2019 Swope Park Rangers season explained

Club:Swope Park Rangers
Season:2019
Manager:Paulo Nagamura
Chairman:Kurt Austin
Stadium:Children's Mercy Park[1]
League:USL Championship
League Result:18th
(Eastern Conference)
Cup1:USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
League Topscorer:TBD
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chrtitle:General manager
Highest Attendance:League/All: 1,565
(October 8 vs. Ottawa Fury FC)
Lowest Attendance:League/All: 232
(April 15 vs. Indy Eleven)
Largest Win:3–0
(Sept. 21 at Charlotte)
Largest Loss:3–8
(October 12 at Louisville)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020
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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]

Player movement

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef
January 4, 2019 Ayyoub AllachMF Lierse S.K.Signing[4]
January 4, 2019 Jerome Ngom MbekeliMF Apejes FC de MfouSigning
January 31, 2019 AlexsanderMF Club Athletico ParanaenseOn Loan to Swope Park[5]
February 6, 2019 Mark SegbersDF New England RevolutionSigning[6]
February 12, 2019 Killian ColombieFW Albion Hurricanes FC RoyalsSigning[7]
March 6, 2019 William Opoku MensahFW Karela United FCSigning[8]
March 7, 2019 Brooks ThompsonGK Sporting KC AcademySigning[9]
March 8, 2019 Mo AbualnadiDF Sporting KC AcademySigning[10]
March 8, 2019 Jake DavisMF Sporting KC AcademySigning
March 8, 2019 Sean KaraniFW Sporting KC AcademySigning
April 4, 2019 Max TrejoGK Sporting KC AcademySigning[11]
April 4, 2019 Dylan HooperDF Sporting KC AcademySigning
April 4, 2019 Kaveh RadDF Sporting KC AcademySigning
April 4, 2019 Tucker LepleyMF Sporting KC AcademySigning
April 5, 2019 John PulskampGK LA Galaxy AcademySigning[12]
July 23, 2019 Tucker StephensonFW Kaw Valley FCSigning[13]
July 29, 2019 Zé PedroFW S.C. CovilhãSigning[14]
July 30, 2019 Rennico ClarkeDF Harbour View F.C.Signing[15]

Out

DatePlayerPositionDestination clubNotesRef
November 30, 2018 Christian HerreraGK Orlando City BOption Declined, Out of Contract[16]
November 30, 2018 Darrin MacLeodGK North Carolina FCOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Dakota BarnathanDF Ottawa FuryOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Thierry CatherineDF Golden Lion FCOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Matt LewisDF New York CosmosOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Parker MaherDFTBDOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Bryam RebellónDF El Paso Locomotive FCOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Chase MinterMFTBDOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Matheus SilvaMF Orlando City BOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Jose BarraganFWTBDOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Tyler BlackwoodFW Sacramento Republic FCOption Declined, Out of Contract
November 30, 2018 Hadji BarryFW Ironi Kiryat ShmonaOut of Contract
April 24, 2019 Justin BilyeuDFRetired[17]

Competitions

USL Championship

See main article: 2019 USL Championship season.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2019 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.[18]

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 26 August 2019.|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Goalkeepers

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Defenders

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Midfielders

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Forwards

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club|-|}

Top scorers

NumberPositionNameTotal
85MFFelipe Hernandez 80 8
96Wilson Harris 40 4
11MFKelyn Rowe 3 0 3
91Ethan Vanacore-Decker 3 0 3
39DFJerome Ngom Mbekeli 2 0 2
43Mark Segbers 1 0 1
92Alexsander Andrade 1 0 1
44Camden Riley 1 0 1
95Rassambek Akhmatov 1 0 1
70Zé Pedro 1 0 1
24Gedion Zelalem 1 0 1
231 0 1
221 0 1
31 0 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rangers to play USL home matches at Children's Mercy Park for remainder of 2018 season.
  2. Web site: Recap: SPR advances in USL Cup Playoffs with 2-1 upset of Sacramento. Owens. Amanda. October 21, 2018. Sporting KC.
  3. Web site: Recap: SPR playoff run ends with 4-2 loss in Phoenix. Owens. Amanda. October 26, 2018. Sporting KC.
  4. Web site: Swope Park Rangers adds internationals Ayyoub Allach and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli. Bergabo. Patrik. January 4, 2019. Sporting KC.
  5. Web site: Swope Park Rangers signs Brazilian midfielder "Alexsander" Jhonatta de Oliveira Andrade on loan. Bergabo. Patrik. January 31, 2019. Sporting KC.
  6. Web site: Swope Park Rangers adds defender Mark Segbers ahead of 2019 season. Bergabo. Patrik. February 6, 2019. Sporting KC.
  7. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign French winger Killian Colombie ahead of 2019 season. Bergabo. Patrik. February 12, 2019. Sporting KC.
  8. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign Ghanaian forward William Opoku Mensah. Bergabo. Patrik. March 6, 2019. Sporting KC.
  9. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign 16-year-old goalkeeper Brooks Thompson to USL Championship contract. Kovzan. Sam. March 7, 2019. Sporting KC.
  10. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign Sporting KC Academy trio Mo Abualnadi, Jake Davis and Sean Karani to Academy contracts. Bergabo. Patrik. March 8, 2019. Sporting KC.
  11. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign Max Trejo, Dylan Hooper, Kaveh Rad and Tucker Lepley to Academy contracts. Bergabo. Patrik. April 4, 2019. Sporting KC.
  12. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign U.S. Youth International goalkeeper John Pulskamp. Bergabo. Patrik. April 5, 2019. Sporting KC.
  13. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign former Sporting KC Academy forward Tucker Stephenson. Bergabo. Patrik. July 23, 2019. Sporting KC.
  14. Web site: Swope Park Rangers sign Portuguese winger Ze Pedro. Bergabo. Patrik. July 29, 2019. Sporting KC.
  15. Web site: Swope Park Rangers add Jamaican defender Rennico Clarke to the roster. Bergabo. Patrik. July 30, 2019. Sporting KC.
  16. Web site: Swope Park Rangers announces roster moves heading into 2019 USL season. Bergabo. Patrik. November 30, 2018. Sporting KC.
  17. Web site: Swope Park Rangers defender Justin Bilyeu announces retirement from professional soccer. Kovzan. Sam. April 24, 2019. Sporting KC. July 30, 2019.
  18. January 31, 2019 . 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized . U.S. Soccer Federation . February 17, 2019.