AC St. Louis
2010 season
ChairmanUnited States Jeff Cooper
ManagerUnited States Dale Schilly
USSF Division 25th, NASL Conference
2010 U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ambersley (9)
All: Ambersley (11)
Highest home attendance5,695
Lowest home attendance2,037
Average home league attendance2,767

The 2010 AC St. Louis season was the club's first and last season of professional soccer. The Saints in the NASL Conference of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The league was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).

St. Louis played their home games at the Anheuser-Busch Center in nearby Fenton, Missouri. The team's colors are green, white and yellow. The team began the season coached by Claude Anelka, the older brother of French international striker Nicolas Anelka, but Dale Schilly replaced Anelka as head coach 24 June 2010.

Preseason

On March 19, 2010, AC St. Louis and the Kansas City Wizards started what is expected to be an annual rivalry series of 2 games between the cross-state rivals. The March 19th game was played in Kansas City with the 2nd in St. Louis, Missouri. The wizards won the first game 2-0. The winner will be decided on aggregate score.[1]

March 12, 2010 AC St. Louis 3–2 UMKC Kangaroos St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Salvaggione
March 28, 2010 Saint Louis Billikens 2–2 AC St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri, United States
4:00 PM Dice
Gabeljc 		Stisser
Moore 		Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 100
April 3, 2010 AC St. Louis 1–2 Kansas City Wizards St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Kafedzic 53' Report Hercegfalvi 31'
Besler Yellow card 34'
Hirsig 84'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Landis Wiley

USSF 2

AC St. Louis kicked off their season April 10 at the Carolina Railhawks.

Results

NASL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Montreal Impact 30 12 11 7 36 30 +6 43
4 Miami FC 30 7 11 12 37 49 −12 33
5 AC St. Louis 30 7 15 8 32 48 −16 29
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 30 6 18 6 24 55 −31 24
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. ↑ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.
April 10, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC 2–0 AC St. Louis Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Barbara 4', 25'
Gardner Yellow card 75'		 Report Kante Yellow card 63' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Andrew Chapin
April 17, 2010 AC St. Louis 1–2 Austin Aztex St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1:56 PM O'Garro 43', Yellow card 77'
VeltenYellow card 73'
Kante Yellow card 76'
Kafedzic Yellow card 86'		 Report Alvarez Yellow card 20'
Johnson 37'
Griffin 56'
Callahan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 5,696
Referee: Landis Wiley
April 22, 2010 Portland Timbers 3–0 AC St. Louis Portland, Oregon, United States
9:00 PM Pore 1', 45+'
Obatola 62'
Suzuki Yellow card 73'		 Report Traynor Yellow card 13'
Nzinga Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Reyes
April 24, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 AC St. Louis Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
6:00 PM Akloul 19' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,815
Referee: Justin Tasev
May 8, 2010 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 AC St. Louis Rochester, New York, United States
8:00 PM Hamilton 43'
Heins 74'
Short Yellow card
Sanfilippo Yellow card		 Report Ambersley 49'
Cole Yellow card		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 15, 2010 Portland Timbers 1–1 AC St. Louis Portland, Oregon
5:00 PM Marcelin Yellow card 43'
Keita 66'		 Report Ambersley 90'
Moore Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Guzman
May 22, 2010 AC St. Louis 0–3 FC Tampa Bay St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Velten Red card 42'
Traynor Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 89'		 Report Valentin Yellow card 17'
Milien 37'
Adjeman-Pamboe Yellow card 45' 64'
Tan 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 3,402
June 26, 2010 AC St. Louis 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Report Stewart Yellow card 65' Red card Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,432
July 3, 2010 AC St. Louis 0–2 Carolina Railhawks St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Traynor Yellow card 60' Report Kabwe 17' Yellow card 82'
Lowery Yellow card 45'
Gardner 62'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,122
July 10, 2010 AC St. Louis 3–0 Montreal Impact St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Cole Yellow card 52'
Salvaggione 57'
Kreamalmeyer 62'
Cosgriff 78'		 Report Pastel Yellow card 38'
Testo Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 72'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,307
July 14, 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars 2–2 AC St. Louis Blaine, Minnesota, United States
7:00 PM Kallman Yellow card 56'
Cvilikas 88'
Moura 90+1'		 Report Cosgriff 43'
Salvaggione Yellow card 62' 65'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,091
July 17, 2010 Austin Aztex 2–0 AC St. Louis Austin, Texas, United States
7:30 PM J. Watson 35' (pen.)
M. Griffin 68'
Johnson Yellow card 85'		 Report Dufty Yellow card 15'
Bauer Yellow card 25'
Cosgriff Red card 34'
Traynor Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 3,702
July 21, 2010 Montreal Impact 3–0 AC St. Louis Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6:30 PM Pizzolitto Yellow card 10'
Agourram 24'
Donatelli 29' Yellow card 36'
Pastel Red card 67'
Ribeiro 82'		 Report Kreamalmeyer Yellow card 49'
Gauchinho Red card 67'
Traynor Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 10,864
July 24, 2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 0–1 AC St. Louis Germantown, Maryland, United States
3:00 PM Robson Red card 89' Report Ambersley 74'
Bauer Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 701
July 28, 2010 AC St. Louis 3–0 Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Ambersley 26', 27', 57'
Cole Yellow card 44'
O'Garro Yellow card 72'		 Report Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,256
August 1, 2010 AC St. Louis 2–2 NSC Minnesota Stars St. Louis, Missouri, United States
5:00 PM Kreamalmeyer 42', 86' (pen.) Report Tarley 83'
Cvilikas 90'
Rodriguez Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,037
August 6, 2010 AC St. Louis 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Cole Yellow card 60' Report Bellisomo Yellow card 50'
Janicki Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,312
August 14, 2010 AC St. Louis 0–1 Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:00 PM Traynor Yellow card 7' Report Nimo Yellow card 7'
Purdy Yellow card 13'
Dike 41'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2649
August 20, 2010 AC St. Louis 1 - 1 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Louis, Missouri, United States
6:10 VeltenYellow card 4'
Ambersley 42' (pen.)		 Report Adderly 18' Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2241
September 5, 2010 Miami FC 1 - 3 AC St. Louis Miami, Florida, United States
5:00 PM GomezYellow card 45'
ThompsonYellow card 62' 63'		 Report Stisser 19'
TraynorYellow card 58'
Ambersley 71'
Lancaster 75'
VideiraYellow card 85'		 Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 2403
September 25, 2010 Austin Aztex v AC St. Louis Austin, Texas, United States
Stadium: House Park

Players

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Alec Dufty
2 DF United States USA Zach Bauer
3 MF United States USA Troy Cole
4 DF United States USA Tim Velten
5 DF United States USA Jack Traynor
6 DF United States USA John Lesko
7 MF United States USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
8 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Anthony O'Garro
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvir Kafedzic
10 MF United States USA Hagop Chirishian
11 MF United States USA Chris Salvaggione
12 MF United States USA Gilbert Pogosyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Brazil BRA Gauchinho
15 MF United States USA Mike Ambersley
17 MF United States USA Brad Stisser
20 MF United States USA Jeff Cosgriff
21 DF United States USA Mark Bloom
22 GK United States USA Chad Becker
23 MF United States USA Ryan Moore
24 FW Brazil BRA Alex Titton
26 DF United States USA Dillon Barna
30 MF United States USA Luis Gil (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
31 MF United States USA Michael Videira

Staff

  • United States Dale Schilly Head Coach
  • United States John Vanbuskirk Assistant Coach
  • United States Tim Leonard Assistant Coach
  • United States Blake Decker Assistant Coach
  • United States Tim Owens General Manager
  • United States Paul Rogers Goalkeeper Coach

Statistics

Overall

Games played25
Games won6
Games lost11
Games drawn8
Goals scored25 (1.00 per match)
Goals conceded34 (1.36 per match)
Goal difference-9
Clean sheets7
Yellow cards30
Red cards4
Worst disciplineUnited States Jack Traynor ( 7 Yellow card, 1 Red card)
Best result(s)3-0 (H) v Montreal Impact - 10 July 2010
3-0 (H) v Portland Timbers - 28 July 2010
Worst result(s)0-3 (A) v Portland Timbers - 22 April 2010
0-3 (H) v FC Tampa Bay - 22 May 2010
0-3 (A) v Montreal Impact - 21 July 2010
Most appearancesMark Bloom and Alec Dufty with 24 appearances
Top scorerUnited States Mike Ambersley (9 goals)
Top assistantUnited States Luke Kreamalmeyer (5 assists)
Points26/75 (34.7%)

Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Position Nation Number Name USSF Division 2 U.S. Open Cup Total
1 United States 15 Mike Ambersley 9 2 11
2 United States 7 Luke Kreamalmeyer 4 0 4
  United States 11 Chris Salvaggione 2 0 2
  United States 17 Brad Stisser 2 0 2
  United States 20 Jeff Cosgriff 2 0 2
3 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Anthony O'Garro 1 0 1
  Brazil 13 Gauchinho 1 0 1
  Mali 19 Manuel Kante† 1 0 1
  United States 21 Mark Bloom 1 0 1

Last updated: 6 August
Source: USSF

† = Player is no longer with the club but still scored a goal during the season.

References

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