ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride will be celebrated with a parade and festivities at City Hall on Monday after capturing the National Women's Soccer League national championship on Saturday.

The parade will head down Orange Avenue, starting at Central Boulevard at 4:30 p.m., and include Orlando Pride players, the Walt Disney World’s Main Street Philharmonic, special guests and giveaways as it makes its way to Orlando City Hall.

After the parade, a celebration ceremony will be held outside City Hall from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and the Pride will show off the NWSL Championship trophy to the community. Road closures associated with the parade can be expected between 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Orange Avenue, and city officials urge fans interested in making their way downtown to take SunRail, a LYNX bus or a scooter or bike.

The Pride captured the championhip Saturday when forward Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute and the defense held on to give the team a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit.

Banda, who was named MVP for the championship game, dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.

Orlando’s win also gave veteran Brazilian star Marta her first NWSL title after eight years with the franchise. Her mother came to the United States from Brazil for the first time to watch the championship game.

“I believe that God knows when the right time is for things to happen,” Marta said.

The Pride’s Angelina was nearly called for a push before passing it to Banda, but the VAR determined that the play was fair.

“It feels good to win the championship in the playoffs and I’m proud of this team,” Banda said. “It feels natural to play with Marta because she’s my idol.”

The Spirit (20-7-2) controlled the game and outshot the Pride 25-9, had two more shots on goal and held onto possession 58% of the time. Rosemonde Kouassi had Washington’s best chance in the 47th minute when she headed a ball from about 10 yards away.

“Sometimes you get great chances and you can score, but today we couldn’t,” Washington coach Jonatan Giráldez said.

Top-seeded Orlando (21-6-2) went unbeaten in its first 23 matches, a league record. They beat the Kansas City Current in the semifinals before hoisting the trophy at CPKC Stadium.

Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the Supporters Shield and the title in the same year.

The strong regular-season performance was recognized by the league, with Orlando's Seb Hines being honored as 2024 NWSL Coach of the Year and Emily Sams voted the 2024 Defender of the Year. She was the first Pride player to win the award.

On Saturday, the Pride's Sams, midfielder Marta and Banda received Best XI First Team recognitions, while goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse and defender Kerry Abello earned Best XI Second Team honors.

Washington had won its past five playoff games when trailing at the half, but that streak was broken with this loss.