The Swope Park Rangers will play their first home match of the 2019 USL Championship season against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, the league announced Friday in an unveil of home openers for all 36 clubs. SPR’s inaugural meeting with Pittsburgh is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, at Children’s Mercy Park.
All dates and kickoff times for Rangers home matches at Children’s Mercy Park in 2019 are subject to change pending the release of Sporting Kansas City’s MLS regular season schedule at a later date. SPR’s full, 34-game USL Championship schedule will be announced later this month.
Friday’s announcement also revealed that SPR will kick off their 2019 campaign at New York Red Bulls II in a rematch of the 2016 USL Cup Final.