2020 Saint Louis FC season

The 2020 Saint Louis FC season was the club's sixth and final season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis additionally competed in the U.S. Open Cup. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[1]

Saint Louis FC
2020 season
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
United Soccer LeagueEastern Conf.: 8th
Group E: 2nd
USL PlayoffsConf. Semifinals
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Kings' CupTBD
Average home league attendanceOverall: 1,715
Pre-Covid: 4,019
Post-Covid: 947
Biggest winSTL 4–1 MIA (March 7)
Biggest defeatLOU 3–0 STL (Sept. 12)
← 2019

Roster

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As of March 4, 2020[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Kyle Morton   United States
2 DF Paris Gee   Canada
3 DF Phanuel Kavita   DR Congo
4 DF Sam Fink   United States
5 MF Wal Fall   Germany
6 DF Daniel Fischer   Austria
7 MF Todd Wharton   United States
8 MF Guy Abend   Israel
9 MF Russell Cicerone   United States
10 FW Samb Mour   Senegal
11 MF Joaquín Rivas   El Salvador
13 MF Kadeem Dacres   United States
14 FW Tyler Blackwood   England
17 MF Oscar Umar   Ghana
18 GK John Berner   United States
21 DF Tobi Adewole   United States
22 FW Kyle Greig   United States
23 DF Richard Bryan   England
28 DF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé   Canada
29 MF Nichi Vlastos   United States
MF Kyle Genenbacher ([A])   United States
DF Jansen Miller ([A])   United States
DF Lawson Redmon ([A])   United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitive

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USL Championship

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Standings — Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 16 11 2 3 28 12 +16 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Saint Louis FC 16 7 4 5 22 21 +1 25 1.56
3 Indy Eleven 16 7 2 7 21 19 +2 23 1.44
4 Sporting Kansas City II 16 5 1 10 21 30 −9 16 1.00
Source: USL

Match results

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March 7 1 Saint Louis FC 4–1 Miami FC Fenton, MO
1:00 PM Greig   10'
Cicerone   21', 90+2'
Fink   59'
Kavita   71'
Blackwood   77'
Gee   84'
Report 9 R. Williams   45' (pen.) Stadium: West Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 11 2 Indy Eleven 2–0 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Pasher   52'
Hackshaw   79'
Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 18 3 Louisville City FC 0–1 Saint Louis FC Louisville, KY
7:00 PM CDT Williams   49'
Ownby   90+4'
Report Gee   41'
Blackwood   52'
Wharton   73'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
July 26 4 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Fenton, MO
4:00 PM CDT Blackwood   24'
Fall   68'
Report Hackshaw   44' Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 1 5 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Memphis, TN
7:30 PM CDT Muckette   11'
Marsh-Brown   54'
Koffi   69'
Paul   90'
Hodge   90+2'
Segbers   90+6'
Report Rivas   64' Stadium: Autozone Park
Referee: Matt Thompson
August 5 6 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Kavita   90+6' Report Riley   42'
Mushagalusa   56'
Prieur   90+5'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 8 7 Saint Louis FC 0–2 FC Tulsa Fenton, MO
19:00 PM CDT Umar   18'
Blackwood   75'
Bryan   83'
Report   43' Bird
  59' Garcia
  72' Martinez
  87' da Costa
  90' Suarez
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 15 8 Saint Louis FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, MO
19:00 PM CDT Cicerone   5'
Samb   69'
Rivas   90+2',   90+7'
Report Riley   36'
Duke   40'
LeFlore   62'
Rad   90+5'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Attendance: 736
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 22 9 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–2 Saint Louis FC Pittsburgh, PA
18:00 PM CDT Mensah   16'
Mertz   40'
Thomas   45+3'
Lindstrom   56'
Report Greig   45+1'
Fall   57'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Kevin Fikar
August 29 10 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Fenton, MO
19:00 PM CDT Samb   64'
Wharton   74'
Umar   90+3'
Report Totsch   30',   54'
Ockford   90+7'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 4 11 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, MO
19:00 PM CDT Greig   54'
Blackwood   58'
Fink   70'
Dacres   83'
Morton   90+3'
Report Davis   20'
Harris   47',   90+3' (pen.)
Mompremier   52'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Matt Geringer
September 12 12 Louisville City FC 3–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, KY
18:30 PM CDT Hoppenot   28'
Totsch   39'
Lancaster   44'
Johnson   90+6'
Report Fischer   90' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,852
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 19 13 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City II Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Blackwood   12'
Cicerone   43'
Fink   71',   90+5'
Wharton   90+1'
Report Čuić   59'
Davis   66'
LeFlore   86'
Leeth   90+5'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 23 14 Indy Eleven 1–1 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT
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Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 26 15 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Louisville City FC Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Fall   67'
Kavita   73'
Report Ownby   14'
Williams   43'
Souahy   57'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 3 16 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Indy Eleven Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Blackwood   8',   35'
Cicerone   18'
Fall   47' (pen.)
Adewole   69'
Report Antley   21'
Gibson   45+2'
Barrett   61'
Conner   63'
Pasher   82' (pen.)
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso

USL Cup Playoffs

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October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals Hartford Athletic 0–1 Saint Louis FC Hartford, CT
6:00 PM CDT Silva   16'
Strong   45+1'
Barrera   61'
Politz   90+3'
Report Greig   73'
Fall   89'
Rivas   90+3'
Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 17 Conf. Semifinals Louisville City FC 2–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Totsch   11'
Lancaster   18'
Williams   20'
Lundt   75'
Adewole   83' (o.g.)
Report Fall   12'
Gee   25'
Fink   82'
Samb   90+3'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

U.S. Open Cup

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As a USL Championship club, St. Louis FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Roster". SaintLouisFC.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.