Orlando City Soccer announced Wednesday that the opening of it's new stadium has been pushed to 2017.
City SC founder and president Phil Rawlins said in a statement that the construction has taken longer than anticipated.
"In order to provide enough time, we have taken the prudent decision to play the entire 2016 season in the Orlando Citrus Bowl and concentrate our construction efforts on being fully prepared for opening in 2017," Rawlins said.
Photos: Orlando City Soccer stadium renderings
Team officials had hoped the stadium would be completed during the 2016 season, which starts in March. Now, the team will play the complete 2016 season at the Orlando Citrus Bowl.
"This will allow us to provide fans, community neighbors, partners and competitors a first class experience from the very first day. We continue to make progress on our new Downtown Stadium, and we expect to begin steel installation -- a major construction milestone -- later this month. At that time, we will also launch our 3-D seat viewer, which will allow fans to get a first glimpse inside the stadium from their new seats," Rawlins said.
Visit www.OrlandoCitySC.com/Stadium/Stream to see the progress made on the future home of the Lions and the Orlando Pride National Women's Soccer League team.