2012 Sporting Kansas City Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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
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.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Kamara | F | 33 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 134 | 8.2 | 49 | 22.4 |
| Graham Zusi | F-M | 32 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 6.1 | 24 | 20.8 |
| C.J. Sapong | F | 31 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 14.8 | 24 | 37.5 |
| Teal Bunbury | F | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 10.0 | 16 | 31.3 |
| Jacob Peterson | F | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16.7 | 11 | 36.4 |
| Aurelien Collin | D | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 10.7 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Chance Myers | D | 30 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Convey | F | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2.7 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Oriol Rosell | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Julio Cesar | D | 27 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Roger Espinoza | M-D | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Besler | D | 31 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Soony Saad | F | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Peterson Joseph | M | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Michael Harrington | D | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dom Dwyer | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Konrad Warzycha | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luke Sassano | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Korede Aiyegbusi | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Neven Markovic | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Michael Thomas | M | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Lawrence Olum | M | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Nielsen | GK | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 460 | 374 | 41 | 47 | 456 | 394 | 52 | 3 | 54 | 542 | 7.6 | 158 | 25.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nielsen | 34 | 34 | 3060:00 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 0.79 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 77 | .755 |
| Totals | 34 | 34 | 3060:00 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 0.79 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 77 | .755 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Kamara | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Graham Zusi | F-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Sapong | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jacob Peterson | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aurelien Collin | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chance Myers | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Convey | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oriol Rosell | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Julio Cesar | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Roger Espinoza | M-D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Matt Besler | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Peterson Joseph | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dom Dwyer | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Nielsen | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 3.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nielsen | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 |
