2025 Orlando Pride season

Orlando Pride
2025 season
Head coachSeb Hines
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
Orlando, Florida

The 2025 Orlando Pride season is the Orlando Pride's 10th season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. They enter as defending NWSL Shield winners and NWSL champions.

Notable events

In August 2024, the NWSL Draft was abolished ahead of the 2025 season as part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NWSL became the first major professional sports league in the United States to eliminate the draft system.[1]

Roster

As of June 13, 2025[2]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Anna Moorhouse GK (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 Bordeaux
36 Kat Asman GK (2000-05-19) May 19, 2000 Portland Thorns
38 DeAira Jackson GK (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 Grand Canyon Antelopes
40 McKinley Crone GK (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 Alabama Crimson Tide
Defenders
2 Haley McCutcheon DF (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 Houston Dash
3 Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 Atlético Madrid
4 Rafaelle Souza DF (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 Arsenal SEI
6 Emily Sams DF (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 BK Häcken
12 Cori Dyke DF (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions
19 Carson Pickett DF (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 Racing Louisville
21 Oihane Hernández DF (2000-05-04) May 4, 2000 Real Madrid INT
25 Kerry Abello DF (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions
32 Brianna Martínez DF (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
34 Zara Chavoshi DF (2002-12-06) December 6, 2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Midfielders
8 Luana MF (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 Corinthians INT, SEI
14 Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 UCLA Bruins
15 Angelina MF (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 Seattle Reign FC
16 Morgan Gautrat MF (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 Kansas City Current
23 Grace Chanda MF (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 Madrid CFF INT, SEI
28 Summer Yates MF (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 Washington Huskies
30 Ally Lemos MF (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 UCLA Bruins
33 Aryssa Mahrt MF (2002-04-19) April 19, 2002 Wisconsin Badgers
Forwards
9 Prisca Chilufya FW (1999-06-08) June 8, 1999 Juárez INT
10 Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 FC Rosengård
11 Ally Watt FW (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 Seattle Reign FC
18 Simone Charley FW (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 Angel City FC SEI
20 Julie Doyle FW (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 Santa Clara Broncos
22 Barbra Banda FW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 Shanghai Shengli INT
29 Amanda Allen FW (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 NDC Ontario INT, SEI
35 Simone Jackson FW (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 USC Trojans

Staff

As of March 3, 2023.[3][4]
Executive
Majority owner and chairman Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Leonard Wilf
President of business operations Jarrod Dillon
General manager Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach Seb Hines
Assistant coach Giles Barnes
Assistant coach Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach Christi Edson

Match results

Challenge Cup

Orlando Pride will contest the NWSL Challenge Cup for the first time since it was switched to a super cup format between the winners of the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship. As Orlando won both, 2024 Shield and Championship runners-up Washington Spirit were invited to contest the 2025 Challenge Cup. The match will serve as the season opener for the NWSL.

March 7 Orlando Pride 1–1
(2–4 p)
Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm EDT
  • Rafaelle 41'
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Alex Billeter
Penalties

National Women's Soccer League

The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 3 0 0 10 1  +9 9 2 0 0 8 1  +7 1 0 0 2 0  +2

Last updated: March 7.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

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StadiumHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWW
Position[a]111
Updated to match(es) played on March 7. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

March 14 1 Orlando Pride 6–0 Chicago Stars Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Shawn Tehini
March 23 2 Gotham FC 0–2 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 9,718
Referee: Brad Jensen
March 29 3 Orlando Pride 2–1 San Diego Wave Orlando, Florida
12:00 pm
Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Adorae Monroy
April 12 4 Seattle Reign 0–1 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 19 5 Orlando Pride 0–1 Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,021
Referee: Elton García
April 25 6 Orlando Pride 3–2 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,665
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 3 7 Portland Thorns 0–1 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,776
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 10 8 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,366
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 16 9 Orlando Pride 0–1 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 23 10 Utah Royals 1–3 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
  • Banda 6', 37', 38',  59'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 11,668
Referee: John Griggs
June 7 11 Orlando Pride v Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
June 13 12 Bay FC v Orlando Pride San Jose, California
10:00 pm Stadium: PayPal Park
June 20 13 Racing Louisville v Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 pm Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
August 3 14 Orlando Pride v Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 9 15 Orlando Pride v Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 16 16 Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm Stadium: CPKC Stadium
August 21 17 Angel City FC v Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
10:30 pm Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 29 18 Orlando Pride v Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 7 19 Chicago Stars v Orlando Pride TBD
3:00 pm
September 13 20 Orlando Pride v Bay FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 19 21 Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 26 22 San Diego Wave v Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:30 pm Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 3 23 Houston Dash v Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:00 pm Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 10 24 Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 18 25 Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
12:30 pm Stadium: Audi Field
November 2 26 Orlando Pride v Seattle Reign Orlando, Florida
TBD Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Current 13 11 0 2 29 10 +19 33 NWSL Shield, playoffs, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Orlando Pride 13 8 1 4 20 10 +10 25 Playoffs, and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
3 San Diego Wave FC 13 7 3 3 25 16 +9 24 Playoffs
4 Washington Spirit 13 7 2 4 21 19 +2 23
5 Portland Thorns FC 13 6 4 3 19 12 +7 22
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2025. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head to head points; 6) head to head goal goals scored; 7) fewer disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA AME CHO ORL PAC
1 Alajuelense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chorrillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 August 2025. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Results
September 2 Group Stage Orlando Pride v Alajuelense Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 16 Group Stage Chorrillo v Orlando Pride Panama City, Panama
9:00 pm Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
September 30 Group Stage América v Orlando Pride Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 pm Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
October 15 Group Stage Orlando Pride v Pachuca Orlando, Florida
9:15 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Anna Moorhouse 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK  USA Kat Asman 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK  USA McKinley Crone 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK  USA DeAira Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  USA Haley McCutcheon 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  USA Kylie Strom 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  BRA Rafaelle Souza 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  USA Emily Sams 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF  USA Cori Dyke 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  USA Carson Pickett 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  ESP Oihane Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF  USA Kerry Abello 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF  USA Brianna Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF  CAN Zara Chavoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF  BRA Luana 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  USA Viviana Villacorta 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  BRA Angelina 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  USA Morgan Gautrat 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  ZAM Grace Chanda 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  USA Summer Yates 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF  USA Ally Lemos 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  USA Aryssa Mahrt 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  ZAM Prisca Chilufya 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  BRA Marta 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  USA Ally Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW  USA Simone Charley 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  USA Julie Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  ZAM Barbra Banda 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  CAN Amanda Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
7 FW  ARG Mariana Larroquette 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2024 Kat Asman GK Portland Thorns Free agent signing. [5]
January 13, 2025 Zara Chavoshi DF Wake Forest Demon Deacons College free agent signing. [6]
January 31, 2025 Prisca Chilufya FW Juárez Undisclosed fee. [7]
February 12, 2025 DeAira Jackson GK Grand Canyon Antelopes Signed to short-term contract. [8]
Aryssa Mahrt MF Wisconsin Badgers Signed to short-term contract. [8]
February 14, 2025 Oihane Hernández DF Real Madrid Undisclosed fee. [9]
May 29, 2025 Simone Jackson USC Trojans College free agent signing. [10]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 24, 2024 Celia DF Retired [11]
Carrie Lawrence DF Retired [11]
Megan Montefusco DF Retired [11]
December 10, 2024 Evelina Duljan MF Houston Dash Out of contract [11][12]
January 14, 2025 Sofia Manner GK AFC Toronto Undisclosed fee. [13]
January 30, 2025 Adriana FW Al Qadsiah Undisclosed fee; reportedly $500,000. [14][15]

Loans out

Date Player Pos. Loaned to Notes Ref.
January 16, 2025 Mariana Larroquette FW Newell's Old Boys Until July 1, 2025 [16]

Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 21, 2025. The squad included three non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. All three were college free agents, available to sign freely following the abolition of the NWSL draft.[17]

2025 Orlando Pride trialists
Player Position Previous team
Aryssa Mahrt [A] MF Wisconsin Badgers
DeAira Jackson [A] GK Grand Canyon Antelopes
Simone Jackson FW USC Trojans
  1. ^
    Signed to short-term contract.

References

  1. ^ Sim, Josh (August 23, 2024). "NWSL's new CBA increases player salaries, adds revenue sharing and eliminates draft". SportsPro.
  2. ^ "Active roster". Orlando City SC.
  3. ^ "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride.
  4. ^ "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC.
  5. ^ "Orlando Pride signs goalkeeper Kat Asman". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  6. ^ "Orlando Pride signs defender Zara Chavoshi". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ^ "Orlando Pride signs Zambian international Prisca Chilufya". orlandocitysc.
  8. ^ a b orlandocitysc. "Orlando Pride Signs midfielder Aryssa Mahrt and goalkeeper DeAira Jackson to short-term contracts". www.orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "Orlando Pride acquires 2023 World Cup winner Oihane Hernández". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  10. ^ "Orlando Pride signs forward Simone Jackson". Orlando City SC. May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Orlando Pride announces 2024 end-of-season contract updates". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dash Sign NWSL Champion and Swedish International Evelina Duljan". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "Orlando Pride transfers goalkeeper Sofia Manner to AFC Toronto". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. ^ "Orlando Pride transfers forward Adriana for club record transfer fee". orlandocitysc.
  15. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (January 30, 2025). "Sources: Orlando Pride secures $500K fee in transfer of Adriana to Saudi Arabia". equalizersoccer.com.
  16. ^ "Orlando Pride loans forward Mariana Larroquette to Argentina-based side Newell's". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  17. ^ "Orlando Pride Announces 2025 Preseason Roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.