2016 Swope Park Rangers season
2016 season | |||
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General manager | Kurt Austin | ||
Head coach | Marc Dos Santos | ||
Stadium | Swope Soccer Village | ||
USL | Conference: 4th | ||
USL Playoffs | Championship final | ||
Top goalscorer | Mark Anthony Gonzalez (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,812 (Mar. 26 vs. Portland 2 at Children's Mercy Park) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 926 (Jun. 8 vs. Rio Grande Valley) | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,348 | ||
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The 2016 Swope Park Rangers season was the club's inaugural year of existence, and their first season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.
Roster
[edit]As of March 25, 2016.[1][2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
[edit]Marc Dos Santos – Head Coach
Nikola Popovic – Assistant Coach[3]
Alec Dufty – Goalkeeping Coach[3]
Josh McAllister – Fitness Coach
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Win Draw Loss
February 17, 2016 DDC 1 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
18:30 (CDT) | Badji ![]() Watts ![]() | Report | Tyrpak ![]() VanCompernolle ![]() Sanchez ![]() Little ![]() | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
February 20, 2016 DDC 2 | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
(CDT) | Gavin ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() Diaw ![]() | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Referee: Robi Hullner |
February 24, 2016 DDC 3 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
(CDT) | Granitto ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Report | Higuaín ![]() Barson ![]() Finlay ![]() Wahl ![]() | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Referee: Drew Fisher |
February 27, 2016 DDC 4 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
17:00 (CDT) | Guerra ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Referee: Noah Kenyawani |
March 12, 2016 Scrimmage 1 | Swope Park Rangers | 4–1 | Rockhurst Hawks | Kansas City, Missouri |
15:00 (CDT) | Pasher ![]() Didic ![]() Tyrpak ![]() Gonzalez ![]() Selbol ![]() | Report | Gianluca Bottoni ![]() Tom McDonald ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Referee: Jon Freemon |
March 19, 2016 Scrimmage 2 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–2 | Creighton Bluejays | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:00 (CDT) | Gonzalez ![]() | Report | DeJulio ![]() Englis ![]() Rydstrand ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Referee: Kevin Diemer |
April 16, 2016 Scrimmage 3 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–1 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Kansas City, Missouri |
16:00 (CDT) | Lindsey ![]() Sallói ![]() | Report | Sanchez ![]() Rocha ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Referee: Jack Feldman |
USL Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 51 | Conference Playoffs |
3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 49 | |
4 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | |
5 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 47 | |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 |
Source: 2016 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
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 26, 2016 USL 1 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 (CDT) | Oliveira ![]() ![]() Sallói ![]() | Report | Bijev ![]() Besler ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,812 Referee: Jon Freemon |
April 2, 2016 USL 2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
19:00 (CDT) | Morgan ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() Selbol ![]() | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
April 9, 2016 USL 3 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | San Antonio, Texas |
19:30 (CDT) | Garcia ![]() Reed ![]() Araujo ![]() | Report | Sallói ![]() Meyer ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
April 23, 2016 USL 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
19:00 (CDT) | Ryden ![]() | Report | Duke ![]() Selbol ![]() Oliveira ![]() | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Luis Guardia |
April 27, 2016 USL 5 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:00 (CDT) | Tyrpak ![]() ![]() Mulligan ![]() Quintillà ![]() | Report | Greig ![]() Haber ![]() McKendry ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,524 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
May 7, 2016 USL 6 | Saint Louis FC | 3–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Fenton, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Tshuma ![]() Bond ![]() ![]() ![]() Herrera ![]() | Report | Ballo ![]() ![]() | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Luigi Lazareno |
May 14, 2016 USL 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Pasher ![]() | Report | Ochoa ![]() Whatley ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,163 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
May 21, 2016 USL 8 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 4–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Edinburg, Texas |
19:30 (CDT) | Rodriguez ![]() Escalante ![]() Greene ![]() Ward ![]() Lovejoy ![]() Montoya ![]() | Report | Sallói ![]() Oliveira ![]() | Stadium: UTRGV Soccer and Track Complex Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Victor Rivas |
May 28, 2016 USL 9 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Sacramento, California |
21:30 (CDT) | Foran ![]() Cazarez ![]() Iwasa ![]() | Report | Pasher ![]() Oliveira ![]() Ualefi ![]() Mulligan ![]() | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
June 4, 2016 USL 10 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Meridian, Idaho |
20:00 (CDT) | Brett ![]() Gallagher ![]() Arboleda ![]() | Report | Gonzalez ![]() | Stadium: Rocky Mountain High School Attendance: 4,352 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
June 8, 2016 USL 11 | Swope Park Rangers | 4–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Gonzalez ![]() Oliveira ![]() Sallói ![]() | Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 926 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
June 12, 2016 USL 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Vancouver, British Columbia |
16:00 (CST) | Bustos ![]() Greig ![]() McKendry ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Davies ![]() | Report | Ayrton ![]() Ualefi ![]() Mulligan ![]() Gonzalez ![]() Tyrpak ![]() | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,494 Referee: Alain Ruch |
June 18, 2016 USL 13 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Ayrton ![]() ![]() Kelly ![]() Ualefi ![]() | Report | Thomas ![]() Wojcik ![]() Gonzalez ![]() König ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 26, 2016 USL 14 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tukwila, Washington |
19:00 (CST) | Delem ![]() | Report | Molano ![]() Kelly ![]() Tyrpak ![]() Grant ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Victor Rivas |
July 2, 2016 USL 15 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Pasher ![]() | Report | Hardware ![]() Bond ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 933 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
July 9, 2016 USL 16 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Peoria, Arizona |
21:30 (CST) | Tan ![]() West ![]() Rooney ![]() Silva ![]() Garza ![]() | Report | Tyrpak ![]() Didic ![]() Ayrton ![]() Duke ![]() Pasher ![]() Ballo ![]() | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Daniel Radford |
July 12, 2016 USL 17 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Duke ![]() | Report | Craft ![]() Pitter ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
July 20, 2016 USL 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
20:00 (CST) | Suggs ![]() Seth ![]() González ![]() | Report | Myers ![]() Alvarado ![]() Tyrpak ![]() Molano ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Chipalo Street |
July 23, 2016 USL 19 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Alvarado ![]() Kelly ![]() Gonzalez ![]() Grant ![]() | Report | Meesu ![]() Sheldon ![]() Mirković ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,068 Referee: Jon Freemon |
July 30, 2016 USL 20 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Ualefi ![]() Alvarado ![]() Kelly ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Report | Reed ![]() Johnson ![]() Bradnock-Brennan ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,448 Referee: Luis Guardia |
August 3, 2016 USL 21 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Fenton, Missouri |
19:00 (CDT) | Cochran ![]() Herrera ![]() David ![]() | Report | Meyer ![]() Rubio ![]() Didic ![]() | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
August 6, 2016 USL 22 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | v | Swope Park Rangers | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
19:30 (CDT) | Report | Stadium: ONEOK Field | ||
Note: Postponed due to unsafe field conditions. |
August 13, 2016 USL 23 | Real Monarchs | 1-0 | Swope Park Rangers | Salt Lake City, Utah |
20:00 (CDT) | Orozco ![]() Moberg ![]() Sundly ![]() Amankona ![]() | Summary | Ayrton ![]() Tyrpak ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
August 21, 2016 USL 24 | Swope Park Rangers | 1-1 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 (CDT) | Barrett ![]() ![]() | Summary | Musa ![]() Roberts ![]() Cicciarelli ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
August 27, 2016 USL 25 | Swope Park Rangers | 2-1 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Duke ![]() Gonzalez ![]() Ayrton ![]() Kelly ![]() Adrian Zendejas ![]() | Summary | Jamieson ![]() Villarreal ![]() Sorto ![]() Zubak ![]() Villarreal ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
August 31, 2016 USL 26 | Swope Park Rangers | 2-1 | San Antonio FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Ayrton ![]() ![]() Didic ![]() | Summary | Okiomah ![]() Bradnock-Brennan ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
September 3, 2016 USL 27 | Swope Park Rangers | 0-2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Ualefi ![]() Didic ![]() Rubio ![]() | Summary | Luna ![]() García ![]() Casner ![]() Bird ![]() | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
September 10, 2016 USL 28 | Swope Park Rangers | 2-0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:30 (CDT) | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
September 18, 2016 USL 29 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0-3 | Swope Park Rangers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
18:00 (CDT) | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
September 24, 2016 USL 30 | Swope Park Rangers | 2-0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Kansas City, Missouri |
19:00 (CDT) | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village |
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian Duke returns to KC as Swope Park Rangers' first signing". sportingkc.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "USL's All-Time Scoring Leader Kelly Joins Rangers". United Soccer League (USL). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Nikola Popovic and Alec Dufty join Swope Park Rangers technical staff". Sporting Kansas City.