ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2018) - Ahead of its fifth season in Major League Soccer, Orlando City SC opens its 2019 campaign presented by Orlando Health on Saturday, March 2, at Orlando City Stadium.
The Lions will play host to New York City FC at 2:30 p.m. ET, marking the third time in five seasons both of the 2015 MLS expansion sides will meet in Orlando for the season opener. City hosted NYC in the first-ever MLS match for both teams in 2015, which saw a 1-1 draw in front of 62,510 fans at the Orlando Citrus Bowl, and in 2017 when the Lions came away with a 1-0 victory in the first-ever match at Orlando City Stadium.