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| Full name | Kings Hammer FC | ||
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| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Stadium | Corcoran Field | ||
| Capacity | 1,600 | ||
| Head Coach | Paul Nicholson | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2023 | 4th, Valley Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Kings Hammer FC is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in Cincinnati, Ohio and based in Covington, Kentucky competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two.
The club was founded in 2013 through the merger of Kings Soccer Academy with Hammer FC, but its roots go back to 1993. [1] They have won a US National Youth championship. [2]
In 2020, they added a U23 team in the Ohio Valley Premier League, [3] winning the league's inaugural season in the Fall of 2020. [4] In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the top amateur division in the United States, while still planning to operate their OVPL team. [5] [6]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season (W–L–T) | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2021 | 4 | USL2 | 3rd, Great Lakes Division (8–2–4) | Conference Quarterfinals | Ineligible |
| 2022 | 4 | USL2 | 2nd, Valley Division (10–2–2) | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | USL2 | 4th, Valley Division (2–5–4) | did not qualify | did not qualify |
Jacob Goodall, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Greenville Triumph SC ( ) [7] 
Rizwaan Dharsey, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Vitória Futebol Clube - Pico ( 
) Sam Robinson, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, international call-up to Puerto Rico ( 
) [8] 
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