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2010 AC St. Louis season

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).

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
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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

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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 15, 2010 AC St. Louis 4–0 McKendree Bearcats 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
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 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
March 31, 2010 AC St. Louis 2–0 Western Illinois Leathernecks St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Kafedzic   23'
Ambersley  		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
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   34'
Hirsig   84'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Landis Wiley

USSF 2

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

Results

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See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season
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[a]
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   75'		 Report Kante   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',   77'
Velten  73'
Kante   76'
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 Pore   1', 45+'
Obatola   62'
Suzuki   73'		 Report Traynor   13'
Nzinga   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 1, 2010 AC St. Louis 1–0 Crystal Palace Baltimore 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
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 AC St. Louis 0–3 FC Tampa Bay St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Velten   42'
Traynor   73'   89'		 Report Valentin   17'
Milien   37'
Adjeman-Pamboe   45'   64'
Tan   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 3,402
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 Kreamalmeyer   25'
Gauchinho   69'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,562
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 AC St. Louis 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7:10 PM Report Stewart   65'   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   60' Report Kabwe   17'   82'
Lowery   45'
Gardner   62'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,122
July 8, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 AC St. Louis Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
5:30 PM Edwini-Bonsu   87' Report Bloom   72' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
July 10, 2010 AC St. Louis 3–0 Montreal Impact 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
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 Kreamalmeyer   49'
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 AC St. Louis 3–0 Portland Timbers 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 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   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   60' Report Bellisomo   50'
Janicki   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   7' Report Nimo   7'
Purdy   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 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
September 5, 2010 Miami FC 1 - 3 AC St. Louis 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 AC St. Louis v NSC Minnesota Stars St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
September 18, 2010 AC St. Louis v Austin Aztex 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
September 25, 2010 Austin Aztex v AC St. Louis Austin, Texas, United States
Stadium: House Park
October 2010 AC St. Louis v Rochester Rhinos St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center

Players

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Roster

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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

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Statistics

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Overall

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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
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

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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   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

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  1. ^ Press Release
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