2020 FC Cincinnati season explained

Club:	FC Cincinnati
Season:	2020
Manager:	Jaap Stam
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Gerard Nijkamp
Chrtitle:	General manager
Stadium:	Nippert Stadium
League:	MLS
League Result:	Conference 12th Overall: 26th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Cancelled
Cup3:	MLS is Back Tournament
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
Largest Win:	2–0
Largest Loss:	0–4
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Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

The 2020 FC Cincinnati season was the club's second season in MLS, and the fifth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club finished with a league worst 6–22–6 record in their inaugural MLS season in 2019, setting a league record for the most goals given up with 75.^[1] The 2020 season was the final year that FC Cincinnati played home matches at Nippert Stadium, as their new West End Stadium is scheduled to open in March 2021.^[2]

FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers and preseason training were executed under head coach Ron Jans. However, Jans resigned on February 17, amidst an investigation into his alleged use of a racial slur. Assistant coach Yoann Damet took over as interim head coach two weeks before FC Cincinnati's first regular season match.^[3] On May 21, 2020, Jaap Stam was named head coach.^[4] Stam becomes the fourth head coach in club's MLS history. Said Bakkati, who had worked on Stam's staff in the past, was also named new assistant coach.

Club

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
1				11 August 1995	Portadown FC
18				30 May 1992
22				4 January 1987
30	Beckham Sunderland			30 June 2003	FC Cincinnati Academy
2				1 January 1988	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3				25 March 1990
4				16 August 1991
12				8 September 1991	Seattle Sounders FC
14				14 September 1992
16				27 August 2000
17				1 October 1991	Troyes AC
23				22 April 1989
47				29 October 1998	Miami FC
96				2 October 1996	Celtic FC
6				8 March 1985
8				24 February 1996	C.S. Herediano
11				28 January 1989
15				11 March 1991	Brentford F.C.
24				26 September 2000
26				4 April 1998
33				26 July 1993	SC Freiburg
7				23 December 1993	K.A.A. Gent
20				30 April 1993
31				17 August 2000
36				16 September 1992	MSV Duisburg
10				7 November 1993	Brighton & Hove Albion
19				14 October 1998
21				8 August 1999
81				14 January 1997	Las Vegas Lights FC

2020 MLS SuperDraft picks

See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

Round	Pick #	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	29	Rey Ortiz	Forward
3	53	Joris Ahlinvi	Midfielder	Indiana	From Inter Miami FC, did not sign

Player movement

In

Number	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref
19	FW			$150K in TAM	November 20, 2019	^[5]
6	MF			Selected #1 in 2019 MLS Waiver Draft	November 25, 2019	^[6] ^[7]
12	DF				December 3, 2019	^[8]
16	DF			Fourth-round 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick	December 12, 2019	^[9]
3	DF			Free transfer	December 17, 2019	^[10]
7	FW			Transfer	January 9, 2020	^[11]
1	GK	Bobby Edwards		Free transfer	January 20, 2020	^[12]
9	MF			Free transfer	February 5, 2020	^[13]
11	MF			Free transfer	February 20, 2020	^[14]
15	MF			Free transfer	August 20, 2020	^[15]
31	MF/FW			Transfer	September 2, 2020	^[16]

Out

Date	Number	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Ref
October 9, 2019	7	MF			Option declined	^[17]
October 9, 2019	19	MF			Option declined	^[18]
October 9, 2019	32	DF			Option declined
October 9, 2019	5	MF			Option declined	^[19]
November 11, 2019	8	MF			$50K in GAM, a 2020 SuperDraft third-round selection, 26th pick of the 2019 Re-Entry Draft (Stage 1)	^[20]
November 14, 2019	3	DF			Option declined	^[21] ^[22]
November 14, 2019	16	MF			Option declined
November 19, 2019	92	DF			Selected #3 in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft, $50K in GAM	^[23]
January 13, 2020	6	MF			Undisclosed	^[24]
January 18, 2020	9	FW			Waived	^[25]
January 18, 2020	13	GK			Waived
January 18, 2020	45	MF		SJK	Waived	^[26]
January 29, 2020	21	DF			Waived	^[27]
August 17, 2020	31	FW			Trade; received international roster slot	^[28]
August 17, 2020	27	MF			Trade; acquired 2021 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection	^[29]
September 11, 2020	9	FW			Mutually agreed to part ways	^[30] ^[31]

Loans in

Number	Position	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
10	FW			February 3, 2020	July 30, 2021	^[32] ^[33]
21	FW			October 12, 2020	June 30, 2021	^[34]

Loans out

Number	Position	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
39	GK			January 21, 2020	November 30, 2020	^[35]
47	DF			February 1, 2020	End of season	^[36]
25	MF			February 28, 2020	November 30, 2020	^[37]
81	FW			July 2, 2020	End of season	^[38]
16	MF			August 28, 2020	End of season	^[39]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season.

League tables

Overall

Results

MLS is Back Tournament

See main article: 2020 MLS is Back Tournament.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup.

Due to their final position in the 2019 MLS standings, FC Cincinnati would enter the competition in the Third Round, which was scheduled for April 19–21. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled on August 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[40]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name			Total
1	FW	7	Yuya Kubo	3	0	3
2	FW	10	Jürgen Locadia	2	0	2
	FW	19	Brandon Vazquez	2	0	2
3	MF	6	Haris Medunjanin	1	0	1
	MF	15	Allan Cruz	1	0	1
	DF	14	Nick Hagglund	1	0	1
	MF	24	Frankie Amaya	1	0	1
	MF	36	Joe Gyau	1	0	1
Total				12	0	12 Top assists Rank Position No. Name Total 1 FW 9 Adrien Regattin 2 0 2 FW 19 Brandon Vazquez 2 0 2 2 DF 4 Greg Garza 1 0 1 MF 6 Haris Medunjanin 1 0 1 Total 6 0 6 Disciplinary record Player MLS Playoffs Total width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#ff8888; width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#ff8888; width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#fe9; width=34; background:#ff8888; 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 36 Joe Gyau 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 43 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 Clean sheets No. Name Total Games 22 Przemysław Tytoń 5 0 5 13 18 Spencer Richey 2 0 2 10 1 Bobby Edwards 0 0 0 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brennan . Pat . FC Cincinnati breaks MLS record for goals allowed in a single season . . 7 October 2019.
2. News: FC Cincinnati stadium will break ground Dec. 19, open March 2021 . Knight . Cameron . October 19, 2018 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 25, 2018.
3. Web site: Brennan . Pat . FC Cincinnati: Ron Jans resigns as head coach . Cincinnati Enquirer . Gannett Company . 18 February 2020 . en . 18 February 2020.
4. Web site: Jaap Stam named head coach . FCCincinnati.com . 26 May 2020.
5. Web site: Forward Brandon Vazquez acquired in trade with Nashville SC . FCCincinnati.com . 20 November 2019.
6. Web site: Midfielder Haris Medunjanin selected in 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waivers . FCCincinnati.com . 26 November 2019.
7. Web site: FCC sign midfielder Haris Medunjanin . FCCincinnati.com . 6 December 2019.
8. Web site: Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam selected in MLS Re-Entry Process . FCCincinnati.com . 18 December 2019.
9. Web site: Defensive depth bolstered by Bailey acquisition . FCCincinnati.com . 16 December 2019.
10. Web site: Boehm . Charles . FC Cincinnati sign veteran Swedish center back Tom Pettersson on free transfer. MLSSoccer.com . 18 December 2019.
11. Web site: Japan International Forward Yuya Kubo acquired as DP . FCCincinnati.com . 9 January 2020.
12. Web site: FC Cincy acquire goalkeeper Bobby Edwards . FCCincinnati.com . 21 January 2020.
13. Web site: FC Cincy sign Adrien Regattin . FCCincinnati.com . 7 February 2020.
14. Web site: FC Cincy acquire midfielder Siem de Jong . FCCincinnati.com . 20 February 2020.
15. Web site: FCC sign midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo . FCCincinnati.com . 20 August 2020.
16. Web site: FC Cincy acquire winger Álvaro Barreal . FCCincinnati.com . 20 September 2020.
17. Web site: Bogert . Tom . FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions: Ulloa and Lamah out, Hagglund in . MLSSoccer.com . 9 October 2019.
18. Web site: LouCity Signs Corben Bone for 2020 Season . Louisville City FC . 26 November 2019.
19. Web site: Club Great Nazmi Albadawi Signs Contract with North Carolina FC to Return for 2020 Season . North Carolina FC . November 21, 2019 . 16 December 2019.
20. Web site: Inter Miami add Victor Ulloa to growing roster from FC Cincinnati . MLSSoccer.com . 12 November 2019.
21. Web site: Bogert . Tom . FC Cincinnati announce remaining roster decisions on Etienne, Lasso and more . MLSSoccer.com . 17 December 2019.
22. Web site: Northam . Mitchell . USL notes: Rowdies boost backline with Aaron Guillen, Forrest Lasso . ProSoccerUSA.com . 2 January 2020 . January 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102162714/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/usl/usl-notes-rowdies-aaron-guillen-forrest-lasso-2019-defense/ . dead .
23. Web site: Powell selected by Inter Miami CF in Expansion Draft . FCCincinnati.com . 20 November 2019.
24. Web site: Bertone Transferred to FC Thun of the Swiss Super League. FCCincinnati.com. 14 January 2020.
25. Web site: FC Cincinnati: Three players will not be returning for 2020 MLS season. MLSsoccer.com. 18 January 2020.
26. Web site: SJK's attack is strengthened by two players . sjk.fi . August 19, 2020 . 18 January 2021.
27. Web site: FC Cincinnati place defender Logan Gdula on waivers. MLSsoccer.com. 29 January 2020.
28. Web site: FCC trade Manneh to Revolution for int'l spot . FCCincinnati.com . 17 August 2020.
29. Web site: Orange and Blue trade Alashe to Columbus . FCCincinnati.com . 17 August 2020.
30. Web site: FC Cincinnati mutually part ways with Adrien Regattin . FCCincinnati.com . 20 September 2020.
31. Altay Spor Kulübü . AltaySporKulubu . 1309487861058727939 . September 25, 2020 . Yeni transferimiz Adrien Regattin, başkanımız Sn. Özgür Ekmekçioğlu ile bir araya gelerek kendisini Siyah Beyazlı renklere bağlayan 1 yıllık sözleşmeye imza attı. https://t.co/b4zNeO8S5d . Our new transfer Adrien Regattin, our president Mr. He got together with Özgür Ekmekçioğlu and signed a 1-year contract binding him to Black and White colors. . tr . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925165148/https://twitter.com/AltaySporKulubu/status/1309487861058727939 . September 25, 2020 . live.
32. Web site: Jurgen Locadia acquired on loan as Designated Player . FCCincinnati.com . 5 February 2020.
33. Web site: Locadia's loan extends to June 2021 . FCCincinnati.com . 23 June 2020.
34. Web site: FC Cincy acquire forward Franko Kovacevic on loan . FCCincinnati.com . 13 October 2020.
35. Web site: FC Cincy loan Lundt to Louisville City FC . FC Cincinnati . 22 January 2020 . 21 January 2020.
36. Web site: Ndam loaned to The Miami FC for 2020 season . FC Cincinnati . 1 February 2020 . 1 February 2020.
37. Web site: Ortiz loaned to Charlotte Independence . FCCincinnati.com . 29 February 2020.
38. Web site: Rashawn Dally loaned to Las Vegas Lights FC . FCCincinnati.com . 9 July 2020.
39. Web site: Memphis Adds McCabe on Loan from FC Cincinnati . uslchampionship.com . August 28, 2020 . 9 November 2020.
40. August 17, 2020 . 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19 . . August 17, 2020.