The Sporting Kansas City Academy learned its schedule this week for the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. Both teams will open the season on the road against Texans SC and Texas Rush on September 10 and September 11, respectively.
The Sporting KC Academy is coming off its most successful season to date with both teams having qualified for the USSDA playoffs. Last year’s U-18 squad became the first in Academy history to advance out of its playoff group, losing to eventual national champion FC Dallas 1-0 in the quarterfinals. The U-16s finished in second place in their group with six points, narrowly missing out on advancement to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.
With weather conditions making it difficult to play home games in late Fall in Kansas City, the SKC Academy will open the season with four straight road matches before playing a home match against Dallas Texans in Tulsa on Saturday, September 24. The teams will not play a home match at Children’s Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village until Saturday, October 22 against Texas Rush and then not again until March
Eight players on the SKC Academy U-18 team have signed Academy contracts with Sporting KC’s USL side Swope Park Rangers: Christian Albelo, Ezra Armstrong, Felipe Hernandez, Jaylin Lindsey, Will Little, Steven Tekesky, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal and Patrick Wilkinson. Four of those players have featured for the Rangers this season: Armstrong, Lindsey, Little and Wilkinson.
All SKC Academy home matches played at Children’s Mercy Victory Field are free and open to the public. Follow SKC Academy on Twitter and Instagram throughout the season for updates.
SKC Academy U-16 and U-18 Schedule
<strong>Date | Time</strong> |
<strong>Matchup</strong> |
<strong>Location</strong> |
Sept. 10 | 10am |
Sporting KC U-18s at Texans SC |
Burroughs Park |
Sept. 10 | 12:30pm |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Texans SC</span> |
Burroughs Park |
Sept. 11 | 10am |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s at Texas Rush</span> |
Bear Branch Soccer Complex |
Sept. 11 | 12:30pm |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Texas Rush</span> |
Bear Branch Soccer Complex |
Sept. 17 |10am |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s at Colorado Rapids</span> |
Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sept. 17 | 12:30pm</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Colorado Rapids</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Dick's Sporting Goods Park</span> |
Sept. 18 | 10am |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s at Colorado Rapids</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Dick's Sporting Goods Park</span> |
Sept. 18 | 12:30pm |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Colorado Rapids</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Dick's Sporting Goods Park</span> |
Sept. 24 | 1pm |
Sporting KC U-18s vs Dallas Texans |
TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sept. 24 | 3:30pm</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Dallas Texans |
TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 1 | 12pm</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s at FC Dallas |
Rogers State University |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 1 | 2:30pm</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s at FC Dallas</span> |
Rogers State University |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 15 | TBD</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s at Solar Chelsea |
TBD |
Oct. 15 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-18s at Solar Chelsea |
TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 22 | 10am</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Texas Rush |
Swope Soccer Village |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 22 | 12:30pm</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s vs. Texas Rush</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Swope Soccer Village</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 29 | 10am</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s at Colorado Rush |
Metro State University |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 29 | 12:30pm</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Colorado Rush</span> |
Metro State University |
Oct. 30 | TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Real Colorado</span> |
Real Colorado Soccer Complex |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Oct. 30 | TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s at Real Colorado</span> |
Real Colorado Soccer Complex |
Feb. 11 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Solar Chelsea |
TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Feb. 11 | TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s vs. Solar Chelsea</span> |
TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Feb. 25 | 10am</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s at Colorado Rush |
Fort Hays State University |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Feb. 25 | 12:30pm</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s at Colorado Rush |
Fort Hays State University |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">March 4 | 10am</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s at Lonestar SC |
St. Stephen's Episcopal School |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">March 4 | 12:30pm</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s at Lonestar SC</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">St. Stephen's Episcopal School</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">March 5 | 10am</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s at Houston Dynamo |
Houston Sports Park |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">March 5 | 12:30pm</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s at Houston Dynamo |
Houston Sports Park |
March 11 | 10am |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Texans SC |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Swope Soccer Village</span> |
March 11 | 12:30pm |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s vs. Texans SC</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Swope Soccer Village</span> |
March 18 | 10am |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Lonestar SC |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Swope Soccer Village</span> |
March 18 | 12:30pm |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Lonestar SC |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Swope Soccer Village</span> |
March 25 | 12pm |
Sporting KC U-16s at Real Colorado |
Fort Hays State University |
March 25 | 2:30pm |
Sporting KC U-18s at Real Colorado |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Fort Hays State University</span> |
April 22 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Colorado Rush |
TBD |
April 22 | TBD |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-16s vs. Colorado Rush</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
April 29 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. FC Dallas |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
April 29 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. FC Dallas |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
May 6 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Houston Dynamo |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
May 6 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Houston Dynamo |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
May 20 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Colorado Rapids |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
May 20 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-18s vs. Colorado Rapids |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
May 27 | TBD |
Sporting KC U-16s at Dallas Texans |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">May 27 | TBD</span> |
Sporting KC U-18s at Dallas Texans |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">June 3 | TBD</span> |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Real Colorado |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">June 3 | TBD</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Sporting KC U-18s vs. Real Colorado</span> |
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">TBD</span> |
