Saint Louis FC U23 were an American soccer team based in

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

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(PDL), now

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, the fourth tier of the

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, 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 Wi ...

purchased the team on May 16, 2016 and renamed Saint Louis FC U23. 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

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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

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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 Sou ...

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 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 The club is no longer active and the last known results of their existence appear at the league's website.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

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in 2020. The

announced a new club to fill the void left by the former club by welcoming the

in 2021.

Players

Current roster

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 *

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* Jack Mathis * Manny Forbes *

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* Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Armen Tonianse (2007-2008) * Chris Hanlon (2009) * Logan Hoffman (2010) *

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(2011) * Chris Hanlon (2012) * Sean Fraser (2013) * Ian Henry (2014) * Andrew Bordelon (2015) *

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(2016–present)

Stadia

* Cooper Sports Complex;

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

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;

(2010)

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

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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