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 | Tyrone Marshall | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2023 | 12th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | https://www.fccincinnati.com/fccincinnati2/ | ||
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History
editOn 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
editOn 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
editRoster
edit- As of January 17, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 30 | GK | Hunter Morse |  United States
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| 35 | FW | Kenji Mboma Dem |  France
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| 38 | DF | Brian Schaefer | United States
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| 40 | MF | Alejandro Guido | United States
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| 41 | DF | Nico Benalcazar | United States
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| 42 | DF | Amir Daley | United States
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| 43 | MF | Jesús Castellano |  Venezuela
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| 44 | MF | Ben Stitz | United States
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| 45 | FW | Moises Tablante | Venezuela
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| 46 | FW | Guilherme Santos |  Brazil
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| 48 | DF | Juan Machado |  Colombia
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| 49 | FW | Peter Mangione | United States
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| 50 | MF | Yeiner Valoyes | Colombia
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| 52 | MF | Yair Ramos | Venezuela
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| 56 | DF | Ashton Kamdem | United States
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| 88 | DF | Andrei Chirilla | United States
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| 96 | DF | Gaël Gibert | France
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- ^ Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
- ^ FC Cincinnati academy player.
Staff
edit- Tyrone Marshall – Head coach
- Shavar Thomas – Assistant coach
- Ryan Coulter – Goalkeepers coach
Team records
editYear-by-year
edit| 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 | Did not qualify | Nick Markanich Arquimides Ordonez |
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| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 27 | 12th, Eastern | 24th | Did not qualify | Arquimides Ordóñez |
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Head coaches record
edit- As of September 24, 2023
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Tyrone Marshall[4] |  Jamaica
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February 22, 2022 | present | 52 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 64 | 130 | 21.15 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Opinion: Albright, Noonan act on plans with hire of first staff". Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati unveil MLS NEXT Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2". FC Cincinnati. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b "FC Cincinnati 2 announce schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Season". FCCincinnati.com. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
External links
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