American professional affiliation soccer team
This article is about the Major League Soccer team. For the United Soccer League team, see FC Cincinnati ( 2016–18 )
Football club

Football Club Cincinnati, [ 1 ] normally known as FC Cincinnati, is an american professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer ( MLS ). The team succeeded the lower-division team of the lapp list and was announced on May 29, 2018, when MLS awarded an expansion franchise to Cincinnati. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The team began MLS act on March 2, 2019, with its first match against Seattle Sounders FC. The baseball club ‘s possession group is led by Carl H. Lindner III with Jeff Berding serving as president. Currently, the character of general coach is held by Chris Albright .

history [edit ]

The owners of the USL club began negotiations with Major League Soccer over a likely expansion franchise in early 2016, and Cincinnati was announced as one of ten cities that had expressed interest in the slots for teams 25 to 28. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] MLS Commissioner Don Garber visited Cincinnati in December 2016 to tour Nippert Stadium and meet with city and club officials, complimenting the city and its fans. [ 8 ] FC Cincinnati formally submitted its expansion bid in January 2017, including a shortlist of electric potential stadium locations. [ 9 ] On May 29, 2018, Major League Soccer announced that Cincinnati would join the league in 2019 as an expansion team under the FC Cincinnati trade name. [ 10 ] [ 4 ] TQL Stadium, a 26,000-seat soccer-specific venue in the West end, opened in 2021. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] FC Cincinnati signed its first two MLS players, Fanendo Adi and Fatai Alashe, in July 2018. Adi was the team ‘s foremost designated player. [ 12 ] Both players were loaned to the FC Cincinnati USL team for the remainder of the 2018 season. [ 13 ] FC Cincinnati selected five players from certain MLS teams in the expansion draft, which took invest on December 11, 2018. [ 14 ] The players were Darren Mattocks ( D.C United ), Kei Kamara ( Vancouver Whitecaps FC ), Roland Lamah ( FC Dallas ), Eric Alexander ( Houston Dynamo ), and Hassan Ndam ( New York Red Bulls ). Kei Kamara was then traded to the Colorado Rapids for an international roll spot. [ 15 ] On May 7, 2019, the club fired head coach Alan Koch after a 2–7–2 begin to the 2019 MLS season. [ 16 ] Assistant passenger car Yoann Damet was named as interim head coach. President and general coach Jeff Berding cited a climax of on-field performance and off-field matters for the judgment of dismissal. [ 17 ] On August 8, 2019, Ron Jans was officially hired and made head coach of FC Cincinnati. [ 18 ] however, Jans resigned on February 17, 2020, amidst an investigation into his alleged function of a racial blur. [ 19 ] On August 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati announced that the golf club and then general director Gerard Nijkamp had “ parted ways effective immediately ”. [ 20 ] On September 27, 2021, the club relieved the duties of Head Coach Jaap Stam, 2-time Interim Head Coach Yoann Damet, and Assistant Coach Said Bakkati. [ 21 ] Former MLS defender Tyrone Marshall was named interim coach. On October 4, 2021, FC Cincinnati announced the lease of Chris Albright as the General Manager of the cabaret. [ 22 ] On December 14, 2021, FC Cincinnati formally hired Pat Noonan as the newly head coach of the team. [ 23 ]

stadium [edit ]

FC Cincinnati played at Nippert Stadium for its beginning two seasons in MLS while its permanent home, the soccer-specific TQL Stadium, was being built. [ 4 ] The newfangled stadium hosted its first match, a 3–2 loss to Inter Miami CF, on May 16, 2021. [ 24 ]

Colors and badge [edit ]

FC Cincinnati ‘s primary colors are orange and blue. The secondary colors are grey, dark amobarbital sodium, and white. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The home jersey is blue, orange, and white. The away new jersey is ashen and black. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] An update crown was designed after they were accepted as an expansion team to Major League Soccer. It maintains the same orange and blue color scheme but now pays tribute to the city of Cincinnati. [ 29 ]
FC Cincinnati reached a multiyear manage with First Financial Bank to serve as the club ‘s exclusive banking and fiscal services collaborator. First Financial will gain many benefits from this partnership. There will be a first Financial Gate ampere well as a premium clubhouse area at the new stadium. They will besides be involved in planning community events, fan experiences and game-day activities. [ 31 ] As depart of an stretch sponsorship, First Financial Bank was announced as FC Cincinnati ‘s sleeve patronize, along with Cintas. [ 32 ]

club culture [edit ]

The Bailey is the main supporters section at TQL Stadium The club recognizes the watch supporters ‘ groups : Die Innenstadt, the Pride, the Briogaid, Hangar 937, the Bridge, Queen City Firm and Auxilia One. [ 33 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Cincinnati has an in-state equal in Columbus Crew. [ 34 ] The mind of the Ohio soccer competition beginning gained popularity ahead of a 2017 U.S. Open Cup match between FC Cincinnati ( then in the United Soccer League ) and the Crew. The competition was dubbed the Hell Is Real Derby after a billboard on Interstate 71, the highway between Columbus and Cincinnati. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The clubs faced each other in their first league matches in 2019 : on August 10 in Columbus and August 25 in Cincinnati ( the latter match took target during MLS Rivalry Week ). [ 37 ]

FCC besides retains a inflame competition from its USL days with current lower division club Louisville. The two teams most recently played each other in a friendly on March 13, 2021. [ 38 ]

ownership [edit ]

Former Cincinnati Bengals executive Jeff Berding is the president. [ 39 ] The CEO and majority owner of the team is Carl Lindner III, CEO of American Financial Group, with Scott Farmer besides a leading owner. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] In November 2019, Meg Whitman purchased a minority post in the cabaret. [ 42 ] Whitman will serve as the club ‘s Alternate Governor on the MLS Board of Governors. In May 2019, Dutch football executive Gerard Nijkamp joined the club as general director to oversee all the club ‘s sports activities. On August 6, 2021, Nijkamp and the club mutually agreed to part ways. [ 43 ] The club was 7–20–10 during his tenure .

Media [edit ]

On January 30, 2019, FC Cincinnati reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to have WSTR-TV telecast all home plate and away games, except for ones already scheduled to be broadcast nationally. Continuing from their roles on the former USL team, Tom Gelehrter calls play-by-play with Kevin McCloskey as coloring material analyst. Lindsay Patterson served as sideline reporter through 2019, and Alex Stec has held the stead since 2020. [ 44 ] [ 45 ]

Players and staff [edit ]

roll [edit ]

As of December 17, 2021[46]
No. Pos. Player Nation

technical staff [edit ]

Title Name
President Jeff Berding
General manager Chris Albright
Head coach Pat Noonan
Director of sports performance Gary Walker
Director of sports medicine Aaron Powell
Strength & conditioning coach Austin Berry
Video analyst Diego Martinez del Campo
Head of scouting Hunter Freeman
Regional scout Doug Elder
Manager of team personnel Tommy Rogers
Data and analytics Alexander Schram

last update : September 28, 2021
source : FC Cincinnati

lead coaches [edit ]

club captains [edit ]

Records [edit ]

This is a fond list of the final five MLS seasons completed by FC Cincinnati. For the full season-by-season history, see List of FC Cincinnati seasons .
^ 1. Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top Goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches .

player records [edit ]

Appearances [edit ]

As of November 10, 2021[48]

Goals [edit ]

As of November 10, 2021[48]

Shutouts [edit ]

As of November 10, 2021[48]
Rank Name Period master of library science Playoffs USOC Total
1 PolandPrzemysław Tytoń 2019–present 11 0 0 11
2 United StatesSpencer Richey 2019–2020 5 0 0 5
3 NetherlandsKenneth Vermeer 2021–present 4 0 0 4

Bolded players are presently on the FC Cincinnati roll .

Affiliated clubs [edit ]

On September 25, 2020, FC Cincinnati signed a partnership agreement with Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. [ 49 ] Furthermore, the club is besides a region of the “ Common Values Club Alliance ” with Hoffenheim, and Ghanaian Premier League club Hearts of Oak SC .

  1. ^ MLS franchise awarded in 2018 but did not begin act until 2019. FC Cincinnati played in the USL and was founded in 2016 .

References [edit ]