2015 Orlando City SC season

Orlando City SC
2015 season
PresidentPhil Rawlins
ManagerAdrian Heath
StadiumOrlando Citrus Bowl
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 14th
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Larin (17)
All: Larin (18)
Highest home attendance62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8)
Lowest home attendance22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13)
Average home league attendance32,847
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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.

Background

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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

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Last updated on August 6, 2015[14]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
22 United States Tally Hall GK (1985-05-12)May 12, 1985 (aged 29) United States Houston Dynamo –
36 United States Earl Edwards, Jr. GK (1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 23) United States UCLA Bruins –
42 United States Josh Ford GK (1987-11-06)November 6, 1987 (aged 27) United States Seattle Sounders FC –
Defenders
2 United States Tyler Turner RB (1996-03-04)March 4, 1996 (aged 19) United States IMG Academy Bradenton HGP
3 England Seb Hines CB (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 26) England Middlesbrough Loan in
14 England Luke Boden LB (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 26) England Sheffield Wednesday –
16 United States Corey Ashe LB (1986-03-14)March 14, 1986 (aged 28) United States Houston Dynamo –
20 United States Brek Shea LB/LW (1990-02-28)February 28, 1990 (aged 25) England Stoke City –
23 United States Conor Donovan CB (1996-01-08)January 8, 1996 (aged 19) United States NC State Wolfpack GA
27 Portugal Rafael Ramos RB (1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 (aged 20) Portugal S.L. Benfica U-19 INT
29 United States Tommy Redding CB (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 18) United States FC America HGP
44 Spain David Mateos CB (1987-04-22)April 22, 1987 (aged 27) Hungary Ferencvárosi TC INT
78 France Aurélien Collin CB (1986-03-08)March 8, 1986 (aged 29) United States Sporting Kansas City –
Midfielders
5 United States Servando Carrasco MF (1988-08-13)August 13, 1988 (aged 26) United States Sporting Kansas City –
6 United States Tony Cascio LW/RW (1990-03-28)March 28, 1990 (aged 24) United States Colorado Rapids –
7 Colombia Cristian Higuita AM (1994-01-14)January 14, 1994 (aged 21) Colombia Deportivo Cali INT
8 England Harrison Heath CM/DM (1996-04-16)April 16, 1996 (aged 18) England Norwich City U-18 HGP
10 Brazil Kaká (captain) AM (1982-04-22)April 22, 1982 (aged 32) Italy AC Milan INT, DP
12 United States Eric Avila MF (1987-11-24)November 24, 1987 (aged 27) Mexico Santos Laguna Loan in
15 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro AM/SS (1990-06-13)June 13, 1990 (aged 24) United States Philadelphia Union –
17 El Salvador Darwin Cerén CM (1989-12-31)December 31, 1989 (aged 25) El Salvador Juventud Independiente –
18 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino AM/RW (1990-06-17)June 17, 1990 (aged 24) Trinidad and Tobago Ma Pau SC –
24 England Lewis Neal LM (1981-07-14)July 14, 1981 (aged 33) United States D.C. United –
32 Switzerland Adrian Winter AM (1986-07-08)July 8, 1986 (aged 28) Switzerland FC Luzern INT
55 Angola Estrela DM (1995-09-22)September 22, 1995 (aged 19) Portugal S.L. Benfica U-19 INT
Forwards
11 Colombia Carlos Rivas FW/LW (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 20) Colombia Deportivo Cali INT, DP
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga FW (1991-07-17)July 17, 1991 (aged 23) United States Colorado Rapids –
21 Canada Cyle Larin FW (1995-04-17)April 17, 1995 (aged 19) United States Connecticut Huskies GA, INT
25 United States Adam Bedell FW (1991-12-01)December 1, 1991 (aged 23) United States Columbus Crew SC –
26 Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera FW (1993-11-15)November 15, 1993 (aged 21) United States Old Dominion Monarchs –
35 Honduras Bryan Róchez FW (1995-01-01)January 1, 1995 (aged 20) Honduras Real España INT, DP

Competitions

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Friendlies

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January 30 Orlando City 1–1 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm. EST Rivas 67' [1] Pontius 14' Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
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
February 8 Orlando City 0–0 Toronto FC Sanford, Florida
3:30 pm. EST Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 13 Orlando City 2–2 Sweden BK Häcken Sanford, Florida
2:00 pm. EST Molino
Hines 		Report Berggren
Ericsson (pen.)		 Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
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
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
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
May 2 Orlando City 3–2 Brazil 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
July 15 Orlando City 3–1 England 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
November 15 Flamengo Brazil 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

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Further information: 2015 MLS season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Results summary

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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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWLDLWLLDLWDDWWLWDLLLWLDLLDLWWWWWL
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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March 8 1 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. Shea Yellow card 29'
Molino Yellow card 40'
Higuita Yellow card 78'
Collin Red card 83'
Kaká 90+1'		 Report Ballouchy Yellow card 41'
Hernandez Yellow card 54'
Brovsky Yellow card 60'
Diskerud 76'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 62,510
Referee: Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly
March 13 2 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Orlando City Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. Sarkodie Yellow card 34' Report Okugo Yellow card 46'
Deric 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: United States Chris Penso
March 21 3 Orlando City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Okugo Yellow card 78' Report Koffie Yellow card 22'
Adekugbe Yellow card 36'
Rivero Yellow card 44'
Manneh Yellow card 65'
Harvey Yellow card 90+5'
Rivero 90+6'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,072
Referee: Jorge Gonazalez
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
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
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: United States Kevin Stott
April 18 7 Columbus Crew 3–0 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Higuaín 32'
Meram 55'
Kamara 60'		 Report Ramos Red card 34' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,655
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
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
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
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
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
May 24 12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Orlando City Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m. Wondolowski 68' (pen.) Report Shea Red card 51'
Kaká 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 36,224
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 30 13 Orlando City 2–2 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Kaká 17' (pen.)
Ribeiro 89'		 Report Tchani 6'
Parkhurst Red card 16'
Kamara 61'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,430
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
 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
 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

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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
June 17 Fourth round Charleston Battery South Carolina 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Florida 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
June 30 Round of 16 Orlando City Florida 2–0 Ohio Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Kaka 21'
Rivas 35'		 Report Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 13,684
July 22 Quarterfinal Chicago Fire Illinois 3–1 Florida 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

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Appearances

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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 United States USA Tally Hall 25 0 23 0 2 0
36 GK United States USA Earl Edwards Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Tyler Turner 8 0 5+2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Seb Hines 26 1 21+2 1 3 0
14 DF England ENG Luke Boden 28 1 24+1 1 3 0
16 DF United States USA Corey Ashe 9 0 8+1 0 0 0
20 DF United States USA Brek Shea 19 0 17+2 0 0 0
23 DF United States USA Conor Donovan 2 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF Portugal POR Rafael Ramos 28 0 24+1 0 2+1 0
29 DF United States USA Tommy Redding 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
44 DF Spain ESP David Mateos 6 0 6 0 0 0
78 DF France FRA Aurélien Collin 28 2 27+1 2 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF United States USA Servando Carrasco 13 0 10+2 0 0+1 0
6 MF United States USA Tony Cascio 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Colombia COL Cristian Higuita 28 1 25+1 1 2 0
8 MF England ENG Harrison Heath 5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Kaká 30 10 28 9 2 1
12 DF United States USA Eric Avila 24 1 15+6 1 3 0
15 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Ribeiro 22 2 8+11 2 2+1 0
17 MF El Salvador SLV Darwin Cerén 28 2 25+1 2 2 0
23 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kevin Molino 7 0 7 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Lewis Neal 23 1 18+4 0 1 1
32 MF Switzerland SUI Adrian Winter 9 2 7+2 2 0 0
55 MF Angola ANG Estrela 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW Colombia COL Carlos Rivas 29 4 13+14 0 2 4
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Danny Mwanga 7 0 1+3 0 1+2 0
21 FW Canada CAN Cyle Larin 28 18 24+3 17 1 1
25 FW United States USA Adam Bedell 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Honduras HON Bryan Róchez 17 3 0+17 3 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
26 FW Puerto Rico PUR Sidney Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK United States USA Josh Ford 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts 10 0 10 0 0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean St Ledger 18 0 14+1 0 2+1 0
5 MF United States USA Amobi Okugo 17 0 9+6 0 1+1 0
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Martin Paterson 4 0 0+4 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played October 25, 2015
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 21 FW Canada Cyle Larin 17 1 18
2 10 MF Brazil Kaká 9 1 10
3 11 FW Colombia Carlos Rivas 0 4 4
4 35 FW Honduras Bryan Róchez 3 0 3
5 15 MF Brazil Pedro Ribeiro 2 0 2
17 MF El Salvador Darwin Cerén 2 0 2
32 MF Switzerland Adrian Winter 2 0 2
78 DF France Aurélien Collin 2 0 2
9 3 DF England Seb Hines 1 0 1
7 MF Colombia Cristian Higuita 1 0 1
12 DF United States Eric Avila 1 0 1
14 DF England Luke Boden 1 0 1
24 MF England Lewis Neal 0 1 1
Own goal 5 0 1
Total 46 7 53

Shutouts

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As of match played October 25, 2015
Rank No. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 22 United States Tally Hall 5 1 6
2 1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts 2 0 2
3 36 United States Earl Edwards Jr. 0 1 1
42 United States Josh Ford 1 0 1
Total 8 2 10

Disciplinary record

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As of match played October 25, 2015
No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF United States Tyler Turner 1 1 0 0 1 1
3 DF England Seb Hines 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF United States Amobi Okugo 5 0 0 0 5 0
5 MF United States Servando Carrasco 3 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Colombia Cristian Higuita 10 1 2 0 12 1
8 MF England Harrison Heath 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Northern Ireland Martin Paterson 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Brazil Kaká 5 1 0 0 5 1
11 FW Colombia Carlos Rivas 6 0 0 0 6 0
14 DF England Luke Boden 5 1 0 0 5 1
15 MF United States Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF El Salvador Darwin Cerén 6 0 0 0 6 0
20 DF United States Brek Shea 7 1 0 0 7 1
21 FW Canada Cyle Larin 0 1 1 0 1 1
22 GK United States Tally Hall 2 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF Portugal Rafael Ramos 4 2 1 0 5 2
32 MF Switzerland Adrian Winter 1 1 0 0 1 1
35 FW Honduras Bryan Róchez 2 0 0 0 2 0
36 GK United States Earl Edwards Jr. 0 0 1 0 1 0
78 DF France Aurélien Collin 2 1 0 0 2 1
Total 67 10 6 0 73 10

Player movement

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

MLS SuperDraft picks

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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 Canada Cyle Larin FW Connecticut University of Connecticut Signed
2 22 United States Conor Donovan DF North Carolina North Carolina State University Signed
25 Jamaica Akeil Barrett FW Ohio University of Akron Released
3 43 United States Earl Edwards Jr. GK California UCLA Signed
4 63 Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera FW Virginia Old Dominion University Signed

Transfers in

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Date Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Ref.
July 1, 2014 Brazil Kaká MF Italy AC Milan Free transfer, first designated player [16][17]
December 8, 2014 United States Tally Hall GK United States Houston Dynamo Acquired with Allocation Money, Orlando also received an international slot [18]
December 8, 2014 United States Amobi Okugo DF United States Philadelphia Union Acquired with $100,000 Allocation Money and a 2016 Superdraft pick [19][20]
December 8, 2014 France Aurélien Collin DF United States Sporting Kansas City Acquired via allocation money and 2014 MLS Expansion Draft pick Jalil Anibaba [21][22]
December 10, 2014 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts GK United States Portland Timbers Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 United States Tony Cascio MF United States Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga FW United States Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro MF United States Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 England Lewis Neal MF United States D.C. United Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW United States Columbus Crew Expansion Draft
December 15, 2014 Honduras Bryan Róchez FW Honduras Real España Undisclosed fee, designated player [23]
December 18, 2014 United States Josh Ford GK United States Seattle Sounders FC MLS re-entry draft [24]
December 19, 2014 United States Brek Shea MF England Stoke City Undisclosed fee [25]
January 5, 2015 Brazil Gustavo DF Brazil Vila Nova Free agent [26]
January 26, 2015 Colombia Cristian Higuita MF Colombia Deportivo Cali
January 26, 2015 Colombia Carlos Rivas FW Colombia Deportivo Cali
July 14, 2015 United States Corey Ashe LB United States Houston Dynamo Acquired with allocation money and a second-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [27]
July 20, 2015 United States Servando Carrasco MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Amobi Okugo [28]
July 29, 2015 Switzerland Adrian Winter MF Switzerland FC Luzern [29]
July 29, 2015 Spain David Mateos DF Hungary Ferencvárosi TC [29]
August 6, 2015 United States Adam Bedell FW United States Columbus Crew SC Acquired with a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [30]

Loans in

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Pos. Name Loaned from From Until Ref.
FW Northern Ireland Martin Paterson England Huddersfield Town January 26, 2015 August 5, 2015 [31]
DF England Seb Hines England Middlesbrough February 24, 2015 August 2015 [32]

Transfers out

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Date Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Ref.
January 14, 2015 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW United States D.C. United For international slot [33]
February 12, 2015 Brazil Gustavo DF India Mohun Bagan A.C. Released from club [34]
July 20, 2015 United States Amobi Okugo MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Servando Carrasco [28]
July 30, 2015 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts GK United States LA Galaxy Traded for a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [35]
July 31, 2015 Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger DF United States Colorado Rapids Placed on waivers. "Serious breach of club policy" cited as a reason. [36][37]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Name Loaned to From Until Ref.
MF Brazil Kaká Brazil São Paulo FC July 1, 2014 December 6, 2014 [16][38][39]
26 FW Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera