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Swope Park Rangers
Logo
Full nameSwope Park Rangers KC
Nickname(s)Rangers, SPR
FoundedOctober 22, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-22)
StadiumSwope Soccer Village
Capacity3,557
OwnerSporting Club
Head CoachNikola Popovic
LeagueUSL
20164th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Championship Final
Websitehttp://www.sportingkc.com/Rangers
Current season

The Swope Park Rangers are a United Soccer League (USL) club affiliated with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. The Rangers play their home games at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri.

History

On October 22, 2015, the team was officially announced as the USL's 30th franchise, as were the Swope Park Rangers name, color scheme and logo. The Rangers replaced Oklahoma City Energy FC as SKC's USL affiliate, and are named after a nickname for SKC (then the Kansas City Wizards)'s reserve squad in 2008.[1][2] The team will be Sporting Kansas City's third USL affiliate in the team's history, after previously having partnered with Orlando City SC and Oklahoma City Energy FC.[3] Canadian Marc Dos Santos, who led Ottawa Fury FC to the NASL Soccer Bowl in 2015, was named the first head coach of the Rangers on November 20, 2015.[4]

The Rangers finished their inaugural season in 2016 with a 14-10-6 record and finished fourth in the Western Conference. The side advanced to the 2016 USL Cup Final, becoming just the second team in USL history to do so in its inaugural season. The Rangers beat LA Galaxy II, Orange County SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 en route to the final where the side eventually fell 5-1 to New York Red Bulls II at Red Bull Arena. Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas and winger Tyler Pasher were each signed by parent club Sporting Kansas City at the end of the season.

Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, Marc Dos Santos departed to take over at newly founded NASL club the San Francisco Deltas. His assistant for the 2016 campaign, Nikola Popovic, took the reins ahead of the 2017 season. The side continued to have success as Popovic led the team to a 17-8-7 record in the West and another fourth-place finish. Sporting KC also signed four more players from SPR during 2017 in Amer Didic, James Musa, Kharlton Belmar and Kevin Oliveira.

Location

The team plays at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2]

The Rangers have also played matches at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Current roster

As of October 21, 2017.[5][6]

No. Position Player Nation
31 MF Nansel Selbol  Nigeria
32 MF Christian Duke (Captain)  United States
33 DF Joe Amico  United States
42 MF Lebo Moloto  South Africa
43 MF Robert Mirosavic  Sweden
44 DF Parker Maher  United States
47 FW Mark Anthony Gonzalez  Canada
49 MF Will Little III  United States
50 FW Leroy Enzugusi  Kenya
58 MF Dakota Barnathan  United States
60 MF Patrick Wilkinson  United States
66 DF Liam Doyle  Isle of Man
70 GK Darrin MacLeod  Canada
71 GK David Greczek  United States
75 MF Wan Kuzain  United States
79 MF Max Rugova  United States
81 DF Oumar Ballo  Mali
85 MF Felipe Hernandez  United States
98 GK Steven Tekesky  United States
99 MF Chase Bromstedt  United States

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  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
    2.
  2. ^
    Sporting Kansas City Academy player.
    3.

Year-by-year

As of October 26, 2016
Year USL Regular season Position Playoffs Top Scorer 1 U.S.
Open Cup
P W L D GF GA Pts Conf. Overall Player Goals
2016 30 14 10 6 45 36 48 4th 9th USL Cup Final Canada Mark Anthony Gonzalez 9 Not eligible (MLS Reserve Team)

^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head Coaches

  • Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Marc Dos Santos  Canada November 20, 2015 November 21, 2016 34 17 11 6 050.00
Nikola Popovic  Serbia November 21, 2016 Present 34 19 8 7 055.88

Average Attendance

Year Reg. Season Playoffs
2016 1,753 2,329

Staff

  • Serbia Nikola Popovic – Head Coach[7][8]
  • Brazil Paulo Nagamura – Assistant Coach
  • United States Gavin McInerney – Goalkeeper Coach
  • United States Joey Harty – Fitness Coach

Honors

References

  1. ^ a b "Sporting Kansas City Awarded USL's 30th Franchise". United Soccer League. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "USL expands to Kansas City in 2016 with debut of Swope Park Rangers". October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Vermes, Besler Excited By Rangers' Introduction". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Dos Santos Introduced as Swope Park Rangers' Coach". United Soccer League (USL). Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Christian Duke returns to KC as Swope Park Rangers' first signing". sportingkc.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "USL's All-Time Scoring Leader Kelly Joins Rangers". United Soccer League (USL). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Nikola Popovic and Alec Dufty join Swope Park Rangers technical staff". Sporting Kansas City.
  8. ^ "Nikola Popovic introduced as Swope Park Rangers head coach". Patrik Bergabo. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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