St. Louis FC
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| Full name | Saint Louis Football Club |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Stadium |
Toyota Stadium Fenton, Missouri |
| Stadium capacity |
5,500 |
| Owner | SLSG Pro LLC |
| CEO | Jim Kavanaugh |
| Head coach | Preki |
| League | USL |
| 2016 | 14th, Western Conference Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
Saint Louis FC is an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competes in the United Soccer League. The team plays their matches at Toyota Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide Technology Soccer Park.
SLSG Pro LLC (affiliated with St. Louis area youth club St. Louis Scott Gallagher) was awarded the USL Pro franchise on May 1, 2014. That same day, the club announced that they would play their home games at the 5,500 seat World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri. Dale Schilly, the youth club director of SLSG, was named head coach.
On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the team's name was Saint Louis Football Club.
Former AC St. Louis player Mike Ambersley was the first player signed to the team on January 13, 2015.
On January 16, 2015, the team announced their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Saint Louis FC played their inaugural game on March 28, 2015, losing to Louisville City 2–0. Their first victory was against the Tulsa Roughnecks on April 2, 2015, winning 2–0. Jeremie Lynch scored the team's first ever goal in the 42nd minute. Their home debut was a 1–1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on April 11, 2015, before of a sellout crowd of 5,280. The team's first home win came against the Wilmington Hammerheads on May 9, 2015, with the winning goal by Sam Fink.
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