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2017 Orlando Pride season

The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2017 season
OwnerFlavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head coachTom Sermanni
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
NWSL3rd of 10
PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerMarta (13)
Highest home attendance14,452
(April 22 vs. Washington)
Lowest home attendance4,273
(August 8 vs. Washington)
Average home league attendance6,186
← 2016
2018 →

Squad information edit

Roster edit

As of July 3, 2017[1]
No. Position Player Nation
3 DF Toni Pressley   United States
4 MF Jamia Fields   United States
6 FW Chioma Ubogagu   United States
7 DF Steph Catley   Australia
8 FW Danica Evans   United States
9 MF Camila   Brazil
10 FW Marta   Brazil
11 DF Ali Krieger   United States
12 MF Kristen Edmonds   United States
13 FW Alex Morgan   United States
14 DF Alanna Kennedy   Australia
15 FW Rachel Hill   United States
16 DF McKenzie Berryhill   United States
17 MF Dani Weatherholt   United States
19 GK Aubrey Bledsoe   United States
20 MF Nickolette Driesse   Puerto Rico
21 DF Mônica   Brazil
23 FW Jasmyne Spencer   United States
24 GK Ashlyn Harris   United States

Transactions edit

2017 NWSL College Draft edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2017 college draft was held on January 12, 2017. Orlando had two selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
3 22   Danica Evans FW   University of Colorado Signed[2]
4 32   Nickolette Driesse MF   Penn State University Signed[2]

In edit

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
November 2, 2016   Ali Krieger DF   Washington Spirit Traded second-overall spot in the Distribution Ranking Order to Washington [3]
January 19, 2017   Alanna Kennedy DF   Western New York Flash Trade for midfielder Sam Witteman [4]
January 23, 2017   Chioma Ubogagu FW   Houston Dash Trade for Orlando’s natural third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft [5]
April 15, 2017   Marta FW   FC Rosengård [6]
May 20, 2017   Rachel Hill FW   UConn Signed after college graduation. [7]
  Caroline Stanley GK   Sky Blue FC Signed off waivers as a goalkeeper replacement for injured Ashlyn Harris.
June 21, 2017   Alex Morgan FW   Olympique Lyonnais Féminin Officially added to the active roster. [8]

Out edit

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
June 21, 2017   Christina Burkenroad FW   IK Grand Bodø Waived. [8]
July 3, 2017   Laura Alleway DF   Melbourne Victory Waived. [9][10]

Staff edit

Executive
Owner and chairman Flávio Augusto da Silva
Owner and president Phil Rawlins
Owner John Bonner
Chief executive officer Alex Leitão
Coaching staff
Head coach Tom Sermanni
Assistant coach Khano Smith
Goalkeeping coach Lloyd Yaxley

[11][12]

Match results edit

Preseason edit

March 18, 2017 1 Orlando Pride 9–0 Stetson Hatters Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Rodrigues   6'
Ubogagu   21'
Camila   29' (pen.)
Edmonds   53' (pen.)
Hagen   55' (Burkenroad)
Tindell   63'
Pressley   66' (Burkenroad)
Spencer   79' (Burkenroad), 84' (Levin)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
March 25, 2017 2 USF Bulls 1–2 Orlando Pride Tampa, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST Viens   69' Report Ubogagu   11'
Rodrigues   90'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 29, 2017 3 Florida Gators 0–3 Orlando Pride Gainesville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Report Burkenroad   5'
Ubogagu   12'
Edmonds   41' (pen.)		 Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
April 1, 2017 4 Orlando Pride 3–0 Florida State Seminoles Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Spencer   35' (Pressley)
D. Evans   45+1' (Edmonds)
Ubogagu   71' (Pressley)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
April 7, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–0 United States U-23 Sanford, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST Edmonds   12', 25' (D. Evans)
Spencer   73' (Edmonds)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park

National Women's Soccer League edit

Further information: 2017 National Women's Soccer League season

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 11 7 6 45 31  +14 40 6 4 2 24 10  +14 5 3 4 21 21  0

Last updated: August 12, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results edit

April 15, 2017 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,145
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 22, 2017 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
4 p.m. Alleway   59'
Evans   86' (Ubogagu)		 Report Jensen   60'
Kallman   65'
Huster   75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 14,452
Referee: Karen Abt
April 29, 2017 3 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
4 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 7, 2017 4 FC Kansas City 1–1 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
5 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
5 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 21, 2017 6 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 27, 2017 7 Sky Blue FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Robi Hullner
June 3, 2017 8 Orlando Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Karen Abt
June 17, 2017 9 Houston Dash 2–4 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 24, 2017 10 Orlando Pride 0–2 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
3:50 pm Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Marco Vega
June 28, 2017 11 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 1, 2017 12 Orlando Pride 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Kickoff was delayed by 1 hour due to rain.[13]
July 8, 2017 13 Washington Spirit 2–2 Orlando Pride Baltimore, Maryland
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 15, 2017 14 Orlando Pride 4–1 FC Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 22, 2017 15 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 5, 2017 16 Orlando Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
August 8, 2017 17 Orlando Pride 3–0 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 12, 2017 18 Orlando Pride 5–0 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 19, 2017 19 Boston Breakers 1–2 Orlando Pride Boston, Massachusetts
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 26, 2017 20 FC Kansas City 1–2 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 2, 2017 21 Orlando Pride 4–2 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 7, 2017 22 Orlando Pride 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Note: Rescheduled from Saturday, September 9th in anticipation of hazardous conditions due to Hurricane Irma
September 23, 2017 23 Orlando Pride 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Kristen Edmonds   69' Report Allie Long   18' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 7,353
Referee: Chris Spivey
September 30, 2017 24 North Carolina Courage 2–3 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Williams   62,67 (PK)'
Dahlkemper   90'		 Report Edmonds   22'
Marta   52'  72'
Harris   66'
Kennedy   90+1'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,020

League standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 +16 49 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 24 14 5 5 37 20 +17 47 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 +14 40
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 +3 39
5 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 +6 34
6 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 −9 33
7 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 −2 31
8 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 −16 24
9 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 −11 19
10 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 −18 19
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

NWSL Playoffs edit

The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship. Final seeding to be determined by 10:30 pm EST Saturday, Sept. 30th.

Semi-finals Championship
      
2 Portland Thorns FC 4
3 Orlando Pride 1
2 Portland Thorns FC 1
1 North Carolina Courage 0
1 North Carolina Courage 1
4 Chicago Red Stars 0

Semi-finals edit

Portland Thorns FC4 - 1Orlando Pride
Henry   12'  80'
Sonnett   15'
Raso   71'
Sinclair   82'		 Report Kennedy   23'
Attendance: 18,193

Media edit

The NWSLsoccer.com website and the Go90 app have the exclusive rights to streaming all games live on each of their platforms. In addition, the league has partnered with the Lifetime Network to air a "Game of the Week" on Saturdays for the 24-week Regular Season. The Pride were selected for 7 matches on the slate. The dates are:[14]

Sat., Apr. 15 / 3 p.m. kickoff / Portland Thorns FC vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Apr. 22 / 4 p.m. kickoff / Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit

Sat., June 24 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash

Sat., July 22 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Aug. 12 / 7:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Sky Blue FC

Sat., Sept. 2 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff**/ Orlando Pride vs. Boston Breakers

Sat., Sept. 9 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC

The NWSL announced on August 17 that the Game of the Week on Lifetime for Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET featured the Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns FC at Orlando City Stadium. Lifetime also aired their away match at FC Kansas City on August 26.

** New schedule adjustments issued on June 12 by the NWSL and Lifetime Network airtimes revised for player safety due to extreme temperatures and allowance for hydration breaks.

Honors and awards edit

NWSL Awards edit

NWSL Team of the Year edit

Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Defender   Ali Krieger [15]
Best XI Forward   Marta [16]
Second X1 Defender   Steph Catley [17]
Second X1 Forward   Alex Morgan [18]

NWSL Monthly Award edit

NWSL Player of the Month edit

Month Player Month's Statline Ref.
August   Alex Morgan 7 Goals; 2 Assist; 13 Shots on Goal; 11 Chances Created [19]
September   Marta 2 Goals; 13 Chances Created; 85% Passing Accuracy [20]

NWSL Team of the Month edit

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
June   Ali Krieger   Marta [21]
July   Marta
August   Ali Krieger
  Steph Catley 		  Marta   Alex Morgan**
September   Marta
  Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Weekly Awards edit

NWSL Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won   Danica Evans
3 Won   Camila
9 Won   Camila
13 Won   Toni Pressley
16 Won   Marta
18 Won   Alex Morgan
22 Won   Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Save of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won   Ashlyn Harris
2 Won   Monica
4 Won   Ashlyn Harris
9 Won   Aubrey Bledsoe
10 Won   Steph Catley
12 Won   Aubrey Bledsoe
13 Won   Aubrey Bledsoe
17 Won   Ashlyn Harris
18 Won   Ashlyn Harris
22 Won   Ashlyn Harris

Other awards edit

Orlando Pride forward Marta and defender Ali Krieger have been named to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI, announced on October 12.[22]

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Orlando Pride Roster". Orlando City SC. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cary, Allison. "Breaking Down The 2017 Orlando Pride Roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquire U.S. Women's National Team Defender Ali Krieger". Orlando City SC.
  4. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires Australia National Team Defender Alanna Kennedy". Orlando City SC.
  5. ^ "Orlando Pride Add Arsenal Product Chioma Ubogagu". Orlando City SC.
  6. ^ DelGallo, Alicia (April 10, 2017). "Orlando Pride announce 20-player roster ahead of 2017 season opener". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Verar, Bianca (May 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride sign Rachel Hill and Caroline Stanley". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ^ a b DelGallo, Alicia (June 21, 2017). "Orlando Pride add Alex Morgan to roster, waive Christina Burkenroad". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Linehan, Meg (July 3, 2017). "Orlando Pride waive defender Laura Alleway". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. August 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  13. ^ @ORLPride (July 1, 2017). "UPDATE: Kickoff is now set for 6:00 p.m. Thank you for your patience and continue to check here for updates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Ltd, Simplestream. "NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime schedule". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  15. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  18. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Nwslsoccer.com". September 1, 2017.
  20. ^ "Nwslsoccer.com". October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.
  21. ^ Linehan, Meg (June 30, 2017). "June Team of the Month announced". NWSL. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  22. ^ "Orlando Pride's Marta, Ali Krieger Named to NWSL Best XI | Orlando City".

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