2017 Orlando City B season

The 2017 Orlando City B season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the competition then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. It was their first and ultimately only year playing in the new Orlando City Stadium in Downtown Orlando.

Orlando City B
2017 season
Head coachAnthony Pulis
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
USLConference: 9th place
USL PlayoffsDid not Qualify

This was OCB's final season in the second tier of American soccer as at the end of the year OCB's MLS parent club, Orlando City SC, announced that their USL affiliate would not participate in the 2018 USL season.[1] The team would later announce their intention to become a founding member of the new third-tier USL League One in 2019.[2]

Roster
As of April 25, 2017
No. Position Player Nation
6 Midfielder Richie Laryea (GA; on loan from Orlando City)  Canada
12 Defender Kevin Alston (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
13 Forward Hadji Barry (on loan from Orlando City)  Senegal
19 Forward Moussa Sane (on loan from Orlando City)  Guinea
23 Defender Conor Donovan (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
24 Midfielder Lewis Neal  England
28 Defender Tommy Redding (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
30 Midfielder Danny Deakin  England
36 Goalkeeper Earl Edwards, Jr. (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
41 Midfielder Jordan Schweitzer  Canada
42 Defender Zach Ellis-Hayden  Canada
45 Forward Ben Polk  England
46 Midfielder Paul Clowes  England
47 Defender Jules Youmeni  Cameroon
63 Midfielder Scott Thomsen  United States
70 Goalkeeper Jake Fenlason  United States
71 Defender Zach Carroll  United States
77 Forward Austin Martz  United States
79 Defender Fernando Timbó  Brazil
80 Midfielder Ryley Kraft  United States
90 Forward Albert Dikwa  Cameroon
94 Defender PC (on loan from Orlando City)  Brazil
95 Defender Léo Pereira (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)  Brazil
96 Forward Joe Gallardo  United States
98 Forward Pierre da Silva (on loan from Orlando City)  United States
99 Forward Michael Cox  Canada

On October 18, 2017, OCB declined the options of defenders Zach Ellis-Hayden, Zach Carroll and Timbó; midfielders Jordan Schweitzer, Danny Deakin and Austin Martz; and forward Michael Cox. Additionally, the contracts of goalkeeper Jake Fenlason, defender Scott Thomsen and midfielders Paul Clowes and Lewis Neal expired.[3]

Competitions

USL Regular season
Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44 Conference Playoffs
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
10 Ottawa Fury 32 8 14 10 42 41 +1 38
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 −19 37
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 March 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Orlando City B St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hristov  57' (pen.),  60' Report Neal  36'
Cox  90+4'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,710
Referee: Ted Unkel
30 March 2 Orlando City B 1–3 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Morad  42' (og)
Cox  58'
Pereira  90+3'		 Report Lancaster  11'
Davis IV  57'
Spencer  76'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
4 April 3 Orlando City B 3–1 Toronto FC II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Clowes  16',  18'
Carroll  38'
Barry  41'
Neal  51'
Laryea  55'
da Silva  69'		 Report Johnson  30'
Brandon Onkony  57'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
8 April 4 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Kraft  11'
Ellis-Hayden  50'
Laryea  66'
Dikwa  70',  90+1'
Schweitzer  75'		 Report Ross  20'
Hilton  60'
Herrera  79'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Esteban Rosano
14 April 5 New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Orlando City B Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Flemmings  16'
Bezecourt  45+3'
Abidor  87'		 Report Dikwa  34' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 722
Referee: Lorant Varga
18 April 6 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Orlando City B Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT (UTC−4) Calvano  80'
Thomas  90+1'		 Report Sane  9'
Martz  45+1'
Carroll  90+3'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
23 April 7 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Orlando City B Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Trusty  45+2'
Burke  47'
Jones  68'
Wijnaldum  70'		 Report Laryea  38'  49', 71'
Ellis-Hayden  87'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,976
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
27 April 8 Orlando City B 0–0 Saint Louis FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Da Silva  53' Report (USL) Plewa  52'
David  70'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Caleb Mendez
13 May 9 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Bahner  15'
Quinn  35'
König  39'
McLaughlin  58'
Bone  67'		 CIN Report
OCB Report
Box Score		 Hines  33'
da Silva  75' (pen.)
Laryea  80'  90+1'
Donovan  90+3'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 19,310
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Matthew Fotia
Fourth official: Benjamin Miller
27 May 10 Orlando City B 1–3 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Dikwa  20'
Laryea  53'
Rocha  78'		 Report Smith  14'
A. Martinez  28'
Estrada  40'
Ross  42'
E. Martinez  45'
Herrera  51'
Johnson  69'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
3 June 11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Orlando City B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hertzog  30',  73'
Washington  79'		 Report Ellis-Hayden  37',  53'
Barry  42'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,187
Referee: Danielle Chesky
7 June 12 Orlando City B 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hines  3'
Barry  23'
Laryea  64'		 Report Correia  25'
Fall  63'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 967
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
14 June 13 Toronto FC II 1–0 Orlando City B Vaughan, Ontario
12:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hamilton  9' Report Carroll  56'
Donovan  84'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
20 June 14 Ottawa Fury 1–0 Orlando City B Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 A.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Dos Santos  43' Report Ellis-Hayden  17'
Schweitzer  25'
Carroll  90+2'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: David Barrie
23 June 15 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City B Rochester, New York
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Defregger  29'
Dover  88'		 Report Timbó  18',  45+1' Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Charles Murphy
1 July 16 Orlando City B 1–1 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer  2'
Hines  45+1'
Clowes  46'
da Silva  87'		 Report Djiby  16'
Berry  75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Lorant Varga
8 July 17 Orlando City B 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Timbó  78' Report Earls  60'
Green  71'
Washington  84'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
13 July 18 Orlando City B 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 A.M. EDT (UTC−4) Pereira  74'
Clowes  90+2'
Deakin  90+6' (pen.)
Laryea  90+7'		 Report Paterson  21'
King  43'
Morrell  45'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Kevin Broadley
29 July 19 Charleston Battery 0–0 Orlando City B Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Lasso  65'
Kunga  84'
Portillo  90+1'		 Report Hines  5'
Clowes  90'
Ellis-Hayden  90+1'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
2 August 20 Orlando City B 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Report Calvano  51' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
5 August 21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Greig  6'
Quinn  42'
König  90+2'		 Report Ellis-Hayden  8'
Martz  14'
Hines  45+1'
Barry  55'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,308
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
12 August 22 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Asante  41'
Tayou  71'
Luiz Fernando  74'
Yomby  81'
Sekyere  86'		 Report Barry  24'
Carroll  28',  90' 
Rocha  54'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Lorant Varga
16 August 23 Orlando City B 3–0 Ottawa Fury Orlando, Florida
7:00 EDT (UTC-04:00) Hines  34'
Timbó  53'
Barry  60',  71'
Ellis-Hayden  80'		 Report Dos Santos  75' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
19 August 24 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Orlando City B Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Estrada  7' Report Barry  5' (pen),  90+2'
Clowes  53'
Carroll  56'		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Greg Dopka
26 August 25 Louisville City FC 0–3 Orlando City B Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Reynolds  14'
Davis IV  73'
Jimenez  89'		 Report Cox  15',  27'
Timbó  53',  81'
Neal  90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,251
Referee: Calin Radosav
31 August 26 Orlando City B 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Alston  30'
Da Silva  45+1'  75'		 Box Score Epps  86'
Chambers  90+1'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 856
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
7 September 27 Orlando City B 0–2 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
4:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer  22' Report Minutillo  40'
Jane  45'
Bolduc  54'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Note: Kickoff moved from 19:30 to 16:30 due to Hurricane Irma.
16 September 28 Saint Louis FC 2–0 Orlando City B Fenton, Missouri
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Howe  10'
Cochran  42'
Ledbetter  49',  54' 
Volesky  62' (pen)
Charpie  90+4'		 Report Thomsen  89'
da Silva  90'
Neal  90+2'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Danielle Chesky
23 September 29 Orlando City B 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva  31'
Clowes  50'
Carroll  70'
Neal  87'		 Report Griffith  60'
Cordovés  81'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
1 October 30 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Jane  24'
Yomby  45'
Luiz Fernando  45'
Umar  90'		 Report Barry  80'
Rocha  45'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,582
Referee: Jose Lara
7 October 31 Orlando City B 5–6 New York Red Bulls II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Neal  16'
Donovan  28'
Carroll  67'
Timbó  77'
Ellis-Hayden  80'
Barry  90+1' (pen.)
Martz  90+2'		 Report Bonomo  3',  41',  51'
Valot  12',  87' (pen.)
Kutler  43'
Basuljevic  55'
Ndam  76'
Abidor  90+1'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
12 October 32 Orlando City B 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva  76' Report Vingaard  38'
Portillos  51'
Hristov  74'
Gorskie  80'
Guenzatti  90+3'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

References
  1. "Orlando City B Elects to Forgo 2018 USL Division II Season" (Press release). Orlando City SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. "Orlando City B Becomes USL Division III Founding Member" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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