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Orlando City SC

This article is about the Major League Soccer team. For the USL Pro team, seeOrlando City SC (2010–2014).

Orlando City Soccer Clubis an American professionalsoccerclub based inOrlando, Florida.The club competes inMajor League Soccer(MLS) as a member of theEastern Conference.Orlando City began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding theUSL Proteam of thesame name.[2][3][4]In doing so they became the first MLS team in Florida since theMiami FusionandTampa Bay Mutinyboth folded following the2001 season.[5]The team plays indowntown OrlandoatInter&Co Stadium,which it owns and operates.

Orlando City
Nickname(s)The Lions[1]
FoundedOctober 25, 2010;14 years ago(2010-10-25)[a 1]
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Capacity25,500
OwnerZygi,LeonardandMark Wilf
Head coachÓscar Pareja
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2024Eastern Conference:4th
Overall: 9th
Playoffs:Conference finals
Websiteorlandocitysc
Current season

History

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See also:Orlando City SC (2010–2014)

The club was founded in 2010 in the city of Orlando. On October 25, 2010, Phil Rawlins and his investor group ofOrlando City Soccer Club,announced their intentions of joining Major League Soccer within the next three to five years.[6]On February 28, 2011, Orlando City announced it met with commissionerDon Garberand league officials concerning expansion. Topics covered included the demographics of theOrlandomarketplace, the local corporate and fan support for soccer, and developing a roadmap for a future MLS franchise in Orlando.[7]Orlando City team officials met with Garber again on November 10, 2011, for further discussions about joining the MLS as its 20th club (which ultimately went toNew York City FC).[8]

Brazilian World Cup-winnerKakáwas the team's firstDesignated Player.

On March 1, 2012, Garber visited Orlando to meet with city and county officials. He stated, "It's not a matter of if, but when", addressing Orlando's chances of joining MLS.[9] On August 31, 2012, Rawlins told theOrlando Business Journalthe team could get the Major League Soccer approval as early as late 2013, and be ready to play in the league by 2014 or 2015. Rawlins said to make that happen, the league had asked the team to explore building a 22,000-seat soccer-specific stadium. "They didn't say we had to have a stadium built before we could join, but they at least would like a plan that it's happening."[10]

On November 19, 2013, Orlando City was announced as the league's twenty-first franchise.[2]The team's new logo was unveiled in May 2014[11]and the team signed their first player to an MLS contract, formerBrazilinternationalKaká,a month later. Kaká, who also became the team's firstDesignated Playerafter his release fromAC Milan,was immediately loaned toSão Paulountil the start of the MLS season.[12][13]In the same month, Orlando City announced a partnership withBenfica.[14]As part of that partnership, Orlando City later signed two players fromBenfica U19s–EstrelaandRafael Ramos– to MLS contracts on August 7, 2014.[15]On November 21, 2014, head coachAdrian Heathsigned a contract extension committing him to the club until the end of the 2017 MLS season.[16]As an expansion team, Orlando had the first overall pick in the2015 MLS SuperDraftand used it to selectCanadianforwardCyle Larin.[17]

Brek Sheaplaying against theHouston Dynamoin a game during the 2015 season

The team hosted their first MLS game at theCitrus Bowlon March 8, 2015, against fellow expansion team New York City FC, in front of a crowd of 62,510. Kaká scored in stoppage time to earn a 1–1 draw.[18]In the following game, they defeatedHouston Dynamo1–0 on the road to earn their first victory.[19]On March 21, Orlando conceded a late stoppage time goal toOctavio RiveroofVancouver Whitecaps FCfor their first defeat.[20]In their inaugural season Orlando City finished 7th in the Eastern Conference and 14th in the overall standings, falling short of theplayoffsby one point. Larin scored 17 goals across the season, breakingDamani Ralph's record of 13 as a rookie and earned theMLS Rookie of the Year Award.[21]

Midway through the 2016 season, following disappointing results and performance of the team, head coach Adrian Heath was fired in July 2016.[22]He was replaced byJason Kreis.However, the Lions ended the season missing the playoffs once again.

In 2017, the Lions moved to the purpose-builtOrlando City Stadium.With the team again struggling, they attempted to improve during the summer transfer window by acquiringSporting Kansas CitystrikerDom Dwyerwho had played for Orlando City's USL Pro team on-loan in 2013, notably scoring four goals in theUSL Pro Championship Final.The club traded incentives totaling to $1.6 million, a record trade between two MLS clubs at the time.[23]The team again failed to reach the postseason. Kaká announced that he would not return for Orlando City and soon after confirmed his retirement.[24]

Fifteen games into the2018 season,Orlando City released head coach Jason Kreis after nearly two seasons.[25]Two weeks later,USLclubLouisville City FCannounced head coachJames O'Connor,a former defender and assistant coach of the original Orlando City team, was to become Kreis's replacement.[26]However, O'Connor only managed two wins in his 18 games in charge in 2018 as City missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and also set a new MLS record with 74 goals conceded on the year.[27]O'Connor was fired at the end of the2019 seasonwith the team missing out on playoffs again and remaining 11th in the Eastern Conference.[28]

Ahead of the2020 season,Orlando hired formerColorado RapidsandFC Dallashead coachÓscar Pareja.[29]With the season disrupted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,Orlando competed in theMLS is Back Tournamentheld at theESPN Wide World of Sports Complexin July and August. The Lions reached the final, eventually losing to thePortland Timbers2–1.[30]MLS resumed the regular season on August 12.[31]After failing to make the postseason the previous five years, Orlando snapped the joint second-longestMLS playoff droughtin history under the guidance of Pareja. The Lions reached the conference semi-finals, eliminating New York City FC in a dramatic penalty shootout in the first round before losing toNew England Revolution.

On May 12, 2021, Orlando City majority owner Flavio Augusto da Silva announced he was in advanced negotiations withZygiandMark Wilf,owners ofNational Football LeaguefranchiseMinnesota Vikings,for the sale of the club including theOrlando Pride,Exploria Stadium, and other related soccer assets. The combined value of the deal was estimated at $400–450 million.[32]The sale was officially completed on July 21, 2021.[33]Orlando qualified for the playoffs for a second season in a row, but were eliminated in the first round byNashville SC.[34]

On September 7, 2022, Orlando City won their first trophy as an MLS team, beatingUSL ChampionshipsideSacramento Republic3–0 in the2022 U.S. Open Cup final.[35]Orlando once again qualified for the playoffs, but were defeated again in the first round, this time byCF Montréal.[36]

Orlando debuted in theCONCACAF Champions Leaguein2023,qualifying as U.S. Open Cup winners. The team's first opponent was Mexican-sideTigres UANLin the round of 16. The Lions were eliminated by Tigres on theaway goals ruleafter a 1–1 draw on aggregate.[37]Orlando finished the regular season in second place overall and in the eastern conference with 63 points, the club's highest points total and highest placement in both the overall and eastern conference tables. The Lions would make it past their first playoffs game for the first time since their playoffs debut, but would be knocked out byColumbus Crew,the eventual champions, in the conference semifinals.[38][39]

Orlando qualified for the2024 CONCACAF Champions Cupdue to their placement in the2023 MLS Supporters' Shieldstandings.[40]In round one, Orlando faced Canadian-sideCavalry FC,and defeated them 6–1 on aggregate, the first time the club had won in the competition.[41]In the following round, Orlando once again faced Tigres UANL, and were subsequently defeated 4–2 on aggregate after a goalless draw at home.[42]On March 1, theUnited States Soccer Federationannounced the format for the2024 U.S. Open Cup,confirming that only eight MLS teams, not including Orlando City despite the club winning the competition two years prior, would be participating due to the league's failed attempt to withdraw from the competition entirely.[43]Orlando finished the regular season in 4th place in the Eastern Conference with 59 goals scored in the regular season, a club record.[44]Orlando later advanced the furthest they ever had in the playoffs, but were eliminated in theEastern Conference finalby theNew York Red Bulls.[45]On December 20, Orlando transferredFacundo Torresto Brazilian clubPalmeirasfor a club record fee of reportedly up to $14 million.[46]

Stadium

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Main article:Inter&Co Stadium
Inter&Co Stadium

In April 2013, the City of Orlando purchased downtown land for $8.2 million to be used towards the construction of a $110 million MLS soccer stadium.[47]However, in May, theFlorida House of Representativesfailed to vote on a bill that had passed the Senate that would have provided up to $30 million in state funds towards the stadium project. Phil Rawlins responded by expressing his intent to find alternative funding and keep seeking MLS expansion.[48]The mechanism to allow for the sales tax rebate for the MLS team was ultimately passed on April 25, 2014.[49]

The Orlando downtown soccer stadium moved closer to securing funding on August 8, 2013, when Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando mayorBuddy Dyerreached an agreement on a deal to provide financial support for a variety of Orlando projects including the new MLS soccer stadium.[50]The last piece in stadium funding was an October 2013 vote on using an existing tourism tax to fund the final quarter of the $80 million stadium project.[51]On October 22, 2013, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 5–2 to approve the use of $20 million in tourist development tax funds to build an $84 million multi-purpose soccer stadium in downtown Orlando.[52]

On May 29, 2015, after two years trying to get funding from the state of Florida, Flávio Augusto da Silva announced that the stadium would be privately funded in its entirety and would be owned and operated by the club. He also announced plans to increase capacity to between 25,000 and 28,000 and that the club would buy the initial location from the City of Orlando.[53]

On March 5, 2017, Orlando City hosted New York City FC in the stadium's inaugural match to begin the 2017 season.Cyle Larinscored the first goal in stadium history as Orlando City won 1–0 in front of a sellout crowd of 25,550.[54]

In 2017, Exploria Stadium became the first venue to host anMLS,NWSL,andUSLteam all in the same location.[55]

The stadium has also played host to several nationally relevant matches. On October 6, 2017, the stadium hosted theUnited States men's national teamfor the first time in a2018 FIFA World Cup qualifieragainstPanama.[56]The following week the2017 NWSL Championship gamebetweenNorth Carolina CourageandPortland Thornswas also played there.[57]TheUnited States women's national teammade its stadium debut during the2018 SheBelieves Cup.[58]

On June 4, 2019, the naming rights to the stadium were sold to Florida-based time share and vacation rental company Exploria Resorts. As a result, the stadium was renamedExploria Stadium.[59]

On July 31, 2019, the stadium hosted the2019 MLS All-Star GamebetweenAtlético Madridand the MLS All-Stars, which Atlético won 3–0.[60]

On January 18, 2024,Inter&Cosecured the naming rights to the stadium.[61][62]

Camping World Stadium

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Camping World Stadium(pictured), Orlando City's home venue for their first two seasons.

Prior to the completion of Orlando City's soccer specific stadium, the Lions occupied the then-named Citrus Bowl for their first two seasons in MLS, which the team had also invested in for renovations. In the opening home matches of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Orlando City ran their "fill the bowl" campaign, which led to sell-out crowds of over 60,000.[63]Orlando City averaged over 30,000 in attendance while using the stadium.[64]

Developmental system

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See also:Orlando City B

Like most MLS teams, Orlando has a reserve affiliate by way ofOrlando City B,which is based atOsceola County Stadiumand currently competes inMLS Next Pro.Originally, after MLS dissolved itsreserve leaguein 2014,[65]Orlando City had an affiliation agreement withLouisville City FC,the club that bought the USL license from the owners of the Orlando City. The agreement provided that Orlando City will loan at least four players to Louisville City during the season.[66]In 2016, Orlando City ended their affiliation with Louisville and began its own USL expansion franchise, Orlando City B, which originally played at theTitan Soccer Complex.[67]The team played two seasons inUSLbefore going on hiatus in 2018. The team returned in 2019 following a league restructure and became a founding member ofUSL League One,the third tier of the US Soccer pyramid, contesting two seasons and finishing in last place both years before going on hiatus again with a view to joining a potential relaunched MLS reserve league in the future.[68][69]In OCB's absence in 2021, Orlando City resurrected their under-23 team to play in the developmentalUnited Premier Soccer League.[70]Following the decision by MLS to resurrect the reserve league system, it was announced that Orlando City B was returning in 2022 for theinaugural MLS Next Pro season.[71]

In 2010, the founding year ofOrlando City'soriginal USL franchise, the team allied withCentral Florida Krazeof thePremier Development Leagueto assist player development. Following their successful first season, Orlando City acquired a controlling interest in the Kraze and renamed themOrlando City U-23.The team has a legacy that includes several current and pastMLSplayers, and won the PDL Championship in2004.In lieu of OCB's creation, the U-23 team was folded after the 2015 season.

After their 2011 season, Orlando City also acquired controlling interest in the Florida Soccer Alliance youth soccer club, renaming them Orlando City Youth Soccer Club. The club is now a member of the Elite Club National League (ECNL) and has several boys and girls teams competing at local, state and national level with age groups ranging from 8 to 18.[72]

On January 17, 2025, Orlando City andOrlando Pridepartnered with theYMCAof Central Florida to begin a soccer program called The Lions Pride Jr. for children ages 3–14 at all Central Florida YMCA locations that host youth soccer starting in February of that year. The stated goal of the program is to "share the joy of the game" while simultaneously "developing their skills and promoting healthy sportsmanship". Participants were given reversible jerseys for their games, with one side having the crest of Orlando City and the other having the crest of Orlando Pride, and all participants were given a complimentary ticket to both a City and Pride game for the 2025 season. Players were to make appearances at YMCA locations and all players and their families and the staff were given discounted tickets for home games.[73]

Facilities

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In May 2019, the team announced plans to move all of Orlando City's development pyramid to one single shared facility, creating a 20-acre (8.1 ha) training complex at Osceola Heritage Park to house the senior MLS team, OCB and Development Academy.[74]The site, inKissimmee, Florida,includes four practice fields—three natural grass and one artificial turf—a fitness, training and recovery center; a players' lounge, meal room and a film room as well as 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of office space for working staff and facilities to support media operations.Osceola County Stadiumwas converted into asoccer-specific stadiumand acts as the home stadium of OCB.[75]It was a vision first set out by the club's executive vice president of soccer operations, Luiz Muzzi, upon his appointment in December 2018 as a means of solidifying the in-house pipeline from youth to professional.[76]The facility was officially opened on January 17, 2020.[77]

Colors and badge

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Kingston on the sideline during a match in 2024.

The logo for Orlando City's expansion team was unveiled in 2014. The main aspects, including the purple color scheme and lion ident, carried over from the logo of the USL Pro team. New features and changes were introduced to represent the transition of the franchise into a first division team. The logo consists of a gold Lion face with 21 sun flares making up its mane sitting within a purple shield. The Lion logo and purple color scheme pays homage to theOrlando Lions,the first professional soccer team in Orlando, which existed from 1985 to 1996. The number of flares represents the club's position as the twenty-first team in MLS, while the sun-shaped mane is in reference to Florida'snicknameas The Sunshine State. The team name is also seen in the crest in white.[78]

Mascot

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Orlando City's mascot is Kingston, an anthropomorphized and "bulked up" lion complete with brown and purpledreadlocks.He has purple war paint on his face, wears a headband with the team initials on and is often dressed in the team's uniform.[79]

Uniform evolution

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  • Home
2015–16
2017–18
2019–20
2021–22
2023–24
2025–
  • Away
2015
2016–17
2018–19
2020–21
2022–23
2024–

Sponsorship

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Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
2015–present Adidas Orlando Health [80]

Orlando Healthhas been the official shirt sponsor for Orlando City since the team's inception as a USL franchise in 2010. In 2013, Orlando Health extended its partnership with the club, becoming the first jersey partner in MLS history to commit to an expansion club prior to its admittance to the league.Adidasalso signed on as the club's kit provider for the 2015 season as per the league-wide deal made by MLS.[80]The deal means that there are no longer third kits and only one kit (between the home and away) is permitted to change per season, rotating on an annual basis.[81]

Club culture

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Supporters

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Orlando City ultras outside the stadium before a match againstCF Montréalin 2024.

The club had sold over 13,000 season tickets before playing its first match in March 2015,[82]selling all 14,000 available season tickets later that month.[83]As of the 2017 season, Orlando City's season ticket base stands at a cap of 18,000.[84]On March 8, 2015, 62,510 people were in attendance for Orlando's home opener versusNew York City FC,a record of any expansion team, and finished the year with the second-highest average attendance figures behind onlySeattle Sounders FC,again setting a new record for an expansion team.[85][86]

The club has two major activesupporters groups,which combine forces on game days to create "The Wall" now housed in thesafe standingsection: The Ruckus and The Iron Lion Firm.[87]The Ruckus is the oldest of these groups founded in 2010, original formed in 2009 as the "Orlando Soccer Supporters Club" without an affiliation to any particular soccer team.[citation needed]The Iron Lion Firm separated from The Ruckus prior to the start of City's first season.[citation needed]

The club also has officially recognized international fan clubs in both Brazil and the United Kingdom.[88]

Rivalries

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Orlando City does not compete for any officialMLS rivalry trophy.

The club has an intrastate rivalry withInter Miami CF,currently the team's closest neighbors and only other Florida-based team in MLS.[89]Orlando City joined MLS in 2015 but had to wait until its sixth season to play a first interstate match against an MLS opponent following the introduction of Inter Miami as an expansion franchise in 2020. Unlike a lot of rivalries in Major League Soccer, there is no name for this series although several have been mooted to little to no success.[90]Prior to the creation of Inter Miami, Orlando City had established a geographical rivalry withAtlanta United FCas the only two MLS clubs in the southeastern region of the United States when Atlanta joined MLS in 2017.[91]From the beginning, the series has seen several fan incidents as well as player and front office animosity including both teams banning the others' supporters groups.[92]

Before Orlando City had obvious geographical rivalries, there were several competitive rivalries that formed, particularly with regularEastern Conferenceopponents.New York City FCwas considered an immediatede factorival by virtue of being a fellow 2015 expansion franchise although it was felt to a lesser degree by New York City as they already had multiple close geographical rivals. Nevertheless, the two teams made their MLS debut against each other with 10-man Orlando rescuing a dramatic 1–1 draw in stoppage time, and used each other as a bench mark in that first campaign. Tensions peaked when the two teams met in the2020 MLS Cup Playoffs,a chaotic game that saw NYCFC's season end in farcical fashion and re-established Orlando's status as a rival in the eyes of New York City fans.[93]Some of Orlando City's most intense and controversial moments in the inaugural season occurred againstColumbus Crew,leaving Orlando fans feeling aggrieved and sowed the seeds for a potential minor rivalry although more uneventful subsequent meetings quelled these early sentiments.[94][95]

Players

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See also:All-time Orlando City SC (MLS) roster

Roster

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As of February 10, 2025[96]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK PER Pedro Gallese
3 DF BRA Rafael Santos
4 DF SVN David Brekalo
5 MF URU César Araújo
6 DF SWE Robin Jansson
7 FW ARG Ramiro Enrique
9 FW COL Luis Muriel(DP)
10 MF ARG Martín Ojeda(DP)
13 FW USA Duncan McGuire
14 MF URU Nicolás Lodeiro
15 DF ARG Rodrigo Schlegel
16 MF PER Wilder Cartagena
17 MF ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson
20 MF COL Eduard Atuesta
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF GHA Shakur Mohammed
24 DF USA Kyle Smith
26 DF USA Michael Halliday(HG)
29 DF USA Tahir Reid-Brown(HG)
30 DF USA Alex Freeman(HG)
34 FW JPN Yutaro Tsukada
50 GK VEN Javier Otero(HG)
68 DF USA Thomas Williams(HG)
77 MF COL Iván Angulo
87 FW CRO Marco Pašalić(DP)
95 MF CHI Favian Loyola(HG)
99 GK USA Carlos Mercado
— MF USA Colin Guske(HG)
— FW COL Nicolás Rodríguez

Staff

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As of February 14, 2024[97][98]
Executive
Majority owner and chairman Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Leonard Wilf
Vice President of Soccer Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff
Head coach Óscar Pareja
First assistant coach Diego Torres Ortiz
Second assistant coach Martín Perelman
Strength and conditioning coach Fabián Bazán
Goalkeeping coach César Baena

Honors

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National
Competitions Titles Seasons
USL Pro(regular season) 3 2011,2012,2014
USL Pro(playoffs) 2 2011,2013
U.S. Open Cup 1 2022

Team records

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Main article:List of Orlando City SC records and statistics

List of seasons

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Season League Position Playoffs USOC Continental Other Average
attendance 		Top goalscorer(s) Head coach(es)
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name(s) Goals
2011 3 USL Pro 24 15 6 3 36 16 +20 51 2.13 1st 1st W Ro16 DNE NH 5,265 Maxwell Griffin 12 Adrian Heath
2012 USL Pro 24 17 6 1 50 18 +32 57 2.38 N/A 1st SF R3 6,606 Dennis Chin 12♦
2013 USL Pro 26 16 6 4 54 26 +28 54 2.08 2nd W QF 8,197 Dom Dwyer 22♦
2014 USL Pro 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 2.21 1st QF R4 4,743 Kevin Molino 22♦
2015 1 MLS 34 12 8 14 46 56 –10 44 1.29 7th 14th DNQ QF 32,847 Cyle Larin 18
2016 MLS 34 9 14 11 55 60 –5 41 1.21 8th 15th Ro16 DNQ 31,323 14 Adrian Heath (fired July 7)
Bobby Murphyi
Jason Kreis(hired July 19)
2017 MLS 34 10 9 15 39 58 –19 39 1.15 10th 18th R4 25,028 12 Jason Kreis
2018 MLS 34 8 4 22 43 74 –31 28 0.82 11th 22nd QF 23,979 Dom Dwyer 13 Jason Kreis (fired June 15)
Bobby Murphyi
James O'Connor(hired June 29)
2019 MLS 34 9 10 15 44 52 –8 37 1.09 11th 22nd SF DNQ 22,761 Nani 12 James O'Connor
2020 MLS 23 11 8 4 40 25 +15 41 1.78 4th 5th QF NH MLS is Back Tournament RU 6,346 Chris Mueller 10 Óscar Pareja
2021 MLS 34 13 12 9 50 48 +2 51 1.50 6th 10th R1 NH Leagues Cup QF 15,644 Daryl Dike 11
2022 MLS 34 14 6 14 44 53 –9 48 1.41 7th 13th R1 W DNQ 17,283 Facundo Torres 13
2023 MLS 34 18 9 7 55 39 +16 63 1.82 2nd 2nd QF R4 Ro16 Leagues Cup Ro32 20,590 Duncan McGuire 15
2024 MLS 34 15 7 12 59 50 +9 52 1.53 4th 9th SF DNE Ro16 Leagues Cup Ro32 22,804 Facundo Torres 20
Total – – 431 186 110 135 671 599 +72 668 1.55 – – – – – – – Facundo Torres 47 –

^1.Avg. attendanceinclude statistics from league matches only.
^2.Top goalscorer(s)includes all goals scored in MLS, Playoffs,U.S. Open Cup,MLS is Back Tournament,Leagues Cup,CONCACAF Champions League,FIFA Club World Cup,and other competitive matches.

Head coaches

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  • Only competitive games counted. Includes MLS regular season, MLS playoffs, MLS is Back Tournament, Leagues Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, and U.S. Open Cup.
As of match played November 30, 2024
All-time Orlando City coaching stats
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Adrian Heath England October 25, 2010 July 6, 2016 200 108 44 48 296 178 054.00
Bobby Murphy(interim) United States July 7, 2016 July 23, 2016 4 0 3 1 4 6 000.00
Jason Kreis United States July 24, 2016 June 15, 2018 65 22 13 30 90 117 033.85
Bobby Murphy(interim) United States June 16, 2018 July 1, 2018 3 0 1 2 1 7 000.00
James O'Connor Ireland July 2, 2018 October 7, 2019 56 13 14 29 69 95 023.21
Óscar Pareja Colombia December 4, 2019 present 195 85 54 56 295 253 043.59
  1. ^Win% isroundedtotwo decimal places

Club captains

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Years Name Nation
2015–2017[99] Kaká Brazil
2018[100] Jonathan Spector United States
2019–2021[101] Nani Portugal
2022–2023[102] Mauricio Pereyra Uruguay
2024–present Robin Jansson Sweden

Affiliated clubs

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Orlando City ownership

Technical partnerships

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^MLS franchise granted in 2013.Original teamfounded in 2010.

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