CINCINNATI, OH --- FC Cincinnati will be a part of three home opening matches in 2018 and will kick off the season against Charleston Battery for the third straight year.
In the opening weekend of United Soccer League action, FCC and Charleston Battery will face off at MUSC Health Stadium on Mar. 17. FCC will look to change their luck against the Battery in 2018 with the Orange and Blue trailing in the series 0-3-2.
FCC will then travel to the USL’s latest addition, Indy Eleven, on Mar. 31 and kicks off their own home slate on Apr. 7 against Louisville City FC at Nippert Stadium. FCC and Indy Eleven have never met in an official match but did square off in a preseason fixture in 2016 that ended in a 1-1 draw. FCC and LCFC have established a competitive rivalry with FCC holding a 3-2-2 series edge that includes a 1-0 win in the U.S. Open Cup. In league play, the series is tied at 2-2-2.
The complete 2018 schedule will be released at a later date.
Individual game tickets for FCC matches will be available beginning Feb. 12 and 13 at 9:00 a.m. with current season ticket members receiving priority. Available options include single-match tickets, group tickets, six-game mini plans and 12-pack vouchers. Remaining seats will be available to the public beginning Feb. 14 and can be purchased online at fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling 513-977-KICK (5425).
The complete list of USL home openers is as follows:
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Friday, March 16</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Saint Louis FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Portland Timbers 2</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"></p><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, March 17</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Charleston Battery vs. FC Cincinnati<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Charlotte Independence vs. Ottawa Fury FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. LA Galaxy II<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Fresno FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Louisville City FC vs. Nashville SC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
New York Red Bulls II vs. Toronto FC II<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
North Carolina FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
OKC Energy FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Reno 1868 FC vs. Swope Park Rangers<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Sacramento Republic FC vs. San Antonio FC</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Sunday, March 18</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Bethlehem Steel FC vs. Richmond Kickers</span></p></div> |
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, March 24</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">ATL UTD 2 vs. New York Red Bulls II<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Reno 1868 FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Nashville SC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Phoenix Rising FC vs. OKC Energy FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Richmond Kickers vs. Indy Eleven<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
San Antonio FC vs. Saint Louis FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Swope Park Rangers vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Bethlehem Steel FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs. Real Monarchs SLC</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, March 31</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Indy Eleven vs. FC Cincinnati</span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">LA Galaxy II vs. San Antonio FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Penn FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Real Monarchs SLC vs. Portland Timbers 2<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Saint Louis FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Toronto FC II vs. Ottawa Fury FC</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, April 7</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">FC Cincinnati vs. Louisville City FC</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Wednesday, April 18</span></span><br data-identifyelement="8" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Portland Timbers 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday, April 21</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Penn FC vs. Charleston Battery<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Ottawa Fury FC vs. North Carolina FC</span></p> |
Earlier today, the USL announced the 2018 conference alignment with 33 teams divided geographically. Sixteen teams will be in the Eastern Conference with 17 in the West. Saint Louis FC, previous a member of the East will move to the Western Conference and joins expansion clubs Las Vegas Lights FC and Fresno FC.
The Eastern Conference will welcome four new teams this season, with ATL UTD 2, Indy Eleven, Nashville SC and North Carolina FC joining the league.
2018 USL Conference Alignment
<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1em;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">Eastern Conference</span></span><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt;">ATL UTD 2<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Charleston Battery<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Charlotte Independence<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
FC Cincinnati<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Indy Eleven<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Louisville City FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Nashville SC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
New York Red Bulls II<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
North Carolina FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Ottawa Fury FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Penn FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Pittsburgh Riverhounds<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Richmond Kickers<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Tampa Bay Rowdies<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Toronto FC II</span></p> |
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Fresno FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
LA Galaxy II<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Las Vegas Lights FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
OKC Energy FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Orange County SC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Phoenix Rising FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Portland Timbers 2<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Real Monarchs SLC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Reno 1868 FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Rio Grande Valley FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Sacramento Republic FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Saint Louis FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
San Antonio FC<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Seattle Sounders FC 2<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Swope Park Rangers<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: inherit;">
Tulsa Roughnecks FC</span></p> |
