2009 Kansas City Wizards season

The 2009 Kansas City Wizards season was the club's 14th in MLS and the second season played at their temporary home Community America Ballpark. It started on March 21, 2009 with a 3-2 home loss to Toronto FC and ended on October 22, with a 2-2 draw against D.C. United, also at home.

Kansas City Wizards

2009 season
Head Coach	Curt Onalfo (dismissed) Peter Vermes
Major League Soccer	East: 6th Overall: 13th
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Superliga	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Wolff (11) All: Josh Wolff (11)
Highest home attendance	11,906
Average home league attendance	10,053[1]
Home colors Away colors

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Columbus Crew	49	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10
2	Chicago Fire	45	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5
3	New England Revolution	42	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4
4	D.C. United	40	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1
5	Toronto FC	39	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9
6	Kansas City Wizards	33	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9
7	New York Red Bulls	21	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20

	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew (SS, E1)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	LA Galaxy (W1)	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^1
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
• ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
• ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

Points

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	33	8	13	9	33	42	−9	4	6	5	18	20	−2	4	7	4	15	22	−7

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Summary

• March

The Wizards broke pre-season camp missing many key components with newly acquired forward Adam Cristman going down with a fifth metatarsal fracture, and defender Chance Myers (1st overall 2008 draft pick) oddly suffering exactly the same injury in the final week of training. Over the first two weeks of the regular season the Wizards would lose the services of seven total players from their normal 18 including the two previously mentioned and; Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff, Kevin Souter, Eric Kronberg, and Herculez Gomez. These injuries would provide many opportunities for backups. Lance Watson took advantage and found himself playing right back in week 2 @ Colorado and impressed head coach Curt Anolfo enough to secure the spot. Rookie Graham Zusi filled the void out wide in right of midfield and was exposed in the opening loss to Toronto to then rebound in the second match before being sidelined with his own injury, a hamstring strain that would keep him out for all of April. After the disappointing opener the Wizards traveled to Colorado two days behind a blizzard that brought 14 inches of snow to Denver. The two clubs played in cold temperatures in front of a small crowd (at the same time as the USMNT) before the final whistle signaled a 2-1 victory to the Rapids. The Wizards fielded 4 starters in Colorado who had not even seen the field the week before. The lone goal by the Wizards came from seldom used back-up striker Michael Kraus, his first goal in MLS play.

MLS All Time Saves Leader - Kevin Hartman (1,136)

• April

April showers brought more bad weather and injuries to the club. Michael Harrington joined Zusi as the most recently injured when he also went down in training with a hamstring strain. The patchwork defense returned home for the first Sunday match of the season featuring rookie and 1st round pick Matt Besler in the back line against a then potent attacking SJ Earthquakes team. For the second week in a row the club faced difficult weather conditions (freezing rain and wind gusts up to 40 MPH). They responded with a better effort, shutting out the Quakes and securing their first win of the season 2-0. Week 4 brought a trip to Seattle to face the undefeated expansion Sounders. The Wizards controlled the first half despite not scoring and saw the Sounders go down a man in the 29th minute when goalkeeper Kasey Keller used his hands outside of the box to deflect a scoring chance from the fast breaking Herculez Gomez. The Wizards couldn't capitalize in the first half and the Sounders looked the better side in the second half until Davy Arnaud launched a game-winning missile from 30 yards out in the 80th minute to deliver the first goal surrendered and first loss to Seattle. The road trip continued onto the Eastern Conference leading Chicago Fire. The Fire sharply outplayed the relatively sluggish Wizards for the entire first half and most of the second half, with Brian McBride scoring two early goals. However goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made several spectacular saves to prevent Chicago from any further scoring, and the Wizards were able to muster a comeback late in the second half, with Josh Wolff scoring two goals of his own to equalize the match 2-2. The Wizards welcomed New York to town for the first ever ESPN telecast from Community America Ballpark, Red Bull defender Carlos Johnson took Herculez Gomez down in the box just two minutes into the match and received a red card for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Neither team played particularly well following the ejection of Johnson but Kansas City got the three points as a result of Claudio López slotting the resulting penalty kick past newly reinstated Jon Conway, who had served the longest performance-enhancing drug suspension ever in Major League Soccer. Jack Jewsbury didn't make the final road trip of April to Toronto as a result of the concussion he suffered just days earlier. The Wizards missed their holding midfielder as TFC played their first match under interim manager Chris Cummins as John Carver stepped down. Toronto was also missing star player Dwayne De Rosario (injured) but Danny Dichio's scramble goal in the 54th minute and TFC's clean sheet was enough to end the Wizards 18 regular season game streak of scoring at least one goal (second longest in the team history). Curt Onalfo's April ended with his family being in a car wreck on the way to the final home game and him personally being fined for comments he made to the officials following the lost in Toronto which he explained was a result of having his passport stolen just days before the trip and having to fly to Colorado to secure a new one in person[2](The fine was paid for by the club's supporters group as a sign of respect for all he had been through).

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - March & April - Kevin Hartman
MLS Player of the Week - Week 5 - Josh Wolff

• May

May began with disappointment as the club once again fell behind an opponent in the first half to only share the points with a second half equalizer. This first occurrence was when resurgent D.C. United visited for a rare Wednesday night match, despite creating many early chances the Wizards faltered and found themselves behind only to see Josh Wolff rescue a point on a play in which he appeared to be offside. The following Saturday the Wizards would aid Columbus in winning their first match and celebrating the Party like it's 1999 promotion that highlighted the tenth season of Columbus Crew Stadium. Wolff would score his fourth goal of the season but it proved too little too late despite the excellent service from Jack Jewsbury. Goalkeeper Kevin El Gato Hartman tallied 7 more saves as the Wizards surprised host Salt Lake handing them their first ever regular season loss in Rio Tinto Stadium. Inspired striker Josh Wolff remained on fire as he netted his fifth and sixth goals of the season pushing the club to their first win in May and second road shutout victory of the season. (Reserves News) The Swope Park Rangers welcomed back Doug DeMartin beating the Kansas City Brass 7-0, this marked a resurgence as goals came from the likes of struggling first teamers Herculez Gomez (2), Michael Kraus (2), and Graham Zusi returning from injury. There had been some hope that Adam Cristman could see the field but instead Kevin Souter and Abe Thompson appeared up top. The club's final home match of May brought in the league leaders Chivas USA on what also happened to be Dog's Night Out at the stadium. The Wizards, to form, didn't get it going until the second half and took the lead on Claudio López's Goal of the Week free kick that beat Zach Thornton. Despite great shot stopping from Kevin Hartman the Wizards gave up the equalizer just minutes later and were forced to defend when Wolff was ejected for an attempted head-butt in the 68th minute, Santiago Hirsig also found himself hitting the showers early as the team played with 9 men for the final 7 minutes. The draw marked the first time in six appearances that Chivas has gotten a single point from their travels to Kansas City. Gregg Berhalter received a sending off after denying Claudio López an obvious goal scoring opportunity in the 59th minute when he held Lopez's jersey for dear life, despite the man advantage it took a rather adventitious miss struck header that was redirected by Arnaud to put the club ahead. Arnaud's 84th-minute goal was the club's 7th scored following the 75th minute of matches and the 13th scored in the second half. Both were league records until Jack Jewsbury gave possession away and Edson Buddle brought The Galaxy even three minutes later for the shared points.

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - May - Josh Wolff
MLS Player of the Week - Week 9 - Josh Wolff
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 10 - Claudio López
MLS Save of the Week - Week 11 - Kevin Hartman

• June

The busy month of June kicked off at home with the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew sweeping the season series and tie breaker despite playing most of the second half down a man. The Wizards treated the home fans to their best game to date just a week after arguably their worst by defeating the Revs 3-1. Davy Arnaud's streaking run and finish won goal of the week and launched the club into a first half scoring frenzy, when Emmanuel Osei was ejected in the 31st minute it was the fourth consecutive match that the Wizards had played in where either side had been shown a red card. The game marked the beginning of a three-week league break for play in the Superliga and U.S. Open Cup. Superliga kicked off versus F.C. Atlas in St. Louis as the sister clubs played a scoreless draw out in serious heat on father's day, Roger Espinoza was shown a late red card on a questionable challenge in the attacking end. Game two of Group B brought a visit to New England and one more point away from home as the Wizards equalized late with the own goal to draw the Revs 1-1. The club returned home only needing a draw against Santos Laguna to advance to the knockout round however in front of many away supporters Santos iced the tough fought match with a third goal 6 minutes into stoppage time. The match also marked the seventh consecutive competitive match that the Wizards had played where a red card was shown, in that time period the Wizards were shown 4 while their opponents received a shocking 5. On the final day of June the club managed only their second victory since May 16 by beating USL-1 Minnesota Thunder on PK's in the U.S. Open Cup after the Thunder fought back twice to equalize.

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - June - Santiago Hirsig
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 13 - Davy Arnaud

• July

Independence Day saw the club hosting the table leading Houston Dynamo in what would be the latest kickoff time for a home match all season (8:00 PM local). Despite another sell out crowd the team could not score and fell to Houston 1-0. The team would continue to struggle to score goals (missing starters Davy Arnaud (USA), Jimmy Conrad (USA), and Roger Espinoza (HON) who were representing their national teams at the CONCACAF Gold Cup) failing to score in Seattle or New England and being bounced out of the U.S. Open Cup at the same time. With nothing left but the League to focus on the team had two full weeks to prepare for David Beckham and LA Galaxy, The Wizards captured the early lead with Claudio Lopez's amazing Goal of the week winning shot from mid field. Landon Donovan would equalize moments later and the Wizards wouldn't see another point earned for 46 days.

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - July - Kevin Hartman
MLS Seirra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 19 - Claudio López

• August

Curt Onalfo found himself out of work following the club's 6-0 loss at Dallas. Technical Director Peter Vermes called his own number and took control of the manager duties after releasing Coach Onalfo but he experienced similar results as the club refused to score a single goal through the month of August. Being out scored 10-0 for the month the Wizards dropped home matches to Chicago and Salt Lake while collecting 8 yellows and 2 straight reds, even with the four losses the Wizards remained in sixth place in the east thanks to an even worse season for New York.

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - August - Lance Watson

• September

A visit to friendly Gillette Stadium was all that the club needed to open up the flood gates. The Wizards moved their all-time record at Gillette Stadium to 7-1-5 with the 4-2 victory over New England. The I-95 Road Trip continued down to the nation's capital mid-week where outplayed D.C. United escaped with three points despite KCW controlling much of the match and nearly scoring a handful of goals. New York welcomed the resurgent Wizards to town and gave them an early Josh Wolff goal that the defense held to steal the 1-0 victory while Kevin Hartman registered his first clean sheet in 7 league matches.

Cauldron Man of the Month Award - September -
MLS Player of the Week - Week 25 - Josh Wolff

Results

Kansas City Wizards v Toronto FC

March 21, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–3	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Jack Jewsbury  39' Davy Arnaud  56' Davy Arnaud  56'	(report)	Jim Brennan  33' Rohan Ricketts  46+' Amado Guevara  53' Amado Guevara  62'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Colorado Rapids v Kansas City Wizards

March 28, 2009	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Kansas City Wizards	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
	Cory Gibbs  22' Terry Cooke  65' Kosuke Kimura  67' Omar Cummings  74'	(report)	Michael Kraus  63' Jonathan Leathers  64' Herculez Gomez  82'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Earthquakes

April 5, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Aaron Hohlbein  28' Claudio López  78' Herculez Gomez  92+'	(report)	Darren Huckerby  30' Arturo Alvarez  34'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 6,922 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Seattle Sounders FC v Kansas City Wizards

April 11, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	Seattle, Washington USA
	Brad Evans  4' Kasey Keller  29'	Report	Jack Jewsbury  4' Michael Kraus  71' Davy Arnaud  80' Kevin Hartman  91'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 28,746 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Chicago Fire v Kansas City Wizards

April 18, 2009	Chicago Fire	2–2	Kansas City Wizards	Bridgeview, Illinois USA
	Brian McBride  13' Brian McBride  20' Bakary Soumare  70'	(report)	Claudio López  64' Josh Wolff  66' Josh Wolff  78' Josh Wolff  89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,782 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Kansas City Wizards v New York Red Bulls

April 23, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Claudio López  3' (pen) Jimmy Conrad  29' Matt Besler  64'	(report)	Carlos Johnson  2'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

April 26, 2009	Toronto FC	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Toronto, Ontario Canada
	Pablo Vitti  52' Danny Dichio  54'	(report)	Davy Arnaud  76'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Paul Ward

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

May 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Jack Jewsbury  23' Josh Wolff  52' Lance Watson  56' Roger Espinoza  82'	(report)	Rodney Wallace  27' Brandon Barklage  29' Avery John  71'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew v Kansas City Wizards

May 9, 2009	Columbus Crew	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Emmanuel Ekpo  38' Guillermo Barros Schelotto  55' Frankie Hejduk  68' Eddie Gaven  78' Andy Gruenebaum  91+'	(report)	Lance Watson  47' Claudio López  51' Roger Espinoza  67' Matt Besler  73' Josh Wolff  79'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,271 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Real Salt Lake v Kansas City Wizards

May 16, 2009	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Kansas City Wizards	Sandy, Utah USA
	Will Johnson  73' Robbie Russell  89'	(report)	Josh Wolff  20' Roger Espinoza  22' Matt Besler  24' Davy Arnaud  40' Josh Wolff  67'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Yader Reyes

Kansas City Wizards v Chivas USA

May 23, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Chivas USA	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Claudio López  56' Josh Wolff  68' Jack Jewsbury  70' Herculez Gomez  75' Santiago Hirsig  32'  83'	(report)	Atiba Harris  32' Eduardo Lillingston  64' Mariano Trujillo  68'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jasen Anno

Los Angeles Galaxy v Kansas City Wizards

May 30, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Carson, California USA
	A. J. DeLaGarza  57' Gregg Berhalter  59' Edson Buddle  87'	(report)	Jimmy Conrad  47' Davy Arnaud  78' Davy Arnaud  84' Lance Watson  92'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,673 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Kansas City Wizards v Columbus Crew

June 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Davy Arnaud  35' Claudio López  42'	Report	Guillermo Barros Schelotto  14' 64' (pen.) Danny O'Rourke  17' Chad Marshall  51' Andy Gruenebaum  91'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Kansas City Wizards v New England Revolution

June 13, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	3–1	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Davy Arnaud  19' Claudio López  31' Own Goal  36' Aaron Hohlbein  39'	(report)	Pat Phelan  13' Shalrie Joseph  28' Emmanuel Osei  31' Kevin Alston  38' Darrius Barnes  83'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v Houston Dynamo

July 4, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas USA
		(results)	Kei Kamara  18' Mike Chabala  45+' Bobby Boswell  49' Geoff Cameron  94'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards

July 11, 2009	New England Revolution	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts USA
	Kevin Alston  24' Jeff Larentowicz  33'	(results)	Jack Jewsbury  33' Michael Harrington  53' Lance Watson  81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Kansas City Wizards v Los Angeles Galaxy

July 25, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Lopez  26'	Report	Donovan  33' Gonzalez  51'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,906 Referee: Terry Vaughn

FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards

August 1, 2009	FC Dallas	6–0	Kansas City Wizards	Frisco, Texas USA
	Cunningham  39' Ferreira  42' Cunningham  66' (pen.) Cunningham  75' Ferreira  78' Cunningham  89'	Report	Arnaud  49' Wolff  62' López  68'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Kansas City Wizards v Chicago Fire

August 16, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–2	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Hirsig  68' Hercegfalvi  85'	Report	Rolfe  13' Mapp  45' Banner  89' Pause  91+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,974 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards

August 22, 2009	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Santa Clara, California USA
	Hernandez  52' Alvarez  81' Wondolowski  93+' Luiz  94+'	Report	Arnaud  87' Lopez  90' Besler  91+'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v Real Salt Lake

August 29, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Cristman  16' Hirsig  87'	Report	Campos  18' Grabavoy  42' Beckerman  44' Wingert  78'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Mark Geiger

New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards

September 5, 2009	New England Revolution	2–4	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts USA
	Joseph  23' Thompson  50' Jankauskas  64' Dube  81'	Report	López  3' Heaps  29' (o.g.) Watson  63' Wolff  73' Wolff  91+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,489 Referee: Jasen Anno

D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards

September 9, 2009	D.C. United	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C. USA
	Gomez  27' Emilio  39' John  84' Wicks  93+'	Report	Harrington  69' Besler  74' Myers  81'  86'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Terry Vaughn

New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards

September 12, 2009	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
	Stammler  37' Johnson  61'	Report	Wolff  10' Hirsig  41' Leathers  47' Jewsbury  74' Hartman  91+'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Mark Geiger

Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas

September 19, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	3–2	FC Dallas	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Hirsig  9' Morsink  19' Wolff  77' Conrad  80' López  93+'	Report	Chavez  13' McCarty  44' McCarty  45' Cunningham  54' Ricchetti  89'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Kansas City Wizards v Colorado Rapids

September 26, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Harrington  75'	Report	Ballouchy  74' Kimura  93+' Casey  95+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Houston Dynamo v Kansas City Wizards

October 4, 2009	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Houston, Texas, USA
	Hainault  2' Weaver  17' Mullan  18' Landin  26' Chabala  88'	Report	Leathers  46' Kamara  49' Hercegfalvi  73'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,854 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chivas USA v Kansas City Wizards

October 10, 2009	Chivas USA	2–0	Kansas City Wizards	Carson, California USA
	Braun  72' Kljestan  74' Cuesta  78'	Report	Harrington  36' Arnaud  90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Yader Reyes

Kansas City Wizards v Seattle Sounders FC

October 17, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas USA
19:30 CST	Hercegfalvi  51' Wolff  53'	Report	Marshall  27' Vagenas  45' Levesque  69' Jaqua  76'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,135 Referee: Mark Geiger

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

October 22, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–2	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Hercegfalvi  25' Kamara  30' Marquess  65' Lopez  92+' (pen.)	Report	Moreno  67' Olsen  73' James  82' Fred  92+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Superliga

Kansas City Wizards v F.C. Atlas

June 21, 2009 Group Stage	Kansas City Wizards	0–0	F.C. Atlas	Saint Louis, Missouri
	Jack Jewsbury  37' Aaron Hohlbein  41' Santiago Hirsig  82' Roger Espinoza  94'	(report)	Hugo Ayala  41' Ricardo Jimenez  60'	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Joel Aguilar

New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards

June 24, 2009 Group Stage	New England Revolution	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Michael Videira  34' Kheli Dube  46'	(report)	Jonathan Leathers  28' Abe Thompson  44' Own Goal  85'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Kansas City Wizards v Santos Laguna

June 28, 2009 Group Stage	Kansas City Wizards	1–3	Santos Laguna	Kansas City, Kansas
	Roger Espinoza  50' Claudio Lopez  80' Davy Arnaud  82' Michael Kraus  87'	(report)	Jorge Iván Estrada  39' Jorge Barrera  55' Agustín Enrique Herrera  61' Vicente Matías Vuoso  74' Christian Sánchez  78' Johnny Garcia  87' Juan Pablo Rodriguez  96'	Stadium: Community America Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jose Gaspar Molina

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup

Minnesota Thunder v Kansas City Wizards

June 30, 2009 Third Round	Minnesota Thunder	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2 - 4 p)	Kansas City Wizards	Blaine, Minnesota
	Ricardo Sánchez  41' (pen.)  84' (pen.) Melvin Tarley  115' Ricardo Sánchez 73' Brian Cvilikas  50' Andres Arango  56' Melvin Tarley  85'	(report)	Michael Kraus  17' Abe Thompson  20' (pen.) Kurt Morsink  83' Josh Wolff  103' Rauwshan McKenzie  105+'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Chris Penso
	Penalties
	Jonathan Greenfield Ricardo Sánchez Jeremiah Bass Dale Weiler		Claudio López Josh Wolff Abe Thompson Herculez Gomez

Seattle Sounders FC v Kansas City Wizards

July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Tukwila, Washington USA
	Fredy Montero  79' Sebastien Le Toux  89' (pen.)	Report	Santiago Hirsig  76'  92+'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Abiodon Okulaja

Statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		Superliga		USOC		Playoffs		Total		Minutes		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	League	Total
1	GK	Kevin Hartman	30	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	34	0	2700	3060	2	0
2	DF	Michael Harrington	27	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	32	0	1682	1958	4	0
3	DF	Chance Myers	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	165	165	2	1
4	FW	Abe Thompson*	8	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	12	1	157	424	1	0
5	DF	Matt Besler	28	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	32	0	2236	2582	5	0
6	DF	Lance Watson	20	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	24	0	1649	1949	4	1
7	FW	Claudio López	29	7	3	1	2	0	0	0	34	8	2501	2776	5	1
9	FW	Adam Cristman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	213	213	1	0
10	MF	Santiago Hirsig	26	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	1	2110	2465	8	2
11	MF	Kurt Morsink	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	154	279	2	0
12	DF	Jimmy Conrad	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1	2160	2295	2	0
13	DF	Rauwshan McKenzie	5	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	9	1	437	782	0	0
14	MF	Jack Jewsbury	28	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	32	0	2451	2811	7	0
15	DF	Aaron Hohlbein	22	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	2	1867	2196	1	0
16	FW	Josh Wolff	27	11	3	0	2	0	0	0	32	11	2348	2730	3	1
17	MF	Roger Espinoza	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	0	635	897	4	1
18	GK	Eric Kronberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Zoltán Hercegfalvi	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	298	298	1	1
21	FW	Herculez Gomez	26	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	31	0	1569	1842	3	0
22	MF	Davy Arnaud	25	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	5	2214	2412	8	0
23	FW	Kei Kamara	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	397	397	1	0
24	DF	Matt Marquess	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	85	205	1	0
25	DF	Jonathan Leathers	11	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	15	0	871	1127	4	0
26	MF	Kevin Souter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	61	61	0	0
27	GK	Boris Pardo	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	120	0	0
28	MF	Graham Zusi	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0	524	601	0	0
30	MF	Michael Kraus	11	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	14	2	147	263	1	1
33	FW	Nelson Pizarro*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalkeepers

No.	Name	MLS				Superliga				USOC				Playoffs				Total
		Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	SHO
1	Kevin Hartman	30	42	1.4	7	3	4	1.33	1	1	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	34	47	1.38	8
18	Eric Kronberg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0
27	Boris Pardo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3	0	-	-	-	-	1	3	3	0

Statistics accurate as of match played September 13, 2009
left club during season*
club leader(s) bolded

Squad

As of September 15, 2009.[3]

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  USA Kevin Hartman 2 DF  USA Michael Harrington 3 DF  USA Chance Myers 5 DF  USA Matt Besler 6 DF  USA Lance Watson 7 FW  ARG Claudio López 9 FW  USA Adam Cristman 10 MF  ARG Santiago Hirsig 11 MF  CRC Kurt Morsink 12 DF  USA Jimmy Conrad (captain) 13 DF  USA Rauwshan McKenzie 14 MF  USA Jack Jewsbury 15 DF  USA Aaron Hohlbein

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  USA Josh Wolff 17 MF  HON Roger Espinoza 18 GK  USA Eric Kronberg 20 FW  HUN Zoltán Hercegfalvi 21 FW  USA Herculez Gomez 22 MF  USA Davy Arnaud 24 DF  USA Matt Marquess 25 DF  USA Jonathan Leathers 26 MF  SCO Kevin Souter 27 GK  USA Boris Pardo 28 MF  USA Graham Zusi 30 FW  USA Michael Kraus 23 FW  SLE Kei Kamara

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 9 FW  USA Adam Cristman (from New England Revolution, Trade[4]) 5 DF  USA Matt Besler (from Draft, 8th Overall[5]) — FW  USA Doug DeMartin (from Draft, 22nd Overall[5]) 28 MF  USA Graham Zusi (from Draft, 23rd Overall[5])

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  USA Neal Kitson (from Draft, 42nd Overall[5]) — MF  JAM Akeem Priestley (from Draft, 50th Overall[5]) 10 MF  ARG Santiago Hirsig (from San Lorenzo[6]) 20 FW  HUN Zoltán Hercegfalvi (from Budapest Honvéd FC[7])

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 5 MF  USA Kerry Zavagnin (Retired) 10 MF  ARG Carlos Marinelli (to Club Deportivo Los Millonarios, Released) 23 FW  COL Iván Trujillo (to Deportes Quindío, Released) 29 FW  USA Ryan Pore (to Portland Timbers (USL), Released)

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  USA Tyson Wahl (to Seattle Sounders FC, 2009 Expansion Draft) 33 FW  USA Nelson Pizarro (Unconfirmed reason) 4 FW  USA Abe Thompson (to Houston Dynamo)

References

1. "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
2. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=246909&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp%5B%5D
3. "Kansas City Wizards: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
4. "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
5. "Superdraft 2009". MLSNET. 2009-01-15. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
6. "Wizards bring Hirsig into fold". MLSNET. 2009-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
7. "What we can't tell you". Hillcrest Road. 2009-07-12. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-12.