2015 Orlando City SC season

Orlando City
2015 season
President	Phil Rawlins
Manager	Adrian Heath
Stadium	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
MLS	Conference: 7th; Overall: 14th
MLS Playoffs	44 Pts. / Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Carolina Challenge Cup	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Larin (17); All: Larin (19)
Highest home attendance	62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8)
Lowest home attendance	22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13)
Average home league attendance	32,847
Home colors	Away colors

The 2015 Orlando City SC season is the club's fifth season of existence in Orlando, and Orlando City's first season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.

Background

On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Orlando City would be the next expansion franchise in Major League Soccer, the league's 21st team.[1] The dissolution of C.D. Chivas USA following the 2014 MLS season resulted in Orlando City instead being the league's 20th franchise.

Following the completion of City's final season in USL Pro, the team released all but nine players from its roster. The remaining players, who would form the base of the 2015 roster, included Kaká, who was placed on loan with São Paulo FC in his native Brazil following his signing in June 2014.

On September 24, 2014, Orlando City manager Adrian Heath and New York City FC manager Jason Kreis took part in a draw to determine who would get top priorities in various selection mechanisms, including the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City won the draw, and Adrian Heath selected the top pick in the Expansion Draft first. He would also choose the top pick in the SuperDraft, top selection priority for USL Pro and NASL players (beyond Orlando City's own USL Pro players, which the team had right of first refusal to), and second-to-last (then #20, now #19) in lottery ranking. Orlando City will be #2 in United States men's national soccer team player allocation ranking, #21 (now #20) in player discovery ranking, #21 (now #20) in re-entry draft ranking, and #2 in designated player ranking.[2]

On October 17, 2014, the team broke ground on their new soccer-specific stadium.[3] Due to delays in sales tax subsidies from the Florida Legislature, the team decided to assume stadium financing themselves, and committed to pay back the City of Orlando for the land purchased and any other costs already incurred.[4] Orlando City played the 2015 season, and will play the entire 2016 season, in the remodeled Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.

For normal regular-season matches in 2015, Orlando City will open the sidelines and ends of the lower bowl only, except for the corners, along with the luxury suites. For the season opener on March 8 against New York City FC, however, the entire stadium was made available for sale. The team announced that the stadium's entire allotment of permanent seating was sold out on March 2.[5] The team made 2,000 standing room only tickets available on March 4,[6] and those sold out within 24 hours.[7]

On November 14, 2014, Orlando City was drawn for the seventh pick in the dispersal draft for Chivas USA players, but chose to pass on their pick.[8][9] Manager Adrian Heath signed a contract extension on November 21, 2014 committing him to the club through to the end of the 2017 MLS season.[10]

Orlando City originally planned to train in late January in Brazil, but eventually cancelled those plans in favor of training in Orlando. They will instead train at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford.[11][12]

Season overview

March

Orlando City opened the 2015 MLS season at the Citrus Bowl against the other expansion team for that season, New York City FC. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Kaká scored an equalizer in the first minute of second half stoppage time. The attendance of 62,510 was the largest crowd to see a soccer match at the Citrus Bowl, the second-largest attendance ever for an MLS team's inaugural home match,[13] and the ninth-largest crowd in MLS history for a standalone match.

Squad information

Number	Player	Position	Date of birth	Previous club	2015 MLS appearances	2015 MLS goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Donovan Ricketts	GK	(1977-07-07) July 7, 1977	Portland Timbers	10	–	–
22	Tally Hall	GK	(1985-05-12) May 12, 1985	Houston Dynamo	23	–	–
36	Earl Edwards, Jr.	GK	(1992-01-24) January 24, 1992	UCLA Bruins	0	–	–
42	Josh Ford	GK	(1987-11-06) November 6, 1987	Seattle Sounders	2	–	–
Defenders
2	Tyler Turner	RB	(1996-03-04) March 4, 1996	IMG Academy Bradenton	7	0	HGP, #
3	Seb Hines	CB	(1988-05-29) May 29, 1988	Middlesbrough F.C.	23	1	LOAN
14	Luke Boden	LB	(1988-11-26) November 26, 1988	Sheffield Wednesday F.C.	25	1	#
16	Corey Ashe	LB	(1986-03-14) March 14, 1986	Houston Dynamo	9	0	–
20	Brek Shea	LB/LW	(1990-02-28) February 28, 1990	Stoke City F.C.	19	0	–
23	Conor Donovan	CB	(1996-01-08) January 8, 1996	NC State Wolfpack	1	0	GA
27	Rafael Ramos	RB	(1995-01-09) January 9, 1995	S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19	25	0	INT, #
29	Tommy Redding	CB	(1997-01-24) January 24, 1997	FC America	2	0	HGP, #
44	David Mateos	CB	(1987-04-22) April 22, 1987	Ferencvárosi TC	6	0	INT
78	Aurélien Collin	CB	(1986-03-08) March 8, 1986	Sporting Kansas City	28	2	–
Midfielders
5	Servando Carrasco	MF	(1988-08-13) August 13, 1988	Sporting Kansas City	12	0	–
6	Tony Cascio	LW/RW	(1990-03-28) March 28, 1990	Colorado Rapids	0	0	–
7	Cristian Higuita	AM	(1994-01-14) January 14, 1994	Deportivo Cali	26	1	INT
8	Harrison Heath	CM/DM	(1996-04-16) April 16, 1996	Norwich City U-18	3	0	HGP, #
10	Kaká (captain)	AM	(1982-04-22) April 22, 1982	AC Milan	28	9	INT, DP
12	Eric Avila	M	(1987-11-24) November 24, 1987	Santos Laguna	21	1	LOAN
15	Pedro Ribeiro	AM/SS	(1990-06-13) June 13, 1990	Philadelphia Union	18	2	–
17	Darwin Cerén	CM	(1989-12-31) December 31, 1989	Juventud Independiente	26	2	#
18	Kevin Molino	AM/RW	(1990-06-17) June 17, 1990	Ma Pau SC	7	0	#
24	Lewis Neal	LM	(1981-07-14) July 14, 1981	D.C. United	21	0	–
32	Adrian Winter	AM	(1986-07-08) July 8, 1986	FC Luzern	9	2	INT
55	Estrela	DM	(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995	S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19	0	0	INT, #
Forwards
11	Carlos Rivas	FW/LW	(1994-04-15) April 15, 1994	Deportivo Cali	27	0	INT, DP
19	Danny Mwanga	FW	(1991-07-17) July 17, 1991	Colorado Rapids	4	0	–
21	Cyle Larin	FW	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995	Connecticut Huskies	27	17	GA, INT
25	Adam Bedell	FW	(1991-12-01) December 1, 1991	Columbus Crew SC	0	0
26	Sidney Rivera	FW	(1993-11-15) November 15, 1993	Old Dominion Monarchs	0	0	–
35	Bryan Róchez	FW	(1995-01-01) January 1, 1995	Real C.D. España	16	3	INT, DP

# denotes players who were retained from the USL Pro side.
denotes player who made appearances but left the club before the end of the season.

Source:[14]

Player movement

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

MLS SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2015 draft was held on January 15, 2015. Orlando had five selections.

2016 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	1	Cyle Larin	FW	University of Connecticut	Signed
2	22	Conor Donovan	DF	North Carolina State University	Signed
2	25	Akeil Barrett	FW	University of Akron	Released
3	43	Earl Edwards Jr.	GK	UCLA	Signed
4	63	Sidney Rivera	FW	Old Dominion University	Signed

Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	From	Fee/notes	Source
July 1, 2014	Kaká	MF	AC Milan	Free transfer, first designated player	[15][16]
December 8, 2014	Tally Hall	GK	Houston Dynamo	Acquired with Allocation Money, Orlando also received an international slot	[17]
December 8, 2014	Amobi Okugo	DF	Philadelphia Union	Acquired with $100,000 Allocation Money and a 2016 Superdraft pick	[18][19]
December 8, 2014	Aurélien Collin	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Acquired via allocation money and 2014 MLS Expansion Draft pick Jalil Anibaba	[20][21]
December 10, 2014	Donovan Ricketts	GK	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014	Tony Cascio	MF	Colorado Rapids	Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014	Danny Mwanga	FW	Colorado Rapids	Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014	Pedro Ribeiro	MF	Philadelphia Union	Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014	Lewis Neal	MF	D.C. United	Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014	Jairo Arrieta	FW	Columbus Crew	Expansion Draft
December 15, 2014	Bryan Róchez	FW	Real C.D. España	Undisclosed fee, designated player	[22]
December 18, 2014	Josh Ford	GK	Seattle Sounders	MLS re-entry draft	[23]
December 19, 2014	Brek Shea	MF	Stoke City	Undisclosed fee	[24]
January 5, 2015	Gustavo	DF	Vila Nova	Free agent	[25]
January 26, 2015	Cristian Higuita	MF	Deportivo Cali
January 26, 2015	Carlos Rivas	FW	Deportivo Cali
July 14, 2015	Corey Ashe	LB	Houston Dynamo	Acquired with allocation money and a second-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	[26]
July 20, 2015	Servando Carrasco	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for Amobi Okugo	[27]
July 29, 2015	Adrian Winter	MF	FC Luzern		[28]
July 29, 2015	David Mateos	DF	Ferencvárosi TC		[28]
August 6, 2015	Adam Bedell	FW	Columbus Crew SC	Acquired with a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	[29]

Loan in

Position	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
FW	Martin Paterson	Huddersfield Town	January 26, 2015	August 5, 2015	[30]
DF	Seb Hines	Middlesbrough	February 24, 2015	August 2015	[31]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	To	Fee/notes	Source
January 14, 2015	Jairo Arrieta	FW	D.C. United	For international slot	[32]
February 12, 2015	Gustavo	DF	None	Released from club	[33]
July 20, 2015	Amobi Okugo	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for Servando Carrasco	[27]
July 30, 2015	Donovan Ricketts	GK	LA Galaxy	Traded for a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft	[34]
July 31, 2015	Sean St Ledger	DF	Colorado Rapids	Placed on waivers. "Serious breach of club policy" cited as a reason.	[35][36]

Loan out

No.	Position	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
	MF	Kaká	São Paulo FC	July 1, 2014	December 6, 2014	[15][37][38]
26	FW	Sidney Rivera	Louisville City FC	May 8, 2015	July 23, 2015
42	GK	Josh Ford	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	May 29, 2015	—	[39]
23	MF	Conor Donovan	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	July 25, 2015	July 31, 2015	[40]
26	FW	Sidney Rivera	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	July 30, 2015	—
29	D	Tommy Redding	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	July 30, 2015	August 7, 2015

Competitions

Home team is listed first, left to right.

Friendlies

January 30, 2015	Orlando City SC	1–1	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm. EST	Rivas 67'		Pontius 14'	Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium

February 4, 2015	Orlando City	4–0	FC Dallas	Davenport, Florida
2:00 pm. EST	Cascio 13' Paterson 20' Kaká 33' (pen.) Mwanga 64'			Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Field Complex Attendance: Closed scrimmage

February 8, 2015	Orlando City	0–0	Toronto FC	Sanford, Florida
3:30 pm. EST				Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed scrimmage

February 13, 2015	Orlando City	2–2	BK Häcken	Sanford, Florida
2:00 pm. EST	Kevin Molino 7' Trialist 3T'			Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park Attendance: Closed scrimmage

May 2, 2015	Orlando City	3–2	Ponte Preta	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT	Róchez 45+1' St. Ledger 55' Larin 90+2' (p.k.)	Report	Tiago Alves 11' Renato Cajá 59'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 20,501

July 15, 2015	Orlando City	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT	Kaká 45+2' Rivas 49' Róchez 87'	Report	McManaman 14'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 15,172

November 15, 2015	Flamengo	1–0	Orlando City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11:30 pm. EDT		Report	Luiz Antônio 67'	Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 12,371

Carolina Challenge Cup

It was announced on November 5, 2014, that Orlando City would participate in the 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.[41]

February 21, 2015 1	New York City FC	1–1	Orlando City SC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST	Shelton 56'	Report	Kaká 31'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

February 25, 2015 2	Charleston Battery	1–1	Orlando City	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST	Boyd 26'	Match abandoned early due to weather Report	Shea 10'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

February 28, 2015 3	Orlando City	0–3	Houston Dynamo	Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 pm. EST		Report	Bruin 27' Davis 30' Miranda 45'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Major League Soccer

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

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	12	8	14	46	56	−10	44	7	5	5	25	19	+6	5	3	9	21	37	−16

Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 8, 2015 1	Orlando City SC	1–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m.	Shea 29' Molino 40' Higuita 78' Collin 83' Kaká 90+1'	Report	Ballouchy 41' Hernandez 54' Brovsky 60' Diskerud 76'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 62,510 Referee: Alan Kelly

March 13, 2015 2	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Orlando City	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m.	Sarkodie 34'	Report	Okugo 46' Deric 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Chris Penso

March 21, 2015 3	Orlando City	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Okugo 78'	Report	Koffie 22' Adekugbe 36' Rivero 44' Manneh 65' Harvey 90+5' Rivero 90+6'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 31,072 Referee: Jorge Gonazalez

March 28, 2015 4	Montreal Impact	2–2	Orlando City	Montreal, Quebec
TBD	Piatti 14' (p.k.) McInerney 27'	Report	Ribeiro 29' Kaká 30'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,245 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 3, 2015 5	Orlando City	0–1	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm		Report	Silva 90+1'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 32,822 Referee: Chris Penso

April 12, 2015 6	Portland Timbers	0–2	Orlando City	Portland, Oregon
5:00 p.m.		Report	Larin 30' Kaká 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 18, 2015 7	Columbus Crew SC	3–0	Orlando City	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m.	Higuaín 32' Meram 55' Kamara 60'	Report	Ramos 34'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,655 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 26, 2015 8	Orlando City	0–2	Toronto FC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.		Report	Altidore 50', 83'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,908 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

May 8, 2015 9	Orlando City	2–2	New England Revolution	Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm	Larin 75' Collin 90'	Report	Davies 19' Rowe 71'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 27,243 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 13, 2015 10	D.C. United	2–1	Orlando City	Washington, D.C.
8:00 p.m.	Opare 70' Rolfe 79'	Report	Larin 11'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,532 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 17, 2015 11	Orlando City	4–0	LA Galaxy	Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm	Avila 12' Larin 34' Kaká 56' (pen.) Cerén 73'	Report		Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Jair Maruffo

May 24, 2015 12	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Orlando City	Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m.	Wondolowski 68' (pen.)	Report	Shea 51' Kaká 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 36,224 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 30, 2015 13	Orlando City	2–2	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm	Kaká 17' (pen.) Ribeiro 89'	Report	Tchani 6' Parkhurst 16' Kamara 61'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 31,430 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

June 6, 2015 14	Chicago Fire	2–3	Orlando City	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m.	Igboananike 9' Accam 57'	Report	Adaílton 40' (o.g.), 86' (o.g.) Larin 82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Juan Guzman

June 14, 2015 15	Orlando City	1–0	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Kaká 30'	Report		Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,054 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 20, 2015 16	Montreal Impact	2–0	Orlando City	Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m.	Toia 36' Oduro 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,820 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

June 24, 2015 17	Orlando City	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Larin 62' Kaká 65'	Report		Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 23,372 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 4, 2015 18	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Orlando City	Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m.	Sebastián Jaime 28'		Kaká 5'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,956 Referee: Sorin Stoica

July 11, 2015 19	Orlando City	0–2	FC Dallas	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.		Report	Díaz 45+1' (p.k.) Texeira 64'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 30,513 Referee: Juan Guzman

July 19, 2015 20	Orlando City	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.		Report	Kljestan 21' Grella 90+1'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 33,518 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 26, 2015 21	New York City FC	5–3	Orlando City	The Bronx, New York City
2:30 p.m.	Villa 45', 67' Calle 53' McNamara 71' Diskerud 90+3'	Report	Larin 50', 61', 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 32,041 Referee: Alan Kelly

August 1, 2015 22	Orlando City	5–2	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Larin 18', 53' Cerén 38' Collin 77' Higuita 85'	Report	Higuaín 5' Collin 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 26,586 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 5, 2015 23	Toronto FC	4–1	Orlando City	Toronto, Ontario
TBD	Giovinco 12' (p.k.), 56', 88' Warner 81'	Report	Boden 17'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,648 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

August 8, 2015 24	Orlando City	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 28,495 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 16, 2015 25	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Orlando City	Seattle, Washington
5:00 p.m.	Martins 17', 62' Valdez 59' Thomás 90+2'	Report		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,453 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 22, 2015 26	Toronto FC	5–0	Orlando City	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 p.m.	Delgado 46' Giovinco 57' Morrow 71' Altidore 83', 85' (pen.)			Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,397 Referee: Jose Rivero

August 29, 2015 27	Orlando City	1–1	Chicago Fire	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Gehrig 37' (o.g.)	Report	Accam 30'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 28,921 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 5, 2015 28	New England Revolution	3–0	Orlando City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m.	Fagúndez 43' Agudelo 84' Tierney 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,854 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 13, 2015 29	Orlando City	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Winter 3', 72' Róchez 66'	Report	Németh 59'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 22,241 Referee: Jair Maruffo

September 19, 2015 30	Chicago Fire	0–1	Orlando City	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m.		Report	Róchez 86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 25, 2015 31	New York Red Bulls	2–5	Orlando City	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m.	McCarty 29' Sam 58'	Report	Larin 24', 43', 61' Perrinelle 46' (o.g.) Róchez 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,695 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

October 3, 2015 32	Orlando City	2–1	Montreal Impact	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.	Larin 33' Hines 80'	Report	Oduro 43'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 35,421 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 16, 2015 33	Orlando City	2–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Larin 62', 70'	Report	Watson-Siriboe 45+2'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 43,179 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 25, 2015 34	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Orlando City	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m.	Le Toux 41' (p.k.)	Report		Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,309 Referee: Chris Penso

Eastern Conference table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	Conference Semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53	Conference Semifinals
3	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
5	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50
6	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
7	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
8	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
9	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
13	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	13	8	41	39	+2	47
14	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	14	9	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	15	8	38	48	−10	41

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
  4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
  Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
  They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[42]

June 17, 2015 4R	Charleston Battery	4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Orlando City SC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	van Schaik 58' Kelly 66' Portillo 105', 115' (p.k.)	Recap	Neal 64' Rivas 75' (p.k.), 95' (p.k.), 105' (p.k.)	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,459
	Penalties
	Portillo Adjetey Marini Prince van Schaik Chang Cordovés Kelly Ferguson Mueller		Rivas Ribeiro Neal St Ledger Okugo Ramos Heath Boden Hines Mwanga

June 30, 2015 5R	Orlando City	2–0	Columbus Crew SC	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Kaka 21' Rivas 35'			Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 13,684

July 22, 2015 QF	Chicago Fire	3–1	Orlando City	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30p.m.				Stadium: Toyota Park

Bracket

Fourth Round
June 16–17

Round of 16
June 30–July 1

Quarterfinals
July 14–22

Semifinals
August 12

Final
September 30

MLS

New York Red Bulls

3

NASL

Atlanta Silverbacks

0

MLS

New York Red Bulls

4

NASL

New York Cosmos

1

NASL

New York Cosmos

2(4)

MLS

New York City FC

2(3)

MLS

New York Red Bulls

1(3)

MLS

Philadelphia Union

1(4)

MLS

Philadelphia Union

0(3)

USL

Rochester Rhinos

0(1)

MLS

Philadelphia Union

2

MLS

D.C. United

1

USL

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

1

MLS

D.C. United

3*

MLS

Philadelphia Union

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

1*

USL

Louisville City FC

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

3

USL

Charlotte Independence

1

MLS

New England Revolution

0

USL

Charlotte Independence

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

3

MLS

Orlando City SC

1

USL

Charleston Battery

4(7)

MLS

Orlando City SC

4(8)

MLS

Orlando City SC

2

MLS

Columbus Crew

0

USL

Richmond Kickers

1

MLS

Columbus Crew

3

MLS

Philadelphia Union

1(6)

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

1(7)

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

1

USL

Saint Louis FC

0

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

6

MLS

FC Dallas

2

MLS

FC Dallas

4

USL

Oklahoma City Energy FC

1

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

3

MLS

Houston Dynamo

1

MLS

Houston Dynamo

2

USL

Austin Aztex

0

MLS

Houston Dynamo

1

MLS

Colorado Rapids

0

MLS

Colorado Rapids

4

USL

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

1

MLS

Sporting Kansas City

3

MLS

Real Salt Lake

1

MLS

Real Salt Lake

2

USL

Seattle Sounders FC 2

1

MLS

Real Salt Lake

2

MLS

Portland Timbers

0

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

1

MLS

Portland Timbers

3*

MLS

Real Salt Lake

1

MLS

LA Galaxy

0

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

2(6)

USL

Sacramento Republic FC

2(5)

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

0

MLS

LA Galaxy

1

MLS

LA Galaxy

6

USASA

PSA Elite

1

Host team listed first
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Media

Any matches that are not featured in the MLS national television package on either ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 or UniMás will air locally on WOFL FOX 35 or WRBW My65.[43] The commentary team will be Jeff Radcliffe on play-by-play and Kevin Hartman on color commentary, with Holly Bristow as sideline reporter. In addition, most matches not on the MLS national television package will be simulcast on Fox Sports Florida or Sun Sports to fans outside the Orlando market. Some matches will be placed on tape delay to accommodate Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins baseball games.[44]

On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English,[45] with Tom Traxler and Adam Schick providing the call. When City is on a nationally televised match, Jeff Radcliffe will call the match on WTKS with Tom Traxler. Matches will also air on WONQ "La Grande 1030" in Spanish. The Spanish play-by-play announcer is Sergio Ruiz Torres, with color commentary by Israel Heredia. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports.[46]

Orlando City does not black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live, enabling local fans to watch matches live via live stream.[47]

References

"News". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Orlando City take top picks in 2015 Expansion Draft, MLS SuperDraft; NYCFC atop Allocation Ranking". MLSsoccer.com.
"Orlando City's delirious stadium groundbreaking event takes club "another step closer to the dream"". MLSsoccer.com.
Orlando Sentinel (May 29, 2015). "Orlando City to privately finance soccer stadium, pay back city". OrlandoSentinel.com.
Orlando Sentinel (March 2, 2015). "Orlando City sells out Citrus Bowl for Major League Soccer debut". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"2,000 Standing Room Only Tickets Released for Opening Day". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Anthony DiLorenzo on Twitter". Twitter.
"Orlando City SC Receives Seventh Pick in MLS Dispersal Draft". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy selected first as MLS holds Chivas USA Dispersal Draft". MLSsoccer.com.
"Orlando City SC Extends Head Coach Adrian Heath's Contract Through 2017". Orlando City Soccer Club.
Orlando Sentinel (January 7, 2015). "Orlando City nixes plans for Brazil preseason tour". OrlandoSentinel.com.
Orlando Sentinel (August 26, 2014). "Orlando City Soccer and Seminole County agree to swap – Orlando Sentinel". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"Orlando City & NYCFC Battle To 1–1 Draw In Front Of 62K". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Players". Orlando City Soccer Club. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Oshan, Jeremiah (June 30, 2014). "Kaka signs with MLS club Orlando City". sbnation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Graham Parker. "Brazilian star Kaká confirms move to MLS newcomers Orlando City". the Guardian.
"Sources: Orlando City acquire goalkeeper Tally Hall in trade with Houston Dynamo". MLSsoccer.com.
"Report: Union's Amobi Okugo to sign with Orlando City SC". Philly.com.
Orlando Sentinel (December 7, 2014). "Report: Orlando City agrees to trade with Philadelphia Union for Amobi Okugo". OrlandoSentinel.com.
Orlando Sentinel (December 8, 2014). "Orlando City trades for Aurelien Collin, Amobi Okugo". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"Orlando City Executes Strategic Moves Following Expansion Draft". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Orlando City Signs Bryan Róchez as MLS Designated Player". Orlando City Soccer Club.
Orlando Sentinel (December 18, 2014). "Orlando City selects goalkeeper Josh Ford in MLS re-entry draft". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"News | MLSsoccer.com".
"Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Defender Gustavo". Orlando City Soccer Club. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
"Orlando City SC acquire backline depth in trade for experienced Houston Dynamo left back Corey Ashe". MLSsoccer.com.
"Orlando City Trades Amobi Okugo for Servando Carrasco". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Orlando City Acquires Adrian Winter and David Mateos". Orlando City Soccer Club.
Gavin Ewbank. "Orlando City Acquires Adam Bedell From Columbus Crew For SuperDraft Pick". The Mane Land.
Orlando Sentinel (August 5, 2015). "Orlando City and forward Martin Paterson agree to terminate contract". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"Orlando City Acquires Defender Seb Hines on Loan with Option to Extend". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"D.C. United acquires Jairo Arrieta". D.C. United.
"Orlando City waives Gustavo, Akeil Barrett". Orlando Sentinel.
"Orlando City Trades Donovan Ricketts to LA Galaxy for 2016 Second Round SuperDraft Pick". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"Orlando City SC waive defender Sean St. Ledger for "serious breach of club policy"". MLSsoccer.com.
"Rapids acquire Irish international Sean St. Ledger". Colorado Rapids.
"BBC Sport – Kaka: Brazilian to join Orlando City via Sao Paulo after AC Milan exit". BBC Sport.
"Kaka loan spell at Sao Paulo officially comes to an end – Next stop? Orlando City". MLSsoccer.com.
"Orlando City goalkeeper Josh Ford to join Ft. Lauderdale Strikers on loan". O-Town's 11.
Orlando Sentinel (July 27, 2015). "Orlando City rookie Conor Donovan loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". OrlandoSentinel.com.
"Carolina Challenge Cup 2015 preseason tournament to feature New York City FC, Orlando City SC". MLSsoccer.com.
"102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
"Orlando City Announces FOX 35 as Local Broadcast Partner". Orlando City Soccer Club.
Orlando Sentinel (March 16, 2015). "Fox Sports to air select Orlando City matches this season". OrlandoSentinel.com.
Michael Citro. "Orlando City Announces All Games Will Air on 104.1 FM". The Mane Land.
"Orlando City Games to be aired in Spanish through La Grande 1030 AM". Orlando City Soccer Club.
"MLS LIVE blackout policies". MLSsoccer.com.

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[42] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[2] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[3] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[4] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[5] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[6] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[7] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

[8] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[9] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[10] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[11] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[12] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

[1] "News". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[2] "Orlando City take top picks in 2015 Expansion Draft, MLS SuperDraft; NYCFC atop Allocation Ranking". MLSsoccer.com.

[3] "Orlando City's delirious stadium groundbreaking event takes club "another step closer to the dream"". MLSsoccer.com.

[4] Orlando Sentinel (May 29, 2015). "Orlando City to privately finance soccer stadium, pay back city". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[5] Orlando Sentinel (March 2, 2015). "Orlando City sells out Citrus Bowl for Major League Soccer debut". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[6] "2,000 Standing Room Only Tickets Released for Opening Day". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[7] "Anthony DiLorenzo on Twitter". Twitter.

[8] "Orlando City SC Receives Seventh Pick in MLS Dispersal Draft". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[9] "Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy selected first as MLS holds Chivas USA Dispersal Draft". MLSsoccer.com.

[10] "Orlando City SC Extends Head Coach Adrian Heath's Contract Through 2017". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[11] Orlando Sentinel (January 7, 2015). "Orlando City nixes plans for Brazil preseason tour". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[12] Orlando Sentinel (August 26, 2014). "Orlando City Soccer and Seminole County agree to swap – Orlando Sentinel". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[13] "Orlando City & NYCFC Battle To 1–1 Draw In Front Of 62K". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[14] "Players". Orlando City Soccer Club. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[kaka-15] Oshan, Jeremiah (June 30, 2014). "Kaka signs with MLS club Orlando City". sbnation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[16] Graham Parker. "Brazilian star Kaká confirms move to MLS newcomers Orlando City". the Guardian.

[17] "Sources: Orlando City acquire goalkeeper Tally Hall in trade with Houston Dynamo". MLSsoccer.com.

[18] "Report: Union's Amobi Okugo to sign with Orlando City SC". Philly.com.

[19] Orlando Sentinel (December 7, 2014). "Report: Orlando City agrees to trade with Philadelphia Union for Amobi Okugo". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[20] Orlando Sentinel (December 8, 2014). "Orlando City trades for Aurelien Collin, Amobi Okugo". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[21] "Orlando City Executes Strategic Moves Following Expansion Draft". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[22] "Orlando City Signs Bryan Róchez as MLS Designated Player". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[23] Orlando Sentinel (December 18, 2014). "Orlando City selects goalkeeper Josh Ford in MLS re-entry draft". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[24] "News | MLSsoccer.com".

[25] "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Defender Gustavo". Orlando City Soccer Club. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

[26] "Orlando City SC acquire backline depth in trade for experienced Houston Dynamo left back Corey Ashe". MLSsoccer.com.

[okugo-carrasco-27] "Orlando City Trades Amobi Okugo for Servando Carrasco". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[orlandocitysc.com-28] "Orlando City Acquires Adrian Winter and David Mateos". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[29] Gavin Ewbank. "Orlando City Acquires Adam Bedell From Columbus Crew For SuperDraft Pick". The Mane Land.

[30] Orlando Sentinel (August 5, 2015). "Orlando City and forward Martin Paterson agree to terminate contract". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[31] "Orlando City Acquires Defender Seb Hines on Loan with Option to Extend". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[32] "D.C. United acquires Jairo Arrieta". D.C. United.

[Orlando_Sentinel-33] "Orlando City waives Gustavo, Akeil Barrett". Orlando Sentinel.

[34] "Orlando City Trades Donovan Ricketts to LA Galaxy for 2016 Second Round SuperDraft Pick". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[35] "Orlando City SC waive defender Sean St. Ledger for "serious breach of club policy"". MLSsoccer.com.

[36] "Rapids acquire Irish international Sean St. Ledger". Colorado Rapids.

[37] "BBC Sport – Kaka: Brazilian to join Orlando City via Sao Paulo after AC Milan exit". BBC Sport.

[38] "Kaka loan spell at Sao Paulo officially comes to an end – Next stop? Orlando City". MLSsoccer.com.

[39] "Orlando City goalkeeper Josh Ford to join Ft. Lauderdale Strikers on loan". O-Town's 11.

[40] Orlando Sentinel (July 27, 2015). "Orlando City rookie Conor Donovan loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[41] "Carolina Challenge Cup 2015 preseason tournament to feature New York City FC, Orlando City SC". MLSsoccer.com.

[43] "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.

[44] "Orlando City Announces FOX 35 as Local Broadcast Partner". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[45] Orlando Sentinel (March 16, 2015). "Fox Sports to air select Orlando City matches this season". OrlandoSentinel.com.

[46] Michael Citro. "Orlando City Announces All Games Will Air on 104.1 FM". The Mane Land.

[47] "Orlando City Games to be aired in Spanish through La Grande 1030 AM". Orlando City Soccer Club.

[48] "MLS LIVE blackout policies". MLSsoccer.com.

2015 Orlando City SC season

Background

Season overview

March

Squad information

Player movement

MLS SuperDraft picks

Transfers in

Loan in

Transfers out

Loan out

Competitions

Friendlies

Carolina Challenge Cup

Major League Soccer

Results summary

Results

Eastern Conference table

Overall table

U.S. Open Cup

Media

See also

References