2013 Orlando City SC season

The 2013 Orlando City Soccer Club season was the club's third season of existence in Orlando. Orlando finished second in the overall regular-season table. They were declared 2013 USL Pro Champions after beating Charlotte Eagles 7–4 in front of 20,886 fans at the Fifth Third Bank Field at the Citrus Bowl.

Orlando City
2013 season
PresidentPhil Rawlins
ManagerAdrian Heath
StadiumFifth Third Bank Field
USL Pro2nd
USL Pro PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupQF
WDW Pro Soccer Classic7th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dom Dwyer (15)[1]

All:
Dom Dwyer (21)[2]
Highest home attendance10,697
August 11 v. Seattle Res.
20,886
Sept. 7 v. Charlotte (Championship)
Lowest home attendance6,187
June 9 v. Antigua
Average home league attendance8,053

Background

The first set of returning players was announced on November 7, 2012, including Jamie Watson, Miguel Gallardo, Rob Valentino, Anthony Pulis, Mechack Jérôme and Adama Mbengue. Notably not on the player list was captain Ian Fuller, who was only listed in the press release as "assistant head coach". He has been a player/coach the previous two seasons.[3]

The biggest news regarding the fixture was the announcement of a home-and-away series of preseason friendlies with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. The teams will play on March 9 in Orlando, and March 30 in St. Petersburg. They could also potentially meet at the 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic.[4]

In supporter news, the two largest supporters groups—The Ruckus, and the Iron Lion Firm—announced on November 18, 2012, that they were beginning discussions regarding the unification of the team's supporters groups.[5]

Orlando City played a friendly against A.S. Roma of the Italian top-flight league Serie A on January 2, 2013. Roma was in town on a training visit to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Roma won the match, 5–0.[6]

As part of the alliance between Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues, Orlando City agreed to become the USL Pro affiliate club of Sporting Kansas City. They were matched with Seattle Sounders, and will play home and away matches against their reserve squad in the 2013 season.[7] The first loans made by Sporting Kansas City to Orlando City under the arrangement were forward Dom Dwyer, midfielder Christian Duke, defender Yann Songo'o and goalkeeper Jon Kempin.[8][9]

On February 15, 2013, the team announced that Fifth Third Bank had purchased naming rights to the stadium for Orlando City matches. The Citrus Bowl will be called Fifth Third Bank Field at the Citrus Bowl during Orlando City matches.[10]

Competitions

Friendlies

The most important part of the preseason for Orlando City was a local derby with the 2012 North American Soccer League champion Tampa Bay Rowdies. It was the first meeting between minor-league professional soccer teams based in the Greater Orlando and Tampa Bay areas since 1990, when the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Orlando Lions played in the American Professional Soccer League.[11]

The derby, referred to as the I-4 Derby after the road that connects the cities, was won by Orlando City, who took 3–2 victories in both matches, on March 9 in Orlando and March 30 in St. Petersburg. Additionally, the Lions also beat the Rowdies, 2–0, when they met in the 7th place game of the 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic on February 23.

January 2, 2013 Preseason Orlando City 0–5 Roma Winter Park, Florida
12:30pm EST Report Lamela  2', 13'
Pjanić  31'
Destro  45+1'
Florenzi  61'
Stadium: Cahall-Sandspur Field, Rollins College
Attendance: 700+
March 2, 2013 Preseason Orlando City 3–0 FIU Panthers Sanford, Florida
4:00pm EST Watson  9'
Clark  45'
O'Connor  57'
Russo  73'
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
March 13, 2013 Preseason Orlando City 7–0 Stetson Hatters Sanford, Florida
7:00pm EST Braun  5'
Valentino  20'
Molino  53'
Mbengue  65'
Burke  69'
O'Connor  73'
Alexandre  74'
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
March 16, 2013 Preseason Orlando City 6–0 FGCU Eagles Sanford, Florida
2:00pm EDT Braun  15', 37'
Watson  17' (pen.)
Dwyer  64'
Mendoza  67'
Russo  69'
Report Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
March 21, 2013 Preseason Rollins Tars 0–6 Orlando City Winter Park, Florida
7pm EDT Report Burke  16'
Dwyer  21', 36', 55'
Mbengue  28' (pen.), 73'
Stadium: Cahall-Sandspur Field
March 25, 2013 Preseason Orlando City 6–0 Tampa Spartans Sanford, Florida
7:00pm EDT Molino  20'
Dwyer  28' (pen.), 35', 42', 68'
Watson  35' (pen.)
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
June 22, 2013 Friendly Orlando City 3–4 Fluminense Orlando, Florida
7:30pm EDT Dwyer  19'
Pulis  42'
Mbengue  78'
Alexandre  80'
Report Gum  40'
Rhayner  47'
Rafael  60'
Samuel  68'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 11,127

WDW Pro Soccer Classic

February 23, 2013 C Orlando City 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:00pm EST Watson  1' (pen.)
Chin  76'
Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,000+
Referee: Mark Geiner

I-4 Derby

USL Pro

All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 16 6 4 54 26  +28 54 12 0 2 36 13  +23 4 6 2 18 13  +5

Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHHAHHHAAAHHHHAAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWLWWDWWWWDWWWWLDDWDDWLWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2013. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
April 7, 2013 1 Phoenix FC 1–3 Orlando City Tempe, Arizona
10:30pm Weber  7'
Faria  16'
Hedrick  18'
Boufleur  55'
Report Dwyer  35'
Tan  68'
Molino  87'
Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, Arizona State University
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 10, 2013 2 Los Angeles Blues 1–0 Orlando City Fullerton, California
8:00pm Russell  27'
Gonzalez  76'
Turner  77'
Davis  80'
Report Dwyer  45' Stadium: Titan Stadium, Cal State-Fullerton
Attendance: 207
Referee: Reed Christy
April 14, 2013 3 Orlando City 3–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:00pm Tan  45+1'
Dwyer  47'
Watson  63'
Report Luzunaris  22'
Duckett  39'
Polak  70'
Rosenlund  77'
Brettschneider  90'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 6,351
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
April 19, 2013 4 Orlando City 3–2 Los Angeles Blues Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Watson  56', 72' (pen.)
Songo'o  62'
Report Hearn  70'
Lopez  89' (pen.)
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 9,140
Referee: Cedric Adams
April 23, 2013 5 Charlotte Eagles 1–1 Orlando City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Villasenor  5'
Okiomah  26'
Asante  45+'
Francis  72'
Newnam  74'
Thornton  90'
Report Dwyer  8'
Braun  40'
Molino  45+'
Stadium: Queens University Stadium
Attendance: 486
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
April 27, 2013 6 Orlando City 4–0 Dayton Dutch Lions Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Chin  28'
Dwyer  34', 72'
Watson  39' (pen.)
Report DeLass  47' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 9,589
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
April 30, 2013 7 Orlando City postponed VSI Tampa Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm severe weather Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
May 4, 2013 8 Orlando City 7–2 Antigua Barracuda Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Dwyer  1', 17', 40'
Pulis  4'
Chin  12'
Dublin  49' (o.g.)
Valentino  54'
Report Burton  35'
Dublin  39'
Pyle  76'
Songo'o  89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: Caleb Mendez
May 12, 2013 9 Seattle Sounders Reserves 0–2 Orlando City Tacoma, Washington
7:00pm Rose  57' Report Dwyer  4', 53' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Timon Berry
May 17, 2013 10 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–2 Orlando City Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Touray  16'
Pelletier  24'
Ekra  72'
Report Dwyer  22', 55' Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,896
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 18, 2013 11 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City Rochester, New York
7:05pm Roberts  57'
Nicht  85'
Report Alexandre  25'  39'
Ustruck  85'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Chris Penso
May 25, 2013 12 Orlando City 4–1 Wilmington Hammerheads Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Dwyer  25'
Watson  40'
Burke  52'
Songo'o  58'
Valentino  88'
Report Daly  33'
Parratt  55'
Steres  63'
Nicholson  69'
Wallace  90'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 8,394
June 7, 2013 13 Orlando City 2–0 Phoenix FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Watson  29' (pen.)
Dwyer  31'
Report Grousis  43'
Schafer  80'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 7,466
Referee: Cedric Adams
June 9, 2013 14 Orlando City 2–0 Antigua Barracuda Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Watson  87' (pen.)
Dwyer  90'
Report Kirwan  68' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Lance Jacob Vanhaitsma
June 29, 2013 15 Orlando City 0–2 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Report Seaton  57'
Ownby  78'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 8,842
Referee: Patrick O'Brian
July 3, 2013 16 Wilmington Hammerheads 2–2 Orlando City Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30pm Steres  8', 80' Report Watson  66'
Evans  77' (o.g.)
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Daniel Burak
July 5, 2013 17 Charleston Battery 1–1 Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Cordovéz  90' Report Valentino  57'
Mbengue  63'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,387
Referee: Patrick Baker
July 11, 2013 18 Orlando City 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Watson  29', 70' (pen.) Report Cuevas  55' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Cedric Adams
July 14, 2013 19 Dayton Dutch Lions 3–3 Orlando City Dayton, Ohio
6:30pm Harada  35'
Delass  59' (pen.)
Swartzendruber  88'
Report Chin  24'
Boufleur  43'
Sapong  66'
Stadium: Miami Valley Middle School Stadium
Attendance: 810
Referee: Cory Richardson
July 20, 2013 21 Orlando City 3–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Alexandre  25', 36'
Chin  71'
Report Mkosana  79' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 7,311
Referee: D. Dellavia
August 3, 2013 22 Orlando City 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Report Linne  52' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 7,252
Referee: Lance Vantlaitsma
August 4, 2013 23 VSI Tampa Bay FC 0–3 Orlando City Plant City, Florida
7:00pm Report Duke  16'
Valentino  45'
Braun  51'
Stadium: Plant City Stadium
Attendance: 594
Referee: Kristen Salazar
August 7, 2013 7R Orlando City 3–2 VSI Tampa Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Boufleur  32'
Roberts  51' (o.g.)
Valentino  80'
Report Burt  26'
S. Chin  69'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 5,985
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
August 11, 2013 24 Orlando City 2–0 Seattle Sounders Reserves Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Molino  1'
Pulis  21'
Valentino  30'
Report Carrasco  22'
Burch  88'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 10,697
Referee: Donal Dellavia
August 14, 2013 25 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Orlando City Richmond, Virginia
7:00pm Delicate  24', 29' Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Charles Carson
Standings
Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond Kickers (C) 26 15 10 1 51 24 +27 55 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Orlando City (A) 26 16 6 4 54 26 +28 54 Playoffs
3 Charleston Battery (A) 26 13 6 7 48 29 +19 45
4 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 26 14 2 10 55 39 +16 44
5 Charlotte Eagles (A) 26 10 11 5 44 39 +5 41
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).

USL Pro Playoffs

August 24, 2013 QF Orlando City 5–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Tan  2', 48'
Boufleur  5'
Boden  53'
Chin  68'
Pulis  79' (pen.)
Report Marshall  4' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Caleb Mendez
August 30, 2013 SF Orlando City 3–2 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Tan  4'  73'
Mbemgue  5'
Chin  19'
Report Azira  33'
Sanyang  60'
Falvey  73'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivera
September 7, 2013 Final Orlando City 7–4 Charlotte Eagles Orlando, Florida
7:30pm Dwyer  33', 42', 61' (pen.), 69'
Chin  70', 90'
Boden  71'
Mbengue  85'
Report Okiomah  20'
Ramirez  43', 58'
Meza  88'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 20,886
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup began in November 2012 in the fifth tier. The format will be similar to the 2012 tournament, but with the two lowest-ranked USL Pro teams and two expansion USL Pro teams starting in the first round, and the remaining USL Pro teams (including Orlando City and NASL teams entering in the second round. On June 12, Orlando City reached the Quarterfinals, the farthest round ever reached in team history and the farthest USL Pro team in 2013, guaranteeing a $15,000 prize.

May 21, 2013 2nd Round Ocala Stampede 1–2 Orlando City Ocala, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Blandon  58'
Duininck  87'
Report Dwyer  27'
Mbengue  37'  50'
Braun  77'
Ustruck  90'
Stadium: Forest High School Stadium
Attendance: 1,030
May 28, 2013 3rd Round Orlando City 3–1 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Burke  4'
Pulis  32'
Dwyer  48', 63'
Mbengue  65'
Report Hill  18'
O'Neill  36'
Ceus  56'
Harris  80'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Field
Attendance: 4,128
June 12, 2013 4th round Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Orlando City Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM EDT Report Tan  2'
Pulis  71'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 15,981
Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Club

Roster

Players which have been announced as re-signed with Orlando or for which Orlando exercised an option to retain.[12][13]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo  Mexico
3 Midfielder Jonathan Mendoza  United States
4 Midfielder Ian Fuller (captain)  United States
5 Defender Kieron Bernard (Retired as of May 30[14])  Jamaica
6 Midfielder Anthony Pulis  Wales
7 Midfielder Bryan Burke  United States
8 Defender Erik Ustruck  United States
10 Midfielder Adama Mbengue  Senegal
12 Midfielder Christian Duke  United States
13 Defender Justin Clark  United States
14 Midfielder Luke Boden  England
15 Forward Dennis Chin  United States
16 Midfielder Freddie Braun  United States
17 Midfielder James O'Connor  Ireland
18 Midfielder Kevin Molino  Trinidad and Tobago
20 Midfielder Jean Alexandre  Haiti
21 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin  United States
22 Defender Rob Valentino  United States
23 Forward Long Tan  China
24 Defender Brian Fekete  United States
25 Defender Oumar Diakhite  Senegal
28 Forward C. J. Sapong  United States
29 Defender Kevin Ellis  United States
30 Goalkeeper Sean Kelley  United States
77 Forward Jamie Watson  United States

Squad information

No.Nat.PlayerBirthdayPrevious club2013 USL Pro appearances2013 USL Pro goals
Goalkeepers
1Miguel Gallardo (1984-10-24) October 24, 1984 Austin Lightning*15
21Jon Kempin (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 Sporting Kansas City9
30Sean Kelley (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 Northern Virginia Royals*5
Defenders
2Yann Songo'o (1991-11-19) November 19, 1991 Sporting Kansas City122
5Kieron Bernard (1985-08-02) August 2, 1985 Austin Aztex U23*00
5Renan Boufleur (1990-01-04) January 4, 1990 Phoenix FC132
7Bryan Burke (1989-01-03) January 3, 1989 Los Angeles Blues*161
8Erik Ustruck (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 FC Tampa Bay121
13Justin Clark (1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 Rollins College6
14Luke Boden (1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 Sheffield Wednesday F.C.24
22Rob Valentino (1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 Tampa Bay Rowdies245
24Brian Fekete (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 GPS Portland Phoenix7
25Oumar Diakhite (1993-12-09) December 9, 1993 Orlando City U-231
29Kevin Ellis (1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 Sporting Kansas City4
Midfielders
3Jonathan Mendoza (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 Orlando City U-2317
4Ian Fuller (1979-08-31) August 31, 1979 Charleston Battery*8
6Anthony Pulis (1984-07-21) July 21, 1984 Aldershot Town F.C.171
10Adama Mbengue (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 Orlando City U-2314
12Christian Duke (1991-06-05) June 5, 1991 Sporting Kansas City201
16Freddie Braun (1988-05-13) May 13, 1988 Portland Timbers202
17James O'Connor (1979-09-01) September 1, 1979 Sheffield Wednesday F.C.19
18Kevin Molino (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 Ma Pau SC162
20Jean Alexandre (1986-08-24) August 24, 1986 San Jose Earthquakes102
Forwards
9Dom Dwyer (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 Sporting Kansas City1315
15Dennis Chin (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 Central Florida Kraze254
23Long Tan (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 D.C. United232
28C. J. Sapong (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 Sporting Kansas City51
77Jamie Watson (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 Wilmington Hammerheads*2010

* = Denotes players who were retained after the move of the Austin Aztex FC organization to form Orlando City S.C.
† = Denotes players on loan through USL Pro-MLS Reserve League alliance
‡ = Retired as of May 30[14]

Transfers

In

    Out

    Loan in

    Loan out

      Media

      For the 2013 season, all matches will stream live on the USL Nation website using the stadium feed. Occasional matches will appear on Bright House Sports Network, with USL Nation using that feed when available. Some home matches can be heard on the radio as well, either 740 the Game or 102.5/107.7-HD2 WLOQ.

      See also

      References

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