Inter Miami CF II

Inter Miami CF II
Full nameInter Miami CF II
FoundedOctober 9, 2019 (2019-10-09), as Fort Lauderdale CF
StadiumChase Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Capacity21,000
OwnerInter Miami CF
Head coachCristian Ledesma
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20243rd, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: First Round
Websiteintermiamicf.com/ii
Active teams of Inter Miami CF

Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of American soccer. The club was established on February 1, 2020 as Fort Lauderdale CF, before changing to their current name in 2022 and is the reserve team of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.

History

On October 9, 2019, it was announced by Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, that they would be fielding a reserve side in USL League One in 2020.[1][2] A few months later, on February 1, 2020, the club announced the team's name as Fort Lauderdale CF and that they would be playing at the main team's temporary Inter Miami CF Stadium.[3]

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[4] They changed their name to Inter Miami CF II.[5]

Stadium

Main article: Chase Stadium

Chase Stadium is a soccer stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium. The 21,000-seat stadium and training facility serves as the team headquarters and training ground for Inter Miami CF, its youth academy, and Inter Miami CF II. The stadium will house the team as well as the first team for the first two seasons while the Miami Freedom Park stadium is under construction.[6][7][8]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of March 7, 2025[9]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  USA Ryan Sailor ([A])
22 FW  BRA Leo Afonso ([A])
26 DF  USA Tyler Hall ([A])
34 GK  ARG Rocco Ríos Novo ([A])
44 MF  BOL Mark Rodríguez
45 MF  USA Derrek Martinez ([B])
46 DF  USA Nicolas Almeida
47 FW  USA Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida ([B])
51 DF  USA Samuel Basabe ([B])
52 FW  USA Diego Rey ([B])
53 DF  ARG Alejo Ristano ([B])
54 FW  HAI Lovend's Delinois ([B])
56 FW  USA Dániel Pintér
58 FW  USA Angel Patino ([B])
59 MF  USA Preston Plambeck ([B])
61 GK  USA Matias Marin ([B])
63 DF  USA Kensly Davilma ([B])
64 DF  HON Lesther Garcia ([B])
68 DF  VEN Victor Fung ([B])
69 MF  USA Ricardo Montenegro
70 DF  USA Daniel Sumalla ([B])
71 FW  VEN Sergio Perello ([B])
72 DF  USA Theo Vorenkamp ([B])
73 DF  USA Kendry Villafuerte ([B])
74 MF  USA Diego Lagos ([B])
75 MF  USA Jack Pymm ([B])
76 DF  USA Ezequiel Abadía-Reda
77 FW  HAI Bryan Destin
78 MF  ARG Santiago Ledesma
79 MF  USA Alejandro Flores
80 FW  ARG Mateo Saja ([B])
81 MF  USA Santiago Morales ([A])
82 GK  USA Max Ponikarovsky ([B])
83 MF  USA Bailey Sparks
84 GK  USA Dmytro Torubara ([B])
88 MF  USA Alexander Shaw ([B])
90 FW  USA Yuval Cohen ([B])
91 GK  USA Ivan Schmid ([B])
92 MF  PUR Cristian Ortiz ([B])
93 GK  USA Marco Simion ([B])
94 DF  ARG Giovanni Ferraina (on loan from Boca Juniors)
95 GK  USA Lucas Russo ([B])
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Inter Miami
    2.
  2. ^
    Inter Miami Academy player
    3.

Coaching staff

As of March 4, 2025[10]
Coaching staff
Cristian Ledesma Head coach
Diter Alquiza Goalkeeper coach
Sport management and organization
Gonzalo Higuaín Player Development Coach
Lucas Scaglia Performance Analyst

Head coaches record

As of March 4, 2025
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Jason Kreis  United States February 15, 2020 March 16, 2021 16 4 3 9 19 28 025.00
Darren Powell  England March 16, 2021 January 6, 2023 52 18 12 22 80 98 034.62
Federico Higuaín  Argentina January 6, 2023 January 29, 2025 57 19 12 26 89 119 033.33
Cristian Ledesma  Argentina March 4, 2025 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of October 20, 2024
Fort Lauderdale CF
Season USL League One Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2020 16 4 3 9 19 28 15 10th Did not qualify Ricky Lopez-Espin 7
2021 28 8 7 13 40 49 31 10th Did not qualify Shaan Hundal 11
Inter Miami CF II
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Conference Overall Player Goals
2022 24 10 5 9 40 49 36 6th, Eastern 11th Did not qualify Shanyder Borgelin 14
2023 28 5 6 17 34 68 22 13th, Eastern 27th Did not qualify Lawson Sunderland 5
2024 28 14 6 8 53 45 48 3rd, Eastern 6th First Round Ryan Carmichael 9

Team records

As of July 13, 2025[11][12]

Most goals

Rank Player Seasons Goals
1 Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 16
2 Shanyder Borgelin 2022–2024 15
3 Yuval Cohen 2024– 12
4 Ryan Carmichael 2024 9
Mateo Saja 2024– 9
Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 9
Idoh Zelzer-Zubida 2024– 9
8 Mitchell Curry 2021 8
9 Leo Afonso 2024– 7
Edison Azcona 2020–2023 7
Ricky Lopez-Espin 2020 7

Most assists

Rank Player Seasons Assists
1 Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 11
2 Romeo Beckham 2021–2022 10
3 George Acosta 2021–2022 7
Noah Allen 2020– 7
Ryan Carmichael 2024 7
Alejandro Flores 2023– 7
Santiago Morales 2023– 7
8 Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 6
Dairon Reyes 2020–2024 6
Idoh Zelzer-Zubida 2024– 6

Most appearances

Rank Player Seasons Appearances
1 Tyler Hall 2022– 65
2 Abel Caputo 2021–2023 62
3 Ricardo Montenegro 2023– 58
4 Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 55
5 Noah Allen 2020– 53
Braxton Taghvai-Najib 2021–2023 53
7 Cesar Abadia-Reda 2023– 52
Alejandro Flores 2023– 52
9 Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 51
10 Shaan Hundal 2021–2022 48

Most minutes

Rank Player Seasons Minutes
1 Tyler Hall 2022– 5503
2 Ricardo Montenegro 2023– 4820
3 Abel Caputo 2021–2023 4680
4 Noah Allen 2020– 4571
5 Nykolas Sessock 2023–2024 4558
6 Lawson Sunderland 2022–2024 4172
7 Modesto Méndez 2020–2023 3805
8 Harvey Neville 2021–2023 3558
9 Alejandro Flores 2023– 3415
10 Ethan Hardin 2020–2022 3277

See also

References

  1. ^ Northam, Mitchell (October 9, 2019). "Inter Miami CF to field USL League One team in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Inter Miami CF, New England Revolution Launch League One Clubs". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fort Lauderdale Club de Fútbol Announced as Name for Club's USL League One Team" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". intermiamicf.
  5. ^ intermiamicf. "Inter Miami CF Unveils MLS NEXT Pro Team Name, Initial Roster and Full Schedule | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF To Make Historic MLS Home Debut on March 14, 2020". InterMiamiCF.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Demolition Of Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Underway". WFOR-TV. May 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Bandell, Brian (March 14, 2019). "David Beckham wants MLS team to play initial seasons in Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Unveils Initial 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Inter Miami II Technical Staff, intermiamicf.com, 4 March 2025
  11. ^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Player Stats". USL League One. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Inter Miami CF II Player Stats". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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