The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
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| Owner | Sporting Club | ||
| Head Coach | Peter Vermes | ||
| Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd | ||
| Playoffs | Conference Finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Johnny Russell (10) All: Dániel Sallói (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,831 March 4 vs NYCFC | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,238 June 16 vs FC Dallas | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 19,774 All: 19,270 | ||
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Current roster
editAs of October 10, 2018 [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player movement
editIn
editPer Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Draft picks
editDraft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Round | Pick Number | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Eric Dick | GK | Butler |
| 18 | Graham Smith | DF | Denver | |
| 4 | 75 | Will Bagrou | FW | Bercer |
| 82 | Wilfred Williams | DF | Oakland |
Out
edit| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2017 | Cameron Porter | FW | Retired | Out of contract | [14] |
| November 27, 2017 | Erik Palmer-Brown | DF | Manchester City | Out of contract | [15][16] |
| November 27, 2017 | Cameron Iwasa | FW | Sacramento Republic | Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic | [14] |
| November 27, 2017 | Soni Mustivar | MF | Neftçi PFK | Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK | [14] |
| November 27, 2017 | Kevin Oliveira | MF | Ottawa Fury | Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury | [17] |
| November 27, 2017 | Tyler Pasher | MF | Indy Eleven | Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven | [17] |
| December 12, 2017 | Latif Blessing | FW | Los Angeles FC | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft | [18] |
| December 14, 2017 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | DF | New York City FC | Traded for Khiry Shelton | [2] |
| January 3, 2018 | Benny Feilhaber | MF | Los Angeles FC | Traded | [19] |
| February 8, 2018 | Andrew Dykstra | GK | Colorado Rapids | Traded | [20] |
| February 8, 2018 | Soony Saad | FW | Indy Eleven | Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven | [21] |
| February 27, 2018 | Kevin Ellis | DF | Chicago Fire | Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9 | [22][23] |
| February 27, 2018 | Zach Wright | DF | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived | [22] |
| March 1, 2018 | James Musa | MF | Phoenix Rising | Waived | [24] |
| June 25, 2018 | Matt Lewis | DF | Swope Park Rangers | Waived | [25] |
Loans
editPer Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In
edit| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2018 | Emiliano Amor | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year | [26] |
Out
edit| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2018 | Emiliano Amor | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC | [27] |
Competitions
editWin Tie Loss
Preseason
editKickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
| January 27, 2018 | Phoenix Rising FC trialists | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Player X 87' | Report | Sallói 23' Busio 37' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex |
| Note: Three 30-minute periods | ||||
| January 31, 2018 | Sporting Arizona FC | 0–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Report | Lobato 17' Gerso 45' Barry 84' Bagrou 90' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex | |
| Note: Three 30-minute periods | ||||
| February 3, 2018 | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 11:30 | Report | Shelton 12' Gerso 22' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex | |
| Note: Two 45-minute halves and an extra 30-minute period | ||||
Mobile Mini Sun Cup
editKickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
| February 14, 2018 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:20 | Wright Phillips 15' | Report | Hernandez 77' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 17, 2018 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 16:00 | Frater 5' | Report | Ilie 18' Sallói 30' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,060 |
| February 21, 2018 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 12:00 | Dick 13' (o.g.) Rowe 36' |
Report | Rubio 21' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 24, 2018 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| Armenteros 54', 59' Paredes 76' |
Report | Espinoza 27' Rubio 52' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
Regular season
editKickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| March 4, 2018 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 2 | New York City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 18:30 CST | Report | Medina 23' 53' (Sweat, Herrera) Moralez 32' (Villa, Medina) Ring 34' Johnson 59' Chanot 88' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,831 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| March 10, 2018 2 | Chicago Fire | 3 – 4 | Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 17:00 CST | Kappelhof 36' Schweinsteiger 50' Katai 70' (Schweinsteiger) Nikolić 74 ', 82' (Vincent, Polster) |
Report | Gutiérrez 9 ', 86' (Sallói, Russell) Melia 33' Russell 44' (Sallói, Espinoza) Sánchez 56' Medranda 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,021 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| March 17, 2018 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sallói 21' Sánchez 25' (pen.) Zusi 56' Gutiérrez 68' |
Report | Vako 34' Quintana 39' Wondolowski 90+1' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,868 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| March 24, 2018 4 | Colorado Rapids | 2 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 20:00 | Badji 5' (Castillo) Mason 8' (Smith) Price 15' Jackson 65' Howard 79' |
Report | Gutiérrez 57' Diego Rubio 90' (Shelton) |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,424 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| March 31, 2018 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0 | D. C. United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Gutiérrez 3' (Shelton) | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,624 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 8, 2018 6 | LA Galaxy | 0 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 20:00 | Steres 55' dos Santos 77' |
Report | Sallói 57' Russell 61' (Espinoza) Espinoza 82' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,846 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| April 15, 2018 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 15:00 | Sánchez 34' (PK) Espinoza 53' Zusi 78' (Medranda) Medranda 90' |
Report | McCrary 24' Roldan 44' 73' (Bruin) Bruin 45' (Marshall) Alonso 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,508 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 20, 2018 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 6 – 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Russell 10' (Espinoza, Zusi), 16' (Espinoza), 48' (Besler) 40' Medranda 30' (Sallói) Lobato 54' (Croizet) Croizet 77' (Sánchez) |
Report | Waston 36' Reyna 40' Juárez 40' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,690 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 28, 2018 9 | New England Revolution | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 | Bunbury 44' Fagúndez 45' Somi 76' |
Report | Shelton 76' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,015 Referee: David Gantar |
| May 5, 2018 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Opara 10' Sallói 16' |
Report | McBean 13' Castillo 52' Badji 89' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| May 9, 2018 11 | Atlanta United FC | 0 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 18:30 | Larentowicz 31' Guzan 34' |
Report | Sallói 67' (Ilie) Gerso 87' (Ilie) Besler 89' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,696 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 20, 2018 12 | Minnesota United FC | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 13:00 | Quintero 20' Schüller 51' Luiz Fernando 71' |
Shelton 8' (Russell) 58' Sinovic 53' |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 23,117 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| May 27, 2018 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | Columbus Crew SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:00 | Besler 90+4' | Report | Higuaín 45+6' Afful 49' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,697 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| June 3, 2018 14 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 – 1 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sallói 9' (Croizet) Kuzain 35' Lobato 38' (Espinoza) Diego Rubio 81' (Gerso) |
Report | Mears 12' (Schüller) Maximiniano 48' 63' Ibarra 77' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,422 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| June 9, 2018 15 | Portland Timbers | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 21:30 | Blanco 90+3' | Report | Opara 90+3' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 23, 2018 16 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Espinoza 27' Sallói 59' (Russell) Diego Rubio 85' (Sallói) Shelton 88' (Sallói) |
Report | Manotas 2' (Martínez), 45' (Beasley) Alexander 22' 87' Willis 55' Fuenmayor 90+2' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,081 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| June 30, 2018 17 | Montreal Impact | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal, Quebec |
| 18:00 | Krolicki 19' Duvall 46' Piatti 54' Silva 70' (pen.) |
Report | Croizet 68' Opara 69' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,142 |
| July 4, 2018 18 | Real Salt Lake | 4 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 21:00 | Savarino 29' Baird 37' Saucedo 44' 45+1' (Kreilach) Kreilach 77' Silva 90+10' (PK) |
Report | Sallói 20' (Sinovic, Espinoza) 43' 90' Amor 59' Espinoza 60' 90+4' Opara 64' (Russell, Espinoza) 66' Gerso 90+3' Ilie 90+9' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,206 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| July 7, 2018 19 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 2 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Sánchez 57' (PK) Russell 61' (Diego Rubio) Zusi 81' Kuzain 90+4' |
Report | Osorio 25' (Morrow, Giovinco) Zavaleta 56' Fraser 59' Hamilton 69' (Hasler) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,064 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
| July 14, 2018 20 | New York Red Bulls | 3 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 18:00 | Wright-Phillips 4' (Kaku) Muyl 31' Rzatkowski 72' (Adams), 80' (Davis) |
Report | Russell 8' (Zusi) Croizet 17' Espinoza 51' (Zusi) |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,793 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 28, 2018 21 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 3 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Opara 45+2' Gerso 50' (Diego Rubio) Espinoza 87' Sallói 90+7' (Opara) |
Gruezo 15' Barrios 23 ', 62' (Lamah), 74' (Urruti) Lamah 41' Pedroso 69' Urruti 90+9' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,758 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 4, 2018 22 | Houston Dynamo | 0 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 20:00 | Quioto 4' Fuenmayor 14' Elis 15' 90+8' García 19' Willis 70' Peña 80' Cerén 90+4' Leonardo 90+10' |
Report | Sinovic 22' Diego Rubio 74' (Busio, Zusi) 90+2' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,675 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 11, 2018 23 | Los Angeles FC | 0 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles, California |
| 21:30 | Nguyen 36' Jakovic 63' |
Report | Gerso 17' (Diego Rubio) Sánchez 66' (PK) Espinoza 70' Zusi 72' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| August 18, 2018 24 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Diego Rubio 28' (Espinoza), 37' (Sallói, Besler) Russell 89' (Németh) |
Report | Cascante 51' Valentin 60' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,737 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 25, 2018 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Croizet 47' (Russell, Diego Rubio) Diego Rubio 62' (Russell. Sinovic) |
Report | Calvo 50' Boxall 52' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,345 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| September 1, 2018 26 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
| 15:00 | Ruidíaz 12' (Smith, Alonso) Kee-hee 27' Zusi 52' (O.G.) Lodeiro 56' (P.K.) Marshall 81' Frei 82' |
Report | Diego Rubio 2' (Fernandes), 32' Sánchez 43' Opara 45+1' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,530 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| Note: Marshall's red card was rescinded by an independent panel[28] | ||||
| September 8, 2018 27 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 0 | Orlando City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Gutiérrez 53' (Croizet) | Report | Mueller 38' Johnson 42' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| September 15, 2018 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 – 5 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 21:30 | Godoy 50' Eriksson 57' Hossen 80' (Fernandes) |
Report | Gutiérrez 18' (Fernandes) Fernandes 23' (Gutiérrez), 86' (Rubio) Opara 42' Németh 67' (Fernandes, Gutiérrez) |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| September 23, 2018 29 | Philadelphia Union | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00 | Simpson 71', 89' Accam 66' Mbaizo 75' |
Report | Espinoza 65' | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 30, 2018 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 16:00 | Opara 52' Gutiérrez 74' |
Report | Baird 9' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,844 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 6, 2018 31 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 | Zlatan 25' Bingham 89' |
Report | Sinovic 34' Russell 49' 83' Sánchez 49' Sallói 50' Rubio 90+7' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,092 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 17, 2018 32 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 – 4 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 21:00 | Felipe 42' | Boxscore | Sinovic 53' Croizet 62' Sallói 82', 90'+7' Busio 90'+4' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 21, 2018 33 | FC Dallas | 0 – 3 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
| 16:00 | González 16' Pedroso 86' |
Report | Sallói 45' Espinoza 45+2' 64' Gutiérrez 68' Sánchez 73' Russell 87' (P.K.) |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 28, 2018 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 15:30 | Russell 14' Espinoza 37' Sinovic 62' Gutiérrez 70' Sallói 72' Melia 90+1' |
Report | Atuesta 8' Vela 63' (P.K.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,702 Referee: Allen Chapman |
MLS Cup Playoffs
editWestern Conference Semifinals
edit| November 4, 2018 Leg 1 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 9:00pm CDT | Rusnák 26', 51' Beckerman 72' |
Report | Rubio 60', 76' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,045 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| November 11, 2018 Leg 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–2 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 2:00 PM | Rubio 14' 63' Sallói 19', 90+7' Sánchez 67' (pen.) Espinoza 82' |
Report | Herrera 49' Saucedo 60' Beckerman 64' Kreilach 72' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,918 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
- Sporting Kansas City won 5-3 on aggregate.
Conference Finals
edit| November 25, 2019 Leg 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 18:30 CST | Guzmán 36' | Report | Sinovic 45+1' Besler 66' Sallói 89' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| November 29, 2018 Leg 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–3 (2–3 agg.) | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:30 CST | Sallói 20' Rubio 47' Fernandes 81' |
Report | Valentin 17' Guzmán 45+5' Blanco 52' Valeri 61', 90+9' Chara 77' Villafaña 90+6' Asprilla 90+7' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,091 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
editKickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
| June 6, 2018 Fourth Round | Real Salt Lake | 0 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 20:00 MDT | Herrera 28' Ruíz 47' |
Report | Russell 47' Belmar 74' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,833 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| June 16, 2018 Round of 16 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 20:00 | Sallói 43' (Opara, Zusi), 66' (Kuzain) Amor 83' Croizet 89' |
Report | Gruezo 18' (Barrios) Lamah 20' 77' Barrios 37' Hayes 72' Ulloa 74' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals | Houston Dynamo | 4 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 19:30 | Quioto 26', 35', 66' (Cerén) O. García 45' Manotas 69', 88' (Rodríguez) Fuenmayor 79' |
Report | Russell 2' (Gerso) Croizet 90+3' (Russell) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Player statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 20 | Dániel Sallói | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Johnny Russell | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Felipe Gutiérrez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 12 | Gerso Fernandes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Ilie Sánchez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Yohan Croizet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 8 | Graham Zusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 14 | Khiry Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 19 | Cristian Lobato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 94 | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 17 | Roger Espinoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | 75 | Wan Kuzain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 90 | Kharlton Belmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | 9 | Krisztián Németh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 7 | 7 | 72 | |||
As of November 10, 2018
Disciplinary record
edit| Number | Nation | Position | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
| 3 | DF | Ike Opara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Ilie Sánchez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Johnny Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Graham Zusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Yohan Croizet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Gerso Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Khiry Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Seth Sinovic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Roger Espinoza | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 20 | FW | Dániel Sallói | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF | Emiliano Amor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | Tim Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 75 | MF | Wan Kuzain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 94 | DF | Jimmy Medranda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
As of September 9, 2018
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