1996 Kansas City Wiz season

Kansas City Wizards
1996 season
Manager Ron Newman
Major League Soccer West: 3rd
Overall: 5th
USOC Quarterfinals
Playoffs Conference Finals
Top goalscorer League: Preki 18
All: Preki 22
Average home attendance 12,878
Home colours
Away colours
1997 →

The 1996 Kansas City Wiz season was the first in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.The Wizards were at first named the Wiz and played under that name through 1996 before having it changed for the 1997 season. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1996 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 41 even though it is shown below as 51. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points.

Contents

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 GK Mike Ammann
1 GK Pat Harrington
2 DF Tommy Reasoner
3 FW Paul Wright
4 MF Scott Uderitz
5 MF David Moxom
6 DF Sean Bowers
7 FW Nyanforth Peters
8 FW Eric Eichmann
9 FW Peter Isaacs
10 MF Mike Sorber
11 MF Preki
12 FW Vitalis Takawira
No. Position Player
13 MF Mark Chung
14 FW Frank Klopas
15 DF Samuel Ekeme
16 MF Diego Gutierrez
17 MF Kevin Koetters
18 MF Billy Baumhoff
18 MF Yari Allnut
19 DF Dionysius Sebwe
20 DF Uche Okafor
21 MF Matt McKeon
22 GK Chris Snitko
23 FW Alan Prampin
25 GK Garth Lagerwey
26 FW Mo Johnston

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 17 0 15 61 63 −2 51 11 0 5 40 28 +12 6 0 10 21 35 −14

Last updated: 1996
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
April 13, 1996 Colorado Rapids H 3–0 Takawira 2
Klopas
April 18, 1996 Dallas Burn A 0–3
April 21, 1996 San Jose Clash A 2–2 (W) Okafor
Prampin
May 2, 1996 Columbus Crew H 6–4 Chung
Johnston 2
Preki 2
Sorber
May 5, 1996 Colorado Rapids A 0–4
May 8, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 0–2
May 11, 1996 Dallas Burn H 2–3 Preki 2
May 19, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2
May 22, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars H 2–1 Prampin
Preki
May 29, 1996 San Jose Clash A 1–2 Allnut
June 1, 1996 New England Revolution H 2–1 Preki
Johnston
June 5, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 1–3 Preki
June 8, 1996 Columbus Crew A 3–3 (W) Takawira
Uderitz
Preki
June 15, 1996 New England Revolution A 1–1 (L) Preki
June 20, 1996 DC United H 5–1 Preki
Takawira 2
Chung
Sorber
June 26, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars A 0–2
June 29, 1996 Dallas Burn A 1–0 Sorber
July 6, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–1 Uderitz
Preki
Takawira
July 10, 1996 Colorado Rapids H 2–0 Klopas
Okafor
July 18, 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 2–3 Johnston
Prampin
July 20, 1996 Dallas Burn H 1–2 Preki
July 27, 1996 New England Revolution H 4–2 Takawira 2
Chung
Preki
July 31, 1996 DC United A 3–2 Own goal
Preki
Chung
August 4, 1996 DC United A 4–2 Chung 2
Takawira 2
August 7, 1996 Colorado Rapids A 2–4 Preki
Sorber
August 11, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 (W) Preki
Chung
August 15, 1996 San Jose Clash H 4–1 Johnston
Preki
Takawira 2
August 21, 1996 Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 (W) Chung
August 24, 1996 Columbus Crew A 1–2 Johnston
September 1, 1996 NY/NJ MetroStars H 2–2 (W) Own goal
Takawira
September 7, 1996 Columbus Crew H 1–5 Preki
September 21, 1996 San Jose Clash H 0–0 (L)

U.S. Open Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
September 15, 1996 Quarterfinals Colorado Rapids H 2–3 Bowers
Takawira

MLS Cup Playoffs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
September 23, 1996 Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn H 3–2 Johnston
McKeon
Preki
September 29, 1996 Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn A 1–2 Preki
October 2, 1996 Conference Semi-Finals Dallas Burn A 2–2 (W) Chung
Takawira
October 10, 1996 Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 Preki
October 13, 1996 Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 (L) Preki

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Playoffs Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
11 MF Preki 32 18 1 0 5 4 38 22 2880 3420 0 0
13 MF Mark Chung 32 8 1 0 5 1 38 9 2847 3386 0 0
6 DF Sean Bowers 31 0 1 0 5 1 37 1 2769 3309 0 0
26 FW Mo Johnston 29 6 1 0 5 1 35 7 2573 3113 0 0
20 DF Uche Okafor 30 2 1 0 4 0 35 2 2593 2880 0 0
12 FW Vitalis Takawira 28 13 1 1 5 1 34 15 2233 2762 0 0
16 MF Diego Gutierrez 28 0 1 0 5 0 34 0 2069 2609 0 0
4 MF Scott Uderitz 28 2 0 0 5 0 33 2 2115 2546 0 0
10 MF Mike Sorber 23 4 1 0 5 0 29 4 1960 2429 0 0
25 GK Garth Lagerwey 23 0 0 0 5 0 28 0 1959 2409 0 0
14 FW Frank Klopas 22 2 1 0 3 0 26 2 1235 1316 0 0
15 DF Samuel Ekeme 23 0 0 0 2 0 25 0 1693 1723 0 0
4 FW Paul Wright 17 0 1 0 5 0 23 0 690 1125 0 0
21 MF Matt McKeon 12 0 1 0 5 1 18 1 823 1189 0 0
17 MF Kevin Koetters 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 744 768 0 0
23 FW Alan Prampin 15 3 1 0 0 0 16 3 337 386 0 0
8 FW Eric Eichmann 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 480 480 0 0
2 DF Tommy Reasoner 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 645 645 0 0
1 GK Pat Harrington 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 630 630 0 0
0 GK Mike Ammann 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 291 336 0 0
22 GK Chris Snitko 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 45 45 0 0
18 MF Yari Allnut 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 45 45 0 0

Final Statistics

Kits

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References

Formerly the Kansas City Wiz and the Kansas City Wizards • Founded in 1995 • Based in Kansas City, Kansas
The Club
History • Seasons • Records • Players • All articles
Stadiums
Arrowhead Stadium (1996-2007) • CommunityAmerica Ballpark (2008-2010) • Livestrong Sporting Park (2011-present)
Culture
The Cauldron • Starting 11 Girls • "Ain't Nobody Gonna Stop Us Now"
Key Personnel

Owner: Sporting Club • Technical Director: Peter Vermes • Manager: Peter Vermes
Major Honors (3)
MLS Cup (1)
Supporters' Shield (1)
U.S. Open Cup (1)
Sporting Kansas City seasons
Seasons (16)
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