2018 season | |||
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CEO | Alex Leitão | ||
Head coach | Tom Sermanni | ||
Stadium | Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||
NWSL | 7th of 9 | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Sydney Leroux (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9.017 (March 24th vs. Utah Royals FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,104 (May 23rd vs. North Carolina Courage) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,837 | ||
The 2018 season was Orlando Pride's third season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The team played its home games at Orlando City Stadium.
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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2 | FW | Sydney Leroux | United States |
3 | DF | Toni Pressley | United States |
4 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | Canada |
5 | MF | Emily Van Egmond | Australia |
6 | FW | Chioma Ubogagu | England |
7 | MF | Christine Nairn | United States |
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 | Carson Pickett | United States |
17 | MF | Dani Weatherholt | United States |
19 | DF | Poliana | Brazil |
21 | DF | Mônica | Brazil |
24 | GK | Ashlyn Harris | United States |
28 | GK | Haley Kopmeyer | United States |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2018 college draft was held on January 18, 2018. Orlando had one selection. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 23 | Nadia Gomes | FW | Brigham Young University | Not signed [3] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 23, 2018 | Shelina Zadorsky | DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in trade for Aubrey Bledsoe and Orlando's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | [4] |
January 29, 2018 | Christine Nairn | MF | Seattle Reign FC | Acquired in trade for Stephanie Catley | [5] |
January 29, 2018 | Carson Pickett | DF | Seattle Reign FC | Acquired in trade for Stephanie Catley | [5] |
January 29, 2018 | Haley Kopmeyer | GK | Seattle Reign FC | Acquired in trade for Jasmyne Spencer | [5] |
February 2, 2018 | Sydney Leroux | FW | Utah Royals FC | Acquired in trade for Orlando's first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft (which was acquired from Seattle Reign FC in separate trade). | [6] |
February 6, 2018 | Poliana | DF | Houston Dash | Acquired in trade for Orlando's second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | [7] |
February 14, 2018 | Emily van Egmond | MF | Newcastle Jets FC | Signed in off season. | [8] |
March 21, 2018 | Lotta Ökvist | DF | Houston Dash | Acquired in trade with Houston Dash for Orlando's 3rd round draft pick in 2019. | [9] |
Date | Player | Positions played | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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January 29, 2018 | Steph Catley | DF | Seattle Reign FC | Traded for Christine Nairn and Carson Pickett | [5] |
January 29, 2018 | Jasmyne Spencer | FW | Seattle Reign FC | Traded for Haley Kopmeyer and Reign FC's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. | [5] |
February 9, 2018 | Nickolette Driesse | MF | Sky Blue FC | Waived. | [10] [11] |
February 12, 2018 | Jamia Fields | FW | Arna-Bjørnar | Waived. | [12] [13] |
July 3, 2018 | Lotta Ökvist | DF | Hammarby IF | Waived. | [14] [15] |
February 28 | Florida State University | 3–2 | Orlando Pride | Tallahassee, Florida |
6 PM ET | Castellanos 33' (pen.), 89' Tillman 49' | Report | Leroux 8' Carter 80' | Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,000 |
March 3 | University of Central Florida | 0–3 | Orlando Pride | Orlando, Florida |
3 PM ET | Report | Leroux 14' | Stadium: UCF Track and Soccer Complex |
March 8 | University of South Florida | 1–5 | Orlando Pride | Tampa, Florida |
6 PM ET | USF 73' | Report |
| Stadium: Corbett Stadium |
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 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 |
Last updated: August 25, 2018.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Sat., March 241 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Utah Royals FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Marta 21' (pen.) Krieger 90+3' | Report | Jónsdóttir 3' (Matheson) Sauerbrunn 21' Ratcliffe 58' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 9,017 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
Sat., March 312 | Washington Spirit | 2–0 | Orlando Pride | Boyds, Maryland |
3:30pm | Church 44' Pugh 80' (Hatch) Hatch 88' | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,989 | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Sun., April 153 | Portland Thorns | 2–1 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
6:00pm | Horan 28' (Sinclair) Sinclair 39' (Horan) | Report | Ubogagu 20' (Nairn) Pressley 85' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,466 |
Sun., April 224 | Orlando Pride | 1–0 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
5:00pm | Ubogagu 65' (Nairn) | Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,890 |
Sat., April 285 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Seattle Reign | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Marta 61' | Report | Long 33' (Oyster) Betos 89' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,058 |
Wed., May 26 | Chicago Red Stars | 0–2 | Orlando Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30pm | Comeau 87' | Report | Ubogagu 28' (Leroux) Hill 81' (van Egmond) | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,027 |
Wed., May 97 | Utah Royals FC | 0–0 | Orlando Pride | Sandy, Utah |
9:00pm | Gorry 86' | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 7,137 |
Sat., May 128 | Portland Thorns | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Portland, Oregon |
3:30pm | Sinclair 23' (Heath) 76' Andressina 65' | Report | Morgan 11' Nairn 21' Pickett 64' Weatherholt 83' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 17,115 |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Wed., May 239 | Orlando Pride | 3–4 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Ubogagu 52' (Marta) Kennedy 65' (Nairn) van Egmond 72' Hill 83' (Marta) | Report | McDonald 32' (O'Sullivan), 90' (Hinkle) Debinha 57' Mewis 62' (Dunn) Erceg 90+3' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Christina Unkel |
Sat., May 2610 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–5 | Orlando Pride | Bridgeview, Illinois |
3:30pm | Kerr 21' (Nagasato), 60' (Nagasato) Johnson 42' | Report | Hill 2' Morgan 6' (Marta) Leroux 61' (Krieger), 63' Weatherholt 83' (Morgan) | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,047 |
Sun., June 311 | Seattle Reign | 0–0 | Orlando Pride | Seattle, Washington |
9:00pm | Spencer 70' | Report | Zadorsky 79' | Stadium: UW Medicine Pitch at Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,251 |
Sat., June 1612 | Orlando Pride | 3–2 | Sky Blue FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Leroux 2' (Ubogagu), 31' (Nairn) 75' Hill 83' (Morgan) | Report | McCaskill 16' Tiernan 37' Gibbons 45+1' Lloyd 85' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,445 |
Sat., June 2313 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Orlando Pride | Boyds, Maryland |
7pm | Dydasco 18' Dougherty Howard 90+3' | Report | Kennedy 11' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,005 |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Wed., June 2714 | Orlando Pride | 1–2 | Houston Dash | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Morgan 22' (Zadorsky) Pickett 90' Monica 90+1' Nairn 90+1' Leroux 90+3' | Report | Chapman 75' Ohai 79' (Motlhalo) Huerta 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 3,215 |
Sat., June 3015 | Orlando Pride | 0–3 | North Carolina Courage | Orlando, Florida |
3:30pm | Report | Debinha 37' Mathias 39' (Debinha) McDonald 40' (Dunn) | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic | |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Sat., July 716 | Orlando Pride | 2–1 | Washington Spirit | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Leroux 45+2' (Kennedy) Marta 86' (Leroux) Marta 90+3' | Report | Hatch 26' (Church) | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,621 |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Wed., July 1117 | Houston Dash | 3–1 | Orlando Pride | Houston, Texas |
8:30pm | Daly 17' (Ohai), 50' Hanson 90+1' Kgatlana 90+5' (Chapman) | Report | Leroux 55' (Zadorsky) Ubogagu 80' Zadorsky 87' Marta 90+6' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 3,308 |
Sat., July 1418 | Utah Royals FC | 1–2 | Orlando Pride | Sandy, Utah |
7pm | Rodriguez 8' (Corsie) | Report | Hill 24' Morgan 45+2' (pen.) Edmonds 52' (Krieger) Kennedy 68' Ubogagu 75' Camila 89' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 8,761 |
Note: Televised on ESPNews. |
Sat., July 2119 | Orlando Pride | 1–1 | Seattle Reign | Orlando, Florida |
3:30pm | Pressley 21' | Report | Taylor 70' (Kawasumi) Barnes 90+1' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,074 |
Note: Televised on Lifetime. |
Sun., August 520 | Orlando Pride | 2–2 | Sky Blue FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Edmonds 32' Marta 51' Weatherholt 73' Camila 78' Kennedy 90+3' | Report | Dorsey 53' (Groom) Groom 59' (McCaskill) Lloyd 90+6' | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 4,577 |
Sat., August 1121 | Orlando Pride | 0–2 | Portland Thorns | Orlando, Florida |
7:30pm | Marta 73' | Report | Sinclair 27' Horan 47' (Heath) Raso 53' (Crnogorčević) | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
Sat., August 1822 | North Carolina Courage | 3–0 | Orlando Pride | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00pm | Mathias 37' Zadorsky 75' (o.g.) Debinha 81' (Williams) Williams 88' (Mathias) | Report | Van Egmond 28' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Note: Game resumed in the 22nd minute on Sunday, August 19 due to weather |
Sat., August 2523 | Orlando Pride | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando, Florida |
3:30pm | Camila 42' Zadorsky 79' Monica 82' Morgan 65' (Marta) | Report | Kerr 44' (Nagasato), 59' DiBernardo 45+1' (Kerr) | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,016 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr |
Sat., Sep 824 | Sky Blue FC | 1–0 | Orlando Pride | Piscataway, New Jersey |
12:00pm | Sheridan 32' Lloyd 74' (Groom) | Report | Stadium: Yurcak Field at Rutgers University Attendance: 4,086 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Carolina Courage (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | NWSL Shield |
2 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 42 | NWSL Playoffs |
3 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
4 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Utah Royals FC | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 35 | |
6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30 | |
8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 11 | |
9 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 9 |
The NWSL 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 8 matches on the slate. The dates are: [16]
Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 2 | Sydney Leroux | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2 | FW | 6 | Chioma Ubogagu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FW | 15 | Rachel Hill | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
FW | 13 | Alex Morgan | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
FW | 10 | Marta | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | DF | 14 | Alanna Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 17 | Dani Weatherholt | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | MF | 7 | Christine Nairn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 12 | Kristen Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 3 | Toni Pressley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
No. | Name | NWSL | NWSL Playoffs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Ashlyn Harris | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Month | Player | Position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
May | Ali Krieger | Defender | [17] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
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5 | Nominated | Marta | [18] |
6 | Nominated | Chioma Ubogagu | [19] |
7 | Won | Christine Nairn | [20] |
9 | Won | Sydney Leroux | [21] |
11/12 | Nominated | Sydney Leroux | [22] |
13 | Won | Alanna Kennedy | [23] |
15 | Won | Marta | [24] |
16 | Won | Kristen Edmonds | [25] |
17 | Won | Toni Pressley | [26] |
Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [27] |
7 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [28] |
9 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [29] |
10 | Won | Haley Kopmeyer | [30] |
13 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [31] |
14 | Nominated | Ashlyn Harris | [32] |
17 | Nominated | Haley Kopmeyer | [33] |
21 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [34] |
22 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | [35] |
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