Kings Hammer FC
Soccer club in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kings Hammer Football Club is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in Cincinnati, Ohio and based in Covington, Kentucky competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two.
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| Full name | Kings Hammer Football Club | |
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| Founded | 2021 | |
| Stadium | Corcoran Field | |
| Capacity | 1,600 | |
| Head Coach | Paul Nicholson | |
| League | USL League Two | |
| 2023 | 4th, Valley Division Playoffs: DNQ | |
| Website | kingshammer.com | |
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History
The club was founded in 2013 through the merger of Kings Soccer Academy with Hammer FC, but its roots go back to 1993.[1] They have won a US National Youth championship.[2]
In 2020, they added a U23 team in the Ohio Valley Premier League,[3] winning the league's inaugural season in the Fall of 2020.[4] In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the top amateur division in the United States, while still planning to operate their OVPL team.[5][6] The next step was to elevate the women's team, which they did in 2022, allowing them to compete in the USL W-League's inaugural season. With both men's and women's now a part of USL, Kings Hammer FC offers the highest level of soccer in Greater Cincinnati, apart from the MLS team FC Cincinnati. [7]
Year-by-year
Men's team
Women's team
Notable former players
Jacob Goodall, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Greenville Triumph SC ()[8]
Rizwaan Dharsey, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Vitória Futebol Clube - Pico (
)- Sam Robinson, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, international call-up to Puerto Rico (
)[9] - Maouloune Goumballe, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, signed in 2024 by Sporting Kansas City II[10]
- Anthony Samways, Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by Sporting Kansas City[11]
- Travis Smith Jr., Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by Chicago Fire FC[12]
