Orlando City SC, which joined MLS in 2015, went through three head coaches in its first five seasons as it failed to reach the playoffs. None managed a winning record. Oscar Pareja,who had spent two decades in MLS as a player and coach, took the Lions’ helm for the 2020 season after spending a year in charge of Liga MX’s Tijuana Xolos. Pareja has guided Orlando to 4-2-3start — 2-1-2 in the 2020 standings — and most remarkably a runner-up finish at the MLS is Back tournament during which it beat 2019 playoff qualifiers LAFC, Minnesota United and NYCFC, beforefalling to Portland in the final.
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