Editing Sporting Kansas City (section)

===Rivalries===
====Houston Dynamo====
The two teams had faced each other regularly over the years, while both having been members of the Eastern conference. During that time, Sporting KC had frequently faced Houston in the playoffs, beginning their rivalry. As of 2022, SKC is 18–18–16 (W–L–T) against the Dynamo.<ref name="en.soccerwiki.org">{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Sporting KC football club - Soccer Wiki: for the fans, by the fans |url=https://en.soccerwiki.org/squad.php?clubid=460 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Soccer Wiki |language=en}}</ref>

====Real Salt Lake====
In their total meetings, Sporting KC is 17–19–12 (W–L–T), (as of October 2023). The two teams faced each other in MLS Cup 2013, in what was the coldest MLS Cup final at that time.<ref name="en.soccerwiki.org"/>

====Portland Timbers====
In recent years, the metro areas of Portland and Kansas City have both become major soccer markets due to the performance of their respective soccer teams. Additionally their [[NWSL]] teams, the [[Portland Thorns]] and the [[Kansas City Current]], have become major rivals, especially since the Thorns' 2–0 win over the Current in the [[2022 National Women's Soccer League season|2022 NWSL Championship]].<ref name="en.soccerwiki.org"/>

====St. Louis City SC====
{{Main|Sporting Kansas City–St. Louis City SC rivalry}}

Sporting KC began a rivalry with [[St. Louis City SC]] starting with the team's entrance into the league in the [[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023 season]]. Prior to the first meeting, a St Louis fan podcast, the Soccer Capitol Podcast, became the center of attention and heightening tensions between supporters. A series of emails from Sporting Kansas City’s front office arrived in the inbox of the podcast's Gmail account. The club believed the Soccer Capitol Podcast was infringing on the trademark "The Soccer Capital of America," which was registered to Kansas Training Partners LLC, an affiliate company of Sporting Kansas City.<ref name=Cisneros>{{cite web|url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/sporting-kc/sporting-kc-st-louis-city-bring-i-70-rivalry-to-mls/|title=Sporting KC, St. Louis City bring I-70 rivalry to MLS|website=Fox4kc.com|last=Cisneros|first=Juan|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=November 6, 2022|archive-date=November 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107002712/https://fox4kc.com/sports/sporting-kc/sporting-kc-st-louis-city-bring-i-70-rivalry-to-mls/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |title=Preseason mailbag, Part 2: St. Louis-Sporting KC rivalry, Atlanta's teardown & more |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/preseason-mailbag-part-2-st-louis-sporting-kc-rivalry-atlanta-s-teardown-more |access-date=2023-02-20 |publisher=Major League Soccer|archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312110329/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/preseason-mailbag-part-2-st-louis-sporting-kc-rivalry-atlanta-s-teardown-more |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City |first=Sporting Kansas |title=MLS to bolster longtime rivalry between Kansas City and St. Louis |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/mls-bolster-longtime-rivalry-between-kansas-city-and-st-louis |access-date=2023-02-20 |publisher=Sporting Kansas City |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119230102/https://www.sportingkc.com/news/mls-bolster-longtime-rivalry-between-kansas-city-and-st-louis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-13 |title=Sporting KC, St. Louis City bring I-70 rivalry to MLS |url=https://fox4kc.com/sports/sporting-kc/sporting-kc-st-louis-city-bring-i-70-rivalry-to-mls/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107002712/https://fox4kc.com/sports/sporting-kc/sporting-kc-st-louis-city-bring-i-70-rivalry-to-mls/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2024}} St. Louis City won the first meeting at [[Energizer Park|CityPark]] in May 2023, but Sporting KC won the second meeting, which took place at [[Children's Mercy Park]] the following September.<ref>{{Cite web |last=City |first=Sporting Kansas |title=SKCvsSTL 09-02-2023 |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/skcvsstl-09-02-2023/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |publisher=Sporting Kansas City |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903214941/https://www.sportingkc.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2023/matches/skcvsstl-09-02-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The two teams played in their first postseason matchup in the [[2023 MLS Cup playoffs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kc-book-rivalry-date-with-st-louis-city-this-is-crazy|title=Sporting KC book rivalry date with St. Louis CITY: "This is crazy"|last=Butler|first=Dylan|date=October 26, 2023|access-date=October 26, 2023|publisher=Major League Soccer|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027011030/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kc-book-rivalry-date-with-st-louis-city-this-is-crazy|url-status=live}}</ref> with Sporting Kansas City (the #8 seed) upsetting the #1 seeded St. Louis in a best-of-three series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/sporting-kc-upsets-number-one-seed-st-louis-city-sc-in-mls-cup-playoffs/45746964|title=Sporting KC upsets number one seed St. Louis City SC in MLS Cup Playoffs|last=Headlee|first=Peyton|website=kmbc.com|date=November 5, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106032739/https://www.kmbc.com/article/sporting-kc-upsets-number-one-seed-st-louis-city-sc-in-mls-cup-playoffs/45746964|url-status=live}}</ref>