Orlando City’s run to winning the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup also resulted in qualification for the 2023 Concacaf Champions League. While it’s exciting for fans to see their club fighting for a continental championship, it adds more games to potentially the longest season in club history. As a result, the Lions will rely more on reserve players in 2023.
In addition to MLS, Open Cup, and Champions League games, this year is also the start of the revamped Leagues Cup. Finishing in the top 15 of the Supporters’ Shield standings last season, Orlando City will host a pair of games against the Houston Dynamo and Santos Laguna, the team it hosted in the 2021 Leagues Cup.