2016 FC Cincinnati season

March 2026 August 2023 FC Cincinnati bicolor full text logo.svg FC Cincinnati 2016 John Harkes Head coach Jeff Berding General manager Nippert Stadium USL Third, Eastern Conference USL Playoffs Lost Round 1 U.S. Open Cup Third Round Sean Okoli (16) Sean Okoli (17) League: 24,376 (September 17 vs. Orlando)All: 35,061(July 16 vs Crystal Palace) League: 11,278 (Jun. 4 vs. Richmond)All: 8,668(May 18 vs. Indy NPSL) League: All: _fcc1617h _fcc1617h _fcc1617h _fcc1617h _fcc1617h 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _fcc1617a _fcc1617a _fcc1617a _fcc1617a _fcc1617a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _fcc1617third _fcc1617third _fcc1617third _fcc1617h _fcc1617third 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF true 2017 The 2016 FC Cincinnati season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. FC Cincinnati play in the Eastern Division of USL. On April 16, the club set the USL's regular season attendance record, with 20,497. They broke this record twice more later in their season, first on May 14 with 23,375 attendees, then again on September 17 with an attendance of 24,376.http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/698911 https://web.archive.org/web/20170501015819/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/698911 dead May 1, 2017 USL-Record 24,376 Aboard as Cincy Tops OCB Corr Charlie September 17, 2016 FC Cincinnati September 18, 2016 On July 20, with five games left, the club broke the USL's single season attendance record. Club Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach USA John HarkesAssistant coach USA Ryan MartinGoalkeeper coach USA Jamie Starr Roster thumb|right|FCC's starting eleven pose for a photo prior to a match again Saint Louis FC on September 5. No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers1 Mitch Hildebrandt USA GK 1988 11 12 USA Minnesota United 27 Dan Williams USA GK 1988 07 13 USA Cincinnati Saints 30 Dallas Jaye GUM GK 1993 06 19 USA Xavier Musketeers Defenders3 Tyler Polak USA DF 1992 05 13 USA Minnesota United4 Harrison Delbridge AUS DF 1992 03 15 USA Portland Timbers 2 12 Evan Lee USA DF 1993 11 23 USA Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops 15 Pat McMahon USA DF 1986 11 05 USA Rochester Rhinos 22 Austin Berry USA DF 1988 10 06 KOR FC Anyang 24 Derek Luke USA DF 1993 05 28 USA Monmouth Hawks Midfielders2 Jamie Dell CAN MF 1993 08 04 USA Carolina Railhawks5 Ross Tomaselli USA MF 1992 01 09 USA Wilmington Hammerheads6 Kenney Walker USA MF 1988 12 23 USA LA Galaxy8 Paul Nicholson ENG MF 1993 01 03 USA Wilmington Hammerheads 10 Eric Stevenson USA MF 1990 08 30 USA New York Red Bulls 11 Álvaro Antón Ripoll ESP MF 1994 05 18 ESP UD Alzira 13 Francisco Narbón PAN MF 1995 02 11 USA James Madison Dukes 18 Omar Mohamed SOM MF 1997 01 01 USA Jackson Jets 19 Corben Bone USA MF 1988 09 16 USA Wilmington Hammerheads 20 Jimmy McLaughlin USA MF 1993 04 30 USA Philadelphia Union 25 Michael Millay USA MF 1991 09 28 USA Cincinnati Bearcats Forwards7 Luke Spencer USA FW 1990 11 28 USA Xavier Musketeers9 Sean Okoli USA FW 1993 02 03 USA New England Revolution 14 Omar Cummings JAM FW 1982 07 13 USA San Antonio Scorpions 16 Casey Townsend USA FW 1989 07 07 USA Wilmington Hammerheads 23 Andrew Wiedeman USA FW 1989 08 22 CAN Ottawa Fury FC 29 Antoine Hoppenot FRA FW 1990 11 23 USA Philadelphia Union Casey Townsend joined the team on September 8, 2016, after the season had already started Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Last updated: September 18, 20162016 Roster http://www.fccincinnati.com/club-roster FC Cincinnati September 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160918043517/http://www.fccincinnati.com/club-roster 2016-09-18 dead Competitions #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #BBBBBB Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA USL Results summary section June 2023 7 3 2 18 11 5 3 2 14 9 August 13, 2016 USL September 2016 table b Matchday Stadium A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A Result L/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/D/D/L/L/W/W/D/W/W Position 13/8/2/6/4/3/2/4/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 September 18, 2016 USL September 2016 Results table 1 March 26, 2016 7:30 p.m. EST Charleston Battery 1–0 USL ReportFCC ReportCHS Report FC Cincinnati Lasso 47Garbanzo 55Portillo 90Williams 94 Tomaselli 71 MUSC Health Stadium Charleston 4,394 Leland Grant L 2 April 3, 2016 3:00 p.m. EST Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 USL ReportFCC ReportBTH Report FC Cincinnati Akinyode 2 69 80Ayuk 91 Wiedeman 25Okoli 34Walker 40Luke 90 Goodman Stadium Bethlehem 3,655 Jaroslaw Werel W 3 April 9, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–1 USL ReportFCC ReportCLT Report Charlotte Independence Okoli 5Berry 53Hildebrandt 90+3 Estrada 53Ekra 82 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 14,658 Nima Saghafi W 4 April 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–3 USL ReportFCC ReportLC Report Louisville City FC Berry 6Okoli 9Delbridge 31McMahon 90+2 Hoffman 17 pen. 24 33Reynolds 2 28 40Montano 89 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 20,497 Brandon Artis L 5 April 24, 2016 4:00 p.m. EST Toronto FC II 1–2 USL ReportFCC ReportTFC Report FC Cincinnati Edwards 45 Wiedeman 60Cummings 84 Ontario Soccer Centre Toronto 0 David Barrie W 6 April 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportWIL Report Wilmington Hammerheads Nicholson 48 Perone 24Michaud 40Miller 44Fairclough 58 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 11,318 Donovan Noocha D 7 May 4, 2016 7:30 p.m. EST Orlando City B 1–3 USL ReportFCC ReportOCB Report FC Cincinnati Obekop 43Róchez 53 pen.Ridgers 0 76 Walker 57Delbridge 72Okoli 78 pen.Bone 90+2Stevenson 90+2 Titan Soccer Complex Melbourne 787 Jasmine Peralta W 8 May 7, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportHCI Report FC Cincinnati Wheeler 17Hughes 86Barril 88 Hoppenot 40McLaughlin 81 Metro Bank Park Harrisburg 2,204 Dave Breckner D 9 May 14, 2016 4:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–0 USL ReportFCC ReportPIT Report Pittsburgh Riverhounds McLaughlin 26Okoli 69 Moloto 40Okai 53Campbell 74 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 23,375 Brandon Artis W 11 May 28, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–0 USL Report Harrisburg City Islanders Wiedeman 19McMahon 78Okoli 90 pen. Wheeler 0 53Thomas 82 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 16,097 Kevin Terry, Jr. FC Cincinnati vs. Harrisburg City Islanders, 2016-05-28 W 12 June 4, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportRIC Report Richmond Kickers Okoli 7 13 Pittman 61Lee 68Ownby 90+3Roberts 90+4 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 11,278 Luis Guardia D 13 June 11, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–1 USL ReportFCC ReportFCM Report FC Montreal Walker 25Okoli 35 pen.Okoli 48 Kacher 90 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 14,267 Rosendo Mendoza W 14 June 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–1 USL ReportFCC ReportTFC Report Toronto FC II Okoli 56Delbridge 61Stevenson 62 Edwards 4 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 19,112 Guido Gonzales, Jr. FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC II, 2016-06-18 W 15 June 25, 2016 7:30 p.m. EST Louisville City FC 0–0 USL ReportFCC ReportLC Report FC Cincinnati Reynolds 45 Delbridge 39 Polak 41 McMahon 61 Louisville Slugger Field Louisville 10,062 Brandon Artis D 16 July 2, 2016 6:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–0 USL ReportFCC ReportBTH Report Bethlehem Steel FC McLaughlin 69 Heard 47Daly 59Conceição 63 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 17,380 Michael Lavergne W 17 July 6, 2016 7:05PM EST Rochester Rhinos 2–1 USL ReportFCC ReportROC Report FC Cincinnati Garzi 34Dos Santos 65 pen. Delbridge 64Okoli 75 pen. Rochester Rhinos Stadium Rochester 3,023 Edvin Jurisevic L 18 July 9, 2016 8:30 p.m. EST St. Louis FC 1–2 USL ReportFCC ReportSTL Report FC Cincinnati Ambersley 25Tshuma 85Barklage 90+3 Cummings 8McMahon 58Bone 58Stevenson 78 World Wide Technology Soccer Park St. Louis 0 Malik Badawi W 19 July 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–2 USL ReportFCC ReportNYR Report New York Red Bulls II Polak 32Nicholson 43McLaughlin 61 Plewa 35Flemmings 43Abang 77Bilyeu 82Valot 86 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 16,127 Rosendo Mendoza FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls II, 2016-07-20 L 20 July 23, 2016 4:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–0 USL ReportFCC ReportLC Report Louisville City FC Wiedeman 39Berry 45Okoli 59Bone 72 Lubahn 13Abend 30Quinn 50 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 20,151 Alex Chilowicz W 21 July 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportCHS Report Charleston Battery Cummings 51Delbridge 68 Lasso 63Cordovés 70 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 19,229 Marcos Deoliveira D 22 August 3, 2016 2:00 p.m. EST FC Montreal 0–2 USL ReportFCC ReportFCM Report FC Cincinnati Geffrard 37Charbonneau 2 56 81Onkony 88 Tomaselli 26Okoli 34McMahon 53Okoli 70 Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Montreal 78 Marie-Soleil Beaudoin W 23 August 13, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST Richmond Kickers 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportRIC Report FC Cincinnati Jane 63Callahan 80Troyer 85 Okoli 78Wiedeman 81 City Stadium Richmond 3,093 Jorge Ramirez D 24 August 24, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–1 USL ReportFCC ReportROC Report Rochester Rhinos Berry 27McLaughlin 54Stevenson 80 Forbes 22Santos 41Fall 50 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 14,157 Leland Grant FC Cincinnati vs. Rochester Rhinos, 2016-08-24 D 25 August 28, 2016 5:30 p.m. EST New York Red Bulls II 2–0 FCC Report FC Cincinnati Long 11Allen 14 pen.Etienne 90+1 pen.Powder 0 90+2 Hildebrandt 0 11McMahon 59Okoli 89 Red Bulls Arena Harrison 2,414 Allen Chapman L 10 August 31, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST Charlotte Independence 3–2 AnnouncementFCC ReportCLT Report FC Cincinnati Enzo Martinez 10 18Alex Martinez 55Enzo Martinez 64Duckett 2 75 78Hassan 90Herrera 84 Wiedeman 14Ripoll 30Bone 34Berry 53Walker 68Okoli 60 Ramblewood Soccer Complex Charlotte 1,035 Kevin Broadley L 26 September 5, 2016 4:30 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–1 USL ReportFCC ReportSTL Report St. Louis FC Okoli 57Okoli 83 90 pen. Lurie 61Roberts 75Doddy 85 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 17,415 Joshua Brooks FC Cincinnati vs. Saint Louis FC, 2016-09-05 W 27 September 11, 2016 3:00 p.m. EST Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–2 FCC ReportWIL Report FC Cincinnati Mecham 87 Okoli 29McMahon 58Wiedeman 63 Legion Stadium Wilmington 1,074 Kevin Broadley W 28 September 14, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 FCC ReportPIT Report FC Cincinnati Martínez 45 Walker 59Polak 86 Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh 1,062 Charles Murphy D 29 September 17, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 1–0 USL ReportFCC ReportOCB Report Orlando City B Stevenson 48Delbridge 51McMahon 61Townsend 81Townsend 90 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 24,376 Aaron Hernandez FC Cincinnati vs. Orlando City B, 2016-09-17 W 30 September 24, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 FCC ReportPIT Report FC Cincinnati Hertzog 35 Okoli 30Polak 72 Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh 3,157 Georgios Zervos W Standings CIN 5 U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup Second round May 18 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611123841/http://www.fccincinnati.com/fcc-edges-indy-eleven-in-inaugural-open-cup-win/ Indy Eleven NPSL Cummings 36 pen. McLaughlin 61 Mitchell 39 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati Aaron Mitchell W Third round June 1 7:00 p.m. EST Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029135711/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668641 FC Cincinnati Hristov 11 Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, Florida 3,455 Rubiel Vazquez L Friendlies February 21, 2016 6:00 p.m. EDT KR 2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029135739/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668481 FC Cincinnati Pálmason 58 Beck 71 pen. Spencer 76 Bone 88 IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida D February 24, 2016 6:00 p.m. EDT New York City FC 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029135844/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668488 FC Cincinnati McNamara 89 Spencer 88 Delbridge 90+1 IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida W February 27, 2016 6:00 p.m. EDT HB Køge 0–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029135746/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668493 FC Cincinnati Hansen 0 58 Wiedeman 58 pen. 77 McLaughlin 65 Dell 90 IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida W March 12, 2016 11:00 a.m. EDT Indy Eleven 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20161024180139/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668499 FC Cincinnati Zayed 85 Spencer 64 Key Stadium Indianapolis D March 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. EDT FC Cincinnati 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20161030142944/http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/668502 Xavier University McLaughlin 22 Okoli 50 Corcoran Field Cincinnati W July 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. EST FC Cincinnati 0–2 https://www.uslchampionship.com/fc-cincinnati-crystal-palace Crystal Palace F.C. Mutch 8 Zaha 63 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati 35,061 L Statistics Appearances No.Pos.NameUSLUSL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal 1 GK USA Mitch Hildebrandt30-131 2 MF CAN Jamie Dell--11 3 DF USA Tyler Polak20 (1)-121 (1) 4 DF AUS Harrison Delbridge19 (1)-120 (1) 5 MF USA Ross Tomaselli10 (5)-1 (1)12 (6) 6 MF USA Kenney Walker18-119 7 FW USA Luke Spencer0 (8)-11 (8) 8 MF ENG Paul Nicholson13 (2)-214 (2) 9 FW USA Sean Okoli21-122 10MF USA Eric Stevenson9 (7)-110 (7) 12DF USA Evan Lee1 (9)-1 (1)2 (10)13 MF PAN Francisco Narbón0 (4)-11 (4)14MF JAM Omar Cummings6 (9)-1 (1)7 (10) 15 DF USA Pat McMahon20-1 (1)21 (1) 18 MF SOM Omar Mohamed1 (13)-12 (13) 19 DF USA Corben Bone21-122 20 MF USA Jimmy McLaughlin21-1 (1)22 (1) 22 DF USA Austin Berry9 (1)--9 (1) 23 FW USA Andrew Wiedeman18 (3)-119 (3) 24 DF USA Derek Luke2 (17)-13 (17) 29 FW FRA Antoine Hoppenot1 (9)-1 (1)2 (10)30 GK GUM Dallas Jaye0 (1)-11 (2) Last updated: August 3, 2016Statistics http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/team_instance/1788670?subseason=280291&tab=team_instance_player_stats&tool=1782618/ USL April 9, 2016 Goals No.Pos.NameUSLUSL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal4DF AUS Harrison Delbridge1--16MF USA Kenney Walker1--18MF ENG Paul Nicholson1--19 FW USA Sean Okoli16--1610 MF USA Eric Stevenson31-414 FW JAM Omar Cummings3-1415 DF USA Pat McMahon1--120 MF USA Jimmy McLaughlin4-15 22 DF USA Austin Berry3--3 23 FW USA Andrew Wiedeman7--7 Last updated: October 5, 2016 Clean Sheets No.Pos.NameMatches PlayedClean Sheet %USLUSL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal 1 GK USA Mitch Hildebrandt3037%11-011 27 GK USA Dan Williams------ 30 GK GUM Dallas Jaye333%1-01 Last updated: October 5, 2016 References External links Category:2016 USL season Category:American soccer clubs 2016 season Category:2016 in sports in Ohio 2016