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]
| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | SLSG Pro LLC | ||
| Head coach | Steve Trittschuh | ||
| United Soccer League | Eastern Conf.: 8th Group E: 2nd | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conf. Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Kings' Cup | TBD | ||
| Average home league attendance | Overall: 1,715 Pre-Covid: 4,019 Post-Covid: 947 | ||
| Biggest win | STL 4–1 MIA (March 7) | ||
| Biggest defeat | LOU 3–0 STL (Sept. 12) | ||
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Roster
edit- As of March 4, 2020[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Paris Gee |  Canada
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| 3 | DF | Phanuel Kavita |  DR Congo
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| 4 | DF | Sam Fink | United States
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| 5 | MF | Wal Fall |  Germany
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| 6 | DF | Daniel Fischer |  Austria
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| 7 | MF | Todd Wharton | United States
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| 8 | MF | Guy Abend |  Israel
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| 9 | MF | Russell Cicerone | United States
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| 10 | FW | Samb Mour |  Senegal
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| 11 | MF | Joaquín Rivas |  El Salvador
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| 13 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | United States
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| 14 | FW | Tyler Blackwood |  England
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| 17 | MF | Oscar Umar |  Ghana
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| 18 | GK | John Berner | United States
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| 21 | DF | Tobi Adewole | United States
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| 22 | FW | Kyle Greig | United States
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| 23 | DF | Richard Bryan | England
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| 28 | DF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | Canada
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| 29 | MF | Nichi Vlastos | United States
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| — | MF | Kyle Genenbacher ([A]) | United States
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| — | DF | Jansen Miller ([A]) | United States
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| — | DF | Lawson Redmon ([A]) | United States
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Competitive
editUSL Championship
editStandings — Group E
edit| 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
edit| 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 | Report Report |
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
edit| 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
editAs a USL Championship club, St. Louis FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[3]
| April 7 2nd Round | FC Motown  or NY Pancyprian-Freedoms  | P–P |  Saint Louis FC | Montclair, NJ or Queens, NY |
| 7:00pm EDT or 8:00 pm EDT | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field or Belson Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Roster". SaintLouisFC.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.