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Sunflower State FC

Sunflower State FC

Soccer club

Sunflower State FC is a semi-professional soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas that competes in the National Premier Soccer League as a member of the Heartland Conference and in the Major Arena Soccer League 3 as a member of the Midwest Division. The club was founded in Northwest Arkansas as Ozark FC in 2017, before merging with Sunflower State FC and moving to the Kansas City, Kansas area in 2022. The team colors are yellow, black, and white.

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History

Sunflower State FC was founded as Ozark FC on January 23, 2017, as a National Premier Soccer League expansion team joining the newly formed Heartland Conference.[1][2]

In the 2017 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 2–8–0 record and last in their conference, missing the playoffs. Home games were played at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Ownership interest of Ozark FC transitioned to an ownership group led by Todd Carrigan, Scott Marksberry, and Oddvar Naustvik on March 29, 2018.

In the 2018 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 0–9–1 record, once again finishing last in their conference and missing the playoffs. Home games were played at Veteran's Park in Rogers, Arkansas, Springdale High School in Springdale, Arkansas, and Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Arkansas.

In the 2019 NPSL season Ozark finished with a 3–5–3 record, finishing 4th in their conference and making the playoffs. They lost 2–6 in the first round at Tulsa Athletic. Home games were all played at Har-Ber High School.

Ozark's rivalry with Little Rock Rangers, called the Downriver Derby by Rangers fans, was their main rivalry each season. Out of the six games the clubs played, Ozark won 2 and lost 4.

On January 10, 2022, the NPSL announced the club had come to an agreement with Sunflower State FC to merge clubs, relocate to Kansas City, Kansas, and keep the club name of Sunflower State FC. Games will be played at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas starting in 2022.[3]

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Last updated: January 10, 2022
Source: NPSL

Seasons

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2019 schedule

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2019 scoring breakdown

May 12 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–3 Little Rock Rangers Little Rock, Arkansas
Alex Buckley 60' Report Guadron 7'
Benema 54'
Watson 87'		 Stadium: War Memorial
May 18 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–3 Tulsa Athletic Tulsa, Oklahoma
Matheus Ferreira 53' Report Diallo 32', 56'
Kazeem 78'		 Stadium: Veteran's Park
May 25 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–1 Demise NPSL Springfield, Missouri
Jacob Zamarron 14' Report Hernandez 57' Stadium: Cooper Sports Complex
June 1 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 2–1 Little Rock Rangers Springdale, Arkansas
Jacob Zamarron 80'
Quinton Carey 90'		 Report Doyle 45' Stadium: Har-Ber High School
June 8 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–5 Club Atletico St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
0 Report Lopez 2', 35'
Kante 62', 79', 89'		 Stadium: St. Louis University High School
June 15 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–1 FC Wichita Springdale, Arkansas
Report Own Goal 5'
Arndt 75'		 Stadium: Har-Ber High School
June 19 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–3 Tulsa Athletic Springdale, Arkansas
Report Nzojyibwami 1'
Garcia 14', 44'		 Stadium: Har-Ber High School
June 22 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–0 Demize NPSL Springdale, Arkansas
Report Stadium: Har-Ber High School
June 29 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 7–0 Club Atletico St. Louis Springdale, Arkansas
Giovani Bejarano 4'
Jacob Zamarron 50', 61', 87'
Quinton Carey 68', 78'
Gonçalo Verissimo 81'		 Report Stadium: Har-Ber High School
July 6 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 3–1 FC Wichita Wichita, Kansas
Lalo Castro 7'
Jacob Zamarron 85'
Alex Buckley 90'		 Report Gomes 15' Stadium: Stryker Soccer Complex
July 10 Heartland Conference Semi-Final Ozark FC 2–6 Tulsa Athletic Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jacob Zamarron 80', 90' Report Garcia 15', 44'
Habib 52'
Ruiz 60'
Riveros 89', 90'		 Stadium: Veteran's Park

2018 schedule

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May 5 NPSL Heartland Conference FC Wichita 5–0 Ozark FC Wichita, Kansas
7:30 p.m. Landaverde 22', 39'
Sosa 75'
Robbins 79'
Andoh 89'		 NPSL Report Stadium: Trinity Academy
May 12 NPSL Heartland Conference Tulsa Athletic 3–0 Ozark FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
Joe Garcia 5'
Damieon Thomas 40', 49'		 Report Stadium: Veteran's Park
May 19 NPSL Heartland Conference Saint Louis Club Atletico 1–1 Ozark FC Saint Louis, Missouri
Walsh 6' Report Castro 44' Stadium: St. Mary's High School
May 26 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–4 Demize NPSL Rogers, Arkansas
Borges 7' Report Guelly 9', 50'
Rogers 31'
Darko 72'		 Stadium: Veterans Park
June 2 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–1 FC Wichita Springdale, Arkansas
Report F. Tayou 68' Stadium: Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium
June 9 NPSL Heartland Conference Demize NPSL 2–0 Ozark FC Springfield, Missouri
Pedro Machado 15'
Moore 41'		 Report Stadium: Cooper Stadium
June 16 NPSL Heartland Conference Little Rock Rangers 2–1 Ozark FC Little Rock, Arkansas
Gaudron 45', 47' Report Gonzales 67' Stadium: War Memorial Stadium
June 23 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–1 Little Rock Rangers Springdale, Arkansas
Report Caba Cordova 68' Stadium: Har-Ber High School
June 30 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 0–1 Tulsa Athletic Bella Vista, AR
Report Ryan Alpers 9' Stadium: Sugar Creek
July 7 NPSL Heartland Conference Ozark FC 1–2 St. Louis Club Atletico Rogers, AR
Matheus Alves 30' Report Pandelis Popgeogiev 3'
Eric Lopez 50'		 Stadium: Veteran's Park

2022 NPSL roster

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2021 MASL 3 roster

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References

  1. [1]
    "NPSL Realignment affects local teams Ft. Worth Vaqueros and Liverpool Warriors". Dallas News. January 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Ozark FC Joins NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "OZARK FC RELOCATES, REBRANDS AS SUNFLOWER STATE FC". NPSL. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.


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