# 2016 FC Cincinnati season

The 2016 FC Cincinnati season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the 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. On July 20, with five games left, the club broke the USL's single season attendance record.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | John Harkes |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Martin |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jamie Starr |

### Roster

| No. | Name | Positions | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Mitch Hildebrandt | GK | (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 35) | Minnesota United |
| 27 | Dan Williams | GK | (1988-07-13) July 13, 1988 (age 36) | Cincinnati Saints |
| 30 | Dallas Jaye | GK | (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 31) | Xavier Musketeers |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Tyler Polak | DF | (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992 (age 32) | Minnesota United |
| 4 | Harrison Delbridge | DF | (1992-03-15) March 15, 1992 (age 32) | Portland Timbers 2 |
| 12 | Evan Lee | DF | (1993-11-23) November 23, 1993 (age 30) | Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops |
| 15 | Pat McMahon | DF | (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37) | Rochester Rhinos |
| 22 | Austin Berry | DF | (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 36) | FC Anyang |
| 24 | Derek Luke | DF | (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 31) | Monmouth Hawks |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | Jamie Dell | MF | (1993-08-04) August 4, 1993 (age 31) | Carolina Railhawks |
| 5 | Ross Tomaselli | MF | (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 32) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| 6 | Kenney Walker | MF | (1988-12-23) December 23, 1988 (age 35) | LA Galaxy |
| 8 | Paul Nicholson | MF | (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 31) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| 10 | Eric Stevenson | MF | (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 34) | New York Red Bulls |
| 11 | Álvaro Antón Ripoll | MF | (1994-05-18) May 18, 1994 (age 30) | UD Alzira |
| 13 | Francisco Narbón | MF | (1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29) | James Madison Dukes |
| 18 | Omar Mohamed | MF | (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27) | Jackson Jets |
| 19 | Corben Bone | MF | (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 36) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| 20 | Jimmy McLaughlin | MF | (1993-04-30) April 30, 1993 (age 31) | Philadelphia Union |
| 25 | Michael Millay | MF | (1991-09-28) September 28, 1991 (age 33) | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Luke Spencer | FW | (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 33) | Xavier Musketeers |
| 9 | Sean Okoli | FW | (1993-02-03) February 3, 1993 (age 31) | New England Revolution |
| 14 | Omar Cummings | FW | (1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42) | San Antonio Scorpions |
| 16 | Casey Townsend | FW | (1989-07-07) July 7, 1989 (age 35) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| 23 | Andrew Wiedeman | FW | (1989-08-22) August 22, 1989 (age 35) | Ottawa Fury FC |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | FW | (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33) | 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

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### USL
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 13, 2016. Source: USL
| 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | Conference Playoffs |

### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mitch Hildebrandt | 30 | - | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | MF | Jamie Dell | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Tyler Polak | 20 (1) | - | 1 | 21 (1) |
| 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | 19 (1) | - | 1 | 20 (1) |
| 5 | MF | Ross Tomaselli | 10 (5) | - | 1 (1) | 12 (6) |
| 6 | MF | Kenney Walker | 18 | - | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | FW | Luke Spencer | 0 (8) | - | 1 | 1 (8) |
| 8 | MF | Paul Nicholson | 13 (2) | - | 2 | 14 (2) |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | 21 | - | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | MF | Eric Stevenson | 9 (7) | - | 1 | 10 (7) |
| 12 | DF | Evan Lee | 1 (9) | - | 1 (1) | 2 (10) |
| 13 | MF | Francisco Narbón | 0 (4) | - | 1 | 1 (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) | - | 1 | 2 (13) |
| 19 | DF | Corben Bone | 21 | - | 1 | 22 |
| 20 | MF | Jimmy McLaughlin | 21 | - | 1 (1) | 22 (1) |
| 22 | DF | Austin Berry | 9 (1) | - | - | 9 (1) |
| 23 | FW | Andrew Wiedeman | 18 (3) | - | 1 | 19 (3) |
| 24 | DF | Derek Luke | 2 (17) | - | 1 | 3 (17) |
| 29 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot | 1 (9) | - | 1 (1) | 2 (10) |
| 30 | GK | Dallas Jaye | 0 (1) | - | 1 | 1 (2) |
* Last updated: August 3, 2016

### 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 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 14 | FW | Omar Cummings | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | DF | Pat McMahon | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Jimmy McLaughlin | 4 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | DF | Austin Berry | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 23 | FW | Andrew Wiedeman | 7 | - | - | 7 |
* Last updated: October 5, 2016

### Clean Sheets

| No. | Pos. | Name | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mitch Hildebrandt | 30 | 37% | 11 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | GK | Dan Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | GK | Dallas Jaye | 3 | 33% | 1 | - | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: October 5, 2016