St. Louis Strikers
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St. Louis Strikers were an American soccer team, founded in 2003, and was a member of the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The Strikers played their home games at the St. Louis Soccer Park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, and also at the Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

, some 216 miles away. The team's colors were green and white.

Final Squad

vs Sioux Falls Spitfire
Sioux Falls Spitfire
Sioux Falls Spitfire was an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its home...

, 18 July 2004


Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
2003 4 USL PDL 7th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify
2004 4 USL PDL 5th, Heartland Did not qualify Did not qualify

Notable former players

Vedad Ibišević
Vedad Ibiševic
Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France...

 Elvir Kafedžić
Elvir Kafedzic
Elvir Kafedžić is a Bosnian footballer who is currently without a club.-College and Amateur:Kafedžić grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the aftermath of the Bosnian war, before his family immigrated to Berlin, Germany in the early 1990s. In 1999, Kafedžić and his family moved to St. Louis,...

 Luke Kreamalmeyer
Luke Kreamalmeyer
Luke Kreamalmeyer is an American soccer player.-College and Amateur:Kreamalmeyer attended Edwardsville High School where he scored a hat trick in the final state championship soccer game. He then played college soccer at Bradley University from 2001 to 2004...

 Doug Lascody
Doug Lascody
Douglas Lascody is a former American soccer player who played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer...


Stadiums

  • Sportport Soccer Complex, St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

     2003
  • St. Louis Soccer Park, St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

     2004
  • Cooper Sports Complex, Springfield, Missouri
    Springfield, Missouri
    Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

    2004
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