Game Guide: Sporting KC at Portland Timbers

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWPOR 3-0-2 9-2-5 0-8-1 12-0-2 0-10-1KC 6-0-1 4-6-6 2-3-2 9-2-3 3-7-2

PORTLAND TIMBERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 8/07/2015 POR 1, CHI 0 (3) 9/18/2015 KC 3, DAL 1 (1)Road win 9/26/2015 POR 2, CLB 1 (0) 8/08/2015 KC 3, TOR 1 (5)Home loss 9/20/2015 POR 0, NYR 2 (0) 8/19/2015 KC 0, SJ 5 (2)Road loss 8/30/2015 POR 1, SEA 2 (1) 9/23/2015 KC 0, HOU 1 (0)Tie game 9/09/2015 POR 0, KC 0 (2) 9/27/2015 KC 1, SEA 1 (0)Shutout for 9/09/2015 POR 0, KC 0 (2) 9/09/2015 KC 0, POR 0 (4)Shutout vs. 9/20/2015 POR 0, NYR 2 (1) 9/23/2015 KC 0, HOU 1 (1)

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GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 30 11 10 7 1 1 31 1.03KC 30 6 14 3 3 4 45 1.50

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 30 12 8 6 2 2 35 1.17KC 30 10 8 6 4 2 41 1.37

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 31 2 2 4 4 5 14KC 45 5 7 6 9 6 12

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 35 6 4 8 1 7 9KC 41 8 5 6 6 8 8

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

TIMBERSG: 12 Adi A: 7 ValeriSHT: 75 AdiSOG: 29 AdiFC: 56 CharaFS: 71 NagbeOF: 22 AdiC: 8 CharaE: 1 3 players tied

SPORTINGG: 11 DwyerA: 14 FeilhaberSHT: 86 DwyerSOG: 35 DwyerFC: 51 DwyerFS: 72 DwyerOF: 23 DwyerC: 6 Dwyer/FeilhaberE: 1 3 players tied

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Timbers 30 12-10-8 44 31 35at home 15 7-2-6 27 19 11

Sporting 30 12-9-9 45 45 41on road 15 3-8-4 13 18 24

2015 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (7 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals … Ties 2

AT PORTLAND (4 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Sporting KC 2 wins, 3 goals … Ties 1

2015 (MLS):3/21: KC 0, POR 09/9: POR 0, KC 0

PORTLAND TIMBERS2 Alvas Powell (DF)4 Will Johnson (MF)5 George Fochive (MF)6 Darlington Nagbe (FW)7 Nat Borchers (DF)8 Diego Valeri (MF)9 Fanendo Adi (FW)11 Dairon Asprilla (MF)12 Adam Kwarasey (GK)13 Jack Jewsbury (DF)14 Ben Zemanski (MF)15 Jeanderson (DF)17 Michael Nanchoff (MF)19 Jorge Villafana (DF)20 Taylor Peay (DF)21 Diego Chara (MF)22 Rodney Wallace (MF)23 Norberto Paparatto (DF)24 Liam Ridgewell (DF)26 Lucas Melano (FW)27 Nick Besler (MF)28 Andy Thoma (MF)31 Michael Seaton (FW)33 Andrew Weber (GK)35 Anthony Manning (DF)37 Maximiliano Urruti (FW)90 Jake Gleeson (GK)

SPORTING KC2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF)3 Ike Opara (DF)4 Kevin Ellis (DF)5 Matt Besler (DF)6 Paulo Nagamura (MF)7 Chance Myers (DF)8 Graham Zusi (MF)9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW)10 Benny Feilhaber (MF)11 Bernardo Anor (MF)12 Mikey Lopez (MF)13 Amadou Dia (DF)14 Dom Dwyer (FW)15 Seth Sinovic (DF)17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF)20 Amobi Okugo (MF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK)22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF)27 Roger Espinoza (MF)29 Tim Melia (GK)37 Jacob Peterson (FW)71 Marcel de Jong (DF)93 Soni Mustivar (MF)94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)96 Jordi Quintilla (MF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Ismail Elfath.AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Adam Garner;

4th: Baboucarr Jallow

TIMBERSWed. Oct. 14 at Real Salt Lake

Sun. Oct. 18 at Los Angeles

UPCOMING MATCHES

PORTLAND TIMBERS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(October 3, Providence Park, 7:30 p.m. PT)

SPORTINGFri. Oct. 16 at San JoseWed. Oct. 21 Colorado

Sun. Oct. 25 Los Angeles

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 45 41 60 66

20 23 11 7 14 9 0 2

24 23 6 3 4 3 0 2 5 2 1 1 4 6 1 1

9 10 29 27 7 4

F A 31 35 87 77

16 23 10 7 5 2 0 1

18 19 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 0 2 3 2 0 0

6 6 23 20 2 9

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

TIMBERS SPORTING

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

none

none

SUSPENDED: KC: Paulo Nagamura (caution accumulation; through Oct. 4)WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): POR: Diego Chara, Alvas Powell … KC: Soni Mustivar

9Adi

2Powell

6Nagbe

21Chara

22Wallace

8Valeri

13Jewsbury

19Villafana

24Ridgewell

7Borchers

12Kwarasey

29Melia

9Nemeth

7Myers

37Peterson

8Zusi

15Sinovic

14Dwyer

10Feilhaber

93Mustivar

4Ellis

5Besler

PORTLAND TIMBERS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(October 3, Providence Park, 7:30 p.m. PT -- MLS Game 313)

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Alvas Powell DF 6-0 165 07/18/1994 St. Thomas, Jamaica 28 28 0 1 48 43 2 34 Will Johnson MF 5-10 160 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 12 12 0 0 189 174 25 155 George Fochive MF 5-9 172 03/24/1992 Washington, DC 8 7 0 0 8 7 0 06 Darlington Nagbe MF 5-9 165 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 29 29 2 4 156 145 20 197 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Tucson, AZ 27 27 3 0 315 314 15 68 Diego Valeri MF 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Valentin Alsina, Argentina 19 17 2 7 83 77 23 349 Fanendo Adi FW 6-4 185 10/10/1990 Lagos, Nigeria 29 19 12 2 53 37 21 611 Dairon Asprilla MF 5-11 165 05/25/1992 Istmina, Colombia 24 10 1 1 24 10 1 112 Adam Kwarasey GK 6-3 168 12/12/1987 Oslo, Norway 29 29 0 0 29 29 0 013 Jack Jewsbury MF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Springfield, MO 24 17 3 0 327 263 27 3514 Ben Zemanski MF 5-11 150 05/12/1988 Akron, OH 0 0 0 0 110 74 3 915 Jeanderson DF 5-11 160 08/13/1991 Serra, Brazil 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 017 Michael Nanchoff MF 5-8 150 09/24/1988 North Royalton, OH 3 0 0 0 21 3 0 019 Jorge Villafana DF 5-9 150 09/16/1989 Anaheim, CA 29 29 0 3 134 109 8 1120 Taylor Peay DF 6-2 180 09/05/1991 Salt Lake City, UT 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 021 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Cali, Colombia 24 24 1 1 142 141 5 1322 Rodney Wallace MF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 28 19 1 5 155 124 19 2023 Norberto Paparatto DF 6-3 180 01/03/1984 Adrogue, Argentina 5 5 0 0 18 17 0 024 Liam Ridgewell DF 6-2 170 07/21/1984 Bexley, England 28 28 0 1 43 43 2 226 Lucas Melano FW 6-1 160 03/01/1993 Hernando, Argentina 9 5 1 1 9 5 1 127 Nick Besler MF 6-1 165 05/07/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Andy Thoma MF 5-11 165 04/29/1993 Los Alamos, NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Michael Seaton FW 6-0 180 05/01/1996 Spanish Town, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 033 Andrew Weber GK 6-2 190 08/09/1983 Austin, TX 1 1 0 0 12 10 0 035 Anthony Manning DF 6-4 200 09/04/1992 Mesquite, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6-0 165 02/22/1991 Rosario, Argentina 26 12 3 2 63 28 14 490 Jake Gleeson GK 6-3 200 06/26/1990 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0

HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W38 L24 T36

PORTLAND TIMBERS

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 4 3 0 0 7 5 0 03 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 04 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 24 23 3 1 46 40 3 45 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 28 28 0 3 178 173 2 106 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 18 14 3 1 240 215 15 207 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 10 7 0 2 133 105 2 158 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 21 19 2 4 169 134 24 439 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 24 21 9 6 24 21 9 610 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28 27 10 14 138 125 22 3311 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 11 2 0 0 82 50 12 312 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 4 3 0 0 12 8 0 013 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 21 12 0 1 21 12 0 114 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 27 25 11 2 77 63 35 515 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 10 9 0 0 143 139 0 717 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 18 7 0 1 18 7 0 120 Amobi Okugo MF 6-0 175 03/13/1991 Hayward, CA 17 10 0 1 134 111 5 721 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 3 3 0 0 7 6 0 022 Connor Hallisey FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 12 5 0 1 12 5 0 123 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 16 14 1 4 128 121 5 1027 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 17 17 1 4 130 110 3 1529 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 19 19 0 0 25 24 0 037 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 25 14 1 2 224 128 16 1671 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 13 11 1 1 13 11 1 193 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 23 18 0 2 23 18 0 294 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 7 7 0 0 13 8 0 096 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W88 L67 T53

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MLS GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND TIMBERS vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY PROVIDENCE PARK, Portland, Ore.

October 3, 2015 (WEEK 31, MLS Game #313) 7:30 p.m. PT (KPDX; KMCI-38)

A massive match right on the red line kicks off when the Portland Timbers play host to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday evening at Providence Park. The two clubs hold the final two places in the top six in the Western Conference – Sporting sitting in fifth place, one point ahead of the Timbers, who are just a single point further ahead of seventh-place San Jose. The Timbers come into the match having put an end to their four-game winless run with a 2-1 win at Columbus Crew SC last weekend, while Sporting reached a 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders FC at home last weekend, ahead of their U.S. Open Cup victory at midweek against Philadelphia Union. REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Baboucarr Jallow MLS Career: 59 games; FC/gm: 24.9; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 15; pens: 17 SUSPENDED: KC: Paulo Nagamura (caution accumulation; through Oct. 4) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: POR: Diego Chara, Alvas Powell … KC: Soni Mustivar SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: POR: Rodney Wallace, Diego Valeri, Lucas Melano … KC: Roger Espinoza, Kevin Ellis, Dom Dwyer, Seth Sinovic DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (7 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals … Ties 2 AT PORTLAND (4 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Sporting KC 2 wins, 3 goals … Ties 1 2015 (MLS): 3/21: KC 0, POR 0 9/9: POR 0, KC 0

The teams are meeting for the third time this season, reaching a pair of scoreless draws, the first March 21 at Sporting Park, and the second Sept. 9 at Providence Park.

The road team has won three of the seven meetings all-time in the series. Sporting have come away with points on three of their four visits to Providence Park, including two victories.

The Timbers have come away with points on each of their last two visits to Sporting Park. The Timbers also won a fifth-round match in the U.S. Open Cup last year in Kansas City.

Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. POR: P7 W3 L2 D2 … Caleb Porter vs. KC: P4 W1 L1 D2 LAST MEETING (MLS)

The best chance for a goal from either side came in the 29th minute when Portland’s Diego Valeri freed Fanendo Adi on goal, but Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia sprang into action nicely to turn away the attempt with a kick save. That was just the first of a single-game career-high seven saves for Melia.

Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey was called upon to make two saves in keeping the clean sheet, relieved in the 64th minute when SKC's Graham Zusi pinged a side-footed shot with his left foot off the goalpost.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-3-1): Adam Kwarasey - Taylor Peay, Nat Borchers, Norberto Paparatto, Jorge Villafana - George Fochive (Rodney Wallace 83), Jack Jewsbury - Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, Lucas Melano (Maximiliano Urruti 83) - Fanendo Adi (Dairon Asprilla 73).

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Jalil Anibaba 62), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Soni Mustivar - Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (Jordi Quintilla 90) - Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi.


PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers put an end to their winless run after four games, defeating Columbus Crew SC 2-1 on Saturday evening at Mapfre Stadium. The Timbers are in sixth place in the Western Conference with 44 points from 30 matches. LAST MATCH

The Timbers took the lead in the 28th minute. With a piece of magic, Darlington Nagbe scooped a pass between Crew SC defenders, finding a streaking Fanendo Adi, who powered a shot past a helpless Steve Clark for the opener.

Crew SC pulled level just before the halftime break as Kei Kamara had a bit of brilliance of his own, with a perfectly placed header into the bottom corner at the near post from a Federico Higuain corner kick.

The eventual winner came just five minutes into the second half. A Portland break saw Rodney Wallace take off down the right back, and he slid a cross to Adi, who calmly placed a point-blank shot in the opposite corner from inside the area.

Timbers head coach Caleb Porter made three changes to the team that fell to the New York Red Bulls at Providence Park. Jack Jewsbury, Rodney Wallace and Fanendo Adi came into the team in place of Will Johnson, Lucas Melano and Maximiliano Urruti.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-3-1): Adam Kwarasey - Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana - Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury - Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri (George Fochive 87), Rodney Wallace (Dairon Asprilla 81) - Fanendo Adi (Lucas Melano 75).

TEAM NEWS The Timbers put an end to a four-game winless run with their first victory since Aug. 15 in the win vs. Crew SC.

The Timbers have won consecutive times each of the last three times they have posted victories. “We showed a lot of character and we wanted to come into the game and fight and that’s a part of winning. The

minimum standard in this club will be to go into every game and fight and work and grind and stick together and I thought we did that,” Timbers head coach Caleb Porter said.

The Timbers also scored their first goals after a pair of shutouts, the opening goal in the first half ending a 240-minute goalless drought.

“We wanted to have a combination of high pressure and low pressure. … I felt that we did a really good job defending them through the run of play, defending the flanks and cutting out crosses,” Porter said. “I think, coming into the game, we knew if we were aggressive and pressed correctly, that they would have a hard time dealing with it. We created a lot of turnovers with our pressure and were dangerous on the counter all game.”

Fanendo Adi again scored a pair of goals in the victory. In the 13 games when Adi has scored a goal (21 goals in all), he’s scored two goals in eight of those games, including four times this season.

Rodney Wallace returned to the starting lineup after coming off the substitutes’ bench each of the three previous matches, and recorded his fifth assist of the year, his first since June 28.

“We wanted to make it a direct game early on. We felt that we could use our size advantage on their back four. That’s why we went pretty direct into [Fanendo] Adi and into Rodney’s channels a lot. Then we were able to pick up second balls,” Porter said. “One thing I know about Rodney is he’s a fighter. … So, I thought his defending and his fight, his work rate, all the intangible things were a big key in the game. Plus he set up the second goal by outrunning their back. That's the type of play it takes to win games.”

Darlington Nagbe collected an assist, his fourth assist of the season, his first since June 28. The four assists are tied for his second-highest single-season total in MLS (after a seven-assist performance last year).

Diego Valeri also collected an assist, his seventh assist of the season. Valeri has recorded assists on four of the Timbers’ last six goals, dating back to Aug. 15.

“There were a few rotations we worked on this week in terms of where we felt we could find space. With [Diego] Valeri, we wanted him to overload more on the channels and Darlington [Nagbe] as well. I thought Darlington was very good,” said Porter.


SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City made it two games in a row without victory, coming back for a 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park. Sporting are in fifth place in the Western Conference with 45 points from 30 matches. LAST MATCH

Sounders FC went up just after the half-hour mark. A giveaway near midfield ignited a counterattack for the visitors, and Obafemi Martins ran onto Gonzalo Pineda's long ball over the top, held off a defender and got off a low shot near the top of the area that 'keeper Jon Kempin managed to deflect but couldn't keep from looping just inside the right post.

The equalizer came in the 79th minute. Left back Amadou Dia sent in a cross from the left wing that rolled untouched across the face of goal, and Dom Dwyer -- just five minutes after coming on as a substitute -- was waiting at the far post to knock it in.

SKC manager Peter Vermes made nine changes to the team that dropped a 1-0 decision to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. Only defender Kevin Ellis and midfielder Paulo Nagamura maintained their places.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Jon Kempin - Jalil Anibaba (Saad Abdul-Salaam 66), Kevin Ellis, Erik Palmer-Brown, Amadou Dia - Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 46) - Jordi Quintilla, Mikey Lopez - Connor Hallisey, Jacob Peterson, Bernardo Anor (Dom Dwyer 74).

TEAM NEWS Sporting had their current winless run extended to a pair of games, now having won just once in their last eight

league games, dating back to Aug. 19. “The bottom line is that the guys who played – what I'm pleased about is a lot of times when players are given

an opportunity, they don't take advantage of it. And I thought the guys did that. I'm happy for each individual player and I'm happy for the team because we needed a point at a minimum. More importantly, what happens in situations like this is you talk all year long about guys on the roster. And we've played every guy on the roster,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “[There] was a big difference in the lineup, and those guys got a real feeling that they have a major impact on what the season looks like. For them to take that opportunity and play the way they did – and have the energy at the end to almost win it – was great.

Dom Dwyer came off the substitutes’ bench to score his 11th goal of the season, his second in the last three matches.

“I think he always has an incredible work rate. I think the difference is that he comes into a part of the game where the other team has expended a lot of … and does what a goal scorer wants to do – he tries to score. So he was very dangerous and very mobile. I thought his mobility didn't allow them to get as many shots on him as central defenders usually are allowed to get away with. He's done this in the past for us – he came in [off the bench] and scored a tremendous goal against Colorado. When he comes in he brings a level of energy that is very, very helpful to the team,” Vermes said.

Amadou Dia made his first appearance in a league game since Aug. 22, and recorded the first assist of his professional career.

As Vermes rang in the changes ahead of the U.S. Open Cup Final at midweek, center back Erik Palmer-Brown made his first league appearance since July 24, just his fourth appearance in an MLS game this season.

Mikey Lopez made his first start since Aug. 29, his third start over the last seven games, while Jalil Anibaba made his first start since June 21, when he made the last of 13 consecutive starts in the back four. Connor Hallisey also made his return to the starting lineup, his first since Aug. 15.

Jordi Quintilla made his first Sporting MLS start, coming into the midfield and playing the full 90 minutes. Quintilla had made four substitute appearances over the previous five games.

“I thought Jordi [Quintilla] and Mikey Lopez did a really good job. I thought they had good energy. I thought Jordi was really good on the ball and opened the game up quite a bit. Connor [Hallisey] again did a very good job. Erik Palmer-Brown and Kevin Ellis had a good relationship and didn't give up too much in the back and were pretty smart on the ball for two really young guys. EPB is 18 years old. All the guys just did a good job,” said Vermes.

On Wednesday, Sporting won the U.S. Open Cup for a third time in a penalty shootout victory against Philadelphia Union following a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. Sebastien Le Toux gave Union a 23rd-minute lead, but Krisztian Nemeth’s brilliant strike in the 65th minute leveled terms. In the penalty shootout, each club converted six of the first seven attempts. Then, Union’s Ray Gaddis saw his attempt saved by SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia, before Sporting’s Jordi Quintilla put his attempt past Union substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy to give SKC the Dewar Trophy previously won also in 2004 and 2012, tied for third-most all-time.

Here’s the SKC team: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Jacob Peterson 112), Matt Besler, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic (Saad Abdul-Salaam 78); Soni Mustivar (Jordi Quintilla 66), Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Graham Zusi, Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

9 F Fanendo Adi 29 19 1808 12 2 75 29 39 43 22 1 1 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 26 12 1060 3 2 37 14 21 18 14 2 2 013 M Jack Jewsbury 24 17 1599 3 0 18 7 11 15 0 32 2 07 D Nat Borchers 27 27 2430 3 0 14 8 12 6 1 0 0 08 M Diego Valeri 19 17 1449 2 7 56 20 26 24 6 94 3 06 M Darlington Nagbe 29 29 2486 2 4 40 10 10 71 2 11 0 010 M Gaston Fernandez 21 6 721 2 2 25 6 12 19 1 4 0 022 M Rodney Wallace 28 19 1646 1 5 34 11 33 16 10 0 3 011 M Dairon Asprilla 24 10 972 1 1 26 6 25 8 2 0 1 021 M Diego Chara 24 24 2159 1 1 7 5 56 43 0 0 8 126 F Lucas Melano 9 5 498 1 1 21 9 14 13 2 0 3 019 D Jorge Villafana 29 29 2576 0 3 13 6 20 27 3 22 2 02 D Alvas Powell 28 28 2456 0 1 17 4 25 37 0 0 5 018 M Ishmael Yartey 5 3 227 0 1 5 2 6 0 0 1 0 024 D Liam Ridgewell 28 28 2508 0 1 8 2 19 23 2 0 6 112 G Adam Kwarasey 29 29 2610 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 033 G Andrew Weber 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 M George Fochive 8 7 549 0 0 8 1 16 11 0 0 1 015 D Jeanderson 3 1 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 3 0 26 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 023 D Norberto Paparatto 5 5 450 0 0 5 1 7 7 1 0 1 020 D Taylor Peay 4 2 229 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 04 M Will Johnson 12 12 1046 0 0 15 2 10 7 0 24 1 1

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 30 30 2700 35 26 368 113 415 369 37 163 57 1Team totals 30 30 2700 31 31 427 145 369 415 66 192 40 3

2015 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (12-10-8, 44 pts.)

PORTLAND TIMBERS GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

33 G Andrew Weber 1 1 90 7 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 012 G Adam Kwarasey 29 29 2610 106 70 32 1.1 4 4 12 9 8 12

Team totals 30 30 2700 113 74 35 1.17 4 4 12 10 8 12Opponent totals 30 30 2700 145 111 31 1.03 2 4 10 12 8 11

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Fanendo Adi 4, Maximiliano Urruti 3, Jack Jewsbury 2, Diego Valeri 1, Nat Borchers 1, Dairon Asprilla 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Rodney Wallace 3, Diego Valeri 3, Darlington Nagbe 2, Gaston Fernandez 2, Jorge Villafana 2, Dairon Asprilla 1, Ishmael Yartey 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Gaston Fernandez 1-1, Fanendo Adi 1-1, Darlington Nagbe 0-1, Diego Valeri 0-1

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (12-9-9, 45 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

14 F Dom Dwyer 27 25 2276 11 2 86 35 51 72 23 0 6 110 M Benny Feilhaber 28 27 2416 10 14 42 16 39 55 1 54 6 19 F Krisztian Nemeth 24 21 1810 9 6 50 17 17 31 8 0 2 04 D Kevin Ellis 24 23 2075 3 1 7 5 28 16 1 0 4 06 M Paulo Nagamura 18 14 1214 3 1 20 5 21 6 3 0 5 08 F Graham Zusi 21 19 1671 2 4 23 5 16 27 4 63 1 03 D Ike Opara 6 6 534 2 0 7 2 6 4 0 0 0 023 D Jalil Anibaba 16 14 1265 1 4 11 4 10 4 2 0 1 027 M Roger Espinoza 17 17 1484 1 4 19 5 28 18 0 0 3 037 F Jacob Peterson 25 14 1262 1 2 21 11 8 10 3 1 2 071 D Marcel de Jong 13 11 847 1 1 13 3 5 10 1 7 1 05 D Matt Besler 28 28 2500 0 3 0 0 26 11 0 0 5 17 D Chance Myers 10 7 570 0 2 5 1 12 2 1 1 1 093 M Soni Mustivar 23 18 1666 0 2 2 0 29 17 0 0 5 013 D Amadou Dia 21 12 1227 0 1 5 3 25 14 3 0 2 020 M Amobi Okugo (KC) 2 1 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 M Amobi Okugo (TOT) 17 10 890 0 1 4 1 11 6 0 0 5 022 F Connor Hallisey 12 5 471 0 1 8 3 2 1 2 3 0 017 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 18 7 778 0 1 4 2 8 10 1 0 1 011 M Bernardo Anor 11 2 334 0 0 8 3 8 7 0 1 2 02 D Erik Palmer-Brown 4 3 275 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 094 M Jimmy Medranda 7 7 426 0 0 5 0 10 4 0 1 1 021 G Jon Kempin 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 096 M Jordi Quintilla 5 1 131 0 0 4 2 7 3 0 3 0 01 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 012 M Mikey Lopez 4 3 302 0 0 1 0 9 3 0 0 1 016 M Servando Carrasco (KC) 9 6 508 0 0 7 0 10 1 0 0 1 016 M Servando Carrasco (TOT) 19 15 1304 0 2 10 1 20 2 0 2 3 015 D Seth Sinovic 10 9 838 0 0 6 2 18 4 0 0 3 029 G Tim Melia 19 19 1710 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0

Own-goals received 1Team totals 30 30 2700 45 50 355 124 397 355 54 134 57 3Opponent totals 30 30 2700 41 40 302 131 355 397 94 153 47 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

29 G Tim Melia 19 19 1710 90 63 24 1.26 2 2 9 6 4 721 G Jon Kempin 3 3 270 11 6 5 1.67 0 0 1 1 1 01 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 30 19 12 1.5 0 0 2 2 4 3

Team totals 30 30 2700 131 88 41 1.37 2 2 12 9 9 10Opponent totals 30 30 2700 124 77 45 1.5 5 6 9 12 9 6

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 4, Benny Feilhaber 3, Paulo Nagamura 2, Ike Opara 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Dom Dwyer 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 4, Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 2, Jalil Anibaba 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Soni Mustivar 1, Chance Myers 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 5-5, Dom Dwyer 0-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 7 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 21144 0-0-1 4 1Sun. Mar. 15 Los Angeles T 2-2 21144 0-0-2 7 2 POR: Adi (31,90); LA: Zardes (65) Gordon (92+)Sat. Mar. 21 at Sporting KC T 0-0 20848 0-0-3 6 3Sat. Mar. 28 at Vancouver L 1-2 22500 0-1-3 7 3 POR: Adi (82); VAN: Mezquida (15) Earnshaw (90)Sat. Apr. 4 FC Dallas W 3-1 21144 1-1-3 5 6 POR: Borchers (23) Urruti (62) Chara (87); DAL:

Akindele (29)Sun. Apr. 12 Orlando City SC L 0-2 21144 1-2-3 8 6 ORL: Larin (30) Santos Leite (85)Sun. Apr. 19 at New York

City FCW 1-0 21891 2-2-3 7 9 POR: Asprilla (79);

Sun. Apr. 26 at Seattle L 0-1 41451 2-3-3 6 9 SEA: Dempsey (77)Sat. May 2 Vancouver T 0-0 21144 2-3-4 6 10Sat. May 9 at Montreal W 2-1 13020 3-3-4 7 13 POR: Borchers (64) Valeri (70); MTL: Oduro (71)Sat. May 16 at Houston L 1-3 20844 3-4-4 7 13 POR: Adi (48); HOU: Bruin (9,83) Barnes (75)Sat. May 23 at Toronto FC L 0-1 23569 3-5-4 7 13 TOR: Giovinco (5)Wed. May 27 D.C. United W 1-0 21144 4-5-4 7 16 POR: Urruti (5); Sat. May 30 at Colorado W 2-1 18209 5-5-4 5 19 POR: Fernandez (38) Jewsbury (93+); COL: Cronin (89)Sat. June 6 New England W 2-0 21114 6-5-4 3 22 POR: Adi (86,89); Sat. June 20 Houston W 2-0 21144 7-5-4 3 25 POR: Urruti (34) Fernandez (61); Wed. June 24 at Los Angeles L 0-5 21207 7-6-4 4 25 LA: Lletget (13) Keane (18) Rogers (33) Gomes (72)

Villarreal (88)Sun. June 28 Seattle W 4-1 21144 8-6-4 3 28 POR: Nagbe (12) Adi (74,76) Wallace (91+); SEA: Neagle

(38)Sun. July 5 San Jose W 1-0 21144 9-6-4 3 31 POR: Jewsbury (91+); Sat. July 11 at Philadelphia L 0-3 18722 9-7-4 4 31 PHI: Wenger (69) Nogueira (71,82)Sat. July 18 Vancouver T 1-1 21144 9-7-5 5 32 POR: Valeri (33); VAN: Laba (58)Sat. July 25 at FC Dallas L 1-4 15992 9-8-5 5 32 POR: Adi (93+); DAL: Barrios (12,22) Acosta (69) Diaz

(87)Sun. Aug. 2 at San Jose T 0-0 18000 9-8-6 4 33Fri. Aug. 7 Chicago W 1-0 21144 10-8-6 4 36 POR: Adi (49); Sat. Aug. 15 at Real Salt

LakeW 1-0 20338 11-8-6 3 39 POR: Borchers (95+);

Fri. Aug. 21 Houston T 2-2 21144 11-8-7 3 40 POR: Nagbe (76) Melano (86); HOU: Garcia (40) Bruin (45)

Sun. Aug. 30 at Seattle L 1-2 64358 11-9-7 4 40 POR: Jewsbury (58); SEA: Martins (6) Evans (42)Wed. Sep. 9 Sporting KC T 0-0 21144 11-9-8 5 41Sun. Sep. 20 New York L 0-2 21144 11-10-8 5 41 NYR: Martins (43) Perrinelle (47+)Sat. Sep. 26 at Columbus W 2-1 22719 12-10-8 5 44 POR: Adi (28,50); CLB: Kamara (43)Sat. Oct. 3 Sporting KCWed. Oct. 14 at Real Salt

LakeSun. Oct. 18 at Los AngelesSun. Oct. 25 Colorado

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2015 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 8 New York T 1-1 19784 0-0-1 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54)

Sat. Mar. 14 at FC Dallas L 1-3 14149 0-1-1 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73)Sat. Mar. 21 Portland T 0-0 20848 0-1-2 8 2Sat. Mar. 28 at New York

City FCW 1-0 27454 1-1-2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);

Sun. Apr. 5 Philadelphia W 3-2 19545 2-1-2 2 8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19)

Sat. Apr. 11 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 20087 2-1-3 2 9Sat. Apr. 18 at Los Angeles L 1-2 20018 2-2-3 4 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+)Sat. Apr. 25 at Houston T 4-4 21046 2-2-4 6 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU:

Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83)Sun. May 3 Chicago W 1-0 19581 3-2-4 4 13 KC: Nagamura (75); Sat. May 9 at D.C. United T 1-1 16221 3-2-5 4 14 KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42)Sat. May 16 Colorado T 0-0 0 3-2-5 6 14Wed. May 20 New England W 4-2 18864 4-2-5 4 17 KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE:

Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64)Sat. May 23 at Seattle T 0-0 40653 4-2-6 3 18Fri. May 29 FC Dallas W 4-0 20172 5-2-6 2 21 KC: Nemeth (19) Feilhaber (51) Ellis (57) Zusi (64); Sat. June 6 Seattle W 1-0 21505 6-2-6 2 24 KC: Feilhaber (84); Sun. June 21 at Real Salt

LakeL 1-2 19155 6-3-6 2 24 KC: Dwyer (30); RSL: Jaime (15) Garcia (93+)

Sat. June 27 Colorado W 2-0 19835 7-3-6 2 27 KC: Nemeth (32) own goal (64); Sun. July 12 at Vancouver W 1-0 21000 8-3-6 2 30 KC: Ellis (52);

Sat. July 18 Montreal W 2-1 19070 9-3-6 2 33 KC: Feilhaber (4) Dwyer (34); MTL: Piatti (59)Fri. July 24 at Real Salt

LakeL 1-2 20809 9-4-6 2 33 KC: Feilhaber (50); RSL: Morales (34) Plata (73)

Sat. Aug. 1 Houston T 1-1 19882 9-4-7 2 34 KC: Dwyer (6); HOU: Clark (78)Sat. Aug. 8 at Toronto FC W 3-1 24326 10-4-7 2 37 KC: Feilhaber (22) Nemeth (29) Peterson (87); TOR:

Bradley (22)Sat. Aug. 15 Vancouver W 4-3 19969 11-4-7 2 40 KC: Ellis (53) Dwyer (81) Nagamura (87,94+); VAN:

Manneh (9,41) Morales (75)Wed. Aug. 19 San Jose L 0-5 18866 11-5-7 2 40 SJ: Cato (3,58) Wondolowski (17,61) Godoy (27)Sat. Aug. 22 at Columbus L 2-3 20018 11-6-7 2 40 KC: de Jong (14) Zusi (62); CLB: Finlay (35) Tchani

(80) McInerney (88)Sat. Aug. 29 at Colorado L 1-2 16480 11-7-7 3 40 KC: Dwyer (47); COL: Figueroa (53) Doyle (76)Wed. Sep. 9 at Portland T 0-0 21144 11-7-8 3 41Sun. Sep. 13 at Orlando City

SCL 1-3 22241 11-8-8 5 41 KC: Nemeth (59); ORL: Winter (3,72) Rochez (66)

Fri. Sep. 18 FC Dallas W 3-1 18861 12-8-8 4 44 KC: Feilhaber (65,76) Dwyer (83); DAL: Ulloa (80)Wed. Sep. 23 at Houston L 0-1 18037 12-9-8 5 44 HOU: Bruin (67)Sun. Sep. 27 Seattle T 1-1 19496 12-9-9 5 45 KC: Dwyer (80); SEA: Martins (32)Sat. Oct. 3 at PortlandFri. Oct. 16 at San JoseWed. Oct. 21 ColoradoSun. Oct. 25 Los Angeles

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE


TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 4 times 03/15/2015 vs LA T 2-2Assists

1 31 times 03/15/2015 vs LA T 2-2Shots

6 Fanendo Adi 04/12/2015 vs ORL L 0-26 Fanendo Adi 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-16 Diego Valeri 07/05/2015 vs SJ W 1-0Shots on Goal

4 Rodney Wallace 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-0Fouls Committed

5 Dairon Asprilla 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-05 George Fochive 08/30/2015 vs SEA L 1-2Fouls Suffered

6 Darlington Nagbe 04/04/2015 vs DAL W 3-1Offside

4 Maximiliano Urruti

06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5

Saves

5 Adam Kwarasey 04/19/2015 vs NYC W 1-05 Adam Kwarasey 05/23/2015 vs TOR L 0-15 Adam Kwarasey 08/15/2015 vs RSL W 1-0Shots Faced

9 Adam Kwarasey 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5Goals Allowed

5 Adam Kwarasey 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

6 05/16/2015 vs HOU L 1-36 06/20/2015 vs HOU W 2-0Shots on Goal

1 05/02/2015 vs VAN T 0-01 05/16/2015 vs HOU L 1-31 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5Fouls Committed

6 05/02/2015 vs VAN T 0-0Fouls Suffered

7 08/15/2015 vs RSL W 1-0Corner Kicks

1 07/25/2015 vs DAL L 1-4Offside

0 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-00 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-10 07/11/2015 vs PHI L 0-30 08/02/2015 vs SJ T 0-00 08/21/2015 vs HOU T 2-20 08/30/2015 vs SEA L 1-2Saves

0 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1Shots Faced

1 06/20/2015 vs HOU W 2-01 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

4 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1Assists

4 04/04/2015 vs DAL W 3-14 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1Shots

24 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1Shots on Goal

11 06/28/2015 vs SEA W 4-1Fouls Committed

19 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-019 09/26/2015 vs CLB W 2-1Fouls Suffered

22 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-0Corner Kicks

11 03/07/2015 vs RSL T 0-011 09/26/2015 vs CLB W 2-1Offside

6 05/09/2015 vs MTL W 2-16 05/27/2015 vs DC W 1-06 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-56 08/07/2015 vs CHI W 1-0Saves

5 04/19/2015 vs NYC W 1-05 05/23/2015 vs TOR L 0-15 08/15/2015 vs RSL W 1-0Shots Faced

9 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5Goals Allowed

5 06/24/2015 vs LA L 0-5

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 4 times 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Assists

2 5 times 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Shots

7 Dom Dwyer 08/29/2015 at COL L 1-2Shots on Goal

5 Dom Dwyer 08/29/2015 at COL L 1-2Fouls Committed

6 Amadou Dia 08/01/2015 at HOU T 1-1Fouls Suffered

7 Krisztian Nemeth 05/29/2015 at DAL W 4-0Offside

3 Dom Dwyer 05/20/2015 at NE W 4-23 Dom Dwyer 09/13/2015 at ORL L 1-3Saves

7 Tim Melia 09/09/2015 at POR T 0-0Shots Faced

9 Tim Melia 08/19/2015 at SJ L 0-5Goals Allowed

5 Tim Melia 08/19/2015 at SJ L 0-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

5 08/22/2015 at CLB L 2-3Shots on Goal

1 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-0Fouls Committed

7 06/06/2015 at SEA W 1-07 09/18/2015 at DAL W 3-1Fouls Suffered

6 05/23/2015 at SEA T 0-0Corner Kicks

2 03/28/2015 at NYC W 1-02 05/20/2015 at NE W 4-22 07/12/2015 at VAN W 1-0Offside

0 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-10 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-00 05/23/2015 at SEA T 0-00 06/21/2015 at RSL L 1-20 06/27/2015 at COL W 2-00 08/19/2015 at SJ L 0-50 08/29/2015 at COL L 1-2Saves

0 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-00 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4Shots Faced

0 04/11/2015 at RSL T 0-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

4 04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-44 05/20/2015 at NE W 4-24 05/29/2015 at DAL W 4-04 08/15/2015 at VAN W 4-3Assists

7 05/29/2015 at DAL W 4-0Shots

18 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-118 09/18/2015 at DAL W 3-1Shots on Goal

9 09/18/2015 at DAL W 3-1Fouls Committed

20 09/23/2015 at HOU L 0-1Fouls Suffered

19 08/29/2015 at COL L 1-2Corner Kicks

8 04/05/2015 at PHI W 3-2Offside

4 05/20/2015 at NE W 4-24 05/29/2015 at DAL W 4-04 09/13/2015 at ORL L 1-34 09/23/2015 at HOU L 0-1Saves

7 09/09/2015 at POR T 0-0Shots Faced

9 08/19/2015 at SJ L 0-5Goals Allowed

5 08/19/2015 at SJ L 0-5


UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP7 D Nat Borchers 2 2 180 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 019 D Jorge Villafana 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 022 M Rodney Wallace 2 1 96 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 06 M Darlington Nagbe 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 021 M Diego Chara 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 010 M Gaston Fernandez 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M Diego Valeri 1 1 90 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 02 D Alvas Powell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 2 0 22 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 020 D Taylor Peay 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 D Norberto Paparatto 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 05 M George Fochive 1 1 83 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 09 F Fanendo Adi 2 2 148 0 0 4 4 6 5 3 0 0 0 024 D Liam Ridgewell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 012 G Adam Kwarasey 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 015 D Jeanderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 M Dairon Asprilla 2 1 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 026 F Lucas Melano 1 1 83 0 0 5 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 0

Team totals 2 2 180 0 0 25 11 29 32 7 10 2 0 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 0 0 24 4 32 29 3 9 5 0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

2015 PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-0-2)

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME12 G Adam Kwarasey 2 2 180 4 4 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0-0

Team totals 2 2 180 4 4 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0-0Opponent totals 2 2 180 11 10 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0-0

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP71 D Marcel de Jong 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 027 M Roger Espinoza 1 1 89 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 010 M Benny Feilhaber 2 2 173 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 06 M Paulo Nagamura 2 2 180 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 037 F Jacob Peterson 1 1 75 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 05 D Matt Besler 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08 F Graham Zusi 2 2 180 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 03 D Ike Opara 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 029 G Tim Melia 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 011 M Bernardo Anor 2 0 49 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 016 M Servando Carrasco 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 023 D Jalil Anibaba 2 1 118 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 D Kevin Ellis 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 014 F Dom Dwyer 2 2 180 0 0 3 0 2 8 2 0 0 0 01 G Luis Marin 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 094 M Jimmy Medranda 1 1 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 093 M Soni Mustivar 2 1 91 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 017 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 1 62 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 096 M Jordi Quintilla 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team totals 2 2 180 0 0 24 4 32 29 3 9 5 0 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 0 0 25 11 29 32 7 10 2 0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (0-0-2)

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME29 G Tim Melia 1 1 90 8 7 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0-01 G Luis Marin 1 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0-0

Team totals 2 2 180 11 10 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0-0Opponent totals 2 2 180 4 4 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0-0-0


Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals

Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals2 ties

7/2/2011 KC 2 at POR 1 (PO)8/17/2011 KC 3 vs POR 1 (SP)4/21/2012 POR 1 vs KC 0 (PO)4/27/2013 POR 3 at KC 2 (SP)6/27/2014 KC 1 at POR 0 (PO)3/21/2015 KC 0 vs POR 0 (SP)9/9/2015 POR 0 vs KC 0 (PO)

SPORTING KC VS TIMBERS

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

KC 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 8POR 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6

Sporting KC Timbers

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 7 1 0 8 4 2 0 6Shots 44 49 0 93 37 41 0 78Shots on Goal 18 11 0 29 14 14 0 28Fouls 43 66 0 109 46 45 0 91Offsides 3 3 0 6 17 9 0 26Corner Kicks 12 20 0 32 12 21 0 33

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Caleb Porter vs. KC 1-1-2 (1.25 pts./game)Peter Vermes vs. POR 3-2-2 (1.57 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Timbers Sporting KC

Goals 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Myers/ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri 2 Matt BeslerShots 10 Darlington Nagbe 11 Graham ZusiShots on Goal 4 Wallace/Adi 4 Graham ZusiFouls Committed 15 Diego Chara 12 Seth SinovicFouls Suffered 20 Darlington Nagbe 10 Dom DwyerWins 1 Perkins/Ricketts 2 Jimmy NielsenLosses 2 Troy Perkins 2 Jimmy NielsenShutouts 2 Adam Kwarasey 1 3 timesSaves 8 Perkins/Ricketts 9 Jimmy NielsenGoals Allowed 5 Troy Perkins 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas CityW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 3-0-2 1 Ts (07/18/2015) 6-0-1 1 Ws (08/08/2015)Tied 9-2-5 1 Ws (09/26/2015) 4-6-6 1 Ls (09/23/2015)Trailing 0-8-1 2 Ls (08/30/2015) 2-3-2 1 Ts (09/27/2015)

First Goal:Allowed 0-10-1 2 Ls (08/30/2015) 3-7-2 1 Ts (09/27/2015)Scored 12-0-2 3 Ws (08/07/2015) 9-2-3 1 Ws (09/18/2015)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-6-5 1 Ls (09/20/2015) 0-2-5 1 Ls (09/23/2015)1 goals 5-4-1 1 Ls (08/30/2015) 4-6-4 1 Ts (09/27/2015)2 goals 5-0-2 1 Ws (09/26/2015) 2-1-0 1 Ls (08/22/2015)3 goals 1-0-0 3 Ws (09/20/2014) 3-0-0 5 Ws (03/29/2014)4 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (06/28/2015) 3-0-1 3 Ws (05/20/2015)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 7-0-5 1 Ts (09/09/2015) 6-0-5 1 Ts (09/09/2015)1 goals 5-2-1 1 Ws (09/26/2015) 3-1-4 1 Ts (09/27/2015)2 goals 0-4-2 2 Ls (08/30/2015) 2-4-0 3 Ls (06/21/2015)3 goals 0-2-0 3 Ls (09/27/2014) 1-3-0 2 Ls (08/22/2015)4 goals 0-2-0 4 Ls (06/01/2014) 0-1-1 1 Ls (08/19/2015)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Timbers Sporting KC

Goals 1 5 players tied 2 Myers/ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri

(04/27/13)1 8 players tied

Shots 5 Lucas Melano (09/09/15)

5 Teal Bunbury (08/17/11)

Shots on Goal 3 3 players tied 3 Graham Zusi (08/17/11)Fouls Committed 4 3 players tied 5 3 players tiedFouls Suffered 6 Darlington Nagbe

(06/27/14)5 Kei Kamara (04/21/12)

Shutouts 1 3 players tied 1 3 players tiedSaves 6 Donovan Ricketts

(04/27/13)7 Tim Melia (09/09/15)

Goals Allowed 3 Troy Perkins (08/17/11)

3 Jimmy Nielsen (04/27/13)


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTDarlington Nagbe 7 7 587 2 0 10Ryan Johnson 1 1 72 1 1 3Rodney Wallace 6 5 431 1 1 5Bright Dike 1 0 24 1 0 1Diego Valeri 3 3 258 0 2 7Diego Chara 6 6 540 0 1 1Jack Jewsbury 6 6 540 0 1 6Team totals 7 7 630 6 6 78Opponent totals 7 7 630 8 8 93

TIMBERS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (2-3-2)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGAdam Kwarasey 2 180 4 4 0.00 0Donovan Ricketts 2 180 12 8 1.50 0Troy Perkins 3 270 13 8 1.67 0Team totals 7 630 29 20 1.14 0Opponent totals 7 630 28 22 0.86 0


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTChance Myers 4 4 359 2 0 6Graham Zusi 6 6 540 2 0 11Aurelien Collin 4 4 360 1 1 7C.J. Sapong 5 4 393 1 1 9Lawrence Olum 1 1 56 1 0 2Soony Saad 2 1 117 1 0 3Matt Besler 6 6 540 0 2 1Omar Bravo 1 1 82 0 1 1Kevin Ellis 2 2 180 0 1 0Benny Feilhaber 3 3 234 0 1 3Seth Sinovic 5 5 435 0 1 0Team totals 7 7 630 8 8 93Opponent totals 7 7 630 6 6 78

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. TIMBERS (3-2-2)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGEric Kronberg 1 90 3 3 0.00 0Luis Marin 1 90 3 3 0.00 0Tim Melia 1 90 8 7 0.00 0Jimmy Nielsen 4 360 14 9 1.50 0Team totals 7 630 28 22 0.86 0Opponent totals 7 630 29 20 1.14 0


CURRENT TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KC (2-3-2)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTRodney Wallace 11 10 881 2 2 9Darlington Nagbe 7 7 587 2 0 10Nat Borchers 23 23 2080 1 1 9Ben Zemanski 5 4 350 1 0 4Diego Valeri 3 3 258 0 2 7Diego Chara 6 6 540 0 1 1Jack Jewsbury 6 6 540 0 1 6Fanendo Adi 3 3 238 0 0 8Dairon Asprilla 2 1 93 0 0 2George Fochive 1 1 83 0 0 0Will Johnson 9 8 732 0 0 10Adam Kwarasey 2 2 180 0 0 0Lucas Melano 1 1 83 0 0 5Norberto Paparatto 1 1 90 0 0 2Taylor Peay 1 1 90 0 0 1Jeanderson 1 0 1 0 0 0Alvas Powell 1 1 90 0 0 0Liam Ridgewell 1 1 90 0 0 0Michael Seaton 1 0 10 0 0 0Maximiliano Urruti 3 0 30 0 0 2Jorge Villafana 5 4 387 0 0 2Andrew Weber 1 1 90 0 0 0Team totals 7 7 630 6 6 78Opponent totals 7 7 630 8 8 93

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGAdam Kwarasey 2 180 4 4 0.00 0Andrew Weber 1 90 4 3 1.00 0Team totals 7 630 29 20 1.14 0Opponent totals 7 630 28 22 0.86 0

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTChance Myers 4 4 359 2 0 6Graham Zusi 6 6 540 2 0 11Jalil Anibaba 8 7 658 1 1 8Bernardo Anor 5 1 165 1 0 7Matt Besler 6 6 540 0 2 1Kevin Ellis 2 2 180 0 1 0Benny Feilhaber 4 4 324 0 1 4Paulo Nagamura 7 6 494 0 1 7Seth Sinovic 5 5 435 0 1 0Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 1 62 0 0 1Marcel de Jong 1 1 90 0 0 1Dom Dwyer 3 3 270 0 0 6Roger Espinoza 4 4 359 0 0 4Jimmy Medranda 1 1 56 0 0 0Tim Melia 2 2 180 0 0 0Soni Mustivar 2 1 91 0 0 0Amobi Okugo 4 4 348 0 0 2Ike Opara 3 2 197 0 0 3Jacob Peterson 4 3 284 0 0 3Jordi Quintilla 1 0 1 0 0 0Team totals 7 7 630 8 8 93Opponent totals 7 7 630 6 6 78

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGTim Melia 2 180 17 11 2.50 0Team totals 7 630 28 22 0.86 0Opponent totals 7 630 29 20 1.14 0

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. TIMBERS (3-2-2)


SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015, 7:30 P.M. (PT)

2015 SCHEDULE2015 MLS RECORD: 12-10-8

(Home: 7-2-6 Away: 5-8-2)

2015 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 13-11-8(Home: 7-2-6 Away: 6-9-2)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCESat., March 7 REAL SALT LAKE T 0-0 21,144Sun., March 15 LA GALAXY T 2-2 21,144Sat., March 21 @Sporting KC T 0-0 20,848Sat., March 28 @Vancouver L 1-2 22,500Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS W 3-1 21,144Sun., April 12 ORLANDO CITY SC L 0-2 21,144Sun., April 19 @New York City FC W 1-0 21,891Sun., April 26 @Seattle L 0-1 41,451Sat., May 2 VANCOUVER T 0-0 21,144Sat., May 9 @Montreal W 2-1 13,020Sat., May 16 @Houston L 1-3 20,844Sat., May 23 @Toronto FC L 0-1 23,569Wed., May 27 D.C. UNITED W 1-0 21,144Sat., May 30 @Colorado W 2-1 18,209Sat., June 6 NEW ENGLAND W 2-0 21,144Tues., June 16 @Seattle^ W 3-1 (AET) 4,022Sat., June 20 HOUSTON W 2-0 21,144Wed., June 24 @LA Galaxy L 0-5 21,207Sun., June 28 SEATTLE W 4-1 21,144Wed., July 1 @Real Salt Lake^ L 0-2 15,840Sun., July 5 SAN JOSE W 1-0 21,144Sat., July 11 @Philadelphia L 0-3 18,722Sat., July 18 VANCOUVER T 1-1 21,144Sat., July 25 @FC Dallas L 1-4 15,992Sun., Aug. 2 @San Jose T 0-0 18,000Fri., Aug. 7 CHICAGO W 1-0 21,144Sat., Aug. 15 @Real Salt Lake W 1-0 20,338Fri., Aug. 21 HOUSTON T 2-2 21,144Sun., Aug. 30 @Seattle L 1-2 64,358Wed., Sept. 9 SPORTING KC T 0-0 21,144Sun., Sept. 20 NY RED BULLS L 0-2 21,144Sat., Sept. 26 @Columbus W 2-1 22,719Sat., Oct. 3 SPORTING KC 7:30 p.m. KPDXWed., Oct. 14 @Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., Oct. 18 @LA Galaxy TBD TBDSun., Oct. 25 COLORADO 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTS^ - 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match*dates and times subject to change

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

TIMBERS

12-9-9 (45pts)

VS.

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SPORTING KC

12-10-8 (44pts)

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out all of its regular-season home games in the team’s first four MLS seasons. Spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak (12-0-10) at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The streak ranks as the third-longest all-time in MLS history.

83CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (Pacific)Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Forecast: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees

Referee: Ismail ElfathAssistant Referees: Eric Boria, Adam GarnerFourth Official: Baboucarr Jallow

Local TV: KPDX Channel 49 (KPDX TV)Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst)

English Radio: 970 AM (KUFO)Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Brett Jacobs (analyst)

Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5FM, 1150 AM)Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)

MLS WEEK 31 SCHEDULE TIME (PT) NATIONAL TVFriday, Oct. 2 New York City FC at DC United 4 p.m. UniMás

Saturday, Oct. 3Philadelphia at Toronto FC 2 p.m.Columbus at New York Red Bulls 4 p.m.Montreal at Orlando City SC 4:30 p.m.New England at Chicago 5:30 p.m.Sporting KC at Portland 7:30 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4 Houston at FC Dallas 2 p.m. ESPN2Real Salt Lake at Colorado 4 p.m. FOX Sports 1LA Galaxy at Seattle 6:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1

LAST MATCH RECAPBehind a brace from forward Fanendo Adi and assists from Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace and Diego Valeri, the Timbers earned a 2-1 win on the road against Columbus Crew SC in front of a sellout crowd of 22,719 fans at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday evening in Columbus, Ohio. The victory marked Portland’s first-ever road win against Crew SC. Portland’s attack caused Columbus prob-lems from the start, while Adi tallied his fourth multi-goal game this season with a goal in each half. The Timbers opened the scoring in the 28th minute before Crew SC leveled the match in the 43rd minute. Portland’s defense lim-ited Columbus in the final 45 minutes, surrendering just one shot on target and Adi tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the 50th minute, receiving assists from Wallace and Valeri in the goal-scoring sequence.

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH CALEB PORTERHead coach Caleb Porter enters his third season with the club in 2015 after guiding the Portland Timbers to record-setting campaigns in his first two years in MLS. Guiding the team to an impressive turnaround season and the club’s first-ever MLS postseason appearance in 2013, Porter helped direct a record-setting offense in 2014 as the Timbers netted 61 regular-season goals, a club record across all eras.

He was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland.

The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year award winner, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS head coaches with a 38-24-36 mark (.581) after leading Portland to double-digits wins in each of his first two seasons. Under Porter’s guidance, the Timbers have made Providence Park one of the toughest places to play in the league, registering an impressive regular-season mark of 23-6-20 at Providence Park over the last two-plus seasons. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 goals while compiling one of the highest point totals (44) across the final two-thirds of the regular season – recording the highest goal differential (plus-9) of any non-playoff team in MLS history. Portland also made its first appearance in CONCACAF Champions League, contesting matches against Alpha United of Guyana and C.D. Olimpia of Honduras during the competition’s group stage.

During Porter’s first season as head coach in 2013, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turna-round seasons in MLS. In comparison to 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park and an MLS single-season record 11 home shutouts. In 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semifinals of the tournament.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA Col-lege Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional play-ing career in 2000. He also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As a player at Indiana, he was a three-year captain and led the Hoosiers to four conference titles. Porter was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.ment appearances. As a senior, Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITYSATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015

HOME ROAD OVERALLOverall: 7-2-6 5-8-2 12-10-8vs. Eastern: 3-2-0 3-2-0 6-4-0vs. Western: 4-0-6 2-6-2 6-6-8Day Games: 0-2-0 1-1-1 1-3-1Night Games: 7-0-6 4-7-1 11-7-7On Grass: 0-0-0 5-5-2 5-5-2On Turf: 7-2-6 0-3-0 7-5-6Pre-All-Star: 6-1-4 3-7-1 9-8-5Post-All-Star: 1-1-2 2-1-1 3-2-3Scoring First: 7-0-2 5-0-0 12-0-2Opponent Scoring First: 0-2-1 0-8-0 0-10-1One-Goal Games: 3-0-0 5-4-0 8-4-0Leading at Half: 2-0-2 1-0-0 3-0-2Trailing at Half: 0-2-1 0-6-0 0-8-1Tied at Half: 5-0-3 4-2-2 9-2-5Leading at 75’: 5-0-0 3-0-0 8-0-0Trailing at 75’: 0-2-1 0-7-0 0-9-1Tied at 75’: 2-0-5 2-1-2 4-1-7Outshooting Opponent: 6-1-4 2-3-1 8-4-5Outshot by Opponent: 1-1-2 3-5-1 4-6-3Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-2-3 0-4-2 0-6-5When Scoring 1 Goal: 3-0-1 2-4-0 5-4-1When Scoring 2 Goals: 2-0-2 3-0-0 5-0-2When Scoring 3 Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Scoring 4+ Goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When Allowing 0 Goals: 5-0-3 2-0-2 7-0-5When Allowing 1 Goal: 2-0-1 3-2-0 5-2-1When Allowing 2 Goals: 0-2-2 0-2-0 0-4-2When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0Pacific Time Zone: 7-2-6 0-4-1 7-6-7Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-2-1 0-2-1Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 3-2-0 3-2-0Primary Unis: 2-0-5 2-4-1 4-4-6Rose City Red Unis: 1-1-0 1-2-1 2-3-1Retro-Inspired Unis: 4-1-1 2-2-0 6-3-1On ESPN/ESPN2: 1-2-0 0-2-1 1-4-1On FOX Sports 1: 1-0-1 0-1-0 1-1-1On FOX Sports 2: 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0On ROOT SPORTS: 2-0-3 2-4-1 4-4-4On FOX 12: 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0On KPDX TV: 1-0-1 2-0-0 3-0-1On UniMás: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1Wednesday: 1-0-1 0-1-0 1-1-1Thursday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Friday: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 Saturday: 3-0-3 4-5-1 7-5-4Sunday: 2-2-1 1-2-1 3-4-2March: 0-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-3April: 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0May: 1-0-1 2-2-0 3-2-1June: 3-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0July: 1-0-1 0-2-0 1-2-1August: 1-0-1 1-1-1 2-1-2September: 0-1-1 1-0-0 1-1-1October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0


LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ........................................4, Valeri, July 18-Aug. 16Consecutive Games with Assist: ............4, 3x (last: Valeri, Aug. 30-Sept. 20, 2014)Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Shot: .............17, 2x (last: Valeri, June 1-Sept. 27, 2014)Consecutive Games with SOG: ..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013)Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014

Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 5x (last: Chara, May 16-27, 2015) Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012 Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011

Consecutive Games with Ejection: ............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011

Consecutive Starts: ...................................60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014Consecutive Minutes: .................... 2868, Ridgewell, July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): ....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013)Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013Consecutive Starts: ................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

ALL-TIME SERIES NOTESWednesday’s match marks the eighth all-time meeting between Portland and Sporting KC in the regular season since 2011. Portland has registered a 2-3-2 overall record against Sporting KC, including a mark of 1-2-1 in regular-season home games at Providence Park.

Portland and Sporting KC have played to consecutive scoreless draws. In a tightly-contested series, the two teams have combined to score 14 goals, tally-ing 11 of those goals in the opening 45 minutes of matches. Excluding the last two matches, four of the previous five meetings have been decided by a single goal.

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORDRegular Season: 2-3-2; Home: 1-2-1; Away: 1-1-1July 2, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Sporting Kansas City 2, Portland 1Aug. 17, 2011 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Sporting Kansas City 3, Portland 1April 21, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0April 27, 2013 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2June 27, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Sporting Kansas City 1, Portland 0March 21, 2015 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.)Portland 0, Sporting Kansas City 0Sept. 9, 2015 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 0, Sporting Kansas City 0

LAST TIME VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

The Timbers registered their league-leading 12th clean sheet of the season, holding visiting Sporting Kansas City to just two shots on goal, while earning an 18-8 advantage in total shots, in a scoreless draw before a sellout crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park on Sept. 9, 2015. Portland produced a strong offensive performance, generating seven shots on goal, but were unable to find the back of the net. Handcuffing the Sporting Kansas City offense, the Timbers held their opponent without a shot on goal over the final 57 minutes of the match.

Portland Timbers 0, Sporting KC 0Sept. 9, 2015 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Att: 21, 144

SCORINGSKC - nonePOR - none

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersSKC 8 7 19 3 3POR 18 2 16 4 6

LINEUPSPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Peay, D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Fochive (Wallace, 83), M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano (Urruti, 83), F Adi (Asprilla, 73)

SKC: GK Melia, D Abdul-Salaam (Anibaba, 62), D Ellis, D Besler ©, D Sinovic, M Feilhaber (Quintilla, 90+4), M Mustivar, M Nagamura, F Peterson (Añor, 75), F Dwyer, F Zusi

SERIES LEADERS

PORTLAND SPORTING KCGoals 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Myers/ZusiAssists 2 Diego Valeri 2 Matt BeslerShots 10 Darlington Nagbe 11 Graham ZusiShots on Goal 4 Adi//Wallace 4 Graham ZusiFouls Committed 15 Diego Chara 12 Seth Sinovic Fouls Suffered 20 Darlington Nagbe 10 Dom Dwyer

Wins 1 Perkins/Ricketts 2 Jimmy NielsenShutouts 2 Adam Kwarasey 1 Three players tiedSaves 8 Perkins/Ricketts 9 Jimmy NielsenGoals Allowed 5 Troy Perkins 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Cautions 2 Chara/Purdy 2 Aurelien CollinEjections n/a n/a

MATCH PREVIEWThe Timbers enter Saturday’s match following a 2-1 win on the road against Columbus Crew SC, squaring off against Sporting KC for the second time in their last four matches. Portland has four games remaining on its regular-season schedule, all against the Western Conference. The Timbers are unbeaten in 14-straight games at Providence Park against the Western Conference. Sporting KC plays its second game in four days, visiting Portland after winning the U.S. Open Cup Final in a penalty-kick shootout on the road against the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Just a single point separates the Timbers and Sporting KC in the Western Conference standings. In league play, Sporting KC earned a 1-1 draw with Seattle on Sept. 27 at Sporting Park.

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES

TALK TIMBERSThe Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 AM The Game. Hosted by Fletcher Johnson, “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.timbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

TIMBERS IN 30The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.timbers.com.

TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA)

PLAYERSGames played ........................................ Willie Anderson (1975; 1977-1982) - 160Points ....................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 145 (45g, 55a)Goals ........................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 45Assists ......................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982 - 55

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23

MLS CAREER LEADERS

* - as of Sept. 30, 2015

PLAYERSGames played ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 156Games started ...................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 145Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 12,515Goals .............................................................................................Diego Valeri - 23Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 33Game-winning goals .......................................................................Diego Valeri - 7Game-winning assists ...................................... Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri - 6Shots...........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 232Shots on goal ................................................................................Diego Valeri - 88Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 310Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48Fouls suffered ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 335Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 349Cautions ....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 41Ejections ........................................................................................ Diego Chara - 2

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 73Games started in goal ..........................................................Donovan Ricketts - 73Minutes played in goal ...................................................Donovan Ricketts - 6,518Wins .....................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 28Saves .................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 223Shutouts ..............................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 23

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPLAYERSGoals: ............................................2, 19x (last: Adi, 9/26/15at Columbus (28’, 50’) Adi, 6/28/15 vs. Seattle (74’, 76’) Adi, 6/6/15 vs. New England (86’, 89’) Adi, 3/15/15 vs. LA Galaxy (31’, 90’) Valeri, 10/8/14 vs. San Jose (51’, 73’) Wallace, 10/4/14 at San Jose (71’, 74’) Adi, 9/20/14 vs. Vancouver (66’, 69’) Adi, 8/24/14 vs. Seattle (73’, 90+1’) Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 4/5/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose)

Points: .................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist) Shots: ........................................................................ 9, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

Shots on Goal: ........................................................... 5, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

Corner Kicks: .......................................................... 14, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose

Offsides: ..............................................4, 10x (last: Urruti, 4/12/14 vs. Chivas USA)

Fouls Committed: ................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose

Fouls Suffered:......................................6, 5x (last: Nagbe, 04/04/15 vs. FC Dallas)

Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose

Ejections/Red Cards: ....................1, 12x (last: Chara, 8/15/15 vs. Houston (90+1’) W. Johnson, 7/18/15 vs. Vancouver (90+5’) Ridgewell, 6/24/15 vs. LA Galaxy (78’) Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: .......................................11, 2x (last: Ricketts, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver)

Saves: ......................................................................8, Ricketts, 7/13/14 at Seattle

Goals Allowed: ....................................5, 3x (last: Kwarasey, 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy) Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

* - as of Sept. 30, 2015

SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015


SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITYSporting KC travels to Portland on a quick turnaround after playing in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Wednesday, winning the tournament in a penalty-kick shoot-out (6-5) against the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park. Head coach Peter Vermes’ side is led by midfielder Benny Feilhaber, who ranks tied for second in the league in assists (14) and has tallied 10 goals in 28 appearances. Forward Dom Dwyer has registered a team-leading 11 goals and two assists in 27 appearances, while goalkeeper Tim Melia has recorded 63 saves and seven shutouts in 19 starts.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

With his next assist, midfielder Jack Jewsbury will move into a tie for 10th place overall on the Timbers all-time career assists chart with Timbers Ring of Honor member Jimmy Conway (1978-80). Jewsbury currently sits in 11th place with 15 assists for Portland since 2011.

With his next goal, forward Fanendo Adi (12) will tie Dan Antoniuk (2005), Mark Baena (2001) and Ron Futcher (1982) for seventh place for single-season goals (13). The single-season club record across all eras is 18 goals scored by Fadi Afash in 2002.

Darlington Nagbe is at 156 career league games for Portland, which is tied with Scot Thompson for second-most games played by a Timber. If he plays in the final four matches of the season, he will tie Willie Anderson for most games ever played for the Timbers.

Adam Kwarasey is tied with Steve Cronin for this most shutouts in a season by a Timbers goalkeeper with 12. He needs two more to tie the club record, jointly held by Donovan Ricketts (2013) and Josh Wicks (2007).

With his next goal, Rodney Wallace would become the 13th player to tally 20 goals for the club across all eras.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORTOUT: M Ben Zemanski (right ACL surgery)QUESTIONABLE: M Will Johnson (right leg)* - As of Sept. 30, 2015

SOLID DEFENDING

The Timbers defense ranks first in MLS with 12 clean sheets in 30 games this season. Over the last three seasons, Portland has compiled the most shutouts (34) among all MLS teams.

IN CONTROL

According to Opta, Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe is the only player in MLS to have at least 50 dribbles completed and a passing accuracy of at least 85 percent. Nagbe has completed 72 dribbles and has a passing accuracy of 87.93 percent. Additionally, Nagbe ranks in the top eight among all players this season for successful passes inside the opponents’ half of the field (748).

AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS

The Timbers entered the weekend among MLS league leaders in total shots (427, 2nd place), blocked shots (121, 1st) and chances created (331, 3rd). Port-land ranks first overall in the league with 12 shutouts, while forward Fanendo Adi ranks ninth overall with 12 goals this season.

BALL WINNERS

Timbers defender Alvas Powell ranks first among all MLS players with 248 duels won this season, 39 more than the next highest player. Opta defines a duel as a 50-50 contest between two players of opposing sides in the match. Along with Powell, midfielder Darlington Nagbe ranks fifth in the league with 185 duels won.

REBOUNDING FROM A LOSSThe Timbers are 4-0-2 in matches immediately following a home loss since 2013. Since the 2013 season, Portland has won 12 times in games immediately following a loss. While suffering consecutive losses just three times in those two-plus seasons, the club is an impressive 12-3-9 overall in games directly following a defeat, including five wins this season. The Timbers have only lost consecutive matches once this season (May 16 at Houston; May 23 at Toronto FC).

LATE-SEASON FORM

Since the 2013 season, the Timbers have posted a record of 10-2-7 overall during the months of September and October, suffering just one loss in 11 games during those months at Providence Park. Portland is unbeaten in eight cosnecutive matches (5-0-3) in October since 2013, posting a record of 2-0-2 in matches at Providence Park.

WINNING AT HOMEThe Timbers rank among league leaders with a 7-1-7 overall record at Provi-dence Park during the 2015 season, including a Timbers MLS-club-record-tying streak of five straight wins from May 27-July 5. Portland has compiled one of the league’s best home records with an overall mark of 23-6-20 (.691) over the last two-plus seasons since 2013. The Timbers have lost just three home games (11-3-8) in their last 21 at Providence Park dating back to the 2014 season.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

With four games remaining on Portland’s regular-season schedule, the Timbers enter the week in sixth place in the tight Western Conference standings with 44 points and just four points separate Portland and second-place Vancouver Whitecaps FC (48). Portland is one point behind Sporting KC (45) in fifth place, two points behind Seattle Sounders FC (46) and are three points out of third place currently occupied by FC Dallas (47). In addition, San Jose (43) and Hous-ton (41) remain in the playoff hunt.

BLOCK PARTY

Timbers defender Nat Borchers leads the league with 30 blocks this season, which is five more than any other player this season. Since Opta started track-ing MLS stats prior to the 2011 season, the record for most blocks in a single MLS season is 33 set by Columbus Crew defender Julius James in 2011

AGAINST THE WESTERN CONFERENCE

The Timbers have put together a 14-game home unbeaten streak against teams from the Western Conference, dating back to Sept. 7, 2014. Portland has earned a 6-0-8 overall home record against teams from the Western Conference. Nota-bly, Portland is 4-0-3 since 2013 against Western Conference opponents during the month of October, including a record of 2-0-2 at Providence Park.

ALVAS POWELL - D2


WILL JOHNSON - M4Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87Birthplace: Toronto, CanadaAcquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 07/27/14 POR @ MTLLast MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Started and logged 66 minutes on Sept. 20 against New York Red Bulls ... Called up by the Canada National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 against Belize ... Helped the team register three consecutive clean sheets (Aug. 2-15) ... Issued a red card after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw against Vancouver on July 18, missed match against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Made his season debut, playing 84 minutes in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Made three appearances with T2, playing 270 minutes and recording one assist.2014: Appeared in 29 games (all starts) before suffering a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg on Sept. 27 against Toronto FC ... Despite missing the final five matches of the campaign, set an MLS career high in minutes played (2,526) and tallied six goals and two assists while being named an MLS All-Star for a second consecutive season ... Appeared in 32 games in all competitions, making one substitute appear-ance in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and registering one goal and two assists in CONCACAF Champions League action against C.D. Olimpia in a 4-2 win on Sept. 16.INTERNATIONAL: Has 33 caps with the Canada National Team since making his se-nior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94Birthplace: St. Thomas, JamaicaAcquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 09/07/14 vs. SJ

2015: Started 28 of the team’s 30 matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 against Nicaragua ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 23 ... Called into the Jamaica National Team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, appearing as a sub on July 14 vs. El Salvador ... Tallied an assist on June 6 against New England ... Played 36 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: In his first full season with the Timbers, Powell appeared in MLS career-high 15 games (11 starts) and registered his first career goals and assists during the campaign ... Was named the Timbers Up-and-Coming Player for a second consecutive season ... Scored the first two goals of his MLS career in back-to-back games against Vancouver (Aug. 30) and the San Jose (Sept. 7) ... Tallied his first career MLS assist against the Earthquakes in a three point (1g, 1a) performance on Sept. 7 ... Made one appearance each for the club in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play and the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage ... Tallied a goal against Alpha United FC in his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Aug. 19 in Guyana ... Earned a spot on the MLS Team of the Week for Week 33.INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 15 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against the United States and Honduras ... Started against Panama, playing 44 minutes before leaving due to an injury and aiding in a shutout against Panama ... Featured in a pair of friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, 2013 ... Called up for a pair of friendlies on March 2 against Barbados and March 5, 2014, against St. Lucia.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Birthplace: Monrovia, LiberiaAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 08/21/15 POR vs. HOULast MLS assist: 09/26/15 POR @ CLB

2015: Started 29 of the team’s 30 matches, missing game against Philadelphia on July 11 with a shoulder injury ... Recorded an assist in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Registered a goal in a 2-2 draw against Houston (8/21) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week three times (Week 2, Week 7, Week 17) ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Recorded a late-game assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in appearances (156).2014: Tallied one goal and an MLS career-high seven assists in 32 appearances (30 starts) during the 2014 season ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors twice during the year (Week 9, Week 33) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to play in 100 games for the club on April 5 against Seattle, and had a shot in the first half rattle off the post ... Scored a goal in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, forcing the team’s match against Seattle Sounders FC into extra time on July 9 ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Sept. 16 as a second-half substitute for midfielder Michael Nanchoff in a 4-2 win over C.D. Olimpia at Providence Park.2013: Was named the Xbox Individual Fair Play award winner ... Set new career highs in goals (9), assists (4), points (22), and minutes (2,848) while become the first MLS Timbers player to start all 34 regular-season games ... Started four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Was voted the 2013 Timbers Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates for his efforts during the regular season ... Listed at No. 1 on the 2013 “24-Under-24”, MLSsoccer.com’s annual series.

DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F6Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 DOB: 03/24/92Birthplace: Washington, D.C.Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 39 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/21/14Pronunciation: fo-SHEE-vayLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Started consecutive matches Aug. 30-Sept. 9 ... Logged 74 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes on May 30 against Colo-rado ... Made three consecutive starts March 28-April 12 ... Made his second career MLS regular-season start, logging 75 minutes and one shot on goal against Vancouver on March 28 ... Made his Timbers MLS regular-season debut on March 7, starting and playing 86 minutes against Real Salt Lake ... Has made seven appearances on loan with T2 in USL, recording four goals.2014: Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second-half substitute on Sept. 23 against Alpha United FC ... Made his Timbers debut, playing 19 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Appeared in seven matches on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Made his professional debut, playing 28 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 loss against Harrisburg City Islanders April 26.

GEORGE FOCHIVE - M5

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, ArgentinaAcquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-nated Player, 08/06/13Last MLS goal: 07/18/15 POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: 09/26/15 POR @ CLB

2015: Recorded an assist in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Tallied an assist in three consecutive matches Aug. 15-30 ... Netted a goal against Vancouver on July 18 ... Registered an assist in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Logged 28 minutes as a substitute in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Recorded an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Registered a goal in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Tallied an assist May 16 at Houston ... Made first start and scored first goal, the game winner, in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Made his Timbers season debut, playing 38 minutes May 2 against Vancouver.2014: Set Timbers MLS single-season record marks in goals (11) and assists (14) during the 2014 campaign ... Made 33 appearances (32) starts, logging a team-high 2,762 minutes played among field players ... Sustained a torn left ACL in the first half of the last match of the regular season on Oct. 25 against FC Dallas ... During the season, became the Timbers MLS career leader in goals (21) and assists (27) ... Was named the Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year, along with earning the team’s Golden Boot ... Ranked tied for second in the league with 14 as-sists during the regular season, a mark which tied the Timbers all-time single-season record across all eras ... Registered a goal in a Timbers MLS record four consecutive matches (July 18-Aug. 9) ... Was named to the roster for the MLS AT&T All-Star Game and delivered the game-winning assist in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 at Providence Park ... Was named the NASR MLS Player of the Week in Week 31.INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a win against Venezuela ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

DIEGO VALERI - M8


Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90Birthplace: Lagos, NigeriaAcquired: Contract purchased from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14Last MLS goal: 09/26/15 POR @ CLBLast MLS assist: 07/18/15 POR vs. VAN

2015: Set a Timbers MLS single-season club record for goals in a season (12), tal-lying his fourth multi-goal game of 2015 in a 2-1 win against Columbus on Sept. 26 ... Tallied an assist on July 18 against Vancouver ... Registered his third brace of the season, netting two goals in a 4-1 win against Seattle on June 28 ... Named NASR MLS Player of the Week for Week 17 ... Tallied a brace, including the game-winning goal, against the New England Revolution on June 6 ... Scored his fourth goal on May 16 at Houston ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Scored his third goal of the season on March 28 ... Tallied a brace in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15, the fifth two-goal game of his Timbers MLS career ... Played 96 minutes in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: Registered nine goals and four assists in 24 appearances (18 starts) during his debut season for the Timbers ... Set a Timbers MLS-club record with four two-goal performances and ranked among MLS league leaders in multi-goal games ... Tallied two goals in three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second half sub, scoring a goal in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19 ... Made his 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debut in a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City as a second-half substitute ... Earned NASR MLS Player of the Week honors in Week 14 after netting a brace in a 3-1 road win against Real Salt Lake on June 7 ... Tallied a brace on May 28 against Chivas USA in his first career MLS start ... Registered the game-tying assist in his Timbers MLS debut on May 17, a come-from-behind, 3-3 draw against Columbus.

FANENDO ADI - F9

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 04/13/81Birthplace: Tucson, Ariz.Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/8/14Last MLS goal: 08/15/15 POR @ RSLLast MLS assist: 08/17/13 RSL @ LA

2015: Tallied the game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 15 ... Helped the team register three consecutive shutouts (Aug. 2-15) ... Made his 300th career MLS appearance on May 23 at Toronto FC ... Netted second goal of the season May 9 in 2-1 win over Montreal ... Tallied his first career goal as a member of the Timbers in the 23rd minute against FC Dallas on April 4 ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: Made an MLS-career high 32 appearances during the 2014 season with Real Salt Lake, his seventh season with the team ... Helped RSL reach the Western Confer-ence Semifinals ... Tallied one goal in an MLS-career high 2,856 minutes played ... Scored a goal Sept. 27, 2014, in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.2013: In his sixth season with RSL, Borchers was as dependable as ever, playing and starting in 28 games in the regular season ... His 2,520 logged minutes placed him second on the team in minutes played ... Finished the regular season with one goal and two assists ... Registered two assists in RSL’s 4-2 loss to LA Galaxy on Aug. 17 ... Scored his only goal in a 3-3 draw with Portland Timbers on Aug. 21 ... Registered one yellow card and zero red cards in the regular season ... Real Salt Lake was 12-8-7 with Borchers on the field and 3-2-1 in his absence ... Defensive veteran played every minute of RSL’s playoff run.2012: Started all 26 games he appeared in for RSL, finishing sixth on the team in that category and sixth in minutes played with 2,340 ... Was not shown a card in MLS play for the first time in his eight years in the league.

NAT BORCHERS - D7

DAIRON ASPRILLA - M

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/25/92Birthplace: Istmina, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 12/8/14Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ahLast MLS goal: 04/19/15 POR @ NYCFCLast MLS assist: 04/04/15 POR vs. FCD

2015: Has appeared in 24 games (10 starts) this season ... Started and played 67 minutes against Vancouver on July 18 ... Logged 73 minutes as a starter on July 5 against San Jose ... Started and played 62 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match against Real Salt Lake on July 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Tallied his first career goal for the Timbers, the game-winning goal, against New York City FC on April 19 ... Registered his first career MLS assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7 against Real Salt Lake, starting and playing 62 minutes.2014: Registered five goals in 17 matches, logging 1,431 minutes of action during the 2014 Torneo Finalización for Colombian side Alianza Petrolera ... Made nine ap-pearances during the 2014 Torneo Apertura campaign, netting two goals while also logging time in three 2014 Copa Colombia games.2013: After helping lead Alianza Petrolera to promotion, scored the team’s first goal in Primera División play, netting the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over La Equi-dad on Feb. 9, 2013 ... Tallied four goals in 12 appearances during the year.

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Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81Hometown: Springfield, Mo.Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11Last MLS goal: 08/30/15 POR @ SEALast MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Has appeared in 24 games (17 starts) this season ... Started against Seattle on Aug. 30, scoring his third goal of the season ... Logged 90 minutes against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Tallied the game-winning goal in stoppage time in a 1-0 win against San Jose on July 5 ... Played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 at Real Salt Lake ... Scored the game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time in a 2-1 win over Colorado on May 30 ... Started and played 90 minutes in six consecutive games (April 19-May 23) ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: Provided two assists in 19 appearances (16 starts) during the 2014 season ... Tallied one goal in three appearences (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his 300th career MLS appearance on July 27 against Montreal, becom-ing just the 26th player in MLS history to reach the milestone ... Appeared in three consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches.2013: Started all 26 of his appearances during the regular season, including 21 starts on the backline ... Started all four playoff matches, logging two assists ... Named the Timbers Unsung Hero for the 2013 campaign ... Played in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, and contributed to a new MLS single-season record with 11 shutouts at home.2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup.

JACK JEWSBURY - M13


BEN ZEMANSKI - M14Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 DOB: 05/12/88Birthplace: Akron, OhioAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHILast MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

2015: Sustained a ruptured ACL in his right knee during a preseason match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 22 ... Underwent successful surgery and will miss at least five months.2014: Made seven starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a goal and an assist in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a starter in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19.2013: Finished the regular season tied for the team lead with 16 substitute ap-pearances ... Made 25 appearances (9 starts), recording one goal and two assists in league play ... Appeared as a sub in two playoff games ... Played 66 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Logged 63 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 45 minutes as a sub on July 20 against Philadelphia ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Earned an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Scored his first MLS goal since July 6, 2011, with a 58th-minute tally in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8 ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal.

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 DOB: 08/13/91Birthplace: Serra, BrazilPronunciation: zhee-AHN-dersonAcquired: Signed, 12/08/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Made his first career MLS start on July 11, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia ... Was a late-game sub on April 19 at New York City FC ... Made his Timbers MLS debut on March 21 at Sporting KC, coming on as a late-game substitute in a scoreless draw ... Has appeared in 15 matches (14 starts) on loan with T2 this season, scoring one goal and earning a USL Team of the Week mention for Week 13.2014: Appeared in 15 matches for Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre in the 2014 Campe-onato Gaúcho from January to March 2014, helping the club reach the competition’s quarterfinals ... Made four appearances for Brazilian side Santa Rita in the 2014 Copa do Brasil, as the team reached the tournament’s Round of 16 ... Started both legs of the third round as Santa Rita earned a 4-3 aggregate win over Santa Cruz to reach the Round of 16 ... Squaring off against eventual runners-up Cruzeiro (Minas Gerais) in the Round of 16, earned two more starting nods, but Santa Rita was eliminated 7-1 on aggregate.

JEANDERSON - D15

ADAM KWARASEY - GK12Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 DOB: 12/12/87Birthplace: Oslo, NorwayPronunciaton: ka-WAHR-ah-sayAcquired: Signed, 12/8/14Last MLS win: 09/26/15 POR @ CLBLast MLS shutout: 09/09/15 POR vs. SKC

2015: Started 29 of the team’s 30 matches ... Ranks first in MLS with 12 clean sheets ... Earned a shutout Sept. 9 against Kansas City in a scoreless draw ... Logged three consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Registered a 313-minute shutout streak from July 25-Aug. 21 ... Tallied clean sheets on June 6 (New England), June 20 (Houston) and July 5 (San Jose) ... Registered his fifth shutout May 27 in a 1-0 win over D.C. United ... Made four saves in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Earned his fourth shutout of the season May 2 against Vancovuer ... Made five saves in a 1-0 win over New York City FC on April 19 ... Tallied a clean sheet, making two saves in a scoreless draw at Sporting KC on March 21 ... Earned a clean sheet in his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7, saving two shots in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake ... Made four saves in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: Made 26 league appearances in his final season with Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Tippeligaen ... Was named to the Ghana National Team roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and appeared in the Black Stars’ opening Group G match against the United States, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss on June 16.2013: Was named Tippeligaen Goalkeeper of the Year, helping lead Strømsgodset to a league title making 30 league appearances.INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 23 caps for the Ghana National Team since his debut on Sept. 2, 2011 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Swaziland ... Made one appearance during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss against the United States on June 16, 2014 ... Helped Ghana reach the semifinals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M17Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/24/88Birthplace: North Royalton, OhioAcquired: Signed, 02/21/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Played seven minutes as a sub on July 11 at Philadelphia ... Logged 16 minutes as a substitute in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 against Real Salt Lake ... Played 15 minutes against LA on June 24 ... Was in the game-day 18 on June 20 against Houston ... Made six appearances on loan with T2, recording two goals and two assists ... Underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia on March 16 ... Made a late-game substitute appearance, attempting two shots - including one cleared off the goal line - in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7.2014: Made one start in three appearances during the 2014 season ... Tallied a goal and two assists in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Made his first start of the season, playing 58 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 13 minutes as a second-half substitute and registering one shot in a loss at Real Salt Lake April 19.2013: Spent the second half of the season on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF where he recorded two goals and one assists in league play ... Made his regular-season debut, playing eight minutes as a second-half sub on July 7 at Columbus ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Recorded four goals and one assist in MLS Reserve League play.


Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif.Acquired: Via trade from Chivas USA along with the No. 2 selec-tion in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13Pronunciation: HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyahLast MLS goal: 07/04/14 POR @ LALast MLS assist: 06/20/15 POR vs. HOU

2015: Has started 10 consecutive matches (July 18-Sept. 26) ... Has appeared in 29 of the team’s 30 regular-season matches ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Registered an assist in consecutive matches June 6-20, including an assist in a 2-0 win over Houston on June 20 ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 16 ... Tallied the game-winning assist on Fanendo Adi’s header against New England on June 6 ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Logged 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16.2014: Tallied one goal and two assists in 19 appearances (17 starts) during the 2014 season ... Made two starts in two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started back-to-back U.S. Open Cup matches against Sporting Kansas City (June 24) and Seattle Sounder FC (July 9)... Scored his first goal for the Timbers in the 70th minute of a 2-2 draw with LA on July 4 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at New York May 24, helping set up the game-winning goal ... Made his first Timbers MLS appearance on May 17 in a 3-3 draw with Columbus.2013: Compiled one goal and a career-best four assists over 20 regular-season appearances (15 starts) in his seventh season with Chivas USA .. Recorded assists in three of his first five appearances of the campaign (March 24, March 30, April 27), including one in a 4-1 route of Chicago on the road March 24 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver on March 30 ... Scored the club’s lone goal in a loss to Real Salt Lake on May 19.

JORGE VILLAFA„A - M/D19

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/05/91Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UtahAcquired: Selected in the second round (No. 26 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Pronunciation: payLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a scoreless draw on Sept. 9 against Sporting Kansas City ... Logged 45 minutes as a halftime sub in a shutout against San Jose on Aug. 2 ... Made his first career MLS start on July 11, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia ... Started and played 90 minutes against Real Salt Lake in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut June 20 against Houston, enter-ing the match as a late-game substitute ... Appeared in 14 matches for T2 on loan this season, logging one assist ... Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week Six of the regular season after helping T2 earn a 2-0 shutout against Arizona United SC on April 25 ... Played 84 minutes as a substitute in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup, making his 2015 first-team debut.2014: Spent the majority of the 2014 season on loan with USL PRO side Orange County Blues FC, making 14 appearances ... Played eight minutes as a late-game sub in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Aug. 19 ... Made his first Timbers start, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Registered his first professional goal in his Timbers debut, playing 34 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... An honorably mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 8 ... Made his professional debut, going the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss to OKC Energy FC on April 5.

TAYLOR PEAY - D20Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Birthplace: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/11Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ahLast MLS goal: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD

2015: Started and played 90 minutes in consecutive matches (Sept. 20-26) ... Missed matches against Seattle on Aug. 30 and Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to a red card on Aug. 21 ... Tallied an assist on the team’s second goal in a 2-0 win against New England on June 6 ... Scored a goal in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas on April 4, his fifth career MLS goal with Portland ... Made his first start of the 2015 season on March 15, playing 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy.2014: Tallied two goals and a career-high five assists in 31 appearances (31 starts) during the 2014 season ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 10,000 minutes played on Sept. 27 ... Was ejected in the 99th minute of a 3-1 loss at Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on July 9 ... Made his 100th MLS appearance, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Underwent successful surgery to stabalize fractured third metacarpal sustained May 11 against LA Galaxy ... Became the club’s MLS career leader in minutes played on April 12 against Chivas USA ... Scored two goals, his first-career MLS brace, on his 28th birthday in a 4-4 draw against Sounders FC on April 5 at Providence Park ... His first goal in the ninth minute was his first since Sept. 16, 2011, and his second goal in the 55th minute was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5 ... Selected to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5.INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

DIEGO CHARA - M21


Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88Birthplace: San José, Costa RicaAcquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 06/28/15 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: 09/26/15 POR @ CLB

2015: Started and played 90 minutes, tallying an assist in a 2-1 win against Colum-bus on Sept. 26 ... Started five consecutive matches (July 25-Aug. 21) ... Started and played 73 minutes July 11 at Philadelphia ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against Seattle on June 28 ... Registered a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Tallied an assist May 30 at Colorado ... Registered an assist in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15.2014: Tallied five goals and an assist in 17 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Netted his first career brace in a 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ... Reg-istered one assist in four appearances (one start) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Tallied his first goal of the season Aug. 9 against Chivas USA ... Logged first regular-season start on June 27 against Sporting KC ... Made 2014 Timbers debut in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17.2013: Logged new career highs in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20) ... Started all four playoff matches.INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals ... Made two appearances during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup third-round qualifying matches ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 17 total caps for Costa Rica.

RODNEY WALLACE - M22Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: 01/03/84Birthplace: Adrogué, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Signed, 01/15/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Logged 90 minutes in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Played 90 minutes, helping the team register a 2-0 win against Houston on June 16 ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 16 ... Made his 2015 debut on May 27 against D.C. United, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 win ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Made one appearance on loan with T2 on May 3.2014: Made 12 starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a brace with two headers in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Registered two goals in three appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started and played 29 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup June 24 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut on March 8 against Philadelphia.2013-14: Named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, starting all 17 of his league appearances and contributing to six shutouts in the Inicial season ... Helped lead Tigre into the Round of 16 at the 2013 Copa Libertadores, falling to eventual runners-up Club Olimpia of Paraguay.2012-13: After helping Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tourna-ment, he appeared in 26 games across all competitions for the club during the 2012-13 campaign ... Contributed to Tigre’s run to the final of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.2011-12: Helped Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tournament, making 12 starts during the campaign as Tigre fell two points shy of the title.

NORBERTO PAPARATTO - D23

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/21/84Birthplace: Bexleyheath, EnglandAcquired: Signed as a Designated Player 06/25/14Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 POR vs. SJLast MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

2015: Has started 28 of the team’s 30 matches ... Missed match against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation ... Helped the club register consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Logged 90 minutes, helping the team earn a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Was issued a red card on June 24 against the LA Galaxy, missing the match against Seattle June 28 ... Reg-istered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ... Started 32 straight games from July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015.2014: Tallied two goals and an assist in 15 appearances, all starts, during the 2014 season ... Started and played 90 minutes, making his CONCACAF Champions League debut in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia Oct. 21 ... Tallied the game-winning assist, the first of his MLS career, in a comeback, 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ...Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-tying goal, in a 1-1 draw against New England on Aug. 16 Was named to the 2014 MLS AT&T All-Star roster, playing the second half of a 2-1 win over German club Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Colorado on July 18.2013-14: Made 33 appearances, recording one goal and two assists, for West Brom-wich Albion during the 2013-14 English Premier League season ... Helped the Baggies collect seven clean sheets to finish just above the relegation zone ... Netted his only goal of the season on Sept. 21, 2013, in a 3-0 win against Sunderland ... Tallied as-sists against Chelsea (2-2 draw on Nov. 9) and Aston Villa (4-3 loss on Jan. 29, 2014).

LIAM RIDGEWELL - D24Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 03/01/93Birthplace: Hernando, ArgentinaAcquired: Transfered from Atletico Lanús and signed as a Desig-nated Player, 07/17/15 Pronunciation: meh-LAH-noLast MLS goal: 8/21/15 POR vs. HOULast MLS assist: 8/21/15 POR vs. HOU

2015: Started five consecutive matches (Aug. 15-Sept. 20) ... Attempted five shots, including three on goal, in a scoreless draw against Sporting KC on Sept. 9 ... Started and played 83 minutes in a 2-1 loss against Seattle on Aug. 30 ... Tallied first career goal for Portland with the game-tying strike in a 2-2 draw against Houston on Aug. 21 ... Logged an assist on Portland’s opening goal of the match against Houston ... Made first career start on Aug. 15, playing 65 minutes in a 1-0 win at Real Salt Lake ... Attempted four shots in 22 minutes of action as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Chicago on Aug. 7 ... Appeared in his second straight match as a substitute, playing 24 minutes and delivering three shots (1 on goal) in a scoreless draw at San Jose ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Drew a penalty kick late in the match against FC Dallas ... Before joining Portland, tallied five goals in 14 appearances for Lanús ... Registered four goals in a 5-1 win over Godoy Cruz on March 15 ... His five goals in the first half of the season ranked as the team-high for Lanús.2013-14: Joined Lanús in July 2013 ... Made team debut on Aug. 4, 2013 … Helped lead Lanús to the title in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition as Lanús defeated Brazilian side Ponte Preta in a two-leg series … Finished the competition as one of the leading scorers … Made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament … Logged 19 appear-ances (12 starts) for Lanús during the regular-season schedule.2012-13: Made 37 appearances (29 starts) for Belgrano, logging five goals.

LUCAS MELANO - F26


Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/07/93Birthplace: Overland Park, Kan.Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 5 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15Pronunciation: BEEZ-lerLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Made 25 appearances (22 starts) for T2 on loan this season ... Registered a goal in a 4-3 win against Newcastle United of the English Premier League on July 21.COLLEGE: Appeared in 72 matches (59 starts) for Notre Dame, tallying two goals and five assists while helping the Fighting Irish win the 2013 NCAA National Champi-onship ... All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) first-team pick during the last two seasons (2013, 2014) ... Selected as an NSCAA All-American second-team pick as a senior in 2014 ... Is the younger brother of Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler ... Served as team captain for Notre Dame during the 2014 season.

NICK BESLER - M27Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/29/93Birthplace: Los Alamos, N.M.Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 24 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15Pronunciation: TOE-maLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Appeared in 26 matches (25 starts) on loan with T2 this season ... Has regis-tered three assists for T2.COLLEGE: Made 80 appearances during a four-year career at the University of Wash-ington ... Playing at left back, was named NSCAA third team All-America; second team All-Pac-12; and first team All-Far West region in 2014 as a senior ... Tallied one goal and seven assists in his career.

ANDY THOMA - D28

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 08/09/83Birthplace: Austin, TexasAcquired: Signed, 01/10/14Pronunciation: WEB-erLast MLS win: 07/28/13 SEA vs. CHVLast MLS shutout: n/a

2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia on July 11 ... Made three appearances with USL side T2 on loan this season, earning a 1-2-0 record and a 1.33 goals-against average with 15 saves.2014: Made two starts in three appearances during the 2014 season, tallying eight saves ... Registered seven saves in two CONCACAF Champions League starts against Alpha United FC (Aug. 9) and C.D. Olimpia (Sept. 16) ... Won consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches (June 17-24) ... Nominated for back-to-back MLS Save of the Week awards (Week 4-5) ... Nominated MLS Save of the Week for Week 5 for a first half save against Seattle Sounders FC on April 5 ... Nominated for MLS Save of the Week for Week 4 for a save against FC Dallas’ Blas Perez on March 29 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut March 22 at Colorado in the second half.2013: Made three MLS appearances (2 starts) while on loan with Seattle Sounders FC ... Posted a 1-1-1 record in those appearances, recording five saves and a 1.20 goals-against average ... Joined Seattle on July 11 and played in three straight matches July 13-28 ... Played in two games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Played a majority of the season with Phoenix FC Wolves of USL, starting 14 league games and recording three shutouts for the club in its inaugural season.2012: Started three MLS matches for Seattle Sounders FC ... Played in one game during Seattle’s run in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording four saves in a shutout in a 1-0 victory against San Jose in the quarterfinal June 26 ... Made his second career CONCACAF Champions League appearance during the 2012-13 tourna-ment, starting and making three saves in a 3-1 victory Aug. 2 against Caledonia.

ANDREW WEBER - GK33Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 DOB: 05/01/96Birthplace: Spanish Town, JamaicaAcquired: Acquired from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money and an international roster slot, 08/07/15 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Called up to the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify-ing matches against Nicaragua on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 ... Scored a goal in his first appearance for T2 during a 4-3 loss against OKC Energy FC on Aug. 8 ... Made five appearances (2 starts) on loan with T2 ... Prior to joining the Timbers, made four ap-pearances on loan with Swedish Allsvenskan side Örebro SK ... Registered two goals and two assists with the club’s Under-21 side.2014: Tallied three goals in eight appearances (7 starts) on loan with USL side Rich-mond Kickers ... Made two regular-season appearances for D.C. United, playing 15 minutes against Houston on Aug. 3, 2014 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Chicago on Sept. 20, 2014.2013: Appeared in three matches during his rookie season with D.C. United ... Made MLS career debut on Aug. 10, 2013 ... Made first career MLS start on Sept. 28 against Toronto FC ... Recorded five goals and one assist in 15 appearances on loan with USL side Richmond Kickers.

MICHAEL SEATON - F31


Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 02/22/91Birthplace: Rosario, ArgentinaAcquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 09/07/13Pronunciation: Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-teeLast MLS goal: 05/27/15 POR vs. DCLast MLS assist: 05/30/15 POR @ COL

2015: Has appeared in 26 games (12 starts) this season ... Started and played 56 against New York Red Bulls Sept. 9 ... Started and played 72 minutes against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Logged 81 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Tallied an assist on June 28 in a 4-1 win over Seattle ... Netted the opening goal in a 2-0 win against Houston on June 20 ... Scored the final goal in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ...Tallied an assist on May 30 at Colorado ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Tallied his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5.2014: Registered 10 goals and two assists in 30 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over FC Dallas on Oct. 25, becoming the second Timbers player to log 10 or more goals in 2014 ... Scored three goals and provided one assist in four appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Registerd a brace in a 4-2 home win over C.D. Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 16 ... Tallied two assists in two appear-ances, both starts, in the U.S. Open Cup ... Recorded two assists in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17.2013: Registered one goal in five appearances during the regular season after joining the club on Sept. 7 in a trade with Toronto FC ... Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 29 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC.

MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F37

Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90Birthplace: Wellington, New ZealandAcquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: GLEE-sonLast MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCDLast MLS shutout: n/a

2015: Made 20 appearances (all starts) on loan with T2 this season, earning an 8-10-2 record in USL play with three shutouts.2014: Started consecutive CONCACACF Champions League matches (Sept. 23 and Oct. 21) ... Made three saves to earn the clean sheet in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Spent the majority of the sea-son on loan to USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC, helping guide the club to the USL PRO Championship in the team’s inaugural season ... Made 17 appearances for Republic FC, posting a 11-2-3 record and recording six shutouts ... Recorded five saves for Republic FC in the club’s inaugural match March 29, a 1-1 draw at LA Galaxy II ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 2.2013: Appeared in nine games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, log-ging 675 minutes in goal ... Made two saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24.2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC on March 26 ... Earned his first start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago (April 14) ... Was named the Tim-bers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year.INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, com-ing on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

JAKE GLEESON - GK90

Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 DOB: 09/04/92Birthplace: Mesquite, TexasAcquired: Signed, 07/09/15Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2015: Started 15 games for T2 this season, logging 1,045 minutes of action ... Tal-lied a goal in a 4-3 win over Newcastle United of the English Premier League in an international friendly on July 21.COLLEGE: A two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, anchoring a Saint Louis University defense ... As a senior, appeared in 21 matches, recording five goals and two assists.

ANTHONY MANNING - D35


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 0 vs. REAL SALT LAKE 0March 7, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - None • RSL - None

STATSShots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners

POR 18 2 19 0 11RSL 9 5 22 0 0

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Fochive (Nanchoff, 86), M Asprilla (Fernández, 62), M Nagbe, M Wallace, F Adi (Urruti, 82)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Besler

Referee: Ismail ElfathTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Clear, 55 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. LA GALAXY 2March 15, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Wallace) 31, Adi (Nagbe, Ridgewell) 90 • LA - Zardes (Villarreal) 65, Gordon (Ishizaki) 90+2


POR 8 2 10 3 4LA 13 2 15 1 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Asprilla (Fernández, 56), M Nagbe, M Wallace (Urruti, 82), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive

Referee: Hilario GrajedaTime of Game: 1:50Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at SPORTING KC 0March 21, 2015 • Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) •Att: 20,848

SCORINGPOR - None • SKC - None


POR 7 2 11 4 4SKC 16 3 13 0 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Asprilla (Fernández, 76), M Nagbe, M Wallace (Jeanderson, 90+2), F Adi (Urruti, 76)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive

Referee: Silviu PetrescuTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Partly Cloudy, 69 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2March 28, 2015 • BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) •Att: 22,500

SCORINGPOR - Adi 82 • VAN - Mezquida 15, Earnshaw (Morales) 90+1


POR 15 1 13 2 7VAN 13 4 15 1 0

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Fernández, 75), M Wallace, F Urruti (Asprilla, 65), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Besler

Referee: Allen ChapmanTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Cloudy, 54 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. FC DALLAS 1April 4, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Borchers (Villafaña) 23, Urruti (Asprilla, Nagbe) 62, Chara (Adi) 87 • DAL - Akindele (Harris, Pereira) 29


POR 12 2 13 1 4DAL 8 3 17 0 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Fernández, 90+3), M Wallace (Asprilla, 61), F Urruti (Jewsbury, 81), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay

Referee: Ricardo SalazarTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Clear, 54 degrees

TIMBERS 0 vs. ORLANDO CITY SC 2April 12, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - None • ORL - Larin (Molino) 30, Kaká (penalty kick) 85


POR 18 1 13 1 3ORL 14 4 16 1 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Fernández, 81), M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Jewsbury, 46), M Wallace (Asprilla, 55), F Urruti, F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Yartey

Referee: Kevin StottTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 53 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at NEW YORK CITY FC 0April 19, 2015 • Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y.) •Att: 21,891

SCORINGPOR - Asprilla 79 • NYC - None


POR 12 5 12 1 5NYC 21 2 12 2 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Yartey (Fernández, 74), M Nagbe, M Asprilla (Jeanderson, 90+3), F Adi (Urruti, 84)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive

Referee: Armando VillarrealTime of Game: 1:54Weather: Partly Cloudy, 51 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1April 26, 2015 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) •Att: 41,451

SCORINGPOR - None • SEA - Dempsey 77


POR 11 2 12 1 3SEA 10 2 12 0 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Asprilla (Fernández, 62), M Nagbe, M Yartey, F Urruti (Adi, 74)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Valeri

Referee: Alan KelleyTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Cloudy, 60 degrees

TIMBERS 0 vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 0May 2, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - None • VAN - None


POR 13 2 6 1 8VAN 7 1 16 0 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Wallace (Fernández, 78), M Nagbe, M Yartey (Valeri, 52), F Urruti (Adi, 66)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Jeanderson, M Fochive

Referee: Allen ChapmanTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Clear, 70 degrees



TIMBERS 2 at MONTREAL IMPACT 1May 9, 2015 • Stade Saputo (Montreal) •Att: 13,020

SCORINGPOR - Borchers 64, Valeri (Wallace) 70 • MTL - Oduro 71


POR 15 4 8 6 8MTL 19 7 16 3 9

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Asprilla, 72), M Wallace (Yartey, 81), F Adi (Urruti, 87)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Jeanderson, M Fochive

Referee: Mark GeigerTime of Game: 1:50Weather: Cloudy, 79 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at HOUSTON DYNAMO 3May 16, 2015 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston) •Att: 20,844

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Valeri) 48 • HOU - Bruin (Davis) 9, Barnes (López) 75, Bruin (Taylor) 83


POR 6 3 13 1 4HOU 12 0 13 0 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Fernández, 85), D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe (Asprilla, 76), M Valeri (Urruti, 84), M Wallace, F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Yartey

Referee: Edvin JurisevicTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at TORONTO FCMay 23, 2015 • BMO FIeld (Toronto) •Att: 23,569

SCORINGPOR - None • TOR - Giovinco (Moore, Bradley) 5


POR 11 5 7 2 2TOR 13 5 17 2 9

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Urruti, 80), M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Fernández, 25), M Wallace (Asprilla, 60), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Johnson, M Yartey

Referee: Jorge GonzalezTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Clear, 62 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. D.C. UNITED 0May 27, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Urruti (Fernández) 5 • DC - None


POR 16 2 12 6 8DC 11 8 17 0 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Johnson © (Jewsbury, 84), M Asprilla, M Fernández (Wallace, 60), M Nagbe, F Urruti (Adi, 75)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, D Jeanderson, M Yartey

Referee: Chris PensoTime of Game: 1:50Weather: Sunny, 78 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at COLORADO RAPIDS 1May 30, 2015 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo) • Att: 18,209

SCORINGPOR - Fernández (Urruti) 38, Jewsbury (Wallace, Yartey) 90+3 • COL - Cronin (Solignac, Pittinari) 89


POR 20 2 12 1 5COL 15 6 9 1 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Fochive, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe (Wallace, 58), M Fernández (Adi, 71), M Asprilla, F Urruti (Yartey, 88)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay

Referee: Ismail ElfathTime of Game: 1:45Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0June 6, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Villafaña) 86, Adi (Powell, Chara) 89 • NE - None


POR 19 3 10 1 4NE 4 3 12 0 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Johnson, M Chara, M Asprilla (Adi, 67), M Fernández (Wallace, 63), M Nagbe, F Urruti (Jewsbury, 90)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Yartey

Referee: Jose Carlos RiveroTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. HOUSTON 0June 20, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Urruti (Villafaña), 34, Fernández (penalty kick) 61 • HOU - None


POR 6 1 15 4 10HOU 9 0 14 0 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe (Peay, 86), M Fernández (Valeri, 72), M Wallace, F Urruti (Adi, 76)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, M Jewsbury, M Nanchoff

Referee: Baldomero ToledoTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Mostly Sunny, 78 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at LA GALAXY 5June 24, 2015 • StubHub Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 21,207

SCORINGPOR - None • LA - Lletget 13, Keane (penalty kick) 18, Rog-ers (Keane) 33, Juninho (Keane) 72, Villarreal 88


POR 16 4 12 6 9LA 17 1 13 0 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Nagbe (Fernández, 60), M Valeri (Adi, 70), M Wallace (Nanchoff, 75), F Urruti

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Johnson

Referee: Ted UnkelTime of Game: 1:49Weather: Clear, 70 degrees

TIMBERS 4 vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1June 28, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe (Valeri) 12, Adi (Nagbe) 74, Adi (Wallace) 76, Wallace (Urruti) 90+1 • SEA - Neagle (Mears) 38


POR 24 0 13 0 7SEA 6 7 12 2 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Valeri (Wallace, 66), M Fernández (Urruti, 82), M Nagbe (Jewsbury, 80), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Peay, M Nanchoff

Referee: Jair MarrufoTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 88 degrees



TIMBERS 1 vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 0July 5, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Jewsbury (Fernández, Valeri) 90+1 • SJ - None


POR 23 1 9 3 9SJ 7 6 14 3 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Vil-lafaña, M Johnson ©, M Jewsbury, M Asprilla (Wallace, 73), M Valeri, M Nagbe (Fernández, 84), F Adi (Urruti, 79)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, D Peay, M Nanchoff

Referee: Ricardo SalazarTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Sunny, 91 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at PHILADELPHIA UNION 3July 11, 2015 • PPL Park (Chester, Pa.) • Att: 18,722

SCORINGPOR - None • PHI - Wenger (Maidana) 69, Nogueira (Maid-ana) 71, Nogueira (Maidana) 82


POR 8 4 7 0 8PHI 17 4 8 2 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Weber, D Peay, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Jeander-son, M Johnson ©, M Jewsbury (Nanchoff, 83), M Valeri, M Fernández, M Wallace (Asprilla, 73), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Manning, D Thoma, M Besler, M Fochive

Referee: Jose Carlos RiveroTime of Game: 1:49Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 1July 18, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Adi) 33 • VAN - Laba (Manneh) 57


POR 14 4 12 2 7VAN 16 2 14 1 7

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Asprilla (Wallace, 67), M Valeri, M Nagbe (Fernández, 83), F Adi (Urruti, 76)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury

Referee: Juan GuzmanTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Sunny, 92 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at FC DALLAS 4July 25, 2015 • Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) • Att: 15,992

SCORINGPOR - Adi (penalty kick) 90+3 • DAL - Barrios (Acosta) 12, Barrios 22, Acosta 69, Diaz (penalty kick) 87


POR 10 2 8 5 1DAL 16 2 12 0 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Nagbe (Fernández, 78), M Valeri, M Wallace (Melano, 64), F Urruti (Adi, 72)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Asprilla, M Fochive

Referee: Ismail ElfathTime of Game: 1:49Weather: Partly Cloudy, 94 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 0Aug. 2, 2015 • Avaya Stadium (San Jose, Calif.) • Att: 18,000

SCORINGPOR - None • SJ - None


POR 15 3 11 0 5SJ 12 5 16 1 11

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Peay, 46), D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Wallace (Urruti, 80), F Adi (Melano, 66)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Asprilla, M Jewsbury

Referee: Kevin StottTime of Game: 1:50Weather: Clear, 75 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. CHICAGO FIRE 0Aug. 7, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Adi, 48 • CHI - None


POR 15 3 15 6 8CHI 13 1 9 1 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Vil-lafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Jewsbury, 90), M Wallace (Melano, 68), F Adi (Asprilla, 86)

Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, F Urruti

Referee: Armando VillarrealTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Clear, 82 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at REAL SALT LAKE 0Aug. 15, 2015 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,338

SCORINGPOR - Borchers (Valeri), 90+5 • RSL - None


POR 10 5 13 1 7RSL 15 3 7 4 7

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson © (Jewsbury, 86), M Chara, M Nagbe (Asprilla, 82), M Valeri, M Wallace, F Melano (Urruti, 65)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Nanchoff

Referee: Drew FischerTime of Game: 1:57Weather: Clear, 88 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO 2Aug. 21, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe (Melano) 76, Melano (Valeri) 86 • HOU - Garcia (Bruin) 40, Bruin (Davis) 45


POR 17 1 15 0 10HOU 11 5 20 0 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña (Asprilla, 82), M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Wallace (Adi, 57), F Melano

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury, F Urruti

Referee: Ricardo SalazarTime of Game: 1:52Weather: Clear, 73 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2Aug. 30, 2015 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 64,358

SCORINGPOR - Jewsbury (Valeri) 58 • SEA - Martins 6, Evans (penalty kick) 42


POR 20 1 17 0 7SEA 6 5 12 2 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Wallace, 83), M Fochive (Asprilla, 78), M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano (Urruti, 83), F Adi

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Nanchoff

Referee: Alan KellyTime of Game: 1:53Weather: Partly Cloudy, 68 degrees



TIMBERS 0 vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0Sept. 9, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - None • SKC - None


POR 18 2 17 4 6SKC 8 7 19 3 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Peay, D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Vil-lafaña, M Fochive (Wallace, 83), M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano (Urruti, 83), F Adi (Asprilla, 73)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Jeanderson, D Manning, M Nanchoff

Referee: Fotis BazakosTime of Game: 1:54Weather: Clear, 81 degrees

TIMBERS 0 vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS 2Sept. 20, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144

SCORINGPOR - None • NYRB - Felipe (Lawrence) 43, Perrinelle (Kljestan), 45+2


POR 17 3 13 3 9NYRB 20 4 12 2 10

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Asprilla, 76), D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Johnson © (Wallace, 66), M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano, F Urruti (Adi, 56)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury

Referee: Drew FischerTime of Game: 1:55Weather: Partly Cloudy, 73 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at COLUMBUS CREW SC 1Sept. 26, 2015 • MAPFRE (Columbus, Ohio) • Att: 22,719

SCORINGPOR - Adi (Nagbe) 28, Adi (Wallace, Valeri) 50 • CLB - Ka-mara (Higuain) 43


POR 13 2 19 2 11CLB 11 5 9 4 7

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell (c), D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Fochive, 87), M Wallace (Asprilla, 81), F Adi (Melano, 75)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, F Urruti

Referee: Silviu PetrescuTime of Game: 1:55Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 degrees


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E9 F Fanendo Adi 29 19 1809 12 2 26 74 29 1 21 40 43 1 08 M Diego Valeri 19 17 1449 2 7 11 55 20 95 7 27 23 3 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 26 12 1059 3 2 8 34 14 1 13 20 16 1 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 29 29 2486 2 4 8 40 10 11 3 9 71 0 022 M/F Rodney Wallace 28 19 1646 1 5 7 35 12 3 10 35 15 3 07 D Nat Borchers 27 27 2430 3 0 6 14 8 0 1 12 6 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 24 17 1599 3 0 6 18 7 30 0 12 15 2 0 Gastón Fernández 21 6 721 2 2 6 26 6 4 1 12 20 0 021 M Diego Chara 24 24 2159 1 1 3 7 5 0 0 55 43 8 111 M/F Dairon Asprilla 24 10 972 1 1 3 26 6 0 3 22 8 1 026 F Lucas Melano 9 5 498 1 1 3 21 9 0 2 14 12 3 019 D Jorge Villafaña 29 29 2576 0 3 3 13 6 22 3 19 30 2 024 D Liam Ridgewell 28 28 2508 0 1 1 8 2 0 1 19 22 5 12 D Alvas Powell 28 28 2456 0 1 1 17 4 0 0 30 32 5 0 Ishmael Yartey 5 3 227 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 6 0 0 04 M Will Johnson 12 12 1045 0 0 0 15 2 23 0 9 7 1 15 M George Fochive 8 7 549 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 17 11 1 023 D Norberto Paparatto 5 5 450 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 6 6 1 020 D Taylor Peay 4 2 229 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 015 D Jeanderson 3 1 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 3 0 26 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 30 2700 31 31 91 427 146 194 67 367 413 40 3 Opponents 30 2700 35 26 95 369 113 163 37 413 365 56 1 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 12 GK Adam Kwarasey 29 29 2610 106 70 32 1.10 12 4 4 12 9 833 GK Andrew Weber 1 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 30 2700 113 75 35 1.17 12 4 4 12 10 8 Opponents 30 2700 142 108 31 1.03 11 2 4 10 12 8

REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 8 23 31Opponents 18 17 35

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 95 99 194Opponents 84 79 163

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 176 251 427Opponents 189 180 369

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 30 37 67Opponents 18 19 37

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 53 93 146Opponents 54 59 113

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 17 23 40Opponents 21 35 56

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 176 191 367Opponents 200 213 413

RED CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 0 3 3Opponents 0 1 1

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMarch 7 vs. RSL 1 90 0 0 0 18 6 11 0 19 22 2 0March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2 3 7 8 4 4 3 10 15 0 0 March 21 at Sporting KC 1 90 0 0 0 7 3 4 4 11 13 1 0March 28 at Vancouver 1 90 1 0 2 15 5 7 2 13 15 1 0April 4 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 3 4 10 12 6 4 1 13 17 1 0April 12 vs. Orlando City 1 90 0 0 0 18 4 3 1 13 16 3 0April 19 at New York City FC 1 90 1 0 2 12 3 5 1 12 12 1 0April 26 at Seattle 1 90 0 0 0 11 2 3 1 12 12 2 0May 2 vs. Vancouver 1 90 0 0 0 13 1 8 1 6 16 1 0May 9 at Montreal 1 90 2 1 5 15 9 8 6 8 16 0 0May 16 at Houston 1 90 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 13 13 4 0May 23 at Toronto FC 1 90 0 0 0 11 5 2 2 7 17 1 0May 27 vs. D.C. United 1 90 1 1 3 16 9 8 6 12 17 2 0May 30 at Colorado 1 90 2 3 7 20 8 5 1 12 9 1 0June 6 vs. New England 1 90 2 3 7 19 5 4 1 10 12 3 0June 20 vs. Houston 1 90 2 1 5 6 2 10 4 15 14 1 0June 24 at LA Galaxy 1 90 0 0 0 16 1 9 6 12 13 0 1June 28 vs. Seattle 1 90 4 4 12 23 11 7 0 13 12 1 0July 5 vs. San Jose 1 90 1 2 4 23 7 9 3 9 14 0 0July 11 at Philadelphia 1 90 0 0 0 8 4 8 0 7 8 1 0July 18 vs. Vancouver 1 90 1 1 3 14 3 7 2 12 14 4 1July 25 at FC Dallas 1 90 1 0 2 10 3 1 5 8 12 0 0Aug. 2 at San Jose 1 90 0 0 0 15 5 5 0 11 16 0 0Aug. 7 vs. Chicago 1 90 1 0 0 15 2 8 6 15 9 1 0Aug. 15 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 1 1 3 10 5 7 1 13 7 1 0Aug. 21 vs. Houston 1 90 2 2 6 17 7 10 0 15 20 0 1Aug. 30 at Seattle 1 90 1 1 3 20 6 7 0 17 12 3 0Sept. 9 vs. Sporting KC 1 90 0 0 0 18 8 6 4 17 19 1 0Sept. 20 vs. NY Red Bulls 1 90 0 0 0 17 4 9 3 13 12 1 0Sept. 26 at Columbus 1 90 2 3 7 13 7 11 2 19 9 3 0 Totals 30 2700 31 31 91 427 146 194 67 367 413 40 3

* - all stats MLS play only

Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EReal Salt Lake 1 90 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 22 19 3 0LA Galaxy 1 90 2 2 6 13 4 6 1 15 10 2 0 Sporting KC 1 90 0 0 0 16 2 6 0 13 11 1 0Vancouver 1 90 2 1 5 13 3 0 1 15 13 3 0FC Dallas 1 90 1 2 4 8 3 6 0 17 13 2 0Orlando City SC 1 90 2 1 5 14 3 4 1 16 13 2 0New York City FC 1 90 0 0 0 21 5 8 2 12 12 0 0Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 1 0 2 10 3 5 0 12 12 2 0Vancouver 1 90 0 0 0 7 2 3 0 16 6 2 0Montreal 1 90 1 0 2 19 5 9 3 16 8 1 0Houston 1 90 3 3 9 12 6 4 0 13 13 1 0Toronto FC 1 90 1 2 4 13 6 9 2 17 7 1 0D.C. United 1 90 0 0 0 11 2 3 0 17 12 2 0Colorado 1 90 1 2 4 15 3 5 1 9 12 3 0New England 1 90 0 0 0 4 3 6 0 12 10 4 0Houston 1 90 0 0 0 9 1 6 0 14 15 2 0LA Galaxy 1 90 5 2 12 17 9 4 0 13 12 2 0Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 1 1 3 6 1 4 2 12 13 3 0San Jose 1 90 0 0 0 7 2 4 3 14 9 2 0Philadelphia 1 90 3 3 9 17 7 8 2 8 7 2 0Vancouver 1 90 1 1 3 16 6 7 2 14 12 1 1FC Dallas 1 90 4 1 9 16 7 8 0 12 8 2 0San Jose 1 90 0 0 0 12 3 11 1 16 11 2 0Chicago 1 90 0 0 0 13 3 3 1 9 15 1 0Real Salt Lake 1 90 0 0 0 15 5 7 4 7 13 1 0Houston 1 90 2 2 6 11 3 3 0 20 15 2 0Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 2 0 4 6 3 4 2 12 17 2 0Sporting KC 1 90 0 0 0 8 2 3 3 19 17 4 0New York Red Bulls 1 90 2 2 6 20 6 10 2 12 13 0 0Columbus Crew SC 1 90 1 1 2 11 3 7 4 9 17 1 0 Totals 30 2700 35 26 95 369 113 163 37 413 365 56 1

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMarch 7 vs. RSL 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1 March 21 at Sporting KC 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1March 28 at Vancouver 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 April 4 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 April 12 vs. Orlando City 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 1 1 April 19 at New York City FC 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 April 26 at Seattle 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 May 2 vs. Vancouver 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1May 9 at Montreal 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 May 16 at Houston 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1 May 23 at Toronto FC 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 May 27 vs. D.C. United 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1 May 30 at Colorado 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 June 6 vs. New England 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1 June 20 vs. Houston 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 1 June 24 at LA Galaxy 1 90 9 4 5 5.00 1 1 1 June 28 vs. Seattle 1 90 1 0 1 1.00 1 July 5 vs. San Jose 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1 July 11 at Philadelphia 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 1 July 18 vs. Vancouver 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 1July 25 at FC Dallas 1 90 7 2 4 4.00 1 1 1 Aug. 2 at San Jose 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1Aug. 7 vs. Chicago 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1 Aug. 15 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 Aug. 21 vs. Houston 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1Aug. 30 at Seattle 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 1 1 Sept. 9 vs. Sporting KC 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1Sept. 20 vs. NY Red Bulls 1 90 6 3 2 2.00 1 Sept. 26 at Columbus 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 Totals 30 2700 113 75 35 1.17 12 4 4 12 10 8

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TReal Salt Lake 1 90 6 5 0.00 1 1LA Galaxy 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1 Sporting KC 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1Vancouver 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 FC Dallas 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1 Orlando City SC 1 90 4 4 0.00 1 1 New York City FC 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1 Vancouver 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 1Montreal 1 90 9 7 2 2.00 1 Houston 1 90 1 0 1 1.00 1 Toronto FC 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 D.C. United 1 90 9 8 1 1.00 1 Colorado 1 90 8 6 2 2.00 1 New England 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 1 Houston 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 1 Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 11 7 4 4.00 1 San Jose 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 1 Philadelphia 1 90 0 0 0.00 1 1 Vancouver 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1FC Dallas 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 1 1 San Jose 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 1Chicago 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 Real Salt Lake 1 90 5 3 1 1.00 1 Houston 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1Seattle Sounders FC 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 Sporting KC 1 90 8 7 0.00 1 1New York Red Bulls 1 90 4 4 0.00 1 1 Columbus Crew SC 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1 Totals 30 2700 142 108 31 1.03 11 2 4 10 12 8


TIMBERS GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS

KEY

9 Fanendo Adi 127 Nat Borchers 313 Jack Jewsbury 337 Maximiliano Urruti 310 Gastón Fernández 26 Darlington Nagbe 28 Diego Valeri 211 Dairon Asprilla 121 Diego Chara 126 Lucas Melano 122 Rodney Wallace 1

Total 31

Right foot (13) RLeft foot (10) LHeader (5) HBody (0) BFree kick (0) FPenalty kick (2) P

PENALTY KICKSAdi - 1Fernández - 1

PENALTY KICKS

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT5/2 31 VAN Nagbe Ousted Miss6/20 61 HOY Fernández Deric Goal7/25 90+3 DAL Adi Kennedy Goal8/2 75 SJ Valeri Bingham Miss

FOR:

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULT4/12 85 ORL Kaká Kwarasey Goal6/24 18 LA Keane Kwarasey Goal7/25 87 DAL Diaz Kwarasey Goal8/30 42 SEA Evans Kwarasey Goal

AGAINST:

SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (15 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 2 1 3 1 3 9 19Opponents 0 2 5 1 1 2 11

ROAD (15 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 0 1 1 3 2 5 12Opponents 6 2 3 0 6 7 24


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NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E22 M Rodney Wallace 2 2 210 1 1 3 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 2 1 105 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 08 M Diego Valeri 2 1 88 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 3 0 026 M George Fochive 2 2 194 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 07 D Nat Borchers 2 2 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 019 D Jorge Villafaña 2 2 210 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 2 2 210 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 020 D Taylor Peay 2 1 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 010 M Gastón Fernández 2 1 150 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 3 0 023 D Norberto Paparatto 1 1 120 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 06 M Darlington Nagbe 1 1 120 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 09 F Fanendo Adi 2 1 105 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 011 M Dairon Asprilla 1 1 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Alvas Powell 1 1 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 2 210 3 2 8 19 6 9 9 21 31 3 0 Opponents 2 210 3 1 7 27 8 11 7 31 21 2 3 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 12 GK Adam Kwarasey 2 2 210 8 5 3 1.29 0 1 1 1 1 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 2 210 8 5 3 1.29 0 1 1 1 1 0 Opponents 2 210 6 3 3 1.29 1 0 0 1 1 0

2015 U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS


OPEN CUP BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 3 at SEATTLE 1 (AET)June 16, 2015 • Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, Wash.) • Att: 4,022

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Wallace) 48, Wallace 100, Urruti (Fochive) 116 • SEA - Martins 79


POR 13 4 12 5 4SEA 13 2 19 2 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Peay, 36), D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury ©, M Fochive, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Fernández, 60), M Wallace, F Adi (Urruti, 96)

Subs not used: GK Weber, M Nanchoff, M Yartey

Referee: Daniel RadfordTime of Game: 2:32Weather: Partly Cloudy, 72 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at REAL SALT LAKE 2July 1, 2015 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 15,840

SCORINGPOR - None • RSL - Jaime (Garcia) 54, Morales (penalty kick) 71


POR 6 1 9 4 5RSL 14 1 12 5 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Kwarasey, D Peay, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Asprilla (Valeri, 62), M Jewsbury, M Fochive (Nanchoff, 74), M Wallace, F Fernández, F Urruti (Adi, 81)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Powell

Referee: Jose Carlos RiveroTime of Game: n/aWeather: Clear, 94 degrees


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E9 F Fanendo Adi 31 20 1914 12 2 26 75 29 1 22 43 45 1 08 M Diego Valeri 21 18 1537 3 7 13 58 21 97 7 29 26 3 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 28 13 1164 4 2 10 37 16 1 15 21 19 1 022 M/F Rodney Wallace 30 21 1856 2 6 10 39 13 3 12 36 16 3 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 30 30 2606 2 4 8 42 11 11 4 9 72 0 07 D Nat Borchers 29 29 2640 3 0 6 14 8 0 2 13 7 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 26 19 1809 3 0 6 20 7 32 0 15 16 3 0 Gastón Fernández 23 7 871 2 2 6 27 7 7 3 15 23 0 021 M Diego Chara 24 24 2159 1 1 3 7 5 0 0 55 43 8 111 M/F Dairon Asprilla 25 11 1034 1 1 3 26 6 0 3 22 8 1 026 F Lucas Melano 9 5 498 1 1 3 21 9 0 2 14 12 3 019 D Jorge Villafaña 31 31 2786 0 3 3 13 6 24 3 19 34 2 024 D Liam Ridgewell 28 28 2508 0 1 1 8 2 0 1 19 22 5 12 D Alvas Powell 29 29 2492 0 1 1 17 4 0 0 30 34 5 05 M George Fochive 10 9 743 0 1 1 8 1 0 0 20 16 1 0 M/F Ishmael Yartey 5 3 227 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 6 0 0 04 M Will Johnson 12 12 1045 0 0 0 15 2 23 0 9 7 1 123 D Norberto Paparatto 6 6 570 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 7 7 2 020 D Taylor Peay 6 3 403 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 015 D Jeanderson 3 1 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 3 0 26 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 32 2910 34 33 99 446 152 203 76 388 444 43 3 Opponents 32 2910 38 27 102 396 121 174 44 444 386 58 4 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 12 GK Adam Kwarasey 31 31 2820 114 75 35 1.12 12 5 5 13 10 833 GK Andrew Weber 1 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 32 2910 121 80 38 1.18 12 5 5 13 11 8 Opponents 32 2910 148 111 34 1.05 12 2 4 11 13 8

ALL COMPETITIONS STATISTICS

* - all stats MLS play only

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

INDIVIDUALBraces: 14x (last: Adi, Sept. 26, 2015 at Columbus Crew SC)Hat tricks: n/aQuickest goal: 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. UnitedQuickest road goal: 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New YorkLatest game-winning goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt LakeLatest goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt Lake (GWG)Substitue goals: 16x (last: Adi, July 25, 2015, at FC Dallas)Substitute assists: 13x (last: Fernández, July 5, 2015, vs. San Jose)Goal on home debut: 8x (last: Fernández, March 8, 2014, vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 11x (last: Morales, June 1, 2014 vs. Vancouver)Hat tricks against: 1, Saborio, July 7, 2012 at RSLQuickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New EnglandQuickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. Seattle Latest game-winning goal against: 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSLSubstitute goals against: 21x (last: Villarreal, June 24 at LA Galaxy)Substitute assists against: 18x (last: Solignac, May 30, 2015 at Colorado)Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 13x (last: Kaká, April 12, 2015, vs. Orlando City)

TEAMLongest overall win streak: 4 games, May 27-June 20, 2015Longest home win streak: 5 games, 2x (last: May 27-July 18, 2015)Longest road win streak: 3 games, May 24-28, 2014Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 Longest home unbeaten streak 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014Longest road unbeaten streak: 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014)Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011Longest road winless streak: 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012Largest margin of victory: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USALargest margin of defeat: 5 goals, 2x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 5x (last: Aug. 15, 2015 vs. Houston, T 2-2)Most goals scored: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0Most goals against: 5 goals, 3x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy)Most goals in a half: 3 goals, 5x (last: June 28, 2015 vs. Seattle, second half)Most goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCESGastón Fernández - 15Dairon Asprilla - 14Maximiliano Urruti - 13Fanendo Adi - 10Rodney Wallace - 9Jack Jewsbury - 7Lucas Melano - 4Michael Nanchoff - 3Jeanderson - 2Ishmael Yartey - 2Diego Valeri - 2Taylor Peay - 1

2015 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON2 Fanendo Adi Nominated10 Diego Valeri Won14 Fanendo Adi Nominated17 Darlington Nagbe Nominated

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON2 M/F Darlington Nagbe 1A5 F Maximiliano Urruti 1G7 M/F Darlington Nagbe 4 chances created14 F Fanendo Adi 2G14 D Jorge Villafaña 1A16 D Jorge Villafaña 1A16 D Norberto Paparatto SO17 M Darlington Nagbe 1G, 1A23 D Alvas Powell SO24 D Nat Borchers 1G, SO

Honorable Mention: M/F Darlington Nagbe (Week 1), F Fanendo Adi (Week 2), D Alvas Powell (Week 3), D Nat Borchers (Week 5), D Jorge Villafaña (Week 5), GK Adam Kwarasey (Week 7), D Nat Borchers (Week 10), M Diego Valeri (Week 10), Liam Ridgewell (Week 14), F Fanendo Adi (Week 17), D Alvas Powell (Week 18), GK Adam Kwarasey (Week 24)


2015 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON7 Adam Kwarasey Won11 Adam Kwarasey Nominated24 Adam Kwarasey Won

2015 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER REASON17 Fanendo Adi 2G


TRANSACTIONSJAN. 7, 2014Re-signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

JAN. 10, 2014Signed goalkeeper Andrew Weber, announced that forward Sebastián Rincón will not return for the 2014 season.

JAN. 15, 2014Signed forward Gastón Fernández.

Signed defender Norberto Paparatto.

Loaned forward Jose Valencia to Club Olimpo Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

Signed defender Bryan Gallego as a Homegrown player.

JAN. 16, 2014Selected forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 17 overall), defender Taylor Peay (No. 26) and midfielder Aaron Long (No. 36) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 21, 2014Selected midfielder George Fochive (No. 39), forward Victor Chavez (No. 71) and midfielder Nikita Kotlov (No. 73) in the final two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 27, 2014Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways.

FEB. 11, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay.

FEB. 25, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive.

MAY 13, 2014Waived forward Frederic Piquionne.

Signed forward Fanendo Adi on loan from FC Copenhagen.

MAY 27, 2014Signed defender Danny O’Rourke.

JUNE 2, 2014Acquired a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Montreal in exchange for defender Futty Danso.

JUNE 23, 2014Exercised purchase option on forward Fanendo Adi, signing as a Designated Player.

JUNE 25, 2014Signed defender Liam Ridgewell as a Designated Player.

JULY 2, 2014Waived midfielder Aaron Long.

OCT. 29, 2014Midfielder Steve Zakuani announces retirement.

DEC. 8, 2014Acquired allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Michael Harrington.

Signed goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey.

Signed winger/forward Dairon Asprilla.

Acquired defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money.

Exercised purchase option on defender Alvas Powell, signed to long-term contract.

Signed defender Jeanderson Salvador Pereira.

Exercised contract options on midfielders George Fochive, Michael Nanchoff, Rodney Wallace, Ben Zemanski; defender Taylor Peay, and goalkeepers Jake Gleeson and Andrew Weber.

Re-signed defender Jorge Villafaña.

Declined contract options on midfielders Kalif Alhassan, Steven Evans; defend-ers Bryan Gallego and Pa Modou Kah.

Sold forward Jose Valencia to Argentine side Club Olimpo Bahía Blanca.

DEC. 10, 2014Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.

JAN. 7, 2015Re-signed forward Gastón Fernández.

JAN. 8, 2015Sent defender Liam Ridgewell to Wigan Athletic on a short-term loan.

MARCH 26, 2015Signed winger Ishmael Yartey on loan from FC Sion.

JULY 9, 2015Signed defender Anthony Manning from T2.

JULY 17, 2015Signed forward Lucas Melano as a Designated Player from Argentine side Atletico Lanús.

JULY 20, 2015Waived forward Schillo Tshuma.

AUG. 3, 2015Club and midfielder/forward Gastón Fernández mutually agree to part ways.

AUG. 6, 2015Acquired forward Michael Seaton from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money and an international roster slot through Dec. 31, 2015.

TRANSACTIONS

# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE9 Adi, Fanendo F 6-4 185 10/10/90 Lagos, Nigeria n/a11 Asprilla, Dairon M/F 5-11 165 05/25/92 Istmina, Colombia n/a27 Besler, Nick M 6-1 165 05/07/93 Overland Park, Kan. Univ. of Notre Dame7 Borchers, Nat D 6-2 175 04/13/81 Tucson, Ariz. Univ. of Denver21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a5 Fochive, George M 5-9 172 03/24/92 Washington, D.C. Univ. of Connecticut90 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a15 Jeanderson D 5-11 160 08/13/91 Serra, Brazil n/a13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, Mo. Saint Louis Univ.4 Johnson, Will M 5-10 160 01/21/87 Woodridge, Ill. n/a 12 Kwarasey, Adam GK 6-3 168 12/12/87 Oslo, Norway n/a35 Manning, Anthony D 6-4 200 09/04/92 Mesquite, Texas Saint Louis Univ.26 Melano, Lucas F 6-1 160 03/01/93 Hernando, Argentina n/a6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, Ohio Univ. of Akron17 Nanchoff, Michael M 5-8 150 09/24/88 North Royalton, Ohio Univ. of Akron23 Paparatto, Norberto D 6-3 180 01/03/84 Adrogué, Argentina n/a20 Peay, Taylor D 6-2 180 09/05/91 Salt Lake City, Utah Univ. of Washington2 Powell, Alvas D 6-0 165 07/18/94 St. Thomas, Jamaica n/a24 Ridgewell, Liam D 6-2 175 07/21/84 Bexleyheath, England n/a31 Seaton, Michael F 6-0 180 05/01/96 Spanish Town, Jamaica n/a28 Thoma, Andy D 5-11 165 04/29/93 Los Alamos, N.M. Univ. of Washington37 Urruti, Maximiliano F 6-0 165 02/22/91 Rosario, Argentina n/a8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a19 Villafaña, Jorge M/D 5-9 150 09/16/89 Anaheim, Calif. n/a22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, Md. Univ. of Maryland33 Weber, Andrew GK 6-2 190 08/09/83 Austin, Texas Univ. of New Mexico14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, Ohio Univ. of Akron

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB2 Alvas Powell D Jamaica Portmore United (Jamaica)4 Will Johnson M Canada Real Salt Lake5 George Fochive M fo-SHEE-vay United States Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)6 Darlington Nagbe M/F NAG-be United States Univ. of Akron (NCAA)7 Nat Borchers D United States Real Salt Lake8 Diego Valeri M Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)9 Fanendo Adi F fah-NEN-doe ah-dee Nigeria FC Copenhagen (Denmark)11 Dairon Asprilla M DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah Colombia Alianza Petrolera (Colombia) 12 Adam Kwarasey GK ka-WAHR-ah-say Norway/Ghana Strømsgodset (Norway) 13 Jack Jewsbury M United States Sporting Kansas City14 Ben Zemanski M United States Chivas USA15 Jeanderson D zhee-AHN-der-son Brazil Santa Rita (Brazil) 17 Michael Nanchoff M United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC19 Jorge Villafaña M/D HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah United States/Mexico Chivas USA20 Taylor Peay D pay United States Univ. of Washington (NCAA)21 Diego Chara M chara Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)22 Rodney Wallace M United States D.C. United23 Norberto Paparatto D Argentina Tigre (Argentina)24 Liam Ridgewell D England West Bromwich Albion (England)26 Lucas Melano F meh-LAH-no Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)27 Nick Besler M BEEZ-ler United States Univ. of Notre Dame (NCAA)28 Andy Thoma D TOE-ma United States Univ. of Washington (NCAA)31 Michael Seaton F Jamaica/United States D.C. United33 Andrew Weber GK WEB-er United States Phoenix FC Wolves (USL)35 Anthony Manning D United States Portland Timbers 2 (USL)37 Maximiliano Urruti F Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee Argentina Toronto FC90 Jake Gleeson GK New Zealand Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)

NUMERICAL ROSTER


COACHES & STAFF DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick MilonasHEAD COACH: Caleb Porter PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo MoreiraASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYST: Nick LewisASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex MargaritoASSISTANT COACH: Jay Vidovich ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Taichi Kitagawa GOALKEEPER COACH: Adin Brown HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam YounieDIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE: Nik Wald, ATC ASST. EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Kevin Christiana TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Kevin Murphy

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0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 1-3 0-1 1-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 0-5 4-1 1-0 0-3 1-1 1-4 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 2-1

2 Alvas Powell 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 85D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90D 90D 90D 90D 76D 90D

4 Will Johnson 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 86M 90M 66M

5 George Fochive 86M 75M 89M 45M 90M 78M 83M 3

6 Darlington Nagbe 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 76M 90M 90M 57M 90M 86M 60M 80M 84M 83M 78M 90M 90M 82M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

7 Nat Borchers 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

8 Diego Valeri 38 72M 84M 25M 18 70M 66M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 87M

9 Fanendo Adi 82F 90F 75F 90F 90F 90F 84F 16 24 87F 90F 90F 15 18 23 14 20 90F 79F 90F 76F 18 66F 86F 33 90F 73F 34 75F

10 Gaston Fernandez 28 34 14 15 1 9 16 28 12 5 65 60M 72M 63M 72M 30 82M 6 90M 7 12

11 Dairon Asprilla 62M 56M 76M 25 29 35 89M 62M 18 14 30 90M 90M 67M 73M 17 67M 4 8 8 12 17 14 9

12 Adam Kwarasey 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

13 Jack Jewsbury 90M 90M 90M 9 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 6 90M 1 90M 10 90M 83M 90M 1 4 90M 90M 90M

14 Ben Zemanski

15 Jeanderson 1 1 90D

17 Michael Nanchoff 4 15 7

18 Ishmael Yartey 74M 90M 52M 9 2

19 Jorge Villafana 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 81D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 80D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 82D 83D 90D 90D 90D

20 Taylor Peay 4 90D 45 90D

21 Diego Chara 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M

22 Rodney Wallace 90M 82M 89M 90M 61M 55M 78M 81M 90M 60M 30 33 27 90M 75M 24 17 73M 23 64M 80M 68M 90M 57M 7 7 24 81M

23 Norberto Paparatto 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

24 Liam Ridgewell 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 78D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

26 Lucas Melano 26 24 22 65F 90F 83M 83M 90M 15

27 Nick Besler

28 Andy Thoma

31 Michael Seaton

32 Schillo Tshuma

33 Andrew Weber 90G

35 Anthony Manning

37 Maximiliano Urruti 8 8 15 65F 81F 90F 6 74F 66F 3 6 10 75F 88F 89F 76F 90F 8 11 14 72F 10 25 7 7 56F

90 Jake Gleeson

"00" = 100 minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

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Game #1 03/07/2015 POR 0 vs RSL 0 T

Game #2 03/15/2015 POR 2 vs LA 2 T Adi 1 (Wallace 1) 31; Adi 2 (Nagbe 1, Ridgewell 1) 90

Game #3 03/21/2015 POR 0 at KC 0 T

Game #4 03/28/2015 POR 1 at VAN 2 L Adi 3 (unassisted) 82

Game #5 04/04/2015 POR 3 vs DAL 1 W Borchers 1 (Villafana 1) 23; Urruti 1 (Asprilla 1, Nagbe 2) 62; Chara 1 (Adi 1) 87

Game #6 04/12/2015 POR 0 vs ORL 2 L

Game #7 04/19/2015 POR 1 at NYC 0 W Asprilla 1 (unassisted) 79

Game #8 04/26/2015 POR 0 at SEA 1 L

Game #9 05/02/2015 POR 0 vs VAN 0 T

Game #10 05/09/2015 POR 2 at MTL 1 W Borchers 2 (unassisted) 64; Valeri 1 (Wallace 2) 70

Game #11 05/16/2015 POR 1 at HOU 3 L Adi 4 (Valeri 1) 48

Game #12 05/23/2015 POR 0 at TOR 1 L

Game #13 05/27/2015 POR 1 vs DC 0 W Urruti 2 (Fernandez 1) 5

Game #14 05/30/2015 POR 2 at COL 1 W Fernandez 1 (Urruti 1) 38; Jewsbury 1 (Yartey 1, Wallace 3) 91+

Game #15 06/06/2015 POR 2 vs NE 0 W Adi 5 (Villafana 2) 86; Adi 6 (Powell 1, Chara 1) 89

Game #16 06/20/2015 POR 2 vs HOU 0 W Urruti 3 (Villafana 3) 34; Fernandez 2 (penalty kick) 61

Game #17 06/24/2015 POR 0 at LA 5 L

Game #18 06/28/2015 POR 4 vs SEA 1 W Nagbe 1 (Valeri 2) 12; Adi 7 (Nagbe 3) 74; Adi 8 (Wallace 4) 76; Wallace 1 (Urruti 2) 91+

Game #19 07/05/2015 POR 1 vs SJ 0 W Jewsbury 2 (Fernandez 2, Valeri 3) 91+

Game #20 07/11/2015 POR 0 at PHI 3 L

Game #21 07/18/2015 POR 1 vs VAN 1 T Valeri 2 (Adi 2) 33

Game #22 07/25/2015 POR 1 at DAL 4 L Adi 9 (penalty kick) 93+

Game #23 08/02/2015 POR 0 at SJ 0 T

Game #24 08/07/2015 POR 1 vs CHI 0 W Adi 10 (unassisted) 48

Game #25 08/15/2015 POR 1 at RSL 0 W Borchers 3 (Valeri 4) 95+

Game #26 08/21/2015 POR 2 vs HOU 2 T Nagbe 2 (Melano 1) 76; Melano 1 (Valeri 5) 86

Game #27 08/30/2015 POR 1 at SEA 2 L Jewsbury 3 (Valeri 6) 58

Game #28 09/09/2015 POR 0 vs KC 0 T

Game #29 09/20/2015 POR 0 vs NYR 2 L

Game #30 09/26/2015 POR 2 at CLB 1 W Adi 11 (Nagbe 4) 28; Adi 12 (Wallace 5, Valeri 7) 50

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player 4R 5R

SEA RSL

3-1 0-2

2 Alvas Powell 36D

4 Will Johnson

6 Darlington Nagbe 120M

7 Nat Borchers 120D 90D

8 Diego Valeri 60M 28

9 Fanendo Adi 96F 9

10 Gaston Fernandez 60 90M

11 Dairon Asprilla 62M

12 Adam Kwarasey 120G 90G

13 Jack Jewsbury 120M 90M

14 Ben Zemanski

15 Jeanderson

17 Michael Nanchoff 16

18 Ishmael Yartey

19 Jorge Villafana 120D 90D

20 Taylor Peay 84 90D

21 Diego Chara

22 Rodney Wallace 120M 90M

23 Norberto Paparatto 120D

24 Liam Ridgewell 90D

26 George Fochive 120M 74M

27 Nick Besler

28 Andy Thoma

32 Schillo Tshuma

33 Andrew Weber

35 Anthony Manning

37 Maximiliano Urruti 24 81F

90 Jake Gleeson

U.S. OPEN CUP

4R 06/18/2015 POR 3 at SEA 1 W (OT) Valeri (Wallace) 48; Wallace (unassisted) 100; Urruti (Fochive) 116

5R 07/01/2015 POR 0 at RSL 2 L

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GAME NOTES WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

As of Monday, Sept. 28

OUT:• RogerEspinoza(tibialsesamoidfracture)• IkeOpara(rupturedAchilles)

QUESTIONABLE:• KrisztianNemeth(leftfootcontusion)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY PORTLAND TIMBERS

12-10-8(44pts.)306thinWest311.0331351.17–4427(145)34.0%369415403

RECORDGAMES PLAYED

CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEASSISTS

GOALS ALLOWEDALLOWED/GAME

GOAL DIFFERENTIALSHOTS (ON GOAL)

ON GOAL %FOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

12-9-9(45pts.)30

5thinWest45

1.505041

1.37+4

355(124)34.9%397355573

2015 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS


12 FanendoAdi7 DiegoValeri75 FanendoAdi29 FanendoAdi4 FanendoAdi3 Valeri/Wallace56 DiegoChara71 DarlingtonNagbe8 DiegoChara1 threeplayerstied

2610AdamKwarasey1.10 AdamKwarasey12 AdamKwarasey12 AdamKwarasey70 AdamKwarasey

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALS

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

MINUTES PLAYEDGOALS AGAINST AVG.

WINSSHUTOUTS

SAVES

DomDwyer11BennyFeilhaber14

DomDwyer86DomDwyer35

KrisztianNemeth4BennyFeilhaber4

DomDwyer51DomDwyer72

Dwyer/Feilhaber6threeplayerstied1

TimMelia1710TimMelia1.26TimMelia9TimMelia7TimMelia63

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

PETER VERMES CALEB PORTER

3rdseason38-24-36(.571)3rdseason38-24-36(.571)

MLS EXPERIENCEMLS RECORD

YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAM

7thseason(.550)88-67-53

7thseason(.550)88-67-53

SPORTING KANSAS CITY at PORTLAND TIMBERS

Saturday,Oct.3,2015Kickoff:9:30p.m.CT

ProvidencePark(Portland,OR)MLSRegularSeasonGame31

Sporting Kansas City12-9-9, 45 points (9-1-5 home; 3-8-4 away)5th place in Western ConferencePortland Timbers12-10-8, 44 points (7-2-6 home; 5-8-2 away)6th place in Western Conference

English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTVEnglish Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Referee: Ismail Elfath Assistantref: Eric BoriaAssistantref: Adam Garner4thofficial: Baboucarr Jallow

No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 2 DEF ErikPalmer-Brown3 DEF IkeOpara oh-PAR-ah4 DEF KevinEllis 5 DEF MattBesler BEEZ-ler 6 MID PauloNagamura POW-lona-ga-MOO-ra7 DEF ChanceMyers 8 MID GrahamZusi ZOO-see9 FWD KrisztianNemeth KRIS-tee-ONNEY-muth10 MID BennyFeilhaber FAIL-hob-ber11 MID BernardoAnor AHN-your12 MID MikeyLopez13 DEF AmadouDia ah-mah-dooDEE-ah14 FWD DomDwyer15 DEF SethSinovic sin-OH-vick17 DEF SaadAbdul-Salaam sahdab-DOOLsa-LAHM20 DEF/MID AmobiOkugo A-mobyOh-KOO-go21 GK JonKempin22 MID ConnorHallisey HAL-iss-see23 DEF JalilAnibaba jah-LEELah-nee-bah-bah27 MID RogerEspinoza29 GK TimMelia MEE-lia37 FWD JacobPeterson71 DEF MarceldeJong deYUNG93 MID SoniMustivar SOH-neeMOO-stuh-var94 MID JimmyMedranda muh-DRAHN-dah96 MID JordiQuintilla JORE-deekin-TEE-yuh

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. NewYorkRedBulls 48 14 9 6 +14 292. NewEnglandRevolution 47 13 10 8 +2 313. ColumbusCrewSC 47 13 10 8 –1 314. D.C.United 45 13 12 6 –2 315. TorontoFC 43 13 13 4 0 306. MontrealImpact 42 12 11 6 +3 297. OrlandoCitySC 38 10 13 8 –11 318. NewYorkCityFC 37 10 14 7 –5 319. PhiladelphiaUnion 34 9 15 7 –9 3110. ChicagoFire 27 7 18 6 –12 31

Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. LAGalaxy 50 14 9 8 +14 312. VancouverWhitecapsFC 48 15 12 3 +8 303. FCDallas 47 14 10 5 +6 294. SeattleSoundersFC 46 14 13 4 +6 315. SportingKansasCity 45 12 9 9 +4 306. PortlandTimbers 44 12 10 8 –4 307. SanJoseEarthquakes 43 12 12 7 +2 318. HoustonDynamo 38 11 12 8 –1 319. RealSaltLake 38 10 12 8 –7 3010. ColoradoRapids 34 8 12 10 –7 30

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Top six clubs from both conferences advance to M

LS Cup Playoffs.

ThroughOct.1

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Sporting KC - 2015 Statistics• SKCisoneoftwoMLSclubs(CLB)tohavetwoplayerswithatleast10

leaguegoals(BennyFeilhaber10,DomDwyer10).Inaddition,SKCistheonlyclubtohavethreeplayerswithnineleaguegoals(KrisztianNemeth).

• CaptainMatt BeslerleadsMLSwith192clearancesandhadplayedineveryminuteofSportingKC’slast31matchesinallcompetitionsbeforesittingoutlastSunday’sdrawagainstSeattleSoundersFC.

• Benny FeilhaberistiedforsecondinMLSwith14assistsandisoneoftwoMLSplayers(SebastianGiovinco,Toronto)toreachdoubledigitsingoalsandassistsinleagueplay.

• Dom Dwyer’s33regularseasongoalssincethestartof2014arethemostoveratwo-yearspaninSportingKChistory.

• Krisztian Nemeth’s21combinedgoals(14)andassists(7)inallcompetitionsarethemostbyaKansasCitynewcomerinclubhistory,excludingtheinaugural1996season.

• Kevin EllisistiedfortheleadamongMLSdefenderswiththreegoalsthisseason(Pa-ModouKah,NatBorchers).

• Soni MustivarleadsMLSwith6.2interceptionsper90minutesplayedandboastsa14-4-4recordasastarterinallcompetitions.

• SKCleadsMLSwith12assistsfromsetplays,65chancescreatedfromsetplaysand14headedgoals—thisdespiteSKCrankingthird-to-lastinMLSwith134cornerkicks(4.5pergame).

• SKChasearned10cleansheetsfrom30gamesbuthasjustoneshutoutintheirlast12matches(Sept.9,0-0drawatPortland).

• 24ofSKC’s41goalsallowedhavecomeoverthelast13games(1.85GAA).Incontrast,SKCconceded17goalsthroughtheirfirst17games(1.00GAA).

Portland Timbers - 2015 Statistics• PortlandleadsMLSwith12shutouts,includingaleague-besteightat

home.• Portlandleadstheleaguewith11.0chancescreatedpergameandranks

secondinMLSwith427totalshotattempts.However,theTimbersaresecond-to-lastinMLSwith31goalsscored.

• Portlandhasscoredeightfirst-halfgoalsthisseason,fewestinMLS,butranksthirdwith14goalsscored(oftheir30total)afterthe75thminute.

• Portlandis12-0-2whenscoringfirst(second-bestmarkinMLS)but0-10-1whenconcedingthefirstgoal(theworstmarkinMLS).

• Similarly,Portlandisunbeatenwhenleadingathalftime(3-0-2)butwinlesswhentrailingatthebreak(0-8-1).

• Portland’s40yellowcardsaresixfewerthananyotherteam.• Fanendo AdileadsPortlandwith12MLSgoals.NootherTimbersplayer

hasmorethanthree.Adihasfourmulti-goalgamesthisseason,tiedforthirdmostinMLSbehindKeiKamara(6)andSebastianGiovinco(5).

• NoMLSplayerhassufferedmorefoulssincethestartof2013thanDarlington Nagbe(262includingplayoffs,36morethananyotherplayer).

• NoMLSplayerhascommittedmorefoulssincethestartof2013thanDiego Chara (221includingplayoffs,55morethananyotherplayer).

• Adam KwaraseyleadsMLSwith12cleansheets.His313-minuteshutoutstreakfromJuly25toAug.21wassixthlongestinMLSthisseason.

• Alvas Powell rankssecondinMLSwith120crossesfromopenplay,whileJorge Villafanaranksthirdwith110.

• PowellleadsMLSwith248duelswon,39morethananyotherplayer.Herankssecondintheleaguewith109tackleswon.

• Nat BorchersleadsMLSfieldplayerswith30blockedshotsandrankstiedforfirstamongMLSdefenderswiththreegoalsalongsideKevinEllis(SportingKC)andPaModouKah(Vancouver).

SPORTING KC BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC Game Notes | Oct. 3, 2015 at Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-NotesStatsthrough

Thursday,Oct.1

• Peter Vermes isthethirdcoachinMLShistorytowinmultipleU.S.OpenCuptitlesandoneMLSCupwiththesameteam(BobBradley,SigiSchmid).

• Graham Zusiistiedforsecondinclubhistorywith54assistsacrossallcompetitions,oneshyofpassingChrisKlein.

• Graham Zusiisoneshyofhis200thcareerappearanceforSportingKCinallcompetitions.Heisthethirdplayerinteamhistorywithatleast25goalsand50assistsinallcompetitions,joiningPrekiandChrisKlein.

• Benny Feilhaber isoneshyofhis100thcareerappearanceforSportingKCinallcompetitions.His35totalassistsrankfifthinclubhistory.

• Dom Dwyer hasscored44careergoalsinallcompetitionsforSportingKC,fourthmostinclubhistoryandtwoshyoftyingJoshWolffforthird.

• Jacob Petersonisoneshyofhis50thcareerstartforSportingKCinMLS(includingplayoffs).

• Jacob Petersonisoneshyofhis225thcareerregularseasonappearance.HepreviouslyplayedfortheColoradoRapids(2006-09),TorontoFC(2010-11)andtheSanJoseEarthquakes(2011)beforejoiningSportingKCin2012.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

ApivotalWesternConferenceclashbeckonsonSaturdayasfifth-placeSportingKC(12-9-9,45pts.)visitssixth-placePortlandTimbers(12-10-8,44pts.)atProvidencePark.TheclubscurrentlyoccupythefinaltwoplayoffspotsintheWest,buttheSanJoseEarthquakeslurkclosebehindinseventhwith43points. SportingKChasa3-2-2regularseasonrecordagainstthePortlandTimbers,includingjustonelossinfourall-timetripstoProvidencePark.ThesidesmostrecentlymetalittlemorethanthreeweeksagoonSept.9,battlingtoa0-0drawatProvidenceParkforthesecondstraightscorelessstalematebetweenthesidesthisseason(thefirstofwhichcomingatSportingParkonMarch21).Thevisitingteamiswinlessinfivestraightmeetingsbetweentheclubsinallcompetitionssince2011.ThelasttimethehossclaimedawininthisserieswasApril2012,whenPortlandbeatSportingKC1-0atProvidencePark.

Recent #PORvSKC all-time meetingsDate Result Comp. Location04/27/2013 SKC2-3Portland MLSSportingPark06/24/2014 SKC1-3Portland OpenCup SportingPark06/27/2014 Portland0-1SKC MLSProvidencePark03/21/2015 SKC0-0Portland MLSSportingPark09/09/2015 Portland0-0SKC MLS ProvidencePark

#PORvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

• ChanceMyersscoredabrace(andhisonlytwoMLSgoalstodate)ina3-2losstoPortlandonApril27,2013,atSportingPark.

• GrahamZusiscoredtwogoalsagainstPortlandina3-1winonAug.17,2011,atSportingPark.

• KevinEllisrecordedthefirstassistofhisMLScareerina1-0winoverPortlandonJune27,2014,atProvidencePark.

• TwoofMattBesler’s10careerregularseasonassistshavecomeagainstPortland(7/2/11and4/27/13).

• AsamemberoftheChicagoFire,JalilAnibabascoredina2-1losstoPortlandonMay20,2012,atProvidencePark.

• RodneyWallacehastwogoalsandtwoassistsin11regularseasonappearancesagainstSportingKC.

• DarlingtonNagbehastwogoalsinsevenregularseasongamesagainstSportingKC,mostrecentlyscoringatSportingParkonApril27,2013.

• DiegoValerirecordedtwoassistsinPortland’s3-2winoverSportingKConApril27,2013,atSportingPark.

#PORvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY

• PortlandmidfielderJackJewsburyplayedforKansasCityfrom2003-2010,recording15goalsand22assistsin218appearancesacrossallcompetitions.Jewsbury’s218matchesplayedforKansasCityrankseventhinclubhistory,fourgamesaheadofcurrentSKCcaptainMattBesler.

• SportingKC’sMattBeslerandGrahamZusifacedPortlandgoalkeeperAdamKwaraseyinthegroupstageofthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazil.TheU.S.beatGhana2-1onJune16asZusirecordedthegame-winningassist.

• SportingKCmidfielderPauloNagamuraandPortlandmidfielderJorgeVillafanawereteammatesatChivasUSAfrom2007-2009.

• SportingKCmidfielderGrahamZusiandPortlandwingerRodneyWallacewereteammatesattheUniversityofMarylandin2007and2008,winningtheNCAAnationalchampionshiptheirfinalyeartogether.

• PortlandheadcoachCalebPortermadehisMLSdebutinApril1999fortheSanJoseEarthquakes,startingina1-1tieagainsttheKansasCityWizardsatArrowheadStadium.Porterwassentoffinthatmatchafterreceivinghissecondyellowcardinthe32ndminute.

• PortlandTimbersAcademyheadcoachAndrewGregorplayedforKansasCityin2001,recordingtwoassistsin23appearancesacrossallcompetitions.

#PORvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

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Sporting KC Game Notes | Oct. 3, 2015 at Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTESSPORTING KC CROWNED U.S. OPEN CUP CHAMPIONSSportingKCclaimedtheclub’sthirdU.S.OpenCupchampionshipsince2004andtheteam’sthirdmajortitleinthepastfourseasonsonWednesday,prevailing7-6inaneight-roundpenaltykickshootoutaftera1-1drawwiththePhiladelphiaUnionatPPLParkinChester,Pennsylvania.Withthetriumph,SportingKCbringshometheDewarChallengeTrophyandsecuresaberthinthe2016/17ScotiabankCONCACAFChampionsLeague tocompeteagainst thebest teams inNorthAmerica,CentralAmericaandtheCaribbeanregion.

SportingKCforwardKrisztianNemethscoredhisfifthgoalofthetournament,tyingteammateDomDwyerformostinthisyear’scompetition,witha65thminutegoalthatleveledthematchat1-1afterSebastienLeTouxhadstruckfortheopeninggoalinthe23rdminute.TimMeliamatchedhiscareer-highwithsevensavesthrough90minutesofregulationandtwo15-minuteextratimeperiods,thenmadetwosavesinthepenaltykickshootouttoturnawayattemptsfromUnioncaptainMauriceEduandformerNo.1draftpickAndrewWenger.

Approximately1,000SportingKCsupporterswereamongthemorethan14,000fansinattendanceatPPLPark.Philadelphia,playingintheU.S.OpenCupFinalathomeforthesecondstraightyear,tookthe1-0leadthankstothetournament’s leadingscorerinthemodernera.SebastianLeTouxracedontoapassfromVictorNogueiraandplacedafirst-timefinishintothebackofthenetforthe16thU.S.OpenCupgoalinhiscareer.

Nemeth, whose header carried just over the crossbar moments before halftime,foundthecovetedequalizer20minutesintothesecondhalfamidstrainyconditions.Withatotalofthreecombinedtouches,ChanceMyersplayedaball intothepathofGrahamZusiwhoflickeditfurtheracrossthepenaltyareaforNemethtobendaright-footedcurlerinsidethepost.

TheHungarianinternationalscoredineachofhisfourappearancesinthe2015U.S.OpenCupandhisfive totalgoalsmovehim intoashareof theclub leadamongall-timescorersinthetournament.Zusi’sassistwasthethirdofhiscareerintheU.S.OpenCup,placinghimsecondontheclub’sall-timeassistschartforthecompetition.

SportingKCarenostrangerstothepenaltyshootout,claimingthe2012U.S.OpenCupand2013MLSCupwithkicks fromthemark,andtheexperienceshowedonWednesdaywith sevenof the team’s eight shooters successful. Bothgoalkeeperscameupwithback-to-backsavesontheirthirdtryasMeliathwartedEduandBlaketippedNemeth’sattemptintothepost.ThenexteightplayerswouldconvertoneafteranotheruntiltheeighthroundwhenMelia lifted his left leg tomeetWenger’s shot and set the stage for the decisivepenalty.Upstepped21-year-oldnewcomerJordiQuintilla--theyoungestplayertofeatureintheshootout--tosecurethetitlewithaleft-footedshotasBlakedovetheoppositedirection.

OPEN CUP FAST FACTS: SPORTING KC CLAIMS CROWN• SportingKCbecomesthefourthMLSteamtowinthetournamentthreetimes

(Chicago4,Seattle4,D.C.United3).• SportingKChasnowwon threeLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupchampionships

inteamhistory,eachofwhichinextratime(2004)orapenaltykickshootout(2012,2015).

• SportingKCstartedfiveplayersonWednesdaythatstartedinthe2012final:GrahamZusi,MattBesler,ChanceMyers,PauloNagamuraandSethSinovic.

• DomDwyerandKrisztianNemethbothscoredfivegoalsinSportingKC’sruntothe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCuptitle,finishinginatieforthetournament’sGoldenBoot.

• Nemeth’sfifthU.S.OpenCupgoalmovedhim intoa tie forfirstplaceatopSportingKC’sall-timeU.S.OpenCupscoringchart,alongsideDomDwyer,C.J.Sapong,DavyArnaudandIgorSimutenkov.

• KrisztianNemethhasscoredinfourstraightU.S.OpenCupgames,becomingthefourthplayersince1995totallyinfourstraightUSOCmatchesinthesameeditionofthetournament.

• GrahamZusi recordedhis third careerU.S.OpenCup assist onWednesday,movingintoatieforsecondinteamhistorybehindBennyFeilhaber(five).

• ThevisitingteamhaswonthelastthreeU.S.OpenCupfinalsandfiveofthelastnine,includingback-to-backlossesforPhiladelphiain2014againstSeattleandagainin2015versusSportingKC.

• SportingKChas11U.S.OpenCupwinssince2012,morethananyotherteam(11-2-1).Philadelphiaistiedforsecondwithnine(9-3-3).

• SportingKCovercame1-0deficitsinthequarterfinals,semifinalsandfinalofthe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCup.

• SportingKCbecomesthefifthteamtoliftthreemajortrophiesinafour-yearspansince2005(LA,Seattle,D.C.,Columbus.

ON THE ROAD AGAINSportingKCisamidstadauntingportionoftheschedulethatwillseetheteamplayeightof10matchesawayfromhome.ThestretchbeganwithconsecutivelossestoColumbusCrewSC(Aug.22)andtheColorardoRapids(Aug.29).AfterabyeduringthefirstweekendofSeptember, SportingKCembarkedona two-game road tripthatbeganinthePacificNorthwestagainstthePortlandTimbers(0-0draw)onSept.9andendedintheoppositecornerofthecountryagainstOrlandoCitySC(3-1loss)onSept13.

PeterVermes’menreturnedhomeSept.18andearneda3-1victoryoverFCDallas,whileavisittoHoustononSept.23resultedina1-0defeat.SportingKCreturnedhome for a 1-1 draw against Seattle on Sunday, then continued their travels toPhiladelphia forWednesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Sporting KCmayhavewonthechampionship,butatrickycross-countryroadtripbeconsastheteamnowtravelstoPortlandforapivotalmatchwiththeTimbers.

AftertheOctoberinternationalbreak,SportingKCwillvisitSanJose(Oct.16)beforeroundingoutthe2015regularseasonwithhomegamesagainstColoradoRapids(Oct.21)andLAGalaxy(Oct.25).

RISING TO THE OCCASIONSportingKChas an 8-3-6 regular season record this year against teams currentlyinplayoffposition, including anunbeaten7-0-3mark at home.Conversely, PeterVermes’menare4-6-3againstclubscurrentlyoutsideoftheplayoffpicturewitha1-5-1markontheroad.

THE THREE MUSKETEERS2015marksthefirstseasoninclubhistorythatSportingKChasseenthreedifferentplayers reach the double-digit goal mark in all competitions. Dom Dwyer (16),KrisztianNemeth(14)andBennyFeilhaber(12)havecombinedfor42oftheteam’s59totalsgoalsintheMLSregularseasonandU.S.OpenCup.

Ina3-1winoverFCDallasonSept.18,FeilhaberandDwyerbothnotcheddoubledigitgoalsinleagueplay,markingthefirsttimetwoKansasCityplayershavedonesointhesameseasonsince1998(MoJohnston11,Preki10).Nemeth,meanwhile,hasenjoyedperhapsthebestseasonfromanewcomerinSportingKChistory.TheHungarianinternationalhas14goalsandsevenassistsinallcompetitions,makinghis21combinedgoalsandassiststhemosteverbyafirst-yearKansasCityplayer(excludingtheinauguralMLSseasonin1996).

Player MLS USOC Total GoalsDomDwyer 11 5 16KrisztianNemeth 9 5 14BennyFeilhaber 10 2 12TRIO TOTALS 30 12 42TEAM TOTALS 45 14 59

KRISZTIAN NEMETH JOINS HUNGARY FOR EURO QUALIFYINGSportingKCforwardKrisztianNemethwasnamedtotheHungaryMen’sNationalTeamrosteronThursdayfortheirfinalpairofUEFAEuro2016qualifiers.HungarywillhosttheFaroeIslandsonOct.8beforeconcludingtheirqualifyingcampaignontheroadatGreeceonOct.11.

Hungary(3-1-3,12points)currentlysitsinthirdplaceinGroupFwiththetoptwoteamsreceivingberthsintonextsummer’sEuropeanchampionship.Inaddition,thebestoverall thirdplaceteamwillalsoautomaticallyadvance,whileallother thirdplace finishers enter a two-legged playoff round in November to determine thecompetition’sfinalfourteams.

Nemethhas19internationalappearancesforHungary,includingrolesineachoftheteam’spastthreeEuro2016qualifiers.The26-year-oldstrikerhas14goalsandsevenassistsacrossallcompetitionsforSportingKCinhisdebutseasonandscoredinthe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupFinalonWednesday.

PLAYOFF MATHAfteranotherweekendofMLSaction,thetopseventeamsintheWesternConferenceareseparatedbyonlysevenpoints.SportingKCsitsonlyfivepointsbackofWesternConferenceleadersLAGalaxyfollowinga1-1drawagainsttheSeattleSoundersFConSunday.SanJoseandHoustonkepttheirplayoffhopesalivelastweek,whileRealSaltLake’shangbyathreadfollowingSunday’slosstothe‘Quakes.

ForSportingKC,themagicnumberiseightwithfourregularseasonmatchesstilltoplay.Themaximumnumberofpointsateamcurrentlyoutsidethetopsixcanreachis52(SanJose). IfSportingKCreach53points,eightmorethantheircurrentotal,they’llbeguaranteedatop-sixfinishintheWesternConferencestandings.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)BESLER, ZUSI ON PROVISIONAL U.S. ROSTER FOR CONCACAF CUPCONCACAF announced on Sept. 15 that Sporting KC defender Matt Besler andmidfielder Graham Zusi were named to the United StatesMen’s NationalTeam’sprovisional 35-player roster for CONCACAF Cup 2015 between the U.S. MNTandMexicoonOct.10attheRoseBowl.Eachnationalteamwillselecttheirfinal23-playerrostersbyearlyOctoberfromtheplayersontheirprovisionalroster.ThewinnerofCONCACAFCup2015,featuringthepasttwoGoldCupchampions,willdeterminetheregion’srepresentativeatthe2017FIFAConfederationsCupinRussia.

Besler,28,hasplayedeveryminuteinSportingKansasCity’slast31matchesacrossallcompetitionsandleadsallMLSplayerswith193clearancesin2015.Inhisseventhprofessional season,Besler leadsall currentplayerswith213appearances for theclubacrossallcompetitions.Heisafour-timeMLSAll-StartogoalongwithMLSBestXI(2012,2013)andDefenderoftheYear(2012)honors. Internationally,Beslerhas26careerappearancesfortheU.S.Men’sNationalTeamsincedebutingin2013.HehelpedleadtheU.S.MNTtothe2013CONCACAFGoldCuptitleandstartedallfourmatchesfortheU.S.atthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazil.Zusi,afellowDesignatedPlayerand2009MLSSuperDraftpick,hasearnedMLSAll-StarhonorseachofthelastfourseasonstogoalongwithMLSBestXI(2012,2013)and Breakout Player of theYear (2011) recognitions. The University of MarylandproductsitsthirdonSportingKC’sall-timeassistscharts(43)andhis24goalsscoredare10thmostinteamhistory.

The29-year-oldhas32internationalcapsfortheUnitedStateswiththreegoalsandsixassists,includingtwoassistsatthe2014FIFAWorldCup,sincehisdebutin2012.Thissummer,Zusimadethreeappearancesatthe2015CONCACAFGoldCup.

OPARA OFF DISABLED LISTMajorLeagueSoccer’sRosterFreezeDeadlinewasenforcedonSept.15,atwhichtime clubs submitted their final roster for the remainder of the 2015 season.SportingKCdefenderIkeOparawasofficiallyremovedfromtheDisabledListandwillbeeligibleforselectionuponhisrecoveryfromarupturedAchilles.

FEILHABER ON FIREMidfielderBennyFeilhaberispiecingtogetheroneofthebestseasonsinSportingKChistory, settingMLScareerhighswith10goalsand14assistsduringanMVP-caliber 2015 season. In a 3-1winover FCDallasonSept. 18, hebecame just thethirdplayerinclubhistorytoreachdoubledigitsingoalsandassistsinleagueplay,joiningJoshWolff(2005)andPreki(1996-98,2003).Feilhaberhasrecorded19assiststhisseasoninallcompetitions,breakingtheclubrecordhehadpreviouslysharedwithPreki(2003).Earlierthisyear,hebecamejustthesecondplayerinclubhistory(Preki)toreach10goalsand15assistsinasingleseason(allcompetitions).FeilhaberwonMLSPlayeroftheMonthforAprilandreceivedMLSAll-StarhonorsforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwhenhewasnamedtotheAll-StarFanXIandcompetedin the2015AT&TMLSAll-StarGameonJuly29.HehasbaggedtwoMLSGoaloftheWeekAwards(Weeks8and21)andearnedTeamoftheWeekhonorsoneightseparateoccasionsfromvariousmediaoutlets(seepage5).

SKC players with a combined 25 goals/assists in a single season (all competitions)Year Player Goals Assists Total1996 Preki 22 14 362015 Benny Feilhaber 12 19 312003 Preki 12 18 301997 Preki 13 17 302014 DomDwyer 24 1 25

SET PIECE SALVOSporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams in set piecesituations.TheclubleadsMLSwith12assistsfromsetplays,65chancescreatedfromsetplaysand14headedgoals—threemorethananyotherteam.BennyFeilhaberissecondinMLSwithfivesetpieceassists(behindBradDavis’six),whileKevinEllisandDomDwyeraretiedforthirdwiththreeheadedgoalsapiecedespitebothstandingatfive-foot-nine.

SportingKC’saerialprowessbodeswellfortherestofthe2015campaign.ForsevenconsecutiveMLSseasons(andeightofthelastnine),theteamwiththemostheadedgoalshasgoneontowintheSupporters’Shieldand/orMLSCup.

ROOKIE RELEVANCEThreeofSportingKC’sfirstroundselectionsinthe2015MLSSuperDraft—ConnorHallisey (No. 10) Saad Abdul-Salaam (No. 12) and Amadou Dia (No. 20)— havecontributedvaluablytoacampaignthatseestheteamincontentionforU.S.OpenCup and Supporters’ Shield titles. The trio has combined for 51 regular seasonmatchesplayed,morerookieappearancesthananyotherMLSclub in2015.EachplayeralsofeaturedinatleastfourmatchesduringSportingKC’sruntotheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupchampionship,withAbdul-Salaamappearinginallfivegamesofthecompetition.

PETER THE GREATSeventh-yearheadcoachPeterVermeshasstampedhisname in theSportingKCandMLShistorybooksthisseason.The48-year-oldbeganthe2015campaignwith76 regular season coachingwins, good for 14thmost inMLS history.More thansix months later, Vermes has climbed to eighth all-time with 88 regular seasonvictories—fifthamongactivecoachesbehindSigiSchmid(221),BruceArena(190),DominicKinnear(151)andJasonKreis(100).

In addition, 2015 has seenVermes become Kansas City’s winningest coach ever.WhenSportingKCbeatRealSaltLake3-1intheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupsemifinalsonAug.12,Vermesearnedhis109thcoachingwinfortheclubinallcompetitionstopasshisformercoachBobGansleratoptheclub’sall-timechart.Threedayslater,SportingKCpulledoffa4-3comebackwintogiveVermeshis87thregularseasontriumph,alsopassingGanslerforsolepossessionoffirstplaceinteamhistory.OnSept. 30, Vermes won his thirdmajor trophy as coach of Sporting KC when theclubdefeatedthePhiladelphiaUnion7-6inpenaltykicksaftera1-1drawthroughregulation.

Thesecond-longesttenuredmanagerinteamhistorybehindGansler(1999-2006),Vermesassumedheadcoachingduties inAugust2009andhas sincecompileda111-77-59recordinallcompetitions.HeledSportingKCtothe2012and2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupchampionshipsandin2013becamethefirstpersontowinMLSCupasbothaplayerandcoachwiththesameteam.

GanslercoachedVermesasmanageroftheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalatthe1990FIFAWorld Cup and later in Kansas Citywhen the club achieved the Supporters’ShieldandMLSCupdoublein2000.

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Bracket

NewYorkRedBulls4

NewYorkCosmos1

PhiladelphiaUnion2

D.C.United1

ChicagoFire3

CharlotteIndependence1

OrlandoCitySC2

ColumbusCrewSC0

SportingKansasCity6

FCDallas2

HoustonDynamo1

ColoradoRapids0

RealSaltLake2

PortlandTimbers0

SanJoseEarthquakes0

LAGalaxy1

Round of 16June30/July1

QuarterfinalsJuly14-22

SemifinalsAug.12

FinalSept.30

July 22Bridgeview, IL

July 21Harrison, NJ

July 21Kansas City, KS

July 14Sandy, UT

FINAL: Sept. 30 PPL Park Chester, PA

New York 1 (3)

Phila. Union 1 (4)

Chicago Fire 3

Orlando City SC 1

Sporting KC 3

Houston Dynamo 1

Real Salt Lake 1

LA Galaxy 0

Real Salt Lake 1

Phila. Union 1

Chicago Fire 0

Sporting KC 3

Aug. 12Kansas City, KS

Aug. 12Chester, PA

Phila. Union 1 (6)

Sporting KC 1 (7)

SKC wins7-6 in PKsafter1-1 draw

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)2015 SPORTING KC POWER RANKINGS MLSsoccer.com ESPNFC.com SI.com Bleacher ReportWeek1(3/9) 7th 6th 15th N/AWeek2(3/16) 14th 13th 17th N/AWeek3(3/23) 12th 15th 16th N/AWeek4(3/30) 7th 12th 15th N/AWeek5(4/6) 8th 7th 12th N/AWeek6(4/13) 8th 5th 11th N/AWeek7(4/20) 10th 10th 12th 13thWeek8(4/27) 9th 9th 13th 10thWeek9(5/4) 9th 8th 11th 9thWeek10(5/11) 9th 8th 11th 9thWeek11(5/18) 7th 8th 11th 9thWeek12(5/25) 3rd 6th 9th 3rdWeek13(6/1) 2nd 3rd 6th 2ndWeek14(6/8) 2nd 2nd 2nd 2ndWeek15(6/15) 2nd 2nd 7th 1stWeek16(6/22) 4th 2nd 5th 3rdWeek17(6/29) 3rd 1st 3rd 3rdWeek18(7/6) 2nd 1st 1st 3rdWeek19(7/13) 1st 1st 1st 1stWeek20(7/20) 1st 2nd 1st 1stWeek21(7/27) 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rdWeek22(8/3) 4th 2nd 5th 3rdWeek23(8/10) 4th 2nd 4th 2ndWeek24(8/17) 2nd 1st 2nd 1stWeek25(8/24) 4th 4th 8th 4thWeek26(8/31) 6th 7th 11th 5thWeek27(9/7) 5th 7th 12th 5thWeek28(9/14) 8th 10th 13th 8thWeek29(9/21) 7th 8th 12th 6thWeek30(9/28) 9th 7th 15th 9th


2015 SPORTING KC MEDIA RECOGNITIONS

SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM Team of the WeekWeek19(7/13) BleacherReportWeek25(8/25) BleacherReport

JALIL ANIBABA Team of the WeekWeek5(4/6) Goal.comWeek6(4/13) Goal.comWeek9(5/4) BleacherReport

MATT BESLER Team of the WeekWeek9(5/4) Goal.com NBCProSoccerTalkWeek14(6/8) ESPNFC NBCProSoccerTalk SI.com

MARCEL DE JONG Team of the WeekWeek3(3/23) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com

AMADOU DIA Team of the WeekWeek12(5/25) MLSsoccer.comWeek14(6/8) BleacherReportWeek30(9/28) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com SI.com

DOM DWYER Team of the WeekWeek5(4/6) Goal.com

DOM DWYER Goal of the WeekWeek12(5/25) MLSsoccer.com

KEVIN ELLIS Team of the WeekWeek13(6/1) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SI.comWeek17(6/29) NBCProSoccerTalkWeek23(8/10) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com

ROGER ESPINOZA Team of the WeekWeek2(3/16) BleacherReportWeek3(3/23) NBCProSoccerTalkWeek5(4/6) Goal.com SI.com

BENNY FEILHABER Team of the WeekWeek1(3/9) NBCProSoccerTalkWeek4(3/30) Goal.com MLSsoccer.comWeek6(4/13) NBCProSoccerTalkWeek8(4/27) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SI.comWeek9(5/4) MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalkWeek12(5/25) MLSsoccer.com BleacherReportWeek20(7/20) SI.comWeek23(8/10) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.comWeek29(9/21) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com SI.comBENNY FEILHABER Goal of the WeekWeek8(4/27) MLSsoccer.comWeek21(7/27) MLSsoccer.com

BENNY FEILHABER Player of the WeekWeek29(9/21) MLSsoccer.com

BENNY FEILHABER Player of the MonthApril MLSsoccer.com

TIM MELIA Team of the WeekWeek9(5/4) MLSsoccer.com SI.comWeek14(6/8) BleacherReport ESPNFC MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SI.comWeek19(7/13) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com SI.comWeek22(8/3) MLSsoccer.comWeek28(9/14) Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.com

SONI MUSTIVAR Team of the WeekWeek19(7/13) MLSsoccer.com

CHANCE MYERS Team of the WeekWeek17(6/29) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com

PAULO NAGAMURA Team of the WeekWeek24(8/17) BleacherReport MLSsoccer.com SI.com

PAULO NAGAMURA Player of the WeekWeek24(8/17) MLSsoccer.com SoccerByIves

KRISZTIAN NEMETH Team of the WeekWeek12(5/25) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.comWeek13(6/1) ESPNFC MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SI.com

KRISZTIAN NEMETH Goal of the WeekWeek28(9/14) MLSsoccer.com

KRISZTIAN NEMETH Player of the MonthMay MLSsoccer.com

IKE OPARA Team of the WeekWeek1(3/9) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SoccerByIvesWeek3(3/23) MLSsoccer.com SI.comWeek4(3/30) BleacherReport Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBCProSoccerTalk SI.comWeek6(4/13) Goal.com

IKE OPARA Player of the MonthMarch SoccerByIves MLSsoccer.com(finalist)

GRAHAM ZUSI Team of the WeekWeek13(6/1) MLSsoccer.com

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS

68DatingbacktoApril2012(includingpostseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

113

60

83MLSregularseason,6MLSpostseason,14OpenCup,5CCL,5friendlies

notincludingpenaltyshootoutwinsin2012U.S.OpenCupand2013MLSCupfinals

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE

19,40289MLSmatchessince2011(includingpostseason)

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES

105.189MLSmatchessince2011Seatingcapacity:18,467

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED

183in113matchesplayedatthestadium

Sporting KC record vs. Portland Timbers: 3-2-2Home games:1-1-1(5GF,4GA)Road games:2-1-1(3GF,2GA)

Date Score Result Location07/02/2011 KC2atPOR1 WProvidencePark08/17/2011 KC3vsPOR1 W SportingPark04/21/2012 KC0atPOR1 L ProvidencePark04/27/2013 KC2vsPOR3 L SportingPark06/27/2014 KC1atPOR0 WProvidencePark03/21/2015 KC0vsPOR0 T SportingPark09/09/2015 KC0atPOR0 T ProvidencePark

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

PORTLAND TIMBERS

Category 1 2 OT TotalGoals 4 2 0 6Shots 37 41 0 78 ShotsonGoal 14 14 0 28Fouls 46 45 0 91Offsides 17 9 0 26CornerKicks 12 20 0 32

Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 7 1 0 8Shots 44 49 0 93ShotsonGoal 18 11 0 29Fouls 43 66 0 109Offsides 3 3 0 6CornerKicks 12 19 0 31

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS


DarlingtonNagbe2DiegoValeri2

DarlingtonNagbe10Adi/Wallace4

DiegoChara15DarlingtonNagbe20

Perkins/Ricketts1TroyPerkins2

AdamKwarasey2Perkins/Ricketts8

TroyPerkins5

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFERED

WINSLOSSES

SHUTOUTS SAVES

GOALS ALLOWED

2Myers/Zusi2MattBesler11GrahamZusi4GrahamZusi12SethSinovic10DomDwyer

2JimmyNielsen2JimmyNielsen1threeplayerstied9JimmyNielsen6JimmyNielsen

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS


fiveplayerstied1(4/27/13)DiegoValeri2(9/9/15)LucasMelano5

threeplayerstied3threeplayerstied4

(6/27/14)DarlingtonNagbe6

(4/27/13)DonovanRicketts6(8/17/11)TroyPerkins3

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFERED

SAVESGOALS ALLOWED

2Myers/Zusi1eightplayerstied5TealBunbury(8/17/11)3GrahamZusi(8/17/11)5threeplayerstied5KeiKamara(4/21/12)

7TimMelia(9/9/15)3JimmyNielsen(4/27/13)

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT TotalKC 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 8POR 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 6

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKERPlayers In Players Out

BernardoAnor(trade-12/8/14) AntonioDovale(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

JalilAnibaba(trade-12/12/14) ChristianDuke(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

LuisMarin(signing-12/18/14) AndyGruenebaum(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

KrisztianNemeth(signing-12/18/14) MichaelKafari(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

TimMelia(signing-12/23/14) EricKronberg(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

RogerEspinoza(signing-1/6/15) VictorMunoz(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

ConnorHallisey(SuperDraft-1/15/15) SalZizzo(optiondeclined-11/25/14)

SaadAbdul-Salaam(SuperDraft-1/15/15) LawrenceOlum(outofcontract-11/25/14)

ServandoCarrasco(trade-1/27/15) MartinSteuble(outofcontract-11/25/14)

SoniMustivar(signing-2/13/15) AurelienCollin(trade-12/8/14)

AmadouDia(SuperDraft-2/18/15) C.J.Sapong(trade-12/8/14)

JamesAnsuRogers(SuperDraft-2/25/15) SoonySaad(outofcontract-1/1/15)

MarceldeJong(signing-3/2/15) IgorJuliao(loanends-1/1/15)

AmobiOkugo(trade-7/20/2015) ClaudioBieler(outofcontract-1/20/15)

JordiQuintilla(signing-8/6/2015) JorgeClaros(waived-2/24/15)

LuisMarin(contractterminated-5/27/15)

JamesAnsuRogers(waived-6/22/15)

ServandoCarrasco(trade-7/20/15)

DATE IN/OUT DETAILSNov.25: OUT SportingKCdeclinescontractoptionsforMChristianDuke,MAntonioDovale,GKAndyGruenebaum,MMichaelKafari,GKEricKronberg, MVictorMunozandFSalZizzo;MLawrenceOlumandMMartinSteubleleavecluboutofcontractDec.8: IN SportingKCacquiresMBernardoAnorfromColumbusCrewSCDec.8: OUT SportingKCtradesDAurelienCollintoOrlandoCitySC;tradesFC.J.SapongtoPhiladelphiaUnionDec.12: IN SportingKCsignsDJalilAnibabaafteracquiringhisrightsfromOrlandoCitySC(2014MLSExpansionDraft)Dec.18: IN SportingKCsignsGKLuisMarinandFKrisztianNemethDec.23: IN SportingKCsignsGKTimMeliaJan.1: OUT FSoonySaadleavescluboutofcontract;DIgorJuliaoleavesclubasloanexpiresJan.6: IN SportingKCsignsMRogerEspinozaJan.15: IN SportingKCselectsMConnorHallisey(10thoverall),DSaadAbdul-Salaam(12thoverall)andDAmadouDia(20thoverall)inthefirstroundofthe2015MLS SuperDraft.HalliseyandAbdul-SalaamsignedwithMLSpriortothedraftandwereautomaticallyaddedtoSportingKC’sroster.Jan.15: SportingKCsignsFJacobPetersontonewcontractJan.20: OUT FClaudioBielerleavescluboutofcontractJan.20: IN SportingKCselectsMJamesAnsuRogers(53rdoverall)andDTonyRocha(73rdoverall)inthethirdandfourthroundsofthe2015MLSSuperDraftJan.27: IN SportingKCsignsDKevinEllistonewcontract;signsMServandoCarrascoafteracquiringhisrightsfromHoustonDynamoFeb.13: IN SportingKCsignsMSoniMustivarFeb.18: IN SportingKCsignsDAmadouDia,the20thoverallpick(firstround)inthe2015MLSSuperDraftFeb.24: OUT SportingKCwaivesMJorgeClarosFeb.25: IN SportingKCsignsFJamesAnsuRogers,the53rdoverallpick(thirdround)inthe2015MLSSuperDraftMarch2: IN SportingKCsignsDMarceldeJongMarch24: LOAN(out) SportingKCloansMMikeyLopeztoOKCEnergyFC(USL)April1: LOAN(out) SportingKCloansDSaadAbdul-SalaamtoSanAntonioScorpions(NASL)May19: LOAN(in) SportingKCrecallsDSaadAbdul-SalaamfromSanAntonioScorpions(NASL)May27: OUT SportingKCandGKLuisMarinmutuallyagreetoterminatecontractMay27: IN SportingKCrecallsGKJonKempinfromSanAntonioScorpions(NASL)June22: OUT SportingKCwaivesFJamesAnsuRogersJuly20: IN/OUT SportingKCacquiresD/MAmobiOkugofromOrlandoCitySCintradeforServandoCarrascoAug.6: IN SportingKCsignsMJordiQuintilla

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Year MLS SuperDraft Signings Trades Homegrown Players MLS Lottery Draft

2008 ChanceMyers(1st)

2009 MattBesler(8th)GrahamZusi(23rd)

2010 JonKempin(8/31/10)

2011 SethSinovic(5/10/11) KevinEllis(2/18/11)

2012 DomDwyer(16th) JacobPeterson(1/19/12) PauloNagamura(11/29/11)

2013 MikeyLopez(14th) JimmyMedranda(8/9/13) BennyFeilhaber(12/11/12)IkeOpara(12/12/12)

ErikPalmer-Brown(8/2/13)

2015 ConnorHallisey(10th)SaadAbdul-Salaam(12th)AmadouDia(20th)

KrisztianNemeth(12/18/14)TimMelia(12/23/14)RogerEspinoza(1/6/15)SoniMustivar(2/16/15)MarceldeJong(3/2/15)JordiQuintilla(8/6/15)

BernardoAnor(12/8/14)JalilAnibaba(12/12/14)AmobiOkugo(7/20/15)

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DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 NEW YORK RED BULLS MLS T 1-1 Opara 50 19,784

Saturday,March14 atFCDallas MLS L1-3 Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS T 0-0 --- 20,848

Saturday,March28 atNewYorkCityFC MLS W1-0 Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5 PHILADELPHIA UNION MLS W 3-2 Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+ 19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 REAL SALT LAKE MLS T 0-0 --- 20,087

Saturday,April18 atLAGalaxy MLS L1-2 Nemeth 22 20,018

Saturday,April25 atHoustonDynamo MLS T4-4 Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+ 21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3 CHICAGO FIRE MLS W 1-0 Nagamura 75 19,581

Saturday,May9 atD.C.United MLS T1-1 Dwyer 45 16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS W 4-2 Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43 18,864

Saturday,May23 atSeattleSoundersFC MLS T0-0 --- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29 FC DALLAS MLS W 4-0 Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64 20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS W 1-0 Feilhaber 84 21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ST. LOUIS FC U.S. Open Cup (4th Round) W 1-0 Zusi 70 19,298

Sunday,June21 atRealSaltLake MLS L1-2 Dwyer 30 19,155

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS W 2-0 Nemeth 32; own goal 64 19,835

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 FC DALLAS U.S. Open Cup (5th Round) W 6-2 Dwyer 5, 30, 41, 69; Nemeth 46+, 59 19,113

Sunday,July12 atVancouverWhitecaps MLS W1-0 Ellis 52 21,000

SATURDAY, JULY 18 MONTREAL IMPACT MLS W 2-1 Feilhaber 4; Dwyer 34 19,070

TUESDAY, JULY 21 HOUSTON DYNAMO U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals) W 3-1 Feilhaber 71; Dwyer 86; Nemeth 88 17,589

Friday,July24 atRealSaltLake MLS L1-2 Feilhaber 50 20,809

SATURDAY, AUG. 1 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS T 1-1 Dwyer 6 19,882

Saturday,Aug.8 atTorontoFC MLS W3-1 Feilhaber 22; Nemeth 29; Peterson 87 24,326

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 REAL SALT LAKE U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals) W 3-1 Mustivar 35; Feilhaber 80; Nemeth 85 16,117

SATURDAY, AUG. 15 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS MLS W 4-3 Ellis 53; Dwyer 81; Nagamura 87, 94+ 19,969

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS L 0-5 --- 18,866

Saturday,Aug.22 atColumbusCrewSC MLS L2-3 de Jong 14; Zusi 62 20,018

Saturday,Aug.29 atColoradoRapids MLS L1-2 Dwyer 47 16,430

Wednesday,Sept.9 atPortlandTimbers MLS T0-0 --- 21,144

Sunday,Sept.13 atOrlandoCitySC MLS L1-3 Nemeth 59 22,241

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FC DALLAS MLS W 3-1 Feilhaber 65, 76; Dwyer 83 18,861

Wednesday,Sept.23 atHoustonDynamo MLS L0-1 --- 18,037

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS T 1-1 Dwyer 79 19,496

Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Philadelphia Union U.S. Open Cup (Final) T 1-1 (W 7-6 PKs) Nemeth 65 14,463

Saturday,Oct.3 atPortlandTimbers MLS 9:30 KMCI,SKCTV

Friday,Oct.16 atSanJoseEarthquakes MLS 10:00 KMCI,SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 LA GALAXY MLS 6:00 TBD

Wed/Thu, Oct. 28/29 Conference Knockout Round MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Oct. 31/Nov. 1 Conference Semifinals (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 7/8 Conference Semifinals (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 21/22 Conference Championship (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 28/29 Conference Championship (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Dec. 5/6 MLS Cup Final MLS Cup Playoffs

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES

March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red BullsMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,784(54thstraightsellout)Weather:70degreesandsunny

1 2 FSporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 01 1New York Red Bulls (0-0-1, 1 pt) 01 1

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),IkeOpara,AmadouDia;RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber,KrisztianNemeth(JacobPeterson77);BernardoAnor(PauloNagamura61),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(ErikPalmer-Brown85)Subs not used:TimMelia,ConnorHallisey,JalilAnibaba,JimmyMedranda

New York Red Bulls: LuisRobles;DamienPerrinelle,RonaldZubar(MattMiazga77),RoyMiller,ChrisDuvall;SachaKljestan,Felipe(AnatoleBertrandAbang84),LloydSam,DaxMcCarty(c),MikeGrella(SalZizzo68);BradleyWright-PhillipsSubs not used:KyleReynish,SeanDavis,LeoStolz,DaneRichards

Stats Summary SKC NYRShots(ongoal) 18(4) 14(4)Saves 3 3Fouls 10 17Offside 0 5CornerKicks 6 9Misconduct Summary:SKC--MattBesler(caution;recklesstackle)30SKC--MattBesler(caution;tacticalfoul)70SKC--MattBesler(ejection;secondcaution)70NYR--BradleyWright-Phillips(caution;tacticalfoul)80NYR--SachaKljestan(caution;recklesstackle)86

Scoring Summary:SKC--IkeOpara1(BennyFeilhaber1)50NYR--LloydSam1(Felipe1)54

March 14, 2015: FC Dallas 3-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ToyotaStadium|Frisco,TX

Attendance:14,149Weather:57degreesandcloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 10 1FC Dallas (2-0-0, 6 pts) 12 3

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;AmadouDia,KevinEllis,IkeOpara,MarceldeJong;PauloNagamura,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza;GrahamZusi(c)(JacobPeterson88),DomDwyer,KrisztianNemeth(BernardoAnor76)Subs not used:TimMelia,SethSinovic,JalilAnibaba,SoniMustivar,JimmyMedranda

FC Dallas: ChrisSeitz;AtibaHarris,MattHedges(c),MoisesHernandez,ZachLoyd;FabianCastillo(KyleBekker89),MauroDiaz(RyanHollingshead69),Michel,TeshoAkindele(MichaelBarrios76),VictorUlloa;BlasPerezSubs not used:DanKennedy,WalkerZimmerman,DavidTexeira,KellynAcosta

Stats Summary SKC FCDShots(ongoal) 11(4) 11(5)Saves 2 3Fouls 16 12Offside 2 2CornerKicks 6 5Misconduct Summary:FCD--AtibaHarris(caution;recklessfoul)35SKC--GrahamZusi(caution;dissent)41FCD--KyleBekker(caution;unsportingbehavior)90SKC--KevinEllis(caution;unsportingbehavior)90

Scoring Summary:FCD--BlasPerez2(TeshoAkindele1,FabianCastillo1)17SKC--RogerEspinoza1(BennyFeilhaber2)44FCD--BlasPerez3(Michel1)52FCD--FabianCastillo1(RyanHollingshead1,Michel2)73

March 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Portland TimbersMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:20,848(55thstraightsellout)Weather:68degreesandpartlycloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (0-1-2, 2 pts) 00 0Portland Timbers (0-0-3, 3 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;JalilAnibaba,IkeOpara,MattBesler(c),MarceldeJong;BennyFeilhaber(ServandoCarrasco84),PauloNagamura,RogerEspinoza(SoniMustivar93+);GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,JimmyMedranda(BernardoAnor56)Subs not used:TimMelia,AmadouDia,SethSinovic,JacobPeterson

Portland Timbers: AdamKwarasey;AlvasPowell,NatBorchers,LiamRidgewell(c),JorgeVillafana;DiegoChara,JackJewsbury,DaironAsprilla(GastonFernandez76),DarlingtonNagbe,RodneyWallace(Jeanderson92+);FanendoAdi(MaximilianoUrruti76)Subs not used:AndrewWeber,NorbertoPaparatto,TaylorPeay,GeorgeFochive

Stats Summary SKC PORShots(ongoal) 16(2) 7(3)Saves 3 2Fouls 13 11Offside 0 4CornerKicks 6 4Misconduct Summary:POR--DiegoChara(caution;recklessfoul)72SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;recklessfoul)82

Scoring Summary:None

March 28, 2015: New York City FC 0-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|YankeeStadium|Bronx,NY


1 2 FSporting KC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 10 1New York City FC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),IkeOpara,JalilAnibaba;ServandoCarrasco,BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura(SoniMustivar78);GrahamZusi(BernardoAnor39),DomDwyer,JimmyMedranda(JacobPeterson67)Subs not used:TimMelia,KevinEllis,AmadouDia,ConnorHallisey

New York City FC: JoshSaunders;JebBrovsky,KwameWatson-Siriboe,JasonHernandez,ChrisWingert;NedGrabavoy,AndrewJacobson(ThomasMcNamara84),MixDiskerud(c),MehdiBallouchy(KwadwoPoku75);PatrickMullins,JavierCalle(TonyTaylor59)Subs not used:RyanMeara,AndresMendoza,PabloAlvarez,MatthewDunn

Stats Summary SKC NYCShots(ongoal) 9(2) 12(3)Saves 3 1Fouls 11 16Offside 2 1CornerKicks 2 3Misconduct Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;recklesstackle)68NYC--MixDiskerud(caution;tacticalfoul)73NYC--KwameWatson-Siriboe(caution;recklesstackle)86

Scoring Summary:SKC--IkeOpara2(MattBesler1)12

April 5, 2015: Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia UnionMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,545(56thstraightsellout)Weather:61degreesandcloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 12 3Philadelphia Union (0-3-2, 2 pts) 20 2

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;JalilAnibaba,IkeOpara,MattBesler(c),MarceldeJong(SethSinovic46);ServandoCarrasco(SoniMustivar77),RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,JimmyMedranda(KrisztianNemeth64)Subs not used:TimMelia,KevinEllis,PauloNagamura,BernardoAnor

Philadelphia Union: RaisMbolhi;Fabinho(RaymondLee78),StevenVitoria,MauriceEdu(c),RaymonGaddis;AndrewWenger,BrianCarroll,MichaelLahoud,EricAyuk(C.J.Sapong72);SebastienLeToux,FernandoAristeguietaSubs not used:RyanMeara,AndresMendoza,PabloAlvarez,MatthewDunn

Stats Summary SKC PHIShots(ongoal) 14(6) 10(5)Saves 4 2Fouls 11 11Offside 2 3CornerKicks 8 3Misconduct Summary:SKC--MarceldeJong(caution;recklesstackle)18PHI--MauriceEdu(caution;tacticalfoul)62PHI--BrianCarroll(caution;recklessfoul)68

Scoring Summary:PHI--OwnGoal(JacobPeterson)3SKC--DomDwyer1(BennyFeilhaber3)16PHI--FernandoAristeguieta3(SebastienLeToux1)19SKC--JalilAnibaba1(RogerEspinoza1)91+SKC--KrisztianNemeth1(M.Besler2,B.Feilhaber4)94+

April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt LakeMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (2-1-3, 9 pts) 00 0Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;MarceldeJong,MattBesler(c),IkeOpara(KevinEllis84),JalilAnibaba;RogerEspinoza,ServandoCarrasco,BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(BernardoAnor77)Subs not used:TimMelia,SoniMustivar,AmadouDia,JimmyMedranda,PauloNagamura

Real Salt Lake:NickRimando;JamisonOlave,EliasVasquez,TonyBeltran,KennyMansally;LukeMulholland(JohnStertzer92+),KyleBeckerman(c),JavierMorales;LuisGil(JordanAllen65),AlvaroSaborio,OlmesGarcia(DemarPhillips88)Subs not used:JeffAttinella,AaronMaund,SebastianSaucedo,DevonSandoval

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots(ongoal) 12(1) 4(0)Saves 0 1Fouls 11 11Offside 2 5CornerKicks 7 2Misconduct Summary:RSL--TonyBeltran(caution;recklesstackle)44RSL--AlvaroSaborio(caution;unsportingbehavior)61SKC--ServandoCarrasco(caution;unsportingbehavior)61RSL--KyleBeckerman(caution;dissent)64RSL--KennyMansally(caution;delayingarestart)80


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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED)

April 18, 2015: LA Galaxy 2-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|StubHubCenter|Carson,CA

Attendance:20,018Weather:64degreesandclear

1 2 FSporting KC (2-2-3, 9 pts) 10 1LA Galaxy (3-2-2, 11 pts) 11 2

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;MarceldeJong(AmadouDia75),MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,JalilAnibaba;ServandoCarrasco,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth(BernardoAnor75),DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(JacobPeterson92)Subs not used:TimMelia,PauloNagamura,SoniMustivar,ConnorHallisey

LA Galaxy:JaimePenedo;DanGargan,A.J.DeLaGarza,TommyMeyer(OmarGonzalez78),RobbieRogers;StefanIshizaki(GyasiZardes69),RafaelGarcia(MikeVayrynen66),Juninho(c),BaggioHusidic;BradfordJamieson,AlanGordonSubs not used:BrianRowe,OscarSorto,JoseVillarreal,IgnacioMaganto

Stats Summary SKC LAShots(ongoal) 10(2) 9(6)Saves 4 1Fouls 12 11Offside 3 2CornerKicks 3 9Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;tacticalfoul)30LA--DanGargan(caution;recklesstackle)32LA--Juninho(caution;unsportingbehavior)83SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)83

Scoring Summary:LA--BaggioHusidic1(unassisted)9SKC--KrisztianNemeth2(B.Feilhaber5,D.Dwyer1)22LA--OmarGonzalez1(Juninho2)94+

April 25, 2015: Houston Dynamo 4-4 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BBVACompassStadium|Houston,TX

Attendance:21,046Weather:79degreesandpartlycloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (2-2-4, 10 pts) 13 4Houston Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 pts) 22 4

Sporting KC:LuisMarin;JalilAnibaba,KevinEllis(ConnorHallisey92+),MattBesler(c),MarceldeJong(AmadouDia63);ServandoCarrasco(SoniMustivar55),BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza;GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,KrisztianNemethSubs not used:TimMelia,PauloNagamura,BernardoAnor,JacobPeterson

Houston Dynamo:TylerDeric;KofiSarkodie,RaulRodriguez,JermaineTaylor,DaMarcusBeasley;AlexLopez(DavidHorst80),RicardoClark,NathanSturgis(LuisGarrido84),BradDavis(c);GilesBarnes,WillBruin(ChandlerHoffman70)Subs not used:JoeWillis,Alex,LeonelMiranda,RobLovejoy

Stats Summary SKC HOUShots(ongoal) 16(4) 12(4)Saves 0 0Fouls 14 7Offside 2 5CornerKicks 7 6Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;recklesstackle)31SKC--JalilAnibaba(caution;recklessfoul)43SKC--KevinEllis(caution;tacticalfoul)53HOU--WillBruin(caution;recklessfoul)63HOU--JermaineTaylor(ejection;deniedobviousgoalopp.)79

Scoring Summary:SKC--KrisztianNemeth3(MarceldeJong1)2HOU--GilesBarnes3(unassisted)11HOU--WillBruin1(BradDavis2)46+HOU--GilesBarnes4(NathanSturgis1)46SKC--DomDwyer2(unassisted)74SKC--BennyFeilhaber1(penaltykick)80HOU--RaulRodriguez1(BradDavis3)83SKC--BennyFeilhaber2(GrahamZusi1)95+

May 3, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago FireMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (3-2-4, 13 pts) 01 1Chicago Fire (3-4-0, 9 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JalilAnibaba,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),SethSinovic(AmadouDia77);SoniMustivar(JacobPeterson85),BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza(PauloNagamura65);GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,KrisztianNemethSubs not used:LuisMarin,ErikPalmer-Brown,ConnorHallisey,BernardoAnor

Chicago Fire:SeanJohnson;JoevinJones,JeffLarentowicz(c),Adailton,EricGehrig(LovelPalmer85);MattPolster,ShaunMaloney,DavidAccam,ChrisRitter(KennedyIgboananike77),HarrisonShipp;Guly(QuincyAmarikwa72)Subs not used:RazvanCocis,VictorPerez,GregCochrane,JonBusch

Stats Summary SKC CHIShots(ongoal) 14(3) 11(3)Saves 3 2Fouls 14 12Offside 2 8CornerKicks 3 4Misconduct Summary:CHI--Adailton(caution;persistentinfringement)32SKC--SethSinovic(caution;tacticalfoul)38CHI--ChrisRitter(caution;delayingarestart)58CHI--DavidAccam(ejection;violentconduct)89SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;recklesstackle)92+

Scoring Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura1(JalilAnibaba1,GrahamZusi2)75

May 9, 2015: D.C. United 1-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|RFKStadium|Washington,D.C.


1 2 FSporting KC (3-2-5, 14 pts) 10 1D.C. United (5-1-3, 18 pts) 10 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),ErikPalmer-Brown,JalilAnibaba;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey85),DomDwyer(KrisztianNemeth71),GrahamZusi(AmadouDia90)Subs not used:LuisMarin,KevinEllis,ServandoCarrasco,JimmyMedranda

D.C. United:BillHamid;ChrisKorb,KofiOpare,BobbyBoswell,SeanFranklin;ChrisRolfe(MichaelFarfan74),PerryKitchen,DavyArnaud(c),NickDeLeon(MiguelAguilar88),ChrisPontius,JairoArrieta(LuisSilva66)Subs not used:ConorDoyle,TaylorKemp,SteveBirnbaum,AndrewDykstra

Stats Summary SKC DCShots(ongoal) 11(5) 7(2)Saves 1 4Fouls 10 9Offside 2 4CornerKicks 5 5Misconduct Summary:SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;recklesstackle)9DC--DavyArnaud(caution;tacticalfoul)41SKC--LuisMarin(caution;dissent)81

Scoring Summary:DC--JairoArrieta2(ChrisPontius1,PerryKitchen1)42SKC--DomDwyer3(RogerEspinoza2)45

May 20, 2015: Sporting KC 4-2 New England RevolutionMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (4-2-5, 17 pts) 31 4NE Revolution (5-3-4, 19 pts) 11 2

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JalilAnibaba,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,PauloNagamura(ServandoCarrasco86),BennyFeilhaber;JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey79),DomDwyer,KrisztianNemeth(SaadAbdul-Salaam92+)Subs not used:LuisMarin,JimmyMedranda,JamesRogers

NE Revolution:BradKnighton;JoseGoncalves,KevinAlston(ChrisTierney73),JermaineJones(c),LondonWoodberry;DiegoFagundez(CharlieDavies54),LeeNguyen,AndyDorman,ScottCaldwell,KelynRowe(TealBunbury54);JuanAgudeloSubs not used:BobbyShuttleworth,JeremyHall,SeanOkoli,SteveNeumann

Stats Summary SKC NEShots(ongoal) 15(7) 11(4)Saves 2 2Fouls 16 12Offside 4 4CornerKicks 2 10Misconduct Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;tacticalfoul)30SKC--DomDwyer(caution;persistentinfringement)37NE--AndyDorman(caution;tacticalfoul)41SKC--AmadouDia(caution;persistentinfringement)71SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;recklessfoul)76NE--JoseGoncalves(caution;recklessfoul)89

Scoring Summary:NE--JuanAgudelo4(KelynRowe3)11SKC--DomDwyer4(KrisztianNemeth1,JalilAnibaba2)29SKC--KrisztianNemeth4(BennyFeilhaber6)39SKC--BennyFeilhaber3(penaltykick)43SKC--KrisztianNemeth5(JacobPeterson1,BennyFeilhaber7)46NE--ScottCaldwell2(CharlieDavies1,JoseGoncalves1)64

May 23, 2015: Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|CenturyLinkField|Seattle,WA


1 2 FSporting KC (4-2-6, 18 pts) 00 0Seattle Sounders FC (6-3-2, 20 pts)00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JalilAnibaba,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,ServandoCarrasco(GrahamZusi77),BennyFeilhaber;JimmyMedranda(SaadAbdul-Salaam58),KrisztianNemeth,JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey56)Subs not used:LuisMarin,JamesRogers

Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;TyroneMears,BradEvans,ChadMarshall,DylanRemick;OsvaldoAlonso,GonzaloPineda,MarcoPappa(CristianRoldan73),LamarNeagle(AndyRose64);ChadBarrett(DarwinJones84),ClintDempsey(c)Subs not used:TroyPerkins,ZachScott,LeoGonzalez,MichaelAzira

Stats Summary SKC SEAShots(ongoal) 9(3) 10(1)Saves 1 3Fouls 11 6Offside 0 4CornerKicks 3 2Misconduct Summary:SKC--KevinEllis(caution;recklessfoul)81SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;dissent)81


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May 29, 2015: Sporting KC 4-0 FC DallasMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (5-2-6, 21 pts) 13 4FC Dallas (6-4-3, 21 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;AmadouDia,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,JalilAnibaba;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(ServandoCarrasco71),BennyFeilhaber;GrahamZusi(SaadAbdul-Salaam83),KrisztianNemeth,ConnorHallisey(MarceldeJong65)Subs not used:JonKempin,JimmyMedranda,JamesRogers

FC Dallas:DanKennedy;MoisesHernandez,MattHedges(c),ZachLoyd,Je-VaughnWatson;KyleBekker,VictorUlloa,MauroDiaz(Michel72),RyanHollingshead;TeshoAkindele(DavidTexeira74),BlasPerez(RolandoEscobar46)Subs not used:AtibaHarris,ChrisSeitz,WalkerZimmerman,MichaelBarrios

Stats Summary SKC DALShots(ongoal) 12(6) 5(1)Saves 1 2Fouls 11 14Offside 4 2CornerKicks 5 3Misconduct Summary:DAL--ZachLoyd(caution;recklessfoul)33DAL--ZachLoyd(ejection;secondcaution,tacticalfoul)43

Scoring Summary:SKC--KrisztianNemeth6(KevinEllis1,GrahamZusi3)19SKC--BennyFeilhaber4(KrisztianNemeth2,JalilAnibaba3)51SKC--KevinEllis1(GrahamZusi4)57SKC--GrahamZusi1(ConnorHallisey1,JalilAnibaba4)64

June 6, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Seattle Sounders FCMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:21,505(61ststraightsellout)Weather:85degreesandpartlycloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (6-2-6, 24 pts) 01 1Seattle Sounders FC (8-4-2, 26 pts)00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JalilAnibaba,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;ConnorHallisey(SaadAbdul-Salaam85),GrahamZusi,MarceldeJong(DomDwyer58)Subs not used:JonKempin,ChanceMyers,ServandoCarrasco,JimmyMedranda,JamesRogers

Seattle Sounders FC:StefanFrei;DylanRemick,ZachScott(c),ChadMarshall,TyroneMears;GonzaloPineda,MichealAzira(DarwinJones86),MarcoPappa(Thomas80),AndyRose,CristianRoldan(LeoGonzalez77);LamarNeagleSubs not used:TroyPerkins,DamionLowe,OnielFisher,AaronKovar

Stats Summary SKC SEAShots(ongoal) 16(4) 6(6)Saves 6 3Fouls 7 9Offside 1 3CornerKicks 3 5Misconduct Summary:SEA--StefanFrei(caution;dissent)82

Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber(penaltykick)84

June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FCU.S.OpenCup4thRound|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,298(sellout)Weather:77degreesandcloudy

1 2 FSporting KC 01 1Saint Louis FC 00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam56),KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia(MarceldeJong81);SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza;ConnorHallisey(JacobPeterson68),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:JonKempin,JalilAnibaba,ServandoCarrasco,JimmyMedranda

Saint Louis FC:MarkPais;JacobBushue,ChadVandegriffe,SamFink,PatrickDoody;ParkerMaher,BrandonBarklage(c),JamielHardware(JordanRoberts79),BrianCiesulka(CharlesRenken68);JermieLynch(KingsleyBryce80),MikeAmbersleySubs not used:AlexRiggs,OskarGasecki,KentaroTakada,NickBibbs

Stats Summary SKC STLShots(ongoal) 12(5) 2(0)Saves 0 4Fouls 3 10Offside 4 1CornerKicks 4 0Misconduct Summary:STL--BrandonBarklage(caution;recklessfoul)54STL--CharlesRenken(caution;recklessfoul)86

Scoring Summary:SKC--GrahamZusi1(BennyFeilhaber1)70

June 21, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|RioTintoStadium|Sandy,UT



Sporting KC:TimMelia;JalilAnibaba,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia(SaadAbdul-Salaam91+);SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza;GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,KrisztianNemeth(JacobPeterson75)Subs not used:JonKempin,ServandoCarrasco,MarceldeJong,ConnorHallisey,ChanceMyers

Real Salt Lake:NickRimando;TonyBeltran,JustenGlad,AaronMaund,DemarPhillips;LukeMulholland(LuisGil70),KyleBeckerman(c),JavierMorales;SebastianJaime(JordanAllen69),DevonSandoval,JoaoPlata(OlmesGarcia83)Subs not used:JeffAttinella,JohnStertzer,PhanuelKavita,SebastianSaucedo

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots(ongoal) 11(5) 15(7)Saves 4 4Fouls 15 9Offside 0 3CornerKicks 4 16Misconduct Summary:SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;recklesstackle)8SKC--MattBesler(caution;recklessfoul)14RSL--JavierMorales(caution;recklessfoul)15RSL--DemarPhillips(caution;recklesstackle)18RSL--KyleBeckerman(caution;recklessfoul)47RSL--SebastianJaime(caution;recklessfoul)51RSL--OlmesGarcia(caution;unsportingbehavior)93+

Scoring Summary:RSL--SebastianJaime1(JavierMorales4)15SKC--DomDwyer5(BennyFeilhaber8)30RSL--OlmesGarcia1(JavierMorales5)93+

June 27, 2015: Sporting KC 2-0 Colorado RapidsMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,835(62ndstraightsellout)Weather:83degreesandpartlycloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (7-3-6, 27 pts) 11 2Colorado Rapids (2-6-9, 15 pts) 00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;MarceldeJong(SaadAbdul-Salaam78),MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers(AmadouDia90);SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth(JacobPeterson71),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:JonKempin,ServandoCarrasco,ConnorHallisey,JalilAnibaba

Colorado Rapids:ClintIrwin;BobbyBurling,JamesRiley,JaredWatts,JosephGreenspan;MarceloSarvas,LucasPittinari(DillonPowers73),SamCronin(c),DillonSerna(KevinDoyle69),GabrielTorres(VicenteSanchez74);LuisSolignacSubs not used:ShaneO’Neill,ZacMacMath,MarcBurch,CharlesEloundou

Stats Summary SKC COLShots(ongoal) 9(4) 6(2)Saves 2 3Fouls 15 14Offside 0 5CornerKicks 6 3Misconduct Summary:COL--JaredWatts(caution;tacticalfoul)52COL--JosephGreenspan(caution;recklesstackle)61COL--KevinDoyle(caution;recklessfoul)70SKC--DomDwyer(caution;recklessfoul)80SKC--JacobPeterson(caution;delayingarestart)92+

Scoring Summary:SKC--KrisztianNemeth7(C.Myers1,B.Feilhaber9)32SKC--SamCronin(owngoal)64

July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC DallasU.S.OpenCupRoundof16|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,113(sellout)Weather:82degreesandcloudy

1 2 FSporting KC 42 6FC Dallas 02 2

Sporting KC:TimMelia;AmadouDia,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,JalilAnibaba;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber(PauloNagamura62);KrisztianNemeth(ConnorHallisey75),DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(SaadAbdul-Salaam50)Subs not used:AlexRiggs,ErikPalmer-Brown,ServandoCarrasco,JimmyMedranda

FC Dallas:ChrisSeitz;MoisesHernandez(VictorUlloa46),MattHedges(c)(KellynAcosta60),WalkerZimmerman,AtibaHarris;RyanHollingshead(AlexZendejas68),Michel,Je-VaughnWatson,MichaelBarrios;RolandoEscobar,DavidTexeiraSubs not used:JesseGonzalez,ZachLoyd,DannyGarcia

Stats Summary SKC DALShots(ongoal) 11(10) 9(5)Saves 3 2Fouls 10 12Offside 3 0CornerKicks 7 3Misconduct Summary:DAL--Michel(caution;recklesstackle)15DAL--WalkerZimmerman(caution;recklessfoul)68

Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer1(BennyFeilhaber2)5SKC--DomDwyer2(BennyFeilhaber3)30SKC--DomDwyer3(PenaltyKick)41SKC--KrisztianNemeth1(J.Peterson1,B.Feilhaber4)46+SKC--KrisztianNemeth2(SaadAbdul-Salaam1)59FCD--MichaelBarrios3(DavidTexeira1)62SKC--DomDwyer4(unassisted)69FCD--KellynAcosta1(unassisted)73

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July 12, 2015: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BCPlace|Vancouver,Canada

Attendance:21,000Weather:68degreesandfair

1 2 FSporting KC (8-3-6, 30 pts) 01 1Vancouver Whitecaps (10-8-2, 32 pts)00 0

Sporting KC:TimMelia;AmadouDia,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey83)Subs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,PauloNagamura,ServandoCarrasco,JimmyMedranda

Vancouver Whitecaps FC:DavidOusted;StevenBeitashour(RobertEarnshaw84),KendallWaston,TimParker,JordanHarvey;MatiasLaba,GershonKoffie(DeybiFlores59),MauroRosales(c),CristianTechera,KekutaManneh(ErikHurtado80);OctavioRiveroSubs not used:PaoloTornaghi,ChristianDean,KianzFroese,NicolasMezquida

Stats Summary SKC VANShots(ongoal) 13(5) 13(7)Saves 6 4Fouls 12 16Offside 1 3CornerKicks 2 6Misconduct Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;recklessfoul)20SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;tacticalfoul)58VAN--KendallWaston(caution;dissent)73SKC--KrisztianNemeth(caution;delayingarestart)86SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)88

Scoring Summary:SKC--KevinEllis2(KrisztianNemeth3)52

July 18, 2015: Sporting KC 2-1 Montreal ImpactMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS

Attendance:19,070(63rdstraightsellout)Weather:92degreesandfair

1 2 FSporting KC (9-3-6, 33 pts) 20 2Montreal Impact (6-8-3, 21 pts) 01 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;SaadAbdul-Salaam,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza,BennyFeilhaber(PauloNagamura74);KrisztianNemeth(ConnorHallisey63),DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(ChanceMyers79)Subs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,MarceldeJong,ServandoCarrasco

Montreal Impact:EvanBush;VictorCabrera,DonnyToia,AmbroiseOyongo,LaurentCiman;DillyDuka(MaximTissot84),IgnacioPiatti(c),CalumMallace(NigelReo-Coker68),MarcoDonadel,AndresRomero;DominicOduro(AnthonyJackson-Hamel74)Subs not used:EricKronberg,WandrilleLefevre,EricMiller,PatriceBernier

Stats Summary SKC MTLShots(ongoal) 10(4) 6(2)Saves 1 2Fouls 15 10Offside 3 4CornerKicks 5 1Misconduct Summary:MTL--MarcoDonadel(caution;recklesstackle)84

Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber6(K.Nemeth4,R.Espinoza3)4SKC--DomDwyer6(BennyFeilhaber10)34MTL--IgnacioPiatti6(CalumMallace2)59

July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston DynamoU.S.OpenCupQuarterfinal|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC 03 3Houston Dynamo 01 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia;SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,RogerEspinoza(PauloNagamura90);ConnorHallisey(JacobPeterson54),DomDwyer,KrisztianNemeth(SaadAbdul-Salaam91+)Subs not used:JonKempin,MarceldeJong,ErikPalmer-Brown,BernardoAnor

Houston Dynamo:JoeWillis;KofiSarkodie,DavidHorst,A.J.Cochran,TaylorHunter;LeonelMiranda,NathanSturgis(ZachSteinberger64),RicardoClark,LuisGarrido,BradDavis(c);WillBruin(ErickTorres64)Subs not used:TylerDeric,RaulRodriguez,ChandlerHoffman

Stats Summary SKC HOUShots(ongoal) 16(6) 5(3)Saves 1 2Fouls 11 15Offside 1 5CornerKicks 6 7

Misconduct Summary:HOU--LuisGarrido(ejection;seriousfoulplay)30SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;tacticalfoul)34HOU--RicardoClark(caution;recklessfoul)57HOU--BradDavis(caution;unsportingbehavior)68SKC--RogerEspinoza(caution;unsportingbehavior)68

Scoring Summary:HOU--WillBruin1(unassisted)59SKC--BennyFeilhaber1(MattBesler1)71SKC--DomDwyer5(K.Nemeth1,AmadouDia1)86SKC--KrisztianNemeth3(DomDwyer1,R.Espinoza1)88

July 24, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|RioTintoStadium|Sandy,UT



Sporting KC:TimMelia;MarceldeJong(AmadouDia46),MattBesler(c),ErikPalmer-Brown,SaadAbdul-Salaam;SoniMustivar(BennyFeilhaber46),RogerEspinoza,PauloNagamura;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey79)Subs not used:JonKempin,AmobiOkugo,ChanceMyers,JimmyMedranda

Real Salt Lake:JeffAttinella;AbdoulieMansally,EliasVasquez,AaronMaund,TonyBeltran;LukeMulholland,LuisGil(JohnStertzer87),JavierMorales(c);JoaoPlata(SebastianSaucedo94+),DevonSandoval(OlmesGarcia61),SebastianJaimeSubs not used:EduardoFernandez,JustenGlad,BoydOkwuonu,WellingtonPaeckart

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots(ongoal) 12(6) 14(6)Saves 4 5Fouls 13 9Offside 2 2CornerKicks 3 6Misconduct Summary:SKC--TimMelia(caution;recklessfoul)72SKC--ErikPalmer-Brown(caution;recklesstackle)77SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;unsportingbehavior)91+RSL--JoaoPlata(caution;delayingarestart)91+RSL--EliasVasquez(caution;persistentinfringement)92+

Scoring Summary:RSL--JavierMorales5(SebastianJaime1)34SKC--BennyFeilhaber7(RogerEspinoza4)50RSL--JoaoPlata2(penaltykick)73

Aug. 1, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 Houston DynamoMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (9-4-7, 34 pts) 10 1Houston Dynamo (7-8-7, 28 pts)01 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;AmadouDia,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam79);SoniMustivar,RogerEspinoza(PauloNagamura90),BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,GrahamZusi(JacobPeterson94+)Subs not used:JonKempin,MarceldeJong,AmobiOkugo,ConnorHallisey

Houston Dynamo:TylerDeric;SheanonWilliams,DavidHorst,RaulRodriguez,DaMarcusBeasley;Alex(LeonelMiranda68),NathanSturgis,RicardoClark(LuisGarrido80),GilesBarnes,BradDavis(c);WillBruin(ErickTorres62)Subs not used:JoeWillis,KofiSarkodie,MauroManotas,RasheedOlabiyi

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots(ongoal) 6(3) 7(5)Saves 4 1Fouls 19 12Offside 2 3CornerKicks 3 1Misconduct Summary:SKC--MattBesler(caution;tacticalfoul)20HOU--TylerDeric(caution;unsportingbehavior)45SKC--DomDwyer(caution;unsportingbehavior)45SKC--KevinEllis(caution;delayingarestart)65SKC--ChanceMyers(caution;recklesstackle)76HOU--ErickTorres(caution;recklessfoul)80HOU--NathanSturgis(ejection;seriousfoulplay)86

Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer7(BennyFeilhaber11)6HOU--RicardoClark5(BradDavis6)78

Aug. 8, 2015: Toronto FC 1-3 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BMOField|Toronto,Canada


1 2 FSporting KC (10-4-7, 37 pts) 21 3Toronto FC (9-8-4, 31 pts) 10 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JimmyMedranda,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers(AmadouDia88);SoniMustivar,PauloNagamura(AmobiOkugo57),BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth(SaadAbdul-Salaam76),JacobPeterson,ConnorHalliseySubs not used:JonKempin,MarceldeJong,ErikPalmer-Brown,GrahamZusi

Toronto FC:JoeBendik,AshtoneMorgan(DanielLovitz69),AhmedKantari,EriqZavaleta,Jackson;CollenWarner,MarcoDelgado,JonathanOsorio(JustinMorrow69),MichaelBradley(c);SebastianGiovinco,JozyAltidoreSubs not used:ChrisKonopka,NickHagglund,JayChapman,ChrisMannella,RobbieFindley

Stats Summary SKC TORShots(ongoal) 11(4) 12(5)Saves 4 1Fouls 16 11Offside 2 4CornerKicks 4 5Misconduct Summary:TOR--CollenWarner(caution;recklessfoul)88

Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber8(penaltykick)22TOR--MichaelBradley3(SebastianGiovinco11)22SKC--KrisztianNemeth8(BennyFeilhaber12)29SKC--JacobPeterson1(AmobiOkugo1)87

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Aug. 12, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Real Salt LakeU.S.OpenCupSemifinal|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC 12 3Real Salt Lake 10 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;AmadouDia,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam(MarceldeJong92+);SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura;KrisztianNemeth(ChanceMyers87),DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(ConnorHallisey64)Subs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,JimmyMedranda,MikeyLopez

Real Salt Lake:NickRimando;DemarPhillips,EliasVasquez,AaronMaund,TonyBeltran;LukeMulholland(AbdoulieMansally88),KyleBeckerman,JavierMorales;OlmesGarcia,DevonSandoval(LuisGil77),SebastianJaimeSubs not used:JeffAttinella,JustenGlad,Pecka,JohnStertzer,SebastianSaucedo

Stats Summary SKC RSLShots(ongoal) 17(11) 7(3)Saves 2 7Fouls 12 13Offside 0 2CornerKicks 5 5Misconduct Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;tacticalfoul)30SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;tacticalfoul)75RSL--TonyBeltran(caution;tacticalfoul)76RSL--OlmesGarcia(ejection;seriousfoulplay)93+

Scoring Summary:RSL--OlmesGarcia1(TonyBeltran1)24SKC--SoniMustivar1(BennyFeilhaber5)35SKC--BennyFeilhaber2(unassisted)80SKC--KrisztianNemeth4(unassisted)85


Aug. 15, 2015: Sporting KC 4-3 Vancouver WhitecapsMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (11-4-7, 40 pts) 04 4Vancouver Whitecaps (13-9-3, 42 pts)213

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JimmyMedranda(AmadouDia34),MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam(ChanceMyers73);SoniMustivar,PauloNagamura,BennyFeilhaber;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,ConnorHallisey(JacobPeterson46)Subs not used:JonKempin,MarceldeJong,ErikPalmer-Brown,AmobiOkugo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC:DavidOusted(c);JordanHarvey,PaModouKah,TimParker,StevenBeitashour;GershonKoffie,MatiasLaba,KekutaManneh(DarrenMattocks74),NicolasMezquida(PedroMorales65),CristianTechera(MauroRosales60);OctavioRiveroSubs not used:PaoloTornaghi,ChristianDean,RussellTeibert,RobertEarnshaw

Stats Summary SKC VANShots(ongoal) 17(6) 10(7)Saves 4 2Fouls 14 11Offside 2 3CornerKicks 7 5Misconduct Summary:SKC--AmadouDia(caution;recklessfoul)61VAN--MatiasLaba(caution;recklessfoul)64SKC--PauloNagamura(caution,unsportingbehavior)95+

Scoring Summary:VAN--KekutaManneh5(unassisted)9VAN--KekutaManneh6(StevenBeitashour5)41SKC--KevinEllis3(SoniMustivar1)53VAN--PedroMorales5(unassisted)75SKC--DomDwyer8(KrisztianNemeth5)81SKC--PauloNagamura2(C.Myers2,B.Feilhaber13)87SKC--PauloNagamura3(SoniMustivar2)94+

Aug. 19, 2015: Sporting KC 0-5 San Jose EarthquakesMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (11-5-7, 40 pts) 00 0San Jose Earthquakes (9-10-5, 32 pts)32 5

Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers,KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),AmadouDia(MarceldeJong46);AmobiOkugo(MikeyLopez46),PauloNagamura(GrahamZusi68),BennyFeilhaber;JacobPeterson,DomDwyer,KrisztianNemethSubs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,SaadAbdul-Salaam,ConnorHallisey

San Jose Earthquakes:DavidBingham;MarvellWynne,VictorBernardez,ClarenceGoodson,ShaunFrancis;AnibalGodoy,FataiAlashe(MarcPelosi82),ChrisWondolowski(c);CordellCato,QuincyAmarikwa(AdamJahn73),SheaSalinas(SannaNyassi88)Subs not used:BryanMeredith,LeandroBarrera,JJKoval,TommyThompson

Stats Summary SKC SJShots(ongoal) 10(2) 17(9)Saves 4 2Fouls 14 9Offside 0 5CornerKicks 6 4Misconduct Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber(ejection;professionalfoul)71SKC--KrisztianNemeth(caution;recklessfoul)74

Scoring Summary:SJ--CordellCato2(SheaSalinas3)3SJ--ChrisWondolowski10(penaltykick)17SJ--AnibalGodoy1(QuincyAmarikwa3)27SJ--CordellCato3(SheaSalinas4)58SJ--ChrisWondolowski11(FataiAlashe1)61

Aug. 22, 2015: Columbus Crew SC 3-2 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|MAPFREStadium|Columbus,OH


1 2 FSporting KC (11-6-7, 40 pts) 11 2Columbus Crew SC (10-8-8, 38 pts)12 3

Sporting KC:TimMelia;JimmyMedranda(AmadouDia57),KevinEllis,MattBesler(c),SaadAbdul-Salaam;GrahamZusi,MikeyLopez,PauloNagamura;MarceldeJong(KrisztianNemeth90),DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(ChanceMyers78)Subs not used:JonKempin,SethSinovic,ErikPalmer-Brown,ConnorHallisey

Columbus Crew SC:SteveClark;WaylonFrancis,TysonWahl,MichaelParkhurst(c),HarrisonAfful(HectorJimenez70);JustinMeram(JackMcInerney64),TonyTchani,WilTrapp,EthanFinlay,FedericoHiguain;KeiKamara(CedrickMabwati72)Subs not used:BradStuver,ChrisKlute,KevanGeorge,MohammedSaeid

Stats Summary SKC CLBShots(ongoal) 5(2) 13(7)Saves 4 0Fouls 14 10Offside 2 2CornerKicks 3 8

Misconduct Summary:SKC--DomDwyer(caution;recklesstackle)33SKC--JimmyMedranda(caution;recklessfoul)39SKC--MikeyLopez(caution;recklesstackle)79CLB--JackMcInerney(caution;delayingarestart)92+

Scoring Summary:SKC--MarceldeJong1(SaadAbdul-Salaam1,DomDwyer2)14CLB--EthanFinlay8(KeiKamara7)35SKC--GrahamZusi2(MattBesler3)62CLB--TonyTchani5(TysonWahl1,FedericoHiguain6)80CLB--JackMcInerney5(unassisted)88

Aug. 29, 2015: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|Dick’sSportingGoodsPark

CommerceCity,CO|Attendance:16,480Weather:82degreesandpartlycloudy

1 2 FSporting KC (11-7-7, 40 pts) 01 1Colorado Rapids (8-9-9, 33 pts)022

Sporting KC:TimMelia;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam24);BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura,MikeyLopez(JordiQuintilla77);GrahamZusi(JacobPeterson84),DomDwyer,KrisztianNemethSubs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,MarceldeJong,AmadouDia

Colorado Rapids:ClintIrwin;MaynorFigueroa,DrewMoor,AxelSjoberg,SeanStLedger;MarceloSarvas,SamCronin,JuanRamirez(DominiqueBadji62),DillonPowers(LucasPittinari80),VicenteSanchez(NickLaBrocca89);KevinDoyleSubs not used:ZacMacMath,JamesRiley,MarlonHairston,GabrielTorres

Stats Summary SKC COLShots(ongoal) 11(5) 10(4)Saves 2 4Fouls 9 18Offside 0 1CornerKicks 4 11

Misconduct Summary:SKC--SaadAbdul-Salaam(caution;tacticalfoul)34COL--AxelSjoberg(caution;persistentinfringement)58SKC--SethSinovic(caution;tacticalfoul)60COL--MarceloSarvas(caution;tacticalfoul)72COL--DrewMoor(caution;delayingarestart)90Scoring Summary:SKC--DomDwyer9(KrisztianNemeth6)47COL--MaynorFigueroa1(VicenteSanchez3)53COL--KevinDoyle4(VicenteSanchez4)76

Sept. 9, 2015: Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|ProvidencePark|Portland,OR

Attendance:21,144Weather:80degreesandsunny

1 2 FSporting KC (11-7-8, 41 pts) 00 0Portland Timbers (11-9-8, 41 pts)000

Sporting KC:TimMelia;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam(JalilAnibaba62);SoniMustivar,PauloNagamura,BennyFeilhaber(JordiQuintilla95+);GrahamZusi,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(BernardoAnor75)Subs not used:JonKempin,AmadouDia,ConnorHallisey,MikeyLopez

Portland Timbers:AdamKwarasey;JorgeVillafana,NorbertoPaparatto,NatBorchers,TaylorPeay;JackJewsbury(c),GeorgeFochive(RodneyWallace83),LucasMelano(MaximilianoUrruti83),DiegoValeri,DarlingtonNagbe;FanendoAdi(DaironAsprilla73)Subs not used:JakeGleeson,Jeanderson,AnthonyManning,MichaelNanchoff

Stats Summary SKC PORShots(ongoal) 8(2) 18(8)Saves 7 2Fouls 19 17Offside 3 4CornerKicks 3 6

Misconduct Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;tacticalfoul)40POR--LucasMelano(caution;recklessfoul)46+SKC--JacobPeterson(caution;tacticalfoul)48+SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;tacticalfoul)68SKC--BernardoAnor(caution;recklesstackle)94+Scoring Summary:None

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Sept. 13, 2015: Orlando City SC 3-1 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|CitrusBowl|Orlando,FL

Attendance:22,241Weather:78degreesandfair

1 2 FSporting KC (11-8-8, 41 pts) 01 1Orlando City SC (8-13-8, 32 pts)12 3

Sporting KC:JonKempin;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SaadAbdul-Salaam;SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber(JordiQuintilla73),GrahamZusi;KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyer,JacobPeterson(BernardoAnor46)Subs not used:TreyMitchell,MarceldeJong,JalilAnibaba,AmadouDia,MikeyLopez

Orlando City SC:TallyHall;LukeBoden,AurelienCollin,DavidMateos,RafaelRamos;ServandoCarrasco,CristianHiguita,AdrianWinter(EricAvila73),LewisNeal,CarlosRivas(BrekShea61);CyleLarin(BryanRochez57)Subs not used:EarlEdwards,SebHines,TommyRedding,DannyMwanga

Stats Summary SKC ORLShots(ongoal) 9(3) 8(4)Saves 1 2Fouls 11 13Offside 4 2CornerKicks 5 3

Misconduct Summary:SKC--MattBesler(caution;tacticalfoul)83ORL--BrekShea(caution;dissent)83SKC--DomDwyer(ejecton;violentconduct)87Scoring Summary:ORL--AdrianWinter1(LukeBoden4)3SKC--KrisztianNemeth9(BennyFeilhaber14)59ORL--BryanRochez1(BrekShea2,DavidMateos1)66ORL--AdrianWinter2(LewisNeal1)72


Sept. 18, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 FC DallasMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (12-8-8, 44 pts) 03 3FC Dallas (14-9-5, 47 pts)01 1

Sporting KC:JonKempin;SethSinovic,MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers(SaadAbdul-Salaam70);SoniMustivar,BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura(JalilAnibaba92+);KrisztianNemeth(BernardoAnor82),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:TreyMitchell,MarceldeJong,JalilAnibaba,AmadouDia,MikeyLopez

FC Dallas:JesseGonzalez;Je-VaughnWatson,MattHedges,ZachLoyd(BlasPerez71),WalkerZimmerman;AtibaHarris,Michel,VictorUlloa,EzequielCirigliano(TeshoAkindele64);MichaelBarrios,DavidTexeira(FabianCastillo46)Subs not used:ChrisSeitz,MoisesHernandez,RyanHollingshead,RolandoEscobar

Stats Summary SKC DALShots(ongoal) 18(9) 8(4)Saves 3 6Fouls 7 12Offside 2 0CornerKicks 6 3

Misconduct Summary:SKC--BernardoAnor(caution;unsportingbehavior)86Scoring Summary:SKC--BennyFeilhaber9(unassisted)65SKC--BennyFeilhaber10(penaltykick)76DAL--VictorUlloa1(FabianCastillo7)80SKC--DomDwyer10(PauloNagamura1)83

Sept. 23, 2015: Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting KCMLSRegularSeason|BBVACompassStadium|Houston


1 2 FSporting KC (12-9-8, 44 pts) 00 0Houston Dynamo (10-12-8, 38 pts)01 1

Sporting KC:TimMelia;SethSinovic(BernardoAnor86),MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,ChanceMyers;SoniMustivar(JordiQuintilla80),BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura;MarceldeJong(JacobPeterson54),DomDwyer,GrahamZusiSubs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,SaadAbdul-Salaam,MikeyLopez

Houston Dynamo:TylerDeric;DaMarcusBeasley,RaulRodriguez,DavidHorst,BoniekGarcia;BradDavis(SheanonWilliams74),RasheedOlabiyi,RicardoClark,LeonelMiranda;GilesBarnes(ErickTorres68),WillBruin(Alex80)Subs not used:JoeWillis,NathanSturgis,MauroManotas,RobLovejoy

Stats Summary SKC HOUShots(ongoal) 8(3) 6(4)Saves 3 3Fouls 20 16Offside 4 2CornerKicks 3 2

Misconduct Summary:SKC--SoniMustivar(caution;recklesstackle)33SKC--MattBesler(caution;recklessfoul)41HOU--BoniekGarcia(caution;recklessfoul)45SKC--SethSinovic(caution;recklesstackle)56HOU--BoniekGarcia(caution;recklessfoul)70HOU--BoniekGarcia(ejection;secondcaution)70SKC--BennyFeilhaber(caution;delayingarestart)88Scoring Summary:HOU--WillBruin11(DaMarcusBeasley1,BradDavis9)67

Sept. 27, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 Seattle Sounders FCMLSRegularSeason|SportingPark|KansasCity,KS


1 2 FSporting KC (12-9-9, 45 pts) 01 1Seattle Sounders FC (14-13-4, 46 pts)101

Sporting KC:JonKempin;AmadouDia,ErikPalmer-Brown,KevinEllis,JalilAnibaba(SaadAbdul-Salaam66);PauloNagamura(SoniMustivar46),JordiQuintilla,MikeyLopez;BernardoAnor(DomDwyer74),JacobPeterson,ConnorHalliseySubs not used:TreyMitchell,JimmyMedranda,MarceldeJong,AmobiOkugo

Seattle Sounders FC: StefanFrei;TyroneMears,ZachScott,BradEvans(c),OnielFisher;GonzaloPineda,OsvaldoAlonso(ErikFriberg73),NelsonValdez(LamarNeagle84),AndreaIvanschitz(MarcoPappa64);ClintDempsey,ObafemiMartinsSubs not used:TroyPerkins,ChadMarshall,CristianRoldan,LeonardoGonzalez

Stats Summary SKC SEAShots(ongoal) 12(7) 9(3)Saves 2 6Fouls 15 7Offside 1 1CornerKicks 5 2

Misconduct Summary:SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;recklessfoul)35SEA--OsvaldoAlonso(caution;tacticalfoul)44SKC--ErikPalmer-Brown(caution;recklessfoul)82

Scoring Summary:SEA--ObafemiMartins14(GonzaloPineda2)32SKC--DomDwyer11(AmadouDia1,JacobPeterson2)

Sept. 30, 2015: Philadelphia Union 1-1 (6-7) Sporting KCU.S.OpenCupFinal|PPLPark|Chester,PA

Attendance:14,463Weather:70degreesandrainy

SportingKCwins7-6inpenaltykickshootout

1 2 ET PKSporting KC 0117Philadelphia Union 1016

Sporting KC:TimMelia;ChanceMyers(JacobPeterson112),MattBesler(c),KevinEllis,SethSinovic(SaadAbdul-Salaam78);SoniMustivar(JordiQuintilla66),BennyFeilhaber,PauloNagamura;GrahamZusi,KrisztianNemeth,DomDwyerSubs not used:JonKempin,ErikPalmer-Brown,BernardoAnor,MikeyLopez

Philadelphia Union: AndreBlake(JohnMcCarthy121+);MauriceEdu(c),RichieMarquez,RayGaddis,Fabinho;VincentNoguiera,SebastienLeToux,CristianMaidana(ConorCasey77),MichaelLahoud,TranquilloBarnetta;C.J.Sapong(AndrewWenger116)Subs not used:WarrenCreavalle,BrianCarroll,EricAyuk,StevenVitoria

Stats Summary SKC PHIShots(ongoal) 13(6) 14(8)Saves 7 5Fouls 24 18Offside 1 5CornerKicks 6 10

Misconduct Summary:PHI--MichaelLahoud(caution;recklesstackle)21SKC--KevinEllis(caution;tacticalfoul)29SKC--SethSinovic(caution;tacticalfoul)34PHI--TranquilloBarnetta(caution;recklessfoul)58SKC--JordiQuintilla(caution;recklesstackle)71SKC--MattBesler(caution;tacticalfoul)86PHI--C.J.Sapong(caution;recklessfoul)91+SKC--PauloNagamura(caution;tacticalfoul)94SKC--GrahamZusi(caution;recklesstackle)104SKC--ChanceMyers(caution;recklessfoul)106

Scoring Summary:PHI--SebastienLeToux2(VincentNogueira2)23SKC--KrisztianNemeth5(GrahamZusi1,ChanceMyers1)65

Penalty Kick Shootout:PHI:SebastienLeToux(make)SKC:BennyFeilhaber(make)PHI:VincentNogueira(make)SKC:DomDwyer(make)PHI:MauriceEdu(save)SKC:KrisztianNemeth(save)PHI:TranquilloBarnetta(make)SKC:MattBesler(make)PHI:ConorCasey(make)SKC:PauloNagamura(make)PHI:MichaelLahoud(make)SKC:GrahamZusi(make)PHI:RayGaddis(make)SKC:KevinEllis(make)PHI:AndrewWenger(save)SKC:JordiQuintilla(make)

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2015 Record When...

Scoringfirstgoal 9-2-3Concedingfirstgoal 3-7-2Leadingathalftime 6-0-1Tiedathalftime 4-6-6Trailingathalftime 2-3-2Scoring0goals 0-2-4Scoring1goal 4-6-4Scoring2goals 2-1-0Scoring3goals 3-0-0Scoring4+goals 3-0-1Allowing0goals 6-0-4Allowing1goal 3-1-4Allowing2goals 2-4-0Allowing3goals 1-3-0Allowing4+goals 0-1-1WearingSportingblue 6-8-7Wearingdarkindigo 4-1-0Wearingwhite 2-0-2Leadingat75’ 9-1-1Tiedat75’ 1-3-6Trailingat75’ 2-5-2Outshootingopponent 9-4-6Outshotbyopponent 2-4-3Shotseven 1-1-0One-goalgames 7-6-0OnESPN/2 2-0-1OnFOXSports1 1-2-1OnKMCI-TV 9-7-7Daygames(before5p.m.) 2-0-1Games5p.m.CTorlater 10-9-8Withredcardfor 0-2-1Withredcardagainst 2-1-2Temperature75&up 6-6-5Temperaturebelow75 6-3-4InPacifictimezone 1-1-2InMountaintimezone 0-3-0InCentraltimezone 9-3-6InEasterntimezone 2-2-1vs.EasternConference 6-2-2vs.WesternConference 6-7-7Ongrass 11-8-7Onturf 1-1-2Withzerosubs 0-0-0Withonesub 1-0-0Withtwosubs 1-3-1withthreesubs 10-6-7

Regular Season Record By Month

March2015 1-1-2Marchall-time 13-9-6April2015 1-1-2Aprilall-time 39-31-14May2015 3-0-2Mayall-time 33-39-23June2015 2-1-0Juneall-time 38-29-21July2015 2-1-0Julyall-time 46-33-24Aug.2015 2-3-1Aug.all-time 39-48-15Sept.2015 1-2-2Sept.all-time 29-37-15Oct.2015 0-0-0Oct.all-time 18-12-14

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2015)

vs.ChicagoFire 14-25-11(1-0-0)vs.ColoradoRapids 23-18-13(1-1-0)vs.ColumbusCrew 24-22-6(0-1-0)vs.D.C.United 20-20-12(0-0-1)vs.FCDallas 22-20-10(2-1-0)vs.HoustonDynamo 5-7-10(0-0-2)vs.LAGalaxy 19-24-11(0-1-0)vs.MontrealImpact 6-3-1(1-0-0)vs.NERevolution 24-16-11(1-0-0)vs.NewYorkCityFC 1-0-0(1-0-0)vs.NewYorkRedBulls 19-20-13(0-0-1)vs.OrlandoCitySC 0-1-0(0-1-0)vs.PhiladelphiaUnion 5-4-4(1-0-0)vs.PortlandTimbers 3-2-2(0-0-2)vs.RealSaltLake 8-7-5(0-2-1)vs.SJEarthquakes 21-22-7(0-1-0)vs.SeattleSoundersFC 2-7-3(1-0-2)vs.TorontoFC 13-4-5(1-0-0)vs.VancouverWhitecaps4-1-2(2-0-0)

Regular Season Home and Away

OverallAll-time 255-237-1312015athome 9-1-4All-timeathome 165-86-602015onroad 3-7-4All-timeonroad 90-151-71

SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATSQuickest Goals... 2ndmin,KrisztianNemeth,4/25atHOU 4thmin,BennyFeilhaber,7/18vsMTL 6thmin,DomDwyer,8/1vsHOU 12thmin,IkeOpara,3/28atNYC

Quickest Goals Against... 3rdmin,owngoal(JacobPeterson),4/05vsPHI 3rdmin,CordellCato,8/19vsSJ 3rdmin,AdrianWinter,9/13atORL 9thmin,BaggioHusidic,4/18atLA 9thmin,KekutaManneh,8/15vsVAN Game-winning goals after 75’... 94thmin,KrisztianNemeth,4/05vsPHI

84thmin,BennyFeilhaber,6/6vsSEA94thmin,PauloNagamura,8/15vsVAN76thmin,BennyFeilhaber,9/18vsDAL

Game-tying goals after 75’... 95thmin,BennyFeilhaber,4/25atHOU 79thminDomDwyer,9/27vsSEA

Game-winning goals against after 75’... 94thmin,OmarGonzalez,4/18atLA93rdmin,OlmesGarcia,6/21atRSL

88thmin,JackMcInerney,8/22atCLB76thmin,KevinDoyle,8/29atCOL

Game-tying goals against after 75’... 78thmin,RicardoClark,8/1vsHOU

Own Goals... 3rdmin,JacobPeterson,4/05vsPHIOwn Goals Against... 64thmin,SamCronin,6/27vsCOL

Red Cards... 70thmin,MattBesler,3/8vsNYR 71stmin,BennyFeilhaber,8/19vsSJ 87thmin,DomDwyer,9/13atORL

Red Cards Against... 79thmin,JermaineTaylor,4/25atHOU 89thmin,DavidAccam,5/3vsCHI

43rdmin,ZachLoyd,5/29vsDAL86thmin,NathanSturgis,8/1vsHOU70thmin,BoniekGarcia,9/23atHOU

Penalty Kicks... 79thmin,DomDwyer(saved),3/14atDAL 80thmin,BennyFeilhaber(goal),4/25atHOU

43rdmin,BennyFeilhaber(goal),5/20vsNE84thmin,BennyFeilhaber(goal),6/6vsSEA22ndmin,BennyFeilhaber(goal),8/8atTOR76thmin,BennyFeilhaber(goal),9/18atDAL

Penalty Kicks Against... 73rdmin,JoaoPlata(goal),7/24atRSL 17thmin,ChrisWondolowski(goal),8/19vsSJ

Youngest Goalscorer... 23years,333days,KevinEllis,5/29vsDALOldest Goalscorer... 32years,166days,PauloNagamura,8/15vsVANYoungest Starter... 18years,15days,ErikPalmer-Brown,5/9atDCYoungest to play in a game... 17years,318days,ErikPalmer-Brown,3/8vsNYOldest Starter... 32years,209days,PauloNagamura,9/27vsSEAOldest to play in a game... 32years,209days,PauloNagamura,9/27vsSEA

SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES

Competition W L T GF GA MLSReg.Season 255 238 132 877 847MLSPlayoffs 17 19 7 57 57U.S.OpenCup 23 14 6 86 51International 9 10 8 33 37TOTAL 304 281 153 1053 992

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Neutral site W L T GF GA MLSCupPlayoffs 1 1 0 3 3International 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 3 3

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

PK’S (CONVERTED) 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 2(2) 4(3) 6(5)OPPONENT 1(1) 1(1) 2(2)

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 67 67 134OPPONENT 76 77 153

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 27 27 54OPPONENT 53 43 96

FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 186 211 397OPPONENT 183 172 355

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 23 34 57OPPONENT 12 35 47

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 0 3 3OPPONENT 1 4 5

GOALS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 18 27 45OPPONENT 19 22 41

SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 179 176 355OPPONENT 142 160 302

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTALSPORTINGKC 59 65 124OPPONENT 55 76 131

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GOAL CHART

Penalty kicks:

10,16,22,31,43

Right-footed Left-footed Header Own goal

1-IkeOpara1(BennyFeilhaber1),Mar.8vsNYR,50thmin2-RogerEspinoza1(BennyFeilhaber2),Mar.14atFCD,44thmin3-IkeOpara2(MattBesler1),Mar.28atNYC,12thmin#4-DomDwyer1(BennyFeilhaber3),Apr.5vsPHI,16thmin*5-JalilAnibaba1(RogerEspinoza1),Apr.5vsPHI,91stmin6-KrisztianNemeth1(MattBesler2,BennyFeilhaber4),Apr.5vsPHI,94thmin*7-KrisztianNemeth2(BennyFeilhaber5,DomDwyer1),Apr.18atLA,22ndmin8-KrisztianNemeth3(MarceldeJong1),Apr.25atHOU,2ndmin9-DomDwyer2(unassisted),Apr.25atHOU,74thmin10-BennyFeilhaber1(penaltykick),Apr.25atHOU,80thmin^11-BennyFeilhaber2(GrahamZusi1),Apr.25atHOU,95thmin12-PauloNagamura1(JalilAnibaba1,GrahamZusi2),May3vsCHI,75thmin13-DomDwyer3(RogerEspinoza2),May9atDC,45thmin14-DomDwyer4(KrisztianNemeth1,JalilAnibaba2),May20vsNE,29thmin15-KrisztianNemeth4(BennyFeilhaber6),May20vsNE,39thmin+16-BennyFeilhaber3(penaltykick),May20vsNE,43rdmin^17-KrisztianNemeth5(JacobPeterson1,BennyFeilhaber7),May20vsNE,46thmin18-KrisztianNemeth6(KevinEllis1,GrahamZusi3),May29vsDAL,19thmin+19-BennyFeilhaber4(KrisztianNemeth2,JalilAnibaba3),May29vsDAL,51stmin20-KevinEllis1(GrahamZusi4),May29vsDAL,57thmin*21-GrahamZusi(ConnorHallisey1,JalilAnibaba4),May29vsDAL,64thmin22-BennyFeilhaber5(penaltykick),June6vsSEA,84thmin^23-DomDwyer5(BennyFeilhaber8),June21atRSL,30thmin

24-KrisztianNemeth7(ChanceMyers1,BennyFeilhaber9),June27vsCOL,32ndmin25-Owngoal(SamCronin),June27vsCOL,64thmin26-KevinEllis2(KrisztianNemeth3),July12atVAN,52ndmin27-BennyFeilhaber6(KrisztianNemeth4,RogerEspinoza3),July18vsMTL,4thmin28-DomDwyer6(BennyFeilhaber10),July18vsMTL,34thmin29-BennyFeilhaber7(RogerEspinoza4),July24atRSL,50thmin30-DomDwyer7(BennyFeilhaber11),Aug.1vsHOU,6thmin+31-BennyFeilhaber8(penaltykick),Aug.8atTOR,22ndmin^32-KrisztianNemeth8(BennyFeilhaber12),Aug.8atTOR,29thmin+33-JacobPeterson1(AmobiOkugo1),Aug.8atTOR,87thmin34-KevinEllis3(SoniMustivar1),Aug.15vsVAN,53rdmin35-DomDwyer8(KrisztianNemeth5),Aug.15vsVAN,81stmin36-PauloNagamura2(ChanceMyers2,BennyFeilhaber13),Aug.15vsVAN,87thmin37-PauloNagamura3(SoniMustivar2),Aug.15vsVAN,94thmin38-MarceldeJong1(SaadAbdul-Salaam1,DomDwyer2),Aug.22atCLB,14thmin39-GrahamZusi2(MattBesler3),Aug.22atCLB,62ndmin40-DomDwyer9(KrisztianNemeth6),Aug.29atCOL,47thmin41-KrisztianNemeth9(BennyFeilhaber14),Sept.13atORL,59thmin42-BennyFeilhaber9(unassisted),Sept.18vsDAL,65thmin+43-BennyFeilhaber10(penaltykick),Sept.18vsDAL,76thmin^44-DomDwyer10(PauloNagamura1),Sept.18vsDAL,83rdmin45 -DomDwyer11(AmadouDia1,JacobPeterson2),Sept.27vsSEA,79thmin

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS

NEW YORK RED BULLSMarch 8, 2015 (T 1-1)GK MarinD DiaD OparaD BeslerD SinovicM FeilhaberM EspinozaM Nemeth (Peterson (77’)F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’)F DwyerF Anor (Nagamura 61’)

PORTLAND TIMBERSMarch 21, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD de JongM NagamuraM Feilhaber (Carrasco (84’)M Espinoza (Mustivar 89’)F ZusiF DwyerF Medranda (Anor 56’)

REAL SALT LAKEApril 11, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD Opara (Ellis 84’)D BeslerD de JongM FeilhaberM CarrascoM EspinozaF Peterson (Anor 77’)F DwyerF Nemeth

PHILADELPHIA UNIONApril 5, 2015 (W 3-2)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD de Jong (Sinovic 46’)M FeilhaberM Carrasco (Mustivar 77’)M EspinozaF PetersonF DwyerF Medranda (Nemeth 64’)

at New York City FCMarch 28, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD SinovicM Nagamura (Mustivar 78’)M CarrascoM FeilhaberF Zusi (Anor 39’)F DwyerF Medranda (Peterson 67’)

at FC DallasMarch 14, 2015 (L 1-3)GK MarinD DiaD OparaD EllisD de JongM NagamuraM FeilhaberM Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 76’)

at LA GalaxyApril 18, 2015 (L 1-2)GK MarinD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD de Jong (Dia 75’)M FeilhaberM CarrascoM EspinozaF Zusi (Peterson (90’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 75’)

CHICAGO FIREMay 3, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MeliaD AnibabaD Ellis D BeslerD Sinovic (Dia 77’)M FeilhaberM Mustivar (Peterson 85’)M Espinoza (Nagamura 65’)F ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth

NE REVOLUTIONMay 20, 2015 (W 4-2)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Nagamura (Carrasco 86’)F Peterson (Hallisey 79’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam 89’)

at D.C. UnitedMay 9, 2015 (T 1-1)GK MeliaD AnibabaD Palmer-BrownD BeslerD SinovicM FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF Zusi (Dia 89’)F Dwyer (Nemeth 71’)F Peterson (Hallisey 85’)

at Houston DynamoApril 25, 2015 (T 4-4)GK MarinD AnibabaD Ellis (Hallisey 90’)D BeslerD de Jong (Dia 63’)M FeilhaberM Carrasco (Mustivar 55’)M EspinozaF ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth

at Seattle Sounders FCMay 23, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Carrasco (Zusi 77’)F Peterson (Hallisey 56’)F NemethF Medranda (Abdul-Salaam 58’)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCJune 6, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF de Jong (Dwyer 58’)F ZusiF Hallisey (Abdul-Salaam 85’)

FC DALLASMay 29, 2015 (W 4-0)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Espinoza(Carrasco 71’)F Zusi (Abdul-Salaam 83’)F NemethF Hallisey (de Jong 65’)

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SAINT LOUIS FC *June 16, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MeliaD Myers (Abdul-Salaam 56’)D EllisD BeslerD Dia (de Jong 81’)M FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF ZusiF DwyerF Hallisey (Peterson 68’)

at Real Salt LakeJune 21, 2015 (L 1-2)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD Dia (Abdul-Salaam 90’)M FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth (Peterson 75’)

FC DALLAS *July 1, 2015 (W 6-2)GK MeliaD AnibabaD EllisD BeslerD DiaM Feilhaber (Nagamura 62’)M MustivarM EspinozaF Peterson (Abdul-Salaam 50’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Hallisey 75’)

COLORADO RAPIDSJune 27, 2015 (W 2-0)GK MeliaD Myers (Dia 89’)D EllisD BeslerD de Jong (Abdul-Salaam 78’)M FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth (Peterson 71’)

at Vancouver Whitecaps FCJuly 12, 2015 (W 1-0)GK MeliaD Abdul-SalaamD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM EspinozaF Peterson (Hallisey 83’)F DwyerF Nemeth

MONTREAL IMPACTJuly 18, 2015 (W 2-1)GK MeliaD Abdul-SalaamD EllisD BeslerD DiaM Feilhaber (Nagamura 74’)M MustivarM EspinozaF Peterson (Myers 79’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Hallisey 63’)

HOUSTON DYNAMO *July 21, 2015 (W 3-1)GK MeliaD MyersD EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Espinoza (Nagamura 90’)F Hallisey (Peterson 54’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Peterson 91’)

at Real Salt LakeJuly 24, 2015 (L 1-2)GK MeliaD Abdul-SalaamD Palmer-BrownD BeslerD de Jong (Dia 46’)M Nagamura (Feilhaber 46’)M MustivarM EspinozaF Peterson (Hallisey 79’)F DwyerF Nemeth

HOUSTON DYNAMOAug. 1, 2015 (T 1-1)GK MeliaD Myers (Abdul-Salaam 79’)D EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Espinoza (Nagamura 90’)F Zusi (Peterson 94’)F DwyerF Nemeth

at Toronto FCAug. 8, 2015 (W 3-1)GK MeliaD Myers (Dia 88’)D EllisD BeslerD MedrandaM FeilhaberM MustivarM Nagamura (Okugo 57’)F HalliseyF PetersonF Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam 76’)

REAL SALT LAKE *Aug. 12, 2015 (W 3-1)GK MeliaD Abdul-Salaam (de Jong 92’)D EllisD BeslerD DiaM FeilhaberM MustivarM NagamuraF Peterson (Hallisey 64’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Myers 87’)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FCAug. 15, 2015 (W 4-3)GK MeliaD Abdul-Salaam (Myers 73’)D EllisD BeslerD Medranda (Dia 34’)M FeilhaberM MustivarM NagamuraF Hallisey (Peterson 46’)F DwyerF Nemeth

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKESAug. 19, 2015 (L 0-5)GK MeliaD MyersD EllisD BeslerD Dia (de Jong 46’)M FeilhaberM Okugo (Lopez 46’)M Nagamura (Zusi 68’)F PetersonF DwyerF Nemeth

at Columbus Crew SCAug. 22, 2015 (L 2-3)GK MeliaD Abdul-SalaamD EllisD BeslerD Medranda (Dia 57’)M LopezM NagamuraM ZusiF Peterson (Myers 78’)F DwyerF de Jong (Nemeth 90’)

at Colorado RapidsAug. 29, 2015 (L 1-2)GK MeliaD Myers (Abdul-Salaam 24’)D EllisD BeslerD SinovicM Lopez (Quintilla 77’)M FeilhaberM NagamuraF Zusi (Peterson 84’)F DwyerF Nemeth

at Portland TimbersSept. 9, 2015 (T 0-0)GK MeliaD Abdul-Salaam (Anibaba 62’)D EllisD BeslerD SinovicM Feilhaber (Quintilla 95’)M MustivarM NagamuraF Peterson (Anor 75’)F DwyerF Zusi

at Orlando City SCSept. 13, 2015 (L 1-3)GK KempinD Abdul-SalaamD EllisD BeslerD SinovicM Feilhaber (Quintilla 73’)M MustivarM ZusiF Peterson (Anor 46’)F DwyerF Nemeth

FC DALLASSept. 18, 2015 (W 3-1)GK KempinD MyersD EllisD BeslerD Sinovic (Abdul Salaam 70’)M FeilhaberM MustivarM Nagamura (Anibaba 92’)F ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 82’)

at Houston DynamoSept. 23, 2015 (L 0-1)GK MeliaD MyersD EllisD BeslerD Sinovic (Anor 86’)M FeilhaberM Mustivar (Quintilla 80’)M NagamuraF ZusiF DwyerF de Jong (Peterson 54’)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCSept. 27, 2015 (T 1-1)GK KempinD Anibaba (Abdul-Salaam 66’)D EllisD Palmer-BrownD DiaM QuintillaM Nagamura (Mustivar 46’)M LopezF Anor (Dwyer 74’)F PetersonF Hallisey

at Philadelphia UnionSept. 30, 2015 (T 1-1, W 7-6 PKs )GK MeliaD Myers (Peterson 112’)D EllisD BeslerD Sinovic (Abdul-salaam 78’)M FeilhaberM Mustivar (Quintilla 66’)M NagamuraF ZusiF DwyerF Nemeth

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Sporting KC Player Bios | Oct. 3, 2015 at Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Ht:6-0 Wt.185 DOB:10/19/1988Hometown:Fullerton,CaliforniaCollege: NorthCarolinaLast Club: SeattleSoundersFCAcquired:TradewithOrlandoCitySCon12/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,Oct.22,2011,CHIvsCLBAssists 2,May29,2015,KCvsDALShotsonGoal 2,2times,last:Oct.27,2012,CHIvsDCShots 3,4times,last:Mar.21,2015,KCvsPORFoulsCommitted 3,8times,last:May3,2015,KCvsCHIFoulsSuffered 3,4times,last:Apr.5,2014,SEAatPORLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Apr.5,2015,KCvsPHIAssist May29,2015,KCvsDAL2015Recordwhen: hestarts6-2-6 hescores1-0-0

Fifth-yearMLSdefenderJalilAnibabajoinedSportingKCaheadofthe2015season.Hemade112regularseasonappearancesoverfouryearswiththeChicagoFire(2011-2013)andSeattleSoundersFC(2014),recordingfourgoalsandsixassists.HemadehisSportingKCdebutonMarch21andscoredhisfirstgoalfortheclubinsecondhalfstoppagetimeofa3-2winoverPhiladelphiaonApril5.HisfirstoffourSportingKCassistsduringthemonthofMaywasagame-winnertoPauloNagamuraonMay3,andhewasnamedtothefanballotforthe2015AT&TMLSAll-StarGame.Capableofplayingasacenterbackorrightback,Anibabamade16MLSappearancesin2014andhelpedSeattlewintheSupporters’Shieldtitle.Healsofeaturedinfourmatchesduringtheclub’sruntotheLamarHuntU.S.Openchampionship.The26-year-oldspenthisfirstthreeprofessionalseasonsinChicago,whereheplayedin96oftheteam’s102regularseasoncontestsfrom2011-2013.ThedefenderwasnamedafinalistforMajorLeagueSoccer’sFairPlayAwardin2013,startingeveryregularseasonmatchofthecampaign.Asayouth,AnibabarepresentedtheUnitedStatesattheunder-18andunder-20nationalteamlevels.

#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4Ht:6-4 Wt.185 DOB:9/8/1991Hometown:Gahanna,OhioCollege: AkronAcquired:2015MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#12)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 1,Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBShotsonGoal 1,2times,last:Sept.9,2015,KCatPORShots 1,4times,last:Sept.9,2015,KCatPORFoulsCommitted 2,2times,last:Sept.9,2015,KCatPORFoulsSuffered 3,2times,last:Sept.9,2015,KCatPORLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist Aug.22,2015,KCatCLB2015Recordwhen: hestarts3-3-1 hescores0-0-0

RookiedefenderSaadAbdul-SalaamwasselectedbySportingKCwiththe12thoverallpickinthe2015MLSSuperDraft.HemadehisSportingKCdebutwithasubstituteappearanceina4-2winoverNewEnglandonMay20afterstartingfivegamesonloanforthereigningNorthAmericanSoccerLeaguechampionSanAntonioScorpions.Hehasmade21appearancesinallcompetitionsthisseason(17inMLS)andrecordedhisfirstprofessionalassistina6-2U.S.OpenCupwinoverFCDallasonJuly1.HeearnedhisfirstMLSstartonJuly12,a1-0winoverVancouverinwhichAbdul-SalaamreceivedTeamoftheWeekhonorsfromBleacherReport.Abdul-SalaamplayedthreeseasonsattheUniversityofAkron(2012-2014),recordingthreegoalsand12assistsin54collegegames.TherightbackhelpedAkronwinMACregularseasontitlesineachofhisthreecollegeseasons.Heenjoyedabreakoutjuniorcampaignin2013withfiveassistsin19startsbeforeearningAll-MACFirstTeamhonorsasaseniorin2014,notchingtwogoalsandateam-highsixassistswhilestartingall21gamesfortheZips.

#17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul

Ht:6-1 Wt.178 DOB:5/24/1988Hometown:Caracas,VenezuelaCollege: SouthFloridaLast Club: ColumbusCrewSCAcquired:TradewithColumbusCrewSCon12/8/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,2times,last:July19,2014,CLBvsMTLAssists 1,3times,last:Oct.11,2014,CLBatPHIShotsonGoal 3,2times,last:Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAShots 5,3times,last:July19,2014,CLBvsMTLFoulsCommitted 5,2times,last:July7,2013,CLBvsPORFoulsSuffered 4,3times,last:July26,2014,CLBatNELast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Oct.26,2014,CLBvsPHIAssist Oct.11,2014,CLBatPHI2015Recordwhen: hestarts0-0-2 hescores0-0-0

BernardoAnorjoinedSportingKCfromColumbusCrewSCinDecember2014tobecometheclub’sfirstoffseasonacquisition.The27-year-oldnativeofVenezuelaappearedin72matchesoverfourseasonswithColumbus,scoring12goalsandaddingthreegame-winningassistssincebeingdraftedoutoftheUniversityofSouthFloridain2011.HemadehisSportingKCdebutwithastartonMarch8beforebeingsidelinedfromMaythroughAugustwithmultipleinjuries.Anorplayed13MLSmatchesasarookieand11gamesin2012beforesufferingaseason-endingACLinjury.Hereturnedin2013tomake19MLSstartsandearntheclub’sComebackPlayeroftheYearaward.Henettedacareer-highsixgoalsin2014,helpingColumbusearnapostseasonberthforthefirsttimesince2011.AnorwasSouthFlorida’stopscorerforthreeseasonsduringhiscollegiatecareer(2007-2010)inwhichherecorded21goalsandsevenassists.Hisyoungerbrother,JuanPablo,playsprofessionallyforMalagaCFinSpain’sLaLiga,andhisfather,Bernardo,representedVenezuelaatthe1980SummerOlympicsinMoscow.

#11 | M | Bernardo Anor | @BernardoAnorHt:6-0 Wt.170 DOB:2/11/1987Hometown:OverlandPark,KansasCollege: NotreDameAcquired:2009MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#8)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,2times,last:Oct.22,2011,KCatDCAssists 1,10times,last:Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBShotsonGoal 2,Oct.9,2010,KCvsSEAShots 2,4times,last:Mar.16,2013,KCvsCHIFoulsCommitted 5,Aug.4,2012,KCatNEFoulsSuffered 4,Sept.26,2009,KCvsCOLLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal Oct.22,2011,KCatDCAssist Aug.22,2015,KCatCLB2015Recordwhen: hestarts12-8-8 hescores0-0-0

SportingKCcaptainMattBeslerisinhisseventhseasonathishometownclub.HehasearnedMLSBestXI(2012,2013),MLSAll-Star(2011,2013-2015),MLSDefenderoftheYear(2012)andMLSBreakoutPlayeroftheYear(2012)honorsandwasnamedthe2014KCSportsmanoftheYearbytheKansasCitySportsCommission.HewasnamedtotheMLSAll-StarFanXIaheadofthe2015AT&TMLSAll-StarGameonJuly29.Beslersignedalong-termDesignatedPlayercontractwiththeclubinJuly2014.His214appearancesforSportingKCinallcompetitionsleadthecurrentrosterandrankeighthmostall-time.Aregularstapleoftheteam’sbackline,hehasstarted173ofhis178MLSregularseasonappearancesandlandedSportingKCDefenderoftheYearhonorsthreetimes(2011-2013).Beslerhasearned26capsfortheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeamsincedebutinginJanuary2013.HewasontheU.S.rosterforthe2014FIFAWorldCupinBrazilalongsideteammateGrahamZusi,becomingthefirstKansantoplayintheWorldCup.HestartedallfourmatchesinthetournamentastheU.S.finishedGroupGrunners-upbehindeventualchampionGermanyandadvancedtotheRoundof16.HehelpedleadtheU.S.tothe2013CONCACAFGoldCuptitle,startingallthreematchesintheknockoutstage.

#5 | D | Matt Besler | @MattBesler

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Ht:5-10 Wt.150 DOB:6/8/1993Hometown:HighlandsRanch,ColoradoCollege: ClemsonAcquired:2015MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#20)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 1,Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAShotsonGoal 1,3times,last:June6,2015,KCvsSEAShots 2,Mar.8,2015,KCvsNYRFoulsCommitted 6,Aug.1,2015,KCvsHOUFoulsSuffered 3,June6,2015,KCvsSEALast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEA2015Recordwhen: hestarts5-3-4 hescores0-0-0

RookiedefenderAmadouDiawasselectedbySportingKCwiththe20thoverallpickinthe2015MLSSuperDraft.OnMarch8,the21-year-oldbecamethefirstrookietostartinaSportingKCseasonopenersince2011andrecordedseveninterceptions,thirdmostamongMLSplayersinWeek1.Hehasstarted12of21MLSappearancesthisyearand16of25inallcompetitions,recordinghisfirstassistfortheclubintheU.SOpenCupquarterfinalsagainstHouston.Diaappearedin70gamesduringafour-yearcollegiatecareeratClemson,contributingfourgoalsandsixassists.Asaseniorin2014,heledtheTigerstotheschool’sfirstACCsoccerchampionshipsince2001enroutetoreachingtheRoundof16intheNCAADivisionIMen’sSoccerChampionship.DiahasrepresentedtheUnitedStatesattheunder-14(2007),under-18(2009,2010)andunder-20(2012)levelsandalsoholdsdualcitizenshipinhisnativeFrance.Asayouth,hewasanNSCAAAll-AmericanandColorado’sGatoradeBoysSoccerPlayeroftheYearin2010.

#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_iT11Ht:5-9 Wt.170 DOB:10/15/1986Hometown:Valkenswaard,NetherlandsLast Club: FCAugsburg(Germany)Acquired:Signedon3/2/2015

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBAssists 1,Apr.25,2015,KCatHOUShotsonGoal 1,3times,last:Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBShots 5,June6,2015,KCvsSEAFoulsCommitted 2,Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUFoulsSuffered 2,3times,last:Apr.18,2015,KCatLALast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBAssist Apr.25,2015,KCatHOU2015Recordwhen: hestarts3-5-3 hescores0-1-0

SportingKCsigneddefenderMarceldeJongaheadofthe2015campaign.Afterloggingmorethan225clubappearancesoverhispast10professionalseasonsinNetherlandsandGermany,hemadehisMLSandSportingKCdebutonMarch14witha90-minuteperformanceatFCDallas.HescoredhisfirstMLSgoalina3-2lossatColumbusonAug.22.AdualcitizenofCanadaandNetherlands,deJongbeganhisyouthcareerwithPSVEindhovenbeforesigningprofessionallywithHelmondSport2004.AftertwoyearsintheDutchseconddivision,hejoinedRodaJCinthetopflightEredivisiein2006.DeJongmovedtoGermanyin2010,signingforFCAugsburg.HisfirstseasonthereendedwithpromotiontotheBundesligaforthefirsttimesincetheteamwasfoundedin1907.DeJonghasmade38appearancesfortheCanadaMen’sNationalTeamwithtwogoalssincehisinternationaldebutatage21in2007,recentlystartinginallthreegroupstagematchesatthe2015CONCACAFGoldCupinJuly.HehasrepresentedhiscountryateachofthepastfourGoldCuptournaments,aswellas2010,2014and2018FIFAWorldCupqualifying.

#71 | D | Marcel de Jong

Ht:5-9 Wt.180 DOB:7/30/1990Hometown:London,EnglandCollege: SouthFloridaAcquired:2012MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#16)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,5times,last:Aug.16,2014,KCvsTORAssists 1,5times,last:Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBShotsonGoal 5,Aug.29,2015,KCatCOLShots 7,Sept.27,2013,KCvsPHIFoulsCommitted 5,4times,last:Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBFoulsSuffered 9,Apr.19,2014,KCvsMTLLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAAssist Aug.22,2015,KCatCLB2015Recordwhen: hestarts9-9-7 hescores5-2-4

NowinhisfourthseasonatSportingKC,DomDwyeriscomingoffabreakout2014campaigninwhichhegarneredSportingKCOffensivePlayeroftheYearandco-MVPhonors.TheEnglishmansetasingleseasonclubrecordwith22goals,secondmostinMLS,andhis44careergoalsinallcompetitionsarefourthmostinteamhistory.Dwyer,whowasanMLSAll-Starin2014forthefirsttimeinhiscareer,hasscored66goalsinallcompetitionssincethestartof2013—44forSportingKCand22forformerUSLPROaffiliateOrlandoCitySC.Hesignedacontractextensionwiththeclubaheadofthe2015campaignandleadstheteamthisyearwith16goalsinallcompetitions,includingaclub-recordfourgoalsina6-2U.S.OpenCupwinoverFCDallasonJuly1.Aftermakingthreeappearancesacrossallcompetitionsduringhisrookieseason,henotched15goalsin13regularseasongameswhileonloanwithOrlandoCitySCin2013tosetUSLPRO’ssingle-seasonscoringrecordatthetime.HeaddedfourgoalsintheUSLPROfinaltoearnchampionshipMVPhonors.DwyerwontwonationalchampionshipsatTyler(Texas)JuniorCollege(2009,2010),wherehewasthenationaljuniorcollegeplayeroftheyearafterscoring37goalsasasophomore.MovingontoSouthFloridain2011,hescored16goalsin21games.

#14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14Ht:5-9 Wt.160 DOB:6/30/1991Hometown:KansasCity,MissouriCollege: BartonCountyCommunityCollegeAcquired:SignedasHomegrownon2/18/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,3times,last:Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANAssists 1,4times,last:May29,2015,KCvsDALShotsonGoal 1,6times,last:Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANShots 2,2times,last:May23,2015,KCvsCHIFoulsCommitted 4,April25,2015,KCatHOUFoulsSuffered 3,Aug.8,2015,KCatTORLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANAssist May29,2015,KCvsDAL2015Recordwhen: hestarts10-8-5 hescores3-0-0

SportingKC’ssecondHomegrownPlayerinclubhistory,defenderKevinEllisiscomingoffa2014campaigninwhichhemade21MLSappearances,includinghisplayoffdebut.Hefinished2014withthreeassistsinleagueplay,tiedforthirdmostintheteam,whilesplittingtimebetweentherightbackandcenterbackpositions.The24-year-oldhascontinuedhisunlikelyrisein2015,registeringcareerhighsinMLSwith23startsandthreegoals,tiedformostamongMLSdefendersthisseason.Nowinhisfifthseasonwiththeclub,EllisdevelopedintheSportingKCAcademywhileattendingOakParkHighSchoolbeforeplayingcollegiatelyatBartonCountyCommunityCollegein2009-10.HescoredhisfirstcompetitivegoalfortheclublastMarch,sparkinga1-0winoverCruzAzul(Mexico)inthe2013-14CONCACAFChampionsLeaguequarterfinalfirstlegatSportingPark.

#4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4

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Ht:5-9 Wt.160 DOB:1/19/1985Hometown:Irvine,CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: NewEnglandRevolutionAcquired:TradewithNERevolutionon12/11/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,2times,last:Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALAssists 2,4times,last:May20,2015,KCvsNEShotsonGoal 3,Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALShots 5,2times,last:May29,2015,KCvsDALFoulsCommitted 6,Aug.10,2014,KCatVANFoulsSuffered 6,2times,last:Sept.23,2015,KCatHOULast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALAssist Sept.13,2015,KCatORL2015Recordwhen: hestarts12-7-8 hescores6-1-1

NowinhisfifthMajorLeagueSoccerseason,BennyFeilhaberhasreachedMLScareer-highswith10goalsand14assistsin2015.AregularfixtureinSportingKC’smidfield,heearnedhisfirstcareerMLSAll-StarselectionafterbeingnamedtotheFanXIforthe2015AT&TMLSAll-StarGameonJuly29.HewasnamedEtihadAirwaysMLSPlayeroftheMonthforAprilandhasrecordedasingle-seasonclubrecord19assistsinallcompetitions.Feilhaberturnedprofessionalin2005withHamburg(Germany)aftertwoseasonsatUCLA.HemovedtoDerbyCountyoftheEnglishPremierLeaguein2007andDanishclubAGFAarhusin2008beforesigningwiththeNewEnglandRevolutionin2011.AcquiredbySportingKCpriortothe2013season,hehasmade107appearancesinallcompetitionsfortheclubwith20goalsand35assists.AmemberoftheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeam,Feilhaberhasearned41capswithtwogoalssincedebutingin2007.Hescoredthegame-winninggoalonavolleyinthe2007GoldCupfinalagainstMexicobeforecompetingatthe2008SummerOlympicsinBeijing.HehelpedleadtheU.S.tothefinalofthe2009FIFAConfederationsCupandalsomadethreeappearancesatthe2010FIFAWorldCupinSouthAfrica.

#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22Ht:5-11 Wt.170 DOB:10/25/1986Hometown:Aurora,ColoradoCollege: OhioStateLast Club: WiganAthleticFC(England)Acquired:Signedon1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,3times,last:Mar.14,2015,KCatDALAssists 1,15times,last:July24,2015,KCatRSLShotsonGoal 2,3times,last:May12,2012,KCatCHIShots 5,2times,last:Mar.17,2012,KCvsNEFoulsCommitted 4,6times,last:Mar.21,2015,KCvsPORFoulsSuffered 6,Sept.17,2011,KCatRSLLast Regular Season...Appearance Aug.1,2015,KCvsHOUGoal Mar.14,2015,KCatDALAssist July24,2015,KCatRSL2015Recordwhen: hestarts7-4-6 hescores0-1-0

RogerEspinozareturnstoSportingKCin2015afteratwo-yearstintintheEnglishPremierLeagueandChampionship.HebeganhisprocareerinKansasCity(2008-2012)beforemovingabroadtoWiganAthleticFC.Hetalliedacareer-highfourMLSassistsin2015withonegoalbeforesufferingasesamoidfractureinhisleftfootonAug.1.InhislastyearwiththeSportingKC,EspinozawasanMLSAll-Starandhelpedleadtheclubtothe2012LamarHuntU.S.OpenCuptitle.Hehasmade150appearancesfortheteaminallcompetitions,recordingthreegoalsand17assistsoversixseasons.Inthe2011and2012seasonscombined(includingplayoffs),herankedinthetop10amongMLSplayerswith358duelswon(fifth)and128tackleswon(seventh).Espinozahasearned46capsfortheHondurasMen’sNationalTeam,scoringfourgoalssincedebutingin2009.HeistheonlyactiveMLSplayertohavecompetedinthe2010and2014FIFAWorldCupsandthe2012SummerOlympics.HeleadstheSportingKCrosterwithfivecareerWorldCupstarts.Espinozamade57appearancesandscoredthreegoalsinallcompetitionsforWiganAthletic,includingeightinthe2013-14UEFAEuropaLeague.Healsorecordeda90-minuteshiftinWigan’s1-0winoverManchesterCityinthe2013FACupFinal.

#27 | M | Roger Espinoza

Ht:5-9 Wt.158 DOB:2/9/1993Hometown:GraniteBay,CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaAcquired:2015MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#10)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 1,May29,2015,KCvsDALShotsonGoal 1,3times,last:Aug.8,2015,KCatTORShots 3,June6,2015,KCvsSEAFoulsCommitted 1,2times,last:Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAFoulsSuffered 1,May29,2015,KCvsDALLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist May29,2015,KCvsDAL2015Recordwhen: hestarts4-0-1 hescores0-0-0

RookiemidfielderConnorHalliseywasselectedbySportingKCwiththe10thoverallpickinthe2015MLSSuperDraftoutoftheUniversityofCalifornia.HemadehisMLSdebutwithalatesubstituteappearanceina4-4drawattheHoustonDynamoonApril25.Hehasmade12MLSappearancesthisseasonandearnedhisfirstprofessionalstartonMay29,a4-0winoverFCDallasinwhichherecordedhisfirstMLSassist.AformermemberoftheUnitedStateUnder-18Men’sNationalTeam,HalliseyplayedfourseasonsatCal(2011-2014),recording12goalsand19assistsin72careermatches.Asaseniorin2014,HalliseywasanNCAADivisionIMen’sSecondTeamAll-American,starting19gameswithninegoalsand12assists.Hewasnamedtothe2014CapitalOne/CoSIDAAll-District8Team,earnedAll-Pac-12firstteamhonors,landedaPac-12All-Academicsecondteamnod,andwasaMACHermannTrophySemifinalist.

#22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_halliseyHt:6-1 Wt.170 DOB:4/8/1993Hometown:Leawood,KansasLast Club: SportingKansasCityAcademyAcquired:SignedasHomegrownon8/31/2010

Regular Season Game Highs:GoalsAllowed 3,3times,last:Sept.13,2015,KCatORLSaves 3,Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAShutout N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts1-1-1

GoalkeeperJonKempinbecameSportingKC’sfirsteverHomegrownPlayeruponsigningfortheclubin2010.Heenjoyedabreakthroughyearin2014,enteringtherecordbooksastheyoungestgoalkeepertostartanMLSmatchinclubhistory.Heearnedback-to-backMLSSaveoftheWeekhonorsinhisfirsttwoMLSappearancesandwasMVPofthe2014MLSChipotleHomegrownGame.AftermakinghisSportingKCdebutinthe2012LamarHuntU.S.OpenCup,Kempinwentonloantothen-USLPROaffiliateOrlandoCitySC(ninegamesplayed)in2013.Hethenspenthalfof2014onloanatOKCEnergyFC(13gamesplayed),theclub’scurrentUSLPROaffiliatemanagedbyformerSportingKCgoalkeeperJimmyNielsen.InApril2015,KempinjoinedtheNASL’sSanAntonioScorpionsonloanandplayedtwomatchesbeforereturningtoSportingKCinMay.HeearnedhisseasondebutfortheclubonSept.13againstOrlandoCitySCandpickeduphisfirstwinofthecampaignfivedayslatervs.FCDallas.KempinwasnamedtotheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeamrosterforthefirsttimeinhiscareertotakepartinmanagerJurgenKlinsmann’sJanuaryCampatthebeginningofthisyear.HepreviouslyrepresentedtheU.S.attheunder-14throughunder-23levels.

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21

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Ht:5-8 Wt.160 DOB:2/20/1993Hometown:Mission,TexasCollege: NorthCarolinaAcquired:2013MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#14)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 0ShotsonGoal 2,Aug.1,2014,KCvsPHIShots 2,3times,last:Aug.1,2014,KCvsPHIFoulsCommitted 4,Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBFoulsSuffered 3,Oct.26,2014,KCvsNYLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts0-2-1 hescores0-0-0

MikeyLopezwasdraftedinthefirstroundofthe2013MLSSuperDraftasaGenerationadidassigning.Hemadehisclubdebutinthe2013LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupbeforeplayinghisfirstMLSmatchinJuly2014forthefirstofeightMLSappearancesandfivestarts.HespentthefirsthalfoflastyearonloanataffiliatesOrlandoCitySCandOKCEnergyFC,playing14totalmatchesinUSLPRO.LopezwasaregularfixturefortheU.S.Under-20Men’sNationalTeam,playingatthe2013FIFAU-20WorldCupinTurkeyandthe2013ToulonTournamentinFrance.HehasalsoparticipatedintrainingcampsattheU-15andU-18levels.Lopezmadehis2015debutforSportingKConAug.19andstartedhisfirstMLSmatchthreedayslater.Hepreviouslymadeeightappearancesandplayed434minutesforUSLaffiliateOKCEnergyFC,coachedbyformerSportingKCcaptainJimmyNielsen.

#12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5

Ht:6-1 Wt.190 DOB:5/15/1986Hometown:GreatRiver,NewYorkCollege: LynnUniversityLast Club: ChivasUSAAcquired:Signedon12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:GoalsAllowed 5,2times,last:Aug.19,2015,KCvsSJSaves 7,Sept.9,2015,KCatPORLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUShutout Sept.9,2015,KCatPOR2015Recordwhen: hestarts9-6-4

SportingKCsignedgoalkeeperTimMeliainDecember2014.HeentershissixthMLSseasonin2015afterpreviouslyrepresentingRealSaltLake(2010-2011)andChivasUSA(2012-2014),wherehebackedupMLSAll-StarsNickRimando(RSL)andDanKennedy(ChivasUSA).MeliamadehisSportingKCdebutonMay3,shuttingoutChicagoina1-0resultforthefirstcleansheetandfirstwinofhisMLScareer.OnJuly12,hebecamethefirstkeeperinMLShistorytorecordsixshutoutsinhisfirstnineMLSmatchesforanewclub.Heboastsa13-6-5recordforSportingKCinallcompetitionsthisseasonandmadetwosavesinSportingKC’svictoriouspenaltykickshootoutwinoverPhiladelphiainthe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupFinal.Melia’sprofessionalcareerbeganin2008withtheRochesterRhinosintheUSLFirstDivision.In2010,hejoinedRealSaltLakeandspentpartoftheseasononloanintheUSLSecondDivisionwiththeCharlestonBattery.HehelpedleadCharlestontoafirstplacefinishintheregularseasonstandingsandeventuallytheleaguetitlewitheightsavesinthechampionshipmatch.MeliawasamemberofChivasUSAfrom2012-2014,making18savesinsixMLSappearances.HemostrecentlyservedasaLeaguePoolGoalkeeper,earningemergencycall-upsfromMLSCupPlayoffparticipantsSportingKC(August),FCDallas(October)andD.C.United(November)inlate2014.

#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28

Ht:5-5 Wt.150 DOB:2/7/1994Hometown:Mosquera,Nariño,ColombiaLast Club: DeportivoPereira(Colombia)Acquired:Signedon2/13/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 0ShotsonGoal 1,Sept.7,2013,KCvsCLBShots 3,Mar.15,2014,KCvsDALFoulsCommitted 3,2times,last:Aug.8,2015,KCatTORFoulsSuffered 4,Mar.15,2014,KCvsDALLast Regular Season...Appearance Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBGoal N/AAssist N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts4-1-2 hescores0-0-0

JimmyMedrandajoinedSportingKCinAugust2013onloanfromDeportivoPereira(Colombia),makinghisMLSdebutonSept.7,2013ina3-0winoverColumbusCrewSC.TheColombianmidfieldersignedpermanentlyfortheclublastFebruary,makingsixappearancesacrossallcompetitionsin2014.Hemadehisfirstappearanceof2015withastartonMarch21againstPortlandandhasstartedsixmorematchessince.HeplayedhisfirstMLSmatchasadefenderina3-1winatTorontoFConAug.8,leadingallplayerswithsixtackleswhilealsonotchingfiveinterceptionsandfiverecoveries.MedrandajoinedDeportivoPereira’syouthsystematage12beforeclimbingtheladdertotheseniorteam.Hemade16firstteamappearancesfortheclubintwoseasons,scoringtwice.

#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda

Ht:5-10 Wt.170 DOB:2/12/1990Hometown:Aubervilliers,FranceLast Club:PetrolulPloiesti(Romania)Acquired:Signedon2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 2,Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANShotsonGoal 0Shots 2,Aug.8,2015,KCatTORFoulsCommitted 4,Sept.13,2015,KCatORLFoulsSuffered 3,July12,2015,KCatVANLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist Aug.15,2015,KCvsVAN2015Recordwhen: hestarts10-4-4 hescores0-0-0SportingKCsigneddefensivemidfielderSoniMustivaraheadofthe2015season.The25-year-oldmadehisMLSdebutonMarch21againstPortlandbeforeearninghisfirststartonMay3vs.Chicago.Hehasa14-4-4recordasastarterinallcompetitionsandmade19interceptionsina1-0winoverVancouveronJuly12,themostinanMLSmatchduringtheOptaera(2011-present).HescoredhisfirstgoalfortheclubintheU.S.OpenCuponAug.12andrecordedthefirsttwoassistsofhisMLScareerina4-3winoverVancouveronAug.15.MustivarbeganhisprofessionalcareerasateenagerwithSCBastiainFrance’sLigue2duringthe2008-09and2009-10seasons.HethenmovedtoFCPetrolulPloiestiandplayedeachofthepastthreeseasonsinRomania’sLigaI.Herecorded61leagueappearanceswithtwogoalsinadditiontoplayingeightmatchesintheUEFAEuropaLeague.HestartedinPetrolul’striumphinthe2012-13RomanianCupFinal.MustivarhasearnedsixcapsfortheHaitiMen’sNationalTeam.PriortomakinghisinternationaldebutwithHaitiin2013,hewasayouthinternationalforFranceattheU-20level.

#93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie

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Ht:6-0 Wt.165 DOB:12/7/1987Hometown:ThousandOaks,CaliforniaCollege: UCLAAcquired:2008MLSSuperDraft1stRound(#1)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,Apr.27,2013,KCvsPORAssists 1,15times,last:Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANShotsonGoal 2,2times,last:Apr.27,2013,KCvsPORShots 3,3times,last:July3,2013,KCvsVANFoulsCommitted 4,5times,last:Apr.1,2012,KCatCHVFoulsSuffered 4,May12,2012,KCatCHILast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal Apr.27,2013,KCvsPORAssist Aug.15,2015,KCvsVAN2015Recordwhen: hestarts3-3-1 hescores0-0-0Eighth-yearveteranChanceMyersenters2015asSportingKC’slongesttenuredplayer.TheNo.1overallselectioninthe2008MLSSuperDrafthasplayed159matchesfortheclubinallcompetitions,recordingfourgoalsand18assistsfromthewingbackposition.Hemadehis2015debutonJune16intheU.S.OpenCupfourthround,recordinghisfirstappearancesinceMay2014afterrecoveringfromanAchillesinjury.Hetalliedthegame-winningassistinhisfirstMLSmatchoftheseasononJune27,landingMLSsoccer.comTeamoftheWeekhonors.Myerseclipsed30MLSappearancesinboth2011and2012asaregularstarter,andaftermakingacareer-high31MLSstartsin2013(includingplayoffs),wasthetop-ratedoutsidebackontheMLSCastrolIndex.HeledMLSwith91successfulcrossesfromopenplay(includingplayoffs)between2011and2013beforemissingmostof2014throughinjury.MyerssignedanewcontractwiththeclublastyearafterjoiningtheU.S.Men’sNationalTeamforthefirsttimeinhiscareerasamemberofJurgenKlinsmann’sJanuaryCampin2014.HepreviouslyplayedfortheU.S.U-18,U-20andU-23youthnationalteams.

#7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_MyersHt:5-8 Wt.155 DOB:3/2/1983Hometown:SaoPaulo,BrazilLast Club: ChivasUSAAcquired:TradewithChivasUSAon11/29/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,2times,last:Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANAssists 1,20times,last:Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALShotsonGoal 4,May13,2006,LAvsRSLShots 6,Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANFoulsCommitted 6,Sept.13,2007,CHVvsLAFoulsSuffered 6,May13,2006,LAvsRSLLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Aug.15,2015,KCvsVANAssist Sept.18,2015,KCvsDAL2015Recordwhen: hestarts5-6-3 hescores2-0-0

SportingKC’smostexperiencedMLSplayerwith255leagueappearances(includingplayoffs),PauloNagamuraisinhisfourthseasonwiththeclub.Sincearrivingaheadofthe2012campaign,hehasrecordedsevengoalsandsevenassistsin102gamesacrossallcompetitions.Nagamurascoredthegame-tyingandgame-winninggoalsinthe87thand94thminutesofa4-3winoverVancouverWhitecapsFConAug.15asSportingKCcamefromtwogoalsbehindafterthe80thminutetocompleteoneofthegreatestregularseasoncomebacksinMLShistory.Aveteranpresenceinthemidfield,heconvertedpenaltykicksinshootoutsfollowingthe2012U.S.OpenCupFinal,the2013MLSCupFinalandthe2015U.S.OpenCupFinal.TheBrazilianbeganhiscareerwithSaoPauloFCandArsenalFCinEnglandbeforecomingtotheUnitedStatestoplayfortheLAGalaxyin2005,winningtheMLSCupandLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupinhisfirstseason.HehasalsoplayedforTorontoFC(2007)andChivasUSA(2007-2011)inMLS,becominganMLSAll-Starin2009.

#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag

Ht:5-11 Wt.165 DOB:1/5/1989Hometown:Gyor,HungaryLast Club: RodaJCKerkrade(Netherlands)Acquired:Signedon12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,May20,2015,KCvsNEAssists 1,6times,last:Aug.29,2015,KCatCOLShotsonGoal 2,3times,last:Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALShots 6,May20,2015,KCvsNEFoulsCommitted 2,6times,last:Aug.19,2015,KCvsSJFoulsSuffered 7,May29,2015,KCvsDALLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.18,2015,KCvsDALGoal Sept.13,2015,KCatORLAssist Aug.29,2015,KCatCOL2015Recordwhen: hestarts9-7-5 hescores5-2-1

NowinhisfirstMLSseason,KrisztianNemethsignedforSportingKClastDecember.HemadehisleaguedebutonMarch8atSportingParkbeforescoringhisfirstMLSgoalinthe94thminuteofa3-2winoverPhiladelphiaonApril5.Hehasnotched14goalsandsevenassistsacrossallcompetitionsin2015,includingtheequalizerinSportingKC’spenaltyshootoutwinovertheUnioninthe2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupFinal.Nemeth’sprofessionalcareerbeganatage15whenhesignedwithMTKBudapestin2005.HewassignedbyRafaelBeniteztojoinLiverpoolFCin2007andfeaturedextensivelyfortheLiverpoolReserves,becomingtheBarclaysPremierReserveLeague’stopscorerwithninegoalsduringhisfirstseason.HiscareercontinuedinGreecewithAEKAthens(2009-10),Olympiacos(2010)andOlympiacosVolos(2011)beforehemovedtoDutchclubRKCWaalwijkin2012.HemostrecentlyplayedforRodaJCKerkradeintheDutchEredivisie,recordingeightgoalsduringthe2013-14season.Internationally,NemethstarredfortheHungaryunder-17andunder-19youthnationalteamsbeforeleadinghiscountrytoathirdplacefinishatthe2009FIFAU-20WorldCup.Heearnedhisfirstof19capsforHungary’sseniorteamin2010andmostrecentlyfeaturedin2016UEFAEUROqualifiersinJuneandSeptember.

#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth | @KNemeth_NemoHt:6-0 Wt.175 DOB:3/13/1991Hometown:Sacramento,CaliforniaCollege:UCLALast Club: OrlandoCitySCAcquired:TradewithOrlandoCitySCon7/20/2015

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,5times,last:Oct.2,2014,PHIvsCHIAssists 1,7times,last:Aug.8,2015,KCatTORShotsonGoal 2,April30,2011,PHIvsSJShots 4,June7,2014,PHIvsVANFoulsCommitted 4,7times,last:Oct.26,2014,PHIatCLBFoulsSuffered 4,Oct.26,2013,PHIvsKCLast Regular Season...Appearance Aug.19,2015,KCvsSJGoal Oct.2,2014,PHIvsCHIAssist Aug.8,2015,KCatTOR2015Recordwhen: hestarts0-1-0 hescores0-0-0

SportingKCacquired24-year-oldAmobiOkugofromOrlandoCitySConJuly20ofthisyear.Hehasplayed134MLSmatchesasacentraldefenderandholdingmidfielderinsixprofessionalseasonssincebeingselectedsixthoverallbythePhiladelphiaUnioninthe2010MLSSuperDraft.HemadehisSportingKCdebutina3-1winatTorontoFConAug.8,assistingalategoaltosealtheresult.In2011,OkugowasamemberofMajorLeagueSoccer’sGenerationadidasrosterthatwasledbySportingKCManagerPeterVermesduringatouroftheNetherlands.Between2012-2014,heledallMLSplayerswith70blocksandwasfourthintheleaguewith276interceptions.OkugowasincludedonMLSsoccer.com’s“24under24”rankingsoftheleague’stopyouthtalenteachofthepasttwoseasons(8thin2013,13thin2014)andjoinedOrlandoCitySCfortheirinauguralMLScampaignin2015.OkugorepresentedtheUnitedStatesextensivelyattheyouthnationalteamlevels.Hewentontoappearatthe2009and2011CONCACAFU-20ChampionshipsbeforeplayingfortheU.S.U-23’satthe2012CONCACAFMen’sOlympicQualifyingTournament.

#20 | D/M | Amobi Okugo | @amobisays

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Ht:6-1 Wt.175 DOB:4/24/1997Hometown:Lee’sSummit,MissouriAcquired:SignedasHomegrownon8/2/2013

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 0ShotsonGoal 0Shots 1,May9,2015,KCatDCFoulsCommitted 3,May18,2014,KCatCHIFoulsSuffered 1,2times,last:Mar.8,2014,KCvsNYRLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts0-1-2 hescores0-0-0

OneoftheyoungestplayersundercontractinMLS,ErikPalmer-BrownbecameahomegrownplayerinAugust2013atage16.OnMarch8,hebecametheyoungestMLSplayertoappearinateam’sregularseasonopenersince2010andrecordedhisfirstMLSminutesatSportingPark.The18-year-oldearnedhisfirststartof2015onMay9atD.C.Palmer-BrownmadehisleaguedebutwithastartinMay2014,becomingtheyoungestplayerinMLShistorytostartamatchasadefender,forthefirstofsixappearancesinallcompetitions(includingdebutsintheLamarHuntU.S.OpenCupandCONCACAFChampionsLeague).HehasplayedineachofthelasttwoChipotleMLSHomegrownGames.TheLee’sSummit,Mo.nativejoinedtheSportingKCAcademyatage13andhasrepresentedUnitedStatesyouthnationalteamsattheU-15,U-17,U-18andU-20levels.Thisyear,hecompetedwiththeU-20sattrainingcampsinEngland(March23-30)andAustria(April18-26)beforejoiningtheU.S.Under-20Men’sNationalTeamforthe2015FIFAU-20WorldCup.HestartedonematchinthetournamentastheU.S.advancedtothequarterfinalsbeforelosingapenaltykickshootouttoSerbia.HethencaptainedtheU-20sforthe2015StevanVilotic-CeleTournamentinSeptember.

#2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown | @ErikBrown14Ht:6-2 Wt.180 DOB:2/21/1989Hometown:Durham,NorthCarolinaCollege: WakeForestLast Club: SanJoseEarthquakesAcquired:TradewithSanJoseEarthquakeson12/12/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,8times,last:Mar.28,2015,KCatNYCAssists 0ShotsonGoal 2,3times,last:Mar.22,2014,KCvsSJShots 3,2times,last:Mar.22,2014,KCvsSJFoulsCommitted 4,2times,last:May28,2011,SJatCHIFoulsSuffered 2,4times,last:May19,2013,KCatDCLast Regular Season...Appearance Apr.11,2015,KCvsRSLGoal Mar.28,2015,KCatNYCAssist N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts2-1-3 hescores1-0-1

DefenderIkeOparaisinhissixthseasoninMLSandthirdseasonasamemberofSportingKC.Aftersittingoutalmostayearthroughinjury,hereturnedtothepitchonMarch8andscoredSportingKC’sfirstgoaloftheseason.HeledMLSthroughWeek6with30interceptionsandwasnominatedforEithadAirwaysMLSPlayeroftheMonthforMarchafterscoringtwiceandanchoringabacklinethatpostedtwoshutouts.HethensufferedarupturedAchillestendoninjuryinhisrightankleonApril11.Theclub’s2013NewcomeroftheYear,Oparaappearedinacareer-best18MLSmatcheswith15startsduringtheclub’sMLSCup-winningcampaign.Hescoredfourgoalsin2013acrossallcompetitions(allheaders)andfeaturedinthreeofSportingKC’splayoffmatches.Aseason-endingankleinjurylimitedhimtothreeMLSappearancesin2014andtwostartsinthe2014-15CONCACAFChampionsLeaguequarterfinals.OpararepresentedtheUnitedStatesatthe2009FIFAU-20WorldCup,playingallthreematchesatthetournament,andattheU-23levelduringthe2012CONCACAFMen’sOlympicQualifyingTournament.HewasdraftedbytheSanJoseEarthquakesinthe2010MLSSuperDraftasaGenerationadidassigningandplayed36MLSmatchesforthecluboverthreeseasons.

#3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara

Ht:5-10 Wt.165 DOB:1/27/1986Hometown:Portage,MichiganCollege: IndianaLast Club: SanJoseEarthquakesAcquired:Signedon1/19/2012

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 1,16times,last:Aug.8,2015,KCatTORAssists 1,16times,last:Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAShotsonGoal 3,June28,2007,COLatDCShots 5,July21,2012,KCvsNEFoulsCommitted 3,May12,2013,KCatHOUFoulsSuffered 5,Oct.16,2010,TORvsCLBLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal Aug.8,2015,KCatTORAssist Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEA2015Recordwhen: hestarts5-4-5 hescores1-0-0

Anine-yearMLSveteran,Petersonhas16goalsand16assistsin224regularseasonappearancesoverthecourseofhisprofessionalcareer.NowinhisfourthseasonwithSportingKC,hehascontributedninegoalsandnineassistsin110gamesacrossallcompetitionsfortheclub.PetersonisoneofonlytwoplayersinMLShistory,alongsideformerKansasCitydefenderNickGarcia,tobeamemberofteamsthatwoneachofthefollowing:NCAADivisionINationalChampionship(2003,2004),CanadianChampionship(2010,2011),U.S.OpenCup(2012)andMLSCup(2013).Asayouth,PetersonrepresentedtheUnitedStatesatthe2003FIFAU-17WorldChampionshipsand2005FIFAU-20WorldCup.FourseasonswiththeColoradoRapids(2006-09)werefollowedbystintswithTorontoFC(2010-11)andtheSanJoseEarthquakes(2011)beforehewasacquiredbySportingKCin2012.His224regularseasonappearancesaresecondmostontheteam,behindonlyPauloNagamura(240).

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_petersonHt:5-9 Wt.154 DOB:10/25/1993Hometown:Lleida,SpainLast Club:ACAjaccio(France)Acquired:Signedon8/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 0ShotsonGoal 2,Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAShots 3,Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAFoulsCommitted 4,Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAFoulsSuffered 3,Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEALast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.27,2015,KCvsSEAGoal N/AAssist N/A2015Recordwhen: hestarts0-0-1 hescores0-0-0

SportingKCsigned21-year-oldmidfielderJordiQuintillaonAug.6,2015.CurrentlytheyoungestSpaniardinMajorLeagueSoccer,hemadehisclubdebutasasecond-halfsubstituteattheColoradoRapidsonAug.29andstartedhisfirstmatchfortheclubonSept.27againstSeattleSoundersFC.Heconvertedthematch-winningpenaltykickinashootoutthatdecidedSportingKC’s2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCuptriumphoverthePhiladelphiaUnion.QuintilladevelopedasayouthatUELleidabeforemovingtoFCBarcelona’sfamedLaMasiaacademy,wherehetrainedalongsideformerSportingKCmidfielderOriolRosell.In2012,hebeganhisprofessionalcareerasan18-year-oldwithBarcelonaBinSpain’sseconddivisionandlaterwentonloantoCFBadalonaandCEL’Hospitalet.Mostrecently,Quintillaspentthe2014/15seasonwithACAjacciointheFrenchLigue2andplayedin20gamesacrossallcompetitionsfortheclub.

#96 | M | Jordi Quintilla | @JordiQuintilla

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Ht:5-10 Wt.160 DOB:8/18/1986Hometown:Longwood,FloridaCollege: MarylandAcquired:2009MLSSuperDraft2ndRound(#23)

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 2,3times,last:Sept.28,2012,KCvsCHIAssists 2,5times,last:May29,2015,KCvsDALShotsonGoal 3,3times,last:Oct.10,2014,KCvsCHIShots 5,5times,last:Oct.24,2012,KCvsPHIFoulsCommitted 4,2times,last:Mar.30,2013,KCvsMTLFoulsSuffered 6,Oct.26,2013,KCatPHILast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal Aug.22,2015,KCatCLBAssist May29,2015,KCvsDAL2015Recordwhen: hestarts6-7-6 hescores1-1-0

Aseventh-yearveteranforSportingKC,GrahamZusihasgarneredMLSAll-Star(2012-2015),MLSBestXI(2012-2013)andMLSBreakoutPlayeroftheYear(2011)honorsinadditiontoreceivinga2012MLSMVPnomination.ThewingeristheonlyMLSplayerwithatleastfivegoalsandatleastsevenassistsineachofthelastfourregularseasons.HehasearnedSportingKCMVPhonorseachofthelastthreeyears(twiceaco-MVP)andhasledtheclubinassistseveryyearsince2011.HewasnamedtotheAll-StarFanXIaheadofthe2015AT&TMLSAll-StarGameonJuly29andistheonlyplayertoappearineachofthelastfourMLSAll-Stargames.Zusisignedalong-termDesignatedPlayercontractwiththeteaminJuly2014.Since2011,heisthirdinMLSwith400chancescreatedandsecondwith386successfulcrosses/corners(includingplayoffs).His55career4assistsinallcompetitionsaretiedforsecondmostinclubhistory.Zusihasearned32capsfortheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeamsincedebutinginJanuary2012,recordingthreegoalsandsixassists.HewasontheU.S.rosterforthe2014FIFAWorldCup,playinginallfourmatchesatthetournament.Inthegroupstage,heprovidedthegame-winningassistina2-1winoverGhanabeforeaddinganotherassistina2-2drawwithPortugal.HeplayedinhisfirstCONCACAFGoldCupthissummer,startingtwomatchesastheU.S.finishedinfourthplace.

#8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusiHt:5-10 Wt.170 DOB:1/28/1987Hometown:Leawood,KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: NewEnglandRevolutionAcquired:Signedon5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs:Goals 0Assists 1,7times,last:Sept.6,2014,KCatNYShotsonGoal 2,Mar.15,2014,KCvsDALShots 3,2times,last:Sept.3,2014,KCatNEFoulsCommitted 6,Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUFoulsSuffered 3,7times,last:Aug.29,2015,KCatCOLLast Regular Season...Appearance Sept.23,2015,KCatHOUGoal N/AAssist Sept.6,2014,KCatNY2015Recordwhen: hestarts3-3-3 hescores0-0-0

SportingKC’s2014DefenderoftheYear,SethSinovicisinhissixthMLSseasonandfifthcampaignathishometownclub.Aregularfixtureatleftback,heistheonlyplayerontheteamtostartatleast30regularseasongamesineachofthelastthreeseasons.Sinovicmissedmorethanthreemonthsin2015withaconcussionbeforereturningtothelineuponAug.29.Draftedin2010bytheNewEnglandRevolution,hejoinedSportingKCin2011andhasstarted151ofhis153totalappearancesfortheclubinallcompetitions.Hescoredhisfirstprofessionalgoalinthe2012MLSCupPlayoffsandregisteredthesecondofhiscareerinthe2013postseasonagainsthisformerteam,helpingSportingKCprevailinthedecisivelegofthe2013EasternConferenceSemifinals.Sinovicreceivedhisfirstcall-uptotheUnitedStatesMen’sNationalTeamaheadofthe2014USMNTJanuarycamp.

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovic

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Sporting KC Coach Bios | Oct. 3, 2015 at Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

PeterVermesentershisseventhseasonasSportingKansasCityManagerin2015.Heistheteam’ssecond-longestservingmanagerandhis111coachingvictoriesinallcompetitionsarethemostclubhistory.Duringhistenure,hehaswonthreemajortrophies–the2012and2015LamarHuntU.S.OpenCupsandthe2013MLSCupchampionship–aswellastwoMLSEasternConferenceregularseasontitles(2011,2012).HeisthesecondcoachtoleadSportingKCtofourstraightpostseasonappearances,aswellastheonlypersontoeverwintheMLSCupasbothaplayerandacoachwiththesameteam.His

88regularseasonwinstoptheclub’sall-timechartandrankeighthmostinMLShistory.HepassedhisformercoachBobGanslerasthewinningestmanagerinteamhistorywitha3-1winoverRealSaltLakeonAug.12,2015,his109thvictoryinallcompetitions.

VermesoverseesallsocceroperationsforSportingKC,includingtheactiverosterandtheSportingKCJuniorsprogram.Vermes,anoriginalmemberofMajorLeagueSoccer,retiredfromtheLeaguein2002,closingouthisplayingcareerinKansasCityafterstintswiththeNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStarsandColoradoRapids.

FollowingastandouthighschoolcareerinwhichhewasnamedNewJerseyPlayeroftheYear,VermeswasastarforwardandAll-AmericanatRutgersUniversity.Aftercollege,VermesrepresentedtheUnitedStatesinthe1988OlympicsinSeoul,Korea,andwasnamed1988ChevroletU.S.MaleSoccerAthleteoftheYearforhisefforts.

VermeswasanintegralpartofayoungU.S.teamatthe1990WorldCupinItaly,wherehenearlyscoredasensationalgoalagainstthehostAzzurri.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.hadqualifiedfortheWorldCupin40yearsandsetthestagefortheprogressoftheU.S.NationalTeam.In1989and1990,VermesbecamethefirstAmericantoplayintheHungarianandDutchFirstDivisions,playingforRabaETOandFCVolendam,respectively.HelaterspentfiveyearswithFiguerasoftheSpanishSecondDivision.

ForMLS’sinauguralseasonin1996,VermesservedascaptainoftheNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStars.In1997,hewastradedtotheColoradoRapidsforcurrentSportingKCAssistantCoachKerryZavagninandplayedinDenverthroughthe1999season,leadingtheRapidstothe1997MLSCupFinal.

VermesjoinedKansasCityin2000forwhatwouldbethemostsuccessfulseasonsofhisMLScareer.DuringhisfirstyearinKansasCity,heanchoredoneofthebestdefensesinleaguehistoryandwonMLSDefenderoftheYearhonorsinhelpingleadtheWizardstothe2000MLSCupChampionship.Heretiredin2002afterappearingin184MLSmatchesandplayingmorethan16,000minutes.Hewasnominatedontheplayers’ballotfortheNationalSoccerHallofFamefrom2007-2012.In2013,VermeswasinductedintotheNationalSoccerHallofFame.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KCYear MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total2009 3-6-3 --- --- --- 3-6-32010 11-13-6 --- 0-1-0 --- 11-14-62011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 --- 18-11-122012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 --- 23-8-102013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-112014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-82015 12-9-8 4-0-1 --- 16-9-9TOTAL 88-67-52 5-4-2 13-4-2 5-2-3 111-77-59

Manager | Peter VermesAssistantCoachKerryZavagninfirstjoinedKansasCityin2000asaholdingmidfielderandwasanintegralpartoftheclub’smidfieldforthenextnineseasons,duringwhichtimehehelpedleadtheWizardstoMLSCup(2000)andU.S.OpenCup(2004)Championships.HewasnamedtotheMLSAll-StarteamandtheBestXIin2004.Zavagnin’sprimarydutiesasanassistantinclude:scouting,developingSportingKansasCity’syoungerplayers,breakingdownfilmandassistingwithtrainingsessions,amongothers.

HestartedhisprofessionalcareerwiththeNewYork/NewJerseyMetroStars,whereheplayedin39gamesovertwoseasons.AfterspendingoneseasonwiththeLehighValleySteam(USL-1),ZavagnincametoKansasCityin2000.Heplayed237games(228starts)andlogged20,516minutesforKansasCity,settingteamrecordsinbothcategories.Hescoredeightgoalsandadded22assistsinhisnineseasonsinKansasCityblue.ZavagninwasnamedTeamDefenderoftheYearin2001.

OntopofhisclubsuccessinKansasCity,Zavagninalsoappeared21timesfortheUnitedStatesNationalTeam.HerecordedoneassistfortheRed,WhiteandBlue.TheU.S.teamwent15-2-4whenZavagninappeared.ZavagninmarriedhiswifeMirriampriortothe2009season,whenhebecameanassistantcoachattheclub.

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin

AssistantCoachZoranSavicjoinedSportingKansasCitylateinthe2009seasonaftera30-yearcareeratalllevelsofthegameintheUnitedStates.AnativeofGornjiMilanovac,Yugoslavia,SavicbeganhisjourneythroughAmericansoccerwiththeBuffaloStallionsoftheMajorIndoorSoccerLeaguein1980.SavicwouldgoontostarforseveralMISLteams,withhismostprosperousperiodcomingwiththeKansasCityComets,withwhomhescored70goalsinjustover100appearancesfrom1982-1984.

Afterretiringasaplayerin1991,Savicturnedhisattentiontocoachingintheindoorgame.SavicledtheKansasCityAttackfrom1992-1996,winningCoachoftheYearhonorsforthe1994-1995seasonwhilealsoservingastheteam’sGeneralManager.SaviclatercoachedtheKansasCityCometsfrom2000-2005.

In2007Savicswitchedtotheoutdoorgame,joiningChivasUSAasanassistanttothen-headcoachPrekibeforemovingintothecommentaryboothforKansasCitymatchesin2008and2009.Savic’scareerasacommentatorwascutshort,however,whennewlyinstalledManagerPeterVermestabbedSavictobepartofhiscoachingstafflateinthe2009season.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

AssistantCoachJohnPascarellaplayedprofessionallyfornineseasonsbeforebeginninghiscoachingcareerin1998attheUniversityofMaryland.PascarellaplayedclubsoccerwithSportingKansasCityTechnicalDirectorPeterVermes.HisplayingexperiencetookhimtoPerubeforehereturnedtotheUnitedStatestoplayintheA-LeagueandMLS.

Oncehisplayingcareerwasover,PascarellabegancoachingasamemberofSashoCirovski’sstaffatMaryland.Hethenwentonto

workinNorthernVirginiayouthsoccercirclesasahighschoolcoachandOlympicDevelopmentProgramcoachbeforebecomingtheHeadCoachandTechnicalDirectoroftheNorthernVirginiaRoyalsoftheUSL’sPremierDevelopmentLeaguefortwoseasons.

PascarellajoinedKansasCity’stechnicalstaffin2009andwasagoalkeeperandfitnesscoachuntil2011,whenhebecameanassistant.

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella

MateusManoelisinhissixthseasonwithSportingKansasCityasHeadFitnessCoach.Hisresponsibilitiescoverallaspectsofsportperformanceandsciencefortheteam,includingstrengthandconditioning,injuryprevention,fieldpractices,nutrition,fitnessmonitoring(trainingloadandreadiness),playerre-adaptationfollowingrehabandrecovery.

Inthesummerof2010,ManoelwasanAssistantFitnessCoachfortheU.S.Men’sNationalSoccerTeamduringtheFIFAWorldCupin

SouthAfrica.HehadformerlyservedastheHeadFitnessCoachfortheMexicanMen’sNationalTeamin2009,workingwithrenownedcoachSven-GoranEriksson.During2007and2008,ManoelheldapositionwithAthletes’PerformanceintheHomeDepotCenterinLosAngeles,whereheworkedwithprofessionalathletesfromavarietyofsports,includingNFL,NHL,MLBandMLS(ChivasUSAandLAGalaxy).Previously,hehadassistedwithstrengthandconditioningforD.C.UnitedfromtheMLS,whileconcurrentlyholdingthepositionofSportsPerformanceDirectorwithVelocitySportsPerformanceinAlexandria,Virginia.

ManoelholdsaMaster’sdegreeinExercisePhysiologyfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,wherehewasalsoresponsibleforthestrengthandconditioningneedsoftheColonialsMen’sVarsitySoccerTeam.HealsoholdsaBachelorofScienceinKinesiologyfromtheUniversityofMaryland-CollegeParkandisaCertifiedStrengthandConditioningSpecialistthroughtheNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociation.ManoelwasborninBrazilandisfluentinbothPortugueseandSpanish.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

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NYR DAL POR NYC PHI RSL LA HOU CHI DC NE SEA DAL SEA RSL COL VAN MTL RSL HOU TOR VAN SJ CLB COL POR ORL DAL HOU SEA

1-1 1-3 0-0 1-0 3-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-0 1-1 4-2 0-0 4-0 1-0 1-2 2-0 1-0 2-1 1-2 1-1 3-1 4-3 0-5 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 3-1 0-1 1-1

1 Luis Marin 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Erik Palmer-Brown 5 90D 90D 90D

3 Ike Opara 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 84D

4 Kevin Ellis 90D 6 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Matt Besler 70D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Paulo Nagamura 29 90M 90M 78M 25 86M 16 90M 1 57M 90M 68M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 45M

7 Chance Myers 89D 11 79D 88D 17 90D 12 24D 70D 90D

8 Graham Zusi 85M 88F 90F 39F 89F 90F 90F 89F 13 83F 90F 90F 90F 89F 22 90M 84F 90F 90M 90F 90F

9 Krisztian Nemeth 77M 76F 26 90F 75F 90F 90F 19 89F 90F 90F 75F 71F 90F 63F 90F 90F 76F 90F 90F 1 90F 90F 82F

10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 74M 45 90M 90M 90M 71M 90M 89M 73M 90M 90M

11 Bernardo Anor 61M 14 34 51 13 15 15 45 8 4 74F

12 Mikey Lopez 45 90M 77M 90M

13 Amadou Dia 90D 90D 15 27 13 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 1 90D 90D 45 90D 2 56 45D 33 90D

14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 71F 90F 32 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 87F 90F 90F 16

15 Seth Sinovic 90D 90D 45 77D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 86D

16 Servando Carrasco 6 90M 77M 90M 90M 55M 4 77M 19

17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 32 7 5 1 12 90D 90D 90D 11 14 73D 90D 66 62D 90D 20 24

18 James Rogers

20 Amobi Okugo 33 45M

21 Jon Kempin 90G 90G 90G

22 Connor Hallisey 1 5 11 34 65F 85F 7 27 11 90F 45F 90F

23 Jalil Anibaba 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 28 1 66D

27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 65M 90M 71M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M

29 Tim Melia 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

37 Jacob Peterson 13 2 23 90F 77F 1 5 85F 79F 56M 15 19 83F 79F 79F 1 90F 45 90F 78F 6 75F 45F 36 90F

71 Marcel de Jong 90D 90D 45D 90D 75D 63D 25 58F 78D 45D 45 89F 54F

93 Soni Mustivar 1 12 13 35 85M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 80M 45

94 Jimmy Medranda 56F 67F 64F 58M 90D 34D 57D

96 Jordi Quintilla 13 1 17 10 90M

Played for other teams:

Amobi Okugo played 812 minutes for ORL

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Game #1 03/08/2015 KC 1 vs NYR 1 T Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50

Game #2 03/14/2015 KC 1 at DAL 3 L Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44

Game #3 03/21/2015 KC 0 vs POR 0 T

Game #4 03/28/2015 KC 1 at NYC 0 W Opara 2 (Besler 1) 12

Game #5 04/05/2015 KC 3 vs PHI 2 W Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 3) 16; Anibaba 1 (Espinoza 1) 91+; Nemeth 1 (Besler 2, Feilhaber 4) 94+

Game #6 04/11/2015 KC 0 vs RSL 0 T

Game #7 04/18/2015 KC 1 at LA 2 L Nemeth 2 (Feilhaber 5, Dwyer 1) 22

Game #8 04/25/2015 KC 4 at HOU 4 T Nemeth 3 (de Jong 1) 2; Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74; Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80; Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 1) 95+

Game #9 05/03/2015 KC 1 vs CHI 0 W Nagamura 1 (Anibaba 1, Zusi 2) 75

Game #10 05/09/2015 KC 1 at DC 1 T Dwyer 3 (Espinoza 2) 45

Game #11 05/20/2015 KC 4 vs NE 2 W Dwyer 4 (Nemeth 1, Anibaba 2) 29; Nemeth 4 (Feilhaber 6) 39; Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43;

Nemeth 5 (Peterson 1, Feilhaber 7) 46

Game #12 05/23/2015 KC 0 at SEA 0 T

Game #13 05/29/2015 KC 4 vs DAL 0 W Nemeth 6 (Ellis 1, Zusi 3) 19; Feilhaber 4 (Nemeth 2, Anibaba 3) 51; Ellis 1 (Zusi 4) 57

Zusi 1 (Hallisey 1, Anibaba 4) 64

Game #14 06/06/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 0 W Feilhaber 5 (penalty kick) 84

Game #15 06/21/2015 KC 1 at RSL 2 L Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 8) 30

Game #16 06/27/2015 KC 2 vs COL 0 W Nemeth 7 (Myers 1, Feilhaber 9) 32; own goal (Cronin) 64

Game #17 07/12/2015 KC 1 at VAN 0 W Ellis 2 (Nemeth 3) 52

Game #18 07/18/2015 KC 2 vs MTL 1 W Feilhaber 6 (Nemeth 4, Espinoza 3) 4; Dwyer 6 (Feilhaber 10) 34

Game #19 07/24/2015 KC 1 at RSL 2 L Feilhaber 7 (Espinoza 4) 50

Game #20 08/01/2015 KC 1 vs HOU 1 T Dwyer 7 (Feilhaber 11) 6

Game #21 08/08/2015 KC 3 at TOR 1 W Feilhaber 8 (penalty kick) 22; Nemeth 8 (Feilhaber 12) 29; Peterson 1 (Okugo 1) 87

Game #22 08/15/2015 KC 4 vs VAN 3 W Ellis 3 (Mustivar 1) 53; Dwyer 8 (Nemeth 5) 81; Nagamura 2 (Myers 2, Feilhaber 13) 87; Nagamura 3 (Mustivar 2) 94+

Game #23 08/19/2015 KC 0 vs SJ 5 L

Game #24 08/22/2015 KC 2 at CLB 3 L de Jong 1 (Abdul-Salaam 1, Dwyer 2) 14; Zusi 2 (Besler 3) 62

Game #25 08/29/2015 KC 1 at COL 2 L Dwyer 9 (Nemeth 6) 47

Game #26 09/09/2015 KC 0 at POR 0 T

Game #27 09/13/2015 KC 1 at ORL 3 L Nemeth 9 (Feilhaber 14) 59

Game #28 09/18/2015 KC 3 vs DAL 1 W Feilhaber 9 (unassisted) 65; Feilhaber 10 (penalty kick) 76; Dwyer 10 (Nagamura 1) 83

Game #29 09/23/2015 KC 0 at HOU 1 L

Game #30 09/27/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 1 T Dwyer 11 (Dia 1, Peterson 2) 79

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STLO DAL HOU RSL PHI

1-0 6-2 3-1 3-1 1-1

2 Erik Palmer-Brown

3 Ike Opara

4 Kevin Ellis 90D 90D 90D 90D 120D

5 Matt Besler 90D 90D 90D 90D 120D

6 Paulo Nagamura 28 90M 120M

7 Chance Myers 56D 90D 3 112D

8 Graham Zusi 90M 120F

9 Krisztian Nemeth 75F 89F 87F 120F

10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 62M 90M 90M 120M

11 Bernardo Anor 1

12 Mikey Lopez

13 Amadou Dia 81D 90D 90D 90D

14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F 90F 120F

15 Seth Sinovic 78D

16 Servando Carrasco

17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 34 40 1 89D 42

18 James Rogers

21 Jon Kempin

22 Connor Hallisey 68F 15 54F 27

23 Jalil Anibaba 90D

27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 89M

29 Tim Melia 90G 90G 90G 90G 120G

37 Jacob Peterson 22 50F 36 63F 8

71 Marcel de Jong 9 1

93 Soni Mustivar 90F 90M 90M 90M 66M

94 Jimmy Medranda

96 Jordi Quintilla 54

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4R 06/16/2015 KC 1 vs STLOUS 0 W Zusi (Feilhaber) 70

5R 07/01/2015 KC 6 vs DAL 2 W Dwyer (Feilhaber) 5; Dwyer (Feilhaber) 30; Dwyer (penalty kick) 41; Nemeth (Peterson) 46+;

Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam) 59; Dwyer (unassisted) 69

QF 07/21/2015 KC 3 vs HOU 1 W Feilhaber (Besler) 71; Dwyer (Nemeth) 86; Nemeth (Dwyer) 88

SF 08/12/2015 KC 3 vs RSL 1 W Mustivar (Feilhaber) 35; Feilhaber (unassisted) 80; Nemeth (unassisted) 85

F 09/30/2015 KC 1 at PHI 1 T (7-6 pen) Nemeth (Zusi) 65

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