Game Notes: Swope Park Rangers at Saint Louis FC

SWOPE PARK RANGERS SCHEDULE 2016 USL Record: 2­2­1, 7 pts.

VS. GAME INFORMATION Home Team: Saint Louis FC (2­2­2, 8 pts.)

Away Team: Swope Park Rangers (2­2­1, 7 pts.)

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016 Time: 7:30 p.m. CT Venue: WWT Soccer Park (Fenton, Mo.) Referee: Luigi Lazareno Assistant Referees: Benjamin Hall­Volpenhein and Jacob Post Fourth Official: Dule Djurasevic BROADCAST INFORMATION Game to be live streamed on SportingKC.com Play­by­Play: Bob Ramsey Color: Bill McDermott COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Swope Park Rangers: Patrik Bergabo ­ pbergabo@sportingkc.com ­ (203) 300­9927 Saint Louis FC: Grant Finley ­ gfinley@saintlouisfc.com ­ (636) 680­0951

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME (CT) VENUE

Sat., March 26

Portland Timbers 2

W 2­1

Children's Mercy Park

Sat., April 2

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

W 2­1

ONEOK Field

Sat., April 9

San Antonio FC

T

1­1

Toyota Field

Sat., April 23

OKC Energy FC

L

0­1

Taft Stadium

Wed., April 27

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

L

1­2

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat., May 7

Saint Louis FC

7:30

WWT Soccer Park

Sat., May 14

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat., May 21

Rio Grande Valley FC

7:30

UTRGV Soccer & Track Complex

Sat., May 28

Sacramento Republic FC

9:30

Bonney Field

Sat., June 4

Portland Timbers 2

8:00

Rocky Mountain High School

Wed., June 8

Rio Grande Valley FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sun., June 12

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

4:00

UBC Thunderbird Stadium

Sat., June 18

OKC Energy FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sun., June 26

Seattle Sounders FC 2

7:00

Starfire Stadium

Sat., July 2

Saint Louis FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat., July 9

Arizona United SC

9:30

Peoria Sports Complex

Tues., July 12

OKC Energy FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Wed., July 20

Colo. Springs Switchbacks

8:00

Switchbacks Stadium

Sat. July 23

Orange County Blues FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat., July 30

San Antonio FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Wed., Aug. 3

Saint Louis FC

7:00

WWT Soccer Park

Sat., Aug. 6

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

7:30

ONEOK Field

Sat., Aug. 13

Real Monarchs

8:00

Rio Tinto Stadium

Sun., Aug. 21

Saint Louis FC

6:00

Children's Mercy Park

Sat., Aug. 27

LA Galaxy II

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Wed., Aug. 31

San Antonio FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat., Sept. 3

Rio Grande Valley FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sat. Sept. 10

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

7:30

Children's Mercy Victory Field

Sun., Sept. 18

OKC Energy FC

6:00

Taft Stadium

Sat., Sept. 24

Seattle Sounders 2 FC

7:00

Children's Mercy Victory Field

WESTERN CONF. STANDINGS POS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

TEAM LA Galaxy II Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Orange County Blues FC Colo. Springs Switchbacks San Antonio FC Real Monarchs SLC Saint Louis FC Swope Park Rangers Rio Grande Valley FC Sacramento Republic FC Arizona United SC Portland Timbers 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 OKC Energy FC Tulsa Roughnecks FC

GP 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 4 7

RECORD 4­0­4 4­0­2 3­2­1 3­2­0 2­2­2 2­2­2 2­2­2 2­2­1 2­2­1 2­3­1 2­3­1 2­4­1 1­3­3 1­1­2 1­5­1

PTS. 16 14 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4

EASTERN CONF. STANDINGS GD +8 +5 0 +2 +3 0 ­1 0 ­1 ­1 ­2 ­3 ­5 0 ­5

POS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

TEAM Louisville City FC FC Cincinnati Charlotte Independence New York Red Bulls II Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Charleston Battery Wilmington Hammerheads Bethlehem Steel FC Orlando City B Harrisburg City Islanders Toronto FC II Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC Montreal

GP 8 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 8 6 6 5 5

RECORD 5­1­2 4­2­1 4­2­0 3­1­2 3­2­1 3­1­1 2­1­3 2­2­2 2­2­2 2­5­1 2­4­0 1­3­2 0­2­3 0­5­0

PTS. 17 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 3 0

GD +6 +3 +3 +5 +2 +2 +1 +1 ­3 ­6 ­3 ­3 ­2 ­6

SWOPE PARK RANGERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 56 81 55 32 47 44 90 99 1 49 28 26 92 74 88 77 96 30 31 98 50 35 33

PLAYER Ezra Armstrong Oumar Ballo Amer Didic Christian Duke Mark Anthony Gonzalez Tomas Granitto Johnny Grant Dane Kelly Jon Kempin* Will Little Zac Lubin Tommy Meyer Alex Molano Jimmy Mulligan** Kevin Oliveira Tyler Pasher Jordi Quintilla* Daniel Salloi* Nansel Selbol Steven Tekesky Kris Tyrpak Ualefi Jacob VanCompernolle

POS. D D D D F M D F GK M GK D M D M M M F F GK F M D

BORN 12/15/98 (17) 04/02/91 (25) 12/28/94 (21) 06/05/91 (24) 09/09/94 (21) 06/12/93 (22) 10/15/93 (22) 02/09/91 (25) 04/08/93 (23) 04/09/98 (18) 08/19/89 (26) 03/20/90 (26) 04/10/92 (24) 08/12/91 (24) 06/08/96 (19) 04/27/94 (22) 10/25/93 (22) 07/19/96 (19) 05/31/97 (18) 01/20/98 (18) 03/19/92 (24) 01/26/94 (22) 08/02/93 (22)

HOMETOWN Nashville, Tenn.

Baltimore, Md. Edmonton, Alberta Overland Park, Kan. Bolton, Ontario Weston, Fla. Toronto, Ontario St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica Leawood, Kan. Johnson City, Tenn.

Bozeman, Mont.

St. Louis, Mo. Dallas, Texas Medford, N.Y. Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Elmira, Ontario Lleida, Spain Budapest, Hungary Jos, Nigeria Raymore, Mo. Dripping Springs, Texas Sao Paulo, Brazil Dallas, Texas

COLLEGE ­­ Univ. of Md. Baltimore County Baker University University of San Diego Evansville University Florida Gulf Coast University ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ St. Martin's University Indiana University ­­ St. John's University ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ Houston Baptist University ­­ UNC Wilmington

SWOPE PARK RANGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER # 1 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 44 47 49 50 55 56 74 77 81 88 90 92 96 98 99

PLAYER Jon Kempin* Tommy Meyer Zac Lubin Daniel Salloi* Nansel Selbol Christian Duke Jacob VanCompernolle Ualefi Tomas Granitto Mark Anthony Gonzalez Will Little Kris Tyrpak Amer Didic Ezra Armstrong Jimmy Mulligan** Tyler Pasher Oumar Ballo Kevin Oliveira Johnny Grant Alex Molano Jordi Quintilla* Steven Tekesky Dane Kelly

*On Loan from Sporting KC ** On Loan from New York Cosmos

POS. GK D GK F F D D M M F M F D D D M D M D M M GK F

BIRTHPLACE Leawood, Kan. St. Louis, Mo. Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Siofok, Hungary Jos, Nigeria Overland Park, Kan. Dallas, Texas Sao Paulo, Brazil San Salvador, El Salvador Toronto, Ontario Johnson City, Tenn.

Austin, Texas Zenica, Bosnia Gastonia, N.C. Medford, N.Y. Elmira, Ontario Bamako, Mali Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Toronto, Ontario Dallas, Texas Barcelona, Spain San Bernadino, Calif.

St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica

LAST CLUB SKC Academy LA Galaxy Tulsa Roughnecks FC Ujpest FC SKC Academy OKC Energy FC OKC Energy FC Corinthians FC Edmonton ­­ SKC Academy San Antonio Scorpions ­­ SKC Academy New York Cosmos Pittsburgh Riverhounds Houston Dynamo Benfica B FC Montreal Dallas City FC AC Ajaccio SKC Academy Charleston Battery

PRONUNCIATION ­­ my­er LOO­bin shallow­EE NAHN­sul ­­ ­­ WAH­lef­ee TOE­mas GRAN­EE­toe ­­ ­­ TEER­pak UH­meer JEE­ditch ­­ ­­ ­­ OH­mar BAHL­oh OLL­EE­vay­rah ­­ ­ JORE­dee kin­TEE­yuh ­­ ­­

HEAD­TO­HEAD: #STLvSPR SPR Marc Dos Santos 14­10­7 1 2­2­1

HEAD COACH Name Career USL Record Years With Team Record With Team

Saint Louis Dale Schilly 10­13­11 2 Same

SPR 5 6 1.20 6 1.20 0 57 25 49 58 17 8 0

TEAM CATEGORIES Games Goals Scored Goals Per Game Goals Allowed GA Per Game Goal Differential Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Suffered Fouls Committed Saves Yellow Cards Red Cards

Saint Louis 6 6 1.00 7 1.17 ­1 48 23 54 59 16 11 0

TEAM NOTES VS. SAINT LOUIS • Saturday's game is the first of four meetings between the Rangers and Saint Louis FC this season, with SPR hosting Saint Louis on July 2 before returning to Fenton, Mo. on Aug. 3.

The final meeting of the season will be in Kansas City on Aug. 21.

• Saint Louis head coach Dale Schilly was the head coach at USSF D2 side AC St. Louis in 2010 when Rangers goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty was the team's starting 'keeper. Dufty also played with current Saint Louis FC midfielder Mike Ambersley.

• Saturday night's game means the Rangers are the first Midwestern club to face all three of their regional rivals (OKC Energy FC, Saint Louis FC and Tulsa Roughnecks FC), with all three games coming away from home.

PLAYER NOTES VS. SAINT LOUIS

• Six players on the Rangers roster faced Saint Louis FC in their expansion season in 2015, posting a combined 1­3­5 record.

• Defender Johnny Grant is the only player to have been on the winning side against Saint Louis FC, with a 3­1 FC Montreal victory on Aug. 8, 2015.

SPR Saint Louis INDIVIDUAL LEADERS • Christian Duke (0­0­1) and Tyler Pasher (0­0­2) are the two Salloi (2) Cicciarelli (3) Goals other unbeaten players against Saint Louis FC. Salloi (2) Four Players (1) Assists • Dane Kelly (0­1­1), Zac Lubin (0­1­0) and Jacob Oliveira (11) Hardware (9) Shots VanCompernolle (0­1­1) also faced Saint Louis FC in 2015.

Tyrpak, Oliveira (4) Cicciarelli (7) Shots on Goal • Jon Kempin and Alex Molano were U.S. Under­17 Residency Salloi, Selbol (1) Game­Winning Goals Cicciarelli,Ambersley(1) teammates with Saint Louis FC's Charles Renken from 2008­09.

Oliveira (2) Musa (3) Yellow Cards • Oumar Ballo and Dane Kelly each spent parts of 2015 ­­ ­­ Red Cards alongside A.J. Cochran while he was with parent club the Houston Dynamo with Ballo and on loan at the Charleston SPR GOALKEEPER LEADERS Saint Louis Battery with Kelly.

Kempin (450) Pais (360) Minutes Played • Tomas Granitto played with Jeremie Lynch at El Salvadorian Kempin (1.20) Pais (1.50) Goals Against Average ­­ McLain, Pais (1) side Luis Angel Firpo in 2013 and 2014.

Shutouts • Zac Lubin was a teammate of Chad Bond at Tulsa Kempin (17) Pais (8) Saves Kempin (2) McLain,Thompson(1) Roughnecks FC, while Tyler Pasher played alongside Jamaican Wins international Ryan Thompson at the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2015.

• Tommy Meyer played collegiate soccer at Indiana University with both Jacob Bushue and Patrick Doody.

GAME NOTES CROSS­STATE RIVALS Saturday's game marks the first time that the Swope Park Rangers and Saint Louis FC have met, although the latter did face Sporting Kansas City in the U.S. Open Cup in 2015 ­ with Sporting KC prevailing 1­0 at Children's Mercy Park. The 2016 USL season also marks the first time that Missouri has seen two outdoor soccer teams playing in the same league since 1970, when the old NASL's Kansas City Spurs and St. Louis Stars last met before the Spurs folded. Kansas City had a 7­3­2 record against St. Louis between 1968 and 1970. The Rangers and Saint Louis FC will meet three more times this season, with SPR hosting Saint Louis on July 2 before returning to WWT Soccer Park on Aug. 3 and finishing up the season series in KC on Aug. 21.

BACK ON THE ROAD Fresh off of playing their first home game in a month against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 last Wednesday, the Swope Park Rangers are back on the road this weekend to take on Saint Louis FC. The Rangers recently played their first three away games of the season in a three­game road swing, going 1­1­1. Saint Louis FC are 0­0­1 at WWT Soccer Park so far this season, and went 4­6­4 at home in 2015 and had a marginally better 4­5­5 record on the road last season.

TYRPAK GETS HIS FIRST Swope Park Rangers forward Kris Tyrpak notched his first goal of the season in the 2­1 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 last Wednesday.

The 24­year­old scored nine goals for the Austin Aztex last season and came close in the Rangers' early games of the season, but a composed finish against Whitecaps FC 2 goalkeeper Spencer Richey finally saw him open his account in SPR's fifth game of the season. Every listed forward on the Rangers roster has now either scored or assisted a goal in 2016: Daniel Salloi (2G, 2A), Dane Kelly (1G, 0A), Nansel Selbol (1G, 0A), Kris Tyrpak (1G, 0A) and Mark Anthony Gonzalez (0G, 1A).

SALLOI LEADS FROM THE FRONT After recording an assist on Kris Tyrpak's goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 last Wednesday, Daniel Salloi now leads the team in both goals (2) and assists (2). The Hungarian is averaging a goal or assist every 38 minutes this season, which is the best average of all players in the USL that have contributed to four or more goals, with LA Galaxy II's Jack McBean (9G, 1A) the closest challenger with a goal or assist every 62 minutes. Salloi, 19, is also the youngest player and only teenager to have contributed to four or more goals this season. The only other MLS Homegrown player to contribute to four or more goals is New York Red Bulls II's Brandon Allen (3G, 1A), who is averaging a goal or assist every 134 minutes.

KEMPIN MAKING THE MOST OF HIS MINUTES Swope Park Rangers goalkeeper Jon Kempin joined the club on loan from Sporting Kansas City at the start of the USL season and has started

all five games so far this season, posting a 1.20 goals against average while the Leawood, Kan. native is tied for 10th in the USL in saves with 17. Kempin made a season­high six saves in the 1­1 tie with San Antonio FC on April 9 which led to USL Team of the Week honors.

Last Wednesday's 2­1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 was the first time this season that Kempin had conceded more than one goal in a game.

PRODUCTION FROM OVERSEAS TALENT The Swope Park Rangers have scored six goals in 2016, with five coming from the feet of overseas players. Kevin Oliveira (Cape Verde) scored the team's first­ever goal while Daniel Salloi (Hungary) is the side's leading scorer with two goals. The other three strikes have come from Dane Kelly (Jamaica), Nansel Selbol (Nigeria) and American Kris Tyrpak. Mark Anthony Gonzalez (Canada) is the only other player from North America to have contributed to a goal this season after notching an assist in the season opener, while Oliveira has one assist and Salloi leads the team with two.

YOUNGSTERS ON THE SCORESHEET So far in the 2016 season, 17 players under the age of 20 have scored goals in the USL. Of those 17 players, three play for the Swope Park Rangers ­ the highest number of teenage goalscorers out of all 29 teams in the league. Kevin Oliveira (19) scored the club's first­ever goal, while Daniel Salloi (19) leads the team with two strikes and Nansel Selbol (18) has also found the net for the Rangers. LA Galaxy II, New York Red Bulls II, Bethlehem Steel FC and Portland Timbers 2 are tied for second in the league with two teenage goalscorers each.

The youngest goalscorer this season is FC Montreal's Ballou Jean­ Yves Tabla, who turned 17 at the end of March.

The Rangers also have the highest number of goals contributed from teenagers with four, one ahead of Bethlehem Steel FC who have seen three goals scored by teens.

YOUTHFUL SQUAD The average age of the Swope Park Rangers squad is 22.4, which is the sixth lowest in the 29­team league. The roster includes six teenagers in Ezra Armstrong (17), Will Little (18), Nansel Selbol (18), Steven Tekesky (18), Kevin Oliveira (19) and Daniel Salloi (19), while the oldest players on the squad are Zac Lubin and Tommy Meyer, both 26. The league­wide average age is 24.2, with FC Montreal boasting the youngest team with a mean of 21.4 while the Colorado Springs Switchbacks are the oldest with an average age of 26.6. Saturday's opponents Saint Louis FC are tied for the third oldest team in the league with an average age of 26.2. The youngest 12 teams are all either owned or operated by a MLS team.

GAME NOTES CONT. USL EXPANSION SEASON The 2016 campaign is the Swope Park Rangers' USL expansion season. For the eight MLS­owned USL teams that entered the league prior to the Rangers, only three qualified for the postseason in their initial attempt. LA Galaxy II made it to the semifinals in 2014 while New York Red Bulls II advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Seattle Sounders FC 2 were eliminated in the Western Conference First Round in 2015. FC Montreal, Portland Timbers 2, Real Monarchs, Toronto FC II and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 did not qualify for the USL Playoffs in their inaugural season in 2015. In their expansion season in 2015, Saint Louis FC posted a 8­11­9 record and missed out on the postseason by eight points.

CANADIAN CONNECTION There is a distinct Canadian influence on this Swope Park Rangers team, with six players and staff connected to our neighbors up north.

On the playing side, Amer Didic (Edmonton, Alberta), Mark Anthony Gonzalez (Bolton, Ontario), Johnny Grant (Toronto, Ontario) and Tyler Pasher (Elmira, Ontario) all hail from Canada, while head coach Marc Dos Santos was born in Montreal and began his coaching career with the Impact in 2007. In addition, goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty spent the 2015 season in the USL coaching with Toronto FC II.

Oumar Ballo drafted by the Houston Dynamo in 2015 and Christian Duke spending the 2013 and 2014 seasons with Sporting KC. INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR There are nine members of the Swope Park Rangers that were born outside of the U.S. and Canada. Oumar Ballo (Mali), Amer Didic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Tomas Granitto (El Salvador), Dane Kelly (Jamaica), Kevin Oliveira (Cape Verde), Jordi Quintilla (Spain), Daniel Salloi (Hungary), Nansel Selbol (Nigeria) and Ualefi (Brazil) were all born outside of North America and through different channels found their way to the Rangers. Each USL team is permitted seven Foreign Players on their roster, though the Rangers only occupy five with Oumar Ballo, Amer Didic and Tomas Granitto qualifying as domestic players.

POTENT STRIKEFORCE On Dec. 16, 2015 the Swope Park Rangers announced the signings of Dane Kelly and Kris Tyrpak, who combined for 20 goals in the USL regular season in 2015. Kelly is the USL's all­time leading scorer with 43 goals, 42 with the Charelston Battery, while Kris Tyrpak has scored goals in MLS, NASL, USL and USL PDL. In all competitions last season, Kelly (12) and Tyrpak (11) had 23 goals between them, while they have one goal each so far in 2016. Last season, Saint Louis was led by Mike Ambersley, Bryan Gaul, Jamiel Hardware and USL EXPERIENCE Of the 23 players on the Swope Park Rangers' current roster, nine have Jeremie Lynch, who each had four goals apiece in 2015. previously played in the USL. Most notably, Dane Kelly is the USL's all­ ACADEMY TIES time leading scorer with 43 goals since joining the league in 2011.

On March 10, the Swope Park Rangers announced the signings of Christian Duke spent the last two seasons with OKC Energy FC, Ezra Armstrong, Will Little and Steven Tekesky to Academy contracts helping the side to a playoff berth in 2015 with the aid of Jacob ahead of the 2016 USL season. All three players joined the Rangers VanCompernolle. Tommy Meyer was minutes from claiming the 2015 directly from the Sporting KC Academy after spending a large portion USL Championship as his LA Galaxy II side fell to the Rochester Rhinos in extra time. Kris Tyrpak spent the 2015 season with the Austin of preseason with the team. Armstrong and Little both relocated to Aztex, scoring nine goals for his hometown club. Jon Kempin (Orlando Kansas City within the last few years from Tennessee to join the Sporting KC Academy, while Tekesky is a Raymore, Mo. native.

City SC, OKC Energy FC) spent time on loan at Sporting KC's former Armstrong comes from a family with pedigree, with his father, affiliates. Johnny Grant (FC Montreal), Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks Desmond Armstrong, a National Hall of Famer.

FC) and Tyler Pasher (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) also have USL experience.

FIRST TEAM HELP Last month, the Swope Park Rangers announced that the club had STRAIGHT OUTTA MLS While there is a significant amount of USL know­how in the squad, two added Sporting Kansas City's Jon Kempin, Jimmy Medranda and Daniel Salloi on loan. All three players contributed immediately in the players also boast MLS experience in Tommy Meyer and Kris Tyrpak.

Meyer was drafted in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the season opener against Timbers 2, with Kempin and Medranda LA Galaxy and went on to make 57 appearances in all competitions for starting before Salloi appeared off the bench to notch the game­ winning goal late in the contest. Medranda was recalled to Sporting the club, winning MLS Cup in 2012 and 2014 along the way. Tyrpak KC on March 31 and remains with the team, while Jordi Quintilla was was drafted by Chivas USA in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, tallying one recently loaned to the Rangers ahead of their game against goal against the Colorado Rapids and one assist against FC Dallas Whitecaps FC 2, playing 89 minutes in that matchup. before the club folded at the end of that season. Two further players were also signed by MLS teams but did not make an appearance, with

GAME NOTES CONT. CAPTAIN DUKE On Wednesday, March 23, the Swope Park Rangers' first­ever signing Christian Duke was named captain of the club ahead of the season opener. Duke is an Overland Park, Kan. native that came through Sporting KC's Academy before enjoying a four­year college career at the University of San Diego. He was selected by Sporting KC in the 2013 Supplemental Draft but did not make an appearance, instead spending time on loan at OKC Energy FC before joining the club permanently in 2015. So far this season, Duke has played every minute at left back.

LOCAL PRESENCE IN THE SQUAD While there are three players on the Swope Park Rangers roster who are directly from the Kansas City area, five more have connections to the city. Christian Duke (Overland Park, Kan.), Jon Kempin (Leawood, Kan.) and Steven Tekesky (Raymore, Mo.) were all raised in the

region, while Ezra Armstrong, Will Little, Daniel Salloi and Nansel Selbol all entered the club through the Sporting KC Academy despite not being natives of the area. In addition, center back Tommy Meyer is from St. Louis, Mo. and returns to his home state after spending eight years away.

CONNECTED TO SWOPE PARK The team name, "Swope Park Rangers", is a moniker that stems from the days of the old MLS Reserve League. Sporting Kansas City's reserve side would play games at Swope Soccer Village at Swope Park, and fans who followed the side coined the name Swope Park Rangers in reference to the team. The name was never used through official club channels until October 22, 2015, when Sporting Club introduced the Swope Park Rangers as the club's new USL side. The club will play the majority of it's home games at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village.

TEAM HONORS GAMEWEEK Week 1 vs. Portland Timbers 2 Week 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 3 at SanAntonio FC Week 4 ­ BYE Week 5 at OKC Energy FC Week 6 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Week 7 at Saint Louis FC Week 8 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 9 at Rio Grande Valley FC Week 10 at Sacramento Republic Week 11 at Portland Timbers 2 Week 12 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC & at Whitecaps FC 2 Week 13 vs. OKC Energy FC Week 14 at Seattle Sounders FC 2 Week 15 vs. Saint Louis FC Week 16 atArizona United SC Week 17 vs. OKC Energy FC Week 18 at Colo Springs Switchbacks & vs. OC Blues FC Week 19 vs. SanAntonio FC Week 20 at Saint Louis FC & at Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 21 at Real Monarchs Week 22 vs. Saint Louis FC Week 23 vs. LAGalaxy II Week 24 vs. SanAntonio FC & vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Week 25 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 26 at OKC Energy FC Week 27 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2

MAN OF THE MATCH Presented by Courtyard Overland Park Metcalf Kevin Oliveira Dane Kelly Tommy Meyer N/A ­­ ­­

USL TEAM OF THE WEEK *Bench Kevin Oliveira Jacob VanCompernolle Tommy Meyer; Jon Kempin* N/A Christian Duke* ­­

PLAYER BIOS

#1 JON KEMPIN

#26 TOMMY MEYER

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Goalkeeper

PRONUNCIATION: my­er POSITION: Defender

BORN: 4/8/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6­1 WEIGHT: 170 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Leawood, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Leawood, Kan. COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

BORN: 3/20/90 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 6­2 WEIGHT: 175 lbs.

HOMETOWN: St. Louis, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, Mo. COLLEGE: Indiana University LAST CLUB: LA Galaxy (MLS)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Win: 4/2/16 at TUL Shutout: 6/22/14 vs. ROC (w/ OKC) Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in goal in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Made two saves in the game.

2016: • Has made five appearances, starting in goal in each game in 2016, making 17 saves and posting a 1.20 goals against average.

• Made a season­high six saves in the 1­1 draw with San Antonio on April 9. Was named to the bench of the USL Team of the Week after that performance.

#28 ZAC LUBIN

PRONUNCIATION: LOO­bin POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 8/19/89 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 6­5 WEIGHT: 215 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Bozeman, Mont.

BIRTHPLACE: Steamboat Springs, Colo.

COLLEGE: St. Martin's University LAST CLUB: Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 6/27/15 vs. LA (w/ TUL) Start: 6/27/15 vs. LA (w/ TUL) Win: 6/5/15 vs. SEA (w/ TUL) Shutout: 5/24/15 vs. AUS (w/ TUL) Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Served as the backup goalkeeper in the club's first five games of the season.

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: ­­

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: 4/9/16 at SA Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes at center back in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made five appearances, starting in the club's opening five games of the season.

• Was named to the USL Team of the Week after a standout defensive performance vs. San Antonio on April 9.

#30 DANIEL SALLOI PRONUNCIATION: shallow­EE POSITION: Forward BORN: 7/19/96 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 6­1 WEIGHT: 150 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Budapest, Hungary BIRTHPLACE: Siofok, Hungary COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Ujpest FC (Hungary)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: 4/9/16 at SA Red Card: ­­ Last Game: Started and played the opening 72 minutes before being repalced by Nansel Selbol in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Recorded his team­leading second assist of the season on Kris Tyrpak's 15th­minute goal.

2016: • Has made five appearances, including two starts, while leading the team in both goals (2) and assists (2).

• His first goal was a game­winner against Timbers 2 on March 26 while he also had the game­winning assist against Tulsa on April 2.

PLAYER BIOS

#31 NANSEL SELBOL

#32 CHRISTIAN DUKE

PRONUNCIATION: NAHN­sul POSITION: Forward

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Defender

BORN: 5/31/97 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5­4 WEIGHT: 140 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Jos, Nigeria BIRTHPLACE: Jos, Nigeria COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

BORN: 6/5/91 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5­8 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, Kan. COLLEGE: University of San Diego LAST CLUB: OKC Energy FC (USL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: 4/23/16 at OKC Yellow Card: 4/23/16 at OKC Goal: 4/2/16 at TUL Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: 8/5/13 vs. TAM (w/ ORL)

Last Game: Played the final 18 minutes after replacing Daniel Salloi in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Provided a spark for the team, taking two shots that were both saved.

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes at left back in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made five appearances, including two starts, scoring one goal.

• Played in his first­ever professional game in the club's season­opening victory over Timbers 2 on March 26.

• Scored his first goal with the game­winner against Tulsa on April 2.

• Made his first professional start against San Antonio on April 9.

#33 JACOB VANCOMPERNOLLE PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Defender BORN: 8/2/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­11 WEIGHT: 185 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas COLLEGE: UNC Wilmington LAST CLUB: OKC Energy FC (USL) LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: ­­

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: 6/27/15 vs. LOU (w/ OKC) Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Fouled Alphonso Davies in the area in the 29th minute and Kyle Greig stepped up to convert the resulting penalty kick.

2016: • Has made five appearance, starting in the club's opening five games of the season.

• Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 2 after his performance against Tulsa on April 2.

Assist: 8/29/15 vs. AUS (w/ OKC) Yellow Card: 4/23/16 at OKC Red Card: ­­

2016: • Has made five appearance, starting the club's first five games of the season.

• Was named club captain in the week leading up to the season opener.

#35 UALEFI

PRONUNCIATION: WAH­lef­ee POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 1/26/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­8 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Sao Paulo, Brazil BIRTHPLACE: Sao Paulo, Brazil COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Corinthians (Brazil) LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­ Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made five appearances, starting the club's first five games of the season.

PLAYER BIOS

#44 TOMAS GRANITTO

#47 MARK ANTHONY GONZALEZ

PRONUNCIATION: TOE­mas GRAN­EE­toe POSITION: Midfielder

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Forward

BORN: 6/12/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Weston, Fla. BIRTHPLACE: San Salvador, El Salvador COLLEGE: Florida Gulf Coast University LAST CLUB: FC Edmonton (NASL)

BORN: 9/9/94 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 6­0 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Bolton, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario COLLEGE: University of Evansville LAST CLUB: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/23/16 at OKC Assist: ­­ Start: 4/23/16 at OKC Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/23/16 at OKC Assist: 3/26/16 vs. POR Start: 4/23/16 at OKC Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made four appearances, starting in the club's opening four games of the season.

• The 2­1 loss to Whitecaps FC 2 on April 27 was the first game Granitto failed to start or appear in.

2016: • Has made four appearances this season, including one start, recording an assist.

• Appeared off the bench in the club's first three games of the season before making his first professional start against OKC on April 23.

• Tallied the assist on Daniel Salloi's game­winner vs. Timbers 2 on March 26.

#49 WILL LITTLE

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/9/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5­7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Johnson City, Tenn.

BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, Tenn.

COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

#50 KRIS TYRPAK

PRONUNCIATION: TEER­pak POSITION: Forward BORN: 3/19/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5­11 WEIGHT: 150 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Dripping Springs, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Austin, Texas COLLEGE: Houston Baptist University LAST CLUB: San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: 4/27/16 vs. VAN

Last Game: Played the final 22 minutes after replacing Kevin Oliveira in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Last Game: Started and played 90 minutes before being replaced in stoppage time by Oumar Ballo in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Scored his first goal for the club in the 15th minute before being shown his first yellow card of the season for a 39th­minute foul.

2016: • Has made three appearances, all coming as a substitute.

• Came off the bench on his birthday to make his professional debut against San Antonio FC on April 9.

Assist: 7/17/15 vs. AZ (w/ AUS) Yellow Card: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Red Card: ­­

2016: • Has made five appearances, including four starts.

• Scored his first goal for the club on April 27 against Whitecaps FC 2.

PLAYER BIOS

#55 AMER DIDIC

#56 EZRA ARMSTRONG

PRONUNCIATION: UH­meer JEE­ditch POSITION: Defender

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Defender

BORN: 12/28/94 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 6­4 WEIGHT: 195 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Edmonton, Alberta BIRTHPLACE: Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina COLLEGE: Baker University LAST CLUB: ­­

BORN: 12/15/98 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 5­8 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Nashville, Tenn.

BIRTHPLACE: Gastonia, N.C. COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: ­­ Assist: ­­ Start: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Played the final few moments after replacing Jordi Quintilla in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made five appearances, coming off the bench in the club's opening five games of the season.

• His appearance off the bench against Timbers 2 on March 26 was his professional debut.

2016: • Has yet to be included in the 18­man squad.

#74 JIMMY MULLIGAN PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Defender BORN: 8/12/91 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5­8 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Medford, N.Y. BIRTHPLACE: Medford, N.Y. COLLEGE: St. John's University LAST CLUB: New York Cosmos (NASL)

#77 TYLER PASHER PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/27/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­11 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Elmira, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Elmira, Ontario COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Yellow Card: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: 7/4/15 vs. NY (w/ PGH)

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes at right back in the 2­ 1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Was shown his first yellow card of the season in the 48th minute.

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes on the left wing in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Took a team­high three shots in the game, with one landing on target.

2016: • Started and played the full 90 minutes in the club's first five games of the season.

2016: • Has made four appearances, including three starts.

• Took a season­high five shots against the Roughnecks on April 2.

• Missed the 1­1 draw with San Antonio on April 9 after suffering an ankle injury.

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Red Card: ­­

PLAYER BIOS

#81 OUMAR BALLO

#88 KEVIN OLIVEIRA

BORN: 4/2/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 6­2 WEIGHT: 190 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. BIRTHPLACE: Bamako, Mali COLLEGE: University of Md. Baltimore County LAST CLUB: Houston Dynamo (MLS)

BORN: 6/8/96 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5­7 WEIGHT: 145 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde BIRTHPLACE: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Benfica B (Portugal)

PRONUNCIATION: OH­mar BAHL­oh POSITION: Defender

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: ­­ Start: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­ Last Game: Made his debut for the club, coming off the bench in stoppage time to replace Kris Tyrpak in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made one appearance, coming off the bench in the 2­1 home loss to Whitecaps FC 2 on April 27.

• Has been included in the 18­man squad for every game in 2016.

#90 JOHNNY GRANT PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Defender BORN: 10/15/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6­2 WEIGHT: 170 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Toronto, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: FC Montreal (USL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/9/16 at SA Start: 9/16/15 vs. HAR (w/ MTL) Goal: ­­

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Red Card: ­­

PRONUNCIATION: OLL­EE­vay­rah POSITION: Midfielder

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Assist: 4/2/16 at TUL Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Yellow Card: 4/23/16 at OKC Goal: 3/26/16 vs. POR Red Card: ­­ Last Game: Started and played the opening 68 minutes before being replaced by Will Little in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Took two shots in the game, hitting the target with one.

2016: • Has made five appearances, all starts. He has scored one goal and added one assist.

• Leads the team in shots (11) and yellow cards (2), and is tied for the team lead in shots on goal (4).

• Made history by scoring the team's first­ever goal from the penalty spot against Timbers 2 on March 26.

• Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 1 on March 29.

• Recorded his first assist on Dane Kelly's goal against Tulsa on April 2.

#92 ALEX MOLANO

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/10/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5­10 WEIGHT: 175 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Dallas City FC (NPSL)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/2/16 at TUL Assist: ­­ Start: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Goal: ­­ Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has made one appearance, coming off the bench to make his debut for the club in the 1­1 draw with San Antonio on April 9.

2016: • Has made one appearance, coming as a substitute against Tulsa on April 2.

PLAYER BIOS

#94 JIMMY MEDRANDA

#96 JORDI QUINTILLA

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Midfielder

PRONUNCIATION: JORE­dee kin­TEE­yuh POSITION: Midfielder

BORN: 2/7/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­8 WEIGHT: 150 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Mosquera, Colombia BIRTHPLACE: Mosquera, Colombia COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)

BORN: 10/25/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5­9 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Lleida, Spain BIRTHPLACE: Barcelona, Spain COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: AC Ajaccio (France)

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 3/26/16 vs. POR Start: 3/26/16 vs. POR Goal: ­­ Currently with Sporting KC

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: ­­ Red Card: ­­

LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Start: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Goal: ­­

Assist: ­­ Yellow Card: 4/27/16 vs. VAN Red Card: ­­

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 after being recalled to Sporting KC.

Last Game: Started and played the opening 90 minutes before being replaced by Amer Didic in the final minute of the game in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Was shown a yellow card in the 58th minute.

2016: • Has made one appearance, starting in the club's season opener vs.

Timbers 2 on March 26.

• Was recalled to Sporting KC ahead of their game against Real Salt Lake on April 2.

2016: • Was loaned to the Rangers ahead of the April 27 game against Whitecaps FC 2, where he played 90 minutes before being replaced in the final minute.

#98 STEVEN TEKESKY

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 1/20/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5­9 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Raymore, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: San Bernadino, Calif.

COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: ­­ Start: ­­ Win: ­­ Shutout: ­­

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

2016: • Has yet to be included in the 18­man squad.

#99 DANE KELLY

PRONUNCIATION: ­­ POSITION: Forward BORN: 2/9/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 5­11 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica BIRTHPLACE: St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica COLLEGE: ­­ LAST CLUB: Charleston Battery (USL) LAST USL REGULAR­SEASON...

Appearance: 4/2/16 at TUL Assist: 7/8/15 vs. CLT (w/ CHS) Start: 4/2/16 at TUL Yellow Card: 8/22/15 vs. LOU (w/ CHS) Goal: 4/2/16 at TUL Red Card: 6/6/15 vs. WIL (w/ CHS) Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 2­1 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 while recovering from an injury.

2016: • Has made two appearances, starting in the club's first two games of the season.

• Earned a penalty in the season opener vs. Timbers 2 on March 26 and scored his first goal of the season the following weekend against Tulsa.

• Missed the 1­1 draw with San Antonio FC on April 9, the 1­0 defeat to OKC Energy FC on April 23 and the 2­1 defeat to Whitecaps FC 2 on April 27 through injury.

TECHNICAL STAFF MARC DOS SANTOS Head Coach Marc Dos Santos is entering his 10th year of coaching in 2016, having most recently taken Ottawa Fury FC to the 2015 NASL Soccer Bowl, culminating in being named 2015 NASL Coach of the Year. Dos Santos began his career with the Montreal Impact's reserve team, Trois­Rivieres Attak FC of the Canadian Soccer League in 2007. After several titles, Dos Santos became the Impact head coach in 2009 and led Montreal to CONCACAF Champions League qualification and a USL First Division title before transitioning to USSF Division 2 in 2010 and the NASL the following year. In 2012, Dos Santos moved to Brazil to focus on youth development with FC Primeira Camisa U­20s and SE Palmeiras U­15s, winning a Copa do Brasil U­15 championship with the latter. Dos Santos returned to Canada in 2013 to take charge of the Ottawa Fury ahead of their NASL expansion season.

NIKOLA POPOVIC Assistant Coach Nikola Popovic has extensive experience coaching in Europe, having most recently been an assistant coach at Benfica B. A dual citizen of Portugal and Serbia who was born in Belgrade, Popovic has coached in Portugal with CD Olivais e Moscavide (2005­07), Varzim SC (2007­10), Sertanese FC (2013­14) and Benfica B (2015­16). He also coached in Bulgaria with FC Vihren Sandanski (2007) and Chernomorets Burgas (2010­11). Popovic made further stops with the Cape Verde National Team (2010), Spanish side AD Ceuta (2010) and Qatari sides Al Dahfra (2011­12) and Aspire Academy (2014). Popovic holds a UEFA Pro coaching license ­ the highest UEFA license available ­ and also spent time studying at Inter Milan, Portugal Under­21s and Serbia & Montenegro Under­21s.

ALEC DUFTY Goalkeeper Coach Alec Dufty spent the 2015 season in the USL with Toronto FC II. While with the club, the TFC II goalkeeping corps finished third in the USL with 125 saves and starting goalkeeper Quillan Roberts placed second in the league in save percentage (.766) and third in saves per game (4.80). Dufty had previously coached collegiately at Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. A former MLS player, Dufty began his career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009 before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire later that same year. He announced his retirement and focused on coaching at the conclusion of the 2011 season.

JOSH MCALLISTER Fitness Coach Josh McAllister joined the Sporting KC organization in early 2015 as the Academy fitness coach, and has now transitioned into a new role with the Swope Park Rangers. While with the Academy, McAllister assisted Mateus Manoel with the first team, but his primary focus was developing fitness regimens and strength programs for each Academy age group. A Marshalltown, Iowa native, McAllister graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2008 and coached with Heartland Soccer Club, West Des Moines Soccer Club and Sporting Iowa before completing a year­long internship with MLS side the Portland Timbers in 2014. Immediately prior to joining Sporting KC, McAllister enjoyed a successful spell as an assistant coach for the Drake University Men's Soccer Team.

STAFF Head Trainer: Jacob Brownback Equipment Manager: Andy Garay

General Manager: Kurt Austin Team Administrator: Jon Farrell

2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS LINEUPS vs. Portland Timbers 2 W, 2­1 March 26

at Tulsa Roughnecks FC W, 2­1 April 2

at San Antonio FC T, 1­1 April 9

at OKC Energy FC L, 0­1 April 23

GK D D D D M M M F F F

GK D D D D M M M F F F

GK D D D D M M M F F F

GK D D D D M M M F F F

Kempin Mulligan Meyer VanCompernolle Duke © Ualefi (Didic 90+) Granitto (Salloi 85' 1) Oliveira 1 Tyrpak (Pasher 62') Kelly (Gonzalez 90+) Medranda (Selbol 70')

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 L, 1­2 April 27

GK D D D D M M M F F F

Kempin Mulligan Meyer VanCompernolle Duke © Ualefi Quintilla (Didic 89') Oliveira (Little 68') Tyrpak 1 (Ballo 90+) Salloi (Selbol 72') Pasher

Kempin Mulligan Meyer VanCompernolle Duke © Ualefi Granitto (Didic 88') Oliveira (Molano 89') Tyrpak (Selbol 80' 1) Kelly 1 (Gonzalez 76') Pasher (Salloi 84')

Kempin Mulligan Meyer VanCompernolle Duke © Ualefi Granitto (Didic 85') Oliveira Selbol (Grant 88') Salloi 2 (Gonzalez 61') Tyrpak (Little 69')

Kempin Mulligan Meyer VanCompernolle (Little 84') Duke © Ualefi Granitto (Didic 76') Oliveira Selbol (Tyrpak 66') Gonzalez (Salloi 82') Pasher

2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS BOX SCORES Portland Timbers 2 1 at Swope Park Rangers 2 Att. 6,812 March 26, 2016 at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Scoring ­ SPR ­ Kevin Oliveira 1 (Penalty Kick) 48', Daniel Salloi 1 (Mark Anthony Gonzalez 1) 90+ POR ­ Nick Besler 1 (Kharlton Belmar 1) 90+ Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 15 2 4 8 2 POR 5 6 3 11 3 Swope Park Rangers 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1 Att. 4,103 April 2, 2016 at ONEOK Field (Tulsa, Okla.)

Scoring ­ TUL ­ Taylor Morgan 1 (Sammy Ochoa 1) 90+ SPR ­ Dane Kelly 1 (Kevin Oliveira 1) 11', Nansel Selbol 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 90+ Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides TUL 7 5 3 10 8 SPR 15 2 6 11 2 Swope Park Rangers 1 at San Antonio FC 1 Att. 8,466 April 9, 2016 at Toyota Field (San Antonio, Texas) Scoring ­ SA ­ Danny Garcia 1 (Carlos Alvarez 1) 42' SPR ­ Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 2' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SA 17 0 4 10 4 SPR 7 6 2 12 0 Swope Park Rangers 0 at OKC Energy FC 1 Att. 5,690 April 23, 2016 at Taft Stadium (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Scoring ­ OKC ­ Kalen Ryden 1 (Sebastian Dalgaard 1) 79' SPR ­ None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides OKC 15 3 4 8 7 SPR 10 5 3 14 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 at Swope Park Rangers 1 Att. 1,524 April 27, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring ­ SPR ­ Kris Tyrpak 1 (Daniel Salloi 2) 15' VAN ­ Kyle Greig 4 (Penalty Kick) 30', Ben McKendry 1 (Daniel Haber 1) 55' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides

SPR VAN

10 8

2 4

5 3

13 10

3 4

PARTICIPATION CHART PLAYER Armstrong Ballo Didic Duke Gonzalez Granitto Grant Kelly Kempin Little Lubin Medranda Meyer Molano Mulligan Oliveira Pasher Quintilla Salloi Selbol Tekesky Tyrpak Ualefi VanCompernolle

3/26 POR UNAV DNP SUB­1 LB­90 SUB­1 CM­85 UNAV CF­89 GK­90 UNAV DNP LW­70 CB­90 UNAV RB­90 CM­90 SUB­28 SKC SUB­5 SUB­20 UNAV RW­62 CM­89 CB­90 7/9 AZ

4/2 TUL UNAV DNP SUB­2 LB­90 SUB­14 CM­88 UNAV CF­76 GK­90 UNAV DNP SKC CB­90 SUB­1 RB­90 CM­89 LW­84 SKC SUB­6 SUB­10 UNAV RW­80 CM­90 CB­90 7/12 OKC

4/9 SA UNAV DNP SUB­5 LB­90 SUB­29 CM­85 SUB­2 INJ GK­90 SUB­21 DNP SKC CB­90 DNP RB­90 CM­90 INJ SKC CF­61 RW­88 UNAV LW­69 CM­90 CB­90 7/20 COS

4/23 OKC UNAV DNP SUB­14 LB­90 CF­82 CM­76 DNP INJ GK­90 SUB­6 DNP SKC CB­90 UNAV RB­90 CM­90 LW­90 SKC SUB­8 RW­66 UNAV SUB­24 CM­90 CB­84 7/23 OC

PLAYER Armstrong Ballo Didic Duke Gonzalez Granitto Grant Kelly Kempin Little Lubin Medranda Meyer Molano Mulligan Oliveira Pasher Quintilla Salloi Selbol Tekesky Tyrpak Ualefi VanCompernolle Position­minutes ­ starting position­min played SUB­minutes ­ substitute­min played

4/27 5/7 VAN STL UNAV SUB­1 SUB­1 LB­90 UNAV DNP DNP INJ GK­90 SUB­22 DNP SKC CB­90 UNAV RB­90 CM­68 LW­90 CM­89 CF­72 SUB­18 UNAV RW­89 CM­90 CB­90 7/30 8/3 SA STL

5/14 TUL

5/21 RGV

5/28 SAC

6/4 POR

8/6 TUL

8/13 SLC

8/21 STL

8/27 LA

6/8 RGV

8/31 SA

6/12 VAN

6/18 OKC

6/26 SEA

9/3 RGV

9/10 TUL

9/18 OKC

DNP ­ unused substitute INJ ­ injured (DL ­ Disabled List) UNAV ­ unavailable for selection SUS ­ suspended

7/2 STL

9/24 SEA

SKC ­ with Sporting KC

2016 USL RESULTS DATE March 26 April 2 April 9 April 23 April 27 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 June 8 June 12 June 18 June 26 July 2 July 9 July 12 July 20 July 23 July 30 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 21 Aug. 27 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept.10 Sept. 18 Sept. 24

OPPONENT vs. Portland Timbers 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC at San Antonio FC at OKC Energy FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at Saint Louis FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Rio Grande Valley FC at Sacramento Republic FC at Portland Timbers 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. OKC Energy FC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Saint Louis FC at Arizona United SC vs. OKC Energy FC at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Orange County Blues FC vs. San Antonio FC at Saint Louis FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Real Monarchs vs. Saint Louis FC vs. LA Galaxy II vs. San Antonio FC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC at OKC Energy FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2

Overall Armstrong 0­0­0 Ballo 0­0­0 Didic 0­0­0 Duke 2­2­1 Gonzalez 0­1­0 Granitto 2­1­1 Grant 0­0­0 Kelly 2­0­0 Kempin 2­2­1 Little 0­0­0 Lubin 0­0­0 Medranda 1­0­0 Meyer 2­2­1 Molano 0­0­0 Mulligan 2­2­1 Oliveira 2­2­1 Pasher 1­2­0 Quintilla 0­1­0 Salloi 0­1­1 Selbol 0­1­1 Tekesky 0­0­0 Tyrpak 2­1­1 Ualefi 2­2­1 VanCompernolle 2­2­1

STARTS Home Away 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­1­0 1­0­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 1­0­0 1­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0 1­1­1 1­1­0 1­1­1 0­1­0 1­1­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­1 0­0­0 0­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0 1­0­1 1­1­0 1­1­1 1­1­0 1­1­1

RESULT W W T L L

SCORE 2­1 2­1 1­1 0­1 1­2

ATTEND. 6,812 4,103 8,466 5,690 1,524

RECORD 1­0­0 2­0­0 2­0­1 2­1­1 2­2­1

PLACE T­1 T­2 T­2 T­5 T­6

PTS. 3 6 7 7 7

GOALSCORERS Oliveira, Salloi Kelly, Selbol Salloi ­­ Tyrpak

RANGERS' RECORD WHEN...

OFF THE BENCH Overall Home Away 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 2­2­1 1­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 2­0­1 1­0­0 1­0­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­1 0­0­0 0­0­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­2­1 0­1­0 0­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 2­1­0 1­0­0 1­1­0 2­1­0 1­1­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

SCORES Overall Home 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­1 1­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

Away 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­1 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

ASSISTS Overall Home 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

Away 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

CATEGORICAL WIN­LOSS

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Overall

Overall Home 2­2­1 1­1­0

Away 1­1­1

At Children's Mercy Victory Field At Children's Mercy Park

0­1­0 1­0­0

0­1­0 1­0­0

0­0­0 0­0­0

Scoring First Opp. Scoring First

2­1­1 0­1­0

1­1­0 0­0­0

1­0­1 0­1­0

Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half

1­0­0 0­0­0 1­2­1

0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­0

1­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­1

Leading at 75' Trailing at 75' Tied at 75'

2­0­0 0­1­0 0­1­1

1­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­0

1­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­1

Out­Shooting Opp. Out­Shot by Opp. Shots Even

2­1­0 0­1­1 0­0­0

1­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

1­0­0 0­1­1 0­0­0

In Shutouts

0­1­0

0­0­0

0­1­0

In Primary Kits In Secondary Kits

1­1­0 1­1­1

0­1­0 1­0­0

1­0­0 0­1­1

In March In April In May In June In July In August In September

1­0­0 1­2­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

1­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

0­0­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

On Wednesdays On Saturdays On Sundays

0­1­0 2­1­1 0­0­0

0­1­0 1­0­0 0­0­0

0­0­0 1­1­1 0­0­0

In Clear Weather In Cloudy Weather In Rain In Snow

1­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0

0­0­0 1­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

1­1­0 0­0­1 0­0­0 0­0­0

Below 30 at Kickoff 30­49 at Kickoff 50­59 at Kickoff 60­69 at Kickoff 70­79 at Kickoff 80­89 at Kickoff 90+ at Kickoff

0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­1­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0

0­0­0 0­0­0 1­0­0 0­1­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0

0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 1­1­1 0­0­0 0­0­0

Using No Subs Using 1 Sub Using 2 Subs Using 3 Subs Using 4 Subs Using 5 Subs

0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­2­1 2­0­0

0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­0 1­0­0

0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­0­0 0­1­1 1­0­0

On Artificial Surface On Natural Grass

0­1­0 2­1­1

0­0­0 1­1­0

0­1­0 1­0­1

Quickest Goal

Salloi at SA (4/9) ­ 2'

Quickest Goal Against

Greig vs. VAN (4/27) ­ 30'

Game­Winning Goals after 75'

Salloi vs. POR (3/26) ­ 90+ Selbol at TUL (4/2) ­ 90+

Game­Tying Goals after 75' Game­Winning Goals Against after 75'

None Ryden at OKC (4/23) ­ 79'

Game­Tying Goals Against after 75'

None

Hat Tricks

None

Hat Tricks Against

None

Own Goals For

None

Own Goals Against

None

Red Cards

None

Opponent's Red Cards

None

PENALTY KICKS FOR SPR Player Kevin Oliveira

Goalkeeper, Team Wade Hamilton, POR

Date 3/26

Result Goal

PENALTY KICKS AGAINST Player, Team Kyle Greig, VAN

SPR Goalkeeper Jon Kempin

Date 4/27

Result Goal