Sporting KC announces roster and schedule for 2026 preseason

Sporting Kansas City announced today the club’s roster and schedule for the 2026 Preseason presented by Saint Luke’s.

Sporting begins preseason preparations on Sunday when the team travels to West Palm Beach, Florida for a training camp from Jan. 11-31 before heading to Palm Springs, California to participate in the Coachella Valley Invitational from Feb. 3-14.

The team’s preseason schedule features six matches – three January friendlies in Florida and three February fixtures in California.

Sporting’s slate of matches in the first leg of preseason will see the team open camp with a match against Florida International University (Jan. 17) before taking on MLS foes Chicago Fire FC (Jan. 24) and Charlotte FC (Jan. 31). The team will then play three games at the Coachella Valley Invitational against Minnesota United (Feb. 7), New York City FC (Feb. 11) and Austin FC (Feb. 14). For updates on all preseason exhibitions, fans can follow @SportingKC\_PR on X.

Led by new head coach Raphael Wicky, Sporting’s preseason roster consists of the 17 players under MLS contract in 2026, including newcomers Kwaku Agyabeng, Stefan Cleveland, Justin Reynolds and Cielo Tschantret. Also joining the squad are Sporting KC II midfielders Shane Donovan and Johann Ortiz, unsigned MLS SuperDraft pick Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, trialists Ethan Bartlow, Wyatt Meyer and Jayden Reid and eight Sporting KC Academy standouts.

Zorhan Bassong is currently with the Canada National Team for a training camp in California and Sporting KC II goalkeeper Jacob Molinaro is with the U.S. Under-19 National Team in Arizona. Both players will join the team in Florida at the conclusion of their training camps.

Sporting’s second-round selection from the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, Sadam Masereka, has signed with the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship and will not be joining the team for preseason. The team’s third-round pick, Blake D’Agostino, has elected to return to Cal Baptist for his junior season in 2026. Masereka and D’Agostino will remain on Sporting’s College Protected List until December of 2027.

Sporting will kick off the 2026 MLS season on Feb. 21 when the team travels to take on the San Jose Earthquakes before returning to KC for the club’s home opener against the Columbus Crew on Feb. 28 at Sporting Park.

Season tickets for Sporting’s 2026 campaign – including the Sporting U Pass for college students and Kids Chant Free option for families – are available and feature exclusive benefits, including an Apple TV subscription and complimentary away match tickets. Sporting KC has also launched the Blue Hell Pack – featuring tickets to the home opener as well as home match-ups with St. Louis on Aug. 19 and LAFC on Sept. 12 – along with single-game tickets for the team’s first seven home games of the year.