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 widely misconstrued as an allusion to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as the main character is from Kansas, although the club was actually located in Missouri at the time of its founding. The team colors are blue and white.
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The Wizards were known as the Kansas City Wiz during the 1996 season but changed ... Official Blog. Wizards message board on Big Soccer ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_WizardsThe 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 widely misconstrued as an allusion to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as the main character is from Kansas, although the club was actually located in Missouri at the time of its founding. The team colors are blue and white.
History
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 December 9, 2004, Lamar Hunt announced that he was looking to sell the team after the 2005 MLS 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.Luder, Bob (August 31, 2006). Wizards sold to local group, will remain in area. Kansas City Star
Recently the Wizards acquired Argentine Claudio Lopez who has participated in 2 world cups for South American powerhouse Argentina. Lopez signed a 1 year deal with the Wizards on terms that are not yet available. The Wizards were in need of a proven goal scorer after the departure of Eddie Johnson who went to Fulham after the 2007 season. Claudio "Piojo" Lopez is an international super star in Argentina. He has racked up 58 caps (international appearances) and 10 goals in his international appearances. He has played for over seven clubs throughout the world. Kansas City fans hope he can lead them to a championship title this season.
Crest
(1996) Image:KansasCityWizardsOld.png|former Kansas City Wizards logo
(1997–2006) Image:Kansascitywizards.svg|Kansas City Wizards logo
(2007–present)
Home stadium
- Arrowhead Stadium (1996-2007)
The Wizards used to play their home games in Arrowhead Stadium, the American football stadium mainly used by the Kansas City Chiefs. Wizards management kept the west end of Arrowhead tarped off for the first 10 years of play, limiting seating near the field. In 2006, fans could sit all the way around the field, but in 2007 seating was only available along the sidelines. In 2008, the Wizards moved their home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy to Arrowhead Stadium to accommodate the larger crowd that was expected to be in attendance for David Beckham's Kansas City debut.
