2015 Saint Louis FC season explained

Club:Saint Louis FC
Season:2015
Manager:Dale Schilly
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Jim Kavanaugh
Chrtitle:CEO
League:United Soccer League
League Result:Conference: 9th
League: 18th
Playoffs: DNQ
Cup1:U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:4th Round
League Topscorer:4 players (4)
Season Topscorer:Bryan Gaul (6)
Highest Attendance:5,662
(September 19 vs. Louisville City)
Lowest Attendance:League: 4,004
(May 14 vs. Toronto FC II)
Open Cup: 2,579
(May 27 vs. Minnesota United)
Average Attendance:4,846
Largest Win:2–0
(April 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks and September 12 vs Charlotte Independence)
Largest Loss:1–4
(June 27 vs. New York Red Bulls II)
2–5
(July 15 vs. FC Montreal)
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Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

The club was affiliated with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer that season.[1]

Squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

Player movement

New Signings

No.PositionPlayerNationPrevious TeamDate SignedRef
15 Forward January 13, 2015 [2]
17 Midfielder January 15, 2015 [3]
2 Defender January 15, 2015
1 Goalkeeper January 15, 2015
10 Midfielder January 15, 2015
4 Defender January 20, 2015 [4]
8 Forward January 20, 2015
11 Midfielder January 20, 2015
5 Midfielder February 13, 2015 [5]
6 Midfielder February 13, 2015
13 Defender February 25, 2015 [6]
14 Defender February 25, 2015
3 Defender March 7, 2015 [7]
7 Midfielder March 7, 2015
9 Forward March 10, 2015 [8]
23 Forward March 10, 2015
20 Midfielder March 13, 2015 [9]
16 Forward St. Louis Ambush (indoor) March 13, 2015
21 Defender St. Louis Ambush (indoor) March 13, 2015
25 Midfielder March 20, 2015 [10]
31 Midfielder March 24, 2015 [11]
24 Midfielder April 29, 2015 [12]
30 Goalkeeper April 29, 2015
12 Defender May 7, 2015 [13]
19 Forward June 29, 2015 [14]

Loans

In

No.PositionPlayerNationLoaned FromDate LoanedNotesRef
22 Defender March 20, 2015 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [15]
0 Goalkeeper March 30, 2015 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [16]
26 Defender April 9, 2015 [17]
27 Midfielder May 29, 2015 Season-long loan (with option to recall) [18]
99 Forward May 29, 2015 Single-game loan
26 Defender August 19, 2015 [19]

Out

United Soccer League season

See main article: 2015 USL season.

Tables

Eastern Conference Table

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup.

Matches

Player statistics

Goals

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1 Bryan Gaul4026
2 Jeremie Lynch4015
3 Mike Ambersley4004
3 Jamiel Hardware4004
5 Sam Fink3003
6 Kingsley Bryce2002
6 James Musa2002
8 Brandon Barklage1001
8 Jacob Bushue1001
8 Bryan Ciesiulka1001
8 Aaron Horton1001
8 Parker Maher1001
8 Charles Renken1001

Assists

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1 Patrick Doody4004
1 Bryan Gaul4004
3 Mike Ambersley1001
3 Nick Bibbs1001
3 Kingsley Bryce1001
3 Jacob Bushue1001
3 Jeremie Lynch1001
3 Parker Maher0011
3 Charles Renken1001
3 Michael Roach1001
3 Jordan Roberts1001

Shutouts

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1 Alec Kann6006
2 Mark Pais1001

Kit

Supplier: Nike[21] / Sponsor: Electrical Connection, NECA/IBEW Local 1[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Louis FC Announces Fire As MLS Affiliate . saintlouisfc.com . January 16, 2015 . 2017-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119135053/http://saintlouisfc.com/chicago_fire . 2015-01-19 . dead .
  2. News: Ambersley Becomes First Signing for Saint Louis FC . saintlouisfc.com . January 13, 2015 . February 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321183832/http://saintlouisfc.com/ambersley . March 21, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. News: STL FC Adds Four Players to 2015 Roster . saintlouisfc.com . January 15, 2015 . 2015-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223233823/http://saintlouisfc.com/playersignings . 2015-02-23 . dead .
  4. News: STL FC Introduces Trio of New Signings . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120232554/http://saintlouisfc.com/players2 . dead . January 20, 2015 . saintlouisfc.com . January 20, 2015 .
  5. News: Maher, Ciesiulka Added to STL FC Roster . saintlouisfc.com . February 13, 2015 . 2015-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214012454/http://saintlouisfc.com/mahercieisulka . 2015-02-14 . dead .
  6. News: Musa, Bibbs Sign With STL FC . saintlouisfc.com . February 25, 2015 . 2016-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325111334/http://saintlouisfc.com/musabibbs . 2016-03-25 . dead .
  7. News: STL FC Announces Additions of Hardware, Fink . saintlouisfc.com . March 7, 2015 . 2016-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310015506/http://www.saintlouisfc.com/finkhardware . 2015-03-10 . dead .
  8. News: Roberts, Lynch Join STL FC . saintlouisfc.com . March 10, 2015 . April 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112145/http://saintlouisfc.com/lynchroberts . April 2, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. News: Local Talent Added to STL FC Squad . saintlouisfc.com . March 13, 2015 . 2016-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324133412/http://saintlouisfc.com/playersignings4 . 2016-03-24 . dead .
  10. News: Barklage Signs with Saint Louis FC . saintlouisfc.com . March 20, 2015 . February 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120329/http://saintlouisfc.com/barklage . March 4, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. News: Kotlov Joins STL FC Midfield . saintlouisfc.com . March 24, 2015 . February 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207184322/http://saintlouisfc.com/kotlov . February 7, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
  12. News: STL FC Announces Pair of Player Signings . saintlouisfc.com . April 29, 2015 . February 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915211611/http://saintlouisfc.com/players3 . September 15, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  13. News: STL FC Adds Hoffman-Johnson . saintlouisfc.com . May 7, 2015 . February 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324133548/http://saintlouisfc.com/hoffmanjohnson . March 24, 2016 . dead .
  14. News: Aaron Horton Joins STL FC Roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909061343/http://saintlouisfc.com/aaronhorton . dead . September 9, 2015 . saintlouisfc.com . June 29, 2015 .
  15. News: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Patrick Doody to Saint Louis FC . chicago-fire.com . March 20, 2015.
  16. News: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Alec Kann to Saint Louis FC . chicago-fire.com . March 30, 2015.
  17. News: Schedule Changes, CCL Matches Alter Narrative When Fire Visit Montreal . chicago-fire.com . April 9, 2015. "...After training, Yallop informed media that defender Greg Cochrane had joined up with USL affiliate Saint Louis FC..."
  18. News: Fire Loan Magee, Bryce to STL FC . saintlouisfc.com . May 30, 2015 . May 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909061628/http://saintlouisfc.com/mageebryce . September 9, 2015 . dead .
  19. News: Playoff Push Reaches Final Month in Week 23 . switchbacksfc.com . August 21, 2015 . October 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306170618/http://switchbacksfc.com/playoff-push-reaches-final-month-in-week-23/ . March 6, 2016 . dead . mdy-all . "Saint Louis FC has brought in defender Greg Cochrane, on loan from Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire."
  20. News: Alex Riggs joins Sporting KC on loan . sportingkc.com . June 30, 2015.
  21. Web site: Saint Louis FC Reveals Official 2015 Jersey . saintlouisfc.com . February 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219103017/http://saintlouisfc.com/jerseyunveiling . February 19, 2015 . dead .