Sporting Kansas City
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| Full name | Sporting Kansas City | |||
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| Founded | 1995 | |||
| Ground | Livestrong Sporting Park (capacity: 18,500) |
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| Chairman | OnGoal | |||
| Manager | Peter Vermes | |||
| League | Major League Soccer | |||
| 2010 | Major League Soccer, 3rd East, Did not Qualify | |||
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Sporting Kansas City are an American football (soccer) team that plays in Major League Soccer in Kansas City, Kansas.
They started out as the Kansas City Wiz, before changing their name to the Kansas City Wizards in 1997. Later, in November 2010, they changed their name again to Sporting Kansas City, as the team was moving into a new stadium in the 2011 season. This new stadium is called Livestrong Sporting Park.
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League title [change]
League position [change]
| Season | League | Position |
| 1996 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
| 1997 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
| 1998 | Major League Soccer | 6th / West |
| 1999 | Major League Soccer | 6th / West |
| 2000 | Major League Soccer | Champions |
| 2001 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
| 2002 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
| 2003 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
| 2004 | Major League Soccer | Final |
| 2005 | Major League Soccer | 5th / East |
| 2006 | Major League Soccer | 5th / East |
| 2007 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
| 2008 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
| 2009 | Major League Soccer | 6th / East |
| 2010 | Major League Soccer | 3rd / East |
Important players [change]
Mike Ammann (1996-1998)- Davy Arnaud (2002–)
Stephen Armstrong (2002–2004)- Chris Brown (1999–2003)
- Jose Burciaga Jr (2001–2007)
- Mark Chung (1996–1998)
- Jimmy Conrad (2003–2010)
- Nick Garcia (2000-2007)
Richard Gough (1997)
Diego Gutierrez (1996-1997, 2002-2005)- Kevin Hartman (2007–2010)
- Chris Henderson (1998–2000)
- Jack Jewsbury (2003-)
- Eddie Johnson (2006–2007)
- Mo Johnston (1996–2001)
- Chris Klein (1998–2005)
Frank Klopas (1996–1997)- Alexi Lalas (1999-2001)
- Roy Lassiter (2001-2002)
- Matt McKeon (1996-1999)
- Tony Meola (1999–2004)
Miklos Molnar (2000)
Uche Okafor (1996-2000)- Bo Oshoniyi (2000–2006)
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Preki (1996–2000, 2002–2005) - Ryan Raybould (2005-)
Refik Šabanadžović (1997-1999)
Igor Simutenkov (2002-2004)
Scott Sealy (2005-2008)- Mike Sorber (1996)
Vitalis Takawira (1996-1999)- Carey Talley (2002–2003)
Shavar Thomas (2004-2006)- Peter Vermes (2000–2002)
- Sasha Victorine (2005-2008)
- Josh Wolff (2003–2006)
- Kerry Zavagnin (2000–2008)
Alex Zotinca (2003-2006)
Alex Bunbury (2000)
