2020 FC Cincinnati season Season of American association football team
FC Cincinnati 2020 soccer season
No fans were allowed to attend matches at Nippert Stadium due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The 2020 FC Cincinnati season was the club's second season in MLS , and the fifth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship . The club finished with a league worst 6–22–6 record in their inaugural MLS season in 2019, setting a league record for the most goals given up with 75.[ 1] Nippert Stadium , as their new West End Stadium is scheduled to open in March 2021.[ 2]
FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers and preseason training were executed under head coach Ron Jans . However, Jans resigned on February 17, amidst an investigation into his alleged use of a racial slur. Assistant coach Yoann Damet took over as interim head coach two weeks before FC Cincinnati's first regular season match.[ 3] Jaap Stam was named head coach.[ 4] Said Bakkati , who had worked on Stam's staff in the past, was also named new assistant coach.
Club
Roster
As of November 9, 2020[ 5]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
1
Bobby Edwards United States GK (1995-08-11 ) August 11, 1995 (age 29) Portadown FC
18
Spencer Richey United States GK (1992-05-30 ) May 30, 1992 (age 32) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
22
Przemysław Tytoń (INTL ) Poland GK (1987-01-04 ) January 4, 1987 (age 38) Deportivo La Coruña
30
Beckham Sunderland (HG )
United States GK (2003-06-30 ) June 30, 2003 (age 21)
2
Kendall Waston (C ) Costa Rica DF (1988-01-01 ) January 1, 1988 (age 37) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3
Tom Pettersson (INTL ) Sweden DF (1990-03-25 ) March 25, 1990 (age 34) Östersunds FK
4
Greg Garza United States DF (1991-08-16 ) August 16, 1991 (age 33) Atlanta United FC
12
Saad Abdul-Salaam United States DF (1991-09-08 ) September 8, 1991 (age 33) Seattle Sounders FC
14
Nick Hagglund United States DF (1992-09-14 ) September 14, 1992 (age 32) Toronto FC
16
Zico Bailey (HG ) United States DF (2000-08-27 ) August 27, 2000 (age 24) FC Helsingør
17
Mathieu Deplagne (INTL ) France DF (1991-10-01 ) October 1, 1991 (age 33) Troyes AC
23
Maikel van der Werff (INTL ) Netherlands DF (1989-04-22 ) April 22, 1989 (age 35) SBV Vitesse
47
Hassan Ndam Cameroon DF (1998-10-29 ) October 29, 1998 (age 26) Miami FC
96
Andrew Gutman (HG ) United States DF (1996-10-02 ) October 2, 1996 (age 28) Celtic FC
6
Haris Medunjanin (INTL ) Bosnia and Herzegovina MF (1985-03-08 ) March 8, 1985 (age 39) Philadelphia Union
8
Allan Cruz (DP ) Costa Rica MF (1996-02-24 ) February 24, 1996 (age 28) C.S. Herediano
11
Siem de Jong (INTL ) Netherlands MF (1989-01-28 ) January 28, 1989 (age 36) Ajax
15
Kamohelo Mokotjo (INTL ) South Africa MF (1991-03-11 ) March 11, 1991 (age 33) Brentford F.C.
24
Frankie Amaya (GA ) United States MF (2000-09-26 ) September 26, 2000 (age 24) UCLA Bruins
26
Tommy McCabe United States MF (1998-04-04 ) April 4, 1998 (age 26) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
33
Caleb Stanko United States MF (1993-07-26 ) July 26, 1993 (age 31) SC Freiburg
7
Yuya Kubo (DP , INTL ) Japan MF /FW (1993-12-23 ) December 23, 1993 (age 31) K.A.A. Gent
20
Jimmy McLaughlin United States MF /FW (1993-04-30 ) April 30, 1993 (age 31) FC Cincinnati (USL)
31
Álvaro Barreal (INTL ) Argentina MF /FW (2000-08-17 ) August 17, 2000 (age 24) Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
36
Joe Gyau United States MF /FW (1992-09-16 ) September 16, 1992 (age 32) MSV Duisburg
10
Jürgen Locadia (DP , INTL ) Netherlands FW (1993-11-07 ) November 7, 1993 (age 31) Brighton & Hove Albion
19
Brandon Vazquez United States FW (1998-10-14 ) October 14, 1998 (age 26) Atlanta United FC
21
Franko Kovačević (INTL ) Croatia FW (1999-08-08 ) August 8, 1999 (age 25) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
81
Rashawn Dally Jamaica FW (1997-01-14 ) January 14, 1997 (age 28) Las Vegas Lights FC
2020 MLS SuperDraft picks
Player movement
In
Number
Position
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Ref
19
FW
Brandon Vazquez Nashville SC $150K in TAM
November 20, 2019
[ 6]
6
MF
Haris Medunjanin Philadelphia Union Selected #1 in 2019 MLS Waiver Draft
November 25, 2019
[ 7] [ 8]
12
DF
Saad Abdul-Salaam Seattle Sounders FC Selected #1 in Stage 2 of 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft
December 3, 2019
[ 9]
16
DF
Zico Bailey LA Galaxy Fourth-round 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick
December 12, 2019
[ 10]
3
DF
Tom Pettersson Östersunds FK Free transfer
December 17, 2019
[ 11]
7
FW
Yuya Kubo K.A.A. Gent Transfer
January 9, 2020
[ 12]
1
GK
Portadown FC Free transfer
January 20, 2020
[ 13]
9
MF
Adrien Regattin Akhisar Belediyespor Free transfer
February 5, 2020
[ 14]
11
MF
Siem de Jong Ajax Free transfer
February 20, 2020
[ 15]
15
MF
Kamohelo Mokotjo Brentford FC Free transfer
August 20, 2020
[ 16]
31
MF/FW
Álvaro Barreal Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield Transfer
September 2, 2020
[ 17]
Out
Date
Number
Position
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Ref
October 9, 2019
7
MF
Roland Lamah Option declined
[ 18]
October 9, 2019
19
MF
Corben Bone Louisville City FC Option declined
[ 18] [ 19]
October 9, 2019
32
DF
Justin Hoyte Option declined
[ 18]
October 9, 2019
5
MF
Nazmi Albadawi North Carolina FC Option declined
[ 18] [ 20]
November 11, 2019
8
MF
Víctor Ulloa Inter Miami CF $50K in GAM , a 2020 SuperDraft third-round selection, 26th pick of the 2019 Re-Entry Draft (Stage 1)
[ 21]
November 14, 2019
3
DF
Forrest Lasso Tampa Bay Rowdies Option declined
[ 22] [ 23]
November 14, 2019
16
MF
Derrick Etienne Jr. Columbus Crew Option declined
[ 22]
November 19, 2019
92
DF
Alvas Powell Inter Miami CF Selected #3 in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft , $50K in GAM
[ 24]
January 13, 2020
6
MF
Leonardo Bertone FC Thun Undisclosed
[ 25]
January 18, 2020
9
FW
Fanendo Adi Columbus Crew Waived
[ 26]
January 18, 2020
13
GK
Jimmy Hague Memphis 901 FC Waived
[ 26]
January 18, 2020
45
MF
Emmanuel Ledesma SJK Waived
[ 26] [ 27]
January 29, 2020
21
DF
Logan Gdula Charleston Battery Waived
[ 28]
August 17, 2020
31
FW
Kekuta Manneh New England Revolution Trade; received international roster slot
[ 29]
August 17, 2020
27
MF
Fatai Alashe Columbus Crew Trade; acquired 2021 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection
[ 30]
September 11, 2020
9
FW
Adrien Regattin Altay Mutually agreed to part ways
[ 31] [ 32]
Loans in
Loans out
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
[ 41] Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
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 Stadium A A N N N H A H H A A A H A A A H H H H H A A Result L L L W W D L D D L L W D L L L L W L L L L L
Source:
[ 43] W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
MLS is Back Tournament
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their final position in the 2019 MLS standings, FC Cincinnati would enter the competition in the Third Round, which was scheduled for April 19–21. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled on August 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 44]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Top scorers
Top assists
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
Awards
MLS is Back Man of the Match
The Man of the Match is named after each match by the editorial team of MLSsoccer.com.[ 45]
MLS is Back Team of the Week
The Team of the Week includes the top players and coach during each week of the tournament, as chosen by the editorial team of MLSsoccer.com.[ 45]
MLS is Back Coach of the Week
The Coach of the Week during each week of the tournament, as chosen by the editorial team of MLSsoccer.com.[ 45]
MLS is Back Goal of the Week
The Goal of the Week determines the best goal during each week of the tournament. The editorial team of MLSsoccer.com shortlists goals for fans to vote for on Twitter .[ 45]
MLS Team of the Week
References
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