Saint Louis FC

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 USL Championship. The team plays their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide Technology Soccer Park.

For the women's team, see FC St. Louis. For the MLS expansion team, see St. Louis City SC.

Saint Louis FC
Full nameSaint Louis Football Club
FoundedMay 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)
StadiumWest Community Stadium
Fenton, Missouri
Capacity5,500[1]
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
LeagueUSL Championship
201911th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

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.[2] 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.[3]

On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the team's name was Saint Louis Football Club.[4]

Former AC St. Louis player Mike Ambersley was the first player signed to the team on January 13, 2015.[5]

On January 16, 2015, the team announced their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.[6]

St. Louis FC played their inaugural game on March 28, 2015, losing to Louisville City 2–0.[7] 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.[8] Their home debut was a 1–1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on April 11, 2015, before of a sellout crowd of 5,280.[9] The team's first home win came against the Wilmington Hammerheads on May 9, 2015, with the winning goal by Sam Fink.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] On October 12, 2016 Saint Louis FC introduced Preki as the new head coach.[13]

On February 15, 2017, Saint Louis FC and the Chicago Fire did not renew their affiliation for the 2017 season.[14] On November 19, 2017, the club announced that Preki and the club were parting ways by mutual agreement.[15] Anthony Pulis joined the team from Orlando City B to take over the role of head coach the next day.[16]

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 [17]

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.[18]

Ahead of the inaugural 2015 season, the Louligans coordinated with the Coopers, supporters for Louisville City FC, to create the Kings' Cup rivalry competition between the two expansion teams. The rivalry has been incredibly one-sided on the field in Louisville's favor, but the two SGs enjoy interacting with each other and traveling to each others' matches.[19]

The club conducted a fan vote to decide the team's crest.[4] 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 five lines to represent the club's five core values: unity, humility, passion, respect, and tradition.[20]

Year-by-year
As of October 2, 2019
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. 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, Eastern Did not qualify 4R Bryan Gaul 6
2016 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34 14th, Western Did not qualify 3R Irvin Herrera 14
2017 32 9 9 14 35 48 −13 36 12th, Eastern Did not qualify 4R Christian Volesky 8
2018 34 14 11 9 44 38 +6 53 8th, Western Conference quarterfinals 3R Kyle Greig 13
2019 34 11 9 14 40 41 -1 42 11th, Eastern Did not qualify Quarter-Finals 3 players tied 7

Head coaches
  • Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
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
Anthony Pulis  Wales November 20, 2017 January 4, 2020 37 15 11 11 040.54
Steve Trittschuh  United States January 4, 2020 present 0 0 0 0 !—

Players and staff

Roster
Saint Louis FC players in a huddle prior to a match kickoff
As of March 4, 2020[21]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Kyle Morton  United States
2 Defender Paris Gee  Canada
3 Defender Phanuel Kavita  DR Congo
4 Defender Sam Fink  United States
5 Midfielder Wal Fall  Germany
6 Defender Daniel Fischer  Austria
7 Midfielder Todd Wharton  United States
8 Midfielder Guy Abend  Israel
9 Midfielder Russell Cicerone  United States
10 Forward Samb Mour  Senegal
11 Midfielder Joaquín Rivas  El Salvador
13 Midfielder Kadeem Dacres  United States
14 Forward Tyler Blackwood  England
17 Midfielder Oscar Umar  Ghana
18 Goalkeeper John Berner  United States
21 Defender Tobi Adewole  United States
22 Forward Kyle Greig  United States
23 Defender Richard Bryan  England
28 Defender Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé  Canada
29 Midfielder Nichi Vlastos  United States
31 Midfielder Kyle Genenbacher ([A])  United States
— Defender Jansen Miller ([A])  United States
— Defender Lawson Redmon ([A])  United States
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Technical staff
  • Steve Trittschuh – head coach
  • Max Rogers – assistant coach
  • Brian Jones – goalkeeping coach
  • Nick Caruso – strength and conditioning coach
  • Brian Bounds – athletic trainer

Source: [22]

Front office
  • Jim Kavanaugh – chief executive officer
  • Tom Strunk – chief financial officer
  • Rob Ebert – general counsel
  • Patrick Barry – executive director
  • 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.

CategoryRecord holderTotal
Games Sam Fink (2015–16, 2018–)119
Goals Kyle Greig (2018-)20
Assists Lewis Hilton (2018–2019)11
Hat tricks Irvin Herrera (2016)1
Shutouts Jake Fenlason (2019)7
Wins Mark Pais (2015–16)7
  • All-time regular season record: 39–46–39 (Through 2018 season)
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See also

References
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