The FC Cincinnati Academy announced the expansion of the club’s Discovery Program, launched in 2019 to help bring local and regionally based players into the FC Cincinnati professional player pathway. The addition of the Regional Discovery Programs in Cincinnati and Dayton has since been launched to expand the player development pathway at the club.
“The Regional Discovery Program is yet another important step in the growth of our Academy,” said Chris Albright, FC Cincinnati General Manager. “As we continue to live out our values of building a championship-caliber and community-focused club, the Regional Discovery Program will help to establish key infrastructure to encourage and support the best young athletes in the area to fall in love with soccer.”
The Regional Discovery Programs will serve as the entry point into the academy’s elite player development pathway, through which players have been identified through FC Cincinnati’s Soccer in the Community camps, clinics, and relationships built with local youth soccer organizations. These programs also provide high-level training and competition for local players. Additionally, the programs extend to young athletes beginning to play sports across the region in camps, programs, and individual coaching clinics.
The curriculum will assist in the development of advanced-level soccer players while fostering relationships with athletes, local clubs, and fans of the game. Players invited to the program will have access to professional coaches from within the FC Cincinnati Regional Discovery program.
Each program will run for six weeks in Cincinnati and Dayton during the spring 2026 season.
Cincinnati Regional Discovery Program @ Xavier University
- Monday, March 16
- Monday, March 30
- Monday, April 13
- Monday, April 20
- Monday, May 4
- Monday, May 11
Sessions will be open to 2017 and 2016 Boys.
- 2017 Boys session is from 6:30–7:30 pm
- 2016 Boys session is from 7:30–8:30 pm
Dayton Regional Discovery Program @ Dayton Kroc Center
- Friday, March 20, 2026
- Friday, March 27, 2026
- Friday, April 10, 2026
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- Friday, May 8, 2026
- Friday, May 15, 2026
Sessions will be open to 2017 and 2016 Boys.
- 2017 and 2016 Boys session is from 6:30–7:30 pm
To recommend a player born in 2016 or 2017, please use the links below.
- Cincinnati Regional Discovery Program Player Recommendation (2016 & 2017 Boys only): https://wkf.ms/3Xsv9iZ
- Dayton Regional Discovery Program Player Recommendation (2016 & 2017 Boys only): https://wkf.ms/44orR3Q
