2016 FC Cincinnati season

The 2016 FC Cincinnati season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in 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.

FC Cincinnati
2016 season
General managerJeff Berding
Head coachJohn Harkes
StadiumNippert Stadium
USLThird, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsLost Round 1
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sean Okoli (16)
All: Sean Okoli (17)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 24,376
(September 17 vs. Orlando)
All: 35,061
(July 16 vs Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 11,278
(Jun. 4 vs. Richmond)
All: 8,668
(May 18 vs. Indy NPSL)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 17,296
All: 17,834

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach John Harkes
Assistant Coach Ryan Martin
Goalkeeper Coach Jamie Starr

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

2016 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic
February 20, 2016 FC Cincinnati 2–2 KR Reykjavík Bradenton
5:00PM EST Spencer  76'
Bone  88'		 FCC Report Pálmason  58'
Andersen  71'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 24, 2016 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC Bradenton
5:00PM EST Spencer  88'
Delbridge  91'		 FCC Report
NYCFC Report		 McNamara  90' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 27, 2016 FC Cincinnati 4–0 HB Køge Bradenton
5:00PM EST Wiedeman  58' (pen.), 77'
McLaughlin  65'
Dell  90'		 FCC Report Hansen  58' Stadium: IMG Academy

Friendlies
March 12, 2016 Indy Eleven 1–1 FC Cincinnati Indianapolis
11:00AM EST Zayed  85' FCC Report
Indy Report		 Spencer  64' Stadium: Key Stadium
Attendance: closed-door
March 18, 2016 Xavier Musketeers 0–2 FC Cincinnati Cincinnati
7:00PM EST FCC Report Wiedeman  7'
Okoli  50'		 Stadium: Xavier Soccer Complex
Attendance: 500+
July 16, 2016 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Crystal Palace Cincinnati
8:00PM EST FCC Report
CPFC Report		 Mutch  8'
Zaha  63'
Dann  84'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 35,061
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Crystal Palace FC, 2016-07-16 at Wikimedia Commons

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHHAHAAHHHHHAHAAHHHAAHAAHAAHA
ResultLWWLWDWDWWDWWDWLWLWDWDDLLWWDWW
Position1382643242233333333333333333333
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
7:30PM 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
3:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
4:00PM EST Edwards  45' USL Report
FCC Report
TFC Report		 Wiedeman  60'
Cummings  84'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Referee: David Barrie
April 30, 2016 6 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Wilmington Hammerheads Cincinnati
7:00PM 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
7:30PM 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
7:00PM 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
4:00PM 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 21, 2016 10 Charlotte Independence v FC Cincinnati Charlotte
7:00PM EST Announcement Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Note: Rescheduled to August 31 due to weather.
May 28, 2016 11 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Cincinnati
7:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:30PM 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
6:00PM 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
8:30PM 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
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 20, 2016 19 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Cincinnati
7:00PM 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
4:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
2:00PM 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
7:00PM EST Jane  63'
Callahan  80'
Troyer  85'		 USL Report
FCC Report
RIC Report		 Okoli  78'
Wiedeman  81'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3093
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
August 24, 2016 24 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Cincinnati
7:00PM 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
5:30PM 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
7:00PM 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
4:30PM 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
3:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:00PM 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
7:00PM EST Hertzog  35' FCC Report
PIT Report		 Okoli  30'
Polak  72'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Georgios Zervos

Standings
Pos Team 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) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup
May 18, 2016 Second Round FC Cincinnati 2–1 Indy Eleven NPSL Cincinnati
7:00 PM Cummings  36' (pen.)
Hoppenot  38'
McLaughlin  61'
Tomaselli  79'		 USSF Report
FCC Report
Indy Report		 Strack  34'
Mitchell  39'
McClure  51'
Ostrowski  64'
Tanner  81'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 8,668
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Indy Eleven NPSL, 2016-05-18 at Wikimedia Commons
June 1, 2016 Third Round Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 FC Cincinnati St. Petersburg
7:30 PM Hristov  11'
Cole  90+1'		 USSF Report
FCC Report
TBR Report		 Walker  70'
McMahon  90+5'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

USL Playoffs
Main article: 2016 USL Playoffs
October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) FC Cincinnati 1–2 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EDT Stevenson  19' USL Report Tsonis  40'
Prince  65'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,187
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
Note: Media related to FC Cincinnati vs. Charleston Battery, 2016-10-02 at Wikimedia Commons

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 GK Mitch Hildebrandt 30-131
2 MF Jamie Dell --11
3 DF Tyler Polak 20 (1)-121 (1)
4 DF Harrison Delbridge 19 (1)-120 (1)
5 MF Ross Tomaselli 10 (5)-1 (1)12 (6)
6 MF Kenney Walker 18-119
7 FW Luke Spencer 0 (8)-11 (8)
8 MF Paul Nicholson 13 (2)-214 (2)
9 FW Sean Okoli 21-122
10 MF Eric Stevenson 9 (7)-110 (7)
12 DF Evan Lee 1 (9)-1 (1)2 (10)
13 MF Francisco Narbón 0 (4)-11 (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)-12 (13)
19 DF Corben Bone 21-122
20 MF Jimmy McLaughlin 21-1 (1)22 (1)
22 DF Austin Berry 9 (1)--9 (1)
23 FW Andrew Wiedeman 18 (3)-119 (3)
24 DF Derek Luke 2 (17)-13 (17)
29 FW Antoine Hoppenot 1 (9)-1 (1)2 (10)
30 GK Dallas Jaye 0 (1)-11 (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 31-4
14 FW Omar Cummings 3-14
15 DF Pat McMahon 1--1
20 MF Jimmy McLaughlin 4-15
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 3037%11-011
27 GK Dan Williams ------
30 GK Dallas Jaye 333%1-01
  • Last updated: October 5, 2016[3]

References
  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.
  2. "2016 Roster". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  3. "Statistics". USL. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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