The 2010 AC St. Louis season was the club's first and last season of professional soccer. The Saints in the NASL Conference of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The league was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).
| 2010 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Jeff Cooper | ||
| Manager | Dale Schilly | ||
| USSF Division 2 | 5th, NASL Conference | ||
| 2010 U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ambersley (9) All: Ambersley (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,695 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,037 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,767 | ||
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St. Louis played their home games at the Anheuser-Busch Center in nearby Fenton, Missouri. The team's colors are green, white and yellow. The team began the season coached by Claude Anelka, the older brother of French international striker Nicolas Anelka, but Dale Schilly replaced Anelka as head coach 24 June 2010.
Preseason edit
On March 19, 2010, AC St. Louis and the Kansas City Wizards started what is expected to be an annual rivalry series of 2 games between the cross-state rivals. The March 19th game was played in Kansas City with the 2nd in St. Louis, Missouri. The wizards won the first game 2-0. The winner will be decided on aggregate score.[1]
| March 12, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 3–2 | UMKC Kangaroos | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Salvaggione  |
| March 15, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 4–0 | McKendree Bearcats | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| March 19, 2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | AC St. Louis | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| 5:00 PM | Rocastle Myers |
Stadium: Swope Park |
| March 24, 2010 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 0–0 | AC St. Louis | Edwardsville, Illinois, United States |
| 5:45 PM | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
| March 28, 2010 | Saint Louis Billikens | 2–2 | AC St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 4:00 PM | Dice Gabeljc |
Stisser Moore |
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| March 31, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 2–0 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Kafedzic 23' Ambersley |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
| April 3, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 1–2 | Kansas City Wizards | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Kafedzic 53' |
Report | Hercegfalvi 31' Besler  34'Hirsig 84' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Landis Wiley |
USSF 2 edit
AC St. Louis kicked off their season April 10 at the Carolina Railhawks.
Results edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for playoffs[a] |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | |
| 4 | Miami FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 5 | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 |
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
| April 10, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2–0 | AC St. Louis | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Barbara 4', 25' Gardner 75' |
Report | Kante 63' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| April 17, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 1–2 | Austin Aztex | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 1:56 PM | O'Garro 43', 77' Velten 73'Kante 76' Kafedzic 86' |
Report | Alvarez 20' Johnson 37' Griffin 56'Callahan 82' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 5,696 Referee: Landis Wiley |
| April 22, 2010 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | AC St. Louis | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 9:00 PM | Pore 1', 45+' Obatola 62'Suzuki 73' |
Report | Traynor 13' Nzinga 67' |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,893 Referee: Reyes |
| April 24, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | AC St. Louis | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| 6:00 PM | Akloul 19' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,815 Referee: Justin Tasev |
| May 1, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 1–0 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Kante 1', |
Report | Mbuta |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,985 |
| May 8, 2010 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | AC St. Louis | Rochester, New York, United States |
| 8:00 PM | Hamilton 43' Heins 74' Short Sanfilippo |
Report | Ambersley 49' Cole |
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| May 15, 2010 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | AC St. Louis | Portland, Oregon |
| 5:00 PM | Marcelin 43' Keita 66' |
Report | Ambersley 90' Moore 90' |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Guzman |
| May 22, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0–3 | FC Tampa Bay | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Velten  42'Traynor 73'  89' |
Report | Valentin 17' Milien 37'Adjeman-Pamboe 45' 64'Tan 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 3,402 |
| May 29, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 3–2 | AC St. Louis | Blaine, Minnesota, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Wasson 41' Altman 72'Hlavaty 87' |
Report | Kreamalmeyer 25' Gauchinho 69' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,562 |
| June 12, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 0–1 | AC St. Louis | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 8:05 PM | Report | Stisser 41' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,098 |
| June 26, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Report | Stewart 65' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,432 |
| July 3, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0–2 | Carolina Railhawks | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Traynor 60' |
Report | Kabwe 17' 82' Lowery 45'Gardner 62' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,122 |
| July 8, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | AC St. Louis | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5:30 PM | Edwini-Bonsu 87' |
Report | Bloom 72' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,185 |
| July 10, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 3–0 | Montreal Impact | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Cole 52' Salvaggione 57'Kreamalmeyer 62'Cosgriff 78' |
Report | Pastel 38' Testo 58' 72' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,307 |
| July 14, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 2–2 | AC St. Louis | Blaine, Minnesota, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Kallman 56' Cvilikas 88'Moura 90+1' |
Report | Cosgriff 43' Salvaggione 62' 65' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,091 |
| July 17, 2010 | Austin Aztex | 2–0 | AC St. Louis | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 7:30 PM | J. Watson 35' (pen.) M. Griffin 68'Johnson 85' |
Report | Dufty 15' Bauer 25'Cosgriff 34'Traynor 82' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 3,702 |
| July 21, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 3–0 | AC St. Louis | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 6:30 PM | Pizzolitto 10' Agourram 24'Donatelli 29' 36'Pastel 67'Ribeiro 82' |
Report | Kreamalmeyer 49' Gauchinho 67'Traynor 71' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 10,864 |
| July 24, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 0–1 | AC St. Louis | Germantown, Maryland, United States |
| 3:00 PM | Robson 89' |
Report | Ambersley 74' Bauer 81' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 701 |
| July 28, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Ambersley 26', 27', 57' Cole 44'O'Garro 72' |
Report | Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,256 |
| August 1, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 2–2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 5:00 PM | Kreamalmeyer 42', 86' (pen.) |
Report | Tarley 83' Cvilikas 90'Rodriguez 90+' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,037 |
| August 6, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:10 PM | Cole 60' |
Report | Bellisomo 50' Janicki 85' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,312 |
| August 14, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0–1 | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Traynor 7' |
Report | Nimo 7' Purdy 13'Dike 41' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2649 |
| August 20, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 1 - 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| 6:10 | Velten 4' Ambersley 42' (pen.) |
Report | Adderly 18' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2241 |
| August 29, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 2 - 2 | AC St. Louis | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Steele 43' Diaz 90' Nyazamba |
Report | Own Goal 5' Ambersley 18'Kreamalmeyer |
Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field Attendance: 3389 |
| September 5, 2010 | Miami FC | 1 - 3 | AC St. Louis | Miami, Florida, United States |
| 5:00 PM | Gomez 45' Thompson 62' 63' |
Report | Stisser 19' Traynor 58'Ambersley 71'Lancaster 75'Videira 85' |
Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 2403 |
| September 11, 2010 | AC St. Louis | v | NSC Minnesota Stars | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
| September 18, 2010 | AC St. Louis | v | Austin Aztex | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
| September 22, 2010 | Portland Timbers | v | AC St. Louis | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Stadium: PGE Park |
| September 25, 2010 | Austin Aztex | v | AC St. Louis | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Stadium: House Park |
| October 2010 | AC St. Louis | v | Rochester Rhinos | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
Players edit
Roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff edit
Dale Schilly Head Coach- John Vanbuskirk Assistant Coach
- Tim Leonard Assistant Coach
- Blake Decker Assistant Coach
- Tim Owens General Manager
- Paul Rogers Goalkeeper Coach
Statistics edit
Overall edit
| Games played | 25 |
| Games won | 6 |
| Games lost | 11 |
| Games drawn | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (1.00 per match) |
| Goals conceded | 34 (1.36 per match) |
| Goal difference | -9 |
| Clean sheets | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 30 |
| Red cards | 4 |
| Worst discipline | Jack Traynor ( 7 , 1 )
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| Best result(s) | 3-0 (H) v Montreal Impact - 10 July 2010 |
| 3-0 (H) v Portland Timbers - 28 July 2010 | |
| Worst result(s) | 0-3 (A) v Portland Timbers - 22 April 2010 |
| 0-3 (H) v FC Tampa Bay - 22 May 2010 | |
| 0-3 (A) v Montreal Impact - 21 July 2010 | |
| Most appearances | Mark Bloom and Alec Dufty with 24 appearances |
| Top scorer | Mike Ambersley (9 goals)
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| Top assistant | Luke Kreamalmeyer (5 assists)
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| Points | 26/75 (34.7%) |
Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF
Top scorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | USSF Division 2 | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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15 | Mike Ambersley | 9 | 2 | 11 |
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7 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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11 | Chris Salvaggione | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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17 | Brad Stisser | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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20 | Jeff Cosgriff | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
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8 | Anthony O'Garro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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13 | Gauchinho | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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19 | Manuel Kante† | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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21 | Mark Bloom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF
† = Player is no longer with the club but still scored a goal during the season.