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'''Saint Louis FC U23''' were an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.

The team played its home games at the Cooper Sports Complex,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.springfieldsynergyfc.com/pdl/stadium/index_E.html |title=Springfield Synergy FC PDL<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2015-03-29 |archive-date=2016-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611181124/http://www.springfieldsynergyfc.com/pdl/stadium/index_E.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> where they had played since 2011. The team's colors are maroon and sky blue. Saint Louis FC purchased the team on May 16, 2016 and renamed '''Saint Louis FC U23'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160516qzag1l |title=Saint Louis FC Acquires PDL Side Springfield Synergy FC - Saint Louis Football Club |accessdate=2016-05-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606203144/http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160516qzag1l |archivedate=2016-06-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/st-louis-lions-set-to-kick-off-th-pdl-season/article_aa7cad66-18f6-566d-8dbd-4cddbb5a7bb5.html| title = St. Louis Lions set to kick off 11th PDL season {{!}} Soccer {{!}} stltoday.com| date = 19 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/649184 | title=Saint Louis FC Acquires Rights to Springfield Synergy FC | date=16 May 2016 }}</ref> They were replaced by a new USL League Two expansion team, the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

==History== The club was founded as the '''Springfield Demize''' out of the ashes of the old Springfield Storm franchise, which had relocated to Glendora, California to become Los Angeles Storm at the end of the 2006 season. The ownership group of the Storm franchise, which included local businessman Doug Fiester and former professional players Chris Hanlon, Armen Tonianse, and Brett Thomas, launched the new team in early 2007, and began play that year.

The club rebranded as '''Springfield Synergy FC''' for the 2015 season before its sale to Saint Louis FC in 2016. The club is no longer active and the last known results of their existence appear at the league's website.

The '''Springfield Demize''' have been resurrected as a new semi-professional/amateur franchise in the new '''Major Arena Soccer League 3''' in 2020. The USL League Two announced a new club to fill the void left by the former club by welcoming the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club in 2021.

==Players== ===Notable former players=== ''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.''

* {{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Katic * {{flagicon|PAK}} Kashif Siddiqi * {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Mathis * {{flagicon|PAN}} Manny Forbes * {{flagicon|USA}} Aedan Stanley * {{flagicon|MAS}} Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

==Year-by-year== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Division !League !Regular season !Playoffs !Open Cup |- |2007 |4 |USL PDL |6th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2008 |4 |USL PDL |6th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2009 |4 |USL PDL |7th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2010 |4 |USL PDL |6th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2011 |4 |USL PDL |7th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2012 |4 |USL PDL |4th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2013 |4 |USL PDL |6th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2014 |4 |USL PDL |4th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2015 |4 |USL PDL |4th, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2016 |4 |USL PDL |4th, Mid South |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2017 |4 |USL PDL |3rd, Heartland |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2018 |rowspan=1 colspan=7 align=center|'''''On Hiatus'''''<ref>{{Cite web | title=STLFC U23 Team Announces Hiatus from PDL | url=http://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/881391?referrer_id=3067487 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023900/http://www.saintlouisfc.com/news_article/show/881391?referrer_id=3067487 | access-date=2025-02-01 | archive-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> |- |}

==Head coaches== * {{flagicon|USA}} Armen Tonianse (2007-2008) * {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Hanlon (2009) * {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Hoffman (2010)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/407363.html |title=Logan Hoffman Named Demize Coach |access-date=2010-03-05 |archive-date=2012-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229144453/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/407363.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * {{flagicon|PER}} Julio Reyes (2011) * {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Hanlon (2012) * {{flagicon|CAN}} Sean Fraser (2013) <ref>{{cite news|title=Fraser Takes Springfield Reins|publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|date=2013-03-16|accessdate=2013-03-21|url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/703541.html|archive-date=2014-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228021813/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/703541.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> * {{flagicon|IRE}} Ian Henry (2014) <ref>{{cite news|title=Demize Name Henry As New Head Coach|publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|date=February 18, 2014|accessdate=February 19, 2014|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/788458.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228022127/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/788458.html|archivedate=February 28, 2014}}</ref> * {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Bordelon (2015) * {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Stoll (2016–present)

==Stadia== * Cooper Sports Complex; Springfield, Missouri (2007-2009, 2011–present) * Harrison Stadium at Drury University; Springfield, Missouri (2010)

==Average attendance== Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html | archive-date=2010-01-05 | title=Order | date=2007-09-01 }}</ref>

* 2007: 224 * 2008: 224 * 2009: 138 * 2010: 193

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160522ipqd71 Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526181641/http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160522ipqd71 |date=May 26, 2016 }} *[http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2353378-saint-louis-fc-u-23 Official PDL site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810231114/http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2353378-saint-louis-fc-u-23 |date=August 10, 2016 }}

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