The 2020 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fifth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the tenth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following that decision, on March 19 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until May 10. Following that decision, on April 17 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until June 8.
Sporting will spend the whole of its pre-season training camp in Scottsdale, Arizona for the sixth straight year, led by Coach and Sporting Director Peter Vermes. From January 19 to Feb 1 and from Feb. 8âÂÂ22 the club will practice in Scottsdale before kicking off its 25th season in Major League Soccer on Feb 29 or March 1.
<small>Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.</small>
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
<small>Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.</small>
<small>Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise</small>
Preseason schedule announced on January 14, 2020.
<small>Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise</small>
|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Goalkeepers
|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Defenders
|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Midfielders
|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Forwards
|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club |-
As of September 23, 2020
As of March 1, 2021