| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Jim Kavanaugh | ||
| Head coach | Dale Schilly | ||
| United Soccer League | Conference: 9th League: 18th Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 4th Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: 4 players (4) All: Bryan Gaul (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,662 (September 19 vs. Louisville City) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 4,004 (May 14 vs. Toronto FC II) Open Cup: 2,579 (May 27 vs. Minnesota United) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,846 | ||
| Biggest win | 2–0 (April 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks and September 12 vs Charlotte Independence) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (June 27 vs. New York Red Bulls II) 2–5 (July 15 vs. FC Montreal) | ||
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]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Alec Kann (on loan from Chicago Fire) | |
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais | |
| 2 | DF | Richard Dixon | |
| 3 | DF | Sam Fink | |
| 4 | DF | Oskar Gasecki | |
| 5 | MF | Bryan Ciesiulka | |
| 6 | MF | Parker Maher | |
| 7 | MF | Jamiel Hardware | |
| 8 | FW | Bryan Gaul | |
| 9 | FW | Jeremie Lynch | |
| 10 | MF | Kentaro Takada | |
| 11 | MF | Charles Renken | |
| 12 | DF | Gabe Hoffman-Johnson | |
| 13 | DF | Nick Bibbs | |
| 14 | DF | James Musa | |
| 15 | FW | Mike Ambersley | |
| 16 | FW | Mike Roach | |
| 17 | MF | Jacob Bushue | |
| 19 | FW | Aaron Horton | |
| 20 | MF | Jack Mathis | |
| 21 | DF | Chad Vandegriffe | |
| 22 | DF | Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire) | |
| 23 | FW | Jordan Roberts | |
| 24 | MF | Peter Kelly | |
| 25 | MF | Brandon Barklage | |
| 26 | DF | Greg Cochrane (on loan from Chicago Fire) | |
| 27 | MF | Kingsley Bryce (on loan from Chicago Fire) | |
| 30 | GK | Alex Riggs | |
| 31 | MF | Nikita Kotlov | |
| 99 | FW | Mike Magee (on loan from Chicago Fire) |
| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned From | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Defender | Patrick Doody | | | March 20, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [15] |
| 0 | Goalkeeper | Alec Kann | | | March 30, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [16] |
| 26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | | | April 9, 2015 | [17] | |
| 27 | Midfielder | Kingsley Bryce | | | May 29, 2015 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) | [18] |
| 99 | Forward | Mike Magee | | | May 29, 2015 | Single-game loan | [18] |
| 26 | Defender | Greg Cochrane | | | August 19, 2015 | [19] |
| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned To | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Alex Riggs | | | June 30, 2015 | Single-game loan | [20] |
| February 28 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Edwardsville, IL |
| Danzy | Report | Trialist #3 Gaul | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
| March 5 | Oklahoma City Energy | Cancelled | Saint Louis FC | Springfield, MO |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium | ||
| Note: Cancelled due to snow [21] | ||||
| March 11 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | Indy Eleven | Fenton, MO |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Report | Lacroix Mares | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
| March 14 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Bardsley | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
| March 21 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Black | Report | Lynch | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,273 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 |
Source: Match reports
| March 2801 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
| 3:00 PM CDT | Rasmussen Adams | Report | Lynch | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,067 |
| April 202 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:02 PM CDT | Report | Lynch Gaul | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,335 Referee: William Tomlinson |
| April 1103 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Barklage Musa | Report | Earls Dantas Okai | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 1804 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Gaul | Report | Rolfe | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| April 2505 | Oklahoma City Energy | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sanchez Hedrick | Report | Hardware Ambersley Bushue Lynch Renken | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,383 Referee: William Tomlinson |
| May 906 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Musa Fink | Report | Fairclough | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| May 1407 | Saint Louis FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gaul Musa | Report | Rivas Mirabelli Uccello Nunes | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| May 2408 | Saint Louis FC | 3–3 | Louisville City | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Lynch Bushue Gasecki Ambersley Maher Gaul Kann Musa | Report | Fondy Morad Goodwin Polak Rivera | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| May 3009 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Dacres Montano | Report | Renken | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,185 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| June 610 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 PM CDT | Okai Vincent Russell | Report | Ambersley Pais Lynch | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: David Mon |
| June 1311 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink | Report | Ayuk Johnson Shaffer | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Cedric Adams |
| June 1912 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Argueta Gonzalez | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
| June 2713 | Saint Louis FC | 1–4 | New York Red Bulls II | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Lynch Renken | Report | Obekop Plewa Tsonis Castellanos da Fonte | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 114 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Wilmington, NC |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Martinez | Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| July 415 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Charlotte, NC |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Alvarez Jackson Ribeiro Calvert | Report | Maher Gaul Lynch Bryce | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,328 |
| July 1116 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Gaul Bushue | Report | Taylor Imura Davis Yeisley Callahan | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt |
| July 1517 | FC Montreal | 5–2 | Saint Louis FC | Montreal, QC |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Joly Messoudi Dominguez-Ramirez Kacher Riggi | Report | Musa Horton Ambersley | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 253 Referee: Lyes Arfa |
| July 1818 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Vaughan, ON |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Godinho Mirabelli | Report | Barklage Godinho Ambersley Gaul | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 552 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| July 2519 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bushue Renken Ambersley | Report | Evans | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| August 220 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | Hanover, NJ |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Obekop Stolz Castellanos | Report | Lynch Renken Bushue Kelly | Stadium: New York Red Bulls Training Grounds Attendance: 191 |
| August 821 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | FC Montreal | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Gaul Hardware Bibbs Bushue | Report | Haman Dominguez-Ramirez N'Diaye Morelli Ait-Slimane Houache | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| August 1522 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Charleston, SC |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Mueller Boyd Cordovés Ferguson | Report | Gaul Gasecki Hardware Bryce Ambersley | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
| August 2023 | Saint Louis FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ambersley Hardware Fink Cochrane Horton Takada | Report | Cordovés Portillo Adjetey Prince | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| Note: Takada's yellow card was issued after being substituted out of the game | ||||
| August 2224 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Richmond, VA |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Lee Imura Yeisley | Report | Doody | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| August 3025 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Rochester, NY |
| 3:05 PM CDT | Rolfe Walls | Report | Roberts | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Jamie Herrera |
| September 626 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:30 PM CDT | Ekra Shaffer | Report | Gaul Renken | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 1227 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Musa Bushue Fink | Report | DelPiccolo | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,661 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| September 1928 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Louisville City | Fenton, MO |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hardware Bryce Maher | Report | McCabe Guzman Montano | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 |
| 9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 28 |
| 11 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 23 |
| May 20 2nd Round | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Des Moines Menace | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gaul Musa Doody Lynch Dixon | Report | Johnson Ben Polster Nortey Lujano Bales Hellman | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 27 3rd Round | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Minnesota United | Fenton, MO |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gaul Renken Lynch Vandegriffe | Report | Brent Kallman Banks Brian Kallman Polak | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| Penalties | ||||
| Barklage Doody Gasecki | ||||
| June 16 4th Round | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Zusi | Report | Barklage Renken | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,298 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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