2017 Orlando City B season

Orlando City B
2017 season
Head coachAnthony Pulis
StadiumOrlando City Stadium
USLConference: 9th place
USL PlayoffsDid not Qualify
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The 2017 Orlando City B season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Eastern Conference of the competition then known as the United Soccer League and now as the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. It was their first and ultimately only year playing in the new Orlando City Stadium in Downtown Orlando.

This was OCB's final season in the second tier of American soccer as at the end of the year OCB's MLS parent club, Orlando City SC, announced that their USL affiliate would not participate in the 2018 USL season.[1] The team would later announce their intention to become a founding member of the new third-tier USL League One in 2019.[2]

Roster

As of April 25, 2017
No. Position Player Nation
6 MF Richie Laryea (GA; on loan from Orlando City SC)  Canada
12 DF Kevin Alston (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
13 FW Hadji Barry (on loan from Orlando City SC)  Senegal
19 FW Moussa Sane (on loan from Orlando City SC)  Guinea
23 DF Conor Donovan (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
24 MF Lewis Neal  England
28 DF Tommy Redding (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
30 MF Danny Deakin  England
36 GK Earl Edwards, Jr. (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
41 MF Jordan Schweitzer  Canada
42 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden  Canada
45 FW Ben Polk  England
46 MF Paul Clowes  England
47 DF Jules Youmeni  Cameroon
63 MF Scott Thomsen  United States
70 GK Jake Fenlason  United States
71 DF Zach Carroll  United States
77 FW Austin Martz  United States
79 DF Fernando Timbó  Brazil
80 MF Ryley Kraft  United States
90 FW Albert Dikwa  Cameroon
94 DF PC (on loan from Orlando City SC)  Brazil
95 DF Léo Pereira (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)  Brazil
96 FW Joe Gallardo  United States
98 FW Pierre da Silva (on loan from Orlando City SC)  United States
99 FW Michael Cox  Canada

On October 18, 2017, OCB declined the options of defenders Zach Ellis-Hayden, Zach Carroll and Timbó; midfielders Jordan Schweitzer, Danny Deakin and Austin Martz; and forward Michael Cox. Additionally, the contracts of goalkeeper Jake Fenlason, defender Scott Thomsen and midfielders Paul Clowes and Lewis Neal expired.[3]

Competitions

USL Regular season

Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44 Conference Playoffs
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
10 Ottawa Fury 32 8 14 10 42 41 +1 38
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 −19 37
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 25 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Orlando City B St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hristov 57' (pen.), Yellow card 60' Report Neal Yellow card 36'
Cox Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,710
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 30 2 Orlando City B 1–3 Louisville City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Morad 42' (og)
Cox Yellow card 58'
Pereira Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Lancaster 11'
Davis IV 57'
Spencer 76'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4 3 Orlando City B 3–1 Toronto FC II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Clowes Yellow card 16', 18'
Carroll Yellow card 38'
Barry 41'
Neal 51'
Laryea Yellow card 55'
da Silva Red card 69'		 Report Johnson 30'
Brandon Onkony Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
April 8 4 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Kraft Yellow card 11'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 50'
Laryea Yellow card 66'
Dikwa 70', Yellow card 90+1'
Schweitzer Yellow card 75'		 Report Ross Yellow card 20'
Hilton 60'
Herrera Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Esteban Rosano
April 14 5 New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Orlando City B Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Flemmings 16'
Bezecourt 45+3'
Abidor 87'		 Report Dikwa 34' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 722
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 18 6 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Orlando City B Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT (UTC−4) Calvano 80'
Thomas Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Sane Yellow card 9'
Martz Yellow card 45+1'
Carroll 90+3'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
April 23 7 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Orlando City B Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Trusty Yellow card 45+2'
Burke Yellow card 47'
Jones Yellow card 68'
Wijnaldum Yellow card 70'		 Report Laryea Yellow card 38' 49', 71'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,976
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
April 27 8 Orlando City B 0–0 Saint Louis FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Da Silva Yellow card 53' Report (USL) Plewa Yellow card 52'
David Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Caleb Mendez
May 13 9 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Bahner Yellow card 15'
Quinn Yellow card 35'
König Yellow card 39'
McLaughlin Yellow card 58'
Bone Yellow card 67'		 CIN Report
OCB Report
Box Score		 Hines Yellow card 33'
da Silva 75' (pen.)
Laryea Yellow card 80' 90+1'
Donovan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 19,310
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Assistant referees: Matthew Fotia
Fourth official: Benjamin Miller
May 27 10 Orlando City B 1–3 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Dikwa 20'
Laryea Yellow card 53'
Rocha Yellow card 78'		 Report Smith Yellow card 14'
A. Martinez Yellow card 28'
Estrada 40'
Ross Yellow card 42'
E. Martinez 45'
Herrera 51'
Johnson Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 3 11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Orlando City B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hertzog 30', Yellow card 73'
Washington Yellow card 79'		 Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 37', 53'
Barry 42'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,187
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 7 12 Orlando City B 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hines Yellow card 3'
Barry 23'
Laryea Yellow card 64'		 Report Correia 25'
Fall Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 967
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
June 14 13 Toronto FC II 1–0 Orlando City B Vaughan, Ontario
12:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Hamilton 9' Report Carroll Yellow card 56'
Donovan Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 20 14 Ottawa Fury 1–0 Orlando City B Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 A.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Dos Santos 43' Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 17'
Schweitzer Yellow card 25'
Carroll Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: David Barrie
June 23 15 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Orlando City B Rochester, New York
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Defregger Yellow card 29'
Dover Yellow card 88'		 Report Timbó 18', Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Charles Murphy
July 1 16 Orlando City B 1–1 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer 2'
Hines Yellow card 45+1'
Clowes Yellow card 46'
da Silva Red card 87'		 Report Djiby 16'
Berry Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 8 17 Orlando City B 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Timbó Yellow card 78' Report Earls Yellow card 60'
Green Yellow card 71'
Washington Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 13 18 Orlando City B 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 A.M. EDT (UTC−4) Pereira Yellow card 74'
Clowes Yellow card 90+2'
Deakin 90+6' (pen.)
Laryea Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Paterson 21'
King Yellow card 43'
Morrell Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 29 19 Charleston Battery 0–0 Orlando City B Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Lasso Yellow card 65'
Kunga Yellow card 84'
Portillo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hines Yellow card 5'
Clowes Yellow card 90'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 2 20 Orlando City B 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Report Calvano Yellow card 51' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
August 5 21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Orlando City B Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC-04:00) Greig 6'
Quinn Yellow card 42'
König Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 8'
Martz 14'
Hines Yellow card 45+1'
Barry 55'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,308
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
August 12 22 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Asante Yellow card 41'
Tayou Yellow card 71'
Luiz Fernando Yellow card 74'
Yomby Yellow card 81'
Sekyere Yellow card 86'		 Report Barry 24'
Carroll Yellow card 28', Yellow card 90' Red card
Rocha Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 16 23 Orlando City B 3–0 Ottawa Fury Orlando, Florida
7:00 EDT (UTC-04:00) Hines 34'
Timbó Yellow card 53'
Barry 60', 71'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 80'		 Report Dos Santos Yellow card 75' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
August 19 24 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Orlando City B Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Estrada 7' Report Barry 5' (pen), Yellow card 90+2'
Clowes Yellow card 53'
Carroll Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 26 25 Louisville City FC 0–3 Orlando City B Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Reynolds Yellow card 14'
Davis IV Yellow card 73'
Jimenez Yellow card 89'		 Report Cox 15', 27'
Timbó 53', Yellow card 81'
Neal Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,251
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 31 26 Orlando City B 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Alston Yellow card 30'
Da Silva Yellow card 45+1' 75'		 Box Score Epps 86'
Chambers Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 856
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7 27 Orlando City B 0–2 Richmond Kickers Orlando, Florida
4:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Schweitzer Yellow card 22' Report Minutillo 40'
Jane 45'
Bolduc Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Note: Kickoff moved from 19:30 to 16:30 due to Hurricane Irma.
September 16 28 Saint Louis FC 2–0 Orlando City B Fenton, Missouri
8:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Howe 10'
Cochran Yellow card 42'
Ledbetter Yellow card 49', Yellow card 54' Red card
Volesky 62' (pen)
Charpie Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Thomsen Yellow card 89'
da Silva Yellow card 90'
Neal Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 23 29 Orlando City B 2–1 Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
6:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva 31'
Clowes Yellow card 50'
Carroll Yellow card 70'
Neal 87'		 Report Griffith Yellow card 60'
Cordovés 81'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 1 30 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Orlando City B Richmond, Virginia
5:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Jane Yellow card 24'
Yomby Yellow card 45'
Luiz Fernando Yellow card 45'
Umar Red card 90'		 Report Barry 80'
Rocha Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,582
Referee: Jose Lara
October 7 31 Orlando City B 5–6 New York Red Bulls II Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) Neal 16'
Donovan Yellow card 28'
Carroll 67'
Timbó 77'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 80'
Barry 90+1' (pen.)
Martz 90+2'		 Report Bonomo 3', 41', 51'
Valot 12', 87' (pen.)
Kutler Yellow card 43'
Basuljevic 55'
Ndam Yellow card 76'
Abidor Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
October 12 32 Orlando City B 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Orlando, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) da Silva Yellow card 76' Report Vingaard Yellow card 38'
Portillos Yellow card 51'
Hristov 74'
Gorskie Yellow card 80'
Guenzatti 90+3'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

References

  1. ^ "Orlando City B Elects to Forgo 2018 USL Division II Season" (Press release). Orlando City SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Orlando City B Becomes USL Division III Founding Member" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Second USL Season | Orlando City Soccer Club". Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.