One of the first organized soccer leagues in America is founded.

The first major soccer league in St. Louis is founded.

The first fully professional soccer league in the United States is founded.

Ben Millers defeats Fore River (MA) 2-1 in front of 12,000 spectators on May 9th at Handlan’s Park, St. Louis.

Scullen Steel defeats Todd Shipyards (NY) 3-2 on March 19th.

Stix, Baer and Fuller defeats New York Americans 3-1 (agg) on April 23rd.

Stix, Baer and Fuller goes back-to-back, defeating the Pawtucket Rangers 11-5 (agg) on April 16th.

New name, same result – St. Louis Central Breweries (formerly Stix, Baer and Fuller) wins their 3rd straight USOC, 7-6 (agg) over Pawtucket on May 12th.

St. Louis Simpkins-Ford defeats Brookhattan-Galicia (NY) 3-2 on October 17th.

The first Women’s soccer league in the United States, the Craig League, is founded in St. Louis, featuring 4 teams of approximately 70 women.

St. Louis Simpkins-Ford defeats Ponta Delgada SC (MA) 3-1 (agg) on May 7th.

St. Louis Kutis SC tops Ponta Delgada SC (MA) 3-1 (agg) on May 7th.

The US Men’s National Team, featuring 5 starting players from St. Louis, defeat England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup, the biggest upset in the history of the tournament on June 29th.

The Billiken Men top Bridgeport 5-2 on November 8th.

SLU wins a second consecutive NCAA title, 3-2 over Maryland on November 26th.

SLU wins their third NCAA title in 4 seasons by topping Maryland 4-3 on November 24th at Francis Field in St. Louis.

SLU’s dynasty continues with another NCAA Championship, this time 3-0 over Navy at Rutgers Stadium in New Jersey.

SLU tops Michigan State 1-0 on December 4th at Francis Field to win their 5th NCAA Championship.

The St. Louis Stars, featuring a number of St. Louis locals including Pat McBride, begin play in the NASL.

SLU and Michigan State are declared co-champions after inclement weather cancels the national title match on December 2nd.

SLU beats San Francisco 4-0 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose on December 8th for title number seven.

Playing on their archrival SIUE’s home field on December 5th,  SLU defeats UCLA 1-0 to win their 8th championship.

The St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame is established, recognizing St. Louis area players, coaches and those instrumental in the growth and promotion of the game in our area.

SIUE wins their first NCAA title, defeating Oneonta State in the Division II final on December 9th.

SLU grabs another NCAA title, their 3rd in 4 years, downing UCLA 4-2 in Miami on December 29th.

SLU outlasts UCLA 2-1 in overtime in another National Championship match to win their 10th NCAA crown.

The St. Louis Steamers begin play in the Major Indoor Soccer League, regularly outdrawing their St. Louis Arena cohabitants, the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.

The US Men’s National team plays a CONCACAF Championship at Busch Stadium II against Trinidad & Tobago on May 16th.

St. Louis Kutis SC beats San Pedro Yugoslavs 1-0 at Soccer Park in Fenton.

St. Louis Busch Seniors downs Greek-American AC (CA) on June 25th.

The folding of the Steamers in 1988 left a indoor soccer ball sized hole in the hearts of St. Louisans, which the St. Louis Storm attempted to fill after joining the MISL in ’89.

The St. Louis Ambush begin play, making the playoffs in all but one year during their run from 1992-2000 and winning the NPSL title in 1995.

Same name, different team, different leagues – the second iteration of the Steamers begin play in 1998 in the WISL before it merged into the MISL in 2003.

St. Louis joins the growing women’s pro soccer scene with St. Louis Athletica, which lasted just one season and called Soccer Park home.

AC St. Louis joins the NASL Division II Pro League, lasting one season but spawning the St. Louligans, the biggest soccer Supporters Group in the area.

An friendly match between Premier League titans Chelsea and Manchester United draws a sellout crowd of 48,263 to Busch Stadium III.

The largest crowd to ever see a soccer match in St. Louis, 54,184, watch Real Madrid and Inter Milan battle in a friendly at the Edward Jones Dome.

Saint Louis FC joins the USL Championship and begins play on April 11th in front of a sellout crowd at Soccer Park.

A majority female ownership group, led by Carolyn Kindle, announce their bid for a MLS expansion team on October 8th.

The US Men’s National Team plays in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at Busch Stadium III, winning 6-1 over St. Vincent and the Grenadines in front of 43,333 spectators.

On August 20th, MLS announces that St. Louis had been awarded an expansion team, ending decades of frustration and failed attempts to secure a top level soccer team for the city.

The team is officially announced as St. Louis CITY SC and reveals their trademark red/pink “CITY Red” primary color scheme on August 13th.

CITYPARK, the new home of CITY SC, located in the Downtown West district of St. Louis, hosts its first match November 16 on a frigid, but memorable, night. CITY2  falls to Bundesliga giants Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0.

After a yearlong delay in starting MLS play in which they swapped start dates with Charlotte FC, CITY finally ushers in the MLS era to St. Louis with a 3-2 victory over Austin FC in Texas on February 25th.

CITYPARK, the spectacular new home of St. Louis CITY SC, hosts two Gold Cup matches featuring Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the US Men’s National Team on June 28th.

CITY finishes their inaugural season on October 21st with a 17-5-12 record, good for 56 points, becoming the first expansion franchise to win a regular season conference title.

CITY Captain Roman Bürki wins MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, the first individual award in club history. Bürki finishes 2023 with a 74.5% save percentage over 33 MLS starts.

Citing declining performance over the end of 2023 and into 2024, CITY parts ways with Bradley Carnell, the first manager in club history. He departs with a 22W-15D-25L record over 62 matches.

CITY announces former Swedish international Olaf Mellberg as the second head coach in club history, taking over for interim coach John Hackworth.

St. Louis-area based Energizer Holdings, Inc. acquires the naming rights for CITYPARK, with Energizer Park becoming the new home of CITY SC.

After a disastrous start to the 2025 season, including a 2W-5D-8L record in MLS play and a disappointing early exit in the US Open Cup, Olof Mellberg is dismissed as CITY’s head coach on May 27th.