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2024 season | |||
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Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | ||
Head coach | Bradley Carnell | ||
Stadium | CityPark | ||
MLS | Conference:TBD | ||
Leagues Cup | Group Stage | ||
CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round One | ||
The 2024 season is the second season for St. Louis City SC. It is the club's second season in existence, their first in the top-tier of American soccer, and their second season in Major League Soccer.
2024 is the second year since 2023 that a top division club from Greater St. Louis played in the first tier of U.S. soccer, the last being the St. Louis Stars who played in the North American Soccer League from 1968 until 1977, and the old National Professional Soccer League in 1967.
Outside of MLS play, St. Louis City SC also will participate in the 2024 Leagues Cup and the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
St. Louis City SC open the 2024 season in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup playing against the Houston Dynamo. St. Louis earned its berth in the continental cup by winning the Western Conference of MLS. [1]
Position | Name | |||
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OWNERSHIP | ||||
Chairman & Majority Owner | Carloyn Kindle | |||
Co-Owner | Jo Ann Taylor Kindle | |||
Co-Owner | Jim Kavanaugh | |||
FRONT OFFICE | ||||
President & General Manager | Diego Gigliani | |||
Sporting Director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | |||
COACHING STAFF | ||||
Head Coach | Bradley Carnell | |||
Director of Coaching | John Hackworth | |||
Assistant Coach | Mitch Hildebrandt | |||
Assistant Coach | Rainer Kraft | |||
Goalkeeper Coach | Alex Langer | |||
Director of Sports Performance | Jarryd Phillips | |||
Head of Sports Science | Kelly Roderick |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | Date | Ref. |
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8 | MF | Chris Durkin | D.C. United | Traded | December 12, 2023 | [3] |
14 | DF | Tomas Totland | BK Häcken | Undisclosed | December 21, 2023 | [4] |
33 | MF | Tyson Pearce | St. Louis City SC Academy | Homegrown player | January 1, 2024 | [5] |
44 | DF | Nikolas Dyhr | FC Midtjylland | Undisclosed | January 8, 2024 | [6] |
85 | MF | Hosei Kijima | Wake Forest Universtity | MLS SuperDraft | February 20, 2024 | [7] |
36 | FW | Cedric Teuchert | Hannover 96 | Free | May 28, 2024 | [8] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | Date | Ref. |
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23 | DF | Jon Bell | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of contract | November 29, 2023 | [9] |
31 | GK | Michael Creek | FC Tulsa | Option declined | ||
14 | DF | John Nelson | LA Galaxy | Out of contract | ||
18 | DF | Owen O'Malley | Tacoma Defiance | Walved | ||
44 | MF | Max Schneider | Indy Eleven | Option declined | ||
8 | MF | Jared Stroud | D.C. United | Traded | December 12, 2023 | [3] |
24 | DF | Lucas Bartlett | ||||
28 | MF | Miguel Perez | Birmingham Legion FC | Loan | January 22, 2024 | [10] |
11 | FW | Nicholas Gioacchini | Como 1907 | Undisclosed | January 24, 2024 | [11] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for the Wild card round |
10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 | |
11 | St. Louis City SC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 17 | |
12 | FC Dallas | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 13 | |
13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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21 | Orlando City SC | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 17 |
22 | CF Montréal | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 17 |
23 | St. Louis City SC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 17 |
24 | Atlanta United FC | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 16 |
25 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 15 |
February 241 | St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CST | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
March 22 | St. Louis City SC | 2–0 | New York City FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon |
March 93 | Austin FC | 2–2 | St. Louis City SC | Austin, Texas |
7:30 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Guilherme Cerretta |
March 164 | LA Galaxy | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Carson, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,174 Referee: Atahan Yaya |
March 235 | St. Louis City SC | 2–2 | D.C. United | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Amin Hadzic |
March 306 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | St. Louis City SC | Sandy, Utah |
8:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,357 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 67 | St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II |
April 148 | St. Louis City SC | 1–0 | Austin FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
3:35 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 209 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,637 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 410 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 p.m. CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
May 1111 | St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Chicago Fire FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 1512 | St. Louis City SC | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
May 1813 | FC Cincinnati | 3–1 | St. Louis City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Timothy Ford |
May 2514 | St. Louis City SC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
June 115 | Inter Miami CF | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,793 Referee: Allen Chapman |
June 816 | St. Louis City SC | v | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
June 1517 | FC Dallas | v | St. Louis City SC | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
June 1918 | St. Louis City SC | v | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
June 2219 | St. Louis City SC | v | Atlanta United FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
June 2920 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: BC Place |
July 321 | St. Louis City SC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
July 722 | Colorado Rapids | v | St. Louis City SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
July 1323 | St. Louis City SC | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
July 1724 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Seattle, Washington |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
July 2025 | Sporting Kansas City | v | St. Louis City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
August 2426 | Portland Timbers | v | St. Louis City SC | Portland, Oregon |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
September 127 | St. Louis City SC | v | LA Galaxy | St. Louis, Missouri |
2:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
September 728 | New England Revolution | v | St. Louis City SC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium | |||
Note: Match was originally scheduled for June 21 |
September 1429 | St. Louis City SC | v | Minnesota United FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
September 2130 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | St. Louis City SC | San Jose, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
September 2831 | St. Louis City SC | v | Sporting Kansas City | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
October 232 | Los Angeles FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Los Angeles, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
October 533 | St. Louis City SC | v | Houston Dynamo FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Stadium: CityPark |
October 1934 | Minnesota United FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
8:00 p.m. CDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
St. Louis City SC was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team St. Louis City SC 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 due to their participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [12]
February 20Round one | St. Louis City SC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:00 p.m. CST | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Adonai Escobedo |
February 27Round one | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–0 (2–2 agg.) | St. Louis City SC | Houston, Texas |
9:30 p.m. CST |
| Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Marco Ortíz | |
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Houston Dynamo FC won on away goals. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STL | DAL | JUA | |
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1 | St. Louis City SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | Jul 27 | Aug 4 | |
2 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 31 | ||
3 | Juárez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
July 27Group Stage | St. Louis City SC | v | FC Dallas | St. Louis, Missouri |
8:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark |
August 4Group Stage | St. Louis City SC | v | Juárez | St. Louis, Missouri |
8:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark |
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