2013 Sporting Kansas City Roster
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 17-10-7 - 58 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1-2
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Peter Vermes (17-10-7)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 335,058, Avg. 19,709 in 17 home dates
2013 Sporting Kansas City StatisticsTeam Record: 17-10-7 - 58 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1-2
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Peter Vermes (17-10-7)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 335,058, Avg. 19,709 in 17 home dates
The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2013 season with a record of 17 wins and 10 losses and 7 ties for 58 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1-2.
The Sporting allowed 30 goals, least in the league. Kansas City recorded 47 goals. Claudio Bieler scored 10 goals for the squad, while Graham Zusi and Kei Kamara netted five or more also. Jimmy Nielsen topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 0.59 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2013 Sporting Kansas City won the MLS Cup.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Besler | D | February 11, 1987 | 6'0" | 170 | Kansas City, MO |
| Federico Bessone | D | January 23, 1984 | 5'11" | 160 | Cordoba, Argentina |
| Claudio Bieler | F | March 1, 1984 | 5'11" | 171 | Vera, Argentina |
| Teal Bunbury | F | February 27, 1990 | 6'2" | 175 | Hamilton, ON |
| Aurelien Collin | D | March 8, 1986 | 6'2" | 169 | Enghien-les-Bains, France |
| Bobby Convey | M | May 27, 1983 | 5'9" | 150 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Christian Duke | D | June 5, 1991 | 5'9" | 155 | Overland Park, KS |
| Dom Dwyer | F | July 30, 1990 | 5'9" | 180 | Cuckfield, England |
| Kevin Ellis | D | June 30, 1991 | 5'9" | 160 | Kansas City, MO |
| Benny Feilhaber | M | January 19, 1985 | 5'9" | 150 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Josh Gardner | M | September 14, 1982 | 5'11" | 162 | Brazosport, TX |
| Mechack Jerome | D | April 21, 1990 | 5'10" | 165 | Liancourt, Haiti |
| Peterson Joseph | M | April 24, 1990 | 5'8" | 132 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Kei Kamara | F | September 1, 1984 | 6'3" | 186 | Kenema, Sierra Leone |
| Jon Kempin | G | April 8, 1993 | 6'1" | 170 | Overland Park, KS |
| Eric Kronberg | G | June 7, 1983 | 6'5" | 210 | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Mikey Lopez | M | February 20, 1993 | 5'8" | 160 | Dallas, TX |
| Jimmy Medranda | M | February 7, 1994 | 5'5" | 150 | Mosquera, Colombia |
| Kyle Miller | M | May 12, 1989 | 5'9" | 160 | Overland Park, KS |
| Chance Myers | D | December 7, 1987 | 6'0" | 165 | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | March 2, 1983 | 5'8" | 155 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jimmy Nielsen | G | August 6, 1977 | 6'3" | 200 | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Lawrence Olum | D | July 10, 1984 | 6'2" | 185 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Ike Opara | D | February 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 180 | Durham, NC |
| Erik Palmer-Brown | D | April 24, 1997 | 6'1" | 175 | Napoleon, OH |
| Jacob Peterson | F | January 27, 1986 | 5'10" | 165 | Portage, MI |
| Oriol Rosell | M | July 7, 1992 | 6'0" | 168 | Puig-Reig, Spain |
| Brendan Ruiz | D | August 6, 1993 | 6'2" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Soony Saad | F | August 17, 1992 | 5'10" | 165 | Dearborn, MI |
| C.J. Sapong | F | December 27, 1988 | 6'1" | 185 | Manassas, VA |
| Seth Sinovic | D | January 28, 1987 | 5'10" | 175 | Kansas City, MO |
| Yann Songo'o | D | November 19, 1991 | 6'1" | 182 | Toulon, France |
| Michael Thomas | M | March 8, 1988 | 5'10" | 170 | Olathe, KS |
| Graham Zusi | M | August 18, 1986 | 5'10" | 160 | Orlando, FL |
