2016 Orlando City SC season

March 2026 August 2023 Orlando City SC Orlando City SC wordmark purple.svg 2016 Adrian Heath (until July 7) Bobby Murphy (interim, June 7 – July 18) Jason Kreis (from July 19) Phil Rawlins President Camping World Stadium MLS Conference: 8thOverall: 15th MLS Playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 Larin (14) Larin (14) 60,147 (Mar. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake) League: 23,802(August 24 vs. Toronto FC)All: 3,162(Jun. 29 vs. Fort Lauderdale) League: 31,323All:21,692 _adidasaltwhite _OCSC_15h _adidasaltwhite _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white2 603199 FFFFFF 603199 603199 603199 _whitecuffpiping _collarwithbodywhite _whitecuffpiping _adidasonwhite _3_stripes_on_white2 633394 633394 633394 633394 633394 true 2015 2017 The 2016 Orlando City SC season was the club's sixth season of existence in Orlando, and second season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Background On July 15, 2015, Orlando City opened an additional 4,000 seats for sale to potential season ticket holders, bringing the total available season tickets to 18,000.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/07/15/orlando-city-increases-season-ticket-capacity-18000-begins-season-ticket-renewal Orlando City Increases Season Ticket Capacity to 18,000; Begins Season Ticket Renewal for 2016 Orlando City Soccer Club The extra allotment sold out on August 18, 2015.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/08/18/orlando-city-sells-out-new-season-ticket-inventory-2016 Orlando City Sells Out New Season Ticket Inventory for 2016 Orlando City Soccer Club Season tickets are again sold out for the 2016 season.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/12/21/orlando-city-face-real-salt-lake-march-6-orlando-citrus-bowl Orlando City to Face Real Salt Lake March 6 at Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando City Soccer Club On October 15, 2015, Orlando City announced that they would field an owned-and-operated team in the United Soccer League, Orlando City B. The team began play in the 2016 season at Eastern Florida State College's Melbourne campus.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/10/15/orlando-city-announces-orlando-city-b-signs-defenders-mikey-ambrose-kyle-callan Orlando City Announces Orlando City B, Signs Defenders Mikey Ambrose, Kyle Callan-McFadden, Midfielder Tony Rocha Orlando City Soccer Club On January 13, 2016, Orlando City announced that they would play the entire 2016 season at Camping World Stadium. They had hoped to move into Orlando City Stadium in September but construction delays made that impossible. The team instead moved in 2017.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/01/13/your-city-your-stadium-update-proposed-stadium-opening Your City Your Stadium: Update on Proposed Stadium Opening Orlando City Soccer Club Roster No. Squad NumberNationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers1USAJoe Bendik GK 2016 03 06 1989 04 25CAN Toronto FC–36USAEarl Edwards Jr. GK 2016 03 06 1992 1 24USA UCLA Bruins–Defenders2USATyler Turner RB 2016 03 06 1996 03 04USA IMG Academy BradentonHGP3ENGSeb Hines CB 2016 03 06 1988 5 29ENG Middlesbrough–4URUJosé Aja CB 2016 03 06 1993 5 10URU NacionalINT, Loan in12USAKevin Alston DF 2016 03 06 1988 5 5USA New England Revolution–14ENGLuke Boden LB 2016 03 06 1988 11 26ENG Sheffield Wednesday–16HONDevron García CB/DM 2016 03 06 1996 2 17HON C.D. VictoriaINT20USABrek Shea LB/LW 2016 03 06 1990 2 28ENG Stoke City– 23USAConor Donovan CB 2016 03 06 1996 01 08USA NC State WolfpackGA27PORRafael Ramos RB 2016 03 06 1995 1 9POR S.L. Benfica Juniors U-19INT29USATommy Redding CB 2016 03 06 1997 1 24USA FC AmericaHGP44SPADavid Mateos CB 2016 03 06 1987 4 22HUN FerencvárosINT45USAMikey Ambrose DF 2016 03 06 1993 10 5USA Orlando City B–Midfielders5USAServando Carrasco DM 2016 03 06 1988 8 13USA Sporting Kansas City–6CANRichie Laryea AM 2016 03 06 1995 1 7USA Akron ZipsGA7COLCristian Higuita CM 2016 03 06 1994 1 14COL Deportivo CaliINT8ENGHarrison Heath DM 2016 03 06 1996 4 16ENG Norwich City U-18HGP10BRAKaká (captain) AM 2016 03 06 1982 4 22ITA A.C. MilanINT, DP18TRIKevin Molino AM/RW 2016 03 06 1990 6 17TRI Ma Pau SC–22ITAAntonio Nocerino DM 2016 03 06 1985 4 9ITA A.C. MilanINT30ARGMatías Pérez García AM 2016 03 06 1984 10 13USA San Jose EarthquakesINT, DP46BLZTony Rocha CM/DM 2016 03 06 1993 8 21USA Orlando City B–Forwards11COLCarlos Rivas FW/LW 2016 03 06 1994 4 15COL Deportivo CaliINT, DP13GUIHadji Barry FW 2016 03 06 1992 12 8USA Philadelphia Union–15BRAPedro Ribeiro AM/SS 2016 03 06 1990 6 13USA UCF Knights–19BRAJúlio Baptista CF 2016 03 06 1981 10 1BRA CruzeiroINT21CANCyle Larin FW 2016 03 06 1995 4 17USA Connecticut HuskiesGA, INT Competitions Friendlies February 7 1:00pm EST Eastern Florida Titans 0–4 Report Orlando City Barry 8 31Turner 24Rocha 66 Titan Soccer Complex Melbourne, Florida W February 13 6:00pm EST Jacksonville Armada 2–1 Report Orlando City Jérôme 48Keita 58 Kaká 23 Community First Park Jacksonville, Florida Not reported L February 17 6:00pm EST Orlando City 3–2 Report New York Red Bulls Kaká 23Winter 62Ribeiro 85 Wright Phillips 25Lawrence 36 Championsgate Celebration, Florida Closed scrimmage W February 20 6:00pm EST Orlando City 2–1 Report Toronto FC Kaká 47 63 pen. Osorio 5 Championsgate Celebration, Florida Closed scrimmage W February 27 6:00pm EST Orlando City 6–1 Report Bahia Hines 12 58 71 86Ribeiro 78Cerén 88 Zé Roberto 1 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Ted Unkel W February 28 6:00pm EST Orlando City 1–1 Report UCF Knights Heath 2 pen. Delwer 1 Sylvan Lake Park Sanford, Florida Closed scrimmage D Major League Soccer 2016 Major League Soccer season All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00) except where otherwise noted. It was announced on December 22, 2015, that, just like the 2015 season, Orlando City would open the campaign at home, this year against Real Salt Lake. The remainder of the schedule was released on January 7, 2016. Results summary 6 7 4 31 28 3 7 7 24 32 Match reports October 16, 2016 table b Round Stadium H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result D/D/W/W/L/D/L/D/D/L/W/D/D/D/W/L/D/L/D/D/W/L/D/D/L/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/W/W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Match reports October 16, 2016 Results 1 March 6 2:00 p.m. EST Orlando City 2–2 Report Real Salt Lake Cerén 0 45+2Larin 90+4Winter 90+5 Phillips 2 11 20Joao Plata 26 pen. 66 Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 60,147 Chris Penso D 2 March 11 7:00 p.m. EST Orlando City 1–1 Report Chicago Fire Larin 4 Higuita 62 Carrasco 75 Shea 90 Accam 14, 83 Polster 28 Harrington 0 32 Meira 71 Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 29,041 Ted Unkel D 3 March 18 7:00 p.m. EDT New York City FC 0–1 Report Orlando City Taylor 39 Larin 7 Higuita 90 Hines 90+3 Yankee Stadium New York, New York 24,597 Allen Chapman W 4 April 3 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 4–1 Report Portland Timbers Hines 13Shea 32Kaká 48Molino 76 pen. McInerney 89 Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 31,114 Alan Kelly W 5 April 8 7:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Union 2–1 Report Orlando City Sapong 2Barnetta 90 Winter 43 Talen Energy Stadium Chester, Pennsylvania 15,011 Jair Maruffo L 6 April 17 3:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 2–2 Report New England Revolution Kaká 2 pen.Molino 90+2 Bunbury 37Nguyen 90+6 pen. Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 36,048 Baldomero Toledo D 7 April 24 7:30 p.m. EDT New York Red Bulls 3–2 Report Orlando City Grella 65Bradley Wright-Phillips 69 75 Larin 3Ouimette 84 o.g. Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 18,238 Hilario Grajeda L 8 April 30 7:30 p.m. EDT New England Revolution 2–2 Report Orlando City Fagundez 7Agudelo 71 Molino 30Rivas 90 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 25,203 Robert Sibiga D 9 May 6 7:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 1–1 Report New York Red Bulls Molino 67 B. Wright-Phillips 19 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 31,264 Ted Unkel D 10 May 15 3:30 p.m. EDT Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Report Orlando City Dwyer 74Peterson 79 Medranda 67 o.g. Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,080 Ismail Elfath L 11 May 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 2–1 Report Montreal Impact Larin 43 87 Piatti 4 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 34,081 Mark Geiger W 12 May 25 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 2–2 Report Philadelphia Union Molino 68Larin 71 Barnetta 52Tribbett 75 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 24,109 Sorin Stoika D 13 May 29 4:00 p.m. EDT New York City FC 2–2 Report Orlando City Brillant 42Villa 67 Baptista 72Molino 90+4 Yankee Stadium New York, New York 15,039 Jorge Gonzalez D 14 June 18 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 2–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Hines 66Baptista 90+1 Barrett 85Salinas 90+4 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 37,194 (Pulse tribute game) Robert Sibiga D 15 June 25 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 3–2 Report Toronto FC Larin 5Winter 83Kaká 90+10 pen. Hamilton 47Morrow 90 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 27,818 Ismail Elfath W 16 July 4 9:00 p.m. EDT FC Dallas 4–0 Report Orlando City Zimmerman 11 Barrios 21, 29 Hedges 61 Gruezo 68 Harris 70 Castillo 90+2 Redding 39 Mateos 55 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 16,195 Silviu Petrescu L 17 July 8 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 0–0 Report Houston Dynamo Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 28,104 Fotis Bazakos D 18 July 13 7:30 p.m. EDT New York Red Bulls 2–0 Report Orlando City Lade 37 Muyl 45+2 Felipe 59 Mateos 49 Shea 52 Higuita 68 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 19,121 Sorin Stoica L 19 July 16 10:00 p.m. EDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Report Orlando City Mezquida 35 Kudo 43 Jacobson 90+2 Baptista 14 Larin 50 Carrasco 69 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 22,120 Hilari Grajeda D 20 July 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Columbus Crew 2–2 Report Orlando City Tchani 20 Kamara 45+6 pen. Bendik 45+5 Molino 45+6, 65 Boden 62 Larin 69 Mapfre Stadium Columbus, Ohio 20,034 Drew Fischer D 21 July 31 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 3–1 Report New England Revolution Larin 46Molino 64 83 Kamara 20 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 27,768 Silviu Petrescu W 22 August 7 7:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 1–3 Report Seattle Sounders FC Hines 7Nocerino 33Hines 58Mateos 84 Dempsey 14 37 48Roldan 64Alonso 73Lodeiro 74Scott 76 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 28,247 Allen Chapman L 23 August 14 3:30 p.m. EDT Chicago Fire 2–2 Report Orlando City Goosens 6Accam 45+2Cociș 78 Larin 9Redding 17Kaká 32Aja 86 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 18,148 Mark Geiger D 24 August 20 9:00 p.m. EDT Colorado Rapids 0–0 Report Orlando City Doyle 42 Aja 43Mateos 65Shea 79 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 16,813 Sorin Stoika D 25 August 24 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 1–2 Report Toronto FC Larin 56Hines 57Mateos 82 Ricketts 7Delgado 52Altidore 86 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 23,802 Chris Penso L 26 August 28 7:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 2–1 Report New York City FC Kaká 32 63 pen. Nocerino 80 Chanot 54 Mendoza 55 McNamara 59 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 27,482 Robert Sibiga W 27 September 7 7:30 p.m. EDT Montreal Impact 1–4 Report Orlando City Drogba 2Bernier 51Bush 0 51Bernardello 84 Shea 4, 45Kaká 36 54 pen.Carrasco 55Rivas 77, 89 Saputo Stadium Montreal 17,389 Silviu Petrescu W 28 September 11 7:00 p.m. EDT LA Galaxy 4–2 Report Orlando City Giovani 35 45 pen. Gordon 38 Garcia 45+2 Cole 55 Keane 70 Mendiola 75 Molino 20 Rocha 48 Mateos 60 Shea 90+2 StubHub Center Carson, California 27,167 Ismail Elfath L 29 September 17 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando City 1–4 Report Columbus Crew Rivas 49García 57Ambrose 60Larin 79 Finlay 6Hines 22 o.g.Kamara 44 90+5Sauro 62 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 30,218 Drew Fischer L 30 September 24 7:00 p.m. EDT D.C. United 4–1 Report Orlando City Acosta 25Mullins 34 53Sam 51Büscher 59 90Vincent 72 Nocerino 0 66Alston 67Baptista 72 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 25,842 Sorin Stoica L 31 September 28 7:30 p.m. EDT Toronto FC 0–0 Report Orlando City Ricketts 2 56 70Beitashour 74 Shea 45Higuita 62 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 23,805 Alan Kelly D 32 October 2 1:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 0–1 Report Montreal Impact Boden 77 Oduro 56Fisher 65 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 26,041 Armando Villarreal L 33 October 16 5:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Union 0–2 Report Orlando City Marquez 38 Herbers 44 Barnetta 67 Aja 56 Rivas 59Baptista 90+5 Talen Energy Stadium Chester, Pennsylvania 18,007 Ricardo Salazar W 34 October 23 4:00 p.m. EDT Orlando City 4–2 Report D.C. United Molino 13Kaká 21Higuita 50Baptista 89 Saborío 43Igboananike 78 Camping World Stadium (final game) Orlando, Florida 30,022 Juan Guzman W Standings Eastern Conference table ORL 5 Overall table ORL 5 U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup On May 21, 2016, Orlando City was drawn to face the winner of the third round match between Jacksonville Armada FC, and the winner of the second round match between The Villages SC and Charleston Battery.http://thecup.us/2015/05/21/us-open-cup-fourth-round-match-scenarios-set-for-entry-of-mls-teams/ 2015 U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round: Match scenarios set for entry of MLS teams May 21, 2016 Although The Villages SC won the match on penalty shootout, they were subsequently disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.http://thecup.us/2016/05/21/2016-us-open-cup-round-2-charleston-battery-advance-after-the-villages-field-ineligible-player-updated/ 2016 U.S. Open Cup round 2: Charleston Battery advance after The Villages field ineligible player (updated) May 21, 2016 Jacksonville Armada ultimately won the third round matchup, setting up a match in Jacksonville against Orlando City, a rematch of their preseason match.http://thecup.us/2016/06/03/2016-us-open-cup-round-3-jacksonville-armada-need-ot-to-earn-first-tournament-win-2-1-over-charleston-battery/ 2016 U.S. Open Cup round 3: Jacksonville Armada need OT to earn first tournament win, 2–1 over Charleston Battery June 3, 2016 Bracket border:solid 1px #aaa Bracket Fourth round June 15 7:00pm Jacksonville Armada FL 0–1 Report FL Orlando City Mateos 62 Southern Oak Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 2,155 W Round of 16 June 29 7:30 PM EDT Orlando City FL 1–2 yes Report FL Fort Lauderdale Strikers Molino 15 Angulo 12 PC 120 Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 3,162 Caleb Mendez L Squad statistics List of Orlando City SC records and statistics Appearances match played October 23, 2016 Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable. MLS Open Cup |- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers 1 Joe Bendik GK USA 34 0 0 0 36 Earl Edwards Jr. GK USA 0 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders 3 Seb Hines DF ENG 23+3 3 1 0 4 José Aja DF URU 9+1 0 0 0 12 Kevin Alston DF USA 21+3 0 1+1 0 14 Luke Boden DF ENG 19+1 0 1 0 20 Brek Shea DF USA 22+5 3 1 0 27 Rafael Ramos DF POR 12 0 1 0 29 Tommy Redding DF USA 16+2 0 2 0 44 David Mateos DF ESP 20+1 0 1 1 45 Mikey Ambrose DF USA 4+1 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders 5 Servando Carrasco MF USA 21+10 0 2 0 7 Cristian Higuita MF COL 16+5 1 0 0 10 Kaká MF BRA 17+7 9 0 0 18 Kevin Molino MF TTO 26+4 11 1+1 1 22 Antonio Nocerino MF ITA 19+2 0 2 0 30 Matías Pérez García MF ARG 8+5 0 0 0 46 Tony Rocha MF BLZ 2+6 0 1+1 0 |- ! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards 11 Carlos Rivas FW COL 8+13 3 1 0 15 Pedro Ribeiro FW BRA 1+2 0 0 0 19 Júlio Baptista FW BRA 5+18 6 1 0 21 Cyle Larin FW CAN 29+3 14 0+1 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players away from the club on loan: 2 Tyler Turner DF USA 0 0 0 0 6 Richie Laryea MF CAN 0 0 0 0 8 Harrison Heath MF ENG 1+2 0 2 0 13 Hadji Barry FW GUI 4+4 0 2 0 16 Devron García MF HON 0 0 0 0 23 Conor Donovan DF USA 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: 17 Darwin Cerén MF ESA 14+2 0 0 0 32 Adrian Winter MF SUI 6+7 3 0+1 0 78 Aurélien Collin DF FRA 1+1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers match played October 23, 2016 Rank RankingNo. Squad NumberPos. PositionNameMLSOpen CupTotal121FWCAN Cyle Larin14014218MFTTO Kevin Molino11112310MFBRA Kaká909419FWBRA Júlio Baptista60653DFENG Seb Hines30311FWCOL Carlos Rivas30320DFUSA Brek Shea30332MFSUI Adrian Winter30397MFCOL Cristian Higuita10144DFESP David Mateos011Own goal20 2Total55257 Shutouts match played October 23, 2016 Rank RankingNo. Squad NumberNameMLSOpen CupTotal 1 1 USA Joe Bendik 5 0 5 2 36 USA Earl Edwards Jr. 0 1 1Total516 Player movement Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. MLS SuperDraft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2016 draft was held on January 14, 2016. Orlando had four selections. 2016 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks Round Selection Player Position College Status 1 7CAN Richie Laryea MFOhio University of Akron Signed 1 13GUI Hadji Barry MFFlorida University of Central FloridaSigned 3 48USA Antonio Matarazzo MFNew York (state) Columbia UniversityNot signed 4 68NGA Tobenna Uzo FWSouth Carolina Coastal Carolina UniversityNot signed Transfers in DateNamePos. PositionTransferred fromFee/notesRef.November 9, 2015 USA Mason Stajduhar GK USA Orlando City Academy MLS Homegrown Playerhttp://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/11/09/orlando-city-announce-us-u-20-goalkeeper-mason-stajduhar-fourth-homegrown-player Orlando City announce US U-20 goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar as Homegrown Player signing | MLSsoccer.comDecember 17, 2015 USA Kevin Alston DF USA New England Revolution MLS Re-Entry Drafthttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-orlando-city-kevin-alston-mls-reentry-draft-20151217-post.html Orlando City selects Kevin Alston in stage 2 of MLS re-entry draft Paul Tenorio orlandosentinel.com December 17, 2015 December 21, 2015 USA Joe Bendik GK USA Toronto FC Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round PickToronto FC Acquires Draft Pick From Orlando http://www.torontofc.ca/post/2015/12/21/toronto-fc-acquires-draft-pick-orlando Toronto FC December 21, 2015January 27, 2016 HON Devron García DF HON C.D. Victoria Undisclosed Fee http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/01/27/orlando-city-acquires-honduran-u-20-national-team-defender-devron-garc Orlando City Acquires Honduran U-20 National Team Defender Devron García | Orlando City Soccer ClubFebruary 18, 2016 ITA Antonio Nocerino MF ITA A.C. Milan T.A.M and G.A.M to D.C. United http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/02/18/orlando-city-sign-italian-star-antonio-nocerino-after-trade-dc-united Orlando City sign Italian star Antonio Nocerino after trade with DC United | MLSsoccer.comMarch 23, 2016 BRA Júlio Baptista FW BRA Cruzeiro Undisclosed Fee http://www.espnfc.com/story/2835706/ex-real-madrid-star-julio-baptista-signs-with-orlando-city Ex Real Madrid Star Julio Baptista Signs with Orlando City ESPNAugust 3, 2016 ARG Matías Pérez García MF USA San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Darwin Cerén http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/08/03/san-jose-trade-matias-perez-garcia-orlando-darwin-ceren San Jose trade Matias Perez Garcia to Orlando for Darwin Ceren August 3, 2016 MLSAugust 4, 2016 USA Mikey Ambrose DF USA Orlando City B http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/08/04/orlando-city-acquires-ocb-defender-mikey-ambrose-fc-dallas Orlando City Acquires OCB Defender Mikey Ambrose From FC Dallas August 4, 2016 Orlando City Soccer ClubAugust 4, 2016 BLZ Tony Rocha MF USA Orlando City B Loan in Pos. PositionNameLoaned fromStart dateEnd dateRef.DF URU José Aja URU Nacional July 21, 2016 December 2016 http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/21/orlando-city-adds-uruguayan-center-back-jose-aja-six-month-loan Orlando City adds Uruguayan center back Jose Aja on six-month loan MLSSoccer.com MLS Transfers out DateNamePos. PositionTransferred toFee/notesRef. November 25, 2015 USA Corey Ashe DF USA Columbus Crew Declined Contract Optionhttp://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2015/12/18/crew-sc-signs-free-agent-defender-corey-ashe Crew SC signs free agent defender Corey Ashe | Columbus Crew SC DRC Danny Mwanga FW USA Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Bay Rowdies sign forward Danny Mwanga http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/12/28/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-forward-danny-mwanga dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160215204426/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/12/28/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-forward-danny-mwanga February 15, 2016 USA Tally Hall GK USA D.C. Unitedhttp://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/11/25/orlando-city-announces-roster-moves-following-inaugural-mls-campaign Orlando City Announces Roster Moves Following Inaugural MLS Campaign | Orlando City Soccer ClubUSA Josh Ford GK USA San Antonio FC http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-goalkeeper-josh-ford/ San Antonio FC signs goalkeeper Josh Ford dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160216074319/http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-goalkeeper-josh-ford/ 2016-02-16 2016-06-19 USA Eric Avila MF USA Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Bay Rowdies Sign Midfielder Eric Avila http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2016/02/26/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-midfielder-eric-avila 2016-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229001640/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2016/02/26/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-midfielder-eric-avila 2016-02-29 deadENG Lewis Neal MFUSA Orlando City BUSA Adam Bedell FW UnattachedPUR Sidney Rivera FWPuerto Rico Puerto Rico FCUSA Tony Cascio MFUSA Arizona United SC Expired Contract Arizona United SC Signs Gilbert-native Tony Cascio http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-gilbert-native-tony-cascio/ 2016-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309050948/http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-gilbert-native-tony-cascio/ 2016-03-09 dead February 1, 2016 ANG Estrela MF CYP APOEL Releasedhttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-orlando-city-releases-estrela-20160130-story.html Orlando City releases Portuguese midfielder Estrela Paul Tenorio orlandosentinel.com January 30, 2016 April 29, 2016 FRA Aurélien Collin DF USA New York Red Bulls 2017 MLS Super Draft Fourth Round Pick http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/04/29/new-york-red-bulls-acquire-defender-aurelien-collin-orlando-city-sc New York Red Bulls Acquire Defender Aurelien Collin from Orlando City SC | New York Red Bulls July 5, 2016 SUI Adrian Winter MF SUI FC Zürich Mutual Termination http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/07/05/orlando-city-midfielder-adrian-winter-return-switzerland Orlando City Midfielder Adrian Winter to Return to Switzerland | Orlando City Soccer Club August 3, 2016 SLV Darwin Cerén MF USA San Jose Earthquakes Traded for Matías Pérez García Loan out No.Pos. PositionNameLoaned toStart dateEnd dateRef. 2 DF USA Tyler Turner USA Orlando City B March 25, 2016 — http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/03/25/orlando-city-sc-loan-seven-players-ocb Orlando City SC Loan Seven Players to OCB | Orlando City Soccer Club 6 MF CAN Richmond Laryea — 8 DF ENG Harrison Heath — 13 FW GUI Hadji Barry — 25 GK USA Mason Stajduhar — 35 FW HON Bryan Róchez — 16 DF HON Devron García April 15, 2016 — http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2016/04/15/orlando-city-sc-loans-defendermidfielder-devron-garc-ocb Orlando City SC Loans Defender/Midfielder Devron García to OCB | Orlando City Soccer Club 23 DF USA Conor Donovan May 1, 2016 — 14 DF ENG Luke Boden May 7, 2016 May 8, 2016 35 FW HON Bryan Róchez HON Real España July 22, 2016 End of 2016 season Notable events On April 26, 2016, Florida Citrus Sports announced that they had sold naming rights for the stadium to Camping World. Camping World would also be the presenting sponsor of the stadium's college football kickoff series for at least its first four years, through 2019.Camping World stadium Wikipedia page Adrian Heath was sacked by Orlando City on July 7, 2016, following a 4–0 defeat against FC Dallas. Bobby Murphy was the interim head coach until the hiring of former NYCFC manager Jason Kreis on July 19.Orlando City SC Wikipedia page On October 2, the Lions were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with a 1–0 loss at Montreal.results The season ended on October 23, in the final game at Camping World Stadium, with a 4–2 win against D.C. United. 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 WRDQ 27. Jeff Radcliffe will call play-by-play, with Lewis Neal providing color commentary. They will also air pregame and postgame shows for each match, and a weekly highlight show. They are working on affiliate agreements to air matches out-of-market.http://www.themaneland.com/2016/1/6/10723962/orlando-city-announces-wrdq-tv-27-as-new-local-tv-partner Orlando City Announces WRDQ TV 27 as New Local TV Partner Austin David January 6, 2016 The Mane Land On the radio, matches will air on WTKS-FM "Real Radio 104.1" in English,http://www.themaneland.com/2015/1/7/7511493/orlando-city-announces-all-games-will-air-on-104-1-fm Orlando City Announces All Games Will Air on 104.1 FM Michael Citro The Mane Land January 7, 2015 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.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/03/20/orlando-city-games-be-aired-spanish-through-la-grande-1030-am Orlando City Games to be aired in Spanish through La Grande 1030 AM Orlando City Soccer Club Orlando City will black out matches not on the MLS national television package on MLS Live this season. Local fans will be unable to watch locally televised matches via live stream during the matches, though they will become available immediately upon completion.http://www.mlssoccer.com/blackout MLS LIVE blackout policies MLSsoccer.com December 23, 2015 December 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235829/http://www.mlssoccer.com/blackout dead See also 2016 in American soccer 2016 Major League Soccer season References 35em Category:2016 Major League Soccer season 2016 Category:American soccer clubs 2016 season Category:2016 in sports in Florida