Kansas City Wizards - last updated on 6 December 2007
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Kansas City Wizards
Foundation: 1995
City: Kansas City, Kansas
Colours: Blue and white
Website: www.kcwizards.com
Honours:
MLS Cup - 1 (2000)
MLS Supporters' Shield - 1 (2000)
US Open Cup - 1 (2004)
A bit of history:
The Kansas City Wizards are a professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that participates in Major League Soccer. The Wizards won the MLS Cup in 2000 and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2004. The name "Wizards" is an allusion to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as the main character is from Kansas. The team colors are blue and white.
The Wizards were known as the Kansas City Wiz during the 1996 season but changed names due to a copyright dispute. From 1995 until 2006, they were owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs, FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew.
In the 2000 season, the Wizards captured both the MLS Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup. In the previous two seasons, they had failed to make the playoffs.
On July 19, 2006, head coach Bob Gansler resigned and general manager Curt Johnson selected assistant coach Brian Bliss as the new interim head coach. Curt Onalfo was announced the new permanent head coach after the end of the 2006 season.
On August 31, 2006, the Wizards held a press conference to announce the sale of the team to a local ownership group consisting of Cerner co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig, Rock Island Capital’s Robb Heineman, Greg Maday and David French, and Pat Curran, founder of C3 Holdings. On December 9, 2004, Lamar Hunt had announced that he was looking to sell the team after the 2005 MLS season.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Kansas City Wizards -
Founded in 1995
