The new year brings a lot of excitement in American soccer. January includes United States national team camps, the NWSL Draft, and the MLS SuperDraft. With all the news surrounding Orlando City and the Orlando Pride, it can be easy to forget about the club’s third professional team.
In 2016, Orlando City launched a second team for the Lions that played in the second division United Soccer League. After two years, the team went on hiatus for 2018 and joined the new third division league, USL League One, for 2019. Following the 2020 season, OCB dropped out of the USL setup entirely, presumably to join the long-rumored, but still unannounced, MLS reserve league in 2021.