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FC Cincinnati
2023 season
General managerChris Albright
Head coachPat Noonan
StadiumTQL Stadium
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Luciano Acosta (17)
All: Acosta (21)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 25,513
(17 times)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 23,461
(5/17 v. CFM)
All: 10,062
(4/26 v. LOU, USOC)
Average home league attendance25,367[1]
Biggest winCIN 3–0 (5 times)
Biggest defeatSTL 5–1 CIN (4/15)
← 2022
2024 →
Players and staff celebrate after clinching the Supporters' Shield.

The 2023 FC Cincinnati season was the club's fifth season in MLS, and the eighth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club entered 2023 on a high note, having notched their first playoff appearance and first playoff win in 2022 after languishing at the bottom of the standings for their first three seasons in MLS. On September 30, FC Cincinnati clinched the Supporters' Shield, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.[2]

FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium. 2023 was the second season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

Summary[edit]

The Orange and Blue started the regular season with 5 wins, 2 draws, and no losses. They reached 1st place on the Supporters' Shield standings on Matchday 7, and were the last remaining undefeated team in the Eastern Conference until their loss at St. Louis City SC on Matchday 8.[3] After a 3–0 victory on Matchday 12 at TQL Stadium against CF Montreal, the club became only the 4th team since 2000 to start the MLS season with seven straight wins (7–0–0) at home.[4]

FC Cincinnati won the first Hell is Real match of 2023 on May 20, with a scoreline of 3–2; it was the first win against rival Columbus Crew since October 2020. The result also extended the club's home winning streak to eight matches in league play and ten overall.[5] By the end of the month, FC Cincinnati had set the record for most points (36) through the first 15 games of a season in MLS history, excluding the shootout era.[6] The home winning streak was extended to ten MLS matches in June, tying a record set in 2002 by the San Jose Earthquakes.[7]

With a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC, FC Cincinnati made history and became the first club to reach 39 points in their first 16 matches of a season (excluding shootout era).[8] After a 3–0 victory over Toronto FC, FC Cincinnati became the fourth team in MLS history to win 10 consecutive home matches, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for longest single-season home winning streak.[9] After a 2–1 win on the road at New York Red Bulls, the club became just the third team in MLS history to win 11 of their first 22 matches by a one-goal margin – excluding the shootout era. With a 3–1 win at home against Nashville SC, the club tied Los Angeles FC (2019 and 2022) for the fastest team in MLS history to reach 50 points in a season, doing so in just 23 matches.[10] With a 3–0 win against New York City FC, the club reached 37 points in their first 13 regular season games at TQL Stadium, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for the best home start to a season in league history through the first 13 games.[11]

After a come from behind 2–1 victory at Atlanta United FC, FC Cincinnati became the first team to clinch a 2023 playoff berth. They also became the second fastest club in MLS history to secure their playoff position in only 26 matches.[12]

MLS All-Stars[edit]

Three players were named to the 2023 MLS All-Star roster, Luciano Acosta was selected for the 2nd time, and Álvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga both with their first selection. The game was played on July 19, 2023, against Arsenal FC of the English Premier League at Audi Field, home of D.C. United.[13] Acosta was also chosen by an online fan vote to serve as team captain for the MLS All-Stars[14] and was included as part of the All-Star Skills Challenge.[15] All 3 players played 45 minutes, with Acosta and Barreal (yellow card – 18') named to the starting lineup and subbing off at halftime. Miazga was inserted into the lineup at the start of the second half, playing the remainder of the match.[16]

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of July 13, 2023[17]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
1 Alec Kann  United States GK (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 33) United States Atlanta United FC
18 Roman Celentano (GA)  United States GK (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 23) United States Indiana Hoosiers
25 Paul Walters (HG)  United States GK (2004-04-11) April 11, 2004 (age 20) United States FC Cincinnati Academy
36 Evan Louro  United States GK (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28) United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
2 Alvas Powell  Jamaica DF (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 29) United States Philadelphia Union
3 Joey Akpunonu (GA)  United States DF (2001-12-21) December 21, 2001 (age 22) United States Bowling Green Falcons
4 Nick Hagglund  United States DF (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 31) Canada Toronto FC
13 Santiago Arias (INTL)  Colombia DF (1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 (age 32) Spain Granada CF
14 Yerson Mosquera (INTL)  Colombia DF (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 22) England Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
21 Matt Miazga  United States DF (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 28) England Chelsea F.C.
28 Ray Gaddis  United States DF (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34) United States Philadelphia Union
32 Ian Murphy  United States DF (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) United States Duke Blue Devils
33 Isaiah Foster  United States DF (2003-08-12) August 12, 2003 (age 20) United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
37 Stiven Jimenez (HG)  United States DF (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 16) United States FC Cincinnati Academy
42 Bret Halsey  United States DF (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 23) United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34 London Aghedo  United States DF (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 23) United States Air Force Falcons
5 Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP)  Nigeria MF (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 27) Turkey Göztepe S.K.
8 Marco Angulo (INTL)  Ecuador MF (2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 (age 21) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
10 Luciano Acosta (DP)  Argentina MF (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 29) Mexico Atlas
26 Malik Pinto  United States MF (2002-08-09) August 9, 2002 (age 21) United States FC Cincinnati Academy
31 Álvaro Barreal  Argentina MF (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 (age 23) Argentina Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
44 Ben Stitz  United States MF (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 23) United States FC Cincinnati Academy
58 Gerardo Valenzuela (HG)  United States MF (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 19) United States FC Cincinnati Academy
93 Júnior Moreno  Venezuela MF (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 30) United States D.C. United
7 Yuya Kubo  Japan FW (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30) Belgium K.A.A. Gent
9 Aaron Boupendza (INTL, DP)  Gabon FW (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27) Saudi Arabia Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)
14 Dominique Badji  Senegal FW (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 31) United States Colorado Rapids
17 Sérgio Santos  Brazil FW (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 29) United States Philadelphia Union
19 Brandon Vazquez  United States FW (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25) United States Atlanta United FC
29 Arquimides Ordóñez (HG)  United States FW (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 20) United States FC Cincinnati Academy

Player movement[edit]

In[edit]

Date No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee/notes Ref
November 7, 2022 37 MF United States Stiven Jimenez United States FC Cincinnati Academy Homegrown rights acquired from D.C. United[a] [18]
December 21, 2022 8 MF Ecuador Marco Angulo Ecuador Independiente del Valle $3,000,000 [19]

[20]

January 5, 2023 33 DF United States Isaiah Foster United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks Waivers[b] [21]
January 6, 2023 26 MF United States Malik Pinto United States FC Cincinnati Academy Free transfer [22]
February 9, 2023 13 DF Colombia Santiago Arias Spain Granada CF Free transfer [23]
May 25, 2023 58 MF United States Gerardo Valenzuela United States FC Cincinnati Academy Homegrown player [24]
June 7, 2023 34 DF United States London Aghedo United States Air Force Falcons 2023 MLS SuperDraft [25]
June 21, 2023 42 DF United States Bret Halsey United States FC Cincinnati 2 Short-term contract [26]
July 1, 2023 First team contract [27]
July 5, 2023 9 FW Gabon Aaron Boupendza Saudi Arabia Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) Designated player [28]
July 8, 2023 44 FW United States Ben Stitz United States FC Cincinnati 2 Short-term contract [29]
Aug 4, 2023 [30]
  1. ^ Homegrown rights for $50,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money (GAM) as well as $200,000 in conditional GAM if Jimenez signs a second MLS contract with FC Cincinnati and an additional $300,000 GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met. D.C. United would also retain a percentage of GAM should Jimenez be traded within MLS.
  2. ^ FC Cincinnati traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) to D.C. United in exchange for the top spot in the MLS waiver order.

Out[edit]

Date No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee/notes Ref
October 24, 2022 8 MF Costa Rica Allan Cruz Option declined [31][32]
November 11, 2022 3 DF United States John Nelson United States St. Louis City SC Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft [33]
November 15, 2022 24 DF England Tyler Blackett England Rotherham United Option declined [32][34]
November 15, 2022 16 DF United States Zico Bailey United States San Antonio FC Option declined [32]
November 15, 2022 20 DF United States Geoff Cameron Option declined, retired [32][35]
November 15, 2022 22 DF Costa Rica Rónald Matarrita Ukraine SC Dnipro-1 Option declined [32][36]
November 15, 2022 33 FW United States Nick Markanich United States Charleston Battery Option declined [32][37]
November 15, 2022 17 MF United States Ben Mines United States Miami FC Option declined [32][38]
November 15, 2022 30 GK United States Beckham Sunderland Option declined [32]
December 21, 2022 12 FW England Calvin Harris United States Colorado Rapids $375,000 in GAM [39]
March 9, 2023 25 GK Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer Netherlands PEC Zwolle Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract [40]
March 31, 2023 23 MF Ghana Isaac Atanga Norway Aalesunds FK Transferred for an undisclosed fee [41]
July 2, 2023 9 FW Brazil Brenner Italy Udinese Transfer [42]

Loans in[edit]

No. Pos Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Ref
14 DF Colombia Yerson Mosquera England Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. February 2, 2023 End of 2023 season [43][44]

Loans out[edit]

No. Pos Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Ref
23 MF Ghana Isaac Atanga Turkey Göztepe S.K. August 7, 2022 March 31, 2023 [45]
35 MF United States Harrison Robledo United States Indy Eleven February 8, 2023 End of season [46]

2023 MLS SuperDraft picks[edit]

See also: 2023 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick # Player Pos College Notes
1 22 Joey Akpunonu DF Bowling Green
2 51 Hunter Morse GK Western Michigan
3 80 London Aghedo DF Air Force

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason[edit]

On January 9, FC Cincinnati announced a slate of five preseason games to be played during their 26-day preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida.[47]

January 27 Preseason FC Cincinnati 3–2 Austin FC Clearwater, Florida
12:00 pm Hagglund 20'
Brenner 31'
Badji 91'		 Report Rodríguez 9'
Zardes 83'		 Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods for a total of 120 minutes.
February 1 Preseason South Florida Bulls 0–3 FC Cincinnati Clearwater, Florida
Report Barreal 49'
Ordóñez 77'
Jimenez 85'		 Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 10 Preseason FC Cincinnati 1–3 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
Vazquez 56' (pen.) Report Torres 10'
Carranza 49'
Gazdag 61' (pen.)		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 14 Preseason FC Cincinnati 4–0 New England Revolution Clearwater, Florida
Jimenez
Ordóñez 37', 55'
Badji 41'		 Report Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 17 Preseason FC Cincinnati 3–3 Nashville SC St. Petersburg, Florida
Santos 34', 49'
Acosta 64' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 0

Major League Soccer[edit]

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

League tables[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]
MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
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[edit]
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
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)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. ^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. ^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

Results[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAAHHAHAHHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWWWLWDWWWWWWDWLDDWWLWWLDDWWLWD
Conf. pos.5533211222211111111111111111111111
Source: [48]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
February 25 1 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Santos 19'
Nwobodo 48'
Barreal Yellow card 84'		 Report Artur Yellow card 10'
Schmitt 45+2', Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
March 4 2 Orlando City 0–0 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Cartagena Yellow card 28' Report Santos Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 11 3 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Barreal Yellow card 24'
Acosta Yellow card 39'
Brenner 63'
Hagglund Red card 83'		 Report João Paulo Yellow card 57'
Gómez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 18 4 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Yellow card 13' Terán
32', Yellow card 90+2' Przybyłko
45' (pen.) Czichos
46' Mueller
Yellow card 58' Giménez
Yellow card 65' M. Navarro
Yellow card 90' Pineda		 Report Moreno 8', 87'
Vazquez Yellow card 58'
Santos 84'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 25 5 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT Moore Yellow card 56'
Bunbury Yellow card 72'		 Report Nwobodo Yellow card 21'
Pinto Yellow card 45'
Vazquez 48'
Miazga Yellow card 72'
Barreal Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,453
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 1 6 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Angulo Yellow card 27'
Mosquera 45+5'
Acosta Yellow card 51'
Brenner Yellow card 72'		 Report Pizarro Yellow card 13'
Duke Yellow card 45+4'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,082
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 8 7 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Mosquera Yellow card 48'
Acosta 69' (pen.)		 Report Mbaizo Yellow card 21'
Blake Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 15 8 St. Louis City SC 5–1 FC Cincinnati St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 p.m. EDT Stroud 3',Yellow card 80'
Löwen 39'
Hiebert 45+2'
Gioacchini 53'
Celentano 57' (og)
Ostrák Yellow card 76'		 Report Nwobodo Yellow card 27'
Santos Yellow card 43', 62'		 Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 22 9 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Nwobodo Yellow card 32'
Santos 34'
Vazquez 58'
Mosquera Yellow card 84'
Angulo Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Mabiala Yellow card 20'
Asprilla Yellow card 30', 60'
Chara Yellow card 72'
McGraw Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 29 10 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT 45+3' Boateng
Yellow card 89' Wood		 Report Miazga Yellow card 12'
Mosquera 31'
Barreal Yellow card 33'
Santos Yellow card 45+9'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 30,080
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 6 11 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Acosta Yellow card 39' 59'
Mosquera Yellow card 70'
Barreal 73'
Kubo Yellow card 90+5'
Brenner Yellow card 90+5'
Celentano Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Yellow card 21' Greene
Yellow card 60' Benteke
90' Fountas
Yellow card 90+9' O'Brien		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
May 17 12 FC Cincinnati 3–0 CF Montréal Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 23,461
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 20 13 – Hell Is Real Derby FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 27 14 Colorado Rapids 0–1 FC Cincinnati Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 p.m. EDT Yellow card 62' Cabral Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,438
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 31 15 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati The Bronx, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 14,806
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 3 16 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
June 10 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Vancouver, British Columbia
10:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,086
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 21 18 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 24 19 D.C. United 3–0 FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,864
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 1 20 FC Cincinnati 2–2 New England Revolution Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 8 21 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 43,613
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 12 22 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,439
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 15 23 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 20 24 – Hell Is Real Derby Columbus Crew 3–0 FC Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,730
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 26 25 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
August 30 26 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,568
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 2 27 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16 28 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 20 29 CF Montréal 1–1 FC Cincinnati Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,603
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 23 30 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 30 31 Toronto FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,658
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 4 32 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
October 7 33 Inter Miami CF 0–1 FC Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,344
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 21 34 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 29 Round One FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York Red Bulls Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,022
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
November 4 Round One New York Red Bulls 1–1
(7–8 p)		 FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,074
Referee: Victor Rivas
Penalties
Note: FC Cincinnati won series 2–0.
November 25 Conference semifinals FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Ismail Elfath
December 2 Conference finals FC Cincinnati 2–3 (a.e.t.) Columbus Crew Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 pm EST
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Allen Chapman

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

As a Major League Soccer club, FC Cincinnati enters the U.S. Open Cup in the third round. The third round pairings were announced on April 6.[49]

FC Cincinnati was regionally placed into group 5 with New York City FC, Columbus Crew SC and Loudoun United for the draw in the Round of 32. On April 27, FC Cincinnati was drawn to host New York City FC.

After defeating NYCFC 1–0 at TQL Stadium on May 10, FC Cincinnati was placed in the Northeast Group for the round of 16 draw, which will be held on May 11, 2023. The other three clubs in the group are MLS clubs Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, and USL Championship team Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. FC Cincinnati was drawn to visit the New York Red Bulls.

After defeating the New York Red Bulls on penalties, FC Cincinnati hosted their quarterfinals matchup with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on June 6, winning 3–1.

FC Cincinnati hosted Inter Miami CF in the semifinals on August 23 and after a 3–3 tie a.e.t, fell 4–5 in penalty kicks to end their Cup run.[50]

April 26 Third Round FC Cincinnati (MLS) Ohio 1–0 Kentucky Louisville City FC (USLC) Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 10 Round of 32 FC Cincinnati (MLS) Ohio 1–0 New York (state) New York City FC (MLS) Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 7,196
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 23 Round of 16 New York Red Bulls (MLS) New Jersey 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Ohio FC Cincinnati (MLS) Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,131
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
June 6 Quarterfinals FC Cincinnati (MLS) Ohio 3–1 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC) Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 16,613
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 23 Semifinals FC Cincinnati (MLS) Ohio 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Florida Inter Miami CF (MLS) Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Penalties

Leagues Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Both knockout stage games were hosted by FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium. Led by Brandon Vazquez with 4 goals, the club advanced to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup after securing a penalty shootout win against Sporting Kansas City [51] and a two-day victory against Club Deportivo Guadalajara. The Chivas game was initially played on Thursday, July 28, but was halted in the 60th minute for a lengthy severe weather delay. When the game finally resumed 18.5 hours later, the calendar read Friday, July 29. The final wrinkle was that it was decided to finish the final 30 minutes "behind closed doors" as a safety precaution for staff, players and fans.[52]

The Orange and Blue hosted Nashville SC in their Round of 32 matchup at TQL Stadium on August 4, 2023. The game ended tied 1–1 after 90 minutes with goals from Anibal Godoy of Nashville SC and Brandon Vazquez via penalty kick, his 5th in Leagues Cup play, of FC Cincinnati. Nashville advanced to the Round of 16 via penalty kicks (5–4).[53]

Group stage: Central 3[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United States FC Cincinnati 2 1 1 0 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Mexico Guadalajara 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 23 GS FC Cincinnati United States 3–3
(4–2 p)		 United States Sporting Kansas City Cincinnati, OH
7:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,524
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
Penalties
July 27 GS FC Cincinnati United States 3–1 Mexico Guadalajara Cincinnati, OH
8:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,143
Referee: Benjamin Pineda
Note: The game was suspended in the 60th minute due to severe weather, the remaining 30 minutes were completed the following day at 2:00 PM EST behind closed doors.[54]

Knockout stage[edit]

August 4 R32 FC Cincinnati United States 1–1
(4–5 p)		 United States Nashville SC Cincinnati, OH
8:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 19,911
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Penalties

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 GK United States USA Roman Celentano 37 0 33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
11 GK United States USA Alec Kann 9 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Jamaica JAM Alvas Powell 35 0 10+15 0 2 0 2+3 0 2+1 0
3 DF United States USA Joey Akpunonu 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF United States USA Nick Hagglund 33 1 26 1 0 0 4 0 2+1 0
15 DF Colombia COL Santiago Arias 32 3 16+11 2 2 0 3 1 0 0
13 DF Colombia COL Yerson Mosquera 35 3 25+1 2 4 1 2+1 0 2 0
21 DF United States USA Matt Miazga 36 0 27 0 2 0 3+1 0 2+1 0
28 DF United States USA Ray Gaddis 35 0 15+12 0 2+1 0 2+2 0 1 0
31 MF Argentina ARG Álvaro Barreal 46 8 32+2 5 4 2 2+3 1 3 0
32 DF United States USA Ian Murphy 34 0 17+5 0 4 0 5 0 3 0
33 DF United States USA Isaiah Foster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 DF United States USA Bret Halsey 12 0 2+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
5 MF Nigeria NGA Obinna Nwobodo 40 2 30 2 2+1 0 4 0 2+1 0
7 MF Japan JPN Yuya Kubo 36 2 9+15 0 2+2 0 2+3 2 0+3 0
8 MF Ecuador ECU Marco Angulo 31 0 9+13 0 0+2 0 2+2 0 1+2 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Acosta 44 21 29+3 17 4 2 3+2 1 3 1
26 MF United States USA Malik Pinto 28 0 2+20 0 0+1 0 3 0 1+1 0
37 DF United States USA Stiven Jimenez 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
58 DF United States USA Gerardo Valenzuela 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 MF Venezuela VEN Júnior Moreno 40 4 27+2 4 4 0 2+2 0 2+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Gabon GAB Aaron Boupendza 18 6 6+4 5 2+2 1 1 0 3 0
11 FW Brazil BRA Sérgio Santos 30 4 11+13 4 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
14 FW Senegal SEN Dominique Badji 31 4 10+13 4 2+2 0 3+1 0 0 0
19 FW United States USA Brandon Vazquez 42 17 29+2 8 4 1 3+1 3 3 5
29 FW United States USA Arquimides Ordóñez 10 1 4+4 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0
44 FW United States USA Ben Stitz 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:
9 FW Brazil BRA Brenner 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 12, 2023
  • Source: Team Stats

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Position No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 MF 10 Argentina Luciano Acosta 17 2 1 1 21
2 FW 19 United States Brandon Vazquez 8 1 3 5 17
3 DF 31 Argentina Álvaro Barreal 5 2 1 0 8
4 FW 9 Gabon Aaron Boupendza 5 1 0 0 6
5 FW 14 Senegal Dominique Badji 5 0 0 0 5
6 FW 17 Brazil Sérgio Santos 4 0 0 0 4
MF 93 Venezuela Júnior Moreno 4 0 0 0 4
8 DF 13 Colombia Santiago Arias 2 0 1 0 3
DF 15 Ecuador Yerson Mosquera 2 1 0 0 3
10 MF 5 Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo 2 0 0 0 2
MF 7 Japan Yuya Kubo 0 0 2 0 2
12 FW 9 Brazil Brenner 1 0 0 0 1
FW 29 United States Arquimides Ordonez 0 0 1 0 1
DF 4 United States Nick Hagglund 1 0 0 0 1
Total 55 7 9 6 77
  • Last updated: December 12, 2023
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists[edit]

Rank Position No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 MF 10 Argentina Luciano Acosta 14 2 2 2 20
2 MF 31 Argentina Álvaro Barreal 9 1 3 2 15
3 MF 5 Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo 5 0 0 0 5
4 MF 7 Japan Yuya Kubo 3 0 0 1 4
FW 14 Senegal Dominique Badji 3 0 1 0 4
FW 19 United States Brandon Vazquez 4 0 0 0 4
7 MF 8 Ecuador Marco Angulo 2 0 1 0 3
MF 93 Venezuela Júnior Moreno 2 1 0 0 3
FW 9 Gabon Aaron Boupendza 0 1 1 1 3
10 DF 13 Colombia Santiago Arias 1 0 1 0 2
11 DF 2 Jamaica Alvas Powell 1 0 0 0 1
FW 9 Brazil Brenner 1 0 0 0 1
DF 15 Ecuador Yerson Mosquera 1 0 0 0 1
FW 17 Brazil Sérgio Santos 1 0 0 0 1
DF 21 United States Matt Miazga 1 0 0 0 1
DF 32 United States Ian Murphy 0 1 0 0 1
Total 48 6 9 6 69
  • Last updated: December 12, 2023
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record[edit]

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
5 MF Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
21 DF United States Matt Miazga 9 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
15 DF Colombia Yerson Mosquera 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0
31 MF Argentina Álvaro Barreal 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
10 MF Argentina Luciano Acosta 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
13 DF Colombia Santiago Arias 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
17 FW Brazil Sérgio Santos 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 FW Gabon Aaron Boupendza 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
32 DF United States Ian Murphy 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0
28 DF United States Ray Gaddis 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
18 GK United States Roman Celentano 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 FW United States Brandon Vazquez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 MF United States Malik Pinto 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Ecuador Marco Angulo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW Brazil Brenner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 FW Senegal Dominique Badji 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Japan Yuya Kubo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Jamaica Alvas Powell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
4 DF United States Nick Hagglund 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
42 DF United States Bret Halsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW United States Arquimides Ordonez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 MF United States Stevin Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
93 MF Venezuela Júnior Moreno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 74 4 1 10 0 0 16 0 0 7 0 0 107 4 1
  • Last updated: December 12, 2023
  • Source: Team Stats

Clean sheets[edit]

No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total Games
18 United States Roman Celentano 12 2 0 0 14 36
1 United States Alec Kann 0 0 2 0 2 9
  • Last updated: December 12, 2023
  • Source: Team Stats

Awards[edit]

MLS Team of the Matchday[edit]

Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
1 Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo Houston Dynamo FC MF [55]
3 Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo Seattle Sounders FC MF [56]
Brazil Brenner Bench
4 Venezuela Júnior Moreno Chicago Fire FC MF [57]
5 United States Matt Miazga Nashville SC Bench [58]
United States Brandon Vazquez Bench
6 Colombia Yerson Mosquera Inter Miami CF DF [59]
Argentina Álvaro Barreal Bench
7 United States Matt Miazga Philadelphia Union DF [60]
9 Argentina Álvaro Barreal Portland Timbers DF [61]
Brazil Sergio Santos Bench
10 Colombia Yerson Mosquera New England Revolution DF [62]
11 Argentina Álvaro Barreal D.C. United Bench [63]
Argentina Luciano Acosta
13 Argentina Luciano Acosta CF Montréal MF [64]
Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo Bench
14 Argentina Luciano Acosta Columbus Crew SC MF [65]
United States Roman Celentano Bench
15 United States Matt Miazga Colorado Rapids Bench [66]
16 Argentina Álvaro Barreal New York City FC DF [67]
Argentina Luciano Acosta Bench
17 Argentina Luciano Acosta Chicago Fire FC Bench [68]
20 Argentina Luciano Acosta Toronto FC MF [69]
United States Roman Celentano GK
22 Senegal Dominique Badji New England Revolution FW [70]
24 Argentina Luciano Acosta Charlotte FC MF [71]
Argentina Álvaro Barreal Bench
25 Nigeria Obinna Nwobodo New York Red Bulls MF [72]
26 Argentina Luciano Acosta Nashville SC MF [73]
Colombia Santiago Arias Bench
28 Argentina Luciano Acosta New York City FC MF [74]
United States Roman Celentano Bench
29 Argentina Luciano Acosta Atlanta United FC MF [75]
Argentina Álvaro Barreal DF
United States Pat Noonan Coach
32 Gabon Aaron Boupendza Philadelphia Union FW [76]
33 Argentina Álvaro Barreal CF Montréal DF [77]
34 Argentina Luciano Acosta Charlotte FC MF [78]
35 United States Brandon Vazquez Toronto FC FW [79]
United States Pat Noonan Coach
37 Argentina Álvaro Barreal Inter Miami CF DF [80]
38 Argentina Álvaro Barreal Atlanta United FC Bench [81]

MLS Player of the Matchday[edit]

Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
13 Argentina Luciano Acosta Columbus Crew SC MF [82]
34 Argentina Luciano Acosta Charlotte FC MF [83]

MLS Player of the Month[edit]

Month Player Stats Ref
July Argentina Luciano Acosta 3 goals, 4 assists [84]
August Argentina Luciano Acosta 1 goal, 3 assists [85]

MLS All-Star[edit]

Player Position Ref
Argentina Luciano Acosta MF [86]
Argentina Álvaro Barreal DF
United States Matt Miazga DF

MLS League Awards[edit]

Player Award Ref
Argentina Luciano Acosta 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year [87]
2023 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player [88]

[89]

2023 MLS Best XI [90]
United States Roman Celentano 2023 MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate [91]
United States Matt Miazga 2023 MLS Defender of the Year [92]
2023 MLS Best XI [93]
United States Pat Noonan 2023 MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year [94]
United States Chris Albright 2023 MLS Sporting Director of the Year [95]

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