Club Atletico Saint Louis

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Club Atletico Saint Louis
Club Atletico Saint Louis Logo.png
Full nameClub Atletico Saint Louis
Nickname(s)The Bluebirds
Founded2016;6 years ago (2016)
Stadium SLUH Soccer Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
PresidentLisa Garza
Head coachRicardo Garza
League National Premier Soccer League
2019 Heartland Conference: 6th
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
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Club Atletico Saint Louis is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. It plays within the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Region's Heartland Conference.

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History

Originally founded as a youth clinic in 2016, Saint Louis Club Atletico was announced as the National Premier Soccer League's newest expansion team on January 3, 2018, with plans to begin play in the league's upcoming 2018 season in the Heartland Conference. [1] [2] The team announced it would be playing home matches at St. Mary's Stadium in South St. Louis.

Saint Louis played its inaugural game on May 12 on the road against NPSL powerhouse FC Wichita. [3] Despite taking an early lead, the team lost, 4–2, with Chevaughn Walsh scoring the first two goals in team history in the 3rd and 21st minutes respectively. [4] [5] [6] One week later Atletico played its first home match on May 19 against Ozark FC, drawing the visitors 1–1 at St. Mary's High School with Walsh scoring his third goal of the season. [7] [8]

Saint Louis finished the regular season fourth in the Heartland Conference with a record of 5-1-4 (16 pts), enough to earn the team a spot in the conference's playoff tournament. [9] On July 11, Atletico lost, 4–0, on the road in a rematch of the season opener to top seed and defending conference champion FC Wichita. [10] [11]

Ahead of its sophomore season, the team underwent a minor re-branding and began to play under the name Club Atletico Saint Louis.

Record

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup Notes
2018 NPSL 4th, Heartland Conference Conference Semifinal IneligibleLost in Conference Semifinal to FC Wichita
2019 6th, Heartland ConferenceDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [12]

Logo history

Notable players

Hamza Elias
Kaleb Jackson
Chevaughn Walsh
Anthony Brown
Jair Hernandez

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