Nelsen earned 49 caps for New Zealand’s All Whites National Team. He also captained the All Whites at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and most recently, at the 2012 London Olympics. Nelsen also represented New Zealand at three FIFA Confederations Cups. In 2011, Nelsen was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to football. He also co‐ authored a book with fellow New Zealander Tony Smith called Ryan Nelsen’s Road to the World Cup.
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FRAN O’LEARY‐ Assistant Coach & Director of Player Recruitment PRONUNCIATION: O‐LEAR‐EE Fran O’Leary enters his second season as Assistant Coach and Director of Player Recruitment for Toronto FC. He was originally hired on January 8, 2013 alongside Ryan Nelsen. Prior to joining Toronto FC, O’Leary spent seven years at Bowdoin College’s Mens Soccer program where he served as head coach. A native of Dublin, Ireland, O’Leary, is one of the most distinguished coaches in collegiate soccer, and possesses an illustrious coaching resume and strong soccer acumen. At Bowdoin, he posted an impressive 62‐27‐9 record with two NCAA Tournament berths in his first six campaigns. In 2010, he was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year. He previously held coaching positions at Elmira College, Kenyon College, Dartmouth and George Mason. O’Leary is a graduate of Thomas Edison State College and began his coaching career as an Assistant at Boston College.
JIMMY BRENNAN ‐ Assistant Coach PRONUNCIATION: BREN‐IN Jimmy Brennan enters his third season as an assistant coach for Toronto FC. Brennan was promoted to the first team on May 14, 2012 after spending 15 months as head coach of the U17 Academy Team. Brennan was named the first player and captain in Toronto FC’s history on September 8, 2006. Prior to signing with Toronto, Brennan spent several years playing in England with Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, and Southampton. While at Norwich City, Brennan was part of the 2004 League One Division championship side. With the promotion, Brennan became the first Canadian outfield player to play in the English Premier League. Brennan earned 49 caps with the Canadian National Team during his playing career. He was part of the Canada squad that won the Gold Cup in 2000. He also played in the Gold Cup in 2002 and 2005 and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Following his retirement as a player on April 6, 2010, Brennan was named the club’s assistant general manager. On March 1, 2011, Brennan was named head coach of Toronto FC’s U17 Academy team.
JASON BENT‐ Assistant Coach PRONUNCIATION: BENT Jason Bent enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for Toronto FC. Bent joined the first team ahead of the 2011 season, after spending the previous three seasons in the Academy. A native of Brampton, Ontario, Bent is a local coach who brings a wealth of experience having played internationally and within Major League Soccer. He went to the University of Maryland prior to joining the Colorado Rapids. Bent spent three seasons with the Rapids
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appearing in over 50 matches and was part of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup finals squad in 1999. His last professional club was Plymouth Argyle in England where he played three seasons. Bent helped Plymouth win the Division Three Championship in 2001‐2002, and the Division Two Championship in 2003‐2004. In addition to his club football career, Bent earned 32 caps for the Canadian National Team.
DUNCAN OUGHTON – Assistant Coach PRONUNCIATION: OUT‐IN Duncan Oughton enters his second season as an assistant coach with Toronto FC. Oughton was hired on May 8, 2013. Prior to joining Toronto FC, Oughton spent three years with the Columbus Crew as a member of their coaching staff, serving as the assistant technical director and assistant coach. Prior to his career in coaching, Oughton played his entire ten year career for the Crew. He was originally selected tenth overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft; and went on to win the MLS Cup in 2008, along with the Supporters Shield on three occasions (’04, ’08, ’09) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2002. Oughton earned 27 caps and scored two goals for the New Zealand National team. He was part of New Zealand’s FIFA Confederations Cup squad in 2003 and 2009. Oughton retired as a player following the 2010 season.
STEWART KERR‐ Goalkeeper Coach PRONUNCIATION: KURR Stewart Kerr enters his third season as goalkeeping coach for Toronto FC. He was originally hired on December 14, 2011. A native of Bellshill, Scotland, Kerr spent the majority of his playing career with Celtic F.C. of the Scottish Premier League from 1993 until 2001. During his time at Celtic, Kerr won two Scottish League titles and two Scottish Cups. He went on loan for one season with English side, Brighton during his time with Celtic. Kerr finished his career at Wigan Athletic in 2002. Following his retirement as a player Kerr worked as the goalkeeping coach for Scottish clubs, Airdrie United and then with Motherwell FC before moving to Toronto FC.
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2014 TORONTO FC PLAYER BIOS #34
MANNY APARICIO
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: AP‐AH‐REE‐CEE‐OH
HT: 5’7 WT: 149 DOB: 17 Sept 1995 AGE: 18 BIRTHPLACE: Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014: Came on in the 65th minute in Wilmington’s 2‐1 defeat on August 9 vs Dayton Dutch Lions FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 1‐0 win on July 19 vs Rochester Rhinos … Came on in the 81st minute in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 28 vs Richmond Kickers … Came on in the 76th minute in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 21 vs Chicago Fire Reserves … Started the match played 62 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 14 vs Richmond Kickers … Came on in the 78th minute in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 6 vs OKC Energy FC … Started the match, registered his first goal of the th season and played 74 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐1 win on May 31 vs Charlotte Eagles … Came on in the 67 th minute in Wilmington’s 5‐1 win on May 23 vs the Pittsburgh Riverhounds … Came on in the 89 minute in Wilmington’s 1‐0 win on May 17 vs the Charleston Battery … Started the match 57 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐0 defeat on Apr 26 vs Charlotte Eagles … Started the match and played 70 minutes in Wilmington’s 4‐3 win on Apr. 12 vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds … Started the match and played 70 minutes in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on Apr 5 vs Harrisburg City Islanders … Currently on loan at Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 60th minute on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Made five appearances for the club in MLS Reserve League play, starting in four matches … He was named the club’s player of the tournament during the Dallas Cup … Started in seven matches, scoring two goals for the Kia Toronto FC Academy Senior Team International: Aparicio earned a call‐up to the Men’s Senior team preseason camp in January 2014 Aparicio enters his second season with Toronto FC. He became the eighth player in club history to sign for the first team, when he joined on August 8, 2013. Aparicio originally joined the Academy in October 2010 after spending one season with the Unionville Milliken Soccer Club. Upon moving to Canada with his family, Aparicio joined the North York Soccer Club and spent four seasons there. Aparicio competed for Canada’s U‐18 National side in the 2013 COTIF U‐20 Tournament last August in l’Alcúdia, Spain. Aparicio earned a call‐up to the Men’s Senior team preseason camp in January 2014
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KYLE BEKKER
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: BECK‐ER
HT: 5’10 WT: 165 DOB: 2 Sept 1990 AGE: 23 BIRTHPLACE: Oakville, ON nd th 2014: Came on in the 92 minute of extra time on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 84 minute on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Was an unused substitute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played 78 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played 53 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played 68 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 78th minute on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN th CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 76 minute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 64 minutes, received a yellow card on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Came on in the 67th minute on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC
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Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in nine matches, starting in three, while logging 335 minutes for Toronto FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared and started in two matches International: Earned 11 caps for Canada, member of 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad Bekker was drafted third overall by Toronto FC in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. He spent four seasons at Boston College, appearing in 80 games for the Eagles, scoring 17 goals and added 22 assists. In his Freshman year he earned ACC All‐Freshman Team honours and was the only player at Boston College to start in every match. Bekker was named to the All‐ACC First Team in 2011 and again this past season. He ranks second all‐time at Boston College in assists. The Oakville, Ontario native earned four caps for the U23 Canadian Men’s National Team during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic qualifying tournament. Bekker made his debut at the age of 15 with the Canadian national youth program. In January 2013, Bekker earned his first call up for the Canadian Men’s National Team. Prior to joining Boston College, Bekker played his youth soccer with the Oakville Bluestars winning the Ontario Cup championship twice (2004 and 2005) along with the national title in 2004. In 2006 he joined the Mississauga Dixie Dominators and won back‐to‐back Ontario Cup championships in 2006 and 2007 and added another national title in 2006. Bekker then moved onto the Sigma Elite Training Centre program prior to his collegiate career. In 2008, Bekker earned an invitation to train with AFC Ajax youth academy.
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JOE BENDIK
GOALKEEPER
PRONUNCIATION: BEN‐DIK
HT: 6’2 WT: 217 DOB: 25 Apr 1989 AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Marietta, GA 2014: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, earned his third clean sheet of the 2014 MLS season and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match, earned his second clean sheet of the 2014 MLS season and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match registered an assist, earned his first clean sheet of the 2014 MLS season and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 120 minutes on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared and started in 33 matches, logging 2,970 minutes, with a record of 6‐16‐11 and four clean sheets for Toronto FC 2012…Appeared in five matches, starting in three, logging 326 minutes, for Portland Bendik enters his second season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired in a trade with the Portland Timbers on December 12, 2012. He originally signed with the Timbers in February 2012 after spending two seasons with Norwegian club Sogndal. Prior to his professional career, Bendik played four seasons at Clemson University where he finished among the school’s career leaders in a number of statistical categories.
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MARK BLOOM
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: B’LOOM
HT: 5’11 WT: 162 DOB: 25 Nov 1987 AGE: 26 BIRTHPLACE: Marietta, GA 2014: Started the match and played 55 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played 87 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played 89 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played 89 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match, registered an assist, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 79th minute and received a yellow card on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared and started in six matches, recording one assist, while logging 540 minutes for Toronto FC. With Atlanta, he started in 12 matches, adding one assist and logged 1,080 minutes Bloom enters his second season with Toronto FC. He originally joined the club on loan from NASL club, the Atlanta Silverbacks on July 12, 2013. Prior to joining the club, Bloom was part of Atlanta’s NASL Spring season championship side. Prior to joining Atlanta, Bloom played for the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro League. He signed his first professional contract in 2010 with AC St. Louis of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Before turning pro, Bloom played his collegiate soccer at Berry College. During his time at Berry College, Bloom was named team M.V.P. in his senior year and helped the team win two conference titles.
#4
MICHAEL BRADLEY
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: BRAD‐LEE
HT: 6’2 WT: 179 DOB: 31 Jul 1987 AGE: 27 BIRTHPLACE: Princeton, New Jersey 2014: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played 45 minutes on August 6 vs FC Bayern München … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was voted into the MLS Fan XI for the 2014 AT&T MLS All‐Star Game on July 16 … Started the match and played 61 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match, registered his first MLS regular season goal with Toronto FC, and played 73 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match, made his TFC regular season debut and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match, played the full 120 minutes and scored in penalty kicks on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, received a yellow card, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Was an unused substitute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2012‐2014…Appeared in 41 matches, scoring five goals for AS Roma. Finished as runners‐up in 2012‐13 Coppa Italia. 2011‐2012…Appeared in 35 matches, scoring one goal for A.C. Chievo Verona. 2011…Appeared in three matches on loan
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at Aston Villa. 2008‐2011…Appeared in 76 matches, scoring ten goals for Borussia Mönchengladbach. 2006‐2008…Appeared in 50 matches, scoring 21 goals for SC Heerenveen. 2005…Appeared in 30 matches, scoring one goal for MetroStars. International: Started the match, played the full 120 minutes in the Round of 16 (FIFA World Cup 2014) against Belgium that st ended in a 2‐1 defeat on July 1 , 2014 … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in the final game of the group stage (FIFA World Cup 2014) against Germany that ended in a 1‐0 defeat on June 26, 2014 … Started the match and playing he full 90 minutes in the second game of the group stage (FIFA World Cup 2014) against Portugal that ended in a 2‐2 draw on June 22th, 2014 … Started the match and playing he full 90 minutes in the first game of the group stage (FIFA World Cup 2014) against Ghana that ended in a 2‐1 victory on June 16th, 2014 … Started the match and playing he full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Nigeria that ended in a 2‐1 victory on June 7th, 2014 … Started the match, registered an assist, while playing he full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Turkey that ended in a 2‐1 victory on June 1st, 2014 … Started the match and playing he full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Azerbaijan that ended in a 2‐0 victory on May 27th, 2014 … Michael Bradley was named to United States Head Coach Jürgen Klinsmann’s 23‐man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on May 22, 2014 … Michael th Bradley was named to Jurgen Klinsmann’s 30‐man preliminary roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Monday May 12 , 2014 … Started the match, registered a goal, and an assist, while playing he full 90 minutes in a friendly match against México that ended in a 2‐2 draw on April 2nd, 2014 … Bradley has earned 89 caps for the United States National team and has scored 12 goals for his country. Bradley represented the United States at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Bradley enters his first season with Toronto FC after the club reached a transfer agreement with Italian Serie A club AS Roma and signed the American international midfielder as a Designated Player on January 13, 2014. Bradley began his youth career with the United States U‐17 Team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida where he spent four semesters (2002‐04). Bradley turned pro at the age of 16 and was selected thirty‐sixth overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars. He spent one season in MLS, making 30 appearances and scoring one goal. Bradley was sold to Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen in January, 2006. He made over 50 appearances during his time at SC Heerenveen, including scoring 21 combined goals in his final season before signing for German Bundesliga club, Borussia Mönchengladbach in January, 2008. Bradley spent three seasons with the German club, where he made 76 combined appearances and scored ten goals. He went on a brief loan spell to Aston Villa in January, 2011, where he made three appearances. Bradley signed with Italian Serie A club, A.C. Chievo Verona (Chievo) in August, 2011, and went on to make 35 appearances for the club, scoring one goal. He joined Roma from Chievo in July, 2012. Bradley has earned 81 caps for the United States National team and has scored 11 goals for his country. He made his debut for the U.S. on May 26, 2006 as a substitute in a friendly match against Venezuela. He scored his first international goal, which was the game winner in a 1‐0 victory over Switzerland on October 17, 2007. Bradley has represented the U.S. at two CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, winning a Gold Medal in 2007 and finishing as runners‐up in 2011. Bradley also played in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, where the U.S. finished as runners‐up to Brazil, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal in a 2‐2 draw against Slovenia.
#13
STEVEN CALDWELL ‐ CAPTAIN
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: CALD‐WELL
HT: 6’2 WT: 195 DOB: 12 Sept 1980 AGE: 33 BIRTHPLACE: Stirling, Scotland 2014: Started the match and played 69 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Missed the May 31 game vs Columbus Crew due to a one match suspension … Started the match and was ejected in the 63rd minute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC th Dallas … Started the match, received a yellow card in the 17 minute and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Missed the Apr. 5 game vs Columbus Crew due to a one match suspension … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and
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played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared and started in 23 matches, adding one goal, one assist and logged 2,066 minutes. Named the sixth captain in club history ahead of the match against Sporting KC on July 13. 2011‐2013…Appeared in 90 matches, adding two goals in all competitions for Birmingham City F.C. 2010‐2011…Appeared in 10 matches in all competitions with Wigan Athletic F.C. 2007‐2010…Appeared in 104 matches, adding five goals in all competitions with Burnley F.C. 2004‐2007…Appeared in 76 matches, adding four goals in all competitions with Sunderland A.F.C. 2004…Appeared in 13 matches, adding one goal in all competitions while on loan at Leeds United A.F.C. 2001‐2002…Appeared in nine matches in all competitions while on loan at Bradford City A.F.C. 2001…Appeared in six matches in all competitions while on loan at Blackpool F.C. 1998‐2004…Appeared in 19 matches for Newcastle United F.C International: Caldwell has earned 12 caps for the Scotland’s Men’s National team Caldwell enters his second season with Toronto FC. Originally Caldwell was loaned to Toronto FC on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from Birmingham City F.C., following the expiration of his loan agreement he signed with Toronto FC on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Caldwell was named the sixth captain in club history on July 13. Caldwell began his professional career with Newcastle United F.C. and spent time on loan at Blackpool F.C., Bradford City A.F.C., and Leeds United A.F.C. during his time with the Magpies. Caldwell signed with Sunderland A.F.C. ahead of the 2004‐05 season and remained with the club for just over two seasons. He signed with Burnley F.C. (Burnley) in January 2007. Caldwell captained Burnley to promotion into the English Premier League by winning the 2008‐09 Football League Championship playoff trophy. After leaving Burnley, Caldwell spent one season at Wigan Athletic F.C. He later signed with Birmingham City in July 2011. Caldwell has earned 12 caps for the Scotland’s Men’s National team.
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WARREN CREAVALLE
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: WAR‐IN CRUH‐VAL
HT: 5’11 WT: 170 DOB: 14 August 1990 AGE: 24 BIRTHPLACE: Acworth, GA 2014: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Made his Toronto FC debut, started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Appeared in 16 matches, starting in 10 while logging 890 minutes for the Houston Dynamo Career Notables: 2013 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in all five matches while logging 394 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2013…Appeared in 27 matches, starting in 17, registering three goals and one assist, while logging 1629 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2012 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in one match while logging two minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2012…Appeared in 11 matches, starting in five, registering one assist, while logging 479 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. US OPEN CUP…Appeared and started in all three matches while logging 270 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in nine matches for the Houston Dynamo. Warren Creavalle is currently in his third season in the MLS, and has made a combined 72 appearances, scoring three goals, with two assists all with the Houston Dynamo. Creavalle was originally selected by Houston in the second round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Central Florida.
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#14
DWAYNE DE ROSARIO
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: DE‐ROW‐SAR‐EE‐OH
HT: 5’9 WT: 182 DOB: 15 May 1978 AGE: 36 BIRTHPLACE: Scarborough, Ontario 2014: Was an unused substitute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Aug. 2 vs nd Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 82 minute on th July 26 vs Sporting KC … Came on in the 80 minute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Came on in the 90th minute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Came on in the 71st minute on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Came on in the 87th minute on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played 67 minutes on Apr. 12 vs nd Colorado Rapids … Started the match and played 69 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 62 minute and th rd played his 60 league match for Toronto FC on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Came on in the 63 minute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played 63 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Came on in the 74th minute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 83rd minute and scored on penalty kicks on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Came on in the 79th minute and received a yellow card on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45th minute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: Dwayne De Rosario has 32 goals all‐time with Toronto FC, which includes MLS, Amway Canadian Championship & CONCACAF Champions League. 2013…Appeared in 24 matches, starting in 17. Scored three goals and added two assists, while logging 1,603 minutes with D.C. United. US OPEN CUP…Appeared and started in five matches, scoring five goals … Won the US Open Cup … Scored a hat‐trick in a 3‐1 victory over the Philadelphia Union in the fourth round of the tournament. 2012…Appeared in 26 matches, starting in 25, scored seven goals and added 12 assists, while logging 2,195 minutes with D.C. United. 2012 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in one match. 2011…Appeared and started in two matches, scoring one goal, and added one assist, logging 180 minutes for Toronto FC … Appeared in 13 matches, starting in 12, scoring two goals, and added four assists, while logging 1,113 minutes for the New York Red Bulls … Appeared in 18 matches, starting in 17, scoring 13 goals, adding seven assists, while logging 1,488 minutes for D.C. United … Was named MLS MVP … Won MLS Golden Boot … Was named MLS Best XI … Won Canadian Player of the Year. CONCACAF Champions League…Scored in the second leg of the club’s 3‐2 win over Motagua in Honduras on August 3. 2010…Appeared in 27 matches, starting in 24, registering 15 goals and three assists, while logging 2226 minutes for Toronto FC … Was named MLS Best XI. Canadian Championship…Scored the only goal of the game as Toronto FC won 1‐0 at Montreal on May 12 … Won the Canadian Championship … Was named tournament Most Valuable Player … Won Canadian Championship Golden Boot. CONCACAF Champions League…Scored in the second leg of the club’s 3‐2 win over Motagua in Honduras on August 3. 2009…Appeared in 28 matches, starting in 27, registering 11 goals and six assists, while logging 2444 minutes for Toronto FC … Was named MLS Best XI … Was named 2009 TFC Player of the Year. Canadian Championship…Scored three times on 06/18/09 in Montreal to help give TFC a 6‐1 victory … Won the Canadian Championship (first piece of hardware for TFC) … Was named tournament Most Valuable Player … Won Canadian Championship Golden Boot. 2008…Appeared in 24 matches, starting in 22, registering seven goals and two assists, while logging 1948 minutes for Houston Dynamo. 2008 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in two playoff matches, while logging 173 minutes for Houston Dynamo. Champions League…Appeared in first four games as a substitute … Conjured up one of the plays of the year vs. San Francisco on 10/7, stealing the ball 30 yards from goal and fi ring in the game‐winning goal in the 88th minute. 2007…Appeared in 24 matches, starting in 22, registering six goals and four assists, while logging 1973 minutes for Houston Dynamo … Won Western Conference Championship … Won Canadian Player of the Year … Was named MLS Best XI. 2007 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in four playoff matches, registering two goals and two assists, while logging 385 minutes for Houston Dynamo … Won the MLS Cup … Was named MLS Cup MVP. 2006…Appeared in 30 matches, starting in 29, registering 11 goals and five assists, while logging 2534 minutes for Houston Dynamo … Won Western Conference Championship … Won Canadian Player of the Year … Was named MLS Best XI. 2006 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in four playoff matches, registering two assists, while logging 390 minutes for Houston Dynamo … Won the MLS Cup. 2005…Appeared in 28 matches, starting in 26, registering nine goals and 13 assists, while logging 2375 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes … Won the Supporters Shield … Won Canadian Player of the Year … Won MLS Goal of the Year … Was named MLS
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Best XI. 2005 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in two playoff matches, while logging 179 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes. 2004…Appeared in 21 matches, starting in 12, registering five goals and three assists, while logging 1211 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes … Won MLS Goal of the Year. 2004 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in two playoff matches, registering one goal, while logging 147 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes. 2003…Appeared in 11 matches, starting in six, registering four goals and three assists, while logging 684 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes … Won Western Conference Championship. 2003 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in three playoff matches starting in one, registering one goal and one assist, while logging 87 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes … Won the MLS Cup. 2002…Appeared in 27 matches, starting in 18, registering four goals and eight assists, while logging 1637 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes. 2002 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in two matches, starting in one, while logging 90 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes. Open Cup…Scored a goal on 7/17 @ SEA … Entered as a substitute in the 81st minute vs. LA on 8/7. 2001…Appeared in 21 matches, starting in 11, registering five goals and four assists, while logging 1072 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes. 2001 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in four playoff matches scoring two goals while logging 65 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes … Won the MLS Cup … Was named MLS Cup MVP. Other Pro Experience…De Rosario turned pro at age 18 in 1997, signing with the Toronto Lynx of the A‐League. International: De Rosario has earned 77 caps for Canada and is the team’s all‐time leading goal scorer with 20. He also won the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 1996 CONCACAF U‐20 Championship.
#18
JERMAIN DEFOE
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: JURR‐MAIN DA‐FOE
HT: 5’7 WT: 143 DOB: 7 Oct 1982 AGE: 31 BIRTHPLACE: Beckton, London, England 2014: He was removed from the roster for the 2014 AT&T MLS All‐Star Game on August 3 due to an injury … Started the match and played 73 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Missed the July 26 game vs Sporting KC due to a one match suspension … Came on in the 63rd minute and received a yellow card on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was selected on July 19 by MLS All‐Stars coach Caleb Porter to participate in the 2014 AT&T MLS All‐Star Game … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered two goals, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match, registered a goal, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match, registered two goals and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered an assist, and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, registered a goal, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match, received a yellow card and played 62 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Defoe was named MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 2 … Started the match, registered two goals in MLS and TFC debut, and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered a goal, an assist, and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2009‐2014…Appeared in 189 matches, scoring 79 goals for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. across the English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League matches. 2007‐2009…Appeared in 36 matches, scoring 18 goals for Portsmouth F.C. across the English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League matches. 2003‐2007…Appeared in 177 matches, scoring 64 goals for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. across the English Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League matches. 2000‐ 2001…Appeared in 31 matches, scoring 19 goals for A.F.C. Bournemouth on loan across the English Premier League, English League Championship, FA Cup and League Cup matches. 1999‐2004…Appeared in 106 matches, scoring 42 goals for West Ham across the English Premier League, English League Championship, FA Cup and League Cup matches. International: Jermain Defoe was called up to the English National Team on March 5th, 2014 against Denmark. He was an unused substitute … Defoe has earned 55 caps and scored 19 goals for the English National Team. Defoe represented England at the UEFA Euro 2012 and 2010 FIFA World Cup
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Defoe enters his first season with Toronto FC after the club reached a transfer agreement with English Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and signed the English international forward as a Designated Player on January 10, 2014. Defoe began his junior career at Charlton Athletic F.C. and was enrolled into the FA National School of Excellence in 1997. From there, Defoe moved to West Ham United F.C. and turned professional at the age of 16. He won the Premier Academy League title in the 1999‐00 season with West Ham; and went on to make his first team debut in September 2000. He was loaned to second division club, A.F.C. Bournemouth for the 2000‐01 season. He returned to West Ham the following season where he led the team in goals. He remained with West Ham after the club was relegated following the 2002‐03 season until transferring to Tottenham in February, 2004. The following season and was named the club’s “Player of the Year” for the 2004 calendar year. Defoe remained with Tottenham until transferring to Portsmouth F.C. in January 2008. He stayed at Portsmouth until January 2009 before transferring back to Tottenham. Defoe had instant scoring success upon his return to Tottenham during the 2009‐ 10 season. Defoe’s first appearance came on March 4, 2004, when he appeared as a substitute in a 1‐0 loss to Sweden. Defoe’s first goal for England came during his first start September 8, 2004 in a FIFA World Cup Qualifying match against Poland. Defoe was a member of England’s 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, and helped secure its progression from the group stage, scoring the lone goal in a 1‐0 victory over Slovenia. Defoe was also part of England’s UEFA Euro 2012 squad.
#7
BRIGHT DIKE
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: B’RIGHT DEE‐KAY
HT: 6’0 WT: 213 DOB: 2 Feb 1987 AGE: 27 BIRTHPLACE: Oklahoma City, OK 2014: Was an unused substitute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Missed 20 matches due to Severed Lt. Achilles … Severed Lt. Achilles out indefinitely Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in seven matches, starting in five, adding one goal and logged 430 minutes for Toronto FC. 2012...Appeared in 12 matches, starting in nine, adding five goal and logged 896 minutes for Portland. 2011…Appeared in 11 matches, adding one goal and logged 164 minutes for Portland. 2010 US Open Cup…Appeared in two matches adding four goals for Portland International: Dike has earned two caps for the Nigerian national team. Dike enters his second season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired in a trade with the Portland Timbers on September 9, 2013. Dike, was originally selected in the first round (12th overall) in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. He left the Crew to sign with the Portland Timbers of the USSF Division Two Professional League and spent the 2010 season with the club. He became one of the Timbers first signings ahead of the club’s inaugural MLS season in 2011. Prior to his professional career, Dike played his collegiate soccer at the University of Notre Dame. He played in 86 matches for the Fighting Irish and led the team and the Big East Conference in scoring both in his junior and senior years. Dike has earned two caps for the Nigerian national team. They both came during friendly matches against Venezuela on November 14, 2012 and Italy on November 18, 2013. Dike scored his first official goal for the Super Eagles in the 35th minute against Italy. Dike is eligible to play for Nigeria through his parents, who are natives of Nigeria.
#9
GILBERTO
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: JIL‐BER‐TOE
HT: 5’10 WT: 160 DOB: 5 June 1989 AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Piranhas, Brazil 2014: Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered a goal and played 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 73rd minute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, registered a goal and played 63 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … th th Came on in the 77 minute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Came on in the 80 minute on July 12 th vs Houston Dynamo … Came on in the 65 minute and registered his first MLS and Toronto FC goal on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Came on in the 66th minute, registered an assist and received a yellow card on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, received a yellow card and played 66 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played 56 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes
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on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match, made his MLS and TFC debut and played 63 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … AMWAY th CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Came on in the 56 minute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 83 minutes on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered an assist and played 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 24 matches, adding 14 goals, while on loan to Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (Portuguesa). 2012...Appeared in 25 matches, adding seven goals, while on loan to Sporting Recife 2011‐2013…Appeared in 39 matches, scoring five goals while at Internacional. 2009‐2011…Appeared in 21 matches, adding 12 goals for Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Gilberto enters his first season with Toronto FC, after signing with Toronto FC as a Designated Player on Friday, December 13, 2013. Most recently Gilberto spent time with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (Portuguesa) on loan from Sport Club Internacional. He began his career at Brazilian club, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (Santa Cruz) in 2009, after two years in the youth program. Gilberto moved to Internacional in 2011, over the course of three seasons he went on two separate loans to Brazilian clubs, Sport Club do Recife (Sporting Recife) during the 2012 season, and Portuguesa in 2013.
#17
NICK HAGGLUND
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: HAGG‐LUND
HT: 6’1 WT: 193 DOB: 9 Nov 1992 AGE: 21 BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, Ohio 2014: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Came on in the th 55 minute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Missed the July 12 game vs Houston Dynamo due to a one match suspension … Started the match and was ejected in the 88th minute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Was an unused substitute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered an assist, and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Came on th in the 89 minute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Made his MLS and TFC debut, and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs. Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Was an unused substitute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 120 minutes on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45th minute and registered an assist on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: Was selected in the 1st Round, 10th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft Hagglund enters his first season with Toronto FC and in Major League Soccer. He was selected in the 1st Round, 10th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to being drafted, he spent four seasons at Xavier University. He made 81 appearances, starting in 80, while scoring four goals and adding 11 assists. Hagglund was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year for 2013, along with First Team All‐Big East honours. During his collegiate career he has also earned A‐10 Defensive Player honours, and was named to the Atlantic 10 All‐Conference First Team. In his freshman campaign he was named to Atlantic 10 All‐Rookie Team and Atlantic 10 All‐Tournament Team.
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#25
JEREMY HALL
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: JER‐A‐MEE HALL
HT: 5’10 WT: 177 DOB: 11 Sept 1988 AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, FL 2014: Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 3‐1 defeat on Aug. 1 vs the Richmond Kickers … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 1‐0 victory on July 19 vs the Rochester Rhinos … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on July 18 vs the Harrisburg City Islanders … Was an unused substitute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Was an unused substitute on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Came on in the 73rd minute on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played 78 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played 67 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 76 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 31 matches, starting in 26, scored one goal, added one assist and logged 2,280 minutes…AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Made one appearance as a substitute. 2012…Appeared in 23 matches, starting in 19, scored one goal, and logged 1,708 minutes for Toronto FC… AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared in three matches, starting in two for Toronto FC …CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in four matches, starting in three for Toronto FC. 2011…Appeared in four matches, starting in two, logging 291 minutes for FC Dallas…Appeared and started in 17 matches, logging 1,424 minutes and three assists for Portland…CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared and started in four matches for FC Dallas during the group stage. 2010…Appeared in 13 matches, stating in nine and recording one assist while logging 895 minutes for New York. 2009…Appeared in 24 matches, starting in 22, recording one assist logging 2,001 minutes for New York Hall enters his third season with Toronto FC. He was acquired in a trade from FC Dallas on November 29, 2011. He was drafted 11th overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. He was traded to Portland Timbers following the 2010 season, and then sent to FC Dallas during the 2011 season. Hall played his college soccer with the University of Maryland. With the Terrapins, Hall made 66 appearances and scored 26 goals while adding 14 assists. He has also spent time with the U.S. Soccer Residency program at the U‐17 level.
#22
JORDAN HAMILTON
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: JOR‐DAN HAM‐IL‐TON
HT: 6’0 WT: 194 DOB: 17 Mar 1996 AGE: 18 BIRTHPLACE: Scarborough, Ontario 2014: Was recalled by Toronto FC on July 30, and has been assigned on loan to Portuguese Segunda Liga side Clube Desportivo Trofense … Came on in the 71st minute, and registered a goal in Wilmington’s 1‐0 victory on July 19 vs the Rochester Rhinos … Came on in the 61st minute in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on July 18 vs the Harrisburg City Islanders … Came on in the 46th minute in Wilmington’s 2‐0 defeat on July 12 vs Orlando city SC … Came on in the 63rd minute in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 28 vs Richmond Kickers … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 21 vs th Chicago Fire Reserves … Came on in the 76 minute and registered a goal in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 14 vs Richmond Kickers … Started the match played 67 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 6 vs OKC th Energy FC … Came on in the 76 minute in Wilmington’s 2‐1 win on May 31 vs Charlotte Eagles … Started the match, registered a goal and two assists and played 77 minutes on May 23 vs the Pittsburgh Riverhounds … Came on in the 61st minute, registered his first goal in Wilmington’s 1‐0 win on May 17 vs the Charleston Battery … Currently on loan at Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Came on in the 89th minute, made his MLS and TFC debut on th Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45 minute and registered a goal on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC International: Hamilton earned a call‐up to the Men’s Senior team preseason camp in January 2014
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Hamilton enters his first season with Toronto FC. He became the ninth player in club history to sign for the first team from the Academy, when he joined on January 9, 2014. Hamilton originally joined the KIA Toronto FC Junior Academy Team in 2011 at the age of 15. During the 2012 season, Hamilton and the Junior Academy Team were finalists in the 2012 Generation Adidas Cup in Seattle. He remained with the Junior Team to participate in the AEGON Future Cup in Holland in March 2013, where the club played against the U‐17 squads of AFC Ajax, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and São Paulo FC. Following the tournament, Hamilton returned to the Academy to join the Senior Team for the 2013 season. Hamilton represented Canada at the FIFA U‐17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last October. He also represented Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF U‐17 Championship and the 2013 CONCACAF U‐17 Championship. He most recently received his first call‐up to the senior team preseason camp in January.
#15
DONEIL HENRY
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: DON‐EEL HEN‐REE
HT: 6’1 WT: 194 DOB: 20 Apr 1993 AGE: 21 BIRTHPLACE: Brampton, ON 2014: Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Missed the July 30 game vs D.C. United due to a one match suspension … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match, registered his first goal of the 2014 MLS season, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs th Columbus Crew … Came on in the 66 minute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake …Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match, played the full 90 minutes and played his 50th league match for Toronto FC on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes and on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, registered a goal, received a yellow card and played the full 120 minutes, on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 20 matches, starting in 19, added one assist and logged 1,651 minutes for Toronto FC…AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared and started in two matches, scoring one goal for Toronto FC. 2012…Appeared in 18 matches, starting in 11 with one goal and one assist, logging 1,139 minutes. Scored his first career MLS goal on April 28 against Real Salt Lake. CONCACAF Champions League…Made one appearance as a substitute. Amway Canadian Championship…Appeared and started in all four matches. 2011…Appeared in 10 matches, starting in six, logging 503 minutes. Amway Canadian Championship…Appeared and started in all four matches… CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in two matches with one start. 2010…Made his MLS debut as a substitute in a 3‐2 win over D.C. United at RFK stadium on October 23 International: Earned 10 caps for Canada, member of the 2013 CONCACAFGold Cup squad Henry enters his fourth season with Toronto FC. He became the first player from Toronto FC Academy to graduate to the First Team when he signed a professional contract on August 26, 2010. He made three non‐league appearances prior to signing officially. He began his youth career with Brampton Bullets and then moved to North Mississauga. Prior to signing with the First Team, Henry served as captain of Toronto FC’s Junior Academy team. Henry has featured for Canada at the U20, U23 and senior levels. He earned his first senior team cap on August 15, 2012 in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago. On December 12, 2012, Henry was named the 2012 Canadian U20 Player of the Year.
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#11
JACKSON
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: JACK‐SON
HT: 5’9 WT: 154 DOB: 6 Mar 1988 AGE: 26 BIRTHPLACE: Franca, Brazil st th 2014: Came on in the 61 minute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 74 minute on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered a goal, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played 77 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played 77 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played 65 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played 66 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered his first goal of the 2014 MLS season and Toronto FC , received a yellow card and played 78 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the th match, received a yellow card in the 74 minute and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Missed the Mar. 29 game vs Real Salt Lake due to a one match suspension … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match, made his TFC regular season debut, played 90 minutes and was subbed off in extra‐time of the second half on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 67 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 30 matches, starting in 29, adding three goals, three assists and logged 2,375 minutes for FC Dallas…US Open Cup…Appeared in one match. 2012…Appeared in 21 matches, starting in 18, adding four goals, seven assists and logged 1,732 minutes for FC Dallas…US Open Cup…Appeared in two matches. 2011…Appeared in 28 matches, starting in 22, adding four goals, two assists and logged 1,952 minutes. MLS PLAYOFFS Appeared and started in one playoff matches…CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in seven matches adding one goal, one assist…US Open Cup…Appeared in three matches adding two goals, one assist. 2010…Loaned to Botafogo‐SP and loaned to FC Dallas. For FC Dallas, he appeared in 12 matches, starting in nine, adding one assist and logged 805 minutes...MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in four matches. 2009…Appeared in 14 matches for Mogi Mirim and São Caetano for all competitions on loan. 2008…Appeared in one match for Uberaba Sport Club on loan. 2007‐2011…Appeared in one match for São Paulo FC Jackson enters his first season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired in a trade with FC Dallas on December 9, 2013. Jackson recently completed his fourth season in Major League Soccer (MLS), all with FC Dallas. Prior to joining FC Dallas and MLS, Jackson began his career with Brazilian club São Paulo FC in 2007. He made his professional debut for the First Team at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro against Fluminense FC. He was part of the club’s 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title winning side. During his time at Sao Paulo, Jackson went on four separate loan deals with clubs in his native Brazil
#1
CHRIS KONOPKA
GOALKEEPER
PRONUNCIATION: KON‐OP‐KA
HT: 6’5 WT: 228 DOB: 14 Apr 1985 AGE: 29 BIRTHPLACE: Toms River, NJ 2014: Was an unused substitute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Was an unused substitute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Was an unused substitute on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Was an unused substitute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC
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Career Notables: 2012…Appeared and started in one match for the Philadelphia Union, logging 90 minutes. 2011…Appeared and started in one match for the New York Red Bulls, logging 90 minutes. 2010…Appeared and started in 12 matches for Waterford United. 2009…Appeared and started in three matches for Sporting Fingal Konopka enters his second season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Union on Friday, September 13, 2013. He was originally selected in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft by the then Kansas City Wizards. He left the club at the conclusion of the 2007 season to trial with Bohemians FC of the League of Ireland. He later signed and was part of the club’s “Irish Double,” winning both the League of Ireland Championship and the FAI Cup. Konopka spent two more seasons in Ireland with Sporting Fingal (2009), and Waterford United (2010). He re‐joined the league as part of the MLS Goalkeeper Pool in 2011 and was called into service for both the New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew that season. Konopka signed with the Philadelphia Union. Prior to his professional career, Konopka played his collegiate soccer at Providence College. During his time with the Friars, he helped lead the school to three straight Big East Championship Semi‐Finals and two NCAA Tournaments.
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DANIEL LOVITZ
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: LOV‐ITZ
HT: 5’10 WT: 193 DOB: 27 Aug 1991 AGE: 22 BIRTHPLACE: Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 2014: Was an unused substitute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 90th minute on Aug. 2 vs th Montreal Impact … Came on in the 65 minute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Came on in the 70th minute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Came on in the 58th minute on July 12 vs Houston th th Dynamo … Came on in the 77 minute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 78 minute on June 7 vs th San Jose Earthquakes … Came on in the 18 minute and registered an assist on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 53rd minute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Came on in the 68th minute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was recalled by Toronto FC on May 13. He appeared and started in all five matches, registering one goal, one assist, while logging 450 minutes for Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … Started the match registered a goal and assist in Wilmington’s 4‐3 win on Apr. 12 vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds … Currently on loan at Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played 56 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 64th minute on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2013…Selected in the 2nd Round (24th Overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft Lovitz enters his first season with Toronto FC. He was selected in the 2nd Round (24th Overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Daniel spent four seasons at Elon University, making 80 appearances, scoring nine goals and added 16 assists. This past season Lovitz was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year after leading the Phoenix to a third straight conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
#27 LUKE MOORE
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: MOR
HT: 5’9 WT: 167 DOB: 13 Feb 1986 AGE: 28 BIRTHPLACE: Birmingham, England 2014: Started the match, registered a goal, two assists and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played 80 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played 80 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and was ejected in the 29th minute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played 81 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 7
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vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Came on in the 53rd minute, registered a goal and received a yellow card on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Came on in the 56th minute, registered his first MLS and Toronto FC goal on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Made his Toronto FC debut, started the match, played the full 120 minutes and scored in penalty kicks on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Was an unused substitute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Appeared in six matches with two starts, while logging 187 minutes for Chivas USA Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 14 matches for Sanica Boru Elaziğspor. 2011‐2013…Appeared in 52 matches scoring eight goals for Swansea City A.F.C. 2008‐2011…Appeared in 57 matches scoring five goals for West Bromwich Albion. 2007‐ 2008…Was loaned to West Bromwich Albion. 2003‐2004…Was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 2003‐2008…Appeared in 87 matches scoring 14 goals for Aston Villa. Moore was acquired by Toronto FC from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Gale Agbossoumonde on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Moore was acquired earlier that day by Colorado from Chivas USA. Moore joined Chivas USA during the 2014 off‐ season from Turkish Super League Club, Sanica Boru Elaziğspor. Moore began his youth career at Aston Villa F.C. and spent the majority of his career with Aston Villa in the English Premier League from 2003‐2008. During that time he went on two different loan spells, Wycombe Wanderers F.C. (’03‐’04) and West Bromwich Albion F.C. (’07‐’08). He joined West Bromwich Albion for the 2008‐09 season and remained with the club for two seasons. Moore then signed for Swansea City A.F.C. in January 2011. He was part of Swansea City’s third‐place finish in the Football League Championship for 2010‐11. The Swans qualified for the playoffs and successfully defeated Reading 4‐2 in the finals at Wembley Stadium to earn promotion into the English Premier League, becoming the first Welsh club to do so in 20 years. He remained with Swansea City for two seasons before moving to Turkey for the 2013‐14 season.
#5
ASHTONE MORGAN
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: ASH‐TON MORE‐GAN
HT: 5’9 WT: 156 DOB: 9 Feb 1991 AGE: 23 BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON 2014: Started the match and played 78 minutes in the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Aug. 4 vs Portland Timbers U23 … Was an unused substitute on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Was an unused substitute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … On July 9 Ashtone Morgan was named to the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game roster … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Was an unused substitute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Was an unused substitute on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Was an unused rd substitute on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 93 minute of extra time on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Was an unused substitute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 79 minutes on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 22 matches, starting in 20, adding one assist and logged 1,805 minutes…AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared and started in two matches. 2012…Appeared in 30 matches, starting in 27, added five assists, and logged 2,528 minutes…CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared and started in all four matches. Amway Canadian Championship…Appeared and started in all four matches…CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage…Appeared and started in all four matches. 2011…His first start came in Portland on July 30. CONCACAF Champions League…Played in eight matches, starting in five. International: Earned nine caps for Canada, member of 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad Morgan enters his fourth season with Toronto FC. He signed with the First Team on March 17, 2011. Morgan made his professional debut as a late substitute against Portland on March 26, 2011. He became the first graduate from the Toronto FC Academy program to earn a call‐up to the Canadian National Team; when he was called by Stephen Hart ahead of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Morgan was named the 2011 U‐20 Canadian Player of the Year on December 13.
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#2
JUSTIN MORROW
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: MORR‐OH
HT: 5’9 WT: 153 DOB: 4 Oct 1987 AGE: 26 BIRTHPLACE: Cleveland, Ohio 2014: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match, received a yellow and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Came on in the 81st minute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match, made his TFC regular season debut, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 79th minute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Was an unused substitute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 26 matches, starting in 21, adding one goal, one assist and logged 1,937 minutes for San Jose … CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in four matches for San Jose. 2012…Appeared and started 33 matches, adding one goal, four assist and logged 2,970 minutes for San Jose … MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in two matches, adding one assist for San Jose … US OPEN CUP…Appeared in one match for San Jose. 2011…Appeared and started nine matches, and logged 810 minutes for San Jose … US OPEN CUP…Appeared in two matches, adding two goals for San Jose. 2010…Appeared in three matches, and logged 59 minutes for San Jose. International: Earned one cap for the United States Morrow enters his first season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired in a trade with the San Jose Earthquakes on December 16, 2013. He was originally selected in the second round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft (28th overall) and recently completed his fourth season in Major League Soccer (MLS) all with the San Jose Earthquakes. Morrow has earned one cap for the United States Men’s National team. The appearance came during a friendly against Canada in January, 2013. Morrow was also an unused substitute for the U.S. National team during a pair of FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Costa Rica, and Mexico in March of 2013.
#23
DOMINIC ODURO
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: DOM‐IN‐ICK OH‐DURR‐OH
HT: 6’0 WT: 160 DOB: 13 August 1985 AGE: 29 BIRTHPLACE: Accra, Ghana 2014: Started the match and played 61 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered an assist and played 74 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 66 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered an assist, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, registered a goal, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Came on in the 59th minute on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered his first goal as a member of th Toronto FC and played 58 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Came on in the 45 minute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match, registered an assist and played 65 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Made his Toronto FC debut, came on in the 65th minute on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45
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minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Appeared in 11 matches, starting in six while logging 539 minutes for the Columbus Crew Career Notables: 2013…Appeared and started in all 34 matches, and registered 13 goals and four assists while logging 2854 minutes for the Columbus Crew. 2013 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in one match for the Columbus Crew. 2012 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in one match while logging 30 minutes for the Chicago Fire. 2012…Appeared in 33 matches, starting in 21, registering six goals and three assists, while logging 1823 minutes for the Chicago Fire. 2012 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in one match for the Chicago Fire. 2011…Appeared in 33 matches, starting in 29, registering 12 goals and two assists, while logging 2604 minutes for the Chicago Fire. Appeared in one match while logging 29 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2011 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in four matches and registered two goals for the Chicago Fire. 2010…Appeared in 27 matches, starting in 19, registering five goals and four assists, while logging 1711 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2010 CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in five matches for the Houston Dynamo. 2010 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in two matches and registered a goal and one assist for the Houston Dynamo. 2009 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in all three matches, while logging 232 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. 2009…Appeared in 16 matches, starting in seven, registering one goal and four assists, while logging 707 minutes for the Houston Dynamo. Appeared in three matches, starting in one while logging 128 minutes for the New York Red Bulls. 2009 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in two matches and registered a goal for the Houston Dynamo. 2008…Appeared in 25 matches, starting in nine, registered five goals and two assists, while logging 992 minutes for FC Dallas. 2008 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in one match and registered a goal for FC Dallas. 2007 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in two matches, while logging 65 minutes for FC Dallas. 2007…Appeared in 29 matches, starting in 10, registering three goal and two assists, while logging 1163 minutes for FC Dallas. 2007 US OPEN CUP…Appeared in one match for FC Dallas. 2006…Appeared in 16 matches, starting in three, registered one goal, while logging 410 minutes for FC Dallas International: Dominic Oduro has earned one cap to date for Ghana. He made his debut on February 29, 2012 in a friendly match against Chile. Dominic Oduro is currently in his ninth season in MLS. Oduro has made a combined 235 league and playoff appearances, scoring 46 goals and adding 21 assists in his career, all in MLS. He was originally selected in the second round (22nd overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft from Virginia Commonwealth University by FC Dallas. After spending the first three seasons of his professional career with FC Dallas, Oduro was traded to New York Red Bulls ahead of the 2009 MLS season. Later that same season the Red Bulls traded Oduro to the Houston Dynamo. He remained with the Dynamo until he was traded to the Chicago Fire, early into the 2011 MLS season. Oduro played two seasons with the Fire before being dealt to Columbus on February 1, 2013.
#16
BRADLEY ORR
DEFENDER PRONUNCIATION: BRAD‐LEE OR
HT: 6’1 WT: 195 DOB: Nov 11 1982 AGE: 31 BIRTHPLACE: Liverpool, England 2014: Was an unused substitute on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played 65 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played 82 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Came on in the 69th minute on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the th match and played 45 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 87 minute on July 2 vs Chicago st Fire … Came on in the 81 minute on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played 18 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match, registered his first MLS and Toronto FC goal and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … Started the match, received an assist and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Was an unused substitute on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played 60 rd th minutes on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Came on in the 83 minute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 65 minute, made his MLS and TFC debut on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, played the full 120 minutes, received a yellow card and scored in penalty kicks on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Career Notables: 2013…Made four appearances while on loan at Blackpool. 2012…Made 13 appearances, adding two assists while on loan at Ipswich Town. 2010…Appeared in 35 matches for QPR. 2004‐2010…Appeared in 235 matches, adding 12 goals and eight assists. 2004…Appeared in four matches loaned to Burnley. Orr enters his first season with Toronto FC, after he was acquired on loan from Blackburn Rovers F.C. on Friday, January 24, 2014. Most recently Orr spent time on loan from Blackburn at English Championship side, Blackpool F.C. He began his career at Newcastle United and was sent on loan to Burnley F.C in 2004. At the conclusion of his loan, Orr signed with Bristol City F.C. and went on to make 235 total appearances for the club. In the summer of 2010, Orr signed with Queens Park Rangers F.C. (QPR) and helped the club gain promotion into the English Premier League that same season. He remained with QPR until transferring to Blackburn in January 2012. He made 34 appearances for Blackburn before going on two separate loans to Ipswich Town F.C. and finally to Blackpool.
#21
JONATHAN OSORIO
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: JOHN‐ATHAN O‐SOR‐EE‐O
HT: 5’9 WT: 161 DOB: 12 Jun 1992 AGE: 22 BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON 2014: Started the match, registered a goal and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Came on in the 66th minute on July 30 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 80th minute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played 70 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played 59 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match, registered a goal an assist and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Came on in the 61st minute on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Started the match and played 71 minutes on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 17 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Started the match, registered an assist and played the full 90 minutes on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Came on in the 67th minute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match and played the full 120 minutes, on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45th minute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played 60 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 28 matches, starting in 18. Scored five goals and added one assist, while logging 1,697 minutes. Osorio scored his first professional goal on March 30 against the LA Galaxy in the 78th minute, the match ended in a 2‐ 2 draw. Osorio’s second goal was scored in the 83rd minute against the New York Red Bulls on April 27; his goal earned him MLS Goal of the Week honours for Week 9 … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared and started in two matches International: Earned eight caps for Canada, member of CONCACAF Gold Cup squad Osorio enters his second season with Toronto FC. He signed with Toronto FC on Friday, March 1, 2013 after spending preseason with the club. Osorio broke onto the scene in his rookie season, scoring five league goals and earning his first cap for the Canadian Men’s National team. Osorio began training with the KIA Toronto FC Academy in September 2012 and was invited to train with the First Team this preseason. Prior to training with the Academy, Osorio played in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) last season with SC Toronto. He has also played for Club National de Uruguay. When he was 18 years old he made his debut in the Canadian National youth program and represented Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF U‐20 Championship in Guatemala.
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#33
RYAN RICHTER
DEFENDER
PRONUNCIATION: RICK‐TUR
HT: 6’0 WT: 184 DOB: 12 Apr 1989 AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Southampton, PA 2014: Currently on loan at Ottawa Fury FC (NASL) … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Was an unused substitute on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Was an unused substitute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 14 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Was an unused substitute on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45th minute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 13 games, starting in 12, adding one assist, while logging 1,118 minutes … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP…Appeared and started in two matches. 2012…Appeared in 24 matches, scoring two goals for the Charleston Battery of the USL PRO League. Won the USL PRO Championship. Richter enters his second season with Toronto FC. Prior to joining the club he played for Charleston and was part of the club’s 2012 USL Pro Championship winning side. Richter was originally selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Union, and signed with the club following preseason. He was later sent on loan to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders, before joining Charleston.
#40
QUILLAN ROBERTS
GOALKEEPER
PRONUNCIATION: Q’WILL‐ANN ROB‐ERTS
HT: 6’0 WT: 200 DOB: 13 Sept 1994 AGE: 19 BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON 2014: Was recalled by Toronto FC on August 6. He appeared and started in 17 matches, logging 1514 minutes with a record of 5‐4‐8 and six clean sheets for Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 3‐1 defeat on Aug. 1 vs the Richmond Kickers … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐0 defeat on July 26 vs Charlotte Eagles … Started the match, registered his sixth clean sheet and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on July 25 against the Arizona United S.C. … Started the match, registered his fifth clean sheet and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 1‐0 victory on July 19 vs the Rochester Rhinos … Started the match, registered his fourth clean sheet and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on July 18 vs the Harrisburg City Islanders … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐0 defeat on July 12 vs Orlando city SC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 28 vs Richmond Kickers … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 21 vs Chicago Fire Reserves … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 14 vs Richmond Kickers … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐2 draw on June 6 vs OKC Energy FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐1 win on May 31 vs Charlotte Eagles … Started the match, played 74 minutes and received a red car in Wilmington’s 1‐0 win on May 17 vs the Charleston Battery … Started the match, played the full 90 minutes and registered his third clean sheet in Wilmington’s 1‐0 win on May 10 vs the Charleston Battery … Started the match, played the full 90 minutes and registered his second clean sheet in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on May 3 vs Rochester Rhinos … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 2‐0 defeat on Apr 26 vs Charlotte Eagles … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes in Wilmington’s 4‐3 win on Apr. 12 vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds … Started the match, played the full 90 minutes and registered his first clean sheet in Wilmington’s 0‐0 draw on Apr 5 vs Harrisburg City Islanders … Currently on loan at Wilmington th Hammerheads FC (USLPRO) … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on in the 45 minute on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Toronto FC Career Notables: 2013…Came on as a second half substitute against AS Roma on August 7 in a Friendly match Roberts enters his third season with Toronto FC after signing with the First Team on April 10, 2012. At the age of 17, he became the seventh player in club history to graduate from the Academy to the First Team. While with the Academy, Roberts represented Canada in the FIFA U17 World Cup, where he earned international fame for scoring a goal from his own half against England in a 2‐2 draw.
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#26
COLLEN WARNER
MIDFIELDER
PRONUNCIATION: CALL‐IN WAR‐NURR
HT: 5’10 WT: 178 DOB: 24 June 1988 AGE: 26 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, Colorado 2014: Started the match, registered an assists and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 vs Columbus Crew … Started the match and played 84 minutes on Aug. 2 vs Montreal Impact … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 30 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played 80 minutes on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match, received a yellow card and played the full 90 minutes on July 16 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 12 vs Houston Dynamo … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 5 vs D.C. United … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 27 vs New York Red Bulls … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June 7 vs San Jose Earthquakes … Made his Toronto FC debut, started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 23 vs Sporting KC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Started the match and played 45 minutes on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Appeared and started in nine matches, while logging 678 minutes for the Montreal Impact … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on May 7 vs FC Edmonton Career Notables: 2013 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared and started in one match, while logging 678 minutes for the Montreal Impact. 2013…Appeared in 17 matches, starting in nine, registered one goal, while logging 876 minutes for the Montreal Impact. 2013 AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Appeared in four matches, starting in two and won the Amway Canadian Championship. 2012…Appeared in 29 matches, starting in 27, while logging 2431 minutes for the Montreal Impact. 2012 AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Appeared and started in two matches. 2011…Appeared in 24 matches, starting in 15, while logging 1106 minutes for the Real Salt Lake. 2010 MLS PLAYOFFS…Appeared in one match, while logging 34 minutes for the Real Salt Lake. 2010…Appeared in 13 matches, starting in four, while logging 426 minutes for Real Salt Lake. Warner was acquired by Toronto FC from the Montreal Impact in exchange for midfielder Issey Nakajima‐Farran on Friday, May 16, 2014. He scored his first MLS career goal – a game‐winner – on June 1 in 2‐1 win in Kansas City. Warner was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by Real Salt Lake in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Real Salt Lake debut in U.S Open Cup qualifying on April 14. That season he started two of three CONCACAF Champions League games, recording one goal and one assist. He also played one game on loan with USSF D2 side AC St‐Louis in August against NSC Minnesota, before quickly being recalled by the club. Collen made his MLS Cup Playoff debut in November against FC Dallas in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinal Series. He was selected by the Montreal Impact in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft on November 23. Warner played in international matches against Olympique Lyonnais and Bologna FC. Warner helped the Impact win the 2013 Amway Canadian Championship, playing all four games, including two starts. He also started in three CONCACAF Champions League games for the Impact.
#32
ANDREW WIEDEMAN
FORWARD
PRONUNCIATION: WEE‐DA‐MAN
HT: 5’11 WT: 166 DOB: 22 Aug 1989 AGE: 24 BIRTHPLACE: San Ramon, CA 2014: Was an unused substitute on July 26 vs Sporting KC … Was an unused substitute on July 19 vs Houston Dynamo … Was an unused substitute on July 2 vs Chicago Fire … Was an unused substitute on May 31 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on May 3 vs New England Revolution … Came on in the st th 81 minute on Apr. 19 vs FC Dallas … Came on in the 67 minute on Apr. 12 vs Colorado Rapids … Came on th in the 78 minute on Apr. 5 vs Columbus Crew … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 29 vs Real Salt Lake … Was an unused substitute on Mar. 22 vs D.C. United … Came on in the 63rd minute on Mar. 15 vs Seattle Sounders FC … AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Was an unused substitute on June 4 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 28 vs Montreal Impact … Was an unused substitute on May 14 th vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Came on in the 90 minute on May 7 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC … FRIENDLY MATCH: Came on th in the 45 minute and registered a goal and assist on July 23 vs Tottenham Hotspur … Started the match and played the full 90 minutes on June. 18 vs Wilmington Hammerheads FC
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Career Notables: 2013…Appeared in 14 matches, starting in nine, scoring two goals, and added one assist while logging 821 minutes. Scored the match winning goal in the 94’ minute on July 27 against Columbus. Scored match tying goal on August 30 against New England. 2012…With Toronto FC‐ appeared in 15 matches, starting in seven. Scored two goals and logged 784 minutes with FC Dallas‐ appeared in five matches, starting in one, logging 113 minutes. He scored his first career MLS goal on July 18 against the Colorado Rapids in only his second appearance for Toronto FC, the goal ended up as the game winner, 2‐1 for the Reds … CONCACAF Champions League…Appeared in four matches, starting in two. 2011…Appeared in three matches, logging 59 minutes for FC Dallas. 2010…Appeared in five matches, with one start, logging 113 minutes for FC Dallas
Wiedeman enters his third season with Toronto FC. He was acquired via trade on July 12, 2012 from FC Dallas. He was originally drafted in the second round, 21st overall by FC Dallas in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Wiedeman went to the University of California; where he scored 30 goals and added 15 assists in his three seasons with the Golden Bears. Wiedeman was also a three time All‐Pac 10 selection during his collegiate career.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 25 26 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 40
Player
Chris Konopka Justin Morrow Warren Creavalle Michael Bradley Ashtone Morgan Gale Agbossoumonde Bright Dike Kyle Bekker Gilberto Jackson Joseph Bendik Steven Caldwell Dwayne De Rosario Doneil Henry Bradley Orr Nick Hagglund Jermain Defoe Issey Nakajima-Farran Jonathan Osorio Jordan Hamilton Dominic Oduro Alvaro Rey Jeremy Hall Collen Warner Luke Moore Mark Bloom Julio Cesar Andrew Wiedeman Ryan Richter Manny Aparicio Daniel Lovitz Quillan Roberts
TORONTO FC
minutes minutes minutes minutes
for for for for
HOU MTL CHV CLB
22
37
72
9
3
90M 59M 70M 10
24
90M 90M
10 8 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 82D 65D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 27 73F 29
58M 31
13
32
20
25
1
90M 90M 90M 90M 80M 90M 84M 90M 90F 80F 90F 80F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90D 90D 55D
90M 90M 66M 74M 61M
45
90D 90D 45M 21 90D 88D 35 90F 90F 90F
6 1 10 13 63F 90F 17 89F 90F 77M 90M 77M 90M 90M 16 29 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 69D
61M
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SEA DC RSL CLB COL DAL NE NY KC CLB SJ NY CHI DC HOU VAN HOU KC DC MTL CLB 2-1 1-0 0-3 2-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-0 2-2 3-2 1-0 2-2 1-1 1-2 4-2 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-3 2-0 3-2
90M 90M
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 73M 1
890 678 187 593
12 90M 90M 90M 68M 90M 53M 90M 78M 63F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 56F 66F 24 24 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 78M 66M 65M 90M 90M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 63D 90D 90D 90D 63F 27 28 69F 67F 3 19 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 24 90D 90D 90D 25 7 59D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 18M 9 3 90D 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 62F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 31 21 90M 81M 12 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 71M 90M 90M 87M 1 25 65M 90M 65M 83M 90M 78M 22 68M 53M 78M 17 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 34 37 90F 90F 81F 29F 90D 90D 90M 90D 89D 89D 87D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 27 12 23 9
played played played played
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position Played for other teams: Warren Creavalle Collen Warner Luke Moore Dominic Oduro
Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game
log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 03/15/2014 03/22/2014 03/29/2014 04/05/2014 04/12/2014 04/19/2014 05/03/2014 05/17/2014 05/23/2014 05/31/2014 06/07/2014 06/27/2014 07/02/2014 07/05/2014 07/12/2014 07/16/2014 07/19/2014 07/26/2014 07/30/2014 08/02/2014 08/09/2014
TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR TOR
at vs at at vs at vs vs at vs vs at at vs vs vs at vs at at at
SEA 1 DC 0 RSL 3 CLB 0 COL 1 DAL 2 NE 2 NY 0 KC 2 CLB 2 SJ 0 NY 2 CHI 1 DC 2 HOU 2 VAN 1 HOU 2 KC 2 DC 3 MTL 0 CLB 2
W W L W L L L W T W W T T L W T T L L W W
24
11; Nakajima-Farran 1 (Morrow 1)
85
Gilberto 3 (Oduro 4, Bradley 1) 11; Moore 4 (unassisted) 54 Gilberto 4 (Moore 2) 43; Osorio 2 (Moore 3) 59; Moore 5 (Warner 1)
84
Nakajima-Farran 2 (unassisted) 21 Jackson 1 (Gilberto 1) 6 Defoe 4 (Orr 1) 12; Moore 1 (Bendik 1) 95+ Moore 2 (Defoe 1) 67; Orr 1 (Hagglund 1) 91+ Defoe 5 (penalty kick) 21; Defoe 6 (Gilberto 2) 81; Henry 1 (Lovitz 1) 92+ Defoe 7 (penalty kick) 27 Defoe 8 (Oduro 1, Osorio 2) 55; Gilberto 1 (unassisted) 72 Jackson 2 (Defoe 2) 42 Moore 3 (unassisted) 60 Osorio 1 (unassisted) 39; Oduro 1 (unassisted) 46+; Defoe 9 (Osorio 3, Jackson 1) Defoe 11 (penalty kick) 64 Gilberto 2 (Morrow 2, Oduro 2) 18; Oduro 2 (Moore 1) 47+ Jackson 3 (Oduro 3) 16
Bradley 1 (Bloom 1)
Defoe 1 (Osorio 1) 17; Defoe 2 (unassisted) Defoe 3 (unassisted) 60
TORONTO FC 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 2 3
63; Defoe 10 (unassisted)
89
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1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 40
Player
CHAMPIONSHIP 05/07/2014 05/14/2014 05/28/2014 06/04/2014 TOR TOR TOR TOR
2 1 1 0
Chris Konopka Justin Morrow Michael Bradley Ashtone Morgan Gale Agbossoumonde Bright Dike Kyle Bekker Gilberto Jackson Joseph Bendik Steven Caldwell Dwayne De Rosario Doneil Henry Bradley Orr Nick Hagglund Jermain Defoe Issey Nakajima-Farran Jonathan Osorio Jordan Hamilton Alvaro Rey Jeremy Hall Luke Moore Mark Bloom Julio Cesar Andrew Wiedeman Ryan Richter Manny Aparicio Daniel Lovitz Quillan Roberts
CANADIAN SF1 SF2 F1 F2
120M 79D
14 90F
90D
90M 35
79M 76M
55M
74M 67M 90F 90D
23
90M
W L (5-3 pens) T L
Defoe (Gilberto) 28; Bradley (Defoe) Henry 4 Henry (Lovitz) 20
TORONTO FC
64M 83F
90D
120G
56
90F
90G 90D 16 90D
1 2 1 1
120F 41
120M 120M
37 120D 120D 120D
90G 90D 90F 90D 90M 90D
11
CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SF1 SF2 F1 F2 VAN VAN MTL MTL 2-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 90D 90M
90M 89F 90G 90D 11 90D
90F 79M
90M
VAN VAN MTL MTL
1
90D
vs at vs at
89