2025 Orlando Pride season

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Orlando Pride
2025 season
Head coachSeb Hines
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
Orlando, Florida
NWSL4th
PlayoffsFirst Round
2025–26 W CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupRunner-up

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 October 25, 2025[2]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 England Anna Moorhouse GK (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 France Bordeaux
40 United States McKinley Crone GK (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 United States Alabama Crimson Tide
77 United States Cosette Morché GK (1997-06-29) June 29, 1997 United States Fort Lauderdale United FC
Defenders
3 United States Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 Spain Atlético Madrid
4 Brazil Rafaelle Souza DF (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 England Arsenal SEI
6 United States Emily Sams DF (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 Sweden BK Häcken
12 United States Cori Dyke DF (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 United States Penn State Nittany Lions
19 United States Carson Pickett DF (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 United States Racing Louisville
21 Spain Oihane Hernández DF (2000-05-04) May 4, 2000 Spain Real Madrid INT
25 United States Kerry Abello DF (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 United States Penn State Nittany Lions
34 Canada Zara Chavoshi DF (2002-12-06) December 6, 2002 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Midfielders
2 United States Haley McCutcheon DF (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 United States Houston Dash
8 Brazil Luana MF (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 Brazil Corinthians INT, SEI
14 United States Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 United States UCLA Bruins
15 Brazil Angelina MF (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 United States Seattle Reign FC
23 Zambia Grace Chanda MF (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 Spain Madrid CFF INT, SEI
28 United States Summer Yates MF (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 United States Washington Huskies
30 United States Ally Lemos MF (2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 United States UCLA Bruins
Forwards
10 Brazil Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 Sweden FC Rosengård
11 United States Ally Watt FW (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 United States Seattle Reign FC
13 United States Jacqueline Ovalle FW (1999-10-19) October 19, 1999 Mexico Tigres
18 United States Simone Charley FW (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 United States Angel City FC SEI
20 United States Julie Doyle FW (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 United States Santa Clara Broncos
22 Zambia Barbra Banda FW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 China Shanghai Shengli INT, SEI
27 United States Elyse Bennett FW (1999-12-27) December 27, 1999 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña
35 United States Simone Jackson FW (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 United States USC Trojans

Staff

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

Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit
March 7 Orlando Pride 1–1
(2–4 p)
Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm EDT 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 11 7 8 33 27  +6 40 5 4 4 17 12  +5 6 3 4 16 15  +1

Last updated: November 2, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWWLWLDLWWWLDDDLLLDLWDWWD
Position[a]11112112434
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

Orlando Pride v Chicago Stars
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
Gotham FC v Orlando Pride
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
Orlando Pride v San Diego Wave
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
Seattle Reign v Orlando Pride
April 12 4 Seattle Reign 0–1 Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Greg Dopka
Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit
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
Orlando Pride v Angel City FC
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
Portland Thorns v Orlando Pride
May 3 7 Portland Thorns 1–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,776
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride
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
Orlando Pride v Kansas City Current
May 16 9 Orlando Pride 0–1 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 8,414
Referee: Natalie Simon
Utah Royals v Orlando Pride
May 23 10 Utah Royals 1–3 Orlando Pride Sandy, Utah
9:30 pm
Report
  • Banda 6', 37', 38', Yellow card 59'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 11,668
Referee: John Griggs
Orlando Pride v Houston Dash
June 7 11 Orlando Pride 1–0 Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
Bay FC v Orlando Pride
June 13 12 Bay FC 0–1 Orlando Pride San Jose, California
10:00 pm Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,127
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
Racing Louisville v Orlando Pride
June 20 13 Racing Louisville 2–0 Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 pm Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: John Matto
Orlando Pride v Utah Royals
August 3 14 Orlando Pride 1–1 Utah Royals Orlando, Florida
6:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
Orlando Pride v Racing Louisville
August 9 15 Orlando Pride 1–1 Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride
August 16 16 Kansas City Current 0–0 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 pm Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
Angel City FC v Orlando Pride
August 21 17 Angel City FC 1–0 Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
10:30 pm Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Matt Trotter
Orlando Pride v Gotham FC
August 29 18 Orlando Pride 0–2 Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,132
Chicago Stars FC v Orlando Pride
September 6 19 Chicago Stars FC 5–2 Orlando Pride Evanston, Illinois
Report
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Mark Verso
Orlando Pride v Bay FC
September 13 20 Orlando Pride 1–1 Bay FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage
September 19 21 Orlando Pride 0–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
San Diego Wave v Orlando Pride
September 26 22 San Diego Wave 1–2 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Gerald Flores
Houston Dash v Orlando Pride
October 3 23 Houston Dash 1–1 Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: John Griggs
Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns
October 10 24 Orlando Pride 1–0 Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm
Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Shawn Tehini
Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride
October 18 25 Washington Spirit 2–3 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
12:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Orlando Pride v Seattle Reign
November 2 26 Orlando Pride 1–1 Seattle Reign Orlando, Florida
TBD
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Washington Spirit 26 12 8 6 42 33 +9 44 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 11 7 8 36 29 +7 40 Playoffs
4 Orlando Pride 26 11 7 8 33 27 +6 40
5 Seattle Reign FC 26 10 9 7 32 29 +3 39
6 San Diego Wave FC 26 10 7 9 41 34 +7 37
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

NWSL playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 Kansas City Current 1
8 Gotham FC (a.e.t.) 2
8 Gotham FC 1
4 Orlando Pride 0
4 Orlando Pride 2
5 Seattle Reign FC 0
8 Gotham FC 1
2 Washington Spirit 0
2 Washington Spirit (p) 1 (3)
7 Racing Louisville FC 1 (1)
2 Washington Spirit 2
3 Portland Thorns FC 0
3 Portland Thorns FC (a.e.t.) 1
6 San Diego Wave FC 0

Results

Orlando Pride v Seattle Reign FC
November 7, 2025 Quarterfinals Orlando Pride 2–0 Seattle Reign FC Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm EST
Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 11,355
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Orlando Pride v Gotham FC
November 16, 2025 Semifinals Orlando Pride 0–1 Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
3:00 pm EST Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 15,714
Referee: Alyssa Pennington

2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME PAC ORL ALA CHO
1 Mexico América 4 3 1 0 12 0 +12 10 Advanced to knockout stage 1–0 2–0
2 Mexico Pachuca 4 2 1 1 12 2 +10 7 5–0 6–0
3 United States Orlando Pride 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 7 1–1 3–0
4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 1 1 2 1 8 7 4 0–0 1–0
5 Panama Chorrillo 4 0 0 4 0 21 21 0 0–9 0–5
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Orlando Pride United States v Costa Rica Alajuelense
September 2 Group Stage Orlando Pride United States 3–0 Costa Rica Alajuelense Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Doyle 49'
Pickett 64'
Jackson 81'
Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Janeishka Caban
Chorrillo Panama v United States Orlando Pride
September 16 Group Stage Chorrillo Panama 0–5 United States Orlando Pride Panama City, Panama
9:00 pm
  • Rivera Yellow card 54'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Priscila Eritzel Pérez Borja
América Mexico v United States Orlando Pride
September 30 Group Stage América Mexico 2–0 United States Orlando Pride Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Referee: Odette Hamilton
Orlando Pride United States v Mexico Pachuca
October 15 Group Stage Orlando Pride United States 1–1 Mexico Pachuca Orlando, Florida
9:15 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Carly Marissa Shaw-MacLaren

Squad statistics

Appearances

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSLChallenge CupCONCACAF W Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Anna Moorhouse 2602501000
40 GK United States USA McKinley Crone 40200020
77 GK United States USA Cosette Morché 20000020
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Haley McCutcheon 2832631010
3 DF United States USA Kylie Strom 1801701000
4 DF Brazil BRA Rafaelle Souza 1511201120
6 DF United States USA Emily Sams 2902501030
12 DF United States USA Cori Dyke 2512210030
19 DF United States USA Carson Pickett 2542230031
21 DF Spain ESP Oihane Hernández 2302000030
25 DF United States USA Kerry Abello 2412311000
34 DF Canada CAN Zara Chavoshi 1301000030
Midfielders
8 MF Brazil BRA Luana 80400040
14 MF United States USA Viviana Villacorta 100600040
15 MF Brazil BRA Angelina 2702401020
23 MF Zambia ZAM Grace Chanda 70400030
28 MF United States USA Summer Yates 2131601043
30 MF United States USA Ally Lemos 2912601021
Forwards
10 FW Brazil BRA Marta 2452241011
13 FW Brazil BRA Jessica Ovalle 101810020
18 FW United States USA Simone Charley 121910030
20 FW United States USA Julie Doyle 1631111042
22 FW Zambia ZAM Barbra Banda 1781681000
27 FW United States USA Elyse Bennett 30000030
35 FW United States USA Simone Jackson 80800000
Players away from the club on loan:
7 FW Argentina ARG Mariana Larroquette 40400000
16 MF United States USA Morgan Gautrat 1201101000
29 FW Canada CAN Amanda Allen 80800000
32 DF United States USA Brianna Martínez 10100000
36 GK United States USA Kat Asman 00000000
33 MF United States USA Aryssa Mahrt 00000000
Players transferred after mid-season:
9 FW Zambia ZAM Prisca Chilufya 2021621030
11 FW United States USA Ally Watt 2622421010

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2024 United States Kat Asman GK United States Portland Thorns Free agent signing. [5]
January 13, 2025 Canada Zara Chavoshi DF United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons College free agent signing. [6]
January 31, 2025 Zambia Prisca Chilufya FW Mexico Juárez Undisclosed fee. [7]
February 12, 2025 United States DeAira Jackson GK United States Grand Canyon Antelopes Signed to short-term contract. [8]
United States Aryssa Mahrt MF United States Wisconsin Badgers Signed to short-term contract. [8]
February 14, 2025 Spain Oihane Hernández DF Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed fee. [9]
May 29, 2025 United States Simone Jackson United States USC Trojans College free agent signing. [10]
August 6, 2025 United States Cosette Morché GK United States Fort Lauderdale United FC [11]
August 21, 2025 Mexico Lizbeth Ovalle FW United States Tigres [12]
August 31, 2025 Mexico Elyse Bennett FW Spain Deportivo de La Coruña [13]

Loans in

Date Player Pos. Loaned from Notes Ref.
August 13, 2025 United States Ally Watt FW United States Denver Summit Until December 31, 2025 [14]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 24, 2024 Spain Celia DF Retired [15]
United States Carrie Lawrence DF Retired [15]
United States Megan Montefusco DF Retired [15]
December 10, 2024 Sweden Evelina Duljan MF United States Houston Dash Out of contract [15][16]
January 14, 2025 Finland Sofia Manner GK Canada AFC Toronto Undisclosed fee. [17]
January 30, 2025 Brazil Adriana FW Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah Undisclosed fee; reportedly $500,000. [18][19]
August 13, 2025 United States Ally Watt FW United States Denver Summit $75,000 in Expansion Allocation Money and $37,500 transfer cash [14]
October 9, 2025 Zambia Prisca Chilufya FW United States Angel City $50,000 in interleague transfer funds and international slot [20]

Loans out

Date Player Pos. Loaned to Notes Ref.
January 16, 2025 Argentina Mariana Larroquette FW Argentina Newell's Old Boys Until July 1, 2025 [21]
July 2, 2025 Canada Amanda Allen FW Canada Halifax Tides December 31, 2025 [22]
United States Brianna Martínez DF United States Carolina Ascent
Argentina Mariana Larroquette FW United States Lexington [23]
United States Aryssa Mahrt DF United States Spokane Zephyr
United States Kat Asman GK United States Lexington June 30, 2026
August 25, 2025 United States Morgan Gautrat MF United States Newcastle United December 31, 2025 [24]

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.[25]

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

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