Swope Park Rangers

Swope Park Rangers
Full name Swope Park Rangers KC
Nickname(s) Rangers, SPR
Founded October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
Stadium Swope Soccer Village
Stadium
capacity		 3,557
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Marc Dos Santos
League USL
2016 Inaugural Season
Website Club home page

Swope Park Rangers KC is a United Soccer League (USL) club that is set to begin play in 2016. Owned by Sporting Kansas City and based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Rangers will play their home games at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village.

History

On October 22, 2015, the team was officially announced as the USL's 30th franchise, as were the Swope Park Rangers name, color scheme and logo. The Rangers will replace Oklahoma City Energy FC as SKC's USL affiliate, and are named after a nickname for SKC (then the Kansas City Wizards)'s reserve squad in 2008.[1][2] The team will be Sporting Kansas City's third USL affiliate in the team's history, after previously having partnered with Orlando City SC and Oklahoma City Energy FC.[3] Canadian Marc Dos Santos, who led Ottawa Fury FC to the NASL Soccer Bowl in 2015, was named the first head coach of the Rangers on November 20, 2015.[4]

Location

The team will play at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village.[1][2]

Current roster

As of January 26, 2015.[5][6] Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
— Goalkeeper Lubin, ZacZac Lubin      United States
— Defender Ballo, OumarOumar Ballo      Mali
— Defender Grant, JohnnyJohnny Grant      Canada
— Defender Meyer, TommyTommy Meyer      United States
— Defender VanCompernolle, JacobJacob VanCompernolle      United States
— Midfielder Duke, ChristianChristian Duke      United States
— Midfielder Molano, AlexAlex Molano      United States
— Midfielder Oliveira, KévinKévin Oliveira      Cape Verde
— Midfielder Selbol, NanselNansel Selbol      Nigeria
— Midfielder Ualefi, Ualefi      Brazil
— Forward Gonzalez, Mark AnthonyMark Anthony Gonzalez      Canada
— Forward Kelly, DaneDane Kelly      Jamaica
— Forward Tyrpak, KrisKris Tyrpak      United States

Staff

References

  1. 1 2 "Sporting Kansas City Awarded USL's 30th Franchise". United Soccer League. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "USL expands to Kansas City in 2016 with debut of Swope Park Rangers". October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vermes, Besler Excited By Rangers’ Introduction". United Soccer League. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dos Santos Introduced as Swope Park Rangers’ Coach". United Soccer League (USL). Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Christian Duke returns to KC as Swope Park Rangers' first signing". sportingkc.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "USL's All-Time Scoring Leader Kelly Joins Rangers". United Soccer League (USL). Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Nikola Popovic and Alec Dufty join Swope Park Rangers technical staff". Sporting Kansas City.

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