Dayton Dynamo (2016)
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Stadium | Roger Glass Stadium |
| Capacity | 2,150 |
| Manager | Dan Griest |
| League | NPSL |
Dayton Dynamo are a soccer organization based in Dayton, Ohio. They are an outdoor team that plays in the fourth-division National Premier Soccer League. The club plays in the NPSL's Midwest Region. Great Lakes Conference under the leadership of head coach Dan Griest. They play their home games at Welcome Stadium.
Established in 2009 as the Cincinnati Saints, the team had been a member of the affiliated amateur Premier Arena Soccer League since 2009 before moving up to the pro league in 2013; however, in 2014 the team returned to the amateur league.
Starting in May 2014, the Saints organization played outdoor soccer as an expansion team in the Great Lakes Conference of the National Premier Soccer League.
In November 2015, the Saints announced their intentions to move the club to Dayton, Ohio and officially became the Dayton Dynamo, naming the team after the old indoor soccer team.
The Saints played in the amateur Premier Arena Soccer League for 4 seasons, from 2009-10 until 2012-13.
In the 2013-14 season, the club moved to the Professional Arena Soccer League and played in the Eastern Division (the league is now known as Major Arena Soccer League-MASL). The team finished the professional season under the leadership of head coach Chris Morman with assistant coach Kyle Kammer. The Saints home arena is the Western Sports Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2014, Cincinnati moved back to the amateur league.
The Cincinnati Saints began their PASL run with a win over the Cleveland Freeze but lost six of their next eight matches. With 7 games remaining in the regular season, only the Illinois Piasa carried a worse record in the Eastern Division and the team parted ways with original head coach Matt Brienes on January 8, naming former player Chris Morman as his interim replacement. The Saints also participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a bye in the Round of 32 and a 10–6 loss to the Cleveland Freeze in the Round of 16, ending their tournament run. The Cincinnati Saints participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer starting with a bye in the Round of 32 and a 10–6 loss to the Cleveland Freeze in the Round of 16, ending their tournament run.
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