Inter Miami CF II
American professional soccer club
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Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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| Full name | Inter Miami CF II | ||
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| Founded | October 9, 2019, as Fort Lauderdale CF | ||
| Stadium | Chase Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
| Capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Owner | Inter Miami CF | ||
| Head coach | Cristian Ledesma | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2024 | 3rd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: First Round | ||
| Website | intermiamicf.com/ii | ||
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History
On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]
The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]
Stadium
Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while Nu Stadium was under construction.[6][7][8]
Players and staff
Current squad
- As of March 7, 2025[9]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | DF |  USA |
Nicolas Almeida |
| 47 | MF |  ISR |
Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida |
| 51 | DF | USA |
Samuel Basabe |
| 52 | FW |  VEN |
Diego Rey |
| 53 | DF |  ARG |
Alejo Ristano ([B]) |
| 55 | DF | USA |
Ian Urkidi |
| 59 | MF | USA |
Preston Plambeck |
| 61 | GK | USA |
Matias Marin |
| 66 | MF | USA |
Joseph Convers |
| 70 | DF | USA |
Daniel Sumalla |
| 72 | DF |  ESP |
Theo Vorenkamp |
| 76 | DF | USA |
Ezequiel Abadía-Reda |
| 78 | MF | ARG |
Santiago Ledesma |
| 79 | MF | USA |
Alejandro Flores |
| 80 | FW | ARG |
Mateo Dulce Saja |
| 88 | MF |  COL |
Alexander Shaw |
| 90 | MF |  BOL |
Mark Rodríguez |
| 91 | DF |  HON |
Lesther Garcia |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
- ^ Inter Miami Academy player
Coaching staff
- As of March 4, 2025[10]
| Coaching staff | |
|---|---|
| Cristian Ledesma |
Head coach |
 Diter Alquiza |
Goalkeeper coach |
| Sport management and organization | |
| Gonzalo Higuaín |
Player Development Coach |
| Lucas Scaglia |
Performance Analyst |
Head coaches record
- As of October 6, 2025
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis |  United States |
February 15, 2020 | March 16, 2021 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 25.00 |
| Darren Powell |  England |
March 16, 2021 | January 6, 2023 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 80 | 98 | 34.62 |
| Federico Higuaín | Argentina |
January 6, 2023 | January 29, 2025 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 89 | 119 | 33.33 |
| Cristian Ledesma | Argentina |
March 4, 2025 | Present | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 75 | 23.33 |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season
- As of October 6, 2025
| Fort Lauderdale CF | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | USL League One | Playoffs | Top Scorer | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 10th | Did not qualify | Ricky Lopez-Espin | 7 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 31 | 10th | Did not qualify |  Shaan Hundal | 11 | |
| Inter Miami CF II | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 36 | 6th, Eastern | 11th | Did not qualify |  Shanyder Borgelin | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 68 | 22 | 13th, Eastern | 27th | Did not qualify | Lawson Sunderland | 5 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 3rd, Eastern | 6th | First Round |  Ryan Carmichael | 9 | |
| 2025 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 72 | 25 | 14th, Eastern | 27th | Did not qualify | Mateo Saja | 12 | |
Team records
Most goals
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 16 |
| 2 | Shanyder Borgelin | 2022–2024 | 15 |
| 3 | Mateo Saja | 2024– | 14 |
| 4 | Yuval Cohen | 2024–2025 | 12 |
| 5 | Dániel Pintér | 2024– | 10 |
| 6 | Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 9 |
| Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 9 | |
| Idoh Zelzer-Zubida | 2024– | 9 | |
| 9 | Mitchell Curry | 2021 | 8 |
| 10 |  Leo Afonso | 2024–2025 | 7 |
 Edison Azcona | 2020–2023 | 7 | |
| Ricky Lopez-Espin | 2020 | 7 |
Most assists
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 11 |
| 2 | Romeo Beckham | 2021–2022 | 10 |
| 3 | Idoh Zelzer-Zubida | 2024– | 8 |
| 4 | George Acosta | 2021–2022 | 7 |
 Noah Allen | 2020–2024 | 7 | |
| Ryan Carmichael | 2024 | 7 | |
| Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 7 | |
| Santiago Morales | 2023– | 7 | |
| 9 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 6 |
 Dairon Reyes | 2020–2024 | 6 | |
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Hall | 2022– | 71 |
| 2 | Ricardo Montenegro | 2023–2025 | 68 |
| 3 | Cesar Abadia-Reda | 2023– | 63 |
| 4 |  Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 62 |
| Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 62 | |
| 6 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 55 |
| 7 | Noah Allen | 2020–2024 | 53 |
| Braxton Taghvai-Najib | 2021–2023 | 53 | |
| 9 | Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 51 |
| 10 | Shaan Hundal | 2021–2022 | 48 |
Most minutes
| Rank | Player | Seasons | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Hall | 2022– | 5975 |
| 2 | Ricardo Montenegro | 2023–2025 | 5602 |
| 3 | Abel Caputo | 2021–2023 | 4680 |
| 4 | Noah Allen | 2020–2024 | 4571 |
| 5 | Nykolas Sessock | 2023–2024 | 4558 |
| 6 | Lawson Sunderland | 2022–2024 | 4172 |
| 7 | Alejandro Flores | 2023– | 4030 |
| 8 | Cesar Abadia-Reda | 2023– | 3934 |
| 9 | Modesto Méndez | 2020–2023 | 3805 |
| 10 | Giovanni Ferraina | 2024–2025 | 3678 |
