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2019 Saint Louis FC season

The 2019 Saint Louis FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis will additionally compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

Saint Louis FC
2019 season
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head coachAnthony Pulis
United Soccer LeagueWestern Conference: 11th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarter-finals
Kings' CupRunner-up
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,963
(June 22 vs. North Carolina FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,524
(September 4 vs. Ottawa Fury FC)
All: 1,206
(May 29 vs. Forward Madison FC, USOC )
Average home league attendance4,532
Biggest win3–0
(July 27 vs. Bethlehem Steel)
Biggest defeat1–4
(July 20 at Tampa Bay Rowdies)
← 2018
2020 →

Saint Louis moved back to the Eastern Conference this season, after spending 2018 in the Western Conference.

Roster

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As of August 23, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Tomas Gomez   United States
2 DF Matt Bahner   United States
3 DF Phanuel Kavita   DR Congo
4 DF Sam Fink   United States
5 DF Paris Gee   Canada
6 DF Bradley Kamdem   France
7 MF Audi Jepson   United States
8 MF Lewis Hilton   England
9 FW Russell Cicerone   United States
10 FW Albert Dikwa   Cameroon
11 FW Joaquín Rivas   El Salvador
12 MF Guy Abend   Israel
13 MF Kadeem Dacres   United States
14 FW Tyler Blackwood   England
15 DF Sean Reynolds   United States
17 MF Oscar Umar   Ghana
18 FW Caleb Calvert   United States
20 MF Collin Fernandez   Peru
21 MF Matt Thomas   United States
22 FW Kyle Greig   United States
24 GK Jake Fenlason   United States
26 DF Lawson Redmon ([A])   United States
27 DF Jansen Miller ([A])   United States
28 MF Kipp Keller ([A])   United States
29 MF Nichi Vlastos   United States
30 GK Patrick Schulte ([A])   United States
99 MF Masta Kacher   Canada
  1. ^
    Saint Louis FC academy player.
    2.

Competitions

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Preseason

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February 9 Friendly OKC Energy FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Springfield, Missouri
2:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium
February 13 Friendly Austin Bold FC 1–1 Saint Louis FC Texas
  68' Report Greig   45' Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
February 13 Friendly Lone Star Academy U-19 1–1 Saint Louis FC Texas
  15' Report Dikwa   9' Attendance: Closed-door
Note: 30-minute match
February 16 Friendly San Antonio FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC San Antonio, Texas
11:00 AM CST Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Doubleheader. 60-minute match.
February 16 Friendly San Antonio FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC San Antonio, Texas
CST   (o.g.) Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Doubleheader. 60-minute match.
February 23 Friendly Saint Louis FC 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Rivas   34' (pen.)
Reynolds   50'
Trialist   57'		 Report Rodrigo   23' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
February 24 Friendly Saint Louis FC 3–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Dacres   23',   79'
Greig   27'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 2 Friendly Saint Louis FC 1–0 Forward Madison FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Dacres   28' Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium

USL Championship

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 0 46 Play-In Round
10 Birmingham Legion FC 34 12 7 15 35 51 −16 43
11 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 −1 42
12 Loudoun United FC 34 11 6 17 59 65 −6 39
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
Source: USL Championship 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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 9 14 40 41  −1 42 8 6 3 25 16  +9 3 3 11 15 25  −10

Source: Standings

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWDWWLDWWDDDLLDLDLLWLDLLWWWWLDLLLL
Source: Saint Louis schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results

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On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[2]

All times in Central Time unless otherwise noted.

March 9 1 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Indy Eleven Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Kavita   69'
Fink   72'
Cicerone   76'		 Report Hackshaw   57',   61'
Barrett   64'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
March 16 2 Nashville SC 0–1 Saint Louis FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto   32' Report Kavita   62'
Umar   71'
Calvert   84'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Eric Tattersall
March 23 3 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Dacres   22'
Fink   26'		 Report Diakité   63'
Morad   73'
Guenzatti   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 30 4 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Greig   5' Report Taku   44'
Johnson   63'
Herrera   82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 6 5 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Saint Louis FC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 PM Williams   40' Report Fink   9' (pen.)
Cicerone   20'
Hilton   88'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 13 6 Saint Louis FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Abend   37'
Rivas   63'
Fink   88' (pen.)		 Report Lopez   14'
Laurent   38'
Williams   75',   81'
Fisher   78'
Opoku   87'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,635
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 20 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Greenspan   29'
dos Santos   40'
Dover   58'
Vancaeyezeele   90+3'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 27 8 Saint Louis FC 3–1 Swope Park Rangers Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Jepson   42'
Cicerone   47'
Greig   82',   84'		 Report Andrade   65'
Colombie   80'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,076
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 4 9 Saint Louis FC — Ottawa Fury FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM [1] Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Postponed due to flooding.
May 11 10 Charleston Battery 0–0 Saint Louis FC Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM Piggott   51'
Candela   55'
Nelson   63'
Mueller   90+3'		 Report Bahner   24'
Umar   89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 18 11 Louisville City FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM Jimenez   41'
Craig   80'
Francis   90'
Williams   90+2'		 Report Abend   35' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,688
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
June 1 12 Saint Louis FC — Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[3]
June 8 13 Hartford Athletic 2–1 Saint Louis FC East Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 PM Swartz   27'
Rasmussen   85' (pen.)
Downs   86'		 Report Bahner   16'
Abend   79'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Referee: John Griggs
June 15 14 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Saint Louis FC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM CDT Chambers   19',   26'
Moumbagna   25',   27'
Cortés   37'
Fontana   56'		 Report Kamdem   18'
Hilton   58'
Umar   63'   81'
Greig   74'
Calvert   74'
Dacres   85'		 Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 222
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 22 15 Saint Louis FC 2–2 North Carolina FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Dikwa   47'
Cicerone   62'
Fink   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Ewolo   32'
Fortune   46'
Miller   81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 30 16 Swope Park Rangers 2–1 Saint Louis FC Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM Hernandez   21',   90'
Smith   45'
Mbekeli   69'
Vanacore-Decker   82'
Segbers   90'		 Report Martz   45+3'
Dacres   78'
Kamdem   90+1'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 531
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 6 17 Saint Louis FC 2–2 Loudoun United FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Hilton   55'
Greig   57'
Cicerone   73'
Umar   88'		 Report K. Murphy   41'
Martinez   51',   66'
Ward   82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,564
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
July 13 18 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Saint Louis FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Jackson   5'
Mansally   36'
Martínez   49'
Johnson   80'		 Report Dacres   51'
Hilton   68'
Calvert   75'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 20 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–1 Saint Louis FC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM Guenzatti   33',   36'
Oduro   69'
Fernandes   79'
Richards   90+1'		 Report Calvert   20'
Hilton   71'
Greig   87'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 27 20 Saint Louis FC 3–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Umar   29'
Greig   41'
Hilton   48'
Dacres   49'		 Report Willis   56'
McKenzie   78'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 2 21 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Saint Louis FC Montclair, New Jersey
6:00 PM Elney   34',   89'
Stroud   69'
Tolkin   74'		 Report Kacher   13'
Umar   32',   88'
Greig   39'
Calvert   75'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 756
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 6 12 Saint Louis FC 0–0 Memphis 901 FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Kamdem   70' Report Lindley   27'
Charpie   75'
Burch   78'
Mohamed   84'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Replay of June 1 match postponed due to severe weather.[4]
August 10 22 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Fink   68' (pen.)
Kamdem   88'		 Report Candela   3'
van Schaik   37',   81'
Svantesson   63'
Anunga   67'
Archer   80'
Woodbine   81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 18 23 Indy Eleven 2–1 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM Pasher   67'
Kelly   81'
Conner   84'		 Report Fernandez   75'
Hilton   90+2'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Elton García
August 24 24 Ottawa Fury FC 2–1 Saint Louis FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 PM Haworth   10'
 Barry   34'
Fall   56'
François   90+5'		 Report Umar   14'   47'
Kavita   56'
Fink   71' (pen.)
Reynolds   87'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,504
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 1 25 Saint Louis FC 3–2 Hartford Athletic Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Darces   16'
Greig   38',   65'
Reynolds   59'
Bahner   71'		 Report Reynolds   29' (o.g.)
Dalgaard   67'
Barrera   75'
Angulo   90+6'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,068
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 4 9 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Ottawa Fury FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM Abend   35'
Fernandez   63'
Blackwood   80'		 Report Tissot   45+4'
Thiago   88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Replay of May 4 match postponed due to severe weather.[5]
September 7 26 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Nashville SC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Gee   12'
Umar   67'
Cicerone   77'		 Report LaGrassa   42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 13 27 Birmingham Legion 0–2 Saint Louis FC Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM CDT Ward   38'
Asiedu   74'
Lopez   79'		 Report Bahner   22'
Blackwood   42',   72'
Kavita   62'
Greig   75'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 18 28 Saint Louis FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Blackwood   3'
Darces   45+1'
Fink   70' (pen.)		 Report Stroud   25'
Louro   70'
Boateng   70'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,462
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 21 29 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM Epps   43',   54'
Paul   60'
Allen   75'
Morton   84'		 Report Cicerone   40'
Fernandez   85'		 Stadium: Autozone Park
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Dejan Susak
September 28 30 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM Blackwood   67'
Kacher   75'		 Report Bashti   72'
Metcalf   88'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5 31 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Louisville City FC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Kamdem   51' Report Rasmussen   12' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
October 9 32 Loudoun United FC 4–3 Saint Louis FC Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM Ndour   47'
Murphy   60'
Doue   75'
A. Bustamante   80'
Amoh   90+2',   90+3'		 Report Hilton   35',   67'
Blackwood   63'
Fink   90+5'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 12 33 Saint Louis FC 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT Abend   44'
Kavita   51'
Kamdem   59'		 Report Dos Santos   88',   90+6' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 19 34 North Carolina FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM da Luz   50'
Kristo   90'		 Report Reynolds   89' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Saint Louis FC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played on May 14–15, 2019.[6]

May 15 Second Round Des Moines Menace   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		   Saint Louis FC Des Moines, Iowa
7:30 pm CDT Perea   39' (pen.)
Easterling   40'   90+2'
Chávez   53'   120+4'
Bakayoko   90+6'
Bell   126'		 Report Umar   7'
Greig   14',   40'
Cicerone   80'
Reynolds   90+6'
Dikwa   113'   114'		 Stadium: Cownie Soccer Park
Attendance: 630
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Penalties
May 29 Third round Saint Louis FC   3–1   Forward Madison FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Gee   2'
Abend   6'
Umar   52'
Bahner   56'
Cicerone   72'		 Report Smart   38'
Michaud   82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Ryan Cook
June 11 Fourth round Saint Louis FC   2–1   Chicago Fire St. Charles, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CDT Martz   17'
Abend   21'
Kamdem   71'		 Report Kappelhof   19'
Nikolić   72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 19 Round of 16 Saint Louis FC   1–0   FC Cincinnati Fenton, Missouri
7:30PM CDT Cicerone   70'
Fink   90+3'		 Report Hagglund   19' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,033
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 10 Quarter-finals Atlanta United FC   2–0   Saint Louis FC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 p.m. CDT Meram   45'
G. Martínez   52'
Robinson   61'
J. Martínez   90+5' (pen.)		 Report Umar   59'
Reynolds   90+4'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Roster". Saint Louis FC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. ^ USL staff (June 1, 2019). "Gameday Report: June 1, Week 13". Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ USL staff (June 13, 2019). "STLFC VS. Memphis 901 FC Rescheduled For August 6th". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ^ USL staff (May 17, 2019). "STL V OTT Rescheduled For September 4". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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