2026 FC Cincinnati season
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| General manager | Chris Albright | ||
| Head coach | Pat Noonan | ||
| Stadium | TQL Stadium | ||
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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]
Player movement
In
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred/loaned from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | 99 | FW | Transfer[3] | ||
| January 5, 2026 | 30 | MF | Homegrown player[4] | ||
| January 6, 2026 | – | DF | Loan[5] | ||
| January 7, 2026 | 24 | DF | Free agent[6] | ||
| January 12, 2026 | 16 | DF | Free agent[7] | ||
| January 13, 2026 | 14 | FW | Trade[8] | ||
| January 15, 2026 | 29 | FW | Transfer[9] | ||
| January 22, 2026 | – | DF | Homegrown player[10] |
Out
| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | 31 | FW | Transfer[11] | ||
| January 11, 2026 | 23 | MF | Transfer[12] |
Loans Out
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | GK | January 15, 2026 | Through December 2026 | [13] | ||
| – | DF | January 22, 2026 | Through December 2026 | [10] |
2026 MLS SuperDraft picks
| Round | Pick # | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 55 | DF | UConn Huskies | ||
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time
Preseason and Friendlies
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| January 23 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bradenton, Florida |
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| January 28 Preseason | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Tampa, Florida |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park |
| July 10 Friendly | Cincinnati | 3–1 | | Cincinnati, United States |
| 19:30 EDT | Denkey Jabbari Fletcher |
Report | Laurent |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Referee: Chris Penson |
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | New England Revolution | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 34 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | New York City FC | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 27 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 26 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 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)
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | St. Louis City SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 33 |
| 11 | Charlotte FC | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 32 |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 31 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 |
| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 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)
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 | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Major League Soccer | February 18, 2026 | November 7, 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 33.33 |
| MLS Cup playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Leagues Cup | August 4, 2026 | TBD | League Phase | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 18, 2026 | March 19, 2026 | Round One | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 75.00 |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 42.11 | ||||
Last updated: May 23, 2026
Source: Competitions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 26 | −8 |
Last updated: August 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
Updated to match(es) played on August 22, 2026. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Conference leader; = Playoffs berth; = Wild card berth
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 |
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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 | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 16,712 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| April 11 7 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,770 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| April 18 8 | FC Cincinnati | 3–3 | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| April 22 9 | New York City FC | 4–4 | FC Cincinnati | New York, New York |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| April 25 10 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 2 11 | Chicago Fire FC | 2–3 | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 18,639 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| May 9 12 | Charlotte FC | 2–2 | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 26,252 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| May 13 13 | FC Cincinnati | 3–5 | Inter Miami CF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| May 16 14 | San Diego FC | 3–3 | FC Cincinnati | San Diego, California |
| 9:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 24,984 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 23 15 | FC Cincinnati | 6–2 | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 22 16 | FC Cincinnati | 4–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 25 17 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field Attendance: 20,307 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 1 18 | FC Cincinnati | 4–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 15 19 | Orlando City SC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Inter.co Stadium Attendance: 19,015 Referee: Tori Penso |
| August 19 20 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 22 21 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| 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
Leagues Cup
| August 4 1 | FC Cincinnati | 3–1 | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,687 Referee: Oshane Nation |
| August 7 2 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 20,767 Referee: Oliver Vergara |
| August 11 3 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Fernando Gomez |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
| February 18 First leg | O&M | 0–4 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 8:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 252 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica) |
| February 25 Second leg | FC Cincinnati | 9–0 (13–0 agg.) | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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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 | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 9,257 Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica) |
| March 19 Second leg | UANL | 5–1 (5–4 agg.) | | 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
- ↑ "Club". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Roster". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign Ayoub Jabbari from French club". FC Cincinnati. December 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign homegrown midfielder Ademar Chávez". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Félix Samson loaned to FC Cincinnati". CF Montréal. January 6, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign defender Kyle Smith". Major League Soccer. January 7, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Tom Barlow". FC Cincinnati. January 12, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign Kristian Fletcher". FC Cincinnati. January 13, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati acquire Bryan Ramirez from LDU Quito". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- 1 2 "FC Cincinnati loan 2024 MLS SuperDraft selection Brian Schaefer to Tampa Bay Rowdies". FC Cincinnati. January 22, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati transfer Álvaro Barreal to Santos FC". FC Cincinnati. December 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati transfer Luca Orellano to CF Monterrey". FC Cincinnati. January 11, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati loan goalkeeper Paul Walters to Irish side Bohemian FC". FC Cincinnati. January 15, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
