| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | SLSG Pro LLC | ||
| Head coach | Anthony Pulis | ||
| United Soccer League | Western Conference: 6th (current) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Lancaster LOU (21) All: Kyle Greig STL (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,018 (October 13 vs. OKC Energy) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,127 (August 15 vs. Sacramento Republic FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,271 | ||
The 2018 Saint Louis FC season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Saint Louis also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 16, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
Saint Louis moved back to the Western Conference this season, after spending 2017 in the Eastern Conference. The team will also have a new head coach this season, with Anthony Pulis coming over from Orlando City B.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Tomas Gomez |   | GK | May 20, 1993 | 2018 |  Rochester Rhinos | 
| 24 | Jake Fenlason |   | GK | February 2, 1993 | 2018 |  Orlando City B | 
| 28 | Seth Stiebel |   | GK | January 27, 1999 | 2018 |  Saint Louis FC U23 | 
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Barden |   | RB, CM, RM | November 9, 1992 | 2018 |  Ottawa Fury FC | 
| 3 | Phanuel Kavita |   | CB, RB | March 9, 1993 | 2018 |  Puerto Rico FC | 
| 4 | Sam Fink |   | CB | May 8, 1993 | 2018 |  OKC Energy | 
| 5 | Kyle Culbertson |   | LB | November 3, 1992 | 2018 |  Puerto Rico FC | 
| 6 | Austin Ledbetter |   | DF, CM | July 14, 1995 | 2017 |  FC Dallas | 
| 15 | Sean Reynolds |   | CB | April 11, 1990 | 2018 |  Louisville City | 
| 18 | Jack Maher |   | DF | October 28, 2000 | 2017 |  Saint Louis FC U23 | 
| 21 | Aedan Stanley |   | LB | December 13, 1999 | 2016 |  St. Louis Scott Gallagher | 
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Joey Calistri |   | AM, LM, RM, CM | November 20, 1993 | 2018 |  Chicago Fire | 
| 8 | Lewis Hilton |   | CM | October 22, 1993 | 2018 |  Charlotte Independence | 
| 13 | Kadeem Dacres |   | AM, LM, RM | August 25, 1991 | 2018 |  FC Cincinnati | 
| 17 | Wal Fall |   | CM | September 8, 1992 | 2018 |  Rochester Rhinos | 
| 20 | Tony Walls |   | MF, CB | January 16, 1990 | 2017 |  Rochester Rhinos | 
| 77 | Austin Martz |   | AM, RM | May 31, 1992 | 2018 |  Orlando City B | 
| Forwards | ||||||
| 10 | Albert Dikwa |   | ST, RM | January 2, 1998 | 2018 |  Orlando City B | 
| 11 | Corey Hertzog |   | ST, AM | August 1, 1990 | 2018 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 
| 22 | Kyle Greig |   | ST | February 22, 1990 | 2018 |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 
| Out on loan | ||||||
| – | Irvin Herrera |   | FW | August 30, 1991 | 2016 |  Santa Tecla | 
Saint Louis revealed their preseason schedule on January 18. They announced six games over a span of about a month, with three coming against collegiate programs, two against an adult amateur club, and one against a fellow professional team. Saint Louis opened preseason with two games in Florida, followed by three games back in Missouri and the finale in Indiana. [2]
| February 14 Friendly | Eastern Florida Titans | 2–8 | Saint Louis FC | Melbourne, FL | 
| 6:00 PM CST |   | Report | Hertzog  7' Walls  17' Fall  25' Dikwa  30' Martz  57', 65', 75'  89' (o.g.) | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex | 
| February 18 Friendly | FIU Panthers | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Melbourne, FL | 
| 1:00 PM CST |  108' | Report | Volesky  20' | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex | 
| Note: Match played with four periods of 30 minutes each | ||||
| February 24 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 7–1 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Fenton, MO | 
| 2:30 PM CST | Dikwa  4', 40' Martz  57', 75' Greig  83' Trialist  122' Volesky  147' | Report |   | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| Note: Match played with two periods of 75 minutes each | ||||
| March 3 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 8–0 | FC Denver | Fenton, MO | 
| 4:00 PM CST | Hertzog  31', 61', 64', 74' Greig  45' Goodwin  80' Fink  88' Martz  90' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| March 4 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 5–0 | FC Denver | Fenton, MO | 
| 11:00 AM CST |  8' (o.g.) Volesky  17' Calistri  22', 29', 60' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| March 10 Friendly | Louisville City | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Evansville, IN | 
| 4:00 PM CST | McCabe  72' | Report |  3' (o.g.) | Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium | 
| May 16 Second Round | Duluth FC | 0–2 | Saint Louis FC | Duluth, MN | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Castro  75' | Report | Dacres  25' Hertzog  35' | Stadium:  Public Schools Stadium Attendance: 584 Referee: Chris Ruska | 
| May 23 Third Round | Louisville City | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, KY | 
| 6:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Lynn Stadium | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 55 | Conference Playoffs | 
| 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
| 8 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | |
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 | |
| 10 | OKC Energy FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 | 
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 53 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 
Source: USL standings 
In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season will span 34 games, the longest regular season the league has ever run. [3] The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.
On January 14, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Saint Louis opened the season on the road against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, opening the 2018 USL season from Edinburg. The club had to wait until March 31 to open up Toyota Stadium, hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks in their home opener. [4]
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19. Saint Louis will play three times against Swope Park Rangers and Tulsa Roughnecks. They will face every other Western Conference team twice. [5]
| March 161 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Edinburg, TX | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Donovan  52' Aguilar  66',  77' | Report | Hilton  26' Fall  56' Walls  82' | Stadium:  H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: Christopher Scruggs | 
| March 242 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | San Antonio, TX | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Lopez  4',  21' Pecka  27' Tyrpak  60' Restrepo  76' Guadarrama  83' | Report | Greig  2' Hilton  53' | Stadium:  Toyota Field Attendance: 7,946 Referee: Daniel Radford | 
| March 313 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Fenton, MO | 
| 4:00 PM CDT | Greig  5' Barden  9' Fink  39' | Report | Kim  11' Ajeakwa  33' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Javier Santos | 
| April 74 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hertzog  45+2' (pen.) | Report | Navarro  45+1' Caffa  47' Barrera  89' Ribeiro  90+5' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Jon Freemon | 
| April 145 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 CDT | Calistri  46' | Report | Büscher  83' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Don Tebeau | 
| April 216 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, OK | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Guzman  14' Chavez  45+1',  85'  Ross  81' Hyland  90' | Report | Volesky  20' Culbertson  90+4' | Stadium:  Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Michael Radchuk | 
| April 287 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Barry  3' Maher  26' Kuzain  68' Saravia  86' | Report | Hilton  42' Calistri  76' Reynolds  82' Barden  85' Greig  88' | Stadium:  Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Lukasz Szpala | 
| May 58 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink  35' Hertzog  85' | Report | Williamson  45+2' Batista  61' Mulligan  65' Williams  89' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,039 Referee: JJ Bilinski | 
| May 99 | LA Galaxy II | 6–3 | Saint Louis FC | Carson, CA | 
| 9:30 PM CDT | Zubak  14', 70', 90+4' Alvarez  18', 47', 75' Appiah  90' | Report | Dacres  32' Dikwa  39' Calistri  64' Greig  67', 87',  78' | Stadium:  StubHub Center Attendance: 858 Referee: Daniel Radford | 
| May 1210 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Irvine, CA | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Juel-Nielsen  30' Kavita  78' (o.g.) Enevoldsen  82' | Report | Hilton  82' Barden  90+2' | Stadium:  Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,209 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez | 
| May 2611 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–0 | Saint Louis FC | Colorado Springs, CO | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Vercollone  32' (pen.),  90+3' Robinson  61' Ceus  87' | Report | Stanley  35' | Stadium:  Weidner Field Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Chris Greer | 
| May 3012 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fenton, Missouri | 
| 5:30pm | Barden  38' Rudolph  74' | Report Report | Cortez  6' Asante  49' Musa  58' Johnson  68' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Kevin Broadley | 
| June 213 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Fenton, Missouri | 
| 19:30 (CDT) | Hertzog  26' (pen.) Hilton  43' Barden  64' Calistri  77' | Report | Rebellón  42'  69' Silva  45+2' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Michael Radchuk | 
| June 914 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–0 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, OK | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Pírez  22' Jusino  61' | Report | Greig  17' Calistri  59', 68' | Stadium:  ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,543 Referee: Ismir Pekmic | 
| June 1615 | Saint Louis FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Kavita  59' | Report | Hoffman  15' (pen.) Horst  25' Heard  42' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez | 
| June 2316 | Sacramento Republic | 2–2 | Saint Louis FC | Sacramento, CA | 
| 10:00 PM CDT | Iwasa  28',  47' Vazquez  41' Hall  84' | Report | Greig  50' Dikwa  74' Fall  90' | Stadium:  Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,570 Referee: Elton García | 
| June 3017 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink  40' Reynolds  47' Culbertson  73' Hilton  90+4' | Report | Greene  45' Padilla  85' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,284 Referee: Lukasz Szpala | 
| July 718 | Las Vegas Lights | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Las Vegas, NV | 
| 10:00 PM CDT | Avila  20' Alatorre  36' Mendiola  49' Samsyoa  63' | Report | Greig  84' | Stadium:  Cashman Field Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Victor Rivas | 
| July 14 | Saint Louis FC | PPD | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium | 
| July 2119 | Saint Louis FC | 2–2 | Orange County SC | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig  70' da Silva  79' | Report | Bjurman  30',  90+1' Segbers  52' Alston  55' Ramos-Godoy  76' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Malik Badawi | 
| July 2820 | Reno 1868 | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | Reno, NV | 
| 9:30 PM CDT | Calvillo  11'  15' Carroll  13' Wehan  45+1' Lacroix  73' Marcinkowski  89' | Report | Dikwa  14' Walls  49' da Silva  54' Fall  74' (pen.) Fink  90+3' | Stadium:  Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Turan Ozdemir | 
| August 421 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig  3' Ledbetter  34' Da Silva  42' | Report | Ele  21' Daley  51' Neagle  70' Alfaro  90+2' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,134 Referee: Lorant Varga | 
| August 1122 | Saint Louis FC | 4–1 | Las Vegas Lights | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Kavita  4' Dacres  14' Greig  41' Cox  88' Fall  89' Reynolds  90+3' | Report | Kobayashi  7' Salgado  19' (pen.) Íñigo  23' Huiqui  42' Thomas  62' Garduño  70' Mendiola  71' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Greg Dopka | 
| August 1523 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hertzog  5' Greig  7' Kavita  62' Reynolds  69' Culbertson  90+2' | Report | Villarreal  67' Taintor  90+1' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira | 
| August 1824 | Fresno FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Fresno, CA | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden  20',  33' Cooper  45' | Report | Stadium:  Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Mark Allatin | 
| August 2525 | Saint Louis FC | 3–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM (CDT | Fall  4',  56' (pen.) Hilton  14' | Report | Ferreira  29',  90+3' Mirković  67' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Jon Freemon | 
| August 2926 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Tacoma, WA | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Wingo  35' Burke-Gilroy  37' | Result | Greig  27' Fall  86' | Stadium:  Cheney Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford | 
| September 127 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Portland, OR | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Ornstil  44' Diz Pe  68' Zambrano  78' Arboleda  90+3'  90+4' | Report | Calistri  41' Fall  69' | Stadium:  Providence Park Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Michael Radchuk | 
| September 828 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig  27',  28' Culbertson  90+1' | Report | Murrell  19',  53'  | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,027 Referee: Victor Rivas | 
| September 1229 | Real Monarchs | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Herriman, UT | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Plewa  6' Hernández  48' | Report | Fall  9' Calistri  32' Hilton  81' | Stadium:  Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | 
| September 1530 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–4 | Saint Louis FC | Kansas City, KS | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Barry  22' Rebellón  45+3' Belmar  48' Blackwood  84' Vanacore-Decker  90+4' | Report | Cox  37',  41' Walls  45+5' Calistri  59',  80' Greig  82' Martz  88' Culbertson  90+3' | Stadium:  Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza | 
| September 2231 | Saint Louis FC | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Fink  64' Hilton  79' Dikwa  90',  90+3' | Report | King  52' Cochrane  63' Elizondo  67' Hernandez  87' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Mark Allatin | 
| September 2932 | Phoenix Rising | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Scottsdale, AZ | 
| 8:00 PM CDT | Forbes  82' Cortez  90+2' | Report | Stadium:  Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Farhad Dadkho | 
| October 1033 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:00 PM CDT | Hertzog  14' Kavita  90+2' | Report | Jusino  73' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Elton García | 
| October 1334 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | OKC Energy | Fenton, MO | 
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dikwa  90+3' | Report | Barril  44' Rasmussen  48' | Stadium:  Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Malik Badawi | 
| October 20Conference Quarterfinal | Orange County SC | 4–0 | Saint Louis FC | Irvine, CA | 
| 9:00 PM CDT | Seaton  11',  29',  64',  21' Quinn  47' Bjurman  66' | Report | Walls  21' Hertzog  88' | Stadium:  Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Ramy Touchan |