2023 FC Cincinnati season

FC Cincinnati
2023 season
General manager	Chris Albright
Head coach	Pat Noonan
Stadium	TQL Stadium
MLS	Conference: 1st ; Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Round One
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Luciano Acosta (15); All: Acosta (17)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 25,513; (15 times)
Lowest home attendance	League: 23,461; (5/17 v. CFM); All: 10,062; (4/26 v. LOU, USOC)
Average home league attendance	25,367[1]
Biggest win	CIN 3–0 Opponent (4 times)
Biggest defeat	STL 5–1 CIN (4/15)
Home colors	Away colors

The 2023 FC Cincinnati season is the club's fifth season in MLS, and the eighth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club entered 2023 on a high note, having notched their first playoff appearance and first playoff win in 2022 after languishing at the bottom of the standings for their first three seasons in MLS. On September 30, FC Cincinnati clinched the Supporters' Shield, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.[2]

Players and staff celebrate after clinching the Supporters' Shield.

FC Cincinnati home matches are played at TQL Stadium. 2023 is the second season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

Summary

The Orange and Blue started the regular season with 5 wins, 2 draws, and no losses. They reached 1st place on the Supporters' Shield standings on Matchday 7, and were the last remaining undefeated team in the Eastern Conference until their loss at St. Louis City SC on Matchday 8.[3] After a 3–0 victory on Matchday 12 at TQL Stadium against CF Montreal, the club became only the 4th team since 2000 to start the MLS season with seven straight wins (7–0–0) at home.[4]

FC Cincinnati won the first Hell is Real match of 2023 on May 20, with a scoreline of 3–2; it was the first win against rival Columbus Crew since October 2020. The result also extended the club's home winning streak to eight matches in league play and ten overall.[5] By the end of the month, FC Cincinnati had set the record for most points (36) through the first 15 games of a season in MLS history, excluding the shootout era.[6] The home winning streak was extended to ten MLS matches in June, tying a record set in 2002 by the San Jose Earthquakes.[7]

With a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC, FC Cincinnati made history and became the first club to reach 39 points in their first 16 matches of a season (excluding shootout era).[8] After a 3–0 victory over Toronto FC, FC Cincinnati became the fourth team in MLS history to win 10 consecutive home matches, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for longest single-season home winning streak.[9] After a 2–1 win on the road at New York Red Bulls, the club became just the third team in MLS history to win 11 of their first 22 matches by a one-goal margin – excluding the shootout era. With a 3–1 win at home against Nashville SC, the club tied Los Angeles FC (2019 and 2022) for the fastest team in MLS history to reach 50 points in a season, doing so in just 23 matches.[10] With a 3–0 win against New York Red Bulls, the club reached 37 points in their first 13 regular season games at TQL Stadium, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for the best home start to a season in league history through the first 13 games.[11]

After a come from behind 2–1 victory at Atlanta United FC, FC Cincinnati became the first team to clinch a 2023 playoff berth. They also became the second fastest club in MLS history to secure their playoff position in only 26 matches.[12]

MLS All-Stars

Three players were named to the 2023 MLS All-Star roster, Luciano Acosta was selected for the 2nd time, and Álvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga both with their first selection. The game was played on July 19, 2023, against Arsenal FC of the English Premier League at Audi Field, home of D.C. United.[13] Acosta was also chosen by an online fan vote to serve as team captain for the MLS All-Stars[14] and was included as part of the All-Star Skills Challenge.[15] All 3 players played 45 minutes, with Acosta and Barreal (yellow card – 18') named to the starting lineup and subbing off at halftime. Miazga was inserted into the lineup at the start of the second half, playing the remainder of the match.[16]

Club

Roster

As of July 13, 2023[17]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
1	Alec Kann	United States	GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990	Atlanta United FC
18	Roman Celentano (GA)	United States	GK	(2000-09-14) September 14, 2000	Indiana Hoosiers
25	Paul Walters (HG)	United States	GK	(2004-04-11) April 11, 2004	FC Cincinnati Academy
36	Evan Louro	United States	GK	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2	Alvas Powell	Jamaica	DF	(1994-07-18) July 18, 1994	Philadelphia Union
3	Joey Akpunonu (GA)	United States	DF	(2001-12-21) December 21, 2001	Bowling Green Falcons
4	Nick Hagglund	United States	DF	(1992-09-14) September 14, 1992	Toronto FC
13	Santiago Arias (INTL)	Colombia	DF	(1992-01-13) January 13, 1992	Granada CF
14	Yerson Mosquera (INTL)	Colombia	DF	(2001-05-02) May 2, 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
21	Matt Miazga	United States	DF	(1995-07-19) July 19, 1995	Chelsea F.C.
28	Ray Gaddis	United States	DF	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990	Philadelphia Union
32	Ian Murphy	United States	DF	(2000-01-16) January 16, 2000	Duke Blue Devils
33	Isaiah Foster	United States	DF	(2003-08-12) August 12, 2003	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
37	Stiven Jimenez (HG)	United States	DF	(2007-06-24) June 24, 2007	FC Cincinnati Academy
42	Bret Halsey	United States	DF	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34	London Aghedo	United States	DF	(2000-05-31) May 31, 2000	Air Force Falcons
5	Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP)	Nigeria	MF	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996	Göztepe S.K.
8	Marco Angulo (INTL)	Ecuador	MF	(2002-05-08) May 8, 2002	Independiente del Valle
10	Luciano Acosta (DP)	Argentina	MF	(1994-05-31) May 31, 1994	Atlas
26	Malik Pinto	United States	MF	(2002-08-09) August 9, 2002	FC Cincinnati Academy
31	Álvaro Barreal	Argentina	MF	(2000-08-17) August 17, 2000	Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
44	Ben Stitz	United States	MF	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000	FC Cincinnati Academy
58	Gerardo Valenzuela (HG)	United States	MF	(2004-09-28) September 28, 2004	FC Cincinnati Academy
93	Júnior Moreno	Venezuela	MF	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993	D.C. United
7	Yuya Kubo	Japan	FW	(1993-12-23) December 23, 1993	K.A.A. Gent
9	Aaron Boupendza (INTL, DP)	Gabon	FW	(1996-08-07) August 7, 1996	Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)
14	Dominique Badji	Senegal	FW	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992	Colorado Rapids
17	Sérgio Santos	Brazil	FW	(1994-09-04) September 4, 1994	Philadelphia Union
19	Brandon Vazquez	United States	FW	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998	Atlanta United FC
29	Arquimides Ordóñez (HG)	United States	FW	(2003-08-05) August 5, 2003	FC Cincinnati Academy

Player movement

In

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Ref
November 7, 2022	37	MF	Stiven Jimenez	FC Cincinnati Academy	Homegrown rights acquired from D.C. United[lower-alpha 1]	[18]
December 21, 2022	8	MF	Marco Angulo	Independiente del Valle	$3,000,000	[19] [20]
January 5, 2023	33	DF	Isaiah Foster	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Waivers[lower-alpha 2]	[21]
January 6, 2023	26	MF	Malik Pinto	FC Cincinnati Academy	Free transfer	[22]
February 9, 2023	13	DF	Santiago Arias	Granada CF	Free transfer	[23]
May 25, 2023	58	MF	Gerardo Valenzuela	FC Cincinnati Academy	Homegrown player	[24]
June 7, 2023	34	DF	London Aghedo	Air Force Falcons	2023 MLS SuperDraft	[25]
June 21, 2023	42	DF	Bret Halsey	FC Cincinnati 2	Short-term contract	[26]
July 1, 2023	42	DF	Bret Halsey	FC Cincinnati 2	First team contract	[27]
July 5, 2023	9	FW	Aaron Boupendza	Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)	Designated player	[28]
July 8, 2023	44	FW	Ben Stitz	FC Cincinnati 2	Short-term contract	[29]
Aug 4, 2023	44	FW	Ben Stitz	FC Cincinnati 2	Short-term contract	[30]

Homegrown rights for $50,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money (GAM) as well as $200,000 in conditional GAM if Jimenez signs a second MLS contract with FC Cincinnati and an additional $300,000 GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met. D.C. United would also retain a percentage of GAM should Jimenez be traded within MLS.
FC Cincinnati traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) to D.C. United in exchange for the top spot in the MLS waiver order.

Out

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Ref
October 24, 2022	8	MF	Allan Cruz		Option declined	[31][32]
November 11, 2022	3	DF	John Nelson	St. Louis City SC	Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft	[33]
November 15, 2022	24	DF	Tyler Blackett	Rotherham United	Option declined	[32][34]
November 15, 2022	16	DF	Zico Bailey	San Antonio FC	Option declined	[32]
November 15, 2022	20	DF	Geoff Cameron		Option declined, retired	[32][35]
November 15, 2022	22	DF	Rónald Matarrita	SC Dnipro-1	Option declined	[32][36]
November 15, 2022	33	FW	Nick Markanich	Charleston Battery	Option declined	[32][37]
November 15, 2022	17	MF	Ben Mines	Miami FC	Option declined	[32][38]
November 15, 2022	30	GK	Beckham Sunderland		Option declined	[32]
December 21, 2022	12	FW	Calvin Harris	Colorado Rapids	$375,000 in GAM	[39]
March 9, 2023	25	GK	Kenneth Vermeer	PEC Zwolle	Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract	[40]
March 31, 2023	23	MF	Isaac Atanga	Aalesunds FK	Transferred for a undisclosed fee	[41]
July 2, 2023	9	FW	Brenner	Udinese	Transfer	[42]

Loans in

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
14	DF	Yerson Mosquera	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	February 2, 2023	End of 2023 season	[43][44]

Loans out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
23	MF	Isaac Atanga	Göztepe S.K.	August 7, 2022	March 31, 2023	[45]
35	MF	Harrison Robledo	Indy Eleven	February 8, 2023	End of season	[46]

2023 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Pick #	Player	Pos	College
1	22	Joey Akpunonu	DF	Bowling Green
2	51	Hunter Morse	GK	Western Michigan
3	80	London Aghedo	DF	Air Force

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Preseason

On January 9, FC Cincinnati announced a slate of five preseason games to be played during their 26-day preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida.[47]

January 27 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	3–2	Austin FC	Clearwater, Florida
12:00PM	Hagglund 20' Brenner 31' Badji 91'	Report	Rodríguez 9' Zardes 83'	Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park Attendance: 0
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods for a total of 120 minutes.

February 1 Preseason	South Florida Bulls	0–3	FC Cincinnati	Clearwater, Florida
		Report	Barreal 49' Ordóñez 77' Jimenez 85'	Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park Attendance: 0

February 10 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
	Vazquez 56' (pen.)	Report	Torres 10' Carranza 49' Gazdag 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 14 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	4–0	New England Revolution	Clearwater, Florida
	Jimenez Ordóñez 37', 55' Badji 41'	Report		Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park Attendance: 0

February 17 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	3–3	Nashville SC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Santos 34', 49' Acosta 64' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 0

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for Round One
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55

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

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati (S, T)	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 1]
2	Orlando City SC (T)	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 2]
3	Columbus Crew (T)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 3]
4	St. Louis City SC (T)	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 4]
5	Philadelphia Union (T)	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 5]

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)
(S) Supporters' Shield winner; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
As 2023 other Conference regular season champions
As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

Results

Matchday	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
Stadium	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D
Conf. pos.	5	5	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: [48]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

February 25 1	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 19' Nwobodo 48' Barreal 84'	Report	Artur 10' Schmitt 45+2', 81'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Chris Penso

March 4 2	Orlando City	0–0	FC Cincinnati	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Cartagena 28'	Report	Santos 90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 18,062 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 11 3	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Barreal 24' Acosta 39' Brenner 63' Hagglund 83'	Report	João Paulo 57' Gómez 90+2'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

March 18 4	Chicago Fire FC	3–3	FC Cincinnati	Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	13' Terán 32', 90+2' Przybyłko 45' (pen.) Czichos 46' Mueller 58' Giménez 65' M. Navarro 90' Pineda	Report	Moreno 8', 87' Vazquez 58' Santos 84'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 7,815 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

March 25 5	Nashville SC	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT	Moore 56' Bunbury 72'	Report	Nwobodo 21' Pinto 45' Vazquez 48' Miazga 72' Barreal 80'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,453 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

April 1 6	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Inter Miami CF	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Angulo 27' Mosquera 45+5' Acosta 51' Brenner 72'	Report	Pizarro 13' Duke 45+4'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,082 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 8 7	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Mosquera 48' Acosta 69' (pen.)	Report	Mbaizo 21' Blake 69'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 15 8	St. Louis City SC	5–1	FC Cincinnati	St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 p.m. EDT	Stroud 3', 80' Löwen 39' Hiebert 45+2' Gioacchini 53' Celentano 57' (og) Ostrák 76'	Report	Nwobodo 27' Santos 43', 62'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

April 22 9	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Portland Timbers	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Nwobodo 32' Santos 34' Vazquez 58' Mosquera 84' Angulo 90+7'	Report	Mabiala 20' Asprilla 30', 60' Chara 72' McGraw 90+1'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 29 10	New England Revolution	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	45+3' Boateng 89' Wood	Report	Miazga 12' Mosquera 31' Barreal 33' Santos 45+9'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 30,080 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 6 11	FC Cincinnati	2–1	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 39' 59' Mosquera 70' Barreal 73' Kubo 90+5' Brenner 90+5' Celentano 90+7'	Report	21' Greene 60' Benteke 90' Fountas 90+9' O'Brien	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

May 17 12	FC Cincinnati	3–0	CF Montréal	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Waterman 2' (og) Acosta 26' Nwobodo 34' Vazquez 65'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,461 Referee: Mark Allatin

May 20 13 – Hell Is Real Derby	FC Cincinnati	3–2	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 17' 23' (pen) Miazga 63' Moreno 67'	Report	40' Zelarayan 52' 72' Amundsen	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Nima Saghafi

May 27 14	Colorado Rapids	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 p.m. EDT	62' Cabral	Report	33' Badji 64' Nwobodo	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,438 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

May 31 15	New York City FC	1–3	FC Cincinnati	The Bronx, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT	Cufré 41' 64' Chanot 53' Sands 56' Gray 58' Pereira 66' Alfaro 82' Morales 88'	Report	38' 50' Acosta 43' Mosquera 45+5' 70' (pen.) Vazquez 59' Barreal 90+1' Gaddis	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 14,806 Referee: Armando Villarreal

June 3 16	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Chicago Fire FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Miazga 54' Acosta 83' Barreal 89'	Report	Souquet 28' Shaqiri 67' Haile-Selassie 73'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Chris Penso

June 10 17	Vancouver Whitecaps	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Vancouver, British Columbia
10:30 p.m. EDT	Raposo 60' Gauld 89' (pen.) Vite 90+2'	Report	Murphy 29' Mosquera 77' Acosta 83'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,086 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

June 21 18	FC Cincinnati	3–0	Toronto FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Nwobodo 19' Arias 35' Gaddis 41' Acosta 54' Badji 63' Halsey 82'	Report	Petretta 25' Bernardeschi 41'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Mark Allatin

June 24 19	D.C. United	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 10' Williams 17' Dájome 43' Najar 64'	Report	Murphy 66' 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,864 Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 1 20	FC Cincinnati	2–2	New England Revolution	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Badji 11', 55' Nwobodo 36'	Report	Badji 15' (o.g.) Bou 24' Gil 51' Blessing 52'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jon Freemon

July 8 21	Charlotte FC	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Świderski 14', 24', 90+3' Corujo 27' Lindsey 45+2' Arfield 69' Jóźwiak 89'	Report	Mosquera 11' Acosta 52' Santos 57' Barreal 68' Murphy 29' 75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 43,613 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 12 22	New York Red Bulls	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ndam 3' Fernandez 28' (pen.) Edelman 45+1' Vanzeir 64'	Report	Pinto 19' Santos 62' Ordóñez 71' Acosta 80' (pen.) Nwobodo 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,439 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 15 23	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Arias 26', 74' Acosta 42' (pen.), 45+7' Miazga 62' Vázquez 87' Boupendza 90+9', 90+11'	Report	Zimmerman 31' Washington 37' 68' Picault 62' 70' Haakenson 86'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ramy Touchan

August 20 24 – Hell Is Real Derby	Columbus Crew	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Morris 15' Hernández 23' (pen.) Russell-Rowe 90+6'	Report	Nwobodo 45+2' Arias 76'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,730 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 26 25	FC Cincinnati	3–0	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Boupendza 6' Miazga 45' Kubo 50' Moreno 52' Hagglund 59'	Report	Risa 88' Perea 90+2'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Chris Penso

August 30 26	Atlanta United FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Mosquera 10' Rossetto 60' Muyumba 72'	Report	Nwobodo 41' Acosta 75' Vazquez 80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,568 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 2 27	FC Cincinnati	0–1	Orlando City SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 44' Boupendza 90+4'	Report	Santos 13' Thórhallsson 41' Torres 44' Araújo 55' Urso 90+5' Cartagena 90+5' Gallese 90+11'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 16 28	Philadelphia Union	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Elliott 19' 90+4' Gazdag 21', 37' (pen.) Martínez 23' Lowe 42' Carranza 63' Wagner 74' Baribo 85'	Report	Miazga 19' Celentano 35' Mosquera 36' 83' Hagglund 45+4' Boupendza 49' Vázquez 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 20 29	CF Montréal	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Wanyama 34' Opoku 53' Offor 90+2' Sirois 90+5'	Report	Miazga 90' Arias 90+2' Acosta 90+7'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,603 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 23 30	FC Cincinnati	3–0	Charlotte FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Barreal 45+1' Boupendza 50' Acosta 78'	Report	Westwood 35' Kahlina 45+3'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 30 31	Toronto FC	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Osorio 39', 44' Antonoglou 74' Prince Osei Owusu 86'	Report	Vázquez 28', 35' Boupendza 72'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,658 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 4 32	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gaddis 27' Powell 49' 88' Acosta 68' (pen.), 90+10' Hagglund 73' Pinto 82' Barreal 90+8'	Report	Amaya 12' Manoel 17' Reyes 53' Coronel 90+9' Duncan 90+10'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Chris Penso

October 7 33	Inter Miami CF	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Nwobodo 27' Barreal 78' Celentano 84'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 21 34	FC Cincinnati	2–2	Atlanta United FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Badji 25' Acosta 45+2' Miazga 72'	Report	Giakoumakis 12', 32' Almada 36' 51' Thiaré 85'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 29 Round One	FC Cincinnati	v	New York Red Bulls	Cincinnati, Ohio
20:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium

November 4 Round One	New York Red Bulls	v	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

U.S. Open Cup

As a Major League Soccer club, FC Cincinnati enters the U.S. Open Cup in the third round. The third round pairings were announced on April 6.[49]

FC Cincinnati was regionally placed into group 5 with New York City FC, Columbus Crew SC and Loudoun United for the draw in the Round of 32. On April 27, FC Cincinnati was drawn to host New York City FC.

After defeating NYCFC 1–0 at TQL Stadium on May 10, FC Cincinnati was placed in the Northeast Group for the round of 16 draw, which will be held on May 11, 2023. The other three clubs in the group are MLS clubs Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, and USL Championship team Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. FC Cincinnati was drawn to visit the New York Red Bulls.

After defeating the New York Red Bulls on penalties, FC Cincinnati hosted their quarterfinals matchup with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on June 6, winning 3–1.

FC Cincinnati hosted Inter Miami CF in the semifinals on August 23 and after a 3–3 tie a.e.t, fell 4–5 in penalty kicks to end their Cup run.[50]

April 26 Third Round	FC Cincinnati (MLS)	1–0	Louisville City FC (USLC)	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT	Jimenez 40' Ordonez 85'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Calin Radosav

May 10 Round of 32	FC Cincinnati (MLS)	1–0	New York City FC (MLS)	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	Nwobodo 11' Mosquera 20' Vazquez 56' Miazga 81'	Report	82' Gray 89' Haak	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 7,196 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 23 Round of 16	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	FC Cincinnati (MLS)	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Ndam 10' Cásseres 22' Nealis 28' Tolkin 89' Meara 89' Vanzeir 90+2' Carmona 99'	Report	42' Kubo 69' Arias 89' Badji 90+2' Barreal	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
	Penalties
	Vanzeir Manoel Carmona Cásseres		Acosta Moreno Badji Mosquera Barreal

June 6 Quarterfinals	FC Cincinnati (MLS)	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USLC)	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	Nwobodo 11' Murphy 29' Badji 35' Vazquez 56' Barreal 71' Acosta 74' Arias 90+3'	Report	Biasi 23' Showunmi 90+4'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 16,613 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

August 23 Semifinals	FC Cincinnati (MLS)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Inter Miami CF (MLS)	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	Acosta 18', 85' Nwobodo 31' Vazquez 53' Barreal 90' Powell 111' Kubo 114' Arias 117'	Report	24' Alba 41' Mota 68', 90+7' Campana 70' Avilés 80' Kryvtsoy	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
	Penalties
	Kubo Arias Santos Miazga Hagglund		Messi Farías Ruiz Martínez Cremaschi

Leagues Cup

Both knockout stage games were hosted by FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium. Led by Brandon Vazquez with 4 goals, the club advanced to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup after securing a penalty shootout win against Sporting Kansas City [51] and a two-day victory against Club Deportivo Guadalajara. The Chivas game was initially played on Thursday, July 28th, but was halted in the 60th minute for a lengthy severe weather delay. When the game finally resumed 18.5 hours later, the calendar read Friday, July 29th. The final wrinkle was that it was decided to finish the final 30 minutes "behind closed doors" as a safety precaution for staff, players and fans.[52]

The Orange and Blue hosted Nashville SC in their Round of 32 matchup at TQL Stadium on August 4, 2023. The game ended tied 1–1 after 90 minutes with goals from Anibal Godoy of Nashville SC and Brandon Vazquez via penalty kick, his 5th in Leagues Cup play, of FC Cincinnati. Nashville advanced to the Round of 16 via penalty kicks (5–4).[53]

Central 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Cincinnati	2	1	1	0	0	6	4	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sporting Kansas City	2	1	0	1	0	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Guadalajara	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 23 GS	FC Cincinnati	3–3 (4–2 p)	Sporting Kansas City	Cincinnati, OH
19:30 ET	Murphy 10' Mosquera 11' Pulskamp 34' (o.g.) Moreno 48' Boupendza 50' Vazquez 56' Powell 68' Acosta 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Hagglund 9' (o.g.) Rosero 12', 90+6' Pulido 30' Kinda 51', 69' (pen.) Pulskamp 83' Thommy 90+2' Espinoza 90+8'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,524 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
	Penalties
	Acosta Vazquez Kubo Miazga		Thommy Shelton Walter Fontas

July 27 GS	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Guadalajara	Cincinnati, OH
20:00 ET	Vazquez 2', 8', 73' Angulo 75' Barreal 75'	Report	Sepúlveda 45+3' Briseño 61' Mozo 75'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,143 Referee: Benjamin Pineda
Note: The game was suspended in the 60th minute due to severe weather, the remaining 30 minutes were completed the following day at 2:00 PM EST behind closed doors.[54]

August 4 R32	FC Cincinnati	1–1 (4–5 p)	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, OH
20:00 ET	Vazquez 85' (pen.)	Report	MacNaughton 59' Godoy 64'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,911 Referee: Nima Saghafi
	Penalties
	Acosta Vazquez Miazga Kubo Barreal		Mukhtar Picault Godoy Zimmerman McCarty

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK	USA	Roman Celentano	32	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	GK	USA	Alec Kann	9	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	JAM	Alvas Powell	32	0	9+15	0	0	0	2+3	0	2+1	0
3	DF	USA	Joey Akpunonu	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Nick Hagglund	33	1	26	1	0	0	4	0	2+1	0
15	DF	COL	Santiago Arias	30	3	16+11	2	0	0	3	1	0	0
13	DF	COL	Yerson Mosquera	30	2	24+1	2	0	0	2+1	0	2	0
21	DF	USA	Matt Miazga	33	0	26	0	0	0	3+1	0	2+1	0
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis	32	0	15+12	0	0	0	2+2	0	1	0
31	MF	ARG	Álvaro Barreal	41	6	31+2	5	0	0	2+3	1	3	0
32	DF	USA	Ian Murphy	29	0	16+5	0	0	0	5	0	3	0
33	DF	USA	Isaiah Foster	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
42	DF	USA	Bret Halsey	12	0	2+7	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
5	MF	NGA	Obinna Nwobodo	36	2	29	2	0	0	4	0	2+1	0
7	MF	JPN	Yuya Kubo	31	2	9+14	0	0	0	2+3	2	0+3	0
8	MF	ECU	Marco Angulo	29	0	9+13	0	0	0	2+2	0	1+2	0
10	MF	ARG	Luciano Acosta	39	18	28+3	16	0	0	3+2	1	3	1
26	MF	USA	Malik Pinto	25	0	2+18	0	0	0	3	0	1+1	0
37	DF	USA	Stiven Jimenez	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
58	DF	USA	Gerardo Valenzuela	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	MF	VEN	Júnior Moreno	35	4	26+2	4	0	0	2+2	0	2+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	GAB	Aaron Boupendza	14	5	6+4	5	0	0	1	0	3	0
11	FW	BRA	Sérgio Santos	27	4	11+13	4	0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
14	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	26	3	9+13	3	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
19	FW	USA	Brandon Vazquez	37	16	28+2	8	0	0	3+1	3	3	5
29	FW	USA	Arquimides Ordóñez	10	1	4+4	0	0	0	1+1	1	0	0
44	FW	USA	Ben Stitz	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:
9	FW	BRA	Brenner	8	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 9, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	17	1	1	19
2	FW	19	Brandon Vazquez	8	3	5	16
3	DF	31	Álvaro Barreal	5	1	0	6
4	FW	9	Aaron Boupendza	5	0	0	5
4	FW	14	Dominique Badji	5	0	0	5
6	FW	17	Sérgio Santos	4	0	0	4
6	MF	93	Júnior Moreno	4	0	0	4
8	DF	13	Santiago Arias	2	1	0	3
9	DF	15	Yerson Mosquera	2	0	0	2
	MF	5	Obinna Nwobodo	2	0	0	2
	MF	7	Yuya Kubo	0	2	0	2
12	FW	9	Brenner	1	0	0	1
	FW	29	Arquimides Ordonez	0	1	0	1
	DF	4	Nick Hagglund	1	0	0	1
Total				55	9	6	70

Last updated: October 22, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	14	2	2	18
2	MF	31	Álvaro Barreal	9	3	2	14
3	MF	5	Obinna Nwobodo	6	0	0	6
4	MF	7	Yuya Kubo	3	0	1	4
4	FW	14	Dominique Badji	3	1	0	4
6	FW	19	Brandon Vazquez	3	0	0	3
6	MF	8	Marco Angulo	2	1	0	3
8	MF	93	Júnior Moreno	2	0	0	2
	FW	9	Aaron Boupendza	0	1	1	2
	DF	13	Santiago Arias	1	1	0	2
11	DF	2	Alvas Powell	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Brenner	1	0	0	1
	DF	15	Yerson Mosquera	1	0	0	1
	FW	17	Sérgio Santos	1	0	0	1
	DF	21	Matt Miazga	1	0	0	1
Total				48	9	6	63

Last updated: October 22, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup			U.S. Open Cup			Leagues Cup			Total
5	MF	Obinna Nwobodo	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
21	DF	Matt Miazga	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
10	MF	Luciano Acosta	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
15	DF	Yerson Mosquera	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0
31	MF	Álvaro Barreal	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
13	DF	Santiago Arias	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
17	FW	Sérgio Santos	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
32	DF	Ian Murphy	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0
18	GK	Roman Celentano	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
26	MF	Malik Pinto	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
28	DF	Ray Gaddis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	MF	Marco Angulo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Aaron Boupendza	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Brenner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	FW	Dominique Badji	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	MF	Yuya Kubo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	DF	Alvas Powell	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
4	DF	Nick Hagglund	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
42	DF	Bret Halsey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	FW	Arquimides Ordonez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
37	MF	Stevin Jimenez	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
93	MF	Júnior Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total			74	4	1	0	0	0	16	0	0	7	0	0	97	4	1

Last updated: October 22, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total	Games
18	Roman Celentano	12	0	0	0	12	33
1	Alec Kann	0	0	2	0	2	9

Last updated: October 22, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
1	Obinna Nwobodo	Houston Dynamo FC	MF	[55]
3	Obinna Nwobodo	Seattle Sounders FC	MF	[56]
3	Brenner	Seattle Sounders FC	Bench	[56]
4	Júnior Moreno	Chicago Fire FC	MF	[57]
5	Matt Miazga	Nashville SC	Bench	[58]
5	Brandon Vazquez	Nashville SC	Bench	[58]
6	Yerson Mosquera	Inter Miami CF	DF	[59]
6	Álvaro Barreal	Inter Miami CF	Bench	[59]
7	Matt Miazga	Philadelphia Union	DF	[60]
9	Álvaro Barreal	Portland Timbers	DF	[61]
9	Sergio Santos	Portland Timbers	Bench	[61]
10	Yerson Mosquera	New England Revolution	DF	[62]
11	Álvaro Barreal	D.C. United	Bench	[63]
11	Luciano Acosta	D.C. United	Bench	[63]
13	Luciano Acosta	CF Montréal	MF	[64]
13	Obinna Nwobodo	CF Montréal	Bench	[64]
14	Luciano Acosta	Columbus Crew SC	MF	[65]
14	Roman Celentano	Columbus Crew SC	Bench	[65]
15	Matt Miazga	Colorado Rapids	Bench	[66]
16	Álvaro Barreal	New York City FC	DF	[67]
16	Luciano Acosta	New York City FC	Bench	[67]
17	Luciano Acosta	Chicago Fire FC	Bench	[68]
20	Luciano Acosta	Toronto FC	MF	[69]
20	Roman Celentano	Toronto FC	GK	[69]
22	Dominique Badji	New England Revolution	FW	[70]
24	Luciano Acosta	Charlotte FC	MF	[71]
24	Álvaro Barreal	Charlotte FC	Bench	[71]
25	Obinna Nwobodo	New York Red Bulls	MF	[72]
26	Luciano Acosta	Nashville SC	MF	[73]
26	Santiago Arias	Nashville SC	Bench	[73]
28	Luciano Acosta	New York City FC	MF	[74]
28	Roman Celentano	New York City FC	Bench	[74]
29	Luciano Acosta	Atlanta United FC	MF	[75]
	Álvaro Barreal		DF
	Pat Noonan		Coach
32	Aaron Boupendza	Philadelphia Union	FW	[76]
33	Álvaro Barreal	CF Montréal	DF	[77]
34	Luciano Acosta	Charlotte FC	MF	[78]
35	Brandon Vazquez	Toronto FC	FW	[79]
35	Pat Noonan	Toronto FC	Coach	[79]
37	Álvaro Barreal	Inter Miami CF	DF	[80]
38	Álvaro Barreal	Atlanta United	Bench	[81]

MLS Player of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
13	Luciano Acosta	Columbus Crew SC	MF	[82]
34	Luciano Acosta	Charlotte FC	MF	[83]

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
July	Luciano Acosta	3 goals, 4 assists	[84]
August	Luciano Acosta	1 goal, 3 assists	[85]

MLS All-Star

Player	Position	Ref
Luciano Acosta	MF	[86]
Álvaro Barreal	DF
Matt Miazga	DF

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[18] Homegrown rights for $50,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money (GAM) as well as $200,000 in conditional GAM if Jimenez signs a second MLS contract with FC Cincinnati and an additional $300,000 GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met. D.C. United would also retain a percentage of GAM should Jimenez be traded within MLS.

[22] FC Cincinnati traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) to D.C. United in exchange for the top spot in the MLS waiver order.

[table_note_res_CCC20.32487489857007-50] As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions

[table_note_res_CCC40.32487489857007-51] As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC50.32487489857007-52] As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_CCC30.32487489857007-53] As 2023 other Conference regular season champions

[table_note_res_CCC100.32487489857007-54] As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

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