2016 Saint Louis FC season

The 2016 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's second season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

Saint Louis FC
2016 season
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head coachDale Schilly
Tim Leonard (Interim)
United Soccer LeagueConference: 14th
League: 22nd
Playoffs: DNQ
U.S. Open Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Irvin Herrera (14)
All: Irvin Herrera (14)
Highest home attendance6,004
(September 17 vs. Louisville City FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,209
(August 31 vs. Oklahoma City Energy)
Open Cup: 2,065
(June 1 vs. Minnesota United)
Average home league attendance4,923
Biggest win7–1
(June 11 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks)
Biggest defeat1–5
(September 17 vs. Louisville City)
← 2015
2017 →

After playing their first season in the Eastern Conference of the USL, due to the addition of new teams to the league the club moved to the Western Conference for 2016.[1]

The club also renewed their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer for the 2016 season, having partnered with them the previous year.[2]

Current squad

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Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
As of May 21, 2016. Sources: [3]

No. Position Player Nation
0 GK Eduardo Cortes   Mexico
1 GK Mark Pais   United States
2 DF Richard Dixon   Jamaica
3 DF Sam Fink   United States
4 DF A. J. Cochran   United States
5 DF Mitchell Lurie   United States
6 MF Parker Maher   United States
7 MF Jamiel Hardware   Jamaica
8 MF Chad Bond   Wales
9 FW Jeremie Lynch   Jamaica
10 MF Kentaro Takada   Japan
11 MF Charles Renken   United States
12 MF Tyler David   United States
13 GK Ryan Thompson   Jamaica
14 DF James Musa   New Zealand
15 FW Mike Ambersley   United States
16 DF Jake Bond   United States
17 MF Jacob Bushue   United States
18 MF Drew Conner (on loan from Chicago Fire)   United States
19 FW Irvin Herrera   El Salvador
20 MF Vince Cicciarelli   United States
21 DF Chad Vandegriffe   United States
22 DF Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire)   United States
23 FW Jordan Roberts   England
25 MF Brandon Barklage   United States
32 MF Schillo Tshuma   Zimbabwe
55 DF Aedan Stanley   United States
91 MF Seth Rudolph   United States

Player movement

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Returning Players from 2015

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No. Position Player Nation Date Signed Ref
15 Forward Mike Ambersley   United States January 13, 2015 [4]
17 Midfielder Jacob Bushue   United States January 15, 2015 [4]
2 Defender Richard Dixon   Jamaica January 15, 2015 [4]
1 Goalkeeper Mark Pais   United States January 15, 2015 [4]
10 Midfielder Kentaro Takada[OFF 1]   Japan January 15, 2015 [4]
11 Midfielder Charles Renken   United States January 20, 2015 [4]
6 Midfielder Parker Maher   United States February 13, 2015 [4]
14 Defender James Musa[OFF 2]   New Zealand February 25, 2015 [4]
3 Defender Sam Fink   United States March 7, 2015 [4]
7 Midfielder Jamiel Hardware   Jamaica March 7, 2015 [4]
9 Forward Jeremie Lynch   Jamaica March 10, 2015 [4]
23 Forward Jordan Roberts   England March 10, 2015 [4]
21 Defender Chad Vandegriffe[OFF 3]   United States March 13, 2015 [4]
25 Midfielder Brandon Barklage   United States March 20, 2015 [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Takada played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[5]
  2. ^ Musa played for Team Wellington during the USL offseason[6]
  3. ^ Vandegriffe played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[7]

New Signings

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No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
8 Midfielder Chad Bond   Wales   Tulsa Roughnecks January 7, 2016 [8]
19 Forward Irvin Herrera   El Salvador   Santa Tecla February 18, 2016 [9]
20 Midfielder Vince Cicciarelli   United States   Des Moines Menace
  Saint Louis Billikens
March 3, 2016 [10]
13 Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson   Jamaica   Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 3, 2016 [10]
4 Defender A. J. Cochran   United States   Houston Dynamo March 6, 2016 [11]
12 Midfielder Tyler David   United States   Saint Louis Billikens March 6, 2016 [11]
16 Defender Jake Bond   United States   Kitsap Pumas March 16, 2016 [12]
5 Defender Mitchell Lurie   United States   Rutgers Scarlet Knights March 16, 2016 [12]
32 Midfielder Schillo Tshuma   Zimbabwe   Arizona United March 25, 2016 [13]
0 Goalkeeper Eduardo Cortes   Mexico   IUPUI Jaguars March 31, 2016 [14]
91 Midfielder Seth Rudolph   United States   Sandvikens IF April 22, 2016 [15]
24 Goalkeeper Sean Clancy   United States   UMKC Kangaroos Date Unknown

Academy Signings

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No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
44 Midfielder Wan Kuzain   Malaysia   St. Louis Scott Gallagher May 21, 2016 [16]
55 Defender Aedan Stanley   United States   St. Louis Scott Gallagher May 21, 2016 [17]

Loans

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No. Position Player Nation Loaned From Date Loaned Notes Ref
18 Midfielder Drew Conner   United States   Chicago Fire March 25, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [17]
22 Defender Patrick Doody   United States   Chicago Fire March 25, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [17]
26 Defender Eric Gehrig   United States   Chicago Fire March 28, 2016 [18]
30 Goalkeeper Patrick McLain   United States   Chicago Fire April 22, 2016 Single-game loan [19]
27 Midfielder Collin Fernandez   United States   Chicago Fire August 10, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [20]
29 Midfielder Alex Morrell   United States   Chicago Fire August 10, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [20]
28 Midfielder Jason Plumhoff   United States   Jacksonville Armada August 26, 2016 [21]
No. Position Player Nation Loaned To Date Loaned Notes Ref
9 Forward Jeremie Lynch   Jamaica   Wilmington Hammerheads July 28, 2016 Season-long loan [22]

United Soccer League season

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Preseason

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February 25 Charleston Cougars 2–0 Saint Louis FC Mount Pleasant, SC
1:00 PM CST   First Half'
  First Half'
Source
Source
Stadium: CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriot's Point
Note: Postponed from original date of February 24
February 27 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2–2 Saint Louis FC Conway, SC
9:00 AM CST   32'
  58'
Source
Source
Source
Source
Source
Lynch   12'
Roberts   74'
Stadium: CCU Soccer Field
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
February 27 Charleston Battery 1–1 Saint Louis FC Charleston, SC
3:00 PM CST Portillo   59' Source
Source
Lynch   70' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
March 13 Oklahoma City Energy 0–0 Saint Louis FC Springfield, MO
2:00 PM CDT Source Stadium: Lake Country Soccer Complex

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 8 10 12 42 44  −2 34 4 7 4 23 20  +3 4 3 8 19 24  −5

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
StadiumAAAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHHAAHA
ResultLLWDDWPWLWDDLWLWLDLLWDDLDLDLWLD
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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March 26 01 Real Monarchs 1–0 Saint Louis FC Sandy, UT
8:00 PM CDT Orellana   90+1' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa   43'
C. Bond   90+5'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
March 30 02 LA Galaxy II 3–0 Saint Louis FC Carson, CA
9:30 PM CDT McBean   43', 58'
Rebellón   45+1'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Bushue   56'
Cochran   74'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 743
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 2 03 Orange County Blues 1–3 Saint Louis FC Irvine, CA
9:00 PM CDT Griffiths   24'
Mirković   76'
Felix   84'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa   32'
Maher   45+3'
Fink   70'
Cicciarelli   88', 90+7'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
April 9 04 Oklahoma City Energy 2–2 Saint Louis FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Dalgaard   9'
Gonzalez   39'
Craft   60'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Cicciarelli   23'
Doody   36'
Bushue   64'
Fink   80'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 16 05 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Tulsa Roughnecks Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Musa   65' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 23 06 Sacramento Republic 0–1 Saint Louis FC Sacramento, CA
9:30 PM CDT Foran   90+5' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Musa   24'
Ambersley   59'
Dixon   71'
McLain   90+4'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Michael Zapata
April 30 07 Saint Louis FC Postponed Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Note: Postponed due to inclement weather,[23] rescheduled for May 25[24]
May 7 08 Saint Louis FC 3–0 Swope Park Rangers Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Tshuma   11'
C. Bond   39',   43'   79'
Herrera   52'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Ballo   17'   45+1' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,028
May 14 09 Louisville City 2–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Davis   77'
Lancaster   90' (pen.)
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Conner   67'
Pais   89'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,859
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
May 21 10 Tulsa Roughnecks 2–5 Saint Louis FC Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Davoren   17'
Ramos Carpio   29'
Ochoa   37',   76'
Grimes   83'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Herrera   10', 53', 71', 78'
Musa   84',   88'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadill
May 25 11 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Fink   21'
Barklage   25'
Cochran   45+4'
Hardware   62'
C. Bond   90+3'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Levis   23'
Seymore   45+4'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,763
Note: Rescheduled from April 30 due to inclement weather[23][24]
June 11 14 Saint Louis FC 7–1 Tulsa Roughnecks Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Rudolph   4', 50'
Herrera   17', 52'
Hardware   38'
Roberts   76'
Cicciarelli   78'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Mata   37'
Peters   39'
Abidor   60'
Morgan   65'
Ramos Carpio   85'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,749
June 18 15 Arizona United 2–1 Saint Louis FC Peoria, AZ
9:30 PM CDT Blackwood   9'
Tan   58'
Report (USL) Hardware   19'
Bushue   79'
Ambersley   80'
Roberts   90+2'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,002
July 2 17 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Saint Louis FC Kansas City, MO
7:30 PM CDT Pasher   1' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Hardware   44'
C. Bond   64'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 933
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Note: Play was temporarily suspended in the 37th minute due to lightning[25]
July 9 19 Saint Louis FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Cummings   8'
McMahon   58'
Mohamed   60'
Stevenson   78'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Ambersley   26'
Fink   61'
Tshuma   85'
Barklage   90+3'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,502
July 15 20 Tulsa Roughnecks 2–0 Saint Louis FC Tulsa, OK
7:30 PM CDT Villalobos   66'
Ochoa   83'
Report (USL) Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,776
August 13 24 Saint Louis FC 3–4 Sacramento Republic Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Ambersley   26'
Roberts   74'
C. Bond   90'
Report (USL) Koval   5'
Iwasa   11', 57'
Guzmán   17'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,453
September 5 28 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Saint Louis FC Cincinnati, OH
3:30 PM CDT Okoli   58',   84', 90+4' Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Lurie   62'
Roberts   76'
Doody   86'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 17,415
Referee: Joshua Brooks
September 10 29 San Antonio FC 1–3 Saint Louis FC San Antonio, TX
7:30 PM CDT Alvarez   32'
Morgan   42'
Bradnock-Brennan   90+4'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Herrera   12', 16', 54'
Pais   86'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 17 30 Saint Louis FC 1–5 Louisville City Fenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Roberts   17'
Dixon   25'
Musa   35'
Ambersley   69'
David   75'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Dacres   38'
Lancaster   40'
Rasmussen   51', 56'
Ilić   79'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,004
September 24 31 Oklahoma City Energy 2–2 Saint Louis FC Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM CDT Pitter   1'
König   26'
Craven   59'
Report (STLFC)
Report (USL)
Roberts   15'
Tshuma   21'
David   23'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Travis Haight

Standings

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Western Conference Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 −39 19
Source: 2016 USL 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

U.S. Open Cup

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Matches

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Player statistics

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As of December 15, 2016

Goals

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Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1   Irvin Herrera 14 0 0 14
2   Vince Cicciarelli 5 0 0 5
2   Jordan Roberts 4 0 1 5
4   Schillo Tshuma 4 0 0 4
5   James Musa 3 0 0 3
5   Jamiel Hardware 2 0 1 3
7   Mike Ambersley 2 0 0 2
7   Chad Bond 2 0 0 2
7   Patrick Doody 2 0 0 2
7   Seth Rudolph 2 0 0 2
11   Tyler David 1 0 0 1
11   Sam Fink 1 0 0 1

Assists

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Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1   Irvin Herrera 4 0 0 4
2   Jason Plumhoff 3 0 0 3
2   Richard Dixon 3 0 0 3
2   Mike Ambersley 3 0 0 3
2   James Musa 3 0 0 3
6   Jamiel Hardware 2 0 0 2
6   Chad Bond 2 0 0 2
6   A. J. Cochran 2 0 0 2
6   Kentaro Takada 1 0 1 2
10   Jordan Roberts 1 0 0 1
10   Tyler David 1 0 0 1
10   Brandon Barklage 1 0 0 1

Shutouts

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Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1   Mark Pais 3 0 1 4
2   Ryan Thompson 1 0 0 1
2   Patrick McLain 1 0 0 1

Supplier: Nike[26][27] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[26][27]

 
 
 
 
 
 
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References

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