2019–20 Miami FC season
| 2019–20 NISA season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Riccardo Silva |
| Head coach | Paul Dalglish |
| Stadium | Buccaneer Field at Barry University & Riccardo Silva Stadium |
| NISA | Fall, East Coast Conf.: 1st Spring: N/A |
| Playoffs | Fall: East Coast Champion Spring: N/A |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dylan Mares (5) All: Dylan Mares & Miguel González (5) |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 1,309 (November 9 vs. Stumptown Athletic) |
| Lowest home attendance | 289 (October 6 vs. Atlanta SC) |
| Average home league attendance | 569 (regular season) 717 (inc. playoffs) |
| Biggest win | 8–1 (September 15 vs. Philadelphia Fury) |
| Biggest defeat | N/A |
The 2019–20 Miami FC season was the club's first season playing in the National Independent Soccer Association, a newly established third division soccer league in the United States, and first professional season since 2017. It was also Miami's third season of professional play overall.
The team competed in the fall portion of the NISA season, between September and November 2019, before leaving the league and joining the second division USL Championship. During that span Miami went undefeated through eight games and won the NISA East Coast Championship over Stumptown Athletic. Dylan Mares and Miguel González led the team with five goals each.
Overview
Following the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, Miami FC began play in the National Premier Soccer League, a semi-pro league affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), and won its national title in both 2018 and 2019.[1] In mid-2019, it was announced that the team would re-join professional soccer in the newly established National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).[2][3] The 2019 fall NISA schedule was announced on July 25, 2019.[4]
On December 11, former USL Championship club Ottawa Fury FC announced that it had transferred its franchise rights to the Miami FC ownership group, and the club would begin competition in the league beginning with the 2020 season.[5] Miami became the second NISA team to cease league play during an on-going season after Philadelphia Fury went on hiatus after one game earlier in 2019.
Roster
- As of December 5, 2019[6]
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 | June 3, 1991 | Fresno FC | 2019 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Bryant Gammiero | GK | November 2, 1993 | Florida Soccer Soldiers | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Lionel Brown | GK | September 17, 1987 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Marco Franco | DF | October 6, 1991 | Penn FC | 2019 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Matheus Silva | DF | December 8, 1996 | Orlando City B | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Callum Chapman-Page | DF | November 3, 1995 | PBA Sailfish | 2019 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Maximiliano Schenfeld | DF | October 18, 1992 | Miami United FC | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Brenton Griffiths | DF | February 9, 1991 | Reno 1868 | 2019 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 45 | Jalen Markey | DF | March 30, 1995 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2019 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 88 | Shawn Chin | DF | May 11, 1989 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2018 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Dylan Mares | MF | February 11, 1992 | Indy Eleven | 2019 | 77 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Tomás Granitto | MF | June 12, 1993 | Miami United FC | 2019 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Robert Baggio Kcira | MF | September 1, 1994 | Wiener Neustadt | 2019 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Harrison Heath | MF | March 6, 1996 | Minnesota United FC | 2019 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Brian James | MF | October 25, 1993 | Toronto FC II | 2018 | 26 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Alessandro Milesi | MF | December 21, 1999 | Brescia Calcio U-19 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Héctor Morales | MF | January 19, 1993 | AFC Ann Arbor | 2019 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 25 | Lance Rozeboom | MF | May 31, 1989 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 2 | Othello Bah | FW | April 27, 1997 | Unattached | 2019 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Mohamed Thiaw | FW | January 24, 1995 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2019 | 23 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Lloyd Sam | FW | September 27, 1984 | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 12 | Miguel González | FW | October 1, 1990 | Oklahoma City Energy | 2019 | 23 | 21 | |||
Staff
- Paul Dalglish – Head coach
- Nelson Vargas – Assistant coach
- Anthony Hazelwood – Goalkeeper coach
Transfers
In
| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | GK | Bryant Martin Gammiero | Florida Soccer Soldiers | Free transfer | September 5, 2019 | [7] |
| 20 | MF | Alessandro Milesi | Brescia Calcio U-19 | Free transfer | September 5, 2019 | |
| 7 | DF | Maximiliano Schenfeld | Miami United FC | Free transfer | September 24, 2019 | [8] |
| 4 | DF | Matheus Silva | Orlando City B | Free transfer | October 2, 2019 | [9] |
Notes
- 1.^ 17 of Miami FC's players were already signed to professional contracts prior to joining NISA
Out
| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | DF | John Neeskens | Trenčín | Free transfer | August 8, 2019 | |
| 10 | MF | Ariel Martínez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 | [10] |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |
Competitions
NISA Fall season (Showcase)
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (O) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 14 | East Coast Championship |
| 2 | Stumptown Athletic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlanta SC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
- ^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches
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 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Last updated: November 9, 2019.
Source: Match reports
Matches
| September 15, 2019 1 | Miami FC | 8–1 | Philadelphia Fury | Miami Shores, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
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Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 782 |
| September 22, 2019 2 | Miami FC | 2–1 | Stumptown Athletic | Miami Shores, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 312 |
| September 28, 2019 3 | Stumptown Athletic | 0–2 | Miami FC | Pineville, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. |
|
Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
Stadium: CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex Attendance: 502 |
| October 6, 2019 4 | Miami FC | 2–2 | Atlanta SC | Miami Shores, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 289 |
| October 12, 2019 5 | Atlanta SC | 2–2 | Miami FC | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: St. Francis School Attendance: 252 |
| October 26, 2019 6 | Miami FC | 3–2 | Oakland Roots SC | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
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Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 891 | |
| Note: Due to Miami playing more than six games, this game was not counted towards its standings in the East Table but did count for Oakland in the West Table. | ||||
| November 1, 2019 7 | Philadelphia Fury | 0–3 (Forfeit) | Miami FC | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m. | Stadium: David Stanton Field |
Playoff
| November 9, 2019 | Miami FC | 3–0 | Stumptown Athletic | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
|
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1309 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Mark Pais | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | USA | Bryant Gammiero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | GK | VIR | Lionel Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Marco Franco | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | BRA | Matheus Silva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Callum Chapman-Page | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | DF | CHI | Maximiliano Schenfeld | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | DF | JAM | Brenton Griffiths | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | DF | USA | Jalen Markey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 88 | DF | USA | Shawn Chin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Dylan Mares | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | SLV | Tomás Granitto | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | CUB | Ariel Martínez | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | USA | Robert Baggio Kcira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Harrison Heath | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | USA | Brian James | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | PER | Alessandro Milesi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | CUB | Héctor Morales | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | USA | Lance Rozeboom | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | LBR | Othello Bah | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | SEN | Mohamed Thiaw | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | GHA | Lloyd Sam | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | FW | MEX | Miguel González | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 92 | FW | CUB | Darío Suárez | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 6 | Dylan Mares | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | 12 | Miguel González | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | FW | 9 | Mohamed Thiaw | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Lloyd Sam | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | 23 | Brenton Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | FW | 2 | Othello Bah | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 10 | Ariel Martínez | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | 22 | Darío Suárez | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 88 | Shawn Chin | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoff | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Dylan Mares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Harrison Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 45 | DF | Jalen Markey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 88 | DF | Shawn Chin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Miami FC Responds To North American Soccer League Cancellation Of 2018 Season". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Miami FC, Cal United Accepted Into NISA, Pro Soccer For Baton Rouge & Other News From NISA Board of Governors Meeting". Midfield Press. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Miami FC Joins NISA For Start Of League Play This Fall". Miami FC. August 19, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "NISA Announces Fall '19 Schedule". National Independent Soccer Association. July 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (December 11, 2019). "Ottawa Fury FC Announce Relocation, Sale of Franchise Rights to The Miami FC". USL Championship. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Players Miami FC
- ^ "The Miami FC Signs Goalkeeper Bryant Gammiero and Defender Alessandro Milesi". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "The Miami FC adds to depth with signing of left back Maxi Schenfeld". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "The Miami FC fortifies roster with signing of defender Matheus Silva". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Tulsa, F. C. (December 17, 2019). "FC Tulsa Signs Two Former Cuba National Team Forwards". FC Tulsa. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.