Orlando City SC
Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida. They are a member of the Eastern Conference in the MLS. Orlando City SC played their 1st season in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS. They became the first MLS team in Florida since Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny both folded following the 2001 season.[1] The team plays at Exploria Stadium in Downtown Orlando.
| Full name | Orlando City Soccer Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | November 19, 2013 | ||
| Owner | Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority) Phil Rawlins, Albert Friedberg, Jed Kaplan (minority) | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Pareja | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2019 | Eastern Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Team records
List of seasons
| Year | MLS Regular season | Position | MLS Cup Playoffs |
U.S. Open Cup | Champions League |
League top scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conf. | Overall | Player | Goals | |||||
| 2015 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 44 | 7th | 14th | DNQ | QF | Not eligible |  Cyle Larin
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17 | |
| 2016 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 60 | 41 | 8th | 15th | DNQ | R16 | DNQ | Cyle Larin
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14 | |
| 2017 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 39 | 10th | 18th | DNQ | R4 | DNQ | Cyle Larin
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12 | |
| 2018 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 74 | 28 | 11th | 22nd | DNQ | QF | DNQ |  Dom Dwyer
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13 | |
| 2019 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 37 | 11th | 22nd | DNQ | SF | DNQ |  Nani
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12 | |
Club captains
| Years | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | Kaká |  Brazil
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| 2018 | Jonathan Spector |  United States
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| 2019–present | Nani |  Portugal
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Orlando City SC Media
Brek Shea playing against the Houston Dynamo in a game during the 2015 season
Orlando City Soccer Stadium aerial shot taken during the inaugural season of the stadium.
Camping World Stadium (pictured), Orlando City's home venue for their first two seasons.
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References
- ↑ "Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Orlando". orlandocitysoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.