FC Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) since 2019. For its first three seasons, the club played in United Soccer League (USL), now known as the USL championship. [1] [2]
This is a list of club records for FC Cincinnati, which dates back their inaugural season USL season in 2016, and continues through present day.
| Rank | Name | Period | League | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2020–2025 | 146 | 12 [a] | 6 | 8 [b] | 7 | 179 |
| 2 | | 2019–present | 143 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 160 |
| 3 | | 2021–2024 | 125 | 9 | 7 | 6 [b] | 4 | 151 |
| 4 | | 2022–present | 120 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 145 |
| 5 | | 2019, 2022–2025 | 111 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 142 |
| 6 | | 2022–present | 98 | 12 | 4 | 8 [b] | 6 | 128 |
| 7 | | 2020–2023 | 112 | 6 | 5 | 4 [b] | 0 | 127 |
| 8 | | 2020–present | 104 | 6 | 7 | 4 [b] | 0 | 121 |
| 9 | | 2016–2019 | 96 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 10 | | 2022–2024 | 80 | 6 | 7 | 8 [b] | 4 | 105 |
| Rank | Name | Period | League | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2021–2024 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 2 | | 2020–2023 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 [c] | 0 | 43 |
| 3 | | 2021–2023, 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | | 2017–2018 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| | 2018–2019 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| | 2025–present | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | | 2020–present | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| | 2020–2025 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 [c] | 0 | ||
| 9 | | 2025–present | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | | 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| | 2017 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| | 2016–2019 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Name | Period | League | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2022–present | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | | 2016–2017 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | | 2018–2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| | 2019–2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | | 2021–2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | 2022–2025 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | 2016–2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | 2022–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bolded players are currently on the FC Cincinnati roster.
Record USL Point Total: 77 (2018)
Lowest USL Point Total: 46 (2017) Source: [4]
Record MLS Point Total: 69 (2023)
Lowest MLS Point Total: 16 (2020)
Record Competitive Matches Played in a Season: 46 (2023)
Record Overall Point Total: 77 (2018)
Highest Finish in USL Regular Season: 1st (2018)
Lowest Finish in USL Regular Season: 14th (2017)
Best Finish in USL Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals (2018)
Highest Finish in MLS Supporters’ Shield: 1st (2023)
Lowest Finish in MLS Supporters’ Shield: 27th (2021) Source: [4]
Best Finish in MLS Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals (2023)
Best Finish in US Open Cup: Semi-finals (2017, 2023)
Best Finish in Leagues Cup: Round of 16 (2024)
Best Finish in CONCACAF Champions Cup: Round of 16 (2024, 2025)
Record USL Regular Season Attendance: 31,478 (29 September 2018 vs Indy Eleven)
Record USL Playoff Attendance: 30,187 (2 October 2016 vs Charleston Battery)
Record MLS Regular Season Attendance: 32,250 (Nippert Stadium MLS Capacity, on two occasions:
Record MLS Playoff Attendance: 25,513 (TQL Stadium Capacity, on four occasions:
Record US Open Cup Attendance: 33,250 (15 August 2017 vs NY Red Bulls, semi-finals)
Record Leagues Cup Attendance: 24,860 (31 July 2024 vs C.F. Monterrey, league phase)
Record CONCACAF Champions Cup Attendance: 21,280 (26 February 2025 vs F.C. Motagua, round of 16)
Overall Attendance Record: 35,061 (16 July 2016 vs Crystal Palace, friendly)
Record Crowd Played in Front of: 70,382 (10 March 2019 at Atlanta United, MLS regular season)
Record USL Regular Season Win: 5–1 at Atlanta United 2, 22 August 2018
Record MLS Regular Season Win: 6–0 vs San Jose Earthquakes, 10 September 2022
Record MLS Playoff Win: 3–0 vs NY Red Bulls, 29 October 2023
Record US Open Cup Win: 4–1 (AET) vs Detroit City FC, 16 May2018
Record Leagues Cup Win: 4–2 vs NYCFC, 5 August 2024 Source: [4]
Record CONCACAF Champions Cup Win: 4–0 vs Cavalier FC, 28 February 2024
Record USL Regular Season Loss: 0–5 at Louisville City, 12 August 2017
Record USL Playoff Loss: 0–3 at Tampa Bay Rowdies, 21 October 2017
Record MLS Regular Season Loss: 1–7 at Minnesota United, 29 June 2019
Record MLS Playoff Loss: 0–4 on two occasions:
Record US Open Cup Loss: 1–5 at New England Revolution, 11 May 2022 Source: [4]
Record Leagues Cup Loss: 2–4 vs Philadelphia Union, 13 August 2024
Record CONCACAF Champions Cup Loss: 1–3 at Tigres UANL, 11 Mar 2025
First Match: 2–2 vs Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (IMG Suncoast Pro Classic), 21 February 2016
First USL Match: 0–1 at Charleston Battery, 26 March 2016
First USL Goal: Andrew Wiedeman (1–0, 25'), 3 April 2016 at Bethlehem Steel F.C.
First USL Win: 2–1 at Bethlehem Steel F.C., 3 April 2016
First USL Playoff Match: 1–2 vs Charleston Battery, 2 Oct 2016
First USL Playoff Goal: Eric Stevenson (1–0, 19') 2 Oct 2016
First MLS Match: 1–4 at Seattle Sounders, 2 March 2019
First MLS Goal: Leonardo Bertone (1–0, 13'), 2 Mar 2019 at Seattle Sounders
First MLS Win: 3–0 vs Portland Timbers, 17 March 2019
First MLS Cup Playoff Match: 2–1 at NY Red Bulls, 15 Oct 2022
First MLS Cup Playoff Goal: Luciano Acosta (1–1, 74'), 15 Oct 2022
First MLS Cup Playoff Win: 2–1 at NY Red Bulls, 15 Oct 2022
First US Open Cup Match: 2–1 vs Indy Eleven NPSL, 18 May 2016
First US Open Cup Goal: Omar Cummings (1–0, 36' (p)), 18 May 2016 vs Indy Eleven NPSL
First US Open Cup Win: 2–1 vs Indy Eleven NPSL, 18 May 2016
First Leagues Cup Match [d] : 3–3 (4–2 p) vs Sporting Kansas City, 23 July 2023
First Leagues Cup Goal [e] : John Pulskamp (1–2, [o.g]) vs Sporting Kansas City
First Leagues Cup Win [f] : 3–1 vs C.D. Guadalajara, 28 July 2023 (match postponed, completed 29 July 2023)
First CONCACAF Champions Cup Match: 2–0 at Cavalier FC, 22 February 2024 Source: [4]
First CONCACAF Champions Cup Goal: Sérgio Santos (1–0, 45+5') 22 February 2024
First CONCACAF Champions Cup Win: 2–0 at Cavalier FC, 22 February 2024 Source: [4]
| International competitions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Leagues Cup | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 |
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | |
| | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
All results (home and away) list FC Cincinnati's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Leagues Cup | Showcase [g] | | 3–1 | ||
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Group stage | | 3–3 (4–2 p) | ||
| | 3–1 | |||||
| Round of 32 | | 1–1 (4–5 p) | ||||
| 2024 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| Round of 16 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Leagues Cup | Group stage | | 1–0 | |||
| | 4–2 | |||||
| Round of 32 | | 1–1 (6–5 p) | ||||
| Round of 16 | | 2–4 | ||||
| 2025 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round one | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| Round of 16 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | ||
| Leagues Cup | League phase | | 3–2 | |||
| | 2–2 (4–5 p) | |||||
| | 1–2 | |||||
The following players have been in the USL All-League First Team while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have been in the USL All-League Second Team while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have received the Landon Donovan MVP Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have been in the MLS Best XI while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have received the MLS Defender of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following coaches have received the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following coaches have received the MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award while coaching for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have received the MLS Save of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have received the MLS Goal of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have been selected as Captain for the MLS All-Star Game while playing for FC Cincinnati:
The following players have been selected for the MLS All-Star Game while playing for FC Cincinnati:
| Player | Season(s) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|
| | 2019 | Portland Timbers |
| | 2019 | C.S. Herediano |
| | 2020–2022 | KAA Gent |
| | 2020–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| | 2021–2024 | Atlas FC |
| | 2021–2023 | São Paulo FC |
| | 2022–2024 | Göztepe S.K. |
| | 2023–2024 | Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) |
| | 2024 | Como 1907 |
| | 2025 | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. |
| | 2025 | Portland Timbers |
| | 2026 | Atlanta United |
| Rank | Player | Fee | Previous Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 16.2m | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. |
| 2 | | 13m | São Paulo FC |
| 3 | | 12m | Portland Timbers |
| 4 | | 7m | Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) |
| 5 | | 4.2m | FC Nordsjælland |
| Rank | Player | Fee | New Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10m | Udinese Calcio |
| 2 | | 7.5m | C.F. Monterrey |
| 3 | | 5m | FC Dallas |
| 4 | | 950k | New York Red Bulls |
| 5 | | 800k | Colorado Rapids |
Bolded players are currently on the FC Cincinnati roster.