2014 Orlando City SC season

The 2014 Orlando City SC season was the club's fourth season of existence in Orlando, and their final season playing in the lower divisions. A Major League Soccer expansion franchise with the same name began play in 2015. The team entered the season as the defending USL Pro champions, beating Charlotte Eagles in the Championship Game after finishing second in the regular season.

Orlando City

2014 season
President	Phil Rawlins
Manager	Adrian Heath
Stadium	Hess Field 17, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
USL Pro	1st
USL Pro Playoffs	QF
U.S. Open Cup	4th round
WDW Pro Soccer Classic	T-3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Molino (20) All: Kevin Molino (25)
Highest home attendance	5,029 vs LA Galaxy II (June 28) vs Charlotte (Aug. 2) vs Harrisburg (Aug. 16)
Lowest home attendance	4,206 vs OC Blues (June 11)
Average home league attendance	4,743
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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Background

Main article: Orlando City SC

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, to begin play in 2015.^[1] The announcement was made at Church Street Station in downtown Orlando, in the old Cheyenne Saloon, and was attended by an overflow crowd estimated by the Orlando Police Department at around 4,000. This made 2014 their final season in USL Pro.

Manager Adrian Heath said that the construction of the team for the 2014 season will be centered around getting players who can potentially move up with the team in 2015.^[2] As a result, he allowed several player contracts to lapse, only keeping a handful of vital personnel. He also signed goalkeeper Carl Woszczynski away from Los Angeles Blues, to play behind starting goalkeeper and team captain Miguel Gallardo.

Orlando City continued their affiliation with Sporting Kansas City through the MLS-USL Pro development alliance for the 2014 season. For the season, Sporting began transitioning their affiliation to Oklahoma City Energy FC, and would split their transfers between the two clubs before making Oklahoma City their sole affiliate in 2015.^[3]

The day before the MLS announcement, Orlando City and Orlando Health announced that the hospital system had signed a multi-year sponsorship contract which would make Orlando Health the team's presenting sponsor for its final USL Pro season, and going into MLS.^[4]

On June 3, 2014, Phil Rawlins sold Orlando City's USL Pro franchise license to minority owner Wayne Estopinal. While Orlando City moves on to MLS, the remaining USL Pro team will move to Louisville, Kentucky, in 2015 and become Louisville City FC. The team will maintain Orlando City's MLS colors. At the same time, James O'Connor retired as a player to become Louisville City's manager.

With the Citrus Bowl under construction, and their new stadium planned to open in 2016, Orlando City moved their games to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. They played at Field 17 in the Hess Sports Fields, where they invested to expand its capacity to 5,300.^[5]

Competitions

Friendlies

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

February 11, 2014	Chicago Fire	3–0	Orlando City	Bradenton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Shipp 13' Jackson 29' Braun 77'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium

Orlando City v FIU Panthers

March 8, 2014	Orlando City	2–0	FIU Panthers	Sanford, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST	Pulis 24', 66'			Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex

Orlando City v Rollins Tars

March 12, 2014	Orlando City	2–0	Rollins Tars	Sanford, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT	Molino 21' Chin 90'			Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex

Orlando City v Stetson Hatters

March 15, 2014	Orlando City	3–0	Stetson Hatters	Sanford, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST				Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex

USF Bulls v Orlando City

April 1, 2014	USF Bulls	3–2	Orlando City	Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium

Orlando City v Roma

May 23, 2014	Orlando City	0–1	Roma	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
8:00 p.m.		Report	Totti 20'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS

Orlando City v São Paulo

June 20, 2014	Orlando City	0–0	São Paulo	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
8:00 p.m.	Boden  69'	Report		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS

WDW Pro Soccer Classic

Further information: 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

The team announced on December 5, 2013, that they would return to the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.^[6]

Orlando City v Philadelphia Union

February 19, 2014 1	Orlando City	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Hertzog 31' Boden  53'	Report	Fernandes 72'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Toronto FC v Orlando City

February 22, 2014 2	Toronto FC	1–1	Orlando City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Bekker 13' (pen.)	Report	Trialist #25  13' Howard 87'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

February 26, 2014 3	Orlando City	4–4	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Ceren 30' Molino 51' Mbengue 83' Chin 88'	Report	Finley 42' Finlay 76', 88' Meram 86'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Orlando City v New York Red Bulls

March 1, 2014 3rd Place Match	Orlando City	4–4	New York Red Bulls	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Hertzog 7' Chin 47' Álvarez  67' Mbengue 76' Molino 86'	Report	Wright-Phillips 29', 52' Armando  42' Sekagya 68' Steele 80'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

I-4 Derby

Orlando City v Tampa Bay Rowdies

April 30, 2014 Preseason	Orlando City	3–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30pm EST	Mbengue 28' Chin 44' Span 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Orlando City

July 6, 2014 Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–3	Orlando City	St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30pm EDT	Hristov 35' Hristov 59'		Molino 31' Ceren 43' Hertzog 75'	Stadium: Al Lang Field

USL Pro

Further information: 2014 USL Pro season

All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)

USL Pro regular season

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	19	5	4	56	24	+32	62	13	1	0	39	8	+31	6	4	4	17	16	+1

Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W

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

Results

Charleston Battery v Orlando City

March 22, 2014 1	Charleston Battery	1–1	Orlando City	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m.	Diouf 65' Griffith  90+3'	Report Report Match Replay	'da Luz 75'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Matthew Jozaitis

Orlando City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

March 29, 2014 2	Orlando City	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Boden 58'	Report Report Match Replay	Marshall  34' Angulo 50'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Caleb Mendez

Orlando City v Rochester Rhinos

April 5, 2014 3	Orlando City	3–1	Rochester Rhinos	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Molino 3' Valentino 35' Boden  54' Turner  68' Chin 75'	Report Report Match Replay	Hoffer  17' Banks 54'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,776 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorm

Orlando City v Charleston Battery

April 12, 2014 4	Orlando City	1–0	Charleston Battery	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Span 73' Turner  76'	Report Report Match Replay	Prince  49'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Caleb Mendez

FC Dallas Reserves v Orlando City

April 22, 2014 5	FC Dallas Reserves	2–3	Orlando City	Frisco, Texas
8:00 p.m.	de la Tejera 62' Zimmerman 90+1'	Report Report Match Replay	Mbengue 17' Molino 47', 64'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Christopher Mercado

OKC Energy v Orlando City

April 26, 2014 6	OKC Energy	1–2	Orlando City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8:00 p.m.	Perry 90'	Report Match Replay	Chin 24' Molino 56' Clark  88'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Tony Mensah

Orlando City v OKC Energy

May 4, 2014 7	Orlando City	3–1	OKC Energy	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Chin 32', 47' Álvarez 33' Turner  47' Pulis  86'	Report Match Replay	Lund 41' Thomas  65'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Marcos Oliveira

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Orlando City

May 9, 2014 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	Orlando City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m.	Dallman  52' Obodai  56'	Report Match Replay	Molino 14' Ceren  58' Boden  60' Turner  64' Álvarez  69' Gallardo  74'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Rochester Rhinos v Orlando City

May 10, 2014 9	Rochester Rhinos	1–1	Orlando City	Rochester, New York
7:05 p.m.	Rosenlund 34'	Report Match Replay	Boden 62' Turner  64'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,457 Referee: Vito Testa

Arizona United v Orlando City

May 17, 2014 10	Arizona United	0–1	Orlando City	Peoria, Arizona
10:10 p.m.	Dillon  42'	Report Match Replay	Gallego 8' (o.g.) Redding  42' Rusin  48' Lopez  79' Álvarez  83'	Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 2,044 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

Orlando City v Charlotte Eagles

May 21, 2014 11	Orlando City	3–1	Charlotte Eagles	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Molino 11', 31', 77'	Report Match Replay	Thompson  12' Duckett  56' Gentile 79'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma

Orlando City v Charleston Battery

May 31, 2014 12	Orlando City	2–0	Charleston Battery	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Hertzog 42' Ceren  52' Rusin  61' Molino 76'	Report Match Replay	Prince  51' Sanyang  78'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Orlando City v Montreal Impact Reserves

June 7, 2014 13	Orlando City	2–1	Montreal Impact Reserves	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Span 12', 60'	Report Match Replay	Tissot 75'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,612 Referee: Matthew Misscannon

Orlando City v Orange County Blues

June 11, 2014 14	Orlando City	4–1	Orange County Blues	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Hertzog 45+1' da Luz 50' Rusin 79', 87'	Report Match Replay	Santana 38'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorm

Dayton Dutch Lions v Orlando City

June 22, 2014 15	Dayton Dutch Lions	0–2	Orlando City	Beavercreek, Ohio
3:00 p.m.		Report Match Replay	Mbengue 53' Molino 90+3'	Stadium: Beavercreek Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Joshua Brooks

Orlando City v LA Galaxy II

June 28, 2014 16	Orlando City	3–0	LA Galaxy II	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Hertzog 18', 43' Molino 61'	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Patrick O'Brian

Wilmington Hammerheads v Orlando City

July 3, 2014 17	Wilmington Hammerheads	v	Orlando City	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 p.m.		Match postponed due to weather		Stadium: Legion Stadium

Orlando City v Wilmington Hammerheads

July 12, 2014 18	Orlando City	2–0	Wilmington Hammerheads	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Chin 32' Pulis 49' (pen.)	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma

Sacramento Republic v Orlando City

July 17, 2014 19	Sacramento Republic	0–0	Orlando City	Sacramento, California
10:30 p.m.	Alvarez  79'	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Bonney Field, Cal Expo Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Matthew Buckman

Rochester Rhinos v Orlando City

July 27, 2014 20	Rochester Rhinos	1–0	Orlando City	Rochester, New York
4:05 p.m.	Rolfe 31' Walls 90'	Report	Ceren  80' Boden  88'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Democratis Pashalidis

Orlando City v Charlotte Eagles

August 2, 2014 21	Orlando City	4–1	Charlotte Eagles	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Chin 45+1' Turner 48' Molino 51' (pen.), 60'	Report Match Replay	Thompson 75'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Christina Unkel

Harrisburg City Islanders v Orlando City

August 9, 2014 22	Harrisburg City Islanders	3–2	Orlando City	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m.	Derschang 21', 30' Hoppenot 53'	Report Match Replay	Molino 81' Gentile 87'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Charles Murphy

Orlando City v Harrisburg City Islanders

August 16, 2014 23	Orlando City	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Ceren 8', 89' Molino 19'	Report Match Replay	Derschang 6'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Patrick O'Brian

Charlotte Eagles v Orlando City

August 20, 2014 24	Charlotte Eagles	2–0	Orlando City	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.	Thompson 72', 90+2'	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 498 Referee: Doug Hartemann

Richmond Kickers v Orlando City

August 23, 2014 25	Richmond Kickers	2–3	Orlando City	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m.	Davis 53' Robinson 78'	Report Match Replay	Estrela 7' Molino 52' Ramos 70'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Matthew Franz

Wilmington Hammerheads v Orlando City

August 28, 2014 17R	Wilmington Hammerheads	3–1	Orlando City	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 p.m.	Bone 3' Kaye 60' Ochoa 90+2'	Report Match Replay	da Luz 41'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,784 Referee: Jeremy Smith

Orlando City v Dayton Dutch Lions

August 31, 2014 26	Orlando City	7–0	Dayton Dutch Lions	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Molino 6', 40', 57' Gentile 38' da Luz 49', 69' Mbengue 60'	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Stefan McHardy

Wilmington Hammerheads v Orlando City

September 3, 2014 27	Wilmington Hammerheads	0–0	Orlando City	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 p.m.		Report Match Replay		Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Matthew Jozaitis

Orlando City v Richmond Kickers

September 6, 2014 28	Orlando City	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Molino 22'	Report Match Replay		Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Rubiel Vasquez

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City (C)	28	19	5	4	56	24	+32	62	Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic FC (A)	28	17	4	7	49	28	+21	55	Playoffs
3	LA Galaxy II (A)	28	15	6	7	54	38	+16	51
4	Richmond Kickers (A)	28	13	12	3	53	28	+25	51
5	Charleston Battery (A)	28	11	8	9	36	31	+5	41

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)

USL Pro Playoffs

Further information: 2014 USL Pro season § Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					USL Pro Championship
	1	Orlando City	0
	8	Harrisburg City Islanders	1
						8	Harrisburg City Islanders	3
						4	Richmond Kickers	2
	4	Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.)	2
	5	Charleston Battery	1
											8	Harrisburg City Islanders	0
											2	Sacramento Republic	2
	2	Sacramento Republic	4
	7	Wilmington Hammerheads	1
						2	Sacramento Republic	3
						3	LA Galaxy II	2
	3	LA Galaxy II	2
	6	Rochester Rhinos	1

Orlando City v Harrisburg City Islanders

September 13, 2014 QF	Orlando City	0–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30pm		Report Match Replay	Hoppenhot 39' Derschang  90+5'	Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Matthew Miscannon

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2014 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City entered the U.S. Open Cup in the second round.

Orlando City v Ocala Stampede

May 14, 2014 2R	Orlando City	4–1	Ocala Stampede	Sanford, Florida
7:30pm	Hertzog 14', 44' (pen.) Chin 28', 83'	Report	Knight 61'	Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex

Orlando City v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 28, 2014 3R	Orlando City	4–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Sanford, Florida
8:00pm	Molino 11', 41' da Luz 22' Mbengue 26'	Report	Wagner 45' Hill  87'	Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex

Colorado Rapids v Orlando City

June 17, 2014 4R	Colorado Rapids	5–2	Orlando City	Commerce City, Colorado
9:00pm	Brown 32', 47', 54' LaBrocca 41' Powers 74' Mari  78'	Report	Mbengue 22',  68' Boden 71' Ceren  77'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Club

Roster

No.	Position	Nation	Player
1	GK	MEX	Miguel Gallardo (captain)
2	DF	USA	Tyler Turner
3	DF	USA	Brad Rusin
4	DF	USA	Tommy Redding
5	DF	POR	Rafael Ramos
6	MF	WAL	Anthony Pulis
8	MF	SEN	Adama Mbengue
9	FW	USA	Giuseppe Gentile
11	FW	USA	Corey Hertzog
12	MF	ENG	Harrison Heath
13	MF	USA	Austin da Luz
14	DF	ENG	Luke Boden
15	FW	USA	Dennis Chin
16	MF	USA	Aodhan Quinn
17	MF	SLV	Darwin Ceren
18	MF	TRI	Kevin Molino
19	DF	HAI	Bitielo Jean Jacques
21	GK	USA	Carl Woszczynski
22	DF	USA	Rob Valentino
23	DF	USA	Justin Clark
24	MF	ANG	Estrela
25	MF	USA	Ian Christianson
26	GK	USA	Rafael Díaz
27	MF	USA	Brian Span (on loan from FC Dallas)

Squad information

No.	Nat.	Player	Birthday	Previous club	2014 USL Pro appearances	2014 USL Pro goals
Goalkeepers
1		Miguel Gallardo	(1984-10-24) October 24, 1984 (age 40)	Austin Lightning	24	–
21		Carl Woszczynski	(1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 (age 37)	Los Angeles Blues	4	–
26		Rafael Díaz	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 33)	St. John's University	–	–
Defenders
2		Tyler Turner	(1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 (age 29)	IMG Academy Bradenton	23	1
3		Brad Rusin	(1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 38)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	2
4		Tommy Redding	(1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 (age 28)	FC America	15	–
5		Rafael Ramos	(1995-01-09) January 9, 1995 (age 30)	S.L. Benfica U-19	4	1
7		Bryan Burke	(1989-01-03) January 3, 1989 (age 36)	Los Angeles Blues	7	–
14		Luke Boden	(1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 (age 36)	Sheffield Wednesday F.C.	23	2
19		Bitielo Jean Jacques	(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34)	VSI Tampa Bay FC	7	–
22		Rob Valentino	(1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 (age 39)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	19	1
23		Justin Clark	(1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 (age 36)	Rollins College	13	–
Midfielders
6		Anthony Pulis	(1984-07-21) July 21, 1984 (age 41)	Aldershot Town F.C.	12	1
8		Adama Mbengue	(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 31)	Orlando City U-23	27	3
10		Yordany Álvarez#	(1985-05-24) May 24, 1985 (age 40)	Real Salt Lake	13	1
12		Harrison Heath	(1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 29)	Norwich City U-18	7	–
13		Austin da Luz	(1987-10-09) October 9, 1987 (age 37)	Carolina RailHawks	18	5
16		Aodhan Quinn	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 33)	Philadelphia Union	16	–
17		Darwin Ceren	(1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 (age 35)	Juventud Independiente	23	2
18		Kevin Molino	(1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 (age 35)	Ma Pau SC	27	20
20		Mikey Lopez	(1993-02-20) February 20, 1993 (age 32)	Sporting Kansas City†	9	–
24		James O'Connor#	(1979-09-01) September 1, 1979 (age 45)	Sheffield Wednesday F.C.	1	–
24		Estrela	(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 29)	S.L. Benfica U-19	5	1
25		Ian Christianson	(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 34)	New York Red Bulls	3	–
27		Brian Span	(1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 33)	FC Dallas	19	1
Forwards
9		Giuseppe Gentile	(1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 32)	Chicago Fire	11	2
15		Dennis Chin	(1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 38)	Central Florida Kraze	26	5
11		Corey Hertzog	(1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 35)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	4

† = Denotes players on loan through USL Pro-MLS Reserve League alliance
# = Denotes players who retired during the season

Preseason Trialists

• 2 — Ashani Fairclough
• 3 — Mason Trafford
• 9 — Adrián Ruelas
• 11 — Miguel Ibarra
• 16 — R. J. Allen
• 20 — Romena Bowie

Transfers

In

• Aodhan Quinn was signed on free transfer on March 19, 2014. He was selected by Philadelphia Union in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign with the club.^[7]
• Kaká was signed as Orlando City's first Designated Player on free transfer on July 1, 2014, after being released from A.C. Milan.^[8]
• Giuseppe Gentile was signed on free transfer on July 11, 2014. He was released from Chicago Fire following a loan with Charlotte Eagles.^[9]
• Harrison Heath was signed on free transfer on July 17, 2014.^[10]
• Rafael Ramos was signed on August 7, 2014, on transfer from S.L. Benfica Juniors.^[11]
• Vladomiro Lameira, also known as "Estrela", was signed on August 7, 2014, on transfer from S.L. Benfica Juniors.^[11]

Out

• Jamie Watson was transferred to Minnesota United FC for an undisclosed sum on February 20, 2014.^[12]
• Joseph Toby was transferred to Arizona United SC for future considerations on April 9, 2014.^[13]
• James O'Connor retired on June 3, 2014, to assume the role of manager at Louisville City FC.^[14]

Loan in

• Yordany Álvarez, on loan from Real Salt Lake. Orlando City also has a transfer in place, where they will acquire Álvarez for the 2015 MLS season in exchange for their lowest 4th-round 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick.^[15] The agreement was terminated on August 29, 2014, when Álvarez retired for medical reasons following a collapse during a June 7 match.^[16]
• Mikey Lopez, on loan from Sporting Kansas City via the USL Pro-MLS Reserve League alliance^[17]
• Brian Span, on loan from FC Dallas.^[18] He was recalled on June 8, 2014, but returned to Orlando City after one match.^[19]
• Ian Christianson, on loan from New York Red Bulls.^[20]

Loan out

• Kaká, loaned out for six months to São Paulo, his hometown club. Kaka will then start play with Orlando City on January 1, 2015 in preparation for the Club's inaugural MLS season.^[8]

Media

For the 2014 season, all matches will stream live on YouTube. The team's webcasts in 2014 are produced with assistance from the ESPN Innovation Lab.^[21] Occasional matches will appear on Bright House Sports Network. Some home matches can be heard on the radio as well, either 740 the Game or 102.5/107.7-HD2 WLOQ.

See also

• 2014 in American soccer
• 2014 USL Pro season
• Orlando City