Inter Miami 2021 football season
Inter Miami 2021 seasonPresident David Beckham Head coach Phil Neville Stadium Inter Miami CF Stadium Major League Soccer Conference: Overall: U.S. Open Cup Canceled Highest home attendance 17,926 (6/25 v. ORL )Lowest home attendance 7,939 (4/18 v. LAG )Average home league attendance 12,962 Biggest win MIA 3–1 TOR (8/21)Biggest defeat MIA 0–5 NE (7/21)
The 2021 Inter Miami CF season will be the second season of existence for Inter Miami CF . They will participate in Major League Soccer , the top tier of soccer in the United States. Outside of MLS, the club will participate in the U.S. Open Cup .
Background [ ]
Inter Miami is coming off their inaugural campaign, which marked the first time since 2001, with the Miami Fusion , that a soccer club in Greater Miami played in the first tier of American soccer.[1] Ahead of and during the season, Miami signed several high-profile players including Argentine international, Gonzalo Higuaín , from Juventus ;[2] Mexican international, Rodolfo Pizarro , from Monterrey ;[3] and French international, Blaise Matuidi , from Juventus.[4] The club also signed several notable young players including Matías Pellegrini , Lewis Morgan , and David Norman . Additionally, in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft , Miami drafted Clemson standout, Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick .[5]
The club's first season was significantly altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which saw the season suspended on March 12[6] and not resume until July 8 with the MLS is Back Tournament .[7] Miami lost their first two league matches before the season was suspended and subsequently lost their three group stage matches (which counted towards the regular season standings) at the MLS is Back Tournament. On August 22 against Floridian rivals, Orlando City , Miami won their first league match. Inter had better form following the MLS is Back Tournament, ultimately going 7–8–3, and finished the 2020 regular season with a 7–13–3 record, after 23 league matches, a reduction of the original 34 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the pandemic, the size of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs was increased from eight teams in the Eastern Conference qualifying to 10 teams qualifying. Miami earned the 10th and final seed in the playoffs, where they played at fellow expansion side, Nashville SC in the Play-In Round on November 20.[8] Miami lost the match 0–3, with several of their starters missing the match due to an outbreak of coronavirus on the team.[9]
At the conclusion of the 2020 season, the club declined options on eight players. Notable players who did not have their contract renewed for the 2021 season included starting goalkeeper, Luis Robles , as well as Juan Agudelo , and Andres Reyes .[10]
Review [ ]
Offseason [ ]
On January 7, 2021, Inter Miami and first year head coach, Diego Alonso mutually agreed to part ways.[11] Several names were rumored as Alonso's successor including Phil Neville .[12] [13] On January 18, 2021, Neville was confirmed as head coach.[14]
Team information [ ]
Roster [ ]
Front office and coaching staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Ownership
Lead managing owner
Jorge Mas
President
David Beckham
Chairman
Marcelo Claure
Co-owner
Jose Mas
Co-owner
Masayoshi Son
Front office
Chief business officer
Jurgen Mainka
Sporting director
Chris Henderson
Vice president
Pablo Alvarez
Friendlies [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Competitive [ ]
Major League Soccer [ ]
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
New England Revolution
25
17
4
4
47
29
+18
55
Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2
Nashville SC
23
10
2
11
38
21
+17
41
Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
3
Orlando City SC
24
10
6
8
34
32
+2
38
4
New York City FC
23
10
8
5
41
27
+14
35
Qualification for the Playoffs first round
5
D.C. United
24
10
10
4
39
33
+6
34
6
CF Montréal [a]
24
9
8
7
34
30
+4
34
7
Atlanta United FC
24
8
7
9
32
28
+4
33
8
Inter Miami CF
24
9
10
5
24
35
−11
32
9
Philadelphia Union
23
8
7
8
28
24
+4
32
10
Columbus Crew
25
8
11
6
29
34
−5
30
11
New York Red Bulls
23
7
11
5
29
28
+1
26
12
Chicago Fire FC
24
6
13
5
24
38
−14
23
13
FC Cincinnati
23
4
11
8
23
42
−19
20
14
Toronto FC [a]
24
3
15
6
26
50
−24
15
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2021. Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Overall table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
10
Portland Timbers
24
10
10
4
34
41
−7
34
11
CF Montréal
24
9
8
7
34
30
+4
34
12
Inter Miami CF
24
9
10
5
24
35
−11
32
13
Philadelphia Union
23
8
7
8
28
24
+4
32
14
Real Salt Lake
24
9
9
6
40
35
+5
33
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 2021. Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
11
11
3
6
2
10
20
−10
1
4
1
5
15
−10
2
2
1
5
5
0
Source: MLS
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ground H A A H H A A H A H H Result L W D D L W L L L L W
Source:
IMCF schedule A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match results [ ]
April [ ]
Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami
April 24 2 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Inter Miami show Chester, PA 8:00PM EDT
Martínez 48' Monteiro 54'
Report
Matuidi 30' G. Higuaín 73' F. Higuaín 83'
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May [ ]
Nashville SC v Inter Miami
May 2 3 Nashville SC 0–0 Inter Miami show Nashville, TN 1:00PM EDT
Godoy 24' Zimmerman 70'
Report
Gregore 65'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 13,855 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Inter Miami v Atlanta United
Chicago Fire v Inter Miami
Inter Miami v D.C. United
May 29 8 Inter Miami 0–3 D.C. United show Fort Lauderdale, FL 8:00PM EDT
Figal 52'
Report
Kamara 15' , 71' Arriola 21' , 52' Paredes 52' Hines-Ike 90+2'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,945 Referee: Armando Villarreal
June [ ]
D.C. United v Inter Miami
June 19 9 D.C. United 1–0 Inter Miami show Washington, D.C. 8:00PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Inter Miami v Orlando City
June 25 10 Inter Miami 1–2 Orlando City show Fort Lauderdale, FL 8:00PM EDT
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 17,926 Referee: Allen Chapman
July [ ]
CF Montréal v Inter Miami
July 3 11 CF Montréal 1–0 Inter Miami show Harrison, New Jersey 7:30PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Note: Due to travel restrictions, Inter Miami shared DRV PNK Stadium with CF Montréal for the team's home matches. However, due to scheduling conflicts with the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification , the match was played at Red Bull Arena instead. CF Montréal played as the home team.
Inter Miami v New England Revolution
July 21 12 Inter Miami 0–5 New England Revolution show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:30PM EDT
Figal 15' Chapman 62'
Report
Traustason 15' , 36' Bunbury 27' Buksa 45+4' , 83'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 13,963 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Inter Miami v Philadelphia Union
July 25 13 Inter Miami 1–1 Philadelphia Union show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:30PM EDT
Robinson 71'
Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 14,057 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August [ ]
Orlando City v Inter Miami
August 4 15 Orlando City 1–1 Inter Miami show Orlando, Florida 8:00PM EDT
Carlos 45+1'
Report
Gibbs 66'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 17,966
Inter Miami v Nashville SC
New York City FC v Inter Miami
Inter Miami v Chicago Fire
Orlando City v Inter Miami
August 27 20 Orlando City 0–0 Inter Miami show Orlando, Florida 8:30PM EDT
Akindele 12' Jansson 51'
Report
Pizarro 63' Makoun 84'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 17,817 Referee: Ismail Elfath
September [ ]
Inter Miami v Columbus Crew
September 11 22 Inter Miami 1–0 Columbus Crew show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4:00PM EDT
Higuaín 16'
Report
Afful 10' Zelarayán 12' Wormgoor 82'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Alan Kelly
Inter Miami v New York Red Bulls
Inter Miami v Nashville SC
September 22 25 Inter Miami v Nashville SC show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4:00PM EDT
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Atlanta United v Inter Miami
September 29 26 Atlanta United v Inter Miami show Atlanta, Georgia 7:30PM EDT
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October [ ]
Portland Timbers v Inter Miami
October 3 27 Portland Timbers v Inter Miami show Portland, Oregon 4:00PM EDT
Stadium: Providence Park
New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami
October 9 28 New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami show Harrison, New Jersey 6:00PM EDT
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Note: The match was originally scheduled for July 17 which was postponed to October 9 due to inclement weather.[15]
Columbus Crew v Inter Miami
October 16 29 Columbus Crew v Inter Miami show Columbus, Ohio 6:00PM EDT
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Inter Miami v Toronto FC
October 20 30 Inter Miami v Toronto FC show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4:00PM EDT
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Atlanta United v Inter Miami
October 28 32 Atlanta United v Inter Miami show Atlanta, Georgia 7:30PM EDT
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Inter Miami v New York City FC
October 30 33 Inter Miami v New York City FC show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 3:30PM EDT
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
November [ ]
New England Revolution v Inter Miami
November 7 34 New England Revolution v Inter Miami show Foxborough, Massachusetts 3:30PM EST
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
On July 20, US Soccer finally announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[16]
Statistics [ ]
Overall [ ]
Games played
23
Games won
9
Games drawn
5
Games lost
9
Goals scored
24
Goals conceded
31
Goal difference
-7
Clean sheets
Yellow cards
47
Red cards
1
Worst discipline
Best result(s)
3-1(Toronto FC)
Worst result(s)
0-5(New England Revolution)
Most appearances
Top scorer
9 goals(Gonzalo Higuaín)
Points
Overall:
Last updated: November 22, 2020 Source:[citation needed ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Last updated: November 22, 2020
Source: TBD
Top scorers [ ]
As of 17 September 2021.
Top assists [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
No.
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
Winter 2020–21
December 18, 2020
MF
25
Felipe Valencia
Fort Lauderdale CF
Homegrown player
[17]
December 23, 2020
DF
15
Patrick Seagrist
New York Red Bulls
Trade
[18]
January 26, 2021
DF
24
Ian Fray
Fort Lauderdale CF
Homegrown player
[19]
MF
28
Edison Azcona
January 27, 2021
GK
18
Dylan Castanheira
Free
[20]
February 12, 2021
MF
16
Josh Penn
Indy Eleven
SuperDraft
[21]
February 20, 2021
DF
17
Ryan Shawcross
Stoke City
Free
[22]
February 24, 2021
MF
26
Gregore
Bahia
$4,000,000
[23]
March 11, 2021
DF
33
Joevin Jones
Seattle Sounders
Free
[24]
March 23, 2021
DF
31
Kelvin Leerdam
$75,000 GAM
[25]
Summer 2021
July 1, 2021
DF
3
Kieran Gibbs
West Bromwich Albion
Free
[26]
July 1, 2021
GK
32
Nick Marsman
Feyenoord
Free
[27]
July 7, 2021
FW
29
Indiana Vassilev
Aston Villa
Loan
[28]
Transfers out [ ]
Awards and honors [ ]
To be announced during the 2021 season.
References [ ]
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^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Forward Gonzalo Higuaín as Designated Player" . September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Mexican International Midfielder Rodolfo Pizarro as Designated Player" . Inter Miami . February 17, 2020.
^ Price, Khobi (September 1, 2020). "Blaise Matuidi arrives in South Florida, could join Inter Miami next week" . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ Parks, Chris (January 9, 2020). "Clemson's Robbie Robinson drafted 1st overall into the 2020 MLS Superdraft" . WBTW-TV . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ "MLS extends season suspension in accordance with CDC guidance on COVID-19" . MLSSoccer.com . March 19, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ Schuster, Blake (June 10, 2020). "2020 MLS Is Back Tournament: Key Dates, Format, Rules, More Announced" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
^ Liljenwall, Ari (November 20, 2020). "Nashville SC 3, Inter Miami CF 0 - 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ Panizo, Franco (November 19, 2020). "Sources: Five players to miss Inter Miami's playoff match vs. Nashville SC due to COVID-19" . SBI Soccer . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b Price, Khobi (December 3, 2020). "Inter Miami's Luis Robles among 8 players whose contract options were declined as part of roster overhaul" . South Florida Sun Sentinel . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ "Inter Miami, head coach Diego Alonso mutually agree to part ways" . MLSSoccer.com . January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "Beckham holds Inter Miami talks with former Man United teammate Phil Neville" . ESPN . January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ Kaufman, Michelle. "Inter Miami expected to name coach, front office hires next week. Here's what we know" . Miami Herald . Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "Inter Miami CF Names Phil Neville as Head Coach" . www.intermiamicf.com . January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021 .
^ https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-inter-miami-cf-match-rescheduled-for-october-9
^ "Schedule Announced for Next Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2022" . ussoccer.com . July 20, 2021.
^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2020/12/18/inter-miami-cf-signs-first-academy-product-felipe-valencia-homegrown-player
^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/23/inter-miami-acquire-fullback-patrick-seagrist-trade-new-york-red-bulls
^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2021/01/26/inter-miami-cf-signs-academy-products-edison-azcona-and-ian-fray-homegrown-players
^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2021/01/27/inter-miami-cf-signs-goalkeeper-dylan-castanheira-fort-lauderdale-cf
^ "Inter Miami, first round SuperDraft pick Josh Penn agree to deal | MLSsoccer.com" .
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Ryan Shawcross | Inter Miami CF" .
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Brazilian Midfielder Gregore" . Inter Miami CF . February 24, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Joevin Jones" . Inter Miami CF . March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Kelvin Leerdam" . Inter Miami . March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ https://www.intermiamicf.com/en/post/2021/03/23/inter-miami-cf-signs-defender-kieran-gibbs
^ mlssoccer. "Inter Miami CF signs Dutch goalkeeper Nick Marsman | MLSSoccer.com" . mlssoccer . Retrieved July 22, 2021 .
^ "Vassilev joins Inter Miami on loan" . Aston Villa Football Club . July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
^ "Atlanta United signs free agent defender Mikey Ambrose" .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Kaufman, Michelle (December 3, 2020). "Inter Miami announces postseason roster moves. Here's a list of who they kept, let go" . Miami Herald . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
^ "Jamaica's Powell swaps Miami for Sudan" . BBC Sport . Retrieved February 9, 2021 .
^ "MNUFC Signs Wil Trapp" . mnufc.com/ . Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "New England Revolution sign former LA Galaxy defender AJ DeLaGarza" . mlssoccer.com/ . Retrieved January 7, 2021 .
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