FCC Heads To Florida, Hosts Nashville, Republic FC

CINCINNATI, OH --- FC Cincinnati has put together an exciting seven-game preseason schedule that will kick off in February in Florida and includes matches against Nashville SC and Sacramento Republic FC that will be played in the Queen City in March.   

“We are very excited to get to work with the group of players that we have assembled this off-season,” commented Head Coach Alan Koch. “We have some excellent returning players and new signees and 2018 promises to be an exciting year. We have an important preseason ahead of us and know the importance of every training session and preseason match in ensuring that we instill the right mentality and a system of play within our squad. We have a very challenging preseason slate of games, but we need to play top opposition so that we can prepare ourselves for a continually improving USL. We will be trying a lot of different things in preseason in terms of how we play and player combinations during this time and look forward to seeing how the players perform. All the work that we do is geared towards being ready to go for the first game of the regular season.”

The Orange and Blue opens the preseason docket in Bradenton, Fla. at the IMG Academy for the third straight year. FCC will take on MLS side New England Revolution on Feb. 6 and USL foe Tampa Bay Rowdies on Feb. 10 with both fixtures set to start at 3:30 p.m. FCC and the Revs will meet for the first time while the contest against the Rowdies will be the fifth between the two clubs. The matches will be non-ticketed and both games are expected to be live streamed.

FCC will continue their schedule on the road at Indy Eleven, the latest addition to the United Soccer League, on Feb. 22 for a 1:30 p.m. match-up and will be played at the Grand Park Event Center. FCC took on Indy Eleven in a preseason friendly in 2016 with the result ending in a 1-1 draw in their lone meeting. The match will also be a non-ticketed event.

The Orange and Blue then will make a short trip to NKU Soccer Stadium to meet Northern Kentucky University at 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 27. General admission tickets will cost $5.00 apiece and be sold by NKU through Ticketmaster or at the Alice Sparks Box Office at BB&T Arena beginning Jan. 29. Gates for the match will open one hour prior to kickoff. NKU Soccer Stadium seats 1,000 people and fans are encouraged to purchase early. Parking will be available in Lot O, adjacent to the soccer stadium and BB&T Arena or the Welcome Center Garage for $5.00. For additional information, please visit nkunorse.com.

FCC returns home to play three straight on the campus of the University of Cincinnati and will bookend a match against the Bearcats with contests against Nashville SC and Sacramento Republic FC. The Orange and Blue will entertain Nashville on Mar. 3 at 4:00 p.m. while the Bearcats will be the home side on Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m. with both matches at Gettler Stadium. The preseason slate will wrap up as Sacramento Republic FC makes a return trip to the Queen City to take on FCC at Nippert Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

Season ticket members will have priority to purchase tickets for FCC’s matches against Nashville SC (up to 4 per account) and Sacramento Republic FC beginning Feb. 12 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets for the Nashville game will be $5.00 apiece. The match against Republic FC will be general admission only on a first-come, first-serve basis with seats in the lower bowl at $10.00 apiece and Pavilion seats available for $20.00 each. Remaining seats will be made available to the general public beginning Feb. 14. Proceeds from both matches will go to the FCC Community Fund. For more information, contact the FCC sales team by visiting fccincinnati.com/tickets or by calling 513-977-KICK.

Tickets for the fixture against the Bearcats will be $5.00 and sold online through UC Athletics. Cash parking will available at the Corry and Calhoun garages. 

Preseason Schedule

Schedule is subject to change

Home games in BOLD