2016 FC Cincinnati season

FC Cincinnati
2016 season
General manager	Jeff Berding
Head coach	John Harkes
Stadium	Nippert Stadium
USL	Third, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs	Lost Round 1
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Sean Okoli (16); All: Sean Okoli (17)
Highest home attendance	League: 24,376; (September 17 vs. Orlando); All: 35,061; (July 16 vs Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance	League: 11,278; (Jun. 4 vs. Richmond); All: 8,668; (May 18 vs. Indy NPSL)
Average home league attendance	League: 17,296; All: 17,834
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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.^[1] On July 20, with five games left, the club broke the USL's single season attendance record.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	John Harkes
Assistant coach	Ryan Martin
Goalkeeper coach	Jamie Starr

Roster

No.	Name	Positions	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Mitch Hildebrandt	GK	(1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 36)	Minnesota United
27	Dan Williams	GK	(1988-07-13) July 13, 1988 (age 36)	Cincinnati Saints
30	Dallas Jaye	GK	(1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 31)	Xavier Musketeers
Defenders
3	Tyler Polak	DF	(1992-05-13) May 13, 1992 (age 32)	Minnesota United
4	Harrison Delbridge	DF	(1992-03-15) March 15, 1992 (age 32)	Portland Timbers 2
12	Evan Lee	DF	(1993-11-23) November 23, 1993 (age 30)	Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
15	Pat McMahon	DF	(1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 38)	Rochester Rhinos
22	Austin Berry	DF	(1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 36)	FC Anyang
24	Derek Luke	DF	(1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 31)	Monmouth Hawks
Midfielders
2	Jamie Dell	MF	(1993-08-04) August 4, 1993 (age 31)	Carolina Railhawks
5	Ross Tomaselli	MF	(1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 32)	Wilmington Hammerheads
6	Kenney Walker	MF	(1988-12-23) December 23, 1988 (age 35)	LA Galaxy
8	Paul Nicholson	MF	(1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 31)	Wilmington Hammerheads
10	Eric Stevenson	MF	(1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 34)	New York Red Bulls
11	Álvaro Antón Ripoll	MF	(1994-05-18) May 18, 1994 (age 30)	UD Alzira
13	Francisco Narbón	MF	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29)	James Madison Dukes
18	Omar Mohamed	MF	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)	Jackson Jets
19	Corben Bone	MF	(1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 36)	Wilmington Hammerheads
20	Jimmy McLaughlin	MF	(1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 (age 31)	Philadelphia Union
25	Michael Millay	MF	(1991-09-28) September 28, 1991 (age 33)	Cincinnati Bearcats
Forwards
7	Luke Spencer	FW	(1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 33)	Xavier Musketeers
9	Sean Okoli	FW	(1993-02-03) February 3, 1993 (age 31)	New England Revolution
14	Omar Cummings	FW	(1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42)	San Antonio Scorpions
16	Casey Townsend	FW	(1989-07-07) July 7, 1989 (age 35)	Wilmington Hammerheads
23	Andrew Wiedeman	FW	(1989-08-22) August 22, 1989 (age 35)	Ottawa Fury FC
29	Antoine Hoppenot	FW	(1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33)	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, 2016^[2]

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Postponed

USL

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	6	4	32	20	+12	42	7	3	2	18	11	+7	5	3	2	14	9	+5

Last updated: August 13, 2016.
Source: USL

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
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

Updated to match(es) played on September 18, 2016. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results table

March 26, 2016 1	Charleston Battery	1–0	FC Cincinnati	Charleston
7:30 p.m. EST	Lasso 47' Garbanzo 55' Portillo 90' Williams 94'	USL Report FCC Report CHS Report	Tomaselli 71'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,394 Referee: Leland Grant

April 3, 2016 2	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Bethlehem
3:00 p.m. EST	Akinyode 69' 80' Ayuk 91'	USL Report FCC Report BTH Report	Wiedeman 25' Okoli 34' Walker 40' Luke 90'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

April 9, 2016 3	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Charlotte Independence	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Okoli 5' Berry 53' Hildebrandt 90+3'	USL Report FCC Report CLT Report	Estrada 53' Ekra 82'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 16, 2016 4	FC Cincinnati	2–3	Louisville City FC	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Berry 6' Okoli 9' Delbridge 31' McMahon 90+2'	USL Report FCC Report LC Report	Hoffman 17' (pen.), 24', 33' Reynolds 28' 40' Montano 89'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,497 Referee: Brandon Artis

April 24, 2016 5	Toronto FC II	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Toronto
4:00 p.m. EST	Edwards 45'	USL Report FCC Report TFC Report	Wiedeman 60' Cummings 84'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 0 Referee: David Barrie

April 30, 2016 6	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Wilmington Hammerheads	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Nicholson 48'	USL Report FCC Report WIL Report	Perone 24' Michaud 40' Miller 44' Fairclough 58'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 11,318 Referee: Donovan Noocha

May 4, 2016 7	Orlando City B	1–3	FC Cincinnati	Melbourne
7:30 p.m. EST	Obekop 43' Róchez 53' (pen.) Ridgers 76'	USL Report FCC Report OCB Report	Walker 57' Delbridge 72' Okoli 78' (pen.) Bone 90+2' Stevenson 90+2'	Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 787 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

May 7, 2016 8	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Harrisburg
7:00 p.m. EST	Wheeler 17' Hughes 86' Barril 88'	USL Report FCC Report HCI Report	Hoppenot 40' McLaughlin 81'	Stadium: Metro Bank Park Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Dave Breckner

May 14, 2016 9	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cincinnati
4:00 p.m. EST	McLaughlin 26' Okoli 69'	USL Report FCC Report PIT Report	Moloto 40' Okai 53' Campbell 74'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 23,375 Referee: Brandon Artis

May 28, 2016 11	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Wiedeman 19' McMahon 78' Okoli 90' (pen.)	USL Report	Wheeler 53' Thomas 82'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 16,097 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Harrisburg City Islanders, 2016-05-28 at Wikimedia Commons

June 4, 2016 12	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Okoli 7' 13'	USL Report FCC Report RIC Report	Pittman 61' Lee 68' Ownby 90+3' Roberts 90+4'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 11,278 Referee: Luis Guardia

June 11, 2016 13	FC Cincinnati	2–1	FC Montreal	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Walker 25' Okoli 35' (pen.) Okoli 48'	USL Report FCC Report FCM Report	Kacher 90'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 14,267 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

June 18, 2016 14	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Toronto FC II	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Okoli 56' Delbridge 61' Stevenson 62'	USL Report FCC Report TFC Report	Edwards 4'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 19,112 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Toronto FC II, 2016-06-18 at Wikimedia Commons

June 25, 2016 15	Louisville City FC	0–0	FC Cincinnati	Louisville
7:30 p.m. EST	Reynolds 45'	USL Report FCC Report LC Report	Delbridge 39' Polak 41' McMahon 61'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Brandon Artis

July 2, 2016 16	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Bethlehem Steel FC	Cincinnati
6:00 p.m. EST	McLaughlin 69'	USL Report FCC Report BTH Report	Heard 47' Daly 59' Conceição 63'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 17,380 Referee: Michael Lavergne

July 6, 2016 17	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Rochester
7:05PM EST	Garzi 34' Dos Santos 65' (pen.)	USL Report FCC Report ROC Report	Delbridge 64' Okoli 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

July 9, 2016 18	St. Louis FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	St. Louis
8:30 p.m. EST	Ambersley 25' Tshuma 85' Barklage 90+3'	USL Report FCC Report STL Report	Cummings 8' McMahon 58' Bone 58' Stevenson 78'	Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Malik Badawi

July 20, 2016 19	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York Red Bulls II	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Polak 32' Nicholson 43' McLaughlin 61'	USL Report FCC Report NYR Report	Plewa 35' Flemmings 43' Abang 77' Bilyeu 82' Valot 86'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 16,127 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls II, 2016-07-20 at Wikimedia Commons

July 23, 2016 20	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Louisville City FC	Cincinnati
4:00 p.m. EST	Wiedeman 39' Berry 45' Okoli 59' Bone 72'	USL Report FCC Report LC Report	Lubahn 13' Abend 30' Quinn 50'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,151 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 30, 2016 21	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Charleston Battery	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Cummings 51' Delbridge 68'	USL Report FCC Report CHS Report	Lasso 63' Cordovés 70'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 19,229 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira

August 3, 2016 22	FC Montreal	0–2	FC Cincinnati	Montreal
2:00 p.m. EST	Geffrard 37' Charbonneau 56' 81' Onkony 88'	USL Report FCC Report FCM Report	Tomaselli 26' Okoli 34' McMahon 53' Okoli 70'	Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 78 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

August 13, 2016 23	Richmond Kickers	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Richmond
7:00 p.m. EST	Jane 63' Callahan 80' Troyer 85'	USL Report FCC Report RIC Report	Okoli 78' Wiedeman 81'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Jorge Ramirez

August 24, 2016 24	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Rochester Rhinos	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Berry 27' McLaughlin 54' Stevenson 80'	USL Report FCC Report ROC Report	Forbes 22' Santos 41' Fall 50'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 14,157 Referee: Leland Grant
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Rochester Rhinos, 2016-08-24 at Wikimedia Commons

August 28, 2016 25	New York Red Bulls II	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Harrison
5:30 p.m. EST	Long 11' Allen 14' (pen.) Etienne 90+1' (pen.) Powder 90+2'	FCC Report	Hildebrandt 11' McMahon 59' Okoli 89'	Stadium: Red Bulls Arena Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 31, 2016 10	Charlotte Independence	3–2	FC Cincinnati	Charlotte
7:00 p.m. EST	Enzo Martinez 10', 18' Alex Martinez 55' Enzo Martinez 64' Duckett 75' 78' Hassan 90' Herrera 84'	Announcement FCC Report CLT Report	Wiedeman 14' Ripoll 30' Bone 34' Berry 53' Walker 68' Okoli 60'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Kevin Broadley

September 5, 2016 26	FC Cincinnati	2–1	St. Louis FC	Cincinnati
4:30 p.m. EST	Okoli 57' Okoli 83', 90' (pen.)	USL Report FCC Report STL Report	Lurie 61' Roberts 75' Doddy 85'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Joshua Brooks
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Saint Louis FC, 2016-09-05 at Wikimedia Commons

September 11, 2016 27	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	0–2	FC Cincinnati	Wilmington
3:00 p.m. EST	Mecham 87'	FCC Report WIL Report	Okoli 29' McMahon 58' Wiedeman 63'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Kevin Broadley

September 14, 2016 28	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–0	FC Cincinnati	Pittsburgh
7:00 p.m. EST	Martínez 45'	FCC Report PIT Report	Walker 59' Polak 86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Charles Murphy

September 17, 2016 29	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Orlando City B	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Stevenson 48' Delbridge 51' McMahon 61' Townsend 81' Townsend 90'	USL Report FCC Report OCB Report		Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 24,376 Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Orlando City B, 2016-09-17 at Wikimedia Commons

September 24, 2016 30	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Pittsburgh
7:00 p.m. EST	Hertzog 35'	FCC Report PIT Report	Okoli 30' Polak 72'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,157 Referee: Georgios Zervos

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls II (C, X)	30	21	6	3	61	21	+40	69	Conference Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC	30	17	9	4	52	27	+25	60
3	FC Cincinnati	30	16	8	6	41	27	+14	56
4	Rochester Rhinos	30	13	12	5	38	25	+13	51
5	Charlotte Independence	30	14	8	8	48	29	+19	50

Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

U.S. Open Cup

May 18 Second round	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Indy Eleven NPSL	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Cummings 36' (pen.) McLaughlin 61'	Report	Mitchell 39'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Referee: Aaron Mitchell

June 1 Third round	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	FC Cincinnati	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Hristov 11'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Friendlies

February 21, 2016	KR	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Bradenton, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Pálmason 58' Beck 71' (pen.)	Report	Spencer 76' Bone 88'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 24, 2016	New York City FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Bradenton, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	McNamara 89'	Report	Spencer 88' Delbridge 90+1'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 27, 2016	HB Køge	0–4	FC Cincinnati	Bradenton, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Hansen 58'	Report	Wiedeman 58' (pen.), 77' McLaughlin 65' Dell 90'	Stadium: IMG Academy

March 12, 2016	Indy Eleven	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Indianapolis
11:00 a.m. EDT	Zayed 85'	Report	Spencer 64'	Stadium: Key Stadium

March 18, 2016	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Xavier University	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	McLaughlin 22' Okoli 50'	Stadium: Corcoran Field

July 16, 2016	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Crystal Palace F.C.	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST		Report	Mutch 8' Zaha 63'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 35,061

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	USL	USL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	GK	Mitch Hildebrandt	30	-	1	31
2	MF	Jamie Dell	-	-	1	1
3	DF	Tyler Polak	20 (1)	-	1	21 (1)
4	DF	Harrison Delbridge	19 (1)	-	1	20 (1)
5	MF	Ross Tomaselli	10 (5)	-	1 (1)	12 (6)
6	MF	Kenney Walker	18	-	1	19
7	FW	Luke Spencer	0 (8)	-	1	1 (8)
8	MF	Paul Nicholson	13 (2)	-	2	14 (2)
9	FW	Sean Okoli	21	-	1	22
10	MF	Eric Stevenson	9 (7)	-	1	10 (7)
12	DF	Evan Lee	1 (9)	-	1 (1)	2 (10)
13	MF	Francisco Narbón	0 (4)	-	1	1 (4)
14	MF	Omar Cummings	6 (9)	-	1 (1)	7 (10)
15	DF	Pat McMahon	20	-	1 (1)	21 (1)
18	MF	Omar Mohamed	1 (13)	-	1	2 (13)
19	DF	Corben Bone	21	-	1	22
20	MF	Jimmy McLaughlin	21	-	1 (1)	22 (1)
22	DF	Austin Berry	9 (1)	-	-	9 (1)
23	FW	Andrew Wiedeman	18 (3)	-	1	19 (3)
24	DF	Derek Luke	2 (17)	-	1	3 (17)
29	FW	Antoine Hoppenot	1 (9)	-	1 (1)	2 (10)
30	GK	Dallas Jaye	0 (1)	-	1	1 (2)

Last updated: August 3, 2016^[3]

Goals

No.	Pos.	Name	USL	USL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
4	DF	Harrison Delbridge	1	-	-	1
6	MF	Kenney Walker	1	-	-	1
8	MF	Paul Nicholson	1	-	-	1
9	FW	Sean Okoli	16	-	-	16
10	MF	Eric Stevenson	3	1	-	4
14	FW	Omar Cummings	3	-	1	4
15	DF	Pat McMahon	1	-	-	1
20	MF	Jimmy McLaughlin	4	-	1	5
22	DF	Austin Berry	3	-	-	3
23	FW	Andrew Wiedeman	7	-	-	7

Last updated: October 5, 2016^[3]

Clean Sheets

No.	Pos.	Name	Matches Played	Clean Sheet %	USL	USL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	GK	Mitch Hildebrandt	30	37%	11	-	0	11
27	GK	Dan Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-
30	GK	Dallas Jaye	3	33%	1	-	0	1

Last updated: October 5, 2016^[3]

References

^ Corr, Charlie (September 17, 2016). "USL-Record 24,376 Aboard as Cincy Tops OCB". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
^ "2016 Roster". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics". USL. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

External links

Media related to 2016 FC Cincinnati season at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Corr, Charlie (September 17, 2016). "USL-Record 24,376 Aboard as Cincy Tops OCB". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

[Roster-2] "2016 Roster". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

[Statistics-3] "Statistics". USL. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

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Cincinnati, Ohio
Club	MLS players 2018 MLS Expansion Draft Seasons
Stadiums	Nippert Stadium (2016–2020) TQL Stadium (2021–present)
Affiliated clubs	FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS Next Pro)
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v t e 2016 USL season
Playoffs Transfers
East	Bethlehem Steel Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC Montreal New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads
West	Arizona United Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2