2020 Miami FC season

The 2020 Miami FC season will be the club's first season following the sale of the franchise rights of the Ottawa Fury to ownership in Miami, Florida.[1] The side will participate in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.

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 ChampionshipEastern Conf.: TBD
PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Biggest defeat1–4
(March 7 at St. Louis)
0–3
(August 7 vs. Tampa)

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

Staff

Transfers

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

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

Friendlies
February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08) PreseasonMinnesota United FC5–0Miami FCMelbourne, Florida
12:30 p.m.
Report Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13) PreseasonMiami FC0–0New York City FCBoca Raton, Florida
12:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Florida Atlantic University
February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) PreseasonMiami FC2–0Orlando City BMiami, Florida
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

Competitive

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 5 2 0 13 4 +9 17 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
3 Atlanta United 2 8 1 2 5 8 15 −7 5
4 Miami FC 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2020. Source: USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 0 1 1 4  −3 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 1 4  −3

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Match reports

Match results

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

March 7 1Saint Louis FC4–1Miami FCFenton, Missouri
2:00 PM Greig  10'
Cicerone  21',  90+2'
Fink  59'
Kavita  71'
Blackwood  77'
Gee  84'		 Report Williams  45' (pen.) Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 29 2Atlanta United 24–3Miami FCKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway  15'  69',  69'
Amadou Diop  41',  48'
Jadama  57'
Reilly  64'
Bashti  81'
Mejia  87',  90+5'		 Report Thiaw  13'
Velásquez  47'
González  68'
Griffiths  83'
Othello  90+3'
Williams  90+7'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 7 3Miami FC0–3Tampa Bay RowdiesMiami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Rozeboom  36'
Williams  64'
Thiaw  76'		 Report Guenzatti  38'
Johnson  85'
Tejada  90+4'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 16 4Tampa Bay RowdiesvMiami FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
August 19 5Miami FCvAtlanta United 2Miami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
August 23 6Miami FCvCharlotte IndependenceMiami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
August 26 7Charleston BatteryvMiami FCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
September 2 8Tampa Bay RowdiesvMiami FCSt. Petersburg, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 5 9Miami FCvCharleston BatteryMiami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
September 12 10Atlanta United 2vMiami FCKennesaw, Georgia
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
September 16 11Miami FCvBirmingham Legion FCMiami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
September 20 12Charleston BatteryvMiami FCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
September 23 13Charlotte IndependencevMiami FCMatthews, North Carolina
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
September 26 14Miami FCvTampa Bay RowdiesMiami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
September 30 15Miami FCvCharleston BatteryMiami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
October 4 16Miami FCvAtlanta United 2Miami, Florida
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

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 RoundMiami United FC U23
or Miami FC 		P–P Miami FC or
Naples United FC		Hialeah, Florida or
Miami, Florida
TBD PM Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium or
Riccardo Silva Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[22]

Squad statistics
As of Match played August 7, 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mark Pais 101000
22 GK Bryant Gammiero 000000
92 GK Brian Sylvestre 202000
Defenders
3 DF Marco Franco 202000
4 DF Hassan Ndam 101000
13 DF Lawrence Olum 101000
19 DF János Löbe 202000
23 DF Brenton Griffiths 303000
45 DF Jalen Markey 101000
Midfielders
6 MF Harrison Heath 303000
7 MF Vincent Bezecourt 202000
8 MF Tomás Granitto 303000
10 MF Sebastián Velásquez 313100
11 MF Prince Saydee 202000
17 MF Brian James 202000
21 MF Héctor Morales 101000
25 MF Lance Rozeboom 303000
Forwards
2 FW Othello Bah 303000
9 FW Romario Williams 323200
12 FW Miguel González 303000
14 FW Lloyd Sam 202000
99 FW Mohamed Thiaw 212100

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW9Romario Williams202
2MF10Sebastián Velásquez101
FW99Mohamed Thiaw101

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
2FWOthello Bah10--10
9FWRomario Williams10--10
12FWMiguel González10--10
23DFBrenton Griffiths10--10
25MFLance Rozeboom10--10
99FWMohamed Thiaw10--10
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