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
President	Phil Rawlins
Manager	Adrian Heath
Stadium	Orlando Citrus Bowl
MLS	Conference: 7th Overall: 14th
MLS Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Larin (17) All: Larin (18)
Highest home attendance	62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8)
Lowest home attendance	22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13)
Average home league attendance	32,847
Home colors Away colors
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Background

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

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

Friendlies

Orlando City v D.C. United

January 30	Orlando City	1–1	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm. EST	Rivas 67'		Pontius 14'	Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium

Orlando City v FC Dallas

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

Orlando City v Toronto FC

February 8	Orlando City	0–0	Toronto FC	Sanford, Florida
3:30 pm. EST				Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed scrimmage

Orlando City v BK Häcken

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

New York City FC v Orlando City

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

Charleston Battery v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Houston Dynamo

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

Orlando City v Ponte Preta

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

Orlando City v West Bromwich Albion

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

Flamengo v Orlando City

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

Further information: 2015 MLS season

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

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
34	12	8	14	46	56	−10	44	7	5	5	25	19	+6	5	3	9	21	37	−16

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	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L

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

Results

Orlando City v New York City FC

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

Houston Dynamo v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Montreal Impact v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v D.C. United

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

Portland Timbers v Orlando City

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

Columbus Crew v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Toronto FC

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

Orlando City v New England Revolution

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

D.C. United v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v LA Galaxy

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

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

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v D.C. United

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

Montreal Impact v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Colorado Rapids

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

Real Salt Lake v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v FC Dallas

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

Orlando City v New York Red Bulls

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

New York City FC v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

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

Toronto FC v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Philadelphia Union

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

Seattle Sounders FC v Orlando City

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

Toronto FC v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Chicago Fire

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

New England Revolution v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Sporting Kansas City

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

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

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

New York Red Bulls v Orlando City

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

Orlando City v Montreal Impact

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

Orlando City v New York City FC

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

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City

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

Eastern Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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

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

• Host team listed first
• Bold = winner
• * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Charleston Battery v Orlando City

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
	Portillo Adjetey Marini Prince van Schaik Chang Cordovés Kelly Ferguson Mueller		Rivas Ribeiro Neal St Ledger Okugo Ramos Heath Boden Hines Mwanga

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

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

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

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

Appearances

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

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

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

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

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

MLS SuperDraft picks

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 2015 in American soccer
• 2015 Major League Soccer season