CINCINNATI, OH --- FC Cincinnati has unveiled their 34-match United Soccer League schedule, which will begin on Mar. 17 and includes four new teams.
FCC will open on the road at Charleston Battery (Mar. 17) at MUSC Health Stadium and at Indy Eleven (Mar. 31).
The club’s home opener at Nippert Stadium will pit the Orange and Blue against River Cities rival Louisville City FC (Apr. 7) before the team takes on Bethlehem Steel FC (Apr. 15) at Goodman Stadium.
FCC will take on Pittsburgh Riverhounds (Apr. 21) three times this season with the ‘Hounds making the first of two trips to Cincinnati. The team will close out the month of April at TD Place against Ottawa Fury (Apr. 28).
Three of four matches will be at home in the month of May with Atlanta United 2 making their first trip to Nippert Stadium on May 5. The Queen City series opens at Charlotte independence (May 12) and is followed by FCC’s first look at North Carolina FC (May 19) before hosting Louisville City (May 26) a second time.
A pair of road contests at New York Red Bulls II (Jun. 2) and North Carolina FC (Jun. 9) at WakeMed Soccer Park will be followed by a pair of home matches against Bethlehem Steel FC (Jun. 13) and Richmond Kickers (Jun. 16). FCC will tackle Toronto FC II in a midweek match (Jun. 27) before welcoming Ottawa Fury FC (Jun. 30).
FCC makes their first trip to Nashville SC (Jul. 7) and then plays six of the next seven contests in front of the home crowd with Tampa Bay Rowdies (Jul. 14), Charlotte Independence (Jul. 18) and New York Red Bulls II (Jul. 21) filling the month of July.
A Wednesday affair at Indy Eleven (Aug. 1) breaks up FCC’s home stand which then continues against Nashville SC (Aug. 4). Celebrate FCC’s third anniversary against newly-branded Penn SC, formerly Harrisburg City Islanders, on Aug. 12 before Charleston Battery (Aug. 18) visits Nippert Stadium to close out the home-and-home series.
FCC travels to Coolray Field against Atlanta United 2 (Aug. 22) and then heads to Al Lang Stadium to take on the Rowdies (Aug. 25).
The ‘Hounds will make their second trip to Cincinnati (Sept. 1) before FCC makes the short drive to Louisville Slugger Field to cap the series against LouCity (Sept. 8).
The Orange and Blue play the first of their final two home games of the regular season against Toronto FC II (Sept. 16) on Sunday before packing their travel bags to travel to Penn FC (Sept. 22) and Richmond Kickers (Sept. 26).
Fan Appreciation Night is slated for Sept. 29 against Indy Eleven and FCC will close out the league slate at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (Oct. 6) and Nashville SC (Oct. 13).
Individual match tickets, group tickets, six-game mini-plans, 12-pack voucher plans and the four-ticket Family Pack will be available for purchase beginning Feb. 12 at 9:00 a.m. for all current season ticket members. All remaining seats will be opened up to the general public beginning Feb. 14 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling the sales team at 513-977-KICK. Specific match times and broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.
