Saint Louis FC was an American professional

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team based in

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. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the

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. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the

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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. That same day, the club announced that they would play their home games at the 5,500 seat

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. Dale Schilly, the youth club director of SLSG, was named head coach. On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the team's name was Saint Louis Football Club. Former

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player Mike Ambersley was the first player signed to the team on January 13, 2015. On January 16, 2015, the team announced their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of

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. St. Louis FC played their inaugural game on March 28, 2015, losing to Louisville City 2–0. Their first victory was against the

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on April 2, 2015, winning 2–0. Jeremie Lynch scored the team's first ever goal in the 42nd minute. Their home debut was a 1–1 draw against the

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on April 11, 2015, before of a sellout crowd of 5,280. The team's first home win came against the

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on May 9, 2015, with the winning goal by Sam Fink. 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. 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. On October 12, 2016, Saint Louis FC introduced

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as the new head coach. On February 15, 2017, Saint Louis FC and the Chicago Fire did not renew their affiliation for the 2017 season. On November 19, 2017, the club announced that

and the club were parting ways by mutual agreement.

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joined the team from

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to take over the role of head coach the next day. On August 25, 2020, citing the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, it was announced that the 2020 season would be the final season of operation for the club.

Supporters

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

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,

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, and Illinois Piasa. 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. Ahead of the inaugural 2015 season, the Louligans coordinated with the Coopers, supporters for

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, 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.

Colors and logo

The club conducted a fan vote to decide the team's crest. 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.

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Player records

Statistics below show the all-time regular-season club leaders. Bold indicates active Saint Louis FC players. * All-time regular season record: 39–46–39 (''Through 2018 season'')

References

External links

* {{Soccer in St. Louis Association football clubs established in 2014 Association football clubs disestablished in 2020 FC Soccer clubs in Missouri 2014 establishments in Missouri Former USL Championship teams