Kings Hammer FC

Kings Hammer FC
Full nameKings Hammer FC
Founded2021
StadiumCorcoran Field
Capacity1,600
Head CoachPaul Nicholson
LeagueUSL League Two
20234th, Valley Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Websitehttps://www.kingshammerfc.com/

Kings Hammer FC is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in Cincinnati, Ohio and based in Covington, Kentucky competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two.

History

The club was founded in 2013 through the merger of Kings Soccer Academy with Hammer FC, but its roots go back to 1993.[1] They have won a US National Youth championship.[2]

In 2020, they added a U23 team in the Ohio Valley Premier League,[3] winning the league's inaugural season in the Fall of 2020.[4] In 2021, they joined USL League Two, the top amateur division in the United States, while still planning to operate their OVPL team.[5][6]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season (W–L–T) Playoffs Open Cup
2021 4 USL2 3rd, Great Lakes Division (8–2–4) Conference Quarterfinals Ineligible
2022 4 USL2 2nd, Valley Division (10–2–2) Conference Semifinals did not qualify
2023 4 USL2 4th, Valley Division (2–5–4) did not qualify did not qualify

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Garner, Meg (September 23, 2020). "Kings Hammer Soccer Club, Northern Kentucky Soccer Academy merge operations". Cincinnati Business Courier.
  2. ^ "We Are Kings Hammer" (PDF). Kings Hammer SC.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Kings Hammer SC joins the OVPL!". Ohio Valley Premier League. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ @ovplsoccer (December 7, 2020). "Congratulations to Kings Hammer for their #OVPL2020 championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Brazzell, Boston (February 19, 2021). "Cincinnati is back in USL League Two with addition of Kings Hammer". Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
  6. ^ "Kings Hammer Joins USL League Two". USL League Two. February 19, 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/1153985[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Charlie Trout Toma el Mando de la Selección Masculina en Puerto Rico de Cara a las Próxima Ventana de la Liga de Naciones". March 19, 2023.


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