2026 FC Cincinnati season

FC Cincinnati
2026 season
General managerChris Albright
Head coachPat Noonan
StadiumTQL Stadium

The 2026 FC Cincinnati season will be the 11th season for FC Cincinnati and their 8th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of men's professional soccer in the United States. Their home stadium was TQL Stadium. It was the fourth season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.[1]

Club

Roster

As of February 8, 2026[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
13 Evan Louro  United States GK (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 Tampa Bay Rowdies
18 Roman Celentano (GA)  United States GK (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 Indiana Hoosiers
2 Alvas Powell  Jamaica DF (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 Philadelphia Union
3 Gilberto Flores  Paraguay DF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 Sportivo Trinidense
4 Nick Hagglund  United States DF (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 Toronto FC
12 Miles Robinson  United States DF (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 Atlanta United
15 Teenage Hadebe (INTL)  Zimbabwe DF (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 Konyaspor
21 Matt Miazga  United States DF (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 Chelsea
24 Kyle Smith  United States DF (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 Orlando City
– Félix Samson (HG, loan) Canada DF (2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 CF Montréal
5 Obinna Nwobodo (INTL)  Nigeria MF (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 Göztepe
11 Samuel Gidi (INTL)  Ghana MF (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 Žilina
20 Pavel Bucha  Czech Republic MF (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 Viktoria Plzeň
22 Gerardo Valenzuela (HG)  United States MF (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 FC Cincinnati Academy
27 Brian Anunga  Cameroon MF (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 Nashville SC
30 Ademar Chávez (HG) Mexico MF (2009-01-12) January 12, 2009 FC Cincinnati 2
37 Stiven Jimenez (HG)  United States MF (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 FC Cincinnati Academy
66 Ender Echenique  Venezuela FW (2004-04-02) April 2, 2004 Caracas F.C.
9 Kévin Denkey (DP)  Togo FW (2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 Cercle Brugge
10 Evander (INTL, DP)  Brazil FW (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 Portland Timbers
14 Kristian Fletcher  United States FW (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 D.C. United
16 Tom Barlow  United States FW (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 Chicago Fire
17 Kenji Mboma Dem  France FW (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 FC Cincinnati 2
19 Ștefan Chirilă  Romania FW (2007-01-15) January 15, 2007 FC Cincinnati 2
29 Bryan Ramírez Ecuador FW (2000-08-06) August 6, 2000 Liga de Quito
99 Ayoub Jabbari Morocco FW (2000-01-30) January 30, 2000 Grenoble

Player movement

In

Date No. Pos Player Transferred/loaned from Fee/notes
January 1, 2026 99 FW Ayoub Jabbari Grenoble Transfer[3]
January 5, 2026 30 MF Ademar Chávez FC Cincinnati 2 Homegrown player[4]
January 6, 2026 – DF Félix Samson CF Montréal Loan[5]
January 7, 2026 24 DF Kyle Smith Orlando City Free agent[6]
January 12, 2026 16 DF Tom Barlow Chicago Fire Free agent[7]
January 13, 2026 14 FW Kristian Fletcher D.C. United Trade[8]
January 15, 2026 29 FW Bryan Ramírez Liga de Quito Transfer[9]
January 22, 2026 – DF Brian Schaefer FC Cincinnati 2 Homegrown player[10]

Out

Date No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee/notes
December 17, 2025 31 FW Álvaro Barreal Santos Transfer[11]
January 11, 2026 23 MF Luca Orellano Monterrey Transfer[12]

Loans Out

No. Pos Player Loaned to Loan start date Loan end date Ref
25 GK Paul Waters Bohemian January 15, 2026 Through December 2026 [13]
– DF Brian Schaefer Tampa Bay Rowdies January 22, 2026 Through December 2026 [10]

2026 MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick # Player Pos College Notes
2 55 Ayoub Lajhar DF UConn Huskies

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Eastern Time

Preseason

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 23 Preseason FC Cincinnati 1–1 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
Denkey 51' Report
January 28 Preseason Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Tampa, Florida
 Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 7 Preseason FC Cincinnati 1–0 Detroit City FC Clearwater, Florida
 Report Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park
February 12 Preseason Orlando City SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Clearwater, Florida
  • 49', 50', 53'
 Report
Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Toronto FC 5 2 2 1 6 8 −2 7 Qualification for round one
8 New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 5 11 −6 7 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 FC Cincinnati 5 2 3 0 7 11 −4 6
10 Atlanta United FC 5 1 3 1 5 8 −3 4
11 New England Revolution 4 1 3 0 8 9 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. 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)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
16 New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 5 11 −6 7
17 Houston Dynamo FC 4 2 2 0 8 9 −1 6
18 FC Cincinnati 5 2 3 0 7 11 −4 6
19 LA Galaxy 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 5
20 Austin FC 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. 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)

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 18, 2026 November 7, 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 3 1 0 2 2 2 +0 033.33
MLS Cup playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Leagues Cup TBD TBD TBD League Phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 18, 2025 TBD Round One TBD 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 100.00
Total 6 4 0 2 18 3 +15 066.67

Last updated: February 21, 2026
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
5 6 2 3 0 7 11  −4 2 1 0 6 4  +2 0 2 0 1 7  −6

Last updated: March 22, 2026
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAAHH
ResultWLLLW
Points33336
Position
(East)		257119
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

February 21 1 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Atlanta United FC Cincinnati, Ohio
4:45 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
February 28 2 Minnesota United FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati Saint Paul, Minnesota
4:30 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,609
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 8 3 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
March 15 4 New England Revolution 6–1 FC Cincinnati Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
March 22 5 FC Cincinnati 4–3 CF Montréal Cincinnati, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 4 6 New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
April 11 7 Toronto FC v FC Cincinnati Toronto, Ontario
1:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: BMO Field
April 18 8 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
April 22 9 New York City FC v FC Cincinnati New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
April 25 10 FC Cincinnati v New York Red Bulls Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 2 11 Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Soldier Field
May 9 12 Charlotte FC v FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
May 13 13 FC Cincinnati v Inter Miami CF Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 16 14 San Diego FC v FC Cincinnati San Diego, California
9:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 23 15 FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 22 16 FC Cincinnati v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 25 17 Columbus Crew v FC Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
August 1 18 FC Cincinnati v San Jose Earthquakes Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 15 19 Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 19 20 FC Cincinnati v New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 22 21 FC Cincinnati v Seattle Sounders FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 29 22 Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
September 5 23 FC Cincinnati v D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 9 24 Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Subaru Park
September 12 25 FC Cincinnati v Charlotte FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 19 26 Houston Dynamo FC v FC Cincinnati Houston, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 26 27 CF Montréal v FC Cincinnati Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 10 28 Atlanta United FC v FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 14 29 FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 18 30 FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 24 31 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Audi Field
October 28 32 Inter Miami CF v FC Cincinnati Miami, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Nu Stadium
October 31 33 FC Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union Cincinnati, Ohio
2:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
November 7 34 FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: TQL Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2026 U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2026 Leagues Cup
August 4 1 FC Cincinnati v Pachuca Cincinnati, Ohio
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 7 2 FC Cincinnati v UNAM Cincinnati, Ohio
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 11 3 FC Cincinnati v Atlas Cincinnati, Ohio
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 18 First leg O&M 0–4 FC Cincinnati Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
8:00 p.m. EST
  • Trincado  59'
  • Bello  80'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC
Attendance: 252
Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)
February 25 Second leg FC Cincinnati 9–0
(13–0 agg.)		 O&M Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Abreu  83'
  • Ramírez  82'
 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 11,114
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
Note: FC Cincinnati won 13–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

March 12 First leg FC Cincinnati 3–0 UANL Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 9,257
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
March 19 Second leg UANL 5–1
(5–4 agg.)		 FC Cincinnati San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
9:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Note: UANL won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Club". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "Roster". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign Ayoub Jabbari from French club". FC Cincinnati. December 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  4. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign homegrown midfielder Ademar Chávez". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  5. ^ "Félix Samson loaned to FC Cincinnati". CF Montréal. January 6, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  6. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign defender Kyle Smith". Major League Soccer. January 7, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  7. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Tom Barlow". FC Cincinnati. January 12, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  8. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign Kristian Fletcher". FC Cincinnati. January 13, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  9. ^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Bryan Ramirez from LDU Quito". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  10. ^ a b "FC Cincinnati loan 2024 MLS SuperDraft selection Brian Schaefer to Tampa Bay Rowdies". FC Cincinnati. January 22, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  11. ^ "FC Cincinnati transfer Álvaro Barreal to Santos FC". FC Cincinnati. December 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "FC Cincinnati transfer Luca Orellano to CF Monterrey". FC Cincinnati. January 11, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  13. ^ "FC Cincinnati loan goalkeeper Paul Walters to Irish side Bohemian FC". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
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