2023_Orlando_Pride_season

2023 Orlando Pride season

2023 Orlando Pride season

Orlando Pride 2023 soccer season


The 2023 Orlando Pride season was Orlando Pride's eighth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

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Notable events

On November 11, 2022, Seb Hines was confirmed as permanent head coach having acted as interim head coach from June 7, 2022, following the suspension of Amanda Cromwell.[1] In the same announcement, it was stated Ian Fleming had been removed as general manager after 24 months in the role.[2] Haley Carter was named as general manager and VP of soccer operations on January 30, 2023.[3]

On February 28, 2023, having played the previous season wearing white shorts as part of the secondary kit, the club announced they were making the switch to black shorts to make players more comfortable when playing during their menstrual cycle. They became the first NWSL team to do this. Additionally, the names and numbers on the back of the jerseys were changed from silver to the more visible black.[4]

Roster

As of 24 September 2023.[5]
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Staff

As of 3 March 2023.[6][7]
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Match results

Friendlies

Five friendly matches were scheduled with all but one played behind closed doors.[8]

February 18 Orlando Pride 2–0 Gotham FC Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 23 Orlando Pride 2–0 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
6:30 pm
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
February 28 UCF Knights 0–2 Orlando Pride Orlando, Florida
Report
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
March 4 Florida State Seminoles 1–2 Orlando Pride Tallahassee, Florida
Report
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
March 17 Orlando Pride 3–2 Washington Spirit Kissimmee, Florida
1:00 pm
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

National Women's Soccer League

The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top six teams will qualify for the playoffs with the top two receiving a first-round bye.[9]

Results summary

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Last updated: October 15, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

March 26 1 Portland Thorns 4–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 2 2 Orlando Pride 1–2 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 15 3 Orlando Pride 0–2 Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 23 4 Kansas City Current 2–0 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,808
Referee: Karen Callado
April 29 5 San Diego Wave 1–3 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,225
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 6 6 Orlando Pride 1–0 Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 14 7 Gotham FC 0–0 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 pm
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 20 8 Orlando Pride 2–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 27 9 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 pm Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 3 10 Houston Dash 2–0 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
June 11 11 Orlando Pride 3–1 Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 17 12 North Carolina Courage 3–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 24 13 Orlando Pride 1–2 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,473
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 1 14 Washington Spirit 0–3 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,901
Referee: Anya Voigt
Note: Kickoff delayed by 1 hour 19 minutes due to inclement weather.
July 7 15 Orlando Pride 1–0 OL Reign Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee: JC Griggs
August 20 16 Orlando Pride 5–0 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,904
Referee: Anya Voigt
August 25 17 Orlando Pride 1–2 San Diego Wave Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,730
Referee: Matt Thompson
September 3 18 OL Reign 1–0 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 10,106
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 17 19 Orlando Pride 2–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,907
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 2 20 Angel City FC 0–1 Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 6 21 Racing Louisville 3–2 Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,455
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 15 22 Orlando Pride 1–0 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 8,504
Referee: Natalie Simon

League standings

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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (S) NWSL Shield

NWSL Challenge Cup

Unlike previous seasons, the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup schedule was spread across the season with the group stage played between April and August. There were three groups each containing four teams, with each team playing a six-game round robin home and away series. The top team from each group progressed to the semifinals along with the highest-ranked group runner-up. Orlando were once again paired in the East region with Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage and NJ/NY Gotham FC.

April 19 Group stage Orlando Pride 1–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
May 10 Group stage Washington Spirit 4–2 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
June 7 Group stage Gotham FC P–P Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: Postponed due to air quality concerns as a result of 2023 Canadian wildfires.[10]
June 28 Group stage Orlando Pride P–P Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Note: Postponed to July 23 due to Gotham FC weather and travel delays.[11]
July 23 Group stage Orlando Pride 1–3 Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Shawn Tehini
Note: Rescheduled from June 28[11]
July 29 Group stage North Carolina Courage 5–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,543
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 4 Group stage Orlando Pride 0–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 9 Group stage Gotham FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Note: Rescheduled from June 7

Standings

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Source: NWSL

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played October 15, 2023

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

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Goalscorers

As of match played October 15, 2023
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Shutouts

As of match played October 15, 2023
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Disciplinary record

As of match played October 15, 2023
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Transfers and loans

2023 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 college draft was held on January 12, 2023. Orlando made five selections.

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  1. Madril signed a centralized contract with the NWSL in August 2022 and was loaned to BK Häcken FF in order to make her playing rights available in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[12]

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Loans out

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Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 30, 2023. The squad included three non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Reiss returned to Orlando having played with the Pride during the previous season before her contract expired. Nicole Baxter was a free agent having been at NJ/NY Gotham FC since 2019. McKinley Crone was an undrafted rookie out of the University of Alabama.[38] A further three trialists appeared during a preseason friendly against Kansas City Current on February 23: Jamaican international defender Konya Plummer returned having not played since her release by Orlando Pride in 2021, undrafted rookie Maliah Morris out of Clemson University, and Channing Foster who had been waived by Chicago Red Stars at the end of her rookie season in 2022.[39] Rookie defender Brianna Martinez, who played five seasons at Notre Dame before being drafted by Racing Louisville FC in 2023, was also later added as a non-roster invitee during preseason.[40] Kansas City Current draft pick Mykiaa Minniss also trained with the Pride during preseason.[41][42]

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  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
  2. ^
    Signed to short-term injury replacement contract.
  3. ^
    Signed to National Team Replacement contract.

References

  1. "Orlando Pride announces promotion of Seb Hines to Head Coach". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  2. Citro, Michael (November 11, 2022). "Pride Name Seb Hines Coach, Part Ways with GM Ian Fleming". The Mane Land.
  3. "Active roster". Orlando City SC. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  4. "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride.
  5. "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC.
  6. "Kristen Scott rejoint les Vertes". Peuple-Vert.fr (in French). July 21, 2023.
  7. "Orlando Pride signs Maliah Morris and McKinley Crone as National Team Replacement players". www.orlandocitysc.com. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  8. "Bandarískur reynslubolti til Blika". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic).
  9. Jónsson, Smári Jökull (January 25, 2023). "Gunnhildur Yrsa komin heim í Stjörnuna - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic).
  10. "Wanderers sign striker Morris". Western Sydney Wanderers. October 2, 2023.
  11. Rollins, Sean (February 23, 2023). "Orlando Pride Top Kansas City 2-0 in Preseason Clash". The Mane Land.
  12. @AustinDavid22 (March 2, 2023). "Popped out for some #PrideOrDie training earlier this morning. A few notes from today:" (Tweet). Retrieved June 18, 2023 via Twitter.

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