The 2014 Sporting Kansas City season was the nineteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the fourth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage for the first time in franchise history.
Sporting Kansas City also entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champion, after beating Real Salt Lake in PKs in the MLS Cup 2013.
Squad
First team roster As of August 17, 2014.
No.PositionNationPlayer
Player movement
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 13, 2013 Sal ZizzoMF Portland TimbersTrade for Allocation MoneyDecember 16, 2013 Andy GruenebaumGK Columbus CrewTrade for 2016 MLS SuperDraft PickFebruary 13, 2014 Jimmy MedrandaMF Deportivo PereiraFeeMarch 4, 2014 Alex MartinezMF NCSU2014 MLS SuperDraft SelectionMarch 11, 2014 Antonio Rodríguez DovaleMF Celta de VigoFreeApril 1, 2014 Victor MuñozMF D.C. UnitedFreeJuly 8, 2014 Michael KafariMF Charleston BatteryFreeJuly 16, 2014 Jorge ClarosMF C.D. MotaguaFreeJuly 16, 2014 Martin SteubleMF FC Wil 1900FreeAugust 13, 2014 Tim MeliaGK Chivas USALeague Pool Call-up
Out
Pos.PlayerNew clubFee/notesDateRefGK Jimmy Nielsen Oklahoma City Energy FC CoachRetired from playingDF Kyle Miller Oklahoma City Energy FCWaivedDF Brendan RuizWaivedDF Federico Bessone MillwallReleased (Out of contract)FW Teal Bunbury New England RevolutionTrade for first round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick and allocation moneyDF Josh GardnerWaivedDF Mechack Jerome Montreal ImpactWaivedMF Oriol Rosell Sporting Clube de PortugalFeeMF Alex Martinez Orange County Blues FCWaivedMF Peterson JosephMutually TerminatedGK Tim Melia Sporting Kansas CityLeague Pool Call-up Ended
Loans
In No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource40DF Igor Julião Fluminense FCApril 4, 2014December 31, 2014
Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource12MF Mikey Lopez Orlando City Soccer Club21GK Jon Kempin Oklahoma City Energy FC25MF Christian Duke Oklahoma City Energy FC4DF Kevin Ellis Oklahoma City Energy FC
Competitions
Match results
Preseason
Desert Friendlies
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
Major League Soccer
League table
Eastern Conference standings
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Results
CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League (2013–14)
Advanced from Group stage
Championship Stage
In the championship stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie is decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Cruz Azul won 5–2 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League (2014–15)
Group stage
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
References