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Orlando City SC
2023 season
ManagerÓscar Pareja
StadiumExploria Stadium
MLS:Conference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference semi-finals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Leagues CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Facundo Torres (14)
All:
Duncan McGuire (15)
Highest home attendance25,527
(September 24 vs. Inter Miami CF)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
17,012
(May 17 vs. New York City FC)
All:
14,005
(July 21 vs. Houston Dynamo, Leagues Cup)
Average home league attendance20,590[1]
Biggest winORL 4–0 TOR (Jul. 4)
Biggest defeatRSL 4–0 ORL (Jul. 8)
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The 2023 Orlando City SC season was the club's 13th season of existence in Orlando and ninth season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Orlando also played in three other competitions: the U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, Leagues Cup, as well as the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time.

Season review[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Orlando made its first offseason move on November 9, trading $300,000 in general allocation money plus potential future add-ons to Toronto FC in exchange for Luca Petrasso.[2] A day later it was announced Júnior Urso and the club had agreed to mutually terminate his contract so he could return to Brazil due to personal circumstances. At the time of his departure, he had made the eighth-most appearances for the club.[3] As part of the end of season roster decisions, Orlando City announced the departures of Tesho Akindele, who ranked second all-time in appearances for the club in all competitions with 121 behind only Chris Mueller and sixth for goals with 21 at the time of his departure, as well as injury-plagued Alexandre Pato and former draft pick Joey DeZart. Wilder Cartagena had his loan extension option exercised.[4] Club captain Mauricio Pereyra was signed to a new two-year contract using allocation money meaning he would no longer occupy a Designated Player slot.[5] 11-year MLS veteran Felipe Martins was signed as a free agent[6] and Favian Loyola became the third offseason signing when he was signed to a homegrown contract.[7]

With the addition of St. Louis City SC in 2023, MLS held an Expansion Draft on November 11, 2022. St. Louis selected Nicholas Gioacchini who had joined Orlando in July 2022 and made seven appearances in all competitions for the team.[8]

In December, Orlando confirmed further player departures: João Moutinho sealed a move to Italian side Spezia following the expiration of his contract,[9] while the club traded away both Andrés Perea to Philadelphia Union for allocation money and Ruan to D.C. United in exchange for the #2 overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft,[10] later used to select Generation Adidas signee Shakur Mohammed. He was one of four players selected by Orlando.[11] Homegrown player Benji Michel departed for Portugal as a free agent, joining Arouca,[12] while Jake Mulraney was sold, returning home to Ireland to sign with St Patrick's Athletic.[13] With a flurry of key departures, Orlando undertook significant recruitment in January, signing defender Rafael Santos from Cruzeiro,[14] new Designated Player Martín Ojeda and Under-22 initiative player Ramiro Enrique both out of Argentina,[15][16] as well as Icelandic international midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson.[17]

Also during the offseason, Ercan Kara, Facundo Torres and Gastón González all received green cards meaning they no longer occupied international roster spots.

February[edit]

Orlando City opened the season on February 25 at home to New York Red Bulls. Having weathered heavy New York pressure in the first half, the Lions opened the scoring with their first shot of the match in the 56th minute courtesy of a Facundo Torres penalty after Sean Nealis was ajudged to have handled the ball. Orlando held on for the 1–0 victory, preserving their opening day unbeaten streak since joining MLS in 2015 (3W 6D 0L).[18]

March[edit]

The team remained at home for week two, hosting FC Cincinnati. Pareja made five changes to his starting lineup including handing debuts to Gastón González and Abdi Salim but the offensive struggles continued as the Lions registered only one shot on goal in a 0–0 draw.[19] Three days later, on March 7, Orlando debuted in the CONCACAF Champions League away to 2020 winners Tigres UANL. The Lions took a goalless draw from the round of 16 first leg, largely thanks to an eight-save performance from Pedro Gallese who kept his third shutout in as many games to start the season.[20] The team finally conceded for the first time on March 11 as part of a 1–1 draw with D.C. United. Rookie Duncan McGuire debuted from the start and, after a goalless first half, gave the Lions the lead in the 53rd minute when he guided a Dagur Dan Þórhallsson header home from two yards. D.C. were awarded a penalty five minutes later for a supposed handball from Wilder Cartagena before a VAR review overturned the decision after judging it hit his body instead. D.C. eventually found an equalizer through Chris Durkin who cut back and struck a fierce left-footed shot across goal from the top of the box in the 80th minute. Orlando remained unbeaten in all competitions to begin the year but extended the winless streak to three.[21]

Four days later, Orlando returned to Champions League action for the second leg against Tigres. In a game of two halves, Tigres went in to the break with a one-goal lead after Sebastián Córdova managed to find himself with enough time and space inside the penalty area to bring down a looping cross and slide the ball under Gallese. However, Orlando were the better side in the second half as they pushed forward for an equaliser. It eventually came in the 89th minute as substitute Ercan Kara scored his first goal of the season, an acrobatic bicycle kick, but it was a case of too little too late as Orlando were eliminated on the away goals rule as the game finished 1–1 both on the night and on aggregate. Head coach Óscar Pareja received a red card after the final whistle for confronting the referee about the lack of time added on as Tigres tried to waste time to see out the game: "We scored in minute 89 and between 89 and 96:45 it was four minutes 50 seconds that they did not play the game."[22]

Orlando's undefeated start to the season ended at home to bottom of the table Charlotte FC on March 18. Having controlled the opening exchanges and had an early goal ruled out for offside, Orlando were caught out when Charlotte capitalized on the Lions' high line as Enzo Copetti found himself one on one with Gallese from a long ball and was able to slot home before the visitors double the lead through Kerwin Vargas' speculative shot from the edge of the box. Orlando responded after half time with a goal in the 57th minute as Martín Ojeda was first to a loose ball in the penalty area to score his first for the club, and spent much of the second half threatening to equalize, seeing the ball in the back of the net again only for the goal to be ruled offside for a second time. Despite attempting 19 shots to Charlotte's eight, the Lions lost 2–1, giving Charlotte their first points of the season.

Roster[edit]

Last updated on September 2, 2023[23]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Peru Pedro Gallese GK (1990-02-23)February 23, 1990 (aged 33) Mexico Veracruz INT
31 United States Mason Stajduhar GK (1997-12-02)December 2, 1997 (aged 25) United States Orlando City U-23 HGP
50 Venezuela Javier Otero GK (2002-11-18)November 18, 2002 (aged 20) United States Orlando City B HGP
99 United States Adam Grinwis GK (1992-04-21)April 21, 1992 (aged 30) United States Sacramento Republic –
Defenders
3 Brazil Rafael Santos LB (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 25) Brazil Cruzeiro INT
6 Sweden Robin Jansson CB (1991-11-15)November 15, 1991 (aged 31) Sweden AIK –
15 Argentina Rodrigo Schlegel CB (1997-04-03)April 3, 1997 (aged 25) Argentina Racing Club INT
20 Canada Luca Petrasso LB (2000-06-16)June 16, 2000 (aged 22) Canada Toronto FC HGP
24 United States Kyle Smith RB (1992-01-09)January 9, 1992 (aged 31) United States Louisville City –
25 Brazil Antônio Carlos CB (1993-03-07)March 7, 1993 (aged 29) Brazil Palmeiras INT
26 United States Michael Halliday RB (2003-01-22)January 22, 2003 (aged 20) United States Orlando City B HGP
28 Somalia Abdi Salim CB (2001-04-01)April 1, 2001 (aged 21) United States Syracuse Orange –
30 United States Alex Freeman RB (2004-08-09)August 9, 2004 (aged 18) United States Orlando City Academy HGP
68 United States Thomas Williams CB (2004-08-15)August 15, 2004 (aged 18) United States Orlando City B HGP
Midfielders
5 Uruguay César Araújo CM (2001-04-02)April 2, 2001 (aged 21) Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers U22, INT
8 Brazil Felipe Martins CM (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 32) United States Austin FC –
10 Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra AM (1990-03-15)March 15, 1990 (aged 32) Russia FC Krasnodar INT
16 Peru Wilder Cartagena DM (1994-09-23)September 23, 1994 (aged 28) United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba INT, Loan in
21 Brazil Júnior Urso CM (1989-03-10)March 10, 1989 (aged 33) Brazil Corinthians INT
23 Iceland Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM (2000-05-02)May 2, 2000 (aged 22) Iceland Breiðablik INT
95 United States Favian Loyola AM (2005-05-18)May 18, 2005 (aged 17) United States Orlando City B HGP
Forwards
7 Argentina Ramiro Enrique CF (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 21) Argentina Banfield U22, INT
11 Argentina Martín Ojeda LW (1998-11-27)November 27, 1998 (aged 24) Argentina Godoy Cruz DP, INT
13 United States Duncan McGuire ST (2001-02-05)February 5, 2001 (aged 22) United States Creighton Bluejays –
14 Ghana Shakur Mohammed ST (2003-08-27)August 27, 2003 (aged 19) United States Duke Blue Devils GA
17 Uruguay Facundo Torres LW (2000-04-13)April 13, 2000 (aged 22) Uruguay Peñarol DP
22 Argentina Gastón González LW (2001-06-27)June 27, 2001 (aged 21) Argentina Unión Santa Fe –
27 United States Jack Lynn CF (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23) United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish –
32 Puerto Rico Wilfredo Rivera LW (2003-10-14)October 14, 2003 (aged 19) United States Orlando City B HGP
77 Colombia Iván Angulo LW (1999-03-22)March 22, 1999 (aged 23) Brazil Palmeiras INT, Loan in

Staff[edit]

Executive
Majority owner and chairman United States Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair United States Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair United States Leonard Wilf
President of business operations United States Jarrod Dillon
General manager Brazil Luiz Muzzi
Technical director Brazil Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff
Head coach Colombia Óscar Pareja
Assistant coach Argentina Josema Bazán
Assistant coach Mexico Diego Torres Ortiz
Strength and conditioning coach Argentina Fabian Bazán
Goalkeeping coach Venezuela César Baena

Competitions[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 9. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all but one to be played behind closed doors.

February 1 Preseason Orlando City 2–0 Minnesota United FC Kissimmee, Florida
4:00 pm
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 4 Preseason Orlando City 3–1 FIU Panthers Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
  • Unknown
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 7 Preseason Orlando City Canceled Nashville SC Tampa, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. Canceled due to venue availability issues.
February 11 Preseason Orlando City 2–2 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 15 Preseason Orlando City 5–0 Stetson Hatters Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 am
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 18 Preseason Orlando City 1–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer[edit]

Further information: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Outside of the club, St. Louis City joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of MLS clubs to 29.

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 18 9 7 54 39  +15 63 9 5 3 31 19  +12 9 4 4 23 20  +3

Last updated: October 21.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLWLWLWLDDWDWWLDDWWLWWWDWWLDWWWW
Position[a]867947798911107787777767544332222222
Updated to match(es) played on October 21. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

February 25 1 Orlando City 1–0 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,088
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 4 2 Orlando City 0–0 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 11 3 D.C. United 1–1 Orlando City Buzzard Point, Washington
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 18 4 Orlando City 1–2 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 25 5 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 1 6 Orlando City 0–2 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Chris Penso
April 15 7 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,685
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 22 8 Orlando City 1–3 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,514
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 29 9 Orlando City 2–0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,519
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 6 10 CF Montréal 2–0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 13 11 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 17 12 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,012
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 20 13 Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 27 14 Orlando City 1–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 3 15 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,871
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 10 16 Orlando City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 17 17 New England Revolution 3–1 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 21 18 Orlando City 2–2 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 24 19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,693
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 1 20 Orlando City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 4 21 Orlando City 4–0 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,604
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 8 22 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 15 23 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,576
Referee: Víctor Rivas
August 20 24 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 26 25 Orlando City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,156
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 30 26 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 2 27 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16 28 Orlando City 4–3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 20 29 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City The Bronx, New York
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 24 30 Orlando City 1–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 30 31 Orlando City 3–0 CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,637
Referee: Sergii Boiko
October 4 32 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,273
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 7 33 Orlando City 3–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,440
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 21 34 Toronto FC 0–2 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 pm Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,556
Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[c]
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
  2. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  3. ^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
  4. ^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
  5. ^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

In 2023, Major League Soccer introduced a new playoff format with an expanded field of 18 teams—the top nine teams from each conference with the #8 and #9 seeds playing a one-off wildcard game prior to the first round. Orlando qualified as the #2 seed in the East, entering in the first round which consisted of a best-of-three series. The round had no aggregate score and tied matches were decided by penalty shootout.[24]

October 30 Round One game 1 #2 Orlando City 1–0 #7 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,744
Referee: Armando Villarreal
November 7 Round One game 2 #7 Nashville SC 0–1 #2 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.
November 25 Conference semi-finals #2 Orlando City 0–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando entered in the round of 32, a round later than the previous year, as one of four MLS teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions League.[25]

May 9 Round of 32 Charlotte FC North Carolina 1–0 Florida Orlando City Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

CONCACAF Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Orlando contested the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in 2023 having qualified as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions. It was the club's second time appearing in continental competition after the 2021 Leagues Cup.[26]

March 7 R16 first leg Tigres UANL Mexico 0–0 Orlando City Monterrey, Mexico
9:00 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
March 15 R16 second leg Orlando City 1–1
(1–1 (a) agg.)		 Mexico Tigres UANL Orlando, Florida
7:15 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,112
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Leagues Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

The third edition of the Leagues Cup featured every MLS and Liga MX team for the first time with both leagues taking a month-long pause in their respective seasons to complete the "World Cup-style" tournament.[27] Orlando City entered at the group stage as a seeded team.

Group stage

July 21 Group stage Orlando City 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Houston Dynamo FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
July 29 Group stage Santos Laguna Mexico 2–3 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Victor Rivas

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL HOU SAN
1 United States Orlando City SC 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 —
2 United States Houston Dynamo FC 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 — — —
3 Mexico Santos Laguna 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 2–3 2–2 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

August 2 Round of 32 Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Iván Barton

Squad statistics[edit]

Main article: List of Orlando City SC records and statistics

Appearances[edit]

As of match played November 25, 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Peru PER Pedro Gallese 38 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
31 GK United States USA Mason Stajduhar 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Venezuela VEN Javier Otero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK United States USA Adam Grinwis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Santos 34 1 23+3 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0+1 0
6 DF Sweden SWE Robin Jansson 43 0 31+3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF Argentina ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 32 0 22+4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF Canada CAN Luca Petrasso 14 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF United States USA Kyle Smith 32 1 17+8 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0+1 0
25 DF Brazil BRA Antônio Carlos 24 1 16+2 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF United States USA Michael Halliday 21 0 9+9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF Somalia SOM Abdi Salim 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF United States USA Alex Freeman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 DF United States USA Thomas Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Uruguay URU César Araújo 42 2 31+2 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Martins 20 0 6+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF Uruguay URU Mauricio Pereyra 38 1 27+4 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
16 MF Peru PER Wilder Cartagena 32 3 23+1 1 3 1 0+1 0 3 1 0+1 0
21 MF Brazil BRA Júnior Urso 12 0 2+7 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Iceland ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 39 2 12+18 2 3 0 1 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
58 MF Brazil BRA Juninho 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
95 MF United States USA Favian Loyola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Argentina ARG Ramiro Enrique 39 4 7+23 4 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 2 0
11 FW Argentina ARG Martín Ojeda 42 6 16+18 6 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2 0
13 FW United States USA Duncan McGuire 37 15 17+12 13 3 0 1 0 3 2 0+1 0
14 FW Ghana GHA Shakur Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Uruguay URU Facundo Torres 39 14 28+2 14 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
22 FW Argentina ARG Gastón González 21 0 7+11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
27 FW United States USA Jack Lynn 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Puerto Rico PUR Wilfredo Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Colombia COL Iván Angulo 43 6 29+5 5 3 1 0+1 0 3 0 2 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
9 FW Austria AUT Ercan Kara 19 6 11+4 5 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+1 1
59 MF Spain ESP Alejandro Granados 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of match played November 25, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
1 13 FW United States Duncan McGuire 13 0 0 2 0 15
2 17 FW Uruguay Facundo Torres 14 0 0 0 0 14
3 11 FW Argentina Martín Ojeda 6 0 0 0 0 6
9 FW Austria Ercan Kara 5 0 0 0 1 6
77 FW Colombia Iván Angulo 5 1 0 0 0 6
6 7 FW Argentina Ramiro Enrique 4 0 0 0 0 4
7 16 MF Peru Wilder Cartagena 1 1 0 1 0 3
8 23 MF Iceland Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 MF Uruguay César Araújo 1 0 0 1 0 2
10 3 DF Brazil Rafael Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1
24 DF United States Kyle Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1
25 DF Brazil Antônio Carlos 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 MF Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 55 2 0 5 1 63

Shutouts[edit]

As of match played November 25, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
1 1 GK Peru Pedro Gallese 10 2 0 0 1 13
2 31 GK United States Mason Stajduhar 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 11 2 0 0 1 14

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played November 25, 2023
No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup CCL Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Peru Pedro Gallese 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 DF Brazil Rafael Santos 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 MF Uruguay César Araújo 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
6 DF Sweden Robin Jansson 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
7 FW Argentina Ramiro Enrique 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF Brazil Felipe Martins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW Austria Ercan Kara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
13 FW United States Duncan McGuire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF Argentina Rodrigo Schlegel 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
16 MF Peru Wilder Cartagena 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1
17 FW Uruguay Facundo Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 MF Brazil Júnior Urso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 FW Argentina Gastón González 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Iceland Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 DF United States Kyle Smith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
25 DF Brazil Antônio Carlos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
26 DF United States Michael Halliday 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
31 GK United States Mason Stajduhar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77 FW Colombia Iván Angulo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Total 67 0 1 11 1 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 98 1 1

Player movement[edit]

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

MLS SuperDraft picks[edit]

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 21, 2022. Orlando made four selections.

2023 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 2 Ghana Shakur Mohammed FW North Carolina Duke University Signed[28]
6 United States Duncan McGuire FW Nebraska Creighton University Signed[29]
17 Somalia Abdi Salim DF New York (state) Syracuse University Signed[30]
2 46 Germany Luis Grassow DF Kentucky University of Kentucky Not signed[31]

Transfers in[edit]

No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
20 Canada Luca Petrasso LB Canada Toronto FC Traded in exchange for $300,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions. November 9, 2022 [2]
8 Brazil Felipe Martins CM United States Austin FC Free agent signing. November 22, 2022 [6]
95 United States Favian Loyola AM United States Orlando City B Homegrown signing. December 2, 2022 [7]
3 Brazil Rafael Santos LB Brazil Cruzeiro Undisclosed fee January 5, 2023 [14]
11 Argentina Martín Ojeda LW Argentina Godoy Cruz Undisclosed fee, reportedly $4m January 7, 2023 [15][32]
7 Argentina Ramiro Enrique CF Argentina Banfield Undisclosed fee, reportedly $2m January 26, 2023 [16][33]
23 Iceland Dagur Dan Þórhallsson CM Iceland Breiðablik Undisclosed fee January 31, 2023 [17]
59 Spain Alejandro Granados AM United States Orlando City B Signed short-term contract. June 9, 2023 [34]
50 Venezuela Javier Otero GK United States Orlando City B Signed short-term contract. June 16, 2023 [35]
50 Venezuela Javier Otero GK United States Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract. July 10, 2023 [36]
21 Brazil Júnior Urso CM Brazil Coritiba July 19, 2023 [37]

Loans in[edit]

No. Name Pos. Loaned from Notes Date Ref.
16 Peru Wilder Cartagena DM United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba Loan extension option exercised. November 14, 2022 [4]
58 Brazil Juninho MF Brazil Vasco da Gama Signed short-term contract via Orlando City B. June 16, 2023 [35]

Transfers out[edit]

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
11 Brazil Júnior Urso CM Brazil Coritiba Mutually terminated contract; signed with Coritiba on 12/22/22 November 10, 2022 [3][38]
20 United States Nicholas Gioacchini CF United States St. Louis City SC Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft. November 11, 2022 [8]
7 Brazil Alexandre Pato CF Brazil São Paulo Contract expired; signed with São Paulo on 5/26/23 November 14, 2022 [4][39]
13 Canada Tesho Akindele CF Retired Option declined; retired on 12/20/22 [4][40]
34 Jamaica Joey DeZart DM United States Huntsville City FC Option declined; signed with Huntsville City on 3/21/23 [4][41]
22 Ecuador Alexander Alvarado LW Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Exercised option to buy. November 29, 2022 [42]
4 Portugal João Moutinho LB Italy Spezia Contract expired; signed with Spezia on 12/2/22 December 2, 2022 [9]
21 United States Andrés Perea CM United States Philadelphia Union Traded in exchange for $750,000 GAM with a potential $100,000 GAM pending performance-based conditions. Orlando retain an undisclosed sell-on percentage December 6, 2022 [43]
2 Brazil Ruan RB United States D.C. United Traded in exchange for the No.2 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. December 21, 2022 [44]
19 United States Benji Michel RW Portugal Arouca Contract expired; signed with Arouca on 1/6/23 January 6, 2023 [12]
23 Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney LM Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed fee January 18, 2023 [13]
59 Spain Alejandro Granados CM Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed fee August 8, 2023 [45]
9 Austria Ercan Kara CF Turkey Samsunspor Undisclosed fee September 2, 2023 [46]

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