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Revision as of 04:04, 12 October 2008

Kansas City Wizards
File:Kansascitywizards.svg
Season 2008
League Major League Soccer
Manager United States Curt Onalfo
Current league position 5th (Eastern Conference)
10th (Overall)
1st (Reserve Division)
Top goalscorer League:
Jimmy Conrad (5)
Davy Arnaud (5)
All competitions:
Jimmy Conrad (5)
Claudio Lopez (5)
Davy Arnaud (5)
MLS Playoffs
USOC Quarterfinals
Previous season ← 2007
Next season 2009 →

The 2008 Kansas City Wizards season will be the first season played at the temporary home Community America Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

Major Events

Team News

The Wizards have been seeking sites for a soccer-specific stadium, initially targeting possible locations in Johnson County, Kansas. The Wizards' new ownership identified a site at 159th Street and U.S. Route 69 in south Overland Park, Kansas as its preferred location for a stadium, but this plan was met with numerous difficulties, namely the decision of the town's mayor to pull his support for the financing of the stadium after a vote had failed to secure money for the building of youth fields at the same site.[1]

Due to renovations of Arrowhead Stadium, the Wizards were expected to play at a temporary stadium beginning in 2007, while planning and awaiting the construction of a new facility. Yet on January 31, 2007, it was announced the Wizards would continue to play in Arrowhead in the 2007 season.[2]

The reasons given for the return to Arrowhead were the difficulties in expanding other facilities in the area (the KC Wizards played an exhibition in the beginning of the 2007 season at the District Activities Center owned and operated by the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas) and the delay in the Arrowhead renovation plan.

On July 27, 2007, the Kansas City Star reported that Lane4 Property Group, a developer hired by the Wizards, was moving closer to making plans final for a massive redevelopment of now-vacant Bannister Mall that will probably include a new 18,500-seat stadium for the Wizards and 12 to 18 tournament soccer fields. Under Lane4’s plan, the Bannister Mall and Benjamin Plaza shopping centers and the adjoining Benjamin Ranch property would be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use project with retail, office and residential components in addition to a possible Wizards stadium. According to MLS.net on December 14, 2007, the Wizards plans for a new stadium were approved by the Kansas City council. The current target date for completion of construction for a new facility has been stated as the beginning of the 2010 MLS season. Team owners are currently collaborating with architecture firm 360 Architecture on the design of the new stadium.

Club Appearances

  • The senior team played it's first competitive match of the 2008 campaign in Norman, Oklahoma at John Crain Field on the campus of the University of Oklahoma on March 22, 2008 as part of the Saturn Cup against Real Salt Lake. The Wizards took home the hardware with the only goal of the contest coming from the head of defender Jimmy Conrad off a Carlos Marinelli free kick. This marked the second time in club history that it won the Saturn Cup.

Squad

First-team squad

As of Sept 21, 2008 [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Kevin Hartman
2 DF United States USA Michael Harrington
3 DF United States USA Chance Myers
4 FW United States USA Abe Thompson
5 MF United States USA Kerry Zavagnin
6 MF United States USA Lance Watson
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio López
10 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Marinelli
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Kurt Morsink
12 DF United States USA Jimmy Conrad (Captain)
13 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie
14 DF United States USA Jack Jewsbury
15 DF United States USA Aaron Hohlbein
16 FW United States USA Josh Wolff
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza
18 GK United States USA Eric Kronberg
20 DF United States USA Tyson Wahl
21 FW United States USA Herculez Gomez
22 MF United States USA Davy Arnaud
23 FW Colombia COL Iván Trujillo
24 DF United States USA Matt Marquess
25 DF United States USA Jonathan Leathers
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Souter
29 FW United States USA Ryan Pore
30 MF United States USA Michael Kraus
31 GK United States USA Boris Pardo
32 GK United States USA Andrew Kartunen
33 MF United States USA Nelson Pizarro

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF United States USA Chance Myers (2008 MLS SuperDraft, 1st Overall[3])
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio López (from Racing Club de Avellaneda, Signed Designated Player[4])
13 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 53rd Overall[5])
17 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 11th Overall[6])
23 FW Colombia COL Iván Trujillo (from La Equidad, Signed[7])
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF United States USA Matt Marquess (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 39th Overall[8])
25 DF United States USA Jonathan Leathers (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 25th Overall[9])
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Souter (from Free[10])
33 MF United States USA Nelson Pizarro (from Free[11])
16 FW United States USA Josh Wolff (from 1860 Munich, Signed[12])
4 FW United States USA Abe Thompson (from FC Dallas, Trade[13])
21 FW United States USA Herculez Gomez (from Colorado Rapids, Trade[14])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW United States USA Eddie Johnson (to Fulham FC, Transfer[15])
3 DF United States USA Nick Garcia (to San Jose Earthquakes, Trade for 1st Overall 2008 MLS SuperDraft [16])
6 DF United States USA Jose Burciaga Jr. (to Colorado Rapids, Trade for 2nd Round 2008 MLS SuperDraft [17])
16 FW Argentina ARG Eloy Colombano (Released[18])
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Scott Sealy (to San Jose Earthquakes, Allocation Money[19])
8 MF United States USA Ryan McMahen (Released)
9 MF United States USA Sasha Victorine (to Chivas USA, Allocation Money)

The Management

Position Staff
Manager United States Curt Onalfo
Assistant manager United States Kris Kelderman
Technical Director United States Peter Vermes
Goalkeeper coach United States David Tenney
Equipment manager United States Alex Paepke

Last updated: 16 Jun 2008
Source: [2]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match

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Updated to match played Oct 11, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Classification

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 9 9 10 31 36  −5 36 8 4 2 19 13  +6 1 5 8 12 23  −11

Last updated: Sept 28, 2008.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

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Statistics

Last updated on Oct 12, 2008.

MLS stats from Kansas City Wizards

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Kevin Hartman 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States USA Michael Harrington 31 2 28 2 0 0 3 0
3 DF United States USA Chance Myers 13 0 10 0 0 0 3 0
4 FW United States USA Abe Thompson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF United States USA Kerry Zavagnin 19 0 16 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF United States USA Lance Watson 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Lopez 28 5 26 4 0 0 2 1
10 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Marinelli 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Kurt Morsink 23 0 21 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF United States USA Jimmy Conrad 30 6 28 6 0 0 2 0
13 DF United States USA Rauwshan McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF United States USA Jack Jewsbury 28 3 27 3 0 0 1 0
15 DF United States USA Aaron Hohlbein 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW United States USA Josh Wolff 12 3 12 3 0 0 0 0
17 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza 22 1 20 1 0 0 2 0
18 GK United States USA Eric Kronberg 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF United States USA Tyson Wahl 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
21 FW United States USA Herculez Gomez 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF United States USA Davy Arnaud 21 5 20 5 0 0 1 0
23 FW Colombia COL Iván Trujillo 17 4 15 1 0 0 2 3
24 DF United States USA Matt Marquess 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF United States USA Jonathan Leathers 16 0 13 0 0 0 3 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Souter 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
29 FW United States USA Ryan Pore 17 2 14 0 0 0 3 2
33 FW United States USA Nelson Pizarro 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

left team in-season

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
16 FW Argentina ARG Eloy Colombano 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Scott Sealy 14 2 13 2 0 0 1 0
8 MF United States USA Ryan McMahen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 MF United States USA Sasha Victorine 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0

Discipline

Rank Name MLS Playoffs USOC Total
Total Cards
1 United States Davy Arnaud 4 0 - - 2 1 6 1 7
2 Costa Rica Kurt Morsink 5 0 - - 1 0 6 0 6
United States Jack Jewsbury 6 0 - - - - 6 0 6
4 Honduras Roger Espinoza 3 2 - - - - 3 2 5
5 United States Kerry Zavagnin 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
United States Jimmy Conrad 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Argentina Claudio Lopez 3 0 - - 1 0 4 0 4
Argentina Carlos Marinelli 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
9 United States Sasha Victorine 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
United States Michael Harrington 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
11 Colombia Iván Trujillo 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
United States Lance Watson 1 - - - 1 0 2 0 2
13 United States Aaron Hohlbein 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
United States Ryan Pore - - - - 1 0 1 0 1
United States Josh Wolff 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
United States Jonathan Leathers 1 - - - - - 1 0 1
United States Abe Thompson 1 - - - - - 1 0 1

Matches

Saturn Cup

Final

United States Kansas City Wizards1-0United States Real Salt Lake
Conrad 64' (report)

New Mexico Cup

Final

Guatemala CSD Municipal0-2United States Kansas City Wizards
(report) Trujillo 31' 37'

Major League Soccer

Kansas City Wizards2-0DC United
Trujillo 47'
Lopez 61'		 (report)
Attendance: 10,385
Kansas City Wizards3-2Colorado Rapids
Conrad 52' 54'
Sealy 87'		 (report) Burciaga 57'
DiRaimondo 68'
Attendance: 8,731
Referee: Kevin Stott
Kansas City Wizards1-3New England Revolution
Jewsbury 28' (report) Own Goal (Jewsbury) 12'
Nyassi 33'
Mansally 40'
Attendance: 8,096
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Kansas City Wizards0-0Houston Dynamo
(report)
Attendance: 9,627
Chicago Fire0-1Kansas City Wizards
(report) Jewsbury 4'
Attendance: 17,121
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Toronto FC2-0Kansas City Wizards
Guevara 56' 77' (report)
Attendance: 20,045
Referee: Kevin Stott
Columbus Crew2-1Kansas City Wizards
Moffat 4'
Rogers 34'		 (report) Lopez 79'
Attendance: 10,447
Referee: Mark Geiger
Red Bull New York1-1Kansas City Wizards
Borman 81' (report) Conrad 20'
Attendance: 15,755
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Los Angeles Galaxy3-1Kansas City Wizards
Donovan 54'
Buddle 74'
Beckham 90+4'		 (report) Lopez 40'
Attendance: 24,176
Real Salt Lake0-0Kansas City Wizards
(report)
Attendance: 11,327
Kansas City Wizards0-3Columbus Crew
(report) Marshall 3'
Moreno 21' 67'
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Toronto FC0-0Kansas City Wizards
(report)
Attendance: 20,293
Kansas City Wizards1-0Real Salt Lake
Own Goal (Beltran) 89' (report)
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Alex Prus
FC Dallas1-1Kansas City Wizards
Thompson 91+' (report) Sealy 39'
Attendance: 16,765
Kansas City Wizards2-1Red Bull New York
Conrad 11'
Arnaud 47'		 (report) Ángel 71'
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Jasen Anno
Columbus Crew3-3Kansas City Wizards
Schelotto 26'
Moreno 33'
Marshall 38'		 (report) Own Goal (Hejduk) 22'
Espinoza 24'
Wolff 75'
Attendance: 16,117
Kansas City Wizards0-0Chicago Fire
(report)
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Mark Geiger
DC United2-0Kansas City Wizards
Emilio 28'
Moreno 60'		 (report)
Attendance: 18,731
Kansas City Wizards3-2Chivas USA
Victorine 22'
Lopez 44'
Arnaud 58'		 (report) Talley 73'
Braun 82'
Attendance: 9,597
Colorado Rapids2-1Kansas City Wizards
Casey 11' 47' (report) Harrington 44'
Attendance: 10,609
Kansas City Wizards1-1FC Dallas
Conrad 90+2' (report) Rocha 7'
Attendance: 9,825
San Jose Earthquakes2-1Kansas City Wizards
Alvarez 43'
Huckerby 83'		 (report) Arnaud 64'
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Paul Ward
Houston Dynamo3-1Kansas City Wizards
Davis 28'
Jaqua 54' 67'		 (report) Arnaud 87'
Attendance: 14,297
Kansas City Wizards2-0Los Angeles Galaxy
Wolff 67'
Arnaud 69'		 (report)
Attendance: 26,113
Referee: Paul Ward
Kansas City Wizards2-0Toronto FC
Jewsbury 63' (PK)
Souter 79'		 (report)
Attendance: 8,270
Chivas USA2-1Kansas City Wizards
Eskandarian 26'
Victorine 46+'		 (report) Wolff 70'
Attendance: 14,783
Kansas City Wizards1-1Chicago Fire
Harrington 48' (report) Blanco 45+' (PK)
Attendance: 10,385
Kansas City Wizards1-0New England Revolution
Conrad 61' (report)
Attendance: 9,488
Referee: Alex Prus
Kansas City WizardsvSan Jose Earthquakes
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Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2008

Qualifaction Final

Kansas City Wizards (MLS)2 – 2
(AET)		Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Pore 20'
Trujillo 86'		 (report) Gomez 36'
Peterson 57'
Attendance: 5,228

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Third Round

Carolina RailHawks (USL-1)2 – 4
(AET)		Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
Fusilier 43'
Watson 58'
Sole Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 108'
Dombrowski Red card 120'		 (report) Trujillo 68' 94'
Lopez 82' (PK)
Morsink Yellow card 104'
Lopez Yellow card 111'
Pore Yellow card 117' 119'
Referee: Niko Bratsis (USA)

Quarterfinals

Seattle Sounders (USL-1)0 – 0
(AET)		Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA)

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References

  1. ^ Bullers, Finn; Cooper, Brad. "OP mayor pulls his support of stadium", The Kansas City Star, November 12, 2006, retrieved December 23, 2006.
  2. ^ Wizards set to face Beckham Sept. 27 Kansas City Star, 6 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  8. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Transactions". Hillcrestroad. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Transactions". Hillcrestroad. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ [hhttp://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=169605&vkey=pr_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105 "Striker Josh Wolff rejoins Wizards"]. MLSNet. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Wizards Acquire Thompson". MLSNet. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-09-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Wizards Acquire Gomez". MLSNet. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Johnson transfers to Fulham of EPL". MLSNET. 2008-1-23. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Decision to move Garcia difficult one". MLSNET. 2008-1-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "DBurciaga heads west for the Rockies". MLSNET. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Wizards release midfielder Colombano". MLSNET. 2008-6-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Wizards Swap Sealy for Allocation Money". MLSNET. 2008-7-14. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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