Kansas City Wizards

the kansas city wizards enter their fourteenth season in major league soccer looking to reinforce their dominance at their temporary home, communityamerica ballpark, while ownership group ongoal, llc continues work on a permanent home for the team, as demolition has begun on the future stadium site. kansas city was introduced as one of the 10 charter members of mls on june 6, 1995. four months later, the league unveiled the nicknames, logos and uniform designs for the franchises, including kansas city’s newest professional sports team — the kansas city wiz. in april 1996, the wiz began play under head coach ron newman. the team also officially extended its name to “wizards” following the 1996 season, ending the short, but memorable life of the “wiz” moniker. the wizards ushered in a new era before the 2000 season, as the team offices moved to arrowhead stadium. also, adidas, the official outfitter of mls, unveiled a shade of blue as the team’s primary color, which sat alongside white a