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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sunday, October 2, 2022 Kickoff: 4:00 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 33 Sporting Kansas City 10-15-7, 37 points (8-6-2 home; 2-9-5 away) 12th in MLS Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 12-16-4, 40 points (9-5-2 home; 3-11-2 away) T-9th in MLS Western Conference
10-15-7 (37 pts.) 1.16 32 12th in West 40 1.25 28 52 1.63 -12 380 (132) 34.7% 360 407 60 6
English TV: FS1 English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh William Agada Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Erik Thommy Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
12-16-4 (40 pts.) 1.25 32 T-9th in West 45 1.41 48 43 1.34 +2 394 (130) 33.0% 308 403 60 4
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Espinoza, Salloi Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Salloi, Walter Four Players Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Six Players
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8 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 67 SHOTS 26 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 42 FOULS COMMITTED 58 FOULS SUFFERED 11 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1853 Tim Melia 1.65 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 45
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
9 11 52 24 3 3 29 64 7 2
Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Jordan Morris Jordan Morris Lodeiro, Ruidiaz Alex Roldan Fredy Montero Nicolas Lodeiro Alex Roldan Kelyn Rowe
2340 1.00 11 5 75
Stefan Frei Stefan Cleveland Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union - x 64 2. CF Montreal - x 59 3. New York Red Bulls - x 50 4. New York City FC 49 5. FC Cincinnati 46 6. Orlando City SC 45 7. Inter Miami CF 42 8. Columbus Crew 42 9. Atlanta United FC 40 10. Charlotte FC 38 11. New England Revolution 38 12. Chicago Fire FC - e 35 13. Toronto FC - e 34 14. D.C. United - e 27
W 18 18 14 14 11 13 12 9 10 12 9 9 9 7
L 4 9 10 11 8 12 13 7 12 17 12 15 16 19
T 10 5 8 7 13 6 6 15 10 2 11 8 7 6
GD +46 +10 +8 +14 +6 -6 -11 +5 -4 -10 -4 -10 -12 -31
GP 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 32 31 32 32 32 32
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC - x 64 2. Austin FC - x 55 3. FC Dallas - x 50 4. Nashville SC 47 5. LA Galaxy 46 6. Portland Timbers 46 7. Minnesota United FC 45 8. Real Salt Lake 43 9. Seattle Sounders FC 40 10. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 40 11. Colorado Rapids - e 39 12. Sporting Kansas City - e 37 13. Houston Dynamo FC - e 33 14. San Jose Earthquakes - e 31
W 20 16 13 12 13 11 13 11 12 11 10 10 9 7
L 8 9 8 9 12 8 13 11 16 14 13 15 17 15
T 4 7 11 11 7 13 6 10 4 7 9 7 6 10
GD +28 +18 +11 +11 +5 +3 -3 -4 +2 -17 -12 -12 -12 -19
GP 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32
14th season 182-146-107 14th season (.541) 182-146-107 (.541)
BRIAN SCHMETZER
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
7th season 96-61-47 (.586) 7th season 96-61-47 (.586)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Wednesday, September 28 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Graham Zusi (Quad Injury) OUT • • • •
GK - Tim Melia (Hamstring Injury) MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery)
Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1