Saint Louis FC U23

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Saint Louis FC U23
Full nameSaint Louis FC U23
Founded2006; 15 years ago (2006)
Stadium
Collinsville, Illinois
Capacity2,500
OwnerSLSG Pro LLC
Head Coach
LeaguePremier Development League
20173rd, Heartland Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

Saint Louis FC U23 is an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.

The team played its home games at the ,[1] where they had played since 2011. The team's colors are maroon and sky blue. Saint Louis FC purchased the team on May 16, 2016 and renamed Saint Louis FC U23.[2][3][4] Operations were believed to have ceased in 2018, but nothing is known at this point. They were replaced by a new USL League Two expansion team, the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

History[]

The club was founded as the Springfield Demize out of the ashes of the old Springfield Storm franchise, which had relocated to Glendora, California to become Los Angeles Storm at the end of the 2006 season. The ownership group of the Storm franchise, which included local businessman and former professional players , , and , launched the new team in early 2007, and began play that year.

The club rebranded as Springfield Synergy FC for the 2015 season before its sale to Saint Louis FC in 2016. The club is no longer active and the last known results of their existence appear at the league's website.

The Springfield Demize have been resurrected as a new semi-professional/amateur franchise in the new in 2020. The USL League Two announced a new club to fill the void left by the former club by welcoming the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

Players[]

Current roster[]

As of May 24, 2017[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA
1 GK United States USA
2 DF England ENG
4 DF United States USA Jack Maher
5 MF United States USA Logan Panchot
6 MF United States USA
7 FW England ENG
8 MF Argentina ARG
9 MF Kenya KEN Saadiq Abdikadir Mohamed
10 MF United States USA Trevor Swartz
11 DF England ENG Casey Bartlett-Scott
12 MF Somalia SOM Mohamed Awad
13 DF United States USA
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Colombia COL Jorge Cuesta
15 FW United States USA
16 DF Mexico MEX Sebastian Reyes
17 DF Colombia COL
18 MF United States USA
19 MF United States USA
20 DF United States USA
21 FW Mexico MEX
22 FW United States USA
23 MF United States USA
25 FW England ENG
26 MF United States USA Austin Panchot
27 DF United States USA
— FW United States USA
— MF Malaysia MAS

Notable former players[]

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year[]

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2007 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 USL PDL 7th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 7th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 6th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2014 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 4th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2016 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 4 USL PDL 3rd, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 On Hiatus[6]

Head coaches[]

  • United States (2007-2008)
  • United States (2009)
  • United States (2010)[7]
  • Peru (2011)
  • United States (2012)
  • Canada Sean Fraser (2013) [8]
  • Republic of Ireland (2014) [9]
  • United States (2015)
  • United States (2016–present)

Stadia[]

Average attendance[]

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2007: 224
  • 2008: 224
  • 2009: 138
  • 2010: 193

References[]

  1. ^ Springfield Synergy FC PDL
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/st-louis-lions-set-to-kick-off-th-pdl-season/article_aa7cad66-18f6-566d-8dbd-4cddbb5a7bb5.html
  4. ^ http://www.uslpdl.com/news_article/show/649184?referrer_id=2313812
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ http://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/881391?referrer_id=3067487
  7. ^ Logan Hoffman Named Demize Coach
  8. ^ "Fraser Takes Springfield Reins". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  9. ^ "Demize Name Henry As New Head Coach". United Soccer Leagues (USL). February 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

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