2013 Sporting Kansas City season
The 2013 Sporting Kansas City season was the eighteenth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the third year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions and as back-to-back Eastern Conference Regular Season Champions. By winning the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in franchise history.
Ivy Funds became the club's kit sponsor, a first for the franchise.
Sporting Kansas City qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 12th time in the team's 18-year history and third straight season, moving into a three-way tie for fourth most MLS Cup Playoff appearances with the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas, trailing only the Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls, and Los Angeles Galaxy. The team defeated New England Revolution, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake to win the 2013 MLS Cup.
Squad
First team roster
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
Player movement
In
Out
| Pos. | Player | New Club | Fee/Notes | Date | Ref |
 Toronto FC | Option declined | ||||
 Phoenix FC | Option declined | ||||
 Servette FC | Option declined | ||||
| / | Columbus Crew | Option declined | |||
 FC Haka | Option declined | ||||
| Portland Timbers | Trade for Allocation money | ||||
 Wigan Athletic | Free | ||||
| Toronto F.C. | Trade for 2014 MLS SuperDraft Third Round Pick | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | Released | ||||
| Toronto F.C. | Trade for 2015 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick | ||||
| Middlesbrough F.C. | Transfer for $2.1 million |
Loans
In
Out
Competitions
Match results
Preseason
Desert Friendlies
2013 Disney Pro Soccer Classic
Major League Soccer
League table
Eastern Conference standings
Regular Season
Kickoff times are in CDT unless shown otherwiseMLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Results
Conference Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City won 4-3 on aggregateConference Finals
Sporting Kansas City won 2–1 on aggregateMLS Cup
Result
CONCACAF Champions League (2013–14)
| Team | ||||||||
| Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 Real Estelí | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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