2020 Saint Louis FC season
The 2020 Saint Louis FC season is the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis will additionally compete in the U.S. Open Cup. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[1]
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | SLSG Pro LLC | ||
| Head Coach | Steve Trittschuh | ||
| United Soccer League | Western Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Kings' Cup | TBD | ||
| Average home league attendance | Overall: 1,715 Pre-Covid: 4,019 Post-Covid: 947 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–1 (March 7 vs. Miami) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (July 11 at Indy Eleven) (August 8 vs. FC Tulsa) | ||
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Roster
- As of March 4, 2020[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Kyle Morton |  |
| 2 | Defender | Paris Gee | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 3 | Defender | Phanuel Kavita |  |
| 4 | Defender | Sam Fink | |
| 5 | Midfielder | Wal Fall |  |
| 6 | Defender | Daniel Fischer |  |
| 7 | Midfielder | Todd Wharton | |
| 8 | Midfielder | Guy Abend |  |
| 9 | Midfielder | Russell Cicerone | |
| 10 | Forward | Samb Mour |  |
| 11 | Midfielder | Joaquín Rivas |  |
| 13 | Midfielder | Kadeem Dacres | |
| 14 | Forward | Tyler Blackwood |  |
| 17 | Midfielder | Oscar Umar |  |
| 18 | Goalkeeper | John Berner | |
| 21 | Defender | Tobi Adewole | |
| 22 | Forward | Kyle Greig | |
| 23 | Defender | Richard Bryan | |
| 28 | Defender | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | |
| 29 | Midfielder | Nichi Vlastos | |
| — | Midfielder | Kyle Genenbacher ([A]) | |
| — | Defender | Jansen Miller ([A]) | |
| — | Defender | Lawson Redmon ([A]) | |
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Competitive
USL Championship
Standings — Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Saint Louis FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 | |
| 3 | Louisville City FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City II | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL
Match results
| March 7 1 | Saint Louis FC | 4–1 | Miami FC | Fenton, MO |
| 1:00 PM | Greig  Cicerone Fink  Kavita Blackwood Gee |
Report | 9 R. Williams |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 11 2 | Indy Eleven | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Pasher Hackshaw |
Report | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 4,761 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| July 18 3 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Williams Ownby |
Report | Gee Blackwood Wharton |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi |
| July 26 4 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Fenton, MO |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Blackwood Fall |
Report | Hackshaw |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 1 5 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Muckette Marsh-Brown Koffi Paul Hodge Segbers |
Report | Rivas |
Stadium: Autozone Park Referee: Matt Thompson |
| August 5 6 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City II | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Kavita |
Report | Riley Mushagalusa Prieur |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 8 7 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | FC Tulsa | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Umar Blackwood Bryan |
Report | |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 15 8 | Saint Louis FC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City II | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Cicerone Samb Rivas |
Report | Riley Duke LeFlore Rad  |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Attendance: 736 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 22 9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | v | Saint Louis FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 18:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
| August 29 10 | Saint Louis FC | v | Louisville City FC | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Stadium: West Community Stadium |
| September 4 11 | Saint Louis FC | v | Sporting Kansas City II | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Stadium: West Community Stadium |
| September 12 12 | Louisville City FC | v | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
| 18:30 PM CDT | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| September 19 13 | Saint Louis FC | v | Sporting Kansas City II | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Stadium: West Community Stadium |
| September 23 14 | Indy Eleven | v | Saint Louis FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 18:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium |
| September 26 15 | Saint Louis FC | v | Louisville City FC | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Stadium: West Community Stadium |
| October 3 16 | Saint Louis FC | v | Indy Eleven | Fenton, MO |
| 19:00 PM CDT | Stadium: West Community Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, St. Louis FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[3]
| April 7 2nd Round | FC Motown  or NY Pancyprian-Freedoms  | P–P |  | Montclair, NJ or Queens, NY |
| 7:00pm EDT or 8:00 pm EDT | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field or Belson Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[4] | ||||
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References
- "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- "2020 Roster". SaintLouisFC.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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