List of FC Cincinnati records and statistics

FC Cincinnati is an American professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) since 2019. Prior to 2019, the club played in United Soccer League (USL), now called USL championship, since its founding in 2015.^[1][2]

This is a list of club records for FC Cincinnati, which dates back their inaugural season USL season in 2016, and continues through present day.

Player Records

Appearances

As of match played July 31, 2025^[3]

Rank	Name	Period	League	Playoffs	US Open Cup	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Total
1	Yuya Kubo	2020–present	142	9[a]	6	8[b]	7	172
2	Luciano Acosta	2021–2024	125	9	7	6[b]	4	151
3	Nick Hagglund	2019–present	136	2	8	3	0	149
4	Roman Celentano	2022–present	115	9	1	3	7	135
5	Alvas Powell	2019, 2022–present	103	7	7	6	6	129
6	Brandon Vázquez	2020–2023	112	6	5	4[b]	0	127
7	Obinna Nwobodo	2022–present	97	8	4	8[b]	6	123
8	Álvaro Barreal	2020–present	104	6	7	4[b]	0	121
9	Corben Bone	2016–2019	96	4	10	0	0	110
10	Ian Murphy	2022–2024	80	6	7	8[b]	4	105

Goals

As of match played July 31, 2025^[3]

Rank	Name	Period	League	Playoffs	US Open Cup	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Total
1	Luciano Acosta	2021–2024	48	3	1	1	1	54
2	Brandon Vázquez	2020–2023	32	2	3	6[c]	0	43
3	Brenner	2021–2023	27	0	0	0	0	27
4	Danni König	2017–2018	22	0	0	0	0	22
	Emmanuel Ledesma	2018–2019	22	0	0	0	0
6	Álvaro Barreal	2020–present	13	2	4	0	0	19
	Yuya Kubo	2020–present	15	0	2	2[c]	0
8	Evander	2025–present	15	0	0	1	2	18
9	Sean Okoli	2016	16	0	0	0	0	16
	Corben Bone	2016–2019	13	1	2	0	0
	Baye Djiby Fall	2017	12	0	4	0	0

Clean sheets

As of match played July 31, 2025^[3]

Rank	Name	Period	League	Playoffs	US Open Cup	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Total
1	Roman Celentano	2022–present	33	4	1	1	2	41
2	Mitch Hildebrandt	2016–2017	18	0	4	0	0	22
3	Spencer Richey	2018–2021	10	0	1	0	0	11
	Przemysław Tytoń	2019–2021	11	0	0	0	0
5	Evan Newton	2018	9	0	0	0	0	9
6	Kenneth Vermeer	2021–2022	4	0	0	0	0	4
7	Alec Kann	2022–present	1	0	2	0	0	3
8	Dallas Jaye	2016–2017	1	0	1	0	0	2

Most Matches as Captain*

As of January 1, 2025^[3]

Rank	Name	League	Playoffs	US Open Cup	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Total
1	Luciano Acosta	115	9	3	3	4	133
2	Kendall Waston	41	1[d]	0	0	0	42
3	Haris Medunjanin	8	0	2	0	0	10
4	Matt Miazga	7	0	1	0	1	9
5	Deandre Yedlin	3	0	0	2	0	5
5	Justin Hoyte	4	0	1	0	0	5
7	Nick Hagglund	4	0	0	0	0	4
7	Rónald Matarrita	4	0	0	0	0	4
9	Obinna Nwobodo	2	0	0	1	0	3
9	Geoff Cameron	2	0	0	1[b]	4	3

*Only includes games started as Captain – does not take into account Captaincy changes mid-match.^[4]

Bolded players are currently on the FC Cincinnati roster.

Club Records

Points Records

Highest MLS Point Total: 69 (2023)

Highest USL Point Total: 77 (2018)

Lowest MLS Point Total: 16 (2020)

Lowest USL Point Total: 46 (2017) Source:^[4]

Competition Records

Highest Overall Point Total: 77 (2018)

Most Games Played in a season: 46 (2023)

Best Finish in Concacaf Champions Cup: Round of 16 (2024, 2025)

Best Finish in US Open Cup: Semi-finals (2017, 2023)

Best Finish in MLS Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals (2023)

Best Finish in USL Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals (2018)

Best Finish in Leagues Cup: Round of 16 (2024)

Highest Finish in MLS Supporters Shield: 1st (2023)

Highest Finish in USL Regular Season: 1st (2018)

Lowest Finish in MLS Supporters Shield: 27th (2021) Source:^[4]

Attendance

Highest Overall Attendance: 35,061 16 July 2016 vs Crystal Palace (Friendly)

Highest Attendance for a Competitive Match: 33,250 15 August 2017 vs NY Red Bulls (USOC)

Highest MLS Regular Season Attendance: 32,250 17 March 2019 vs Portland Timbers and June 22, 2019, vs LA Galaxy (Nippert Stadium MLS Capacity)

Highest MLS Playoff Attendance: 25,513 2 December 2023 vs Columbus Crew and November 25, 2023, vs Philadelphia Union (TQL Stadium Capacity)

Highest USL Regular Season Attendance: 31,478 29 September 2018 vs Indy Eleven

Highest USL Playoff Attendance: 30,187 2 October 2016 vs Charleston Battery

Largest Crowd Played in Front of: 70,382 10 March 2019 at Atlanta United^[5] Source:^[4]

Record Wins

Record MLS win: 6–0 vs San Jose Earthquakes, September 10, 2022

Record USL win: 5–1 at Atlanta United 2, August 22, 2018

Record US Open Cup win: 4–1 AET vs Detroit City FC, May 16, 2018

Record Concacaf Champions Cup win: 4–0 vs Cavalier FC, February 28, 2024

Record Leagues Cup win: 4–2 vs NYCFC, August 5, 2024 Source:^[4]

Record Defeats

Record MLS defeat: 1–7 at Minnesota United, June 29, 2019

Record USL defeat: 0–5 at Louisville City, August 12, 2017

Record US Open Cup defeat: 1–5 at New England Revolution, May 11, 2022 Source:^[4]

Firsts

First Match: 2-2 vs Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (Friendly), February 21, 2016

First USL Match: 0-1 at Charleston Battery, March 26, 2016

First USL Win: 2-1 at Bethlehem Steel F.C. April 3, 2016

First MLS Match: 1-4 at Seattle Sounders, March 2, 2019

First MLS Goal: Leonardo Bertone (1-0), 2 Mar. 2019 at Seattle Sounders

First MLS Win: 3-0 vs Portland Timbers, March 17, 2019

First US Open Cup Match: 2-1 vs Indy Eleven NPSL, May 18, 2016

First Concacaf Champions Cup Match: 2-0 at Cavalier FC, February 22, 2024 Source:^[4]

International record

Record by competition

As of August 18, 2025

International competitions
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	8	3	2	3	13	9	+4
Leagues Cup	10	4	4	2	21	18	+3
Total	18	7	6	5	32	25	+7

By nation

As of August 18, 2025 (Includes: CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Mexico	10	3	3	4	14	16	−2
Honduras	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
United States	4	1	2	1	10	10	0

Matches

All results (home and away) list FC Cincinnati's goal tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2023	Leagues Cup	Group stage	Sporting Kansas City	3–3 (4–2 p)		1st
			Chivas	3–1
		Round of 32	Nashville SC	1–1 (4–5 p)
2024	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one	Cavalier	4–0	2–0	6–0
		Round of 16	Monterrey	0–1	1–2	1–3
	Leagues Cup	Group stage	Querétaro	1–0		1st
			New York City FC	4–2
		Round of 32	Santos Laguna	1–1 (6–5 p)
		Round of 16	Philadelphia Union	2–4
2025	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one	Motagua	1–1	4–1	5–2
		Round of 16	Tigres UANL	1–1	1–3	2–5
	Leagues Cup	League phase	Monterrey	3-2		11th
			Juárez	2-2 (4–5 p)
			Chivas	1-2

^[4]

Honors

Major

Major League Soccer

• Supporters' Shield
  • Winners (1): 2023

United Soccer League^[e]

• Regular Season Championship^[f]
  • Winners (1): 2018

Friendly/Unofficial

• IMG Suncoast Pro Classic
  • Champions: 2016^[6]
• River Cities Cup
  • Champions: 2016^[7]
• Queen City Cup
  • Champions: (2) 2016,^[8] 2017^[9]

Individual Award Winners

Major League Soccer

MLS Landon Donovan Most Valuable Player

The following players have received the Landon Donovan MVP Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2023^[10][11]

MLS Best XI

The following players have been in the MLS Best XI while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Brandon Vázquez – 2022^[12][13]

• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2022^[12][13](1)

• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2023^[14][15] (2)
• Matt Miazga – 2023^[14][15]
• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2024^[16][17] (3)

MLS Defender of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Defender of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Matt Miazga – 2023^[18][19]

MLS Sigi Schmid coach of the Year

The following coaches have received the MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award while coaching for FC Cincinnati:

• Pat Noonan – 2023^[20][21]

MLS Save of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Save of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Roman Celentano – 2023^[22][23]

MLS Goal of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Goal of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2023^[24][25]
• Luca Orellano – 2024^[26][27]

MLS All-Star Game Captains

The following players have been selected as Captain for the MLS All-Star Game while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2023^[28][29]
• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2024^[30][29](2)
• Evander – 2025^[31][32]

MLS All-Star Game Selections

The following players have been selected for the MLS All-Star Game while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Brandon Vázquez – 2022^[33][34]
• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2022^[33][35]
• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2023^[28][36](2)
• Álvaro Barreal – 2023^[28][36]
• Matt Miazga – 2023^[28][36]
• Luciano "Lucho" Acosta – 2024^[30][37](3)
• Luca Orellano – 2024^[30][37]
• Miles Robinson – 2024^[37][g]
• Evander – 2025^[31][38]
• Miles Robinson – 2025^[31][38](2)

United Soccer League

USL Most Valuable Player

The following players have received the USL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Sean Okoli – 2016^[39][40]
• Emmanuel Ledesma – 2018^[41][42]

USL Coach of the Year

The following coaches have received the USL Coach of the Year Award while coaching for FC Cincinnati

• Alan Koch – 2018^[43]

USL Defender of the Year

The following players have received the USL Defender of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Forest Lasso – 2018^[44][45]

USL Goalkeeper of the Year

The following players have received the USL Goalkeeper of the Year Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Mitch Hildebrandt – 2016^[46][47]

USL Golden Boot

The following players have won the USL Golden Boot Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Sean Okoli – 2016^[48][49]

USL Assists Champion

The following players have won the USL Assists Champion Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Emmanuel Ledesma – 2018^[50][51]

USL Golden Glove

The following players have won the USL Golden Glove Award while playing for FC Cincinnati

• Evan Newton – 2018^[50][52]

USL All-League First Team

The following players have been in the USL All-League First Team while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Mitch Hildebrandt – 2016^[53][54]
• Harrison Delbridge – 2016^[53][54]
• Sean Okoli – 2016^[53][54]
• Harrison Delbridge – 2017^[55][56]

• Emmanuel Ledesma – 2018^[57]
• Forest Lasso – 2018^[57]

USL All-League Second Team

The following players have been in the USL All-League Second Team while playing for FC Cincinnati:

• Corben Bone – 2018^[57]

Transfer History

Designated Player History

Player	Season(s)	Previous Club
Fanendo Adi	2019	Portland Timbers
Allan Cruz	2019	C.S. Herediano
Yuya Kubo	2020–2022	KAA Gent
Jurgen Locadia	2020–2021	Brighton & Hove Albion
Luciano Acosta	2021–2024	Atlas FC
Brenner	2021–2023	São Paulo FC
Obinna Nwobodo	2022–2024	Göztepe S.K.
Aaron Boupendza	2023–2024	Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)
Niko Gioacchini	2024	Como 1907
Kevin Denkey	2025	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Evander	2025	Portland Timbers

^[58][4]

Highest Transfer Fee Paid (USD)

Rank	Player	Fee	Previous Club
1	Kévin Denkey	16.2m	Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
2	Brenner	13m	São Paulo FC
3	Evander[h]	12m	Portland Timbers
4	Aaron Boupendza	7m	Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)
5	Isaac Atanga	4.2m	FC Nordsjælland

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Highest Transfer Fee Received (USD)

Rank	Player	Fee	New Club
1	Brenner	10m	Udinese Calcio
2	Brandon Vázquez	7.5m	C.F. Monterrey
3	Luciano Acosta[i]	5m	FC Dallas
4	Frankie Amaya	950k	New York Red Bulls
5	Gustavo Vallecilla	800k	Colorado Rapids

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Bolded players are currently on the FC Cincinnati roster.

Notes

1. Includes one appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament Ro16
2. Includes one appearance in the 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase
3. Includes one goal in the 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase
4. Includes one appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament Ro16
5. Known since 2019 as the USL Championship
6. Known since 2023 as the Players' Shield
7. Miles Robinson was named to the 2024 MLS All-star roster, but withdrew prior to the matchup with the 2024 Liga MX All-stars due to his participation in the 2024 Olympics
8. The transfer of Evander from Portland Timbers technically falls under MLS designation as "Cash for player trade" rather than a traditional transfer.
9. The Transfer of Lucho Acosta to FC Dallas technically falls under MLS designation as "Cash for player trade" rather than a traditional transfer.