2023 Sporting Kansas City season explained

The 2023 Sporting Kansas City season was the 28th season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the 13th year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
October 26, 2022	Nemanja Radoja	MF	Levante	Signed	[2]
January 12, 2023	Tim Leibold	DF	Hamburger SV	Signed	[3]
January 13, 2023	Danny Flores	MF	Oakland Roots	Signed via waivers	[4]
February 17, 2023	Robert Castellanos	DF	Kuopion Palloseura	Signed	[5]
March 31, 2023	Dany Rosero	DF	Atlético Junior	Signed	[6]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round	Pick Number	Player	Position	School	Notes
1	8	Stephen Afrifa		FIU	Signed
2	37	Chris Rindov	DF	Maryland	Signed

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Notes	Ref
January 21, 2023	Uri Rosell	MF	LA Galaxy	Waived, signed with LA Galaxy.	[7]
November 15, 2022	Kaveh Rad	DF	Hartford Athletic	Option declined, signed with Hartford Athletic	[8]
November 15, 2022	Nicolas Isimat-Mirin	DF	SBV Vitesse	Option declined, signed with SBV Vitesse
April 4, 2023	Ben Sweat	DF	New England Revolution	Waived, signed by New England Revolution	[9]

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Overall table

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.

US Open Cup

See main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

2023 Leagues Cup

See main article: 2023 Leagues Cup.

External links

• Sporting Kansas City

Notes and References

1. News: Kennedy . Paul . October 22, 2023 . MLS breaks attendance record . . subscription . October 25, 2023.
2. Web site: Sporting KC Signs Midfielder Nemnja Radoja. OneFootball. October 26, 2022. April 24, 2023.
3. Web site: Kovzan. Sam. Sporting KC signs German left back Tim Leibold. Sporting KC. January 12, 2023. April 24, 2023.
4. Web site: Kovzan. Sam. Sporting KC signs 20-year-old midfielder Danny Flores. Sporting KC. January 13, 2023. April 24, 2023.
5. Web site: Sporting KC Signs Robert Castellanos . Our Sports Central. February 17, 2023. April 24, 2023.
6. Web site: Sperry. Daniel. New arrival Dany Rosero brings needed defensive impact, upbeat mindset to Sporting KC. The Kansas City Star. March 31, 2023. April 24, 2023.
7. Web site: Smith. Chris. Sporting Kansas City waive Spanish midfielder Uri Rosell. 90min. January 21, 2023. April 24, 2023.
8. Web site: Kovzan. Sam. Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2023 MLS season. Sporting KC. November 15, 2022. April 24, 2023.
9. Web site: Kovzan. Sam. Sporting KC waives defender Ben Sweat. Sporting KC. April 4, 2023. April 24, 2023.