FC Cincinnati 2 Acquire Midfielder Xhosa Manyana on Loan from Cape Town City FC

January 24, 2025 - FC Cincinnati 2 have acquired South African midfielder Xhosa Manyana (KOH-sah mun-YAH-nah) via loan from Cape Town City FC of the Betway Premiership, South Africa's top flight domestic league, the club announced today. Manyana will join the Orange and Blue pending receipt of an ITC and remain with the club through July 2025. Manyana, 19, signed his first professional contract with Cape Town in October 2024 after coming up through the club's youth system. While Manyana has yet to make his prof... Full Story

FC Cincinnati 2 Announce Five-Match Preseason Schedule

January 23, 2025 - FC Cincinnati 2 will report to Mercy Health Training Center in Milford, Ohio on Friday, January 24, to begin preparations for the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro regular season. The club has also announced a five-match preseason schedule, which will begin February 7 and run through March 2. In addition to training in Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati 2 will travel to Clearwater, Florida on February 3 to train alongside the FC Cincinnati first team and participate in a split squad scrimmage for their first match ac... Full Story

FC Cincinnati Back for 10th Anniversary

January 23, 2025 - The 10th anniversary of FC Cincinnati will be marked in 2025, and the club is gearing up to celebrate with special events, merchandise and fan activations throughout the season. FCC was announced as a United Soccer League team on August 12, 2015 and later awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise on May 29, 2018, becoming the MLS's 24th team to play in the nation's first division. Since then, the club has opened the global award-winning TQL Stadium; launched MLS NEXT Pro squad FC Cinc... Full Story

Brian Schaefer Looking to Use his Experience to Learn More in his Second Preseason with FC Cincinnati

January 22, 2025 - Brian Schaefer is used to Florida. He spent his formative years there and was a University of South Florida Bull before being drafted 27th overall by FC Cincinnati in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. He is though unfamiliar, or perhaps better described as uncaring, with the cold wind and rain that has hung over Clearwater, Florida for the past three days where FCC have kicked off preseason training. What he is a little bit more familiar with is the training regiment and the expectations of profession... Full Story

• Brian Schaefer Looking to Use his Experience to Learn More in his Second Preseason with FC Cincinnati - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 22
• Chas Sharpe Named 2025 ECHL Western Conference Midseason All-Star - Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) January 22
• FC Cincinnati Acquire up to $175k in GAM from Portland Timbers - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 22
• FC Cincinnati 2 Sign Nigerian Midfielder Monsuru Opeyemi - FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS NEXT Pro) January 22
• Getting off to a Strong Start with Teammates Is Something Teenage Hadebe Has Been Looking Forward To, and an Important Goal this Preseason - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 21
• Defenseman Chas Sharpe Named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week - Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) January 21
• Cyclones Take Down Toledo on Monday Afternoon - Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) January 20
• FC Cincinnati Announce Roster for 2025 Preseason - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 20
• FC Cincinnati 2 Sign Goalkeeper Nathan Crockford - FC Cincinnati 2 (MLS NEXT Pro) January 20
• Vaive Nets Goal #150, Cyclones Win Big Over Mariners - Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) January 17
• FC Cincinnati Back to Training with Excitement and Fresh Ideas as Preseason Activities Kick Off - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 17
• Cyclones Return to Home Ice, Defeat Grizzlies 3-1 - Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) January 15
• FC Cincinnati Re-Sign Defender Nick Hagglund - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 15
• After Years of Seeing FC Cincinnati Operate from a Far, When the Opportunity Came Tah Brian Anunga Jumped at the Chance to Join - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 13
• FC Cincinnati Sign Midfielder Tah Brian Anunga - FC Cincinnati (MLS) January 13
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January 25	ECHL	Bloomington at Cincinnati	4:00 p.m.
January 24	ECHL	Iowa at Cincinnati	7:35 p.m.
January 20	ECHL	Toledo 1 at Cincinnati 2	Final
January 18	ECHL	Cincinnati 3 at Indy 4	Final (OT)
January 17	ECHL	Maine 1 at Cincinnati 6	Final
January 15	ECHL	Utah 1 at Cincinnati 3	Final
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• Walleye see losing skid reach season-high four games in 2-1 setback at Cincinnati - ECHL Toledo Blade (January 21)
• Maine Mariners smothered in 6-1 loss to Cincinnati - ECHL Portland Press Herald (January 18)
• 'Disappointing' | 3 key FC Cincy players don't report for training camp - MLS WCPO (January 17)
• FC Cincinnati re-signing defender and Cincy native Nick Hagglund - MLS WCPO (January 15)
• 'Lack of scoring is an issue' as Komets drop 4th straight - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 6)
• Walleye rally to defeat Cyclones to close out 2024 - ECHL Toledo Blade (January 1)
• Walleye furious late comeback bid foiled by Cincinnati in overtime - ECHL Toledo Blade (December 30)
• Komets' power play heating up, gets 3 in victory over league-worst Cyclones - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (December 29)
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