AC St. Louis

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AC St. Louis
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Basic data
Surname Athletic Club of St. Louis
Seat St. Louis
founding 2009
resolution 2011
president United StatesUnited States Jeff Cooper
Website www.ac-stlouis.com
First soccer team
Head coach United StatesUnited States Dale Schilly
Venue Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Places 5,500
league USSF D2 Pro League
2010 5. (NASL Conference)
home
Away

The Athletic Club of St. Louis (short: AC St. Louis) is a former American football franchise in St. Louis . The team, founded in 2009, played its first and only season in the NASL Conference of the USSF Division 2 Professional League , the second highest league in the USA and Canada during the 2010 season.

The USSF D2 Pro League was a temporary football league that only lasted for the 2010 season. It was used by the United States Soccer Federation as a compromise between the USL and NASL .

history

Originally, the team owner Jeff Cooper wanted to create a team for Major League Soccer . Together with the Cooper-led investment group St. Louis Soccer United (SLSU), professional football should find its way into the greater St. Louis area . The Collinsville Soccer Complex, which was already being planned, was to be built in Collinsville (Illinois) .

The MLS rejected an initial proposal due to the limited financial resources the SLSU could raise, but agreed when Cooper expanded his group of investors. But after the prices for an MLS franchise rose, Cooper decided against the MLS.

In November 2009 he changed St. Louis Soccer United to the Athletic Club of St. Louis. Cooper was also the initiator for a remake of the North American Soccer League . He wanted to create an alternative to the existing United Soccer Leagues system. Many clubs in the USL First Division followed suit. After a very heated trial with the USL, the USSF ruled the NASL inadmissible. At the same time, however, the association decreed that both interest groups should work out a proposal for a league operation in the 2010 season.

The USSF Division-2 Professional League was presented on January 7, 2010, where both USL and NASL clubs are allowed to play. St. Louis plays in the NASL Conference.

Due to financial difficulties, the St. Louis Athletica women's team had to be discontinued in May 2010 . At the time, Cooper was keen to secure the Saints' financial future.

On June 25, 2010, the first coach of the St. Louis soccer franchise, Claude Anelka, was fired. He was succeeded by Dale Schilly. St. Louis finished its first season in fifth place in the NASL Conference. The team did not reach the play-offs. In the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, they lost to Los Angeles Galaxy in the round of 16 .

After the first season, Cooper wanted to sell the franchise. Since the financial situation did not allow any further gaming operations and no buyer could be found, AC St. Louis was dissolved in January 2011.

Squad

These players formed the team at the last St. Louis game.

No. position Surname
1 United StatesUnited States TW Alec Dufty
2 United StatesUnited States FROM Zach Bauer
3 United StatesUnited States MF Troy Cole
4th United StatesUnited States FROM Tim Velten
5 United StatesUnited States FROM Jack Traynor
6th United StatesUnited States FROM John Lesko
7th United StatesUnited States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer
8th Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago FROM Anthony O'Garro
9 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina ST Elvir Kafedžić
10 United StatesUnited States MF Hagop Chirishian
11 United StatesUnited States MF Chris Salvaggione
No. position Surname
12 ArmeniaArmenia MF Gilbert Pogosyan
13 BrazilBrazil MF Gauchinho
15th United StatesUnited States ST Mike Ambersley
17th United StatesUnited States MF Brad Stisser
20th United StatesUnited States MF Jeff Cosgriff
21st United StatesUnited States FROM Mark Bloom
22nd United StatesUnited States TW Chad Becker
23 United StatesUnited States MF Ryan Moore
24 BrazilBrazil ST Alex Titton
26th United StatesUnited States FROM Dillon Barna
31 United StatesUnited States MF Michael Videira

Known previous players

Trainer

  • FranceFrance Claude Anelka (2009-2010)
  • United StatesUnited States Dale Schilly (2010)

Stadion

The soccer franchise has played its home games at the Anheuser-Busch Center in Fenton , Missouri . The venue, known as the Soccer Park, has a capacity of 5,500 spectators and, in addition to a soccer field, has four other places for lacrosse , hockey and other sports.

Season statistics

year league Regular season Playoffs US Open Cup
2010 USSF D2 Pro League NASL 5th place not qualified Round of 16

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ St. Louis Entry into NASL Announces Name, Coach and Director of Player Personal ( December 14, 2009 memento on the Internet Archive ) published December 8, 2009
  2. ↑ www.soccerbyives.net: USL outcasts to launch new league in 2010 published on November 10, 2009
  3. ↑ Division 2 Professional League To Operate in 2010 ( Memento from January 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) published on January 7, 2010
  4. ↑ St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis Athletica soccer team shutting down published May 27, 2010
  5. ^ Dave Lange: AC St. Louis fires head coach Claude Anelka, Schilly takes over. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, LLC, June 25, 2010, archived from the original on June 30, 2010 ; accessed on December 24, 2013 .
  6. ^ AC St. Louis Closes its Doors for Good ( Memento from September 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive )