| 2014 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Brian Budzinski, Chris Likens, Brad Likens, Greg Likens | ||
| Head coach | Vlatko Andonovski | ||
| Stadium | Durwood Soccer Stadium | ||
| NWSL | 2nd | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Amy Rodriguez (13) All: Amy Rodriguez (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,107 (Apr 12 vs. SBFC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,212 (Aug 6 vs. BOS) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,018 | ||
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The 2014 season was FC Kansas City's second season of existence. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. FC Kansas City won its first NWSL championship in 2014, defeating Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL Playoffs final.[1]
Club
Roster
As of July 1, 2014[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sara Keane |  United States |
| 2 | FW | Melissa Henderson | United States
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| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | United States |
| 5 | FW | Liz Bogus | United States |
| 6 | MF | Jen Buczkowski | United States |
| 7 | MF | Jenna Richmond | United States |
| 8 | FW | Amy Rodriguez | United States |
| 9 | MF | Merritt Mathias | United States |
| 10 | FW | Frances Silva | United States |
| 11 | MF | Morgan Marlborough | United States |
| 12 | FW | Lauren Holiday | United States |
| 13 | DF | Leigh Ann Robinson | United States |
| 14 | DF | Kassey Kallman | United States |
| 15 | MF | Erika Tymrak | United States |
| 16 | DF | Nia Williams | United States |
| 17 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | United States |
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | United States |
| 19 | FW | Katrina Gorry | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| 20 | MF | Molly Dreska | United States |
| 22 | GK | Cecilia Santiago |  Mexico |
| 23 | DF | Nikki Phillips | United States |
| 24 | FW | Sarah Hagen | United States |
| 25 | MF | Mandy Laddish | United States |
| 28 | MF | Missy Geha | United States |
Team management
FC Kansas City's ownership group is composed of Chris, Brad and Greg Likens, and Brian Budzinski. The group also owns the Missouri Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[3] Budzinski is also owner of the Kansas City Soccerdome.[4] Vlatko Andonovski, a former professional player and head coach of the Kansas City Kings of the PASL and Missouri Olympic Development Program (ODP), was head coach for the 2013 season.[5]
Match results
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
| March 22, 2014 1 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Fenton, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 2,300 |
| March 29, 2014 2 | Kansas Jayhawks | 1–3 | FC Kansas City | Lawrence, Kansas |
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Report | Stadium: Jayhawk Soccer Complex |
| April 5, 2014 3 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 0–10 | FC Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 16:00 CDT | http://www.fckansascity.com/2014/04/05/fc-kansas-city-finishes-exhibition-season-big-win/ Report | Stadium: Swope Park |
NWSL
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
| April 12, 2014 1 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,107 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
| April 19, 2014 2 | Washington Spirit | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Boyds, Maryland |
| Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| April 26, 2014 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,124 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| April 30, 2014 4 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 21:00 CDT (UTC-05) |
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Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| May 3, 2014 5 | Houston Dash | 0–4 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,198 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
| May 7, 2014 6 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 | Box Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,463 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| May 11, 2014 7 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,797 Referee: Matt Mercier |
| May 14, 2014 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 3–2 | FC Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 21:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Timon Berry |
| May 18, 2014 9 | FC Kansas City | 2–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 17:00 | Box Report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| May 21, 2014 10 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 | Box KC report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
| May 25, 2014 11 | Boston Breakers | 0–2 | FC Kansas City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 | Box Report Report |
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Stadium: Harvard Stadium Attendance: 2,622 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| June 4, 2014 12 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Western New York Flash | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| June 7, 2014 13 | FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 14, 2014 14 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | FC Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Bernard Hosu |
| June 21, 2014 15 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC-05) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| June 28, 2014 16 | FC Kansas City | 1–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| July 6, 2014 17 | Sky Blue FC | 0–5 | FC Kansas City | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,349 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| July 13, 2014 18 | Portland Thorns FC | 7–1 | FC Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 9,672 Referee: Christina Unkel |
| July 18, 2014 19 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 | FC Kansas City | Rochester, New York |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,916 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| July 27, 2014 20 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Sky Blue FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 17:00 | Box KC report |
Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| July 30, 2014 21 | Washington Spirit | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Boyds, Maryland |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Kristen Salazar |
| August 2, 2014 22 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Bernard Hosu |
| August 6, 2014 23 | FC Kansas City | 2–1 | Boston Breakers | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Durwood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,212 Referee: David Mon |
| August 9, 2014 24 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | FC Kansas City | Lisle, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Benedictine U. Sports Complex Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Regular-season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 54 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City (C) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 34 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | Houston Dash | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 18 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 |
Last updated: July 19, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
NWSL Championship Playoffs
Semi-final
Championship
Final
| Seattle Reign FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report Report |
Squad statistics
Note: only regular season squad statistics displayed.
Key to positions: FW – Forward, MF – Midfielder, DF – Defender, GK – Goalkeeper
| N | Pos | Player | GP | GS | Min | G | A | WG | Shot | SOG | Cro | CK | Off | Foul | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | FW | Liz Bogus | 13 | 8 | 598 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jen Buczkowski | 24 | 24 | 2087 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Molly Dreska | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Missy Geha | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Katrina Gorry | 9 | 3 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Sarah Hagen | 9 | 7 | 529 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Melissa Henderson | 5 | 3 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Lauren Holiday | 21 | 21 | 1766 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 35 | 5 | 96 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Kassey Kallman | 18 | 18 | 1479 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Mandy Laddish | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | 11 | 4 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Morgan Marlborough | 9 | 2 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Merritt Mathias | 20 | 16 | 1436 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Nikki Phillips | 23 | 23 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jenna Richmond | 22 | 20 | 1754 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Leigh Ann Robinson | 23 | 23 | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Amy Rodriguez | 22 | 21 | 1808 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 22 | 22 | 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Frances Silva | 18 | 5 | 568 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Erika Tymrak | 21 | 18 | 1540 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Nia Williams | 5 | 2 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| N | Pos | Goal keeper | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | Shot | SOG | Sav | GA | GA/G | Pen | PKF | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 22 | 22 | 1935 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 210 | 100 | 71 | 29 | 1.318 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | GK | Sarah Keane | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated. August 31, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ↑ "FC Kansas City Roster". Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "New Kansas City women's soccer team releases logo". Kansas City Business Journal. January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ McDowell, Sam (July 30, 2013). "Joco's pro women's soccer team, FC Kansas City, seeks longevity where others have failed". Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "FC Kansas City Coaching Staff Announced". FC Kansas City. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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