The 2019 Orlando Pride season was

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's fourth season in the

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, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The team played its home games at

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, renamed from Orlando City Stadium on June 4, 2019. Following the departure of

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at the end of the 2018 season,

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was announced as his replacement in January.

Notable events

Seven players signed with Australian W-League teams to play with during the 2018–19 NWSL offseason:

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and

Carson Pickett Carson Leighann Pickett (born September 15, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Racing Louisville FC of the NWSL and the United States national team. Early life Raised in Fleming Island on the northeastern coast ...

joined

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

Dani Weatherholt Danielle Marie Weatherholt (born March 17, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Angel City in the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer at Santa Clara University before being drafted by t ...

and

Christine Nairn Christine Marie Nairn (born September 25, 1990) is an American retired soccer player from Annapolis, Maryland. She previously played for the Houston Dash, Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit and Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL and has had regular lo ...

joined

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

Rachel Hill Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC in the NWSL. Early life Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with them on a team coached b ...

joined

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

Alanna Kennedy Alanna Stephanie Kennedy (born 21 January 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Manchester City in the English FA Women's Super League, as well as the Australia national team. Kennedy is recognized as ...

joined

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

and

Emily van Egmond Emily Louise van Egmond (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for German side 1. FFC Frankfurt and VfL Wo ...

joined

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. Alanna Kennedy, Rachel Hill and Christine Nairn were named to the W-League Team of the Season. Weatherholt and Nairn won the

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Premiership title with Melbourne Victory and Kennedy won the 2019 W-League grand final with Sydney FC. The team's opening day roster was announced on April 10 and included 17 returning squad members.

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was notably placed on the supplemental roster instead of being deactivated on maternity leave in the hope she returned before the end of the season. She returned on September 29, making an 86th minute substitute appearance against

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, just three months after giving birth. On May 23, after losing

Shelina Zadorsky Shelina Laura Zadorsky (born October 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for FA Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Canada national team. She previously played for Australian W-League ...

, Camila,

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Ali Krieger Alexandra Blaire Krieger (born July 28, 1984) is an American soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's ...

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and

Ashlyn Harris Ashlyn Michelle Harris (born October 19, 1985) is a former American soccer player for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women' ...

to the

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, the Pride temporarily signed three National Team Replacement players. On August 7, the club announced that

Toni Pressley Toni Deion Pressley (born February 19, 1990) is an American professional soccer defender. She previously played for the Orlando Pride, Western New York Flash and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, Ryazan VDV in the Russian Women's Football Champion ...

underwent surgery and was beginning treatment for

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. She was placed on the 45-day disabled list. The final game of the season was designated as a Breast Cancer Awareness match with the team wearing limited edition pink pre-match warm-up tops to be auctioned off later. All nine NWSL teams also donated autographed items for the online fundraising auction. Pressley made her first appearance since the surgery during the game, coming on as a substitute with

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handing her the captain's armband. On August 15, the club announced that

would undergo season-ending ankle surgery in

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. She was placed on the season ending injury list. On September 16, the club announced that

would be placed on the season ending injury list following a knee injury picked up on international duty.

Roster

Staff

Transfers and loans

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2019 college draft was held on January 10, 2019. Orlando had two selections.

Transfers in

Transfers out

Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on March 4, 2019. The squad included eight non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. A total of five were eventually signed by the team with another later added as a temporary national team replacement player.

Match results

As per league schedule, preseason camp began on March 4 with many of the squad still away on international duty. The Pride played their first ever preseason game against fellow NWSL opposition on March 23, taking part in North Carolina Courage's inaugural Friendship Cup which ended in a 4–0 defeat. On March 30, the Pride hosted the University of South Florida for a closed-door friendly, marking the fourth consecutive preseason meeting between the two teams. Liga PR Femenino champions Sol traveled to Orlando the week before the NWSL season began for the final preseason friendly, a match open to the public with for free. The Pride won both of their final two preseason games.

Preseason

National Women's Soccer League

Results summary Results by round Results League standings

Squad statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

Shutouts

Disciplinary record

Honors and awards

NWSL Team of the Season

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NWSL Weekly Awards

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NWSL Goal of the Week

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orlando Pride 2019 National Women's Soccer League season

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