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2020 Orlando City SC season

The 2020 Orlando City SC season was the club's 10th season of existence in Orlando and sixth season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Open Cup was canceled.[1]

Orlando City SC
2020 season
CEOAlex Leitão
ManagerÓscar Pareja
StadiumExploria Stadium
MLS:Conference: 4th
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Mueller (10)
All: Chris Mueller (10)
Biggest winORL 4–1 CHI (Sept. 19)
ORL 4–1 ATL (Oct. 28)
Biggest defeatORL 1–3 NE (Nov. 29)
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Season review

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Pre-season

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On October 7, 2019, one day after the final game of the 2019 season, Orlando City parted ways with head coach James O'Connor.[2]

With the addition of Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF in 2020, MLS held an Expansion Draft on November 19, 2019. Orlando City had 13 players exposed. None were taken.[3]

On November 21, 2019, it was announced that a total of 14 players would not return either because their contract had expired, they had their contract option declined or, in the case of Danilo Acosta, they returned to their parent club after their loan expired. Orlando City had an option to buy Acosta at the end of the loan but declined. However, Ruan had his purchase option exercised following his loan in 2019.[4] Another notable departure was Cristian Higuita who had been the sole remaining member of the team's inaugural MLS roster in 2015 and departed as the club's leading appearance maker with 108 across all competitions.[5] Having initially had their options declined, Uri Rosell, Alex DeJohn and Mason Stajduhar all later renegotiated new contracts with Orlando.[6][7]

On December 4, 2019, Óscar Pareja was announced as Orlando City's new head coach. Pareja had previously worked with Orlando's VP of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi at FC Dallas.[8]

Having emphasized the importance Homegrown players the previous offseason,[9] Orlando signed the sixth and seventh Homegrown players in club history in December, signing David Loera following his junior year at NC State and Jordan Bender from USL affiliate Orlando City B.[10][11]

The team also did a significant amount of recruiting in South America, bringing in Colombian midfielder Andrés Perea, Argentine defender Rodrigo Schlegel and Brazilian defender Antônio Carlos all on one-year loans from Atlético Nacional, Racing Club and Palmeiras respectively while Brazilian midfielder Júnior Urso joined permanently from Corinthians.[12][13][14][15] Peruvian international goalkeeper Pedro Gallese also joined on a free having last played for Alianza Lima, on loan from Veracruz.[16]

On January 9, Orlando made five selections in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft including one in the first round. Fifth-overall pick Daryl Dike was automatically signed due to his Generation Adidas status while Joey DeZart was later given a contract. Austin Aviza and Nick O'Callaghan were signed to Orlando City B.[17]

On January 17, Orlando officially opened the new Orlando City SC Training Ground at Osceola Heritage Park.[18]

February

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Orlando's sixth MLS campaign began at home to Real Salt Lake on February 29, a repeat of the 2016 season opener. Just like 2016, the game once again finished level, this time goalless as debutant goalkeeper Pedro Gallese kept Orlando's first clean sheet in nine games stretching back to the previous season. The result meant Orlando remained unbeaten on matchday one since joining MLS. The game was also notable for the substitute appearance of on loan Andrés Perea who became the first person born in the 21st century to play for Orlando City SC.[19]

March

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March 7 saw Orlando's first away game of 2020. It ended in a 2–1 defeat to Colorado Rapids as Drew Moor headed a 90th-minute winner from a corner after substitute Chris Mueller had scored the team's first goal of the season to tie up the game in the 82nd minute. It was the first time Orlando had lost to Colorado in the two teams' six meetings.[20]

COVID-19 pandemic

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On March 12 it was announced that the 2020 Major League Soccer season had been temporarily suspended for 30 days on the advice of public health authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] With the situation developing, the suspension was extended until at least June 8.[22][23] On May 6, MLS allowed voluntary individual workouts on outdoor fields for the first time since the suspension. Every Orlando City player opted to train at the team's Kissimmee training facility.[24]

MLS is Back Tournament

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On June 10, MLS announced a return to play via a one-off MLS is Back Tournament. The competition ran from July 8 to August 11 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.[25] Orlando's first match was the tournament opener, scheduled against newly created Florida rivals Inter Miami CF. Orlando won the game 2–1 after trailing thanks to goals from Mueller with his second goal of the season and then a 90 7-minute winner from captain Nani in his first appearance of the year.[26] In the second game Mueller scored twice in the opening ten minutes as Orlando earned back to back MLS wins for the first time since May 2018, running out 3–1 winners over New York City FC with Tesho Akindele also scoring his first goal of the season during the match.[27] The result, coupled with Philadelphia Union beating Inter Miami later that evening, meant Orlando sealed qualification to the knockout round with a game to spare.[28] A 1–1 draw against similarly already-qualified Philadelphia in the final group game, in which Mauricio Pereyra scored his first goal for the club, ensured Orlando finished top of Group A on goal difference.[29]

Orlando faced Montreal Impact, who qualified as one of the best third-place teams, in the round of 16. Orlando won 1–0, earning their first shutout of the tournament and second of the season.[30] The team progressed to the semi-final stage following a penalty shootout win over Los Angeles FC with the teams tied 1–1 after 90 minutes. Nani had a penalty saved by Kenneth Vermeer in the second half before Bradley Wright-Phillips opened the scoring shortly after. João Moutinho forced the shootout, scoring an equalizer against his former club off a Nani corner in the 90th minute, his first goal for Orlando City. Nani went on to score the decisive penalty in the 5–4 shootout victory with every Orlando player scoring their penalty.[31] For the semi-final, Orlando City matched up against Minnesota United FC, coached by Adrian Heath who had led Orlando City's USL predecessor to two USL Pro titles and had remained unbeaten against the Lions in three previous meetings since his 2016 sacking. However, a first half Nani brace and a second half Benji Michel stoppage time goal earned Orlando a 3–1 win and booked their place in the final.[32] Portland Timbers won the final 2–1.[33] Nani, João Moutinho and Ruan were all later named to the tournament Best XI.[34]

August

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On August 19, following the return of the MLS regular season in home markets, Orlando City announced that all three phase one games at Exploria Stadium would be open to fans at a reduced capacity and that face coverings would be mandatory for those in attendance. They were one of only five teams (with Dallas, Montreal, Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC) to confirm fans could attend during phase one.[35][36] Phase one consisted of Orlando playing three regional opponents both home and away: Inter Miami CF, Nashville SC and Atlanta United FC. The first of these was a 3–2 defeat away to Inter Miami on August 22, the new expansion franchise's first home match and subsequently their first victory having lost all five of their previous matches. It was also notable for the first senior career goal scored by Orlando's first-round rookie Daryl Dike.[37] In the following game, Dike scored another two goals as Orlando won 3–1 in their first meeting with Nashville SC.[38] The game was the first to kick off on August 26, with the other ten teams scheduled to play that evening later deciding to postpone in solidarity with sports teams from other leagues, including the NBA, WNBA and MLB, who refused to play in protest following the shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23.[39][40] Three days later, Orlando traveled to Atlanta and earned their first ever win over their rivals when Urso opened the scoring with his first goal for the club. Mueller doubled Orlando's lead before the halftime break and while Brooks Lennon halved the lead in the 83rd minute, Nani immediately restored the cushion to help seal a 3–1 victory.[41]

September

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On September 2, Orlando traveled to Nashville, this time playing out a 1–1 draw with the expansion side when Nashville DP Randall Leal scored his first goal for the club to rescue a point for the hosts following Michel's first half rocket from outside the box which had opened the scoring.[42] On September 5, Orlando's second matchup with Atlanta inside a week ended in a 1–1 draw after Adam Jahn scored a stoppage time equalizer.[43] After playing five games in a 15-day stretch, Orlando had a full week break before the final phase one match on September 12: Miami's first visit to Exploria Stadium. Orlando won 2–1, ending Miami's club-record three game unbeaten streak in the process.[44] The game included a dramatic series of officiating calls whereby referee Ismail Elfath awarded a penalty to Miami after consulting the video screen, sending Rodrigo Schlegel off for second yellow card on Julián Carranza in the process before both were rescinded after officials realized Carranza was offside, negating the play.[45] With the conclusion of the phase one home and away series, Orlando hosted Chicago Fire FC on September 19, winning 4–1 and equaling the club record streak of six games unbeaten in regular season MLS play in the process.[46] The record was broken on September 23 when Orlando beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1 thanks to first half goals from Akindele and Michel. Johnny Russell halved the home team's deficit early in the second half but the Lions held out to also maintain the club's 100% win record when leading by two goals in MLS history.[47] On September 27, Pareja coached against FC Dallas for the first time since ending his five-year head coaching spell with the Texas club in November 2018. The game finished goalless with Orlando playing down a man from the 69th minute after Sebas Méndez became the first Lion to be sent off in 2020.[48]

October

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Orlando's first game of October saw the Lions play New York Red Bulls for the first time in 2020, a 3–1 home win that saw the first goal for the club by Antônio Carlos and the professional debut of homegrown player David Loera.[49] With Gallese away on international duty, Brian Rowe made his first appearance of the season on October 7 as Orlando stretched the unbeaten run to 10 matches after a heavily rotated team played out a goalless draw away to Atlanta United.[50] Orlando's game against Columbus Crew scheduled for October 11, which would have seen the Lions play an Eastern Conference team above them in the standings for the first time on the year, was postponed following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Columbus staff: the third MLS match of the week forced into a postponement. It was later rescheduled for November 4.[51] Orlando acquired winger Alexander Alvarado on loan from Ecuadorian club Aucas on October 13, trading for an additional international roster slot from Montreal Impact in order to add him to the roster.[52][53] On October 14, Orlando drew 1–1 with New York City FC. The result kept Orlando in fourth place in both the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield standings. Homegrown midfielder Jordan Bender made his senior debut for the club as a substitute during the match.[54] Despite conceding a 90 5-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw with New York Red Bulls earlier in the evening,[55] Orlando City's first MLS playoff berth in club history was confirmed on October 18 with a combination of the tie and Toronto FC later beating Atlanta United 1–0 thanks to an 89th-minute winner by Pablo Piatti.[56] The club record unbeaten streak ended at 12 matches on October 24 as Orlando lost to Inter Miami CF, the last team to have beaten the Lions prior to the start of the streak on August 22. This time the score was 2–1 with Leandro González Pírez scoring a 90th-minute winner for the expansion side. August transfer Matheus Aiás made his club debut in the game as a stoppage time substitute.[57] Orlando's final game of October was a 4–1 win over Atlanta, the fourth meeting between the two teams on the season with the Lions remaining unbeaten in the series. It marked the first time Orlando beat Atlanta at home. Loanee Alexander Alvarado made his club debut in the game as a 79th-minute substitute while Matheus Aiás scored his first goal for Orlando.[58]

November

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Orlando earned their first regular season shutout win of the season on November 1, beating Montreal Impact 1–0 at the Canadian side's temporary designated home stadium Red Bull Arena, a repeat of the scoreline when the team's met in the MLS is Back Tournament round of 16. Dike's seventh goal of the season proved the difference and took him level with Nani as the team's second-highest goalscorer on the season.[59] On November 5, Orlando finally played the rescheduled game against Columbus Crew - the teams entered the game level on points with Columbus ahead in third on the number of wins tiebreaker. Orlando dominated the first half and led at half-time as Chris Mueller hit double figures for goals for the first time in his professional career. However, a seemingly innocuous foul was controversially upgraded to a red card after VAR review which saw Nani sent off in the 52nd minute.[60] The red card was rescinded by the Independent Review Panel on November 7.[61] Columbus capitalized on the swing in momentum, Harrison Afful scoring an equalizer four minutes later. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Orlando weathered the storm and found a winning goal in the 84th minute through Benji Michel. The victory guaranteed Orlando a top-four finish in the Eastern Conference and home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs as a result.[62]

Decision Day

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Having moved up to third place in the Eastern Conference with the victory over Columbus, Orlando just needed to avoid defeat against Nashville SC in the final game of the season to retain the #3 seed for the playoffs. The Lions, who were unbeaten at home on the season coming into the game, took the lead early in the first half through Dike but were pegged back and went into half-time tied at 1–1. Having re-established the lead with a Nani freekick on the hour mark, Nashville turned the game around late on with goals in the 88th and 90 3rd minute to win 3–2, handing Orlando their only home loss of the regular season.[63] Orlando dropped down to the #4 seed on the total wins tiebreaker, finishing level on points with Columbus following the Crew's win over Atlanta.

Playoffs

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Having finished in fourth-place in the Eastern Conference, Orlando City were positioned to play #5 seed New York City FC in the first round of the playoffs on November 21 having avoided the play-in round and clinched home-field advantage for the first round.[64][65] Orlando took an early lead in the 5th minute through a Nani penalty but New York responded within three minutes, equalizing through a Maxime Chanot header. Despite the franctic pace to the game, it remained 1–1. Tensions boiled over in the 87th minute when Ruan, having been pushed by Gary Mackay-Steven while on the ground, lashed out and kicked at Mackay-Steven resulting in a red card. Despite the numerical disadvantage during extra-time, Orlando held on to take the game to a penalty shootout.[66] Goalkeeper Gallese made a stop on Maximiliano Moralez's opener and thought he had made the winning save on New York's fifth attempt after Orlando had successfully converted all of their first four. However a VAR review deemed Gallese had left his goal line early which resulted in his second yellow card having been booked in extra-time for time wasting. Unable to make a substitution in a shootout, on loan defender Rodrigo Schlegel volunteered to finish the shootout as an emergency goalkeeper. With Nani's penalty saved by Sean Johnson to take the shootout into sudden death, Schlegel eventually made a decisive save on Guðmundur Þórarinsson teeing up Benji Michel to net the final penalty to lift Orlando to a 6–5 victory.[67][68] Between the VAR review, the sending off, confusion around Orlando's attempt to substitute on backup goalkeeper Brian Rowe and the referee mistakenly signaling the end of the shootout following Schlegel's save with the scores level at 5–5, the shootout took 22 minutes to complete.[69] As a result of the debacle, which gained international attention,[70][71] MLS suspended referee Allen Chapman and the rest of the officiating crew for the remainder of the playoffs.[72] Orlando's season was ended by #8 seed New England Revolution on November 29, a 3–1 conference semi-final defeat compounded by yet another red card for an Orlando player, this time Pereyra. New England jumped out to a two-goal lead through a Carles Gil penalty and Gustavo Bou strike. Urso halved the deficit before half-time but Orlando, who played down a man from the 60th minute onwards, couldn't find an equalizer and even saw a Nani penalty saved before the Revs eventually found a third goal in the 86th minute to kill off any hopes of a late Orlando comeback.[73]

Roster

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Last updated on October 13, 2020[74]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1   Pedro Gallese GK (1990-02-23)February 23, 1990 (aged 30)   Veracruz INT
23   Brian Rowe GK (1988-11-16)November 16, 1988 (aged 31)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC –
31   Mason Stajduhar GK (1997-12-02)December 2, 1997 (aged 22)   Orlando City U-23 HGP
Defenders
2   Ruan RB (1995-05-29)May 29, 1995 (aged 24)   Barra da Tijuca INT
3   Alex DeJohn CB (1991-05-10)May 10, 1991 (aged 28)   Dalkurd FF –
4   João Moutinho LB (1998-01-12)January 12, 1998 (aged 22)   Los Angeles FC GA
6   Robin Jansson CB (1991-11-15)November 15, 1991 (aged 28)   AIK –
15   Rodrigo Schlegel CB (1997-04-03)April 3, 1997 (aged 22)   Racing Club INT, Loan in
24   Kyle Smith RB (1992-01-09)January 9, 1992 (aged 28)   Louisville City –
25   Antônio Carlos CB (1993-03-07)March 7, 1993 (aged 26)   Palmeiras INT, Loan in
26   Michael Halliday RB (2003-01-22)January 22, 2003 (aged 17)   Orlando City B HGP
27   Kamal Miller CB (1997-05-16)May 16, 1997 (aged 22)   Syracuse Orange –
Midfielders
8   Sebas Méndez DM (1997-04-26)April 26, 1997 (aged 22)   Independiente del Valle –
10   Mauricio Pereyra AM (1990-03-15)March 15, 1990 (aged 29)   FC Krasnodar DP, INT
11   Júnior Urso CM (1989-03-10)March 10, 1989 (aged 30)   Corinthians INT
20   Uri Rosell DM (1992-07-07)July 7, 1992 (aged 27)   Sporting CP –
21   Andrés Perea CM (2000-11-14)November 14, 2000 (aged 19)   Atlético Nacional Loan in
30   David Loera AM (1998-09-10)September 10, 1998 (aged 21)   NC State Wolfpack HGP
33   Jordan Bender CM (2001-07-09)July 9, 2001 (aged 18)   Orlando City B HGP
34   Joey DeZart DM (1998-06-09)June 9, 1998 (aged 21)   Wake Forest Demon Deacons –
Forwards
9   Chris Mueller RW (1996-08-29)August 29, 1996 (aged 23)   Wisconsin Badgers –
13   Tesho Akindele CF (1992-03-31)March 31, 1992 (aged 27)   FC Dallas –
14   Dom Dwyer CF (1990-07-30)July 30, 1990 (aged 29)   Sporting KC DP
17   Nani LW (1986-11-17)November 17, 1986 (aged 33)   Sporting CP DP, INT
18   Daryl Dike CF (2000-06-03)June 3, 2000 (aged 19)   Virginia Cavaliers GA
19   Benji Michel RW (1997-10-23)October 23, 1997 (aged 22)   Portland Pilots HGP
22   Alexander Alvarado LW (1999-04-21)April 21, 1999 (aged 20)   Aucas INT, Loan in
77   Robinho LW (1995-01-19)January 19, 1995 (aged 25)   Columbus Crew –
99   Matheus Aiás CF (1996-12-30)December 30, 1996 (aged 23)   Watford INT

Staff

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Executive
Majority owner and chairman   Flávio Augusto da Silva
Chief executive officer   Alex Leitão
Executive VP of soccer operations   Luiz Muzzi
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

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Friendlies

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Orlando City reported for the start of preseason at their new training facility on January 20 before a closed-door friendly against Stetson University five days later. The team traveled to Cancún, Mexico, for a nine-day training camp beginning January 27 that was supposed to feature games against Columbus Crew and third-tier Mexican team Inter Playa although Columbus later pulled out. The team returned to Orlando for further friendlies against Montreal Impact, Tampa Bay Rowdies, D.C. United, reigning Icelandic champions KR Reykjavík and San Antonio FC with both the Montreal and KR games open to the public at Exploria Stadium. The KR match was the first time since the 2016 game against Bahia that Orlando had hosted foreign opposition in preseason.[75]

January 25 Orlando City 3–0 Stetson Hatters Kissimmee, Florida
9:00 am
Report Stadium: Orlando City Training Ground
Note: Behind-closed-doors
February 1 Orlando City Canceled Columbus Crew Cancún, Mexico
11:00 am Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya
Note: Columbus pulled out citing weather and field conditions.[76]
February 4 Inter Playa   0–2 Orlando City Cancún, Mexico
9:00 am Report
Stadium: Pure Mareazul Riviera Maya
February 8 Orlando City 1–0 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Nani   39' Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
February 12 Orlando City 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Behind-closed-doors
February 15 Orlando City 0–1 D.C. United Tampa, Florida
Report Gamble   77' Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
February 18 Orlando City 3–1   KR Reykjavík Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
February 21 Orlando City 2–1 San Antonio FC Orlando, Florida
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Behind-closed-doors

Major League Soccer

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Further information: 2020 Major League Soccer season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) except where otherwise noted.

Outside of the club, Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC joined the league as expansion franchises, bringing the total number of MLS clubs to 26. Orlando were due to play Miami for the first time at home on July 10 with the away tie on August 20. Because Nashville were placed in the Western Conference the teams were only scheduled meet once in regular-season league play in 2020, in Orlando on September 12. Nashville were ultimately relocated to the Eastern Conference ahead of the MLS is Back Tournament for the remainder of season.[77]

Per the original 34-game schedule, it meant that for the first time Orlando would not play every team in MLS. They were still scheduled to play every Eastern Conference opponent both home and away, and all but three Western Conference opponents once. The three teams Orlando were not scheduled face in regular-season league play in 2020 were Los Angeles FC, San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.[78]

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
23 11 8 4 40 25   15 41 7 3 1 24 12   12 4 5 3 16 13   3

Last updated: November 8, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumHAN[a]N[a]N[a]AHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAHH
ResultDLWWDLWWDDWWWDWDDDLWWWL
Position[b]69933844344324344444434
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ a b c MLS is Back Tournament was held inside a bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with group stage points counting towards the 2020 regular season total.
  2. ^ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results
Regular schedule

February 29 1 Orlando City 0–0 Real Salt Lake Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 25,527
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 7 2 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Orlando City Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,062
Referee: Joe Dickerson

MLS is Back Tournament

The three group stage matches at the MLS is Back Tournament counted towards the MLS regular season standings.

Phase 1 schedule

With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic two games in, Orlando did not return to in-market play until August 22 with a six-game home and away series against Inter Miami, Nashville SC and Atlanta United.[79]

August 22 6 Inter Miami CF 3–2 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 26 7 Orlando City 3–1 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
August 29 8 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 2 9 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 5 10 Orlando City 1–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,242
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 12 11 Orlando City 2–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Rest of season schedule

September 19 12 Orlando City 4–1 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 23 13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Orlando City Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 27 14 FC Dallas 0–0 Orlando City Frisco, Texas
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 3 15 Orlando City 3–1 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 7 16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Orlando City Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 11 Orlando City P–P Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Postponed due to confirmed COVID-19 cases[51]
October 14 17 Orlando City 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 18 18 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 24 19 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 28 20 Orlando City 4–1 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
November 1 21 Montreal Impact 0–1 Orlando City Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Montreal Impact used Red Bull Arena as a host venue due to travel restrictions in Canada[80]
November 4 22 Orlando City 2–1 Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Note: Rescheduled from October 11. Nani's red card was later rescinded by the Independent Review Panel.[61]
November 8 23 Orlando City 2–3 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
3:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: David Gantar

Standings

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Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
2 Toronto FC[a] 23 13 5 5 33 26 7 44 1.91 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 15 41 1.78 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 12 39 1.70
6 New York Red Bulls 23 9 9 5 29 31 −2 32 1.39 Qualification for the playoffs first round
Source: MLS[81]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions

Overall table

2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[a]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[c]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
7 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 12 39 1.70 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
Source: MLS[82]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  2. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  3. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  4. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
  5. ^ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 21 First round #4 Orlando City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 #5 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
12:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
November 29 Conf. semi-final #4 Orlando City 1–3 #8 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

MLS is Back Tournament

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Main article: MLS is Back Tournament

A one-off World Cup style tournament featuring all 26 MLS teams (later reduced to 24), the MLS is Back Tournament consisted of six groups with each team playing three group matches. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place teams moved on to the knockout stage, beginning with the round of 16. The draw for the group stage took place on June 11 with Orlando City placed as the top seed A1 in Group A as the designated host. Inter Miami CF were predetermined as A2 prior to the draw taking place in order to make the first meeting between the two teams the tournament opener. New York City FC and Nashville SC were randomly drawn as the two other group stage opponents.[83][25] Nashville later withdrew from the tournament after nine players tested positive for COVID-19. Philadelphia Union replaced them as Orlando's final group stage opponent.[84] Points collected during the group stage were counted towards the 2020 regular season standings.

Group stage

July 8 Group stage Orlando City 2–1 Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 14 Group stage New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Jansson's yellow card was later rescinded by the Independent Review Panel[85]
July 20 Group stage Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Group A results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Philadelphia Union 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
3 New York City FC 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 Inter Miami CF 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: MLS[86]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout Stage

July 25 Round of 16 Orlando City 1–0 Montreal Impact Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
July 31 Quarter-final Orlando City 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Los Angeles FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Penalties
August 6 Semi-final Orlando City 3–1 Minnesota United FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: Kickoff delayed until 9:20 pm due to lightning
August 11 Final Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City Orlando, Florida
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Following a restructuring to the competition, Orlando City became one of 11 MLS teams subject to entry in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup instead of the fourth round because they did not finish as a top 12 US-based team in the previous MLS season. The draw for the third round was scheduled take place on April 10, 2020.[87][88] On August 17, 2020, the United States Soccer Federation announced the cancelation of the U.S. Open Cup as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time the tournament had not been played since its inception in 1914.[1][89]

Squad statistics

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Main article: List of Orlando City SC records and statistics

Appearances

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As of match played November 29, 2020

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Playoffs MLS is Back
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   PER Pedro Gallese 24 0 19 0 1 0 4 0
23 GK   USA Brian Rowe 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK   USA Mason Stajduhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA Ruan 26 0 18 3 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF   USA Alex DeJohn 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   POR João Moutinho 12 1 8 0 0 0 4 1
6 DF   SWE Robin Jansson 27 0 21 0 2 0 4 0
15 DF   ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 13 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
24 DF   USA Kyle Smith 22 0 11 5 0 2 0 0 4 0
25 DF   BRA Antônio Carlos 26 1 18 2 1 2 0 4 0
27 DF   CAN Kamal Miller 14 0 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF   ECU Sebas Méndez 23 0 11 8 0 0 0 4 0
10 MF   URU Mauricio Pereyra 22 3 14 2 2 2 0 4 1
11 MF   BRA Júnior Urso 27 4 20 3 3 2 1 0 2 0
20 MF   ESP Uri Rosell 14 0 8 0 2 0 4 0
21 MF   USA Andrés Perea 28 0 11 12 0 0 2 0 0 3 0
30 MF   USA David Loera 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   USA Jordan Bender 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   JAM Joey DeZart 12 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   USA Chris Mueller 28 10 17 5 10 2 0 4 0
13 FW   CAN Tesho Akindele 23 4 8 9 3 0 2 0 4 1
14 FW   USA Dom Dwyer 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   POR Nani 25 9 16 3 6 2 1 4 2
18 FW   USA Daryl Dike 22 8 15 2 8 2 0 0 3 0
19 FW   USA Benji Michel 26 6 8 13 5 0 2 0 0 3 1
22 FW   ECU Alexander Alvarado 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   BRA Robinho 6 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW   BRA Matheus Aiás 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
10 MF   PAR Josué Colmán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   COL Santiago Patiño 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played November 29, 2020
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs MLS is Back Total
1 9 FW   Chris Mueller 10 0 0 10
2 17 FW   Nani 6 1 2 9
3 18 FW   Daryl Dike 8 0 0 8
4 19 FW   Benji Michel 5 0 1 6
5 11 MF   Júnior Urso 3 1 0 4
13 FW   Tesho Akindele 3 0 1 4
7 10 MF   Mauricio Pereyra 2 0 1 3
8 4 DF   João Moutinho 0 0 1 1
25 DF   Antônio Carlos 1 0 0 1
99 FW   Matheus Aiás 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 40 2 6 48

Shutouts

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As of matches play November 29, 2020
Rank No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs MLS is Back Total
1 1 GK   Pedro Gallese 3 0 1 4
2 23 GK   Brian Rowe 1 0 0 1
Total 4 0 1 5

Disciplinary record

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As of match played November 29, 2020
No. Pos. Name MLS Playoffs MLS is Back Total
                               
1 GK   Pedro Gallese 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
2 DF   Ruan 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 0 1
4 DF   João Moutinho 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
6 DF   Robin Jansson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF   Sebas Méndez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
10 MF   Mauricio Pereyra 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 1
11 MF   Júnior Urso 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 DF   Rodrigo Schlegel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW   Nani 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1
18 FW   Daryl Dike 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW   Benji Michel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 MF   Uri Rosell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF   Andrés Perea 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
24 DF   Kyle Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 DF   Antônio Carlos 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
27 DF   Kamal Miller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Total 46 1 1 8 1 2 9 0 0 63 2 3

Player movement

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

MLS SuperDraft picks

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2020. Orlando had six selections, making five before electing to pass in the fourth round.

2020 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 5   Daryl Dike CF   University of Virginia Signed[90]
2 31   Joey DeZart DM   Wake Forest University Signed[91]
39   Jonathan Dean CB   University of Central Florida Not signed[92]
44   Austin Aviza GK   Providence College Signed to OCB[17]
3 57   Nick O'Callaghan LB   Florida International University Signed to OCB[17]
4 83 PASS

Transfers in

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No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
2   Ruan RB   Barra da Tijuca Exercised option to buy November 22, 2019 [4]
30   David Loera AM   NC State Wolfpack Signed Homegrown contract December 9, 2019 [10]
33   Jordan Bender CM   Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract December 12, 2019 [11]
11   Júnior Urso CM   Corinthians Undisclosed fee, reportedly $900k January 13, 2020 [15][93]
1   Pedro Gallese GK   Veracruz Free transfer January 17, 2020 [16]
26   Michael Halliday RB   Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract July 15, 2020 [94]
99   Matheus Aiás CF   Watford Undisclosed fee August 21, 2020 [95]

Loans in

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No. Name Pos. Loaned from Notes Date Ref.
21   Andrés Perea CM   Atlético Nacional One-year loan with option to buy December 9, 2019 [12]
15   Rodrigo Schlegel CB   Racing Club One-year loan with option to buy December 23, 2019 [13]
25   Antônio Carlos CB   Palmeiras One-year loan with option to buy December 30, 2019 [14]
22   Alexander Alvarado LW   Aucas Until end of season with option to buy October 13, 2020 [52]

Transfers out

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No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
26   Carlos Ascues DM   Alianza Lima Option declined; Signed with Alianza Lima on 1/9/20 November 21, 2019 [5]
99   Adam Grinwis GK   Sacramento Republic Option declined; Signed with Sacramento Republic on 1/21/20 [5][96]
7   Cristian Higuita CM   Atlético Junior Contract expired; Signed with Atlético Junior on 12/17/19 [5][97]
4   Will Johnson CM   Central Florida Panthers Contract expired; Signed with Central Florida Panthers on 05/02/21 [5][98]
16   Sacha Kljestan AM   LA Galaxy Contract expired; Signed with LA Galaxy on 12/11/19 [5][99]
15   Cam Lindley DM   Indy Eleven Option declined; Signed with Indy Eleven on 2/6/20 [5][100]
12   Shane O'Neill CB   Seattle Sounders FC Option declined; Signed with Seattle Sounders on 1/14/20 [5][101]
5   Dillon Powers DM   Dundee United Option declined; Signed with Dundee United on 1/10/20 [5][102]
18   Greg Ranjitsingh GK   Minnesota United FC Option declined; Selected by Minnesota United in End-of-Year Waiver Draft [5][103]
22   Lamine Sané CB   FC Utrecht Option declined; Signed with FC Utrecht on 2/8/20 [5][104]

Loans out

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No. Name Pos. Loaned to Notes Date Ref.
10   Josué Colmán AM   Cerro Porteño Continuation of one and a half-year loan (with right of recall) June 12, 2019 [105]
29   Santiago Patiño CF   Cimarrones de Sonora On loan until December 31, 2020 August 21, 2020 [106]
31   Mason Stajduhar GK   New York City FC On loan for the duration of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League December 14, 2020 [107]

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