November 19 (1989)
Florissant Valley Community College’s men rule the junior college soccer world again, winning the NJCAA championship.
November 18 (2013)
Bosnia-Herzegovina has a “home” match at Busch Stadium against Argentina before a wildly partisan Bosnian crowd of 30,397. But Argentina, even without injured superstar Lionel Messi, wins the international friendly, 2-0
November 16 (1968)
Florissant Valley loses in the NJCAA final, 2–1, to Mercer County of Trenton, N.J., in Garden City, N.Y.
November 14 (1986)
It was supposed to be a return to the best of times, but the St. Louis Steamers’ Major Indoor Soccer League opener is the worst in the club’s history as it loses, 6-1, to the Kansas City Comets at The Arena.
November 13 (1943)
Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Pat McBride is born. He will become one of the greatest midfielders in St. Louis soccer history and will be one of the best American-born players of his era.
November 11 (1968)
St. Louisan Carl Gentile starts the scoring for the United States in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Bermuda at National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda. Gentile’s free kick deflects off a Bermuda player into the net in the eighth minute and is scored as an own goal.
November 10 (1959)
St. Louis University is selected to represent the Midwestern College Conference in the inaugural NCAA playoffs. They will win all three NCAA playoff matches by at least three goals to capture the Bills’ first of 10 NCAA soccer championships.
November 5 (1989)
The United States men play to a disappointing scoreless standoff with El Salvador in a World Cup qualifier at the Soccer Park before 8,500 fans.
November 3 (1973)
In one of the biggest college soccer matches ever played in St. Louis, Dan Counce scores the only goal of the game as No. 2-ranked St. Louis University defeats No. 1-ranked Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before 20,112 fans at Busch Stadium, at the time the largest crowd for a U.S. college soccer game.
November 2 (1979)
Goalkeeper Ed Gettemeier earns a shutout the hard way as SIU-Edwardsville blanks St. Louis U., 2-0, before 9,149 fans at Busch Stadium.
November 1 (1967)
St. Louisan Mike Villa scores 10 goals as Quincy College blasts Notre Dame, 16-2, in Quincy.
October 30th (1980)
Oct. 30, 1980: A still-standing record crowd for a college soccer match sees Steve Sullivan and John Hayes score two goals apiece as St. Louis University wins the annual Bronze Boot Game with defending NCAA Division I champion Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 5-1, at Busch Stadium. A total of 22,512 fans are on hand.
October 29th (1948)
Oct. 29, 1948: A dispute between the professional St. Louis Major Soccer League and the U.S. Soccer Football Association (today’s U.S. Soccer Federation) comes to a head in local newspapers.
October 28th (1884)
Oct. 28, 1884: In an important milestone for St. Louis soccer, and, perhaps, for the global history of the game, the first soccer league in St. Louis, the Western Association, is organized.
October 27th (1989)
Oct. 27, 1989: A St. Louisan comes home to spoil the debut of the St. Louis Storm.
October 26th (1947)
Oct. 26, 1947: The St. Louis Major Soccer League, the first professional soccer league in St. Louis since 1938, makes its debut at Sportsman’s Park.
October 25th (1912)
Oct. 25, 1912: A meeting of interested teams and organizers at the St. Louis Municipal Courts Building results in the founding of the Municipal Soccer League.
October 24th (2013)
Oct. 24, 2013: Washington University’s men’s soccer team defeats Principia, 3-0, giving Joe Clarke his 400th victory as a men’s college head soccer coach.
October 23rd (2016)
Oct. 23, 2016: Brad Davis retires, capping a 15-year pro career that includes six MLS All-Star selections, one MLS Best XI selection, two MLS Cup championships, 17 caps and one start for the U.S. in a group stage match at the 2014 World Cup.