Kansas City Current
Founded | December 7, 2020 | , as Kansas City NWSL||
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Stadium | Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas | ||
Capacity | 18,467 | ||
Owners | Angie Long Chris Long Brittany Mahomes | ||
General manager | Camille Levin | ||
Head coach | Matt Potter | ||
League | National Women's Soccer League | ||
2021 | 10th of 10 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kansas City Current is an American professional women's soccer team based in Kansas City, Kansas. It began play as an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2021.
History[]
Establishment[]
Kansas City last had an NWSL team in 2017, when two-time champions FC Kansas City ceased operations and its player-related assets were transferred to expansion team Utah Royals FC.[1] Three years later, the Royals also had to cease operations, and a Kansas City-based ownership group led by financial executives Angie and Chris Long took advantage to secure an expansion team along with the Royals' player-related assets on December 7, 2020.[2] Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former college soccer player at University of Texas at Tyler, purchased a stake in the team as well.[3] The Longs immediately named Huw Williams, former general manager of FC Kansas City, as the team's inaugural head coach.[2]
Colors and crest[]
Due to the short turnaround between the team's founding and the 2021 NWSL season, the ownership announced in January 2021 that the team would play its inaugural season under the temporary name Kansas City NWSL with temporary crest and colors; a full brand development process would take place so that a permanent team name, crest, and colors will be in place for the 2022 NWSL season.[4]
On October 30, 2021, the team revealed its name as Kansas City Current with new crest for the 2022 season.[5]
Kit suppliers and sponsors[]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
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2021 | Nike | Palmer Square Capital Management[6] | Blue KC[7] |
2022– | Saint Luke's Health System[8] |
Stadium[]
Kansas City played its 2021 home matches at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.[9][10]
The club announced in September 2021 that it would host all home matches at Children's Mercy Park beginning with the 2022 season.[11]
In October 2021 the club unveiled plans to construct the first purpose-built stadium for North American women's professional soccer. The stadium is planned to be built in Kansas City, Missouri at the Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park with an estimated cost of $70 million. The project will be entirely privately financed through the ownership group, with the team signing a 50-year lease for the site at which the stadium will be located.[12]
Supporters[]
The Blue Crew, a supporters group of the defunct FC Kansas City, has continued to support the new NWSL team in Kansas City.[13]
Broadcasting[]
On June 13, 2021, CBS affiliate KCTV agreed on a multi-year deal to become the official local television partner through the 2023 season. The station and its MyNetworkTV affiliate KSMO-TV will broadcast eight matches locally in the club's inaugural season. Brad Porter will serve as the play-by-play commentator, joined by Aly Trost as the color analyst.[14]
Players and staff[]
Current squad[]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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3 | MF | Kristen Edmonds | United States |
4 | DF | Hailie Mace | United States |
6 | FW | Lynn Williams | United States |
7 | DF | Elizabeth Ball | United States |
8 | DF | Kate Del Fava | United States |
10 | MF | Lo'eau LaBonta | United States |
11 | MF | Desiree Scott (co-captain) | Canada |
13 | DF | Maddie Nolf | United States |
14 | MF | United States | |
15 | MF | Sam Mewis (co-captain) | United States |
16 | FW | Jaycie Johnson | United States |
18 | DF | United States | |
19 | DF | United States | |
20 | DF | Mallory Weber | United States |
21 | GK | Adrianna Franch | United States |
22 | DF | United States | |
23 | FW | United States | |
24 | DF | Taylor Leach | United States |
25 | FW | Kristen Hamilton | United States |
28 | MF | Addie McCain | United States |
38 | GK | Cassie Miller | United States |
99 | MF | Victoria Pickett | Canada |
Out on loan[]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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27 | GK | Carly Nelson (at FC Nordsjælland until June 30, 2022[18]) | United States |
— | FW | Michele Vasconcelos (at Sevilla FC until June 30, 2022[19]) | United States |
Technical staff[]
- As of March 19, 2022.[15]
General manager | Camille Levin |
Head coach | Matt Potter |
Assistant coach | Ella Masar |
Video analyst and assistant coach | Lucas Rodríguez |
Goalkeeper coach | Lloyd Yaxley |
High performance director | Ben Donachie |
Records[]
Head coaches[]
- As of February 9, 2022
Coach | Nationality | Tenure | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Huw Williams | Wales | January 29, 2021 – November 18, 2021 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12.50 |
Matt Potter | England | January 11, 2022 – present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Average attendance[]
Year | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
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NWSL | 10th of 10 | DNQ | 4,861[20] |
References[]
- ^ Linehan, Meg (November 20, 2017). "NWSL announces that FC Kansas City will cease operations". NWSL. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021". NWSL. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Whitehouse native Brittany Matthews part of ownership team bringing National Women's Soccer League to Kansas City". CBS19.tv.
- ^ "NWSL's Kansas City team will remain unbranded for 2021". All for XI. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City Current Reveals Name and Crest at Inaugural Season Finale - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL Announces Palmer Square Capital Management As Inaugural Season Front Jersey Sponsor". April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL Brings In Blue KC As Sleeve Sponsor". www.sportbusiness.com. June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL Partners with Saint Luke's Health System - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ticket Information". KC NWSL. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Mellinger, Sam (December 8, 2020). "Inside a KC couple's vision for our city's newest pro team as women's soccer returns". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL to Play 2022 Home Matches at Children's Mercy Park - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL and Port KC Finalize Plans for First NWSL Purpose-Built Stadium at Kansas City Riverfront". kcwoso.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Blue Crew [@kcbluecrew] (December 5, 2020). "Forgive the fact that its a screenshot, we didn't have a lot of time to prepare/make it fancy. But a statement from the KC Blue Crew" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Welniak, Dani. "KCTV5 now official home of KC NWSL, will broadcast 8 matches this season". KCTV5. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Team - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com.
- ^ https://twitter.com/thekccurrent/status/1504945724169019394
- ^ "Kansas City Current Announces Roster, Agree to Contracts With 2022 NWSL Draft Class - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas City Loans Goalkeeper Carly Nelson to Danish Club FC Nordsjælland". Kansas City NWSL. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City NWSL Loans Forward Michele Vasconcelos to Spanish Club Sevilla FC - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NWSL attendance". soccerstadiumdigest. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
External links[]
- National Women's Soccer League teams
- Women's soccer clubs in the United States
- Association football clubs established in 2020
- Sports in the Kansas City metropolitan area
- Soccer clubs in Kansas
- 2020 establishments in Kansas
- Kansas City Current
- Organizations based in Kansas City, Kansas
- Sports in Kansas City, Kansas
- Companies based in Overland Park, Kansas