List of FC Cincinnati seasons
FC Cincinnati is a professional soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The club competed in the United Soccer League (now known as the USL Championship)[1] for three seasons before being granted expansion to first-division Major League Soccer for the 2019 season. This seasons list contains results for both iterations of the franchise, with totals including combined statistics from both eras.[2][3]
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Seasons
| Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | LC | Continental / Other | Average attendance[a] |
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| Name | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name(s) | Goals | |||||||
| 2016 | USL | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | 1.87 | 3rd | 3rd | R1 | R3 | NH | N/A | 17,296 | Sean Okoli | 16♦ | |
| 2017 | USL | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | 1.44 | 6th | 14th | R1 | SF | DNQ | 21,198 | Baye Djiby Fall | 16 | ||
| 2018 | USL | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 77 | 2.26 | 1st | 1st | QF | R4 | 25,717 | Emmanuel Ledesma | 16 | |||
| USL total | 96 | 51 | 19 | 26 | 159 | 109 | +50 | 179 | 1.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,404 | Emmanuel Ledesma/Danni König | 22 | ||
| 2019 | MLS | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | –44 | 24 | 0.71 | 12th | 24th | DNQ | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | 27,336 | Allan Cruz | 7 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 36 | –24 | 16 | 0.70 | 14th | 26th | NH | NH | MLS is Back | Ro16 | 0[c] | Yuya Kubo | 3 | |
| 2021 | MLS | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | –37 | 20 | 0.59 | 14th | 27th | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 21,157 | Brenner | 8 | ||
| 2022 | MLS | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | 1.44 | 5th | 10th | QF | R32 | Showcase | 22,487 | Brandon Vazquez | 20 | ||
| 2023 | MLS | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | 2.03 | 1st | 1st | SF | SF | R32 | 25,367 | Luciano Acosta | 21 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | 1.74 | 3rd | 5th | R1 | DNE | R16 | CCC | R16 | 25,237 | Luciano Acosta | 15 |
| 2025 | MLS | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 65 | 1.91 | 2nd | 2nd | QF | DNE | League Phase | CCC | R16 | 24,668 | Evander | 22 |
| MLS total[4] | 227 | 84 | 93 | 50 | 311 | 368 | –57 | 302 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,375 | Luciano Acosta | 54 | ||
| Combined total | 323 | 135 | 112 | 76 | 470 | 477 | –7 | 481 | 1.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23,385 | Luciano Acosta | 54 | ||
Notes
- ^ Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
- ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, Leagues Cup, and CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ All matches cancelled or played without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ^ USLSoccer com Staff (September 28, 2016). "USL Total Attendance Soars by 33 Percent in 2016". USL Championship.
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- For the USL team: "FC Cincinnati Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- For the MLS team: "FC Cincinnati Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ^ "USL History 2016–18" (PDF). FC Cincinnati. 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2025.