The 2026 Orlando City SC season is the club's 16th season of existence in Orlando and 12th season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system. Orlando played in two other competitions: the U.S. Open Cup and Leagues Cup.
On March 11, 2026, after starting the season with three consecutive losses, Orlando City announced that head coach Óscar Pareja, who had coached the club since December 2019, and the club had agreed to mutually terminate his contract. Pareja was replaced by assistant coach Martín Perelman as interim head coach. Three days later, in Perelman's first match as interim head coach, Orlando City secured its first win of the season with a 2–1 win over CF Montréal. On August 12, Orlando City were eliminated from the league phase of the Leagues Cup. Orlando City advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup, but lost 2–1 to the Columbus Crew.
Roster
Last updated on August 27, 2026
Current squad NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers12Javier OteroGK Orlando City BHGP40Tristan HimesGK Orlando City BHGP71Maxime CrépeauGK Portland Timbers–Defenders3Adrián MarínLB Braga–4David BrekaloCB, LB Viking FKTAM6Robin JanssonCB AIK–19Zakaria TaifiRB, CB, DM Orlando City BHGP21Nolan MillerCB Michigan Wolverines–24Griffin DorseyRB, RW Houston Dynamo–27Vinícius NogueiraLB Ludogorets Razgradon loan33Clovis ArchangeCB Orlando City BHGP44Bernardo RheinLB Orlando City BHGP57Iago TeodoroCB FlamengoU22, INTMidfielders5Luis OtávioDM InternacionalU22, INT8Braian OjedaCM Real Salt LakeTAM10Martín OjedaAM, LW, RW Godoy CruzDP, INT16Wilder CartagenaDM Al-Ittihad Kalba–20Eduard AtuestaCM, DM PalmeirasINT, TAM35Joran GerbetDM Clemson Tigers–65Gustavo CaraballoAM, LW, RW Orlando City BHGPForwards7Antoine GriezmannAM, FW Atlético MadridDP, INT9Daryl DikeST West Bromwich Albion–11TiagoLW BahiaU22, INT14Tyrese SpicerLW, RW Toronto FCINT22Justin EllisCF, AM Orlando City BHGP23Harvey SarajianLW, RW, AM Wake Forest Demon Deacons–77Iván AnguloLW Palmeiras–87Marco PašalićRW HNK RijekaDP, INT
Out on loan NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Current clubNotes–Nicolás RodríguezRW, LW Atlético NacionalReturns December 2026; INT25Colin GuskeDM Real Salt LakeReturns December 202634Yutaro TsukadaLW Rhode Island FCReturns December 2026
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Competitions
Friendlies Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 12. On June 23, Orlando City announced two friendlies ahead of the resumption of the league season following a break for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Major League Soccer
MLS is Back opening weekend is scheduled for February 22–23. Regular season play will pause in on May 25 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and then resume July 16 before the final.
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Orlando qualified as one of the teams not entering another cup competition who ranked highest in the previous season's Supporters' Shield standings (excluding Canadian teams), and those competing in CONCACAF Champions Cup. Orlando City entered the tournament in the Round of 32 and were drawn against USL League One club FC Naples. Orlando City defeated FC Naples 1–0 and advanced to the Round of 16, where they were drawn away to fellow Major League Soccer side New England Revolution. After defeating the New England Revolution, Orlando City were drawn against Atlanta United FC. Orlando City comfortably defeated Atlanta United 4–1, and faced Columbus Crew on September 16, 2026, who they loss 2–1 to and were eliminated from the tournament by.
Leagues Cup
The 2026 Leagues Cup will be played from August 4 to September 6 with all of Orlando City's phase one matches being played at Inter.co Stadium. On March 5, Orlando City's schedule and opponents were announced, with Orlando City facing Monterrey, León, and Atlético San Luis in phase one. Orlando City were eliminated during the league phase.
Squad statistics
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
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! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Reserves
|colspan="16"|Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently or on loan during the season:
Discipline
RankNo.Pos.PlayerMLSOpen CupLeagues CupTotal120MF Eduard Atuesta70000000070024DF David Brekalo40010010060016MF Wilder Cartagena10020030060057DF Iago Teodoro500000100600577FW Iván Angulo5000000005005MF Luis Otávio500000000500771GK Maxime Crépeau20100010040125MF Colin Guske21020000041087FW Marco Pašalić40000000040011FW Tiago400000000400116DF Robin Jansson3000000003003DF Adrián Marín3000000003001322FW Justin Ellis10010000020035MF Joran Gerbet20000000020080MF Ignacio Gómez10010000020021DF Nolan Miller20000000020023FW Harvey Sarajian2000000002001824DF Griffin Dorsey10000000010035MF Joran Gerbet1000000001007FW Antoine Griezmann10000000010013FW Duncan McGuire1000000001008MF Braian Ojeda10000000010010MF Martín Ojeda10000000010012GK Javier Otero00000010010029DF Tahir Reid-Brown10000000010044DF Bernardo Rhein00000010010014FW Tyrese Spicer100000000100Total62117008007711
Player movement Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
MLS SuperDraft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2026 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 18, 2025. Orlando made five selections.
2026 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft PicksRoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus15 Harvey SarajianFW Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSigned9 Nolan MillerDF Michigan WolverinesSigned14 Jaylen YearwoodDF North Florida OspreysSigned with Orlando City B20 Issah HarunaMF UNC Greensboro SpartansSigned with Orlando City B374 Mitch FergusonDF Notre Dame Fighting IrishSigned with Sporting Kansas City II
Transfers in NameTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef.11 TiagoLW BahiaUndisclosed fee, reportedly $6m; signed U-22 contractDecember 19, 20255 Luis OtávioDM InternacionalUndisclosed fee, reportedly $3.2m; signed U-22 contractDecember 26, 20258 Braian OjedaCM Real Salt Lake$1.3m in general allocation money split across two seasonsJanuary 2, 202671 Maxime CrépeauGKSigned through free agencyJanuary 6, 202657 Iago TeodoroCB FlamengoUndisclosed fee, reportedly $1.4m; signed U-22 contractFebruary 7, 202624 Griffin DorseyRB Houston Dynamo$1m in general allocation money split across two seasonsFebruary 18, 202622 Justin EllisCF Orlando City BHomegrown player contractFebruary 20, 20267 Antoine GriezmannFW Atlético MadridFree transfer and designated player contract; joined July 13March 24, 202640 Tristan HimesGK Orlando City BHomegrown player contractJuly 16, 202633 Clovis ArchangeCB Orlando City BHomegrown player contractJuly 17, 20269 Daryl DikeST West Bromwich AlbionSigned through free agency; up to $150,000 in general allocation money to Seattle Sounders44 Bernardo RheinLB Orlando City BHomegrown player contractJuly 25, 202627 Vinícius NogueiraLB Ludogorets RazgradLoan through the 2027 season with an option to buyAugust 27, 2026
Transfers/loans out NameTransferred/loaned toFee/notesDateRef.1 Pedro GalleseGK Deportivo CaliContract expired; signed with Deportivo Cali on December 30, 2025November 17, 20255 César AraújoCM Tigres UANLContract expired; signed with Tigres UANL on February 2, 202623 Shak MohammedAM Nashville SCContract option declined; signed with Nashville SC on January 7, 202624 Kyle SmithRB FC CincinnatiContract expired; signed with FC Cincinnati on January 7, 202695 Favian LoyolaAM Audax ItalianoContract option declined; signed with Audax Italiano on January 15, 202699 Carlos MercadoGKContract option declined68 Thomas WilliamsCB Nashville SCUp to $100,000 in general allocation moneyDecember 8, 202517 Dagur Dan ÞórhallssonRB CF MontréalUp to $625,000 in general allocation moneyDecember 10, 202515 Rodrigo SchlegelCB AtlasUndisclosed fee, reportedly $600,000December 16, 202511 Nicolás RodríguezRW Atlético NacionalSeason-long loan to Atlético Nacional with an option to buyJanuary 8, 20269 Luis MurielCF JuniorUndisclosed fee with sell-on percentageJanuary 14, 202630 Alex FreemanRB VillarrealUp to near-$7m fee ($4m base) with a sell-on percentageJanuary 29, 202613 Duncan McGuireST Houston Dynamo FCUp to $2.4m in general allocation moneyJuly 10, 202634 Yutaro TsukadaLW Rhode Island FCSeason-long loan to Rhode Island FCJuly 30, 202629 Tahir Reid-BrownLB St. Louis City SCUp to $425,000 in general allocation moneyAugust 13, 202625 Colin GuskeDM Real Salt LakeSeason-long loan to Real Salt Lake in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and an option to buyAugust 21, 2026
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