The 2007 Kansas City Wizards season was the 12th for the club in Major League Soccer. The Wizards finished fifth in the Eastern Conference and eighth overall with 40 points (11W 12L 7D), their best points total since 2004 and, resultantly, as an Eastern Conference team.
Curt Onalfo took over as head coach this season. The club also acquired Kevin Hartman from the LA Galaxy, where the goalkeeper had made a name for himself in the league. For Kansas City, 2007 was mostly defined on-field by Eddie Johnson, who scored 15 league goals including back to back hat tricks to end May and begin June, a feat never before accomplished in the league. Johnson's achievements would be overshadowed by the overall chaos of the 2007 MLS season which included the introduction of the Designated Player Rule, enabling teams to sign far more prolific attackers than previous seasons. Despite Johnson's stellar play and the improvement of the Wizards (who made their first playoff as an Eastern team and lost the re-classified Western Conference Finals to eventual champions Houston Dynamo), more high-profile forwards such as DPs Luciano Emilio and Juan Pablo Ángel were given MLS Best XI consideration over the USMNT player.
This was the last season the Wizards played all their home matches at Arrowhead Stadium, as new ownership began a process of relocation and rebranding that would end up with the club opening its own new stadium in 2011.
Squad
Competitions
Major League Soccer
DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceApril 14, 2007D.C. UnitedA4–2Harrington Victorine Johnson SealyApril 21, 2007Chicago Fire S.C.A1–2MarinelliApril 25, 2007Toronto FCH3–0Johnson Zavagnin MovsisyanApril 28, 2007Toronto FCA1–0Johnson May 5, 2007Columbus CrewH1–0Burciaga Jr.May 12, 2007FC DallasH1–2HarringtonMay 19, 2007Colorado RapidsA1–1ArnaudMay 26, 2007New England RevolutionA4–3Johnson 3 ArnaudJune 2, 2007New York Red BullsH3–2Johnson 3June 16, 2007New York Red BullsA3–3Movsisyan 2 ZavagninJune 20, 2007Columbus CrewA1–2JewsburyJune 24, 2007Houston DynamoH0–1July 1, 2007Toronto FCH1–1HarringtonJuly 4, 2007D.C. UnitedH0–1July 7, 2007Los Angeles GalaxyA2–2Movsisyan ArnaudJuly 14, 2007Real Salt LakeH1–0JohnsonJuly 22, 2007Colorado RapidsH2–2Johnson 2July 29, 2007Chivas USAH3–2Zavagnin Arnaud MovsisyanAugust 2, 2007New England RevolutionA0–2August 19, 2007New England RevolutionH0–1August 22, 2007Chicago Fire S.C.H3–2Victorine Sealy Burciaga Jr.August 25, 2007Chicago Fire S.C.A0–2August 29, 2007Real Salt LakeA1–3JohnsonSeptember 1, 2007Houston DynamoA1–1JohnsonSeptember 15, 2007Columbus CrewH3–2Sealy 2 JohnsonSeptember 22, 2007Chivas USAA1–2ColombanoSeptember 27, 2007Los Angeles GalaxyH0–1October 5, 2007D.C. UnitedH1–1SealyOctober 13, 2007New York Red BullsA1–2JewsburyOctober 20, 2007FC DallasA2–0Sealy 2
U.S. Open Cup qualification DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceApril 18, 2007Semifinal QualificationReal Salt LakeA1–2 (AET)Victorine
MLS Cup Playoffs DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceOctober 27, 2007Conference Semi-finalsChivas USAH1–0ArnaudNovember 3, 2007Conference Semi-finalsChivas USAA0–0November 10, 2007Conference FinalsHouston DynamoA0–2
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameMLSPlayoffsUSOCTotalMinutesDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal1GK Kevin Hartman300301034027003090005MF Kerry Zavagnin293301033325642850002DF Michael Harrington293301033324222812009MF Sasha Victorine2923011333213524020022FW Davy Arnaud2843110325248928070014MF Jack Jewsbury282301032223162642003DF Nick Garcia2703010310242028100012DF Jimmy Conrad250301029021722562007FW Eddie Johnson241530102815214924640010MF Carlos Marinelli2611010281167417770011MF Kurt Morsink21030102508951267006DF Jose Burciaga Jr.2321000242182618240019FW Scott Sealy1873010227119414870029FW Ryan Pore17030002004565120017FW Yura Movsisyan18500101956667860026MF Ryan Raybould10010101204245450016FW Eloy Colombano10110001113103340020DF Tyson Wahl600000604154150015DF Aaron Hohlbein500000503603600013FW Will John30001040261460021MF Lance Watson20100030232400 Final Statistics
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