Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference. The team was part of the Orlando City SC youth development system,Fla. youth giants merge as Central Florida Kraze/Krush joins with Orlando City (March 1, 2012). nationalsoccerwire.com. and played the majority of their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex in nearby Lake Mary, Florida.
The team's colors as the Kraze were blue, white and red, while they also occasionally wore forest green.
History
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.
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.Orlando City acquires Central Florida Kraze (November 30, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com. The team also acquired a different youth club, Florida Soccer Alliance, and integrated them as Orlando City Youth Soccer to create a European-style development system.Orlando City acquires controlling interest in Seminole Soccer Complex & FSA youth club (December 12, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com.
Players
Current roster As of August 10, 2015 (August 10, 2015).
Notable former players 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.
Lyle Adams Nick Regan Tyler Blackwood Dennis Chin Dominic Cianciarulo Gonzalo De Mujica Jon Gruenewald Aly Hassan Adama Mbengue Ryan McIntosh Jonathan Mendoza Sergei Raad Keith Savage Tony Taylor Eric Vasquez Tanner Wolfe Graham Zusi
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup19984USISL PDSL6th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify19994USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20004USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualify1st round20014USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20024USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20034USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify20044USL PDL1st, SoutheastPDL Championsdid not qualify20054USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify20064USL PDL2nd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20074USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finals1st round20084USL PDL1st, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsdid not qualify20094USL PDL6th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20104USL PDL4th, Southeastdid not qualify1st round20114USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finals1st round20124USL PDL2nd, SoutheastSemi-finals1st round20134USL PDL3rd, Southeastdid not qualify1st round20144USL PDL5th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify20154USL PDL7th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
Honors USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2012 USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2008 USL PDL Champions 2004 USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2004 USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2004
Head coaches Joe Avallone (1999–2012) Paul Shaw (2013–2015)Orlando City names Paul Shaw as U23 Head Coach
Stadium Stadium at Edgewater High School; Orlando, Florida (1999–2002) Stadium at Winter Springs High School; Winter Springs, Florida (2003) Showalter Field; Winter Park, Florida (2004–2006, 2010–2011) Central Winds Park; Winter Springs, Florida (2006) 2 matches Kraze and Krush Stadium; Lake Mary, Florida (2007–2009) Cahall-Sandspur Field at Rollins College; Winter Park, Florida (2011) 1 match Citrus Bowl; Orlando, Florida (2011) 2 matches Stadium at The Master's Academy; Oviedo, Florida (2011) 1 match Seminole Soccer Complex; Lake Mary, Florida (2012–)
Average attendance Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at and Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/
Central Florida Lionhearts 1998: 122 (19th in PDSL)
Central Florida Kraze 1999: 269 (19th in PDL) 2000: 338 (11th in PDL) 2001: 236 (21st in PDL) 2002: 300 (19th in PDL) 2003: 307 (27th in PDL) 2004: 361 (25th in PDL) Playoffs: 950 (1 Missing) or 1,133 (1 Missing) Overall: 542 or 554 (1 missing) 2005: 308 (30th in PDL) 2006: 271 (35th in PDL) 2007: 451 (22nd in PDL) 2008: 358 (27th in PDL) 2009: 261 (41st in PDL) 2010: 333 (33rd in PDL) 2011: 129 (52nd in PDL)
Orlando City U-23 2012: 296 (34th in PDL) 2013: 127 (52nd in PDL) 2014: 0 (63rd in PDL) 2015: 105
References
External links Official page Official PDL page