Saint Louis FC U23
Full nameSaint Louis FC U23
Founded2006 (2006)
StadiumSLSG Collinsville
Collinsville, Illinois
Capacity2,500
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head CoachKevin Stoll
LeaguePremier Development League
20173rd, Heartland Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

Saint Louis FC U23 were an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.

The team played its home games at the Cooper Sports Complex,[1] where they had played since 2011. The team's colors are maroon and sky blue. Saint Louis FC purchased the team on May 16, 2016 and renamed Saint Louis FC U23.[2][3][4] Operations were believed to have ceased in 2018, but nothing is known at this point. They were replaced by a new USL League Two expansion team, the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

History

The club was founded as the Springfield Demize out of the ashes of the old Springfield Storm franchise, which had relocated to Glendora, California to become Los Angeles Storm at the end of the 2006 season. The ownership group of the Storm franchise, which included local businessman Doug Fiester and former professional players Chris Hanlon, Armen Tonianse, and Brett Thomas, launched the new team in early 2007, and began play that year.

The club rebranded as Springfield Synergy FC for the 2015 season before its sale to Saint Louis FC in 2016. The club is no longer active and the last known results of their existence appear at the league's website.

The Springfield Demize have been resurrected as a new semi-professional/amateur franchise in the new Major Arena Soccer League 3 in 2020. The USL League Two announced a new club to fill the void left by the former club by welcoming the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

Players

Current roster

As of May 24, 2017[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Drew Nuelle
1 GK United States USA Kyle Del Santo
2 DF England ENG Nick Burtenshaw
4 DF United States USA Jack Maher
5 MF United States USA Logan Panchot
6 MF United States USA Brian Groark
7 FW England ENG Elliot Goodwin
8 MF Argentina ARG Alejandro Mentasti
9 MF Kenya KEN Saadiq Abdikadir Mohamed
10 MF United States USA Trevor Swartz
11 DF England ENG Casey Bartlett-Scott
12 MF Somalia SOM Mohamed Awad
13 DF United States USA Zach Hall
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Colombia COL Jorge Cuesta
15 FW United States USA Anthony Brown
16 DF Mexico MEX Sebastian Reyes
17 DF Colombia COL Kevin Renteria
18 MF United States USA Ado Jahic
19 MF United States USA David Viox
20 DF United States USA Jake Laird
21 FW Mexico MEX Andres Garza
22 FW United States USA TC Hull
23 MF United States USA Matteo Kidd
25 FW England ENG Sam Gainford
26 MF United States USA Austin Panchot
27 DF United States USA Keegan McHugh
— FW United States USA Desmond Dolphy
— MF Malaysia MAS Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2007 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 USL PDL 7th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 7th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2014 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2016 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 4 USL PDL 3rd, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 On Hiatus[6]

Head coaches

  • United States Armen Tonianse (2007-2008)
  • United States Chris Hanlon (2009)
  • United States Logan Hoffman (2010)[7]
  • Peru Julio Reyes (2011)
  • United States Chris Hanlon (2012)
  • Canada Sean Fraser (2013) [8]
  • Republic of Ireland Ian Henry (2014) [9]
  • United States Andrew Bordelon (2015)
  • United States Kevin Stoll (2016–present)

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2007: 224
  • 2008: 224
  • 2009: 138
  • 2010: 193

References

  1. ↑ Springfield Synergy FC PDL
  2. ↑ "Saint Louis FC Acquires PDL Side Springfield Synergy FC - Saint Louis Football Club". Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ "St. Louis Lions set to kick off 11th PDL season | Soccer | stltoday.com". 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.uslpdl.com/news_article/show/649184?referrer_id=2313812
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ http://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/881391?referrer_id=3067487
  7. ↑ Logan Hoffman Named Demize Coach
  8. ↑ "Fraser Takes Springfield Reins". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  9. ↑ "Demize Name Henry As New Head Coach". United Soccer Leagues (USL). February 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.