2020 Sporting Kansas City II season

Sporting Kansas City II

2020 season
General manager	Kurt Austin
Head coach	Paulo Nagamura
Stadium	Children's Mercy Park
USL Championship	Group E: 4th Eastern Conf.: 12th
USL Playoffs	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Wilson Harris
Highest home attendance	League/All:
Lowest home attendance	League/All:
Average home league attendance	691
Biggest win	SKC 3–0 OKC (Aug. 22)
Biggest defeat	ATX 4–0 SKC (Sept. 22)
Home colors Away colors

The 2020 Sporting Kansas City II season was the club's first year under the new name of Sporting Kansas City II,^[1] fifth year of play and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the top tier of United Soccer League. The second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team continued to play at Children's Mercy Park.

The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2] Following that decision, on March 18 the USL extended its temporary suspension until May 10.^[3]

Roster

As of March 6, 2020

No.	Position	Player	Nation
30	DF	Luis Olivera (on loan from Atenas)	Argentina
31	GK	Brooks Thompson	United States
32	MF	Christian Duke	United States
33	DF	Danny Barbir	United States
34	FW	Dominik Rešetar (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)	Croatia
35	MF	Duval Wapiwo (on loan from MFK Vyškov)	Cameroon
39	DF	Petar Čuić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II)	Croatia
40	DF	Dillon Serna	United States
42	GK	Remi Prieur	United States
44	MF	Camden Riley	United States
48	DF	Kaveh Rad	United States
49	MF	Will Little	United States
70	FW	Zé Pedro	Portugal
77	FW	Enoch Mushagalusa	Congo
80	FW	Fredinho Mompremier	Haiti
88	DF	Sam Raben	United States
96	FW	Wilson Harris	United States
—	MF	Jaret Townsend	United States

1. Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
2. Sporting Kansas City Academy player.

Player movement

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 4, 2020	Christian Duke	Midfielder	Orange County SC	Signing	[4]
January 24, 2020	Kaveh Rad	Defender	Sporting Academy	Signing	[5]
January 27, 2020	Danny Barbir	Defender	FC Astra Giurgiu	Signing	[6]
February 17, 2020	Remi Prieur	Goalkeeper	Saint Mary's College	Signing	[7]
February 26, 2020	Fredinho Mompremier	Forward	Colorado Rapids Academy	Signing	[8]
February 26, 2020	Enoch Mushagalusa	Forward	FC Tulsa	Signing	[8]
February 26, 2020	Sam Raben	Defender	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Signing	[8]
February 28, 2020	Dillon Serna	Midfielder	Colorado Rapids	Signing	[9]
March 6, 2020	Jaret Townsend	Midfielder	MLS Draft Pick	Signed Draft Pick	[10]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Notes	Ref
November 6, 2019	Camilo Benítez	Midfielder	N/A	Retired	[11]
November 22, 2019	Rennico Clarke	Defender		Option Declined	[12]
November 22, 2019	Mark Segbers	Midfielder	Memphis 901 FC	Option Declined	[12]
November 22, 2019	Killian Colombie	Forward		Option Declined	[12]
November 22, 2019	Tucker Stephenson	Forward	OKC Energy FC	Option Declined	[12]
November 22, 2019	Rassambek Akhmatov	Midfielder		Out of Contract	[13]
November 22, 2019	Ayyoub Allach	Midfielder		Out of Contract	[13]
November 22, 2019	William Opoku Mensah	Forward		Out of Contract	[13]
November 22, 2019	Ethan Vanacore-Decker	Forward	Union Omaha	Out of Contract	[13]
November 22, 2019	Alexsander	Defender	Club Athletico Paranaense	Loan Expired	[14]
November 22, 2019	Jerome Ngom Mbekeli	Defender	Apejes FC de Mfou	Loan Expired	[14]
November 22, 2019	Mo Abualnadi	Defender	Notre Dame	Collegiate Programs	[15]
November 22, 2019	Sean Karani	Defender	Temple	Collegiate Programs	[15]
November 22, 2019	Josh Chong	Forward	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Jake Davis	Midfielder	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Dylan Hooper	Defender	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Gavin Krenecki	Goalkeeper	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Tucker Lepley	Midfielder	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Jahon Rad	Midfielder	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
November 22, 2019	Max Trejo	Goalkeeper	Sporting Academy	Academy Contract Expired	[16]
February 24, 2020	John Pulskamp	Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	Promotion to first team	[17]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
January 7, 2020	Duval Wapiwo	Midfielder	MFK Vyškov	Sporting Kansas City II adds Cameroonian midfielder Duval Wapiwo on loan for 2020 season	[18]
January 22, 2020	Dominik Rešetar	Forward	Dinamo Zagreb II	Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II	[19]
January 22, 2020	Petar Čuić	Defender	Dinamo Zagreb II	Sporting KC II signs Croatian duo Petar Čuić and Dominik Rešetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II	[19]

Competitions

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

Preseason schedule announced on January 24, 2020.^[20]

OKC Energy FC v Sporting Kansas City II

February 15, 2020 Preseason 1	OKC Energy FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Wichita, KS
2:00 pm	Chavez 4'	Report	Rad 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Stryker Sports complex

Sporting Kansas City II v Iowa Western Reivers

February 22, 2020 Preseason 2	Sporting Kansas City II	4–1	Iowa Western Reivers	Kansas City, MO
2:00 pm	Duke 22' Zé Pedro 52' Townsend 67' Mompremier 74'	Report	Magana 49'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Note: Match originally scheduled against Texas United.

North Texas SC v Sporting Kansas City II

February 27, 2020 Preseason 3	North Texas SC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Frisco, TX
2:00 pm	Sealy 11' (pen.)	Report	Mompremier 120+1'	Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
Note: 120-minute match

FC Tulsa v Sporting Kansas City II

February 29, 2020 Preseason 4	FC Tulsa	1–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Tulsa, OK
1:00 pm	Martinez 62'	Report	Zé Pedro 8' Harris 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
Note: Final Preseason Match

USL is back Friendlies

OKC Energy FC v Sporting Kansas City II

July 3, 2020 Friendly	OKC Energy FC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City II	Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 pm	Chavez 55'	Report		Stadium: OCCHD Training Facility

USL Championship

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

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
1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: July 5, 2020.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Stadium	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Result	L
Position	12

Updated to match(es) played on July 5, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Table

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	16	11	2	3	28	12	+16	35	2.19	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Saint Louis FC	16	7	4	5	22	21	+1	25	1.56
3	Indy Eleven	16	7	2	7	21	19	+2	23	1.44
4	Sporting Kansas City II	16	5	1	10	21	30	−9	16	1.00

Source: USL

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

Sporting Kansas City II v Charlotte Independence

March 8, 2020 USLC 1	Sporting Kansas City II	1–2	Charlotte Independence	Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm	Maher 19' (o.g.) Čuić  79'	Report	Johnson  15' Gebhard 25' Kelly  30', 85'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 691 Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Home Opener[21]

Indy Eleven v Sporting Kansas City II

July 18, 2020 USLC 2	Indy Eleven	2–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 pm CDT	Pasher 39' Haworth  43' Barrett 67' Ilić  71' Antley  90+9'	Report	Čuić  26' Rad  35' Riley  40' Harris 53' Barbir  82'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 4,931 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II

July 25, 2020 USLC 3	Louisville City FC	1–0	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT	Matsoso  19' Lancaster 50' Jimenez  67'	Report	Duke  32' Rad  87'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II

July 29, 2020 USLC 4	Louisville City FC	1–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM CDT	Lancaster 21' Ockford  36' Totsch  90+4'	Report	Rešetar 8',  61' Harris 83'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Joshua Few

Indy Eleven v Sporting Kansas City II

August 1, 2020 USLC 5	Indy Eleven	0–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT	Ayoze  88' Osmond  90+7'	Report	Rad  50' Barbir 70' Duke  76'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi

Saint Louis FC v Sporting Kansas City II

August 5, 2020 USLC 6	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Fenton, Missouri
TBA PM CDT	Kavita 90+6'	Report	Riley  42' Mushagalusa 56' Prieur  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Jon Freemon

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II

August 12, 2020 USLC 7	Louisville City FC	P–P	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
TBA PM CDT				Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the SKCII organization.[22]

Saint Louis FC v Sporting Kansas City II

August 15, 2020 USLC 8	Saint Louis FC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT	Cicerone 5' Samb 69' Rivas 90+2',  90+7'	Report	Riley  36' Duke 40' LeFlore  62' Rad  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 736 Referee: Jervis Atagana

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II

August 19, 2020 USLC 7	Louisville City FC	4–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM CDT	Lancaster 11' Bone 29', 36' Jimenez  38' Matsoso 53' Totsch  90+5'	Report	Raben 32'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played on 12 August.[23]

Sporting Kansas City II v OKC Energy FC

August 22, 2020 USLC 9	Sporting Kansas City II	3–0	OKC Energy FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CDT	Harris 5', 22',  54' Barbir  19', 66' Mompremier  42' Rešetar  87'	Report	Brown  60'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon

FC Tulsa v Sporting Kansas City II

August 29, 2020 USLC 10	FC Tulsa	1–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT	Kwambe  36' Martinez 39'	Report	Mompremier 20',  86' Riley  25' Harris 55' Duke  90' Davis  90+4'	Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: Chris Ruska Referee: 2,790

Saint Louis FC v Sporting Kansas City II

September 4, 2020 USLC 11	Saint Louis FC	3–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT	Greig 54' Blackwood 58' Fink  70' Dacres 83' Morton  90+3'	Report	Davis  20' Harris 47', 90+3' (pen.) Mompremier  52'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Matt Geringer

Indy Eleven v Sporting Kansas City II

September 9, 2020 USLC 12	Indy Eleven	2–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT	Barrett  3' Moon 6' Rafanello 63' Conner  86'	Report	Rešetar  23' Serna  53' Riley  58' Davis  59' Čuić  74' Freeman 88'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Saint Louis FC v Sporting Kansas City II

September 19, 2020 USLC 13	Saint Louis FC	3–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT	Blackwood 12' Cicerone 43' Fink  71', 90+5' Wharton  90+1'	Report	Čuić 59' Davis  66' LeFlore 86' Leeth  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson

Austin Bold FC v Sporting Kansas City II

September 22, 2020 USLC 14	Austin Bold FC	4–0	Sporting Kansas City II	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Báez  10', 57' Taylor  13' Watson  29' Twumasi  37' Rad 61' (o.g.) Diouf 73',  85' Quintanilla 90+3'	Report	Serna  45+4' Davis  67' Mompremier  89'	Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Indy Eleven v Sporting Kansas City II

September 30, 2020 USLC 15	Indy Eleven	1–2	Sporting Kansas City II	Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT	Lindley  38' Carleton 49' Watson  73'	Report	Harris 41' Sparks  86', 90+5'	Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 6,039 Referee: Calin Radosav

Louisville City FC v Sporting Kansas City II

October 3, 2020 USLC 16	Louisville City FC	2–1	Sporting Kansas City II	Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM CDT	DelPiccolo 26' Lancaster 40' Spencer  89'	Report	Freeman 64' Pierre  69' Riley  90+3'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City), SKC II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.^[24]

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on March 10, 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL Championship		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MEX	Richard Sánchez	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	GK	USA	Brooks Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	USA	Remi Prieur	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
13	DF	USA	Amadou Dia	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Graham Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Jaylin Lindsey	1	0	1	0	0	0
30	DF	ARG	Luis Olivera	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	USA	Danny Barbir	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	CRO	Petar Čuić	1	0	1	0	0	0
44	DF	USA	Camden Riley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
21	MF	COL	Felipe Hernandez	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	MF	USA	Gianluca Busio	1	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Christian Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	CMR	Duval Wapiwo	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	USA	Sam Raben	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	USA	Camden Riley	1	0	1	0	0	0
49	MF	USA	Will Little	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	MF	MAS	Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
99	MF	USA	Jaret Townsend	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
34	FW	CRO	Dominik Rešetar	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
70	FW	POR	Zé Pedro	1	0	1	0	0	0
77	FW	USA	Enoch Mushagalusa	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
80	FW	HAI	Fredinho Mompremier	1	0	1	0	0	0
96	FW	USA	Wilson Harris	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

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