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Sunflower State FC is a men's and women's semi-professional soccer team based in Overland Park, Kansas whose men's team competes in the USL League Two as a member of the Great Plains Division and whose women's team competes in the Women's Premier Soccer League as a member of the Heartland Division.
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The club was originally founded in Kansas City, Kansas in 2020 and competed in the United Premier Soccer League and the Major Arena Soccer League 3. The club eventually merged with Ozark FC in 2022, taking its place in the NPSL.
The team colors are yellow, black, and white.
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Originally the founding members began playing in Kansas City adult leagues as Queso Blanco. Over the first two years competing in the most competitive amateur adult leagues and tournaments in the area the club found substantial success, winning 10 first and second place trophies. Throughout the years interest in the team began to grow. This lead to the development and transition to Sunflower State FC and beginning semi-pro competition in the MASL 3 and UPSL in 2020-2021.
The clubs first season saw them competing in the Midwest South conference in the United Premier Soccer League. They finished their season with a 3-2-3 record finishing in 3rd place with 11 points.
On January 10, 2022, the NPSL announced that Ozark FC 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.[1]
In early 2022 the club announced that it would be starting a women's team. The team was to be coach by Jose Ramos who had previously played with the men's team in the Major Arena Soccer League 3. The club played their first season in the USL League 2.
In the club's debut season in the NPSL they moved their home field to Rockhurst University and played in the Heartland Conference finishing the regular season with a 5-4-3 record finishing in 3rd place with 18 points and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in their history. They were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round losing 4-2 against OKC 1889 FC.
On January 11, 2023 it was announced that Sunflower State FC's women's team would be joining the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2023 season.
For the men's 2023 season, Sunflower State was moved to the Gateway Conference. They finished their season with a record of 4-5-1 finishing in 3rd place with 13 points and missing out on the playoffs.
The women's debut season in the WPSL saw them competing in the Central Heartland Division. They finished the season with a record of 3-1-6 coming in 4th place with 10 points.
For the club's men's 2024 season they once again competed in the Gateway Conference. This season saw the beginning of the KC derby between Sunflower State and the KC Sol who had joined the conference for this season. Sunflower State finished the season with a record of 3-4-3 coming in 5th in their conference with 12 points and missing out on the playoffs by one position.
The women's 2024 season saw Sunflower State finish with a record of 4-3-3 coming in 4th place with 15 points.
On November 25, 2024 is was announced that the club's men's team would be joining the USL League Two. The club will also be playing their home games at The Pembroke Hill School.
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Last updated: January 10, 2022
Source: NPSL
Seasons
2019 schedule
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 |
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All times are Central Standard unless otherwise stated
2018 scoring breakdown
| 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 |
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2022 NPSL roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2021 MASL 3 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2018 roster
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