Weekly Schedule: October 5-11, 2015

Sporting Kansas City returns home this week after claiming the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship in Philadelphia and earning an important 1-0 win in Portland in the past five days. The team now sits in fourth place in the Western Conference with three games remaining in the regular season and can clinch a postseason berth for the fifth straight season with a win at San Jose on Friday, Oct. 16.

Season Ticket Members now have the opportunity to purchase a three-game playoff ticket package for their current seat location(s) beginning at 10 a.m. CT today. An invoice is available through the Sporting KC Account Manager online through 10 a.m. CT on Monday, Oct. 12.

Sporting Club and the Unified Government will co-host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. CT today at Welborn Park (2520 N. 55th Street) in Kansas City, Kansas to officially open four new futsal court locations in Wyandotte County. Mayer/CEO Mark Holland will be in attendance and futsal clinics, featuring Sporting KC players, will be held from 2-3 p.m. CT today at each of the following four locations:

• Bethany Park (Central Avenue and N. 11th Street)
• Highland Park (South 50th Street and Shawnee Drive)
• Westheight Park (Wood Avenue and N. 20th Street)
• Welborn Park (2520 N. 55th Street)

A new episode of The Sporting KC Show will air live on 99.3 FM from 7-8 p.m. CT on Tuesday with hosts Nate Bukaty, Andy Gruenebaum and Carter Augustine. Fans can join the discussion by calling 913-491-8255.
Voting is open through Wednesday for
Sporting Kansas City's annual team awards
, including Most Valuable Player, Offensive/Defensive Players of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Goal of the Year. Winners will be announced at Pitch Black, which begins at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday at Sporting Park. Tickets for the night of on-field festivities are
available online
.
Three Sporting Kansas City players have joined their national teams for major international matches this week.
Matt Besler and Graham Zusi are with the U.S. Men's National Team
for the CONCACAF Cup against Mexico at 8:30 p.m. CT on Saturday (FOX Sports 1, Univision, UDN).
Krisztian Nemeth joined Hungary
for their final two UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on Thursday against the Faroe Islands and on Sunday at Greece (FOX Sports 2).

The Sporting KC Academy U16's and U18's will participate in the MLS U17 Generation adidas Cup from Oct. 9-12 at Swope Soccer Village. The event brings together youth development teams from all five MLS clubs in the Central Conference (Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew and Sporting KC) for the annual Fall event.

U18's Game 1: Friday, Oct. 9 at 2pm 
U18's Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2pm  
U18's Game 3: Monday, Oct. 12 at 9am 

U16's Game 1: Friday, Oct. 9 at 7pm  
U16's Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7pm 
U16's Game 3: Monday, Oct. 12 at 2pm

Follow the Sporting KC Academy on Twitter and Instagram for updates throughout the tournament.

Finally, three Sporting Kansas City players will make special appearances on Sunday at local sponsors to meet fans and sign autographs. Two players will visit the Price Chopper (4950 Roe Blvd.) location in Roeland Park, Kansas from 2-3:30 p.m. CT. One player will be on site at BurgerFi (11635 Ash St.) in Leawood, Kansas from 4-5:30 p.m. CT.

For all the latest Sporting Kansas City information, visit SportingKC.com -- which will launch a new, responsive look on Wednesday -- and follow @SportingKC on Twitter and Facebook for behind-the-scenes access.