2024 FC Cincinnati season

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.

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

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club 1 Alec Kann GK Atlanta United FC 18 Roman Celentano GK Indiana Hoosiers 36 Evan Louro GK Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Alvas Powell DF Philadelphia Union 4 Nick Hagglund DF Toronto FC 6 Chidozie Awaziem DF Boavista F.C. 12 Miles Robinson DF Atlanta United 14 Kipp Keller DF Austin FC 15 Bret Halsey DF Colorado Springs Switchbacks 16 Teenage Hadebe DF Konyaspor 21 Matt Miazga DF Chelsea F.C. 32 Ian Murphy DF Duke Blue Devils 33 Isaiah Foster DF Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 London Aghedo DF Air Force Falcons 91 DeAndre Yedlin DF Inter Miami CF 5 Obinna Nwobodo MF Göztepe S.K. 10 Luciano Acosta MF Atlas 20 Pavel Bucha MF FC Viktoria Plzeň 22 Gerardo Valenzuela MF FC Cincinnati Academy 23 Luca Orellano MF CR Vasco da Gama 26 Malik Pinto MF FC Cincinnati Academy 27 Yamil Asad MF D.C. United 37 Stiven Jimenez MF FC Cincinnati Academy 7 Yuya Kubo FW K.A.A. Gent 9 Nicholas Gioacchini FW Como 1907 11 Corey Baird FW Houston Dynamo 17 Sérgio Santos FW Philadelphia Union 19 Kevin Kelsy FW FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Player movement

In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notes December 13, 2023 14 DF Kipp Keller Austin FC Trade for third round SuperDraft selection January 3, 2023 12 DF Miles Robinson Atlanta United Free agent January 11, 2023 11 FW Corey Baird Houston Dynamo Free agent February 7, 2023 20 MF Pavel Bucha FC Viktoria Plzeň Acquisition via transfer March 4, 2024 91 DF DeAndre Yedlin Inter Miami CF $172,799 in GAM March 28, 2024 27 MF Yamil Asad D.C. United Free agent July 25, 2024 6 DF Chidozie Awaziem Boavista F.C. Acquisition via transfer August 27, 2024 16 DF Teenage Hadebe Konyaspor Acquisition via transfer

Out DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notes December 6, 2023 13 DF Santiago Arias Bahia Option declined14 FW Dominique Badji Bandırmaspor28DF Ray Gaddis Retired 35 MF Harrison Robledo93MF Júnior Moreno Al-Hazem January 10, 2024 19 FW Brandon Vazquez Monterrey Transfer, up to $8.5M August 8, 2024 9 FW Aaron Boupendza Contract terminated

Loans in PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end date 23 MF Luca Orellano CR Vasco da Gama February 23, 2024 End of 2024 season, with option to buy 19 FW Kevin Kelsy FC Shakhtar Donetsk April 30, 2024 End of 2024 season, with option to buy 9 FW Nicholas Gioacchini Como 1907 August 15, 2024 End of 2024 season

Loans out PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end date 3 DF Joey Akpunonu Hartford Athletic February 6, 2024 August 10, 2024 31 MF Álvaro Barreal Cruzeiro Esporte Clube March 1, 2024 Through December 2024 25 GK Paul Walters Hartford Athletic March 8, 2024 End of season 8 MF Marco Angulo L.D.U. Quito March 21, 2024 End of season 29 FW Arquimides Ordóñez Östersunds FK April 4, 2024 December 31, 2024 3 DF Joey Akpunonu Huntsville City FC August 10, 2024 End of season

2024 MLS SuperDraft picks

RoundPick #PlayerCollegeNotes 1 27 Brian Schaefer DF South Florida 2 56 Kenji Mboma Dem FW Dayton

Competitions

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

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

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.

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.

Group stage: East 1

Knockout stage

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. Round one

Round of 16

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"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || MF || 10 || align=left| Luciano Acosta || 14 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 15 |- | 2 || FW || 23 || align=left| Luca Orellano || 10 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 12 |- | 3 || FW || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 11 |- | rowspan="3"|4 || FW || 19 || align=left| Kevin Kelsy || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- || MF || 20 || align=left| Pavel Bucha || 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 |- || MF || 27 || align=left| Yamil Asad || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 6 |- | 7 || FW || 17 || align=left| Sérgio Santos || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 |- | rowspan="2"|8 || FW || 9 || align=left| Aaron Boupendza || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 |- || FW || 11 || align=left| Corey Baird || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | 10 || MF || 22 || align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | rowspan="5"|11 || DF || 2 || align=left| Alvas Powell || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || DF || 12 || align=left| Miles Robinson || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || MF || 26 || align=left| Malik Pinto || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || DF || 33 || align=left| Isaiah Foster || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || DF || 91 || align=left| DeAndre Yedlin || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !57!!2!!8!!7!!74

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"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || MF || 10 || align=left| Luciano Acosta || 18 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 22 |- | 2 || MF || 23 || align=left| Luca Orellano || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | rowspan="3"|3 || FW || 17 || align=left| Sérgio Santos || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 |- || MF || 20 || align=left| Pavel Bucha || 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 |- || MF || 22 || align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 6 |- | 6 || MF || 27 || align=left| Yamil Asad || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | 7 || DF || 91 || align=left| DeAndre Yedlin || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- | rowspan="4"|8 || MF || 5 || align=left| Obinna Nwobodo || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- || DF || 6 || align=left| Chidozie Awaziem || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- || FW || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- || DF || 42 || align=left| Bret Halsey || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 |- | rowspan="2"|12 || FW || 9 || align=left| Aaron Boupendza || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- || FW || 11 || align=left| Corey Baird || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | rowspan="3"|14 || DF || 16 || align=left| Teenage Hadebe || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || FW || 29 || align=left| Arquimides Ordóñez || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || DF || 32 || align=left| Ian Murphy || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !58!!3!!7!!7!!76

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"|Leagues Cup | colspan="3"|Champions Cup | 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;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- || 32 || DF ||align=left| Ian Murphy || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 |- || 5 || MF ||align=left| Obinna Nwobodo || 8 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1 || 0 |- || 91 || DF ||align=left| DeAndre Yedlin || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 0 |- || 10 || MF ||align=left| Luciano Acosta || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 |- || 20 || MF ||align=left| Pavel Bucha || 5 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 |- || 23 || MF ||align=left| Luca Orellano || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 |- || 7 || MF ||align=left| Yuya Kubo || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- || 12 || DF ||align=left| Miles Robinson || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 0 |- || 19 || FW|| align=left| Kevin Kelsy || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- || 6 || DF ||align=left| Chidozie Awaziem || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- || 21 || DF ||align=left| Matt Miazga || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 22 || MF ||align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 2 || DF ||align=left| Alvas Powell || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 |- || 9 || FW ||align=left| Aaron Boupendza || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 11 || FW|| align=left| Corey Baird || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |-