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Soccer club

St. Louis City 2

Full name

St. Louis City Soccer Club 2

Founded

December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06)

Stadium

Energizer Park
St. Louis, Missouri

Capacity

22,423

Owners

Carolyn Kindle
Jo Ann Taylor Kindle
Jim Kavanaugh

Chairman

Carolyn Kindle

Sporting director

Lutz Pfannenstiel

Coach

David Critchley

League

MLS Next Pro

2023

5th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals

Website

https://www.stlcitysc.com/city2/

Away colors

Current season

St. Louis City 2, often shortened to City2 (stylized as CITY2), is an American professional soccer team that is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the reserve team of St. Louis City SC and participates in MLS Next Pro. The team plays its home games at Energizer Park, home of City SC in St. Louis.

History

On December 6, 2021, St. Louis City SC announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season.

It was announced on January 14, 2022, that St. Louis City SC's director of coaching, John Hackworth, would serve as the interim head coach for the MLS Next Pro side. At the conclusion of the MLS Next Academy season, academy head coach Andreas Schumacher would take over as head coach of the side. St. Louis local and Bosnian-American Elvir Kafedžić was announced as an assistant coach.

Players and staff

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Jake Nerwinski ()
3	MF	AUS	Jake Girdwood-Reich ()
20	DF	USA	Akil Watts ()
22	DF	CAN	Kyle Hiebert ()
31	GK	USA	Christian Olivares ()
33	MF	USA	Tyson Pearce ()
39	GK	USA	Ben Lundt ()
40	DF	USA	Michael Wentzel ()
42	DF	COL	Oscar Benítez
43	MF	USA	Cam Cilley
46	FW	USA	Caden Glover ()
48	MF	USA	Aaron Heard
49	MF	GHA	Seth Antwi
50	DF	CAN	Gabriel Mikina
52	GK	USA	Andrew Kohlberg
53	DF	USA	Jayson Castillo ()
55	GK	USA	Nick Bishop
56	MF	USA	Ryan Becher
59	MF	USA	Mykhi Joyner
61	FW	USA	Ryan Dugan ()
62	MF	USA	Jack Di Maria ()


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
64	FW	USA	Dida Armstrong
65	FW	USA	Edin Clark ()
66	DF	USA	Kai Jaeger ()
69	MF	USA	Mikey Lay ()
70	DF	BIH	Selmir Pidro ()
71	DF	USA	Nolan McGuire
72	DF	USA	Eric Kinzner
75	MF	USA	Wan Kuzain
77	GK	USA	Sam Gomez
78	FW	USA	Braden Benyr
80	FW	USA	Brendan McSorley
81	DF	USA	Carter Knodle ()
83	MF	USA	Lawrence Cornelius ()
85	MF	JPN	Hosei Kijima ()
88	MF	USA	Larsen Hackworth
94	MF	USA	Carson Locker ()
97	FW	SVK	Lucas Demitra
98	MF	USA	Matteo Kidd
99	DF	USA	Jayden Reid ()
—	DF	USA	James Buebendorf ()

Signed to first team contract with St. Louis City SC

Signed to academy team contract with St. Louis City SC Academy

Staff

As of February 17, 2022.

Executive
Sporting director	Lutz Pfannenstiel
Technical
Head coach	David Critchley
Assistant coach	Chris Duvall
Assistant coach	John Miglarese
Goalkeeper coach	Tim Kelly
Performance coach	Sam Black
Athletic trainer	Zach Hopkins
Equipment manager	Nelson Hernandez
Player relations manage	Ruben Martinez

Team records

Year-by-year

As of November 15, 2024

Season	MLS Next Pro												Playoffs	USOC	Top Scorer
Season	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Div.	Conf.	Overall	Playoffs	USOC	Player	Goals
2022	24	15	3	6	51	34	+17	49	2.04	1st	1st	2nd	Cup Final	R3	Josh Dolling	8
2023	28	16	0	12	85	74	11	47	1.68	4th	5th	9th	Round of 16	Did not play	John Klein III	13
2024	28	18	0	10	53	35	+18	56	2	2nd	2nd	2nd	Semifinals	Did not play	Mykhi Joyner	18

Head coaches record

As of November 15, 2024

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
John Hackworth	United States	January 14, 2022	January 23, 2023	28	17	3	8	56	42	060.71
Bobby Murphy	United States	January 23, 2023	November 14, 2024	60	36	0	24	103	76	060.00
David Critchley	England	November 14, 2024	Present	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—

Honors

MLS Next Pro Western Conference
- Winners (regular season): 2022
- Winners (playoffs): 2022
Western Conference Frontier Division
- Winners: 2022

References

"MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022 | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
"2022 ST. LOUIS NEXT PRO COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED". STLCitySC.com.
"2022 St. Louis MLS Next Pro Coaching Staff Announced". stlcitysc.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
"2022 MLS Next Pro Conference Standings". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
"St Louis CITY2 Are MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Champions". St. Louis City SC. October 2, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
"2022 MLS Next Pro Divisions Standings". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

St. Louis City SC

St. Louis, Missouri
Club	Coaches History Players Records Seasons
Stadiums	Energizer Park (2023–)
Affiliated clubs	St. Louis City 2 (MLS Next Pro)
Rivalries	Sporting Kansas City
Key personnel	Owners Carolyn Kindle Jo Ann Taylor Kindle Jim Kavanaugh Chairman Carolyn Kindle Head coach John Hackworth (Interim) Academy manager Andreas Schumacher Sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel

Major League Soccer
Seasons	2023 2024 2025

v t e MLS Next Pro
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II Crown Legacy FC FC Cincinnati 2 Columbus Crew 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Toronto FC II
Western Conference	Austin FC II Colorado Rapids 2 Houston Dynamo 2 Los Angeles FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 North Texas SC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City 2 Tacoma Defiance The Town FC Ventura County FC Whitecaps FC 2
Future teams	Connecticut United FC (2025) Jacksonville Armada FC (2025) Cleveland (2026) Grand Rapids (2027)
Former teams	Rochester New York FC
Seasons	2022 2023 2024
Miscellaneous	Major League Soccer MLS Next

Sports teams based in Missouri

Baseball

MLB: Kansas City Royals; St. Louis Cardinals
TL: Springfield Cardinals
PL: Cape Catfish; O'Fallon Hoots

Basketball

IBA: St. Louis Trotters

Football

NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
UFL: St. Louis Battlehawks
X League: Kansas City Force
Independent: Kansas City Storm

Ice hockey

NHL: St. Louis Blues
ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks
NA3HL: St. Louis Jr. Blues

Roller derby

WFTDA: Arch Rival Roller Derby; CoMo Derby Dames; Springfield Roller Derby; St. Chux Derby Chix
MRDA: St. Louis GateKeepers

Rugby

USAR: Kansas City Blues; St. Louis Bombers

Soccer

MLS: St. Louis City SC
MLS Next Pro: St. Louis City 2
NWSL: Kansas City Current
USL2: St. Charles FC; St. Louis Scott Gallagher
NPSL: Club Atletico Saint Louis; Demize NPSL
MASL: Kansas City Comets; St. Louis Ambush

Tennis

WTT: Springfield Lasers

College
athletics

NCAA Division I	Kansas City Roos Lindenwood Lions Missouri Tigers Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears Saint Louis Billikens Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
NCAA Division II	Central Missouri Mules and Jennies Drury Panthers Lincoln Blue Tigers Maryville Saints Missouri S&T Miners Missouri Southern Lions Missouri Western Griffons Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Southwest Baptist Bearcats Truman Bulldogs UMSL Tritons William Jewell Cardinals
NCAA Division III	Washington Bears
NAIA	Central Methodist Eagles

Soccer in St. Louis

Professional teams

MLS	St. Louis City
MLS Next Pro	St. Louis City 2
Indoor	St. Louis Ambush (MASL)

Amateur teams

USL2	St. Charles FC Scott Gallagher
UPSL	St. Louis Maritsa
NCAA	Saint Louis Billikens (men) Saint Louis Billikens (women) SIUE Cougars (men)
Other	Kutis Simpkins-Ford

Former teams

Men's	AC St. Louis Saint Louis FC St. Leo's St. Louis Lions St. Louis Shamrocks St. Louis Stars
Women's	Saint Louis Athletica
Indoor	St. Louis Ambush (NPSL) St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Storm

Rivalries

Bronze Boot

Competitions

St. Louis Soccer League