List of FC Cincinnati seasons
FC Cincinnati is a professional soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The club competed in the United Soccer League for three seasons before being granted expansion to first-division Major League Soccer for the 2019 season. This seasons list contains results for both iterations of the franchise, with totals including combined statistics from both eras.
Key
;Key to competitions- Major League Soccer – The top level of the United States soccer league system, established in 1996.
- United Soccer League – A lower division of the U.S. league system, established in 2010 and previously known as USL Pro, currently known as the USL Championship since 2019. The league was sanctioned as the third division of American soccer at the time of FC Cincinnati's entry in 2016, and elevated to second division status in 2017.
- U.S. Open Cup – The primary domestic knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
- CONCACAF Champions Cup – The premier competition in North American club soccer since 1962, formerly known as the CONCACAF Champions League.
- Leagues Cup – Competition between and among teams in MLS and Liga MX, the top level of soccer in Mexico. First held in 2019, it has featured varying formats in the years since.
| 1st or W | Winners |
| 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
| 3rd | Third place |
| Last | Last place |
| ♦ | League top scorer |
| Highest average attendance | |
| Italics | Competition not yet concluded |
;Key to league record
- Season = The year and article of the season
- Name = League name
- Pld = Games played
- W = Games won
- L = Games lost
- D = Games drawn
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- GD = Goal difference
- Pts = Points
- PPG = Points per game
- Conf. = Conference position
- Overall = League position
- DNE = Did not enter
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- TBD = To be determined
- NH = Competition not held or canceled
- QR = Qualifying round
- PR = Preliminary round
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = First round
- R2 = Second round
- R3 = Third round
- R4 = Fourth round
- R5 = Fifth round
- Ro32 = Round of 32
- Ro16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarterfinals
- SF = Semifinals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners