2012 Sporting Kansas City Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 18-7-9 - 63 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Peter Vermes (18-7-9)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 329,874, Avg. 19,404 in 17 home dates
2012 Sporting Kansas City Statistics

The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2012 season with a record of 18 wins and 7 losses and 9 ties for 63 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Sporting led the circuit with just 27 goals allowed. Kansas City scored 42 goals. Kei Kamara netted 11 goals for the team, while Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong and Teal Bunbury each tallied five or more, too. Graham Zusi contributed 15 assists. Jimmy Nielsen topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 0.53 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2012 Sporting Kansas City lost in the Conference Semifinal.

Click on column headings to sort.

Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Korede AiyegbusiDJuly 15, 19885'5"155London, England
Scott AngevineGMay 27, 19896'1"185Overland Park, KS
Matt BeslerDFebruary 11, 19876'0"170Kansas City, MO
Teal BunburyFFebruary 27, 19906'2"175Hamilton, ON
Julio CesarMNovember 18, 19786'1"170Sao Lui­s, Brazil
Aurelien CollinDMarch 8, 19866'2"169Enghien-les-Bains, France
Bobby ConveyMMay 27, 19835'9"150Philadelphia, PA
Birahim DiopMFebruary 7, 19796'3"175Thies, Senegal
Dom DwyerFJuly 30, 19905'9"180Cuckfield, England
Kevin EllisDJune 30, 19915'9"160Kansas City, MO
Roger EspinozaMOctober 25, 19865'11"160Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Michael HarringtonDJanuary 24, 19866'0"170Greenville, NC
Cyprian HedrickDOctober 6, 19896'0"170Duala, Cameroon
Peterson JosephMApril 24, 19905'8"132Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Kei KamaraFSeptember 1, 19846'3"186Kenema, Sierra Leone
Jon KempinGApril 8, 19936'1"170Overland Park, KS
Eric KronbergGJune 7, 19836'5"210Santa Rosa, CA
Neven MarkovicDFebruary 20, 19876'0"175Capljina, Serbia
Kyle MillerMMay 12, 19895'9"160Overland Park, KS
Chance MyersDDecember 7, 19876'0"165Thousand Oaks, CA
Paulo NagamuraMMarch 2, 19835'8"155Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jimmy NielsenGAugust 6, 19776'3"200Aalborg, Denmark
Lawrence OlumDJuly 10, 19846'2"185Nairobi, Kenya
Jacob PetersonFJanuary 27, 19865'10"165Portage, MI
Oriol RosellMJuly 7, 19926'0"168Puig-Reig, Spain
Soony SaadFAugust 17, 19925'10"165Dearborn, MI
C.J. SapongFDecember 27, 19886'1"185Manassas, VA
Luke SassanoMOctober 14, 19856'1"170Orinda, CA
Shawn SinghDMay 5, 19895'9"145Bakersfield, CA
Seth SinovicDJanuary 28, 19875'10"175Kansas City, MO
Michael ThomasMMarch 8, 19885'10"170Olathe, KS
Konrad WarzychaMFebruary 14, 19896'1"190Zabrze, Poland
Graham ZusiMAugust 18, 19865'10"160Orlando, FL



Soccer


Recent Updates

  • February 22, 2024 - With the season underway, 2024 Major League Soccer Statistics are now being updated
  • February 21, 2024 - Updated MLS player and coach awards
  • February 19, 2024 - Updated MLS coaching records
Soccer Search

Latest News

Sporting KC Weekly
Posted on Monday March 25, 2024

Sporting Kansas City returns to the road this weekend to take on Toronto FC - led by European Championship winners Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernar...

Sporting Falls 3-2 to LA Galaxy
Posted on Saturday March 23, 2024

Sporting Kansas City (1-1-3, 6 points) surrendered a two-goal lead for the club's first loss of 2024 in a 3-2 setback to the LA Galaxy (2-0-3, 9 point...

Sporting KC Hosts the LA Galaxy on Saturday
Posted on Friday March 22, 2024

Sporting Kansas City will host the LA Galaxy at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Children's Mercy Park in a compelling clash of Western Conference clubs th...