2017 FC Kansas City season

FC Kansas City 2017 soccer season

FC Kansas City

2017 season

Owner

Elam Baer

Head coach

Vlatko Andonovski

Stadium

Swope Soccer Village

Average home league attendance

2,162

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2017 season was the fifth and final season for FC Kansas City, which had competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's professional soccer in the United States, since the league's launch in 2013. FC Kansas City folded after the 2017 season and was replaced in the league by a new side owned by Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Current squad

As of June 14, 2017^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
2	FW	Shea Groom	United States
3	DF	Becca Moros	United States
4	DF	Becky Sauerbrunn (Captain)	United States
5	DF	Alex Arlitt	United States
6	DF	Katie Bowen	New Zealand
7	MF	Mandy Laddish	United States
8	FW	Amy Rodriguez	United States
9	MF	Lo'eau LaBonta	United States
10	MF	Yael Averbuch	United States
11	MF	Desiree Scott	Canada
13	DF	Brittany Taylor	United States
14	FW	Sydney Leroux	United States
15	MF	Erika Tymrak	United States
18	GK	Nicole Barnhart (Vice-Captain)	United States
19	GK	Cat Parkhill	United States
21	MF	Caroline Flynn	United States
22	DF	Brianne Reed	Dominican Republic
25	FW	Brittany Ratcliffe	United States
31	DF	Christina Gibbons	United States
44	FW	Maegan Kelly	Canada
88	MF	Alexa Newfield	United States

Head coach

Vlatko Andonovski (2013–2017)^[2]

Results

Win Draw Loss

Preseason

University of Missouri v FC Kansas City

Sun, Mar 19 1	University of Missouri	0–7	FC Kansas City	Columbia, Missouri
		[1]		Stadium: Audrey J Walton Stadium

University of Nebraska v FC Kansas City

Sat, Apr 1 2	University of Nebraska	1–2	FC Kansas City	Lincoln, Nebraska
		[2]		Stadium: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium

University of Kansas v FC Kansas City

Mon, Apr 10 3	University of Kansas	1–3	FC Kansas City	Lawrence, Kansas
		[3]		Stadium: Rock Chalk Park

Regular season

FC Kansas City v Boston Breakers

Sun Apr 16 1	FC Kansas City	2–0	Boston Breakers	Kansas City, Missouri
	Leroux 7' (Sauerbrunn) Rodriguez 48' (Groom)	Report	Chapman 37' White 60'	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Chris Spivey

Chicago Red Stars v FC Kansas City

Sat Apr 22 2	Chicago Red Stars	1–0	FC Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Ertz 41' (Huerta)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Greg Dopka

Sky Blue FC v FC Kansas City

Sun Apr 30 3	Sky Blue FC	1–0	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, New Jersey
	Rodriguez 74' 83' (Freeman) Tiernan 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,562 Referee: Kevin Broadley

FC Kansas City v Orlando Pride

Sun May 7 4	FC Kansas City	1–1	Orlando Pride	Kansas City, Missouri
	Leroux 45+1' Tymrak 84'	Report	Evans 60' Marta 73' (Spencer)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Marco Vega

FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC

Sat May 13 5	FC Kansas City	0–0	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City, Missouri
	Moros 74'	Report		Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Karen Abt

Washington Spirit v FC Kansas City

Sat May 20 6	Washington Spirit	0–1	FC Kansas City	Boyds, Maryland
	Ordega 84'	Report	Newfield 39' (Leroux) Sauerbrunn 48'	Stadium: Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

FC Kansas City v Washington Spirit

Sat May 27 7	FC Kansas City	3–2	Washington Spirit	Kansas City, Missouri
	Newfield 15' 70' Leroux 9' (Ratcliffe), 27' (Grooom) Sauerbrunn 60' (Newfield) Taylor 89'	Report	Mewis 4' Dougherty Howard 38' Solaun 83' (Ordega) Ordega 86'	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

North Carolina Courage v FC Kansas City

Sat Jun 3 8	North Carolina Courage	2–0	FC Kansas City	Cary, North Carolina
	Hatch 13' 67' (Williams) Zerboni 57' 60' (Erceg)	Report	Sauerbrunn 43'	Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Christina Unkel

FC Kansas City v Seattle Reign FC

Sun Jun 17 9	FC Kansas City	2–2	Seattle Reign FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CT	Newfield 23' (Tymrak) Groom 76' Kelly 84' (Averbuch) Leroux 90'	[4]	Rapinoe 31' (Kawasumi) Elston 73' Pickett 74' Kawasumi 81' (Nairn)	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Seattle Reign FC v FC Kansas City

Sat Jun 24 10	Seattle Reign FC	1–1	FC Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PT	Barnes 4' Kawasumi 58'	Report	Ratcliffe 16' (Newfield) Newfield 30' Groom 34'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,919 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Portland Thorns FC v FC Kansas City

Wed Jun 28 11	Portland Thorns FC	3–0	FC Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PT	Sinclair 15', 75' (Raso) 71' Horan 52' Raso 32' (Horan) 66'	Report	Newfield 54' Ratcliffe 83' Kelly 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,199 Referee: Chipalo Street

FC Kansas City v Houston Dash

Sun Jul 2 12	FC Kansas City	1–2	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CT	LaBonta 35' 62' Groom 45+1' (Gibbons) Gibbons 52'	Report	Lloyd 52' Daly 55' Prince 64' (Brooks)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Karen Abt

Sky Blue FC v FC Kansas City

Sat Jul 8 13	Sky Blue FC	3–2	FC Kansas City	Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. ET	Skroski 45+4' Kerr 78' (O'Hara), 81' (Corboz), 90' (Lytle)	Report	Bowen 29' (Gibbons) Gibbons 42' (Scott) Groom 45+4'	Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Amber O'Connor

Orlando Pride v FC Kansas City

Sat Jul 15 14	Orlando Pride	4–1	FC Kansas City	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. ET	Kennedy 22' (Marta) Morgan 38' (pen.) Weatherholt 45' Pressley 70' (Camila) Edmonds 75'	Report	Kelly 65' (Bowen) Gibbons 88'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Greg Dopka

FC Kansas City v North Carolina Courage

Thur Aug 10 15	FC Kansas City	0–1	North Carolina Courage	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CT	LaBonta 45'	Report	Williams 86'	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Jose Lara

Boston Breakers v FC Kansas City

Fri Aug 4 16	Boston Breakers	2–2	FC Kansas City	Boston, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m. ET	White 26' (Stengel), 30' (Leon)	Report	Kelly 21' (Gibbons) Tymrak 81' (Miramontez)	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Lorant Varga

Houston Dash v FC Kansas City

Sun Aug 13 17	Houston Dash	0–1	FC Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT	Brooks 63'	Report	Groom 83' (Sauerbrunn)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Robi Hullner

FC Kansas City v Portland Thorns FC

Wed Aug 16 18	FC Kansas City	2–1	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CT	Averbuch 65' Leroux 69' (Ratcliffe)	Report	Henry 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 428 Referee: Marco Vega

Chicago Red Stars v FC Kansas City

Sun Aug 20 19	Chicago Red Stars	1–3	FC Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CT	Short 26' Ertz 64' (Nagasato) Naeher 90+3'	Report	Leroux 23' (Groom) Bowen 29' (Groom) Groom 45' Kelly 80' (LaBonta)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Karen Abt

FC Kansas City v Orlando Pride

Sat Aug 26 20	FC Kansas City	1–2	Orlando Pride	Kansas City, Missouri
2:30 p.m. CT	LaBonta 42' (Groom)	Report	Ubogagu 16' Camila 45' Morgan 87' (Marta)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Danielle Chesky

FC Kansas City v Sky Blue FC

Sun Sep 3 21	FC Kansas City	4–1	Sky Blue FC	Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CT	LaBonta 39' (Groom) Groom 44' (LaBonta), 64' Leroux 90+4' (Kelly)	Report	Tiernan 83' (Lytle)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Luis Guardia

FC Kansas City v Chicago Red Stars

Sat Sep 8 22	FC Kansas City	0–0	Chicago Red Stars	Kansas City, Missouri
2:30 p.m. CT	LaBonta 66'	Report		Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 963 Referee: Michael Radchuk

Seattle Reign v FC Kansas City

Sun Sep 24 23	Seattle Reign	0–1	FC Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. PT	Rapinoe 69'	Report	Groom 23' (Leroux)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Seattle) Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Karen Abt

FC Kansas City v Houston Dash

Fri Sep 29 24	FC Kansas City	1–1	Houston Dash	Kansas City, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CT	Kelly 9' (Scott) 63' Shea Groom 71'	Report	Benites 48' Roccaro 51' Daly 53' (Mewis)	Stadium: Children’s Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

References

^ "Roster".
^ "Coaches". FC Kansas City. Retrieved November 17, 2015.

External links

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FC Kansas City

Founded 2012 - Folded 2017
Based in Kansas City, Missouri

The Club

Stadium

Key personnel

Head coach: Vlatko Andonovski

Major honors (2)
NWSL Championship	2014 2015

Seasons (5)
NWSL	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL Soccer Bowl USL Playoffs PDL NPSL UPSL Spring Fall PLA EPLWA MASL 2016–17 2017–18 M2 2017–18 NCAA Division I Division II Division III
Women	NWSL NWSL Shield NWSL Playoffs WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round
Women	SheBelieves Cup

Team seasons

Men

MLS	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew SC D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
NASL	FC Edmonton Indy Eleven Jacksonville Armada Miami FC New York Cosmos North Carolina FC Puerto Rico FC San Francisco Deltas
USL	Bethlehem Steel Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders LA Galaxy II Louisville City New York Red Bulls II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County SC Orlando City B Ottawa Fury FC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 Richmond Kickers RGVFC Toros Rochester Rhinos Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Swope Park Rangers Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

Women

NWSL	Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars FC Kansas City Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Orlando Pride Portland Thorns Seattle Reign Sky Blue FC Washington Spirit