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Sporting Kansas City History
Sporting Kansas City has the honor of being one of the original franchises of Major League Soccer, first kicking off in 1996 as the Kansas City Wiz. A year later, the name changed to the Kansas City Wizards, which remained in use until the end of the 2010 season.
The Wiz/Wizards/Sporting KC were founded by Lamar Hunt, who owned the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Hunt also helped to create Major League Soccer, the American Football League, and the United Soccer Association of the '60s, and his Hunt Sports Group owned the Wizards until shortly before he died in 2006.
Kansas City's MLS franchise has been home to some of the greatest names in American and international soccer, including Alexi Lalas, Tony Meola, Preki and Matt Besler. They have had a sustained period of achievement under former Wizards player and 2000 MLS Defender of the Year Peter Vermes, who has coached the team since 2009.
Sporting KC have claimed the MLS Cup in 2000 and 2013, a Supporters’ Shield in 2000 and four U.S. Open Cup titles (2004, 2012, 2015, and 2017). In 2023, Kansas City reached the Conference Semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Sporting Kansas City Team Info
Conference: Western
Team Colors: Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo, Lead
Team Rivals: St. Louis City SC, Houston Dynamo FC, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City at Children's Mercy Park
Sporting KC play at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, which opened as Livestrong Sporting Park in 2011 and seats 18,467 for soccer games. Sporting KC is the only major professional sports team in the state of Kansas, and is the only major sports team to have played in both Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas.
Sporting Kansas City’s 2024 regular season kicks off in February at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, when Sporting Kansas City face off against Houston Dynamo FC. Kansas City host their home opener against the Philadelphia Union on March 2. Sporting Kansas City play their final match of the regular season at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas against Western Conference opponents FC Dallas. Here’s a list of key matches to keep an eye on:
Tickets for the 2024 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster.
Sporting Kansas City have made three appearances in the MLS Cup championship match, and have won twice (in 2000 and 2013).
Sporting Kansas City compete at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The seating map for Children's Mercy Park can be viewed here.
I had a really good time at the game and the new stadium is really nice and comfortable. For the price of a really bad baseball ticket i was able to sit in the third row center. the atmosphere was really charged and the team played well. After suffering through last year's game at the base ball stadium, I swore I would never go to that venue again. The opening of the new soccer specific stadium is really a great thing for KC.
The atmosphere was great and the stadium is beautiful. It was very family friendly and I had a great time with the kids. The play is what you expect from the MLS but hey we've come a long way baby!
The atmosphere at the game was fantastic. My friends and I were in section M and there wasn't a dull moment. I will definitely be going back. Also, apparel and food were priced fairly--especially for a stadium event.
My second time at the new park and good level of excitement, almost on level with US National Team's game little over a week ago. Seats were great and view just as good as more expensive west stand ones. recommend sitting slightly toward midfield side of the box as close enough to goal to see scoring opps and yet near enough midfield to see plays develop on both ends.
had a wonderful time! a little on the pricey side for us so we will not be doing it often but other than that we had fun.
Beautiful stadium, winning team, fun game. All that was missing was a better beer selection. Thanks Sporting KC!
Good view of field. Great atmosphere for a soccer game.
A fantastic stadium, a great product, a great fan experience. Making plans to go again! The fans in the Cauldron make the atmosphere.
New stadium tremendous. If you love soccer it does not get any better than this.
The new stadium is wonderful. There doesn't seem to be a bad seat in the house. Concessions are everywhere and priced at what you would expect a professional level sporting event. (i.e. pretty expensive) Perfect angle for one end of the pitch. The far end was distant but the play was still perfectly viewable. The further back rows gave a more complete view of the field with elevation.
Fantastic venue. Gets warm inside and for some reason, venue will not allow an unopened bottle of water to be bought into the stadium. Come on now, this is being a little bit too cheap.
We had the best time ever and I am not even a fan of soccer (well I am now)! :)
Awesome game. The stadium is gorgeous. Atmosphere is a lot of fun. Tickets are a respectable price. Ticketmaster does a terrible indicating which seats you are buying. They need to match their labeling system with the venue's. Hopefully they will fix that soon. Besides that amazing experience!
The atmosphere of LiveStrong Sporting Park is amazing! The Cauldron kept the stadium rocking. Not a terrible seat in the house.
The freakin game was amazing. The member's club is off the hook. And the Cauldron is the best supporters group in the league. I will never sit anywhere but in the supporter's section.
The new stadium is great and the soccer players seem excited to be playing at home. The website doesn't give you all the information you need to choose seats and doesn't mention that the club area sells beer for $4.50 instead of $7.75, but won't let you enter with a beer you bought elsewhere in the stadium. I think the fans still want them to be called the "Wizards" -- and that name really makes sense now that their home is in Kansas!
No bad sight lines, great food and reasonable-ish prices. All in all a very big fan so far. Keep is up OnGoal!
I only had an issue with buying my tickets online and showing up to the will call booth to find it was also for buying tickets. I waited in line for 30 min. to pick up tickets I had already paid for in advance. I chose to pick them up at will call because i figured there would be a section just for will call tickets. And I would like to add the parking went very smoothly for us even though we heard not-so-good things about the availability for parking.
The venue and game were great! Something everyone should GO. It is a beautiful stadium. Check in was stupid. The lines to purchase tickets and will call were the SAME. So why purchase ahead on the internet? Same wait! And behind those who couldn't' decide which tickets they wanted. Parking is confusing. No SIGNS except where NOT to park. There were people to direct you but they were trying to sort the baseball( scheduled at the same time??) from the soccer so everyone had to stop. No SIGNS for exits either. Concessions were OK.
Great venue, fantastic seats all around. Not a soccer fan before, but would go back again and again. Parking situation sucks a little but there was a baseball game on the same night which may have made it worse.
