2025 St. Louis City SC season

St. Louis City SC

2025 season
Sporting director	Lutz Pfannenstiel
Head coach	Olof Mellberg
Stadium	Energizer Park
Major League Soccer	Conference: Pre-season Overall: Pre-season
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Home colors Away colors
←  2024 2026  →

The 2025 season will be the third season (in operation) for St. Louis City SC. It will be also the club's third season in Major League Soccer (MLS).

In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, St. Louis City SC will compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

Club

Management

Position	Name
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	Olof Mellberg
Technical Director	John Hackworth
Assistant Coach	Azrudin Valentić
Assistant Coach	Elvir Kafedžić
Goalkeeper Coach	Alex Langer
Director of Sports Performance	Jarryd Phillips
Head of Sports Science	Kelly Roderick

Roster

As of September 5, 2025 ^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SUI Roman Bürki (captain) 2 DF   USA Devin Padelford (on loan from Minnesota United ) 3 MF   AUS Jake Girdwood-Reich 5 DF   USA Henry Kessler 6 MF   NOR Conrad Wallem (on loan from Slavia Prague ) 7 MF   CZE Tomáš Ostrák 8 MF   USA Chris Durkin 9 FW   BRA João Klauss 10 MF   GER Eduard Löwen 11 FW   USA Simon Becher 12 MF   BRA Célio Pompeu 13 DF   USA Michael Wentzel 14 DF   NOR Tomas Totland 15 DF   GHA Joshua Yaro 17 MF   GER Marcel Hartel 20 DF   USA Akil Watts

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   SWE Rasmus Alm 22 DF   CAN Kyle Hiebert 27 MF   USA Alfredo Morales 28 MF   USA Miguel Perez 31 GK   USA Christian Olivares 32 DF   GER Timo Baumgartl 36 MF   GER Cedric Teuchert 39 GK   GER Ben Lundt 46 FW   USA Caden Glover 59 FW   USA MyKhi Joyner 71 DF   USA Joey Zalinsky 77 FW   KOR Jeong Sang-bin 80 FW   USA Brendan McSorley 91 DF   USA Jaziel Orozco 95 DF   SEN Fallou Fall 99 DF   USA Jayden Reid

Competitions

Preseason

New England Revolution v St. Louis City SC

January 25	New England Revolution	1–0	St. Louis City SC	Bradenton, Florida
TBD CST	Yusuf 18'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

New York Red Bulls v St. Louis City SC

January 29	New York Red Bulls	0–1	St. Louis City SC	Bradenton, Florida
10:00 am CDT		Report	Teuchert 27'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City SC

February 5 CVI	Real Salt Lake	1–1	St. Louis City SC	Indio, California
2:30 pmCST	Brook 70'	Report	Katranis 37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Austin FC v St. Louis City SC

February 8 CVI	Austin FC	1–1	St. Louis City SC	Indio, California
1:00 pm CST	Obrian 46'	Report	Totland 88'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

New York City FC v St. Louis City SC

February 12 CVI	New York City FC	1–3	St. Louis City SC	Indio, California
TBD CST	Risa 86'	Report	Hartel 9' Becher 67', 79'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

San Jose Earthquakes v St. Louis City SC

February 15	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	St. Louis City SC	Indio, California
TBD CST				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Friendlies

St. Louis City SC v Aston Villa

July 30Friendly	St. Louis City SC	v	Aston Villa	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT				Stadium: Energizer Park

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Main article: Western Conference (MLS)

MLS Western Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Real Salt Lake	27	9	14	4	28	36	−8	31
12	FC Dallas	27	7	11	9	39	47	−8	30
13	Sporting Kansas City	28	7	15	6	43	57	−14	27
14	St. Louis City SC	28	5	17	6	33	50	−17	21
15	LA Galaxy	27	4	16	7	32	55	−23	19

Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
26	Toronto FC	28	5	13	10	28	35	−7	25
27	CF Montréal (E)	29	5	15	9	29	51	−22	24
28	D.C. United (E)	29	5	15	9	26	54	−28	24
29	St. Louis City SC	28	5	17	6	33	50	−17	21
30	LA Galaxy (Q)	27	4	16	7	32	55	−23	19	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [a]

Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. As third place of Leagues Cup

Match results

St. Louis City SC v Colorado Rapids

February 221	St. Louis City SC	0–0	Colorado Rapids	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CST	Watts  80'	Report	Frederick  80'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Jon Freemon

San Diego FC v St. Louis City SC

March 12	San Diego FC	0–0	St. Louis City SC	San Diego, California
9:30 pm CST	Negri  37' Godoy  68' McVey  90+1'	Report	Löwen  39' Becher  44' Wallem  73' Durkin  76' Hiebert  87'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 34,506 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

LA Galaxy v St. Louis City SC

March 93	LA Galaxy	0–3	St. Louis City SC	Carson, California
6:00 pm CDT	Cerrillo  33'	Report	Teuchert 44' Hartel 49' Horn  52' Yaro  72' Becher 84'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,271 Referee: Jair Marrufo

St. Louis City SC v Seattle Sounders FC

March 154	St. Louis City SC	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Löwen 15' Kessler  72' Becher  81'	Report	Ragen  14' Ferreira  45+1' Vargas  64' Roldán  83'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Philadelphia Union v St. Louis City SC

March 225	Philadelphia Union	1–0	St. Louis City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 pm CDT	Glavinovich 8',  27' Mbaizo  58' Rick  81'	Report	Hiebert  20' Durkin  26' Löwen  55'  66' Morales  85'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,639 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

St. Louis City SC v Austin FC

March 306	St. Louis City SC	0–1	Austin FC	St. Louis, Missouri
1:00 pm CDT	Horn  40'	Report	Uzuni 33',  45' Vázquez  80' Obrian  83' Šabović  90+2'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Sporting Kansas City v St. Louis City SC

April 5 7	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	St. Louis City SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT	Bartlett  39' Joveljić 71', 88'	Report	Wallem  28' Ostrák  78'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Tori Penso

St. Louis City SC v Columbus Crew

April 138	St. Louis City SC	1–2	Columbus Crew	St. Louis, Missouri
6:00 pm CDT	Klauss 7' Pompeu  39' Kessler  90+5'	Report	Moreira 45+2' Rossi 55' Arfsten  76'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

St. Louis City SC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

April 199	St. Louis City SC	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Klauss  36' Wallem  62'	Report	Sabbi  42' Cubas  56' Vite  66' Ahmed  90+2'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 17,097 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC

April 2710	Los Angeles FC	2–2	St. Louis City SC	Los Angeles, California
6:00 pm CDT	Bouanga 70', 90+9' Tillman  78'	Report	Morales  48'  83' Teuchert 51' Ordaz 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,212 Referee: Jair Maruffo

Seattle Sounders FC v St. Louis City SC

May 311	Seattle Sounders FC	4–1	St. Louis City SC	Seattle, Washington
9:30 pm CDT	A. Roldán  29' Rusnák 33' (pen.) Vargas  35', 61' Rothrock  43' Musovski 81' Nouhou 90+1'	Report	Hartel 29' (pen.) Teuchert  41' Hiebert  66'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,236 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

St. Louis City SC v San Diego FC

May 1012	St. Louis City SC	1–2	San Diego FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Ostrák  59' Hiebert 90+1' Baumgartl  90+6'	Report	Valakari  39' Iloski 79' Dreyer 87' Verhoeven  90+6'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Allen Chapman

St. Louis City SC v Sporting Kansas City

May 14 13	St. Louis City SC	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Pompeu 15' Teuchert 44' Zalinsky  85'	Report	Voloder  31' Sallói  45+2' Bassong  50' Leibold 71' Joveljić 77'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Minnesota United FC v St. Louis City SC

May 1714	Minnesota United FC	3–0	St. Louis City SC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 pm CDT	Pereyra  3', 62' Oluwaseyi 33' Gressel 78'	Report	Baumgartl  11'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,643 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Colorado Rapids v St. Louis City SC

May 2415	Colorado Rapids	1–0	St. Louis City SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 pm CDT	Yapi 41',  90+3'	Report	Reid  82' Pompeu  88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,109 Referee: Tori Penso

St. Louis City SC v San Jose Earthquakes

May 3116	St. Louis City SC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	St. Louis, Missouri
1:30 pm CDT	Klauss  30', 45+2' Silva  43' Löwen 90+2' (pen.) Wallem  90+4'  90+6'	Report	Floriani  35' Martínez 83' Edwards Jr.  90'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Portland Timbers v St. Louis City SC

June 817	Portland Timbers	2−1	St. Louis City SC	Portland, Oregon
6:00 pm CDT	Fory  13' Antony 55' Ayala 90+2' Miller  90+4' Mora  90+8'	Report	Baumgartl  45' Watts 50' Becher  68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,675 Referee: Malik Badawi

St. Louis City SC v LA Galaxy

June 1418	St. Louis City SC	3−3	LA Galaxy	St. Louis, Missouri
3:30 pm CDT	Klauss 35', 47', 90+5'	Report	Pec 41', 87' Nascimento 51' Lepley  90+4'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

St. Louis City SC v Orlando City SC

June 2519	St. Louis City SC	2–4	Orlando City SC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Becher 40' Klauss 45+3' Reid  67' Wentzel  90'	Report	Enrique 7', 22' Pašalić 9', 82'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,422 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Houston Dynamo FC v St. Louis CIty SC

June 2820	Houston Dynamo FC	1–0	St. Louis CIty SC	Houston, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Ortiz  38' Ponce 66' Escobar  90+6'	Report	Zalinsky  2' Reid  21' Lundt  42'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,886 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City SC

July 521	Real Salt Lake	3–2	St. Louis City SC	Sandy, Utah
8:30 pm CDT	Caliskan 6' Russell  32' Gonçalves 43' Yaro 64' (o.g.)	Report	Wallem  17' Klauss 51' Yaro 81'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Allen Chapman

St. Louis City SC v Portland Timbers

July 1322	St. Louis City SC	2−1	Portland Timbers	St. Louis, Missouri
6:00 pm CDT	Hartel 54', 67' Klauss  90+2' Orozco  90+3'	Report	da Costa 19' Ortiz  59' Kelsy  64' Mosquera  77' K. Miller  79'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ricardo Montero

FC Dallas v St. Louis City SC

July 1923	FC Dallas	3–0	St. Louis City SC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Kaick 24' Kamungo  59' Farrington  77' Musa 79', 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,006 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

St. Louis City SC v Minnesota United FC

July 2624	St. Louis City SC	1–2	Minnesota United FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Löwen 36' (pen.) Wallem  47' Durkin  73'	Report	Markanich  56' Yeboah 75' (pen.), 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Victor Rivas

St. Louis City SC v Nashville SC

August 925	St. Louis City SC	3−1	Nashville SC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Orozco 23' Klauss 39' Morales  55' Jeong Sang-bin 66' Joyner  90+3'	Report	Mukhtar 85' (pen.) Muyl  90+6'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Chicago Fire FC v St. Louis City SC

August 1626	Chicago Fire FC	3–2	St. Louis City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 pm CDT	Cuypers 16' Zinckernagel 67' Gutiérrez 87'	Report	Hartel  36'59' Ostrák 47' 61' Löwen  90+1' Bürki  90+3'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,485 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v St. Louis City SC

August 2327	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–2	St. Louis City SC	Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm CDT	White 45+4' (pen.) Cubas  69' Rios 79' Müller 90+14' (pen.)	Report	Löwen 14' Klauss 73'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 26,031 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

St. Louis City SC v Houston Dynamo FC

August 3028	St. Louis City SC	2–3	Houston Dynamo FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Löwen  43', 86' Morales  53' Joyner 89',  90+1'	Report	Ponce 20',  45+2' Kessler 50' (o.g.) Antônio Carlos  54' Andrade  58' Holmes 72'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ricardo Montero

St. Louis City SC v FC Dallas

September 629	St. Louis City SC	v	FC Dallas	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT				Stadium: Energizer Park

CF Montréal v St. Louis City SC

September 1330	CF Montréal	v	St. Louis City SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 pm CDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes v St. Louis City SC

September 2031	San Jose Earthquakes	v	St. Louis City SC	San Jose, California
7:30 pm CDT				Stadium: PayPal Park

St. Louis City SC v Los Angeles FC

September 2732	St. Louis City SC	v	Los Angeles FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT				Stadium: Energizer Park

Austin FC v St. Louis City SC

October 433	Austin FC	v	St. Louis City SC	Austin, Texas
7:30 pm CDT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

St. Louis City SC v Real Salt Lake

October 1834	St. Louis City SC	v	Real Salt Lake	St. Louis, Missouri
8:00 pm CDT				Stadium: Energizer Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

St. Louis City SC v Union Omaha

May 7Round of 32	St. Louis City SC	2–0	Union Omaha	St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 pm CDT	Zalinsky 68' Klauss 87' Joyner  90+3'	Report	Knapp  45+3' Gallardo  62' Ostrem  90'	Stadium: Energizer Park Referee: William Hale

Minnesota United FC v St. Louis City SC

May 21Round of 16	Minnesota United FC	3–2	St. Louis City SC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm CDT	Yeboah 10' Harvey  26' Markanich  42', 85', 88'	Report	Durkin  24' Hartel 55' Klauss 65'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Leagues Cup

St. Louis City SC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Western Conference for the 2024 season.

Transfers

In No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type Date Ref. 32 DF Timo Baumgartl Free agent Free November 29, 2024 [2] 28 MF Miguel Perez Birmingham Legion FC Loan return January 1, 2025 [3] 6 MF Conrad Wallem Slavia Prague Loan January 17, 2025 [4] 27 MF Alfredo Morales Free agent Free February 21, 2025 [5] 71 DF Joey Zalinsky Rutgers University MLS SuperDraft February 22, 2025 [6] 45 FW Xande Silva Atlanta United $100,000 GAM April 23, 2025 [7] 6 MF Njabulo Blom Kaizer Chiefs Loan return July 1, 2025 DF Fallou Fall Fredrikstad Transfer July 15, 2025 [8] 91 DF Jaziel Orozco St. Louis City 2 Homegrown player July 18, 2025 [9] 77 FW Jeong Sang-bin Minnesota United Trade July 21, 2025 [10] 2 DF Devin Padelford Minnesota United Loan July 22, 2025 [11] 80 FW Brendan McSorley St. Louis City 2 Homegrown September 5, 2025

Out No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type Date Ref. 41 MF John Klein Charleston Battery Option declined October 22, 2024 [12] 2 DF Jake Nerwinski Unattached Option declined October 22, 2024 [12] 85 MF Hosei Kijima San Diego FC Expansion draft December 12, 2024 [13] 29 FW Nökkvi Thórisson Sparta Rotterdam Loan January 14, 2025 [14] 19 MF Indiana Vassilev Philadelphia Union $1,000,000 GAM February 21, 2025 [15] 29 FW Nökkvi Thórisson Sparta Rotterdam Transfer June 3, 2025 [16] 38 DF Jannes Horn 1. FC Nürnberg Loan return June 30, 2025 6 MF Njabulo Blom Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Transfer July 24, 2025 [17] 4 DF Joakim Nilsson Unattached Buyout August 5, 2025 [18] 45 MF Xande Silva Hapoel Tel Aviv Transfer August 19, 2025 [19]

References

1. "Roster". St. Louis City SC.
2. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs German Center Back Timo Baumgartl". stlcitysc.com.
3. "Legion FC Announces Initial Roster Moves Ahead of 2025 Campaign". bhmlegion.com.
4. "St. Louis CITY SC Acquires Conrad Wallem on Loan From SK Slavia Prague". stlcitysc.com.
5. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Former U.S. International Midfielder Alfredo Morales". stlcitysc.com.
6. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs 2025 MLS SuperDraft Pick Joey Zalinsky to First Team Contract". stlcitysc.com.
7. "St. Louis CITY SC Acquires Xande Silva from Atlanta United Via Trade". stlcitysc.com.
8. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Senegal Youth International Defender Fallou Fall from Fredrikstad FK". stlcitysc.com.
9. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Defender Jaziel Orozco for Remainder of 2025 Season". stlcitysc.com.
10. "St. Louis CITY SC Acquires South Korean International Forward Sangbin Jeong from Minnesota United". stlcitysc.com.
11. "St. Louis CITY SC Adds Devin Padelford on Loan from Minnesota United". stlcitysc.com.
12. "St. Louis CITY SC End of 2024 Season Roster Decisions". stlcitysc.com.
13. "Hosei Kijima selected by San Diego FC in 2024 MLS Expansion Draft". stlcitysc.com.
14. "St Louis CITY SC Loans Nökkvi Thórisson to Sparta Rotterdam". stlcitysc.com.
15. "St. Louis CITY SC acquires $1,000,000 in GAM from the Philadelphia Union for Indiana Vassilev". stlcitysc.com.
16. "St. Louis CITY SC Completes Permanent Transfer of Nökkvi Thórisson to Sparta Rotterdam". stlcitysc.com.
17. "St. Louis CITY SC Transfers Midfielder Njabulo Blom to Vietnamese Champions". stlcitysc.com.
18. "St. Louis CITY SC Exercises 2025 Contract Buyout on Defender Joakim Nilsson". stlcitysc.com.
19. "St. Louis CITY SC Transfers Xande Silva to Israeli Side Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C." stlcitysc.com.

External links

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