2018 Swope Park Rangers season

The 2018 Swope Park Rangers season is 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)

Previous season

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.

Current roster
As of October 9, 2018[3][4]
No. Name Nation Position Date of Birth (age) Signed in Previous Club
Goalkeepers
70Darrin MacLeodGK (1994-03-04) March 4, 19942017 TFC Academy
79Christian HerreraGK (1997-04-20) April 20, 19972018 Real Monarchs
Defenders
72Justin BilyeuDF (1994-02-03) February 3, 19942018 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
88Matt Lewis([A])DF (1996-08-01) August 1, 19962018 Fordham University
Defenders/Midfielders
33Bryam RebellónDF/MF (1992-01-22) January 22, 19922018 Jacksonville Armada
44Parker MaherDF/MF (1993-07-12) July 12, 19932017 Saint Louis FC
58Dakota BarnathanDF/MF (1994-11-09) November 9, 19942017 Portland Timbers U23s
97Matheus SilvaDF/MF (1996-12-08) December 8, 19962018 San Jose Earthquakes
Midfielders
40Thierry CatherineMF (1997-08-02) August 2, 19972018 Golden Lion FC
48Kaveh Rad([B])MF (2001-06-13) June 13, 20012016 North Carolina FC Academy
49Will LittleMF (1998-04-09) April 9, 19982014 FC Alliance
66Jahon Rad([B])MF (2001-06-13) June 13, 20012016 North Carolina FC Academy
67Ryan Fessler([B])MF (2001-03-08) March 8, 20012016 Sporting Academy
71Chase MinterMF (1992-08-19) August 19, 19922018 Real Monarchs
77Camilo BenitezMF (1999-08-16) August 16, 19992014 Sporting Academy
80Sean Karani([B])MF (2000-12-14) December 14, 20002015 Sporting Academy
85Felipe HernandezMF (1998-06-08) June 8, 19982014 Sporting Academy
86Roman Knox([B])MF (1999-11-25) November 25, 19992011[5] Sporting Academy
93Rodrigo SaraviaMF (1993-02-22) February 22, 19932018 FC Miami City
95Rassambek AkhmatovMF (1996-05-31) May 31, 19962018 North Carolina FC Academy
98Sebastian Cruz([B])MF (2000-07-31) July 31, 20002018 Sporting Academy
99Massimo McGuire([B])MF (2000-08-30) August 30, 20002012[6] Sporting Academy
Forwards
36Tyler BlackwoodFW (1991-07-24) July 24, 19912018 Sacramento Republic FC
45Jose BarraganFW (2000-05-13) May 13, 20002018 C.F. Pachuca
91Ethan Vanacore-DeckerFW (1994-10-06) October 6, 19942018 North County United
92Hadji BarryFW (1992-12-08) December 8, 19922018 Orlando City
96Wilson Harris([B])FW (1999-11-28) November 28, 19992017 Sporting Academy
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Sporting Kansas City.
    2.
  2. ^
    Sporting Kansas City Academy player.
    3.

Competitions

Preseason
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
Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings
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

  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
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

Top scorers
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
  1. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2018/04/24/rangers-play-usl-home-matches-children-s-mercy-park-remainder-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. https://www.sportingkc.com/players/squad/spr
  4. https://www.sportingkc.com/players
  5. https://www.sportingkc.com/players/roman-knox
  6. https://www.sportingkc.com/players/massimo-mcguire
  7. https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2018/04/26/rangers-host-sacramento-republic-fc-july-10-children-s-mercy-park
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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