2022 FC Cincinnati season

The 2022 FC Cincinnati season will be the club's fourth season in MLS, and the seventh 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 4–22–8 record in their third MLS season in 2021. FC Cincinnati home matches will be played at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati
2022 season
General managerChris Albright
Head coachPat Noonan
StadiumTQL Stadium
MLSConference:
Overall:
Average home league attendance22,183
Biggest defeatATX 5–0 CIN (2/26)

FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers will be executed by general manager Chris Albright. On December 14, 2021, Pat Noonan was hired as head coach.[1]

Club

Roster

As of May 2, 2022[2][3]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
1Alec Kann United StatesGK (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 Atlanta United FC
18Roman Celentano (GA) United StatesGK (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 Indiana Hoosiers
25Kenneth Vermeer (INTL) NetherlandsGK (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 Los Angeles FC
30Beckham Sunderland (HG) United StatesGK (2003-06-30) June 30, 2003 FC Cincinnati Academy
2Alvas Powell JamaicaDF (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 Philadelphia Union
3John Nelson (GA) United StatesDF (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 FC Dallas
14Nick Hagglund United StatesDF (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 Toronto FC
16Zico Bailey (HG) United StatesDF (2000-08-27) August 27, 2000 FC Helsingør
20Geoff Cameron United StatesDF (1985-07-11) July 11, 1985 Queens Park Rangers F.C.
22Rónald Matarrita Costa RicaDF (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 New York City FC
24Tyler Blackett (INTL) EnglandDF (1994-04-02) April 2, 1994 Nottingham Forest
28Ray Gaddis United StatesDF (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 Philadelphia Union
32Ian Murphy United StatesDF (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 Duke Blue Devils
5Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) NigeriaMF (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 Göztepe S.K.
6Haris Medunjanin Bosnia and HerzegovinaMF (1985-03-08) March 8, 1985 Philadelphia Union
8Allan Cruz (DP) Costa RicaMF (1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 C.S. Herediano
10Luciano Acosta (DP) ArgentinaMF (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 Atlas
31Álvaro Barreal (INTL) ArgentinaMF (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
35Harrison Robledo (HG) United StatesMF (2002-02-08) February 8, 2002 New York City FC
93Júnior Moreno VenezuelaMF (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 D.C. United
7Yuya Kubo (INTL) JapanFW (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 K.A.A. Gent
9Brenner (DP, INTL) BrazilFW (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 São Paulo FC
12Calvin Harris (INTL, GA) EnglandFW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14Dominique Badji SenegalFW (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 Colorado Rapids
19Brandon Vazquez United StatesFW (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 Atlanta United FC
23Isaac Atanga (INTL) GhanaFW (2000-06-14) June 14, 2000 FC Nordsjælland
29Arquimides Ordonez (HG) United StatesFW (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 FC Cincinnati Academy
33Nick Markanich United StatesFW (1999-12-26) December 26, 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies

Player movement

In

Date Number Position Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Ref
December 16, 2021 1 GK Alec Kann Atlanta United FC Free transfer [4]
December 17, 2021 2 DF Alvas Powell Philadelphia Union Free transfer [5]
January 4, 2022 14 FW Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids Free transfer [6]
January 5, 2022 28 DF Ray Gaddis Philadelphia Union Free transfer [7]
January 6, 2022 3 DF John Nelson FC Dallas Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft [8]
February 25, 2022 93 MF Júnior Moreno D.C. United $250,000 in GAM [9]
February 25, 2022 35 MF Harrison Robledo New York City FC $50,000 in GAM [10]
April 13, 2022 TBD MF Obinna Nwobodo Göztepe S.K. Transfer [11]

Out

Date Number Position Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Ref
December 1, 2021 2 DF Edgar Castillo Option declined [12]
December 1, 2021 4 DF Maikel van der Werff PEC Zwolle Contract expired [12]
December 1, 2021 13 DF Joe Gyau Degerfors IF Option declined [12]
December 1, 2021 22 GK Przemysław Tytoń AFC Ajax Option declined [12][13]
December 1, 2021 24 MF Jonas Fjeldberg Indy Eleven Option declined [12][14]
December 1, 2021 26 DF Chris Duvall Option declined [12]
December 1, 2021 33 MF Caleb Stanko PAS Giannina Option declined [12]
December 1, 2021 39 GK Ben Lundt Phoenix Rising FC Option declined [12]
December 1, 2021 64 MF Florian Valot Miami FC Contract expired [12]
January 18, 2022 15 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo Contract buyout [15]
February 2, 2022 21 MF Kyle Scott Mutually agreed to part ways [16]
March 28, 2022 5 DF Gustavo Vallecilla Colorado Rapids $850,000 in GAM [17]

Loans in

Number Position Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Ref

Loans out

Number Position Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Ref
17 MF Ben Mines Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC March 8, 2022 End of season [18]

2022 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round Pick # Player Position College Notes
1 2 Roman Celentano GK Indiana
1 14 Ian Murphy DF Duke Pick acquired from LA Galaxy via trade on April 8, 2021
2 30 Nick Markanich FW NIU

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

January 28 Preseason FC Cincinnati 3–1 South Florida Bulls Clearwater, Florida
3:00pm EST Vazquez 21'
Harris 52' (pen.)
Ordonez 90'
Report 80' Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
February 3 Preseason FC Cincinnati 1–1 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
11:00am EST Hagglund  20'
Kubo 38'
Carranza 2' Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 11 Preseason FC Cincinnati 4–0 St. Louis City SC Clearwater, Florida
12:00pm EST Acosta 11' (pen.), 36'
Markanich 63' (Vazquez)
Harris  75'
Hagglund 90'
Report Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
February 15 Preseason FC Cincinnati 3–2 Nashville SC Clearwater, Florida
12:00pm EST Atanga 5' (Harris)
Harris 47'
Powell  67'
Robledo 100'
Report Haakenson 3' (Muyl)
Muyl 50'
Note: Extra 30-minute period played after two 45-minute halves.
February 18 Preseason Orlando City SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
1:00pm EST Pato 53'
Akindele 90+2'
Report Acosta 25', 77' Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 New England Revolution 9 3 5 1 14 16 2 10
10 Charlotte FC 10 3 6 1 9 13 4 10
11 FC Cincinnati 9 3 5 1 11 17 6 10
12 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 1 9 18 9 10
13 Chicago Fire FC 9 2 3 4 6 7 1 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. 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
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
19 New England Revolution 9 3 5 1 14 16 2 10
20 Charlotte FC 10 3 6 1 9 13 4 10
21 FC Cincinnati 9 3 5 1 11 17 6 10
22 Inter Miami 9 3 5 1 9 18 9 10
23 Chicago Fire 9 2 3 4 6 7 1 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. 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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLWWLLDLW
Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
February 26 1 Austin FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati Austin, Texas
6:00PM EDT Domínguez 2', 61'
Ring 14'
Driussi 43'
Kann 90+3' (o.g.)
Report Cruz  12'
Kubo  76'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 5 2 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00PM EDT Blackett  90+4' Report Nyeman  80'
B. Smith  90+1'
Kamara 90+8' (pen.)
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 22,183
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 12 3 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30PM EDT Urso 42',  73'
Jansson  58'
Carlos  81'
Report Vazquez 13',  37', 53'
Blackett  61'
Kubo  63'
Kann  90+2'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,512
Referee: Chris Penso
March 19 4 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
1:00PM EDT Matarrita 18'  33'
Vazquez 24' 82'
Moreno  56'
Kann  90+1'
Report Higuaín 30' (pen.)
Adams  47'
Gregore  53'
Lowe  78'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 26 5 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00PM EDT Świderski 6' 55' Report Badji  75'
Cameron  85'
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 30,242
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 2 6 FC Cincinnati 3–4 CF Montreal Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00PM EDT Vazquez 12'
Johnston 20' (o.g.)
Gaddis  24'
Powell  28'
Acosta 61' (pen.),  90+4'
Blackett  90+1'
Report Mihailovic 17', 41'
Kamara 45+1'
J. Torres 67'
Waterman  70'
Breza  88'
Wanyama  90+4'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 20,286
Referee: Tori Penso
April 16 7 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
6:00PM EDT Almada  8'
Sejdić  42'
Campbell  84'
Report Kubo  44'
Hagglund  45'  76'
Badji  90+4'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,948
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 24 8 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC Cincinnati, Ohio
5:00PM EDT
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 20,883
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 30 9 Toronto FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Toronto, Canada
3:00PM EDT Jiménez 65'
Achara  86'
Report Murphy 44'
Powell  50'
Acosta 52'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,591
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 4 10 FC Cincinnati v Toronto FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 7 11 Minnesota United FC v FC Cincinnati St. Paul, Minnesota
8:00PM EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
May 14 12 Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
8:00PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
May 21 13 FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 28 14 CF Montreal v FC Cincinnati Montreal, Canada
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 18 15 Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
June 24 16 FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 29 17 FC Cincinnati v New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 3 18 New England Revolution v FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 9 19 FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 13 20 FC Cincinnati v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 17 21 Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 23 22 FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 30 23 Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati Miami, Florida
8:00PM EDT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
August 6 24 FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 13 25 FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 20 26 New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
6:00PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
August 27 27 FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 3 28 FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 7 29 New York City FC v FC Cincinnati The Bronx, New York
TBD Stadium: Yankee Stadium
September 10 30 FC Cincinnati v San Jose Earthquakes Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 17 31 Real Salt Lake v FC Cincinnati Sandy, Utah
9:30PM EDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 27 32 Seattle Sounders FC v FC Cincinnati Seattle, Washington
10:00PM EDT Stadium: Lumen Field
October 1 33 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 9 34 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, DC
TBD Stadium: Audi Field

U.S. Open Cup

April 19 Third Round FC Cincinnati 2–0 (a.e.t.) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Barreal 95' (pen.), 99' Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 5,458
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 11 Round of 32 New England Revolution v FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSUSOC
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  USA Alec Kann 707000
18 GK  USA Roman Celentano 302010
Defenders
2 DF  JAM Alvas Powell 907+1010
3 DF  USA John Nelson 302010
4 DF  USA Nick Hagglund 807010
16 DF  USA Zico Bailey 300+2010
20 DF  USA Geoff Cameron 706+1000
22 DF  CRC Rónald Matarrita 212100
24 DF  ENG Tyler Blackett 808000
28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis 504+1000
32 DF  USA Ian Murphy 614+1110
Midfielders
5 MF  NGA Obinna Nwobodo 100+1000
6 MF  BIH Haris Medunjanin 801+6010
7 MF  JPN Yuya Kubo 908010
8 MF  CRC Allan Cruz 401+2010
10 MF  ARG Luciano Acosta 1029210
31 MF  ARG Álvaro Barreal 823+4012
35 MF  USA Harrison Robledo 300+2010
93 MF  VEN Júnior Moreno 1009010
Forwards
9 FW  BRA Brenner 703+4000
12 FW  ENG Calvin Harris 501+3010
14 FW  SEN Dominique Badji 908+1000
19 FW  USA Brandon Vazquez 857+1500
23 FW  GHA Isaac Atanga 200+1010
29 FW  USA Arquimides Ordonez 200+1010
33 FW  USA Nick Markanich 601+4010

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW19 Brandon Vazquez505
2MF10 Luciano Acosta303
3MF31 Álvaro Barreal022
4DF22 Rónald Matarrita101
MF32 Ian Murphy101
Total 10212

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1DF2 Alvas Powell213
2MF7 Yuya Kubo202
MF10 Luciano Acosta202
DF22 Rónald Matarrita202
5DF4 Nick Hagglund101
FW9 Brenner101
FW14 Dominique Badji101
FW19 Brandon Vazquez101
DF24 Tyler Blackett101
MF93 Júnior Moreno101
Total 14115

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
     
24DF Tyler Blackett400000400
7MF Yuya Kubo300000300
14FW Dominique Badji300000300
4DF Nick Hagglund110100210
1GK Alec Kann200000200
2DF Alvas Powell200000200
6MF Haris Medunjanin000100100
8MF Allan Cruz100000100
10MF Luciano Acosta100000100
12FW Calvin Harris100000100
19FW Brandon Vazquez100000100
20DF Geoff Cameron100000100
22DF Rónald Matarrita100000100
28DF Ray Gaddis100000100
93MF Júnior Moreno100000100
Total23102002510

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total Games
1 Alec Kann1017
18 Roman Celentano0113

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Brandon Vazquez Orlando City SC FW [19]
Pat Noonan Coach
4 Brandon Vazquez Inter Miami CF FW [20]
Rónald Matarrita Bench
8 Roman Celentano Los Angeles FC Bench [21]
9 Luciano Acosta Toronto FC MF [22]

See also

References

  1. "FC Cincinnati hire Pat Noonan as head coach". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "Roster". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. "FC Cincinnati announce Preseason roster for Jan. 24 – Feb. 3". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Alec Kann". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "FC Cincinnati sign defender Alvas Powell". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. "FC Cincinnati sign defender Ray Gaddis". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. "FC Cincinnati sign defender John Nelson". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. "FC Cincinnati acquire midfielder Júnior Moreno from D.C. United". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. FC, New York City. "New York City Football Club Acquires $50K in General Allocation Money from FC Cincinnati in Exchange for Homegrown Priority of Harrison Robledo". New York City FC.
  11. "FC Cincinnati acquire Obinna Nwobodo as a Designated Player". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of 2022 season". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. "Ajax signs Przemyslaw Tyton". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  14. "Indy Eleven Adds Norwegian Midfielder Jonas Fjeldberg". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. "FC Cincinnati announce exercise offseason buyout". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  16. "FC Cincinnati mutually terminate contract with midfielder Kyle Scott". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  17. "FC Cincinnati trade Gustavo Vallecilla to the Colorado Rapids". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  18. "FC Cincinnati loan midfielder Ben Mines to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  19. Sigal, Jonathan. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: A star is born, No. 10s shine & St. Clair makes case in Week 3". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  20. "Vazquez, Matarrita earn MLS Team of the Week honors". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  21. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: New coach bumps power DC United, San Jose Earthquakes in Week 8". mlssocer.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  22. "Luciano Acosta named to the MLS Team of the Week". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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