St. Louis City fired sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel on Monday amidst a second straight disappointing season.

The club said general manager Diego Gigliani and technical director John Hackworth will split Pfannenstiel's until a permanent replacement is identified.

Pfannenstiel was hired in summer of 2020 as the club's first sporting director. He helped build a team that began play in 2023 and went 17-12-5 (56 points) to become the first expansion franchise in MLS history to win a regular-season conference title.

However, St. Louis City (8-13-13, 37 points) dropped off last season and missed the playoffs and is struggling again this season. The club resides in 14th place in the 15-team Western Conference with 21 points and a 5-16-6 record.

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