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2018 FC Cincinnati season

FC Cincinnati
2018 season
General managerJeff Berding
Head coachAlan Koch
StadiumNippert Stadium
USL1st (Eastern Conference)
USL PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup4th round
Top goalscorerEmmanuel Ledesma (16)
Highest home attendance31,478
(September 29 vs. Indy)
Lowest home attendance22,532
(May 5 vs. Atlanta 2)
Average home league attendance25,717
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The 2018 FC Cincinnati season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League (USL). It was FC Cincinnati's second season as a second-tier team in the U.S. soccer pyramid, as the United States Soccer Federation provisionally promoted the USL from Division III to Division II for the 2017 season. FC Cincinnati played in the Eastern Conference of the USL.

This was the final season of the club's USL incarnation. On May 29, 2018, Major League Soccer awarded the FCC ownership group an expansion franchise, which began play in MLS under the FC Cincinnati name in 2019.[1]

On September 26, 2018, the club clinched their first USL Regular Season Championship with a 4–1 victory over the Richmond Kickers.[2]

Club

Coaching staff

Alan Koch started as head coach in 2017.
Position Staff
Head coach South Africa Alan Koch
Assistant coach France Yoann Damet
Goalkeeper coach United States Jack Stern
Technical director United States Luke Sassano
Athletic Trainer United States Aaron Powell
Strength & Conditioning United States Austin Berry
UC Health United States Dr. Angelo Colosimo
United States Dr. Brian Grawe

Roster

The players and staff celebrate winning the USL 2018 regular season trophy.

On October 25, 2017, general manager Jeff Berding held a press conference to make the first announcements about the 2018 roster. The return of nine players from 2017 was confirmed at this press conference: Matt Bahner, Kenney Walker, Danni KΓΆnig, Corben Bone, Jimmy McLaughlin, Garrett Halfhill, Justin Hoyte, Sem de Wit, and Josu. Six additional players from the 2017 rosterβ€”Austin Berry, Mitch Hildebrandt, Djiby Fall, Harrison Delbridge, Andrew Wiedeman, and Paul Nicholsonβ€”were mentioned as still under consideration for 2018, pending contract discussions and future announcements. Berding also confirmed they would not renew contracts or exercise options for any other former players.[3] In the following weeks, Djiby Fall implied he would not be returning via Twitter,[4] and Paul Nicholson announced his retirement from professional soccer.[5]

The club began announcing new signings in November 2017. The team signed Israeli defender Dekel Keinan on November 10,[6] as well as Canadian forward Daniel Haber on November 15.[7]

On April 16, 2018, the club announced they had mutually agreed to part ways with defender Josu.[8]

On April 17, 2018, the club announced they had reach an agreement for the free release of defender Garrett Halfhill. Halfhill subsequently join the New York Cosmos B of the NPSL.[9]

On July 9, 2018, the club announced the free transfer of forward Daniel Haber to Ottawa Fury FC.

On July 30, 2018, forward Fanendo Adi was acquired from the Portland Timbers as the first MLS designated player for FC Cincinnati.[10] The club also announced the acquisition of midfielder Fatai Alashe from the San Jose Earthquakes.[11]

On August 1, 2018, the club announced the acquisition of defender Pa Konate from Serie A S.P.A.L.[12]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Evan Newton  United States
2 DF Matt Bahner  United States
3 DF Forrest Lasso  United States
4 MF Tyler Gibson  United States
5 MF Nazmi Albadawi  United States
6 MF Kenney Walker  United States
7 FW Russell Cicerone  United States
9 FW Fanendo Adi  Nigeria
10 FW Emery Welshman  Guyana
11 FW Danni KΓΆnig  Denmark
12 DF Pa Konate (on loan from SPAL)  Sweden
13 MF Michael Lahoud  Sierra Leone
16 MF Richie Ryan  Ireland
17 GK Mark Village  Canada
18 GK Spencer Richey (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)  United States
19 MF Corben Bone  United States
20 MF Jimmy McLaughlin  United States
21 DF Dekel Keinan  Israel
23 DF Blake Smith  United States
24 FW Tomi Ameobi  England
27 MF Fatai Alashe (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)  United States
29 DF Paddy Barrett  Ireland
32 DF Justin Hoyte  Trinidad and Tobago
45 MF Emmanuel Ledesma  Argentina
51 DF Sem de Wit  Netherlands

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

Results Table

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHHHHHAAHAHAAHAA
ResultWWLDDWWWLWLWWDWDWDWWWDWWWWWWWWWWDD
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

March 17, 2018 1 Charleston Battery 0–1 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 EDT Guerra Yellow card 51'
van Schiak Yellow card 80'
Griffith Red card 90+2'		 CIN Report
CHS Report		 Smith 18'
Laing Yellow card 63'
Lasso Yellow card 85'
KΓΆnig Yellow card 90+2'
Ryan Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 31, 2018 2 Indy Eleven 0–1 FC Cincinnati Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 EDT Ferreira Yellow card 41'
McInerney Yellow card 45+4'		 CIN Report
IND Report		 Welshman 26'
Keinan Yellow card 54'
Lasso Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 17,535
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 7, 2018 3 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00PM ET Ledesma Yellow card 35'
Keinan Yellow card 61'
Laing Yellow card 76'		 CIN Report
LOU Report
Box Score		 Lancaster 13' Yellow card 47'
IliΔ‡ Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,667 (USL record for home opener)
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
April 15, 2018 4 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 EDT Burke 15' Yellow card 83'
Chiluya Yellow card 66'		 BTH Report Albadawi 72' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amber O'Connor
Assistant referees: Gjovalin Bori
Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim
Fourth official: Michael Guzzetta
April 21, 2018 5 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 EDT KΓΆnig 59'
Ledesma Yellow card 68'
Walker 78'
Keinan Yellow card 88'
Laing Yellow card 90+2'		 CIN Report
PIT Report
Box Score		 Dover 6' Yellow card 36'
Vancaeyezeele 73'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 24,505
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 28, 2018 6 Ottawa Fury FC 0–3 FC Cincinnati Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 EDT Reid Yellow card 63' CIN Report
OTT Report
Box Score		 Lasso Yellow card 50'
Smith Yellow card 57'
Walker 68'
Bone 69'
Ledesma Yellow card 56' 77'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,785
May 2, 2018 7 Indy Eleven 2–3 FC Cincinnati Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 EDT Jack McInerney 24'
Ayoze 30' (pen.) Yellow card 88'		 CIN report
IND report
Box score		 Kenney Walker 7' (pen.) Yellow card 75'
Jimmy McLaughlin 41'
Corben Bone 54'
Forrest Lasso Yellow card 60'
Emery Welshman Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,079
Referee: Marco de Oliveira
Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski
Assistant referees: Kevin Fikar
Fourth official: Michael Nickerson
May 5, 2018 8 FC Cincinnati 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 EDT KΓΆnig 26'
Ledesma 28' 48'
Keinan Yellow card 30'
Bone 39'		 CIN Report
ATL Report
Box Score		 Gallagher 31'
Kissiedou Yellow card 37' 41'
Carleton Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 12, 2018 9 Charlotte Independence 4–1 FC Cincinnati Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Cato 38'
Ekra 45+2'
Voser 57'
MartΓ­nez Yellow card 68'
Zayed 87'		 CIN Report
CLT Report
Box Score		 Ledesma Yellow card 45+1'
KΓΆnig 51'
Ryan Yellow card 71'
Lasso Yellow card 75'
Keinan Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 19, 2018 10 FC Cincinnati 4–1 North Carolina FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Smith Yellow card 29'
Albadawi 11', 45'
Ledesma 62' (pen.)
KΓΆnig 69' Yellow card 75'		 CIN Report
NCFC Report		 Bekker Yellow card 65'
Lomis 86'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,884
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 26, 2018 11 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Louisville City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Barrett Yellow card 28'
Ryan Yellow card 33'
Keinan Yellow card 81'		 CIN Report
LOU Report		 Lancaster 15'
Craig Yellow card 55'
Davis IV 73'
Williams Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 26,495
June 2, 2018 12 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 EDT Moreno 7'
Stauffer Yellow card 69'		 CIN Report
NYRB Report
Box Score		 Welshman Yellow card 52'
Barrett Yellow card 61'
Ledsema 65'
Ryan Yellow card 71'
KΓΆnig 77'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 613
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 9, 2018 13 North Carolina FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati Cary, North Carolina
7:00 EDT CIN Report
NCFC Report		 Ledesma Yellow card 36'
KΓΆnig 37' Yellow card 52'
Hoyte Yellow card 72'
McLaughlin 87'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 13, 2018 14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Albadawi 66'
Cicerone 68'		 CIN Report
BTH Report		 Jones 29'
Mbaizo Red card 52'
Herbers 69' Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Jason Ulrich
June 16, 2018 15 FC Cincinnati 4–0 Richmond Kickers Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Ledesma 8', 67'
Albadawi 36'
KΓΆnig 60'
WelshmanYellow card 82'
KeinanYellow card 90+1'		 CIN Report
RIC Report		 CordovΓ©sYellow card 33'
WilliamsYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 28,026
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Swartzel
Assistant referees: Adrienne McDonald
Fourth official: Luke Sobota
June 27, 2018 16 Toronto FC II 3–3 FC Cincinnati Toronto, Ontario
7:00 EDT Akinola 28'
Bjornethun Yellow card 45'
Boskovic 70'
Hamilton 75'
Campbell Yellow card 88'		 CIN Report
TOR Report		 Albadawi 8'
Welshman 38'
Ledesma 40'		 Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 288
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 30, 2018 17 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Ottawa Fury FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT KΓΆnig 16'
Smith Yellow card 86'
Albadawi 90+2'		 CIN Report
OTT Report
Box score		 Oliveira Yellow card 71' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,107
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 7, 2018 18 Nashville SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 EDT Moloto Yellow card 15' CIN Report
NSH Report		 Keinan Yellow card 17' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 18,228
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 14, 2018 19 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Ledesma 54', Yellow card 63'
KΓΆnig 84'		 CIN Report
TBR Report		 Flemmings Yellow card 23' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,416
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 18, 2018 20 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte Independence Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Keinan 7'
Lasso 20'
Ledesma Yellow card 67'
Welshman Yellow card 87'		 CIN Report
CLT Report		 Duckett Yellow card 28'
Zayed Yellow card 65'
Voser Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,251
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 21, 2018 21 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Lasso 17'
Barrett Yellow card 22', 35'
Smith Yellow card 60'		 CIN Report
NYRB Report		 Tinari Yellow card 14'
KΓΆnig 25' (o.g.)
Barlow Yellow card 53'
Stauffer Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 23,602
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 4, 2018 22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT KΓΆnig 1', Yellow card 71'
Lasso Yellow card 30'
Walker Yellow card 60'		 CIN Report
NSH Report		 Hume 85'
Mensah Yellow card 90+1'
Davis Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,426
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 12, 2018 23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Penn FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 EDT Ledesma 80' CIN Report
PENN Report		 Baffoe Yellow card 43'
Tribbett Yellow card 79'
Mkosana Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 24,249
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 18, 2018 24 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Ledesma Yellow card 13', 21'
Bone 45+1'
Barrett Yellow card 53'
Thomas 90+5' (o.g.)		 CIN Report Anunga Yellow card 30'
Svantesson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,142
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: James Duling
Fourth official: Luke Sobota
August 22, 2018 25 Atlanta United 2 1–5 FC Cincinnati Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 EDT Bello Yellow card 16'
Nicklaw 65'
Gallagher Yellow card 90+1'		 CIN Report
ATL Report		 Bone 18'
Albadawi 25', 55'
Konate Yellow card 36'
Alashe Yellow card 45+1', 53'
Welshman 87'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: JJ Bilinsk
August 25, 2018 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 FC Cincinnati St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 EDT Taku Yellow card 1'
Cole Yellow card 15'
Poku Yellow card 43', 75'
Portillos Yellow card 68'
Oduro Yellow card 80'
DiakitΓ© Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 85'		 Report Ledesma 2' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 62'
Barrett Yellow card 88'
Newton Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 1, 2018 27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Lasso Yellow card 38'
Keinan 80'
Adi 88', Yellow card 88'		 USL Report
CIN Report		 Parkes 57' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,735
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 11, 2018 28 Louisville City FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 EDT DelPiccolo Yellow card 90+3' USL Report
CIN Report		 Bone 23'
Richey Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,009
Referee: Joshua Brooks
September 16, 2018 29 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Toronto FC II Cincinnati, Ohio
4:30 EDT Lasso 31'
Adi 45+2'
Bone 78', 88'		 Report
CIN Report		 Endoh 24', 45+4', 73'
Johnson Yellow card 29'
Hundal Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,275
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 22, 2018 30 Penn FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 EDT Calvano Yellow card 7'
Paulo 33'
Osae Yellow card 45+1'		 CIN Report
PENN Report		 KΓΆnig Yellow card 7'
Ledesma Yellow card 32', 68'
Bone 84'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,117
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 26, 2018 31 Richmond Kickers 1–4 FC Cincinnati Richmond, Virginia
7:00 EDT Eaton Yellow card 14'
CordovΓ©s 32'
Luiz Fernando Yellow card 50'
Sekyere Yellow card 72'
Shanosky Yellow card 85'		 CIN Report
RIC Report
Report		 Albadawi 16'
Ledesma 40', 44', Yellow card 45+3'
Alashe Yellow card 45+5'
Welshman 63'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
September 29, 2018 32 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Indy Eleven Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT KΓΆnig Yellow card 31', 65'
Adi 34'
Mitchell 74' (o.g.)		 CIN Report
IND Report
Report		 Matern Yellow card 31' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 31,478 (USL record)
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 6, 2018 33 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 FC Cincinnati Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 EDT CIN Report
PIT Report
Report		 Lasso Yellow card 35' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,205
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 13, 2018 34 Nashville SC 3–3 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 EDT Hume 5'
LaGrassa Yellow card 40'
Allen 80'
Akinyode 90'		 CIN Report Albadawi Yellow card 39', 63'
Bone 52', 81'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC (C) 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

References

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