The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.
Squad
First team roster As of October 13, 2015.
Player movement
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 9, 2015 Lawrence OlumMF Kedah FAFree TransferDecember 11, 2015 Alec KannGK Chicago FireSelected in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry DraftDecember 14, 2015 Justin MappMF Montreal ImpactFree AgentJanuary 6, 2016 Brad DavisMF Houston DynamoTradeJanuary 13, 2016 Dániel SallóiFW SKC AcademyHomegrown PlayerJanuary 26, 2016 Nuno André CoelhoDF BalıkesirsporFree AgentJune 24, 2016 Éver AlvaradoDF OlimpiaUndisclosedJuly 12, 2016 Emmanuel AppiahMF Colorado RapidsFree TransferJuly 12, 2016 Cameron PorterFW Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for Amadou Dia
Out
DatePlayerPositionNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 25, 2015 Jalil AnibabaDF Houston DynamoOption DeclinedJanuary 26, 2016 Mikey LopezMF New York City FCFree AgentJanuary 29, 2016 Krisztián NémethFW Al-GharafaUndisclosed FeeFebruary 23, 2016 Amobi OkugoDF Portland TimbersWaivedMarch 1, 2016 Marcel De JongDF Ottawa Fury FCMutual TerminationJune 24, 2016 Jordi QuintillàMFWaivedJuly 12, 2016 Amadou DiaDF Montreal ImpactTraded for Cameron PorterSeptember 1, 2016 Diego RubioFW Real ValladolidPermanent transfer of loan
Loans
In No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource9FW Diego Rubio Real ValladolidMarch 8, 2016September 1, 2016
Out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource2DF Erik Palmer-Brown FC PortoFebruary 1, 2016End of 2016 season23MF Bernardo Añor Minnesota UnitedFebruary 17, 2016End of 2016 season30FW Dániel Sallói Vasas SCJune 15, 2016End of 2016 season
Competitions
Match results
Preseason
Desert Diamond Cup
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
Major League Soccer
League table
Western Conference standings
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
CONCACAF Champions League (2016–17)
Group stage
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
References