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Swope Park Rangers to host playoff opener on Friday

Swope Park Rangers home playoff match

The Swope Park Rangers have clinched a home playoff game following a 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the team’s regular season finale tonight.


The Rangers will begin their quest toward the 2016 USL Cup against LA Galaxy II at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 30 at Children’s Mercy Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.


Tickets for the Swope Park Rangers home playoff match on Sept. 30 start as low as $12 and will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Monday at Ticketmaster.com. Swope Park Rangers Season Ticket Members can also secure their seats on Monday via Account Manager with season ticket pricing in effect for the USL Cup Playoffs.


The USL Cup Playoffs feature the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference competing over four weeks of postseason action to crown the league’s champion. The fixed-seed format will see the higher seed host a single-game elimination match in each round and concludes with the 2016 USL Cup at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 23 on ESPNU.


Conference Quarterfinals: SPR vs LA | Sept. 30 | Swope Soccer Village
Conference Semifinals: Oct. 7-9
Conference Championships: Oct. 14-16
2016 USL Cup: Oct. 23 (ESPNU)


The Swope Park Rangers went 14-10-6 in their inaugural season and enter the playoffs having won six of the club’s last seven matches. Visit SportingKC.com/Rangers and follow the club on social media for all the latest playoff information.