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2023 Orlando City SC season

The 2023 Orlando City SC season was the club's 13th season of existence in Orlando and ninth season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Orlando also played in three other competitions: the U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, Leagues Cup, as well as the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time.

Orlando City SC
2023 season
ManagerÓscar Pareja
StadiumExploria Stadium
MLS:Conference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference semi-finals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Facundo Torres (14)
All:
Duncan McGuire (15)
Highest home attendance25,527
(September 24 vs. Inter Miami CF)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
17,012
(May 17 vs. New York City FC)
All:
14,005
(July 21 vs. Houston Dynamo, Leagues Cup)
Average home league attendance20,590[1]
Biggest winORL 4–0 TOR (Jul. 4)
Biggest defeatRSL 4–0 ORL (Jul. 8)
← 2022
2024 →

Season review edit

Pre-season edit

Orlando made its first offseason move on November 9, trading $300,000 in general allocation money plus potential future add-ons to Toronto FC in exchange for Luca Petrasso.[2] A day later it was announced Júnior Urso and the club had agreed to mutually terminate his contract so he could return to Brazil due to personal circumstances. At the time of his departure, he had made the eighth-most appearances for the club.[3] As part of the end of season roster decisions, Orlando City announced the departures of Tesho Akindele, who ranked second all-time in appearances for the club in all competitions with 121 behind only Chris Mueller and sixth for goals with 21 at the time of his departure, as well as injury-plagued Alexandre Pato and former draft pick Joey DeZart. Wilder Cartagena had his loan extension option exercised.[4] Club captain Mauricio Pereyra was signed to a new two-year contract using allocation money meaning he would no longer occupy a Designated Player slot.[5] 11-year MLS veteran Felipe Martins was signed as a free agent[6] and Favian Loyola became the third offseason signing when he was signed to a homegrown contract.[7]

With the addition of St. Louis City SC in 2023, MLS held an Expansion Draft on November 11, 2022. St. Louis selected Nicholas Gioacchini who had joined Orlando in July 2022 and made seven appearances in all competitions for the team.[8]

In December, Orlando confirmed further player departures: João Moutinho sealed a move to Italian side Spezia following the expiration of his contract,[9] while the club traded away both Andrés Perea to Philadelphia Union for allocation money and Ruan to D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft,[10] later used to select Generation Adidas signee Shakur Mohammed. He was one of four players selected by Orlando.[11] Homegrown player Benji Michel departed for Portugal as a free agent, joining Arouca,[12] while Jake Mulraney was sold, returning home to Ireland to sign with St Patrick's Athletic.[13] With a flurry of key departures, Orlando undertook significant recruitment in January, signing defender Rafael Santos from Cruzeiro,[14] new Designated Player Martín Ojeda and Under-22 initiative player Ramiro Enrique both out of Argentina,[15][16] as well as Icelandic international midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson.[17]

Also during the offseason, Ercan Kara, Facundo Torres and Gastón González all received green cards meaning they no longer occupied international roster spots.

February edit

Orlando City opened the season on February 25 at home to New York Red Bulls. Having weathered heavy New York pressure in the first half, the Lions opened the scoring with their first shot of the match in the 56th minute courtesy of a Facundo Torres penalty after Sean Nealis was ajudged to have handled the ball. Orlando held on for the 1–0 victory, preserving their opening day unbeaten streak since joining MLS in 2015 (3W 6D 0L).[18]

March edit

The team remained at home for week two, hosting FC Cincinnati. Pareja made five changes to his starting lineup including handing debuts to Gastón González and Abdi Salim but the offensive struggles continued as the Lions registered only one shot on goal in a 0–0 draw.[19] Three days later, on March 7, Orlando debuted in the CONCACAF Champions League away to 2020 winners Tigres UANL. The Lions took a goalless draw from the round of 16 first leg, largely thanks to an eight-save performance from Pedro Gallese who kept his third shutout in as many games to start the season.[20] The team finally conceded for the first time on March 11 as part of a 1–1 draw with D.C. United. Rookie Duncan McGuire debuted from the start and, after a goalless first half, gave the Lions the lead in the 53rd minute when he guided a Dagur Dan Þórhallsson header home from two yards. D.C. were awarded a penalty five minutes later for a supposed handball from Wilder Cartagena before a VAR review overturned the decision after judging it hit his body instead. D.C. eventually found an equalizer through Chris Durkin who cut back and struck a fierce left-footed shot across goal from the top of the box in the 80th minute. Orlando remained unbeaten in all competitions to begin the year but extended the winless streak to three.[21]

Four days later, Orlando returned to Champions League action for the second leg against Tigres. In a game of two halves, Tigres went in to the break with a one-goal lead after Sebastián Córdova managed to find himself with enough time and space inside the penalty area to bring down a looping cross and slide the ball under Gallese. However, Orlando were the better side in the second half as they pushed forward for an equaliser. It eventually came in the 89th minute as substitute Ercan Kara scored his first goal of the season, an acrobatic bicycle kick, but it was a case of too little too late as Orlando were eliminated on the away goals rule as the game finished 1–1 both on the night and on aggregate. Head coach Óscar Pareja received a red card after the final whistle for confronting the referee about the lack of time added on as Tigres tried to waste time to see out the game: "We scored in minute 89 and between 89 and 96:45 it was four minutes 50 seconds that they did not play the game."[22]

Orlando's undefeated start to the season ended at home to bottom of the table Charlotte FC on March 18. Having controlled the opening exchanges and had an early goal ruled out for offside, Orlando were caught out when Charlotte capitalized on the Lions' high line as Enzo Copetti found himself one on one with Gallese from a long ball and was able to slot home before the visitors double the lead through Kerwin Vargas' speculative shot from the edge of the box. Orlando responded after half time with a goal in the 57th minute as Martín Ojeda was first to a loose ball in the penalty area to score his first for the club, and spent much of the second half threatening to equalize, seeing the ball in the back of the net again only for the goal to be ruled offside for a second time. Despite attempting 19 shots to Charlotte's eight, the Lions lost 2–1, giving Charlotte their first points of the season.

Roster edit

Last updated on September 2, 2023[23]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1   Pedro Gallese GK (1990-02-23)February 23, 1990 (aged 33)   Veracruz INT
31   Mason Stajduhar GK (1997-12-02)December 2, 1997 (aged 25)   Orlando City U-23 HGP
50   Javier Otero GK (2002-11-18)November 18, 2002 (aged 20)   Orlando City B HGP
99   Adam Grinwis GK (1992-04-21)April 21, 1992 (aged 30)   Sacramento Republic –
Defenders
3   Rafael Santos LB (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 25)   Cruzeiro INT
6   Robin Jansson CB (1991-11-15)November 15, 1991 (aged 31)   AIK –
15   Rodrigo Schlegel CB (1997-04-03)April 3, 1997 (aged 25)   Racing Club INT
20   Luca Petrasso LB (2000-06-16)June 16, 2000 (aged 22)   Toronto FC HGP
24   Kyle Smith RB (1992-01-09)January 9, 1992 (aged 31)   Louisville City –
25   Antônio Carlos CB (1993-03-07)March 7, 1993 (aged 29)   Palmeiras INT
26   Michael Halliday RB (2003-01-22)January 22, 2003 (aged 20)   Orlando City B HGP
28   Abdi Salim CB (2001-04-01)April 1, 2001 (aged 21)   Syracuse Orange –
30   Alex Freeman RB (2004-08-09)August 9, 2004 (aged 18)   Orlando City Academy HGP
68   Thomas Williams CB (2004-08-15)August 15, 2004 (aged 18)   Orlando City B HGP
Midfielders
5   César Araújo CM (2001-04-02)April 2, 2001 (aged 21)   Montevideo Wanderers U22, INT
8   Felipe Martins CM (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 32)   Austin FC –
10   Mauricio Pereyra AM (1990-03-15)March 15, 1990 (aged 32)   FC Krasnodar INT
16   Wilder Cartagena DM (1994-09-23)September 23, 1994 (aged 28)   Al-Ittihad Kalba INT, Loan in
21   Júnior Urso CM (1989-03-10)March 10, 1989 (aged 33)   Corinthians INT
23   Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM (2000-05-02)May 2, 2000 (aged 22)   Breiðablik INT
95   Favian Loyola AM (2005-05-18)May 18, 2005 (aged 17)   Orlando City B HGP
Forwards
7   Ramiro Enrique CF (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 21)   Banfield U22, INT
11   Martín Ojeda LW (1998-11-27)November 27, 1998 (aged 24)   Godoy Cruz DP, INT
13   Duncan McGuire ST (2001-02-05)February 5, 2001 (aged 22)   Creighton Bluejays –
14   Shakur Mohammed ST (2003-08-27)August 27, 2003 (aged 19)   Duke Blue Devils GA
17   Facundo Torres LW (2000-04-13)April 13, 2000 (aged 22)   Peñarol DP
22   Gastón González LW (2001-06-27)June 27, 2001 (aged 21)   Unión Santa Fe –
27   Jack Lynn CF (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23)   Notre Dame Fighting Irish –
32   Wilfredo Rivera LW (2003-10-14)October 14, 2003 (aged 19)   Orlando City B HGP
77   Iván Angulo LW (1999-03-22)March 22, 1999 (aged 23)   Palmeiras INT, Loan in

Staff edit

Executive
Majority owner and chairman   Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair   Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair   Leonard Wilf
President of business operations   Jarrod Dillon
General manager   Luiz Muzzi
Technical director   Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff
Head coach   Óscar Pareja
Assistant coach   Josema Bazán
Assistant coach   Diego Torres Ortiz
Strength and conditioning coach   Fabian Bazán
Goalkeeping coach   César Baena

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 9. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all but one to be played behind closed doors.

February 1 Preseason Orlando City 2–0 Minnesota United FC Kissimmee, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 4 Preseason Orlando City 3–1 FIU Panthers Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
  • Unknown  
 Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 7 Preseason Orlando City Canceled Nashville SC Tampa, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. Canceled due to venue availability issues.
February 11 Preseason Orlando City 2–2 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 15 Preseason Orlando City 5–0 Stetson Hatters Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 am
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 18 Preseason Orlando City 1–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer edit

Further information: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Outside of the club, St. Louis City joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of MLS clubs to 29.

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 18 9 7 54 39  +15 63 9 5 3 31 19  +12 9 4 4 23 20  +3

Last updated: October 21.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLWLWLWLDDWDWWLDDWWLWWWDWWLDWWWW
Position[a]867947798911107787777767544332222222
Updated to match(es) played on October 21. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

February 25 1 Orlando City 1–0 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,088
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 4 2 Orlando City 0–0 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 11 3 D.C. United 1–1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 18 4 Orlando City 1–2 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 25 5 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 1 6 Orlando City 0–2 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Chris Penso
April 15 7 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,685
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 22 8 Orlando City 1–3 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,514
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 29 9 Orlando City 2–0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,519
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 6 10 CF Montréal 2–0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 13 11 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 17 12 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,012
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 20 13 Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 27 14 Orlando City 1–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 3 15 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,871
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 10 16 Orlando City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 17 17 New England Revolution 3–1 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 21 18 Orlando City 2–2 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 24 19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,693
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 1 20 Orlando City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 4 21 Orlando City 4–0 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,604
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 8 22 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 15 23 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,576
Referee: Víctor Rivas
August 20 24 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 26 25 Orlando City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,156
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 30 26 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 2 27 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16 28 Orlando City 4–3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 20 29 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City New York, New York
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 24 30 Orlando City 1–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 30 31 Orlando City 3–0 CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,637
Referee: Sergii Boiko
October 4 32 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,273
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 7 33 Orlando City 3–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,440
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 21 34 Toronto FC 0–2 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 pm Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,556
Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Standings edit

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. ^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. ^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

In 2023, Major League Soccer introduced a new playoff format with an expanded field of 18 teams—the top nine teams from each conference with the #8 and #9 seeds playing a one-off wildcard game prior to the first round. Orlando qualified as the #2 seed in the East, entering in the first round which consisted of a best-of-three series. The round had no aggregate score and tied matches were decided by penalty shootout.[24]

October 30 Round One game 1 #2 Orlando City 1–0 #7 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,744
Referee: Armando Villarreal
November 7 Round One game 2 #7 Nashville SC 0–1 #2 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.
November 25 Conference semi-finals #2 Orlando City 0–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando entered in the round of 32, a round later than the previous year, as one of four MLS teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions League.[25]

May 9 Round of 32 Charlotte FC   1–0   Orlando City Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Orlando contested the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in 2023 having qualified as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions. It was the club's second time appearing in continental competition after the 2021 Leagues Cup.[26]

March 7 R16 first leg Tigres UANL   0–0 Orlando City Monterrey, Mexico
9:00 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
March 15 R16 second leg Orlando City 1–1
(1–1 (a) agg.)		   Tigres UANL Orlando, Florida
7:15 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,112
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Leagues Cup edit

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

The third edition of the Leagues Cup featured every MLS and Liga MX team for the first time with both leagues taking a month-long pause in their respective seasons to complete the "World Cup-style" tournament.[27] Orlando City entered at the group stage as a seeded team.

Group stage

July 21 Group stage Orlando City 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Houston Dynamo FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
July 29 Group stage Santos Laguna   2–3 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Victor Rivas

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL HOU SAN
1   Orlando City SC 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 —
2   Houston Dynamo FC 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 — — —
3   Santos Laguna 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 2–3 2–2 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

August 2 Round of 32 Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Iván Barton

Squad statistics edit

Main article: List of Orlando City SC records and statistics

Appearances edit

As of match played November 25, 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   PER Pedro Gallese 38 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
31 GK   USA Mason Stajduhar 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK   VEN Javier Otero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK   USA Adam Grinwis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   BRA Rafael Santos 34 1 23+3 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0+1 0
6 DF   SWE Robin Jansson 43 0 31+3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF   ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 32 0 22+4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF   CAN Luca Petrasso 14 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF   USA Kyle Smith 32 1 17+8 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0+1 0
25 DF   BRA Antônio Carlos 24 1 16+2 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF   USA Michael Halliday 21 0 9+9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF   SOM Abdi Salim 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   USA Alex Freeman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 DF   USA Thomas Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   URU César Araújo 42 2 31+2 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0
8 MF   BRA Felipe Martins 20 0 6+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF   URU Mauricio Pereyra 38 1 27+4 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
16 MF   PER Wilder Cartagena 32 3 23+1 1 3 1 0+1 0 3 1 0+1 0
21 MF   BRA Júnior Urso 12 0 2+7 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 39 2 12+18 2 3 0 1 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
58 MF   BRA Juninho 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
95 MF   USA Favian Loyola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   ARG Ramiro Enrique 39 4 7+23 4 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 2 0
11 FW   ARG Martín Ojeda 42 6 16+18 6 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2 0
13 FW   USA Duncan McGuire 37 15 17+12 13 3 0 1 0 3 2 0+1 0
14 FW   GHA Shakur Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   URU Facundo Torres 39 14 28+2 14 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
22 FW   ARG Gastón González 21 0 7+11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
27 FW   USA Jack Lynn 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   PUR Wilfredo Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   COL Iván Angulo 43 6 29+5 5 3 1 0+1 0 3 0 2 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
9 FW   AUT Ercan Kara 19 6 11+4 5 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+1 1
59 MF   ESP Alejandro Granados 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of match played November 25, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
1 13 FW   Duncan McGuire 13 0 0 2 0 15
2 17 FW   Facundo Torres 14 0 0 0 0 14
3 11 FW   Martín Ojeda 6 0 0 0 0 6
9 FW   Ercan Kara 5 0 0 0 1 6
77 FW   Iván Angulo 5 1 0 0 0 6
6 7 FW   Ramiro Enrique 4 0 0 0 0 4
7 16 MF   Wilder Cartagena 1 1 0 1 0 3
8 23 MF   Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 MF   César Araújo 1 0 0 1 0 2
10 3 DF   Rafael Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1
24 DF   Kyle Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1
25 DF   Antônio Carlos 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 MF   Mauricio Pereyra 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 55 2 0 5 1 63

Shutouts edit

As of match played November 25, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
1 1 GK   Pedro Gallese 10 2 0 0 1 13
2 31 GK   Mason Stajduhar 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 11 2 0 0 1 14

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played November 25, 2023
No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
                                               
1 GK   Pedro Gallese 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 DF   Rafael Santos 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 MF   César Araújo 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
6 DF   Robin Jansson 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
7 FW   Ramiro Enrique 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF   Felipe Martins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW   Ercan Kara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Mauricio Pereyra 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
13 FW   Duncan McGuire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF   Rodrigo Schlegel 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
16 MF   Wilder Cartagena 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1
17 FW   Facundo Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 MF   Júnior Urso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 FW   Gastón González 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF   Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 DF   Kyle Smith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
25 DF   Antônio Carlos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
26 DF   Michael Halliday 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
31 GK   Mason Stajduhar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77 FW   Iván Angulo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Total 67 0 1 11 1 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 98 1 1

Player movement edit

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

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 21, 2022. Orlando made four selections.

2023 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 2   Shakur Mohammed FW   Duke University Signed[28]
6   Duncan McGuire FW   Creighton University Signed[29]
17   Abdi Salim DF   Syracuse University Signed[30]
2 46   Luis Grassow DF   University of Kentucky Not signed[31]

Transfers in edit

No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
20   Luca Petrasso LB   Toronto FC Traded in exchange for $300,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions. November 9, 2022 [2]
8   Felipe Martins CM   Austin FC Free agent signing. November 22, 2022 [6]
95   Favian Loyola AM   Orlando City B Homegrown signing. December 2, 2022 [7]
3   Rafael Santos LB   Cruzeiro Undisclosed fee January 5, 2023 [14]
11   Martín Ojeda LW   Godoy Cruz Undisclosed fee, reportedly $4m January 7, 2023 [15][32]
7   Ramiro Enrique CF   Banfield Undisclosed fee, reportedly $2m January 26, 2023 [16][33]
23   Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM   Breiðablik Undisclosed fee January 31, 2023 [17]
59   Alejandro Granados AM   Orlando City B Signed short-term contract. June 9, 2023 [34]
50   Javier Otero GK   Orlando City B Signed short-term contract. June 16, 2023 [35]
50   Javier Otero GK   Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract. July 10, 2023 [36]
21   Júnior Urso CM   Coritiba July 19, 2023 [37]

Loans in edit

No. Name Pos. Loaned from Notes Date Ref.
16   Wilder Cartagena DM   Al-Ittihad Kalba Loan extension option exercised. November 14, 2022 [4]
58   Juninho MF   Vasco da Gama Signed short-term contract via Orlando City B. June 16, 2023 [35]

Transfers out edit

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
11   Júnior Urso CM   Coritiba Mutually terminated contract; signed with Coritiba on 12/22/22 November 10, 2022 [3][38]
20   Nicholas Gioacchini CF   St. Louis City SC Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft. November 11, 2022 [8]
7   Alexandre Pato CF   São Paulo Contract expired; signed with São Paulo on 5/26/23 November 14, 2022 [4][39]
13   Tesho Akindele CF Retired Option declined; retired on 12/20/22 [4][40]
34   Joey DeZart DM   Huntsville City FC Option declined; signed with Huntsville City on 3/21/23 [4][41]
22   Alexander Alvarado LW   L.D.U. Quito Exercised option to buy. November 29, 2022 [42]
4   João Moutinho LB   Spezia Contract expired; signed with Spezia on 12/2/22 December 2, 2022 [9]
21   Andrés Perea CM   Philadelphia Union Traded in exchange for $750,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions. Orlando retain an undisclosed sell-on percentage December 6, 2022 [43]
2   Ruan RB   D.C. United Traded in exchange for the No.2 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. December 21, 2022 [44]
19   Benji Michel RW   Arouca Contract expired; signed with Arouca on 1/6/23 January 6, 2023 [12]
23   Jake Mulraney LM   St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed fee January 18, 2023 [13]
59   Alejandro Granados CM   Club Brugge Undisclosed fee August 8, 2023 [45]
9   Ercan Kara CF   Samsunspor Undisclosed fee September 2, 2023 [46]

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