Orlando City U-23

Orlando City U-23

Full name	Orlando City Under-23s
Founded	1998 (as Central Florida Lionhearts)
Dissolved	2016
Stadium	Seminole Soccer Complex (Sanford) Lake Mary, Florida
Capacity	3,666
Home colors Away colors

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,^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Players

Current roster

As of August 10, 2015^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Braeden Luna 0 GK Mason Stajduhar 1 GK Mitch Thorn 3 FW Ramzey Hassen 4 MF Christian Funes 5 MF Noah Franke 6 DF Michael O'Sullivan 9 DF Bernardo Carabelli 9 MF Nicholas Melo 10 DF Jonathan Coleby 11 MF Andrew Brody 12 FW Freddy Ruiz 13 MF Alexis Martinez

No. Position Player 14 MF Eli Lockaby 15 DF Jeffery George 16 FW Lucas Diniz 17 MF John Nartowicz 19 DF Nicholas O'Callaghan 20 DF Kyle Carr 21 FW Joao Romalho 22 MF Dennis Zapata 23 MF Pedro Codo 25 DF Ian Svantesson 26 MF Jordan Thorpe 27 FW Alexander Norris 28 MF Eli Beates

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 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

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
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	PDL 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
2012	4	USL PDL	2nd, Southeast	Semifinals	1st Round
2013	4	USL PDL	3rd, Southeast	Did not qualify	1st Round
2014	4	USL PDL	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015	4	USL PDL	7th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did 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)^[5]

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 (Sanford); 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 http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 2005: 308
• 2006: 271
• 2007: 451 (8th in PDL)
• 2008: 358
• 2009: 261
• 2010: 333

References

1. Fla. youth giants merge as Central Florida Kraze/Krush joins with Orlando City (March 1, 2012). nationalsoccerwire.com.
2. Orlando City acquires Central Florida Kraze (November 30, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com.
3. Orlando City acquires controlling interest in Seminole Soccer Complex & FSA youth club (December 12, 2011). News release from OrlandoCitySoccer.com.
4. (August 10, 2015).
5. Orlando City names Paul Shaw as U23 Head Coach

External links

• Official page
• Official PDL page