2016 Orlando Pride season

Orlando Pride
2016 season
Owner Flavio Augusto da Silva
Phil Rawlins
Head Coach Tom Sermanni
Stadium Camping World Stadium
National Women's Soccer League 9th place
2016 NWSL Playoffs Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Kristen Edmonds (6)
Average home league attendance 13,151
Home colors
Away colors

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
2016 NWSL
assists
Notes
Goalkeepers
1 United States Ashlyn Harris GK October 19, 1985 United States Washington Spirit 10 0 0
19 United States Aubrey Bledsoe GK November 20, 1991 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 1 0 0 injured
25 United States Kaitlyn Savage GK October 27, 1990 New Zealand Glenfield Rovers FC 2 0 0
Defenders
2 United States Camille Levin DF April 24, 1990 United States Sky Blue FC 3 0 0
3 United States Toni Pressley DF February 19, 1990 United States Houston Dash 8 0 0
5 Australia Laura Alleway DF November 28, 1989 Australia Melbourne City 9 0 0 -
7 Australia Steph Catley DF January 26, 1994 Australia Melbourne City 11 1 1
9 Canada Josée Bélanger DF May 14, 1986 Sweden FC Rosengård 11 0 0
12 United States Kristen Edmonds DF May 22, 1987 United States Western New York Flash 12 3 1 -
21 Brazil Mônica DF April 21, 1987 Brazil Flamengo 11 0 0
Midfielders
6 Canada Kaylyn Kyle MF October 6, 1988 United States Portland Thorns FC 10 0 0
14 United States Becky Edwards MF May 22, 1988 United States Western New York Flash 11 0 0
16 Brazil Leah Fortune MF December 13, 1990 United States Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 0 0
17 United States Dani Weatherholt MF March 17, 1994 United States Santa Clara Broncos 5 0 0
18 United States Maddy Evans MF April 21, 1991 United States Boston Breakers 10 0 0
26 United States Samantha Witteman MF February 26, 1994 United States California Golden Bears 11 0 0
Forwards
4 United States Jamia Fields FW September 24, 1993 United States Western New York Flash 7 0 0
8 United States Sarah Hagen FW November 18, 1989 United States FC Kansas City 11 1 1
10 England Lianne Sanderson FW February 3, 1988 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 8 2 1 transferred
11 United States Christina Burkenroad FW July 12, 1993 United States Cal State Fullerton 5 0 0
13 United States Alex Morgan FW July 2, 1989 United States Portland Thorns FC 10 2 1
23 United States Jasmyne Spencer FW August 27, 1990 United States Western New York Flash 13 2 1

Preseason non-roster invitees

No. Position Player Nation
Midfielder Fortune, LeahLeah Fortune      Brazil
Goalkeeper Kantor, JuliaJulia Kantor      United States
Forward Leiva, ChelseaChelsea Leiva      United States
Midfielder Lelii, SierraSierra Lelii      United States
Midfielder Reynolds, KimKim Reynolds      United States
Defender Simpson, JackieJackie Simpson      United States
Midfielder Smith, LaurenLauren Smith      United States
Forward Wisner, AllieAllie Wisner      United States

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

National Women's Soccer League

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 6 1 13 20 30  −10 19 5 0 5 13 11  +2 1 1 8 7 19  −12

Last updated: September 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHAHHAAAAHHHHAAHAAHH
Result L W L W W W L L L W L W L L L L L D L L

Last updated: September 24, 2016.
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 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

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]

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
5DFLaura Alleway 11 9 781 0 0 0 6 3 50% 0 1 0 4 3 2 0
9FWJosee Belanger 14 14 1084 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0 13 13 2 0
19GKAubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11MFChristina Burkenroad 7 2 253 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0
7DFStephanie Catley 11 11 990 1 1 0 9 6 67% 11 22 1 8 10 0 0
10FWLisa De Vanna 3 2 154 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
12MFKristen Edmonds 19 19 1701 6 2 0 30 16 53% 6 41 1 8 22 1 0
14MFBecky Edwards 16 10 808 0 0 0 4 2 50% 0 0 0 13 7 1 0
18DFMaddy Evans 16 12 1108 0 1 0 9 3 33% 2 0 0 15 15 2 0
4MFJamia Fields 12 6 627 0 1 0 6 1 17% 6 0 3 8 3 0 0
16FWLeah Fortune 3 0 43 0 1 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8FWSarah Hagen 17 8 587 2 2 0 9 7 78% 0 0 1 2 6 0 0
1GKAshlyn Harris 15 15 1350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21DFMonica Hickmann 16 15 1376 0 0 0 4 2 50% 2 0 0 7 0 0 0
6MFKaylyn Kyle 18 16 1436 0 0 0 5 1 20% 0 1 5 18 9 2 0
2DFCami Levin 10 9 836 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 2 1 5 0 0
13FWAlex Morgan 15 15 1350 4 1 0 44 20 45% 3 0 10 7 19 1 0
3DFToni Pressley 14 11 1027 0 0 0 8 1 13% 0 5 1 12 4 2 0
10FWLianne Sanderson 8 3 419 2 1 0 7 3 43% 2 12 1 5 11 0 0
26GKKaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23FWJasmyne Spencer 20 17 1564 4 0 0 30 18 60% 7 0 15 12 33 2 0
17MFDani Weatherholt 12 9 786 0 0 0 7 3 43% 2 0 0 9 5 0 0
26DFSam Witteman 16 12 1070 0 0 0 7 4 57% 7 0 0 8 17 0 0
Team Total 20 19800 19 11 0 194 93 48% 52 82 44 155 187 15 0
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
19GKAubrey Bledsoe 1 1 90 2 2.00 0 0 11 4 2 50% 0 0
1GKAshlyn Harris 15 15 1350 20 1.33 1 1 161 82 62 76% 0 0
25GKKaitlyn Savage 4 4 360 8 2.00 1 1 50 26 19 73% 0 0
Team Total 20 1800 30 1.50 2 2 222 112 83 74% 0 0

Images

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

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