2020 Inter Miami CF season

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Inter Miami
2020 season
PresidentDavid Beckham
Head coachDiego Alonso
StadiumInter Miami CF Stadium
Major League SoccerTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
MLS CupTBD
Top goalscorerRodolfo Pizarro (1 goal)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:

The 2020 Inter Miami CF season will be the first season of existence for Inter Miami CF. They will participate in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States. It will be the first time since 2001 that a first division soccer club will have competed in the Greater Miami Area.

Inter Miami played their first competitive match on March 1 away to Los Angeles FC. Their first home match was planned for March 14 against the LA Galaxy, former team of Inter Miami president David Beckham, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Squad information

First team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed From
Goalkeepers
Bryan Meredith United States GK (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 34) 0 0 0 United States Seattle Sounders
Defenders
Grant Lillard United States DF (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 0 United States Chicago Fire
Christian Makoun Venezuela DF (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 0 Italy Juventus
Alvas Powell Jamaica DF (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 29) 0 0 0 United States FC Cincinnati
Ben Sweat United States DF (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 32) 0 0 0 United States New York City FC
Midfielders
George Acosta United States MF (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24) 0 0 0 United States Austin Bold
Luis Argudo United States MF (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
Jay Chapman Canada MF (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 0 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
David Norman Canada MF (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25) 0 0 0 Canada Pacific FC
Lee Nguyen United States MF (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 37) 0 0 0 United States Los Angeles FC
Matías Pellegrini Argentina MF (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 0 Argentina Estudiantes
Víctor Ulloa Mexico MF (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) 0 0 0 United States FC Cincinnati
Forwards
Julián Carranza Argentina FW (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 0 Argentina Banfield
Jerome Kiesewetter United States FW (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 0 United States El Paso Locomotive

Front office and coaching staff

Position Staff
Ownership
Lead managing owner United States Jorge Mas
President England David Beckham
Chairman Bolivia Marcelo Claure
Co-owner United States Jose Mas
Co-owner Japan Masayoshi Son
Front office
Chief business officer Mexico Jurgen Mainka
Sporting director United States Paul McDonough
Vice president United States Pablo Alvarez

Last updated: October 27, 2019
Source: Inter Miami CF

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 2019
July 26, 2019 FW — Argentina Julián Carranza Argentina Banfield Undisclosed [1]
July 26, 2019 MF — Argentina Matías Pellegrini Argentina Estudiantes Undisclosed [1]
August 6, 2019 DF – Venezuela Christian Makoun Venezuela Zamora Undisclosed [2]
Winter 2019–20
November 11, 2019 MF — Mexico Víctor Ulloa United States FC Cincinnati Trade [3]
November 13, 2019 MF — Canada Jay Chapman Canada Toronto FC $100,000 GAM
November 14, 2019 DF — United States Grant Lillard United States Chicago Fire $75,000 GAM
November 18, 2019 FW — United States Jerome Kiesewetter United States El Paso Locomotive Free
November 19, 2019 DF — United States Ben Sweat United States New York City FC Expansion Draft
November 19, 2019 MF — Jamaica Alvas Powell United States FC Cincinnati Expansion Draft
November 19, 2019 MF — United States Lee Nguyen United States Los Angeles FC Expansion Draft
November 19, 2019 MF — United States Luis Argudo United States Columbus Crew Expansion Draft
November 19, 2019 GK — United States Bryan Meredith United States Seattle Sounders Expansion Draft
November 26, 2019 DF — United States Mikey Ambrose United States Atlanta United Re-Entry Draft
December 2, 2019 GK United States Luis Robles United States New York Red Bulls Free
December 2, 2019 DF — Guam A. J. DeLaGarza United States Houston Dynamo Free
December 4, 2019 GK — United States John McCarthy United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free
December 24, 2019 GK — United States Drake Callender United States California Golden Bears Trade [4]
December 24, 2019 DF — Haiti Denso Ulysse United States Tacoma Defiance Free [4]
January 1, 2020 MF — United States George Acosta United States Austin Bold Free [5]
January 1, 2020 MF — Canada David Norman Canada Pacific FC Free [6]

Friendlies

Preseason

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 15, 2020 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Inter Miami St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00PM EST Santos 19'
Oravec 86'		 Report Pizarro 33' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 22, 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 Inter Miami St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00PM EST Robinson 21' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
8 New England Revolution 23 8 7 8 26 25 +1 32 1.39 Qualification for the Playoffs play-in round
9 Montreal Impact[a] 23 8 13 2 33 43 −10 26 1.13
10 Inter Miami CF 23 7 13 3 25 35 −10 24 1.04
11 Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 33 39 −6 23 1.00
12 Atlanta United FC 23 6 13 4 23 30 −7 22 0.96 Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
Source: MLS[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
Overall
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 9 14 0 27 44 −17 27 1.17
18 Montreal Impact 23 8 13 2 33 43 −10 26 1.13
19 Inter Miami CF 23 7 13 3 25 35 −10 24 1.04
20 LA Galaxy 22 6 12 4 27 46 −19 22 1.00
21 Real Salt Lake 22 5 10 7 25 35 −10 22 1.00
Source: MLS[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 1 1 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Inter Miami Los Angeles, California
5:30 PM EST Vela 44' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,121
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 7 2 D.C. United 2–1 Inter Miami Washington, D.C.
3:30 PM EST Asad 59' (pen.)
Brillant 61'		 Pizarro 2' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 14 3 Inter Miami P–P LA Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:30 PM EST Preview Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
March 21 4 Inter Miami P–P New York Red Bulls Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Preview Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
April 5 5 Inter Miami P–P Philadelphia Union Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:00 PM EST Preview Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
April 11 6 Houston Dynamo P–P Inter Miami Houston, Texas
3:00 PM EST Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
April 18 7 Inter Miami P–P San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:30 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
April 25 8 Inter Miami P–P Toronto FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
April 29 9 Real Salt Lake P–P Inter Miami Sandy, Utah
9:30 PM EST Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
May 3 10 Nashville SC P–P Inter Miami Nashville, Tennessee
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
May 9 11 Chicago Fire P–P Inter Miami Chicago, Illinois
3:00 PM EST Stadium: Soldier Field
Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
May 16 12 Inter Miami P–P Minnesota United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
May 24 13 Atlanta United P–P Inter Miami Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM EST Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
May 27 14 Inter Miami P–P FC Cincinnati Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
May 31 15 Toronto FC P–P Inter Miami Toronto, Canada
6:00 PM EST Stadium: BMO Field
Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
June 13 16 Inter Miami P–P FC Dallas Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
June 17 17 Montreal Impact P–P Inter Miami Montreal, Canada
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
June 20 18 Inter Miami P–P Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
June 27 19 Inter Miami P–P New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
July 1 20 FC Cincinnati P–P Inter Miami Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
July 5 21 Columbus Crew P–P Inter Miami Columbus, Ohio
6:00 PM EST Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the MLS is Back Tournament
July 8 22 / MLS is Back Tournament Orlando City v Inter Miami Bay Lake, Florida
TBD EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
July 18 23 Inter Miami v New York City FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
July 23 24 Inter Miami v Atlanta United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
August 1 25 Philadelphia Union v Inter Miami Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
August 8 26 Inter Miami v D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
August 16 27 Portland Timbers v Inter Miami Portland, Oregon
9:00 PM EST Stadium: Providence Park
August 20 28 Inter Miami v Orlando City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
August 28 29 Inter Miami v Seattle Sounders Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
September 12 30 New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami Harrison, New Jersey
3:30 PM EST Stadium: Red Bull Arena
September 16 31 New York City FC v Inter Miami New York, New York
7:00 PM EST Stadium: Yankee Stadium
September 19 32 Inter Miami v Montreal Impact Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
September 26 33 New England Revolution v Inter Miami Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 4 34 Inter Miami v Columbus Crew Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 PM EST Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium

MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: 2020 MLS is Back Tournament

A one-off World Cup style tournament featuring all 26 MLS teams, the MLS is Back Tournament consists of six groups with each team playing three group matches. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place teams will move on to the knockout stage, beginning with the Round of 16. The draw for the group stage will take place on June 11 with Orlando City placed as the top seed in Group A as the designated host. Inter Miami were predetermined as A2 prior to the draw taking place making the first meeting between the two teams the tournament opener.[12]

Group A

July 8 Group stage Orlando City – Inter Miami Orlando, Florida
TBD Report Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
April 21–23 3rd Round v TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD

Overall statistics

Games played 2 (2 MLS, 0 U.S. Open Cup)
Games won 0 (0 MLS, 0 U.S. Open Cup)
Games drawn 0 (0 MLS, 0 U.S. Open Cup)
Games lost 2 (2 MLS, 0 U.S. Open Cup)
Goals scored 1
Goals conceded 3
Goal difference -2 (-2 MLS, 0 U.S. Open Cup)
Clean sheets 0
Most clean sheets
Best result
Worst result
Yellow cards 5
Red cards 1
Top scorer Rodolfo Pizarro (1 goal)

References

  1. ^ a b "Inter Miami CF Signs Matías Pellegrini, Julián Carranza As First Players in Club History". Inter Miami CF. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Bogert, Tom (August 6, 2019). "Inter Miami seals third signing, Venezuelan teenager Christian Makoun". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Inter Miami CF Acquires Midfielder Victor Ulloa from FC Cincinnati". Inter Miami CF. November 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Boehm, Charles (December 24, 2019). "Inter Miami sign young fullback Denso Ulysse, goalkeeper Drake Callender". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Baer, Benjamin (September 20, 2019). "Inter Miami sign US youth international midfielder George Acosta". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (September 3, 2019). "Inter Miami trade for Vancouver Whitecaps Homegrown David Norman Jr". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Conference Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus impact". mlssoccer.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "MLS extends season suspension in accordance with CDC guidance on COVID-19". mlssoccer.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "MLS postponement extended until at least June 8 due to ongoing impact of COVID-19 pandemic". MLSSoccer.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "MLS is Back Tournament will kick off with Orlando City vs. Inter Miami". www.mlssoccer.com. "MLS is Back".

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