2019 Swope Park Rangers season
Swope Park Rangers 2019 soccer season
The 2019 Swope Park Rangers season was the club's fourth year of play and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the newly renamed USL Championship , the top tier of United Soccer League . The second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid . The Rangers continued to play at Children's Mercy Park after complications with Shawnee Mission District Stadium in Overland Park, Kansas .
Previous season
The 2018 Swope Park Rangers season finished the year with a record of 15-8-11 and 7th in the Western Conference qualifying for the 2018 USL Playoffs .
In the first round, Swope Park defeated #2 seed Sacramento Republic 2–1.[ 2] In the conference semi-finals, the Rangers lost to #3 Phoenix Rising 4–2.[ 3]
Roster
As of March 5, 2019[ 4] [ 5]
Player movement
In
Date
Player
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref
January 4, 2019
Ayyoub Allach
MF
Lierse S.K.
Signing
[ 6]
January 4, 2019
Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
MF
Apejes FC de Mfou
Signing
[ 6]
January 31, 2019
Alexsander
MF
Club Athletico Paranaense
On Loan to Swope Park
[ 7]
February 6, 2019
Mark Segbers
DF
New England Revolution
Signing
[ 8]
February 12, 2019
Killian Colombie
FW
Albion Hurricanes FC Royals
Signing
[ 9]
March 6, 2019
William Opoku Mensah
FW
Karela United FC
Signing
[ 10]
March 7, 2019
Brooks Thompson
GK
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 11]
March 8, 2019
Mo Abualnadi
DF
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 12]
March 8, 2019
Jake Davis
MF
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 12]
March 8, 2019
Sean Karani
FW
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 12]
April 4, 2019
Max Trejo
GK
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 13]
April 4, 2019
Dylan Hooper
DF
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 13]
April 4, 2019
Kaveh Rad
DF
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 13]
April 4, 2019
Tucker Lepley
MF
Sporting KC Academy
Signing
[ 13]
April 5, 2019
John Pulskamp
GK
LA Galaxy Academy
Signing
[ 14]
July 23, 2019
Tucker Stephenson
FW
Kaw Valley FC
Signing
[ 15]
July 29, 2019
Zé Pedro
FW
S.C. Covilhã
Signing
[ 16]
July 30, 2019
Rennico Clarke
DF
Harbour View F.C.
Signing
[ 17]
Out
Date
Player
Position
Destination club
Notes
Ref
November 30, 2018
Christian Herrera
GK
Orlando City B
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Darrin MacLeod
GK
North Carolina FC
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Dakota Barnathan
DF
Ottawa Fury
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Thierry Catherine
DF
Golden Lion FC
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Matt Lewis
DF
New York Cosmos
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Parker Maher
DF
TBD
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Bryam Rebellón
DF
El Paso Locomotive FC
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Chase Minter
MF
TBD
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Matheus Silva
MF
Orlando City B
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Jose Barragan
FW
TBD
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Tyler Blackwood
FW
Sacramento Republic FC
Option Declined, Out of Contract
[ 18]
November 30, 2018
Hadji Barry
FW
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Out of Contract
[ 18]
April 24, 2019
Justin Bilyeu
DF
Retired
[ 19]
Competitions
Preseason
USL Championship
Standings
Source:
USL Championship Standings 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
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
19
3
10
6
25
43
−18
19
3
3
4
21
24
−3
0
7
2
4
19
−15
Last updated: June 26, 2019.
Source: USL
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H H H A A H A H H A H H A A H H H A H H A A H A A H A A H A H A A Result L D L L D L W L D D L L D L D W L W L D L L L L Position 14 14 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 16 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 18
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2019. Source:
USL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their affiliation with a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City ), SPR was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[ 22]
Player statistics
Squad appearances and goals
Last updated on 26 August 2019.
Top scorers
References
^ "Rangers to play USL home matches at Children's Mercy Park for remainder of 2018 season" .
^ Owens, Amanda (October 21, 2018). "Recap: SPR advances in USL Cup Playoffs with 2-1 upset of Sacramento" . Sporting KC .
^ Owens, Amanda (October 26, 2018). "Recap: SPR playoff run ends with 4-2 loss in Phoenix" . Sporting KC .
^ "SPR Players | Sporting Kansas City" . Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018 .
^ "Players" .
^ a b Bergabo, Patrik (January 4, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers adds internationals Ayyoub Allach and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (January 31, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers signs Brazilian midfielder "Alexsander" Jhonatta de Oliveira Andrade on loan" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (February 6, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers adds defender Mark Segbers ahead of 2019 season" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (February 12, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign French winger Killian Colombie ahead of 2019 season" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (March 6, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign Ghanaian forward William Opoku Mensah" . Sporting KC .
^ Kovzan, Sam (March 7, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign 16-year-old goalkeeper Brooks Thompson to USL Championship contract" . Sporting KC .
^ a b c Bergabo, Patrik (March 8, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign Sporting KC Academy trio Mo Abualnadi, Jake Davis and Sean Karani to Academy contracts" . Sporting KC .
^ a b c d Bergabo, Patrik (April 4, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign Max Trejo, Dylan Hooper, Kaveh Rad and Tucker Lepley to Academy contracts" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (April 5, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign U.S. Youth International goalkeeper John Pulskamp" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (July 23, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign former Sporting KC Academy forward Tucker Stephenson" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (July 29, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers sign Portuguese winger Ze Pedro" . Sporting KC .
^ Bergabo, Patrik (July 30, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers add Jamaican defender Rennico Clarke to the roster" . Sporting KC .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bergabo, Patrik (November 30, 2018). "Swope Park Rangers announces roster moves heading into 2019 USL season" . Sporting KC .
^ Kovzan, Sam (April 24, 2019). "Swope Park Rangers defender Justin Bilyeu announces retirement from professional soccer" . Sporting KC . Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
^ "Swope Park, Charleston Match Postponed" . July 27, 2019.
^ "Rangers, Battery Contest Rescheduled" . August 2019.
^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
International
Club competitions National teams
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