2011 Sporting Kansas City Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-9-12 - 51 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Peter Vermes (13-9-12)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 302,776, Avg. 17,810 in 17 home dates
2011 Sporting Kansas City RosterTeam Record: 13-9-12 - 51 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Peter Vermes (13-9-12)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 302,776, Avg. 17,810 in 17 home dates
The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2011 season with a record of 13 wins and 9 losses and 12 ties for 51 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Sporting scored 50 goals and allowed 40. Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo and Teal Bunbury netted 9 goals each for Kansas City, while C.J. Sapong and Graham Zusi contributed five or more also. Jimmy Nielsen topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 0.76 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2011 Sporting Kansas City lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Kamara | F | 30 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 91 | 9.9 | 29 | 31.0 |
| Teal Bunbury | F | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 13.8 | 22 | 40.9 |
| Omar Bravo | F | 27 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 15.0 | 25 | 36.0 |
| Graham Zusi | F-M | 32 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 10.6 | 16 | 31.3 |
| C.J. Sapong | F | 34 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 9.4 | 25 | 20.0 |
| Aurelien Collin | D | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20.0 | 5 | 60.0 |
| Julio Cesar | D | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22.2 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Matt Besler | D | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Roger Espinoza | M-D | 24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Soony Saad | F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ryan Smith | M | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Luke Sassano | D | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Milos Stojcev | M | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Davy Arnaud | M | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jeferson | M | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Birahim Diop | M | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chance Myers | D | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Scott Lorenz | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence Olum | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peterson Joseph | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Daneil Cyrus | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Korede Aiyegbusi | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shavar Thomas | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Kronberg | GK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Rocastle | M | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Auvray | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Michael Harrington | D | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Nielsen | GK | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 467 | 374 | 48 | 35 | 425 | 385 | 51 | 8 | 71 | 488 | 9.8 | 159 | 30.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nielsen | 31 | 31 | 2767:00 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 1.14 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 79 | .693 |
| Eric Kronberg | 4 | 3 | 292:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.54 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .667 |
| Totals | 35 | 34 | 3059:00 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 1.18 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 89 | .690 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Kamara | F | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Teal Bunbury | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Omar Bravo | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Graham Zusi | F-M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Sapong | F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Aurelien Collin | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Julio Cesar | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Besler | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Espinoza | M-D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Soony Saad | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Davy Arnaud | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jeferson | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Birahim Diop | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chance Myers | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seth Sinovic | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Nielsen | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 12.1 | 16 | 25.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nielsen | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .778 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .778 |
