2010 AC St. Louis season

AC St. Louis
2010 season
Chairman	Jeff Cooper
Manager	Dale Schilly
USSF Division 2	5th, NASL Conference
2010 U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Ambersley (9); All: Ambersley (11)
Highest home attendance	5,695
Lowest home attendance	2,037
Average home league attendance	2,767
Home colours	Away colours
	2011 →

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

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,

St. Louis, Missouri. The wizards won the first game 2-0. The winner will be decided on aggregate score.^[1]

March 12, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:00 PM	Salvaggione

AC St. Louis v McKendree Bearcats

March 15, 2010

St. Louis, Missouri
, United States

March 19, 2010	Kansas City Wizards	2–0	AC St. Louis	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
5:00 PM	Rocastle Myers			Stadium: Swope Park

SIU Edwardsville Cougars v AC St. Louis

March 24, 2010	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	0–0	AC St. Louis	Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
5:45 PM				Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium

March 28, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
4:00 PM	Dice Gabeljc		Stisser Moore	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 100

March 31, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
	Kafedzic 23' Ambersley			Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

April 3, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:00 PM	Kafedzic 53'	Report	Hercegfalvi 31' Besler 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 v t e	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^[a]
3	Montreal Impact	30	12	11	7	36	30	+6	43	Qualified for playoffs^[a]
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:

^ 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 75'	Report	Kante 63'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Andrew Chapin

AC St. Louis v Austin Aztex

April 17, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
1:56 PM	Kafedzic 86'	Report	Alvarez 20' Johnson 37' Griffin 56' Callahan 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	Obatola 62' Suzuki 73'	Report	Traynor 13' Nzinga 67'	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,893 Referee: Reyes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v AC St. Louis

April 24, 2010	Burnaby, British Columbia , Canada
6:00 PM	Akloul 19'	Report		Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,815 Referee: Justin Tasev

May 1, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Kante 1',	Report	Mbuta	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,985

May 8, 2010	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	AC St. Louis	Rochester, New York, United States
8:00 PM	Hamilton 43' Heins 74' Short Sanfilippo	Report	Ambersley 49' Cole	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Portland Timbers v AC St. Louis

May 15, 2010	Portland Timbers	1–1	AC St. Louis	Portland, Oregon
5:00 PM	Marcelin 43' Keita 66'	Report	Ambersley 90' Moore 90'	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Guzman

May 22, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Velten 42' Traynor 73' 89'	Report	Milien 37' Adjeman-Pamboe 45' 64' Tan 90' (pen. )	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 3,402

NSC Minnesota Stars v AC St. Louis

May 29, 2010	NSC Minnesota Stars	3–2	AC St. Louis	Blaine, Minnesota, United States
7:00 PM	Wasson 41' Altman 72' Hlavaty 87'	Report	Gauchinho 69'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,562

Puerto Rico Islanders v AC St. Louis

June 12, 2010	Puerto Rico Islanders	0–1	AC St. Louis	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
8:05 PM		Report	Stisser 41'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,098

June 26, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM		Report	Stewart 65'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,432

July 3, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Traynor 60'	Report	Kabwe 17' 82' Lowery 45' Gardner 62'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,122

July 8, 2010	Burnaby, British Columbia , Canada
5:30 PM	Edwini-Bonsu 87'	Report	Bloom 72'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,185

July 10, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Cole 52' Salvaggione 57' Kreamalmeyer 62' Cosgriff 78'	Report	Pastel 38' Testo 58' 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 56' Cvilikas 88' Moura 90+1'	Report	Cosgriff 43' Salvaggione 62' 65'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,091

Austin Aztex v AC St. Louis

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 85'	Report	Dufty 15' Bauer 25' Cosgriff 34' Traynor 82'	Stadium: House Park Attendance: 3,702

July 21, 2010	Montreal Impact	3–0	AC St. Louis	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6:30 PM	Pizzolitto 10' Agourram 24' Donatelli 29' 36' Pastel 67' Ribeiro 82'	Report	Gauchinho 67' Traynor 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 89'	Report	Ambersley 74' Bauer 81'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 701

July 28, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Ambersley 26', 27', 57' Cole 44' O'Garro 72'	Report		Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,256

August 1, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
5:00 PM	Kreamalmeyer 42', 86' (pen.)	Report	Tarley 83' Cvilikas 90' Rodriguez 90+'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,037

August 6, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:10 PM	Cole 60'	Report	Bellisomo 50' Janicki 85'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,312

August 14, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
7:00 PM	Traynor 7'	Report	Nimo 7' Purdy 13' Dike 41'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2649

August 20, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
6:10	Velten 4' Ambersley 42' (pen.)	Report	Adderly 18'	Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2241

August 29, 2010	FC Tampa Bay	2 - 2	AC St. Louis	Tampa, Florida, United States
7:00 PM	Steele 43' Diaz 90' Nyazamba	Report	Own Goal 5' Ambersley 18' Kreamalmeyer	Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field Attendance: 3389

Miami FC v AC St. Louis

September 5, 2010	Miami, Florida , United States
5:00 PM	Gomez 45' Thompson 62' 63'	Report	Stisser 19' Traynor 58' Ambersley 71' Lancaster 75' Videira 85'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 2403

September 11, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
				Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

AC St. Louis v Austin Aztex

September 18, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
				Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

September 22, 2010	Portland Timbers	v	AC St. Louis	Portland, Oregon, United States
				Stadium: PGE Park

Austin Aztex v AC St. Louis

September 25, 2010	Austin Aztex	v	AC St. Louis	Austin, Texas, United States
				Stadium: House Park

October 2010	St. Louis, Missouri , United States
				Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

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	USA	Alec Dufty
2	DF	USA	Zach Bauer
3	MF	USA	Troy Cole
4	DF	USA	Tim Velten
5	DF	USA	Jack Traynor
6	DF	USA	John Lesko
7	MF	USA	Luke Kreamalmeyer
8	DF	TRI	Anthony O'Garro
9	FW	BIH	Elvir Kafedzic
10	MF	USA	Hagop Chirishian
11	MF	USA	Chris Salvaggione
12	MF	USA	Gilbert Pogosyan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	BRA	Gauchinho
15	MF	USA	Mike Ambersley
17	MF	USA	Brad Stisser
20	MF	USA	Jeff Cosgriff
21	DF	USA	Mark Bloom
22	GK	USA	Chad Becker
23	MF	USA	Ryan Moore
24	FW	BRA	Alex Titton
26	DF	USA	Dillon Barna
30	MF	USA	Luis Gil (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
31	MF	USA	Michael Videira

Staff

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

Statistics

Overall

Games played	25
Games won	6
Games lost	11
Games drawn	8
Goals scored	25 (1.00 per match)
Goals conceded	34 (1.36 per match)
Goal difference	-9
Clean sheets	7
Yellow cards	30
Red cards	4
Worst discipline	Jack Traynor ( 7 , 1 )
Best result(s)	3-0 (H) v Montreal Impact - 10 July 2010
Best result(s)	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 appearances	Mark Bloom and Alec Dufty with 24 appearances
Top scorer	Mike Ambersley (9 goals)
Top assistant	Luke Kreamalmeyer (5 assists)
Points	26/75 (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	Number	Name	USSF Division 2	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	15	Mike Ambersley	9	2	11
2	7	Luke Kreamalmeyer	4	0	4
	11	Chris Salvaggione	2	0	2
	17	Brad Stisser	2	0	2
	20	Jeff Cosgriff	2	0	2
3	8	Anthony O'Garro	1	0	1
	13	Gauchinho	1	0	1
	19	Manuel Kante †	1	0	1
	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

^ Press Release

[table_note_res_QP0.21731499685781-2] The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

[Release-1] Press Release

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