Kings Hammer FC is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in

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and based in

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competing in the Great Lakes Division in

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History

The club was founded in 2013 through the merger of Kings Soccer Academy with Hammer FC, but its roots go back to 1993. They have won a US National Youth championship. In 2020, they added a U23 team in the

Ohio Valley Premier League The Ohio Valley Premier League (OVPL) is a USASA-affiliated league through US Club Soccer that includes teams from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The regular season of the OVPL runs May through July. The men's divisi ...

, winning the league's inaugural season in the Fall of 2020. In 2021, they joined

, the top amateur division in the United States, while still planning to operate their OVPL team. The next step was to elevate the women's team, which they did in 2022, allowing them to compete in the USL W-League's inaugural season. With both men's and women's now a part of USL, Kings Hammer FC offers the highest level of soccer in Greater Cincinnati, apart from the MLS team

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Year-by-year

Notable former players

* Jacob Goodall, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by

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() * Rizwaan Dharsey, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Vitória Futebol Clube - Pico () * Sam Robinson, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, international call-up to

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() * Maouloune Goumballe, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, signed in 2024 by

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* Anthony Samways, Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by

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* Travis Smith Jr., Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by

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References

External links

* USL League Two teams Soccer clubs in Ohio Association football clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Ohio Sports clubs and teams in Cincinnati {{Ohio-footyclub-stub