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 | United States | Chicago Fire | March 20, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [15] |
0 | Goalkeeper | Alec Kann | United States | Chicago Fire | March 30, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [16] |
26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | United States | Chicago Fire | April 9, 2015 | [17] | |
27 | Midfielder | Kingsley Bryce | United States | Chicago Fire | May 29, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [18] |
99 | Forward | Mike Magee | United States | Chicago Fire | May 29, 2015 | Single-game loan | [18] |
26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | United States | Chicago Fire | August 19, 2015 | [19] |
Out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned To | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
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30 | Goalkeeper | Alex Riggs | United States | Sporting Kansas City | 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 23' | Report | Trialist #3 27' Gaul 87' |
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 76' Mares 83' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
March 14 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Report | (o.g.) Bardsley 77' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
March 21 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
7:00 PM CDT | Black 40' | Report | Lynch 75', 90+1' | 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 23' Adams 65' |
Report | Lynch 70' | 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 43' Gaul 56' |
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 44' Musa 58' |
Report | Earls 34' Dantas 73' Okai 82' |
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 38' | Report | Rolfe 77' | 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 13' Hedrick 81' |
Report | Hardware 32' Ambersley 42' Bushue 61' Lynch 81' Renken 90' |
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 74' Fink 82' |
Report | Fairclough 61' | 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 1' Musa 90+3' |
Report | Rivas 9' Mirabelli 38' Uccello 77' Nunes 89' |
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 21' Bushue 39' Gasecki 50' Ambersley 61' Maher 67' Gaul 77' (pen.) Kann 81' Musa 90' |
Report | Fondy 30', 75' Morad 38' Goodwin 76' Polak 83' Rivera 90' |
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 50' Montano 81' |
Report | Renken 70', 84' | 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 47' Vincent 72' (pen.) Russell 89' |
Report | Ambersley 39' Pais 72' Lynch 80' |
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 70' | Report | Ayuk 38' Johnson 73' Shaffer 90' |
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 15' Gonzalez 85' |
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 59' Renken 90+3' |
Report | Obekop 8' Plewa 56', 90' Tsonis 76' Castellanos 83' da Fonte 87' |
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 12' | 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 49' Jackson 67' Ribeiro 87' Calvert 90+4' |
Report | Maher 6' Gaul 45' Lynch 45+2' Bryce 88' |
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,328 |
July 11 16 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Gaul 12' (pen.) Bushue 65' |
Report | Taylor 11' Imura 27' Davis 44' Yeisley 75' Callahan 81' |
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 13', 25', 40' Messoudi 52' Dominguez-Ramirez 83' Kacher 86' Riggi 87' |
Report | Musa 5' Horton 61' Ambersley 71' |
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 56' Mirabelli 75' |
Report | Barklage 29' Godinho 39' (o.g.) Ambersley 51' Gaul 57' |
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 50' Renken 77' Ambersley 83' |
Report | Evans 41' | 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 40' Stolz 63' Castellanos 90+2' |
Report | Lynch 49' Renken 68' Bushue 72' Kelly 84' |
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 82' Hardware 89', 89' Bibbs 90+4' Bushue 90+4' |
Report | Haman 53' Dominguez-Ramirez 58' N'Diaye 85' Morelli 85' Ait-Slimane 87' Houache 90+4' |
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 33' Boyd 78' Cordovés 89' Ferguson 90+6' |
Report | Gaul 13' Gasecki 29' 84' Hardware 60' Bryce 90+2' Ambersley 90+5' |
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 33' (pen.), 90+1' Hardware 34' Fink 60', 83' Cochrane 64' Horton 90+4' Takada 90+5' |
Report | Cordovés 10' Portillo 18' (pen.), 34' Adjetey 36' Prince 90+3' |
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 65' Imura 70' Yeisley 77' |
Report | Doody 54' | 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 4' Walls 35' |
Report | Roberts 30' | 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 4' Shaffer 90' |
Report | Gaul 13' Renken 90' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Greg Dopka |
September 12 27 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM CDT | Musa 29' Bushue 54' Fink 84' |
Report | DelPiccolo 90+3' | 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 42' Bryce 77' Maher 90+5' |
Report | McCabe 11' Guzman 86' Montano 90+3' |
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 68' Musa 78' Doody 90+2' Lynch 97' Dixon 116' |
Report | Johnson 11' Ben 32' Polster 35' Nortey 40' Lujano 70' 108' Bales 80' Hellman 85' (pen.) |
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 80' (pen.), 114' Renken 90+1' Lynch 91' Vandegriffe 94' |
Report | Brent Kallman 21' Banks 53' Brian Kallman 114' Polak 118' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Penalties | ||||
Barklage Doody Gasecki |
Mendes Ibson Ibarra Ramirez |
June 16 4th Round | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS |
7:30 PM CDT | Zusi 70' | Report | Barklage 54' Renken 86' |
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 | Bryan Gaul | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Jeremie Lynch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Mike Ambersley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Jamiel Hardware | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Sam Fink | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Kingsley Bryce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | James Musa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Brandon Barklage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Jacob Bushue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Bryan Ciesiulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Aaron Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Parker Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Charles Renken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
[edit]Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | Patrick Doody | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | Bryan Gaul | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Mike Ambersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Nick Bibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Kingsley Bryce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Jacob Bushue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Jeremie Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Parker Maher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Charles Renken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Michael Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shutouts
[edit]Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | Alec Kann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Mark Pais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kit
[edit]Supplier: Nike[22] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[22]
Home
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Away
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Goalkeeper 2
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References
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