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2018 Swope Park Rangers season

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.

Swope Park Rangers
2018 season
ManagerPeter Vermes
Head coachPaulo Nagamura
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park[1]/Shawnee Mission District Stadium[2]
USL7th, Western Conference
USL PlayoffsSemifinal
Top goalscorerHadji Barry (19)
Highest home attendance1,134 (March 24th vs. Seattle - W 4-2)
Lowest home attendance458 (August 29th vs Tulsa - W 2-1)
Average home league attendance881 (Total: 14,978)
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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

As of October 9, 2018[3][4]
No. Name Nation Position Date of Birth (age) Signed in Previous Club
Goalkeepers
70 Darrin MacLeod   GK (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30) 2017   TFC Academy
79 Christian Herrera   GK (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997 (age 27) 2018   Real Monarchs
Defenders
72 Justin Bilyeu   DF (1994-02-03) February 3, 1994 (age 30) 2018   Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
88 Matt Lewis([A])   DF (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 27) 2018   Fordham University
Defenders/Midfielders
33 Bryam Rebellón   DF/MF (1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 (age 32) 2018   Jacksonville Armada
44 Parker Maher   DF/MF (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 (age 30) 2017   Saint Louis FC
58 Dakota Barnathan   DF/MF (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 29) 2017   Portland Timbers U23s
97 Matheus Silva   DF/MF (1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 (age 27) 2018   San Jose Earthquakes
Midfielders
40 Thierry Catherine   MF (1997-08-02) August 2, 1997 (age 26) 2018   Golden Lion FC
48 Kaveh Rad([B])   MF (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 22) 2016   North Carolina FC Academy
49 Will Little   MF (1998-04-09) April 9, 1998 (age 26) 2014   FC Alliance
66 Jahon Rad([B])   MF (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 22) 2016   North Carolina FC Academy
67 Ryan Fessler([B])   MF (2001-03-08) March 8, 2001 (age 23) 2016   Sporting Academy
71 Chase Minter   MF (1992-08-19) August 19, 1992 (age 31) 2018   Real Monarchs
77 Camilo Benitez   MF (1999-08-16) August 16, 1999 (age 24) 2014   Sporting Academy
80 Sean Karani([B])   MF (2000-12-14) December 14, 2000 (age 23) 2015   Sporting Academy
85 Felipe Hernandez   MF (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998 (age 25) 2014   Sporting Academy
86 Roman Knox([B])   MF (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 24) 2011[5]   Sporting Academy
93 Rodrigo Saravia   MF (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 31) 2018   FC Miami City
95 Rassambek Akhmatov   MF (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 27) 2018   North Carolina FC Academy
98 Sebastian Cruz([B])   MF (2000-07-31) July 31, 2000 (age 23) 2018   Sporting Academy
99 Massimo McGuire([B])   MF (2000-08-30) August 30, 2000 (age 23) 2012[6]   Sporting Academy
Forwards
36 Tyler Blackwood   FW (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991 (age 32) 2018   Sacramento Republic FC
45 Jose Barragan   FW (2000-05-13) May 13, 2000 (age 23) 2018   C.F. Pachuca
91 Ethan Vanacore-Decker   FW (1994-10-06) October 6, 1994 (age 29) 2018   North County United
92 Hadji Barry   FW (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31) 2018   Orlando City SC
96 Wilson Harris([B])   FW (1999-11-28) November 28, 1999 (age 24) 2017   Sporting Academy
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
    2.
  2. ^
    Sporting Kansas City Academy player.
    3.

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

Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: 2018 USL 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

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

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
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
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

  1. ^ "Rangers to play USL home matches at Children's Mercy Park for remainder of 2018 season".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "SPR Players | Sporting Kansas City". Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Players".
  5. ^ "Roman Knox".
  6. ^ "Massimo McGuire".
  7. ^ "Rangers to host Sacramento Republic FC on July 10 at Children's Mercy Park".
  8. ^ "Swope Park Rangers Player Stats". Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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