2019–20 Miami FC season

Miami FC
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
	← 2017 2020 →

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	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Pais	GK	(1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33)	Fresno FC	2019	22	0
22	Bryant Gammiero	GK	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 30)	Florida Soccer Soldiers	2019	1	0
33	Lionel Brown	GK	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 36)	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2016	4	0
Defenders
3	Marco Franco	DF	(1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 32)	Penn FC	2019	15	0
4	Matheus Silva	DF	(1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27)	Orlando City B	2019	2	0
5	Callum Chapman-Page	DF	(1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 (age 28)	PBA Sailfish	2019	15	2
7	Maximiliano Schenfeld	DF	(1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 31)	Miami United FC	2019	3	0
23	Brenton Griffiths	DF	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)	Reno 1868	2019	21	3
45	Jalen Markey	DF	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	Seattle Sounders FC 2	2019	19	0
88	Shawn Chin	DF	(1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 35)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	2018	26	3
Midfielders
6	Dylan Mares	MF	(1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32)	Indy Eleven	2019	77	27
8	Tomás Granitto	MF	(1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31)	Miami United FC	2019	22	1
14	Robert Baggio Kcira	MF	(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)	Wiener Neustadt	2019	17	2
16	Harrison Heath	MF	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)	Minnesota United FC	2019	13	1
17	Brian James	MF	(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 30)	Toronto FC II	2018	26	2
20	Alessandro Milesi	MF	(1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)	Brescia Calcio U-19	2019	2	0
21	Héctor Morales	MF	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)	AFC Ann Arbor	2019	19	2
25	Lance Rozeboom	MF	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2019	23	0
Forwards
2	Othello Bah	FW	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27)	Unattached	2019	18	1
9	Mohamed Thiaw	FW	(1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 29)	San Jose Earthquakes	2019	23	16
11	Lloyd Sam	FW	(1984-09-27) 27 September 1984 (age 39)	AFC Wimbledon	2019	21	3
12	Miguel González	FW	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 33)	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]
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	^[10]

Competitions

NISA Fall season (Showcase)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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	East Coast Championship
3	Atlanta SC	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	8
4	Philadelphia Fury	6	0	0	6	1	23	−22	0	Withdrew^[a]

Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ 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: 9 November 2019.
Source: Match reports

Matches

September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) 1	Miami FC	8–1	Philadelphia Fury	Miami Shores, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Sam 21' González 27, 80' Bah 54' Mares 58, 62, 68' Suárez 86' Philadelphia Fury 90' (o.g.)	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Hurff 49' Bennett 71' Schneider 77'	Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 782

September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22) 2	Miami FC	2–1	Stumptown Athletic	Miami Shores, Florida
7:00 p.m	Griffiths 21' Suárez 70'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Benamna 35', 55' Binns 75'	Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 312

September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) 3	Stumptown Athletic	0–2	Miami FC	Pineville, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.	Binns 38' Silva 45+2'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Mares 25' Markey 40' 86' Thiaw 61'	Stadium: CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex Attendance: 502

October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) 4	Miami FC	2–2	Atlanta SC	Miami Shores, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Thiaw 18, 60' Chin 38' Heath 82'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Moreno 10' Bartman 53' Gerewou 84' Frank 90+2', 90+6'	Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 289

October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12) 5	Atlanta SC	2–2	Miami FC	Alpharetta, Georgia
7:00 p.m.	Karpeh, Jr. 11' Otoo 52' Saydee 69'	Report	Mares 13' (pen), 74' Thiaw 58'	Stadium: St. Francis School Attendance: 252

October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) 6	Miami FC	3–2	Oakland Roots SC	Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m.	González 11, 38' Rozeboom 57' Chin 90+3'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Ghantous 24' McInerney 43, 49'	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 (2019-11-01) 7	Philadelphia Fury	0–3 (Forfeit)	Miami FC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m.				Stadium: David Stanton Field

Playoff

November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)	Miami FC	3–0	Stumptown Athletic	Miami, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Martínez 28' (pen.) González 38' Sam 45' Heath 76'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Campbell 90+'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1309

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season		Fall Playoff
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	Number	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoff	Total
1	MF	6	Dylan Mares	5	0	5
1	FW	12	Miguel González	4	1	5
2	FW	9	Mohamed Thiaw	4	0	4
3	FW	11	Lloyd Sam	1	1	2
3	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
Number	Nation	Position	Name
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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "NISA Announces Fall '19 Schedule". National Independent Soccer Association. July 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (2019-12-11). "Ottawa Fury FC Announce Relocation, Sale of Franchise Rights to The Miami FC". USL Championship. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ Players Miami FC
^ "The Miami FC Signs Goalkeeper Bryant Gammiero and Defender Alessandro Milesi". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^ "The Miami FC adds to depth with signing of left back Maxi Schenfeld". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^ "The Miami FC fortifies roster with signing of defender Matheus Silva". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^ Tulsa, F. C. (2019-12-17). "FC Tulsa Signs Two Former Cuba National Team Forwards". FC Tulsa. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_W0.72534065028901-11] Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

[responds-1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "The Miami FC Joins NISA For Start Of League Play This Fall". Miami FC. August 19, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "NISA Announces Fall '19 Schedule". National Independent Soccer Association. July 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

[5] USLChampionship com Staff (2019-12-11). "Ottawa Fury FC Announce Relocation, Sale of Franchise Rights to The Miami FC". USL Championship. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

[6] Players Miami FC

[7] "The Miami FC Signs Goalkeeper Bryant Gammiero and Defender Alessandro Milesi". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[8] "The Miami FC adds to depth with signing of left back Maxi Schenfeld". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[9] "The Miami FC fortifies roster with signing of defender Matheus Silva". www.miamifc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[10] Tulsa, F. C. (2019-12-17). "FC Tulsa Signs Two Former Cuba National Team Forwards". FC Tulsa. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

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v t e 2019–20 NISA season by team
Playoffs: (Fall, Spring)
Full season	California United Strikers FC Los Angeles Force Oakland Roots SC San Diego 1904 FC Stumptown Athletic
Fall 2019 only	Atlanta SC Miami FC Philadelphia Fury
Spring 2020 only	Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC Michigan Stars FC