The 2016 Orlando City B season was the club's inaugural year of existence, and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.
| 2016 season | |||
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| Head coach | Anthony Pulis | ||
| Stadium | Titan Soccer Complex | ||
| USL | Conference: 8th | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
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Roster edit
- As of March 11, 2016
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Richie Laryea (GA; on loan from Orlando City) |  Canada
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| 16 | DF | Devron Garcia (on loan from Orlando City) |  Honduras
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| 24 | DF | Lewis Neal |  England
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| 35 | FW | Bryan Róchez (DP; on loan from Orlando City) | Honduras
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| 36 | GK | Earl Edwards, Jr. (on loan from Orlando City) |  United States
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| 40 | MF | Jonathan Mendoza |  Colombia
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| 41 | FW | Dembakwi Yomba | United States
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| 42 | DF | Zach Ellis-Hayden | Canada
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| 43 | FW | Pierre da Silva | United States
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| 45 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | United States
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| 46 | MF | Tony Rocha |  Belize
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| 47 | MF | Marius Obekop |  Cameroon
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| 48 | DF | Kyle Callan-McFadden |  Ireland
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| 49 | DF | Andrew Ribeiro | United States
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| 50 | GK | Mark Ridgers |  Scotland
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| 51 | FW | Michael Cox | Canada
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| 52 | FW | William Eyang | Cameroon
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| 53 | DF | Craig Nitti | United States
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| 54 | FW | Keegan Smith | United States
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| 56 | MF | Alejandro García | United States
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| 57 | MF | Antonio Matarazzo | United States
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| 70 | GK | Jake Fenlason | United States
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Competitions edit
USL Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 | Conference Playoffs |
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Orlando City B | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 35 | |
| 9 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 34 | |
| 10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 31 |
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| March 26, 2016 USL 1 | Orlando City B | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Ribeiro  42'  56' McFadden 62' Neal 90+1' |
Report | Perone 39' Fairclough 56' Corbox 61' Miller 65' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,078 |
| April 1, 2016 USL 2 | Orlando City B | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Rocha 6'  50' Smith 76' |
Report | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,123 |
| April 9, 2016 USL 3 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Orlando City B | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Hoffman 25' Reynolds 36' Lubahn 47' Quinn 61' Dacres 65' 75' Ilić 90+1' |
Report | Cox 5' 49' Mendoza 24' Ambrose 90+1' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,298 |
| April 16, 2016 USL 4 | Orlando City B | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Rocha  40' Laryea 56' Neal 82' 90' |
Report | Thomas 51' Benbow 60' Wheeler 90' Campbell 90' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,019 |
| April 22, 2016 USL 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Kerr 36' Parkes 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Heath 7' Turner 39', 67' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,711 |
| April 25, 2016 USL 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–1 | Orlando City B | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Benbow 11' Barril 16' 30' Johnson 33' Noble 65' Warshaw 85' Campbell 88' |
Report | Róchez 22', pen.' Turner 32' Obekop 68' Mendoza 76' |
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 867 |
| May 1, 2016 USL 7 | Orlando City B | 1–0 | FC Montreal | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Cox 4' 9' García 18' |
Report | Riggi 15' Dominguez 54' Charbonneau 66' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,008 |
| May 4, 2016 USL 8 | Orlando City B | 1–3 | FC Cincinnati | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Obekop 43' Róchez 53' (pen.) Ridgers 76' Ambrose 88' |
Report | Walker 57' Delbridge 72' Okoli 78' (pen.) Stevenson 90+2' Bone 90+2' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 787 |
| May 7, 2016 USL 9 | Orlando City B | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Rocha 12' (o.g.) Turner 17' Donovan 35' Cox 54' Boden 65' |
Report | Herbers 14' Daly 33' Restrepo 50' Chambers 87' Missimo 90+3' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 928 |
| May 22, 2016 USL 10 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Barry 41', 57' Turner 90' |
Report | Garzi 42' Apostolopoulos 74' Dos Santos 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 925 |
| May 28, 2016 USL 11 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Turner 18' da Silva 53', 71' |
Report | Alajarín 16' Slogic 20' Brown 33' Kalungi 70' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| June 5, 2016 USL 12 | Orlando City B | 3–4 | Louisville City FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Heath 29' Turner 37' Barry 51' Laryea 60' Cox 90+1' |
Report | Hoffman 12' Davis 15' 39' Newman 60' Lubahn 64' Quinn 68' Smith 80' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 781 |
| June 11, 2016 USL 13 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Chang 12' Prince 20' Lasso 42' Portillo 45' (pen.) |
Report | Cox 15' Donovan 42' Turner 45' 45' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| June 19, 2016 USL 14 | Orlando City B | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | García 17' Ambrose 47' da Silva 87' |
Report | Williams 28' Schmoll 38' Long 41' Plewa 69' Metzger 80' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,009 |
| June 26, 2016 USL 15 | FC Montreal | 1–3 | Orlando City B | Montreal, Quebec |
| 15:00 (EDT) | Sukunda 11' Béland-Goyette 27' 85' Riggi 35' (pen.) Fisher 55' |
Report | Laryea 17' Barry 31' Mkungilwa 42' (o.g.) Neal Ridgers 90' Mendoza 90+4' |
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
| July 2, 2016 USL 16 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Ambrose 40' Cox 47' Rocha 67' |
Report | Brown 24' Martínez 51' Hilton 54' Clowes 72' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 731 |
| July 10, 2016 USL 17 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Orlando City B | Rochester, New York |
| 18:00 (EDT) | Fall 31' |
Report | Mendoza 24' |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| July 13, 2016 USL 18 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Orlando City B | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Portillo 42' Garbanzo 89' |
Report | Ellis-Hayden 5' da Silva 81' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,153 |
| July 24, 2016 USL 19 | Orlando City B | 2–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Cox 27' (pen.) Rocha 82' Laryea 89' |
Report | Miller 26' 90' Fairclough 48' 72' Perone 55' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| July 30, 2016 USL 20 | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Abend 13' Reynolds 43' Davis 72' |
Report | Cox 70' Turner pen.' Smith 90' 90' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,351 |
| August 6, 2016 USL 21 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Redding 24' Neal 58' McFadden 68' Cox 90+2' |
Report | Osorio 48' Edwards 54' Taintor 90+1' |
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 745 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
| August 12, 2016 USL 22 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Orlando City B | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| August 17, 2016 USL 23 | Charlotte Independence | 4–0 | Orlando City B | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| August 21, 2016 USL 24 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| August 27, 2016 USL 25 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Richmond, Virginia |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 3, 2016 USL 26 | Orlando City B | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Melbourne, Florida |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| September 7, 2016 USL 27 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 3–0 | Orlando City B | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| September 11, 2016 USL 28 | Toronto FC II | 2–1 | Orlando City B | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 19:30 (EDT) | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| September 17, 2016 USL 29 | FC Cincinnati | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stevenson 48' Delbridge 51'McMahon 61'Townsend 81'Townsend 90' |
USL Report OCB Report |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 24,376 |
| September 25, 2016 USL 30 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–2 | Orlando City B | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 (EDT) | Stadium: Goodman Stadium |
| October 2, 2016 PLAYOFF | New York Red Bulls II | 4–0 | Orlando City B | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:00 (EDT) | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
References edit
- ^ "Orlando City SC loans seven players to OCB for season opener". Retrieved March 19, 2018.