2020 season | ||
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Manager | Marcelo Neveleff | |
Stadium | Osceola County Stadium | |
USL League One: | 11th | |
Playoffs | DNQ | |
Biggest win | ORL 2–0 NE (August 7) | |
Biggest defeat | ORL 1–4 TUC (August 18) ORL 1–4 GVL (October 24) | |
The 2020 Orlando City B season was the club's fourth season of existence and their second since returning from hiatus during the 2018 season. It was their second season as a founding member of USL League One, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, after moving from the second tier (USL Championship) in the restructuring. The team also moved from Montverde Academy where they spent the 2019 season, to the newly refurbished Osceola County Stadium at Orlando City's new training complex in Kissimmee, Florida. [1]
On March 12 it was announced that the start of the 2020 USL League One season would be delayed as the league was temporarily suspended for 30 days on the advice of public health authorities due to the coronavirus pandemic. [2] OCB's season eventually began on August 1, 127 days after originally scheduled. All home games were played behind closed doors.
It was the team's last season in USL League One, announcing on October 16 that it was withdrawing from USL1 at the end of the season in lieu of a new proposed MLS reserve league launching in 2021. [3] [4] [5] On October 29, nine players were released as part of the end of season roster decisions, notably cutting a number of the older players in preparation for the shift in age group. [6]
No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
31 | Mason Stajduhar | GK | December 2, 1997 (aged 22) | Orlando City SC | First team | |
41 | Javier Otero | GK | November 18, 2002 (aged 17) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
51 | Russell Robles | GK | October 10, 2003 (aged 16) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
61 | Austin Aviza | GK | February 17, 1997 (aged 23) | Providence Friars | – | |
Defenders | ||||||
26 | Michael Halliday | DF | January 22, 2003 (aged 17) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
47 | Franklin Carabalí | DF | June 27, 1996 (aged 24) | América de Quito | – | |
50 | Owen Guske | DF | February 18, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
55 | Juan Pablo Monticelli | DF | August 26, 1997 (aged 22) | Tijuana | – | |
63 | Mateo Rodas | DF | January 11, 1998 (aged 22) | Tigres | – | |
64 | Jonathan Rosales | DF | May 22, 1998 (aged 22) | South Florida Bulls | – | |
65 | Daniel Rosario | DF | April 10, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
68 | Thomas Williams | DF | August 15, 2004 (aged 15) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
72 | Nick O'Callaghan | DF | March 11, 1997 (aged 23) | FIU Panthers | – | |
Midfielders | ||||||
33 | Jordan Bender | MF | July 9, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City SC | First team | |
34 | Joey DeZart | MF | June 9, 1998 (aged 22) | Orlando City SC | First team | |
45 | Raul Aguilera | MF | August 2, 1999 (aged 20) | North Carolina Tar Heels | – | |
46 | Austin Amer | MF | February 17, 2000 (aged 20) | Orlando City Development Academy | – | |
56 | Theodore Ndje | MF | November 11, 2001 (aged 18) | Banfield | – | |
57 | Adam Ozeri | MF | March 7, 1998 (aged 22) | Ferro | Loan in | |
58 | Ignacio Poplawski | MF | March 15, 1998 (aged 22) | Estudiantes | Loan in | |
59 | José Quintero | MF | July 27, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
67 | Moises Tablante | MF | July 4, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
Forwards | ||||||
48 | Fablo Dos Santos Oliveira | FW | February 15, 1999 (aged 21) | Barra da Tijuca | Loan in | |
49 | Aleksandar Gluvačević | FW | September 8, 1997 (aged 22) | OFK Vršac | – | |
53 | Julian Kennedy | FW | July 23, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
54 | Mason Lamb | FW | February 8, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
62 | Wilfredo Rivera | FW | October 14, 2003 (aged 16) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy | |
66 | Kenji Tanaka de Paula | FW | January 1, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
February 8 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | USF Bulls | Sanford, Florida |
Report | Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park |
February 22 | Miami FC | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Miami, Florida |
Report | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium |
February 29 | UCF Knights | 2–2 | Orlando City B | Orlando, Florida |
Report | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
March 7 | Tormenta FC | Canceled | Orlando City B | Statesboro, Georgia |
Stadium: The Clubhouse Fields |
For the 2020 season, USL League One expanded by a net total of two teams following the addition of Union Omaha, New England Revolution II and Fort Lauderdale CF while Lansing Ignite folded after only one season. [8] Canadian club Toronto FC II were later forced to withdraw for the season due to COVID-19 public health restrictions. [9] A shortened 16-game regular season, reduced from 28, was announced on July 17, 2020. Only the top two teams in the regular season will advance to the postseason for a one-off 2020 USL League One Final to be played the weekend following the conclusion of the regular season. [10]
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 |
15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | −10 |
Last updated: October 24, 2020.
Source: USL
August 11 | Tormenta FC | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Statesboro, Georgia |
8:00pm | Report | Stadium: Erk Russell Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Joshua Belk |
August 72 | New England Revolution II | 0–2 | Orlando City B | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:00pm | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Ernie Constantine |
August 143 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Kissimmee, Florida |
7:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
Note: 2hr lightning delay during first half |
August 184 | Orlando City B | 1–4 | FC Tucson | Kissimmee, Florida |
7:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
August 235 | Forward Madison | 3–1 | Orlando City B | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
5:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Hart Park Attendance: 540 Referee: Nabil Bensalah | |
Note: 1hr 45min lightning delay during second half |
August 286 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Tormenta FC | Kissimmee, Florida |
7:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Johan Fredrik Roenning |
September 37 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | North Texas SC | Kissimmee, Florida |
7:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Natalie Simon |
September 68 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Papillion, Nebraska |
8:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
September 129 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
8:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Natalie Simon |
September 19 | Richmond Kickers | P–P | Orlando City B | Richmond, Virginia |
6:30pm | Stadium: City Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to positive COVID-19 test [11] Rescheduled on October 7. |
September 2610 | Orlando City B | 0–1 | New England Revolution II | Kissimmee, Florida |
11:00am | Report |
| Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Alex Billeter |
October 211 | Greenville Triumph | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
October 712 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Orlando City B | Richmond, Virginia |
6:30pm | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 626 Referee: John Matto | ||
Note: Rescheduled from September 19 |
October 10 | Orlando City B | C–C | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Kissimmee, Florida |
3:00pm | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. [12] Was not rescheduled. |
October 1713 | FC Tucson | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Tucson, Arizona |
10:30pm | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Kevin Sánchez |
October 2114 | Orlando City B | 1–3 | Richmond Kickers | Kissimmee, Florida |
11:00am | Report | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Forward Madison FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 1.31 |
8 | Tormenta FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | 1.19 |
9 | New England Revolution II [lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 |
10 | Fort Lauderdale CF [lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 |
11 | Orlando City B [lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 6 | 0.40 |
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club (Orlando City SC), Orlando City B is ineligible for the Cup competition. [13]
No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | |
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Apps | Starts | |||
26 | DF | Michael Halliday | 7 | 6 |
31 | GK | Mason Stajduhar | 3 | 3 |
33 | MF | Jordan Bender | 3 | 3 |
34 | MF | Joey DeZart | 2 | 2 |
41 | GK | Javier Otero | 1 | 1 |
45 | MF | Raul Aguilera | 8 | 7 |
46 | MF | Austin Amer | 7 | 5 |
47 | DF | Franklin Carabalí | 10 | 7 |
48 | FW | Fablo Dos Santos | 5 | 1 |
49 | FW | Aleksandar Gluvačević | 10 | 3 |
50 | DF | Owen Guske | 6 | 5 |
51 | GK | Russell Robles | 0 | 0 |
53 | FW | Julian Kennedy | 8 | 7 |
54 | FW | Mason Lamb | 7 | 5 |
55 | DF | Juan Pablo Monticelli | 14 | 11 |
56 | MF | Theodore Ndje | 9 | 2 |
57 | MF | Adam Ozeri | 12 | 4 |
58 | MF | Ignacio Poplawski | 0 | 0 |
59 | MF | José Quintero | 12 | 11 |
60 | DF | Juan Ramos | 0 | 0 |
61 | GK | Austin Aviza | 11 | 11 |
62 | FW | Wilfredo Rivera | 15 | 15 |
63 | DF | Mateo Rodas | 12 | 9 |
64 | DF | Jonathan Rosales | 14 | 8 |
65 | DF | Daniel Rosario | 7 | 3 |
66 | FW | Kenji Tanaka | 12 | 6 |
67 | MF | Moises Tablante | 14 | 14 |
68 | DF | Thomas Williams | 13 | 10 |
72 | DF | Nick O'Callaghan | 6 | 6 |
73 | DF | Jahlane Forbes | 1 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 62 | FW | Wilfredo Rivera | 3 |
2 | 66 | FW | Kenji Tanaka | 2 |
3 | 45 | MF | Raul Aguilera | 1 |
49 | FW | Aleksandar Gluvačević | 1 | |
54 | FW | Mason Lamb | 1 | |
59 | MF | José Quintero | 1 | |
63 | DF | Mateo Rodas | 1 | |
Total | 10 |
No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 61 | Austin Aviza | 1 |
Total | 1 |
No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
45 | MF | Raul Aguilera | 3 | 0 |
46 | MF | Austin Amer | 1 | 0 |
47 | DF | Franklin Carabalí | 2 | 1 |
53 | FW | Julian Kennedy | 1 | 0 |
54 | FW | Mason Lamb | 2 | 0 |
55 | DF | Juan Pablo Monticelli | 4 | 0 |
56 | MF | Theodore Ndje | 4 | 0 |
57 | MF | Adam Ozeri | 1 | 0 |
59 | MF | José Quintero | 1 | 0 |
62 | FW | Wilfredo Rivera | 2 | 0 |
63 | DF | Mateo Rodas | 5 | 0 |
64 | DF | Jonathan Rosales | 4 | 0 |
65 | DF | Daniel Rosario | 1 | 1 |
67 | MF | Moises Tablante | 5 | 1 |
68 | DF | Thomas Williams | 2 | 0 |
72 | DF | Nick O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 |
Total | 39 | 3 |
No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Austin Aviza | GK | Providence Friars | Signed professional contract | March 3, 2020 | [14] |
47 | Franklin Carabalí | DF | América de Quito | |||
55 | Juan Pablo Monticelli | DF | Tijuana | |||
72 | Nick O'Callaghan | DF | FIU Panthers | |||
63 | Mateo Rodas | DF | Tigres | |||
64 | Jonathan Rosales | DF | South Florida Bulls | |||
45 | Raul Aguilera | MF | North Carolina Tar Heels | |||
56 | Theodore Ndje | MF | Banfield | |||
49 | Aleksandar Gluvačević | FW | OFK Vršac | |||
41 | Javier Otero | GK | Orlando City Development Academy | Signed Academy contract | ||
51 | Russell Robles | GK | ||||
50 | Owen Guske | DF | ||||
26 | Michael Halliday | DF | ||||
54 | Mason Lamb | FW | ||||
60 | Juan Ramos | DF | ||||
65 | Daniel Rosario | DF | ||||
68 | Thomas Williams | DF | ||||
53 | Julian Kennedy | FW | ||||
62 | Wilfredo Rivera | FW | ||||
66 | Kenji Tanaka de Paula | FW |
No. | Name | Pos. | Loaned from | Notes | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Adam Ozeri | MF | Ferro | Season-long loan | March 3, 2020 | [14] |
58 | Ignacio Poplawski | MF | Estudiantes | Season-long loan | ||
48 | Fablo Dos Santos Oliveira | FW | Barra da Tijuca | Season-long loan |
No. | Name | Pos. | Loaned to | Notes | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Sérginho | MF | Tombense | February 4, 2020 |
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