Club Atletico Saint Louis Explained

Clubname:Club Atletico Saint Louis
Upright:0.9
Fullname:Club Atletico Saint Louis
Nickname:The Bluebirds
Stadium:SLUH Soccer Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Lisa Garza
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Ricardo Garza
League:National Premier Soccer League
Season:2019
Position:Heartland Conference

6th
Playoffs: DNQ

American:y
Website:https://www.gobluebirds.com/
Current:2020 NPSL season

Club Atletico Saint Louis is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. It plays within the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Region's Heartland Conference.

History

Originally founded as a youth clinic in 2016, Saint Louis Club Atletico was announced as the National Premier Soccer League's newest expansion team on January 3, 2018, with plans to begin play in the league's upcoming 2018 season in the Heartland Conference.[1] [2] The team announced it would be playing home matches at St. Mary's Stadium in South St. Louis.

Saint Louis played its inaugural game on May 12 on the road against NPSL powerhouse FC Wichita.[3] Despite taking an early lead, the team lost, 4–2, with Chevaughn Walsh scoring the first two goals in team history in the 3rd and 21st minutes respectively.[4] [5] [6] One week later Atletico played its first home match on May 19 against Ozark FC, drawing the visitors 1–1 at St. Mary's High School with Walsh scoring his third goal of the season.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9YizGdChI[7] [8]

Saint Louis finished the regular season fourth in the Heartland Conference with a record of 5-1-4 (16 pts), enough to earn the team a spot in the conference's playoff tournament.[9] On July 11, Atletico lost, 4–0, on the road in a rematch of the season opener to top seed and defending conference champion FC Wichita.[10] [11]

Ahead of its sophomore season, the team underwent a minor re-branding and began to play under the name Club Atletico Saint Louis.

Record

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNotes
2018NPSL4th, Heartland ConferenceConference SemifinalIneligibleLost in Conference Semifinal to FC Wichita
20196th, Heartland Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[12]

Notable players

Hamza Elias

Kaleb Jackson

Chevaughn Walsh

Anthony Brown

Jair Hernandez

References

  1. Web site: Saint Louis Club Atletico Joins the NPSL . National Premier Soccer League . June 24, 2020 . January 3, 2018.
  2. Web site: Khan . Ayesha . St. Louis lands semi-pro soccer club to groom young players . FOX 2 . June 24, 2020 . January 30, 2018.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: FC Wichita v. St. Louis . YouTube. May 12, 2018 .
  4. Web site: Post-Match Report: Franck Tayou Nets Two As FC Wichita Beats Saint Louis . FC Wichita . June 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726014843/http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/05/franck-tayou-nets-two-as-fc-wichita-beats-saint-louis/ . July 26, 2018 . May 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: Game Report - FC Wichita vs Saint Louis Club Atletico . npsl.bonzidev.com . June 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: FC . Tulsa Roughnecks . Roughnecks Host F.C. Wichita in Open Cup Match Wednesday . FC Tulsa: Oklahoma's Premier Professional Soccer Club located in Tulsa . en-us . May 14, 2018 . "F.C. Wichita enters the game with a perfect 2-0-0 record during the NPSL season. The results include a pair of home victories, 5-0 over Ozark F.C. and 4-2 over St. Louis Club Atletico.".
  7. Web site: Game Report - Saint Louis Club Atletico vs Ozark FC . npsl.bonzidev.com.
  8. Web site: Ozark FC Draws Against St. Louis Club Athletico . Ozark FC . June 24, 2020.
  9. Web site: Saint Louis Club Atletico Defeats Ozark FC 2-1, Meet FC Wichita in Playoffs on Wednesday . National Premier Soccer League . June 24, 2020 . July 10, 2018.
  10. Web site: FC Wichita advances to Conference Championship . FC Wichita . June 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330010751/http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/07/fc-wichita-advances-to-conference-championship/ . March 30, 2019 . July 12, 2018.
  11. Web site: Playoff Game Report - FC Wichita vs Saint Louis Club Atletico . npsl.bonzidev.com.
  12. Web site: Prince-Wright . Joe . 2020 NPSL season cancelled . ProSoccerTalk . NBC Sports . June 24, 2020 . March 26, 2020.

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