The 2018 Saint Louis FC season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 16, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | SLSG Pro LLC | ||
| Head coach | Anthony Pulis | ||
| United Soccer League | Western Conference: 6th (current) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Lancaster LOU (21) All: Kyle Greig STL (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,018 (October 13 vs. OKC Energy) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,127 (August 15 vs. Sacramento Republic FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,271 | ||
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Saint Louis moved back to the Western Conference this season, after spending 2017 in the Eastern Conference. The team will also have a new head coach this season, with Anthony Pulis coming over from Orlando City B.
Roster edit
- As of May 18, 2018[1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Tomas Gomez |  |
GK | May 20, 1993 | 2018 | Rochester Rhinos
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| 24 | Jake Fenlason | |
GK | February 2, 1993 | 2018 | Orlando City B
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| 28 | Seth Stiebel | |
GK | January 27, 1999 | 2018 | Saint Louis FC U23
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| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Barden |  |
RB, CM, RM | November 9, 1992 | 2018 |  Ottawa Fury FC
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| 3 | Phanuel Kavita |  |
CB, RB | March 9, 1993 | 2018 |  Puerto Rico FC
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| 4 | Sam Fink | |
CB | May 8, 1993 | 2018 | OKC Energy
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| 5 | Kyle Culbertson | |
LB | November 3, 1992 | 2018 | Puerto Rico FC
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| 6 | Austin Ledbetter | |
DF, CM | July 14, 1995 | 2017 | FC Dallas
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| 15 | Sean Reynolds | |
CB | April 11, 1990 | 2018 | Louisville City
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| 18 | Jack Maher | |
DF | October 28, 2000 | 2017 | Saint Louis FC U23
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| 21 | Aedan Stanley | |
LB | December 13, 1999 | 2016 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher
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| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Joey Calistri | |
AM, LM, RM, CM | November 20, 1993 | 2018 | Chicago Fire
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| 8 | Lewis Hilton | |
CM | October 22, 1993 | 2018 | Charlotte Independence
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| 13 | Kadeem Dacres | |
AM, LM, RM | August 25, 1991 | 2018 | FC Cincinnati
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| 17 | Wal Fall |  |
CM | September 8, 1992 | 2018 | Rochester Rhinos
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| 20 | Tony Walls | |
MF, CB | January 16, 1990 | 2017 | Rochester Rhinos
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| 77 | Austin Martz | |
AM, RM | May 31, 1992 | 2018 | Orlando City B
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 10 | Albert Dikwa |  |
ST, RM | January 2, 1998 | 2018 | Orlando City B
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| 11 | Corey Hertzog | |
ST, AM | August 1, 1990 | 2018 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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| 22 | Kyle Greig | |
ST | February 22, 1990 | 2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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| Out on loan | ||||||
| – | Irvin Herrera |  |
FW | August 30, 1991 | 2016 | Santa Tecla
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Competitions edit
Preseason edit
Saint Louis revealed their preseason schedule on January 18. They announced six games over a span of about a month, with three coming against collegiate programs, two against an adult amateur club, and one against a fellow professional team. Saint Louis opened preseason with two games in Florida, followed by three games back in Missouri and the finale in Indiana.[2]
| February 14 Friendly | Eastern Florida Titans | 2–8 | Saint Louis FC | Melbourne, FL |
| 6:00 PM CST |  |
Report | Hertzog 7' Walls 17'Fall 25'Dikwa 30'Martz 57', 65', 75' 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| February 18 Friendly | FIU Panthers | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Melbourne, FL |
| 1:00 PM CST | 108' |
Report | Volesky 20' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| Note: Match played with four periods of 30 minutes each | ||||
| February 24 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 7–1 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Fenton, MO |
| 2:30 PM CST | Dikwa 4', 40' Martz 57', 75'Greig 83'Trialist 122'Volesky 147' |
Report |  |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| Note: Match played with two periods of 75 minutes each | ||||
| March 3 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 8–0 | FC Denver | Fenton, MO |
| 4:00 PM CST | Hertzog 31', 61', 64', 74' Greig 45'Goodwin 80'Fink 88'Martz 90' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 4 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 5–0 | FC Denver | Fenton, MO |
| 11:00 AM CST | 8' (o.g.) Volesky 17'Calistri 22', 29', 60' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 10 Friendly | Louisville City | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Evansville, IN |
| 4:00 PM CST | McCabe 72' |
Report | 3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 16 Second Round | Duluth FC | 0–2 | Saint Louis FC | Duluth, MN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Castro 75' |
Report | Dacres 25' Hertzog 35' |
Stadium: Public Schools Stadium Attendance: 584 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| May 23 Third Round | Louisville City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Lynn Stadium |
USL edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 55 | Conference Playoffs |
| 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
| 8 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 | |
| 10 | OKC Energy FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 |
Source: 2018 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
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 edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Source: USL standings
Results by round edit
Match results edit
In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season will span 34 games, the longest regular season the league has ever run.[3] The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.
On January 14, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Saint Louis opened the season on the road against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, opening the 2018 USL season from Edinburg. The club had to wait until March 31 to open up Toyota Stadium, hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks in their home opener.[4]
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19. Saint Louis will play three times against Swope Park Rangers and Tulsa Roughnecks. They will face every other Western Conference team twice.[5]
| March 16 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Donovan 52' Aguilar 66', 77' |
Report | Hilton 26' Fall 56'Walls 82' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Christopher Scruggs |
| March 24 2 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Lopez 4', 21' Pecka 27'Tyrpak 60'Restrepo 76'Guadarrama 83' |
Report | Greig 2' Hilton 53' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,946 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| March 31 3 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Fenton, MO |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Greig 5' Barden 9'Fink 39' |
Report | Kim 11' Ajeakwa 33' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Javier Santos |
| April 7 4 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hertzog 45+2' (pen.) |
Report | Navarro 45+1' Caffa 47'Barrera 89'Ribeiro 90+5' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| April 14 5 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 CDT | Calistri 46' |
Report | Büscher 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Don Tebeau |
| April 21 6 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Guzman 14' Chavez 45+1', 85'  Ross 81'Hyland 90' |
Report | Volesky 20' Culbertson 90+4' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 28 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Barry 3' Maher 26'Kuzain 68'Saravia 86' |
Report | Hilton 42' Calistri 76'Reynolds 82'Barden 85'Greig 88' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 5 8 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink 35' Hertzog 85' |
Report | Williamson 45+2' Batista 61'Mulligan 65'Williams 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,039 Referee: JJ Bilinski |
| May 9 9 | LA Galaxy II | 6–3 | Saint Louis FC | Carson, CA |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Zubak 14', 70', 90+4' Alvarez 18', 47', 75'Appiah 90' |
Report | Dacres 32' Dikwa 39'Calistri 64'Greig 67', 87', 78' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 858 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| May 12 10 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Irvine, CA |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Juel-Nielsen 30' Kavita 78' (o.g.)Enevoldsen 82' |
Report | Hilton 82' Barden 90+2' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,209 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
| May 26 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–0 | Saint Louis FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Vercollone 32' (pen), 90+3' Robinson 61' Ceus 87' |
Report | Stanley 35' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Chris Greer |
| May 30 12 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 5:30pm | Barden 38' Rudolph 74' |
Report Report |
Cortez 6' Asante 49'Musa 58'Johnson 68' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 2 13 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Fenton, Missouri |
| 19:30 (CDT) | Hertzog 26' (pen.) Hilton 43' Barden 64' Calistri 77' |
Report | Rebellón 42'  69' Silva 45+2' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| June 9 14 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–0 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Pírez 22' Jusino 61' |
Report | Greig 17' Calistri 59', 68' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,543 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 16 15 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Kavita 59' |
Report | Hoffman 15' (pen) Horst 25' Heard 42' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| June 23 16 | Sacramento Republic | 2–2 | Saint Louis FC | Sacramento, CA |
| 10:00 PM CDT | Iwasa 28', 47' Vazquez 41' Hall 84' |
Report | Greig 50' Dikwa 74' Fall 90' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,570 Referee: Elton García |
| June 30 17 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink 40' Reynolds 47' Culbertson 73' Hilton 90+4' |
Report | Greene 45' Padilla 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,284 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| July 7 18 | Las Vegas Lights | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Las Vegas, NV |
| 10:00 PM CDT | Avila 20' Alatorre 36' Mendiola 49' Samsyoa 63' |
Report | Greig 84' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 14 | Saint Louis FC | PPD | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| July 21 19 | Saint Louis FC | 2–2 | Orange County SC | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig 70' da Silva 79' |
Report | Bjurman 30', 90+1' Segbers 52'Alston 55'Ramos-Godoy 76' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| July 28 20 | Reno 1868 | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | Reno, NV |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Calvillo 11' 15' Carroll 13' Wehan 45+1' Lacroix 73' Marcinkowski 89' |
Report | Dikwa 14' Walls 49' da Silva 54' Fall 74' (pen) Fink 90+3' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Turan Ozdemir |
| August 4 21 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig 3' Ledbetter 34'Da Silva 42' |
Report | Ele 21' Daley 51'Neagle 70'Alfaro 90+2' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,134 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| August 11 22 | Saint Louis FC | 4–1 | Las Vegas Lights | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Kavita 4' Dacres 14'Greig 41'Cox 88'Fall 89'Reynolds 90+3' |
Report | Kobayashi 7' Salgado 19' (pen.)Íñigo 23'Huiqui 42'Thomas 62'Garduño 70' Mendiola 71' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| August 15 23 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hertzog 5' Greig 7' Kavita 62' Reynolds 69' Culbertson 90+2' |
Report | Villarreal 67' Taintor 90+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| August 18 24 | Fresno FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Fresno, CA |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden 20', 33' Cooper 45' |
Report | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| August 25 25 | Saint Louis FC | 3–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM (CDT | Fall 4', 56' (pen) Hilton 14' |
Report | Ferreira 29', 90+3' Mirković 67' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 29 26 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Tacoma, WA |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Wingo 35' Burke-Gilroy 37' |
Result | Greig 27' Fall 86' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford |
| September 1 27 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Portland, OR |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Ornstil 44' Diz Pe 68' Zambrano 78' Arboleda 90+3' 90+4' |
Report | Calistri 41' Fall 69' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| September 8 28 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig 27', 28' Culbertson 90+1' |
Report | Murrell 19', 53' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| September 12 29 | Real Monarchs | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Herriman, UT |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Plewa 6' Hernández 48' |
Report | Fall 9' Calistri 32' Hilton 81' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 15 30 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–4 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Barry 22' Rebellón 45+3' Belmar 48' Blackwood 84' Vanacore-Decker 90+4' |
Report | Cox 37', 41' Walls 45+5' Calistri 59', 80' Greig 82' Martz 88' Culbertson 90+3' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| September 22 31 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink 64' Hilton 79' Dikwa 90', 90+3' |
Report | King 52' Cochrane 63' Elizondo 67' Hernandez 87' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 29 32 | Phoenix Rising | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Forbes 82' Cortez 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| October 10 33 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Hertzog 14' Kavita 90+2' |
Report | Jusino 73' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Elton García |
| October 13 34 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | OKC Energy | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dikwa 90+3' |
Report | Barril 44' Rasmussen 48' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Malik Badawi |
Postseason edit
| October 20 Conference Quarterfinal | Orange County SC | 4–0 | Saint Louis FC | Irvine, CA |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Seaton 11', 29', 64', 21' Quinn 47'Bjurman 66' |
Report | Walls 21' Hertzog 88' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Saint Louis FC roster". SaintLouisFC.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "STLFC 2018 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". SaintLouisFC.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "USL Announces Regular Season Expansion". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "USL Sets Course for 2018 with Home Openers". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "STLFC 2018 SCHEDULE RELEASED". SaintLouisFC.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.