2016 Orlando Pride season

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Orlando Pride
2016 season
Owner Flavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head Coach Tom Sermanni
Stadium Camping World Stadium
National Women's Soccer League pending
2016 NWSL Playoffs pending
Top goalscorer Lianne Sanderson (2)
Average home league attendance 13,151
Home colors
Away colors
← First season 2017 →

The 2016 season is Orlando Pride's inaugural season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Team launch

The team was launched at a press conference held at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando on October 20, 2015. At that time, it was announced that Tom Sermanni, previously the manager of both the Australian and United States women's national teams, would be the team's first manager. It was also announced that the team would share its home with Orlando City SC, beginning at Camping World Stadium in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium.[1]

Squad information

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Tom Sermanni

Last updated: October 26, 2015
Source: Orlando Pride: Staff

Roster

The NWSL held an Expansion Draft to populate the Pride's roster on November 2, 2015.[2] The Pride held the first pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, though it traded that pick to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle.[3] It will get the first pick in the subsequent rounds of the College Draft. Orlando will also receive top priority in player discovery and the waiver wire.[1]

Number Nat. Player Position Date of birth Previous club 2016 NWSL
appearances		 2016 NWSL
goals		 Notes
Goalkeepers
1 United States Ashlyn Harris GK (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 38) United States Washington Spirit – – –
19 United States Aubrey Bledsoe GK (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 32) Denmark Fortuna Hjørring – – –
Defenders
3 United States Toni Pressley DF (1990-02-19) February 19, 1990 (age 34) United States Houston Dash – – –
12 United States Kristen Edmonds DF (1987-05-22) May 22, 1987 (age 36) United States Western New York Flash – – –
21 Brazil Mônica DF (1987-04-21) April 21, 1987 (age 36) Brazil Flamengo – – –
7 Australia Steph Catley DF (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 30) Australia Melbourne City – – –
2 United States Camille Levin DF (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990 (age 33) United States Sky Blue FC – – –
5 Australia Laura Alleway DF (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989 (age 34) Australia Melbourne City – – –
9 Canada Josée Bélanger DF (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 37) Sweden FC Rosengård – – –
Midfielders
6 Canada Kaylyn Kyle MF (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 35) United States Portland Thorns FC – – –
18 United States Maddy Evans MF (1991-04-21) April 21, 1991 (age 32) United States Boston Breakers – – –
14 United States Becky Edwards MF (1988-05-22) May 22, 1988 (age 35) United States Western New York Flash – – –
17 United States Dani Weatherholt MF (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30) United States Santa Clara Broncos – – –
– United States Samantha Witteman MF (1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 30) United States California Golden Bears – – –
Forwards
8 United States Sarah Hagen FW (1989-11-18) November 18, 1989 (age 34) United States FC Kansas City – – –
13 United States Alex Morgan FW (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 34) United States Portland Thorns FC – – –
24 United States Jamia Fields FW (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993 (age 30) United States Western New York Flash – – –
11 United States Christina Burkenroad FW (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 (age 30) United States Cal State Fullerton – – –
10 England Lianne Sanderson FW (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36) Cyprus Apollon Limassol – – –
23 United States Jasmyne Spencer FW (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 33) United States Western New York Flash – – –

Preseason non-roster invitees

No. Position Player Nation
— Midfielder Leah Fortune      Brazil
— Goalkeeper Julia Kantor      United States
— Forward Chelsea Leiva      United States
— Midfielder Sierra Lelii      United States
— Midfielder Kim Reynolds      United States
— Defender Jackie Simpson      United States
— Midfielder Lauren Smith      United States
— Forward Allie Wisner      United States

Match results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Preseason

National Women's Soccer League

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Further information: 2016 National Women's Soccer League season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).

It was announced on February 17, 2016, that the Pride would open their inaugural season on the road on April 17 at Portland Thorns FC, and would host Houston Dash for their home opener on April 23. The remainder of the schedule was released the next day.[4]

The Pride's "local opponent" by league definition is the Houston Dash. They will play the Dash four times this year, and every other team home-and-away.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 4 0 3 8 6  +2 12 3 0 0 6 1  +5 1 0 3 2 5  −3

Source: Match reports

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ground A H A H H A A A A H H H H A A H A A H H
Result L W L W W W L                          

Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

League standings

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Red Stars 7 4 2 1 7 5 +2 14 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 4 0 9 4 +5 13 NWSL Playoffs
3 Washington Spirit 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13
4 Orlando Pride 7 4 0 3 8 6 +2 12
5 Western New York Flash 7 4 0 3 12 8 +4 12
6 Sky Blue FC 7 2 2 3 8 11 −3 8
7 Seattle Reign FC 7 2 2 3 7 7 0 8
8 Houston Dash 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
9 FC Kansas City 7 1 2 4 4 6 −2 5
10 Boston Breakers 7 1 0 6 1 11 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 29, 2016. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Media

All NWSL matches not aired through their national contract with Fox Sports 1 are livestreamed on the NWSL's YouTube channel. Orlando Pride home matches are being called by Orlando City play-by-play announcer Jeff Radcliffe and color commentator Becky Burleigh, head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team.[5]


Images

April 23 2016, a NWSL record crowd of 23,403 at Camping World Stadium on Orlando Pride's first Home Game.

Notes

References

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External links

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