2024 FC Cincinnati season

The 2024 FC Cincinnati season was the club's sixth season in MLS, and the ninth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL. The club entered 2024 as the defending Supporters' Shield winners, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.^[1]

FC Cincinnati

2024 season
General manager	Chris Albright
Head coach	Pat Noonan
Stadium	TQL Stadium
MLS	Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Round one
Leagues Cup	Round of 16
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Acosta (10) All: Acosta (11)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 25,513 (3 times)
Lowest home attendance	League: 24,282 All: 15,307
Average home league attendance	25,103
Biggest win	CIN 6–1 MIA (7/06)
Biggest defeat	CIN 0-2 NSH (5/29)
Home colors Away colors
← 2023 2025 →

FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium. 2024 was the third season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

Club

Roster

As of September 23, 2024^[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
1	Alec Kann	United States	GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 35)	Atlanta United FC
18	Roman Celentano (GA)	United States	GK	(2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 24)	Indiana Hoosiers
36	Evan Louro	United States	GK	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 29)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2	Alvas Powell	Jamaica	DF	(1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 31)	Philadelphia Union
4	Nick Hagglund	United States	DF	(1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32)	Toronto FC
6	Chidozie Awaziem	Nigeria	DF	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 28)	Boavista F.C.
12	Miles Robinson	United States	DF	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Atlanta United
14	Kipp Keller (GA)	United States	DF	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 25)	Austin FC
15	Bret Halsey (GA)	United States	DF	(2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 25)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
16	Teenage Hadebe	Zimbabwe	DF	(1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29)	Konyaspor
21	Matt Miazga	United States	DF	(1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 30)	Chelsea F.C.
32	Ian Murphy	United States	DF	(2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 25)	Duke Blue Devils
33	Isaiah Foster	United States	DF	(2003-08-12) August 12, 2003 (age 22)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34	London Aghedo	United States	DF	(2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 25)	Air Force Falcons
91	DeAndre Yedlin	United States	DF	(1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 32)	Inter Miami CF
5	Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP)	Nigeria	MF	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28)	Göztepe S.K.
10	Luciano Acosta (DP)	Argentina	MF	(1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 31)	Atlas
20	Pavel Bucha	Czech Republic	MF	(1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 27)	FC Viktoria Plzeň
22	Gerardo Valenzuela (HG)	United States	MF	(2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20)	FC Cincinnati Academy
23	Luca Orellano	Argentina	MF	(2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 25)	CR Vasco da Gama
26	Malik Pinto	United States	MF	(2002-08-09) August 9, 2002 (age 23)	FC Cincinnati Academy
27	Yamil Asad	Argentina	MF	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31)	D.C. United
37	Stiven Jimenez (HG)	United States	MF	(2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 18)	FC Cincinnati Academy
7	Yuya Kubo (INTL)	Japan	FW	(1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 31)	K.A.A. Gent
9	Nicholas Gioacchini	United States	FW	(2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 25)	Como 1907
11	Corey Baird (HG)	United States	FW	(1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 29)	Houston Dynamo
17	Sérgio Santos	Brazil	FW	(1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30)	Philadelphia Union
19	Kevin Kelsy	Venezuela	FW	(2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 21)	FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Player movement

In

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Ref
December 13, 2023	14	DF	Kipp Keller	Austin FC	Trade for third round SuperDraft selection	[3][4]
January 3, 2023	12	DF	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United	Free agent	[5]
January 11, 2023	11	FW	Corey Baird	Houston Dynamo	Free agent	[6]
February 7, 2023	20	MF	Pavel Bucha	FC Viktoria Plzeň	Acquisition via transfer	[7]
March 4, 2024	91	DF	DeAndre Yedlin	Inter Miami CF	$172,799 in GAM	[8]
March 28, 2024	27	MF	Yamil Asad	D.C. United	Free agent	[9]
July 25, 2024	6	DF	Chidozie Awaziem	Boavista F.C.	Acquisition via transfer	[10]
August 27, 2024	16	DF	Teenage Hadebe	Konyaspor	Acquisition via transfer	[11]

Out

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Ref
December 6, 2023	13	DF	Santiago Arias	Bahia	Option declined	[12]
	14	FW	Dominique Badji	Bandırmaspor
	28	DF	Ray Gaddis	Retired
	35	MF	Harrison Robledo
93	MF	Júnior Moreno	Al-Hazem
January 10, 2024	19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	Monterrey	Transfer, up to $8.5M	[13]
August 8, 2024	9	FW	Aaron Boupendza		Contract terminated	[14]

Loans in

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
23	MF	Luca Orellano	CR Vasco da Gama	February 23, 2024	End of 2024 season, with option to buy	[15]
19	FW	Kevin Kelsy	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	April 30, 2024	End of 2024 season, with option to buy	[16]
9	FW	Nicholas Gioacchini	Como 1907	August 15, 2024	End of 2024 season	[17]

Loans out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
3	DF	Joey Akpunonu	Hartford Athletic	February 6, 2024	August 10, 2024	[18][19]
31	MF	Álvaro Barreal	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube	March 1, 2024	Through December 2024	[20]
25	GK	Paul Walters	Hartford Athletic	March 8, 2024	End of season	[21]
8	MF	Marco Angulo	L.D.U. Quito	March 21, 2024	End of season	[22]
29	FW	Arquimides Ordóñez	Östersunds FK	April 4, 2024	December 31, 2024	[23]
3	DF	Joey Akpunonu	Huntsville City FC	August 10, 2024	End of season	[19]

2024 MLS SuperDraft picks

See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick #	Player	Pos	College	Notes
1	27	Brian Schaefer	DF	South Florida	[24]
2	56	Kenji Mboma Dem	FW	Dayton

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

On January 9, FC Cincinnati announced a slate of four preseason games to be played during their preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida.^[25]

FC Cincinnati v Austin FC

January 26 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Austin FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
12:00pm EDT	Boupendza 20'	Report	13' Noël 68' Driussi	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution

February 1 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	2–0	New England Revolution	Bradenton, Florida
12:00pm EDT	Boupendza ,	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods for a total of 120 minutes

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

February 9 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	4–3	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
12:00pm EDT	Acosta Baird Boupendza ,	Report	Gazdag McGlynn Uhre	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
Note: Played in 3 periods, 45–45–30, for a total of 120 minutes

FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution

February 15 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	5–2	New England Revolution	Clearwater, Florida
1:00pm EDT	Acosta , Boupendza Bucha Trialist			Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Complex

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Miami CF	34	22	4	8	79	49	+30	74	Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	6	9	72	40	+32	66	Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup
3	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	15	12	7	59	50	+9	52
5	Charlotte FC	34	14	11	9	46	37	+9	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Los Angeles FC (U)	34	19	8	7	63	43	+20	64	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
4	LA Galaxy (C)	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[b]
5	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	51	35	+16	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champions; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

1. As runners-up of Leagues Cup
2. As 2024 MLS Cup champions
3. As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
4. As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
5. As third highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

Results

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W
Conf. pos.	9	6	7	3	1	1	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

Source: ^[26]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FC Cincinnati v Toronto FC

February 25 1	FC Cincinnati	0–0	Toronto FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 p.m. EDT	Kubo  63'	Report	Osorio  2' Petretta  34' O'Neill  54' Johnson  82'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jonathan Weiner

Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati

March 2 2	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Shaqiri 45' (pen.) Acosta  55' Pineda  66' Gutiérrez  90+4'	Report	Boupendza 39' Nwobodo  43' Robinson 68' Bucha  81' Baird  84'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 26,582 Referee: Mario Maric

FC Cincinnati v D.C. United

March 10 3	FC Cincinnati	0–0	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
3:00 p.m. EDT	Acosta  55'	Report	Herrera  43' Stroud  51' Klich  56' Santos  72'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

New England Revolution v FC Cincinnati

March 17 4	New England Revolution	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. EDT	Harkes  48' Vroini 62',  90+4' Jones  83' N. Gil  90+8'	Report	Kubo 52' Acosta 54',  72' Yedlin  63' Orellano  69' Bucha  85' Boupendza  90+9'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,557 Referee: Richonne Clark

FC Cincinnati v New York City FC

March 23 5	FC Cincinnati	1–0	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta  20', 57'	Report	Perea  45+5'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,282 Referee: Rafael Bonilla

Charlotte FC v FC Cincinnati

March 30 6	Charlotte FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Diani 60' Dejaegere  72' Vargas  90+1'	Report	Murphy  65' Boupendza  88', 90+2' Celentano  90+1' Nwobodo  90+7'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,043 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls

April 6 7	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kubo 3' Nwobodo  32' Miazga  45+5' Orellano  74'	Report	Amaya 19',  70' Vanzeir 60' Ngoma  90+5'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Drew Fischer

CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati

April 13 8	CF Montréal	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Waterman  29' Piette  34' Edwards  39' Martínez 45+4' Lassiter 62'	Report	Orellano  18' Yedlin  23' Kubo 58' Murphy  66'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

April 20 9	Atlanta United	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Almada 59' Fortune  68'	Report	Orellano 62' Acosta 64',  90+3' Robinson  83' Bucha  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,600 Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Cincinnati v Colorado Rapids

April 27 10	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Miazga  26' Acosta 42' Bucha  58' Baird 64'	Report	Bombito 72',  81'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati

May 4 11	Orlando City SC	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Schlegel  23' Araújo  30' Cartagena  62' Jansson  65' Halliday  90+1'	Report	Acosta 1' Halsey  56'  78' Murphy  66' Valenzuela  90'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,218 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati

May 11 12 – Hell Is Real Derby	Columbus Crew	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Zawadzki  38' Camacho  80' Arfsten 89'	Report	Miazga  34' Kubo  37' Nwobodo  70' Kelsy 74' Acosta 76'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United

May 15 13	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Atlanta United	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kelsy 7'	Report	Slisz  23' Giakoumakis  74'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,593 Referee: Ted Unkel

FC Cincinnati v St. Louis City SC

May 18 14	FC Cincinnati	3–1	St. Louis City SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 26' Murphy  36' Kubo 49' Santos 80'	Report	Kijima  35' Adeniran  44' Miazga 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Timothy Ford

Toronto FC v FC Cincinnati

May 25 15	Toronto FC	3–4	FC Cincinnati	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Flores 25',  33' Longstaff  60' Murphy 63' (o.g.) Long  78' Insigne 85',  90+8'	Report	Orellano 53', 79',  60' Kelsy 55',  90+10' Robinson  83' Santos 90+3'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,941 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

May 29 16	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Maher 25' Shaffelburg 29'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jair Marrufo

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Cincinnati

June 15 17	San Jose Earthquakes	2–4	FC Cincinnati	San Jose, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	López 57',  90+4' Espinoza 72'	Report	Bucha 53' Kelsy  66' Kubo 78', 80', 87'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,182 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

June 19 18	FC Cincinnati	4–3	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Keller  6' Kelsy 29' Acosta 49', 90+10' Orellano 60'	Report	Elliott  12' Wagner  12' Baribo 43', 90+1' Bueno 55' McGlynn  81'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,795 Referee: Jair Marrufo

FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution

June 22 19	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New England Revolution	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Nwobodo  34'  69' Powell  45+3' Kubo  50' Yedlin  54' Orellano  63' Asad 65'	Report	Veioni 21', 41',  81'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jon Freemon

FC Dallas v FC Cincinnati

June 29 20	FC Dallas	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Frisco, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Norris  58' Scott  82'	Report	Kubo  17' Orellano 47' Powell  56' Yedlin  61' Kelsy  65' Celentano  88' Acosta  90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Victor Rivas

D.C. United v FC Cincinnati

July 3 21	D.C. United	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos  14' Rodríguez 24' Pirani 69'	Report	Kelsy 10',  51' Bucha 39', 63' Kubo  82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,716 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF

July 6 22	FC Cincinnati	6–1	Inter Miami CF	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kubo 10', 57' Acosta 36' Bucha 38' Asad 45+4' Nwobodo  55' Valenzuela 72' Santos  90'	Report	Kryvtsov 21',  61' Weigandt  59' Busquets  62'  62'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Chris Penso

FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC

July 13 23	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Charlotte FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 45+1',  87' Robinson  59'  72'	Report	Diani  3' Tavares 20' Abada 22' Westwood  45+4' Malanda  47' Byrne  54' Vargas 66' Smalls  90+8'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire

July 17 24	FC Cincinnati	0–1	Chicago Fire	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Powell  88'  88' Yedlin  89'	Report	Herbers  35' Cuypers  58' Gutiérrez 69' Koutsias  90+3'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Filip Dujic

New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati

July 20 25	New York Red Bulls	3–1	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT	Morgan 7', 59' Duncan 52' Nealis  80'	Report	Baird 67' Yedlin  88' Murphy  90'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Ted Unkel

Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati

August 24 26	Inter Miami CF	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Suárez 1', 6',  45+8' Avilés  11'  42' Alba  90+4'	Report	Yedlin  42' Awaziem  45+4' Acosta  65' Robinson  78'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,106 Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Cincinnati v CF Montréal

August 31 27	FC Cincinnati	4–1	CF Montréal	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Robinson  22' Kelsy 36' Murphy  40' Orellano 53', 57' Santos 71' Valenzuela  90+7'	Report	Waterman  47' Opoku 81' Corbo  86' Álvarez  90+6'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jon Freemon

FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew

September 14 28 – Hell Is Real Derby	FC Cincinnati	0–0	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Awaziem  78' Nwobodo  88'	Report	Hernández  68'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Minnesota United v FC Cincinnati

September 18 29	Minnesota United	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT	Pereyra  15' Yeboah 54' (pen.)	Report	Yedlin  16' Kubo 34' Orellano 45+1' Murphy  68' Bucha  73'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,649 Referee: Drew Fischer

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

September 21 30	Nashville SC	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT	Surridge 5', 25',  41' Godoy  75' Lovitz  90'	Report	Acosta 9' Orellano 52' Murphy  74' Yedlin  79' Hadebe  90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,976 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

FC Cincinnati v Los Angeles FC

September 28 31	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Los Angeles FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Orellano 61'	Report	Chanot  5' Palencia  29' Martínez 34' Bouanga 73' Marlon  86' Lloris  90+9'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,728 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

New York City FC v FC Cincinnati

October 2 32	New York City FC	3–2	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ilenič 16' Sands  41' Martínez 65' Thiago  66' Rodríguez 75' (pen.) Perea  84' Gray  90+1' Wolf  90+14'	Report	Kelsy  34' Acosta 69' (pen.) Baird 90+6'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC

October 5 33	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Orlando City SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kelsy  35' Acosta 45'	Report	Enrique 10', 72' Cartagena  17' Angulo 66' Jansson  90+7'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,468 Referee: Filip Dujic

Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati

October 19 34	Philadelphia Union	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sullivan 2' Baribo  38' Elliott  64' Wagner  80'	Report	Asad 45+4',  66' Glesnes 46' (o.g.) Nwobodo  59' Orellano  68'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Joe Dickerson

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

FC Cincinnati v New York City FC

October 28 First leg	FC Cincinnati	1–0	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:45 pm EDT	Orellano  29' Asad 51',  89'	Report	Sands  41' Moralez  82' Gray  90+9'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,413 Referee: Sergii Boiko

New York City FC v FC Cincinnati

November 2 Second leg	New York City FC	3–1	FC Cincinnati	New York, New York
5:00 pm EDT	Martínez 22' Thiago Martins 40' Rodríguez  52', 90+7' (pen.) Sands  72'	Report	Bucha  43' Yedlin  56' Orellano 65' Kubo  68'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 19,585 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

FC Cincinnati v New York City FC

November 9 Third leg	FC Cincinnati	0–0 (5–6 p)	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EST	Bucha  65' Powell  85' Awaziem  90'	Report	Parks  11' O'Toole  83' Rodríguez  89'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,487 Referee: Drew Fischer
	Penalties
	Acosta Asad Santos Bucha Kelsy Robinson Valenzuela Awaziem Hadebe		Rodríguez Bakrar Parks Sands Thiago Martins Haak O'Toole Perea Ilenič
Note: New York City FC won the series 2–1.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

As the defending Supporters Shield winners, FC Cincinnati were set to enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. However, due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, neither the first team nor the MLS Next Pro team will compete in the tournament following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 between MLS and US Soccer.^[27]

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

FC Cincinnati drew New York City FC and Club Querétaro as opponents in Group East 1 for the 2024 Leagues Cup group stage.^[28]

Group stage: East 1

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CIN	NYC	QFC
1	FC Cincinnati	2	2	0	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	5–2	1–0
2	New York City FC	2	0	1	0	1	2	4	−2	2			—	—	0–0
3	Querétaro	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1			—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

FC Cincinnati v Querétaro F.C.

August 1 Group Stage	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Querétaro F.C.	Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EDT	Asad 64' Murphy  83' Celentano  90+2'	Report	Russo  48' Lértora  71' Río  82'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,566 Referee: Randy Encarnacion

FC Cincinnati v New York City FC

August 5 Group Stage	FC Cincinnati	4–2	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EDT	Nwobodo  78' Bucha 79' Asad 82' Kubo 86' Sérgio Santos 89'	Report	Fernández  33' Rodríguez 25' Mijatović 61' Wolf  90+3'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,098 Referee: Ismael Rosario López

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage

FC Cincinnati v Santos Laguna

August 9 Round of 32	FC Cincinnati	1–1 (6–5 p)	Santos Laguna	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Orellano 11'	Report	Lozano 5' Núñez  22' Santamaría  34'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 18,014 Referee: Victor Cáceres (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Acosta Kelsy Orellano Baird Bucha Santos		Villalba Amione Núñez Naveda Macías A. López

FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union

August 13 Round of 16	FC Cincinnati	2–4	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Robinson  43' Bucha 66' Yedlin 80'	Report	Uhre 51' Baribo 61', 81' Sullivan 84' Wagner  90+4'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

As 2023 Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield winners, FC Cincinnati made their debut in the tournament, entering the competition in Round One. They were placed into Pot 1 as the 14th ranked team in the region for the initial draw, which was held on December 13, 2023.

Each round until the championship round is a two-legged, home-and-away series.^[29]

Round one

Cavalier F.C. v FC Cincinnati

February 22 Round one 1st Leg	Cavalier F.C.	0–2	FC Cincinnati	Kingston, Jamaica
9pm EST	King  90'	Report	Santos 45+5' Pinto 87'	Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 650 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

FC Cincinnati v Cavalier F.C.

February 28 Round one 2nd Leg	FC Cincinnati	4–0 (6–0 agg.)	Cavalier F.C.	Cincinnati, United States
7pm EST	Powell 19' Boupendza 34' Foster 71' Valenzuela 78'	Report	Calvin  12'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 15,307 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Note: FC Cincinnati won 6–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

FC Cincinnati v Monterrey

March 7 Round of 16 1st Leg	FC Cincinnati	0–1	Monterrey	Cincinnati, United States
7pm EST	Nwobodo  26' Baird  45'	Report	Vázquez 24' Rodríguez  55' Vegas  64' Aguirre  70'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,175 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Monterrey v FC Cincinnati

March 14 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Monterrey	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	FC Cincinnati	Guadalupe, Mexico
10:15pm EDT	Romo 41' Vázquez 68' Arteaga  84'	Report	Murphy  43' Acosta 47' Pinto  87' Valenzuela  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 45,221 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Note: Monterrey won 3–1 on aggregate.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		Leagues Cup		Champions Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Alec Kann	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Roman Celentano	40	0	30	0	3	0	3	0	4	0
25	GK	USA	Paul Walters	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
36	GK	USA	Evan Louro	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	JAM	Alvas Powell	25	4	10+10	0+3	0	0	2	0	1+2	1
4	DF	USA	Nick Hagglund	10	0	6+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	NGA	Chidozie Awaziem	14	0	7	0	3	0	3+1	0	0	0
12	DF	USA	Miles Robinson	33	1	25	1	3	0	2	0	3	0
14	DF	USA	Kipp Keller	22	0	10+6	0	0	0	1+2	0	1+2	0
15	DF	USA	Bret Halsey	27	0	3+18	0	0	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
16	DF	ZIM	Teenage Hadebe	7	0	3+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	USA	Matt Miazga	20	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
32	DF	USA	Ian Murphy	39	0	23+8	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
33	DF	USA	Isaiah Foster	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
34	DF	USA	London Aghedo	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
91	DF	USA	DeAndre Yedlin	35	1	26+2	0	3	0	2	1	2	0
Midfielders
5	MF	NGA	Obinna Nwobodo	40	0	29+1	0	3	0	3+1	0	3	0
10	MF	ARG	Luciano Acosta	41	15	29+3	14	3	0	0+2	0	3+1	1
20	MF	CZE	Pavel Bucha	43	6	33	4	3	0	3+1	2	3	0
23	MF	ARG	Luca Orellano	42	12	30+3	10	3	1	4	1	1+1	0
22	MF	USA	Gerardo Valenzuela	39	2	11+19	1	0+1	0	3+1	0	1+3	1
26	MF	USA	Malik Pinto	16	1	1+10	0	0	0	1+1	0	1+2	1
27	MF	ARG	Yamil Asad	29	6	8+15	3	3	1	2+1	2	0	0
37	MF	USA	Stiven Jimenez	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	JPN	Yuya Kubo	42	11	27+5	10	3	0	3+1	1	3	0
9	FW	USA	Nicholas Gioacchini	9	0	6+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	USA	Corey Baird	30	3	11+11	3	0+1	0	3+1	0	3	0
17	FW	BRA	Sérgio Santos	38	5	6+21	3	0+3	0	1+3	1	1+3	1
19	FW	VEN	Kevin Kelsy	29	6	16+7	6	0+2	0	1+3	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Arquimides Ordóñez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:
9	FW	GAB	Aaron Boupendza	17	3	5+9	2	0	0	0	0	3	1

• Last updated: November 12, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	14	0	0	1	15
2	FW	23	Luca Orellano	10	1	1	0	12
3	FW	7	Yuya Kubo	10	0	1	0	11
4	FW	19	Kevin Kelsy	6	0	0	0	6
	MF	20	Pavel Bucha	4	0	2	0	6
	MF	27	Yamil Asad	3	1	2	0	6
7	FW	17	Sérgio Santos	3	0	1	1	5
8	FW	9	Aaron Boupendza	2	0	0	1	3
	FW	11	Corey Baird	3	0	0	0	3
10	MF	22	Gerardo Valenzuela	1	0	0	1	2
11	DF	2	Alvas Powell	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	12	Miles Robinson	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	26	Malik Pinto	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	33	Isaiah Foster	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	91	DeAndre Yedlin	0	0	1	0	1
Total				57	2	8	7	74

• Last updated: November 12, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	18	2	1	1	22
2	MF	23	Luca Orellano	7	0	0	0	7
3	FW	17	Sérgio Santos	4	1	1	0	6
	MF	20	Pavel Bucha	5	0	1	0	6
	MF	22	Gerardo Valenzuela	3	0	2	1	6
6	MF	27	Yamil Asad	5	0	0	0	5
7	DF	91	DeAndre Yedlin	3	0	0	1	4
8	MF	5	Obinna Nwobodo	2	0	1	0	3
	DF	6	Chidozie Awaziem	2	0	1	0	3
	FW	7	Yuya Kubo	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	42	Bret Halsey	0	0	0	3	3
12	FW	9	Aaron Boupendza	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	11	Corey Baird	2	0	0	0	2
14	DF	16	Teenage Hadebe	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	29	Arquimides Ordóñez	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	32	Ian Murphy	1	0	0	0	1
Total				58	3	7	7	76

• Last updated: November 12, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup			Leagues Cup			Champions Cup			Total
32	DF	Ian Murphy	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
5	MF	Obinna Nwobodo	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0
91	DF	DeAndre Yedlin	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
10	MF	Luciano Acosta	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
20	MF	Pavel Bucha	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
23	MF	Luca Orellano	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
7	MF	Yuya Kubo	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
12	DF	Miles Robinson	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
19	FW	Kevin Kelsy	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	DF	Chidozie Awaziem	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
21	DF	Matt Miazga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	MF	Gerardo Valenzuela	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	DF	Alvas Powell	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
9	FW	Aaron Boupendza	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW	Corey Baird	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	GK	Roman Celentano	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	MF	Yamil Asad	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	DF	Kipp Keller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	FW	Sérgio Santos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	Malik Pinto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	DF	Bret Halsey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Total			76	4	0	8	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	0	93	4	0

• Last updated: November 12, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	Total
18	Roman Celentano	6	2	1	2	11

• Last updated: November 12, 2024
• Source: Team Stats

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
3	Luciano Acosta	Chicago Fire FC	MF	[30]
	Miles Robinson		DF
5	Luciano Acosta	New England Revolution	MF	[31]
	Miles Robinson		Bench
6	Matt Miazga	New York City FC	DF	[32]
	Luciano Acosta		Bench
7	Deandre Yedlin	Charlotte FC	Bench	[33]
10	Luciano Acosta	Atlanta United FC	MF	[34]
11	Luciano Acosta	Colorado Rapids	MF	[35]
	Corey Baird		Bench
12	Luciano Acosta	Orlando City SC	Bench	[36]
13	Luciano Acosta	Columbus Crew	MF	[37]
	Pat Noonan		Coach
14	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United FC	DF	[38]
	Luciano Acosta		Bench
	Kevin Kelsy		Bench
15	Luciano Acosta	St. Louis City	MF	[39]
16	Luca Orellano	Toronto FC	DF	[40][41]
	Pat Noonan		Coach	[41]
20	Luciano Acosta	San Jose Earthquakes	MF	[42]
	Yuya Kubo		FW
21	Luciano Acosta	Philadelphia Union	MF	[43]
	Luca Orellano		DF
23	Luca Orellano	FC Dallas	DF	[44]
24	Pavel Bucha	D.C. United	MF	[45]
25	Luciano Acosta	Inter Miami CF	MF	[46]
	Luca Orellano		Bench
	Yuya Kubo		Bench
	Pat Noonan		Coach
30	Luca Orellano	CF Montréal	DF	[47]
33	Yuya Kubo	Minnesota United FC	MF	[48]
34	Luca Orellano	Nashville SC	DF	[49]

MLS Player of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
16	Luca Orellano	Toronto FC	DF	[50]
20	Yuya Kubo	San Jose Earthquakes	FW	[51]
30	Luca Orellano	CF Montréal	DF	[52]

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
May	Luciano Acosta	3 goals, 5 assists	[53]

MLS Goal of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
21	Luca Orellano	Philadelphia Union	DF	[54]
25	Luciano Acosta	Inter Miami CF	MF	[55]
30	Luca Orellano	CF Montréal	DF

MLS All-Star

Player	Position	Ref
Luciano Acosta	MF	[56]
Luca Orellano	MF
Miles Robinson	DF

MLS League Awards

Player	Award	Ref
Luca Orellano	2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year	[57]