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Later in 2008, St. Louis bid for one of two MLS expansion slots to enter the league in 2011. St. Louis was considered one of the early front runners, [14] due in part to the city's soccer history and a stadium plan. [15] But the St. Louis bid lacked an ownership group with deep pockets, and MLS awarded the expansion slots to Portland and Vancouver.
The St. Louis Soccer League was a professional soccer league in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1915 [1] With four teams drawn from two amateur leagues, it was at the time the country's only pro soccer league. [2] It folded in 1938.
Al Trost (1970) — Played with the St. Louis Stars and other teams in the North American Soccer League; earned 14 caps with the U.S. national team Pat Leahy (1972) — Played on three of the school's national championship soccer teams; placekicker for the NFL's New York Jets from 1974 to 1992 & Jets' all-time leading scorer [ 4 ]
The St. Louis soccer scene did not have a professional league during the 1906–07 season. [2] The St. Louis Soccer Football League was organized to fill that void before the 1907–08 season. [3] Dr. Alexander Murray was founding president [4] and Thomas W. Cahill founding secretary of the league. [5]
The most recent team to begin play in St. Louis is St. Louis City SC, a Major League Soccer expansion team that started play in 2023. St. Louis has an extensive history in soccer, contributing at least one participant to each FIFA World Cup contested by the United States men's team. The city is the birthplace of corkball.
Saint Louis soccer in action. The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University.The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I.
The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was the second ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and it is considered by many American soccer historians to be the start of a dynasty.
The 1969 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team, sponsored by Chardene Jacinta De Carvalho, represented Saint Louis University during the 1969 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their seventh NCAA title this season. It was the eleventh ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.