2009 Kansas City Wizards season

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
Home colors	Away colors
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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.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

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

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
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 (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
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	CONCACAF Champions League
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: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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^{[permanent dead link]} - 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^{[permanent dead link]} - Josh Wolff
MLS Sierra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 10^{[permanent dead link]} - Claudio López
MLS Save of the Week - Week 11^{[permanent dead link]} - 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 Sierra Mist Goal of the Week - Week 13^{[permanent dead link]} - 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 Sierra 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^{[permanent dead link]} - Josh Wolff

Results

March 21, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–3	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas
	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

March 28, 2009	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Kansas City Wizards	Commerce City, Colorado
	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

April 5, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kansas City, Kansas
	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

April 11, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	Seattle, Washington
	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

April 18, 2009	Chicago Fire	2–2	Kansas City Wizards	Bridgeview, Illinois
	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

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

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

May 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas
	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

May 9, 2009	Columbus Crew	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus, Ohio
	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

May 16, 2009	Real Salt Lake	0–2	Kansas City Wizards	Sandy, Utah
	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

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

May 30, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Carson, California
	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

June 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–2	Columbus Crew	Kansas City, Kansas
	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

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

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

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

July 25, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
	Lopez 26'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Donovan 33' Gonzalez 51'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,906 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 1, 2009	FC Dallas	6–0	Kansas City Wizards	Frisco, Texas
	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

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

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

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

September 5, 2009	New England Revolution	2–4	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	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

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

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

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

September 26, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
	Harrington 75'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Ballouchy 74' Kimura 93+' Casey 95+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,784 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

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

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

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

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

Superliga

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)^{[permanent dead link]}	Hugo Ayala 41' Ricardo Jimenez 60'	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Joel Aguilar

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

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

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

July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Tukwila, Washington
	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
No.	Pos.	Name	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
No.	Name	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

^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=246909&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Kansas City Wizards: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
^ "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Superdraft 2009". MLSNET. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
^ "Wizards bring Hirsig into fold". MLSNET. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
^ "What we can't tell you". Hillcrest Road. July 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.

[1] "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

[2] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090501&content_id=246909&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Kansas City Wizards: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2009.

[4] "Kansas City Wizards News". MLSNET. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008.

[Superdraft_2009-5] "Superdraft 2009". MLSNET. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.

[6] "Wizards bring Hirsig into fold". MLSNET. February 11, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.

[7] "What we can't tell you". Hillcrest Road. July 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.

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