St. Louis City SC 2
St Louis City SC 2, often shortened to St Louis City 2 or City2 (stylized as CITY2), is an American professional soccer team that is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the reserve team of St. Louis City SC and participates in MLS Next Pro. The team plays its home games at Hermann Stadium on the campus of Saint Louis University, and at Ralph Korte Stadium on the SIU Edwardsville campus in Edwardsville, Illinois.
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| Full name | St. Louis City Soccer Club 2 | |
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| Founded | December 6, 2021 | |
| Stadium | Hermann Stadium Ralph Korte Stadium CITYPARK | |
| Capacity | 6,050 | |
| Owners |
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| Chairman | Carolyn Kindle Betz | |
| Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | |
| Coach | Bobby Murphy | |
| League | MLS Next Pro | |
| 2022 | 1st, Western Conference Playoffs: League Finals | |
| Website | Club website | |
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History
On December 6, 2021, St Louis City SC announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season.[1]
It was announced on January 14, 2022, that St Louis City SC's director of coaching, John Hackworth, would serve as the interim head coach for the MLS Next Pro side. At the conclusion of the MLS Next Academy season, academy head coach Andreas Schumacher would take over as head coach of the side. St. Louis local and Bosnian-American Elvir Kafedžić was announced as an assistant coach.
Players and staff
Roster
- As of January 9, 2023[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Ezra Armstrong |  United States |
| 7 | MF | Wan Kuzain | United States |
| 12 | FW | Dida Armstrong | United States |
| 19 | MF | Sergio Rivas |  Mexico |
| 46 | FW | Caden Glover ([A]) | United States |
| — | GK | Michael Creek | United States |
| — | GK | Eric Walker | United States |
| — | DF | Michael Wentzel |  Germany |
| — | MF | A.J. Palazzolo | United States |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with St. Louis City SC
Staff
- As of February 17, 2022.[3]
| Executive | |
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| Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel |
| Technical | |
| Head coach | Bobby Murphy |
| Assistant coach | Chris Duvall |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tim Kelly |
| Performance coach | Sam Black |
| Athletic trainer | Tyler Harris |
| Equipment manager | Brendan Gittemeier |
| Player relations manager |  Bomi Park |
Team records
Year-by-year
- As of October 8, 2022
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | USOC | Top Scorer | ||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Div. | Conf. | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 49 | 2.04 | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Cup Final | R3 |  Josh Dolling |
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| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Head coaches record
- As of October 8, 2022
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hackworth | United States |
January 14, 2022 | January 23, 2023 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 60.71 |
| Bobby Murphy | United States |
January 23, 2023 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Honors
See also
References
- "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022 | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- "UNVEILING ST. LOUIS CITY 2'S MLS NEXT PRO ROSTER". February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- "2022 St. Louis MLS Next Pro Coaching Staff Announced". stlcitysc.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
