St. Louligans

Background

The United Knights, formed primarily of the Bosnian supporters, Henry Shaw Collective, mostly south city residents who met at the Amsterdam Tavern, Eads Brigade, supporters focused on top flight soccer, Day Pints, a group that got together for day drinking and watching soccer, Laclede’s Army, the supporters group for St. Louis Athletica, the women’s team, River City Saints, who were supporting the St. Louis Lions, and The Chickenheads, a name given to a group of friends due to Brad DeMunbrun turning up with a silly rooster hat. 

This conglomeration of local soccer fan groups occupied Soccer Park’s Section 20 when AC St. Louis began their first and only season in April 2010. While the groups sat together and joined in on some common chants, there was little cohesiveness during the first game.  At the second game, all the groups were together during the pregame tailgate, sharing beers, stories, and kicking around the ball.  There seemed to be more cooperation during this game, and Brad’s silly Chickenhead hat was becoming a humorous focus of unifying the groups; it was easy to tell people “we’re near the guy in the Chickenhead hat”.

It eventually became clear that AC St Louis was not going to be back for another season, but everyone wanted more. The members of Section 20 were still tailgating together, joining together during the game, and even post-gaming together.  Around this time, a lot of discussions were going on about unification under one banner.  Brad came up with the name “Saint Louligans”, and everyone was immediately behind it.

St. Louligans enthusiastically ask you to join and get to know them. It may take some time for you to remember people’s names, but you will have fun. For more information on the St. Louligans, check out the St. Louligan Facebook group.

Louligan Ladies

The Louligan Ladies were founded in August 2014 to appeal to the women members of the St. Louligans, and to help encourage more women to join the group.  Knowing that some women may be nervous about joining the St. Louligans, the Louligan Ladies were created as a way to bridge the gap. The Louligan Ladies are welcoming to all women, whether you’re a lifelong fan of the beautiful game or a relative newcomer to soccer. For more information on the Louligan Ladies, check out the Louligan Ladies’ page on the St. Louligans’ website.