Orlando City
2016 season
PresidentPhil Rawlins
ManagerAdrian Heath
(until July 7)
Bobby Murphy
(interim, June 7 – July 18)
Jason Kreis
(from July 19)
StadiumCamping World Stadium
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 15th
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Larin (14)
All: Larin (14)
Highest home attendance60,147
(Mar. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 23,802
(August 24 vs. Toronto FC)
All: 3,162
(Jun. 29 vs. Fort Lauderdale)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 31,323
All:21,692
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The 2016 Orlando City SC season was the club's sixth season of existence in Orlando, and second season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.

Background

On July 15, 2015, Orlando City opened an additional 4,000 seats for sale to potential season ticket holders, bringing the total available season tickets to 18,000.[1] The extra allotment sold out on August 18, 2015.[2] Season tickets are again sold out for the 2016 season.[3]

On October 15, 2015, Orlando City announced that they would field an owned-and-operated team in the United Soccer League, Orlando City B. The team began play in the 2016 season at Eastern Florida State College's Melbourne campus.[4]

On January 13, 2016, Orlando City announced that they would play the entire 2016 season at Camping World Stadium. They had hoped to move into Orlando City Stadium in September but construction delays made that impossible. The team instead moved in 2017.[5]

Roster

No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 United States Joe Bendik GK (1989-04-25)April 25, 1989 (aged 26) Canada Toronto FC –
36 United States Earl Edwards Jr. GK (1992-01-24)January 24, 1992 (aged 24) United States UCLA Bruins –
Defenders
2 United States Tyler Turner RB (1996-03-04)March 4, 1996 (aged 20) United States IMG Academy Bradenton HGP
3 England Seb Hines CB (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 27) England Middlesbrough –
4 Uruguay José Aja CB (1993-05-10)May 10, 1993 (aged 22) Uruguay Nacional INT, Loan in
12 United States Kevin Alston DF (1988-05-05)May 5, 1988 (aged 27) United States New England Revolution –
14 England Luke Boden LB (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27) England Sheffield Wednesday –
16 Honduras Devron García CB/DM (1996-02-17)February 17, 1996 (aged 20) Honduras C.D. Victoria INT
20 United States Brek Shea LB/LW (1990-02-28)February 28, 1990 (aged 26) England Stoke City –
23 United States Conor Donovan CB (1996-01-08)January 8, 1996 (aged 20) United States NC State Wolfpack GA
27 Portugal Rafael Ramos RB (1995-01-09)January 9, 1995 (aged 21) Portugal S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19 INT
29 United States Tommy Redding CB (1997-01-24)January 24, 1997 (aged 19) United States FC America HGP
44 Spain David Mateos CB (1987-04-22)April 22, 1987 (aged 28) Hungary Ferencváros INT
45 United States Mikey Ambrose DF (1993-10-05)October 5, 1993 (aged 22) United States Orlando City B –
Midfielders
5 United States Servando Carrasco DM (1988-08-13)August 13, 1988 (aged 27) United States Sporting Kansas City –
6 Canada Richie Laryea AM (1995-01-07)January 7, 1995 (aged 21) United States Akron Zips GA
7 Colombia Cristian Higuita CM (1994-01-14)January 14, 1994 (aged 22) Colombia Deportivo Cali INT
8 England Harrison Heath DM (1996-04-16)April 16, 1996 (aged 19) England Norwich City U-18 HGP
10 Brazil Kaká (captain) AM (1982-04-22)April 22, 1982 (aged 33) Italy A.C. Milan INT, DP
18 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino AM/RW (1990-06-17)June 17, 1990 (aged 25) Trinidad and Tobago Ma Pau SC –
22 Italy Antonio Nocerino DM (1985-04-09)April 9, 1985 (aged 30) Italy A.C. Milan INT
30 Argentina Matías Pérez García AM (1984-10-13)October 13, 1984 (aged 31) United States San Jose Earthquakes INT, DP
46 Belize Tony Rocha CM/DM (1993-08-21)August 21, 1993 (aged 22) United States Orlando City B –
Forwards
11 Colombia Carlos Rivas FW/LW (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 21) Colombia Deportivo Cali INT, DP
13 Guinea Hadji Barry FW (1992-12-08)December 8, 1992 (aged 23) United States Philadelphia Union –
15 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro AM/SS (1990-06-13)June 13, 1990 (aged 25) United States UCF Knights –
19 Brazil Júlio Baptista CF (1981-10-01)October 1, 1981 (aged 34) Brazil Cruzeiro INT
21 Canada Cyle Larin FW (1995-04-17)April 17, 1995 (aged 20) United States Connecticut Huskies GA, INT

Competitions

Friendlies

February 7 Eastern Florida Titans 0–4 Orlando City Melbourne, Florida
1:00pm EST Report Barry 8', 31'
Turner 24'
Rocha 66'		 Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 13 Jacksonville Armada 2–1 Orlando City Jacksonville, Florida
6:00pm EST Jérôme 48'
Keita 58'		 Report Kaká 23' Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: Not reported
February 17 Orlando City 3–2 New York Red Bulls Celebration, Florida
6:00pm EST Kaká 23'
Winter 62'
Ribeiro 85'		 Report Wright Phillips 25'
Lawrence 36'		 Stadium: Championsgate
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 20 Orlando City 2–1 Toronto FC Celebration, Florida
6:00pm EST Kaká 47', 63' (pen.) Report Osorio 5' Stadium: Championsgate
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 27 Orlando City 6–1 Bahia Orlando, Florida
6:00pm EST Hines 12', 58', 71', 86'
Ribeiro 78'
Cerén 88'		 Report Zé Roberto 1' Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel
February 28 Orlando City 1–1 UCF Knights Sanford, Florida
6:00pm EST Heath 2' (pen.) Report Delwer 1' Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2016 Major League Soccer season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) except where otherwise noted.

It was announced on December 22, 2015, that, just like the 2015 season, Orlando City would open the campaign at home, this year against Real Salt Lake. The remainder of the schedule was released on January 7, 2016.[3]

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 9 14 11 55 60  −5 41 6 7 4 31 28  +3 3 7 7 24 32  −8

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAAHHAAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultDDWWLDLDDLWDDDWLDLDDWLDDLWWLLLDLWW
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 6 1 Orlando City 2–2 Real Salt Lake Orlando, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST Cerén Red card 45+2'
Larin 90+4'
Winter 90+5'		 Report Phillips Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 20'
Joao Plata 26' (pen.), 66'		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 60,147
Referee: Chris Penso
March 11 2 Orlando City 1–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Larin 4'
Higuita Yellow card 62'
Carrasco Yellow card 75'
Shea Yellow card 90'		 Report Accam 14', Yellow card 83'
Polster Yellow card 28'
Harrington Red card 32'
Meira Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 29,041
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 18 3 New York City FC 0–1 Orlando City The Bronx, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT Taylor Yellow card 39' Report Larin 7'
Higuita Yellow card 90'
Hines Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 24,597
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 3 4 Orlando City 4–1 Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Hines 13'
Shea 32'
Kaká 48'
Molino 76' (pen.)		 Report McInerney 89' Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,114
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 8 5 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Sapong 2'
Barnetta 90'		 Report Winter 43' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Jair Maruffo
April 17 6 Orlando City 2–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
3:30 p.m. EDT Kaká 2' (pen.)
Molino 90+2'		 Report Bunbury 37'
Nguyen 90+6' (pen.)		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 36,048
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 24 7 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Grella 65'
Bradley Wright-Phillips 69', 75'		 Report Larin 3'
Ouimette 84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,238
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 30 8 New England Revolution 2–2 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Fagundez 7'
Agudelo 71'		 Report Molino 30'
Rivas 90'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 6 9 Orlando City 1–1 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Molino 67' Report B. Wright-Phillips 19' Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 31,264
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 15 10 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Orlando City Kansas City, Kansas
3:30 p.m. EDT Dwyer 74'
Peterson 79'		 Report Medranda 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,080
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 21 11 Orlando City 2–1 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Larin 43', 87' Report Piatti 4' Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 34,081
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 25 12 Orlando City 2–2 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Molino 68'
Larin 71'		 Report Barnetta 52'
Tribbett 75'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 24,109
Referee: Sorin Stoika
May 29 13 New York City FC 2–2 Orlando City The Bronx, New York
4:00 p.m. EDT Brillant 42'
Villa 67'		 Report Baptista 72'
Molino 90+4'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,039
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 18 14 Orlando City 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hines 66'
Baptista 90+1'		 Report Barrett 85'
Salinas 90+4'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 37,194 (Pulse tribute game)
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 25 15 Orlando City 3–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Larin 5'
Winter 83'
Kaká 90+10' (pen.)		 Report Hamilton 47'
Morrow 90'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 27,818
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 4 16 FC Dallas 4–0 Orlando City Frisco, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT Zimmerman 11'
Barrios 21', Yellow card 29'
Hedges 61'
Gruezo Yellow card 68'
Harris Yellow card 70'
Castillo 90+2'		 Report Redding Yellow card 39'
Mateos Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,195
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 8 17 Orlando City 0–0 Houston Dynamo Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 28,104
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 13 18 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT Lade 37'
Muyl Yellow card 45+2'
Felipe 59'		 Report Mateos Yellow card 49'
Shea Yellow card 52'
Higuita Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,121
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 16 19 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 Orlando City Vancouver, British Columbia
10:00 p.m. EDT Mezquida 35'
Kudo 43'
Jacobson Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Baptista 14'
Larin 50'
Carrasco Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Hilari Grajeda
July 23 20 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Tchani 20'
Kamara 45+6' (pen.)		 Report Bendik Yellow card 45+5'
Molino Yellow card 45+6', 65'
Boden Yellow card 62'
Larin 69'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,034
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 31 21 Orlando City 3–1 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Larin 46'
Molino 64', 83'		 Report Kamara 20' Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 27,768
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 7 22 Orlando City 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Hines 7'
Nocerino Yellow card 33'
Hines Yellow card 58'
Mateos Yellow card 84'		 Report Dempsey 14', 37', 48'
Roldan Yellow card 64'
Alonso Yellow card 73'
Lodeiro Yellow card 74'
Scott Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 28,247
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 14 23 Chicago Fire 2–2 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
3:30 p.m. EDT Goosens 6'
Accam Yellow card 45+2'
Cociș 78'		 Report Larin 9'
Redding Yellow card 17'
Kaká 32'
Aja Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,148
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 20 24 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Orlando City Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 p.m. EDT Doyle Yellow card 42' Report Aja Yellow card 43'
Mateos Yellow card 65'
Shea Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,813
Referee: Sorin Stoika
August 24 25 Orlando City 1–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Larin 56'
Hines Yellow card 57'
Mateos Yellow card 82'		 Report Ricketts 7'
Delgado Yellow card 52'
Altidore 86'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 23,802
Referee: Chris Penso
August 28 26 Orlando City 2–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Kaká 32', 63' (pen.)
Nocerino Yellow card 80'		 Report Chanot Yellow card 54'
Mendoza 55'
McNamara Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 27,482
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 7 27 Montreal Impact 1–4 Orlando City Montreal
7:30 p.m. EDT Drogba 2'
Bernier Yellow card 51'
Bush Red card 51'
Bernardello Yellow card 84'		 Report Shea 4', Yellow card 45'
Kaká 36', 54' (pen.)
Carrasco Yellow card 55'
Rivas 77', Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,389
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 11 28 LA Galaxy 4–2 Orlando City Carson, California
7:00 p.m. EDT Giovani 35', 45' (pen.)
Gordon 38'
Garcia Yellow card 45+2'
Cole Yellow card 55'
Keane 70'
Mendiola Yellow card 75'		 Report Molino 20'
Rocha Yellow card 48'
Mateos Yellow card 60'
Shea 90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,167
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 17 29 Orlando City 1–4 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Rivas Yellow card 49'
García Yellow card 57'
Ambrose Yellow card 60'
Larin 79'		 Report Finlay 6'
Hines 22' (o.g.)
Kamara 44', 90+5'
Sauro Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 30,218
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 24 30 D.C. United 4–1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT Acosta Yellow card 25'
Mullins 34', 53'
Sam 51'
Büscher Yellow card 59' 90'
Vincent Yellow card 72'		 Report Nocerino Red card 66'
Alston Yellow card 67'
Baptista 72'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 25,842
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 28 31 Toronto FC 0–0 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Ricketts Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 70'
Beitashour Yellow card 74'		 Report Shea Yellow card 45'
Higuita Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,805
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 2 32 Orlando City 0–1 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT Boden Yellow card 77' Report Oduro 56'
Fisher Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 26,041
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 16 33 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT Marquez Yellow card 38'
Herbers Yellow card 44'
Barnetta Yellow card 67'		 Report Aja Yellow card 56'
Rivas 59'
Baptista 90+5'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,007
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 23 34 Orlando City 4–2 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT Molino 13'
Kaká 21'
Higuita 50'
Baptista 89'		 Report Saborío 43'
Igboananike 78'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium (final game)
Attendance: 30,022
Referee: Juan Guzman

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42 Knockout round
7 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
8 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
9 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
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 Qualification[a]
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
14 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
15 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
17 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 −8 38
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:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League:
      1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
      2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
      3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
      4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids)
      Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
      One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

On May 21, 2016, Orlando City was drawn to face the winner of the third round match between Jacksonville Armada FC, and the winner of the second round match between The Villages SC and Charleston Battery.[6] Although The Villages SC won the match on penalty shootout, they were subsequently disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[7] Jacksonville Armada ultimately won the third round matchup, setting up a match in Jacksonville against Orlando City, a rematch of their preseason match.[8]

Bracket
Fourth round
June 14–15 		Round of 16
June 28–29 		Quarterfinals
July 20 		Semifinals
August 9–10 		Final
September 13
               
MLS Portland Timbers 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS Portland Timbers 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4*
USASA La Máquina FC 1
MLS LA Galaxy 4
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
MLS Real Salt Lake 2(3)
USL Wilmington Hammerheads FC 2(1)
MLS Real Salt Lake 1(1)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1(4)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
PDL Kitsap Pumas 0
MLS LA Galaxy 1
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
USL San Antonio FC 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS Sporting Kansas City 1
NASL Minnesota United FC 1
MLS Sporting Kansas City 2*
MLS Houston Dynamo 0
MLS FC Dallas 1
MLS FC Dallas 2(6)
USL Oklahoma City Energy FC 2(5)
MLS FC Dallas 2*
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
USL Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
MLS FC Dallas 4
MLS New England Revolution 2
MLS New York City FC 0
NASL New York Cosmos 1
NASL New York Cosmos 2
MLS New England Revolution 3
NASL Carolina RailHawks 0
MLS New England Revolution 1*
MLS New England Revolution 1(4)
MLS Philadelphia Union 1(2)
MLS Philadelphia Union 3
USL Harrisburg City Islanders 2
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
USL Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
MLS New England Revolution 3
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 1(4)
NASL Indy Eleven 1(3)
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Columbus Crew SC 1
MLS Columbus Crew SC 4
NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
MLS Chicago Fire 3
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0
NASL Jacksonville Armada FC 0
MLS Orlando City SC 1
MLS Orlando City SC 1
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2*
MLS D.C. United 0(3)
NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0(4)
June 15 Fourth round Jacksonville Armada Florida 0–1 Florida Orlando City Jacksonville, Florida
7:00pm Report Mateos 62' Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium
Attendance: 2,155
June 29 Round of 16 Orlando City Florida 1–2 (a.e.t.) Florida Fort Lauderdale Strikers Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Molino 15' Report Angulo 12'
PC 120'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Caleb Mendez

Squad statistics

Main article: List of Orlando City SC records and statistics

Appearances

As of match played October 23, 2016

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Joe Bendik 34 0 34 0 0 0
36 GK United States USA Earl Edwards Jr. 2 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Seb Hines 27 3 23+3 3 1 0
4 DF Uruguay URU José Aja 10 0 9+1 0 0 0
12 DF United States USA Kevin Alston 26 0 21+3 0 1+1 0
14 DF England ENG Luke Boden 21 0 19+1 0 1 0
20 DF United States USA Brek Shea 28 3 22+5 3 1 0
27 DF Portugal POR Rafael Ramos 13 0 12 0 1 0
29 DF United States USA Tommy Redding 20 0 16+2 0 2 0
44 DF Spain ESP David Mateos 22 1 20+1 0 1 1
45 DF United States USA Mikey Ambrose 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF United States USA Servando Carrasco 33 0 21+10 0 2 0
7 MF Colombia COL Cristian Higuita 21 1 16+5 1 0 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Kaká 24 9 17+7 9 0 0
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kevin Molino 32 12 26+4 11 1+1 1
22 MF Italy ITA Antonio Nocerino 23 0 19+2 0 2 0
30 MF Argentina ARG Matías Pérez García 13 0 8+5 0 0 0
46 MF Belize BLZ Tony Rocha 10 0 2+6 0 1+1 0
Forwards
11 FW Colombia COL Carlos Rivas 22 3 8+13 3 1 0
15 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Ribeiro 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
19 FW Brazil BRA Júlio Baptista 24 6 5+18 6 1 0
21 FW Canada CAN Cyle Larin 33 14 29+3 14 0+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
2 DF United States USA Tyler Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Canada CAN Richie Laryea 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Harrison Heath 5 0 1+2 0 2 0
13 FW Guinea GUI Hadji Barry 10 0 4+4 0 2 0
16 MF Honduras HON Devron García 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF United States USA Conor Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
17 MF El Salvador SLV Darwin Cerén 16 0 14+2 0 0 0
32 MF Switzerland SUI Adrian Winter 14 3 6+7 3 0+1 0
78 DF France FRA Aurélien Collin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played October 23, 2016
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 21 FW Canada Cyle Larin 14 0 14
2 18 MF Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino 11 1 12
3 10 MF Brazil Kaká 9 0 9
4 19 FW Brazil Júlio Baptista 6 0 6
5 3 DF England Seb Hines 3 0 3
11 FW Colombia Carlos Rivas 3 0 3
20 DF United States Brek Shea 3 0 3
32 MF Switzerland Adrian Winter 3 0 3
9 7 MF Colombia Cristian Higuita 1 0 1
44 DF Spain David Mateos 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 2
Total 55 2 57

Shutouts

As of match played October 23, 2016
Rank No. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 1 United States Joe Bendik 5 0 5
2 36 United States Earl Edwards Jr. 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6

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 2016 draft was held on January 14, 2016. Orlando had four selections.

2016 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 7 Canada Richie Laryea MF Ohio University of Akron Signed
1 13 Guinea Hadji Barry MF Florida University of Central Florida Signed
3 48 United States Antonio Matarazzo MF New York (state) Columbia University Not signed
4 68 Nigeria Tobenna Uzo FW South Carolina Coastal Carolina University Not signed

Transfers In

Date Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Ref.
November 9, 2015 United States Mason Stajduhar GK United States Orlando City Academy MLS Homegrown Player [9]
December 17, 2015 United States Kevin Alston DF United States New England Revolution MLS Re-Entry Draft [10]
December 21, 2015 United States Joe Bendik GK United States Toronto FC Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick [11]
January 27, 2016 Honduras Devron García DF Honduras C.D. Victoria Undisclosed Fee [12]
February 18, 2016 Italy Antonio Nocerino MF Italy A.C. Milan T.A.M and G.A.M to D.C. United [13]
March 23, 2016 Brazil Júlio Baptista FW Brazil Cruzeiro Undisclosed Fee [14]
August 3, 2016 Argentina Matías Pérez García MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Darwin Cerén [15]
August 4, 2016 United States Mikey Ambrose DF United States Orlando City B [16]
August 4, 2016 Belize Tony Rocha MF United States Orlando City B [16]

Loan in

Pos. Name Loaned from Start date End date Ref.
DF Uruguay José Aja Uruguay Nacional July 21, 2016 December 2016 [17]

Transfers out

Date Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Ref.
November 25, 2015 United States Corey Ashe DF United States Columbus Crew Declined Contract Option [18]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga FW United States Tampa Bay Rowdies [19]
United States Tally Hall GK United States D.C. United [20]
United States Josh Ford GK United States San Antonio FC [21]
United States Eric Avila MF United States Tampa Bay Rowdies [22]
England Lewis Neal MF United States Orlando City B [20]
United States Adam Bedell FW Unattached [20]
Puerto Rico Sidney Rivera FW Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC [20]
United States Tony Cascio MF United States Arizona United SC Expired Contract [23]
February 1, 2016 Angola Estrela MF Cyprus APOEL Released [24]
April 29, 2016 France Aurélien Collin DF United States New York Red Bulls 2017 MLS Super Draft Fourth Round Pick [25]
July 5, 2016 Switzerland Adrian Winter MF Switzerland FC Zürich Mutual Termination [26]
August 3, 2016 El Salvador Darwin Cerén MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Matías Pérez García [15]

Loan out

No. Pos. Name Loaned to Start date End date Ref.
2 DF United States Tyler Turner United States Orlando City B March 25, 2016 — [27]
6 MF Canada Richmond Laryea — [27]
8 DF England Harrison Heath — [27]
13 FW Guinea Hadji Barry — [27]
25 GK United States Mason Stajduhar — [27]
35 FW Honduras Bryan Róchez — [27]
16 DF Honduras Devron García April 15, 2016 — [28]
23 DF United States Conor Donovan May 1, 2016 —
14 DF England Luke Boden May 7, 2016 May 8, 2016
35 FW Honduras Bryan Róchez Honduras Real España July 22, 2016 End of 2016 season

Notable Events

On April 26, 2016, Florida Citrus Sports announced that they had sold naming rights for the stadium to Camping World. Camping World would also be the presenting sponsor of the stadium's college football kickoff series for at least its first four years, through 2019.[29]

Adrian Heath was sacked by Orlando City on July 7, 2016, following a 4–0 defeat against FC Dallas. Bobby Murphy was the interim head coach until the hiring of former NYCFC manager Jason Kreis on July 19.[30]

On October 2, the Lions were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with a 1–0 loss at Montreal.[31]

The season ended on October 23, in the final game at Camping World Stadium, with a 4–2 win against D.C. United.[31]

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 WRDQ 27. Jeff Radcliffe will call play-by-play, with Lewis Neal providing color commentary. They will also air pregame and postgame shows for each match, and a weekly highlight show. They are working on affiliate agreements to air matches out-of-market.[32]

On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English,[33] 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 Israel Herredia, with color commentary by Sergio Ruiz. The Spanish radio feed will be used as the SAP Spanish feed on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports.[34]

Orlando City will black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live this season. Local fans will be unable to watch locally televised matches via live stream during the matches, though they will become available immediately upon completion.[35]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Orlando City Sells Out New Season Ticket Inventory for 2016". Orlando City Soccer Club.
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  8. ^ "2016 U.S. Open Cup round 3: Jacksonville Armada need OT to earn first tournament win, 2–1 over Charleston Battery". June 3, 2016.
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  13. ^ "Orlando City sign Italian star Antonio Nocerino after trade with DC United | MLSsoccer.com".
  14. ^ "Ex Real Madrid Star Julio Baptista Signs with Orlando City". ESPN.
  15. ^ a b "San Jose trade Matias Perez Garcia to Orlando for Darwin Ceren". MLS. August 3, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Orlando City Acquires OCB Defender Mikey Ambrose From FC Dallas". Orlando City Soccer Club. August 4, 2016.
  17. ^ MLSSoccer.com. "Orlando City adds Uruguayan center back Jose Aja on six-month loan". MLS.
  18. ^ "Crew SC signs free agent defender Corey Ashe | Columbus Crew SC".
  19. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies sign forward Danny Mwanga". Archived from the original on February 15, 2016.
  20. ^ a b c d "Orlando City Announces Roster Moves Following Inaugural MLS Campaign | Orlando City Soccer Club".
  21. ^ "San Antonio FC signs goalkeeper Josh Ford". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  22. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila". Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  23. ^ "Arizona United SC Signs Gilbert-native Tony Cascio". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  24. ^ Tenorio, Paul. "Orlando City releases Portuguese midfielder Estrela". orlandosentinel.com.
  25. ^ "New York Red Bulls Acquire Defender Aurelien Collin from Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls".
  26. ^ "Orlando City Midfielder Adrian Winter to Return to Switzerland | Orlando City Soccer Club".
  27. ^ a b c d e f "Orlando City SC Loan Seven Players to OCB | Orlando City Soccer Club".
  28. ^ "Orlando City SC Loans Defender/Midfielder Devron García to OCB | Orlando City Soccer Club".
  29. ^ Camping World stadium Wikipedia page
  30. ^ Orlando City SC Wikipedia page
  31. ^ a b results
  32. ^ Austin David (January 6, 2016). "Orlando City Announces WRDQ TV 27 as New Local TV Partner". The Mane Land.
  33. ^ Michael Citro. "Orlando City Announces All Games Will Air on 104.1 FM". The Mane Land.
  34. ^ "Orlando City Games to be aired in Spanish through La Grande 1030 AM". Orlando City Soccer Club.
  35. ^ "MLS LIVE blackout policies". MLSsoccer.com.
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