2023 Orlando City SC season

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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.

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
Biggest winORL 4–0 TOR (Jul. 4)
Biggest defeatRSL 4–0 ORL (Jul. 8)
Home colors
Away colors
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Season review

Pre-season

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. 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. 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. 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. 11-year MLS veteran Felipe Martins was signed as a free agent and Favian Loyola became the third offseason signing when he was signed to a homegrown contract.

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.

In December, Orlando confirmed further player departures: João Moutinho sealed a move to Italian side Spezia following the expiration of his contract, 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, later used to select Generation Adidas signee Shak Mohammed. He was one of four players selected by Orlando. Homegrown player Benji Michel departed for Portugal as a free agent, joining Arouca, while Jake Mulraney was sold, returning home to Ireland to sign with St Patrick's Athletic. With a flurry of key departures, Orlando undertook significant recruitment in January, signing defender Rafael Santos from Cruzeiro, new Designated Player Martín Ojeda and Under-22 initiative player Ramiro Enrique both out of Argentina, as well as Icelandic international midfielder Dagur Dan Þórhallsson.

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

February

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).

March

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. 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. 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.

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."

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

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

Staff

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

Competitions

Friendlies

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

Orlando City v Minnesota United FC
February 1 Preseason Orlando City 2–0 Minnesota United FC Kissimmee, Florida
4:00 pm
  • Kara 5'
  • Thórhallsson 90'
 Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
Orlando City v FIU Panthers
February 4 Preseason Orlando City 3–1 FIU Panthers Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 pm
  • McGuire 47'
  • Ojeda 50', 59'
 Report
  • Unknown
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
Orlando City v Nashville SC
February 7 Preseason Orlando City Canceled Nashville SC Tampa, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. Canceled due to venue availability issues.
Orlando City v Colorado Rapids
February 11 Preseason Orlando City 2–2 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • González 70'
  • Lynn 79'
 Report
  • Bassett 58'
  • Rubio 68' (pen.)
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
Orlando City v Stetson Hatters
February 15 Preseason Orlando City 5–0 Stetson Hatters Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 am
  • Rivera
  • Mohammed
  • Vazquez
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
Orlando City v New England Revolution
February 18 Preseason Orlando City 1–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Angulo 17'
 Report
  • Vrioni 71', 82'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

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
Position867947798911107787777767544332222222
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

Orlando City v New York Red Bulls
February 25 1 Orlando City 1–0 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Jansson  23'
  • Torres 56' (pen.)
  • Angulo  76'
  • Pereyra  76'
  • Araújo  82'
 Report
  • Reyes  6'
  • Barlow  49'
  • Amaya  72'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,088
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Orlando City v FC Cincinnati
March 4 2 Orlando City 0–0 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Cartagena  27'
 Report
  • Santos  90+1'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Ismail Elfath
D.C. United v Orlando City
March 11 3 D.C. United 1–1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm
  • Asad  65'
  • Durkin 80'
  • Ruan  87'
 Report
  • McGuire 53'
  • Smith  77'
 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Jon Freemon
Orlando City v Charlotte FC
March 18 4 Orlando City 1–2 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Ojeda 57'
 Report
  • Copetti 26',  80'
  • Afful  28'
  • Vargas 37'
  • Marks  69'
  • Bronico  76'
  • Jóźwiak  77'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Philadelphia Union v Orlando City
March 25 5 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm
  • Perea 17'
  • J. Torres  88'
  • Wagner  88'
 Report
  • Ojeda 2'
  • Angulo 9',  36'
  • Felipe  20'
 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Allen Chapman
Orlando City v Nashville SC
April 1 6 Orlando City 0–2 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Schlegel  48'
  • Smith  64'
 Report
  • Haakenson  26'
  • Godoy  27'
  • Picault 28',  64'
  • Mukhtar 74'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Chris Penso
Minnesota United FC v Orlando City
April 15 7 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm
  • Hlongwane 58'
  • Arriaga  90+3'
 Report
  • Angulo 66'
  • McGuire 88'
 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,685
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Orlando City v D.C. United
April 22 8 Orlando City 1–3 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • McGuire 23'
  • Angulo  27'
  • Carlos  56'
  • Araujo  90+1'
 Report
  • Ruan  11'
  • Fountas 15'
  • Klich  42'
  • Pines 52',  85'
  • Benteke 62'
  • Canouse  74'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,514
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Orlando City v LA Galaxy
April 29 9 Orlando City 2–0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Kara 38'
  • Torres 57'
 Report
  • Aude  37'
  • Brugman  59'
  • Zavaleta  73'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,519
Referee: Jon Freemon
CF Montréal v Orlando City
May 6 10 CF Montréal 2–0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 pm
  • Jansson 62' (o.g.)
  • Quioto 66'
  • Camacho  79'
  • Waterman  83'
 Report
  • Smith  23'
  • Halliday  41'
  • Araujo  74'
  • Enrique  76'
  • Felipe  89'
 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Columbus Crew v Orlando City
May 13 11 Columbus Crew 2–2 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm
  • Moreira  28'
  • Quinton  35'
  • Nagbe 39',  71'
  • Russell-Rowe 45+2'
  • Vallecilla  52'
 Report
  • Carlos  14'
  • Kara 49'
  • Cartagena  73'
  • McGuire 90+2'
 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Drew Fischer
Orlando City v New York City FC
May 17 12 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Kara 7'
  • Smith  33'
  • McGuire  67'
 Report
  • Chanot  71'
  • Segal 89'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,012
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Inter Miami CF v Orlando City
May 20 13 Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Campana  16', 57'
  • Cremaschi  75'
  • Fray  89'
  • McVey  90+1'
 Report
  • Kara 19'
  • Carlos  23'
  • Cartagena  36'
  • Angulo  41'
  • Ojeda 68'
  • Santos 86'
 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Orlando City v Atlanta United FC
May 27 14 Orlando City 1–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Carlos  25'
  • Smith 30'
 Report
  • Hernández  66'
  • Wolff 86'
  • Rossetto  90+4'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: Allen Chapman
New York Red Bulls v Orlando City
June 3 15 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm
  • Yearwood  30'
  • Reyes  45+3'  47'
  • Nealis  50'
 Report
  • Angulo 18'
  • Jansson  45+6'
  • Torres 51' (pen.), 72'
  • Santos  90'
  • Felipe  90+6'
 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 19,871
Referee: Victor Rivas
Orlando City v Colorado Rapids
June 10 16 Orlando City 2–0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Carlos  24'
  • Smith  52'
  • Torres 56'
  • Enrique 83'
 Report
  • Abubakar  6'  75'
  • Galván  39'
  • Yapi  89'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,711
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
New England Revolution v Orlando City
June 17 17 New England Revolution 3–1 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm
  • Boateng 51'
  • Bou 69'
  • Buck  84'
  • Gil 85'
  • Edwards Jr.  90+3'
 Report
  • Araújo  3'
  • Halliday  22'
  • McGuire 80'
 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Orlando City v Philadelphia Union
June 21 18 Orlando City 2–2 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • McGuire 13'
  • Ojeda 54'
  • Stajduhar  61'
  • Enrique  82'
  • Kara  88'
 Report
  • Mbaizo  28'
  • Flach  38'
  • McGlynn 60'
  • Carranza  62'
  • Wagner  83'
  • Martínez 90'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,516
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Seattle Sounders FC v Orlando City
June 24 19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
10:30 pm
  • Ragen  20'
  • Baker  61'
  • Lodeiro  90+2'
 Report
  • Torres  41'
  • Araújo  59'
 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,693
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Orlando City v Chicago Fire FC
July 1 20 Orlando City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Jansson  35'
  • Torres 38', 55' (pen.)
  • Enrique 75'
  • Thórhallsson  90+9'
 Report
  • Souquet  20'  84'
  • Shaqiri 66' (pen.)
  • Navarro  72'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Orlando City v Toronto FC
July 4 21 Orlando City 4–0 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Araújo 16'
  • McGuire 22'
  • Gallese  62'
  • Thórhallsson 77'
  • Kara 84'
 Report
  • Coello  45+1'
  • Bernardeschi  47'  62'
  • Petretta  80'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 17,604
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Real Salt Lake v Orlando City
July 8 22 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
  • Arango 23'
  • Glad 41'
  • Luna  53'
  • Ojeda  62'
  • Vera  70'
  • Savarino 78'
  • Julio 88'
 Report
  • Cartagena  38'
 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Mark Allatin
Atlanta United FC v Orlando City
July 15 23 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm
  • Wiley 22'
  • Alonso  59'
  • Giakoumakis  90+1'
 Report
  • Carlos 25',  90+6'
  • Cartagena  45+2'
  • Jansson  45+3'
  • McGuire 60',  65'
  • Angulo  87'
  • Gallese  90+8'
 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,576
Referee: Víctor Rivas
Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City
August 20 24 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm
  • Pineda 47',  76'
  • Giménez  59'
  • Doumbia  71'
  • Shaqiri  74'
 Report
  • Schlegel  34'
  • Cartagena 50'
  • Angulo 54'
  • Torres  55', 68' (pen.)
 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Orlando City v St. Louis City SC
August 26 25 Orlando City 2–1 St. Louis City SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Torres 48', 90+1' (pen.)
  • Pereyra  56'
  • Cartagena  73'
 Report
  • Jackson  50'
  • Adeniran  50'
  • Alm 79'
  • Nerwinski  87'  90+10'
  • Markanich  90'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,156
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Charlotte FC v Orlando City
August 30 26 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm
  • Jones  72'
  • Copetti 81' (pen.),  90+5'
 Report
  • Martins  68'
  • Araújo  75'
  • Ojeda 88'
 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
FC Cincinnati v Orlando City
September 2 27 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm
  • Acosta  44'
  • Boupendza  90+4'
 Report
  • Santos  13'
  • Thórhallsson  41'
  • Torres 44'
  • Araújo  55'
  • Urso  90+5'
  • Cartagena  90+5'
  • Gallese  90+11'
 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Drew Fischer
Orlando City v Columbus Crew
September 16 28 Orlando City 4–3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Ojeda 48'
  • Torres 73'
  • Enrique 86', 90+7',  90+8'
 Report
  • Gressel 16'
  • Rossi 56'
  • Hernández 68'
  • Morris  82'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
New York City FC v Orlando City
September 20 29 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City New York, New York
7:30 pm
  • Bakrar 37'
  • Ledezma  41'
  • Talles Magno 68'
 Report
  • Pereyra  45+1'
  • Cartagena  54'
 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,238
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Orlando City v Inter Miami CF
September 24 30 Orlando City 1–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Schlegel  60'
  • McGuire 66'
  • Jansson  90+1'
 Report
  • Avilés  23'
  • Cremaschi  31'
  • Ruiz 52',  54'
  • Yedlin  55'
  • Arroyo  78'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Orlando City v CF Montréal
September 30 31 Orlando City 3–0 CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Sirois 19' (o.g.)
  • Thórhallsson 50'
  • Torres 54'
  • Enrique  68'
  • Araújo  75'
 Report
  • Campbell  24'
  • Corbo  60'
  • Saliba  69'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,637
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Nashville SC v Orlando City
October 4 32 Nashville SC 0–1 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 pm
  • Anunga  34'
  • Mukhtar  38'
  • Surridge  41'
  • Lovitz  79'  90+11'
  • Bunbury  90+12'
 Report
  • McGuire 44'
  • Cartagena  46'
 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,273
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Orlando City v New England Revolution
October 7 33 Orlando City 3–2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • McGuire 31'
  • Torres 37'
  • Angulo 45'
 Report
  • C. Gil 42', 90+3'
  • McNamara  84'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,440
Referee: Allen Chapman
Toronto FC v Orlando City
October 21 34 Toronto FC 0–2 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6:00 pm Report
  • McGuire 63', 74'
 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,556
Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 MLS Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63
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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati (S) 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63
3 Columbus Crew (C) 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56
5 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 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)
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters' Shield winner

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.

#2 Orlando City v #7 Nashville SC
October 30 Round One game 1 #2 Orlando City 1–0 #7 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
  • Araújo  37'
  • Cartagena 41'
  • Schlegel  50'
 Report
  • Lovitz  71'
  • Godoy  90+1'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 19,744
Referee: Armando Villarreal
#7 Nashville SC v #2 Orlando City
November 7 Round One game 2 #7 Nashville SC 0–1 #2 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 pm
  • Surridge  23'
  • Godoy  24'
  • Bunbury  88'
  • Lovitz  90+3'
 Report
  • Angulo 6'
  • Cartagena  27'
  • Pereyra  36'
  • Santos  60'
  • Schlegel  90+2'
  • Gallese  90+2'
 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.
#2 Orlando City v #3 Columbus Crew
November 25 Conference semi-finals #2 Orlando City 0–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
  • Schlegel  17'  77'
  • Cartagena  55'
  • Araújo  71'
  • Jansson  95'
  • Þórhallsson  104'
 Report
  • Camacho  27'
  • Amundsen  45+1'
  • Ramírez 93',  117'
  • Hernández 118',  119'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Jon Freemon

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.

Charlotte FC v Orlando City
May 9 Round of 32 Charlotte FC 1–0 Orlando City Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 pm
  • Bronico  18'
  • Bender  51'
  • Jóźwiak 70'
 Report
  • Araújo  27'
  • Schlegel  74'
  • Jansson  78'
 Stadium: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

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.

Tigres UANL v Orlando City
March 7 R16 first leg Tigres UANL 0–0 Orlando City Monterrey, Mexico
9:00 pm (CST)
  • Gignac  45+5'
 Report
  • Jansson  90+4'
  • González  90+5'
 Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Orlando City v Tigres UANL
March 15 R16 second leg Orlando City 1–1
(1–1 (a) agg.)		 Tigres UANL Orlando, Florida
7:15 pm
  • Pereyra  10'
  • Schlegel  25'
  • Araujo  27'
  • Kara 89'
 Report
  • Córdova 21'
  • Samir  39'  90+6'
  • Gorriarán  77'
  • Carioca  84'
  • Pizarro  90'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 21,112
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

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. Orlando City entered at the group stage as a seeded team.

Group stage

Orlando City v Houston Dynamo FC
July 21 Group stage Orlando City 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Houston Dynamo FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • Jansson  45+4'
  • Gallese  45+4'
  • McGuire 46'
  • Torres  64'
  • Angulo  89'
 Report
  • Bassi 45+5' (pen.)
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
  • Kara
  • Santos
  • Jansson
  • Carlos
  • Torres
  • Herrera
  • Úlfarsson
  • Carrasquilla
  • Dorsey
  • B. Smith
Santos Laguna v Orlando City
July 29 Group stage Santos Laguna 2–3 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
  • López 41'
  • Rodríguez  45+1'
  • Brunetta  56'
  • Preciado 58'
  • Aquino  87'
  • Campos  90+1'
 Report
  • Smith  27'
  • McGuire 44'
  • Pereyra 46'
  • Cartagena  75', 90+2'
  • Santos  83'
 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Victor Rivas

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

Knockout stage

Inter Miami CF v Orlando City
August 2 Round of 32 Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm
  • Messi 7', 72',  21'
  • Martínez 51' (pen.)
  • Gómez  66'
 Report
  • Araújo 17'
  • Smith  45+2'
  • Carlos  49'
  • McGuire  50'
  • Pereyra  57'
  • Gallese  90+11'
 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Iván Barton

Squad statistics

Appearances

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  PER Pedro Gallese 38 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
31 GK  USA Mason Stajduhar 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK  VEN Javier Otero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK  USA Adam Grinwis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  BRA Rafael Santos 34 1 23+3 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0+1 0
6 DF  SWE Robin Jansson 43 0 31+3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF  ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 32 0 22+4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF  CAN Luca Petrasso 14 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF  USA Kyle Smith 32 1 17+8 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0+1 0
25 DF  BRA Antônio Carlos 24 1 16+2 1 0+3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF  USA Michael Halliday 21 0 9+9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF  SOM Abdi Salim 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF  USA Alex Freeman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 DF  USA Thomas Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF  URU César Araújo 42 2 31+2 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0
8 MF  BRA Felipe Martins 20 0 6+10 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF  URU Mauricio Pereyra 38 1 27+4 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
16 MF  PER Wilder Cartagena 32 3 23+1 1 3 1 0+1 0 3 1 0+1 0
21 MF  BRA Júnior Urso 12 0 2+7 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 39 2 12+18 2 3 0 1 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
58 MF  BRA Juninho 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
95 MF  USA Favian Loyola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  ARG Ramiro Enrique 39 4 7+23 4 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 2 0
11 FW  ARG Martín Ojeda 42 6 16+18 6 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2 0
13 FW  USA Duncan McGuire 37 15 17+12 13 3 0 1 0 3 2 0+1 0
14 FW  GHA Shak Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  URU Facundo Torres 39 14 28+2 14 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
22 FW  ARG Gastón González 21 0 7+11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
27 FW  USA Jack Lynn 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW  PUR Wilfredo Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW  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  AUT Ercan Kara 19 6 11+4 5 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+1 1
59 MF  ESP Alejandro Granados 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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

Shutouts

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

Disciplinary record

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

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 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 Shak Mohammed FW Duke University Signed
6 Duncan McGuire FW Creighton University Signed
17 Abdi Salim DF Syracuse University Signed
2 46 Luis Grassow DF University of Kentucky Not signed

Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Transfers out

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
11 Júnior Urso CM Coritiba Mutually terminated contract; signed with Coritiba on 12/22/22 November 10, 2022
20 Nicholas Gioacchini CF St. Louis City SC Selected in the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft. November 11, 2022
7 Alexandre Pato CF São Paulo Contract expired; signed with São Paulo on 5/26/23 November 14, 2022
13 Tesho Akindele CF Retired Option declined; retired on 12/20/22
34 Joey DeZart DM Huntsville City FC Option declined; signed with Huntsville City on 3/21/23
22 Alexander Alvarado LW L.D.U. Quito Exercised option to buy. November 29, 2022
4 João Moutinho LB Spezia Contract expired; signed with Spezia on 12/2/22 December 2, 2022
21 Andrés Perea CM 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
2 Ruan RB D.C. United Traded in exchange for the No.2 pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. December 21, 2022
19 Benji Michel RW Arouca Contract expired; signed with Arouca on 1/6/23 January 6, 2023
23 Jake Mulraney LM St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed fee January 18, 2023
59 Alejandro Granados CM Club Brugge Undisclosed fee August 8, 2023
9 Ercan Kara CF Samsunspor Undisclosed fee September 2, 2023

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