2024 Orlando Pride season

The 2024 Orlando Pride season is Orlando Pride's ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2024 season
Head coachSeb Hines
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Summer CupGroup stage
Highest home attendance9,656
(June 21 vs. Utah Royals)
Lowest home attendance5,586
(Mar 29 vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance7,215

Notable events

Two new expansion franchises, Bay FC and Utah Royals, joined the NWSL in 2024. Orlando traded for full protection from both teams in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft and therefore had no players selected.[1][2]

After four-and-a-half seasons under the Exploria sponsorship name, Orlando City's home stadium was rebranded as Inter&Co Stadium ahead of the 2024 season.[3]

Ahead of the 2024 season it was announced that after four seasons as a league cup competition, the NWSL Challenge Cup would become a super cup between the previous season's NWSL Shield (regular season) and NWSL Championship (post season) winners. As a result, Orlando Pride did not participate in the 2024 Challenge Cup.[4] It made way for the Summer Cup, a similar style tournament including Liga MX Femenil teams.

Roster

As of 30 May 2024.[5]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Anna Moorhouse GK (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 Bordeaux
21 Sofia Manner GK (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 FC Honka INT
40 McKinley Crone GK (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 Alabama Crimson Tide
Defenders
2 Haley McCutcheon DF (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 Houston Dash
3 Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 Atlético Madrid
4 Rafaelle Souza DF (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 Arsenal
5 Megan Montefusco DF (1992-09-03) September 3, 1992 Houston Dash SEI
6 Emily Sams DF (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 BK Häcken
12 Carrie Lawrence DF (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 UCF Knights
13 Celia DF (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 Seattle Reign FC
25 Kerry Abello DF (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions
31 Cori Dyke DF (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions
32 Brianna Martínez DF (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Midfielders
8 Luana MF (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 Corinthians INT, SEI
14 Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 UCLA Bruins SEI
15 Angelina MF (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 Seattle Reign FC
16 Morgan Gautrat MF (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 Kansas City Current
17 Evelina Duljan MF (2003-05-12) May 12, 2003 Juventus INT
23 Grace Chanda MF (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 Madrid CFF INT
28 Summer Yates MF (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 Washington Huskies
30 Ally Lemos MF (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 UCLA Bruins
Forwards
7 Mariana Larroquette FW (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 Club León
9 Adriana FW (1996-11-17) November 17, 1996 Corinthians
10 Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 FC Rosengård
11 Ally Watt FW (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 Seattle Reign FC
18 Simone Charley FW (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 Angel City FC SEI
20 Julie Doyle FW (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 Santa Clara Broncos
22 Barbra Banda FW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 Shanghai Shengli INT
29 Amanda Allen FW (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 NDC Ontario INT
33 Alex Kerr FW (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders

Staff

As of 3 March 2023.[6][7]
Executive
Majority owner and chairman Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Leonard Wilf
President of business operations Jarrod Dillon
General manager Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach Seb Hines
Assistant coach Giles Barnes
Assistant coach Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach Christi Edson

Match results

Friendlies

Orlando Pride opened preseason camp on January 23. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all played behind closed doors.[8]

February 15 Orlando Pride North Carolina Courage
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 18 Orlando Pride UCF Knights
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 24 Orlando Pride Kansas City Current
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 2 Orlando Pride Florida State Seminoles
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 3 Orlando Pride Florida Gators
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
March 8 Orlando Pride Washington Spirit
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.

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 eight teams will qualify for the playoffs, an increase of two from the previous year, with the top two receiving a first-round bye.[9]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 9 5 0 27 11  +16 32 6 2 0 17 4  +13 3 3 0 10 7  +3

Last updated: June 21, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHHAHAHHHAHAAHAAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDDDWWWWWWWWDDW
Position[lower-alpha 1]6985543121122
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 16 1 Racing Louisville 2–2 Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
March 22 2 Orlando Pride 1–1 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,306
Referee: Alex Billeter
March 29 3 Orlando Pride 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 5,586
Referee: Anya Voigt
April 12 4 Utah Royals 0–1 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 19 5 Orlando Pride 1–0 San Diego Wave Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 26 6 Washington Spirit 2–3 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,636
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
May 1 7 Orlando Pride 4–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 5 8 Orlando Pride 1–0 Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 11 9 Orlando Pride 1–0 Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 19 10 Seattle Reign 2–3 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 24 11 Orlando Pride 2–1 Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,226
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 7 12 San Diego Wave 1–1 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 15 13 North Carolina Courage 0–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: JC Griggs
June 21 14 Orlando Pride 6–0 Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 30 15 Angel City FC v Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
7:30 pm Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 6 16 Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm Stadium: CPKC Stadium
August 23 17 Houston Dash v Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:00 pm Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 1 18 Orlando Pride v Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 8 19 Chicago Red Stars v Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 pm Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
September 13 20 Orlando Pride v Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 20 21 Bay FC v Orlando Pride San Jose, California
10:30 pm Stadium: PayPal Park
September 28 22 Orlando Pride v Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 6 23 Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 11 24 Portland Thorns v Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
10:00 pm Stadium: Providence Park
October 20 25 Gotham FC v Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 pm Stadium: Red Bull Arena
November 2 26 Orlando Pride v Seattle Reign Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Current 14 9 5 0 37 20 +17 32 NWSL Shield, playoffs
2 Orlando Pride 14 9 5 0 27 11 +16 32 Playoffs
3 Washington Spirit 14 10 1 3 29 17 +12 31
4 NJ/NY Gotham FC 14 8 3 3 16 11 +5 27
5 Portland Thorns FC 14 7 2 5 26 20 +6 23
Updated to match(es) played on June 23, 2024. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

In 2024, NWSL and Liga MX Femenil combined for a new tournament, the Summer Cup. All 14 NWSL clubs and six Liga MX clubs will compete in a group stage before a knockout round.[10]

July 20 Group stage North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 28 Group stage Orlando Pride v Monterrey Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 1 Group stage Orlando Pride v Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL NC LOU MON
1 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possibly advances to knockout stage Aug 1 Jul 28
2 North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 20 Jul 31
3 Racing Louisville FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 26 Jul 20
4 Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil[11]
Rules for classification: TBD

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played June 21, 2024

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSLSummer Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Anna Moorhouse 14014000
21 GK  FIN Sofia Manner 000000
40 GK  USA McKinley Crone 000000
Defenders
2 DF  USA Haley McCutcheon 14012+2000
3 DF  USA Kylie Strom 13013000
4 DF  BRA Rafaelle Souza 706+1000
5 DF  USA Megan Montefusco 000000
6 DF  USA Emily Sams 13113100
12 DF  USA Carrie Lawrence 400+4000
13 DF  ESP Celia 301+2000
25 DF  USA Kerry Abello 14014000
31 DF  USA Cori Dyke 801+7000
32 DF  USA Brianna Martínez 1108+3000
Midfielders
8 MF  BRA Luana 302+1000
14 MF  USA Viviana Villacorta 000000
15 MF  BRA Angelina 917+2100
16 MF  USA Morgan Gautrat 807+1000
17 MF  SWE Evelina Duljan 000000
23 MF  ZAM Grace Chanda 000000
28 MF  USA Summer Yates 1349+4400
30 MF  USA Ally Lemos 1002+8000
Forwards
7 FW  ARG Mariana Larroquette 400+4000
9 FW  BRA Adriana 1119+2100
10 FW  BRA Marta 1048+2400
11 FW  USA Ally Watt 1227+5200
18 FW  USA Simone Charley 000000
20 FW  USA Julie Doyle 14212+2200
22 FW  ZAM Barbra Banda 10109+11000
29 FW  CAN Amanda Allen 800+8000
33 FW  USA Alex Kerr 100+1000

Goalscorers

As of match played June 21, 2024
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
1 22 FW Barbra Banda 10010
2 10 FW Marta 404
28 MF Summer Yates 404
4 11 FW Ally Watt 202
20 FW Julie Doyle 202
6 6 DF Emily Sams 101
9 FW Adriana 101
15 MF Angelina 101
Own goals202
Total 27027

Shutouts

As of match played June 21, 2024
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
1 1GK Anna Moorhouse606
Total 606

Disciplinary record

As of match played June 21, 2024
No. Pos. Name NWSL Summer Cup Total
   
2 DF Haley McCutcheon 100000100
3 DF Kylie Strom 110000110
4 DF Rafaelle Souza 100000100
6 DF Emily Sams 100000100
8 MF Luana 200000200
10 FW Marta 200000200
11 FW Ally Watt 100000100
12 DF Carrie Lawrence 100000100
16 MF Morgan Gautrat 200000200
20 FW Julie Doyle 100000100
25 DF Kerry Abello 200000200
29 FW Amanda Allen 100000100
30 MF Ally Lemos 100000100
32 DF Brianna Martínez 110000110
Total 18200001820

Transfers and loans

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 college draft was held on January 12, 2024. Orlando made four selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 9 Ally Lemos MF University of California, Los Angeles Signed[12]
2 22 Cori Dyke DF Pennsylvania State University Signed[13]
4 50 Alex Kerr FW Texas Tech University Signed[14]
56 Talia Gabarra MF University of Central Florida

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 1, 2023 Sofia Manner GK FC Honka Undisclosed fee. [15]
December 13, 2023 Angelina MF Seattle Reign Free agent signing. [16]
December 14, 2023 Luana MF Corinthians [17]
January 2, 2024 Evelina Duljan MF Juventus Free agent signing. [18]
January 11, 2024 Morgan Gautrat MF Kansas City Current Acquired with $50,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot. [19]
January 24, 2024 Simone Charley FW Angel City FC Free agent signing. [20]
March 7, 2024 Barbra Banda FW Shanghai Shengli Undisclosed fee. Reportedly $740,000. [21]
May 30, 2024 Grace Chanda MF Madrid CFF Free agent signing. [22]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 15, 2023 Mikayla Cluff MF Utah Royals Traded with the No. 26 overall selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft in exchange for $90,000 in allocation money and 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. [2]
November 20, 2023 Thais Reiss MF Villarreal Option declined [23][24]
Caitlin Cosme DF Stjarnan Out of contract [23][25]
Jordyn Listro MF Tampa Bay Sun Out of contract [23][26]
December 12, 2023 Carly Nelson GK Utah Royals Traded with $65,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot [27]
January 16, 2024 Erika Tymrak MF Tampa Bay Sun Mutually terminated contract [28][26]
January 26, 2024 Messiah Bright FW Angel City FC Traded in exchange for $130,000 in allocation money. [29]
April 16, 2024 Kaylie Collins GK Seattle Reign Waived [30][31]
Tori Hansen DF Waived [30]

Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 23, 2024. The squad included four non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Crone returned to Orlando having played with the Pride during the previous season before her contract expired while five-year NWSL veteran Simone Charley was a free agent having been with Angel City FC for the last two seasons. Two undrafted rookies were also included: goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell out of Texas Tech University and defender Raegan Cox out of Michigan State University.[32] Emily Moxley also trained with the team in preseason.[33]

2024 Orlando Pride trialists
Player Position Previous team
McKinley Crone [A] GK Orlando Pride
Simone Charley [A] FW Angel City FC
Kenna Caldwell GK Texas Tech Red Raiders
Raegan Cox DF Michigan State Spartans
Emily Moxley DF North Carolina Tar Heels
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.

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  13. "Orlando Pride Signs 2024 NWSL Draft No. 22 Overall Selection Cori Dyke to a One-Year Contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. "Forward Alex Kerr and Orlando Pride agree to contract through the 2024 season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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  16. "Orlando Pride signs midfielder Angelina to three-year contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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  18. "Orlando Pride Signs Midfielder Evelina Duljan Through the 2024 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  19. "Orlando Pride Acquires Two-Time FIFA World Cup Champion Morgan Gautrat and $50,000 in Allocation Money". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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  24. "Thaís Reiss, a signing with plenty of dynamism". Villarreal CF. January 10, 2024.
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  28. "Orlando Pride and Midfielder Erika Tymrak agree to mutual contract termination". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  29. "Orlando Pride acquires $130,000 in Intra-League Transfer Funds from Angel City FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  30. "Orlando Pride waives Defender Tori Hansen and Goalkeeper Kaylie Collins | Orlando Pride". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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