2023 Orlando City SC season

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Orlando City SC
2023 season
Orlando City SC wordmark purple.svg
Manager Óscar Pareja
Stadium Exploria Stadium
MLS:Conference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16
Leagues Cup Round of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Facundo Torres (14)

All:
Duncan McGuire (15)
Highest home attendance25,527
(September 24 vs. Inter Miami CF)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
17,012
(May 17 vs. New York City FC)
All:
14,005
(July 21 vs. Houston Dynamo, Leagues Cup)
Average home league attendance20,590 [1]
Biggest winORL 4–0 TOR (Jul. 4)
Biggest defeat RSL 4–0 ORL (Jul. 8)
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Orlando City SC season was the club's 13th season of existence in Orlando and ninth season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Orlando also played in three other competitions: the U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, Leagues Cup, as well as the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time.

Contents

Season review

Pre-season

Orlando made its first offseason move on November 9, trading $300,000 in general allocation money plus potential future add-ons to Toronto FC in exchange for Luca Petrasso. [2] A day later it was announced Júnior Urso and the club had agreed to mutually terminate his contract so he could return to Brazil due to personal circumstances. At the time of his departure, he had made the eighth-most appearances for the club. [3] As part of the end of season roster decisions, Orlando City announced the departures of Tesho Akindele, who ranked second all-time in appearances for the club in all competitions with 121 behind only Chris Mueller and sixth for goals with 21 at the time of his departure, as well as injury-plagued Alexandre Pato and former draft pick Joey DeZart. Wilder Cartagena had his loan extension option exercised. [4] Club captain Mauricio Pereyra was signed to a new two-year contract using allocation money meaning he would no longer occupy a Designated Player slot. [5] 11-year MLS veteran Felipe Martins was signed as a free agent [6] and Favian Loyola became the third offseason signing when he was signed to a homegrown contract. [7]

With the addition of St. Louis City SC in 2023, MLS held an Expansion Draft on November 11, 2022. St. Louis selected Nicholas Gioacchini who had joined Orlando in July 2022 and made seven appearances in all competitions for the team. [8]

In December, Orlando confirmed further player departures: João Moutinho sealed a move to Italian side Spezia following the expiration of his contract, [9] while the club traded away both Andrés Perea to Philadelphia Union for allocation money and Ruan to D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, [10] later used to select Generation Adidas signee Shakur Mohammed. He was one of four players selected by Orlando. [11] Homegrown player Benji Michel departed for Portugal as a free agent, joining Arouca, [12] while Jake Mulraney was sold, returning home to Ireland to sign with St Patrick's Athletic. [13] With a flurry of key departures, Orlando undertook significant recruitment in January, signing defender Rafael Santos from Cruzeiro, [14] new Designated Player Martín Ojeda and Under-22 initiative player Ramiro Enrique both out of Argentina, [15] [16] as well as Icelandic international midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson. [17]

Also during the offseason, Ercan Kara, Facundo Torres and Gastón González all received green cards meaning they no longer occupied international roster spots.

February

Orlando City opened the season on February 25 at home to New York Red Bulls. Having weathered heavy New York pressure in the first half, the Lions opened the scoring with their first shot of the match in the 56th minute courtesy of a Facundo Torres penalty after Sean Nealis was ajudged to have handled the ball. Orlando held on for the 1–0 victory, preserving their opening day unbeaten streak since joining MLS in 2015 (3W 6D 0L). [18]

March

The team remained at home for week two, hosting FC Cincinnati. Pareja made five changes to his starting lineup including handing debuts to Gastón González and Abdi Salim but the offensive struggles continued as the Lions registered only one shot on goal in a 0–0 draw. [19] Three days later, on March 7, Orlando debuted in the CONCACAF Champions League away to 2020 winners Tigres UANL. The Lions took a goalless draw from the round of 16 first leg, largely thanks to an eight-save performance from Pedro Gallese who kept his third shutout in as many games to start the season. [20] The team finally conceded for the first time on March 11 as part of a 1–1 draw with D.C. United. Rookie Duncan McGuire debuted from the start and, after a goalless first half, gave the Lions the lead in the 53rd minute when he guided a Dagur Dan Þórhallsson header home from two yards. D.C. were awarded a penalty five minutes later for a supposed handball from Wilder Cartagena before a VAR review overturned the decision after judging it hit his body instead. D.C. eventually found an equalizer through Chris Durkin who cut back and struck a fierce left-footed shot across goal from the top of the box in the 80th minute. Orlando remained unbeaten in all competitions to begin the year but extended the winless streak to three. [21]

Four days later, Orlando returned to Champions League action for the second leg against Tigres. In a game of two halves, Tigres went in to the break with a one-goal lead after Sebastián Córdova managed to find himself with enough time and space inside the penalty area to bring down a looping cross and slide the ball under Gallese. However, Orlando were the better side in the second half as they pushed forward for an equaliser. It eventually came in the 89th minute as substitute Ercan Kara scored his first goal of the season, an acrobatic bicycle kick, but it was a case of too little too late as Orlando were eliminated on the away goals rule as the game finished 1–1 both on the night and on aggregate. Head coach Óscar Pareja received a red card after the final whistle for confronting the referee about the lack of time added on as Tigres tried to waste time to see out the game: "We scored in minute 89 and between 89 and 96:45 it was four minutes 50 seconds that they did not play the game." [22]

Orlando's undefeated start to the season ended at home to bottom of the table Charlotte FC on March 18. Having controlled the opening exchanges and had an early goal ruled out for offside, Orlando were caught out when Charlotte capitalized on the Lions' high line as Enzo Copetti found himself one on one with Gallese from a long ball and was able to slot home before the visitors double the lead through Kerwin Vargas' speculative shot from the edge of the box. Orlando responded after half time with a goal in the 57th minute as Martín Ojeda was first to a loose ball in the penalty area to score his first for the club, and spent much of the second half threatening to equalize, seeing the ball in the back of the net again only for the goal to be ruled offside for a second time. Despite attempting 19 shots to Charlotte's eight, the Lions lost 2–1, giving Charlotte their first points of the season.

Roster

Last updated on September 2, 2023 [23]
No.NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Flag of Peru.svg Pedro Gallese GK February 23, 1990 (aged 33) Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz INT
31 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Stajduhar GK December 2, 1997 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City U-23 HGP
50 Flag of Venezuela.svg Javier Otero GK November 18, 2002 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
99 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Grinwis GK April 21, 1992 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Republic
Defenders
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos LB February 5, 1998 (aged 25) Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro INT
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Jansson CB November 15, 1991 (aged 31) Flag of Sweden.svg AIK
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Schlegel CB April 3, 1997 (aged 25) Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Club INT
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Petrasso LB June 16, 2000 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC HGP
24 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Smith RB January 9, 1992 (aged 31) Flag of the United States.svg Louisville City
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Carlos CB March 7, 1993 (aged 29) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras INT
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Halliday RB January 22, 2003 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
28 Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Salim CB April 1, 2001 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Syracuse Orange
30 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Freeman RB August 9, 2004 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City AcademyHGP
68 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Williams CB August 15, 2004 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
Midfielders
5 Flag of Uruguay.svg César Araújo CM April 2, 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers U22, INT
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Martins CM September 30, 1990 (aged 32) Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC
10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Mauricio Pereyra AM March 15, 1990 (aged 32) Flag of Russia.svg FC Krasnodar INT
16 Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena DM September 23, 1994 (aged 28) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ittihad Kalba INT, Loan in
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Urso CM March 10, 1989 (aged 33) Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians INT
23 Flag of Iceland.svg Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM May 2, 2000 (aged 22) Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik INT
95 Flag of the United States.svg Favian Loyola AM May 18, 2005 (aged 17) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
Forwards
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Enrique CF May 4, 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield U22, INT
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Ojeda LW November 27, 1998 (aged 24) Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz DP, INT
13 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire ST February 5, 2001 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays
14 Flag of Ghana.svg Shakur Mohammed ST August 27, 2003 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Duke Blue Devils GA
17 Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Torres LW April 13, 2000 (aged 22) Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol DP
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón González LW June 27, 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Argentina.svg Unión Santa Fe
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Lynn CF January 12, 2000 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg Notre Dame Fighting Irish
32 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilfredo Rivera LW October 14, 2003 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
77 Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Angulo LW March 22, 1999 (aged 23) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras INT, Loan in

Staff

Executive
Majority owner and chairman Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Flag of the United States.svg Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Wilf
President of business operations Flag of the United States.svg Jarrod Dillon
General manager Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Muzzi
Technical director Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff
Head coach Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Pareja
Assistant coach Flag of Argentina.svg Josema Bazán
Assistant coach Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Torres Ortiz
Strength and conditioning coach Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Bazán
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Venezuela.svg César Baena

Competitions

Friendlies

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 9. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all but one to be played behind closed doors.

February 1Preseason Orlando City 2–0 Minnesota United FC Kissimmee, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 4Preseason Orlando City 3–1 FIU Panthers Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
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Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 7Preseason Orlando City Canceled Nashville SC Tampa, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. Canceled due to venue availability issues.
February 11Preseason Orlando City 2–2 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 15Preseason Orlando City 5–0 Stetson Hatters Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 am Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 18Preseason Orlando City 1–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

Outside of the club, St. Louis City joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of MLS clubs to 29.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3418975439 +15639533119 +129442320 +3

Last updated: October 21.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLWLWLWLDDWDWWLDDWWLWWWDWWLDWWWW
Position [lower-alpha 1] 867947798911107787777767544332222222
Updated to match(es) played on October 21. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

February 251 Orlando City 1–0 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,088
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 42 Orlando City 0–0 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 113 D.C. United 1–1 Orlando City Buzzard Point, Washington
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 184 Orlando City 1–2 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 255 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 16 Orlando City 0–2 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Chris Penso
April 157 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,685
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 228 Orlando City 1–3 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,514
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 299 Orlando City 2–0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,519
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 610 CF Montréal 2–0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 1311 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 1712 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,012
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 2013 Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 2714 Orlando City 1–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 315 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,871
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 1016 Orlando City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 1717 New England Revolution 3–1 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 2118 Orlando City 2–2 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 2419 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,693
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 120 Orlando City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 421 Orlando City 4–0 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,604
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 822 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 1523 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,576
Referee: Víctor Rivas
August 2024 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 2625 Orlando City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,156
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 3026 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 227 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 1628 Orlando City 4–3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 2029 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City The Bronx, New York
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 2430 Orlando City 1–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 3031 Orlando City 3–0 CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,637
Referee: Sergii Boiko
October 432 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,273
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 733 Orlando City 3–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,440
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 2134 Toronto FC 0–2 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 pm Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,556
Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Standings

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Cincinnati 3420595739+1869Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 3418795539+1663Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 3416996746+2157
4 Philadelphia Union 34159105741+1655
5 New England Revolution 34159105846+1255
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S)3420595739+1869Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [lower-alpha 1]
2 Orlando City SC 3418795539+1663Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [lower-alpha 2]
3 Columbus Crew (C)3416996746+2157Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 [lower-alpha 3]
4 St. Louis City SC 34171256245+1756Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [lower-alpha 4]
5 Philadelphia Union 34159105741+1655Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [lower-alpha 5]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

MLS Cup Playoffs

In 2023, Major League Soccer introduced a new playoff format with an expanded field of 18 teams—the top nine teams from each conference with the #8 and #9 seeds playing a one-off wildcard game prior to the first round. Orlando qualified as the #2 seed in the East, entering in the first round which consisted of a best-of-three series. The round had no aggregate score and tied matches were decided by penalty shootout. [24]

October 30 Round One game 1 #2 Orlando City 1–0 #7 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,744
Referee: Armando Villarreal
November 7 Round One game 2 #7 Nashville SC 0–1 #2 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.
November 25 Conference semi-finals #2 Orlando City 0–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup

Orlando entered in the round of 32, a round later than the previous year, as one of four MLS teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions League. [25]

May 9 Round of 32 Charlotte FC Flag of North Carolina.svg 1–0 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando City Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

CONCACAF Champions League

Orlando contested the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in 2023 having qualified as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions. It was the club's second time appearing in continental competition after the 2021 Leagues Cup. [26]

March 7 R16 first leg Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg 0–0 Orlando City Monterrey, Mexico
9:00 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
March 15R16 second leg Orlando City 1–1
(1–1 (a) agg.)
Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL Orlando, Florida
7:15 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,112
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Leagues Cup

The third edition of the Leagues Cup featured every MLS and Liga MX team for the first time with both leagues taking a month-long pause in their respective seasons to complete the "World Cup-style" tournament. [27] Orlando City entered at the group stage as a seeded team.

Group stage

July 21 Group stage Orlando City 1–1
(5–4 p)
Houston Dynamo FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
July 29Group stage Santos Laguna Flag of Mexico.svg 2–3 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Victor Rivas

PosTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification ORL HOU SAN
1 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 2110043+15Advance to knockout stage 1–1
2 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo FC 201103303
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 200114511 2–3 2–2
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

August 2 Round of 32 Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Iván Barton

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played November 25, 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMLSPlayoffsOpen CupLeagues CupCCL
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Pedro Gallese 38030030003020
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Stajduhar 504000100000
50 GK Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Javier Otero 000000000000
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Grinwis 000000000000
Defenders
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Santos 34123+313010300+10
6 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Robin Jansson 43031+3030103020
15 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 32022+4030100020
20 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Luca Petrasso 1404+8000000020
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Smith 32117+810+3000300+10
25 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Antônio Carlos 24116+210+30003000
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Halliday 2109+9000100020
28 DF Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Abdi Salim 302+1000000000
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Freeman 100+1000000000
68 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Williams 000000000000
Midfielders
5 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU César Araújo 42231+2130103120
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Felipe Martins 2006+1000+10100+100+10
10 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Mauricio Pereyra 38127+4030002120
16 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Wilder Cartagena 32323+11310+10310+10
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Júnior Urso 1202+700+30000000
23 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 39212+18230100+300+20
58 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Juninho 200+1000000+1000
95 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Favian Loyola 100+1000000000
Forwards
7 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Ramiro Enrique 3947+2340+300+100+3020
11 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Martín Ojeda 42616+1860+200+101+2020
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan McGuire 371517+12133010320+10
14 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Shakur Mohammed 000000000000
17 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Facundo Torres 391428+21430103020
22 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gastón González 2107+1100010000+20
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Lynn 300+3000000000
32 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Wilfredo Rivera 000000000000
77 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Iván Angulo 43629+55310+103020
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
9 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Ercan Kara 19611+4500000+300+11
59 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alejandro Granados 100+1000000000

Goalscorers

As of match played November 25, 2023
RankNo.Pos.NameMLSPlayoffsOpen CupLeagues CupCCLTotal
113FW Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire 13002015
217FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Torres 14000014
311FW Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Ojeda 600006
9FW Flag of Austria.svg Ercan Kara 500016
77FW Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Angulo 510006
67FW Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Enrique 400004
716MF Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena 110103
823MF Flag of Iceland.svg Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 200002
5MF Flag of Uruguay.svg César Araújo 100102
103DF Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos 100001
24DF Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Smith 100001
25DF Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Carlos 100001
10MF Flag of Uruguay.svg Mauricio Pereyra 000101
Own goal 100001
Total55205163

Shutouts

As of match played November 25, 2023
RankNo.Pos.NameMLSPlayoffsOpen CupLeagues CupCCLTotal
11GK Flag of Peru.svg Pedro Gallese 10200113
231GK Flag of the United States.svg Mason Stajduhar 100001
Total11200114

Disciplinary record

As of match played November 25, 2023
No.Pos.NameMLSPlayoffsOpen CupLeagues CupCCLTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
1GK Flag of Peru.svg Pedro Gallese 300100000200000600
3DF Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos 200100000100000400
5MF Flag of Uruguay.svg César Araújo 8002001000001001200
6DF Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Jansson 500100100100100900
7FW Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Enrique 400000000000000400
8MF Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Martins 400000000000000400
9FW Flag of Austria.svg Ercan Kara 100000000000000100
10MF Flag of Uruguay.svg Mauricio Pereyra 300100000100100600
13FW Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire 200000000100000300
15DF Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Schlegel 300210100000100710
16MF Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena 8012000001000001101
17FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Torres 200000000100000300
21MF Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Urso 100000000000000100
22FW Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón González 000000000000100100
23MF Flag of Iceland.svg Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 200100000000000300
24DF Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Smith 500000000200000700
25DF Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Carlos 600000000100000700
26DF Flag of the United States.svg Michael Halliday 200000000000000200
31GK Flag of the United States.svg Mason Stajduhar 100000000000000100
77FW Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Angulo 500000000100000600
Total6701111030012005009811

Player movement

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

MLS SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 21, 2022. Orlando made four selections.

2023 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
12 Flag of Ghana.svg Shakur Mohammed FW Flag of North Carolina.svg Duke University Signed [28]
6 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire FW Flag of Nebraska.svg Creighton University Signed [29]
17 Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Salim DF Flag of New York.svg Syracuse University Signed [30]
246 Flag of Germany.svg Luis GrassowDF Flag of Kentucky.svg University of Kentucky Not signed [31]

Transfers in

No.NamePos.Transferred fromFee/notesDateRef.
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Petrasso LB Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Traded in exchange for $300,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions.November 9, 2022 [2]
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Martins CM Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC Free agent signing.November 22, 2022 [6]
95 Flag of the United States.svg Favian Loyola AM Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Homegrown signing.December 2, 2022 [7]
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos LB Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro Undisclosed feeJanuary 5, 2023 [14]
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Ojeda LW Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz Undisclosed fee, reportedly $4mJanuary 7, 2023 [15] [32]
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Enrique CF Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield Undisclosed fee, reportedly $2mJanuary 26, 2023 [16] [33]
23 Flag of Iceland.svg Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik Undisclosed feeJanuary 31, 2023 [17]
59 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Granados AM Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Signed short-term contract.June 9, 2023 [34]
50 Flag of Venezuela.svg Javier Otero GK Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Signed short-term contract.June 16, 2023 [35]
50 Flag of Venezuela.svg Javier Otero GK Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract.July 10, 2023 [36]
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Urso CM Flag of Brazil.svg Coritiba July 19, 2023 [37]

Loans in

No.NamePos.Loaned fromNotesDateRef.
16 Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena DM Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ittihad Kalba Loan extension option exercised.November 14, 2022 [4]
58 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho MF Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama Signed short-term contract via Orlando City B.June 16, 2023 [35]

Transfers out

No.NamePos.Transferred toFee/notesDateRef.
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Urso CM Flag of Brazil.svg Coritiba Mutually terminated contract; signed with Coritiba on 12/22/22November 10, 2022 [3] [38]
20 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Gioacchini CF Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis City SC Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft.November 11, 2022 [8]
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Pato CF Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo Contract expired; signed with São Paulo on 5/26/23November 14, 2022 [4] [39]
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tesho Akindele CFRetiredOption declined; retired on 12/20/22 [4] [40]
34 Flag of Jamaica.svg Joey DeZart DM Flag of the United States.svg Huntsville City FC Option declined; signed with Huntsville City on 3/21/23 [4] [41]
22 Flag of Ecuador.svg Alexander Alvarado LW Flag of Ecuador.svg L.D.U. Quito Exercised option to buy.November 29, 2022 [42]
4 Flag of Portugal.svg João Moutinho LB Flag of Italy.svg Spezia Contract expired; signed with Spezia on 12/2/22December 2, 2022 [9]
21 Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Perea CM Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Traded in exchange for $750,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions. Orlando retain an undisclosed sell-on percentageDecember 6, 2022 [43]
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Ruan RB Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United Traded in exchange for the No.2 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.December 21, 2022 [44]
19 Flag of the United States.svg Benji Michel RW Flag of Portugal.svg Arouca Contract expired; signed with Arouca on 1/6/23January 6, 2023 [12]
23 Flag of Ireland.svg Jake Mulraney LM Flag of Ireland.svg St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed feeJanuary 18, 2023 [13]
59 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Granados CM Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge Undisclosed feeAugust 8, 2023 [45]
9 Flag of Austria.svg Ercan Kara CF Flag of Turkey.svg Samsunspor Undisclosed feeSeptember 2, 2023 [46]

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