2016 Sporting Kansas City season
The 2016 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-first season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the sixth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Sporting Kansas City entered the season as the defending U.S. Open Cup champions. By winning the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, they were qualified for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in franchise history.
Squad
First team roster
As of October 13, 2015.Player movement
In
Out
| Date | Player | Position | New Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
| November 25, 2015 |  Jalil Anibaba | DF | Houston Dynamo | Option Declined | |
| January 26, 2016 | Mikey Lopez | MF | New York City FC | Free Agent | |
| January 29, 2016 |  Krisztián Németh | FW |  Al-Gharafa | Undisclosed Fee | |
| February 23, 2016 | Amobi Okugo | DF | Portland Timbers | Waived | |
| March 1, 2016 |  Marcel De Jong | DF | Ottawa Fury FC | Mutual Termination | |
| June 24, 2016 |  Jordi Quintillà | MF | Waived | ||
| July 12, 2016 | Amadou Dia | DF | Montreal Impact | Traded for Cameron Porter | |
| September 1, 2016 |  Diego Rubio | FW | Real Valladolid | Permanent transfer of loan |