2018 Swope Park Rangers season
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2018 season | |||
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Manager | Peter Vermes | ||
Head coach | Paulo Nagamura | ||
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park[1]/Shawnee Mission District Stadium[2] | ||
USL | 7th, Western Conference | ||
USL Playoffs | Semifinal | ||
Top goalscorer | Hadji Barry (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,134 (March 24th vs. Seattle - W 4-2) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 458 (August 29th vs Tulsa - W 2-1) | ||
Average home league attendance | 881 (Total: 14,978) | ||
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The 2018 Swope Park Rangers season was the club's third year of play and their third season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The Rangers moved from the Swope Soccer village to Shawnee Mission District Stadium in Overland Park, Kansas for the team's season opener, before playing the rest of the 2018 schedule at Children's Mercy Park.
Previous season
[edit]The 2017 Swope Park Rangers season finished the year with a record of 17-7-8 and 4th in the Western Conference qualifying for the 2017 USL Playoffs.
In the first round, the Rangers defeated #5 seed Phoenix Rising on penalty kicks 4-2 after a draw in regulation (1-1). In the conference semi-finals, the Rangers would keep rolling with another win facing the #8 seed Sacramento Republic FC 1-0. The Rangers opponent in the conference Finals was the OKC Energy FC; they tied at the end of regulation and would win in penalty kicks 7-6. For the second year in a row, Swope Park Rangers made it to the USL Championship game; and for the second year in a row would lose the Cup, but to Louisville City FC 1-0.
Roster
[edit]- ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ Sporting Kansas City Academy player.
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]February 10, 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–0 | Rockhurst Hawks | Kansas City, Missouri |
15:30 (CDT) | Barry 12', 38' | Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village | |
Note: Two 30-minute halves. |
February 17, 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
14:00 (CDT) | Silva 39' Saravia 50' Barry 61' (pen.) |
Report | Trialist 30' Rivas 62' (pen.) Trialist 87' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
February 24, 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 | Creighton Bluejays | Kansas City, Missouri |
15:30 (CDT) | Barnathan 39' | Report | 57' 64' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
February 28, 2018 | Indy Eleven | 2–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Westfield, Indiana |
14:00 (CDT) | Starikov 5' (pen.), 44' Ferreira 89' |
Report | Cruz 57' | Stadium: Grand Park |
March 3, 2018 | Indiana Hoosiers | 2–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Westfield, Indiana |
20:00 (CDT) | 4' 80' |
Blackwood 51', 75' | Stadium: Grand Park |
March 10, 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 6–1 | UMKC Kangaroos | Kansas City, Missouri |
14:00 (CDT) | Little 14', 92' Busio 44' Benitez 47' Barry 50', 106' Silva 71' |
Report | Player X 22' Didic 31' (o.g.) Player Y 110' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
Note: Two 45 minutes periods and one 30 minute period. |
USL Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |
6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 55 | |
7 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
8 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
March 17, 2018 USL 1 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–4 | Swope Park Rangers | Reno, Nevada |
18:00 (CDT) | Wehan 23' Brown 60' Lewis 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Rubio 51' Belmar 57', 90+2' Kuzain 64' Smith 74' Barry 83' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
March 24, 2018 USL 2 | Swope Park Rangers | 4–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Overland Park, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Kuzain 17' Belmar 21', 61' Saravia 35' Storm 52' Benitez 64' |
Preview | Estrada 19', 56' Bwana 33' Roldan 64' |
Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Jon Freemon |
March 31, 2018 USL 3 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Las Vegas, Nevada |
22:00 (CDT) | Ochoa 32' Huiqui 36' Alvarez 53' Storm 71' (o.g.) Garduño 81' Ferriño 90+5' |
Preview | Saravia 18' 76' | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,888 Referee: Robi Hullner |
April 4, 2018 USL 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Blackwood 7' Barry 58' |
Report | Malcolm 68' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 737 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
April 7, 2018 USL 5 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | San Antonio, Texas |
19:30 (CDT) | King 32' Pecka 33' |
Report | Belmar 29' Didic 32' Barry 32' Storm 34' Hernandez 85' Silva 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
April 14, 2018 USL - | Swope Park Rangers | v | OKC Energy FC | Overland Park, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Report | Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium | ||
Note: Game has been moved to September 2nd. |
April 21, 2018 USL 6 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tempe, Arizona |
20:00 (CDT) | Lambert 8' Dubose 45' Musa 52' Forbes 66' Asante 90' |
Report | Hernandez 25' Didic 28' Belmar 70', 88' 89' Kuzain 77' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Victor Rivas |
April 28, 2018 USL 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Barry 3' Maher 26' Kuzain 68' Saravia 86' |
Report | Hilton 42' Calistri 76' Reynolds 82' Barden 85' Greig 88' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
May 5, 2018 USL 8 | OKC Energy FC | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
19:00 (CDT) | Dixon 13' Ibeagha 70' Angulo 79' Van Oekel 86' |
Report | Didic 82' Barry 86' Belmar 90+2' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,508 Referee: José Lara |
May 9, 2018 USL 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 4–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Herriman, Utah |
20:00 (CDT) | Mare 15' 55' Ryden 24', 44' Evans (o.g.) |
Report | Belmar 8' | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
May 19, 2018 USL 10 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Edinburg, Texas |
19:30 (CDT) | Report | Rebellón 18' Hernandez 86' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
May 26, 2018 USL 11 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Barry 4' Didic 49' Zendejas 78' |
Report | Dia 30' Johnson 57' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 916 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
June 2, 2018 USL 12 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Fenton, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Hertzog 26' (pen.) Hilton 43' Barden 64' Calistri 77' |
Report | Rebellón 42' 69' Silva 45+2' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
June 9, 2018 USL 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
19:00 (CDT) | Report | Barry 40' | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios |
June 13, 2018 USL 14 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Storm 22' Minter 29' Silva 44' 57' Blackwood 79' |
Report | Hoffman 19' (pen.), 83' Ruíz 45' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 985 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 17, 2018 USL 15 | Fresno FC | 4–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Fresno, California |
20:00 (CDT) | Chaney 4' Barrera 23' Ellis-Hayden 27' Johnson 32' Argueta 76' Bustamante 82' Tayou 87' |
Report | Smith 34' Harris 86' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Malik Badawi |
June 24, 2018 USL 16 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Sinovic 12' Belmar 56' Kuzain 67' Barry 83' |
Report | Kobayashi 21' Mendoza 46' Jaime 60' Alatorre 83' Mendiola 83' Ochoa 87' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 923 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
July 5, 2018 USL 17 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tacoma, Washington |
21:00 (CDT) | Saari 64' | Report | Hernandez 10' Silva 21' Storm 33' Lewis 53' Barry 65' (pen.) Dick 90+1' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
July 10, 2018 USL 18 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Barry 70' | Report | Iwasa 45', 54' Eissele 67' 88' Klienta 73' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 941 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Note: game was rescheduled from July 27th.[7] |
July 14, 2018 USL 19 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Portland, Oregon |
21:00 (CDT) | Langsdorf 23' Loría 45+2' Williamson 60' |
Report | Harris 59' Silva 66' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Robi Hullner |
July 18, 2018 USL 20 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–4 | Orange County SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Hernandez 58' | Report | Seaton 13' Enevoldsen 71' Ramos-Godoy 79' Quinn 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Luis Guardia |
July 22, 2018 USL 21 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 933 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
August 1, 2018 USL 22 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Carson, California |
21:30 (CDT) | López 60' Vera 64' Hilliard-Arce 77' |
Report | Barry 51', 73' 86' Smith 54' Rebellón 81' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 801 Referee: Mark Allatin |
August 4, 2018 USL 23 | Orange County SC | 2–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Irvine, California |
21:00 (CDT) | Jones 16', 43' | Report | Hernandez 19' Minter 25' Smith 57' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
August 11, 2018 USL 24 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Smith 55' | Report | Ebobisse 7' Barmby 55' (pen) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 964 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
August 19, 2018 USL 25 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Blackwood 7', 29' Kuzain 20' Belmar 89' Barry 90+3' |
Report | Brown 12', 64' Van Ewijk 82' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 462 Referee: Matthew Franz |
August 25, 2018 USL 26 | San Antonio FC | 1–2 | Swope Park Rangers | San Antonio, Texas |
19:30 (CDT) | King 24', 54' | Report | Barry 6' Didic 25' Storm 65' Rebellón 79' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,896 Referee: Timothy Ford |
August 29, 2018 USL 27 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Kuzain 27' Maher 32' Barry 45+1', 79' Lindsey 60' Smith 75' Vanacore-Decker 90' |
Report | Gamble 15' Vukovic 52' Morton 65' Tavares 70' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 458 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
September 2, 2018 USL 28 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | OKC Energy FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Barry 26' | Report | Barril 61' R. Dixon 84' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 993 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Note: Game was moved from April 14th. |
September 9, 2018 USL 29 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Barry 14', 66' Bilyeu 29' |
Report | Reynish 35' Cooper 53' Ellis-Hayden 60' Caffa 90+1' Daly 90+3' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 961 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 15, 2018 USL 30 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–4 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Barry 22' Rebellón 45+3' Belmar 48' Blackwood 84' Vanacore-Decker 90+4' |
Report | Cox 37', 41' Walls 45+5' Calistri 59', 80' Greig 82' Martz 88' Culbertson 90+3' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
September 19, 2018 USL 31 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Barry 51' Bilyeu 63' Blackwood 75' |
Report | Hedrick 27' Lopez 49' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 573 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
September 22, 2018 USL 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
19:00 (CDT) | Rivas 68' Morton 86' |
Report | Barry 44' Silva 67' Minter 90+2' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 3, 2018 USL 33 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Sacramento, California |
21:30 (CDT) | Bijev 17' Iwasa 57' Hall 60' Matjašič 76' |
Report | Blackwood 31' | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9.757 Referee: Daniel Radford |
October 14, 2018 USL 34 | Swope Park Rangers | 5–1 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 (CDT) | Storm 9' Kuzain 28' Belmar 34' Barry 65' (pen.) Hernandez 76' Harris 84' |
Report | Hilliard-Arce 27' Hernandez 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Postseason
[edit]October 20 Quarterfinal | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Sacramento, California |
9:30 P.M. | Bijev 16' Matjašič 38' Hord 68' |
Report | Kuzain 27' Barry 31' Akhmatov 58' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerso |
October 26 Semifinal | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tempe, Arizona |
8:30 P.M. | Johnson 22' Drogba 29' 90+4' Cortez 36' Lambert 48' |
Report | Blackwood 26' Barry 33' Akhmatov 49' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,707 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Player statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Position | Name | USL Season | USL Playoffs | Total |
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1 | FW | Hadji Barry | 17 | 2 | 19 |
2 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | 10 | 0 | 10 |
3 | FW | Tyler Blackwood | 7 | 1 | 8 |
4 | MF | Wan Kuzain | 3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | FW | Wilson Harris | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MF | Felipe Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | MF | Rodrigo Saravia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
DF | Colton Storm | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | DF | Amer Didic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FW | Diego Rubio | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Matheus Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Seth Sinovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source:[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rangers to play USL home matches at Children's Mercy Park for remainder of 2018 season".
- ^ "Swope Park Rangers to play 2018 home matches at Shawnee Mission South District Stadium | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "SPR Players | Sporting Kansas City". Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Players".
- ^ "Roman Knox".
- ^ "Massimo McGuire".
- ^ "Rangers to host Sacramento Republic FC on July 10 at Children's Mercy Park".
- ^ "Swope Park Rangers Player Stats". Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.