FC Cincinnati
2024 season
General managerChris Albright
Head coachPat Noonan
StadiumTQL Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
CONCACAF CupRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: TBD
Lowest home attendanceLeague: TBD
Average home league attendanceTBD
Biggest winTBD
Biggest defeatTBD

The 2024 FC Cincinnati season will be the club's sixth season in MLS, and the ninth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club will enter 2024 as the defending Supporters' Shield winners, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.[1]

FC Cincinnati home matches will be played at TQL Stadium. 2024 will be the third season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

Summary

Club

Roster

As of January 11, 2024[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
1Alec Kann United StatesGKAugust 8, 1990United States Atlanta United FC
18Roman Celentano (GA) United StatesGKSeptember 14, 2000United States Indiana Hoosiers
25Paul Walters (HG) United StatesGKApril 11, 2004United States FC Cincinnati Academy
36Evan Louro United StatesGKJanuary 19, 1996United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
2Alvas Powell JamaicaDFJuly 18, 1994United States Philadelphia Union
3Joey Akpunonu (GA) United StatesDFDecember 21, 2001United States Bowling Green Falcons
4Nick Hagglund United StatesDFSeptember 14, 1992Canada Toronto FC
21Matt Miazga United StatesDFJuly 19, 1995England Chelsea F.C.
32Ian Murphy United StatesDFJanuary 16, 2000United States Duke Blue Devils
33Isaiah Foster United StatesDFAugust 12, 2003United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
--Kipp Keller United StatesDFJuly 14, 2000United States Austin FC
--Miles Robinson United StatesDFMarch 14, 1997United States Atlanta United
37Stiven Jimenez (HG) United StatesDFJune 24, 2007United States FC Cincinnati Academy
42Bret Halsey United StatesDFJune 1, 2000United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34London Aghedo United StatesDFMay 31, 2000United States Air Force Falcons
5Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) NigeriaMFNovember 29, 1996Turkey Göztepe S.K.
8Marco Angulo (INTL) EcuadorMFMay 8, 2002Ecuador Independiente del Valle
10Luciano Acosta (DP) ArgentinaMFMay 31, 1994Mexico Atlas
26Malik Pinto United StatesMFAugust 9, 2002United States FC Cincinnati Academy
31Álvaro Barreal ArgentinaMFAugust 17, 2000Argentina Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
44Ben Stitz United StatesMFMay 12, 2000United States FC Cincinnati Academy
58Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) United StatesMFSeptember 28, 2004United States FC Cincinnati Academy
--Corey Baird United StatesFWJanuary 30, 1996United States Houston Dynamo
7Yuya Kubo JapanFWDecember 23, 1993Belgium K.A.A. Gent
9Aaron Boupendza (INTL, DP) GabonFWAugust 7, 1996Saudi Arabia Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)
17Sérgio Santos BrazilFWSeptember 4, 1994United States Philadelphia Union
29Arquimides Ordóñez (HG) United StatesFWAugust 5, 2003United States FC Cincinnati Academy

Player movement

In

Date No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee/notes Ref
December 13, 2023 -- DF United States Kipp Keller Austin FC Trade for third round SuperDraft selection [3][4]
January 3, 2023 -- DF United States Miles Robinson Atlanta United Free Agent [5]
January 11, 2023 -- FW United States Corey Baird Houston Dynamo Free Agent [6]

Out

Date No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee/notes Ref
December 6, 2023 13 DF Colombia Santiago Arias Option declined [7]
14 FW Senegal Dominique Badji
28 DF United States Ray Gaddis
35 MF United States Harrison Robledo
93 MF Venezuela Júnior Moreno
January 10, 2024 19 FW United States Brandon Vazquez Mexico Monterrey Transfer, up to $8.5M [8]

Loans in

TBD

Loans out

TBD

2024 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round Pick # Player Pos College Notes
1 27 Brian Schaefer DF South Florida [9]
2 56 Kenji Mboma Dem FW Dayton

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

January 26 Preseason FC Cincinnati v Austin FC St. Petersburg, Florida
TBD EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 1 Preseason FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
TBD EDT Stadium: IMG Academy
February 9 Preseason FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
TBD EDT Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 15 Preseason FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Clearwater, Florida
TBD EDT Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Complex

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference
MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Round One
3 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: in 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: in 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results

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Conf. pos.
Source: [10]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
February 25 1 FC Cincinnati v Toronto FC Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
March 2 2 Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
March 10 3 FC Cincinnati v DC United Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
March 17 4 New England Revolution v FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
March 23 5 FC Cincinnati v New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
March 30 6 Charlotte FC v FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 6 7 FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
April 13 8 CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
April 20 9 Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 27 10 FC Cincinnati v Colorado Rapids Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 4 11 Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
May 11 12 – Hell Is Real Derby Columbus Crew SC v FC Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
May 15 13 FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 18 14 FC Cincinnati v Saint Louis City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 25 15 Toronto FC v FC Cincinnati Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: BMO Field
May 29 16 FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 15 17 San Jose Earthquakes v FC Cincinnati San Jose, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: PayPal Park
June 19 18 FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 22 19 FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 29 20 FC Dallas v FC Cincinnati Frisco, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
July 3 21 DC United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 6 22 FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 13 23 FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 17 24 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 20 25 New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
August 24 26 Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
August 31 27 FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 14 28 – Hell Is Real Derby FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 18 29 Minnesota United v FC Cincinnati Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
September 21 30 Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: GEODIS Park
September 28 31 FC Cincinnati v Los Angeles FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 2 32 New York City FC v FC Cincinnati New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TBD
October 5 33 FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 19 34 Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Subaru Park

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

As the defending Supporters Shield winners, FC Cincinnati enters the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. The round pairings will be announced at a later date, with the Match day scheduled for May 7–8, 2024.

Leagues Cup

CONCACAF Champions Cup

As 2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners, FC Cincinnati will make their debut in the tournament and enter the competition in Round One. They were placed into Pot 1 as the 14th ranked team in the region for the initial draw, which was held on December 13, 2023.

Round One is a two leg tie with each team hosting one game against Jamaican club Cavalier.[11]

February 22, 2024 Round One Cavalier F.C. Jamaica v United States FC Cincinnati Kingston
9pm EST Stadium: Independence Park
February 28, 2024 Round One FC Cincinnati United States v Jamaica Cavalier F.C. Cincinnati
7pm EST Stadium: TQL Stadium

References

  1. Sigal, Jonathan (September 30, 2023). "FC Cincinnati win 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
  2. "Roster". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. "FC Cincinnati sign defender Kipp Keller". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. Bogert, Tom. "Cincy acquires Keller from Austin". The Athletic. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. Chapley, Carter. "FC Cincinnati strengthen back line with signing of Atlanta United FC and USMNT star Miles Robinson". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. "FC Cincinnati sign forward Corey Baird". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of the 2024 season". FC Cincinnati. December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. "FC Cincinnati transfer forward Brandon Vazquez to CF Monterrey". FC Cincinnati. January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  9. "FC Cincinnati select two players in MLS SuperDraft 2024". FC Cincinnati. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  10. "Schedule". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  11. Chapley, Carter (December 13, 2023). "FC Cincinnati to take on Cavalier F.C. of Jamaica in Round One of Concacaf Champions Cup". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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