2025 Miami FC season

Miami FC
2025 season
Owner	Riccardo Silva
Head coach	Gastόn Maddoni
Stadium	Pitbull Stadium; Miami, Florida
USL Championship	Eastern Conf.: 12th; Overall: 24th
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Hoyos (1 goal); All: Francisco Bonfiglio (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,394
Lowest home attendance	1,027
Biggest win	MIA 4–1 NAP (3/18) USOC
Biggest defeat	MIA 0–2 DET (3/8) USLC
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	All statistics correct as of 16:49, March 20, 2025 (UTC).

OwnerRiccardo Silva

Head coachGastόn Maddoni

StadiumPitbull Stadium
Miami, Florida

USL ChampionshipEastern Conf.: 12th
Overall: 24th

The 2025 Miami FC season was the club's sixth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and eleventh overall.

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Khadim Ndiaye	GK	(2000-04-12) April 12, 2000 (age 25)	FC Hebar Pazardzhik	2023		12	0
Defenders
2	Allan Aniz	DF	(2003-05-11) May 11, 2003 (age 22)	SC Internacional U-20	2024		2	0
3	Jordan Ayimbila	DF	(2001-02-14) February 14, 2001 (age 25)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2023		21	0
4	Nicolás Cardona	DF	(1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 (age 27)	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2023		30	0
13	Daltyn Knutson	DF	(1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 29)	Tormenta FC	2024	2025^[2]	32	0
29	Alejandro Mitrano	DF	(1998-04-04) April 4, 1998 (age 27)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2024	2025	34	0
	Bolu Akinyode	MF	(1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 31)	El Paso Locomotive FC	2025		98	2
Midfielders
99	Allen Gavilanes	MF	(1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 26)	Greenville Triumph SC	2023	2025^[3]	34	5
Forwards
19	Michael Lawrence	FW	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 26)	Miami FC	2024	2025^[4]	18	3
50	Roberto Molina	FW	(2001-01-28) January 28, 2001 (age 25)	Indy Eleven	2024	2024	27	1

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
21	DF	Bolu Akinyode	El Paso Locomotive FC	Free transfer	January 21, 2025	^[5]
2	DF	Jonathan Ricketts	Sacramento Republic FC	Transfer, undisclosed details	January 22, 2025	^[6]
	MF	Matías Romero	Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba	Free transfer	January 27, 2025	^[7]
17	FW	Ricardo Rivera	O&M FC	Free transfer	January 30, 2025	^[8]
10	MF	Sebastián Blanco	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Free transfer	January 31, 2025	^[9]
26	FW	Lucas Melano	Neftçi PFK	Free transfer	February 5, 2025	^[10]
	MF	Diego Mercado	Ferro Carril Oeste	Free transfer	February 6, 2025	^[11]
6	DF	Walid Yacoubou	Memphis 901 FC	Free transfer	February 7, 2025	^[12]
28	GK	Bill Hamid	Virginia Dream FC	Free transfer	February 10, 2025	^[13]
29	FW	Kevin Hoyos	Unattached	Free transfer	February 11, 2025	^[14]
11	MF	Deian Verón	Estudiantes de La Plata	Free transfer	February 13, 2025	^[15]
16	MF	Gerald Díaz	Academia Quintana	Free transfer	February 16, 2025	^[16]
30	MF	Cristian Vázquez	Vinotinto F.C. Ecuador	Free transfer	February 18, 2025	^[17]
22	MF	Francesco Celeste	Zamora F.C.	Free transfer	February 20, 2025	^[18]
12	GK	Rafael Martell	Club Atlético Brown	Free transfer	February 21, 2025	^[19]
	FW	Tobías Zárate	Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.	Free transfer	February 26, 2025	^[20]
	FW	Francisco Bonfiglio	Club Atlético Tucumán	Free transfer	February 27, 2025	^[21]

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date	Source
5	MF	Joey DeZart	Unattached	End of contract	November 30, 2024
15	DF	Mujeeb Murana	Unattached	End of contract	November 30, 2024
17	FW	Khalid Balogun	Lexington SC	End of loan	November 30, 2024
18	DF	Junior Palacios	Unattached	End of contract	November 30, 2024
30	MF	Christopher Jean-Francois	Miami FC Academy	End of academy contract	November 30, 2024
31	GK	Felipe Rodriguez	Miami FC Academy	End of academy contract	November 30, 2024
33	MF	Lucas De Paula	Miami FC Academy	End of academy contract	November 30, 2024
34	DF	Marco Santana	Miami FC Academy	End of academy contract	November 30, 2024
35	FW	Sébatien Joseph	Miami FC Academy	End of academy contract	November 30, 2024
50	FW	Roberto Molina	Unattached	End of contract	November 30, 2024
7	FW	Luis "Luisinho" Pedro	Esporte Clube São Luiz	Mutual contract termination	December 26, 2024	^[22]
8	MF	Gabriel Cabral	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024	^[22]
9	FW	Isaac Zuleta	Unattached	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024	^[22]
12	GK	Daniel Gagliardi	Unattached	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024	^[22]
14	DF	Daniel Barbir	Lexington SC	Transfer	December 26, 2024	^[22]
23	FW	Rocco Genzano	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	December 26, 2024	^[22]
11	FW	Frank López	El Paso Locomotive FC	Transfer, undisclosed details	January 22, 2025	^[23]
16	MF	Manuel Botta	FBC Gravina	Free transfer	January 30, 2025	^[24]

February 14 Preseason	Miami FC	5–0	FIU Panthers	Miami, Florida
1:00 pm EST	Blanco 10' Rivera 50', 80' Trialist 55' Hoyos 67'	Report		Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

February 22 Preseason	Barry Buccaneers	0–2	Miami FC	Miami Shores, Florida
11:00 am EST		Report	Gavilanes 50' Rivera 60'	Stadium: Buccaneer Field

2025 Miami FC season

Staff

Transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Friendlies

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings — Eastern Conference

Results summary

Matches

USL Cup

Standings — Group 6

Results summary

Matches

Group stage

U.S. Open Cup

References

External links

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February 25 Preseason	Miami FC	3–1	Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish	Miami, Florida
1:00 pm EST	Gavilanes 25' Díaz 50' Ricketts 60'	Report		Stadium: FIU Intramural Field

February 28 Preseason	Miami FC	2–3	Miami United FC	Miami, Florida
8:30 am EST	Cardona 25' Hoyos 50'	Miami FC Report Miami United Report	Morales Mazzetta	Stadium: FIU Intramural Field
Note: Two games, the first was a full 90 minutes, which Miami United won 3–2, and a second game of 45 minutes between academy players, which Miami United won 3–1.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC (S)	30	22	1	7	56	19	+37	73	Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	30	19	6	5	62	32	+30	62
3	North Carolina FC	30	13	11	6	40	39	+1	45
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (C)	30	12	10	8	32	28	+4	44^[a]
5	Hartford Athletic	30	13	12	5	48	36	+12	44^[a]
6	Loudoun United FC	30	12	12	6	45	48	−3	42
7	Rhode Island FC	30	10	12	8	29	28	+1	38
8	Detroit City FC	30	9	11	10	33	35	−2	37
9	Indy Eleven	30	10	15	5	44	52	−8	35
10	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	9	14	7	43	50	−7	34
11	Miami FC	30	8	16	6	29	44	−15	30
12	Birmingham Legion FC	30	5	13	12	36	50	−14	27

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	6	5	10	22	31	−9	23	3	3	6	13	19	−6	3	2	4	9	12	−3

March 8 1	Miami FC	0–2	Detroit City FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EST	Blanco 17' Romero 30' Bonfiglio 39', 42' Díaz 69' Ricketts 77' 85'	Report	Polisi 24' Bryant 31' Rutz 87'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,394

March 15 2	Miami FC	1–3	Indy Eleven	Miami, Florida
6:30 pm EDT	Hoyos 65' Celeste 67' Romero 90+1'	Report	Blake 3' (pen.) Quinn 18' Hogan 35'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,027

March 22 3	Miami FC	1–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Bonfiglio 2' Verón 51' Blanco 56' Mercado 73' 90+3' Celeste 87'	Report	Pacius 31' Crisostomo 45+2' 76' Bodily 64' Bassett 67' Arteaga 90+3'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Alex Billeter

March 29 4	Miami FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Melano 34'	Report	Vargas 45+3' Fernando 70'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Alejo Calume

April 12 5	San Antonio FC	1–2	Miami FC	San Antonio, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Paredes 45+1' Blanco 45+2' Crognale 65' Hernandez 90+10'	Report	Mercado 8' Knutson 25' 87' Bonfiglio 27' Vázquez 34' Romero 50' Hamid 75' Mitrano 85' Verón 90+10'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,078 Referee: Alex Beehler

April 19 6	Miami FC	2–1	North Carolina FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Bonfiglio 18' Knutson 26' Mercado 30' Zárate 82'	Report	Hodge 25' Craig 45+2'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Atahan Yaya

June 7 10	Rhode Island FC	0–1	Miami FC	Pawtucket, RI
7:00PM	Herivaux 56' Holstad 74'	Report	Vázquez 7' Bent 33' Blanco 54' Bonfiglio 73' Akinyode 90+6'	Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Calin Radosav

June 21 14	Detroit City FC	2–0	Miami FC	Hamtramck, MI
4:00 PM EDT	Cedeño 44' Sheldon 52' Smith 62' Diouf 90+5'	Report	Vázquez 7' Ricketts 30' Mercado 38' Lawrence 86'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Brandon Stevis

July 19 17	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–1	Miami FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Ahl 90'+5'	Report	Bonfiglio 83'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,095 Referee: John Griggs

August 6 18	Hartford Athletic	2–0	Miami FC	Hartford, Connecticut
	Moreira 46' Dieng 73' (Pen.)	Report		Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,365 Referee: Thomas Snyder

May 4 7	Monterey Bay FC	1–1	Miami FC	Seaside, California
4:00 pm PDT	Paul 9' 17' Guzmán 60'	Report	Zárate 19' Ricketts 50' Bonfiglio 87' Rivera 90+5'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Brad Jensen

May 17 8	Miami FC	2–1	Loudoun United FC	Miami, Florida
7:30 pm EST	Bonfiglio 4' Vázquez 19' Blanco 25' Melano 34' 50' Ricketts 79' Mercado 90+1' Verón 90+4' Zárate 90+5' 90+8'	Report	Nyeman 12' Abdellatif Aboukoura 26' (pen.) 79'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

May 24 9	Miami FC	1–2	Birmingham Legion FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 pm EST	Bonfiglio 39' 70' Melano 45+1'	Report	Pasher 48' Damus 74' Suárez 84' Van Oekel 90+7'	Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Natalie Simon

June 14 11	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–1	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Guillen 74' Arteaga 90'+2'	Report	Bonfiglio 42'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Luis Arroyo

June 18 12	Miami FC	1–0	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
	Romero 51'	Report		Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 927 Referee: Luis Arroyo

July 5 14	Miami FC	2–2	FC Tulsa	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Bonfiglio 17' (pen.), 65' Romero 45+4'	Report	Calheira 13' (pen.) Goldthorp 45+1'	Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: John Matto

July 12 15	Miami FC	1–1	Lexington SC	Miami, Florida
	Bonfiglio 24'	Report	Burke 90'+3'	Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,014 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

July 19 16	Charleston Battery	0−1	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Romero 51'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 927 Referee: Luis Arroyo

August 9 19	Miami FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Miami, Florida
	Veron 77' 90'+6'	Report		Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Elton García

August 16 20	Miami FC	2–4	Louisville City FC	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM	Melano 22' Knutson 25'	Report	Goodrum 12', 23' Mcfadden 63' Wilson 80'	Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

August 23 21	Indy Eleven	3−2	Miami FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EST	Blake 45+1' 69' Hogan 51'	Report	Bonfiglio 21' Hoyos 90+1'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,942 Referee: Carlos Rodriguez

August 30 22	Loudoun United FC	3–1	Miami FC	Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Ricketts 6' (o.g.) Ordóñez 53' Ryan 90'	Report	Bonfiglio 25'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,553 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

September 6 23	Miami FC	0–1	Hartford Athletic	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM		Report	Panayotou 54'	Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

September 13 24	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–0	Miami FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 PM		Report		Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

September 19 25	Miami FC	0−1	Rhode Island FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM	Bonfiglio 52' Knutson 86' Yacoubou 90'	Report	Kwizera 68' (pen.) Bacharach 82'	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium / Leyva Family Field Attendance: 768 Referee: Cristian Campo

September 26 26	North Carolina FC	1–0	Miami FC	Cary, North Carolina
	Conway 13'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,774 Referee: Edson Carvajal

October 4 27	Miami FC	3–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM	Zárate 48', 59' Gavilanes 82'	Report	Ahl 22'	Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Drew Klemp

October 11 28	Louisville City FC	1–0	Miami FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM	Ownby 88'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Amin Hadzic

October 19 29	Birmingham Legion FC	2–3	Miami FC	Birmingham, Alabama
	Paterson 15' Damus 66'	Report	Bonfiglio 8' Ricketts 22' Campisi 23' Zárate 38'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Robert Vincze

October 25 30	Sacramento Republic FC	0–1	Miami FC	Sacramento, California
10:00 PM		Report	Knutson 87'	Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joe Surgan