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, 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.
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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. 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.
Players
Current roster
As of August 10, 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
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)
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; 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 [2] and Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/
Central Florida Lionhearts
1998: 122 (19th in PDSL)
Central Florida Kraze
1999: 269 (19th in PDL)
2000: 338 (11th in PDL)
2001: 236 (21st in PDL)
2002: 300 (19th in PDL)
2003: 307 (27th in PDL)
2004: 361 (25th in PDL) Playoffs: 950 (1 Missing) or 1,133 (1 Missing) Overall: 542 or 554 (1 missing)
2005: 308 (30th in PDL)
2006: 271 (35th in PDL)
2007: 451 (22nd in PDL)
2008: 358 (27th in PDL)
2009: 261 (41st in PDL)
2010: 333 (33rd in PDL)
2011: 129 (52nd in PDL)
Orlando City U-23
2012: 296 (34th in PDL)
2013: 127 (52nd in PDL)
2014: 0 (63rd in PDL)
2015: 105