Nippert Stadium
Rank Date Attendance Opponent Win/Loss/Draw Notes
1 July 16 , 2016 35,061 Crystal Palace FC L International Friendly
2 August 15 , 2017 33,250 New York Red Bulls L U.S. Open Cup
3 June 28 , 2017 32,287 Chicago Fire W U.S. Open Cup
4 September 29 , 2018 31,478 Indy Eleven W Final FCC regular-season home game before MLS move
5 September 16 , 2017 30,417 New York Red Bulls II W
6 October 2 , 2016 30,187 Charleston Battery L USL Playoffs
7 June 14 , 2017 30,160 Columbus Crew W U.S. Open Cup
8 June 16 , 2018 28,026 Richmond Kickers W
9 August 4 , 2018 27,426 Nashville SC D
10 September 16 , 2018 27,275 Toronto FC II W
Attendance -- Largest soccer attendance ( pre-MLS )
Nippert Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. The stadium also hosts soccer, serving as the home of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer. Nippert Stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 40,000 people following an expansion and renovation in 2014. In rudimentary form since 1901, permanent concrete stands were built along each sideline for the 1915 season and as a complete horseshoe stadium since 1924, making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football, respectively.