2018 Saint Louis FC season

The 2018 Saint Louis FC season is 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 will additionally compete in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 16, 2017 to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.

Saint Louis FC
2018 season
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head CoachAnthony Pulis
United Soccer LeagueWestern Conference: 6th (current)
Top goalscorerLeague: Cameron Lancaster LOU (21)
All: Kyle Greig STL (13)
Highest home attendance6,018
(October 13 vs. OKC Energy)
Lowest home attendance3,127
(August 15th vs. Sacramento Republic FC)
Average home league attendance4,271

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
As of May 18, 2018[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Tomas GomezGK (1993-05-20) May 20, 19932018 Rochester Rhinos
24Jake FenlasonGK (1993-02-02) February 2, 19932018 Orlando City B
28Seth StiebelGK (1999-01-27) January 27, 19992018 Saint Louis FC U23
Defenders
2Jonathan BardenRB, CM, RM (1992-11-09) November 9, 19922018 Ottawa Fury FC
3Phanuel KavitaCB, RB (1993-03-09) March 9, 19932018 Puerto Rico FC
4Sam FinkCB (1993-05-08) May 8, 19932018 OKC Energy
5Kyle CulbertsonLB (1992-11-03) November 3, 19922018 Puerto Rico FC
6Austin LedbetterDF, CM (1995-07-14) July 14, 19952017 FC Dallas
15Sean ReynoldsCB (1990-04-11) April 11, 19902018 Louisville City
18Jack MaherDF (2000-10-28) October 28, 20002017 Saint Louis FC U23
21Aedan StanleyLB (1999-12-13) December 13, 19992016 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Midfielders
7Joey CalistriAM, LM, RM, CM (1993-11-20) November 20, 19932018 Chicago Fire
8Lewis HiltonCM (1993-10-22) October 22, 19932018 Charlotte Independence
13Kadeem DacresAM, LM, RM (1991-08-25) August 25, 19912018 FC Cincinnati
17Wal FallCM (1992-09-08) September 8, 19922018 Rochester Rhinos
20Tony WallsMF, CB (1990-01-16) January 16, 19902017 Rochester Rhinos
77Austin MartzAM, RM (1992-05-31) May 31, 19922018 Orlando City B
Forwards
10Albert DikwaST, RM (1998-01-02) January 2, 19982018 Orlando City B
11Corey HertzogST, AM (1990-08-01) August 1, 19902018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
22Kyle GreigST (1990-02-22) February 22, 19902018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Out on loan
–Irvin HerreraFW (1991-08-30) August 30, 19912016 Santa Tecla

Competitions

Preseason

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 FriendlyEastern Florida Titans2–8Saint Louis FCMelbourne, 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 FriendlyFIU Panthers1–1Saint Louis FCMelbourne, 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 FriendlySaint Louis FC7–1SIU Edwardsville CougarsFenton, 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 FriendlySaint Louis FC8–0FC DenverFenton, MO
4:00 PM CST Hertzog  31', 61', 64', 74'
Greig  45'
Goodwin  80'
Fink  88'
Martz  90'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 4 FriendlySaint Louis FC5–0FC DenverFenton, MO
11:00 AM CST  8' (o.g.)
Volesky  17'
Calistri  22', 29', 60'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 10 FriendlyLouisville City1–1Saint Louis FCEvansville, IN
4:00 PM CST McCabe  72' Report  3' (o.g.) Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 Second RoundDuluth FC0–2Saint Louis FCDuluth, MN
7:00 PM CDT Castro  75' Report Dacres  25'
Hertzog  35'		 Stadium: Public Schools Stadium
Attendance: 584
Referee: Chris Ruska
May 23 Third RoundLouisville City1–0Saint Louis FCLouisville, KY
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Lynn Stadium

USL
Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings
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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHHHAAHAAAHHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAAHAAHAH
ResultDLWDWWDDLDLLWWLDDLWDWWWWLWDLWDWWLD
Source: Saint Louis schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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 1Rio Grande Valley FC Toros1–1Saint Louis FCEdinburg, 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 2San Antonio FC2–1Saint Louis FCSan 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 3Saint Louis FC1–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksFenton, 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 4Saint Louis FC1–1Fresno FCFenton, 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 5Saint Louis FC1–0LA Galaxy IIFenton, MO
7:30 CDT Calistri  46' Report Büscher  83' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Don Tebeau
April 21 6OKC Energy0–1Saint Louis FCOklahoma 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 7Swope Park Rangers1–1Saint Louis FCKansas 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 8Saint Louis FC0–0Portland Timbers 2Fenton, 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 9LA Galaxy II6–3Saint Louis FCCarson, 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 10Orange County SC1–1Saint Louis FCIrvine, 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 11Colorado Springs Switchbacks3–0Saint Louis FCColorado 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 12Saint Louis FC1–3Phoenix Rising FCFenton, 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 13Saint Louis FC2–0Swope Park RangersFenton, 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 14Tulsa Roughnecks3–0Saint Louis FCTulsa, 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 15Saint Louis FC0–1Real MonarchsFenton, 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 16Sacramento Republic2–2Saint Louis FCSacramento, 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 17Saint Louis FC0–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFenton, 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 18Las Vegas Lights0–1Saint Louis FCLas 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 FCPPDTulsa RoughnecksFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
July 21 19Saint Louis FC2–2Orange County SCFenton, 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 20Reno 18682–1Saint Louis FCReno, 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 21Saint Louis FC2–0Seattle Sounders FC 2Fenton, 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 22Saint Louis FC4–1Las Vegas LightsFenton, 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 23Saint Louis FC2–1Sacramento RepublicFenton, 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 24Fresno FC1–0Saint Louis FCFresno, CA
9:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden  20',  33'
Cooper  45'		 Report Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 25 25Saint Louis FC3–2Tulsa RoughnecksFenton, 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 26Seattle Sounders FC 21–1Saint Louis FCTacoma, WA
9:00 PM CDT Wingo  35'
Burke-Gilroy  37'		 Result Greig  27'
Fall  86'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 1 27Portland Timbers 21–0Saint Louis FCPortland, 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 28Saint Louis FC1–0Reno 1868Fenton, 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 29Real Monarchs1–1Saint Louis FCHerriman, 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 30Swope Park Rangers3–4Saint Louis FCKansas 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 31Saint Louis FC2–0San Antonio FCFenton, 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 32Phoenix Rising2–0Saint Louis FCScottsdale, 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 33Saint Louis FC1–0Tulsa RoughnecksFenton, MO
7:00 PM CDT Hertzog  14'
Kavita  90+2'		 Report Jusino  73' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,424
Referee: Elton García
October 13 34Saint Louis FC0–0OKC EnergyFenton, MO
7:30 PM CDT Dikwa  90+3' Report Barril  44'
Rasmussen  48'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,018
Referee: Malik Badawi

Postseason
October 20 Conference QuarterfinalOrange County SC4–0Saint Louis FCIrvine, 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

References
  1. "Saint Louis FC roster". SaintLouisFC.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "STLFC 2018 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". SaintLouisFC.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "USL Announces Regular Season Expansion". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. "USL Sets Course for 2018 with Home Openers". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. "STLFC 2018 SCHEDULE RELEASED". SaintLouisFC.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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