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Recognition Week: Orlando City and its Supporters Win Several Awards

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ORLANDO (JULY 31, 2015) ā€“ Orlando City SC continued its success off the pitch with the Club winning several accolades in the Orlando Weeklyā€™s annual Best of Orlando celebration.

In this yearā€™s edition of Best of Orlando, City was named Best Sports Team, Best New Thing in Orlando, Best Tailgate, Best Salvaging of a Stadium Deal. In addition, recognized supporter group, the Ruckus, was named Orlando Royalty.

The winners were selected by both writers and readers from Central Florida.

The announcement comes after Orlando Cityā€™s fans were recently listed as the friendliest and most engaged among Major League Soccer (MLS) teams in the United States, according to a survey by WalletHub.com, showcasing the Clubā€™s and cityā€™s effort to repeatedly defy expectations in the teamā€™s inaugural MLS campaign.

ā€œWeā€™re very honored to receive these awards,ā€ said Orlando City Founder and President Phil Rawlins. ā€œItā€™s a true testament to a lot of hard work put in from not only the Front Office and the team but also our incredible fans, showing once again that Orlando is the ā€˜Soccer Capital of the South.ā€™ā€