2020 Miami FC season

The 2020 Miami FC season was 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 participated 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 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)

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

Staff

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 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

Standings — Group H

Pos Team 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 10'
Cicerone 21', 90+2'
Fink Yellow card 59'
Kavita Yellow card 71'
Blackwood 77'
Gee Yellow card 84'
Report Williams 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', 69'
Amadou Diop 41', 48'
Jadama Yellow card 57'
Reilly Yellow card 64'
Bashti Yellow card 81'
Mejia 87', Yellow card 90+5'
Report Thiaw 13'
Velásquez 47'
González Yellow card 68'
Griffiths Yellow card 83'
Othello Yellow card 90+3'
Williams 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 38'
Johnson 85'
Tejada 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 59'
Report Velásquez 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 24', 45+1'
Saydee Yellow card 27'
Report Gurr 18'
Macky Diop 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 16'
Granitto 86'
Gammiero Yellow card 89'
Report Areman 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 29'
Piggott 34', Yellow card 48'
Marini 63'
Report Griffiths Yellow card 44'
Ndam Yellow card 45+2'
González 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 39'
Guenzatti 64'
Fernandes 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 86'
Report Zarokostas 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 35', 55'
Dean Yellow card 38'
A. Crognale 42', 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 19'
Daley 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 30 15 Miami FC 4–3 Charleston Battery Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Williams Yellow card 39', 48'
Bezecourt 60'
Velásquez 65'
González 88'
Heath Yellow card 90+1'
Pais Yellow card 90+4'
Saydee Yellow card 90+6'
Report Daley 12', 30'
Crawford Yellow card 26', 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 31' (pen.)
Saydee 50'
Thiaw soccer ball with red X 73'
Granitto Yellow card 74'
Velásquez Yellow card 90', 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

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

Squad statistics

As of Match played October 4, 2020

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Mark Pais 909+0000
22 GK United States USA Bryant Gammiero 505+0000
92 GK United States USA Brian Sylvestre 202+0000
Defenders
3 DF United States USA Marco Franco 14013+1000
4 DF Cameroon CMR Hassan Ndam 14013+1000
13 DF Kenya KEN Lawrence Olum 101+0000
19 DF Germany GER János Löbe 1507+8000
23 DF Jamaica JAM Brenton Griffiths 1209+3000
45 DF United States USA Jalen Markey 903+6000
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Harrison Heath 16014+2000
7 MF France FRA Vincent Bezecourt 15115+0100
8 MF El Salvador SLV Tomás Granitto 16112+4100
10 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Velásquez 1049+1400
11 MF Liberia LBR Prince Saydee 1119+2100
17 MF United States USA Brian James 1206+6000
21 MF Cuba CUB Héctor Morales 500+5000
25 MF United States USA Lance Rozeboom 14013+1000
Forwards
2 FW Liberia LBR Othello Bah 11010+1000
9 FW Jamaica JAM Romario Williams 16811+5800
12 FW Mexico MEX Miguel González 1646+10400
14 FW Ghana GHA Lloyd Sam 1104+7000
28 FW Senegal SEN Mohamed Thiaw 1515+10100

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FWJamaica9Romario Williams808
2MFColombia10Sebastián Velásquez404
FWMexico12Miguel González404
4MFFrance7Vincent Bezecourt101
MFEl Salvador8Tomás Granitto101
MFLiberia11Prince Saydee101
FWSenegal28Mohamed Thiaw101

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
1United StatesGKMark Pais20--20
2LiberiaFWOthello Bah20--20
4CameroonDFHassan Ndam40--40
6EnglandMFHarrison Heath40--40
7FranceMFVincent Bezecourt10--10
8El SalvadorMFTomás Granitto30--30
9JamaicaFWRomario Williams40--40
10ColombiaMFSebastián Velásquez20--20
11LiberiaMFPrince Saydee20--20
12MexicoFWMiguel González20--20
14GhanaFWLloyd Sam10--10
17United StatesMFBrian James10--10
19GermanyDFJános Löbe10--10
22United StatesGKBryant Gammiero10--10
23JamaicaDFBrenton Griffiths30--30
25United StatesMFLance Rozeboom30--30
28SenegalFWMohamed Thiaw30--30
45United StatesDFJalen Markey20--20

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