2022 FC Cincinnati season
FC Cincinnati 2022 soccer season
The 2022 FC Cincinnati season was the club's fourth season in MLS , and the seventh season playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship . FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium .
FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers were initially executed by general manager Chris Albright . On December 14, 2021, Pat Noonan was hired as head coach.[ 1]
Summary
2022 FC Cincinnati defeated Atlanta United FC (2–1) after two late goals by captain and MVP front-runner Luciana Acosta. Then later Vazquez scored the game-winner to clinch a playoff spot in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup playoffs. This led FC Cincinnati to play New York Red Bulls in the opening round beating New York (2–1). A PK was scored by the MVP Luciano Acosta in the seventy-fourth minute to tie the game. Then a goal from leading goal scorer Brandon Vazquez assisted by Sergio Santos in the eighty-sixth minute to win the game. FC advancing to the semi-finals fell short to Philadelphia Union (1–0) with a goal from Leon Flach . FC Cincinnati ended their 2022 season going into the playoffs for the first time in club history. FC Cincinnati's overall record in the 2022 season was 12–13–9 placing 5th in the Eastern Conference. In the 2023 season, FC Cincinnati Is ranked first in the MLS with a record of 18-8-4FC Cincinnati started their 2023 season with seven straight wins at home. Making FC Cincinnati the 4th team in the MLS to win seven home games since 2000. The winning streak ended on matchday 8, to a defeat from St. Louis City SC (5–1).
Club
Roster
As of October 10, 2022 [ 2] [ 3]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
1
Alec Kann
United States
GK
(1990-08-08 ) August 8, 1990 (age 34)
Atlanta United FC
18
Roman Celentano (GA )
United States
GK
(2000-09-14 ) September 14, 2000 (age 24)
Indiana Hoosiers
25
Kenneth Vermeer (INTL )
Netherlands
GK
(1986-01-10 ) January 10, 1986 (age 38)
Los Angeles FC
30
Beckham Sunderland (HG )
United States
GK
(2003-06-30 ) June 30, 2003 (age 21)
FC Cincinnati Academy
2
Alvas Powell
Jamaica
DF
(1994-07-18 ) July 18, 1994 (age 30)
Philadelphia Union
3
John Nelson (GA )
United States
DF
(1998-07-11 ) July 11, 1998 (age 26)
FC Dallas
4
Nick Hagglund
United States
DF
(1992-09-14 ) September 14, 1992 (age 32)
Toronto FC
16
Zico Bailey (HG )
United States
DF
(2000-08-27 ) August 27, 2000 (age 24)
FC Helsingør
20
Geoff Cameron
United States
DF
(1985-07-11 ) July 11, 1985 (age 39)
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
21
Matt Miazga
United States
DF
(1995-07-19 ) July 19, 1995 (age 29)
Chelsea F.C.
22
Rónald Matarrita
Costa Rica
DF
(1994-07-09 ) July 9, 1994 (age 30)
New York City FC
24
Tyler Blackett (INTL )
England
DF
(1994-04-02 ) April 2, 1994 (age 30)
Nottingham Forest
28
Ray Gaddis
United States
DF
(1990-01-13 ) January 13, 1990 (age 34)
Philadelphia Union
32
Ian Murphy
United States
DF
(2000-01-16 ) January 16, 2000 (age 24)
Duke Blue Devils
5
Obinna Nwobodo (INTL , DP )
Nigeria
MF
(1996-11-29 ) November 29, 1996 (age 28)
Göztepe S.K.
8
Allan Cruz (DP )
Costa Rica
MF
(1996-02-24 ) February 24, 1996 (age 28)
C.S. Herediano
10
Luciano Acosta (DP )
Argentina
MF
(1994-05-31 ) May 31, 1994 (age 30)
Atlas
31
Álvaro Barreal (INTL )
Argentina
MF
(2000-08-17 ) August 17, 2000 (age 24)
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
35
Harrison Robledo (HG )
United States
MF
(2002-02-08 ) February 8, 2002 (age 22)
New York City FC
93
Júnior Moreno
Venezuela
MF
(1993-07-20 ) July 20, 1993 (age 31)
D.C. United
7
Yuya Kubo (INTL , DP )
Japan
FW
(1993-12-23 ) December 23, 1993 (age 30)
K.A.A. Gent
9
Brenner (DP )
Brazil
FW
(2000-01-16 ) January 16, 2000 (age 24)
São Paulo FC
11
Sérgio Santos
Brazil
FW
(1994-09-04 ) September 4, 1994 (age 30)
Philadelphia Union
12
Calvin Harris (INTL , GA )
England
FW
(2000-03-20 ) March 20, 2000 (age 24)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14
Dominique Badji
Senegal
FW
(1992-10-16 ) October 16, 1992 (age 32)
Colorado Rapids
19
Brandon Vazquez
United States
FW
(1998-10-14 ) October 14, 1998 (age 26)
Atlanta United FC
29
Arquimides Ordonez (HG )
United States
FW
(2003-08-05 ) August 5, 2003 (age 21)
FC Cincinnati Academy
33
Nick Markanich
United States
FW
(1999-12-26 ) December 26, 1999 (age 24)
Northern Illinois Huskies
Player movement
In
Date
Number
Position
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Ref
December 16, 2021
1
GK
Alec Kann
Atlanta United FC
Free transfer
[ 4]
December 17, 2021
2
DF
Alvas Powell
Philadelphia Union
Free transfer
[ 5]
January 4, 2022
14
FW
Dominique Badji
Colorado Rapids
Free transfer
[ 6]
January 5, 2022
28
DF
Ray Gaddis
Philadelphia Union
Free transfer
[ 7]
January 6, 2022
3
DF
John Nelson
FC Dallas
Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft
[ 8]
February 25, 2022
93
MF
Júnior Moreno
D.C. United
$250,000 in GAM
[ 9]
February 25, 2022
35
MF
Harrison Robledo
New York City FC
$50,000 in GAM
[ 10]
April 13, 2022
5
MF
Obinna Nwobodo
Göztepe S.K.
Transfer
[ 11]
July 8, 2022
11
FW
Sérgio Santos
Philadelphia Union
$300,000 in GAM [ a]
[ 12]
August 5, 2022
21
DF
Matt Miazga
Chelsea F.C.
Free transfer
[ 13]
August 22, 2022
–
GK
Evan Louro
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Free transfer
[ 14]
^ FC Cincinnati will pay an additional $625,000 in conditional general allocation money if certain performance-based metrics or contract conditions are met. Philadelphia Union will receive a percentage of a future trade if Santos is traded to another club within MLS.
Out
Date
Number
Position
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Ref
December 1, 2021
2
DF
Edgar Castillo
Option declined
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
4
DF
Maikel van der Werff
PEC Zwolle
Contract expired
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
13
DF
Joe Gyau
Degerfors IF
Option declined
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
22
GK
Przemysław Tytoń
AFC Ajax
Option declined
[ 15] [ 16]
December 1, 2021
24
MF
Jonas Fjeldberg
Indy Eleven
Option declined
[ 15] [ 17]
December 1, 2021
26
DF
Chris Duvall
Charleston Battery
Option declined
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
33
MF
Caleb Stanko
PAS Giannina
Option declined
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
39
GK
Ben Lundt
Phoenix Rising FC
Option declined
[ 15]
December 1, 2021
64
MF
Florian Valot
Miami FC
Contract expired
[ 15]
January 18, 2022
15
MF
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Contract buyout
[ 18]
February 2, 2022
21
MF
Kyle Scott
Orange County SC
Mutually agreed to part ways
[ 19] [ 20]
March 28, 2022
5
DF
Gustavo Vallecilla
Colorado Rapids
$850,000 in GAM
[ 21]
August 4, 2022
6
MF
Haris Medunjanin
PEC Zwolle
Mutually agreed to part ways
[ 22] [ 23]
Loans in
Number
Position
Player
Loaned from
Loan start date
Loan end date
Ref
No loans in
Loans out
2022 MLS SuperDraft picks
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Preseason
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H A H A H A H A H A A H A A H H A H H A H A H H A H H A H A A H A Result L L W W L L D L W W W W L L D W D D D D L D D W D D D W D W W D L W
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Top scorers
Top assists
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
Awards
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Player of the Month
Month
Player
Stats
Ref
June
Luciano Acosta
3 games played, 1 goal, 3 assists
[ 45]
September/October
Brenner
5 games played, 9 goals, 2 assists
[ 46]
MLS All-Star
See also
References
^ "FC Cincinnati hire Pat Noonan as head coach" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "Roster" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati announce Preseason roster for Jan. 24 – Feb. 3" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Alec Kann" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign defender Alvas Powell" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved December 20, 2021 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign defender Ray Gaddis" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign defender John Nelson" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati acquire midfielder Júnior Moreno from D.C. United" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved February 25, 2022 .
^ FC, New York City. "New York City Football Club Acquires $50K in General Allocation Money from FC Cincinnati in Exchange for Homegrown Priority of Harrison Robledo" . New York City FC .
^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Obinna Nwobodo as a Designated Player" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Sergio Santos from Philadelphia Union" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved July 10, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Matt Miazga from Chelsea FC" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati sign Evan Louro" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved August 23, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of 2022 season" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ "Ajax signs Przemyslaw Tyton" . Ajax.nl. Retrieved March 7, 2022 .
^ "Indy Eleven Adds Norwegian Midfielder Jonas Fjeldberg" . uslchampionship.com . February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati announce exercise offseason buyout" . Retrieved January 18, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati mutually terminate contract with midfielder Kyle Scott" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved February 4, 2022 .
^ "Orange County brings aboard midfielder Kyle Scott" . USLChampionship.com . August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati trade Gustavo Vallecilla to the Colorado Rapids" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved April 3, 2022 .
^ "Haris Medunjanin set to play his final match with FC Cincinnati" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
^ "Haris Medunjanin tekent bij PEC Zwolle" [Haris Medunjanin signs with PEC Zwolle] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati loan midfielder Ben Mines to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ "Isaac Atanga joins Göztepe SK on loan" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
^ Sigal, Jonathan. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: A star is born, No. 10s shine & St. Clair makes case in Week 3" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
^ "Vazquez, Matarrita earn MLS Team of the Week honors" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved March 22, 2022 .
^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: New coach bumps power DC United, San Jose Earthquakes in Week 8" . mlssocer.com . Retrieved April 25, 2022 .
^ "Luciano Acosta named to the MLS Team of the Week" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: FC Cincinnati reach new heights in Week 10" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved May 9, 2022 .
^ Jonathan, Sigal. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders rise in Week 11" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved May 31, 2022 .
^ "Obinna Nwobodo earns MLS Team of the Week honors" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
^ Sigal, Jonathan. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Old heads, young stars among Week 17's standouts" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved July 4, 2022 .
^ Acero, Edgar. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Atlanta, Chicago show signs of life in Week 20" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved July 14, 2022 .
^ Sigal, Jonathan. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Philadelphia Union, goal bonanzas highlight Week 23" . mlssoccer.com . Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
^ "Álvaro Barreal named to the MLS Team of the Week" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved August 8, 2022 .
^ "Matt Miazga earns MLS Team of the Week honors" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved August 23, 2022 .
^ "Luciano Acosta earns MLS Team of the Week honors" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
^ "Brenner, Luciano Acosta recognized on MLS Team of the Week" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
^ "Brenner earns MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 32" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved September 22, 2022 .
^ "Brenner named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 34" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ "Brenner voted MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for Week 17" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ "Brenner voted MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for Week 30" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
^ "Brenner voted MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for Week 34" . FC Cincinnati. Retrieved October 11, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta named June Player of the Month" . Major League Soccer. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ "FC Cincinnati's Brenner wins Player of the Month to close 2022 regular season" . Major League Soccer. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022 .
^ "Luciano Acosta named 2022 MLS All-Star" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved July 12, 2022 .
^ "Brandon Vazquez named to 2022 MLS All-Star Roster" . FCCincinnati.com . Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
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