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This article is about the team founded in 2020. For the defunct team that last played in 2017, see FC Kansas City.
Kansas City Current
File:Kansas City Current logo.svg
Founded December 7, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-07), as Kansas City NWSL
Stadium Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Stadium
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 home page
Current season

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

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See also: FC Kansas City

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

File:Kansas City NWSL logo.svg
The team's temporary crest for the inaugural season in 2021.

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
2021 Nike Palmer Square Capital Management[6] Blue KC[7]
2022– Saint Luke's Health System[8]

Kit history

2021 home
2021 away
2022– home
2022– away

Stadium

File:Kansas City NWSL 2021.jpg
The Kansas City NWSL franchise's 2021 home opener at Legends Field

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

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See also: National Women's Soccer League § 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

As of March 23, 2022.[15][16][17]
No. Pos. Player Nation
3 Midfielder Kristen Edmonds      United States
4 Defender Hailie Mace      United States
6 Forward Lynn Williams      United States
7 Defender Elizabeth Ball      United States
8 Defender Kate Del Fava      United States
10 Midfielder Lo'eau LaBonta      United States
11 Midfielder Desiree Scott (co-captain)     Canada
13 Defender Maddie Nolf      United States
14 Midfielder Chardonnay Curran      United States
15 Midfielder Sam Mewis (co-captain)     United States
16 Forward Jaycie Johnson      United States
18 Defender Izzy Rodriguez      United States
19 Defender Jenna Winebrenner      United States
20 Defender Mallory Weber      United States
21 Goalkeeper Adrianna Franch      United States
22 Defender Alex Loera      United States
23 Forward Elyse Bennett      United States
24 Defender Taylor Leach      United States
25 Forward Kristen Hamilton      United States
28 Midfielder Addie McCain      United States
31 Goalkeeper Sydney Schneider      Jamaica
38 Goalkeeper Cassie Miller      United States
66 Midfielder Chloe Logarzo      Australia
99 Midfielder Victoria Pickett      Canada

Out on loan

No. Pos. Player Nation
27 Goalkeeper Carly Nelson (at FC Nordsjælland until June 30, 2022[18])     United States
— Forward 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 April 17, 2022

Only competitive matches are counted. Includes NWSL regular season, playoffs, and Challenge Cup matches.

All-Time KC Current Coaching Stats
Coach Nationality Tenure Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Huw Williams  Wales January 29, 2021 – November 18, 2021 28 3 8 17 10.71
Matt Potter  England January 11, 2022 – present 5 3 1 1 60.00

Average attendance

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See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance
Year League Regular season Playoffs Avg. attendance
2021 NWSL 10th of 10 DNQ 4,861[20]

References

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External links

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