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2017 Orlando Pride season
The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
| 2017 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Flavio Augusto da SilvaPhil Rawlins | ||
| Tom Sermanni | ||
| Orlando City StadiumOrlando, Florida | ||
| 3rd of 10 | ||
| Semi-finals | ||
| Marta (13) | ||
| 14,452(April 22 vs. Washington) | ||
| 4,273(August 8 vs. Washington) | ||
| 6,186 | ||
| Home colors |
Away colors | Home colors | Away colors | | Home colors | Away colors | | | | | | | | | |
The 2017 season was Orlando Pride's second season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
As of July 3, 2017
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | USA | Toni Pressley |
| 4 | MF | USA | Jamia Fields |
| 6 | FW | USA | Chioma Ubogagu |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Steph Catley |
| 8 | FW | USA | Danica Evans |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Camila |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Marta |
| 11 | DF | USA | Ali Krieger |
| 12 | MF | USA | Kristen Edmonds |
| 13 | FW | USA | Alex Morgan |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Alanna Kennedy |
| 15 | FW | USA | Rachel Hill |
| 16 | DF | USA | McKenzie Berryhill |
| 17 | MF | USA | Dani Weatherholt |
| 19 | GK | USA | Aubrey Bledsoe |
| 20 | MF | PUR | Nickolette Driesse |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Mônica |
| 23 | FW | USA | Jasmyne Spencer |
| 24 | GK | USA | Ashlyn Harris |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2017 college draft was held on January 12, 2017. Orlando had two selections.
| Round | Pick | Player | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos. | College | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22 | Danica Evans | FW | University of Colorado | Signed |
| 4 | 32 | Nickolette Driesse | MF | Penn State University | Signed |
| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2016 | Ali Krieger | DF | Washington Spirit | Traded second-overall spot in the Distribution Ranking Order to Washington | |
| January 19, 2017 | Alanna Kennedy | DF | Western New York Flash | Trade for midfielder Sam Witteman | |
| January 23, 2017 | Chioma Ubogagu | FW | Houston Dash | Trade for Orlando’s natural third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft | |
| April 15, 2017 | Marta | FW | FC Rosengård | ||
| May 20, 2017 | Rachel Hill | FW | UConn | Signed after college graduation. | |
| Caroline Stanley | GK | Sky Blue FC | Signed off waivers as a goalkeeper replacement for injured Ashlyn Harris. | ||
| June 21, 2017 | Alex Morgan | FW | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | Officially added to the active roster. |
| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2017 | Christina Burkenroad | FW | IK Grand Bodø | Waived. | |
| July 3, 2017 | Laura Alleway | DF | Melbourne Victory | Waived. |
| Executive | |
|---|---|
| Owner and chairman | Flávio Augusto da Silva |
| Owner and president | Phil Rawlins |
| Owner | John Bonner |
| Chief executive officer | Alex Leitão |
| Head coach | Tom Sermanni |
| Assistant coach | Khano Smith |
| Goalkeeping coach | Lloyd Yaxley |
The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship. Final seeding to be determined by 10:30 pm EST Saturday, Sept. 30th.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Championship | ||||||||
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 |
The NWSLsoccer.com website and the Go90 app have the exclusive rights to streaming all games live on each of their platforms. In addition, the league has partnered with the Lifetime Network to air a "Game of the Week" on Saturdays for the 24-week Regular Season. The Pride were selected for 7 matches on the slate. The dates are:
Sat., Apr. 15 / 3 p.m. kickoff / Portland Thorns FC vs. Orlando Pride
Sat., Apr. 22 / 4 p.m. kickoff / Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit
Sat., June 24 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Houston Dash
Sat., July 22 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride
Sat., Aug. 12 / 7:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Sky Blue FC
Sat., Sept. 2 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff**/ Orlando Pride vs. Boston Breakers
Sat., Sept. 9 / 3:30 p.m. kickoff** / Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC
The NWSL announced on August 17 that the Game of the Week on Lifetime for Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET featured the Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns FC at Orlando City Stadium. Lifetime also aired their away match at FC Kansas City on August 26.
** New schedule adjustments issued on June 12 by the NWSL and Lifetime Network airtimes revised for player safety due to extreme temperatures and allowance for hydration breaks.
| Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best XI | Defender | Ali Krieger | |
| Best XI | Forward | Marta | |
| Second X1 | Defender | Steph Catley | |
| Second X1 | Forward | Alex Morgan |
| Month | Player | Month's Statline | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Alex Morgan | 7 Goals; 2 Assist; 13 Shots on Goal; 11 Chances Created | |
| September | Marta | 2 Goals; 13 Chances Created; 85% Passing Accuracy |
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Ali Krieger | Marta | |||
| July | Marta | ||||
| August | Ali Krieger Steph Catley | Marta | Alex Morgan** | ||
| September | Marta Alanna Kennedy |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Won | Danica Evans | |
| 3 | Won | Camila | |
| 9 | Won | Camila | |
| 13 | Won | Toni Pressley | |
| 16 | Won | Marta | |
| 18 | Won | Alex Morgan | |
| 22 | Won | Alanna Kennedy |
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
| 2 | Won | Monica | |
| 4 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
| 9 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
| 10 | Won | Steph Catley | |
| 12 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
| 13 | Won | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
| 17 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
| 18 | Won | Ashlyn Harris | |
| 22 | Won | Ashlyn Harris |
Orlando Pride forward Marta and defender Ali Krieger have been named to the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Best XI, announced on October 12.
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