Editing Sporting Kansas City (section)

==Player records==
===Top goalscorers===
{{Updated|September 10, 2023|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/archives|title=Club Archives: 1996-2020 {{pipe}} Sporting Kansas City|access-date=June 1, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119151112/https://www.sportingkc.com/archives|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|#
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|Career
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|MLS
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|Playoffs
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|Open Cup
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|CCL
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;" scope="col"|Total
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]]
|align="left"|1996–2000<br />2002–2005
|71
|8
|1
|1
|'''81'''
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Russell (footballer)|Johnny Russell]]
|align="left"|2018–2024
|60
|1
|5
|1
|'''67'''
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dom Dwyer]]
|align="left"|2012–2017
|57
|1
|6
|2
|'''66'''
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Dániel Sallói]]
|align="left"|2017–present
|51
|5
|8
|0
|'''64'''
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Arnaud]]
|align="left"|2002–2011
|43
|4
|5
|0
|'''52'''
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Wolff]]
|align="left"|2003–2006<br />2008–2010
|43
|1
|2
|0
|'''46'''
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Klein (soccer)|Chris Klein]]
|align="left"|1998–2005
|39
|3
|1
|0
|'''43'''
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SLE}} [[Kei Kamara]]
|align="left"|2009–2013
|38
|0
|3
|0
|'''41'''
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alan Pulido]]
|align="left"|2020–2024
|35
|0
|2
|0
|'''37'''
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Graham Zusi]]
|align="left"|2009–2023
|31
|1
|3
|0
|'''35'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mo Johnston]]
|align="left"|1996–2001
|31
|1
|0
|0
|'''32'''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Benny Feilhaber]]
|align="left"|2013–2017<br />2019
|29
|0
|2
|1
|'''32'''
|-
|13
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Vitalis Takawira]]
| align="left" |1996–2000
|28
|2
|1
|0
|'''31'''
|-
|14
| align="left" |{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Scott Sealy]]
| align="left" |2005–2008
|28
|0
|2
|0
|'''30'''
|}

The following records are for MLS regular season only:

* '''Games:''' [[Graham Zusi]] (355)
* '''Goals:''' [[Preki]] (71)
* '''Match-Winning Goals:''' [[Dániel Sallói]] (17)
* '''Assists:''' [[Preki]] (98)
* '''Wins:''' [[Tim Melia]] (73)
* '''Shutouts:''' [[Tim Melia]] (52)
*'''Saves''' [[Tim Melia]] (530)
*'''Ejections:''' [[Roger Espinoza]] (11)
<ref>{{cite web|title=All-Time Records Sporting Kansas City|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/content/all-time-records|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=March 8, 2020 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722145254/http://www.sportingkc.com/content/all-time-records|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

===Sporting Legends===
[[File:JimmyNielsen 07JUL2012.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Jimmy Nielsen, 2021 Sporting Legends inductee.]]
Sporting Legends is an initiative launched in 2013 that pays tribute to the individuals who played an instrumental role for Sporting Kansas City and in the growth of soccer in the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sporting Legends|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/sportinglegends|publisher=Sporting KC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702233252/http://www.sportingkc.com/sportinglegends|archive-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref>

The individuals named as Sporting Legends, their year of induction, and a brief description are listed below:
# [[Preki]] (2013) – 2005 MLS All-Time Best XI, 1997 and 2003 MLS League MVP, Club's all-time leader in goals and assists.
# [[Tony Meola]] (2013) – 2005 MLS All-Time Best XI, 2000 MLS MVP, 2000 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, 2000 MLS Cup MVP.
# [[Bob Gansler]] (2013) – 2000 MLS Coach of the Year, 2000 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS Supporters Shield.
# [[Peter Vermes]] (2014) – ''as player:'' 2000 MLS Defender of the Year, 2000 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS Supporters Shield; ''as manager:'' 2012, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open Cups, 2013 MLS Cup.
# [[Jimmy Conrad]] – (2014) – 2004–06, 2008 MLS Best XI, 2004 U.S. Open Cup, 2005 MLS Defender of the Year.
# [[Lamar Hunt]] (2014) – A founder of Major League Soccer, owned the Kansas City Wizards 1996–2006.
# [[Chris Klein (soccer)|Chris Klein]] (2015) – 2000 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS Supporters Shield, 2004 U.S. Open Cup, 2002–2005 MLS All-Star.
# [[Kerry Zavagnin]] (2016) – 2000 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS Supporters Shield, 2004 U.S. Open Cup, 2004 MLS All-Star, 2004 MLS Best XI.
# [[Mo Johnston]] (2017) – 2000 MLS Cup, 2000 MLS Supporters Shield, 1996-1998 MLS All-Star.
# [[Josh Wolff]] (2019) – 2004 U.S. Open Cup, 2004 MLS Western Conference Championship.
# [[Jimmy Nielsen]] (2021) – 2012 U.S. Open Cup, 2013 MLS Cup, 2010, 2012, 2013 MLS Eastern Conference, 2012 MLS Best XI, 2012 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
# [[Davy Arnaud]] (2022) — 2004 U.S. Open Cup, team captain 2010—2011
# [[Benny Feilhaber]] (2024) — 2013 MLS Cup, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open Cups

===Hat tricks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;"|Player
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;"|Date
! style="background:#A7BCD6; color:#0C2340; border:2px solid #0C2340;"|Opponent
|-
| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Vitalis Takawira]]
| May 16, 1998
| [[New England Revolution]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]]
| September 5, 1998
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Arnaud]]
| July 3, 2004
| [[Dallas Burn]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Eddie Johnson]]
| May 26, 2007
| [[New England Revolution]]
|-
| June 2, 2007
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Birahim Diop]]
| October 23, 2010
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dom Dwyer]]{{Ref|Note1|+}}
| July 1, 2015
| [[FC Dallas]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GNB}} [[Gerso Fernandes|Gerso]]
|May 17, 2017
|[[Seattle Sounders FC]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Russell (footballer)|Johnny Russell]]
|April 20, 2018
|[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Krisztián Németh]]
|March 30, 2019
|[[CF Montréal|Montreal Impact]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Russell (footballer)|Johnny Russell]]
|May 26, 2019
|[[Seattle Sounders FC]]
|}{{Note|Note1}}+ Dom Dwyer scored four goals in this game<ref name="Dwyer Hat Trick July 1">{{cite web|last1=Austin|first1=Kurt|title=Recap: Dom Dwyer's four-goal game leads Sporting KC to 6–2 victory over FC Dallas in U.S. Open Cup|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2015/07/recap-dom-dwyers-four-goal-game-leads-sporting-kc-6-2-victory-over-fc-dallas-us-open-cu|website=SportingKC.com|publisher=Sporting Kansas City|access-date=July 22, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714054139/http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2015/07/recap-dom-dwyers-four-goal-game-leads-sporting-kc-6-2-victory-over-fc-dallas-us-open-cu|archive-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hat Tricks Pre-Sporting">{{cite web|title=MLS Hat Tricks: A Comprehensive Review|url=http://usasoccer.blogspot.com/2007/06/mls-hat-tricks-comprehensive-review.html|work=CLIMBING THE LADDER|access-date=May 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527221104/http://usasoccer.blogspot.com/2007/06/mls-hat-tricks-comprehensive-review.html|archive-date=May 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sferra|first1=German|title=Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders 0 {{!}} 2017 MLS Match Recap|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-05-17-sporting-kansas-city-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap|website=MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter|date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602133211/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-05-17-sporting-kansas-city-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap|archive-date=June 2, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref>