Hartman now has 138 career wins, an MLS all-time record.Hartman, Conrad and defender Michael Harrington are the only three players to start in all 30 MLS games.Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman and defender Jimmy Conrad are the only Wizards to play all 2,700 minutes this season.Five times throughout the season Kansas City scored three or more goals.Davy Arnaud clinched the team Golden Boot after scoring two goals in his final two games.Claudio López finished his first MLS season tied for second on the team in league goals (6) and tied for the team lead in assists (7).Kansas City finished the season 5-1-1 in their final seven matches, including a 3-0-0 record in their last three.Kansas City has now qualified for the playoffs in nine of their 13 seasons, both seasons since OnGoal bought the team in 2006.This marked the second time in club history that it won the Saturn Cup. The Wizards took home the hardware with the only goal of the contest coming from the head of defender Jimmy Conrad off a Carlos Marinelli free kick. The senior team played its first competitive match of the 2008 campaign in Norman, Oklahoma at John Crain Field on the campus of the University of Oklahoma on Maas part of the Saturn Cup against Real Salt Lake. The aforementioned stadium-now known as Children's Mercy Park-was built in Kansas City, Kansas, near Kansas Speedway and the ballpark. Ultimately, due to the financial crisis among other issues, the Wizards plan failed in Missouri. Team owners are currently collaborating with architecture firm 360 Architecture on the design of the new stadium. The target date for completion of construction for a new facility had been stated as the beginning of the 2010 season. According to MLS.net on December 14, 2007, the Wizards plans for a new stadium were approved by the Kansas City council. Under Lane4's plan, the Bannister Mall and Benjamin Plaza shopping centers and the adjoining Benjamin Ranch property would be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use project with retail, office and residential components in addition to a possible Wizards stadium. On July 27, 2007, the Kansas City Star reported that Lane4 Property Group, a developer hired by the Wizards, was moving closer to making plans final for a massive redevelopment of now-vacant Bannister Mall that was intended to include a new 18,500-seat stadium for the Wizards and 12 to 18 tournament soccer fields. The reasons given for the return to Arrowhead were the difficulties in expanding other facilities in the area (the KC Wizards played an exhibition in the beginning of the 2007 season at the District Activities Center owned and operated by the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas) and the delay in the Arrowhead renovation plan. Yet on January 31, 2007, it was announced the Wizards would continue to play in Arrowhead in the 2007 season. ĭue to renovations of Arrowhead Stadium, the Wizards were expected to play at a temporary stadium beginning in 2007, while planning and awaiting the construction of a new facility. Route 69 in south Overland Park, Kansas as its preferred location for a stadium, but this plan was met with numerous difficulties, namely the decision of the town's mayor to pull his support for the financing of the stadium after a vote had failed to secure money for the building of youth fields at the same site. The Wizards' new ownership identified a site at 159th Street and U.S. The Wizards had been seeking sites for a soccer-specific stadium, initially targeting possible locations in Johnson County, Kansas. This marked the start of club's longstanding relationship with the city of Kansas City, Kansas, as the eventual new stadium the team sought out was constructed in this city. The 2008 Kansas City Wizards season was the 13th in Major League Soccer and the first season played at the temporary home CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Main article: List of Sporting Kansas City seasons
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