Orlando City opens new state of the art training ground with ribbon cutting ceremony
In a landmark moment of club investment, Orlando City SC cut the ribbon at the Orlando City SC Training Ground on Friday morning. Housed at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, the new facility will serve as the permanent and exclusive home for Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer (MLS), Orlando City B (OCB) of […]
Orlando City terminates contract with Head Coach James O’Connor
October 7, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando City terminates contract with Head Coach James O’Connor
Rumours that James O’Connor would be leaving Orlando City circulated during the club’s final game of the season against Chicago Fire yesterday and this morning, they have been confirmed. O’Connor has been in charge since 2nd July 2018 and in that time he took a team with the worst defensive record in Major League Soccer […]
Continue reading …Orlando City takes narrow win over Sporting Kansas City
August 14, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando City takes narrow win over Sporting Kansas City
Orlando City moved into play off contention with a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City at Exploria Stadium on Wednesday night. Lion’s Head Coach James O’Connor has transformed the defensive aspect of the team since taking over in Orlando just over a year ago and it was that defensive unit that earned City the victory […]
Continue reading …New York Red Bulls take victory in Orlando
July 21, 2019 Comments Off on New York Red Bulls take victory in Orlando
Orlando City had the chance to make headway in the race to make the play offs for the first time in club history on Sunday evening as New York Red Bulls came to town in a vital six point game. Victory for the Lions would have seen them close the gap to within one point […]
Continue reading …Philadelphia Union take first ever win in Orlando
July 3, 2019 Comments Off on Philadelphia Union take first ever win in Orlando
After a promising start Orlando City SC fell 3-1 to the MLS Eastern Conference leaders Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium. Chris Mueller opened the scoring in the match in the eighth minute, his fifth goal of the 2019 season, with a superb finish to his pacy solo run from the half way […]
Continue reading …Orlando City SC renames stadium as “Exploria Stadium”
June 4, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando City SC renames stadium as “Exploria Stadium”
It’s been just over two years since Orlando City Soccer Club moved into its new stadium and today it announced the sale of its stadium naming rights to Exploria Resorts. With the move, the stadium gets a new name; “Exploria Stadium” which now replaces Orlando City Stadium as the new name for the privately funded […]
Continue reading …Orlando City & New York City open 2019 MLS season with entertaining draw
March 2, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando City & New York City open 2019 MLS season with entertaining draw
The 2019 MLS Season opened at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Orlando City and New York City entertained a capacity 25,527 crowd with a 2-2 draw. This was the third time in five years the clubs have opened the MLS season against one another. In 2015, the two then expansion clubs played out […]
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After a hugely disappointing 2018 Major League Soccer (MLS) season, Orlando City Soccer is now moving on to evaluate their playing squad and to decide who stays and who goes. In truth, after the worst performance in the clubs four years in MLS, no player should feel they are entirely safe from the axe. The […]
Continue reading …Orlando City crash to another home defeat as Seattle clinch play off place with 2-1 win
October 17, 2018 Comments Off on Orlando City crash to another home defeat as Seattle clinch play off place with 2-1 win
It took just over two minutes for Seattle Sounders to take the lead at Orlando City Stadium on Wednesday night and in doing so, a new unwanted record for most goals conceded by a team in a season was set. The previous record was set by Minnesota United in 2017 when they shipped 70 goals […]
Continue reading …DC United topples Orlando City with last gasp winner
August 12, 2018 Comments Off on DC United topples Orlando City with last gasp winner
Extraordinary… just extraordinary. In thousands of games played across the planet, not one has ever ended the way the game between DC United and Orlando City ended tonight. Just 50 seconds were left on the clock in added time when DC United fired over a last minute corner with the score at two goals apiece. […]
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