2020 Miami FC season

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Miami FC
2020 season
OwnerRiccardo Silva
PresidentPaul Dalglish
Head coachNelson Vargas
(until Aug. 10)
Paul Dalglish
(since Aug. 10)
StadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
Miami, Florida
USL ChampionshipGroup H: 3rd
Eastern Conf.: 13th
PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerRomario Williams: 8
Biggest winMIA 3–1 ATL (Oct. 4)
Biggest defeatMIA 0–4 BHM (Sept. 16)
Away colours
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The 2020 Miami FC season will be 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 will participate in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.

Roster[]

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 United States GK (1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 30) Fresno FC 2019 31 0
22 Bryant Gammiero United States GK (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 28) Florida Soccer Soldiers 2019 6 0
92 Brian Sylvestre United States GK (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 29) Forward Madison FC 2020 2 0
Defenders
3 Marco Franco United States DF (1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 30) Penn FC 2019 29 0
4 Hassan Ndam Cameroon DF (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 23) loan from FC Cincinnati 2020 2020 14 0
13 Lawrence Olum Kenya DF (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 37) Minnesota United FC 2020 1 0
19 János Löbe Germany DF (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 26) New York Red Bulls II 2020 15 0
23 Brenton Griffiths Jamaica DF (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 30) Reno 1868 2019 33 3
45 Jalen Markey United States DF (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 26) Seattle Sounders FC 2 2019 28 0
Midfielders
6 Harrison Heath England MF (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 25) Minnesota United FC 2019 29 1
7 Vincent Bezecourt France MF (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 (age 28) New York Red Bulls 2020 15 1
8 Tomás Granitto El Salvador MF (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 28) Miami United FC 2019 38 2
10 Sebastián Velásquez Colombia MF (1991-02-11) February 11, 1991 (age 30) El Paso Locomotive FC 2020 10 4
11 Prince Saydee Liberia MF (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 25) Atlanta SC 2020 11 1
17 Brian James United States MF (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 28) Canada Toronto FC II 2018 38 2
21 Héctor Morales Cuba MF (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 28) AFC Ann Arbor 2019 24 2
25 Lance Rozeboom United States MF (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 32) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2019 37 0
Forwards
2 Othello Bah Liberia FW (1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 24) Unattached 2019 29 1
9 Romario Williams Jamaica FW (1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 27) Columbus Crew SC 2020 16 8
12 Miguel González Mexico FW (1990-10-01) October 1, 1990 (age 31) Oklahoma City Energy 2019 39 25
14 Lloyd Sam Ghana FW (1984-09-27) September 27, 1984 (age 37) England AFC Wimbledon 2019 32 3
28 Mohamed Thiaw Senegal FW (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 26) San Jose Earthquakes 2019 38 17

Staff[]

  • Scotland Paul Dalglish – Interim head coach
  • England Paul Crichton – Assistant coach
  • United States Anthony Hazelwood – Assistant coach
  • England Chris Spendlove – Assistant coach

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos. Player Signed from Details Date Source
9 FW Jamaica Romario Williams United States Columbus Crew SC Free transfer January 1, 2020 [3]
1 GK United States Mark Pais United States Miami FC Re-signed January 7, 2020 [4]
45 DF United States Jalen Markey United States Miami FC Re-signed January 7, 2020
16 MF England Harrison Heath United States Miami FC Re-signed January 7, 2020
11 FW Ghana Lloyd Sam United States Miami FC Re-signed January 7, 2020
22 GK United States Bryant Gammiero United States Miami FC Re-signed January 8, 2020 [5]
21 MF Cuba Héctor Morales United States Miami FC Re-signed January 8, 2020
28 FW Senegal Mohamed Thiaw United States Miami FC Re-signed January 8, 2020
2 FW Liberia Othello Bah United States Miami FC Re-signed January 8, 2020
3 DF United States Marco Franco United States Miami FC Re-signed January 9, 2020 [6]
23 DF Jamaica Brenton Griffiths United States Miami FC Re-signed January 9, 2020
17 MF United States Brian James United States Miami FC Re-signed January 9, 2020
8 MF El Salvador Tomás Granitto United States Miami FC Re-signed January 9, 2020
12 FW Mexico Miguel González United States Miami FC Re-signed January 9, 2020
11 MF Liberia Prince Saydee United States Atlanta SC Free transfer January 10, 2020 [7]
13 DF Kenya Lawrence Olum United States Minnesota United FC Free transfer January 16, 2020 [8]
7 MF France Vincent Bezecourt United States New York Red Bulls Free transfer January 21, 2020 [9]
25 MF United States Lance Rozeboom United States Miami FC Re-signed January 22, 2020 [10]
92 GK United States Brian Sylvestre United States Forward Madison FC Undisclosed fee January 23, 2020 [11][12]
19 DF Germany János Löbe United States New York Red Bulls II Free transfer January 28, 2020 [13]
4 DF Cameroon Hassan Ndam United States FC Cincinnati Loan for 2020 season February 1, 2020 [14]
10 MF Colombia Sebastián Velásquez United States El Paso Locomotive FC Free transfer February 5, 2020 [15]

Out[]

# Pos. Player Signed to Details Date Source
33 GK United States Virgin Islands Lionel Brown Unattached Not re-signed December 1, 2019
88 DF United States Shawn Chin Unattached Not re-signed December 1, 2019
14 MF United States Robert Baggio Kcira Unattached Not re-signed December 1, 2019
20 MF Peru Alessandro Milesi Unattached Not re-signed December 1, 2019
10 MF Cuba Ariel Martínez United States FC Tulsa Free transfer December 17, 2019 [16]
92 FW Cuba Darío Suárez United States FC Tulsa Free transfer December 17, 2019
5 DF England Callum Chapman-Page United States FC Tulsa Free transfer December 18, 2019 [17]
7 DF Chile Maximiliano Schenfeld United States FC Tulsa Free transfer December 18, 2019
4 DF Brazil Matheus Silva United States Hartford Athletic Free transfer January 13, 2020 [18]
6 MF United States Dylan Mares United States El Paso Locomotive FC Free transfer March 2, 2020 [19]

Friendlies[]

February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) Preseason Minnesota United FC 5–0 Miami FC Melbourne, Florida
12:30 p.m.
Report Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13) Preseason Miami FC 0–0 New York City FC Boca Raton, Florida
12:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Florida Atlantic University
February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) Preseason Miami FC 2–0 Orlando City B Miami, Florida
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

Competitive[]

USL Championship[]

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 10 3 3 25 11 +14 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 15 9 3 3 26 15 +11 30 2.00
3 Miami FC 16 4 4 8 20 34 −14 16 1.00
4 Atlanta United 2 16 3 3 10 23 33 −10 12 0.75
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
16 4 4 8 20 34  −14 16 3 2 3 12 16  −4 1 2 5 8 18  −10

Last updated: October 4, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Match results[]

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami's schedule was announced on July 2.[20]

March 7 1 Saint Louis FC 4–1 Miami FC Fenton, Missouri
2:00 PM Greig Goal 10'
Cicerone Goal 21', Goal 90+2'
Fink Yellow card 59'
Kavita Yellow card 71'
Blackwood Goal 77'
Gee Yellow card 84'		 Report Williams Goal 45' (pen.) Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 29 2 Atlanta United 2 4–3 Miami FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 69', Goal 69'
Amadou Diop Goal 41', Goal 48'
Jadama Yellow card 57'
Reilly Yellow card 64'
Bashti Yellow card 81'
Mejia Goal 87', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Thiaw Goal 13'
Velásquez Goal 47'
González Yellow card 68'
Griffiths Yellow card 83'
Othello Yellow card 90+3'
Williams Goal 90+7'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 7 3 Miami FC 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Rozeboom Yellow card 36'
Williams Yellow card 64'
Thiaw Yellow card 76'		 Report Guenzatti Goal 38'
Johnson Goal 85'
Tejada Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 16 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Miami FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Guillén Yellow card 31'
Mkosana Goal 59'		 Report Velásquez Goal 7'
Griffiths Yellow card 11'
Othello Yellow card 45+4'
Heath Yellow card 76'
Thiaw Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Tori Penso
August 19 5 Miami FC 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Ndam Yellow card 22'
Williams Goal 24', Goal 45+1'
Saydee Yellow card 27'		 Report Gurr Goal 18'
Macky Diop Goal 23' (pen.), Yellow card 75'
Jadama Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 23 6 Miami FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Williams Goal 16'
Granitto Goal 86'
Gammiero Yellow card 89'		 Report Areman Goal 8'
Roberts Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 26 7 Charleston Battery 3–1 Miami FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Gdula Goal 29'
Piggott Goal 34', Yellow card 48'
Marini Goal 63'		 Report Griffiths Yellow card 44'
Ndam Yellow card 45+2'
González Goal 53'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 150
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
September 2 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Miami FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Steinberger Yellow card 11'
Scarlett Goal 39'
Guenzatti Goal 64'
Fernandes Goal 83' (pen.)		 Report Sam Yellow card 37'
Thiaw Yellow card 42'
Rozeboom Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 5 9 Miami FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Markey Yellow card 26'
Velásquez Yellow card 42'
Löbe Yellow card 67'
Granitto Yellow card 78'
González Goal 86'		 Report Zarokostas Goal 49', Yellow card 59'
Paterson Yellow card 58'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 88'
Gdula Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
September 12 10 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Miami FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
September 16 11 Miami FC 0–4 Birmingham Legion FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Rozeboom Yellow card 52' Report Brett Goal 35', Goal 55'
Dean Yellow card 38'
A. Crognale Goal 42', Goal 45+1'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 20 12 Charleston Battery 2–0 Miami FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Lewis Goal 19'
Daley Goal 44'
Zarokostas Yellow card 76'		 Report Ndam Yellow card 52'
Heath Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kyle Johnston
September 23 13 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Miami FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Miller Yellow card 33'
Dimick Yellow card 43'
Vadalá Yellow card 86'
Martínez Yellow card 90+5'		 Report James Yellow card 45'
Heath Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 26 14 Miami FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Miami, Florida
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 30 15 Miami FC 4–3 Charleston Battery Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Williams Yellow card 39', Goal 48'
Bezecourt Goal 60'
Velásquez Goal 65'
González Goal 88'
Heath Yellow card 90+1'
Pais Yellow card 90+4'
Saydee Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Daley Goal 12', Goal 30'
Crawford Yellow card 26', Goal 50'
van Schaik Yellow card 60'
Lewis Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Johan Fredrik Roenning
October 4 16 Miami FC 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Bezecourt Yellow card 22'
Williams Goal 31' (pen.)
Saydee Goal 50'
Thiaw Penalty missed 73'
Granitto Yellow card 74'
Velásquez Yellow card 90', Goal 90+4'
González Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 11'
Conway Yellow card 13'
Reilly Yellow card 65'
Bashti Yellow card 70'
Lambe Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Alex Billeter

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[21]

TBD 2nd Round Miami United FC U23 Florida
or Miami FC Florida 		P–P Florida Miami FC or
Florida Naples United FC 		Hialeah, Florida or
Miami, Florida
TBD PM Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium or
Riccardo Silva Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[22]

Squad statistics[]

As of Match played October 4, 2020

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Mark Pais 9 0 9+0 0 0 0
22 GK United States USA Bryant Gammiero 5 0 5+0 0 0 0
92 GK United States USA Brian Sylvestre 2 0 2+0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF United States USA Marco Franco 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
4 DF Cameroon CMR Hassan Ndam 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
13 DF Kenya KEN Lawrence Olum 1 0 1+0 0 0 0
19 DF Germany GER J��nos Löbe 15 0 7+8 0 0 0
23 DF Jamaica JAM Brenton Griffiths 12 0 9+3 0 0 0
45 DF United States USA Jalen Markey 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Harrison Heath 16 0 14+2 0 0 0
7 MF France FRA Vincent Bezecourt 15 1 15+0 1 0 0
8 MF El Salvador SLV Tomás Granitto 16 1 12+4 1 0 0
10 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Velásquez 10 4 9+1 4 0 0
11 MF Liberia LBR Prince Saydee 11 1 9+2 1 0 0
17 MF United States USA Brian James 12 0 6+6 0 0 0
21 MF Cuba CUB Héctor Morales 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
25 MF United States USA Lance Rozeboom 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
Forwards
2 FW Liberia LBR Othello Bah 11 0 10+1 0 0 0
9 FW Jamaica JAM Romario Williams 16 8 11+5 8 0 0
12 FW Mexico MEX Miguel González 16 4 6+10 4 0 0
14 FW Ghana GHA Lloyd Sam 11 0 4+7 0 0 0
28 FW Senegal SEN Mohamed Thiaw 15 1 5+10 1 0 0

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW Jamaica 9 Romario Williams 8 0 8
2 MF Colombia 10 Sebastián Velásquez 4 0 4
FW Mexico 12 Miguel González 4 0 4
4 MF France 7 Vincent Bezecourt 1 0 1
MF El Salvador 8 Tomás Granitto 1 0 1
MF Liberia 11 Prince Saydee 1 0 1
FW Senegal 28 Mohamed Thiaw 1 0 1

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 United States GK Mark Pais 2 0 - - 2 0
2 Liberia FW Othello Bah 2 0 - - 2 0
4 Cameroon DF Hassan Ndam 4 0 - - 4 0
6 England MF Harrison Heath 4 0 - - 4 0
7 France MF Vincent Bezecourt 1 0 - - 1 0
8 El Salvador MF Tomás Granitto 3 0 - - 3 0
9 Jamaica FW Romario Williams 4 0 - - 4 0
10 Colombia MF Sebastián Velásquez 2 0 - - 2 0
11 Liberia MF Prince Saydee 2 0 - - 2 0
12 Mexico FW Miguel González 2 0 - - 2 0
14 Ghana FW Lloyd Sam 1 0 - - 1 0
17 United States MF Brian James 1 0 - - 1 0
19 Germany DF János Löbe 1 0 - - 1 0
22 United States GK Bryant Gammiero 1 0 - - 1 0
23 Jamaica DF Brenton Griffiths 3 0 - - 3 0
25 United States MF Lance Rozeboom 3 0 - - 3 0
28 Senegal FW Mohamed Thiaw 3 0 - - 3 0
45 United States DF Jalen Markey 2 0 - - 2 0

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