Club · MLS (United States) · Tier 3

Cincinnati

The short answerCincinnati are 161st in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1420, with a plausible range of 100th to 282nd. That makes them 0.44 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 8th of 30 in the MLS (United States).

Our verdictA top-200 club in the world, mid-table quality in the MLS (United States). The football deserves more than the points so far. Form is steady.

Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank161Likely range 100–282

Rating1420

League rank8 of 30

Points per game1.35

Expected points per game1.48

Points vs expected−3.8

Trend steady

Confidencehigh

Strongest pillar

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Squad depth

How much quality there is beyond the first eleven

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Club smarts

Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Lowest pillar

Manager

Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 1.35 points a game from 31 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.48. That is 3.8 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls unlucky. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1277, an easier schedule than the MLS (United States) average.

For context, the next club above them in the MLS (United States) is St. Louis City, rated 1422, and the next one below is Chicago Fire, rated 1418. The gap to the strongest side in the division, Inter Miami, is 73 rating points.

On rating, they play like a tier-2 side, 2 tiers above the level of their own league.

The MLS (United States) itself is 13th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.06 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 100th to 282nd is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

World club ranking · World league ranking · How it works

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