# 2023 FC Cincinnati season

The 2023 FC Cincinnati season was the club's fifth season in MLS, and the eighth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club entered 2023 on a high note, having notched their first playoff appearance and first playoff win in 2022 after languishing at the bottom of the standings for their first three seasons in MLS. On September 30, FC Cincinnati clinched the Supporters' Shield, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.
FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium. 2023 was the second season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

## Summary

The Orange and Blue started the regular season with 5 wins, 2 draws, and no losses. They reached 1st place on the Supporters' Shield standings on Matchday 7, and were the last remaining undefeated team in the Eastern Conference until their loss at St. Louis City SC on Matchday 8. After a 3–0 victory on Matchday 12 at TQL Stadium against CF Montreal, the club became only the 4th team since 2000 to start the MLS season with seven straight wins (7–0–0) at home.
FC Cincinnati won the first Hell is Real match of 2023 on May 20, with a scoreline of 3–2; it was the first win against rival Columbus Crew since October 2020. The result also extended the club's home winning streak to eight matches in league play and ten overall. By the end of the month, FC Cincinnati had set the record for most points (36) through the first 15 games of a season in MLS history, excluding the shootout era. The home winning streak was extended to ten MLS matches in June, tying a record set in 2002 by the San Jose Earthquakes.
With a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire FC, FC Cincinnati made history and became the first club to reach 39 points in their first 16 matches of a season (excluding shootout era). After a 3–0 victory over Toronto FC, FC Cincinnati became the fourth team in MLS history to win 10 consecutive home matches, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for longest single-season home winning streak. After a 2–1 win on the road at New York Red Bulls, the club became just the third team in MLS history to win 11 of their first 22 matches by a one-goal margin – excluding the shootout era. With a 3–1 win at home against Nashville SC, the club tied Los Angeles FC (2019 and 2022) for the fastest team in MLS history to reach 50 points in a season, doing so in just 23 matches. With a 3–0 win against New York City FC, the club reached 37 points in their first 13 regular season games at TQL Stadium, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes for the best home start to a season in league history through the first 13 games.
After a come from behind 2–1 victory at Atlanta United FC, FC Cincinnati became the first team to clinch a 2023 playoff berth. They also became the second fastest club in MLS history to secure their playoff position in only 26 matches.

### MLS All-Stars

Three players were named to the 2023 MLS All-Star roster, Luciano Acosta was selected for the 2nd time, and Álvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga both with their first selection. The game was played on July 19, 2023, against Arsenal FC of the English Premier League at Audi Field, home of D.C. United. Acosta was also chosen by an online fan vote to serve as team captain for the MLS All-Stars and was included as part of the All-Star Skills Challenge. All 3 players played 45 minutes, with Acosta and Barreal (yellow card – 18') named to the starting lineup and subbing off at halftime. Miazga was inserted into the lineup at the start of the second half, playing the remainder of the match.

## Club
### Roster

    As of July 13, 2023
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| 1 | Alec Kann | United States | GK | (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34) | Atlanta United FC |
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GA) | United States | GK | (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 24) | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 25 | Paul Walters (HG) | United States | GK | (2004-04-11) April 11, 2004 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 36 | Evan Louro | United States | GK | (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 2 | Alvas Powell | Jamaica | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | Joey Akpunonu (GA) | United States | DF | (2001-12-21) December 21, 2001 (age 22) | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund | United States | DF | (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32) | Toronto FC |
| 13 | Santiago Arias (INTL) | Colombia | DF | (1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 (age 32) | Granada CF |
| 14 | Yerson Mosquera (INTL) | Colombia | DF | (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 23) | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |
| 21 | Matt Miazga | United States | DF | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29) | Chelsea F.C. |
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | United States | DF | (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34) | Philadelphia Union |
| 32 | Ian Murphy | United States | DF | (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) | Duke Blue Devils |
| 33 | Isaiah Foster | United States | DF | (2003-08-12) August 12, 2003 (age 21) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 37 | Stiven Jimenez (HG) | United States | DF | (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 17) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 42 | Bret Halsey | United States | DF | (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 34 | London Aghedo | United States | DF | (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) | Air Force Falcons |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) | Nigeria | MF | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 27) | Göztepe S.K. |
| 8 | Marco Angulo (INTL) | Ecuador | MF | (2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 (age 22) | Independiente del Valle |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta (DP) | Argentina | MF | (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 30) | Atlas |
| 26 | Malik Pinto | United States | MF | (2002-08-09) August 9, 2002 (age 22) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal | Argentina | MF | (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 (age 24) | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield |
| 44 | Ben Stitz | United States | MF | (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 58 | Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) | United States | MF | (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno | Venezuela | MF | (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31) | D.C. United |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo | Japan | FW | (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30) | K.A.A. Gent |
| 9 | Aaron Boupendza (INTL, DP) | Gabon | FW | (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 28) | Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) |
| 14 | Dominique Badji | Senegal | FW | (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32) | Colorado Rapids |
| 17 | Sérgio Santos | Brazil | FW | (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union |
| 19 | Brandon Vazquez | United States | FW | (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26) | Atlanta United FC |
| 29 | Arquimides Ordóñez (HG) | United States | FW | (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 21) | FC Cincinnati Academy |

## Player movement
### In

| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Ref |
| November 7, 2022 | 37 | MF | Stiven Jimenez | FC Cincinnati Academy | Homegrown rights acquired from D.C. United | |
| December 21, 2022 | 8 | MF | Marco Angulo | Independiente del Valle | $3,000,000 | [19] [20] |
| January 5, 2023 | 33 | DF | Isaiah Foster | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Waivers | |
| January 6, 2023 | 26 | MF | Malik Pinto | FC Cincinnati Academy | Free transfer | |
| February 9, 2023 | 13 | DF | Santiago Arias | Granada CF | Free transfer | |
| May 25, 2023 | 58 | MF | Gerardo Valenzuela | FC Cincinnati Academy | Homegrown player | |
| June 7, 2023 | 34 | DF | London Aghedo | Air Force Falcons | 2023 MLS SuperDraft | |
| June 21, 2023 | 42 | DF | Bret Halsey | FC Cincinnati 2 | Short-term contract | |
| July 1, 2023 | 42 | DF | Bret Halsey | FC Cincinnati 2 | First team contract | |
| July 5, 2023 | 9 | FW | Aaron Boupendza | Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) | Designated player | |
| July 8, 2023 | 44 | FW | Ben Stitz | FC Cincinnati 2 | Short-term contract | |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 44 | FW | Ben Stitz | FC Cincinnati 2 | Short-term contract | |
* ↑ Homegrown rights for $50,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money (GAM) as well as $200,000 in conditional GAM if Jimenez signs a second MLS contract with FC Cincinnati and an additional $300,000 GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met. D.C. United would also retain a percentage of GAM should Jimenez be traded within MLS.
* ↑ FC Cincinnati traded $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) to D.C. United in exchange for the top spot in the MLS waiver order.

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
| October 24, 2022 | 8 | MF | Allan Cruz | | Option declined |
| November 11, 2022 | 3 | DF | John Nelson | St. Louis City SC | Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft |
| November 15, 2022 | 24 | DF | Tyler Blackett | Rotherham United | Option declined |
| November 15, 2022 | 16 | DF | Zico Bailey | San Antonio FC | Option declined |
| November 15, 2022 | 20 | DF | Geoff Cameron | | Option declined, retired |
| November 15, 2022 | 22 | DF | Rónald Matarrita | SC Dnipro-1 | Option declined |
| November 15, 2022 | 33 | FW | Nick Markanich | Charleston Battery | Option declined |
| November 15, 2022 | 17 | MF | Ben Mines | Miami FC | Option declined |
| November 15, 2022 | 30 | GK | Beckham Sunderland | | Option declined |
| December 21, 2022 | 12 | FW | Calvin Harris | Colorado Rapids | $375,000 in GAM |
| March 9, 2023 | 25 | GK | Kenneth Vermeer | PEC Zwolle | Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract |
| March 31, 2023 | 23 | MF | Isaac Atanga | Aalesunds FK | Transferred for an undisclosed fee |
| July 2, 2023 | 9 | FW | Brenner | Udinese | Transfer |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
| 14 | DF | Yerson Mosquera | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | February 2, 2023 | End of 2023 season | |

### Loans out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
| 23 | MF | Isaac Atanga | Göztepe S.K. | August 7, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |
| 35 | MF | Harrison Robledo | Indy Eleven | February 8, 2023 | End of season | |

### 2023 MLS SuperDraft picks

| Round | Pick # | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Akpunonu | DF | Bowling Green |
| 2 | 51 | Hunter Morse | GK | Western Michigan |
| 3 | 80 | London Aghedo | DF | Air Force |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Preseason

On January 9, FC Cincinnati announced a slate of five preseason games to be played during their 26-day preseason camp in Clearwater, Florida.

### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for round one |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati (S) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 69 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 3 | Columbus Crew (C) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 4 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* ↑ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

#### Results

| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D |
| Conf. pos. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a Major League Soccer club, FC Cincinnati enters the U.S. Open Cup in the third round. The third round pairings were announced on April 6.
FC Cincinnati was regionally placed into group 5 with New York City FC, Columbus Crew SC and Loudoun United for the draw in the Round of 32. On April 27, FC Cincinnati was drawn to host New York City FC.
After defeating NYCFC 1–0 at TQL Stadium on May 10, FC Cincinnati was placed in the Northeast Group for the round of 16 draw, which will be held on May 11, 2023. The other three clubs in the group are MLS clubs Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, and USL Championship team Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. FC Cincinnati was drawn to visit the New York Red Bulls.
After defeating the New York Red Bulls on penalties, FC Cincinnati hosted their quarterfinals matchup with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on June 6, winning 3–1.
FC Cincinnati hosted Inter Miami CF in the semifinals on August 23 and after a 3–3 tie a.e.t, fell 4–5 in penalty kicks to end their Cup run.

### Leagues Cup

Both knockout stage games were hosted by FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium. Led by Brandon Vazquez with 4 goals, the club advanced to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup after securing a penalty shootout win against Sporting Kansas City and a two-day victory against Club Deportivo Guadalajara. The Chivas game was initially played on Thursday, July 28, but was halted in the 60th minute for a lengthy severe weather delay. When the game finally resumed 18.5 hours later, the calendar read Friday, July 29. The final wrinkle was that it was decided to finish the final 30 minutes "behind closed doors" as a safety precaution for staff, players and fans.
The Orange and Blue hosted Nashville SC in their Round of 32 matchup at TQL Stadium on August 4, 2023. The game ended tied 1–1 after 90 minutes with goals from Anibal Godoy of Nashville SC and Brandon Vazquez via penalty kick, his 5th in Leagues Cup play, of FC Cincinnati. Nashville advanced to the Round of 16 via penalty kicks (5–4).

#### Group stage: Central 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Roman Celentano | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | GK | USA | Alec Kann | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | JAM | Alvas Powell | 35 | 0 | 10+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Joey Akpunonu | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nick Hagglund | 33 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | COL | Santiago Arias | 32 | 3 | 16+11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | COL | Yerson Mosquera | 35 | 3 | 25+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Matt Miazga | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ray Gaddis | 35 | 0 | 15+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ARG | Álvaro Barreal | 46 | 8 | 32+2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Ian Murphy | 34 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Isaiah Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Bret Halsey | 12 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | NGA | Obinna Nwobodo | 40 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Yuya Kubo | 36 | 2 | 9+15 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Marco Angulo | 31 | 0 | 9+13 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Luciano Acosta | 44 | 21 | 29+3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Malik Pinto | 28 | 0 | 2+20 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | USA | Stiven Jimenez | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | USA | Gerardo Valenzuela | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | VEN | Júnior Moreno | 40 | 4 | 27+2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GAB | Aaron Boupendza | 18 | 6 | 6+4 | 5 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Sérgio Santos | 30 | 4 | 11+13 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SEN | Dominique Badji | 31 | 4 | 10+13 | 4 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Brandon Vazquez | 42 | 17 | 29+2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Arquimides Ordóñez | 10 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | USA | Ben Stitz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Brenner | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: December 12, 2023
* Source: Team Stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Luciano Acosta | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Brandon Vazquez | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | DF | 31 | Álvaro Barreal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Aaron Boupendza | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 14 | Dominique Badji | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Sérgio Santos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 93 | Júnior Moreno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 13 | Santiago Arias | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 15 | Yerson Mosquera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 5 | Obinna Nwobodo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 7 | Yuya Kubo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | 9 | Brenner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 29 | Arquimides Ordonez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Nick Hagglund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 77 |
* Last updated: December 12, 2023
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Luciano Acosta | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | MF | 31 | Álvaro Barreal | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | MF | 5 | Obinna Nwobodo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Yuya Kubo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Dominique Badji | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 19 | Brandon Vazquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Marco Angulo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 93 | Júnior Moreno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Aaron Boupendza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 13 | Santiago Arias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Alvas Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 9 | Brenner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 15 | Yerson Mosquera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 17 | Sérgio Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 21 | Matt Miazga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 32 | Ian Murphy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 69 |
* Last updated: December 12, 2023
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 5 | MF | Obinna Nwobodo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Matt Miazga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Yerson Mosquera | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Álvaro Barreal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Luciano Acosta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Santiago Arias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Sérgio Santos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Aaron Boupendza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Ian Murphy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Ray Gaddis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Roman Celentano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Brandon Vazquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Malik Pinto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Marco Angulo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Brenner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yuya Kubo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Alvas Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Nick Hagglund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | DF | Bret Halsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Arquimides Ordonez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Stevin Jimenez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Júnior Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 74 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 1 |
* Last updated: December 12, 2023
* Source: Team Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Games |
| 18 | Roman Celentano | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
| 1 | Alec Kann | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
* Last updated: December 12, 2023
* Source: Team Stats

## Awards
### MLS Team of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 1 | Obinna Nwobodo | Houston Dynamo FC | MF |
| 3 | Obinna Nwobodo | Seattle Sounders FC | MF |
| 3 | Brenner | Seattle Sounders FC | Bench |
| 4 | Júnior Moreno | Chicago Fire FC | MF |
| 5 | Matt Miazga | Nashville SC | Bench |
| 5 | Brandon Vazquez | Nashville SC | Bench |
| 6 | Yerson Mosquera | Inter Miami CF | DF |
| 6 | Álvaro Barreal | Inter Miami CF | Bench |
| 7 | Matt Miazga | Philadelphia Union | DF |
| 9 | Álvaro Barreal | Portland Timbers | DF |
| 9 | Sergio Santos | Portland Timbers | Bench |
| 10 | Yerson Mosquera | New England Revolution | DF |
| 11 | Álvaro Barreal | D.C. United | Bench |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta | D.C. United | Bench |
| 13 | Luciano Acosta | CF Montréal | MF |
| 13 | Obinna Nwobodo | CF Montréal | Bench |
| 14 | Luciano Acosta | Columbus Crew SC | MF |
| 14 | Roman Celentano | Columbus Crew SC | Bench |
| 15 | Matt Miazga | Colorado Rapids | Bench |
| 16 | Álvaro Barreal | New York City FC | DF |
| 16 | Luciano Acosta | New York City FC | Bench |
| 17 | Luciano Acosta | Chicago Fire FC | Bench |
| 20 | Luciano Acosta | Toronto FC | MF |
| 20 | Roman Celentano | Toronto FC | GK |
| 22 | Dominique Badji | New England Revolution | FW |
| 24 | Luciano Acosta | Charlotte FC | MF |
| 24 | Álvaro Barreal | Charlotte FC | Bench |
| 25 | Obinna Nwobodo | New York Red Bulls | MF |
| 26 | Luciano Acosta | Nashville SC | MF |
| 26 | Santiago Arias | Nashville SC | Bench |
| 28 | Luciano Acosta | New York City FC | MF |
| 28 | Roman Celentano | New York City FC | Bench |
| 29 | Luciano Acosta | Atlanta United FC | MF |
| 29 | Álvaro Barreal | Atlanta United FC | DF |
| 29 | Pat Noonan | Atlanta United FC | Coach |
| 32 | Aaron Boupendza | Philadelphia Union | FW |
| 33 | Álvaro Barreal | CF Montréal | DF |
| 34 | Luciano Acosta | Charlotte FC | MF |
| 35 | Brandon Vazquez | Toronto FC | FW |
| 35 | Pat Noonan | Toronto FC | Coach |
| 37 | Álvaro Barreal | Inter Miami CF | DF |
| 38 | Álvaro Barreal | Atlanta United FC | Bench |

### MLS Player of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
| 13 | Luciano Acosta | Columbus Crew SC | MF | |
| 34 | Luciano Acosta | Charlotte FC | MF | |

### MLS Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Stats | Ref |
| July | Luciano Acosta | 3 goals, 4 assists | |
| August | Luciano Acosta | 1 goal, 3 assists | |

### MLS All-Star

| Player | Position |
| Luciano Acosta | MF |
| Álvaro Barreal | DF |
| Matt Miazga | DF |

### MLS League Awards

| Player | Award | Ref |
| Luciano Acosta | 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year | |
| Luciano Acosta | 2023 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player | [88] [89] |
| Luciano Acosta | 2023 MLS Best XI | |
| Roman Celentano | 2023 MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate | |
| Matt Miazga | 2023 MLS Defender of the Year | |
| Matt Miazga | 2023 MLS Best XI | |
| Pat Noonan | 2023 MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year | |
| Chris Albright | 2023 MLS Sporting Director of the Year | |