1996 Kansas City Wiz Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-13 (SO: 5-2) - 41 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Ron Newman (12-13, SO: 5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 206,421, Avg. 12,901 in 16 home dates
1996 Kansas City Wiz RosterTeam Record: 12-13 (SO: 5-2) - 41 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Ron Newman (12-13, SO: 5-2)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 206,421, Avg. 12,901 in 16 home dates
The Kansas City Wiz of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, with a 5-2 showing in shootouts for 41 points finishing third in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Wiz recorded 66 goals and yielded 65, most in the circuit. Preki scored 18 goals for Kansas City, while Mark Chung, Mo Johnston and Vitalis Takawira each contributed five or more also. Preki recorded 13 assists. Garth Lagerwey topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.16 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1996 Kansas City Wiz lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 32 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 140 | 12.9 | 61 | 29.5 |
| Vitalis Takawira | F | 28 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 70 | 18.6 | 48 | 27.1 |
| Mark Chung | M | 32 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 9.9 | 40 | 20.0 |
| Mo Johnston | M-F | 29 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 11.1 | 28 | 21.4 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 23 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11.8 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 8.3 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Alan Prampin | F | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | 4 | 75.0 |
| Scott Uderitz | D | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Uche Okafor | D | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Paul Wright | F | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sean Bowers | D | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Yari Allnutt | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Eric Eichmann | F | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Matt McKeon | D | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Koetters | M | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Garth Lagerwey | GK | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Samuel Ekeme | D | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Mike Ammann | GK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Harrington | GK | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Reasoner | D | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 429 | 352 | 59 | 59 | 412 | 404 | 35 | 3 | 94 | 514 | 11.5 | 250 | 23.6 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Lagerwey | 23 | 22 | 1959:00 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 83 | .624 |
| Pat Harrington | 8 | 7 | 630:00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | .370 |
| Mike Ammann | 4 | 3 | 291:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.47 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | .571 |
| Totals | 35 | 32 | 2880:00 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1.97 | 2 | 3 | 200 | 112 | .560 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26.7 | 9 | 44.4 |
| Vitalis Takawira | F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8.3 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Mark Chung | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Mo Johnston | M-F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12.5 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Scott Uderitz | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Uche Okafor | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Paul Wright | F | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sean Bowers | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Matt McKeon | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Garth Lagerwey | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Samuel Ekeme | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 64 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 11.9 | 43 | 18.6 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Lagerwey | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | .581 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | .581 |
