Orlando City SC Tickets

Orlando City Soccer Club (Orlando City SC) joined Major League Soccer as an expansion side in 2015, in a period that will be defined as one of the league’s quickest and most aggressive in terms of growth. What originally began as a third-tier United Soccer League (USL) Pro club in 2010 had quickly became one of the more successful American-based teams outside of MLS, and as a result, the team began to make its way on the radar of MLS and commissioner Don Garber. The club’s principal ownership group – led by Flavio Augusto da Silva – have been intact since the start in 2010, and in 2013, the formal Orlando City SC expansion bid was approved by MLS to begin play in 2015.

Orlando City, affectionately known as The Lions because of the lion that makes up the official club crest, has been one of the business successes of the recent MLS additions, particularly since moving to a new soccer-specific stadium (Orlando City Stadium) in 2017. The Lions are a top ticket who have come to draw 25,000-plus on average and have sold out regularly since moving to Orlando City Stadium in 2017. The club averaged nearly 33,000 fans per match in its inaugural season, including a home-opener sellout of 60,000 at Camping World Stadium.

Though they’re one of the more recent additions to MLS, the Lions have had no issues acquiring high-end talent up and down their roster. It began with the headlining move of Brazilian star Kaka, who was the club’s first designated player and who signed for a MLS record $6.6 million in base salary. Kaka’s world-class skill ignited Orlando City on the field and electrified its fan base which immediately put the club on the map in MLS, in turn allowing them to add more significant pieces in the months and years that followed.