2016 Saint Louis FC season

Saint Louis FC
2016 season
CEO Jim Kavanaugh
Head Coach Dale Schilly
Top goalscorer Vince Cicciarelli (3)
Highest home attendance 5,531
(April 16 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2016 Saint Louis FC season is 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 will play in the Western Conference in 2016.[1]

Current Squad

As of May 2, 2016. Sources: [2]

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Cortes, EduardoEduardo Cortes      Mexico
1 Goalkeeper Pais, MarkMark Pais      United States
2 Defender Dixon, RichardRichard Dixon      Jamaica
3 Defender Fink, SamSam Fink      United States
4 Defender Cochran, A. J.A. J. Cochran      United States
5 Defender Lurie, MitchellMitchell Lurie      United States
6 Midfielder Maher, ParkerParker Maher      United States
7 Midfielder Hardware, JamielJamiel Hardware      Jamaica
8 Midfielder Bond, ChadChad Bond      Wales
9 Forward Lynch, JeremieJeremie Lynch      Jamaica
10 Midfielder Takada, KentaroKentaro Takada      Japan
11 Midfielder Renken, CharlesCharles Renken      United States
12 Midfielder David, TylerTyler David      United States
13 Goalkeeper Thompson, RyanRyan Thompson      Jamaica
14 Defender Musa, JamesJames Musa      New Zealand
15 Forward Ambersley, MikeMike Ambersley      United States
16 Defender Bond, JakeJake Bond      United States
17 Midfielder Bushue, JacobJacob Bushue      United States
18 Midfielder Conner, DrewDrew Conner (on loan from Chicago Fire)     United States
19 Forward Herrera, IrvinIrvin Herrera      El Salvador
20 Midfielder Cicciarelli, VinceVince Cicciarelli      United States
21 Defender Vandegriffe, ChadChad Vandegriffe      United States
22 Defender Doody, PatrickPatrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire)     United States
23 Forward Roberts, JordanJordan Roberts      England
25 Midfielder Barklage, BrandonBrandon Barklage      United States
32 Midfielder Tshuma, SchilloSchillo Tshuma      Zimbabwe
91 Midfielder Rudolph, SethSeth Rudolph      United States

Player Movement

Returning Players from 2015

No. Position Player Nation Date Signed Ref
15 Forward Mike Ambersley United States United States January 13, 2015 [3]
17 Midfielder Jacob Bushue United States United States January 15, 2015 [3]
2 Defender Richard Dixon Jamaica Jamaica January 15, 2015 [3]
1 Goalkeeper Mark Pais United States United States January 15, 2015 [3]
10 Midfielder Kentaro Takada[OFF 1] Japan Japan January 15, 2015 [3]
11 Midfielder Charles Renken United States United States January 20, 2015 [3]
6 Midfielder Parker Maher United States United States February 13, 2015 [3]
14 Defender James Musa[OFF 2] New Zealand New Zealand February 25, 2015 [3]
3 Defender Sam Fink United States United States March 7, 2015 [3]
7 Midfielder Jamiel Hardware Jamaica Jamaica March 7, 2015 [3]
9 Forward Jeremie Lynch Jamaica Jamaica March 10, 2015 [3]
23 Forward Jordan Roberts England England March 10, 2015 [3]
21 Defender Chad Vandegriffe[OFF 3] United States United States March 13, 2015 [3]
25 Midfielder Brandon Barklage United States United States March 20, 2015 [3]

Notes

  1. Takada played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[4]
  2. Musa played for Team Wellington during the USL offseason[5]
  3. Vandegriffe played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason[6]

New Signings

No. Position Player Nation Previous Team Date Signed Ref
8 Midfielder Chad Bond Wales Wales United States Tulsa Roughnecks January 7, 2016 [7]
19 Forward Irvin Herrera El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador Santa Tecla February 18, 2016 [8]
20 Midfielder Vince Cicciarelli United States United States United States Des Moines Menace
United States Saint Louis Billikens
March 3, 2016 [9]
13 Goalkeeper Ryan Thompson Jamaica Jamaica United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 3, 2016 [9]
4 Defender A. J. Cochran United States United States United States Houston Dynamo March 6, 2016 [10]
12 Midfielder Tyler David United States United States United States Saint Louis Billikens March 6, 2016 [10]
16 Defender Jake Bond United States United States United States Kitsap Pumas March 16, 2016 [11]
5 Defender Mitchell Lurie United States United States United States Rutgers Scarlet Knights March 16, 2016 [11]
32 Midfielder Schillo Tshuma Zimbabwe Zimbabwe United States Arizona United March 25, 2016 [12]
0 Goalkeeper Eduardo Cortes Mexico Mexico United States IUPUI Jaguars March 31, 2016 [13]
91 Midfielder Seth Rudolph United States United States Sweden Sandvikens IF April 22, 2016 [14]

Loans

In

No. Position Player Nation Loaned From Date Loaned Notes Ref
18 Midfielder Drew Conner United States United States United States Chicago Fire March 25, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [15]
22 Defender Patrick Doody United States United States United States Chicago Fire March 25, 2016 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [15]
26 Defender Eric Gehrig United States United States United States Chicago Fire March 28, 2016 [16]
30 Goalkeeper Patrick McLain United States United States United States Chicago Fire April 22, 2016 Single-game loan [17]

United Soccer League season

Main article: 2016 USL season

Preseason

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 2 2 2 6 7  −1 8 0 1 0 0 0  0 2 1 2 6 7  −1

Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHHAAHA
Result L L W D D W

Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Standings

Western Conference Table

Further information: League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy II 8 4 4 0 17 9 +8 16 Conference Playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
3 Orange County Blues 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9
5 San Antonio FC 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8
6 Real Monarchs 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
7 Saint Louis FC 6 2 2 2 6 7 1 8
8 Swope Park Rangers 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
9 Rio Grande Valley Toros 5 2 1 2 5 6 1 7
10 Sacramento Republic 6 2 1 3 2 3 1 7
11 Arizona United 6 2 1 3 4 6 2 7
12 Portland Timbers 2 7 2 1 4 6 9 3 7
13 Seattle Sounders 2 7 1 3 3 4 9 5 6
14 Oklahoma City Energy 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 7 1 1 5 6 11 5 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2016. Source: 2016 USL schedule
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

Player Statistics

As of April 24, 2016

G = Goals
A = Assists
SO = Shutouts (Goalkeepers only)
= Yellow Cards
= Red Cards

# Pos. Nat. Name Regular Season US Open Cup Total
Apps Starts G A SO Apps Starts G A SO Apps Starts G A SO
0GKMexicoEduardo Cortes 000000000000000000000
1GKUnited StatesMark Pais 540010000000005400100
2DFJamaicaRichard Dixon 430010000000430010
3DFUnited StatesSam Fink 540020000000540020
4DFUnited StatesA. J. Cochran 660010000000660010
5DFUnited StatesMitchell Lurie 000000000000000000
6MFUnited StatesParker Maher 660010000000660010
7MFJamaicaJamiel Hardware 540100000000540100
8MFWalesChad Bond 650110000000650110
9FWJamaicaJeremie Lynch 100000000000100000
10MFJapanKentaro Takada 100000000000100000
11MFUnited StatesCharles Renken 210000000000210000
12MFUnited StatesTyler David 510000000000510000
13GKJamaicaRyan Thompson 110000000000001100000
14DFNew ZealandJames Musa 661030000000661030
15FWUnited StatesMike Ambersley 651100000000651100
16DFUnited StatesJake Bond 100000000000100000
17MFUnited StatesJacob Bushue 630020000000630020
18MFUnited StatesDrew ConnerCF 610000000000610000
19FWUnited StatesIrvin Herrera 330100000000330100
20MFUnited StatesVince Cicciarelli 513000000000513000
21DFUnited StatesChad Vandegriffe 000000000000000000
22DFUnited StatesPatrick DoodyCF 551000000000551000
23FWEnglandJordan Roberts 000000000000000000
25MFUnited StatesBrandon Barklage 320000000000320000
26DFUnited StatesEric GehrigCF 110000000000110000
30GKUnited StatesPatrick McLainCF 110011000000001100110
32MFZimbabweSchillo Tshuma 430000000000430000
MFUnited StatesSeth Rudolph 000000000000000000

CFPlayer on loan from MLS affiliate Chicago Fire

Kit

Supplier: Nike[19] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[19]

Home
Away
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

References

  1. "Gateway to the Western Conference". saintlouisfc.com. January 20, 2016.
  2. "Saint Louis FC". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Saint Louis FC Makes Roster Announcement". saintlouisfc.com. December 23, 2015.
  4. "Ambush Sign Kentaro Takada". stlouisambush.com. October 27, 2015.
  5. "James Musa signs for Exodus Team Wellington". twfc.co.nz. November 13, 2015.
  6. "Ambush Sign Vandegriffe, Hagerty". stlouisambush.com. September 29, 2015.
  7. "Saint Louis FC Signs Chad Bond". saintlouisfc.com. January 7, 2016.
  8. "Saint Louis FC Adds Irvin Herrera". saintlouisfc.com. February 18, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Saint Louis FC Sign Two". saintlouisfc.com. March 3, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Saint Louis FC Roster Continues to Grow". saintlouisfc.com. March 6, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Saint Louis FC Announce Signings of Lurie and Bond". saintlouisfc.com. March 16, 2016.
  12. "Saint Louis FC Signs Schillo Tshuma". saintlouisfc.com. March 25, 2016.
  13. "CORTES INKS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". iupuijaguars.com. March 31, 2016.
  14. "Saint Louis FC Adds Midfielder Seth Rudolph". saintlouisfc.com. April 22, 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Fire Loan Doody and Conner to Saint Louis". saintlouisfc.com. March 25, 2016.
  16. "Injury Update: Men In Red making progress in return to full fitness". chicago-fire.com. March 28, 2016. "Gehrig recently had all training restrictions lifted and this week will join USL affiliate Saint Louis FC..."
  17. "Saint Louis FC Add McLain on Short Term Loan". saintlouisfc.com. April 22, 2016.
  18. "Saint Louis FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Postponed to Date TBD". saintlouisfc.com. May 1, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Saint Louis FC Reveals Official 2015 Jersey". saintlouisfc.com. February 16, 2015.
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