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] The next step was to elevate the women's team, which they did in 2022, allowing them to compete in the USL W-League's inaugural season. With both men's and women's now apart of USL, Kings Hammer FC offers the highest level of soccer in Greater Cincinnati, apart from the MLS team FC Cincinnati. [7]
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
Jacob Goodall, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Greenville Triumph SC (
)[8]
Rizwaan Dharsey, Kings Hammer SC – 2021, signed in 2021 by Vitória Futebol Clube - Pico (
)
Sam Robinson, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, international call-up to Puerto Rico (
)[9]
Maouloune Goumballe, Kings Hammer SC – 2023, signed in 2024 by Sporting Kansas City II[10]
Anthony Samways, Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by Sporting Kansas City[11]
Travis Smith Jr., Kings Hammer SC – 2024, signed in 2025 by Chicago Fire FC[12]
References
- ^ Garner, Meg (September 23, 2020). "Kings Hammer Soccer Club, Northern Kentucky Soccer Academy merge operations". Cincinnati Business Courier.
- ^ "We Are Kings Hammer" (PDF). Kings Hammer SC.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "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.
- ^ @ovplsoccer (December 7, 2020). "Congratulations to Kings Hammer for their #OVPL2020 championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Brazzell, Boston (February 19, 2021). "Cincinnati is back in USL League Two with addition of Kings Hammer". Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
- ^ "Kings Hammer Joins USL League Two". USL League Two. February 19, 2021.
- ^ "History". Kings Hammer FC - Sun City. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Triumph SC Signs Defender Jacob Goodall". Archived from the original on March 23, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sporting KC II signs 22-year-old forward Maouloune Goumballe | Sporting KC II".
- ^ "Sporting KC select three Big Ten players in MLS SuperDraft 2025".
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Selects Three Players in MLS SuperDraft 2025". Chicago Fire FC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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