2016 Saint Louis FC season

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)

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.

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

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 Nation Player
0 GK  MEX Eduardo Cortes
1 GK  USA Mark Pais
2 DF  JAM Richard Dixon
3 DF  USA Sam Fink
4 DF  USA A. J. Cochran
5 DF  USA Mitchell Lurie
6 MF  USA Parker Maher
7 MF  JAM Jamiel Hardware
8 MF  WAL Chad Bond
9 FW  JAM Jeremie Lynch
10 MF  JPN Kentaro Takada
11 MF  USA Charles Renken
12 MF  USA Tyler David
13 GK  JAM Ryan Thompson
14 DF  NZL James Musa
15 FW  USA Mike Ambersley
16 DF  USA Jake Bond
17 MF  USA Jacob Bushue
18 MF  USA Drew Conner (on loan from Chicago Fire)
19 FW  SLV Irvin Herrera
20 MF  USA Vince Cicciarelli
21 DF  USA Chad Vandegriffe
22 DF  USA Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire)
23 FW  ENG Jordan Roberts
25 MF  USA Brandon Barklage
32 MF  ZIM Schillo Tshuma
55 DF  USA Aedan Stanley
91 MF  USA Seth Rudolph

Player movement

Returning Players from 2015

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

  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

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

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

Loans

In

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]

Out

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

Preseason

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

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

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

Matches

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 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 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 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]
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 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

Western Conference Table

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

Matches

May 18 2nd Round Saint Louis FC 2–0 AFC Cleveland Fenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Takada  19'
Hardware 22'
Roberts 77'
Report (STLFC) V. Bell  41'
McGivern  86'
Manfut  87'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,195

Player statistics

As of December 15, 2016

Goals

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

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

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

Kit

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

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

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