2020 Miami FC season
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OwnerRiccardo Silva
PresidentPaul Dalglish
Head coachNelson Vargas
(until Aug. 10)
Paul Dalglish
(since Aug. 10)
(until Aug. 10)
Paul Dalglish
(since Aug. 10)
StadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Riccardo Silva | ||
| President | Paul Dalglish | ||
| Head coach | Nelson Vargas (until Aug. 10) Paul Dalglish (since Aug. 10) | ||
| Stadium | Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, Florida | ||
| USL Championship | Group H: 3rd Eastern Conf.: 13th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | Romario Williams: 8 | ||
| Biggest win | MIA 3–1 ATL (Oct. 4) | ||
| Biggest defeat | MIA 0–4 BHM (Sept. 16) | ||
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The 2020 Miami FC season was the club's first season following the sale of the franchise rights of the Ottawa Fury FC to ownership in Miami, Florida.[1] The side participated in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.
Staff
- As of October 4, 2020[2]
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Pais | GK | June 3, 1991 | Fresno FC | 2019 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Bryant Gammiero | GK | November 2, 1993 | Florida Soccer Soldiers | 2019 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 92 | Brian Sylvestre | GK | December 19, 1992 | Forward Madison FC | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Marco Franco | DF | October 6, 1991 | Penn FC | 2019 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Hassan Ndam | DF | October 29, 1998 | loan from FC Cincinnati | 2020 | 2020 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | DF | July 10, 1984 | Minnesota United FC | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | János Löbe | DF | August 21, 1995 | New York Red Bulls II | 2020 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Brenton Griffiths | DF | February 9, 1991 | Reno 1868 | 2019 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 45 | Jalen Markey | DF | March 30, 1995 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2019 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Harrison Heath | MF | March 6, 1996 | Minnesota United FC | 2019 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Vincent Bezecourt | MF | June 10, 1993 | New York Red Bulls | 2020 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Tomás Granitto | MF | June 12, 1993 | Miami United FC | 2019 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Sebastián Velásquez | MF | February 11, 1991 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2020 | 10 | 4 | |||
| 11 | Prince Saydee | MF | February 20, 1996 | Atlanta SC | 2020 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Brian James | MF | October 25, 1993 | 2018 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | Héctor Morales | MF | January 19, 1993 | AFC Ann Arbor | 2019 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 25 | Lance Rozeboom | MF | May 31, 1989 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 2 | Othello Bah | FW | April 27, 1997 | Unattached | 2019 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Romario Williams | FW | August 15, 1994 | Columbus Crew SC | 2020 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Miguel González | FW | October 1, 1990 | Oklahoma City Energy | 2019 | 39 | 25 | |||
| 14 | Lloyd Sam | FW | September 27, 1984 | 2019 | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 28 | Mohamed Thiaw | FW | January 24, 1995 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2019 | 38 | 17 | |||
Paul Dalglish – Interim head coach
Paul Crichton – Assistant coach
Anthony Hazelwood – Assistant coach
Chris Spendlove – Assistant coach
Transfers
In
| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Free transfer | January 1, 2020 | [3] | ||
| 1 | GK | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 | [4] | ||
| 45 | DF | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 | |||
| 16 | MF | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 | |||
| 11 | FW | Re-signed | January 7, 2020 | |||
| 22 | GK | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 | [5] | ||
| 21 | MF | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 | |||
| 28 | FW | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 | |||
| 2 | FW | Re-signed | January 8, 2020 | |||
| 3 | DF | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 | [6] | ||
| 23 | DF | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 | |||
| 17 | MF | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 | |||
| 8 | MF | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 | |||
| 12 | FW | Re-signed | January 9, 2020 | |||
| 11 | MF | Free transfer | January 10, 2020 | [7] | ||
| 13 | DF | Free transfer | January 16, 2020 | [8] | ||
| 7 | MF | Free transfer | January 21, 2020 | [9] | ||
| 25 | MF | Re-signed | January 22, 2020 | [10] | ||
| 92 | GK | Undisclosed fee | January 23, 2020 | [11][12] | ||
| 19 | DF | Free transfer | January 28, 2020 | [13] | ||
| 4 | DF | Loan for 2020 season | February 1, 2020 | [14] | ||
| 10 | MF | Free transfer | February 5, 2020 | [15] | ||
Out
| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | GK | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 | ||
| 88 | DF | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 | ||
| 14 | MF | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 | ||
| 20 | MF | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 1, 2019 | ||
| 10 | MF | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 | [16] | ||
| 92 | FW | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 | |||
| 5 | DF | Free transfer | December 18, 2019 | [17] | ||
| 7 | DF | Free transfer | December 18, 2019 | |||
| 4 | DF | Free transfer | January 13, 2020 | [18] | ||
| 6 | MF | Free transfer | March 2, 2020 | [19] | ||
Friendlies
| February 8, 2020 Preseason | Minnesota United FC | 5–0 | Miami FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 12:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| February 13, 2020 Preseason | Miami FC | 0–0 | New York City FC | Boca Raton, Florida |
| 12:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Florida Atlantic University |
| February 22, 2020 Preseason | Miami FC | 2–0 | Orlando City B | Miami, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium |