2017 Orlando City B season

The 2017 Orlando City B season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the competition then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. It was their first and ultimately only year playing in the new Orlando City Stadium in Downtown Orlando.

Orlando City B
2017 season
Head coachAnthony Pulis
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
USLConference: 9th place
USL PlayoffsDid not Qualify
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This was OCB's final season in the second tier of American soccer as at the end of the year OCB's MLS parent club, Orlando City SC, announced that their USL affiliate would not participate in the 2018 USL season.[1] The team would later announce their intention to become a founding member of the new third-tier USL League One in 2019.[2]

Roster

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As of April 25, 2017
No. Position Player Nation
6 MF Richie Laryea (GA; on loan from Orlando City SC)   Canada
12 DF Kevin Alston (on loan from Orlando City SC)   United States
13 FW Hadji Barry (on loan from Orlando City SC)   Senegal
19 FW Moussa Sane (on loan from Orlando City SC)   Guinea
23 DF Conor Donovan (on loan from Orlando City SC)   United States
24 MF Lewis Neal   England
28 DF Tommy Redding (on loan from Orlando City SC)   United States
30 MF Danny Deakin   England
36 GK Earl Edwards, Jr. (on loan from Orlando City SC)   United States
41 MF Jordan Schweitzer   Canada
42 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden   Canada
45 FW Ben Polk   England
46 MF Paul Clowes   England
47 DF Jules Youmeni   Cameroon
63 MF Scott Thomsen   United States
70 GK Jake Fenlason   United States
71 DF Zach Carroll   United States
77 FW Austin Martz   United States
79 DF Fernando Timbó   Brazil
80 MF Ryley Kraft   United States
90 FW Albert Dikwa   Cameroon
94 DF PC (on loan from Orlando City SC)   Brazil
95 DF Léo Pereira (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)   Brazil
96 FW Joe Gallardo   United States
98 FW Pierre da Silva (on loan from Orlando City SC)   United States
99 FW Michael Cox   Canada

On October 18, 2017, OCB declined the options of defenders Zach Ellis-Hayden, Zach Carroll and Timbó; midfielders Jordan Schweitzer, Danny Deakin and Austin Martz; and forward Michael Cox. Additionally, the contracts of goalkeeper Jake Fenlason, defender Scott Thomsen and midfielders Paul Clowes and Lewis Neal expired.[3]

Competitions

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USL Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44 Conference Playoffs
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
10 Ottawa Fury 32 8 14 10 42 41 +1 38
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 −19 37
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

March 25 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Orlando City B St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hristov   57' (pen.),   60' Report Neal   36'
Cox   90+4'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,710
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 30 2 Orlando City B 1–3 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Morad   42' (og)
Cox   58'
Pereira   90+3'
Report Lancaster   11'
Davis IV   57'
Spencer   76'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4 3 Orlando City B 3–1 Toronto FC II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Clowes   16',   18'
Carroll   38'
Barry   41'
Neal   51'
Laryea   55'
da Silva   69'
Report Johnson   30'
Brandon Onkony   57'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
April 8 4 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Kraft   11'
Ellis-Hayden   50'
Laryea   66'
Dikwa   70',   90+1'
Schweitzer   75'
Report Ross   20'
Hilton   60'
Herrera   79'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Esteban Rosano
April 14 5 New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Orlando City B Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Flemmings   16'
Bezecourt   45+3'
Abidor   87'
Report Dikwa   34' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 722
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 18 6 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Orlando City B Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT (UTC−4) Calvano   80'
Thomas   90+1'
Report Sane   9'
Martz   45+1'
Carroll   90+3'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
April 23 7 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Orlando City B Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Trusty   45+2'
Burke   47'
Jones   68'
Wijnaldum   70'
Report Laryea   38'   49', 71'
Ellis-Hayden   87'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,976
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
April 27 8 Orlando City B 0–0 Saint Louis FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Da Silva   53' Report (USL) Plewa   52'
David   70'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Caleb Mendez
May 13 9 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Bahner   15'
Quinn   35'
König   39'
McLaughlin   58'
Bone   67'
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Hines   33'
da Silva   75' (pen.)
Laryea   80'   90+1'
Donovan   90+3'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 19,310
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Matthew Fotia
Fourth official: Benjamin Miller
May 27 10 Orlando City B 1–3 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Dikwa   20'
Laryea   53'
Rocha   78'
Report Smith   14'
A. Martinez   28'
Estrada   40'
Ross   42'
E. Martinez   45'
Herrera   51'
Johnson   69'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 3 11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Orlando City B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hertzog   30',   73'
Washington   79'
Report Ellis-Hayden   37',   53'
Barry   42'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,187
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 7 12 Orlando City B 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hines   3'
Barry   23'
Laryea   64'
Report Correia   25'
Fall   63'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 967
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
June 14 13 Toronto FC II 1–0 Orlando City B Vaughan, Ontario
12:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hamilton   9' Report Carroll   56'
Donovan   84'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 20 14 Ottawa Fury 1–0 Orlando City B Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 A.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Dos Santos   43' Report Ellis-Hayden   17'
Schweitzer   25'
Carroll   90+2'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: David Barrie
June 23 15 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City B Rochester, New York
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Defregger   29'
Dover   88'
Report Timbó   18',   45+1' Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Charles Murphy
July 1 16 Orlando City B 1–1 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer   2'
Hines   45+1'
Clowes   46'
da Silva   87'
Report Djiby   16'
Berry   75'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 8 17 Orlando City B 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Timbó   78' Report Earls   60'
Green   71'
Washington   84'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 13 18 Orlando City B 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 A.M. EDT (UTC−4) Pereira   74'
Clowes   90+2'
Deakin   90+6' (pen.)
Laryea   90+7'
Report Paterson   21'
King   43'
Morrell   45'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 29 19 Charleston Battery 0–0 Orlando City B Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Lasso   65'
Kunga   84'
Portillo   90+1'
Report Hines   5'
Clowes   90'
Ellis-Hayden   90+1'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 2 20 Orlando City B 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Report Calvano   51' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
August 5 21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Greig   6'
Quinn   42'
König     90+2'
Report Ellis-Hayden   8'
Martz   14'
Hines   45+1'
Barry   55'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,308
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
August 12 22 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Asante   41'
Tayou   71'
Luiz Fernando   74'
Yomby   81'
Sekyere   86'
Report Barry   24'
Carroll   28',   90'  
Rocha   54'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 19 24 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Orlando City B Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Estrada   7' Report Barry   5' (pen),   90+2'
Clowes   53'
Carroll   56'
Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 26 25 Louisville City FC 0–3 Orlando City B Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Reynolds   14'
Davis IV   73'
Jimenez   89'
Report Cox   15',   27'
Timbó   53',   81'
Neal   90'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,251
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 31 26 Orlando City B 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Alston   30'
Da Silva   45+1'   75'
Box Score Epps   86'
Chambers   90+1'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 856
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7 27 Orlando City B 0–2 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
4:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer   22' Report Minutillo   40'
Jane   45'
Bolduc   54'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Note: Kickoff moved from 19:30 to 16:30 due to Hurricane Irma.
September 16 28 Saint Louis FC 2–0 Orlando City B Fenton, Missouri
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Howe   10'
Cochran   42'
Ledbetter   49',   54'  
Volesky   62' (pen)
Charpie   90+4'
Report Thomsen   89'
da Silva   90'
Neal   90+2'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 23 29 Orlando City B 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva   31'
Clowes   50'
Carroll   70'
Neal   87'
Report Griffith   60'
Cordovés   81'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 1 30 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Jane   24'
Yomby   45'
Luiz Fernando   45'
Umar   90'
Report Barry   80'
Rocha   45'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,582
Referee: Jose Lara
October 7 31 Orlando City B 5–6 New York Red Bulls II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Neal   16'
Donovan   28'
Carroll   67'
Timbó   77'
Ellis-Hayden   80'
Barry   90+1' (pen.)
Martz   90+2'
Report Bonomo   3',   41',   51'
Valot   12',   87' (pen.)
Kutler   43'
Basuljevic   55'
Ndam   76'
Abidor   90+1'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
October 12 32 Orlando City B 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva   76' Report Vingaard   38'
Portillos   51'
Hristov   74'
Gorskie   80'
Guenzatti   90+3'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

References

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  1. ^ "Orlando City B Elects to Forgo 2018 USL Division II Season" (Press release). Orlando City SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Orlando City B Becomes USL Division III Founding Member" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Second USL Season | Orlando City Soccer Club". Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.