Over the years, the Lions competed at both the amateur and professional levels including some seasons as an independent team.
It is used as a nickname for the current Orlando City SC team, which played in the third-tier USL Pro league between 2010 and 2014, and now plays in Major League Soccer.
Founded in 1985, the Orlando Lions joined the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988.
The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Alliance.
They merged with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers after the 1990 season.