FC Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer League (USL) franchise which played from 2016 to 2018. On May 29, 2018, the club's ownership was awarded an MLS franchise, and the team began MLS play on March 2, 2019. The club's ownership group is led by Carl Lindner III with Jeff Berding serving as co-CEO. Currently, the role of general manager is held by Chris Albright.
Andrew Wiedeman celebrates during FC Cincinnati's 2017 win over Chicago Fire SC.
The players and staff celebrate clinching the 2018 USL regular season title.
Fanendo Adi (left) was signed in July 2018 as the team's first Designated Player.
Captain Luciano Acosta holds up the Supporters' Shield after Cincinnati clinched it in 2023.
Cincinnati is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Settled in 1788, the city is located in the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The population of Cincinnati was 309,317 in 2020, making it the third-most populous city in Ohio after Columbus and Cleveland, and 65th in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metro area and the nation's 30th-largest with over 2.265 million residents.
Image: Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Mt. Adams (cropped)
Image: Roebling Suspension Bridge at night
Image: Cincinnati Union Terminal principal facade
Image: Over the Rhine near Findlay Market