Orlando City U-23

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Orlando City U-23
Full name Orlando City Under-23s
Founded 1998
Stadium Showalter Field
Winter Park, Florida
(Capacity: 3,666)
Owner England Phil Rawlins
Head Coach United States Joe Avallone
League USL Premier Development League
2011 2nd, Southeast
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
Website Club home page
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

Orlando City U-23 is an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference. The team is sponsored by the Florida Soccer Alliance[citation needed] youth soccer academy, and play the majority of their home games at Showalter Field in nearby Winter Park, Florida.

The team's colors as the Kraze were blue, white and red, while they also occasionally wore forest green.

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[edit] History

[icon] This section requires expansion.

The team was known as the Central Florida Lionhearts during their first year of existence. From 1999 to 2011, it was known as the Central Florida Kraze.

On November 30, 2011, Orlando City Soccer Club announced that it has purchased controlling interest in the Kraze, and would rename the club Orlando City U-23.[1] The team also acquired a different youth club, Florida Soccer Alliance, and integrated them as Orlando City Youth Club to create a European-style development system.[2]

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

As at June 10, 2011.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Keneil Baker[4]
1 United States GK Wesley Giachetti
2 South Africa MF Itumeleng Magadlela
3 Argentina MF Ezequiel Pedraza
4 United States DF Nicolas Russo
5 Colombia MF Jonathan Mendoza Valezuela
6 Nigeria MF George Tor[5]
7 Jamaica FW Jowayne Laidley
8 Norway MF Fredrik Brustad[6]
9 United States FW Aly Hassan[7]
10 Colombia MF Ronald Caicedo
12 Argentina MF Pablo Gutierrez
13 Ecuador DF Juan Pablo Reyes
14 United States MF Greg Hoffman
15 Canada MF Kevin Dhillon[8]
No. Position Player
16 United States MF Michael Channel
17 England MF Ryan Maloney[9]
19 United States MF David Dodge[10]
20 Canada DF Sean Hart[11]
21 Morocco MF Abderrazak Berkia
22 United States FW Charles Hubbard
23 United States DF Matt McFarland[12]
24 England DF Daniel Sackman[13]
25 United States MF Jabari Garibaldi
United States FW Eric Arbuzow[14]
United States FW Eli Beates[15]
United States MF Scott Thelen
United States MF Vincent Torres[16]
United States DF Chris Williams
United States MF Mark Withers

[edit] Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

[edit] Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
1998 4 USISL PDSL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
1999 4 USL PDL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2000 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify 1st Round
2001 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2002 4 USL PDL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2003 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2004 4 USL PDL 1st, Southeast Champions Did not qualify
2005 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2006 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Semifinals 1st Round
2008 4 USL PDL 1st, Southeast Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2009 4 USL PDL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify 1st Round
2011 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Semifinals 1st Round

[edit] Honors

  • USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2008
  • USL PDL Champions 2004
  • USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2004
  • USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2004

[edit] Head coaches

[edit] Stadia

[edit] Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2005: 308
  • 2006: 271
  • 2007: 451 (8th in PDL)
  • 2008: 358
  • 2009: 261
  • 2010: 333

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://orlandocitysoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=574
  2. ^ http://www.orlandocitysoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=592
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22309.html#ROSTER
  4. ^ http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=204941118
  5. ^ http://www.medaillesports.com/fall-sports/mens-soccer/mens-soccer-2010-roster/george-tor/
  6. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=1556217
  7. ^ http://nsusharks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=723
  8. ^ http://www.medaillesports.com/fall-sports/mens-soccer/mens-soccer-2010-roster/kevin-dhillon/
  9. ^ http://daytona.embryriddlesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11500&ATCLID=204774631
  10. ^ http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=204759040
  11. ^ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hart_sean00.html
  12. ^ http://www.goterriers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bauchlemcfarland_matt00.html
  13. ^ http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61806&SPID=6735&DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=1179675&Q_SEASON=2009
  14. ^ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/arbuzow_eric00.html
  15. ^ http://www.fcamerica.org/2008-2009/boys/u17/profiles/ebeates.htm
  16. ^ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/torres_vincent00.html

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