Orlando City SC
soccer club in Major League Soccer
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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.[2]
| Full name | Orlando City Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | November 19, 2013 | ||
| Stadium | Exploria Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||
| Capacity | 25,500 | ||
| Owner | Flávio Augusto da Silva (majority) Phil Rawlins, Albert Friedberg, Jed Kaplan (minority) | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Pareja | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2019 | Eastern Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Team records
changeList of seasons
change| Year | MLS Regular season | Position | MLS Cup Playoffs |
U.S. Open Cup | Champions League |
League top scorer | |||||||||
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| 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 |  Cyle Larin
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| 2016 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 60 | 41 | 8th | 15th | DNQ | R16 | DNQ | Cyle Larin
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14 | |
| 2017 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 39 | 10th | 18th | DNQ | R4 | DNQ | Cyle Larin
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| 2018 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 74 | 28 | 11th | 22nd | DNQ | QF | DNQ |  Dom Dwyer
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| 2019 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 37 | 11th | 22nd | DNQ | SF | DNQ |  Nani
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Club captains
change| Years | Name | Nation |
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| 2015–2017 | Kaká |  Brazil
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| 2018 | Jonathan Spector | United States
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| 2019–present | Nani | Portugal
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References
change- ↑ "Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Orlando". orlandocitysoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Orlando Game Shows". Retrieved April 19, 2024.