2010 AC St. Louis season

The 2010 AC St. Louis season was the club's first and last season of professional soccer. The Saints in the NASL Conference of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The league was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).

AC St. Louis
2010 season
Chairman Jeff Cooper
Manager Dale Schilly
USSF Division 25th, NASL Conference
2010 U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ambersley (9)
All: Ambersley (11)
Highest home attendance5,695
Lowest home attendance2,037
Average home league attendance2,767

St. Louis played their home games at the Anheuser-Busch Center in nearby Fenton, Missouri. The team's colors are green, white and yellow. The team began the season coached by Claude Anelka, the older brother of French international striker Nicolas Anelka, but Dale Schilly replaced Anelka as head coach 24 June 2010.

Preseason

On March 19, 2010, AC St. Louis and the Kansas City Wizards started what is expected to be an annual rivalry series of 2 games between the cross-state rivals. The March 19th game was played in Kansas City with the 2nd in St. Louis, Missouri. The wizards won the first game 2-0. The winner will be decided on aggregate score.[1]

March 12, 2010 AC St. Louis3–2UMKC KangaroosSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Salvaggione
March 15, 2010 AC St. Louis4–0McKendree BearcatsSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
March 19, 2010 Kansas City Wizards2–0AC St. LouisKansas City, Missouri, United States
5:00 PM Rocastle
Myers 		Stadium: Swope Park
March 24, 2010 SIU Edwardsville Cougars0–0AC St. LouisEdwardsville, Illinois, United States
5:45 PM Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
March 28, 2010 Saint Louis Billikens2–2AC St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
4:00 PM Dice
Gabeljc 		Stisser
Moore 		Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 100
March 31, 2010 AC St. Louis2–0Western Illinois LeathernecksSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Kafedzic  23'
Ambersley 		Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
April 3, 2010 AC St. Louis1–2Kansas City WizardsSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Kafedzic  53' Report Hercegfalvi  31'
Besler  34'
Hirsig  84'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Landis Wiley

USSF 2

AC St. Louis kicked off their season April 10 at the Carolina Railhawks.

Results
See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season
NASL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Montreal Impact 30 12 11 7 36 30 +6 43
4 Miami FC 30 7 11 12 37 49 −12 33
5 AC St. Louis 30 7 15 8 32 48 −16 29
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 30 6 18 6 24 55 −31 24
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
April 10, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC2–0AC St. LouisCary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Barbara  4', 25'
Gardner  75'		 Report Kante  63' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Andrew Chapin
April 17, 2010 AC St. Louis1–2Austin AztexSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
1:56 PM O'Garro  43',  77'
Velten 73'
Kante  76'
Kafedzic  86'		 Report Alvarez  20'
Johnson  37'
Griffin  56'
Callahan  82'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 5,696
Referee: Landis Wiley
April 22, 2010 Portland Timbers3–0AC St. LouisPortland, Oregon, United States
9:00 PM Pore  1', 45+'
Obatola  62'
Suzuki  73'		 Report Traynor  13'
Nzinga  67'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Reyes
April 24, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–0AC St. LouisBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
6:00 PM Akloul  19' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,815
Referee: Justin Tasev
May 1, 2010 AC St. Louis1–0Crystal Palace BaltimoreSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Kante  1', Report Mbuta Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,985
May 8, 2010 Rochester Rhinos2–1AC St. LouisRochester, New York, United States
8:00 PM Hamilton  43'
Heins  74'
Short
Sanfilippo 		Report Ambersley  49'
Cole 		Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 15, 2010 Portland Timbers1–1AC St. LouisPortland, Oregon
5:00 PM Marcelin  43'
Keita  66'		 Report Ambersley  90'
Moore  90'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Guzman
May 22, 2010 AC St. Louis0–3FC Tampa BaySt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Velten  42'
Traynor  73'  89'		 Report Valentin  17'
Milien  37'
Adjeman-Pamboe  45'  64'
Tan  90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 3,402
May 29, 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars3–2AC St. LouisBlaine, Minnesota, United States
7:00 PM Wasson  41'
Altman  72'
Hlavaty  87'		 Report Kreamalmeyer  25'
Gauchinho  69'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,562
June 12, 2010 Puerto Rico Islanders0–1AC St. LouisBayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM Report Stisser  41' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,098
June 26, 2010 AC St. Louis0–0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Report Stewart  65'  Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,432
July 3, 2010 AC St. Louis0–2Carolina RailhawksSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Traynor  60' Report Kabwe  17'  82'
Lowery  45'
Gardner  62'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,122
July 8, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–1AC St. LouisBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
5:30 PM Edwini-Bonsu  87' Report Bloom  72' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
July 10, 2010 AC St. Louis3–0Montreal ImpactSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Cole  52'
Salvaggione  57'
Kreamalmeyer  62'
Cosgriff  78'		 Report Pastel  38'
Testo  58'  72'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,307
July 14, 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars2–2AC St. LouisBlaine, Minnesota, United States
7:00 PM Kallman  56'
Cvilikas  88'
Moura  90+1'		 Report Cosgriff  43'
Salvaggione  62'  65'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,091
July 17, 2010 Austin Aztex2–0AC St. LouisAustin, Texas, United States
7:30 PM J. Watson  35' (pen.)
M. Griffin  68'
Johnson  85'		 Report Dufty  15'
Bauer  25'
Cosgriff  34'
Traynor  82'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 3,702
July 21, 2010 Montreal Impact3–0AC St. LouisMontreal, Quebec, Canada
6:30 PM Pizzolitto  10'
Agourram  24'
Donatelli  29'  36'
Pastel  67'
Ribeiro  82'		 Report Kreamalmeyer  49'
Gauchinho  67'
Traynor  71'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 10,864
July 24, 2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore0–1AC St. LouisGermantown, Maryland, United States
3:00 PM Robson  89' Report Ambersley  74'
Bauer  81'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 701
July 28, 2010 AC St. Louis3–0Portland TimbersSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Ambersley  26', 27', 57'
Cole  44'
O'Garro  72'		 Report Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,256
August 1, 2010 AC St. Louis2–2NSC Minnesota StarsSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
5:00 PM Kreamalmeyer  42', 86' (pen.) Report Tarley  83'
Cvilikas  90'
Rodriguez  90+'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,037
August 6, 2010 AC St. Louis0–0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Cole  60' Report Bellisomo  50'
Janicki  85'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,312
August 14, 2010 AC St. Louis0–1Portland TimbersSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Traynor  7' Report Nimo  7'
Purdy  13'
Dike  41'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2649
August 20, 2010 AC St. Louis1 - 1Puerto Rico IslandersSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
6:10 Velten 4'
Ambersley  42' (pen.)		 Report Adderly  18' Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2241
August 29, 2010 FC Tampa Bay2 - 2AC St. LouisTampa, Florida, United States
7:00 PM Steele 43'
Diaz 90'
Nyazamba		 Report Own Goal 5'
Ambersley 18'
Kreamalmeyer 		Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3389
September 5, 2010 Miami FC1 - 3AC St. LouisMiami, Florida, United States
5:00 PM Gomez 45'
Thompson 62'  63'		 Report Stisser 19'
Traynor 58'
Ambersley 71'
Lancaster 75'
Videira 85'		 Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 2403
September 11, 2010 AC St. LouisvNSC Minnesota StarsSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
September 18, 2010 AC St. LouisvAustin AztexSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
September 22, 2010 Portland TimbersvAC St. LouisPortland, Oregon, United States
Stadium: PGE Park
September 25, 2010 Austin AztexvAC St. LouisAustin, Texas, United States
Stadium: House Park
October 2010 AC St. LouisvRochester RhinosSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Alec Dufty
2 DF  USA Zach Bauer
3 MF  USA Troy Cole
4 DF  USA Tim Velten
5 DF  USA Jack Traynor
6 DF  USA John Lesko
7 MF  USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
8 DF  TRI Anthony O'Garro
9 FW  BIH Elvir Kafedzic
10 MF  USA Hagop Chirishian
11 MF  USA Chris Salvaggione
12 MF  USA Gilbert Pogosyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  BRA Gauchinho
15 MF  USA Mike Ambersley
17 MF  USA Brad Stisser
20 MF  USA Jeff Cosgriff
21 DF  USA Mark Bloom
22 GK  USA Chad Becker
23 MF  USA Ryan Moore
24 FW  BRA Alex Titton
26 DF  USA Dillon Barna
30 MF  USA Luis Gil (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
31 MF  USA Michael Videira

Staff
  • Dale Schilly Head Coach
  • John Vanbuskirk Assistant Coach
  • Tim Leonard Assistant Coach
  • Blake Decker Assistant Coach
  • Tim Owens General Manager
  • Paul Rogers Goalkeeper Coach

Statistics

Overall
Games played25
Games won6
Games lost11
Games drawn8
Goals scored25 (1.00 per match)
Goals conceded34 (1.36 per match)
Goal difference-9
Clean sheets7
Yellow cards30
Red cards4
Worst discipline Jack Traynor ( 7 , 1 )
Best result(s)3-0 (H) v Montreal Impact - 10 July 2010
3-0 (H) v Portland Timbers - 28 July 2010
Worst result(s)0-3 (A) v Portland Timbers - 22 April 2010
0-3 (H) v FC Tampa Bay - 22 May 2010
0-3 (A) v Montreal Impact - 21 July 2010
Most appearancesMark Bloom and Alec Dufty with 24 appearances
Top scorer Mike Ambersley (9 goals)
Top assistant Luke Kreamalmeyer (5 assists)
Points26/75 (34.7%)

Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Position Nation Number Name USSF Division 2 U.S. Open Cup Total
1 15 Mike Ambersley 9 2 11
2 7 Luke Kreamalmeyer 4 0 4
  11 Chris Salvaggione 2 0 2
  17 Brad Stisser 2 0 2
  20 Jeff Cosgriff 2 0 2
3 8 Anthony O'Garro 1 0 1
  13 Gauchinho 1 0 1
  19 Manuel Kante† 1 0 1
  21 Mark Bloom 1 0 1

Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF

† = Player is no longer with the club but still scored a goal during the season.

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References
  1. Press Release
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