2016 Saint Louis FC season

The 2016 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's second season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

Saint Louis FC
2016 season
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head CoachDale Schilly
Tim Leonard (Interim)
United Soccer LeagueConference: 14th
League: 22nd
Playoffs: DNQ
U.S. Open Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Irvin Herrera (14)
All: Irvin Herrera (14)
Highest home attendance6,004
(September 17 vs. Louisville City FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,209
(August 31 vs. Oklahoma City Energy)
Open Cup: 2,065
(June 1 vs. Minnesota United)
Average home league attendance4,923
Biggest win7–1
(June 11 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks)
Biggest defeat1–5
(September 17 vs. Louisville City)

After playing their first season in the Eastern Conference of the USL, due to the addition of new teams to the league the club moved to the Western Conference for 2016.[1]

The club also renewed their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer for the 2016 season, having partnered with them the previous year.[2]

Current squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
As of May 21, 2016. Sources: [3]

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Eduardo Cortes  Mexico
1 Goalkeeper Mark Pais  United States
2 Defender Richard Dixon  Jamaica
3 Defender Sam Fink  United States
4 Defender A. J. Cochran  United States
5 Defender Mitchell Lurie  United States
6 Midfielder Parker Maher  United States
7 Midfielder Jamiel Hardware  Jamaica
8 Midfielder Chad Bond  Wales
9 Forward Jeremie Lynch  Jamaica
10 Midfielder Takuma Asano  Japan
11 Midfielder Charles Renken  United States
12 Midfielder Tyler David  United States
13 Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson  Jamaica
14 Defender James Musa  New Zealand
15 Forward Mike Ambersley  United States
16 Defender Jake Bond  United States
17 Midfielder Jacob Bushue  United States
18 Midfielder Drew Conner (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
19 Forward Irvin Herrera  El Salvador
20 Midfielder Vince Cicciarelli  United States
21 Defender Chad Vandegriffe  United States
22 Defender Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
23 Forward Jordan Roberts  England
25 Midfielder Brandon Barklage  United States
32 Midfielder Schillo Tshuma  Zimbabwe
55 Defender Aedan Stanley  United States
91 Midfielder Seth Rudolph  United States

Player Movement

Returning Players from 2015

No. Position Player Nation Date Signed Ref
15ForwardMike Ambersley United StatesJanuary 13, 2015[4]
17MidfielderJacob Bushue United StatesJanuary 15, 2015[4]
2DefenderRichard Dixon JamaicaJanuary 15, 2015[4]
1GoalkeeperMark Pais United StatesJanuary 15, 2015[4]
10MidfielderKentaro Takada[OFF 1] JapanJanuary 15, 2015[4]
11MidfielderCharles Renken United StatesJanuary 20, 2015[4]
6MidfielderParker Maher United StatesFebruary 13, 2015[4]
14DefenderJames Musa[OFF 2] New ZealandFebruary 25, 2015[4]
3DefenderSam Fink United StatesMarch 7, 2015[4]
7MidfielderJamiel Hardware JamaicaMarch 7, 2015[4]
9ForwardJeremie Lynch JamaicaMarch 10, 2015[4]
23ForwardJordan Roberts EnglandMarch 10, 2015[4]
21DefenderChad Vandegriffe[OFF 3] United StatesMarch 13, 2015[4]
25MidfielderBrandon Barklage United StatesMarch 20, 2015[4]

Notes

  1. Takada played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[5]
  2. Musa played for Team Wellington during the USL offseason[6]
  3. Vandegriffe played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[7]

New Signings

No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
8MidfielderChad Bond Wales Tulsa RoughnecksJanuary 7, 2016[8]
19ForwardIrvin Herrera El Salvador Santa TeclaFebruary 18, 2016[9]
20MidfielderVince Cicciarelli United States Des Moines Menace
Saint Louis Billikens
March 3, 2016[10]
13GoalkeeperRyan Thompson Jamaica Pittsburgh RiverhoundsMarch 3, 2016[10]
4DefenderA. J. Cochran United States Houston DynamoMarch 6, 2016[11]
12MidfielderTyler David United States Saint Louis BillikensMarch 6, 2016[11]
16DefenderJake Bond United States Kitsap PumasMarch 16, 2016[12]
5DefenderMitchell Lurie United States Rutgers Scarlet KnightsMarch 16, 2016[12]
32MidfielderSchillo Tshuma Zimbabwe Arizona UnitedMarch 25, 2016[13]
0GoalkeeperEduardo Cortes Mexico IUPUI JaguarsMarch 31, 2016[14]
91MidfielderSeth Rudolph United States Sandvikens IFApril 22, 2016[15]
24GoalkeeperSean Clancy United States UMKC KangaroosDate Unknown

Academy Signings

No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
44MidfielderWan Kuzain Wan Kamal Malaysia St. Louis Scott GallagherMay 21, 2016[16]
55DefenderAedan Stanley United States St. Louis Scott GallagherMay 21, 2016[17]

Loans

In

No. Position Player Nation Loaned From Date Loaned Notes Ref
18MidfielderDrew Conner United States Chicago FireMarch 25, 2016Season-long loan (with option to recall)[17]
22DefenderPatrick Doody United States Chicago FireMarch 25, 2016Season-long loan (with option to recall)[17]
26DefenderEric Gehrig United States Chicago FireMarch 28, 2016[18]
30GoalkeeperPatrick McLain United States Chicago FireApril 22, 2016Single-game loan[19]
27MidfielderCollin Fernandez United States Chicago FireAugust 10, 2016Season-long loan (with option to recall)[20]
29MidfielderAlex Morrell United States Chicago FireAugust 10, 2016Season-long loan (with option to recall)[20]
28MidfielderJason Plumhoff United States Jacksonville ArmadaAugust 26, 2016[21]

Out

No. Position Player Nation Loaned To Date Loaned Notes Ref
9ForwardJeremie Lynch Jamaica Wilmington HammerheadsJuly 28, 2016Season-long loan[22]

United Soccer League season

Preseason

February 25 Charleston Cougars2–0Saint Louis FCMount Pleasant, SC
1:00 PM CST  First Half'
 First Half'
Source
Source
Stadium: CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriot's Point
Note: Postponed from original date of February 24
February 27 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2–2Saint Louis FCConway, SC
9:00 AM CST  32'
 58'
Source
Source
Source
Source
Source
Lynch  12'
Roberts  74'
Stadium: CCU Soccer Field
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
February 27 Charleston Battery1–1Saint Louis FCCharleston, SC
3:00 PM CST Portillo  59' Source
Source
Lynch  70' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
March 13 Oklahoma City Energy0–0Saint Louis FCSpringfield, MO
2:00 PM CDT Source Stadium: Lake Country Soccer Complex
March 16 Indy Eleven1–1Saint Louis FCEvansville, IN
7:30 PM CDT Smart  64' Report Herrera  46' Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 8 10 12 42 44  −2 34 4 7 4 23 20  +3 4 3 8 19 24  −5

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
GroundAAAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHHAAHA
ResultLLWDDWPWLWDDLWLWLDLLWDDLDLDLWLD
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 26 01Real Monarchs1–0Saint Louis FCSandy, UT
8:00 PM CDT Orellana  90+1' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa  43'
C. Bond  90+5'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
March 30 02LA Galaxy II3–0Saint Louis FCCarson, CA
9:30 PM CDT McBean  43', 58'
Rebellón  45+1'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Bushue  56'
Cochran  74'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 743
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 2 03Orange County Blues1–3Saint Louis FCIrvine, CA
9:00 PM CDT Griffiths  24'
Mirković  76'
Felix  84'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa  32'
Maher  45+3'
Fink  70'
Cicciarelli  88', 90+7'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
April 9 04Oklahoma City Energy2–2Saint Louis FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Dalgaard  9'
Gonzalez  39'
Craft  60'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Cicciarelli  23'
Doody  36'
Bushue  64'
Fink  80'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 16 05Saint Louis FC0–0Tulsa RoughnecksFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Musa  65' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 23 06Sacramento Republic0–1Saint Louis FCSacramento, CA
9:30 PM CDT Foran  90+5' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa  24'
Ambersley  59'
Dixon  71'
McLain  90+4'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Zapata
April 30 07Saint Louis FCPostponedVancouver Whitecaps 2Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Note: Postponed due to inclement weather,[23] re-scheduled for May 25[24]
May 7 08Saint Louis FC3–0Swope Park RangersFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Tshuma  11'
C. Bond  39',  43'  79'
Herrera  52'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Ballo  17'  45+1' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,028
May 14 09Louisville City2–0Saint Louis FCLouisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Davis  77'
Lancaster  90' (pen.)
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Conner  67'
Pais  89'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,859
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
May 21 10Tulsa Roughnecks2–5Saint Louis FCTulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Davoren  17'
Ramos Carpio  29'
Ochoa  37',  76'
Grimes  83'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Herrera  10', 53', 71', 78'
Musa  84',  88'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadill
May 25 11Saint Louis FC1–1Vancouver Whitecaps 2Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Fink  21'
Barklage  25'
Cochran  45+4'
Hardware  62'
C. Bond  90+3'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Levis  23'
Seymore  45+4'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,763
Note: Rescheduled from April 30 due to inclement weather[23][24]
June 4 13Colorado Springs Switchbacks2–0Saint Louis FCColorado Springs, CO
8:00 PM CDT Maybin  3'
Gonzalez  18'
Suggs  41'
Report (USL) Bushue  59' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 3,910
June 11 14Saint Louis FC7–1Tulsa RoughnecksFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Rudolph  4', 50'
Herrera  17', 52'
Hardware  38'
Roberts  76'
Cicciarelli  78'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Mata  37'
Peters  39'
Abidor  60'
Morgan  65'
Ramos Carpio  85'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,749
June 18 15Arizona United2–1Saint Louis FCPeoria, AZ
9:30 PM CDT Blackwood  9'
Tan  58'
Report (USL) Hardware  19'
Bushue  79'
Ambersley  80'
Roberts  90+2'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,002
July 2 17Swope Park Rangers1–0Saint Louis FCKansas City, MO
7:30 PM CDT Pasher  1' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Hardware  44'
C. Bond  64'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 933
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Note: Play was temporarily suspended in the 37th minute due to lightning[25]
July 6 18Saint Louis FC1–1Seattle Sounders 2Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Fink  87' Report (USL) Alihodžić  12' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,400
July 9 19Saint Louis FC1–2FC CincinnatiFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Cummings  8'
McMahon  58'
Mohamed  60'
Stevenson  78'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Ambersley  26'
Fink  61'
Tshuma  85'
Barklage  90+3'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,502
July 15 20Tulsa Roughnecks2–0Saint Louis FCTulsa, OK
7:30 PM CDT Villalobos  66'
Ochoa  83'
Report (USL) Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,776
August 3 23Saint Louis FC1–1Swope Park RangersFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Cochran  53'
Herrera  64'
David  68'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Meyer  20'
Rubio  34'
Didic  64'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,582
August 13 24Saint Louis FC3–4Sacramento RepublicFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Ambersley  26'
Roberts  74'
C. Bond  90'
Report (USL) Koval  5'
Iwasa  11', 57'
Guzmán  17'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,453
August 21 25Swope Park Rangers1–1Saint Louis FCKansas City, KS
6:00 PM CDT Barrett  89' Report (USL) Cicciarelli  80' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
August 27 26Saint Louis FC0–2San Antonio FCFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Report (USL) Thurière  12'
Castillo  45+1'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,262
September 5 28FC Cincinnati2–1Saint Louis FCCincinnati, OH
3:30 PM CDT Okoli  58',  84', 90+4' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Lurie  62'
Roberts  76'
Doody  86'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 17,415
Referee: Joshua Brooks
September 10 29San Antonio FC1–3Saint Louis FCSan Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDT Alvarez  32'
Morgan  42'
Bradnock-Brennan  90+4'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Herrera  12', 16', 54'
Pais  86'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 17 30Saint Louis FC1–5Louisville CityFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Roberts  17'
Dixon  25'
Musa  35'
Ambersley  69'
David  75'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Dacres  38'
Lancaster  40'
Rasmussen  51', 56'
Ilić  79'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,004
September 24 31Oklahoma City Energy2–2Saint Louis FCOklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM CDT Pitter  1'
König  26'
Craven  59'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Roberts  15'
Tshuma  21'
David  23'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Travis Haight

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 12 9 9 44 44 0 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 10 13 7 32 30 +2 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 2 40
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 4 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 39 19
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

U.S. Open Cup

Matches

May 18 2nd RoundSaint Louis FC2–0AFC ClevelandFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Takada  19'
Hardware  22'
Roberts  77'
Report (STLFC) V. Bell  41'
McGivern  86'
Manfut  87'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,195
June 1 3rd RoundSaint Louis FC0–2Minnesota UnitedFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Cochran  45+1' Report (STLFC) Lowe  56'
Venegas  69'
Blake  90+3'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,065

Player statistics

As of December 15, 2016

Goals

Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Irvin Herrera 14 0 0 14
2 Vince Cicciarelli 5 0 0 5
2 Jordan Roberts 4 0 1 5
4 Schillo Tshuma 4 0 0 4
5 James Musa 3 0 0 3
5 Jamiel Hardware 2 0 1 3
7 Mike Ambersley 2 0 0 2
7 Chad Bond 2 0 0 2
7 Patrick Doody 2 0 0 2
7 Seth Rudolph 2 0 0 2
11 Tyler David 1 0 0 1
11 Sam Fink 1 0 0 1

Assists

Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Irvin Herrera 4 0 0 4
2 Jason Plumhoff 3 0 0 3
2 Richard Dixon 3 0 0 3
2 Mike Ambersley 3 0 0 3
2 James Musa 3 0 0 3
6 Jamiel Hardware 2 0 0 2
6 Chad Bond 2 0 0 2
6 A. J. Cochran 2 0 0 2
6 Kentaro Takada 1 0 1 2
10 Jordan Roberts 1 0 0 1
10 Tyler David 1 0 0 1
10 Brandon Barklage 1 0 0 1

Shutouts

Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Mark Pais 3 0 1 4
2 Ryan Thompson 1 0 0 1
2 Patrick McLain 1 0 0 1

Kit

Supplier: Nike[26][27] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[26][27]

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
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