MLS is coming to St. Louis, so the USL team is going.
Saint Louis FC, the USL Championship team that’s been playing in suburban Fenton, Mo., since 2015, will shut down at the conclusion of the 2020 season, according to a source with knowledge of the plans. The club’s owner, World Wide Technology CEO and former Saint Louis University player Jim Kavanaugh, is a minority investor in the city’s incoming MLS team, St. Louis City.
City plans to begin playing at a new downtown stadium in 2023. Saint Louis FC’s departure will leave the market without pro soccer for two years.