Overview
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.
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| Full name | FC Cincinnati 2 | ||
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| Founded | December 6, 2021 | ||
| Stadium | NKU Soccer Stadium Highland Heights, Kentucky | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Head coach | Sammy Castellanos | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2025 | 7th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| Website | fccincinnati.com/fccincinnati2 | ||
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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.
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
- As of January 17, 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK |  USA |
Bryan Dowd |
| 40 | DF |  COL |
Dilan Hurtado |
| 41 | DF | COL |
Deiver Mosquera |
| 42 | FW |  HON |
Mathías Vásquez (on loan from F.C. Motagua) |
| 43 | FW | USA |
Charlie Holmes |
| 44 | DF | USA |
Giovanni Marioni |
| 45 | MF | USA |
Nathan Gray |
| 47 | DF | USA |
Michael Sullivan |
| 48 | DF |  FRA |
Sami Lachekar |
| 50 | DF |  CAN |
Félix Samson (on loan from CF Montréal) |
| 51 | FW |  SEN |
Cheikhou Nieng |
| 52 | MF |  VEN |
Yair Ramos |
| 54 | MF | USA |
Jack Mize |
| 55 | DF |  LBY |
Ayoub Lajhar |
| 57 | MF | USA |
Leo Orejarena |
| 88 | DF | USA |
Andrei Chirilă ([A]) |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
- ^ FC Cincinnati academy player.
Staff
Technical staff
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sammy Castellanos |
| Assistant coach | Anthony Wallace |
| Individual development coach & assistant coach | Alejandro Guido |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ryan Coulter |
Last updated: May 15, 2025
Source: FC Cincinnati
Team records
Year-by-year
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | US Open Cup | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 17 | 10th, Eastern | 21st | DNQ | NA | Nick Markanich Arquimides Ordonez | 4 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 27 | 12th, Eastern | 24th | DNQ | NA | Arquimides Ordóñez | 9 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 54 | 1st, Eastern | 3rd | Conference Quarterfinals | NA | Kenji Mboma Dem Ben Stitz |
7 | |
| 2025 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 7th, Eastern | 16th | Conference Quarterfinals | First Round |  Ștefan Chirilă |
9 | |
| 2026 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 15th, Eastern | 28th | NA | NA | Ștefan Chirilă |
7 | |
Head coaches record
- As of August 9, 2026
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Marshall[4] |  Jamaica |
February 22, 2022 | December 8, 2025 | 111 | 36 | 19 | 56 | 153 | 209 | 32.43 |
| Sammy Castellanos[4] |  United States |
January 8, 2026 | Present | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 19.05 |
See also
References
- ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Opinion: Albright, Noonan act on plans with hire of first staff". Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati unveil MLS NEXT Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2". FC Cincinnati. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "FC Cincinnati 2 announce schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Season". FCCincinnati.com. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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