Club Atletico Saint Louis is an American
soccer
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team based in
St. Louis, Missouri
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. It plays within the
National Premier Soccer League
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(NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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, in the South Region's Heartland Conference.
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. 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. 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. 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 seaso
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. 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.
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
Logo history
File:Saint Louis Club Atletico Logo.png, Saint Louis Club Atletico
(2018)
File:Club Atletico Saint Louis Logo.png, Club Atletico Saint Louis
(2019–)
Notable players
:
Hamza Elias
:
Kaleb Jackson
:
Chevaughn Walsh
:
Anthony Brown
:
Jair Hernandez
References
National Premier Soccer League teams
Soccer clubs in St. Louis
Association football clubs established in 2018
2018 establishments in Missouri
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