2020 Sporting Kansas City II season

The 2020 Sporting Kansas City II season is the club's first year under the new name of Sporting Kansas City II,[1] fifth year of play and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the top tier of United Soccer League. The second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team will continue play at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City II
2020 season
General managerKurt Austin
Head coachPaulo Nagamura
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
USL ChampionshipGroup E: 4th
Eastern Conf.: 12th
USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
Top goalscorerWilson Harris
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
Average home league attendance691
Biggest winSKC 3–0 OKC (Aug. 22)
Biggest defeatATX 4–0 SKC (Sept. 22)

The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] Following that decision, on March 18 the USL extended its temporary suspension until May 10.[3]

Current roster

As of March 6, 2020
No. Position Player Nation
30 Defender Luis Olivera (on loan from Atenas)  Argentina
31 Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson  United States
32 Midfielder Christian Duke  United States
33 Defender Danny Barbir  United States
34 Forward Dominik Rešetar (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)  Croatia
35 Midfielder Duval Wapiwo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)  Cameroon
39 Defender Petar Čuić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)  Croatia
40 Defender Dillon Serna  United States
42 Goalkeeper Remi Prieur  United States
44 Midfielder Camden Riley  United States
48 Defender Kaveh Rad  United States
49 Midfielder Will Little  United States
70 Forward {{{first}}} Zé Pedro  Portugal
77 Forward Enoch Mushagalusa  Congo
80 Forward Fredinho Mompremier  Haiti
88 Defender Sam Raben  United States
96 Forward Wilson Harris  United States
Midfielder Jaret Townsend  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
  2. ^

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/Notes Ref
January 4, 2020 Christian Duke Midfielder Orange County SC Signing [4]
January 24, 2020 Kaveh Rad Defender Sporting Academy Signing [5]
January 27, 2020 Danny Barbir Defender FC Astra Giurgiu Signing [6]
February 17, 2020 Remi Prieur Goalkeeper Saint Mary's College Signing [7]
February 26, 2020 Fredinho Mompremier Forward Colorado Rapids Academy Signing [8]
February 26, 2020 Enoch Mushagalusa Forward FC Tulsa Signing [8]
February 26, 2020 Sam Raben Defender Colorado Springs Switchbacks Signing [8]
February 28, 2020 Dillon Serna Midfielder Colorado Rapids Signing [9]
March 6, 2020 Jaret Townsend Midfielder MLS Draft Pick Signed Draft Pick [10]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 6, 2019 Camilo Benítez Midfielder N/A Retired [11]
November 22, 2019 Rennico Clarke Defender Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019 Mark Segbers Midfielder Memphis 901 FC Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019 Killian Colombie Forward Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019 Tucker Stephenson Forward OKC Energy FC Option Declined [12]
November 22, 2019 Rassambek Akhmatov Midfielder Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019 Ayyoub Allach Midfielder Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019 William Opoku Mensah Forward Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019 Ethan Vanacore-Decker Forward Union Omaha Out of Contract [13]
November 22, 2019 Alexsander Defender Club Athletico Paranaense Loan Expired [14]
November 22, 2019 Jerome Ngom Mbekeli Defender Apejes FC de Mfou Loan Expired [14]
November 22, 2019 Mo Abualnadi Defender Notre Dame Collegiate Programs [15]
November 22, 2019 Sean Karani Defender Temple Collegiate Programs [15]
November 22, 2019 Josh Chong Forward Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Jake Davis Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Dylan Hooper Defender Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Gavin Krenecki Goalkeeper Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Tucker Lepley Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Jahon Rad Midfielder Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
November 22, 2019 Max Trejo Goalkeeper Sporting Academy Academy Contract Expired [16]
February 24, 2020 John Pulskamp Goalkeeper Sporting Kansas City Promotion to first team [17]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Notes Ref
January 7, 2020 Duval Wapiwo Midfielder MFK Vyškov Sporting Kansas City II adds Cameroonian midfielder Duval Wapiwo on loan for 2020 season [18]
January 22, 2020 Dominik Rešetar Forward Dinamo Zagreb II Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II [19]
January 22, 2020 Petar Čuić Defender Dinamo Zagreb II Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II [19]

Competitions

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

Preseason schedule announced on January 24, 2020.[20]

February 15, 2020 Preseason 1 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Wichita, KS
2:00 pm Chavez  4' Report Rad  85' (pen.) Stadium: Stryker Sports complex
February 22, 2020 Preseason 2 Sporting Kansas City II 4–1 Iowa Western Reivers Kansas City, MO
2:00 pm Duke  22'
Zé Pedro  52'
Townsend  67'
Mompremier  74'
Report Magana  49' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Note: Match originally scheduled against Texas United.
February 27, 2020 Preseason 3 North Texas SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Frisco, TX
2:00 pm Sealy  11' (pen.) Report Mompremier  120+1' Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
Note: 120-minute match
February 29, 2020 Preseason 4 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, OK
1:00 pm Martinez  62' Report Zé Pedro  8'
Harris  78' (pen.)
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
Note: Final Preseason Match

USL is back Friendlies

July 3, 2020 Friendly OKC Energy FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 pm Chavez  55' Report Stadium: OCCHD Training Facility

USL Championship

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 0 0 1 1 2  −1 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: July 5, 2020.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516
GroundHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAA
ResultL
Position12
Updated to match(es) played on July 5, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Table

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 16 11 2 3 28 12 +16 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Saint Louis FC 16 7 4 5 22 21 +1 25 1.56
3 Indy Eleven 16 7 2 7 21 19 +2 23 1.44
4 Sporting Kansas City II 16 5 1 10 21 30 9 16 1.00
Source: USL

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 8, 2020 USLC 1 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Charlotte Independence Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm Maher  19' (o.g.)
Čuić  79'
Report Johnson  15'
Gebhard  25'
Kelly  30',  85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 691
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Home Opener[21]
July 18, 2020 USLC 2 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 pm CDT Pasher  39'
Haworth  43'
Barrett  67'
Ilić  71'
Antley  90+9'
Report Čuić  26'
Rad  35'
Riley  40'
Harris  53'
Barbir  82'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,931
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 25, 2020 USLC 3 Louisville City FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT Matsoso  19'
Lancaster  50'
Jimenez  67'
Report Duke  32'
Rad  87'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 29, 2020 USLC 4 Louisville City FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT Lancaster  21'
Ockford  36'
Totsch  90+4'
Report Rešetar  8',  61'
Harris  83'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Joshua Few
August 1, 2020 USLC 5 Indy Eleven 0–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Ayoze  88'
Osmond  90+7'
Report Rad  50'
Barbir  70'
Duke  76'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
August 5, 2020 USLC 6 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
TBA PM CDT Kavita  90+6' Report Riley  42'
Mushagalusa  56'
Prieur  90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 12, 2020 USLC 7 Louisville City FC P–P Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
TBA PM CDT Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the SKCII organization.[22]
August 15, 2020 USLC 8 Saint Louis FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Cicerone  5'
Samb  69'
Rivas  90+2',  90+7'
Report Riley  36'
Duke  40'
LeFlore  62'
Rad  90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 736
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 19, 2020 USLC 7 Louisville City FC 4–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM CDT Lancaster  11'
Bone  29',  36'
Jimenez  38'
Matsoso  53'
Totsch  90+5'
Report Raben  32' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played on 12 August.[23]
August 22, 2020 USLC 9 Sporting Kansas City II 3–0 OKC Energy FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT Harris  5',  22',  54'
Barbir  19',  66'
Mompremier  42'
Rešetar  87'
Report Brown  60' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 29, 2020 USLC 10 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Kwambe  36'
Martinez  39'
Report Mompremier  20',  86'
Riley  25'
Harris  55'
Duke  90'
Davis  90+4'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: Chris Ruska
Referee: 2,790
September 4, 2020 USLC 11 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Greig  54'
Blackwood  58'
Fink  70'
Dacres  83'
Morton  90+3'
Report Davis  20'
Harris  47',  90+3' (pen.)
Mompremier  52'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matt Geringer
September 9, 2020 USLC 12 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Barrett  3'
Moon  6'
Rafanello  63'
Conner  86'
Report Rešetar  23'
Serna  53'
Riley  58'
Davis  59'
Čuić  74'
Freeman  88'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 19, 2020 USLC 13 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Blackwood  12'
Cicerone  43'
Fink  71',  90+5'
Wharton  90+1'
Report Čuić  59'
Davis  66'
LeFlore  86'
Leeth  90+5'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 22, 2020 USLC 14 Austin Bold FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City II Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Báez  10',  57'
Taylor  13'
Watson  29'
Twumasi  37'
Rad  61' (o.g.)
Diouf  73',  85'
Quintanilla  90+3'
Report Serna  45+4'
Davis  67'
Mompremier  89'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 30, 2020 USLC 15 Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Lindley  38'
Carleton  49'
Watson  73'
Report Harris  41'
Sparks  86',  90+5'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 3, 2020 USLC 16 Louisville City FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM CDT DelPiccolo  26'
Lancaster  40'
Spencer  89'
Report Freeman  64'
Pierre  69'
Riley  90+3'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City), SKC II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[24]

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on March 10, 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL ChampionshipPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Richard Sánchez 101000
31 GK Brooks Thomson 000000
42 GK Remi Prieur 000000
Defenders
13 DF Amadou Dia 101000
16 DF Graham Smith 101000
26 DF Jaylin Lindsey 101000
30 DF Luis Olivera 000000
33 DF Danny Barbir 000000
39 DF Petar Čuić 101000
44 DF Camden Riley 000000
Midfielders
21 MF Felipe Hernandez 101000
27 MF Gianluca Busio 101000
32 MF Christian Duke 000000
35 MF Duval Wapiwo 000000
40 MF Sam Raben 000000
44 MF Camden Riley 101000
49 MF Will Little 000000
75 MF Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 100+1000
99 MF Jaret Townsend 000000
Forwards
34 FW Dominik Rešetar 100+1000
70 FW Zé Pedro 101000
77 FW Enoch Mushagalusa 100+1000
80 FW Fredinho Mompremier 101000
96 FW Wilson Harris 101000
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

References

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  2. "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020.
  3. "USL Championship Extends Temporary Suspension of Season". uslchampionship.com. March 18, 2020.
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  5. Bergabo, Patrik (January 24, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs Sporting KC Academy defender Kaveh Rad to professional contract". Sporting KC.
  6. Bergabo, Patrik (January 27, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds former U.S. youth international defender Danny Barbir". Sporting KC.
  7. Bergabo, Patrik (February 17, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds goalkeeper Remi Prieur out of Saint Mary's College". Sporting KC.
  8. Bergabo, Patrik (February 26, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II signs trialists Fredinho Mompremier, Enoch Mushagalusa and Sam Raben". Sporting KC.
  9. Bergabo, Patrik (February 28, 2020). "Sporting Kansas City II adds seven-year MLS veteran Dillon Serna". Sporting KC.
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  19. Kovzan, Sam (January 22, 2020). "Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II". sportingkc.com.
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  21. Kovzan, Sam (January 6, 2020). "Sporting KC II to host Charlotte Independence in 2020 USL Championship season opener on March 8". Sporting KC.
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  23. "LouCity's Wednesday Game Against Sporting KC II Postponed". loucity.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  24. "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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