2015 Saint Louis FC season

The 2015 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

Saint Louis FC
2015 season
CEOJim Kavanaugh
Head CoachDale Schilly
United Soccer LeagueConference: 9th
League: 18th
Playoffs: DNQ
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: 4 players (4)
All: Bryan Gaul (6)
Highest home attendance5,662
(September 19 vs. Louisville City)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,004
(May 14 vs. Toronto FC II)
Open Cup: 2,579
(May 27 vs. Minnesota United)
Average home league attendance4,846
Biggest win2–0
(April 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks and September 12 vs Charlotte Independence)
Biggest defeat1–4
(June 27 vs. New York Red Bulls II)
2–5
(July 15 vs. FC Montreal)

The club was affiliated with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer that season.[1]

Squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Alec Kann (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
1 Goalkeeper Mark Pais  United States
2 Defender Richard Dixon  Jamaica
3 Defender Sam Fink  United States
4 Defender Oskar Gasecki  Poland
5 Midfielder Bryan Ciesiulka  United States
6 Midfielder Parker Maher  United States
7 Midfielder Jamiel Hardware  Jamaica
8 Forward Bryan Gaul  United States
9 Forward Jeremie Lynch  Jamaica
10 Midfielder Kentaro Takada  Japan
11 Midfielder Charles Renken  United States
12 Defender Gabe Hoffman-Johnson  United States
13 Defender Nick Bibbs  United States
14 Defender James Musa  New Zealand
15 Forward Mike Ambersley  United States
16 Forward Mike Roach  United States
17 Midfielder Jacob Bushue  United States
19 Forward Aaron Horton  United States
20 Midfielder Jack Mathis  United States
21 Defender Chad Vandegriffe  United States
22 Defender Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
23 Forward Jordan Roberts  England
24 Midfielder Peter Kelly  United States
25 Midfielder Brandon Barklage  United States
26 Defender Greg Cochrane (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
27 Midfielder Kingsley Bryce (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States
30 Goalkeeper Alex Riggs  United States
31 Midfielder Nikita Kotlov  United States
99 Forward Mike Magee (on loan from Chicago Fire)  United States

Player Movement

New Signings
No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
15ForwardMike Ambersley United States Indy ElevenJanuary 13, 2015[2]
17MidfielderJacob Bushue United States Indiana HoosiersJanuary 15, 2015[3]
2DefenderRichard Dixon Jamaica Charlotte EaglesJanuary 15, 2015[3]
1GoalkeeperMark Pais United States Des Moines MenaceJanuary 15, 2015[3]
10MidfielderKentaro Takada Japan Minnesota UnitedJanuary 15, 2015[3]
4DefenderOskar Gasecki Poland Borussia Dortmund IIJanuary 20, 2015[4]
8ForwardBryan Gaul United States Los Angeles GalaxyJanuary 20, 2015[4]
11MidfielderCharles Renken United States Arizona UnitedJanuary 20, 2015[4]
5MidfielderBryan Ciesiulka United States Gimo IF FKFebruary 13, 2015[5]
6MidfielderParker Maher United States Missouri State BearsFebruary 13, 2015[5]
13DefenderNick Bibbs United States IFK LammhultFebruary 25, 2015[6]
14DefenderJames Musa New Zealand Team WellingtonFebruary 25, 2015[6]
3DefenderSam Fink United States Wake Forest Demon DeaconsMarch 7, 2015[7]
7MidfielderJamiel Hardware Jamaica Harrisburg City IslandersMarch 7, 2015[7]
9ForwardJeremie Lynch Jamaica Harbour ViewMarch 10, 2015[8]
23ForwardJordan Roberts England St. Louis Lions
Quincy Hawks		March 10, 2015[8]
20MidfielderJack Mathis United States Drury PanthersMarch 13, 2015[9]
16ForwardMike Roach United States St. Louis Ambush (indoor)March 13, 2015[9]
21DefenderChad Vandegriffe United States St. Louis Ambush (indoor)March 13, 2015[9]
25MidfielderBrandon Barklage United States San Jose EarthquakesMarch 20, 2015[10]
31MidfielderNikita Kotlov United States Indiana HoosiersMarch 24, 2015[11]
24MidfielderPeter Kelly United States FC TucsonApril 29, 2015[12]
30GoalkeeperAlex Riggs United States Columbus CrewApril 29, 2015[12]
12DefenderGabe Hoffman-Johnson United States Dartmouth Big GreenMay 7, 2015[13]
19ForwardAaron Horton United States Columbus CrewJune 29, 2015[14]

Loans

In
No. Position Player Nation Loaned From Date Loaned Notes Ref
22DefenderPatrick Doody United States Chicago FireMarch 20, 2015Season-long loan (with option to recall)[15]
0GoalkeeperAlec Kann United States Chicago FireMarch 30, 2015Season-long loan (with option to recall)[16]
26DefenderGreg Cochrane United States Chicago FireApril 9, 2015[17]
27MidfielderKingsley Bryce United States Chicago FireMay 29, 2015Season-long loan (with option to recall)[18]
99ForwardMike Magee United States Chicago FireMay 29, 2015Single-game loan[18]
26DefenderGreg Cochrane United States Chicago FireAugust 19, 2015[19]

Out
No. Position Player Nation Loaned To Date Loaned Notes Ref
30GoalkeeperAlex Riggs United States Sporting Kansas CityJune 30, 2015Single-game loan[20]

United Soccer League season
Main article: 2015 USL season

Preseason
February 28 SIU Edwardsville Cougars1–2Saint Louis FCEdwardsville, IL
Danzy  23' Report Trialist #3  27'
Gaul  87'		 Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium
March 5 Oklahoma City EnergyCancelledSaint Louis FCSpringfield, MO
6:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to snow[21]
March 11 Saint Louis FC0–2Indy ElevenFenton, MO
1:00 PM CDT Report Lacroix  76'
Mares  83'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
March 14 Saint Louis FC0–2Tulsa RoughnecksFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Report  (o.g.)
Bardsley  77'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
March 21 Tulsa Roughnecks1–2Saint Louis FCTulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Black  40' Report Lynch  75', 90+1' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,273

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 8 9 11 30 40  −10 33 4 4 6 17 22  −5 4 5 5 13 18  −5

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAHHAHHHAAHHHAAHAAHAHAHAAAHH
ResultLWDLWWLDDDDLLDWLLWDLLDWLLDWW
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
March 28 01Louisville City2–0Saint Louis FCLouisville, KY
3:00 PM CDT Rasmussen  23'
Adams  65'		 Report Lynch  70' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,067
April 2 02Tulsa Roughnecks0–2Saint Louis FCTulsa, OK
7:02 PM CDT Report Lynch  43'
Gaul  56'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,335
Referee: William Tomlinson
April 11 03Saint Louis FC1–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Barklage  44'
Musa  58'		 Report Earls  34'
Dantas  73'
Okai  82'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 18 04Saint Louis FC0–1Rochester RhinosFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Gaul  38' Report Rolfe  77' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Cedric Adams
April 25 05Oklahoma City Energy1–2Saint Louis FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Sanchez  13'
Hedrick  81'		 Report Hardware  32'
Ambersley  42'
Bushue  61'
Lynch  81'
Renken  90'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,383
Referee: William Tomlinson
May 9 06Saint Louis FC1–0Wilmington HammerheadsFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Musa  74'
Fink  82'		 Report Fairclough  61' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Andrew Musashe
May 14 07Saint Louis FC1–2Toronto FC IIFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Gaul  1'
Musa  90+3'		 Report Rivas  9'
Mirabelli  38'
Uccello  77'
Nunes  89'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
May 24 08Saint Louis FC3–3Louisville CityFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Lynch  21'
Bushue  39'
Gasecki  50'
Ambersley  61'
Maher  67'
Gaul  77' (pen.)
Kann  81'
Musa  90'		 Report Fondy  30', 75'
Morad  38'
Goodwin  76'
Polak  83'
Rivera  90'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 30 09Louisville City1–1Saint Louis FCLouisville, KY
6:30 PM CDT Dacres  50'
Montano  81'		 Report Renken  70',  84' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,185
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 6 10Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–1Saint Louis FCPittsburgh, PA
12:00 PM CDT Okai  47'
Vincent  72' (pen.)
Russell  89'		 Report Ambersley  39'
Pais  72'
Lynch  80'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: David Mon
June 13 11Saint Louis FC1–1Harrisburg City IslandersFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Fink  70' Report Ayuk  38'
Johnson  73'
Shaffer  90'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Cedric Adams
June 19 12Saint Louis FC0–1Colorado Springs SwitchbacksFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Report Argueta  15'
Gonzalez  85'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov
June 27 13Saint Louis FC1–4New York Red Bulls IIFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Lynch  59'
Renken  90+3'		 Report Obekop  8'
Plewa  56', 90'
Tsonis  76'
Castellanos  83'
da Fonte  87'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 1 14Wilmington Hammerheads0–0Saint Louis FCWilmington, NC
7:00 PM CDT Martinez  12' Report Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Mark Gorak
July 4 15Charlotte Independence1–2Saint Louis FCCharlotte, NC
7:00 PM CDT Alvarez  49'
Jackson  67'
Ribeiro  87'
Calvert  90+4'		 Report Maher  6'
Gaul  45'
Lynch  45+2'
Bryce  88'		 Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,328
July 11 16Saint Louis FC1–3Richmond KickersFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Gaul  12' (pen.)
Bushue  65'		 Report Taylor  11'
Imura  27'
Davis  44'
Yeisley  75'
Callahan  81'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
July 15 17FC Montreal5–2Saint Louis FCMontreal, QC
5:00 PM CDT Joly  13', 25', 40'
Messoudi  52'
Dominguez-Ramirez  83'
Kacher  86'
Riggi  87'		 Report Musa  5'
Horton  61'
Ambersley  71'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 253
Referee: Lyes Arfa
July 18 18Toronto FC II0–1Saint Louis FCVaughan, ON
8:00 PM CDT Godinho  56'
Mirabelli  75'		 Report Barklage  29'
Godinho  39' (o.g.)
Ambersley  51'
Gaul  57'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 552
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 25 19Saint Louis FC0–0Oklahoma City EnergyFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Bushue  50'
Renken  77'
Ambersley  83'		 Report Evans  41' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,304
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 2 20New York Red Bulls II2–1Saint Louis FCHanover, NJ
4:00 PM CDT Obekop  40'
Stolz  63'
Castellanos  90+2'		 Report Lynch  49'
Renken  68'
Bushue  72'
Kelly  84'		 Stadium: New York Red Bulls Training Grounds
Attendance: 191
August 8 21Saint Louis FC1–3FC MontrealFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Gaul  82'
Hardware  89',  89'
Bibbs  90+4'
Bushue  90+4'		 Report Haman  53'
Dominguez-Ramirez  58'
N'Diaye  85'
Morelli  85'
Ait-Slimane  87'
Houache  90+4'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 15 22Charleston Battery1–1Saint Louis FCCharleston, SC
6:30 PM CDT Mueller  33'
Boyd  78'
Cordovés  89'
Ferguson  90+6'		 Report Gaul  13'
Gasecki  29'  84'
Hardware  60'
Bryce  90+2'
Ambersley  90+5'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
August 20 23Saint Louis FC3–2Charleston BatteryFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Ambersley  33' (pen.),  90+1'
Hardware  34'
Fink  60',  83'
Cochrane  64'
Horton  90+4'
Takada  90+5'		 Report Cordovés  10'
Portillo  18' (pen.),  34'
Adjetey  36'
Prince  90+3'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Brandon Artis
Note: Takada's yellow card was issued after being substituted out of the game
August 22 24Richmond Kickers2–0Saint Louis FCRichmond, VA
6:00 PM CDT Lee  65'
Imura  70'
Yeisley  77'		 Report Doody  54' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,439
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 30 25Rochester Rhinos2–0Saint Louis FCRochester, NY
3:05 PM CDT Rolfe  4'
Walls  35'		 Report Roberts  30' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Jamie Herrera
September 6 26Harrisburg City Islanders0–0Saint Louis FCHarrisburg, PA
5:30 PM CDT Ekra  4'
Shaffer  90'		 Report Gaul  13'
Renken  90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 12 27Saint Louis FC2–0Charlotte IndependenceFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Musa  29'
Bushue  54'
Fink  84'		 Report DelPiccolo  90+3' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,661
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
September 19 28Saint Louis FC2–1Louisville CityFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Hardware  42'
Bryce  77'
Maher  90+5'		 Report McCabe  11'
Guzman  86'
Montano  90+3'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

Tables

Eastern Conference Table
Further information: 2015 USL season § League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference Semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Matches
May 20 2nd RoundSaint Louis FC2–1 (a.e.t.)Des Moines MenaceFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Gaul  68'
Musa  78'
Doody  90+2'
Lynch  97'
Dixon  116'		 Report Johnson  11'
Ben  32'
Polster  35'
Nortey  40'
Lujano  70'  108'
Bales  80'
Hellman  85' (pen.)		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 27 3rd RoundSaint Louis FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		Minnesota UnitedFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Gaul  80' (pen.),  114'
Renken  90+1'
Lynch  91'
Vandegriffe  94'		 Report Brent Kallman  21'
Banks  53'
Brian Kallman  114'
Polak  118'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Jon Freemon
Penalties
Barklage
Doody
Gasecki 		Mendes
Ibson
Ibarra
Ramirez
June 16 4th RoundSporting Kansas City1–0Saint Louis FCKansas City, KS
7:30 PM CDT Zusi  70' Report Barklage  54'
Renken  86'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,298
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Player statistics
As of September 20, 2015

Goals
Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Bryan Gaul 4 0 2 6
2 Jeremie Lynch 4 0 1 5
3 Mike Ambersley 4 0 0 4
3 Jamiel Hardware 4 0 0 4
5 Sam Fink 3 0 0 3
6 Kingsley Bryce 2 0 0 2
6 James Musa 2 0 0 2
8 Brandon Barklage 1 0 0 1
8 Jacob Bushue 1 0 0 1
8 Bryan Ciesiulka 1 0 0 1
8 Aaron Horton 1 0 0 1
8 Parker Maher 1 0 0 1
8 Charles Renken 1 0 0 1

Assists
Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Patrick Doody 4 0 0 4
1 Bryan Gaul 4 0 0 4
3 Mike Ambersley 1 0 0 1
3 Nick Bibbs 1 0 0 1
3 Kingsley Bryce 1 0 0 1
3 Jacob Bushue 1 0 0 1
3 Jeremie Lynch 1 0 0 1
3 Parker Maher 0 0 1 1
3 Charles Renken 1 0 0 1
3 Michael Roach 1 0 0 1
3 Jordan Roberts 1 0 0 1

Shutouts
Place Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Alec Kann 6 0 0 6
2 Mark Pais 1 0 0 1

Kit

Supplier: Nike[22] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[22]

Home
Away
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

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