Florida Complex League Cardinals | |
Allyears: | 1966–1976, 2007–present |
City: | Jupiter, Florida |
Uniformlogo: | St. Louis Cardinals insignia logo.svg |
Class Level: | Rookie |
Current League: | Florida Complex League |
Division: | East Division |
Past League: |
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Majorleague: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Nickname: | FCL Cardinals |
Ballpark: | Roger Dean Stadium |
Leaguenum: | 1 |
Leaguechamps: | 2016 |
Divnum: | 4 |
Owner: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Manager: | Roberto Espinoza |
The Florida Complex League Cardinals or FCL Cardinals are a rookie league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. The team plays its home games in Jupiter, Florida, at Roger Dean Stadium, which is also the spring training home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins. The team is mainly composed of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents.
The team first competed in the Sarasota Rookie League in 1964 and the Florida Rookie League in 1965, predecessors of the Gulf Coast League (GCL), which began play in 1966. The team competed until 1976, then was absent from the league for 30 years.
In 2007, the team returned to the GCL, and has operated continuously since then. The team claimed its first league championship in 2016. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League.
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
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align=center colspan=6 | SRL Cardinals (1964) | ||||
1964 | 30-30 | 2nd | No playoffs | ||
align=center colspan=6 | FRL Cardinals (1965) | ||||
1965 | 27-31 | 5th | No playoffs | ||
align=center colspan=6 | GCL Cardinals (1966–76) | ||||
1966 | 20-28 | 5th | George Kissell | No playoffs until 1983 | |
1967 | 25-32 | 6th | George Kissell | ||
1968 | 34-27 | 2nd | |||
1969 | 21-33 | 7th | |||
1970 | 32-28 | 5th | Tom Burgess | ||
1971 | 20-33 | 7th | Tom Burgess | ||
1972 | 27-32 | 5th | |||
1973 | 25-30 | 7th | |||
1974 | 27-21 | 5th | |||
1975 | 17-37 | 7th | |||
1976 | 27-24 | 4th | |||
align=center colspan=6 | GCL Cardinals (2007–2020) | ||||
2007 | 24-30 | 12th | |||
2008 | 17-38 | 15th | Eude Brito | ||
2009 | 25-31 | 12th | Steve Turco | ||
2010 | 28-28 | 8th | Steve Turco | ||
2011 | 31-24 | 5th | Steve Turco | ||
2012 | 34-24 | 3rd | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Pirates (1 game to 0) | |
2013 | 24-35 | 15th | Steve Turco | ||
2014 | 37-23 | 2nd | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
2015 | 34-25 | 5th (t) | Steve Turco | Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) | |
2016 | 33-21 | 1st | Steve Turco | League Champs vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Phillies (2 games to 1) | |
2017 | 26-29 | 11th | Steve Turco | ||
2018 | 40-16 | 1st | Won in first round vs. GCL Phillies East (1 game to 0) Lost in League Finals vs. GCL Tigers East (2 games to 1) | ||
2019 | 20-34 | 16th | Josh Lopez | Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian | |
2020 | No Season due to pandemic[1] |