2012 Sporting Kansas City season

Overview

Preseason

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. 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. Later the same day, Sporting KC waived Scott Lorenz, Miloš Stojčev, Craig Rocastle, and Jéferson. The following Monday (November 28), Sporting traded team captain Davy Arnaud to the Montreal Impact for Sinovic and allocation money. The club also announced that starting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen signed a contract extension through the 2013 season, with an option for the 2014 season. 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.

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. Later in December, Sporting and Mexican club Cruz Azul agreed to a deal that would see Omar Bravo return to his home country.

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. On January 19, yet another trade with the Earthquakes saw the acquisition of forward Jacob Peterson. On February 22, defender Daneil Cyrus was waived.

Squad

First team roster

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Formation

Player movement

In

Out

Loans

In

Out

Major League Soccer

League table

Eastern Conference standings

Results summary

Match results

Preseason

Warzycha Saad Espinoza Dwyer

2012 Disney Pro Soccer Classic

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Teibert Mitchell

Exhibition Matches

Kyle Miller
Saad (pen.) Dom Dwyer

Regular season

Sapong Kamara Myers Sapong Myers Kamara Espinoza Hernandez Sapong Nagamura Steele DeMerit Le Toux Nagamura Bonjour Kamara Nielsen Myers Palmer Boyd Besler Rivas Bernier Ubiparipovic Bernier Wahl Segares Grazzini Puppo Oduro Convey Myers Espinoza Kamara Kimura Convey Espinoza Kamara Olum Nielson Hernandez Dawkins César Bunbury Johnson Scott Fernandez Collin Olum Nielsen Carroll Gaddis Lahoud Pajoy Hoppenot Pappa Rolfe Bernier Warner Arnaud Kamara Peterson Sinovic Renteria Birchall Joseph Nagamura Bunbury Carr
Joseph Besler Birchall Grossman Feilhaber Olum Besler Bunbury Espinoza Zusi
Sapong Saragosa Dudar Hassli Myers Kamara Collin Espinoza Sapong Cahill Conde Nagamura Rosell Dunfield Luiz Camargo Kamara Espinoza Arnaud Peterson Joseph Nagamura Segares Gaven Henry
Sam Sinovic
Joseph
Sapong Hoppenot

MLS Cup Playoffs

1st Leg Carr Sarkodie Bruin

2nd Leg Myers Sinovic Ashe Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate

U.S. Open Cup

Nagamura
Saad
Peterson Molino
Pulis
Chin Pickens César Bunbury Freeman LaBauex Zusi M. Farfan Lahoud Williams Peterson Collin Zusi Rosales Ianni Scott
Espinoza Besler Zusi Nagamura Burch Alonso Tiffert Johnson

Friendly Matches

Stambouli Herrara
Miller

Recognition

AT&T Goal of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

MLS All-Stars 2012

2012 Team Awards

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.

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

References

1. (November 21, 2011). "Sporting deal Smith to Chivas USA for supplemental picks". MLSsoccer.com.
2. (November 23, 2011). "Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks". MLSsoccer.com.
3. (November 23, 2011). "Sporting Kansas City waives four players". www.sportingkc.com.
4. (November 28, 2011). "Sinovic returns to Sporting KC". www.sportingkc.com.
5. (November 28, 2011). "Nielsen signs extension". www.sportingkc.com.
6. (November 29, 2011). "Chivas USA deal Nagamura to SKC for supplemental pick". www.mlssoccer.com.
7. "Sporting KC acquires MF Bobby Convey from SJ Earthquakes {{!".
8. "Sporting KC and Omar Bravo agree to Cruz Azul move {{!}} Sporting Kansas City".
9. "2012 Offseason Transaction Tracker {{!".
10. "Sporting KC signs MLS veteran Jacob Peterson {{!".
11. "Weekly Update: February 22, 2012 {{!".
12. (December 12, 2012). "Players". SportingKC.com.
13. (December 2, 2011). "Quakes trade Convey to Sporting for international spot". www.mlssoccer.com.
14. (January 12, 2012). "Sporting KC selects Dwyer, Hedrick in MLS SuperDraft". MLSsoccer.com.
15. (January 17, 2012). "SKC acquires right of first refusal for MF Michael Thomas". www.sportingkc.com.
16. (January 19, 2012). "Sporting KC signs MLS veteran Jacob Peterson". www.sportingkc.com.
17. (February 22, 2012). "Sporting Kansas City signs defender Cyprian Hedrick". www.sportingkc.com.
18. (March 19, 2012). "Sporting KC signs defender Shawn Singh". www.sportingkc.com.
19. (May 30, 2012). "Sporting Kansas City signs defender Kyle Miller". www.sportingkc.com.
20. (July 6, 2012). "Sporting Kansas City signs defender Neven Markovic".
21. (July 24, 2012). "Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Scott Angevine". www.sportingkc.com.
22. (August 2, 2012). "Sporting KC signs midfielder Oriol Rosell". www.sportingkc.com.
23. (December 12, 2011). "Bravo leaves Sporting KC for deal with Cruz Azul". www.mlssoccer.com.
24. (February 22, 2012). "Weekly Update: February 22, 2012".
25. (March 26, 2012). "Sporting KC waives Birahim Diop".
26. (June 29, 2012). "Sporting KC waives Luke Sassano".
27. "Warzycha grateful for loan stint, but glad to return to SKC {{!".
28. (August 28, 2012). "Konrad Warzycha loaned to Carolina RailHawks". Sporting Kansas City.
29. Kurt Austin. (October 24, 2012). "Sporting KC announces 2012 team awards". Sportingkc.com.
30. [http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011 MLS Roster Rules {{pipe Major League Soccer] {{webarchive. link. (April 30, 2011)