Orlando City U-23

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Orlando City U-23
Full nameOrlando City Under-23s
Founded1998 (as Central Florida Lionhearts)
Dissolved2016
Stadium Seminole Soccer Complex
Lake Mary, Florida
Capacity3,666

Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference. The team was part of the Orlando City SC youth development system, [1] and played the majority of their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex in nearby Lake Mary, Florida.

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The team's colors as the Kraze were blue, white and red, while they also occasionally wore forest green.

History

The team was known as the Central Florida Lionhearts during their first year of existence. From 1999 to 2011, it was known as the Central Florida Kraze.

On November 30, 2011, Orlando City Soccer Club announced that it has purchased controlling interest in the Kraze, and would rename the club Orlando City U-23. [2] The team also acquired a different youth club, Florida Soccer Alliance, and integrated them as Orlando City Youth Soccer to create a European-style development system. [3]

Players

Current roster

As of August 10, 2015 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braeden Luna
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Stajduhar
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mitch Thorn
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ramzey Hassen
4 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Christian Funes
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Franke
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael O'Sullivan
9 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bernardo Carabelli
9 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Nicholas Melo
10 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonathan Coleby
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Brody
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freddy Ruiz
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Martinez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eli Lockaby
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeffery George
16 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucas Diniz
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Nartowicz
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas O'Callaghan
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Carr
21 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Romalho
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dennis Zapata
23 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Codo
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Svantesson
26 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jordan Thorpe
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexander Norris
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eli Beates

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
19984USISL PDSL6th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
19994USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20004USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualify1st round
20014USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20024USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20034USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify
20044USL PDL1st, SoutheastPDL Championsdid not qualify
20054USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify
20064USL PDL2nd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20074USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finals1st round
20084USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify
20094USL PDL6th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20104USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualify1st round
20114USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finals1st round
20124USL PDL2nd, SoutheastSemi-finals1st round
20134USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualify1st round
20144USL PDL5th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
20154USL PDL7th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify

Honors

Head coaches

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at

Related Research Articles

References

  1. Fla. youth giants merge as Central Florida Kraze/Krush joins with Orlando City Archived July 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (March 1, 2012). nationalsoccerwire.com.
  2. Orlando City acquires Central Florida Kraze Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (November 30, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com.
  3. Orlando City acquires controlling interest in Seminole Soccer Complex & FSA youth club Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (December 12, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com.
  4. Archived July 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (August 10, 2015).
  5. Orlando City names Paul Shaw as U23 Head Coach