2018 Orlando City SC season

Orlando City
2018 season
CEO Alex Leitão
Manager Jason Kreis
(until June 15)
Bobby Murphy
(interim, June 15 – July 1)
James O'Connor
(from July 2)
Stadium Orlando City Stadium
MLS: (Standings through Oct. 1st) Conference: 11th
Overall: 21st
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals (entered in Fourth Round, June 6)
Top goalscorer League: Dom Dwyer (12)
All: Dom Dwyer (12)
Highest home attendance MLS: 25,527
(Twice)
Lowest home attendance MLS: 22,337
(April 8 vs. Portland Timbers)
Average home league attendance 24,139
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Orlando City SC season is the club's eighth season of existence in Orlando and fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Alongside Major League Soccer, the club also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The team plays its home games at Orlando City Stadium.

Season review

Pre-season

We want guys who want to compete, who want to win and who feel the pain when we don't win. Every single player we’ve brought (during the offseason) has sat down with me, looked me in the eye and told me they want to win and they want to be here for the right reasons.

—HC Jason Kreis, on the roster revamp[1]

On December 17, 2017, Kaká announced his retirement, after turning down offers from former clubs São Paulo FC and A.C. Milan.[2] With the options of several players declined at the end of the previous season,[3][4] Orlando City set its sights on the off-season to rebuild its roster.[1] The club began the winter transfer window by acquiring midfielder Sacha Kljestan from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for attacker Carlos Rivas and defender Tommy Redding.[5] During this time, it was announced that Orlando City B had elected to not participate in the 2018 USL season,[6] sparking alarm in regards to the club's youth development and depth.[7] Just a few days later, Paraguayan midfielder Josué Colmán signed with the club as a Young Designated Player.[8]

In early January, Orlando City Stadium played host to two games in the 2018 edition of the Florida Cup.[9] This was followed by the club also hosting the 2018 MLS Combine from January 11 to 17,[10] which resulted in forward Chris Mueller being picked by Orlando City in the MLS SuperDraft.[11]

By mid-January, attention shifted to forward Cyle Larin after images of him undergoing a medical with Beşiktaş J.K. were posted on the Turkish club's Twitter account.[12] While Orlando City was aware of the social media posting, no transfer agreement had been made at that time and the club was preparing to take legal action as Larin was still "under contract with Orlando City through 2019."[13] When training camp officially commenced on January 22, Larin was absent and appeared to be training with Beşiktaş in a video released the following day.[14] A week later, Orlando City announced that they had come to terms with Beşiktaş for the transfer of Larin.[15]

On January 29, it was announced that Orlando City had acquired midfielder Justin Meram from Columbus Crew SC in exchange for $1.05 million in allocation money plus an international roster spot.[16] Further transfers were made throughout January and February, with a total of 13 new players making the move to Orlando.[17] On February 28, center back Jonathan Spector was named the new captain of Orlando City following Kaká's departure.[18]

March

Orlando City began their fourth Major League Soccer campaign on March 3 at home against D.C. United. Despite Joe Bendik making a penalty save early on, D.C. United opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a Yamil Asad free kick. In the 41st minute, PC was issued a red card and Orlando City played the remainder of the game with 10 men. The Lions maintained pressure throughout the second half and eventually equalized in stoppage time following a forward run by Jonathan Spector that set Stefano Pinho up for his debut goal, securing a point with a 1–1 draw.[19] Orlando remained at home for its second match, falling 2–1 to Minnesota United following a brace by Ethan Finlay.[20] The club then hit the road for its first away match of the season against New York City FC. This marked the first Orlando City appearances for Lamine Sané and Josué Colmán, who both came on as second half subs, as well as Sacha Kljestan. Despite holding a 0–0 scoreline at half, the Lions ended up falling 2–0 from goals by Ismael Tajouri and Maxi Moralez.[21] Following a two-week hiatus, Orlando City returned home to host the New York Red Bulls. After conceding in the seventh minute, City soon struck back with a tap-in goal by Will Johnson. The Red Bulls regained the lead shortly after, but the Lions equalized once again via a Dom Dwyer header to end the half at 2–2. Dwyer opened the second half with a goal that came from a throw-in assist by Mohamed El Monir. The visitors were able to level the scoreline in the 82nd minute, but a shot from Scott Sutter that deflected off of Colmán made its way into the back of the net and secured City all three points in the club's first victory of the 2018 Major League Soccer season.[22]

April

Orlando SC takes on the visiting San Jose Earthquakes

On April 8, the Lions made team history by securing their first win from a 2-goal deficit, with Dwyer scoring the game-winning goal in the 87th minute for a dramatic 3–2 comeback victory against the Portland Timbers.[23] The result also marked the first back-to-back wins for the club since April 29, 2017. With all three goals scored in the final ten minutes, they lead the league with 25 in the last three seasons,[24] reaffirming the nickname "Cardiac Cats." Five days later, Joe Bendik picked up his first clean sheet of the season to go along with four saves, while Dwyer scored his 99th goal in all career caps, for the Lions' first away win of the season: a 2–0 shutout of the Philadelphia Union.[25] The winning streak stretched to four in a 3–2 home victory against the San Jose Earthquakes, courtesy of goals from Mueller, Kljestan, and Dwyer. Both Mueller and Dwyer's goals were milestones: Mueller's strike came 63 seconds into the match, making it the fastest MLS goal in the club's history, and Dwyer's goal marked his 100th career goal in all competitions.[26] Then, in yet another come-from-behind thriller and their fifth straight win to close out the month, Orlando City defeated the Colorado Rapids with a 2–1 scoreline at the high altitude of DSG Park.[27]

May

The first major test of the season comes early, as four of the next five matches for Orlando City come against the top four 2017 Eastern Conference teams: Atlanta United FC, Toronto FC, the Chicago Fire, and New York City FC.[28][29] A new club record was reached as the "Cardiac Cats" opened the month of May with their sixth straight victory, and fourth when conceding the first goal, in a 3–1 result against Real Salt Lake. Lamine Sané scored his first goal in purple, while Chris Schuler made his debut in the squad's starting 11, against his former team.[30] On May 13, Justin Meram opened his account with a second-half goal against the Five Stripes. However, the Lions' comeback fell short in a 2–1 loss, their second of the season at home.[31] The rough patch continued with another 2–1 loss at Toronto FC.[32] A 2–1 defeat at home to the Chicago Fire extended the losing streak to three games to close out the month, as the Lions looked ahead to a 4-game, 12-day road trip with stops in New York, Miami, Vancouver, and Montreal.[33]

June

The losing streak continued into the month of June, as Orlando City fell 3–0 to New York City FC. With Dom Dwyer out due to injury, the Lions have found it difficult to score in their last four matches.[34] The club was able to turn things around in their first match of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup when they defeated NPSL side Miami United FC 3–0 with goals from PC, Stefano Pinho, and Dillon Powers.[35] However, the club's MLS losing streak stretched to five games after the Lions were reduced to 10 men and were outscored 5–2 in Vancouver.[36] The 12-day road trip came to an end in Montreal, where Orlando City suffered its third consecutive three-goal margin defeat.[37] Two days later, the club announced that it had parted ways with head coach Jason Kreis and that assistant coach Bobby Murphy would assume the role of interim coach.[38] Under Bobby's leadership, and changing to a three-back formation that showed much-improved stability in the defense, the Lions were able to eke out a 1-1 win on PKs (4-2), against D.C. United in the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup on June 20.[39] Orlando played their first MLS match following Kreis' departure on June 23, 2018 when they faced Montreal for the second consecutive game. Murphy continued with the three-back formation he had used in the Open Cup four days earlier but Orlando fell to a 2-0 defeat, only registering one shot on target on the way to their seventh consecutive league defeat, a performance Bobby and several of the players apologized for post-game.[40]

On June 29, the club announced that Louisville City FC manager and former Orlando City player-coach James O'Connor would take over as the Lion's new head coach.[41] The day after, Murphy took control of his final game as interim manager prior to O'Connor filling the position permanently. The result was a 4–0 defeat away to Atlanta United.[42]

July

James O'Connor's first game in charge was away at Los Angeles FC, marking the first time Orlando had ever played the new expansion side. The original kick off time was moved to 11:00 p.m. ET to avoid triple-digit temperatures. The team returned to the 4–2–3–1 formation that had been implemented earlier in the season under Jason Kreis but lost 4–1, breaking their three-game scoreless streak but extending the losing streak to nine.[43] On July 14, O'Connor took charge of his first home game with the visit of Toronto FC. Orlando won 2–1 to end their winless streak. It was the first MLS match of the season to not feature Joe Bendik after Earl Edwards Jr. was given the start in goal.[44] Orlando were knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup at the quarterfinals stage on July 18, losing 1–0 away to Philadelphia Union.[45] On July 22, Orlando traveled to Columbus Crew SC where they led for most of the match. However, a penalty call and a controversial lack of VAR led to a game-tying 88th minute penalty. Columbus would go on to win the game 3–2 in stoppage time.[46] In response, Professional Referee Organization released a statement acknowledging the error and reaffirming that the organization holds all officials "accountable and takes appropriate action when necessary."[47] Orlando returned home to face NYCFC for the third and final time of the year on July 26, falling to a 2–0 defeat and hitting the woodwork four times in the process.[48] Then, despite taking the lead three times, Orlando lost 4–3 away to LA Galaxy on July 29, a game in which Cristian Higuita broke Cyle Larin's club record 89 appearances. Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimović notably scored his first MLS hattrick in the game.[49]

August

On August 3, Orlando City traded Justin Meram back to Columbus Crew SC for $750,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and a 2019 international roster slot.[50] The following day, the Lions returned home to face New England Revolution. After trailing by two goals early on, City equalized in the 71st minute. While New England gained the lead five minutes later, the Lions equalized again in stoppage time – resulting in a 3–3 draw.[51] The team ended the month with two losses, both by a one-goal margin, to DC United and Atlanta United. The DC game marked the first time Orlando played at the newly-opened Audi Field.

September

On September 1, Orlando hosted Philadelphia Union and held them to a 2–2 draw thanks to a Scott Sutter goal in stoppage time. It was the first time Orlando had avoided defeat against the same opponent twice in MLS this season. The following weekend the team lost 1–0 away to Sporting Kansas City as Dom Dwyer returned to face his former team for the first time. The team finished the month winless, losing on two away trips to Sporting Kansas City and Chicago Fire before earning a 0–0 draw at home to Houston Dynamo, with Adam Grinwis securing only the team's second league clean sheet of the season on his debut.

October

Prior to the team's game against FC Dallas on October 6, Orlando were officially eliminated from playoff contention following Montreal's win over Columbus Crew earlier that day. They went on to lose 2–0. Orlando remained on the road for the next match against New England Revolution which also ended 2–0 and extending the team's scoreless run to five games.

Roster

Last updated on August 3, 2018[52]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1United StatesJoe BendikGKApril 25, 1989Canada Toronto FC50 Saves
31United StatesMason StajduharGKDecember 2, 1997United States Orlando City U-23HGP
36United StatesEarl Edwards, Jr.GKJanuary 24, 1992United States UCLA Bruins9 Saves
99United StatesAdam GrinwisGKApril 21, 1992United States Saint Louis FC–
Defenders
2United StatesJonathan Spector (Captain)CBMarch 1, 1986England Birmingham City–
3EgyptAmro Tarek Abdel-AzizCBMay 17, 1992Egypt Wadi Degla FCLoan in
12United StatesShane O’NeillCBSeptember 2, 1993Netherlands S.B.V. ExcelsiorHGP
13LibyaMohamed El MonirLBApril 8, 1992Serbia FK Partizan BelgradeINT
21SwitzerlandScott SutterRBMay 13, 1986Switzerland BSC Young Boys–
22SenegalLamine SanéCBMarch 22, 1987Germany SV Werder BremenINT
25United StatesDonny ToiaLBMay 28, 1992Canada Montreal Impact–
26PeruCarlos AscuesCB/DMJune 19, 1992Peru Alianza LimaLoan in
27United StatesR. J. AllenRBApril 17, 1990United States New York City FC–
28United StatesChris SchulerCBSeptember 6, 1987United States Real Salt Lake–
94BrazilVictor "PC" GiroLBMarch 10, 1994United States Orlando City B–
Midfielders
4CanadaWill JohnsonMFJanuary 21, 1987Canada Toronto FC–
5United StatesDillon PowersMFFebruary 14, 1991United States Colorado Rapids–
6CanadaRichie LaryeaAMJanuary 7, 1995United States Orlando City BGA
7ColombiaCristian HiguitaDMJanuary 14, 1994Colombia Deportivo Cali–
8United StatesTony RochaCM/DMAugust 21, 1993United States Orlando City B–
10ParaguayJosué ColmánMFJuly 25, 1998Paraguay Cerro PorteñoINT, DP
11United StatesPierre Da SilvaMFJuly 28, 1998United States Orlando City B–
15United StatesCameron LindleyMFJuly 18, 1997United States North Carolina Tar HeelsHGP
16United StatesSacha Kljestan (Vice-Captain)CAMSeptember 9, 1985United States New York Red BullsDP
19PeruYoshimar YotúnMF/LBApril 7, 1990Sweden Malmö FFINT
20SpainOriol "Uri" RosellMF/DFJuly 7, 1992Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal–
33United StatesJose VillarrealMFSeptember 10, 1993United States LA GalaxyHGP
Forwards
14EnglandDom DwyerFWJuly 30, 1990United States Sporting KCDP
17United StatesChris MuellerMF/FWAugust 28, 1996United States Wisconsin Badgers–
29BrazilStefano PinhoFWJanuary 12, 1991United States Miami FC–

Transfers and loans

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

Transfers in

No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Ref.
27United States R. J. AllenRBUnited States New York City FCAcquired for a 2018 MLS SuperDraft third-round pickDecember 18, 2017[53]
29Brazil Stefano PinhoFWUnited States Miami FCFree TransferDecember 18, 2017[53]
33United States Jose VillarrealMFUnited States LA GalaxyAcquired for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft third-round pickDecember 27, 2017[54]
13Libya Mohamed El MonirLBSerbia FK Partizan BelgradeFree TransferDecember 27, 2017[54]
16United States Sacha KljestanCAMUnited States New York Red BullsAcquired for Targeted Allocation Money, Carlos Rivas and Tommy ReddingJanuary 3, 2018[5]
99United States Adam GrinwisGKUnited States Saint Louis FCFree TransferJanuary 5, 2018[55]
10Paraguay Josué ColmánMFParaguay Cerro PorteñoFree TransferJanuary 15, 2018[8]
15United States Cam LindleyMFUnited States Chicago FireHomegrown Player Rights; Exchange for Rafael Ramos and Targeted Allocation MoneyJanuary 18, 2018[56]
17United States Chris MuellerMF/FWUnited States Wisconsin Badgers2018 MLS SuperDraft First-Round Pick (#6)January 19, 2018[11]
9Iraq Justin MeramFWUnited States Columbus Crew SCAcquired for $750k TAM, $300k GAM and a 2019 international roster slotJanuary 29, 2018[57]
20Spain Oriol RosellMFPortugal Sporting Clube de PortugalAcquired No. 1 position in MLS Allocation Ranking Order from FC Dallas in exchange for Targeted Allocation MoneyJanuary 30, 2018[58]
22Senegal Lamine SanéCBGermany SV Werder BremenFree TransferFebruary 20, 2018[59]
28United States Chris SchulerCBUnited States Real Salt LakeFree TransferMarch 2, 2018[60]
12United States Shane O’NeillCBNetherlands S.B.V. ExcelsiorFree transferJune 22, 2018[39]

Transfers out

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Ref.
11Colombia Carlos RivasFW/LWUnited States New York Red BullsTraded for Sacha KljestanJanuary 3, 2018[5]
29United States Tommy ReddingCB
27Portugal Rafael RamosRBUnited States Chicago FireTraded in exchange for Cam Lindley, GAM and TAMJanuary 18, 2018[61]
9Canada Cyle LarinFWTurkey Beşiktaş J.KUndisclosed FeeJanuary 30, 2018[15]
18Uruguay José AjaCBUnited States Vancouver Whitecaps FCTraded in exchange for TAMFebruary 24, 2018[62]
9Iraq Justin MeramFWUnited States Columbus Crew SCTraded for $750k TAM and a 2019 international roster slotAugust 3, 2018[63]

Loans in

No. Name Pos. Loaned from Notes Date Ref.
3Egypt Amro Tarek Abdel-AzizCBEgypt Wadi Degla FCOne-year loan with a club option to buyFebruary 2, 2018[64]
26 Peru Carlos Ascues CB/DM Peru Alianza Lima Until end of season with 12-month extension option August 16, 2018

Loans out

No. Name Pos. Loaned To Notes Date Ref.
8United States Tony RochaMFUnited States Saint Louis FCTwo matches, from April 6 until April 15, 2018April 6, 2018[65]
11United States Pierre Da SilvaMFOne Match vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday, May 26May 24, 2018[66]
15United States Cameron LindleyMF
11 United States Pierre Da Silva MF Second loan to Saint Louis FC, ended August 6 July 18, 2018 [67]

Staff

Executive
Majority owner and chairman Brazil Flávio Augusto da Silva
Minor owner/Life president England Phil Rawlins
Owner England John Bonner
Chief executive officer Brazil Alex Leitão
General manager Canada Niki Budalić
Coaching staff
Head coach Republic of Ireland James O'Connor
Assistant coach United States Daniel Byrd
Assistant coach England Sean McAuley
Assistant coach/Academy coordinator United States Bobby Murphy
Goalkeeping coach Lesotho Thabane Sutu

Competitions

Friendlies

The pre-season schedule was announced on January 16, 2018, outlining five closed-door pre-season friendlies over the course of February.[68] Training camp began on Monday, January 22, for the first of three training sessions before the club traveled to Jacksonville for a 10-day pre-season training camp at Davis Park.[69] The club then relocated back to its training facility at Sylvan Lake Park.[70] A sixth pre-season friendly was played on February 25 against Nashville SC of the United Soccer League.[71]

Major League Soccer

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) except where otherwise noted.

The opening home match was announced on December 19, 2017,[72] while the remaining MLS schedule was released on January 4, 2018.[73] Outside of the club, there were several changes made throughout the league. The most significant change came via the addition of Los Angeles FC as the 23rd franchise in MLS and 12th member of the Western Conference.[74] Orlando City SC played LAFC for the first time on July 7, 2018.[75]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
31 7 4 20 40 70  −30 25 5 4 6 25 27  −2 2 0 14 15 43  −28

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHA
ResultDLLWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLWLLLDLLDLLDLL

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

Results

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Montreal Impact 32 13 15 4 45 52 −7 43
8 New England Revolution (E) 32 9 12 11 47 51 −4 38
9 Toronto FC (E) 31 9 16 6 55 60 −5 33
10 Chicago Fire (E) 32 8 17 7 47 59 −12 31
11 Orlando City (E) 31 7 20 4 40 70 −30 25
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated.

Overall table

Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
19 Toronto FC 31 9 16 6 55 60 −5 33 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 32 8 17 7 47 59 −12 31
21 Colorado Rapids 32 7 19 6 34 62 −28 27
22 Orlando City 31 7 20 4 40 70 −30 25
23 San Jose Earthquakes 32 4 20 8 48 69 −21 20
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

U.S. Open Cup

After the fourth round draw was held on May 24, Orlando City entered the 105th edition of the U.S. Open Cup on the road in South Florida, against Miami FC on June 6.[77]

Bracket
Fourth Round
June 5–6 		Round of 16
June 15–20 		Quarterfinals
July 18 		Semifinals
August 8 		Final
September 26
               
MLS Houston Dynamo 5
LQ NTX Rayados 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
MLS Minnesota United FC 0
USL FC Cincinnati 0(1)
MLS Minnesota United FC 0(3)
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
MLS Sporting Kansas City 2
MLS Real Salt Lake 0
MLS Sporting Kansas City 2
MLS Sporting Kansas City 3
MLS FC Dallas 2
USL San Antonio FC 0
MLS FC Dallas 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 3(7)
MLS Los Angeles FC 3(6)
MLS Los Angeles FC 2
USL Fresno FC 0
MLS Los Angeles FC 3
USL Sacramento Republic FC 2
USL Sacramento Republic FC 2*
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Los Angeles FC 3
MLS Portland Timbers 2
MLS Portland Timbers 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
MLS Portland Timbers 1
MLS LA Galaxy 0
MLS LA Galaxy 3
PDL FC Golden State Force 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS Philadelphia Union 0
MLS Philadelphia Union 5
USL Richmond Kickers 0
MLS Philadelphia Union 2
MLS New York Red Bulls 1
MLS New York Red Bulls 4
MLS New York City FC 0
MLS Philadelphia Union 1
MLS Orlando City SC 0
MLS D.C. United 1(4)
USL North Carolina FC 1(3)
MLS D.C. United 1(2)
MLS Orlando City SC 1(4)
NPSL Miami United FC 0
MLS Orlando City SC 3
MLS Philadelphia Union 3
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS Atlanta United FC 3
USL Charleston Battery 0
MLS Atlanta United FC 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Columbus Crew SC 2(9)
MLS Chicago Fire 2(10)
MLS Chicago Fire 4
USL Louisville City FC 0
USL Louisville City FC 3
MLS New England Revolution 2
USL Louisville City FC 2
USL Nashville SC 1
USL Nashville SC 2
MLS Colorado Rapids 0

Host team listed first.
Bold = winner

* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of matches played October 13, 2018
No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
1 GK United States Joe Bendik 2524002524
2 CB United States Jonathan Spector 1313221515
3 CB Egypt Amro Tarek 1717221919
4 MF Canada Will Johnson 2624312925
5 MF United States Dillon Powers 302151
6 AM Canada Richie Laryea 820082
7 DM Colombia Cristian Higuita 2017112118
8 CM United States Tony Rocha 11811129
9 FW Iraq Justin Meram 1714111815
10 MF Paraguay Josué Colmán 2210322512
11 MF United States Pierre Da Silva 2 0 0 0 2 0
12 CB United States Shane O’Neill 10 10 1 1 11 11
13 LB Libya Mohamed El Monir 2420332723
14 FW United States Dom Dwyer 2322112423
15 MF United States Cameron Lindley 331043
16 CAM United States Sacha Kljestan 2726333029
17 FW United States Chris Mueller 2921223123
19 MF Peru Yoshimar Yotún 2020002020
20 DM Spain Uri Rosell 1915222117
21 RB Switzerland Scott Sutter 1615001615
22 CB Senegal Lamine Sané 1413111514
25 LB United States Donny Toia 431154
26 CB Peru Carlos Ascues 7 7 0 0 7 7
27 RB United States R. J. Allen 1810222012
28 CB United States Chris Schuler 871097
29 FW Brazil Stefano Pinho 23532267
33 MF United States Jose Villarreal 302050
36 GK United States Earl Edwards Jr. 553388
94 LB Brazil Victor "PC" Giro 8 5 1 1 9 6
99 GK United States Adam Grinwis 220022

Goalscorers

As of matches played October 13, 2018
Rank Pos. No. Name MLS Open Cup Total
1 FW 14 United States Dom Dwyer 12 0 12
2 MF 16 United States Sacha Kljestan 5 0 5
3 MF 7 Colombia Cristian Higuita 4 0 4
4 FW 17 United States Chris Mueller 3 0 3
MF 19 Peru Yoshimar Yotún 3 0 3
RB 21 Switzerland Scott Sutter 3 0 3
FW 29 Brazil Stefano Pinho 2 1 3
8 MF 9 Iraq Justin Meram 1 1 2
9 MF 4 Canada Will Johnson 1 0 1
MF 10 Paraguay Josué Colmán 1 0 1
CB 22 Senegal Lamine Sané 1 0 1
CB 28 United States Chris Schuler 1 0 1
CB 3 Egypt Amro Tarek 1 0 1
MF 5 United States Dillon Powers 0 1 1
LB 94 Brazil PC 0 1 1
Own Goals 2 0 2
Total 40 4 44

Clean sheets

As of matches played October 13, 2018
Rank No. Name MLS Open Cup Total
11United States Joe Bendik101
99United States Adam Grinwis 1 0 1
36United States Earl Edwards Jr.011
Total 2 1 3

Disciplinary record

As of matches played October 13, 2018
No. Pos. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1 GK United StatesJoe Bendik 3 0 0 0 3 0
2 CB United States Jonathan Spector 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 CB Egypt Amro Tarek 2 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Canada Will Johnson 7 0 1 0 8 0
6 MF CanadaRichie Laryea 2 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF Colombia Cristian Higuita 6 1 0 0 6 1
8 MF United States Tony Rocha 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 CB United States Shane O’Neill 0 1 0 0 0 1
13 LB Libya Mohamed El Monir 6 1 2 0 8 1
14 FW United StatesDom Dwyer 7 0 0 0 7 0
15 MF United StatesCam Lindley 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF United StatesSacha Kljestan 4 0 0 0 4 0
17 FW United StatesChris Mueller 2 0 1 0 3 0
19 MF Peru Yoshimar Yotún 8 1 0 0 8 1
20 MF Spain Uri Rosell 6 0 0 0 6 0
22 CB Senegal Lamine Sané 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 LB United StatesDonny Toia 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 CB Peru Carlos Ascues 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 RB United StatesR. J. Allen 2 0 0 0 2 0
28 CB United StatesChris Schuler 3 0 0 0 3 0
94 LB Brazil PC 1 1 1 0 2 1
Total 65 5 6 0 71 5

Broadcasting

Orlando City will be featured on national television 13 times during the 2018 season, while all remaining matches will be televised locally on WRDQ.[78] Six of the nationally televised games will be shown on ESPN, tied with three other clubs for the most appearances.[79] Additionally, certain matches will be streamed live on Twitter following the announcement of a three-year agreement between Major League Soccer and the social networking service.[80][81] In May 2018, the club announced a deal it had made with YouTube TV in which all of its locally televised matches would be streamed live through the subscription service.[82]

English-language radio will be split between WTKS 104.1 and WYGM 740 AM/96.9 FM/101.1-2 HD for the 2018 season, with WYGM airing 18 regular-season matches and WTKS airing 14 regular-season matches.[83] Spanish-language radio broadcasts will be conducted on WDYZ 990 AM.[84]

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