Swope Park Rangers
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- Sporting Kansas City II
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| USA USL Championship | 08/25 00:00 | - |
[18] Swope Park Rangers
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New York Red Bulls II
[1] 
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L | 1-5 | |
| USA USL Championship | 08/16 23:30 | - |
[16] Atlanta United II
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Swope Park Rangers
[18]
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L | 2-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 08/10 23:00 | - |
[6] Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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Swope Park Rangers
[18]
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L | 3-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 08/04 00:00 | - |
[18] Swope Park Rangers
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Nashville SC
[5] 
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L | 0-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 07/28 00:00 | - |
Swope Park Rangers
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Charleston Battery
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- | Postponed | |
| USA USL Championship | 07/20 23:00 | - |
[7] Ottawa Fury FC
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Swope Park Rangers
[15]
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L | 4-0 | |
| USA USL Championship | 07/18 00:00 | - |
[18] Swope Park Rangers
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Hartford Athletic
[17] 
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W | 4-3 | |
| USA USL Championship | 07/07 21:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
[1] 
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L | 1-3 | |
| USA USL Championship | 06/30 21:00 | - |
[18] Swope Park Rangers
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Saint Louis FC
[10] 
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W | 2-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 06/22 23:30 | - |
[8] Charleston Battery
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Swope Park Rangers
[18]
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D | 1-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 06/15 21:00 | - |
[6] North Carolina FC
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Swope Park Rangers
[18]
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L | 2-0 | |
| USA USL Championship | 06/08 21:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Charlotte Independence
[16] 
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D | 0-0 | |
| USA USL Championship | 06/06 00:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
v
Loudoun United FC
[15] 
|
L | 2-3 | |
| USA USL Championship | 05/25 23:30 | - |
[1] Tampa Bay Rowdies
v
Swope Park Rangers
[17]
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L | 1-0 | |
| USA USL Championship | 05/23 00:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Memphis 901 FC
[15] 
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D | 2-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 05/19 21:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Atlanta United II
[13]
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D | 1-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 05/12 00:00 | - |
[6] Nashville SC
v
Swope Park Rangers
[17]
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L | 5-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 05/07 00:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Louisville City FC
[8] 
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W | 3-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 04/28 00:30 | - |
[2] Saint Louis FC
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Swope Park Rangers
[17]
|
L | 3-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 04/20 21:00 | - |
[13] Birmingham Legion FC
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Swope Park Rangers
[17]
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D | 0-0 | |
| USA USL Championship | 04/16 00:00 | - |
[16] Swope Park Rangers
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Indy Eleven
[12] 
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L | 1-3 | |
| USA USL Championship | 04/06 21:00 | - |
[17] Swope Park Rangers
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Bethlehem Steel FC
[11] 
|
L | 3-4 | |
| USA USL Championship | 03/23 21:00 | - |
[15] Swope Park Rangers
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds
[16]
|
D | 2-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 03/09 18:00 | - |
New York Red Bulls II
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Swope Park Rangers
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L | 3-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 10/27 02:30 | 3 |
[3] Phoenix Rising FC
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Swope Park Rangers
[7]
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L | 4-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 10/21 02:30 | 4 |
[2] Sacramento Republic
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Swope Park Rangers
[7]
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W | 1-2 | |
| USA USL Championship | 10/14 19:00 | 1 |
[9] Swope Park Rangers
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LA Galaxy II
[14] 
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W | 5-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 10/04 02:30 | 1 |
[3] Sacramento Republic
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Swope Park Rangers
[7]
|
L | 3-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 09/23 00:00 | 1 |
[32] Tulsa Roughnecks
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Swope Park Rangers
[9]
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D | 1-1 | |
| USA USL Championship | 09/20 00:30 | 1 |
[10] Swope Park Rangers
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San Antonio FC
[14] 
|
W | 2-0 |
Wikipedia - Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting Kansas City II is a MLS Next Pro club affiliated with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. For the 2022 season they will play their home games at Rock Chalk Park at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. They were formerly known as the Swope Park Rangers. The club is headquartered alongside Sporting Kansas City at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
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 replaced Oklahoma City Energy FC as SKC's USL affiliate, and was named after a nickname for SKC reserve squad in 2008. The team is 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. 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.
The Rangers finished their inaugural season in 2016 with a 14–10–6 record and finished fourth in the Western Conference. The side advanced to the 2016 USL Cup Final, becoming just the second team in USL history to do so in its inaugural season. The Rangers beat LA Galaxy II, Orange County SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 en route to the final where the side eventually fell 5–1 to New York Red Bulls II at Red Bull Arena. Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas and winger Tyler Pasher were each signed by parent club Sporting Kansas City at the end of the season.
Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, Marc Dos Santos departed to take over at newly founded NASL club the San Francisco Deltas. His assistant for the 2016 campaign, Nikola Popovic, took the reins ahead of the 2017 season. The side continued to have success as Popovic led the team to a 17–8–7 record in the West and another fourth-place finish. Sporting KC also signed four more players from SPR during 2017 in Amer Didic, James Musa, Kharlton Belmar and Kevin Oliveira. Popovic resigned as head coach on November 17, 2017, after leading Swope Park to their second consecutive conference championship.
On September 30, 2019, the club announced that it would re-brand as Sporting Kansas City II ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season.
MLS Next Pro
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022. Former Sporting Kansas City player Benny Feilhaber was named the team's head coach for the 2022 season.
The Swope Park Rangers play their home matches at Children's Mercy Park, a state-of-the-art stadium located in Kansas City, Kansas. The team's colors are blue and white, and their logo features a stylized ranger hat with a soccer ball in the center.
Known for their fast-paced and attacking style of play, the Swope Park Rangers have quickly established themselves as a competitive force in the USL. The team has a strong fan base and is supported by passionate supporters who cheer them on at every match.
With a talented roster of players and a dedicated coaching staff, the Swope Park Rangers are poised for continued success in the USL and are committed to developing young talent for Sporting Kansas City and beyond.