2020 Orlando City B season
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| 2020 season | ||
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| Manager | Marcelo Neveleff | |
| Stadium | Osceola County Stadium | |
| USL League One: | 11th | |
| Playoffs | DNQ | |
| Biggest win | ORL 2–0 NE (August 7) | |
| Biggest defeat | ORL 1–4 TUC (August 18) ORL 1–4 GVL (October 24) | |
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The 2020 Orlando City B season was the club's fourth season of existence and their second since returning from hiatus during the 2018 season. It was their second season as a founding member of USL League One, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, after moving from the second tier (USL Championship) in the restructuring. The team also moved from Montverde Academy where they spent the 2019 season, to the newly refurbished Osceola County Stadium at Orlando City's new training complex in Kissimmee, Florida.[1]
On March 12 it was announced that the start of the 2020 USL League One season would be delayed as the league was temporarily suspended for 30 days on the advice of public health authorities due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] OCB's season eventually began on August 1, 127 days after originally scheduled. All home games were played behind closed doors.
It was the team's last season in USL League One, announcing on October 16 that it was withdrawing from USL1 at the end of the season in lieu of a new proposed MLS reserve league launching in 2021.[3][4][5] On October 29, nine players were released as part of the end of season roster decisions, notably cutting a number of the older players in preparation for the shift in age group.[6]
- As of September 3, 2020[7]
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 31 |  | Mason Stajduhar | GK | December 2, 1997 (aged 22) | Orlando City SC | First team |
| 41 |  | Javier Otero | GK | November 18, 2002 (aged 17) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 51 | | Russell Robles | GK | October 10, 2003 (aged 16) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 61 | | Austin Aviza | GK | February 17, 1997 (aged 23) | Providence Friars | – |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 26 | | Michael Halliday | DF | January 22, 2003 (aged 17) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 47 |  | Franklin Carabalí | DF | June 27, 1996 (aged 24) | América de Quito | – |
| 50 | | Owen Guske | DF | February 18, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 55 | | Juan Pablo Monticelli | DF | August 26, 1997 (aged 22) |  Tijuana | – |
| 63 |  | Mateo Rodas | DF | January 11, 1998 (aged 22) | Tigres | – |
| 64 | | Jonathan Rosales | DF | May 22, 1998 (aged 22) | South Florida Bulls | – |
| 65 |  | Daniel Rosario | DF | April 10, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 68 | | Thomas Williams | DF | August 15, 2004 (aged 15) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 72 | | Nick O'Callaghan | DF | March 11, 1997 (aged 23) | FIU Panthers | – |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 33 | | Jordan Bender | MF | July 9, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City SC | First team |
| 34 |  | Joey DeZart | MF | June 9, 1998 (aged 22) | Orlando City SC | First team |
| 45 | | Raul Aguilera | MF | August 2, 1999 (aged 20) | North Carolina Tar Heels | – |
| 46 | | Austin Amer | MF | February 17, 2000 (aged 20) | Orlando City Development Academy | – |
| 56 | | Theodore Ndje | MF | November 11, 2001 (aged 18) |  Banfield | – |
| 57 | | Adam Ozeri | MF | March 7, 1998 (aged 22) | Ferro | Loan in |
| 58 | | Ignacio Poplawski | MF | March 15, 1998 (aged 22) | Estudiantes | Loan in |
| 59 | | José Quintero | MF | July 27, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 67 | | Moises Tablante | MF | July 4, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 48 |  | Fablo Dos Santos Oliveira | FW | February 15, 1999 (aged 21) | Barra da Tijuca | Loan in |
| 49 | | Aleksandar Gluvačević | FW | September 8, 1997 (aged 22) |  OFK Vršac | – |
| 53 | | Julian Kennedy | FW | July 23, 2002 (aged 18) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 54 | | Mason Lamb | FW | February 8, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 62 | | Wilfredo Rivera | FW | October 14, 2003 (aged 16) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
| 66 | | Kenji Tanaka de Paula | FW | January 1, 2001 (aged 19) | Orlando City Development Academy | Academy |
