2026 St. Louis City SC season
| 2026 season | |||
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| Sporting director | Lutz Pfannenstiel | ||
| Head coach | Yoann Damet | ||
| Stadium | Energizer Park | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 13th Overall: 24th | ||
| MLS Cup playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
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The 2026 season is the fourth season for St. Louis City SC. It was also the club's fourth season in Major League Soccer (MLS). It will be the first season of head coach Yoann Damet who was appointment on December 16, 2025.
In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, St. Louis City SC will compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
Background
Club
Team management
| Role | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Corey Wray | Canada |
| Assistant Sporting Director | Ally Mackay | Scotland |
| Head Coach | Yoann Damet | France |
| Assistant Coach | David Sauvry | Canada |
| Assistant Coach | Marcelo Sarvas | Brazil |
| Assistant Coach / Individual Development | Baggio Hušidić | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Director of Goalkeeping / Set-piece Coach | Alex Langer | Germany |
| Director of Scouting | Colin Rooney | United States |
First-team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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| MF | Daniel Edelman | Red Bull New York | Trade | January 13, 2026 | |
| MF | Conrad Wallem | Slavia Prague | Transfer | January 20, 2026 | [3] |
| DF | Rafael Santos | Colorado Rapids | Free | January 27, 2026 | |
| DF | Mamadou Mbacke | Barcelona | Free | January 29, 2026 | |
| MF | Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | Transfer | January 30, 2026 | |
| DF | Lukas MacNaughton | D.C. United | Free | February 10, 2026 |
Transfers out
Loan in
| Pos | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Sergio Córdova | Young Boys | February 24, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | [4] |
Loan out
| Pos | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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| MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | Auckland | September 15, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | [5] |
| GK | Christian Olivares | Sporting JAX | January 9, 2026 | December 1, 2026 | [6] |
Non-competitive
Preseason exhibitions
| February 14 | D.C. United | 4–1 | St. Louis City | Indio, California |
| TBD | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position |
First match | Last match |
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| MLS | — | In progress | February 21, 2026 | November 7, 2026 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | In progress | April 14, 2026 | TBD |
Major League Soccer
Western Conference table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 11 | Austin FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 |
| 13 | St. Louis City SC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 14 | Portland Timbers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 21 | Minnesota United FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 |
| 22 | Atlanta United FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| 23 | St. Louis City SC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 24 | Portland Timbers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
| 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary
Match results
| February 21 1 | St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Charlotte FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1:30 pm CST | Report | Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 1 2 | San Diego FC | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | San Diego, California |
| 6:00 pm CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 21,969 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| March 7 3 | St. Louis City SC | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| March 14 4 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Los Angeles, California |
| 9:30 pm CDT |
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Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,266 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| March 21 5 | St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | New England Revolution | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| April 4 6 | New York City FC | v | St. Louis City SC | New York, New York |
| 6:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Citi Field |
| April 11 7 | FC Dallas | v | St. Louis City SC | Frisco, Texas |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| April 18 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Seattle, Washington |
| 8:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| April 25 9 | St. Louis City SC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| May 3 10 | Austin FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Austin, Texas |
| 4:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
| May 9 11 | Colorado Rapids | v | St. Louis City SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 8:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| May 13 12 | St. Louis City SC | v | Los Angeles FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| May 16 13 | D.C. United | v | St. Louis City SC | Washington, D.C. |
| 6:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Audi Field |
| May 23 14 | St. Louis City SC | v | Austin FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| July 16 15 | St. Louis City SC | v | Sporting Kansas City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| July 22 16 | LA Galaxy | v | St. Louis City SC | Carson, California |
| 9:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| July 25 17 | St. Louis City SC | v | Colorado Rapids | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| August 1 18 | St. Louis City SC | v | Real Salt Lake | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| August 15 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | St. Louis City SC | San Jose, California |
| 9:30 pm CDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
| August 19 20 | Sporting Kansas City | v | St. Louis City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 pm CDT | Stadium: Sporting Park |
| August 22 21 | St. Louis City SC | v | Houston Dynamo FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| August 30 22 | St. Louis City SC | v | FC Dallas | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| September 5 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 9:30 pm CDT | Stadium: BC Place |
| September 9 24 | Portland Timbers | v | St. Louis City SC | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
| September 12 25 | St. Louis City SC | v | Minnesota United FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| September 19 26 | St. Louis City SC | v | Toronto FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| September 26 27 | New York Red Bulls | v | St. Louis City SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium |
| October 11 28 | St. Louis City SC | v | LA Galaxy | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| October 14 29 | St. Louis City SC | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| October 17 30 | Minnesota United FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 3:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
| October 24 31 | Real Salt Lake | v | St. Louis City SC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:30 pm CDT | Stadium: America First Field |
| October 28 32 | St. Louis City SC | v | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| October 31 33 | St. Louis City SC | v | San Diego FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1:00 pm CDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| November 7 34 | Houston Dynamo FC | v | St. Louis City SC | Houston, Texas |
| 6:00 pm CST | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
- As of March 1, 2026[7]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SUI | Roman Bürki | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Mamadou Mbacke Fall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Lukas MacNaughton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Conrad Wallem | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Ostrák | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Chris Durkin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Eduard Löwen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Simon Becher | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Célio Pompeu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Tomas Totland | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Joshua Yaro | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | VEN | Sergio Córdova | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Dante Polvara | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Kyle Hiebert | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Daniel Edelman | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SEN | Fallou Fall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Miguel Perez | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GER | Timo Baumgartl | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Tyson Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | GER | Cedric Teuchert | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | GER | Ben Lundt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | USA | Caden Glover | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 59 | FW | USA | Mykhi Joyner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KOR | Jeong Sang-bin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | USA | Brendan McSorley | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | MEX | Jaziel Orozco | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Roster". St. Louis City SC.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Brazilian Defender Rafael Santos". St. Louis City Sc. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Novák, Jiří (January 17, 2025). "Potvrzeno. Conrad Wallem odchází ze Slavie na hostování do MLS". Infotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Venezuelan International Forward Sergio Córdova on Loan". stlcitysc.com. February 24, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ "Jake Girdwood-Reich reunited with Steve Corica at Auckland FC". Auckland FC. September 16, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ^ "Sporting JAX Acquires Goalkeeper Christian Olivares on Loan from St. Louis CITY". sportingjax.com. January 9, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC | 2026 | Season Statistics". stlcitysc.com. Retrieved March 1, 2026.