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Orlando City
2015 season
PresidentPhil Rawlins
ManagerAdrian Heath
StadiumOrlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 14th
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Carolina Challenge Cup4th
Top goalscorerLeague: Larin (17)
All: Larin (19)
Highest home attendance62,510 vs NYCFC (Mar. 8)
Lowest home attendance22,241 vs Kansas City (Sept. 13)
Average home league attendance32,847
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The 2015 Orlando City SC season is the club's fifth season of existence in Orlando, and Orlando City's first season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.

Background

On November 19, 2013, it was announced that Orlando City would be the next expansion franchise in Major League Soccer, the league's 21st team.[1] The dissolution of C.D. Chivas USA following the 2014 MLS season resulted in Orlando City instead being the league's 20th franchise.

Following the completion of City's final season in USL Pro, the team released all but nine players from its roster. The remaining players, who would form the base of the 2015 roster, included Kaká, who was placed on loan with São Paulo FC in his native Brazil following his signing in June 2014.

On September 24, 2014, Orlando City manager Adrian Heath and New York City FC manager Jason Kreis took part in a draw to determine who would get top priorities in various selection mechanisms, including the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando City won the draw, and Adrian Heath selected the top pick in the Expansion Draft first. He would also choose the top pick in the SuperDraft, top selection priority for USL Pro and NASL players (beyond Orlando City's own USL Pro players, which the team had right of first refusal to), and second-to-last (then #20, now #19) in lottery ranking. Orlando City will be #2 in United States men's national soccer team player allocation ranking, #21 (now #20) in player discovery ranking, #21 (now #20) in re-entry draft ranking, and #2 in designated player ranking.[2]

On October 17, 2014, the team broke ground on their new soccer-specific stadium.[3] Due to delays in sales tax subsidies from the Florida Legislature, the team decided to assume stadium financing themselves, and committed to pay back the City of Orlando for the land purchased and any other costs already incurred.[4] Orlando City will play the 2015 season, and the beginning of the 2016 season, in the remodeled Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.

For normal regular-season matches in 2015, Orlando City will open the sidelines and ends of the lower bowl only, except for the corners, along with the luxury suites. For the season opener on March 8 against New York City FC, however, the entire stadium was made available for sale. The team announced that the stadium's entire allotment of permanent seating was sold out on March 2.[5] The team made 2,000 standing room only tickets available on March 4,[6] and those sold out within 24 hours.[7]

On November 14, 2014, Orlando City was drawn for the seventh pick in the dispersal draft for Chivas USA players, but chose to pass on their pick.[8][9] Manager Adrian Heath signed a contract extension on November 21, 2014 committing him to the club through to the end of the 2017 MLS season.[10]

Orlando City originally planned to train in late January in Brazil, but eventually cancelled those plans in favor of training in Orlando. They will instead train at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford.[11][12]

Season overview

March

Orlando City opened the 2015 MLS season at the Citrus Bowl against the other expansion team for that season, New York City FC. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after Kaká scored an equalizer in the first minute of second half stoppage time. The attendance of 62,510 was the largest crowd to see a soccer match at the Citrus Bowl, the second-largest attendance ever for an MLS team's inaugural home match,[13] and the ninth-largest crowd in MLS history for a standalone match.

Squad information

Number Nat. Player Position Date of birth Previous club 2015 MLS
appearances 		2015 MLS
goals 		Notes
Goalkeepers
22 United States Tally Hall GK (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985 (age 39) United States Houston Dynamo - - -
36 United States Earl Edwards, Jr. GK (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32) United States UCLA Bruins - - -
42 United States Josh Ford GK (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987 (age 37) United States Seattle Sounders - - -
Defenders
2 United States Tyler Turner RB (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 (age 28) United States IMG Academy Bradenton - - HGP, #
3 England Seb Hines CB (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 36) England Middlesbrough F.C. - - LOAN
14 England Luke Boden LB (1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 (age 35) England Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - - #
16 United States Corey Ashe LB (1986-03-14) March 14, 1986 (age 38) United States Houston Dynamo - - -
20 United States Brek Shea LB/LW (1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 34) England Stoke City F.C. - - -
23 United States Conor Donovan CB (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 28) United States NC State Wolfpack - - GA
27 Portugal Rafael Ramos RB (1995-01-09) January 9, 1995 (age 29) Portugal S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19 - - INT, #
29 United States Tommy Redding CB (1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 (age 27) United States FC America - - HGP, #
44 Spain David Mateos CB (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) Hungary Ferencvárosi TC - - INT
78 France Aurélien Collin CB (1986-03-08) March 8, 1986 (age 38) United States Sporting Kansas City - - -
Midfielders
5 United States Servando Carrasco MF (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 36) United States Sporting Kansas City - - -
6 United States Tony Cascio LW/RW (1990-03-28) March 28, 1990 (age 34) United States Colorado Rapids - - -
7 Colombia Cristian Higuita AM (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30) Colombia Deportivo Cali - - INT
8 England Harrison Heath CM/DM (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28) England Norwich City U-18 - - HGP, #
10 Brazil Kaká AM (1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 42) Italy AC Milan - - INT, DP
12 United States Eric Avila M (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987 (age 36) Mexico Santos Laguna - - LOAN
15 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro AM/SS (1990-06-13) June 13, 1990 (age 34) United States Philadelphia Union - - -
17 El Salvador Darwin Cerén CM (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 (age 34) El Salvador Juventud Independiente - - #
18 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino AM/RW (1990-06-17) June 17, 1990 (age 34) Trinidad and Tobago Ma Pau SC - - #
24 England Lewis Neal LM (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981 (age 43) United States D.C. United - - -
32 Switzerland Adrian Winter AM (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 38) Switzerland FC Luzern - - INT
55 Portugal Estrela DM (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 29) Portugal S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19 - - INT, #
Forwards
11 Colombia Carlos Rivas FW/LW (1994-04-15) April 15, 1994 (age 30) Colombia Deportivo Cali - - INT, DP
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga FW (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 33) United States Colorado Rapids - - -
21 Canada Cyle Larin FW (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) United States Connecticut Huskies - - GA, INT
25 United States Adam Bedell FW (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 32) United States Columbus Crew SC - -
26 United States Sidney Rivera FW (1993-11-15) November 15, 1993 (age 30) United States Old Dominion Monarchs - - -
35 Honduras Bryan Róchez FW (1995-01-01) January 1, 1995 (age 29) Honduras Real C.D. España - - INT, DP

# denotes players who were retained from the USL Pro side.
† denotes player who made appearances but left the club before the end of the season.

Transfers

In

Date Player Position From Fee/notes Source
July 1, 2014 Brazil Kaká MF Italy AC Milan Free transfer, first designated player [15][16]
December 8, 2014 United States Tally Hall GK United States Houston Dynamo Acquired with Allocation Money, Orlando also received an international slot [17]
December 8, 2014 United States Amobi Okugo DF United States Philadelphia Union Acquired with $100,000 Allocation Money and a 2016 Superdraft pick [18][19]
December 8, 2014 France Aurélien Collin DF United States Sporting Kansas City Acquired via allocation money and 2014 MLS Expansion Draft pick Jalil Anibaba [20][21]
December 10, 2014 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts GK United States Portland Timbers Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 United States Tony Cascio MF United States Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Danny Mwanga FW United States Colorado Rapids Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro MF United States Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 England Lewis Neal MF United States D.C. United Expansion Draft
December 10, 2014 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW United States Columbus Crew Expansion Draft
December 15, 2014 Honduras Bryan Róchez FW Honduras Real C.D. España Undisclosed fee, designated player [22]
December 18, 2014 United States Josh Ford GK United States Seattle Sounders MLS re-entry draft [23]
December 19, 2014 United States Brek Shea MF England Stoke City Undisclosed fee [24]
January 5, 2015 Brazil Gustavo DF Brazil Vila Nova Free agent [25]
January 15, 2015 Canada Cyle Larin FW United States University of Connecticut SuperDraft
January 15, 2015 United States Conor Donovan DF United States North Carolina State University SuperDraft
January 15, 2015 Jamaica Akeil Barrett FW United States University of Akron SuperDraft
January 26, 2015 Colombia Cristian Higuita MF Colombia Deportivo Cali
January 26, 2015 Colombia Carlos Rivas FW Colombia Deportivo Cali
July 14, 2015 United States Corey Ashe LB United States Houston Dynamo Acquired with allocation money and a second-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [26]
July 20, 2015 United States Servando Carrasco MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Amobi Okugo [27]
July 29, 2015 Switzerland Adrian Winter MF Switzerland FC Luzern [28]
July 29, 2015 Spain David Mateos DF Hungary Ferencvárosi TC [28]
August 6, 2015 United States Adam Bedell FW United States Columbus Crew SC Acquired with a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [29]

Out

Date Player Position To Fee/notes Source
January 14, 2015 Costa Rica Jairo Arrieta FW United States D.C. United For international slot [30]
February 12, 2015 Brazil Gustavo DF None Released from club [31]
February 12, 2015 Jamaica Akeil Barrett FW United States Jacksonville Armada Released from club [31]
July 20, 2015 United States Amobi Okugo MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Servando Carrasco [27]
July 30, 2015 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts GK United States LA Galaxy Traded for a second round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft [32]
July 31, 2015 Republic of Ireland Sean St Ledger DF United States Colorado Rapids Placed on waivers. "Serious breach of club policy" cited as a reason. [33][34]

Loan In

Position Player Loaned from Start End Source
FW Northern Ireland Martin Paterson England Huddersfield Town January 26, 2015 August 5, 2015 [35]
DF England Seb Hines England Middlesbrough February 24, 2015 August 2015 [36]

Loan Out

No. Position Player Loaned to Start End Source
MF Brazil Kaká Brazil São Paulo FC July 1, 2014 December 6, 2014 [15][37][38]
26 FW United States Sidney Rivera United States Louisville City FC May 8, 2015 July 23, 2015
42 GK United States Josh Ford United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers May 29, 2015 — [39]
23 MF United States Conor Donovan United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds July 25, 2015 July 31, 2015 [40]
26 FW United States Sidney Rivera United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds July 30, 2015 —
29 D United States Tommy Redding United States Wilmington Hammerheads FC July 30, 2015 August 7, 2015

Competitions

Home team is listed first, left to right.

Friendlies

January 30, 2015 Orlando City SC 1–1 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
7:00 pm. EST Rivas 67' [1] Pontius 14' Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
February 4, 2015 Orlando City 4–0 FC Dallas Davenport, Florida
2:00 pm. EST Cascio 13'
Paterson 20'
Kaká 33' (pen.)
Mwanga 64'		 Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Field Complex
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 8, 2015 Orlando City 0–0 Toronto FC Sanford, Florida
3:30 pm. EST Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
February 13, 2015 Orlando City 2–2 BK Häcken Sanford, Florida
2:00 pm. EST Kaká 7'
Trialist 3T'		 Stadium: Sylvan Lake Park
Attendance: Closed scrimmage
May 2, 2015 Orlando City United States 3–2 Brazil Ponte Preta Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT Róchez 45+1'
St. Ledger 55'
Larin 90+2' (p.k.)		 Report Tiago Alves 11'
Renato Cajá 59'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 20,501
July 15, 2015 Orlando City United States 3–1 England West Bromwich Albion Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm. EDT Kaká 45+2'
Rivas 49'
Róchez 87'		 Report McManaman 14' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 15,172

Carolina Challenge Cup

Further information: 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup

It was announced on November 5, 2014, that Orlando City would participate in the 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, South Carolina.[41]

February 21, 2015 1 New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST Shelton 56' Report Kaká 31' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 25, 2015 2 Charleston Battery 1–1 Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm. EST Boyd 26' Match abandoned early due to weather
Report		 Shea 10' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 28, 2015 3 Orlando City 0–3 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 pm. EST Report Bruin 27'
Davis 30'
Miranda 45'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2015 MLS season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

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 12 8 14 46 56  −10 44 7 5 5 25 19  +6 5 3 9 21 37  −16

Source: Match reports

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Results

March 8, 2015 1 Orlando City SC 1 – 1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. Shea Yellow card 29'
Molino Yellow card 40'
Higuita Yellow card 78'
Collin Red card 83'
Kaká 90+1'		 Report Ballouchy Yellow card 41'
Hernandez Yellow card 54'
Brovsky Yellow card 60'
Diskerud 76'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 62,510
Referee: Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly
March 13, 2015 2 Houston Dynamo 0 – 1 Orlando City Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. Sarkodie Yellow card 34' Report Okugo Yellow card 46'
Deric 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: United States Chris Penso
March 21, 2015 3 Orlando City 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Okugo Yellow card 78' Report Koffie Yellow card 22'
Adekugbe Yellow card 36'
Rivero Yellow card 44'
Manneh Yellow card 65'
Harvey Yellow card 90+5'
Rivero 90+6'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,072
Referee: Jorge Gonazalez
March 28, 2015 4 Montreal Impact 2 – 2 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec
TBD Piatti 14' (p.k.)
McInerney 27'		 Report Ribeiro 29'
Kaká 30'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,245
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 3, 2015 5 Orlando City 0 – 1 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Silva 90+1' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 32,822
Referee: Chris Penso
April 12, 2015 6 Portland Timbers 0 – 2 Orlando City Portland, Oregon
5:00 p.m. Report Larin 30'
Kaká 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: United States Kevin Stott
April 18, 2015 7 Columbus Crew SC 3 – 0 Orlando City Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. Higuaín 32'
Meram 55'
Kamara 60'		 Report Ramos Red card 34' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,655
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 26, 2015 8 Orlando City 0 – 2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Altidore 50', 83' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,908
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 8, 2015 9 Orlando City 2 – 2 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Larin 75'
Collin 90'		 Report Davies 19'
Rowe 71'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 13, 2015 10 D.C. United 2 – 1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
8:00 p.m. Opare 70'
Rolfe 79'		 Report Larin 11' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 17, 2015 11 Orlando City 4 – 0 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Avila 12'
Larin 34'
Kaká 56' (pen.)
Cerén 73'		 Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 40,122
Referee: Jair Maruffo
May 24, 2015 12 San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 1 Orlando City Santa Clara, California
7:00 p.m. Wondolowski 68' (pen.) Report Shea Red card 51'
Kaká 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 36,224
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 30, 2015 13 Orlando City 2 – 2 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Kaká 17' (pen.)
Ribeiro 89'		 Report Tchani 6'
Parkhurst Red card 16'
Kamara 61'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 31,430
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 6, 2015 14 Chicago Fire 2 – 3 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. Igboananike 9'
Accam 57'		 Report Adaílton 40' (o.g.), 86' (o.g.)
Larin 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 14, 2015 15 Orlando City 1 – 0 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Kaká 30' Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,054
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 20, 2015 16 Montreal Impact 2 – 0 Orlando City Montreal, Quebec
8:00 p.m. Toia 36'
Oduro 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,820
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 24, 2015 17 Orlando City 2 – 0 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin 62'
Kaká 65'		 Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 23,372
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 4, 2015 18 Real Salt Lake 1 – 1 Orlando City Sandy, Utah
10:00 p.m. Sebastián Jaime 28' Kaká 5' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,956
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 11, 2015 19 Orlando City 0 – 2 FC Dallas Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Díaz 45+1' (p.k.)
Texeira 64'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,513
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 19, 2015 20 Orlando City 0 – 2 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Kljestan 21'
Grella 90+1'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 33,518
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 26, 2015 21 New York City FC 5 – 3 Orlando City The Bronx, New York City
2:30 p.m. Villa 45', 67'
Calle 53'
McNamara 71'
Diskerud 90+3'		 Report Larin 50', 61', 85' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 1, 2015 22 Orlando City 5 – 2 Columbus Crew SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin 18', 53'
Cerén 38'
Collin 77'
Higuita 85'		 Report Higuaín 5'
Collin 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 26,586
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 5, 2015 23 Toronto FC 4 – 1 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario
TBD Giovinco 12' (p.k.), 56', 88'
Warner 81'		 Report Boden 17' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,648
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 8, 2015 24 Orlando City 0 – 0 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 28,495
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 16, 2015 25 Seattle Sounders FC 4 – 0 Orlando City Seattle, Washington
5:00 p.m. Martins 17', 62'
Valdez 59'
Thomás 90+2'		 Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,453
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 22, 2015 26 Toronto FC 5 – 0 Orlando City Toronto, Ontario
4:00 p.m. Delgado 46'
Giovinco 57'
Morrow 71'
Altidore 83', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,397
Referee: Jose Rivero
August 29, 2015 27 Orlando City 1 – 1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Accam 30' Report Gehrig 37' (o.g.) Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 28,921
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 5, 2015 28 New England Revolution 3 – 0 Orlando City Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. Fagúndez 43'
Agudelo 84'
Tierney 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,854
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 13, 2015 29 Orlando City 3 – 1 Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Winter 3', 72'
Róchez 66'		 Report Németh 59' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Jair Maruffo
September 19, 2015 30 Chicago Fire 0 – 1 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. Report Róchez 86' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,280
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 25, 2015 31 New York Red Bulls 2 – 5 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. McCarty 29'
Sam 58'		 Report Larin 24', 43', 61'
Perrinelle 46' (o.g.)
Róchez 90+3'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,695
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 3, 2015 32 Orlando City 2 – 1 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. Larin 33'
Hines 80'		 Report Oduro 43' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 35,421
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 16, 2015 33 Orlando City 2 – 1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. Larin 62', 70' Report Watson-Siriboe 45+2' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 43,179
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 25, 2015 34 Philadelphia Union 1 – 0 Orlando City Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. Le Toux 41' (p.k.) Report Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,309
Referee: Chris Penso

Standings

Eastern Conference table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 18 10 6 62 43 +19 60 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Columbus Crew 34 15 11 8 58 53 +5 53
3 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
5 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
6 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
7 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
8 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
9 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
12 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

MLS Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Orlando City will enter the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[42]

June 17, 2015 4R Charleston Battery South Carolina 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Florida Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Van Schaik 58'
Kelly 66'
Portillo 105', 115' (p.k.)		 U.S. Soccer report
Recap		 Neal 64'
Rivas 75' (p.k.), 95' (p.k.), 105' (p.k.)		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,459
Penalties
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Marini soccer ball with red X
Prince soccer ball with red X
Van Schaik soccer ball with check mark
Chang soccer ball with check mark
Cordoves soccer ball with check mark
Kelly soccer ball with check mark
Ferguson soccer ball with check mark
Mueller soccer ball with red X		 Rivas soccer ball with red X
Ribeiro soccer ball with check mark
Neal soccer ball with red X
St. Ledger soccer ball with check mark
Okugo soccer ball with check mark
Ramos soccer ball with check mark
Heath soccer ball with check mark
Boden soccer ball with check mark
Hines soccer ball with check mark
Mwanga soccer ball with check mark
June 30, 2015 5R Orlando City Florida 2–0 Ohio Columbus Crew SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Kaka 21'
Rivas 35'		 [2] Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 13,684
July 22, 2015 QF Chicago Fire Illinois 3–1 Florida Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30p.m. Stadium: Toyota Park

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 WOFL FOX 35 or WRBW My65.[43] The commentary team will be Jeff Radcliffe on play-by-play and Kevin Hartman on color commentary, with Holly Bristow as sideline reporter. In addition, most matches not on the MLS national television package will be simulcast on Fox Sports Florida or Sun Sports to fans outside the Orlando market. Some matches will be placed on tape delay to accommodate Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins baseball games.[44]

On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English,[45] 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.[46]

Orlando City does not black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live, enabling local fans to watch matches live via live stream.[47]

See also

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  30. ^ "D.C. United acquires Jairo Arrieta". D.C. United.
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