Thirty minutes west of Orlando City Stadium, future Lions are being raised.
Since January 2018, the Orlando City Development Academy has been headquartered at Montverde Academy near Clermont, Fla., marking the beginning of the Club’s new approach to youth development.
“What ownership eventually wanted to get accomplished was try to bring everyone together under one roof to have one line of development from 4 years old all the way up to professional soccer,” said Mike Potempa, co-founder of the renowned Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy and general manager of Orlando City B, the Club’s USL League One affiliate.