FC Cincinnati 2

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.

FC Cincinnati 2
Full nameFC Cincinnati 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
StadiumNKU Soccer Stadium
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Capacity1,000
Head coachTyrone Marshall
LeagueMLS Next Pro
WebsiteClub website

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.[1][2] On February 22, 2022, FC Cincinnati unveiled the name and coaching staff of the new team.[3]

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.[4]

Players and staff

Roster
No. Pos. Player Nation
16 DF Zico Bailey ([A])  United States
18 GK Roman Celentano ([A])  United States
29 FW Arquimides Ordonez ([A])  United States
32 DF Ian Murphy ([A])  United States
33 FW Nick Markanich ([A])  United States
35 MF Harrison Robledo ([A])  United States
40 DF Kai Thomas  United States
41 FW Andrew Akindele  United States
42 DF Avionne Flanagan  United States
42 DF Ashton Kamden ([B])  United States
55 MF Darrell Turcios ([B])  United States
56 DF Ashton Kamdem  United States
57 DF Morgan Marshall ([B])  United States
58 FW Gerardo Valenzuela ([B])  United States
59 MF Leonardo Vazquez ([B])  United States
60 DF David Garcia ([B])  United States
64 MF Marcel Ruszel ([B])  Poland
65 DF Max Miller ([B])  United States
72 GK Jack Moxom ([B])  United States
— GK Nico Campuzano  Spain
— MF Daniel Martin  Haiti
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
    2.
  2. ^
    FC Cincinnati academy player.
    3.

Staff

See also

References
  1. "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. "Opinion: Albright, Noonan act on plans with hire of first staff". Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. "FC Cincinnati unveil MLS NEXT Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2". FC Cincinnati. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. "FC Cincinnati 2 announce schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Season". FCCincinnati.com. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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