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Swope Park Rangers
2017 season
General managerKurt Austin
Head coachNikola Popovic
StadiumSwope Soccer Village
USLConference: 4th
USL PlayoffsChampionship final
Top goalscorerKharlton Belmar (15)
Highest home attendance3,012 (11/4 vs. OKC)
Lowest home attendance572 (3/29 vs. POR)
Average home league attendance1,015
Biggest winSPR 4–0 RGV (7/18)
Biggest defeatSPR 1–4 RNO (7/30)
OKC 4–1 SPR (10/8)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Swope Park Rangers season was the club's 2nd year of play, along with their second season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. For the 2nd straight year the Swope Park Rangers finished fourth in the Western Conference and were runners-up in the USL Championship; they lost 1-0 to Louisville City FC in the final.

USL Regular season

Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 San Antonio FC 32 17 11 4 45 24 +21 62 Conference Playoffs
3 Reno 1868 FC 32 17 8 7 75 39 +36 59
4 Swope Park Rangers 32 17 7 8 55 37 +18 58
5 Phoenix Rising FC 32 17 7 8 50 37 +13 58
6 OKC Energy FC 32 14 7 11 46 41 +5 49
Source: 2017 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 25, 2017 USL 1 Swope Park Rangers 3–1 OKC Energy FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Kharlton Belmar 42'
Felipe Hernandez Yellow card 47+'
Latif Blessing 62'
Dániel Sallói 71'		 Report Codi Laurendi Yellow card 15'
Coady Andrews 24'
Philip Rasussen Yellow card 47'
Jose Barril Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 29, 2017 USL 2 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Portland Timbers 2 Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Kharlton Belmar 15' Yellow card 54'
Lebo Moloto Yellow card 29'
Nansel Selbol Yellow card 58'
Adrian Zendejas Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Shaquille Jimenez Yellow card 22'
Rennico Clarke Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 572
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 15, 2017 USL 3 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:00 (CDT) Kevin Oliveira Yellow card 52'
Amer Didic Yellow card 57'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez 70'		 Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Dule Djurasevic
April 23, 2017 USL 4 Phoenix Rising FC 4–3 Swope Park Rangers Phoenix, Arizona
19:00 (CDT) Alessando Riggi 22'
Luke Rooney 25'
Chris Cortez 27'
Peter Ramage 47'
Kody Wakasa
Shaun Wright-Phillips Yellow card 90+5'		 Report David Greczek Yellow card 24'
Kevin Oliveira 79' (pen.), 90'
Christian Duke 90+3'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,162
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 29, 2017 USL 5 Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 Swope Park Rangers Sandy, Utah
17:00 (CDT) Chandler Hoffman 19'
Sebastian Velasquez Yellow card 23'
James Moberg 36'
Ricardo Velazco Yellow card 84'		 Report James Musa Yellow card 7'
Amer Didic Yellow card 14'
Kevin Oliveira Yellow card 45+1'
Kharlton Belmar 48' Yellow card 49'
Christian Duke Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 5, 2017 USL 6 Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Nansel Selbol 8'
Lebo Moloto 28'
Kharlton Belmar 38'
Colton Storm Yellow card 57'
Robert Mirosavic Yellow card 80'
James Musa Yellow card 86'		 Report David Norman Yellow card 37'
Ben McKendry 86' (pen.) Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 13, 2017 USL 7 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Swope Park Rangers Edinburg, Texas
19:30 (CDT) Todd Wharton 18'
Eric Bird Yellow card 84'
Kai Greene Yellow card 90+1'		 Report James Musa Yellow card 84'
Liam Doyle Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Marco Vega
May 26, 2017 USL 8 Swope Park Rangers 0–1 San Antonio FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Billy Forbes Yellow card 61'
Mark O'Ojong 53' Yellow card 79'
Kris Tyrpak Yellow card 90+3'		 Report James Musa Yellow card 24' Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 921
Referee: Jose Lara
June 3, 2017 USL 9 San Antonio FC 0–0 Swope Park Rangers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 (CDT) Greg Cochrane Yellow card 82' Report Liam Doyle Yellow card 26'
James Musa Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
June 11, 2017 USL 10 Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Kansas City, Missouri
16:00 (CDT) Kharlton Belmar Yellow card 21'
Cameron Iwasa 56'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez 90+1' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report Francisco Ugarte Yellow card 11'
Oumar Ballo 75' (og.)
Pavel Kondrakhin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 789
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 18, 2017 USL 11 Swope Park Rangers 2–2 Phoenix Rising FC Kansas City, Missouri
16:00 (CDT) Liam Doyle Yellow card 9'
Kevin Oliveira 26' (pen.)
Nansel Selbol 62' (pen.)
Christian Duke Yellow card 72'		 Report J. J. Greer Yellow card 25'
Didier Drogba 57', 89' (pen.) Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 21, 2017 USL 12 Swope Park Rangers 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Liam Doyle 67'
Christian Duke 75'
James Musa Yellow card 78'
Kharlton Belmar Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Eddy Prugh 23'
Moise Pouaty Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 914
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 27, 2017 USL 13 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa, Oklahoma
19:30 (CDT) Francisco Ugarte Yellow card 34'
Jorge Luis Corrales Yellow card 58'
Collin Fernandez 69'		 Report Lebo Moloto Yellow card 16'
Diego Rubio 27'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez 63'
Adrian Zendejas Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 30, 2017 USL 14 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Carson, California
21:30 (CDT) Alejandro Covarrubias Yellow card 43'
Tyler Turner Yellow card 59'
Ryo Fujii Yellow card 77'		 Report Cameron Iwasa Yellow card 45'
Nansel Selbol 63'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez Yellow card 85'
Tyler Pasher Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 8, 2017 USL 15 Swope Park Rangers 4–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Nansel Selbol Yellow card 33'
Lebo Moloto 39'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez 45+3'
Colton Storm 49'
Cameron Iwasa 84'
Parker Maher Yellow card 89'		 Report Todd Wharton Yellow card 58'
Ruben Luna Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,546
July 12, 2017 USL 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Langley, Canada
14:00 (CDT) Deklan Wynne Yellow card 64'
Ben McKendry Yellow card 73'		 Report Kharlton Belmar 65'
Liam Doyle Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park
July 16, 2017 USL 17 Portland Timbers 2 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Portland, Oregon
16:00 (CDT) Kyle Bjornethun Yellow card 35' Report Kharlton Belmar 61' Stadium: Providence Park
July 20, 2017 USL 18 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0–2 Swope Park Rangers Tukwila, Washington
21:30 (CDT) Charles Renken Yellow card 36' Report James Musa Yellow card 31'
Lebo Moloto 47'
Colton Storm Yellow card 61'
Nansel Selbol 83'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 951
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 30, 2017 USL 19 Swope Park Rangers 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Kansas City, Missouri
16:00 (CDT) Felipe Hernandez 60'
Christian Duke Yellow card 68'		 Report Antoine Hoppenot 1'
Luis Felipe Fernandes 45'
Matt Bersano Yellow card 45+1'
Lindo Mfeka Yellow card 64'
Jordan Murrell Yellow card 66'
Dane Kelly 76' Yellow card 34'
Seth Casiple 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 989
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 5, 2017 USL 20 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Swope Park Rangers Fenton, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Ivan Mirkovic Yellow card 27'
Matthew Sheldon Yellow card 57'
Konrad Plewa Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Amer Didic Yellow card 56'
Darrin MacLeod Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 12, 2017 USL 21 Swope Park Rangers 1–1 Orange County SC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Kharlton Belmar 4'
Lebo Moloto Yellow card 36'		 Report Zach Kobayashi 51' Yellow card 86'
Richard Chaplow Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,012
August 18, 2017 USL 22 Swope Park Rangers 2–2 Real Monarchs SLC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Nansel Selbol 60'
Lebo Moloto Yellow card 67'
Kharlton Belmar 82'		 Report Daniel Haber 8'
Kyle Curinga 26' Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 936
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 23, 2017 USL 23 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 Swope Park Rangers Sacramento, California
22:00 (CDT) James Kiffe Yellow card 34'
Wilson Kneeshaw 36'
Tyler Blackwood 88'		 Report Soony Saad 4'
Lebo Moloto Yellow card 45'
Kharlton Belmar 68'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
August 26, 2017 USL 24 Reno 1868 FC 1–0 Swope Park Rangers Reno, Nevada
21:30 (CDT) Antoine Hoppenot 10' (pen.)
Jimmy Ockford Yellow card 58'
Brenton Griffiths Red card 87'
Luis Felipe Fernandes Yellow card 90+4'		 Team Report
Soccerway Rpt		 Adrian Zendejas Yellow card 18'
Amer Didic Yellow card 68'
Oumar Ballo Yellow card 86'
Wan Kuzain Yellow card 90+2'
Soony Saad Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Robi Hullner
September 9, 2017 USL 25 Swope Park Rangers 2–0 OKC Energy FC Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Lebo Moloto 19' (pen.), 49' Yellow card 73'
Colton Storm Yellow card 63'
Kharlton Belmar Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Michael Daly Yellow card 26' Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
September 9, 2017 USL 26 Orange County SC 2–1 Swope Park Rangers Irvine, California
21:00 (CDT) Jerry van Ewijk 43' (pen.)
Irvin Parra 65'
Gustavo Villalobos Yellow card 89'		 Report Liam Doyle Yellow card 34'
Kharlton Belmar 46'
Nansel Selbol Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Farhad Dakho
September 17, 2017 USL 27 Swope Park Rangers 5–2 San Antonio FC Kansas City, Missouri
16:00 (CDT) Nansel Selbol 11' (pen.), 62'
Felipe Hernandez 45+1'
Kharlton Belmar 65'
Mark Anthony Gonzalez Yellow card 72'
Max Rugova 80'		 Report Ben Newnam Yellow card 13'
Omar Gordon 20'
Pecka Yellow card 45'
Billy Forbes 85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Farhad Dakho
September 23, 2017 USL 28 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–3 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (CDT) Josh Phillips Yellow card 12'
Shawn Chin Yellow card 15'
Pascal Eboussi 90+2'
Rony Argueta Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Oumar Ballo 20' Yellow card 1'
Kharlton Belmar 20'
Nansel Selbol 22'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
September 27, 2017 USL 29 Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Kharlton Belmar 37'
Lebo Moloto 53'
Amer Didic 58'
Nansel Selbol Yellow card 69'		 Report Andre Ulrich Zanga Yellow card 55'
Jonathan Hernandez Yellow card 67'
Jorge Hernandez Yellow card 73'
Adrian Vera Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 857
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
September 30, 2017 USL 30 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–2 Swope Park Rangers Edinburg, Texas
19:30 (CDT) Joseph Holland 7'
Kyle Murphy 64' Yellow card 12'		 Report own goal 75' (og)
Christian Duke Yellow card 87'
Kharlton Belmar 90+1'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 8, 2017 USL 31 OKC Energy FC 4–1 Swope Park Rangers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
17:00 (CDT) Miguel Gonzalez 26'
José Angulo 44' (90+4)
Wojciech Wojcik Yellow card 53'
Juan Guzman 64'
Sam Fink Yellow card 85'		 Report Parker Maher Yellow card 79'
Liam Doyle 88'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
October 11, 2017 USL 32 Swope Park Rangers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 (CDT) Lebo Moloto 48'
Nansel Selbol 54'
Colton Storm Yellow card 66'
Dakota Barnathan Yellow card 80'		 Report Zach Mathers 28' Yellow card 79'
David Olsen Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 937
Referee: Tim Wagner

USL Playoffs

Main article: 2017 USL Playoffs
October 22, 2017 Conference Quarter Swope Park Rangers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Phoenix Rising FCKansas City, Missouri
15:00 CDT Didic 109' Report Drogba 99' Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 912
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Penalties
Selbol soccer ball with check mark
Duke soccer ball with check mark
Belmar soccer ball with check mark
Moloto soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Lambert
soccer ball with check mark Dia
soccer ball with check mark Awako
soccer ball with red X Mala
Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half,[1] Second half was played the following day.
October 28, 2017 Conference Semi Swope Park Rangers 1–0Sacramento Republic FCKansas City, Kansas
4:00 pm CDT Maher Yellow card 39'
Belmar 46'		 Report Kiffe Yellow card 41'
Ochoa Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Match was moved to Papa Murphy's Park due to challenges at Children's Mercy Victory Field.[2] Then it was switched again to Children's Mercy Park.[3]
November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) Conference Finals Swope Park Rangers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		OKC Energy FCKansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Didic Yellow card 53' Report Barril Yellow card 79'
Daly Yellow card 90+3'
Wojcik Yellow card 113'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Penalties
Selbol soccer ball with check mark
Duke soccer ball with red X
Belmar soccer ball with check mark
Moloto soccer ball with red X
Hernandez soccer ball with red X
Barnathan soccer ball with check mark
Storm soccer ball with check mark
Musa soccer ball with check mark
Didic soccer ball with red X
Maher soccer ball with check mark
Zendejas soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Angulo
soccer ball with check mark Brown
soccer ball with red X Hyland
soccer ball with red X Wallace
soccer ball with check mark M. González
soccer ball with check mark D. Gonzalez
soccer ball with check mark Daly
soccer ball with check mark Wojcik
soccer ball with red X Bond
soccer ball with check mark Fink
soccer ball with red X Cochran
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13) Final Louisville City FC 1–0Swope Park RangersLouisville, Kentucky
9:00 PM EST Lancaster 88'
Kaye Yellow card 90+3'
McCabe Red card 90+8'		 Report
Report		 Musa Yellow card 17'
Didic Yellow card 24'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 14,456
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench

References

  1. ^ "Lightning, Heavy Rain Postpones Swope Park, Phoenix". United Soccer League (USL). October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Who Will Host Sacramento Republic, Swope Park Rangers Playoff Game?". sacramento.cbslocal.com. CBS13. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Children's Mercy Park to Host Rangers, Republic FC". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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