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In 2024, Kansas City won the Summit league tournament with a 2-1 win in the final against Denver, making its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 16 years. [6] In the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament , Kansas City defeated Saint Louis 2-0 for its first trip to the Round of 32 since 2001.
Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
Swope Soccer Village is a soccer complex located within Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri, first dedicated in 2007 with further renovations completed in 2014.The facility is a public-private partnership between the City of Kansas City's parks department and Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer, with field reservations managed by Sporting Fields + Athletics.
Kansas City once lagged behind in girls and women’s soccer. Now the city has the first stadium for a women’s pro team. ... an option for women’s soccer players in Kansas City in the 1970s ...
If every World Cup match is a Super Bowl, as famed soccer commentator Andres Cantor says, Kansas City will have six of them in June and July 2026, including a quarterfinal.
The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification will serve as local qualification for the 110th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States. [1] The tournament proper will feature both professional and amateur teams in the United States soccer league system .
Kansas City has had teams in all five of the major professional sports leagues; three major league teams remain today. The Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball became the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs (), to reach the World Series (), and to win the World Series (1985; against the state-rival St. Louis Cardinals in the "Show-Me Series").
Kansas will provide $28 million for the World Cup as Kansas City prepares to host matches in 2026, under a state budget the Legislature on Friday sent to Gov. Laura Kelly. ... role in the ...