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

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
1
Charleston Battery1–0FC Cincinnati
Lasso  47'
Garbanzo  55'
Portillo  90'
Williams 94'		 USL Report
FCC Report
CHS Report		 Tomaselli  71'
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: Leland Grant
2
Bethlehem Steel FC1–2FC Cincinnati
Akinyode  69'  80'
Ayuk 91'		 USL Report
FCC Report
BTH Report		 Wiedeman 25'
Okoli 34'
Walker  40'
Luke  90'
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
3
FC Cincinnati2–1Charlotte Independence
Okoli 5'
Berry 53'
Hildebrandt  90+3'		 USL Report
FCC Report
CLT Report		 Estrada 53'
Ekra  82'
Attendance: 14,658
Referee: Nima Saghafi
4
FC Cincinnati2–3Louisville City FC
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'
Attendance: 20,497
Referee: Brandon Artis
5
Toronto FC II1–2FC Cincinnati
Edwards 45' USL Report
FCC Report
TFC Report		 Wiedeman 60'
Cummings 84'
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
6
FC Cincinnati1–1Wilmington Hammerheads
Nicholson 48' USL Report
FCC Report
WIL Report		 Perone 24'
Michaud  40'
Miller  44'
Fairclough  58'
Attendance: 11,318
Referee: Donovan Noocha
7
Orlando City B1–3FC Cincinnati
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'
Attendance: 787
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
8
Harrisburg City Islanders1–1FC Cincinnati
Wheeler 17'
Hughes  86'
Barril  88'		 USL Report
FCC Report
HCI Report		 Hoppenot  40'
McLaughlin 81'
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Dave Breckner
9
FC Cincinnati1–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds
McLaughlin 26'
Okoli  69'		 USL Report
FCC Report
PIT Report		 Moloto  40'
Okai  53'
Campbell  74'
Attendance: 23,375
Referee: Brandon Artis
11
FC Cincinnati2–0Harrisburg City Islanders
Wiedeman 19'
McMahon  78'
Okoli 90' (pen.)		 USL Report Wheeler  53'
Thomas  82'
Attendance: 16,097
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
12
FC Cincinnati1–1Richmond Kickers
Okoli  7' 13' USL Report
FCC Report
RIC Report		 Pittman  61'
Lee  68'
Ownby  90+3'
Roberts 90+4'
Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Luis Guardia
13
FC Cincinnati2–1FC Montreal
Walker  25'
Okoli 35' (pen.)
Okoli 48'		 USL Report
FCC Report
FCM Report		 Kacher 90'
Attendance: 14,267
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
14
FC Cincinnati2–1Toronto FC II
Okoli  56'
Delbridge 61'
Stevenson 62'		 USL Report
FCC Report
TFC Report		 Edwards 4'
Attendance: 19,112
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
15
Louisville City FC0–0FC Cincinnati
Reynolds  45' USL Report
FCC Report
LC Report		 Delbridge  39'
Polak  41'
McMahon  61'
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: Brandon Artis
16
FC Cincinnati1–0Bethlehem Steel FC
McLaughlin 69' USL Report
FCC Report
BTH Report		 Heard  47'
Daly  59'
Conceição  63'
Attendance: 17,380
Referee: Michael Lavergne
17
Rochester Rhinos2–1FC Cincinnati
Garzi 34'
Dos Santos 65' (pen.)		 USL Report
FCC Report
ROC Report		 Delbridge  64'
Okoli 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
18
St. Louis FC1–2FC Cincinnati
Ambersley  25'
Tshuma 85'
Barklage  90+3'		 USL Report
FCC Report
STL Report		 Cummings 8'
McMahon  58'
Bone  58'
Stevenson 78'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Malik Badawi
19
FC Cincinnati1–2New York Red Bulls II
Polak  32'
Nicholson  43'
McLaughlin 61'		 USL Report
FCC Report
NYR Report		 Plewa  35'
Flemmings  43'
Abang  77'
Bilyeu 82'
Valot 86'
Attendance: 16,127
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
20
FC Cincinnati2–0Louisville City FC
Wiedeman 39'
Berry  45'
Okoli 59'
Bone  72'		 USL Report
FCC Report
LC Report		 Lubahn  13'
Abend  30'
Quinn  50'
Attendance: 20,151
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
21
FC Cincinnati1–1Charleston Battery
Cummings 51'
Delbridge  68'		 USL Report
FCC Report
CHS Report		 Lasso  63'
Cordovés 70'
Attendance: 19,229
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
22
FC Montreal0–2FC Cincinnati
Geffrard  37'
Charbonneau  56'  81'
Onkony  88'		 USL Report
FCC Report
FCM Report		 Tomaselli  26'
Okoli 34'
McMahon  53'
Okoli 70'
Attendance: 78
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
23
Richmond Kickers1–1FC Cincinnati
Jane 63'
Callahan  80'
Troyer  85'		 USL Report
FCC Report
RIC Report		 Okoli  78'
Wiedeman 81'
Attendance: 3,093
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
24
FC Cincinnati1–1Rochester Rhinos
Berry 27'
McLaughlin  54'
Stevenson  80'		 USL Report
FCC Report
ROC Report		 Forbes  22'
Santos 41'
Fall  50'
Attendance: 14,157
Referee: Leland Grant
25
New York Red Bulls II2–0FC Cincinnati
Long  11'
Allen 14' (pen.)
Etienne 90+1' (pen.)
Powder  90+2'		 FCC Report Hildebrandt  11'
McMahon  59'
Okoli  89'
Attendance: 2,414
Referee: Allen Chapman
10
Charlotte Independence3–2FC Cincinnati
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'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Kevin Broadley
26
FC Cincinnati2–1St. Louis FC
Okoli  57'
Okoli 83', 90' (pen.)		 USL Report
FCC Report
STL Report		 Lurie  61'
Roberts  75'
Doddy 85'
Attendance: 17,415
Referee: Joshua Brooks
27
Wilmington Hammerheads FC0–2FC Cincinnati
Mecham  87' FCC Report
WIL Report		 Okoli 29'
McMahon  58'
Wiedeman 63'
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Kevin Broadley
28
Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–0FC Cincinnati
Martínez  45' FCC Report
PIT Report		 Walker  59'
Polak  86'
Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Charles Murphy
29
FC Cincinnati1–0Orlando City B
Stevenson  48'
Delbridge  51'
McMahon  61'
Townsend 81'
Townsend  90'		 USL Report
FCC Report
OCB Report
Attendance: 24,376
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
30
Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1FC Cincinnati
Hertzog  35' FCC Report
PIT Report		 Okoli 30'
Polak  72'
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

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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