The 2024 season was the second season for St. Louis City SC. It was the club's second season in existence, their second in the top-tier of American soccer, and their second season in Major League Soccer.
2024 was the second year since 2023 that a top division club from Greater St. Louis played in the first tier of U.S. soccer, the last being the St. Louis Stars who played in the North American Soccer League from 1968 until 1977, and the old National Professional Soccer League in 1967.
Outside of MLS play, St. Louis City SC participated in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2024 Leagues Cup.
Summary CONCACAF Champions Cup St. Louis City SC opened the 2024 season in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup playing against the Houston Dynamo. St. Louis earned its berth in the continental cup by winning the Western Conference of MLS. City SC was knocked out by Houston in the first round, tying the two-legged fixture 2-2 but losing the first tiebreaker to Houston based on away goals scored.
MLS Season City SC began the MLS season slower than the previous year, taking 1 win and 4 draws among 6 matches in March, and closing out the month with 7 points and sitting 9th among 14 teams in the Western Conference.
As the 2024 season went on, City SC experienced several notable player absences, with midfielder Celieu Pompeau suffering a season-ending ankle injury in June, and hamstring injuries suffered by all three of midfielder Njabulo Blom, defender Joshua Yaro, and midfielder Eduard Löwen. Löwen missed further time for personal matters, announcing in May that his wife had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer.
The team struggled through the middle third of its schedule, with a 15-game stretch from May 15 to August 24 in which they only won a single game and took 8 of a possible 45 points, falling from 9th to 13th in the conference, and from a 5-point buffer ahead of the first non-playoff spot to sitting 10 points out of a playoff position. Following a 9-game stretch without a win, City SC fired head coach Bradley Carnell on July 1, replacing him for the remainder of the season with Technical Director and former St. Louis City 2 head coach John Hackworth.
City SC's performance improved slightly following the coaching change, with a win over San Jose in their first match under Hackworth, and a record of 5-6-3 in their final 14 games of the season; but it wasn't enough to return to the playoffs, with the team finishing the season 12th in the Western Conference and with 37 points.
Club Management Position Name OWNERSHIP Chairman & Majority Owner Carloyn Kindle Co-Owner Jo Ann Taylor Kindle Co-Owner Jim Kavanaugh FRONT OFFICE President & General Manager Diego Gigliani Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel COACHING STAFF Head Coach John Hackworth (interim) Director of Coaching John Hackworth Assistant Coach Mitch Hildebrandt Assistant Coach Rainer Kraft Goalkeeper Coach Alex Langer Director of Sports Performance Jarryd Phillips Head of Sports Science Kelly Roderick
Roster
Competitions Major League Soccer
Standings Western Conference
Overall
Match results
U.S. Open Cup
St. Louis City SC was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team St. Louis City 2 following the deal reached on March 1, 2024, due to their participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Leagues Cup
Group stage (West 3)
Knockout stage
Statistics
Goalscorers RankPlayerMLSCONCACAFLeagues CupTotal1 Cedric Teuchert 5 0 2 72 Simon Becher 4 0 2 6 Eduard Löwen 5 0 1 65 Marcel Hartel 3 0 2 5 João Klauss 5 0 0 56 Nökkvi Thórisson 4 0 0 4 Indiana Vassilev 3 0 1 48 Célio Pompeu 3 0 0 39 Rasmus Alm 2 0 0 2 Samuel Adeniran 2 0 0 2 Hosei Kijima 1 1 0 2 Tomas Totland 2 0 0 213 Njabulo Blom 1 0 0 1 Chris Durkin 1 0 0 1 Henry Kessler 1 0 0 1 John Klein 1 0 0 1 Jake Nerwinski 1 0 0 1 Joakim Nilsson 1 0 0 1 Tomáš Ostrák 1 0 0 1 Tim Parker 0 1 0 1 Joshua Yaro 1 0 0 1Own goals 3 0 0 3Total 50 2 8 60
Awards MLS Goal of the Matchday The MLS Goal of the Matchday is selected each Matchday of the regular season through fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications.
Matchday Player Opponent Score Result Vote %5 Joakim Nilsson @ LA Galaxy2-2D 3-343%10 Célio Pompeu @ Sporting Kansas City2-1D 3-341%18 Chris Durkin @ Inter Miami1-0D 3-348%31 Simon Becher @ New England Revolution2-2D 2-249.2%
MLS Team of the Matchday Matchday Selection(s) Opponent3XI Célio PompeuNew York City FCBENCH Joakim Nilsson4BENCH Célio Pompeu@ Austin FC5XI Roman Bürki@ LA Galaxy6BENCH Joshua YaroDC United9BENCH Joao KlaussAustin FC10XI Tomas Totland@ Sporting Kansas CityBENCH Joao Klauss12XI Roman Bürki@ Houston Dynamo13XI Joao KlaussChicago Fire FC24BENCH Indiana VassilevSan Jose Earthquakes28XI Roman Bürki@ Sporting Kansas City29XI Marcel Hartel@ Portland Timbers30BENCH Marcel HartelLA Galaxy31BENCH Marcel Hartel Simon Becher@ New England Revolution35XI Cedric TeuchertSporting Kansas City37XI Marcel Hartel Simon BecherHouston Dynamo
MLS All-Star Selections The 2024 MLS All-Star Game was held on July 24, 2024, at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio against the Liga MX All-Stars. No.PositionNameAll-Star SelectionStart/BenchMinutes1GK Roman Bürki 2ndStart46
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromTypeDateRef.8 D.C. UnitedTraded+$300,000 GAM14 BK Häcken Undisclosed33 St. Louis City AcademyHomegrown player44 FC Midtjylland Undisclosed85 Wake Forest UniversityMLS SuperDraft36 Hannover 96Free3 Sydney FCUndisclosed41 St. Louis City 2Homegrown player17 FC St. PauliFree40 St. Louis City 2Homegrown player99 St. Louis City 2Homegrown player11 AC HorsensLoan38 1. FC NürnbergLoan5 New England RevolutionTraded
Out PlayerTransferred toTypeDateRef.23 Seattle Sounders FCOut of contract31 FC TulsaOption declined14 LA GalaxyOut of contract18 Tacoma DefianceWalved44 Indy ElevenOption declined8 D.C. UnitedTraded2428 Birmingham Legion FCLoan11 Como 1907Undisclosed25 Columbus Crew$650,000 GAM44 RandersUndisclosed16 Philadelphia Union$150,000 GAM26 New England RevolutionTraded+$600,000 GAM13 Minnesota United$50,000 GAM6 Kaizer ChiefsLoan
References
External links St. Louis City SC