FC Cincinnati has announced that it has “relieved Alan Koch of his duties as the club’s head coach.” Assistant coach Yoann Damet will serve as interim head coach while the team launches an “international search” for a permanent replacement.
After a successful season in the USL in 2018 (when the team won the regular-season championship), in FCC’s first year in the MLS, Koch had posted a record of 2-7-2. During his 11-game tenure, the team scored only eight goals, the lowest in the league.
In a low-key snarky press release, FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding lauded Koch’s contributions… as a USL coach.
“We appreciate Alan’s contributions to FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League and wish him well,” Berding said.
FC Cincinnati has 23 games left in the 2019 season, so there is time for a turnaround.
You can read the full FCC statement here.
This article appears in May 1-8, 2019.
