FC Cincinnati
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FC Cincinnati in brief
FC Cincinnati were founded in 2015 as a United Soccer League team, owned by a group led by Carl Lindner III. At the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium the club set USL attendance records, reached the 2017 U.S. Open Cup semifinals after beating MLS sides Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire, and won the 2018 USL regular-season title. It joined MLS in 2019 and moved to TQL Stadium in the West End in 2021. The colours are orange and blue, and the crest shows a winged lion.
The first MLS seasons were hard: Cincinnati finished bottom of the overall table in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The turnaround came under Pat Noonan, appointed head coach in December 2021. After a first playoff appearance in 2022, the 2023 team won the Supporters' Shield with 69 points, Luciano Acosta was named league MVP, and the club reached the Eastern Conference final, losing 3-2 after extra time to Columbus Crew.
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John Harkes, a former U.S. international, was the first head coach, and Fanendo Adi was the first Designated Player, signed in 2018. The mascot, Gary the Knifey Lion, got its name when fans noticed that the lion on the crest seems to spell "Gary", and the team is also called the Garys. The main rivalry is the Hell Is Real derby with Columbus Crew, named after a billboard on Interstate 71 between the cities; in the USL years the chief rival was Louisville City, opponents in the River Cities Cup.
On this page you can follow FC Cincinnati's fixtures, results, squad, team and player stats, match analysis and video highlights.
FC Cincinnati are 13th in Major League Soccer in 2026 with 46 points from 33 games (12W 10D 11L). They have won 3 of their last 5.
Kévin Denkey is FC Cincinnati's top scorer this season with 17 goals.
Recent results
- FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer
- Inter Miami 2–2 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- DC United 0–2 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 2–1 DC United — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 0–2 Columbus Crew — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 2–3 New England Revolution — Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- CF Montreal 3–1 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte — Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC — Major League Soccer
- Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
Next fixture
FC Cincinnati vs Nashville SC — Major League Soccer, 7 Nov 2026