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Dec. 2 (1900)

A two-game series of international soccer matches in St. Louis ends with the Cycling Club defeating a team from Toronto, Canada, 4-2, at League Park, Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues. The Canadians lost to Christian Brothers College, 2-1, the day before at League Park.

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March 25 (1981)

The St. Louis Steamers’ Don Ebert is named the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Rookie of the Year. He led all rookies with 65 points on 46 goals and 19 assists.

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March 4 (1907)

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Association Football League champion St. Leo’s (pictured in 1907) has won the city championship by beating Amateur League champion St. Matthews, 3-2. St. Leo’s will go on to become one of the best teams in the United States. St. Leo’s will win 10 city championships and will beat some of the top teams from the eastern United States.

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November 29 (1969)

Tom Knapp’s three goals power Florissant Valley Community College to a 6-2 victory over Miami-Dade South in the NJCAA championship game in Miami. (Image is of game summary.)

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November 28 (1959)

St. Louis University wins the inaugural NCAA soccer championship, beating Bridgeport, 5-2, in Storrs, Conn.

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November 27 (1981)

The University of Missouri-St. Louis men lose, 2-0, to unbeaten Tampa University in the NCAA Division II semifinals in New Haven, Conn.

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November 26 (1960)

St. Louis University overcomes an early deficit and wins the Billikens’ second consecutive NCAA soccer championship by defeating Maryland, 3-2.

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November 25 (1978)

Quincy College, loaded as usual with St. Louis players, wins its eighth NAIA championship by defeating Alabama-Huntsville, 2-0. The Hawks will win the next three NAIA titles, giving them an NAIA-record 11, all but two with St. Louis native Jack Mackenzie (pictured) as head coach.

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November 24 (1962)

Senior Gerry Balassi accounts for three of the Billikens’ goals and assists on the game-winner as St. Louis University captures its third NCAA soccer championship in four years by coming from behind to defeat Maryland, 4-3, at Francis Field.

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November 23 (1980)

Steve Moyers, one of the all-time great scorers in St. Louis soccer history, scores both goals as the United States defeats Mexico, 2-1, in a World Cup qualifier. The victory is only the second for the U.S. in 26 matches with Mexico dating back to the USA’s last win in 1934.

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November 22 (1992)

Meramec Community College successfully defends its NJCAA women’s soccer title by defeating Monroe of Rochester, N.Y., 3-0, in the NJCAA championship game. Meramec’s Jeff Karl (pictured) is NJCAA national women’s soccer coach of the year.

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November 21 (1999)

Lewis & Clark Community College, ranked second in the nation, beats No. 1-ranked Monroe, 2-1, in the NJCAA women’s soccer finals to win the Godfrey, Ill., school’s first women’s national soccer championship.

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November 20 (1931)

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Bill Looby is born. Looby will become one of the most prolific scorers in St. Louis soccer history.

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November 19 (1989)

Florissant Valley Community College’s men rule the junior college soccer world again, winning the NJCAA championship.

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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

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November 16 (1968)

Florissant Valley loses in the NJCAA final, 2–1, to Mercer County of Trenton, N.J., in Garden City, N.Y.

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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.

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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.

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