2024 season | |||
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Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | ||
Head coach | John Hackworth (interim) | ||
Stadium | Energizer Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 12th Overall: 24th | ||
MLS Cup playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Leagues Cup | Round of 16 | ||
CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | ||
Top goalscorer | League: João Klauss, Eduard Löwen, Cedric Teuchert (5 each) All: Cedric Teuchert (7) | ||
Average home league attendance | 22,455 [1] | ||
The 2024 season was the second season for St. Louis City SC. It was the club's second season in existence, their second in the top-tier of American soccer, and their second season in Major League Soccer.
2024 was 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 participated in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2024 Leagues Cup.
St. Louis City SC opened 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. [2] City SC was knocked out by Houston in the first round, tying the two-legged fixture 2-2 but losing the first tiebreaker to Houston based on away goals scored. [3]
City SC began the MLS season slower than the previous year, taking 1 win and 4 draws among 6 matches in March, and closing out the month with 7 points and sitting 9th among 14 teams in the Western Conference.
As the 2024 season went on, City SC experienced several notable player absences, with midfielder Celieu Pompeau suffering a season-ending ankle injury in June, [4] and hamstring injuries suffered by all three of midfielder Njabulo Blom, defender Joshua Yaro, and midfielder Eduard Löwen. Löwen missed further time for personal matters, announcing in May that his wife had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer. [5]
The team struggled through the middle third of its schedule, with a 15-game stretch from May 15 to August 24 in which they only won a single game and took 8 of a possible 45 points, falling from 9th to 13th in the conference, and from a 5-point buffer ahead of the first non-playoff spot to sitting 10 points out of a playoff position. Following a 9-game stretch without a win, City SC fired head coach Bradley Carnell on July 1, replacing him for the remainder of the season with Technical Director and former St. Louis City 2 head coach John Hackworth. [6]
City SC's performance improved slightly following the coaching change, with a win over San Jose in their first match under Hackworth, and a record of 5-6-3 in their final 14 games of the season; but it wasn't enough to return to the playoffs, with the team finishing the season 12th in the Western Conference and with 37 points.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 |
11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 |
12 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 |
13 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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22 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 | |
23 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a] |
24 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
25 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
26 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 |
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 20 9 | 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 | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
June 1517 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 p.m. CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 1918 | St. Louis City SC | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Klauss ![]() Yaro ![]() Kijima ![]() Watts ![]() | Report | Mihailovic ![]() ![]() Ronan ![]() | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
June 2219 | St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Atlanta United FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Vassilev ![]() ![]() Reid ![]() | Report | Gregersen ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: CityPark Referee: Filip Dujic |
June 2920 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–3 | St. Louis City SC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Brown ![]() White ![]() Picault ![]() | Report | Blo ![]() Löwen ![]() Markanich ![]() Nerwinski ![]() Þórisson ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,662 Referee: Mark Allatin |
July 321 | St. Louis City SC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Löwen ![]() Kijima ![]() Reid ![]() Vassilev ![]() | Report | López ![]() Vítor Costa ![]() | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Malik Badawi |
July 722 | Colorado Rapids | 4–1 | St. Louis City SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:30 p.m. CDT | Cabral ![]() Bassett ![]() Lewis ![]() Yapi ![]() | Report | Klein III ![]() Durkin ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 1323 | St. Louis City SC | 1–4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Blom ![]() Þórisson ![]() Reid ![]() Durkin ![]() | Report | White ![]() Berhalter ![]() Raposo ![]() Cubas ![]() Picault ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
July 1724 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Seattle, Washington |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Parker ![]() Bell ![]() Rothrock ![]() | Report | Durkin ![]() Totland ![]() | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,032 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
July 20 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | St. Louis City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,876 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
August 2426 | Portland Timbers | 4–4 | St. Louis City SC | Portland, Oregon |
9:30 p.m. CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,583 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
September 127 | St. Louis City SC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | St. Louis, Missouri |
2:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
September 728 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | St. Louis City SC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 30,512 Referee: Timothy Ford | ||
Note: Match was originally scheduled for June 21 |
September 1429 | St. Louis City SC | 1–3 | Minnesota United FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II |
September 2130 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | St. Louis City SC | San Jose, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT |
| Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,112 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
September 28 31 | St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
October 232 | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | St. Louis City SC | Los Angeles, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,064 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 533 | St. Louis City SC | 3–0 | Houston Dynamo FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Tori Penso |
October 1934 | Minnesota United FC | 4–1 | St. Louis City SC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
8:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,881 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
St. Louis City SC was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team St. Louis City 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024, due to their participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [8]
February 20Round one | St. Louis City SC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 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.) | ![]() | 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 | JUA | STL | DAL | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 | — | — |
July 27Group stage | St. Louis City SC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | St. Louis, Missouri |
8:00 p.m. CDT | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 17,584 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Rank | Player | MLS | CONCACAF | Leagues Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 50 | 2 | 8 | 60 |
The MLS Goal of the Matchday is selected each Matchday of the regular season through fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications.
Matchday | Player | Opponent | Score | Result | Vote % |
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5 [9] | ![]() | @ LA Galaxy | 2-2 | D 3-3 | 43% |
10 [10] | ![]() | @ Sporting Kansas City | 2-1 | D 3-3 | 41% |
18 [11] | ![]() | @ Inter Miami | 1-0 | D 3-3 | 48% |
31 [12] | ![]() | @ New England Revolution | 2-2 | D 2-2 | 49.2% |
Matchday | Selection(s) | Opponent | |
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3 [13] | |||
XI | ![]() | New York City FC | |
BENCH | ![]() | ||
4 [14] | BENCH | ![]() | @ Austin FC |
5 [15] | XI | ![]() | @ LA Galaxy |
6 [16] | BENCH | ![]() | DC United |
9 [17] | BENCH | ![]() | Austin FC |
10 [18] | XI | ![]() | @ Sporting Kansas City |
BENCH | ![]() | ||
12 [19] | XI | ![]() | @ Houston Dynamo |
13 [20] | XI | ![]() | Chicago Fire FC |
24 [21] | BENCH | ![]() | San Jose Earthquakes |
28 [22] | XI | ![]() | @ Sporting Kansas City |
29 [23] | XI | ![]() | @ Portland Timbers |
30 [24] | BENCH | ![]() | LA Galaxy |
31 [25] | BENCH | ![]() ![]() | @ New England Revolution |
35 [26] | XI | ![]() | Sporting Kansas City |
37 [27] | XI | ![]() ![]() | Houston Dynamo |
The 2024 MLS All-Star Game was held on July 24, 2024, at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio against the Liga MX All-Stars. [28]
No. | Position | Name | All-Star Selection | Start/Bench | Minutes |
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1 | GK | ![]() | 2nd | Start | 46 |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | Date | Ref. |
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8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Traded+$300,000 GAM | December 12, 2023 | [29] |
14 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | December 21, 2023 | [30] |
33 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown player | January 1, 2024 | [31] |
44 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | January 8, 2024 | [32] |
85 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | MLS SuperDraft | February 20, 2024 | [33] |
36 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | May 28, 2024 | [34] |
3 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | June 3, 2024 | [35] |
41 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown player | June 22, 2024 | [36] |
17 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | July 2, 2024 | [37] |
40 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown player | July 3, 2024 | [38] |
99 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown player | July 7, 2024 | [39] |
11 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | July 23, 2024 | [40] |
38 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | August 2, 2024 | [41] |
5 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Traded | August 3, 2024 | [42] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | Date | Ref. |
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23 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Out of contract | November 29, 2023 | [43] |
31 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Option declined | ||
14 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Out of contract | ||
18 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Walved | ||
44 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Option declined | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Traded | December 12, 2023 | [29] |
24 | DF | ![]() | ||||
28 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | January 22, 2024 | [44] |
11 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | January 24, 2024 | [45] |
25 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | $650,000 GAM | June 18, 2024 | [46] |
44 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [47] | |
16 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | $150,000 GAM | July 18, 2024 | [48] |
26 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Traded+$600,000 GAM | August 3, 2024 | [42] |
13 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | $50,000 GAM | August 15, 2024 | [49] |
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | September 3, 2024 | [50] |