2012 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2012 Sporting Kansas City season was the seventeenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the second year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City
2012 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumLivestrong Sporting Park
MLSEast: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS CupQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kei Kamara (11)
All:
Kei Kamara (12)
Highest home attendance21,010 v Chicago Fire (September 28, 2012)
Lowest home attendance15,161 v FC Dallas (March 25, 2012)
Average home league attendance19,405

Overview

Late 2011

Preparations for the 2012 Major League Soccer season began only a day after the 2011 MLS Cup. On November 21, 2011, Ryan Smith was traded to Chivas USA for 1st and 3rd round draft picks in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.[1] Later the same day, all MLS teams were required to submit a list of 11 protected players for the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft to be held for the newly formed Montreal Impact. The club chose to protect Davy Arnaud, Matt Besler, Teal Bunbury, Aurélien Collin, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Chance Myers, Jimmy Nielsen, Júlio César, C. J. Sapong, and Graham Zusi.

During the expansion draft on November 23, the Montreal Impact selected unprotected Sporting leftback Seth Sinovic.[2] Later the same day, Sporting KC waived Scott Lorenz, Miloš Stojčev, Craig Rocastle, and Jéferson.[3] The following Monday (November 28), Sporting traded team captain Davy Arnaud to the Montreal Impact for Sinovic and allocation money.[4] The club also announced that starting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen signed a contract extension through the 2013 season, with an option for the 2014 season.[5] On November 29, Sporting KC acquired Paulo Nagamura from Chivas USA for the 1st round supplemental draft pick that was part of the November 21 Ryan Smith trade.[6]

In December, Sporting traded an international roster slot to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for two-time MLS All-Star and World Cup veteran winger Bobby Convey.[7] Later in December, Sporting and Mexican club Cruz Azul agreed to a deal that would see Omar Bravo return to his home country.[8]

Early 2012

Sporting Kansas City resumed its off-season transactions at the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. Generation adidas forward Dom Dwyer of South Florida was selected 16th overall in the SuperDraft, and he was joined by defender Cyprian Hedrick of Coastal Carolina in the second round. Between the two drafts, Sporting acquired the rights to local product Michael Thomas from the Earthquakes in exchange for a fourth-round supplemental pick. Thomas officially signed on January 18. On January 17, Sporting selected Shawn Singh, Pablo Punyed, Stefan Antonijevic, and Kyle Miller in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.[9] On January 19, yet another trade with the Earthquakes saw the acquisition of forward Jacob Peterson.[10] On February 22, defender Daneil Cyrus was waived.[11]

Squad

First team roster

As of December 12, 2012.[12]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen (Captain)  Denmark
2 Defender Michael Harrington  United States
3 Defender Korede Aiyegbusi  England
4 Defender Kevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5 Defender Matt Besler  United States
6 Midfielder Paulo Nagamura  Brazil
7 Defender Chance Myers  United States
8 Midfielder Graham Zusi  United States
9 Forward Teal Bunbury  United States
11 Midfielder Bobby Convey  United States
12 Midfielder Konrad Warzycha  Poland
13 Midfielder Lawrence Olum  Kenya
14 Forward Dom Dwyer (GA)  England
15 Midfielder Roger Espinoza  Honduras
16 Defender Seth Sinovic  United States
17 Forward C. J. Sapong  United States
18 Goalkeeper Eric Kronberg  United States
19 Midfielder Peterson Joseph  Haiti
20 Midfielder Oriol Rosell  Spain
21 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin (HGP)  United States
22 Forward Soony Saad  United States
23 Forward Kei Kamara  Sierra Leone
24 Defender Cyprian Hedrick  Cameroon
25 Defender Neven Marković  Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 Defender Kyle Miller  United States
28 Goalkeeper Scott Avengine  United States
37 Midfielder Jacob Peterson  United States
55 Defender Júlio César  Brazil
78 Defender Aurélien Collin  France
88 Midfielder Michael Thomas  United States

Formation

Player movement
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 28, 2011 Seth SinovicDF Montreal ImpactAcquired with allocation money for Davy Arnaud[4]
November 29, 2011 Paulo NagamuraMF Chivas USAAcquired for a first-round 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick[6]
December 2, 2011 Bobby ConveyMF San Jose EarthquakesAcquired for a 2012 international roster slot[13]
January 12, 2012 Dom DwyerFW University of South FloridaSuperdraft, 1st Round[14]
January 18, 2012 Michael ThomasMF Ljungskile SKSigned after MLS rights acquired from San Jose Earthquakes for a fourth-round 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick[15]
January 20, 2012 Jacob PetersonFW San Jose EarthquakesFree[16]
February 21, 2012 Cyprian HedrickDF Coastal Carolina UniversitySuperdraft, 2nd Round[17]
March 19, 2012 Shawn SinghDF UCLASupplemental Draft, 1st Round[18]
May 30, 2012 Kyle MillerDF Rockhurst UniversitySupplemental Draft, 3rd Round[19]
July 6, 2012 Neven MarkovićDF Doxa Drama F.C.Undisclosed[20]
July 24, 2012 Scott AngevineGK Coastal Carolina UniversityFree[21]
August 2, 2012 Oriol RosellMF Barcelona BUndisclosed[22]

Out
Date Player Position Destination club Fee/Notes Ref
November 21, 2011 Ryan SmithMF Chivas USATrade[1]
November 23, 2011 Seth SinovicDF Montreal ImpactExpansion Draft[2]
November 23, 2011 Scott LorenzDF Fort Lauderdale StrikersWaived[3]
November 23, 2011 JéfersonMF Esporte Clube BahiaWaived[3]
November 23, 2011 Craig RocastleMF Thrasyvoulos F.C.Waived[3]
November 23, 2011 Miloš StojčevDF FC AkzhayikWaived[3]
November 28, 2011 Davy ArnaudMF Montreal ImpactTrade[4]
December 12, 2011 Omar BravoFW Cruz AzulFree[23]
February 22, 2012 Daneil CyrusDF W ConnectionWaived[24]
March 26, 2012 Birahim DiopFWNoneWaived[25]
June 29, 2012 Luke SassanoMF Carolina RailHawksWaived[26]
July 6, 2012 Shawn SinghDFNoneWaived[20]

In
Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref

Out
Date Player Position Loaned To Fee/Notes Ref
August 28, 2012 Konrad WarzychaMF Carolina RailHawksRecalled back to Sporting KC on September 12, 2012[27][28]

Major League Soccer

League table
See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 San Jose Earthquakes (SS) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 1
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League 2
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63 2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
4 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57 2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
6 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
7 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42
8 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
9 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
10 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Updated to match(es) played on 18:04 EDT October 28, 2012. Source: MLS

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 63 18 7 9 42 27  +15 10 3 4 22 12  +10 8 4 5 20 15  +5

Last updated: October 25, 2012
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason
February 4, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
12:00 CDT Kamara  4'
Warzycha  81'		 Report Wondolowski  3' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 11, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 D.C. United Casa Grande, Arizona
13:00 CDT Zusi  34'
Saad  62'		 Report Burciaga  78' Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 14, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 5–1 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
12:00 CDT Kamara  18'
Espinoza  40'
Dwyer  70', 79', 90'		 Report Reid Schmitt  65' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
2012 Disney Pro Soccer Classic
Main article: 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
February 24, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Houston Dynamo Lake Buena Vista, Florida
17:00 CDT Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 26, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Montreal Impact Lake Buena Vista, Florida
14:00 CDT Saad  70' Report Fucito  37' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 29, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Lake Buena Vista, Florida
17:00 CDT Report Le Toux  50'
Teibert  62'
Mitchell  67'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Exhibition Matches
March 1, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 United States U-17 Lake Buena Vista, Florida
10:00 CDT Konrad Warzycha  6'
Kyle Miller  50'
Saad  64'  67' (pen.)		 Report Rubio Rubin  14' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 13, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Rockhurst University Kansas City, Kansas
07:00 CDT Sassano  22'
Dom Dwyer  34'		 Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park

Regular season
March 10, 2012 1 D.C. United 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
20:30 CDT Bošković  54' Report Bunbury  52'
Sapong  90+3'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,134
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 17, 2012 2 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 New England Revolution Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Zusi  28'  28'
Kamara  39'
Myers  45'
Sapong  47'		 Report McCarthy  14' Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,777
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
March 25, 2012 3 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 CDT Collin  32'  49+'
Myers  36'
Kamara  88'
Espinoza  93+'		 Report Villar  25'
Hernandez  49+'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 15,161
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 1, 2012 4 Chivas USA 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
20:00 CDT McKenzie  84' Report Sinovic  34'
Sapong  47'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,372
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 7, 2012 5 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 CDT Kamara  40' Report Donovan  90' Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,323
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 14, 2012 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Collin  63'
Nagamura  76'		 Report Johnson  51'
Steele  78'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,422
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 18, 2012 7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 CDT Hassli  6'
DeMerit  67'
Le Toux  79'		 Report Collin  18'  24'
Nagamura  38'
Bonjour  51' (o.g.)
Kamara  65'
Nielsen  80'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 15,382
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 21, 2012 8 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
21:30 CDT Purdy  22'
Myers  41' (o.g.)
Palmer  44'
Boyd  81'		 Report Collin  66'
Besler  88'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 5, 2012 9 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT César  35' Report Felipe  30'
Rivas  36'
Bernier  45'
Ubiparipovic  53'
Bernier  64' (pen.)
Wahl  77'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,404
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 12, 2012 10 Chicago Fire 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CDT Pardo  38'
Segares  40'
Grazzini  61' (pen.)
Puppo  79'
Oduro  81'		 Report César  4'
Convey  31'
Myers  57'
Espinoza  62'
Kamara  90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,159
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 19, 2012 11 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 CDT Marshall  52'
Kimura  60'		 Report Bunbury  2'  14'
Convey  51'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 27, 2012 12 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
15:30 CDT Sapong  5'
Espinoza  29'
Kamara  39'
Olum  79'
Nielson  90'		 Report Gordon  45'
Hernandez  61'
Dawkins  72'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,974
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 16, 2012 13 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Sapong  18'
César  35'
Bunbury  82'		 Report Lambe  55'
Johnson  77'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Gavin Ward
June 20, 2012 14 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
21:00 CDT Ianni  15'
Scott  89'
Fernandez  90+1'		 Report Peterson  8'
Collin  16'
Olum  48'
Nielsen  59'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,932
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 23, 2012 15 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 CDT McInerney  1'  42'
Carroll  17'
Gaddis  25'
Lahoud  63'
Pajoy  81' (pen.)
Hoppenot  87'		 Report César  22' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,708
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 29, 2012 16 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 CDT Nielsen  86' Report Anibaba  33'
Pappa  58'
Rolfe  87'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,274
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 4, 2012 17 Montreal Impact 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
18:00 CDT Martins  36'
Bernier  49'
Warner  67'
Arnaud  69'		 Report Zusi  16'  75' (pen.)
Kamara  57' (pen.)
Peterson  82'
Sinovic  90'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,085
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 7, 2012 18 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 CDT Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,307
Referee: Chris Penso
July 14, 2012 19 Columbus Crew 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
18:30 CDT Anor  8'
Renteria  69'
Birchall  83'		 Report Peterson  6'
Joseph  57'
Nagamura  69'
Bunbury  82'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,588
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 18, 2012 20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT Kandji  8'
Carr  25'  79'		 Report Kamara  42' (pen.)
Joseph  47+'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,761
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
July 21, 2012 21 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 New England Revolution Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Harrington  50'
Besler  66'		 Report Barnes  47' Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Jason Anno
July 28, 2012 22 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Columbus Crew Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Kamara  8' Report Arrieta  17'  34'
Birchall  71'
Grossman  94+'  95+'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: David Gantar
August 4, 2012 23 New England Revolution 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 CDT Guy  54'
Feilhaber  77'		 Report Bunbury  20'
Olum  56'
Besler  88'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 17,592
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 11, 2012 24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Thomas  2'
Bunbury  13'
Espinoza  49'
Zusi  63'  90'
Sapong  92+'		 Report DeLeon  23'
Saragosa  46'
Dudar  94+'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,439
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 18, 2012 25 Toronto FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Toronto, Ontario
15:30 CDT Frings  7'
Hassli  49'		 Report Collin  12'
Myers  60'
Kamara  83'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,151
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 26, 2012 26 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York Red Bulls Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 CDT Kamara  4'
Collin  35'
Espinoza  68'
Sapong  76'		 Report Kamara  28' (o.g.)
Cahill  45'
Conde  77'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,491
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 1, 2012 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Kamara  10'
Nagamura  60'
Rosell  87'		 Report Johnson  44'
Dunfield  59'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,481
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 14, 2012 28 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Sapong  93' Report Davis  58'
Luiz Camargo  86'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,887
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 19, 2012 29 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 CDT Report Sapong  12'
Kamara  19'
Espinoza  37'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,286
Referee: David Gantar
September 22, 2012 30 Montreal Impact 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Montreal, Quebec
12:00 CDT Warner  55'
Arnaud  77'		 Report Cesar  58'
Peterson  89'
Joseph  90+3'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 28, 2012 31 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Zusi  11', 90+6'
Nagamura  70'		 Report Friedrich  23'
Segares  72'  90+4'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 21010
Referee: Chris Penso
October 7, 2012 32 Columbus Crew 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Columbus, Ohio
15:00 CDT James  67'
Gaven  90+1'		 Report Sapong  10' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,566
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 20, 2012 33 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 CDT Holgersson  38'
Henry  44'
Sam  70'		 Report Kamara  54' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 24, 2012 34 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Philadelphia Union Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Peterson  40'
Sinovic  50'
Joseph  58'
Sapong  82'		 Report Okugo  3'
Hoppenot  53'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,428
Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS Cup Playoffs
November 4, 2012 Conference Semifinal
1st Leg		 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
14:30 CDT Moffat  18'
Carr  27'
Sarkodie  74'
Bruin  75'		 Report Kamara  42' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,689
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
November 7, 2012 Conference Semifinal
2nd Leg		 Sporting Kansas City 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 CDT Zusi  26'
Myers  56'
Sinovic  64'		 Report García  41'
Ashe  84'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,894
Referee: Allen Chapman

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 29, 2012 Third round Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Orlando City Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Collin  23'
Nagamura  45+2'
Saad  65', 69'
Peterson  78'		 Report Valentino  51'
Molino  55'
Pulis  70'
Chin  84'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 12,217
June 5, 2012 Fourth round Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Collin  14'
Pickens  27' (o.g.)
César  33'
Bunbury  79'		 Report Larentowicz  58'
Freeman  85'
LaBauex  88'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 14,868
June 26, 2012 Quarterfinals Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Dayton Dutch Lions Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Sapong  5', 59'
Zusi  56'		 Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 15,167
July 11, 2012 Semifinals Philadelphia Union 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 CDT G. Farfan  30'
M. Farfan  52'
Lahoud  57'
Williams  62'		 Report Nagamura  52'
Peterson  65'
Collin  77'
Zusi  90+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 8,486
August 8, 2012 Final Sporting Kansas City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 PM CDT Kamara  83' (pen.) Report Alonso  4'
Rosales  57'
Ianni  73'  119'
Scott  86'  93'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,863
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Penalties
Kamara
Espinoza
Besler
Zusi
Nagamura 		Evans
Burch
Alonso
Tiffert
Johnson

Friendly Matches
July 24, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Montpellier HSC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Report Charbonnier  39'
Stambouli  44'
Herrara  72'  92+'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 14,769
August 1, 2012 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Stoke City F.C. Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Thomas  88'
Miller  92+'		 Report Tonge  84' (pen.) Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,197

Recognition

AT&T Goal of the Week
Week Player
Week 12 C. J. Sapong
Weeks 13–15 Júlio César

MLS Save of the Week
Week Player
Week 7 Jimmy Nielsen
Weeks 13–15 Jimmy Nielsen
Week 18 Jimmy Nielsen
Week 19 Jimmy Nielsen
Week 31 Jimmy Nielsen
Week 32 Jimmy Nielsen

MLS All-Stars 2012
Position Player Note
DF Aurélien Collin First XI
GK Jimmy Nielsen First XI
MF Graham Zusi First XI

2012 Team Awards
Player(s) Award [29]
Jimmy Nielsen Graham Zusi Sporting Kansas City 2012 Most Valuable Players
Kei Kamara Sporting Kansas City 2012 Offensive Player of the Year
Matt Besler Sporting Kansas City 2012 Defensive Player of the Year
Kei Kamara Sporting Kansas City 2012 Humanitarian of the Year
Paul Dean 2012 Bob Gansler Award (Most Outstanding Academy Player)
Kei Kamara Sporting Kansas City 2012 Budweiser Golden Boot

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Sporting Kansas City is in the #14 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[30]

International roster slots

Sporting Kansas City has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Sporting Kansas City traded one slot to San Jose Earthquakes for the 2012 season only.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS rights to other players

It is believed that Sporting maintains the MLS rights to Herculez Gomez after the player declined a contract offer by the club and instead signed with a non-MLS side on a free transfer.

Notes
  1. "Sporting deal Smith to Chivas USA for supplemental picks". MLSsoccer.com. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  2. "Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks". MLSsoccer.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. "Sporting Kansas City waives four players". www.sportingkc.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  4. "Sinovic returns to Sporting KC". www.sportingkc.com. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  5. "Nielsen signs extension". www.sportingkc.com. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
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