| Full name | Orlando City Under-23s | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Kraze | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Stadium | Showalter Field Winter Park, Florida (Capacity: 3,666) |
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| Owner | Phil Rawlins | ||
| Head Coach | Joe Avallone | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2011 | 2nd, Southeast Playoffs: Conference Semifinals |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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Orlando City U-23 is an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference. The team is sponsored by the Florida Soccer Alliance youth soccer academy, and play the majority of their home games at Showalter Field in nearby Winter Park, Florida.
The team's colors as the Kraze were blue, white and red, while they also occasionally wore forest green.
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The team was known as the Central Florida Lionhearts during their first year of existence. From 1999 to 2011, it was known as the Central Florida Kraze. In addition to the PDL side, the club in the past also had a farm team in the Super Y-League, called Central Florida United Kraze.
On November 30, 2011, Orlando City Soccer Club announced that it has purchased controlling interest in the Kraze, and would rename the club Orlando City U-23.[1]
As at June 10, 2011.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1998 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 6th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | 1st Round |
| 2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Champions | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
| 2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 1st, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | 1st Round |
| 2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
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