2026 FC Cincinnati season
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Season of an American soccer team
FC Cincinnati 2026 soccer season
| 2026 season | |||
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| General manager | Chris Albright | ||
| Head coach | Pat Noonan | ||
| Stadium | TQL Stadium | ||
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2027 → | |||
The 2026 FC Cincinnati season will be the 11th season for FC Cincinnati and their 8th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of men's professional soccer in the United States. Their home stadium was TQL Stadium. It was the fourth season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.[1]
Roster
- As of February 8, 2026[2]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Evan Louro | GK | (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 30) | ||
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GA) | GK | (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 25) | ||
| 2 | Alvas Powell | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 31) | ||
| 3 | Gilberto Flores | DF | (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 23) | ||
| 4 | Nick Hagglund | DF | (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 33) | ||
| 12 | Miles Robinson | DF | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 29) | ||
| 15 | Teenage Hadebe (INTL) | DF | (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 30) | ||
| 21 | Matt Miazga | DF | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 30) | ||
| 24 | Kyle Smith | DF | (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 34) | ||
| – | Félix Samson (HG, loan) | DF | (2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 (age 18) | ||
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo (INTL) | MF | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 29) | ||
| 11 | Samuel Gidi (INTL) | MF | (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 22) | ||
| 20 | Pavel Bucha | MF | (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 28) | ||
| 22 | Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) | MF | (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 21) | ||
| 27 | Brian Anunga | MF | (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 29) | ||
| 30 | Ademar Chávez (HG) | MF | (2009-01-12) January 12, 2009 (age 17) | ||
| 37 | Stiven Jimenez (HG) | MF | (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 18) | ||
| 66 | Ender Echenique | FW | (2004-04-02) April 2, 2004 (age 22) | ||
| 9 | Kévin Denkey (DP) | FW | (2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 (age 25) | ||
| 10 | Evander (INTL, DP) | FW | (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 27) | ||
| 14 | Kristian Fletcher | FW | (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 20) | ||
| 16 | Tom Barlow | FW | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 30) | ||
| 17 | Kenji Mboma Dem | FW | (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 24) | ||
| 19 | Ștefan Chirilă | FW | (2007-01-15) January 15, 2007 (age 19) | ||
| 29 | Bryan Ramírez | FW | (2000-08-06) August 6, 2000 (age 25) | ||
| 99 | Ayoub Jabbari | FW | (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 (age 26) | ||
Player movement
In
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred/loaned from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | 99 | FW | Transfer[3] | ||
| January 5, 2026 | 30 | MF | Homegrown player[4] | ||
| January 6, 2026 | – | DF | Loan[5] | ||
| January 7, 2026 | 24 | DF | Free agent[6] | ||
| January 12, 2026 | 16 | DF | Free agent[7] | ||
| January 13, 2026 | 14 | FW | Trade[8] | ||
| January 15, 2026 | 29 | FW | Transfer[9] | ||
| January 22, 2026 | – | DF | Homegrown player[10] |
Out
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | 31 | FW | Transfer[11] | ||
| January 11, 2026 | 23 | MF | Transfer[12] |
Loans Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | GK | January 15, 2026 | Through December 2026 | [13] | ||
| – | DF | January 22, 2026 | Through December 2026 | [10] |
2026 MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
| Round | Pick # | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 55 | DF | UConn Huskies | ||
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time
Preseason
Matches
Win Draw Loss
FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution
| January 23 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bradenton, Florida |
| Denkey |
Report |
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Houston Dynamo FC v FC Cincinnati
| January 28 Preseason | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Tampa, Florida |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Detroit City FC
| February 7 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Clearwater, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park |
Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati
| February 12 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 2–3 | FC Cincinnati | Clearwater, Florida |
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Report | Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park |
Major League Soccer
Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season
League tables
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York City FC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 12 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 12 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2026. 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 9 |
| 21 | D.C. United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 |
| 22 | FC Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 9 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 |
| 24 | Orlando City SC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 22, 2026. 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)
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 18, 2026 | November 7, 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 033.33 |
| MLS Cup playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leagues Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | League Phase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 18, 2025 | TBD | Round One | TBD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 100.00 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 066.67 | ||||
Last updated: February 21, 2026
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 |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Last updated: April 25, 2026
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
Results 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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| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position (East) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2026. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
Regular season
Win Draw Loss Void Postponed
FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United FC
| February 21 1 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Atlanta United FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:45 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Minnesota United FC v FC Cincinnati
| February 28 2 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 4:30 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
FC Cincinnati v Toronto FC
| March 8 3 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
New England Revolution v FC Cincinnati
| March 15 4 | New England Revolution | 6–1 | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 2:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,627 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal
| March 22 5 | FC Cincinnati | 4–3 | CF Montréal | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Filip Dujic |
New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati
| April 4 6 | New York Red Bulls | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 16,712 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Toronto FC v FC Cincinnati
| April 11 7 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,770 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC
| April 18 8 | FC Cincinnati | 3–3 | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Malik Badawi |
New York City FC v FC Cincinnati
| April 22 9 | New York City FC | 4–4 | FC Cincinnati | New York, New York |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 7,099 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls
| April 25 10 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati
| May 2 11 | Chicago Fire FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field |
Charlotte FC v FC Cincinnati
| May 9 12 | Charlotte FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF
| May 13 13 | FC Cincinnati | v | Inter Miami CF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
San Diego FC v FC Cincinnati
| May 16 14 | San Diego FC | v | FC Cincinnati | San Diego, California |
| 9:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC
| May 23 15 | FC Cincinnati | v | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| July 22 16 | FC Cincinnati | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati
| July 25 17 | Columbus Crew | v | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field |
FC Cincinnati v San Jose Earthquakes
| August 1 18 | FC Cincinnati | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati
| August 15 19 | Orlando City SC | v | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v New York City FC
| August 19 20 | FC Cincinnati | v | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Seattle Sounders FC
| August 22 21 | FC Cincinnati | v | Seattle Sounders FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati
| August 29 22 | Nashville SC | v | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Geodis Park |
FC Cincinnati v D.C. United
| September 5 23 | FC Cincinnati | v | D.C. United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati
| September 9 24 | Philadelphia Union | v | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park |
FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC
| September 12 25 | FC Cincinnati | v | Charlotte FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
Houston Dynamo FC v FC Cincinnati
| September 19 26 | Houston Dynamo FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Houston, Texas |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati
| September 26 27 | CF Montréal | v | FC Cincinnati | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
Atlanta United FC v FC Cincinnati
| October 10 28 | Atlanta United FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution
| October 14 29 | FC Cincinnati | v | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew
| October 18 30 | FC Cincinnati | v | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
D.C. United v FC Cincinnati
| October 24 31 | D.C. United | v | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field |
Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati
| October 28 32 | Inter Miami CF | v | FC Cincinnati | Miami, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Nu Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union
| October 31 33 | FC Cincinnati | v | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC
| November 7 34 | FC Cincinnati | v | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2026 U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup
Main article: 2026 Leagues Cup
FC Cincinnati
v
Pachuca
| August 4 1 | FC Cincinnati | v | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| TBD p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati
v
UNAM
| August 7 2 | FC Cincinnati | v | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| TBD p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
FC Cincinnati
v
Atlas
| August 11 3 | FC Cincinnati | v | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| TBD p.m. EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
O&M
v
FC Cincinnati
| February 18 First leg | O&M | 0–4 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 8:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 252 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
FC Cincinnati
v
O&M
| February 25 Second leg | FC Cincinnati | 9–0 (13–0 agg.) | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 11,114 Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico) | ||
| Note: FC Cincinnati won 13–0 on aggregate. | ||||
Round of 16
FC Cincinnati
v
UANL
| March 12 First leg | FC Cincinnati | 3–0 | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 9,257 Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica) |
UANL
v
FC Cincinnati
| March 19 Second leg | UANL | 5–1 (5–4 agg.) | | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| 9:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) | ||
| Note: UANL won 5–4 on aggregate. | ||||
References
- ↑ "Club". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Roster". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign Ayoub Jabbari from French club". FC Cincinnati. December 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign homegrown midfielder Ademar Chávez". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Félix Samson loaned to FC Cincinnati". CF Montréal. January 6, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign defender Kyle Smith". Major League Soccer. January 7, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Tom Barlow". FC Cincinnati. January 12, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign Kristian Fletcher". FC Cincinnati. January 13, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati acquire Bryan Ramirez from LDU Quito". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- 1 2 "FC Cincinnati loan 2024 MLS SuperDraft selection Brian Schaefer to Tampa Bay Rowdies". FC Cincinnati. January 22, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati transfer Álvaro Barreal to Santos FC". FC Cincinnati. December 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati transfer Luca Orellano to CF Monterrey". FC Cincinnati. January 11, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati loan goalkeeper Paul Walters to Irish side Bohemian FC". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
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