2017 Orlando City SC season

The 2017 Orlando City SC season was the club's seventh season of existence in Orlando, and third season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. The team opened the season with a 1–0 win over New York City FC, at the newly completed Orlando City Stadium.

Orlando City SC

2017 season
CEO	Alex Leitão
Manager	Jason Kreis
Stadium	Orlando City Stadium
MLS	Conference: 10th Overall: 18th
MLS Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Cyle Larin (12 goals) All: Cyle Larin (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	MLS: 25,527 (ten times)
Lowest home attendance	MLS: 23,018 (September 27 vs. NE Revolution)
Average home league attendance	25,028
Home colors Away colors
← 2016 2018 →

Background

On December 29, 2016, club President Phil Rawlins announced his reduced role in the organization, acting as a liaison for the clubs and their brand in league matters (such as the MLS Expansion Committee), and consulting on the board of directors. The day-to-day operational duties were handed over to CEO Alex Leitão. In recognition for his nine years of service, owner Flavio Augusto da Silva announced that Phil's position would become permanent, bestowing the title of life-president.^[1] One of his first actions, on January 4, 2017, was to dedicate the 49 rainbow-colored seats in Section 12 of the new stadium to permanently honor the victims and families of those affected by the Pulse tragedy on June 12, 2016.^[2]

Roster

Last updated on August 10, 2017^[3]

No.	Nationality	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1		Joe Bendik	GK	(1989-04-25)April 25, 1989 (aged 27)	Toronto FC	–
28		Josh Saunders	GK	(1981-03-21)March 21, 1981 (aged 35)	New York City FC	–
36		Earl Edwards Jr.	GK	(1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 25)	UCLA Bruins	–
Defenders
2		Jonathan Spector	CB	(1986-03-01)March 1, 1986 (aged 31)	Birmingham City	–
3		Seb Hines	CB	(1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 28)	Middlesbrough	–
4		José Aja	CB	(1993-05-10)May 10, 1993 (aged 23)	Nacional	INT
12		Kevin Alston	LB	(1988-05-05)May 5, 1988 (aged 28)	New England Revolution	–
21		Scott Sutter	RB	(1986-05-13)May 13, 1986 (aged 30)	BSC Young Boys	INT
22		Conor Donovan	CB	(1996-01-08)January 8, 1996 (aged 21)	NC State Wolfpack	GA
25		Donny Toia	LB	(1992-05-28)May 28, 1992 (aged 24)	Montreal Impact	–
27		Rafael Ramos	RB	(1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 (aged 22)	S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19	–
29		Tommy Redding	CB	(1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 20)	FC America	HGP
94		PC	LB	(1994-03-10)March 10, 1994 (aged 22)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	INT
95		Léo Pereira	CB	(1996-01-31)January 31, 1996 (aged 21)	Athletico Paranaense	Loan in, INT
Midfielders
5		Servando Carrasco	DM	(1988-08-13)August 13, 1988 (aged 28)	Sporting Kansas City	–
6		Richie Laryea	AM	(1995-01-07)January 7, 1995 (aged 22)	Sigma FC	–
7		Cristian Higuita	CM	(1994-01-14)January 14, 1994 (aged 23)	Deportivo Cali	–
8		Will Johnson (vice-captain)	CM	(1987-01-21)January 21, 1987 (aged 30)	Toronto FC	–
10		Kaká (captain)	AM	(1982-04-22)April 22, 1982 (aged 34)	A.C. Milan	INT, DP
15		Dillon Powers	DM	(1991-02-14)February 14, 1991 (aged 26)	Colorado Rapids	–
16		Tony Rocha	CM	(1993-08-21)August 21, 1993 (aged 23)	Orlando City B	–
23		Antonio Nocerino (vice-captain)	DM	(1985-04-09)April 9, 1985 (aged 31)	A.C. Milan	INT
Forwards
9		Cyle Larin	CF	(1995-04-17)April 17, 1995 (aged 21)	Connecticut Huskies	GA
11		Carlos Rivas	RW	(1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 22)	Deportivo Cali	INT, DP
13		Hadji Barry	CF	(1992-12-08)December 8, 1992 (aged 24)	UCF Knights	–
14		Giles Barnes	CF	(1988-08-05)August 5, 1988 (aged 28)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	–
18		Dom Dwyer	CF	(1990-07-30)July 30, 1990 (aged 26)	Sporting KC	–
19		Yoshimar Yotún	LW	(1990-04-07)April 7, 1990 (aged 26)	Malmö FF	INT, DP
98		Pierre da Silva	LW	(1998-07-28)July 28, 1998 (aged 18)	Orlando City B	–

Staff

Executive
Majority owner and chairman	Flávio Augusto da Silva
Minor owner and president	Phil Rawlins
Owner	John Bonner
Chief executive officer	Alex Leitão
General manager	Niki Budalić
Coaching staff
Head coach	Jason Kreis
Assistant coach	C.J. Brown
Assistant coach	Miles Joseph
Assistant coach/Academy coordinator	Bobby Murphy
Goalkeeping coach	Tim Mulqueen
B team head coach	Anthony Pulis

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Competitions

Friendlies

The Lions finish the preseason 2–2–2. Their first official match at the new stadium is a 3–1 friendly win against USL side St. Louis FC.

Jacksonville Dolphins v Orlando City

February 4	Jacksonville Dolphins	0–5	Orlando City	Jacksonville, Florida
12:00 pm EST			Spector 18' Kaká 40' Higuita 59' Rivas 67' Barry 76'	Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium Attendance: Closed-door scrimmage

Orlando City v Tampa Bay Rowdies

February 11	Orlando City	0–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Sanford, Florida
11:00 am EST				Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed-door scrimmage

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City

February 15	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Orlando City	Clearwater, Florida
1:00 pm EST	Simpson Ilsinho Sapong		Johnson Rivas Larin	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Stadium Attendance: Closed-door scrimmage

Orlando City v Toronto FC

February 19	Orlando City	1–3	Toronto FC	Davenport, Florida
2:00 pm	Kaká 43' (pen.)		Altidore 4' Giovinco 84' Morrow 85'	Stadium: Champions Gate
Note: Game 1 of 2

Orlando City v Toronto FC

February 19	Orlando City	0–4	Toronto FC	Davenport, Florida
4:00 pm	Own goal		Spencer Andrews James	Stadium: Champions Gate
Note: Game 2 of 2

Orlando City v St. Louis FC

February 25	Orlando City	3–1	St. Louis FC	Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm EST	Kaká 4' Larin 25', 35'		Petosevic 89'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: Closed-door friendly

Orlando City v Puerto Rico

November 4	Orlando City	6–1	Puerto Rico	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EST	Dwyer 39' Larin 59', 90+1' Barry 69' Hines 79' Rocha 86'	Report	Cabán 19'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 8,231
Note: Fundraiser for Puerto Rico Relief in aftermath of Hurricane Maria; Kaka's final match for Orlando City

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2017 Major League Soccer season

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) except where otherwise noted.

The MLS schedule was released on January 12. Orlando City played its first regular season match in their new stadium on March 5, against their expansion rivals NYCFC. New expansion teams for this year are Minnesota United FC, led by former coach Adrian Heath, and Atlanta United FC. The squad goes into the season riding a 2-game winning streak, besting the Union at Philadelphia, and D.C. United at Camping World Stadium last October.^[9]

The team announced two sellouts on February 21: the Home Opener vs. NYCFC on March 5, and the L.A. Galaxy on April 15.^[10]

Officials with the Atlanta Stadium group announced on April 18 that the retractable roof will not be completed in time for their planned opening match between Atlanta United FC and Orlando City SC on July 30, forcing moving the game to Bobby Dodd Stadium on July 29. The Lions visited Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 16, playing to a 3–3 draw, in front 70,425 fans. The game set an MLS attendance record, and registered as 4th-largest crowd in the world this season.^[11]

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	10	9	15	39	58	−19	39	7	5	5	24	19	+5	3	4	10	15	39	−24

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	L

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

Results

Orlando City v New York City FC

March 5 1	Orlando City	1–0	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. EST	Larin 15' Johnson  61'	Report	Wallace  30' Ring  67'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution v Orlando City

March 11 2	New England Revolution	P–P	Orlando City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. EST				Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to weather; rescheduled for September 2[12]

Orlando City v Philadelphia Union

March 18 3	Orlando City	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Rivas  25' Larin 39', 73' García  80' Spector  82'	Report	Onyewu  28' Sapong 52' Medunjanin  80'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Columbus Crew v Orlando City

April 1 4	Columbus Crew	2–0	Orlando City	Columbus, Ohio
4:00 p.m.	Meram 13', 77'  17'	Report	Carrasco  60' Redding  76'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 12,226 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Orlando City v New York Red Bulls

April 9 5	Orlando City	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m.	Carrasco 34' Higuita  61' Gil  86' Toia  90+4'	Report	Collin  76'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Orlando City v LA Galaxy

April 15 6	Orlando City	2–1	LA Galaxy	Orlando, Florida
3:00 p.m.	Johnson 9' Larin 90+1'	Report	Van Damme  52' Pedro  64' Alessandrini 83'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Chris Penso

New York City FC v Orlando City

April 23 7	New York City FC	1–2	Orlando City	New York, New York
1:30 p.m.	Moralez  2' Pirlo  45' Villa  54' 74' White  59'	Report	Larin 31', 51'  90+3' Higuita  57' Redding  72' Nocerino  82'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 22,470 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Orlando City v Colorado Rapids

April 29 8	Orlando City	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m.	García  36' Rivas 70' Redding  74' Kaká 90+1'	Report	Doyle  20' Azira  35' Burling  90+2'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Toronto FC v Orlando City

May 3 9	Toronto FC	2–1	Orlando City	Toronto, Canada
7:30 pm EST	Giovinco 9', 38' Bono  50' Altidore  52' Bradley  90+3'	Report	Kaká 45+1' Spector  74' Higuita  85'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Houston Dynamo v Orlando City

May 6 10	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Orlando City	Houston, Texas
8:30 p.m.	Elis 23' Manotas 51', 65' Quioto 75'  45+3' DelLaGarza  60' Machado  84'	Report	Toia  79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,292 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Orlando City v Sporting Kansas City

May 13 11	Orlando City	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Ajá  11' Larin 16' Kaká 26' Higuita  40'	Report	Blessing 9', 74',  79' Zusi  48' Sanchez  79'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

San Jose Earthquakes v Orlando City

May 17 12	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Orlando City	San Jose, California
10:30 p.m.	Godoy  44' Ureña  62' Lima 68' Cerén  70' Wondolowski 83'	Report	Pereira  25' Rivas 80'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Drew Fischer

Orlando City v New York City FC

May 21 13	Orlando City	0–3	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Rivas  34' Pereira  90+2'	Report	Villa 14' (pen.) Lopez  19' Wallace 35' Moralez  45+1'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Mark Geiger

Minnesota United FC v Orlando City

May 27 14	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Orlando City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m.	Venegas  38' Ramirez 56' Cronin  66' Jome  76' Burch  81' Ibarra  90+1'	Report		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,896 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Orlando City v D.C. United

May 31 15	Orlando City	2–0	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Toia  35' Bendik  65' Larin 67' Barnes 88'	Report	Kemp  34' Sam  66'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Allan Chapman

Orlando City v Chicago Fire

June 4 16	Orlando City	0–0	Chicago Fire	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Ramos  26' Nocerino  66'	Report	de Leeuw  60' Arshakyan  81'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,469 Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Ramos' red card rescinded on June 7 with no fine; eligible to play in next match

Orlando City v Montreal Impact

June 17 17	Orlando City	3–3	Montreal Impact	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	García 8',  89' Rivas 23' Aja  60' Spector 90+4'	Report	Dzemaili 16',  45+2' Ciman  18' Piatti 58', 59' Lovitz  52'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Chris Penso

Seattle Sounders FC v Orlando City

June 21 18	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Orlando City	Seattle, Washington
10:30 p.m.	Bruin 19' Dempsey  75' Torres  90+3'	Report	Johnson  78' Spector  79' Sutter 90+4'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 42,333 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

June 24 19	Chicago Fire	4–0	Orlando City	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m.	Accam 3', 8', 63' (pen.) Nikolić 52',  69' Schweinsteiger  53' de Leeuw  56'	Report	Johnson  22' Higuita  33' Kaká  58' PC  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Real Salt Lake v Orlando City

June 30 20	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Orlando City	Sandy, Utah
9:30 p.m.	Sunday  65' Beckerman  88'	Report	Johnson 17' Kaká  68' Ajá  71' Higuita  87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Attendance: 19,218 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Orlando City v Toronto FC

July 5 21	Orlando City	1–3	Toronto FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Spector  23' Ajá  45' Rivas 63'	Report	Alseth  12' Altidore 18' Vázquez  45+4' Giovinco 46', 65'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,029 Referee: Alan Kelly

Orlando City v Atlanta United FC

July 21 22	Orlando City	0–1	Atlanta United FC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Kaká  6' Johnson  60'	Report	Pírez  38' Gressel  67' Parkhurst  80' Villalba 86'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Atlanta United FC v Orlando City

July 29 23	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Orlando City	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m.	Villalba  56', 90+2' Asad  24'	Report	Kaká 40' Higuita  56' Johnson  86'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 45,006 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Rescheduled from July 30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium due to construction delay

Montreal Impact v Orlando City

August 5 24	Montreal Impact	2–1	Orlando City	Montreal, Canada
7:30 p.m.	Piatti 48' (pen.) Jackson-Hamel 84'	Report	Larin 12'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Kevin Stott

New York Red Bulls v Orlando City

August 12 25	New York Red Bulls	3–1	Orlando City	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m.	Pereira 30' (o.g.) Wright-Phillips 60' Davis 80' Perrinelle  45' Felipe  67' Davis  90+7' Kljestan  90+2'	Report	Rivas 18',  39' Laryea  90+2' Higuita  90+7' Kaká  90+7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

August 19 26	Orlando City	1–1	Columbus Crew	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Barnes 67' Yotún  28'	Report	Abubakar  16', 35' Martinez  55' Afful  77' Abu  81' Meram  88'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Juan Guzman, Jr.

Orlando City v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

August 26 27	Orlando City	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm	Larin 62' Toia  27' Redding  71' Kaká  75'	Report	Redding 9' (o.g.) Maund  25' Shea 53'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,406 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

New England Revolution v Orlando City

September 2 2	New England Revolution	4–0	Orlando City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.	Kamara 26', 75', 89' Bunbury 90+2' Agudelo  68'	Report	Pereira  55' Aja  66'  80' Rocha  86'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,865 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Rescheduled from March 11 due to weather

D.C. United v Orlando City

September 9 28	D.C. United	1–2	Orlando City	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m.	Acosta  24' Arriola  34' Franklin  78' Opare 89' Sam  90+6'	Report	Larin 19' Barnes 28' Sutter  32' Carrasco  76'  79' Hines  90+5' Kaká  90+9'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Dave Gantar

Atlanta United FC v Orlando City

September 16 29	Atlanta United FC	3–3	Orlando City	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m.	Martinez 36', 55', 69'	Report	Dwyer 10', 39' Larin 58'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,425 (MLS Record) Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v Orlando City

September 24 30	Portland Timbers	3–0	Orlando City	Portland, Oregon
8:00 p.m.	Valeri 15' (pen.), 59' Mattocks 29' Ridgewell  80'	Report	Spector  14'  Nocerino  52' PC  84'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Orlando City v New England Revolution

September 27 31	Orlando City	6–1	New England Revolution	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Nocerino 22' Hines 32' Kaká 43', 77' Kaká  28' Pereira  33' Hines  45' Dwyer 84' Yotún 90'	Report	Kouassi  11' Dielna  21' Caldwell  29' Nguyen 45+1',  90+4'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 23,018 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Orlando City v FC Dallas

September 30 32	Orlando City	0–0	FC Dallas	Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m.		Report	Barrios  90+2' Gonzalez  90+8'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,007 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Barrios subbed in during extra time, was incorrectly listed on roster; draw was not changed to a 3–0 forfeit, which would have kept OCSC in the playoff race.[13]

Orlando City v Columbus Crew

October 15 33	Orlando City	0–1	Columbus Crew	Orlando, Florida
3:00 p.m.			Kamara 66'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,166 Referee: Chris Penso

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City

October 22 34	Philadelphia Union	6–1	Orlando City	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m.	Ilsinho 3', 63' Picault 6', 38' Sapong 26', 74',  65'	Report	Dwyer 72'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,595 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
9	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
10	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
11	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
20	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City entered the tournament in the fourth round against Miami FC, who had beaten the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 on May 31, 2017.

Bracket

Fourth Round June 13–14

Round of 16 June 27–28

Quarterfinals July 7–August 2

Semifinals August 9–15

Final September 20

NASL

North Carolina FC

2

MLS

Houston Dynamo

3*

MLS

Houston Dynamo

0

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

2

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

4

MLS

Minnesota United FC

0

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

3*

MLS

FC Dallas

0

MLS

FC Dallas

2

USL

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

1

MLS

FC Dallas

3

MLS

Colorado Rapids

1

MLS

Colorado Rapids

3

USL

Oklahoma City Energy FC

2

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

1(5)

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

1(4)

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

2

NASL

San Francisco Deltas

0

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

2

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

1

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

2

MLS

Portland Timbers

1

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

3

MLS

LA Galaxy

2

MLS

LA Galaxy

3

USL

Orange County SC

1

MLS

LA Galaxy

2

USL

Sacramento Republic FC

0

USL

Sacramento Republic FC

4

MLS

Real Salt Lake

1

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

2

MLS

New York Red Bulls

1

MLS

Orlando City SC

1

NASL

Miami FC

3

NASL

Miami FC

3

MLS

Atlanta United FC

2

MLS

Atlanta United FC

3

USL

Charleston Battery

2

NASL

Miami FC

0

USL

FC Cincinnati

1

USL

FC Cincinnati

1

MLS

Columbus Crew SC

0

USL

FC Cincinnati

0(3)

MLS

Chicago Fire

0(1)

USL

Saint Louis FC

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

1

USL

FC Cincinnati

2

MLS

New York Red Bulls

3*

MLS

New England Revolution

3

USL

Rochester Rhinos

0

MLS

New England Revolution

2

MLS

D.C. United

1

MLS

D.C. United

4

LQ

Christos FC

1

MLS

New England Revolution

0

MLS

New York Red Bulls

1

MLS

New York Red Bulls

1

MLS

New York City FC

0

MLS

New York Red Bulls

1(5)

MLS

Philadelphia Union

1(3)

MLS

Philadelphia Union

3

USL

Harrisburg City Islanders

1

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

1. ^
   ^A The hosting priority for the final, in order, is Sporting KC then New York Red Bulls then FC Cincinnati

Orlando City v Miami FC

June 14 Fourth round	Orlando City	1–3	Miami FC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm	Barnes 79' Pereira  52' PC  84' Ramos  90+4'	Report	Pinho 30', 36', 55' Trafford  52' Rennella  84'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 5,838 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Player statistics

Appearances

As of match played October 22, 2017

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
1	GK	USA	Joe Bendik	33	0	33	0	0	0
28	GK	PUR	Josh Saunders	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	GK	USA	Earl Edwards Jr.	1	0	1	0	0	0
70	GK	USA	Jake Fenlason	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Jonathan Spector	26	1	25	1	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Seb Hines	6	1	5+1	1	0	0
4	DF	URU	José Aja	15	0	15	0	0	0
12	DF	USA	Kevin Alston	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Conor Donovan	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	POR	Rafael Ramos	3	0	1+1	0	1	0
29	DF	USA	Tommy Redding	19	0	14+4	0	0+1	0
21	DF	SUI	Scott Sutter	32	1	30+2	1	0	0
25	DF	USA	Donny Toia	30	0	29+1	0	0	0
94	DF	BRA	PC	9	0	5+3	0	1	0
95	DF	BRA	Léo Pereira	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	USA	Servando Carrasco	16	1	9+6	1	1	0
6	MF	CAN	Richie Laryea	12	0	1+11	0	0	0
7	MF	COL	Cristian Higuita	26	0	18+8	0	0	0
8	MF	CAN	Will Johnson	26	2	23+3	2	0	0
10	MF	BRA	Kaká	24	6	18+5	6	0+1	0
15	MF	USA	Dillon Powers	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
16	MF	BLZ	Tony Rocha	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
23	MF	ITA	Antonio Nocerino	32	1	28+3	1	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	CAN	Cyle Larin	28	12	24+4	12	0	0
11	FW	COL	Carlos Rivas	31	5	21+9	5	0+1	0
13	FW	GUI	Hadji Barry	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
14	FW	JAM	Giles Barnes	35	4	23+11	3	1	1
18	FW	USA	Dom Dwyer	12	4	11+1	4	0	0
19	FW	PER	Yoshimar Yotún	10	1	10	1	0	0
98	FW	USA	Pierre da Silva	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
17	MF	USA	Luis Gil	18	0	6+11	0	1	0
32	MF	ARG	Matías Pérez García	15	1	11+4	1	0	0

Goalscorers

As of match played October 22, 2017

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	MLS	Open Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Cyle Larin	12	0	12
2	10	MF	Kaká	6	0	6
3	11	FW	Carlos Rivas	5	0	7
4	18	FW	Dom Dwyer	4	0	4
	14	FW	Giles Barnes	3	1	4
6	8	MF	Will Johnson	2	0	2
7	2	DF	Jonathan Spector	1	0	1
	3	DF	Seb Hines	1	0	1
	5	MF	Servando Carrasco	1	0	1
	19	FW	Yoshimar Yotún	1	0	1
	21	DF	Scott Sutter	1	0	1
	23	MF	Antonio Nocerino	1	0	1
	32	MF	Matías Pérez García	1	0	1
Total				39	1	40

Shutouts

As of match played October 22, 2017

Rank	No.	Name	MLS	Open Cup	Total
1	1	Joe Bendik	7	0	7
Total			7	0	7

Disciplinary record

As of match played October 22, 2017

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			Open Cup			Total
1	GK	Joe Bendik	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Jonathan Spector	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
3	DF	Seb Hines	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	DF	José Aja	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
5	MF	Servando Carrasco	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
6	MF	Richie Laryea	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	MF	Cristian Higuita	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
8	MF	Will Johnson	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	FW	Cyle Larin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Kaká	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
11	FW	Carlos Rivas	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	MF	Tony Rocha	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Luis Gil	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Yoshimar Yotún	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	DF	Scott Sutter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	MF	Antonio Nocerino	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
25	DF	Donny Toia	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
27	DF	Rafael Ramos	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
29	DF	Tommy Redding	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
32	MF	Matías Pérez García	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
94	DF	PC	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
95	DF	Léo Pereira	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
Total			60	3	5	3	0	0	63	3	5

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 2017 draft was held on January 13, 2017. Orlando had one selection.

2017 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
3	64	Danny Deakin	CF	University of South Carolina	Signed

Transfers in

No.	Name	Pos.	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
25	Donny Toia	LB	Montreal Impact	Traded for 1st Round Pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft	December 23, 2016	[14]
	Patrick McLain	GK	Chicago Fire	Acquired in MLS Re-Entry Draft	December 16, 2016	[14]
8	Will Johnson	CM	Toronto FC	Free agent acquisition	December 28, 2016	[14]
94	PC	LB	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Free agent acquisition	January 4, 2017	[14]
98	Pierre da Silva	LW	Orlando City B	Promoted to First Team from Orlando City B	January 21, 2017	[15]
2	Jonathan Spector	CB	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	January 24, 2017	[16]
28	Josh Saunders	GK	New York City FC	Traded for 4th-round selection in 2019 MLS SuperDraft	January 27, 2017	[14]
14	Giles Barnes	CF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Player Exchange	February 25, 2017	[14]
21	Scott Sutter	RB	BSC Young Boys	International Roster Slot acquisition	March 3, 2017	[14]
30	Danny Deakin	CF	None	Signed with Orlando City B	April 19, 2017	[14]
95	Léo Pereira	CB	Orlando City B	Occupying International Roster Slot Vacated by Matias Perez Garcia; Recalled to First Team	June 28, 2017	[14]
18	Dom Dwyer	CF	Sporting KC	Exchange for General, Targeted, and Future Allocation Money	July 25, 2017	[14]
19	Yoshimar Yotún	LW	Malmö FF	International Roster Slot acquisition; Targeted Allocation Money; Removed DP tag from Giles Barnes	August 5, 2017	[14]
15	Dillon Powers	DM	Colorado Rapids	Player Exchange for Luis Gil and Targeted Allocation Money	August 10, 2017	[14]

Loans in

No.	Name	Pos.	Loaned from	Notes	Date	Ref.
March 3, 2017	Moussa Sane	ST	AS Dakar Sacre Soeur	Assignment to Orlando City B; Loan expired
April 6, 2017	Luis Gil	AM	Querétaro FC	On Loan
April 14, 2017	Léo Pereira	CB	Clube Atlético Paranaense	Season-long Loan

Transfers out

No.	Name	Pos.	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
14	Luke Boden	LB	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Option declined	November 23, 2016	[14]
2	Tyler Turner	RB	LA Galaxy II	Option declined	November 23, 2016	[14]
15	Pedro Ribeiro	CM	Harrisburg City Islanders	Option declined	November 23, 2016	[14]
19	Júlio Baptista	CF	CFR Cluj	Option declined	November 23, 2016	[14]
8	Harrison Heath	CM	Atlanta United FC	Traded for 4th-round selection in 2019 MLS SuperDraft	December 16, 2016	[14]
45	Mikey Ambrose	LB	Atlanta United FC	Selected No. 7 overall in 2016 Expansion Draft	December 13, 2016	[14]
18	Kevin Molino	RW	Minnesota United FC	Exchange for General Allocation Money	January 26, 2017	[14]
	Patrick McLain	GK	Minnesota United FC	Exchange for Targeted Allocation Money	January 26, 2017	[14]
20	Brek Shea	LW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Player Exchange	February 25, 2017	[14]
30	Danny Deakin	CF	Orlando City B	Waived off of Roster; option to sign with OCB	April 14, 2017	[14]
32	Matías Pérez García	AM	Tigre	Waived off of Roster; International Roster Slot Open	June 28, 2017	[14]
17	Luis Gil	AM	Colorado Rapids	Player Exchange with Targeted Allocation Money	August 10, 2017	[14]

Loans out

Because of the inclusion of Orlando City B to the new stadium for home games, player movement between the two squads became possible for both teams. Some members who had MLS contracts had the "Right of Recall" option, applicable at any time to the first-team roster.

No.	Name	Pos.	Loaned to	Notes	Date	Ref.
March 10, 2017	Devron García	DM	Real C.D. España	Season Long Loan, expired 11/8/17	[17]
March 24, 2017	Earl Edwards Jr.	GK	Orlando City B		[18]
	Richie Laryea	AM			[18]
	Conor Donovan	CB		Expired 11/8/17	[18]
	Kevin Alston	RB		Expired 11/8/17	[18]
	Pierre da Silva	LW			[18]
	Tommy Redding	CB			[18]
	PC	LB			[18]
	Hadji Barry	CF		Expired 11/8/17	[18]
April 7, 2017	Moussa Sane	ST		Transfer Process Completed
April 26, 2017	Rafael Ramos	RB			[19]
	Josh Saunders	GK		Expired 11/8/17
	Seb Hines	CB		Expired 11/8/17

Notable events

Orlando Health was the jersey sponsor for the seventh consecutive season. New primary home kits were unveiled at the Fan Forum on Friday, February 17.^[20]

On April 22, it was announced that Orlando City, alongside 3 other MLS clubs, would wear a special kit in commemoration of the Earth Day. The kit, made entirely with recycled plastic from the Maldives at the Indian Ocean, was made by Adidas in conjunction with the Parley for the Oceans foundation, in order to address marine plastic pollution in the world. Orlando used this kit in an away game against New York City FC on April 23.^[21]

On May 8, the USSF announced that Orlando City Stadium would join other MLS clubs in hosting FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for the 2018 tournament. The venue hosted the October 8 home match between the United States against Panama. It was the first national team fixture in Orlando since a friendly against Sweden in 1998.^[22]

The fourth round draw of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, announced on May 18, had the Lions hosting the winner of Miami FC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Orlando City Stadium the second week of June (see above).^[23]

Starting Goalkeeper Joe Bendik posted back-to-back years of 100+ saves before the team's largest win of the season, a 6–1 victory over the New England Revolution on September 27 at Orlando City Stadium.

With the New York Red Bulls win on October 7, the Lions were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs for the 3rd straight year.

Captain and first Designated Player Kaká declined a one-year extension on his contract in October 2017. He played his final match, assisting on Dom Dwyer's goal, and was subbed off in the 65th minute of a friendly fundraiser against the Puerto Rico national team on November 4.

On November 7, Orlando City Stadium was among 5 venues announced to host matches for the 2018 Florida Cup. It hosted the tournament's opening games on January 10–11, 2018.^[24]