Orlando City SC is a club shaped by a clear regional identity, vivid visual branding and a rapid rise through the American game. Known as the Lions, it connects Orlando’s football culture with an international outlook, carrying a modern expansion-era story alongside a strong local presence. Purple, gold and white make the team immediately distinctive, while its downtown setting reinforces the relationship between club and city. The result is an organization whose character is expressed through place, symbols and supporters.
Orlando City SC Upcoming matches by league
Major League Soccer
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- Regular Season - 26
New England Revolution
Orlando City SC
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- Regular Season - 27
Philadelphia Union
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- Regular Season - 28
Orlando City SCNo H2HColumbus Crew
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- Regular Season - 29
Toronto FCNo H2HOrlando City SC
US Open Cup
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- Semi-finals
Columbus Crew
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Orlando City SC Last matches by league
Major League Soccer
US Open Cup
Leagues Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Orlando City SC Team Roster
Orlando City SC’s recorded squad contains 32 players: five attackers, ten defenders, three goalkeepers and fourteen midfielders. The attacking group includes A. Griezmann, D. Dike and Pedro Leao, while the defensive unit features Adrián Marín, R. Jansson and N. Miller. Javier Otero, M. Crépeau and T. Himes provide three listed goalkeeping options. Midfield depth includes B. Ojeda, E. Atuesta, Luis Otávio, M. Ojeda, Marco Pasalic and W. Cartagena. Other listed players include Justin Ellis, Colin Guske and Harvey Sarajian, adding further depth across the 2026 roster.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
A. Gomez
Adrián Marín Gómez
David Brekalo
Per Tony Robin Jansson
Zakaria Taifi
N. Miller
Griffin Dorsey
Vinícius Nogueira de Oliveira
Iago Teodoro da Silva Nogueira
Iván Darío Angulo Cortés
position Midfielder
Luis Otávio Costa de Aquino
Braian Óscar Ojeda Rodríguez
Martín Exequiel Ojeda
Tyrese Spicer
Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Eduard Andrés Atuesta Velasco
Joran Gerbet
I. Haruna
Dylan Judelson
Ignacio Gómez
Marco Pašalić
position Attacker
Antoine Griezmann
Daryl Enyinnaya Dike
Tiago Souza de Jesús Carvalho
Justin Ellis
Harvey Sarajian
Bernardo Rhein Goncalves
Gustavo Andrés Caraballo Delgado
Pedro Leao
Last Orlando City SC Coachs
The latest recorded coaching appointment is Ó. Pareja, who began on 1 December 2019. The available timeline does not establish a current coach, so the sequence is presented neutrally. J. O’Connor follows with a start in July 2018, after Jason Kreis’s spell from July 2016 to June 2018. Adrian Heath opened the recorded sequence in February 2008 and remained listed through July 2016. The chronology shows four named appointments across the club’s recorded history, with Ó. Pareja the latest starting entry.
Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez | Colombia | 1 December 2019 | |
| 1 July 2018 | |||
| Jason Clarence Kreis | USA | 1 July 2016 | 1 June 2018 |
| Adrian Paul Heath | England | 1 February 2008 | 1 July 2016 |
Orlando City SC Transfers
The listed recent arrivals are not exhaustive. Free-agent additions include D. Dike, A. Griezmann, Pedro Leao and M. Crépeau, with E. Atuesta recorded as a free transfer. G. Dorsey, Iago, Luis Otávio, B. Ojeda, Tiago, Adrián Marín, A. Gomez, T. Spicer and M. Pašalić arrived through transfers. I. Gómez joined on loan, while G. González is listed as a return from loan. The entries span December 2024 to July 2026 and include movement from MLS, Brazilian, European and South American clubs, without recorded amounts.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinícius Nogueira |
Ludogorets
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Loan | 26 August 2026 |
| D. Dike |
West Brom
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Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| A. Griezmann |
Atletico Madrid
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Griezmann |
Atletico Madrid
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| G. Dorsey |
Houston Dynamo
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Transfer | 17 February 2026 |
| Iago |
Flamengo
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Transfer | 6 February 2026 |
| I. Gómez |
Velez Sarsfield
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Loan | 22 January 2026 |
| Pedro Leao |
Flamengo
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Free agent | 22 January 2026 |
| Luis Otávio |
Internacional
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Transfer | 22 January 2026 |
| M. Crépeau |
Portland Timbers
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Free agent | 5 January 2026 |
| B. Ojeda |
Real Salt Lake
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Transfer | 1 January 2026 |
| Tiago |
Bahia
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Transfer | 31 December 2025 |
Columbus Crew
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Free agent | 17 December 2025 | |
| Adrián Marín |
SC Braga
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Transfer | 7 August 2025 |
Albacete
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Transfer | 6 August 2025 |
The listed recent departures are not exhaustive. Transfers include T. Reid-Brown to St. Louis City, D. McGuire to Houston Dynamo, A. Freeman to Villarreal, R. Schlegel to Atlas, R. Enrique to Al Kholood and Rafael Santos to Colorado Rapids. Y. Tsukada and N. Rodríguez left on loan, while C. Araújo, F. Loyola, S. Mohammed, K. Smith and P. Gallese were recorded as free agents. H. Sargis returned to DC United from loan. The dated entries run from March 2025 to August 2026, with no amounts recorded.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Clapier |
Chattanooga Red Wolves
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Free agent | 27 August 2026 |
| D. Judelson |
Genoa U20
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- | 25 August 2026 |
| Colin Guske |
Real Salt Lake
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Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| T. Reid-Brown |
St. Louis City
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Transfer | 12 August 2026 |
| Y. Tsukada |
Rhode Island
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Loan | 29 July 2026 |
| D. McGuire |
Houston Dynamo
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Transfer | 12 July 2026 |
| C. Araújo |
Tigres UANL
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Free agent | 1 February 2026 |
| A. Freeman |
Villarreal
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Transfer | 28 January 2026 |
| F. Loyola |
A. Italiano
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Free agent | 14 January 2026 |
| L. Muriel |
Junior
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Transfer | 13 January 2026 |
| N. Rodríguez |
Atletico Nacional
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Loan | 7 January 2026 |
| K. Smith |
FC Cincinnati
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Free agent | 6 January 2026 |
| S. Mohammed |
Nashville SC
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Free agent | 6 January 2026 |
| T. Williams |
Nashville SC
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Transfer | 31 December 2025 |
| R. Schlegel |
Atlas
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Transfer | 31 December 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the listed, non-exhaustive movement, Orlando City SC shows a broad mix of recruitment and release mechanisms rather than a single transfer category. The arrival side includes free agents, a free transfer, conventional transfers, one loan and one return from loan. Several additions were recorded in January and February 2026, followed by further arrivals in June and July, including D. Dike and A. Griezmann. Departures in the same period include transfers, free-agent exits and loans, with T. Reid-Brown, Y. Tsukada and D. McGuire among the latest dated movements. Earlier entries also show a return from loan and transfers to domestic and international destinations. Because the listed movements are not exhaustive and no amounts are recorded, they cannot establish a complete window, net balance or overall spending picture. The clearest supported conclusion is that the squad changed through varied routes on both sides of the movement ledger.
Leagues Orlando City SC has participated in
Orlando City SC’s recorded competition footprint is led by Major League Soccer, with participation listed from 2015 through 2026 and recent activity extending to the latest 2026 record. The club also has recent recorded entries in Friendlies Clubs from 2020 to 2025, Leagues Cup from 2021 to 2025 and the US Open Cup from 2015 to 2025. The latest entries for those cup competitions are from 2025, so they are described as recent participation rather than confirmed 2026 involvement. CONCACAF Champions League appears as a historical entry covering 2023 and 2024.
More about Orlando City SC
Orlando City SC is a football club from Orlando, Florida, founded in 2008. Known as the Lions, it has built a distinctive identity around purple, gold and white, with a lion-centered crest and a visual style tied to Central Florida’s sunshine. Home matches are played at Inter&Co Stadium, a soccer-specific ground in downtown Orlando. Its safe-standing supporters’ section, known as The Wall, is a defining feature of the match-day culture and gives the club a particularly visible home atmosphere.
The club’s modern history includes a rise from lower-division USL Pro into Major League Soccer in 2015. That transition established Orlando City in the top tier of the United States game and gave the organization a durable platform for growth. The recorded competition history includes MLS, the US Open Cup, Leagues Cup and Friendlies Clubs, while CONCACAF Champions League participation is recorded for 2023 and 2024. MLS is the club’s active top-flight competition in the latest 2026 team snapshot.
Orlando City operates under the ownership of the Wilf family, also associated with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. The wider football structure is described as a hybrid model, combining established international players, Designated Players, South American recruitment and homegrown academy development. That blend connects the senior team to a longer-term talent pathway while preserving an international profile. The club’s sporting image is associated with proactive, attacking football, although specific tactical descriptions can change with personnel and coaching appointments.
The Lions’ visual language reinforces that continuity. Their emblem centers on a gold lion’s head surrounded by sun flares, while purple remains the signature match colour and gold and white provide the principal supporting tones. Together, the venue, supporter culture, ownership structure, academy emphasis and MLS-era history place Orlando City SC among the notable contemporary clubs in American soccer.
Last matches statistics for Orlando City SC
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Monterrey
1 - 2
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3 / 11 |
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81 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
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Orlando City SC
1 - 2
Leon
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3 / 12 |
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91 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
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Orlando City SC
2 - 2
Atletico San Luis
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7 / 13 |
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89 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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Orlando City SC
1 - 1
FC Cincinnati
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5 / 17 |
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89 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
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Orlando City SC
1 - 2
Chicago Fire
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5 / 16 |
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88 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
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Orlando City SC
2 - 1
Real Salt Lake
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3 / 11 |
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90 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
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Minnesota United FC
3 - 3
Orlando City SC
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5 / 6 |
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84 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
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Orlando City SC
1 - 0
San Diego
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5 / 15 |
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0% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
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Atlanta United FC
2 - 3
Orlando City SC
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7 / 14 |
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0% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
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Orlando City SC
3 - 0
Toronto FC
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8 / 13 |
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0% | 13 | 3 | 4 |
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Orlando City SC vs Toronto FC
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490469
Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490452
Orlando City SC vs San Diego
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490440
Minnesota United FC vs Orlando City SC
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490430
Orlando City SC vs Real Salt Lake
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490410
Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer 2026 - 1490395
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