2021 Sporting Kansas City II season
2021 season | |
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General manager | Kurt Austin |
Head coach | Paulo Nagamura |
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park |
USL Championship | Central Div.: 8th Eastern Conf.: 14th |
USL Playoffs | TBD |
Biggest win | SKC 4–1 TUL (6/2) SKC 3–0 OKC (9/4) |
Biggest defeat | SKC 0–6 BIR (10/24) |
The 2021 Sporting Kansas City II season was the club's second year under the name of Sporting Kansas City II,[1] sixth year of play and their third season in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the top tier of United Soccer League and the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team will continue play at Children's Mercy Park.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the 2021 season, the league split each of the conferences further into two divisions, Atlantic and Central in the Eastern Conference and Mountain and Pacific in the Western Conference.[2] During the regular season, each Central Division team will play its division opponents four times – twice home and twice away – for a total of 28 games. The remaining four games in SKC II's schedule will be played against regional or cross-conference opponents, namely Colorado, LA Galaxy II, El Paso, and Oakland.[3]
Roster
[edit ]- As of July 4, 2021[4]
- ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ Sporting Kansas City Academy player.
Competitions
[edit ]USL Championship
[edit ]Central Division Standings
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34[a] | |
8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20[a] |
Notes:
- ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[5]
Match results
[edit ]Suarez 25' Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Čuić Yellow card 34'
Constant Red card 39'
Davis Yellow card 45+2'
Ch. Duke Yellow card 54' Report Dewing 7'
Barry 29' (pen.), Yellow card 40', 64'
Ngalina 36' (pen.)
Makangila Yellow card 37'
Batista Yellow card 52'
Edwards Yellow card 59'
Ockford Yellow card 90' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Greg Dopka
Hernandez 73' Report Čuić Yellow card 23'
Rešetar 60'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 82' Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Brad Jensen
Gannon 74' Report Mushagalusa 61', 69' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Natalie Simon
Ch. Duke Yellow card 90+2' Report Law Yellow card 12', 19'
Wild 50'
Cochran Yellow card 83'
Gutjahr Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 90+4' Report Barbir Yellow card 90' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Greg Dopka
Kissiedou Yellow card 48'
Carroll Yellow card 53'
Murphy 58' Report R. Smith 8'
G. Smith Yellow card 39'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 43', 55'
Čuić Yellow card 59'
Barbir 72', Yellow card 87'
Džankić Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Attendance: 728
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Matthew Franz
Cisneros 89'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 90+4' Report Gibson Yellow card 6'
González 46'
Greig 56'
McMahon Yellow card 72' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Ownby 71'
Lancaster 75'
Matsoso Yellow card 84'
Hoppenot Yellow card 87'
McLaughlin 90+4' Report Jones Yellow card 9'
Mushagalusa 68'
Davis Yellow card 89' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: Elton García
R. Smith 72'
Mushagalusa 79'
Davis Yellow card 87' Report Batista Yellow card 56' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
Lopez Yellow card 52' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: DeShun Beard
Paul Yellow card 25'
Oduro Yellow card 89'
Lamah 90+5' Report Mushagalusa 17'
K. Rad Yellow card 39'
Davis Yellow card 69'
McIntosh Yellow card 73'
G. Smith Yellow card 86'
Čuić Yellow card 87' Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Totsch Yellow card 15'
Lancaster 30' (pen.), 90+4'
McLaughlin Yellow card 82'
Jimenez 88' Report Davis Yellow card 24', 45+1', 84'
Roberts 85'
Ch. Duke Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Cisneros 69'
Mushagalusa Yellow card 76' Report Bauer Yellow card 79'
Matheus Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
USL Cup Playoffs
[edit ]U.S. Open Cup
[edit ]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.[7]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Kovzan, Sam (September 30, 2019). "Sporting Club's USL Championship team to become Sporting Kansas City II". Major League Soccer.
- ^ "USL Championship Announces 2021 Season Format". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "SKCII Players". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. United Soccer Leagues. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.