2019 FC Cincinnati season
The 2019 FC Cincinnati season was the club's debut season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and the fourth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division United Soccer League (since renamed the USL Championship).[1] The club finished with a league worst 6–22–6 record in their inaugural MLS season, setting a league record for the most goals given up with 75.[2] FC Cincinnati missed the playoffs.
2019 season | |
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General manager | Gerard Nijkamp |
Head coach | Ron Jans |
Stadium | Nippert Stadium |
MLS | Conference: 12th Overall: 24th |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify |
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 |
Highest home attendance | 32,250 |
Lowest home attendance | 25,095 |
Average home league attendance | 27,507 |
Biggest win | 3–0 (March 17 vs. POR) |
Biggest defeat | 1–7 (June 29 at MIN) |
Club edit
Coaching staff edit
Position | Staff |
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General Manager | Gerard Nijkamp |
Technical Director | Luke Sassano |
Head Coach | Ron Jans |
Assistant Coach | Yoann Damet |
Goalkeeper Coach | Jack Stern |
Athletic Trainer | Aaron Powell |
Strength & Conditioning | Austin Berry |
UC Health | Dr. Angelo Colosimo Dr. Brian Grawe |
Head coach Alan Koch was fired on May 7, 2019, after a 2–7–2 start to the 2019 season.[3] Yoann Damet served as interim coach until Ron Jans was named head coach on August 3, 2019, becoming the third head coach since the club moved to the MLS.[4]
Roster edit
- As of match played August 3, 2019[5]
2019 MLS SuperDraft picks edit
Round | Pick # | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Frankie Amaya | Midfielder | UCLA | |
1 | 13 | Logan Gdula | Defender | Wake Forest | From Philadelphia Union |
2 | 29 | Tommy McCabe | Midfielder | Notre Dame | From Philadelphia Union via Chicago Fire |
2 | 30 | Jimmy Hague | Goalkeeper | Michigan State | From Toronto FC |
2 | 37 | Ben Lundt | Goalkeeper | Akron | From Philadelphia Union |
3 | 49 | Rashawn Dally | Midfielder | Quinnipiac |
Player movement edit
In edit
Date | Player | Position | From Club | Ref |
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July 2, 2019 | Maikel van der Werff | DF | SBV Vitesse | [6] |
August 7, 2019 | Joe Gyau | MF | MSV Duisburg | [7] |
Out edit
Date | Player | Position | Notes | Transferred to | Ref |
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August 2, 2019 | Emery Welshman | F | Waived | Hapoel Haifa FC | [8][9] |
August 5, 2019 | Eric Alexander | MF | Waived | FC Dallas | [10][11] |
Loans in edit
Player | Position | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
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Caleb Stanko | MF | SC Freiburg | January 23, 2019 | [12] | |
Kenny Saief | MF | Anderlecht | March 6, 2019 | June 11, 2019 | [13][14] |
Andrew Gutman | DF | Celtic FC | August 3, 2019 | End of 2020 season | [15] |
Derrick Etienne | MF | New York Red Bulls | August 7, 2019 | End of 2019 season | [16] |
Loans out edit
Player | Position | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
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Ben Lundt | G | Louisville City FC | February 7, 2019 | [17] | |
Tommy McCabe | MF | North Carolina FC | February 15, 2019 | May 29, 2019 | [18][19] |
Logan Gdula | DF | Hartford Athletic | August 5, 2019 | [20] | |
Rashawn Dally | F | Memphis 901 | March 5, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | [21][22] |
Emery Welshman | F | Forge FC | March 8, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | [23][8] |
Frankie Amaya | MF | Orange County SC | April 17, 2019 | May 2, 2019 | [24][25] |
Hassan Ndam | DF | Charlotte Independence | May 1, 2019 | [26] | |
Nazmi Albadawi | MF | North Carolina FC | May 29, 2019 | [22] | |
Forrest Lasso | DF | Nashville SC | July 25, 2019 | [27] |
Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss
Major League Soccer edit
League tables edit
Eastern Conference edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
9 | Montreal Impact[a] (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
- ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
- ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Overall edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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20 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 |
21 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 |
22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 |
23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 34 |
24 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | −23 |
Last updated: October 7, 2019.
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
March 2, 2019 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | FC Cincinnati | Seattle, Washington |
10:00 p.m. EDT | Leerdam 27' Morris 33', 43' Ruidíaz 87' | Report | Bertone 13' Adi 46' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,011 Referee: Chris Penso |
March 10, 2019 2 | Atlanta United FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
5:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,382 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 24, 2019 4 | New England Revolution | 0–2 | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Mlinar 52' Fagúndez 74' | Report | Manneh 44' Saief 65' Bertone 73' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,605 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
March 30, 2019 5 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Fabián 47' Accam 58' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,867 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
April 13, 2019 7 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Los Angeles, California |
10:30 p.m. EDT | Kaye 32' Zimmerman 36' Vela 90+3' | Report | Waston 30' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,323 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 27, 2019 9 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Lade 38' Muyl 56' Parker 78' Jørgensen 90+4' | Report | Hoyte 47' Bertone 51' Waston 60' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,848 Referee: Timothy Ford |
May 1, 2019 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Przybylko 63' Picault 70' Trusty 81' | Report | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
May 4, 2019 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | San Jose, California |
10:00 p.m. EDT | Salinas 13' Espinoza 15' 51' Lima 22', 29' | Report | Stanko 6' Lasso 31' Alashe 67' | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,743 Referee: David Gantar |
May 19, 2019 13 | Orlando City SC | 5–1 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
3:00 p.m. EDT | Akindele 37', 64' Will Johnson 43' Méndez 45+4' Nani 50' (pen.), 59' Dwyer 74', 82' | Report | Mattocks 24' Powell 45+6' Ulloa 74' Amaya 75' Ledesma 87' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,341 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
May 25, 2019 14 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Waston 58' | Report | Murillo 39' Kaku 78' Fernandez 90+1' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 28,290 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 1, 2019 15 | Colorado Rapids | 3–1 | FC Cincinnati | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:30 p.m. EDT | Shinyashiki 43' Mezquida 73' Rubio 82' | Report | Manneh 72' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,998 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 6, 2019 16 | New York City FC | 5–2 | FC Cincinnati | New York, New York |
7:00 p.m. EDT | Mitriță 11' Héber 17', 49' Tajouri-Shradi 29' Moralez 45+1', 90' Parks 89' | Report | Héber 37' (o.g.) Lasso 71' Ibeagha 76' (o.g.) Deplagne 83' Hagglund 88' Hoyte 90+4' | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,597 Referee: Allen Chapman |
June 29, 2019 18 | Minnesota United FC | 7–1 | FC Cincinnati | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Opara 18', 70' Dotson 23' Finlay 30', 79' Rodríguez 43', 59' Ibarra 54' Toye 75' Molino 87' | Report | Ledesma 59' Hoyte 54' | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
July 13, 2019 20 | Chicago Fire SC | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Gaitán 45+4' Corrales 73' Mihailovic 78' | Report | Cruz 1' Richey 48' Ledesma 52' Bertone 59' Adi 83' | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 13,127 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
July 21, 2019 22 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
6:00 p.m. EDT | Cruz 54' | Report | Gil 9' Delamea 55' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,095 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 3, 2019 24 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Cruz 6' Bertone 90+2' | Report | Hwang In-beom 41' Martins 84' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 27,106 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 10, 2019 25 Hell Is Real Derby | Columbus Crew SC | 2–2 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Crognale 18' Zardes 45' (pen.) Santos 62', 68' | Report | Mattocks 16' Ledesma 23' van der Werff 72' Cruz 90+4' Ulloa 90+7' | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 17, 2019 26 | FC Cincinnati | 1–4 | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Cruz 26', 30' | Report | Miller 23' Castellanos 32', 71' Héber 45+3', 89' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 27,273 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 25, 2019 27 Hell Is Real Derby | FC Cincinnati | 1–3 | Columbus Crew SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Gutman 23' van der Werff 31' Deplagne 57' Manneh 89' Ulloa 90+1' Ledesma 90+5' | Report | Zardes 22', 33' Maloney 31' Afful 43' Díaz 45+1' Artur 62' Mensah 90+1' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,611 Referee: Timothy Ford |
August 31, 2019 28 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | FC Cincinnati | Frisco, Texas |
8:00 p.m. EDT | Hollingshead 12' Hedges 37' Barrios 49' Ondrášek 51' Badji 60' Cannon 62' Acosta 85' | Report | Ledesma 64' (pen.), 73' Gutman 65' Manneh 75' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,811 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
September 14, 2019 30 | Montreal Impact | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Montreal, Canada |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Lovitz 44' Okwonkwo 49' Camacho 68' | Report | Cruz 1' Waston 60' 88' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,159 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
September 21, 2019 32 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | Chicago Fire SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. EDT | Waston 20' | Report | Sapong 25' McCarty 30' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 26,466 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
October 6, 2019 34 | D.C. United | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
4:00 p.m. EDT | Mora 38' | Report | Deplagne 14' Bertone 30' Gyau 41' Lamah 44' Stanko 85' | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,732 Referee: David Gantar |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
18 | GK | USA | Spencer Richey | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | POL | Przemysław Tytoń | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | CRC | Kendall Waston | 25 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | USA | Greg Garza | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | USA | Nick Hagglund | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Deplagne | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | NED | Maikel van der Werff | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | DF | TRI | Justin Hoyte | 18 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
92 | DF | JAM | Alvas Powell | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
96 | DF | USA | Andrew Gutman | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | SUI | Leonardo Bertone | 26 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | BEL | Roland Lamah | 28 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | MEX | Víctor Ulloa | 28 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | CRC | Allan Cruz | 22 | 7 | 21+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | USA | Derrick Etienne | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | USA | Corben Bone | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | USA | Frankie Amaya | 21 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | USA | Tommy McCabe | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | USA | Fatai Alashe | 11 | 3 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | MF | USA | Caleb Stanko | 25 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | USA | Joseph-Claude Gyau | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
45 | MF | ARG | Emmanuel Ledesma | 28 | 6 | 20+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | NGA | Fanendo Adi | 14 | 2 | 7+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | JAM | Darren Mattocks | 21 | 3 | 13+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | FW | GAM | Kekuta Manneh | 29 | 5 | 15+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
81 | FW | JAM | Rashawn Dally | 13 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Left Club During Season | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | USA | Forrest Lasso | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | MF | PLE | Nazmi Albadawi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | USA | Eric Alexander | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
93 | MF | USA | Kenny Saief | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: October 7, 2019
- Source: Team Stats
Top scorers edit
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 15 | Allan Cruz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2 | MF | 45 | Emmanuel Ledesma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | FW | 31 | Kekuta Manneh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
4 | FW | 11 | Darren Mattocks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | FW | 9 | Fanendo Adi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | DF | 2 | Kendall Waston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 6 | Leonardo Bertone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 7 | Roland Lamah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 17 | Mathieu Deplagne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 27 | Fatai Alashe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 93 | Kenny Saief | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 81 | Rashawn Dally | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Víctor Ulloa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
- Last updated: October 7, 2019
- Source: Team Stats
Top assists edit
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 45 | Emmanuel Ledesma | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2 | FW | 31 | Kekuta Manneh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FW | 11 | Darren Mattocks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
FW | 7 | Roland Lamah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | MF | 93 | Kenny Saief | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 6 | Leonardo Bertone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 8 | Víctor Ulloa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 17 | Mathieu Deplagne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | MF | 19 | Eric Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 15 | Allan Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 96 | Andrew Gutman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
36 | MF | Joe Gyau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
- Last updated: October 7, 2019
- Source: Team Stats