As a leading sports organization in the Kansas City region and Major League Soccer, Sporting Kansas City strives to connect and inspire fans through shared experiences with the club. Under the ownership of Sporting Club, Sporting KC plays its home matches at world-class Children’s Mercy Park and trains at the new, state-of-the-art Pinnacle National Development Center. Since the club’s inception in 1995, it has won 2 MLS Cups, 4 US Open Cups and 1 Supporters Shield. In 2018, Major League Soccer’s commissioner Don Garber hailed Sporting as ‘The model for Major League Soccer’.