Orlando City UK was shocked and bitterly disappointed at Major League Soccer for diluting the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Back in March, it was confirmed that only eight MLS first teams would participate – with Orlando City SC missing out.
Only five years old, Leagues Cup has effectively replaced a legitimate U.S. Open Cup this season. Continue reading
Before we get into this preview, Orlando City UK wants to send our love and support to Mason Stajduhar who suffered a gruesome leg break in Friday’s game at New York City FC. Fracturing his tibia and fibula in his right leg, Mason will now be placed on Orlando City SC’s Season-Ending Injury List. We’re wishing both Stajduhar and NYCFC’s Malachi Jones the speediest of recoveries following their awful collision that hopefully doesn’t jeopardise their careers.
Defeated 4-2 at Yankee Stadium, Orlando City SC are still waiting to achieve back-to-back MLS victories for the first time this season. Surrendering the chance to temporarily leapfrog our rivals Atlanta United into ninth place and the final MLS Wild Card match slot, the Lions now visit eighth-placed Toronto FC.
A second successive road game for Oscar Pareja’s Lions, Orlando City SC will be looking for a quick response following the NYCFC loss in order to get our flimsy bid to reach the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs back up and running. But having only won one of our last seven MLS fixtures (1-4-2), we need a dramatic upturn in form to save our season from being a complete disaster.
John Herdman’s Toronto FC enter this game still reeling from an embarrassing 97th minute defeat at Atlanta United (2-1) on Saturday. In a dramatic turn of events, TFC goalkeeper Luka Gavran was completely unaware of Jamal Thiaré lurking menacingly on the goal line behind him when preparing for a last-minute goal kick. Seizing the opportunity, Thiaré appeared on Gavran’s blind side as he laid the ball down. Thiaré then stole the ball, rounded Gavran, and effortlessly tapped the ball into an empty net. Continue reading
“It’s done” as Frodo Baggins famously said in the Lord of the Rings! After guiding Orlando City SC to the MLS Cup Playoffs for four consecutive seasons, the hugely popular Oscar Pareja has now signed a new two-year deal, keeping our winningest head coach in club history at Exploria Stadium until at least the end of 2025.
During his four-year tenure in Central Florida, the 55-year-old Colombian has successfully turned around the Lions’ losing culture in Major League Soccer, so much so that City broke their own regular season records this year to finish runners-up to FC Cincinnati in the 2023 Supporters’ Shield despite having the lowest salary spend of all – a hugely impressive feat.
So far, the man affectionately known as Papi has built a genuine brotherhood in the City locker room, one that yielded silverware last year when Orlando City SC defeated Sacramento Republic 3-0 to win the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final at Exploria Stadium – our first major title as an MLS club. Continue reading
Today, we’re celebrating our eighth birthday here at Orlando City UK with our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC established eight years ago.
A season on from our victorious 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, Oscar Pareja has Orlando City SC in their second-ever Eastern Conference Semi-Final with our loyal UK supporters watching every kick live on Apple TV this side of the Atlantic. Continue reading
After a very limited number of 2023 Orlando City SC magenta goalkeeper jerseys were released for public sale earlier this season, we’ve got our hands on the kit here at Orlando City UK.
Join us as we take a closer look at the jersey and the features that make up the Lions’ vibrant and eye-catching design. Continue reading
After the 2023 Orlando City SC Adidas One Planet Kit was revealed on April 18, Orlando City UK have finally got our hands on the limited edition kit.
Join us as we take a closer look at the one-off jersey, made with 100% recycled Parley Ocean Plastic™, and the features that make up the Lions’ design. Continue reading
Wow, what an incredible 2022 we’ve had! Today, we’re celebrating our seventh birthday here at Orlando City UK with our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC established seven years ago.
In our eighth MLS season, 2022 was the year the Lions finally got their hands on their first major silverware. Triumphantly winning the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, our loyal UK supporters keenly supported every step of the way from the United Kingdom. Continue reading
This past week, we asked the Orlando City SC Twittersphere to select their Orlando City SC Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year for 2022 as part of our annual Orlando City UK end-of-season awards.
A public vote designed to recognise the standout Orlando City SC players in our historic 2022 campaign, we can now proudly reveal the winners as voted by you! Continue reading
Winning the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive season, Orlando City SC have come a long way since our disappointing early years in Major League Soccer.
In a historic year, the year in which City claimed their first major silverware as an MLS club, our latest public vote is designed to recognise the standout players in the Lions’ 2022 season. Continue reading
Since establishing Orlando City UK back in November 2015, we’ve watched Major League Soccer become more popular than ever before in the United Kingdom.
A huge part of this has been LIVE televised games. Now Orlando City SC‘s 2022 MLS campaign is over, we took this moment to reflect on just how many City fixtures were televised live in Great Britain this year. Continue reading
