The 2019 Orlando City B season was the club's third year of existence and their first returning from hiatus during the 2018 season. It was their first season as a founding member of USL League One, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, after moving from the second tier now rebranded as USL Championship in the restructuring. The team also moved from Orlando City Stadium where they spent the 2017 season, to Montverde Academy which already housed Orlando City's Development Academy.
On October 3, 2018, Fernando De Argila was announced as head coach. He had previously been head coach and director of methodology at the Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy (S.I.M.A).
Speaking in October, OCB General Manager Mike Potempa highlighted that the change of division would help shift the team's focus to providing a one-way stepping stone between the Development Academy and senior MLS side. Whereas the previous OCB incarnation had had a mix of youth and older veteran players with others also being loaned down from the MLS team, the new roster would contain "young players that need to play between the ages of 16 and 24" and that international players "need to be high, high-level players because you have seven spaces and you can’t get those wrong. We really have to be careful on our choices for the international spots.”
On July 25, De Argila was relieved of his head coaching duties with the team sitting at the bottom of the table and following a run of six defeats in seven games. Orlando City U19 head coach Roberto Sibaja was appointed interim manager until the end of the season.
Roster
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers1Juliano Chade GK Athletico Paranaense Loan in12Christian Herrera GK Swope Park Rangers –23Luca Mancuso GK Weston FC Academy Academy Defenders2Léo SimasDF Athletico Paranaense Loan in3Wilfred WilliamsDF Detroit City FC –4Brandon JohnDF SIMA Águilas –6Matheus SilvaDF Swope Park Rangers –13Jordan HillDF Davidson Wildcats –14Randy MendozaDF UC Santa Barbara Gauchos –15Tanner HummelDF Kentucky Wildcats –16Jahlane ForbesDF Orlando City Development Academy Academy26Emmanuel HaganDF Orlando City Development Academy Academy Midfielders5SérginhoMF Corinthians –7Tresor MbuyuMF Liberty Flames –10Rafael SantosMF VCU Rams –11Thiago De Souza MF Athletico Paranaense Loan in18Austin AmerMF Orlando City Development Academy Academy19Jordan BenderMF Orlando City Development Academy Academy20Steven HernandezMF American International Yellow Jackets –21Ates DioufMF Orlando City Development Academy Academy24Moises TablanteMF Orlando City Development Academy Academy27José QuinteroMF Orlando City Development Academy Academy Forwards8Koby Osei-WusuFW Richmond Kickers –9Will BagrouFW Mercer Bears –25Luc GraniturFW Orlando City Development Academy Academy29Lucas OntiveroFW JDT II –
Competitions
Friendlies
USL League One
In November 2018, USL announced that the inaugural USL League One season would consist of ten teams competing in a single table with the league's regular season consisting of 28 games in which everyone will play eight teams three times and the remaining one club four times. The 2019 regular season kicked off the weekend of March 29–31 and concluded on the weekend of October 4–6. At the end of which, four teams progressed to the playoffs.
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
Table
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, Orlando City B is one of 13 teams ineligible for the Cup competition.
Squad statistics
Appearances
NameUSL1AppsStarts1GK Juliano Chade17172DF Léo Simas22223DF Wilfred Williams644DF Brandon John10105MF Sérginho24216DF Matheus Silva18187MF Tresor Mbuyu1988FW Koby Osei-Wusu19119FW Will Bagrou231910MF Rafael Santos161411MF Thiago De Souza222012GK Christian Herrera101013DF Jordan Hill151314DF Randy Mendoza212115DF Tanner Hummel8616DF Jahlane Forbes2117MF Ignacio Cubeddu0018MF Austin Amer262219MF Jordan Bender161220MF Steven Hernandez18621MF Ates Diouf171522MF Sebastian Joffre3023GK Luca Mancuso1124MF Moises Tablante131225FW Luc Granitur15826DF Emmanuel Hagan2227MF José Quintero3128DF Nathan Simeon151529FW Lucas Ontivero55
Goalscorers
NameUSL11MF11 Thiago De Souza62FW8 Koby Osei-Wusu3FW9 Will Bagrou34DF2 Léo Simas2MF10 Rafael Santos2MF24 Moises Tablante27DF4 Brandon John1MF5 Sérginho1FW7 Tresor Mbuyu1MF21 Ates Diouf1FW29 Lucas Ontivero1Total23
Shutouts
NameUSL111 Juliano Chade3Total3
Disciplinary record
Name1GK Juliano Chade102DF Léo Simas814DF Brandon John205MF Sérginho616DF Matheus Silva217MF Tresor Mbuyu208FW Koby Osei-Wusu109FW Will Bagrou3110MF Rafael Santos3011MF Thiago De Souza4012GK Christian Herrera3013DF Jordan Hill2014DF Randy Mendoza1215DF Tanner Hummel2016DF Jahlane Forbes2018MF Austin Amer3020MF Steven Hernandez3021MF Ates Diouf5024MF Moises Tablante8025FW Luc Granitur2026DF Emmanuel Hagan1128DF Nathan Simeon2029FW Lucas Ontivero20Total687
Player movement
Transfers in NameTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef.12 Christian HerreraGK Swope Park RangersSigned professional contractFebruary 20, 20193 Wilfred WilliamsDF Detroit City FC4 Brandon JohnDF SIMA Águilas6 Matheus SilvaDF Swope Park Rangers13 Jordan HillDF Davidson Wildcats14 Randy MendozaDF UC Santa Barbara Gauchos15 Tanner HummelDF Kentucky Wildcats5 SérginhoMF Corinthians7 Tresor MbuyuMF Liberty Flames10 Rafael SantosMF VCU Rams20 Steven HernandezMF American International Yellow Jackets22 Sebastian JoffreMF Eastern Florida Titans8 Koby Osei-WusuFW Richmond Kickers9 Will BagrouFW Mercer Bears23 Luca MancusoGK Weston FC AcademySigned Academy contract17 Ignacio CubedduMF16 Jahlane ForbesDF Orlando City Development Academy26 Emmanuel HaganDF28 Nathan SimeonDF18 Austin AmerMF19 Jordan BenderMF21 Ates DioufMF24 Moises TablanteMF27 José QuinteroMF25 Luc GraniturFW29 Lucas OntiveroFW JDT IISigned professional contractAugust 24, 2019
Loans in NameLoaned fromNotesDateRef.1 Juliano ChadeGK Athletico ParanaenseOne year loanFebruary 20, 20192 Léo SimasDF11 Thiago De SouzaMF
Transfers out NameTransferred toFee/notesDateRef.17 Ignacio CubedduMF Amherst MammothsReleasedMay 13, 201922 Sebastian JoffreMF28 Nathan SimeonDF San Francisco DonsLeft for collegeJuly 15, 201923 Luca MancusoGK NYU VioletsAugust 1, 20196 Matheus SilvaDF Miami FCReleased; Signed with Miami FC on 10/02/19September 6, 2019
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