FC Cincinnati 2025 soccer season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General manager | Chris Albright | ||
| Head coach | Pat Noonan | ||
| Stadium | TQL Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: TBD Overall: TBD | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD | ||
| Leagues Cup | TBD | ||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | TBD | ||
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| ← 20242026 → | |||
The 2025 season will the 10th season for FC Cincinnati and their 7th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of men's professional soccer in the United States. Their home stadium is TQL Stadium. It is the fourth season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.
Club
Roster
- As of September 23, 2024
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Kann |  United States |
GK | (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34) |  Atlanta United FC
|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GA) | United States |
GK | (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 24) | Indiana Hoosiers
|
| 36 | Evan Louro | United States |
GK | (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28) | Tampa Bay Rowdies
|
| 2 | Alvas Powell |  Jamaica |
DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union
|
| 4 | Nick Hagglund | United States |
DF | (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32) |  Toronto FC
|
| 6 | Chidozie Awaziem |  Nigeria |
DF | (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27) |  Boavista F.C.
|
| 12 | Miles Robinson | United States |
DF | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) | Atlanta United
|
| 14 | Kipp Keller (GA) | United States |
DF | (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 24) | Austin FC
|
| 15 | Bret Halsey (GA) | United States |
DF | (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks
|
| 16 | Teenage Hadebe |  Zimbabwe |
DF | (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29) |  Konyaspor
|
| 21 | Matt Miazga | United States |
DF | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29) |  Chelsea F.C.
|
| 32 | Ian Murphy | United States |
DF | (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) | Duke Blue Devils
|
| 33 | Isaiah Foster | United States |
DF | (2003-08-12) August 12, 2003 (age 21) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks
|
| 34 | London Aghedo | United States |
DF | (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) | Air Force Falcons
|
| 91 | DeAndre Yedlin | United States |
DF | (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 31) | Inter Miami CF
|
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) | Nigeria |
MF | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28) | Göztepe S.K.
|
| 10 | Luciano Acosta (DP) |  Argentina |
MF | (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 30) |  Atlas
|
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |  Czech Republic |
MF | (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26) | FC Viktoria Plzeň
|
| 22 | Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) | United States |
MF | (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy
|
| 23 | Luca Orellano | Argentina |
MF | (2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 24) |  CR Vasco da Gama
|
| 26 | Malik Pinto | United States |
MF | (2002-08-09) August 9, 2002 (age 22) | FC Cincinnati Academy
|
| 27 | Yamil Asad | Argentina |
MF | (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 30) | D.C. United
|
| 37 | Stiven Jimenez (HG) | United States |
MF | (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 17) | FC Cincinnati Academy
|
| 7 | Yuya Kubo (INTL) |  Japan |
FW | (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30) |  K.A.A. Gent
|
| 9 | Nicholas Gioacchini | United States |
FW | (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24) |  Como 1907
|
| 11 | Corey Baird (HG) | United States |
FW | (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 28) | Houston Dynamo
|
| 17 | Sérgio Santos | Brazil |
FW | (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union
|
| 19 | Kevin Kelsy |  Venezuela |
FW | (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 20) |  FC Shakhtar Donetsk
|
Player movement
In
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | 9 | FW | Kévin Denkey | Cercle Brugge
|
Transfer |
| January 1, 2025 | 23 | MF | Luca Orellano | Vasco da Gama
|
Transfer |
Out
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2024 | 6 | DF | Chidozie Awaziem
|
Colorado Rapids
|
Trade |
| December 9, 2024 | 32 | DF | Ian Murphy
|
Colorado Rapids
|
Trade |
| December 13, 2024 | 14 | DF | Kipp Keller
|
Minnesota United FC
|
Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 |
Loans In
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date |
|---|
Loans Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date |
|---|
2025 MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft| Round | Pick # | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 80 | Ben Augee
|
MF | Gonzaga |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time
Preseason
v| v |
Major League Soccer
Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer seasonLeague tables
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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)
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Major League Soccer | February 22 or 23, 2025 | TBD, 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leagues Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 19th, 2025 | TBD | Round One | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||||
Source: Competitions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Resutls by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Position (East) |
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
Match results
Win Draw Loss Void Postponed
FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls| February 22 1 | FC Cincinnati | v | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| March 1 2 | Philadelphia Union | v | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: Subaru Park |
| March 8 3 | FC Cincinnati | v | Toronto FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| March 15 4 | Charlotte FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| March 22 5 | FC Cincinnati | v | Atlanta United FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| March 29 6 | Nashville SC | v | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Geodis Park |
| April 5 7 | FC Cincinnati | v | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| April 12 8 | D.C. United | v | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Audi Field |
| April 19 9 | Chicago Fire FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| April 26 10 | FC Cincinnati | v | Sporting Kansas City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| May 4 11 | New York City FC | v | FC Cincinnati | New York, New York |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Citi Field |
| May 10 12 | FC Cincinnati | v | Austin FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| May 14 13 | Toronto FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: BMO Field |
| May 17 14 | Columbus Crew | v | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
| May 25 15 | Atlanta United FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| May 28 16 | FC Cincinnati | v | FC Dallas | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| May 31 17 | FC Cincinnati | v | D.C. United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| June 14 18 | New England Revolution | v | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| June 25 19 | CF Montréal | v | FC Cincinnati | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| June 28 20 | Orlando City SC | v | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
| July 5 21 | FC Cincinnati | v | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 12 22 | FC Cincinnati | v | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 16 23 | FC Cincinnati | v | Inter Miami CF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 19 24 | Real Salt Lake | v | FC Cincinnati | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: America First Field |
| July 26 25 | Inter Miami CF | v | FC Cincinnati | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Chase Stadium |
| August 10 26 | FC Cincinnati | v | Charlotte FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| August 16 27 | Portland Timbers | v | FC Cincinnati | Portland, Oregon |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
| August 23 28 | FC Cincinnati | v | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| August 30 29 | FC Cincinnati | v | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| September 13 30 | FC Cincinnati | v | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| September 20 31 | LA Galaxy | v | FC Cincinnati | Carson, California |
| 10:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| September 27 32 | FC Cincinnati | v | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| October 4 33 | New York Red Bulls | v | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium |
| October 18 34 | FC Cincinnati | v | CF Montréal | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup v| v |
Leagues Cup
Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup v| v |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions CupRound One
Motagua
v FC Cincinnati
| February 19 1st Leg | Motagua | v | FC Cincinnati | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 10:00 p.m. EST | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés |
v Motagua
| February 26 2nd Leg | FC Cincinnati | v | Motagua | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
References
- "Roster". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- "FC Cincinnati acquire Togolese striker Kévin Denkey as Designated Player". Major League Soccer. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- "FC Cincinnati permanently acquire Luca Orellano". Major League Soccer. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- "Colorado Rapids acquire Awaziem, Murphy from FC Cincinnati". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- "Colorado Rapids acquire Awaziem, Murphy from FC Cincinnati". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- "Minnesota United select Kipp Keller in Re-Entry Draft". Major League Soccer. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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