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65-721: In 1992 prior to MLS and NASL the USISL had 19 Teams across the South and South East. The Onolfo Family and Investors acquired the rights for USISL Connecticut and announced the Connecticut Wolves in 1993. The USISL grew steadily through the next five years adding teams in the North East including the Long Island Roughriders, NY Fever, Boston Breakers, Rochester Rhinos, Richmond Kickers, Delaware Wizards. 1996

130-731: A 10–14–8 record. Lamar Hunt sold the club in August 2006 to OnGoal, LLC , a six-man ownership group led by Cerner Corporation co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig, a local group committed to keeping the Wizards in Kansas City . The club dedicated its 2007 season to Lamar Hunt, who had died in December 2006. A good start earned them four wins in the first seven weeks of the season. The club picked up goalkeeper Kevin Hartman from

195-1193: A 9–12–8 record. He enjoyed much success with the Wizards, posting a career total 36–43–27 record and 24 shutouts. Oshoniyi wasn't retained after the 2006 season when new head coach Curt Onalfo took over replacing him with Kevin Hartman . Oshoniyi was offered a trial with the Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo but declined the invitation electing to retire and move into the coaching full time. As of August 22, 2006        National champion          Postseason invitational champion          Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion        Division regular season champion        Division regular season and conference tournament champion        Conference tournament champion Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach. Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City

260-559: A charter team in the league, then named Kansas City Wiz . The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Since moving across the state line, they have been the only major professional sports league franchise to play their home games in Kansas . Starting in 1997, the franchise was named Kansas City Wizards . The team rebranded in November 2010, coinciding with its move to its new home stadium, Children's Mercy Park . The franchise has won

325-591: A new home and away jersey design was unveiled, and an alternate argyle design. Home : 1996–2010 Home : 2011–present Third From 1996 through 2007, the Wizards played home games in Arrowhead Stadium, the American football stadium mainly used by the Kansas City Chiefs . Wizards management kept the west end of Arrowhead tarped off for the first 10 years of play, limiting seating near

390-582: A partnership with the Kansas City Blues Rugby Club has been announced, but the two sides are not part of one "Sporting Club" and no lacrosse team has been established. The rebranding was met with a mixture of both excitement and disdain by fans when originally announced. With the opening of the new Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, Sporting became the first major-league team to have played in stadiums on both sides of

455-498: A relatively young fan base, with season-ticket holders having an average age of 29.7 years. Sporting KC works with Sporting Innovations, a consulting firm spun off from the team that focuses on fan engagement. Administrators from several college football teams, such as the Florida Gators, have visited Sporting KC to learn from the team's success at fan engagement. The main supporters group of Sporting Kansas City cheers in

520-507: A replacement. In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Wizards lost the first game to San Jose Earthquakes , 2–0. In the second game, however, the Wizards scored 2 goals before Jack Jewsbury scored in stoppage time to move KC onto the conference final. In the conference final, the Wizards held off the Los Angeles Galaxy to reach their second MLS Cup . In the 2004 MLS Cup final, the Wizards went up against D.C. United at

585-495: A rivalry with St. Louis City SC starting with the team's entrance into the league in the 2023 season . Prior to the first meeting, a St Louis fan podcast, the Soccer Capitol Podcast, became the center of attention and heightening tensions between supporters. A series of emails from Sporting Kansas City’s front office arrived in the inbox of the podcast's Gmail account. The club believed the Soccer Capitol Podcast

650-547: A soccer club from Connecticut is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bo Oshoniyi Adegboyega "Bo" Oshoniyi (born November 3, 1971) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent eight seasons in Major League Soccer . He is now the head men's soccer coach at Dartmouth College . Oshoniyi's Nigerian father drowned when Bo was four years old. He played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University , where he helped lead

715-595: Is an American professional soccer club in the Kansas City metropolitan area . The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference . The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri , and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City, Kansas . The team has played its home matches at Children's Mercy Park since 2011. Sporting Kansas City began play in 1996 as

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780-402: Is used only by multi-sports clubs with a history of having multiple departments fielding teams across different sports, the most notable being Portugal's Sporting CP . Kansas City's use of the term has been criticized for inaccuracy and cultural appropriation . At the rebrand announcement, the Kansas City's president announced they had planned to add a rugby club and lacrosse club. Since then,

845-626: The 2003 MLS Cup . The Wizards took the lead, but the Earthquakes battled back and forced golden goal in overtime by Landon Donovan in the 117th minute, which sent his team to the 2003 MLS Cup and the Wizards home. The Wizards started 2004 mediocre, and improved mid-year. The Wizards finished the season on a six-game unbeaten streak to finish 14–9–9 for the Western Conference regular season championship. Goalkeeper Tony Meola went down with injury and backup Bo Oshoniyi filled as

910-473: The 2012 U.S. Open Cup , defeating Seattle Sounders FC in the finals, to qualify for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League . In 2013 , Kansas City took advantage of MLS's newly created retention funds to renew contracts with U.S. national team players Graham Zusi and Matt Besler . Sporting had finished second in the Eastern Conference and overall with 17 wins, 10 losses, and tied 7 times in

975-510: The 2023 MLS Cup playoffs , with Sporting Kansas City (the #8 seed) upsetting the #1 seeded St. Louis in a best-of-three series. From 2023, every Sporting Kansas City match is available via MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app . Prior to 2017 matches were broadcast in high definition on KMCI-TV (except for nationally broadcast matches). The play-by-play announcer was WHB 810AM 'Border Patrol' host Nate Bukaty, who began broadcasting for

1040-573: The Home Depot Center in Carson , California. The Wizards Jose Burciaga scored in the sixth minute, but D.C. United replied with three goals in the first half. KC was given a lifeline in the 58th minute as Josh Wolff scored the first penalty kick in MLS Cup history, but KC lost the 2004 MLS Cup final 3–2. Following MLS expansion, the Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference in 2005 . By

1105-653: The Kansas City Chiefs , the United Soccer Association (which merged with the NPSL to form the North American Soccer League or NASL), and Major League Soccer . The Kansas City Wiz played their first game on April 13, 1996, defeating the Colorado Rapids at Arrowhead Stadium with a score of 3–0. The Wiz players included Preki , Mo Johnston , and Digital Takawira , and were coached by Ron Newman . The team finished third in

1170-594: The MLS Cup in 2000 and 2013, the Supporters' Shield in 2000, and the U.S. Open Cup in 2004, 2012, 2015, and 2017. The club also has a reserve team, Sporting Kansas City II , that began play in the second-tier USL Championship in 2016 and switched to MLS Next Pro in 2022. The Kansas City MLS franchise was founded by Lamar Hunt , who was also the founder of the American Football League ,

1235-536: The Village West area to help finance the soccer complex. On December 17, Wizards president Robb Heineman provided an update on the stadium situation, identifying the Kansas City, Kansas, location as near final, pending the signature of the final agreements. On January 19, 2010, Wyandotte County approved the bonds to help finance the stadium, and on January 20 the groundbreaking ceremony was made, with Wizards CEO Robb Heineman using heavy machinery to move dirt on

1300-419: The 1999 season, and replaced him with Bob Gansler . The Wizards finished the 1999 season with a record of 8–24, which put them in last place in the Western Conference once again. In 2000 , their first full season under Bob Gansler , the Wizards opened the season on a 12-game unbeaten streak. Goalkeeper Tony Meola recorded an MLS record shutout streak at 681 minutes and 16 shutouts, and won MLS Goalkeeper of

1365-512: The 2008 and 2009 seasons. The deal was later extended to include 2010. The stadium, located across the state line in Kansas City, Kansas, built a new bleacher section financed by the Wizards to increase its capacity to 10,385. This move made the Wizards the third MLS team to share their home ground with a baseball team. D.C. United had been sharing RFK Stadium with Major League Baseball 's Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C., before

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1430-790: The A League merged with the support of Umbro into the USL now 116 Teams Strong in ProAm, D3 and A League Divisions. The Club ownership was transferred the City oh New Britain, in lieu of moving to Stamford Connecticut. The Wolves enjoyed three seasons over 10 years where they reached the Quarterfinals of USL League playoffs. at its peak the Jr Wolves Academy hosted over 19 team affiliates coached by Wolves Players and Alumni, winning 11 State Championships. In 2002, USL and A League merged USL and D3,

1495-721: The Crew, but was beaten out for the job by Brad Friedel , who was acquired in mid-season. Oshoniyi was released by the Crew after 1996 along with 3rd string keeper Pat Harrington . In 1997 he played the next year with the Connecticut Wolves of the First Division. He moved to the Charleston Battery in 1998, and the Atlanta Silverbacks in 1999. Oshoniyi returned to MLS in 2000, when he

1560-626: The East Knockout Round by the New York Red Bulls . On October 27, 2014, the league announced that Sporting, along with the Houston Dynamo, would move from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference when two teams from East Coast states, New York City FC and Orlando City SC , joined the league in 2015. Sporting finished sixth in the Western Conference that year, again qualifying for postseason play due to

1625-512: The Kansas–Missouri state line with "sporting blue" stripes on the "Kansas" side and an interlocking "SC" on the "Missouri" side. The shield's contour alludes to the team's former logo while under the "Kansas City Wizards" appellation. The stateline represents Sporting's fanbase in both of the Kansas and Missouri portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area . The eleven alternating horizontal stripes of "sporting blue" and "dark indigo" forming

1690-700: The LA Galaxy to help with that position. Despite winning just four games after the All-Star break, Kansas City managed to finish fifth in the East at 11–12–7 and qualify for the playoffs. The club shifted over to the West as a result of a playoff format change, the Wizards played against Chivas USA . With the Wizards Davy Arnaud 's goal in the first game to win the series, the defense and Kevin Hartman did

1755-506: The Members' Stand on the North side of Children's Mercy Park and is known as "The Cauldron". The name is derived from the large metal pots used for boiling potions, due to the team's former name Wizards . Since the rebranding in 2010, Sporting have seen dramatic growth in their fan section, with several fan groups adding their voice to The Cauldron culture and atmosphere. Current groups in

1820-540: The National Team. It was Oshoniyi's first league game in 3 years. He was part of their MLS Cup -winning squad. An injury scare to Meola almost called Oshoniyi into duty early on in the 2000 season against the San Jose Earthquakes . In 2001 Oshoniyi was called into action for 11 games while Tony Meola was out injured posting a 4–5–1 record. He recorded 1 assist during the season. In 2002 while Meola

1885-563: The Western Conference (fifth overall) in 1996 regular season with a 17–15 record, qualifying for the first ever MLS Playoffs . In the 1996 conference semi-finals, the Wiz beat the Dallas Burn in three games, won the final game in a shootout, and lost the conference final to the LA Galaxy . Following the 1996 season, the Wiz changed names, becoming the "Wizards", following legal action from

1950-484: The Wizards into the playoffs. In the first round, the team would fall, 6 points to 3 to eventual champions, Los Angeles Galaxy. The Wizards returned to the top half of the West in 2003 with a record of 11–10–9. In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Colorado Rapids in the aggregate goal series, 3–1. That set up a one-game showdown with the San Jose Earthquakes the winner would advance to

2015-483: The Wizards played a friendly here against English club Manchester United , winning 2–1. Once again the club had to use the stadium for their game against Inter Miami to accommodate the large crowd for Lionel Messi's first appearance in Kansas City. Inter Miami won the game 3-2. The Wizards entered an agreement with the Kansas City T-Bones to use their home stadium, CommunityAmerica Ballpark, during

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2080-582: The Wizards, with the league's best defense, faced the team with the league's best offense, the Chicago Fire . The Wizards took the lead on an 11th-minute goal by Miklos Molnar . The Fire put ten shots on goal, but Tony Meola and the defense held, and the Wizards claimed their first MLS Cup Championship. Tony Meola was named 2000 MLS Cup MVP. After the loss of Preki to the Miami Fusion , the team struggled to defend their championship in 2001 , making

2145-527: The Wolves defeated Major League Soccer 's Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to advance to the third round of the tournament. Tony Kasulinous registered a goal and an assist while Rob McEchon scored on a set piece and Jorge Sanchez scored from Kasulinous. Manager of Football & President Clifton Onolfo. (1993–1997) General Manager Tom Jackson. (1993–2000) This article about

2210-539: The Wolves played there for one year before the City of New Britain folded the team. Former players for the Wolves include Bo Oshoniyi of Southern Connecticut State University, David Kelly, currently coach at Central Connecticut State University, former Wimbledon F.C. player Carlton Fairweather , and former Moroccan international goalkeeper Chuck Martini (also known as Chuck Moussadik). Martini subsequently played for at least 12 football clubs in England, mostly non-league,

2275-579: The Year and MLS MVP . Peter Vermes was named 2000 MLS Defender of the Year . The Wizards finished the 2000 regular season 16–7–9, the best record in the league, winning the MLS Supporters' Shield . In the 2000 playoffs, fell behind 4 to 1 to the LA Galaxy, but Miklos Molnar scored a penalty kick in game three to send the series into a tiebreaker, where he scored again to send the Wizards to their first MLS Cup . At RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.,

2340-616: The construction site. When the Kansas City Wizards first rebranded as Sporting Kansas City, they built Livestrong Sporting Park . Spending $ 200 million on the complex, it was the first "European style" soccer complex in the United States. Name rights were held by the Livestrong Foundation until the downfall of Lance Armstrong from his doping scandal; Sporting Kansas City subsequently changed

2405-488: The end of the 2005 season, despite the solid play of 2005 MLS Defender of the Year Jimmy Conrad , the Wizards found themselves outside the playoffs with a record of 11–9–12. After the season, the team's veteran leader, Preki announced his retirement. In the 2006 season , the Wizards just missed out on a playoff berth with a loss to the New York Red Bulls on the final day of the regular season, finishing with

2470-735: The expanded twelve-club field in the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs . They were eliminated in the Western Knockout Round by the Portland Timbers , 6–7 in a Penalty Shootout . Sporting's co-owner Neal Patterson died due to soft tissue cancer in July 2017. Kansas City unveiled wordmarks on the team's jerseys and on Children's Mercy Park to commemorate their late owner. Later that month, the club traded Dom Dwyer to Orlando City in exchange for $ 1.6 million (in general and targeted allocation money with additional incentives), setting

2535-503: The field. In 2006, fans could sit all the way around the field, but, in 2007, seating was [again] only available along the sidelines . After the 2007 final season at Arrowhead, the Wizards continued to use the stadium for select large events. In 2008, the club played a regular season home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the stadium to accommodate the large crowd expected for David Beckham 's Galaxy debut. Again in 2010,

2600-502: The final 9 games of the season going into the playoffs, recorded an assist in the final game of the season as well. He posted a 2–2 record in the playoffs, and was named the MLS Cup starting goalkeeper in a losing effort to D.C. United . Oshoniyi was named the starting goalkeeper going into the 2005 season, posting a career high 32 games, and an 11–9–12 record. He posted a career high in shutouts with 7, and finished 3rd in 2005 all star voting behind Pat Onstad and Matt Reis . In 2006 he had

2665-457: The first round series, but with a 2–0 loss in Game 2 the Wizards lost the aggregate series 3–1. In the 2009 season , the Wizards remained at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, but struggled to score. They went 426 minutes without scoring a goal, the longest streak of the season. In August 2009, with the team holding a 5–7–6 record, KC fired Head Coach Curt Onalfo , and named general manager Peter Vermes

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2730-410: The head coach. The Wizards finished with the worst home record in the league, and at 8–13–9 were third to last in the league standings. Top players were Claudio López (8 goals & 7 assists) and Josh Wolff (11 goals), who sparked the Wizards offense. The Wizards hosted Manchester United F.C. in a friendly on July 25, 2010, and won the match by a score of 2–1. The announced attendance of 52,342

2795-510: The latter's move into Nationals Park . The San Jose Earthquakes used Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland , home of the Oakland A's (and Oakland Raiders ), for certain games during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Wizards originally planned to return to Kansas City, Missouri, and build a new stadium there – tentatively called Trails Stadium – as part of a major mixed-use development . The team had received all required approvals and

2860-723: The most recent being Worthing FC of the Ryman Premier League. David Williamson ex Hong Kong International and former Motherwell, Cambridge United league and cup winner with Bohemians of Dublin and cup winner with Hibernians of Malta. Arguably the 3 biggest non A League victories for the Club in one season were the defeat of the MLS NE Revolution on Alexi Lalas night on a late goal by James Proctor assisted by Tony Kasulinous. They then defeated Galatasary of Turkey, 2-1 on unassisted goals by Mark Nihl and Sanjay Reed. Then

2925-405: The name of their stadium to Sporting Park. On November 19, 2015, the stadium was renamed to Children's Mercy Park in a ten-year deal with Children's Mercy Hospital . Previous stadiums: Sporting regularly sells out its matches, with over 100 straight sellouts as of August 2017. Sporting has 14,000 season-ticket holders, with a wait list for season tickets of 3,000 people. Sporting KC has

2990-504: The north stands along with The Cauldron include: The Emeritus, Drainage Pond SC, Monster Squad, La Barra KC, Mass Street Mob, King City Yardbirds, Fountain City Ultras, Trenches, and Ladies of SKC. The South Stand SC cheers from the south end of Children's Mercy Park and is the umbrella group for The Wedge and Ad Astra SKC (a reference to the motto of the state of Kansas), while American Outlaws – Kansas City Chapter are also present in

3055-451: The now defunct electronics retailer The Wiz . For the 1997 MLS season , their record was 21–11, sufficient for the Western Conference regular season championship. Preki was named 1997 MLS MVP . In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards lost to the last-seeded Colorado Rapids. The Wizards had losing records for the 1998 and 1999 seasons , finishing last in the Western Conference both years. The Wizards fired Ron Newman early during

3120-533: The playoffs as the 8th seed with a record of 11–13–3. In the first round, the Wizards reign as champion ended with a 6 points to 3 loss to Preki and the Miami Fusion. Despite getting back Preki, the Wizards sat in last place in the Western Conference in 2002 . They made the playoffs with a record of 9–10–9. The last two teams in the East, the MetroStars and D.C. United missed the playoffs, which propelled

3185-426: The record for the most expensive internal trade in league history. The team won the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup , defeating the New York Red Bulls 2–1 in the final. The win gave Sporting their fourth Open Cup title, and their third in the last six years. The victory extended head coach Peter Vermes's record to 4–0 in cup finals and championship games with the club. In Open Cup history, Kansas City became just

3250-409: The regular season first in the East with an 18–7–9 record. KC was led by Graham Zusi , who delivered a league-leading 15 assists and was named finalist for 2012 MLS MVP , Jimmy Nielsen , who notched a league leading 15 shutouts and was named 2012 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year , and Matt Besler , who was named MLS Defender of the Year . KC lost to the Houston Dynamo in the conference semifinals. KC won

3315-401: The regular season with the most points of any Eastern Conference team. After defeating the Colorado Rapids on a 4–0 aggregate in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Sporting lost to the Houston Dynamo 2–0 in the Eastern Conference finals. KC began the 2012 season with seven consecutive wins, in the process setting an MLS record for 335 minutes without allowing a shot on goal. The team finished

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3380-399: The regular season. In the 2013 MLS Playoffs, Sporting KC defeated NE Revolution in the conference semifinals and Houston Dynamo in the conference finals, advancing to MLS Cup 2013 . SKC defeated Real Salt Lake on penalties (7–6) after the match was tied 1–1 in regulation and overtime. It was the coldest MLS Cup game on record. In the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs , Sporting were eliminated in

3445-592: The rest and kept Chivas USA off the scoreboard. In the conference final, the Wizards came up short to the Houston Dynamo , 2–0. In 2008 , the Wizards played their home games at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas, and ended a four-year playoff drought by posting an 11–10–9 record, good enough for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Facing the Columbus Crew , the Wizards earned a 1–1 tie in Game 1 of

3510-474: The second franchise in the single elimination tournament to have won four Open Cup finals in the same number of appearances. Pat Curran, one of the club's ownership partners, passed away in October 2024. Sporting Kansas City's official colors are "sporting blue" and "dark indigo" with "lead" as a tertiary color. The primary logo is composed of a teardrop-shaped shield containing a stylized representation of

3575-640: The stands. "Blue the Dog" is the franchise's official mascot. The two teams had faced each other regularly over the years, while both having been members of the Eastern conference. During that time, Sporting KC had frequently faced Houston in the playoffs, beginning their rivalry. As of 2022, SKC is 18–18–16 (W–L–T) against the Dynamo. In their total meetings, Sporting KC is 17–19–12 (W–L–T), (as of October 2023). The two teams faced each other in MLS Cup 2013, in what

3640-525: The state line are a nod to the number of players a team fields. The "SC" (for Sporting Club ) is inspired by Asclepius ' rod representing health and fitness, a Greek statue called the Winged Victory of Samothrace – alluding to strength and movement, and to the Spanish architecture of Kansas City's Country Club Plaza . Beginning in 2013 , Ivy Funds became the club's first uniform sponsor, and

3705-418: The state line in Kansas City, while Kansas City became the only U.S. metropolitan area other than New York City to have major professional sports teams playing in different states. Because Children's Mercy Park was not ready for the beginning of the 2011 season , Sporting Kansas City played its first ten games on the road, only winning one game. Once the road trip was over, the team found more success and ended

3770-415: The team in the 2015 season. Former Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum provided color commentary following his retirement after the 2014 season. Color commentary was covered by Jake Yadrich through the 2013 season, after which he transitioned to be the lead analyst on the sidelines during games. Morning reporter Kacie McDonnell of KSHB-TV , an NBC affiliate and KMCI-TV's sister station, served as

3835-436: The team to Division II championships in 1990 and 1992. He finished his career at the school with a record of 67 wins, 8 losses, and 7 ties. Upon the creation of MLS, Oshoniyi was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by the Columbus Crew . Oshoniyi had a notable assist in the first ever Crew home game on a long punt that found Brian McBride . Oshoniyi posted a 3–10 record. He started 13 games with

3900-542: Was a record for a professional soccer match in the Kansas City area In the 2010 regular season , the Wizards finished third in the Eastern Conference and narrowly missed qualifying for the playoffs. With the rebranding (of Wizards to Sporting) the team followed a recent trend in MLS of adopting European-style names, such as Toronto FC , D.C. United , and Real Salt Lake . The title "Sporting" has its origins in Iberia where it

3965-492: Was awaiting site demolition; however, the 2008–09 financial crisis ultimately led to the scrapping of the Trails Stadium project. The team sought a new site for its stadium, quickly settling on a development in Kansas City, Kansas, known as Village West , near CommunityAmerica Ballpark and the Kansas Speedway . In September 2009, the developer asked Wyandotte County (in Kansas) and Kansas state officials for permission to use revenues from existing tax increment financing in

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4030-407: Was away with the National Team he again appeared in 13 games posting a 3–5–4 record on the year. 2003, he only appeared in 13 minutes of game action on the season when Meola picked up an injury. 2004 posted a career high 5–2–2 record after taking the starting job away from Tony Meola toward the end of the season, and was named the starting goalkeeper for the MLS Cup playoffs. He posted 5 shutouts in

4095-403: Was infringing on the trademark "The Soccer Capital of America," which was registered to Kansas Training Partners LLC, an affiliate company of Sporting Kansas City. St. Louis City won the first meeting at CityPark in May 2023, but Sporting KC won the second meeting, which took place at Children's Mercy Park the following September. The two teams played in their first postseason matchup in

4160-402: Was selected 39th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution . He was traded by New England halfway through the preseason to the Kansas City Wizards for allocation money. He appeared in 1 preseason game for the Revolution, shutting out the Miami Fusion . Oshoniyi played one game with the Kansas City Wizards , shutting out the San Jose Earthquakes while Meola was away with

4225-422: Was the coldest MLS Cup final at that time. In recent years, the metro areas of Portland and Kansas City have both become major soccer markets due to the performance of their respective soccer teams. Additionally their NWSL teams, the Portland Thorns and the Kansas City Current , have become major rivals, especially since the Thorns' 2–0 win over the Current in the 2022 NWSL Championship . Sporting KC began

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