2015 season | |||
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President | Phil Rawlins | ||
Manager | Adrian Heath | ||
Stadium | Orlando Citrus Bowl | ||
MLS | Conference: 7th Overall: 14th | ||
MLS Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Larin (17) All: Larin (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13) | ||
Average home league attendance | 32,847 | ||
The 2015 Orlando City SC season was the club's fifth season of existence in Orlando and first in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.
On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Orlando City would be the next expansion franchise in Major League Soccer, the league's 21st team. [1] The dissolution of C.D. Chivas USA following the 2014 MLS season resulted in Orlando City instead being the league's 20th franchise.
Following the completion of City's final season in USL Pro, the team released all but nine players from its roster. The remaining players, who would form the base of the 2015 roster, included Kaká, who was placed on loan with São Paulo FC in his native Brazil following his signing in June 2014.
On September 24, 2014, Orlando City manager Adrian Heath and New York City FC manager Jason Kreis took part in a draw to determine who would get top priorities in various selection mechanisms, including the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City won the draw, and Adrian Heath selected the top pick in the Expansion Draft first. He would also choose the top pick in the SuperDraft, top selection priority for USL Pro and NASL players (beyond Orlando City's own USL Pro players, which the team had right of first refusal to), and second-to-last (then #20, now #19) in lottery ranking. Orlando City will be #2 in United States men's national soccer team player allocation ranking, #21 (now #20) in player discovery ranking, #21 (now #20) in re-entry draft ranking, and #2 in designated player ranking. [2]
On October 17, 2014, the team broke ground on their new soccer-specific stadium. [3] Due to delays in sales tax subsidies from the Florida Legislature, the team decided to assume stadium financing themselves, and committed to pay back the City of Orlando for the land purchased and any other costs already incurred. [4] Orlando City played the 2015 season, and will play the entire 2016 season, in the remodeled Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.
For normal regular-season matches in 2015, Orlando City will open the sidelines and ends of the lower bowl only, except for the corners, along with the luxury suites. For the season opener on March 8 against New York City FC, however, the entire stadium was made available for sale. The team announced that the stadium's entire allotment of permanent seating was sold out on March 2. [5] The team made 2,000 standing room only tickets available on March 4, [6] and those sold out within 24 hours. [7]
On November 14, 2014, Orlando City was drawn for the seventh pick in the dispersal draft for Chivas USA players, but chose to pass on their pick. [8] [9] Manager Adrian Heath signed a contract extension on November 21, 2014 committing him to the club through to the end of the 2017 MLS season. [10]
Orlando City originally planned to train in late January in Brazil, but eventually cancelled those plans in favor of training in Orlando. They will instead train at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford. [11] [12]
Orlando City opened the 2015 MLS season at the Citrus Bowl against the other expansion team for that season, New York City FC. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Kaká scored an equalizer in the first minute of second half stoppage time. The attendance of 62,510 was the largest crowd to see a soccer match at the Citrus Bowl, the second-largest attendance ever for an MLS team's inaugural home match, [13] and the ninth-largest crowd in MLS history for a standalone match.
No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
22 | Tally Hall | GK | May 12, 1985 (aged 29) | Houston Dynamo | – | |
36 | Earl Edwards, Jr. | GK | January 24, 1992 (aged 23) | UCLA Bruins | – | |
42 | Josh Ford | GK | November 6, 1987 (aged 27) | Seattle Sounders FC | – | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Tyler Turner | RB | March 4, 1996 (aged 19) | IMG Academy Bradenton | HGP | |
3 | Seb Hines | CB | May 29, 1988 (aged 26) | Middlesbrough | Loan in | |
14 | Luke Boden | LB | November 26, 1988 (aged 26) | Sheffield Wednesday | – | |
16 | Corey Ashe | LB | March 14, 1986 (aged 28) | Houston Dynamo | – | |
20 | Brek Shea | LB/LW | February 28, 1990 (aged 25) | Stoke City | – | |
23 | Conor Donovan | CB | January 8, 1996 (aged 19) | NC State Wolfpack | GA | |
27 | Rafael Ramos | RB | January 9, 1995 (aged 20) | S.L. Benfica U-19 | INT | |
29 | Tommy Redding | CB | January 24, 1997 (aged 18) | FC America | HGP | |
44 | David Mateos | CB | April 22, 1987 (aged 27) | Ferencvárosi TC | INT | |
78 | Aurélien Collin | CB | March 8, 1986 (aged 29) | Sporting Kansas City | – | |
Midfielders | ||||||
5 | Servando Carrasco | MF | August 13, 1988 (aged 26) | Sporting Kansas City | – | |
6 | Tony Cascio | LW/RW | March 28, 1990 (aged 24) | Colorado Rapids | – | |
7 | Cristian Higuita | AM | January 14, 1994 (aged 21) | Deportivo Cali | INT | |
8 | Harrison Heath | CM/DM | April 16, 1996 (aged 18) | Norwich City U-18 | HGP | |
10 | Kaká (captain) | AM | April 22, 1982 (aged 32) | AC Milan | INT, DP | |
12 | Eric Avila | MF | November 24, 1987 (aged 27) | Santos Laguna | Loan in | |
15 | Pedro Ribeiro | AM/SS | June 13, 1990 (aged 24) | Philadelphia Union | – | |
17 | Darwin Cerén | CM | December 31, 1989 (aged 25) | Juventud Independiente | – | |
18 | Kevin Molino | AM/RW | June 17, 1990 (aged 24) | Ma Pau SC | – | |
24 | Lewis Neal | LM | July 14, 1981 (aged 33) | D.C. United | – | |
32 | Adrian Winter | AM | July 8, 1986 (aged 28) | FC Luzern | INT | |
55 | Estrela | DM | September 22, 1995 (aged 19) | S.L. Benfica U-19 | INT | |
Forwards | ||||||
11 | Carlos Rivas | FW/LW | April 15, 1994 (aged 20) | Deportivo Cali | INT, DP | |
19 | Danny Mwanga | FW | July 17, 1991 (aged 23) | Colorado Rapids | – | |
21 | Cyle Larin | FW | April 17, 1995 (aged 19) | Connecticut Huskies | GA, INT | |
25 | Adam Bedell | FW | December 1, 1991 (aged 23) | Columbus Crew SC | – | |
26 | Sidney Rivera | FW | November 15, 1993 (aged 21) | Old Dominion Monarchs | – | |
35 | Bryan Róchez | FW | January 1, 1995 (aged 20) | Real España | INT, DP |
January 30 | Orlando City | 1–1 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida |
7:00 pm. EST | Rivas 67' | Pontius 14' | Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium |
February 4 | Orlando City | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Davenport, Florida |
2:00 pm. EST | Cascio 13' Paterson 20' Kaká 33' (pen.) Mwanga 64' | Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Field Complex Attendance: Closed scrimmage |
February 8 | Orlando City | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Sanford, Florida |
3:30 pm. EST | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed scrimmage |
February 13 | Orlando City | 2–2 | BK Häcken | Sanford, Florida |
2:00 pm. EST | Molino Hines | Report | Berggren Ericsson (pen.) | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed scrimmage |
February 21 Carolina Challenge Cup | New York City FC | 1–1 | Orlando City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 pm. EST | Shelton 56' | Report | Kaká 31' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
February 25 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Orlando City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 pm. EST | Boyd 26' | Report | Shea 10' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
Note: Match abandoned early due to weather |
February 28 Carolina Challenge Cup | Orlando City | 0–3 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
5:00 pm. EST | Report | Bruin 27' Davis 30' Miranda 45' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
May 2 | Orlando City | 3–2 | Ponte Preta | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm. EDT | Róchez 45+1' St. Ledger 55' Larin 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Tiago Alves 11' Renato Cajá 59' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 20,501 |
July 15 | Orlando City | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm. EDT | Kaká 45+2' Rivas 49' Róchez 87' | Report | McManaman 14' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 15,172 |
November 15 | Flamengo | 1–0 | Orlando City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
11:30 pm. EDT | Luiz Antônio 67' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 12,371 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | −16 |
Source: Match reports
March 81 | Orlando City | 1–1 | New York City FC | Orlando, Florida |
5:00 p.m. | Shea 29' Molino 40' Higuita 78' Collin 83' Kaká 90+1' | Report | Ballouchy 41' Hernandez 54' Brovsky 60' Diskerud 76' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 62,510 Referee: Alan Kelly |
March 132 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Orlando City | Houston, Texas |
7:00 p.m. | Sarkodie 34' | Report | Okugo 46' Deric 74' (o.g.) | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Chris Penso |
March 213 | Orlando City | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Okugo 78' | Report | Koffie 22' Adekugbe 36' Rivero 44' Manneh 65' Harvey 90+5' Rivero 90+6' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 31,072 Referee: Jorge Gonazalez |
March 284 | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Orlando City | Montreal, Quebec |
Piatti 14' (pen.) McInerney 27' | Report | Ribeiro 29' Kaká 30' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,245 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 35 | Orlando City | 0–1 | D.C. United | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 pm | Report | Silva 90+1' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 32,822 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 126 | Portland Timbers | 0–2 | Orlando City | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 p.m. | Report | Larin 30' Kaká 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 187 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | Orlando City | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30 p.m. | Higuaín 32' Meram 55' Kamara 60' | Report | Ramos 34' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,655 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 268 | Orlando City | 0–2 | Toronto FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Altidore 50', 83' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,908 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 89 | Orlando City | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Orlando, Florida |
8:00 pm | Larin 75' Collin 90' | Report | Davies 19' Rowe 71' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 27,243 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 1310 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Orlando City | Washington, D.C. |
8:00 p.m. | Opare 70' Rolfe 79' | Report | Larin 11' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,532 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
May 1711 | Orlando City | 4–0 | LA Galaxy | Orlando, Florida |
5:00 pm | Avila 12' Larin 34' Kaká 56' (pen.) Cerén 73' | Report | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Jair Maruffo |
May 2412 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Orlando City | Santa Clara, California |
7:00 p.m. | Wondolowski 68' (pen.) | Report | Shea 51' Kaká 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 36,224 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 3013 | Orlando City | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm | Kaká 17' (pen.) Ribeiro 89' | Report | Tchani 6' Parkhurst 16' Kamara 61' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 31,430 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 614 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 | Orlando City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 p.m. | Igboananike 9' Accam 57' | Report | Adaílton 40' (o.g.), 86' (o.g.) Larin 82' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Juan Guzman |
June 1415 | Orlando City | 1–0 | D.C. United | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Kaká 30' | Report | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,054 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
June 2016 | Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Orlando City | Montreal, Quebec |
8:00 p.m. | Toia 36' Oduro 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,820 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
June 2417 | Orlando City | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Larin 62' Kaká 65' | Report | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 23,372 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
July 418 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Orlando City | Sandy, Utah |
10:00 p.m. | Sebastián Jaime 28' | Kaká 5' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,956 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
July 1119 | Orlando City | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Report | Díaz 45+1' (pen.) Texeira 64' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,513 Referee: Juan Guzman |
July 1920 | Orlando City | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Kljestan 21' Grella 90+1' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 33,518 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
July 2621 | New York City FC | 5–3 | Orlando City | New York, New York |
2:30 p.m. | Villa 45', 67' Calle 53' McNamara 71' Diskerud 90+3' | Report | Larin 50', 61', 85' | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 32,041 Referee: Alan Kelly |
August 122 | Orlando City | 5–2 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Larin 18', 53' Cerén 38' Collin 77' Higuita 85' | Report | Higuaín 5' Collin 90+1' (o.g.) | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 26,586 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 523 | Toronto FC | 4–1 | Orlando City | Toronto, Ontario |
Giovinco 12' (p.k.), 56', 88' Warner 81' | Report | Boden 17' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,648 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 824 | Orlando City | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 28,495 Referee: Allen Chapman |
August 1625 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0 | Orlando City | Seattle, Washington |
5:00 p.m. | Martins 17', 62' Valdez 59' Thomás 90+2' | Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,453 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 2226 | Toronto FC | 5–0 | Orlando City | Toronto, Ontario |
4:00 p.m. | Delgado 46' Giovinco 57' Morrow 71' Altidore 83', 85' (pen.) | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,397 Referee: Jose Rivero |
August 2927 | Orlando City | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Gehrig 37' (o.g.) | Report | Accam 30' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 28,921 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
September 528 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | Orlando City | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:30 p.m. | Fagúndez 43' Agudelo 84' Tierney 90+4' | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,854 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 1329 | Orlando City | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Winter 3', 72' Róchez 66' | Report | Németh 59' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 22,241 Referee: Jair Maruffo |
September 1930 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Orlando City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 p.m. | Report | Róchez 86' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Alan Kelly |
September 2531 | New York Red Bulls | 2–5 | Orlando City | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 p.m. | McCarty 29' Sam 58' | Report | Larin 24', 43', 61' Perrinelle 46' (o.g.) Róchez 90+3' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,695 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
October 332 | Orlando City | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Larin 33' Hines 80' | Report | Oduro 43' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 35,421 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
October 1633 | Orlando City | 2–1 | New York City FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 p.m. | Larin 62', 70' | Report | Watson-Siriboe 45+2' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 43,179 Referee: Allen Chapman |
October 2534 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Orlando City | Chester, Pennsylvania |
5:00 p.m. | Le Toux 41' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,309 Referee: Chris Penso |
Eastern Conference table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
6 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | |
7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
8 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
9 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
10 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 |
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 |
13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 |
14 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 |
15 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 |
16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 |
Orlando City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round. [15]
June 17Fourth round | Charleston Battery | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Orlando City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 pm EDT | van Schaik 58' Kelly 66' Portillo 105', 115' (pen.) | Recap | Neal 64' Rivas 75' (pen.), 95' (pen.), 105' (pen.) | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,459 |
Penalties | ||||
June 30Round of 16 | Orlando City | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Kaka 21' Rivas 35' | Report | Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 13,684 |
July 22Quarterfinal | Chicago Fire | 3–1 | Orlando City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 pm EDT | Nyarko 3' Igboananike 87', 90' | Report | Larin 56' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | Open Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
22 | GK | USA | Tally Hall | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
36 | GK | USA | Earl Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | DF | USA | Tyler Turner | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Seb Hines | 26 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
14 | DF | ENG | Luke Boden | 28 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
16 | DF | USA | Corey Ashe | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | USA | Brek Shea | 19 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | USA | Conor Donovan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | POR | Rafael Ramos | 28 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
29 | DF | USA | Tommy Redding | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF | ESP | David Mateos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | DF | FRA | Aurélien Collin | 28 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||
5 | MF | USA | Servando Carrasco | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
6 | MF | USA | Tony Cascio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | COL | Cristian Higuita | 28 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Harrison Heath | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
10 | MF | BRA | Kaká | 30 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
12 | DF | USA | Eric Avila | 24 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
15 | MF | BRA | Pedro Ribeiro | 22 | 2 | 8+11 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
17 | MF | SLV | Darwin Cerén | 28 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | TRI | Kevin Molino | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ENG | Lewis Neal | 23 | 1 | 18+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
32 | MF | SUI | Adrian Winter | 9 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
55 | MF | ANG | Estrela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||
11 | FW | COL | Carlos Rivas | 29 | 4 | 13+14 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
19 | FW | COD | Danny Mwanga | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
21 | FW | CAN | Cyle Larin | 28 | 18 | 24+3 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
25 | FW | USA | Adam Bedell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | FW | HON | Bryan Róchez | 17 | 3 | 0+17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||
26 | FW | PUR | Sidney Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | GK | USA | Josh Ford | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||
1 | GK | JAM | Donovan Ricketts | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | IRL | Sean St Ledger | 18 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
5 | MF | USA | Amobi Okugo | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | NIR | Martin Paterson | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 21 | FW | Cyle Larin | 17 | 1 | 18 |
2 | 10 | MF | Kaká | 9 | 1 | 10 |
3 | 11 | FW | Carlos Rivas | 0 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 35 | FW | Bryan Róchez | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | 15 | MF | Pedro Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 | MF | Darwin Cerén | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
32 | MF | Adrian Winter | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 3 | DF | Seb Hines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | MF | Cristian Higuita | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | DF | Eric Avila | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | DF | Luke Boden | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | MF | Lewis Neal | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goal | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 46 | 7 | 53 |
Rank | No. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | Tally Hall | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2 | 1 | Donovan Ricketts | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
42 | Josh Ford | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 2 | 10 |
No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | DF | Tyler Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | DF | Seb Hines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | Sean St Ledger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | MF | Amobi Okugo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | MF | Servando Carrasco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | Cristian Higuita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
8 | MF | Harrison Heath | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | Martin Paterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | Kaká | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
11 | FW | Carlos Rivas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
14 | DF | Luke Boden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
15 | MF | Eric Avila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | Darwin Cerén | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
20 | DF | Brek Shea | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
21 | FW | Cyle Larin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
22 | GK | Tally Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | Kevin Molino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
27 | DF | Rafael Ramos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
32 | MF | Adrian Winter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
35 | FW | Bryan Róchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
36 | GK | Earl Edwards Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 67 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 10 |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2015 draft was held on January 15, 2015. Orlando had five selections.
2015 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks | |||||
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Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
1 | 1 | Cyle Larin | FW | University of Connecticut | Signed |
2 | 22 | Conor Donovan | DF | North Carolina State University | Signed |
25 | Akeil Barrett | FW | University of Akron | Released | |
3 | 43 | Earl Edwards Jr. | GK | UCLA | Signed |
4 | 63 | Sidney Rivera | FW | Old Dominion University | Signed |
Date | Name | Pos. | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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July 1, 2014 | Kaká | MF | AC Milan | Free transfer, first designated player | [16] [17] |
December 8, 2014 | Tally Hall | GK | Houston Dynamo | Acquired with Allocation Money, Orlando also received an international slot | [18] |
December 8, 2014 | Amobi Okugo | DF | Philadelphia Union | Acquired with $100,000 Allocation Money and a 2016 Superdraft pick | [19] [20] |
December 8, 2014 | Aurélien Collin | DF | Sporting Kansas City | Acquired via allocation money and 2014 MLS Expansion Draft pick Jalil Anibaba | [21] [22] |
December 10, 2014 | Donovan Ricketts | GK | Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft | |
December 10, 2014 | Tony Cascio | MF | Colorado Rapids | Expansion Draft | |
December 10, 2014 | Danny Mwanga | FW | Colorado Rapids | Expansion Draft | |
December 10, 2014 | Pedro Ribeiro | MF | Philadelphia Union | Expansion Draft | |
December 10, 2014 | Lewis Neal | MF | D.C. United | Expansion Draft | |
December 10, 2014 | Jairo Arrieta | FW | Columbus Crew | Expansion Draft | |
December 15, 2014 | Bryan Róchez | FW | Real España | Undisclosed fee, designated player | [23] |
December 18, 2014 | Josh Ford | GK | Seattle Sounders FC | MLS re-entry draft | [24] |
December 19, 2014 | Brek Shea | MF | Stoke City | Undisclosed fee | [25] |
January 5, 2015 | Gustavo | DF | Vila Nova | Free agent | [26] |
January 26, 2015 | Cristian Higuita | MF | Deportivo Cali | ||
January 26, 2015 | Carlos Rivas | FW | Deportivo Cali | ||
July 14, 2015 | Corey Ashe | LB | Houston Dynamo | Acquired with allocation money and a second-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [27] |
July 20, 2015 | Servando Carrasco | MF | Sporting Kansas City | Traded for Amobi Okugo | [28] |
July 29, 2015 | Adrian Winter | MF | FC Luzern | [29] | |
July 29, 2015 | David Mateos | DF | Ferencvárosi TC | [29] | |
August 6, 2015 | Adam Bedell | FW | Columbus Crew SC | Acquired with a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | [30] |
Pos. | Name | Loaned from | From | Until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Martin Paterson | Huddersfield Town | January 26, 2015 | August 5, 2015 | [31] |
DF | Seb Hines | Middlesbrough | February 24, 2015 | August 2015 | [32] |
Date | Name | Pos. | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 14, 2015 | Jairo Arrieta | FW | D.C. United | For international slot | [33] |
February 12, 2015 | Gustavo | DF | Mohun Bagan A.C. | Released from club | [34] |
July 20, 2015 | Amobi Okugo | MF | Sporting Kansas City | Traded for Servando Carrasco | [28] |
July 30, 2015 | Donovan Ricketts | GK | LA Galaxy | Traded for a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | [35] |
July 31, 2015 | Sean St Ledger | DF | Colorado Rapids | Placed on waivers. "Serious breach of club policy" cited as a reason. | [36] [37] |
No. | Pos. | Name | Loaned to | From | Until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Kaká | São Paulo FC | July 1, 2014 | December 6, 2014 | [16] [38] [39] | |
26 | FW | Sidney Rivera | Louisville City FC | May 8, 2015 | July 23, 2015 | |
42 | GK | Josh Ford | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | May 29, 2015 | — | [40] |
23 | MF | Conor Donovan | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | July 25, 2015 | July 31, 2015 | [41] |
26 | FW | Sidney Rivera | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | July 30, 2015 | — | |
29 | CB | Tommy Redding | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | July 30, 2015 | August 7, 2015 |
Any matches that are not featured in the MLS national television package on either ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 or UniMás will air locally on WOFL FOX 35 or WRBW My65. [42] The commentary team will be Jeff Radcliffe on play-by-play and Kevin Hartman on color commentary, with Holly Bristow as sideline reporter. In addition, most matches not on the MLS national television package will be simulcast on Fox Sports Florida or Sun Sports to fans outside the Orlando market. Some matches will be placed on tape delay to accommodate Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins baseball games. [43]
On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English, [44] with Tom Traxler and Adam Schick providing the call. When City is on a nationally televised match, Jeff Radcliffe will call the match on WTKS with Tom Traxler. Matches will also air on WONQ "La Grande 1030" in Spanish. The Spanish play-by-play announcer is Sergio Ruiz Torres, with color commentary by Israel Heredia. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports. [45]
Orlando City does not black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live, enabling local fans to watch matches live via live stream. [46]
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