2016 Orlando Pride season

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 the Orlando Citrus Bowl in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium.^[1]

Squad information

Coaching 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		Ashlyn Harris	GK	(1985-10-19) October 19, 1985	Washington Spirit	–	–	–
—		Aubrey Bledsoe	GK	(1991-11-20) November 20, 1991	Fortuna Hjørring	–	–	–
Defenders
5		Toni Pressley	DF	(1990-02-19) February 19, 1990	Sky Blue FC	–	–	–
12		Kristen Edmonds	DF	(1987-05-22) May 22, 1987	Western New York Flash	–	–	–
14		Taryn Hemmings	DF	(1986-04-26) April 26, 1986	Chicago Red Stars	–	–	–
15		Mônica	DF	(1987-04-21) April 21, 1987	Flamengo	–	–	–
18		Maddy Evans	DF	(1991-04-21) April 21, 1991	Boston Breakers	–	–	–
19		Steph Catley	DF	(1994-01-26) January 26, 1994	Melbourne City	–	–	–
22		Camille Levin	DF	(1990-04-24) April 24, 1990	Sky Blue FC	–	–	–
Midfielders
6		Kaylyn Kyle	MF	(1988-10-06) October 6, 1988	Portland Thorns FC	–	–	–
—		Becky Edwards	MF	(1988-05-22) May 22, 1988	Western New York Flash	–	–	–
—		Dani Weatherholt	MF	(1994-03-17) March 17, 1994	Santa Clara Broncos	–	–	–
—		Samantha Witteman	MF	(1994-02-26) February 26, 1994	California Golden Bears	–	–	–
Forwards
8		Sarah Hagen	FW	(1989-11-18) November 18, 1989	FC Kansas City	–	–	–
13		Alex Morgan	FW	(1989-07-02) July 2, 1989	Portland Thorns FC	–	–	–
24		Jamia Fields	FW	(1993-09-24) September 24, 1993	Western New York Flash	–	–	–
—		Christina Burkenroad	FW	(1993-07-12) July 12, 1993	Cal State Fullerton	–	–	–
—		Lianne Sanderson	FW	(1988-02-03) February 3, 1988	Apollon Limassol	–	–	–
—		Jasmyne Spencer	FW	(1990-08-27) August 27, 1990	Western New York Flash	–	–	–

Match results

      Win       Draw       Loss

National Women's Soccer League

Notes

References

External links

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