Saint Louis FC U23 were 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.
15-575: The team played its home games at the Cooper Sports Complex , 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 . They were replaced by a new USL League Two expansion team, the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021. The club was founded as the Springfield Demize out of the ashes of
30-534: A fan vote to decide the team's crest. The logo chosen includes a fleur-de-lis, which acts as the focal point of the logo and pays tribute to Saint Louis' French heritage. Also included in the logo is a reference to the year the city was founded, 1764, and five lines to represent the club's five core values: unity, humility, passion, respect, and tradition. Statistics below show the all-time regular-season club leaders. Bold indicates active Saint Louis FC players. Sam Fink (soccer) Sam Fink (born May 8, 1993)
45-736: A new fan the ticket as a way to encourage new fans to join the St. Louligans and support Saint Louis FC. Ahead of the inaugural 2015 season, the Louligans coordinated with the Coopers, supporters for Louisville City FC , to create the Kings' Cup rivalry competition between the two expansion teams. The rivalry was incredibly one-sided on the field in Louisville's favor, but the two SGs enjoy interacting with each other and traveling to each other's matches. The club conducted
60-473: A new group to unite them all, and the St. Louligans were born. They have provided strong support for a number of St. Louis area soccer teams, including AC St. Louis, Saint Louis Athletica , St. Louis Lions , and Illinois Piasa . Saint Louis FC worked closely with the St. Louligans to encourage their support, and on July 9, 2014, the club awarded the Louligans with the first Saint Louis FC season ticket. The group promised that for each home game, they would give
75-523: A sellout crowd of 5,280. The team's first home win came against the Wilmington Hammerheads on May 9, 2015, with the winning goal by Sam Fink . On May 16, 2016, Saint Louis FC announced that they had acquired the PDL team Springfield Synergy FC and renamed the team as Saint Louis FC U-23. On August 15, 2016, Saint Louis FC announced that Dale Schilly had been relieved of coaching duties; Tim Leonard
90-505: Is an American soccer player. Fink played four years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2011 and 2014. On March 7, 2015, it was announced that Fink had signed with USL team Saint Louis FC . He scored his first professional goal on May 9 during a match against Wilmington Hammerheads FC at World Wide Technology Soccer Park , earning a spot on the USL Team of the Week. He
105-617: The St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021. 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. 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 . Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC
120-413: 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 Major Arena Soccer League 3 in 2020. The USL League Two announced a new club to fill the void left by the former club by welcoming
135-475: The club announced that they would play their home games at the 5,500 seat World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri . Dale Schilly , the youth club director of SLSG, was named head coach. On June 2, 2014, it was announced that the team's name was Saint Louis Football Club. Former AC St. Louis player Mike Ambersley was the first player signed to the team on January 13, 2015. On January 16, 2015,
150-487: 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 Doug Fiester and former professional players Chris Hanlon , Armen Tonianse , and Brett Thomas , launched the new team in early 2007, and began play that year. The club rebranded as Springfield Synergy FC for
165-614: The role of head coach the next day. On August 25, 2020, citing the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, and because of the MLS expansion on the way to St. Louis, it was announced that the 2020 season would be the final season of operation for the club. The official supporters group of Saint Louis FC was the St. Louligans. The St. Louligans were founded in 2010 when several local soccer fan groups joined forces at AC St. Louis home games. These small groups eventually decided to create
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#1732851074639180-614: The team announced their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer . St. Louis FC played their inaugural game on March 28, 2015, losing to Louisville City 2–0. Their first victory was against the Tulsa Roughnecks on April 2, 2015, winning 2–0. Jeremie Lynch scored the team's first ever goal in the 42nd minute. Their home debut was a 1–1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on April 11, 2015, before of
195-543: Was again named to the Team of the Week following his performance in a come-from-behind victory at home against the Charleston Battery on August 20, becoming the first Saint Louis FC player to receive the award twice. Fink played every minute of all 28 games during the 2015 season, one of just two USL players to manage the feat that year. Fink was released by Saint Louis FC on November 10, 2016. On November 30, 2016, Fink
210-645: Was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis , Missouri . The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship . The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide Technology Soccer Park . SLSG Pro LLC (affiliated with St. Louis area youth club St. Louis Scott Gallagher ) was awarded the USL Pro franchise on May 1, 2014. That same day,
225-455: Was named as interim head coach. On October 12, 2016, Saint Louis FC introduced Preki as the new head coach. On February 15, 2017, Saint Louis FC and the Chicago Fire did not renew their affiliation for the 2017 season. On November 19, 2017, the club announced that Preki and the club were parting ways by mutual agreement. Anthony Pulis joined the team from Orlando City B to take over
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