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Orlando Pride
2017 season
OwnerFlavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head coachTom Sermanni
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
NWSL3rd of 10
PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerMarta (13)
Highest home attendance14,452
(April 22 vs. Washington)
Lowest home attendance4,273
(August 8 vs. Washington)
Average home league attendance6,186
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The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Squad information[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of July 3, 2017[1]
No. Position Player Nation
3 DF Toni Pressley  United States
4 MF Jamia Fields  United States
6 FW Chioma Ubogagu  United States
7 DF Steph Catley  Australia
8 FW Danica Evans  United States
9 MF Camila  Brazil
10 FW Marta  Brazil
11 DF Ali Krieger  United States
12 MF Kristen Edmonds  United States
13 FW Alex Morgan  United States
14 DF Alanna Kennedy  Australia
15 FW Rachel Hill  United States
16 DF McKenzie Berryhill  United States
17 MF Dani Weatherholt  United States
19 GK Aubrey Bledsoe  United States
20 MF Nickolette Driesse  Puerto Rico
21 DF Mônica  Brazil
23 FW Jasmyne Spencer  United States
24 GK Ashlyn Harris  United States

Transactions[edit]

2017 NWSL College Draft[edit]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2017 college draft was held on January 12, 2017. Orlando had two selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
3 22 United States Danica Evans FW Colorado University of Colorado Signed[2]
4 32 Puerto Rico Nickolette Driesse MF Pennsylvania Penn State University Signed[2]

In[edit]

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
November 2, 2016 United States Ali Krieger DF United States Washington Spirit Traded second-overall spot in the Distribution Ranking Order to Washington [3]
January 19, 2017 Australia Alanna Kennedy DF United States Western New York Flash Trade for midfielder Sam Witteman [4]
January 23, 2017 United States Chioma Ubogagu FW United States Houston Dash Trade for Orlando’s natural third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft [5]
April 15, 2017 Brazil Marta FW Sweden FC Rosengård [6]
May 20, 2017 United States Rachel Hill FW United States UConn Signed after college graduation. [7]
United States Caroline Stanley GK United States Sky Blue FC Signed off waivers as a goalkeeper replacement for injured Ashlyn Harris.
June 21, 2017 United States Alex Morgan FW France Olympique Lyonnais Féminin Officially added to the active roster. [8]

Out[edit]

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
June 21, 2017 Mexico Christina Burkenroad FW Norway IK Grand Bodø Waived. [8]
July 3, 2017 Australia Laura Alleway DF Australia Melbourne Victory Waived. [9][10]

Staff[edit]

Executive
Owner and chairman Flávio Augusto da Silva
Owner and president Phil Rawlins
Owner John Bonner
Chief executive officer Alex Leitão
Coaching staff
Head coach Tom Sermanni
Assistant coach Khano Smith
Goalkeeping coach Lloyd Yaxley

[11][12]

Match results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

March 18, 2017 1 Orlando Pride 9–0 Stetson Hatters Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Rodrigues 6'
Ubogagu 21'
Camila 29' (pen.)
Edmonds 53' (pen.)
Hagen 55' (Burkenroad)
Tindell 63'
Pressley 66' (Burkenroad)
Spencer 79' (Burkenroad), 84' (Levin)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
March 25, 2017 2 USF Bulls 1–2 Orlando Pride Tampa, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST Viens 69' Report Ubogagu 11'
Rodrigues 90'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 29, 2017 3 Florida Gators 0–3 Orlando Pride Gainesville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Report Burkenroad 5'
Ubogagu 12'
Edmonds 41' (pen.)		 Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
April 1, 2017 4 Orlando Pride 3–0 Florida State Seminoles Sanford, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST Spencer 35' (Pressley)
D. Evans 45+1' (Edmonds)
Ubogagu 71' (Pressley)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
April 7, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–0 United States U-23 Sanford, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST Edmonds 12', 25' (D. Evans)
Spencer 73' (Edmonds)		 Report Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park

National Women's Soccer League[edit]

Further information: 2017 National Women's Soccer League season

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 11 7 6 45 31  +14 40 6 4 2 24 10  +14 5 3 4 21 21  0

Last updated: August 12, 2017.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results[edit]

April 15, 2017 1 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,145
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 22, 2017 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
4 p.m. Alleway Yellow card 59'
Evans 86' (Ubogagu)		 Report Jensen 60'
Kallman Yellow card 65'
Huster Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 14,452
Referee: Karen Abt
April 29, 2017 3 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
4 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 7, 2017 4 FC Kansas City 1–1 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
5 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2017 5 Orlando Pride 3–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
5 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 21, 2017 6 Seattle Reign FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 27, 2017 7 Sky Blue FC 2–1 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Robi Hullner
June 3, 2017 8 Orlando Pride 2–0 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Karen Abt
June 17, 2017 9 Houston Dash 2–4 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 24, 2017 10 Orlando Pride 0–2 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
3:50 pm Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Marco Vega
June 28, 2017 11 Sky Blue FC 2–3 Orlando Pride Piscataway, New Jersey
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Danielle Chesky
July 1, 2017 12 Orlando Pride 0–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Kickoff was delayed by 1 hour due to rain.[13]
July 8, 2017 13 Washington Spirit 2–2 Orlando Pride Baltimore, Maryland
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
July 15, 2017 14 Orlando Pride 4–1 FC Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 22, 2017 15 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 5, 2017 16 Orlando Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
August 8, 2017 17 Orlando Pride 3–0 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 12, 2017 18 Orlando Pride 5–0 Sky Blue FC Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 19, 2017 19 Boston Breakers 1–2 Orlando Pride Boston, Massachusetts
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Jordan Field
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 26, 2017 20 FC Kansas City 1–2 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 2, 2017 21 Orlando Pride 4–2 Boston Breakers Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 7, 2017 22 Orlando Pride 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Note: Rescheduled from Saturday, September 9th in anticipation of hazardous conditions due to Hurricane Irma
September 23, 2017 23 Orlando Pride 0–0 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Kristen Edmonds Yellow card 69' Report Allie Long Yellow card 18' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 7,353
Referee: Chris Spivey
September 30, 2017 24 North Carolina Courage 2–3 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Williams 62,67 (PK)'
Dahlkemper Yellow card 90'		 Report Edmonds 22'
Marta 52'Yellow card 72'
Harris Yellow card 66'
Kennedy 90+1'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,020

League standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 +16 49 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 24 14 5 5 37 20 +17 47 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 +14 40
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 +3 39
5 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 +6 34
6 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 −9 33
7 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 −2 31
8 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 −16 24
9 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 −11 19
10 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 −18 19
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

NWSL Playoffs[edit]

The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship. Final seeding to be determined by 10:30 pm EST Saturday, Sept. 30th.

Semi-finals Championship
      
2 Portland Thorns FC 4
3 Orlando Pride 1
2 Portland Thorns FC 1
1 North Carolina Courage 0
1 North Carolina Courage 1
4 Chicago Red Stars 0

Semi-finals[edit]

Portland Thorns FC4 - 1Orlando Pride
Henry 12'Yellow card 80'
Sonnett 15'
Raso 71'
Sinclair 82'		 Report Kennedy 23'
Attendance: 18,193

Media[edit]

The NWSLsoccer.com website and the Go90 app have the exclusive rights to streaming all games live on each of their platforms. In addition, the league has partnered with the Lifetime Network to air a "Game of the Week" on Saturdays for the 24-week Regular Season. The Pride were selected for 7 matches on the slate. The dates are:[14]

Sat., Apr. 15 / 3 p.m. kickoff / Portland Thorns FC vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Apr. 22 / 4 p.m. kickoff / Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit

Sat., June 24 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash

Sat., July 22 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride

Sat., Aug. 12 / 7:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Sky Blue FC

Sat., Sept. 2 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff**/ Orlando Pride vs. Boston Breakers

Sat., Sept. 9 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC

The NWSL announced on August 17 that the Game of the Week on Lifetime for Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET featured the Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns FC at Orlando City Stadium. Lifetime also aired their away match at FC Kansas City on August 26.

** New schedule adjustments issued on June 12 by the NWSL and Lifetime Network airtimes revised for player safety due to extreme temperatures and allowance for hydration breaks.

Honors and awards[edit]

NWSL Awards[edit]

NWSL Team of the Year[edit]

Team Position Player Ref.
Best XI Defender United States Ali Krieger [15]
Best XI Forward Brazil Marta [16]
Second X1 Defender Australia Steph Catley [17]
Second X1 Forward United States Alex Morgan [18]

NWSL Monthly Award[edit]

NWSL Player of the Month[edit]

Month Player Month's Statline Ref.
August United States Alex Morgan 7 Goals; 2 Assist; 13 Shots on Goal; 11 Chances Created [19]
September Brazil Marta 2 Goals; 13 Chances Created; 85% Passing Accuracy [20]

NWSL Team of the Month[edit]

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
June United States Ali Krieger Brazil Marta [21]
July Brazil Marta
August United States Ali Krieger
Australia Steph Catley 		Brazil Marta United States Alex Morgan**
September Brazil Marta
Australia Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Weekly Awards[edit]

NWSL Goal of the Week[edit]

Week Result Player Ref.
2 Won United States Danica Evans
3 Won Brazil Camila
9 Won Brazil Camila
13 Won United States Toni Pressley
16 Won Brazil Marta
18 Won United States Alex Morgan
22 Won Australia Alanna Kennedy

NWSL Save of the Week[edit]

Week Result Player Ref.
1 Won United States Ashlyn Harris
2 Won Brazil Monica
4 Won United States Ashlyn Harris
9 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe
10 Won Australia Steph Catley
12 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe
13 Won United States Aubrey Bledsoe
17 Won United States Ashlyn Harris
18 Won United States Ashlyn Harris
22 Won United States Ashlyn Harris

Other awards[edit]

Orlando Pride forward Marta and defender Ali Krieger have been named to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI, announced on October 12.[22]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orlando Pride Roster". Orlando City SC. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cary, Allison. "Breaking Down The 2017 Orlando Pride Roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquire U.S. Women's National Team Defender Ali Krieger". Orlando City SC.
  4. ^ "Orlando Pride Acquires Australia National Team Defender Alanna Kennedy". Orlando City SC.
  5. ^ "Orlando Pride Add Arsenal Product Chioma Ubogagu". Orlando City SC.
  6. ^ DelGallo, Alicia (April 10, 2017). "Orlando Pride announce 20-player roster ahead of 2017 season opener". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Verar, Bianca (May 20, 2017). "Orlando Pride sign Rachel Hill and Caroline Stanley". Vavel. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ^ a b DelGallo, Alicia (June 21, 2017). "Orlando Pride add Alex Morgan to roster, waive Christina Burkenroad". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Linehan, Meg (July 3, 2017). "Orlando Pride waive defender Laura Alleway". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Victory sign defender Laura Alleway". The Women's Game. August 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  13. ^ @ORLPride (July 1, 2017). "UPDATE: Kickoff is now set for 6:00 p.m. Thank you for your patience and continue to check here for updates" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Ltd, Simplestream. "NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime schedule". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  15. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  18. ^ "2017 Best XI announced". NWSL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Nwslsoccer.com". September 1, 2017.
  20. ^ "Nwslsoccer.com". October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019.
  21. ^ Linehan, Meg (June 30, 2017). "June Team of the Month announced". NWSL. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  22. ^ "Orlando Pride's Marta, Ali Krieger Named to NWSL Best XI | Orlando City".

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