The first game of Sporting Kansas City’s 2019 season will come in a competition that has been unfriendly to Major League Soccer clubs.
Before it embarks on the MLS schedule in early March, Sporting KC will take part in the CONCACAF Champions League, having qualified for the competition when it won the U.S. Open Cup in 2017.
Sporting KC opens the 16-team knockout tournament with a two-game series against Mexican club Deportivo Toluca FC. Sporting KC is scheduled to play host to Toluca at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Children’s Mercy Park before traveling to Mexico for the return leg on Feb.