2022 FC Cincinnati season

The 2022 FC Cincinnati season was the club's fourth season in MLS, and the seventh season playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers were initially executed by general manager Chris Albright. On December 14, 2021, Pat Noonan was hired as head coach.

Summary 2022 FC Cincinnati defeated Atlanta United FC (2–1) after two late goals by captain and MVP front-runner Luciana Acosta. Then later Vazquez scored the game-winner to clinch a playoff spot in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup playoffs. This led FC Cincinnati to play New York Red Bulls in the opening round beating New York (2–1). A PK was scored by the MVP Luciano Acosta in the seventy-fourth minute to tie the game. Then a goal from leading goal scorer Brandon Vazquez assisted by Sergio Santos in the eighty-sixth minute to win the game. FC advancing to the semi-finals fell short to Philadelphia Union (1–0) with a goal from Leon Flach. FC Cincinnati ended their 2022 season going into the playoffs for the first time in club history. FC Cincinnati's overall record in the 2022 season was 12–13–9 placing 5th in the Eastern Conference. In the 2023 season, FC Cincinnati Is ranked first in MLS with a record of 18-8-4FC Cincinnati started their 2023 season with seven straight wins at home. Making FC Cincinnati the fourth team in MLS to win seven home games since 2000. The winning streak ended on matchday eight, to a defeat from St. Louis City SC (5–1).

Club

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club 1 Alec Kann GK Atlanta United FC 18 Roman Celentano GK Indiana Hoosiers 25 Kenneth Vermeer GK Los Angeles FC 30 Beckham Sunderland GK FC Cincinnati Academy 2 Alvas Powell DF Philadelphia Union 3 John Nelson DF FC Dallas 4 Nick Hagglund DF Toronto FC 16 Zico Bailey DF FC Helsingør 20 Geoff Cameron DF Queens Park Rangers F.C. 21 Matt Miazga DF Chelsea F.C. 22 Rónald Matarrita DF New York City FC 24 Tyler Blackett DF Nottingham Forest 28 Ray Gaddis DF Philadelphia Union 32 Ian Murphy DF Duke Blue Devils 5 Obinna Nwobodo MF Göztepe S.K. 8 Allan Cruz MF C.S. Herediano 10 Luciano Acosta MF Atlas 31 Álvaro Barreal MF Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield 35 Harrison Robledo MF New York City FC 93 Júnior Moreno MF D.C. United 7 Yuya Kubo FW K.A.A. Gent 9 Brenner FW São Paulo FC 11 Sérgio Santos FW Philadelphia Union 12 Calvin Harris FW Wake Forest Demon Deacons 14 Dominique Badji FW Colorado Rapids 19 Brandon Vazquez FW Atlanta United FC 29 Arquimides Ordonez FW FC Cincinnati Academy 33 Nick Markanich FW Northern Illinois Huskies

Player movement

In DateNumberPositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesRef December 16, 2021 1 GK Alec Kann Atlanta United FC Free transfer December 17, 2021 2 DF Alvas Powell Philadelphia Union Free transfer January 4, 2022 14 FW Dominique Badji Colorado Rapids Free transfer January 5, 2022 28 DF Ray Gaddis Philadelphia Union Free transfer January 6, 2022 3 DF John Nelson FC Dallas Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft February 25, 2022 93 MF Júnior Moreno D.C. United $250,000 in GAM February 25, 2022 35 MF Harrison Robledo New York City FC $50,000 in GAM April 13, 2022 5 MF Obinna Nwobodo Göztepe S.K. Transfer July 8, 2022 11 FW Sérgio Santos Philadelphia Union August 5, 2022 21 DF Matt Miazga Chelsea F.C. Free transfer August 22, 2022 – GK Evan Louro Tampa Bay Rowdies Free transfer

Out DateNumberPositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesRef December 1, 2021 2 DF Edgar Castillo Option declined December 1, 2021 4 DF Maikel van der Werff PEC Zwolle Contract expired December 1, 2021 13 DF Joe Gyau Degerfors IF Option declined December 1, 2021 22 GK Przemysław Tytoń AFC Ajax Option declined December 1, 2021 24 MF Jonas Fjeldberg Indy Eleven Option declined December 1, 2021 26 DF Chris Duvall Charleston Battery Option declined December 1, 2021 33 MF Caleb Stanko PAS Giannina Option declined December 1, 2021 39 GK Ben Lundt Phoenix Rising FC Option declined December 1, 2021 64 MF Florian Valot Miami FC Contract expired January 18, 2022 15 MF Kamohelo Mokotjo Contract buyout February 2, 2022 21 MF Kyle Scott Orange County SC Mutually agreed to part ways March 28, 20225DF Gustavo Vallecilla Colorado Rapids$850,000 in GAM August 4, 20226MF Haris Medunjanin PEC ZwolleMutually agreed to part ways

Loans in NumberPositionPlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end dateRef No loans in

Loans out NumberPositionPlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end dateRef 17 MF Ben Mines Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC March 8, 2022 End of season 23 FW Isaac Atanga Göztepe S.K. August 7, 2022 May 2023

2022 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round Pick #PlayerPositionCollegeNotes12 Roman CelentanoGK Indiana114 Ian MurphyDFDuke Pick acquired from LA Galaxy via trade on April 8, 2021230 Nick MarkanichFWNIU

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

Statistics

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

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:

Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:140px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || FW || 19 || align=left| Brandon Vazquez || 18 || 1 || 0 || 19 |- | 2 || FW || 9 || align=left| Brenner || 18 || 0 || 0 || 18 |- | 3 || MF || 10 || align=left| Luciano Acosta || 10 || 1 || 0 || 11 |- | 4 || MF || 31 || align=left| Álvaro Barreal || 5 || 0 || 3 || 8 |- | rowspan="2"|5 || DF || 21 || align=left| Matt Miazga || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 93 || align=left| Júnior Moreno || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | rowspan="5"|7 || DF || 4 || align=left| Nick Hagglund || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 12 || align=left| Calvin Harris || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 22 || align=left| Rónald Matarrita || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 32 || align=left| Ian Murphy || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !64!!2!!3!!69

Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:160px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || MF || 10 || align=left| Luciano Acosta || 19 || 0 || 0 || 19 |- | 2 || MF || 31 || align=left| Álvaro Barreal || 9 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | 3 || FW || 19 || align=left| Brandon Vazquez || 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- | 4 || FW || 9 || align=left| Brenner || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | rowspan="2"|5 || DF || 2 || align=left| Alvas Powell || 3 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- | MF || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | rowspan="2"|7 || MF || 5 || align=left| Obinna Nwobodo || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- | DF || 22 || align=left| Rónald Matarrita || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | rowspan="5"|9 || DF || 3 || align=left| John Nelson || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | DF || 4 || align=left| Nick Hagglund || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 6 || align=left| Haris Medunjanin || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | FW || 14 || align=left| Dominique Badji || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | DF || 24 || align=left| Tyler Blackett || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | rowspan="6"|14 || MF || 8 || align=left| Allan Cruz || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 11 || align=left| Sergio Santos || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 12 || align=left| Calvin Harris || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 20 || align=left| Geoff Cameron || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 20 || align=left| Matt Miazga || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 93 || align=left| Júnior Moreno || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !68!!2!!2!!72

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=120|Player | colspan="3"|MLS | colspan="3"|MLS Cup | colspan="3"|USOC | colspan="3"|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;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- || 5 || MF ||align=left| Obinna Nwobodo|| 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 |- || 4 || DF ||align=left| Nick Hagglund || 6 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 1 || 0 |- || 24 || DF ||align=left| Tyler Blackett || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 |- || 10 || MF ||align=left| Luciano Acosta || 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 1 |- || 20 || DF ||align=left| Geoff Cameron || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- || 7 || MF ||align=left| Yuya Kubo || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 31 || MF ||align=left| Álvaro Barreal || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 93 || MF ||align=left| Júnior Moreno || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 2 || DF ||align=left| Alvas Powell || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- | 21 || DF ||align=left| Matt Miazga || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- || 8 || MF ||align=left| Allan Cruz || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 |- || 9 || FW ||align=left| Brenner || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 14 || FW ||align=left| Dominique Badji || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 1 || GK ||align=left| Alec Kann || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 6 || MF ||align=left| Haris Medunjanin || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 28 || DF ||align=left| Ray Gaddis || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 3 || DF ||align=left| John Nelson || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 12 || FW ||align=left| Calvin Harris || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 16 || DF ||align=left| Zico Bailey || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |-