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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Rightarm1:	1D2951
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Socks1:	1D2951
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American:	y
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.	Position	Player	Nation	Previous Team	Date Signed	Ref
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.	Position	Player	Nation	Loaned From	Date Loaned	Notes	Ref
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 Gaul	4	0	2	6
2	Jeremie Lynch	4	0	1	5
3	Mike Ambersley	4	0	0	4
3	Jamiel Hardware	4	0	0	4
5	Sam Fink	3	0	0	3
6	Kingsley Bryce	2	0	0	2
6	James Musa	2	0	0	2
8	Brandon Barklage	1	0	0	1
8	Jacob Bushue	1	0	0	1
8	Bryan Ciesiulka	1	0	0	1
8	Aaron Horton	1	0	0	1
8	Parker Maher	1	0	0	1
8	Charles Renken	1	0	0	1

Assists

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1	Patrick Doody	4	0	0	4
1	Bryan Gaul	4	0	0	4
3	Mike Ambersley	1	0	0	1
3	Nick Bibbs	1	0	0	1
3	Kingsley Bryce	1	0	0	1
3	Jacob Bushue	1	0	0	1
3	Jeremie Lynch	1	0	0	1
3	Parker Maher	0	0	1	1
3	Charles Renken	1	0	0	1
3	Michael Roach	1	0	0	1
3	Jordan Roberts	1	0	0	1

Shutouts

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1	Alec Kann	6	0	0	6
2	Mark Pais	1	0	0	1

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 .