FC Cincinnati 2
Soccer club
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FC Cincinnati 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the reserve team of FC Cincinnati and participates in MLS Next Pro.
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| Full name | FC Cincinnati 2 | ||
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| Founded | December 6, 2021 | ||
| Stadium | NKU Soccer Stadium Highland Heights, Kentucky | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Head coach | Sammy Castellanos | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2025 | 7th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| Website | fccincinnati.com/fccincinnati2 | ||
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History
On December 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[1][2] On February 22, 2022, FC Cincinnati unveiled the name and coaching staff of the new team.[3]
Stadium
On February 24, 2022, the team announced that for their inaugural season, they would use three different venues as their home stadium. Their first seven home matches would be played at NKU Soccer Stadium, a 1,000-capacity venue at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Four of their remaining five matches would be played at Mercy Health Training Center, the team's training facility in Milford, Ohio which includes a 500-capacity stadium. One match would be played at TQL Stadium, the first team's 26,000-capacity home venue in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of January 17, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | DF |  CAN |
Félix Samson (on loan from CF Montréal) |
| 31 | GK |  USA |
Bryan Dowd |
| 40 | DF |  COL |
Dilan Hurtado |
| 41 | FW |  HON |
Mathías Vásquez (on loan from FC Motagua) |
| 42 | MF | USA |
Nathan Gray |
| 43 | FW | USA |
Charlie Holmes |
| 44 | DF |  FRA |
Sami Lachekar |
| 45 | MF | USA |
Jack Mize |
| 46 | DF | COL |
Deiver Mosquera |
| 48 | DF | COL |
Juan Machado |
| 52 | MF |  VEN |
Yair Ramos |
| 55 | DF |  LBY |
Ayoub Lajhar |
| 67 | DF | USA |
Giovanni Marioni |
| 79 | MF | USA |
Leo Orejarena |
| 88 | DF | USA |
Andrei Chirilă |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
- ^ FC Cincinnati academy player.
Staff
Technical staff
| Title | Name |
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| Head coach | Sammy Castellanos |
| Assistant coach | Anthony Wallace |
| Individual development coach & assistant coach | Alejandro Guido |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ryan Coulter |
Last updated: May 15, 2025
Source: FC Cincinnati
Team records
Year-by-year
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 10th, Eastern | 21st | DNQ | Nick Markanich Arquimides Ordonez | 4 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 27 | 12th, Eastern | 24th | DNQ | Arquimides Ordóñez | 9 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 54 | 1st, Group A | 3rd | Conference Quarterfinals | Kenji Mboma Dem Ben Stitz |
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Head coaches record
- As of September 24, 2023
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Marshall[4] |  Jamaica |
February 22, 2022 | December 8, 2025 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 64 | 130 | 21.15 |
