American professional indoor soccer franchise based in Kissimmee, Florida that went defunct in 2020
Soccer club
Orlando SeaWolves |
Full name | Orlando SeaWolves |
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Nickname(s) | SeaWolves |
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Founded | 2018 |
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Dissolved | 2020 |
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Ground | Silver Spurs Arena Kissimmee, Florida |
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Capacity | 8,000 |
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Head Coach | Tom Traxler |
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League | Major Arena Soccer League |
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2019-20 | 8th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ |
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Website | Club website |
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The Orlando SeaWolves were an American professional indoor soccer franchise based in the Greater Orlando area.[1] Founded in June 2018, the team made its debut in the Major Arena Soccer League with the 2018–19 season. The team's name and logo were revealed at a press conference on April 28, 2018.[2] On March 13, 2020, head coach and GM Tom Traxler announced on the team's YouTube channel that the team and MASL season was abruptly over due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The team folded shortly afterward.
Year-by-year
Season | League | Record | Pct. | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
2018-19 | MASL | 9-15 | .375 | 141 | 173 | 4th, South Central | DNQ | 1,127 |
2019-20 | MASL | 1-19 | .050 | 88 | 202 | 8th, Eastern Conference | DNQ | 764 |
Personnel
2019–20
Active players
- As of 21 May 2020[update][4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 1 | GK | USA | Josue Mazon | 1 | GK | POL | Piotr Sliwa | 2 | DF | USA | Raphael Nascimento | 3 | MF | USA | JC Henson | 4 | MF | USA | Corey Adamson | 5 | DF | USA | Mike Semedo | 6 | MF | COL | Jaime Castrillón | 8 | DF | USA | Jeff Michaud (captain) | 9 | FW | VEN | Victor Rada | 10 | MF | USA | Armando Tello | 13 | MF | USA | Ryan Sandige | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 14 | FW | BRA | Rodolfo Lopes | 16 | MF | USA | Darren Bell | 17 | MF | BRA | Eduardo Cruz | 19 | MF | BRA | Gui Ribeiro | 20 | MF | ARG | Rodrigo Kaufmann | 23 | MF | USA | Kevin Naranjo | 77 | DF | USA | Alex Tozer | 79 | FW | BRA | Rapha Tobias | 89 | GK | USA | Fernando Cortes | 99 | MF | IRQ | Abdullah Alzubaidi | |
Inactive players
[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 7 | DF | BRA | Luiz Mota | 9 | | | Jose Herrera | 11 | FW | USA | Daniel Jackson | 12 | FW | BRA | Maycon Franca | | |
Staff
- Tom Traxler - Head coach
- Maycon Franca – Assistant coach
- Christine Bickle – Equipment Manager
- Lloyd Knudson – Trainer
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References
- ^ "ORLANDO AWARDED MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE FRANCHISE". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Major Arena Soccer League Announces New Team Name: Orlando Sea Wolves". City Surfing Orlando. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ Tom Traxler's Message To Fans, Orlando SeaWolves YouTube channel, March 13, 2020
- ^ "Stats – Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com.
- ^ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League".
- ^ "Stats - Major Arena Soccer League".
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See also: Former Professional Arena Soccer League teams |