RICHMOND, Va. – FC Cincinnati let loose in celebration on Wednesday night following a 4-1 victory against the Richmond Kickers at City Stadium that saw the side earn the 2018 USL Regular Season Championship at City Stadium and set new modern-era league records for wins and points in a single season.
The club’s ninth consecutive victory set off a party in the visitor’s locker room at City Stadium as it became the sixth club to claim the regular-season championship in the USL’s modern era, joining a club that also includes its hosts on the night in the Richmond Kickers, who claimed the title five years ago.
Here are some of the sights and sounds from FCC’s postgame celebration, which will likely continue on into the club’s regular-season home finale at Nippert Stadium on Saturday night when the side will be presented with its first silverware in its history.
.@fccincinnati: 2018 #USL Regular Season Champions! pic.twitter.com/68mkLeCw5U
— USL (@USL) September 27, 2018
just a little champagne in my eyes but we league champs baby!!!! pic.twitter.com/mVHMlRtaBF
— Spencer Richey (@spencerichey18) September 27, 2018
Congratulations to everyone of @fccincinnati . USL regular season champions!!!!!! Great team n club effort to be Champions. Also a proud moment for me to be a league winner!!!!!!!!! #RiseTogether #fcc #FcCincinnati #letsgocincinnati
— Justin Hoyte (@justinhoyte84) September 27, 2018
Regular season champs!! Celebration I’ll never forget. Still work to do this season but much deserved moment #FCCincy https://t.co/LA09sAGARs
— Austin Berry (@aberr22) September 27, 2018
Congratulations to everyone associated with @fccincinnati on the clubs 1st piece of silverware.front office,coaching/medical staff,players and of course our fans have all been a huge part of winning this title.enjoy this moment & hopefully more to come this season
— richie ryan (@richieryan20) September 27, 2018
What an epic Championship for the boys of @fccincinnati @Akoch and the FCC family. Time to celebrate with an unforgettable @USL final home match Saturday. 3 years of amazing memories. Join us for a historic crowd at Nippert. #Champs pic.twitter.com/f4BlunlSiD
— Jeff Smith (@JSmithFCCincy) September 27, 2018
Poppin’ bottles! pic.twitter.com/sN7X7LsKl7
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) September 27, 2018
USL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS! So proud of this group and honored to be part of this team! Let’s keep it going and congrats to the city of Cincinnati, you guys deserve this! @fccincinnati #champions
— Evan Newton (@NewtonEvan13) September 27, 2018
Special moment @fccincinnati , not finished yet! More to accomplish! Something I will remember forever
— Jimmy McLaughlin (@J_McLaughlinIII) September 27, 2018
League champions !!!! Congrats to every player , coach , staff , front office members, and everyone else involved with @fccincinnati . It’s a pleasure to be part of this amazing club . There’s no i in team! Let’s enjoy this , league titles don’t come around easy or often
— Paddy Barrett (@PaddyBarrett42) September 27, 2018
Congrats to @fccincinnati @folasso & @Akoch on clinching regular season @USL championship. Thoroughly deserved - played some top top football, entertained and developed players along the way. Cannot wait to see this franchise in @MLS next season
— Stacey Rodwell (@staceyrodwell) September 27, 2018
USL Regular Season CHAMPS!!! #FCCincy #MamaWeMadeIt pic.twitter.com/xZAkvZRj9O
— Michael Lahoud (@MikeLahoud) September 27, 2018
Merry Clinchmas to you and yours from The Pride pic.twitter.com/7kF43cRvC5
— The Pride (@ThePrideCincy) September 27, 2018
@fccincinnati brilliant finish tonight. Tenacity, drive, passion, sacrifices and our entire team got us all here tonight. Congratulations to all, but particularly to my husband, @Akoch I’m proud of you. #FCCincy can’t wait for the celebration at Saturday’s game~
— Amy Koch (@Amykochofbc) September 27, 2018
Cincinnati - together we worked incredibly hard over three years to deliver a championship to our city !! Cheers! https://t.co/SGUDcQBMg5
— Jeff Berding (@JeffBerding) September 27, 2018
REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS!!! Let’s goooo Cincinnati!!! Congrats to all the players staff and front office, and most importantly congress to our amazing @fccincinnati fans!! We love y’all
— Nazmi Albadawi (@NazmiAlbadawi) September 27, 2018
Not much to say other than CHAMPIONS @fccincinnati @USL
— Danni König (@DanniKonig) September 27, 2018
So happy and proud of what we achieved so far.
— Dekel Keinan (@DekelKeinan) September 27, 2018
Congrats @fccinncinati fans, this one is for you! We will enjoy this tonight, but back to work tomorrow, so much more to come #champions #usl
#fccincinnati pic.twitter.com/ctWNxYIxFK
Oh what a feeling!!!! Such a blessing to be a part of this moment! @fccincinnati
— Blake Smith (@Besmith_23) September 27, 2018
Sipped some champagne tonight & thought about how incredibly far this team has come in the 11 months since their 2017 playoff loss.
— Tom Gelehrter (@Tommy_G) September 27, 2018
Many, many congrats to @JeffBerding, @Akoch, the technical staff & the team. Tonight is a very special night.
Cheers, @fccincinnati pic.twitter.com/vABJ3mrBUH
Mimosas for breakfast, anyone?#OurCityOurCup pic.twitter.com/yCjNbiF3uI
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) September 27, 2018