Saint Louis FC U23 were an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

team based in

Fenton, Missouri Fenton is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, and a suburb of St. Louis County. The population was 3,989 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Due to its proximity to fertile land and the Meramec River, the Fen ...

, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

(PDL), now

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

, the fourth tier of the

American Soccer Pyramid The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur association football, soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States. Although sometimes called the American soccer pyramid, teams and leagues are no ...

, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference. 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 Saint Louis FC 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 ...

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.

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 Glendora is a city in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California, east of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, the population of Glendora was 52,558. World-famous Route 66 runs through the city. Known as the "Pride of the Footh ...

to become

Los Angeles Storm LA Laguna FC was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwe ...

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 Brett Matthew Paul Thomas (born January 5, 1959) is an American spree killer who, with help from his accomplice Mark Wayne Titch, committed four brutal murders in Orange County, California, in January 1977 for various reasons. According to local a ...

, 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 Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a cons ...

amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

franchise in the new

Major Arena Soccer League 3 The Major Arena Soccer League 3 (MASL 3) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League and Major Arena Soccer League 2, MASL 2. History Established in the summer of 2020, MASL ...

in 2020. The

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

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.'' * Nikola Katic *

Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi (born 25 January 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, Siddiqi represented Pakistan at senior international level. After playing youth football with various teams in Englan ...

* Jack Mathis * Manny Forbes *

Aedan Stanley Aedan Stanley (born December 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Born in Columbia, Illinois, Stanley began his career with St. Louis Scott Gallagher before star ...

* Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Armen Tonianse (2007-2008) * Chris Hanlon (2009) * Logan Hoffman (2010) * Julio Reyes (2011) * Chris Hanlon (2012) * Sean Fraser (2013) * Ian Henry (2014) * Andrew Bordelon (2015) * Kevin Stoll (2016–present)

Stadia

* Cooper Sports Complex;

Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 censu ...

(2007-2009, 2011–present) * Harrison Stadium at

Drury University Drury University, formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College, is a private university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The university's mission statement describes itself as "church-related". It enrolls about 1,590 undergr ...

;

(2010)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. * 2007: 224 * 2008: 224 * 2009: 138 * 2010: 193

References

{{reflist

External links

Official SiteOfficial PDL site
Association football clubs established in 2006 Premier Arena Soccer League teams USL League Two teams Soccer clubs in Missouri 2006 establishments in Missouri Saint Louis FC