Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in

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, 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,Fla. youth giants merge as Central Florida Kraze/Krush joins with Orlando City
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in nearby

. The team's colors as the Kraze were blue, white and red, while they also occasionally wore forest green.

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''
(August 10, 2015).

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.'' * Lyle Adams * Nick Regan * Tyler Blackwood * Dennis Chin *

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* Gonzalo De Mujica * Jon Gruenewald * Aly Hassan * Adama Mbengue * Ryan McIntosh * Jonathan Mendoza * Sergei Raad *

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* Tony Taylor *

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* Tanner Wolfe *

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Year-by-year

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)Orlando City names Paul Shaw as U23 Head Coach
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Stadium

* Stadium at

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; Orlando, Florida (1999–2002) * Stadium at Winter Springs High School;

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(2003) * Showalter Field;

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(2004–2006, 2010–2011) * Central Winds Park;

(2006) 2 matches * Kraze and Krush Stadium;

(2007–2009) * Cahall-Sandspur Field at Rollins College;

(2011) 1 match * Citrus Bowl; Orlando, Florida (2011) 2 matches * Stadium at

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;

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(2011) 1 match *

;

(2012–)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive a

* 2005: 308 * 2006: 271 * 2007: 451 (8th in PDL) * 2008: 358 * 2009: 261 * 2010: 333

References

External links

Official page

{{Orlando City Soccer Club Orlando City U-23, Orlando City SC Association football clubs established in 1998 USL League Two teams Seminole County, Florida Soccer clubs in Orlando, Florida 1998 establishments in Florida 2016 disestablishments in Florida Association football clubs disestablished in 2016