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2011 Orlando City SC season

The 2011 Orlando City SC season, marked the club's first season in existence, and their first year in the third-tier USL Pro League. Previously, the club was known as the Austin Aztex FC before they were relocated to Orlando, Florida. They won a double, winning the Commissioner's Cup as the top team in the league's regular season, and winning the USL Pro Championship.

Orlando City
2011 season
OwnersEngland Brendan Flood
England Phil Rawlins
Head coachEngland Adrian Heath
StadiumCitrus Bowl
USL ProCommissioner's Cup
USL Pro Championship
PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open Cup3rd round
WDW Pro Soccer Classic3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Griffin (11)
All:
Griffin (12)
Highest home attendance11,220 vs Harrisburg City Islanders September 3, 2011
Lowest home attendance1,321 vs Charleston Battery August 3, 2011
Average home league attendance6,021 (including playoffs)
2012 →

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies edit

Orlando City's 2011 pre-season started with three games against Major League Soccer ("MLS") clubs. It won its first match, a 1–0 result against Philadelphia Union at the Citrus Bowl, with then-trainee Lewis Neal scoring the team's first goal. It also played a 4-team classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, drawing FC Dallas for its first match on February 24, a 0–1 loss. On February 26 they won again, this time against Toronto FC, a result of 1–0. This marked the club's second victory. Orlando City got the opportunity to play Swedish First Division side BK Häcken in a friendly at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on March 5. City played a hard-fought game, as the game ended in a 2–3 loss.

After playing the MLS teams, Orlando City then played a series of games against Florida college teams. They played Division II runner-up Rollins College Tars on March 16 at the Cahall-Sandspur Field and Barker Family Stadium in Winter Park resulting in a 3–1 victory. They followed this game with a 5–1 victory over Division I University of Central Florida Knights at the UCF Track and Soccer Complex in Orlando. Orlando City played on March 22 against Division I Stetson University Hatters in DeLand, FL, and the final pre-season game was on March 26 against Division I University of South Florida Bulls at the USF Soccer Stadium in Tampa.

Orlando City scheduled mid-season friendlies with two clubs from the Premier League, Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

February 19, 2011 1 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EST Neal   19' [1] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 3,600
February 24, 2011 2 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Dallas Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 pm EST [2] Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 26, 2011 3 Orlando City SC 1–0 Toronto FC Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 pm EST Fuller   76' [3] Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 5, 2011 4 Orlando City SC 2–3   Häcken Kissimmee, Florida
7:30 pm EST Jorsling   17'
Neal   75'		 [4] Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 16, 2011 5 Rollins Tars 1–3 Orlando City SC Winter Park, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Wright   56' [5] Griffin   37'
Neal   83'
Jorsling   85'		 Stadium: Cahall-Sandspur Field, Rollins College
March 20, 2011 6 UCF Knights 1–5 Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida
2:00 pm EDT ?   30' [6] Griffin   5'   73'   75'
Jorsling   70' (pen)
Neal   80'		 Stadium: UCF Track and Soccer Complex
March 23, 2011 7 Stetson Hatters 3–5 Orlando City SC DeLand, Florida
7:30 pm EDT ?   23'
?   38'
?   69' (pen)		 [7] Fuller   8'
Jorsling   21'
Álvarez   36'
Griffin   61'
Watson   72'		 Stadium: Stetson University
March 26, 2011 8 USF Bulls 0–2 Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
7:30 pm EDT [8] Álvarez   30'
Watson   60'		 Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
May 3, 2011 9 Orlando City SC 1–0 Central Florida Kraze Closed scrimmage
Jorsling   P1' [9]
July 17, 2011 10 Orlando City SC 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Luzunaris   28' [10] Davies   18'
Pratley   36'
Petrov   39'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 6,932
July 23, 2011 11 Orlando City SC   1–0   Newcastle United Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Molino   76' [11] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 10,889

USL Pro edit

Following a season-opening road loss to Richmond Kickers, Orlando City went on an 11-match undefeated run, closing the first half with a record of 8–1–3. Goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo had a league-high eleven clean sheets. The Lions finished with a 15–3–6 record, winning the 2011 Commissioner's Cup and home-field advantage throughout the USL Pro Playoffs.

April 2, 2011 1 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Orlando City SC Richmond, Virginia
4:00 pm EDT Nyazamba   39' (pen)
Delicâte   84'		 [12] Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 9, 2011 2 Orlando City SC 3–0 F.C. New York Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin   43'   71'
Álvarez   54'		 [13] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,933
Referee: Fernando Iturrialga
April 16, 2011 3 Charlotte Eagles 0–1 Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT [14] Valentino   30' Stadium: Charlotte Christian School Stadium
Attendance: 854
Referee: Justus Agbeko
April 22, 2011 4 Orlando City SC 2–2 Puerto Rico United Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin   47'   49' [15] Silva   30'
Turizo   72'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Robert Joyner
April 30, 2011 5 F.C. New York 1–2 Orlando City SC Queens, New York City
7:30 pm EDT Morrison   54' [16] Olum   13'
Neal   81'		 Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Herman Aguilar
May 7, 2011 6 Dayton Dutch Lions 0–1 Orlando City SC Dayton, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT [17] Griffin   28' Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
Referee: Brandon Rinkenberger
May 14, 2011 7 Orlando City SC 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Molino   3' [18] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,876
Referee: Agostino Minasola
May 20, 2011 8 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 Orlando City SC Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT [19] Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 22, 2011 9 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–3 Orlando City SC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
3:00 pm EDT Basso   80' [20] Stewart   2'
Griffin   90'
Neal   90+2' (pen)		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 921
Referee: Bryan Roslund
May 25, 2011 10 Orlando City SC 2–0 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Neal   4'
Molino   13'		 [21] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Kian Attai
June 2, 2011 11 Orlando City SC 0–0 Charlotte Eagles Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT [22] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Donald Dellavia
June 4, 2011 12 Wilmington Hammerheads 2–4 Orlando City SC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Cuero   31'
Banks   44'		 [23] Watson   41'   52' (pen)
Stewart   64'
Griffin   90'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Jeff Davis
June 10, 2011 13 Orlando City SC 1–2 Antigua Barracuda FC Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin   59' [24] Smith   48'
Burton   54'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,934
Referee: Rob Mauwa
June 18, 2011 14 Orlando City SC 1–1 Wilmington Hammerheads Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Jorsling   55' [25] Budnyi   84' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 6,923
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
June 24, 2011 15 Antigua Barracuda FC 1–3 Orlando City SC Saint George, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
9:00 pm ADT Mitchum   25' [26] Valentino   17'
Griffin   25'
Boden   61'		 Stadium: Sticky Wicket Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Curtis Charles
June 26, 2011 16 Antigua Barracuda FC 1–2 Orlando City SC Saint George, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
6:00 pm ADT Christian   51' [27] Jorsling   13'   22' Stadium: Sticky Wicket Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Brian Willett
July 1, 2011 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Orlando City SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT [28] Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School
Attendance: 963
Referee: Ron D'Ambrosia
July 3, 2011 18 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City SC Rochester, New York
7:00 pm EDT [29] Watson   17' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,958
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 8, 2001 19 Orlando City SC 0–0 Dayton Dutch Lions Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT [30] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: Carlos Sandaval
July 9, 2011 20 Charleston Battery 1–0 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Caskey   62' [31] Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: Donald Dellavia
July 16, 2011 21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:35 pm EDT Luzunaris   38'
Neal   41'		 [32] Donatelli   15' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,758
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
August 3, 2011 22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Watson   16' [33] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Joshua Thompson
August 6, 2011 23 Orlando City SC 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Watson   65' (pen.)
Álvarez   72'		 [34] Kelly   84' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,253
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
August 12, 2011 24 Orlando City SC 4–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Chin   22'
Watson   55' (pen.)  80'  84'		 [35] Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Carlos Sandoval
  • The Puerto Rico Soccer League teams (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, River Plate Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico United) withdrew from USL Pro competition on May 9, 2011. Games played before then counted toward standings, but games scheduled thereafter were rescheduled with other teams. This affected two games for Orlando City: a June 24 away date against River Plate (rescheduled to Antigua), and a June 29 home date against Sevilla (rescheduled to August 3 vs Charleston).[1][2]

USL Pro Playoffs edit

August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20) QF Orlando City SC 3–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Griffin   44'
Chin   100'
Neal   118'		 [36] Wiltse   34'
Kelley   59'
Paterson   64'
Falvey   102'
Kelley   102'
Peverley   120'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Rob Mauws
August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27) SF Orlando City SC 3–0 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Boden   19'
Jerome   45+2'
Chin   70'		 [37] Wallace   3'
Kalungi   89'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 8,304
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03) F Orlando City SC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Gallardo   48'
Molino   64'
Olum   89'
Boden   110'
Neal   115' (pen.)		 [38] Basso   5'
Pelletier   45+'
Welker   77'
Harrison   90+'
Noone   90+5'
Touray   95'
Langley   111'
Bloes   113'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Matt Bazakos
Penalties
Neal  
Alvarez  
Campbell  
Boden  
Jorsling  [3]		 Becerra  
Angulo  
Noone  
Basso  
Touray  

2011 U.S. Open Cup edit

Orlando City did not give up a goal in its first 217 minutes of U.S. Open Cup competition in 2011, beating ASC New Stars of the USASA Houston Football Association in the first round, and Charleston Battery of USL Pro in the second round. After taking an early lead in its third round match against FC Dallas, a rematch from the WDW Pro Soccer Classic, Dallas scored twice and looked to cruise to the fourth round. Yordany Álvarez stunned Dallas keeper Kevin Hartman with a late equalizer in second half stoppage time, but a barrage of quick attempts on the restart led to a Milton Rodríguez game-winner right before the end of play to eliminate the Lions from the Open Cup.

June 14, 2011 1 Orlando City SC 4–0 ASC New Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Jorsling   27'   77'
Molino   42'
Chin   60'		 Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,139
Referee: Kian Attai
June 21, 2011 2 Charleston Battery 0–1 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Report Valentino   39' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,249
June 28, 2011 3 FC Dallas 3–2 Orlando City SC Frisco, Texas
8:00 pm CDT Jackson   38'
Villar   50'
Rodríguez   90+'		 Report Griffin   20'
Álvarez   90+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Club edit

Roster edit

Final roster as of August 4, 2011.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Miguel Gallardo
2 DF   HAI Mechack Jérôme
3 DF   JAM Demar Stewart
4 MF   USA Ian Fuller
5 DF   JAM Kieron Bernard
6 DF   USA Jack Traynor
7 MF   TRI Justin Fojo
8 MF   USA Erik Ustruck
9 FW   TRI Devorn Jorsling
10 MF   CUB Yordany Álvarez
11 FW   USA Maxwell Griffin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   KEN Lawrence Olum
14 MF   ENG Luke Boden
15 FW   USA Dennis Chin
16 DF   USA Wes Allen
18 MF   TRI Kevin Molino
21 GK   USA Sean Kelley
22 DF   USA Rob Valentino
23 MF   USA Charlie Campbell
24 MF   ENG Lewis Neal
77 FW   USA Jamie Watson

Squad information edit

No. Nat. Player Birthday Previous club Pro USL† appearances Pro USL† goals
Goalkeepers
1   Miguel Gallardo (1984-10-24) October 24, 1984 (age 39)   Austin Lightning* 63 0
21   Sean Kelley (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 (age 36)   Northern Virginia Royals* 2 0
Defenders
2   Mechack Jérôme (1990-04-21) April 21, 1990 (age 34)   S.C. Mirandela* 9 0
3   Demar Stewart (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)   Sheffield United F.C. 11 2
5   Kieron Bernard (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985 (age 38)   Austin Aztex U23* 41 1
6   Jack Traynor (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 37)   AC St. Louis 34 0
16   Wes Allen (1986-09-17) September 17, 1986 (age 37)   Austin Aztex U23* 23 0
22   Rob Valentino (1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 (age 38)   FC Tampa Bay 43 1
Midfielders
4   Ian Fuller (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 (age 44)   Charleston Battery* 142 15
7    Justin Fojo (1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 (age 35)   College of Charleston 2 0
8   Erik Ustruck (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 39)   FC Tampa Bay 21 0
10   Yordany Álvarez (1985-05-24) May 24, 1985 (age 38)   FC Cienfuegos* 53 6
13   Lawrence Olum (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 39)   Minnesota Thunder* 106 14
14   Luke Boden (1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 (age 35)   Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 14 2
18   Kevin Molino (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 (age 33)   Ma Pau SC 11 2
23   Charlie Campbell (1988-01-05) January 5, 1988 (age 36)   Louisville Cardinals 5 0
24   Lewis Neal (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 (age 42)   Shrewsbury Town F.C. 13 6
Strikers
9   Devorn Jorsling (1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 (age 40)   Defence Force F.C. 13 3
11   Maxwell Griffin (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 (age 36)   Los Angeles Legends* 49 19
15   Dennis Chin (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 36)   Central Florida Kraze 4 3
77   Jamie Watson (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38)   Wilmington Hammerheads* 60 24

† = "Pro USL" means leagues with professional USL teams, meaning USL First Division and its predecessors (through 2009), USL Second Division (through 2010) and the USSF Division 2 Professional League (2010).

* = Denotes players who were retained after the move of the Austin Aztex FC organization to form Orlando City S.C.

Loans edit

Michael Tetteh was loaned to Orlando City on June 29, 2011[5] on a 10-day contract and returned to Seattle by July 12.[6]

Matt Luzunaris was loaned to Orlando City before July 16, 2011 game against Rochester for an unspecified time period and with San Jose reserving the right to recall.[7] Luzunaris scored goals in his first two games playing for City, against Rochester[8] and English Premier League team Bolton[9] Luzunaris was recalled by San Jose on August 2.[10]

Following the season, Yordany Álvarez was loaned to Real Salt Lake, and Maxwell Griffin was loaned to San Jose Earthquakes. Both loans lasted to the end of the 2011 Major League Soccer season. Since they occurred at the MLS roster deadline, both players were eligible for the MLS playoffs. In addition, Lawrence Olum left on free transfer, as his contract ended, and was signed by Sporting Kansas City.[11]

Players on trial edit

List according to roster provided for the 2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF    Phillip Jackson
20 DF   USA José Burciaga, Jr.
23 MF   USA Frankie Lopez

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
General Manager vacant
Head coach   Adrian Heath
Assistant coach   Ian Fuller
Goalkeepers Coach   Marcos Machado

Updated to match played February 13, 2011
Source: Orlando City S.C.

Management edit

Majority Owner & President   Phil Rawlins
Minority Owners   Brendan Flood
  Gary Mellor
Director of Operations   Alex Wolf
Director of Communications   Adam Soucie
Director of Community Relations   Kay Rawlins
Director of Camps and Clinics   Brian Pederson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Citrus Bowl (70,000 / 104.2x67.7 meters)

Updated to match played February 13, 2011
Source: Orlando City S.C.

Standings edit

American Division edit

Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (C) 24 15 6 3 36 16 +20 51 2011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs
2 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 14 3 7 42 30 +12 45 2011 USL Pro Playoffs[a]
3 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 12 5 7 35 21 +14 41
4 Charleston Battery (A) 24 10 5 9 24 25 −1 35
5 Charlotte Eagles 24 9 6 9 32 29 +3 33
6 Antigua Barracuda 24 9 2 13 32 32 0 29
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[12]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ^ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

References edit

  1. ^ "USL Reforms Agreement with PRSL". Uslsoccer.com. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "USL PRO Schedule Revisions Announced". Uslsoccer.com. May 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Orlando Takes Victory In Shootout". September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Public, Sounders FC. "Rookie Michael Tetteh Loaned to Orlando City – Seattle Sounders Football Club". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Mayers, Joshua (July 12, 2011). "Tetteh: "I think I've made huge strides. I know I will make it, and to make it there are always obstacles that come."". Seattle Times Sounders FC Blog. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  7. ^ Jeff Radcliffe (July 15, 2011). "Former UCF Knight Luzunaris Joins Orlando City on Loan". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Orlando City Soccer clinches playoffs with 2–1 win over Rochester[permanent dead link].
  9. ^ #BoltonWeek concludes as City falls 3–1 to the Wanderers Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Matt Luzunaris recalled by San Jose". Orlandocitysoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  11. ^ "Orlando City Soccer Club: Team News". Orlandocitysoccer.com. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  12. ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

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