2019 Swope Park Rangers season
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General managerKurt Austin
Head coachPaulo Nagamura
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park[1]
USL Championship18th
(Eastern Conference)
(Eastern Conference)
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Kurt Austin | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Nagamura | ||
| Stadium | Children's Mercy Park[1] | ||
| USL Championship | 18th (Eastern Conference) | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 1,565 (October 8 vs. Ottawa Fury FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League/All: 232 (April 15 vs. Indy Eleven) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 505 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (Sept. 21 at Charlotte) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 3–8 (October 12 at Louisville) | ||
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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.
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]
Roster
Player movement
In
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2019 |   Ayyoub Allach |
MF | Lierse S.K. |
Signing | [6] |
| January 4, 2019 |  Jerome Ngom Mbekeli |
MF | Apejes FC de Mfou |
Signing | [6] |
| January 31, 2019 |  Alexsander |
MF | Club Athletico Paranaense |
On Loan to Swope Park | [7] |
| February 6, 2019 |  Mark Segbers |
DF | New England Revolution |
Signing | [8] |
| February 12, 2019 |  Killian Colombie |
FW | Albion Hurricanes FC Royals |
Signing | [9] |
| March 6, 2019 |  William Opoku Mensah |
FW | Karela United FC |
Signing | [10] |
| March 7, 2019 | Brooks Thompson |
GK | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [11] |
| March 8, 2019 | Mo Abualnadi |
DF | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [12] |
| March 8, 2019 | Jake Davis |
MF | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [12] |
| March 8, 2019 | Sean Karani |
FW | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [12] |
| April 4, 2019 | Max Trejo |
GK | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [13] |
| April 4, 2019 | Dylan Hooper |
DF | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [13] |
| April 4, 2019 | Kaveh Rad |
DF | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [13] |
| April 4, 2019 | Tucker Lepley |
MF | Sporting KC Academy |
Signing | [13] |
| April 5, 2019 | John Pulskamp |
GK | LA Galaxy Academy |
Signing | [14] |
| July 23, 2019 | Tucker Stephenson |
FW | Kaw Valley FC |
Signing | [15] |
| July 29, 2019 |  Zé Pedro |
FW | S.C. Covilhã |
Signing | [16] |
| July 30, 2019 |  Rennico Clarke |
DF | Harbour View F.C. |
Signing | [17] |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2018 |  Christian Herrera |
GK | Orlando City B |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Darrin MacLeod |
GK | North Carolina FC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 | Dakota Barnathan |
DF | Ottawa Fury |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Thierry Catherine |
DF | Golden Lion FC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 | Matt Lewis |
DF | New York Cosmos |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 | Parker Maher |
DF | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Bryam Rebellón |
DF | El Paso Locomotive FC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 | Chase Minter |
MF | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 | Matheus Silva |
MF | Orlando City B |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Jose Barragan |
FW | TBD | Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Tyler Blackwood |
FW | Sacramento Republic FC |
Option Declined, Out of Contract | [18] |
| November 30, 2018 |  Hadji Barry |
FW |  Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
Out of Contract | [18] |
| April 24, 2019 | Justin Bilyeu |
DF | Retired | [19] | |
