Club Atletico Saint Louis
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| clubname = Club Atletico Saint Louis
| image = Club Atletico Saint Louis Logo.png
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| fullname = Club Atletico Saint Louis
| nickname = The Bluebirds
| founded = {{Start date and age|2016}}
| stadium = SLUH Soccer Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
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| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Lisa Garza
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Ricardo Garza
| league = National Premier Soccer League
| season = 2019
| position = Heartland Conference: 6th
Playoffs: DNQ
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| website = https://www.gobluebirds.com/
| current = 2020 NPSL season
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Club Atletico Saint Louis is an American soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. It plays within the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Region's Heartland Conference.
History
Originally founded as a youth clinic in 2016, Saint Louis Club Atletico was announced as the National Premier Soccer League's newest expansion team on January 3, 2018, with plans to begin play in the league's upcoming 2018 season in the Heartland Conference.{{cite web |title=Saint Louis Club Atletico Joins the NPSL |url=https://www.npsl.com/4447/ |website=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=January 3, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Ayesha |title=St. Louis lands semi-pro soccer club to groom young players |url=https://fox2now.com/news/st-louis-lands-semi-pro-soccer-club-to-groom-young-players/ |website=FOX 2 |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=January 30, 2018}} The team announced it would be playing home matches at St. Mary's Stadium in South St. Louis.
Saint Louis played its inaugural game on May 12 on the road against NPSL powerhouse FC Wichita.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/hLWGmaKDCDg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200806015315/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWGmaKDCDg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWGmaKDCDg| title = FC Wichita v. St. Louis | website=YouTube| date = May 12, 2018 }}{{cbignore}} Despite taking an early lead, the team lost, 4–2, with Chevaughn Walsh scoring the first two goals in team history in the 3rd and 21st minutes respectively.{{cite web |title=Post-Match Report: Franck Tayou Nets Two As FC Wichita Beats Saint Louis |url=http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/05/franck-tayou-nets-two-as-fc-wichita-beats-saint-louis/ |website=FC Wichita |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726014843/http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/05/franck-tayou-nets-two-as-fc-wichita-beats-saint-louis/ |archive-date=July 26, 2018 |date=May 12, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Game Report - FC Wichita vs Saint Louis Club Atletico |url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=4814643&teamId=5934848 |website=npsl.bonzidev.com |access-date=June 24, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=FC |first1=Tulsa Roughnecks |title=Roughnecks Host F.C. Wichita in Open Cup Match Wednesday |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news_article/show/917768 |website=FC Tulsa: Oklahoma's Premier Professional Soccer Club located in Tulsa |language=en-us |date=May 14, 2018 |quote="F.C. Wichita enters the game with a perfect 2-0-0 record during the NPSL season. The results include a pair of home victories, 5-0 over Ozark F.C. and 4-2 over St. Louis Club Atletico."}} One week later Atletico played its first home match on May 19 against Ozark FC, drawing the visitors 1–1 at St. Mary's High School with Walsh scoring his third goal of the season.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9YizGdChI]{{cite web |title=Game Report - Saint Louis Club Atletico vs Ozark FC |url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=4814646&teamId=5952428 |website=npsl.bonzidev.com}}{{cite web |title=Ozark FC Draws Against St. Louis Club Athletico |url=https://www.ozarkfc.com/news/2018/5/20/ozark-fc-draws-against-st-louis-club-athletico |website=Ozark FC |access-date=June 24, 2020}}
Saint Louis finished the regular season fourth in the Heartland Conference with a record of 5-1-4 (16 pts), enough to earn the team a spot in the conference's playoff tournament.{{cite web |title=Saint Louis Club Atletico Defeats Ozark FC 2-1, Meet FC Wichita in Playoffs on Wednesday |url=https://www.npsl.com/8677/ |website=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=July 10, 2018}} On July 11, Atletico lost, 4–0, on the road in a rematch of the season opener to top seed and defending conference champion FC Wichita.{{cite web |title=FC Wichita advances to Conference Championship |url=http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/07/fc-wichita-advances-to-conference-championship/ |website=FC Wichita |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330010751/http://www.fcwichita.com/2018/07/fc-wichita-advances-to-conference-championship/ |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |date=July 12, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Playoff Game Report - FC Wichita vs Saint Louis Club Atletico |url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/view_game_report.php?eventId=5358893&teamId=5934848 |website=npsl.bonzidev.com}}
Ahead of its sophomore season, the team underwent a minor re-branding and began to play under the name Club Atletico Saint Louis.
Record
=Year-by-year=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! League ! Regular Season ! Playoffs ! Notes |
| 2018
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|NPSL | 4th, Heartland Conference | Ineligible | Lost in Conference Semifinal to FC Wichita |
| 2019
| 6th, Heartland Conference | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
| 2020
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |last1=Prince-Wright |first1=Joe |title=2020 NPSL season cancelled |url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/2020-npsl-season-cancelled/ |website=ProSoccerTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=June 24, 2020 |date=March 26, 2020}} |
Logo history
File:Saint Louis Club Atletico Logo.png|Saint Louis Club Atletico
(2018)
File:Club Atletico Saint Louis Logo.png|Club Atletico Saint Louis
(2019–)
Notable players
References
{{National Premier Soccer League}}
{{USSoccer}}
{{Missouri Sports}}
Category:National Premier Soccer League teams
Category:Soccer clubs in St. Louis
Category:Association football clubs established in 2018
Category:2018 establishments in Missouri
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