The 2026 Orlando Pride season is the Orlando Pride's 11th season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.
Season summary
On 31 August 2026, the club announced that they had parted ways with Seb Hines, with Yolanda Thomas taking over as interim manager.
Roster
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers31Cara MartinGK Georgetown Hoyas–40McKinley CroneGK Alabama Crimson Tide–77Cosette MorchéGK Fort Lauderdale United FC–Anna MoorhouseGK Bordeaux–Defenders3Kylie NadanerDF Atlético Madrid4Rafaelle SouzaDF Arsenal–5Hailie MaceDF Kansas City Current–12Cori DykeDF Penn State Nittany Lions–16Zara ChavoshiDF Wake Forest Demon Deacons–21Oihane HernándezDF Real MadridINT23Nicole PayneDF Portland Thorns–25Kerry AbelloDF Penn State Nittany Lions–41Hannah AndersonDF Chicago Stars FC–Midfielders2Haley McCutcheonMF Houston Dash–6Ally LemosMF UCLA Bruins–7AngelinaMF Seattle Reign FC–8LuanaMF CorinthiansINT14Viviana VillacortaMF UCLA BruinsForwards10MartaFW FC Rosengård–11Barbra BandaFW Shanghai ShengliINT13Jacqueline OvalleFW Tigres–18Gabi NunesFW Aston VillaINT20Julie DoyleFW Santa Clara Broncos–28Summer YatesFW Washington Huskies–29Solai WashingtonFW Florida State Seminoles–30Seven CastainFW TCU Horned Frogs–80Simone JacksonFW USC Trojans–
Staff .
ExecutiveCoaching staff
Transfers and loans Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRef. December 2, 2025 Hailie MaceDF Kansas City Current Free agent January 8, 2026 Hannah AndersonDF Chicago Stars FC $70,000 Interleague transfer funds January 16, 2026 Seven CastainFW TCU Free agent Cara MartinGK Georgetown Free agent Nicole PayneDF Portland Thorns FC Free agent January 19, 2026 Solai WashingtonFW Florida State Free agent March 5, 2026 Reagan RaabeFW Nebraska Cornhuskers Short Term Agreement July 16, 2026 Zoe MatthewsMF Houston Dash Signed through the end of the 2026 NWSL season August 4, 2026 Gabi NunesFW Aston Villa Signed through the end of the 2026 NWSL season August 12, 2026 Sanne LekvenFW Aalesunds FK Signed through the end of the 2028 NWSL season
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesRef. December 1, 2025 Amanda AllenFW Boston Legacy FCOut of contract Elyse BennettFW Montreal Roses FCOut of contract Simone CharleyFW Newcastle UnitedOut of contract Morgan GautratMF Newcastle UnitedOut of contract Mariana LarroquetteFW SantosOut of contract Aryssa MahrtDF Racing PowerOut of contract Brianna MartínezDF Carolina Ascent FCOut of contract Carson PickettDF Denver Summit FCOut of contract Ally WattFW Denver Summit FCOut of contract January 8, 2026 Grace ChandaMF QuerétaroMutual agreement January 9, 2026 Emily SamsDF Angel City FC$650,000 Interleague transfer funds June 30, 2026 Reagan RaabeFW Tampa Bay Sun FCShort Term Agreement Ended
Loans out DatePlayerLoaned toStartEndRef.January 30, 2026 McKinley CroneGKJanuary 30, 2026June 30, 2026July 1, 2026 Kat AsmanGK Denver Summit FCJuly 1, 2026End of 2026 NWSL SeasonSeptember 3, 2026 Anna MoorhouseGK Manchester CitySeptember 3, 2026January 30, 2027
New contracts DatePlayerThroughNotesRef.July 22, 2026 Seven CastainFW2028 NWSL seasonAugust 27, 2026 Cara MartinGK2028 NWSL seasonSeptember 14, 2026 Barbara BandaFW2029 NWSL season
Non-competitive fixtures Preseason WinSOWSOLLoss +DateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersFebruary 13Washington SpiritIMG AcademyBradenton, FloridaFebruary 20Racing LouisvilleIMG AcademyBradenton, FloridaFebruary 22FloridaIMG AcademyBradenton, FloridaMarch 1Gotham FCIMG AcademyBradenton, FloridaMarch 7Fort Lauderdale United FCBeyond Bancard FieldDavie, Florida
Match results National Women's Soccer League
The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Results summary
Results by round
Results Matches WinDrawLoss MatchdayDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereePosition1March 15Seattle Reign FCInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–2Banda 51'16,320Alexandra Billeter9th2March 20Denver Summit FCInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–1Banda 61'7,076Greg Dopka12th3March 25Chicago Stars FCMartin StadiumEvanston, Illinois3–0Banda 13'Ovalle 22'Anderson 35'1,821Matthew Thompson6th4March 29Gotham FCSports Illustrated StadiumHarrison, New Jersey0–06,009Nabil Bensalah7th5April 3Angel City FCInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida2–1McCutcheon 84', 90+8'8,040Jeremy Scheer6th6April 24Racing LouisvilleLynn Family StadiumLouisville, Kentucky2–3Banda 45+6', 90+3'4,928Alyssa Pennington6th7May 2Washington SpiritInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida2–4Banda 33', 39' 7,507Shawn Tehini12th8May 8North Carolina CourageInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–0Banda 87'7,088Lauren Aldrich8th9May 12Boston Legacy FCGillette StadiumFoxborough, Massachusetts1–2Marta 14' (pen.)8,182Ekaterina Koroleva8th10May 16Denver Summit FCDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, Colorado1–3Banda 76'16,974Cristian Campo9th11May 24San Diego Wave FCSnapdragon StadiumSan Diego, California1–0Payne 45+3'12,149Calin Radosav8th12May 29Bay FCInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida3–1Banda 4', 51'Dyke 55'8,140Jaclyn Metz6th13July 3Angel City FCBMO StadiumLos Angeles, California0–213,900Mark Verso8th14July 10Kansas City CurrentInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida3–0Marta 49'Anderson 57'Banda 85'8,058Nabil Bensalah8th15July 15Boston Legacy FCInter&Co StadiumOrlando, Florida0–16,004Christian Campo Hernandez8th16July 18Utah Royals FCAmerica First FieldSandy, Utah0–19,591Servando Berna9th17July 24Chicago Stars FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–0Doyle 88'6,657John Griggs7th18July 31North Carolina CourageWakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina5–07,232Trevor Wiseman10th19August 7Racing Louisville FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–3Abello 90+4'6,214Muhammad Hassan11th20August 15Portland Thorns FCProvidence ParkPortland, Oregon1–2Ovalle 63'19,106Brad Jensen12th21August 23Washington SpiritAudi FieldWashington, D.C.McCutcheon 3'16,417Matthew Corrigan12th22August 29Utah Royals FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–2Banda 44'7,660Matthew Thompson12th23September 6Houston DashInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida3–1Klenke 14' (o.g.)Banda 44' (pen.)McCutcheon 64'7,156Rodrigo Albuquerque11th24September 11Kansas City CurrentCPKC StadiumKansas City, Missouri2–2Banda 43', 50'11,500Gerald Flores11th25September 19Portland Thorns FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida1–4Lemos 30'7,602Elvis Osmanovic11th26September 27Bay FCPayPal ParkSan Jose, California27October 2San Diego Wave FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida28October 18Houston DashShell Energy StadiumHouston, Texas29October 25Gotham FCInter.co StadiumOrlando, Florida30November 1Seattle Reign FCLumen FieldSeattle, Washington
Squad statistics
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
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|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players transferred after mid-season:
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