2016 Sporting Kansas City Roster
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-13-8 - 47 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Knockout Round
Coach: Peter Vermes (13-13-8)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 333,155, Avg. 19,597 in 17 home dates
2016 Sporting Kansas City StatisticsTeam Record: 13-13-8 - 47 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Knockout Round
Coach: Peter Vermes (13-13-8)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 333,155, Avg. 19,597 in 17 home dates
The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2016 season with a record of 13 wins and 13 losses and 8 ties for 47 points finishing fifth in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Kansas City scored 42 goals and allowed 41. Dom Dwyer netted 16 goals for the Sporting, while Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber contributed five or more also. Benny Feilhaber recorded 13 assists. Tim Melia topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 0.74 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2016 Sporting Kansas City lost in the Knockout Round.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad Abdul-Salaam | D | September 8, 1991 | 6'4" | 185 | Charlotte, NC |
| Ever Alvarado | D | January 30, 1992 | 5'11" | 154 | El Negrito, Honduras |
| Bernardo Anor | M | May 24, 1988 | 5'8" | 158 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Emmanuel Appiah | M | September 26, 1993 | 5'9" | 160 | Sampa, Ghana |
| Matt Besler | D | February 11, 1987 | 6'0" | 170 | Kansas City, MO |
| Nuno Coelho | D | January 7, 1986 | 6'4" | 181 | Penafiel, Portugal |
| Brad Davis | M | November 8, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Charles, MO |
| Amadou Dia | D | June 8, 1993 | 5'10" | 150 | Nantes, France |
| Dom Dwyer | F | July 30, 1990 | 5'9" | 180 | Cuckfield, England |
| Kevin Ellis | D | June 30, 1991 | 5'9" | 160 | Kansas City, MO |
| Roger Espinoza | M | October 25, 1986 | 5'11" | 160 | Puerto Cortes, Honduras |
| Benny Feilhaber | M | January 19, 1985 | 5'9" | 150 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Connor Hallisey | F | February 9, 1993 | 5'9" | 158 | Granite Bay, CA |
| Benji Joya | M | September 22, 1993 | 5'8" | 145 | San Jose, CA |
| Alec Kann | G | August 8, 1990 | 6'4" | 190 | Decatur, GA |
| Jon Kempin | G | April 8, 1993 | 6'1" | 170 | Overland Park, KS |
| Justin Mapp | M | October 18, 1984 | 6'1" | 160 | Brandon, MS |
| Jimmy Medranda | M | February 7, 1994 | 5'5" | 150 | Mosquera, Colombia |
| Tim Melia | G | May 15, 1986 | 6'1" | 190 | Great River, NY United States |
| Soni Mustivar | M | February 12, 1990 | 5'10" | 170 | Ivry Sur Seine, France |
| Chance Myers | D | December 7, 1987 | 6'0" | 165 | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | March 2, 1983 | 5'8" | 155 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 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 |
| Cameron Porter | F | May 23, 1993 | 6'1" | 175 | Centerville, OH |
| Jordi Quintilla | M | October 25, 1993 | 5'9" | 154 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Diego Rubio | F | May 15, 1993 | 5'11" | 170 | Santiago, Chile |
| Daniel Salloi | F | July 19, 1996 | 6'1" | 150 | Siofok, Hungary |
| Seth Sinovic | D | January 28, 1987 | 5'10" | 175 | Kansas City, MO |
| Graham Zusi | M | August 18, 1986 | 5'10" | 160 | Orlando, FL |
