# 2025 St. Louis City SC season

The 2025 season will be the third season for St. Louis City SC. It will be also the club's third season in Major League Soccer (MLS).
In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, St. Louis City SC will compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

## Club
### Management

| Position | Name |
| OWNERSHIP ||
| Chairman & Majority Owner | Carloyn Kindle |
| Co-Owner | Jo Ann Taylor Kindle |
| Co-Owner | Jim Kavanaugh |
| FRONT OFFICE ||
| President & General Manager | Diego Gigliani |
| Sporting Director | Lutz Pfannenstiel |
| COACHING STAFF ||
| Head Coach | Olof Mellberg |
| Technical Director | John Hackworth |
| Assistant Coach | Azrudin Valentić |
| Assistant Coach | Elvir Kafedžić |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Alex Langer |
| Director of Sports Performance | Jarryd Phillips |
| Head of Sports Science | Kelly Roderick |

### Roster

    As of February 24, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SUI | Roman Bürki (captain) |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Jake Girdwood-Reich |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Joakim Nilsson |
| 5 | DF | USA | Henry Kessler |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Conrad Wallem |
| 7 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Ostrák |
| 8 | MF | USA | Chris Durkin |
| 9 | FW | BRA | João Klauss |
| 10 | MF | GER | Eduard Löwen |
| 11 | FW | USA | Simon Becher |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Célio Pompeu |
| 13 | DF | USA | Michael Wentzel |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Tomas Totland |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Joshua Yaro |
| 17 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | USA | Akil Watts |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Rasmus Alm |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Kyle Hiebert |
| 27 | MF | USA | Alfredo Morales |
| 28 | MF | USA | Miguel Perez |
| 31 | GK | USA | Christian Olivares |
| 32 | DF | GER | Timo Baumgartl |
| 36 | MF | GER | Cedric Teuchert |
| 38 | DF | GER | Jannes Horn |
| 39 | GK | GER | Ben Lundt |
| 46 | FW | USA | Caden Glover |
| 59 | FW | USA | MyKhi Joyner |
| 71 | DF | USA | Joey Zalinsky |
| 99 | DF | USA | Jayden Reid |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | Date |
| 32 | DF | Timo Baumgartl | Free agent | Free | November 29, 2024 |
| 28 | MF | Miguel Perez | Birmingham Legion FC | Loan return | January 1, 2025 |
| 6 | MF | Conrad Wallem | Slavia Prague | Loan | January 17, 2025 |
| 27 | MF | Alfredo Morales | Free agent | Free | February 21, 2025 |
| 71 | DF | Joey Zalinsky | Rutgers University | MLS SuperDraft | February 22, 2025 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | Date |
| 41 | MF | John Klein | Charleston Battery | Option declined | October 22, 2024 |
| 2 | DF | Jake Nerwinski | Unattached | Option declined | October 22, 2024 |
| 85 | MF | Hosei Kijima | San Diego FC | Expansion draft | December 12, 2024 |
| 29 | FW | Nökkvi Thórisson | Sparta Rotterdam | Loan | January 14, 2025 |
| 19 | MF | Indiana Vassilev | Philadelphia Union | $1,000,000 GAM | February 21, 2025 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | St. Louis City SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Minnesota United FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 | St. Louis City SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |

#### Match results
### Leagues Cup

St. Louis City SC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Western Conference for the 2024 season.