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2017 SCHEDULE Apr. 13, 2017

Overall: 1-2-0 (W-L-D)
USL: 1-2-0 FC CINCINNATI HOSTS SAINT LOUIS FC
Non-League: 0-0-0 IN HOME OPENER SATURDAY
Home: 0-0-0
Road: 1-2-0 FC Cincinna! (1-2-0) vs. Saint Louis FC (3-0-1)
Apr. 15 | 7:00 PM ET
Nippert Stadium
DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RESULT TV: WSTR
2/19 +vs. OKC Energy FC L, 2-3 Video: USL YouTube
2/22 +vs. Chicago Fire L, 2-3
A#er three weeks on the road, FC Cincinna" returns to Nippert
2/25 +vs. O!awa Fury FC T, 1-1 Stadium for their home opener this Sat., Apr. 15 against rst-place
3/4 +at Sacramento Republic T, 2-2 Saint Louis FC with kicko at 7:00 p.m.
3/11 +at University of Cincinna" W, 2-0 FCC has 16,000 "ckets sold for the home opener with the goal of
3/17 +at Xavier University W, 3-2 breaking the USL record for highest a!ended home opener, set by
3/25 at Charleston Ba!ery L, 1-2 Sacramento Republic FC in 2014, who drew 20,231 against Harris-
4/1 at Pi!sburgh Riverhounds W, 1-0 burg City Islanders.
4/9 at Bethlehem Steel FC L, 0-2 FCC owns the single-game a!endance record with 24,376 against
4/15 SAINT LOUIS FC 7:00 PM Orlando City B, registered last September.
4/19 TAMPA BAY 7:00 PM
4/22 LOUISVILLE CITY FC 7:00 PM TOP THREE ON DECK
Playing at Nippert Stadium held dis"nct advantages for FCC in 2016
4/29 at Bethlehem Steel FC 5:00 PM
with the team owning a 10-3-4 overall at home. However, with the
5/6 at Richmond Kickers 7:00 PM home slate wiped clean, the team will face three teams at the top
5/13 ORLANDO CITY B 5:00 PM of the standings in eight days.
5/20 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC 7:00 PM A#er opening up against Saint Louis FC, who is currently in rst
5/27 TORONTO FC II 5:00 PM place with a 3-0-1 record, Tampa Bay Rowdies (3-0-0) will head to
6/3 at Rochester Rhinos 6:00 PM Nippert next Wed. (Apr. 19).
6/10 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE 7:00 PM The three-match homestand is rounded out by River Ci"es Cup
6/17 CHARLESTON BATTERY 7:00 PM rival, Louisville City FC (2-0-1), on Sat., Apr. 22.
6/24 SAINT LOUIS FC 7:00 PM
7/1 at Orlando City B 8:30 PM ROAD WOES
7/6 at Tampa Bay Rowdies 8:00 PM The road was not kind to the Orange and Blue, who went 1-2-0
through the rst three matches.
7/9 RICHMOND KICKERS 6:00 PM
A red card in the 23rd minute forced FCC to play at a disadvantage
7/15 at Louisville City FC 7:30 PM for nearly 70 minutes and despite an ini"al save by Mitch Hildeb-
7/26 HARRISBURG CITY 7:00 PM randt on the penalty kick, the team would later concede a pair of
7/29 ROCHESTER RHINOS 7:00 PM goals to Seku Conneh and lose 2-0 to Bethlehem Steel FC.
8/5 ORLANDO CITY B 7:00 PM Paul Nicholson, who was issued the red card, has the dubious hon-
8/12 at Louisville City FC 7:30 PM or of drawing the rst ocial red card for FCC.
8/19 at New York Red Bulls II 4:00 PM Mitch Hildebrandt was handed a red card last year against New
8/23 OTTAWA FURY FC 7:00 PM York Red Bulls II but had it rescinded a#er USL considera"on.
9/2 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS 4:00 PM
9/12 at Harrisburg City 6:30 PM ABOUT SAINT LOUIS FC
9/16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II 7:00 PM Saint Louis FC sits atop of the Eastern Conference standings with a
3-0-1 record a#er bea"ng Pi!sburgh Riverhounds 2-1 on Wed.
9/23 at Saint Louis FC 8:30 PM
Saint Louis FC is "ed for second in the league with eight goals and
9/29 at Charlo!e Independence 7:30 PM Chris"an Volesky is "ed for rst overall with three goals on his
10/8 at O!awa Fury FC 2:00 PM ledger.
10/14 at Toronto FC II 7:30 PM FCC posted a pair of 2-1 wins over Saint Louis FC in 2016.
Omar Cummings and Eric Stevenson were the team's goal scorers
+ Preseason matches | Home games in BOLD in the rst-ever match in July.
Sean Okoli scored both goals in the September aair at Nippert
Stadium.
2017 PRESEASON STATS NICHOLSON, HOYTE INELIGIBLE
Nicholson and Jus!n Hoyte are ineligible for the home opener.
VS. OKC ENERGY Nicholson will serve his red-card suspension and will be eligible to be back
Name Goal Assist Time on the pitch next Wed.
Hoyte suered a hamstring strain in the game against Bethlehem Steel FC
Daryl Fordyce 1 14th
and is week to week but will not suit up Sat.
Aus!n Berry 1 89th
Djiby 1 14th BERRY, FORDYCE REMAIN DAY TO DAY
Jimmy McLaughlin 1 89th Aus!n Berry (concussion) and Daryl Fordyce (calf strain) remain day to day.

VS. CHICAGO FIRE FCC TO OPEN NEW STORE LOCATION FRIDAY

Name Goal Assist Time FC Cincinna! will ocially open its doors to its new retail loca!on Fri.
Djiby 1 88th morning at 10:00 a.m. at 43 E. 4th Street.
Kenney Walker 1 90th A brief ribbon-cu$ng ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. with Carl H. Lind-
Paul Nicholson 1 88th ner III and Je Berding expected to provide a few opening remarks and will
be available to media immediately following.
The new store includes 800 sq. %. of retail space and oers a full array of
VS. OTTAWA FURY
FCC gear, including Nike "authen!cs".
Name Goal Assist Time
Friday will also be the rst day that fans who have pre-ordered the new
Djiby 1 45th alternate jersey can pick up their new FCC black kits.
Tyler Polak 1 45th
WHAT'S NEW ON FC CINCINNATI GAME DAYS
VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC Looking forward to another year of exci!ng soccer at Nippert, the FCC
Name Goal Assist Time Game Day experience has undergone a few changes to accommodate over
Aodhan Quinn 1 11,500 season !cket holders, nearly double the number sold in 2016.
Harrison Delbridge 1 90+ The Bailey has been ocially sold out since February and access to the
Casey Townsend 1 90+ area will be restricted to wristband !ckets only. No print-at-home or mo-
bile !ckets will be allowed for entry into the Bailey.
For all other season !cket holders, the print-at-home and mobile op!ons
VS. UC
will remain in eect.
Name Goal Assist Time
Purchasing parking in advance online has been streamlined to eliminate
Djiby 1 29th the need to create an account. Parking passes are available through the
Andrew Wiedeman 1 66th UC website (h*p://www.uc.edu/parking.html).
Aodhan Quinn 1 29th Fi%h Third Arena and the Lindner College of Business are under construc-
!on. Visit the FCC Match Day guide online at fccincinna!.com and click on
VS. XAVIER the "New in 2017" tab for maps detailing aected areas.
Name Goal Assist Time FCC will oer a new !cke!ng window on the northwest side of the stadi-
Harrison Delbridge 1 22nd um near Gate 8 and will service both cash and credit card purchases.
Andrew Wiedeman 1 22nd An addi!onal beer garden, manned by Rhinegeist, will be sta!oned behind
Aodhan Quinn 1 48th The Bailey. For fans looking for the FCC Blood Orange IPA, it will be readily
available around the stadium.
Andrew Wiedeman 1 48th
Djiby 1 63rd
NEW TO UDF KIDS ZONE
Ma* Bahner 1 63rd The UDF Kids Zone will also see a few changes with the addi!on of inat-
able soccer kick and soccer dart sta!ons.
SCORING LEADERS Mini games will be set up for kids to play 3-on-3 or 6-vs-6
Name Goal Assist Points The player autograph tent returns in 2017 with two FCC players signing
Djiby 4 1 9 autographs and taking photos from 5:45 - 6:15 p.m.
Aodhan Quinn 2 1 5 A library cra% table is also new and fans enjoying the Kids Zone will be able
Harrison Delbridge 2 4 to purchase ke*lecorn and Pepsi products.
Andrew Wiedeman 1 2 4

#RISETOGETHER
 HEAD COACH 2017 ROSTER
ALAN KOCH
NO. NAME POS HT WT AGE HOMETOWN
Alan Koch joined FC Cincinna as the 1 Mitch Hildebrandt GK 61 187 28 Livonia, Michigan
Director of Scoung and Analycs 2 Ma$ Bahner D 60 175 26 Cincinna, OH
and Assistant Coach in December 3 Tyler Polak D 58 155 24 Lincoln, NE
2016, before being named the clubs 4 Harrison Delbridge D 64 205 24 Sydney, Australia
5 Aodhan Quinn MF 60 175 25 San Diego, CA
second Head Coach in February 2017.
6 Kenney Walker MF 59 170 27 Wicklie, OH
7 Kadeem Dacres F 59 158 25 Queens, NY
Koch spent two seasons as the head coach of Vancou- 8 Paul Nicholson MF 510 182 30 Whitehaven, England
ver Whitecaps FC 2, taking the team from eight wins in 9 Djiby F 60 181 31 This, Senegal
2015 to 12 victories this season with a sixth-place n- 10 Eric Stevenson MF 58 160 26 Columbus, OH
ish in the standings. In 2016 WFC2 won their rst-ever 12 Aaron Walker MF 511 165 26 Woodstock, GA
playo match against Colorado Springs Switchbacks 14 Omar Cummings F 510 165 34 Old Harbour, Jamaica
FC, logging a come-from-behind 2-1 decision and then 15 Pat McMahon D 511 160 30 Bolingbrook, IL
posted a 3-2 win over Oklahoma City Energy FC to ad- 16 Daryl Fordyce F 60 168 30 Belfast, Northern Ireland
19 Corben Bone MF 59 150 28 Plano, TX
vance to the Western Conference nal before falling to
20 Jimmy McLaughlin MF 58 150 23 Malvern, PA
USL Cup nalists, Swope Park Rangers. 21 Marco Dominguez MF 511 163 21 Montreal, Quebec
22 Ausn Berry D 62 185 28 Cincinna, OH
Koch is originally from Durban, South Africa and ma- 23 Andrew Wiedeman F 511 165 27 San Ramon, CA
triculated from Westville Boys High School. Prior to 24 Derek Luke D 59 160 23 Bridgewater, NJ
joining the Whitecaps he coached at Simon Fraser Uni- 27 Dan Williams GK 63 188 28 Boston, MA
versity (SFU) for seven seasons, compiling a record of 30 Dallas Jaye GK 60 175 23 Danville, CA
126-21-7 and becoming the quickest coach in program 32 Jusn Hoyte D 5'10" 165 32 London, England
history to reach 100 victories. During his tenure at SFU, 74 Ml Temguia D 62 190 21 Darmstadt, Germany
80 Victor Mansaray F 60 175 20 Freetown, Sierra Leone
his teams won four Great Northwest Athlec Confer-
99 Andy Craven F 60 170 25 St. Simons Island, GA
ence (GNAC) championships, two Division II regional
tles and advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four
HEAD COACH: Alan Koch
twice. He was voted the Conference Coach of the Year
ASSISTANT COACH: Yoann Damet
six consecuve years and led his team to a NCAA Top
GK COACH: Jamie Starr
10 ranking every year.
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Powell
TEAM MANAGER: Teddy Kerr
An All-American at SFU, Koch played professionally
in the South African rst division with Reservoir Hills
Pronuncia!on Guide
United. He also signed with Preussen Krefeld in the
2 Ma$ Bahner ............................................... BAY-ner
German fourth division, adding a snt with Limerick FC
3 Tyler Polak .................................................. PO-lock
in Irelands rst division. Before beginning his profes-
5 Aodhan Quinn ............................................ AYE-din
sional career, Koch was a member of the South African
7 Kadeem Dacres ..........................................DAY-kers
Olympic Team and captained the South African School-
9 Djiby ........................................................... JEE-bee
boys team.
13 Francisco Narbon ...................................nar-BONE
16 Daryl Fordyce.......................................... FOR-dice
Koch graduated with his bachelors degree from SFU
20 Jimmy McLaughlin ........................ muh-GLOCK-lin
in 2000 and completed his masters degree in human
23 Andrew Wiedeman..........................WEE -da-man
resources from Midwestern State University in 2005.
32 Jusn Hoyte ..................................................HOYT
Koch and his wife, Amy, and daughter, Aurora, current-
74 Ml Temguia ................... meh-LAY tem-GHEE-ah
ly reside in North Vancouver, Brish Columbia.
80 Victor Mansaray .............................. MAN-sur-aye
Alan Koch....................................................... CAW-ch
Koch holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma with disnc-
Yoann Damet .................................. YO-ahn duh-MAY
on, a Canadian B license, various South African li-
censes, a UEFA B badge and is recently completed
both his UEFA A through the Irish Football Associa-
on, and the Canadian A license.

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TV/RADIO ROSTER
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Mitch HILDEBRANDT Ma! BAHNER Tyler POLAK Harrison DELBRIDGE Aodhan QUINN Kenny WALKER
GK |61|187 D | 60 | 175 D | 58|155 D | 64|205 MF | 60 |175 MF | 59| 170
Livonia, MI Cincinna", OH Lincoln, NE Sydney, Australia San Diego, CA Wicklie, OH

7 8 9 10 12 14

Kadeem DACRES Paul NICHOLSON DJIBY Eric STEVENSON Aaron WALKER Omar CUMMINGS
F | 59| 158 MF |510|182 F | 62| 181 MF | 58|160 MF |511| 165 F | 510| 165
Queens, NY Whitehaven, England Theis, Senegal Columbus, OH Woodstock, GA Old Harbour, Jamaica

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Pat McMAHON Daryl FORDYCE Corben BONE Jimmy McLAUGHLIN Marco DOMINGUEZ Aus"n BERRY
D | 511|160 F | 60 | 168 MF | 59|150 MF| 58|150 MF | 511| 163 D |62|185
Bolingbrook, IL Belfast, No. Ireland Plano, TX Malvern, PA Montreal, Canada Cincinna", OH

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Andrew WIEDEMAN Derek LUKE Dan WILLIAMS Dallas JAYE Jus"n HOYTE Ml TEMGUIA
F | 511|165 F | 59|160 GK | 63|188 GK |60|175 D |5'10|165 D |62|190
San Ramon, CA Bridgewater, NJ Bridgewater, NJ Danville, CA London, England Darmstadt, Germany
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Victor MANSARAY Andy CRAVEN Alan KOCH Yoann DAMET Jamie STARR
F | 511| 175 F | 60| 170 Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach
Fife, WA St. Simons Island, GA
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