| Club: | Sporting Kansas City |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Stadium: | Children's Mercy Park |
| League: | MLS |
| League Result: | Conference 12th |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Sporting Club |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Peter Vermes |
| Cup1: | Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Highest Attendance: | League/All: 20,142 (7/23 vs. LAFC) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 17,233 (5/18 vs. COL) All: 14,913 (5/25 vs. HOU, USOC) |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Loss: | POR 7–2 SKC (5/14) |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 Sporting Kansas City season was the 27th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 12th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2021 |  Ben Sweat | DF | Austin FC | Free agent | [1] | |
| January 14, 2022 |  Logan Ndenbe | DF |  Guingamp | U22 initiative transfer | [2] | |
| January 14, 2022 | Kortne Ford | DF | San Antonio FC | [3] | ||
| January 19, 2022 | Robert Voloder | DF | NK Maribor | U22 initiative transfer | [4] | |
| January 24, 2022 | Marinos Tzionis | W | Omonia Nicosia | U22 initiative transfer | [5] | |
| February 15, 2022 |  Nikola Vujnovic | FW |  FK Voždovac | Loan | [6] | |
| June 23, 2022 | William Agada | FW | Hapoel Jerusalem | Transfer | [7] | |
| June 23, 2022 | Eric Thommy | MF | VfB Stuttgart | Free Transfer | [8] |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Round | Pick Number | Player | Position | School | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Esai Easley | DF | Grand Canyon | [9] | |
| 2 | 50 | Brett St. Martin | DF | Maryland |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2021 | Amadou Dia | DF | Louisville City | Contract option declined | [10] | |
| November 30, 2021 | Wilson Harris | FW | Louisville City | Contract option declined | ||
| November 30, 2021 |  Luís Martins | DF |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Contract option declined | ||
| November 30, 2021 |  Roberto Punčec | DF |  Botev Plovdiv | Contract option declined | ||
| November 30, 2021 |  Ilie Sánchez | MF | Los Angeles FC | Contract option declined | ||
| November 30, 2021 | Graham Smith | DF/MF | Memphis 901 FC | Contract expired | ||
| November 30, 2021 | Brooks Thompson | GK | Philadelphia Union II | Contract option declined | ||
| December 12, 2021 | Jaylin Lindsey | DF | Charlotte FC | 2021 MLS Expansion Draft pick | [11] | |
| April 12, 2022 |  José Mauri | MF |  Sarmiento | Contract terminated | [12] |
See main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup.