Kansas City Wizards
2003 season
Head coachBob Gansler
Major League SoccerWest: 2nd
Overall: 4th
USOCFourth Round
PlayoffsConference Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Preki (12)
All: Preki (12)
Average home league attendance15,573
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Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Tony Meola
3 DF United States USA Nick Garcia
4 DF United States USA Carey Talley
5 MF United States USA Kerry Zavagnin
6 DF United States USA Jose Burciaga Jr.
7 MF United States USA Diego Gutierrez
8 MF United States USA Chris Brown
9 FW Argentina ARG Darío Fabbro
9 FW Argentina ARG Jorge Vázquez
10 MF United States USA Francisco Gomez
11 MF United States USA Preki
12 DF United States USA Jimmy Conrad
13 FW Jamaica JAM Wolde Harris
14 MF United States USA Jack Jewsbury
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW United States USA Josh Wolff
16 FW England ENG Stephen Armstrong
17 MF United States USA Chris Klein
18 DF United States USA Chris Brunt
19 MF United States USA Eric Quill
20 FW Russia RUS Igor Simutenkov
21 DF United States USA Kevin Friedland
22 FW United States USA Davy Arnaud
23 MF Romania ROU Alex Zotinca
25 GK United States USA Bo Oshoniyi
26 DF United States USA Taylor Graham
28 FW United States USA Byron Carmichael
30 GK United States USA Taly Goode

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
30 11 9 10 48 44  +4 42 8 3 4 32 25  +7 3 6 6 16 19  −3

Last updated: 20023.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
April 12, 2003 D.C. United H 3–2 (OT) Preki
Klein
Brown
April 19, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 Own Goal
April 26, 2003 Chicago Fire S.C. H 2–3 Simutenkov
Conrad
May 3, 2003 Columbus Crew H 2–2 Preki
Quill
May 10, 2003 Dallas Burn A 3–1 Quill
Brown
Klein
May 14, 2003 New England Revolution H 1–1 Simutenkov
May 17, 2003 D.C. United A 1–1 Preki
May 24, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 Simutenkov
Preki
May 31, 2003 New England Revolution A 2–2 Preki 2
June 7, 2003 MetroStars H 2–1 Arnaud
Wolff
June 14, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 Wolff
June 21, 2003 Chicago Fire S.C. H 4–2 Conrad
Gomez
Zotinca
Preki
June 28, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0
July 4, 2003 Colorado Rapids A 2–3 Preki
Armstrong
July 12, 2003 Dallas Burn H 5–1 Brunt
Simutenkov 2
Quill
Armstrong
July 19, 2003 Columbus Crew A 1–0 Simutenkov
July 26, 2003 Chicago Fire S.C. A 0–2
August 8, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1
August 13, 2003 MetroStars A 0–0
August 16, 2003 Dallas Burn A 2–3 Preki
Gomez
August 22, 2003 Colorado Rapids H 2–2 Arnaud
Preki
August 31, 2003 Columbus Crew A 0–1
September 6, 2003 MetroStars H 1–2 Preki
September 13, 2003 Colorado Rapids A 0–1
September 20, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–4 Arnaud
September 27, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 Klein 2
October 4, 2003 Colorado Rapids H 4–2 Conrad
Klein 2
Gomez
October 11, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 (OT) Zavagnin
Simutenkov
October 18, 2003 Dallas Burn H 1–0 Conrad
October 25, 2003 D.C. United A 1–1 Preki

U.S. Open Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
August 5, 2003 Fourth Round Colorado Rapids A 2–3 Simutenkov 2

MLS Cup Playoffs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
November 4, 2003 Conference Semifinals Colorado Rapids A 1–1 Harris
November 8, 2003 Conference Semifinals Colorado Rapids H 2–0 Simutenkov
Klein
November 15, 2003 Conference Finals San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3
(ASDET) 		Simutenkov
Klein

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Playoffs Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
12 DF United States Jimmy Conrad 30 4 1 0 3 0 34 4 2777 3164 0 0
11 FW United States Preki 30 12 1 0 3 0 34 12 2678 3001 0 0
1 GK United States Tony Meola 30 0 0 0 3 0 33 0 2797 3094 0 0
3 DF United States Nick Garcia 29 0 1 0 3 0 33 0 2689 3076 0 0
5 MF United States Kerry Zavagnin 29 1 0 0 3 0 32 1 2487 2784 0 0
17 MF United States Chris Klein 27 6 1 0 3 2 31 8 2527 2914 0 0
19 FW United States Eric Quill 27 3 1 0 3 0 31 3 2261 2537 0 0
10 MF United States Francisco Gomez 26 3 1 0 0 0 27 3 1644 1734 0 0
16 FW England Stephen Armstrong 22 2 1 0 3 0 27 2 1102 1296 0 0
20 FW Russia Igor Simutenkov 21 7 1 2 2 2 24 11 1435 1667 0 0
4 DF United States Carey Talley 20 0 1 0 3 0 24 0 1344 1731 0 0
7 MF United States Diego Gutierrez 20 0 0 0 3 0 23 0 1559 1856 0 0
23 MF Romania Alex Zotinca 20 1 1 0 2 0 23 1 1239 1411 0 0
22 FW United States Davy Arnaud 18 3 1 0 3 0 22 3 818 884 0 0
8 MF United States Chris Brown 18 2 0 0 0 0 18 2 1189 1189 0 0
15 FW United States Josh Wolff 13 2 0 0 1 0 14 2 872 918 0 0
13 FW Jamaica Wolde Harris 10 0 0 0 3 1 13 1 560 821 0 0
9 FW Argentina Darío Fabbro 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 179 239 0 0
18/28 -- Chris Brunt 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 166 174 0 0
6 DF United States Jose Burciaga Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 347 347 0 0
25 GK United States Bo Oshoniyi 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 98 0 0
14 MF United States Jack Jewsbury 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 61 61 0 0
26 DF United States Taylor Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 0

Final Statistics

References

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