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Miami FC 2025 football season

Miami FC
2025 season
Owner	Riccardo Silva
Head coach	Gastόn Maddoni
Stadium	Pitbull Stadium Miami, Florida
USL Championship	Eastern Conf.: TBD Overall: TBD
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The 2025 Miami FC season is the club's sixth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and eleventh overall.

Roster

As of December 26, 2024

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.

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 24)	FC Hebar Pazardzhik	2023		12	0
Defenders
2	Allan Aniz	DF	(2003-05-11) May 11, 2003 (age 21)	SC Internacional U-20	2024		2	0
3	Jordan Ayimbila	DF	(2001-02-14) February 14, 2001 (age 23)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2023		21	0
4	Nicolás Cardona	DF	(1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 (age 25)	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2023		30	0
13	Daltyn Knutson	DF	(1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 27)	Tormenta FC	2024	2025	32	0
29	Alejandro Mitrano	DF	(1998-04-04) April 4, 1998 (age 26)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2024	2025	34	0
	Bolu Akinyode	MF	(1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 30)	El Paso Locomotive FC	2025		98	2
Midfielders
16	Manuel Botta	MF	(2002-07-16) July 16, 2002 (age 22)	SS Audace Cerignola	2024		25	1
99	Allen Gavilanes	MF	(1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 25)	Greenville Triumph SC	2023		34	5
Forwards
19	Michael Lawrence	FW	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25)	Miami FC	2024	2024	18	3
50	Roberto Molina	FW	(2001-01-28) January 28, 2001 (age 24)	Indy Eleven	2024	2024	27	1

Staff

Gastόn Maddoni – Head coach

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
	DF	Bolu Akinyode	El Paso Locomotive FC	Free transfer	January 21, 2025
	DF	Jonathan Ricketts	Sacramento Republic FC	Transfer, undisclosed details	January 22, 2025

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date
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
19	FW	Michael Lawrence	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
8	MF	Gabriel Cabral	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024
9	FW	Isaac Zuleta	Unattached	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024
12	GK	Daniel Gagliardi	Unattached	Contract option not extended	December 26, 2024
14	DF	Daniel Barbir	Lexington SC	Transfer	December 26, 2024
23	FW	Rocco Genzano	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	December 26, 2024
11	FW	Frank López	El Paso Locomotive FC	Transfer, undisclosed details	January 22, 2025

Competitive

USL Championship

Main article: 2025 USL Championship season

Standings — Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Birmingham Legion FC	Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery
3	Detroit City FC
4	Hartford Athletic
5	Indy Eleven
6	Loudoun United FC
7	Louisville City FC
8	Miami FC
9	North Carolina FC
10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
11	Rhode Island FC
12	Tampa Bay Rowdies

First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: Match reports

Matches

USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

On December 12, 2024, the United Soccer League announced an expansion of the USL Cup, known as the Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons. All clubs from the second division USL Championship and third division USL League One will compete in a world cup style, interleague competition.

Miami was drawn into Group 6.

Standings — Group 6

Pos	Lg	Team v t e	Qualification
1	USLC	Charleston Battery	Advance to knockout stage
2	USL1	Greenville Triumph SC
3	USLC	Miami FC
4	USL1	FC Naples
5	USL1	South Georgia Tormenta FC
6	USLC	Tampa Bay Rowdies

First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: Match reports

Matches

Group stage

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Miami FC

April 26	Tampa Bay Rowdies	v	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
TBD				Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Miami FC v FC Naples

May 31	Miami FC	v	FC Naples	University Park, Florida
TBD				Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium

Greenville Triumph SC v Miami FC

June 28	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Miami FC	Greenville, South Carolina
TBD				Stadium: Paladin Stadium

Miami FC v South Georgia Tormenta FC

July 26	Miami FC	v	South Georgia Tormenta FC	University Park, Florida
TBD				Stadium: South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

References

"Roster". Miami FC. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
"Miami FC exercises contract option on defender Daltyn Knutson". USL Championship. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
"Center back Bolu Akinyode returns to Miami FC". Miami FC. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
"Miami FC signs defender Jonathan Ricketts". Miami FC. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
^ Orabi, Mariam (December 26, 2024). "The Miami Football Club Announces Roster Updates". Miami FC. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
"El Paso Locomotive FC Sign Forward Frank Lopez from Miami FC for 2025". El Paso Locomotive FC. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
"USL Expands Jägermeister Cup, Launches First Pro Interleague Competition Created by a Domestic Soccer League". USL Championship. December 12, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

External links

Official website

Miami FC

Founded 2015 Based in Miami, Florida
Stadiums	FIU Stadium St. Thomas University Soccer Field Buccaneer Field
Key personnel	President/Owner Riccardo Silva CEO Michael Williamson Head coach Anthony Pulis
Other topics	Current roster Coastal Cup Related articles

Seasons (11)
NASL	2016 2017
NPSL	2018 2019
NISA	2019–20
USLC	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Major Honors (5)
NASL Seasonal Champions	2017 Spring 2017 Fall
NPSL National Champions	2018 2019
NISA East Coast Champions	2019

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies	[REDACTED]
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Lexington SC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Future teams	Brooklyn FC (2026) Buffalo Pro Soccer (2026) Milwaukee Pro Soccer (2026) Ozark United FC (2026) Santa Barbara Sky FC (2026) Sporting Club Jacksonville (2026) USL Dallas (2027) USL Pro Iowa (TBD) USL Palm Beach (TBD) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Atlanta United 2 Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC LA Galaxy II Memphis 901 FC FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC San Diego Loyal SC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Miscellaneous	Conferences Eastern Western Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

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Playoffs
Eastern	Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive Las Vegas Lights Lexington SC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC FC Tulsa

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

Cup competitions

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) USL Cup National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Steinbrecher Cup
International	FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup group stage knockout stage final

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (Final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2024–25 2025–26

Club seasons
MLS	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Detroit City FC El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights FC Loudoun United FC Louisville City Lexington SC Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United North Carolina FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
MLS Next Pro	Atlanta United 2 Austin FC II Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Houston Dynamo 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II Jacksonville Armada Los Angeles FC 2 Ventura County FC Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs The Town FC St. Louis City 2 Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
USL1	AV Alta Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph FC Naples Portland Hearts of Pine One Knoxville Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity Texoma FC South Georgia Tormenta Union Omaha Westchester SC
NISA	Arizona Monsoon Capo FC Club de Lyon Georgia FC Irvine Zeta Las Vegas Legends Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Savannah Clovers

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