Orlando City announced last week that Orlando City B, the club’s second team, will be returning in the newly-formed USL Division III. But this team is unlikely to be very similar to the OCB that played during the 2016 and 2017 USL seasons. It also leaves the club with another crucial decision to make.
When OCB was announced in 2015, it was supposed to be a link between the club’s academy and first team in MLS. It was a plan that never really came to fruition. The roster was primarily made up of career USL players and first-team guys that weren’t seeing regular minutes in MLS games.