Sporting Kansas City Accolades

Team and Individual Players

• Claudio Bieler es el Latino de la Jornada 1 de FutbolMLS.com
• Top 3 Performers (MLS): Week 1: Graham Zusi
• NAACP Olathe 2012 Diversity Advocate in Sports Award Peter Vermes
• 2012 Sierra Leonean Player of the Year Kei Kamara
• 2012 MLS Breakout Player of the Year Matt Besler
• 2012 MLS Moment of the Year: U.S. Open Cup triumph
• USOC: #14 Story of the Year on MLSSoccer.com
• 2012 MLS Celebration of the Year: C.J. Sapong and Kei Kamara
• 2012 MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Jimmy Nielsen 
• 2012 MLS Best XI: Jimmy Nielsen, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin and Graham Zusi
• 2012 Volkswagen Most Valuable Player Finalist: Graham Zusi
• 2012 MLS Defender of the Year Finalist: Aurelien Collin
• 2012 MLS Coach of the Year Finalist: Peter Vermes
• 2012 MLS W.O.R.K.S Humanitarian of the Year Finalists: Kei Kamara
• 2012 MLS Defender of the Year: Matt Besler
• Missouri House of Representatives Resolution in honor of Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup Championship
• The Pitch 2012 Best of Kansas City:
     - Best Win: versus the Seattle Sounders FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
     - Best Debut Score: Kyle Miller versus Stoke City SC
     - Best Sporting Kansas City players: Aurelien Collin, Kei Kamara, Chance Myers
• 2012 Sports Media Marketing Awards Finalist for: Best Use of Humor, Best Print, Poster or Outdoor, and Best Trade Print, Collateral, Premium or Sales Kit
• Courage in Sports finalist by CBS Sports: Kei Kamara
• MLS Team of the Month (August) by Soccer By Ives
• Best Home Town Team by KC Magazine
• Named Reader's Choice for Best Sporting Event by 435 South Magazine
• 2012 MLS Goal of the Week: Week 33: Jacob Peterson
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Week 32: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Week 31: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Week 18: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Week 18: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Weeks 13-15: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Goal of the Week: Weeks 13-15: Julio Cesar
• 2012 MLS Goal of the Week: Week 12: C.J. Sapong
• 2012 MLS Save of the Week: Week 7: Jimmy Nielsen
• 2012 MLS Latino de la jornada: Week 2: Roger Espinoza
• Nominated by the 2012 Sports Business Awards for Sports Team of the Year - Sporting Kansas City
• Named fourth most Innovative Sports Company by Fast Company
• 2011 MLS Breakout Player of the Year (Graham Zusi)
• Omar Bravo 2011 FutbolMLS.com Latino del Ano
• 2011 MLS Newcomer of the Year Finalist (Omar Bravo)
• Roger Espinoza 2011 FutbolMLS.com Latino del Ano semifinalist
• Four MLSSOCCER.com Goal of the Year finalists (two reached Round of 16) in 2011
     - Kei Kamara vs. Toronto FC
     - Teal Bunbury vs. Vancouver
     - Graham Zusi vs. Dallas
     - Graham Zusi vs. Portland
• 2011 MLS Coach of the Year Finalist (Peter Vermes)
• 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year (C.J. Sapong)
• 2011 MLS Humanitarian of the Year (Kei Kamara – 4th Place)
• 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference finalists
• Sporting Kansas City finished in first place in Eastern Conference
     - First club to finish in first place in both Eastern and Western Conferences in MLS history
• C.J. Sapong No. 15 on 2011 24 under 24
• Teal Bunbury No. 5 on 2011 24 under 24
• MLS Power 5: Snipers (Graham Zusi)
• MLSSOCCER.com AT&T Goal of week 23 (Graham Zusi)
• 2011 MLS Player of the Week Round 23: Graham Zusi
• 2011 MLS Player of the Month in June: (Graham Zusi)
• MLSSOCCER.com AT&T Goal of week 19 (Kei Kamara)
• Four MLSSOCCER.com Save of the Year finalists:
     - Save of Week 19 (Jimmy Nielsen)
     - Save of Week 21 (Jimmy Nielsen)
     - Save of Week 25 (Jimmy Nielsen)
     - Save of Week 32 (Jimmy Nielsen)
• Omar Bravo 2011 MLS All-Star as Commissioner’s Choice
• Matt Besler 2011 MLS All-Star via AT&T text voting
• 2011 Goodwill Award Recipient: Sierra Leone Jewel Award Honoree: Kie Kamara
• Defender Michael Harrington nominated for ‘Man of the Year’ – KC Connections
• 2011 MLS Player of the Week Round 1: Omar Bravo
• 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinalists
• 2011 Desert Cup Champions
• Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Named in NJCAA Men’s Soccer (Roger Espinoza)

Sporting Park

• Kansas City Business Journal 2012 ImpacT Award for Client Interface
• The Pitch 2011 Best of Kansas City:
     - Best Soccer Field (1st)
     - Best Stadium (3rd)
• Community Service and International Understanding Award and Distinguished Service Award for International Statesmanship by the International Relations Council of Kansas City
• Kansas City Business Magazine INGRAM'S: 2012 Best Sports Event to Entertain Clients: Silver 
• No. 2 Project in Wyandotte County as determined by the Economic Development Council in June 2012
• TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2012: Venue of the Year, Community Award 
• TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2012: Product Innovation Award
• Kansas City Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. awarded Farm Aid: Tourism event of the year and Sporting Kansas City: Tourism Organization of the Year
• Sporting Park finalist for TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2012: Venue of the Year, Customer Experience Award, Community Award, New Venue Award and Product Innovation Award
• 2012 National Sport Safety and Security Facility of Merit Award
• Nominated by the 2012 Sports Business Awards for Sports Facility of the Year - Sporting Park
• Turner received the Associated General Contractors of America's Alliant Build America Award for Best Construction Management of a Project (Sporting Park)
• Sporting Park earns bronze at the International APEX Digital Award Ceremony
• Lafarge North America won the overall concrete award, the judges choice award, for its work on Sporting Park
• 2012 Apex Award Finalist: Event Venues
• Sporting Park takes top honors in the Metal ConstructionNews Building and Roofing Awards
• CPG 2011 Excellence in Concrete Awards
• Kansas City Business Journal 2011 ImpacT Award for Client Interface
• Sporting Park most votes for LEGOLAND Miniland
• The Pitch 2011 Best of Kansas City:
      - Sporting Park: Best Stadium, Best Soccer Field, Best Building (3rd), Best Thing That’s Changed in KC in the Past Year (3rd)
• Kansas City Business Magazine INGRAM’s: 2011 Best Sports Event To Entertain Clients: Bronze Award
• Sporting Park named top 10 North American Economic Development Deal of 2010 – Site Selection Magazine
• Engineering Excellence Awards from the Structural Engineering Association of Kansas & Missouri (SEAKM) for the New Buildings over $100 million category
• American Concrete Institute: ACI Award
• Sporting Park Project of the Year by the Kansas City Commercial Real Estate Women (KC CREW)
• Edward Tanner Award at Design Excellence Awards

 Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park

• Meyer Brothers Building Company received an “Excellence in Construction Award” from the Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors
• KC Parks and Recreation Department honored the facility with a prestigious “Commissioners Award”
• Finalist for a Cornerstone Award in the “Redevelopment” category from the Kansas City Economic Development Corporation in 2008

Ownership

• Robb Heineman, Sports Illustrated's list of the "50 Most Powerful People in U.S. Soccer
• Greg Maday, Ingram's "50 Kansans You Should Know"
• Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig, 50 Greatest Kansas Citians presented by the Kansas City Chiefs
• Distinguished Marketing Executive Award presented to Robb Heineman by the American Marketing Association
• Robb Heineman, Executive of the Year, TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2012
• Robb and Amber Heineman, Power Duo nominees 
• Cliff Illig 2012 Spirit Award recipient presented by Gillis
• Robb Heineman 2012 SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40
• Robb Heineman and Cliff Illig received AIA Kansas City 2011 Design Hero award
• Robb Heineman attended 2011 Leaders in Football Conference
• Robb Heineman, speaker at 2011 in Digital Sport Workshop
• Robb Heineman Ingram’s 2011 Rainmakers
• Robb Heineman keynote speaker at 2011 ALSD Conference
• Robb Heineman honored by CCIM Kansas City in Home Run Awards – Investments category
• Robb Heineman named Waddell & Reed Executive of the Year by Kansas City Sports Commission
• Robb Heineman 2013 SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40

Front Office Staff

• Ingram's 20 in their twenties: Jake Reid
• Greg Cotton named to Ingram's Magazine 40 Under 40 class of 2012
• 2012 National Sports Safety and Security Professional of the Year Award: David Dollase
• Asim Pasha nominated for 2012 PIPELINE Innovator of the Year and 2012 PIPELINE Regional Fellowship Class
• Asim Pasha, speaker at 2011 Sports Venue Tech Summit
• Asim Pasha, Sport, Entertainment and Venues Tomorrow Conference
• Asim Pasha attended 2011 Leaders in Football Conference
• Asim Pasha, speaker at 2011 Leader in Digital Sport workshop
• Jordan Kelsey and Emily Hanover honored as Gold Level ticket representatives in 2011
• Chris Flynn honored as Silver Level ticket representatives in 2011
• Jim McCollum, Ashley Green and James Krajsa on All-Rookie team for ticket representatives in 2011
• MLS Public Relations Department of the Year in 2011
• Footie Business Communications Staff of the Year: Sporting Kansas City
• Shin Gaurdian Award: Sporting Kansas City Communications Staff
• MLS 2011 President’s Club recognition (season tickets sales beyond 7,500)
• MLS 2011 Commissioner’s Club recognition (season ticket retention rate)
• The Pitch 2011 Best of Kansas City:
     - Sporting KC – Best Facebook Page (3rd), Best Twitter Feed (3rd), Best Local App (3rd)