2011 Orlando City SC season

The 2011 Orlando City SC season, marked the club's first season in existence, and their first year in the third-tier USL Pro League. Previously, the club was known as the Austin Aztex FC before they were relocated to Orlando, Florida. They won a double, winning the Commissioner's Cup as the top team in the league's regular season, and winning the USL Pro Championship.

Orlando City
2011 season
Owners Brendan Flood
Phil Rawlins
Head coach Adrian Heath
StadiumCitrus Bowl
USL ProCommissioner's Cup
USL Pro Championship
PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open Cup3rd round
WDW Pro Soccer Classic3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Griffin (11)
All:
Griffin (12)
Highest home attendance11,220 vs Harrisburg City Islanders September 3, 2011
Lowest home attendance1,321 vs Charleston Battery August 3, 2011
Average home league attendance6,021 (including playoffs)

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

Orlando City's 2011 pre-season started with three games against Major League Soccer ("MLS") clubs. It won its first match, a 1–0 result against Philadelphia Union at the Citrus Bowl, with then-trainee Lewis Neal scoring the team's first goal. It also played a 4-team classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, drawing FC Dallas for its first match on February 24, a 0–1 loss. On February 26 they won again, this time against Toronto FC, a result of 1–0. This marked the club's second victory. Orlando City got the opportunity to play Swedish First Division side BK Häcken in a friendly at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on March 5. City played a hard-fought game, as the game ended in a 2–3 loss.

After playing the MLS teams, Orlando City then played a series of games against Florida college teams. They played Division II runner-up Rollins College Tars on March 16 at the Cahall-Sandspur Field and Barker Family Stadium in Winter Park resulting in a 3–1 victory. They followed this game with a 5–1 victory over Division I University of Central Florida Knights at the UCF Track and Soccer Complex in Orlando. Orlando City played on March 22 against Division I Stetson University Hatters in DeLand, FL, and the final pre-season game was on March 26 against Division I University of South Florida Bulls at the USF Soccer Stadium in Tampa.

Orlando City scheduled mid-season friendlies with two clubs from the Premier League, Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

February 19, 2011 1 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EST Neal  19' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 3,600
February 24, 2011 2 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Dallas Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 pm EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 26, 2011 3 Orlando City SC 1–0 Toronto FC Kissimmee, Florida
6:00 pm EST Fuller  76' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 5, 2011 4 Orlando City SC 2–3 Häcken Kissimmee, Florida
7:30 pm EST Jorsling  17'
Neal  75'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 16, 2011 5 Rollins Tars 1–3 Orlando City SC Winter Park, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Wright  56' Griffin  37'
Neal  83'
Jorsling  85'		 Stadium: Cahall-Sandspur Field, Rollins College
March 20, 2011 6 UCF Knights 1–5 Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida
2:00 pm EDT ?  30' Griffin  5'  73'  75'
Jorsling  70' (pen)
Neal  80'		 Stadium: UCF Track and Soccer Complex
March 23, 2011 7 Stetson Hatters 3–5 Orlando City SC DeLand, Florida
7:30 pm EDT ?  23'
?  38'
?  69' (pen)		 Fuller  8'
Jorsling  21'
Álvarez  36'
Griffin  61'
Watson  72'		 Stadium: Stetson University
March 26, 2011 8 USF Bulls 0–2 Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Álvarez  30'
Watson  60'		 Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
May 3, 2011 9 Orlando City SC 1–0 Central Florida Kraze Closed scrimmage
Jorsling  P1'
July 17, 2011 10 Orlando City SC 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Luzunaris  28' Davies  18'
Pratley  36'
Petrov  39'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 6,932
July 23, 2011 11 Orlando City SC 1–0 Newcastle United Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Molino  76' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 10,889

USL Pro

Following a season-opening road loss to Richmond Kickers, Orlando City went on an 11-match undefeated run, closing the first half with a record of 8–1–3. Goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo had a league-high eleven clean sheets. The Lions finished with a 15–3–6 record, winning the 2011 Commissioner's Cup and home-field advantage throughout the USL Pro Playoffs.

April 2, 2011 1 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Orlando City SC Richmond, Virginia
4:00 pm EDT Nyazamba  39' (pen)
Delicâte  84'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 9, 2011 2 Orlando City SC 3–0 F.C. New York Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin  43'  71'
Álvarez  54'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,933
Referee: Fernando Iturrialga
April 16, 2011 3 Charlotte Eagles 0–1 Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Valentino  30' Stadium: Charlotte Christian School Stadium
Attendance: 854
Referee: Justus Agbeko
April 22, 2011 4 Orlando City SC 2–2 Puerto Rico United Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin  47'  49' Silva  30'
Turizo  72'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Robert Joyner
April 30, 2011 5 F.C. New York 1–2 Orlando City SC Queens, New York City
7:30 pm EDT Morrison  54' Olum  13'
Neal  81'		 Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Herman Aguilar
May 7, 2011 6 Dayton Dutch Lions 0–1 Orlando City SC Dayton, Ohio
7:30 pm EDT Griffin  28' Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
Referee: Brandon Rinkenberger
May 14, 2011 7 Orlando City SC 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Molino  3' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,876
Referee: Agostino Minasola
May 20, 2011 8 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 Orlando City SC Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 22, 2011 9 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–3 Orlando City SC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
3:00 pm EDT Basso  80' Stewart  2'
Griffin  90'
Neal  90+2' (pen)		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 921
Referee: Bryan Roslund
May 25, 2011 10 Orlando City SC 2–0 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Neal  4'
Molino  13'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Kian Attai
June 2, 2011 11 Orlando City SC 0–0 Charlotte Eagles Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Donald Dellavia
June 4, 2011 12 Wilmington Hammerheads 2–4 Orlando City SC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Cuero  31'
Banks  44'		 Watson  41'  52' (pen)
Stewart  64'
Griffin  90'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Jeff Davis
June 10, 2011 13 Orlando City SC 1–2 Antigua Barracuda FC Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Griffin  59' Smith  48'
Burton  54'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,934
Referee: Rob Mauwa
June 18, 2011 14 Orlando City SC 1–1 Wilmington Hammerheads Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Jorsling  55' Budnyi  84' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 6,923
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
June 24, 2011 15 Antigua Barracuda FC 1–3 Orlando City SC Saint George, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
9:00 pm ADT Mitchum  25' Valentino  17'
Griffin  25'
Boden  61'		 Stadium: Sticky Wicket Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Curtis Charles
June 26, 2011 16 Antigua Barracuda FC 1–2 Orlando City SC Saint George, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
6:00 pm ADT Christian  51' Jorsling  13'  22' Stadium: Sticky Wicket Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Brian Willett
July 1, 2011 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Orlando City SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School
Attendance: 963
Referee: Ron D'Ambrosia
July 3, 2011 18 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City SC Rochester, New York
7:00 pm EDT Watson  17' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,958
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 8, 2001 19 Orlando City SC 0–0 Dayton Dutch Lions Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: Carlos Sandaval
July 9, 2011 20 Charleston Battery 1–0 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Caskey  62' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: Donald Dellavia
July 16, 2011 21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:35 pm EDT Luzunaris  38'
Neal  41'		 Donatelli  15' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,758
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
August 3, 2011 22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Watson  16' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Joshua Thompson
August 6, 2011 23 Orlando City SC 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Watson  65' (pen.)
Álvarez  72'		 Kelly  84' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 5,253
Referee: Kristen Schiereck
August 12, 2011 24 Orlando City SC 4–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:35 pm EDT Chin  22'
Watson  55' (pen.) 80' 84'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Carlos Sandoval
  • The Puerto Rico Soccer League teams (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, River Plate Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico United) withdrew from USL Pro competition on May 9, 2011. Games played before then counted toward standings, but games scheduled thereafter were rescheduled with other teams. This affected two games for Orlando City: a June 24 away date against River Plate (rescheduled to Antigua), and a June 29 home date against Sevilla (rescheduled to August 3 vs Charleston).[1][2]

USL Pro Playoffs
August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20) QF Orlando City SC 3–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Griffin  44'
Chin  100'
Neal  118'		 Wiltse  34'
Kelley  59'
Paterson  64'
Falvey  102'
Kelley  102'
Peverley  120'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Rob Mauws
August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27) SF Orlando City SC 3–0 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Boden  19'
Jerome  45+2'
Chin  70'		 Wallace  3'
Kalungi  89'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 8,304
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03) F Orlando City SC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Gallardo  48'
Molino  64'
Olum  89'
Boden  110'
Neal  115' (pen.)		 Basso  5'
Pelletier  45+'
Welker  77'
Harrison  90+'
Noone  90+5'
Touray  95'
Langley  111'
Bloes  113'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Matt Bazakos
Penalties
Neal
Alvarez
Campbell
Boden
Jorsling [3]		 Becerra
Angulo
Noone
Basso
Touray

2011 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City did not give up a goal in its first 217 minutes of U.S. Open Cup competition in 2011, beating ASC New Stars of the USASA Houston Football Association in the first round, and Charleston Battery of USL Pro in the second round. After taking an early lead in its third round match against FC Dallas, a rematch from the WDW Pro Soccer Classic, Dallas scored twice and looked to cruise to the fourth round. Yordany Álvarez stunned Dallas keeper Kevin Hartman with a late equalizer in second half stoppage time, but a barrage of quick attempts on the restart led to a Milton Rodríguez game-winner right before the end of play to eliminate the Lions from the Open Cup.

June 14, 2011 1 Orlando City SC 4–0 ASC New Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Jorsling  27'  77'
Molino  42'
Chin  60'		 Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,139
Referee: Kian Attai
June 21, 2011 2 Charleston Battery 0–1 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Report Valentino  39' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,249
June 28, 2011 3 FC Dallas 3–2 Orlando City SC Frisco, Texas
8:00 pm CDT Jackson  38'
Villar  50'
Rodríguez  90+'		 Report Griffin  20'
Álvarez  90+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Club

Roster

Final roster as of August 4, 2011.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Miguel Gallardo
2 DF  HAI Mechack Jérôme
3 DF  JAM Demar Stewart
4 MF  USA Ian Fuller
5 DF  JAM Kieron Bernard
6 DF  USA Jack Traynor
7 MF  TRI Justin Fojo
8 MF  USA Erik Ustruck
9 FW  TRI Devorn Jorsling
10 MF  CUB Yordany Álvarez
11 FW  USA Maxwell Griffin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  KEN Lawrence Olum
14 MF  ENG Luke Boden
15 FW  USA Dennis Chin
16 DF  USA Wes Allen
18 MF  TRI Kevin Molino
21 GK  USA Sean Kelley
22 DF  USA Rob Valentino
23 MF  USA Charlie Campbell
24 MF  ENG Lewis Neal
77 FW  USA Jamie Watson

Squad information
No.Nat.PlayerBirthdayPrevious clubPro USL† appearancesPro USL† goals
Goalkeepers
1Miguel Gallardo (1984-10-24) October 24, 1984 Austin Lightning*630
21Sean Kelley (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 Northern Virginia Royals*20
Defenders
2Mechack Jérôme (1990-04-21) April 21, 1990 S.C. Mirandela*90
3Demar Stewart (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 Sheffield United F.C.112
5Kieron Bernard (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985 Austin Aztex U23*411
6Jack Traynor (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 AC St. Louis340
16Wes Allen (1986-09-17) September 17, 1986 Austin Aztex U23*230
22Rob Valentino (1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 FC Tampa Bay431
Midfielders
4Ian Fuller (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 Charleston Battery*14215
7Justin Fojo (1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 College of Charleston20
8Erik Ustruck (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 FC Tampa Bay210
10Yordany Álvarez (1985-05-24) May 24, 1985 FC Cienfuegos*536
13Lawrence Olum (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 Minnesota Thunder*10614
14Luke Boden (1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 Sheffield Wednesday F.C.142
18Kevin Molino (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 Ma Pau SC112
23Charlie Campbell (1988-01-05) January 5, 1988 Louisville Cardinals50
24Lewis Neal (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 Shrewsbury Town F.C.136
Strikers
9Devorn Jorsling (1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 Defence Force F.C.133
11Maxwell Griffin (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987 Los Angeles Legends*4919
15Dennis Chin (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 Central Florida Kraze43
77Jamie Watson (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 Wilmington Hammerheads*6024

† = "Pro USL" means leagues with professional USL teams, meaning USL First Division and its predecessors (through 2009), USL Second Division (through 2010) and the USSF Division 2 Professional League (2010).

* = Denotes players who were retained after the move of the Austin Aztex FC organization to form Orlando City S.C.

Loans

Michael Tetteh was loaned to Orlando City on June 29, 2011[5] on a 10-day contract and returned to Seattle by July 12.[6]

Matt Luzunaris was loaned to Orlando City before July 16, 2011 game against Rochester for an unspecified time period and with San Jose reserving the right to recall.[7] Luzunaris scored goals in his first two games playing for City, against Rochester[8] and English Premier League team Bolton[9] Luzunaris was recalled by San Jose on August 2.[10]

Following the season, Yordany Álvarez was loaned to Real Salt Lake, and Maxwell Griffin was loaned to San Jose Earthquakes. Both loans lasted to the end of the 2011 Major League Soccer season. Since they occurred at the MLS roster deadline, both players were eligible for the MLS playoffs. In addition, Lawrence Olum left on free transfer, as his contract ended, and was signed by Sporting Kansas City.[11]

Players on trial
List according to roster provided for the 2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   Phillip Jackson
20 DF  USA José Burciaga, Jr.
23 MF  USA Frankie Lopez

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Managervacant
Head Coach Adrian Heath
Assistant Coach Ian Fuller
Goalkeepers Coach Marcos Machado

Updated to match played February 13, 2011
Source: Orlando City S.C.

Management

Majority Owner & President Phil Rawlins
Minority Owners Brendan Flood
Gary Mellor
Director of Operations Alex Wolf
Director of Communications Adam Soucie
Director of Community Relations Kay Rawlins
Director of Camps and Clinics Brian Pederson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Citrus Bowl (70,000 / 104.2x67.7 meters)

Updated to match played February 13, 2011
Source: Orlando City S.C.

Standings

American Division
Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (C) 24 15 6 3 36 16 +20 51 2011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs
2 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 14 3 7 42 30 +12 45 2011 USL Pro Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 12 5 7 35 21 +14 41
4 Charleston Battery (A) 24 10 5 9 24 25 −1 35
5 Charlotte Eagles 24 9 6 9 32 29 +3 33
6 Antigua Barracuda 24 9 2 13 32 32 0 29
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[12]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
  1. The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

References
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  5. Public, Sounders FC. "Rookie Michael Tetteh Loaned to Orlando City – Seattle Sounders Football Club". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  6. Mayers, Joshua (July 12, 2011). "Tetteh: "I think I've made huge strides. I know I will make it, and to make it there are always obstacles that come."". Seattle Times Sounders FC Blog. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  7. Jeff Radcliffe (July 15, 2011). "Former UCF Knight Luzunaris Joins Orlando City on Loan". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  8. Orlando City Soccer clinches playoffs with 2–1 win over Rochester.
  9. #BoltonWeek concludes as City falls 3–1 to the Wanderers Archived September 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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  12. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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