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2015 Orlando City SC season

The 2015 Orlando City SC season was the club's fifth season of existence in Orlando and first in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.

Orlando City SC
2015 season
PresidentPhil Rawlins
ManagerAdrian Heath
StadiumOrlando Citrus Bowl
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 14th
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Larin (17)
All: Larin (18)
Highest home attendance62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8)
Lowest home attendance22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13)
Average home league attendance32,847
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Background edit

On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Orlando City would be the next expansion franchise in Major League Soccer, the league's 21st team.[1] The dissolution of C.D. Chivas USA following the 2014 MLS season resulted in Orlando City instead being the league's 20th franchise.

Following the completion of City's final season in USL Pro, the team released all but nine players from its roster. The remaining players, who would form the base of the 2015 roster, included Kaká, who was placed on loan with São Paulo FC in his native Brazil following his signing in June 2014.

On September 24, 2014, Orlando City manager Adrian Heath and New York City FC manager Jason Kreis took part in a draw to determine who would get top priorities in various selection mechanisms, including the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City won the draw, and Adrian Heath selected the top pick in the Expansion Draft first. He would also choose the top pick in the SuperDraft, top selection priority for USL Pro and NASL players (beyond Orlando City's own USL Pro players, which the team had right of first refusal to), and second-to-last (then #20, now #19) in lottery ranking. Orlando City will be #2 in United States men's national soccer team player allocation ranking, #21 (now #20) in player discovery ranking, #21 (now #20) in re-entry draft ranking, and #2 in designated player ranking.[2]

On October 17, 2014, the team broke ground on their new soccer-specific stadium.[3] Due to delays in sales tax subsidies from the Florida Legislature, the team decided to assume stadium financing themselves, and committed to pay back the City of Orlando for the land purchased and any other costs already incurred.[4] Orlando City played the 2015 season, and will play the entire 2016 season, in the remodeled Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.

For normal regular-season matches in 2015, Orlando City will open the sidelines and ends of the lower bowl only, except for the corners, along with the luxury suites. For the season opener on March 8 against New York City FC, however, the entire stadium was made available for sale. The team announced that the stadium's entire allotment of permanent seating was sold out on March 2.[5] The team made 2,000 standing room only tickets available on March 4,[6] and those sold out within 24 hours.[7]

On November 14, 2014, Orlando City was drawn for the seventh pick in the dispersal draft for Chivas USA players, but chose to pass on their pick.[8][9] Manager Adrian Heath signed a contract extension on November 21, 2014 committing him to the club through to the end of the 2017 MLS season.[10]

Orlando City originally planned to train in late January in Brazil, but eventually cancelled those plans in favor of training in Orlando. They will instead train at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford.[11][12]

Orlando City opened the 2015 MLS season at the Citrus Bowl against the other expansion team for that season, New York City FC. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Kaká scored an equalizer in the first minute of second half stoppage time. The attendance of 62,510 was the largest crowd to see a soccer match at the Citrus Bowl, the second-largest attendance ever for an MLS team's inaugural home match,[13] and the ninth-largest crowd in MLS history for a standalone match.

Roster edit

Last updated on August 6, 2015[14]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
22   Tally Hall GK (1985-05-12)May 12, 1985 (aged 29)   Houston Dynamo –
36   Earl Edwards, Jr. GK (1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 23)   UCLA Bruins –
42   Josh Ford GK (1987-11-06)November 6, 1987 (aged 27)   Seattle Sounders FC –
Defenders
2   Tyler Turner RB (1996-03-04)March 4, 1996 (aged 19)   IMG Academy Bradenton HGP
3   Seb Hines CB (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 26)   Middlesbrough Loan in
14   Luke Boden LB (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 26)   Sheffield Wednesday –
16   Corey Ashe LB (1986-03-14)March 14, 1986 (aged 28)   Houston Dynamo –
20   Brek Shea LB/LW (1990-02-28)February 28, 1990 (aged 25)   Stoke City –
23   Conor Donovan CB (1996-01-08)January 8, 1996 (aged 19)   NC State Wolfpack GA
27   Rafael Ramos RB (1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 (aged 20)   S.L. Benfica U-19 INT
29   Tommy Redding CB (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 18)   FC America HGP
44   David Mateos CB (1987-04-22)April 22, 1987 (aged 27)   Ferencvárosi TC INT
78   Aurélien Collin CB (1986-03-08)March 8, 1986 (aged 29)   Sporting Kansas City –
Midfielders
5   Servando Carrasco MF (1988-08-13)August 13, 1988 (aged 26)   Sporting Kansas City –
6   Tony Cascio LW/RW (1990-03-28)March 28, 1990 (aged 24)   Colorado Rapids –
7   Cristian Higuita AM (1994-01-14)January 14, 1994 (aged 21)   Deportivo Cali INT
8   Harrison Heath CM/DM (1996-04-16)April 16, 1996 (aged 18)   Norwich City U-18 HGP
10   Kaká (captain) AM (1982-04-22)April 22, 1982 (aged 32)   AC Milan INT, DP
12   Eric Avila MF (1987-11-24)November 24, 1987 (aged 27)   Santos Laguna Loan in
15   Pedro Ribeiro AM/SS (1990-06-13)June 13, 1990 (aged 24)   Philadelphia Union –
17   Darwin Cerén CM (1989-12-31)December 31, 1989 (aged 25)   Juventud Independiente –
18   Kevin Molino AM/RW (1990-06-17)June 17, 1990 (aged 24)   Ma Pau SC –
24   Lewis Neal LM (1981-07-14)July 14, 1981 (aged 33)   D.C. United –
32   Adrian Winter AM (1986-07-08)July 8, 1986 (aged 28)   FC Luzern INT
55   Estrela DM (1995-09-22)September 22, 1995 (aged 19)   S.L. Benfica U-19 INT
Forwards
11   Carlos Rivas FW/LW (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 20)   Deportivo Cali INT, DP
19   Danny Mwanga FW (1991-07-17)July 17, 1991 (aged 23)   Colorado Rapids –
21   Cyle Larin FW (1995-04-17)April 17, 1995 (aged 19)   Connecticut Huskies GA, INT
25   Adam Bedell FW (1991-12-01)December 1, 1991 (aged 23)   Columbus Crew SC –
26   Sidney Rivera FW (1993-11-15)November 15, 1993 (aged 21)   Old Dominion Monarchs –
35   Bryan Róchez FW (1995-01-01)January 1, 1995 (aged 20)   Real España INT, DP

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

January 30 Orlando City 1–1 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm. EST Rivas   67' [1] Pontius   14' Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
February 4 Orlando City 4–0 FC Dallas Davenport, Florida
2:00 pm. EST Cascio   13'
Paterson   20'
Kaká   33' (pen.)
Mwanga   64'		 Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Field Complex
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 8 Orlando City 0–0 Toronto FC Sanford, Florida
3:30 pm. EST Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 13 Orlando City 2–2   BK Häcken Sanford, Florida
2:00 pm. EST Molino  
Hines  		 Report Berggren  
Ericsson   (pen.)		 Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 21 Carolina Challenge Cup New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST Shelton   56' Report Kaká   31' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 25 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1–1 Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST Boyd   26' Report Shea   10' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Note: Match abandoned early due to weather
February 28 Carolina Challenge Cup Orlando City 0–3 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 pm. EST Report Bruin   27'
Davis   30'
Miranda   45'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
May 2 Orlando City 3–2   Ponte Preta Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT Róchez   45+1'
St. Ledger   55'
Larin   90+2' (pen.)		 Report Tiago Alves   11'
Renato Cajá   59'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 20,501
July 15 Orlando City 3–1   West Bromwich Albion Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT Kaká   45+2'
Rivas   49'
Róchez   87'		 Report McManaman   14' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 15,172
November 15 Flamengo   1–0 Orlando City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11:30 pm. EDT Luiz Antônio   67' Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 12,371

Major League Soccer edit

Further information: 2015 MLS season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 12 8 14 46 56  −10 44 7 5 5 25 19  +6 5 3 9 21 37  −16

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWLDLWLLDLWDDWWLWDLLLWLDLLDLWWWWWL
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

March 8 1 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. Shea   29'
Molino   40'
Higuita   78'
Collin   83'
Kaká   90+1'		 Report Ballouchy   41'
Hernandez   54'
Brovsky   60'
Diskerud   76'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 62,510
Referee:   Alan Kelly
March 13 2 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Orlando City Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. Sarkodie   34' Report Okugo   46'
Deric   74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee:   Chris Penso
March 21 3 Orlando City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Okugo   78' Report Koffie   22'
Adekugbe   36'
Rivero   44'
Manneh   65'
Harvey   90+5'
Rivero   90+6'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,072
Referee: Jorge Gonazalez
March 28 4 Montreal Impact 2–2 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec
Piatti   14' (pen.)
McInerney   27'		 Report Ribeiro   29'
Kaká   30'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,245
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 3 5 Orlando City 0–1 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Silva   90+1' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 32,822
Referee: Chris Penso
April 12 6 Portland Timbers 0–2 Orlando City Portland, Oregon
5:00 p.m. Report Larin   30'
Kaká   85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee:   Kevin Stott
April 18 7 Columbus Crew 3–0 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Higuaín   32'
Meram   55'
Kamara   60'		 Report Ramos   34' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,655
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 26 8 Orlando City 0–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Altidore   50', 83' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,908
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 8 9 Orlando City 2–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Larin   75'
Collin   90'		 Report Davies   19'
Rowe   71'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 13 10 D.C. United 2–1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
8:00 p.m. Opare   70'
Rolfe   79'		 Report Larin   11' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 17 11 Orlando City 4–0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Avila   12'
Larin   34'
Kaká   56' (pen.)
Cerén   73'		 Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 40,122
Referee: Jair Maruffo
May 24 12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Orlando City Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m. Wondolowski   68' (pen.) Report Shea   51'
Kaká   64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 36,224
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 30 13 Orlando City 2–2 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Kaká   17' (pen.)
Ribeiro   89'		 Report Tchani   6'
Parkhurst   16'
Kamara   61'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,430
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 6 14 Chicago Fire 2–3 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. Igboananike   9'
Accam   57'		 Report Adaílton   40' (o.g.), 86' (o.g.)
Larin   82'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 14 15 Orlando City 1–0 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Kaká   30' Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,054
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 20 16 Montreal Impact 2–0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m. Toia   36'
Oduro   90+3'		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,820
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 24 17 Orlando City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin   62'
Kaká   65'		 Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 23,372
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 4 18 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m. Sebastián Jaime   28' Kaká   5' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,956
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11 19 Orlando City 0–2 FC Dallas Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Díaz   45+1' (pen.)
Texeira   64'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,513
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 19 20 Orlando City 0–2 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Kljestan   21'
Grella   90+1'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 33,518
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 26 21 New York City FC 5–3 Orlando City New York, New York
2:30 p.m. Villa   45', 67'
Calle   53'
McNamara   71'
Diskerud   90+3'		 Report Larin   50', 61', 85' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 1 22 Orlando City 5–2 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin   18', 53'
Cerén   38'
Collin   77'
Higuita   85'		 Report Higuaín   5'
Collin   90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 26,586
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 5 23 Toronto FC 4–1 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario
Giovinco   12' (p.k.), 56', 88'
Warner   81'		 Report Boden   17' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,648
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 8 24 Orlando City 0–0 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 28,495
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 16 25 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
5:00 p.m. Martins   17', 62'
Valdez   59'
Thomás   90+2'		 Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,453
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 22 26 Toronto FC 5–0 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario
4:00 p.m. Delgado   46'
Giovinco   57'
Morrow   71'
Altidore   83', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,397
Referee: Jose Rivero
August 29 27 Orlando City 1–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Gehrig   37' (o.g.) Report Accam   30' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 28,921
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 5 28 New England Revolution 3–0 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. Fagúndez   43'
Agudelo   84'
Tierney   90+4'		 Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,854
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 13 29 Orlando City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Winter   3', 72'
Róchez   66'		 Report Németh   59' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Jair Maruffo
September 19 30 Chicago Fire 0–1 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. Report Róchez   86' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,280
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 25 31 New York Red Bulls 2–5 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. McCarty   29'
Sam   58'		 Report Larin   24', 43', 61'
Perrinelle   46' (o.g.)
Róchez   90+3'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,695
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 3 32 Orlando City 2–1 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin   33'
Hines   80'		 Report Oduro   43' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 35,421
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 16 33 Orlando City 2–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Larin   62', 70' Report Watson-Siriboe   45+2' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 43,179
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 25 34 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. Le Toux   41' (pen.) Report Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,309
Referee: Chris Penso

Standings edit

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 18 10 6 62 43 +19 60 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Columbus Crew 34 15 11 8 58 53 +5 53
3 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
5 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
6 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
7 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
8 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
9 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[15]

Bracket
Fourth round
June 16–17 		Round of 16
June 30–July 1 		Quarterfinals
July 14–22 		Semifinals
August 12 		Final
September 30
               
MLS New York Red Bulls 3
NASL Atlanta Silverbacks 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 4
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2(4)
MLS New York City FC 2(3)
MLS New York Red Bulls 1(3)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 0(3)
USL Rochester Rhinos 0(1)
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS D.C. United 1
USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
MLS D.C. United 3*
MLS Philadelphia Union 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1*
USL Louisville City FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS New England Revolution 0
USL Charlotte Independence 1
MLS Chicago Fire 3
MLS Orlando City SC 1
USL Charleston Battery 4(7)
MLS Orlando City SC 4(8)
MLS Orlando City SC 2
MLS Columbus Crew 0
USL Richmond Kickers 1
MLS Columbus Crew 3
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(6)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1(7)
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
USL Saint Louis FC 0
MLS Sporting Kansas City 6
MLS FC Dallas 2
MLS FC Dallas 4
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 2
USL Austin Aztex 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 4
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
USL Seattle Sounders FC 2 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 2
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Portland Timbers 3*
MLS Real Salt Lake 1
MLS LA Galaxy 0
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2(6)
USL Sacramento Republic FC 2(5)
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 6
USASA PSA Elite 1
June 17 Fourth round Charleston Battery   4–4 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		   Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT van Schaik   58'
Kelly   66'
Portillo   105', 115' (pen.)		 Recap Neal   64'
Rivas   75' (pen.), 95' (pen.), 105' (pen.)		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,459
Penalties
June 30 Round of 16 Orlando City   2–0   Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Kaka   21'
Rivas   35'		 Report Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 13,684
July 22 Quarterfinal Chicago Fire   3–1   Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 pm EDT Nyarko   3'
Igboananike   87', 90'		 Report Larin   56' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Player statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of match played October 25, 2015

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK   USA Tally Hall 25 0 23 0 2 0
36 GK   USA Earl Edwards Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   USA Tyler Turner 8 0 5+2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Seb Hines 26 1 21+2 1 3 0
14 DF   ENG Luke Boden 28 1 24+1 1 3 0
16 DF   USA Corey Ashe 9 0 8+1 0 0 0
20 DF   USA Brek Shea 19 0 17+2 0 0 0
23 DF   USA Conor Donovan 2 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF   POR Rafael Ramos 28 0 24+1 0 2+1 0
29 DF   USA Tommy Redding 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
44 DF   ESP David Mateos 6 0 6 0 0 0
78 DF   FRA Aurélien Collin 28 2 27+1 2 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   USA Servando Carrasco 13 0 10+2 0 0+1 0
6 MF   USA Tony Cascio 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   COL Cristian Higuita 28 1 25+1 1 2 0
8 MF   ENG Harrison Heath 5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0
10 MF   BRA Kaká 30 10 28 9 2 1
12 DF   USA Eric Avila 24 1 15+6 1 3 0
15 MF   BRA Pedro Ribeiro 22 2 8+11 2 2+1 0
17 MF   SLV Darwin Cerén 28 2 25+1 2 2 0
23 MF   TRI Kevin Molino 7 0 7 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Lewis Neal 23 1 18+4 0 1 1
32 MF   SUI Adrian Winter 9 2 7+2 2 0 0
55 MF   ANG Estrela 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW   COL Carlos Rivas 29 4 13+14 0 2 4
19 FW   COD Danny Mwanga 7 0 1+3 0 1+2 0
21 FW   CAN Cyle Larin 28 18 24+3 17 1 1
25 FW   USA Adam Bedell 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   HON Bryan Róchez 17 3 0+17 3 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
26 FW   PUR Sidney Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK   USA Josh Ford 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
1 GK   JAM Donovan Ricketts 10 0 10 0 0 0
4 DF   IRL Sean St Ledger 18 0 14+1 0 2+1 0
5 MF   USA Amobi Okugo 17 0 9+6 0 1+1 0
9 FW   NIR Martin Paterson 4 0 0+4 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of match played October 25, 2015
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 21 FW   Cyle Larin 17 1 18
2 10 MF   Kaká 9 1 10
3 11 FW   Carlos Rivas 0 4 4
4 35 FW   Bryan Róchez 3 0 3
5 15 MF   Pedro Ribeiro 2 0 2
17 MF   Darwin Cerén 2 0 2
32 MF   Adrian Winter 2 0 2
78 DF   Aurélien Collin 2 0 2
9 3 DF   Seb Hines 1 0 1
7 MF   Cristian Higuita 1 0 1
12 DF   Eric Avila 1 0 1
14 DF   Luke Boden 1 0 1
24 MF   Lewis Neal 0 1 1
Own goal 5 0 1
Total 46 7 53

Shutouts edit

As of match played October 25, 2015
Rank No. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 22   Tally Hall 5 1 6
2 1   Donovan Ricketts 2 0 2
3 36   Earl Edwards Jr. 0 1 1
42   Josh Ford 1 0 1
Total 8 2 10

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played October 25, 2015
No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
           
2 DF   Tyler Turner 1 1 0 0 1 1
3 DF   Seb Hines 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Sean St Ledger 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF   Amobi Okugo 5 0 0 0 5 0
5 MF   Servando Carrasco 3 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF   Cristian Higuita 10 1 2 0 12 1
8 MF   Harrison Heath 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   Martin Paterson 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF   Kaká 5 1 0 0 5 1
11 FW   Carlos Rivas 6 0 0 0 6 0
14 DF   Luke Boden 5 1 0 0 5 1
15 MF   Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   Darwin Cerén 6 0 0 0 6 0
20 DF   Brek Shea 7 1 0 0 7 1
21 FW   Cyle Larin 0 1 1 0 1 1
22 GK   Tally Hall 2 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF   Kevin Molino 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF   Rafael Ramos 4 2 1 0 5 2
32 MF   Adrian Winter 1 1 0 0 1 1
35 FW   Bryan Róchez 2 0 0 0 2 0
36 GK   Earl Edwards Jr. 0 0 1 0 1 0
78 DF   Aurélien Collin 2 1 0 0 2 1
Total 67 10 6 0 73 10

Player movement edit

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

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2015 draft was held on January 15, 2015. Orlando had five selections.

2015 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1   Cyle Larin FW   University of Connecticut Signed
2 22   Conor Donovan DF   North Carolina State University Signed
25   Akeil Barrett FW   University of Akron Released
3 43   Earl Edwards Jr. GK   UCLA Signed
4 63   Sidney Rivera FW   Old Dominion University Signed

Transfers in edit

Date Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Ref.
July 1, 2014   Kaká MF   AC Milan Free transfer, first designated player [16][17]
December 8, 2014   Tally Hall GK   Houston Dynamo Acquired with Allocation Money, Orlando also received an international slot [18]
December 8, 2014   Amobi Okugo DF   Philadelphia Union Acquired with $100,000 Allocation Money and a 2016 Superdraft pick [19][20]
December 8, 2014   Aurélien Collin DF   Sporting Kansas City Acquired via allocation money and 2014 MLS Expansion Draft pick Jalil Anibaba [21][22]
December 10, 2014   Donovan Ricketts GK   Portland Timbers Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014   Tony Cascio MF   Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014   Danny Mwanga FW   Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014   Pedro Ribeiro MF   Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014   Lewis Neal MF   D.C. United Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014   Jairo Arrieta FW   Columbus Crew Expansion Draft
December 15, 2014   Bryan Róchez FW   Real España Undisclosed fee, designated player [23]
December 18, 2014   Josh Ford GK   Seattle Sounders FC MLS re-entry draft [24]
December 19, 2014   Brek Shea MF   Stoke City Undisclosed fee [25]
January 5, 2015   Gustavo DF   Vila Nova Free agent [26]
January 26, 2015   Cristian Higuita MF   Deportivo Cali
January 26, 2015   Carlos Rivas FW   Deportivo Cali
July 14, 2015   Corey Ashe LB   Houston Dynamo Acquired with allocation money and a second-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [27]
July 20, 2015   Servando Carrasco MF   Sporting Kansas City Traded for Amobi Okugo [28]
July 29, 2015   Adrian Winter MF   FC Luzern [29]
July 29, 2015   David Mateos DF   Ferencvárosi TC [29]
August 6, 2015   Adam Bedell FW   Columbus Crew SC Acquired with a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [30]

Loans in edit

Pos. Name Loaned from From Until Ref.
FW   Martin Paterson   Huddersfield Town January 26, 2015 August 5, 2015 [31]
DF   Seb Hines   Middlesbrough February 24, 2015 August 2015 [32]

Transfers out edit

Date Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Ref.
January 14, 2015   Jairo Arrieta FW   D.C. United For international slot [33]
February 12, 2015   Gustavo DF   Mohun Bagan A.C. Released from club [34]
July 20, 2015   Amobi Okugo MF   Sporting Kansas City Traded for Servando Carrasco [28]
July 30, 2015   Donovan Ricketts GK   LA Galaxy Traded for a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [35]
July 31, 2015   Sean St Ledger DF   Colorado Rapids Placed on waivers. "Serious breach of club policy" cited as a reason. [36][37]

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Name Loaned to From Until Ref.
MF   Kaká   São Paulo FC July 1, 2014 December 6, 2014 [16][38][39]
26 FW   Sidney Rivera   Louisville City FC May 8, 2015 July 23, 2015
42 GK   Josh Ford   Fort Lauderdale Strikers May 29, 2015 — [40]
23 MF   Conor Donovan   Pittsburgh Riverhounds July 25, 2015 July 31, 2015 [41]
26 FW   Sidney Rivera   Pittsburgh Riverhounds July 30, 2015 —
29 CB   Tommy Redding   Wilmington Hammerheads FC July 30, 2015 August 7, 2015

Media edit

Any matches that are not featured in the MLS national television package on either ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 or UniMás will air locally on WOFL FOX 35 or WRBW My65.[42] The commentary team will be Jeff Radcliffe on play-by-play and Kevin Hartman on color commentary, with Holly Bristow as sideline reporter. In addition, most matches not on the MLS national television package will be simulcast on Fox Sports Florida or Sun Sports to fans outside the Orlando market. Some matches will be placed on tape delay to accommodate Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins baseball games.[43]

On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English,[44] with Tom Traxler and Adam Schick providing the call. When City is on a nationally televised match, Jeff Radcliffe will call the match on WTKS with Tom Traxler. Matches will also air on WONQ "La Grande 1030" in Spanish. The Spanish play-by-play announcer is Sergio Ruiz Torres, with color commentary by Israel Heredia. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports.[45]

Orlando City does not black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live, enabling local fans to watch matches live via live stream.[46]

See also edit

References edit

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