2025 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2025 Sporting Kansas City season is the 30th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the 15th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The team began their season with a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Inter Miami CF on February 18, 2025. They were eliminated in the first round of the competition.^[1] After five losses in their first six MLS matches, Sporting Kansas City fired head coach Peter Vermes on March 31 after 15 seasons with the club. He was replaced by assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin as the interim head coach.^[2]

Sporting Kansas City

2025 season
Owner	Sporting Club
Head coach	Peter Vermes (until March 31) Kerry Zavagnin (interim)
Stadium	Children's Mercy Park
MLS	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round One
Leagues Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: All: Memo Rodríguez (1)
Home colors Away colors
← 2024 2026 →

Due to their participation in the Champions Cup, Sporting Kansas City will not play in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup or the 2025 Leagues Cup. They will instead send Sporting Kansas City II to play in the Open Cup alongside several other MLS Next Pro teams.^[3]

Roster

As of February 22, 2025^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA John Pulskamp 2 DF  USA Ian James 3 DF  USA Andrew Brody 4 DF  GER Robert Voloder 5 DF  COL Daniel Rosero 6 MF  SRB Nemanja Radoja 8 MF  USA Memo Rodríguez 9 FW  SRB Dejan Joveljić 10 FW  HUN Dániel Sallói 11 FW  USA Khiry Shelton 12 GK  USA Jack Kortkamp 13 FW  USA Mason Toye 14 DF  GER Tim Leibold

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  USA Jansen Miller 16 MF  USA Jacob Bartlett 17 DF  USA Jake Davis 18 DF  BEL Logan Ndenbe 21 MF  ESP Manu García 22 DF  CAN Zorhan Bassong 23 FW  NGA William Agada 24 DF  ESP Joaquín Fernández 26 MF  GER Erik Thommy 30 FW  CAN Stephen Afrifa 36 GK  USA Ryan Schewe 93 FW  RUS Shapi Suleymanov

Exhibitions

Preseason

Sporting Kansas City released their preseason schedule and roster on January 13, 2025.^[5]

Match results

FIU Panthers v Sporting Kansas City

January 18 1	FIU Panthers	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Miami, Florida
10:00 AM CST	35'	Report
Note: Played as two 30-minute halves.

Chicago Fire FC v Sporting Kansas City

January 25 2	Chicago Fire FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM CST	Zinckernagel 17' Oregel 74'	Report		Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park

Charlotte FC v Sporting Kansas City

January 29 3	Charlotte FC	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Miami, Florida
10:00 AM CST	Agyemang 52', 56' Cambridge 86' (pen.)	Report	Toye 33' Barlett 59' (pen.)	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

New York City FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 5 4	New York City FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Indio, California
5:00 PM CST		Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 9 5	Minnesota United FC	6–0	Sporting Kansas City	Indio, California
1:30 PM CST	Oluwaseyi 10', 24' Pereyra 12' Rosales 18' Yeboah 45', 58'	Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Las Vegas Lights FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 12 6	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Indio, California
1:00 PM CST		Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	FC Dallas	26	7	11	8	38	46	−8	29
12	Houston Dynamo FC	26	7	11	8	33	42	−9	29
13	Sporting Kansas City	26	6	14	6	37	50	−13	24
14	St. Louis City SC	26	5	15	6	29	44	−15	21
15	LA Galaxy	26	3	16	7	29	55	−26	16

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	Houston Dynamo FC	26	7	11	8	33	42	−9	29
23	New England Revolution	26	7	12	7	33	37	−4	28
24	Sporting Kansas City	26	6	14	6	37	50	−13	24
25	Toronto FC	26	5	13	8	27	34	−7	23
26	Atlanta United FC	26	4	12	10	31	49	−18	22

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Match results

Austin FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 22 1	Austin FC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CST	Desler  36' Sánchez  58' Vázquez  62' Bukari 76'	Report	Fernández  35' Radoja  60' Joveljić  85' Davis  90+3'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Chris Penso

Sporting Kansas City v San Jose Earthquakes

March 1 2	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CST	Leibold  5' Bartlett  16' Joveljić 27' (pen.) Davis  45' Radoja  67'	Report	Arango 3' Martínez 19' López  45+5'  52'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,277 Referee: Sergii Boiko

D.C. United v Sporting Kansas City

March 8 3	D.C. United	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM CST	Enow  31' Peglow  38' Benteke 60' (pen.),  76' Kijima 68' Kim Joon-Hong  90' MacNaughton  90+8' Herrera  90+9'	Report	Rosero  21' Fernández  40' Miller  52' Thommy 53' Pulskamp  82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,183 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC

March 15 4	Sporting Kansas City	3–3	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT	Leibold  64' Sallói 68' Duggan 72' (o.g.) Joveljić 80'	Report	Oluwaseyi  6', 31', 46' Dotson 15'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,867 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC

March 22 5	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Los Angeles FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Ndenbe  11' Rodríguez  24' Radoja  65'	Report	Martínez 18' Long 54' Palencia  60' Yeboah  90+2'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,263 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City

March 29 6	FC Dallas	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Moore  24' Acosta 37' Chú 39' Ramiro  69'	Report	Bartlett  25' Sallói 32'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Sporting Kansas City v St. Louis City SC

April 5 7	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	St. Louis City SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Bartlett  39' Joveljić 71', 88'	Report	Wallem  28' Ostrák  78'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Tori Penso

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers

April 13 8	Sporting Kansas City	2–4	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
1:00 PM CDT	Suleymanov 16' Joveljić 33' (pen.) Fernández  45+6'	Report	Ayala 10' Smith  22' Kelsy 26', 49' Antony  28' Miller 54' (o.g.) Chará  58' Lassiter  78'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,898 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City

April 19 9	San Jose Earthquakes	3–5	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT	Martínez 30' Kaye  36' Arango 42', 90+4' (pen.) Rodrigues  52'	Report	Ndenbe 18',  41' Sallói 20', 73' García 24' Thommy 85' Pulskamp  90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,147 Referee: Joe Dickerson

FC Cincinnati v Sporting Kansas City

April 26 10	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 PM CDT	Anunga  17' Denkey 43', 78',  79'	Report	Joveljić  65' Bassong 89'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Allen Chapman

Sporting Kansas City v LA Galaxy

May 4 11	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT	Yoshida 13' (o.g.) Leibold  42'	Report	Paintsil  38' Garcés  45+2'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,902 Referee: Chris Penso

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

May 10 12	Portland Timbers	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CDT	Moreno 10' Bravo  67'	Report	Suleymanov  73' Davis  74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,287 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

St. Louis City SC v Sporting Kansas City

May 14 13	St. Louis City SC	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT	Pompeu 15' Teuchert 44' Zalinsky  85'	Report	Voloder  31' Sallói  45+2' Bassong  50' Leibold 71' Joveljić 77'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

San Diego FC v Sporting Kansas City

May 17 14	San Diego FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	San Diego, California
9:30 PM CDT	Godoy  21' Bombino  37'	Report	Miller  9' Bassong  46' García  68'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 25,233 Referee: Victor Rivas

Sporting Kansas City v New England Revolution

May 24 15	Sporting Kansas City	3–3	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Sallói 53' Joveljić 59' (pen.) García 61',  68' Bartlett  76'	Report	Chancalay 14' Bartlett 23' (o.g.) Fofana  57' Urruti 84'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Houston Dynamo FC v Sporting Kansas City

May 31 17	Houston Dynamo FC	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Kowalczyk 13' Raines  45+1' Dorsey  84' Andrade  86'	Report	Joveljić 45+3', 52' Bassong  76' Sallói  82' Muñóz 88'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,852 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Los Angeles FC v Sporting Kansas City

June 8 16	Los Angeles FC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
8:00 PM CDT	Hollingshead  27' Segura 45+1' Bouanga 59' (pen.) Amaya  88' Giroud 90+3'	Report	Joveljić 39' Davis  67'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Ricardo Montero
Note: Match moved from May 28 due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup playoff match.

Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas

June 14 18	Sporting Kansas City	2–4	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Suleymanov 8' Shelton  45+3'  62' Muñóz 90+1' Fernández  90+8' Sallói  90+11' Rodríguez  90+11' García  90+11'	Report	Musa 11',  45+5' Julio  45+7' Pedrinho  49' Acosta 59' (pen.), 82',  64' Kamungo 69'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Sporting Kansas City v Charlotte FC

June 25 19	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Charlotte FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Fernández  66' Toye 90+3' Joveljić 90+6'	Report	Toklomati 34' Williamson  55' Zaha  63'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake

June 28 20	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Sallói  24' Leibold  35' Bartlett  43' Rodríguez  49' Thommy 59' Davis  69'  82'	Report	Russell 45+1' Palacio  52' Ruiz  74'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,050 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

July 4 21	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT	Navarro 89' (pen.)	Report	Joveljić 4' Fernández  17' García  48' Leibold  52' Thommy 53' Bartlett  64'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,576 Referee: Filip Dujic

Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC

July 12 22	Sporting Kansas City	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Suleymanov  36' Joveljić 67' (pen.) García  78' Muñóz 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Morris 15' Rusnák 27' (pen.),  82' Bell  40' C. Roldan  45+6' Ferreira 45+8' Vargas  81' Nouhou  90+4'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,717 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Sporting Kansas City v New York City FC

July 19 23	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	New York City FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Bassong  47' Bartlett  66' Sallói 74'	Report	Perea 22'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,987 Referee: Timothy Ford

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City

July 26 24	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–0	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT	Sabbi  3', 35' Ngando 43' Laborda 87'	Report	Joveljić  27' Leibold  52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,719 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Sporting Kansas City v San Diego FC

August 9 25	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	San Diego FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	García  65'	Report	Lozano 23' Dreyer 70'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,579 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Orlando City SC v Sporting Kansas City

August 16 26	Orlando City SC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM CDT	Spicer 2' Enrique 76' Rodríguez 77'	Report	Joveljić 25'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 20,026 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City

August 24 27	Seattle Sounders FC	–	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM CDT				Stadium: Lumen Field

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

August 30 28	Sporting Kansas City	–	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Sporting Kansas City v Austin FC

September 7 29	Sporting Kansas City	–	Austin FC	Kansas City, Kansas
6:00 PM CDT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City

September 13 30	Real Salt Lake	–	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT				Stadium: America First Field

Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

September 20 31	Sporting Kansas City	–	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

LA Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City

September 27 32	LA Galaxy	–	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City

October 4 33	Minnesota United FC	–	Sporting Kansas City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT				Stadium: Allianz Field

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo FC

October 18 34	Sporting Kansas City	–	Houston Dynamo FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Sporting Kansas City did not send their main squad to the U.S. Open Cup, but sent Sporting Kansas City II instead.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

Sporting Kansas City v Inter Miami CF

February 19 First leg	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	Inter Miami CF	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CST	García  74'	Report	Messi 56' Redondo  80'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,178 Referee: Marco Ortiz
Note: Due to expected winter weather issues in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the game was pushed back a day.[6]

Inter Miami CF v Sporting Kansas City

February 25 Second leg	Inter Miami CF	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Sporting Kansas City	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM CST	Messi 19' Allende 45+1' Suárez 45+3'	Report	Rodríguez 63'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 18,280 Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Note: Inter Miami CF won 4–1 on aggregate.

2025 Leagues Cup

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

Sporting Kansas City did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Western Conference for the 2024 season.