2017 season | |||
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Owner | Flavio Augusto da Silva Phil Rawlins | ||
Head coach | Tom Sermanni | ||
Stadium | Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||
NWSL | 3rd of 10 | ||
Playoffs | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | Marta (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,452 (April 22 vs. Washington) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,273 (August 8 vs. Washington) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,186 | ||
The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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3 | DF | Toni Pressley | United States |
4 | MF | Jamia Fields | United States |
6 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | United States |
7 | DF | Steph Catley | Australia |
8 | FW | Danica Evans | United States |
9 | MF | Camila | Brazil |
10 | FW | Marta | Brazil |
11 | DF | Ali Krieger | United States |
12 | MF | Kristen Edmonds | United States |
13 | FW | Alex Morgan | United States |
14 | DF | Alanna Kennedy | Australia |
15 | FW | Rachel Hill | United States |
16 | DF | McKenzie Berryhill | United States |
17 | MF | Dani Weatherholt | United States |
19 | GK | Aubrey Bledsoe | United States |
20 | MF | Nickolette Driesse | Puerto Rico |
21 | DF | Mônica | Brazil |
23 | FW | Jasmyne Spencer | United States |
24 | GK | Ashlyn Harris | United States |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2017 college draft was held on January 12, 2017. Orlando had two selections.
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
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3 | 22 | Danica Evans | FW | University of Colorado | Signed [2] |
4 | 32 | Nickolette Driesse | MF | Penn State University | Signed [2] |
Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 2, 2016 | Ali Krieger | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded second-overall spot in the Distribution Ranking Order to Washington | [3] |
January 19, 2017 | Alanna Kennedy | DF | Western New York Flash | Trade for midfielder Sam Witteman | [4] |
January 23, 2017 | Chioma Ubogagu | FW | Houston Dash | Trade for Orlando’s natural third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft | [5] |
April 15, 2017 | Marta | FW | FC Rosengård | [6] | |
May 20, 2017 | Rachel Hill | FW | UConn | Signed after college graduation. | [7] |
Caroline Stanley | GK | Sky Blue FC | Signed off waivers as a goalkeeper replacement for injured Ashlyn Harris. | ||
June 21, 2017 | Alex Morgan | FW | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | Officially added to the active roster. | [8] |
Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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June 21, 2017 | Christina Burkenroad | FW | IK Grand Bodø | Waived. | [8] |
July 3, 2017 | Laura Alleway | DF | Melbourne Victory | Waived. | [9] [10] |
Executive | |
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Owner and chairman | Flávio Augusto da Silva |
Owner and president | Phil Rawlins |
Owner | John Bonner |
Chief executive officer | Alex Leitão |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach | Tom Sermanni |
Assistant coach | Khano Smith |
Goalkeeping coach | Lloyd Yaxley |
March 18, 20171 | Orlando Pride | 9–0 | Stetson Hatters | Sanford, Florida |
1:00 p.m. EST | Rodrigues 6' Ubogagu 21' Camila 29' (pen.) Edmonds 53' (pen.) Hagen 55' (Burkenroad) Tindell 63' Pressley 66' (Burkenroad) Spencer 79' (Burkenroad), 84' (Levin) | Report | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park |
March 25, 20172 | USF Bulls | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Tampa, Florida |
6:00 p.m. EST | Viens 69' | Report | Ubogagu 11' Rodrigues 90' | Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium |
March 29, 20173 | Florida Gators | 0–3 | Orlando Pride | Gainesville, Florida |
4:00 p.m. EST | Report | Burkenroad 5' Ubogagu 12' Edmonds 41' (pen.) | Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium |
April 1, 20174 | Orlando Pride | 3–0 | Florida State Seminoles | Sanford, Florida |
1:00 p.m. EST | Spencer 35' (Pressley) D. Evans 45+1' (Edmonds) Ubogagu 71' (Pressley) | Report | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park |
April 7, 20175 | Orlando Pride | 3–0 | United States U-23 | Sanford, Florida |
2:00 p.m. EST | Edmonds 12', 25' (D. Evans) Spencer 73' (Edmonds) | Report | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park |
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 |
24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
Last updated: August 12, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
April 15, 20171 | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 p.m. PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,145 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
April 22, 20172 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
4 p.m. | Alleway 59' Evans 86' (Ubogagu) | Report | Jensen 60' Kallman 65' Huster 75' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 14,452 Referee: Karen Abt |
April 29, 20173 | North Carolina Courage | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
4 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,586 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
May 7, 20174 | FC Kansas City | 1–1 | Orlando Pride | Kansas City, Missouri |
5 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Marco Vega |
May 14, 20175 | Orlando Pride | 3–1 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
5 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Jon Freemon |
May 21, 20176 | Seattle Reign FC | 1–1 | Orlando Pride | Seattle, Washington |
6:30 p.m. PDT | Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Timothy Ford |
May 27, 20177 | Sky Blue FC | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7 p.m. | Report |
| Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Robi Hullner |
June 3, 20178 | Orlando Pride | 2–0 | Boston Breakers | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,185 Referee: Karen Abt |
June 17, 20179 | Houston Dash | 2–4 | Orlando Pride | Houston, Texas |
5:00 pm |
| Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 5,918 Referee: Rebecca Pagan |
June 24, 201710 | Orlando Pride | 0–2 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
3:50 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Marco Vega |
June 28, 201711 | Sky Blue FC | 2–3 | Orlando Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
July 1, 201712 | Orlando Pride | 0–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
6:00 pm |
| Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. | |
Note: Kickoff was delayed by 1 hour due to rain. [13] |
July 8, 201713 | Washington Spirit | 2–2 | Orlando Pride | Baltimore, Maryland |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
July 15, 201714 | Orlando Pride | 4–1 | FC Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Greg Dopka |
July 22, 201715 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
August 5, 201716 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
August 8, 201717 | Orlando Pride | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Christina Unkel |
August 12, 201718 | Orlando Pride | 5–0 | Sky Blue FC | Orlando, Florida |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,243 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
August 19, 201719 | Boston Breakers | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Boston, Massachusetts |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
August 26, 201720 | FC Kansas City | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Kansas City, Missouri |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
September 2, 201721 | Orlando Pride | 4–2 | Boston Breakers | Orlando, Florida |
4:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 7, 201722 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Seattle Reign FC | Orlando, Florida |
8:00 pm |
| Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,341 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez | |
Note: Rescheduled from Saturday, September 9th in anticipation of hazardous conditions due to Hurricane Irma |
September 23, 201723 | Orlando Pride | 0–0 | Portland Thorns FC | Orlando, Florida |
5:00 pm | Kristen Edmonds 69' | Report | Allie Long 18' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 7,353 Referee: Chris Spivey |
September 30, 201724 | North Carolina Courage | 2–3 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 pm | Williams 62,67 (PK)' Dahlkemper 90' | Report | Edmonds 22' Marta 52' 72' Harris 66' Kennedy 90+1' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,020 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 47 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
5 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 34 | |
6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 33 | |
7 | FC Kansas City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 31 | |
8 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 24 | |
9 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
10 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 19 |
The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship. Final seeding to be determined by 10:30 pm EST Saturday, Sept. 30th.
Semi-finals | Championship | ||||||||
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 4 | |||||||
3 | Orlando Pride | 1 | |||||||
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 1 | |||||||
1 | North Carolina Courage | 0 | |||||||
1 | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |||||||
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 |
The NWSLsoccer.com website and the Go90 app have the exclusive rights to streaming all games live on each of their platforms. In addition, the league has partnered with the Lifetime Network to air a "Game of the Week" on Saturdays for the 24-week Regular Season. The Pride were selected for 7 matches on the slate. The dates are: [14]
Sat., Apr. 15 / 3 p.m. kickoff / Portland Thorns FC vs. Orlando Pride
Sat., Apr. 22 / 4 p.m. kickoff / Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit
Sat., June 24 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash
Sat., July 22 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride
Sat., Aug. 12 / 7:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Sky Blue FC
Sat., Sept. 2 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff**/ Orlando Pride vs. Boston Breakers
Sat., Sept. 9 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC
The NWSL announced on August 17 that the Game of the Week on Lifetime for Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET featured the Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns FC at Orlando City Stadium. Lifetime also aired their away match at FC Kansas City on August 26.
** New schedule adjustments issued on June 12 by the NWSL and Lifetime Network airtimes revised for player safety due to extreme temperatures and allowance for hydration breaks.
Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
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Best XI | Defender | Ali Krieger | [15] |
Best XI | Forward | Marta | [16] |
Second X1 | Defender | Steph Catley | [17] |
Second X1 | Forward | Alex Morgan | [18] |
Month | Player | Month's Statline | Ref. |
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August | Alex Morgan | 7 Goals; 2 Assist; 13 Shots on Goal; 11 Chances Created | [19] |
September | Marta | 2 Goals; 13 Chances Created; 85% Passing Accuracy | [20] |
Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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June | Ali Krieger | Marta | [21] | ||
July | Marta | ||||
August | Ali Krieger Steph Catley | Marta | Alex Morgan** | ||
September | Marta Alanna Kennedy |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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2 | Won | Danica Evans | |
3 | Won | Camila | |
9 | Won | Camila | |
13 | Won | Toni Pressley | |
16 | Won | Marta | |
18 | Won | Alex Morgan | |
22 | Won | Alanna Kennedy |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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1 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
2 | Won | Monica | |
4 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
9 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
10 | Won | Steph Catley | |
12 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
13 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
17 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
18 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
22 | Won | Ashlyn Harris |
Orlando Pride forward Marta and defender Ali Krieger have been named to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI, announced on October 12. [22]
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