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
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
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  47+' Latif Blessing 62' Dániel Sallói 71' |
Report | Codi Laurendi 15' Coady Andrews 24' Philip Rasussen 47' Jose Barril 90+1'  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' 54' Lebo Moloto 29' Nansel Selbol 58' Adrian Zendejas 90+3' |
Report | Shaquille Jimenez 22' Rennico Clarke 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 52' Amer Didic 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 90+5' |
Report | David Greczek 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 23' James Moberg 36' Ricardo Velazco 84' |
Report | James Musa 7' Amer Didic 14' Kevin Oliveira 45+1' Kharlton Belmar 48' 49' Christian Duke 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 57' Robert Mirosavic 80' James Musa 86' |
Report | David Norman 37' Ben McKendry 86' (pen.) 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 84' Kai Greene 90+1' |
Report | James Musa 84' Liam Doyle 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 61' Mark O'Ojong 53' 79' Kris Tyrpak 90+3' |
Report | James Musa 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 82' |
Report | Liam Doyle 26' James Musa 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 21' Cameron Iwasa 56' Mark Anthony Gonzalez 90+1' (pen.), 90+3' |
Report | Francisco Ugarte 11' Oumar Ballo 75' (og.) Pavel Kondrakhin 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 9' Kevin Oliveira 26' (pen.) Nansel Selbol 62' (pen.) Christian Duke 72' |
Report | J. J. Greer 25' Didier Drogba 57', 89' (pen.) 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 78' Kharlton Belmar 90+1' |
Report | Eddy Prugh 23' Moise Pouaty 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 34' Jorge Luis Corrales 58' Collin Fernandez 69' |
Report | Lebo Moloto 16' Diego Rubio 27' Mark Anthony Gonzalez 63' Adrian Zendejas 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 43' Tyler Turner 59' Ryo Fujii 77' |
Report | Cameron Iwasa 45' Nansel Selbol 63' Mark Anthony Gonzalez 85' Tyler Pasher 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 33' Lebo Moloto 39' Mark Anthony Gonzalez 45+3' Colton Storm 49' Cameron Iwasa 84' Parker Maher 89' |
Report | Todd Wharton 58' Ruben Luna 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 64' Ben McKendry 73' |
Report | Kharlton Belmar 65' Liam Doyle 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 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 36' |
Report | James Musa 31' Lebo Moloto 47' Colton Storm 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 68' |
Report | Antoine Hoppenot 1' Luis Felipe Fernandes 45' Matt Bersano 45+1' Lindo Mfeka 64' Jordan Murrell 66' Dane Kelly 76' 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 27' Matthew Sheldon 57' Konrad Plewa 90+4' |
Report | Amer Didic 56' Darrin MacLeod 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 36' |
Report | Zach Kobayashi 51' 86' Richard Chaplow 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 67' Kharlton Belmar 82' |
Report | Daniel Haber 8' Kyle Curinga 26' 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 34' Wilson Kneeshaw 36' Tyler Blackwood 88' |
Report | Soony Saad 4' Lebo Moloto 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 58' Brenton Griffiths  87' Luis Felipe Fernandes 90+4' |
Team Report Soccerway Rpt |
Adrian Zendejas 18' Amer Didic 68' Oumar Ballo 86' Wan Kuzain 90+2' Soony Saad 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' 73' Colton Storm 63' Kharlton Belmar 90+1' |
Report | Michael Daly 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 89' |
Report | Liam Doyle 34' Kharlton Belmar 46' Nansel Selbol 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 72' Max Rugova 80' |
Report | Ben Newnam 13' Omar Gordon 20' Pecka 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 12' Shawn Chin 15' Pascal Eboussi 90+2' Rony Argueta 90+5' |
Report | Oumar Ballo 20' 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 69' |
Report | Andre Ulrich Zanga 55' Jonathan Hernandez 67' Jorge Hernandez 73' Adrian Vera 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' 12' |
Report | own goal 75' (og) Christian Duke 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 53' Juan Guzman 64' Sam Fink 85' |
Report | Parker Maher 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 66' Dakota Barnathan 80' |
Report | Zach Mathers 28' 79' David Olsen 88' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 937 Referee: Tim Wagner |
USL Playoffs
| October 22, 2017 Conference Quarter | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 15:00 CDT | Didic 109' |
Report | Drogba 99' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| Penalties | ||||
Selbol  Duke Belmar Moloto |
 Lambert Dia Awako Mala |
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| 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 | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 4:00 pm CDT | Maher 39' Belmar 46' |
Report | Kiffe 41' Ochoa 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 Conference Finals | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | OKC Energy FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Didic 53' |
Report | Barril 79' Daly 90+3'Wojcik 113' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| Penalties | ||||
| Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto Hernandez Barnathan Storm Musa Didic Maher Zendejas |
Angulo Brown Hyland Wallace M. González D. Gonzalez Daly Wojcik Bond Fink Cochran |
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| November 13, 2017 Final | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 9:00 PM EST | Lancaster 88' Kaye 90+3'McCabe 90+8' |
Report Report |
Musa 17' Didic 24' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| Note: Niall McCabe was sent off from the bench | ||||
References
- ^ "Lightning, Heavy Rain Postpones Swope Park, Phoenix". United Soccer League (USL). October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Who Will Host Sacramento Republic, Swope Park Rangers Playoff Game?". sacramento.cbslocal.com. CBS13. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Children's Mercy Park to Host Rangers, Republic FC". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.