Miami FC


For the soccer team known as Miami FC from 2006 to 2010, see Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Not to be confused with FC Miami City, Miami Fusion, or Inter Miami CF.





















Miami FC
Miami FC logo.svg
Full nameMiami FC
FoundedMay 20, 2015; 3 years ago (2015-05-20)
Stadium
Buccaneer Field
Miami Shores, Florida
Capacity1,000
PresidentRiccardo Silva
Owner(s)NW Promotions (50%)
Riccardo Silva (50%)
Head CoachPaul Dalglish
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
WebsiteClub website
















Home colors














Away colors


Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida. They began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the 2016 season. As of the 2019 season, the club plays its home games at Buccaneer Field on the campus of Barry University. Following the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, some Miami FC players competed with Miami FC 2 in the National Premier Soccer League.[1][2]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Miami FC 2


    • 1.2 League and cup history


    • 1.3 Average attendance



  • 2 Players

    • 2.1 Current roster


    • 2.2 Staff



  • 3 Individual records

    • 3.1 Top goalscorers


    • 3.2 Most appearances


    • 3.3 Managerial records



  • 4 Club culture

    • 4.1 Rivalries


    • 4.2 Supporters group



  • 5 Honors

    • 5.1 North American Soccer League


    • 5.2 National Premier Soccer League



  • 6 Kit manufacturers and sponsorships


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




History


In September 2015, Alessandro Nesta was appointed as the club's first coach.[3] On November 20, 2015 Italian sportswear company Macron were announced as the club's kit suppliers on a three-year deal.[4] Nesta resigned as coach following the completion of the 2017 season, on 17 November.[5]


On November 15, 2018, the NPSL announced that Miami would be a founding member in a new professional league, commencing with an "NPSL Founders Cup" competition from August to November 2019, followed by a full league schedule in 2020 at either division 2 or 3 level.[6][7][8]



Miami FC 2




Miami FC 2 logo


In January 2018, Miami FC announced the creation of Miami FC 2 in the National Premier Soccer League. The intention was for Miami FC's players to play with Miami FC 2 while waiting for the NASL's proposed winter schedule to take effect.[9] Following the outright cancellation of the 2018 NASL season the following month, the organization announced its intention to go forward with Miami FC 2 while exploring all options for Miami FC to resume play "as soon as possible".[1] Ten of the NASL team's players from the 2017 season were brought over to the NPSL side's roster.[2][10]



League and cup history























































































Season
League
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
Pts.
Overall
Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup
Top goalscorer
Manager
Name
League

2016

NASL

Spring

11th
10
1
4
5
7
15

7

7th

did not qualify

3R

Argentina Darío Cvitanich
9

Italy
Alessandro Nesta

Fall

5th
22
9
6
7
31
27

33

2017

Spring

1st
16
11
3
2
33
11

36

1st
Semifinals

QF

Brazil Stefano Pinho
17

Fall

1st
16
10
3
3
28
17

33

2018
(As Miami FC 2)

NPSL

Sunshine Conference

1st
12
8
3
1
30
5

27

1st

Champions

2R

United States Jaime Chavez
9

Scotland
Paul Dalglish


Average attendance











YearReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2016
5,427
–
2017
5,172
7,115


Players



Current roster



As of March 18, 2019[11]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.






















































































No.
Position
Player
Nation
1

Goalkeeper

Mark Pais

 United States
3

Defender

Marco Franco

 United States
4

Defender

Jalen Markey

 United States
5

Defender

Callum Chapman

 England
6

Midfielder

Dylan Mares

 United States
7

Defender

John Neeskens

 Spain
8

Midfielder

Tomás Granitto

 El Salvador
9

Forward

Mohamed Thiaw

 Senegal
10

Midfielder

Ariel Martínez

 Cuba
11

Forward

Lloyd Sam

 Ghana
12

Forward

Miguel González

 Mexico
14

Midfielder

Robert Baggio Kcira

 United States
16

Midfielder

Harrison Heath

 England
17

Midfielder

Brian James

 United States
21

Midfielder

Héctor Morales

 Cuba
23

Defender

Brenton Griffiths

 Jamaica
25

Midfielder

Lance Rozeboom

 United States
33

Goalkeeper

Lionel Brown

 U.S. Virgin Islands
88

Defender

Shawn Chin

 United States
92

Forward

Darío Suárez

 Cuba


Miami FC President and co-owner, Riccardo Silva (centre) with Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (left) and Miami FC Manager, Alessandro Nesta (right)



Staff



As of March 3, 2019 [12]
























Position
Nation
Staff
Head coach
 Scotland

Paul Dalglish
Assistant Coach
 United States

Nelson Vargas
Assistant coach
 United States
Anthony Hazelwood
Goalkeeper coach
 England

Paul Crichton
Equipment manager
 England
Brad Smith
Head athletic trainer
 United States
Alex Witter
Assistant athletic trainer
 United States
Emmanuel Garcon


Individual records



Top goalscorers


As of match played 4 August 2018





















































































Name
Years
League
Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup
Total
1
United States Jaime Chavez
2016–201824 (63)1 (5)3 (6)
28 (74)
2
Brazil Stefano Pinho
201717 (27)0 (1)4 (3)
21 (31)
3
Italy Vincenzo Rennella
2016–201814 (39)0 (1)1 (8)
15 (48)
3
Ghana Kwadwo Poku
2016–201713 (49)0 (1)2 (5)
15 (55)
5
Cuba Ariel Martínez
2016–present13 (58)1 (6)0 (6)
14 (70)
6
United States Dylan Mares
2017–present10 (40)2 (6)2 (8)
14 (54)
7
Cuba Darío Suárez
2018–present6 (9)2 (10)2 (4)
10 (23)
8
Argentina Darío Cvitanich
20169 (26)0 (0)0 (1)
9 (27)
9
United States Kris Tyrpak
20183 (9)3 (5)1 (3)
7 (17)
10
United States Jeff Michaud
20181 (11)2 (5)1 (5)
4 (21)
10
Jamaica Don Smart
20183 (12)0 (2)1 (3)
4 (15)


Most appearances


As of match played 4 August 2018














































































Name
Years
League
Playoffs
US Open Cup
Total
1
Argentina Mario Daniel Vega
2016–201875 (0)6 (0)8 (0)
89 (0)
2
Canada Mason Trafford
2016–201869 (0)6 (0)9 (0)
84 (0)
3
United States Rhett Bernstein
2016–present66 (2)6 (0)6 (1)
78 (3)
4
United States Jaime Chavez
2016–201863 (24)5 (1)6 (3)
74 (28)
5
Cuba Ariel Martínez
2016–present58 (13)6 (1)6 (0)
70 (14)
6
United States Blake Smith
2016–201755 (1)1 (0)5 (0)
61 (1)
7
Ghana Kwadwo Poku
2016–201749 (13)1 (0)5 (2)
55 (15)
8
United States Dylan Mares
2017–present40 (10)6 (2)8 (2)
54 (14)
9
Sierra Leone Michael Lahoud
2016–201745 (1)1 (0)6 (0)
52 (1)
10
Republic of Ireland Richie Ryan
2016–201742 (0)1 (0)6 (0)
49 (0)


Managerial records


As of match played 4 August 2018







































Name
Nat.
From
To
P
W
D
L
GS
GA
%W
Honours
Notes

Alessandro Nesta

 Italy
1 September 2015[3]17 November 2017[5]
71

35

17

19

111

77

049.30
(1) NASL Spring Season
(1) NASL Fall Season


Paul Dalglish

 Scotland
25 January 2018[13]

20

15

3

2

52

12

075.00
(1) Sunshine Conference Championship
(1) NPSL Championship


Club culture


Miami FC draw the bulk of their support from the suburbs in the south and west of Miami.[citation needed]



Rivalries


The closest team geographically was the Fort Lauderdale Strikers with games between the two sides often labelled the FL Clásico.[14] Fixtures with the other two teams in Florida, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Jacksonville Armada are also keenly contested. These four teams competed for the Coastal Cup over the course of the 2016 season.


After the 2016 season Tampa Bay left the NASL for the United Soccer League and Fort Lauderdale ceased operations because of financial issues. That left Jacksonville as Miami FC's only in-state rival in the NASL. Miami did however face Tampa Bay in the third round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, defeating the Rowdies by a score of 2–0.



Supporters group


Dade Brigade are the official supporters group of Miami FC and they occupy the east stand of FIU Stadium which is known as the Brigade End for home games.[15] They are named for Miami-Dade County.



Honors



North American Soccer League



  • Spring championship (1): 2017


  • Fall championship (1): 2017


National Premier Soccer League



  • Sunshine Conference Championship (1): 2018


  • National Championship (1): 2018


Kit manufacturers and sponsorships










Period
Kit manufacturer
Sponsor
Ref
2016–

Italy Macron

No sponsor
[16]


See also



  • Portal-puzzle.svg Miami FC portal


References




  1. ^ ab "MIAMI FC RESPONDS TO NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE CANCELLATION OF 2018 SEASON". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "THE MIAMI FC 2 SOLIDIFIES INAUGURAL ROSTER WITH 10 ADDITIONS". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. March 5, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.


  3. ^ ab "Alessandro Nesta lands top job at Miami as AC Milan legend starts coaching career". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2015.


  4. ^ "MACRON AND MIAMI FC SIGN FOR A 3 YEARS PARTNERSHIP". macron.com. Macron. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.


  5. ^ ab "Gianluca Di Marzio :: Nesta saluta il Miami: "Grazie di tutto. Sono pronto per una nuova sfida"" (in Italian). 17 November 2017.


  6. ^ "ELEVEN FOUNDING MEMBERS TO LAUNCH A NEW LEAGUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE". National Premier Soccer League. November 15, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.


  7. ^ Carrick, Buzz (November 15, 2018). "NPSL is launching a pro league - could Fort Worth Vaqueros be involved?". Dallas News. Retrieved December 5, 2018.


  8. ^ "Eleven Founding Members to Launch a New League in Association with the National Premier Soccer League". Miami FC. November 15, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.


  9. ^ "MIAMI FC 2 TO DEBUT IN NATIONAL PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE FOR 2018 SEASON". Miami FC. January 30, 2018.


  10. ^ "THE MIAMI FC 2: CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. March 8, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.


  11. ^ https://www.miamifc.com/roster


  12. ^ "Staff". Retrieved March 3, 2019.


  13. ^ "Miami FC Hires Paul Dalglish as New Head Coach". www.miamifc.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.


  14. ^ http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/fort-lauderdale-strikers-look-to-win-the-first-ever-florida-clasico-as-they-face-miami-fc-this-weekend-7989187


  15. ^ http://www.dadebrigade.com/


  16. ^ "Miami FC partners with Macron". Miami FC. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.




External links


  • Official website

  • 2018 Miami FC 2 (NPSL) Match Reports











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