2025 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team
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The 2025 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens played in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and played their home matches at Hermann Stadium and were coached by Kevin Kalish, in his eighth season in charge.
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record13–3–8 (5–0–3 A-10)
| 2025 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer | |
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A-10 regular season & tournament champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
| Record | 13–3–8 (5–0–3 A-10) |
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| Goalkeepers coach | Carlos Tofern (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Hermann Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Saint Louis †‡ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Chicago | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 season was the Billikens' most successful season of the 21st century. The Billikens won the "conference double" by winning both the regular season and tournament championship for the first time since 2022. Additionally, the Billikens reached the College Cup (semifinals) of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1997 and for only the third time since their dynasty in the 1970s.
Roster
- As of 29 Dec 2025[1]
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Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibitions | |||||||||||
| August 13* 6:30 pm |
at Notre Dame | T 1–1 | Alumni Field South Bend, IN | ||||||||
| August 16* 7:00 pm |
DePaul | W 3–0 | Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| August 21* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Florida | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Hermann Stadium (2,018) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| August 24* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 5 SMU | W 1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Hermann Stadium (4,097) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| August 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 18 | No. 21 Seton Hall | W 1–0 | 2–0–1 |
Hermann Stadium (812) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 3* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 16 | at No. 4 Indiana | L 0–1 | 2–1–1 |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,746) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| September 7* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 16 | SIUE Bronze Boot |
W 2–1 | 3–1–1 |
Hermann Stadium (2,245) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 12* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 24 | No. 9 Portland | T 0–0 | 3–1–2 |
Hermann Stadium (1,573) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 7 | No. 24 Missouri State | T 1–1 | 3–1–3 |
Hermann Stadium (1,012) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 20 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 7 | at Duquesne | W 1–0 | 4–1–3 (1–0) |
Rooney Field (472) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 23* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 | at No. 17 Akron | L 0–3 | 4–2–3 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,329) Akron, OH | ||||||
| Atlantic-10 regular season | |||||||||||
| September 27 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 21 | La Salle Homecoming |
W 2–1 | 5–2–3 (2–0) |
Hermann Stadium (4,472) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| October 4 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 21 | Dayton Alumni Night |
T 0–0 | 5–2–4 (2–0–1) |
Hermann Stadium (1,317) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| October 8 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | W 2–0 | 6–2–4 (3–0–1) |
Mount Vernon Athletic Field (130) Washington, DC | |||||||
| October 11 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VCU | W 2–0 | 7–2–4 (4–0–1) |
Sports Backers Stadium (217) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| October 18 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 20 | Fordham | W 3–2 | 8–2–4 (5–0–1) |
Hermann Stadium (216) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| October 25 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 16 | at Loyola Chicago | T 1–1 | 8–2–5 (5–0–2) |
Loyola Soccer Park (316) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| November 1 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | Rhode Island | T 1–1 | 8–2–6 |
Hermann Stadium (407) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| Atlantic-10 tournament | |||||||||||
| November 7 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 24 | (8) La Salle Quarterfinals |
W 2–0 | 9–2–6 |
Hermann Stadium (1,003) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| November 12 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 22 | (4) Davidson Semifinals |
W 1–0 | 10–2–6 |
Hermann Stadium (873) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| November 16 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 22 | (3) Dayton Semifinals |
T 1–1 W 5–4 PK | 10–2–7 |
Hermann Stadium (3,495) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| November 16* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | No. 19 Kentucky First round |
W 2–1 2OT | 11–2–7 |
Hermann Stadium (1,325) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| November 23* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at (6) No. 24 Indiana Second round |
W 1–0 | 12–2–7 |
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,255) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| November 30* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at (11) No. 10 Bryant Third round |
T 2–2 W 4–2 PK | 12–2–8 |
Beirne Stadium (1,400) Smithfield, RI | ||||||
| December 6* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at (14) No. 12 Akron Quarterfinals |
W 3–2 | 13–2–8 |
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,918) Akron, OH | ||||||
| December 12* 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 22 | vs. (15) No. 11 NC State College Cup semifinals |
L 1–2 | 13–3–8 |
First Horizon Stadium (10,945) Cary, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer[2] | RV | RV | 16 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 21 | RV | 20 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | Not released | 4 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer[3] | — | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 24 | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| College Soccer News[4] | RV | RV | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 21 | Not released | 4 | ||