# 2019 Swope Park Rangers season

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. In the conference semi-finals, the Rangers lost to #3 Phoenix Rising 4–2.

## Roster

    As of March 5, 2019
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | United States |
| 11 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | United States |
| 13 | MF | Gianluca Busio | United States |
| 14 | DF | Nicolas Hasler | Liechtenstein |
| 16 | DF | Graham Smith | United States |
| 23 | FW | Tyler Freeman | United States |
| 24 | MF | Gedion Zelalem | United States |
| 26 | DF | Jaylin Lindsey | United States |
| 31 | GK | Brooks Thompson | United States |
| 33 | DF | Rennico Clarke | Jamaica |
| 39 | DF | Jerome Ngom Mbekeli | Cameroon |
| 43 | DF | Mark Segbers | United States |
| 44 | DF | Camden Riley | United States |
| 45 | GK | John Pulskamp | United States |
| 47 | MF | Tucker Lepley | United States |
| 48 | DF | Kaveh Rad | United States |
| 49 | MF | Will Little | United States |
| 50 | DF | Dylan Hooper | United States |
| 53 | FW | Killian Colombie | France |
| 54 | FW | Josh Chong | South Korea |
| 60 | DF | Mo Abualnadi | United States |
| 63 | FW | Tucker Stephenson | United States |
| 64 | MF | Jake Davis | United States |
| 67 | GK | Max Trejo | United States |
| 70 | FW | Zé Pedro | Portugal |
| 75 | MF | Wan Kuzain | Malaysia |
| 77 | MF | Camilo Benitez | Ecuador |
| 79 | FW | William Opoku Mensah | Ghana |
| 80 | FW | Sean Karani | United States |
| 84 | MF | Jahon Rad | United States |
| 85 | MF | Felipe Hernandez | Colombia |
| 91 | FW | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | United States |
| 92 | MF | Jhonatta de Oliveira Andrade | Brazil |
| 95 | MF | Rassambek Akhmatov | Russia |
| 96 | FW | Wilson Harris | United States |
| 98 | MF | Ayyoub Allach | Morocco |

## Player movement
### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 4, 2019 | Ayyoub Allach | MF | Lierse S.K. | Signing |
| January 4, 2019 | Jerome Ngom Mbekeli | MF | Apejes FC de Mfou | Signing |
| January 31, 2019 | Alexsander | MF | Club Athletico Paranaense | On Loan to Swope Park |
| February 6, 2019 | Mark Segbers | DF | New England Revolution | Signing |
| February 12, 2019 | Killian Colombie | FW | Albion Hurricanes FC Royals | Signing |
| March 6, 2019 | William Opoku Mensah | FW | Karela United FC | Signing |
| March 7, 2019 | Brooks Thompson | GK | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| March 8, 2019 | Mo Abualnadi | DF | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| March 8, 2019 | Jake Davis | MF | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| March 8, 2019 | Sean Karani | FW | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| April 4, 2019 | Max Trejo | GK | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| April 4, 2019 | Dylan Hooper | DF | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| April 4, 2019 | Kaveh Rad | DF | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| April 4, 2019 | Tucker Lepley | MF | Sporting KC Academy | Signing |
| April 5, 2019 | John Pulskamp | GK | LA Galaxy Academy | Signing |
| July 23, 2019 | Tucker Stephenson | FW | Kaw Valley FC | Signing |
| July 29, 2019 | Zé Pedro | FW | S.C. Covilhã | Signing |
| July 30, 2019 | Rennico Clarke | DF | Harbour View F.C. | Signing |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes |
| November 30, 2018 | Christian Herrera | GK | Orlando City B | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Darrin MacLeod | GK | North Carolina FC | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Dakota Barnathan | DF | Ottawa Fury | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Thierry Catherine | DF | Golden Lion FC | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Matt Lewis | DF | New York Cosmos | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Parker Maher | DF | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Bryam Rebellón | DF | El Paso Locomotive FC | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Chase Minter | MF | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Matheus Silva | MF | Orlando City B | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Jose Barragan | FW | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Tyler Blackwood | FW | Sacramento Republic FC | Option Declined, Out of Contract |
| November 30, 2018 | Hadji Barry | FW | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Out of Contract |
| April 24, 2019 | Justin Bilyeu | DF | | Retired |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 35 |
| 15 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 34 |
| 16 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 31 |
| 17 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 29 |
| 18 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 26 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: June 26, 2019. Source: USL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming

### 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.

## Player statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 26 August 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL Championship | USL Championship | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Adrian Zendejas | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | USA | John Pulskamp | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Eric Dick | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | GK | USA | Max Trejo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Brooks Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 92 | DF | BRA | Alexsander Andrade | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | USA | Mark Segbers | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | USA | Camden Riley | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Graham Smith | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | USA | Kavah Rad | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Jaylin Lindsey | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | USA | Mo Abualnadi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC | Rodney Wallace | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | USA | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | HUN | Botond Baráth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | JAM | Rennico Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | USA | Dylan Hooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 85 | MF | USA | Felipe Hernandez | 21 | 8 | 20+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Wan Kuzain | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | CMR | Jerome Ngom Mbekeli | 18 | 2 | 12+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | MAR | Ayyoub Allach | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | USA | Will Little | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | RUS | Rassambek Akhmatov | 10 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Gedion Zelalem | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | MF | USA | Jake Davis | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | USA | Jahon Rad | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | HON | Roger Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | USA | Tucker Lepley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | USA | Camilo Benitez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 91 | FW | USA | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | 20 | 3 | 12+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | USA | Wilson Harris | 16 | 4 | 11+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | USA | Killian Colombie | 17 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | USA | Sean Karani | 12 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Tyler Freeman | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Gianluca Busio | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | POR | Zé Pedro | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Erik Hurtado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | USA | Tucker Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | GHA | William Opoku Mensah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | RWA | Abdul Rwatubyaye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Justin Bilyeu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Kelyn Rowe | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Number | Position | Name | USLC | Playoffs | Total |
| 85 | MF | Felipe Hernandez | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 96 | FW | Wilson Harris | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 91 | FW | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | DF | Jerome Ngom Mbekeli | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | DF | Mark Segbers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | DF | Alexsander Andrade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | Camden Riley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | MF | Rassambek Akhmatov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | FW | Zé Pedro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Gedion Zelalem | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Tyler Freeman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Rodney Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Abdul Rwatubyaye | 1 | 0 | 1 |