AMBUSH EXPAND TO USL2 FOR 2025 SEASON

St. Charles, Missouri (January 30, 2025) – The St. Louis Ambush, a mainstay in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL), is expanding their footprint to outdoor soccer by joining the USL League Two (USL2) for the 2025 season, the organization announced today.

The outdoor team will be known as FC Ambush and will play their home games at Spartan Field at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur. The Ambush organization has made a five-year commitment to the USL2. The USL2 plays a summer schedule with an anticipated start in May. The full schedule will be announced in the coming months.

The Ambush also announced that tryouts for the new team will be held on Saturday, February 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Spartan Field. The tryout fee is $50 per participant. Registration for the tryouts is online at www.stlambush.com/USL2tryout.

Jeff Locker, Co-Owner, GM and Head Coach of the indoor Ambush team, will be head coach of the outdoor squad, along with assistant coaches Donnie Alberty and Jamie Swanner.

Locker said, “Our expansion into the USL2 will further solidify our commitment to soccer in the St. Louis area and will provide additional exposure opportunities for our current partners year-round.”

The Ambush arena team is back in action at home this weekend when they host the Harrisburg Heat Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 6:05 p.m. CT at The Family Arena in St. Charles. This is a rematch of the previous encounter between the two teams that saw the Ambush score the game winning goal with just 1.6 seconds left on the clock last Sunday in Harrisburg.

Single-game and group tickets are now on sale for the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season. Call the Ambush office at 636-477-6363 for more information. Fans can stay current on all Ambush news by visiting the team’s official website, stlambush.com and on social media outlets.

ABOUT USL LEAGUE TWO

USL League Two is the leader in pre-professional soccer in North America. The League holds a vital role as it continues to provide the elite platform for those pursuing professional careers domestically and internationally. Throughout the United States and Canada, League Two franchises continue to provide top pre-professional players the opportunity to train and compete at the highest level while maintaining their collegiate eligibility. With ownership of teams coming from the likes of USL franchises as well as leading business and sports individuals, League Two serves as the leading development platform for the game both on and off the field.

League Two is more than the leading national pre-professional league. League Two is the defined and proven pathway for players to progress to the ranks of professional soccer, while its clubs become fixtures in the communities where they operate.