St. Louis Strikers

St. Louis Strikers

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Full name	St. Louis Strikers
Nickname(s)	The Strikers
Founded	2003
Dissolved	2004
Ground	St. Louis Soccer Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Ground Capacity	5,000
Manager	Sterling Wescott
League	USL Premier Development League
2004	5th, Heartland Division

St. Louis Strikers were an American soccer team, founded in 2003, and was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, 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, and also at the Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield, Missouri, some 216 miles away. The team's colors were green and white.

Final squad

vs Sioux Falls Spitfire, July 18, 2004 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK David Hamlon 1 GK Chris Harlan 2 MF Nick Wehert 3 MF Nick Bohnenkamp 4 DF Jared Appel 5 MF Sam Westeruelt 6 FW Nathan Salinas

No. Position Player 7 DF Kory Krulik 9 FW Michael Bennett 10 MF Ryan Samuelson 11 MF Heath Yeagers 12 MF Wade Alberts 16 MF Tim Bohnenkamp

Year-by-year

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

Notable former players

• Vedad Ibišević
• Elvir Kafedžić
• Luke Kreamalmeyer
• Doug Lascody

Coaches

• Sterling Wescott 2004

Stadiums

• Sportport Soccer Complex, St. Louis, Missouri 2003
• St. Louis Soccer Park, St. Louis, Missouri 2004
• Cooper Sports Complex, Springfield, Missouri 2004