Our Rich History
1992 - Present Day
The 90's
1992
Club started by Lou Fusz Jr. and Don Popovic
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1997
Chris Stocker, a member of the National Amateur Cup Championship in 1978-79, joined as an assistant to Don Popovic
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1997
Purchase of Aubuchon Fields allowing the Lou Fusz Soccer Club to have its own home
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1999 & 2000
U13 Boys team wins Region II Championship in the USYSA National Championship
Early 2000's
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2002
Mark Santel, former professional player, becomes Director of Girl’s Program
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2007
Purchase of Creve Coeur location, named Lou Fusz Soccer Complex, provides 2 additional grass fields
2010 - 2015
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2010
Recreation play and soccer camps begin under direction of Marty Pike
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2011
Lou Fusz Soccer Complex builds first two turf fields and field lighting
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2014 - 2015
(2014)Two additional turf fields added (2015) - Final 4 turf fields added for a total of 8 state of the art synthetic grass fields
2016 - 2018
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2016
Dave Geerling leads U17 team to a US Youth Soccer National League Championship Win in Denver, CO
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2016
Former Major League Soccer player, Dan Gargan, joins as General Manager
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2017
Lou Fusz announces the acquisition of Rams Park, former home to the St. Louis Rams
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2017
Lou Fusz Soccer Club announces new name, Lou Fusz Athletic, for 25th Anniversary; club rebranded
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2017
Lacrosse announced as second sport under Lou Fusz Athletic
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2017
The Back Post Grill & Tap opens along side the completion of the Don Popovic Pavilion and new restrooms
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2017
Blue Star Academy formed under the direction of Mike Ambersley
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2017
Warm up turf completed at Lou Fusz Athletic Complex
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2018
Move office HQ to LFA Training Center
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2018
92 Room, Weight Room and the Team Store completed at the LFA Training Center
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2018
The "Refuel" Team Store completed at LFA Soccer Complex
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2018
American Football becomes 3rd sport under Lou Fusz Athletic.
2019 - Present
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2018/2019
#RefuszToLose & #LightTheFusz brand campaign designed to parallel the growing nature of the club's competitiveness
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2019
3 teams advanced to the USYS National Championships Series (LFA Geerling 05G, LFA McKee 03G, LFA Elam 00) with LFA McKee 03G winning the title.
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2019
Missouri State Cup Championships & Presidents Cups Championships
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2019
National League Champions
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2019/2020
XFL St. Louis Battlehawks home training facility and partnership at LFA Training Center
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2020
LFA Soccer welcomes new leadership from Matt Mueller, Ren Herzog, Cal McKee, Wendy Dillinger & Chris Gomez
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2020
"BALL WITH FUSZ" brand slogan & campaign designed to promote the growing competitiveness of the club as well as inclusivity of players getting back on the field in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak