FC Cincinnati 2
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FC Cincinnati 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the reserve team of FC Cincinnati and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On December 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season. On February 22, 2022, FC Cincinnati unveiled the name and coaching staff of the new team.
Stadium
On February 24, 2022, the team announced that for their inaugural season, they would use three different venues as their home stadium. Their first seven home matches would be played at NKU Soccer Stadium, a 1,000-capacity venue at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Four of their remaining five matches would be played at Mercy Health Training Center, the team's training facility in Milford, Ohio which includes a 500-capacity stadium. One match would be played at TQL Stadium, the first team's 26,000-capacity home venue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Players and staff
Roster
As of January 17, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | USA | Bryan Dowd |
| 40 | DF | COL | Dilan Hurtado |
| 41 | DF | COL | Deiver Mosquera |
| 42 | FW | HON | Mathías Vásquez (on loan from F.C. Motagua) |
| 43 | FW | USA | Charlie Holmes |
| 44 | DF | USA | Giovanni Marioni |
| 45 | MF | USA | Nathan Gray |
| 47 | DF | USA | Michael Sullivan |
| 48 | DF | FRA | Sami Lachekar |
| 50 | DF | CAN | Félix Samson (on loan from CF Montréal) |
| 51 | FW | SEN | Cheikhou Nieng |
| 52 | MF | VEN | Yair Ramos |
| 54 | MF | USA | Jack Mize |
| 55 | DF | LBY | Ayoub Lajhar |
| 57 | MF | USA | Leo Orejarena |
| 88 | DF | USA | Andrei Chirilă () |
Staff
Technical staff
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sammy Castellanos |
| Assistant coach | Anthony Wallace |
| Individual development coach & assistant coach | Alejandro Guido |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ryan Coulter |
Last updated: May 15, 2025 Source:
Team records
Year-by-year
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 10th, Eastern | 21st | DNQ | United States Nick Markanich Guatemala Arquimides Ordonez | 4 |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 27 | 12th, Eastern | 24th | DNQ | Guatemala Arquimides Ordóñez | 9 |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 54 | 1st, Group A | 3rd | Conference Quarterfinals | France Kenji Mboma Dem United States Ben Stitz | 7 |
Head coaches record
As of September 24, 2023
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Marshall | Jamaica | February 22, 2022 | December 8, 2025 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 64 | 130 | 021.15 |