2024 season | |||
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Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | ||
Head coach | John Hackworth (interim) | ||
Stadium | CityPark | ||
MLS | Conference: 12th Overall: 24th | ||
MLS Cup playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Leagues Cup | Round of 16 | ||
CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Cedric Teuchert (7) All: João Klauss, Eduard Löwen, Cedric Teuchert (5 each) | ||
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. [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 | John Hackworth (interim) | |||
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+$300,000 GAM | December 12, 2023 | [3] |
14 | DF | Tomas Totland | BK Häcken | Undisclosed | December 21, 2023 | [4] |
33 | MF | Tyson Pearce | St. Louis City 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] |
3 | MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | Sydney FC | Undisclosed | June 3, 2024 | [9] |
41 | MF | John Klein | St. Louis City 2 | Homegrown player | June 22, 2024 | [10] |
17 | MF | Marcel Hartel | FC St. Pauli | Free | July 2, 2024 | [11] |
40 | DF | Michael Wentzel | St. Louis City 2 | Homegrown player | July 3, 2024 | [12] |
99 | DF | Jayden Reid | St. Louis City 2 | Homegrown player | July 7, 2024 | [13] |
11 | FW | Simon Becher | AC Horsens | Loan | July 23, 2024 | [14] |
38 | DF | Jannes Horn | 1. FC Nürnberg | Loan | August 2, 2024 | [15] |
5 | DF | Henry Kessler | New England Revolution | Traded | August 3, 2024 | [16] |
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 | [17] |
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 | [18] |
11 | FW | Nicholas Gioacchini | Como 1907 | Undisclosed | January 24, 2024 | [19] |
25 | MF | Aziel Jackson | Columbus Crew | $650,000 GAM | June 18, 2024 | [20] |
44 | DF | Nikolas Dyhr | Randers | Undisclosed | [21] | |
16 | FW | Samuel Adeniran | Philadelphia Union | $150,000 GAM | July 18, 2024 | [22] |
26 | DF | Tim Parker | New England Revolution | Traded+$600,000 GAM | August 3, 2024 | [16] |
13 | DF | Anthony Markanich | Minnesota United | $50,000 GAM | August 15, 2024 | [23] |
6 | MF | Njabulo Blom | Kaizer Chiefs | Loan | September 3, 2024 | [24] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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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 |
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 15' Yaro 64' Kijima 81' Watts 90+5' | Report | Mihailovic 9', 60', 90+6', 57' Ronan 73' | 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 50', 85' Reid 58' | Report | Gregersen 46' Ríos 71' | 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 12' White 37', 54', 61' Picault 90' | Report | Blo 7' Löwen 12' Markanich 26' Nerwinski 49' Þórisson 90+3' | 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 28' Kijima 41' Reid 56' Vassilev 61' | Report | López 66' Vítor Costa 72' | 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 6' Bassett 35' Lewis 81' Yapi 90' | Report | Klein III 12' Durkin 75' | 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 19' Þórisson 28' Reid 53' Durkin 71' | Report | White 9', 44' Berhalter 45+7' Raposo 63' Cubas 88' Picault 90+2' Johnson 90+6' | 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 27' (o.g.) Bell 49' Rothrock 90+2' | Report | Durkin 4' Totland 38' | 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. [25]
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 | JUA | STL | DAL | |
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1 | Juárez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | |
2 | St. Louis City SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | FC Dallas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0–1 | — | — |
July 27Group stage | St. Louis City SC | 2–1 | FC Dallas | 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 | Cedric Teuchert | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Simon Becher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Eduard Löwen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | Marcel Hartel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
João Klauss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
6 | Nökkvi Thórisson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Indiana Vassilev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | Célio Pompeu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Rasmus Alm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Samuel Adeniran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Hosei Kijima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Tomas Totland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | Njabulo Blom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Durkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Henry Kessler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
John Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Jake Nerwinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Joakim Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Tomáš Ostrák | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Tim Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Joshua Yaro | 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 [26] | Joakim Nilsson | @ LA Galaxy | 2-2 | D 3-3 | 43% |
10 [27] | Célio Pompeu | @ Sporting Kansas City | 2-1 | D 3-3 | 41% |
18 [28] | Chris Durkin | @ Inter Miami | 1-0 | D 3-3 | 48% |
31 [29] | Simon Becher | @ New England Revolution | 2-2 | D 2-2 | 49.2% |
Matchday | Selection(s) | Opponent | |
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3 [30] | |||
XI | Célio Pompeu | New York City FC | |
BENCH | Joakim Nilsson | ||
4 [31] | BENCH | Célio Pompeu | @ Austin FC |
5 [32] | XI | Roman Bürki | @ LA Galaxy |
6 [33] | BENCH | Joshua Yaro | DC United |
9 [34] | BENCH | Joao Klauss | Austin FC |
10 [35] | XI | Tomas Totland | @ Sporting Kansas City |
BENCH | Joao Klauss | ||
12 [36] | XI | Roman Bürki | @ Houston Dynamo |
13 [37] | XI | Joao Klauss | Chicago Fire FC |
24 [38] | BENCH | Indiana Vassilev | San Jose Earthquakes |
28 [39] | XI | Roman Bürki | @ Sporting Kansas City |
29 [40] | XI | Marcel Hartel | @ Portland Timbers |
30 [41] | BENCH | Marcel Hartel | LA Galaxy |
31 [42] | BENCH | Marcel Hartel Simon Becher | @ New England Revolution |
35 [43] | XI | Cedric Teuchert | Sporting Kansas City |
37 [44] | XI | Marcel Hartel Simon Becher | 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. [45]
No. | Position | Name | All-Star Selection | Start/Bench | Minutes |
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1 | GK | Roman Bürki | 2nd | Start | 46 |
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