2017 Sporting Kansas City Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-9-13 - 49 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Knockout Round
Coach: Peter Vermes (12-9-13)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 332,121, Avg. 19,537 in 17 home dates
2017 Sporting Kansas City RosterTeam Record: 12-9-13 - 49 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Knockout Round
Coach: Peter Vermes (12-9-13)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 332,121, Avg. 19,537 in 17 home dates
The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2017 season with a record of 12 wins and 9 losses and 13 ties for 49 points finishing fifth in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Sporting topped the circuit with just 29 goals allowed. Kansas City scored 40 goals. Gerso Fernandes netted 8 goals for the team, while Diego Rubio, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer each contributed five or more, too. Tim Melia led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 0.52 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2017 Sporting Kansas City lost in the Knockout Round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerso Fernandes | F | 32 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 13.1 | 25 | 32.0 |
| Diego Rubio | F | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 16.2 | 14 | 42.9 |
| Benny Feilhaber | M | 30 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7.8 | 20 | 25.0 |
| Dom Dwyer | F | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 11.1 | 22 | 22.7 |
| Daniel Salloi | F | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 7.0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Graham Zusi | D | 24 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Latif Blessing | F | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 7.9 | 15 | 20.0 |
| Ike Opara | D | 30 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 | 5 | 60.0 |
| Jimmy Medranda | F | 33 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 4.1 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Roger Espinoza | M | 30 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 2.1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 32 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 5.9 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Matt Besler | D | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Saad Abdul-Salaam | D | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Cristian Lobato | M | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Ilie Sanchez | M | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Soony Saad | F | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Soni Mustivar | M | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tyler Pasher | M-D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kharlton Belmar | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cameron Porter | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| James Musa | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Igor Juliao | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Oliveira | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Dykstra | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Ellis | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Erik Palmer-Brown | D | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Melia | GK | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 453 | 340 | 39 | 34 | 372 | 411 | 54 | 2 | 70 | 515 | 7.6 | 171 | 22.8 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Melia | 31 | 31 | 2759:00 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 0.78 | 2 | 5 | 116 | 91 | .784 |
| Andrew Dykstra | 4 | 3 | 301:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .714 |
| Totals | 35 | 34 | 3060:00 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 0.85 | 2 | 5 | 130 | 101 | .777 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerso Fernandes | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Diego Rubio | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benny Feilhaber | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Salloi | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Graham Zusi | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Latif Blessing | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ike Opara | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Medranda | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Roger Espinoza | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Besler | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saad Abdul-Salaam | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cristian Lobato | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ilie Sanchez | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Oliveira | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Dykstra | 1 | 1 | 120:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 120:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
