Orlando Pride

2022 season
Head coach	Amanda Cromwell (suspended from June 7) Seb Hines (interim, from June 7)
Stadium	Exploria Stadium Orlando,Florida
NWSL	10th of 12
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	4th (East division)
Top goalscorer	League:Meggie Dougherty Howard (3) All:Darian Jenkins andGunnhildur Jónsdóttir (4)
Highest home attendance	7,573 (July 3 vs.Racing Louisville atDaytona International Speedway)
Lowest home attendance	3,015 (May 22 vs.Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance	4,385
Home colors Away colors
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The2022 Orlando Pride season wasOrlando Pride's seventh season in theNational Women's Soccer League, the top division ofwomen's soccer in the United States.

Following the departure of interim head coachBecky Burleigh at the end of the previous season, Orlando announced the appointment ofAmanda Cromwell as the team's permanent head coach on December 7, 2021. Four days earlier she had stood down as head coach ofUCLA Bruins women's soccer after nine seasons in charge. Cromwell also had to divest her investment stake in 2022 expansion sideAngel City FC in order to take the job.^[1] Sam Greene, Cromwell's assistant at UCLA, joined her to become first assistant coach while Cromwell's former international teammateMichelle Akers was hired as an assistant and player development coach.Seb Hines was retained from the previous coaching staff.^[2]

On December 13, 2021, theUnited States Soccer Federation announced the end of theallocation system ahead of the 2022 season.^[3] At the time Orlando had already traded awayAli Krieger andAshlyn Harris, and had a deal made in principle to trade awayAlex Morgan meaning Canadian goalkeeperErin McLeod was the only federated player under contract with the Pride.

On December 16, 2021, with the addition ofAngel City FC andSan Diego Wave FC ahead of the2022 NWSL season, the NWSL held the2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. Angel City selected the playing rights ofClaire Emslie off Orlando's unprotected list. Emslie had transferred out of the NWSL to EnglishFA WSL teamEverton in December 2020.^[4] San Diego did not select anyone from Orlando although the trade sendingAlex Morgan to San Diego was officially announced immediately after the draft suggesting draft protection had already been agreed as part of the trade.^[5] The following day, Orlando tradedBrittany Wilson and a third-round2023 NWSL Draft pick to Angel City in exchange for a fourth-round2023 NWSL Draft pick. General manager Ian Fleming's comments in the trade press release confirmed expansion draft protection for players currently on the Pride roster had been agreed as part of the deal.^[6][7]

On June 7, it was announced head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant coach Sam Greene had been placed onadministrative leave on the recommendation of the NWSL and NWSL Players Association joint investigation team following alleged "retaliation in violation of the NWSL Policy to Prevent and Eliminate Workplace Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying."Seb Hines was promoted to interim head coach.^[8]

As of September 8, 2022^[9]

No.	Nationality	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1		Erin McLeod	GK	(1983-02-26)February 26, 1983 (aged 39)	Växjö DFF	–
18		Kaylie Collins	GK	(1998-05-17)May 17, 1998 (aged 23)	USC Trojans	SUP
21		Anna Moorhouse	GK	(1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (aged 26)	Bordeaux	INT
40		Kelly Rowswell	GK	(1998-01-28)January 28, 1998 (aged 24)	Issy	GKR
Defenders
2		Haley Hanson	DF	(1996-02-22)February 22, 1996 (aged 26)	Houston Dash	–
3		Toni Pressley	DF	(1990-02-19)February 19, 1990 (aged 32)	Houston Dash	–
5		Megan Montefusco	DF	(1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 29)	Houston Dash	–
12		Carrie Lawrence	DF	(1997-07-15)July 15, 1997 (aged 24)	UCF Knights	SUP
13		Celia	DF	(1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 26)	OL Reign	–
17		Courtney Petersen	DF	(1997-10-28)October 28, 1997 (aged 24)	Virginia Cavaliers	–
23		Kylie Strom	DF	(1992-03-18)March 18, 1992 (aged 30)	Atlético Madrid	–
25		Kerry Abello	DF	(1999-09-17)September 17, 1999 (aged 22)	Penn State Nittany Lions	SUP
26		Caitlin Cosme	DF	(1999-01-19)January 19, 1999 (aged 23)	Duke Blue Devils	–
Midfielders
8		Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	MF	(1988-09-28)September 28, 1988 (aged 33)	Kansas City NWSL	–
14		Viviana Villacorta	MF	(1999-02-02)February 2, 1999 (aged 23)	UCLA Bruins	–
15		Erika Tymrak	MF	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 30)	Utah Royals	–
16		Mikayla Cluff	MF	(1999-02-25)February 25, 1999 (aged 23)	BYU Cougars	–
22		Parker Roberts	MF	(1997-07-30)July 30, 1997 (aged 24)	Florida Gators	SUP
27		Chelsee Washington	MF	(1997-11-17)November 17, 1997 (aged 24)	Bowling Green Falcons	–
28		Meggie Dougherty Howard	MF	(1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 26)	Washington Spirit	–
30		Thais Reiss	MF	(1999-12-09)December 9, 1999 (aged 22)	North Florida Ospreys	INT
34		Jordyn Listro	MF	(1995-08-10)August 10, 1995 (aged 26)	North Carolina Courage
Forwards
7		Haley Bugeja	FW	(2004-05-05)May 5, 2004 (aged 17)	Sassuolo	INT
10		Marta	FW	(1986-02-19)February 19, 1986 (aged 36)	FC Rosengård
11		Darian Jenkins	FW	(1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 27)	Kansas City Current	–
20		Julie Doyle	FW	(1998-08-30)August 30, 1998 (aged 23)	Santa Clara Broncos	–
33		Ally Watt	FW	(1997-03-12)March 12, 1997 (aged 25)	OL Reign	–
35		Leah Pruitt	FW	(1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 24)	OL Reign	–

As of August 15, 2022.^[10][11]

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	Ian Fleming
Coaching staff
Interim head coach	Seb Hines
Head coach	Amanda Cromwell (suspended)
Assistant coach	Sam Greene (suspended)
Coach	Michelle Akers
Goalkeeper coach	Aline Villares Reis

As per the league schedule, NWSL teams are permitted to begin a six-week preseason camp on February 1.^[12]

For the third time in league history and the first time since 2014, 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 six teams will qualify for the playoffs with the top two receiving a first-round bye.^[12]

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League standings

The 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup took place between March 19 and May 7. With the format split into three groups of four teams, each team played a six-game round robin home and away series with the top team from each group progressing to the semifinals along with the highest-ranked group runner-up. Orlando were placed in the East region withWashington Spirit,North Carolina Courage andNJ/NY Gotham FC.^[18]

Standings

As of match played October 1, 2022

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	CAN	Erin McLeod	22	0	20	0	2	0
18	GK	USA	Kaylie Collins	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	GK	ENG	Anna Moorhouse	5	0	2	0	3	0
40	GK	USA	Kelly Rowswell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Haley Hanson	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	Toni Pressley	22	1	16+1	1	4+1	0
5	DF	USA	Megan Montefusco	26	0	21	0	5	0
12	DF	USA	Carrie Lawrence	18	0	12+2	0	3+1	0
13	DF	ESP	Celia	21	2	17+1	2	2+1	0
17	DF	USA	Courtney Petersen	25	0	9+10	0	6	0
23	DF	USA	Kylie Strom	22	1	14+3	1	2+3	0
25	DF	USA	Kerry Abello	24	0	12+9	0	1+2	0
26	DF	USA	Caitlin Cosme	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ISL	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	22	4	11+5	2	5+1	2
14	MF	USA	Viviana Villacorta	15	0	13+2	0	0	0
15	MF	USA	Erika Tymrak	20	0	10+5	0	3+2	0
16	MF	USA	Mikayla Cluff	24	2	8+10	2	5+1	0
22	MF	USA	Parker Roberts	4	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
27	MF	USA	Chelsee Washington	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
28	MF	USA	Meggie Dougherty Howard	20	3	13+2	3	4+1	0
30	MF	BRA	Thais Reiss	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
34	MF	CAN	Jordyn Listro	19	0	13+6	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	MLT	Haley Bugeja	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Marta	2	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	USA	Darian Jenkins	23	4	14+3	2	5+1	2
20	FW	USA	Julie Doyle	17	2	9+6	2	0+2	0
33	FW	USA	Ally Watt	6	1	1+5	1	0	0
35	FW	USA	Leah Pruitt	16	1	9+4	1	2+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
2	FW	USA	Sydney Leroux	10	2	6+1	2	3	0
4	DF	ENG	Amy Turner	5	1	0+1	1	3+1	0
6	MF	WAL	Angharad James	11	0	3+3	0	4+1	0
19	FW	USA	Abi Kim	13	0	3+8	0	0+2	0

As of match played October 1, 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	8	MF	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	2	2	4
	11	FW	Darian Jenkins	2	2	4
3	28	MF	Meggie Dougherty Howard	3	0	3
4	2	FW	Sydney Leroux	2	0	2
	13	DF	Celia	2	0	2
	16	MF	Mikayla Cluff	2	0	2
	20	FW	Julie Doyle	2	0	2
8	3	DF	Toni Pressley	1	0	1
	4	DF	Amy Turner	1	0	1
	23	DF	Kylie Strom	1	0	1
	33	FW	Ally Watt	1	0	1
	35	FW	Leah Pruitt	1	0	1
Own goals				2	0	2
Total				20	4	24

As of match played October 1, 2022

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Erin McLeod	4	1	5
Total				4	1	5

As of match played October 1, 2022

No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL			Cup			Total
1	GK	Erin McLeod	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	FW	Sydney Leroux	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Haley Hanson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	Toni Pressley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Amy Turner	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF	Megan Montefusco	7	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
6	MF	Angharad James	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
10	FW	Marta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Darian Jenkins	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
12	DF	Carrie Lawrence	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
13	DF	Celia	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	MF	Erika Tymrak	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF	Mikayla Cluff	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	DF	Courtney Petersen	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
23	DF	Kylie Strom	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
25	DF	Kerry Abello	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	MF	Chelsee Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	MF	Meggie Dougherty Howard	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
30	MF	Thais Reiss	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
34	MF	Jordyn Listro	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
35	FW	Leah Pruitt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			35	0	0	11	0	0	46	0	0

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 college draft was held on December 18, 2021. Orlando made four selections.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	College	Status
1	5	Mia Fishel	FW	University of California, Los Angeles	Not signed[19]
	10	Caitlin Cosme	DF	Duke University	Signed[20]
	11	Julie Doyle	FW	Santa Clara University	Signed[21]
3	31	Jada Talley	FW	University of Southern California	Not signed[22]

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 16, 2021	Angharad James	MF	San Diego Wave	Acquired in a trade with $275,000 in allocation money and2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection in exchange forAlex Morgan.	[5]
December 18, 2021	Celia	DF	OL Reign	Acquired in a trade with a first-round pick in the2022 NWSL Draft and a second-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft in exchange forPhoebe McClernon.	[23]
	Leah Pruitt	FW			[23]
January 11, 2022	Darian Jenkins	FW	Kansas City Current	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and Orlando's natural second-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft.	[24]
January 26, 2022	Mikayla Cluff	MF	BYU Cougars	Deferred2021 NWSL Draft signee.	[25]
January 28, 2022	Megan Montefusco	DF	Houston Dash	Acquired in a trade with $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft in exchange forMarisa Viggiano.	[26]
	Kerry Abello	DF	Penn State Nittany Lions	Deferred2021 NWSL Draft signee.	[27]
January 31, 2022	Anna Moorhouse	GK	Bordeaux	Signed using allocation money.	[28]
May 7, 2022	Jordyn Listro	MF	North Carolina Courage	Free agent signing.	[29]
June 11, 2022	Thais Reiss	MF	North Florida Ospreys	Free agent signing.	[30]
July 1, 2022	Haley Bugeja	FW	Sassuolo		[31]
August 15, 2022	Ally Watt	FW	OL Reign	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money.	[32]
August 18, 2022	Haley Hanson	DF	Houston Dash	Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft previously acquired from OL Reign.	[33]
September 8, 2022	Kelly Rowswell	GK	Issy	Goalkeeper injury replacement signing.	[34]

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 1, 2021	Ally Haran	DF	Canberra United	Out of contract	[35][36]
December 1, 2021	Jodie Taylor	FW	San Diego Wave	Traded in exchange for a second or third-round pick in the 2023 draft or allocation money, pending conditions met.	[37]
December 6, 2021	Ashlyn Harris	GK	Gotham FC	Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the2022 NWSL Draft, a third-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money.	[38]
	Ali Krieger	DF			[38]
December 7, 2021	Emily van Egmond	MF	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	[39]
December 8, 2021	Konya Plummer	DF		Option declined	[40]
	Crystal Thomas	FW	Hibernian	Out of contract	[40][41]
December 16, 2021	Alex Morgan	FW	San Diego Wave	Traded in exchange forAngharad James, $275,000 in allocation money and2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection.	[42][5]
December 17, 2021	Brittany Wilson	GK	Angel City	Traded with a third-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft and partial2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection.	[6]
December 18, 2021	Phoebe McClernon	DF	OL Reign	Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the2022 NWSL Draft, a second-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft,Celia andLeah Pruitt.	[23]
January 18, 2022	Taylor Kornieck	MF	San Diego Wave	Traded with the rights toEmily van Egmond in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the2024 NWSL Draft.	[43]
January 27, 2022	Ali Riley	DF	Angel City	Traded in exchange for $15,000 in allocation money and Angel City's natural third-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft.	[44]
	Jade Moore	MF	Manchester United	Out of contract	[45]
January 28, 2022	Marisa Viggiano	MF	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange forMegan Montefusco, $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the2023 NWSL Draft.	[26]
June 17, 2022	Amy Turner	DF	Tottenham Hotspur	Executed contract buyout.	[46][47]
June 29, 2022	Sydney Leroux	FW	Angel City	Traded in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and Angel City's natural first-round pick in the2024 NWSL Draft.	[48]
July 28, 2022	Angharad James	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	Mutually terminated contract.	[49][50]
August 24, 2022	Abi Kim	FW	Bordeaux	Waived.	[51][52]

Date	Player	Pos.	Loaned to	Notes	Ref.
November 1, 2021	Chelsee Washington	MF	Canberra United	Until April 3, 2022	[35]

Orlando Pride began preseason training on February 1, 2022. The squad included two non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Reiss was an undrafted out of theUniversity of North Florida. Scarpa had spent the last season withKIF Örebro DFF in the SwedishDamallsvenskan.^[53] Ru Mucherera, who had signed in Finland withKuPS for the 2021 season, later joined Orlando in preseason having spent the first part on trial withSan Diego Wave.^[54]

2022 Orlando Pride trialists
Player	Position	Previous team
Thais Reiss[A]	MF	North Florida Ospreys
Jessie Scarpa	FW	KIF Örebro DFF
Ru Mucherera	FW	KuPS

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