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By winning the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2013\u201314 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in franchise history.Ivy Funds became the club’s kit sponsor, a first for the franchise.Sporting Kansas City qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 12th time in the team’s 18-year history and third straight season, moving into a three-way tie for fourth most MLS Cup Playoff appearances with the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas, trailing only the Colorado Rapids (13), New York Red Bulls (14), and Los Angeles Galaxy (15).[1] The team defeated New England Revolution, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake to win the 2013 MLS Cup.Table of ContentsFirst team roster[edit]Player movement[edit]In[edit]Out[edit]Loans[edit]In[edit]Out[edit]Competitions[edit]Match results[edit]Preseason[edit]Desert Friendlies[edit]2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic[edit]Major League Soccer[edit]League table[edit]Eastern Conference standings[edit]Regular season[edit]MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]Bracket[edit]Results[edit]Conference Semifinals[edit]Conference Finals[edit]MLS Cup[edit]Result[edit]CONCACAF Champions League (2013\u201314)[edit]U.S. Open Cup[edit]References[edit]First team roster[edit]Player movement[edit]In[edit]DatePlayerPositionPrevious ClubFee\/NotesRefDecember 5, 2012 Josh GardnerMF Montreal ImpactTrade for 2nd Round Pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft[2]December 11, 2012 Benny FeilhaberMF New England RevolutionTrade for allocation money, 1st Round Pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft and 2nd Round Pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft[3]December 12, 2012 Ike OparaDF San Jose EarthquakesTrade for 2nd Round Pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft[4]December 13, 2012 Yann Songo’oDF Pobla de Mafumet CFFree transfer[5]December 18, 2012 Claudio BielerFW LDU QuitoTransfer (undisclosed fee)[6]January 17, 2013 Mikey LopezMF University of North Carolina2013 MLS SuperDraft[7]February 28, 2013 Mechack J\u00e9r\u00f4meDF Orlando CityTransfer (undisclosed fee)[8]February 28, 2013 Christian DukeDF University of San Diego2013 MLS Supplemental Draft[8]August 2, 2013 Erik Palmer-BrownDF Sporting Kansas City AcademyHome grown player[9]August 9, 2013 Brendan RuizDF FiguerenseTransfer (undisclosed fee)[10]September 13, 2013 Federico BessoneDF Oldham Athletic A.F.C.Transfer (undisclosed fee)[11]Out[edit]Pos.PlayerNew ClubFee\/NotesDateRefMF J\u00falio C\u00e9sar Toronto FCOption declinedNovember 19, 2012[12]DF Cyprian Hedrick Phoenix FCOption declinedNovember 19, 2012[12]DF Neven Markovi\u0107 Servette FCOption declinedNovember 19, 2012[12]DF\/MF Konrad Warzycha Columbus CrewOption declinedNovember 19, 2012[12]DF Korede Aiyegbusi FC HakaOption declinedDecember 3, 2012[13]DF Michael Harrington Portland TimbersTrade for Allocation moneyDecember 3, 2012[13]MF Roger Espinoza Wigan AthleticFreeJanuary 4, 2013[14]FW Bobby Convey Toronto F.C.Trade for 2014 MLS SuperDraft Third Round PickMay 16, 2013[15]DF Yann Songo’o Blackburn RoversReleasedJune 28, 2013[16]MF Michael Thomas Toronto F.C.Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft Second Round PickJuly 2, 2013[17]FW Kei Kamara Middlesbrough F.C.Transfer for $2.1 millionSeptember 2, 2013[18]Loans[edit]In[edit]Out[edit]No.Pos.PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource23FW Kei Kamara Norwich CityJanuary 30, 2013May 6, 2013[20]14FW Dom Dwyer Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013June 27, 2013[21]2DF Yann Songo’o Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013June 28, 2013[21]21GK Jon Kempin Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013September 8, 2013[21]25MF Christian Duke Orlando CityMarch 14, 2013September 8, 2013[21]17FW C. J. Sapong Orlando CityJuly 11, 2013July 18, 2013[22][23]4DF Kevin Ellis Orlando CityJuly 11, 2013September 8, 2013[22]17FW C. J. Sapong Orlando CityAugust 2, 2013August 5, 2013[24]14FW Dom Dwyer Orlando CitySeptember 4, 2013September 8, 2013[25]Competitions[edit]Match results[edit]\u00a0\u00a0Win\u00a0\u00a0Tie\u00a0\u00a0LossPreseason[edit]Desert Friendlies[edit]2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic[edit]Major League Soccer[edit]League table[edit]Updated to match(es) played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.comEastern Conference standings[edit]Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSRegular season[edit]Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwiseMLS Cup Playoffs[edit]Bracket[edit]Results[edit]Conference Semifinals[edit]Sporting Kansas City won 4-3 on aggregateConference Finals[edit]Sporting Kansas City won 2\u20131 on aggregateMLS Cup[edit]Result[edit]CONCACAF Champions League (2013\u201314)[edit]Advanced to Championship Stage U.S. Open Cup[edit]References[edit]^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting KC to face New England Revolution in two-leg Eastern Conference Semifinals series”. Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.^ “Sporting Kansas City acquires Josh Gardner from Montreal Impact”. sportingkc.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ “Sporting KC acquires midfielder Benny Feilhaber”. sportingkc.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ “Sporting KC trades for defender Ike Opara”. sportingkc.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ “Sporting KC signs defender Yann Songo’o”. sportingkc.com. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ “Sporting KC signs Claudio Bieler as Designated Player”. sportingkc.com. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ “Sporting KC selects 19-year-old midfielder Mikey Lopez in 2013 MLS SuperDraft”. sportingkc.com. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ a b “Sporting KC signs two to contracts”. sportingkc.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown”. Retrieved 2 September 2013.^ a b Kaplan, Jonathon. “Sporting KC acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda and defender Brendan Ruiz”. Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting Kansas City signs defender Federico Bessone”. Retrieved 14 September 2013.^ a b c d “Sporting KC waives Cyprian Hedrick, 3 others”. Retrieved 18 May 2013.^ a b “Sporting KC trades fullback Michael Harrington to Portland”. Retrieved 18 May 2013.^ “Roger Espinoza to go straight into Wigan squad after arriving from MLS”. London: The Guardian. January 4, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Forward Bobby Convey traded to Toronto FC”. Retrieved 18 May 2013.^ “Sporting KC and on-loan defender Yann Songo’o mutually agree to part ways”. Retrieved 5 July 2013.^ “Midfielder Michael Thomas traded to Toronto FC”. Retrieved 5 July 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Forward Kei Kamara transfers to Middlesbrough FC”. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 3 September 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting KC re-acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda”. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 17 February 2014.^ “Sporting KC loans Kei Kamara to Norwich City”. SportingKC.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.^ a b c d Austin, Kurt. “Sporting KC agrees to loan four players to USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC”. Retrieved 28 March 2013.^ a b Austin, Kurt. “Sporting KC loans C.J. Sapong and Kevin Ellis to USL PRO affiliate Orlando City Soccer Club”. Retrieved 12 Aug 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting KC recalls C.J. Sapong from loan”. Retrieved 21 July 2013.^ Kaplan, Jonathon. “Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong loaned to Orlando City Soccer Club”. Sporting KC. Retrieved 11 August 2013.^ Austin, Kurt. “Sporting Kansas City loans forward Dom Dwyer to Orlando City SC for USL PRO Championship”. Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 5 September 2013.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2013-sporting-kansas-city-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2013 Sporting Kansas City season"}}]}]