List of FC Cincinnati seasons

FC Cincinnati is a professional soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The club competed in the United Soccer League (now known as the USL Championship) for three seasons before being granted expansion to first-division Major League Soccer for the 2019 season. This seasons list contains results for both iterations of the franchise, with totals including combined statistics from both eras.

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top level of the United States soccer league system, established in 1996.
• United Soccer League (USL) – The second division of the U.S. league system, established in 2010 and previously known as USL Pro, now known as USL Championship. The league was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier competition in North American club soccer since 1962, formerly known as the CONCACAF Champions League.
• Leagues Cup (LC) – Competition between teams in MLS and Liga MX, the top level of soccer in Mexico. First held in 2019 and expanded to include all teams in 2023.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
Last	Last place
♦	League top scorer
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Competition not yet concluded

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Name = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• GD = Goal difference
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf. = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• TBD = To be determined
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

As of 18 March 2024

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	LC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Name	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall							Name(s)	Goals
2016	USL	30	16	6	8	41	27	+14	56	1.87	3rd	3rd	R1	R3	NH	DNE		17,296	Sean Okoli	17♦
2017	USL	32	12	10	10	46	48	−2	46	1.44	6th	14th	R1	SF		DNQ		21,198	Baye Djiby Fall	15
2018	USL	34	23	8	3	72	34	+38	77	2.26	1st	1st	QF	R4				25,717	Emmanuel Ledesma	16
USL total		96	51	24	21	159	109	+50	179	1.86	–	–	–	–	–	–		21,403	Danni König	22
2019	MLS	34	6	22	6	31	75	–44	24	0.71	12th	24th	DNQ	Ro16	DNQ	DNQ		27,336	Allan Cruz	7
2020	MLS	23	4	15	4	12	36	–24	16	0.70	14th	26th		NH	NH	MLS is Back	Ro16	0	Yuya Kubo	3
2021	MLS	34	4	22	8	37	74	–37	20	0.59		27th		NH	DNQ	DNQ		21,157	Brenner	8
2022	MLS	34	12	9	13	64	56	+8	49	1.44	5th	10th	QF	Ro32	NH			22,487	Brandon Vazquez Brenner	18
2023	MLS	34	20	5	9	57	39	+18	69	2.03	1st	1st	SF	SF	R32			25,367	Luciano Acosta	19
2024	MLS	4	2	0	2	4	2	+2	8	2.00	3rd	4th	TBD	DNE	TBD	CCC	Ro16	25,513	Aaron Boupendza	2
MLS total		159	46	73	40	201	280	–79	178	1.12	–	–	–	–	–	–		24,087	Brandon Vazquez	33
Combined total		255	97	97	61	360	389	–29	357	1.40	–	–	–	–	–	–		22,745	Brandon Vazquez	33

1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only. The 2020 season is not included in totals.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
3. Totals do not include current ongoing season.