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STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Sporting Kansas City – 16.08.2025

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FLORIDA IS PURPLE!!! 😈😤 But you knew that already! Orlando City SC enter Saturday’s clash with Sporting Kansas City fresh off a statement 4-1 demolition of Inter Miami. We may be up to fourth, but the East is as tight as a packed Wall on derby day – so every point from here is massive!

The goals are flowing, Martín Ojeda is in MVP form, and Luis Muriel has his mojo back – so things bode well. Opponents Sporting Kansas City are winless in four, but we’ve stumbled against beatable sides before. If we maintain our current form though, there’s every reason to believe we can secure a top four home playoff spot. Continue reading →

Twitter reacts to… Oscar Pareja’s new Orlando City SC contract through 2025

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“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 →

STATS PREVIEW: Inter Miami vs Orlando City SC – 02.08.2023

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Orlando City SC will face the world’s greatest ever player Lionel Messi in their next club fixture. A wild sentence that seemed implausible a few years ago, that is the reality with City now visiting Florida rivals Inter Miami in the 2023 Leagues Cup Round of 32.

Qualifying from our “South 2” group to the knockout stage courtesy of home triumphs over Houston Dynamo (1-1 at full-time, 5-4 on penalties) and Santos Laguna (3-2), Orlando City SC probably couldn’t have faced a tougher MLS opponent right now – such has been the relentless nature of Messi’s start to life in South Florida. Continue reading →

STATS PREVIEW: Santos Laguna vs Orlando City SC – 29.07.2023

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After defeating Houston Dynamo 5-4 on penalties (1-1 at full-time) in our first “South 2” group game of the 2023 Leagues Cup, Orlando City SC now face Liga MX side Santos Laguna at Exploria Stadium, requiring at least two points to guarantee a spot in the Round of 32 knockout stage.

Previously facing Guerreros back in the 2021 Leagues Cup, Miguel Gallardo‘s boyhood club Santos Laguna were victorious on that occasion (0-1) with Oscar Pareja‘s side hoping for a better outcome this time around. Continue reading →

STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Houston Dynamo – 21.07.2023

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This Friday sees a break from MLS play with Orlando City SC hosting Houston Dynamo in the three-team group stage of the 2023 Leagues Cup.

With the regular season on hiatus, City take now compete in the Leagues Cup for the first time since 2021. In that second edition of the tournament, the Lions were ironically eliminated 0-1 by Santos Laguna – the other side making up our “South 2” group this year. Continue reading →

STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs CF Montréal – 27.02.2022

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After a busy off-season of refreshment, anticipation fills the air as Oscar Pareja‘s Orlando City SC kick off the 2022 Major League Soccer campaign.

Starting at home for an eighth consecutive MLS season, City face CF Montréal after our 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs heartache at Nashville SC in November. Continue reading →

Orlando City UK celebrates our sixth birthday: 2021 round-up

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Orlando City UK celebrates our sixth birthday

Just where did all the time go? Today, we’re celebrating our sixth birthday here at Orlando City UK with our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC established six years ago.

After last season’s playoff heartbreak, Oscar Pareja has Orlando City SC in the post-season yet again with our loyal UK supporters still passionately supporting from the United Kingdom. Continue reading →

STATS PREVIEW: Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC – 18.08.2021

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After disappointingly exiting the 2021 Leagues Cup to Santos Laguna (0-1), Orlando City SC head to Nashville SC to resume their MLS regular season campaign.

Slipping to fourth in the Eastern Conference, City have worryingly only won two of their last nine fixtures (all competitions) with performances and momentum stagnating of late. Continue reading →

STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Santos Laguna – 12.08.2021

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This Thursday sees a break from MLS play with Orlando City SC facing Liga MX’s Santos Laguna in the quarter-final stage of the 2021 Leagues Cup.

Facing a non-MLS opponent for the first time within a regular campaign, it’s a huge occasion and a big opportunity to underline Orlando City SC on the global soccer map. Continue reading →