2026 Inter Miami CF season
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(until April 14)
Guillermo Hoyos
(from April 14)
Overall: 4th
| 2026 season | ||||
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| President | David Beckham | |||
| Head coach | Javier Mascherano (until April 14) Guillermo Hoyos (from April 14) | |||
| Stadium | Nu Stadium | |||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th | |||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Leagues Cup | League phase | |||
| Campeones Cup | TBD | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lionel Messi (7) All: Lionel Messi (8) | |||
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The 2026 season is the seventh season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. This is the first season for the team at Nu Stadium. The year also marks the 23rd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF is competing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the third time, as well as the Leagues Cup.
Inter Miami CF will enter the season as the defending MLS Cup champions; in MLS Cup 2025, they defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1]
Preseason
After a six-week offseason, Inter Miami CF began their preseason training camp on January 17 in Fort Lauderdale ahead of three friendlies on a tour of South America.[2] An additional match, against Independiente del Valle of Ecuador, was scheduled for February 13 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It was postponed to February 26—a week into the MLS regular season—after the club announced that Lionel Messi had a muscle strain and would be unable to play.[3] During the rescheduled friendly, Messi was tackled to the ground by a security guard during an attempt to restrain a pitch invader.[4]
Non-competitive results
Preseason
The full preseason schedule with matches in South America was announced on January 23, 2026.[5]
| January 24 1 | Alianza Lima  | 3–0 |  Inter Miami CF | Lima, Peru |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Guerrero  29', 36' Ramos 72' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
| January 31 2 | Atlético Nacional  | 1–2 | Inter Miami CF | Medellín, Colombia |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Rengifo 26' |
Report | Suárez 55' Rivero 90+1' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 38,026 Referee: María Daza (Colombia) |
| February 7 3 | Barcelona SC  | 2–2 | Inter Miami CF | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Rojas 41' Martínez 87' |
Report | Messi 31' Berterame 45+3' Ayala  87' |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Yerson Zambrano (Ecuador) |
Friendlies
| February 26 Friendly | Inter Miami CF | 2–1 | Independiente del Valle | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 8:00 p.m. EST | Report | Mercado 17' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 12,500[4] | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for February 13.[6] | ||||
Competitions
Players
Roster
- As of March 22, 2026[8]
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Ownership[10] | |
| President and Co-Owner |  David Beckham |
| Managing Owner | Jorge Mas |
| Co-Owner | Jose Mas |
| Front office[11][12] | |
| President of Business Operations |  Xavier Asensi |
| Vice President | Pablo Alvarez |
| President of Football Operations | Raul Sanllehi |
| Sporting Director | Alberto Marrero |
| Coaching staff[13][14] | |
| Head coach |  Guillermo Hoyos |
| Assistant coach | Lucas Rodriguez Pagano |
| Assistant coach | Leandro Stillitano |
| Assistant coach | Javier Morales |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mauro Dobler |
Last updated: April 14, 2026
Source: Inter Miami CF
