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Saint Louis FC
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Full nameSaint Louis Football Club
Founded2014 (10 years ago) (2014)
StadiumToyota Stadium
Fenton, Missouri
Capacity5,500[1]
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head coachVacant[2]
LeagueUSL
201712th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Saint Louis FC is an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competes in the United Soccer League. The team plays their matches at Toyota Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide Technology Soccer Park.

History

SLSG Pro LLC (affiliated with St. Louis area youth club St. Louis Scott Gallagher) was awarded the USL Pro franchise on May 1, 2014.[3] That same day, the club announced that they would play their home games at the 5,500 seat World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri. Dale Schilly, the youth club director of SLSG, was named head coach.[4]

On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the team's name was Saint Louis Football Club.[5]

Former AC St. Louis player Mike Ambersley was the first player signed to the team on January 13, 2015.[6]

On January 16, 2015, the team announced their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.[7]

St. Louis FC played their inaugural game on March 28, 2015, losing to Louisville City 2–0.[8] Their first victory was against the Tulsa Roughnecks on April 2, 2015, winning 2–0. Jeremie Lynch scored the team's first ever goal in the 42nd minute.[9] Their home debut was a 1–1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on April 11, 2015, before of a sellout crowd of 5,280.[10] The team's first home win came against the Wilmington Hammerheads on May 9, 2015, with the winning goal by Sam Fink.[11]

On May 16, 2016, Saint Louis FC announced that they had acquired the PDL team Springfield Synergy FC and renamed the team as Saint Louis FC U-23.[12]

On August 15, 2016 Saint Louis FC announced that Dale Schilly had been relieved of coaching duties; Tim Leonard was named as interim Head Coach. [13]

On October 12, 2016 Saint Louis FC introduced Preki as the new head coach.[14]

On February 15, 2017 Saint Louis FC announced that their affiliation with the Chicago Fire would not be renewed for the 2017 season.[15]

Supporters

The official supporters group of Saint Louis FC is the St. Louligans. The St. Louligans were founded in 2010 when several local soccer fan groups joined forces at AC St. Louis home games. These small groups eventually decided to create a new group to unite them all, and the St. Louligans were born. They have provided strong support for a number of St. Louis area soccer teams, including: AC St. Louis, Saint Louis Athletica, St. Louis Lions, and Illinois Piasa [16]

Saint Louis FC is working very closely with the St. Louligans to encourage their support, and on July 9, 2014, the club awarded the Louligans with the first Saint Louis FC season ticket. The group has promised that for each home game, they will give a new fan the ticket as a way to encourage new fans to join the St. Louligans and support Saint Louis FC.[17]

The St. Louligans also have a smaller subgroup, the Louligan Ladies, who were founded in 2014 as a way to encourage more women to support soccer and join the St. Louligans.

The club conducted a fan vote to decide the team's crest.[5] The logo chosen includes a fleur-de-lis, which acts as the focal point of the logo and pays tribute to Saint Louis' French heritage. Also included in the logo is a reference to the year the city was founded, 1764, and 5 lines to represent the club's 5 core values: Unity, Humility, Passion, Respect, and Tradition.[18]

Year-by-year

As of September 25, 2016
Season United Soccer League Play-offs US Open Cup Top Scorer
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Player Goals
2015 28 8 9 11 30 40 -10 33 9th Did not qualify 4R United States Bryan Gaul 6
2016 30 8 10 12 42 44 -2 34 14th Did not qualify 3R El Salvador Irvin Herrera 14
2017 32 9 9 14 35 48 -13 36 12th Did not qualify 4R United States Christian Volesky 8

Head coaches

  • Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Dale Schilly  United States May 1, 2014 August 15, 2016 56 18 22 16 032.14
Tim Leonard (Interim)  United States August 15, 2016 October 12, 2016 7 1 3 3 014.29
Preki  Serbia October 12, 2016 November 19, 2017 35 11 15 9 031.43

Current roster

Saint Louis FC players in a huddle prior to a match kickoff

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

As of October 22, 2017[19]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Devala Gorrick  United States
2 MF Seth Rudolph  United States
3 DF Aedan Stanley  United States
4 DF A. J. Cochran  United States
5 DF Konrad Plewa  Poland
6 DF Austin Ledbetter  United States
7 MF Sebastian Dalgaard  Denmark
8 MF Dragan Stojkov  North Macedonia
9 FW Christian Volesky  United States
11 MF Mats Bjurman  United States
12 MF Tyler David  United States
13 DF Matthew Sheldon  United States
14 MF Nick Radosavljevic  England
16 MF Nikiphoros Vlastos  United States
17 MF Octavio Guzmán  Mexico
18 MF Ivan Mirković  Serbia
20 DF Jack Maher  United States
21 FW Max Alvarez  United States
22 DF Wesley Charpie  United States
23 DF Ryan Howe  United States
24 MF Tony Walls  United States
25 FW Milan Petosevic  Serbia
27 MF Daniel Jackson  United States
28 MF Emir Alihodžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
30 DF Erick Cabalceta  Costa Rica
31 GK Jack Filla  United States
44 FW Tyler Feeley  Serbia
45 MF Emmanuel Appiah  Ghana
99 GK Adam Grinwis  United States
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    Academy player
    2.

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
— FW José Angulo (on loan to OKC Energy FC)  Colombia
— FW Irvin Herrera (on loan to New York Cosmos)  El Salvador

Staff

Source: [20]

Coaches

  • Vacant – head coach
  • United States Tim Leonard - assistant coach
  • United States Matt Caution – assistant coach
  • United States Brian Jones – goalkeeping coach
  • United States Nick Caruso – strength and conditioning coach
  • United States Brian Bounds – athletic trainer

Front office

  • Jim Kavanaugh – chief executive officer
  • Tom Strunk – chief financial officer
  • Rob Ebert – general counsel
  • Patrick Barry – executive director
  • Jeremy Alumbaugh – general manager
  • Jon Beilstein – director of sales and business development
  • Kevin Wygant – director of corporate partnerships
  • Alex Chalmers – manager of corporate partnerships
  • Andy Krus – director of finance
  • Tyler Tetzlaff – communications manager
  • Nick Dawes – marketing manager

Player records

Statistics below show the all-time regular-season club leaders. Bold indicates active Saint Louis FC players.

Category Record holder Total
Games United States Sam Fink (2015-16) 53
Goals El Salvador Irvin Herrera (2016) 14
Assists United States Mike Ambersley (2015-16)
United States Bryan Gaul (2015)
United States Patrick Doody (2015-17)
El Salvador Irvin Herrera (2016)		 4
Hat tricks El Salvador Irvin Herrera (2016) 1
Shutouts United States Alec Kann (2015) 6
Wins United States Mark Pais (2015-16) 7
  • All-Time regular season record: 30–40–28 (Through 2017 season)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Wireless Stadium". Saint Louis FC. April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/858439?referrer_id=3067487
  3. ^ "USL PRO Announces St. Louis Expansion". United Soccer Leagues (USL). May 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Pro Soccer Returning to St. Louis in 2015". Riverfront Times. May 2, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Saint Louis FC to Join USL Pro Next Season". Saint Louis CBS Local. June 4, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "Saint Louis FC Announces Mike Ambersley as First Signing". Jason McAdams. Reckless Challenge. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Saint Louis FC Announces Fire as MLS Affiliate". January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "STLFC loses inaugural game 2–0". Tom Timmermann. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Saint Louis FC Earns Historic First Win On Road". United Soccer League (USL). April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "St. Louis FC plays to draw in home debut". Joe Lyons. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  11. ^ "Fink's Late Goal Leads STL FC to Home Victory". Saint Louis FC. May 9, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "Saint Louis FC acquires PDL side Springfield Synergy FC". Saint Louis FC. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Coaching Change". Saint Loius FC. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Saint Loius FC Names Preki As Head Coach". Saint Louis FC. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. ^ "STLFC and Chicago Fire MLS Affiliation Announcement". Saint Louis FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "St. Louligans". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  17. ^ "Saint Louis FC Awards First Season Ticket". Our Sports Central. July 10, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  18. ^ "Pro Soccer in St. Louis". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  19. ^ "Saint Louis FC". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  20. ^ "Saint Louis FC". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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