This coming weekend, Orlando City will play in its first Major League Soccer playoff game as it hosts New York City FC. While it’s the first time the team has qualified for the postseason since joining MLS, it’s not the first playoff game it’s taken part in. In fact, previous postseason appearances helped build the Lions into who they are today.
Founded in 2010, it was always the goal of Orlando City to end up in MLS. The club’s ownership spent more than its third-division opposition and it showed on the field.