Little Rock Rangers


The Little Rock Rangers Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The team was founded in 2016 and played its inaugural season in 2016. The team plays in the USL League Two, a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. In 2016, the club added a team for the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), a league at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States [soccer pyramid], playing their inaugural season in 2017. The team plays its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
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About

The Little Rock Rangers were accepted to play in the National Premier Soccer League in 2015 and in 2016 the Women's Premier Soccer League. In 2018, the Rangers had a 7–3 season and qualified for the 2019 Open Cup, "the nation’s oldest and most prestigious tournament." The Rangers moved up to USL League Two in 2021. The team is mostly made up of high school and college-aged players, therefore the team is entirely amateur in order to preserve the college players' NCAA eligibility. The Little Rock Rangers Soccer Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and has a goal of improving soccer in the greater central Arkansas area by bringing in top-quality players and coaches. The Little Rock Rangers Academy, run by the club, provides opportunities for children 1 to 18 to develop their soccer skills with coaching from the first team staff and players. The club also has a goal of being able to provide local soccer club scholarships to underprivileged but motivated children in the area. It does this through extra revenue from ticket sales and donations received.

Crest

The deer and pine tree is a representation of all that is natural in the state of Arkansas. The white tail deer is the Arkansas state mammal and the loblolly pine is the state tree. The number "16" represents the year that the club started playing in the NPSL and it also represents the sixteen founders of the Little Rock Rangers Soccer Club.

Stadium

Home matches are held at War Memorial Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock. Built in 1948, the stadium is home to the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes, Catholic High School Rockets, and on occasion the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The stadium also hosts the Delta Classic and Arkansas Activities Association high school championship games. The facility has undergone numerous renovations and features a FieldTurf playing surface and a capacity of 54,120.
On July 23, 2023, a new attendance record of 7,723 for the club at War Memorial Stadium was set as the Rangers defeated their Mid-South Division rivals, Texas United, 2-0 to advance to the Southern Conference Finals.

Staff

Coaching Staff
  • Men's Head Coach- Francesco Brunetti
  • Men's Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - Dylan Perdue
  • Men's Assistant Coach - Tyler Maynard
  • Men's Assistant Coach - Ethan Garvey
  • Men's Goalkeeper Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - Tomasz Wroblewski
  • Men's Video Analyst - Gabriel Braghetto Otero
Business Staff
  • President/General Manager- Jonathan Wardlaw
  • Vice President of Operations- Jason Rector
  • Technical Director - Ante Jazic
  • Director of Media and Communication - Trent Eskola

Season-By-Season

Results

Men's

2017 NPSL Season----
DateOpponentResultVenueEvent
2017-07-08Tulsa AthleticL LaFortune StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-07-01Ozark FCL War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-06-24Ozark FCW John Brown University Soccer StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-06-17FC WichitaW War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-06-10Tulsa AthleticD War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-06-01Demize NPSLD Lake Country Soccer Cooper StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-05-26Dallas City FCW War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-05-20Demize NPSLW War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match
2017-05-13FC WichitaD Stryker Soccer ComplexNPSL Conference Match
2017-05-06Dallas City FCD McInnish Sports ComplexNPSL Conference Match
2017-04-30Memphis City FCL War Memorial StadiumI-40 Cup/Friendly
2017-04-28Memphis City FCD Mike Rose Soccer ComplexI-40 Cup/Friendly
2017-04-22Shreveport Rafters FCL Lee Hedges StadiumFriendly
2017-04-14Shreveport Rafters FCW War Memorial StadiumFriendly
2017-03-25BOCA Knights FCD War Memorial StadiumFriendly

2023 USL League Two Season----
DateOpponentResultVenueEvent
2023-05-10AR WolvesD War Memorial StadiumFriendly
2023-05-13Blue Goose SCW War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-05-20LA KreweW Clark FieldMid-South Division
2023-05-27Blue Goose SCW Airline High SchoolMid-South Division
2023-05-31Texas UnitedL John Clark StadiumMid-South Division
2023-06-07Texas UnitedD War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-06-14LA ParishW War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-06-17Mississippi BrillaW Clinton High SchoolMid-South Division
2023-06-24Mississippi BrillaW War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-06-28LA ParishW LSU Soccer StadiumMid-South Division
2023-07-01Blue Goose SCW War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-07-08Mississippi BrillaD Clinton High SchoolMid-South Division
2023-07-12LA KreweL War Memorial StadiumMid-South Division
2023-07-21Houston AlbionW War Memorial StadiumUSL League Two Playoffs
2023-07-23Texas UnitedW War Memorial StadiumUSL League Two Playoffs
2023-07-28The Villages SCL TowneBank StadiumUSL League Two Southern Conference Final

Women's

2018 WPSL Season----
DateOpponentResultVenueEvent
2018-05-13Memphis LobosL Houston Middle SchoolFriendly
2018-05-16Memphis LobosD War Memorial StadiumFriendly
2018-06-01Lady DemizeW Branson High SchoolFriendly
2018-06-21Lady DemizeW War Memorial StadiumFriendly
2018-05-19FC WichitaL Trinity AcademyWPSL Conference Match
2018-05-27OK City FCL Mid America Christian UniversityWPSL Conference Match
2018-05-30FC DallasL Dr. Pink StadiumWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-03Texas SpursL Lucas, TXWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-09Texas SpursL War Memorial StadiumWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-15Fortuna TulsaL University of TulsaWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-17FC DallasL War Memorial StadiumWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-28Fortuna TulsaD War Memorial StadiumWPSL Conference Match
2018-06-30FC WichitaD War Memorial StadiumWPSL Conference Match
2018-07-07OK City FCL War Memorial StadiumNPSL Conference Match

Record

Men's

YearLeagueConferenceDivisionFriendliesRegular seasonPlayoffs
2021USL2CentralMid-South0–1–05th, 6–7–1N/A
2022USL2SouthernMid-South1–0–04th, 4–5–4N/A
2023USL2SouthernMid-South1–1–02nd, 8–2–2Southern Conference Finalist