FC Cincinnati 2

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.

FC Cincinnati 2

Full name	FC Cincinnati 2
Founded	December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium	NKU Soccer Stadium Highland Heights, Kentucky
Capacity	1,000
Head coach	Tyrone Marshall
League	MLS Next Pro
2024	1st, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website	fccincinnati.com/fccincinnati2
Home colors Away colors
Current season

History

On 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

On 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

Roster

As of January 17, 2024

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	USA	Nick Hagglund ([A])
13	GK	USA	Evan Louro ([A])
19	FW	ROU	Ștefan Chirilă ([A])
22	MF	USA	Gerardo Valenzuela ([A])
23	MF	USA	Jiovanny Mora ([B])
25	GK	USA	Paul Walters ([A])
26	MF	USA	Ben Augee
30	GK	USA	Nathan Crockford
32	DF	IDN	Noah Adnan
35	FW	FRA	Kenji Mboma Dem ([A])
37	DF	MEX	Stiven Jimenez ([A])
38	DF	USA	Brian Schaefer
40	DF	COL	Dilan Hurtado
41	MF	NGA	Monsuru Opeyemi
42	DF	USA	Amir Daley
43	FW	COL	Andrés Dávila
45	FW	USA	Tega Ikoba
48	DF	COL	Juan Machado
49	MF	USA	Peter Mangione
50	MF	PER	Yamir del Valle (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
51	MF	COL	Yeiner Valoyes
52	MF	VEN	Yair Ramos
60	DF	USA	William Kuisel ([B])
61	MF	MEX	Ademar Chávez ([B])
62	MF	USA	Ali Sakr ([B])
63	MF	USA	Carson Locker ([B])
64	DF	USA	Connor Stout ([B])
65	MF	USA	Nick Samways ([B])
67	DF	USA	Blake Bayless ([B])
69	FW	USA	Jared Cardenas ([B])
75	FW	USA	Brandon Kristel ([B])
77	DF	ECU	Yorkaeff Caicedo
80	DF	USA	Lincoln Matuskiewicz ([B])
83	DF	USA	Benjamin Manfroy ([B])
86	MF	JAM	Jaylen Lester ([B])
88	DF	USA	Andrei Chirilă
95	GK	USA	Zach Crider ([B])
96	GK	HON	David Paz ([B])
98	GK	USA	Luke Broz ([B])
99	GK	USA	Slade Hall ([B])

1. ^
   Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
2. ^
   FC Cincinnati academy player.

Staff

Technical staff

Title	Name
Head coach	Tyrone Marshall
Assistant coach	Shavar Thomas
Individual development coach & assistant coach	Alejandro Guido
Goalkeeper coach	Ryan Coulter

Last updated: May 15, 2025
Source: FC Cincinnati

Team records

Year-by-year

Season	MLS Next Pro									Playoffs	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Conference	Overall		Player	Goals
2022	24	4	3	17	27	65	17	10th, Eastern	21st	DNQ	Nick Markanich Arquimides Ordonez	4
2023	28	7	4	17	37	65	27	12th, Eastern	24th	DNQ	Arquimides Ordóñez	9
2024	28	16	4	8	47	34	54	1st, Group A	3rd	Conference Quarterfinals	Kenji Mboma Dem & Ben Stitz (tie)	7

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Tyrone Marshall[4]	Jamaica	February 22, 2022	present	52	11	7	34	64	130	021.15

See also

• MLS Next Pro