St. Louis Lions

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St. Louis Lions

Full name	St. Louis Lions Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Dissolved	March 12, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-12)
Stadium	Tony Glavin Soccer Park Cottleville, Missouri
Capacity	500
Owner	Tony Glavin[1]
Head Coach	Tony Glavin
League	USL League Two
2022	4th, Heartland Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

St. Louis Lions was an American

.

The team played its home games at the Tony Glavin Soccer Complex in Cottleville, Missouri, since 2006. The team's colors were green and white.

In 2011 the Lions became a partner with Celtic Football Club,^[2] which sent coaches from its Youth Academy to help Lions’ players and coaches. Some Lions players and coaches traveled to Glasgow to observe and take part in the Academy.^[3]

History

The St. Louis Lions entered the PDL in 2006 under the leadership of Scottish-born former professional

were the top scorers with 17 goals between them.

The 2007 season was better still for the Lions, as they made the playoffs for the first time, at the second attempt. The Lions were certainly one of the more entertaining teams in the division, going through the entire season without a single tie: wins included several high-scoring encounters with

tallied 7 assists.

Having enjoyed a successful sophomore season, the Lions were looking for more success in 2008, and started the year well: they began their campaign with a 6-game unbeaten run that included an impressive opening day victory on the road at regional powerhouse

again tallied 7 assists.

On December 17, 2008, Lions owner Tony Glavin announced his intention for the team to turn professional and join the

North American Soccer League

.

On March 29, 2022, Tony Glavin announced that the Lions and their TG Lions Academy would merge with St. Charles FC and transfer their League Two rights to them, starting with the 2023 season.^[5]

Year-by-year

Men's Team

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2006	4	USL PDL	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	2nd, Heartland	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	1st Round
2009	4	USL PDL	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	1st Round
2010	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2012	4	USL PDL	7th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2013	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2014	4	USL PDL	2nd, Heartland	Conference Semifinals	did not qualify
2015	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2016	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2017	4	USL PDL	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2018	4	USL PDL	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2019	4	USL League Two	5th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify
2020	4	USL League Two	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	4	USL League Two	did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	4	USL League Two	4th, Heartland	did not qualify	did not qualify

Women's Team

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
2022	3	USL W League	6th, Heartland	did not qualify

Head coaches

• Tony Glavin (2006–2022)

Stadia

• Glavin Soccer Complex; Cottleville, Missouri (2006–2022)
• Stadium at
  Saint Charles, Missouri
  1 game (2011)

Supporters

St. Louligans: Established in the summer of 2010 from multiple groups of then AC St. Louis supporters, The Louligans are the largest organized supporters group in the St. Louis area, in addition to being an all-soccer fan club by providing gameday support for Saint Louis FC, FC Adrenaline and Saint Louis Billikens Soccer Club.

See also

• Soccer in St. Louis

References