# 2016 Saint Louis FC season

The 2016 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's second season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.
After playing their first season in the Eastern Conference of the USL, due to the addition of new teams to the league the club moved to the Western Conference for 2016.
The club also renewed their affiliation with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer for the 2016 season, having partnered with them the previous year.

## Current squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. As of May 21, 2016. Sources:
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 0 | GK | Eduardo Cortes | Mexico |
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais | United States |
| 2 | DF | Richard Dixon | Jamaica |
| 3 | DF | Sam Fink | United States |
| 4 | DF | A. J. Cochran | United States |
| 5 | DF | Mitchell Lurie | United States |
| 6 | MF | Parker Maher | United States |
| 7 | MF | Jamiel Hardware | Jamaica |
| 8 | MF | Chad Bond | Wales |
| 9 | FW | Jeremie Lynch | Jamaica |
| 10 | MF | Kentaro Takada | Japan |
| 11 | MF | Charles Renken | United States |
| 12 | MF | Tyler David | United States |
| 13 | GK | Ryan Thompson | Jamaica |
| 14 | DF | James Musa | New Zealand |
| 15 | FW | Mike Ambersley | United States |
| 16 | DF | Jake Bond | United States |
| 17 | MF | Jacob Bushue | United States |
| 18 | MF | Drew Conner (on loan from Chicago Fire) | United States |
| 19 | FW | Irvin Herrera | El Salvador |
| 20 | MF | Vince Cicciarelli | United States |
| 21 | DF | Chad Vandegriffe | United States |
| 22 | DF | Patrick Doody (on loan from Chicago Fire) | United States |
| 23 | FW | Jordan Roberts | England |
| 25 | MF | Brandon Barklage | United States |
| 32 | MF | Schillo Tshuma | Zimbabwe |
| 55 | DF | Aedan Stanley | United States |
| 91 | MF | Seth Rudolph | United States |

## Player movement
### Returning Players from 2015

| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Date Signed |
| 15 | Forward | Mike Ambersley | United States | January 13, 2015 |
| 17 | Midfielder | Jacob Bushue | United States | January 15, 2015 |
| 2 | Defender | Richard Dixon | Jamaica | January 15, 2015 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Mark Pais | United States | January 15, 2015 |
| 10 | Midfielder | Kentaro Takada | Japan | January 15, 2015 |
| 11 | Midfielder | Charles Renken | United States | January 20, 2015 |
| 6 | Midfielder | Parker Maher | United States | February 13, 2015 |
| 14 | Defender | James Musa | New Zealand | February 25, 2015 |
| 3 | Defender | Sam Fink | United States | March 7, 2015 |
| 7 | Midfielder | Jamiel Hardware | Jamaica | March 7, 2015 |
| 9 | Forward | Jeremie Lynch | Jamaica | March 10, 2015 |
| 23 | Forward | Jordan Roberts | England | March 10, 2015 |
| 21 | Defender | Chad Vandegriffe | United States | March 13, 2015 |
| 25 | Midfielder | Brandon Barklage | United States | March 20, 2015 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Takada played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason
* ↑ Musa played for Team Wellington during the USL offseason
* ↑ Vandegriffe played for St. Louis Ambush during the USL offseason

### New Signings

| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Previous Team | Date Signed |
| 8 | Midfielder | Chad Bond | Wales | Tulsa Roughnecks | January 7, 2016 |
| 19 | Forward | Irvin Herrera | El Salvador | Santa Tecla | February 18, 2016 |
| 20 | Midfielder | Vince Cicciarelli | United States | Des Moines Menace Saint Louis Billikens | March 3, 2016 |
| 13 | Goalkeeper | Ryan Thompson | Jamaica | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | March 3, 2016 |
| 4 | Defender | A. J. Cochran | United States | Houston Dynamo | March 6, 2016 |
| 12 | Midfielder | Tyler David | United States | Saint Louis Billikens | March 6, 2016 |
| 16 | Defender | Jake Bond | United States | Kitsap Pumas | March 16, 2016 |
| 5 | Defender | Mitchell Lurie | United States | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | March 16, 2016 |
| 32 | Midfielder | Schillo Tshuma | Zimbabwe | Arizona United | March 25, 2016 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper | Eduardo Cortes | Mexico | IUPUI Jaguars | March 31, 2016 |
| 91 | Midfielder | Seth Rudolph | United States | Sandvikens IF | April 22, 2016 |
| 24 | Goalkeeper | Sean Clancy | United States | UMKC Kangaroos | Date Unknown |

### Academy Signings

| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Previous Team | Date Signed | Ref |
| 44 | Midfielder | Wan Kuzain | United States | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | May 21, 2016 | |
| 55 | Defender | Aedan Stanley | United States | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | May 21, 2016 | |

### Loans
#### In

| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned From | Date Loaned | Notes |
| 18 | Midfielder | Drew Conner | United States | Chicago Fire | March 25, 2016 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) |
| 22 | Defender | Patrick Doody | United States | Chicago Fire | March 25, 2016 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) |
| 26 | Defender | Eric Gehrig | United States | Chicago Fire | March 28, 2016 | |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Patrick McLain | United States | Chicago Fire | April 22, 2016 | Single-game loan |
| 27 | Midfielder | Collin Fernandez | United States | Chicago Fire | August 10, 2016 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) |
| 29 | Midfielder | Alex Morrell | United States | Chicago Fire | August 10, 2016 | Season-long loan (with option to recall) |
| 28 | Midfielder | Jason Plumhoff | United States | Jacksonville Armada | August 26, 2016 | |

#### Out

| No. | Position | Player | Nation | Loaned To | Date Loaned | Notes | Ref |
| 9 | Forward | Jeremie Lynch | Jamaica | Wilmington Hammerheads | July 28, 2016 | Season-long loan | |

## United Soccer League season
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Stadium | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | D | D | W | P | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D |

### Standings
#### Western Conference Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Real Monarchs | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 36 |
| 12 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 35 |
| 13 | Arizona United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 |
| 14 | Saint Louis FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 34 |
| 15 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 19 |

## Player statistics

    As of December 15, 2016

### Goals

| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Irvin Herrera | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Vince Cicciarelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Jordan Roberts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Schillo Tshuma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | James Musa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jamiel Hardware | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mike Ambersley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chad Bond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Patrick Doody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Seth Rudolph | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tyler David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sam Fink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assists

| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Irvin Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Jason Plumhoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Richard Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Mike Ambersley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | James Musa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamiel Hardware | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Chad Bond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | A. J. Cochran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kentaro Takada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tyler David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Brandon Barklage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Shutouts

| Place | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Mark Pais | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick McLain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Kit

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| Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 |