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Saint Louis FC
File:Saint Louis Football Club.svg
Full nameSaint Louis Football Club
FoundedMay 1, 2014 (12 years ago) (2014-05-01)
DissolvedOctober 17, 2020 (5 years ago) (2020-10-17)
StadiumWest Community Stadium
Fenton, Missouri
Capacity5,500[1]
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
LeagueUSL Championship
20208th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Semifinals
Websitewww.saintlouisfc.com
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Saint Louis FC was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide Technology Soccer Park.

History

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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]

On August 25, 2020, citing the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, and because of the MLS expansion on the way to St. Louis,[17] it was announced that the 2020 season would be the final season of operation for the club.[18]

Supporters

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The official supporters group of Saint Louis FC was 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.[19]

Saint Louis FC worked 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 promised that for each home game, they would give a new fan the ticket as a way to encourage new fans to join the St. Louligans and support Saint Louis FC.[20]

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 was incredibly one-sided on the field in Louisville's favor, but the two SGs enjoy interacting with each other and traveling to each other's matches.[21]

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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.[22]

Year-by-year

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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 United States Bryan Gaul 6
2016 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34 14th, Western did not qualify 3R El Salvador Irvin Herrera 14
2017 32 9 9 14 35 48 −13 36 12th, Eastern did not qualify 4R United States Christian Volesky 8
2018 34 14 11 9 44 38 +6 53 8th, Western Conference quarterfinals 3R United States Kyle Greig 13
2019 34 11 9 14 40 41 -1 42 11th, Eastern did not qualify Quarter-Finals England Tyler Blackwood
United States Sam Fink
United States Kyle Greig 		7
2020 16 7 4 5 22 21 +1 25 2nd, Eastern
Group E 		Conference semifinals Cancelled England Tyler Blackwood 6

Head coaches

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  • 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 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States May 1, 2014 August 15, 2016 56 18 22 16 032.14
Tim Leonard (interim) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States August 15, 2016 October 12, 2016 7 1 3 3 014.29
Preki File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia October 12, 2016 November 19, 2017 35 11 15 9 031.43
Anthony Pulis File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales November 20, 2017 January 4, 2020 37 15 11 11 040.54
Steve Trittschuh File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States January 4, 2020 October 17, 2020 18 8 6 4 044.44

Player records

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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 (2015–2016, 2018) 119
Goals United States Kyle Greig (2018) 20
Assists England Lewis Hilton (2018–2019) 11
Hat tricks El Salvador Irvin Herrera (2016) 1
Shutouts United States Jake Fenlason (2019) 7
Wins United States Mark Pais (2015–2016) 7
  • All-time regular season record: 39–46–39 (Through 2018 season)

See also

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References

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