2024 FC Cincinnati season explained

Club:FC Cincinnati
Season:2024
Manager:Pat Noonan
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Chris Albright
Chrtitle:General manager
Stadium:TQL Stadium
League:MLS
League Result:Conference

3rd
Overall: 5th

Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Round one
Cup2:Leagues Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:CONCACAF Champions Cup
Cup3 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:Acosta (10)
Season Topscorer:Acosta (11)
Highest Attendance:League/All: 25,513
(3 times)
Lowest Attendance:League: 24,282
All: 15,307
Average Attendance:25,103
Largest Win:CIN 6–1 MIA (7/06)
Largest Loss:CIN 0-2 NSH (5/29)
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Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 FC Cincinnati season was 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. The club entered 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 were played at TQL Stadium. 2024 was the third season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

Club

Roster

[2]

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club
1 8 August 1990 Atlanta United FC
18 14 September 2000 Indiana Hoosiers
36 19 January 1996 Tampa Bay Rowdies
2 18 July 1994 Philadelphia Union
4 14 September 1992 Toronto FC
6 1 January 1997 Boavista F.C.
12 14 March 1997 Atlanta United
14 14 July 2000 Austin FC
15 1 June 2000 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
16 17 September 1995 Konyaspor
21 19 July 1995 Chelsea F.C.
32 16 January 2000 Duke Blue Devils
33 12 August 2003 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34 31 May 2000 Air Force Falcons
91 9 July 1993 Inter Miami CF
5 29 November 1996 Göztepe S.K.
10 31 May 1994 Atlas
20 11 March 1998 FC Viktoria Plzeň
22 28 September 2004 FC Cincinnati Academy
23 22 March 2000 CR Vasco da Gama
26 Malik Pinto9 August 2002 FC Cincinnati Academy
27 27 July 1994 D.C. United
37 24 June 2007 FC Cincinnati Academy
7 23 December 1993 K.A.A. Gent
9 25 July 2000 Como 1907
11 30 January 1996 Houston Dynamo
17 4 September 1994 Philadelphia Union
19 27 July 2004 FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Player movement

In

DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notes
December 13, 202314DF Kipp Keller Austin FCTrade for third round SuperDraft selection[3] [4]
January 3, 202312DF Miles Robinson Atlanta UnitedFree agent[5]
January 11, 202311FW Corey Baird Houston DynamoFree agent[6]
February 7, 202320MF Pavel Bucha FC Viktoria PlzeňAcquisition via transfer[7]
March 4, 202491DF DeAndre Yedlin Inter Miami CF$172,799 in GAM[8]
March 28, 202427MF Yamil Asad D.C. UnitedFree agent[9]
July 25, 20246DF Chidozie Awaziem Boavista F.C.Acquisition via transfer[10]
August 27, 202416DF Teenage Hadebe KonyasporAcquisition via transfer[11]

Out

DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notes
December 6, 202313DF Santiago Arias BahiaOption declined[12]
14FW Dominique Badji Bandırmaspor
28DF Ray GaddisRetired
35MF Harrison Robledo
93MF Júnior Moreno Al-Hazem
January 10, 202419FW Brandon Vazquez MonterreyTransfer, up to $8.5M[13]
August 8, 20249FW Aaron BoupendzaContract terminated[14]

Loans in

PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end date
23MF Luca Orellano CR Vasco da GamaFebruary 23, 2024End of 2024 season, with option to buy[15]
19FW Kevin Kelsy FC Shakhtar DonetskApril 30, 2024End of 2024 season, with option to buy[16]
9FW Nicholas Gioacchini Como 1907August 15, 2024End of 2024 season[17]

Loans out

PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end date
3DF Joey Akpunonu Hartford AthleticFebruary 6, 2024August 10, 2024[18] [19]
31MF Álvaro Barreal Cruzeiro Esporte ClubeMarch 1, 2024Through December 2024[20]
25GK Paul Walters Hartford AthleticMarch 8, 2024End of season[21]
8MF Marco Angulo L.D.U. QuitoMarch 21, 2024End of season[22]
29FW Arquimides Ordóñez Östersunds FKApril 4, 2024December 31, 2024[23]
3DF Joey Akpunonu Huntsville City FCAugust 10, 2024End of season

2024 MLS SuperDraft picks

See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft.

RoundPick #PlayerCollegeNotes
127Brian SchaeferDFSouth Florida[24]
256Kenji Mboma DemFWDayton

Competitions

Preseason

On January 9, FC Cincinnati announced a slate of four preseason games to be played during their preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida.[25]

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season.

League tables

Overall

Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Round One

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup. As the defending Supporters Shield winners, FC Cincinnati were set to enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. However, due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, neither the first team nor the MLS Next Pro team will compete in the tournament following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 between MLS and US Soccer.[26]

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup.

FC Cincinnati drew New York City FC and Club Querétaro as opponents in Group East 1 for the 2024 Leagues Cup group stage.[27]

Group stage: East 1

See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage.

Knockout stage

See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

See main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

As 2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners, FC Cincinnati made their debut in the tournament, entering 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.

Each round until the championship round is a two-legged, home-and-away series.[28]

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

RankPositionNo.NameTotal
1 10 14 0 0 1 15
2 23 10 1 1 0 12
3 7 10 0 1 0 11
4 19 6 0 0 0 6
20 4 0 2 0 6
27 3 1 2 0 6
7 17 3 0 1 1 5
8 9 2 0 0 1 3
11 3 0 0 0 3
10 22 1 0 0 1 2
11 2 0 0 0 1 1
12 1 0 0 0 1
26 0 0 0 1 1
33 0 0 0 1 1
91 0 0 1 0 1
Total5728774

Top assists

RankPositionNo.NameTotal
1 10 18 2 1 1 22
2 23 7 0 0 0 7
3 17 4 1 1 0 6
20 5 0 1 0 6
22 3 0 2 1 6
6 27 5 0 0 0 5
7 91 3 0 0 1 4
8 5 2 0 1 0 3
6 2 0 1 0 3
7 3 0 0 0 3
42 0 0 0 3 3
12 9 2 0 0 0 2
11 2 0 0 0 2
14 16 1 0 0 0 1
29 0 0 0 1 1
32 1 0 0 0 1
Total5837776

Disciplinary record

PlayerMLSMLS CupLeagues CupChampions CupTotal
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32 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
5 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0
91 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
20 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
23 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
7 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
12 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
19 FW6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total 76408004005009340

Clean sheets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sigal . Jonathan . FC Cincinnati win 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield . MLSSoccer.com . Major League Soccer . en . Sep 30, 2023.
  2. Web site: Roster . mlssoccer.com . February 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: FC Cincinnati sign defender Kipp Keller. FCCincinnati.com. December 14, 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Cincy acquires Keller from Austin. The Athletic . December 13, 2023 . en . Tom . Bogert.
  5. Web site: FC Cincinnati strengthen back line with signing of Atlanta United FC and USMNT star Miles Robinson. FCCincinnati.com . January 3, 2023 . en . Carter . Chapley.
  6. Web site: FC Cincinnati sign forward Corey Baird. FCCincinnati.com . January 11, 2023 . en.
  7. Web site: FC Cincinnati acquire midfielder Pavel Bucha from Czech club FC Viktoria Plzeň . FCCincinnati.com . February 7, 2023 . en.
  8. Web site: Sigal . Jonathan . FC Cincinnati acquire USMNT defender DeAndre Yedlin from Inter Miami . Major League Soccer . 4 March 2024.
  9. Web site: FC Cincinnati sign midfielder Yamil Asad . FCCincinnati.com . 29 March 2024.
  10. Web site: FC Cincinnati acquire Nigerian defender Chidozie Awaziem from Boavista FC . FCCincinnati.com . 26 July 2024.
  11. Web site: FC Cincinnati sign defender Teenage Hadebe . FCCincinnati.com . 29 August 2024.
  12. Web site: FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of the 2024 season . FC Cincinnati . December 6, 2023 . en . December 6, 2022.
  13. Web site: FC Cincinnati transfer forward Brandon Vazquez to CF Monterrey . FC Cincinnati . December 6, 2023 . en . January 10, 2022.
  14. Web site: Major League Soccer terminates Aaron Boupendza’s contract . FCCincinnati.com . 12 August 2024.
  15. Web site: FC Cincinnati acquire Luca Orellano on loan from Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama . FC Cincinnati . February 23, 2024 . February 23, 2024.
  16. Web site: FC Cincinnati acquire Kevin Kelsy on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk . FCCincinnati.com . 3 May 2024.
  17. Web site: FC Cincinnati acquire American forward Nicholas ‘Niko’ Gioacchini on loan from Serie A club Como 1907 . FCCincinnati.com . 17 August 2024.
  18. Web site: Joey Akpunonu joins Hartford Athletic on loan . FC Cincinnati . February 6, 2024.
  19. Web site: FC Cincinnati loan Joey Akpunonu to Huntsville City FC . FCCincinnati.com . 12 August 2024.
  20. Web site: FC Cincinnati loan Álvaro Barreal to Cruzeiro . FC Cincinnati . March 1, 2024.
  21. Web site: FC Cincinnati loan goalkeeper Paul Walters to Hartford Athletic . FC Cincinnati . March 10, 2024.
  22. Web site: FC Cincinnati loan midfielder Marco Angulo to LDU Quito . FC Cincinnati . March 21, 2024.
  23. Web site: FC Cincinnati loan Arquimides ‘Quimi’ Ordoñez to Östersunds FK . FC Cincinnati . 5 April 2024.
  24. Web site: FC Cincinnati select two players in MLS SuperDraft 2024 . FC Cincinnati . December 20, 2023 . en . December 19, 2022.
  25. Web site: FFC Cincinnati announce 2024 preseason schedule . FC Cincinnati . January 18, 2023 . en . January 9, 2024.
  26. News: Carisle . Jeff . U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams . March 1, 2024 . . March 1, 2024 . en.
  27. News: January 31, 2024 . FC Cincinnati draw New York City FC, Club Querétaro in Leagues Cup 2024 Group Stage . MLSsoccer.com . January 31, 2024.
  28. Web site: FC Cincinnati to take on Cavalier F.C. of Jamaica in Round One of Concacaf Champions Cup . Carter . Chapley . FC Cincinnati . December 14, 2023 . en . December 13, 2023.

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