2012 Open Tryouts

**Registration is currently closed for the 2012 Open Tryouts. Thank you for your interest, but unfortunately the 2012 Open Tryouts are now full. Please try again next year.**

Sporting Kansas City will hold open tryouts for players 18 years of age and older on Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th with cuts made after the first day. No one is guaranteed a spot at the second day of tryouts. The tryouts will be held at the Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park and are open to the first 300 registrants. Finalists will be given the chance to train with the Sporting KC first team.

The price varies by payment method (cash will not be accepted on day of tryouts): 

  • Money Order: $200 (excluding merchant fees)
  • PayPal buyer in United States: $207
  • PayPal buyer outside United States: $208

Tryout participants will pay for ALL airfare, hotel, food and transportation. Sporting Kansas City will not help with “visas” into the United States. Players must also download the following two forms and bring them to the tryouts, along with an ID that shows proof of age:

“The last four years we have been pleased with the number of talented players who have taken part in our open tryouts,” Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes said. “We are always looking to improve our roster, and these tryouts give us a chance to get a look at players who might be trying to take a less conventional route to MLS.”

Participants will take part in matches on Saturday, with the team’s technical staff inviting the top players back for Sunday's session. Finalists will then get the 

opportunity to tryout with the Sporting first team during the Summer Transfer Window with the chance of securing a contract. Final tryout information and times will be provided to each participant closer to the event.

Kansas City has held open tryouts each of the last four seasons dating back to 2008, which was the first time since the inaugural 1996 season that the team had given an opportunity to players from across the globe to participate in an organized open tryout. The tryouts have consistently drawn approximately 200 players from more than a dozen different countries annually.

Paying by Money Order

For participants who choose to send their $200 payment by money order, please make the money order payable to "Sporting Kansas City" and addressed to "2012 Open Tryouts, 6310 Lewis Rd., Kansas City, MO 64132, USA." Payment in full must be received two weeks prior to event (no later than May 26, 2012).