Orlando City SC

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Orlando City
Full nameOrlando City Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
FoundedNovember 19, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-19)
StadiumExploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Capacity25,500
OwnerFlávio Augusto da Silva (majority)
Phil Rawlins, Albert Friedberg, Jed Kaplan (minority)
Head coachÓscar Pareja
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2019Eastern Conference: 11th
Overall: 22nd
Playoffs: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub website

Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida. They are a member of the Eastern Conference in the MLS. Orlando City SC played their 1st season in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS. They became the first MLS team in Florida since Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny both folded following the 2001 season.[1] The team plays at Exploria Stadium in Downtown Orlando.

Team records[change | change source]

List of seasons[change | change source]

Year MLS Regular season Position MLS Cup
Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup Champions
League
League top scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conf. Overall Player Goals
2015 34 12 8 14 46 56 44 7th 14th DNQ QF Not eligible Canada Cyle Larin 17
2016 34 9 14 11 55 60 41 8th 15th DNQ R16 DNQ Canada Cyle Larin 14
2017 34 10 9 15 39 58 39 10th 18th DNQ R4 DNQ Canada Cyle Larin 12
2018 34 8 4 22 43 74 28 11th 22nd DNQ QF DNQ United States Dom Dwyer 13
2019 34 9 10 15 44 52 37 11th 22nd DNQ SF DNQ Portugal Nani 12

Source

Club captains[change | change source]

Years Name Nation
2015–2017 Kaká  Brazil
2018 Jonathan Spector  United States
2019–present Nani  Portugal

References[change | change source]

  1. "Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Orlando". orlandocitysoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.