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2024 Orlando Pride season

The 2024 Orlando Pride season is Orlando Pride's ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2024 season
Head coachSeb Hines
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Summer CupGroup stage
Highest home attendance7,701
(Apr 19 vs. San Diego Wave)
Lowest home attendance5,586
(Mar 29 vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance6,531
← 2023
2025 →

Notable events edit

Two new expansion franchises, Bay FC and Utah Royals, joined the NWSL in 2024. Orlando traded for full protection from both teams in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft and therefore had no players selected.[1][2]

After four-and-a-half seasons under the Exploria sponsorship name, Orlando City's home stadium was rebranded as Inter&Co Stadium ahead of the 2024 season.[3]

Ahead of the 2024 season it was announced that after four seasons as a league cup competition, the NWSL Challenge Cup would become a super cup between the previous season's NWSL Shield (regular season) and NWSL Championship (post season) winners. As a result, Orlando Pride did not participate in the 2024 Challenge Cup.[4] It made way for the Summer Cup, a similar style tournament including Liga MX Femenil teams.

Roster edit

As of April 29, 2024.[5]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1   Anna Moorhouse GK (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29)   Bordeaux –
21   Sofia Manner GK (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 26)   FC Honka INT
40   McKinley Crone GK (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 25)   Alabama Crimson Tide –
Defenders
2   Haley McCutcheon DF (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)   Houston Dash –
3   Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 32)   Atlético Madrid –
4   Rafaelle Souza DF (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 32)   Arsenal –
5   Megan Montefusco DF (1992-09-03) September 3, 1992 (age 31)   Houston Dash   SEI
6   Emily Sams DF (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 24)   BK Häcken –
12   Carrie Lawrence DF (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 (age 26)   UCF Knights –
13   Celia DF (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 28)   Seattle Reign FC –
25   Kerry Abello DF (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 24)   Penn State Nittany Lions –
31   Cori Dyke DF (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 (age 23)   Penn State Nittany Lions –
32   Brianna Martínez DF (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 (age 24)   Notre Dame Fighting Irish –
Midfielders
8   Luana MF (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 (age 31)   Corinthians INT,   SEI
14   Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 25)   UCLA Bruins   SEI
15   Angelina MF (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 24)   Seattle Reign FC –
16   Morgan Gautrat MF (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 31)   Kansas City Current –
17   Evelina Duljan MF (2003-05-12) May 12, 2003 (age 20)   Juventus INT
28   Summer Yates MF (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 23)   Washington Huskies –
30   Ally Lemos MF (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20)   UCLA Bruins –
Forwards
7   Mariana Larroquette FW (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 (age 31)   Club León –
9   Adriana FW (1996-11-17) November 17, 1996 (age 27)   Corinthians –
10   Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 (age 38)   FC Rosengård –
11   Ally Watt FW (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 (age 27)   Seattle Reign FC –
18   Simone Charley FW (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29)   Angel City FC   SEI
20   Julie Doyle FW (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 (age 25)   Santa Clara Broncos –
22   Barbra Banda FW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 24)   Shanghai Shengli INT
29   Amanda Allen FW (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 (age 19)   NDC Ontario INT
33   Alex Kerr FW (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 22)   Texas Tech Red Raiders –

Staff edit

As of March 3, 2023.[6][7]
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   Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach   Seb Hines
Assistant coach   Giles Barnes
Assistant coach   Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach   Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance   Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach   Christi Edson

Match results edit

Friendlies edit

Orlando Pride opened preseason camp on January 23. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all played behind closed doors.[8]

February 15 Orlando Pride – North Carolina Courage
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 18 Orlando Pride – UCF Knights
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 24 Orlando Pride – Kansas City Current
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 2 Orlando Pride – Florida State Seminoles
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 3 Orlando Pride – Florida Gators
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 8 Orlando Pride – Washington Spirit
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.

National Women's Soccer League edit

Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season

The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs, an increase of two from the previous year, with the top two receiving a first-round bye.[9]

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
6 3 3 0 9 6  +3 12 1 2 0 3 2  +1 2 1 0 6 4  +2

Last updated: April 26, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round edit

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StadiumAHHAHAHHHAHAAHAAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDDDWWW
Position[a]698554
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2024. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results edit

March 16 1 Racing Louisville 2–2 Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
March 22 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,306
Referee: Alex Billeter
March 29 3 Orlando Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 5,586
Referee: Anya Voigt
April 12 4 Utah Royals 0–1 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 19 5 Orlando Pride 1–0 San Diego Wave Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 26 6 Washington Spirit 2–3 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,636
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
May 1 7 Orlando Pride 4-1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 5 8 Orlando Pride v Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 11 9 Orlando Pride v Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 19 10 Seattle Reign v Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm Stadium: Lumen Field
May 24 11 Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
June 7 12 San Diego Wave v Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:00 pm Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
June 15 13 North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 21 14 Orlando Pride v Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
June 30 15 Angel City FC v Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
7:30 pm Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 6 16 Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm Stadium: CPKC Stadium
August 23 17 Houston Dash v Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:00 pm Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 1 18 Orlando Pride v Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 8 19 Chicago Red Stars v Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 pm Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
September 13 20 Orlando Pride v Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 20 21 Bay FC v Orlando Pride San Jose, California
10:30 pm Stadium: PayPal Park
September 28 22 Orlando Pride v Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 6 23 Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 11 24 Portland Thorns v Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
10:00 pm Stadium: Providence Park
October 20 25 Gotham FC v Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm Stadium: Red Bull Arena
November 2 26 Orlando Pride v Seattle Reign Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

League standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Current 6 5 1 0 20 11 +9 16 NWSL Shield, playoffs
2 Washington Spirit 7 5 0 2 15 9 +6 15 Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 7 4 3 0 13 7 +6 15
4 North Carolina Courage 7 4 0 3 12 9 +3 12
5 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 1 3 15 13 +2 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup edit

Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

In 2024, NWSL and Liga MX Femenil combined for a new tournament, the Summer Cup. All 14 NWSL clubs and six Liga MX clubs will compete in a group stage before a knockout round.[10]

July 20 Group stage North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 28 Group stage Orlando Pride v   Monterrey Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 1 Group stage Orlando Pride v Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL NC LOU MON
1   Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possibly advances to knockout stage — — Aug 1 Jul 28
2   North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 20 — — Jul 31
3   Racing Louisville FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Jul 26 — Jul 20
4   Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[11]
Rules for classification: TBD

Squad statistics edit

Main article: List of Orlando Pride records and statistics

Appearances edit

As of match played April 26, 2024

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Summer Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Anna Moorhouse 6 0 6 0 0 0
21 GK   FIN Sofia Manner 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   USA McKinley Crone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   USA Haley McCutcheon 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Kylie Strom 5 0 5 0 0 0
4 DF   BRA Rafaelle Souza 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
5 DF   USA Megan Montefusco 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   USA Emily Sams 5 0 5 0 0 0
12 DF   USA Carrie Lawrence 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 DF   ESP Celia 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
25 DF   USA Kerry Abello 6 0 6 0 0 0
31 DF   USA Cori Dyke 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF   USA Brianna Martínez 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF   BRA Luana 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
14 MF   USA Viviana Villacorta 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   BRA Angelina 6 1 6 1 0 0
16 MF   USA Morgan Gautrat 4 0 4 0 0 0
17 MF   SWE Evelina Duljan 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   USA Summer Yates 6 3 3+3 3 0 0
30 MF   USA Ally Lemos 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   ARG Mariana Larroquette 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
9 FW   BRA Adriana 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
10 FW   BRA Marta 5 2 4+1 2 0 0
11 FW   USA Ally Watt 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
18 FW   USA Simone Charley 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   USA Julie Doyle 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
22 FW   ZAM Barbra Banda 2 1 1+1 1 0 0
29 FW   CAN Amanda Allen 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
33 FW   USA Alex Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of match played April 26, 2024
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
1 28 MF   Summer Yates 3 0 3
2 10 FW   Marta 2 0 2
3 15 MF   Angelina 1 0 1
22 FW   Barbra Banda 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Total 9 0 9

Shutouts edit

As of match played April 26, 2024
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
1 1 GK   Anna Moorhouse 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played April 26, 2024
No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
                       
2 DF   Haley McCutcheon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Kylie Strom 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 MF   Luana 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW   Marta 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 DF   Carrie Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF   Morgan Gautrat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF   Kerry Abello 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 DF   Brianna Martínez 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0

Transfers and loans edit

2024 NWSL Draft edit

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 college draft was held on January 12, 2024. Orlando made four selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 9   Ally Lemos MF   University of California, Los Angeles Signed[12]
2 22   Cori Dyke DF   Pennsylvania State University Signed[13]
4 50   Alex Kerr FW   Texas Tech University Signed[14]
56   Talia Gabarra MF   University of Central Florida

Transfers in edit

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 1, 2023   Sofia Manner GK   FC Honka Undisclosed fee. [15]
December 13, 2023   Angelina MF   Seattle Reign Free agent signing. [16]
December 14, 2023   Luana MF   Corinthians [17]
January 2, 2024   Evelina Duljan MF   Juventus Free agent signing. [18]
January 11, 2024   Morgan Gautrat MF   Kansas City Current Acquired with $50,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot. [19]
January 24, 2024   Simone Charley FW   Angel City FC Free agent signing. [20]
March 7, 2024   Barbra Banda FW   Shanghai Shengli Undisclosed fee. Reportedly $740,000. [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 15, 2023   Mikayla Cluff MF   Utah Royals Traded with the No. 26 overall selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft in exchange for $90,000 in allocation money and 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. [2]
November 20, 2023   Thais Reiss MF   Villarreal Option declined [22][23]
  Caitlin Cosme DF   Stjarnan Out of contract [22][24]
  Jordyn Listro MF   Tampa Bay Sun Out of contract [22][25]
December 12, 2023   Carly Nelson GK   Utah Royals Traded with $65,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot [26]
January 16, 2024   Erika Tymrak MF   Tampa Bay Sun Mutually terminated contract [27][25]
January 26, 2024   Messiah Bright FW   Angel City FC Traded in exchange for $130,000 in allocation money. [28]
April 16, 2024   Kaylie Collins GK   Seattle Reign Waived [29][30]
  Tori Hansen DF Waived [29]

Preseason trialists edit

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 23, 2024. The squad included four non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Crone returned to Orlando having played with the Pride during the previous season before her contract expired while five-year NWSL veteran Simone Charley was a free agent having been with Angel City FC for the last two seasons. Two undrafted rookies were also included: goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell out of Texas Tech University and defender Raegan Cox out of Michigan State University.[31]

2024 Orlando Pride trialists
Player Position Previous team
  McKinley Crone [A] GK   Orlando Pride
  Simone Charley [A] FW   Angel City FC
  Kenna Caldwell GK   Texas Tech Red Raiders
  Raegan Cox DF   Michigan State Spartans
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
    2.

References edit

  1. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires $50,000 in Allocation Money and Expansion Protection from Bay FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  2. ^ a b "Orlando Pride acquires $90,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 expansion protection, trades Mikayla Cluff and 2024 Draft Pick to Utah Royals FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ^ Bresaola, Riccardo (January 19, 2024). "Inter&Co nets stadium rights for MLS' Orlando City stadium". Sportcal.
  4. ^ Kriger, Rachael (December 7, 2023). "NWSL will open 2024 with revised Cup game in mid-March, stage latest final yet on Nov. 23 – Equalizer Soccer".
  5. ^ "Active roster". Orlando City SC.
  6. ^ "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC.
  8. ^ "Orlando Pride announces 2024 preseason schedule". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2024 Schedule Footprint, Competition Calendar". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  10. ^ Gutierrez, Jackie. "All 14 NWSL Teams And LIGA MX Femenil Launch First-Ever Summer Cup". Forbes.
  11. ^ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "Orlando Pride signs 2024 NWSL Draft no. 9 overall selection Ally Lemos to two-year deal". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs 2024 NWSL Draft No. 22 Overall Selection Cori Dyke to a One-Year Contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. ^ "Forward Alex Kerr and Orlando Pride agree to contract through the 2024 season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs Goalkeeper Sofia Manner to Two-Year Contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  16. ^ "Orlando Pride signs midfielder Angelina to three-year contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  17. ^ "Orlando Pride Adds Brazilian National Team Midfielder Luana". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  18. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs Midfielder Evelina Duljan Through the 2024 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  19. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires Two-Time FIFA World Cup Champion Morgan Gautrat and $50,000 in Allocation Money". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  20. ^ "Orlando Pride signs free agent Simone Charley through 2025 season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  21. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (March 8, 2024). "Orlando makes Barbra Banda second most expensive female player in world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  22. ^ a b c "Orlando Pride announces 2023 End-of-Season contract updates". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  23. ^ "Thaís Reiss, a signing with plenty of dynamism". Villarreal CF. January 10, 2024.
  24. ^ "Cosme Signs Professional Contract with Stjarnan FC in Iceland". Duke University. April 15, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Tampa Bay Sun FC Makes History with Inaugural Player Signings". Tampa Bay Sun FC. April 23, 2024.
  26. ^ "Orlando Pride acquires 2024 International Roster Spot, trades Carly Nelson and Allocation Money to Utah Royals FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  27. ^ "Orlando Pride and Midfielder Erika Tymrak agree to mutual contract termination". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  28. ^ "Orlando Pride acquires $130,000 in Intra-League Transfer Funds from Angel City FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  29. ^ a b "Orlando Pride waives Defender Tori Hansen and Goalkeeper Kaylie Collins | Orlando Pride". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  30. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Signs Goalkeeper Kaylie Collins as Short-Term Replacement Player". Seattle Reign FC.
  31. ^ "Orlando Pride Announces 2024 Preseason Roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.

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