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Sporting Kansas City

Stadium
Children's Mercy Park
League
MLS
Founded
1995
Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City, Kansas near Children's Mercy Park. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer, having returned in 2015 after spending ten seasons in the Eastern Conference. Sporting KC began play in 1996 as a charter team in the league, then known as the Kansas City Wiz. The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Since moving across the state line, they have been the only major professional sports league franchise to play their home games in Kansas. For the majority of their existence, the franchise were known as the Kansas City Wizards. The team rebranded in November 2010, coinciding with its move to their home stadium, now known as Children's Mercy Park.

Full name Sporting Kansas City
Nickname(s) Wizards
Short name SKC
Founded June 6, 1995 as, Kansas City Wiz
Stadium Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
Stadium, capacity 18,467
Owner Sporting Club
Head coach Peter Vermes
League Major League Soccer
2020 Western Conference: 1st, Overall: 3rd, Playoffs: Conference Semifinals

Informazioni su Sporting Kansas City

Franchise that claimed its first MLS Cup in 2000, then won the title again in 2013. The team was originally called the Kansas City Wiz and also spent a period as the Kansas City Wizards.

Realizzazione di Sporting Kansas City

The club was founded by MLS founder Lamar Hunt as a charter team during the first year of the MLS. 

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