2012 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2012 Sporting Kansas City season was the seventeenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the second year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Sporting Kansas City

2012 season
Owner	Sporting Club
Head coach	Peter Vermes
Stadium	Livestrong Sporting Park
MLS	East: 1st Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup	Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Kei Kamara (11) All: Kei Kamara (12)
Highest home attendance	21,010 v Chicago Fire (September 28, 2012)
Lowest home attendance	15,161 v FC Dallas (March 25, 2012)
Average home league attendance	19,405
Home colors Away colors
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Overview

Preseason

Late 2011

Preparations for the 2012 Major League Soccer season began only a day after the 2011 MLS Cup. On November 21, 2011, Ryan Smith was traded to Chivas USA for 1st and 3rd round draft picks in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.^[1] Later the same day, all MLS teams were required to submit a list of 11 protected players for the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft to be held for the newly formed Montreal Impact. The club chose to protect Davy Arnaud, Matt Besler, Teal Bunbury, Aurélien Collin, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Chance Myers, Jimmy Nielsen, Júlio César, C. J. Sapong, and Graham Zusi.

During the expansion draft on November 23, the Montreal Impact selected unprotected Sporting leftback Seth Sinovic.^[2] Later the same day, Sporting KC waived Scott Lorenz, Miloš Stojčev, Craig Rocastle, and Jéferson.^[3] The following Monday (November 28), Sporting traded team captain Davy Arnaud to the Montreal Impact for Sinovic and allocation money.^[4] The club also announced that starting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen signed a contract extension through the 2013 season, with an option for the 2014 season.^[5] On November 29, Sporting KC acquired Paulo Nagamura from Chivas USA for the 1st round supplemental draft pick that was part of the November 21 Ryan Smith trade.^[6]

In December, Sporting traded an international roster slot to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for two-time MLS All-Star and World Cup veteran winger Bobby Convey.^[7] Later in December, Sporting and Mexican club Cruz Azul agreed to a deal that would see Omar Bravo return to his home country.^[8]

Early 2012

Sporting Kansas City resumed its off-season transactions at the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. Generation adidas forward Dom Dwyer of South Florida was selected 16th overall in the SuperDraft, and he was joined by defender Cyprian Hedrick of Coastal Carolina in the second round. Between the two drafts, Sporting acquired the rights to local product Michael Thomas from the Earthquakes in exchange for a fourth-round supplemental pick. Thomas officially signed on January 18. On January 17, Sporting selected Shawn Singh, Pablo Punyed, Stefan Antonijevic, and Kyle Miller in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft.^[9] On January 19, yet another trade with the Earthquakes saw the acquisition of forward Jacob Peterson.^[10] On February 22, defender Daneil Cyrus was waived.^[11]

Squad

First team roster

As of December 12, 2012.^[12]

No.	Position	Nation	Player
1	GK	DEN	Jimmy Nielsen (Captain)
2	DF	USA	Michael Harrington
3	DF	ENG	Korede Aiyegbusi
4	DF	USA	Kevin Ellis (HGP)
5	DF	USA	Matt Besler
6	MF	BRA	Paulo Nagamura
7	DF	USA	Chance Myers
8	MF	USA	Graham Zusi
9	FW	USA	Teal Bunbury
11	MF	USA	Bobby Convey
12	MF	POL	Konrad Warzycha
13	MF	KEN	Lawrence Olum
14	FW	ENG	Dom Dwyer (GA)
15	MF	HON	Roger Espinoza
16	DF	USA	Seth Sinovic
17	FW	USA	C. J. Sapong
18	GK	USA	Eric Kronberg
19	MF	HAI	Peterson Joseph
20	MF	ESP	Oriol Rosell
21	GK	USA	Jon Kempin (HGP)
22	FW	USA	Soony Saad
23	FW	SLE	Kei Kamara
24	DF	CMR	Cyprian Hedrick
25	DF	BIH	Neven Marković
27	DF	USA	Kyle Miller
28	GK	USA	Scott Avengine
37	MF	USA	Jacob Peterson
55	DF	BRA	Júlio César
78	DF	FRA	Aurélien Collin
88	MF	USA	Michael Thomas

Formation

Nielsen

Myers

Collin

Besler

Sinovic

Júlio César

Espinoza

Zusi

Kamara

Bunbury

Sapong

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 28, 2011	Seth Sinovic	DF	Montreal Impact	Acquired with allocation money for Davy Arnaud	[4]
November 29, 2011	Paulo Nagamura	MF	Chivas USA	Acquired for a first-round 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick	[6]
December 2, 2011	Bobby Convey	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired for a 2012 international roster slot	[13]
January 12, 2012	Dom Dwyer	FW	University of South Florida	Superdraft, 1st Round	[14]
January 18, 2012	Michael Thomas	MF	Ljungskile SK	Signed after MLS rights acquired from San Jose Earthquakes for a fourth-round 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick	[15]
January 20, 2012	Jacob Peterson	FW	San Jose Earthquakes	Free	[16]
February 21, 2012	Cyprian Hedrick	DF	Coastal Carolina University	Superdraft, 2nd Round	[17]
March 19, 2012	Shawn Singh	DF	UCLA	Supplemental Draft, 1st Round	[18]
May 30, 2012	Kyle Miller	DF	Rockhurst University	Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round	[19]
July 6, 2012	Neven Marković	DF	Doxa Drama F.C.	Undisclosed	[20]
July 24, 2012	Scott Angevine	GK	Coastal Carolina University	Free	[21]
August 2, 2012	Oriol Rosell	MF	Barcelona B	Undisclosed	[22]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 21, 2011	Ryan Smith	MF	Chivas USA	Trade	[1]
November 23, 2011	Seth Sinovic	DF	Montreal Impact	Expansion Draft	[2]
November 23, 2011	Scott Lorenz	DF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Waived	[3]
November 23, 2011	Jéferson	MF	Esporte Clube Bahia	Waived	[3]
November 23, 2011	Craig Rocastle	MF	Thrasyvoulos F.C.	Waived	[3]
November 23, 2011	Miloš Stojčev	DF	FC Akzhayik	Waived	[3]
November 28, 2011	Davy Arnaud	MF	Montreal Impact	Trade	[4]
December 12, 2011	Omar Bravo	FW	Cruz Azul	Free	[23]
February 22, 2012	Daneil Cyrus	DF	W Connection	Waived	[24]
March 26, 2012	Birahim Diop	FW	None	Waived	[25]
June 29, 2012	Luke Sassano	MF	Carolina RailHawks	Waived	[26]
July 6, 2012	Shawn Singh	DF	None	Waived	[20]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Ref

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Ref
August 28, 2012	Konrad Warzycha	MF	Carolina RailHawks	Recalled back to Sporting KC on September 12, 2012[27]	[28]

Major League Soccer

League table

See also: 2012 Major League Soccer season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes (S)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63
3	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
4	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
5	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
6	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
8	LA Galaxy (C)	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
10	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
12	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42	CONCACAF Champions League
13	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
14	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
15	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
16	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
17	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
18	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30
19	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
3	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
4	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
6	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
7	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42
8	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
9	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
10	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23

Source: MLS

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	63	18	7	9	42	27	+15	10	3	4	22	12	+10	8	4	5	20	15	+5

Last updated: October 25, 2012
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes

February 4, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Tucson, Arizona
12:00 CDT	Kamara 4' Warzycha 81'	Report	Wondolowski 3'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Sporting Kansas City v D.C. United

February 11, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	D.C. United	Casa Grande, Arizona
13:00 CDT	Zusi 34' Saad 62'	Report	Burciaga 78'	Stadium: Grande Sports World

Sporting Kansas City v FC Tucson

February 14, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	5–1	FC Tucson	Tucson, Arizona
12:00 CDT	Kamara 18' Espinoza 40' Dwyer 70', 79', 90'	Report	Reid Schmitt 65'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

2012 Disney Pro Soccer Classic

Main article: 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

February 24, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
17:00 CDT		Report		Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Sporting Kansas City v Montreal Impact

February 26, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Montreal Impact	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
14:00 CDT	Saad 70'	Report	Fucito 37'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 29, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
17:00 CDT		Report	Le Toux 50' Teibert 62' Mitchell 67'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Exhibition Matches

Sporting Kansas City v United States U-17

March 1, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	4–1	United States U-17	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
10:00 CDT	Konrad Warzycha 6' Kyle Miller 50' Saad 64' 67' (pen.)	Report	Rubio Rubin 14'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Sporting Kansas City v Rockhurst University

March 13, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Kansas
07:00 CDT	Sassano 22' Dom Dwyer 34'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park

Regular season

D.C. United v Sporting Kansas City

March 10, 2012 1	D.C. United	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C.
20:30 CDT	Bošković  54'	Report	Bunbury  52' Sapong 90+3'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Mark Geiger

Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution

March 17, 2012 2	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Zusi 28'  28' Kamara 39' Myers  45' Sapong 47'	Report	McCarthy  14'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,777 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas

March 25, 2012 3	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 CDT	Collin  32' 49+' Myers  36' Kamara 88' Espinoza  93+'	Report	Villar 25' Hernandez  49+'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 15,161 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Chivas USA v Sporting Kansas City

April 1, 2012 4	Chivas USA	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
20:00 CDT	McKenzie  84'	Report	Sinovic  34' Sapong 47'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,372 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles Galaxy

April 7, 2012 5	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 CDT	Kamara 40'	Report	Donovan  90'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,323 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake

April 14, 2012 6	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Collin 63' Nagamura  76'	Report	Johnson  51' Steele  78'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,422 Referee: Kevin Stott

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City

April 18, 2012 7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 CDT	Hassli  6' DeMerit  67' Le Toux 79'	Report	Collin  18' 24' Nagamura  38' Bonjour 51' (o.g.) Kamara 65' Nielsen  80'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 15,382 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

April 21, 2012 8	Portland Timbers	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
21:30 CDT	Purdy  22' Myers 41' (o.g.) Palmer  44' Boyd  81'	Report	Collin  66' Besler  88'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Sporting Kansas City v Montreal Impact

May 5, 2012 9	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Montreal Impact	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	César  35'	Report	Felipe 30' Rivas  36' Bernier  45' Ubiparipovic  53' Bernier 64' (pen.) Wahl  77'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,404 Referee: Juan Guzman

Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City

May 12, 2012 10	Chicago Fire	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CDT	Pardo  38' Segares  40' Grazzini 61' (pen.) Puppo  79' Oduro 81'	Report	César  4' Convey 31' Myers  57' Espinoza  62' Kamara  90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

May 19, 2012 11	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 CDT	Marshall 52' Kimura 60'	Report	Bunbury 2' 14' Convey  51'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,269 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes

May 27, 2012 12	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
15:30 CDT	Sapong 5' Espinoza  29' Kamara 39' Olum  79' Nielson  90'	Report	Gordon  45' Hernandez  61' Dawkins 72'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,974 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC

June 16, 2012 13	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Sapong 18' César 35' Bunbury  82'	Report	Lambe  55' Johnson  77'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Gavin Ward

Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City

June 20, 2012 14	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
21:00 CDT	Ianni 15' Scott  89' Fernandez  90+1'	Report	Peterson 8' Collin  16' Olum  48' Nielsen  59'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 46,932 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

June 23, 2012 15	Philadelphia Union	4–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 CDT	McInerney 1' 42' Carroll  17' Gaddis  25' Lahoud  63' Pajoy 81' (pen.) Hoppenot 87'	Report	César  22'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,708 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

June 29, 2012 16	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 CDT	Nielsen  86'	Report	Anibaba  33' Pappa 58' Rolfe  87'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Montreal Impact v Sporting Kansas City

July 4, 2012 17	Montreal Impact	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Montreal, Quebec
18:00 CDT	Martins  36' Bernier 49' Warner  67' Arnaud  69'	Report	Zusi  16' 75' (pen.) Kamara 57' (pen.) Peterson 82' Sinovic  90'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,085 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

July 7, 2012 18	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 CDT		Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,307 Referee: Chris Penso

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

July 14, 2012 19	Columbus Crew	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
18:30 CDT	Anor  8' Renteria  69' Birchall  83'	Report	Peterson 6' Joseph  57' Nagamura  69' Bunbury 82'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,588 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

July 18, 2012 20	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT	Kandji  8' Carr 25' 79'	Report	Kamara 42' (pen.) Joseph  47+'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,761 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution

July 21, 2012 21	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Harrington  50' Besler  66'	Report	Barnes  47'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,080 Referee: Jason Anno

Sporting Kansas City v Columbus Crew

July 28, 2012 22	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Kamara 8'	Report	Arrieta 17' 34' Birchall  71' Grossman  94+'  95+'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: David Gantar

New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City

August 4, 2012 23	New England Revolution	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 CDT	Guy  54' Feilhaber  77'	Report	Bunbury 20' Olum  56' Besler  88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,592 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Sporting Kansas City v D.C. United

August 11, 2012 24	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Thomas  2' Bunbury 13' Espinoza  49' Zusi 63'  90' Sapong  92+'	Report	DeLeon 23' Saragosa  46' Dudar  94+'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,439 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Toronto FC v Sporting Kansas City

August 18, 2012 25	Toronto FC	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Toronto, Ontario
15:30 CDT	Frings  7' Hassli  49'	Report	Collin  12' Myers  60' Kamara 83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,151 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls

August 26, 2012 26	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 CDT	Kamara 4' Collin  35' Espinoza  68' Sapong  76'	Report	Kamara 28' (o.g.) Cahill  45' Conde  77'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC

September 1, 2012 27	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Kamara  10' Nagamura 60' Rosell 87'	Report	Johnson 44' Dunfield  59'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,481 Referee: Allen Chapman

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

September 14, 2012 28	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Sapong 93'	Report	Davis 58' Luiz Camargo  86'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,887 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City

September 19, 2012 29	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 CDT		Report	Sapong 12' Kamara 19' Espinoza  37'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,286 Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact v Sporting Kansas City

September 22, 2012 30	Montreal Impact	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Montreal, Quebec
12:00 CDT	Warner  55' Arnaud  77'	Report	Cesar  58' Peterson  89' Joseph  90+3'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

September 28, 2012 31	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Zusi 11', 90+6' Nagamura  70'	Report	Friedrich  23' Segares  72'  90+4'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 21010 Referee: Chris Penso

Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City

October 7, 2012 32	Columbus Crew	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus, Ohio
15:00 CDT	James  67' Gaven 90+1'	Report	Sapong 10'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,566 Referee: Mark Geiger

New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City

October 20, 2012 33	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 CDT	Holgersson  38' Henry  44' Sam  70'	Report	Kamara  54'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Sporting Kansas City v Philadelphia Union

October 24, 2012 34	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Peterson 40' Sinovic  50' Joseph  58' Sapong 82'	Report	Okugo  3' Hoppenot 53'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 19,428 Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS Cup Playoffs

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

November 4, 2012 Conference Semifinal 1st Leg	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
14:30 CDT	Moffat 18' Carr  27' Sarkodie  74' Bruin 75'	Report	Kamara  42'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,689 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

November 7, 2012 Conference Semifinal 2nd Leg	Sporting Kansas City	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 CDT	Zusi  26' Myers  56' Sinovic 64'	Report	García  41' Ashe  84'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 20,894 Referee: Allen Chapman

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Sporting Kansas City v Orlando City

May 29, 2012 Third round	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Orlando City	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Collin  23' Nagamura 45+2' Saad 65', 69' Peterson  78'	Report	Valentino  51' Molino 55' Pulis  70' Chin 84'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 12,217

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

June 5, 2012 Fourth round	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Collin  14' Pickens 27' (o.g.) César  33' Bunbury 79'	Report	Larentowicz  58' Freeman  85' LaBauex  88'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 14,868

Sporting Kansas City v Dayton Dutch Lions

June 26, 2012 Quarterfinals	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Dayton Dutch Lions	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Sapong 5', 59' Zusi 56'	Report		Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 15,167

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

July 11, 2012 Semifinals	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 CDT	G. Farfan  30' M. Farfan  52' Lahoud  57' Williams  62'	Report	Nagamura  52' Peterson 65' Collin  77' Zusi 90+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 8,486

Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC

August 8, 2012 Final	Sporting Kansas City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 PM CDT	Kamara 83' (pen.)	Report	Alonso  4' Rosales  57' Ianni  73'  119' Scott 86'  93'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
	Penalties
	Kamara Espinoza Besler Zusi Nagamura		Evans Burch Alonso Tiffert Johnson

Friendly Matches

Sporting Kansas City v Montpellier HSC

July 24, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Montpellier HSC	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT		Report	Charbonnier 39' Stambouli  44' Herrara 72' 92+'	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 14,769

Sporting Kansas City v Stoke City F.C.

August 1, 2012	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Stoke City F.C.	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT	Thomas  88' Miller 92+'	Report	Tonge 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,197

Recognition

AT&T Goal of the Week

Week	Player
Week 12	C. J. Sapong
Weeks 13–15	Júlio César

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player
Week 7	Jimmy Nielsen
Weeks 13–15	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 18	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 19	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 31	Jimmy Nielsen
Week 32	Jimmy Nielsen

MLS All-Stars 2012

Position	Player	Note
DF	Aurélien Collin	First XI
GK	Jimmy Nielsen	First XI
MF	Graham Zusi	First XI

2012 Team Awards

Player(s)	Award [29]
Jimmy Nielsen Graham Zusi	Sporting Kansas City 2012 Most Valuable Players
Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City 2012 Offensive Player of the Year
Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City 2012 Defensive Player of the Year
Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City 2012 Humanitarian of the Year
Paul Dean	2012 Bob Gansler Award (Most Outstanding Academy Player)
Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City 2012 Budweiser Golden Boot

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Sporting Kansas City is in the #14 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[30]

International roster slots

Sporting Kansas City has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Sporting Kansas City traded one slot to San Jose Earthquakes for the 2012 season only.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls.
Future picks traded: None.

MLS rights to other players

It is believed that Sporting maintains the MLS rights to Herculez Gomez after the player declined a contract offer by the club and instead signed with a non-MLS side on a free transfer.