The 2019 FC Cincinnati season was the club's debut season in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...

(MLS), and the fourth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division United Soccer League (since renamed the

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

). The club finished with a league worst 6–22–6 record in their inaugural MLS season, setting a league record for the most goals given up with 75. FC Cincinnati missed the playoffs.

Club

Coaching staff

Head coach Alan Koch was fired on May 7, 2019, after a 2–7–2 start to the 2019 season.

Yoann Damet Yoann Damet is a French association football coach who is currently an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer. He twice served as interim head coach of FC Cincinnati at ages 29 and 30, making him the youngest head or assist ...

served as interim coach until

Ron Jans Ron Jans (, born 29 September 1958) is a Dutch football coach and former player, he currently is the head coach of Twente. Coaching career FC Groningen Born in Zwolle, Overijssel, Ron Jans joined FC Groningen on 2002, and was the longest-ser ...

was named head coach on August 3, 2019, becoming the third head coach since the club moved to the MLS.

Roster

2019 MLS SuperDraft picks

Player movement

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

= Eastern Conference

= Overall

Results

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

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Allan Cruz Allan Enzo Cruz Leal (born 24 February 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Costa Rica national team. Club career Uruguay de Coronado Born in Nicoya, in the province of Guanacaste, Cruz began his ca ...

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Fanendo Adi Fanendo Adi (born 10 October 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Europe Following his transfer from AS Trencin, Adi scored a goal in his F.C. Copenhagen debut against FC Vestsjælland on 25 August, despite not ha ...

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Kendall Waston Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (born 1 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Saprissa and loans Waston made his professional ...

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Leonardo Bertone Leonardo Bertone (born 14 March 1994) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Thun. Club career Bertone was born in Wohlen bei Bern. He made his league debut during the 2011–12 season, his only appearance that season. ...

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Roland Lamah Roland Conde Lamah (born 31 December 1987) is a footballer who plays as a left winger for USL Championship side Memphis 901. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lamah represents Belgium internationally. Club career Early years / Osasuna Born in Abidjan, ...

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Mathieu Deplagne Mathieu Deplagne (born 1 October 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Career Deplagne started his career with Montpellier HSC, with whom he won the Ligue 1 championship in the 2011–2012 season. In June 2017 De ...

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Fatai Alashe Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player. Career College and amateur Alashe spent all four years of his college career at Michigan State University where he made a total of 86 appearances for the Spa ...

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Kenny Saief Kenneth Hasan "Kenny" Saief ( ar, كينيث حسن "كيني" سيف, he, קנת' חסן "קני" סייף; born ) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi and the U ...

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Rashawn Dally Rashawn Dally (born 14 January 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Career Early career Dally played varsity soccer at Watkinson School followed by four years of colleg ...

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Top assists

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Andrew Gutman Andrew David Gutman (born October 2, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. Career Youth and college Prior to college soccer, Gutman played high school soccer fo ...

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Joe Gyau Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau (born September 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF. From 2014 through 2019, Gyau represented the United States national team and earned three ca ...

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Disciplinary record

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Justin Hoyte Justin Raymond Hoyte (born 20 November 1984) is a professional footballer. Primarily a right back, Hoyte previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Millwall and Dagenham & Redbridge, as well as American side FC Cin ...

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Forrest Lasso Forrest Baldwin Lasso (born May 11, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Early life Lasso played high school soccer at Needham B. Broughton High School. During his sophomore, junior, and se ...

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Greg Garza Gregory "Greg" Martin Garza (born August 16, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a left-back. Club career Estoril Praia Garza spent several years with Sporting Clube de Portugal's under-19 team, but he was not ...

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Alvas Powell Alvas Elvis Powell (born 18 July 1994) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. A native of the parish St. Thomas, he attended Paul Bogle High School and gained recognition in t ...

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Clean sheets

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Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

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MLS Goal of the Week

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MLS Coach of the Week

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References

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