- Sporting KC fell 2-0 to Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma on Thursday.
- With the loss, Sporting KC was eliminated from the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League tournament.
- Thursday's match was televised on FOX Soccer Plus and Univision Deportes.
- Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber wore the captain's armband on Thursday.
- Claudio Bieler earned the start up top after scoring a brace in Sporting KC's third CCL group stage match.
- Jorge Claros returned to the starting XI for Sporting KC on Thursday.
- Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes made no changes to his back five from last Saturday. Eric Kronberg in goal and defenders Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis and Igor Juliao.
- Sporting KC was without Graham Zusi on Thursday as he served his mandatory one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation.
- Saprissa defender Jordan Smith was also suspended for Thursday's match due to caution accumulation.
- Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum were unavailable on Thursday due to injury. Besler suffered a right thigh contusion while on international duty and Gruenebaum suffered a right calf strain at training last week.
- Ariel Rodriguez has powered Saprissa in CCL competition, scoring five of the club's seven group stage goals. Rodriguez scored Saprissa's second goal on Thursday.
- Costa Rican clubs are 6-1-5 in the 2014-15 CCL tournament.
- Sporting KC is 9-10-8 all-time in international competition.
- Sporting KC is 4-7-2 all-time on the road in international competition.
- Sporting KC is 1-2-1 all-time against Deportivo Saprissa.
- Prior to 2014, Sporting KC and Saprissa met once before in CONCACAF competition. In 2005, Sporting KC fell 2-1 to Saprissa on aggregate after a scoreless first leg in the Champions Cup quarterfinals.
- Sporting KC is 8-5-5 in the CONCACAF Champions League.
- Sporting KC has conceded 37 goals all-time in international competition.
- Sporting KC is the only team from MLS making its second straight appearance in the tournament.
- Sporting KC defeated Saprissa 3-1 when these two clubs met earlier this year at Sporting Park.
