Cincinnati Kings
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| Full name | Cincinnati Kings |
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| Nickname(s) | Kings |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Stadium |
Town and Country Sports Complex Wilder, Kentucky |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner |
 Yacoub Abdallahi
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| Head Coach |
 Roby Stahl
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| League | USL Premier Development League |
| 2011 | 8th, Great Lakes Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
Cincinnati Kings is a professional American soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.
The Cincinnati Kings indoor team was founded in 2008. The club was formed to provide year-round professional soccer in Cincinnati.
The team plays its home games at the Town and Country Sports Complex in nearby Wilder, Kentucky, where they have played since 2007. The team's colors are red and black.
The Cincinnati Kings first entered the USL Second Division in 2005, under the leadership of Yacoub Abdallahi, an entrepreneur from Mauritania in Africa who graduated from Northern Kentucky University, and player-manager Jon Pickup, a former English U-16 international, who played professionally in England with Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Chester City. From their home at Corcoran Field on the campus of Xavier University, the Kings made an immediate splash in the league, remaining unbeaten in their first five games, and enjoying a comprehensive 5–0 win over Northern Virginia Royals in just their second ever competitive match. However, Cincinnati's mid-season form stuttered slightly; the Kings lost four in a row, conceding a late goal against Long Island Rough Riders, and giving Wilmington Hammerheads and own-goal winner in the first game of June. Even their first foray into the US Open Cup was a disappointing one, as they shockingly lost 4–2 in the first round to Indianapolis-based USASA amateur side Reggae Boyz. This, really, remained the story for much of the rest of the season. Xavier University was not the fortress they needed it to be, and despite an away win over Charlotte Eagles in early July, and a 4–1 thrashing of Northern Virginia Royals on the last day of the season, the Kings finished their first year in 5th place behind regular season champions Western Mass Pioneers. George Kithas was the top scorer with 5 goals; Jack Cummings and Tiest Sondaal were the top assist providers with three each.
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