As Major League Soccer celebrates Audi MLS Cup Playoff Week, SportingKC.com is once again pushing the rewind button to revisit 10 of the club’s greatest postseason victories. The following 10 matches—handpicked by the author—are assembled in chronological order, and although they do not present an exhaustive recap of Sporting’s playoff successes, these games inarguably stand as some of the most revered in club history.
1996 Conference Semifinals: W 3-2 vs. Dallas Burn (Sept. 26, 1996)
Just 4,466 fans were in attendance to see the Kansas City Wiz make their playoff debut at Arrowhead Stadium—oh, how times have changed—but spectators were rewarded with an absolute classic.