The St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club (SLSG) is a

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dedicated to the development and advancement of all levels of soccer in the

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and

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. The result of the 2007 merger of three of the area's leading soccer clubs (St. Louis/Busch Soccer Club, Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, and Metro United Soccer Club), SLSG sponsors 275 teams for boys and girls in age groups from under-6 through under-20, including

U.S. Soccer Development Academy The U.S. Soccer Development Academy (DA) was an American soccer league. Formed in 2007, the league features youth academies and youth clubs from various organizations, including Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League. The DA's mission ...

programs. In addition to teams and leagues, the organization sponsors such activities as training camps, specialized physical training, manager/coach training, and nine seasonal tournaments for boys and girls age group teams from throughout the U.S. and Canada. SLSG is headquartered at

World Wide Technology Soccer Park World Wide Technology Soccer Park is a soccer complex which includes four soccer-specific stadiums, with the main field, West Community Stadium, holding 5,500 seats. Located in Fenton, Missouri, a suburb southwest of downtown St. Louis, it is oper ...

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. The organization also has facilities in Creve Coeur and Cottleville, Missouri and

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. A unit of the organization, SLSG Pro LLC, owned and operated

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 ...

, a team in the

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that played home matches in the 5,500 seat Toyota Stadium at World Wide Technology Soccer Park. After six seasons (2015-2020), Saint Louis FC disbanded after the 2020 season because of

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concerns and to make way for Saint Louis City SC of

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. Starting in 2021 the club fielded a team in

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which finished 3rd in the Heartland division with a 6-4-2 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. US men's national team player

Josh Sargent Joshua Thomas Sargent (born February 20, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the United States national team. In May 2017, at the age of 17, he became the ...

played for their youth program from 2008 to 2016, including playing for the U17 national team and winning the 2016 Nike International Friendlies, which got him a transfer to

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and his MLS rights were acquired by

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Year-by-year

Notable graduates

''Names in bold have represented their national teams.'' *

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 ...

Ko Ise is a Japanese footballer currently studying at the Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo ...

Tim Ream Timothy Michael Ream (born October 5, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back or left-back for club Fulham and the United States national team. Youth and college soccer Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ream wa ...

Will Bruin William Christopher Bruin (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Prior to joining Seattle, he spent 6 seasons playing for the Houston Dynamo. ...

* A. J. Cochran *

Chad Vandegriffe Chad Vandegriffe (born November 24, 1989) is an American soccer and indoor soccer player who currently plays for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Youth Prior to turning pro, Vandegriffe was a standout at Chaminade College Pr ...

Emir Alihodžić Emir Alihodžić (born September 2, 1993) is a Bosnian footballer. Career College and amateur Alihodžić spent his entire college career at the University of Nebraska Omaha playing four years with the Mavericks and making 65 appearances with ...

Tomás Gómez Tomás Gómez Franco (born 27 March 1968) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), former Secretary-General of the PSOE Madrid branch. Until 2013, Gomez served as a member of the Senate of Spain. In Oct ...

Seth Rudolph Seth Zechariah Rudolph (born May 7, 1991) is an American soccer player. Career College Rudolph played college soccer at George Washington University between 2009 and 2012, where he ranked 7th of all time with 29 career goals. Professional Rudo ...

Austin Ledbetter Austin Ledbetter (born July 15, 1995) is an American retired Association football, soccer player who last played for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. Career Early career A resident of St. Charles, Missouri, Ledbetter attended Christia ...

Wan Kuzain Wan Kuzain bin Wan Kamal (born September 14, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City SC 2 and has played for the United States at the under-17 level. Career Early Born and ...

* Brian Bement *

* Jack Maher *

Jake Leeker Jacob "Jake" Leeker (born June 14, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Career College and amateur Leeker played college soccer at the University of Memphis between 2014 and 2017, including a redshirted year in 2013. L ...

* Aris Nukić *

Austin Panchot Austin Panchot (born September 24, 1996) is a retired American professional soccer player. Career College Panchot played four years of college soccer at Indiana University between 2015 and 2018, making a total of 82 appearances for the Hoosiers, ...

Nichi Vlastos Nikiphoros "Nichi" Vlastos ( gr, Νικηφόρος Βλαστός; born February 2, 2000) is an American soccer player. Career Professional After playing with the Saint Louis FC academy, Vlastos signed a professional contract with the club's ...

* Sarah Luebbert *

Logan Panchot Logan Charles Panchot (born July 8, 1998) is a former American soccer player. He is now the founder of Clear Contracts, an early stage start up that specializes in making an easy way for businesses to adopt blockchain technology. Career Youth, ...

References

External links

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