Head Coach Chris Armas will deploy his most-used lineup on Saturday against Real Salt Lake at Red Bull Arena.
Armas will start Luis Robles in net, who will also wear the captain's armband.
Along the backline, Kemar Lawrence, Tim Parker, Amro Tarek and Michael Amir Murillo will be on the pitch for the starting whistle.
Sean Davis and Marc Rzatkowski start in the defensive midfield, while Kaku, Daniel Royer and Alex Muyl lead the attacking midfield.
Brian White will start up top for New York.
Armas will have Connor Lade, Andreas Ivan, Sean Nealis, Omir Fernandez, Cristian Casseres Jr.