Saint Louis FC
2019 season
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head coachAnthony Pulis
United Soccer LeagueWestern Conference: 11th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarter-finals
Kings' CupRunner-up
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,963
(June 22 vs. North Carolina FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,524
(September 4 vs. Ottawa Fury FC)
All: 1,206
(May 29 vs. Forward Madison FC, USOC )
Average home league attendance4,532
Biggest win3–0
(July 27 vs. Bethlehem Steel)
Biggest defeat1–4
(July 20 at Tampa Bay Rowdies)
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The 2019 Saint Louis FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis will additionally compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

Saint Louis moved back to the Eastern Conference this season, after spending 2018 in the Western Conference.

Roster

As of August 23, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Tomas Gomez  United States
2 DF Matt Bahner  United States
3 DF Phanuel Kavita  DR Congo
4 DF Sam Fink  United States
5 DF Paris Gee  Canada
6 DF Bradley Kamdem  France
7 MF Audi Jepson  United States
8 MF Lewis Hilton  England
9 FW Russell Cicerone  United States
10 FW Albert Dikwa  Cameroon
11 FW Joaquín Rivas  El Salvador
12 MF Guy Abend  Israel
13 MF Kadeem Dacres  United States
14 FW Tyler Blackwood  England
15 DF Sean Reynolds  United States
17 MF Oscar Umar  Ghana
18 FW Caleb Calvert  United States
20 MF Collin Fernandez  Peru
21 MF Matt Thomas  United States
22 FW Kyle Greig  United States
24 GK Jake Fenlason  United States
26 DF Lawson Redmon ([A])  United States
27 DF Jansen Miller ([A])  United States
28 MF Kipp Keller ([A])  United States
29 MF Nichi Vlastos  United States
30 GK Patrick Schulte ([A])  United States
99 MF Masta Kacher  Canada
  1. ^
    Saint Louis FC academy player.
    2.

Competitions

Preseason

February 9 Friendly OKC Energy FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Springfield, Missouri
2:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium
February 13 Friendly Austin Bold FC 1–1 Saint Louis FC Texas
68' Report Greig 45' Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
February 13 Friendly Lone Star Academy U-19 1–1 Saint Louis FC Texas
15' Report Dikwa 9' Attendance: Closed-door
Note: 30-minute match
February 16 Friendly San Antonio FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC San Antonio, Texas
11:00 AM CST Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Doubleheader. 60-minute match.
February 16 Friendly San Antonio FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC San Antonio, Texas
CST (o.g.) Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Doubleheader. 60-minute match.
February 23 Friendly Saint Louis FC 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Rivas 34' (pen.)
Reynolds 50'
Trialist 57'		 Report Rodrigo 23' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
February 24 Friendly Saint Louis FC 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Dacres 23', 79'
Greig 27'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 2 Friendly Saint Louis FC 1–0 Forward Madison FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Dacres 28' Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 0 46 Play-In Round
10 Birmingham Legion FC 34 12 7 15 35 51 −16 43
11 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 −1 42
12 Loudoun United FC 34 11 6 17 59 65 −6 39
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 9 14 40 41  −1 42 8 6 3 25 16  +9 3 3 11 15 25  −10

Source: Standings

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWDWWLDWWDDDLLDLDLLWLDLLWWWWLDLLLL
Source: Saint Louis schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[2]

All times in Central Time unless otherwise noted.

March 9 1 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Indy Eleven Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Kavita 69'
Fink Yellow card 72'
Cicerone 76'		 Report Hackshaw Yellow card 57', 61'
Barrett Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
March 16 2 Nashville SC 0–1 Saint Louis FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto Yellow card 32' Report Kavita Yellow card 62'
Umar Yellow card 71'
Calvert 84'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Eric Tattersall
March 23 3 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Dacres Yellow card 22'
Fink 26'		 Report Diakité Yellow card 63'
Morad Yellow card 73'
Guenzatti 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 30 4 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Greig 5' Report Taku Yellow card 44'
Johnson Yellow card 63'
Herrera Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 6 5 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Saint Louis FC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 PM Williams Yellow card 40' Report Fink 9' (pen.)
Cicerone 20'
Hilton Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 13 6 Saint Louis FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Abend Yellow card 37'
Rivas 63'
Fink 88' (pen.)		 Report Lopez Yellow card 14'
Laurent 38'
Williams 75', 81'
Fisher Yellow card 78'
Opoku Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,635
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 20 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Greenspan Yellow card 29'
dos Santos Yellow card 40'
Dover Yellow card 58'
Vancaeyezeele Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 27 8 Saint Louis FC 3–1 Swope Park Rangers Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Jepson 42'
Cicerone 47'
Greig Yellow card 82', 84'		 Report Andrade 65'
Colombie Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,076
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 4 9 Saint Louis FC — Ottawa Fury FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM [1] Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Postponed due to flooding.
May 11 10 Charleston Battery 0–0 Saint Louis FC Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM Piggott Yellow card 51'
Candela Yellow card 55'
Nelson Yellow card 63'
Mueller Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Bahner Yellow card 24'
Umar Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 18 11 Louisville City FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM Jimenez Yellow card 41'
Craig Yellow card 80'
Francis Yellow card 90'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Abend Yellow card 35' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,688
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
June 1 12 Saint Louis FC — Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[3]
June 8 13 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Saint Louis FC East Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 PM Swartz 27'
Rasmussen 85' (pen.)
Downs Yellow card 86'		 Report Bahner 16'
Abend Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Referee: John Griggs
June 15 14 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Saint Louis FC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM CDT Chambers 19', Yellow card 26'
Moumbagna 25', Red card 27'
Cortés 37'
Fontana Yellow card 56'		 Report Kamdem Yellow card 18'
Hilton Yellow card 58'
Umar Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 81'
Greig Yellow card 74'
Calvert Yellow card 74'
Dacres 85'		 Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 222
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 22 15 Saint Louis FC 2–2 North Carolina FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Dikwa 47'
Cicerone Yellow card 62'
Fink 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Ewolo 32'
Fortune Yellow card 46'
Miller 81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 30 16 Swope Park Rangers 2–1 Saint Louis FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM Hernandez 21', Red card 90'
Smith Yellow card 45'
Mbekeli Yellow card 69'
Vanacore-Decker 82'
Segbers Yellow card 90'		 Report Martz Yellow card 45+3'
Dacres 78'
Kamdem Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 531
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 6 17 Saint Louis FC 2–2 Loudoun United FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Hilton Yellow card 55'
Greig 57'
Cicerone 73'
Umar Yellow card 88'		 Report K. Murphy 41'
Martinez 51', Yellow card 66'
Ward Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,564
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
July 13 18 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Saint Louis FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Jackson 5'
Mansally Yellow card 36'
Martínez 49'
Johnson Red card 80'		 Report Dacres Yellow card 51'
Hilton Yellow card 68'
Calvert 75'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 20 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 Saint Louis FC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM Guenzatti 33', 36'
Oduro Yellow card 69'
Fernandes 79'
Richards 90+1'		 Report Calvert Yellow card 20'
Hilton Yellow card 71'
Greig 87'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 27 20 Saint Louis FC 3–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Umar Yellow card 29'
Greig 41'
Hilton 48'
Dacres 49'		 Report Willis Yellow card 56'
McKenzie Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 2 21 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Saint Louis FC Montclair, New Jersey
6:00 PM Elney 34', 89'
Stroud Yellow card 69'
Tolkin Yellow card 74'		 Report Kacher Yellow card 13'
Umar Yellow card 32', Red card 88'
Greig Yellow card 39'
Calvert Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 756
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 6 12 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Kamdem Yellow card 70' Report Lindley Red card 27'
Charpie Yellow card 75'
Burch Yellow card 78'
Mohamed Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Replay of June 1 match postponed due to severe weather.[4]
August 10 22 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Fink 68' (pen.)
Kamdem Yellow card 88'		 Report Candela Yellow card 3'
van Schaik 37', Yellow card 81'
Svantesson Yellow card 63'
Anunga Yellow card 67'
Archer Red card 80'
Woodbine Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 18 23 Indy Eleven 2–1 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM Pasher 67'
Kelly 81'
Conner Yellow card 84'		 Report Fernandez Yellow card 75'
Hilton 90+2'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Elton García
August 24 24 Ottawa Fury FC 2–1 Saint Louis FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 PM Haworth 10'
 Barry 34'
Fall Yellow card 56'
François Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Umar Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 47'
Kavita Yellow card 56'
Fink 71' (pen.)
Reynolds Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,504
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 1 25 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Hartford Athletic Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Darces 16'
Greig 38', 65'
Reynolds Yellow card 59'
Bahner Yellow card 71'		 Report Reynolds 29' (o.g.)
Dalgaard 67'
Barrera Yellow card 75'
Angulo Red card 90+6'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 4 9 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Ottawa Fury FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM Abend Yellow card 35'
Fernandez Yellow card 63'
Blackwood 80'		 Report Tissot Yellow card 45+4'
Thiago Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Replay of May 4 match postponed due to severe weather.[5]
September 7 26 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Nashville SC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Gee Yellow card 12'
Umar Yellow card 67'
Cicerone 77'		 Report LaGrassa Yellow card 42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 13 27 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Saint Louis FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Ward Yellow card 38'
Asiedu Yellow card 74'
Lopez Yellow card 79'		 Report Bahner Yellow card 22'
Blackwood 42', 72'
Kavita Yellow card 62'
Greig Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 18 28 Saint Louis FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Blackwood 3'
Darces Yellow card 45+1'
Fink 70' (pen.)		 Report Stroud Yellow card 25'
Louro Yellow card 70'
Boateng Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,462
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 21 29 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM Epps Yellow card 43', 54'
Paul Yellow card 60'
Allen Yellow card 75'
Morton Yellow card 84'		 Report Cicerone Yellow card 40'
Fernandez Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Dejan Susak
September 28 30 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM Blackwood 67'
Kacher Yellow card 75'		 Report Bashti 72'
Metcalf Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5 31 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Louisville City FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Kamdem Yellow card 51' Report Rasmussen 12' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
October 9 32 Loudoun United FC 4–3 Saint Louis FC Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM Ndour 47'
Murphy 60'
Doue Yellow card 75'
A. Bustamante 80'
Amoh Yellow card 90+2', 90+3'		 Report Hilton 35', 67'
Blackwood 63'
Fink Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 12 33 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT Abend Yellow card 44'
Kavita Yellow card 51'
Kamdem Yellow card 59'		 Report Dos Santos 88', Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 19 34 North Carolina FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM da Luz Yellow card 50'
Kristo 90'		 Report Reynolds Yellow card 89' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Saint Louis FC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played on May 14–15, 2019.[6]

May 15 Second Round Des Moines Menace Iowa 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Missouri Saint Louis FC Des Moines, Iowa
7:30 pm CDT Perea 39' (pen.)
Easterling Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Chávez Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 120+4'
Bakayoko Yellow card 90+6'
Bell Yellow card 126'		 Report Umar Yellow card 7'
Greig 14', Yellow card 40'
Cicerone Yellow card 80'
Reynolds Yellow card 90+6'
Dikwa Yellow card 113' Yellow-red card 114'		 Stadium: Cownie Soccer Park
Attendance: 630
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Penalties
May 29 Third round Saint Louis FC Missouri 3–1 Wisconsin Forward Madison FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Gee 2'
Abend 6'
Umar Yellow card 52'
Bahner Yellow card 56'
Cicerone 72'		 Report Smart 38'
Michaud Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Ryan Cook
June 11 Fourth round Saint Louis FC Missouri 2–1 Illinois Chicago Fire St. Charles, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CDT Martz 17'
Abend 21'
Kamdem Yellow card 71'		 Report Kappelhof Yellow card 19'
Nikolić 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 19 Round of 16 Saint Louis FC Missouri 1–0 Ohio FC Cincinnati Fenton, Missouri
7:30PM CDT Cicerone Yellow card 70'
Fink 90+3'		 Report Hagglund Yellow card 19' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,033
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 10 Quarter-finals Atlanta United FC Georgia (U.S. state) 2–0 Missouri Saint Louis FC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 p.m. CDT Meram Yellow card 45'
G. Martínez 52'
Robinson Yellow card 61'
J. Martínez 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Umar Yellow card 59'
Reynolds Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

References

  1. ^ "2019 Roster". Saint Louis FC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. ^ USL staff (June 1, 2019). "Gameday Report: June 1, Week 13". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ USL staff (June 13, 2019). "STLFC VS. Memphis 901 FC Rescheduled For August 6th". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ^ USL staff (May 17, 2019). "STL V OTT Rescheduled For September 4". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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