Orlando City’s first preseason began with three matches against Major League Soccer teams. The team was announced on October 25, 2010. Rawlins stated at the press conference that he intends to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Orlando “within 3-5 years”, and intends to bring international matches to the city. They also faced BK Häcken of the Swedish Allsvenskan before a series of matches against local colleges Rollins, UCF, Stetson and USF. On January 23, 2013, jersey mexico 2024-25 Orlando City signed a two-year deal to be the official USL Pro affiliate of Sporting Kansas City. Rawlins announced that the Aztex organization would remain intact in Orlando, Adrian Heath would be retained as manager, and most of the team’s players would return.