2015 Saint Louis FC season
Appearance
2015 season | |||
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CEO | Jim Kavanaugh | ||
Head coach | Dale Schilly | ||
United Soccer League | Conference: 9th League: 18th Playoffs: DNQ | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 4th Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: 4 players (4) All: Bryan Gaul (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,662 (September 19 vs. Louisville City) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 4,004 (May 14 vs. Toronto FC II) Open Cup: 2,579 (May 27 vs. Minnesota United) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,846 | ||
Biggest win | 2–0 (April 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks and September 12 vs Charlotte Independence) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–4 (June 27 vs. New York Red Bulls II) 2–5 (July 15 vs. FC Montreal) | ||
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The 2015 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.
The club was affiliated with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer that season.[1]
Squad
[edit]Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
Player movement
[edit]New Signings
[edit]Loans
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned From | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
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22 | Defender | Patrick Doody | ![]() |
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March 20, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [15] |
0 | Goalkeeper | Alec Kann | ![]() |
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March 30, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [16] |
26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | ![]() |
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April 9, 2015 | [17] | |
27 | Midfielder | Kingsley Bryce | ![]() |
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May 29, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [18] |
99 | Forward | Mike Magee | ![]() |
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May 29, 2015 | Single-game loan | [18] |
26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | ![]() |
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August 19, 2015 | [19] |
Out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned To | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
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30 | Goalkeeper | Alex Riggs | ![]() |
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June 30, 2015 | Single-game loan | [20] |
United Soccer League season
[edit]Preseason
[edit]February 28 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Edwardsville, IL |
Danzy ![]() |
Report | Trialist #3 ![]() Gaul ![]() |
Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
March 5 | Oklahoma City Energy | Cancelled | Saint Louis FC | Springfield, MO |
6:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium | ||
Note: Cancelled due to snow[21] |
March 11 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | Indy Eleven | Fenton, MO |
1:00 PM CDT | Report | Lacroix ![]() Mares ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
March 14 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Report | ![]() Bardsley ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
March 21 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
7:00 PM CDT | Black ![]() |
Report | Lynch ![]() |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,273 |
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 |
Source: Match reports
Matches
[edit]March 28 01 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
3:00 PM CDT | Rasmussen ![]() Adams ![]() |
Report | Lynch ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,067 |
April 2 02 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
7:02 PM CDT | Report | Lynch ![]() Gaul ![]() |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,335 Referee: William Tomlinson |
April 11 03 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Barklage ![]() Musa ![]() |
Report | Earls ![]() Dantas ![]() Okai ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
April 18 04 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() |
Report | Rolfe ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Cedric Adams |
April 25 05 | Oklahoma City Energy | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
7:00 PM CDT | Sanchez ![]() Hedrick ![]() |
Report | Hardware ![]() Ambersley ![]() Bushue ![]() Lynch ![]() Renken ![]() |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,383 Referee: William Tomlinson |
May 9 06 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Musa ![]() Fink ![]() |
Report | Fairclough ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
May 14 07 | Saint Louis FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Fenton, MO |
7:00 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() Musa ![]() |
Report | Rivas ![]() Mirabelli ![]() Uccello ![]() Nunes ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
May 24 08 | Saint Louis FC | 3–3 | Louisville City | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Lynch ![]() Bushue ![]() Gasecki ![]() Ambersley ![]() Maher ![]() Gaul ![]() Kann ![]() Musa ![]() |
Report | Fondy ![]() Morad ![]() Goodwin ![]() Polak ![]() Rivera ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Brandon Artis |
May 30 09 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
6:30 PM CDT | Dacres ![]() Montano ![]() |
Report | Renken ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,185 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
June 6 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
12:00 PM CDT | Okai ![]() Vincent ![]() Russell ![]() |
Report | Ambersley ![]() Pais ![]() Lynch ![]() |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: David Mon |
June 13 11 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Fink ![]() |
Report | Ayuk ![]() Johnson ![]() Shaffer ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Cedric Adams |
June 19 12 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Report | Argueta ![]() Gonzalez ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
June 27 13 | Saint Louis FC | 1–4 | New York Red Bulls II | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Lynch ![]() Renken ![]() |
Report | Obekop ![]() Plewa ![]() Tsonis ![]() Castellanos ![]() da Fonte ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
July 1 14 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Wilmington, NC |
7:00 PM CDT | Martinez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mark Gorak |
July 4 15 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Charlotte, NC |
7:00 PM CDT | Alvarez ![]() Jackson ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Calvert ![]() |
Report | Maher ![]() Gaul ![]() Lynch ![]() Bryce ![]() |
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,328 |
July 11 16 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() Bushue ![]() |
Report | Taylor ![]() Imura ![]() Davis ![]() Yeisley ![]() Callahan ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt |
July 15 17 | FC Montreal | 5–2 | Saint Louis FC | Montreal, QC |
5:00 PM CDT | Joly ![]() Messoudi ![]() Dominguez-Ramirez ![]() Kacher ![]() Riggi ![]() |
Report | Musa ![]() Horton ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 253 Referee: Lyes Arfa |
July 18 18 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Vaughan, ON |
8:00 PM CDT | Godinho ![]() Mirabelli ![]() |
Report | Barklage ![]() Godinho ![]() Ambersley ![]() Gaul ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 552 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
July 25 19 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Bushue ![]() Renken ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Report | Evans ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Greg Dopka |
August 2 20 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | Hanover, NJ |
4:00 PM CDT | Obekop ![]() Stolz ![]() Castellanos ![]() |
Report | Lynch ![]() Renken ![]() Bushue ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: New York Red Bulls Training Grounds Attendance: 191 |
August 8 21 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | FC Montreal | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() Hardware ![]() ![]() Bibbs ![]() Bushue ![]() |
Report | Haman ![]() Dominguez-Ramirez ![]() N'Diaye ![]() Morelli ![]() Ait-Slimane ![]() Houache ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
August 15 22 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Charleston, SC |
6:30 PM CDT | Mueller ![]() Boyd ![]() Cordovés ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Report | Gaul ![]() Gasecki ![]() ![]() Hardware ![]() Bryce ![]() Ambersley ![]() |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
August 20 23 | Saint Louis FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Fenton, MO |
7:00 PM CDT | Ambersley ![]() ![]() Hardware ![]() Fink ![]() ![]() Cochrane ![]() Horton ![]() Takada ![]() |
Report | Cordovés ![]() Portillo ![]() ![]() Adjetey ![]() Prince ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Note: Takada's yellow card was issued after being substituted out of the game |
August 22 24 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Richmond, VA |
6:00 PM CDT | Lee ![]() Imura ![]() Yeisley ![]() |
Report | Doody ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
August 30 25 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Rochester, NY |
3:05 PM CDT | Rolfe ![]() Walls ![]() |
Report | Roberts ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Jamie Herrera |
September 6 26 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Harrisburg, PA |
5:30 PM CDT | Ekra ![]() Shaffer ![]() |
Report | Gaul ![]() Renken ![]() |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Greg Dopka |
September 12 27 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Musa ![]() Bushue ![]() Fink ![]() |
Report | DelPiccolo ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
September 19 28 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Louisville City | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Hardware ![]() Bryce ![]() Maher ![]() |
Report | McCabe ![]() Guzman ![]() Montano ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Tables
[edit]Eastern Conference Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 |
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 |
9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 |
10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 28 |
11 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 23 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]Matches
[edit]May 20 2nd Round | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Des Moines Menace | Fenton, MO |
7:00 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() Musa ![]() Doody ![]() Lynch ![]() Dixon ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Ben ![]() Polster ![]() Nortey ![]() Lujano ![]() ![]() Bales ![]() Hellman ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Luis Guardia |
May 27 3rd Round | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Minnesota United | Fenton, MO |
7:00 PM CDT | Gaul ![]() ![]() Renken ![]() Lynch ![]() Vandegriffe ![]() |
Report | Brent Kallman ![]() Banks ![]() Brian Kallman ![]() Polak ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Penalties | ||||
Barklage ![]() Doody ![]() Gasecki ![]() |
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June 16 4th Round | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS |
7:30 PM CDT | Zusi ![]() |
Report | Barklage ![]() Renken ![]() |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,298 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
Player statistics
[edit]- As of September 20, 2015
Goals
[edit]Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
[edit]Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shutouts
[edit]Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kit
[edit]Supplier: Nike[22] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[22]
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References
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- ^ "Alex Riggs joins Sporting KC on loan". sportingkc.com. June 30, 2015.
- ^ "OKC Energy FC Preseason Match Canceled". March 4, 2015.
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